Auction Reports
Bonhams
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Collections
- Auction Date
- 06/16/2026 - 06/16/2026
- Sale Number
- #32330
- Total Lots
- 17
- Sold Lots
- 17.0
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 27,609.60
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 9,700.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 14,500.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 9,700.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 14,500.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 190.41%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Elizabeth II; Philip | Series of twenty-six Christmas cards |
1960-1996 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,608.00 |
| 182 | George VI; Elizabeth; Mary | Fifteen Christmas cards |
1917-2000 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,608.00 |
| 188 | Extensive collection of some 2,000 photographs charting the reigns and lives of the Royal family |
late nineteenth-century to present | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 184 | Elizabeth; Margaret; Philip | Three signed Christmas cards |
1946; 1948; 1953 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,072.00 |
| 183 | Elizabeth; Margaret | Group of programmes, photographs and memorabilia relating to Royal pantomimes and concerts |
1942; 1943; 1944 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 177 | George III | Letter signed by George R |
1761 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,048.00 |
| 142 | Smith John | Thomas Tompion Automatopoeus |
1697 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 179 | Mayall | Group of memorabilia, printed ephemera, photographs and souvenir jewellery from the reign of Queen Victoria |
1838; 1897 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 832.00 |
| 84 | Evans; Carter; Wright; Macquoid; Edwards; Symonds | A collection of horological and furniture reference books |
2013; 1924; 1940 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 178 | GEORGE IV | Engraved ticket for admission to Westminster Abbey for the coronation of George IV |
1821 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 141 | Ryley Thomas | George Graham Clockmaker |
circa 1740 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 185 | MEMORABILIA – ELIZABETH II | Group of memorabilia and printed ephemera pertaining to the marriage and coronation of Elizabeth II |
1953; 1954 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 187 | Charles; Diana; Anne; Mark Philips | Three Christmas cards |
1989; 1994; 2003 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 614.40 |
| 196 | English School | Illustrated London News Diamond Jubilee Number |
1897 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 409.60 |
| 180 | Tuck Raphael | Group of memorabilia, printed ephemera and photographs from the reigns of Edward VII, George V and Edward VIII |
1902; 1911 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 281.60 |
| 194 | EISENHOWER (DWIGHT D.) | Visit of President Eisenhower, August 27 – September 2, 1959, printed itinerary |
1959 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 204.80 |
| 181 | ROYAL SOUVENIRS | Three tissue paper souvenirs of Royal events |
1906; 1911; 1931 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 51.20 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.