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Morton Subastas: Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books

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Auction Name	Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books	Total Sales (MXN)	580,683.00
Auction Date	April 30, 2024 - April 30, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	541,000.00
Sale Number	#1153	High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	705,000.00
Total Lots	270
Sold Lots	53	Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	2,665,000.00
% of Lots Sold	19.63%	High Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	3,388,000.00
Unsold Lots	217	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	17.14%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
126	BRIQUET, ABEL.	COMPANIA MANUFACTURERA DEL CIGARRO EL BUEN TONO S. A.		MXN 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	MXN 51,660.00
152	ALVAREZ BRAVO, MANUEL.	FOTOGRAFIA.		MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 31,980.00
228	ALLARD, CAROLI.	RECENTISIMA NOVI ORBIS SIVE AMERICAE SEPTENTRIONALIS ET MERIDIONALIS TABULA EX OFFICINA.	CA. 1700	MXN 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	MXN 30,750.00
71		ARCHIVES DE LA COMMISSION SCIENTIFIQUE DU MEXIQUE.	1864 - 1867.	MXN 24,000.00 - 30,000.00	MXN 24,600.00
17	GALVEZ, JOSEF DE.	REAL ORDENANZA PARA EL ESTABLECIMIENTO E INSTRUCCION DE INTENDENTES DE EXERCITO Y PROVINCIA EN EL REINO DE LA NUEVA-ESPANA.	1786	MXN 22,000.00 - 30,000.00	MXN 22,140.00
2	SAHAGUN, BERNARDINO.	CODICE FLORENTINO.	1979	MXN 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	MXN 20,910.00
101		RETRATO GUILLERMO Y MATILDE CALDERON DE KAHLO / ANA CALDERON.		MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	MXN 20,910.00
1		CODICE BOTURINI.	1992	MXN 12,000.00 - 16,000.00	MXN 19,680.00
16	PARRAS, PEDRO JOSEPH.	GOBIERNO DE LOS REGULARES DE LA AMERICA. AJUSTADO RELIGIOSAMENTE A LA VOLUNTAD DEL REY. TRABAJADO EN OBSEQUIO DE LA PAZ Y TRANQUILIDAD CONVENIENTE A LOS REGULARES.... ARREGLADO A LAS LEYES DE AQUELLOS REYNOS... PARA INSTRUCCION DE LOS PRELADOS...	1783	MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 18,450.00
195	GARCIA MARQUEZ, GABRIEL.	LOS FUNERALES DE MAMA GRANDE.	1962	MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 18,450.00
68	MAXIMILIANO, EMPERADOR DE MEXICO.	ESTATUTO PROVISIONAL DEL IMPERIO MEXICANO.	1865	MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 17,220.00
236	SANSON D'ABBEVILLE, NICOLAS.	LE NOVEAU MEXIQUE ET LA FLORIDE: TIREES DE DIVERSES CARTES ET RELATIONS.	1656	MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 17,220.00
268	WARHOL, ANDY.	DOS DOLARES (THOMAS JEFFERSON).	1976	MXN 18,000.00 - 22,000.00	MXN 17,220.00
37		MISCELANEA: ORDENANZAS DECRETO, BANDO, LEY Y REGLAMENTOS.	1844 - 1860.	MXN 16,000.00 - 20,000.00	MXN 15,990.00
80	BALCARCEL, BLAS.	MEMORIA QUE EL SECRETARIO DE ESTADO Y DEL DESPACHO DE FOMENTO, COLONIZACION, INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO PRESENTA AL CONGRESO DE LA UNION.	1868	MXN 16,000.00 - 20,000.00	MXN 14,760.00
210	Pacheco, Jose Emilio - Rojo, Vicente.	Jardin de Ninos.	1978	MXN 15,000.00 - 18,000.00	MXN 14,760.00
9	DURAN, DIEGO.	HISTORIA DE LAS INDIAS DE NUEVA ESPANA Y ISLAS DE TIERRA FIRME.	1867 / 1880.	MXN 12,000.00 - 14,000.00	MXN 12,300.00
232		MAPPA GEOGRAPHICA, COMPLECTENS. I. INDIAE OCCIDENTALEM PARTERM MEDIA CIRCUM ISTHMUM PANAMENSEM. II. IPSUMQUAE ISTHMUM. III. ICHNOGRAPHIAM PRAECIPUORUM LOCORUM & PORTUUM,...	1740	MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	MXN 12,300.00
245	PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, JUAN DE.	VARON DE DESEOS, EN QUE SE DECLARAN LAS TRES VIAS DE LA VIDA ESPIRITUAL...	1642	MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	MXN 12,300.00
99	Munoz Camargo, Diego.	Historia de Tlaxcala.	1892	MXN 9,000.00 - 11,000.00	MXN 10,455.00
27		DECRETOS DEL CONGRESO CONSTITUYENTE Y DEL PRIMERO CONSTITUCIONAL DEL ESTADO DE GUANAJUATO.		MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
33	GUALDI, PEDRO.	VISTA NORTE OESTE DEL PANORAMA DE MEXICO.	1841	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 9,840.00
106	TELLEZ PIZARRO, ADRIAN / TELLEZ PIZARRO, MARIANO.	CIMIENTOS DE LOS EDIFICIOS EN LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO / ESTUDIO SOBRE CIMIENTOS PARA LOS EDIFICIOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO.		MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 7,995.00
38		LEY SOBRE ORDENANZAS Y ORDENANZAS MUNICIPALES.	1845, 1868 Y 1884.	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
44	ROMERO, MATIAS.	ESTUDIO SOBRE LA ANEXION DE MEXICO A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.	1890	MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00

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
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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