Chiswick Auctions: Autographs and Memorabilia - online 8/29, 91425, London

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025

Page Size: 633 items in 26 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
455	Ben Gurion (David)	Ben Gurion (David) Uncommon sepia-toned head and shoulders photo of the Israeli politician, signed in blue ink across the bottom margin "D. Ben-Gurion"	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
456	Benson (F.R.) & Tudor- Craig (Algernon)	Benson (F.R.) & Tudor- Craig (Algernon) The Book of 'The Army Pageant' Held at Fulham Palace	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
457	Booth (Evangeline)	Booth (Evangeline) Striking black and white photograph signed by the fourth General of The Salvation Army	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
458	Booth (William Bramwell)	Booth (William Bramwell) Brief autograph note signed by the second General of the Salvation Army and son of William Booth	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
459	Booth (William)	Booth (William) Cabinet card signed by the founder of the Salvation ARMY	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 529.00
460	Briggs (Ted)	Briggs (Ted) Glossy signed photograph of the HMS Hood	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 88.00
461		British Holiday Camp interest Two loose album pages signed by Fred Pontin and Billy Butlin	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 13.00
462		British Journalists Set of signatures by British journalists on loose album page	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
463		British Politicians.- Incl. Margaret Thatcher Group of photographs signed by British politicians	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
464		British Politicians.- Signed Books Selection of signed volumes	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 302.00
465		British Prime Ministers Colour glossy photograph of Queen Elizabeth II with Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson, John Mayor, Edward Heath and James Callaghan	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 202.00
466		British Prime Ministers.- Signed Books Collection of volumes signed by former British Prime Ministers	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 630.00
467	Bush (George H.W.)	Bush (George H.W.) Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches of George H. W. Bush, Collector's edition signed on the colophon by the former US President	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 176.00
468	Bush (George H.W.) & John Major	Bush (George H.W.) & John Major Colour photograph of George H.W. Bush and John Major outside the White House,	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 151.00
469	Canning (George)	Canning (George) Letter signed ("Geo. Canning") in his capacity as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, addressed to David Richard Morier and James Drummond, Commissioners of Deposit in Paris	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
470	Canning (George)	Canning (George) Document signed by George Canning ("Geo. Canning") and Thomas Stelle in their capacity as Paymasters General of His Majesty's Forces	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
471	Carter (Jimmy)	Carter (Jimmy) Beyond the White House, Collector's Edition, signed by former President Jimmy Carter on preliminary	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 113.00
472	Carter (Jimmy & Rosalyn)	Carter (Jimmy & Rosalyn) Colour landscape photograph of Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter in front of the United States Capitol on Inauguration Day on January 20th, 1977	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 113.00
473	Carter (Jimmy) & Gerald Ford	Carter (Jimmy) & Gerald Ford Large signed colour photograph of Jimmy Carter	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 76.00
474	Cheney (Dick)	Cheney (Dick) In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, First Edition, Collector's Numbered Edition 3827/5000, signed by Vice President Dick Cheney	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
475	Clinton (Bill)	Clinton (Bill) My Life, First Edition, signed in blue felt tip to title page	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
476	Clinton (Bill) & Hillary	Clinton (Bill) & Hillary Colour photograph of the former presidential couple,	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
477	[Cromwell (Richard)].-	[Cromwell (Richard)].- Indenture with Great Seal of the Commonwealth Indenture on vellum from 1658, issued in the name of Richard Cromwell	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,638.00
478		Dalai Lama Colour photograph of the spiritual leader while delivering a speech during a ceremony	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
479		Dambuster 617.- George 'Johnny' Johnson Colour photograph of the No. 617 Squadron	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold

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.