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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h. -
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.
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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) | 7,635.45 |
| Auction Date | October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,135.00 |
| Sale Number | #103024 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 10,560.00 |
| Total Lots | 42 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 15,760.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 18,545.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.17% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89492241 | Guillaume Rondelet | L'histoire entiere des poissons |
1558 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,962.00 |
| 89382939 | Jean Leger | Histoire generale des eglises evangeliques des vallees de Piemont ou vaudoises |
1669 | EUR 1,700.00 - 1,900.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 89492957 | Sebastien Michaelis | Histoire admirable de la possession et conversion d'une penitente, seduite par un magicien |
1613 | EUR 950.00 - 1,050.00 | EUR 719.40 |
| 89492195 | Jean Boccace | Le Philocope |
1555 | EUR 950.00 - 1,050.00 | EUR 610.40 |
| 89361643 | Le Sieur De Ceriziers | Les annees Francoises ou les campagnes de Louis XIV |
1658 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 383.68 |
| 89421319 | Martin & Guillaume du Bellay | Les Memoires de Messire Martin du Bellay [...] jusques au trespas du Roy Francois premier |
1571 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 304.11 |
| 89412193 | Le Sieur De Mezeray | Abrege chronologique ou extraict de l'histoire de France |
1668 | Not Available | EUR 222.36 |
| 89458051 | Eustache le Noble | Abra-Mule ou l'Histoire du dethronement de Mahomet IV. |
1697 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 88981603 | Clement Marot / Theodore de Beze / Jean Calvin | La Bible de la Rochelle |
1606 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 212.55 |
| 89663379 | Duc de Rohan | Memoires sur les Choses Advenues depuis la mort de Henri V jusqu'a la paix de 1629. Voyage en Italie |
1638 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 88382437 | Aristote / Thomas D'Aquin | "Atlas" De l'utilite de la Physique - L'ordre des tables de la Physique |
1695 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 89698747 | Jean-Francois Pommeraye | Histoire de l'abbaye royale de S. Ouen de Rouen (.) abbayes de Ste Catherine et de St Amand |
1662 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 135.16 |
| 89498803 | Le Mercure hollandois, contenant les choses les plus remarquables de toute la Terre, arrivees en |
1676 | Not Available | EUR 125.35 | |
| 89044483 | Louis Isaac Le Maistre de Sacy | Les deux premiers livres des Rois |
1684 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 89387211 | Brebeuf | La Pharsale de Lucain / Guerres civiles de Cesar et de Pompee |
1659 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 89625087 | Jean Antoine de Vera et Figueroa | Histoire de l'emperevr Charles Qvint |
1662 | Not Available | EUR 86.11 |
| 89664111 | Dominique Bouhours | La maniere de bien penser dans les ouvrages d'esprit. Dialogues |
1687 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 71.94 |
| 89467611 | Charles Revel | L'usage des pays de Bresse, Bugey, Valmorey et Gez, leurs statuts, stil et edits |
1665 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 67.58 |
| 89661219 | Nicolas Payen | Les voyages de Monsieur Payen, Lieutenant General de Meaux. Descriptions d'Angleterre Suede |
1668 | Not Available | EUR 67.58 |
| 88905975 | Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac | Lettres choisies du Sr de Balzac |
1658 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 65.40 |
| 89362295 | Nicolas Fontaine | Vie des prophetes avec des reflexions tires des SS. Peres |
1685 | Not Available | EUR 65.40 |
| 89426749 | Blaise Pascal | Les Provinciales ou les lettres ecrites par Louis de Montalte a un provincial de ses amis |
1685 | Not Available | EUR 65.40 |
| 89130607 | Bernard Lamy | Entretiens sur les Sciences dans lesquels on apprend comme l'on se doit servir des Sciences ... |
1694 | Not Available | EUR 59.95 |
| 89323003 | Francois Farin | Histoire de la ville de Rouen |
1668 | Not Available | EUR 54.50 |
| 89380369 | R.P.I. Crasset | La douce et sainte mort |
1681 | Not Available | EUR 49.05 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
