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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
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    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps and Historical Documents

Auction Reports

Auction Name Printed Books, Maps and Historical Documents Total Sales (GBP) 261,884.25
Auction Date January 29, 2014 - January 29, 2014 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 140,810.00
Sale Number #12914 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 209,170.00
Total Lots 627
Sold Lots 513 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 194,060.00
% of Lots Sold 81.82% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 287,160.00
Unsold Lots 114 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 91.20%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
54 Nattes (John Claude).

Versailles, Paris, and Saint Denis,

1810 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 6,931.00
372

King George II - Manuscript menus. Clerk of the Kitchins book to His Majesty George II, Kensington Palace, 1736-37

1736-37 GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 5,975.00
7 Bertius (Petrus).

Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum Libri Quinque....., Editio Tertia, 3rd. ed.

1606 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 4,780.00
37 Jenkins (James).

The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, From the Year 1793 to 1817

1817 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 3,824.00
338 London. Illustrated London News (pubs.),

London from the South Side of the Thames,

1861 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 3,465.50
71

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Maps of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2vols.

1844 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,107.00
342

Mezzotint drolls. A collection of approx. 120mezzotints,

mostly late 18th century GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,987.50
72 Solvyns (Frans Baltasar).

Les Hindous, vols. I & III only (of four),

1808-11 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,868.00
337 London. Kip (Johannes),

La Ville de Londres Prospectus Londinensis, A Prospect of the City of London,

c.1720 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,808.25
384 Russell (Bertrand, 1872-1970).

Autograph letter signed 'Bertrand Russell', Telegraph House, Harting, Petersfield, 23May 1937

1937 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 2,390.00
588 Lawrence (Thomas Edward).

[To Subscribers to the Seven Pillars of Wisdom]

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,390.00
271 Manchester & Salford. Thornton (Richard),

Bancks & Cos. Plan of Manchester & Salford with their Environs, Shewing the Division of Property and the length of each Street......,. by Permission to His most Gracious Majesty William the Fourth,

1832 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 2,210.75
167 Pyne (W.H.).

The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House and Frogmore, 3vols,

1819 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,151.00
259 Homann (Johann Baptiste).

Planiglobii Terrestris cum utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio....., [in set with] Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Repraesentatio, Asiae Recentissima Delineatio, [and] Europa Christiani Orbis Domina..,

c.1720 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,151.00
22 Daniell (Thomas & William).

A Picturesque Voyage to India; By the Way of China, 1st ed.,

1810 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,091.25
121 Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher).

A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, 2vols.,

1814 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,091.25
160 Loutherbourg (P.J. de).

The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales from Drawings made Expressly for this Undertaking, 1st. ed.,

1805 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,031.50
44 Lyall (Robert).

The Character of the Russians, and a Detailed History of Moscow... with a Dissertation on the Russian Language, and an Appendix, 1st ed.,

1823 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,971.75
477 Jenner (Edward).

On the Varieties and Modifications of the Vaccine Putule, Occasioned by the Herpetic State of the Skin, 1st ed.,

1806 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,971.75
66 Sauvan (Jean Baptiste Balthazar).

Picturesque Tour of the Seine, From Paris to the Sea: With Particulars Historical and Descriptive,

1821 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,912.00
378

Narcissus Luttrell - Desk Seal. An ivory and silver-mounted desk seal,

c. 1670s GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,852.25
60 Ralfe (James).

The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; or An Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events from the Commencement of the War in 1803to the End of the Year 1816

1820 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,732.75
64

Russia. Sketches of Russia [by Pavel Petrovich Svin'in]

1814 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,732.75
549 Chippendale (Thomas).

The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste: Including a Great Variety of Book-Cases for Libraries or Private Rooms, Commodes, Lib

1754 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,732.75
135 Camden (William).

Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with large Additions and Improvements,

1695 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,613.25
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
  • 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
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