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

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Auction Name Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, Photography & Cameras Total Sales (GBP) 137,292.00
Auction Date November 17, 2021 - November 18, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 78,470.00
Sale Number #779 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 116,780.00
Total Lots 333
Sold Lots 268 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 101,480.00
% of Lots Sold 80.48% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 152,080.00
Unsold Lots 65 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 90.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
127 Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DFC (1918-1944).

Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DFC (1918-1944).

 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 12,000.00
432 Hitler (Adolf, 1889-1945).

Hitler (Adolf, 1889-1945). Mein Kampf, 1926

 1926 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 8,400.00
484

Cain of London. A large photographic archive of gay and leather fetishism photographs

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 7,200.00
479 Beaton (Cecil, 1904-1980).

Beaton (Cecil, 1904-1980). Francis Bacon in his studio, 1960

 1960 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 4,800.00
533

Iraq. Seven personal photograph albums from Wing Commander C.W.M. (Larry) Ling, DFC AFC, c. 1940-42

 c.1940-42 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 3,960.00
475

Australia & Papua New Guinea. An album containing approximately 190 photographs, c. 1917-20

 c.1917-20 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 3,600.00
589

Waxed Paper Negative. View of the main gateway, Taj Mahal, Agra, with trees & carriages, c. 1860

 c.1860 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 3,000.00
532

Indian Rulers. A group of 60 colour photographs of Indian Maharajas, family members, ... , c. 1980

 c.1980 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,880.00
524 Hunt (Robert).

Hunt (Robert). A Popular Treatise on the Art of Photography, including

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,400.00
501

China. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee at Shanghai, 1st edition, [1897]

 [1897] GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,160.00
531

India. Views of Benares from the Riverside, ... [by Brajo Gopal Bromochary, 1869]

 1869] GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,920.00
378

Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Group of 40 vintage gelatin silver print photos

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,680.00
279

Crimean War. A historical Crimean War pair to Private J Kneller, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,560.00
530

India. A group of 24 photographs of the family of the Maharaja of Indore

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,560.00
5

Airship R100. A rare & large clockwork toy model by Tipp & Co. Germany, c. 1930

 c.1930 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,440.00
35

Black & White Negatives. A collection of over 9,000 high quality 35mm black & white negatives

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,440.00
383

Military Photographs. A collection of Victorian military photographs

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,380.00
385

Military Photographs. Victorian cabinet cards

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,260.00
471 Arbus (Diane, 1923-1971)

Arbus (Diane, 1923-1971). Identical twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967

 1967 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,200.00
520

Great Britain. An assorted group of 16 photograph albums, late 19th and some early 20th century

 19th and 20th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,140.00
12

Aviation Photographs. British military aircraft post WWII period

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,080.00
496

Cartes de visite. An assorted group of 12 Victorian cartes-de-visite albums

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,020.00
17

Aviation Photographs. US and UK, circa 1930-WWII

 circa1930-WWII GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 960.00
500

China. A group of approximately 170 magic lantern slides

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 900.00
547

Magic Lantern Slides. A group of 29 diapositive magic lantern slides of China, early 20th century

 20th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 840.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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