ALDE: The Library of Peter Obergfell iI - Precious Books about Mountains, 100825, Paris

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 247 items in 10 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 BAUD-BOVY (Daniel).

La Meije et les Ecrins.

Grenoble 1908 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,250.00
27 BAXTER (George) et MACGREGOR (John).

The ascent of Mont Blanc : a series of four views.

Londres 1855 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,500.00
28 BEATTIE (William) et BARTLETT (William Henry).

Switzerland ; illustrated in a series of views taken on the spot and expressly for this work.

Londres 1836 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
29 BEATTIE (William) et BARTLETT (William Henry).

Die Schweiz in Bildern, nach der Natur gezeichnet von W. H. Bartlett, Esq.

Londres 1840 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
30 BEAUMONT (elie De).

Notice sur les systemes de montagnes.

Paris 1852 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 438.00
31 BEER (Gavin Rylands de).

Collection d'articles sur la Suisse et les Alpes.

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,000.00
32 BERALDI (Henri).

Balaitous et Pelvoux. 1 - Notes sur les officiers de la Carte de France. 2 - Un officier geodesien aux Pyrenees 1786-1795.

Paris 1907-1910. EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,250.00
33 BERNUCCA (Francesco), LOSE (Friedrich) et LOSE (Carolina).

Viaggio pittorico e strorico al Monte Spluga.

Milan vers 1825. EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,250.00
34 BERTHOUT-VAN-BERCHEM (Jacob Pierre).

Itineraire de la Vallee de Chamonix, d'une partie du Bas-Vallais et des montagnes avoisinantes.

Lausanne 1790 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,625.00
35 Bertolotti (Davide).

Viaggio in Savoia ossia Descrizione degli Stati Oltramontani di S.M. il Re di Sardegna.

Turin 1828 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 375.00
36 BIRMANN (Samuel).

La lac de Chede.

Bale 1826 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 688.00
37 BONNEY (Thomas George).

Lake and mountain scenery from the Swiss Alps.

Londres 1874 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 500.00
38 BOUILLE (Comte Fernand de).

Premiere ascension de l'Aiguille du Midi.

Nantes 1856 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 10,250.00
39 BOURRIT (Marc-Theodore).

Description des aspects du Mont-Blanc du cote de la Val-d'Aost, des glacieres qui en descendent, de l'Allee-Blanche, de Courmayeur, de la cite d'Aoust, des Marons ou Cretins, du Grand St. Bernard, des Reservoirs d'eau immenses au milieu des glaces, & de l

Lausanne 1776 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,500.00
40 BOURRIT (Marc-Theodore).

Description des glacieres, glaciers & amas de glace du duche de Savoye.

Geneve 1773 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,000.00
41 Bourrit (Marc-Theodore).

Description des Alpes Pennines et Rhetiennes.

Geneve 1781 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 750.00
42 BRIDEL (Philippe Sirice).

Essai statistique sur le Canton de Vallais.

Zurich 1820 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 2,250.00
43 BROCKEDON (William).

Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland and Germany.

Londres et Philadelphie 1828-1829. EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
44 Browne (James D. Howe)

Ten scenes in the last ascent of Mont Blanc.

Geneve et Paris 1980 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
45 BULWER (James Redford).

Extracts from my Journal.

Norwich 1853 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,000.00
46 BURNABY (Mrs Fred).

The high Alps in winter : or, Mountaineering in search of health.

Londres 1883 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 250.00
47 Burnet (Gilbert).

Some letters containing an account of what seemed most remarkable in travelling through Switzerland, Italy, some parts of Germany, &c. in the years 1685 and 1686.

Rotterdam, 1687 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
48 CALLENDER (James Henry).

Memoranda during tour of the continent of Europe, made in later part of year 1834.

S. L. 1834 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,125.00
49 CAMP (Maxime du).

Voyage au Grand Saint-Bernard.

Paris 1879 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 250.00
50 CARELLI DE ROCCA CASTELLO (Jacques).

Une ascension au Mont-Blanc en 1843.

Varallo 1843 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 12,500.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
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    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
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    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.