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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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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 3,617.71 |
| Auction Date | October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 4,280.00 |
| Sale Number | #102424 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 24 | ||
| Sold Lots | 17 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,890.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 70.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 14,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 25.39% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89487411 | Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette | Tres belle lettre autographe signee pour la grace d'un prisonnier au Mont-Saint-Michel |
1832 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 89391625 | Jacques Mesrine - [15 jours de proces, ce qui promet de l'amusement] | Lettre autographe signee a Jeanne Schneider, pendant son incarceration |
1976 | EUR 450.00 - 800.00 | EUR 337.90 |
| 89413769 | Marceline Desbordes-Valmore | Belle lettre autographe signee de 2 pages - [Mes idees flottent dans un grand vague] |
1826 | EUR 220.00 - 500.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 89369511 | Anna Freud, fille de Sigmund Freud | Lettre dactylographiee signee adressee a Edward Bernays, neveu de Sigmung Freud sur les travaux du |
1925 | EUR 220.00 - 500.00 | EUR 295.39 |
| 89489077 | Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | Tres belle lettre autographe signee [a Rene Arcos] |
1905 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 219.09 |
| 89489717 | Sacha Guitry | << Le rire >> - Important manuscrit autographe - 14 pages |
1930 | EUR 450.00 - 900.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 89393111 | Isabelle II Reine d'Espagne - [Le prochain mariage du Roi] | Lettre autographe signee "Isabelle", adressee a la cantatrice Anna de Lagrange |
1878 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 89374823 | Andre Gide | Lettre autographe signee |
1904 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 158.05 |
| 89490047 | Maurice de Vlaminck (Peintre fauviste et cubiste) | Terrible lettre autographe signee a l'ecrivain Pierre Mac-Orlan |
1951 | EUR 220.00 - 400.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 89385309 | Emile Galle | Tres belle lettre autographe - Le vase de Jean Lahor |
1890 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 89387539 | Amelie d'Orleans Reine consort du Portugal | Lettre autographe signee adressee a Etienne Allaire |
1896 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 89384913 | Andre Gide | Tapuscrit corrige - "Le roi Candaule" drame en trois actes |
1901 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 89412331 | Filippo De Pisis | Longue lettre autographe signee en italien de 3 pages, adressee a Barbaroux |
1946 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 89412703 | Filippo De Pisis | Fragment de manuscrit autographe de 2 pages - Liste de peintures |
1946 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 89488873 | Sarah Bernhardt | Belle lettre autographe signee 2 pages avec son en-tete et sa devise : "quand meme" |
1890 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 89414945 | Isabelle de Bourbon | Lettre autographe signee a Madame la Marechale [je ne doute pas qu'il n'approuve ma conduite] |
1878 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 77.39 |
| 89392711 | Andre Malraux | Carte lettre autographe signee adressee a Minna Caroline (Minka) von Rothschild |
1974 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 43.60 |
