Top: A 1653 first edition of Izaak Walton’s Compleat Angler in rebacked
contemporary blind panelled calf,
Christie’s New York, May 22 – $45,000 (£32,145) + 17.5 per cent.
Middle: An exceptional 1814 first edition of Lewis & Clark’s History of the Expedition...across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, in original boards,
Sotheby’s New York, June 5 – $170,000 (£121,430) + 20/15/10 per cent.
Bottom: A 1766 first issue of George Stubbs’ revolutionary The Anatomy of the Horse, Christie’s, June 4 – £12,000 + 17.5 per cent.
Summer saleroom selection
Pictured here is a selection of books sold in auctions in London and New York.
