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 Estienne New Testament Subscribe
to View 		1988-03
Bibles Subject Estienne 'Quincuplex Psalterium' 1509 Subscribe
to View 		1982-03
Bibles Subject Estienne, folio in a De Picques binding Subscribe
to View 		1970-03
Bibles Subject Estienne, various dates and languages 1957-01
Bibles Subject Eliot's, 1663, the Chatsworth copy Subscribe
to View 		2014-01
Bibles Subject Eliot's 1663 Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Eliot 1685, the second edition Subscribe
to View 		2005-03
Bibles Subject Eliot, first edition Subscribe
to View 		1999-03
Bibles Subject Eliot 1663, 'exceptional copy' Subscribe
to View 		1989-02
Bibles Subject Eliot Subscribe
to View 		1977-03
Bibles Subject Eliot, a poor copy Subscribe
to View 		1963-01
Bibles Subject Eliot, Cambridge, Mass. 1661/63, Chatsworth copy Subscribe
to View 		1958-03
Bibles Subject Eliot 1663, a'beautiful' copy Subscribe
to View 		1956-03
Bibles Subject Doves Press Subscribe
to View 		2014-04
Bibles Subject Doves Press Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Doves Press, the von Hirsch copy on vellum Subscribe
to View 		1978-04
Bibles Subject Coverdale 1535 Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
Bibles Subject Coverdale 1535, Bibliotheca Lindesiana copy Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Coverdale Subscribe
to View 		1994-02
Bibles Subject Coverdale, failed to sell 1985-01
Bibles Subject Coverdale Subscribe
to View 		1981-04
Bibles Subject Coverdale sold by Cambridge University, price not shown 1976-04
Bibles Subject Coverdale 1537, folio Subscribe
to View 		1976-02
Bibles Subject Coverdale Subscribe
to View 		1973-03
Bibles Subject Coverdale 1535, imperfect Subscribe
to View 		1973-01
Bibles Subject Coverdale, 560 leaves of 570 Subscribe
to View 		1966-01
Bibles Subject Coverdale, lacking only eight leaves Subscribe
to View 		1961-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, Prince Eugene's Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, 5 volume set, c.1550 Subscribe
to View 		2012-01
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot 1514-17, a complete set of the first polyglot bible Subscribe
to View 		2007-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, Macclesfield sale Subscribe
to View 		2006-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot Subscribe
to View 		2002-01
Bibles Subject Arndes 1494 Subscribe
to View 		1966-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, 110 leaves, prices not shown 1999-01
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot Subscribe
to View 		1991-01
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, Chatsworth sale, 'average' copy Subscribe
to View 		1982-03
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, Sassoon copy Subscribe
to View 		1981-04
Bibles Subject Complutensian Polyglot, 'clean and complete' Subscribe
to View 		1970-03
Bibles Subject Cambrai Subscribe
to View 		2010-01
Bibles Subject 42-line as 'A Noble Fragment' Subscribe
to View 		2015-02
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