Rossini: Stamps, Antique and Modern Books and Autographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Stamps, Antique and Modern Books and Autographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 74,059.00 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 30,346.00 |
| Sale Number | #157473 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 45,145.00 |
| Total Lots | 344 | ||
| Sold Lots | 216 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 74,001.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.79% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 112,145.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 128 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | Set of various maps: |
EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 7,688.00 | ||
| 70 | [LA MESANGERE]. Journal des dames et des modes. |
1797-1838 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 7,440.00 | |
| 200 | DANTE ALIGHIERI | The Divine Comedy Hell, Purgatory, Paradise |
EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,852.00 | |
| 107 | BUFFON (Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de). | Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi |
1749-1788 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,480.00 |
| 144 | Estates General of 1789, set bound in 20 volumes |
EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 2,108.00 | ||
| 83 | [TOPFFER]. | Histoire de Mr Crepin. Autographed by Frutiger, Geneva |
1837 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,984.00 |
| 101 | BIBLE. - Figures from the New Testament. |
1559 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,984.00 | |
| 249 | FURUKAKI Tersuro, illustrations by BUFFET Bernard | Paris de mon coeur |
1961 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 1,984.00 |
| 169 | APOLLINAIRE Guillaume | Secret poems |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,860.00 | |
| 84 | [TOPFFER]. | History of Mr Jabot. Geneve |
1833 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,612.00 |
| 68 | GALERIE DES MODES ET COSTUMES FRANCAIS, dessines d'apres nature, graves par les plus celebres artistes en ce genre, et colories avec le plus grand soin par Madame Le Beau |
1778 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,240.00 | |
| 325 | RABELAIS. | Gargantua. Toulon, Les Bibliophiles de Provence |
1955 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,240.00 |
| 136 | La Picardie historique et monumentale. |
EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 1,178.00 | ||
| 317 | REGIONALISM - AMIENS and PICARDY | Set of various collections and paperback books |
EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 1,178.00 | |
| 204 | DELACROIX Eugene | Journey to Morocco |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,116.00 | |
| 310 | NODIER Charles, TAYLOR Baron Justin, CAILLEUX Alphonse de | A picturesque and romantic journey through Old France |
EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 967.20 | |
| 75 | RILLIET (Horace). | Mobile column in Calabria in 1852. |
s.d. | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 930.00 |
| 246 | FORET Joseph - Bernard BUFFET | Selected pages from the fantastic voyages of Cyrano de Bergerac |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 892.80 | |
| 92 | DAUDET (Alphonse). | L'Arlesienne |
1928 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 806.00 |
| 74 | PALFYN (Jean). | Description anatomique des parties de la Femme, qui servent a la generation ; avec un Traite des monstres, de leurs causes, de leur nature, & de leurs differences. |
1708 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 781.20 |
| 6 | In one box, a Rugby themed collection: |
EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 744.00 | ||
| 79 | [TOPFFER]. | History of Albert by Simon de Nantua. Geneve |
1845 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 744.00 |
| 105 | BOUCHARDON. | Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple ou Les Cris de Paris |
1737 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 744.00 |
| 282 | LAMARCK (Jean-Baptiste Monet, chevalier de). | Encyclopedie methodique Botanique. Edition Amarca 1989-1997. In-4 in 10 volumes. |
EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 744.00 | |
| 232 | RABELAIS Francois | Gargantua and Pantagruel |
EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 682.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
