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Ader: Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts - Part II Part I

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Auction Name	Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts - Part II Part I	Total Sales (EUR)	129,050.00
Auction Date	November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	75,220.00
Sale Number	#171333	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	97,620.00
Total Lots	252
Sold Lots	150.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	110,550.00
% of Lots Sold	59.52%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	143,660.00
Unsold Lots	102	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	89.83%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
488		SAINT-DOMINGUE. P.S. par M. Raboteau, Leogane 10 fevrier 1788	10 fevrier 1788	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 5,625.00
298	Pierre-Simon de LAPLACE	Pierre-Simon de LAPLACE (1749-1827) astronome et geometre. Manuscrit autographe		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 4,750.00
310	[Ernest MOUCHEZ	[Ernest MOUCHEZ (1821-1892)]. Environ 120 lettres (la plupart L.A.S.) a lui adressees, 1862-1892.	1862-1892.	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 4,750.00
393	Maximilien-Sebastien FOY	Maximilien-Sebastien FOY (1775-1825) general et homme politique. L.A.S., Paris 25 juin 1825, [au colonel Fabvier]	25 juin 1825	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 4,750.00
287	Emil HOLUB	Emil HOLUB (1847-1902), explorateur de l'Afrique, ethnologue, naturaliste et cartographe originaire de Boheme. Manuscrit autographe signe (en-tete de la 2e partie), Machau, Panda-ma-Tenka, Alberts Land, Zambeze, 4 et 5 decembre 1885	4 et 5 decembre 1885	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,750.00
397	FREDERIC II	FREDERIC II (1712-1798) Roi de Prusse. L.S., Potsdam 31 juillet 1785, au marechal de camp La Fayette	31 juillet 1785	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 3,500.00
405		Ile de la GRENADE. 2 manuscrits concernant les domaines et l'habitation du baron de Bonvoust, [vers 1763]	[vers 1763]	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 3,500.00
356	[CHARLES IV le Bel	[CHARLES IV le Bel (1294-1328) Roi de France (1322-1328)		EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,875.00
289	Alexandre von HUMBOLDT	Alexandre von HUMBOLDT (1769-1859). L.A.S., Berlin 5 avril 1806, [au botaniste Andre Thouin]	5 avril 1806	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,750.00
364	CHRESTIENNE DE FRANCE	CHRESTIENNE DE FRANCE (1606-1663) Duchesse de SAVOIE, fille d'Henri IV, elle epousa Victor-Amedee Ier, duc de Savoie, et devint Regente a la mort de son mari. 23 L.S. dont 6 avec post-scriptum autographe, 1639-1656, au marquis Francesco Villa	1639-1656	EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,500.00
331		ANCIEN REGIME. Environ 190 lettres ou pieces (la plupart L.A.S., L.S. ou P.S.), XVIe-XVIIIe s	XVIe-XVIIIe s	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 2,312.50
317	[Francois QUESNAY	[Francois QUESNAY (1694-1774)]. Prudent HEVIN (1715-1789) medecin, gendre de Francois Quesnay. Manuscrit autographe, [Vie de Francois Quesnay, circa 1774]	circa 1774]	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,250.00
360		CHARTES. 6 chartes sur parchemin, 1206-1358	1206-1358	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 2,250.00
454	NAPOLEON Ier.	NAPOLEON Ier. L.S. <>, Paris 8 avril 1809, au Vice-Roi Eugene de Beauharnais	Paris 8 avril 1809	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 2,000.00
268	Albert CALMETTE	Albert CALMETTE (1863-1933) bacteriologiste. 18 L.A.S., Lille et Paris 1903-1931, au Dr Maurice de Fleury	1903-1931	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,875.00
477		REVOLUTION. 5 lettres, la plupart L.A.S., fevrier-juillet 1789	fevrier-juillet 1789	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,875.00
259	Henri BECQUEREL	Henri BECQUEREL (1852-1908) physicien, decouvreur de la radioactivite. Manuscrit autographe signe, Rapport sur les travaux de Mr Andre Broca, [1902?]	[1902?]	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 1,750.00
496	Charles Maurice de TALLEYRAND	Charles Maurice de TALLEYRAND (1754-1838). L.A.S. (minute avec corrections), 22 novembre 1816, a Louis XVIII	22 novembre 1816	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,750.00
497	Charles Maurice de TALLEYRAND	Charles Maurice de TALLEYRAND (1754-1838). L.A.S., Hyeres 24 janvier [1826?], au comte de Villeneuve	24 janvier [1826?]	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,750.00
296	Rene-Theophile LAENNEC	Rene-Theophile LAENNEC (1781-1826). L.A.S., Paris 27 germinal XI (17 avril 1803), a son pere	27 germinal XI (17 avril 1803)	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,687.50
450		MONACO. Passeport signe par le gouverneur general de la Principaute de Monaco Charles Athanase de Villarey (1780-1871), Menton 23 juin 1838	23 juin 1838	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,625.00
480		REVOLUTION. 58 affiches		EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,625.00
276	Charles DARWIN	Charles DARWIN (1809-1882), le grand naturaliste anglais. L.A. (bas de la lettre coupe enlevant la signature), 12 novembre, [probablement au botaniste Gaetano Durando (1811-1892) a Alger]		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,500.00
365	Georges CLEMENCEAU	Georges CLEMENCEAU (1841-1929). L.A.S., Paris 1er novembre 1870, au <> [Etienne Arago]	1er novembre 1870	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,500.00
371		Guerre de CRIMEE. Manuscrit, Guerre d'Orient. Campagne de Crimee. Siege de Sebastopol. Expedition de la Baltique..., 1853-1855	1853-1855	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,500.00

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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