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| Auction Name | Online: Modern Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 135,591.55 |
| Auction Date | February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 65,440.00 |
| Sale Number | #1073 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 92,610.00 |
| Total Lots | 312 | ||
| Sold Lots | 285.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 78,290.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 111,260.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Lewis (C.S.) | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
1952 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 236 | Orwell (George) | A Clergyman's Daughter |
1935 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 288 | Stewart (Mary) | Madam, Will You Talk? |
1954 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 234 | Orwell (George) | Down and Out in Paris and London |
1933 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,286.00 |
| 116 | Forster (E.M.) | The Longest Journey |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | |
| 278 | Simenon (Georges) | On the Danger Line |
1944 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 106 | Fleming (Ian) | Diamonds are Forever |
1956 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 117 | Forster (E.M.) | A Room with a View |
1908 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 239 | Owen (Wilfred) | Poems |
1920 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 224 | Milne (A.A.) | [The Christopher Robin Books] |
1924-28. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 63 | Christie (Agatha) | A Murder in Announced |
1950 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 91 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan, writer, 1859-1930) | Autograph postcard signed to Lady Lindsay-Hogg |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,270.00 | |
| 159 | Huxley (Aldous) | Eyeless in Gaza |
1936 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 279 | Simenon (Georges) | Aunt Jeanne |
1953 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 283 | Spark (Muriel) | The Comforters |
1957 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 84 | Dahl (Roald) | [Collected Works for Children] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,206.50 | |
| 274 | Sacks (Oliver) | The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,206.50 | |
| 92 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan).- Holmes (William Gordon) | The Age of Justinian and Theodora |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,143.00 | |
| 290 | Stoppard (Tom) | Travesties |
1975 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 83 | Dahl (Roald) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 172 | Larkin (Philip) | The North Ship |
1945 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 124 | Gibson (William) | Count Zero |
1986 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 235 | Orwell (George) | Burmese Days |
1935 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 17 | Mantel (Hilary) | Wolf Hall |
2009 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 93 | Drinkwater (John) | A Collection of c. 115 books mostly by Drinkwater |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 952.50 |
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cbc8d1a4-d991-48c7-b788-7554a6774b0e.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/21ad2e05-5544-44aa-887d-76df423e17af.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/855dc2c0-17e3-4562-a1cc-2e7265c3769c.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
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![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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")
