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Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 81,001.70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 29, 2026 - July 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 33,265.00 |
| Sale Number | #72926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 60,362.00 |
| Total Lots | 1243 | ||
| Sold Lots | 988.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 41,190.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 74,147.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 255 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 109.24% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | Lewis C S | The Magician's Nephew |
1955 | GBP 300.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,145.00 |
| 1056 | Corbridge J | City Of Norwich |
1727 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,885.00 |
| 704 | Graunt John | Natural And Political Observations Mentioned In A Following Index And Made Upon The Bills Of Morality |
1676 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,495.00 |
| 1166 | Views Of Simla And Kalka Simla Railway |
1920s | GBP 20.00 - 50.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | |
| 773 | The Historical Register, Containing An Impartial Relation Of All Transactions, Foreign And Domestick |
1721 | GBP 250.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,235.00 | |
| 334 | Lewis C S | N Books, including: The Silver Chair |
1956; 1957; 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,144.00 |
| 967 | Shaw Henry | Dresses And Decorations Of The Middle Ages |
1843 | GBP 700.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 936.00 |
| 1113 | Imperial India Company Stock Certificate |
1723 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 936.00 | |
| 1053 | Kirkpatrick | North East Prospect Of The City Of Norwich |
c1723 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 884.00 |
| 1249 | La Sainte Messe |
19th Century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 1064 | A Collection Of Original Print Specimens |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 806.00 | |
| 325 | Jansson Tove | Tales From Moominvalley |
1963 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 1057 | Corbridge J | The West Prospect Of The Town Of Great Yarmouth In Norfolk |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 1116 | Duff John | Letter 1786 |
1786 | Not Available | GBP 715.00 |
| 1193 | Illustrated Guide For Tourists To The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway And Darjeeling |
1896 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 676.00 | |
| 163 | Einstein Albert; Bird J Malcolm; Eddinton A S | N Books, including: The Theory Of Relativity |
1920; 1921; 1923 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 1040 | Dutton Charles | Routes In The Bengal Presidency |
1877 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 598.00 |
| 273 | Carroll Lewis | Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There |
2001 | GBP 105.00 - 175.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 332 | Lewis C S | The Last Battle |
1956 | GBP 180.00 - 220.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 781 | Mackay Charles | Memoirs Of Extraordinary Popular Delusions |
1841 | Not Available | GBP 572.00 |
| 745 | Kempis Thomas A | Of The Imitation Of Christ |
1617 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 274 | Lawrence T E | The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom |
1997 | GBP 490.00 - 700.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 326 | Jansson Tove | Moomin Summer Madness |
1955 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 329 | Jansson Tove | Moominpappa At Sea |
1966 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 468.00 |
| 327 | Jansson Tove | The Exploits Of Moominpappa |
1952 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 455.00 |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.