Gorringes: Book Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Book Sale | Total Sales (GBP) | 72,280.95 |
| Auction Date | April 12, 2022 - April 12, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 32,630.00 |
| Sale Number | #41222 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 46,990.00 |
| Total Lots | 288 | ||
| Sold Lots | 256 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 35,520.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.89% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 51,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 141.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Churchill, Winston L. S., Sir | A History of the English-Speaking Peoples |
1956-58 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 6,150.00 |
| 277 | Early Eighteenth Century Manuscript Cookery. 'Eliz. Wood Her Booke. |
1708 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,166.00 | |
| 9 | Nash, Paul [illustrator] | Genesis. |
1924 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,198.00 |
| 43 | Anon (John Rodker) | Memoirs of Other Fronts. |
1932 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 2,091.00 |
| 131 | Erasmus, Desiderius | New Testament in Greek |
1524 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,091.00 |
| 13 | Evans, Myfanwy [editor] | Axis a Quarterly Review of Contemporary "Abstract" Paintings & Sculpture. |
1935-1937 | GBP 180.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,968.00 |
| 35 | Various [The Curwen Press] | The Curwen Press News-Letter. |
1932-1939 | GBP 250.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,722.00 |
| 283 | Austen, Jane | Pride and Prejudice... |
1894 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,230.00 |
| 48 | Piper, John | Paintings, Drawings & Theatre Designs |
1955 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,045.50 |
| 21 | Cleverdon, Douglas | The Engravings of David Jones a Survey. |
1981 | GBP 300.00 - 350.00 | GBP 861.00 |
| 279 | Christie, Agatha | 12 works - Partners in Crime |
nd | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 861.00 |
| 284 | Austen, Jane | Macmillan's Illustrated Standard Novels, comprising: Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Mansfield Park; Northanger Abbey and Persuasion; |
1897-1900 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 799.50 |
| 14 | Dallimore, W. And Nash, John- | Haslewood Books. Poisonous Plants Deadly |
1927 | GBP 100.00 - 120.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 40 | The Curwen Press | A Specimen Book of Types & Ornaments. |
1928 | GBP 250.00 - 300.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 71 | Tolkien, J.R.R | The Lord of the Rings |
1963 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 273 | Tolkien, J.R.R | Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring |
1961 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 738.00 |
| 267 | The Bible in English |
1615 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 676.50 | |
| 11 | Nash, Paul | Places. |
1922 | GBP 250.00 - 300.00 | GBP 615.00 |
| 132 | Erasmus, Desiderius | New Testament in Greek |
c.1540 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 615.00 |
| 146 | Le Carre, John | The Spy Who Came In From the Cold |
1963 | GBP 600.00 - 900.00 | GBP 615.00 |
| 5 | Hudson, Stephen | Céleste and Other Sketches. |
1930 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 565.80 |
| 134 | Forshaw, Joseph M. | Kingfishers and Related Birds - Part 1 (Vols 1 & 2): Aeliniidae |
1983-85 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 565.80 |
| 50 | Thomas, Ronald Stuart | The Mountains |
1968 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 492.00 |
| 26 | Coleridge, Samuel Taylor | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. |
1929 | GBP 200.00 - 220.00 | GBP 467.40 |
| 51 | Thomas, Dylan | Deaths and Entrances |
1984 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 467.40 |
