Forum Auctions: Online: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 136,709.15 |
| Auction Date | August 14, 2025 - August 14, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 60,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #1043 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 87,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 285 | ||
| Sold Lots | 260 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 70,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 101,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 134.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Australia.- Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (The) |
1873-89 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,588.00 | |
| 19 | Ptolemy.- Magini (Giovanni Antonio) | Geografia cio e Descrittione Universale della Terra |
1598-97 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 116 | Las Cases (Emmanuel, Marquis de) | Memorial de Sainte Helene. Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena |
1823 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 235 | Swainson (William) | Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals |
1820-33 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,572.00 |
| 134 | Collins (Wilkie) | The Law & The Lady |
1875 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 58 | Blank Paper.- Album of c.80 sheets of blank laid paper |
[circa 1798] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,794.00 | |
| 168 | Austen (Jane) | [Novels] |
1907-08 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 10 | Bible, Latin.- Biblia latina |
1495 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,540.00 | |
| 144 | Austen (Jane) | Pride and Prejudice |
1894 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,286.00 |
| 47 | Rilke (Rainer Maria) | Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge |
1910 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 141 | Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) | Poetical Works |
n.d. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 275 | Swinburne (Henry) | Travels in the Two Sicilies |
1790 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 28 | Fete Book.- [Bidloo (G)] | Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III. Koning van Groot Britanje |
1691 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 67 | Skurray (Rev Francis, author and art collector, Rector of Horningsham, Wiltshire, 1774-1848) | Bidcombe Hill a Rural and descriptive Poem [& other poems] |
[c. 1808 & later] | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 76 | Trade Cards.- Good group of c.270 trade cards |
19th century. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | |
| 94 | Fencing.- Hope (Sir William) | The Compleat Fencing-Master |
1710 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 25 | Marolles (Michel de) | Tableaux de Temple des Muses... |
1655 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 41 | Bodoni.- Vergilius Maro (Publius) | Opera |
1793 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 90 | Raleigh (Sir Walter) | The History of the World |
1614] | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 171 | Dulac (Edmund).- Poe (Edgar Allan) | The Bells and other Poems |
[1912] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 264 | Melena (Elpis) | Calabria and the Liparian Islands in the Year 1860 |
1862 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 195 | Hearn (Lafcadio) | Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan |
1894 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 75 | Receipts and bills of sale.- 19th century household receipts |
19th century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 186 | Cox (Morris) | [Autumnal woodland], mixed media on hardboard |
1958 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 193 | Baishi (Qi) | [Album with 120 woodcuts] |
1953 | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<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.")
