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 Whale 1851 Book Title Bill Reese collection; rebound copy Subscribe
to View 		2022-04
The Whale 1851 Book Title Bill Reese collection; one-volume remainder issue Subscribe
to View 		2022-04
The Whetstone of Witte 1557 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2006-01
The White Company 1891 Book Title The autograph Subscribe
to View 		1974-02
The White Company 1891 Book Title A 'fine' three-decker Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
The Whole Art of Legerdemain 1781 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-03
The Whole Book of Psalmes 1637 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2009-02
The Wild Irish Girl 1806 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1986-01
The Wild Palms 1939 Book Title 'To Mother' Subscribe
to View 		2010-03
The Wind in the Willows Book Title 5th edn in 1st edn's dust-wrapper Subscribe
to View 		2015-01
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title In d.w. Subscribe
to View 		1977-01
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title E.E. Bissell's copy, slightly worn in d.w. Subscribe
to View 		1999-01
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title Presentation copy Subscribe
to View 		2010-02
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title 'Stuffed with letters', 'outstanding' copy Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title The 'mint' Bradley Martin copy Subscribe
to View 		2015-03
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title Anstey Guthrie's copy, price not shown 2016-01
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2016-04
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title The first 17 editions 2011-02
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title 'In decent condition' Subscribe
to View 		2010-02
The Wind in the Willows 1908 Book Title Mint but without d.w. Subscribe
to View 		1999-01
The Wind in the Willows 1931 Book Title One of 200 signed by author and artist Subscribe
to View 		2015-01
The Wind in the Willows 1931 Book Title Signed by author and illustrator Subscribe
to View 		2007-04
The Wind in the Willows1908 Book Title Bound by Bayntun Subscribe
to View 		2018-03
The Winged Beetle 1910 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2015-04
The Winter of Our Discontent 1961 Book Title Typescript, galleys, correspondence Subscribe
to View 		1973-02
The Wisdome of Doctor Dodypoll 1604 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1980-03
The Wishing Well of Oz 1935 Book Title No. 15 in the series, with drawings Subscribe
to View 		2009-02
The Wit of a Woman 1604 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1980-03
The Wizard Book Title Comic. 'A long run' Subscribe
to View 		2009-03
The Woman in White 1859 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1971-01
The Woman in White 1859 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2010-04
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2003-01
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2005-03
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title 'Fine' presentation copy Subscribe
to View 		2005-04
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title First state binding, signed by Baum Subscribe
to View 		2014-01
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title 'Not so good as the Cosmatos copy' Subscribe
to View 		2005-03
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1900 Book Title First edition, second state Subscribe
to View 		2018-04
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [1900] Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
The Wood Beyond the World 1894 Book Title Vellum. (A paper copy £4600) Subscribe
to View 		2000-01
The Woodlanders 1887 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2002-01
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