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Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
193	DU FOUILLOUX (Jacques).	La Venerie... avec plusieurs receptes & remedes pour guerir les chiens de diverses maladies. Poitiers, De Marnefs et Bouchetz, freres, s.d. [1566-1567]. -- FRANCHIERES (Jean de). La Fauconnerie.	1567	EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 13,750.00
110	VIDAU (Louis de).	Chasses corses.	1891	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 6,875.00
174	ARGOTE DE MOLINA (Gonzalo).	Libro de la monteria que mando escrevir el muy alto y muy poderoso Rey Don Alonso de Castilla y de Leon, ultimo de este nombre.	1582	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 6,625.00
194	DU FOUILLOUX (Jacques).	La Venerie et Fauconnerie de Jaques Du Fouilloux, Jean de Franchieres, & autres divers autheurs. Reveues, corrigees & augmentees de chasses non encores par cy devant imprimees. Par I. D. S. Gentil-homme P. -- [Suivi de :] FRANCHIERES (Jean de). La Fauconn	1585	EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 6,375.00
3	ADAM (Victor).	Souvenirs de chasse, dessines par Ernest Froehlich, lithographies par V[ict]or Adam. Jadgerinnerungen...	s.d. vers 1836	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,000.00
85	[MANUSCRIT]. GACE DE LA BIGNE.	[Le Rommant des deduitz].	XIXe siecle.	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,000.00
134	[MANUSCRIT]. LESCULLIER (Charles).	Livre des oiseaulx de proye. Manuscrit copie par Frederic Duval. [Paris],	1901	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,750.00
257	FOREIGN FIELD SPORTS,	Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, &c. &c., from drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, &c. With a Supplement of New South Wales.	1814	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,500.00
273	POTOCKI (Joseph).	Sport in Somaliland, being an Account of a Hunting Trip to that Region.	1900	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,500.00
266	HARRIS (William Cornwallis).	Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa, delineated from Life in their Native Haunts, during a hunting expedition from the Cape Colony as far as the Tropic of Capricorn in 1836 and 1837.	1840	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,500.00
230	RIFFAUD (Camille de).	Une vie de louve.	1888	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 2,250.00
153	[PLANCHES]. TRAVIES Edouard (1809-v. 1869).	Passer melanurus male. Moineau du Cap male. Arremon taciturnus male. Tohi silencieux male.		EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,250.00
156	[PLANCHES]. WAHAST (actif a partir de 1834).	Couple de Rara a queue rousse (Phytotoma rara).	1842	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,875.00
234	SELINCOURT (Jean de Sacquespee de).	Le Parfait chasseur, pour l'instruction des personnes de qualite ou autres qui aiment la chasse, pour se rendre capables de cet exercice, apprendre aux veneurs, picqueurs, fauconniers et valets de chiens a servir dans les grands equipages.	1683	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,750.00
165	[PLANCHES]. WAHAST (actif a partir de 1834).	Junco hyemalis Junco ardoise.	1840	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,625.00
233	SAUX (Francois de).	La Prise du cerf. Chanson de chasse. Offlange (Jura), s.n. [impr. Outhenin-Chalandre fils a Besancon],	1846	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,625.00
133	MAGAUD D'AUBUSSON (Louis).	La Fauconnerie au Moyen Age et dans les Temps modernes. Recherches historiques, didactiques et naturelles, accompagnees de pieces justificatives.	1879	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,500.00
157	[PLANCHES]. WAHAST (actif a partir de 1834).	Couples de cardinal a dos noir.	1841	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,500.00
164	[PLANCHES]. WAHAST (actif a partir de 1834).	Icteria virens virens. Paruline polyglotte a ventre jaune.	1842	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,375.00
15	[BOUILLE (Roger de)].	L'Ours dans les Basses-Pyrenees, par Jam.	1882	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,375.00

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:
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.

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