Bonhams: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 930,374.00 |
| Auction Date | November 27, 2018 - November 27, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 552,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #24635 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 831,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 215 | ||
| Sold Lots | 181 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 661,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 988,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 34 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Autograph draft of the Fantasiest?cke (Fantasy Pieces) for piano |
GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 224,750.00 | ||
| 90 | A Monograph of the Trochilidae |
1849-1861 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 47,500.00 | |
| 110 | Pride and Prejudice: A Novel... By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility" |
1813 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 47,500.00 | |
| 91 | The Birds of Great Britain |
1862-1873 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 37,500.00 | |
| 67 | The Theatre of the Empire of Great-Britain |
1676 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 35,000.00 | |
| 201 | The Lord of the Rings |
1954-1955 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 | |
| 19 | Miracles of Mary |
17th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 | |
| 101 | Opticks: or |
1704 | GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 | |
| 129 | The Stranger |
1946; and 6 others | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 | |
| 156 | Casino Royale |
1953 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 | |
| 102 | Nederlandsche Vogelen |
1770-1829 | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 | |
| 116 | Poems |
1633 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 11,250.00 | |
| 167 | Autograph manuscript of his poem 'Recessional' |
3 September 1898: 'ALL OUR POMP OF YESTERDAY/ IS ONE WITH NINEVEH AND TYRE!/ JUDGE OF THE NATIONS, SPARE US YET/ LEST WE FORGET ? LEST WE FORGET!' ? the poem that marks the climax of the British Empire, and its imminent decline. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 | |
| 82 | Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis |
1697-1701 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 | |
| 175 | WEATHERLY (FREDERIC E.) A Happy Pair... Illustrated by H.B.P. |
1890 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 | |
| 2 | DONKIN (MAJOR R.) | Military Collections and Remarks |
1777 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 23 | Series of some 220 autograph letters signed by Lieutenant-General Sir Mark Cubbon |
1834-1861 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 92 | Asiatic Birds: Fifty-Four Specimens Selected from 'The Birds of Asia' |
1890 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 124 | Moby-Dick; or |
1851 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 169 | Prince Caspian. The Return to Narnia |
1951; The Silver Chair | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 37 | Collection of portrait photographs |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 | ||
| 202 | The Lord of the Rings |
1954-1955 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 | |
| 215 | Brideshead Revisited. The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder |
1945; together with 4 autograph letters signed by Arthur Waugh (5) | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 6,875.00 | |
| 50 | Opera |
-147609 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,250.00 | |
| 84 | Letter signed and subscribed ("I beg leave to remain Dear Sir yours faithfully Charles Darwin") |
1874, | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
