Bloomsbury Auctions: Antiquarian Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 267,230.00 |
| Auction Date | December 18, 2013 - December 18, 2013 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 173,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #36108 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 247,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 468 | ||
| Sold Lots | 357 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 227,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 324,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 111 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 82.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | Stokes (John Lort.- Darwin , FitzRoy & Captain Philip Parker King Stokes | Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle |
1839 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 14,880.00 |
| 377 | Atlases.- Bellin (Jacques Nicolas) | Le Petit Atlas Maritime..., |
1764 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,400.00 |
| 158 | Rowling (J.K.) | [The Harry Potter Novels], |
1997- 2007 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 11,160.00 |
| 71 | Bible, Jugge bible |
1553 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 10,912.00 | |
| 271 | Carle (Eric) | The Very Hungry Caterpillar, |
1969 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 7,440.00 |
| 238 | -. Morris (William).- | Morris's marked up copy of Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia |
1893 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,200.00 |
| 165 | Waugh (Evelyn) | A Handful of Dust |
1934 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 5,580.00 |
| 451 | Dodoens (Rembert) | A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes: |
1578 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,580.00 |
| 119 | [Bronte (Emily and Anne)], "Ellis and Acton Bell". | Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey..., |
1850 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,464.00 |
| 133 | Reid (Forrest, novelist and literary scholar, 1875-1947) | R.J. Wright's collection of books, manuscripts and correspondence by and... |
1913 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,976.00 |
| 416 | Benyowsky (Mauritius Augustus, | Memoirs and Travels ... , 2 vol., half-title in vol.2 only, vol |
1790 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,480.00 |
| 148 | Churchill ( Sir Winston) | The Story of the Malakand Field Force, first edition |
1898 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 159 | Rowling (J.K.) | The Tales of Beedle the Bard, |
2008 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 466 | Strutt (Joseph) | Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees..., |
1826 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 152 | James (P.D.) | Cover Her Face, |
1962 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,984.00 |
| 406 | Russia.- Buddeus (Carl) | Volksgemalde und Charakterkopfe des Russischen Volks, |
1820 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,984.00 |
| 449 | Darwin (Charles) | The Origin of Species, |
1860 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,922.00 |
| 369 | Moffat (Rev. Robert) | Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa, first edition |
1842 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,860.00 |
| 433 | Speed (John) | Britain As It Was Devided in the Tyme of the Englishe Saxons Especially During Their Heptarchy, |
c.1627. | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,860.00 |
| 82 | Almanacks.- Knight (William) | printed in red and black, title within woodcut astrological border |
1652 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,612.00 |
| 114 | Dickens (Charles) | Oliver Twist, |
1838 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,612.00 |
| 401 | -. Seller (John) | A Chart of the Westermost Part of the Mediterranean Sea, |
c.1675 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,612.00 |
| 85 | Alchemy.- | Aurifontina Chymica, |
1680 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 1,488.00 |
| 324 | Rackham (Arthur).- Ruskin (John) | The King of the Golden River, |
1932 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,488.00 |
| 458 | Meyer (Henry Leonard) | Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, |
1853-53. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,488.00 |
