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
Burke, Edmund Author 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' 1790 Subscribe
to View 		2018-03
Burley, Walter Author 'Das Buch von dem Leben und Sitten' 1490 Subscribe
to View 		1977-02
Burlington Exhibition of Bookbindings Subject In a Claessens-Henry van de Velde binding Subscribe
to View 		2005-02
Burma Subject 112 salt prints by Linnaeus Tripe Subscribe
to View 		2011-04
Burma Subject 120 albumen prints by Tripe, 1855 Subscribe
to View 		2012-03
Burmese Days 1934 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2009-03
Burmese Days 1934 Book Title In d.w. Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
Burmese Days 1934 Book Title Price not shown 2016-01
Burnby, John Author 'The Kentish Cricketers, a Poem' 1773 Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
Burndy Library Collection 2006-03
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Author 75 illustrated letters to his daughter Subscribe
to View 		1984-04
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Author 300 letters 1894-96 Subscribe
to View 		1989-03
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Author Letters to Margaret: letters to Violet Maxse unsold Subscribe
to View 		1990-03
Burnett, Ivy Compton Author MS of 'Manservant and Maidservant' Subscribe
to View 		1967-04
Burney, Dr Charles Author Letter on Johnson's death Subscribe
to View 		1998-03
Burney, Fanny Author 'Evelina' 1778 Subscribe
to View 		1963-01
Burney, Fanny Collection A made-up juvenile story Subscribe
to View 		1970-03
Burney, Fanny Author Letter Subscribe
to View 		1993-01
Burney, Fanny Author 21 letters to her from literary correspondents Subscribe
to View 		1998-03
Burney, Fanny Author Letters to Mrs Thrale on 'Cecilia' Subscribe
to View 		2009-03
Burney, Fanny Author 'Evelina' in a Chivers 'vellucent' binding Subscribe
to View 		2012-04
Burney, Fanny Author Letter of commiseration to Mrs Thrale Subscribe
to View 		2009-03
Burns, Robert Author MS of 'To an old mistress, then married': 'Holy Willy's Prayer' Subscribe
to View 		2006-01
Burns, Robert Author 'Nanie's Awa'' Subscribe
to View 		2013-02
Burns, Robert Author 40 line transcript of 'Holy Willy's Prayer' Subscribe
to View 		2006-01
Burns, Robert Author 'The Five Carlins o' the South' Subscribe
to View 		2004-03
Burns, Robert Author Album of manuscripts Subscribe
to View 		1987-01
Burns, Robert Author 'Written in Friars-Carse Hermitage' Subscribe
to View 		1955-02
Burns, Robert Author 'Literary Scolding - Hints' Subscribe
to View 		1955-02
Burns, Robert Author Letter Subscribe
to View 		1955-02
Burns, Robert Author 34 lots for - Subscribe
to View 		1971-03
Burns, Robert Author 'Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect' 1786, the Kilmarnock edition Subscribe
to View 		1974-01
Burns, Robert Author An unpublished poem Subscribe
to View 		1975-02
Burns, Robert Author Poem to Lesley Baillie Subscribe
to View 		1982-03
Burns, Robert Author Manuscript, unsold 1989-03
Burns, Robert Author 'A Poet's welcome to his bastart Wean' Subscribe
to View 		1997-03
Burns, Robert Author 'Poems' 1787 inscribed to Robert Ainslie Subscribe
to View 		2004-03
Burns, Robert Author 'Written in Friar's Carse', with a letter Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
Burns, Robert Author 'A Poet's welcome to his bastart Wean' Subscribe
to View 		2011-02
Burns, Robert Author ‘Afton Braes’ Subscribe
to View 		2013-02
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