Sothebys: Continental Printed Books, Manuscripts and Music comprising Printed Books, Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, ASCENSION,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 28, 1992 - May 28, 1992
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | MILLE ET UNE NUITS (LES) | Traduction | Paris | 1899-1904 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 660.00 |
| 402 | MiRBEAU (OCTAVE) | LES AFFAIRES SONT LES AFFAIRES | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 403 | MOLIERE (JEAN-BAPTISTE POCQUELIN) | OEUVRES | Paris | 1682 |
USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 404 | MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE) | LES ESSAIS | Paris | 1595 |
GBP 8,000.00 - | 11,000.00 |
| 405 | MONTHERLANT (HENRY DE) | LES CELIBATAIRES | Paris | 1934 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,320.00 |
| 406 | MONTHERLANT (HENRY DE) | LA VILLE DONT LE PRINCE EST UN ENFANT | Paris | 1951 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 407 | MONTHERLANT (HENRI DE) | LES BESTIARES | Paris | 1954 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 550.00 |
| 408 | MONTHERLANT (HENRY DE) | LA PETITE INFANTE DE CASTILLE | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 409 | MORAND (PAUL) | CORRECTED TYPESCRIPT OF HIS NOVEL 'LEWIS ET IRENE' | 1927 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 5,940.00 | |
| 410 | MORAND (PAUL) | LEWIS ET IRENE | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,540.00 | ||
| 411 | MORAND (PAUL) | OUVERT LA NUIT | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 495.00 | ||
| 412 | MUSSET (ALFRED DE) | LA CONFESSION D'UN ENFANT DU SIECLE | Paris | 1836 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 413 | MUSSET (ALFRED DE) | COMEDIES ET PROVERBES | Paris | 1819 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 715.00 |
| 414 | NABOKOV (VLADIMIR) LOLITA | Traduit de l'anglais par E.H. Kahane | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 495.00 | ||
| 415 | NIMIER (ROGER) | LE HUSSARD BLEU | Paris | 1966 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,540.00 |
| 416 | OVIDIUS NASO (PUBLIUS) | LES METAMORPHOSES | Paris | 1807 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 417 | PERGAUD (LOUIS) | LA GUERRE DES BOUTONS | Paris | 1912 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,760.00 |
| 418 | PEYREFITTE (ROGER) | LES AMBASSADES | Paris | 1951-1953 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 419 | PHILIPPE (CHARLES-LOUIS) | MARIE DONADIEU | GBP 1,000.00 - | 1,320.00 | ||
| 420 | PREVOST (ANTOINE-FRANCOIS, Abbe) | HISTOIRE DE MANON LESCAUT ET DU CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX | Paris | 1797 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 990.00 |
| 421 | PROUST (MARCEL) | LES PLAISIRS ET LES JOURS | Paris | 1896 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,650.00 |
| 422 | PROUST (MARCEL) | A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU | Paris | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 8,800.00 | |
| 423 | PROUST (MARCEL) | PASTICHES ET MELANGES | Paris | 1906 |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 424 | QUENEAU (RAYMOND) | UN RUDE HIVER | Paris | 1947 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 660.00 |
| 425 | [QUENEAU (RAYMOND)] | "SALLY MARA" | Paris | 1950 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 |
| 426 | QUENEAU (RAYMOND) | ZAZIE DANS LE METRO | Paris | 1959 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,650.00 |
| 427 | QUENEAU (RAYMOND) | LE DIMANCHE DE LA VIE | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 495.00 | ||
| 428 | QUINZE JOIES DE MARIAGE (LES) | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 495.00 | |||
| 429 | RENARD (JULES) | LA LANTERNE SOURDE | Paris | 1893 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 880.00 |
| 430 | RENARD (JULES) | HISTOIRES NATURELLES | Paris | 1896 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,640.00 |
| 431 | RENARD (JULES) | COQUECIGRUES | PARIS | 1893 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 495.00 |
| 432 | RIMBAUD (ARTHUR) | UNE SAISON EN ENFER | BRUSSELS | 1873 |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | 3,520.00 |
| 433 | ROLLAND (ROMAIN) | 17 volumes, FIRST EDITION | Paris | 1904-1911 |
GBP 1,000.00 - | 2,530.00 |
| 434 | ROPS (FELICIEN) | DIX EAUX-FORTES POUR ILLUSTRER LES DIABOLIQUES DE J. BARBEY- D'AUREVILLY | Paris | 1886 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 495.00 |
| 435 | RACINE (JEAN) | BAJAZET | Paris | 1672 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 436 | RADIGUET (RAYMOND) | LE BAL DU COMTE D'ORGEL | PARIS | 1924 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,540.00 |
| 437 | RADIGUET (RAYMOND) | DEVOIRS DE VACANCES | Paris | 1921 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 2,090.00 |
| 438 | RAUCAT (THOMAS) | L'HONORABLE PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE | Paris | 1927 |
USD 1,750.00 - 2,250.00 | Not Sold |
