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Auction Name Old Books, Modern Books Illustrated Total Sales (EUR) 642,886.00
Auction Date February 20, 2020 - February 20, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 325,150.00
Sale Number #102872 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 415,200.00
Total Lots 311
Sold Lots 216 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 496,350.00
% of Lots Sold 69.45% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 639,350.00
Unsold Lots 95 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 100.55%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
144 CARUCHET (Henri) ROLLINAT (Maurice)

Les Névroses. Les âmes. Les luxures. Les refuges. Les spectres. Les ténèbres.

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 46,759.00
209

°Heures de Pierre Fijan (Fitzjean)Livre d'heures (usage de Besançon)En latin et français, manuscrit enluminé sur parchemin Avec 5 miniatures par le Maître du Missel de Troyes ou son atelier

vers 1460 EUR 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 40,440.00
268 MATISSE Henri (1869 1954).

L.A.S. «Henri-Matisse» avec DESSIN, Issy-les-Moulineaux 25 janvier 1916, à Gustave KAHN;

1916 EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 33,800.00
200 ROSTAND (Edmond)

Cyrano de Bergerac. Comédie héroïque en cinq actes en vers, représentée à Paris, sur le Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, le 28 décembre 1897.

1898 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 26,917.00
63 INCUNABLE. DANTE.

Comento di Christophoro Landino sopra la comedia di Danthe alighieri poeta fiorentino.

n.d EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 24,264.00
218 BAUDELAIRE Charles (1821 1867).

MANUSCRIT autographe pour Pauvre Belgique !; 1 page in-8 (19 x 13 cm) sur papier vélin fin au timbre sec Bath.Fulgurante page pour la conclusion du projet de livre sur la Belgique.«Oui ! vive la Révolution ! toujours ! quand même !Mais moi, je ne suis pa

1951 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 21,450.00
245 DURAND RUEL PAUL (1831 1922)

.28 L.A.S. «DurandRuel», mai-novembre 1884, à Claude MONET;

1884 EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 13,000.00
227 BOREL Pétrus (1809 1859).

L.A.S. avec DESSINS à Arsène HOUSSAYE;

EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 12,006.00
294 SCHWEITZER Albert (1875 1965) médecin et organiste.

31 L.A.S. (une non signée), la plupart de Lambaréné (Afrique Équatoriale Française) 1946-1950 et 1958, à Charles R. JOY;

1946-1950 et 1958 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 11,700.00
239 DALI Salvador (1904 1989)

MANUSCRIT autographe signé «Salvador Dali», [Moïse et le monothéisme], «New York dimanche 10 mars 1971»;

1971 EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 11,050.00
61 INCUNABLE. SCHEDEL (Hartmann).

Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus.

n.d EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 10,110.00
84 MERCATOR

Germaniae tabule geographicae.-Gallicae tabula geographicae.-Belgii inferioris geographicae tabule.

n.d EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 9,478.00
224 BELGIQUE. VERLANT Ernest (1862 1924).

MANUSCRIT autographe de son Journal, 1890-1894;

1890-1894 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 8,450.00
263 LOUIS XIV (1638 1715)

L.A.S. «Louis», Marly 11 mai 1711. au duc de VENDÔME;

1711 EUR 8,500.00 - 9,500.00 EUR 8,450.00
229 CAILLEBOTTE Gustave (1848 1894)

6 L.A.S. dont une avec CROQUIS, Paris et Petit Gennevilliers 1887, à Claude MONET;

1887 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 7,644.00
162 FOUJITA (Leonard Tsuguharu) COCTEAU (Jean)

La Mésangère.

1963 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,583.00
223 BELGIQUE. BEAUX ARTS.

57 L.A.S. et manuscrits autographes, adressés à Ray NYST, 1914; la plupart avec enveloppe.

1914 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 7,150.00
172 GUÉRIN (Maurice de)

Poèmes en prose. Précédés d'une petite lettre sur les mythes par Paul Valéry.

1928 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,951.00
281 PROUST MARCEL.( 1871 1922).

3 L.A.S. à Paul SOUDAY. (1906 et 1922).

1906 et 1922 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,760.00
240 DARWIN Charles ( 1809 1882)

L.A.S. à Louis RÉROLLE.

1869 EUR 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
9 BLAISE (Pascal)

Les Provinciales ou les lettres écrites par Louis de Montalte à un provincial de ses amis & aux RR. PP. Jésuites.

1657 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,445.00
226 BOILEAU DESPRÉAUX Nicolas (1636 1711)

Le Lutrin. Poème héroï-comique.Édition conforme au texte original ornée de vignettes par Ernest et Frédéric HILLEMACHER

1862 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,409.00
219 [BAUDELAIRE Charles]. 1821 1867.

2 protêts.

1845 & 1864 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 6,326.00
280 PROUST Marcel (1871 1922).

MANUSCRIT autographe, Les Principautés roumaines... Turquie..., [vers 1890];

vers 1890 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,240.00
106 RACINE (Jean)

Les plaideurs. Comédie.

1669 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,687.00
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