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Morton Subastas: Christmas Antiques and Books Auction

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Auction Name	Christmas Antiques and Books Auction	Total Sales (MXN)	308,115.00
Auction Date	December 05, 2024 - December 05, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	297,000.00
Sale Number	#17307	High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	399,000.00
Total Lots	63
Sold Lots	16	Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	1,656,000.00
% of Lots Sold	25.40%	High Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	2,195,000.00
Unsold Lots	47	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	14.04%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
316	GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC (CONDE DE BUFFON)	HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE BUFFON		MXN 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	MXN 98,400.00
326	ALFRED BRIQUET	VISTAS DEL FERROCARRIL MEXICO-VERACRUZ		MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00	MXN 44,280.00
97	GERMAN GEDOVIUS	AUTORRETRATO		MXN 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	MXN 30,750.00
279	MARIANO AZUELA	LOS DE ABAJO, NOVELA (CUADROS Y ESCENAS DE LA REVOLUCION MEXICANA)	1916	MXN 25,000.00 - 30,000.00	MXN 24,600.00
321	ALEXANDRE JEAN NOEL (PINTOR) FRANZ HEGI (GRABADOR)	VUE DE MEXICO	CA. 1830	MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00	MXN 22,140.00
331	DUQUE DE OTRANTO	EL REGISTRO DE LOS TRESCIENTOS	1951	MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 17,220.00
313	ALEJANDRINA TREVINO MADERO	RECETAS DE COCINA	1933-1939	MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	MXN 13,530.00
306	YNCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA	HISTOIRE DES YNCAS, ROIS DU PEROU; CONTENANT LEUR ORIGINE, DEPUIS LE PREMIER YNCA MANCO CAPAC, LEUR ETABLISSEMENT, LEUR IDOLATRIE, LEURS SACRIFICES, LEURS LOIX, LEURS CONQUETES; LES MERVEILLES DU TEMPLES DU SOLEIL; & TOUT ''ETAT DE CE GRAND EMPIRE, AVANT	1704	MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
324	BENJAMIN WEST KILBURN	VISTAS ESTEREOSCOPICAS DE MEXICO	CA. 1873	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,995.00
288	MAXIMILIANO DE HABSBURGO	ACTA DE LA INSTALACION DE LA ACADEMIA IMPERIAL DE CIENCIAS Y LITERATURA DE MEXICO. CREADA POR DECRETO EL 10 DE ABRIL DE 1865	1866	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
269		CINCO PESOS	1906	MXN 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 6,765.00
293	JUAN NEPOMUCENO RIVAS, PEDRO ALMEIDA	MANIFIESTO DEL CONGRESO DEL ESTADO LIBRE DE YUCATAN A LOS HABITANTES DE LOS ESTADOS DE LA CONFEDERACION MEJICANA	1824	MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 6,150.00
291	FELIX ZU SALM-SALM	QUERETARO. BLATTER AUS MEINEM TAGEBUCH IN MEXICO. NEBST EINEM AUSZUGE AUS DEM TAGEBUCHE DER PRINZESSIN AGNES ZU SALM-SALM	1868	MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 5,535.00
160		ALBUM DE DIBUJOS	SIGLO XIX	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
338		PAR DE FOTOGRAFIAS DE LA PAREJA IMPERIAL	SIGLO XIX	MXN 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
315		NUEVO COCINERO MEXICANO EN FORMA DE DICCIONARIO QUE CONTIENE TODOS LOS PROCEDIMIENTOS EMPLEADOS EN LA ALTA, MEDIANA Y PEQUENA COCINA; LA LISTA NORMAL DE LOS PLATILLOS QUE DEBEN COMPONER LAS DISTINTAS COMIDAS, QUE CON VARIEDAD DE NOMBRE SE HACEN EN EL DIA;	1888	MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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