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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
- Auction Date
- 12/03/2025 - 12/03/2025
- Sale Number
- #120325
- Total Lots
- 116
- Sold Lots
- 74.0
- Lots Sold
- 63.79%
- Unsold Lots
- 42
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 43,050.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 34,340.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 53,870.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 46,490.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 72,480.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 59.40%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). | The Velveteen Rabbit, |
1922 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
| 431 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). | A Christmas Carol, |
1843 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
| 451 | JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-84). | A Dictionary of the English Language, |
1755 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,750.00 |
| 434 | DONNE, John (1572-1631). | The Holy Sonnets, |
1938 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,375.00 |
| 452 | KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). | A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, |
1898 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 497 | RYCAUT, Paul (1629-1700). | The Present State of the Ottoman Empire ... The Third Edition, |
1670 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 453 | KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). | The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The Third Edition, |
1621 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 458 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | The Shunned House, |
1928 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 470 | MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo (1469-1527). | The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter Whitehorne, |
1562 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 418 | BLUNDEN, Edmund (1896-1974) & Wilfred OWEN (1893-1918). | A one-page autograph letter from Edmund Blunden, and his PROOF COPY of an edition of Wilfred Owen's poems from 1931, and another later edition. (3) |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 487 | [POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). | Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, |
1931 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 485a | ORWELL, George (1903-50). | Down and Out in Paris and London, |
1933 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 467 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | The Outsider and Others, |
1939 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 414 | BINDING - Julia FRANKAU (1859-1916). | An Eighteenth Century Artist and Engraver. John Raphael Smith. His Life and Works, |
1902 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 462 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | Beyond the Wall of Sleep, |
1943 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 441 | [HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. | A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, |
1756-58 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 423 | [CHURCHILL, Lady Gwendoline 'Goonie' (1885-1941)]. | The Seventh of July 1941, |
1941] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 503 | SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). | Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, |
[1700] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 425 | COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. | The English House-Wife, |
1668 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 456 | [Matthaus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed. | LONDON PANORAMAS - |
c.1638]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 562.50 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.