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![<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.")
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. -
![<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
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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
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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.
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Cotswold Auction Company: Pictures, Antiques and Interiors - Two Day Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Pictures, Antiques and Interiors - Two Day Sale | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,302.18 |
| Auction Date | October 15, 2024 - October 16, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,010.00 |
| Sale Number | #101524 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 4,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 57 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 8,930.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.96% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 13,520.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 46.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | After Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) | Near Currah, on the River Ganges |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,674.40 | |
| 317 | After Algernon Newton (1880-1968) | River landscape with tree |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 540.96 | |
| 360A | Gilbert Spencer RA (1892-1979) | Archive of pen and ink illustrations (illustrations c1950), stories and correspondence, dating from the 1950's-1970's, |
1950's-1970's, | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 450.80 |
| 338 | Tom Carr (1912-1977) | The College Valley, and "Rattlin' the Rails", |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 309.12 | |
| 341 | After Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) | Four etched caricatures with contemporary hand-colouring, |
GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 218.96 | |
| 311 | Ten framed ornithological prints |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 206.08 | ||
| 342 | After George Cruikshank (1792-1878) | Two hand-coloured etched caricatures "The Blue Devils" |
1823, 1835 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 206.08 |
| 304 | Three Japanese Meiji Shunga woodblock erotic prints |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 167.44 | ||
| 334 | sepia print of nine specimen bird's eggs |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 167.44 | ||
| 312 | After William Day & Louis Haghe (Pub.,19th century) | Four coloured botanical prints, |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 154.56 | |
| 337 | Henry Wilkinson (1921-2011) | Gundogs and various fowl, |
GBP 70.00 - 120.00 | GBP 154.56 | |
| 307 | Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961) | bridge Estremadura, 1926 |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 115.92 | |
| 322 | After John James Audubon (1785-1851) | Goosanders |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 103.04 | |
| 335A | 'View of the Rock and Town of Gibraltar during the Siege of 1779', |
18th century | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 103.04 | |
| 336 | Yoshikazu | One part of The Great Battle of Ishibashiyama', together with one part of 'The Battle of Nagashima' |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 103.04 | |
| 345 | A collection of 19th century military lithographs, |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 90.16 | |
| 314 | After Johann Hermann Knoop (1700-1769) | Seven hand coloured botanical engraved plates, depicting fruits |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 83.72 | |
| 321 | Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) | Two female musicians and another female in an interior, Japanese characters within print |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 83.72 | |
| 224 | Laurie Lee | As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning |
1969 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 77.28 |
| 322A | Three Japanese woodblock prints on paper | Three Japanese woodblock prints, Comprising: Utagawa Kunisada, Spring Shoots II, Chapter 35, from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure, another of a woman, |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 77.28 | |
| 325A | C. R. Stock after Harrington Bird | The Leading Road Coaches leaving the White Horse Cellars XI AM, Summer Season, 1888 |
1888 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 77.28 |
| 310 | Pierre Charles Baquoy (1759-1829) | Le Renard, pl. XLII, |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 64.40 | |
| 315 | 'La Bonne Mere', 'Annete et Lubin', after de Boubers , 'Claire, Claire', after N. Le Mire, and another similar, |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 64.40 | ||
| 324 | After Robert Morden | Three hand-coloured engraved maps to include "Essex" , "The County Palatine of Lancaster" and "Cumberland", |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 64.40 | |
| 327 | After Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) | Five hand-coloured botanical engravings |
circa 1807-09, | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 64.40 |
