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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) | 46,006.72 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 30, 2026 - January 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 43,850.00 |
| Sale Number | #13026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 74,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 44 | ||
| Sold Lots | 24.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 81,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 140,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 32.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100716825 | [Inkunabel] Gregor IX. | Decretales Gregorii IX. |
1486 | EUR 2,700.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,906.09 |
| 100459425 | Jacques Sacon / Hans Springinklee - Biblia cu(m) concordantijs veteris et noui testamenti et |
1521 | EUR 5,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 4,883.20 | |
| 100689169 | Croll (OCCULT & ALCHEMY) | Basilica Chymica |
1609 | EUR 4,400.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 4,360.00 |
| 100608384 | Biblia Latina | Textus Biblie |
1533 | EUR 3,300.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,706.00 |
| 100741321 | Gaius Sallustius Crispus | La conjuracion de Catilina - Gorgeously illustrated |
1772 | EUR 3,300.00 - 5,500.00 | EUR 3,215.50 |
| 100440829 | Johannes von Cuba | Das Buch von allen Kreutern, Wurtzlen und andern Dingen, wie mans bruchen soll zu Gesundtheit der |
1530 | EUR 3,100.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,052.00 |
| 100663521 | Ermete Trismegisto | Hermes Trismegistus. Pimander; Asclepius |
1505 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,888.50 |
| 100725287 | Joost van den Vondel | Emblemata; Werken van Vondel in 12 banden o.a. Warande, Gulden Winkel, Ovidius |
1646 | EUR 2,600.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,234.50 |
| 100425725 | Ambroise Pare | [MONSTERS AND OCCULTISM] Les Oeuvres d'Ambroise Pare |
1607 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 2,180.00 |
| 100732698 | Jean Taisnier after Claudius Ptolemy | De Annuli Sphaerici Fabrica (Use & Fabrication of the Spherical Ring) |
1560 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,300.00 | EUR 1,851.91 |
| 100604233 | ALDROVANDI (Ulisse) | De Piscibus Libri V et de Cetis lib. unus. |
1644 | EUR 900.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,745.09 |
| 100394905 | Angelocrator | De ponderibus |
1628 | EUR 2,800.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 1,471.50 |
| 99991488 | F.M.B. ab Helmont | Alphabeti vero Naturalis Hebraici brevissima delineatio |
1657 | EUR 1,700.00 - 1,900.00 | EUR 1,362.50 |
| 100714667 | Matthioli Pier Andrea | Les commentaires de M.T. ANDRE MATTHIOLUS |
1605 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 100714333 | ARISTOTELIS | Ethica, Politica & Oeconomica |
1535 | EUR 1,100.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 100318442 | Lipsius | Analecta / Poliorceticon Sive de Machinis |
1602/1605 | EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 100433213 | Jamblichus | Arithmeticam (bound with)//: De vita Pythagorica |
1668 | EUR 1,100.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 100572502 | Vegetius | De re militari |
1592 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 709.59 |
| 100571685 | Gerard Brandt | Leven en bedryf van Michiel de Ruiter |
1687 | EUR 700.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 100645164 | LE POIS (Charles) | Selectiorum Observationum et Consiliorum de Praetervisis hactenus morbis affectibus que preater |
1618 | EUR 550.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 100673471 | [Le Masson] | Statuts des Moniales Chartreuses |
1690 | EUR 550.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 555.90 |
| 100644834 | Jan Luyken | Theatre Des Martyrs. Suite van 104 gravures |
1700/1685 | EUR 500.00 - 900.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 100706170 | Andreas Libavius | Praxis Alchymiae |
1604 | EUR 550.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 495.95 |
| 100530991 | Busbequius | Ambassades et Voyages en Turquie et Amasie de Mr Busbequius |
1646 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 447.99 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.