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Dominic Winter Auctioneers
1 October
Printed Books & Maps, Travel & Natural History, Bewick Woodblocks & Ex-Libris

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Sherley (Anthony). Sir Anthony Sherley his Relation of His Travels into Persia, 1st edition, 1613. £10,000 to £15,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Buc'hoz (Pierre-Joseph). Premiere [seconde] Centurie des Plances Enluminees, 2 volumes, 1775-81. £8,000 to £12,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Chinese Export School. An album of 25 fine large botanical studies in watercolour, circa 1830-40. £7,000 to £10,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
1 October
Printed Books & Maps, Travel & Natural History, Bewick Woodblocks & Ex-Libris

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: World. Schedel (Hartmann), Secunda etas Mundi, Nuremberg: 1493. £5,000 to £8,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Anderson (J. & G. A. Boulenger). Zoology of Egypt, 1898-1907. £3,000 to £4,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Donovan (Edward). Natural History of the Insects of India, 1st edition, 1800. £2,000 to £3,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
1 October
Printed Books & Maps, Travel & Natural History, Bewick Woodblocks & Ex-Libris

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Wolley (John). Ootheca Wolleyana: an Illustrated Catalogue..., 1864-1907. £1,000 to £1,500.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Wolley (John). Ootheca Wolleyana: an Illustrated Catalogue..., 1864-1907. £1,500 to £2,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Shackleton (Ernest). South, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1919. £1,000 to £1,500.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
1 October
Printed Books & Maps, Travel & Natural History, Bewick Woodblocks & Ex-Libris

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Bell (Robert Anning, 1863-1933). Collection of 71 ex-libris by Robert Anning Bell. £300 to £500.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 6 vols in 3, 1st quarto edition, 1855-56. £1,000 to £1,500.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 1: M'Cormick (Robert). Voyages of Discovery, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1884. £800 to £1,200.
Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct

Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct

Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct
Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000.

Auction Reports

Freeman's | Hindman

Auction Info

Auction Name: Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Auction Date: 09/10/2025 - 09/10/2025
Sale Number: #6417
Total Lots: 289
Sold Lots: 265
Lots Sold: 91.70%
Unsold Lots: 24

Total Sales (USD): 773,262.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 464,300.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 716,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 589,900.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 910,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 84.93%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
264	[Lincoln, Abraham]	By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation	1863	USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 70,350.00
61	[Picasso, Pablo] Level, Andre.	Picasso	1928	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 35,200.00
242	Audubon, John James.	The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories	1839-1840-44.	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 28,800.00
40	Albers, Josef.	Die Oberflache	1965	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 21,760.00
13		The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine	1787	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 17,920.00
273	[Arion Press] Joyce, James.	Ulysses	1988	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 16,640.00
5	(Bowdoin, James, and Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton).	A Short Narrative of The horrid Massacre in Boston, Perpetrated In the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770...	1770	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 14,080.00
254	[Sowerby, James, et al.]	Archive of Various Material, Including Manuscripts, Family Items, and Books	ca. late 18th to early 20th centuries.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 12,800.00
222	Tagore, Rabindranath.	Group of 6 Signed Titles	1915-16.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 12,160.00
172	Dickens, Charles.	Great Expectations	1861	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 12,160.00
265	[Lincoln, Abraham] Seward, William H.	Printed Circular Letter	1862	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,240.00
66	Roth, Dieter.	Picture-Book	1956	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 10,240.00
261	Lincoln, Abraham.	Partially-printed Document	1852	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,240.00
257	[Jefferson, Thomas]. Tucker, George.	The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States...	1837	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 9,600.00
18	Doolittle, A(mos).	A Display of the United States of America...	1791	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,960.00
8	Ramsay, David.	The History of the Revolution of South-Carolina, From a British Province to an Independent State	1785	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,320.00
276	[Morris, William] Ovid, and Raphael Regius.	Metamorphosin cum luculentissimis Raphaelis Regii enarrationibus...	1509	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,680.00
117	Rackham, Arthur.	Each one, tripping on his toe will be here with mop and mow	1926	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 7,040.00
193	Dickens, Charles.	Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People	1837-1839.	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 7,040.00
103	Baudelaire, Charles.	Les Paradis Artificiels Opium et Haschisch	1860	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,040.00

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Chiswick Auctions
Bulldog Spirit: The Churchill Sale
30th September 2025

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £20,000 to £30,000.

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). A V for Victory Cartier silver pendant. £2,000 to £3,000.

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: British School, mid 20th century (After Graham Sutherland) Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. £2,000 to £3,000.

Chiswick Auctions
Bulldog Spirit: The Churchill Sale
30th September 2025

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). Signed typed letter, 1963. £1,500 to £2,000.

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Collected Works, 38 vol., Centenary Limited Edition. £3,000 to £4,000.

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). Photographic half-length portrait, signed ("Winston Churchill, 1953"). £2,000 to £3,000.
Sotheby’s
By a Lady
1-15 October 2025

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
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Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: The Arabian Nights - Alf Laylah wa-Laylah. 1862. Starting price € 25.000

Gonnelli: Depero futurista. 1927. Starting price € 9.000

Gonnelli: Dalì, Alchimia dei Filosofi. 1976. Starting price € 3.800

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes. 1480. Starting price € 4.800

Gonnelli: Cassini, De cometa. 1653. Starting price € 10.000

Gonnelli: Cataldi, Trattato della quadratura del cerchio etc. 1612. Starting price € 8.000

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Cavalieri, Geometria indivisibilibus. 1635. Starting price € 15.000

Gonnelli: Diophantus, Arithmeticorum libri sex. 1670. Starting price € 15.000

Gonnelli: Fontana, Novae coelestium observationes. 1646. Starting price € 10.000

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Galileo, Sidereus nuncius. 1610. Starting price € 100.000

Gonnelli: Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones nonagentae. 1532. Starting price € 7.000

Gonnelli: Jansson's Waterworld. 1657. Starting price € 20.000
$<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Newton (Sir Isaac). <i>Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.$

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Corner-stone Document of Irish Freedom: 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. €100,000 to €150,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. €15,000 to €20,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Irish Provincial Printed 18th Century Herbal. K'eogh (John). Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or, A General Irish Herbal, Calculated for this Kingdom… €1,500 to €2,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Somerville (E.OE.) The Discontented Little Elephant. Inscribed presentation copy. €700 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Broadside: “Great News from Dublin, Giving a True Account of the Seizing of a Ship coming from Ireland, with Fifty Commissions from the late King James…” €800 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Welch (Rbt.) Photographer: Six photographic prints of the Titanic. €800 to €1,200.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Modern Irish Masterpiece. O’Brien (Flann). At Swim-Two-Birds. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Newton (Sir Isaac). Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Authors First Publication. Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems. €1,000 to €1,500.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Heaney (Seamus). Remembering Malibu. €3,500 to €5,000.