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Auction Name	Old and Rare Books	Total Sales (EUR)	11,127.81
Auction Date	May 17, 2025 - May 17, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	13,980.00
Sale Number	#51725	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	20,350.00
Total Lots	60
Sold Lots	45.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	21,220.00
% of Lots Sold	75.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	30,350.00
Unsold Lots	15	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	36.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
95393523		La Saincte Bible Nouvellement Translatee De Latin En Francois, Felon L`Edition Latine	1550	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,800.00	EUR 1,308.00
95436959	Sophiabijbel	[BINDING / PRINT-BIBLE] Bijbel. Bevattende al de boeken der heilige schrift.	1855	EUR 650.00 - 750.00	EUR 926.50
95196456	Biblia	BIBLIA, Ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata	1563	EUR 850.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 764.09
95231073	Houbraken	[FIRST EDITION] Niuwe Testament, Tafereelen der voornaamste Geschiedenissen	1728	EUR 1,100.00 - 1,900.00	EUR 761.91
95021748		[PRINT-BIBLE] Bybel, de H. Schrift - 12 kaarten [EN] 30 prentbladen: 240 (!) kopergravures	1748	EUR 750.00 - 850.00	EUR 709.59
95191063		Biblia, Die Ganze Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments von Doct. Martin Luther verneutschet	1729	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 550.45
95131273		Antieke Bijbel (Circa 1850) met Zilveren Sloten (Prachtige Kwaliteit) + 2 Zeldzame Kerkelijke	1850	EUR 220.00 - 400.00	EUR 534.10
95242603	Religion	Breviarium romanum ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini. Pars Hiemalis, Automnalis, Estiva,	1770	EUR 600.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 457.80
94853245		Kerkbijbel Doopsgezinde Vermaning - De Rijp	1782	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 446.90
95412120	Das kleinste Buch der Welt in 7 Sprachen	Miniatur Buch; "Vater Unser"	1980	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 359.70
95355076	Collectif	Antiphonale Romanum	1786	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 343.35
95407712	David Davidson, L.L.D.	The Comprehensive Family Bible containing the Old and New Testaments	1870	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 316.10
95407603		1720s Edinburgh Bible, bound in an unusual contemporary bird-themed Scottish binding with feathers	1722	EUR 425.00 - 500.00	EUR 287.76
95193779	Church of England	Book of Common Prayer / bound with Book of Psalms	1678/1680	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 272.50
95400578	[Missel, Lyon]	Missale sanctae lugdunensis ecclesiae, primae galliarum sedis [reliure de Devers]	1771	EUR 425.00 - 800.00	EUR 272.50
95364449		Tes Kaines Diathekes hapanta. Novi Testamenti libri omnes : Accesserunt parallela Scripturae	1697	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 241.98
95451435		Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis,	1726	EUR 220.00 - 450.00	EUR 218.00
95383072		La Sacra Bibbia	1878	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 207.10
95388559	[Bible] Reiner Haussheer	La Bible moralisee de la bibliotheque nationale d'Autriche. Reproduite en fac-simile integral	1973	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 207.10
95155953	Giovanni Diodati	La Sacra Bibbia, che contiene Il Vecchio e il Nuovo Testamento	1850	EUR 210.00 - 260.00	EUR 185.30
95230521	Gustav Dore	Die heilige Schrift -- Prachtausgabe	1868	EUR 425.00 - 500.00	EUR 179.85
95079199	God	The lords prayer	1952	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 163.50
95409212	Martinus de Bruyn (uitgever)	Bybelsche Huis en Zak-Atlas	1780	EUR 500.00 - 650.00	EUR 123.17
95374939		Le Nouveau Testament. c'est-a-dire la Nouvelle Alliance de notre Seigneur Jesus Christ / Les	1796/1803	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 119.90
95267004		le plus petit livre qui contient le "Notre Pere " en six langues	1951	EUR 180.00 - 220.00	EUR 106.82

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.