Gorringes: Weekly Featuring Books, 22425, Lewes

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 24, 2025 - February 24, 2025

Page Size: 258 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1251	Ramage, John	two original pencil and watercolour views of Brighton; Marine Parade and The Steyne for Nelson & Sons			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 91.88
1252		Poetry Book "Bustan" by Saadi Sirazi		19th century copy	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 315.00
1253	Clarke, Samuel	A Geographical Description of all the Countries in the Known World. As also of the greatest and famouest cities and fabricks which have been		1657	GBP 120.00 - 160.00	GBP 472.50
1254	Clarke, Samuel	A Mirrour or Looking-Glass both for Saints, and Sinners, held forth in some thousands of examples		1671	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 315.00
1255		Apollonian Harmony: a collection of celebrated glees, catches, madrigals		(ca.1795)	GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 85.31
1258	Ashmole, Elias --	The history of the most noble Order of the Garter. Wherein is set forth an account of the town, castle, chappel, and college of Windsor; ...		1715	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 393.75
1259	Horsfield, Rev. Thomas Walker --	The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex	Lewes & London	1835	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 78.75
1260	Joseph Addison	Baskerville Press. The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison	Birmingham:	1761	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 288.75
1262	W.J.B.	Traces of Providence in A Tour From Brighton through the Isle of Wight	London,	1808	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 183.75
1263	Knox, V.	Narrative of...Sermon preached in the Parish Church of Brighton		1793	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 105.00
1265	Mason, William	An archaeological epistle to the Reverend and Worshipful Jeremiah Milles, D. D. Dean of Exeter	London	1782	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
1266	Pocket Book	late 17th/ early 18th century			GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 393.75
1267	Martin, C. Francois	Le Regulateur Universel des Poids et Mesures		1809	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 525.00
1268	Parry,	An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex	Brighton	1833	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
1269	[Brighton Interest] Merrifield, Mrs.	A Sketch of the Natural History of Brighton and Its Vicinity		1860	GBP 120.00 - 180.00	Not Sold
1271		[Brighton Interest] assorted books and pamphlets; 1. King, Maude Egerton. Round About A Brighton Coach Office		1896	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 91.88
1272		[Brighton Interest] Leppard & Co. Brighton Directory		1839-40 & 1843	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 124.69
1273	Dunvan, Paul	Ancient and Modern History of Lewes and Brighthelmston	Lewes	1795	GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 210.00
1274		The New Brighton Directory: or Sketches in Miniature of the British Shore,	London,	1770	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
1276		A Description of Brighthelmstone and the Adjacent Country, or the New Guide for Ladies and Gentlemen...		1778	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 446.25
1278		News from Guild-Hall: or An Ansvver to the Addresse. [Answered]	London	1680	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 65.63
1279		The Truth and State of the case betwixt the Lady Croke, and others the heirs of Sir Peter Vanlore Knight, and Thomas Levingston Esq; and his Wife		[1652]	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 65.63
1280	Bizot, Pierre	Histoire Metallique de la Republique de Hollande. Nouvelle Edition augmentee de 140 medailles	Amsterdam:	1688-90	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 157.50
1281		Manuscript devotional work;	England,	first half of 15th century	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 13,125.00
1283	Reyner, Samuel.	A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of the Right Honourable Denzell Lord Holles, Baron Holles of Ifield, Sussex..	London,	1680	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 65.63

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

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Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000

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