Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectors' Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 46,060.02 |
| Auction Date | August 13, 2019 - August 13, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 14,410.00 |
| Sale Number | #81319 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 177 | ||
| Sold Lots | 167 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 17,710.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 27,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 170.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3081 | Ronald SEARLE (illustrator) and Geoffrey WILLANS. | Down With Skool! |
n.d. But circa 1953. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 6,847.50 |
| 3065 | PAINTING. | [A hand-written journal by William Peckitt, glass-painter and stained glass maker. |
1746. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,984.00 |
| 3026 | DU MAURIER, Daphne. | Rebecca. |
1938. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,490.00 |
| 3101 | WISDEN, John. | Cricketer's Almanack. |
1896-2018. | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,494.00 |
| 3039 | William Henry MAY. | Memoirs. |
n.d., but circa 1930. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,245.00 |
| 3153 | The False Lover Rewarded. |
n.d. but circa 1760. | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 1,120.50 | |
| 3148 | Schloss's English Bijou Almanac for 1842. |
n.d. but 1841. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 996.00 | |
| 3158 | GILLRAY, James. | The Genuine Works of James Gillray, Engraved by Himself. |
1829. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 933.75 |
| 3150 | Plaisir et Gaite. |
1838. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 871.50 | |
| 3045 | CHROMATICS. | [A Hand-written manuscript written by David Ramsay Hay for the fourth edition of his book 'The Laws of Harmonious Colouring'. |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 809.25 | |
| 3006 | Winston CHURCHILL. | The Second World War. |
1948-1952. | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 747.00 |
| 3024 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R. | The Fellowship of the Ring. |
1954. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 747.00 |
| 3130 | GREENWOOD, C. & J. | Atlas of the Counties of England, from Actual Surveys Made From the Years 1817 to 1833. |
1834. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 747.00 |
| 3073 | RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). Kenneth GRAHAME. | The Wind in the Willows. |
1951. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3027 | SAYERS, Dorothy L. | Gaudy Night. |
1935. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 597.60 |
| 3020 | MILNE, A.A. | Once Upon A Time. |
n.d., but circa 1920. | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 547.80 |
| 3074 | DULAC, Edmund (illustrator). | Stories From Hans Christian Andersen. |
1911. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 473.10 |
| 3097 | Charles WHITE. | An Account of the Regular Gradation in Man and in Different Animals and Vegetables; and From the Former to the Latter. |
1799. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 473.10 |
| 3135 | Frederick NASH. | A Series of Views, Interior and Exterior, of the Collegiate Chapel of St. |
1805. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 473.10 |
| 3056 | LEIGHTON, Clare. | The Farmer's Year, a Calendar of English Husbandry. |
1934. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 448.20 |
| 3030 | WODEHOUSE, P.G. | Week-end Wodehouse. |
n.d., but 1939. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 423.30 |
| 3080 | LOWRY, L.S. Mervyn, LEVY. | The Paintings of L.S. Lowry, Oils and Watercolours. |
1975. | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 423.30 |
| 3131 | Ritratti De' Piu Celebri Professori di Pittura Dipinti di Propria Mano Esistenti Nell' Imperial Galleria di Firenze. |
1748. | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 423.30 | |
| 3019 | [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]. Lewis Carroll'. | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. |
1868. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 373.50 |
| 3090 | DICKENS, Charles. | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. |
1837. | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 373.50 |
