• Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy

ALDE: Old and 19th century books - From the Daniel Morcrette library & to various enthusiasts, 110624, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 06, 2024 - November 06, 2024
Page Size: 346 items in 14 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ARIOSTO (Lodovico).

Orlando furioso.

Venise 1580 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 625.00
2 AYRAULT (Pierre).

Des procez faicts au cadaver, aux cendres, a la memoire, aux bestes brutes, choses inanimees, et aux contumax.

Angers 1591 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,500.00
3 BARTHELEMY L'ANGLAIS.

Opus de rerum proprietatibus.

Nuremberg, 1519 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 750.00
4 BIBLIA SACRA.

Veteris et Novi Testamenti, secundum editionem vulgatam.

Bale 1578 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 875.00
5 BOUCHET (Jean).

Les Anciennes et modernes genealogies des roys de France, et mesmement du roy Pharamond, avec leurs epitaphes et effigies.

Paris, 1541 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 875.00
6 [BOUCHET (Jean)].

Triomphes du tres-chrestien, tres puissant et invictissime roy de France Francois premier de ce nom, contenant la difference des Nobles.

Poitiers 1550 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,000.00
7 [BRETAGNE].

Coustumes, establissemens et ordonnances du pays et duche de Bretaigne.

S.l.n.n. Rennes, 1528 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
8 BUCHANAN (George).

Jephte, ou le Voeu, tragedie traduite du latin par Florent Chrestian. DES MASURES (Louis). David combatant, David triomphant, David fugitif, Tragedies sainctes.

Paris, 1587. 1587 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
9 CALVIN (Jean).

Le Premier -- Second] livre des Commentaires sur les Actes des apostres.

Geneve 1552-1554 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
10 DIODORE DE SICILE.

Sept livres des Histoires nouvellement traduyts de grec en francoys.

Paris 1554 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,375.00
11 [DOLCE (Lodovico)]. NICETAS CHONIATE et NICEPHORE GREGORAS.

Historia degl' imperatori greci... Amendue tradotte da M. Lodovico Dolce, et riscontrate co' testi greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli.

Venise 1569 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 500.00
12 FILELFO (Francesco).

Orationes cum aliis opusculis.

Venise 1496 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
13 FLEUR DES COMMANDEMENS DE DIEU (La).

Avec plusieurs exemples et auctoritez : extraictes tant de sainctes escriptures que daultres docteurs et bons anciens peres.

Paris 1525 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 563.00
14 GALARD-TERRAUBE (Gaillard de).

Vray discours des choses plus necessaires et dignes d'estre entendues en la cosmographie.

Lyon 1567 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 813.00
15 [HENRI IV].

La Vie, moeurs et deportemens de Henry Bearnois, soy disant roy de Navarre : descrite fidelement depuis sa naissance jusques a present.

Paris 1589 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,875.00
16 [HEURES].

Fragment de livre d'heures a l'usage de Paris.

Paris vers 1425-1450 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 9,375.00
17 [HURAULT (Michel)].

Quatre excellens discours sur l'estat present de la France.

S.l.n.n., 1595 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
18 [L'ESPINE DU PONT-ALAIS (Jean de)].

Contreditz du prince des sotz autrement dit Songecreux.

Paris 1532 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 500.00
19 [MABRIAN].

Histhoire singuliere & fort recreative contenant la reste des faitz & gestes des quatre filz Aymon Regnault Allard Guichard et le petit Richard, et de leur cousin le subtil Maugis...

Paris vers 1525 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 45,000.00
20 MATTHIEU (Pierre).

Esther, tragedie.

Lyon 1585 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
21 NICAISE DE VOERDA.

Arborum trium consanguinitatis, affinitatis cognationisque spiritualis lectura notatu digna.

Cologne 1502 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,000.00
22 NICOLAS DE BLONIE.

Tractatus sacerdotalis utilissimus : de sacramentis et divinis officiis...

Paris 1525 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,500.00
23 ORTA (Garcia da).

Aromatum et simplicium aliquot medicamentorum apud Indos nascentium historia.

Anvers, 1567 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,125.00
24 PARADIN (Guillaume).

Histoire de notre tems.

Paris 1558 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,625.00
25 PLAUTE.

Comoediae viginti.

Anvers 1588 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500