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

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)	Total Sales (EUR)	5,911.07
Auction Date	January 24, 2026 - January 24, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	7,480.00
Sale Number	#12426	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	9,450.00
Total Lots	59
Sold Lots	55.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	9,030.00
% of Lots Sold	93.22%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	11,250.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	52.54%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
100608884	Hartmann Schedel / A. Duerer, Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff	Liber Chronicarum / Nuremberg Chronicle[Lyon-France,Jacob,Alexandra,4 Bishops]	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 654.00
100586552	Hartmann Schedel / A. Duerer, Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff	Liber Chronicarum / Nuremberg Chronicle[Kaernten/Carinthia-Autria/Slovenia-Krain+Istria text]	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 376.05
100573800		Coriolano (b.1540), Aldrovandi; Fish: Sea Monster, Serpent, folio with hand coloured woodcut	1638	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 336.81
100573991		Coriolano (b.1540), Aldrovandi; Ocean Sun Fish, folio with hand coloured woodcut	1638	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 262.69
100575744		Coriolano (b.1540), Aldrovandi; Monster Ray, Stingray, folio with hand coloured woodcut	1638	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 260.51
100422466	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 196.20
100595174		Coriolano (b.1540), Aldrovandi; Fish: Sea Monster, Serpent, folio with hand coloured woodcut	1638	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 196.20
100598106		Coriolano (b.1540), Aldrovandi; Fish: Barndoor Skate, Ray, folio with hand coloured woodcut	1638	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 176.58
100383339	Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 163.50
100488464	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 163.50
100386820	Ulisse Aldrovandi	De Piscibus Libri V	1638	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 153.69
100585771	Hartmann Schedel / A. Duerer, Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff	Liber Chronicarum / Nuremberg Chronicle[Jewish Priest,Tabernacle,Moyse,12 Comandments	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 150.42
100272267	Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 141.70
100595821		Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Snakes, Pit Vipers, Coral Snake, Rattlesnakes	1657	Not Available	EUR 123.17
100271392	Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 109.00
100271897	Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 100.28
100487135	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 99.19
100586355	Hartmann Schedel / A. Duerer, Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff	Liber Chronicarum / Nuremberg Chronicle[Damiette-Egypt,German Order Knight,St.Clara,St.Anton of	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 99.19
100596114		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio, Buffalo, Bull, Ox	1657	Not Available	EUR 99.19
100384483	Ulisse Aldrovandi	De Piscibus Libri V	1638	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 98.10
100592911	Hartmann Schedel / A. Duerer, Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff	Liber Chronicarum / Nuremberg Chronicle[Amazones]	1493	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 98.10
100595550		Matthaus Merian (b1593) Hand coloured folio, Sea Bream, Turdus, Kramet Fish	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 95.92
100573385		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio- Birds: Raven, Crows, Choughs	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 93.74
100594746		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Turtle, Amphibian - folio woodcut	1620	Not Available	EUR 85.02
100575484		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio- Birds: Shrikes, Hawks, Cuckoo, Buzzard	1657	Not Available	EUR 83.93

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.