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
101 GARCIN (Auguste).

Souvenir de la Vallee de Chamonix.

Geneve vers 1870. EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,250.00
102 GARCIN (Auguste).

Souvenir de la Vallee de Chamonix.

Geneve Vers 1880. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 188.00
103 GARNETT (Bertha Mary).

Sketches in Switzerland.

S.l. 1884 - 1885. EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,250.00
104 Gilbert (Josiah) et Churchill (George Cheetham).

The Dolomite Mountains. Excursions through Tyrol, Carinthia, & Friuli in 1861, 1862 & 1863.

Londres, 1864 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
105 Girdlestone (Arthur Gilbert).

The high Alps without guides: being a narrative of adventures in Switzerland.

Londres 1870 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 313.00
106 GNIFETTI (Giovanni).

Nozioni topografiche del Monte Rosa ed ascensioni su di esso di Giovanni Gnifetti, paroco d'Alagna.

Turin 1845 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 8,125.00
107 GORRET (Ame).

Victor-Emmanuel sur les Alpes : Notices et souvenirs.

Turin 1878 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
108 GOTTSCHALCK (Friedrich).

Das Chamounithal am Fusse des Montblanc.

Halle 1811 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 750.00
109 GRAF (Ferdinand) et SEBOTH (Joseph).

Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt.

Prague 1879-1884. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,000.00
110 GRUNDMANN (Samuel).

Vue de l'entree de la Vallee de Chamouni.

Berne, Bale et Geneve vers 1815. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 313.00
111 GRUNDMANN (Samuel).

Vue de l'Entree dans la Vallee de Chamouni..

Berne, Bale, Lausanne, Geneve vers 1820. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 250.00
112 GUGLIERMINA (Giuseppe et Giovanni) et LAMPUGNANI (Giuseppe).

Vette. Ricordi di esplorazioni e nuove ascensioni sulle Alpi, nei gruppi del Monte Rosa, del Cervino et del Monte Bianco dal 1896 al 1921.

Varallo 1927 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,125.00
113 HAGUENTHAL (Elie).

Panorama des glaciers du Mont-Blanc.

Pont-a-Mousson vers 1860. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 3,000.00
114 HALLER (Albrecht von).

Ode sur les Alpes, par Monsieur Albert de Haller...

Berne 1795 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 375.00
115 HAYWARD (Abraham).

Some acount of a journey across the Alps, in a letter to a friend.

Londres 1834 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 688.00
116 Heidegger (Heinrich).

Handbuch fur Reisende durch die Schweiz.

Zurich 1790-92. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
117 Heidegger (Heinrich).

Manuel de l'etranger qui voyage en Suisse.

Zurich 1790 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 438.00
118 HELBRONNER (Paul).

Description geometrique detaillee des Alpes francaises. Annexe du tome II. Tour d'horizon complet du sommet du Mont-Blanc.

1921 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,750.00
119 HELBRONNER (Paul).

Description geometrique detaillee des Alpes francaises. Tome second : Massifs du Chablais et du Faucigny.

Paris 1930 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 375.00
120 (HERBIER).

Flora Einsiedelnesis.

s.l. 1877 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
121 HERING (George Edwards).

The mountains and the lakes sketches in Switzerland, the Tyrol and Italy, from drawings made during a tour through those countries.

Londres 1845 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
122 HERING (George Edwards).

The mountains and the lakes sketches in Switzerland, the Tyrol and Italy, from drawings made during a tour through those countries.

Londres 1847 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
123 HOOKHAM (Thomas).

A Walk Through Switzerland in September 1816.

Londres 1818 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
124 Hunt (John).

The ascent of Everest.

Londres 1953 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,500.00
125 IBERTIS (Pierre Albert).

Guide du voyageur dans la Vallee d'Aoste, precede d'apercus historiques sur les anciens peuples qui ont habite cette contree.

Aosta 1834 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 375.00
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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
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    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.
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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.
    Swann
    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.
    Swann
    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.