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

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Auction Name	Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria	Total Sales (GBP)	96,425.60
Auction Date	November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	25,610.00
Sale Number	#112124	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	38,430.00
Total Lots	101
Sold Lots	67	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	33,310.00
% of Lots Sold	66.34%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	49,660.00
Unsold Lots	34	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	194.17%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
397	Flight Lieutenant William "Bill" Townsend	Dambuster Logbooks. Two RAF logbooks kept by Flight Lieutenant William "Bill" Townsend, 617 Squadron	1941-1942	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 35,960.00
308		Battle of Britain. RAF Logbook - Pilot Officer K.H. Cox, 610 Squadron, KIA 28 August 1940	1940	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 23,560.00
260	Pioneer Aviation.	Pioneer Aviation. An excellent collection of early photographic postcards and postal history		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,976.00
306		Aviation Photographs. A collection 1000 + WWI & WWII aircraft photographs		GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 2,976.00
259	Mitchell (R.J., 1895-1937).	A Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Limited signed letter	1933	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,108.00
224		Aviation Negatives. A superb, private collection of original black and white negatives	1960s	GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,984.00
307		Aviation Photographs. A collection of original WWII period black and white aircraft photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,984.00
219		Aircraft Prints. An impressive collection of 90 'Squadron Prints'		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,860.00
247	Sergeant B.E.B. Harris	Logbook. A WWII RAF kept by Sergeant B.E.B. Harris, 627 Squadron, 66 operations	1942-1946	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,860.00
239		Dambusters Autographs. An archive of letter all signed by 617 Squadron to Squadron Leader Ted Wass	circa 1992-95	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,612.00
255	Logbook.	Logbooks. Wing Commander K. Deadman, RAF later BOAC Flying Boats		GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,240.00
316		Pioneer Aviation. "Possibly the first officially contracted test pilot in the UK" Bertie Woodrow, 1910	1910	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,240.00
227		Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,250 photographs		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 992.00
222		Airliner Slides. A comprehensive collection of approximately 7,000 35mm colour slides	1980s/90s	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 930.00
271	Valo (John).	Boeing B-17G, 388th Bomb Group, a unique profile painting	2001	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 930.00
277	Wing Commander William Mayes Fry, M.C., Royal Flying Corps.	Wing Commander William Mayes Fry, M.C., Royal Flying Corps. An archive		GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 868.00
246	Lieutenant John Arnold Spilhaus	Logbook. A WWI 'casualty' log book kept by Lieutenant John Arnold Spilhaus	1917-1918	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 694.40
256	Logbooks.	Logbooks. WWII Mosquito Night Fighters Logbooks - Flying Officer Peter Williams, 604 Squadron		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 669.60
223		Aviation Negatives. A collection of approximately 20,000 mainly 35mm colour negatives		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 620.00
228		Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,100 photographs		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 570.40
229		Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,100 photographs		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 520.80
310		Fairey Delta 2. A small archive relating to Peter Twiss, Fairey F.D.2. test pilot		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 520.80
249		Logbook. Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers	1944-1945	GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 496.00
220		Aircraft Slides. A collection of over 900 35mm colour slides		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 421.60
225		Aviation Negatives. Civil and Military aircraft negatives	1970s	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 396.80

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD