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Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
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Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: World. Van Geelkercken (N.), Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis..., circa 1618. £4,000-6,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Moll (Herman). A New Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain..., circa 1715. £2,000-3,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Churchill (Winston S.). The World Crisis, 5 volumes bound in 6, 1st edition, 1923-31. £1,000-1,500Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860. £1,500-2,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, 6 volumes in 3, 1st quarto ed, 1855-56. £1,500-2,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de, 1900-1944). Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras), 1942. £10,000-15,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Austen (Jane, 1775-1817). Signature, cut from a letter, no date. £7,000-10,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, with wraparound band, 1932. £4,000-6,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937. £3,000-5,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Princess by the Sea (from Irish Fairy Tales), circa 1920. £4,000-6,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, Walter Crane's copy, 1894. £3,000-4,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: King (Jessie Marion, 1875-1949). The Summer House, watercolour. £4,000-6,000 -
Fonsie Mealy’s
Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
18th June 2025Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde. -
Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
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Galerie Bassenge: Literature and Book Illustration, 17th-19th Century
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature and Book Illustration, 17th-19th Century | Total Sales (EUR) | 153,267.20 |
| Auction Date | April 09, 2025 - April 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 98,410.00 |
| Sale Number | #125LIT | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 98,410.00 |
| Total Lots | 337 | ||
| Sold Lots | 167 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 177,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 49.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 177,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 170 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | Steiner, Rudolf | Theosophie |
1904 | EUR 10,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 40,960.00 |
| 1774 | Hobbes, Thomas | Leviathan |
1651 | EUR 12,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 16,000.00 |
| 1543 | Einbande. | Durchbrochener, ziselierter und feuervergoldeter Silbereinband |
1740 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,096.00 |
| 1542 | Sammlung Hans Furstenberg | 6 Prachteinbande |
1683-1743 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 1645 | Lavater, Johann Caspar | Physiognomische Fragmente |
1775-1778 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 1524 | Castelli, Ignaz Franz | Zerrbilder menschlicher Thorheiten und Schwachen |
1818 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 1597 | Harsdorffer, Georg Philipp | Der Grosse Schauplatz Jammerlicher Mordgeschichte |
1649-1650 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 1819 | Comenius, Johann Amos | Orbis visibilis in latina |
1768 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 1559 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von | Schriften |
1787-1790 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 1746 | Sammelband mit 9 seltenen, illustrierten Volksbuchausgaben |
(um 1850)-1870 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,048.00 | |
| 1797 | Nietzsche, Friedrich | Die Geburt der Tragodie |
1872 | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 1678 | Novalis | Schriften |
1802 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 1791 | Kant, Immanuel | Zum ewigen Frieden |
1795 | EUR 350.00 - 350.00 | EUR 1,664.00 |
| 1636 | Kleist, Heinrich von | Die Schlacht bei Fehrbellin |
1822 | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,536.00 |
| 1574 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von | Sechzehn Tafeln zu Goethe's Farbenlehre |
1842 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |
| 1768 | Fichte, Johann Gottlieb | Ueber den Begriff der Wissenschaftslehre |
1794 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |
| 1770 | Gassendi, Pierre | Syntagma philosophiae Epicuri |
1659 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |
| 1579 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von | West-oestlicher Divan |
1819 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,280.00 |
| 1788 | Kant, Immanuel | Traume eines Geistersehers |
1766 | EUR 350.00 - 350.00 | EUR 1,216.00 |
| 1794 | Lambert, Johann Heinrich | Anlage zur Architectonic, oder Theorie des Einfachen und des Ersten |
1771 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,216.00 |
| 1660 | Logau, Friedrich von | Salomons von Golaw Deutscher Sinn-Getichte Drey Tausend |
1654 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 1,152.00 |
| 1760 | Baumgarten, Alexander Gottlieb | Aesthetica |
1750 - 1758 | EUR 750.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,152.00 |
| 1771 | Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich | Encyklopadie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse |
1817 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,152.00 |
| 1608 | Herder, Johann Gottfried | Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschheit |
1784-1791 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,088.00 |
| 1501 | Abenteurer auf der Eisenbahn, Der | Ein Blatt fur angenehme Unterhaltung |
1849-1850 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,024.00 |
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
