Christies: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 2,488,819.00 |
| Auction Date | November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,050,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23810 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,504,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 200 | ||
| Sold Lots | 168.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,241,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,770,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 140.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900) | Salome |
1893 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 825,500.00 |
| 14 | [DESCARTES, Rene (1596-1650)] | Discours de la methode pour bien conduire sa raison et chercher la verite dans les sciences , plus La dioptrique, Les meteores et La geometrie qui sont des essais de cette methode |
1637 | EUR 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | EUR 88,900.00 |
| 13 | DENYS D'HALICARNASSE (vers 60 av. J.-C. - apres 8 av. J.-C) | Delle cose antiche della citta di Roma |
1545/6 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | EUR 82,550.00 |
| 41 | CLERCQ, Louis de (1837-1901) | Ensemble des Voyage en Orient et Voyage en Espagne |
1859-1860 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 82,550.00 |
| 29 | MORE, Thomas (1478-1535) | [UTOPIA :] De optimo reip. statu deque nova insula Utopia libellus vere aureus... |
EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 57,150.00 | |
| 58 | ROBERTS, David (1796-1864) | Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot....with historical descriptions by William Brockedon |
1846-1849 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 69 | APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918) | Calligrammes. Poemes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916) |
1918 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 50,800.00 |
| 36 | SCHEDEL, Hartmann (1440-1514) | Liber chronicarum |
12 juillet 1493 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 40,640.00 |
| 2 | ATELIER BYZANTIN | Saint Matthieu evangeliste, miniature sur un feuillet provenant d'un Evangeliaire |
[seconde moitie du XIIIe siecle] | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 45 | DUPERREY, Louis Isidore (1786-1865) | Voyage autour du monde, Execute par Ordre du Roi sur la corvette de sa Majeste la Coquille pendant les annees 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825 |
[1826-1830] | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 82 | BOURGEOIS, Louise (1911-2010) | Ode a ma mere |
1995 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 168 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) | Le Visage de la Paix |
1951 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 5 | ALIGHIERI, Dante (1265-1321) | La comedia con la nova espositione di Alessandro Vellutello |
1544 | EUR 24,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 28 | MONTAIGNE, Michel Eyquem de (1533-1592) | Essais |
1582 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 50 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828) | Los Proverbios |
1875 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 72 | BACON, Francis (1909-1992) et Michel LEIRIS (1901-1990) | Miroir de la tauromachie |
1990 | EUR 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 176 | SIMA, Joseph (1891-1971) et Pierre Jean JOUVE (1887-1976) | Le Paradis perdu |
[1938] | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 91 | CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985) et Nikolai GOGOL (1809-1852) | Les Ames mortes |
1948 | EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 110 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Babaouo. Abrege d'une histoire critique du cinema |
1978 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 156 | MIRO, Joan (1893-1983) et Michel LEIRIS (1901-1990) | Fissures |
1969 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 17 | HEURES IMPRIMEES SUR VELIN | Heures a l'usage de Rome |
22 aout 1498 | EUR 17,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 22,860.00 |
| 49 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828) | Los Desastres de la Guerra |
[1863] | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 22,860.00 |
| 1 | ATELIER BYZANTIN | Saint Luc evangeliste, miniature sur un feuillet provenant d'un Evangeliaire |
[seconde moitie du XIIIe siecle] | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 21,590.00 |
| 53 | LIVRE TISSE. Livre de prieres tisse d'apres les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siecle |
1886 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 20,320.00 | |
| 107 | DUNAND, Jean (1877-1942), Francois-Louis SCHMIED (1873-1941), George BARBIER (1882-1932) et Pierre LOUYS (1870-1925) | Les Chansons de Bilitis |
1922 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,320.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
