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Catawiki B. V.: Photography Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 3,445.49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 29, 2026 - March 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,225.00 |
| Sale Number | #32926a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,775.00 |
| Total Lots | 28 | ||
| Sold Lots | 11.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 31,025.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 39.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 37,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 9.25% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102109349 | Signed; Julio Cortazar, Alicia D'Amico, Sara Facio | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (DUSTJACKET & BOOKLET) |
1968 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 102162820 | Signed; Alexey Titarenko | The City is a novel |
2015 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 79977103 | Germaine Krull | Metal (AVANTGARDE, MINT CONDITION) |
2003 | Not Available | EUR 348.80 |
| 94721794 | Signed; Chris Killip | Skinningrove; The Station; Portraits; The Last Ships [Limited Edition Slipcased Set] |
2018 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 102179769 | Pieter Hugo | There's a place in hell for me and my friends |
2012 | EUR 375.00 - 425.00 | EUR 259.42 |
| 102110620 | Signed; Jean Gaumy | Pleine mer (SIGNATURE + DRAWING BY THE ARTIST, COLLECTOR'S COPY) |
2001 | Not Available | EUR 245.25 |
| 100266480 | Sebastiao Salgado | TERRA [Poster Edition, 75 x 56 cm, with 45 Posters] |
1997 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 240.89 |
| 102110420 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Soldiers (SIXTH BOOK) |
1999 | Not Available | EUR 164.59 |
| 102110525 | Signed; Sabine Weiss | A Week in Daniel's World: France (SECOND BOOK) |
1969 | Not Available | EUR 134.07 |
| 102109999 | Gerhard Puhlmann | Die Stalinallee (GDR/DDR PROPAGANDA PHOTOBOOK) |
1951 | Not Available | EUR 132.98 |
| 102109077 | Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski | Kannibalen (GDR/DDR PROPAGANDA PHOTOBOOK, ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET) |
1967 | Not Available | EUR 88.29 |
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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