Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 90,694.50 |
| Auction Date | December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 47,490.00 |
| Sale Number | #120424 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 71,780.00 |
| Total Lots | 109 | ||
| Sold Lots | 78 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 64,710.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.56% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 97,530.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 92.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | [DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. | The Fortunate Mistress |
1724 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 20,800.00 |
| 580 | LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611) | Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux Indes Orientales |
1638 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 20,800.00 |
| 527 | CHINA - TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours of Turkish and Levantine figures |
17th- and 18th-century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 7,800.00 | |
| 571 | FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956) | A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz" |
1939-55. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,470.00 |
| 585 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956) | Winnie-the-Pooh |
1926 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,340.00 |
| 572 | FLEMING, Ian (1908-64) | Thunderball |
1960 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 605 | TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910) | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
1885 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 608 | WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900) | British Birds |
1894-99 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 582 | MAC ORLAN, Pierre (1882-1970) | Boutiques |
1925 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,430.00 |
| 581 | LISZT, Franz (1811-86) | Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz |
20 August 1851. | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,300.00 |
| 510 | BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959) | An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman |
1933-58. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 525 | Athanasius KIRCHER (1602-80) | La Chine |
1670 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 579 | LILFORD, Lord (1833-96) | Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands |
1885-97 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 502 | Laghi, Fiumi, e Fortezze del Nuovo Mondo |
1777 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 505 | A. A. MILNE (1882-1956) | Winnie-the-Pooh |
1967 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 534 | R. KRAHL (and others) | Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul |
1986 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 568a | EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969) | The White House Years. Mandate for Change 1953-1956. Waging Peace 1956-1961 |
1963-65 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 573 | T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) | Crusader Castles |
1936 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 587 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956) | The House at Pooh Corner |
1928 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 504 | BERLESE, Abbe Laurent (1784-1863) | Iconographie du Genre Camellia |
1843 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 542 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) | The Mirror of the Sea |
1906 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 543 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) | The Secret Agent |
1907 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 559 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) | Youth |
1902 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 576 | KING, Stephen (b.1947) | Christine |
1983 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 606 | WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66) | Remote People |
1931 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 780.00 |
