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Auction Name	Books, Maps and Manuscripts	Total Sales (GBP)	74,472.00
Auction Date	April 10, 2024 - April 10, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	24,980.00
Sale Number	#41024	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	41,870.00
Total Lots	116
Sold Lots	109	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	33,980.00
% of Lots Sold	93.97%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	55,470.00
Unsold Lots	7	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	134.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
32	Charles Coote, The Duke of Devonshire and Charles Dickens.	An interesting archive of letters and ephemera belonging to the composer Charles Coote, personal pianist of the 6th Duke of Devonshire, comprising:		GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 5,400.00
82		'Views taken during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger'.		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 4,560.00
84	'Agricola'.	Description of The Barossa Range and its Neighbourhood, in South Australia. Illustrated with Maps and Coloured Plates, from Original Drawings Made on the Spot by George French Angas.	1849	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 4,200.00
85	Angas (George French).	The Kafirs Illustrated, in a Series of Drawings, taken among The Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa Tribes; also Portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other Races inhabiting Southern Africa ...	1849	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 3,360.00
66	Tolkien (J.R.R.) et al.	A Northern Venture: Verses by Members of the Leeds University English School Association.	1923	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 3,000.00
95	Bennett (Sir Ernest),	Apparitions and Haunted Houses, A Survey of Evidence.	1939	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,640.00
28	Saxton, (Christopher).	[Yorkshire] - Eboracensis Comitatus (cuius Incolae olim Brigantes appellabantur) Longitudine Latitudine hominumque numero reliquis illustrior.	1577	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,520.00
64	Milton (John).	Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.	1688	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,680.00
115		Holy Bible - Bishop's Version. [The Holy Byble, conteyning the olde Testament and the New. Set foorth by aucthoritie ... ].	1575	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,656.00
48	Martin (John).	[Paradise Lost]. Twenty-Four Proof Copies of John Martin's Illustrations for Paradise Lost.	1825-27	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,560.00
57	Folio Society	A large collection of books on historical subjects published by the Folio Society.		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,560.00
75		Polar Exploration. A large quantity of books on exploration, predominantly polar exploration, including;		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,560.00
111	Dummett (Michael),	The Game of Tarot, from Ferrara to Salt Lake City.	1980	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,440.00
65	Bell (Currer) [Charlotte Bronte].	Villette.	1853	GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,080.00
61	[Sterne (Laurence)].	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Volumes I - IX.	1763-61	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,020.00
114		The Bible: That Is, The Holy Scriptures Conteined in the Olde and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke ...... The New Testament of Our Lord .... Englished by L. Tomson.	1595	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,020.00
5	Nash (Joseph).	The Mansions of England in Olden Time. Series 1-4.	1869-72	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 960.00
22	Drake (Francis).	Eboracum: or the History and Antiquities of the City of York ....	1736	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 840.00
23		An outstanding collection of 19th century photographs, comprising:		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 840.00
60	Swift (Jonathan).	The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen.	1758	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 840.00
41	Dante Alighieri.	Inferno.	2007	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 780.00
91	[Hayes (William)].	[Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds with their Descriptions from the Manager of Osterley Park, in the County of Middlesex].		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 780.00
45	Dahl (Roald).	Matilda.	1988	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 720.00
34	HM Queen Elizabeth II - Royal Ephemera	Comprising:	1959	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 660.00
44	Poe (Edgar Allan).	The Bells, and other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac.	no date [1912]	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 660.00

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.

ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.

ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
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

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

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