Chiswick Auctions: Printed Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 114,752.85 |
| Auction Date | November 29, 2017 - November 29, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 59,090.00 |
| Sale Number | #112917 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 88,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 309 | ||
| Sold Lots | 246 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 73,410.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.61% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 110,530.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 63 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 103.82% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | SHARPE, Richard Bowdler (1847-1909). | Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-birds. |
1891-98. | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 30,750.00 |
| 138 | INDIAN MANUSCRIPT. | A Sikh manuscript written in Gurmukhi script , probably related to religious matter. |
first half of the 19th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 13,530.00 |
| 106 | FAYRER, Joseph, 1st Baronet (1824-1907). | The Thanatophidia of India being a Description of Venomous Snakes of the Indian Peninsula with an Account of the Influence of their Poison on Life and a Series of Experiments. |
1874 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,337.00 |
| 111 | [HENDLEY, Thomas Holbein (1847-1917)]. | Asian Carpets. XVI. XIIX: quae apud varios Auctores superant, fragmenta. Century Designs from the Jaipur Palaces. |
1905 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,968.00 |
| 288 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) - William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). | Romeo e Giulietta. |
1975 | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,968.00 |
| 326 | IQBAL, Sir Mohammed. | Poet of the East and Chughtai. |
1962 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,968.00 |
| 243 | CARY, John (1754-1835). | Carys Travellers Companion, or a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales. |
1791, 1792. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,845.00 |
| 263 | COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. | A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed ... In the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. |
1777 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,845.00 |
| 386 | RADIGUET, Raymond. | Le Bal du Comte dOrgel. Roman. |
1924 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,845.00 |
| 222 | SCRAP ALBUM [c. 1800]. |
c. 1800. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,599.00 | |
| 105 | DRESSER, Henry Eeles (1838-1915). | A Monograph of the Coraciidae, or Family of the Rollers. |
1893 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,353.00 |
| 353 | GERARD, Max. | Dal?. |
1968 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,353.00 |
| 307 | FORSTER, E. M. (1879 - 7 June 1970). | Alexandria: A History and a Guide. |
1922 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,168.50 |
| 327 | GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). | The Wind in the Willows. |
1908 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,045.50 |
| 157 | BONAPARTE, Napoleon. (1769 -1821). | ALS. |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 984.00 | |
| 110 | HENDERSON, George & Allan O. HUME. | Lahore to Yarkand. Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries Traversed. |
1873 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 861.00 |
| 281 | Thomas PENNANT (1726-1798). | The British Zoology. |
1766 | GBP 250.00 - 450.00 | GBP 861.00 |
| 188 | 17th CENTURY INCLUDING ELZEVIER. |
17th Century. | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 799.50 | |
| 193 | ELZEVIR | A collection of 17th century books printed by Elzevir. |
17th century | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 799.50 |
| 318 | KELMSCOTT PRESS - TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809 - 92). | Maud. A Monodrama. |
1893 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 799.50 |
| 207 | GLANVIL, Joseph (1636-1680). | Sadducismus Triumphatus: or, a full and plain Evidence, concerning Witches and Apparitions. |
1726 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 242 | BEEVERELL, James. | Les Delices de la Grand Bretagne & de LIrlande. |
1727 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 107 | HACHISUKA, Masauji (1903-53). | The Birds of the Philippine Islands with Notes on the Mammal Fauna. |
1931-35. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 676.50 |
| 170 | CORNEILLE, Pierre (1606-1684). | Surena G?n?ral des Parthes, trag?die. |
1675 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 676.50 |
| 283 | A large collection of frontispieces from different Atlases |
16th-18th century | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 676.50 |
