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Hansons: Antiques and Collectors Auction Days 3 & 4

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Antiques and Collectors Auction Days 3 & 4	Total Sales (GBP)	1,523.61
Auction Date	November 24, 2025 - November 25, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	1,430.00
Sale Number	#112425b	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	2,000.00
Total Lots	57
Sold Lots	31.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,260.00
% of Lots Sold	54.39%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	5,970.00
Unsold Lots	26	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	25.52%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3422		A number of scripts sent to Eric Morecambe, to include Cyrano de Bergerac featuring Penelope Keith,		GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 527.20
2108	After Helen Bradley (1900-1979) -	a signed print of "The Snowman" with Fine Art Guild stamp		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 92.26
3307		A collection of early 20th Century magic and conjuring books including conjuring and magic,	early 20th Century	GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 79.08
2109	Mackenzie Thorpe	The Last Temptation.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 65.90
3419		Vintage James Bond 'Gold Finger' framed poster.	Circa 1975.	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
2076	f F. Bartolozzi	A pair of F. Bartolozzi 19th Century etchings to include "The Dance" and "Love and Honour" , after	19th Century	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 59.31
2110	Mark Spain	'Study for Parasol 1',		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 59.31
3399		A large collection of early to mid 20th Century postcards	early to mid 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 52.72
2089		A 19th Century Pears print of boy blowing bubbles, within large giltwood period frame.	19th Century	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 46.13
2039		A framed and glazed letter written by Catherine Cookson's husband but signed by her	18/5/92	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	GBP 39.54
2081	G Collins	A 17th Century framed map by G Collins, Hydrographer to the King	17th Century	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 36.90
2106	William Russell Flint	Two pencil signed William Russell Flint prints		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 32.95
2087	Robert Morden	Two later hand tinted 17th Century maps of Derbyshire	17th Century	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 29.00
3413a		A collection of studio pottery related books to include 'A Potters Book' by Bernard Leach,...		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 29.00
2097		Collection of pictures and prints including Flying Scotsman, Teddy Bear print,...		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 26.36
3393		Four framed Lord of the Rings limited edition 35mm film cells set, in restoration format.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 26.36
3325		Collection of Post Cards including WW1 and Local interest.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 23.72
2098	C Martin	'Rhapsody I' 209/300 , 'Rhapsody II' 201/300		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 19.77
3313		George III Holy Bible, Victorian Holy Bible and Sign of the Times 1875 books		GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 19.77
3314		Collection of vintage Comic Humor Seaside Postcards, full of innuendo & risque images.		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 19.77
3316		JC Russells New School Atlas of Modern Geography	1828	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 19.77
3329		Postcards: a collection of vintage postcards, mostly Edwardian, including local Derbyshire interest,		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 19.77
3392		Three framed Lord of the Rings limited edition original 35mm film cell set in presentation format.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 19.77
2107		A small selection of prints to include: a John Haskins print		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 15.82
3306	TE Lawrence	Seven Pillars of Wisdom		GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 15.82

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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