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New England Book Auctions: Fine Bindings, Literature Illustrated, including selections from Austin Abbery Rare Books

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Auction Name	Fine Bindings, Literature Illustrated, including selections from Austin Abbery Rare Books	Total Sales (USD)	70,134.00
Auction Date	December 09, 2025 - December 09, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#546	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	222
Sold Lots	216.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	97.30%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	6	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
217	Whitman, Walt.	Leaves of Grass. Extra-Illustrated.	1884	Not Available	USD 4,200.00
13	Austen, Jane	Pride and Prejudice. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.	[1894]	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
76		Group of 21 volumes. Most illustrated.	vd	Not Available	USD 1,800.00
125	(Jones, Owen)	The Victoria Psalter.	Circa 1861-62	Not Available	USD 1,440.00
116	Humphreys, Henry Noel	Sentiments and Similes of Shakespeare. Second Edition. 106 pages chromolithographed throughout in black and gold, including a chromolithographed decorative sectional title in colors.	1857	Not Available	USD 1,200.00
19	Baumann, Gustave	Frijoles Canyon Pictographs. 24 woodcuts, including a four-page folding plate SIGNED BY BAUMANN.	1939	Not Available	USD 1,140.00
212	Thoreau, Henry David	Walden. Introduction by Bradford Torrey. Illustrated with photogravures. 2 volumes.	1897	Not Available	USD 1,140.00
23	Dickens, Charles.	Barnaby Rudge. Illustrated.	1901	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
25	Campan, Madame.	Memoirs of Marie Antoinette. Illustrated.	1906	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
87	Earhart, Amelia	The Fun of It. Illustrated, LP from Earhart's 22 May 1932 broadcast in rear pocket.	1932	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
129	(Kent, Rockwell) [Squires, Frederick].	Architec-Tonics: The Tales of Tom Thumtack Architect. Illustrated by Kent.	1914	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
32	[Boyle, Eleanor Vere].	Ros Rosarum ex Horto Poetarum. By E. V. B.	1885	Not Available	USD 960.00
63	Coquille D'Oeif Binding	Genet, Jean. Querelle de Brest.	1947	Not Available	USD 960.00
163	Poe, Edgar Allan.	Poe, Edgar Allan. Works. Illustrations by Albert Edward Sterner. 10 volumes.	1894	Not Available	USD 840.00
191	(Thomson, Hugh).	(Thomson, Hugh). Group of 18 volumes. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.	vd	Not Available	USD 840.00
7	(Armstrong, Margaret)	Group of 20 volumes. Some illustrated.	vd	Not Available	USD 780.00
55a	Carroll.	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland * Through the Looking Glass. Together 2 volumes. Illustrated by John Tenniel.	1927; 1928	Not Available	USD 780.00
197	Tissot, James Jacques Joseph	Le hamac. Fine etched print.	[1000/1500]	Not Available	USD 780.00
121	Japanese Art	The Kokka. An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and Applied Arts of Japan and Other Eastern Countries. Illustrated, including color plates. Over 200 issues.	1889-1920s	Not Available	USD 720.00
179	Shakespeare, William	[Works]. The Boydell Shakespeare or The Gallery of Illustrations for Shakespeare's Dramatic Works Originally published by John Boydell.	1874	Not Available	USD 720.00
218	Wilde, Oscar	Salome. Illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. Square	1904	Not Available	USD 720.00
14	Austen, Jane	Sense and Sensibility. Illustrations by Chris Hammond.	1899	Not Available	USD 660.00
26	Holmes, Oliver Wendell.	The Guardian Angel.	1867	Not Available	USD 660.00
35		Binding. Oficio Divino...Neuva Edicion.	1850	Not Available	USD 660.00
59	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de	Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Frontispieces, 32 engraved plates. 2 volumes.	1719	Not Available	USD 660.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.