• Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
  • Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • Leland Little, May 21: Signed Artist Proof of the Monumental G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
    Leland Little, May 21: Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett.
    Leland Little, May 21: Two Issues of The Vagrant, Including the First Appearance of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" in Number Eleven.
    Leland Little, May 21: Rare First Printing of Anne of Green Gables, With ALS from the Author.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, In First Issue Jacket.
    Leland Little, May 21: The Limited Paumanok Edition of The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman.
    Leland Little, May 21: Beautifully Bound Limited Flaubert Edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Bonaparte's Celebrated American Ornithology, With Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Rare Complete Set of Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, With Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: Invitation to the Lincoln-Johnson National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Scarce Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name.
    Leland Little, May 21: Picasso's Le Goût du Bonheur, Limited Edition.
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Gonnelli Casa DAste: Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts - Session 1

Auction Reports

Auction Name Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts - Session 1 Total Sales (EUR) 117,252.00
Auction Date March 11, 2025 - March 11, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 25,080.00
Sale Number #58a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 25,080.00
Total Lots 86
Sold Lots 80 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 29,400.00
% of Lots Sold 93.02% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 29,400.00
Unsold Lots 6 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 398.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
29

Propositionibus [Auctoritates] universalibus Aristotelis. Non datato, ma XVI secolo circa.

1500 EUR 360.00 - 360.00 EUR 13,860.00
27

Manoscritto di astrologia medica contenente anche il Tractatus hermetis de judiciis e il testo di Guillelmus Anglicus dal titolo De urina non visa. La data 20 ottobre 1463, Padua e posta in fine al secondo fascicolo manoscritto.

1463 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 12,600.00
26

Libro d'ore acefalo. Probabilmente meta del XV secolo.

1450 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 9,450.00
39

La vera / dichiaratione o / spiegatione filoso / fiche dell'arte aurifica [...]. Non datato, ma fine XVII secolo circa.

1690 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 9,450.00
18 Donizetti Gaetano

Donizetti Gaetano, Abbozzo musicale autografo dall'opera L'elisir d'amore. Non datato, ma inizio 1832.

1832 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 6,930.00
21 Liszt Franz

Liszt Franz, Dedica autografa su spartito per pianoforte Rapsodies Hongroises (solo Quinta rapsodia). Vienne, Haslinger 1853. Plate number 1157. Dedica datata 1878.

1878 EUR 700.00 - 700.00 EUR 6,300.00
47

Grande Corano Bukharese. Bukhara, all'epoca "Emirato di Bukhara", oggi Uzbekistan, 1046 AH (= 1638 d.C.) al colophon, ma pseudoepigrafo: copiato tra 1830 e 1850 ca.

1830 EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,300.00
64 Bot Oswaldo [pseud. di Barbieri Osvaldo]

Bot Oswaldo [pseud. di Barbieri Osvaldo], Mostra di ferroplastica del pittore Oswaldo Bot. S.l.: s.e., s.d. [i.e. 1933 ca.].

1933 EUR 800.00 - 800.00 EUR 4,536.00
41

Secreti bellissimi della Alchimia e di diverse curiosita. Non datato, ma XVIII secolo.

1700 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 3,276.00
43

Miscellaneum Astronomico-cabalisticum [...] cum dissertatione de vera cabala et aljis Numericis inventionibus nec non secretis varjis et quidem certis ac probatis in Medica omnibus ingenio prediti [...]. Frater Joannes a Cento Conc.or Capuccinus. Datato 1

1767 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 3,024.00
31 Varchi Benedetto

Varchi Benedetto, Bened. Varchi al Tribolo scultore et al Bronzino dipintore amicissimi suoi. SEGUITO DA: Delle trasformazioni di Publio Ovidio Nasone libro XIII tradotto in lingua latina. Lettera di accompagnamento datata 1 maggio 1539.

1539 EUR 240.00 - 240.00 EUR 2,268.00
49

Manoscritto magico birmano (Parabaik). Myanmar, forse provincia dello Shan, XIX-XX secolo.

1900 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 2,268.00
48

Copia manoscritta dello "Hajj di Maymuna", nobildonna pellegrina alla Mecca. Autore: Anonimo scriba per conto di Maymuna bint Muhammad bin 'Abdallah az-Zardali. Probabilmente La Mecca, fine XIX--inizio XX secolo.

1900 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,512.00
32

Libro di piante del Convento della Sant.ma Nunziata di Firenzuola [...]. Datato 1591.

1591 EUR 700.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,386.00
22 L'vov [Lvoff] Aleksey Fyodorovich

L'vov [Lvoff] Aleksey Fyodorovich, Dedica autografa di L'vov su libro, con spartito musicale, del primo inno nazionale russo. Dedica datata 1855.

1855 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 1,260.00
40

Raccolta miscellanea contenente testi di carattere letterario e scientifico. XVII secolo-XVIII secolo.

1700 EUR 180.00 - 180.00 EUR 1,260.00
2

Raccolta di oltre 380 fotografie all'albumina che ritraggono luoghi di Firenze -- Fratelli Alinari. Fine XIX secolo.

1890 EUR 220.00 - 220.00 EUR 1,134.00
15 Celan Paul

Celan Paul, Biglietto autografo firmato, inviato ai coniugi Ufer, Roma. Datato 20 aprile 1965, Parigi.

1965 EUR 700.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,071.00
6

Liber Amicorum. Anni '20-'30 del XX secolo.

1930 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 945.00
10 Carducci Giosue

Carducci Giosue, 2 sonetti autografi firmati e 1 lettera autografa inviata a Barbera. Lettera datata 28 marzo 1871, Bologna.

1871 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 945.00
73 Farfa (pseud. di Vittorio Tommasini)

Farfa (pseud. di Vittorio Tommasini), Poema del candore negro. Milano: La Prora, 1935.

1935 EUR 240.00 - 240.00 EUR 945.00
28

Raccolta di 9 pergamene. Datate 1228-1861.

1500 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 882.00
69 Corra Bruno [pseud. di Ginanni Corradini Bruno]

Corra Bruno [pseud. di Ginanni Corradini Bruno], Sam Dunn e morto. Milano: Alpes, 1928.

1928 EUR 280.00 - 280.00 EUR 882.00
70 Depero Fortunato

Depero Fortunato, Lettera autografa firmata. Datata Rovereto 9 dicembre 1932.

1932 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 882.00
17 D'Annunzio Gabriele

D'Annunzio Gabriele, Ritratto fotografico su passe-partout con lunga dedica autografa firmata. Datata 1928.

1928 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 819.00
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli
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    Antique prints, paintings and maps
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    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
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