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August Book and Asian Art Auction

The Rug Life, Mechanicsville · 18 Aug 2026

This sale ended on 18 August 2026. The page is kept for reference.

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Started: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 1:00 pm (ET)
Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia, 23 116
Sale format: Online Only
Lots: 281
Categories: Antiques & Furniture, Fine Art & Prints, Jewelry & Watches
Auction house: The Rug Life
Website: rug-auction.com

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About this sale

This sale offered 281 lots, listed under Antiques & Furniture, Fine Art & Prints and Jewelry & Watches. It closed on Tuesday 18 August 2026. The Rug Life has 2 other upcoming sales on Auction Eagle.

Highlights from this sale

A selection of lots from the catalog.

The auction house’s description

Asian Art, Book Sets, Jewelry, Chinese, Japanese For all of our books, TRL offers free shipping. For all of our Asian scroll paintings, TRL offers free shipping. For most of our Asian Art, TRL may offer free shipping or flat rate shipping for those items. Free or flat rate shipping ONLY APPLIES to items that will be shipped within the continental United States of America. If offered during an auction, free or flat rate shipping will be listed in the lot description, on a lot by lot basis. Contact for additional details.

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Catalog Lots (281)

281 lots in AUGUST BOOK AND ASIAN ART AUCTION.

Lot 1 The Waverly Novels, 48 Volumes, 1829-1833 $1,750 - $2,250
Lot 2 The Works of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Earl of Beaconsfield, 20 Volumes, 1903-1905 $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 3 Histoire Ecclesiastioue Depuis La Creation Jusqu'au Pontificat De Pie IX ? 27 Volumes ? 1852-1879 $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 4 The Letters of Horace Walpole, 9 Volumes, 1906 $500 - $750
Lot 5 The Novels of Charles Lever, Edition De Luxe, 37 Volumes, 1866 $2,000 - $2,500
Lot 6 The Works of Francis Parkman, Champlain Edition, 21 Volumes, 1897 $600 - $750
Lot 7 Franklin Library First Editions, 11 Volumes, 1980s $1,000 - $1,250
Lot 8 Pratioue Medico-Chirurgicale, 10 Volumes - 1953 $700 - $900
Lot 9 Franklin Library First Edition Book Series, 11 Volumes with 1 Hand Signed, 1970s $700 - $900
Lot 10 Military Essays and Recollections, 4 Volumes, 1894-1907 $450 - $550
Lot 11 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Reprint of the First Edition (1768-1771), 3 Volumes $250 - $300
Lot 12 Franklin Library First Edition Book Series, 11 Volumes, 1970s $700 - $900

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Frequently Asked Questions

When and where was the AUGUST BOOK AND ASIAN ART AUCTION?

AUGUST BOOK AND ASIAN ART AUCTION was held on Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 1:00 pm (ET) in Mechanicsville, Virginia by The Rug Life.

Is this auction online or in person?

This is an online-only auction, so you bid through the live catalog.

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