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
180 Cantre Joseph

[Cantre, J.] Jaakske met zijn fluitje

Antw. 1933 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 481.84
181 Cantre J

[Cantre, J.] Mededelingen van het Karel van de Woestijne-Genootschap

Antwerps; Bussum 1933-39; 1926 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 126.80
183 Claus Hugo

Claus, Hugo. Fourteen titles: (1) Mijn honderd gedichten

Amst.; Antw.; Eindh.; Aalst; Amstelveen 1986; 1987; 1988; 1985; 1989 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 304.32
184 Claus Hugo

Claus, Hugo. Lot of 29 titles: (1) Van de koude grond

Antw.; Amst. 1978; 1994; 1979; 2004; 1968 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 329.68
185 Claus Hugo; Vinkenoog S

Claus, Hugo. Lot of ca. 80 works by/ on Hugo Claus,

Amst.; Antw.; London; Paris 1956; 1965; 1988; 1994; 2008; 2011; 1996; 196.; 2000 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 329.68
186 Claus Hugo

Claus, Hugo. Nineteen titles: (1) De hondsdagen

Amst. 1952; 1973; 1965; 1983; 1950 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 126.80
187 Claus Hugo

Claus, Hugo. Seven titles: (1) Herbarium

Leuven; Gent; Amst. 2001; 2000; 1999 EUR 70.00 - 140.00 EUR 114.12
188 Claus Hugo

Claus, Hugo. Sixteen titels: (1) Oostakkerse gedichten

Antwerpen; Aalst 1956; 1953; 1985 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 139.48
189 Coopman Theophiel; Hiel Emanuel

Coopman, Theophiel. Gedichten en Gezangen (copy with dedication)

Antwerps; Gent 1879; 1894 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
190 Couperus Louis

Couperus, Louis. (1) De boeken der kleine zielen

Amst. 1901-1903; 1911; 1915 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 329.68
191 Couperus Louis

Couperus, Louis. De stille kracht

Amst. 1900 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 304.32
192 Couperus Louis; Couperus Elizabeth

Couperus, Louis. Eight titles: (1) De Verliefde Ezel

Rotterdam; Amst. 1918; 1906 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 164.84
193 Couperus Louis

Couperus, Louis. Eight titles: (1) Wereldvrede

Amst. 1895; 1902; 1911 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 164.84
194 Couperus Louis

Couperus, Louis. Nippon

's-Gravenhage 1925 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 177.52
195 Couperus Louis

Couperus, Louis. Williswinde. 1887

Amst. 1887; 1899 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 EUR 405.76
196 Cremer Jan

Cremer, Jan. Three promotion posters 'Ik Jan Cremer' and pamphlet "Op beschadigde poten lopen"

Amst. 1959 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 139.48
197 Crone C.C.S.

Crone, C.C.S. (1914-1951). Drie in de pan. Verhalen

Maastricht 1942 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 431.12
198 Rinsema Evert

[De Stijl] Rinsema, Evert. Wat ik dacht

Assen 1947 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 EUR 126.80
199 Schendel Arthur van; Shakespeare

[Deluxe copies] Schendel, Arthur. van. (1) Blanke Gestalten

Amst. 1923; 1910 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 355.04
200 Derkinderen Antoon J.

Derkinderen, Antoon J. (1859-1925) Letter to Jan van Wijk (1890-1923)

Davos 1922 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
201 Deyssel Lodewijk van

Deyssel, Lodewijk. van. Verzamelde werken

Amst. ca. 1920 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 EUR 88.76
202 Emants Marcellus

Emants, Marcellus (ed.) De Banier

Haarlem 1875-80 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 126.80
203 Burssens Gaston; Ostaijen P. van

[Expressionism] Burssens, Gaston. 12 Nigger-Songs

Antwerpen; Wilrijk-Antwerpen 1946; 1935; 1928; 1931 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 101.44
204 Claus Hugo; Hermans W.F.; Carmiggelt S.

Fifteen titles: (1) Claus, Hugo. Vrijdag, signed copy

Amst. 1970; 1956 EUR 70.00 - 120.00 EUR 126.80
205 Boutens P.C.

[Fine binding] Boutens, P.C. Gedichten, gekozen uit zijn lyrische werk van 1894-1929

Haarlem 1930 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 824.20
  • 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.