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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)	Total Sales (EUR)	3,782.30
Auction Date	November 01, 2025 - November 01, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,845.00
Sale Number	#110125	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	7,480.00
Total Lots	31
Sold Lots	31.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	5,845.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	7,480.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	50.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
98631939		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving, Dragons, Mythical Creatures	1657	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 417.47
98717289	Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 286.67
98716718	Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 272.50
98667101		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving with birds: Eagles	1657	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 244.16
98696736	Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99 BC - ca. 55 BC)	De Rerum Natura. Libri Sex : Quibus Interpretationem et Notas Addidit Thomas Creech	1695	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 212.55
98719824	Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 170.04
98666668		Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut, Mint, Watercress	1543	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 164.59
98645395		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio: Mythological Beasts	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 144.97
98719499	Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 142.79
98727031	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 142.79
98727884	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 141.70
98632109		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - folio hand coloured engraving, Crayfish	1657	EUR 140.00 - 200.00	EUR 135.16
98736747	Stumpf, Johannes (1500-1577/8)	Fragment Ca. 86 Blatter = II. Buch "Von Germania" mit zahlreichen Holzschnitten, alle abgebildet	1606	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 130.80
98697926		Matthaus I Merian (1593-1650) - Folio - Grosser Walfisch - Great Beached Whale	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 122.08
98632363		Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Aeneid - The Aftermath of Battle, Knights in Armour	1517	EUR 160.00 - 200.00	EUR 113.36
98719625	Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff	The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)	1493	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 104.64
98726557	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 92.65
98726258	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 91.56
98720524	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 81.75
98637106		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Cuttlefish, Sea Purslane - folio	1560	EUR 140.00 - 200.00	EUR 76.30
98669450		Hans Weiditz (1500-1536) - Medieval Life: Witchcraft & Sorcery - (1560)	1532	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 59.95
98632491		Giorgio Liberale; W. Meyerpeck - Folio, 2 large woodcuts, Botany, herbs: Parsnips	1565	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 57.77
98692714		Folio by Conrad Gesner (1516-65) - Albula, Bonefish, Fish - Leaf with 2 Woodcuts	1620	EUR 160.00 - 190.00	EUR 54.50
98635884		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Buccinum shells, whelks - Folio	1620	EUR 140.00 - 170.00	EUR 52.32
98636959		Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Atlantic Mackerel - Folio	1620	EUR 140.00 - 170.00	EUR 51.23

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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