Dominic Winter Rare Books Auction Jan 25, 2012
Posted by Richard Gabriel on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 @ 12:08 PM
Dominic Winter Auctions in England is hosting an auction that has some particularly interesting books. The title of the auction is "PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS EGYPTOLOGY (FROM THE COLLECTION OF PROFFESSOR HARRY S. SMITH) EARLY BIBLES & THEOLOGY FROM RAMSGATE ABBEY: PART TWO"
Date: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Viewing Tuesday 24th January 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am
If you are planning to attend and bid, Dominic Winter has a email service for sending in your maximum bids on items that you might be interested in acquiring. They have the usual fees associated with auctions, no surprises there. We have purchased at auction and have found their descriptions of the books and articles to be accurate and received in a timely and well packed manner shortly after the auction has been settled.
The antiquarian books and antiques are very affordable, despite the currency difference between the British pound and the U.S. dollar. Prudent bidding can yield some good acquisitions for the collector.
"A Geometrical Practical Treatize..." is a particularly rare and hard to find complete edition. Any books printed in English and in England before 1600 are becoming harder and harder to acquire at reasonable prices.
This work has a low estimate and we believe it will go for quite a bit more than the estimate. But this is not the only jewel in the crown. A worthwhile trip to the web site for a look at this up and coming auction. Try the flip through catalog, it is quite attractive, well layed out and pleasing to look at. Catalogs can be purchased from Dominic Winter as well. Good luck at the Auction!