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Auction Info

Sale Name
Angling Auction
Auction Date
04/06/2024 - 04/06/2024
Year of Sale
2024
Sale Number
#Angling Auction
Total Lots
40
Sold Lots
35
Lots Sold
87.5%
Unsold Lots
5
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (GBP)
26,568.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
14,870.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
22,740.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
17,470.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
26,840.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
98.99%
Currency
GBP
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
33,581.50

Top twenty five by sale price

View All Auction Lots.
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
350 Halford F.M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly, The New Dry Fly Patterns, The Manipulation of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of Their Use,

1910

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 3,120.00
355 The Flies of Dr. T.E. Pryce-Tannatt,

1949

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 3,120.00
352 Halford F.M. Dry Fly Entomology, A Brief Description of the Leading Types of Natural Insects Serving as Food for Trout and Grayling,

1897

GBP 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 2,880.00
358 A very rare Edward Vom Hofe 1889 Tackle Catalogue,

1889

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 2,640.00
356 The Flies of Roger Wooley,

n.d. c. 1949

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 2,640.00
366 Creel Press Dry Flies in the Sunshine (The Flies of J.W. Dunne),

2008

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,920.00
353 F.M. Halford F.M. Halford Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice,

1889

GBP 1,300.00 - 1,800.00 1,800.00
469 Four framed displays of carp scales,

1952

GBP 160.00 - 260.00 1,440.00
347 Aldam W.H. A Quaint Treatise on Flees and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making,

1876

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 900.00
354 Halford F.M. The Making of a Fishery,

1895

GBP 600.00 - 900.00 696.00
359 A scarce Edward Vom Hofe 1912 Tackle Catalogue,

1912

GBP 500.00 - 800.00 576.00
360 A scarce Edward Vom Hofe 1917 Tackle Catalogue,

1917

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 456.00
368 Edwards O. Flytyer's Masterclass,

2009

GBP 250.00 - 450.00 408.00
363 An Edward Vom Hofe Tackle catalogue 1932,

1932

GBP - 408.00
361 An Edward Vom Hofe 1923 Tackle Catalogue,

1923

GBP 250.00 - 450.00 384.00
342 Zane Grey three b/w photographs;

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 300.00
362 An Edward Vom Hofe Tackle Catalogue, 1928,

1928

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 288.00
343 Drewett J. Hardy Brothers, the Master, the Men and Their Reels,

1998

GBP 250.00 - 450.00 240.00
372 The Fishing Gazette,

1927-1928

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 192.00
371 The Fishing Gazette,

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 192.00
373 The Fishing Gazette,

1930-1931

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 168.00
370 The Fishing Gazette,

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 168.00
367 Turner G Fishing Tackle -- The Ultimate Collector's Guide,

2009

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 168.00
346 Buller F. The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike,

1979

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 144.00
365 An Edward Vom Hofe Tackle Catalogue 1941,

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 144.00

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