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Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers

Auction House Name Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers
Site URL https://www.bellmans.co.uk
About Us Our auction services cover many sale categories including Antiquarian and Modern Books, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, and Printed Ephemera. Established in 1989, John Bellman Limited is an independent auction house with an approachable, efficient and friendly service to both vendors and buyers. Its staff offer a high degree of professionalism and integrity.Valuations are provided free of charge and without obligation for the purpose of sale by auction on individual items, specialist collections and entire house contents.
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City Billinghurst, West Sussex
Country United Kingdom
Zipcode RH14 OAZ
Contact Number +44 (0) 1403 700-858
Buyer's Fee Buyers premium 22% plus VAT at 20% Lots purchased via www.the-saleroom.com are subject to 27% buyers premium plus VAT at 20%.
Consigner's Fee Our standard charges per lot are 15% of the hammer price up to BP999, and 10% thereafter. We do not charge a minimum lot fee or for unsold lots.

AUCTION LIST

July 16, 2025 - July 16, 2025, Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts, #71625

  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    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
    Sotheby's
    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