• Heritage, Dec. 9: Philip K. Dick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? First edition, author Brian Aldiss’ copy.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Robert A. Heinlein. Assignment in Eternity. First edition, inscribed by Heinlein to author “Doc” Smith.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Frank Herbert. Dune. First edition, inscribed by Herbert to his literary agent.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. First edition, first impression, in an unrestored dust jacket.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare, perhaps unique variant, English sheets bound in an American Osgood binding.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Isaac Asimov. The Naked Sun. First edition, inscribed by Asimov to Alex Berman, founder of Phantasia Press.
  • 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
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: L. Feininger, Collection of autograph letters to Alois J. Schardt, 1920-1955. Est: € 150,000-250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Flemish book of hours, Ghent-Bruges School around 1480-1500. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: F. de Wit, Atlas maior, around 1700. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: A. Stieglitz, Camera Work, 48 volumes, 1903-1914. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Merian & M. Zeiller, Sämtliche Topographien, 21 volumes, 1642-1736. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: R. Indiana and R. Creely, Numbers, 1968. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Salerno Breviarium, Latin manuscript on vellum, North Italy around 1470-1476. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. S. Merian, Surinaamsche (&) europische Insecten, 1730. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Beckmann, Jahrmarkt, Portfolio of 10 signed etchings, 1922. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Justinianus, Infortiatum, 1475. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: B. Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, around 1750. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: J. Gris and P. Reverdy, Au soleil du plafond, 1955. Est: € 3,000
  • One of a Kind Auctions
    Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration
    Special No Reserve Auction!
    November 18, 2026
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 1 – Claude Monet ALS in Purple Ink from Giverny, with Original Envelope
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 5 – Camille Pissarro ALS from Eragny, 1894
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 340 – Space Shuttle Challenger 51-L Crew Photograph, Signed by All Seven
    One of a Kind Auctions
    Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration
    Special No Reserve Auction!
    November 18, 2026
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 54 – Henry Fielding Signed Legal Affidavit as Magistrate, 1750
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 55 – Henry David Thoreau Autograph Manuscript Leaf, 1906 Manuscript Edition
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 56 – O. Henry ALS Signed “Sydney Porter,” Three Pages
    One of a Kind Auctions
    Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration
    Special No Reserve Auction!
    November 18, 2026
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 57 – J.R.R. Tolkien from Oxford, 1964, with Original Mailing Envelope
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 254 – Ho Chi Minh Inscribed to a French Minister, with His Seal, 1955
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 286 – Fidel Castro, Che Guevara & Raúl Castro — Cuban Revolution Album, 1959
    One of a Kind Auctions
    Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration
    Special No Reserve Auction!
    November 18, 2026
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 288 – Toussaint Louverture Safe Passage from the Liberator of Haiti, 1799
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 300 – Georges Picquart, the Officer Who Unmasked the Traitor — Inscribed 1900
    One of a Kind, Nov. 18: Lot 317 – William Clark Signed Receipt as U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs, 1810

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Auction Info

Auction Name
Art of Old Poland
Auction Date
11/05/2026 - 11/05/2026
Sale Number
#110526
Total Lots
48
Sold Lots
25.0
Lots Sold
52.08%
Unsold Lots
23
Total Sales (PLN)
209,520.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
169,800.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
242,900.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
231,600.00
High Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
321,600.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
65.15%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
109 Stanislaw August Poniatowski

Akt nobilitacji Marcina Nowińskiego

 1792 PLN 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 PLN 66,000.00
110

Pergaminowa karta z tekstem Bogurodzicy i fragmentem łacińskiej preambuły Statutu Łaskiego

 1506 PLN 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 PLN 42,000.00
104 Sandrart Jacob von

Nova totius Regni Poloniae Magniq[ue] Ducatus Lithuaniae

 N/A PLN 22,000.00 - 30,000.00 PLN 24,000.00
102 Hondius Jodocus II

Nova Poloniae delineatio

 N/A PLN 4,800.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 21,600.00
203 della Bella Stefano (1610 - 1664)

Husarz

 1651 PLN 3,500.00 - 4,200.00 PLN 9,000.00
103 Speed John

A Newe Mape of Poland

 1676 PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 PLN 7,800.00
197 Orlowski Aleksander (1777 - 1832)

Rider

 1819 PLN 4,800.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 4,800.00
210 Wyczolkowski Leon (1852 - 1936)

Dwor w Malinowszczyźnie

 1907 PLN 3,800.00 - 4,200.00 PLN 4,200.00
101 Homann Johann Baptist

Regni Poloniae Magnique Ducatus Lithuaniae

 po 1715 PLN 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 PLN 3,840.00
214 Chodowiecki Daniel (1726 - 1801)

Taniec śmierci

 1791; 1792 PLN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 PLN 2,880.00
185 Norblin de la Gourdaine Jan Piotr

Wybor Piasta na krola

 1776 PLN 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 PLN 2,640.00
181 Hondius Hendrik; Janssonius Johannes

Poloniae Nova et Acurata Descriptio

 okolo 1650 PLN 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,400.00
207 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Bereza Kartuzka

 lata 80. XIX w. PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 PLN 2,400.00
211 Chodowiecki Daniel (1726 - 1801)

Standing lady (Panna Quantin)

 1758 PLN 2,200.00 - 2,400.00 PLN 2,160.00
206 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Biecz nad rzeką Ropą

 lata 80. XIX w. PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 PLN 2,040.00
209 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Przemyśl nad rzeką Sanem

 N/A PLN 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 PLN 1,800.00
208 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Golup nad rzeką Drwencą

 lata 80. XIX w. PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 PLN 1,680.00
205 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Czorsztyn nad Dunajcem

 lata 80. XIX w. PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 PLN 1,440.00
201 della Bella Stefano (1610 - 1664)

Staruszka niosąca dziecko

 około 1642 PLN 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 PLN 1,080.00
204 Orda Napoleon (1807 - 1883)

Wilanow nad Wisłą

 N/A PLN 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 PLN 1,080.00
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  • Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: The ‘Saxe-Meiningen Psalter’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France or adjacent southern Netherlands, second half of the thirteenth century]. £30,000 - £50,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Turing (Alan).- Alan Turing's Slide Rule, engraved initials "A.M.T. Noli Hoc Furari", alongside other ephemera, housed in early 20th-century letter box, [mid.1920s-40s]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, later impressions, each vol. signed by the author, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957-58. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, [1862]-73; plus a presentation copy of Gould's Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain (6). £35,000-45,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Galilei (Galileo). Istoria e Dimostrazioni intorno alle Macchie Solari e loro accidenti, comprese in tre lettere scritte all’illustrissimo signor Marco Velseri Linceo, first edition, Rome, 1613. £15,000-20,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Kitchin (Thomas). A New Universal Atlas, first edition with maps in full original hand-colouring, Printed and Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, 1796. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Cassas (Louis François). Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte, 2 vol., first edition, [Paris], 1799. £10,000-15,000
  • 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
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026