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Auction Name Bookhunters: Online Auction of Literary Treasures Total Sales (MXN) 112,375.00
Auction Date September 18, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 146,300.00
Sale Number #20483 High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN) 240,200.00
Total Lots 156
Sold Lots 68.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 567,000.00
% of Lots Sold 43.59% High Estimate of All Lots (MXN) 900,400.00
Unsold Lots 88 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 12.48%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
134 Hoffman Mendizabal, Ana.

Acaros. Dibujos.

MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 6,250.00
126

OBRAS SOBRE HISTORIA DE ESPANA

 MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 MXN 4,375.00
37

CARTILLA Y DOCTRINA ESPIRITUAL PARA LA CRIANZA Y EDUCACION DE LOS NOVICIOS, QUE TOMAREN EL HABITO EN LA ORDEN DE N. P. S. FRANCISCO EN LA QUAL BREVEMENTE SE LES ENSENA LO QUE DEBEN HACER, CONFORME A LA DOCTRINA DE N. SERAFICO DOCTOR SAN BUENAVENTURA Y A L

 1775 MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 4,000.00
12 MARIO MARZANO

JUAN RULFO

 CA. 1970 MXN 7,000.00 - 11,000.00 MXN 3,750.00
53 EUGEN LENNHOFF (SUIZA, 1891 - 1944)

LOS MASONES ANTE LA HISTORIA

1931 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 3,750.00
59 GENARO GARCIA

DON JUAN DE PALAFOX Y MENDOZA OBISPO DE PUEBLA Y OSMA VISITADOR Y VIRREY DE LA NUEVA ESPANA

 1918 MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 MXN 3,750.00
105 M. GUIZOT

HISTORIA GENERAL DE FRANCIA

 SIN ANO MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 3,750.00
146 SERNA, JACINTO DE LA - PONCE, PEDRO - FERIA, PEDRO DE LA / RUIZ DE ALARCON, HERNANDO - SANCHEZ DE AGUILAR, PEDRO - BALSALOBRE, GONZALO DE.

TRATADO DE LAS IDOLATRIAS, SUPERSTICIONES, DIOSES, RITOS, HECHICERIAS Y OTRAS COSTUMBRES GENTILICAS DE LAS RAZAS ABORIGENES DE MEXICO.

1953 MXN 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 MXN 3,125.00
67

HISTORY OF THE KINGS & QUEEN OF ENGLAND

 1996 MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 2,750.00
26 ANTONIO LOBERA Y ABIO

EL PORQUE DE TODAS LAS CEREMONIAS DE LA IGLESIA Y SUS MISTERIOS: CARTILLA DE LOS PRELADOS Y SACERDOTES, QUE ENSENA LAS ORDENANZAS ECLESIASTICAS QUE DEBEN SABER TODOS LOS MINISTROS DE DIOS

 1770 MXN 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
41

COLECCION DE LIBROS Y REVISTAS SOBRE AJEDREZ, NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL.

MXN 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
42

COLECCION DE LOS DECRETOS Y ORDENES DE LAS CORTES DE ESPANA, QUE SE REPUTAN VIGENTES EN PEPUBLICA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS

1829 MXN 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
100

LOTE DE OBRAS SOBRE ARTE. O'GORMAN, EDMUNDO / MAZA, FRANCISCO DE LA / MORENO ROBERTO. DESTIERRO DE SOMBRAS / LAS PIRAS FUNERARIAS / JOAQUIN VELAZQUEZ DE LEON / RAFAEL TOVAR / CARLOS PHILLIPS OLMEDO / BEATRIZ FERNANDEZ / EDUARDO GARCIA BARCENA. JOAQUIN CLA

 MXN 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
107 MALORY, SIR THOMAS.

LE MORTE DARTHUR. THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF WILLIAM CAXTON NOW REPRINTED AND EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND GLOSSARY BY H. OSKAR SOMMER. WITH AN ESSAY ON MALORY'S PROSE STYLE BY ANDREW LANG.

1889 MXN 2,500.00 - 15,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
109

MANUSCRITO DE CHICHICASTENANGO (POPOL BUJ). / VILLACORTA C., J. ANTONIO - HERNANDEZ ARANA XAJILA, FRANCISCO. MEMORIAL DE TECPAN-ATITLAN. GUATEMALA / ...

 MXN 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
113 MARIANO CUEVAS (CIUDAD DE MEXICO, 1879 - 1949)

HISTORIA DE LA IGLESIA EN MEXICO

 1928 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
137 JESUS SILVA HERZOG(DIRECTOR)

PRIMERA EDICION DE LOS PRIMEROS CAPITULOS DEL LABERTINTO DE LA SOLEDAD CUADERNOS AMERICANOS

 1949 - 1950 MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
148

TRAJES REGIONALES DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA / LECTURAS CLASICAS PARA NINOS / EL AHUIZOTE 1874 / FONDO EDITORIAL DE LA PLASTICA MEXICANA.

MXN 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
154 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (REINO UNIDO, 1564 - 1616)

THE COMPLETE PLAYS

 1997 MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 2,500.00
51 ENRIQUE GUAL

DON QUIJOTE VISTO POR RICARDO MARIN

 1965 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 2,250.00
19

AC1940 - Artistas, Actrices y Actores de Cine y Television, Autores y Cantantes.

 1938 - 1959. MXN 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 1,875.00
102 LUIS PEREZ VERDIA (GUADALAJARA, 1857 - GUATEMALA, 1914)

HISTORIA PARTICULAR DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO

 1910 - 1911 MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 MXN 1,875.00
119

MISCELANEA DE CALENDARIOS.

 1848, 1855, 1860, 1887, 1804 MXN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 MXN 1,875.00
120

MISCELANEA DE FOLLETOS SOBRE MICHOACAN

 MXN 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 MXN 1,875.00
130 PABLO PICASSO (ESPANA, 1881-1973)

PICASSO. POEMAS Y DECLARACIONES

1944 MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 MXN 1,875.00
  • <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.
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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.