De Baecque and Associes: Avignon and Comtat Venaissin: a historical collection, 174544, Lyon

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 02, 2026 - April 02, 2026

Page Size: 190 items in 8 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
104		Statuts de la cite d'Avignon, avec la convention d'Icelle latin et francois respondant par deux colonnes	Avignon	1698	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 78.00
105	Joseph-Marie Suares	Descriptiuncula Avenionis et comitatus Venaiscini, cum indice Geographico	Lugduni	1658	EUR 70.00 - 100.00	EUR 286.00
106	Teissier	Histoire des souverains Pontifes qui ont siege des Avignon	Avignon	1774	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 117.00
107	Jacques Valladier	Labyrinthe Royal de l'Hercule Gaulois triomphant sur le suite des Fortunes, Batailles, Victoires	Avignon	circa 1600	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 4,160.00
108	Claude de Vic; Joseph Vaissette	Histoire generale du Languedoc, Avec des notes et des pieces justificatives	Paris	1730-1745	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,950.00
109	Vincens	Voyage d'un gendarme de Luneville en Provence	Avignon	1788	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 260.00
111		Beautiful set of 12 volumes entitled on the spine "Documents sur Avignon et le Comtat Venaissin"		N/A	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,040.00
112		Beautiful set of 9 volumes, entitled on the spine of the binding "Documents sur Avignon et le Comtat Venaissin"		N/A	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 650.00
114		Good set of 7 vol. in-8°; havana half-basin, ribbed spine, cons. covers		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 104.00
115		A good set of 10 in-8° vol. half-basana, ribbed spine, cons. covers		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 65.00
116		Good set of about 80 plates, various offprints presented in a brief description		N/A	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 299.00
117		Set of 24 plates, various offprints presented in a summary description		N/A	EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 26.00
120	Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg	Cavalier view of Avignon Copper engraving, laid proof of a German edition		1572-1617	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 182.00
121	Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg	Cavalier view of Avignon Copper engraving, laid proof of a Latin edition		1572-1617	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 182.00
122	Baptiste Doetecomius	Map of Provence Copper engraving. Very fine proof on laid paper in old colors.		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 390.00
123	Abraham Ortelius	Geographical map including Gaulle Narbonnaise, the Duchy of Savoy and Comtat Venaissin		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 234.00
125	Anonymous	View of the city of Avignon, with the Popes' Palace in the foreground Very rare copper engraving.		early 17th century	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,105.00
126	Jacques AYROARD; Nicolas TASSIN	View of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 286.00
127	Jacques AYROARD	Map of the coast of Hyeres with the islands of Porquerolles, Port-Cros		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 416.00
128	Jean BONFA; Louis David	The Venaissin County by Reverend Father Bonfa of the Society of Jesus	Paris; Avignon	c. 1696; 1762	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 3,900.00
129	Louis CLAUSEAU	Very rare map of the Comtat Venaissin	Avignon	N/A	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,820.00
130	Vincenzo CORONELLI	Italian map of the Comtat Venaissin Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 390.00
131	Nicolas de FER	The County of Provence drawn up on the best memoirs Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 364.00
132	Nicolas de FER	The County of Provence Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 338.00
133	Nicolas de FER	Eastern part of the general government of Languedoc		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 130.00

Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.

Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.

Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.

Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.

Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.

June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.

Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950