Bloomsbury Auctions: Travel including a single owner collection of books on Mountaineering
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Travel including a single owner collection of books on Mountaineering | Total Sales (GBP) | 87,287.50 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2021 - October 20, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 40,060.00 |
| Sale Number | #102021 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,670.00 |
| Total Lots | 125 | ||
| Sold Lots | 98 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 47,310.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 68,970.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 126.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. | Memorie Istoriografiche delli Regni della Morea, e Negroponte . |
1686 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 51 | FRESHFIELD, Douglas. | Four Works: first editions, one being a Presentation copy, |
1865-1923. | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 5,500.00 |
| 32 | REDOUTE, Pierre, Joseph. and THORY, Claude Antoine. | Les Roses, peintes par P.J. Redoute, decrites et classees selon leur, ordre naturel. |
1835 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 33 | CONWAY, William Martin. | Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas. [Including Scientific Reports and portfolio of Maps]. |
1894 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,250.00 |
| 81 | FILIPPI, Filippo de. | Karakoram and Western Himalaya,1909. An Account of the Expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. Duke of the Abruzzi. |
1912 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,250.00 |
| 112 | WHYMPER, Edward. | Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator, [with Supplementary Appendix and Atlas of maps], and one related work. |
1892 - 1891. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,250.00 |
| 39 | SINIGAGLIA, Leone. | Climbing Reminiscences of the Dolomites. |
1896 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 31 | LOW, David. | The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands. |
1842 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,750.00 |
| 101 | HOWARD-BURY, Lieut.-Col. C.K. | Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921. |
1922 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,750.00 |
| 100 | FRESHFIELD, Douglas. | The Exploration of the Caucasus. |
1896 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,375.00 |
| 27 | RAFFLES, Thomas Stamford. | The History of Java. |
1817 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,125.00 |
| 98 | TILMAN, Harold William. | Seven Works: first editions, two volumes SIGNED by the author, and one volume signed by Charles Houston, 1937 - 1974. |
1937 - 1974. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 26 | THORN, William. | Memoir of the Conquest of Java. |
1815 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 34 | FITZGERALD, Edward Arthur. | Climbs in the New Zealand Alps Being an Account of Travel and Discovery. |
1896 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 58 | MATTHEWS, Charles Edward. | The Annals of Mont Blanc. A Monograph. |
1898 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 44 | SHIPTON, Eric. | Four Works: first editions. |
1936 - 1951. | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 45 | SMYTHE, Frank S. | Twelve Works: three author's Presentation copies, and two SIGNED volumes, |
1935 - 1950. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 66 | HUNT, John (1910 - 1998). | The Ascent of Everest. |
1953 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 110 | SMYTHE, Francis Sydney. | Two Works: INSCRIBED. |
1930-1932. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,125.00 |
| 35 | HUNT, John. | The Ascent of Everest, SIGNED by the author and eleven members of the 1953 Expedition Team. |
1953 | GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 80 | THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING CLUB JOURNAL. 1891-1967, |
1891-1967 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 937.50 | |
| 43 | WHYMPER, Edward. | Three Works: first editions, two volumes SIGNED by the author. |
1896, 1897, 1880 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 104 | EVEREST: FILM PRESS BOOK, INSCRIBED by Captain John Noel, (c.1924) and a FILM PROGRAMME, 1922. |
c.1924 and 1922. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 812.50 | |
| 17 | THESIGER, Wilfred. | Eight Works, and one related: five volumes SIGNED by the author. |
1959-2001. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 89 | NOYCE, Wifrid. | Five Works: first editions, four volumes SIGNED by the author. |
1950-1958. | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 750.00 |
