Catawiki B. V.: Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 | Total Sales (EUR) | 13,577.04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 20, 2026 - July 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 17,850.00 |
| Sale Number | #72026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 29,925.00 |
| Total Lots | 82 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 35,560.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 55,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 24.40% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105289003 | Ambroise Pare | Les Oeuvres (MONSTERS, ANATOMY, SURGERY, NATURAL HISTORY) |
1664 | EUR 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 2,071.00 |
| 105259531 | Diogenes Laertius | Vite De Philosophi (Lives of Philosophers) FIRST EDITION |
1511 | EUR 2,100.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 1,870.44 |
| 105259595 | Francesco Sforzino da Carcano | Tre libri degli uccelli da rapina NATURAL HISTORY, ORNITHOLOGY, FALCONRY |
1622 | EUR 900.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 719.40 |
| 105212748 | Rene Descartes | Principia Philosophiae |
1656 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 105261600 | Lodovico Guicciardini | Ludovici Guicciardini omnium Belgii sive Inferioris Germaniae regionum accurata descriptio |
1625 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 105252696 | Giovanni Rosini | Alterthum, Antiqvitatvm Romanarvm corpvs absolvtissimvm. |
1685 | EUR 650.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 105280911 | Fr. Io. Baptista de Marinis | Clavis Cantus Ecclesiastici seu Modus Intonandi, et Cantandi |
1661 | EUR 400.00 - 750.00 | EUR 534.10 |
| 105261031 | Famiani Stradae (Famiano Strada) | Famiani Stradae romani e societate iesu De Bello Belgico |
1649 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 450.17 |
| 104779498 | Demosthene & Eschine | Demosthenis et Aeschinis Principum Graeciae Oratorum Opera |
1572 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 444.72 |
| 105190582 | Ronphyle | La Chyromantie naturelle de Ronphyle [Chiromancy, Occultism, Esoterica & Magic] |
1665 | EUR 450.00 - 700.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 105276543 | Pompeo Sarnelli | Guida de Forestieri Pozzuoli Baja Miseno Cuma.... edizione bilingue Napoli Campania |
1697 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 105216523 | Antoine Verard, Paris / "Master of Grandes Heures" | Very rare illuminated incunable leaf Vellum from the earliest printed Book of Hours "Grand Heures |
1490/1480 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 105252761 | Commentaria in acta apostolorum, epistolas canonicas, et apocalypsin. Editio vltima aucts et |
1672 | EUR 220.00 - 350.00 | EUR 327.00 | |
| 105168897 | Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum, & alios hostes ecclesiae |
1546 | EUR 220.00 - 300.00 | EUR 273.59 | |
| 105252863 | Ludwig Lucius | Jesuiter-Histori. Von des Jesuiter-Ordens Vrsprung, Namen, Regulen, Beampten, Gelubden … |
1626 | EUR 275.00 - 550.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 105301834 | Aristotele | Aristotelis stagiritae Metaphysicorum |
1566 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 248.52 |
| 105110184 | Euclide & Christophoro Clavio | Euclidis elementorum libri XV. Accessit liber XVI. De solidorum regularium cuius libet intra |
1607 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 105252739 | Antonio de Guevara | Lustgarten und Weckuhr. Durch E. Albertinum inn die Teutsche Sprache verwendt. |
1599 | EUR 250.00 - 600.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 105181575 | RAPIN, Rene | Hortorum libri IV cum Disputatione de Cultura Hortensi |
1665 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 105253686 | Jacob Cats | Alle de wercken |
1654/1655 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 213.64 |
| 105252886 | Commentarius in Ecclesiasten Canticum Canticorum et librum Sapientiae. |
1680 | EUR 200.00 - 350.00 | EUR 196.20 | |
| 105263310 | Christianus Schotanus | Beschryvinge ende Nieuve Caerten van de Heerlickheydt van Frieslandt |
1664 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 179.85 |
| 105230137 | Johan van Someren | Herstelde oudtheyt, ofte beschrijvinge van Batavia |
1657 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 164.59 |
| 105250179 | Anonimo | Missale Romanum (compilazione di messe e formulari liturgici) |
1675 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 105218571 | Pvblii Terentii | Lvciani Samosatensis Opera Tomvs II, Druck in griechisch-latein |
1687 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 146.06 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
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. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000