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Chiswick Auctions: Books and Works on Paper

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Books and Works on Paper	Total Sales (GBP)	134,600.00
Auction Date	May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	64,810.00
Sale Number	#52925	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	93,130.00
Total Lots	206
Sold Lots	162	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	82,320.00
% of Lots Sold	78.64%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	118,190.00
Unsold Lots	44	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	113.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
140	Rowling (J.K.)	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,	1999	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 13,860.00
198		Marvel Comics. A large collection of c. 1800 comics, with highlights including:	c. 1800	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 13,860.00
143	Tolkien (J.R.R.).	The Fellowship of the Ring, 1st. ed., 2nd impression, 1954; The Two Towers, 1st. ed., 2nd impression, 1955; The Return of the King, 1st ed., 1955,	1954-55	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 7,560.00
101	Lenthall (Elizabeth [& Mary])	Elizabeth Lenthall Wife of John Lenthall Her Book 1706	1706	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 6,930.00
95	Cookery Recipe Manuscript Book (H.B.Jones)	'The Sweet Meat Book'	n.p., [1740]	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 5,544.00
134	Buchan (John)	Collected stories, all 28 titles,historical works,		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 5,040.00
47	[Choiseul-Gouffier (Marie Gabriel August Florent de, Count )]	Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece	1782-1809-22.	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,536.00
11		[Missale ad usum ac consuetudinem Sarum.]	n.d. [early c.15th.]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,772.00
60	Daniell (Thomas & William)	An Hindoo Temple, at Madura., plate no. 16 from 'Oriental Scenery. Twenty Four Views In Hindoostan',	1798	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,520.00
61	Daniell (Thomas & William)	Part of the Black Town, Madras., [Chennai], plate no. 8 from 'Oriental Scenery. Twenty Four Views In Hindoostan',	1797	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,520.00
124	Dickens (Charles)	A Christmas Carol, in Prose, being A Ghost Story of Christmas...	1843	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,394.00
42		Urania's Mirror, or, a View of the Heavens,	[c. 1825]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,764.00
41	Stanford (Edward)	Stanford's Library Map of London and Its Suburbs,	n.d. [1891]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,638.00
152	Buckland Wright (John) Porter (Quincy) Composer.	12 Songs for Helen on Mother Goose Rhymes,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,638.00
89	Elizabeth Cresswell	Elizabeth Cresswell Her Receipt Book April 14th 1759- February 20th 1761	[1759 -- 1761]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,512.00
33	Hoare (Sir Samuel), Viscount Templewood.	Collection of letters to Max Aiken, Lord Beaverbrook, 1921 -- 1950	1921 -- 1950	GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	GBP 1,386.00
36	[Jamieson (Alexander)	[Celestial Atlas, comprising a Systematic Display of the Heavens in a Series of Thirty Maps],	1822	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,260.00
56		'Rose Deep, Limited. Chinese Labour Record of Service': gold mining in South Africa	1905-1908.	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,260.00
102	[Glasse (Hannah)]	The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy, which far exceeds any thing of the kind yet published, ... to which are added, by way of Appendix,	1760;	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,260.00
155	Rimbaud (Arthur)	Deux Poemes	1932	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,260.00
68	Garrard (George)	Woburn Sheepshearing, hand-coloured, 'Stipled and Outline Etched by M N Bate, Figures & Landscape by J.C. Stadler -	1811	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,197.00
108		Victorian cookery and housekeeping. A large collection, including:		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,197.00
172		An archive on book design, from the estate of Gerald Cinamon (Chief designer for Penguin Books),		GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	GBP 1,197.00
2	Della Bella (Stefanino)	A Collection of Etchings....consisting of landscapes, marine views, animals, friezes, ornaments, &c. &c., to which is prefixed a biographical memoir of the artist by Thomas Dodd,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,134.00
8		Illuminated manuscript album: 'In caram Memoriam'	19th century.	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,071.00

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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR