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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) | 30,431.71 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 19, 2026 - January 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 38,620.00 |
| Sale Number | #11926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 63,125.00 |
| Total Lots | 169 | ||
| Sold Lots | 129.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 57,705.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 97,205.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 31.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100275585 | Alpinus P. | De Plantis Aegypti liber |
1640/1638 | EUR 2,200.00 - 3,200.00 | EUR 1,962.00 |
| 100416316 | Nylandt | Herbarius of Kruydt-boeck |
1682 | EUR 1,400.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100540724 | Ignazio or Egnazio Danti | Trattato dell'uso et della fabbrica dell'astrolabio (Use and Manufacture of the Astrolabe) |
1569 | EUR 1,400.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100540855 | Johannes Schefferus or Jean Scheffer | History of Lapland, first edition |
1678 | EUR 850.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100498455 | Vegetius | De re militari |
1515 | EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 100402358 | Louis Maimburg / Jan Luyken | [PRINT-BOOK - CRUSADES / MARTYRS] Historie der kruisvaarders, tot verlossing van 't heilig land |
1684 | EUR 850.00 - 950.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 100429939 | Antonio de Najera | Discursos Astrologicos sobre o Cometa de 1618 |
1619 | EUR 350.00 - 650.00 | EUR 948.30 |
| 100416488 | Jacobus Menochius | De Arbitrariis Iudicum: Libri Duo [Beautiful Binding][Folio 36cm] |
1606 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 833.85 |
| 100487635 | Famiano Nardini | Roma antica |
1666 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 828.40 |
| 100444892 | Hippocrates and Galen translated by Niccolo Leoniceno | Hippocratis Aphorismi (Hippocrates' Aphorisms) and Ars Medicinalis (The Art of Medicine) |
1538 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 611.49 |
| 100501047 | Joan Nieuhof | Het Gezantschap der Neerlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, ... |
1670 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 556.99 |
| 100514607 | Adelaer | Waer in de Loffelijcke en Lasterlijcke |
1689 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 523.20 |
| 100298484 | Cicero | Topica |
1541 | EUR 210.00 - 250.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 100424744 | Aulus Gellius et Petrus Mosellanus | Noctes Atticae et Annotationes Petri Mosellani Protogensis |
1534/1536 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 432.73 |
| 100540782 | Ovid / Andrea dell'Anguillara | Le Metamorfosi di Ovidio (Ovid's Metamorphoses) |
1637 | EUR 375.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 100545059 | Anonimo. | Pandectarum Iuris Civilis |
1550 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 100409169 | Quintus Horatius Flaccus [Horace] / Otto van Veen (1556-1629, illustrations). | QUINTI HORATII FLACCI EMBLEMATA. Imaginibus in aes incisis, notisque illustrata. Studio Othonis Vaeni |
1612 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 100459909 | Henninges | Genealogicarum Tabellarum... Tomo IV Italian Genealogy nobilta heraldry NO RESERVE |
1597 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 395.67 |
| 100533308 | Roberto Bellarmino | Disputationum de Controversiis Christianae Fidei [Folio 36cm] |
1590 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 394.58 |
| 100431052 | Aristoteles; Antonius Riccobonus | Aristotelis Artis Rhetoricae Libri Tres |
1606 | EUR 210.00 - 300.00 | EUR 392.40 |
| 100548312 | Marcus van Vaernewijck (1518 - 1569) | De Historie Van Belgis, Oft Chronycke Der Nederlandtsche Oudtheyt |
1665 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 316.10 |
| 100391965 | {Emblemata} Horatius Flaccus, Otto van Veen, Antoni Jansen, van tergoes / A. Loeimans and A. Seil | Zinnebeelden, Getrokken uit Horatius Flaccus, Naer de gees trijke vinding van den geleerden Otto van |
1683 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 310.65 |
| 100267159 | Francisci Solsonae | Luciani Laudemiorum [Primera Edicion] |
1560 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 306.29 |
| 100512909 | Iulius Obsequens; Polydorus Vergilius; Joachim Camerarius | Iulii Obsequentis Prodigiorum Liber |
1553 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 100475534 | Pavel Stransky | History of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Czech Republic |
1643 | EUR 300.00 - 750.00 | EUR 293.21 |
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.