Catawiki B. V.: Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700, 40126a, LA Assen,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 29, 2026 - March 29, 2026

Page Size: 148 items in 6 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
96740305	Marcel Pagnol	Lettre autographe signee au sujet du "Chateau de ma mere"	1951	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 395.67
97164553	Maurice Chevalier	Photographie signee	1942	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 66.49
101451733	Alexandrine Zola, epouse d'Emile Zola	Lettre autographe signee a Monsieur Thyebaut	1887	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
101722506	Jerome Bonaparte	lettre autographe signee a sa fille la Princesse Mathilde au sujet de l'empereur Alexandre Ier	1846	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 168.95
101820232	Coran	1 feuillet de Coran manuscrit persan, moghol, Safavide.	1650/1600	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 92.65
101820244	Coran	1 feuillet de Coran manuscrit persan, moghol, Safavide.	1650/1600	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 55.59
101820247	Coran	1 feuillet de Coran manuscrit persan, moghol, Safavide.	1650/1600	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 20.71
101820253	Coran	1 feuillet de Coran manuscrit persan, moghol, Safavide.	1650/1600	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 33.79
101926078	N.N.	[BOEKBAND AMSTERDAM] - aantekeningenboek	1750	EUR 500.00 - 550.00	Not Sold
102150223	[MANOSCRITTO ANONIMO]	De Olimpiade	1680	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 152.60
102208005	Valentina Maurizi (Collaboratrice dell'Opera Nazionale Montessori)	Lettera autografa (1947) - Il ritorno di Maria Montessori in Italia - a M.A. Paolini	1947	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 10.90
102215812	Manoscritto	Fam. Frigerio, Ordine militare manoscritto del Monte di Genselle – Stato Sabaudo – Brigadiere	1711	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 40.33
102216051	Achille Vannucci	Supplica a Leopoldo II Gran Duca di Toscana	1852	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 5.45
102221223	Erudique ethiopien	Fragment en velin d'une large bible d'Ethiopie manuscrite	1800	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 78.48
102221279	Inconnu	Double folio manuscrit coranique - style calligraphique " Swahili " - Afrique de l'Est	1800	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 3.27
102225350	Cascais-Villa Italia- 1960 Re Umberto II di Savoia (in esilio)	Biglietto di auguri di buon natale 1959 e buon anno 1960- Villa Italia Cascais- autografato dal Re	1960	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 43.60
102225634	Notaire Francais	Lotto Pergamene Atti Giuridici Sigilli Archivi Nobilta Francia Parchemins Noblesse Francaise	1779/1704	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 29.43
102233163	Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996) [musicista e compositore austriaco]	Lettera e cartolina con testi e firme autografi	1985	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 147.15
102236899	Alphonse Daudet	Lettre autographe signee	1890	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 83.93
102237139	Alphonse de Lamartine	Lettre autographe signee	1841	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 49.05
102238287	Leconte de Lisle	Lettre autographe signee a Madame Foucque - Academie Francaise & Politique	1886	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
102240438	US WWII Naval Air Corps vet - Ray O. Brooks	Signed this Photo with Beckett COA	1943	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 49.05
102240956	Alexandre Dumas, fils	Lettre autographe signee	1890	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 171.13
102241066	Theodore Botrel [La Paimpolaise]	Lettre autographe signee	1910	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 59.95
102241218	Jules Michelet	Lettre autographe signee	1869	EUR 225.00 - 275.00	EUR 38.15

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