Bloomsbury Auctions: Antiquarian Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 270,902.00 |
| Auction Date | July 17, 2014 - July 17, 2014 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 153,740.00 |
| Sale Number | #36118 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 217,210.00 |
| Total Lots | 418 | ||
| Sold Lots | 324 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 250,090.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 356,510.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 94 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Morris (Henry, printer ) | [ An almost complete collection of books issued by the press] |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 12,400.00 | |
| 317 | [The Bible and Holy Scriptures], |
1560 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,920.00 | |
| 97 | Foliate and other tools, |
GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,680.00 | ||
| 210 | Johnson (Maurice, antiquary and barrister, co-founder of the refounded Society of Antiquaries in 1717, founder of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, of Ayscoughfee Hall, Spalding, Lincolnshire, 1688-1755) | Armes & Memoires of ffamilies in Lincolnshire &c: Collated from Authentick Records, Rolls, MSS, & othr Monuments of Antiquity & Creditt, |
GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,440.00 | |
| 283 | Bible, |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,200.00 | ||
| 369 | Wollstonecraft (Mary) | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, |
1792 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,200.00 |
| 114 | Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), |
1931 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 5,456.00 | |
| 152 | [Lancaster (William Joseph Cosens)], "Harry Collingwood". | A collection of 30 of the author's sea adventure books , |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 5,208.00 | |
| 205 | Yorke (James) | The Union of Honour, |
1641 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,340.00 |
| 182 | Earl of Chester & Lincoln (Ranulf (III) de Blundeville, sixth earl of Chester and first earl of Lincoln, magnate, 1170-1232) | Charter, Hawisa sister of Stephen de Bello Campo [Beauchamp] has granted, |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,968.00 | |
| 385 | Keynes (John Maynard) | The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, |
1936 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,968.00 |
| 207 | Newton (Sir Isaac, natural philosopher and mathematician, 1642-1727) | An Abstract of Chronology by Sr. Isaac Newton, |
n.d. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,720.00 |
| 333 | The Bible, That is the Holy Scriptures , |
1586 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,720.00 | |
| 108 | Gill (Eric) | Engravings... A Selection of Engravings on Wood and Metal..., |
1929 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,472.00 |
| 212 | [Hooker (Dr Edward, physician, Behmenist, associate of John Pordage, bap. 1607, d. 1681 & Jane Lead, 1624-1704, mystics, d.1707) | Philochristotheus Kanthropus. The Triple Crowne of Glorie from above By Life's Command. But with the Hand of Wisdom Set (Heavenlily Met) On the Head of all the Graces Holy Love or Religion so much contreverted, |
1687 [c. 1700]. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 334 | Bede (The Venerable ) | Historiae Ecclesiasticae Gentis Anglorum libri V, |
1643 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 335 | Honori Sacellum. A Funeral Poem, to the Memory of William Duke of Devonshire, |
1707 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,224.00 | |
| 341 | Couteau (James Baptiste) | The Confessions, |
1794 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 256 | Nash (Paul) | The Sun Calendar 1920..., |
1920 | GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | GBP 2,976.00 |
| 130 | Bottomley (Gordon) | Frescoes from Buried Temples: A Portfolio of Drawings by James Guthrie with Poems by Gordon Bottomley, |
1928 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,728.00 |
| 291 | Agricola (Georgius) | Bermannus, |
1541 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 2,728.00 |
| 228 | Daniel (Rev.Richard, Rector of Combs, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, 1798/99-1864) | Autographs of the Members of Both Houses of Parliament, |
1822 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,356.00 |
| 33 | Hunter, II (Dard) | The Life Work of Dard Hunter: A Progressive Illustrated Assemblage of his Works as Artist, Craftsman, Author, Papermaker, and Printer, |
1981-83. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 286 | Guigo I, of the Carthusians. | Statuta ordinis Cartusiensis a domno. Guigone prioreCartusie edita, |
1510 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 92 | Corner pieces, |
GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 2,108.00 |
