Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,095,838.80 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 499,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #1158 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 713,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 394 | ||
| Sold Lots | 313 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 666,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 955,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 81 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 114.68% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Middle East.- A private collection of 98 pieces of Islamic calligraphy |
17th-19th century | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 175,000.00 | |
| 272 | Trapaud (Elisha) | Twenty Views of India |
1788 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 |
| 24 | Amulet or Prayer Roll against Disease and Demons.- Incipient nomine sancta Jhesu Christi, manuscript |
?late 14th or early 15th century. | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 | |
| 163 | Roberts (David). | The Holy Land |
1842-49. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 18,900.00 |
| 70 | Smith (Adam) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., |
1776 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 17,640.00 |
| 28 | Prayerbook for the English Market.- Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript |
probably second quarter 15th century. | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 | |
| 306 | Darwin (Charles, editor) | The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle |
1839-42. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 |
| 137 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
| 168 | Flinders (Matthew) | A Voyage to Terra Australis |
1814 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
| 6 | Pindar. [Odes]. | Olympia. Pythia. Nemea. Isthmia. Kallimachou hymnoi, editio princeps |
1513 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 62 | Milton (John) | Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books |
1669 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 152 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Hobbit |
1942 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 261 | Daniell (Thomas & William) | Five views of India |
circa 1795-1808 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 359 | Jewelled Binding.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) | Maud |
1855 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 159 | Pownall (Thomas) | A Topographical Description of Such Parts of North America as are |
1776 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
| 172 | Sloane (Sir Hans) | A Voyage to the Islands of Madera |
1707-25. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
| 278 | Campbell (Sir Alexander, Governor of Jamaica) | A Memoir Relative to the Island of Jamaica |
1782 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
| 265 | Himalayas.- Fraser (James Baillie) | Nine plates from 'Views in the Himala Mountains', |
1820 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 71 | Ricardo (David) | On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation |
1817 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 158 | Mante (Thomas) | The History of the Late War in North-America |
1772 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 165 | Rosellini (Ippolito) | I Monumenti dell'Egitto e della Nubia |
1832-44. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 190 | China.- Yangtze Valley.- Chinese School (19th century) Three strip maps surveying the waterways and |
probably late 19th century or slightly later | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 | |
| 162 | Wilkins (Sir Charles, translator) | The Bhagvat-Geeta |
1785 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 9,450.00 |
| 303 | Beechey (Capt. Frederick William) and others. | The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage...to the |
1839 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,820.00 |
| 51 | Miller (Henry, writer, 1891-1980). | 38 Autograph Letters, all but one signed, to Zofia Slaboszowska |
1965-1979 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 7,560.00 |
