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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	13,187.91
Auction Date	November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	19,305.00
Sale Number	#110525a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	24,565.00
Total Lots	103
Sold Lots	97.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	20,675.00
% of Lots Sold	94.17%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	26,240.00
Unsold Lots	6	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	50.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
98676880	Signe ; Napoleon Bonaparte	Nomination du president de l'assemblee de Landau signe Bonaparte	1802	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 3,226.40
98671497	Papa PIO VII	Lettera autografa di papa PIO VII	1810	EUR 450.00 - 500.00	EUR 818.59
98570488	Philip IV, King of Spain (1605-1665)	Certification with stamped seal signed "Yo El Rey" by his own hand benefice for Don Vargas y Aragon,	1639	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 543.91
98678475	Johann Caspar Lavater, auch Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) reformierter Schweizer Pfarrer,	2 autograph signed notes	1790/1800	EUR 425.00 - 500.00	EUR 523.20
98605475	Samuel Beckett	"Je vis (?)" - Carte autographe	1989	EUR 450.00 - 550.00	EUR 360.79
98475907	Manuscript	Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century	1350	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 348.80
98605271	Jules Claretie	Ensemble de 60 lettres	1900	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 337.90
98616577	Collectif	Manuscrit scientifique rare + 16 planches - Philosophia Universa	1769	EUR 600.00 - 750.00	EUR 272.50
98668553	Bible	Extremly Rare The Birth of Moses Large Antique Manuscript Bible ktby yd 'tyqym Fragment From Yemen	1605	EUR 220.00 - 250.00	EUR 250.70
98717661	John Edgar Hoover	Signed Letter by John Edgar Hoover 1942 - FBI USA	1942	EUR 250.00 - 280.00	EUR 239.80
98744614	Anonyme	Courte abrege de l'histoire de la guerre sainte, Croisade de Godefroy de Bouillon	1700	EUR 220.00 - 250.00	EUR 218.00
98718493	[England - Queen Elizabeth II era]	Signed Christmas Card	1998	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	EUR 190.75
98606003	Jean Cocteau	Son du cor - Poeme autographe	1953	EUR 425.00 - 500.00	EUR 188.57
98605397	Brieux, Croisset, Capus, Bertrand, Bordeaux, etc.	Lot important - 65 lettres	1900	EUR 425.00 - 500.00	EUR 185.30
97676059	Anoniem	[Nederlands] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 14th century	1380	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 174.40
98576731	Quean Victoria of UK and Empress of India (24 May 1819 -- 22 January 1901)	Autograph signed envelope + 1 fragment to her Private Secretary Ponsonby and Prime Minister	1875/1895	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 174.40
98683839	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy 24 initials in red and blue colours	1450/1480	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 163.50
98699201	A.F. Schulz	Die praktische Destillierkunst (Herstellung von Alkohol, atherischen Ole)	1844	EUR 325.00 - 375.00	EUR 163.50
98718792	Helen Keller (1880-1968)	Original 1947 signed letter by Assistant of Helen Keller -Author	1947	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 163.50
98753068	Koran	Qur'an Safaivid	1580	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 158.05
98708648	Antoine-Cleriadus de Choiseul-Beaupre (1727-1774), cardinal (cree en 1761), archeveque de Besancon	Acte d'institution canonique signe	1756	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 152.60
98751178	Unknown	Qur'an - Bihar India	1425	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 152.60
98678533	Autograph signed letter with her personal stationery with her coat of arms.	Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) French stage actress and world star	1900	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 147.15
98145404	NASA	Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton	1987	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 142.79
98729441	Niel (Adolphe, 1802-1869) -- Marechal de France, ministre de la Guerre sous Napoleon III.	Niel (Adolphe, 1802-1869) -- Marechal de France, ministre de la Guerre sous Napoleon III.	1868	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 141.70

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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