Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The David Wilson Library of Natural History (Pt II), Military Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The David Wilson Library of Natural History (Pt II), Military Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 554,934.00 |
| Auction Date | September 09, 2020 - September 10, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 195,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #90920 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 293,480.00 |
| Total Lots | 761 | ||
| Sold Lots | 640 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 228,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 344,020.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 121 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 161.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Gould (John) | The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes |
1862-73 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 61,200.00 |
| 470 | Reglamentos y Providencias Expedidos…, a sammelband of 21 items |
1753-87 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 25,200.00 | |
| 166 | Shelley (George Ernest) | A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, 1st edition |
1876-80 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 471 | Papeles Varios. A sammelband of 58 Royal Ordinances and Decrees, |
1753-1779 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 14,400.00 | |
| 375 | Lyndwood (William) | Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglica[na]e, Wynkyn de Worde |
1499 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 149 | Meyer (H. L.) | Illustrations of British Birds, |
1835-44 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,400.00 |
| 438 | Austen (Jane) | Sense and Sensibility vols. I-II & Pride and Prejudice vol. II, 1st editions |
1811-12 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 8,400.00 |
| 479 | Papeles Varios. A pair of sammelbands of manuscript and printed items, |
1771-1834 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 8,400.00 | |
| 486 | Castillo y Negrete (Manuel del) | Remedio Politico…, 2 parts in one |
1779 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 7,440.00 |
| 133 | Daniell (William, & Richard Ayton). | A Voyage Round Great Britain, 1st edition |
1814-25 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,960.00 |
| 469 | Cedulas expedidas por el Consejo de Indias, sammelband of 68 items |
1769, 1737-90 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 6,720.00 | |
| 482 | Papeles Varios. A pair of sammelbands relating to the Philippines and China, |
c. 1775-1832 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 6,720.00 | |
| 164 | Rowley (George Dawson, editor). | Ornithological Miscellany, 1st edition |
1875-8 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 444 | Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft) | Frankenstein, London: Colburn and Bentley |
1831 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,000.00 |
| 144 | Ibis. An extensive run, 87 volumes |
1861-1958 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,520.00 | |
| 393 | Carew (Thomas), Davenant (Sir William), . | Poems, |
1651 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,520.00 |
| 390 | Fale (Thomas) | Horologiographia. The Art of Dialling, |
1633 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,800.00 |
| 130 | Booth (Edward Thomas). | Rough Notes on Birds Observed during Twenty-Five Years' Shooting, 1st edition |
1881-7 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,320.00 |
| 229 | Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz) | Londinum Feracissimi..., |
1572 - 74 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,960.00 |
| 11 | Martin (R. Montgomery) | The Illustrated Atlas..., |
circa 1860 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 173 | Zoologist. A near-complete run, 71 volumes |
1843-1916 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 409 | Keach (Benjamin) | Instructions for Children, 4th edition |
1699 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 493 | Pareceres & Dictamenes. Judgements and Decrees, 7 volumes MS |
1790-94 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 271 | Visscher (Nicholas) | Haec Tabula nova Poloniae et Silesiae..., |
1630 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,360.00 |
| 232 | Greenwood (C & J) | Map of London from an Actual Survey..., |
1827 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,880.00 |
