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.

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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
Davids, Roy Collection 2011-02
Davids, Roy Collection 2013-02
Davids, Roy Collection 2013-03
Davidson, Alan Collection Cookery 2011-02
Davies, W.H. Author 'The Soul's Destroyer…' 1905 Subscribe
to View 		2019-04
Davies, W.H. Author Two lots, totalling - Subscribe
to View 		1994-02
Davis, Jefferson Author Letter on his capture Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
Davis, Jefferson Author A petition to him re safe transport for supplies of cotton Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
Davis, Jefferson Author Admission of defeat Subscribe
to View 		2015-03
Davis, Richard Harding Author 'The Adventures of my Freshman' [1884] Subscribe
to View 		1982-02
Davison, Alexander Author Letters, details not given 2003-01
Davison, Francis Author 'A Poetical Rhapsody' 1602 Subscribe
to View 		1979-03
Davy, Sir Humphrey Author 'Researches Chemical and Philosophical' 1800 Subscribe
to View 		1987-01
Davy, Sir Humphrey Author Letter to Faraday Subscribe
to View 		1989-03
Davy, Sir Humphrey Author An account of galvanism, 1800 Subscribe
to View 		2004-04
Dawn and Cynthia 1818 Book Title Inscribed by Shelley 'From the Author' Subscribe
to View 		2006-01
Day & Haghe lithograph Author 'Bengal Troops' c.1830 Subscribe
to View 		2009-02
Day, John Author 'Troades' 1575 Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
De Revolutionibus Orbium 1543 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
De Acuna, Don Diego, Conde de Gondomar Author Despatches for 1621 Subscribe
to View 		1976-03
De Aequationum Recognitione 1615 Book Title Annotated by Oughtred, bound with Stancari Schedae...1713 Subscribe
to View 		2005-02
De Agrorum Conditionibus 1574 Book Title In a Claude de l'Aubespine binding Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
De Amicis, Edmondo Author 'Cuore' 1886 Subscribe
to View 		1998-03
De Angelorum Custodia 1605 Book Title Donne's copy Subscribe
to View 		1977-03
De Anima et Vita 1538 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
De Animalibus 1476 Book Title Venice, one of two copies known on vellum Subscribe
to View 		2016-03
De Animalibus 1476 Book Title Honeyman copy, uncoloured Subscribe
to View 		1979-02
De Animalibus 1476 [Aristotle] Book Title Haskell Norman sale Subscribe
to View 		1998-02
De Animalibus 1476 [Aristotle] Book Title 'Fine' Subscribe
to View 		2001-01
De Animalibus c. 1821 [Chamisso] Book Title 'The fascicle dealing with whales' Subscribe
to View 		1997-01
De Arte Praedicandi 1466 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-03
De Arte Supputandi 1522 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1967-04
De Arte Supputandi 1522 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1976-01
De Arte Supputandi 1522 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1989-01
De Artificiale Perspectiva 1521 Book Title The third edition Subscribe
to View 		2002-03
De Astrologica Veritate 1554 Book Title With Plutarch 1555 Subscribe
to View 		1994-03
De Belder, Robert Collection Botanical books: total, hammer price - Subscribe
to View 		1987-03
De Belder, Robert Collection 1997-03
De Bello Gallico c. 1480 Book Title Price not given 1961-01
De Béranger, Pierre-Jean Author 'Oeuvres' 1847 Subscribe
to View 		2015-03
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