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Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848. -
![<b>Forum, May 29:</b> Gill (Eric). Eve, number 1 of 50, hand-coloured wood-engraving, signed at foot in pencil, [1926]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/100a7a2f-6873-4f71-b65c-b0da14061a3a.png "<b>Forum, May 29:</b> Gill (Eric). Eve, number 1 of 50, hand-coloured wood-engraving, signed at foot in pencil, [1926]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th May 2025Forum, May 29: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, first edition, John Murray, 1859. £50,000 to £70,000.Forum, May 29: Astronomy.- Apianus (Petrus). Cosmographicus Liber a Petro Apiano Mathematico Studiose Collectus., first edition, Landshut, 1524. £40,000 to £60,000.Forum, May 29: Bound for Jean Grolier.- Negri Stefano. Stephani Nigri Elegantissime è Graeco authorum subditorum translationes, uidelicet., first edition, first issue, Milan, 1521. £15,000 to £20,000.Forum, May 29: Gill (Eric). Eve, number 1 of 50, hand-coloured wood-engraving, signed at foot in pencil, [1926]. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th May 2025Forum, May 29: America.- Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, Dickinson & Co., 1848. £25,000 to £35,000.Forum, May 29: Wodehouse (P.G.) Psmith USA, autograph manuscript of his novel "Psmith Journalist", signed and dated at end and dated "11 November 1909, Hotel Earle, 103 Waverley Place". £15,000 to £20,000.Forum, May 29: Women.- Wollstonecraft (Mary). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, first edition, uncut in original boards, 1792. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, May 29: Mathematics.- Whitehead (Alfred North) and Bertrand Russell. Principia Mathematica, 3 vol., first editions, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1910-13. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. <i>Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,</i>L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e08f39b2-647e-4890-9a6d-b744e07a6c91.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. <i>Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,</i>L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.")
Fonsie Mealy’s
Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
April 30th & May 1stFonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
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Duke's: The Spring Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Spring Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 16,295.50 |
| Auction Date | April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 11,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #1118 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 82 | ||
| Sold Lots | 50 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 22,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.98% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 41,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE INTEREST | DISTANT, W.L. - 'RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA' |
1882 | GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 6,370.00 |
| 169 | ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE | AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED |
1906 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 425 | A VELLUM BOUND JOURNAL |
16th century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 402 | RACKHAM, ARTHUR | RACKHAM, ARTHUR - ELEVEN ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES |
1928 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 396 | MORRIS, REVEREND F.O | 'A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS' |
1870 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 372 | CUVIER, BARON | 'THE ANIMAL KINGDOM' |
1837 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 131 | JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) | 'Map of Anglesey' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 393 | LEIGH, CHARLES | 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, CHESHIRE AND THE PEAK IN DERBYSHIRE' |
1700 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 421 | NOUVEAU DICTIONNAIRE D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE' |
1816-18 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 377.00 | |
| 137 | ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY | "MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA" |
1750 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 381 | FROHAWK, F.W. | 'NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES' |
1924 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 286.00 |
| 424 | THE SEPTUAGINT - 'VETUS TESTAMENTUM' |
1709 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 286.00 | |
| 129 | SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1552) | 'Tabula Asiae XII' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 208.00 | |
| 373 | DEUCHAR, DAVID AFTER HOLBEIN, JEAN | 'LE TRIOMPHE DE LA MORT' |
1786 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 409 | SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE | 'THE SENSITIVE PLANT' |
1903 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 135 | CAPTAIN GRENVILLE COLLINS (fl. 1669-1696) | Two charts |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 132 | JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) | 'Midle-Sex With The Most Famous cities of London and Westminster' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 378 | DULAC, EDMUND | TWO ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 392 | KIRBY, W.F. | 'LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY - A HAND-BOOK TO THE ORDER LEPIDOPTERA' |
1896 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 66 | J.M SELIGMANN (1720-1762) | 'Woodpecker' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 130.00 | |
| 374 | DIBDIN, CHARLES | 'THE MUSICAL TOUR' |
1788 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 391 | KIRBY, W.F. | 'EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS' |
1901 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 123.50 |
| 379 | FERGUSON, JAMES | 'THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY'S ASTRONOMY' |
1778 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 380 | FONTENELLE, M | 'CONVERSATIONS WITH A LADY ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS' |
1719 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 385 | HUBER, M.P | 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ANTS' |
1820 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 |