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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction

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Auction Name	Antiquarian Book Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	63,535.50
Auction Date	May 13, 2025 - May 13, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	32,925.00
Sale Number	#BK32	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	52,885.00
Total Lots	413
Sold Lots	284	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	84,030.00
% of Lots Sold	68.77%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	127,655.00
Unsold Lots	129	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	49.77%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
247	PARE, Ambroise.	The Workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Tho: Johnson ...	1649	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 6,048.00
337	MAHLER, Gustav.	Autograph letter signed 'Gust Mahler', on the letterhead of Hotel zu den vier Jahreszeiten, Munchen, concerning performance arrangements for 'Ravelli' in Budapest during 1889-1890	1889-1890	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 5,670.00
302		PLAYING CARDS, POPISH PLOT. Horrid Popish Plot playing cards, circa 1679-1704	1679-1704	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 3,528.00
96	CHURCHILL, Winston S.	The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill, 34 vols., with The Collected Essays of Sir Winston Churchill, 4 vols., Centenary Limited Edition, number 499	1973-1976	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,638.00
75		The Bible that is, The holy Scriptures contained in the Old & New Testament	1607	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,512.00
303		South Sea Bubble playing cards,	1720-1721	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,512.00
411	TOLKIEN, J.R.R.	The Return of the King, 1st edition	1955	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,386.00
385	FLEMING, Ian.	Live and Let Die, 1st edition	1954	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,260.00
410	ORWELL, George.	Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition	1949	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,260.00
361	CARROLL, Lewis (DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge) (British, 1832-1898)	Dorothy Kitchin, May 1880	1880	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,134.00
265	WISDEN.	John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, a run, 1931-2024	1931-2024	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,008.00
8	BOYDELL, John.	A Collection of Prints, Engraved after the Most Capital Paintings in England.	1769	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 945.00
51	MILNE, A. A.	Winnie-The-Pooh, 1st edition	1926	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 945.00
74		The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: newly translated out of the originall tongues: ...	1620	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 945.00
167	NEWTON, Sir Isaac.	Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John.,	1733	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 882.00
94	SHERWOOD [Mary Martha] and CAMERON [Lucy Lyttelton].	Twenty-nine chapbooks, new / various editions	1853-58	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 819.00
151	KORAN, English.	The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, Taken from the most Approved Commentators.	1795	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 819.00
41		GREAT EXHIBITION. The World's Fair; or Children's Prize Gift Book of the Great Exhibition of 1851	[1851]	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 756.00
272	COLLINS, Captain Greenvile.	Great Britain's Coasting Pilot.	1692	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 693.00
282	ELLIS, John.	Ellis's English Atlas: or, a Compleat Chorography of England and Wales: in Fifty Maps...	1768	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 693.00
50	MILNE, A. A.	When We Were Very Young, 1st edition (2nd state)	1924	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 630.00
141	HOMER.	Iliad	1534	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 630.00
297	CHURCHILL.	Dunkirk to Berlin June, 1940 - July, 1945 Journeys Undertaken By The Rt. Honble. Winston S. Churchill...	nd [c.1956]	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 630.00
205	KITTLE, Samuel.	A concise History of the Colony and Natives of New South Wales	[c.1814]	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 604.80
301		PLAYING CARDS, 'LENTHALL' FORTUNE-TELLING. Fortune-Telling cards,	1690-1754	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 529.20

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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR