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Auction Name Books and Manuscripts, from Galileo to Warhol Total Sales (EUR) 1,263,240.00
Auction Date December 17, 2024 - December 17, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 796,700.00
Sale Number #pf2423 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,124,200.00
Total Lots 108
Sold Lots 90 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,153,500.00
% of Lots Sold 83.33% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,575,700.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.17%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
104 Proust, Marcel

A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs.

1920 EUR 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 EUR 180,000.00
52 [Mode] - Maison Goupy

762 dessins de mode.

1924-1931. EUR 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 EUR 108,000.00
8 Galilee

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei...

1632 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 72,000.00
15 Montaigne, Michel de

Essais.

1587 EUR 32,000.00 - 45,000.00 EUR 72,000.00
28 Dumas, Alexandre

Les Trois Mousquetaires.

1844 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 72,000.00
9 La Fontaine, Jean de

Fables choisies [...].

1668 EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 EUR 54,000.00
39 Monet, Claude

3 lettres autographes signees, 1889-1890. Relatives a la souscription lancee pour acheter l'Olympia de Manet.

1889-1890 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 50,400.00
106 Uecker, Gunther

GRAphEIN [Graphein].

2002 EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 42,000.00
6 Descartes, Rene

Discours de la methode.

1637 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 33,600.00
29 Dumas, Alexandre

Vingt ans apres.

1845 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 28,800.00
11 [Livres d'heures]

Hore intemerata Virgis Marie...

28 octobre 1498. EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
35 Hugo, Victor

Paysage normand, representant probablement Villequier. Dessin original signe, plume et lavis d'encre.

[Vers 1847]. EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
64 [Avant-garde russe] - Vladimir Maiakovski

Sovietskaia Azbuka. [Alphabet Sovietique].

EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
74 Barbara

Precieux ensemble de manuscrits autographes, parmi lesquels les brouillons d'une dizaine de chansons dont "Nantes", "La Dame brune", "La Solitude" ou "Le Bel age".

EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
92 Jouve, Paul - Rudyard Kipling

Le Livre [et le Second Livre] de la Jungle.

1919 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
105 Sanyu - T'ao Ts'ien

Les Poemes de T'ao Ts'ien.

1930 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 26,400.00
12 [Manuscrit enlumine - Brevet de noblesse]

Despacho de titulo de Castilla con la nominacion de marques de la Canada...

1719 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 21,600.00
89 Fontana, Lucio

Concetto Spaziale.

1966 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 20,400.00
93 Lagerfeld, Karl

Autoportrait a la tour Eiffel.

Vers 2010. EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 20,400.00
85 Dunoyer de Segonzac, Andre - Colette

La Treille Muscate [1932].

[1932]. EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 EUR 16,800.00
103 [Proust, Marcel]

Importante bibliotheque proustienne.

1913-1937. EUR 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 EUR 16,800.00
2 Augustin, saint

De Civitate Dei [Relie avec:] De Trinitate.

1489 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 15,600.00
56 [Avant-garde russe] - El Lissitzky

Pro dva kvadrata.

1922 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 15,600.00
97 Miro, Joan - Lise Hirtz [future Lise Deharme]

Il etait une petite pie.

1928 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 13,200.00
38 Monet, Claude

4 lettres autographes signees, 1875-1925, avec une liste autographe de tableaux.

1875-1925 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 10,800.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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 .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD