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Auction Name Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts - bidstart 7/7 Total Sales (GBP) 899,434.00
Auction Date July 14, 2020 - July 14, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 652,100.00
Sale Number #L20403 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 881,100.00
Total Lots 167
Sold Lots 99 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 957,700.00
% of Lots Sold 59.28% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 1,301,800.00
Unsold Lots 68 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 69.09%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
74 NEWTON, ISAAC

Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, London, 1687, contemporary vellum

 1687 GBP 280,000.00 - 350,000.00 GBP 375,000.00
145

Pfintzing, Tewrdannckhs, [Nuremberg, 1517], contemporary stamped calf over wooden boards

 1517 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 43,750.00
44 WAGNER, RICHARD

R. Wagner. Autograph manuscript prose draft for "Wieland der Schmied", [WWV 82], 1850

 1850 GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 GBP 35,000.00
98

Chronicles of England; Higden, Descrypcyon of Englonde, Wynkyn de Worde, 1497-1498, later calf gilt

 1497-1498 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 35,000.00
55 NERUDA, PABLO

Pablo Neruda, 16 letters, together with documents, photographs and telegrams to Paolo Ricci, 1950-1953

 1950-1953 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 22,500.00
63

Obshchii Gerbovnik Dvoryanskikh Rodov Vserossiiskiya Imperii, St Petersburg, [1798]-1840, 10 volumes

 1798-1840 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 22,500.00
6 BARTÓK, BÉLA

B. Bartók, 5 autograph letters to Frederick Delius, about the influence of folk music on his works, 1910-1911

 1910-1922 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 20,000.00
9 BIZET, GEORGES

G. Bizet, Autograph musical quotation of the 'Flower Song' from "Carmen", in the album of the first Don José, 1868-1875

 1868-1875 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 18,750.00
16 CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC

F. Chopin. Autograph note to his pupil the young prodigy Carl Filtsch, about his concert in Paris [April 1843]

 1843 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 17,500.00
69 EINSTEIN, ALBERT

A. Einstein. Autograph letter signed ("A.E.") about representing curved space-time in his Unified Field Theory, [1950]

 1950 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 17,500.00
3 BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN

J.S. Bach. First edition full score of the St. Matthew Passion, Berlin 1830

 1830 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 15,000.00
18 GOUNOD, CHARLES

Ch. Gounod. Autograph manuscript of "Saint-François d'Assise", in a fine "Gothic" binding by Gruel, 1891

 1891 GBP 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 13,750.00
57 GUMILEV, NIKOLAY

N. Gumilev. Autograph manuscripts of two poems "Devochka" and "P'yanyy Dervish", 1921

 1921 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 11,250.00
123 IAMBLICHUS

Iamblichus, Venice, Aldus, 1497, later calf-backed marbled boards

 1497 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 11,250.00
19 GRANATA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA

G.B. Granata. Soavi concenti di sonate musicali per la chitarra spagnuola [guitar], Bologna: Giacomo Monti, 1659

 1659 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 10,000.00
61 PUSHKIN, ALEKSANDR SERGEEVICH

Pushkin, Eugene Onegin, St Petersburg, 1837, later red morocco gilt, miniature edition

 1837 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 10,000.00
8 BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN

L.van Beethoven. First edition, second issue of the Ninth Symphony op.125 [full score], Mainz & Paris, [c.1827]

 c.1827 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 8,125.00
21 LISZT, FRANZ

F. Liszt. Large lithographed portrait of Liszt in 1846, with an autograph musical quotation, signed ("FL")

 1846 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 8,125.00
1

Two folio albums of letters and manuscripts by Clara Schumann, Parry, Lind, Viardot, Spohr, Bülow and others, C19

 19th c GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 7,500.00
26 MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS

W.A. Mozart. First edition of the Piano and Wind Quintet in E flat, K.452, Augsburg: Gombart & Co. [1799]

 1799 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 7,500.00
50 FREDERICK THE GREAT

Frederick the Great, Autograph letter to his sister Anna Amalie of Prussia, about his lack of religious faith, 1762

 1762 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 6,875.00
53

Italian letters and manuscripts by Leopardi, Carducci, Pellico, Manzoni, Duse, Verga and others, mainly C19

 19th c GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 6,875.00
88

Bible, Polyglot, edited by Le Jay, Paris, 1629-1645, 10 volumes, contemporary speckled calf

 1629-1645 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 6,875.00
65 TOLSTOY, LEV NIKOLAEVICH

Tolstoy, Sochineniya, Moscow, 1873-1878, 11 volumes, original half green calf

 1873-1878 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 6,250.00
83

[Raccolta di 324 ritratti di artisti eccellenti, Florence, 1791-1796], 107 coloured engravings, modern drop-back box

 1791-1796 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 6,250.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
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