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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents

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Auction Name	Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents	Total Sales (GBP)	167,604.80
Auction Date	November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	70,270.00
Sale Number	#112024	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	104,500.00
Total Lots	317
Sold Lots	259	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	86,100.00
% of Lots Sold	81.70%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	127,670.00
Unsold Lots	58	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	131.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
106		Thailand. King Rama V (1853-1910) and one of his wives, a pair of albumen prints, c. 1880	c.1880	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 5,952.00
248	Britten (Benjamin, 1913-1976)	Britten (Benjamin, 1913-1976). Peter Grimes, 1945, limited signed edition	1945	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 5,456.00
211	The Koh-I-Noor diamond and Siege of Delhi.	The Koh-I-Noor diamond and Siege of Delhi. Autograph Document, unsigned		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 4,712.00
282		Historical Documents & Ephemera. An assorted collection of documents and ephemera		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 4,092.00
147	Diana (1961-1997),	Diana (1961-1997). Typed Letter Signed, Kensington Palace, 7 March 1997		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,968.00
157	Elizabeth II (1926-2022),	Elizabeth II (1926-2022). Photograph Signed, 'Elizabeth R', 1954	1954	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 3,720.00
280	Hastings (William, c. 1431-1483),	Hastings (William, c. 1431-1483). Document Signed, 20 March 1475	1475	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 3,720.00
318		Watercolour Albums. Album of watercolours, pencil studies and verse copied in manuscript..., 1826	1826	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 3,720.00
110	Walter Nurnberg (1907-1991).	Walter Nurnberg (1907-1991). A fine suite of 65 industrial photographs, Walsall, [late 1940s]	[late 1940s]	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,472.00
253		American Civil War. A group of 11 Autograph Letters Signed, mainly from Jefferson Davis, 1861-70	1861-70	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,976.00
83	Neususs (Floris Michael, 1937-2020).	Neususs (Floris Michael, 1937-2020). A series of 22 experimental photographs, c. 1976	c.1976	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,728.00
141	Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965),	Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965), Signed photographic portrait c. 1950	c.1950	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,604.00
322	Elizabeth I (1533-1603),	Elizabeth I (1533-1603). Exemplification of a fine, 31 May 1583, with pen and ink and wash portrait	1583	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,480.00
129	Braun (Eva, 1912-1945),	Braun (Eva, 1912-1945) Ink Signature, 'Eva Braun,' Rudesheim, 22 July 1938	1938	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,356.00
140	Charles I (1600-1649).	Charles I (1600-1649). Document Signed, 'Charles R', Edinburgh, 11 September 1647	1647	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,356.00
285		Irish Manuscript Receipts Book. A manuscript receipts book kept by Mary Sproule, c. 1787-1816	c.1787-1816	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,280.00
56		Hong Kong. A three-part panorama of Hong Kong looking down over the harbour... , c. 1870s	c.1870s	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,860.00
158	Elizabeth II (1926-2022).	Elizabeth II (1926-2022). Autograph Letter Signed, 'Elizabeth R', Windsor Castle, 30 June 1979	1979	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,860.00
199	Rachmaninoff (Sergei, 1873-1943),	Rachmaninoff (Sergei, 1873-1943). Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, 'S. Rachmaninoff, 1939'	1939	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,860.00
300		Peninsular War. A manuscript account of the Storming of the Ciudad Rodrigo		GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,860.00
142	Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965),	Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). Typed Letter Signed, c. 1948	c.1948	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,612.00
37	Coster (Howard 1885-1959).	Coster (Howard 1885-1959). T. E. Lawrence, London, 1931, bromoil gelatin silver print	1931	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,426.00
125	Victorian autograph album.	An album of Victorian autograph letters and clipped signatures, c. 1837-1876	c.1837-1876	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,178.00
164		Film & Entertainment. A collection of approximately 130 autographs, c. 1950s	c.1950s	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,178.00
244	Trotsky (Leon, 1879-1940),	Trotsky (Leon, 1879-1940). Typed Carbon Copy Signed, 'L. Trotsky', 25 September 1933	1933	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,178.00

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