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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Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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
Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 447,162.00 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 331,555.00 |
| Sale Number | #1193 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 535,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 601 | ||
| Sold Lots | 506 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 413,655.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 663,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 95 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) | The Outsider and Others. Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. |
1939 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 376 | BONNEY, Edward (1807-1864) | Banditti of the Prairies, or the Murderer's Doom!! A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. |
1850 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 5 | TWAIN, Mark (pseudonym of CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910) | Original Inscribed Photogravure Portrait, Signed as Mark Twain and S. L. Clemens. |
1900 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 2 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | The Foundation Trilogy, All First Editions in Jackets, All Inscribed by Asimov. |
1951-53. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 368 | MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891) | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. |
1851 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 192 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) | First Editions of The Christmas Books in the Original Cloth, including: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 507 | WEBSTER, Noah (1758-18943) | An American Dictionary of the English Language. To Which Are Prefixed, and Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europe. |
1828 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,400.00 |
| 4 | SEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore (1904-1991) | Hand-Painted Cast Resin Sculpture, "Blue-Green Abelard". From Seuss' Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy. |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 272 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | A Farewell to Arms. |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 399 | O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964) | Wise Blood. |
1952 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 280 | HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986) | Dune Messiah. |
1969 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 42 | AUDUBON, John James (1785--1851) and BACHMAN, John (1790--1874) | The Quadrupeds of North America. |
1854 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 484 | STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) | Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. |
1852 | USD 7,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 243 | CAXTON, William, translator. | The History of Reynard the Foxe. Edited by Henry Halliday Sparling. |
1892 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 457 | ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965) | Group of 3 First American Editions of Harry Potter Books, including: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. |
1998 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 191 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) | The Christmas Books, including: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 441 | PULLMAN, Philip (b. 1946) | His Dark Materials Trilogy, including: Northern Lights. |
1995 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 158 | HUNTON, Eppa (1822-1908) | Autobiography of Eppa Hunton. |
1933 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,560.00 |
| 140 | CHAUCER, Geoffrey (??-1400) | The Canterbury Tales. The New Ellesmere Chaucer Facsimile (of Huntington Library MS EL 26 C 9) |
1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 70 | BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012) | The Martian Chronicles. |
1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 326 | [LIVINGSTON, Robert R. (1746--1813, his copy)]. | The Field of Mars: Being an Alphabetical Digestion of the Principal Naval and Military Engagements, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, Particularly of Great Britain and Her Allies. |
1781 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 371 | MILLER, Walter M., Jr. (1923-1996) | A Canticle for Leibowitz. |
1960 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 261 | [GARRICK, David, 1717-1779, from his estate]. [GARRICK, David, subject]. Pair of Eighteenth-Century Tracts with Garrick's Bookplate and Bookplate of Magic Collector John Henry Grossman, including: Garrick's Jests, or the English Roscius, in High Glee. |
1783 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 274 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | The Old Man and the Sea. |
1952 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 487 | TOLKIEN, John R. R. (1892-1973) | [The Lord of the Rings trilogy]. The Fellowship of the Ring. 1956 (fifth impression) |
1956, 1955 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
![<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.")
