Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 911,647.80 |
| Auction Date | May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 552,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #1174 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 786,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 361 | ||
| Sold Lots | 275 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 793,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.18% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,132,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 86 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 80.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | Darwin (Charles) | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection |
1859 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 98,280.00 |
| 4 | Bound for Jean Grolier.- Negri Stefano Stephani Nigri Elegantissime e Graeco authorum subditorum |
1540s | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 45,360.00 | |
| 299 | Warre (Capt. Henry James) | Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory |
1848 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 25,200.00 |
| 128 | Wodehouse (P.G.) | Psmith USA |
1909 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 |
| 276 | Whitehead (Alfred North) and Bertrand Russell. | Principia Mathematica |
1910-13 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 |
| 267 | Gilbert (William) | De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de mango magnete |
1600 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 21,420.00 |
| 266 | Huygens (Christiaan) | Traite de la lumiere. Ou sont expliquees les causes de ce qui luy arrive dans la reflexion |
1690 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 17,640.00 |
| 153 | Dulac (Edmund) | "The room of fruits prepared for Abu-l-Hasan" |
1913 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 |
| 246 | Raverat (Gwen) | Two albums comprising 527 wood engravings |
circa 1909-1939 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 |
| 62 | Wollstonecraft (Mary) | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman |
1792 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
| 311 | Blagdon (Francis William) | A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India |
1805 watermarked 1801 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
| 5 | Plutarch. | La prima [- seconda] parte delle Vite , 2 vol., translated by Lodovico Domenichi |
1560 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 123 | Waugh (Evelyn) | Brideshead Revisited |
1945 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 225 | Doves Press.- English Bible (The) |
1903-05 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 | |
| 152 | Dulac (Edmund) | "Abu-l-Hasan awakens in the bed of the Khalifeh" |
1913 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 11,970.00 |
| 117 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 355 | Shipley (Lt. Conway) | Sketches in the Pacific: the South Sea Islands |
1851 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 264 | Guericke (Otto von) | Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio |
1672 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 237 | Morris (William) | The Earthly Paradise |
1896-97 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,450.00 |
| 346 | Saadi, of Shiraz. | Bustan [The Orchard] |
circa 1850 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,820.00 |
| 122 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Lord of the Rings |
1954-55 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
| 275 | Wallis (John) | Arithmetica Infinitorum |
1656 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
| 291 | Ravenscroft (Edward) | Pinetum Britannicum |
1863-1884 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
| 348 | Peru.- Peruvian School (circa 1840s) An album containing 35 original costume and figure studies from Lima, Peru |
circa 1840 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 8,190.00 | |
| 68 | Dickens (Charles) | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas |
1843 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,930.00 |
