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) | 120,486.64 |
| Auction Date | July 25, 2024 - July 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,135.00 |
| Sale Number | #916 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 82,080.00 |
| Total Lots | 301 | ||
| Sold Lots | 268 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 67,755.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 95,510.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 126.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Richter (Hans), El Lissitzky and Werner Graeff, editors. | G: Material zur elementaren Gestaltung, |
1923 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 37 | [Hayter (Henry William Goodenough)], "H.H." and others, contributors. | The Rattle, |
1896-97. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,142.00 |
| 157 | Trials.- View of the Trial of Warren Hastings esq. at Westminster Hall, |
1788 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,836.80 | |
| 44 | Lissitzky (El) and Frank Lloyd Wright | Wendingen, |
1921 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 234 | Decorative Bindings | The Book of Gems. from the Poets and Artists of Great Britain, |
1877 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 56 | Tschichold (Jan) | Typographischen Mitteilungen. Sonderheft. Elementare Typographie, |
1925 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 116 | Curtis (William) | Flora Londinensis |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,638.00 | |
| 218 | Dickens (Charles) | Martin Chuzzlewit, |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,638.00 | |
| 23 | Fox Talbot (William Henry).- | The Art-Union, Monthly journal of the Fine Arts, |
1846 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,574.40 |
| 22 | Jones (Owen) | Designs for Mosaic and Tessellated Pavements, |
1842 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 173 | Hall (Joseph) | The Works..., |
1625 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 177 | Langbaine (Gerard) | An Account of the English Dramatick Poets, |
1691 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 216 | Dickens (Charles) | Nicholas Nickleby, |
1839 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 52 | Meyer (Hannes) | Typed Letter signed, addressed to a student body regarding alterations to the Bauhaus course following student submissions, |
1930 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,443.20 |
| 66 | Goldfinger (Erno) and Colin Penn. | Planning Your Homes, |
1945 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 235 | Becher (H.C.R.) | A Trip to Mexico, |
1880 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 53 | Bauhaus.- Bauhaus. Organ der kostufra. Sprachrohr der studierenden, nos. 9 & 10, |
1931-32. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 60 | Muller-Lehing (Arthur, editor).- | i10, no.5, |
1927 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 124 | Saunderson (Nicholas) | The Elements of Algebra, in Ten Books, |
1740 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 68 | Cook (Peter, editor) | Archigram 1, |
1961 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 122 | Mydorge (Claude) | Examen du Livre des Recreations Mathematiques, et de ses problemes en Geometrie, ... |
1638 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 217 | Dickens (Charles) | Master Humphrey's Clock, |
1840-41. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 241 | Du Maurier (George) | Peter Ibbetson, |
1892 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 171 | Shaw (George Bernard) | Two Autograph Letters signed to J Morley Longdon, |
v.d. (2) | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,115.20 |
| 6 | [Crouch (Nathaniel)], "Richard Buton". | Historical Remarques and Observations of the Ancient and Present State of London and Westminster, |
1684 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
