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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)

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Auction Name	Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)	Total Sales (EUR)	1,843.19
Auction Date	August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	3,780.00
Sale Number	#81625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,190.00
Total Lots	26
Sold Lots	25	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	3,950.00
% of Lots Sold	96.15%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	5,390.00
Unsold Lots	1	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	34.20%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
97055119		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving with birds: Exotic, Amazonian Birds	1657	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 167.86
97038942		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Sea Stars, Starfish - Folio with 4 woodcuts	1620	EUR 150.00 - 230.00	EUR 165.68
97032052	Strassburg, J. Schott, 1522. J. Geiler von Kaisersberg. Postill und Vergil Solis (ca. 1550)	3 Holzschnitte von Hans Wechtlin und 8 altkolorierte Holzschnitte v. Vergil Solis	1560/1522	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 130.80
97066480		Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Cape Peloro, Etna, Sicily, Galleons	1517	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 122.08
97039487		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Monkfish - Folio with 2 large woodcuts	1620	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 119.90
97054669		Conrad Gesner d.1565; Hippopotamus, Crocodile, River God (Nile) - Folio with 3 woodcuts	1620	EUR 140.00 - 170.00	EUR 119.90
97084389		Heinrich Vogtherr (b1490): Folio with woodcut of Printing Press	1548	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 111.18
97038715		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Water Rat (Vole) - Folio with 2 woodcuts	1620	EUR 140.00 - 170.00	EUR 81.75
97054409		Hans Weiditz (1500-1536) - Medieval Life: Sacrifice, sheep shearing, fate	1532	EUR 130.00 - 190.00	EUR 76.30
97038560		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: White Sea Bream - Folio with large woodcut	1620	EUR 130.00 - 200.00	EUR 70.85
97066904		Hans Schauffelein - In Dutch. "Hoe dat Marco Valerio Coruine..." Roman History, Triumphal Procession	1541	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 70.85
97053771		Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] Waterbirds [Sandpiper], ornithology, folio with 2 woodcuts	1669	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 69.76
97032071	Strassburg, J. Schott, 1522. J. Geiler von Kaisersberg u. Postill, Teutsch Ewangeli und Epistel.	3 gr. Holzschnitte der Postinkunabelzeit von Wechtlin u des Meisters "IS" mit der Schaufel	1516/1522	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 65.40
97066567		Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Breaking the Siege of Troy	1517	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 65.40
97066733		Mattioli, P.A. - 2 folios, 4 woodcuts, Botany: Chrysanthemum, Ageratum, Acacia	1554	EUR 150.00 - 220.00	EUR 65.40
97053511		Heinrich Vogtherr (b1490): Folio with 6 woodcuts: Torture, Battle scenes: Esslingen, Florence	1548	EUR 160.00 - 200.00	EUR 62.13
97067030		Hans Schauffelein - Livy in Dutch. Roman History: Scipio in Carthage	1541	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 55.59
97054872		Hans Holbein (d.1543); Folio with 3 woodcuts: Synod of Augsburg; Germans at prayer	1548	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 49.05
97032063	Holzschneider und Meister des 16. Jahrhundert	8 Meister Holzschnitte der Postinkunabelzeit und Renaissance	1590/1520	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 43.60
97048819		Xilografia "Nel secondo libro di Dioscoride - Mele" - Discorsi del Matthioli	1570	EUR 130.00 - 200.00	EUR 43.60
97083772		[J.J. Sandrart, Collin], Toscan Column	1676	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 27.25
97083921		[J.J. Sandrart, Collin], Ionic Column	1676	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 27.25
97055204		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - Tiger, Panther, Leopard, Lynx	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 21.80
97032003	Lyon, Fradin, 1508	Guillermus Parisiensis. Postilla sive expositio epistolarum, 10 leaves XLI- L with 10 woodcuts	1508	Not Available	EUR 8.72
97084093		Giacomo Lauro (act.1583-1645): Roman History, Military Orders	1624	EUR 130.00 - 190.00	EUR 1.09

Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000