Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 31,356.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 22, 2026 - July 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 12,640.00 |
| Sale Number | #62226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 20,060.00 |
| Total Lots | 100 | ||
| Sold Lots | 90.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 14,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 22,660.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 138.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3067 | Kalidasa; Wilson Horace Hayman | The Megha Duta; or, Cloud Messenger: A Poem, in the Sanscrit Language |
1813 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 3074 | Remi Georges | Archives Herge |
1976; 1979; 1982 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,125.00 |
| 3002 | Bacon Francis | The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane |
1605 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 3054 | Dickens Charles | 7 Books, including: A Tale of Two Cities |
1859; 1837; 1848; 1839; 1857; 1853; 1844 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 3037 | Wagner Richard | Parsifal. Ein Buhnenweihfestspiel |
circa 1882 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 3069 | Herge | Les Aventures de Tintin. Au Pays des Soviets |
1980 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 3039 | Conan Doyle Arthur | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
1894 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 3020 | Fleming Ian | For Your Eyes Only |
1960 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 3008 | Benezet Anthony | The Case of Our Fellow-Creatures, the Oppressed Africans, Respectfully Recommended to the Serious Consideration of the Legislature of Great-Britain |
1784 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 3061 | Andersen Hans; Rackham Arthur | Fairy Tales |
1932 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 3071 | Remi Georges | 12 Books, including: The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald |
1963; 1966; 1968; 1964; 1965 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 3066 | Pye Thomas | Canadian Scenery: District of Gaspe |
1866 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 3079 | Lewis Wyndham | Blast. Review of the Great English Vortex |
1915 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 3034 | Falle Philip; Durell Edward; Ansted David Thomas; Morant Philip; Thierry Augustin | 14 Books, including: Caesarea: Or, an Account of Jersey |
1734; 1837; 1862; 1798; 1785; 1711; 1797; 1866 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 525.00 |
| 3015 | Steinbeck John | East of Eden |
1952 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 3024 | A Little Girl to Her Flowers |
1828 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 3088 | Journeaux William | The working journal of a young midshipman or ‘Master’s Mate’ from Jersey |
1820-1821 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 3089 | Lerouille Guillaume | Le grand coustumier du pays & duche de Normandie |
1539 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 3065 | Barrie J.M.; Rackham Arthur; Shakespeare William; Fitzgerald Edward; Dulac Edmund; Wagner Richard | 5 Books, including: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
1906; 1914; 1909; 1910-1911 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 425.00 |
| 3087 | de Gruchy Martin | In this Book, No. 1, Are contained Copies of Petitions, Orders, Writs, memorials, mandates, &c. |
1712-1719 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 425.00 |
| 3070 | Herge | The Black Island |
1968 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 3099 | Austen Jane | 44 Books, including: Pride and Prejudice |
1899 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 3041 | Preliminary Articles of Peace, Between His Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the Catholick King |
1762 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.00 | |
| 3091 | A hand-written book of administration, being the tithes and revenues owed by land-owning families in Jersey |
circa 1660 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 375.00 | |
| 3014 | Ball Robert Stawell; Chambers George F. | 4 Books, including: An Atlas of Astronomy |
1892; 1889-1890 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 350.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
