Auction Reports
Chiswick Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Travel, Transport, and Exploration
- Auction Date
- 12/04/2025 - 12/04/2025
- Sale Number
- #120425
- Total Lots
- 164
- Sold Lots
- 107.0
- Lots Sold
- 65.24%
- Unsold Lots
- 57
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 34,283.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 31,360.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 45,020.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 47,680.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 68,940.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 49.73%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ackermann (Rudolph) | The Microcosm of London. 3vol. [1808-10] |
N/A | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,780.00 |
| 31 | Pyne (William Henry) | The History of the Royal Residences, 3vol. |
1819 | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 34 | Stow (John) | A Survay of London..... |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 27 | Papworth (John B.) | Select Views of London; Large Paper Copy. |
1816 | GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 136 | Royal Navy.- Samuel Sutton Group of letters related to Samuel Sutton |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 249 | From the library of W. O. Bentley A collection reflecting the founder of Bentley Motors' professional |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,134.00 | |
| 43 | British Arctic Expedition Interest A Rare set of 12 Hand Painted Magic Lantern Slides, c.1880s |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,008.00 | |
| 16 | Harris (John) | The History of Kent |
1719 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 14 | Dugdale (William) | The History of St Paul's Cathedral in London..1658 |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 13 | Dugdale (William) | The History of St Paul's Cathedral in London..1658 |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 28 | Pennant (Thomas) | Some Account of London, Extra illustrated |
1805 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 42 | Salt (Henry).- | Sri Lanka View near Point de Galle, Ceylon |
N/A | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 882.00 |
| 36 | Suter (Richard) | English counties, four extensive albums |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 22 | London and its Environs Described, and other titles. (12) | Group of volumes |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 580.00 |
| 132 | Maritime Interest.- Bills of Landing 18th - |
19th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 454.00 | |
| 9 | Clarke (Charles) | Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini |
1819 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 454.00 |
| 6 | [White (John)] ..Account...Proposed Improvements Western..London |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 454.00 | |
| 3 | War Office Maps |
1915-18 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 454.00 | |
| 20 | Howell (James) | Londinopolis; An Historicall Discourse or Perlustration Of the City of London |
N/A | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 454.00 |
| 130 | Maritime Interest.- Duthy Family Papers |
18th-19th century | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 428.00 |
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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 AprilSotheby’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.