Auction Report: Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper

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Auction Name	Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper	Total Sales (GBP)	57,012.80
Auction Date	April 15, 2026 - April 16, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	28,540.00
Sale Number	#41526	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	50,095.00
Total Lots	1069
Sold Lots	903.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	35,650.00
% of Lots Sold	84.47%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	62,285.00
Unsold Lots	166	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	91.54%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
883	Benjamin Franklin	The Way To Wealth; Or Economy And Frugality Recommended	1758	GBP 20.00 - 25.00	GBP 2,210.00
301	J R R Tolkien	The Hobbit	1942	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,885.00
667		Geneva Bible (New Testament with Table of Principal Things Conteined in the New Testament); New Testament Translated by Theod. Beza, 1565, Re-Backed, Title Page Missing	1565	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,820.00
806		Witchcraft	N/A	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 1,209.00
177		Poems of To-Day, First and Second Series	1924	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 1,014.00
1031		A Rare Collection Of Nine Early 19th Century And 18th Century Writing Blanks [School Pieces]	1762; 1811	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 936.00
1021	Erno Goldfinger; Ursula Blackwell	Planning Your Neighbourhood: For Home, for Work, for Play	1944	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 884.00
1045	Yoshijiro Urushibara	Three Colour Woodcuts “Moonlight” In Different Variations And Printings	N/A	Not Available	GBP 884.00
482	Apsley Cherry-Garrard	The Worst Journey in the World - Antarctic 1910-1913 [Vol I only]	c1922	GBP 700.00 - 1,400.00	GBP 754.00
216	T E Lawrence	The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom	1997	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 624.00
850A	John Wycliffe	Wycklyffes Wycket: Whyche He Made In Kyng Rycards Days The Second	1828	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 572.00
814	Andrew Dury	General And Universal Ailas Containing 45 Maps	1761	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 546.00
140	Earl Derr Biggers	Behind That Curtain; Keeper of the Keys	1928; 1932	GBP 560.00 - 840.00	GBP 520.00
1057		Hat Makers Album	N/A	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 507.00
1052		Illuminated Manuscript Album C1850	c1850	GBP 100.00 - 300.00	GBP 494.00
297a	Louis Wain	Father Tuck’s Treasure House For Little Friends. With “To Nursery Land With Louis Wain”	c1909	Not Available	GBP 403.00
865	Stevie Smith; Georges Cattaui; Edward Lowbury; Derek Hines	Four Books, including: Tender Only To One	1938; 1949; 1987; 1996; 1954	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 403.00
364	Antonia White; Barbara Conwyn; Barbara Comyns; Barabara Conwyn	Four Books, including: The Sugar House	1952; 1959; 1947; 1989	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 390.00
683		Military Handbook of General Information on India Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff Intelligence Branch	1908	GBP 40.00 - 90.00	GBP 377.00
1	General Sir Robert Gardiner	Political And Legislative Considerations On National Defence Addressed To The People Of England	1860	GBP 350.00 - 450.00	GBP 338.00
163	Reginald Hill	Thirteen Books, including: Good Morning, Midnight	N/A	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 325.00
652a	Richard Bernard	Ruth's Recompence: A Commentarie Upon the Booke of Ruth, Her Calling Out of Her Owne Country Into the Fellowship of the Lord's Inheritance	1628	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 325.00
679a	Charles Mackay	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions	1841	GBP 300.00 - 600.00	GBP 312.00
711		Mixed Literature, Fiction, Reference Etc	N/A	GBP 15.00 - 25.00	GBP 312.00
842	Enid Blyton	Signed Enid Blyton: Personal Greetings Card To Vendor, Handwritten Postcard, Autographed Picture And Printed Postcard	N/A	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 299.00

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper

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Top twenty-five by sale price