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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) | 2,818.74 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 29, 2026 - April 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #42926a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 5,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 36 | ||
| Sold Lots | 28.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,530.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,820.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102776085 | George Wheler | Voyage de Dalmatie, de Grece, et du Levant |
1689 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 102934230 | M. Guynaud | La concordance des propheties de Nostradamus avec l'histoire, depuis Henry II, jusqu'a Louis le |
1693 | EUR 250.00 - 400.00 | EUR 420.74 |
| 102575761 | Monsieur Baron | L'art Heraldique contenant la maniere d'apprendre facilement le blason |
1682 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 349.89 |
| 102934252 | Dom Pierre de Sainte Marie Magdeleine | Traitte d'horlogiographie, contenant plusieurs manieres de construire, sur toutes surfaces |
1657 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 223.45 |
| 102933892 | Henri de Lorraine & Duc de Guise | Les Memoires d'Henri de Lorraine duc de Guise |
1681 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 134.07 |
| 102392934 | L’abbe Pageau | Memoires des Intrigues de la Cour de Rome depuis l'Annee 1669 jusqu'en 1676 |
1677 | Not Available | EUR 110.09 |
| 102778154 | Famianus Strada & P. Dv-Rier | Histoire de la guerre de Flandre |
1664 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 103058057 | Thomas A Kempis | Suite de l'imitation de jesus christ ou les opuscules de Thomas A Kempis dedie a monseigneur le duc |
1699 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 89.38 |
| 102934281 | S. Augustin & Arnauld d'Andilly | Les Confessions de S. Augustin |
1683 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 81.75 |
| 103154683 | Louis Maimbourg | Histoire du Calvinisme |
1682 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 77.39 |
| 103104541 | Monsieur de Balzac | Aristippe ou de la cour |
1658 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 73.03 |
| 103081105 | Jacques Le Pelletier | Recueil general de tous les benefices & commanderies de France, & de ses dependances. |
1690 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 68.67 |
| 102992184 | Nathanael Duez | Dittionario italiano & francese / Dictionnaire italien & francois |
1674/1681 | Not Available | EUR 59.95 |
| 102933896 | Louis Le Laboureur | Charlemagne, poeme heroique |
1664 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 51.23 |
| 102962585 | David (Roi d’Israel) | Psautier de David illustre – edition parisienne Josset – frontispice grave |
1685 | Not Available | EUR 49.05 |
| 103015464 | Sophocle | L'Œdipe et L'Electre de Sophocle. Tragedies Grecques |
1692 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 49.05 |
| 103076917 | [Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux] | Oeuvres diverses du Sieur D***. Avec le Traite du Sublime ou du merveilleux dans le discours. |
1695 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 44.69 |
| 102985687 | Francois de Callieres | Du Bel esprit |
1695 | Not Available | EUR 43.60 |
| 102987653 | Giovanni Veneroni | Le Maitre italien |
1685 | Not Available | EUR 43.60 |
| 102989726 | Dominique Bouhours | Les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugene |
1671 | Not Available | EUR 40.33 |
| 102990232 | Nicolas Mercier | Le manuel des grammairiens |
1673 | Not Available | EUR 39.24 |
| 102992776 | Juvenal / Perse | Traduction nouvelle des satyres de Perse et de Juvenal |
1689 | Not Available | EUR 38.15 |
| 103008196 | Francois-Antoine Pomey | L'Univers en abrege |
1679 | Not Available | EUR 38.15 |
| 102989982 | Dominique Bouhours | Doutes sur la langue francoise |
1675 | Not Available | EUR 34.88 |
| 103005243 | Cesar Vichard de Saint-Real | Cesarion ou Entretiens divers |
1689 | Not Available | EUR 34.88 |
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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.