Finarte: Books and Manuscripts, 52526, Rome
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balbo Prospero (1762–1837) | Autographed letters |
Turin | 1813; 1814 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 264.00 |
| 2 | Borromeo Carlo | Holographic letter |
Arona | 1584 | EUR 3.50 - 4.50 | EUR 6,600.00 |
| 3 | Brancati Vitaliano | Autographed article |
1930 | EUR 240.00 - 280.00 | EUR 528.00 | |
| 4 | Capuana Luigi | The Virgin King |
1887 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 858.00 | |
| 5 | Capuana Luigi | Autographed and signed letters |
1908 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 528.00 | |
| 6 | Cartosio Tomaso; D'Annunzio Gabriele; Guanetti Gino; D'Agata Federico | N Books, including: Letters between Tomaso Cartosio and Professor Ernesto Villa |
Fiume | 1919-1921 | EUR 800.00 - 1.20 | EUR 1,056.00 |
| 7 | Caruso Bruno (1927–2018) | The Story of the Infamous Column |
Milan | 1986 | EUR 1.50 - 2.00 | EUR 1,980.00 |
| 8 | d'Ovidio Francesco; Cilea Francesco | Photo with dedication; Photo with dedication |
Rome | 1940; 1941 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 9 | Giachery Emerico | Montalian revisions |
Rome | 1996 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 66.00 |
| 10 | Giuseppe Guglielmina | Signed autograph letter |
Borgosesia | 1923 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 12 | Instructions to be followed by the Doctor of the Royal Bathing Establishment of Acqui |
Turin | 1844 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | Marinetti Filippo Tommaso | Signed autograph letter |
Milan | 1921 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 435.60 |
| 14 | Marinetti Filippo Tommaso | Drawn signature |
1930 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 1,056.00 | |
| 15 | Marinetti Filippo Tommaso | Autograph letter to Capuana |
Milan | 1910 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 792.00 |
| 16 | Montessori Maria | Letter with exercises and drawing |
1940 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 778.80 | |
| 17 | Montessori Maria | 2 Letters |
1949 | EUR 3.00 - 5.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | Montessori Maria | Handwritten letter |
Noordwyk | 1949 | EUR 3.00 - 5.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Montessori Maria | Handwritten letter |
1949 | EUR 1.00 - 2.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Narration of the events between the people of Genoa and the Austrian troops residing in its surroundings on 10 December 1746 |
1746 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 224.40 | ||
| 21 | Pirandello Luigi | Two typewritten letters |
Rome | 1934 | EUR 2.00 - 3.00 | EUR 3,696.00 |
| 22 | Casini Francesco Maria | Sermon of an unpublished Advent |
Rome | 1700 | EUR 120.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | Report to Pope Leo XII |
1824 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 105.60 | ||
| 24 | Rey Guido | Letters |
Turin | 1922; 1927 | EUR 280.00 - 320.00 | EUR 528.00 |
| 25 | Ungaretti Giuseppe | Les pierreries ensoleillees |
Paris; Udine | 1919 | EUR 20.00 - 22.00 | Not Sold |
| 26 | Ungaretti Giuseppe | Letter to Marthe Roux |
Udine | 1958 | EUR 1.50 - 2.50 | Not Sold |
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