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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) | 10,707.07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 15, 2026 - February 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 13,590.00 |
| Sale Number | #21526c | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 26,035.00 |
| Total Lots | 51 | ||
| Sold Lots | 22.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 31,615.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 43.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 63,245.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 29 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 16.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101245736 | Della Porta | Fisionomia dell'Huomo (Physiognomy of Man) |
1644 | EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,415.91 |
| 101281471 | Publius Terentius Afer | Terence Comedies |
1526 | EUR 1,100.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,252.41 |
| 101134138 | Johannes Zahn | Oculus artificialis teledioptricus sive Telescopium |
1685 | EUR 2,800.00 - 6,500.00 | EUR 1,091.09 |
| 101230269 | Francis Bacon | Sylva Sylvarum (Collection of Collections) |
1648 | EUR 900.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 870.91 |
| 100939229 | Desiderius Erasmus | Originis Adamantii Operum pars secunda |
1536 | EUR 900.00 - 1,900.00 | EUR 822.95 |
| 101089437 | Alessandro Tadino | Raguaglio della Gran Peste di Milano |
1632 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 818.59 |
| 101230894 | James Ussher | The annals of the world |
1658 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 101176195 | Giovanni Mario Verdizotti | Cento Favole Bellissime De I Piv Illvstri Antichi, & Moderni Autori Greci & Latini |
1607 | EUR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 101266517 | Nicolas Lefevre, Johannes Hiskias Cardilucius | Neuvermehrter Chymischer Handleiter und Guldnes Kleinod |
1685 | EUR 500.00 - 650.00 | EUR 490.50 |
| 101201992 | Dirk Evertszoon Van Bleiswyk | Beschryvinge der stadt Delft, betreffende des selfs situatie, oorsprong en ouderdom, opkomst en |
1667 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 101182415 | Michael Stettler | Annales Oder Grundliche Beschreibung der furnemhsten Geschichten vnnd Thaten welche sich in gantzer |
1627 | EUR 450.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 328.09 |
| 101132087 | Fulgenzio Fabio | De Mythologia et Natura Deorum |
1543 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 101231650 | Dionysius Gothofredus | Corpus Iuris Civilis |
1598 | EUR 250.00 - 280.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 101231971 | Joannes Rosinus | Romanarum Antiquitatum Libri Decem |
1611 | EUR 250.00 - 280.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 101239180 | Augustino Gallaminio Erasicheliensi | processionarium iuxta ritum |
1609 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 101132226 | San Tommaso d'Aquino | Commentari ai Vangeli. in Folio. |
1595 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 101189219 | Pierre Duval | Jeu d'Armoiries des Souverains et Estats d'Europe |
1665 | EUR 220.00 - 400.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 101267034 | B. Tondi | La virtu vilipesa - L'Asino coronato |
1658 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 101131186 | Abraamo Ortelio | Theatro del Mondo di Abraamo Ortelio |
1683 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 111.18 |
| 101086392 | Michel Ettmuller | Pratique de medecine speciale sur les maladies propres des hommes, des femmes et des petits enfants |
1691 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 101279694 | << De par le Roy >>, Francois Dugue, chevalier, conseiller du Roi | Ordonnance royale imprimee relative a la fiscalite et a l'administration des tailles dans l'election |
1672 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 76.30 |
| 101132805 | G. Del Papa. | Lettera intorno alla natura del caldo e del freddo |
1674 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 71.94 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
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.