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Chorley's: The September Auctions

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Auction Name	The September Auctions	Total Sales (GBP)	84,623.50
Auction Date	September 23, 2025 - September 24, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	47,200.00
Sale Number	#92325	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	72,220.00
Total Lots	353
Sold Lots	230.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	87,250.00
% of Lots Sold	65.16%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	134,490.00
Unsold Lots	123	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	62.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
303	Gillray (James)	The Genuine Works of James Gillray, engraved by himself, in two volumes	1830	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 6,500.00
363	Hogg (Robert & Henry Graves Bull, editors)	The Herefordshire Pomona, containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of apples and pears,	1876-1885	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 2,600.00
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	1622	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,470.00
354	Bellin (Jacques Nicolas)	Volume of Maps for Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages' 64 engraved maps, predominantly folding, 4to, later faux marble papered boards with title label		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,820.00
321	[Hayter (Henry William Goodenough)]	The Rattle,	1896-7	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,690.00
419		[Geneva or Breeches Bible in English] The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament	1599	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,430.00
592		Medical and Apothecary Ephemera [relating to Lady Strickland of Boynton Hall and Apperley Court]	late 18th and 19th Century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,430.00
463		[Bible, English] The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues ...,	1616	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,300.00
404		[The 'She' Bible - Bible in English] The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New:	1613	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 1,235.00
436		[Geneva or Breeches Bible in English] lacking titles	1579	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,235.00
510	[Anon]	Authentic Memoirs, Memorandums, and Confessions. Taken from the journal of his Predatorial Majesty, the King of the Swindlers	[c.1800]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,235.00
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	1884	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,170.00
481	Smith (Charlotte)	[Three Works] to include The Old Manor House: A Novel	1793	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,170.00
516	Toland (John) and [des Maizeaux (Pierre)]	A Collection of Several Pieces of Mr John Toland	1726	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,170.00
579	[Anon]	A Rod for Tunbridge Beaus, bundl'd up at the request of the Tunbridge Ladies,	1701	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,170.00
386	Locke (John)	Some Thoughts Concerning Education	1693	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,105.00
327	[Sir Edmund Poley (1619-1671)]	The Holy Bible containing the old Testament and the New,	[1635]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 975.00
401		[Bible in English] The Holy Bible: containing the old Testament and the new	1640	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 975.00
297	Cobbe (Frances Power)	Essays on the Pursuits of Women	1863	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 910.00
353	de Laporte [(L'Abbe Joseph)]	Atlas Moderne Portatif compose de vingt-huit cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre,	1780	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 910.00
447		[Bible, English] The Holy Bible,	1613]	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 910.00
596		A Leaf from a Book of Hours,	c. 1460	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 910.00
624	David (Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth)	Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia,	1928	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 910.00
313		Panorama de Suisse	n.d. [1820s]	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 845.00
390		[Binding] The Holy Bible [English, illustrated] containing the Old Testament and the New	1671	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 845.00

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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.
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.