Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,308,593.20 |
| Auction Date | March 20, 2024 - March 20, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 549,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #29869 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 873,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 135 | ||
| Sold Lots | 126 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 571,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 905,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 144.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DARWIN (CHARLES) | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection |
1859 | GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | GBP 305,200.00 |
| 23 | DOSTOEVSKY (FYODOR) | Cabinet photograph |
1880 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 76,600.00 |
| 84 | BORGES (JORGE LUIS) | Autograph manuscript of his short story 'Funes el memorioso' |
c.1942 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 70,250.00 |
| 8 | Land transaction signed at foot by fifteen Maori chiefs with their moko |
1826 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 53,740.00 | |
| 25 | DE PAPE (FERDINAND AND CHARLES) Recueil de pieuses prieres, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM |
1908 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 35,840.00 | |
| 86 | BORGES (JORGE LUIS) | El Aleph |
1949 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 35,840.00 |
| 122 | ROWLING (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 35,840.00 |
| 9 | ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM) | Theatre de l'Univers |
1598 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 32,000.00 |
| 85 | BORGES (JORGE LUIS) | Autograph manuscript signed, of his short story 'Deutsches Requiem' |
c.1946 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 32,000.00 |
| 62 | WILDE (OSCAR) | A Woman of No Importance |
1894 | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 30,720.00 |
| 52 | Illustrated manuscript notebook |
late seventeenth-century | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 28,160.00 | |
| 53 | RICARDO (DAVID) | On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation |
1817 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 24,320.00 |
| 57 | WILDE (OSCAR) | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
1891 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 24,320.00 |
| 126 | ROWLING (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
1999 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 23,040.00 |
| 71 | WILDE (OSCAR) | The Importance of Being Earnest |
1899 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 21,760.00 |
| 48 | LE FANU (JOSEPH SHERIDAN) | The House by the Church-yard |
1863 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 16,640.00 |
| 83 | BORGES (JORGE LUIS) | El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan |
1942 1941 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 16,640.00 |
| 33 | LINCOLN (ABRAHAM) | Autograph note signed, giving permission to visit the USS Monitor |
GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 | |
| 47 | DICKENS (CHARLES) | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas |
1843 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 88 | CHURCHILL (WINSTON S.) | The Second World War |
1950-1954 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 121 | ROSSETTI (CHRISTINA) | Series of thirty-four autograph letters signed to Louisa Newsham |
1889-1894 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 13 | A collection of six scarce broadsides relating to medicine and quack doctors |
c.1670-1730 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 12,800.00 | |
| 3 | CARTWRIGHT (JOSEPH) | Selections of the Costume of Albania and Greece |
1822 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,160.00 |
| 11 | THOMSON (JOHN) | Illustrations of China and its People |
1873-1874 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 11,520.00 |
| 27 | [MOLIERE (JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN DE)] | Oeuvres de Monsieur Molier, Tome premier |
1664 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 11,520.00 |
