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Forum Auctions

Auction House Name Forum Auctions
Site URL https://www.forumauctions.co.uk
About Us Forum Auctions is London's specialist auction house for Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts, 20th Century Literature, Modern & Contemporary Art and Editions, Old Master Prints and Drawings, Photographs and other Works on Paper. Forum Auctions has been established to address the needs of international collectors in all Works on Paper categories and further benefits from premises in New York and Italy. Fielding an exceptional senior team of experienced specialists, we aim to provide both vendors and buyers with a 21st century auction service, combining all the advantages presented by today's internet technology together with those attributes of the traditional auction experience that simply cannot be replicated online. Our signature sales are presented in comprehensively illustrated and researched catalogues and physically auctioned alongside our user-friendly internet and phone bidding facilities. Additionally, and in recognition of changes in the market over recent years, we will also be offering a revolving series of curated online auction events, in all cases making the material conveniently available for pre-sale viewing.
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City London
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Zipcode SW8 4LP
Contact Number +44 (0) 20 7871 2640
Buyer's Fee Buyer's premium (including 20% VAT) is charged on the following rates: 30% up to £150,000; 24% between £150,001 to £1,000,000; 14.4% above HP £1,000,000
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AUCTION LIST

March 07, 2024 - March 07, 2024, Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases, #2661
March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #32124
March 27, 2024 - March 27, 2024, Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins - Part 2, #32724
March 28, 2024 - March 28, 2024, Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, #32824
April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #41824
April 25, 2024 - April 25, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #2307
April 30, 2024 - April 30, 2024, Only Banksy, #1150
May 09, 2024 - May 09, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #50924
May 23, 2024 - May 23, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #52324
May 30, 2024 - May 30, 2024, Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper, #53024
June 13, 2024 - June 13, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #61324
June 27, 2024 - June 27, 2024, Online sale: Books and Works on Paper including Food & Drink and allied subjects, #62724
July 03, 2024 - July 03, 2024, Editions and Works on Paper, #70324
July 04, 2024 - July 04, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #70424
July 18, 2024 - July 18, 2024, Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, #71824
July 25, 2024 - July 25, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #72524
August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #80824
August 21, 2024 - August 21, 2024, Online Sale: Modern and Contemporary Editions, #82124
August 22, 2024 - August 22, 2024, Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases, #82224
September 05, 2024 - September 05, 2024, Online Sale: Modern Literature, #90524
September 19, 2024 - September 19, 2024, Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, #91924
September 26, 2024 - September 26, 2024, Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, #92624
November 12, 2024 - November 12, 2024, Winter Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions, #111224

  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000