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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: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
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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.
Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, 935, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 10, 2024 - October 10, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Einstein (Albert) | [On the Theory of Special and General Relativity] |
Tel Aviv | 1928 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 504.00 |
| 84 | Evans (Veterinary-Capt. G.H.) | A Treatise on Elephants. Their Treatment in Health and Disease |
Rangoon | 1901 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 252.00 |
| 85 | Conybeare (Rev. W.D.) | Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales |
1822 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 189.00 | |
| 86 | Mawe (John) | Familiar Lessons in Mineralogy and Geology |
1819 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 693.00 | |
| 87 | Whitehurst (John) | An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth |
1778 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 504.00 | |
| 88 | Mining.- Railways.- Mine rescue station commission of the State of Illinois. Report to the Governor and General Assembly |
Springfield, Illinois | 1911 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.00 | |
| 89 | Wakely (Andrew, Mathematician) | The Mariner's compass rectified |
1749 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 75.60 | |
| 90 | Lazarev (A.I.) and Valdimir Kovalyonok. | Investigation of Earth from Manned Spacecraft |
Leningrad | 1987 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 91 | Busti (Bernardinus de ) | Mariale...de singulis festivitatibus beate virginis per modum sermonum tractans |
Strassburg | 1502 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 403.20 |
| 92 | Vergilius (Polydorus) | Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis De inuentoribus rerum libri tres nouiter impressi emendatique quam diligentissime quibusdam additis |
Venice | 1516 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 |
| 93 | Flaminio (Marcantonio) | In librum psalmorum brevis explanatio |
Venice | 1545 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 94 | Catholic Church.- Rituum ecclesiasticorum siue sacrarum cerimoniarum S.S. Romanae Ecclesiae, libri tres |
Cologne | 1557 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 327.60 | |
| 95 | Carion (Johannes) | Chronicorum Libri III |
Lyon | 1558 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 214.20 |
| 96 | Leuven printing.- St. Isidorus Hispalensis. De officiis ecclesiasticis libri duo |
1564 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 239.40 | ||
| 97 | Eusebius (Bishop of Emesa). Opera |
Paris | 1575 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 163.80 | |
| 98 | Boccarini (Guglielmo) | Dui Libri del Veneto Senato |
Venice | 1583 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 478.80 |
| 99 | Bonardo (Giovanni Maria) | Le Ricchezze dell'Agricoltura |
Bassano | 17th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 378.00 |
| 100 | Ovidius Naso (Publius) | Opera |
Amsterdam | 1652 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 352.80 |
| 101 | [Yves de Paris], | Franciscus Allaeus. Astrologiae nova methodus |
1654 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 504.00 | |
| 102 | de Linda (Lucas) | Orbis lumen et atlantis iuga tecta retecta: Das ist newe aussfuhrliche Entdeck und Beschreibung der gantzen Welt |
Frankfurt | 1656 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 103 | Porst (Johann) | Compendium Theologiae Viatorum Et Regenitorum Practicae |
Halle | 1740 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 302.40 |
| 104 | Corpus Juris Civilis Romani |
Cologne | 1756 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 604.80 | |
| 105 | Hume, Rousseau & Voltaire.- Expose succinct de la contestation qui s'est elevee entre M. Hume. et M. Rousseau |
'Londres' [but Paris] | 1766 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 428.40 | |
| 106 | Catteau-Calleville (J.P.) | Histoire de Christine, Reine de Suede |
Paris | 1815 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 107 | Cibrario (Luigi) | Descrizione Storica degli Ordini Religiosi |
1845 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 352.80 |
