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
A Demonstration of the Nerves 1834 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2005-01
A Description of New England 1616 Book Title Smith: 'with a fine copy of the map' Subscribe
to View 		1999-03
A Description of the East 1743-45 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2019-01
A Description of the East 1743-45 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
A Description of the Empire of China 1738/41 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-01
A Description of the Genus Pinus 1828/37 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1997-03
A Description of the Genus Pinus 1837 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
A Description of the Genus Pinus 1842 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-02
A Description of the Island of Jamaica 1672 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2014-01
A Description of the Villa of Mr Horace Walpole 1784 Book Title 2 copies, annotated by Thomas Kirkgate, the better - Subscribe
to View 		1990-01
A Descriptive Historical Account of Dudley Castle 1815 Book Title Three editions, the cheapest for - Subscribe
to View 		1974-03
A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation 1534 Book Title More's 'most important work in English' Subscribe
to View 		1986-03
A Dialogue on Poetic Drama Book Title Presented to Virginia Woolf Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
A Discourse of a Method Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
A Discourse of a Method 1649 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-02
A Discourse of Trade 1690 Book Title Barbon was the son of Praisegod Barebones Subscribe
to View 		2001-04
A Discourse of Trade 1690 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2013-01
A Discourse on Horsemanship 1593 Book Title The Huth-Schwerdt copy Subscribe
to View 		2006-02
A Discourse on the Contests and Dissensions... 1701 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1980-03
A Discourse...the Health of Mariners 1776 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2013-03
A Discovery of Errours 1622 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1981-02
A Disquisition upon Etruscan Vases 1806 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2007-01
A Draft of XVI Cantos 1925 Book Title With Cantos 17-27, Omar Pound's copy Subscribe
to View 		2011-03
A Drunk Man looks at a Thistle 1926 Book Title Inscribed by the author Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
A Fable 1954 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2010-03
A Farewell to Arms 1929 Book Title The limited edition Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
A Farewell to Arms 1929 Book Title First state d.w., inscribed Subscribe
to View 		2009-01
A Farewell to Arms 1929 Book Title One of the 510 edition Subscribe
to View 		2019-02
A Genealogical History of the Noble...Family of Courtenay 1735 Book Title Exeter printing. Walpole's copy Subscribe
to View 		1966-04
A General History of Quadrupeds 1790 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1975-02
A General Prognostication 1555 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1994-02
A Geometrical Practical Treatise Named Pantometria 1591 Book Title Thomas Digges's copy of the 2nd edition Subscribe
to View 		1966-02
A Geometrical Practical Treatise Named Pantometria 1591 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2012-02
A Geometrical Practice Named Pantometria 1571 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		1966-02
A Glass for the People of New-England 1676 Book Title The Brinley copy Subscribe
to View 		2020-01
A Godly Form of Householde Government 1598 Book Title Subscribe
to View 		2008-03
A Guide to Prayer 1715 Book Title A 'stunning presentation copy' Subscribe
to View 		1984-04
A Gun for Sale 1936 Book Title In d.w. Subscribe
to View 		1996-03
A Handful of Dust Book Title 1st US edition, with wraparound band Subscribe
to View 		2016-03
A Handful of Dust 1934 Book Title Inscribed by the author. Dustwrapper 'supplied'. Subscribe
to View 		2016-03
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