Sworders: DREAMS | A Unique Private Collection, A1244, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
July 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025
Page Size: 223 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John Jeffries (1745-1819) and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809),

A Narrative of the Two Aerial Voyages of Dr. John Jeffries with Monsieur Blanchard', presented to the Royal Society on 14 April 1785 and read before them in January 1786

London GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,600.00
2 Eugene de Gayffier,

'Herbier Forestier de France',

1868-1873 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,300.00
3

A collection of Czech pop culture magazines and ephemera,

20th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 390.00
4

A collection of Czech photography books,

c.1922-1960 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
5

A collection of Czech photography magazines,

20th century GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
6

A large collection of Czech photography books,

20th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 117.00
7

Of Czech interest,

20th century GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 455.00
8

A collection of Canadian photography books,

20th century and later GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 65.00
9

A collection of American photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 338.00
10

A collection of British photography books,

20th century and later GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 260.00
11

A collection of Japanese photography books,

20th century and later GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 416.00
12

A collection of film and photography theory books,

late 19th century and later GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 91.00
13

A collection of Dutch and international photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
14

A collection of Latin American and Western European photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 156.00
15

A collection of American photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
16

A collection of European photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 234.00
17

A collection of German photography books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
18

A collection of photography books on erotica,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 286.00
19

A collection of photojournalism books,

20th century and later GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 260.00
20

A collection of 'Plexus' journals,

c.1960s and later GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 156.00
21

9m2',

2006 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 104.00
22

Crazy Horse Saloon',

c.1967 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 286.00
23 Lewis Baltz (American, 1945-2014),

'Candlestick Point',

1989 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 208.00
24 Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, b.1942),

five issues of 'Six' magazine curated by Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garcons, c.1988-1991

c.1988-1991 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 780.00
25

A group of daguerreotypes,

mid-19th century, GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 845.00
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