Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, 976, London

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 06, 2025 - March 06, 2025

Page Size: 294 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	Mariner (William, held captive in Tonga, later stockbroker, 1791-1853)	Captive in Tonga.-Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir"...	[London]	1828	Not Available	GBP 327.60
102	Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of, soldier and Prime Minister, 1769-1852)	Autograph Letter third person to Mr Nash	London	1830	Not Available	GBP 75.60
103		Miscellany.-Collection of letters, including: Lord Melbourne, Arthur Severn (cousin and friend of John Ruskin)...			Not Available	GBP 693.00
104	Anderson (Sir John, inventor of ordnance manufacture machinery and arsenal manager, 1814-86)	Victorian Mechanic.-[Scientific notes], autograph manuscript notes		1855-60	Not Available	GBP 107.10
105	Wolseley (Garnet Joseph, first Viscount Wolseley, army officer, 1833-1913)	32 Letters signed (mostly autograph) to a variety of people including Sir Donald Currie...	Glynde	1882-1905	Not Available	GBP 126.00
106	Nightingale (Florence)	Autograph Note signed to Lady Keune		1897	Not Available	GBP 214.20
107	Nevinson (Christopher Richard Wynne, painter and printmaker, 1889-1946)	Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir"	Hampstead N.W.	1916	Not Available	GBP 189.00
108	Fairbanks Sr. (Douglas, actor and filmmaker, 1883-1939) & Pickford (Mary, film actress and producer. 1892-1979)	Printed Menu signed by Douglas Fairbanks...		(1894-1967)	Not Available	Not Sold
109	Hudson-Williams (Thomas, Professor of Greek, translator, of University College of North Wales, Bangor, of Cooldaragh, Bangor, 1873-1961)	Welsh Professor.-The Folk-Poetry of the Modern Greeks..., autograph manuscript signed		1931	Not Available	GBP 6.30
110	Tippett (Sir Michael, composer, 1905-1998) & Fry (Christopher, playwright, 1907-2005)	Music.-Robert of Sicily, autograph music score...		[?1938]	Not Available	GBP 756.00
111	Constable (John)	[Collection of correspondence relating to work by Constable and one by Fuseli]		1942-57	Not Available	GBP 478.80
112	Boult (Sir Adrian, conductor, 1889-1983)	5 Autograph Letters signed "Adrian" and "ACB" one Autograph Letter unsigned to Trevor Harvey...	[London]	1979	Not Available	GBP 302.40
113	Eliot (T. S., poet, critic, and publisher, 1888-1965), Zimmern (Sir Alfred, internationalist, 1879-1957) & Eden (Sir Anthony, Prime Minister, 1897-1977)	Cut signatures of T.S. Eliot, Alfred Zimmern and Anthony Eden, on a printed form awarding Eden a Doctor of Laws		[c. 1950s]	Not Available	GBP 75.60
114		Miscellany.-Collection of signed photographs, Autograph Postcards signed and autographs		1900-2000	Not Available	GBP 277.20
115		The Volume of the bookes called Apocrypha, conteynyng, from The Holie Bible		1572	Not Available	GBP 504.00
116	Shadwell (Thomas)	Epsom-Wells. A Comedy...		1676	Not Available	GBP 151.20
117		Laws and Acts made in the Second Session of the First Parliament of our Most High and Dread Soveraign James VII (The)...		1686	Not Available	Not Sold
118	Irenaeus (Saint & Bishop of Lyon)	Contra omnes Haereses libri quinque...		1702	Not Available	GBP 226.80
119	Etherege (Sir George)	Theatre.-Etherege (Sir George) The Works...			Not Available	GBP 403.20
120		18th Century Newspapers...			Not Available	GBP 478.80
121	Bickham the Younger (George)	The late Prime Minister [Satirical head of Sir Robert Walpole, yawning]		1743	Not Available	GBP 327.60
122	Hogarth (William, attributed to)	Trade card.-A Perspective View of David Loudon's Bunn House at Chelsey, Who has the Honour to serve the Royal Family		[c.1750]	Not Available	GBP 378.00
123		[Group of 13 engraved Patriotic Songs]		[1800-1900]	Not Available	GBP 44.10
124	Dryden (John)	Dryden (John) The Miscellaneous Works...		1760	Not Available	GBP 277.20
125	[Knox (William)]	Economics.-The Present State of the Nation: particularly with respect to its Trade and Finances, &c., &c....		1768	Not Available	Not Sold

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000