John Nicholson Fine Art Auctioneer: Books and Manuscripts, 2886058, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 02, 2013 - July 02, 2013
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | JENKINS (T.) | Roses and Rose Culture |
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, | 1892 | GBP 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 293 | FRIEND (H.) | Flowers and Flower Lore, |
London | 1884 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown |
| 294 | PHILLIPS (H.) | Floral Emblems, |
London | 1825 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 295 | LANGUAGE of FLOWERS, |
London | 1847 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 296 | TYAS (R.) | Favourite Field Flowers, |
London | 1848 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown |
| 297 | The Amateur Menagerie Club Year Book, |
London | N/A | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 298 | Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated .... BIRDS, |
Chiswick | 1831 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 299 | DORSET NATURAL History & Antiquarian Field Club, |
Dorchester | 1891 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 300 | ORCZY (Emmuska, Baroness) | a collection of mostly FIRST LONDON EDITIONS, |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 301 | STANLEY (H. M.) | Through the Dark Continent, |
London | 1899 | GBP 80.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
| 302 | STANLEY (H. M.) | In Darkest Africa or the Quest, |
London | 1890 | GBP 80.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
| 303 | LOFTING (H.) | Gub Gub's Book ..., |
London | 1932 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown |
| 304 | q. of booksellers catalogues (2 boxes). |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Unknown | ||
| 305 | Histoire de l'edition francaise, |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 70.00 | Unknown | ||
| 306 | PREVERT (J.) | La Pluie & le beau temps, |
Paris | 1955 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown |
| 307 | misc. books about books, |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown | ||
| 308 | A Bibliographical Dictionary ..., |
Liverpool | 1802 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 309 | NICHOLS (J.) | Biographical and Literary Anecdotes of William Bowyer, |
London | 1782 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 310 | TOPFFER (R.) | Premiers Voyages en Zigzag, |
Paris | 1860 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | Unknown |
| 311 | HUGHES (T.) | Tom Brown's School Days, |
London | N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown |
| 312 | IZACKE (R.) & (S.) | Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter |
London | 1724 | GBP 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 313 | MUCHA (Alfonse) | brass-faced printing plate for 'Autumn,' one of the 'Seasons' serried, |
1900 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown | |
| 314 | Letters of John Aitchison. An Ensign in the Peninsular War, |
1981 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | Unknown | ||
| 315 | misc. q. mostly France & U.K. incl. Murrays. (Q). |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | Unknown | ||
| 316 | HERODIAN of Alexandria | HERODIAN of Alexandria. His History of Twenty Roman Caesars..., |
London | 1620 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.