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
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Author 400 letters to and from Subscribe
to View 		1992-01
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Author 250pp of letters, 1807-14, to Sir Charles Stuart in Lisbon Subscribe
to View 		2010-02
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Author 'Handsome' green morocco dispatch case Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
Wells, H.G. Author Papers for 'The Autocracy of Mr Parham' 1930 Subscribe
to View 		1969-04
Wells, H.G. Author His copy of 'Jacob's Room' Subscribe
to View 		1987-01
Wells, H.G. Author Letter c.1898 Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
Wells, H.G. Author 'The Time Machine' 1895 Subscribe
to View 		2019-04
Wells, H.G. Author 'The War of the Worlds' 1898 Subscribe
to View 		2019-04
Wellsted, J.R. Author 'Travels in Arabia' 1838 Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
Welsh Book of Common Prayer 1567 Book Title The first in the Welsh language, with Psalter Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
Welsh, Jane Author Letter to Carlyle Subscribe
to View 		1953-04
Werfel, Franz Author 'Die Geschwister von Neapel' 1931, the manuscript Subscribe
to View 		1994-01
Werner, Friedrich Author 42 panoramic views 1740-80 Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
Werner, Friedrich Book Title Panoramic views, Augsburg c.1740-80 Subscribe
to View 		2011-01
Wesley, Charles Harris Author Archive Subscribe
to View 		2011-02
Wesley, John Author Letter Subscribe
to View 		2011-02
Wesley, John Subject 2018-02
Wesley, John Book Title Letter to Adam Clarke Subscribe
to View 		2018-02
Wesley, John & Charles Author Fifty letters to Alexander Knox Subscribe
to View 		1956-01
Wesley, John & Charles Author Letter by John Wesley Subscribe
to View 		2012-03
Wessex Poems 1898 Book Title Two copies, each at - Subscribe
to View 		1961-03
Wessex Poems 1898 Book Title Gosse's copy Subscribe
to View 		2002-01
West Indies Subject 1977-02
West Indies Subject 2004-02
West Indies Subject 170 estate particulars, still tied in pink tape Subscribe
to View 		2011-02
West, Leonard Author 'The Natural Trout Fly' 1912, 'a very special copy' Subscribe
to View 		2005-02
West, Rebecca Author 'The Birds Fall Down' 1966, the setting copy Subscribe
to View 		1993-01
West-ward Hoe 1607 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2004-02
Western Australian Almanack...Native Grammar 1842 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
Weston Park Foundation Collection Including premium - Subscribe
to View 		2000-02
Whales & Whaling Collection Barbara Johnson's collection 1997-01
Wharton, Anne Author Early 18th-century manuscript of poems Subscribe
to View 		2004-03
Wharton, Edith Author 36 books by her, incl. 16 presentation copies Subscribe
to View 		2007-02
Wharton, Edith Author Correspondence with Anna Bahlmann Subscribe
to View 		2009-03
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile 1864 Book Title With letters and others of his works Subscribe
to View 		2004-02
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile 1864 Book Title Harry Kessler's copy Subscribe
to View 		2014-03
What you will 1607 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2004-01
What’s Become of Waring 1939 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2015-03
Wheatley, Dennis Author The Devil Rides Out [1934], presentation copy in weak d/w Subscribe
to View 		2021-01
Wheelock, Eleazar Author All nine narratives of his Indian Charity Schools, 1763-1775 Subscribe
to View 		2010-02
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