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Morton Subastas: Auction of Old and Contemporary Books

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Auction Name Auction of Old and Contemporary Books Total Sales (MXN) 2,813,520.00
Auction Date April 26, 2022 - April 26, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 1,529,000.00
Sale Number #1065 High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 1,934,000.00
Total Lots 299
Sold Lots 157 Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 2,860,000.00
% of Lots Sold 52.51% High Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 3,618,000.00
Unsold Lots 142 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 77.77%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
25 Díaz del Castillo, Bernal.

Díaz del Castillo, Bernal. Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva-España. Madrid, 1632.

 1632 MXN 200,000.00 - 250,000.00 MXN 552,000.00
153

Testamento de Isabel la Católica y Acta Matrimonial. Compañía Editorial, Tabula Americae. Madrid,1992. Facsimilar. Pzs 2

 1992 MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 MXN 336,000.00
30

Medalla de la Batalla del 5 de Mayo, Puebla. México, 1862. En plata. “La Republica Mexicana a sus Valientes Hijos”.

 1862 MXN 14,000.00 - 16,000.00 MXN 102,000.00
194 Basch, Samuel.

Basch, Samuel. Recuerdos de México. Memorias del Médico Ordinario del Emperador Maximiliano (1866 á 1867). México, 1870.

 1870 MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 MXN 98,400.00
192 De Miramar a México.

De Miramar a México. Viaje del Emperador Maximiliano y de la Emperatriz Carlota. Orizaba, 1864.

 1864 MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 MXN 81,600.00
27

Acta de Independencia del Ymperio Mexicano, pronunciada por su Junta Soberana. Copia fotográfica, con certificado notarial.

 1960 MXN 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 MXN 66,000.00
155 Cristóbal Colón.

Colección Tabula Americae - Cristóbal Colón. Madrid: Testimonio, Compañía Editorial, Quinto Centenario, 1992. Facsimilares. Pzs 6.

 1992 MXN 55,000.00 - 60,000.00 MXN 60,000.00
281 Cosa, Juan de la.

Cosa, Juan de la. Mapa-Mundi / Ensayo Biográfico del Célebre Navegante y Consumado Cosmógrafo Juan de la Cosa. 1892.

 MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 MXN 45,600.00
120 Rosny, Léon.

Rosny, Léon. Codex Cortesianus. (Manuscrit Yucatèque). Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, 1883. Ed de 85 ejemplares.

 1883 MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 MXN 42,000.00
145 Peñafiel, Antonio.

Peñafiel, Antonio. Monumentos del Arte Mexicano Antiguo. Berlín, 1890. Texto, Vol. de Láminas I-II. Pzs 3.

 1890 MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 MXN 42,000.00
61 Reyes Spíndola, Rafael.

Reyes Spíndola, Rafael El Mundo. Semanario Ilustrado / El Mundo Ilustrado. México: 1896 - 1907. Piezas: 23.

 1896 - 1907. MXN 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 MXN 40,800.00
272 Poinsett, Joel R.

Poinsett, Joel R. Notes on Mexico, Made in the Autumn of 1822. London, 1825. 1 mapa

 1825 MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 MXN 38,400.00
159 Acosta, José de.

Acosta, José de. Historia Natural y Moral de las Indias. Barcelona: Jayme Cendrat, 1591.

 1591 MXN 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 MXN 36,000.00
251 García Icazbalceta, Joaquín.

García Icazbalceta, Joaquín. Bibliografía Mexicana del Siglo XVI. 1886 Ed. de 350 ejempl. Ed. en papel grande. ExLibris García Pimentel

 1886 MXN 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 MXN 36,000.00
89 Mérida, Carlos.

Mérida, Carlos. Estampas del Popol-Vuh. 10 Litografías a color. México: 1943. Ed. de 1,000 ejemplares firmados. Ejem. No. 101.

 1943 MXN 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 MXN 30,000.00
91 Mérida, Carlos.

Mérida, Carlos. Trajes Regionales Mexicanos. México: Editorial Atlante, 1945. fo. marquilla, 16 páginas. 25 láminas (serigrafías).

 1945 MXN 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 MXN 30,000.00
92 Pratt, Elma.

Pratt's, Elma. Mexico in Color. Mexico: Larysn, 1947. 10 láminas (serigrafías). Edición de 2000 ejemplares. Ejemplar No. 3.

 1947 MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 MXN 28,800.00
101

La Cocina Mexicana del Siglo XIX. Calendario de la Cocinera Mexicana, Años 1864 - 65 / El Perfecto Cocinero. México: 1883. Piezas: 2.

 MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 MXN 28,800.00
28 Agustín de Iturbide y Arámburu

Agustín de Iturbide y Arámburu, Memorias, Vida y Cartas Inéditas. Paris y México: 1824, 1919 y 1960. Piezas: 3.

 MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
34 Habsburgo, Maximiliano de.

Habsburgo, Maximiliano de. Recuerdos de Mi Vida - Memorias de Maximiliano. México, 1869. Tomos I - II en un volumen.

 1869 MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
105 Sabartés, Jaime de.

Sabartés, Jaime de. A los Toros avec Picasso. Monte Carlo: André Sauret, 1961. Cuatro litografías originales, una en color.

 1961 MXN 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
117 Duque de Osuna (Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort,1814-1882).

Duque de Osuna. Pintura del Gobernador, Alcaldes y Regidores de México. (Codex Osuna) Madrid, 1878. Facsimilar.

 1878 MXN 22,000.00 - 25,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
31 Barré (Jean - Auguste Barré).

Expedition du Mexique. Medalla y Certificado a Monsieur Aronssohn. Libro: Micard, Etienne. La France au Mexique. Piezas: 3.

 MXN 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 MXN 21,600.00
44 Bhima (Francisco I. Madero).

Bhima (Francisco I. Madero). Manual Espírita. México: Tip. "Artística", 1911. Primera edición. Estudio más importante publicado por Mad

 1911 MXN 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 MXN 21,600.00
285 Cavaterra, Emilio.

Cavaterra, Emilio. Il Papa dell'Uomo Nuovo. Roma: Dino Editore 1982. Ejemplare No. 987.

 1982 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 21,600.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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