Auction Reports
Canada Book Auctions Limited
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Buy Books, Be Happy
- Auction Date
- 06/10/2025 - 06/10/2025
- Sale Number
- #223959
- Total Lots
- 207
- Sold Lots
- 121
- Lots Sold
- 58.45%
- Unsold Lots
- 86
- Total Sales (CAD)
- 24,700.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD)
- 32,280.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD)
- 50,770.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (CAD)
- 67,260.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (CAD)
- 104,740.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 23.58%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | [JOAN MIRO: LITHOGRAPHS] Leiris, Michel; Mourlot, Fernand. | VOLUME I. |
1972 | CAD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 1,625.00 |
| 97 | 20th CENTURY MAPS: WORLD WAR II, ETC. A lot of 16 pieces sold together. |
Circa 1940s and later; dates vary. | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 1,000.00 | |
| 173 | Boulet, Roger. | WALTER J. PHILLIPS. THE COMPLETE GRAPHIC WORKS. |
1981 | CAD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CAD 1,000.00 |
| 172 | Casson, A.J. | A NORTHERN SUITE. |
1981 | CAD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 1,000.00 |
| 135 | BONFILS et al. | JERUSALEM & THE HOLY LANDS ALBUM. |
CAD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CAD 937.50 | |
| 142 | GLASS STEREO SLIDES, NUDES, WITH FRENCH VIEWER. |
CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 687.50 | ||
| 98 | ONTARIO INSURANCE MAPS: WINDSOR, volumes 1-5. |
1952 - 1953. | CAD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CAD 625.00 | |
| 121 | Madonna; Meisel, Steven [photographer]; O'Brien, Glenn [editor]; et al. | SEX. |
1992 | CAD 100.00 - 200.00 | CAD 575.00 |
| 134 | FAMILY ALBUM: 'BOOK OF PHOTOGRAMS BY T.H.M; Rev. F. Digby Legard (English). |
Circa 1857. | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 550.00 | |
| 5 | 6 volumes: A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF STATE-TRIALS, AND PROCEEDINGS FOR HIGH-TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS; FROM THE REIGN OF KING RICHARD II. TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE I. |
1730 | CAD 600.00 - 800.00 | CAD 525.00 | |
| 156 | A.J. | CASSON: THE GROUP OF SEVEN COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY SUITE. FOLIO TWO: WATERCOLOURS. PLATINUM EDITION. |
n.d. (c.1990). | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 525.00 |
| 133 | WOMEN, ETC.: "THE PHOTOS OF LESBIAN POSERS OF MIND, ASS, BREASTS, VAGINA." |
Circa 1890-1930 and later. | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 500.00 | |
| 102 | BARRY, D.F. [David Francis]. | CHIEF RED CLOUD. |
CAD 500.00 - 700.00 | CAD 450.00 | |
| 179 | Chagall, Marc; Leymarie, Jean. | THE JERUSALEM WINDOWS. |
1962 | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 450.00 |
| 19 | BAUM, Frank L.; Neill, John R. [illus]. | OZ SERIES: OZMA OF OZ (1907); EMERALD CITY OF OZ (1910); GLINDA OF OZ (1920); THE LAND OF OZ |
1904] | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 425.00 |
| 96 | Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. | MITCHELL'S NEW GENERAL ATLAS. |
c.1863. | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 400.00 |
| 99 | ONTARIO INSURANCE MAPS: SUDBURY & DISTRICT. |
1957 | CAD 600.00 - 800.00 | CAD 375.00 | |
| 95 | ONTARIO INSURANCE MAPS: WELLAND. |
1965 | CAD 600.00 - 800.00 | CAD 375.00 | |
| 154 | Town, Harold; Silcox, David P. | TOM THOMSON: THE SILENCE AND THE STORM. [LIMITED EDITION] |
1977 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 375.00 |
| 167 | HUDON, Simone (1905-1984). | L'HOTEL-DIEU-DE-PRECIEUX-SOUS-QUEBEC. |
CAD 250.00 - 350.00 | CAD 350.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
