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Auction Name Autographs and Memorabilia - online 8/29 Total Sales (GBP) 157,609.00
Auction Date September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 107,190.00
Sale Number #91425 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 152,970.00
Total Lots 633
Sold Lots 345.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 209,490.00
% of Lots Sold 54.50% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 296,110.00
Unsold Lots 288 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 53.23%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
328

The Beatles, 1964 A signed concert programme from The Beatles UK tour with Mary Wells, 9-10 October 1964

GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 10,080.00
490 Freud (Sigmund)

Freud (Sigmund) Photographic portrait by Max Halberstadt of Sigmund Freud, signed by the sitter ("Sigmund Freud")

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 6,300.00
494

Hampshire Interest.- Bigg-Whiter Archive A very large collection of documents and papers related to the Bigg-Whiter family of Manydown

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 6,300.00
279 Barrie (James Matthew)

Barrie (James Matthew) Collection of 17 autograph letters signed ("J.M.B.") by the author of Peter Pan to Miss Jane Lewis

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 4,284.00
293 Graves (Robert)

Graves (Robert) Autograph letter signed ("Robert Graves") to Mr Nicholas Salaman

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 3,780.00
308 Tolkien (J.R.R.)

Tolkien (J.R.R.) Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien") to Mr Nicholas Salaman, Esq

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,780.00
327

The Beatles, 1964 Set of signatures by The Beatles in an autograph album

GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,780.00
63

Autograph Collection Collection of autographs, manuscript letters, and clipped autographs by aristocrats, peers, officers and politicians

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 3,024.00
304 Rowling (J.K.)

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, First Edition, signed by author J.K. Rowling

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,772.00
399

Live Aid, 1985 Original visitors book for the Live Aid party held after the iconic concert

GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 2,772.00
396 Lennon (John) & Yoko Ono

Lennon (John) & Yoko Ono A signed copy of Grapefruit, First Sphere Books edition

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,520.00
492 Garibaldi (Giuseppe)

Garibaldi (Giuseppe) Autograph letter signed ("G. Garibaldi") to Mr Thomas E. Nichols, London

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 2,520.00
600 Armstrong (Neil)

Armstrong (Neil) Stunning signed and undedicated NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,394.00
65

Autograph Collection.- Collection of autographs and manuscript letters by artists, authors, clergymen and scientists

GBP 700.00 - 900.00 GBP 2,268.00
491 Gandhi (Mohandas)

Gandhi (Mohandas) Blue ink signature ("M.K. Gandhi") on loose page

GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 2,268.00
340 Callas (Maria)

Callas (Maria) Attractive black and white photograph of Maria Callas as Violetta Valery in 'La Traviata', signed across the lower portion "Cordially, Maria Callas, 1961"

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 2,142.00
597 Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom Scarce large cabinet photograph of Queen Victoria, signed and dated "Victoria R.I., Oct 5 1894"

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,016.00
97

Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous Varied collection of autographs, manuscript letters, clipped autographs, signed photographs etc, mostly from the c.19th and c.20th

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,890.00
83

Autograph Collection.- From the Roger Simister Collection Large collection of signatures by actors, entertainers, musicians and sport champions

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,638.00
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
48

Autograph Album.- Incl. Martin Luther King, Jr Autograph album featuring signatures from the 1960s

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 1,512.00
252

Space 1999 Eight typed working scripts and one final storyline for episodes of the British science-fiction 'Space 1999'

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,512.00
299 Nabokov (Vladimir)

Nabokov (Vladimir) Typed letter signed ("Vladimir Nabokov") from the author of 'Lolita' to composer Alan Jay Lerner

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,386.00
324

The Beatles, 1963 A set of Beatles autographs entirely in the hand of Paul McCartney

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,386.00
325

The Beatles, 1963 An original Beatles Parlophone promotional card signed by Paul McCartney and George Harrison

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,386.00
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <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! <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> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <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.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <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>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    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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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    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.