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

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
Page Size: 633 items in 26 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
505 May (Theresa)

May (Theresa) First Day Cover issued on the day of Thatcher's funeral, signed in black ink by Theresa May

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
506 Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Field Marshal)

Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Field Marshal) Signed official programme for the 1947 Royal Tournament, Olympia

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 76.00
507 Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Field Marshal)

Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Field Marshal) Christmas card for 1965, signed by Montgomery of Alamein below printed greetings

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 113.00
508 Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Two typed letters signed ("M Teresa Mc")

GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 693.00
509 Mountbatten of Burma (Louis, 1st Earl)

Mountbatten of Burma (Louis, 1st Earl) Typed letter signed ("Mountbatten of Burma") to Mr Turrell, Military Historian

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 126.00
510 Mountbatten of Burma (Louis, 1s1 Earl) Terraine (John)

Mountbatten of Burma (Louis, 1s1 Earl) Terraine (John) The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten, first edition, signed and inscribed by Lord Mountbatten

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 88.00
511 Nehru (Jawaharlal)

Nehru (Jawaharlal) Vintage black and white, head and shoulders photograph of the Indian Prime Minister, signed and dated "Jawaharlal Nehru, Jan 1961"

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 239.00
512 Nimitz (Chester W. Fleet Admiral)

Nimitz (Chester W. Fleet Admiral) Vintage black and white photograph of the Japanese Surrender at Tokyo Bay,2 September 1945

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
513 Nixon (Richard)

Nixon (Richard) Exceptionally large signed lithographic portrait of Richard Nixon in a head and shoulders pose

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 176.00
514 Nixon (Richard)

Nixon (Richard) RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Collector's edition, numbered 1630/2500, signed by Nixon on limitation page

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 277.00
515 Nixon (Richard) & Charles, Prince of Wales

Nixon (Richard) & Charles, Prince of Wales Official White House photograph showing Richard Nixon conversing with Charles, then Prince of Wales in the Oval Office, 18 July 1970

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
516 Nixon (Richard) & Pat

Nixon (Richard) & Pat Colour postcard-size photograph of Richard and Pat Nixon in a full length pose

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 113.00
517 North (Frederick, Lord)

North (Frederick, Lord) Fragment of a letter signed ("North"), probably of financial content

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
518 Palmerston (Henry John Temple, third Viscount)

Palmerston (Henry John Temple, third Viscount) Printed circular from the War Office, signed "Palmerston"

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 38.00
519 Pelham (Henry)

Pelham (Henry) Autograph letter signed ("H. Pelham") to Lord Palmerston

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 504.00
520 Pelham-Holles (Thomas)

Pelham-Holles (Thomas) Fragment of a financial document, signed by Thomas Pelham-Holles (as "Holles Newcastle")

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
521 Reagan (Ronald)

Reagan (Ronald) Typed letter signed ("Ronald Reagan") on The White House headed paper

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 139.00
522 Roberts (Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts)

Roberts (Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts) Exceptionally large photograph of the British field marshal in a three-quarter length pose, signed by Roberts

GBP 120.00 - 160.00 GBP 76.00
523 Russell (John, 1st Earl)

Russell (John, 1st Earl) Autograph letter signed ("Russell") to an unknown recipient "My dear Man"

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
524 Salisbury (Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of)

Salisbury (Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of) Autograph letter signed ("Salisbury") to Colonel Turner

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
525 Samuel (Herbert)

Samuel (Herbert) Typed letter signed ("Herbert Samuel") to R.J. Kelly

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 50.00
526 Thatcher (Margaret)

Thatcher (Margaret) A Grand Finale. The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher's last speech as Prime Minister

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
527 Thatcher (Margaret)

Thatcher (Margaret) Large black and white photograph of the former British Prime Minister, signed "All good wishes, Margaret Thatcher",

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 214.00
528 Thatcher (Margaret)

Thatcher (Margaret) Signed Palace of Westminster cover,

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
529 Thatcher (Margaret)

Thatcher (Margaret) Colour photograph of Margaret Thatcher in a smiling pose, signed in black felt tip "Best wishes, Margaret Thatcher"

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 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.