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Catawiki B. V.: French Literature & Illustrated
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | French Literature & Illustrated | Total Sales (EUR) | 6,976.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 20, 2026 - March 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #32026a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 11,425.00 |
| Total Lots | 39 | ||
| Sold Lots | 14.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 46,075.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 35.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 56,125.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 12.43% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101889585 | Francois-Louis F.-L. Schmied / J. C. Mardrus | Le Livre de la Verite de Parole |
1926 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,744.00 |
| 102030539 | MENESTREL DE REIMS / Andre DUSSARTHOU | Le Temps des croisades [Un des 32 ex. du TIRAGE DE TETE avec original, suites & piece encadree] |
1991 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 101448013 | Esope / Aegidius Sadeler | Les Fables d'Esope, gravees par Sadeler, avec un discours preliminaire, & les Sens Moraux |
1743 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 660.54 |
| 101795932 | Alfred de Musset / Illustrations de Luc-Olivier Merson et Adolphe Giraldon | Les Nuits [reliure mosaiquee signee + ex. avec suites] |
1911 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 101798154 | Foujita | Legendes Japonaises [1/100 de tete sur Japon] |
1922 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 555.90 |
| 101837786 | Eluard, Paul; Fernand Leger, ill. | Liberte, j'ecris ton nom |
1953 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 492.68 |
| 101866577 | Beaumarchais / Montassier | Le Mariage de Figaro [ex ndeg1 sur Japon + dessin original aquarelle + reliure signee] |
1927 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 485.05 |
| 101908323 | Charles Baudelaire / Arthur Rimbaud / Paul Verlaine / Valadie | Oeuvres Poetiques en 7 volumes |
1980 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 408.75 |
| 101823225 | Michel de Saint-Pierre / Raoul Dufy | Les Cotes Normandes. Illustrations de Raoul Dufy |
1941 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 377.14 |
| 101264147 | Raymond Moretti / Jacques Brel | Oeuvre Poetique de Jacques Brel. Illustre de 30 lithographies originales de Raymond Moretti |
1986 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 101889893 | J. Merodack Peladan dit le Sar Peladan [ reliure esoterique de Blanchetiere ] | Comment on devient Fee [ rare exemplaire en edition originale ] |
1893 | EUR 300.00 - 375.00 | EUR 148.24 |
| 101887434 | Eugene Burnand [ Tres belle reliure editeur art Nouveau ] | Le Sermon sur la Montagne [ Rare : un des 50 sur Whatmann deux suites en deux etats ] |
1913 | EUR 300.00 - 375.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 101890053 | Gustave Kahn [ ouvrage symboliste fondateur ] | Les Palais Nomades [ Tres rare avec envoi autographe signe ] |
1887 | EUR 300.00 - 375.00 | EUR 63.22 |
| 101636288 | Jean De La Fontaine / Borel | Les Amours de Psyche et de Cupidon [tirage unique] |
1899 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 45.78 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950