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Catawiki B. V.: Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 | Total Sales (EUR) | 13,805.94 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 30, 2026 - March 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,420.00 |
| Sale Number | #33026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 19,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 89 | ||
| Sold Lots | 67.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 22,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 40,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 33.84% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102306102 | Anonymous | La Vida De Lazarillo De Tormes: Y De Sus Fortunas y Adversidades. |
1615 | Not Available | EUR 1,418.09 |
| 102415608 | Sebastiano Serlio after Vitruvius | Architecture The Fourth Book (Regole generali di architettura, il Quarto Libro) |
1544 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 938.49 |
| 102390400 | Florentius Schoonhovius / Crispijn van de Passe | Emblemata (Emblems Book) |
1618 | EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 721.58 |
| 102363072 | Baldus de Ubaldis | Baldi Vbaldi Pervsini Ivris Consvlti Omnium Suae Tempestatis Celeberrimi,Ingenio Acutissimi,Sensuq; |
1586 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 102342123 | Sante Pagnino | Epitome Thesavri Linguae Sanctae |
1570 | EUR 550.00 - 900.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 101772149 | Pieter Jansz. Twisck | Schriftuerelijcke vereeniginge. Ofte, Korte verklaringe en overeen-brenginge van veel |
1661 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 510.12 |
| 102336661 | Pierre Bizot | Medalische Historie der Republyk van Holland |
1690 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 417.47 |
| 102362047 | Bartoli a Saxo | 3 Werke in einem Buch,Index Sive Repertorivm Singulare In Lecturas Bartoli a Saxo, Bartoli |
1550/1549 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 102277778 | S. Cipriano (Caecilius Cyprianus) | Cypriani Episcopi Carthaginensis Opera |
1547 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 102386136 | Jacob Cats | Spiegel van den Ouden ende Nieuwen Tijdt |
1632 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 372.78 |
| 102279108 | Covarrubias | Omnia Opera |
1586 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 370.60 |
| 102269393 | Antonio de Gueverra | Der Hofleut Wecker |
1593 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 306.29 |
| 102313224 | Dirck van Bleyswijck / Arnold Bon | Beschryvinge der Stadt Delft |
1667 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 102373172 | Famien STRADA | R.P. Famiani Stradae romani e Societate Jesu Eloquentia bipartita [Reliure d'epoque] |
1655 | EUR 350.00 - 600.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 102379301 | Schmidt Erasmo. | De dialectis Graecorum et Hebraeorum |
1650 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 102266771 | Caspari Knittel | Conciones dominicales academicae, per omnes anni dominicas distributae |
1687 | EUR 210.00 - 450.00 | EUR 219.09 |
| 102344842 | M. G. Vida | M. H. Vidae Cremonensis, Albae episcopi Opera. Scachia Libri. |
1578 | Not Available | EUR 219.09 |
| 102200419 | Marcus Tullius Ciceron | Epistolarum ad familiares Libri XVI |
1659 | Not Available | EUR 218.00 |
| 102381736 | Concilie van Trente | Ordonnantien en decreten, van den Heilige Concilie generaal gehouden in Trente |
1650 | Not Available | EUR 218.00 |
| 102299666 | Johannes Hoornbeeck | Euthanasia ofte Wel-sterven |
1651 | Not Available | EUR 207.10 |
| 102310271 | Julius Caesar | C.Iulli Caesaris quae extant |
1635 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 102376651 | Petrus Scriverus | Het oude Goutsche chronycxken van Hollandt, Zeelandt, Vrieslandt en Utrecht |
1663 | EUR 220.00 - 300.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 102309525 | Lapide, C.C. a | Commentaria in Duodecim PROPHETAS Minores |
1646 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 197.29 |
| 101978192 | Alfonso de Villegas | Nuovo Leggendario della Vita di Maria Vergine |
1645 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 102324589 | Pietro Bembo | Delle Lettere |
1562 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 196.20 |
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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