Forum Auctions: Fine Books and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 28,318.75 |
| Auction Date | August 10, 2017 - August 10, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,420.00 |
| Sale Number | #2021 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 31,290.00 |
| Total Lots | 138 | ||
| Sold Lots | 124 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 24,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 35,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.88% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cluverius (Philippus) | [Introductio in Universam Geographiam] |
circa 1697 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 73 | Hill (Sir John) | The Family Herbal |
1812 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 61 | Ariosto (Lodovico) | Orlando furioso in English heroical verse. By Sr Iohn Harington of Bathe Knight |
1634 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 6 | Mennie (Donald) | The Grandeur of the Gorges |
1926 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 17 | Doorly (Captain Gerald S.) | The Voyages of the 'Morning' |
1916 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 525.00 |
| 18 | Franklin (Captain John) | Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-20-21-22 |
1824 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 137 | Follower of Henry Mayo Bateman (1887-1970) | The Art of Bidding |
1929 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 5 | Medhurst (Walter Henry) | China: Its State and Prospects |
1838 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 475.00 |
| 19 | Jackson (Frederick G.) | A Thousand Days in the Arctic |
1899 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 475.00 |
| 65 | Lysias. | Orationes et Fragmenta... |
1739 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 450.00 |
| 120 | Spanish School (probably late 18th, early 19th century) | Beggar woman with child and spindle receiving alms from a lady |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 450.00 | |
| 33 | Toplis (William A.) and [Dunkerley (W. A.)] "John Oxenham" | The Book of Sark |
1908 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 425.00 |
| 92 | Pernot (François Alexandre, 1793-1865) | An album of watercolours and drawings by Pernot and others |
[circa 1829-1837]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 425.00 |
| 25 | Peary (Robert Edwin) | Nearest the Pole |
1907 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 32 | Welsh (Col. James) | Military Reminiscences...of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies |
1830 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 44 | Pennant (Thomas) | Mr. Pennants History of London |
1814 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 62 | M (W.) | The Queens Closet Opened: Incomparable Secrets in Physick |
1658 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 98 | Hollar (Wenceslaus, 1607-1677) | Dark cottage interior with peasant woman serving a bowl of soup to a satyr |
1649 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 103 | Bye (Marcus de, 1639-1688) | [The Bears] |
[1664] | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 400.00 |
| 26 | Rymill (John) | Southern Lights |
1938 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 124 | French School (19th century) | An Arab horseman alongside a camel |
probably circa 1820-1850. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 20 | Lyon (Captain George Francis) | The Private Journal ... during the Recent Voyages of Discovery under Captain Parry |
1824 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 350.00 |
| 39 | Cooke (George) | Views in London and Its Vicinity |
1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 350.00 |
| 94 | 2 Japanese School Shunga Books |
[c.1890]. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 350.00 | |
| 96 | Hirschvogel (Augustin, 1503-1553) | Eleven works from 'Concordantzen alt und news Testaments' |
[circa 1550 and later] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 350.00 |
