Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 September 2025

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 September 2025

Catalogue

Lot 524: Antique Full Leather-Bound 'History of Doncaster' by Miller, Doncaster Grammar School Provenance

This auction ended on September 11, 2025.

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £35

A large, antique full leather-bound book, identified as “THE HISTORY OF DONCASTER, AND Its Vicinity” by Miller. The book features a rich reddish-brown (cognac) leather finish with extensive gilt tooling on the front cover and spine. The front cover bears a central gilt crest with the Latin motto “SOLI COMFORTI ET LIBERI” (For the sole comfort and free men/children), indicating its provenance from “THE DONCASTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL”. The spine is adorned with gilt-lettered labels reading “HISTORY OF DONCASTER” and “MILLER”.