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Vermot de Pas: ART BOOKS - AN ANTIQUARIAN'S LIBRARY - CHAPTER 2: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

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Auction Name	ART BOOKS - AN ANTIQUARIAN'S LIBRARY - CHAPTER 2: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS	Total Sales (EUR)	26,875.80
Auction Date	May 26, 2025 - May 26, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	12,520.00
Sale Number	#163116	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	17,950.00
Total Lots	363
Sold Lots	197.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	22,190.00
% of Lots Sold	54.27%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	31,010.00
Unsold Lots	166	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	86.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
49	Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre de COROT, Catalogue raisonne et illustre, Floury Editeur, 1905 - Volumes I, II, III and IV	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,260.00
18	Catalog raisonne: Robert Schmit, Eugene BOUDIN, Paris 1973 - Volumes I, II III	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,134.00
225	Catalog raisonne : M. G. DORTU, TOULOUSE-LAUTREC et son oeuvre, Collectors Editions, New-York, 1971 Volumes I to V	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 882.00
73	Catalog raisonne Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul DUFY, catalog raisonne of watercolours, gouaches and pastels, Editions Louis Carre Cie, 1982 Volumes I II	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 819.00
41	Collection of works on Marc CHAGALL: exhibition catalog: Marc CHAGALL, exhibition at the Grand Palais in 1969-1970, Reunion des musees nationaux	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 756.00
97	Set of two books: G. Serret and D. Fabiani, Armand GUILLAUMIN, catalog raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, Editions Mayer, Paris	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 693.00
228	Catalog raisonne Paul Petrides, The Complete Works of Maurice UTRILLO, Paul Petrides editeur Volumes I to IV	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 693.00
74	Catalog rasonne Maurice Laffaille, Raoul DUFY, Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, Editions Motte, Geneva, 1976 Volumes I, II III	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 630.00
162	Catalog raisonne Christian Parisot, MODIGLIANI, Drawings, watercolors, Giorgio and Guido Guastalla, Graphis Arte, 1990 Volume I (copy numbered 539 of 2000) ...	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 567.00
95	Catalog raisonne Albert GLEIZES, Anne Varichon, Somogy Editions d'art, Paris 1998 Volumes I II In a box	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 378.00
159	Set of three books on MIRO : Jacques Dupin, MIRO graveur, Daniel Lelong Editeur Volume II, 1961-1973	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 378.00
167	Catalog raisonne Daniel Wildenstein, MONET, Bibliotheque des Arts, Geneve Volume I: 1840-1881, Paintings Volume II: 1882-1886, ...	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 378.00
231	Paul Petrides, The Complete Works of Suzanne VALADON, Compagnie francaise des Arts Graphiques, Paris, 1966	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 378.00
213	Francois Daulte, Alfred SISLEY, catalog raisonne of painted works, Editions Durand-Ruel, 1959	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 352.80
330	Catalog raisonne Maurice Brazil PRENDERGAST and Charles PRENDERGAST, Williams College Museum of Art, Prestel, 1990	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 352.80
33	Set of books on Mary CASSATT: Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Mary CASSATT, a catalog raisonne of the oils, Pastels, Watercolors and drawings, Smithsonian	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 315.00
124	Set of books and exhibition catalog on the artist Achille LAUGE including: Achille LAUGE, Le point, la ligne, la lumiere, Silvana Editoriale (exhibition catalog)	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 315.00
153	Claude Duthuit, Henri MATISSE, catalog raisonne des ouvrages illustres etabli avec la collaboration de Francoise Garnaud, Paris, 1988	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 302.40
51	Catalog raisonne: Robert Fernier, The Life and Work of Gustave COURBET, Wildenstein Foundation, The Art Library, 1978: Volume I: 1819-1865; Volume II: 1866-1877	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 277.20
125	Daniel Marchesseau, Marie LAURENCIN, 1883-1956, catalog raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, Editions du Musee Marie Laurencin, Japon, 1986 In a slipcase	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 277.20
43	Robert Chatin, Victor CHARRETON, Life and works, Robert Chatin (publisher)	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 252.00
61	Theodore Reff, Edgar DEGAS, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1976 Volumes I II	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 252.00
211	Set of books on Georges SEURAT: Henry Dorra and John Rewald, SEURAT, L'oeuvre peint, Biographie et catalog critique, Les Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1959	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 252.00
59	Set of two books on DALI: Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, DALI, Le dur et le mou, Sculptures objets, Eccart, 2003	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 226.80
70	Catalog raisonne Rodolfo de Sosa, Oscar Dominguez, The Painted Works, Volume I, Edition Euroarte	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 226.80

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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