Second Story Books: Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books | Total Sales (USD) | 23,940.00 |
| Auction Date | June 26, 2021 - June 26, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,130.00 |
| Sale Number | #62621 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 49,225.00 |
| Total Lots | 164 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 206,385.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 12.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 266,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 143 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 8.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Johann Baptist Homann. | Grosser Atlas über die gantze Welt. |
1731 | USD 28,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 13 | Samuel Ireland. | Graphic Illustrations of Hogarth, from Pictures, Drawings, and Scarce Prints in the Possession of Samuel Ireland…. |
1794 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 35 | Sir Thomas Malory. Aubrey Beardsley [illustrator]. | Le Morte D’Arthur. |
1893 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 64 | Erik Larsen. | The Paintings of Anthony van Dyck. Freren |
1988 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,350.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 19 | P. Vergilius Maro; Antonius Ambrogi. | Bucolica Georgica et Aeneis Ex Cod. Mediceo-Laurentiano descripta ab Antonio Ambrogi Florentino S.J…. |
1763-1765 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 26 | Charles Dickens. | The Battle of Life: A Love Story. |
1846 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 27 | Charles Dickens. | The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. |
1845 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 33 | Major W. Hough. | A Narrative of the March and Operations of the Army of the Indus, in the Expedition to Affghanistan in the Years 1838-1839 . |
1841 | USD 450.00 - 800.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 38 | Francesco Rosaspina [editor]. | La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Arti in Bologna. |
1830 | USD 650.00 - 800.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 15 | Flavius Josephus, George Henry Maynard, Rev. Edward Kimpton. | The Whole Genuine and Complete Works of Flavius Josephus the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior. Also a Continuation of the History of the Jews from Josephus down to the Present Time, Including a Period of More Than One Thousan |
1792 | USD 600.00 - 750.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 62 | J. de Maere and M. Wabbes. | Illustrated Dictionary of 17th Century Flemish Painters. |
1994 | USD 600.00 - 750.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 92 | Coronelli | Map of Corfu, c. 1690 |
c. 1690 | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 59 | Jim Rikhoff. | Hunting the African Leopard. |
1995 | USD 450.00 - 600.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 112 | Howard Carter; A.C. Mace; Harry Burton. | The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen [Discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter], Volume One. |
1923 | USD 250.00 - 325.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 106 | Lady Anne Blunt. | Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates. |
1879 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 124 | G.I. Kheirallah. | Islam and the Arabian Prophet. |
1938 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 150 | Rudolph C. Slatin. F.R. Wingate, translator. | Fire and Sword in the Sudan: A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895. |
1896 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 159 | Walter Tyndale. | Below the Cataracts: Written and Illustrated with Sixty Plates in Colour. |
1907 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 102 | Fannie Fern Andrews. | The Holy Land under Mandate. |
1931 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 72.00 |
| 114 | Edward S. Creasy. | History of the Ottoman Turks. |
1878 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 129 | H.O. Lock; Allenby Viscount. | The Conquerors of Palestine through Forty Centuries. |
1920 | USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 48.00 |
