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Catawiki B. V.: Science & Nature Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Science & Nature Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 11,980.19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 05, 2026 - July 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,825.00 |
| Sale Number | #70526a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 16,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 25 | ||
| Sold Lots | 13.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 31,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 52.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 39,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104896080 | Tilli, Michelangelo | Catalogus Plantarum Horti Pisani |
1723 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,125.50 |
| 104897346 | Mathurin Meheut | Etude de la foret |
1927 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,071.00 |
| 104954465 | Castiglioni Luigi | Storia delle piante forastiere le piu importanti nell’uso medico, od economico colle loro figure in |
1791/1794 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,853.00 |
| 104756613 | Ernst Haeckel | Kunstformen der Natur |
1904 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,095.45 |
| 104708639 | K. K. Gesellschaft des Ackerbaues und nutzlicher Kunste im Herzogthume Krain | Sammlung nutzlicher Unterrichte – Band I–IV – Kaiserlich-Konigliche Gesellschaft des Ackerbaues und |
1776/1770 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 104813623 | Jacobo Reinboldo Spielmann | Pharmacopoea generalis (3 tomi in un vol.) |
1786 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 104832628 | Sebastien Vaillant | Botanicon Parisiense |
1727 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 104765394 | Joannes Hieroynmus Zannichelli | De Ferro ejusque nivis praeparatione dissertatio physico-chymica |
1713 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 104817542 | Buffon / Cuvier | Oeuvres completes |
1830/1832 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 550.45 |
| 104722467 | NASMYTH, James (1808-1890) / CARPENTER, James (1840-1899) | The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite |
1885 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 328.09 |
| 103871184 | Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon & M. A. Richard | Œuvres completes de Buffon", mises en ordre et precedees d'une notice historique |
1834/1833 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 104673088 | Anonym / Eine Gesellschaft von Arzten und Krauterkennern | Naturgeschichte der Giftpflanzen – Osterreichische Pharmakopoe – 58 kolorierte Tafeln – Wien, 1807 |
1807 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 104597141 | Lucien A. Berger | Les papillons du Zaire |
1981 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 87.20 |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.