Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Early Printed Books, Incunabula, Maps & Decorative Prints. Ex-Libris from a Private Collection, 12925, Gloucestershire

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Auction Date
January 29, 2025 - January 29, 2025
Page Size: 490 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 Darwin, Charles.

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection..., 6th ed.

1886 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 240.00
52 Gerard (John).

[The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, 3rd edition

1636] GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 360.00
53 Hill (John).

The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain

1756 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 216.00
54

Husbandry. Society of Arts invitation to W. W. Mason for an award for cattle treatment

1808 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 528.00
55 Jardine (William).

The Naturalist's Library, 7 volumes,

Edinburgh 1834-37 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 360.00
56 Morris (Francis Orpen).

A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 2nd edition

1870 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 552.00
57

New Naturalist. A complete run, volumes 1-149, mixed editions

1946-2024 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,440.00
58 Wright (John).

The Fruit Grower's Guide, 6 volumes,

circa 1890 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 312.00
59

Americas. A Collection of approximately 50 maps, mostly 19th-century

19th-century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 336.00
60 Asia. Allard (Carel),

Exactissima Asiae Delineatio in Praecipuas Regiones,

Amsterdam, circa 1690 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 432.00
61 Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Frans),

Bristol. Brightstowe

1581 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 372.00
62 De Wit (Frederick),

British Isles. Tractus Regni Angliae Septentrion...,

circa 1690 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 192.00
63

British Maps. A collection of approximately 100 maps

17th - 19th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 336.00
64 Andrews (J. & Wren M.),

Canterbury. A Plan of the City of Canterbury Survey'd

1768 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 396.80
65

Celestial Globe. Philips' 12 Inch Celestial Globe.

circa 1935 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 930.00
66 Danckerts (Justus),

Central Europe. Ducatus Prussiae tam Polono Regiae...,

circa 1700 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 264.00
67

Estate Plan. A Map of the Manor of Ashley...

1755 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
68

Estate Plan. A Map of the Manor of Newnton in the County of Wilts...

1748 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 15,600.00
69

Estate Plan. A Map of Tho: Estcourt Esqr. Lands in the Parish of Shipton Moyn...

1770 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 552.00
70

Estate Plans. A Plan of an Estate Situate in the Parish of Long Newnton...

1822 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 240.00
71 Speed (John),

Gloucestershire. Glocestershire contrived...,

[1646] GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 297.60
72 Greece. Visscher (Nicolas).

Exactissima Totius Archipelagi nec non Graeciae Tabula,

circa 1690 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 312.00
73 De Wit (Frederick),

Holy Land. Terra Sancta sive Promissionis olim Palestina...,

circa 1680 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 240.00
74 Mercator (Gerard),

Ireland. Irlandiae Regnum,

circa 1633 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 960.00
75 Ortelius (Abraham),

Ireland. Eryn. Hiberniae Britannicae Insulae nova descriptio

[1588] GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 264.00
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
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    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true reading of English. Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles, 1770. EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PRIMER.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Lansford W. Hastings. The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California. Cincinnati. George Conclin, 1845. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1951. first edition, a fine copy, in an unrestored first issue dust jacket.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. THE VERY FINE A.E NEWTON COPY.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. K. Rowling. Only known complete set of full unbound imposed sheets for the First Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady. London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811. FIRST EDITION IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. First Editions, First Impressions. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955. A VERY FINE SET.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Declaration of Independence. In: The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys, No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: William Shakespeare. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Frank Herbert. Dune. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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