Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 20,430.00 |
| Auction Date | August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 11,545.00 |
| Sale Number | #80824 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 17,745.00 |
| Total Lots | 218 | ||
| Sold Lots | 212 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 11,705.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.25% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 18,005.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 113.47% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Folio Society. Herman Melville, | Moby Dick. |
2009 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 103 | EDMUND BURKE. | The Works. |
1808 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 504.00 |
| 193 | Folio Society. Omar Khayyam | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. |
2009 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 480.00 |
| 74 | CLARENDON EARL OF. | The History of the Rebellion & Civil Wars in England. |
1707 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 456.00 |
| 57 | CHAUCER GEOFFREY. | The Poetical Works. |
1782 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 420.00 |
| 69 | MONTAGU MARY WORTLEY. | The Works ... |
1803 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 384.00 |
| 68 | LIVY TITUS. | Roman History from the Building of the City, With the Supplement of John Freinsheim. |
1761 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 360.00 |
| 198 | Folio Society. | Lieber Bestiarum. |
2008 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 360.00 |
| 85 | FIELDING HENRY. | The Works of Henry Fielding Esq. With An Essay on His Life & Genius by Arthur Murphy. |
1806 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 336.00 |
| 49 | BOURNE JOHN. | A Treatise on the Steam-Engine. |
N.d. but c.1861 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 288.00 |
| 105 | LANGHORNE JOHN & WILLIAM. (Eds). | Plutarch's Lives. |
1770 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 288.00 |
| 132 | THE SPECULATIVE SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. Laws, 1805 & 1808 |
1805 & 1808, | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 288.00 | |
| 16 | DE BIE JACOB. | Imperatorum Romanorum a Julio Caesare ad Heraclium Usque Numismata Aurea. |
1738 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 264.00 |
| 191 | Folio Society. James Joyce, | Ulysses. |
2004 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 264.00 |
| 9 | WILBERFORCE R. I. & S. | The Life of William Wilberforce. |
1839 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 252.00 |
| 92 | VIRGIL. | Opera, Cum Integris & Emendatioribus Commentariis. |
1746 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 228.00 |
| 158 | Folio Society. | Andrew Lang, The Yellow Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book and The Pink Fairy Book. |
GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 228.00 | |
| 194 | Folio Society. Ovid, | Metamorphoses. |
2008 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 228.00 |
| 4 | PRESCOTT W. H. | The Complete Works, ed. |
N.d. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 216.00 |
| 212 | Folio Society. Voltaire, | Candide or Optimism. |
2011 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 216.00 |
| 25 | SWAN FAMILY (C. S. Swan of Swan Hunter). | Interesting carton of letters, a few snapshot photographs & many plans/specifications for ships & ship details. |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 204.00 | |
| 136 | Northumberland & Cumberland Ephemera, etc. Various estate & farm sale particulars incl. the Lazonby Estate, 1913 & the Killhow Estate, 1912; others re. |
1913 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 204.00 | |
| 102 | SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE. The Hamilton Palace Libraries. | Catalogues of the First, Second & Third Portions of The Beckford Library removed from Hamilton Palace; also Catalogue of The Hamilton Library. |
1882-1884 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 192.00 |
| 126 | The Spectator. | The set of 8 vols. |
1791 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 192.00 |
| 196 | Folio Society. | The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ, after the Golden Cockerel Press Edition. |
2007 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 192.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
