Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 888,577.00 |
| Auction Date | November 19, 2020 - November 19, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 454,870.00 |
| Sale Number | #1068 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 642,230.00 |
| Total Lots | 446 | ||
| Sold Lots | 388 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 523,370.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 738,830.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 58 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 120.27% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | Spenser (Edmund) | Epithalamion and Amoretti |
1903 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 35 | Early Railways. | [Beginning of the World's Railways (The): Original Letters |
v.d. | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 |
| 379 | Sangorski (Alberto). Spenser (Edmund) | Una and the Redcross Knight |
[1916]. | GBP 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 25,000.00 |
| 33 | Early Railways. | [Beginning of the World's Railways (The): Pictorial Engravings] |
v.d. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 65 | Nichol (Andrew) | Five Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 | |
| 283 | [Spinoza (Benedictus de)] | A Treatise Partly Theological |
1689 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 303 | Smith (Adam) | [An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations] |
1811, 1817. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 12,500.00 |
| 58 | Linde (C.) | Brasil Estrada de Ferro de D.Pedro II: Vistas dos pontos mais importantes... |
1865 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 11,250.00 |
| 251 | Hardinge (J.S., Royal Navy, midshipman) | Log Book on HMS Raleigh |
1894-96. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 10,625.00 |
| 389 | Calligraphic manuscript. | Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat |
1906 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 |
| 268 | Bible |
1585 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 | |
| 377 | Walton (Izaak) | The Complete Angler |
1815 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 408 | Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) | Faust |
1906-10. | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 334 | Fleming (Ian) | Casino Royale |
1953 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 10 | Bradshaw (George) | Bradshaw's Railway Companion |
1840-46. | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 122 | Blaeu (Willem Janszoon) and Johannes Blaeu. | Le Theatre du Monde |
1645 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 17 | Bury (Thomas Talbot) | Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
1832 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 163 | World. | [Photograph Albums] |
c.1900. | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 356 | Milne (A. A.) | Winnie-the-Pooh |
1926 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 368 | Wheatley (Dennis) | The Devil Rides Out |
1934 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 278 | Taylor (Jeremy) | Symbolon Ethiko-polemikon; or a Collection of Polemical and Moral Discourses |
1657 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 406 | Shakespeare (William) | Die Tragische Geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Daenemark |
1929 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 225 | Medieval Seal Matrices. Collection of c. 50 Medieval Seal Matrices |
v.d. [14th - 16th centuries] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 | |
| 445 | Szyk (Arthur, Polish-Jewish book illustrator and political artist, 1894-1951) | Pax Teutonica... |
1939 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
| 309 | Dumas (Alexandre) | The Count of Monte-Cristo |
1846 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
