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Auction Name Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters Total Sales (EUR) 211,140.00
Auction Date November 14, 2025 - November 14, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 155,420.00
Sale Number #30b High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 155,420.00
Total Lots 451
Sold Lots 241.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 368,070.00
% of Lots Sold 53.44% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 368,070.00
Unsold Lots 210 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 57.36%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1089 Martin, Charles

Mascarades et Amusettes. Se trouve pour les amateurs a Paris a l'enseigne du nombril de Venus.

 EUR 3,600.00 - 3,600.00 EUR 6,075.00
718 Chernikhov, Yakov K

Arhitekurnye fantazii. 101 kompoziciya v kraskah. 101 arhitekturnaya miniatyura. (Architekturphantasien. 101 Kompositionen in Farbe. 101 architektonische Miniaturen).

1933 EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 5,940.00
919 Kastner, Erich

Teilnachlass Erich Kastners in einem Original-Manuskript, drei Typoskripten, einem Widmungsexemplar an seine Sekretarin,

EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,400.00
908 Radszuweit, Friedrich

Freunde. Eine Erzahlung.

 1926 EUR 360.00 - 360.00 EUR 4,725.00
975 Lautensack, Heinrich

Die Samlandische Ode. Konzipiert als Landsturmmann Palmnicken an der Ostsee Sommer 1915.

 1918 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 4,050.00
1059 Boris, Laszlo

Erotische Phantasien.

 1921 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 4,050.00
1042

Ver Sacrum. 1. Jahrgang 1898. 12 Hefte (in 11 Heften) und Sonderheft in 1 Band.

 1898 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,780.00
1055 Bellmer, Hans

A Sade.

 1961 EUR 3,600.00 - 3,600.00 EUR 3,780.00
765

Gefesselter Blick. Sonderdruck aus dem Standardwerk der modernen Werbegestaltung von H. und B. Rasch.

 um 1930 EUR 360.00 - 360.00 EUR 3,510.00
836 Kandinsky, Wassily und Marc, Franz (Hrsg.)

Der Blaue Reiter.

 1912 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 3,510.00
916 Hofmannsthal, Hugo von

Die aegyptische Helena. Oper in zwei Aufzugen.

 1928 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,510.00
932 Klinger, Max

Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II. Folge von 15 Blattern.

 1922 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,510.00
1098 Pascin, Julius 'Jules' Pinkas

Erotikon. 9 Heliogravuren in verschiedenen Farbtonen und Formaten, jeweils unter Passepartout montiert.

 1933 EUR 3,900.00 - 3,900.00 EUR 3,510.00
905 Homann, Walter

Tagebuch einer mannlichen Braut. Die Geschichte eines Doppelwesens.

 1907 EUR 450.00 - 450.00 EUR 2,700.00
791

Saul und David. Die beiden Bucher Samuelis.

 1923 EUR 1,300.00 - 1,300.00 EUR 2,565.00
1002

Schaden. 6 Ausgaben. Herausgegeben von Leonhard Lorek (u.a.).

 1985-1987 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,565.00
974

Parkett. Kunstzeitschrift/ Art Magazine. Nrn. 1-101 in 98 Banden.

 1984-2017 EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,430.00
909 Schmidt, Hans

Verkehrte Geschlechtsrichtung. Seltenes transvestitisches Lebensschicksal von ... Roman der Offentlichkeit ubergeben von Dr. Hans Schmidt.

1928 EUR 450.00 - 450.00 EUR 2,295.00
911 Voelker, Oskar

Gibt es eine Liebe zum gleichen Geschlecht? Mit Textabbildungen. Guben,

 1906 EUR 360.00 - 360.00 EUR 2,295.00
744 Shevchenko, Aleksandr E

Principy kubizma i drugih techenij zhivopisi vseh vremen i narodov. (Die Prinzipien des Kubismus und anderer Stromungen der Malerei aller Zeiten und Volker).

 1913 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,160.00
1083 Hrdlicka, Alfred

Wiener Blut.

 1974 EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 2,160.00
1138

Wolna Polska, Polska ludu roboczego! Proletarjusze wszystkich krajow, ??czcie sie! Niech?yja Polska Socjalistyczna Republika Rad!

 1920 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,160.00
743 Shershenevich, Vadim G. und Matvej D. Rojzman

Krasnyj alkogol'. (Roter Alkohol). Umschlaggestaltung von Boris Erdmann.

 1922 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,890.00
716 Chernihov, Yakov G.

Konstrukciya arhitekturnyh i mashinnyh form. (Die Konstruktion architektonischer und maschineller Formen).

 1931 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,755.00
722 Hazin, Evgenij Ya

Neft'. (Erdol). Umschlaggestaltung und durchgangige farbige Illustrationen von Nisson Shifrin.

 1931 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,755.00
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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.