Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin (1809-1882) , 110525, Gloucestershire

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025

Page Size: 449 items in 18 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
76	Whitehurst (John)	An Inquiry into the original state and formation of the Earth, 2nd ed., 1786	London	1786	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
77	Martin (William)	Figures and Descriptions of the Petrifactions collected in Derbyshire, 1793	Wigan	1793	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 5,308.80
78	Rashleigh (Philip)	Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802	London	1797 & 1802	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 7,078.40
79	Smith (William)	Observations on the Utility, Form and Management of Water Meadows, 1806	Norwich	1806	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 758.40
80	Mawe (John)	Travels in the Interior of Brazil, 1st edition, 1812	London	1812	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 530.88
81	Sowerby (James)	The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29	London	1812-29	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,528.00
82	Berry (William)	The History of the Island of Guernsey, 1st edition, 1815	London	1815	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
83	MacCulloch (John)	A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, 3 volumes, 1819	London	1819	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 278.08
84	Ure (Andrew)	A New System of Geology, 1829	London	1829	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 252.80
85	Mantell (Gideon)	The Geology of the South-East of England, 1833	London	1833	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 252.80
86	Mantell (Gideon)	The Geology of the South-East of England..., 1833	London	1833	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 252.80
87	Darwin (Charles)	Journal of Researches, 1st edition, 1839	London	1839	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 4,044.80
88	Darwin (Charles)	The Quarterly Review volume LXV, December 1839 & March 1840	London	1840	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 530.88
89	De La Beche (Henry T.)	Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset, 1st ed., 1839	London	1839	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 379.20
90	Murchison (Roderick Impey)	The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839	London	1839	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,792.00
91	Darwin (Charles)	Journal of Researches into the Geology, 1st edition, 2nd issue, 1840	London	1840	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 556.16
92	Darwin (Charles)	The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842	London	1842	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 10,112.00
93	Darwin (Charles)	Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844	London	1844	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 16,432.00
94	Darwin (Charles)	Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology..., 2nd ed., 1845	London	1845	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 821.60
95	Darwin (Charles)	Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846	London	1846	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,803.20
96	Darwin (Charles)	Geological Observations on Coral Reefs, 1851	London	1851	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 5,308.80
97	Phillips (John)	The Rivers, Mountains and Sea-Coast of Yorkshire, 1853	London	1853	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 202.24
98	Kurr (Johann Gottlob Von)	Mineralogy. The Mineral Kingdom, 1859	Edinburgh	1859	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 429.76
99	Darwin (Charles & Bishop Samuel Wilberforce)	Quarterly Review, July 1860	London	July 1860	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 404.48
100	Darwin (Charles)	Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology, 2nd ed., 1860	London	1860	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,769.60

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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