Christian Hesse Auktionen: Modern Art, Valuable Books, Special: Artists’ Books of the 20th Century, 33, Hamburg
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395 | J[ohann] N[epomuk] Hummel | J[ohann] N[epomuk] Hummel. Ausfuhrliche theoretisch-practische Anweisung zum Piano-Forte-Spiel, 1828 |
Wien | 1828 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 396 | Salomon Gessner | Salomon Gessner. Schriften. 1772 |
Zurich | 1772 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 397 | Johann Wilhelm Gleim | [Johann Wilhelm Gleim]. Das Huttchen. 1794 |
Halberstadt | 1794 | EUR 550.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 398 | J[ohann] W[olfgang von] Goethe | J[ohann] W[olfgang von] Goethe. Stella. 1776 |
Berlin | 1776 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 868.00 |
| 399 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe. Neue Schriften. 1792–1800 |
Berlin | 1792–1800 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,480.00 |
| 400 | Eugen Neureuther | Eugen Neureuther. Randzeichnungen zu Goethes Balladen und Romanzen. 1831 |
Munchen, Stuttgart und Tubingen | 1831 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 248.00 |
| 401 | Friedrich Holderlin | Friedrich Holderlin. Gedichte. 1826 |
Stuttgart und Tubingen | 1826 | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 402 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Trauerspiele. 1772 |
Berlin | 1772 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 620.00 |
| 403 | Georg Christoph Lichtenberg | Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Vermischte Schriften. 1800–1806 |
Gottingen | 1800–1806 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,488.00 |
| 404 | Adolf Schrodter | Adolf Schrodter. Sechs Bilder zum Don Quixote. Ausgabe No. I. 1863 |
1863 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 372.00 | |
| 405 | Theodor Fontane | Theodor Fontane. Eigenhandiger Brief mit Unterschrift. 1894 |
Berlin | 1894 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 406 | Theodor Fontane | Theodor Fontane. Effi Briest. 1895 |
Berlin | 1895 | EUR 750.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,488.00 |
| 407 | Gustave Dore | Gustave Dore. La Menagerie Parisienne. 1854 |
Paris | 1854 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 408 | Jacques Gondar | Jacques Gondar. Chroniques Francoises, 1830 |
Paris | 1830 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 372.00 |
| 409 | J. J. Grandville | J. J. Grandville. Suite de 120 gravures 1837 |
Paris | 1837 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 496.00 |
| 410 | J. J. Grandville | [J. J.] Grandville. Cent proverbes. 1845 |
Paris | 1845 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 372.00 |
| 411 | Tony Johannot | Tony Johannot – [Alain Rene] Le Sage. Le Diable boiteux, 1842 |
Paris | 1842 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 496.00 |
| 412 | Silvio Pellico | Silvio Pellico. Mes prisons, 1844 |
Paris | 1844 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 413 | Robert Louis Stevenson | Robert Louis Stevenson. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 1886 |
London | 1886 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,232.00 |
| 414 | Heinrich Schliemann | Heinrich Schliemann. Eigenhandiger Brief mit Unterschrift. 1878 |
Paris | 1878 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,364.00 |
| 415 | Heinrich Schliemann | Heinrich Schliemann. Zwei eigenhandige Briefe mit Unterschrift. 1883-1886 |
1883-1886 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,728.00 | |
| 416 | Sophie Schliemann | Heinrich Schliemann – Sophie Schliemann. Eigenhandiger Brief und eigenhandige Visitenkarte, beide mi |
Athen | 1890 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 806.00 |
| 417 | Leo Klenze | Leo Klenze. Ueber das Hinwegfuhren plastischer Kunstwerke aus dem jetzigen Griechenland 1821 |
Munchen | 1821 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 418 | Karl Baedeker | [Karl] Baedeker. Algerien. 1909 |
Leipzig | 1909 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 558.00 |
| 419 | Carl Sonntag jun., Leipzig – Festschrift zur Feier des 500jahrigen Bestehens der Universitat Leipzig |
Leipzig | 1909-1910 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
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