Bloomsbury Auctions: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 107,215.00 |
| Auction Date | October 19, 2017 - October 19, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 76,610.00 |
| Sale Number | #36264 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 109,860.00 |
| Total Lots | 432 | ||
| Sold Lots | 285 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 121,810.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.97% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 172,910.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 147 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Barlow (Francis, illustrator) | Aesops Fables with his Life: in English, French and Latin. |
1687 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 3,720.00 |
| 176 | Milne (A.A.) & Others | Collection of autograph letters and cards from the Milnes to Joseph and Joyce Gaus, |
1949 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 251 | Lasinio (Carlo) | Group of 125 self portraits of Italian artists |
1791-96 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 139 | MacDonald (George) | Collection of letters related to George MacDonald and various members of his family. |
1870 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,976.00 |
| 356 | Wellsted (J.R.) | Travels in Arabia, |
1838 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,976.00 |
| 209 | Rowling (J.K.) | The Casual Vacancy |
2012 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,356.00 |
| 142 | Lear (Edward) | Autograph letter signed (íward Lear') to "My dear Montgomery", |
1881 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 357 | Wellsted (J.R.) | Travels to the City of the Caliphs, |
1840 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 369 | Shelvocke (Capt. George) | Voyage Round The World by Way of The Great South Sea performed in the years 1719, 20, 21, 22. |
1726 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,108.00 |
| 78 | Dickens (Charles) | A Christmas Carol, |
1843 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 315 | [Riou (Stephen)] | Grecian Orders of Architecture Delineated and Explained From The Antiquities of Athens, |
1768 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,700.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 359 | Kantemir (Demetrie) | Geschichte Des Osmanischen Reichs Nach Seinem Anwachse Und Abnehmen |
1745 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 110 | Orwell (George) | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,612.00 |
| 181 | Einstein (Albert) | Autograph of Albert Einstein |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,488.00 | |
| 328 | Boord (W. Arthur) Editor | Sun Artists (Original Series), |
1891 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,488.00 |
| 433 | Cricket.- | The Cricketer's Hand Book, |
1838 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,240.00 |
| 342 | Harvey (William Henry), "Aleph". | Geographical Fun, being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries, |
1868 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,178.00 |
| 92 | Murray (James A.H.) & others, editors | A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles |
1888-1933 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,116.00 |
| 155 | Churchill (Winston) & Clementine | Souvenir menu for the luncheon given to celebrate the "Installation of the Lord Warden [of Cinque Ports] The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill", |
1946 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 992.00 |
| 202 | Bacon (Francis) | Marlborough Gallery Exhibition Poster May - July 1985 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 992.00 | |
| 208 | Castro (Fidel) | Cigar box |
2009 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 992.00 |
| 79 | Dickens (Charles) | Dealings With The Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. |
1848 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 930.00 |
| 239 | Callot (Jacques) | [Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre], |
c.1633 and c.1730 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 930.00 |
| 412 | Buck (Samuel & Nathaniel) | Second Sett of Twenty four views as Follows in the Principality of Wales. |
1741 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 930.00 |
| 95 | Doyle (Arthur Conan) | The Hound of the Baskervilles, |
1902 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 868.00 |
