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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 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) | 15,498.71 |
| Auction Date | October 07, 2024 - October 07, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 13,060.00 |
| Sale Number | #100724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 22,160.00 |
| Total Lots | 99 | ||
| Sold Lots | 79 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 20,055.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 32,875.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.14% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88853143 | Ugo FALCANDO or Hugo FALCANDUS | Historia de Rebus Gestis in Siciliae Regno or History of the Affairs of the Kingdom of Sicily |
1550 | EUR 1,100.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,024.60 |
| 88386685 | Quintus Ennius / Girolamo Colonna | Q. Enni poeta vetustissimi quae supersunt fragmenta ab Hieronimo Columna conquisita disposita et |
1590 | EUR 450.00 - 600.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 88687099 | Eusebio di cesarea | Autores Historiae Ecclesiasticae |
1523 | EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 709.59 |
| 88729065 | Jean Scohier | L'Estat et Comportement des Armes |
1597 | EUR 550.00 - 900.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 88697637 | Jacob Cats, Adriaen van de Venne (ill.) | JACOB CATS. Alle de Wercken, So ouden als nieuwe, van de Heer Jacob Cats, Ridder, oudt |
1655 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 540.64 |
| 88743433 | Roi David / Christophe Plantin | Psalterion. Davidis Regis ac Prophetae Psalmorum Liber [Reliure en Maroquin a fleurs de lys et |
1584 | EUR 475.00 - 525.00 | EUR 534.10 |
| 88239381 | Claudius Claudianus, Michael Bentinus, Johannes Honter, Pietro Crinito | De magorvm daemonomania, sev Detestando lamiarum ac magorum cum Satana commercio libri iv. |
1603 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 514.48 |
| 88396005 | Nosseni | Statuam Nabuchodonosoris |
1602 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 432.73 |
| 88650657 | Torquato Tasso, Bernardo Castello | La Gierusalemme |
1615/1604 | EUR 350.00 - 600.00 | EUR 419.65 |
| 88362799 | Jacobo Sannazzaro | Arcadia del degnissimo homo messer Jacobo Sannazzaro gentiluomo napolitano |
1524 | EUR 220.00 - 600.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 88781315 | Juan Perez de Moya | Comparaciones, o Similes para los vicios y virtudes |
1599 | EUR 550.00 - 950.00 | EUR 383.68 |
| 88828815 | Caspar | Verscheyde Nederduytsche |
1651 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 374.96 |
| 88741163 | Erasme | Desid. Erasmi Roterodami Adagiorum Chiliades Iuxtalocos Communes digestae |
1617 | Not Available | EUR 372.78 |
| 88471699 | Giovanni Damasceno | Sancti Ioannis Damasceni Opera |
1577 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 88797853 | Hartmann Schopper | Speculum vitae aulicae. De admirabili fallacia et astutia vulpeculae Reinikes libri quatuor, |
1595 | EUR 325.00 - 450.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 88722439 | Geuffroy | Histoire des Roys de France |
1613 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 84626149 | Aristotele / Caro | Rettorica Fatta In Lingua Toscana |
1570 | EUR 220.00 - 300.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 88551785 | Cortese Giulio Cesare | La Vaiasseida Poema Heroico di Giulio Cesare Cortese |
1628 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 88808879 | Theocrite | Theocriti Syracusii idyllia & epigrammata |
1596 | Not Available | EUR 273.59 |
| 88547335 | Fortunato, da Brescia (Brixia) / Girolamo Ferrari | Philosophia Sensuum Mechanica Methodice Tractata Atque Ad Usus Academicos Accommodata Secundis Curis |
1701 | EUR 275.00 - 500.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 88582665 | Tomasso de Vio | Summula Caietani / Ientacula |
1551/1550 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 271.41 |
| 85591213 | Landi | Vita e Favole di Esopo Frigio |
1650 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | EUR 260.51 |
| 40705745 | . | Elucidatio in omnes Psalmos |
1540 | Not Available | EUR 239.80 |
| 88630481 | Thomas Bartholin ( Thomae Bartholini - Thomas Bartholinus ) | Anatome quartum renovata: non tantum ex Institutionibus b. m. Parentis, Caspari Bartholini, sed |
1677 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 88729257 | Gratian | Decretum Gratiani |
1605 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 239.80 |
![<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.")
