Catawiki B. V.: Literature and Illustrated Books Auction, 20626, LA Assen,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 06, 2026 - February 06, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95722112 | [JD Salinger], e.a. | The New Yorker [with Salinger's Hapworth 16, 1924] |
1965 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 174.40 | |
| 100151990 | TAYLOR, Ann, Editor | The Minor's Pocket Book, For the Youth of Both Sexes. Unique, read description. |
1801 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100353079 | J.R.R. Tolkien | Lord of the Rings Second edition |
1966 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 328.09 | |
| 100487005 | Rudyard Kipling | KIM |
1901 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100487667 | Charles Bukowski; Robert Crumb | The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship |
1998 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 196.20 | |
| 100509795 | Agatha Christie | Agatha Christie Omnibus 1931 |
1931 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 261.60 | |
| 100534727 | Dante Alighieri | Divina Commedia Codice Trivulziano 1080- Deluxe limited edition |
2000 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 872.00 | |
| 100542214 | Karel Capek [Karel Tchapek] | R. U. R. |
1924 | EUR 700.00 - 850.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100570139 | N. Kazantzakis | Bios kai politeia tou Aleksi Zormpa |
1946 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 981.00 | |
| 100580555 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings (3 Vol., Early Printings) |
1961/1967 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,090.00 | |
| 100582141 | James Fenimore Cooper / Max Slevogt | Lederstrumpf-Erzahlungen / nummerierte Luxusausgabe |
1909 | EUR 8,100.00 - 9,900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100620704 | Triado, Urgelles, Cardunets, Colom, Pey, D'Ivori, Apa, Junquera, Longoria, Oller, Pahissa | Contes de Bibliofil |
1924 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100663694 | Johann Georg Zimmermann | Juli Bernhardts Von Rohr Einleitung Zu Der Klugheit Zu Leben |
1719 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100670375 | Ben Shahn | Haggadah for Passover. Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition |
1966 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,362.50 | |
| 100680953 | Bilibin Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) | Pushkin Tales. The Tale of the Golden Cockerel |
1907 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 327.00 | |
| 100685674 | Kulman, N.K. | Kniaz' Oliegh. [Pamiati Oliegha Konstantinovicha, kniazia impieratorskoi krovi] |
1915 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100706747 | Signed, Gabriel Garcia Marquez | One Hundred Years of Solitude [Signed & Dedicated BOMC] |
1970 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 488.32 | |
| 100708325 | Theodor Herzl | Altneuland |
1902 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 681.25 | |
| 100726329 | Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi / [Jose Teixeira Barreto] / [Giacomo Mercoli] | Scherzi Poetici e Pittorici (Bodoni) |
1795 | EUR 2,300.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 1,308.00 | |
| 100730564 | Sir R. F. Burton | Arabic Nights: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night |
1894 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 348.80 | |
| 100738762 | Alessandro Manzoni | I promessi sposi |
1902 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 337.90 | |
| 100751289 | Otto Julius Bierbaum / Alfred Kubin (illustrations) | Samalio Pardulus |
1911 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 163.50 | |
| 100760180 | J. R. R. Tolkien / Tove Jansson | Lohikaarmevuori [The Hobbit] |
1979 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100794439 | R. S. Thomas | The Stones Of The Field |
1946 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 43.60 | |
| 100810692 | Robert Walser / [Karl Walser] (illustrations) | Aufsatze |
1913 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 763.00 |
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Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Octavo-format manuscript on laid paper, approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio including The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight; The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida; The Tragedy of Coriolanus; [and others]. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’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.