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![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b074d0c9-0c77-4e80-a457-f59c4262ea72.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD")
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Discover Upcoming AuctionsSotheby’s, Dec. 9: Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria. "Epitome Cosmografica." With the 6 circular celestial and terrestrial charts. 7,000 – 10,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 9: Hurley, Frank. Collection of 69 photographs taken during Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. 80,000 – 120,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 10: Sendak, Maurice. Original artwork for the inaugural "New York is Book Country" poster, 1979. 300,000 – 600,00 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 10: [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000. -
ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 14,442.50 |
| Auction Date | September 02, 2024 - September 02, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 11,715.00 |
| Sale Number | #90224 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 17,475.00 |
| Total Lots | 69 | ||
| Sold Lots | 62 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 21,635.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 30,775.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 46.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87402391 | Ryff Peter / Euclides | Quaestiones geometricae in Euclidis |
1600 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 1,417.00 |
| 87424531 | Plinio Secondo Caio | Historia Naturale |
1543 | EUR 1,300.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 1,076.92 |
| 87402475 | Negri Domenico | Geographiae Commentariorum |
1557 | EUR 800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 87427239 | Gabriel Symeoni | Les illustres observations antiques du seigneur Gabriel Symeon florentin. En son dernier voyage |
1558 | EUR 900.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 87590533 | Cardano Gerolamo | Hieronymi Cardani mediolanensis De Subtilitate libri XXI |
1551 | EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 708.50 |
| 87489773 | Marcello Palingenio Stellato | Zodiacus Vitae |
1557 | EUR 750.00 - 850.00 | EUR 621.30 |
| 87504431 | [Over 300 engravings] J. L. Gottfried / M. Merian | Historische Chronica Oder Beschreibung der Fuehrnembsten Geschichten |
1636/1632 | EUR 950.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 604.95 |
| 87402355 | Vimercati G.B. | Dialogo de gli horologi solari |
1567 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 577.70 |
| 85471765 | Granada | Conciones de praecipuis sanctorum festis ... |
1581 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 512.30 |
| 87548745 | Jean Stobee ou Jean Stobi | Loci Communes Sacri et Profani |
1581 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 87510353 | P. Cornelii Taciti | P. Cornelii Taciti Libri quinque noviter inventi atque cum reliquis ejus operibus editi |
1517 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 87583297 | Gaius Julius Caesar | Commentarii De Bello Gallico or Commentaries on the Gallic War |
1683 | EUR 425.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 87543633 | Ranbeck | Calendarium annale Benedictinum |
1675 | Not Available | EUR 381.50 |
| 87424651 | Francois Mauriceau | Der schwangern und kreistenden Weibs-Personen Allerbeste Hulffleistung |
1681 | EUR 220.00 - 500.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 87390941 | Ihoan Van Oldenbarnevelt | Trevr-Dichten over het iammerlijck Om-brenghen |
1620 | Not Available | EUR 327.00 |
| 87590723 | Laurenti Giulio Cesare. | Viaggi d'un Huomo Qualificato fatti in Inghilterra, Fiandra, Olanda, Danimarca, Suetia, Polonia, |
1685 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 87543321 | Sanctius de Porta | Opus concionatorium |
1514 | EUR 600.00 - 750.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 85811399 | Ovidius | Le Metamorfosi di Ovidio |
1588 | Not Available | EUR 287.76 |
| 87210087 | St Anselme | Sancti anselmi ex beccensi abbate cantuariensis archiepiscopi opera nec non Eadmeri monachi |
1675 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 250.70 |
| 87377691 | Thomae Aquinatis | Summae theologicae |
1608 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 87450503 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | Not Available | EUR 219.09 |
| 87501489 | Conrad Gesner [1516-1565], Konrad Gessner | Blue Jay, ornithology, folio with hand coloured woodcut |
1669 | Not Available | EUR 196.20 |
| 87449595 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | Not Available | EUR 163.50 |
| 86810231 | Thomas D'Aquin | Summa Theologica |
1663 | Not Available | EUR 159.14 |
| 87450683 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | Not Available | EUR 153.69 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
