Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 57,555.60 |
| Auction Date | December 10, 2020 - December 11, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 37,225.00 |
| Sale Number | #7653 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 52,185.00 |
| Total Lots | 695 | ||
| Sold Lots | 578 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 87,595.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.17% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 116,425.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 117 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 49.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464 | JAMES STANIER CLARKE AND JOHN M'ARTHUR | THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, KB |
1809 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,380.00 |
| 133 | FRANK LAURENCE LUCAS (ED) | THE GOLDEN COCKEREL GREEK ANTHOLOGY, ill Lettice Sandford |
1937 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,200.00 |
| 135 | TYRIUS APOLLONIUS | HISTORIA APOLLONII REGIS TYRI, trans Paul Turner |
1956 | GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,176.00 |
| 63 | MARK SEVERIN | 3 titles: L'ESCAPADE DE LA STATUE, THE STATUE'S ESCAPADE, A STORY WITH FOUR ENGRAVINGS |
2002 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,104.00 |
| 583 | GEORGE SANDYS | A RELATION OF A JOURNEY BEGUN AN DOM 1610 FOURE BOOKES CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE OF AEGYPT, OF THE HOLY LAND |
1652 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,080.00 |
| 259 | RAPINDRANATH TAGORE | GITANJALI (SONG OFFERINGS), intro W B Yeats |
1912 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 1,056.00 |
| 134 | EVADNE LASCARIS (PSEUD) | THE GOLDEN BED OF KYDNO, trans Powys Mathers |
1935 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 984.00 |
| 552 | FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD & CHARLES PARKIN | AN ESSAY TOWARDS A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK..., |
1805-10 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 960.00 |
| 607 | The Rolling Stones, autograph signatures in album |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 864.00 | ||
| 71 | JOHN DRINKWATER | LOYALTIES, A BOOK OF POEMS |
[1918] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 840.00 |
| 137 | [RICHARD OF HOLDINGHAM] | THE HEREFORD WORLD MAP, MAPPA MUNDI |
2010 | GBP 250.00 - 300.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 319 | FOLIO SOCIETY | 41 titles, 39 in slip-cases |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 744.00 | |
| 128 | EDWARD YOUNG | NIGHT THOUGHTS, ill William Blake |
2005 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 660.00 |
| 117 | GEOFFREY CHAUCER | THE WORKS, |
2002 | GBP 350.00 - 400.00 | GBP 624.00 |
| 318 | FOLIO SOCIETY | 36 slip-cased titles, from the collection of Derek Cottam |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 124 | JOHN BUNYAN | THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, ill Blair Hughes-Stanton & Gertrude Hermes |
1928 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 654 | WILLIAM SMITH | ESSEXIAE COMITATUS, engraved hand coloured map |
1602 | GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 558 | GRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF SOUTHTOWN ACADEMY, (cover title) |
circa 1820 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 528.00 | |
| 421 | ROBERT BARCLAY | AN APOLOGY FOR THE TRUE CHRISTIAN DIVINITY AS THE SAME IS HELD FORTH AND PREACHED BY THE PEOPLE CALLED IN SCORN QUAKERS BEING A FULL EXPLANATION AND VINDICATION OF THEIR PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES, |
1678 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 480.00 |
| 194 | REX WARNER | THE AERODROME, A LOVE STORY |
1941 | GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | GBP 456.00 |
| 649 | JOHN SPEED | NORFOLK..., engraved hand coloured map [1627] |
GBP 400.00 - 450.00 | GBP 456.00 | |
| 206 | AGATHA CHRISTIE | 39 titles:, |
2006-08 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 444.00 |
| 316 | JAMES THOMSON | THE SEASONS...ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS BY F BARTOLOZZI, RA AND P W TOMKINS |
1797 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 420.00 |
| 413 | GEORGE FOX | COMPASSION TO THE CAPTIVES WHEREIN IS SHEWN UNTO THEM THE WAY OF GOD WHICH IS BUT ONE, WHICH IS NOT KNOWN IN THE MANY SECTS AND OPINIONS THAT ARE IN THE DARK WORLD BUT IN THE LIGHT WHICH COMES FROM CHRIST WHICH CONDEMNS THE WORLD WITH ITS DEEDS SO THEY TH |
1662 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 420.00 |
| 435 | THE BIBLE THAT IS..., London, Robert Barker, 1607, all leaves before ff64 with mainly extensive rodent damage, collates complete from ff64 (usual mispagination), although final 16 leaves with part loss at top right corners, red ruled throughout, folio, di | , |
GBP 400.00 - 450.00 | GBP 420.00 |
