Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Modern Literature and First Editions
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Literature and First Editions | Total Sales (GBP) | 226,770.00 |
| Auction Date | December 13, 2018 - December 13, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 108,780.00 |
| Sale Number | #121318 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 161,180.00 |
| Total Lots | 399 | ||
| Sold Lots | 344 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 121,590.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 179,970.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 126.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | *Steiff. | A pair of rod bears, |
circa 1904 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,480.00 |
| 903 | *Brooke (Rupert, 1887-1915). | Autograph letter signed, Rupert Brooke, School Field, Rugby, Monday 25 March [1907], |
[1907] | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,880.00 |
| 963 | Huxley (Aldous). | Crome Yellow |
1921 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 5,160.00 |
| 855 | Golden Cockerel Press. | The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, with Wood Engravings by Eric Gill, 4 volumes |
1929-31 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,560.00 |
| 699 | Carroll (Lewis, i.e. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). | Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, |
1882 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,360.00 |
| 923 | Ambler (Eric). | Cause For Alarm |
1938 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,360.00 |
| 892 | *Lewis (Clive Staples, 1898-1963). | A very lengthy autograph letter signed, C.S. Lewis, [?Magdalen College, Oxford] |
1942 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
| 619 | *Appleton (Honor C., 1879-1951). | A boy lay upon the hillside, |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,120.00 | |
| 962 | Huxley (Aldous). | Brave New World, Chatto & Windus |
1932 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 863 | Kelmscott Press. | The Tale of the Emperor Coustans and of Over Sea, |
1894 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,880.00 |
| 624 | *Birmingham (Christian, 1970-). | Father Christmas with Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Mr. & Mrs. Beaver |
1998 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,760.00 |
| 733 | Milne (Alan Alexander). | Winnie-the-Pooh, with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard |
1926 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 784 | Ashendene Press. | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur the Astronomer Poet of Persia Rendered into English Verse, |
1896 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 851 | Ashendene Press. | Thucydides, [History of the Peloponnesian War], translated into English by Benjamin Jowett, limited edition, |
1930 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,340.00 |
| 708 | Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). | Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson |
1927 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,280.00 |
| 939 | Coetzee (J.M.). | Slow Man, Secker & Warburg |
2005 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,160.00 |
| 891 | *Lewis (Clive Staples, 1898-1963). | Autograph letter signed, C.S. Lewis, Magdalen College, Ox[for]d |
1942 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
| 944 | Doyle (Arthur Conan). | The Sign of Four |
2nd issue Spencer Blackett | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
| 987 | Rowling (J.K.). | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
1998 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
| 539 | *Barry (Claude Francis, 1883-1970). | City of Carcassone-Evening Light |
1935 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 620 | *Appleton (Honor C., 1879-1951). | So, the fairy, is a white bird, Toby said to himself, |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 783 | Allix (Susan). | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
1973 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 875 | *Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord, 1788-1824). | A piece of red damask material from the bed curtains of the bridal bed of Lord and Lady Byron |
1815 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 684 | *Playing cards. | A rare deck of Kama Sutra playing cards, |
circa 1930 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,800.00 |
| 856 | Golden Cockerel Press. | Twelfth Night, or What You Will, by William Shakespeare, with engravings by Eric Ravilious, Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press |
1932 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,740.00 |
