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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps & Documents Women Writers & Bibliophiles

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Printed Books, Maps & Documents Women Writers & Bibliophiles	Total Sales (GBP)	272,252.96
Auction Date	April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	118,850.00
Sale Number	#40826	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	178,310.00
Total Lots	471
Sold Lots	417.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	142,400.00
% of Lots Sold	88.54%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	213,910.00
Unsold Lots	54	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	127.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
6	[Crouch, Nathaniel].	Crouch, Nathaniel. The English Empire in America, 1685	1685	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 8,342.40
120		Australia. Thevenot (Mechisedech), Hollandia Nova detecta 1644..., Paris: circa 1692	circa 1692	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 5,814.40
277	Webster (John).	Webster (John). The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, 1677	1677	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 5,308.80
261	Holinshed (Raphael).	Holinshed (Raphael). The firste [-Laste] volume of the Chronicles..., 2 vols., 1st ed., 1577	1577	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,803.20
262	Dante (	Dante con l'Espositione di Christoforo Landino, et d'Alessandro Vellvtello..., Venice, 1578, folio	1578	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 4,297.60
474		Antiquarian. A large collection of mostly 18th & 19th Century literature	1775	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 4,044.80
462		Popish Plot. Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason, 1680, and other 17th/18th c.	1680/81	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 3,539.20
354		Great Exhibition 1851. Dickinsons’ Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851.	1854	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 3,412.80
470	Boreman (Thomas)	Natural History. A large collection of 19th & 20th Century natural history reference	1803	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 3,286.40
466	Francis (Frederick J.).	Francis (Frederick J.). A Series of Original Designs for Churches..., 1841..., and others	1841	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 3,033.60
29	Simpson (William).	Simpson (William). The Seat of War in the East, 1855-1856, and others	1855-1856	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,907.20
8	Cantemir (Demetrius).	Cantemir (Demetrius). The History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire, 1734-35	1734-35	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,780.80
464	Gibson (William).	Gibson (William). A New Treatise on the Diseases of Horses..., 1751.., and others	1751	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,780.80
79	Curtis (William).	Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis 1817 - 21	1817 - 21	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,654.40
341		Women's Rights. The laws respecting women, as they regard their natural rights, 1777	1777	GBP 700.00 - 900.00	GBP 2,654.40
403	Austen (Jane).	Austen (Jane). Pride & Prejudice, 1st ‘Peacock’ edition, London: George Allen, 1894	1894	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,528.00
461	Baker (E. C. Stuart)	Ornithology & Entomology. A collection of 19th Century & modern ornithology & entomology reference	1908	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,528.00
26	Roberts (David).	Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia. 1855-1856	1855-1856	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,148.80
119		Australasia. De Vaugondy (Robert), Carte reduite de l'Australasie..., Paris: 1756	1756	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,148.80
349	[Bannerman, Anne].	Bannerman (Anne). Superstition and Chivalry, 1st edition, 1802	1802	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,148.80
355		Great Exhibition 1851. Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851	September 1851	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 2,022.40
3	Baldaeus (Philippus).	Baldaeus (Philippus). A True and Exact Description of... Malabar and Coromandel..., 1672	1703	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,896.00
14	Hawkesworth (John).	Hawkesworth (John). An Account of the Voyages, 3 vols, 2nd edition, 1773	1773	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,896.00
34	Younghusband (Francis Edward).	Younghusband (Francis Edward). Report of a Mission to the Northern Frontier of Kashmir, 1889	1890	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,896.00
201	Bodmer (Carl).	Bodmer (Carl). Sih-Chida & Mahchsi-Karehde, Mandan Indians, 1841	April 1st 1841	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,896.00

Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.

Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.

Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.

Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.

Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.

June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.

Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950