Christies: Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller's poetic library, 24597, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 24, 2026 - March 24, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | Le Premier livre des antiquitez de Rome... |
Paris | 1558 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 27 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560), Loys LE ROY, trad. (1510-1577) et PLATON (c. 428-348 av. J.-C.) | Le Sympose de Platon. |
Paris | 1558 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
| 28 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | La Monomachie de David et de Goliath... |
Paris | 1560 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 29 | [DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560)] | Ode sur la naissance du petit duc de Beaumont, fils de monseigneur de Vandosme roy de Navarre. |
Paris | 1561 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,794.00 |
| 30 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | Defense et illustration de la langue francoise... , relie avec 11 autres ouvrages du meme, publies entre 1561 et 1565. |
Paris | 1561; 1561-1565. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 31 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | Divers Poemes... [relie avec :] Les Regrets... [avec :] Divers Jeux rustiques... [avec :] Epithalame... |
Paris | 1568 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 22,860.00 |
| 32 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | Les Oeuvres Francoises... |
Paris | 1569 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 54,610.00 |
| 33 | DU BELLAY, Joachim (1522-1560) | Les Oeuvres Francoises... |
Paris | 1574 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | DU BUYS, Guillaume (c. 1520/25-1594) | L'Oreille du Prince. |
Paris | 1582 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,143.00 |
| 35 | DU PERRON, Jacques Davy, dit le cardinal (1556-1618) | Les diverses Oeuvres... [du] cardinal du Perron. |
Paris | 1622 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
| 36 | ESPINAY, Charles d' (v. 1531-1591) | Les Sonnets de Charles d'Espinay, Freton. |
Paris | 1560 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 3,048.00 |
| 37 | EXPILLY, Claude (1561-1636) | Les Poemes de Messire Claude Expilly... |
Grenoble | 1624 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 38 | GARNIER, Robert (1545-1590) | Recueil de trois pieces de theatre. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,302.00 | |
| 39 | GARNIER, Robert (1545-1590) | Les Tragedies. |
Paris | 1582 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 40 | GREVIN, Jacques (1538-1570) | L'Olimpe. |
Paris | 1560 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,826.00 |
| 41 | GRISEL, Jean (1567-1622) | Les premieres oeuvres poetiques de Jehan Grisel, Rouennois... |
Rouen | 1599 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 11,430.00 |
| 42 | [HABERT, Isaac (1598-1668)] | Les trois livres des meteores avecques autres oeuvres poetiques. |
Paris | 1585 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,794.00 |
| 43 | JAMYN, Amadis (1540-1593) | Les Oeuvres poetiques. |
Paris | 1575 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 44 | JAMYN, Amadis (1540-1593) | Reunion des OEuvres et du Second volume des OEuvres. |
N/A | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 45 | JAMYN, Amadis (1540-1593), Hugus SALEL (1504-1553), Jacques PELETIER DU MANS (1517-1582) et HOMERE (VIIIe siecle av. J.-C.) | Les XXIIII livres de l'Iliade d'Homere, Prince des Poetes Grecs...les XI premiers par M. Hugues Salel...et les XIII derniers par Amadis Jamin...Avec le premier & second, de l'Odissee d'Homere, par Jacques Peletier du Mans... |
Paris | 1577 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,826.00 |
| 46 | JODELLE, Etienne (1532-1573) | Les Oeuvres et meslanges poetiques...Reveues & augmentees en ceste derniere edition. |
Paris | 1583 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | LABE, Louise (1524-1566) | Euvres de Louize Labe lionnoize. Revues & corrigees par ladite Dame. |
Lyon | 1556 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 133,350.00 |
| 48 | LA CEPPEDE, Jean de (vers 1550-1622) | Les Theoremes de messire Jean de La Ceppede... sur le Sacre Mystere de nostre Redemption. , Imitation des pseaumes de la penitence de David.... et Seconde partie des Theoremes... |
Toulouse | 1613, 1612; 1621-1622. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | LASSUS, Roland de (1532-1594), Jacques ARCADELT (1507-1568) et autres | Ensemble d'editions musicales de Lassus, d'Arcadelt et autres, |
a Paris | 1569-1579. | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 50 | LASPHRISE, Marc Papillon, seigneur de (1555-1599) | Les premieres oeuvres poetiques du capitaine Lasphrise. |
Paris | 1599 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
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