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Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2007		A large Victorian leather album containing photographs		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 158.16
2032		A 19th century coloured print depicting "The Hereford Fat Ox", exhibited at Sadler's Xtmas, 1823	1823	GBP 25.00 - 35.00	GBP 158.16
2320		A collection of modern football programmes, post 2000, mostly in as new condition.	post 2000	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 79.08
2225		Three signed autograph sheets relating to 1971-1972, 1972-1973 season	1971-1972, 1972-1973	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 79.08
2259		The Book Of Fate formerly in the possession of Napoleon, found in the year 1801 by M.Sonnini,		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 79.08
2022		Three late Victorian ornately framed daguerreotypes		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 65.90
2321		A comprehensive collection of Burton Albion programmes, the earliest dating from the 1970s all the	1970s onwards	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 65.90
2117		C1866 Royal wedding order of service for Queen Victoria's daughter Helena card	C1866	GBP 50.00 - 60.00	GBP 65.90
2300		Tribute Luncheon to ARTHUR ASKEY, 17th October 1974 Savoy Hotel his 50 Years in Showbusiness	1974	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 65.90
2283		Assortment of programs mainly 1960s Derby County Football Club, some in official albums	1960s	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 65.90
2291		Cricket: a collection of Warwickshire Cricket Club ephemera		GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 59.31
2223		Derby County Football Club; assortment of signed posters by former players;		GBP 25.00 - 40.00	GBP 59.31
2319		Cricket: three framed cricket related pictures to include Fred Trueman in bowling action; ...		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 59.31
2246		A collection of books referencing the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 52.72
2313		A collection of books about life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte:		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 52.72
2271		Cricket: a selection of mixed modern Cricket related photos, statistic diagrams,		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 46.13
2239		A collection of late 19th Century early 20th Century postcards in albums including Christmas,	late 19th Century early 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 46.13
2221	Jim Smith	Derby County; a Millennium 2000 postcard signed by Jim Smith	2000	GBP 35.00 - 45.00	GBP 46.13
2242	Hewson Clarke Esq,	Clarke's Waterloo - The History Of The War 1817	published by T. Kinnersley of London	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 39.54
2299	Arthur Askey	Commemorative Copy of Arthur Askey "Before Your Very Eyes"., an Autobiography,	The Woburn Press, 1975	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 39.54

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.
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

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