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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) | Total Sales (USD) | 5,968.84 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 15, 2026 - April 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 5,120.00 |
| Sale Number | #41526b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 7,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 26 | ||
| Sold Lots | 24.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 7,120.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.31% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102539593 | Spinoza | La clef du sanctuaire par un scavant homme de notre siecle |
1678 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,308.00 |
| 102638725 | Nostradamus | Les propheties de M.Michel Nostradamus |
1649 | USD 450.00 - 600.00 | USD 730.30 |
| 102471047 | Euclide | Euclide – Les XV livres des Elements (1621) – Edition originale francaise – Denis Henrion – |
1621 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 599.50 |
| 102650232 | Jacques de Solleysel | Le Parfait Marechal qui enseigne à connoistre la beauté, la bonté et les défauts des chevaux. |
1685 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 534.10 |
| 102616657 | Cartesio | Les Principes de la Philosophie |
1698 | USD 400.00 - 700.00 | USD 381.50 |
| 102696313 | Mazarin, Jules (Iulius Mazarini). | Cent discours sur la cheute, penitence, et restauration du Roy et Prophete David. Composes par le R. |
1619 | USD 220.00 - 250.00 | USD 346.62 |
| 102394633 | Michel de Montaigne | Les Essais Michel, Seigneur de Montaigne |
1652 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 273.59 |
| 102396807 | Armand du Plessis & Cardinal de Richelieu | Testament politique d'Armand du Plessis, Cardinal Duc De Richelieu |
1688 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 261.60 |
| 102575390 | Nicolas Bergier | Histoire des grands chemins de l'Empire romain |
1622 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 204.92 |
| 102767682 | Rene Francois | Essay des merveilles de nature, et des plus nobles artifices |
1646 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 163.50 |
| 102397939 | Plutarque | Les Œuvres Morales de Plutarque |
1597 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 138.43 |
| 102575363 | Pierre Richelet | Les plus belles lettres des meilleurs auteurs Francois |
1689 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 131.89 |
| 102663575 | M. Dube | Le Medecin et Le Chirurgien des Pauvres ( 1688 - XVII °S) |
1678 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 119.90 |
| 102736426 | M. Le Fevre | Les Vies des Poetes Grecs |
1665 | Not Available | USD 107.91 |
| 102575204 | Theophraste & Jean de la Bruyere | Les Caracteres de Theophraste ou Les mœurs de ce Siecle |
1699 | Not Available | USD 103.55 |
| 102667342 | Marin Cureau de La Chambre | Les Characteres des Passions |
1658 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 97.01 |
| 102721716 | Domat, Jean | Les loix civiles dans leur ordre naturel [ format- in quarto ] |
1697 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 81.75 |
| 102455804 | Louys Barles | Les nouvelles decouvertes sur toutes les parties principales enfermees dans la capacite du bas |
1676 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 70.85 |
| 102650980 | Tertullien | Des prescriptions contre les heretiques |
1683 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 70.85 |
| 102570328 | Simon-Michel Treuve | Discours de piete ou l'on trouve l'explication des mysteres que l'Eglise honore depuis l'Ascension |
1696 | Not Available | USD 59.95 |
| 102394528 | Saint-Real Cesar Vichard | La Vie de Jesus-Christ |
1678 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 54.50 |
| 102793030 | Bernard Avthomne | Commentaires sur les costumes general de la ville de Bordeaux |
1666 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 49.05 |
| 102606153 | E. LUDLOW | 2 VOLUMES - MEMOIRES DE EDMOND LUDLOW TOME 1 + 2 |
1699 | Not Available | USD 45.78 |
| 102200413 | Guy Coquille | Institution au droict des Francois |
1642 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 33.79 |
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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.