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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria	Total Sales (GBP)	36,760.80
Auction Date	May 22, 2025 - May 22, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	22,800.00
Sale Number	#52225	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	35,350.00
Total Lots	108
Sold Lots	79.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	28,400.00
% of Lots Sold	73.15%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	44,000.00
Unsold Lots	29	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	83.55%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
318		Pioneer Aviation Archive. A collection of photographic glass negatives by A. G. Cooke, c. 1913-1923	c. 1913-1923	GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 6,825.60
324		Aviation Photographs. Collection of manufacturer, press, service and photo-house aviation photographs		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 3,286.40
315	Alec John Spiller	Air Transport Auxiliary Logbooks. A rare group of pilot's flying logbooks kept by Alec John Spiller		GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,022.40
323		Apollo 11. Photograph of the Apollo 11 recovery ship USS Hornet, signed by Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,264.00
347		Aviation Negatives. A collection of aviation-related negatives, 1960's to 1980's	1960's to 1980's	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,264.00
2		Battle of Trafalgar. A Plan of the Attack by Lord Nelson of the Combined Fleet..., 1805	1805	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,011.20
313		Aircraft negatives. A collection of approximately 4,000 35mm black and white negatives		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 948.00
365		Aviation Photographs A collection of approximately 600 black and white photographs, circa 1940-1980	circa 1940-1980	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 948.00
35	Fasal (John, & Bryan Goodman)	Fasal (John & Bryan Goodman). The Edwardian Rolls-Royce, 2 volumes, 1st edition,	Abingdon: John Fasal, 1994	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 915.00
346		Aviation Slides. An impressive collection of approximately 16000 35mm aircraft slides		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 884.80
348	Pierce (Michael, et al).	Pierce (Michael, et al). ...So Few, No 26/401		GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 821.60
309		Royal Naval Air Service. An album of over 200 photographs, 1914-18	1914-18	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 682.56
355		Cosmonauts. An attractive printed invitation card, in Russian for a function held on 9 May 1965	1965	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 657.28
350		Aviation Photographs. Approximately 11,000 colour photographs		GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 610.00
354		Aviation Slides. 35mm civil aviation slides (approx. 5580), 35mm military aviation slides (approx. 1820)		GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 581.44
320		Aviation Photographs. A collection of 900 + real aviation photographs and postcards		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 505.60
322		RAF Maps. A collection of WWII navigational charts		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 505.60
352		Aviation Photographs & Negatives. A large and impressive collection of 500 + aircraft photographs		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 505.60
69		Sherwood Foresters. WWI Western Front photograph albums and related items		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 480.32
306		Aviation Photographs. Two folio-size albums, aircraft photographs from 1910-1945	1910-1945	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 480.32
316		World War I Aviation. A small group of documents, photographs and ephemera including		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 455.04
360		Airmail Covers with First Flights, 1925-2005	1925-2005	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 455.04
58		The Hongkong News, approximately 30 original issues, February 17, 1942-May 29, 1945	1942-1945	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 429.76
295		Aviation Ephemera. A large collection of aviation ephemera		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 429.76
337		Battle of Britain. Re-union dinner, Bentley Priory, 15 September 1950, signed dinner menu cards	1950	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 379.20

Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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