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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction

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Auction Name	Antiquarian Book Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	94,878.00
Auction Date	May 14, 2024 - May 14, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	36,545.00
Sale Number	#51424	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	54,340.00
Total Lots	402
Sold Lots	265	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	64,865.00
% of Lots Sold	65.92%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	93,770.00
Unsold Lots	137	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	101.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
319		MEGILLAH ESTHER. Illuminated scroll of Esther,	18th century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 10,080.00
266	ALBIN, Eleazar.	A Natural History of Birds, to which are added, Notes and Observations by W. Derham,	1738	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 8,820.00
122		Bible, English	1628	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 7,560.00
121	[Drexel, Jeremias, S.J.].	The Considerations of Drexelius Upon Eternity, Translated by R. Winterton, Fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, 1632,	1646	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 5,292.00
225	HALS, William.	History of Cornwall, 3 vols., pp. 1-382, 383-759; 760-1149, mainly single-sided leaves in an 18th century hand from the original manuscript,	late 18th or early 19th century	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 2,142.00
318	[DICKENS, Charles].	Two contemp. broadsides, each 2pp.: 1) Theatre Royal Adelphi, December 26th 1844	1844	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 2,142.00
120		EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MAGAZINES. And other publications, primarily The London Magazine and The Gentleman's Magazine, and...	1735-1800	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 1,764.00
83	[BEARDSLEY, Aubrey et al.].	The Yellow Book, An Illustrated Quarterly, Vols I to XIII. Elkin Matthews and John Lane, April	1894 - 1897	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,386.00
132	GILLRAY, James (1757-1815).	The Works of James Gillray from the Original Plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected; a volume of etchings,	no date [mid 19th century]	GBP 700.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,386.00
203	[EAST INDIA COMPANY] George IV (reigned 1820-1830), grant of Knight Bachelor to Lt.	Col. Jeremiah Bryant of the East India Company,	1830	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 1,071.00
49		ART GOUT BEAUTE, Feuillets De L'Elegance Feminine.	1922-23	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 882.00
328	RUSSELL, P. and, Owen Price.	England Displayed. Being a New, Complete, and Accurate Survey and Description of the Kingdom of England and Principality of Wales ...	1769	GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 882.00
61	MILNE, A. A.	The Christopher Robin Birthday Book,	1930	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 819.00
293		A collection of works in French,	various dates 1804-1925	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 819.00
35	BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (illustrator), Malory, Sir Thomas.	[Le Morte Darthur] The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur...,	1893-94	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 756.00
87		The Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New.,	1614	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 756.00
133		Twelfth Night or, What You Will by William Shakespeare,	1932	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 756.00
190	TOLKIEN, J.R.R.	The Lord of the Rings,	1969	GBP 180.00 - 260.00	GBP 756.00
50	VOGEL, Lucien.	GAZETTE DU BON TON Art-Modes & Frivolites	1913-14	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 693.00
112	[DICKENS, Charles], "Boz".	Master Humphrey's Clock,	1840-41	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 693.00
127	FISHER, Edward.	The Marrow of Modern Divinity, Touching both the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace, with their use and end, both in the time of the Old Testament, and in the time of the New ... (etc), six edition	1648	GBP 120.00 - 160.00	GBP 693.00
128	FLEMING, Ian.	Casino Royale	1953	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 693.00
316	DE GAULLE, Charles (1890-1970) French General of World War II, later President of the French Republic (1959-69).	Memoires de Guerre L'Appel 1940-1942	1954	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 693.00
326	COLE and ROPER.	Nightingale, Joseph. English Topography, or, a series of ... Counties of England and Wales. Accompanied by a Map of each County	1816	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 693.00
367	FLEMING, Ian.	Dr No	1958	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 693.00

Manuscript Masterpieces from the Schøyen Collection
London auction, 11 June
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Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Crosby-Schøyen Codex. In Coptic, manuscript on papyrus [Upper Egypt, middle 3rd century / 4th century]. £2,000,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Geraardsbergen Bible. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, late 12th century]. £700,000–1,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now : Jean de Courcy (fl. 1420). The Chronique de la Bouquechardiere. In French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1480]. £200,000–300,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The ‘Catherine de Medici’ Hours. In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1485]. £120,000–180,000
Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IN THE BAL FIRST BINDING. $12,000 - $18,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). The Godfather. FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY in wrappers. SIGNED BY PUZO. $3,000 - $5,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOEL SULLIVAN. $6,000 - $8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HOMANN, Johann Baptist, HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER. [Composite Atlas]. [maps dated between 1728-1765]. $30,000 - $40,000.
Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD

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Modern First Editions
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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Closing Time, Advance Readers Copy of Uncorrected Proof with a letter from Heller on his personal stationary

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Gates, Bill, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, N Y: Knopf, 2021; first edition, with a handwritten note from Bill Gates

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Catch-22, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961, first edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Something Happened, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974, first edition, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, London: John Murray, 1818, in four volumes

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