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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 JuneSotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EURSotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EURSotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EURSotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 JuneSotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EURSotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EURSotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
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AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Books - bidstart1/19
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books - bidstart1/19 | Total Sales (USD) | 25,489.75 |
| Auction Date | January 26, 2023 - January 26, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 24,815.00 |
| Sale Number | #104 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 29,735.00 |
| Total Lots | 417 | ||
| Sold Lots | 138 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 79,134.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 33.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 93,947.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 279 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 27.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Andrews (Henry Charles) | COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF HEATHS |
1802 and 1804 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,450.00 |
| 106 | Percy A. Wagner & W. O. C. Ross | REPORT ON THE BATAVIA GOLDFIELDS (1925) - limited to 250 copies only and signed |
1925 | USD 120.00 - 120.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 7 | Lieutenant William Paterson | A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND CAFFARIA IN THE YEARS 1777, 1778, 1779. (Second Edition) |
1780 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,092.50 |
| 10 | ALEXANDER, William | Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese |
1814 | USD 650.00 - 750.00 | USD 747.50 |
| 335 | Rev WIlliam Monk [editor]] | Dr Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures |
1858 | USD 460.00 - 480.00 | USD 690.00 |
| 132 | William Eveleigh | SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. Formerly German South-West Africa (1915) - first edition in original dustwrapper |
1915 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 118 | Butler (Capt. H.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES |
1841 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 17 | Horace Waller | The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death. |
1874 | USD 480.00 - 520.00 | USD 563.50 |
| 55 | Philip (Rev. John) | RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1828 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 226 | Patterson, J H Lieut-Col | The Man-Eaters of Tsavo. And Other East African Adventures ( Signed ) |
1914 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 374.90 |
| 49 | Siege of Mafeking. | BANK NOTES AND VOUCHERS |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 | |
| 51 | Diemont (Marius & Joy] | THE BRENTHURST BAINES (De luxe edition) |
1975 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 114 | Fritsch (Gustav) | DREI JAHRE IN SÜD-AFRIKA. |
1868 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 284 | Rookmaaker (L.C.) Mundy (P.) Glenn (I.) & Spary (E.) | FRANÇOIS LE VAILLANT AND THE BIRDS OF AFRICA (De luxe edition) |
2004 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 16 | David Livingstone | Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |
1857 | USD 540.00 - 540.00 | USD 338.10 |
| 182 | Watson (Rupert) | THE AFRICAN BAOBAB |
2007 | USD 75.00 - 75.00 | USD 313.95 |
| 158 | Wallace (Alfred Russel) | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION |
1870 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 308.20 |
| 26 | Goode (Douglas) | CYCADS OF AFRICA |
1989 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 336 | A British Resident [John Scarth] | Twelve Years in China: the People, the Rebels, and the Mandarins |
1860 | USD 450.00 - 500.00 | USD 299.00 |
| 29 | Sisulu (Elinor) | WALTER & ALBERTINA SISULU (Limited edition signed by the Sisulus) |
2002 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 90 | Baines (Thomas) | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA (Limited edition) |
1975 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 108 | [Skinner (J.D.) & Chimimba (Christian T.)] | MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUBREGION (Collectors' edition signed by both authors) |
2005 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 362 | Daniell (Samuel) | AFRICAN SCENERY AND ANIMALS |
1976 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 145 | WEIMAR | MAP OF AFRICA BLUE PAPER - CHARTE VON AFRICA |
1820 | USD 200.00 - 220.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 36 | Aschenborn(Hans Anton) | LINOCUTS, ETCHINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS |
USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 230.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
