Catawiki B. V.: Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 | Total Sales (EUR) | 19,036.85 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 18, 2026 - May 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 21,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #51826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 29,105.00 |
| Total Lots | 91 | ||
| Sold Lots | 77.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 28,095.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 40,030.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103691855 | Lodovico Guicciardini, Johannes Janssonius, Petrus Montanus, Pieter van den Keere | Description de touts les Pays-bas : avec toutes les cartes geographiques dedits pays, et plusieurs |
1613 | EUR 850.00 - 950.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 103529784 | Gessner, Conrad | Schlangenbuch… Dragons Snakes Reptiles Scorpions… |
1613 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 927.59 |
| 103724036 | Democritus Junior [Robert Burton] | The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, and |
1676 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 862.19 |
| 103679541 | Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft | Gedichten |
1636 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 780.44 |
| 103653864 | Jovius, Paulus (Paolo Giovio 1483-1552) | Berumter furtrefflicher Leut Leben/Handlung und Thaten[...] - 2 Teile in 1 |
1589 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 749.92 |
| 103638437 | Martin Luther | Von Ehesachen. Item Vom Ehebruch und weglauffen |
1540 | EUR 275.00 - 450.00 | EUR 634.38 |
| 103683238 | Olfert Dapper | Historische beschrijving van Amsterdam |
1663 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 103596319 | John Case | Compendium anatomicum nova methodo institutum |
1696 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 490.50 |
| 103576122 | Guglielmo Rouillio | Il Cortegiano del conte Baldassarre Castiglione |
1553 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 103617207 | S. Agostino | Operum D. Aurelii Augustini |
1576 | EUR 275.00 - 450.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 103612827 | Ovidius Naso | Amatoria |
1554 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 447.99 |
| 103629926 | Justinus | Trogi Pompei externae Historiae in compendium ab Iustino redactae. Externorum imperatorum vitae |
1522 | EUR 550.00 - 800.00 | EUR 446.90 |
| 103683314 | Robert Johnston | [ERSTAUSGABE] Historia Rerum Britannicarum |
1655 | EUR 450.00 - 750.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 103659304 | Aristotele | De Physico Auditu |
1540 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 103721841 | Flavius Josephus | Flavij Iosephi hoogberoemde Joodtsche Historien |
1647 | EUR 350.00 - 750.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 103325404 | Macrobe | Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelii, theodosii, viri consularis & illustris |
1560 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 360.79 |
| 103712329 | Clesio Bernardo. | Statuta Tridentina. Folio. |
1614 | EUR 250.00 - 280.00 | EUR 354.25 |
| 103718773 | Church of England | The Book of Common Prayer together with The psalter, or Psalms of David |
1687 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 338.99 |
| 103357419 | Luther Martin/ Lucas Cranach der Altere | Doctorem Martin Luther - Tomus VII Operum apart - Werke Band 7 apart |
1554 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 103537812 | [ANTIPHONARIUM] Guillelmi Gabrielis Nivers | ANTIPHONARIUM ROMANUM, JUXTA BREVIARIUM PII QUINTI |
1696 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 103603321 | Jeronimo de Blancas | Modo de proceder en Cortes de Aragon |
1641 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 103620787 | Johannes van Call (1656-1706) | Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum |
1697/1694 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 102117581 | Laurens Van Den Hane | Vlaemsch recht dat is Costumen ende wetten gedecreteert by de graven ende gravinnen van Vlaenderen |
1676 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 300.84 |
| 103639203 | Antiphonarium Abvreviatum. Karthuizer boekje met gezangen, muzieknotaties. |
1630 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 288.85 | |
| 103548929 | J. van Beverwyck | Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie |
1660 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 285.58 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.