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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper

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Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 60,931.15
Auction Date November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 114,350.00
Sale Number #112225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 216,700.00
Total Lots 150
Sold Lots 124.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 139,550.00
% of Lots Sold 82.67% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 260,100.00
Unsold Lots 26 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 23.43%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5350 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Parrot of Carolina (Carolina Parrot, extinct) with Cypress of America. 1-11

1731 -1743. USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,259.50
5252 Blaeu

Blaeu, pub. 1635 - Map of New England (Important Early Map of the East Coast)

1635 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,654.50
5348 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Red winged Starling with Broad leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. 1-13

1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,317.00
5259 Catlin

Catlin, On Card - Attacking the Grizzly Bear

circa 1875 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,675.00
5349 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Round Crested Duck. 1-94

1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,247.00
5284

Maitres Affiches by Toulouse-Lautrec - Moulin Rouge, La Goulue

1896 -1900. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,979.50
5344 Merian

Merian, Folio - Cocoa Plant or Cacao Tree with Moth Metamorphosis. 63

1771 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,926.00
5233 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere [Haemisphaerium Stellatum Australe Antiquum]

1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,391.00
5221 Doppelmayr & Homann

Doppelmayr & Homann - Map of the Surface of the Moon based on Hevelius and Riccioli models (Tabula Seleographica... Hevelii quam Riccioli)

1742 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,230.50
5232 Scheuchzer

Scheuchzer - Zodiac or Celestial Chart with Astronomy Diagrams (Creation of the Universe), Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1). 1

1731 -1735. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,123.50
5237 Mercator

Mercator, pub. 1630 - Map of China

1630 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,123.50
5343 Merian

Merian, Folio - Cassava Plant with Boa Constrictor Snake & Rustic Sphinx Moth Metamorphosis. 5

1771 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,123.50
5273 Miro

Miro, Signed, Rare - Illustration of the Childhood of Ubu

1975 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 1,070.00
5228 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Cygnus (Goose)

1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5229 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Aquila (Eagle) and Child

1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5231 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Bootes (Man with Sickle)

1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 749.00
5287

4 Original Botanical Watercolors after Ledl for Curtis (according to Linnaeus system)

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 722.25
5251 De Vaugondy

De Vaugondy - Map of Virginia & Maryland

1755 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 695.50
5333 Gould

Gould - 6 Bird Lithographs

1850 -1883 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 668.75
5223 Bode

Bode - Constellation Chart: Unicorn, Canis (Dogs), Argo Navis (Boat). 25

1782 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 642.00
5345 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Hog-Nose Snake with Michaux's Lily. 2-56

1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 642.00
5347 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Blackcap Flycatcher. 1-53

1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 615.25
5235 Mercator

Mercator, pub. 1630 - Map of South America (with inset of Cusco, Peru)

1630 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 588.50
5281

Maitres Affiches by Berthon - L'Ermitage

1896 -1900. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 588.50
5226 Bode

Bode - Constellation Chart: Southern Celestial Sky. 29

1782 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 561.75
  • 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 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old 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 25
    Jeschke 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 century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke 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 25
    Jeschke 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 25
    Jeschke 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.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, 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, 2026
    Swann, 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, 2026
    Swann, 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, 2026
    Swann, 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
    Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
    Collection Georgette J. Salles
    Open for bidding 8-29 April
    Apr. 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.