| 439 | ROSTAND (EDMOND) | CYRANO DE BERGERAC | Paris | 1898 |
GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | 3,520.00 |
| 440 | ROSTAND (EDMOND) L'AIGLON | FIRST EDITION | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,320.00 | ||
| 441 | SAINT-EXUPERY (ANTOINE DE) | PILOTE DE GUERRE | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 715.00 | ||
| 442 | SAINT-PIERRE (JACQUES-HENRI BERNARDIN DE) | PAUL ET VIRGINIE | Paris | 1838 |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 443 | SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL) | LE MUR | Paris | 1939 |
GBP 1,000.00 - | 1,320.00 |
| 444 | SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL) | HUIS CLOS | Paris | 1945 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,650.00 |
| 445 | SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL) | LES MAINS SALES | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 770.00 | ||
| 446 | STENDHAL (HENRI BEYLE) | LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR | Paris | 1831 |
GBP 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 8,800.00 |
| 447 | SWIFT (JONATHAN) | VOYAGES DE GULLIVER DANS LES CONTREES | Paris | 1921 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 495.00 |
| 448 | TOULET (P.J.) | LES CONTRERIMES | Paris | 1921 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 449 | VAILLAND (ROGER) | LA LOI | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 550.00 | ||
| 450 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | POEMES SATURNIENS | Paris | 1866 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 1,650.00 |
| 451 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | LA BONNE CHANSON | Paris | 1870 |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 452 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | DEDICACES | PARIS | 1890 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,430.00 |
| 453 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | LITURGIES INTIMES | Paris | 1892 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 495.00 |
| 454 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | ELEGIES | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 605.00 | ||
| 455 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | EPIGRAMMES | Paris | 1894 |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 456 | VERLAINE (PAUL) | CHAIR (dernieres poesies) | Paris | 1896 |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 457 | VIGNY (ALFRED DE) | CHATTERTON CHATTERTON | Paris | 1835 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 660.00 |
| 458 | VALERY (PAUL) | LE SERPENT | PARIS | 1922 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 660.00 |
| 459 | VALERY (PAUL) | LA JEUNE PARQUE | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,320.00 | ||
| 460 | WILDE (OSCAR) | BALLADE DE LA GEOLE DE READING | Paris | 1918 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 3,520.00 |
| 461 | ZOLA (EMILE) L'ARGENT | L'ARGENT, FIRST EDITION | Paris | 1891 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 770.00 |
| 462 | ALBUM OF FINE AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATIONS AND LETTERS by musicians and authors | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 3,520.00 | |||
| 463 | BACH (JOHANN CHRISTIAN) AND CLEMENTI (MUZIO) | REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPT CONTAINING AUTOGRAPH MUSIC BY JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH AND MUZIO CLEMENTI | early 1770s |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 26,400.00 | |
| 464 | BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN) | PRACTISCHE ORGELSCHULE ENTHALTENDE SECHS SONATEN | Zurich | 1801 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 935.00 |
| 465 | BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN) | MESSE | ZURICH AND BONN | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 2,420.00 | |
| 466 | BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN) | DIE KUNST DER FUGE | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 467 | BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN) | MANUSCRIPT OF THE "CLARINO I" PART OF THE CANTATA "HERR GOTT DICH LOBEN ALLE WIR" BWV 130 | LEIPZIG | around 29 SEPTEMBER 1924 |
USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 468 | BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN) | CONTEMPORARY MANUSCRIPT OF THE "PASSACAGLIA" IN C MINOR | North Germany | GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 2,750.00 | |
| 469 | [BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN)] MATTHESON (JOHANN) | DAS BESCHUTZTE ORCHESTRE | Hamburg | 1717 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,320.00 |
| 470 | [BACH (JOHANN SEBASTIAN)] KOLLMANN (AUGUST F.C.) | AN ESSAY ON PRACTICAL MUSICAL COMPOSITION | GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 825.00 | ||
| 471 | BANTOCK (Sir GRANVILLE) | AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPT OF "FIVE GHAZALS OF HAFIZ | 30 July 1937 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 550.00 | |
