Zwiggelaar Auctions: Books and Graphics, 35, Amsterdam

Auction Details

Auction Date: June 15, 2026 - June 19, 2026

Page Size: 2516 items in 101 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
100	Hadj-Hamou Abdelkader	[Algerian literature] Hadj-Hamou, Abdelkader. Zohra, la Femme du Mineur	Paris	1925	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
101		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Eighteenth century. Twenty vols. of the series		1952-1983	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 304.32
102		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Middle Ages, 16th and 17th cent. 29 vols. of the series		1950-1984	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 329.68
103		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Nineteenth century, Romanticism. Seventeen vols. of the series		1950-1988	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 215.56
104		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Realism and Symbolism (19th cent.). 33 vols. from the series		1948-1982	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 228.24
105		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Twelve vols. of the series		1951-1993	EUR 70.00 - 140.00	EUR 190.20
106		[Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] Twentieth century, incl. existentialism. 33 vols. of the series		1951-1992	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 278.96
107	Thackeray William Makepeace	[Bindings] Thackeray, William Makepeace. Works	London	1869-1886	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 405.76
108	Vollard Ambroise	[Bonnard, P.] Vollard, Ambroise. Le Pere Ubu a l'hopital/ Le Pere Ubu a l'Aviati	Paris; Zurich	1918; 1919	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	EUR 114.12
109	Breton Andre	Breton, Andre. L'Amour fou	Paris	1937; 2003	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 126.80
110	Dorat; Boccace	Brunelleschi (ill.), two titles: (1) Dorat. Les Baisers	Paris	1947; 1934	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	EUR 101.44
111	Burroughs William	Burroughs, William. The naked Lunch, first issue	Paris	1959	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 608.64
112	Christie Agatha	Christie, Agatha. Ten Little Niggers	Aylesbury; Harmondsworth; Mitcham	1958	EUR 70.00 - 140.00	EUR 126.80
113	Christophe Lucien; Hellens F.; Collin I.	Christophe, Lucien. Hommage a Albert Giraud (copy with dedication)	Brussels; Paris; Antwerp	1920; 1926; 1928; ND	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
114	Williams T.; Cocteau Jean; Benoit P.	Cocteau, Jean. Two titles: (1) Williams, T. Un Tramway nomme Desir	Paris; Brussels	1949; 1929; 1935	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	EUR 152.16
115	Damen Herman; Clavin H.	[Concrete poetry] Subvers. Tijdschrift voor (onder meer) konkrete po et cie	IJmuiden; Utrecht	1971-1974	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 278.96
116	McCarthy Cormac; Lee Harper; Roth Philip; Auster Paul; Proulx Annie	English literature, fourteen titles	New York; Boston; London	2006; 2015; 2006; 2005; 2011	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	EUR 88.76
117	Lewis C.S.; Greene G.; Fleming I.; Wallace Edgar; Miller Arthur; Forester C.S.; Dahl R.; Shelley P. Byssche; Whitman Walt; Joyce James	English literature. Fourteen vols.: (1) Lewis, C.S. The Four Loves	London; Melbourne	1960; 1955; 1965; 1953; 1892; 2002	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 126.80
118	Notovitch Nicolas	[Fine bindings] Notovitch, Nicolas. La Vie inconnue de Jesus-Christ	Paris	1894	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
119	Schwob Marcel; Fini Leonor; Dedieu J.-C.; Pleynet M.	[Fini, Leonor] Schwob, Marcel and Leonor Fini. Le Livre de Monelle	Paris	1976; 1980; 1987	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 190.20
120	Forrest G.F.	Forrest, G.F. Misfits: A Book of Parodies	Oxford	1905	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 101.44
121	France Anatole	France, Anatole Two titles: (1) Balthasar	Paris	ca. 1890-1900; 1909	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	EUR 101.44
122	Cendrars Blaise; Giono J.; Green J.; Clair Rene; Bloch J.-R.; Troyat H.; Jouhandeau M.; Aveline C.; Arnoux A.; Fargue L.-P.; Duhamel G.	French literature. Eleven signed titels: (1) Cendrars, Blaise. Ajourd'hui		1931; 1929; 1926	EUR 125.00 - 250.00	EUR 177.52
123	Marsan Eugene; Supervielle J.; Colette; Dereme T.; Montherlant H. de; Fort P.; Montfort E.	French titles, fourteen titles (partly w. dedications in pen): (1) Marsan, Eugene. Les Cannes	Paris	1923; 1926; 1928	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 355.04
124	Duhamel Georges; Cendrars Blaise; Epstein J; Drieu la Rochelle; Salmon A; Hellens F; Bove E; Cocteau J; Fabre L	French titles, lot of fourteen: (1) Duhamel, Georges. Des Legendes, Des Batailles	Paris	1907; 1929; 1921; 1934	EUR 70.00 - 140.00	EUR 101.44

Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7

Sotheby’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, 2026

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500

Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000

Forum, 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.