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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.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,815.15 |
| Auction Date | November 10, 2024 - November 10, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 6,610.00 |
| Sale Number | #111024 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 8,725.00 |
| Total Lots | 98 | ||
| Sold Lots | 86 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 9,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 12,835.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90035799 | Ronald Reagan | Hand Signed Official Photograph Mounted along with a Brass Plague |
1982 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 90053575 | [Unknown] | Arabic manuscript |
1800 | Not Available | EUR 378.23 |
| 89975835 | Unconnu | Parchemin manuscrit Francais 47 pages XV siecle Signum Tabellionis |
1487 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 90087065 | Tractatus de Acribus Humanis / De Blasphemia / De peccatis / De legibus / De conscientia |
1600 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 292.12 | |
| 90083945 | (French Atelier) | Manuscript; rare Miniated Latin Manuscript, Leaf on Vellum - XV century |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 185.30 |
| 90070939 | Roland Barthes | Lettre autographe signee |
1975 | EUR 170.00 - 275.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 90201959 | [Signed] Anselm Kiefer | Bohmen liegt am Meer |
1995 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 90071699 | Unconnu | Parchemin manuscrit Francais XVI nomination Chapelain St. Nicolas Chateau de Beaufremont (Vosges) |
1579 | Not Available | EUR 164.59 |
| 90055541 | Gregorius Saracenus | Elegante Pergamena Storica in Cancelleresca con Marca di Padova |
1460 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 152.60 |
| 90169537 | Samurai-Familien der Minamoto & Taira, Kriegs-Adel | Handschrift Taktik & Kriegsfuhrung Kublai Khan, Gempei-Krieg 1180-1185, 2 Schlacht-Plane |
1680/1650 | Not Available | EUR 132.98 |
| 89131319 | Manuscript | Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century |
1350 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 131.89 |
| 90154999 | Bible - Chidusche Torat Mosche khydvshy tvrt mshh | Mount Sinai & Victim laws, Torah & Antique Bible Manuscript with many crowns, Deer Parchment |
1380/1350 | EUR 160.00 - 350.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 90174875 | Manuscript | Manuscript from a French Book of Hours - ca. 15th century |
1450 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 90160375 | sh@mvot Exodus, Ancient Hebrew Family Tree-Chronicles | Bible, Cain & Abel-Descendants, History of creation, The Fall of Man, b@'reshiyt: Bereschit, Calf |
1380/1350 | EUR 160.00 - 350.00 | EUR 126.44 |
| 90013781 | . | Pergamena -- Acquisto del Priore di Luriaco (Loury). |
1306 | Not Available | EUR 122.08 |
| 90145955 | Gregorianisches Gesangsblatt |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 120.99 | |
| 90240597 | Doge Pasquale Cicogna Capitanio Padova | Pasquale Cicogna Doge Bolla, Milizie 100 archibugieri subbugli Padova |
1591 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 90112485 | Federicus Figolinus | Pergamena storica con marche notarili multiple - XVI Secolo |
1551 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 90103435 | Schauspieler (siehe Liste) | 56 Portraitpostkarten alle eigenhandig signiert |
1970/1990 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 99.19 |
| 90226573 | Schottische Loge | Freimaurerbrief handschriftlicher Umschlag mit Freimaurer Wachssiegel |
1780 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 93.74 |
| 90000005 | Guillaume Lekeu | Lettre a Monsieur Bellon signee et datee par Guillaume Lekeu |
1893 | Not Available | EUR 92.65 |
| 90225937 | Bailleur | Parfaite Intelligence et de l'Etoile reunies (Federation Macon. Belge) - signed document |
1849 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 88.29 |
| 90013895 | Mulla Fathullah | Koran - Kashmir - An-Nisa |
1780 | Not Available | EUR 81.75 |
| 90226837 | Deutsche Freimaurerei | Freimaurerbrief in deutscher Kurrentschrift |
1781 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 77.39 |
| 89915951 | Giovanni Prati | Manoscritto autografo di tre pagine della poesia A Madamigella Matilde |
1850 | Not Available | EUR 76.30 |
![<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.")
