Auction Reports
Hansons
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- The Library Sale (Presented By Rare Book Auctions)
- Auction Date
- 02/18/2026 - 02/18/2026
- Sale Number
- #21826
- Total Lots
- 305
- Sold Lots
- 216.0
- Lots Sold
- 70.82%
- Unsold Lots
- 89
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 63,297.50
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 40,190.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 69,220.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 73,010.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 116,450.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 54.36%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Auerbach (German-British, 1931-2024) | AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & ORIGINAL SKETCHES |
(1954 to 1973) | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 2 | GREENE, (Graham) | [GRAHAM GREENE - DREAMS & PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE] |
1971 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,875.00 |
| 63 | ROWLING, (J. K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,500.00 |
| 3 | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) | [Campaign against the Rajah of Bullum] |
Dated 21st to 27th January, 1802 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,437.50 |
| 50 | [PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 485 cabinet card photographs |
[c. 1870-1920] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,937.50 | |
| 49 | [PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 684 Victorian carte de visite photographs, people & portraits |
[c. 1860-80] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,687.50 | |
| 142 | TURNER, (J. M. W.) | Picturesque Views of England and Wales |
1832 | GBP 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 75 | ASIMOV, (Isaac) | I, Robot |
1952 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 141 | [Geneva Bible]. "Breeches Bible" |
1610 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,125.00 | |
| 64 | ROWLING, J. K. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 163 | WILBERFORCE, William | A Practical View |
1829 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 161 | CARTER, (Howard) | The Tomb of Tutankhamen |
1923-33 | GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 89 | F1 Opus, Classic Edition of The Official Formula One Opus |
2011 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,000.00 | |
| 48 | [PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of approximately 800 loose postcards, many real photographic examples [c. 1900-1920] |
[c. 1890-1930] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 812.50 | |
| 162 | GIBBON, Edward | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 812.50 | |
| 5 | An archive of 17th-18th century British newspapers featuring news from America (including "Address of President Washington on His Resignation - To the People of the United States") |
[1682 to 1805] | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 812.50 | |
| 78 | BLAKE, Quentin (Illust.) & DAHL, Roald | A collection of SIGNED & INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS comprising: The BFG, "To Little Dominic, prettier than ever! Quentin Blake"... |
1982 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 157 | [HOBBES, (Thomas)] | The History of the Civil Wars of England |
1679 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 236 | [CRIMINAL HISTORY]. North Staffordshire Archive 1860-1890s |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 625.00 | ||
| 252 | A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the Forty-Seventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third |
1807 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 625.00 |
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