Sales by Author, Title, Subject and Collection

This index is compiled from the sales reports published in every issue of The Book Collector. These reports have themselves been assembled principally from eye-witness accounts by our correspondents. It is therefore a record of context as much as of cost. Who was bidding against whom, what was sold afterwards, the cataloguing errors, extraordinary provenances, rarity considered objectively - so on and suchlike. Some account of this system can be found in The Price of Passion ( 2016-04).

Entries are differentiated between Author, Title, Subject and Collection. It should be noted, however, that in the case of most classical texts and many cartographers, the author is also the title.

When typing an author's name into the Search bar please do so either as Smith, John or as Smith or as John.

Suggestions on how to improve any aspect of this archival information will be welcomed at archive@thebookcollector.co.uk.

An asterisk (*) against an entry indicates that issue of The Book Collector is no longer available in print.


Title Sales Category Sub Category Sale Price View PDF
Lohengrin Book Title Sketch-leaf for the last sene Subscribe
to View 		2008-01
Lok, Henry Author 1997-01
Lolita Book Title The Russian edition, dedication copy, failed to sell 2007-03
Lolita 1955 Book Title Paris edition Subscribe
to View 		2003-01
Lolita 1958 Book Title First American edition Subscribe
to View 		2003-01
Lolita 1958 Book Title Inscribed Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
Lolita 1958 [?] Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2001-03
Lolita New York 1955 Book Title 4th impression, signed plus butterfly sketch Subscribe
to View 		2022-01
Lolita Olympia Press 1955 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2021-02
London Subject Collection of maps 1666-1746 Subscribe
to View 		2007-02
London 1909 Book Title Photogravure Subscribe
to View 		2011-03
London Atlas 1842/54 Book Title Arrowsmith Subscribe
to View 		2010-04
London c.1550 Subject Plate of the City of London mapped at 34 inches to the mile Subscribe
to View 		1985-03
London Cries c.1806/11 Book Title A set of alphabet cards Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
London Dungeon, The Subject 1980-01
London Jests 1685 Book Title Removed from the sale 1967-03
London Jests: or a Collection of the Choicest Joques and Repartees 1685 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1972-02
London Library Collection 1960-03
London Library Collection 1966-03
London Tryale 1615 Book Title One of two copies known Subscribe
to View 		1965-03
London Underground map 1933 Book Title By H.C. Beck Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
London, Jack Subject A Genthe photograph Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
London, Jack Author 'The Call of the Wild' 1903, first state d/w Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
London, Jack Author 'The Son of the Wolf' 1900, no d/w Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
London, Jack Author 'War of the Classes' 1905, inscribed Subscribe
to View 		1987-02
London, Jack Author Prices not shown 2005-03
London, Jack Author Letter on 'The Call of the Wild' Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
London, Jack Author 250 signed cheques Subscribe
to View 		2012-02
London, The Call of the Wild NY 1903 Book Title In the rare dust-jacket' Subscribe
to View 		2022-01
Long Accidence c.1510 Book Title Antwerp printing Subscribe
to View 		1988-03
Long, John Author 2015-02
Longleat, Books from Subject 1994-02
Look Homeward, Angel 1929 Book Title The autograph Subscribe
to View 		1999-03
Look Homeward, Angel 1929 Author Lovely copy of Wolfe's first book Subscribe
to View 		2020-01
Look! We Have Come Through 1917 Book Title Lawrence's page proofs Subscribe
to View 		1962-03
Lopez, Tomas Author 'Atlas Geographico de España' 1761-89, copy of Sir John Moore of Corunna fame Subscribe
to View 		1971-02
Lorca, Federico Garcia Author 'Poeta en New York', the manuscript Subscribe
to View 		2003-03
Lorca, Federico Garcia Author 'Impressiones y Paisajes' 1918 Subscribe
to View 		2015-03
Lorca, Federico Garcia Author Manuscript of 'Crucifixion' Subscribe
to View 		2008-01
Lorck, Melchior Author Views of the buildings of Constantinople, 1626 Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
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