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Auction Info

Sale Name
VALUABLE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PRINTED BOOKS.
Auction Date
04/23/1934 - 04/23/1934
Year of Sale
1934
Sale Number
#23Apr1934
Total Lots
678
Sold Lots
640
Lots Sold
94.4%
Unsold Lots
38
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (GBP)
4,918.51
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
Inf%
Currency
GBP
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
2,291,180.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
278 CARMELIANUS, PETKUS CARMEN.

1508

GBP - 195.00
218 LISZT, Franz. 1811-1886 Hungarian Musician and Composer.

1886

GBP - 175.00
403 FRANKLIN, B. A very important Auto.

Decr. 29th, 1788

GBP - 170.00
107 MACROBIUS.

1472

GBP - 155.00
71 ARISTOTLE ETHICA AD NICOMACHUM [TRANSLATED BY LEONARDUS ARETINUS]

1473

GBP - 125.00
541 SPORTING MAGAZINE: OR MONTHLY CALENDAR of the Transactions of the Turf

1792-1870

GBP - 115.00
104 LIVY HISTOEIAE ROMANAE DECADES

1470

GBP - 88.00
551 REDOUTE, P. J. LES LILIACEES [avec Description par Decandolle, De la Roche et Raffeneau-Delile]

1802-16

GBP - 84.00
674 BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett 1806-11 A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - 80.00
170 WASHINGTON, George A VERY FINE A. L. s.

Sept. 2teh, 1777

GBP - 72.00
133 TRISTAN ET LA BELLE YSOLT MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM

XII CENT.

GBP - 68.00
347 HAMILTON, ANTOINE COMTE MEMOIRES DU COMTE DE GRAMMONT

1783

GBP - 62.00
314 BIBLE. The Bible, that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament

1535

GBP - 62.00
276 LA FONTAINE, J. Contes et Nouvelles

1743-4

GBP - 60.00
553 LIVINGSTONE, David Five A. L. s. and an A. L. (signature and portion of letter cut off)

1840

GBP - 58.00
603 GISSING, George Novelist.

1879-96

GBP - 52.00
625 DICKENS, C. A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - 40.00
40A ALCHEMY.

1588

GBP - 40.00
111 NICOLAUS DE AUXIMO La Quadriga Spirituale

27 Oct. 1475

GBP - 38.00
402 FRANKLIN, Benjamin A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

Jan. 19, 1783

GBP - 34.00
531 SEWELL, ANNA Black Beauty: his grooms and companions.

1877

GBP - 32.00
114 OCKAM, WILLIAM IN PRIMUM LIBRUM SENTENTTARUM

1483

GBP - 31.00
383 ADAMS, John Second President of the United States.

GBP - 31.00
443 WASHINGTON, George A fine A. L. s.

6 Oct. 1787

GBP - 31.00
315 BIBLE. The byble, that is the only holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament

1537

GBP - 30.00

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