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A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025

Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025

Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.

Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
Sotheby’s
New York Book Week
12-26 June

Sotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USD

Sotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USD

Sotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USD

Sotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD

Sotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.

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Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Books and Manuscripts	Total Sales (GBP)	455,607.60
Auction Date	February 05, 2025 - February 05, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	188,940.00
Sale Number	#827	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	278,190.00
Total Lots	393
Sold Lots	312	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	238,320.00
% of Lots Sold	79.39%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	349,170.00
Unsold Lots	81	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	130.48%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
178	Mary I (1516-1558), Queen of England and Ireland	Letter signed 'Mary the quene' to William, Lord Paget, on the outbreak of Wyatt's Rebellion, 28th January 1554 -		GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 36,000.00
179	Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of (1532/3-1588)	Autograph letter signed to Elizabeth I -	[1584].	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 31,200.00
3	A Society of Gentlemen in Scotland'	Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences - compiled upon a New Plan. In which the Different Sciences and Arts are digested into Distinct Treatises or Systems;	1771	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 25,200.00
13	Menasseh ben Israel (printer)	Humas de Parasioth y Aftharoth - traduzido palabra por palabra de la verdad Hebraica en Espanol.	[1627].	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 11,970.00
185	[Fyffe, Dr William, attributed, and others] -	English Civil War manuscript remedy and recipe book Mid-17th century -		GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 10,080.00
218	Louis Wain (1860-1939)	[Cat Orchestra] "Be it ever so humble there is no place like home" -		GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 10,080.00
245	Foulis, T.N. - Edinburgh Publishing House	A very large collection of books published by the press -	1911	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 9,450.00
72		Persian Gulf Pilot, 1915 and 2 similar supplements - The Persian Gulf Pilot. Comprising The Persian Gulf, The Gulf of Oman and The Makran Coast.	1915	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 8,190.00
183		East India Company "Swift" - account of a voyage to India and Malaysia 1794-5 (written 1796 or a little later)v - Attributed to Clement Sneyd, Second Lieutenant on board the voyage -		GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 7,560.00
119	Freycinet, Louis de	Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes. Historique [Atlas. Deuxieme Partie] -	1811	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 6,048.00
267	Rowling, J. K. (1965-)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -	1998	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 4,536.00
277	Tolkien, J. R. R.	[The Lord of the Rings] - The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.	1955	GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	GBP 4,536.00
291	Owen, Wilfred	Poems - With an Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon.	1920	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 4,284.00
143	Shakespeare, William - J. Collier, editor	The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare -	1875-78.	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,780.00
55	Dunn, Samuel (editor)	A New Directory for the East Indies - containing I. The First Discoveries made in the East Indies by European Voyages and Travellers. II. The Origin, Construction and Application of Nautical and Hydrographical Charts. III. ...	1780	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,528.00
268	Rowling, J. K. (1965-)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -	1998	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,528.00
4	Hutton, James	Theory of the Earth - or an Investigation of the Laws Observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe. [In:] Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. I.	1788	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,276.00
6	Pufendorf, Samuel von	De jure naturae et gentium libri octo -	1672	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 3,276.00
355		European monarchs - Collection of signed portrait photographs -		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,276.00
30	Milton, John	Paradise Lost - A Poem in Twelve Books. The Fourth Edition, Adorn'd with Sculptures.	1688	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,024.00
140	Bell, John, editor	Bell's Edition [of] The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill -	1782-1803.	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,024.00
165		The Aberdeen Printers - Edward Raban to James Nicol 1620-1736. By J. P. Edmond.	1886	GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 3,024.00
172		Scotland - Collection of works in fine bindings, 18th-19th century - [Auld Alliance]. Memoirs concerning the Ancient Alliance between the French and Scots, and the Privileges of the Scots in France.	1751	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 3,024.00
351		Hirohito (1901-1989) and Nagako (1903-2000), Emperor and Empress of Japan Signed double portrait photograph -		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 3,024.00
71	Belzoni, Giovanni	Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia -	1822	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,772.00

Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500

Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000

Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000

Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: World. Van Geelkercken (N.), Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis..., circa 1618. £4,000-6,000.

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Moll (Herman). A New Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain..., circa 1715. £2,000-3,000.

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Churchill (Winston S.). The World Crisis, 5 volumes bound in 6, 1st edition, 1923-31. £1,000-1,500

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860. £1,500-2,000.

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, 6 volumes in 3, 1st quarto ed, 1855-56. £1,500-2,000.

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de, 1900-1944). Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras), 1942. £10,000-15,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Austen (Jane, 1775-1817). Signature, cut from a letter, no date. £7,000-10,000

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, with wraparound band, 1932. £4,000-6,000

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937. £3,000-5,000

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Princess by the Sea (from Irish Fairy Tales), circa 1920. £4,000-6,000

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, Walter Crane's copy, 1894. £3,000-4,000

Dominic Winter, June 18-19: King (Jessie Marion, 1875-1949). The Summer House, watercolour. £4,000-6,000