Catawiki B. V.: Literature & Illustrated Books Auction, 53126b, LA Assen,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 31, 2026 - May 31, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102665382 | Veronica Micle | Poesii |
1887 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | Not Sold | |
| 102992435 | Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev | Die Erste Liebe by Iwan Turgenjew |
1923 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 131.89 | |
| 103357013 | Jose Saramago | Ensaio sobre a Cegueira |
1995 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103357466 | Jose Saramago | Historia do Cerco de Lisboa |
1989 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103455314 | Umberto Eco | The Island of the Day Before Umberto Eco - The Island of the Day Before - Signed Limited Edition - |
1995 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103479462 | RAR - EA - Charles Dickens; J. C. Leech | Der Weihnachtsabend |
1844 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 253.97 | |
| 103520037 | TAYLOR, Ann, Editor | The Minor's Pocket Book, For the Youth of Both Sexes. Unique, read description. |
1801 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103520044 | William Shakespeare | Set with 8 Shakespeare's play |
1734/1735 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 655.09 | |
| 103541488 | Dante Alighieri; Mario Donizetti | La Commedia (Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso) Edizione Monumentale FMR – 3 Volumi con Bassorilievi in |
2004 | EUR 1,700.00 - 1,900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103556157 | Atwood, Margaret | The Handmaid's Tale (Publisher's Proof) |
1986 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103572345 | Alexandre Pouchkine; Ivan Bilibine | Сказка о золотом петушке (123 ans ) |
1903 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103601036 | La Tauromaquia |
1970 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 725.94 | ||
| 103605458 | J. F. E. Albrecht | Friedrich von Zollern und seine schone Else |
1793/1794 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103613148 | Pope, Alexandre | Œuvres diverses de Pope [ format in- quarto ] [texte en francais- anglais & complete en 8 /8] |
1780 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103614292 | Robert Frost | [Signed] Collected Poems |
1930 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103635268 | Publio Terenzio Afro; Niccolo Macchiavelli; Albrecht Durer; Fritz Kredel | OFFICINA BODONI – "Andria" – Giovanni Mardersteig |
1971 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103649179 | Benito Perez Galdos | La de los tres tristes destinos |
1907 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 599.50 | |
| 103653613 | Jacinto Benavente | Teatro. Tomo primero |
1968 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103657549 | Arnaud Berquin | The Looking-Glass for the Mind; or, Intellectual Mirror. |
1787 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103662870 | Publius Vergilius Maro [Virgil] / Christian Gottlob Heyne (editor) / Johann Dominik Fiorillo | P. Virgilii Maronis Opera varietate lectionis et perpetua adnotatione illustrata a Chr. Gottl. Heyne |
1789/1787 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 240.89 | |
| 103669662 | Joanne K. Rowling; Serena Riglietti | Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale |
1998 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,962.00 | |
| 103675156 | Wolfgang Schadewaldt, Marc Chagall | Homer - Die Odyssee. Von Vava Chagall autorisierte deutsche Ausgabe in 2 Banden mit 43 |
1989 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 471.97 | |
| 103696988 | Johann Caspar Lavater / Henry Hunter (translation) / Thomas Holloway (illustrations) / William Blake | Essays on Physiognomy: Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind. 3 parts in 5 |
1789/1798 | EUR 2,700.00 - 3,300.00 | EUR 337.90 | |
| 103715687 | Tove Jansson | Who Will Comfort Toffle? |
1960/1969 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103738796 | DICKENS, Charles | 1st. ed. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
1839 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | Not Sold |
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14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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