Aste Bolaffi: Rare Books and Autographs, 61726, Roma
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 17, 2026 - June 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709 | Stoppani, Antonio | [Stoppani]. |
Milano | 1897 | Not Available | EUR 125.00 |
| 710 | Tallone, Alberto; Shakespeare, William; Perrault, Charles | [Tallone]. |
Firenze; Pescia | 1975; 1978; 1950; 1945 | Not Available | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 711 | [Tallone]. |
Torino | 1977; 1964; 1963 | Not Available | EUR 500.00 | |
| 712 | Manzoni, Alessandro; Machiavelli, Niccolo; Cardarelli, Vincenzo | [Tallone]. |
Parigi; Torino | 1948; 1952; 1969; 1971 | Not Available | EUR 3,200.00 |
| 713 | Albertazzi, Giorgio; Macario, Erminio | Albertazzi, Giorgio. |
1965 | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 714 | Almodovar, Pedro | Almodovar, Pedro. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 715 | Andress, Ursula | Andress, Ursula. |
1962 | Not Available | EUR 125.00 | |
| 716 | Anka, Paul | Anka, Paul. |
1987 | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 717 | Tognazzi, Ugo; Schiaffino, Rosanna; Pampanini, Silvana | [Attori italiani]. |
1964; 1960 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 718 | Valenti, Osvaldo; Dapporto, Carlo; Cervi, Gino; Brazzi, Rossano | [Attori italiani]. |
1957; 1941 | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 719 | Garbo, Greta; Temple, Shirley; Loren, Sophia; Bardot, Brigitte; Stone, Sharon; Binoche, Juliette | [Attrici]. |
1930; 1984 | Not Available | EUR 200.00 | |
| 720 | Aznavour, Charles | Aznavour, Charles. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 721 | Baker, Chet | Baker, Chet. |
1976 | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 722 | Baker, Josephine | Baker, Josephine. |
1969 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 723 | Balla, Giacomo | Balla, Giacomo. |
1941 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 724 | Bardot, Brigitte | Bardot, Brigitte. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 400.00 | |
| 725 | Bergoglio, Carlo | Bergoglio, Carlo. |
1932 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 726 | Bistolfi, Leonardo | Bistolfi, Leonardo. |
1908 | Not Available | EUR 150.00 | |
| 727 | Dylan Bob | Bob Dylan. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 150.00 | |
| 728 | Borboni Paola | Borboni, Paola. |
N/A | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 729 | Boult Adrian; van Otterloo Willem; Neel Boyd | Boult, Sir Adrian. |
London | 1963 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 730 | Bronson Charles | Bronson, Charles. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 100.00 | |
| 731 | Callas Maria | Callas, Maria. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 300.00 | |
| 732 | Callas Maria | Callas, Maria. |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 250.00 | |
| 733 | Caruso Enrico | Caruso, Enrico. |
1915 | Not Available | EUR 250.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.