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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction Pre-1700
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 | Total Sales (EUR) | 6,070.21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 25, 2026 - March 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,765.00 |
| Sale Number | #32526b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,825.00 |
| Total Lots | 31 | ||
| Sold Lots | 29.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 8,165.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,275.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 59.08% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102178134 | Moliere | Le Tartuffe Ou L'Imposteur, Comedie |
1673 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 659.45 |
| 102179198 | Charles Sorel | La Vraye Histoire Comique De Francion. In Two Volumes |
1668 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 536.28 |
| 102140514 | Petrvs Coornelivs | Oevvres de corneille |
1654 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 102220152 | Anonyme | Response d'un Gentil-homme Francois a l'advertissement des Catholiques Anglois, en laquelle il |
1587 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 102175088 | Monseivr Voitvre | Les Oevvres De Monsievr De Voitvre Qvatriesme Edition |
1654 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 359.70 |
| 102178844 | Madame de Villedieu | Memoires De La Vie De Henriette-Sylvie De Moliere. Part One & Two |
1671 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 352.07 |
| 102085316 | Jean le Boucher | L'arche de Noe |
1622 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 333.54 |
| 102175582 | J.P. de La Serre | Les Amovrs Dv Roy Et De La Reine Sous Le Nom De Iupiter & De Iunon Avec Les Magnisicences De Leurs |
1625 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 102145402 | Marc Wilson, Sieur de la Colombiere | Le vray theatre d'honneur et de chevalerie ou le miroir heroique de la noblesse tome II |
1648 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 316.10 |
| 102178495 | Francisco de Quevedo | Les Visions De Dom Francisco De Quevedo Villegas, Chevalier De l'Odre S. Jacques |
1643 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 102024791 | [Anonyme] | Illustrations et remarques sur les coutumes du Maine |
1658 | EUR 170.00 - 300.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 102231144 | J. de Bussieres | Historia Francica |
1661 | EUR 160.00 - 200.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 102116457 | Alain Manesson Mallet | Les Travaux de Mars |
1672 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 171.13 |
| 102050862 | Flavius Joseph | Histoire des Juifs |
1670 | Not Available | EUR 167.86 |
| 102144803 | Collectif | Relacion de la beatificacion de la Madre Santa Teresa de Jesus. Recueil de trois pieces imprimees a |
1615 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 102203434 | . | Barocke Bibliothek, Bucher Sammlung Franzosische Literatur & Religion ab 1695 |
1695/1784 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 152.60 |
| 101905897 | Jean Boulenger | Traite de la Sphere du Monde |
1688 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 134.07 |
| 101635065 | Rene Francois | Essay des merveilles de nature, et des plus nobles artifices |
1627 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 102192553 | Cureau de La Chambre | L'Art de Connoistre les Hommes |
1662 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 101902149 | Nicolas de Bonnefons | [Gastronomie] Les Delices de la Campagne |
1684 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 116.63 |
| 102119859 | Adam Theveneau | Commentaire sur les ordonnances contenant les difficultes neuves entre les docteurs du droit canon |
1648 | EUR 150.00 - 350.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102083116 | Jean Geraud | Traite des droits seigneuriaux |
1680 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 |
| 102167501 | P. Louis Maimbourg | Histoire Du Schisme Des Grecs |
1686 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 81.75 |
| 102143519 | P. Louis Maimbourg | Histoire Du Grand Schisme D`Occident |
1678 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 76.30 |
| 101827881 | Theophraste & Jean de la Bruyere | Les Caracteres de Theophraste avec les Caracteres ou les moeurs de ce siecle |
1699 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 67.58 |
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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