Koller Auctions: Books, A214, Zurich

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Auction Report
Auction Date
September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025
Page Size: 185 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4101 [Beverley, Robert].

The History and Present State of Virginia.

London 1705 CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 CHF 7,040.00
4102 Ogilby, John.

Asia, the first part. Being an accurate description of Persia and the several provinces thereof.

London 1673 CHF 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 CHF 2,560.00
4103 Solvyns, Francois Balthazar.

The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799.

London 1804 CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 CHF 4,224.00
4104

Album einer Indienreise.

Um 1870-1880. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,344.00
4105 Montanus, Arnold.

Ambassades memorables de la Compagnie des Indes orientales des Provinces Unies vers les empereurs du Japon.

Amsterdam 1680 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,536.00
4106 Farsari, Adolfo.

Album mit photogr.

Yokohama um 1880--1890. CHF 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 Not Sold
4107 Kaempfer, Engelbert.

De beschryving van Japan, behelsende een verhaal van den ouden en tegenwoordigen staat en regeering van dat ryk, van deszelfs tempels, paleysen, kasteelen en andere gebouwen.

Den Haag und Amsterdam 1729 CHF 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 CHF 1,792.00
4108

Zwei Photoalben mit japanischen Kostum-Portraits.

[Yokohama] Ca.1870-1880. CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 CHF 2,048.00
4109 Ortelius, Abraham.

Theatrum orbis terrarum.

Antwerpen 1612 CHF 120,000.00 - 160,000.00 CHF 128,000.00
4110 Mercator, Gerard.

Atlas minor. Das ist: Eine kurtze jedoch grundliche Beschreibung der gantzen Welt in zwei Theile abgetheilet.

Amsterdam 1651 CHF 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
4111 Lattre, J. V. und A. H. J. Delalain.

Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur toutes les parties du Globe Terrestre.

Paris Ca.1776. CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
4112 BENELUX - Merian -

Topographia Germaniae Inferioris.

[Frankfurt a. M. um1700. CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
4113 Gignoux, Anton Christoph.

Hundert Ansichten und Gegenden an der Donau, von Christoph Gignoux, auf seinen Reisen von Augsburg nach Wien gezeichnet, und von Johann Michael Frey in Kupfer radirt.

[Augsburg nach 1782. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4114 Zeiller, Martin.

Topographia Galliae, Oder Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten, und bekantisten Oerter, in dem machtigen, und grossen Konigreich Franckreich.

Frankfurt a. M. 1655--1661. CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 CHF 3,200.00
4115 Sieber, Franz Wilhelm.

Reise nach der Insel Kreta im griechischen Archipelagus im Jahre 1817.

Leipzig und Sorau 1823 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,280.00
4116 Dies, Albert Christoph, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau und Johann Christian Reinhart.

[Malerisch-radirte Prospecte von Italien]. Sammelband mit 66 (von 72) Radierungen.

[Nurnberg 1798 CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
4117

Athen, Constantinopel 1889 (Deckeltitel).

Vor 1890. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 2,176.00
4118 Girault de Prangey, Joseph-Philibert.

Monuments arabes d'Egypte, de Syrie, et d'Asie Mineure.

Paris 1846 CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 CHF 6,400.00
4119 Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sebastien-Cesar.

Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee.

Paris 1841-53. CHF 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 CHF 12,800.00
4120 [Bayer, Johann].

[Uranometria].

[Ulm 1639 oder 1661. CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 CHF 7,680.00
4121 Maund, Benjamin.

The Botanic Garden; consisting of Highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain;

London 1825-36; Bde. CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 CHF 2,176.00
4122 Andrews, Henry Cranke.

The Botanist's Repository, for new, and rare plants.

London 1797 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,152.00
4123 Thurneisser, Leonard.

Historia sive Descripito Plantarum omnium, tam domesticarum quam exoticarum: Earundem cum virtutes influentiales, Elementares, & Naturales, tum Subtilitates...

(Berlin 1578 CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 CHF 1,280.00
4124 Kops, Jan.

Flora Batava, of afgebeelding en beschrijving van Nederlandsche gewassen.

Amsterdam 1836-1865. CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 CHF 4,096.00
4125 [Gmelin, Johan Georg].

[Flora Sibirica sive historia plantarum Sibiriae].

[St. Petersburg 1747-1749. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,792.00
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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.
    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.
    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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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    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.