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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) | 47,394.29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 27, 2026 - April 27, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 57,390.00 |
| Sale Number | #42726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 98,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 214 | ||
| Sold Lots | 172.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 86,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.37% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 152,445.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 31.09% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103122218 | Pedro Apiano / Gemma Frisio | Libro dela Cosmographia (edicion castellana) |
1548 | EUR 6,600.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 4,469.00 |
| 100739860 | Avicenna; Ioannes Costae; Ioannes Paulus Mongius | [Canon Medicinae] Avicennae Arabum Medicorum Principis |
1608 | EUR 3,900.00 - 9,900.00 | EUR 2,125.50 |
| 103165358 | Hero or Heron of Alexandria | Spiritalium Liber, THE FIRST STEAM ENGINE |
1583 | EUR 1,600.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 1,573.96 |
| 103096077 | Translated by Lodovico Dolce, engraved by Giovanni Antonio Rusconi | OVID Metamorphoses |
1557 | EUR 850.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 1,309.09 |
| 103100609 | Le Pautre | Les Oeuvres d’ Architecture |
1699 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 103167082 | [POST-INCUNABLE] Stephanus Bertrandi | Consilia et Resolutiones / Index Consiliorum |
1532 | EUR 1,100.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,253.50 |
| 102991107 | Bonifacius VIII | Sextus Decretalium Liber |
1524 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,095.45 |
| 103151405 | Antoine Du Pinet | Historia Plantarum. - First Rare Edition |
1561 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 103058873 | Pieter Bor Christiaensz | Oorspronck, begin, en vervolgh der Nederlandschen Oorlogen. Deel I, II, III en IV |
1679 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 1,046.40 |
| 103100803 | Ariosto | Orlando Furioso |
1573 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 102550197 | Azevedo | Sant'Antonio di Padova |
1790 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 103100453 | Alpini | De Medicina Aegyptiorum |
1645 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 102979042 | Jacob Bohme | Des Gottseeligen Hoch-Erleuchteten Jacob Bohmens Teutonici Philosophi Alle Theosophische Wercken. |
1682 | EUR 150.00 - 400.00 | EUR 773.90 |
| 102524230 | Daniel | Milice Francoise |
1728 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 101842038 | Manfredini | Regole Armoniche |
1775 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 681.25 |
| 103146696 | J. Jansen | Nassouser Heldens Pronk-Toonneel |
1663 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 102634128 | Cartari | Imagini de gli Dei de gli Antichi |
1626 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 615.85 |
| 102598833 | Strabon ; Isaacus Casaubon | STRABONIS RERVM GEOGRAPHICARVM LIBRI XVII |
1620 | EUR 150.00 - 550.00 | EUR 607.13 |
| 102550252 | AA.VV. | Biblia |
1690 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 556.99 |
| 102988944 | Gregorius IX | Decretales |
1528 | EUR 450.00 - 800.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 102735838 | Selden | Titles of Honor |
1672 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 528.65 |
| 103140091 | Torcuato, Tasso | La Gerusalemme liberata |
1628 | EUR 300.00 - 550.00 | EUR 512.30 |
| 102522952 | Autori vari | Saincte Bible |
1598 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 505.76 |
| 102550254 | AA.VV. | Calendario Lunese |
1834/1836 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 480.69 |
| 103016582 | Gio. Battista Fontana | Esione drama per musica |
1699 | Not Available | EUR 462.16 |
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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.