John Hill
A decade of curious insects, London, 1773, marbled wrappers
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 110
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 110
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 600 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.197 GBP
Price realised: 1.197 GBP
Description
John Hill
A decade of curious insects: some of them not describ'd before: shewn in their natural size; and as they appear enlarg'd before the lucernal microscope; in which the solar apparatus is artificially illuminated. London: for the author, to be sold by B. White and others, 1773
4to (303 x 227mm.), 10 hand-coloured engraved plates, original marbled wrappers, uncut (showing that the plates are on larger paper than the letterpress text), slight loss of pigment from plate 1, page edges slightly creased, wrappers slightly worn, tacketing becoming loose
This short work on English insects was first published the previous year; this issue has a cancel title-page and an index.
"Ladies who may chuse to paint these Insects themselves may have Sets of the Cuts on Royal Paper painted pale for that purpose" (letterpress text on verso of title-page); this has been interpreted to mean that the work was not very scientific in intent, and it has had a poor reputation academically.
LITERATURE:
ESTC T32177; Nissen ZBI 1938
A decade of curious insects: some of them not describ'd before: shewn in their natural size; and as they appear enlarg'd before the lucernal microscope; in which the solar apparatus is artificially illuminated. London: for the author, to be sold by B. White and others, 1773
4to (303 x 227mm.), 10 hand-coloured engraved plates, original marbled wrappers, uncut (showing that the plates are on larger paper than the letterpress text), slight loss of pigment from plate 1, page edges slightly creased, wrappers slightly worn, tacketing becoming loose
This short work on English insects was first published the previous year; this issue has a cancel title-page and an index.
"Ladies who may chuse to paint these Insects themselves may have Sets of the Cuts on Royal Paper painted pale for that purpose" (letterpress text on verso of title-page); this has been interpreted to mean that the work was not very scientific in intent, and it has had a poor reputation academically.
LITERATURE:
ESTC T32177; Nissen ZBI 1938
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work A decade of curious insects, London, 1773, marbled wrappers by John Hill was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year. It achieved a price of GBP 1,197.00 (€ 1,408.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. Admittedly, works by John Hill have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Eden, or a compleat body of gardening, London, 1757, modern red morocco in May last year with an auction result of GBP 6,300.00 (€ 7,411.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A decade of curious insects, London, 1773, marbled wrappers von John Hill kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.197,00 (€ 1.408,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Hill auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Eden, or a compleat body of gardening, London, 1757, modern red morocco im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.300,00 (€ 7.411,35).
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