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Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000 -
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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![<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4a5b5e65-4194-475f-9e08-b3fbbd8ece29.png "<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.")
Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann
Rare & Important Travel Posters
November 25, 2025Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000. -
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2eb975fd-c434-48f2-b4fa-0c65aa245d45.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Chelidonius, Benedictus. <i>Passio Jesu Chriti.</i> [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2fc30244-16a0-4e6b-bc4d-7fcc2cd48e0e.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Chelidonius, Benedictus. <i>Passio Jesu Chriti.</i> [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.")
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & DecemberSotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Audebert, Jean-Baptiste — Louis-Pierre Vieillot. Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques, Paris, 1801-1802. €40,000 to €60,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Orbigny, Alcide d'. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale... Paris, Pitois-Levrault et Cie et Strasbourg, Levrault, 1834-1847. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Chelidonius, Benedictus. Passio Jesu Chriti. [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Cassini de Thury, César-François. Carte générale de la France faite en 1744. Paris, 1756-1788. 178 cartes entoilées, réunies dans 28 emboîtages. €15,000 to €20,000.
Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Auction Date
- 11/05/2025 - 11/05/2025
- Sale Number
- #23810
- Total Lots
- 200
- Sold Lots
- 168
- Lots Sold
- 84.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 32
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 2,488,820.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 1,050,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 1,504,550.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 1,241,700.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 1,770,650.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 140.56%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900) | Salome |
1893 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 825,500.00 |
| 14 | [DESCARTES, Rene (1596-1650)] | Discours de la methode pour bien conduire sa raison et chercher la verite dans les sciences , plus La dioptrique, Les meteores et La geometrie qui sont des essais de cette methode |
1637 | EUR 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | EUR 88,900.00 |
| 41 | CLERCQ, Louis de (1837-1901) | Ensemble des Voyage en Orient et Voyage en Espagne |
1859-1860 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 82,550.00 |
| 13 | DENYS D'HALICARNASSE (vers 60 av. J.-C. - apres 8 av. J.-C) | Delle cose antiche della citta di Roma |
1545/6 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | EUR 82,550.00 |
| 29 | MORE, Thomas (1478-1535) | [UTOPIA :] De optimo reip. statu deque nova insula Utopia libellus vere aureus... |
EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 57,150.00 | |
| 69 | APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918) | Calligrammes. Poemes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916) |
1918 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 58 | ROBERTS, David (1796-1864) | Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot....with historical descriptions by William Brockedon |
1846-1849 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 36 | SCHEDEL, Hartmann (1440-1514) | Liber chronicarum |
12 juillet 1493 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 40,640.00 |
| 2 | ATELIER BYZANTIN | Saint Matthieu evangeliste, miniature sur un feuillet provenant d'un Evangeliaire |
[seconde moitie du XIIIe siecle] | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 82 | BOURGEOIS, Louise (1911-2010) | Ode a ma mere |
1995 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 45 | DUPERREY, Louis Isidore (1786-1865) | Voyage autour du monde, Execute par Ordre du Roi sur la corvette de sa Majeste la Coquille pendant les annees 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825 |
[1826-1830] | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 168 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) | Le Visage de la Paix |
1951 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 50 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828) | Los Proverbios |
1875 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 72 | BACON, Francis (1909-1992) et Michel LEIRIS (1901-1990) | Miroir de la tauromachie |
1990 | EUR 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 28 | MONTAIGNE, Michel Eyquem de (1533-1592) | Essais |
1582 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 5 | ALIGHIERI, Dante (1265-1321) | La comedia con la nova espositione di Alessandro Vellutello |
1544 | EUR 24,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 176 | SIMA, Joseph (1891-1971) et Pierre Jean JOUVE (1887-1976) | Le Paradis perdu |
[1938] | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 156 | MIRO, Joan (1893-1983) et Michel LEIRIS (1901-1990) | Fissures |
1969 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 91 | CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985) et Nikolai GOGOL (1809-1852) | Les Ames mortes |
1948 | EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 110 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Babaouo. Abrege d'une histoire critique du cinema |
1978 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
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![<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f6ec5592-2bab-41b8-a105-7f0702d97750.jpg "<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.")
