Venator and Hanstein: Old Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts, 181, Köln

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025

Page Size: 563 items in 23 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	J. F. de La Harpe	Abrege de l'histoire generale des voyages. 21 Bde.	Paris	1780	EUR 800.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,134.00
27		London. - The illustrated London News Colosseum View of London.	(London	um1843	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 756.00
28	Maximilian Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied	Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. 2 Bde. (nur Textbande, ohne Tafelband!).	Frankfurt a. M.	1820-21	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 176.40
29	Luigi Mayer	Views in Egypt, from the original drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer.	London	1804	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,260.00
30	Pomponius Mela	De situ orbis, libri tres. Ad omnium Angliae et Hiberniae Codicum MSS. fidem summa cura et diligentia recogniti et collati; ...	Eton	1797	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 504.00
31	Merian. - (Zeiller, Martin)	Topographia Bavariae das ist Beschreib und Aigentliche Abbildung der Vornembsten Statt und Orth, in Ober und NiederBeyern Der Obern Pfaltz, ...	(Frankfurt a. M.)	1644 (d.i	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,520.00
32	Merian. - (Zeiller, Martin)	Topographia Hassiae et regionum vicinarum. Das ist Beschreibung der vorne(m)bsten Statte und Platze in Hessen, vnd den benachbahrten Landschaften, als Buchen, Nassau, Wetteraw, Westerwaldt, Wittgenstein, Lohngaw, vnd andern.	Frankfurt am Main	20 cm	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
33	Merian. - (Zeiller, Martin)	Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et vicinarum regionum. 2. Ausgabe.	(Frankfurt a. M.)	1645 (d.i. wohl	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,268.00
34	Joan Nieuhof	Gedenkwaerige Brasiliaense Zee- en Lant- Reize, behelzende al het geen op dezelve is voorgevallen. Beneffens een bondige beschrijving van gantsch Neerlants Brasil ....	Amsterdam	1682	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,197.00
35	Pockh, Johann Joseph	Der politische katholische Passagier, durchreisend alle hohe Hofe, Republiquen, Herrschafften und Lander der gantzen Welt. Band VI (von 10).	Augsburg	1720	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
36	Pockh, Johann Joseph	Der politische katholische Passagier, durchreisend alle Hofe, Republiquen, Herrschaften und Lander der gantzen Welt. Band X (von 10).	Augsburg	1722	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
37	(Roisecco, Gregorio)	Roma antica, e moderna o sia nuova descrizione di tutti gl'edifizj antichi, e moderni sagri, e profani della citta di Roma. 3 Bde.	Rom	1765	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
38		Rom. - Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nuovamente. Distinta in quattordici Rioni, abbellita con Figure nuove di Rame, & accresciuta di molte Notizie Istoriche.	Rom	1697	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 945.00
39	Ludwig Ross	Archaologische Aufsatze. Erste / Zweite Sammlung in 2 Bdn.	Leipzig	1855-61	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 378.00
40	Ludwig Ross	Reisen auf den griechischen Inseln des agaischen Meeres. 3 Tle. (von 4) in 1 Bd. Stuttgart und Tubingen		1840-45	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 491.40
41	Ludwig Ross	Reisen des Konigs Otto und der Koniginn Amalia in Griechenland. 2 in 1 Bd. Mit einer grenzkolor. lithogr. Faltkte. XIX, 256 SS.; VIII, 256 SS. Ln. mit Rt.			EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 630.00
42	Ludwig Ross	Reisen im Peloponnes. Erster Theil [alles !] Der ager Dentheliates, Phliasia, Sikyonia, Arkadien, Theile von Argolis, Threatis, Theile von Lakonika.	Berlin	1841	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 302.40
43	(Rossi, Michelangelo u. Pier Vincenzo; Hrsg.)	Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nuovamente. 2 Bde.	Rom	1707	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 529.20
44	Justus Roth	Der Vesuv und die Umgebung von Neapel. Eine Monographie.	Berlin	1857	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
45	M. Robert (Hrsg.) Sayer	Ruinen und Ueberbleibsel von Athen nebst andern merkwurdigen Alterthumern Griechenlands.	Augsburg	1782	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 819.00
46	Schubert, G. H. von und J. Roth	Album des heiligen Landes. 50 ausgewahlte Original-Ansichten biblisch wichtiger Orte, treu nach der Natur gezeichnet von J. M. Bernatz.	Stuttgart u. Leipzig	1855	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
47	(Struve, Johann Christian von)	Reise eines jungen Russen von Wien uber Jassy in die Crimm und ausfuhrliches Tagebuch der im Jahre 1793 von St. Petersburg nach Constantinopel geschickten Russisch=kaiserlichen Gesandtschaft.	Gotha	1801	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 327.60
48	Corbinian Thomas	Firmamentum firmianum, seu manuductio ad globum artificialem coelestem.	Augsburg	1731	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 6,930.00
49	Mariano Vasi	Itineraire instructif de Rome a Naples ou description generale des monumens anciens et modernes .... Seconde edition Napolitaine.	Neapel	1824	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 176.40
50	Constantin Francois Volney	Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, pendant les annees 1783, 1784 & 1785. Seconde edition rev. et corr. 2 Bde.	Paris	1787	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 176.40

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.