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Auction Name Antiquarian and Modern Books Total Sales (EUR) 356,001.00
Auction Date November 26, 2025 - November 26, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 196,750.00
Sale Number #169884 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 275,420.00
Total Lots 216
Sold Lots 152.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 257,100.00
% of Lots Sold 70.37% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 361,370.00
Unsold Lots 64 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 98.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
75 GARNIER (Francis).

Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine effectue pendant les annees 1866, 1867 et 1868 par une commission francaise presidee par M. le capitaine de fregate Doudart de Lagree.

 1873 EUR 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 EUR 36,016.00
23

From a manuscript of the Gospels.

 early 17th century [1615]. EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 20,800.00
12

Saint John the Baptist

 circa 1440-1450. EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 18,200.00
78 KIPLING (Rudyard).

The Jungle book. - The Second Jungle book.

 1894-1895 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 17,060.00
56 [RAPHAEL].

Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano. - Seconda parte delle logge du Rafaele nel Vaticano che contiene XIII volte ed il loro respettivi quadri. - Terza ed ultima parte delle logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano, che contiene il compimento degli ornati, e de' Bassirili

 1772-1776-1777 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 13,269.00
187 BONNARD (Pierre) - VERLAINE (Paul).

Parallelement.

 1900 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 11,373.00
22

Leaf from a Gospel Book manuscript. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Inscription in Armenian (in lowercase "bolorgir") above the miniature.

 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 10,140.00
34 COLONNA (Francesco).

Hypnerotomachie, ou Discours du songe de Poliphile, Deduisant comme Amour le combat a l'occasion de Polia. Soubz la fiction de quoy l'aucteur monstrant que toutes choses terrestres ne sont que vanite, tracte de plusieurs matieres profitables, & dignes de

1561 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 9,478.00
50 MARILLIER (Clement-Pierre).

[Suite de dessins et gravures de Marillier pour les oeuvres de l'abbe Prevost].

 [1783-1784] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 7,582.00
105 SAINT-EXUPERY (Antoine de).

Terre des hommes.

 [1939] EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 7,582.00
108 SEGALEN (Victor).

Epreuves corrigees de son livre Peintures.

 1916 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,329.00
191 CHAGALL (Marc) - SORLIER (Charles)

Chagall lithographe. 1969-1973. Catalog and notes Charles Sorlier, Fernand Mourlot.

 [1974] EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 7,329.00
45 JANSSONIUS (Johannes).

Theatrum universae Galliae, Continent Exactissimam Ducatuum, Comitatuum, Principatuum, & Provinciarum descriptionem Geographicam.

 1631 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,318.00
31 BADE (Josse).

Navis stultifera a domino Sebastiano Brant primu(m) edificata : & lepidissimis teutonice lingue rithmis decorata : Deinde ab Jacobo Lochero philomuso latinitate donata : et demu(m) ab Jodoco Badio Ascensio vario carminu(m) genere no sine eorundem familiar

 1507 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,066.00
208 MEHEUT (Mathurin) - COLETTE.

Regarde...

 [1929] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,434.00
213 SANYU - T'AO TS'IEN.

The poems of T'ao Ts'ien. Translated from the Chinese by Liang Tsong Tai. Preface by Paul Valery.

 1930 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,802.00
91 ALBERT Ier (Prince of Monaco)

La Carriere d'un navigateur.

 1902 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 4,423.00
211 MONDRIAN (Piet)

[Album of 12 color serigraphs]

1957 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,917.00
44 [INCUNABLE] - AUGUSTIN (Saint).

Aurelii Augustini opuscula plurima.

 1489 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,791.00
54 PASCAL (Blaise).

Pensees de M. Pascal Sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujets, Qui ont est trouve apres sa mort parmy ses papiers.

 1670 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,791.00
38 DIDEROT (Denis) - ALEMBERT (D').

Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une societe de gens de lettres. New edition.

 1777-1779 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 3,159.00
172 CHOPIN (Henri).

OU. Cinquieme saison. Journal of evolutionary poetry.

 [1964-1974] EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,159.00
186 [ALECHINSKY (Pierre)] - CIORAN (Emil).

Vacillations.

 1979] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,159.00
215 VAN VELDE (Bram) - JULIET (Charles).

Au long de la spirale.

 [[1975] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,919.00
55 PALATINO (Giovanni Battista).

Libro di M. Giovam Battista Palatino cittadino romano, Nelqual s'insegna a Scriuer ogni sorte lettera, Antica, & Moderna, di qualunque natione, con le sue, regole, & misure, & essempi: et con vn breve, et vtil discorso de le cifre: Riueduto nuouamente, &

1561] EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,780.00
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    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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