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Cotswold Auction Company: Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Collectables

Auction Reports

Auction Name Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Collectables Total Sales (GBP) 9,216.93
Auction Date February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 3,510.00
Sale Number #20326 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 5,740.00
Total Lots 66
Sold Lots 54.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 3,900.00
% of Lots Sold 81.82% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 6,350.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 145.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
144 Darwin, Charles

The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,416.80
136

Handwritten account book 1841 and 1844 for a cathedral

1841 and 1844 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 644.00
95

Collection of 200-400 Victorian and later cabinet cards photographic portraits,

Victorian GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 579.60
165

The Beano Book - No. 1 - THE FIRST BEANO ANNUAL (1940)

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 579.60
142 Darwin, Charles

The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection ...

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 425.04
86

Seven Victorian and later photograph albums

 GBP 40.00 - 70.00 GBP 360.64
94

Large quantity of Victorian and later cartes-de-visite

 Victorian GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 334.88
90

Large collection of cartes de visites, indexed by surname of photographer, mainly Victorian

 Victorian GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 309.12
84

Seven Victorian and later photograph albums

GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 257.60
150

Antiquarian, mixed lot of leather bound volumes, to include Burns Justice x 5, "Mills Logic", ...

 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 257.60
124

Eight boxed sets to include Byzantium, "The Egyptians - The Hittites - The Persians - ...

 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 244.72
163

Large collection of Eagle Comics volumes 2 - 13 to include Vol 2 No.1-52

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 218.96
89

Three Victorian and later photograph albums,

 Victorian GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 206.08
143

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin in 12 vols,

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 206.08
88

Three larger Victorian and later photograph albums,

 Victorian GBP 40.00 - 70.00 GBP 193.20
138 Lora Victoise Greet

'Original Pictures in Pen and Ink and Rhymes about Fairies being Bees, Brownies, Kelpies, Greenies and other Elves...',

 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 193.20
159 Ellis, A B

The Ewe-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa ...

 1890 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 193.20
149

Natural History to include Loudon, J C "The Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology,

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 167.44
92

Quantity mainly Victorian and later portrait photographs including cartes de visite,

 Victorian GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 154.56
120

Prize Bindings for Dulwich College - six vols - Guizot 'Histoire de Charles I',

 GBP 60.00 - 90.00 GBP 154.56
137 Gardiner, Alan H (ed) - copied by Amice M Calverley with the assistance of Myrtle F Broome

The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, vol 3 'The Osiris Complex',

1938 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 128.80
160

Quantity of fine bindings to include Ricketts, Michael and Wright, Michael "The Complete Indoor Gardener"

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 122.36
156 [John Mills 1645-1707]

Joannis Millii HE KAINE DIATHEKE (Graece)

MDCCVII (1707), GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 115.92
155 Aubrey Beardsley

A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's Drawings Illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 109.48
85

Six Victorian and later photograph albums,

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 103.04