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
102277228	Le Baron Haussmann	Lettre autographe signee	1883	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 92.65
102281390	Isabel II	Firma Real	1848	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 94.83
102283378	Hafez	Diwan	1708	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 63.22
102284709	Herat	Qur'an	1590	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 187.48
102285176	Unknown	Quran - India (Bihar)	1425	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 197.29
102285239	Raymond Poincare [President de la Republique]	Lettre autographe signee	1929	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 32.70
102285485	Le Marechal Clarke [Premier Empire]	lettre signee en tant que Ministre de la Guerre	1817	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 32.70
102285851	Le Marechal de Randan [Ancien Regime]	ordre de logement de troupes de passage	1743	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 31.61
102286043	Le general Pichegru [Revolution francaise]	lettre signee	1795	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 75.21
102286446	Le general Custine [Revolution francaise]	lettre signee demandant une punition exemplaire	1783	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 98.10
102286642	(Revolution Francaise] Comite de Salut Public - Cambaceres , Merlin, Daunou	Laissez passer signe pour le Citoyen LaJonchere de Paris a Bruxelles	1795	EUR 350.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
102286654	Le Marechal Moncey [Premier Empire]	lettre signee au sujet de l'etat deplorable des troupes	1794	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 70.85
102286998	Le general Deprez Crassier [Revolution francaise]	lettre signee depuis le Quartier General de Strasbourg	1793	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 38.15
102287179	Le Marechal Mouton [Premier Empire]	lettre signee au Ministre de la Guerre	1815	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 70.85
102287323	Le Marechal Berthier [Premier Empire]	document signe avec tres belle vignette de l'Armee d'italie	1798	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 218.00
102287400	Benito Mussolini / Vittorio Emanuele III	Decreto militare autografo	1929	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 355.34
102287678	Guillaume Gonzague [duc de Mantoue]	lettre signee adressee au duc de Parme	1581	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 185.30
102287945	Francesco de Medicis	lettre signee adressee a la duchesse de Parme	1633	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 212.55
102288147	Francesco I d'Este	lettre signee au marquis Villa au sujet de strategies militaires	1649	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 119.90
102288432	Laura Martinozzi, duchesse de Modene [petite Mazarine]	lettre signee adressee au marquis Villa	1670	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 103.55
102288674	Charles-Emmanuel III [roi de Sardaigne]	document signe au sujet d'une de ses galeres	1752	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 174.40
102288711	.	Diario personal o notas privadas con encuadernacion en oro	1990	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
102288953	Marie-Isabelle d'Espagne [reine des Deux-Siciles]	lettre autographe signee	1833	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 93.74
102289242	Charles-Felix de Savoie [roi de Sardaigne]	tres beau brevet signe	1830	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 119.90
102290308	Manuscrito	Ano 1781. Mayorazgo en Cintruenigo, Navarra. 35 paginas manuscritas.	1781	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 51.23

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