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ALDE: The Medical Library of Arthur Tatossian

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Auction Name	The Medical Library of Arthur Tatossian	Total Sales (EUR)	519,152.00
Auction Date	December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	230,880.00
Sale Number	#121124	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	305,390.00
Total Lots	394
Sold Lots	343	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	262,230.00
% of Lots Sold	87.06%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	347,340.00
Unsold Lots	51	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	149.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
74	ESTIENNE (Charles).	De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres.	1545	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 15,000.00
37	BIDLOO (Govard).	Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse...	1685	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 13,750.00
49	BOURGERY (Jean-Marc) -- JACOB (Nicolas-Henri).	Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'Homme comprenant la medecine operatoire.	1832	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 10,625.00
231	VICQ D'AZYR (Felix).	Traite d'Anatomie et de Physiologie avec des planches coloriees...	1786	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 10,625.00
52	CARSWELL (Robert).	Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease.	Orme	EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 9,375.00
27	BAUMGARTNER (Karl Heinrich).	Physiognomice pathologica -- Krankenphysiognomik. [Stuttgart, 1839].	1839	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 8,750.00
95	GAMELIN (Jacques).	Nouveau Recueil d'Osteologie et de Myologie dessine d'apres nature... pour l'utilite des sciences et des arts, divise en deux parties.	1779	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 8,750.00
142	MAGNI (Pietro Paolo).	Discorsi intorno al sanguinar i corpi humani il modo di ataccare le sanguisuche e Ventose e far frittioni e vesicatorii...	1584	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 8,750.00
227	VESALIUS (Andreas).	De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem.	1568	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 8,750.00
295		ESOTERISME. Reunion de 17 ouvrages en 18 volumes in-12 ou in-16 relies en velin ou en veau		EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 8,750.00
198	ROESSLIN (Eucher).	Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens qui peuvent escheoir devant et apres iceuly travaulx. Item quel lait et quelle nourrisse on doit eslire aux enfans : ensemble aucuns remedes concernens plusieur	1536	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 8,125.00
294		ESOTERISME. Reunion de 17 ouvrages (XVI - XVIIe s.)	(XVI - XVIIe s.)	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 8,125.00
200	RUYSCH (Frederick).	Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet	1701-1714, 1715-16	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 7,625.00
293		ESOTERISME -- SORCELLERIE. Reunion de 10 ouvrages, dont 8 du XVIIe et 2 du XVIIIe siecle.	XVIIe et 2 du XVIIIe siecle.	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 7,500.00
216	TARIN (Pierre).	Adversaria anatomica, de omnibus Corporis humani partium, tum descriptionibus, cum picturis. Adversaria anatomica prima de omnibus cerebri, nervorum...	1750	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 6,875.00
133	LEBERT (Hermann).	Traite d'anatomie pathologique generale et speciale, ou description et iconographie pathologique des alterations morbides tant liquides que solides observees dans le corps humain.	1857-1861.	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 6,750.00
50	CALDANI (Leopoldo Marcantonio et Floriano).	Icones anatomicae.	3 volumes (sur 4) grand in-4 pour le texte	EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 6,500.00
202	SANCTO NAZARIO (Jo. Franciscus de, alias de Ripa).	Ad cives Avenionenses de peste libri tres.	1522	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 6,250.00
387		ATLAS ILLUSTRATION MEDICALE. Reunion de 14 ouvrages.		EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 5,750.00
70	DUCHENNE (Guillaume-Benjamin).	Mecanisme de la physionomie humaine ou analyse electro-physiologique de l'expression des passions. Deuxieme edition.	1876	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 5,250.00
53	CASSERIUS (Julius)	De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicata.	1600-1601.	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,000.00
127	LARREY (Dominique-Jean).	Memoires de chirurgie militaire, et campagnes.	1812-17	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 5,000.00
228	VESALIUS (Andreas).	Opera omnia anatomica et chirurgica, cura Hermanni Boerhaave et Bernhardi Siegfried Albini.	1725	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 5,000.00
355		PESTE. Reunion de 9 ouvrages (XVI-XIXe s.)	(XVI-XIXe s.)	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 5,000.00
68	DU LAURENS (Andre).	Historia Anatomica humani corporis et singularum ejus partium multis...	[1600]	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,750.00

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

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