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Hansons: The Library Sale (Presented By Rare Book Auctions)

Auction Reports

Auction Name	The Library Sale (Presented By Rare Book Auctions)	Total Sales (GBP)	63,297.50
Auction Date	February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	40,190.00
Sale Number	#21826	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	69,220.00
Total Lots	305
Sold Lots	216.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	73,010.00
% of Lots Sold	70.82%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	116,450.00
Unsold Lots	89	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	54.36%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Frank Auerbach (German-British, 1931-2024)	AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & ORIGINAL SKETCHES	(1954 to 1973)	GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 10,000.00
2	GREENE, (Graham)	[GRAHAM GREENE - DREAMS & PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE]	1971	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 5,875.00
63	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	1997	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,500.00
3	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)	[Campaign against the Rajah of Bullum]	Dated 21st to 27th January, 1802	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 2,437.50
50		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 485 cabinet card photographs	[c. 1870-1920]	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,937.50
49		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 684 Victorian carte de visite photographs, people & portraits	[c. 1860-80]	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,687.50
142	TURNER, (J. M. W.)	Picturesque Views of England and Wales	1832	GBP 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 1,625.00
75	ASIMOV, (Isaac)	I, Robot	1952	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,250.00
64	ROWLING, J. K.	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	1997	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,125.00
141		[Geneva Bible]. "Breeches Bible"	1610	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,125.00
161	CARTER, (Howard)	The Tomb of Tutankhamen	1923-33	GBP 600.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,062.50
163	WILBERFORCE, William	A Practical View	1829	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,062.50
89		F1 Opus, Classic Edition of The Official Formula One Opus	2011	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,000.00
5		An archive of 17th-18th century British newspapers featuring news from America (including "Address of President Washington on His Resignation - To the People of the United States")	[1682 to 1805]	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 812.50
48		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of approximately 800 loose postcards, many real photographic examples [c. 1900-1920]	[c. 1890-1930]	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 812.50
162	GIBBON, Edward	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire	N/A	GBP 400.00 - 800.00	GBP 812.50
78	BLAKE, Quentin (Illust.) & DAHL, Roald	A collection of SIGNED & INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS comprising: The BFG, "To Little Dominic, prettier than ever! Quentin Blake"...	1982	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 687.50
67	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	1997	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 625.00
157	[HOBBES, (Thomas)]	The History of the Civil Wars of England	1679	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 625.00
236		[CRIMINAL HISTORY]. North Staffordshire Archive 1860-1890s	N/A	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 625.00
252		A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the Forty-Seventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third	1807	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 625.00
70	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	1998	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 550.00
73	TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.)	[The Lord of the Rings]. The Fellowship of the Ring	1959	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 550.00
54		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 11 ambrotype and 22 tintype photographs, people & portraits	[c. 1850-70]	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 500.00
58		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 110 loose/unmounted Photoglob Zurich [photochrom] prints depicting architectural scenery...	[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 475.00

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 April

Sotheby’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.