Sothebys: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 1,506,129.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2017 - December 11, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,115,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #n09658 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,607,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 351 | ||
| Sold Lots | 218 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,969,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,853,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 133 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307 | [FLEMISH FLOWER MANUSCRIPT] | LILLE, SPANISH NETHERLANDS: 1630 |
1630 | USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 130 | Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark | HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK, |
1814 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 339 | Shakespeare, William | COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE TRUE ORIGINALL COPIES. THE SECOND IMPRESSION. |
1632 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 341 | Tolkien, J.R.R. | THE HOBBIT OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN. |
1937 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 329 | Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de | ESSAYES WRITTEN IN FRENCH BY MICHAEL LORD OF MONTAIGNE ... |
1613 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 281 | [Bible in Chinese] | [THE NEW TESTAMENT]. |
1894 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 138 | Dickens, Charles | THE WORKS. |
1906–1908 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 337 | Saxton, Christopher, and Philip Lea | THE SHIRES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. |
C.1730 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 296 | Cook, Captain James | [COMPLETE SET OF THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK] |
1773 | USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 352 | Sun Yat-sen | Letter Signed "Sun Wen" |
[1922] | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 315 | Hemingway, Ernest | Two autograph letters signed ("Ernie") to Frances Coates |
1918 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 65 | Gray, John Edward | ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HARWICKE. |
1830-32 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 36 | Daniell, Samuel | A PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATION OF THE SCENERY, ANIMALS, AND NATIVE INHABITANTS, OF THE ISLAND OF CEYLON. |
1808 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 62 | Frost, Arthur Burdett | SHOOTING PICTURES. |
1895 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 302 | Dickens, Charles | A CHRISTMAS CAROL. IN PROSE. BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS. |
1843 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 304 | Edwards, George | ANIMALS [HISTOIRE NATURELLE D'OISEAUX PEU COMMUNS: ET D'AUTRES ANIMAUX RARES & QUI N'ONT PAS ÉTE DECRITS]. |
1743, 1747, 1750, 1751. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 51 | D'Oyly, Charles, Sir | VIEWS OF CALCUTTA AND ITS ENVIRONS. |
1848 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 306 | Flaubert, Gustave | MADAME BOVARY. MOEURS DE PROVINCE. |
1857 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 104 | Powell, John Wesley | CANYONS OF THE COLORADO. |
1895 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 219 | Hemingway, Ernest | FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. |
1940 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 300 | Delacroix, Eugene and Others | SOCIÉTÉS DES AQUA-FORTISTES EAUX-FORTES MODERNES OEUVRES INÉDITES ET ORIGINALES. |
1862-1866 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 327 | Mitchell, Margaret | GONE WITH THE WIND. |
1936 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 343 | Tolkien, J.R.R. | [THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY] — THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. — THE TWO TOWERS. — THE RETURN OF THE KING. |
1954, 1955 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 10 | Blagdon, Francis William and James Hunter | A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN INDIA, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIODS OF ANTIQUITY TO THE TERMINATION OF THE LATE MAHRATTA WAR. |
1805 BUT C. 1828 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 64 | Graham, Frederick Ulric | NOTES OF A SPORTING EXPEDITION IN THE FAR WEST OF CANADA 1847. |
1898 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
