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Auction Name	Photos Theme	Total Sales (EUR)	10,976.48
Auction Date	December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	11,640.00
Sale Number	#158919	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	15,860.00
Total Lots	240
Sold Lots	65	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	50,770.00
% of Lots Sold	27.08%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	70,200.00
Unsold Lots	175	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	15.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51	Felix BONFILS (1831-1885)	Syria, Lebanon,		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 818.40
107	Jean-Claude GAUTRAND (1932-2019)	L'Assassinat du Pavillon Baltard, 1971	1971	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 620.00
53		Landscapes, sites, views, animated scenes and portraits of types: "Pointe du Serail", "Les chiens des rues", "Palais de l'Ambassade de France a Therapia", Marchand dans les rues d'Istanbul, Mosquee Yildiz Hamidiye, "Vue de Galata prise de Stamboul", "Kios		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 409.20
40	Edouard Baldus (1813-1889)	Avignon, general view, c. 1860	c.1860	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 372.00
127		Culturist, c. 1890	c.1890	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 297.60
239	Thomas CONSANI (Born 1970)	Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1989	1989	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 285.20
69	Jeanne Toussaint	Jeweler and fashion icon, also known as the Panther, posing for the House of Cartier adorned with pearls, turban and oriental silk ... c. 1920	c. 1920	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 272.80
98		Paris firefighters experiment with high-powered engines on Notre Dame de Paris, c. 1935	c.1935	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 272.80
15	Charles MARVILLE (1813-1879)	Plate by Campana: Dionysus, Ampelos and Ariadne, Louvre, c. 1860	c.1860	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 248.00
29	James ROBERTSON (1813-1888) (Attributed to)	The Four Fountains, Messina, Italy, c. 1860	c.1860	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
56	LEHNERT & LANDROCK (1878-1948) (1878-1966)	Tunisia, animated scenes: Oasis and discussion in the sun, c. 1910	c.1910	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 248.00
110	Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998)	Le rendez-vous amoureux, Paris, 1959	1959	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
118	A CALAVAS (publisher)	Studies of Female Nudes in the Studio, c. 1870	c.1870	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 248.00
150	Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998)	Top model Fabienne en Marie Chantal, in an ocelot coat from Balmain, at the rue Mouffetard market, Paris, 1955	1955	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 210.80
33	BISSON Freres, Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) & August	Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, c. 1850	c.1850	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 198.40
100		La Tour Eiffel illuminee au cours de l'Exposition de 1937, 1937	1937	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 198.40
11	BISSON Freres, Louis-Auguste & Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (Dit)	Portal of the Southern Transept, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, c. 1870	c.1870	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 186.00
64		Views and scenes of the railroad construction site (3) and views of various architectural buildings in Abidjan: "Maison de Commerce", "Pavillon particuliers a Abidjan", "Palais du Gouverneur" (25) ... c. 1910 - 1930	c. 1910 - 1930	EUR 300.00 - 350.00	EUR 186.00
65		Sudan, Niger, French Guinea, Mali ... views, animated scenes and portraits of types.		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 186.00
108	Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998)	Tourists, Paris, 1961	1961	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 186.00
109	Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998)	Priests on the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1961	1961	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 186.00
122	Studio LISEG - Michel PETIT	Claude Bessy, Madeleine Lafon, Michel Renault, Peter Vandyck, Max Bozzoni, Paris Opera, c. 1958	c.1958	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 186.00
129	Maurice TABARD (1897-1984)	Portrait of Alexey Brodovitch, Russian photographer and designer, c. 1950	c.1950	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 186.00
213	Thomas CONSANI (Born 1970)	Fishermen, Mali, Africa, 2001	2001	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 186.00
10		La Marseillaise, Le depart des Volontaires by sculptor Francois Rude, c. 1850	c.1850	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 148.80

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
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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
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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
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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