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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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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
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 8,651.33 |
| Auction Date | October 27, 2024 - October 27, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,745.00 |
| Sale Number | #102724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 11,290.00 |
| Total Lots | 98 | ||
| Sold Lots | 75 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 15,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.53% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 22,690.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89606035 | Klosterarbeit, Antiphonar, Handschrift | Antiphonae ad Vesperas in Nativitat e Domini / Gesange zum Heiligen Abend |
1650 | EUR 900.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 89632429 | Cardinal Richelieu | Louis XIII [Secretary] - Signed Document - 1640 |
1640 | Not Available | EUR 457.80 |
| 89149373 | Manuscript | Acten, Memorien, en Resolutien van de Hoogh Mogende Heeren Staten Generaal der Vereenighde |
1733 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 89573105 | Kennedy | Robert F Kennedy brief gesigneerd 09-03-1967 verzonden vanuit Senaat |
1967 | Not Available | EUR 294.30 |
| 89453971 | Famiglia Duodo | Famiglia Duodo Catastico Bene Veronesi 1693 |
1693 | Not Available | EUR 283.40 |
| 89450627 | Gregorianisches Gesangsblatt |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 265.96 | |
| 89497607 | Louis XIV | Lettre signee - nomination de lieutenant |
1702 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 253.97 |
| 89497609 | Louis XIV | Lettre signee - pension de 400 livres pour un lieutenant |
1707 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 244.16 |
| 89446459 | Artista sconosciuto | Pagina manoscritta sui due lati, con capilettera in foglia d'oro miniati e con motivi floreali |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 218.00 |
| 89689435 | Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat (1918--1981) President of Egypt | Early Autograph signature in Arabic on portrait card |
1960/1970 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 89130555 | Santo Papa Pio X | Autografo con dedica di Pio X |
1910 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 186.39 |
| 89521157 | Arch. Luigi Bellotti | Brevetto Industriale e Progetto Tecnico dell'Aeroplano Stratosferico "Leonardo" -- Fascicolo Completo |
1932 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 179.85 |
| 89585671 | Jules Ferry | Lettre autographe signee - III Republique - Gouvernement Defense Nationale |
1871 | EUR 170.00 - 300.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 89459361 | Unknown | Group of 4 arabic manuscripts India/Kashmir |
1700 | Not Available | EUR 168.95 |
| 84711225 | Anoniem | [Nederlands] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 14th century |
1380 | EUR 160.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 89454023 | Camillo Bressa dottor Procurator | Treviso Palazzo della Rason 1618. Tutto su Pergamena |
1618 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 154.78 |
| 89604195 | Unconnu | Parchemin Acte de Donation manuscrit Francais XV siecle Signum Tabellionis |
1444 | Not Available | EUR 153.69 |
| 89689463 | Yasser Arafat (1929--2004) Palestinian political leader of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) | Autograph signature on portrait card |
1995/1985 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 147.15 |
| 89462863 | Antonio Fedrici | Palazzo del Vescovo di Belluno - Elegante Rilievo Acquerellato Originale |
1829 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 89455177 | Unkown | Quran - India |
1650 | Not Available | EUR 136.25 |
| 88702783 | Anonyme | Livre de raison et de compte d'un notable dans la region de Grasse de 1641 a 1671 |
1641/1671 | Not Available | EUR 135.16 |
| 89131367 | Manuscript | Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century |
1350 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 135.16 |
| 89161069 | Anoniem | [Tours - Rouen] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 15th century |
1450 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 89351875 | Unknown | Quran - Northern India |
1700 | Not Available | EUR 130.80 |
| 89618041 | Massau (Le garde des sceaux) | Les Philadelphes Or. de Verviers (Federation Macon. Belge) - handwritten and signed document |
1844 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 120.99 |
