• Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
  • Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Finarte, July 4-5: FERMI, ENRICO. Letters, 1923. €30,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The comedy, 1477. €45,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The Comedy [Commentary by Christophorus Landinus]. Addition: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in Latin and Italian], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ASTRONOMIA - CALENDARIO - REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES (MÜLLER, JOHANN, OF KÖNIGSBERG) Kalendarium, 1483. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: CATERINA II DI RUSSIA, Parchment diploma granted by Catherine II of Russia, 1778. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: VICO, GIAMBATTISTA New Science Principles, 1725.

Sworders: Books and Maps - online 4/19, A1139, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 28, 2024 - April 28, 2024
Page Size: 293 items in 12 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
179 Roberts, David

THE HOLY LAND, Syria, Idumea and Arabia.

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 325.00
180 NORDEN, FREDERIK LUDWIG. (1708-1742)

Travels in Egypt and Nubia...Translated from the original...and enlarged with observations...by Dr. Peter Templeman.

London 1757 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
181 Hemingway, J

History of the City of Chester...in 2 vols.

Chester 1831 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
182 Fuller, Thomas

The history of the worthies of England, in Two volumes.

1811 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
183 Whitaker, T D

The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York.

1812 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 112.50
184 Gillingwater, E

An Historical Account of the Ancient Town of Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk., 1790 (Preface dated), 1st.

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 225.00
185 Taylor, William

The Antiquities of King's Lynn. Norfolk.

Lynn 1844 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 225.00
186

Hasted's History of Kent: [Part I. the Hundred of Blackheath] All Published.

1886 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
187

PAMPHLETS, Glasgow, Scottish Interest, Ireland, Corn Laws, Banking, Etc, including View of the history, constitution & funds of the Guildry & Merchants house of Glasgow.

1817 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 225.00
188 Denholm, J

The History of the City of Glasgow & Suburbs.

Glasgow 1798 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 112.50
189 1- Brooke, Sir A.

De Capell: Sketches in Spain and Morocco.

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
190

including: Hine, R L: 1- Natural History of the Hitchin region, 1934; 2- The history of Hitchin

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
191 Baedeker, Karl

Collection of 89 Guide books including: Egypt: 1904; Greece: 1909 (2 copies); The Mediterranean: 1911; Paris: 1881-1937 (11 editions); Switzerland: 1881-1930 (6 editions, one in each - German and French); France: 1861-1914 (15 editions); Italy: 1887-1930

GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
192 Baedeker, Karl

Egypt, 1902; Lower Egypt, 1895; London, 1930; Southern Italy, 1930; Belgium and Holland, 1905; Plus: Cook's Travellers Handbook: Venice, 1923; Belgium and the Ardennes, 1923.

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 87.50
193

Pevsner Architectural Guides of England 36 Hardbacks, with Dust Jackets; Plus: 17 paperbacks.

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
194

European Guide Books, including: Murray: Spain, 1882; Northern Italy, 1891; Scotland, 1894; Bradshaw's Continental Railway, Steam Transit, and General Guide, With 28 folding maps, c.1898.

nd c1912 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
195

Guide Books. John Murray: A Handbook for Travellers in Japan...

1903 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
197 Morris, F O

A History of British Birds, in 8 vols,

no date c.1860. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 150.00
198 Hughes, Griffith

The Natural History of Barbados. In Ten Books.

London 1750 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 300.00
199

THE SURINAM ALBUM.

2006 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 250.00
200 Thornton, Robert John

The TEMPLE OF FLORA, or, Garden of the Botanist, Poet, Painter and Philosopher.

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 300.00
201 PRATT, Anne

The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges & Ferns of Great Britain.

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 187.50
202 BROOKE, Edward Adveno

The Gardens of England.

London: [1857]. GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
203 THORBURN, A

British Birds, in 4 vols.

1915-16 1st. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 112.50
204 DARWIN, Charles

Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 1844-1961, 18 Vols.

1844 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 275.00
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000
  • Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Audubon Birds of America, 1st Octavo Edition; 5 vols plus Journals, ex. J.J. Pringle. $4,000 to $4,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 23 CP Railroad Photographs c. 1883 by O.B. Buell. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger & Stella Maris Box Set. $1,700 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Oliver Buell Cabinet Photograph, Chief Crowfoot. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Colton's Atlas of the World, 1856, in Two Volumes; plus Africa / Mahdist War Map. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Barflies and Cocktails, Harry McElhone, First Edition Mixology Book. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1861 U. S. Grant Broadside Proclamation, Paducah, KY. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Simon Wastell "Microbiblion or The Bibles Epitome: in Verse" 1629. $600 to $700.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Thomas Lewis Family Letter Archive; Boston, Massachusetts. $400 to $500.
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