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ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500. -
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
Cotswold Auction Company: Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps and Collectables, 92424, Cheltenham
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 24, 2024 - September 24, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Meinertzhagen, D S O, Col R | Nicoll's Birds of Egypt |
1930 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 70.84 | |
| 81 | Meinertzhagen, Colonel R. | Birds of Arabia |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 515.20 | ||
| 82 | Millais J.G. - | THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GAME BIRDS |
1909 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 515.20 | |
| 83 | [Thorburn, Archibald ] | Thorburn's Birds of Prey |
facsimile of 1919 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 154.56 | |
| 84 | [Thorburn, Archibald ] | Thorburn's Birds of Prey |
facsimile of 1919 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 386.40 | |
| 85 | Ripley S.Dillon , Lansdowne J.F. - | RAILS OF THE WORLD: A MONOGRAPH OF THE FAMILY RALLIDAE |
Toronto. | 1977 half red crushed morocco over linen boards in linen slipcase | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 90.16 |
| 86 | Cade ,Tom J. and Digby, David R. ( illustrator) | The Falcons of the World, |
1982 limited edition numbered 13 of 35 copies with an original pencil drawing signed by the artist R. David Digby | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,094.80 | |
| 87 | Cade ,Tom J. and Digby, David R. ( illustrator) | The Falcons of the World |
1982 limited edition numbered 26 of 35 copies with an original pencil drawing signed by the artist R. David Digby | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 618.24 | |
| 88 | Medland, Lillian (ills), Iredale, Tom | Birds of New Guinea |
Melbourne | 1956 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 83.72 |
| 89 | Rickman, Philip (written and illustrated by) | A Selection of Bird Paintings and Sketches |
1979 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 128.80 | |
| 90 | Amuchastegui, Axel (ills) | Song Birds and Mammals of North America , descriptive text by Les Line, |
London | 1971 | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | Not Sold |
| 91 | Amuchastegui, Axel | Some Birds and Mammals of Africa , descriptive text by Hillary Hook, |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 38.64 | ||
| 92 | Amuchastegui, Axel | Some Birds and Mammals of South America |
1966 | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | GBP 154.56 | |
| 93 | Robjent, Richard (ills), Martin, Brian P (text) | Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles, studies in words and pictures |
Holt Norfolk | 1999 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 244.72 |
| 94 | Robjent, Richard (ills) and McKelvie, Colin Laurie | The Partridge Studies in Words and Pictures |
Holt Norfolk | 1993 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,416.80 |
| 95 | Harrison, J C | The Game Birds of the British Isles , text by Colin Laurie McKelvie, |
1989 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 218.96 | |
| 96 | Grey, Nicolete | The Painted Inscriptions of David Jones |
1981 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 128.80 | |
| 97 | Large quantity of Folio Society, all within their slip cases, to include Ruskin The Stones of Venice |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 103.04 | |||
| 98 | Folio Society to include Thomas Hardy, the Brontes, the Maya, the Aztecs, the Incas, the Babylonians, etc, boxed set and other volumes and one box of the Oxford Library boxed sets to include the Oxford Library of Words and Phrases, the Oxford Library of S |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 244.72 | |||
| 99 | Arnold, E C | British Waders |
1924 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 231.84 | |
| 100 | Harrison, J C (ills) | The Birds of Prey of the British Islands , descriptive text by David Evans, |
1980 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 115.92 | |
| 101 | Perrott, C L E | A Selection of British Birds Part 1 |
1979 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 334.88 | |
| 102 | Ching, Raymond with Erroll Fuller | Studies and Sketches of a Bird Painter |
Melbourne | 1981 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 83.72 |
| 103 | Stones, Margaret ( ills.) and Curtis, Winifred | The Endemic Flora of Tasmania |
1967 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 154.56 | |
| 104 | Mee, Margaret | Flowers of the Brazilian Forests |
1968 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 206.08 |
