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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps and Documents

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Auction Name Printed Books, Maps and Documents Total Sales (GBP) 319,008.00
Auction Date May 15, 2019 - May 15, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 133,730.00
Sale Number #51519 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 200,250.00
Total Lots 565
Sold Lots 509 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 177,820.00
% of Lots Sold 90.09% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 266,120.00
Unsold Lots 56 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 119.87%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
109 [China]. Morrison (Robert)

A Dictionary of the Chinese Language, in Three Parts, [parts 1 and 3 only; part 1 in 3 volumes]

 1815-23 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 7,200.00
115 Cresswell (Samuel Gurney)

No. I. The Perilous Situation of H.M.S. Investigator, While Wintering in the Pack in 1850-51. Taken from a sketch by Lieut. Cresswell. "On the 8th of October our perplexities terminated with a nip that lifted the Vessel a foot, and heeled her 4 degrees to

 [circa 1854] GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 7,200.00
116 Cresswell (Samuel Gurney)

No. IV. H.M.S. Phoenix and the Breadalbane at the Moment when the Latter Was Crushed and Sunk. The field of ice, easing off from the Phoenix, passed astern, to the Breadalbane, and entering her bow, she filled and sank in less than 15 minutes, in 30 fatho

 [circa 1854] GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 6,960.00
114 Colonial School.

Government House, St. Michael Parish, Bridgetown, Barbados,

circa 1830-50 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 6,720.00
559 Austen (Jane)

Pride and Prejudice

 1895 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 6,240.00
464 [Montefiore (Judith, Lady )].

The Jewish Manual; or Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery, with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints relating to the Toilette, Edited by a Lady

 1846 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 4,320.00
392

Royal binding; Gunpowder Plot. Prayers and Thanksgiving to be used by all the Kings Majesties loving Subjects,…

 1605 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,840.00
106 Bell (Major William Morrison, 1834-1900)

An Archive of travel diaries, notebooks, letters & drawings documenting a trip around the world in 1869-70, comprising eight diaries and a further printed day-to-day diary for 1870,

1869-1870 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,240.00
108 [China]. [Bruce, Donald].

Easy Phrases in the Canton Dialect of the Chinese Language, Canton: Customs' Press

 1866 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,120.00
412 Honeywood (Lydia)

The Cook's Pocket Companion. And Compleat Family-Guide …

 1758 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,880.00
181 Albin (Eleazar)

A Natural History of English Insects ... to which are added Large Notes and many Curious Observations by W. Derham, 5th edition, for William Innys

 1749 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 2,640.00
136 Schoolcraft (Henry R)

Historical and Statistical Information respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States

 1851-7 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,520.00
262 World. Fries (Laurent)

Orbis typus universalis Iuxta hydrographorum traditionem exactissime depicta 1522, L. F., Strassburg,

[1522 - 1525] GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,520.00
385 Locke (John)

Mr. Locke's Reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Answer to his Second letter:

1699 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 2,340.00
414 Mariti (Giovanni)

Del vino di Cipro

 1772 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,340.00
396 Smith (Adam)

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,

 1784 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,280.00
369 Cotton (Robert)

Cottoni Posthuma: Divers Choice Pieces of that Renowned Antiquary Sir Robert Cotton...

1672 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,980.00
120 Grindlay (Robert Melville)

Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India

 1892 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,920.00
243

Manuscript map. Pianta e Propetto occidentale di Corfu, fatto di comando..., Francesco Grimani Proveditor General da Mar con Autorita di Capitan General da Giuest Emilio Alberghetti

 1705 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,920.00
520 White (Gilbert)

A Naturalists Calendar, with observations in various branches of natural history;...,

 1795 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,920.00
113 Cluverius (Philippus)

Introductionis in Universam Geographiam, tam veterem quam novam, libri VI, Amsterdam, Joannem Janssonium

 1661 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,860.00
225 Canada. Lescarbot (Marc)

Figure du Port Royal en la Nouvelle France, Paris

[1609] GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,860.00
494 Bautte (A., Chef Hans Crescent Hotel, London)

Modern French and English Cookery for Private Families, Hotels, Restaurants and Clubs

 1901 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,800.00
341 Reeve (Richard Gilson)

Cattle Market, Smithfield London, Thos. McLean

 1831 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,740.00
356 Whitford (Richard, after)

The Great Northamptonshire Short Horn, Winner of the Gold Medal Birmingham 1865, Class 5,

 1866 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,740.00
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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