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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) | 11,513.67 |
| Auction Date | October 09, 2024 - October 09, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 8,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #100924 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,575.00 |
| Total Lots | 44 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,875.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 12,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88648089 | Charles Chappellain | Les memoires de la reine Marguerite |
1628 | EUR 190.00 - 210.00 | EUR 1,331.98 |
| 88792765 | [Etienne Tabourot] | Les Bigarrures et Touches du Seigneur des Accords, avec les Apophtegmes du sieur Gaulard... |
1608 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 1,040.95 |
| 88794619 | Pierre Masse / Pierre Node, Rene Benoist & Jean de Laillee | De l'imposture et tromperie des diables, devins, enchanteurs, sorciers - Declamation contre l'erreur |
1579/1578 | EUR 900.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 88581149 | [Giacomo Bosio], Jean Baudoin et Anne de Naberat | Histoire des chevaliers de l'Ordre de S. Jean de Jerusalem [Reliure aux armes de Brehan] |
1659 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 828.40 |
| 88832157 | Aristote / Louis Le Roy, dit Regius / Platon / Michel de Vascosan | Les Politiques d'Aristote, esquelles est monstree la science de gouverner le genre humain en toutes |
1568 | EUR 900.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 88805217 | Famiano Strada | Histoire de la Guerre de Flandre |
1644 | EUR 750.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 730.30 |
| 88839627 | Ovide / Antonio Tempesta / Pierre Du Ryer / Antoine de Sommaville | Les Metamorphoses divisees en XV livres. |
1660 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 70566995 | Osorio Jeronimo dit Osorius | Histoire du Portugal |
1587 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 88787991 | Alain Chartier | Les oeuvres de maistre Alain Chartier, secretaire des roys Charles VI & VII. Chroniques ... |
1617 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 88788341 | Francois Desrues | Les Marguerites francoyses, ou Thresor des Fleurs de bien-dire [reliure Belz-Niedree] |
1609 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 88742875 | Saint Augustin (Augustin d'Hippone, dit); Aymar Hennequin | Les Confessions de S. Augustin, Evesque d'Hippone en Afrique |
1626 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 350.98 |
| 88748405 | Etienne Pasquier | Les recherches de la France d'Estienne Pasquier.... |
1665 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 277.95 |
| 88791967 | Alexander Ross ; Thomas La Grue | Les religions du monde, ou Demonstration... religions & heresies de l'Asie, Afrique, Amerique... |
1668 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 245.25 |
| 88635881 | de Rosset | Histoires tragiques de notre Temps |
1632 | EUR 425.00 - 475.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 88830451 | Vincent Voiture | Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Vincent Voiture [reliure maroquin rouge] |
1658 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 224.54 |
| 88807815 | Henri Estienne | L'Introduction au Traite de la Conformite des Merveilles Anciennes avec les Modernes |
1579 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 86180457 | [Rapin] | La Comparaison de Platon et d'Aristote |
1671 | EUR 160.00 - 200.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 88742739 | Monsieur De Bensserade | Les Oeuvres De Monsieur De Bensserade |
1698 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 164.59 |
| 88363001 | Hugues de Lionne | Memoires de Monsieur de Lyonne au Roy |
1668 | Not Available | EUR 163.50 |
| 88827877 | Claude-Francois Menestrier | La Philosophie Des Images Enigmatiques |
1694 | Not Available | EUR 142.79 |
| 88313873 | [Boites a secrets] Conferences ecclesiastiques du diocese de Lucon |
1695 | Not Available | EUR 130.80 | |
| 67489905 | [Michel Mauduit] | Dissertation sur la Goutte, tant la chaude que la froide. Seconde edition, revue & augmentee |
1689 | Not Available | EUR 127.53 |
| 88589405 | Les vraies centuries et propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus |
1689 | EUR 280.00 - 310.00 | EUR 119.90 | |
| 68372539 | [Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras] | Testament politique de Jean-Baptiste Colbert |
1694 | Not Available | EUR 103.55 |
| 88827349 | Suetone; Bernard du Teil | L'Histoire des Empereurs romains, avec leurs portraits en taille douce |
1663 | Not Available | EUR 100.28 |
![<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.")
