Private Press, Children's and Illustrated Books
Sale held on
Thursday 28th February 2008
Auction Results
(Hammer prices are shown exclusive of buyer's premium, VAT or other applicable charges)
Print a Summary Sheet 201. Grimm (Jakob Ludwig and Wilhelm Carl)Little Brother & Little Sister and … (details)
estimate: £750 – £1000
£800
202. Steel (Flora Annie)English Fairy Tales, number 104 of 500 … (details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£460
203. Evans (Charles Seddon)Cinderella, number 224 of 300 copies on … (details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£600
204. Stephens (James)Irish Fairy Tales, first trade edition , 16 … (details)
estimate: £300 – £400
£600
205. Milton (John)Comus, number 491 of 550 copies signed by … (details)
estimate: £300 – £400
£420
206. Phillpotts (Eden)A Dish of Apples, number 58 of 500 copies … (details)
estimate: £300 – £400
£280
207. Hawthorne (Nathaniel)A Wonder Book, number 291 of 600 copies … (details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£650
208. Shakespeare (William)The Tempest, number 1 of 520 copies … (details)
estimate: £1000 – £1500
£2200
209. Brown (Abbie Farwell)The Lonesomest Doll, frontispiece, pictorial … (details)
estimate: £200 – £300
£170
210. Goldsmith (Oliver)The Vicar of Wakefield, first trade … (details)
estimate: £150 – £200
£260
211. Moore (Clement C.)The Night before Christmas, [1931] § … (details)
estimate: £450 – £550
£500
212. Walton (Izaak)The Compleat Angler, number 134 of 775 … (details)
estimate: £450 – £650
£500
213. Walton (Izaak)The Compleat Angler, one of 775 copies … (details)
estimate: £350 – £450
£350
214. Andersen (Hans Christian)Fairy Tales, number 208 of 525 copies signed … (details)
estimate: £800 – £1200
£700
215. Aesop’s Fables, 1933 § Mother … (details)
estimate: £60 – £80
£140
216. Rackham (Arthur)The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, first edition … (details)
estimate: £300 – £400
£300
217. Browning (Robert)The Pied Piper of Hamelin, number 370 of 410 … (details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£440
218. Poe (Edgar Allan)Tales of Mystery & Imagination, numbr … (details)
estimate: £600 – £800
£900
219. Ibsen (Henrik)Peer Gynt, number 123 of 460 copies signed … (details)
estimate: £350 – £450
unsold
220. Ibsen (Henrik)Peer Gynt, number 199 of 460 copies signed … (details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£750