Zisska and Lacher: Books and Graphics, 87, Munich
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 21, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | H. T. Ashby | 5 Books, including: My Diary to the Adriatic 1902 |
1902–07 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 27 | Brau Tagebuch |
Frankfurt | 1919–1924 | EUR 240.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 28 | Declaration of Renunciation by Johannes Blinot, Canon of Braunschweig Cathedral regarding feudal rights in Vallstedt near Braunschweig |
Braunschweig | 1343 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 29 | Kaufbrief |
Brixen | 1511 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | EUR 292.60 | |
| 30 | Leopold V., Erzherzog von Osterreich-Tirol (1586-1632) | Mandate |
Innsbruck | 1631 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 31 | Register of the Linen Weavers’ Guild in Wasserburg am Inn |
Wasserburg | 1642–91 | EUR 240.00 - 350.00 | EUR 611.80 | |
| 32 | Maximilian Philipp, Herzog von Bayern-Leuchtenberg (1638-1705) | Peutl-Lehen-Brief |
1679 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 159.60 | |
| 33 | Johann Georg III., Kurfurst von Sachsen (1647-1691) | Pass |
Bautzen | 1680 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | Collection of ca. 100 documents on the history of the Dietrichstein noble family |
1660–1923 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 35 | Ferdinand Wilhelm, Metzger von Meggenburg, Pfalzgraf zu Salzburg (wohl um 1615/20 nach 1682) | Dispensation for Johann Tobias Paumgartner |
Passau | 1682 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 159.60 |
| 36 | Johann Georg III., Kurfurst von Sachsen (1647-1691) | Letter |
Lausnitz | 1687 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | Ludwig XIV., Konig von Frankreich (1638-1715) | Letter of appointment for De Cuvey |
Versailles | 1689 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 146.30 |
| 38 | Rechnung uber die sambtliche Einkunfften undt Aussgaben of the Imperial and Royal Free Mining Town of Schlakenwaldt |
Schlaggenwald | 1706–1814 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | EUR 558.60 | |
| 39 | Doctorate certificate from the University of Padua |
Padua | 1742 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 798.00 | |
| 40 | Ludwig XV., Konig von Frankreich (1710-1774) | Dispense d'age et de parentes for Marie Jean-Baptiste Claude Henin de Cherel |
Versailles | 1773 | EUR 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 41 | Gustav Braun | XII. Briefe uber die Kronbegleitung von Nurnberg nach Frankfurt am Main |
Nuremberg | c. 1790 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,394.00 |
| 42 | Johannes Vogel | Wald-Rechnung uber samtliches aus denen Gemeinen Waldungen between the town of Wachenheim and the villages of Gonnund and Friedelsheim |
Wachenheim | 1794; 1795; 1797; 1798 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 43 | Collection of 2 album amicorum and 6 album cases |
ca. 1800–1860 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | EUR 518.70 | ||
| 44 | A. Neithardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831) | Autograph letter, December 20, 1816; Autograph letter, January 27, 1826 |
Erdmannsdorf; Berlin | 1816; 1826 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 585.20 |
| 46 | Jean Paul F. Richter (1763-1825) | Autograph page with the inscription |
Dresden | 1822 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | 3 certificates of admission to New York Masonic lodges |
New York | 1824 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 7,315.00 | |
| 48 | Maximilian I. Joseph, Konig von Bayern (1756-1825) | Decree regarding claim of Franz Seraph Widnmann |
Munich | 1824 | EUR 180.00 - 280.00 | EUR 399.00 |
| 49 | Lease agreement for mill and lands in favor of John Rees |
Monmouth | 1824 | EUR 160.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 50 | Collection of approximately 45 notarised copies of deeds |
Burvenich | 1826–44 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 133.00 | |
| 51 | Jerome Bonaparte (1784–1860); Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837); Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1778–1846); Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822–1891) | Collection of four letters from the Bonaparte family |
1831–52 | EUR 240.00 - 350.00 | EUR 319.20 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’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, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste 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 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old 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 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950