Rossini: Autographs and Historical Documents, 170588, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 06, 2025 - October 06, 2025

Page Size: 259 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	HENRI IV (1553-1610).	HENRI IV (1553-1610). P.S., Paris October 1609		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
2	HENRI IV (1553-1610).	HENRI IV (1553-1610). P.S., Mont-de-Marsan December 22, 1583	1583	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
3	Francois-Etienne KELLERMANN (1735-1820)	Francois-Etienne KELLERMANN (1735-1820) marshal, duke of Valmy. P.S., Paris 15 nivose VI (January 4, 1798)	1798	EUR 650.00 - 850.00	Not Sold
4	Prince de CONDE Louis Joseph de BOURBON Chief of the Armee des Emigres (1736-1818).	Prince de CONDE Louis Joseph de BOURBON Chief of the Armee des Emigres (1736-1818). Certificate signed "Louis Joseph de BOURBON" as "LE PRINCE DE CONDE Prince de Sang, ...		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
5	Napoleon Hugues Joseph MARET, 2nd Duke of BASSANO (1803-1898)	Napoleon Hugues Joseph MARET, 2nd Duke of BASSANO (1803-1898) Grand Chamberlain to Napoleon III.		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
6	Napoleon, marquis then 3rd duke of BASSANO (1844-1906)	Napoleon, marquis then 3rd duke of BASSANO (1844-1906) 6 L.A.S., 1872-1880, to his friend Ernest Theroulde	1872-1880	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
7	[NAPOLEON IV (1856-1879)	[NAPOLEON IV (1856-1879) Prince Imperial]. 4 manuscripts by Napoleon de BASSANO and Ernest THEROULDE, [July 12, 1879].	1879	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
8	Empress EUGENIE (1826-1920).	Empress EUGENIE (1826-1920). L.A.S., [Farnborough] December 1, 1913, to Mme Theroulde	1913	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
9	Ferdinand von BUBNA (1768-1825)	Ferdinand von BUBNA (1768-1825) P.S., Lyon July 21, 1815	1815	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
10	Georges BIZET (1838-1875).	Georges BIZET (1838-1875). L.A.S., Samedi		EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 731.36
11	CLEMENT IV.	CLEMENT IV. Bull of Pope Clement "Clemens" IV promulgated from Saint John Lateran and dated January 4, 1268.	1268	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,567.20
12	MISCELLANEOUS.	MISCELLANEOUS. Batch of ancient deeds on parchment or paper, 15th-17th c.	15th-17th c.	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
13	Emile Driant dit DANRIT (1855-1916).	Emile Driant dit DANRIT (1855-1916). 4 autograph manuscripts.		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
14	[AMERICANA - CIVIL WAR].	LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Signed piece. Washington, June 8, 1863	1863	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
15	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910 Lettres et cartes lettres	1820 - 1910	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 365.68
16	Gaston CHAISSAC (1910-1964)	Gaston CHAISSAC (1910-1964) painter. 2 L.A.S., one with drawings, 1957-1962, to Mme veuve Bonnavita, and Mlle Estelle Bonavita	1957-1962	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
17	AUTOGRAPHS - GRAPHOLOGY.	AUTOGRAPHS - GRAPHOLOGY. Set of documents, some addressed to Melle A. Roque		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
18	Jean FOUGERE (1914-2005).	Jean FOUGERE (1914-2005). Important set of autograph manuscripts, and letters addressed to him.		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
19	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) and Jean MARAIS (1913-1998). 5 notebook pages with autographs		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
20	Armand-Gaston CAMUS (1740-1804)	Armand-Gaston CAMUS (1740-1804) L.A. (minute), Paris March 23 II (1793), to his colleagues on mission in Belgium	1793	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
21	Comedie Francaise - RACHEL (Elisabeth Rachel Felix, known as RACHEL (1821-1858)	RACHEL (Elisabeth Rachel Felix, known as RACHEL (1821-1858) L.A.S.		EUR 120.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
22	Romain Rolland (1866-1944)	Romain Rolland (1866-1944) to Genevieve Favre. Ten autograph letters from the author to his girlfriend		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 796.66
23	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975).	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975). Photograph with autograph dedication, Marseille 1934	1934	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
24		AEROSTATION. 4 L.A.S. to Victor Spery in Amiens.		EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
25	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962).	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962). 2 autograph music manuscripts signed		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 430.98

Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
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.
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.