Lot 110 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography
The Workes . Edited by William Thynne (d.1546). [London]: printed by [Richard Grafton for] John Reynes, 1542.
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,004–$5,339
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography, London · 8 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3064385
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Geoffrey Chaucer, The Workes . Edited by William Thynne (d.1546). [London]: printed by [Richard Grafton for] John Reynes, 1542. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 110. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064385.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, The Workes . Edited by William Thynne (d.1546). [London]: printed by [Richard Grafton for] John Reynes, 1542. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 110. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064385.
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From the same sale Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography · Jul 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Massacre of the Innocents, historiated initial 'E' on a leaf from… | Lippo Vanni (fl. 2nd half 14th century) | £10,000–£15,000 | upcoming |
| De Nola opusculum . Venice: Johannes Rubeus, Vercellensis, 1514. | LEONE, Ambrogio (1458-1525) | £5,000–£8,000 | upcoming |
| Three Virgin Saints in an initial on a leaf from a Gradual, in Latin,… | Anonymous German artist | £10,000–£15,000 | upcoming |
| St Peter, historiated initial 'T' on a leaf from the Amati Antiphonal… | Neri da Rimini (active 1300-1338) | £7,000–£10,000 | upcoming |
| Zacharias and the Angel, historiated initial 'N' cut from an illumina… | Pseudo-Master of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas (active c.1330-50) | £6,000–£8,000 | upcoming |
| Isaiah prophesying the coming of Christ, historiated initial 'A' on a… | Master of the Codice Squarcialupi (Matteo Torelli) | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Chaucer | the woorkes... newly printed, with divers addicions, whiche | $19,360 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark . London: printed fo | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets . London: Bloomsbury | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Geoffrey Chaucer | The Workes . Edited by William Thynne (d.1546). [London]: pr | Christie's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, great expectations, 1860-1861, first edition in the | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | The Poems of William Shakespeare. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Pr | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Adventures of Oliver Twist. London: Bradbury and Evans, | Bonhams, Apr 2015 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. | Bonhams, Jun 2026 |
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