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 Fellowship of the Ring 1954 Book Title Donated to Oxfam Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
The Female Spectator 1775 Book Title The first magazine by and for women Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
The Fifth Column 1938 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-04
The First Booke of the Histories of the Discoverie of the East Indias 1582 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2016-02
The First Four Years of the American Independent Mission 1834 Book Title Printed in Smyrna Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
The First Men on the Moon 1901 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
The First New Testament 1862 Book Title 'In spectacular Zaehnsdorf morocco' Subscribe
to View 		2000-03
The First Principles of Geometry Explained c. 1740 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1974-04
The First, Second and Third Tours of Dr Syntax [1820] Book Title Gloucester copy 'and possibly unique' Subscribe
to View 		1970-03
The Flaming Terrapin 1924 Book Title TE Lawrence's copy, price not shown 1971-03
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands 1870 Book Title Ballantyne's manuscript Subscribe
to View 		1967-04
The Florist's Guide 1827-32 Book Title Two volumes Subscribe
to View 		2018-03
The Flour and the Leafe 1896 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2016-01
The Flowers of Philosophie 1581 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1974-03
The Fly-Fisher's Guide 1816 Book Title One of 12 on large paper Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
The Fly-Fisher's Legacy c. 1810 Book Title 'The very rare first' Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
The Fly-Fisher's Legacy c. 1810 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
The Fly-Maker's Manual c.1850 Book Title With many flies Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
The Foundations of the Arab Revolt 1924 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2010-04
The Fountainhead 1943 Book Title 'Damp' Subscribe
to View 		2005-03
The Fountainhead 1943 Book Title In its first issue jacket Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
The Four Gospels 1931 Book Title The first true edition' Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
The Four Seasons 1570 Book Title Set of the Breughel prints Subscribe
to View 		2014-02
The Franklin Expedition 1850 Book Title The issue with maps Subscribe
to View 		2015-04
The French Chirurgerye 1665 Book Title 'Rare' Subscribe
to View 		1969-04
The French Powder Mystery 1930 Book Title In fragmentary d.w. Subscribe
to View 		2015-01
The French Revolution 1837 Book Title Given by Carlyle to his mother-in-law Subscribe
to View 		1976-03
The Friend 1810 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2016-01
The Friend 1810 Book Title Original periodical printings, failed to sell 2016-03
The Friendly Instructor 1750 Book Title 'The only known copy' Subscribe
to View 		2001-01
The Frozen Deep 1866 Book Title The author's copy Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
The Game and Playe of Chesse post-1475 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1971-03
The Game at Cricket 1744 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
The Gamekeeper at Home 1878 Book Title Inscribed to his mother, with two letters Subscribe
to View 		1982-03
The Gardeners Dictionary 1737 Book Title 'With a pressed flower' Subscribe
to View 		1987-04
The Gardener’s and Botanist’s Dictionary 1807 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
The Gardens of England 1857 Book Title Copy of Meyer de Rothschild Subscribe
to View 		2010-01
The Gates of Paradise 1793 Book Title Lacking a plate Subscribe
to View 		1955-01
The Gem Book Title 'The Keynes family's autograph magazine' Subscribe
to View 		1996-01
The General Historie of the Turkes 1638 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2000-03
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