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Bonhams: The Winter Automobilia Online Auction

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Auction Name	The Winter Automobilia Online Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	62,323.20
Auction Date	December 16, 2024 - December 16, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	28,510.00
Sale Number	#29838	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	42,500.00
Total Lots	118
Sold Lots	113	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	32,610.00
% of Lots Sold	95.76%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	48,200.00
Unsold Lots	5	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	129.30%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
94	Sean Connery, Vick Flick and Monty Norman,	A page from a large format James Bond promotional film poster booklet, signed by Sean Connery, Vick Flick and Monty Norman,		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 8,960.00
29	Louis Klemantaski,	Peter Collins - Scuderia Ferrari - Mille Miglia 1957', a signed photograph by Louis Klemantaski,	1957	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 5,120.00
91	Sean Connery	A Sean Connery signed "007" ticket stub,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 5,120.00
149		Four photograph albums and a scrapbook relating to the motoring tours and exploits of Mrs Victor Bruce,		GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,560.00
51		A 1958 Francorchamps 'Grote Prijs Van Spa' race poster, Belgian,		GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,432.00
80		A 1989 FIA Formula 1 Yearbook signed by multiple F1 drivers, including Ayrton Senna	1989	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,176.00
95	Mike Hawthorn and Juan Manuel Fangio,	A photograph album containing signatures of racing drivers including Mike Hawthorn and Juan Manuel Fangio,		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,176.00
141		An AA Garage illuminated hanging sign by Franco Signs, pre-War		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,664.00
200		A signed portrait photograph of Ayrton Senna,		GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,536.00
59	Terence Cuneo (1907-1996):	'The Spirit of Brooklands',		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,408.00
81		Assorted Motor Car Journal magazines,		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,280.00
48A	Cinema Centre Films,	An original Steve McQueen Le Mans poster by Cinema Centre Films,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 1,088.00
50		Six driver signed Formula 1 limited edition prints after Alan Stammers relating to Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, and Niki Lauda,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 1,088.00
28	Louis Klemantaski,	Manfred von Brauchitsch - Mercedes Benz - French Grand Prix 1938', a signed photograph by Louis Klemantaski,	1938	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,024.00
77	Michael Hay:	Bentley - The Vintage Years; a leather-bound signed Special limited edition,		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,024.00
142		A 'Pratt's Perfection Spirit' advertising mirror,		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 960.00
41		A photograph of the Mercedes Benz team at the German Grand Prix 1938, with signed dedication by Alfred Neubauer, dated 1948,	1938, 1948	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 832.00
53		Posters for events held at Le Mans pre-qualification and testing,		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 768.00
39		Assorted 24 Heures du Mans posters,		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 704.00
75	W.O Bentley:	My Life and My Cars; an author signed 1st edition,		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 704.00
92	Sean Connery	A Sean Connery autograph with display of James Bond Photographs,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 614.40
34	Hermann Lang	'Hermann Lang - Mercedes Benz - Donington Grand Prix 1938', a signed photograph by Louis Klemantaski,	1938	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 588.80
76	Lawrence Dalton:	Rolls-Royce - The Classic Elegance; a leather-bound signed Special limited edition,		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 537.60
90		A signed hand-written two-page letter from Sean Connery to Marshall Bellow,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 537.60
93	Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle,	Formula 1 ephemera with signatures of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle,		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 537.60

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