Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectors' Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 62,685.75 |
| Auction Date | July 23, 2025 - July 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 27,930.00 |
| Sale Number | #72325 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 42,220.00 |
| Total Lots | 198 | ||
| Sold Lots | 177 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 33,830.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.39% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 50,770.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 123.47% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3047 | WORDSWORTH, William. | Two Addresses to the Freeholders of Westmorland. Kendal: Airey and Bellingham, 1818. |
1812 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 11,205.00 |
| 3084 | MANTELL, Gideon Algernon. | The Fossils of the South Downs; or, Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex. |
1822 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,735.00 |
| 3037 | Louis Brion de la TOUR. | Atlas General, Civil et Ecclesiastique, methodique et elementaire pour l'etude de la geographie et de l'histoire. |
1767 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,365.50 |
| 3121 | VOGUE. [An incomplete run of Vogue Magazine. |
1952-1975. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,867.50 | |
| 3006 | WAUGH, Evelyn. | Wine in Peace and War. |
1947 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,618.50 |
| 3038 | Angelus de CLAVASIO. | Summa angelica de casibus conscientiae. |
1487 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,618.50 |
| 3003 | BORGES, Jorge Luis. | El Aleph. |
1955 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,182.75 |
| 3065 | Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE. | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. |
1972 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,182.75 |
| 3005 | John Maynard KEYNES. | The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money. |
1936 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 996.00 |
| 3008 | MILNE, A.A. | When We Were Very Young. |
1924 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 996.00 |
| 3017 | FREUD, Lucian (dust-jacket design) and Franz WERFEL. | Paul Among the Jews... translated by Paul Levertoff. |
1943 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 871.50 |
| 3002 | Dante ALIGHIERI. | [The Divine Comedy.] |
1904 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 809.25 |
| 3014 | MILNE, A.A. | The House at Pooh Corner. |
1928 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 809.25 |
| 3031 | HANWAY, Jonas. | A Sentimental History of Chimney Sweepers, in London & Westminster, Shewing the Necessity of Putting them under Regulations to Prevent the Grossest Inhumanity to the Climbing Boys. |
1785 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 809.25 |
| 3193 | Charles T. QUELCH. | [A First World War trench diary written by Private Charles Quelch of the 'A' Company, 3rd Hants. Regiment. |
1915 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 809.25 |
| 3001 | GUTHRIE, James. | The Elf, A Sequence of Seasons. |
1911 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 747.00 |
| 3049 | AMIS, Kingsley. | Lucky Jim. |
1953 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3058 | Rose GREENHOW. | My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington. |
1863 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3066 | [Barnard Law] MONTGOMERY, Viscount of Alamein. | A History of Warfare. |
1969 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 684.75 |
| 3074 | CHINA. C. Noel DAVIS. | A History of the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club 1863-1930. |
1930 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 597.60 |
| 3078 | KING, Stephen. | Carrie. |
1974 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 597.60 |
| 3141 | [BRONTE, Charlotte.] 'Currer Bell'. | Jane Eyre: an Autobiography. |
1850 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 597.60 |
| 3073 | Eleanor FARJEON. | A Sussex Alphabet. |
1939 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 572.70 |
| 3079 | KING, Stephen and Glenn CHADBOURNE (illustrator). | The Secretary of Dreams. |
2006-2010 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 547.80 |
| 3112 | John PIPER. | SHELL GUIDES. Oxon. |
1939 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 547.80 |
![<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.")
