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Auction Name: The Summer Automobilia Online Auction
Auction Date: 07/16/2025 - 07/16/2025
Sale Number: #31232
Total Lots: 97
Sold Lots: 93
Lots Sold: 95.88%
Unsold Lots: 4

Total Sales (GBP): 36,800.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 18,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 28,750.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 20,600.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 31,450.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 117.01%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
66		A 'Spitfire - Vickers Supermarine is the Fastest Military Single Engined Fighter in Service' sales brochure, June 1939,	1939	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,536.00
71		Christian Hueber & David A Sulzberger: Bentley Continental Sports Saloon; owners edition, published by Palawan Press, 2003,	2003	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	GBP 1,536.00
68		Three Aston Martin DB model Instruction Books,	1957	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,408.00
43		Three photo prints of Stirling Moss, The Blonde and The Maserati,		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,408.00
47		A large collection of Motor Racing personalities autographs,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,280.00
28		An original 'Steve McQueen - Le Mans' US 30x40 film poster, 1971,	1971	GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 960.00
20	Sean Connery	A Sean Connery signed Casino opening invitation,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 896.00
74		Simon Moore: The Magnificent Monopostos - Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars, 1923-1951; a two-volume set,	2014	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 896.00
77	Alan Henry:	Ayrton Senna - Portrait of a Champion; signed by Ayrton Senna,	1988	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 768.00
133		Bill Emerson: The Healey Book - The Complete History of the Healey Marque, a signed Special Limited Edition,	2002	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 704.00
23		Eleven F1 driver signed images,		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 640.00
21	Sean Connery	A Sean Connery signed American Federation of Television and Radio Artists document,	1977	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 614.40
27		A 1956 Goodwood Easter Monday race poster,	1956	GBP 600.00 - 900.00	GBP 563.20
75	W.O.Bentley	An author signed 1st edition of W.O. - The Autobiography of W.O.Bentley,	1958	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 563.20
100		Books relating to Bentley,		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 563.20
44	Roy Nockolds	Kay Don in the Tiger Sunbeam beating the lap record,		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 563.20
131		A quantity of books relating to British marques,		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 537.60
82		Motorcycle racing books signed by riders,		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 537.60
42		Two later reprint posters of the 1930 & 1931 Monaco Grand Prix,	1930 & 1931	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 512.00
143		Books relating to Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 486.40

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