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Auction Name Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 1,035,620.00
Auction Date December 05, 2025 - December 05, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 525,405.00
Sale Number #168319 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 694,080.00
Total Lots 364
Sold Lots 296.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 642,635.00
% of Lots Sold 81.32% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 850,230.00
Unsold Lots 68 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 121.81%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
313 LA FONTAINE (Jean de). OUDRY, Jean-Baptiste.

Fables choisies mises en vers.

 1755-1759. EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 58,130.00
212 SIMENON Georges (1903-1989)

MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Georges Simenon", La Mort de Belle, 1951

 1951 EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 50,700.00
319 LEDOUX, Claude-Nicolas.

L'Architecture consideree sous le rapport de l'art, des moeurs et de la legislation...Tome premier.

1804 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 41,070.00
79 MONET Claude (1840-1926)

L.A.S. "Claude Monet", [EtrEtat, December 1868], to Frederic BAZILLE

 EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 39,000.00
308

Book of Hours, usage de Rome, illuminated by a disciple of the Master of Jacques de Besancon

 ca. 1480-1500. EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 37,700.00
275 BLAEU.

The Theatre of the World or New Atlas, Illuminated Guillaume & Iean Blaeu.

 1644 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 34,119.00
273 [BERAIN, Jean].

[Carrousel des galans Maures de Grenade entrepris par monseigneur le Dauphin a Versailles].

 1685]. EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 32,856.00
309

Book of Hours, for unidentified use

 circa. 1450-1480 EUR 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 31,850.00
354 RIGAUD, Jacques.

Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, chateaux et maisons royales de Paris et ses environs, dessinees d'apres Nature et gravees par J. Rigaud...]

s.d. (between 1755 and 1820). EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 31,592.00
283

(PREMIER) LIVRE DE CHASSES DE CERFS qui ont ete faites depuis l'annee 1722 jusqu'a la fin de l'annee 1731... [and] Second livre de chasses de cerfs qui ont ete faites depuis l'annee 1732 jusqu'a la fin de l'annee 1736...

 1732-1737. EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 28,433.00
346 PYNE, William Henry. [DUCHESSE DE BERRY].

The History of The Royal Residences of Windsor Castle,St. Jame's Palace, Carlton House... .

1819 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 24,642.00
392 FOUJITA. HERON DE VILLEFOSSE, Rene.

La Riviere enchantee.

1951 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 24,010.00
239 DUNANT Henri (1828-1910)

13 L.A.S. "J.H. Dunant" or "H. Dunant", 2 L.A. and 3 P.A., 1896-1900, to Miss Nadine KOLATSCHEVSKAIA in Bern

 1896-1900 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 23,400.00
397

MICHELIN GUIDE. Complimentary for drivers. 1900 edition.

 EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 21,482.00
264 RUSSIA. TATIANA NICOLAYEVNA (1897-1918), Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Nicholas II.

L.A.S. "Tatiana", Tobolsk, Governor's House, October 2, 1917, to Zenaide Sergievna

 1917 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 13,000.00
226 EINSTEIN Albert (1879-1955)

L.A.S. "A. Einstein", Berlin November 24, 1917, to Edouard GUILLAUME in Bern (Switzerland)

 1917 EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 12,350.00
353

[PAINTED BINDING]. PAINTED AND DECORATED ITALIAN MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM.

17th century. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 11,700.00
361 SADE, Donatien Alphonse Francois, marquis de (1740-1814)

Justine ou les malheurs de la vertu.

 1791 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 10,741.00
272

[ATLAS OF FRANCE].

 Ca 1760. EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 10,109.00
335 MONTAIGNE, Michel EYQUEM de.

Essays by Michel Seigneur de Montaigne. Cinquieme edition augmentee d'un troisieme livre et de six cens additions aux deux premiers.

-1588 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 10,109.00
211 SIMENON Georges (1903-1989)

TAPUSCRIT with autograph CORRECTIONS,Maigret en meuble, 1941

 1941 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 9,750.00
285 CLAUDIAN.CL.

Claudiani Quae exstant. Nic. Heinsius Dan. Fil. Recensuit ac notas addidit, post primam editionem altera fere parte nunc auctiores. Accedunt selecta variorum commentaria, accurante C. S. M. D.

 1665 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 9,477.00
116 MAHLER Gustav (1860-1911)

L.A.S. "Gustav Mahler", [Hamburg ca. 1892-1897], to Sir Augustus HARRIS

 ca. 1892-1897] EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 9,100.00
277 BOTTARI, Giovanni Gaetano.

Musei Capitolini tomus [...] cum animadversionibus italice primum nunc latine editis.

1750-1755. EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 8,845.00
367 VERNET, Carle and Horace. LEVACHEZ.

Recueil de Chevaux de tous genres dessines par Carle et Horace Vernet et graves par Levachez.

1807 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 8,845.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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