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Bonhams

Auction Info

Sale Name
Printed Books & Maps
Auction Date
02/24/2004 - 02/24/2004
Year of Sale
2004
Sale Number
#10889
Total Lots
652
Sold Lots
582
Lots Sold
89.3%
Unsold Lots
70
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (GBP)
295,570.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
162,850.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
235,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
238,040.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
335,370.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
88.13%
Currency
GBP
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
560,491.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
601 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings,

1954-1955

 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 30,550.00
396 UNITED STATES - A Treaty of Amity and of Commerce between the United States of America, and His Majesty, the King of Prussia,

1786

 GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 10,575.00
490 BLAKE (WILLIAM) Illustrations of the Book of Job,

1825 [but ?1874]

 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 8,812.50
528 VERGILIUS MARO (PUBLIUS) The Pastorals... with a Course of English Reading, Adapted for Schools... by Robert Johnson Thornton,

1821

 GBP 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 8,460.00
608 BAWDEN (EDWARD) Fifteen Engravings 1927-1929,

1988

 GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 6,815.00
535 BIBLE The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, King James' Great "She" Bible,

GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 6,815.00
590 FLEMING (IAN) Casino Royale,

[1953]

 GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 5,405.00
8 ALBUM A spectacular album comprising 80 leaves, containing numerous prints, engravings, mezzotints, coloured cutouts, etc.,

[compiled circa 1820]

 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 3,760.00
529 YOUNG (EDWARD) The Complaint, and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts,

1797

 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 3,290.00
9 MARTIALIS (MARCUS VALERIUS) [Epigrammata],

GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,937.50
79 MAGIC - CHUNG LING SOO. Marvellous Chinese Conjurer,

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,467.50
233 HUTCHINS (JOHN) The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset...

1861-1870

 GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 2,291.25
81 MANSA (JOHANN LUDWIG) Plans de jardins dans le goût anglais & instructions dans l'art de distribuer & planter de petits terrains,

[1798]

 GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 2,291.25
152 TUNNICLIFEE (CHARLES FREDERICK) A fine collection of approximately 150 works illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 2,115.00
272 HARRIS (JOHN) The History of Kent,

1719

 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,115.00
158 COKAYNE (GEORGE EDWARD) A collection of approximately 80 volumes from the collection of G. E. Cokayne,

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 1,880.00
288 Cruttwell's Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Dorchester Journal,

1767

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 1,880.00
567 MINIATURE BOOKS, BRITISH POETS Jones's Diamond Poets & Classics,

[1826-1831]

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 1,880.00
150 SWAINSON (WILLIAM) Zoological Illustrations...

1820-23

 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,880.00
7 ALBUMS A collection of 6 albums, containing approximately 277 watercolour, pen and ink drawings, drawn and compiled by H.G.M. Kirkby,

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 1,821.25
138 HAYES (WILLIAM) A Natural History of British Birds,

[1771]-1775

 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,762.50
340 SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE /book_records/587522

1844

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,762.50
479 STEWART (MATTHEW) The Distance of the Sun from the Earth Determined by the Theory of Gravity,

1763

 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 1,645.00
38 CHURCHILL (WINSTON SPENCER) The Second World War. Volume III. The Grand Alliance,

1950

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,586.25
37 CHURCHILL (WINSTON S.) The Second World War. Volume IV. The Hinge of Fate,

1950

 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 1,586.25
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    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.