Hansons: The Library Sale (Presented by Rare Book Auctions), 52026a, Etwall, Derbyshire
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | A scrapbook of autographs |
1952-59 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 54 | A collection of four cards from Buckingham Palace; two Typed Letters Signed |
2022-25 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 100.00 | ||
| 55 | H. Royce | A handwritten letter |
1926 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 56 | Eva Turner (1892-1990); Myra Hess (1890-1965); Eric Coates; Henry Hargrave | 4 Items, including: The Three Elizabeths |
1968; 1973 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 57 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
London | 1997 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 58 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
London | 1997 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 59 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Fellowship of the Ring; The Return of the King; The Two Towers |
London | 1954-55; 1965 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,250.00 |
| 60 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King |
London | 1965 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 60A | J. D. Beresford | The Hampdenshire Wonder |
London | 1911 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 300.00 |
| 61 | Sylvia Townsend Warner | The True Heart |
London | 1929 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 112.50 |
| 62 | Thomas Hardy; William Barnes | 15 Books, including: Winter Words |
London; Dorset | 1928; 1925; 1895; 1909; 1979; 2002; 1970s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 63 | D. H. Lawrence | 4 Books, including: Pansies |
London; Buckingham | 1929; 1965; 1970; 1963 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 64 | Ted Hughes; Sylvia Plath; Philip Larkin; Thom Gunn; John Berryman; Robert Lowell | 8 Books, including: The Hawk in the Rain |
London; Chicago; New York | 1960; 1970; 1992; c.1961; 1971; 1967; 1961; 1963; 1979; 1962; 1948; 1859; 1973; 1970; 1966; 1978; 1974 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 200.00 |
| 65 | Derek Walcott; Peter Doig | 6 Books, including: In a Green Night |
London; New York | 1962; 1990; 2000; 2016; 1979; 1986 | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 66 | Iris Murdoch; Reynolds Stone | A Year of Birds; A Year of Birds |
Tisbury | 1978; 1984 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 67 | Thom Gunn; John Berryman; Robert Lowell | 12 Books, including: My Sad Captains |
Chicago; London; New York | 1961; 1963; 1979; 1962; 1948; 1859; 1971; 1973; 1970; 1966; 1978 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 68 | W. H. Auden | 12 Books, including: The Dance of Death |
London | 1933; 1966; 1940 | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | GBP 125.00 |
| 69 | Benjamin Britten | 5 Books, including: Paul Bunyan |
London | 1978; 1966; 1961; 1965; 1947 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 75.00 |
| 70 | E. M. Forster; John Hampson; Edward Lowbury; A. W. Wheen; Herbert Read; George Barker; Donald Davie; Thomas Randolph; William Barnes; Henry W. Taunt | 13 Books, including: What I Believe |
Bloomsbury | 1939; 1931; 1945; 1976; 1929; 1925; 1964; 1898; 1828; 1911 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 71 | Ian McEwan; Anthony Browne | 8 Books, including: In Between the Sheets |
1978; 1985; 1994; 1983; 2001; 1990; 2016 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 218.75 | |
| 72 | Phillip Pullman | 5 Books, including: Northern Lights |
London | 1995; 1997; 2000; 2017 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 73 | Kazuo Ishiguro | An Artist of the Floating World; When we were Orphans; Klara and The Sun |
London | 1986; 2000; 2021 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 100.00 |
| 74 | Tracy Chevalier; Anita Brookner; Khaled Hosseini | 4 Books, including: Girl With a Pearl Earring |
London | 1999; 1985; 2007; 2003 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 75 | Sebastian Faulks; Julian Barnes; Orhan Pamuk; Stieg Larsson | 7 Books, including: Birdsong |
1993; 2007; 1998; 2018; 2004; 2010 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 131.25 | |
| 76 | J. K. Rowling; William Horwood; JRR Tolkien | 8 Books, including: The Philosopher's Stone |
1999; 2000; 2003; 2005; 2007; 1989; 1984 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
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