Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectors' Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 61,969.88 |
| Auction Date | December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 24,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #120424 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 38,560.00 |
| Total Lots | 237 | ||
| Sold Lots | 191.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 31,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 48,220.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 46 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 128.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3229 | ILLUMINATED LEAVES. |
mid-15th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,233.00 | |
| 3007 | Arthur Edward WAITE. | The Key to the Tarot, Being Fragments of a Secret Tradition under the Veil of Divination. |
1910 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,988.00 |
| 3235 | ILLUMINATED LEAVES. |
early 16th century | GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,988.00 | |
| 3230 | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
mid-15th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,739.00 | |
| 3234 | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
late 15th -- early 16th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,241.00 | |
| 3228 | [Giustino di GHERARDINO.] | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
14th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,116.50 |
| 3023 | Morgan ROBERTSON. | Futility. |
1898 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,867.50 |
| 3226 | [NERIO.] | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
early 14th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,867.50 |
| 3231 | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
mid-15th century | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,743.00 | |
| 3236 | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
early 16th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,743.00 | |
| 3227 | [Giustino di GHERADINO.] | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
14th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,618.50 |
| 3237 | ILLUMINATED INITIALS. |
late 15th -- to early 16th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,494.00 | |
| 3233 | ILLUMINATED LEAF. |
late 15th- early 16th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,245.00 | |
| 3110 | Galilei GALILEO. | Galileo a Madama Christina di Lorena (1615). |
1896, 1897. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,058.25 |
| 3063 | GREGYNOG PRESS (publisher). Robert BRIDGES. | A Poem in XII Measures. |
1935 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 871.50 |
| 3201 | BIBLE, In English. | The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. |
1717-16. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 871.50 |
| 3217 | A.S.G. BUTLER. | The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens. |
1984 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 871.50 |
| 3011 | [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge.] 'Lewis Carroll'. | Three Sunsets and Other Poems. |
1898 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3066 | RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). Jacob Ludwig and Wilhelm Carl GRIMM. | The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm... translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. |
1909 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3135 | WELLS, H.G. | The New Teaching of History. With a Reply to some Recent Criticisms of The Outline of History. |
1921 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3015 | HUNT, John. | The Ascent of Everest. |
1993 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 622.50 |
| 3207 | George A. HOYEM (compiler). | British Sporting Guns and Rifles. |
1996 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 597.60 |
| 3213 | WILME, B.P. | A Manual of Writing and Printing Characters, both Ancient and Modern, for the Use of Architects, Engineers and Surveyors, Engravers, Printers, Decorators, and Draughtsmen. |
1845 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 547.80 |
| 3024 | Robert JONES. | A New Treatise on Artificial Fireworks. |
1765 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 522.90 |
| 3161 | Harry PRICE. | Stella C. An Account of Some Original Experiments in Psychical Research. |
1925 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 498.00 |
