Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd. | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,039,702.50 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2019 - November 21, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 504,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #1051 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 733,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 552 | ||
| Sold Lots | 492 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 593,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.13% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 857,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | Book of Hours.- Use of Rouen, manuscript on vellum, in Latin and French, illuminated with 14 … |
[1480s]. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 87,500.00 | |
| 326 | Purchas (Samuel) | Purchas his Pilgrimes. In Five Books..., 5 vol., first edition, 7 folding … |
1625-26. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 |
| 145 | Bohr (Niels) | On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules, first edition, presentation copy, … |
1913 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 470 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | Self-Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress, etching, c.1642 |
circa 1642 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
| 469 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | A Sleeping Puppy, etching with drypoint, c.1640 |
circa 1640 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 243 | De Quincey (Thomas) | Notes on English Divines, 2 vol., first edition, … |
1852 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 468 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | The Descent from the Cross: Second Plate, etching and engraving, … |
1633 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 527 | Turberville (George) | The booke of falconrie or havvking; for the onely delight and pleasure of all … |
1611 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 465 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | The artist's mother, head and bust: Three quarters right, etching, … |
1628 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 12,500.00 |
| 163 | Maxwell (James Clerk ) | A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 2 vol., first edition, Oxford, 1873. |
1873 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 11,875.00 |
| 327 | Boethius (Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus) | De consolatione philosophiae, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1476. |
1476 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 11,250.00 |
| 521 | Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Brodrick. | and William Brodrick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, … |
1873 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 11,250.00 |
| 467 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, etching, … |
circa 1630 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 |
| 471 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | The sleeping herdsman, etching, c.1644 |
circa 1644 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 146 | Bohr (Niels) | On The Quantum Theory of Line Spectra, 3 parts, first edition, Copenhagen, 1918-22. |
1918-22. | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 302 | Livingstone (David) | Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, … |
1857 | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 31 | Wynne (Ellis) | Gweledigaetheu y bardd cwsc. Visions of the sleeping bard, one of … |
1940 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 125 | Joyce (James) | Finnegan's Wake, first edition, one of 425 copies signed by the author, original red … |
1939 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 201 | Henry V (King of England and Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, 1386-1422) & Sir John Fastolf (soldier and landowner, 1380-1459) | Indenture agreement appointing Fastolf as … |
1421 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 303 | Accurate and Authentic Journal (An) | of the Siege of Quebec, 1759, first edition, for … |
1759 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 320 | Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata) | A Digest of the Different Castes of India..., first edition, 82 … |
1837 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 544 | Hope (Theodore C.), James Fergusson and Col. Thomas Biggs. | James Fergusson and Col. Thomas Biggs. Architecture at Ahmedabad, the … |
1866 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 39 | Dante Alighieri. | La Divina Commedia , limited edition, bound in russet morocco, gilt, … |
1928 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 288 | Shelley (Capt. G.E.) | A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds, first … |
1876-80. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 287 | Sharpe (Richard Bowdler) | A Monograph of the Alcedinidae: or, Family of Kingfishers, 120 … |
1868-71. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,750.00 |
