Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps & Documents
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps & Documents | Total Sales (GBP) | 121,028.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 57,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #51326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 85,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 117 | ||
| Sold Lots | 113.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 58,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 86,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 139.84% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Speed John; Holland Philemon | Speed (John). Theatrum Imperii Magnae Britanniae..., 1616 |
1616 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 37,920.00 |
| 51 | William Simpson | Simpson (William). The Seat of War in the East. First & Second Series, 1855-1856 |
1855-1856 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,803.20 |
| 71 | Russell C.; Russell H. S. Lewis | Russell (C. & H. S. Lewis). The Jew in London..., 1900 |
1900 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,033.60 |
| 83 | Frances Stackhouse Acton | Civil War in Shropshire, by Frances Stackhouse Acton, illustrated ms., circa 1860 |
c. 1860 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,148.80 |
| 60 | Robert Atkyns | Atkyns (Robert). The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire, 2nd ed., 1768 |
1768 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,022.40 |
| 28 | Shoberl (Frederic); Kumataro (Tsujiko); Handler (Blanche) | Shoberl (Frederic). The World in Miniature. Japan, Containing Illustrations, [1823], and others |
1823; circa 1887; circa 1900 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,896.00 |
| 96 | Lilleshall Estate. A collection of auction sale particulars for the Lilleshall Estate, Shropshire, |
1912-27; 1894; 1904; 1910 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,896.00 | |
| 85 | Estate Sale Particulars. Tong Castle Manor and Freehold Estates, Shropshire, 1855 |
1855 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,769.60 | |
| 39 | Ongania (Ferdinand) | Ongania (Ferdinand). Streets and Canals in Venice and in the Islands of the Lagoons, 1893 |
1893 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,643.20 |
| 59 | Thomas Wright | Wright (Thomas). The Universal Pronouncing Dictionary..., 25 volumes, circa 1850 |
c. 1850 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,643.20 |
| 117 | Shropshire documents. A large collection of vellum documents relating to properties, late 16th-19th- |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,643.20 | |
| 86 | Robert William Eyton | Eyton (R. W.) Antiquities of Shropshire, 12 vols, limited edition, 1854-60 |
1854-60 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,580.00 |
| 13 | Louis Brion de la Tour | Brion de la Tour (Louis). Atlas general, civil, ecclesiastique et militaire..., 1782 |
1782 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,453.60 |
| 16 | Jacques Chiquet | Chiquet (Jacques). Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique..., circa 1719 |
c. 1719 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,453.60 |
| 27 | Katsushika (Hokusai); Asano (Kozo); Kikuchi (Yosai) | Katsushika (Hokusai). Denshin Kaishu Hokusai Gaen, Hokusai's Garden of Drawings, 1843 |
1843; 1805; 1891 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,453.60 |
| 90 | Jane Hill; Edward Lloyd; Thomas Farmer Dukes; Hugh Owen; John Brickdale Blakeway; William Pearson; David Herbert Somerset Cranage | Hill (Jane). Some Account of the Antiquities of Hawkstone, c. 1830 |
c. 1830; 1844; 1825; 1807; 1894-1912 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,453.60 |
| 112 | Salopian and West-Midland Journal. Monthly Illustrated Journal, 5 volumes (all pub.), 1875-79 |
1875-1879 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,453.60 | |
| 102 | Thomas Corbett | Manuscript Recipe Book. A bound volume of manuscript recipes compiled by Thomas Corbett, 1726 |
1726; 1733; 1774 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,390.40 |
| 91 | William Hodges; Nicholas Owen; Robert-Henry Clive; W. Felton | Hodges (William). An Historical Account of Ludlow Castle, 1794, & others |
1794; 1777; 1841; c. 1821 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,264.00 |
| 110 | Property Auction catalogue. A Catalogue of the neat Household Furniture..., 1777 |
1777; 1808; 1807; 1814 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,264.00 | |
| 22 | Gold (Charles) | Gold (Charles). No. I. of Oriental Drawings. 1799 |
1799 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,200.80 |
| 81 | John Brickdale Blakeway; Alfred Rimmer; David Herbert Somerset Cranage; Edward Lloyd; Thomas Farmer Dukes; Georgina F. Jackson | Blakeway (John Brickdale). A History of Shrewsbury School from the Blakeway mss |
1889; 1894-1912; 1844; 1879 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,200.80 |
| 18 | George Henry Egerton | Egerton (George Henry). Letters From the East, Shrewsbury: Adnitt and Naunton, 1879 |
1879 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,137.60 |
| 92 | Charles Hulbert | Hulbert (Charles). Volcanic Wonders, and Scenes of Astonishment..., 1827 |
1827; 1839; 1838; 1836; 1828; 1822; 1815-17 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,137.60 |
| 101 | Manuscript Estate Survey. Survey of several Estates in the Parishes of Fitz and Baschurch, 1796 |
1796 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,011.20 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000