Sothebys: Books and Manuscripts, pf2523, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Rimbaud, Arthur | Une Saison en enfer |
Bruxelles | 1873 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 |
| 55 | Signac, Paul | 5 lettres autographes signees, dont deux a Claude Monet et une illustree d'un petit croquis communiste |
[1886] - 1926 et sans | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,905.00 | |
| 56 | Turner, William | Lettre autographe signee a Mrs Geddes |
47 Queen Anne St West | Wednesday 18 [march 18]46 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 57 | Wilde, Oscar | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
London, New York & Melbourne | 1891 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 58 | Artaud, Antonin | Dessin original signe |
27 avril 1943 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,795.00 | |
| 59 | Boltanski, Christian - Jean-Marie Touratier | Farce |
Paris | 1979 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 889.00 |
| 60 | Brel, Jacques | [J'aimais]. Manuscrits et notes autographes |
[1963] | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 61 | Brel, Jacques | Au suivant. Manuscrit autographe |
[1964] | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,794.00 | |
| 62 | Brel, Jacques | Exceptionnel cahier de chansons. Manuscrits et brouillons autographes |
[1966] | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,320.00 | |
| 63 | Brel, Jacques | [La Chanson des vieux amants]. Manuscrit autographe |
[1967] | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,826.00 | |
| 64 | Camus, Albert | La Peste |
Paris | 1947 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,048.00 |
| 65 | Char, Rene | L'Action de la justice est eteinte |
Paris | 1931 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 |
| 66 | Dali, Salvador | Manuscrit autographe, illustre de nombreux croquis |
[Vers 1928-1929] | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 11,430.00 | |
| 67 | Dali, Salvador | [Visages caches]. Manuscrit autographe |
[Fin juillet 1943] | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 16,510.00 | |
| 68 | Duchamp, Marcel | Lettre autographe signee a Alexandre Dorner |
New York | 22 janvier 1957 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
| 69 | Ernst, Max | Lettre autographe signee a Emile et Stephy Langui. Et un poeme autographe signe, calligraphie |
25 janvier 1954 et Seillans 8 aout 1966 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 | |
| 70 | Gainsbourg, Serge | Ensemble de 8 disques, dont 5 dedicaces a Andrew Birkin, frere de Jane, ou a leurs parents, et 3 rares "Test pressing" |
1968 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 | |
| 71 | Gary, Romain [sous le pseudonyme d'Emile Ajar] | La Vie devant soi |
Paris | 1975 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 72 | Che Guevara, Ernesto | Memorandum. Manuscrit autographe signe |
25 mars 1959 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 | |
| 73 | Kafka, Franz | Lettre autographe signee a Max Brod |
10 juillet 1912 | EUR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | EUR 57,150.00 | |
| 74 | Kessel, Joseph | Le Lion |
Paris | 1958 | EUR 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | EUR 30,480.00 |
| 75 | Legrain, Pierre - Francis Carco | Jesus-la-Caille |
Paris | 1925 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,556.00 |
| 76 | Man Ray | 3 lettres signees a George Leite |
Hollywood | 16 novembre 1944 - 7 juin 1945 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 77 | Matisse, Henri | Le Cirque (de Jazz) |
1947 | EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 | |
| 78 | Matisse, Henri | Le Lagon (de Jazz) |
1947 | EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.")
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