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

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Auction Name Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Session II Total Sales (EUR) 115,452.00
Auction Date October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 41,520.00
Sale Number #63B High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 41,520.00
Total Lots 155
Sold Lots 134.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 48,680.00
% of Lots Sold 86.45% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 48,680.00
Unsold Lots 21 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 237.17%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
113 Depero Fortunato

Depero Fortunato, Depero futurista. Milano: Dinamo Azari, 1927.

 1927 EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 25,200.00
202 Dali Salvador

Dali Salvador, Alchimia dei Filosofi [Alchimie des philosophes]. Paris: editions art et valeur, 1976.

 1976 EUR 3,800.00 - 3,800.00 EUR 8,190.00
201 Dali Salvador

Dali Salvador, Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis... Mediolani: sumptibus er typis Rizzoli editoris, 1967.

 1967 EUR 3,800.00 - 3,800.00 EUR 6,300.00
250 Shakespeare William

Shakespeare William, Hamlet. S.d.e. [i.e. Paris: 1973-1974].

 1973 EUR 700.00 - 700.00 EUR 5,292.00
251 Shakespeare William

Shakespeare William, The Tempest. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1975.

 1975 EUR 800.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,528.00
147 Levi Primo

Levi Primo, Se questo e un uomo. Torino: Francesco De Silva, 1947.

 1947 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 3,024.00
122 Marinetti Filippo Tommaso

Marinetti Filippo Tommaso, Zang Tumb Tuuum. Adrianopoli ottobre 1912. Parole in liberta. Milano: Edizioni Futuriste di 'Poesia', 1914.

 1914 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 2,772.00
158 Tolkien J. R. R.

Tolkien J. R. R., The Lord of the Rings. Part I (-III). London: George Allen and Unwin, December 1954-1955.

 1954 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 2,268.00
160 Tolkien J. R. R.

Tolkien J. R. R., La Compagnia dell'anello. Parte prima della trilogia Il Signore degli anelli. Roma: Astrolabio, [1967].

 1967 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,142.00
206 Fontana Lucio

Fontana Lucio, Six Contes de La Fontaine. Camaiore: Edizioni del Cinquale, 1964.

 1964 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,890.00
227 Mauri Fabio

Mauri Fabio, Manipolazione di cultura. Macerata: La Nuova Foglio Editrice, 1976.

 1976 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,890.00
205 Fontana Lucio

Fontana Lucio, Fontana. Venezia: Edizioni del Cavallino, 1958.

 1958 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,764.00
218 Lam Wifredo

Lam Wifredo, Orsa Maggiore. Macerata: La Nuova Foglio, 1975.

 1975 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,638.00
161 Tomasi di Lampedusa Giuseppe

Tomasi di Lampedusa Giuseppe, Il Gattopardo. Milano: Feltrinelli, 1958.

 1958 EUR 180.00 - 180.00 EUR 1,512.00
255 Valsecchi Marco

Valsecchi Marco, Cinquanta Incisioni di artisti italiani. Con un'introduzione di Marco Valsecchi. Reggio Emilia: Prandi, 1963.

 1963 EUR 550.00 - 550.00 EUR 1,512.00
165

I Vangeli illustrati. Ms, Plut. 6.23. Roma: Treccani, 2020.

 2020 EUR 360.00 - 360.00 EUR 1,386.00
110

Lacerba. Periodico quindicinale. Firenze: Vallecchi, 1913-1915.

 1913 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,134.00
193 Castellani Leonardo

Castellani Leonardo, Valbona. Anno I, n. 1 - Anno 5, n.4. (Tutto il pubblicato). Urbino: s.e., Maggio 1957 - Dicembre 1961.

 1957 EUR 340.00 - 340.00 EUR 1,071.00
217 Lai Maria

Lai Maria, Il dio distratto. Il dono delle piccole fate. [Cagliari: A.D. arte Duchamp, 2006].

 2006 EUR 50.00 - 50.00 EUR 1,008.00
234 Munari Bruno

Munari Bruno, Documenti d'arte d'oggi. Mac. 1958. New York: George Wittenborn, 1958.

 1958 EUR 700.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,008.00
156 Stanley Henry Morton

Stanley Henry Morton, Corposo e interessante lotto di 13 opere illustrate su viaggi ed esplorazioni. XIX-XX secolo.

 1800 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 945.00
183 Arp Jean

Arp Jean, Zweiklang: Hans Arp, Sophie Taeuber Arp: Zeichnungen, Photos, Gedichte, Dessins, Photos, Poemes. Zurich: Peter Schifferli, 1960.

 1960 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 945.00
124 Marinetti Filippo Tommaso

Marinetti Filippo Tommaso, Les mots en liberte futuristes. Milano: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, 1919.

 1919 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 882.00
145 Gobetti Piero

Gobetti Piero, Matteotti. Torino: Piero Gobetti, 1924.

 1924 EUR 40.00 - 40.00 EUR 882.00
178

BAU. Contenitore di cultura contemporanea. [Dal n. 0 al n. 20]. Viareggio, 2004-2024.

 2004 EUR 400.00 - 400.00 EUR 882.00
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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.