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Morton Subastas: Ancient and Contemporary Books

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Auction Name	Ancient and Contemporary Books	Total Sales (MXN)	447,105.00
Auction Date	December 03, 2024 - December 03, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	395,300.00
Sale Number	#17108	High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	659,700.00
Total Lots	239
Sold Lots	104	Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	858,100.00
% of Lots Sold	43.51%	High Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	1,398,200.00
Unsold Lots	135	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	31.98%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
224		ArtePostal		MXN 120,000.00 - 150,000.00	MXN 135,300.00
255	VALENZUELA, JESUS E. (DIRECTOR).	REVISTA MODERNA / REVISTA MODERNA DE MEXICO.	1899 - 1911.	MXN 35,000.00 - 40,000.00	MXN 46,125.00
162	GRANDVILLE, J. J.	LES FLEURS ANIMEES.	1867	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 13,530.00
246	ANCONA, ELIGIO.	HISTORIA DE YUCATAN, DESDE LA EPOCA MAS REMOTA HASTA NUESTROS DIAS.	1878 - 1880.	MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	MXN 12,300.00
117	MANUSCRITO ANONIMO.	DISTRIBUCION DIARIA PARA QUALQUIERA NOVICIA DE ESTE CONVENTO DE R.R.M.M. CAPUCHINAS DE MEXICO.	1808	MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 11,685.00
123	OROZCO Y BERRA, MANUEL.	HISTORIA ANTIGUA Y DE LA CONQUISTA DE MEXICO.	1880	MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
133	SOLIS, ANTONIO DE.	HISTORIA DE LA CONQUISTA DE MEXICO.		MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
194	ESTRADA, GENARO - ZAVALA, SILVIO.	BIBLIOTECA HISTORICA MEXICANA DE OBRAS INEDITAS.	1936 - 1945.	MXN 10,000.00 - 14,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
199	LEIRIS, MICHEL.	JOAQUIN FERNANDEZ DE LIZARDI).	1972	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
157	BEULLOCH, M.	MEXIKO IN 1823, OF BESCHRIJVING EENER REIS DOOR NIEUW-SPANJE, NAAUWKEURIGE EN WEINIG BEKENDE BIJZONDERHEDEN BEHELZENDE NOPENS...	1825	MXN 2,500.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 8,610.00
240		MANUAL DEL COCINERO. DEDICADO A LAS SENORITAS MEXICANAS.	1906	MXN 2,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
100		DICCIONARIO UNIVERSAL DE HISTORIA Y GEOGRAFIA.	1853 - 1855.	MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 6,150.00
223		VIDAS MEXICANAS.	1942 - 1946.	MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 4,674.00
38		INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA. FOLLETERIA.	1955 - 1971.	MXN 3,500.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
113		ICONOGRAFIA DE GOBERNANTES DE LA NUEVA ESPANA. TOMADA DE LA COLECCION QUE SE CONSERVA EN EL SALON DE CABILDOS DEL PALACIO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO.	1921	MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
118	MOLINOS DEL CAMPO, FRANCISCO.	INFORME DEL GOBERNADOR DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL DIRIGIDO A S. E. EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, SOBRE LAS QUEJAS DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DEL ANO DE 1825.	1826	MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
158	BULLOCK, WILLIAM.	SIX MONTHS' RESIDENCE AND TRAVELS IN MEXICO; CONTAINING REMARKS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF NEW SPAIN, ITS NATURAL PRODUCTIONS, STATE OF SOCIETY, MANUFACTURES, TRADES, AGRICULTURE AND ANTIQUITIES, &C.	1824	MXN 3,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
183		COLECCION DE PARTITURAS PARA ORQUESTA. PEREZ PRADO "MAMBO".	1951	MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
195	GOROSTIZA, JOSE.	MUERTE SIN FIN (POESIA).	1952	MXN 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 2,952.00
3		CAJA DE LIBROS SOBRE ARQUEOLOGIA Y ARTE MEXICANO.		MXN 2,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 2,706.00
47		LIBROS SOBRE ARTISTAS Y EXPOSICIONES.		MXN 1,500.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 2,706.00
174		BIBLIOGRAFIA DE LA IMPRENTA EN EL ANTIGUO VIRREINATO DEL RIO DE LA PLATA.	1892	MXN 1,500.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 2,706.00
210	PACHECO, JOSE EMILIO.	LAS BATALLAS EN EL DESIERTO.	1981	MXN 1,500.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 2,706.00
2		CAJA DE LIBROS SOBRE ARQUEOLOGIA E HISTORIA DE MEXICO.		MXN 1,500.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 2,460.00
23		COLECCION DEL INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES HISTORICAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO.	1959 - 1985.	MXN 2,500.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 2,460.00

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