Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 82,575.50 |
| Auction Date | May 06, 2021 - May 06, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 41,535.00 |
| Sale Number | #2199 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 59,610.00 |
| Total Lots | 308 | ||
| Sold Lots | 278 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 46,485.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 66,760.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 30 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 123.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Photius, Saint | Photius, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople. Bibliotheke tou Photiou graece, |
1601 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 4,000.00 |
| 23 | Sa'di (Abu 'Abd Allah Musharrif al-Din) | Gulistan Rosarium politicum..., contemporary vellum, |
1651 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,750.00 |
| 233 | War Office (Geographical Section), and others. | Collection of six detailed maps of the Arabian Peninsula |
1940s or slightly later | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 3 | Virgilius Maro (Publius) | Virgilius, post omnes omnium editiones accurate emendatus, |
1545 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 162 | Frith (William Powell) | John Leech His Life and Work |
1891 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,125.00 |
| 253 | Jarvis (J. Antonio) | Brief History of the Virgin Islands, first edition, |
1938 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 254 | Jarvis (J. Antonio) | Virgin Islands Picture Book, first edition |
1948 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 297 | Hogarth (William) | The Analysis of Beauty, ink annotations, with facsimile trade card, |
1772 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 187 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the First and Second -Eighth Meetings..., 7 vol. |
1833-39 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 97 | Foxe (John) | Book of Martyrs The Ecclesiasticall History contaynyng the Actes and Monuments..., 2 vol., |
1570 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 99 | Bible, English. The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages |
1585 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 | |
| 107 | Lloyd (William) | A Letter to Dr. Sherlock, in Vindication of that Part of Jesephu's History..., first edition, |
1691 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 217 | Dodwell (Edward) | A Classical and Topographical Tour Through Greece, 2 vol., first edition |
1819 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 282 | Whistler (James Abbott McNeill), Manner of. | The Doge's Palace, Venice, |
late 19th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 100 | Bible (The)..., |
1599 ?1639 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
| 256 | Vigne (G. T.) | Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskado..., first edition |
1842 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 48 | Hume (John Robert) | Copy Letter of Sir Frederick Ponsonby's account of the Battle of Waterloo t."o his mother Henrietta Ponsonby, Lady Bessborough, watermarked |
1815 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 183 | Sainte-Claire Deville (Henri Étienne) | De L'Aluminium. Ses propriétés, sa fabrication et ses applications, rare first edition, |
1859 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 11 | Virgilius Maro (Publius) | Bucolica, Georgica et Aeneis, first Baskerville edition, |
1757 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 136 | American Indian Meal and Hominy Receipt Book (The): being a collection of American Receipts adapted to the English tastes, |
1847 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 750.00 | |
| 211 | Rainsford (Marcus) | An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti, first edition, engraved plates, |
1805 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 248 | Shattuck (George Burbank) | The Bahama Islands, |
1905 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 46 | Poetry and Commonplace Book |
1797 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 687.50 | |
| 179 | Diderot & D'Alembert. | Encyclopédie méthodique, |
1797 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 307 | Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, 8 issues, colour lithographs by Matisse & others, |
1938-46 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 687.50 |
