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Kestenbaum and Company

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Auction Name
The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Auction Date
03/05/2026 - 03/05/2026
Sale Number
#115
Total Lots
200
Sold Lots
170.0
Lots Sold
85.00%
Unsold Lots
30
Total Sales (USD)
1,392,310.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
871,800.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
1,357,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
933,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,450,100.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
96.01%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
133 MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA.

Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium.

1719 (-26). USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 117,000.00
62 MERCATOR, GERARD.

L'Atlas ou Meditations Cosmographiques de la fabrique du monde et Figure diceluy.

1613 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 94,250.00
194 SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.

Liber Chronicarum.

1493 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 81,250.00
64 BLAEU, WILLEM & JOHANNES.

Appendix Theatri A. Ortelii et Atlantis G. Mercatoris, continens tabulas geographicas diversarum orbis regionum, nunc primum editas cum descriptionibus.

1631 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 52,000.00
12 COLLOT, GEORGES H. VICTOR.

Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, ou Description des pays arroses par le Mississippi, l'Ohio, le Missouri et autres rivieres affluentes.

1826 (but printed in 1804/5). USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 52,000.00
70 VISSCHER, NICHOLAS (Frederick de Wit, and others).

Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus.

[c.1649-95]. USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 48,750.00
143 GOULD, JOHN.

The Birds of Great Britain.

(1862-)73. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 45,500.00
63 BLAEU, WILLEM JANZOON.

Le Flambeau de la Navigation, Monstrant la Description & Delineation de toutes les Costes & Havres de la Meer Occidentale, Septentrionale, & Orientale.

1620 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 42,250.00
78 HOMANN, JOHANN BAPTIST.

Grosser Atlas uber die Gantze Welt.

1731 and 1719. USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 42,250.00
103 WEINNMANN, JOHANN WILHELM.

Duidelyke Vertoning, Eeniger Duizend in alle vier waerelds deelen wassende Bomen, Stammen, Kruiden, Bloemen, Vrugten, en Uitwassen.

1739-48. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 39,000.00
28 KIP, JOHANNES.

Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne.

1714-16. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 35,750.00
71 JANSSONIUS, JOHANNES.

Theatrum Urbium celebriorum totius Belgii sive Germaniae inferioris.

1657 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 29,250.00
68 MERCATOR, GERARD.

Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura.

1632 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 24,700.00
76 SENEX, JOHN.

A New General Atlas, Containing a Geographical and Historical Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms and other Dominions of the World.

1721 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,750.00
25 DANIELL, SAMUEL.

A Picturesque Illustration of the Scenery, Animals, and Native Inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon.

1808 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,800.00
85 BELLIN, JACQUES NICOLAS.

Le Petit Atlas Maritime. Recueil de Cartes et Plans des Quatre Parties du Monde.

1764 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 19,500.00
153 DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL.

Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis.

1742 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 19,500.00
154 MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN.

Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI.

1550 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 18,200.00
66 BLAEU, JOHANNES.

Theatrum Civitatum et Admirandorum Italiae.

1663 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,200.00
65 BLAEU, JOHANNES.

Novus Atlas, Das ist Welt-beschreibung. Mit schonen newen aussfuhrlichen Land-Taffeln in Kupffer gestochen.

1648 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,925.00
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    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
  • Advertisement <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad ... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escritur... Advertisement <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison de... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou ... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et tou... Advertisement <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Ma... Advertisement <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M... <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...
    ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
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    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.
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