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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	7,713.93
Auction Date	October 22, 2025 - October 22, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	13,680.00
Sale Number	#102225a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	0.00
Total Lots	80
Sold Lots	73.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	16,050.00
% of Lots Sold	91.25%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	0.00
Unsold Lots	7	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
98433396	Di Claudio	Poesie D'amore Diverse di Claudio e Nina Manoscritto 2 Libri Finemente Rilegati XIX	1800/1830	EUR 1,000.00 - 0.00	EUR 543.91
97476517	Benito MUSSOLINI	Decreto firmato dal Re d'Italia e da B. MUSSOLINI (Capo del Governo, Ministro della Guerra e Duce	1929	EUR 190.00 - 0.00	EUR 493.77
98355825	Unknown	19th century German Heraldry manuscript album	1850/1839	EUR 450.00 - 0.00	EUR 446.90
98428594	Manuel de Falla	Carte autographe signee au poete et critique musical, G. Jean Aubry	1910	EUR 425.00 - 0.00	EUR 436.00
98286281	Aaron ben Mosche ben Ascher	"Codex von Aleppo" - Masoretische Bibel-Handschrift	1260	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 414.20
98433523	[Enluminures]	Feuillet de livre d'heures [Finement enlumine]	1500	EUR 425.00 - 0.00	EUR 361.88
98356920	Onbekend	Hantvest van de Crimpenrewaert - 1581 - 1599	1599	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 263.78
98320602	Copiste somalien	Manzil d'un coran	1850	Not Available	EUR 207.10
98375485	[Manuscrit]	Costume Louis XIV. Etude de details. [28 dessins originaux rehausses]	1920	EUR 300.00 - 0.00	EUR 207.10
98364771	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy initial with burnished gold and colours	1480/1450	EUR 275.00 - 0.00	EUR 197.29
98342375	General John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) [General of the Armies]	Photographie signee + Lettre autographe manuscrite au General Augustin Dubail	1925	EUR 275.00 - 0.00	EUR 196.20
98433483	Queen consor of UK and Empress consort of India Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925)	Autograph signed letter with gold-embossed crown address Sandringham Norfolk as Princess of Wales	1898	EUR 425.00 - 0.00	EUR 191.84
98398125	[England - Queen Elizabeth II era]	Signed Christmas Card	1999	EUR 200.00 - 0.00	EUR 190.75
98364830	Officials of the city of Haarlem	Protocol of the Building Authority of the City of Haarlem on the admissibility of a front door	1751	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 183.12
98341303	autorita ecclesiastiche	autentica di reliquia	1700	EUR 160.00 - 0.00	EUR 175.49
98364750	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy 2 big initials in red and blue colours	1480/1450	EUR 275.00 - 0.00	EUR 168.95
98072578	Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893)	Lettre autographe signee au sujet de son opera Le Tribut de Zamora	1879	EUR 250.00 - 0.00	EUR 148.24
98353059	Anonyme	Recueil de musique manuscrit. [Moise, Ne dansez pas, Le Jeune Invalide...]	1830	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 140.61
98404802	Jean Cocteau	Poeme manuscrit - Le sacre n'etant plus coeur de vitesse	1952	EUR 225.00 - 0.00	EUR 130.80
98313920	Unknown	Qur'an - Bihar India	1425	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 124.26
98364762	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy 3 big initials in red and blue colours	1450/1480	EUR 275.00 - 0.00	EUR 123.17
98432674	Alexandre Dumas fils (27 July 1824 -- 27 November 1895) French author and playwright	Autograph signed letter to a Madame from his own stationery in Paris 98, Avenue de Villiers	1870/1895	EUR 250.00 - 0.00	EUR 112.27
97702275	Manuscript	Illuminated Book of Hours page from Delft	1440	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 109.00
98364842	Notaris Jacob Scholtingn	Sealed notarial document about the auction of a house in Haarlem	1818	EUR 150.00 - 0.00	EUR 109.00
98326221	LOUIS XV [secretaire]	LOUIS XV [secretaire] --- Lettre patente signee "Louis par la grace de Dieu"	1724	Not Available	EUR 105.73

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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