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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Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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
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Rago Arts and Auctions: Prints and Multiples
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Prints and Multiples | Total Sales (USD) | 1,841,965.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2024 - October 16, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,278,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #101624 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,876,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 275 | ||
| Sold Lots | 250 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,452,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,137,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Marilyn Monroe |
1967 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 277,200.00 |
| 115 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Marilyn Monroe |
1967 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 163,800.00 |
| 114 | Helen Frankenthaler 1928--2011 | Grey Fireworks |
2000 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 63,000.00 |
| 109 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Crying Girl |
1963 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 47,880.00 |
| 113 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Flowers |
1964 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 36,120.00 |
| 111 | Frank Stella 1936--2024 | Monstrous Pictures of Whales (from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series) |
1993 | USD 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 120 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Bread (from the Lead Relief series) |
1969 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 100 | Willem de Kooning 1904--1997 | Figures in Landscape VI |
1980 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 138 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Peace Through Chemistry IV |
1970 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 119 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Untitled (Flag and Vase) |
2000 | USD 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 221 | Ed Ruscha b.1937 | News, Mews, Pews, Brews, Stews & Dues |
1970 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 117 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Illustration for Amerique (from La nouvelle chute de l'Amerique portfolio) |
1992 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 116 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Brushstrokes |
1967 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 124 | Kara Walker b.1969 | African/American |
1998 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 22,680.00 |
| 163 | Pablo Picasso 1881--1973 | Femme accroupie au bras leve |
1956 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 102 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Cathedral 4 (from the Cathedral series) |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 122 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Light Bulb (from the Lead Reliefs series) |
1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 134 | Wayne Thiebaud 1920--2021 | Large Sucker (from the Seven Still Lifes and a Rabbit portfolio) |
1971 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 107 | Ellsworth Kelly 1923--2015 | Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue Yellow Red) |
1976 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 164 | After Marc Chagall | Avenue de la Victoire a Nice (from the Nice et la Cote d'Azur portfolio) |
1967 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 174 | M.C. Escher 1898--1972 | The Encounter |
1944 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 127 | Lucian Freud 1922--2011 | Woman Sleeping |
1995 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 240 | Christopher Wool b.1955 | Black Book |
1989 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 175 | Edvard Munch 1863--1944 | Old Man Praying |
1902 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 207 | Ellsworth Kelly 1923--2015 | Colored Paper Image VI (White Curve with Black II) |
1976 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
![<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.")
