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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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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.
![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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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/20
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/20 | Total Sales (EUR) | 10,595.89 |
| Auction Date | January 31, 2023 - January 31, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,960.00 |
| Sale Number | #13123 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 5,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 36 | ||
| Sold Lots | 29 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,805.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.56% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 9,545.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 111.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66110835 | Aeginata Paulus | Pauli Aeginetae medici Opera |
1553 | EUR 880.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,417.00 |
| 66285973 | Thomas d'Aquin / Thomas de Vio | [Prima secundae operum Sancti Thomae Aquin] |
1541 | Not Available | EUR 1,324.35 |
| 66270727 | Linocier | L'HISTOIRE DES PLANTES A laquelle sont adjoustees animaux, oiseaux, poissons, serpens & autres betes |
1584 | Not Available | EUR 900.34 |
| 66232977 | Werner Rolevinck / Jehan Petit | Fasciculus temporum omnes antiquorum cronicas a creatione mundi usque ad annum 1523 |
1524 | Not Available | EUR 873.09 |
| 65763703 | Ioannis Lodovici Vivis Valentini | De veritate fidei Christianæ |
1568 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 719.40 |
| 66270379 | Maffei, Giovanni Pietro [Giampietro]: | Historiarum indicarum libri XVI. Selectarum, item, ex India epistolarum libri IV. |
1590 | Not Available | EUR 457.80 |
| 66147585 | Tommaso Garzoni | La piazza universale di tutte le professioni del mondo. Nuovamente ristampata |
1599 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 66142293 | Girolamo Cattaneo | Libro nuovo di fortificare, offendere et difendere - Avvertimenti.. intorno a bombardieri et fuochi |
1567 | Not Available | EUR 425.10 |
| 66176031 | Boccaccio | Laberinto d'Amore |
1575 | EUR 320.00 - 400.00 | EUR 392.40 |
| 66176127 | Boccaccio | L'Amorosa Fiammetta |
1575 | EUR 320.00 - 400.00 | EUR 359.70 |
| 66135063 | D. Martini ab Azpilcueta Nauarri | Compendium omnium operum eximij viri, eruditissimi |
1598 | EUR 280.00 - 350.00 | EUR 350.98 |
| 66253623 | Saint Chrisostome | Commetaria in sacrosancta quatuor christi evangelia ex chrisostomi |
1547 | Not Available | EUR 310.65 |
| 66145423 | Ausone - Elie Vinet | Ausone. Bvrdicalensis viri consvlaris, omnia, qvae adhvc in veteribvs bibliothecis |
1580 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 306.29 |
| 66167253 | Paolo Paruta | Della Perfettione della Vita Politica [di Venezia] |
1599 | EUR 410.00 - 500.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 66263041 | Flavius Josephus | Des hoochberoemden Joodschen Histori-schrijvers Boecken (...) |
1594 | Not Available | EUR 245.25 |
| 66258559 | Conrad Gesner (1515-1565), Folio with 8 large hand coloured woodcuts | Bestiary, Leopard, Lynx, Glutton, Monster (Lupus Scythicus), Wolf, Hyena, Bestiary |
1557 | Not Available | EUR 225.63 |
| 66082809 | Vincenzo Carocci | Tractatus Locati et Conducti |
1586 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 66056717 | Nicolaus de Lyra | Biblia latina postilis Nicolai de Lyra et expositionibus Guillelmi Britonis in omnes prologos |
1482 | Not Available | EUR 185.30 |
| 66157887 | Thomas von Aquin | Summae theologiae D. Th. Aquinatis, doct. angelici. Iuxta praecipuas illius conclusiones in compendi |
1585 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 66093887 | Diversi | Lettere volgari di diversi nobilissimi uomini e eccellentissimi ingegni scritte in diverse materie |
1558 | Not Available | EUR 174.40 |
| 66169975 | Pierre Dampmartin | De la connoissance et merveilles du monde et de l'homme |
1585 | Not Available | EUR 143.88 |
| 66103149 | Tommaso D'Aquino | Scriptum Secundum D. Thomae Aquinatis Doctoris Angelici in quatuor libros sententiarum ad Annibaldum |
1570 | Not Available | EUR 120.99 |
| 66278107 | Dionysius Cartusianus (Dionysius de Karthuizer) | Scalae Religiosorum Pentateuchus (...) |
1556 | Not Available | EUR 111.18 |
| 66258825 | Heinrich Vogtherr (the Elder) & Hans Holbein | 2 woodcuts on 1 leaf. Brunhild’s humiliation and death, and Battle scene by Holbein |
1548 | Not Available | EUR 102.46 |
| 66258335 | Grüninger Workshop (after) ; Virgil | Aeneid: Fall of Troy, Aeneas’ dream of Hector’s ghost |
1515 | Not Available | EUR 98.10 |
![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.")
