• Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria

Auction Reports

Auction Name Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria Total Sales (GBP) 96,425.60
Auction Date November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 25,610.00
Sale Number #112124 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 38,430.00
Total Lots 101
Sold Lots 67 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 33,310.00
% of Lots Sold 66.34% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 49,660.00
Unsold Lots 34 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 194.17%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
397 Flight Lieutenant William "Bill" Townsend

Dambuster Logbooks. Two RAF logbooks kept by Flight Lieutenant William "Bill" Townsend, 617 Squadron

1941-1942 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 35,960.00
308

Battle of Britain. RAF Logbook - Pilot Officer K.H. Cox, 610 Squadron, KIA 28 August 1940

1940 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 23,560.00
260 Pioneer Aviation.

Pioneer Aviation. An excellent collection of early photographic postcards and postal history

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,976.00
306

Aviation Photographs. A collection 1000 + WWI & WWII aircraft photographs

GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 2,976.00
259 Mitchell (R.J., 1895-1937).

A Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Limited signed letter

1933 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,108.00
224

Aviation Negatives. A superb, private collection of original black and white negatives

1960s GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,984.00
307

Aviation Photographs. A collection of original WWII period black and white aircraft photographs

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,984.00
219

Aircraft Prints. An impressive collection of 90 'Squadron Prints'

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,860.00
247 Sergeant B.E.B. Harris

Logbook. A WWII RAF kept by Sergeant B.E.B. Harris, 627 Squadron, 66 operations

1942-1946 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,860.00
239

Dambusters Autographs. An archive of letter all signed by 617 Squadron to Squadron Leader Ted Wass

circa 1992-95 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,612.00
255 Logbook.

Logbooks. Wing Commander K. Deadman, RAF later BOAC Flying Boats

GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,240.00
316

Pioneer Aviation. "Possibly the first officially contracted test pilot in the UK" Bertie Woodrow, 1910

1910 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,240.00
227

Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,250 photographs

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 992.00
222

Airliner Slides. A comprehensive collection of approximately 7,000 35mm colour slides

1980s/90s GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 930.00
271 Valo (John).

Boeing B-17G, 388th Bomb Group, a unique profile painting

2001 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 930.00
277 Wing Commander William Mayes Fry, M.C., Royal Flying Corps.

Wing Commander William Mayes Fry, M.C., Royal Flying Corps. An archive

GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 868.00
246 Lieutenant John Arnold Spilhaus

Logbook. A WWI 'casualty' log book kept by Lieutenant John Arnold Spilhaus

1917-1918 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 694.40
256 Logbooks.

Logbooks. WWII Mosquito Night Fighters Logbooks - Flying Officer Peter Williams, 604 Squadron

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 669.60
223

Aviation Negatives. A collection of approximately 20,000 mainly 35mm colour negatives

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 620.00
228

Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,100 photographs

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 570.40
229

Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,100 photographs

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 520.80
310

Fairey Delta 2. A small archive relating to Peter Twiss, Fairey F.D.2. test pilot

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 520.80
249

Logbook. Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers

1944-1945 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 496.00
220

Aircraft Slides. A collection of over 900 35mm colour slides

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 421.60
225

Aviation Negatives. Civil and Military aircraft negatives

1970s GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 396.80
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High 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, 2024
    High 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, 2024
    High 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, 2024
    High 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.
  • ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
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