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Gonnelli Casa DAste: Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Session I

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Auction Name Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Session I Total Sales (EUR) 89,857.00
Auction Date October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 26,280.00
Sale Number #63A High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 26,280.00
Total Lots 103
Sold Lots 77.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 62,640.00
% of Lots Sold 74.76% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 62,640.00
Unsold Lots 26 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 143.45%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
43

Cartina pergamenacea del Marocco, celebrativa dei due celebri dominatori dei mari, il pirata Barbarossa e la piratessa Sayyida al-Hurra. XVI secolo.

 1500 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 6,930.00
44 Ariosto Ludovico

Ariosto Ludovico, Mandrigali de Lud[ovico] Ario[sto]. Non datati, ma inizio XVI secolo.

 1500 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 6,930.00
70 Verdi Giuseppe

Verdi Giuseppe, Lunga lettera autografa firmata, inviata a Giovanni Ricordi. Datata Parigi 13 gennaio 1852.

 1852 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 3,780.00
3

Raccolta di 64 fotografie stereoscopiche in b/n o colorate e 3 dagherrotipi stereoscopici colorati, su vetro con carta nera di fondo. Fine XIX secolo e precedenti.

 1870 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 3,528.00
18

Importante raccolta di autografi di famosi personaggi del calcio. Dagli anni '50 agli anni 2000.

 1980 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,528.00
37

Raccolta di 13 pergamene. Testi profani e sacri. XII- XVI secolo.

 1300 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 3,024.00
65 Novaro Michele

Novaro Michele, Due lettere autografe firmate. Datate 1859 e 1862.

 1860 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 3,024.00
20 [D'Annunzio Gabriele]

[D'Annunzio Gabriele], 74 lastre in vetro relative all'occupazione della citta di Fiume. 1919-1920.

 1919 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 2,772.00
41

Privilegio pergamenaceo con firma autografa di Ercole I d'Este con capolettera miniato. Datato Ferrara 1494.

 1500 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 2,772.00
42

Raccolta di 9 tra bolle papali, brevi, decreti ecc. Datati 1473-1567.

 1500 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 2,772.00
48

Scienza della Regola del Tre di Pico della Mirandola. Seconda meta del XVII secolo.

 1650 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 2,394.00
100

Pertedz Hogevor ("La Gloria dello Spirito"). Costantinopoli (?), AD 1772.

 1772 EUR 350.00 - 350.00 EUR 2,394.00
12

Album fotografico della caserma berlinese della divisione Leibstandarte SS -- Adolf Hitler. 1939.

 1939 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 2,142.00
46

Delineazione / delle / nuove mura / di / Genova / in cui sono definiti tutti li terreni comprati dal Governo per la fabbrica delle medesime mura nell'anno 1631 in 1632. Testo copiato nel 1790 dall'originale del XVII secolo.

 1600 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 2,016.00
36 Ungaretti Giuseppe

Ungaretti Giuseppe, Il dolore. Milano: A. Mondadori, 1956.

 1956 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,638.00
57

Monte della citta di Firenze. Datato 1802.

 1802 EUR 160.00 - 160.00 EUR 1,638.00
83

Kitab al-Nubuwwat al-Kana'isi. Stampato nel Monastero di San Giovanni Battista a Shuwayr, Libano, AD 1813.

 1813 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,512.00
27 Eleonora Alvarez di Toledo

Eleonora Alvarez di Toledo, 4 lettere. Una autografa firmata, le altre con firma autografa. Datate 1573-1575.

 1574 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,386.00
29 Leopardi Monaldo

Leopardi Monaldo, Tre lettere autografe firmate inviate ad un carissimo amico. Datate Recanati 1837.

 1837 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,386.00
30 Leopardi Paolina

Leopardi Paolina, Due lettere autografe firmate inviate a don Luigi Palmieri. Datate Recanati 1847.

 1847 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,386.00
72 Verdi Giuseppe

Verdi Giuseppe, Lettera autografa firmata inviata a Italo Pizzi. Datata S. Agata 18 novembre 1883.

 1883 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,386.00
99 Hiroshige Utagawa I (Ando Tokutaro)

Hiroshige Utagawa I (Ando Tokutaro), Le 53 Stazioni del Tokaido (Tokaido Gojusan-Tsugi). Edizione popolare di era Meiji dei famosissimi pannelli xilografici del maestro Hiroshige.

 1890 EUR 850.00 - 850.00 EUR 1,386.00
68 Strepponi Giuseppina

Strepponi Giuseppina, 4 lettere autografe firmate. Datate 1872-1883.

 1880 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,260.00
73 Verdi Giuseppe

Verdi Giuseppe, Lettera autografa firmata inviata a Cesare Vigna, Direttore del manicomio di S. Clemente a Venezia. Datata Genova 9 dicembre 1884.

 1884 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,260.00
80 Abu Sa'id Tahir ibn Islam bn Qasim ibn Ahmad bn Razi al-Ansari al-Khwarazmi al-Khurramshahi al-Hanafi, soprannominato "Namd-push".

Abu Sa'id Tahir ibn Islam bn Qasim ibn Ahmad bn Razi al-Ansari al-Khwarazmi al-Khurramshahi al-Hanafi, soprannominato "Namd-push"., Kitab al-Jawahir al-'ibadat fi-'ilm al-Fiqh. Composto in Persia orientale (Khorasan) o Uzbekistan, datato al colophon il 20

 1503 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,260.00
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <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! <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> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <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.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <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>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.