Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper
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| Auction Name | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 95,248.75 |
| Auction Date | November 25, 2020 - November 25, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 47,770.00 |
| Sale Number | #2179 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 67,690.00 |
| Total Lots | 303 | ||
| Sold Lots | 287 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 51,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.72% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 72,680.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 131.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | Orwell (George) | Nineteen Eighty-Four, |
1949 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 120 | Casanova di Seingalt (Giacomo) | The Memoirs of ..., 12 vol. |
1922 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 278 | Carter (Howard) and A.C. Mace. | The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen |
1927-30. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 176 | Hersey (John) | Hiroshima, |
1946 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 47 | Levaillant (François) | Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets |
1989 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 88 | Smith (Adam) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, |
1805 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 105 | Jevons (William Stanley) | Notice of a General Mathematical Theory of Political Economy, in Report of the Thirty-Second Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science |
1863 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 180 | King (Stephen) | Salem's Lot, |
1976 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 280 | Maspero (Gaston) | History of Egypt. Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria |
1903-06. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 30 | Taylor (Ann and Jane) | Correspondence between a mother and her daughter at school, |
1818 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 43 | Escoffier (Auguste) | Le Guide Culinaire, |
1903 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 73 | Burthogge (Richard) | Prudential reasons for repealing the penal laws against all recusants, and for a general toleration, penn'd by a Protestant person of quality, Wing B6155 |
1687 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 122 | Dumas (Alexandre) | The Three Musketeers |
1925 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 160 | Fitzgerald (F. Scott) | The Great Gatsby |
1926 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 273 | Loudon (John Claudius) | Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum |
1838 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 69 | Guillim (John) | A Display of Heraldrie, armorial illustrations |
1632 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 201 | Sayers (Dorothy L.) | Busman's Honeymoon |
1937 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 113 | Froissart (Sir John) | Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries |
1901 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 127 | Churchill (Rudolph S.) | Winston S. Churchill: The Official Biography, 24 vol., |
1966-2000. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 131 | Atwood (Margaret) | The Handmaid's Tale, |
1986 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 133 | Boyd (William) | An Ice Cream War |
1982 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 128 | Montgomery (Field Marshall, Viscount) | El Alamein to the River Sangro |
1971 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 141 | Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle) | Bella-Vista, "Cher Théo, je suis toujours et toujours votre amie Colette" |
1937 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 145 | Crowley (Aleister) | Tannhauser. A Story of Our Time |
1907 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 150 | Dahl (Roald) | Matilda |
1988 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
