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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) 38,769.12
Auction Date January 04, 2026 - January 04, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 30,900.00
Sale Number #10426a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 50,400.00
Total Lots 30
Sold Lots 18.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 57,950.00
% of Lots Sold 60.00% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 91,600.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 42.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100088505 [Ludwig Hatzer (translation)] / [Hans Denck (translation)]

Alle Propheten nach Hebraischer sprach verteutscht / Baruch der Prophet. Die Historie Susannah ...

1528 EUR 1,700.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 13,189.00
100024911 Kircher

Arca Noe

1675 EUR 6,100.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 5,523.03
100092441 Galilei

Sydereus Nuncius

1655 EUR 3,100.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 4,143.09
100118193 Homer

Odysseia. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni XXXII

1523 EUR 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,398.00
100061735 MUSAEUS, ORPHEUS

ALDINE CLASSIC - Musaei opusculum de Herone & Leandro. Orphei Argonautica. Eiusdem Hymni. Orpheus de

1517 EUR 3,300.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 2,182.18
100030133 Agostino d'Ippona

Plurima opuschula sancti augustini.. Incunabolo Venice Italy Incunable NO RESERVE

1481 EUR 750.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,919.49
100111277 Johannes Duns Scotus

POST-INCUNABLE

1520 EUR 1,500.00 - 4,500.00 EUR 1,415.91
100002745 Anoniem

17e eeuws 'kalender' boekje, met 12 handgekleurde gravures naar Hans Bol & Adriaen Collaert

1650 EUR 1,700.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,308.00
100061749 Philippe van Lansberge

(ASTRONOMY) Les Tables perpetuelles des mouvemens celestes

1633 EUR 2,200.00 - 4,400.00 EUR 1,308.00
100122530 Andrea Alciato / Virgil Solis

Emblemata (Emblems Book)

1618 EUR 850.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 981.00
100108376 Oronce Fine

Le Sphere du Monde ..

1551 EUR 950.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 926.50
100084613

[PRINT-BIBLE] Biblia sacra, de Heylighe Scrifture bedeylt int Out en Nieuw Testament

1646/1657 EUR 1,300.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 784.80
100061742 OVID

ILLUSTRATED - Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide, traduittes en Prose Francoise... Avec XV Discours... [suivi du]

1621 EUR 2,100.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 709.59
100072297 Cicerone

Orationum Volumen Primum [Aldina]

1519 EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 643.10
100122562 Avrelii Avgvstini Hipponensis

Qvintvs Tomvs Opervm Divi Avrelii Avgvstini Hipponensis Episcopi Continens De Civitate Dei Libros

1556 EUR 550.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 442.54
99643349 Willis

[PSYCHOLOGIE] Hystericae et Hypochondricae

1671 EUR 400.00 - 650.00 EUR 381.50
99656988 Sebastien Le Clerc

Pratique de la Geometrie sur le papier & sur le terrain

1669 EUR 350.00 - 650.00 EUR 327.00
100119271 Edmundi Purchotii

Institutiones philosophicae ad faciliorem veterum ac recentiorum philosophorum lectionem comparatae

1738/1751 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 186.39
  • Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (AMERICA). COLLOT, GEORGES H. VICTOR. Voyage dans l'Amérique Septentrionale…, Paris, 1826 (but printed 1804/5). $60,000 to $90,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (INCUNABLE). SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Liber Chronicarum. Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ENTOMOLOGY). MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA. Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium, Amsterdam, 1719. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM JANZOON. <>Le Flambeau de la Navigation…, Amsterdam, 1620. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). MERCATOR, GERARD. L'Atlas ou Méditations Cosmographiques de la fabrique du monde et Figure diceluy, Amsterdam, 1613. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ORNITHOLOGY). GOULD, JOHN. The Birds of Great Britain, London, (1862-)73. First edition. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM & JOHANNES. Appendix Theatri A. Ortelii et Atlantis G. Mercatoris…, Amsterdam, 1631. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis, Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (BOTANY). WEINNMANN, JOHANN WILHELM. Duidelyke Vertoning, Eeniger Duizend in alle vier waerelds deelen wassende…, Amsterdam, 1739-48. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ENGLAND). KIP, JOHANNES. Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne, London, 1714-16. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis, Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ARCHITECTURE). PIRANESI, GIOVANNI. (Miscellaneous). Prima parte di architetture e prospettive, (Paris, circa 1800). $12,000 to $18,000.
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000