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Bonhams

Auction Info

Sale Name
Books, Prints
Auction Date
05/19/2013 - 05/19/2013
Year of Sale
2013
Sale Number
#20966
Total Lots
248
Sold Lots
228
Lots Sold
91.9%
Unsold Lots
20
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
186,952.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
93,670.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
139,530.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
104,120.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
154,880.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
120.71%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
198,796.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4283 [CHINESE]. ZHANG, YUSHU; & WANG, HAO. P'ei wen yun fu. [Peiwen Yunfu] [WITH] Yun fu shi i [Yunfu Shiyi].

1711

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 8,750.00
4377 [SLANG.] E., B. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, in its Several Tribes, of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats, &c ... by B.E. Gent.

1699

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 4,750.00
4281 [CHINESE.] HSI, K'ANG. K'ang Hsi Tzu Tien. [?: ?

1716

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 4,375.00
4282 [CHINESE.] T'ONG, TING KU. (Ying U Tsap Ts'un) or The Chinese and English Instructor.

1862

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 3,500.00
4382 [SPANISH.] 1. LARRAMENDI, MANUEL DE. Diccionario trilingue del Castellano, Bascuence, y Latin.

1745

 USD 250.00 - 350.00 3,500.00
4197 BULLOKAR, JOHN. An English Expositor: Teaching the Interpretation of the Hardest Words Used in Our Language.

1656

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 3,500.00
4215 HARRIS, JOHN. Lexicon Technicum: or, an Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.

1704

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 3,125.00
4392 [VIETNAMESE.] 1. PIGNEAUX, P.J.; JEAN LUIS TABERD. Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum

1838

 USD 250.00 - 350.00 2,750.00
4296 [ENGLISH OCTAVOS.] 1. MARCHANT, JOHN. A New Complete English Dictionary....

1760

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 2,750.00
4297 [ENGLISH OCTAVOS.] A group of English octavo dictionaries, including: 1. SMITH, JOHN. The Mystery of Rhetorick Unveil'd.

1688

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 2,375.00
4367 [POCKET DICTIONARIES.] 1. BERLAIMONT. Colloquia et dictionariolum octo linguarum.

1631

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 2,250.00
4301 [ENGLISH.] 13 volumes, including: 1. BLOUNT, THOMAS. Glossographia.

1674

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 2,250.00
4163 Ellsworth Kelly (American, born 1923) Blue and Orange and Green (A. 16)

1964

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,250.00
4353 [LORD'S PRAYER?POLYGLOT.] CHAMBERLAYNE, JOHN. Oratio Dominica in diversas omnium fere gentium linguas versa.

1715

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 2,000.00
4244 TAPIA ZENTENO, CARLOS DE. Noticia de la lengua Huasteca, que en beneficio de sus nacionales....

1767

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 2,000.00
4333 [IRISH.] [MAC CURTIN, HUGH & CONOR O'BEGLEY.] The English Irish dictionary. An focloir bearla Gaoidheilge. Ar na chur a neagar le Conchobar o Beaglaoich mar don le congnamh Aodh bhridhe mac Cuirtin agus fós.

1732

 USD 700.00 - 900.00 2,000.00
4294 [ENGLISH DICTIONARIES.] 15 volumes including:1. RIDER, JOHN. Rider's Dictionarie Corrected....

1617

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 2,000.00
4234 PAOLINI, STEFANO. Dittionario Giorgiano e Italiano.

1629

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,875.00
4182 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) Les vieux messieurs (W. 57; D. 75; Adr. 80)

1894

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 1,875.00
4220 JOHNSON, SAMUEL. 1709-84. A Dictionary of the English Language. Various octavo editions of Johnson's Dictionary, total of 25 volumes including:1.

1756

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 1,875.00
4290 [DIALECTS.] WRIGHT, JOSEPH. The English Dialect Dictionary.

1898

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 1,875.00
4276 [CHINESE.] 8 volumes in 9, including:1. HAGER, JOSEPH. An Explanation of Elementary Characters of the Chinese.

1801

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 1,625.00
4150 Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Untitled (violin),

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,625.00
4295 [ENGLISH DICTIONARIES.] A group of morocco and calf bound English duodecimo dictionaries, including: 1. RAY. A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used.

1691

 USD 250.00 - 350.00 1,625.00
4272 [BRITISH ISLES.] 8 titles in 9 volumes including:1. Gazophylacium Anglicanum: Containing the Derivation of English Words....

1689

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 1,500.00
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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.
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    Sotheby’s
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    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.
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    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.