May 1, 2024 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A shelf of books by Evelyn Waugh, including a presentation copy and first editions
WAUGH, EVELYN
Collection of approximately twenty books by Waugh, including, Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. First edition, presentation copy to Lady Juliet Duff. Publisher's cloth. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (21.75 x 13.5 cm); 240 pp, frontispiece, folding maps. Fading and some pale stains, slight lean to spine, wear to extremities, toning to endpapers, contents with intermittent spotting, overopened at one point, bookplate of Lady Juliet Duff; together with, another copy of the same title. Brown morocco gilt spine and corners, salmon cloth boards, binding signed by Bayntun; Scoop. London: Chapmand & Hall, 1933. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket worn with tears, losses and tape repairs, light wear to cloth, contents a bit toned, bookplate; Another copy of Scoop. Publisher's cloth, no jacket. Light wear. spine a bit dulled; Officers and Gentlemen. London: Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with light soiling, a few spots of wear at edges, and some toning to spine, short tear to rear flap, otherwise a very fine copy; Unconditional Surrender. London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with some soiling, short edge tears and wear, and fading to spine; Love among the Ruins. London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Illustrated. Some toning, edge tears, and wear to jacket; together with thirteen more books by Waugh, including first UK editions, first American editions, and later printings, as well as six more books relating to the author. Condition varies, the lot sold as is.
Sold for $2,432
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
WAUGH, EVELYN
Collection of approximately twenty books by Waugh, including, Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. First edition, presentation copy to Lady Juliet Duff. Publisher's cloth. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (21.75 x 13.5 cm); 240 pp, frontispiece, folding maps. Fading and some pale stains, slight lean to spine, wear to extremities, toning to endpapers, contents with intermittent spotting, overopened at one point, bookplate of Lady Juliet Duff; together with, another copy of the same title. Brown morocco gilt spine and corners, salmon cloth boards, binding signed by Bayntun; Scoop. London: Chapmand & Hall, 1933. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket worn with tears, losses and tape repairs, light wear to cloth, contents a bit toned, bookplate; Another copy of Scoop. Publisher's cloth, no jacket. Light wear. spine a bit dulled; Officers and Gentlemen. London: Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with light soiling, a few spots of wear at edges, and some toning to spine, short tear to rear flap, otherwise a very fine copy; Unconditional Surrender. London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with some soiling, short edge tears and wear, and fading to spine; Love among the Ruins. London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Illustrated. Some toning, edge tears, and wear to jacket; together with thirteen more books by Waugh, including first UK editions, first American editions, and later printings, as well as six more books relating to the author. Condition varies, the lot sold as is.
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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