Aguttes: Books and Manuscripts, 168319, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 05, 2025 - December 05, 2025

Page Size: 364 items in 15 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
129	STRAUSS Richard (1864-1949)	L.A.S. "Richard Strauss", "Wien III Jacquingasse 10" [ca. 1922]	ca. 1922	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,235.00
130	STRAUSS Richard (1864-1949)	L.A.S. "Richard Strauss", Garmisch June 18, 1936, to an Italian friend	1936	EUR 800.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,300.00
131	TOSCANINI Arturo (1867-1957)	L.A.S. "Arturo Toscanini",Paris November 22, 1935, to Ugo BURGHAUSER of the Wiener Philarmoniker in Vienna	1935	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 910.00
132	WAGNER Richard (1813-1883)	L.A.S. "Richard Wagner", Zurich January 31, 1853, [to conductor Eugen SEIDELMANN]	1853	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	Not Sold
133	WAGNER Cosima (1837-1930)	L.S. "C. Wagner", Venice, Palazzo Vendramin February 1, 1883, to Franz SERVAIS	1883	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,040.00
134	ARTAUD Antonin (1896-1948)	L.A.S. "Antonin Artaud", Paris May 20, 1935, [to Cecile DENOEL]	1935	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 650.00
135	BEAUVOIR Simone de (1908-1986)	2 autograph MANUSCRITS, [1926-1927]	1926-1927	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,340.00
136	BEAUVOIR Simone de (1908-1986)	2 autograph MANUSCRITS, Philosophie de l'amour, [1927]	1927	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,080.00
137	BECKETT Samuel (1906-1989)	Typescript with autograph signature "Samuel Beckett", [Waiting for Godot]: 1 page in-4.		EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 2,600.00
138	BLOY Leon (1846-1917)	AUTOGRAPHIC MANUSCRIT, Notes, [1871-1873]	1871-1873	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 845.00
139	BOUSQUET Joe (1897-1950)	L.A.S. "Joe Bousquet" (signed at top),Villalier October 25, 1925, to Andre BRETON	1925	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,300.00
140	BRETON Andre (1896-1966)	L.A.S. "Andre Breton" (minute),Paris July 5, 1935, to the director of the Nouvelle		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,170.00
141	BRETON Andre (1896-1966)	L.A.S. "Andre Breton", Paris July 29, 1957, to Bernard POISSONNIER	1957	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 416.00
142	CANETTI Elias (1905-1994)	L.A.S. and L.S. "Elias Canetti", London December 11, 1963 and July 22, 1964, to Eva Maria		EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,170.00
143	CELINE Louis-Ferdinand (1894-1961)	L.A.S. "Louis F", Huelgoat ce 6 [octobre ? 1942, a son ami le peintre GEN-PAUL]	1942	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 650.00
144	CELINE Louis-Ferdinand (1894-1961)	Cahiers de l'Herne. Paris, 1963 and 1965	1963 and 1965	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,210.00
145	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848)	L.A.S. "your faithfoul Brother", [au Mesnil] June 21 [1811], to the Duchesse de DURAS	1811	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,170.00
146	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848)	L.A., [Vallee-aux-Loups] Friday, November 22 [1811], to the Duchesse de DURAS	1811	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,170.00
147	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848)	L.A., Paris June 23, 1816, to the Duchesse de DURAS	1816	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,690.00
148	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848)	L.A., [London] July 26, 1822, to the Duchesse de DURAS		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,430.00
149	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848).	L.A., Verona November 12, 1822, to the Duchess of DURAS	1822	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 3,640.00
150	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848).	L.A., Verona December 9, 1822, to the Duchess of DURAS	1822	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 1,950.00
151	CHATEAUBRIAND Francois-Rene de (1768-1848).	L.A.S. "Chateaubriand", Paris July 24, 1828, to Vicomte de CAUX	1828	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 650.00
152	[CHATEAUBRIAND].	DURAS Claire de Kersaint, duchesse de (1778-1828) 58 L.A. (one signed with initials), Paris and Andilly, April-December 1822, to CHATEAUBRIAND	1822	EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 5,200.00
153	COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963)	MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Pere Ubu",Paroles sur une tombe, [1913]	1913	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 416.00

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.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
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.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
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.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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