Chiswick Auctions: Printed Books: Travel, Natural History, Sporting & Sciences
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books: Travel, Natural History, Sporting & Sciences | Total Sales (GBP) | 113,593.75 |
| Auction Date | October 17, 2018 - October 17, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 80,040.00 |
| Sale Number | #101718 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 114,530.00 |
| Total Lots | 283 | ||
| Sold Lots | 245 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 102,790.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.57% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 147,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 76.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Antelopes.- Sclater (Philip Lutley) and Oldfield (Thomas) | The Book of Antelopes |
1894-1900. | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 93 | Navigation.- A collection of 18th-century pamphlets on navigation comprising Remarks and Directions concerning the Channels and for Sailing into Port Royal and Kingston Harbours |
1795 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,750.00 | |
| 138 | Globe Gores.- Oterschaden (Johann) | [Eastern Hemisphere] |
1895 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 178 | [Wood (John) | ][Town Atlas of Scotland], 47 only |
1818-1828 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,000.00 |
| 158 | Moldavia.- Bawr (F. G. de) | Carte de la Moldavie pour Servir à l'histoire militaire de la guerre entre les Russes et les Turcs, map of Moldavia |
[c.1771] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 165 | Ortelius (Abraham) | AfterScotiae Nova et Accurata Descriptio |
[c. 1595? or later] | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 212 | Gowing (Thomas) | 19th century Equine Veterinary Instruments collection designed by Thomas Gowing and produced by Arnold & Sons in London. |
About 1866. | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 198 | Byam (Lydia) | A Collection of Fruits from the West Indies |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 2,500.00 | |
| 227 | Tesla (Nicola) | Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency |
1892 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,375.00 |
| 215 | MacLaurin (Colin) | A Treatise of Fluxions, 2 vol. |
1742 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 263 | Potocki (Joseph, Count) | Sport in Somaliland Being an Account of a Hunting Trip to that Region |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 1,875.00 | |
| 274 | Wisden (John) | Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack [1886, 1920-1945] |
[1886, 1920-1945] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 147 | London.- Merian (Matthäus) | Panorama of London |
c.1650 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 224 | Science.- Galilei (Galileo) | Systema Cosmicum, in quo Dialogis IV de duobus maximis Mundi Systematibus |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,625.00 | |
| 54 | Egypt |
1860-80s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,500.00 | |
| 49 | Cook’s Voyages & Australia.- A collection of copper engravings after John Webber from Cook’s account of his third expedition first published in vol. 3 of his ‘Voyage’ |
1784-85 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,375.00 | |
| 78 | Japan.- Photograph album 50 photos |
c.1870-80s. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,375.00 | |
| 173 | Speed (John) | The Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,375.00 | |
| 140 | Gordon (Robert of Straloch) | Scotia Regnum, cum Insulis Adjacentibus |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,250.00 | |
| 46 | China.- A collection of 36 hand-coloured illustrations from China |
c.1840 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,187.50 | |
| 205 | Economics.- Keynes (John Maynard) | Indian Currency and Finance |
1913 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 34 | Beato (Felice) | Burma |
c.1860-80s. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 62 | Falda (Giovanni Batista) | Disegno delle Fabriche Prospettive e Piazze Fatte Novamente in Roma |
1663 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 171 | Speed (John) | The Turkish Empire. Newly Augmented by John Speed. 1626. |
1676 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 182 | Astronomy.- Finé (Oronce) | De Solaribus Horologiis et Quadrantibus…, 2 vol in 1, title within woodcut border |
1555 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 937.50 |
