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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267 | THOMPSON (R.) & WATSON (W.) | The Gardener's Assistant |
London | 1910 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 268 | AMHERST (Alicia) | History of Gardening in England, |
London | 1895 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | Unknown |
| 269 | COBBETT (W.) | The English Gardener, |
London | 1845 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 270 | SCOTT (F.) | The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds, |
1872 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 271 | LOUDON (J. C.) | The Gardener's Magazine, |
London | 1826 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown |
| 272 | BEETON'S Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, |
London | 1900 | GBP 40.00 - 70.00 | Unknown | |
| 273 | GEORGE FORREST, V.M.H. | Explorer and Botanist ..., |
1935 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown | |
| 274 | FLORIST'S JOURNAL and Gardener's Record ..., |
London | 1830 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 275 | J. W. L.] | BRITISH WILD FLOWERS, |
London | 1850 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 276 | PRATT (Anne) | Wild Flowers, |
London | 1853 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 277 | PRATT (Anne) | Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain, |
London | 1860 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 278 | LOWE (E.) | A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, |
London | 1865 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 279 | HEATH (F. G.) | The Fern Portfolio, |
London | 1885 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 280 | BRITTEN (J.) | European Ferns, |
London | 1880 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 281 | PHILLIPS (H.) | Sylva Florifera : the Shrubbery ..., |
London | 1823 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 282 | [SOWERBY BOTANICAL PLATES] an octavo volume, |
London | 1790 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 283 | THOMSON (W.) | A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine, |
Edinburgh | 1862 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown |
| 284 | MAUND (B.) | The Botanic Garden, |
London | 1825 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 285 | FLOWER-GARDEN, |
London | 1838 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 286 | [AITKIN (J.)] | The Woodland Companion, |
London | 1820 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 287 | FORSYTH (W.) | A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees, |
London | 1803 | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 288 | MILLER (P.) | The Gardeners Kalendar, |
London | 1762 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown |
| 289 | BURBERRY (H.) | The Amateur Orchid Cultivator's Guide Book |
London | 1940 | GBP 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 290 | SOWERBY (J.)& JOHNSON (C.) | Grasses of Great Britain |
London | N/A | GBP 40.00 - 70.00 | Unknown |
| 291 | GREEN (C.) | Flora of the Liverpool District, |
Liverpool | 1902 | GBP 25.00 - 50.00 | 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.