Sothebys: Printed Books and Maps including sections on Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and the Middle East and Children's Books, Related Drawings and Comics, FLASH,

Auction Details

Auction Date
June 28, 1993 - June 28, 1993
Page Size: 1733 items in 18 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Cantelli da Vignola (Giacomo) AEGEAN SEA Rome

[1690]

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 230.00
2 Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) AEGEAN SEA Venice

[1690-1696]

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
3 van Keulen (Gerard) AEGEAN SEA Amsterdam

[1717]

 GBP 700.00 - 800.00 862.00
4 van Keulen (Gerard) AEGEAN SEA Amsterdasm

[1705 or later]

 GBP 700.00 - 800.00 1,092.00
5 Dudley (Sir Robert) AEGEAN SEA

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
6 Levanto (Francesco Maria) AEGEAN SEA Genoa

1664

 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
7 Gastaldi (Giacomo) ASIA MINOR Venice

[1570]

 USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 Not Sold
8 Blaeu (J. and C.) ASIA MINOR Amsterdam

1640

 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
9 Ptolemaeus (Claudius) ASIA MINOR

(1982) 1635

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
10 ASIA MINOR

USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
11 BORDONE (BENEDETTO) A collection of maps from the "Isolario" Venice

1528

 USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
12 CELLARIUS (CHRISTOPH) Geographia antiqua

USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
13 Ortelius (A.) CLASSICAL GREECE

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
14 Janssonius (J.) CLASSICAL EUROPE Amsterdam

c.1650

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
15 Bertelli (Donato) CHIOS Venice

c.1574

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
16 Mortier (P.) CORFU Amsterdam

1704

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
17 Seutter (Matthaus) CORFU Augsburg

[1730]

 GBP 280.00 - 320.00 322.00
18 JENICHEN (BALTHASAR) CORFU NUREMBERG

1571

 GBP 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 2,530.00
19 Bertelli (Donato) CORFU Venice

1574

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
20 Mount (W. & J.) & T. Page CORFU

USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
21 Mount (W. & J.) & T. Page CORFU

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 299.00
22 Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) CORFU Venice

1696

 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
23 Boschini (Marco) CRETE Venice

1651

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 690.00
24 Blaeu (J. & C.) CRETE Amsterdam

1642

 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
25 Baumann (Nicolas) CRETE Amsterdam

[c.1705]

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
26 CRETE

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 690.00
27 Baumann (Nicolas) CRETE Amsterdam

c. 1705

 USD 550.00 - 650.00 Not Sold
28 Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) CRETE Venice

1687-1688

 GBP 220.00 - 240.00 276.00
29 Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) CRETE Venice

1696-1697

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
30 Janssonius (Johannes) CRETE Amsterdam

c.1650

 GBP 180.00 - 220.00 207.00
31 Homann (J.B.) CRETE Nuremberg

[c.1715]

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
32 Homann (J.B.) CRETE Nuremberg

[1737]

 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
33 Levanto (Francesco Maria) CRETE Genoa

1664

 GBP 500.00 - 600.00 517.00
34 Levanto (Francesco Maria) CRETE Genoa

1664

 GBP 500.00 - 600.00 517.00
35 Levanto (Francesco Maria) CRETE Genoa

1664

 GBP 500.00 - 600.00 517.00
36 Ortelius (A.) CRETE

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 345.00
37 Ortelius (A.) CRETE

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 253.00
38 Ortelius (A.) CRETE

USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
39 Ptolemaeus (Claudius) CRETE Lyons

1535

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 517.00
40 Ptolemaeus (Claudius) CRETE Venice

1541

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
41 Sanson (N.) CRETE

GBP 450.00 - 550.00 483.00
42 Michelot (H.) and L. Bremond EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Marseille

C.1720

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 345.00
43 Dudley (Sir Robert) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

GBP 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 1,380.00
44 van Keulen (Gerard) EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO Amsterdam

C.1750

 USD 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
45 Janssonius (J.) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 276.00
46 van Keulen (Johannes) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Amsterdam

[1705]

