Cheffins Fine Art: The Library Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Library Sale | Total Sales (GBP) | 228,078.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | October 08, 2026 - October 08, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 67,910.00 |
| Sale Number | #100826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 111,380.00 |
| Total Lots | 419 | ||
| Sold Lots | 371.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 74,310.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 121,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 48 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 187.33% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | Robson Thomas | Student notebook and commonplace book |
c.1670s | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 19,500.00 |
| 90 | The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New |
1717/1716 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 9,750.00 | |
| 305 | Berners Juliana | A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle |
1903 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 9,100.00 |
| 417 | Jamaican plantation account book |
1761-65 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 9,100.00 | |
| 104 | Fenn John | The Paston Letters |
1787-1822 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
| 213 | Shakespeare William | The Poems |
1893 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 5,200.00 |
| 206 | Austen Jane | Works |
1856 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,940.00 |
| 193 | Owen Richard | Memoir on the Gorilla |
1865 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,680.00 |
| 99 | Ferguson James; Johnson S | A Copy of the Poll for the Knights of the Shire; A Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall; A Plain Method of Determining the Parallax of Venus; A Supplement... Lectures... with the Use of the Globes and the Art of Dialling; A Proposal |
1768; 1752; 1761; 1767; 1765; 1772 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 135 | Mantell Gideon A | Geological Excursions Round the Isle of Wight; The Wonders of Geology; Thoughts on a Pebble |
1847; 1848; 1842 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 418 | Shrewsbury Elizabeth | Lease of the Rectory of Basford |
1598 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 98 | Book of Common Prayer and Psalter |
1772 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,640.00 | |
| 82 | Prior M | Poems on Several Occasions |
1725; 1727 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 2,860.00 |
| 385 | Wisden John | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |
1995-2024 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 412 | Babington Anthony | Indenture 1585 |
1585 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 96 | Beeten Joseph | A Circumstantial Narrative of the Life and Character of the late Joseph Beeten |
ND | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 2,470.00 |
| 167 | ; ; Hay R W; Rogers S; Hastings Flora; Lytton B | 12 Books, including: The Norfolk Poetical Miscellany |
1744; 1865; 1851; 1819; 1841; 1883 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 2,340.00 |
| 315 | Walker Emery; Tidcombe Marianne; Keynes G | N Books, including: The Printing of Books |
1973; 1848; 1996; 1937 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 2,340.00 |
| 43 | The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament |
1599 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,210.00 | |
| 64 | Aldrovandi Ulyssis | De Quadrupedibus Digitatis Viviparis Libri Tres et De Quadrupedibus Digitatis Oviparis Libri Duo |
1645 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 87 | Chauncy Henry | The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire |
1700; 1826 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 366 | Tolkien J R R | The Lord of the Rings |
1961-62 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 428 | Robertson Samuel | Brewery Pocket Book |
1804-1807 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 65 | Aldrovandi Ulyssis | Quadrupedum Omnium Bisulcorum Historia |
1642; 1653 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 68 | Wilkins John | Mathematicall Magick |
1648 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
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