Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Children's and Illustrated Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Children's and Illustrated Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 278,118.33 |
| Auction Date | December 15, 2017 - December 15, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 94,370.00 |
| Sale Number | #121517 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 140,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 338 | ||
| Sold Lots | 285 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 150,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 224,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 53 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 124.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765 | Orwell (George). | Down and Out in Paris and London, |
1933 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 54,970.00 |
| 791 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again, |
1937 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,145.00 |
| 789 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King |
1954 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 9,799.00 |
| 589 | * [Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898]. | A caged canary singing to the young Lilian Morgan, painted by her mother Alice Havers (1850-1890) |
circa 1885 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 7,648.00 |
| 755 | Lindsay (David). | A Voyage to Arcturus |
1920 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 7,170.00 |
| 554 | Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). | Objections, Submitted to the Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford, against certain Proposed Alterations in the Great Quadrangle, |
1873 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 6,214.00 |
| 573 | * Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898). | Autograph letter signed, 'C.L. Dodgson', 7 Lushington Road, Eastbourne, 10 July 1892, to Alice Ottley, |
1892 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 4,541.00 |
| 566 | Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). | The Hunting of the Snark, An Agony, in Eight Fits |
1876 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,302.00 |
| 674 | Nonesuch Press. | The Nonesuch Dickens |
1937-38 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,063.00 |
| 540 | Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
1866 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,824.00 |
| 615 | Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Twenty-First Thousand, |
1870 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,704.50 |
| 670 | John Milton | Paradise Lost, A Poem by John Milton |
1937 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,585.00 |
| 591 | [Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898]. | Bumblebee Bogo's Budget, by a Retired Judge i.e. W.W.F. Synge, with Eleven Illustrations by Alice Havers, |
1887 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,346.00 |
| 466 | Poe (Edgar Allan). | Tales, 2nd issue, |
1845 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,107.00 |
| 687 | Ambler (Eric). | Uncommon Danger, |
1937 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,868.00 |
| 528 | * Wain (Louis, 1860-1939). | Little Miss Muffett |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,748.50 | |
| 671 | Kelmscott Press. | The Order of Chivalry |
1893 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,971.75 |
| 788 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King |
1954 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,971.75 |
| 594 | Dodgson (Rev. Charles, father of Lewis Carroll). | Preach the Gospel. A Sermon, Preached in Ripon Minster at the Ordination held by the Lord Bishop of Ripon, |
1839 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,912.00 |
| 745 | Isherwood (Christopher). | Mr. Norris Changes Trains, |
1935 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,912.00 |
| 653 | Potter (Beatrix). | The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st trade edition, |
1902 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,792.50 |
| 509 | A mixed collection of Victorian and later Christmas chromolithographic greetings cards |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,732.75 | ||
| 461 | [Blondin, Charles]. | Blondin's Marvellous Feats, Twenty Illustrations, Read & Co., cover-title |
circa 1865 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,673.00 |
| 722 | Greene (Graham). | Loser Takes All, |
1955 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,673.00 |
| 574 | * Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898). | Autograph letter signed, 'C.L. Dodgson', The Chestnuts, Guildford, 27 December 1875, to Sir Noel Paton |
1875 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,553.50 |
