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Zwiggelaar Auctions: Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session III

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Auction Name Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session III Total Sales (EUR) 186,325.66
Auction Date December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 70,025.00
Sale Number #34c High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 136,860.00
Total Lots 550
Sold Lots 441.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 83,215.00
% of Lots Sold 80.18% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 162,280.00
Unsold Lots 109 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 114.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1729

[CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF SCENES IN CHINA AND SURROUNDINGS

 Late 19th century EUR 1,250.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 9,885.00
1696 HEYM, GEORG

[KIRCHNER, E.L.] UMBRA VITAE. NACHGELASSENE GEDICHTE

 1924 EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 4,744.80
1503

[ZILVERDISTEL] LOT OF SIXTEEN PROSPECTUSES ZILVERDISTEL/ KUNERA-PERS

 1915-29 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 3,954.00
1690 FRENAUD, A.

[CHILLIDA] LE CHEMIN DES DEVINS SUIVI DE MENERBES

 1966 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,426.80
1721 WHITMAN, WALT

WALT WHITMAN'S DRUM-TAPS

 1865 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,163.20
1321 D. BAKKER

[ART DECO] WALLPAPER SAMPLE BOOK. KUNST VAN EIGEN BODEM 1926

 1926 EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,504.20
1469

[STOLS, A.A.M.] TO THE HAPPY FEW

 1924-1928 EUR 400.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,108.80
1611 NIJHOFF, M.

[DEDICATION TO J.C. BLOEM] VORMEN

 1924 EUR 300.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,108.80
1660 WOESTIJNE, KAREL VAN DE

[DELUXE COPY MANUSCRIPT] GEDICHTEN

 1928 EUR 750.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,108.80
1622 PRINS, SONJA

FRONT. NO. 1-4

 1930-1931 EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,977.00
1537

CLANDESTINE PRINTING ZEHN KLEINE MECKERLEIN

 n.d. (1943) EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,845.20
1589 LEOPOLD, J.H.

[DELUXE COPY] VERZEN

 1913 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,845.20
1280 MASEREEL, F.

GROTESK FILM

 -1921 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,713.40
1411 LEWIS, WYNDHAM (ED.)

BLAST VOL. I AND II

 1914-15 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,713.40
1605

[DELUXE COPY] MULTATULI. MAX HAVELAAR

 1871 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,713.40
1226 [CHAGALL, MARC] ARLAND, M.

MATERNITE

 1926 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,581.60
1281 MASEREEL, F. LA VILLE

CENT BOIS GRAVE DE FRANS MASEREEL

 1925 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,581.60
1305 ERNST, MAX & PAUL ELUARD

[SURREALISM] LES MALHEURS DES IMMORTELS

 1922 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,581.60
1407 SCHUITEMA, PAUL (1897-1973)

[GRAPHIC DESIGN. DUTCH] SYST-O-COLOR I & II

 1965 EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,581.60
1458 CENDRARS, B.

[MASEREEL, F]. LES PAQUES A NEW-YORK DE BLAISE CENDRARS

 1926 EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,581.60
1637 SCHNITZLER, A.

[SIGNED] FOUR TITLES: (1) FRAULEIN ELSE

 1924 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,581.60
1738 FIERET, GERARD (1924-2009)

(PORTRAIT IN FRONT OF MURAL)

 1976 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,581.60
1268 LISSITZKY, EL

NEUES BAUEN IN DER WELT

 1930 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,449.80
1382

[GRAFFITI] INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI TIMES

 1984 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,449.80
1432 BOUTENS, P.C.

STEMMEN. CARMINA. VERZEN. ZOMERWOLKEN

 n.d. (1907) EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,449.80
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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