• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts

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Auction Name Fine Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (GBP) 992,172.00
Auction Date November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 482,100.00
Sale Number #29882 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 725,100.00
Total Lots 86
Sold Lots 76 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 571,200.00
% of Lots Sold 88.37% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 857,900.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 115.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
87 TRAQUAIR (PHOEBE ANNA)

Finely preserved series of Arts and Crafts illuminations to illustrate Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'

1894-1895 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 133,750.00
9 HUME (DAVID)

Series of six autograph letters to his close friend William Mure of Caldwell (1718-1776), and one contemporary copy

1763-1776 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 GBP 102,000.00
44

Collection of c.64 autograph letters from nineteenth- and twentieth-century naturalists, scientists and illustrators

19th and 20th century GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 82,950.00
81 ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING,

1997 GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 79,140.00
42 ESQUEMELIN (ALEXANDRE OLIVIER)

De Americaensche Zee-Roovers, FIRST EDITION,

1678 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 63,900.00
36

Manuscript journal of Cecil Rice Arney (1806-1852), officer's wife on a convict ship

1843 to 1849 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 35,840.00
28

Compendium, including Pseudo-Augustine (De spiritu et anima), Canon Law and Theology

thirteenth century and later GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 32,000.00
43 ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM)

Theatrum orbis terrarum,

1570 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 30,720.00
47 DARWIN (CHARLES), ROBERT FITZROY and PHILIP PARKER KING

Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, FIRST EDITION,

1839 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 21,760.00
85 SHEPARD (ERNEST H.)

Preliminary drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and Eeyore going for a walk, for "The Pooh Story Book"

1967 GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 GBP 19,200.00
90

Group of top secret Juno 'Bigot' maps, panoramic beach photograph and effects, for the assault by the Canadian Forces

GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 16,640.00
23

The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testment, and the New, Robert Barker

1613 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 15,360.00
30

Book of Hours, use of Utrecht

c.1450 GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 14,080.00
31 KANT (IMMANUEL)

Critik der reinen Vernunft [Critique of Pure Reason], FIRST EDITION,

1781 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 14,080.00
40 BLAEU (JOANNES)

America, quae est Geographiae Blauianae pars quinta liber unus volumen undecimum,

1662 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 14,080.00
37 BELLIN (JACQUES NICOLAS)

Le petit Atlas maritime, FIRST EDITION, 6 parts in 5 vol.,

1764 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 12,800.00
58 BRUNHOFF (JEAN DE)

Le voyage de Babar, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY WITH FULL-PAGE PEN AND INK DRAWING OF BABAR

1932 GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 12,800.00
29

[GRADUAL] Proprium de tempore

fourteenth century GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 11,520.00
53 TURING (ALAN); NEWMAN (MAXWELL H.A.)

Elements of the Topology of Plane Sets of Points, FIRST EDITION, ALAN TURING'S COPY

1939 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 11,520.00
94 STEINBECK (JOHN)

Correspondence, ephemera and a signed photograph from the collection of Steinbeck's friend and publisher Alexander Stuart Frere (1892-1984)

GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 11,520.00
96

The remaining papers of Alexander Stuart Frere of Heinemann, including author correspondence, draft manuscripts and photographs

GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 11,520.00
1

Album containing some 120 autograph letters, cut signatures and autograph free fronts, with good Scottish provenance,

19th century GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 10,240.00
64 CHURCHILL (WINSTON)

Arms and the Covenant, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO HIS DAUGHTER SARAH

1938 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 8,320.00
4 BLACKSTONE (WILLIAM)

Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION,

1765-1769 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 7,680.00
14 MALTON (THOMAS)

A Picturesque Tour through the Cities of London and Westminster, 2 vol. in 1, HAND-COLOURED COPY

1792-1801 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,680.00
  • 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. 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.
  • 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.
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