Aguttes: Rare Books & Antiquarian Manuscripts, 177621, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 22, 2026 - April 22, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Victor Segalen (1878-1919) | MANUSCRIT autographe, Kan-Sou T’ong tche |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 221 | Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) | POEME autographe signe « P. Verlaine », L’Apollon de Pont-Audemer |
1864 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,560.00 | |
| 222 | Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) | POEME autographe, « Je blasphemais »… |
1893 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,040.00 | |
| 223 | Jules Verne (1828-1905) | L.A.S. « Jules Verne » |
1897 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,170.00 | |
| 224 | Boris Vian (1920-1959) | L.A.S. « Boris Vian » (brouillon) |
1950 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,170.00 | |
| 225 | Franz Werfel (1890-1945) | POEME autographe, Anrufung |
c. 1913 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 390.00 | |
| 226 | Emile Zola (1840-1902); Georges Charpentier | L.A.S. « Emile Zola » |
1876; 1889; 1875 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 227 | Emile Zola (1840-1902) | L.A.S. « Emile Zola » |
1882 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 520.00 | |
| 228 | Emile Zola (1840-1902) | L.A.S. « Emile Zola » |
1894 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 468.00 | |
| 229 | Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) | MANUSCRIT autographe, 10e lecon |
c. 1872-1875 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,900.00 | |
| 230 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955) | L.S. « A. Einstein » |
1949 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,550.00 | |
| 231 | Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) | L.S. « Sigm » |
1924 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,820.00 | |
| 232 | Rodolfo Guimaraes (1866-1918) | 47 L.A.S. « Rodolphe Guimaraes » |
1891-1917 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 233 | Philipp von Lenard (1862-1947) | MANUSCRIT autographe signe « Philipp Lenard, Dr. phil. », Uber die Electricitat der Wasserfalle |
1892 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,560.00 | |
| 235 | Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) | 2 L.A.S. « Albert Schweitzer » |
1953; 1955; 1958; 1960; 1962 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,040.00 | |
| 236 | Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse; Potier de Morais; Nicolas Lercari | 1 P.S. et 2 affiches |
1678; 1709; 1741 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 130.00 | |
| 237 | Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Dombes; Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise; Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Conde; Gabriel-Marie de Talleyrand, comte de Perigord; Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthievre; Philippe de Noailles, prince de Poix | L.A.S. et 5 P.S. |
1750; 1757; 1777; 1784; 1787; 1790 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 195.00 | |
| 239 | Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince Napoleon (1822-1891) | 9 L.A.S. « Napoleon » ou « Nap » et une L.S. avec 8 lignes autogr. |
1859 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 260.00 | |
| 240 | Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589) | L.S. « Caterine » |
1570 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,300.00 | |
| 241 | Charles VIII (1470-1498) | L.S. « Charles » |
1496 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 243 | Charles I (1600-1649) | L.A.S. « Charles R » |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,160.00 | |
| 244 | Alexandre comte de Girardin; Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orleans; Adelaide d'Orleans | 5 P.S. |
1820; 1825; 1837; 1839 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 260.00 | |
| 245 | Louis-Henri-Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Conde (1756-1830) | L.A.S. « LHJ de Bourbon » |
1820 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 260.00 | |
| 246 | Charles-Genevieve de Beaumont, chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810) | L.A.S. « La Chre D’Eon » |
1780 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 520.00 | |
| 247 | Ferdinand II d'Aragon (1452-1516) | P.S. « Yo El Rey » |
1478 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 520.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’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, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, 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.