November’s Fine Books and Manuscripts auction is formed around a large single owner collection from a gentlemen of varied and interesting taste.
From early Western Illuminated Manuscript leaves to private press books and modern first editions and all manner of subjects between. This sale will have something for all collectors at every price point.
Lot 299 - Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, First edition, second printing, 1997
Sold for £7,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 300 - Rowling. HP Philosopher's Stone & Chamber of Secrets, inscribed by the Author, 1997, 1998
Sold for £2,375
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 301 - Rowling. Sotheby's Catalogue 2007. Beedle the Bard. Inscribed by JKR.
Sold for £2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 310 - The Roxburghe Club.- Illuminated manuscript facsimiles
Sold for £625
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 311 - Colour-Plate.The Book of Trades, or Library of the Useful Arts,1811,04,05
Sold for £275
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 320 - [Pigal (J.S.) [Edme Jean] Recueil des scenes familieres et de Societe de Paris]
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 323 - § 'Snaffles' Sporting Anecdotes for the Twelve Months of the Year, 1928
Sold for £162
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 326 - Hamilton. Ian Hardy Fighting the Moors, 1917 together with archive regarding book
Sold for £325
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 328 - Nicholson. An Almanac, 1897 & An Alphabet, Whittington Press. 1978
Sold for £350
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 329 - Phoebe, The Cottage Maid. Exemplified in a Series of Rural Figures, 1811
Sold for £250
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 330 - Pienkowski. original mss. Annie, Bridget and Charlie an A.B.C. 1967
Sold for £1,125
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 331 - Davis (John Scarlett) Twelve Heads, from the Original Studies by Rubens
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 342 - Wheatley (Francis, R. A., after) Thirteen engravings from The Cries of London series
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 346 - Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Veduta del Tempio di Bacco
Sold for £500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 349 - Carpi (Ugo da) [Ugo Panico] The Descent from the Cross
Sold for £375
Includes Buyer's Premium