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
Bibles Subject Tyndale's Pentateuch 1534 Subscribe
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Bibles Subject Tyndale's New Testament, the 'Mole' edition 1536 Subscribe
to View 		2012-01
Bibles Subject Tyndale, fourth printing, 1550 Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Tyndale 'Workes' 1572/3, 'exceptionally fine' Subscribe
to View 		2000-03
Bibles Subject Tyndale 'Newe Testament' 1536, 'much restored by Francis Fry' Subscribe
to View 		1993-03
Bibles Subject Taverner 1539 Subscribe
to View 		1996-03
Bibles Subject Taverner Subscribe
to View 		1974-01
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		2012-01
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		2010-01
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		2005-02
Bibles Subject She Bible, defective Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
Bibles Subject She Bible Subscribe
to View 		1994-02
Bibles Subject Richel 1475, the Fugger copy Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
Bibles Subject Spanish 'Rashba Bible'illuminated, 1383 Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
Bibles Subject Padua c.1260 Subscribe
to View 		1960-01
Bibles Subject Matthew, 1549, incomplete Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
Bibles Subject Matthew 1551, 'seriously imperfect' Subscribe
to View 		2011-04
Bibles Subject Matthew 1537 Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Matthew 1549, lacking 25 leaves Subscribe
to View 		2006-01
Bibles Subject Matthew 1537 Subscribe
to View 		1976-02
Bibles Subject Matthew Subscribe
to View 		1974-01
Bibles Subject Lyon 1542, with inscription by Luther Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
Bibles Subject Luther 1547, a coloured copy Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
Bibles Subject Luther, on vellum Subscribe
to View 		1993-03
Bibles Subject Luther New Testament Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
Bibles Subject Luther, second edition, on vellum Subscribe
to View 		1981-04
Bibles Subject Luther 1541 Subscribe
to View 		1984-01
Bibles Subject Luther, Augsburg 1535, from Chatsworth Subscribe
to View 		1958-03
Bibles Subject Koberger 1502, six volumes Subscribe
to View 		2014-01
Bibles Subject Koberger 1475 Subscribe
to View 		2013-02
Bibles Subject Koberger 1497, 'surprisingly rare', with 41 woodcuts Subscribe
to View 		2013-01
Bibles Subject Koberger 1483 Subscribe
to View 		2011-02
Bibles Subject Koberger 1475 Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
Bibles Subject Koberger 1483 Subscribe
to View 		2010-01
Bibles Subject Koberger Vulgate 1477 Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Koberger 1475 Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
Bibles Subject Koberger c.1480, 'decent if used' Subscribe
to View 		2000-03
Bibles Subject Koberger Latin bible, 1478 Subscribe
to View 		1995-03
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