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Bonhams: Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate

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Auction Name Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate Total Sales (GBP) 144,089.60
Auction Date December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 99,100.00
Sale Number #30952 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 136,900.00
Total Lots 105
Sold Lots 59.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 232,500.00
% of Lots Sold 56.19% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 323,800.00
Unsold Lots 46 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 44.50%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100

Various Artists: An Autographed Live Aid Programme,

 1985 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 12,160.00
48

The Beatles: An Autographed Fan Club Card And Related Letter,

 1960s GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
52

The Beatles: An Unusual Set Of Autographs,

 circa mid-1960s GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 7,680.00
103

Radiohead: Thom Yorke's Handwritten Lyrics For Creep,

 1993 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
112

Aches x DJ Provai (KNEECAP): Danu,

 2025 GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 6,144.00
104

Radiohead: Thom Yorke's Handwritten Lyrics For Karma Police,

 circa 1997 GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 5,888.00
85

Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols Album Items,

 1977 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 4,864.00
134

Jean Shrimpton: A Tank-Style Shrimpton Watch Gifted By Terence Stamp,

 1966 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 4,352.00
3

Marianne Faithfull: A diary, a large collection of archival notes and lyrics, and other personal items,

 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,840.00
35

David Bailey (British, born 1938): Mick Jagger Goats Head Soup,

 printed later GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 3,840.00
2

Marianne Faithfull: Two Passports and a Selection of Personal Ephemera,

 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 3,584.00
119

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Original Watercolour on paper,

 1937 GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 GBP 3,584.00
30

Terry O'Neill (British, 1938-2019): The Rolling Stones Tin Pan Alley, London,

 printed later GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,328.00
49

David Bailey (born 1938): A Complete Box of Pin-Ups,

 1965 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,328.00
32

David Bailey (British, born 1938): Mick Jagger,

 printed later GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,072.00
136

David Bailey (British, born 1938): Kate Moss,

 2013,printed 2013 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 3,072.00
41

The Beatles: A Letter From Brian Epstein Regarding A Concert Booking,

 1963 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 2,816.00
116

Remi Rough x Philip Selway (Radiohead): The Day I Saved The Day,

 2025 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 2,816.00
56

John Lennon: A Postcard From John Lennon To Derek Taylor,

 1969 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,560.00
98

Queen: An Autographed Publicity Photograph, 1985,

 1985 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,560.00
12

Marianne Faithfull: A Large Collection of Photographs, some professional and some personal,

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,304.00
69

Rick Griffin (American 1944-1991): The 1st Anniversary Jook Savage Art Show Original Printing Plate,

 1966 67 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,304.00
20

Marianne Faithfull: a Dyptich by Giuseppe Romeo, titled "Falsehood I" and "Falsehood II",

 1995-96 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,048.00
39

Norman Parkinson (British, 1913-1990): The Beatles at the President Hotel, Russell Square,

 1963, printed later GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,048.00
47

The Beatles: A Group Of Beatles & Apple Memorabilia,

 1960s-1990s GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,048.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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