Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 469,350.00 |
| Auction Date | March 27, 2020 - March 27, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 314,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #1057 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 441,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 296 | ||
| Sold Lots | 248 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 376,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 529,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 48 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 88.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262 | Euclid. | The Elements of Geometrie |
1570 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 263 | Bartisch (Georg) | Opthalmoduleia Greek type. Das ist, Augendienst. |
1583 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 30,000.00 |
| 7 | Euripides. | Euripidis tragoediae septedecim |
1503 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 266 | Fuchs (Leonhart) | De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes ... |
1542 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 119 | Fleming (Ian) | Casino Royale |
1953 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 16,875.00 |
| 22 | Hegel (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) | Encyclopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaftenim im Grundrisse |
1830 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 294 | Eden (Hon. Emily) | Portraits of the Princes & People of India |
1844 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 60 | Opie née Alderson (Amelia, novelist and poet 1769-1853) | 7 Autograph Letters signed "Amelia Opie" or "AO" |
1814 - 39 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
| 44 | Niclaes (Hendrik Henry Nicholas, founder of the Family of Love, 1502 - c. 1580) | A ffigure of the true and spirituall Tabernacle |
, c. 1650. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 90 | Marvell (Andrew) | Miscellaneous Poems |
1681 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 148 | Joyce (James) | Finnegan's Wake |
1939 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 1 | Petrarca (Francesco) | Canzoniere e Trionfi |
c.1475 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
| 153 | Orwell (George) | Animal Farm. A Fairy Story |
1945 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
| 120 | Fleming (Ian) | Live and Let Die |
1954 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 130 | Fleming (Ian) | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
1963 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 11 | Leone (Ambrogio) | Novum opus quaestionum |
1523 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
| 72 | Burne-Jones (Sir Edward, first baronet, painter, 1833-98) | 34 Autograph Letters signed E Burne Jones but mostly initialled "EBJ" to Mrs Bankes Tomlin |
n.d. 1880's - 90's | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,200.00 |
| 38 | Book of Hours, Use of Rome |
c. 1450. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 | |
| 96 | Dugdale (Sir William) | Monasticon Anglicanum: or |
1718-23. | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 174 | Buckland-Wright (John) Boccaccio (Giovanni) | The Decameron |
1954-55. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 295 | Scott (Captain Allan N.) | Sketches in India; taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency |
1862 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 24 | Genet (Jean) | Le Condamné a Mort |
1942 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
| 133 | Fleming (Ian) | The Man with the Golden Gun |
1965 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
| 173 | Brockman (Stuart, binder) See-Paynton (Colin) | Of a Feather: Avian Collective Nouns & Terms of Assembly... |
2008 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
| 279 | Hollstein (F.W.H.) & others. | Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcut c.1450-1700 |
1949-2001 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
