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Auction Name: Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items
Auction Date: 03/19/2026 - 03/19/2026
Sale Number: #31926b
Total Lots: 244
Sold Lots: 223.0
Lots Sold: 91.39%
Unsold Lots: 21

Total Sales (GBP): 32,526.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 14,045.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 21,765.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 15,655.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 24,315.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 133.77%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
110		Narrative of a Tour Made from Whitehaven - by Cockermouth - Keswick - Hexham During the Present Summer of 1820, in Letters to a Friend.	1820	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 3,600.00
100	WAINWRIGHT ELIZABETH.	Early 18th century manuscript recipe book. A Queen Anne period 8vo volume closely written in ink with a wealth of recipes for meat, desserts, cakes, biscuits, wines & cordials, medicines & cures.	1711. 1931/32. A copy of the "Ordinary Edition" is included with the lot.	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,640.00
92	PONTING HERBERT G.	Polar photograph, Scott`s Expedition. Eruption of Mount Erebus, telephoto view.	1910". Pencil title "The eruption" & initialled "H G P No.30 in pencil". 32cm x 43cm.	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,800.00
91	PONTING HERBERT G.	Polar photograph, Scott`s Expedition. Western Geological Party, Debenham, Griffith-Taylor, Gran & Forde on the deck of the Terra Nova after their return (1912)	N/A	GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,200.00
67	SLEIDANUS JOHANNES.	De Quatuor Summis Imperiis. Small 8vo. Old calf.	1595	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 840.00
104	ESTIENNE ROBERT (Pubs).	Novum Testamentum ex Bibliotheca Regia, Greek text in Garamont`s Cicero fount	1549	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 660.00
64	YOUNG ROBERT, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majestie.	The Booke of Common Prayer & Administration of the Sacraments.	1637	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 576.00
90		Horsemanship - Heavy Horses - North & East Scotland. Early 20th cent. manuscript in a readable ink hand,	Early 20th cent.	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 540.00
87	CAMDEN WILLIAM.	Britannia. Eng. title (chipped & det.), letterpress title with large coat of arms, additional title for Hiberniae.	1600	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 504.00
60		Shipping & Maritime. Defective copy of the souvenir number of "The Shipbuilder"	1911	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 504.00
175	ORWELL GEORGE.	Nineteen Eighty-Four.	1949	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 456.00
54		Astronomy & Telescopes. 6 various vols.; also Albert Einstein, Relativity	1920.	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 456.00
21	JOYCE JAMES.	Exiles, A Play in Three Acts.	1918	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 360.00
127	CHUBB CHARLES.	The Birds of British Guiana Based on the Collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell.	1916-1921.	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 360.00
216	(SERVETUS MICHAEL), Allwoerden Henricus Ab, Compiler.	Historia Micaelis Serveti quam Praeside Io. Laur. Moshemio. Eng. port. frontis of Servetus.	1728	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 360.00
9	MENPES MORTIMER.	Durbar.	1903	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 336.00
72		A Log Book containing the Proceedings on Board the RYS Zingara from the Port of Beaumaris to the Mediterranean Sea, Commanded by Sir Richard Bulkely, kept by William Jones, Chief Officer.	26th Feb.1888 to 6th July1888	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 312.00
195		Bindings & odd volumes. A carton, incl. some well bound works. (20).	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 312.00
142	HIGGINS P. G. & others.	Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds. Vol. 1 (x2), vol. 5 & vol. 7,	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 288.00
203	(LEGH GERARD).	The Accedence of Armorie, Newly Corrected & Augmented. Eng. title (loss to outer edge),	1612	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 288.00

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