Ader: Autographed Letters and Manuscripts, Part II, 175704, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 11, 2026 - March 11, 2026

Page Size: 294 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
590	Philippe PETAIN (1856-1951).	Philippe PETAIN (1856-1951). 2 L.A.S., 1899-1922	1899-1922	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 237.00
591	Philippe PETAIN.	Philippe PETAIN. 2 L.A.S. and a P.S., July-September 1925, to Marshal Lyautey	1925	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 725.00
592		PHILATELIA. Dossier.	N/A	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
593		PORT-ROYAL. Angelique ARNAULD D'ANDILLY, Mere Angelique de Saint-Jean (1624-1684) abbess of Port-Royal in 1678. Manuscript, [Relation de captivite, fin XVIIe siecle]	1678	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 290.00
594		PORTUGAL. Manuscript, Book II. Les Colonies Portuguaises, [late 17th-early 18th c.]	17th-early 18th c.	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 659.00
595	Pierre-Joseph PROUDHON (1809-1865).	Pierre-Joseph PROUDHON (1809-1865). L.A.S., Ixelles August 22, 1859, to Auguste Rolland	1859	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
596	Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de RICHELIEU (1585-1642).	Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de RICHELIEU (1585-1642). L.S., Amiens October 24, 1636, to Marshal de Breze	1636	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,319.00
597	KINGS OF FRANCE.	KINGS OF FRANCE. 3 documents.	N/A	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 422.00
598	KINGS OF FRANCE.	KINGS OF FRANCE. 6 L.S. or P.S. (secretaries), XVIIe-XVIIIe siecles	XVIIe-XVIIIe siecles	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 725.00
599		SAVOIE. 13 handwritten charters and documents, 1322-1794, mostly on parchment.	1322-1794	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
600	Charles-Emmanuel III de SAVOIE (1701-1773)	Charles-Emmanuel III de SAVOIE (1701-1773) king of Sardinia, duke of Savoy and prince of Piedmont. P.S., Turin August 25, 1762	1762	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
601	Maurice de SAXE (1696-1750)	Maurice de SAXE (1696-1750) Marshal of France. L.S. with autograph corrections and additions (minute), at the Courtray camp August 1744, to comte d'Argenson	1744	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 290.00
602	William SMITH (1769-1847)	William SMITH (1769-1847) Canadian politician and historian. 2 L.A.S., [Quebec City, 1841], to Alexandre Vattemare	1841	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
603	Charles-Maurice de TALLEYRAND (1754-1838).	Charles-Maurice de TALLEYRAND (1754-1838). L.A.S., Marseille October 28, 1825, to his secretary Gabriel Perrey	1825	EUR 800.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,121.00
604	TRAFALGAR.	TRAFALGAR. Manuscript, Extrait du Journal d'un officier du Vau de S.M.I. et R. L'Aigle relativement au combat de Trafalgar, 1805	1805	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
605	Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de TURENNE (1611-1675)	Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de TURENNE (1611-1675) Marshal of France. P.S., Paris March 6, 1660	1660	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 369.00
606		VENISE. 4 handwritten documents, 1737	1737	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 264.00
607		TRAVELS. J.J. MINYER. Autograph manuscript signed, Journal de mes voyages, 1756-1788	1756-1788	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,693.00
608	Maxime WEYGAND (1867-1965).	Maxime WEYGAND (1867-1965). L.A.S., Paris 5.XI.1952, to a friend	1952	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold

ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.