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Morton Subastas: Books to Start a Collection

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Books to Start a Collection	Total Sales (MXN)	224,598.00
Auction Date	January 30, 2024 - January 30, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	242,100.00
Sale Number	#1142	High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	329,600.00
Total Lots	260
Sold Lots	68	Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	1,130,500.00
% of Lots Sold	26.15%	High Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	1,507,800.00
Unsold Lots	192	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	14.90%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
236	Cervantes, Enrique A.	Albumes de Ciudades Virreinales.		MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	MXN 12,300.00
204	Vindel, Francisco.	Mapas de America y Filipinas en los Libros Espanoles de los Siglos XVI al XVIII. Apendice a los de America, Adicion de los de Filipinas.	1958	MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 8,610.00
59		Maria Ana Yadoo Muger Lexitima de Don Joachin Perez Galvan de una casa que le toca y pertenece en la Calle de la Buena Muerte. Sucesion de escrituras de compra venta de una casa ubicada en la Calle de la Buena Muerte en Mexico, desde 1705 hasta 1909.		MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
82	Zienkowicz, Leon.	Les Costumes du Peuple Polonais, suivis d'une Description Exacte de ses Moeurs, de ses Usages et de ses Habitudes. Ouvrage Pittoresque.	1841	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
93	Acosta, Nonio.	Tractatus de Privilegiis Creditorum Resolutione et Extinctione Iuris Hypothecarum Constituti in Bonis per Communem Debitorem Legitime.	1645	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
160	Paz, Octavio (Director).	Vuelta. Revista Mensual.	1976 - 1994.	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
190	Humboldt, Alejandro de.	Ensayo Politico Sobre el Reino de la Nueva Espana.	1941	MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 6,150.00
198	De l'Isle, Guillaume.	America Septentrionalis. Concinnata juxta Observationes Dnn Academiae Regalis Scientiarum et Nonnullorum Aliorum, et Juxta Annotationes Recentissimas.	ca. 1772.	MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 6,150.00
201	Mercator, Gerhard - Hondius, Jocodus / Ortelius, Abraham.	Cuba Insula - Havana Portus Celeberrimo / Senensis Ditionis Accurata Descrip.		MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 6,150.00
238	Garcia Tellez, Alfonso.	Historia de una Vivienda / Historia de la Curacion.		MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 5,904.00
117		La Semana de Bellas Artes.	1977 - 1982.	MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 5,166.00
103		Clementinae seu Constitutiones; Extravagantes & Extravagantes Communes.	1573	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
123	Cero (Vicente Riva Palacio).	Los Ceros. Galeria de Contemporaneos.	1882	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
131	Garcia Maroto, Gabriel.	La Espana Magica.	1927	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
180	Caballero, Manuel.	Mexico en Chicago 1893.	1893	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
195	Valle, Juan N. del.	El Viajero en Mexico. Completa Guia de Forasteros para 1864.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
227	Riberae Villa, Francisci.	In Sacram Beati Ioannis Apostoli, & Evangelistae Apocalypsin Commentarii.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
234	Cervantes, Enrique A. / Villegas, Victor Manuel.	Hierros de Oaxaca / Herreros y Forjadores Poblanos / Hierros Coloniales en Zacatecas / Hierros Coloniales en Tolvca.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
239	Iturbide, Graciela / Almeida, Lourdes.	Los Que Viven en la Arena / La Familia Mexicana.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
245	Lopez, Nacho / Canales, Claudia / Meyer, Pedro.	La Ciudad de Mexico III / Romualdo Garcia / Los Cohetes Duraron Todo el Dia.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
129		Fondo de Cultura Economica.		MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 3,936.00
9	Garcia, Genaro.	Dos Antiguas Relaciones de La Florida, Publicadas por Primera Vez.	1902	MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
11		16 de Setiembre de 1810. Mexico Independiente 76o. Aniversario.	1886	MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
154		Libros sobre Estados de la Republica Mexicana.		MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
163	Poniatowska, Elena.	Lilus Kikus.	1954	MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 3,690.00

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Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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