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Auction Name	Charleston Shipwreck Museum Sale	Total Sales (GBP)	9,627.88
Auction Date	November 06, 2024 - November 07, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,530.00
Sale Number	#110624	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	6,110.00
Total Lots	58
Sold Lots	58	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	3,530.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	6,110.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	157.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
1176		Titanic. Contemporary postcards, many signed by Titanic survivors	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 876.40
1091		H.M.S. Exeter Small archive of Frederick E. E. Back	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 500.80
1125		White Star Line. R.M.S Olympic Plan of First class Accomodation	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 500.80
14	Christopher B DEE	Britannia Rules - 'Canberra' Returning From The Falklands	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	GBP 400.64
120		White Star Line Timetables for 1907 & 1908	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 375.60
127		R.M.S.Titanic The Banfield Family, Cornish (Helston) Titanic connection	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 313.00
1168		Titanic Interest A Commemorative Napkin on Crepe Tissue	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 313.00
1199		Titanic. Two framed commemorative records and songsheet	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 313.00
1287		Royal George, 1782, Spithead An oak book made from part of the beam of The Royal George, 1782	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 313.00
1227		Eight examples of British coinage with Presentation Frame Dating from Henry III (1216-1272) to Queen	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 300.48
863		Titanic 1912 Printed items related to the loss of the Titanic	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 275.44
938		Charlestown Heritage Collection A Silcock's Poultry and Cattle Foods enamel sign	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 275.44
1110	Colin VERITY (1924-2011)	R.M.S Titanic - Departure From Queenstown	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 275.44
1157	Alan ARTHURS (XX-XXI)	Charlestown	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 275.44
1266		A copy of a 1601 Library Globe.	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 275.44
110		White Star Line R.M.S.Titanic 'The Sinking of the Titanic' Thomas Russell, 1st edition	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 250.40
1121		Titanic. Four framed memorial song sheets	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 187.80
1164		A Large Framed Photograph of The Titanic after Beken Published by Plaistow Pictorial	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 175.28
1171		First Day Issues Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Titanic's Maiden Voyage Signed by Survivo	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 175.28
1251		Titanic Interest Ephemera related to the disaster	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 175.28
1076		Titanic A Limited edition Set of Menu Cards	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 162.76
1191		The Royal Yacht Britannia A collection of photographs, ephemera, letters &c. &c.	GBP 180.00 - 220.00	GBP 162.76
1234		Titanic Four information boards	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 162.76
1271		Postcards, mostly related to RMS Titanic Including ones personally autographed by Titanic Passengers	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 162.76
1288	SLEIGHT, Henry	True Stories of HM Ship Royal George from 1746-1841'	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 150.24

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD