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Auction Name Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items Total Sales (GBP) 25,786.80
Auction Date May 02, 2024 - May 02, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 16,835.00
Sale Number #50224 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 26,265.00
Total Lots 275
Sold Lots 245 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 18,780.00
% of Lots Sold 89.09% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 29,250.00
Unsold Lots 30 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 88.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100 SELENUS GUSTAVUS (Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg),

Gustavi Seleni Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae ... In quibus & planissima Steganographie a Johanne Trithemio.

 1624 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 4,800.00
123 EDWARDS GEORGE.

A Natural History of Birds, Most of Which have not been Figur'd or Describ'd & Others Very Little Known from Obscure or Too Brief Descriptions Without Figures, or from Figures Very Ill Design'd.

1743 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,440.00
124 DUBOURG M.

Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, & Its Vicinity, With a Descriptive & Historical Account of Each Subject.

1844 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 900.00
127 BLAGDON FRANCIS WILLIAM.

Authentic Memoirs of the Late George Morland With Remarks on His Abilities & Progress as an Artist, in which are Interspersed a Variety of Anecdotes ...

1806 (but prob.1820's). GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 840.00
129 DALZIEL.

Bible Gallery ... from Original Drawings by Sir Frederick Leighton (& others including Holman Hunt).

1881 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 GBP 480.00
125 STOLBERG JOHN S. & STUART CHARLES EDWARD.

The Costume of the Clans With Observations Upon the Literature, Arts, Manufactures & Commerce of the Highlands & Western Isles.

1845 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 360.00
149

The Straits Times Annual for 1937 & 1938.

 1937 & 1938. GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 312.00
150 LAWRENCE T. E.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

1935 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 312.00
38 CHURCHILL WINSTON S.

The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill, "Centenary First Edition".

1974 GBP 180.00 - 250.00 GBP 288.00
254 FLEMING IAN.

Diamonds Are Forever.

Reprinted 1964 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 288.00
34 HERBERT FRANK.

Children of Dune. 1st ed. in unclipped d.w.

 1976 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 264.00
93 TULPIUS NICOLAUS.

Observationes Medicae.

1652. GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 264.00
243

Ephemera - Harrogate Health Salts. Alice Through the Drinking Glass, A detailed layout & suggestions for publicity matter for Harrogate Health Salts.

C.1945. GBP 20.00 - 40.00 GBP 264.00
104 (RAE PETER).

The History of the Late Rebellion, Rais'd Against His Majesty King George by the Friends of the Popish Pretender.

1718 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 240.00
207 PERTH & INVERNESS RAILWAY.

Parliamentary Contract.

C.1840's GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 240.00
208

Victorian Photographs.

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 240.00
251 FLEMING IAN.

Casino Royale.

Reprinted 1963. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 240.00
206

Newspapers.

18th to mid19th century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 228.00
211 BLAGRAVE OBADIAH.

The Compleat Cook.

 1679 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 216.00
250

VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHS.

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 204.00
139

Diaries, Notebooks & Account Books.

. GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 192.00
144

Railways.

C.1960's-1980's. GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 192.00
162 RANSOME ARTHUR.

Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme.

n.d. 1919 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 192.00
197 WESLEY JOHN.

A Preservative Against Unsettled Notions in Religion.

1758 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 GBP 192.00
26 DEIGHTON LEN.

1st eds. in d.w's of Horse Under Water (crossword not filled-in); Funeral In Berlin (stng. to d.w.

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 180.00
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
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