Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items | Total Sales (GBP) | 33,980.46 |
| Auction Date | February 16, 2023 - February 16, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 19,680.00 |
| Sale Number | #21623 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 30,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 301 | ||
| Sold Lots | 273 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 21,830.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 33,530.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | PAXTON JOSEPH. | Paxton's Magazine of Botany. Vols. 1 to 4. |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,298.00 | |
| 121 | DUMÉRIL A-M-C. | Erpétologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Atlas vol. |
1854 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 590.00 |
| 263 | CONAN DOYLE A. | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 495.60 | |
| 53 | HARRISON JOSEPH. | The Floricultural Cabinet & Florist's Magazine. Vols. 1 to 13. |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 472.00 | |
| 109 | JARDINE SIR WILLIAM. | The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology Vols. 1 & 2 re. Humming Birds. |
1834 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 472.00 |
| 180 | MORTON SAMUEL G. | Crania Americana or A Comparative View of the Skulls of Various Aboriginal Nations of North & South America. |
1839 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 472.00 |
| 227 | POPE ALEXANDER. | The Iliad, 5 vols. & The Odyssey, |
1771 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 472.00 |
| 31 | SYMONDS JOHN ADDINGTON. | Renaissance in Italy. 5 vols. |
1898-1901. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 448.40 |
| 93 | HUME A. O. & MARSHALL C. H. T. (Pubs). | The Game Birds of India, Burma & Ceylon. |
1879-1881. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 448.40 |
| 30 | VIRTUE & CO. (Pubs). | The Universal Geography. Vols. 1 to 19. |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 413.00 | |
| 49 | BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. | The Journal. Vols. 37 to vol. 42 (nos. 1 & 2) in eleven. |
1935-1942. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 413.00 |
| 122 | COUCH JONATHAN. | A History of the Fishes of the British Islands. |
1867 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 377.60 |
| 134 | DARWIN CHARLES. | The Descent of Man. 2 vols. |
1871 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 377.60 |
| 63 | EVELYN JOHN. | Silva or A Discourse of Forest-Trees & the Propagation of Timber. |
1801 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 354.00 |
| 264 | CONAN DOYLE A. | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. |
1894 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 354.00 |
| 62 | LOUDON MRS. | British Wild Flowers. |
1859 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 330.40 |
| 86 | ELLIS JOHN. | The Natural History of Many Curious & Uncommon Zoophytes ... Systematically Arranged & Described by the Late Daniel Solander |
1786 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 330.40 |
| 126 | CHITTY J. | Continuation of a Treatise on the Law Respecting Game & Fish with a Copious Collection of Precedents. |
1816 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 306.80 |
| 135 | DARWIN CHARLES. | The Expression of the Emotions in Man & Animals. |
1872 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 306.80 |
| 64 | MAUND B. | The Botanist. |
c.1837. | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 283.20 |
| 136 | DARWIN CHARLES. | The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms. |
1881 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 283.20 |
| 222 | GUIZOT M. | Historical Works, French Text. |
1840's. | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 283.20 |
| 292 | ROYAL YACHT CLUB. Signals. |
n.d. but maybe c.1860s. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 283.20 | |
| 6 | ROSSETTI CHRISTINA. | Goblin Market. |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 259.60 | |
| 101 | HOWARD H. E. | The British Warblers. |
1907-1914. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 259.60 |
