Forum Auctions: Online only: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online only: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 91,344.50 |
| Auction Date | July 30, 2020 - July 30, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 44,460.00 |
| Sale Number | #2166 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 63,410.00 |
| Total Lots | 296 | ||
| Sold Lots | 263 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 53,120.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.85% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 75,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 120.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Austen (Jane) Montagu George Knight; Austen-Leigh (Rev. James Edward) | A Memoir of Jane Austen by her Nephew |
1870 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 265 | Anglo-Chinese School (19th century) | Twelve pith paper drawings of ceremonial scenes |
19th century | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,950.00 |
| 283 | Gheyn II (Jacques de, 1565-1629) | St Mary Magdalene |
circa 1590 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 2 | Britton (John) and Edward Wedlake Brayley, | The Beauties of England and Wales |
1801-15 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 35 | Moxon (Elizabeth) | English Housewifery. Exemplified in about Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts... |
1749 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 63 | Le Jeune de Boullencourt. Description Generale de L'Hostel Royale des Invalides etabli par Louis le Grand dans le Plaine de Grenelle pres Paris |
1683 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,500.00 | |
| 232 | Criddle (Norman) | Wild Flowers of Manitoba |
1904 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,500.00 |
| 261 | Gutzlaff (Karl Friedrich August ) | [The Perfect Man's Model] |
1836 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 69 | Thorvaldsen (Bertel) | Le statue e li bassirilievi inventati e scolpiti in marmo dal cavaliere Alberto Thorwaldsen scultore danese |
1811 issued c.1817. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 164 | Montaigne (Michel de) | Essayes |
1613 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 40 | Segneri (Paolo) | Manna Animaæ seu Exercitium ... |
1699 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 218 | Beerbohm (Max) | The Works |
1922 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 247 | Turgan (Julien) | Les Ballons. Histoire de la locomotion aérienne depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours |
1851 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 272 | Hasegawa (Keika) | 28 woodblock prints from 'Keika Hyaku Kiku [One hundred chrysanthemums]' |
circa 1893-1905 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 223 | Le Carré (John) | The Looking-Glass War |
1965 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 235 | Anglo-Indian School (circa 1840s) | Collection of fourteen original watercolours |
circa 1840s | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 179 | Murder trial.- The genuine trial of Samuel Goodere, Esq; (late commander of the Ruby Man of War) |
1740 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,000.00 | |
| 264 | Anglo-Chinese School (19th century) | Six pith paper drawings of ladies in interiors |
19th century | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 288 | Bibiena (Ferdinando Galli) after. | [Varie opere di Prospettiua...] |
18th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 75 | Lang (Andrew) | The Grey Fairy Book |
1900 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 194 | Johnson (Samuel) | Dictionary of the English Language together with A History of the Language |
1827 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 4 | Turnor (Edmund) | Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham |
1806 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 94 | Choderlos de Laclos (Pierre-Ambroise-François) | Les Liaisons dangereuses |
1782 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 190 | Gibbon (Edward) | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
1807 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 158 | King's Counsel.- Edward VII.- Letters Patent appointing William Alfred Meek as King's Counsel |
1903 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 715.00 |
