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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. -
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.
Auktionshaus Dr. Eder: Art and Antiques, 32, Köln
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 14, 2026 - March 14, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAUKOL, Maria Joseph Clemens | Christlicher Seelen-Schatz Ausserlesener Gebetter |
Bonn | 1729 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 2 | ACCURSIUS, Franciscus | Institutionum D. Iustiniani Imp. Libri IIII |
Leiden | 1568 | Not Available | EUR 350.00 |
| 3 | Wahrer Abdruck..der...freyen Stadt Koln Fundamental-Vertragen oder sogenannten Verbund- und Transfir-Briefen von den Jahren 1396 und 1513 |
Koln | o.J.[1784], | Not Available | EUR 125.00 | |
| 4 | LEIB, Johann Georg | Des grossen Kaysers Caroli V. Regier-Kunst |
Leipzig | 1714 | Not Available | EUR 137.50 |
| 5 | HAETGE, Ernst | Die Kunstdenkmale der Provinz Sachsen |
Burg | 1931 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 6 | MOLLER, Georg / GLADBACH, Ernst | Die Kirche des Heiligen Georg zu Limburg an der Lahn / Die Kirchen des Heiligen Georg...und des Heiligen Paulus zu Worms |
Darmstadt | o.J.[1826-28] | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 7 | CICERO, Marcus Tullius | M. Tullii Ciceronis Orationum |
Venedig | 1550 | Not Available | EUR 225.00 |
| 8 | Gebetbuch |
18 Jahrhundert, | Not Available | EUR 125.00 | ||
| 9 | VIGEL, Nicolaus | Methodus observationum camerae imperialis |
Koln | 1595 | Not Available | EUR 200.00 |
| 10 | LAVATER, Johann Caspar | Essays on physiognomy, designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind |
London | 1789 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 11 | LUTHER, Martin | Biblia -- Das ist die gantze Heil. Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments |
Basel | 1746 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 12 | BECHSTEIN, Ludwig | Wanderungen durch Thuringen |
Leipzig | o.J.[1840], | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 13 | BOUCHE-LECLERQ, Henri | Paule Verlaine -- Poemes Saturniens |
Paris | 1914, | Not Available | EUR 137.50 |
| 14 | AXEL DE SENY, Johannes Honorius | Totius Iuris Canonici compendium.. |
Koln | 1656 | Not Available | EUR 187.50 |
| 15 | LANGE, Georg / LANGE, Ludwig | Original-Ansichten der historisch merkwurdigsten Staedte in Deutschland |
Darmstadt | 1837-1843 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 16 | Konvolut Bucher 17.-19. Jahrhundert |
17.-19.Jahrhundert | Not Available | EUR 200.00 | ||
| 17 | Konvolut Bucher 19. Jahrhundert |
19. Jahrhundert | Not Available | Not Sold | ||
| 18 | Konvolut Dissertationen 17./18. Jahrhundert |
17./18.Jahrhundert | Not Available | Not Sold | ||
| 19 | STANFIELD, Clarkson | Sketches on the Moselle, the Rhine & the Meuse |
London | 1838 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 20 | COTTAFAVI, Gaetano et al. | Nuova Raccolta di No. 50 Principali Vedute di Roma |
Rom | o.J.(wohl1843), | Not Available | EUR 150.00 |
| 21 | MUNSTER, Sebastian / SCHMID, Sebastian | Der Horologien, oder Sonnen uhren, kunstliche Beschreibung../ Ein nieuw Kunstbuch die Sonnen oder himelischen uhren aus Zaltafflen...anzurichten |
Basel | 1579 | Not Available | EUR 1,000.00 |
| 22 | DIELMANN, J. | Album des Rheins / Der Rheinische Tourist -- Ems |
Frankfurt | 1844 | Not Available | EUR 312.50 |
| 23 | STANFIELD, Clarkson | Sketches on the Moselle, the Rhine & the Meuse |
London | 1838 | Not Available | EUR 2,250.00 |
| 24 | Pferde- und Jagdalbum |
um1850/60 | Not Available | Not Sold | ||
| 25 | MAUND, Benjamin | The botanic garden consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain... |
London | 1825-1851, | Not Available | EUR 1,000.00 |
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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. -
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. -
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.