Bloomsbury Auctions: Bibliophile
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Bibliophile | Total Sales (GBP) | 81,813.00 |
| Auction Date | January 23, 2014 - January 23, 2014 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 57,690.00 |
| Sale Number | #36109 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 82,725.00 |
| Total Lots | 581 | ||
| Sold Lots | 323 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 114,105.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 55.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 162,235.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 258 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.43% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | Morris (William) | The Wood Beyond the World, |
1894 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,196.00 |
| 554 | Harp Decorations. | Harp Decorations. A collection of moulds for applied decorations, |
1811 and 1823 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,952.00 |
| 84 | Thompson (D'Arcy Wentworth) | On Growth and Form, |
1917 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,586.00 |
| 13 | Aldeburgh, Suffolk & elsewhere. Album of watercolours and drawings |
1830s-40s, mounted or tipped-in in a mid-19th century album with the name of "Alethea" on upper cover, worn, upper board detached, lower board lacking, oblong 4to, | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,159.00 | |
| 329 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, |
2007 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,159.00 |
| 5 | Stanley (Sir Henry Morton) | Coomassie and Magdala, first edition , half-title, portrait frontispiece |
1874 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,098.00 |
| 220 | Gibbon (Edward) | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol |
1781-88. | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,037.00 |
| 265 | Navy Records Society, | 112 vol. in the series, ex-library copy with bookplates on front pastedowns |
1894-1973. | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,037.00 |
| 328 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, |
2005 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,037.00 |
| 339 | Wodehouse (P.G.) | Blandings Castle, |
1935 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 1,037.00 |
| 79 | Howard (John) | An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe..., |
1789 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 976.00 |
| 140 | [Ireland (William Henry)], | The Eventful Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 vol |
1828 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 976.00 |
| 260 | [Surtees (R.S.)] | Hawbuck Grange; |
1941 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 976.00 |
| 284 | Keynes (John Maynard) | The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money, first edition, half-title |
1936 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 976.00 |
| 227 | An Account of the Deaths of the Government Nominees, appointed to hold Shares in the Tontine of the |
1808-1852 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 279 | Keynes (John Maynard) | The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1 TLs and 1 ALs to Professor Oldham... |
1919 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 854.00 |
| 58 | Kirby (William F.) | European Butterflies and Moths, |
1882 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 793.00 |
| 61 | Morris (Rev . Francis Orpen) | A History of British Birds, 6 vol., second edition |
1863-64 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 732.00 |
| 108 | Smeaton (John) | A Narrative of the Building and Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse |
1791 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 732.00 |
| 1 | Bowdich (Thomas Edward) | Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee, |
1819 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 671.00 |
| 97 | King (Edward) | Munimenta Antiqua; or, Observations on Ancient Castles..., |
1799-1805. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 671.00 |
| 111 | Tzara (Tristan) | La Deuxieme aventure celeste de M. Antipyrine, |
1938 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 671.00 |
| 114 | A group of sketchbooks and scrap albums, |
18th century 19th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 671.00 | |
| 167 | Ferrerius (Vincentius, Saint) | [Sermones de tempore et de sanctis] , part 3 only , 135 , double column |
1490 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 671.00 |
| 309 | Franklin Library.- A collection of 36 vol., |
1983-86. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 671.00 |
