Catawiki B. V.: Literature & Illustrated Books Auction, 32026b, LA Assen,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 20, 2026 - March 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100811736 | J. R. R. Tolkien / Tove Jansson | Bilbo -- en hobbits aventyr |
1962 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 101530956 | William Sansom; Lucian Freud | The Equilibriad |
1948 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 101849217 | Andre Breton / Josef Sima | Nadja |
1935 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 223.45 | |
| 101896779 | Matthaeus Merian | Todten Tanz wie derselbe in der lobl. u. Welt-beruhmten Stadt Basel / La Danse des Morts |
1744 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 101896793 | Rudolph und Conrad Meyer | Die menschliche Sterblichkeit unter dem Titel Todten-Tanz |
1759 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,636.09 | |
| 101945078 | J. M. Barrie/Arthur Rackham | Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
1906 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 197.29 | |
| 101951326 | F. Hadland Davis; Evelyn Paul | Myths & Legends of Japan |
1912 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 79.57 | |
| 101951399 | INSCRIBED; Uriel Birnbaum | In Gottes Krieg. Sonette. |
1921 | EUR 325.00 - 375.00 | Not Sold | |
| 101953736 | J.R.R Tolkien | 1965 Lord of the Rings Trilogy 1st editions 14th/11th/11th |
1965 | EUR 950.00 - 1,050.00 | EUR 1,199.00 | |
| 101965006 | n.a. | [PROVINENZ] Reineke Fuchs |
1817 | EUR 3,900.00 - 4,300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 101986728 | Friedrich Schiller (editor) / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and others | Der Musen-Almanach fur das Jahr 1796 |
1795 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 163.50 | |
| 101987003 | Charles Dickens | Our Mutual Friend. In Two Volumes. |
1865 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 94.83 | |
| 101999024 | Robert Frost | [Signed] Collected Poems |
1930 | EUR 900.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 515.57 | |
| 102019034 | Daniel Defoe | The Life And Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Of York, Mariner ... |
1772 | EUR 325.00 - 375.00 | Not Sold | |
| 102021531 | Lewis Carroll/Arthur Rackham | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
1907 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 283.40 | |
| 102034464 | Lewis Caroll | Alice's Adventures Under Ground |
1886 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 858.92 | |
| 102035550 | Signed, Lemony Snicket / Brett Helquist | A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning |
2003 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 70.85 | |
| 102036763 | Christopher Golden; Tim Lebbon; James A. Moore | Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed (by all of the contributors and the editors) and lettered |
2008/2009 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold | |
| 102036768 | Signed, Brian Keene, Russell Dickerson | SCRATCH [Traycased Hardcover Lettered First Edition of 26 signed by Author] |
2010 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 102039685 | Vasnetsov, Nesterov, Roerich, Bogdanov-Bel'skii, Goriushkin-Sorokopudov, Vereshchagin, Makovsky | Rus'. Dien' russkoi kul'tury. |
1926 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 119.90 | |
| 102040257 | Signed; Roberto Saviano | Gomorra |
2006 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
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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