Forum Auctions: Online: Tales and Morals: The Fables Collection of the late Eric Sweet
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| Auction Name | Online: Tales and Morals: The Fables Collection of the late Eric Sweet | Total Sales (GBP) | 124,299.00 |
| Auction Date | May 15, 2025 - May 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 78,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #1026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 110,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 198 | ||
| Sold Lots | 186 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 86,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 122,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.68% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Kelmscott Press.- Caxton (William, translator) | The History of Reynard the Foxe |
1892 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,544.00 |
| 153 | Vergilius Maro (Publius) | The Georgics... |
1931 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,780.00 |
| 4 | Aesop. | Fabellae graece et latine |
1534 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 150 | Gregynog Press.- Aesop. | The Fables of Esope |
1931 [1932] | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 37 | Aesop. | The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse...by John Ogilby |
1665 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 138 | Mansfield (Edgar, binder).- Stevenson (Robert Louis) | Fables |
1914 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,394.00 |
| 142 | Cranach Press.- Vergilius Maro (Publius) | Les Eclogues... |
1927 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 50 | Reynard the Fox.- [Shirley (John) & Alexander Shields, translators.] | The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox [with] The Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox. |
1701-1681-1684 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 122 | Kelmscott Press.- Morris (William) | Poems by the Way |
1891 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 22 | Aesop. | Fabulae... |
1586 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 180 | Officina Bodoni.- Aesop. | The Fables...printed from the Veronese Edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin Verses and the Italian Version by Accio Zucco... |
1973 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 125 | Kelmscott Press.- [Orbeliani (Sulkhan-Saba)] | The Book of Wisdom and Lies |
1894 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 136 | Aesop. | Aesop's Fables |
1912 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 144 | Curwen Press.- Simon (Oliver, editor) | A Specimen Book of Types & Ornaments in use at the Curwen Press |
1931 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 79 | Aesop. | Select Fables of Esop and other Fabulists |
1761 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 61 | Aesop. | Fables of Aesop and others |
1722 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 62 | Aesop. | Fables of Aesop and others |
1722 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 88 | La Fontaine (Jean de) | Fables Choisies |
1783 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 14 | Aesop. | Fabulae |
1560 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 77 | Dyke (Thomas) | Reading Made Perfectly Easy; or |
1755 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 164 | Sweet (Eric) | Calligraphic manuscript.- The Craft of Gilding: Materials and History |
1953 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 166 | Golden Cockerel Press.- Browne (William) | Circe and Ulysses |
1954 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 10 | Aesop. | Vita & fabulae [graece] |
1546 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 18 | Aesop. | Vita [Favole] di Esopo |
1580 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 24 | Ovidius Naso (Publius) | Metamorphoses |
[1591] | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
