Stockholms Auktionsverk: The Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale, 120825, Stockholm

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025
Page Size: 260 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6225 ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955).

ALBERT INSTEIN, 2 AUTOGRAFISCHE LETTEREN SIGNET TIL CHAIM HERMAN MUNTZ 1929.

 SEK 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 Unknown
6226 ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955).

ALBERT EINSTEIN, AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO HERMAN MUNTZ IN NOVEMBER 1928.

 SEK 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 Unknown
6227 ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955).

ALBERT EINSTEIN, AUTOGRAFICO LETTERA AUTOGRAPHED A HERMAN MUNTZ IN THE LATE 1920'S.

 SEK 70,000.00 - 80,000.00 Unknown
6228 ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955).

ALBERT EINSTEIN, AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO HERMAN MUNTZ IN 1927.

 SEK 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 Unknown
6229 GARBO (BORN GUSTAFSSON), GRETA

GRETA GARBO, HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN SWEDISH, PROBABLY TO HER BROTHER SVEN.

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6230 GARBO (BORN GUSTAFSSON), GRETA

GRETA GARBO, HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN SWEDISH TO "PEG", HER SISTER-IN-LAW, AND BROTHER SVEN.

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6231 GARBO (BORN GUSTAFSSON), GRETA

GRETA GARBO, HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN SWEDISH TO HER BROTHER SVEN, PROBABLY 1950'S.

 Undated, but probably 1950s. SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6232 GARBO (BORN GUSTAFSSON), GRETA

GRETA GARBO, HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN SWEDISH TO HER FAMILY, brother Sven and Peg, her sister-in-law.

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6233 GARBO (BORN GUSTAFSSON), GRETA

GRETA GARBO, HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN SWEDISH THE CHILDREN OF HER BROTHER SVEN, with Christmas greetings.

 no date SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6234 HUGO BIRGER (1854-1887), Swedish artist.

HUGO BIRGER'S LETTER, 33 PCS., FROM PARIS AND BARBIZON 1877-83, TO HIS UNCLE. With several handwritten documents from the same era.

 Paris 1877-1883 SEK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 Unknown
6235 DAGERMAN, STIG (1923-1954).

STIG DAGERMAN, MANUSCRIPT 5 PAGES, WIDE-BRIMMED HATS, possibly 1943, Southern Latin.

 1943 SEK 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 Unknown
6236 DAGERMAN, STIG (1923-1954).

STIG DAGERMAN, 2 MANUSCRIPTS The Outcast and Moonlight Piece, probably 1940-41.

 undated (probably1940? SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6237 DAGERMAN, STIG (1923-1954).

STIG DAGERMAN, 3 self-addressed letters, all addressed to his friend Bertil Wahlberg.

 SEK 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 Unknown
6238 DAGERMAN, STIG (1923-1954).

STIG DAGERMAN, OWN MANUSCRIPT, THE DOG AND FATE.

 SEK 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Unknown
6239 DAGERMAN, STIG (1923-1954)

THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF STIG DAGERMAN'S IMPORTANT DEBUT SERPENT. as well as the printed original edition, both with dedication.

 SEK 119,989.01 - 149,978.02 Unknown
6240 ENGSTROM, ALBERT.

ALBERT ENGSTROM, 2 MANUSCRIPTS, Grasshoppers and A Swedish Seaman's Feat.

 1922 SEK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
6241 LAGERLOF, SELMA (1858-1940),

SELMA LAGERLOF, LETTER TO COURT CHAPLAIN GREVILLIUS, 1936.

 Karlavagen 1936 SEK 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
6242 KALMAN, EMMERICH (1882-1953)

COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS (7), SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS and 2 signed items from KALMAN, all to Swedish conductor Nils Grevillius.

 Paris 1939 SEK 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
6243 NILS GREVILLIUS.

COURT CHAPLAIN NILS GREVILLIUS' PASSPORT FROM 1921.

 Stockholm 1921 SEK 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
6244 ALFVEN, HUGO (1872-1960)

HUGO ALFVEN TO NILS GREVILLIUS, 26 LETTERS AND POSTCARDS, 1920-53.

 SEK 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 Unknown
6245 BJORLING, JUSSI (1911-1960),

JUSSI BJORLING, LETTER AND TELEGRAM TO NILS GREVILLIUS, and 1 photograph.

 Napoli 1920 SEK 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 Unknown
6246 HARRIET BOSSE.

HARRIET BOSSE, 2 LETTERS TO NILS GREVILLIUS, inter alia dated 1929.

 Stockholm 1929 SEK 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
6247 FORSELL, JOHN (1868-1941)

OPERA DIRECTOR JOHN FORSELL TO NILS GREVILLIUS, 14 letters and postcards.

 Stockholm 1924-1939. SEK 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
6248 RUBINSTEIN ARTHUR (1887-1982)

ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH TO SWEDISH CONDUCTOR NILS GREVILLIUS, 1962.

 Stockholm 1962 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
6249

14 LETTERS AND CARDS FROM MUSICIANS TO NILS GREVILLIUS, among others Ketelbey, Larsson, Atterberg, de Frumerie, Peterson-Berger, Rangstrom and others.

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <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. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <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.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <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. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    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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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    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.