Auction Reports
Dominic Winter Book Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Ornithology, Music & Theatre, Ex-Libris
- Auction Date
- 01/28/2026 - 01/28/2026
- Sale Number
- #12826
- Total Lots
- 428
- Sold Lots
- 377.0
- Lots Sold
- 88.08%
- Unsold Lots
- 51
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 318,680.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 156,170.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 228,320.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 171,340.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 250,420.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 127.26%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Gould (John) | The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73 |
1862-73 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 37,920.00 |
| 72 | Edwards (George) | A Natural History of Uncommon Birds/Gleanings of Natural History, 7 vols, 1743-64 |
1743-64 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,640.00 |
| 270 | Micheli (Antonino di, 1615-1680) | La Nuova Chitarra di Regole..., 1st edition, Palermo, 1680 |
1680 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,640.00 |
| 28 | Ross (James Clark & William Jackson Hooker) | Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1843 |
1843 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,112.00 |
| 43 | Dresser (Henry E.) | A History of the Birds of Europe, 11 vols., 1871-1910 |
1871-1910 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,468.80 |
| 26 | Mica Paintings. An Album containing 85 paintings, circa 1850 |
circa 1852 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 6,825.60 | |
| 304 | Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer) | A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955 |
c. 1955 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,067.20 |
| 202 | Ovidius (Publius Naso) | Epistole Heroides Ovidii, Venice: Ioannem Tacuinum, 1505 |
1505 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,561.60 |
| 73 | Edwards (George) | Outlines of the Seven Volumes of History of Birds, 18th c manuscript |
circa 1778 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,044.80 |
| 273 | Playford (William) | The Dancing-Master..., 1719..., and others |
1719 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,792.00 |
| 36 | Booth (Edward Thomas), | Rough Notes on the Birds... 3 vols, 1881-87 |
1881-87 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,539.20 |
| 374 | British Bookplates. Collection of approximately 300 bookplates, many by Reynolds Stone, Leo Wyatt |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,286.40 | ||
| 364 | Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda...Les Mosquees de Samarcande, |
1905 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,286.40 | |
| 455 | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 30 volumes, limited edition, 1996-2025 |
1996-2025 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,654.40 | |
| 317 | Manuscript Sermons. A bound volume of three manuscript sermons, early 17th century, |
early 17th century, | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,654.40 | |
| 100 | Burma. A Geographical Sketch of the Burmese Empire..., 1825 |
1825 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,528.00 | |
| 57 | Peregrine, publisher. | The Journal of Edward Simmons Steward, 1873-1954, by J. Whitaker, 1988 |
1873-1954 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,528.00 |
| 66 | Wolley (John) | Ootheca Wolleyana, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1864-1907 |
1864-1907 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,401.60 |
| 280 | Elgar (Edward, 1857-1934) | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy |
[1910] | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,401.60 |
| 172 | Grasset (Eugene) | 50 plates from La Plante et ses Applications ornementales, published by Chapman |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,896.00 |
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