• Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.

Bubb Kuyper: Natural history, medicine, transport etc. - Manuscripts and autographs - Old and rare books (A-L), 81d, 2011 KM Haarlem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024
Page Size: 973 items in 39 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2098 Hulme, F.E.

Familiar wild flowers. First-Fifth series.

London etc. +-1890-1892 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 156.48
2099 Kerner von Marilaun, A.

The Natural History of Plants. Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution. English transl. F.W. Oliver.

London etc. 1896-1897 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 104.32
2100 Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet de.

Flore Francoise ou description succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France (...).

Paris 1778[=1779] EUR 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
2101 Leger, c.

Redoute et son temps.

Paris 1945 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
2102 Linnaeus, C.

Philosophia botanica in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, exemplis terminorum, observationibus rariorum, adjectis figuris aeneis.

Stockholm 1751 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
2103 Mentzel, C.

Pinax Botanonymos Polyglottos Katholikos, Index Nominum Plantarum Universalis, Diversis Terrarum, Gentiumque Linguis...

Berlin 1682 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
2104 Muller, H.

The Fertilisation of Flowers. Transl. D'A.W. Thompson. Pref.

London 1883 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 104.32
2105 Muller, I., Martin, M. and Wiehl, P. (ed.).

Anholter-Moylander Krauterbuch. Das Krauterbuch von Johannes Hartlieb in einer um 1470 entstandenen Abschrift...

Bedburg-Hau 2004 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
2106 Oudemans, C.A.J.A.

De flora van Nederland.

Amst. 1872-1874 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 221.68
2107 Reynoso, A.

Verhandeling over de cultuur van suikerriet. Introd. Count De Pozos-Dulces. Dutch transl. S.

Rott. 1865 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
2108 Schuurmans Stekhoven, H.

Kruidkundig handboek, bevattende eene systematische beschrijving van alle in de Nederlanden in het wild groeijende boomen, heesters en kruiden.

Amst. 1815-1818 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 EUR 78.24
2109 Vries, H. de.

Die Mutationstheorie. Versuche und Beobachtungen uber die Entstehung von Arten im Pflanzenreich.

Leipsic 1901/ 1903 EUR 70.00 - 90.00 EUR 104.32
2110 Brehms Tierbilder.

Vol. 2 Vogel. Vol. 3 Saugetiere.

Leipsic and Vienna 1913/ 1915 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 EUR 91.28
2111 Bromme, T.

Atlas der natuurlijke geschiedenis voor scholen en huisgezinnen. Dutch adapt. T.C. Winkler.

Amst. n.d. +-1875 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 EUR 117.36
2112

De auto. Geillustreerd weekblad voor den automobilist en motorwielrijder. Year 4 and 5.

Haarlem 1907-1908 EUR 70.00 - 90.00 EUR 169.52
2113

Bayard. Automobiles "Bayard". A. Clement, constructeur.

Levallois-Perret 1907/ n.d. EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 182.56
2114

Chevrolet. Chevrolet 1927. De mooiste Chevrolet van alle.

N.pl. EUR 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
2115

[Cars]. Lot of +-150 brochures, booklets, price lists, leaflets etc.,

+-1950-1990 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 489.00
2116

Clement. Catalogue 1902.

Paris 1902 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 391.20
2117

Clement. Catalogue general des cycles Clement.

Paris 1908 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 195.60
2118 Hurtu, C

Le Saphir.

Paris 1906 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 299.92
2119 Rochet.

Cycles Rochet.

Paris 1902 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 391.20
2120

[Cars and bicycles]. Lot of 12 catalogues and (small) price lists,

France 1895-1913 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 273.84
2121 (Chambers, R.).

Sporen van de natuurlijke geschiedenis der schepping, of Schepping en voortgaande ontwikkeling van planten en dieren...

Utr. 1850-1851 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 234.72
2122 (Blankaart, S.).

Theatrum chimicum, Ofte geopende deure der Chymische Verborgentheden (...)

Amst. 1693 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,043.20
  • ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
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