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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes | Total Sales (EUR) | 495,168.00 |
| Auction Date | September 30, 2025 - October 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 247,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 373,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 277 | ||
| Sold Lots | 222.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 332,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 507,450.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Prodromus astronomiae ... catalogus stellarum fixarum ... tabula motus lunae liberatorii [parte II:] Firmamentum sobiescianum, sive uranographia |
1690 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 44,800.00 |
| 47 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco Jose (1746-1828) | Los desastres de la guerra |
1863 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 |
| 14 | BOETTI, Alighiero (1940-1994) | Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world |
1977 | EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 20,480.00 |
| 52 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Selenographia sive lunae descriptio |
1647 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,480.00 |
| 40 | PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile (1807-1879) | L'Art Arabe d'apres les monuments du Kaire |
[1869-]1877 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 69 | [GERRITSZ VAN HAARLEM, Adriaen (attivo nel 1580. Questa mappa probabilmente pubblicata da sua moglie che dopo la sua morte ottenne un privilegio di 8 anni)] |
ca. 1591 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 | |
| 24 | ARCHIMEDE (287-212 a. C.) | Opera non nulla a Federico Commandino Urbinate nuper in Latinum conversa, et commentariis illustrata |
1558 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,360.00 |
| 8 | ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915) | A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise |
1873 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,800.00 |
| 86 | BORROMINI, Francesco (1599-1667) | Opus architectonicum equitis.. ex eiusdem exemplaribus petitum |
1725 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 26 | DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321) | La Commedia. Commento di Christoforo Landino |
18 novembre 1491 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,240.00 |
| 5 | FERRARI, Giovanni Battista (1584-1655) | De florum cultura libri IV |
1633 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 7,680.00 |
| 254 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis |
1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 78 | LONGO SOFISTA (III secolo) | Longou Poimenikon, ton kata Daphnin kai Chloen biblia tettara |
1598 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 92 | SPINOZA, Baruch (1632-1677) | Opera posthuma |
1677 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 10 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis |
1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 11 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) - Romeo e Giulietta |
1975 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 15 | MANZONI, Alessandro (1785-1873) | I Promessi Sposi Storia milanese del secolo XVII |
1825-26 | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 45 | POMODORO, Arnaldo (1926-2025) - Jorge Luis BORGES (1899-1986) | Siete Poemas Sajones |
1974 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 1 | ARISTOTELE (384-322 a.C.) | [UNIVERSITA DI PARIGI] - De natura, aut de rerum principiis |
1567 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 5,120.00 |
| 20 | [ALCHIMIA - COSMESI - MANOSCRITTO] - Affascinante manoscritto di alchimia e cosmesi redatto da piu mani |
1478 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,864.00 | |
| 36 | LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837) | Canti |
1831 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 42 | [D'ANNUNZIO, PASCOLI, BOCCIONI, TRILUSSA - TEATRO] - Liber amicorum contenente numerosi scritti e dediche di importanti personaggi teatrali e letterari dell'epoca |
1894-1937 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,480.00 | |
| 100 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) - Tristan CORBIERE (1845-1875) | Les amours jaunes |
1978 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 33 | LITTA, Pompeo (1781-1852) | [ARALDICA] - Famiglie celebri italiane |
1819-1898 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 4,224.00 |
| 81 | KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680) | Turris Babel, sive Archontologia qua primo Priscorum post diluvium hominum vita |
1679 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,224.00 |
![<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.")
