Stockholms Auktionsverk: The Vega Expedition Collection, 31026, Stockholm
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 10, 2026 - March 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNK BEDS, LOUIS. | LOUIS PALANDER WRITES TO HIS FUTURE WIFE FROM THE EXPEDITION TO SVALBARD IN 1868. |
Karlskrona, Alesund, Tromso, Northern Arctic Ocean, Spetsbergen, Liefdefjorden, Gothenburg and Copenhagen, from 17 May | 1868 | SEK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | SEK 300,000.00 |
| 2 | BUNK BEDS, LOUIS. | THE SPEARHEAD EXPEDITION OF 1868 - DIARY AND NOTES. |
1868 | SEK 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 | SEK 387,500.00 | |
| 3 | MANUSCRIPT OF POEMS WITH NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS TO THE NORTH POLE FARRIERS IN 1873. |
ND, 1872 | SEK 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | SEK 1,500.00 | ||
| 4 | BUNK BEDS, LOUIS. | LOUIS PALANDER'S LETTER TO ANNA PALANDER FROM NORDENSKIOLD'S EXPEDITION TO SVALBARD 1872-73. |
Alesund, Tromso, Adventfjorden, Norskoya, Mosselbukta, Parryoya and Hinlopensundet | 1872-1873 | SEK 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 | SEK 425,000.00 |
| 5 | PALANDER, LOUIS. | PALANDER'S POEM "TO THE FRIENDS ON THE TIP MOUNTAINS" IN 1873. |
1873 | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 6,250.00 | |
| 6 | PALANDER, LOUIS. | SPITSBERGEXPEDITONEN 1872-73 - SIX VOLUMES OF HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND DIARIES. |
1872-1873 | SEK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | SEK 750,000.00 | |
| 7 | TWINE, BENDIX ANDREA HEIDE. | HANDWRITTEN DIARY FROM THE ARCTIC, FROM LOUIS PALANDER AF VEGAS COLLECTION. |
1865-66. | SEK 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | SEK 25,000.00 | |
| 8 | PALANDER, LOUIS. | LOUIS PALANDER'S LETTER HOME FROM THE SAILING RACE WITH VANADIUM 1869-70. |
at sea respectively in Cherbourg, Algiers, Malta, Port Said and many other localities surrounding the Mediterranean, | 1869-70. | SEK 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | SEK 6,875.00 |
| 9 | PHOTO ALBUMS FROM THE 1860S. CADET TRAINING, TRAVEL AND EXPEDITIONS. |
about 1870 | SEK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | SEK 42,500.00 | ||
| 10 | EARLY PHOTOMONTAGE - CADETS AT THE WAR SCHOOL IN 1863. |
N/A | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 4,375.00 | ||
| 11 | PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF SEAFARERS AND SERVICEMEN. |
N/A | SEK 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | SEK 6,250.00 | ||
| 12 | ALBUM OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOUIS AND ANNA PALANDER AF VEGA. |
1860s and 1870s, 1870-1880. | SEK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | SEK 2,000.00 | ||
| 13 | PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE POLAR SHIP POLHEM. |
Circa1870. | SEK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | SEK 8,750.00 | ||
| 14 | ENWALL,AXEL. | SVALBARD 1872 - EXCEPTIONAL PHOTO ALBUM WITH AXEL ENWALLS PICTURES. |
N/A | SEK 79,700.00 - 99,600.00 | SEK 1,375,000.00 | |
| 15 | THE SPITSBERGEXPEDITION 1872-73. PORTRAIT OF SAMI REINDEER DRIVERS. |
N/A | SEK 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | SEK 10,625.00 | ||
| 17 | PHOTOGRAPH OF MARIA ROHL AT HER EASEL. |
N/A | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 10,000.00 | ||
| 18 | JAEGER'S PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE STOCKHOLM EXHIBITION 1866 - SWEDEN'S FIRST REPORTAGE PICTURE. |
N/A | SEK 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | SEK 32,500.00 | ||
| 19 | KLINT, E. G. OF. | PALANDER'S TEXTBOOK IN NAVIGATION FROM THE CADET YEARS. |
Stockholm, | 1845 | SEK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | SEK 32,500.00 |
| 20 | FRIES, THEODOR MAGNUS. | FRIES' BOOK ABOUT GREENLAND WITH DEDICATION TO PALANDER. |
N/A | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 10,625.00 | |
| 21 | NORDENSKIOLD, A. E. & QVENNERSTEDT, A & MALMGREN A. J. | NORDENSKIOLD ABOUT SVALBARD IN LOUIS PALANDER'S COPY. |
Stockholm, | 1867 | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 6,250.00 |
| 22 | FRIES, THEODOR MAGNUS & NYSTROM, CARL. | THE SPITSBERG EXPEDITION OF 1868 IN PALANDERS COPY. |
Stockholm, | 1869 | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 5,000.00 |
| 24 | RAMSAY, EBBA. | EBBA RAMSAYS PICTURES OF FLOWERS FROM SVALBARD. |
N/A | SEK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | SEK 12,500.00 | |
| 25 | CHARMING MEMORIAL HERBARIUM FROM SVALBARD 1872-73. |
N/A | SEK 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | SEK 37,500.00 | ||
| 26 | MEMORIAL HERBARIUM IN A BOOK-SHAPED BOX FROM SVALBARD 1872-73. |
N/A | SEK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | SEK 262,500.00 | ||
| 27 | MEMORIAL HERBARIUM FROM THE SPITSBERG EXPEDITION OF 1882-83. |
N/A | SEK 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | SEK 60,000.00 |
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Collection Georgette J. Salles
Open for bidding 8-29 AprilApr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000. -
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. -
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