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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books | Total Sales (USD) | 35,598.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #59 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 211 | ||
| Sold Lots | 208.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alcott, Louisa May. | Little Women * Little Women. Part Second. |
1869 | Not Available | USD 3,900.00 |
| 40 | Dickens, Charles. | A Christmas Carol. |
1843 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 |
| 72 | The North American Sylva. |
1853 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 91 | [Webster, Noah]. | The Prompter; or a Commentary on Common Sayings and Subjects. |
1793 | Not Available | USD 720.00 |
| 51 | London, Jack. | The Son of the Wolf. |
1902 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 68 | Group of 9 Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 450.00 | |
| 31 | Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 57 | Adams, John. | A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. |
1794 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 209 | Group of 14 American Bindings. |
19th-century | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 17 | Poe, E. Edited by John H. Ingram. | Poe, E. Works. |
1899 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 29 | Madame de Sevigne and Her Contemporaries. |
1842 | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 65 | Poe, Edgar Allen. | The Raven Illustrated. |
1884 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 126 | American Bindings. Group of 8 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 135 | Jewett, Sarah Orne. | Jewett, Sarah Orne. Group of 7 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 42 | Ball, Eliza Craufurd. | The Christian Armour. |
1866 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 70 | Stevenson, E. | The Square of Sevens. |
1897 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 81 | Macky. | A Journey Through England in Familiar Letters. |
1723 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 93 | (King, Ronald). Chaucer. | The Prologue From the Canterbury Tales. |
1967 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 67 | Porcellian Club. Centennial 1791-1891. |
1891 | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 69 | Khayyam, Omar. | The Rubaiyat. |
1912 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 121 | Book on Bindings. Group of 16 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 172 | Twain, Mark. | A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. |
1889; 1890 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 108 | Miniature Books. Group of 14. |
vd | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 213 | Group of Vellum Bindings. |
1890s-1900s | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 6 | Neuburger, Christoph Ulrich. | Conciones Rurales Oder. |
1662 | Not Available | USD 270.00 |
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
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Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, 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 2026Forum, 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 2026Forum, 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.