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
515	Jacques-Joseph CHAMPOLLION-FIGEAC (1778-1867).	Jacques-Joseph CHAMPOLLION-FIGEAC (1778-1867). L.A.S., Paris August 18, 1847, to Maurice Joanne of Dijon	1847	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 158.00
516	[Jean-Nicolas CORVISART (1755-1821)].	[Jean-Nicolas CORVISART (1755-1821)]. Manuscript, Paris August 12, 1784	1784	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 330.00
517	Charles DARWIN (1809-1882).	Charles DARWIN (1809-1882). L.S., Down, Beckenham, Kent May 16, 1874, [to Gustave Dollfus]	1874	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 5,539.00
518	Louis-Joseph GAY-LUSSAC (1778-1850).	Louis-Joseph GAY-LUSSAC (1778-1850). L.A.S., Thursday [1833], to M. Wilson	1833	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 593.00
519	Alexander Stewart HERSCHEL (1836-1907)	Alexander Stewart HERSCHEL (1836-1907) British astronomer. L.A.S., Hawkhurst October 15, 1863, to Abbe Moigno	1863	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
520		NATURAL HISTORY. Amedee OGIER DE BAULNY (1780-1851). Autograph manuscript signed, Cours d'Histoire naturelle, Dijon 1799-1800	1799-1800	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 356.00
521	Joseph HOENE-WRONSKI (1776-1853)	Joseph HOENE-WRONSKI (1776-1853) Polish-born mathematician, engineer, philosopher and mystic. Manuscript with autograph corrections, Aux Nations Slaves, Paris, August 15, 1847	1847	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 923.00
522	Jacques LACAN (1901-1981).	Jacques LACAN (1901-1981). Autograph manuscript, [L'Ethique de la Psychanalyse, 1960]	1960	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 8,110.00
523	Joseph-Jerome Lefrancois de LALANDE (1732-1807).	Joseph-Jerome Lefrancois de LALANDE (1732-1807). L.S., College de France 19 vendemiaire, to his colleagues of the Classe de la langue et de la litterature francaise	19 vendemiaire	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
524	Charles MAUNOIR (1830-1901) geographer.	Charles MAUNOIR (1830-1901) geographer. 55 L.A.S., Paris 1873-1898, to Leon Garnier	1873-1898	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 593.00
525		MEDICINE. Jacques-Francois DUNAND (1748-1823) physician, mayor of Tournus. 5 autograph manuscripts, one signed, 1819 and n.d.	1819 and n.d.	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,451.00
526	Pierre MERKLEN (1852-1906) physician.	Pierre MERKLEN (1852-1906) physician. Partially autograph manuscript, [Lecons sur les troubles fonctionnels du coeur, 1908]	1908	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
527	Louis PASTEUR (1822-1895).	Louis PASTEUR (1822-1895). Autograph manuscript, February-March [ca. 1856-1860?]	[ca. 1856-1860?	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 3,561.00
528		PHYSICS. Manuscript, De Mundo et Coelo [title on spine, early 17th century]	17th century	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 501.00
529	Pierre-Isaac POISSONNIER (1720-1798).	Pierre-Isaac POISSONNIER (1720-1798). Manuscript signed "Poissonnier Conseiller d'Etat, medecin consultant du Roy", Memoire sur une Methode facile et assuree de rendre l'eau de mer potable, [circa 1765]	1765	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 593.00
530	[Emile ROUX (1853-1933)].	[Emile ROUX (1853-1933)]. Manuscript, Cours de Microbie technique, 1898-1900	1898-1900	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 5,011.00
531	Albert SCHWEITZER (1875-1965).	Albert SCHWEITZER (1875-1965). L.A.S., Gunsbach (Haut-Rhin) August 26, 1955, to Inspecteur general des services de Securite de l'A.E.F.	1955	EUR 700.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
532		SCIENCES. 7 letters or manuscripts, 18th c.	18th c.	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
533		ALSACE. 11 handwritten documents, 4 on vellum, in German	N/A	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
534		ANTILLES. 2 P.S., 1791-1806.	1791-1806.	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
535	Napoleon BONAPARTE, Prince NAPOLEON (1822-1891).	Napoleon BONAPARTE, Prince NAPOLEON (1822-1891). L.A.S. and 6 L.S., some with autograph additions, Paris, October 24-November 25, 1848, to Victor Grandjean, in Alteville pres Dieuze	1848	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
536	[Henriette CAILLAUX (1874-1943)].	[Henriette CAILLAUX (1874-1943)]. 12 satirical postcards, 1914.	1914	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 165.00
537	Boniface de castellane (1788-1862)	Boniface de castellane (1788-1862) marshal of France. 9 L.A. (some dictated partly autograph), 1815 and 1830-1835, to his father General Count Boniface de Castellane-Novejean (3), or to his son Henri de Castellane (4)	1815 and 1830-1835	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 211.00
538	CHARLES IX (1550-1574).	CHARLES IX (1550-1574). Deed in his name, signed by Thielement, Paris February 25, 1570	1570	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 198.00
539	CHRESTIENNE DE FRANCE (1606-1663)	CHRESTIENNE DE FRANCE (1606-1663) Duchess of SAVOIE, daughter of Henri IV, she married Victor-Amedee I, Duke of Savoy, and became Regent on her husband's death. L.S., Turin April 12, 1639, to M. de La Tour, maistre de camp d'Infanterie in Asti	1639	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 330.00

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.