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Auction Name Books, Maps and Manuscripts Total Sales (GBP) 87,372.00
Auction Date November 23, 2022 - November 23, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 39,940.00
Sale Number #182 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 66,670.00
Total Lots 205
Sold Lots 185 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 44,530.00
% of Lots Sold 90.24% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 74,330.00
Unsold Lots 20 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 117.55%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2016 Rowling (J. K.).

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

 1997 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 10,800.00
2035 Aesop.

The Fables of Esope, translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by William Caxton, with Engravings on Wood by Agnes Miller Parker.

 1931 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 4,200.00
2081 Bizet (Georges).

Carmen, Opera Comique en 4 actes ... Poeme de H. Meilhac et L. Halevy, Musique de Georges Bizet.

 no date GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 3,840.00
2013 Rowling (J. K.).

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

 1997 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,840.00
2158 Greenwood (C. & J.).

Atlas of the Counties of England from Actual Surveys made from the Years 1817 to 1833 by C. & J. Greenwood.

 April 1st 1834 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,280.00
2125

Day Book 1849 - 1851.

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 2,040.00
2009 Bond (Michael).

A Bear Called Paddington.

 1958 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 1,800.00
2011 Potter (Beatrix).

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.

 1903 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,680.00
2086

Manuscript vocal scores in Italian, French and German.

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,560.00
2077 Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus).

Les Misteres d'Isis Opera en Quatre Actes ... Arrange eh Mis en Scene par Lachnith.

 no date [c.1801] GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,560.00
2019 Barrie (J. M.).

Peter and Wendy.

 no date [1911] GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 1,440.00
2083 Britten (Benjamin).

Gloriana, An Opera in Three Acts by William Plomer. Music by Benjamin Britten Opus 53.

 1953 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,200.00
2049 O'Brian (Patrick).

The Aubrey-Maturin Series.

 2009-2013 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,200.00
2169 Pliny, the Elder.

The Historie of the World, Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus.

 1601 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,020.00
2024

A large quantity of first edition children's books,

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,020.00
2092 Bell (Charles).

Illustrations of The Great Operations of Surgery, Trepan, Hernia, Amputation, Aneurism, and Lithotomy.

 1821 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 900.00
2048 Dickens (Charles).

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

 1839 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 900.00
2017 Ransome (Arthur).

Swallows and Amazons.

 1931 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 900.00
2148

A Map of the County of York Reduced from the Large Survey in Twenty Sheets of the late Thomas Jefferys and Drawn from a Scale of Two Statute Miles to One Inch, Revised and Corrected to the Present Time by Wm. Faden.

 1816 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 780.00
2060 Dickens (Charles).

Our Mutual Friend.

 1865 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 780.00
2045 Shakespeare [William].

The Works of Shakespeare.

 1733 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 780.00
2100

The Whaling Directory of the United States in 1869

 1869 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 720.00
2093

The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New ....

 1616 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 720.00
2010 Rowling (J.K.).

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

 1998 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 720.00
2177 Gerarde (John).

The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London, Master in Chirurgerie Very much Enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson ...

1636 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 660.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
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