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Auction Name Books, Maps and Manuscripts Total Sales (GBP) 83,266.00
Auction Date August 23, 2024 - August 23, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 33,850.00
Sale Number #82324 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 57,090.00
Total Lots 144
Sold Lots 135 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 35,450.00
% of Lots Sold 93.75% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 59,790.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 139.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
32 Tolkien (J.R.R.) - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

The Fellowship of the Ring.

 1954-12-01 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 8,060.00
138 Phillips (John).

Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or A Description of the Strata and Organic Remains of the Yorkshire Coast ...

 1829 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 7,440.00
31 Tolkien (J.R.R.).

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again.

 1946 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 6,200.00
145 D'Azyr (Vicq).

Traite D'Anatomie et De Physiologie avec Des Planches Coloriees, Representant au naturel les divers organes de l`Homme et des Animaux.

 1786 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,480.00
102 Australia - Tasmania.

Frankland (George), This Map of Van Dieman's Land is Dedicated to the Land Holders of the Colony by Their Faithful Servant George Franklin, Surveyor General and Sole Commissioner of Crown Lands.

 1839 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 2,356.00
144 Newton (Sir Isaac).

Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.

 1718 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,232.00
123 Murray (George).

The Antarctic Manual, for the Use of the Expedition of 1901.

 1901 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,108.00
9 Jones (Inigo) & Kent (William).

The Designs of Inigo Jones, Consisting of Plans and Elevations for Public and Private Buildings, First and Second Volumes.

 1727 GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,984.00
121 Photographs - Africa

A very interesting collection of approx 130 photographs compiled by David Anderson in the early 20th century. 107 photographs of Africa are mounted in an oblong folio album, the first photographs were taken in Dar-Es-Salaam and Zanzibar, in present day Ta

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,736.00
65 Waugh (Evelyn).

The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox .....

 1959 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,488.00
88 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Baden-Powell, Edgar Wallace, etc.

A collection of nine letters written to the Editor of the Daily Express, comprising:

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,240.00
122 [Acuna (Christobal de) et al.].

Voyages and Discoveries in South-America. The first up the River of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the Command of the King of Spain. By Christopher D'Acugna. The Second up the River of Plata, and thence by Land to the Min

 1698 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,240.00
131 Bolton (James).

Harmonia Ruralis; or, An Essay Towards A Natural History of British Song Birds ... Volumes I & II.

 1845 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,116.00
33 Peake (Mervyn) - The Gormenghast Trilogy.

Titus Groan.

 1946 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 930.00
56 Nicolson (William).

The English, Scotch, and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a Short View and Character of Most of our Historians, Either in Print or Manuscript ....

1736 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 930.00
70 Homer.

The Iliad [and] The Odyssey.

 1931 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 930.00
74 Virgil - Publius Virgilius Maro.

Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis.

 1798 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 930.00
44 [Petrarca (Francesco) 1304-1374]

[Opere Volgari (Sonetti et Canzoni. Trionfi)].

 1503 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 868.00
59 Antiquarian Law.

[Coke, (Sir Edward)], A Booke of Entries: Containing Perfect and approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Inditements, Barres, Replications ......

 1614 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 806.00
103

The British Economic Mission to the Far East, 1930.

 in a serious of lengthy letters by J. L. Edmondson GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 806.00
53 Eliot (T.S.).

Four Quartets.

 1952 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 744.00
66 Annual Register.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1758 - 1862.

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 744.00
134 Darwin (Charles).

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

 1872 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 744.00
120 Burnes (Sir Alexander).

Cabool: being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8.

 1842 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 682.00
41 Housman (A. E.).

A Shropshire Lad.

 1927 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 620.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE<br>Le Neptune Oriental <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br> CASSAS<br>Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>CASSINI DE THURY<br>Carte générale et particulière de la France. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>JOUY; GARNERAY<br>Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE<br>Voyage autour du monde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE<br>Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LICENT<br>Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY<br>Panorama d’Athènes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PEETERS<br>Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PÉRON; FREYCINET<br>Voyage de découverte aux terres australes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>STACKELBERG<br>La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>VALENTINER<br>Atlas des Sonnensystems.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>The Thirteen Problems,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Dumb Witness,</i> first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Cards on the Table,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Berkeley (Anthony). <i>Jumping Jenny,</i> first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Marsh (Ngaio). <i>Overture to Death,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Brand (Christianna). <i>Green for Danger,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Murder is Easy,</i> first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Sayers (Dorothy L.) <i>Lord Peter Views the Body,</i> first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
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