Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera | Total Sales (GBP) | 52,915.20 |
| Auction Date | June 13, 2019 - June 13, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 51,920.00 |
| Sale Number | #1781 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 69,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 690 | ||
| Sold Lots | 441 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 99,230.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 131,175.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 249 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 | GILBERT BURNETT | THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
1681-1715 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,400.00 |
| 286 | GEORGE BORROW | COLLECTION OF 34 PAMPHLETS IN TWO VOLUMES |
1913-14 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 300 | RICHARD JEFFERIES | A MEMOIR OF THE GODDARDS OF NORTH WILTS - |
1874 | GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,220.00 |
| 568 | THOMAS BABINGTON LORD MACAULAY | THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND - |
1854-61 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,176.00 |
| 294 | REV JAMES GRANGER AND REV MARK NOBLE | A BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - - A CONTINUATION - . |
1804-12 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,140.00 |
| 403 | SIR NATHANIEL WILLIAM WRAXALL | HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF MY OWN TIME - . |
1818 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 900.00 |
| 586 | Victorian photograph album including much Buxton |
circa 490 images | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 126 | COLIN DEXTER | THE SILENT WORLD OF NICHOLAS QUINN |
1977 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 744.00 |
| 8 | THE DANDY MONSTER COMIC |
1943 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 660.00 | |
| 285 | GEORGE BORROW | ROMANTIC BALLADS TRANSLATED FROM THE DANISH AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES |
1826 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 624.00 |
| 362 | SIR WALTER RALEIGH | SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS SONNE AND TO POSTERITIE |
1633 | GBP 50.00 - 75.00 | GBP 552.00 |
| 194 | GEORGE DOUGLAS HOWARD COLE AND MARGARET COLE | COUNTERPOINT MURDER |
1940 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 540.00 |
| 501 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON | THE TEMPLE OF FLORA OR GARDEN OF THE BOTANIST POET PAINTER AND PHILOSOPHER |
2008 | GBP 350.00 - 400.00 | GBP 504.00 |
| 283 | WILLIAM I KNAPP | LIFE WRITINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORGE BORROW - |
1899 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 468.00 |
| 221 | [J EDWARDS AND MATTHEW DARLY] | A POLITICAL AND SATYRICAL HISTORY OF THE YEARS 1756 |
circa 1760 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 420.00 |
| 342 | RONALD A LEE | THE KNIBB FAMILY CLOCK MAKERS |
1964 | GBP 180.00 - 220.00 | GBP 408.00 |
| 355 | SIR THOMAS BROWNE | PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA OR ENQUIRIES INTO VERY MANY RECEIVED TENENTS AND COMMONLY PRESUMED TRUTHS |
1658 | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | GBP 408.00 |
| 534 | GEORGE KEATE | RELATION DES ILES PELEW |
1788 | GBP 350.00 - 400.00 | GBP 396.00 |
| 202 | ROSEMARY TONKS | OPIUM FOGS |
1963 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 372.00 |
| 415 | [JAMES CAULFIELD] | CROMWELLIANA |
1810 | GBP 350.00 - 400.00 | GBP 372.00 |
| 536 | JUSTIN PERKINS | A RESIDENCE OF EIGHT YEARS IN PERSIA AMONG THE NESTORIAN CHRISTIANS WITH NOTICES OF THE MUHAMMEDANS |
1843 | GBP 350.00 - 400.00 | GBP 360.00 |
| 485 | JOHN EDWARD SOWERBY | ENGLISH BOTANY OR COLOURED FIGURES OF BRITISH PLANTS |
1863-72 | GBP 300.00 - 350.00 | GBP 348.00 |
| 330 | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | SELECTED DRAWINGS PORTFOLIO |
1979 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 336.00 |
| 331 | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | SELECTED DRAWINGS PORTFOLIO |
1977 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 336.00 |
| 62 | BEATRIX POTTER | THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET |
[1906] | GBP 300.00 - 350.00 | GBP 324.00 |
