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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: 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
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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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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 26,028.11 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2024 - October 28, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 20,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #102824 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 34,520.00 |
| Total Lots | 80 | ||
| Sold Lots | 59 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 32,345.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 50,795.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 51.24% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89589139 | Erasmo da Rotterdam | Novum Testamentum |
1552 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,995.00 |
| 89427727 | Johann Heinrich Seyfried | Wonderen der Natuyr, of een Beschryvingh van de wonderlijke geschapenheyt der Natuyr, des Hemelsche |
1694 | EUR 800.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,362.50 |
| 89650389 | Gerard Brandt | Het Leven en Bedryf van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter met fraaie gravures door D. Stoopendael |
1699 | EUR 475.00 - 650.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 89691217 | Frans Vervoort / Albrecht Durer / Pieter van der Borcht / Anton Woensam von Worms | Dye woestijne des Heere, leerende hoe een goet kersten mensch |
1554 | EUR 850.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 1,133.60 |
| 89690607 | Titus Livius | Decem diversa exempla |
1516 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 89570075 | Philippe Avril | Voyage en divers Etats d'Europe et d'Asie or Travel to various states of Europe and Asia |
1692 | EUR 550.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 1,037.68 |
| 89465379 | Cramoisy | H Kainh Iahkh |
1642 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 89458691 | Evrard de Bethune | Graecismus |
1490 | EUR 1,700.00 - 1,900.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 89282339 | Flavius Josephe | Patria Hierosolymitani, religione Iudaei, inter Graecos historiographos |
1524 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 89423131 | Mishnayot hebraique | Rare Mishnayot hebraique, Amsterdam -- Imprime vers les annees 1650 -- Premiere partie Moed et Nashim |
1650 | EUR 800.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 773.90 |
| 89575047 | Lodovico Ariosto | Orlando Furioso in English Heroical Verse by Sr John Harington of Bathe Knight |
1634 | EUR 800.00 - 950.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 89582631 | Richard de Saint-Victor, Bernard de Clairvaux, Vincent Ferrier, Thomas a Kempis, Jean de Gerson, | Enchiridii piarum mentium Tomulus Tertius, co[n]tinens opuscula ad pietatem eruditoria, a tergo |
1521 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 89557117 | Andreae Schotti | Itinerarium Italiae |
1655 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 555.90 |
| 89466649 | Philippe De Commines / Juan Vitrian Y Pujadas | Las Memorias de Felipe de Comines, Senor de Argenton ... |
1643 | EUR 400.00 - 850.00 | EUR 534.10 |
| 89609659 | Carlo Sigonio | De Antiquo Jure Populi Romani |
1576 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 89611797 | Flavius / Genebrard | Histoire [Les Antiquitez Iudaiques] |
1599 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 392.40 |
| 89458663 | Isocrate | Isocratis Oratio [Isokratous Logoi hapantes, kai Epistolai] |
1546 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 89667999 | Diogene Laertio | Delle vite e sententie de' filosofi illustri |
1566 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 380.41 |
| 89688917 | Calepino | Dictionarium |
1681 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 378.23 |
| 89261695 | Folengo | Opus Merlini |
1692 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 89238647 | Hugo de Groot | Annales et historiae de rebus belgicus |
1657 | EUR 220.00 - 400.00 | EUR 295.39 |
| 89398937 | Gui Pape | Consiliorum D. Guidonis Papae, doctoris in vtroque iure eximii ac celebratissimi, parlamenti |
1594 | Not Available | EUR 294.30 |
| 89453299 | [De ca. 400 kopergravures zijn van de hand van diverse kunstenaars waaronder Jan Luyken, Jan | Historie des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments |
1700 | EUR 600.00 - 750.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 89665287 | [Plantin-Moretus] Pius V. (Papst), Clemens VIII. (Papst) | Breviarium Romanum. Ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, Pii V. Pont. Max. jussu |
1688/1684 | EUR 325.00 - 450.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 89430733 | Cornelius Tacitus / Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft | Jaarboeken en historien, ook zyn Germanie, en 't leeven van J. Agricola C. Cornelius Tacitus in 't |
1684 | EUR 600.00 - 750.00 | EUR 239.80 |
