Bonhams: The Complete Kelmscott Press Collection of Joseph Mark Van Horn
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| Auction Name | The Complete Kelmscott Press Collection of Joseph Mark Van Horn | Total Sales (USD) | 662,832.00 |
| Auction Date | December 17, 2024 - December 17, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 336,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #31214 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 517,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 79 | ||
| Sold Lots | 75 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 343,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 529,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 125.25% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. 1343-1400. | The Works ... now newly imprinted. Edited by F.S. Ellis. |
1896 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 114,800.00 |
| 68 | Liber chronicarum. |
12th July 1493. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 44,800.00 | |
| 61 | A Note By William Morris On His Aims In Founding The Kelmscott Press Together With A Short Description Of The Press By S. C. Cockerell, and An Annotated List Of The Books Printed Thereat. |
1898 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 | |
| 28 | MORRIS, WILLIAM, translator. | Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile. Translated from the ancient French by William Morris. |
1894 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 14 | LULL, RAMON. 1232-1316. | The Order of Chivalry. Translated by William Caxton, edited by F.S.Ellis and translated by William Morris. |
1893 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 34 | SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE. 1792-1822. | The Poetical Works. Edited by F.S. Ellis. |
[1894]-1895. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 23 | ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL. 1828-1882. | Sonnets and Lyrical Poems. |
1894 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 19,840.00 |
| 8 | VORAGINE, JACOBUS DE. C. 1230-1298. | The Golden Legend. Translated by William Caxton. Edited by F.S. Ellis. |
1892 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 40 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair. |
1895 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 44 | COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR. 1772-1834. | Poems Chosen out of the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. |
1896 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 52 | Here Begynneth the Prologue of Sir John Froissart. |
1898 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 | |
| 57 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs. |
1898 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 12 | SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616. | The Poems of William Shakespeare. |
1893 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 29 | KEATS, JOHN. 1795-1821. | The Poems. Edited by F.S. Ellis. |
1894 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 47 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | The Earthly Paradise. |
1896-97. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 37 | MORRIS, WILLIAM and A.J. WYATT, translators. | The Tale of Beowulf. |
1895 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 39 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | The Life and Death of Jason, A Poem. |
1895 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 63 | Kelmscott Press Leaflets (spine title). |
1892-1898. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 | |
| 26 | MORRIS, WILLIAM, translator. | Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane. Translated from the French of the 13th Century. |
1893 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 33 | INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM MORRIS TO RUDYARD KIPLING. | The Book of Wisdom and Lies. Translated by Oliver Wardrop. |
1894 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 36 | SAVONAROLA, GIROLAMO. 1452-1498. | Epistola de Contemptu Mundi. Edited by Charles Fairfax Murray. |
[1894]-1895. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 41 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair. |
1895 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 45 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-96. | The Well at the World's End. |
1896 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 53 | Sire Degrevaunt. |
1897 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 1 | MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896. | The Story of the Glittering Plain. Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying. |
1891 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
