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Catawiki B. V.: Science & Nature Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Science & Nature Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 4,933.34 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 26, 2026 - April 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #42626a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 11,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 25 | ||
| Sold Lots | 10.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 28,975.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 34,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 14.36% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102774290 | Jean Breton de la Martiniere | Le Japon ou mœurs, usages et costumes des habitans de cet empire [Suivi] Le Japon ou Voyage de Paul |
1818/1822 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 102977947 | Francesco Redi | Opere di Francesco Redi gentiluomo aretino |
1712 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 103072316 | Henricus Niderndorff [Heinrich Niederndorf] | Generalis Geographia Cosmica, Mathematica, Naturalis, Politica, Cum Speciali |
1739 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,250.00 | EUR 534.10 |
| 102332746 | Societa di naturalisti sotto la direzione di F.-E. Guerin | Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature |
1835/1857 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 523.20 |
| 103038260 | Mrs Lasenby Liberty | Japan. A pictorial record by Mrs. Lasenby Liberty |
1910 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 501.40 |
| 103113645 | J.J. Rousseau | Recueil de plantes coloriees, pour servir a l'intelligence des lettres elementaires sur la botanique |
1789 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 441.45 |
| 102819704 | Carl Linnaeus | Fauna Svecica |
1761 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 385.86 |
| 102821500 | Salvatore Marroni | Album. Costumi di Roma e suoi contorni |
1840 | EUR 1,300.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 370.60 |
| 102934242 | M. F*** D.D.F.D.B. | Traite des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle |
1747 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 223.45 |
| 103077783 | Johann Gottlieb Walpurger | Cosmotheologische Betrachtungen derer wichtigsten Wunder und Wahrheiten im Reiche der Natur und |
1754/1748 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 209.28 |
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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.