| 472 | BALLET | [Paris] | [c. 1845] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,210.00 | |
| 473 | BARTOK (BELA) | AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION FROM THE "ALLEGRO BARBARO'' | GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | 2,090.00 | ||
| 474 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | COLLECTION OF FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 660.00 | ||
| 475 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | SONATE POUR LE PIANO FORTE | Paris | [announced in February 1822] |
USD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 476 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | MESSE. ..86s Werk [Mass in C] | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 770.00 | ||
| 477 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | GROSSE SONATE FUR DAS HAMMER | Vienna | [1819] |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 478 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | SONATE POUR LE PIANO-FORTE | Berlin, Paris, Vienna, London | [1823] |
GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | 605.00 |
| 479 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | COLLECTION OF EARLY EDITIONS | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 660.00 | ||
| 480 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | SINFONIE MIT SCHLUSS-CHOR UBER SCHILLERS ODE | Mainz and Paris | [1826] |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 481 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | SONATE FUR PIANO-FORTE UND VIOLIN | Vienna | [1801] |
USD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 482 | BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG van) | FINE AUTOGRAPH SKETCH-LEAF FOR THE PIANO TRIO IN B FLAT MAJOR | [1810 OR EARLY 1811] |
USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 483 | BELLINI (VINCENZO) | REMARKABLE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Bellini") | 1 July [18]35 |
GBP 4,500.00 - 5,000.00 | 13,750.00 | |
| 484 | BELLINI (VINCENZO)- BISHOP (Sir HENRY) | AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED OF BISHOP'S ORCHESTRATION OF "LA SONNAMBULA" | London | 1833 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 2,640.00 |
| 485 | [BELLINI (VINCENZO)] | REMARKABLE LETTER SIGNED BY THE COMPOSER GIOVANNI PACINI ("GPacini") | Ancona | 24 April 1855 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 486 | BENNETT (WILLIAM STERNDALE) | TWO AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPTS OF PIANO WORKS | 1841 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 935.00 | |
| 487 | BERGSON (MICHAL, 1820-1898, Polish composer and pianist) | EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS | GBP 700.00 - 800.00 | 550.00 | ||
| 488 | BERLIOZ (HECTOR) | FINE AND SUBSTANTIALLY UNPUBLISHED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Hector Berlioz") | [Paris] | 6 March [1834] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 489 | BERLIOZ (HECTOR) | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Hector Berlioz") | [Paris] | 8 December [1838] |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 490 | [BERLIOZ (HECTOR)] | LETTER SIGNED BY MEYERBEER ("G.Meyerbeer") | Paris | [18]63 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 491 | BERLIOZ (HECTOR) | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Hector Berlioz") | 25 October 1860 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 492 | BIZET (GEORGES) | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Georges Bizet") | Paris | Probably December 1872 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,430.00 |
| 493 | BIZET (GEORGES) | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Georges Bizet") | Paris | c.1872 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 825.00 |
| 494 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FOUR AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ("J.Br." and "J.Brahms") | Vienna | 1890-1891 |
GBP 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 11,000.00 |
| 495 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED with initials ("JB") | Vienna | 27 February 1896 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 496 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED WITH INITIALS ("J.Br.") | Vienna | 18 February 1888 |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 880.00 |
| 497 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE COLLECTION OF TWENTY-SIX AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ("J.Br.", "Joh:" and "Johannes") | Vienna, Ischl and Karlsbad | GBP 11,000.00 - | 11,550.00 | |
| 498 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED with initials ("JBr") | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,430.00 | ||
| 499 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("J.Br.") | Vienna | 4 February [18]96 |
GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | 825.00 |
| 500 | BRAHMS (JOHANNES) | PRINTED VISITING-CARD ("Johannes Brahms") | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 660.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
