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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) | 17,600.23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 26,555.00 |
| Sale Number | #52026a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 42,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 120 | ||
| Sold Lots | 117.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 27,805.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 44,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.78% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103238012 | Rondelet | Arte di Edificare |
1841/1840 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 982.09 |
| 103630369 | Arnaud de Villeneuve | Le Tresor des pauvres auquel sont contenus plusieurs remedes, bruvages, oignemens, emplastres, |
1618 | EUR 550.00 - 625.00 | EUR 523.20 |
| 103287375 | Berthoud | Horlogerie |
1763 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 501.40 |
| 103265605 | Van Vaernewijck | Historie van Belgis |
1665 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 497.04 |
| 103334018 | Bouchet | Maison Royale de France |
1646 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 490.50 |
| 103264657 | Clarke | Ilias Odyssea |
1754 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 479.60 |
| 103267350 | Strada | Guerre de Flandre |
1651 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 102681391 | Tasso | Goffredo |
1581 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 103298789 | Enguerrand de Monstrelet | Chroniques |
1572 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 103240052 | Dionysius Halicarnasseus | Scripta, quae Extant, Omnia |
1691 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 369.51 |
| 103335245 | AA.VV. | Biblia Sacra |
1732 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 354.25 |
| 103361388 | Aetio di Amida | Medici Graeci |
1549 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 103337698 | Sallustio / Velleio Patercolo | Oeuvres - [Bound w:] Histoire Romaine. |
1629/1628 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 337.90 |
| 102574762 | Hierosme Fabrice d'Aquapendente | Les oeuvres chirurgicales de Hierosme Fabrice d'Aquapendente, fameux medecin, chirurgien & |
1658 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 102977105 | Giovenale | Satyrae Sexdecim |
1602/1603 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 103603681 | Albertus Magnus, A. Calmet | Deux importantes exegeses de l’Apocalypse – Editions de reference |
1716/1651 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 103497240 | Seguin | Numismata Antiqua |
1666 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 289.94 |
| 103418852 | Guidi | Papa Clemente Undecimo |
1712 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 103551772 | J. J. Grandville | Fleurs Animees |
1850 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 103622592 | Kleine Bibliothek, Sammlung Bucher aus dem Barock,Geschichte,Literatur,Religion,Wissenschaft,ab 1697 |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 272.50 | |
| 103361184 | Tostado | Commentaria |
1596 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 264.87 |
| 103329633 | Gazzola | Ippologia |
1842 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 244.16 |
| 103711178 | Menage | Menagiana, ou bons mots et observations curieuses |
1693/1716 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 103266109 | Anselmus | Commentaria ad Perpetuum Edictum |
1664 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 228.90 |
| 103294864 | Petronio | Satyricon |
1709 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 218.00 |
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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.