Auction Report: Catawiki B. V. French Literature & Illustrated

Auction Name	French Literature & Illustrated	Total Sales (EUR)	4,492.98
Auction Date	October 16, 2026 - October 16, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,125.00
Sale Number	#101626c	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	7,075.00
Total Lots	36
Sold Lots	9.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	22,625.00
% of Lots Sold	25.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	27,375.00
Unsold Lots	27	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	16.41%

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
106989522	Charles Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine et divers/ Louis Legrand	Poemes a l'eau-forte [reliure signee Ch. Lanoe]	1914	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 872.00
107185914	Jules Verne	Face au Drapeau - Clovis Dardentor [tres rare Globe Type 2 empiecement]	1897	EUR 800.00 - 900.00	EUR 763.00
107320660	Guy de Maupassant - La Vie errante	Edition originale 1/100 exemplaires sur hollande en reliure d'epoque signee Carayon	1890	EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 545.00
107318678	Guy de Maupassant	Au Soleil - Edition originale 1/50 exemplaires sur hollande en reliure d'epoque signee Carayon	1884	EUR 450.00 - 500.00	EUR 523.20
107225456	Albert Sorel	Vieux habits, vieux galons - un des 80 exemplaires de grand choix sur japon	1913	EUR 500.00 - 550.00	EUR 490.50
107325744	Rousseau	Œuvres	1772/1792	EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 479.60
107204847	Maurice Maeterlinck	Les Aveugles [edition originale limitee a 135 exemplaires]	1890	EUR 450.00 - 500.00	EUR 327.00
107122820	Michel LEIRIS / Gabriel PARIS	Abanico para los toros	1965	EUR 275.00 - 325.00	EUR 272.50
107233635	Marcel Proust	Du cote de chez Swann Combray Premieres epreuves corrigees	2013	EUR 350.00 - 500.00	EUR 220.18

Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.

Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."

Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.

Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.

Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.

Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Catawiki B. V.: French Literature & Illustrated