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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700
- Auction Date
- 06/17/2026 - 06/17/2026
- Sale Number
- #61726a
- Total Lots
- 30
- Sold Lots
- 23.0
- Lots Sold
- 76.67%
- Unsold Lots
- 7
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 2,800.21
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 4,880.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 6,450.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 6,945.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 9,925.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 28.21%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104388927 | Martial d'Auvergne | Arrests d'Amours |
1587 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 104399857 | Anonyme , Pamphlet satirique attribue a la litterature clandestine de la fin du regne de Louis XIV. | Scarron apparu a madame de maintenon et les reproches qu’il lui fait, sur ses amours avec Louis le |
1694 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 104211051 | Nicolas Lemery | Cours de Chymie |
1693 | EUR 220.00 - 550.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 104440196 | Rene Descartes | Les Principes de la Philosophie |
1724 | EUR 450.00 - 700.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 104310436 | P. de Ronsard | Discours des Miseres de ce Temps (Tome IX) & Epitaphes (Tome X) |
1597 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 202.74 |
| 104070430 | Jean-Baptiste Deville & Gaspard Baymin | Histoire des plantes de l'Europe, et des plus usitees qui viennent d'Asie, d'Afrique & d'Amerique |
1670 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 164.59 |
| 104283624 | sin autor, San Agutin | Regle de nostre pere Saint Augustin |
1660 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 104070665 | Michel Ettmuller | Pratique generale de medecine de tout le corps humain |
1691 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 104271183 | M. Varillas | La Politique de la Maison d'Autriche |
1688 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 104026326 | Lemaistre de Sacy | La Gloire |
1745 | EUR 600.00 - 700.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 104328827 | Jean de La Fontaine | Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers, De Mr. De La Fontaine, De l'Academie Francoise. |
1696 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 91.56 |
| 104424350 | Florent Fleury | L'Enfer burlesque ou le sixiesme de l'Eneide travesti |
1649 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 81.75 |
| 104070413 | Alcide de Bonne-Case | Tableau des Provinces de France |
1664 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 79.57 |
| 104364227 | Nicolas Pitau (gravures) | L’Office de la Semaine Sainte en latin et en francois, selon le Missel et le Breviaire de Rome et de |
1698 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 71.94 |
| 104116756 | B. Linand | Nouveau Traite des Eaux Minerales de Forges |
1697 | Not Available | EUR 66.49 |
| 104226438 | Jean le Gentil [ conseiller en la chambre souveraine ] | Memoires concernant les affaires du clerge de France[ Grands Formats in-folio ] |
1673 | Not Available | EUR 65.40 |
| 104420978 | Peres et Auteurs Ecclesiastiques | Les Nombres |
1675 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 64.31 |
| 104433624 | Sieur De La Motte | Histoire de Tertullien et d'Origenes |
1675 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 63.22 |
| 102298261 | Antoine Godeau and Antoine Lardenois (ed.) | Paraphrase des pseaumes de David, en vers francois |
1658 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 61.04 |
| 103878825 | Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle | Jugement de Pluton, sur les deux parties des nouveaux Dialogues des Morts |
1684 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 56.68 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.