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Catawiki B. V.: Literature and Illustrated Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature and Illustrated Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 8,357.03 |
| Auction Date | August 31, 2025 - August 31, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #83125d | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 14,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 36 | ||
| Sold Lots | 18 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 31,975.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 50.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 39,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 21.27% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97196397 | J.R.R.Tolkien | Herr der Ringe |
1969 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,863.90 |
| 97078376 | Dante Alighieri | Divina Commedia Marciana |
2020/1390 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 97332025 | J. M. Barrie / Arthur Rackham | Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
1906 | EUR 500.00 - 650.00 | EUR 769.54 |
| 96762051 | George Orwell | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 724.85 |
| 97118494 | Benito Perez Galdos | Coleccion Bibliografica en Piel Roja de Benito Perez Galdos |
1920/1883 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 604.95 |
| 97005977 | Giovanni Boccaccio | Il Decameron |
2013 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 97164256 | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Una vita violenta |
1959 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 97265125 | Charles Bukowski & Michael Montfort | Photographs 1977-1987 (Letter "I") |
1987 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 97265156 | Charles Bukowski | Pulp (5/750) |
1994 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 371.69 |
| 97286035 | Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Henry Keen | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
1925 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 354.25 |
| 97364483 | Signed - Odysseas Elytis, Yiannis Moralis | Eksi kai mia tupseis gia ton ourano - Six Plus One Remorses For The Sky |
1971 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 190.75 |
| 97253436 | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra | The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha |
1809 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 97283868 | Zachary Grey, LL.D. | Hudibras |
1744 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 97082121 | J. M. Barrie [Peter Pan] | Peter Pan & Others : The Kirriemuir Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie |
1913 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 96404876 | Quintus Horatius Flaccus | CARMINA SEU ODARUM, traduction manuscrite |
1800/1825 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 97368328 | G. Adami, R. Simoni - illustrato da Giulio Cisari - riduzione di G. Zuccoli | Giacomo Puccini, Turandot. Riduzione per canto e pianoforte |
1926 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 97373739 | Paul Hindemith -- Wir bauen eine Stadt | Bauhaus-era children's play |
1930 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 70.85 |
| 97357953 | Signed, Gunter Grass | Rede gegen die Gewohnung in Athens During Greek Junta Dictatorship (A speech against habit)! |
1972 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 49.05 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
