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| Auction Name | Online Sale: Antiquarian and Modern Literature and Illustrated Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 110,038.75 |
| Auction Date | April 29, 2021 - April 29, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 46,930.00 |
| Sale Number | #2198 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 67,390.00 |
| Total Lots | 302 | ||
| Sold Lots | 298 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 47,880.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 68,790.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 159.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) | The Philosophical Dictionary |
1759 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,375.00 |
| 147 | Joyce (James) | Ulysses |
1934 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 202 | Bean (C. E. W.) | Gallipoli Mission |
1952 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 282 | Morris (William) | The Sundering Flood |
1898 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,250.00 |
| 102 | Christie (Agatha) | The Body in the Library |
1942 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 9 | Polar Satire.- Munchausen at the Pole; or the Surprising and Wonderful Adventures of a Voyage of Discovery...By the renowned Capt. Munchausen |
1824 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,625.00 | |
| 208 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Fellowship of the Ring |
1954 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 171 | Orwell (George) | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 196 | Simenon (Georges) | Maigret & M. Labbé |
1942 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 199 | Simenon (Georges) | Maigret Right and Wrong |
1954 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 29 | Serviez (Jaques Roergas de) | The Roman empresses: or, the history of the lives and secret intrigues of the wives of the twelve Cæsars |
1752 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 175 | Peake (Mervyn) | [The Gormenghast trilogy] |
1946 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 189 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [2 copies] |
1997 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,187.50 |
| 213 | Wells (H.G.) | The First Men in the Moon |
1901 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,062.50 |
| 146 | Johns (W.E. Johns) | The Spyflyers |
1933 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 157 | Lewis (C.S.) | Perelandra |
1943 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 160 | Mackenzie (Compton) | First Athenian Memories |
1931 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 192 | Sackville-West (Vita) | Orchard and Vineyard |
1921 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 234 | Detmold (Edward J.) | The Fables of Aesop |
[1909] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 139 | Hughes (Ted) | Lupercal |
1960 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 177 | Priestley (J.B.) | The Chapman of Rhymes |
1918 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 12 | Browning (Robert) | Selections from the Poetical Works |
1890 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 71 | Aiken (George L.) | Uncle Tom's cabin |
1858 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 152 | Le Carré (John) | [The Karla Trilogy] |
1974 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 812.50 |
| 269 | Brett (Simon) | Axe of God |
2013 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 812.50 |
