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Auction Name Antiquarian Books: In Pursuit of the Picturesque Total Sales (USD) 296,260.00
Auction Date May 04, 2022 - May 05, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 266,145.00
Sale Number #50422 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 343,200.00
Total Lots 100
Sold Lots 48 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 630,745.00
% of Lots Sold 48.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 811,295.00
Unsold Lots 52 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 36.52%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100 James Baillie Fraser

Views in the Himala Mountains,

1820 USD 33,335.00 - 40,000.00 USD 34,548.00
76 Sir Charles D`Oyly

Behar Amateur Lithographic Press Scrapbook,

1828-30? USD 10,670.00 - 13,335.00 USD 19,800.00
49 Francis William Blagdon, William Daniell, Francis Swain Ward and James Hunter

A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India from the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the late Mahratta War

1805 but c.1828 USD 18,670.00 - 24,000.00 USD 19,104.00
52 Captain Robert Melville Grindlay

Scenery, Costumes and Architecture Chiefly on the Western Side of India

1830 but later USD 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,800.00
33 Thomas and William Daniell

Oriental Scenery,

1812-1816 USD 14,670.00 - 17,335.00 USD 15,444.00
97 Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hamilton

Sketches of the Shevaroy Hills, Topographical Department of the War Office

1865 USD 13,335.00 - 16,000.00 USD 13,824.00
55 James Fergusson

Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan,

1848 USD 8,000.00 - 10,670.00 USD 11,700.00
83 William Wood

A Series of Twenty-eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta, Extending from Chandpaul Ghaut to the End of Chowringhee Road, together with the Hospital, the Two Bridges, and the Fort

1833 USD 9,335.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,552.00
35 Sir Charles D'Oyly and James Atkinson

Antiquities of Dacca,

Circa 1814-1827 USD 8,670.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,000.00
2 Sophie Charlotte Belnos

The Sundhya or the Daily Prayers of the Brahmins.

1851 USD 8,000.00 - 10,670.00 USD 8,400.00
7 Eugéne Burnof and Eugéne Jacquet

L'Inde française, ou Collection de dessins représentant les divinités, temples, meubles, ornements, armes, ustensiles, cérémonies religieuses et scènes de la vie privée,…

1827-1835 USD 8,000.00 - 9,335.00 USD 8,400.00
56 James Fergusson

Selected from the Best Examples of the Different Series of Caves at Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, and Mahavellipore.

1845 USD 8,000.00 - 10,670.00 USD 8,400.00
32 Charles Gold

Oriental Drawings: Sketched between the Years 1791 and 1798,

1806 USD 6,670.00 - 9,335.00 USD 7,512.00
53 Major John Luard

Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, Drawn from Nature and on Stone by Major John Luard

circa 1832-38 USD 6,670.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,912.00
15 Frederic Peter Layard

Line of March of a Bengal Regiment,

Circa 1845 USD 6,670.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,804.00
6 Sir Charles D'Oyly and Captain Thomas Williamson

The Costumes and Customs of Modern India; from a Collection of Drawings by Charles D’Oyly (sic). With a Preface and Copious Descriptions by Captain Thomas Williamson,

circa. 1824 USD 3,000.00 - 3,670.00 USD 6,700.00
92 Captain Claudius Harris and J Guiaud

The Ruins of Mandoo: The Ancient Mahommedan Capital of Malwah in Central India by J Guiand, of Nice from Original Sketches of captain Claudius Harris of 8th Madras Light Cavalry …

1860 USD 6,000.00 - 7,335.00 USD 6,108.00
9 William Tayler

Sketches Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Indians and Anglo Indians: Drawn on Stone from the Original Drawings from Life by William Tayler Esq.,

1842 USD 5,335.00 - 6,670.00 USD 5,700.00
23 Paul Sarrut

British and Indian Troops in Northern France: War Sketches by Paul Sarrut,

1914-15 USD 5,335.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
67 Thomas C Jerdon

Illustrations of Indian Ornithology: Containing Fifty Figures of New, Unfigured and Interesting Species of Birds, Chiefly from the South of India

1847 USD 5,335.00 - 6,670.00 USD 5,700.00
75 Sir Charles D`Oyly

Indian Sports,

1828? USD 5,335.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
4 François Balthazar Solvyns

The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Choloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799

1807 USD 4,670.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,076.00
54 Colonel Philip Meadows Taylor

Sketches in the Deccan,

1837 USD 4,670.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,076.00
80 Henry Creighton

The Ruins of Gour: Described and Represented in Eighteen Views, with a Topographical Map,

1817 USD 4,670.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,076.00
44 Alexis Soltykoff

Voyages dans l'Inde,

1851-54 USD 3,335.00 - 4,670.00 USD 4,056.00
  • 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • 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
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    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
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  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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