Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,954.67 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 5,920.00 |
| Sale Number | #91025b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,270.00 |
| Total Lots | 39 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 6,995.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.31% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93936403 | [Jean Leurechon] | Recreation mathematicque composee de plusieurs problemes plaisants et facetieux |
1626 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,638.27 |
| 97393653 | Moyse Charas | Pharmacopee Royale, Galenique et Chymique |
1681 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 371.69 |
| 97536461 | David de Licques | Histoire de la Vie de Messire Philippes de Mornay Seigneur Du Plessis Marly |
1642 | EUR 350.00 - 600.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 93793818 | Machiavel ; Abraham-Nicolas Amelot de la Houssaie | Le Prince de Machiavel. Troisieme edition. Revue, corrigee, & augmentee par le Traducteur |
1694 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 306.29 |
| 97516154 | DAVITY Pierre | Les Estats, empires et principavtez dv monde. Representez par la description des pays, moeurs des |
1648 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 246.34 |
| 97513497 | Vaugelas | Remarques sur la langue francoise, utiles a ceux qui veulent bien parler et bien escrire |
1655 | EUR 200.00 - 350.00 | EUR 241.98 |
| 97489873 | Philippe de La Hire | Traite de mecanique, ou l'on explique tout ce qui est necessaire dans la pratique des Arts, & les |
1695 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 97502754 | Jules Baron | L'Art Heraldique, contenant La maniere d'apprendre facilement le Blason |
1672 | EUR 210.00 - 260.00 | EUR 208.19 |
| 97514370 | Scipion Dupleix | Histoire Generale de France |
1658/1663 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 96812001 | Joachim du Bellay | Oeuvres de Ioachim Du Bellay |
1568 | EUR 150.00 - 400.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 97448438 | Pierre Corneille | Cinna ; Polyeucte Martyr ; La mort de Pompee ; Le Meuteur ; La suite du Meuteur, ; Theodore ; |
1643/1648 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 97434536 | Guillaume de Houppeville | La generation de l'Homme par le moyen des oeufs, et la production des tumeurs impures par l'action |
1676 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 150.42 |
| 97395660 | Cesar De Grandpre | Le Cesar armorial, ou Recueil des armes et blasons de toutes les illustres, principales & nobles |
1644 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 132.98 |
| 97514415 | M. de Vourric | De l'usure et des vrais moyens de l'eviter |
1687 | EUR 325.00 - 375.00 | EUR 126.44 |
| 94222183 | Pierre Bayle | Nouvelles de la republique des lettres: Mois d'octobre 1686 [Reliure aux armes de Mirabeau] |
1686 | Not Available | EUR 119.90 |
| 97405361 | Blaise PASCAL | [Rare 3eme ed.] Pensees de M. Pascal Sur La Religion et sur Quelques Autres Sujets. |
1671 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 97425596 | Nicolas Amelot de La Houssaye | Histoire du gouvernement de Venise |
1676 | EUR 150.00 - 400.00 | EUR 103.55 |
| 97538617 | Adrien Baillet | Auteurs deguisez sous des noms etrangers, empruntez, supposez, feints a plaisir... |
1690 | EUR 200.00 - 350.00 | EUR 92.65 |
| 96812457 | Pierre Corneille | L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ |
1656 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 90.47 |
| 96195004 | Paul-Yves Pezron | L' antiquite des tems |
1687 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 89.38 |
| 97538027 | Ecuyer | Mercure galant dedie a monsieur le Dauphin |
1688 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 87.20 |
| 97357779 | Ecuyer | Mercure galant dedie a monsieur le Dauphin |
1689 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 70.85 |
| 97307785 | F.M. le Dole, Prestre et Predicateur Capucin | Le Miroir du Pecheur Penitent |
1645 | Not Available | EUR 65.40 |
| 96770052 | Pierre Dupuy | Histoire des plus illustres favoris anciens et modernes |
1660 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 63.22 |
| 93867493 | Prudent le Choyselat | Discours oeconomique, non moins utile que recreatif [traite sur l'elevage de poules] |
1612 | EUR 190.00 - 230.00 | EUR 61.04 |
![<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.")
