Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper
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| Auction Name | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 123,463.50 |
| Auction Date | June 18, 2020 - June 18, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 43,110.00 |
| Sale Number | #2156 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 61,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 245 | ||
| Sold Lots | 233 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 45,940.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 66,040.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 186.95% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Morris (Henry Gage Morris) | Log of the Proceedings of HMS Glasgow... J.A. Maude Captain, manuscript |
1826-28. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 12,500.00 |
| 60 | Bookplates.- A collection of c.120 bookplates, book-labels, booksellers' tickets & advertisements etc. |
17th-20th centuries. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 6,000.00 | |
| 16 | Thornton (Richard) | 4 Autograph Letters to Richard Thornton all but 1 signed (1 incomplete) |
1858 - 1859, | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,420.00 |
| 15 | Pinklao (King) | Letter signed on behalf of the king and in the name of "P. Pavarentharames" to Sir John Bowring, acting Governor of Hong Kong |
1853 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 86 | Naïve School (early 19th century) | East View of Ilfracombe from Heilisborough Hill; Ilfracombe taken from the First Field… |
circa 1805 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 4 | Simms (Thomas) | Journal of Proceedings of His Majesty's Ship Vengeance Command'd by Comm.r Hotham Sam.l Appleby Capt..., |
1779 - 1780. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 134 | Catherine of Siena (Saint) | Epistole devotissime, |
16th and 17th century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 58 | Clarke of Scaldwell (George 1790-1868) | Parish churches, a pair |
19th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 216 | Browning (Robert) | Poetical Works |
1889 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,125.00 |
| 85 | Cary (John, publisher) | Cary's Actual Survey of the Great Post Roads between London and Falmouth...ascertained by A.Arrowsmith Land Surveyor. 1782 |
1784 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 222 | de la Mare (Walter) | Poems 1901 to 1918 |
1920 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 28 | Church of England, Province of Canterbury. Convocation. An order for publike Prayers to be used on Wednesdayes and frydayes in every Parish Church within the Province of Canterburie… |
1586 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,750.00 | |
| 158 | Perizonius (Jacob) | Aegyptiarum originum et temporum antiquissimorum investigatio |
1711 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 21 | Mace (James "Jem") | Signature with inscription in another hand, mounted |
1895 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,430.00 |
| 66 | Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) | Changeable Portraits of Gentlemen |
mid-19th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,430.00 |
| 218 | Ruskin (John) | The Works, edited by E.T.Cook and Alexander Wedderburn |
1903-12 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 219 | Yeats (William Butler) | The Collected Works in Verse and Prose |
1908 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 135 | Vérard (Antoine, printer) Martin of Troppau. | La Cronique martiniane de tous les papes qui furent jamais et finist jusques au pape alexandre derrenier |
c.1503-1507. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 64 | J.M.W Turner, English School (19th century) | Roman architectural study, |
circa 1780-1790 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 23 | Baring-Gould (Sabine) | Autograph Postcard to J.E. King & a cut signature of Baring-Gould |
1912 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 147 | Sincerus (Jodocus) | Itinerarium Galliæ, |
1649 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 224 | Peake (Mervyn) | [Gormenghast trilogy] |
1946 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 62 | Flemish School (probably 17th century or later) | Bird's-eye view of a rocky landscape capriccio with travellers on a footpath |
17th century or later. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 54 | Scrap Album.- A collection of Victorian scraps, Christmas & Valentine cards etc., |
c.1871 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 1,062.50 | |
| 187 | Holland (Henry) | Herwologia Anglica hoc est clarissimorum et doctissimorum. aliqout [sic] |
1620 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
