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Auction Name
Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items
Auction Date
02/05/2026 - 02/05/2026
Sale Number
#20526a
Total Lots
230
Sold Lots
208.0
Lots Sold
90.43%
Unsold Lots
22
Total Sales (GBP)
24,169.20
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
13,055.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
20,270.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
15,825.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
24,230.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
99.75%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
66 GREENWOOD C.

Map of the County Palatine of Lancaster from an Actual Survey Made in the Year 1818 by C. Greenwood, Wakefield.

1818 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 960.00
91 Campbell Thomas.

The Poetical Works.

1854 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 504.00
40 DE LAMARCK J.B.P.A.

Histoire Naturelle des Animeaux Sans Vertebres.

1815 - 1822. GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 480.00
196 William Shakespeare.

The Works of William Shakespeare.

1864 GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 456.00
70 BETTS JOHN.

The London Modern Atlas.

N.d., but mid 19th cent. GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 456.00
53 CLARKE JAMES.

A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland & Lancashire together with an Account ... of the Adjacent Country to which is added a Sketch of the Border Laws & Customs.

1789 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 420.00
17 SIBLY E.

A New & Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology or The Art of Foretelling Future Events & Contingencies.

1812 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 420.00
226 ALBERT PAUL.

Poetes et Poesies. Arts & Crafts brown leather bdg.

1881 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 420.00
92

THE SCOTS MAGAZINE. Bound vol.

1775 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 420.00
90 Ritson Joseph.

Fairy Tales Now First Collected to which are Prefixed Two Dissertations 1. On Pygmies 2. On Fairies.

1831 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 396.00
190 BRONTE CHARLOTTE & HER SISTERS.

The Haworth Edition of the Works.

1916-1926. GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 384.00
89 AUSTEN JANE.

Jane Austen's Works.

c.1900. GBP 250.00 - 300.00 GBP 336.00
230 D'ARBLAY MADAME (FANNY BURNEY).

Diary & Letters ... Edited by Her Niece.

1854 GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 312.00
164 BLACKWOOD WILLIAM & SONS (Pubs).

Blackwood's County Maps.

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 312.00
228 NONESUCH PRESS.

Swift, Gulliver's Travels & Selected Writings in Prose & Verse.

1949 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 288.00
154 SPEEDE JOHN.

The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre with the Most Famous & Fayre Citie Yorke.

1610 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 288.00
204 FROISSART SIR JOHN.

Chronicles of England, France, Spain & the Adjoining Countries.

1839 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 264.00
68 CARY JOHN.

New Map of England & Wales With Part of Scotland.

1794 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 264.00
109

Cumberland - Curwen Family. An interesting collection of 18th cent.

1788-1816. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 264.00
201 ELLIS HENRY.

Original Letters Illustrative of English History.

1825-1846. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 264.00

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  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: