Zwiggelaar Auctions: Books and Graphics, 35, Amsterdam

Auction Details

Auction Report
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
150 Zweig Stefan; Zweig Arnold; Wiechert Ernst; Rilke Rainer Maria; Morgenstern Christian

Zweig, Stefan. Fourteen titles: (1) Erinnerungen an Emile Verhaeren.

Vienna; Leipsig 1927; 1925 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 126.80
155 Achterberg Gerrit

Achterberg, Gerrit. "Autotyposcripts. Gedichten Gerrit Achterberg"

Amst.; Utr.; Bruss. 1951; 1946 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 228.24
156 Achterberg Gerrit

Achterberg, Gerrit. Eight titles: (1) Reiziger "doet" Golgotha

1943; 1949; 1945; 1946 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 177.52
157 Achterberg Gerrit

Achterberg, Gerrit. Three titles, incl. annotated copy of Hoonte

Amersf.; Amst. 1949; 1954; 1946 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 532.56
158 Beets Maria E.

Beets, Maria E. Six (unpublished) manuscript poems

Nijmegen 1892 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 278.96
159 Gerlach Eva; Bombay Cesar; Bouazza H.; Brusselmans H.; Cremer Jan; van Hattum J.

[Bibliophile] Nineteen titles: (1) Eva Gerlach. Lichaam

Antw.; Amst. 2010; 1980; 2006; 1995; 1980; 1962 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 152.16
160 Bilderdijk Willem; Pope Alexander

Bilderdijk, Willem. Convolute with 27 (rare) poems

Leipzig; Amst. 1789-1837; 1805; 1837 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 164.84
161 Werumeus Buning J.M.F.; Binnendijk D.A.M.

[Bindings] Werumeus Buning, J.M.F. De Wereld van den Dans

Amst. 1922; 1939 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 101.44
162 Binnendijk D.A.M.; Lousbergh F.J.H.; Gheon H.; Marsman H.; van Wessem C.; Michel E.

Binnendijk, D.A.M. Commentaar, with dedication to Martinus Nijhoff

Maastricht; Utrecht; Amst. 1931; 1920; 1926; 1929; 1931; 1929 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 114.12
163 Bloem J.C.; Achterberg G.; Hoorink E.

Bloem, J.C. Liefde (signed)

The Hague; 's-Gravenhage 1950; 1943; 1948 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 215.56
164 Boeken Hein; Terburch C.; Derkinderen A.J.

Boeken, Hein J. Verzen. Copy with signed dedication

Amst. 1920; 1902; 1889; 1896 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 228.24
165 Beversluis M.; Andersen Nexo M.; Plivier T.; Hodann M.; Cordan W.; van Leeuwen F.; Silone I.

Boekenvrienden 'Solidariteit', vols. 1 - 12

Hilversum 1934 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 EUR 126.80
166 Boon Louis Paul

Boon, Louis Paul. Boontjes 1959-1969

Antwerpen 1988-2015 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 126.80
167 Boon Louis Paul

Boon, Louis Paul. Lot of 23 works: (1) Wapenbroeders

Amsterdam; Amst.; Antw. 1955; 1952; 1956; 1957; 2004; 1976 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 329.68
168 Bordewijk F.; Elsschot W.

Bordewijk, F. Fourteen titles: (1) Mevrouw en meneer Richebois

Leiden; Amst. 1954; 1949; 1958; 1938 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
169 Bordewijk F.; Schendel A. van; Vestdijk S.

Bordewijk, F. Karakter

Rotterdam 1938; 1936; 1934 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 431.12
170 Bordewijk F.; Nijhoff M.; Leopold J.H.; Reve Karel van het; Bloem J.C.

Bordewijk, F. Verzameld werk, 13 vols. - and related collected works

The Hague; Assen; Maastr. 1982-1991; 1993 EUR 70.00 - 140.00 EUR 240.92
171 Boutens P.C.

Boutens, P.C. Gedichten, gekozen uit zijn lyrische werk van 1894-1929 (deluxe copy)

Haarlem; Amst. 1930; 1933 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 152.16
172 Boutens P.C.

Boutens, P.C. Stemmen

Amst. 1907; 1912 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 101.44
173 Boutens P.C.

Boutens, P.C. Verzamelde werken

Haarlem; The Hague 1943-1954 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 329.68
174 Boutens P.C.; Aischylos; Coster D.

Boutens, P.C. Verzen (with dedication)

Amst.; Rotterdam; Haarlem; Arnhem 1918; 1919; 1899; 1924 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 152.16
175 Bruggen Carry van

Bruggen, Carry van. Nine first editions: (1) Eva

1927; 1919; 1923; 1922 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 126.80
177 Buch Boudewijn

Buch, Boudewijn. Two letters to Bas Heijne

1980 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 215.56
178 Baeyens August L.; Ostaijen P. van

[Cantre, J.] Baeyens, August L. Zes Van Ostaijen-liederen. In memoriam Paul Van Ostaijen

Antwerp; Antwerps ND; 1931 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 152.16
179 Eekhoud G.; Perroteau A.

Cantre, J. Five titles ill. by Cantre: (1) Eekhoud, G. Les Sorciers de Borght

Niort 1929 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 190.20
  • 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.