Bonhams: WASSENAAR ZOO A Dutch Private Library
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | WASSENAAR ZOO A Dutch Private Library | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,723,497.00 |
| Auction Date | May 30, 2018 - May 30, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 968,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #24913 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 235 | ||
| Sold Lots | 228 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,006,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.02% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | GOULD (JOHN) | The Birds of Australia |
1840-1848-1851-1869 | GBP 100,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 187,500.00 |
| 85 | GOULD (JOHN) AND RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE | The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, Including Many New Species Recently Discovered in Australia… |
1875-88 | GBP 40,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 102,500.00 |
| 121 | LEAR (EDWARD) | Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots: the greater part of them species hitherto unfigured… |
1830-1832 | GBP 40,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 90,000.00 |
| 80 | GOULD (JOHN) | The Mammals of Australia |
1845-1863 | GBP 50,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 72,500.00 |
| 83 | GOULD (JOHN) | The Birds of Asia |
1850-1883 | GBP 60,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
| 128 | LEVAILLANT (FRANÇOIS) | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus |
1801-1806 | GBP 20,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 65,000.00 |
| 77 | GOULD (JOHN) | The Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands |
1837-1838 | GBP 10,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 56,250.00 |
| 81 | GOULD (JOHN) | A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds |
1849-1861 | GBP 50,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 52,500.00 |
| 74 | GOULD (JOHN) | Birds of Europe |
1832-1837 | GBP 40,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 43,750.00 |
| 60 | ELLIOT (DANIEL GIRAUD) | A Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants |
1870-1872 | GBP 35,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 42,500.00 |
| 64 | ELLIOT (DANIEL GIRAUD) | Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of Cats |
1878-1883 | GBP 25,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 41,250.00 |
| 84 | GOULD (JOHN) | Birds of Great Britain |
1862-1873 | GBP 30,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 37,500.00 |
| 142 | MALHERBE (ALFRED) | Monographie des picidées ou histoire naturelle des picidés, picumninés, yuncinés ou torcols |
1859-1861-1862 | GBP 15,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 196 | SELBY (JOHN PRIDEAUX) | Illustrations of British Ornithology |
1833, 1841 | GBP 15,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 75 | GOULD (JOHN) | A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans |
1834 | GBP 20,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 202 | SHARPE (RICHARD BOWDLER) | Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-Birds |
1891-1898 | GBP 15,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 22,500.00 |
| 1 | ALDROVANDI (ULISSE) | Opera omnia |
GBP 10,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 20,000.00 | |
| 127 | LEVAILLANT (FRANÇOIS) | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique, 6 vol., |
1805-1808 | GBP 7,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 20,000.00 |
| 230 | WILSON (SCOTT BARCHARD) and ARTHUR HUMBLE EVANS | Aves Hawaiienses: the Birds of the Sandwich Islands |
1890-99 | GBP 5,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 20,000.00 |
| 45 | DESCOURTILZ (JEAN-THEODORE) | Ornithologie Brésilienne, ou histoire des oiseaux du Brésil, remarquables par leur plumage, leur chant our leurs habitudes |
?1852-56 | GBP 10,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 146 | MATHEWS (GREGORY M.) | The Birds of Australia |
1910-1927-1928 | GBP 7,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 197 | SELIGMANN (JOHANN MICHAEL) | Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel, |
1749-1776 | GBP 8,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 17,500.00 |
| 5 | AUDEBERT (JEAN BAPTISTE) AND LOUIS JEAN PIERRE VIEILLOT | Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques: Histoire naturelle et générale des colibris, oiseaux-mouches, jacamars et promerops. II: ...des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis |
1800-1802 | GBP 10,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
| 76 | GOULD (JOHN) | Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons |
1835-1838 | GBP 10,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
| 178 | ROTHSCHILD (LIONEL WALTER) | The Avifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands: With a Complete History to Date of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions, |
1893-1900 | GBP 6,000.00 - 0.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
