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Catawiki B. V.: Literature & Illustrated Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature & Illustrated Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,318.11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 24, 2026 - July 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 10,425.00 |
| Sale Number | #72426b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 25 | ||
| Sold Lots | 13.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 21,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 52.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 25,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 21.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105208960 | Gustave Dore | “The Raven” |
1884 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 708.50 |
| 104932891 | Dante Alighieri | Divina Commedia Marciana (anno 1390): edizione facsimile |
2020 | EUR 3,200.00 - 3,900.00 | EUR 687.79 |
| 105145086 | Ernest Hemingway | The Old Man and the Sea |
1952 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 105082812 | George Orwell | [In Russian] Animal Farm/Георг Орвелл |
1950 | EUR 800.00 - 950.00 | EUR 529.74 |
| 105144908 | J.M. Coetzee | Waiting for the barbarians |
1980 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 490.50 |
| 105171099 | Charles Dickens / Harry Furniss exclusive. | Charles Dickens Library in bookcase . Spec including Five Hundred Special Plates drawn |
1910 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 105124183 | Umberto Eco | The Island of the Day Before Umberto Eco - The Island of the Day Before - Signed Limited Edition - |
1995 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 105144841 | J. D. Salinger | The Catcher in the Rye |
1951 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 105082020 | TRECCANI | Il Dante Svelato Dei Girolamini |
2021 | EUR 600.00 - 750.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 105177274 | Signed ; Hermann Hesse | Holograph Signed Unterm Rad |
1952 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 105094419 | NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS | Nikos Kazantzakis - Salvatores Dei / ΑΣΚΗΤΙΚΗ (1927) - TRUE 1st Edition in ORIGINAL Paper Wrappers - |
1927 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 105006678 | Robert Frost | [Signed] Collected Poems |
1930 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 104992418 | Alexandre Pouchkine; Ivan Bilibine | Сказка о золотом петушке (123 ans ) |
1903 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 220.18 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
