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
The Dunciad Book Title 1st octavo edition Subscribe
to View 		1963-03
The Dunciad 1728 Book Title The octavo edition Subscribe
to View 		1982-02
The Dunciad Variorum 1729 Book Title The Garden copy in original blue wrappers Subscribe
to View 		2008-04
The Dutchesse of Malfy 1623 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1956-02
The Dynasts 1903/08 Book Title Vols 2 and 3 annotated by Hardy Subscribe
to View 		2002-01
The Earthly Paradise 1868/70 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2013-02
The Earthly Paradise 1868/70 Book Title Given to Ruskin Subscribe
to View 		2016-01
The East-India Pilot 1799 Book Title 'Very fine' copy Subscribe
to View 		2007-03
The Eclogues of Veregul [Palmer] 1883 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1973-03
The Economy of Nature 1804 Book Title With Shelley's signature Subscribe
to View 		2004-03
The Educacion, or Bringing up of Children ?1535 Book Title 'Very rare': Shuckburgh copy Subscribe
to View 		1962-01
The Eggs of Japanese Birds 1932-40 Book Title In 3 volumes, only 300 complete copies issued Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
The Egoist 1879 Book Title The Sadleir copy Subscribe
to View 		1971-01
The Empress of Morocco 1673 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2004-03
The English Atlas 1680/83 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1981-02
The English Atlas 1680/83 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1973-02
The English Atlas 1680/83 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1967-01
The English Neptune 1704 Book Title 'An unrecorded atlas' by Seller and Price Subscribe
to View 		2007-02
The English Pilot 1671/72 Book Title Wardington Sale Subscribe
to View 		2006-04
The English Rogue 1666/80 Book Title All four parts Subscribe
to View 		2017-01
The English Schoole-master 1633 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-02
The English Struwwelpeter 1848 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2002-02
The English Traveller 1633 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2004-01
The Entomologist 1864-1997 Collection Subscribe
to View 		2018-03
The Erechtheion at Athens 1831 Book Title 'A seminal work for Greek Revival' Subscribe
to View 		1996-02
The Essayes of a Prentise 1585 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1974-03
The Eustace Diamonds 1873 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1971-01
The Ex-ale-tation of Ale 1668 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2003-03
The Excursion 1814 Book Title Joanna Hutchinson's copy, unsold 2013-02
The Execution of Sir Charles Bawdin 1772 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-03
The Executioner's Song 1979 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
The Exercise of Arms 1608 Book Title Coloured for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury Subscribe
to View 		1976-03
The Exile of Erin 1808 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
The Experienc'd Huntsman 1714 Book Title First book on hunting in Ireland Subscribe
to View 		2008-04
The Experience'd Angler 1662 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective 1894 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals 1872 Book Title A single leaf of the MS Subscribe
to View 		2018-03
The Fable of the Bees 1714 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2011-03
The Faerie Queene 1590 Book Title First issue Subscribe
to View 		1968-03
The Faerie Queene 1590 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2016-01
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