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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) | 14,156.92 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 29, 2026 - March 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 23,910.00 |
| Sale Number | #40126a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 30,775.00 |
| Total Lots | 148 | ||
| Sold Lots | 130.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 27,745.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.84% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 35,475.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102246941 | Napoleon Ier | signature en tant que premier consul |
1804 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 937.40 |
| 96740305 | Marcel Pagnol | Lettre autographe signee au sujet du "Chateau de ma mere" |
1951 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 395.67 |
| 102298962 | Adolph von Menzel | Rare Portrait Photographique avec long Message Autographe Signe |
1867 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 393.49 |
| 102298032 | Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | Lettre autographe signee a Rene Arcos - Revue Poesia |
1906 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 376.05 |
| 102287400 | Benito Mussolini / Vittorio Emanuele III | Decreto militare autografo |
1929 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 355.34 |
| 102261098 | [England - King Edward V11 era] | Vellum Lease of a Messuage Leopold de Rothschild Signed |
1907 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 102342805 | Ronald Reagan, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein, and others |
1980 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 283.40 | |
| 102376667 | Lucienne Breval, Yvonne Brothier, Julia Bartet, Marthe Chenal, Jeanne Delvair, Maria Kousnietzoff, | Lot de 11 cartes photos d’artistes feminines [OPERA COMIQUE] |
1920 | Not Available | EUR 261.60 |
| 102264362 | Staat der Nederlanden | Wisselbrief Slavernij Suriname 1863 |
1863 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 245.25 |
| 102262828 | Jean Cocteau | Lettre autographe signee |
1952 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 228.90 |
| 102247037 | Louis XIV [secretaire] | passeport contresigne par Colbert de Torcy. |
1710 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 221.27 |
| 102287323 | Le Marechal Berthier [Premier Empire] | document signe avec tres belle vignette de l'Armee d'italie |
1798 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 102318291 | Famiglia Grillo | La famiglia genovese Grillo |
1693 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 102384313 | Muhammed inn Muhammad Hasan al-Tabrizi | Quran |
1559 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 214.73 |
| 102287945 | Francesco de Medicis | lettre signee adressee a la duchesse de Parme |
1633 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 212.55 |
| 102330638 | Moses Maimonides משה בן מימון Mosche ben Maimon | Sephardim, Mischne Tora מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, Prohibitions on Yom Kippur & Shabbat, Deer Skin, Cordoba |
1350/1380 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 212.55 |
| 102258708 | Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) | Lettre Autographe signee sur la Ballade de Cyrano de Bergerac |
1898 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 209.28 |
| 102268556 | Inconnu | Coran manuscrit - style calligraphique " Swahili " - Afrique de l'Est - Empire de Oman |
1850 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 203.83 |
| 102285176 | Unknown | Quran - India (Bihar) |
1425 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 197.29 |
| 102299226 | Anonymous | Usus, Seu Ritus Ecclesiae Graecanicae [Rito Greco-Ortodosso] |
1700 | EUR 210.00 - 240.00 | EUR 197.29 |
| 102284709 | Herat | Qur'an |
1590 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 187.48 |
| 102287678 | Guillaume Gonzague [duc de Mantoue] | lettre signee adressee au duc de Parme |
1581 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 102295168 | Grafin Katharina von Schwarzburg (Thuringen) - Grafin von Nassau-Dillenburg | Brief mit Unterschrift |
1608 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 102334041 | Papa Gregorio XVI | Autografo Papale su Supplica Diacono Pio Martinucci |
1835 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 102267776 | Marechal Philippe Petain | Carte autographe signee au General Bourgeois |
1922 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
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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