Venator and Hanstein: Old Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts, 181, Köln

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Page Size: 563 items in 23 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
477 GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON (1749 Frankfurt am Main - 1832 Weimar)

GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON (1749 Frankfurt am Main - 1832 Weimar)

EUR 12,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
478 HEDIN, SVEN (Stockholm 1865 - 1952)

HEDIN, SVEN (Stockholm 1865 - 1952)

EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
479 HEISENBERG, WERNER (Wurzburg 1901 - 1976 Munchen)

HEISENBERG, WERNER (Wurzburg 1901 - 1976 Munchen)

EUR 36,000.00 - 36,000.00 Not Sold
480 HESSE, HERMANN (1877 Calw - 1962 Montagnola)

HESSE, HERMANN (1877 Calw - 1962 Montagnola)

EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 453.60
481 MARINETTI, FILIPPO TOMMASO (1876 Alexandria - 1944 Bellagio)

MARINETTI, FILIPPO TOMMASO (1876 Alexandria - 1944 Bellagio)

EUR 750.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
482 METTERNICH, KLEMENS WENZEL LOTHAR VON (1773 Koblenz - 1859 Wien)

METTERNICH, KLEMENS WENZEL LOTHAR VON (1773 Koblenz - 1859 Wien)

EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
483 SCHWEITZER, ALBERT (1875 Kaysersberg - 1965 Lambarene)

SCHWEITZER, ALBERT (1875 Kaysersberg - 1965 Lambarene)

EUR 500.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
484 WAGNER, RICHARD (1813 Leipzig - 1883 Venedig)

WAGNER, RICHARD (1813 Leipzig - 1883 Venedig)

EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
485 WEBER, HANS VON (Dresden 1872 - 1924 Munchen).

WEBER, HANS VON (Dresden 1872 - 1924 Munchen).

EUR 400.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
486 WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
487 WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
488 WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

WILHELM I. (1797 Berlin - 1888 Berlin)

EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
489

Berlin, Konigliche Bibliothek. - Index librorum manuscriptorum et impressorum quibus bibliotheca Regia Berolinensis aucta est Anno MDCCCXXXVI.

Berlin Anno MDCCCXXXVI EUR 500.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
490 Blanc, Charles

Le tresor de la curiosite tire des catalogues de vente. 2 Bde.

Paris 1857-58 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
491 Bogeng, Gustav Adolf Erich

Die grossen Bibliophilen. Geschichte der Buchersammler und ihrer Sammlungen. 3 Bde. in 2 (Text, Tafeln und Anmerkungen).

Leipzig 1922 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 403.20
492 Bosse, Abraham

De la maniere de graver a l'eau forte et au burin et de la gravure en maniere noire. Avec la facon de construire les Presses modernes, & d'imprimer en Taille-Douce.

Paris 1758 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 327.60
493 Colbacchini, Luigi

Catalogo dei libri rari e preziosi. Raccolti, posseduti ed illustrati dall'Abate Luigi Colbacchini. Posti in vendita. Tomo I. (Alles).

Bassano 1864 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
494 Cousin, Jean

L'art de dessiner. Revu, corrige et augmente de plusieurs morceaux d'apres l'antique,...

Paris 1750 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
495 (Dunton, John)

Religio bibliopolae oder die Religion eines Buch-Handlers, auch Leuten von andern Standen und Professionen sehr angenehm und nutzlich zu lesen.

Hof 1729 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 226.80
496

Exlibris. - Private Exlibris-Sammlung. 3 Bde.

O. O., ca.1958 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 693.00
497

Faksimile. - Stundenbuch der Maria Stuart. Livre d'heures Maria Stuart. Handschrift aus dem Besitz des Herzoglichen Hauses Wurttemberg, entstanden 1510/15 in Tours.

Darmstadt u.a. 1988 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 302.40
498 Friedlander, Max J.

Albrecht Durer der Kupferstecher und Holzschnittzeichner.

Berlin 1919 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 352.80
499 Fussli. - Heinrich und Johann Heinrich Fussli

Catalogue d'estampes et dessins qui se trouvent chez Henri et Jean Henri Fuesli a Zuric.

(Zurich 1795 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 453.60
500 Hipkins, Alfred James

Musical instruments historic, rare and unique. Illustrated by a series of fifty plates in colours.

Edinburgh 1888 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
501 Hollar, Wenzel

Le triomphe de la mort. Gravee d'apres les desseins de Holbein.

(London, ca.1790 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
  • 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: 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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  • Swann
    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.
    Swann
    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.