Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Books (Part 2) from the Library of Monreith House
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books (Part 2) from the Library of Monreith House | Total Sales (GBP) | 56,644.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 30, 2026 - July 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #73026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 253 | ||
| Sold Lots | 251.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | Maxwell Gavin | 18 various works |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 1,680.00 |
| 513 | Franklin John | Papers and Despatches Relating to The Arctic Searching Expeditions of 1850-51 |
1851 | Not Available | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 463 | Dampier William | A Voyage to New Holland &c in the Year 1699 |
1703 | Not Available | GBP 1,320.00 |
| 417 | Langford T; Cook Moses; Forsyth William | Plain & Full Instructions to Raise All Sorts of Fruit-Trees That Prosper in England; The Manner of Raising, Ordering & Improving Forest-Trees; Observations on the Diseases, Defects & Injuries in all Kinds of Fruit & Forest Trees |
1696; 1724; 1791 | Not Available | GBP 1,200.00 |
| 422 | Maxwell Gavin | 18 various works |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 900.00 |
| 390 | Cardano Girolamo; Wotton William | 3 Books, including: Julii Caesaris Scaligeri Exotericarum Exercitationum |
1620; 1712; 1694 | Not Available | GBP 840.00 |
| 464 | Pashley Robert | Travels In Crete |
1837 | Not Available | GBP 660.00 |
| 437 | Williamson Thomas; Howett Samuel | Oriental Field Sports |
1808 | Not Available | GBP 600.00 |
| 389 | Rutherford Samuel | 2 Books, including: Disputatio Scholastica de Divina Providentia |
1750; 1668 | Not Available | GBP 576.00 |
| 562 | Cellar Book |
1879 - 1916 | Not Available | GBP 576.00 | |
| 341 | Wolfe James | General Wolfe's Instructions to Young Officers |
1780 | Not Available | GBP 540.00 |
| 357 | Warkworth | S. Francis of Assisi, the Newdigate Poem |
1892 | Not Available | GBP 540.00 |
| 508 | 9 Books, including: Novum Testamentum ex Sebastiani Castalionis |
1758; 1759; 1751 | Not Available | GBP 540.00 | |
| 566 | Cato; Varro; Columella; Palladius | Libri de re rustica |
1533 | Not Available | GBP 540.00 |
| 375 | Photographs - Galloway |
1884; 1905 | Not Available | GBP 504.00 | |
| 381 | 2 Books, including: Sketches & Photographs |
c.1920's | Not Available | GBP 504.00 | |
| 392 | Logicae Rudimenta Tyronibus id Genus Studiorum Famelicis |
16th Century | Not Available | GBP 504.00 | |
| 506 | Leyden J; Chambers Robert | The Complaynt of Scotland Written in 1548; The Popular Rhymes of Scotland |
1801; 1826 | Not Available | GBP 504.00 |
| 563 | Maxwell Herbert | Collection of notebooks & albums |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 504.00 |
| 418 | Gentil Francis; Bradley Richard | Le Jardinier Solitaire; New Improvements of Planting & Gardening |
1706; 1719 | Not Available | GBP 480.00 |
| 565 | History & Genealogy |
1901 | Not Available | GBP 480.00 | |
| 421 | Miller Philip | The Gardeners Dictionary |
1732 | Not Available | GBP 456.00 |
| 436 | Calderwood W L | The Salmon Rivers & Lochs of Scotland |
1909 | Not Available | GBP 456.00 |
| 550 | Johnston A. K. | The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena |
1856 | Not Available | GBP 456.00 |
| 561 | 4 Books, including: Photostat Muniments |
C1954; c.1920s/30s | Not Available | GBP 456.00 |
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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. -
