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Auction Name	Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.	Total Sales (GBP)	11,648.35
Auction Date	March 06, 2024 - March 06, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	8,659.00
Sale Number	#424	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	11,906.00
Total Lots	213
Sold Lots	145	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	11,905.00
% of Lots Sold	68.08%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	16,482.00
Unsold Lots	68	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	70.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
22	Louis XIII of France	Louis XIII of France (1601-1643): fine complete letter of 1625		GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 494.50
117		France topography 1900s/1930s	1900s/1930s	GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 414.00
160		World collection in ten assorted binders, on leaves, in packets etc. Includes many mint GB commem sets to 2008 (high face value) and similar used.		GBP 180.00 - 220.00	GBP 264.50
166		World collection in pair of 'Ideal' albums and three others with much useful mint mid-period notably Ireland with VG/Fine 5s & 10s Seahorses,		GBP 250.00 - 300.00	GBP 264.50
125		Bexley, Kent, a very good collection with Bridgen village (6)		GBP 200.00 - 250.00	GBP 253.00
199		Great Britain commemorative sets in UM blocks, mostly traffic light blocks of six, with much 1980s. Face value PS450.91	1980s	GBP 170.00 - 200.00	GBP 253.00
129		Sidcup, Foot's Cray and district, including street scenes (30), RP Sidcup Post Office 1905 (creased), strawberry pickers at Orpington 1904,		GBP 130.00 - 160.00	GBP 189.75
1		The Illustrated London News bound volumes for 1875 (2 vols), July-December 1877	1877	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 178.25
74	W. Heath Robinson (illustrator)	"Then and Now",	1921	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 178.25
163		Album leaves with 1840s to 1940s ranges	1840s to 1940s	GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 178.25
193		Great Britain QV to QE2 collection in six stockbooks, two cover albums & loose		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 172.50
127		Erith collection with industrial scenes (4), RP fruit pickers with loaded carts at Erith Fruit Farm, street scenes (17), RP Erith Regatta 1910,		GBP 100.00 - 120.00	GBP 166.75
157		All-period British Commonwealth ranges in two large stockbooks with emphasis on QE2		GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 166.75
66	F.O. Morris	"A History of British Birds",	[c.1870]	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 161.00
151		Festival of Britain 1951 selection comprising proof set of 10 coins, proof Crowns (2), and wax medallion, all in issued boxes;		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 155.25
198		Great Britain decimal commemorative sets in complete UM sheets, mostly 1970s. Face value PS355.50	1970s	GBP 130.00 - 150.00	GBP 155.25
41		Festival of Britain 1951 ephemera including programmes, leaflets, guides, FDCs, folding Map, pack of PPCs, etc. Includes Sherlock Holmes Exhibition	1951	GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 143.75
78		Railway photographs from 1880s to 1980s	1880s to 1980s	GBP 200.00 - 250.00	GBP 143.75
10	Pierce Egan	"Life in London;, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom"	1821	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 138.00
7		English Literature in gilt leather bindings comprising Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Oxford, 1913	1913	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 132.25
43		Festival of Britain 1951 memorabilia comprising metal teapots (2), five items of cutlery, a rare egg-timer, tea caddy, small dish,	1951	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 120.75
188		Great Britain pre-stamp to early-QE2 Covers & Cards in album and loose, eight with 1d red imperfs, nine with later line-engraved,		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 110.40
19		Cabinet photos 1870s to 1890s plus few later	1870s to 1890s	GBP 120.00 - 160.00	GBP 105.80
52		Alan Rickman: fine autographed 8 x 10" photo, in his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films.		GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 105.80
75		R.M.S. "Queen Mary" ephemera & memorabilia, with menus, programmes, & passenger lists		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 105.80

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
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

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