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![<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. -
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
Freemans: Books and Manuscripts, 2101, Philadelphia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 10, 2024 - September 10, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | (Paine, Thomas, et al.). | Eulogies and Orations on the Life and Death of General George Washington, First President of the United States of America |
Boston | 1800 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 27 | Paine, Thomas, et al. | Group of 2 Works Regarding French King Louis XVI. Opinion de Thomas Payne Depute du Departement de la Somme, concernant le Jugement de Louis XVI, ... |
Paris | 1792-(1793). | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 28 | Palmer, John. | Journals of Travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, Performed in the Year 1817... |
London | 1818 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 381.00 |
| 29 | Palmer, Peter S. | History of Lake Champlain, from its First Exploration by the French in 1609, to the Close of the Year 1814 |
Albany | 1866 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 318.00 |
| 30 | Pownall, Thomas (after). | A View of the City of Boston the Capital of New England, in North America |
London | ca. 1761 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 31 | Krausch, Theodore. | Freight Engine. New York & Erie R.R. |
(Pennsylvania) | 1855 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 32 | Bright, Clarence E. | Personal Archive of Letters and Ephemera. Archive of Clarence E. Bright, longtime Manager of the Pearson Printing Office, the sole printer of Supreme Court Decisions from 1891-1946 |
Locations vary | ca. 1913-75. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 33 | Niles, John M., and L.T. Pease. | History of South America and Mexico...To Which is Annexed, a Geographical and Historical View of Texas, with a Detailed Account of the Texian Revolution and War |
Hartford | 1837 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 34 | [Washington, Bushrod] (Hamilton, Alexander, and James Madison, and John Jay). | The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 |
Bushrod Washington's Copy<br><br>New-York | 1788 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 53,975.00 |
| 35 | [Washington, George, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette] Cathala, Etienne-Louis-Denis. | The Destruction of the Bastille. A Tribute to the Patriarch of Liberty: The Marquis de Lafayette's Personal Gift to President George Washington of a Drawing of the Demolished Bastille... |
Paris | 1789 | USD 500,000.00 - 800,000.00 | USD 1,996,000.00 |
| 36 | [Lafayette, Marquis de] Hennon-Dubois, Romulus Antoine. | Le General La Fayette |
No place | ca. 1820s. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | Adams, John Quincy. | Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. ... |
Washington | 1835 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 38 | [Washington, George] | Residence of Washington. Mount Vernon. |
No place | ca. 1840s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | [Lafayette, Marquis de] | Silk Mourning Ribbon |
No place | ca. 1834 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 445.00 |
| 40 | [Vitruvius]. | Vitruvius iterum et frontinus a' locundo revisi repurgatique quantum ex collatione licuit |
Florence | 1513 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 41 | Vitruvius, Marcus. | M. Vitruvii de Architectura Libri decem nuper maxima diligentia castigati atq; excusi, additis, Iulii Frontini De aqueductibus libris propter materiae affinitatem |
Florence | 1522 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 42 | Burton, Richard F. | The Book of the Sword |
London | 1884 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 508.00 |
| 43 | Roworth, Charles. | The Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre |
London | 1798 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 318.00 |
| 44 | (Caradoc of Llancarfan, and Humphrey Llwyd, and David Powel). | The historie of Cambria, now called Wales: A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish language abouet two hundreth yeares past... |
(London | 1584 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,493.00 |
| 45 | [Mary, Queen of Scots] Belleforest, Francois de, and (John Leslie). | L'Innocence de la Tresillustre Tres-Chaste, et Debonnaire Princesse, Madame Marie Royne d'Escoffe |
(Reims) | 1572 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 46 | Beardsley, Aubrey. | A Book of Fifty Drawings |
London | 1897 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 47 | [Beardsley, Aubrey] Malory, Sir Thomas. [Le Morte Darthur] | The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table... |
(London) | 1893-94. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 48 | Carlson, George L. | Rip Van Winkle Cut-Out Pageant |
No place | 1930s. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 381.00 |
| 49 | Hearn, Lafcadio. | Japanese Fairy Tales |
Tokyo; Philadelphia | (1931). | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 50 | Milne, A.A. | Now We Are Six |
London | (1927). | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 381.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b074d0c9-0c77-4e80-a457-f59c4262ea72.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD")
