25th Anniversary Sale of Important Printed Books & Manuscripts
Sale held on
Thursday 15th May 2008
Auction Results
(Hammer prices are shown exclusive of buyer's premium, VAT or other applicable charges)
Print a Summary Sheet 340. Blackstone ( Sir William)Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol … (details)
estimate: £3500 – £4500
£4600
341. Gibbon (Edward).- [Eyre (Francis)]A Few Remarks on the History of the Decline … (details)
estimate: £1200 – £1800
unsold
342. Jenkins (James)The Martial Achievements of Great Britain … (details)
estimate: £6000 – £8000
£7500
343. Malthus ( Rev. Thomas Robert)Principles of Political Economy, first … (details)
estimate: £600 – £800
£1000
344. Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft)Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus, 2 … (details)
estimate: £5000 – £7000
£6500
345. Thackeray (William Makepeace)An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank … (details)
estimate: £1500 – £2000
unsold
346. Scott ( Sir Walter)Waverley Novels, 12 vol., 1842-47; Prose … (details)
estimate: £500 – £750
£920
347. [Brontë (Anne)], “Currer … The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 3 vol … (details)
estimate: £5000 – £7000
£7500
348. Frith (Francis).- Bible, English .The Holy Bible, 2 vol., first edition … (details)
estimate: £5000 – £7000
£17000
349. Thackeray (William Makepeace)Works, 24 vol., half-titles, engraved … (details)
estimate: £750 – £1000
£1300
350. Whitman (Walt)Two Rivulets, Including Democratic Vistas … (details)
estimate: £2000 – £3000
unsold
351. Dickens (Charles)[The Works], 30 vol., ‘Library … (details)
estimate: £600 – £800
£1200
352. Shelley (Percy Bysshe)[The Works], edited by Harry Buxton … (details)
estimate: £600 – £800
£720
353. [Smith (Philip), binder ].- Bible … The Holy Bible, 2 vol., containing the … (details)
estimate: £4500 – £5000
£3700
354. Appian of Alexandra.Romanarum Historiarum [ graece ]., edited by … (details)
estimate: £2000 – £3000
£1900
355. Horatius Flaccus (Quintus)Opera, 2 vol., first edition, second … (details)
estimate: £2000 – £3000
unsold
356. Tasso (Torquato)La Gerusalemme Liberata, first edition … (details)
estimate: £8000 – £10000
unsold
357. Dante Alighieri.Opere, 5 vol. (including supplement … (details)
estimate: £3500 – £4000
£3400
358. Dorat (Claude Joseph)Les Baisers, précédés du … (details)
estimate: £1500 – £2000
unsold
359. Rosset (Pierre Fulcrand de)L’Agriculture: Poème, 2 parts … (details)
estimate: £5000 – £7000
unsold