Forum Auctions: Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 90,071.10 |
| Auction Date | February 06, 2025 - February 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,840.00 |
| Sale Number | #974 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 83,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 286 | ||
| Sold Lots | 261 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 65,190.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 92,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 96.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Witchcraft.- Malleus maleficarum: de lamiis et strigibus, |
1600 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,528.00 | |
| 1 | Vigerius (Marcus) | Decachordum Christianum, |
1507. | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 83 | Holinshed (Raphael) | The First and Second [and Third] Volumes of Chronicles, |
1587 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 62 | Disraeli (Benjamin), George Dashwood & Charles Grey.- | Large collection of election material relating to the two elections of 1832 and later elections for the seat of High Wycombe, |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,024.00 | |
| 239 | Snakes.- Topsell (Edward) | The Historie of serpents; Historie of serpents. Or, |
1608 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 77 | Victoria (Queen) | Photograph portrait signed "Victoria RI", |
1895 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 52 | Oliver Cromwell's Secret Intelligence Network.- Obligation Bond in the name of Gamaliell Capell, |
1655 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 278 | Le Clerc (Nicolas Gabriel) | [Histoire physique, |
1783-94 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 55 | Sewall (Stephen) | An Inventory of a parcell of Plunder Said |
1703 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 281 | Rycaut (Paul) | The History of the Turkish Empire, |
1687 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 248 | Darwin family copy.- Greenough (George Bellas) | A Critical Examination of The First Principles of Geology, |
1819 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 256 | Williams (John) | The Natural History of the Mineral Kingdom, |
1789 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 54 | Indictment for bestiality.- An indictment, Suffolk [assizes] 1682; Andrew Berry late of Westhorpe (Westropp) |
1682 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 945.00 | |
| 173 | O'Sullivan (Vincent) | The Green Window, |
1899 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 209 | Bonnart (Nicolas & Henri), and others. | Collection of 89 plates of the fashion and costume during Louis XIV's reign, |
[circa 1680-1720] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 882.00 |
| 27 | Reliquary.- Reliquary of 7 Female Saints, |
1884 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 819.00 | |
| 89 | Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, |
1666 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 819.00 | |
| 169 | Hardy (Thomas) | Tess of the D'Urbervilles. a pure woman, |
1892 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 282 | Ray (John) | A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages, |
1693 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 218 | Paper-weaving.- Two albums containing 60 examples of paper-weaving, |
1870s/'80s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 252 | Lyell (Charles) | Principles of Geology, |
1830-33 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 33 | Warwickshire, Bulkington.- A deed for the manor of Bramcote in Warwickshire, |
c.1280 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 693.00 | |
| 74 | Fawcett (Dame Millicent Garrett) | Autograph Letter signed to Mrs Cookson, |
n.y | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 134 | Lamb (Charles) | Specimens of English Dramatic Poets, Who lived About the Time of Shakespeare, |
1808 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 65 | Holland (Sir Henry & family).- | Album of letters and cut signatures, |
v.d | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 630.00 |