Mayfair Book Auctions: The first Mayfair Book Auctions sale, comprising architecture, natural history, travel, religion, history and more - Internet Bidstart 6/11
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The first Mayfair Book Auctions sale, comprising architecture, natural history, travel, religion, history and more - Internet Bidstart 6/11 | Total Sales (GBP) | 26,988.00 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2018 - June 25, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 26,280.00 |
| Sale Number | #MBA1 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 36,220.00 |
| Total Lots | 70 | ||
| Sold Lots | 28 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 77,130.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 109,070.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 24.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, Marie Gabriel August Florent. | Voyage pittoresque de la Grece. |
1782-1809-1824. | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 39 | HOLMES, W.J.H. | Report on Tung Kong Ping Yung |
April 1922 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 2,640.00 |
| 36 | HARDY, Thomas. | The Works. |
1919. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,280.00 |
| 30 | GAIL, Wilhelm | Erinnerungen aus Spanien. |
[ca. 1837]. | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 70 | WILLUGHBY, Francis; John Ray (ed.) | ORNITHOLOGIAE LIBRI TRES. |
1676. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,440.00 |
| 34 | HANCARVILLE, Pierre d’. | Recherches sur l’origine, l’esprit et les progrès des arts de la Grèce; |
1785. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,320.00 |
| 51 | MAUND, Benjamin. | The botanic garden: |
1825-42. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,320.00 |
| 57 | PIRANESI, F. | Varie vedute di Roma: |
1748. | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,200.00 |
| 2 | ALLOM, Thomas. | China: |
[ca.1843]. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,020.00 |
| 49 | LUGAR, Robert. | Plans and views |
1836. | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,020.00 |
| 56 | PINELLI, Bartolomeo. | Nuova Raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi. |
1816. | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 13 | [BROADHURST , J.]. | A comparative view of the form and character of the English racer and saddle-horse during the last and present centuries. |
1836. | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 720.00 |
| 35 | HARDY, Thomas. | The Woodlanders. |
1887. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 660.00 |
| 43 | HULLEY, T. | Six Views of Cheltenham. |
1813. | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 660.00 |
| 7 | BARROW, John. | Travels in China, |
1804. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 21 | DANIELL, William. | Illustrations of the island of Staffa, |
1818. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 61 | ROY, William. | The military antiquities of the Romans in Britain. |
1793. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 12 | BRAND, Adam. | Relation du voyage de M. Evert Isbrand, |
1699. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 480.00 |
| 65 | THUCYDIDES. | Thoukydidou Peri tou Peloponnesiakou polemou biblia okto. Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo. |
1696. | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 432.00 |
| 64 | STONE, Francis. | Picturesque views of all the bridges belonging to the county of Norfolk |
ca. 1830]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 384.00 |
| 23 | DRUMMOND, James. | Old Edinburgh by James Drummond, R. S. A. |
1879. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 312.00 |
| 40 | HOWARD, Luke. | The Climate of London, |
1833. | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 312.00 |
| 41 | HOWARD, Luke. | Essay on the Modification of Clouds. |
1865. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 288.00 |
| 54 | PAUSANIUS. | Accurata Graeciae Descriptio. |
1613. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 240.00 |
| 42 | HOWARD, Luke. | Papers on Meteorology, |
1850-54. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 192.00 |
