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| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 110,070.90 |
| Auction Date | January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,830.00 |
| Sale Number | #1071 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 84,620.00 |
| Total Lots | 306 | ||
| Sold Lots | 275.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 66,430.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 95,470.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 115.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | [Collier (Jane)] | An Essay on the Art of ingenious Tormenting, engraved frontispiece, |
1753 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 36 | Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord), William Wilberforce, Spencer Perceval and others | Extensive collection of signatures of Members of Parliament and the House of Lords, |
1811 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 126 | Strickland (Agnes) | Lives of the Queens of England, |
1844-48 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 240 | Jones (Owen) | The Psalms of David Illuminated, |
[1861] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 205 | Jones (Glyn) & T.J. Morgan. | The Story of Heledd, |
1994 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 218 | Chaucer (Geoffrey) | The Works, |
1928-29. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 246 | Knight (Henry Gally) | The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy, |
1843-44 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 93 | Smith (Adam) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, |
1802 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 151 | Sitwell (Edith) | The Collected Poems, |
1930 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 187 | Beekman (E.M.) | Narcissus, |
1974 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 200 | Lawrence (T.E.) | Crusader Castles, |
1936 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 66 | Restoration binding.- Book of Common Prayer (The), and Administration of the Sacraments, |
1687 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,270.00 | |
| 145 | Poe (Edgar Allan) | The Works, |
1902 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 155 | Low (David) | Twelve Biographies, |
1933 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 226 | Reeves (James) | Arcadian Ballads, |
1977 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 229 | Dulac (Edmund) Quiller-Couch (Sir Arthur) | The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales, |
n.d. | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 68 | Milton (John) | The Works of John Milton, |
1697 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 195 | Eliot (T.S.) | Geoffrey Faber 1889-1961, |
1961 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 219 | Spark (Muriel) | Not to Disturb, |
1971 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 224 | Tucker (Alan) & Morris Cox. | In Line: The Poems [&] The Collages, |
1988 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 287 | Stuart (James) | and Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens. Measured and Delineated, |
1762-1816; | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 119 | Dickens (Charles) | Hard Times. For These Hard Times, |
1854 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 249 | Prisse d'Avennes (Emile) | La Decoration Arabe, |
[1885] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 256 | Ruskin (John) | The Stones of Venice, |
1851-53 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 74 | Trials (The) of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, and Charles White, for the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere, |
1741 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 889.00 |
![<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ca2d66a9-721d-4878-a2eb-51a7bb9a3889.jpg "<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
