Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 109,787.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 15, 2026 - July 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 54,170.00 |
| Sale Number | #71526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 83,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 193 | ||
| Sold Lots | 162.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 69,910.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 108,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 100.77% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728 | Churchill Winston Spencer (1874-1965) | The Second World War |
1948-54 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,500.00 |
| 795 | Wood William | A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta |
1833 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 9,500.00 |
| 617 | Hickey William (1798-1866) | The Constitution of the United States of America |
1853 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,750.00 |
| 666 | Drummond Henry 1786-1860; Scrope George Julius Poulett 1797-1876; Senior Nassau William 1790-1864; Parnell Henry 1776-1842; Roy James; Cook John | 11 Pamphlets, including: Elementary Propositions on the Currency |
1826; 1830; 1837; 1834; 1835; 1836; ND | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 6,500.00 |
| 746 | Gibbon Edward (1707-70) | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
1776-88 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,750.00 |
| 619 | Cary John (1649-1720); Pollexfen John (1638-1715); Harris E. | 4 Books, including: A Discourse of Trade, Coyn, and Paper Credit |
1696; 1697 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,250.00 |
| 735 | Cook James (1728-79) | 2 Books, including: A Voyage Towards the South Pole |
1777; 1784 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 611 | Webster Noah (1758-1843) | An American Dictionary of the English Language |
1848 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 649 | Livesey Joseph | The Struggle |
1842-46 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 667 | Norman George Warde 1793-1882; Joplin Thomas 1790-1847; Salomons David 1797-1873; Macardy Joseph; Rantoul Robert 1805-52; Torrens R 1780-1864; Palmer J Horsley 1779-1858; Loyd Samuel Jones 1796-1883; Bell Robert; Ricardo Samson 1792-1862; Clay William | 17 Pamphlets, including: Remarks upon some Prevalent Errors, with Respect to Currency and Banking |
1838; 1837; 1836 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 770 | Machiavelli Niccolo | The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence |
1680 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 647 | Keynes John Maynard | Britain's Industrial Future |
1928 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,125.00 |
| 627 | Enquete. Traite de Commerce avec l' Angleterre |
1860-61 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,000.00 | |
| 758 | James I & VI (1566-1625) | The Workes of the Most High and Mightie Prince, James |
1616 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 607 | Bastiat Frederic | Popular Fallacies Regarding General Interests |
1846 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 681 | Smith Adam | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations; The Works |
1828 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 729 | Churchill Winston Spencer (1874-1965); Churchill Clementine (1885-1977) | Typed letter, signed; telegram; & Christmas cards |
1960-69 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 678 | Chadwick, Edwin (1800-90) | Local Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of England |
1842 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 748 | Grose Francis (1731-91) | The Antiquities of England and Wales |
[1783]-97 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 668 | Holland P H; Jackson George; Condy George 1787-1841; Bentham Jeremy 1748-1832; Heywood James 1810-97; Hance I W; Cobden Richard 1804-65; Stowell Hugh 1799-1865; Fairbairn William 1789-1874 | 15 Pamphlets, including: On the Relative Utility of Charitable and Self-Supporting Dispensaries |
ND; 1838; 1831; 1838; 1836; 1837; 1837 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,100.00 |
| 682 | Smith Adam | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations |
1835-39 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 724 | Camden William (1551-1623) | Britannia |
1695 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 732 | Churchill Winston Spencer (1874-1965); Cooper Alfred Egerton (1883-1974) | A collection of 82 letters in an album |
1943-44 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 900.00 |
| 606 | Baruffi Giuseppe Francesco | Viaggio in Oriente |
1847 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 615 | Brooke James; Mundy Rodney | Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes |
1848 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 875.00 |
