Christies: Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Valuable Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 4,481,482.00 |
| Auction Date | July 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,461,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23879 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,512,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 132 | ||
| Sold Lots | 96 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,327,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,748,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 36 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.39% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | [GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642) and Girolamo SPINELLI (c.1580-1647)] | Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti da Bruzene. In perpuosito de la stella nuova. |
1605 | GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | GBP 1,129,000.00 |
| 46 | PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) | Historia naturalis |
before 18 September 1469. | GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | GBP 882,000.00 |
| 104 | NEWTON, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) | Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Edited by Edmond Halley (1656-1743) |
1687 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 352,800.00 |
| 10 | Maestro degli Statuti padovani | The Gladstone Missal, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, |
1420 | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 151,200.00 |
| 101 | KEULEN, Johannes van (1654-1715), Claes Janszoon VOOGHT (1638-1696) and Jan van LOON (C1611/14-1686) | De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fakkel |
1684-1688. | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 113,400.00 |
| 15 | Raymond Llull (c.1232-1316), Arnold of Villanova (c.1230-1311) and others | Anthology of Alchemy, in Latin and Italian, illustrated manuscript on paper |
final third 15th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 100,800.00 |
| 20 | Master of Dobree 33 | Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1480s | GBP 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | GBP 88,200.00 |
| 43 | John Lennon (1940-1980) | Autograph letter signed ('John') to Cynthia Powell (later Lennon), Star Club, |
n.d. 19-24 April 1962 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 68 | PETRARCA, Francesco (1304-74) | [Canzonieri:] Le cose volgari. |
c.1508. | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 53 | [WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH, attributed to - ALBRECHT (fl. c.1270)] | Jungerer Titurel. |
1477 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
| 110 | HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) | Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies |
1776-1779. | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 60,480.00 |
| 12 | Talbot Master | Book of Hours, use of Rouen, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1445-50 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 56,700.00 |
| 1 | Tally stick, in Latin, manuscript on wood |
13th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 50,400.00 | |
| 5 | Peter Lombard (c.1096-1160) | Sentences, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
late 13th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 47,880.00 |
| 61 | SCHEDEL, Hartmann (1440-1514) | Liber chronicarum |
12 July 1493. | GBP 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 44,100.00 |
| 64 | Hortus sanitatis. |
not after 21 October 1497. | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 44,100.00 | |
| 16 | Juvenal (c.55-128) and Persius (34-62) | Satyrae, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum |
second half 15th century | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 37,800.00 |
| 69 | BIBLE -- New Testament | Novum Instrumentum omne, in Gree |
GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 37,800.00 | |
| 9 | A portable Magna Carta | Magna Carta and Statutes of the Realm, in Latin and Anglo-Norman French, manuscript on vellum |
14th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 |
| 128 | POUND, Ezra (1885-1972) | Personae |
1909 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 |
| 22 | Jean Boutin | Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1480-1500 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 30,240.00 |
| 97 | HOBBES, Thomas (1588-1679) | Leviathan; or The Matter, Forme, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill |
1651 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 30,240.00 |
| 55 | Dialogus -- | Dialogus creaturarum moralisatus, in Dutch: Twijspraeck der creaturen. Translated from the Latin. |
4 April 1481. | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
| 108 | DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d'ALEMBERT (1717-1783), editors. | Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des science, des arts et des metiers, par une societe de gens de lettres. I-VII] |
1751-1757; | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
| 120 | GOULD, John (1804-1881) | A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans |
1833-1834-1835. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
