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English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations

15 Juli 2014 | 2:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

2,689,616GBP
Browse Lots
  • 502
    Lefèvre, Raoul
    Recuyell of the historyes of Troye [translated by William Caxton]. [Ghent or Bruges: David Aubert for] William Caxton, [c. 1473-74]
    Los Verkauft1.082.500GBP
  • 506
    [Tyndale, William]--Erasmus, Desiderius.
    A compendeus tretis of the sowdear of Crist called encheridion which Erasmus Roteradame wrote unto a certen courtear & Frende of his
    Los Verkauft242.500GBP
  • 596
    Beckett, Samuel
    An important series of 347 letters and postcards, the great majority autograph and signed ("Sam"), in French, to his close friends, the painters Henri and Josette Hayden
    Los Verkauft146.500GBP
  • 510
    Shakespeare, William
    Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The Second Impression. Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632
    Los Verkauft116.500GBP
  • 505
    Savile, Robert
    Manuscript volume of unrecorded and unpublished poems and prayers
    Los Verkauft88.900GBP
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Sale Number: L14404 Los : 277

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Sotheby's sale saw international collectors acquire an array of historical documents, early English printing, first editions, literary manuscripts and letters, fine children's books and original illustrations. 

Sold by order of The 12th Duke of Northumberland and the Trustees of the Northumberland Estates, the auction's top lot (William Caxton's translation of the Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye) far exceeded pre-sale estimates by achieving £1,082,500. Further highlights of the sale included a fine copy of Shakespeare's Second Folio in an early binding, and a highly important collection of nearly 350 letters by Samuel Beckett to his close friend Henri Hayden.

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This sale comprises an extensive selection of historical documents, early English printing, first editions, literary manuscripts and letters, fine children’s books and original illustrations. The highlight is a copy of the first book printed in the English language, William Caxton’s translation of the Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, which is one of a number of items sold by order of The Duke of Northumberland and the Trustees of the Northumberland Estates. Other items with this provenance in this sale include alchemical manuscripts, a manuscript work by William Tyndale, and two letters signed by Queen Elizabeth I. Complementing the Caxton and the Tyndale, but from a different source, is the Clumber copy of the second folio edition of the most important book in english literature, namely Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (1632, in an early 17th-century binding). Other significant items in the sale include a major collection of Aubrey Beardsley.

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Dr Gabriel Heaton
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+44 20 7293 5670
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philip.errington@sothebys.com
Peter Selley
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Books & Manuscripts
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peter.selley@sothebys.com
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