AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Books - bidstart 2/8
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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books - bidstart 2/8 | Total Sales (USD) | 16,863.60 |
| Auction Date | February 15, 2023 - February 15, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 18,230.00 |
| Sale Number | #14 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 26,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 252 | ||
| Sold Lots | 70 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 87,865.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 27.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 125,080.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 182 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 13.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | JAPAN MAP |
1650 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,150.00 | |
| 12 | EL LISSITZKY & H. ARP. | Die Kunstismen... Isms of Art. |
1925 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 977.50 |
| 36 | [John SMITH]. | Compleat Fisher ... Sixth Edition … Price 9d. |
1730?. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 966.00 |
| 219 | RARE MEXICAN GENEALOGY Fine Color plates; Leather: Historia Genealógica de Las Familias Más Antiguas |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 876.30 | ||
| 196 | ANGLER'S VADE MECUM |
1700 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 805.00 | |
| 187 | CATLIN | CATLIN'S LETTERS & NOTES |
USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 690.00 | |
| 118 | H.L. MENCKEN. | Prejudices. |
1919-27. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 591.10 |
| 34 | John STEINBECK. | The Grapes of Wrath. |
April 1939. | USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 53 | Captain DELANO's copy | Polar, Arctic and the origin of the Resolute desk in the White House, 1857. |
1857 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 96 | Daniel N. STANTON (“carpetbagger” [?], railroad & tramway investor, etc.) | Four 4 large scrapbooks |
USD 220.00 - 280.00 | USD 543.95 | |
| 84 | J M JONES. | [Natural History of Bermuda. |
1864 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 100 | Flannery O'CONNOR. | Wise Blood. |
1952 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 102 | Virginia WOOLF. | To the Lighthouse. |
July 1927. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 509.45 |
| 119 | H.L. MENCKEN. | [Selection of works]. |
1905-30. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 457.70 |
| 121 | H.L. MENCKEN. | [Works, by or on Mencken] |
1909-1930. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 393.30 |
| 87 | [T. DWIGHT] | Journal of a Tour in Italy. |
1824 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 322.00 |
| 210 | [Zulu / Dutch African] Rare Illustrated Dutch Book —Peter Hansen Zulukafferhovdin |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 289.80 | ||
| 60 | Mary PATRICK. | A Bosphorus Adventure. Istanbul. |
Ca.:1934. | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 131 | Americana: history of South Carolina, by Wallace, 3 volumes. Scarce set. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 241.50 | ||
| 74 | Books Arts — Early printing: collection of 17th Century Imprints , Dutch Paper |
17th Century | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 230.00 | |
| 217 | [James POWELL & Sons, aka WHITEFRIARS Glass] | [Risen Christ: a full-size design. |
c. 1900-20 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 221 | [GOT GREEN?] Decorative Leather Bindings & Cloth Sets 3 shelves of Classics—Dickens, Thackeray, Lamb |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 230.00 | ||
| 213 | De Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1841, two volumes, full leather |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 217.35 | ||
| 37 | R. BROOKES. | General Dispensatory. |
1753 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 207.00 |
| 126 | [ASiA; TRAVEL] 1845 Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara 2 vols. |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 205.85 |
