Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium | Total Sales (USD) | 24,043.00 |
| Auction Date | October 27, 2024 - October 27, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 55,019.00 |
| Sale Number | #102724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 112,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 101 | ||
| Sold Lots | 100.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 55,518.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.01% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 113,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 21.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | DABNEY, Robert Lewis | Life and campaigns of Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Jackson |
1868 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 89 | L Frank Baum<br><br> | Title: The Sea Fairies |
1911 | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,075.00 |
| 40 | LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth | Tales of a wayside inn |
1863 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 990.00 |
| 65 | TWAIN, Mark | Life on the Mississippi |
1883 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 760.00 |
| 95 | MELVILLE, Herman; KENT, Rockwell (Illus.) | Moby Dick or The Whale |
1930 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 610.00 |
| 98 | Mickey Never Fails |
1939 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 610.00 | |
| 83 | TWAIN, Mark | The Jumping Frog |
1903 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 103 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R. | The Silmarillion |
1977 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 101 | FLEMING, Ian | You Only Live Twice |
1964 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 490.00 |
| 67 | GRANT, Ulysses S. | Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant |
1885-86. | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 455.00 |
| 96 | VERNE, Jules; AYLWARD, W.J. (Illus.) | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
1932 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 435.00 |
| 68 | RICE, Allen Thorndike (Editor) | Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of His Time |
1886 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 415.00 |
| 94 | MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, Ernest H. (Illus.) | Winnie-the-Pooh Series by A.A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. In Four Volumes. |
1926-1928. | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 415.00 |
| 97 | GRIMM, Jacob & Wilhelm | Grimms Fairy Tales |
1937 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 410.00 |
| 78 | DOYLE, Arthur Conan | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
1892 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 405.00 |
| 38 | HEADLEY, J.T. Hon. | The Illustrated life of Washington. Giving an account of his early adventures and enterprises, ... |
1860 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 380.00 |
| 82 | STOKER, Bram | Dracula |
1897 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 21 | DICKENS, Charles | The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. With illus. by Phiz. |
1844 | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 335.00 |
| 42 | MARKS, James Junius | The Peninsular campaign in Virginia: or, Incidents and scenes on the battle-fields and in Richmond |
1864 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 47 | COPPEE, Henry | Life and services of gen. U.S. Grant. |
1868 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 86 | TWAIN, Mark | Christian science |
1907 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 13 | LUTHER, Martin [Holy Bible transl.] | Biblia, Das ist: Die Gantze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments, verteutschet |
MDCCXCVIII 1798. | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 11 | unknown | [handwritten manuscript] |
1790 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 265.00 |
| 8 | BAUMGARTEN, Siegmund Jacob; SEMLER, Johann | Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie die in Engeland durch eine Geselschaft von Gelehrten ausgefertiget worden |
1764-1765. | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 260.00 |
| 22 | FROST, John | The book of the navy: comprising a general history of the American marine and particular accounts of all the most celebrated naval battles from the Declaration of Independence, to the present time compiled from the best authorities |
1846 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 255.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
