Hansons: The Library Auction, 111225, Etwall, Derbyshire
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROWLING, (J. K.). | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
London | 1997 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | ROWLING, (J. K.). | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
London | 1999 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 3 | ROWLING, (J. K.). | Harry Potter, Deluxe Editions, a complete set |
London | 1999-2007 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 4 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1968 | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 | |
| 5 | BARFIELD, (Owen). | The Silver Trumpet |
London | 1925 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.). | The Lord of the Rings |
London | 1991 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | Jimmy Cauty | Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit, original Athena poster |
1980 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | Jimmy Cauty | Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, original Athena poster |
1976 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | Pauline Baynes | Bilbo's Last Song, poster |
1977 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 206.25 | |
| 10 | Pauline Baynes | Lord of the Rings: There and Back Again, original poster |
1976 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 206.25 | |
| 11 | Pauline Baynes | Lord of the Rings: Map of Middle Earth, original poster |
1977 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 187.50 | |
| 12 | Christopher Tolkien | Lord of the Rings: Map of Beleriand |
1978 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 131.25 | |
| 13 | Pauline Baynes | Lord of the Rings: Return to Middle Earth, BBC dramatisation poster |
1981 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 625.00 | |
| 14 | Lord of the Rings, original calendars |
1974, 1977 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 325.00 | ||
| 15 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.). | The Silmarillion |
London | 1977 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 57.50 |
| 16 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | Poems and Songs of Middle Earth |
1967 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 57.50 | |
| 17 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | The Lord of the Rings |
London | 1977 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 93.75 |
| 18 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | The Hobbit, De Luxe Edition |
London | 1976 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 150.00 |
| 19 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien |
London | 1979 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 20 | David Day | A Tolkien Bestiary |
London | 1979 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo |
London | 1975 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 100.00 |
| 22 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics |
1963 & 1977 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 50.00 | |
| 23 | Ruth S. Noel | The Mythology of Middle-Earth |
London | 1977 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 75.00 |
| 24 | An extensive collection of journals to include Mallorn [Tolkien Society]... |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.00 | |||
| 25 | WILLIAMS, (Charles) | Selected Poems 1886-1945 |
Oxford | 1986 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
