Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 244,440.00 |
Auction Date | June 20, 2019 - June 20, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 91,790.00 |
Sale Number | #513 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 135,570.00 |
Total Lots | 294 | ||
Sold Lots | 262 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 100,360.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 89.12% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 148,670.00 |
Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 164.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
751 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | Lord of the Rings |
1956-57 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 45,600.00 |
755 | Wells (H. G.) | The War of the Worlds |
1898 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
489 | Collodi (Carlo, pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini) | Le Avventure di Pinocchio |
1883 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
633 | Kelmscott Press. The Life and Death of Jason |
1895 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 | |
674 | Eliot (T. S.) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
1939 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,160.00 | |
736 | Orwell (George, i.e. Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) | A group of three typed letters signed |
1944 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,560.00 |
678 | Fleming (Ian) | Casino Royale |
1953 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,320.00 |
646 | Booker Prize. A collection of Booker Prize winning and short-listed first editions |
1969-1998 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,360.00 | |
680 | Fleming (Ian) | Live and Let Die; Moonraker; Diamonds are Forever |
1954, 1955, 1956 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
709 | Huxley (Aldous) | Crome Yellow |
1921 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
554 | Chivers-style binding. Spenser's Faerie Queene |
1897 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,120.00 | |
670 | Du Maurier (Daphne) | Rebecca |
1938 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,120.00 |
639 | Ambler (Eric) | Uncommon Danger |
1937 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,880.00 |
719 | Larkin (Philip) | Whitsun Weddings |
1964 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,880.00 |
668 | Du Maurier (Daphne) | I'll Never Be Young Again |
1932 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,760.00 |
722 | Lewis (C.S.) | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
1950 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,400.00 |
724 | Lewis (Clive Staples, 1998-1963) | Autograph letter signed |
1937 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,280.00 |
634 | Kelmscott Press. Poems of Robert Herrick |
1895 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,040.00 | |
643 | Beaton (Cecil) | The Book of Beauty |
1930 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
679 | Fleming (Ian) | Casino Royale |
1953 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
682 | Fleming (Ian) | From Russia with Love |
1957 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
576 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
[1902] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
647 | Booker Prize. A near-complete collection and short-listed novels for the years 1999-2018 |
1999-2018 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
597 | Robinson (Charles, illustrator) | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll |
1907 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,800.00 |
721 | Lewis (C. S.) | The Silver Chair |
1953 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,800.00 |