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| Auction Name | Online: Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Artwork | Total Sales (GBP) | 244,176.55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 124,690.00 |
| Sale Number | #1077 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 181,260.00 |
| Total Lots | 354 | ||
| Sold Lots | 319.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 147,090.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 214,010.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 114.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | Wood (Leslie) | Twenty original illustrations for 'Callers at Our House' |
1945 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 345 | Bawden (Edward) | Eight sheets of original designs for garden furniture |
c.1950-1980 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 5,080.00 |
| 351 | Bawden (Edward) | Carsaig Cliffs |
circa 1969 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,572.00 |
| 65 | [Kilner (Dorothy)] Little Stories for Little Folks in Easy Lessons of One |
c.1781-89 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 145 | Shaw (George Bernard) Beerbohm (Max) | Pair of original illustrations satirising the lover affair between Shaw and "Mrs Patrick Campbell" |
1922 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 236 | Milne (A.A.) | Pre-Proof Autograph manuscript for The Christopher Robin Birthday Book |
3rd July 1930 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 243 | Nielsen (Kay) | Costume designs for Leilon |
circa 1921 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 266 | Rackham (Arthur) | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)] |
1907 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 244 | Nielsen (Kay) | Study for "The Swineherd" in Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen |
circa 1923 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
| 178 | Dulac (Edmund) | Molly Pitcher |
circa 1938 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
| 192 | Grahame (Kenneth) | The Wind in the Willows |
1908 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 179 | Dulac (Edmund) | Lancelot and Agravain |
1939 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 184 | Dulac (Edmund) | Wisdom is better than rubies |
circa 1951 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 278 | Rackham (Arthur) Dickens (Charles) | A Christmas Carol |
1915 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 177 | Dulac (Edmund) | Queen Thomysis |
1938 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 221 | Lewis (C.S.) | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
1952 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 222 | Lobel (Arnold) | Original ink drawing of Frog and Toad in the garden |
c.1980 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 350 | Bawden (Edward) | Lake Nemi |
1952 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 167 | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll" Blake (Peter) | and Graham Ovenden. Gordon House poster and original artwork designs for Alice in Wonderland poster |
circa 1970 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,413.00 |
| 237 | Milne (A.A.) | Winnie-the-Pooh |
1973 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,413.00 |
| 264 | Rackham (Arthur) Barrie (J.M.) | Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
1906 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,413.00 |
| 77 | Pedagogic aid - Printed teaching aid |
1810 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | |
| 261 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Fairy Caravan |
1929 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,286.00 |
| 295 | Rackham (Arthur) Poe (Edgar Allan) | Tales of Mystery and Imagination |
1935 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 352 | Bawden (Edward) | Castell Carndochan |
1980 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.