Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction Pre-1700, 32726, LA Assen,

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 27, 2026 - March 27, 2026
Page Size: 70 items in 3 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
102130453 John Bulwer

Arnthropometamorphosis: Man Transform'd: Or, The Artificial Changing Historically Presented in the

1653 EUR 2,200.00 - 3,200.00 Not Sold
102130568 Tiberio Malfi

Il Barbiere di Tiberio Malfi da Monte Sarchio barbiere, e consule dell'arte in Napoli.

1626 EUR 2,800.00 - 3,900.00 Not Sold
102130621 Benjamin Jonson

The Workes of Benjamin Jonson.

1640 EUR 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
102137830

[Biblia hebraica] - Hebrew Pentateuch / in private bindings for the sephardic family Pardo Aghib

1726 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,071.00
102143684 John Gerard

The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes.

1633 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
102157011 Democritus Junior [Robert Burton]

The Anatomy of Melancholy What it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes, &

1676 EUR 1,100.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
102157205 Claude-Francois Milliet Dechales

The Elements of Euclid Explain'd, in a new, but most easie method, Together with the use of every

1685 EUR 1,100.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
102157288 Richard Carew of Antoine

The Survey of Cornwall.

1602 EUR 1,600.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
102157363 Sir William Petty

Political Arithmetick, Or, A Discourse Concerning The Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings;

1691 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
102158917 Petrarca

Il Petrarcha di Vellutello

1538 EUR 1,700.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 1,635.00
102168587 Jacob Cats

Emblemata-Buch, Alle De Wercken Soo Oude Als Nieuwe Van Den Herr Jacob Cats Ridder, Oudt

1700 EUR 1,100.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
102172492 [Caspar Guthel (auch Kaspar Guttel)] / [Hans Brosamer] (illustration)

Ein trostliche Sermon: wess sich der Christenmensch hab am todtbette zu halte...

1523 EUR 150.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 201.65
102176393 Francesco Barozzi

Cosmographia in quatuor libros distributa / Illustrato

1585 EUR 1,700.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
102185324 Jacopo Strada / Bernard Salomon / Andreas Gessner

Epitome Thesauri Antiquitatum (Summary of the Treasures of Antiquities)

1557 EUR 1,500.00 - 3,900.00 Not Sold
102196065 Oswald Gabelkover

Artzneybuch

1599 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 Not Sold
102199251 Johannes Stoffler

Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii

1594/1601 EUR 2,100.00 - 2,600.00 Not Sold
102199259 Petrus Andreas Matthiolus

Kreutterbuch des hochgelehrten und weitberuhmten Herrn D. Petri Andreae Matthioli

1590 EUR 3,200.00 - 3,900.00 Not Sold
102201941 Rembertus Dodonaeus

Cruydt-Boeck

1608 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,700.00 Not Sold
102203265 G. v. Broekhuizen, Francois Eudes de Mezeray / Jan en Casper Luyken

[PRINT-BOOKS] Chronyk van Vrankryk - goudbedrukt perkament / alle 62 bladgrote kopergavures

1685 EUR 750.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
102204570 C. vander Linde(n) / Romeyn de Hooghe

[HAND-COLORED PRINTS] Leven en Daaden Johannes Sobietzki. [EN] Poolsche en Hungarische Koningen

1685 EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,199.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’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, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste 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 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old 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 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950