Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 551,090.50 |
| Auction Date | January 28, 2021 - January 28, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 268,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #1071 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 390,220.00 |
| Total Lots | 237 | ||
| Sold Lots | 214 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 296,280.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.30% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 431,120.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 127.83% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Schedel (Hartmann) | Schedel (Hartmann) Liber Chronicarum |
1493 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 42,500.00 |
| 97 | Brontë (Charlotte) | Brontë (Charlotte) Jane Eyre. An Autobiography |
1847 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 |
| 16 | [Greek Orthodox Church].- Menaion |
[c. 1400]. | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 20,000.00 | |
| 206 | Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. | Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes |
1824 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 58 | Miniature Bible.- Bible, English. The Holy Bible...Done into Verse |
1698 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 | |
| 93 | [Austen (Jane)] | [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel |
1816 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 22 | American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn |
1777 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 11,700.00 | |
| 176 | Germ (The): Thoughts towards Nature |
1850 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 | |
| 124 | Scott (Paul) | Scott (Paul) [The Raj Quartet] |
1966 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 221 | Serio-Comic map of Europe.- Anonymous. L' Europa Geografico-Politica, Veduta A Volo D' Oca |
[c. 1871]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 9,375.00 | |
| 231 | Polacco (Giorgio) | Astronomy.- Polacco (Giorgio) Anticopernicus catholicus, sev de terae statione |
1644 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 5 | [Forti (Girolamo)] | [Forti (Girolamo)] Inamoramento de' Rinaldo de Monte Albano et diverse ferocissime bataglie... |
1517 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 129 | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking Glass |
1893 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 |
| 113 | Dickens (Charles) | Nonesuch Press.- Dickens (Charles) [The Works] The Nonesuch Dickens |
1937-38. | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 173 | Burne-Jones (Sir Edward) | Burne-Jones (Sir Edward) The Work of Edward Burne-Jones |
[c.1900]. | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 195 | Nazraeli Press.- One Picture Book, Nos.1-100 [a complete set including variants] |
2000-17 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 | |
| 1 | Petrus Ravennas. | Mnemonics.- Petrus Ravennas. Phoenix seu De artificiosa memoria |
1491 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 27 | India.- Journal of a Voyage to India... |
1817 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 6,875.00 | |
| 70 | Boydell (John & Josiah) | Shakespeare.- Boydell (John & Josiah) A Collection of Prints from the Pictures painted for the Purpose of illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare |
1803-[05]. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 201 | Royal African Company | Africa.- Slave trade.- Royal African Company.- A New and Correct Map of the Coast of Africa |
1744 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 78 | Hardy (Thomas) | Hardy (Thomas) Far from the Madding Crowd |
1874 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 96 | [Austen (Jane)] | [Austen (Jane)] Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion |
1818 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 133 | Gillray (James) | Gillray (James) The Caricatures of Gillray; with Historical and Political Illustrations... |
[c. 1818-1824]. | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 177 | Hollyer (Frederick), attributed to. | Hollyer (Frederick), attributed to. [The Drawings of E. Burne-Jones] |
[c. 1890]. | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 95 | [Austen (Jane)] | [Austen (Jane)] Pride and Prejudice: A Novel |
1817 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
