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![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500. -
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
Il Ponte: Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes | Total Sales (EUR) | 652,012.20 |
| Auction Date | September 24, 2024 - September 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 328,170.00 |
| Sale Number | #671 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 502,060.00 |
| Total Lots | 304 | ||
| Sold Lots | 268 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 383,420.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 584,460.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 36 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 111.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) | Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the two Sicilies as They have been communicated to the Royal Society of London. [Legato con:] - Supplement to the Campi Phlegraei. |
1776, 1779 | EUR 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 81,900.00 |
| 25 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Cometographia, totem naturam cometarum.. exhibens.. cumprimis vero, cometae anno 1652, 1661, 1661 & 1665. |
1668 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 29 | [EXLIBRIS] - Una straordinaria collezione di oltre 14,000 exlibris di diverse epoche, paesi, artisti, argomenti, tecniche e formati. |
XVII-XX secolo. | EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 | |
| 31 | VITRUVIO, Marco Pollione (c.80-70 B.C.- c.15 B.C.) | De architectura libri dece. Tradotto da Cesare Cesariano (c.1478-1543). Commento di Cesariano, Benedetto Giovio e Massimo Bono Mauro. |
1521 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 49 | RAOUL-ROCHETTE, Desire (1789-1854) Gabriel LORY (1784-1846) | Voyage pittoresque dans la Vallee de Chamonix et autour de Mont Blanc. |
1826 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 66 | KUPKA, Frantisek (1871-1957) | Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. |
1926 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 21,420.00 |
| 65 | CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985) | Poemes. |
1968 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 17,640.00 |
| 19 | COLEMAN, Edmund Thomas (ca. 1823-92) | Scenes from the Snow-Fields; being, Illustrations of the Upper Ice World of Mont Blanc from Sketches made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858. |
1859 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 11,340.00 |
| 67 | EDWARDS, George London (1694-1773) | Gleanings of Natural History. |
1758-1764. | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 11,340.00 |
| 22 | MAGINI, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617) | Italia. |
1620 [ma tra il 1632 e il 1642]. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 33 | PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778) | Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini. |
1769 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 18 | SAUSSURE, Horace-Benedict de (1740-1799) | Voyages dans les Alpes, precedes d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Geneve. |
1779-1796, 1786 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 26 | GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642) | Systema cosmicum: in quo dialogis iv. de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano,. |
1641 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 20 | BUSTI, Bernardino de' (1450-1513) | Defensorium montis pietatis contra figmenta omnia emule falsitatis. |
1497 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 8,190.00 |
| 256 | DE ROBILANT, Spirito Benedetto Nicolis (1724-1801) | De l'utilite et de l'importance des voyages et des courses dans son propre pays. |
1790 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 9 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis. |
1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 50 | SANTINI, Paolo (ca.1729-1793) | Atlas universel dresse sur les meilleures cartes modernes. |
1766 | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 61 | ALLIONI, Carlo (1728-1804) | Flora pedemontana sive enumeratio methodica Stirpium indigenarum Pedemontii. |
1785 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 72 | PLAUTO, Tito Maccio (ca. 250 a. C.-184 a. C.) | Plautinae viginti comoediae. |
1482 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 45 | SIGNOT, Jacques - | La totale et vraie description de tous les passaiges, lieux et destroictz par lesquelz on peut passer et entrer des Gaules es Ytalies. |
1518 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 56 | PINGONE, Filiberto (1525-1582) | Augusta Taurinorum. [LEGATO DOPO, dello stesso autore:] - Inclytorum Saxoniae Sabaudiaeque principium arbor gentilitia. |
1577. 1581 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 70 | [REGULAE MONASTICORUM] - Habes isto volumine lector candidiss. quatuor. |
1500 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 5,670.00 | |
| 23 | KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680) | Turris Babel, sive Archontologia qua primo Priscorum post diluvium hominum vita. |
1679 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 73 | ARISTOTELE (384 a.C. - 322 a.C.) | [Opera]. |
1496 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,788.00 |
| 251 | CANINA, Luigi (1795-1856) | L'antica Etruria marittima compresa nella dizione pontificia. |
1846 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,788.00 |
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
