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Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500 -
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th centuryJeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839. -
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
April 16, 2026Doyle, Apr. 16: Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature. $100 to $200.Doyle, Apr. 16: A fine collection of Company school paintings of Mughal monuments. $4,000 to $6,000.Doyle, Apr. 16: A Book of Hours of Rouen with eight miniatures. $30,000 to $45,000.Doyle, Apr. 16: Einstein discusses General Relativity and the Unified Field Theory. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Apr. 16: An extraordinary letter from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Apr. 16: Extraordinary color plates of the geology of St. Helena. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Apr. 16: The deluxe issue of Rorer's Mimpish Squinnies. $800 to $1,200. -
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. 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. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $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.
Gonnelli Casa DAste: Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art, 67, Firenze
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autori vari | Lotto konvolut di 34 incisioni. |
N/A | EUR 280.00 - 280.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2 | Mors pedibus plaudit choreas et carmina dicit. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 3 | Francesco Faraone Aquila (Palermo, 1676 - Roma, 1740), Pietro Aquila (Marsala, 1640 - Alcamo, 1692) | Picturae Raphaelis Sanctij Urbinatis ex aula et conclavisbus palatii Vaticani... |
Roma | N/A | EUR 100.00 - 100.00 | EUR 126.00 |
| 4 | Cornelis Bloemaert (Utrecht, 1603 - Roma, 1692), Johann Frederich Greuter (Strasburgo, - Roma, 1662), Camillo Cungi (Congio) (Roma o Borgo Sansepolcro, - Roma, ) | AEdes Barberinae ad Qvirinalem A Comite Hieronymo Tetio Perusino Descriptae. |
Romae | N/A | EUR 280.00 - 280.00 | EUR 353.00 |
| 5 | Giulio Bonasone (Bologna,, - 1576) | Sileno ebbro sostenuto da due satiri a cavallo di un somaro. |
N/A | EUR 180.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold | |
| 6 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | Le Martyre de St. Sebastien. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 176.00 | |
| 7 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | L'Eventail (Battaglia del re Tessi e del re Tinta). |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 101.00 | |
| 8 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | LOVYS DE LORRAINE / Prince de Pfalsebourg. |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 100.00 | EUR 151.00 | |
| 9 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | La Petite These estampe appelee aussi Le Triomphe de La Vierge et Jubile de La Vierge. |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 10 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | Le char de l'Amour appele aussi le vaisseau d'artifice. |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 101.00 | |
| 11 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | Le Catafalque de l'Empereur Mathias. |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 101.00 | |
| 12 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | Les quatre banquets. |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 101.00 | |
| 13 | Jacques Callot (Nancy, 1592 - 1635) | Saint Livier appele aussi Saint Livar. |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 100.00 | EUR 126.00 | |
| 14 | Simone Cantarini (Pesaro, 1612 - Verona, 1648) | Adamo ed Eva. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 214.00 | |
| 15 | Luca Ciamberlano (Urbino, 1580 - Roma, 1641) [attribuito a] | Putti. |
Roma | N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 151.00 |
| 16 | Luca Ciamberlano (Urbino, 1580 - Roma, 1641) | Otto tavole da Vita di S. Filippo Neri fiorentino. Fondatore della Congreg.ne dell'Oratorio di Roma,, dove mori nell' anno 1595 dell'eta sva ottanta. |
S.n.t. [ma Roma | N/A | EUR 60.00 - 60.00 | EUR 88.00 |
| 17 | Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert (Amsterdam, 1522 - Gouda, 1590) | Trionfo di Santo Stefano o il trionfo della Pazienza. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 176.00 | |
| 18 | Charles David (Parigi, - 1631) | Ercole e Atlante. |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 19 | Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri (Villa Lagarina, - Roma, 1601) | Mose presenta al popolo le tavole della legge. |
N/A | EUR 240.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Stefano Della Bella (Firenze, 1610 - 1664) | Due incisioni con Caccia al cervo. |
N/A | EUR 120.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | Marco Dente (Ravenna (?),, - Roma,, 1527) | Puer spinarius. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 176.00 | |
| 22 | Claude Gellee (o Gelee) detto Lorrain (Chamagne, 1600 - Roma, 1682) | Le dessinateur. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 176.00 | |
| 23 | Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746 - Bordeaux, 1828) [da] | Otras leyes por el pueblo (Disparate de bestia). |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 80.00 | EUR 113.00 | |
| 24 | Ludovico Mattioli (Crevalcore, 1662 - Bologna, 1747) | San Luca. |
N/A | EUR 140.00 - 140.00 | EUR 176.00 | |
| 25 | Domenico Montagu (notizie 1748-1776, ), Jean Barbault (Viarmes, 1718 - Roma, 1762) | Dodici tavole da Les plus beaux edifices de Rome moderne, ou Recueil des plus belles vues des principales eglises, places, palais, fontaines, &c. qui sont dans Rome... |
Roma | N/A | EUR 200.00 - 200.00 | EUR 252.00 |
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Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue. -
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. -
S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
April 16, 2026SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Ptolemy. North Africa from Ulm edition. Unique copy. 1482-86.SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Blaeu. Masterpiece world map. c.1659.SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Unknown. Sea Flags printed on silk. Rare. c.1840.SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Fredrik Kolstø. Aftenstemning ved Kysten. c.1890-t.SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Knut Yran. OL-plakaten Oslo 1952.