Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 159,146.00 |
| Auction Date | July 17, 2024 - July 17, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 88,120.00 |
| Sale Number | #71724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 138,260.00 |
| Total Lots | 225 | ||
| Sold Lots | 184 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 135,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 211,560.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 41 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.23% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). | A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, inscribed, "Radolphus Ayres, Cook, Oxford, 1722", boards. |
1722 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
| 189 | Private Eye, |
1961-2024 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,500.00 | |
| 203 | SEGOVIA, Andres (1893-1987). | Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, |
GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,500.00 | |
| 66 | collected by Julius Barras. | BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of pressed Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper with watercolour backgrounds |
1868 and later | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 5,850.00 |
| 14 | BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). | Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. To which is added, a Letter to Adam Smith, |
1787 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,460.00 |
| 118 | JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). | Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph Conrad, 21 Carlyle Mansions, |
1913 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,550.00 |
| 160 | MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume |
[?later 18th-century] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,160.00 | |
| 195 | RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). | The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,900.00 | |
| 13 | [BELL, Vanessa (1879-1961)] - | Manet and the Post-Impressionists. Nov. 8th to Jan 15th 1910-11, |
[1910] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,380.00 |
| 74 | CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). | Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, |
[1897]. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 3,120.00 |
| 136 | LEAR, Edward (1812-88). | Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, San Remo, 6 February 1871. |
1871 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,860.00 |
| 1 | The Abu Album, 1895-96. |
[1895-96] | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,600.00 | |
| 26 | Jane AUSTEN (1775-1817). | Pride and Prejudice, |
1894 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 88 | FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). | Casino Royale, |
1953 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 204 | SMITH, Stevie (1902-71). | 71 original drawings comprising illustrations for her poems, |
[n.d. but c.1937-1957] | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 2,470.00 |
| 133 | LEAR, Edward (1812-88). | Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Emily, Lady Tennyson, address given phonetically as "Oatlands Parcotel, Waltnontems, Surry", 14 January 1861, |
1861 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 135 | LEAR, Edward (1812-88). | Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, Nice, 14 March 1865. |
1865 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 155 | MALORY, Thomas (1416-71) & Aubrey BEARDSLEY (1872-98, illustrator). | The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, |
1927 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 156 | MANDELA, Nelson (1918-2013), and others. | Reflections in Prison, |
2001 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 124 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941). | Ulysses, |
1922 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 208 | SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). | 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, |
Cap-d'Ail | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 62 | BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). | A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bulow"), to Dr Carl Gille, |
1863-1869. | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 1,950.00 |
| 134 | LEAR, Edward (1812-88). | Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Hallam Tennyson, Varese and Monte Generoso, 16 and 21 September 1880. |
1880 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,950.00 |
| 161 | MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and remedies, |
[late 18th-century/early 19th-century] | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,950.00 | |
| 114 | HOWELL, James ([?]1594-1666). | Londinopolis, |
1657 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/380fa981-a81a-4cee-8a47-9deac6721ee2.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1e4d8ff8-e737-4e16-8a64-bc917748b937.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500")
