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Catawiki B. V.: Science and Nature Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Science and Nature Books Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 17,347.35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 12, 2026 - April 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 23,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #41226c | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 27,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 16.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 41,775.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 48,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 35.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102728492 | Edward Donovan | The Natural History of British Insects |
1792 | USD 5,000.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 5,123.00 |
| 101798419 | Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna | De Bononiensi Scientiarum et Artium Instituto Atque Academia Commentarii |
1746/1748 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,635.00 |
| 102617370 | Lorenz Oken | Natural History (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande) |
1833/1843 | USD 1,700.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,580.50 |
| 102657380 | Newton | Arithmetica Universalis sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber |
1732 | USD 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,308.00 |
| 102237243 | Carsten Niebuhr | Beschreibung von Arabien: Aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten |
1772 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,122.70 |
| 102462492 | Roger Joseph Boscovich | Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis |
1763 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,090.00 |
| 102682088 | J. Delaporte | Le voyageur Francois, ou la connoissance de l'ancien et du nouveau monde. |
1795/1777 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,090.00 |
| 102124295 | Castore Durante | Herbario Nuovo |
1718 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 926.50 |
| 102686434 | Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee | Itinera principum S. Coburgi. Die botanische Ausbeute von den Reisen ihrer Hoheiten der Prinzen von |
1883 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 828.40 |
| 102768536 | Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville / Francois Boucher | Histoire naturelle de la lithologie et de la conchyliologie (Natural history of lithology and |
1742 | USD 2,300.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 664.90 |
| 102266520 | Marcus Elieser Bloch | Histoire naturelle des Poissons |
1801 | USD 750.00 - 900.00 | USD 654.00 |
| 102598326 | Ludwig Salvator, Erzherzog von Osterreich | Versuch einer Geschichte von Parga. |
1908 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 479.60 |
| 102597838 | Vialla de Sommieres, L. C.: | Voyage Historique Et Politique Au Montenegro |
1820 | USD 850.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 457.80 |
| 102444401 | F. Cantraine | Malacologie mediterraneenne et littorale |
1840 | USD 500.00 - 550.00 | USD 218.00 |
| 102330110 | Royal Navy | Le Livre des Signaux |
1857 | Not Available | USD 93.74 |
| 101971781 | Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu | L'Art de Faire Les Cristaux Colores Imitans Les Pierres Precieuses |
1778 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 75.21 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.