The copy of Prof Pepper’s True History of The Ghost… sold by Hansons for £800.
It is a year now since Jim Spencer joined Derbyshire saleroom Hansons (20% buyer’s premium), tasked with building up the book sections of their sales.
In a December 19-20 auction his department’s more valuable contributions included a pair of TE Lawrence’s sandals and a pair of Nelson’s shoe buckles (as previously noted online), but there were also more traditional book and map successes.