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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.
Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper, 936, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 31, 2024 - October 31, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Sweden.- Panoramas.- Karta ofver Segelleden fran Stockholm Kanalvagen till Gotheborg |
Stockholm | [c.1851] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 176.40 | |
| 102 | Switzerland.- Leuthold (H.F., publisher) | Panorama du Lac de Zurich dessine depuis l'Hotel Baur |
Zurich | [c.1840] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.20 |
| 103 | Britain.- Bradshaw (George) | Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Rail Road &c. in the Midland Counties of England from Actual Survey |
1830 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.00 | |
| 104 | British Isles.- Bayley (John) | The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London |
1821 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 94.50 | |
| 105 | London.- Delaune (Thomas) | Angliae metropolis: or, the Present State of London... |
1690 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.20 | |
| 106 | Scotland and Fishing.- Buchanan (Rev. John Lanne) | Travels in the Western Hebrides: from 1782 to 1790 |
1793 bound with A General View of the Fishery of Great Britain, Drawn up for the Considerations of the Undertakers of the North British Fishing for Tho. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 252.00 | |
| 107 | Scotland.- Panoramas.- Shearer (James E.) | Panorama seen from the Observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis |
[c.1895] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 163.80 | |
| 108 | [Dodsley (Robert) | with contributions by Samuel Johnson] The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education |
1748 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 176.40 | |
| 109 | Gavin (Hector) | On Feigned and Factitious Diseases |
[1843]. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 252.00 | |
| 110 | Gemology.- Geology.- Boodt (Anselmus Boetius de) | Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia |
Leiden | 1636 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 111 | Geological books & maps auction catalogue.- Catalogue de livres et d'une belle collection de cartes geologiques provenant de la biblotheque de feu M. P.-L.-A. Cordier |
Paris | 1861 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 189.00 | |
| 112 | Mining broadside.- Woman company owner.- [Granting permission to mine coal in Araches-la-Frasse (Haute-Savoie) |
Chambery | [1758]. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 252.00 | |
| 113 | Mining.- Colliery explosion.- Full account of the dreadful colliery explosion at Pennycraig |
Bristol | [1884]. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 693.00 | |
| 114 | Broadside.- Water wells at the notorious Bicetre Hospital.- Puits de la Maison de Bicetre, Dependente de l'Hopital-General de Paris |
[Paris] | [c.1782]. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 115 | Lawrence (W) | Lectures on Physiology, Zoology and the Natural History of Man Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons |
1819 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 116 | Newton (Sir Isaac).- Pemberton (Henry) | A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy |
1728 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.20 | |
| 117 | Picard (Jean) | Traite du Nivellement |
Paris | 1684 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 100.80 |
| 118 | Botany.- Gerard (John) | The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes |
1633 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 119 | Darwin (Erasmus) | Phytologia or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening |
1800 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 107.10 | |
| 120 | Farming & Farm Buildings.- Maxwell (Robert) | Select Transactions of the Honourable the Society of Improvers in the Knowledge of Agriculture in Scotland |
Edinburgh | 1743 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 138.60 |
| 121 | Fishing.- D[ennys] (J[ohn]) | The Secrets of Angling |
1883 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 277.20 | |
| 122 | Grew (Nehemiah) | Musaeum Regalis Societatis. or A Catalogue & Description Of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society And preserved at Gresham College... Whereunto is Subjoyned the Comparative Anatomy of Stomachs and Guts |
[1681]. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 327.60 | |
| 123 | Jefferies (Richard) | The Gamekeekper at Home |
1880 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 163.80 | |
| 124 | Tennis.- de Montbrun (Monsieur le Marquis) | Memoires de Monsieur le Marquis de Montbrun |
Amsterdam | 1701 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 125 | Caesar (Gaius Julius) | Commentarii di Gaio Giulio Cesare |
Venice | 1547 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
