Vermot de Pas: Ana And James Melikian Collection, Part I: Armenia, Ethiopia, Greece, Russia, 171319, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 21, 2025 - December 21, 2025

Page Size: 147 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
252	Vardan de Bardzrberd (Vardan Bardzrberdts`i), Exegesis of the P		1797	EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00	Unknown
253	Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Awetaran), 1805	Constantinople	1805	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
254	Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Awetaran), 1805	Constantinople	1805	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
255	Jean-Francois Marmontel, Belisaire (Belisarios), 1809	Madras (India)	1809	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
256	Petros vardapet Pournazian (Petros vardapet Powrhnazean), Mus	Madras	1809	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
257	The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Nor ktakaran), 1	Venice	1816, after the 1789 edition.	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
258	P. Astvadzadour Babikian (Babikean Astowatsatowr), A brief co	Vienna	1817	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
259	The New Testament (Nor Ktakaran)	Venice	1823	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
260	Anonymous (a Constantinople priest), The Christian's Guide (	Vienne (Pech`te)	1833	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
261	Saint Gregory of Narek, Book of Lamentations, 1836	Ortakoy (Constantinople)	1836	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
262	Suite of three steel engravings on Armenia, 1838	Paris	1838	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
263	Lectionary (Chashots` girk`), 1839		1839	EUR 700.00 - 900.00	Unknown
264	Repentance (Apashkharats`oyts`), 1839	Smyrna	1839	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
265	Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Awetaran), 1849	Venice	1849	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
266	Illustrated World Atlas (Atlas Ashkharhats`oyts` patkerats`), 1849	Venice	1849, published at the expense of Hovhannes Amira Dadian.	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	Unknown
267	Large map of Africa with Armenian captions, 1849	Printed in Venice	1849	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	Unknown
268	Catholicos John of Draskhanakert (Hovhannes E Draskhanakertts`i	Jerusalem	1867 (third edition).	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
269	Liturgy of the Gospels (Awetaran Chashow) & synaxary (Tona	Jerusalem	1868	EUR 700.00 - 900.00	Unknown
270	Liturgy of the Gospels (Awetaran Chashow) and synaxary (Tonats`o	Jerusalem	1868	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
271	The Gospels in Armenian.	s. l.	n. d.	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
272	Armenian prayer scroll known as Hmayil (hmayil ).	Constantinople	around 1900.	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
273	Armenian prayer scroll known as Hmayil (hmayil ).	Constantinople	around 1900	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown

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