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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. -
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New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
![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.")
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Galerie Bassenge: Modern Literature and Art Documentation
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Literature and Art Documentation | Total Sales (EUR) | 162,547.30 |
| Auction Date | April 20, 2023 - April 20, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 128,431.00 |
| Sale Number | #121ML | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 128,431.00 |
| Total Lots | 684 | ||
| Sold Lots | 313 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 289,191.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 45.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 289,191.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 371 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 56.21% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3011 | Ararat. 11 Hefte der Reihe, davon 9 in der Vorzugsausgabe |
EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 7,620.00 | ||
| 3380 | Pan - Vierteljahresschrift |
EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,445.00 | ||
| 3363 | Munch, Edvard und Sinding, Christian August | Christian Sinding. Signierte Lithographie. |
EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 | |
| 3006 | Altenbourg, Gerhard | Tatauierte Litaneien. Aufrisse und Weg-Spindeln. |
1962 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 3,302.00 |
| 3441 | Schrimpf, Georg | Van Zantens glückliche Zeit |
EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,794.00 | |
| 3324 | Fontane, Theodor und Liebermann, Max | Effi Briest. Lithos von Liebermann |
EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,540.00 | |
| 3124 | Hölderlin, Friedrich und Edition Tiessen | Der Rhein (Vorzugsausgabe) |
1984 | EUR 500.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 3155 | Potocki, Jan und Fini, Leonor - Illustr. | Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse |
1961 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 3579 | Taut, Bruno | Alpine Architektur 1919 |
1919 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 3029 | Berliner Handpresse und Jörg, Ingrid | Berliner Handpresse.Fantasievoll gestaltete Kindergeschichten und -gedichte von Ingrid Jörg illustriert |
1996-2010. | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 2,159.00 |
| 3143 | EOS | Eine Dreimonatsschrift für Dichtung und Kunst. Ausgabe A mit Grafik Mappen |
1919 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,032.00 |
| 3106 | Stille Musik und Olbricht, Alexander - Illustr. | Verse deutscher Dichter |
1922 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,905.00 |
| 3430 | Roth, Joseph | Die hundert Tage |
EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,905.00 | |
| 3592 | Taut, Heinrich | Karton mit diversen Schriftstücken, Zeichnungen, Fotografien, Heften, Plakaten und Briefen |
1994 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,905.00 |
| 3084 | Chagall, Marc | Lithograph I-V (deutsche Ausgabe) |
1960-86. | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,778.00 |
| 3095 | Cocteau, Jean und Ray, Man - Illustr. | L'ange heurtebise |
1925 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,651.00 |
| 3105 | Köhler-Haußen, Ernst und Schlicht, Hanns - Illustr. | Galgenstricks Lieder |
1904 | EUR 750.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,651.00 |
| 3684 | Renger-Patzsch, Albert | Die Welt ist schön |
1928 | EUR 400.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,651.00 |
| 3156 | Rachilde (MmeAlfred Valette) und Fini, Leonor - Illustr. | Monsieur Vénus |
1972 | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,524.00 |
| 3387 | Petry, Walter | Die dadaistische Korruption |
um1927 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,524.00 |
| 3413 | Richter, Gerhard | Sindbad |
2010 | EUR 450.00 - 450.00 | EUR 1,524.00 |
| 3308 | Kubin, Alfred | Die andere Seite |
1909 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 3339 | Rolland, Romain und Masereel, Frans - Illustr. | Johann Christof |
1959 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 3519 | Sartre, J.-P. und Wols - Illustr. | Visages précédé de portraits officiels |
1948 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 3588 | Taut, Bruno | Weg nach Uji. Aquarellmalerei auf Karton |
1934 | EUR 500.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
![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.")