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 1,610.00
47 Michalet (E.) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Paris

[1693]

 GBP 180.00 - 220.00 322.00
48 Dudley (Sir) Robert EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

1646

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
49 Levanto (Francesco Maria) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Genoa

1664

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 575.00
50 Ptolemy (Cl.) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 287.00
51 DAPPER (OLFERT) DESCRIPTION EXACTE DES ISLES DE L'ARCHIPEL

GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 2,645.00
52 GASTALDI (GIACOMO) EUROPE

GBP 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 9,200.00
53 Bertelli (Donato) EVVOIA Venice

c.1574

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
54 Boschini (Marco) EVVOIA Venice

c.1650

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
55 Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) EVVOIA Venice

[1696]

 GBP 400.00 - 450.00 460.00
56 Schenk (P.) GREECE AND THE BALKANS

USD 320.00 - 340.00 Not Sold
57 Janssonius (J.) Creta GREECE AND THE ISLANDS

GBP 500.00 - 600.00 632.00
58 GREECE

1705

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
59 Blaeu (J. & C.) Graecia GREECE

USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
60 Blaeu (J. & C.) Graecia GREECE AMSTERDAM

C. 1650

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 230.00
61 Blair (John) GREECE

USD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
62 Cantelli da Vignola (G.) GREECE ROME

1690

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
63 Alagna (J.C.] GREECE AND THE ARCHIPELAGO

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 230.00
64 Cassini (G.M.) GREECE

USD 800.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
65 d'Anville (J.B.B.) GREECE

USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
66 Bertius (Pieter) GREECE AMSTERDAM

C. 1650

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
67 Bordone (B.) GREECE VENICE

1528

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
68 Bordone (B.) GREECE VENICE

1528

 USD 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
69 GREECE AND THE ISLANDS

USD 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 Not Sold
70 Chatelain (H.A.) GREECE Amsterdam

1721

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
71 de Wit (Frederick) GREECE AMSTERDAM

1680

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 253.00
72 de Wit (F.) GREECE

GBP 600.00 - 700.00 747.00
73 du Val (P.) GREECE

USD 600.00 - 650.00 Not Sold
74 de l'Isle (G.) GREECE

USD 450.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
75 de l'Isle (Guillaume) GREECE Amsterdam

1683-1761

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
76 de l'Isle (Guillaume) GREECE Amsterdam

1683-1761

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
77 de l'Isle (Guillaume) GREECE Amsterdam

c. 1715

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
78 Harenberg (I.C.) GREECE

USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
79 Homman (J.B.) GREECE Nuremberg

1730

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
80 Jaillot (H.) GREECE Paris

1693

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 368.00
81 Janssonius (J.) GREECE Amsterdam

c. 1638

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
82 Le Roy (Henri) GREECE Paris

1646

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
83 Mercator (G.) GREECE

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 299.00
84 Mercator (G.) GREECE

USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
85 Mercator (G.) GREECE

USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
86 Mercator (G.) GREECE

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 345.00
87 Mercator (G.) GREECE Amsterdam

1633

 USD 450.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
88 Munster (S.) GREECE

USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
89 Munster (S.) GREECE

USD 550.00 - 650.00 Not Sold
90 Munster (S.) GREECE

USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
91 Ortelius (Abraham) GREECE Antwerp

1579

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
92 Ortelius (Abraham) GREECE Antwerp

1603

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 322.00
93 Ortelius (A.) GREECE

GBP 500.00 - 600.00 575.00
94 Ortelius (Abraham) GREECE Antwerp

1603

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 345.00
95 Ortelius (Abraham) GREECE Antwerp

1579-1603

 GBP 500.00 - 600.00 667.00
96 Quad (M.) GREECE

USD 2,500.00 - 2,800.00 Not Sold
97 Quad (M.) GREECE Cologne

1600-1608

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
98 Rosaccio (G.) GREECE

USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 Not Sold
99 Ptolemaeus (Claudius) GREECE Vienne

1541

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
100 Robert de Vaugondy (G. or D.) GREECE

USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
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    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
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    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
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    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.