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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.: Exclusive Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Exclusive Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 41,540.99 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2024 - October 20, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 40,740.00 |
| Sale Number | #102024c | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 67,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 39 | ||
| Sold Lots | 30 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 50,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.92% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 80,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 51.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88662791 | Francesco Castelli | Per la facciata del Duomo di MIlano |
1654 | EUR 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 5,995.00 |
| 89394619 | Tito Livio | Deche di Tito Livio vulgare historiate |
1493 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 5,123.00 |
| 88919317 | Mitelli | L' Enea vagante |
1663 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,924.00 |
| 89032081 | Franzoni Agostino | Nobilta' di Genova |
1636 | EUR 3,300.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,052.00 |
| 89159135 | Valturio | De Re Militari |
1535 | EUR 1,900.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,398.00 |
| 88918747 | Pozzo Andrea | Perspectiva Pictorum |
1758/1764 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,071.00 |
| 84198997 | Sardi | Corona Imperiale dell'Architettura Militare |
1618 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 1,744.00 |
| 88919043 | Alciati Andrea | Emblemata |
1621 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,689.50 |
| 88992771 | Camilli / Porro | Imprese Illustri |
1586 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,300.00 | EUR 1,502.02 |
| 88484649 | Leon Battista Alberti / Cosimo Bartoli | L'architettura di Leon Battista Alberti tradotta in lingua fiorentina da Cosimo Bartoli |
1565 | EUR 1,700.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,417.00 |
| 88949921 | Virgilio / Robortelli | Universum Poema (Bound w:) Aristotelis de arte Poetica |
1555/1558 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 89127381 | Perotto Niccolo' | Cornucopiae |
1527/1526 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,091.09 |
| 88949873 | Pomodoro | La Geometria Prattica |
1624 | EUR 1,900.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,033.32 |
| 88386539 | Anton Francesco Doni | I mondi del doni |
1552 | EUR 800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 89031141 | Ariosto Lodovico | Orlando Furioso |
1603 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 88389461 | Giulio Strozzi | La Venetia edificata poema eroico di Giulio Strozzi. Con gli argomenti del sig. Francesco Cortesi |
1624 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 88524491 | Anton Francesco Doni | La zucca del Doni |
1551 | EUR 900.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 88529877 | Giovan Battista Tasgresti | La vera e falsa astrologia, con l'aggiunta della vera, e falsa chiromanzia |
1683 | EUR 800.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 88991757 | Domenico Mora | Il Soldato di Domenico Mora |
1570 | EUR 700.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 512.30 |
| 88763651 | Aquiles Estaco | Inlustrium Viror Ut Exstant in Urbe Expressi Vultus |
1569 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 465.43 |
| 88528899 | M. Lodovico Dolce | Il Petrarca, nuovamente revisto et ricorrecto da M. Lodovico Dolce. [unito a:] Annotationi di Giulio |
1560 | EUR 450.00 - 800.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 88588585 | Felini Da Cremona | Trattato nuovo dell',alma citta di Roma - Felini |
1625 | EUR 400.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 89129797 | Vimercati | Horologi Solari |
1567 | EUR 850.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 453.44 |
| 89090687 | Francesco Alunno | La fabrica del mondo... Dante Petrarca Boccaccio lessicografia lexicography Italian Literature |
1557 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 446.90 |
| 84333545 | Sigonio | De Antiquo Iure Italiae Libri Tres |
1560 | EUR 450.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 425.10 |
![<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.")
