Back

Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps and Documents

Auction Reports

Auction Name Printed Books, Maps and Documents Total Sales (GBP) 304,362.00
Auction Date March 07, 2018 - March 07, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 123,420.00
Sale Number #30718 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 186,080.00
Total Lots 527
Sold Lots 463 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 138,550.00
% of Lots Sold 87.86% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 208,620.00
Unsold Lots 64 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 145.89%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
196 Morden (Robert, cartographer)

A Brief Description of England and Wales, containing a particular account of each county..., embellished with Copper-plate maps of each county, very useful for Travellers and others and very proper for Schools to give

1796 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 40,800.00
388

[Austen, Jane]. Emma: A Novel, 3 volumes

1816 GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 8,400.00
398

Thomas Gray's Bible. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments..., Oxford: John Baskett

1715 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 7,920.00
7 Cantemir (Demetrius)

The History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire

1734-35 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 6,960.00
477 Churchill (Winston S.)

Marlborough. His Life and Times, 4 volumes, George Harrap

1933-38 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 6,240.00
354

India - Manuscript Diary. A Journal of a Voyage to Madrass [sic], in the Year of Our Lord Christ 1761, by Richard Rose, Lieutenant in the 96th Regiment of Foot,

GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,800.00
198 New Forest. Faden (William)

A Plan of His Majesty's Forest, called The New Forest in the county of Southampton, laid down from surveys taken by Thos. Richardson, Wm. King and Abm. and Wm. Driver, by order of the Commissioners of the Land Revenue ap

1789 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 4,440.00
217 World. Gill (MacDonald)

The "Time and Tide" Map of the Atlantic Charter

1943 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,080.00
36 Ackermann (Rudolph)

The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature,

1808-1810 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,360.00
464 Holt (Richard)

A Short Treatise of Artificial Stone, as 'tis now made, and Converted into all Manner of Curious Embellishments, and Proper Ornaments, of Architecture:

173 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 3,120.00
355

India. A group of 11 manuscript notebooks compiled by W.H.T.

circa 1870-93 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,880.00
535 Lambertini (Cesare)

Tractatus de iure patronatus clarissimorum omnium,

1584 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,880.00
396

Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues:

1634 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,760.00
569 Prideaux (Humphrey)

The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations...,

1717-1718 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,760.00
175

Ireland. Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Map of Donegal, Barony Of Boylagh

1835 - 36 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,400.00
327

Queen Caroline. A series of caricatures illustrating the Attorney General's charges against Queen Caroline.

circa 1835 GBP 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 2,400.00
386 Ackermann (Rudolph)

The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures &c.

1816-22 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,400.00
538 Reinesius (Thomas)

Syntagma inscriptionum antiquarum

1682 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,400.00
59 Brisson (Mathurin Jacques)

Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, espèces & leurs variétés..., 6 volumes (including the supplement at rear of volume 6)

1760 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,340.00
574 Mitchell (J.)

The History of the Revolutions in Sweden, Occasioned by the Change of Religion, and Alteration of the Government in that Kingdom

1896 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,280.00
26

S.D.U.K. Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 volumes,

1844 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,160.00
214 World. Cruchley (G. F.)

Map of the World on Mercators Projection, Showing the Discoveries at the North Pole and the New Settlements in Australia, New Zealand, &c.

1857 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,100.00
131 * Hunt (George)

Trolling for Pike [and] Fly Fishing

circa 1850 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,980.00
419 Dickens (Charles)

A Christmas Carol, in Prose, being A Ghost Story of Christmas... with illustrations by John Leech

1844 [i.e. 1843 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,980.00
491 Graves (Robert, 1895-1985)

Goliath and David

1916 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,920.00
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Ask Questions