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Morton Subastas: Collection of a Mexican Library

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Auction Name Collection of a Mexican Library Total Sales (MXN) 1,513,320.00
Auction Date October 20, 2020 - October 20, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 1,331,000.00
Sale Number #991 High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 1,693,000.00
Total Lots 235
Sold Lots 97 Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 3,599,000.00
% of Lots Sold 41.28% High Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 4,583,000.00
Unsold Lots 138 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.02%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
161

Ensayo Ornitológico de los Troquilideos o Colibríes de México.

 1875 MXN 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 MXN 102,000.00
13 Sotomayor, Dámaso.

Los Aztecas.

MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 MXN 69,600.00
23 Casas, Bartolomé de las.

Conquista dell' Indie Occidentali di Monsignor Fra Bartolomeo dalle Case, o Casaus, Siuigliano, Vescouo di Chiapa.

1645 MXN 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 MXN 60,000.00
10 Rada y Delgado, Juan de Dios de la - López de Ayala y del Hierro, Jerónimo.

Códice Maya Denominado Cortesiano.

1892 MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 MXN 50,400.00
29 López de Gomara, Francisco.

Histoire Généralle des Indes Occidentales & Terres Neuves, qui Jusques à Présent ont ésté Découvertes, Traduite en Français par M. Fumée, Sieur de Marly le Chastel.

1568 MXN 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 MXN 46,200.00
156

Vues des Cordillères, et Monumens des Peuples Indigènes de l'Amérique.

 1824 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 43,200.00
24 Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo.

Historia General y Natural de las Indias, Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Océano.

1851 - 1852 MXN 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 MXN 42,000.00
138

Señorita Etcétera. Novela Inédita.

1922 MXN 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 MXN 42,000.00
18 Boturini Beneduci, Lorenzo.

Idea de una Nueva Historia General de la América Septentrional. Fundada sobre Material Copioso de Figuras, Symbolos, Carácteres, y Geroglíficos, Cantares, y Manuscritos de Autores Indios, Últimamente Descubiertos.

1746 MXN 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 MXN 38,400.00
158

Peintures Hiéroglyphiques. Tirées du Manuscrit Mexicain Conservé à la Bibliothèque Impériale de Vienne No. III.

 MXN 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 MXN 31,200.00
167

Jennings' Landscape Annual or Tourist in Spain.

 1835 - 1838 MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 MXN 31,200.00
137

Pablo y Virginia.

 1843 MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 MXN 28,800.00
159

A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: in Respect to the Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Climates, Soil, Produce &c.: with the Man

 1767 MXN 28,000.00 - 35,000.00 MXN 28,800.00
178

The Painters Voyage of Italy. In which All the Famous Paintings of the Most Eminent Masters are Particularised, as they are Preserved in the Several Cities of Italy. Chiefly Relating to their Altar-pieces, and such Other Paintings as are Ornamental in the

 1679 MXN 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 MXN 26,400.00
187

Trajes Regionales Indígenas de Guatemala.

 1951 MXN 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 MXN 25,200.00
26 Solís, Antonio de.

Historia de la Conquista de México, Población y Progressos de la América Septentrional, Conocida por el Nombre de Nueva España.

1704 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
66 Portillo, Esteban L.

Apuntes para la Historia Antigua de Coahuila y Texas.

1886 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
78 Cavo, Andrés - Bustamante, Carlos María de.

Los Tres Siglos de México Durante el Gobierno Español, hasta la Entrada del Ejército Trigarante.

1836 - 1838 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
168

Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53.

 1854 MXN 24,000.00 - 28,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
195

Banco Nacional de México. Quincuagésimo Aniversario de su Fundación.

1934 MXN 24,000.00 - 28,000.00 MXN 24,000.00
36 Alamán, Lucas - Quintana, Matías - Cañedo, Manuel.

Esposición que Hace a la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso General el Apoderado del Duque de Terranova y Monteleone, sobre las Proposiciones Presentadas por los Señores Diputados Don Matías Quintana y Don Manuel Cañedo, Relativas a las Propiedades que Dich

 1828 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 21,600.00
95 Burkart, Hermann Joseph.

Aufenthalt und Reisen in Mexico in den Jahren 1825 bis 1834. Bemerkungen uber Land, Produkte, Leben und Sitten der Einwohner und Beobachtungen aus dem Gebiete der Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbaukunde, Meteorologie, Geographie etc.

1836 MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00 MXN 21,600.00
183

A Portfolio of 12 Color Woodblocks from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

 1946 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 20,400.00
92 Marco Juniano Justino.

Iustinus Una Cum L.

1510 MXN 20,000.00 - 24,000.00 MXN 19,200.00
110

Primera Memoria de Minería en México tras la Abdicación de Agustín de Iturbide. Memoria Acerca de los Medios que se Estiman Justos para el Fomento y Pronto Restablecimiento de la Minería Presentada por el Tribunal del Mismo Cuerpo al Supremo Poder Ejecuti

 1824 MXN 20,000.00 - 24,000.00 MXN 19,200.00
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
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