Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 86,484.50 |
| Auction Date | February 20, 2020 - February 20, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 29,970.00 |
| Sale Number | #2140 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 42,880.00 |
| Total Lots | 220 | ||
| Sold Lots | 190 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 36,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 51,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 30 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 167.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Askham [Ascham] (Anthony, writer on astronomy and almanac maker, c. 1517-59) | An Almanacke and Prognosticatyon |
1552 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 28,600.00 |
| 120 | Bible, New Testament. A Prologe upon the gospel of Matt[h]ewe |
[c. ?1550] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,680.00 | |
| 118 | Dahl (Roald, writer, 1916-1990) | Typed Letter signed to "Dear Elizabeth" |
1968 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 52 | James VI & I (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1566-1625) | Letters Patent, a license of property alienation between John zouth and Richard Cleyton relating to land in the village of Pentridge in Derbyshire [Pentrich] |
1614 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 70 | Audubon (After John James) | A group of seven Havell edition plates from 'Birds of America' |
1833 and 1827 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 75 | William Blake. | Stothard (Thomas) |
[circa 1809-1817]. | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 51 | The History of the Coronation of ... James II ... and ... Queen Mary |
1687 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | |
| 152 | Henty (G. A.) | A Search for a Secret |
1896 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 62 | Hunter (John) | An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island...With an Abridged Account of the New Discoveries in the South Seas |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 109 | Dickens (Charles, writer, 1812-1870) | Autograph Letter signed to [Charles Babbage] |
1844 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 151 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
1895 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 167 | Baldwin (James) | Another Country |
1963 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 197 | Milne (A. A.) | The House at Pooh Corner |
1928 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 215 | Warhol (Andy) | Andy Warhol's Index (Book) |
1967 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 220 | Matrix: a Review for Printers and Bibliophiles |
1992-2018 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 90 | Nielsen (Kay). [Asbjørnsen (Peter Christen) & Jørgen Moe], | East of the Sun and West of the Moon |
[1914]. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 598.00 |
| 59 | Maryland Journal (The) and Baltimore Advertiser |
1785 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 572.00 | |
| 162 | Buck (Paul, editor) | Curtains |
1971 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 183 | Ginsberg (Allen) | Poems All Over the Place |
1978 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 203 | [Plath (Sylvia)] "Victoria Lucas", | The Bell Jar |
1964 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 155 | Henty (G. A.) | With the Allies to Pekin |
1904 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 171 | Beckett (Samuel) | Company |
1980 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 11 | Hutchins (John) | The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset |
1861-70. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 30 | Dallaway (James) | A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex |
1815-30 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 91 | Rackham (Arthur). Wagner (Richard) | The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie |
1910 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 520.00 |
