Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Printed Books, Maps & Documents. Travel, Exploration & Natural History
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps & Documents. Travel, Exploration & Natural History | Total Sales (GBP) | 296,111.54 |
| Auction Date | March 05, 2025 - March 05, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 139,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #30525 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 211,640.00 |
| Total Lots | 497 | ||
| Sold Lots | 432 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 159,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.92% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 242,640.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 122.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | The Gentleman's Magazine, or Monthly Intelligencer, 158 volumes, 1731-1852 |
1731-1852 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,930.00 | |
| 352 | Persian playing cards. As Nas cards, 19th century |
19th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 7,584.00 | |
| 171 | Saxton (Christopher), | Promontorium Hoc in Mare Projectum Cornubia Dicitur, 1579 |
1579 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,588.00 |
| 40 | Lawson (John Parker). | Scotland Delineated in a Series of Views..., 2 volumes, 1854 |
1854 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,344.00 |
| 235 | Blaeu (W. J.), | Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica..., 1635 - 58 |
1635 - 58 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,368.00 |
| 19 | Morrison (Robert). | Translations from the Original Chinese, with Notes, Canton [but Macao], 1815 |
1815 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,392.00 |
| 424 | Clarkson (Christopher, 1938-2017). | Bindings in Cambridge Libraries, by G. D. Hobson, 1929 |
1929 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,392.00 |
| 308 | Volckamer (Johann Christoph, 1644-1720). | Ten Engravings of Citrus Fruit [1708 - 14] |
1708 - 14, | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 4,297.60 |
| 64 | Company School. | Exotic Birds, five watercolours on wove paper |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 4,044.80 | |
| 240 | Arena (Filippo, 1708-1789). | A collection of 36 Botanical Engravings, 1767 |
1767 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,044.80 |
| 71 | Darwin (Charles). | On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860 |
1860 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,904.00 |
| 38 | Havell (Robert). | A Series of Picturesque Views of the River Thames..., 1818 |
1818 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,416.00 |
| 93 | Jardine (William). | The Naturalist's Library, 42 volumes, Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1833-43 |
1833-43 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,294.00 |
| 98 | Mattioli (Pietro Andrea). | Commentarii Secundo Aucti, 1558 |
1558 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,928.00 |
| 354 | Playing cards. Crimean War pack, Germany or Belgium?, circa 1860, & 29 others |
circa 1860 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,528.00 | |
| 26 | Atkyns (Robert). | The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire, 1st ed., 1712 |
1712 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,440.00 |
| 43 | Moll (Herman). | A New Description of England and Wales with the adjacent Islands..., 1724 |
1724 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,440.00 |
| 457 | Middle East. A collection of late 19th & early 20th Century Middle East reference & related |
1856 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,440.00 | |
| 462 | India. A collection of 19th & early 20th Century India reference & related |
1803 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,440.00 | |
| 77 | Donovan (Edward). | Natural History of British Insects, 1st edition, 1792-1813 |
1792-1813 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,318.00 |
| 25 | Atkyns (Robert). | The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire, 2nd ed., 1768 |
1768 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,074.00 |
| 76 | Donovan (Edward). | Natural History of British Fishes, 5 volumes bound in 3, 1st edition, 1808 |
1808 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,074.00 |
| 108 | Racehorses. A bound collection of 17 engraved plates, circa 1750 |
circa 1750 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 2,074.00 | |
| 18 | Lewis (John Frederick). | Lewis's Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character, 1st edition, 1835 |
1835 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,952.00 |
| 169 | Speed (John), | Britain as it was devided in the tyme of the English Saxons..., [1611] |
1611 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,830.00 |