Chorley's: The September Auctions, 92325, Gloucestershire

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 23, 2025 - September 24, 2025
Page Size: 353 items in 15 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
320

A collection of books to include: Henderson (W. A.) The Housekeeper's Instructor

London n.d. GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 91.00
321 [Hayter (Henry William Goodenough)]

The Rattle,

Shanghai 1896-7 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 1,690.00
322 Austen (Jane)

Austen (Jane) Works

London 1899-1901 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 325.00
323

[Bindings] to include Leach (Francis) The County Seats of Shropshire,

Shrewsbury 1891 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
324 Sporer (P. F. Patritius)

Theologia Moralis Sacrametalis in IV. Partes Divisa ... Editio Quarta,

Salisburgi [Salzburg] 1722 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 117.00
325 Montalembert ([Charles Forbes] Count de)

The Monks of the West from St. Benedict to St. Bernard ... with an introduction by the Rev. F. A. Gasquet

London 1896 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 26.00
326 Shakespeare (William)

The Henry Irving Shakespeare

London 1888-90 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 494.00
327 [Sir Edmund Poley (1619-1671)]

The Holy Bible containing the old Testament and the New,

Cambridge [1635] GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 975.00
328 W[alpole], M[ichael], transl., [Ribadeneyra (Pedro de)]

The Life of the Holy Patriarch S. Ignatius of Loyola, Author and founder of the Society of Iesus, Permissu Superiorum

n.p. 1622 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 2,470.00
329 Khayyam (Omar)

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The astronomer-poet of Persia

London 16mo GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 286.00
330 Fielding (Henry)

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq ... in twelve volumes with the life of the author

London 1775 GBP 70.00 - 90.00 GBP 65.00
331 Morris (The Rev. F. O.)

A Natural History of British Moths

London 1861-1870 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 GBP 104.00
332 Morris (The Rev. F. O.)

A History of British Birds

London 1851-62 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 130.00
333 Poe (Edgar Allen)

The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe with Biographical Essay by John H. Ingram and fourteen original etchings, three Photogravures

London 1884 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,170.00
334 Scott (Sir Walter)

Scott (Sir Walter) Works to include several series bound as a set, Novels & Tales, Historical Romances, Tales and Romances, Waverley Novels and Novels and Romances,

Edinburgh 1822-1833 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 45.50
335

[Religion] to include Stackhouse (Thomas) A History of the Holy Bible, Edinburgh: Blackie & Son, n.d.,

London 1895 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
336

[Literature] to include Gaskell (Mrs) Works

London 1890-92 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 104.00
337 Cheem (Aliph) [Yeldham (Walter)

Several Works by the author to include: Lays of Ind

London 1883 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 39.00
338 Froude (James Anthony)

History of England

London 1856-1870 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 195.00
339 Hume (David)

The History of England

London 1825 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 390.00
340 Macaulay (Thomas Babington)

History of England

London 1849-1861 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 234.00
341 Pepys (Samuel)

Diary and Correspondence

London 1875-79 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 78.00
342

[Bindings] to include Pope (Alexander) The Works

London 1770 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 286.00
343

A volume of Acts relating to Deerhurst [1792-1841],

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
344

Three Patents relating to Coffins later blue wrappers, Patent 4250, Edward Lillie Bridgman, Coffins & Hearses 1818, illustrated with fold-out plates, Patent 2459

1818 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 78.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.