Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,680,340.25 |
| Auction Date | December 04, 2019 - December 04, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 707,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #25356 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,085,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 393 | ||
| Sold Lots | 340 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 866,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,334,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 53 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 125.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | DARWIN (CHARLES) | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
1859 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 150,062.50 |
| 35 | NIGHTINGALE (FLORENCE) | Autograph letter signed ("Florence Nightingale"), to Dawson W. Turner, |
1870 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 121,125.00 |
| 336 | SASSOON (SIEGRIED) | Vigils |
1934 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 121,125.00 |
| 127 | HOMER | [Hom?rou Ilias metabl?theisa palai eis koin?n gl?ssan] |
1526 | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 81,312.50 |
| 4 | Journal with a companion volume of watercolour illustrations, kept by Edward Pritchard, |
GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 43,812.50 | ||
| 152 | VARNHAGEN VON ENSE (KARL AUGUST) | Series of some three hundred and fifty autograph letters, mostly signed ("Varnhagen von Ense"), to Charlotte Williams Wynn: a passionate series containing avowals of love and, indeed, his proposal of marriage |
1836-1858 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 43,812.50 |
| 124 | CHRYSOLORAS (EMANUEL) | [Erotemata. Incipit: , Greek type |
c.1496 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 37,562.50 |
| 346 | ARDIZZONE (EDWARD) | The complete original artwork for "Tim to the Rescue" |
c.1949 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 37,562.50 |
| 347 | ARDIZZONE (EDWARD) | The complete original artwork for "Diana and Her Rhinoceros" |
c.1964 | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 37,562.50 |
| 52 | DARWIN (CHARLES) CAMERON (JULIA MARGARET) | CAMERON (JULIA MARGARET) Portrait photograph of Charles Darwin |
1868 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 22,562.50 |
| 234 | [The Newe Testament of oure Saviour Jesus Christe. Faythfully Translated oute of the Greke] |
1553 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 21,312.50 | |
| 125 | EURIPIDES | Tragoediae septendecim |
1503 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 20,062.50 |
| 145 | MORGHEN (FILIPPO) | Raccola delle cose piu notabili vedute da Giovanni Wilkins erudite Vescovo Inglese nel suo famoso viaggio dalla Terra alla Luna, … |
c.1767-1768 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 17,562.50 |
| 284 | GIACOMETTI (ALBERTO) | Paris sans fin |
1969 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 17,562.50 |
| 302 | PICASSO (PABLO) ILIAZD, Pseudonym of ILIA ZDANEVICH. | Pismo [in Russian] |
1948 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 17,562.50 |
| 72 | Three albums, titled "Pekin", "Hong Kong, Macao, Canton", "Shangha, Ningpo, Tiensin" |
GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 15,062.50 | ||
| 288 | Poème de l'angle droit |
1955 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 15,062.50 | |
| 374 | Camera Work. A Photographic Quarterly |
1905-1910 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 13,812.50 | |
| 148 | PROUST (MARCEL) | A la recherche du temps perdu. Du Côté de chez Swann |
1913 1914 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 12,562.50 |
| 129 | LAUDIVIO | Epistole Thurci |
1520 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 11,937.50 |
| 303 | PICASSO (PABLO) | [Poèmes et lithographies] |
1954 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 11,312.50 |
| 18 | NAFZAWI (UMAR IBN MUHAMMAD). | Cheikh Nefzaoui. [The Perfumed Garden] Traduite de l'Arabe par M. le baron R***, capitaine d'etat major |
1850 but 1876, dated 22 February 1877 in Arabic on errata | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 10,687.50 |
| 204 | LIVIUS (TITUS) | [Latinae historiae principis decas prima] |
1548 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 10,687.50 |
| 31 | NIGHTINGALE (FLORENCE) | Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency, and Hospital Administration of the British Army, Founded Chiefly on the Experience of the Late War... |
1858 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,062.50 |
| 121 | ALEXANDER OF APHRODISIAS | In topica Aristotelis, commentarii, |
1513 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 10,062.50 |
