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| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 91,299.60 |
| Auction Date | June 12, 2025 - June 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 54,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #1006 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 77,750.00 |
| Total Lots | 313 | ||
| Sold Lots | 250 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 71,850.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 101,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 63 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | Dickens (Charles) | Works, 13 vol. only |
1880 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,528.00 |
| 156 | Miscellany.- Holland (Sir Henry & family) | Album of letters and cut signatures, letters, ... |
19th century half morocco album | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,772.00 |
| 245 | Dickinson (Emily) | The Poems, 3 vol., |
1958 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 228 | Wolff (Henry Drummond) | The Island Empire |
1855 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 273 | Harris (John) | The History of Kent, vol. 1 (all published)subscriber's copy, |
1719 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 172 | Housman (A.E.) | Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir" |
1933 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 38 | Dugdale (Sir William) | The History of St Paul's Cathedral, second edition, |
1716 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 153 | Petion de Villeneuve (Jerome) | Letter signed to the Travaux Publics |
1792 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 290 | De L'Isle (Guillaume) | Atlas de Geographie |
1730 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 214 | [Poe (Edgar Allan)], "Quarles". | The Raven & Some Words with Mummy, in The American Review: A Whig Journal, vol. 1. no.1-6, |
1845 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 192 | Addison (Joseph) | The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, 4 vol., large paper edition, |
1721 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 195 | Rameau (Pierre) | The Dancing-Master : or, the whole art and mystery of dancing explained, rare second edition, |
1731 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 216 | Poe (Edgar Allan) | Eureka: A Prose Poem?second issue, |
1848 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 138 | Bowles (John) | Versailles Illustrated, or, Divers Views of the Several Parts of the Royal Palace of Versailles, |
1726 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 219 | Poe (Edgar Allan) | Selected Tales of Mystery, bound by Bayntun |
1909 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 39 | Dart (John) | Westmonasterium: or The History and Antiquities of The Abbey Church of St Peters Westminster...,, 2 vol. |
c.1723 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 182 | Young Lady's companion in cookery (The), And Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, &c., rare first and only edition, |
1734 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 882.00 | |
| 83 | Poyer (John) | The History of Barbados |
1808 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 265 | Goltzius (Hendrik) | Christ before Caiaphas and Christ before Pilate, from "The Passion", two engravings |
1596-1597 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 271 | Bryant (Andrew) | Map of the County of Buckingham from Actual Survey in Year 1824, engraved map |
1825 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 94 | Young (Rev. George) | A Geological Survey of Yorkshire, second edition, presentation copy from author to his nephew, |
1828 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 162 | Norton (Caroline) | Autograph Letter signed to "Sir", on a swindler |
c. 1845 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 20 | Churchill (Sir Winston) | Divi Britannici: Being a Remark Upon the Lives of all the Kings of this Isle, |
1675 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 196 | Birch (Thomas) | The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, 2 vol. in 1, |
1747 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 206 | Cappe (Catherine) | Thoughts on the desirableness and utility of ladies visiting the female wards of hospitals and lunatic asylums |
1816 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 693.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
