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ALDE: Original Editions from the 19th and 20th Centuries

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Auction Name Original Editions from the 19th and 20th Centuries Total Sales (EUR) 228,638.00
Auction Date December 17, 2024 - December 17, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 138,740.00
Sale Number #121724 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 183,620.00
Total Lots 323
Sold Lots 219 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 257,450.00
% of Lots Sold 67.80% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 342,100.00
Unsold Lots 104 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 66.83%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
96 LOUYS (Pierre).

Manuscrits et notes autographes relatifs a l'affaire Corneille-Moliere. [1919-1921].

[1919-1921] EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 12,625.00
56 MERIMEE (Prosper).

Carmen.

1846 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,500.00
199 SAINT-EXUPERY (Antoine de).

Le Petit Prince.

1943 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,875.00
103 AYME (Marcel).

Le Passe-muraille.

1943 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
90 HUGNET (Georges).

Correspondance autographe adressee a Robert Altmann.

1964-1972 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,250.00
18 BERTRAND (Aloysius).

Gaspard de la Nuit. Fantaisies a la maniere de Rembrandt et de Callot.

1842 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,250.00
73 STEVENSON (Robert Louis).

Treasure Island.

1883 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,000.00
125 CELINE (Louis-Ferdinand).

Voyage au bout de la nuit. Nouvelle edition avec quinze dessins de Gen-Paul.

1942 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,000.00
48 MALOT (Hector).

En famille.

s.d [1893] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,500.00
34 DUMAS (Alexandre).

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo.

1846 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,250.00
193 REBATET (Lucien).

Les Decombres.

1942 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,250.00
121 CELINE (Louis-Ferdinand).

Voyage au bout de la nuit.

1932 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,000.00
114 BUZZATI (Dino).

Le Desert des Tartares.

1949 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
217 DUMAS (Alexandre).

Les Trois mousquetaires.

1844 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 3,750.00
166 HOUELLEBECQ (Michel).

La Possibilite d'une ile.

2005 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,500.00
170 HOUELLEBECQ (Michel).

Serotonine.

2019 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,000.00
2 [BALZAC (Honore de)].

MOLIERE. OEuvres completes.

1826 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,750.00
65 NERVAL (Gerard de).

Les Filles du Feu.

1854 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,750.00
12 BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules).

Une vieille maitresse.

1851 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
60 MONTESQUIOU (Robert de).

Les Chauves-souris. Clairs-obscurs.

1892] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
76 VERLAINE (Paul).

Romances sans paroles.

1887 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,500.00
163 HOUELLEBECQ (Michel).

Extension du domaine de la lutte.

1994 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
183 MEYRINK (Gustav).

Le Golem.

1929 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
195 ROUSSEL (Raymond).

Locus Solus.

1914 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
3 BALZAC (Honore de).

La Peau de chagrin.

1831 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,250.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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”.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
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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.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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
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    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