Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Children's Books, Literary Autographs, 19th & 20th Century First Editions
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Children's Books, Literary Autographs, 19th & 20th Century First Editions | Total Sales (GBP) | 448,338.00 |
| Auction Date | January 21, 2021 - January 21, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 164,450.00 |
| Sale Number | #755 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 242,440.00 |
| Total Lots | 468 | ||
| Sold Lots | 439 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 172,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 254,440.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 29 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 176.21% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805 | Fleming (Ian). | Casino Royale, 1st edition, 1953 |
1953 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 34,800.00 |
| 622 | Woolf (Virginia, 1882-1941). | Really & Truly..., 1915 |
1915 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 25,200.00 |
| 614 | Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel, 1892-1973). | Autograph Letter Signed, 'JRR Tolkien', 1 Alfred Street, St. Giles, Oxford, 17 March 1920, to Miss Duncan |
1920 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 13,800.00 |
| 824 | Fleming (Ian). | On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1s edition, limited issue, 1963 |
1963 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 9,000.00 |
| 829 | Fleming (Ian). | The Man With the Golden Gun, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1965 |
1965 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 8,400.00 |
| 900 | Waugh (Evelyn). | Vile Bodies, 1st edition, 1930 |
1930 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 7,440.00 |
| 551 | Verne (Jules). | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, 1st UK edition, 1873 |
1873 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
| 788 | Chandler (Raymond). | The Raymond Chandler Omnibus, 1st edition, 1953 |
1953 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
| 806 | Fleming (Ian). | Live and Let Die, 1st edition, 1954 |
1954 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
| 546 | Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). | Frankenstein, London: Colburn and Bentley, 1831 |
1831 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 913 | Wyndham (John). | The Day of the Triffids, 1st edition, 1951 |
1951 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 670 | Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'). | The Hunting of the Snark, inscribed 1st edition |
1876 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,800.00 |
| 763 | Mackmurdo (Arthur Heygate; Horne, Herbert P. & Image, Selwyn, editors). | The Century Guild Hobby Horse, 7 vols. in 4, 1886-92 |
1886-92 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,320.00 |
| 808 | Fleming (Ian). | Moonraker, 1st edition, 1955 |
1955 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
| 810 | Fleming (Ian). | Diamonds are Forever, 1st edition,1956 |
1956 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
| 861 | Lewis (Clive Staples, 1898-1963). | Religio Medici and Other Essays by Sir Thomas Browne |
1910? | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
| 857 | Le Fanu (J. Sheridan); Moore (George); Blackwood (Algernon). | The Rose and the Key; Willing to Die, 1895 |
1895 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,480.00 |
| 777 | Asimov (Isaac). | Foundation trilogy, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1951-53 |
1951 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
| 684 | Milne (A. A.). | A complete set of first editions of the Winnie-the-Pooh Stories, 1924-1928 |
1924-1928 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,120.00 |
| 809 | Fleming (Ian). | Moonraker, 1st edition, 2ns printing, 1955 |
1955 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,120.00 |
| 812 | Fleming (Ian). | From Russia, With Love, 1st edition,1957 |
1957 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,760.00 |
| 876 | Powell (Anthony). | Dance to the Music of Time', 12 volumes, 1st edition, 1951-75 |
1951-75 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,760.00 |
| 690 | Milne (A. A., and Shepard, Ernest H.). | A collection of six prints, 1928 |
1928 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,640.00 |
| 807 | Fleming (Ian). | Live and Let Die, 1st edition, 1954 |
1954 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,640.00 |
| 667 | (Clarke (Harry, illustrator). | Tales of Mystery and Imagination, by Edgar Allan Poe |
1919 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
