ALDE: A few books from the library of a great enthusiast and various others
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | A few books from the library of a great enthusiast and various others | Total Sales (EUR) | 274,776.00 |
| Auction Date | December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 123,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #121025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 167,840.00 |
| Total Lots | 77 | ||
| Sold Lots | 42.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 187,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 251,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 109.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | ZOLA (Emile). | Les Rougon-Macquart. |
1871-1893. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 56,250.00 |
| 29 | DIDEROT (Denis) et Jean Le Rond D'ALEMBERT. | Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers. |
1751-1765. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,000.00 |
| 57 | PROUST (Marcel). | A la recherche du temps perdu. Paris, Bernard Grasset [puis] |
EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 22,500.00 | |
| 34 | [MONTESQUIEU (Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de)]. | De l'esprit des loix ou du rapport que les loix doivent avoir avec la constitution de chaque gouvernement, les moeurs, le climat, la religion, le commerce, etc. |
s.d. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 20,625.00 |
| 1 | BUFFON (Georges-Louis Leclerc de). | Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere. Nouvelle edition, accompagnee de notes. |
an VII [1799]-1808. | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 17,500.00 |
| 42 | BAUDELAIRE (Charles). | Les Fleurs du Mal. |
1857 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 44 | CHATEAUBRIAND (Francois Rene de). | Memoires d'outre-tombe. |
1849-1850. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 14,500.00 |
| 40 | [VOLTAIRE]. | Estampes pour l'illustration des oeuvres de Voltaire, par J. Moreau le Jeune et autres artistes. |
1778-1825. | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 11,250.00 |
| 3 | CABINET DES FEES (Le), | ou Collection choisie de contes de fees, et autres contes merveilleux. Amsterdam [puis] Geneve, Barde, Manget & Cie, et Paris, rue et hotel Serpente, |
1785-1789. | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 20 | [PLAN DE TURGOT]. BRETEZ (Louis). | Plan de Paris commence l'annee 1734. [Paris, 1739]. |
1739]. | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 7,500.00 |
| 14 | [MARIE-ANTOINETTE]. SONNENFELS (Josef von). | Premier discours prononce apres la mort de Marie-Therese, traduit de l'original allemand par M. de Rivals. |
1781 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 27 | [BOUGAINVILLE (Louis-Antoine de)]. | Voyage autour du monde, par la fregate du roi La Boudeuse, et la flute L'Etoile, en 1766-1769. |
1771 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 47 | CLEMENCEAU (Georges). | Contre la Justice. |
1900 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 46 | CLEMENCEAU (Georges). | Vers la reparation. |
1899 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 55 | MAUPASSANT (Guy de). | OEuvres completes. |
1908-1910. | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 45 | CLEMENCEAU (Georges). | L'Iniquite. |
1899 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 62 | ZOLA (Emile). | L'Argent. |
1891 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 36 | ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). | Emile, ou de l'education. |
1762 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,875.00 |
| 21 | RABELAIS (Francois). | OEuvres, avec des remarques historiques et critiques de Mr Le Duchat. Nouvelle edition. |
1741 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 51 | FLAUBERT (Gustave) | Madame Bovary. |
1857 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,250.00 |
| 5 | CORNEILLE (Pierre). | Theatre choisi. |
1783 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,125.00 |
| 23 | RETZ (Cardinal de). | Memoires, contenant ce qui s'est passe de remarquable en France pendant les premieres annees du regne de Louis XIV. Amsterdam, J.-F. Bernard, 1731. 4 vol. -- JOLY (Guy). Memoires. Ibid., 1738-1739. 2 vol. -- NEMOURS (Marie de). Memoires. Ibid., 1738. 1 vo |
1731, 1738. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,125.00 |
| 22 | RACINE (Jean). | OEuvres. |
1783 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,500.00 |
| 24 | SEVIGNE (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de). | Lettres a sa fille et a ses amis. |
1806 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,500.00 |
| 61 | ZOLA (Emile). | L'Assommoir. |
1877 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,500.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")