Morton Subastas: Antiques and Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiques and Books Auction | Total Sales (MXN) | 2,359,000.00 |
| Auction Date | September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) | 1,193,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #20502 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) | 1,747,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 214 | ||
| Sold Lots | 78.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN) | 2,974,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 36.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (MXN) | 4,436,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 136 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | EDOUARD PINGRET | LAS TORTILLERAS (INTERIOR DE COCINA) |
MXN 550,000.00 - 800,000.00 | MXN 1,687,500.00 | |
| 233 | MATRIZ DEL SELLO DE LA PREFECTURA DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE TUSPAN |
MXN 70,000.00 - 120,000.00 | MXN 75,000.00 | ||
| 221 | LUCAS ALAMAN (MEXICO, 1792 - 1853) | HISTORIA DE MEJICO DESDE LOS PRIMEROS MOVIMIENTOS QUE PREPARARON SU INDEPENDENCIA EN EL ANO DE 1808 HASTA LA EPOCA PRESENTE |
1849-1852 | MXN 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | MXN 50,000.00 |
| 255 | GLOBO TERRAQUEO | Con sello del fabricante "E. GIRARD & A. BOITTE" |
MXN 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | MXN 32,500.00 | |
| 254 | KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY | VISTAS DE MEXICO |
MXN 30,000.00 - 45,000.00 | MXN 30,000.00 | |
| 236 | DANIEL THOMAS EGERTON (INGLATERRA, 1797 - MEXICO, 1842) | CONSTANT SPRING |
MXN 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | MXN 25,000.00 | |
| 304 | JOSE PIJOAN ( ESPANA, 1879 - SUIZA, 1963) | SUMMA ARTIS. HISTORIA GENERAL DEL ARTE |
1979 - 1986 | MXN 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | MXN 25,000.00 |
| 121 | KALENDARIO YDOLATRICO EN 16 F, N. 23 INV.o 6.o: No. 1. APPARTENANT A E. EUG. GOUPIL 1880 |
1900 | MXN 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | MXN 18,750.00 | |
| 205 | GEORG BRAUN - FRANS HOGENBERG | MEXICO REGIA ET CELEBRIS HISPANIAE NOVAE CIVITAS |
MXN 14,000.00 - 20,000.00 | MXN 17,500.00 | |
| 158 | FRANCISCO PEREZ | CATECISMO DE LA DOCTRINA CRISTIANA EN LA LENGUA OTOMI |
1834 | MXN 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | MXN 15,000.00 |
| 241 | ALBERT H. CAMPBELL BUCHANAN | VISTA DEL LAGO DEL TEXCOCO |
MXN 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | MXN 15,000.00 | |
| 262 | RETRATO DE PORFIRIO DIAZ |
MXN 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | MXN 12,500.00 | ||
| 111 | BERNAL DIAZ DEL CASTILLO | HISTORIA VERDADERA DE LA CONQUISTA DE LA NUEVA ESPANA |
1891- 1892 | MXN 11,000.00 - 15,000.00 | MXN 11,250.00 |
| 91 | LEOPOLDO BATRES | TLALOC? |
1903 | MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | MXN 10,625.00 |
| 216 | FERNANDO DE ALVA IXTLILXOCHITL | HORRIBLES CRUELDADES DE LOS CONQUISTADORES DE MEXICO, Y DE LOS INDIOS QUE LOS AUXILIARON PARA SUBYUGARLO A LA CORONA DE CASTILLA. O SEA MEMORIA ESCRITA POR D. FERNANDO DE ALVA IXTLILXUCHITL |
1829 | MXN 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | MXN 10,625.00 |
| 113 | FRANCESCO CANCELLIERI | NOTIZIE STORICHE E BIBLIOGRAFICHE DI CRISTOFORO COLOMBO DI CUCCARO DEL MONFERRATO DISCOPRITORE DELL'AMERICA |
1809 | MXN 10,000.00 - 14,000.00 | MXN 10,000.00 |
| 124 | JOHN FISKE (ESTADOS UNIDOS, 1842 - 1901) | THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT AMERICA AND THE SPANISH CONQUEST |
1897 | MXN 10,000.00 - 14,000.00 | MXN 10,000.00 |
| 238 | NATHANIEL CURRIER (ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA 1813 - 1888) | FLIGHT OF THE MEXICAN ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA FEB. 23, 1847 |
1847 | MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | MXN 10,000.00 |
| 117 | BERNARDINO SAHAGUN | HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPANA |
1938 | MXN 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | MXN 9,375.00 |
| 286 | TEMBLOR DE COLIMA |
MXN 7,000.00 - 12,000.00 | MXN 8,750.00 | ||
| 314 | JOHAN WILHEM VON MULLER (ALEMANIA, 1834 - 1866) | REISEN IN DEN VEREINIGTEN STAATEN, CANADA UND MEXICO |
1864 | MXN 9,000.00 - 11,000.00 | MXN 8,750.00 |
| 135 | D. JOSE FERNANDO RAMIREZ (MEXICO, 1804 - ALEMANIA, 1871) | ANALES DE CUAUHTITLAN. NOTICIAS HISTORICAS DE MEXICO Y SUS CONTORNOS |
1885 | MXN 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | MXN 8,125.00 |
| 136 | ENRIQUE DE OLAVARRIA Y FERRARI (MADRID, 1844 - MEXICO, 1919) | CRONICA DEL UNDECIMO CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE AMERICANISTAS. PRIMERO REUNIDO EN MEXICO EN 1895 |
1896 | MXN 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | MXN 8,125.00 |
| 152 | LIBROS SOBRE LENGUAS INDIGENAS |
MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | MXN 8,125.00 | ||
| 102 | MARIANO CUEVAS | CARTAS Y OTROS DOCUMENTOS DE HERNAN CORTES NOVISIMAMENTE DESCUBIERTOS EN EL ARCHIVO GENERAL DE INDIAS DE LA CIUDAD DE SEVILLA |
1915 | MXN 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | MXN 7,500.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
