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    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
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    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
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    DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
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    DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
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Forum Auctions: Online: Tales and Morals: The Fables Collection of the late Eric Sweet

Auction Reports

Auction Name Online: Tales and Morals: The Fables Collection of the late Eric Sweet Total Sales (GBP) 124,299.00
Auction Date May 15, 2025 - May 15, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 78,000.00
Sale Number #1026 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 110,550.00
Total Lots 198
Sold Lots 186 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 86,500.00
% of Lots Sold 93.94% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 122,250.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 101.68%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
123 Kelmscott Press.- Caxton (William, translator)

The History of Reynard the Foxe

1892 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 5,544.00
153 Vergilius Maro (Publius)

The Georgics...

1931 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,780.00
4 Aesop.

Fabellae graece et latine

1534 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 3,276.00
150 Gregynog Press.- Aesop.

The Fables of Esope

1931 [1932] GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,276.00
37 Aesop.

The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse...by John Ogilby

1665 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,520.00
138 Mansfield (Edgar, binder).- Stevenson (Robert Louis)

Fables

1914 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,394.00
142 Cranach Press.- Vergilius Maro (Publius)

Les Eclogues...

1927 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 2,268.00
50 Reynard the Fox.- [Shirley (John) & Alexander Shields, translators.]

The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox [with] The Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox.

1701-1681-1684 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,016.00
122 Kelmscott Press.- Morris (William)

Poems by the Way

1891 GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 2,016.00
22 Aesop.

Fabulae...

1586 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,890.00
180 Officina Bodoni.- Aesop.

The Fables...printed from the Veronese Edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin Verses and the Italian Version by Accio Zucco...

1973 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 1,890.00
125 Kelmscott Press.- [Orbeliani (Sulkhan-Saba)]

The Book of Wisdom and Lies

1894 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,764.00
136 Aesop.

Aesop's Fables

1912 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,512.00
144 Curwen Press.- Simon (Oliver, editor)

A Specimen Book of Types & Ornaments in use at the Curwen Press

1931 GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,512.00
79 Aesop.

Select Fables of Esop and other Fabulists

1761 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,260.00
61 Aesop.

Fables of Aesop and others

1722 GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,197.00
62 Aesop.

Fables of Aesop and others

1722 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,197.00
88 La Fontaine (Jean de)

Fables Choisies

1783 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,197.00
14 Aesop.

Fabulae

1560 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,134.00
77 Dyke (Thomas)

Reading Made Perfectly Easy; or

1755 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,134.00
164 Sweet (Eric)

Calligraphic manuscript.- The Craft of Gilding: Materials and History

1953 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,134.00
166 Golden Cockerel Press.- Browne (William)

Circe and Ulysses

1954 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,134.00
10 Aesop.

Vita & fabulae [graece]

1546 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,071.00
18 Aesop.

Vita [Favole] di Esopo

1580 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,071.00
24 Ovidius Naso (Publius)

Metamorphoses

[1591] GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,071.00
  • Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
  • Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Peter Max, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6), 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000
    DOYLE: The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000
    DOYLE: The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
    DOYLE: The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800
    DOYLE: Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
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