Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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, 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
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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.

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High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.

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High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.

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Gonnelli Casa DAste: Books, Autographs and Manuscripts: Session 1: Autographs, Manuscripts, Music

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Books, Autographs and Manuscripts: Session 1: Autographs, Manuscripts, Music	Total Sales (EUR)	76,459.00
Auction Date	October 08, 2024 - October 08, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	29,220.00
Sale Number	#A54a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	29,220.00
Total Lots	119
Sold Lots	94	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	35,700.00
% of Lots Sold	78.99%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	35,700.00
Unsold Lots	25	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	214.17%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
9		Liber Amicorum con firme, dediche e fotografie di alcuni dei piu famosi personaggi del '900. Datato 1908 - anni '60 del XX secolo.	1950	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 11,970.00
102	Qastamuni Muhammad	Qastamuni Muhammad, Copia integrale del Corano. Composta nel sobborgo di Dizdariye, presso Costantinoopoli, nel 1759.	1759	EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00	EUR 6,930.00
117	Verdi Giuseppe	Verdi Giuseppe, Citazione musicale autografa da Traviata. Datata 12 febbraio 1858, Napoli.	1858	EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00	EUR 4,410.00
15	Brera Gianni	Brera Gianni, Romanzo giovanile inedito dattiloscritto con correzioni autografe. Non datato, ma 1945.	1945	EUR 380.00 - 380.00	EUR 2,772.00
98		Raccolta di 54 albumine, alcune colorate a mano relative alla Cina, a Shanghai, al Giappone, insieme a vari ritratti. Fine del XIX secolo.	1880	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 2,520.00
25	D'Annunzio Gabriele	D'Annunzio Gabriele, Storica fotografia aerea dei volantini che cadono su Vienna con annotazione autografa di d'Annunzio. Datata sul retro 9 agosto 1918.	1918	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 2,142.00
96		Rough Notes of a visit to Walacchia and Costantinople during the Sring and Summer of 1853. XIX secolo.	1853	EUR 360.00 - 360.00	EUR 2,142.00
70		Miscellanea di opuscoli vari relativi a santi, alla morte di regnanti e a fatti di cronaca dell'epoca (omicidi, incendi, terremoti ecc.). XVII-XVIII secolo.	1700	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 2,016.00
8		Raccolta di 128 tra lettere, biglietti, cartoline autografe di personaggi celebri. XIX-XX secolo.	1900	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,764.00
34	Mazzini Giuseppe	Mazzini Giuseppe, Lettera autografa firmata, inviata ad un amico svizzero. Datata 28 marzo 1835.	1835	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,764.00
6		Menu di gala per l'incoronazione di Nicola II Romanov e di Aleksandra Feodorovna. Datato Mosca, 1896.	1896	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,512.00
97		Raccolta di 38 albumine, molte colorate a mano, di vedute della Cina, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Giappone e vari ritratti. Fine del XIX secolo.	1880	EUR 340.00 - 340.00	EUR 1,512.00
10		Liber Amicorum del noto ristorante romano Mastro Stefano. Anni 1956-1991.	1970	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,197.00
30	D'Annunzio Gabriele	D'Annunzio Gabriele, Dedica autografa su libro Angelo Cocles. Cento e cento e cento e cento pagine del libro segreto di Gabriele d'Annunzio tentato di morire. Verona: Mondadori, 1935.	1935	EUR 160.00 - 160.00	EUR 1,008.00
77		Albero della famiglia Strozzi. Seconda meta del XVIII secolo.	1750	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,008.00
14	Borromeo Carlo	Borromeo Carlo, Lettera manoscritta con firma autografa inviata ad un prelato. Datata 29 maggio 1559[?].	1559	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 882.00
64		Gnomonica, sive geometrice, et artithmetice horologiae constituendi. XVIII secolo.	1700	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 882.00
21	D'Annunzio Gabriele	D'Annunzio Gabriele, Lettera autografa firmata, inviata al conte Enrico di San Martino. Datata 12 luglio 1905, Settignano.	1905	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 819.00
29	D'Annunzio Gabriele	D'Annunzio Gabriele, Lettera autografa firmata inviata al gran legatore Polenta. Datata 13 settembre 1927.	1927	EUR 380.00 - 380.00	EUR 819.00
92		Monte della Citta di Firenze. Datato 1805.	1805	EUR 100.00 - 100.00	EUR 819.00
93		Raccolta di documenti relativi alle contestazioni insorte fra la Santa Sede ed il Governo Francese. Datati 1808-1809.	1808	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 819.00
48		2 volumi contenenti 1.124 tra xilografie ritagliate da libri, avvisi, ricevute, disegni, ex libris. XIV-XIX secolo.	1700	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 756.00
3		Lettera in parte cifrata a firma di Heinrighinus Panigarola. Datata 21 febbraio 1450, Venezia et duplicata die 24.	1450	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 693.00
31	Duse Eleonora	Duse Eleonora, 4 lettere autografe inviate all'amica Gertrude von Huegelal. Senza data, ma anni '10 del XX secolo.	1910	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 693.00
91		Documenti relativi alle contestazioni insorte fra la Santa Sede ed il Governo Francese. Datati 1802-1807.	1802	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 693.00

ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.

ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.

ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
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
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.

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