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) | 212,202.00 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2020 - June 25, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 72,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #747b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 106,810.00 |
| Total Lots | 246 | ||
| Sold Lots | 230 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 78,330.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 115,410.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 183.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614 | Wilde (Oscar) | The Importance of Being Earnest, 1899 |
1899 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 20,400.00 |
| 437 | Shepard (Ernest Howard) | A Winnie-the-Pooh illustrated letter, 23 March 1935 |
1935 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 545 | Dostoevsky (Fyodor) | The Novels, volumes 1-10, 1st editions thus, London, 1913-18 |
1913-18 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 623 | Woolf (Virginia) | To The Lighthouse, 1st edition, 1927 |
1927 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
| 594 | Orwell (George) | Inside the Whale and Other Essays, 1st edition, 1940 |
1940 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,520.00 |
| 574 | Isherwood (Christopher) | Goodbye to Berlin, 1st edition, 1939 |
1939 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,080.00 |
| 595 | Orwell (George) | Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, 1949 |
1949 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,080.00 |
| 440 | Blow Book. Early magic flip book, probably French, circa 1820s/30s |
circa1820s/30s | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 609 | Waugh (Evelyn) | Brideshead Revisited, 1st edition, 1945 |
1945 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
| 455 | Potter (Beatrix, 1866-1943) | Three autograph letters signed, 1937-43 |
1937-43 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,360.00 |
| 611 | Waugh (Evelyn) | Scoop, 1st edition, 1938 |
1938 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,360.00 |
| 619 | Woolf (Virginia) | Orlando, 1st edition, 1928 |
1928 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,640.00 |
| 505 | Cox (Morris) | Red Papillon Season, Gogmagog Photocopy Library, 1987, & others |
1987 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,160.00 |
| 610 | Waugh (Evelyn) | Mr. Loveday's Little Outing, 1st edition, 1936 |
1936 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,100.00 |
| 449 | Doyle (Richard) | In Fairyland. A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World, 1st edition, 1870 |
1870 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,040.00 |
| 461 | Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941) | Original sketch of a slouching boy scout |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 533 | Bowles (Paul) | The Sheltering Sky, 1st edition, 1949 |
1949 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 522 | Houedard (Dom Sylvester) | Op and kinkon, poems, June 1965 |
1965 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,800.00 |
| 524 | Openings Press. Plakat 1-10, [1968] |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,800.00 | ||
| 624 | Wyndham (John) | The Day of the Triffids, 1st edition, 1951 |
1951 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,800.00 |
| 469 | Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885) | A group of four Letters Patents |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 1,620.00 | |
| 568 | Hilton (James) | Good-bye Mr. Chips, 1st UK edition, 1934, signed, in the dust jacket |
1934 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,620.00 |
| 497 | St Dominic's Press. Collection of books from the library of Dunstan Pruden (1907-1974) |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,560.00 | ||
| 578 | Jones (David) | In Parenthesis, 1st edition, 1937, with the rare dust jacket |
1937 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,500.00 |
| 385 | Caricatures. A mixed collection of twenty-eight caricatures, mostly early 19th century |
19th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,440.00 |
