May 1, 2024 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A collection of inter-war English literature in signed limited editions
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Collection of mostly signed limited editions by English authors of the 1920s and 1930s. Comprises ALDINGTON, RICHARD. Exile. One of 750, unsigned; A Dream of the Luxembourg. One of 308, signed; Last Straws. One of 700, unsigned; DOUGLAS, NORMAN. Unprofessional Tales. [One of 750 copies, most pulped, unsigned]; Looking Back, An Autobiographical Excursion. One of 535 sets, signed; In the Beginning. One of 750 copies, signed; [FURNIVAL BOOKS]. Seven works. Includes T. F. Powys, James Hanley, H. A. Manhood, Sylvia Townsend Warner, A. E. Coppard and Liam O' Flaherty. All signed from the editions of 550; GARNETT, DAVID. The Grasshoppers Come. One of 210 signed; No Love. One of 160 signed; and A Man at the Zoo. One of 110 signed; HUXLEY, ALDOUS. Essays Old and New. One of 650 signed; Music at Night and other Essays. One of 842 copies; Brief Candles. One of 842 copies; STRACHEY, LYTTON. Elizabeth and Essex. One of 496 signed; and six other works by D. H. Lawrence, Henry Williamson, Liam O'Flaherty, Sheila Benson, John Masefield and Sheila Kaye-Smith, all limited and all but the Lawrence signed. Approximately 27 works in all, some wear, some with scattered foxing, etc., sold as a collection, not subject to return,
Sold for $640
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
[ENGLISH AUTHORS]
Collection of mostly signed limited editions by English authors of the 1920s and 1930s. Comprises ALDINGTON, RICHARD. Exile. One of 750, unsigned; A Dream of the Luxembourg. One of 308, signed; Last Straws. One of 700, unsigned; DOUGLAS, NORMAN. Unprofessional Tales. [One of 750 copies, most pulped, unsigned]; Looking Back, An Autobiographical Excursion. One of 535 sets, signed; In the Beginning. One of 750 copies, signed; [FURNIVAL BOOKS]. Seven works. Includes T. F. Powys, James Hanley, H. A. Manhood, Sylvia Townsend Warner, A. E. Coppard and Liam O' Flaherty. All signed from the editions of 550; GARNETT, DAVID. The Grasshoppers Come. One of 210 signed; No Love. One of 160 signed; and A Man at the Zoo. One of 110 signed; HUXLEY, ALDOUS. Essays Old and New. One of 650 signed; Music at Night and other Essays. One of 842 copies; Brief Candles. One of 842 copies; STRACHEY, LYTTON. Elizabeth and Essex. One of 496 signed; and six other works by D. H. Lawrence, Henry Williamson, Liam O'Flaherty, Sheila Benson, John Masefield and Sheila Kaye-Smith, all limited and all but the Lawrence signed. Approximately 27 works in all, some wear, some with scattered foxing, etc., sold as a collection, not subject to return,
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 1, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on May 1, 2024 Totals $1.2 Million
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A Medieval Manuscript Rules of St. Augustine Achieves $102k
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Competitive bidding at Doyle’s May 1, 2024 auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps drove strong prices and a sale total that topped $1.2 million, surpassing expectations.
Featured in the sale was a fascinating selection of early manuscripts that achieved exceptional results. Highlighting the group was a 14th century manuscript of the Rules of St. Augustine from an English priory that soared over its $8,000-12,000 estimate to realize a stunning $102,100. The Rule of St. Augustine is among the earliest of all monastic rules, created about 400, and it was an influence on all that succeeded it. Other notable results included a 14th century Etymologiae of St. Isidore estimated at $5,000-8,000 that achieved $51,200 and a 15th century Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier estimated at $10,000-15,000 that sold for $28,800.
A first edition of John James Audubon's octavo Birds of America sold for $41,600, far over its $25,000-35,000 estimate. Published in 1840-1844 in seven volumes, the first octavo edition was the final Birds of America publication overseen by Audubon in his lifetime.
The Fred Rotondaro Collection offered rare books and manuscripts on a range of subjects touching the African American experience in the United States over three centuries. A first edition copy of Frederick Douglass’ 1876 speech at the unveiling of the Freedman's Monument in Washington realized $12,800, far exceeding its $3,000-5,000 estimate. A first edition of the first issue of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin from 1852 also achieved $12,800.
Highlighting the range of offerings from the Ken Harte Collection of Natural History was a first edition Richard Bowdler Sharpe’s beautifully illustrated monograph of Kingfishers, 1868-71, that sold for $14,080, doubling its $6,000-8,000 estimate. It was accompanied by an inscribed copy of the rare unfinished chapter on the anatomy of the kingfisher by James Murie.
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