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Auction Name Letters and Autograph Manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 194,148.00
Auction Date January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 90,990.00
Sale Number #12021 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 119,140.00
Total Lots 311
Sold Lots 222 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 169,590.00
% of Lots Sold 71.38% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 221,910.00
Unsold Lots 89 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 87.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
216

Émile DESAGES (1793-1850) diplomate et administrateur. Manuscrit autographe, daté en tête 22 avril 1822 

 1822  EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 10,625.00
90 André GIDE (1869-1951).

Manuscrit autographe signé, La Tentative Amoureuse, 1893 

 1893  EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,000.00
98 Marcel JOUHANDEAU (1888-1979).

Manuscrit autographe signé. La Jeunesse de Théophile, [1921] 

 [1921]  EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 7,500.00
268

Environ 75 pièces sur vélin, XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle (défauts à plusieurs).

 XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 7,250.00
37 André JOLIVET.

Deux manuscrits musicaux autographes signés, Quatuor à cordes [K 61a], 1931-1934 

 1931-1934  EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 6,250.00
91 André GIDE (1869-1951).

32 L. A. S. et 2 L. S., 1922-1946, à Marcel Jouhandeau, avec P. A. S. et quelques notes autographes de Jouhandeau 

 1922-1946 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,625.00
257 [NAPOLÉON Ier].

Manuscrit, Naval Regulations at St Helena during Buonaparte’s residence there... par l’amiral Robert Plampin, commandant en chef au Cap de Bonne-Espérance et dans les mers adjacentes, [1818] 

 [1818]  EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,875.00
215

10 lettres ou pièces, XIXe siècle.

 XIXe siècle. EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 4,750.00
170 Ernest CHASSÉRIAU.

Registre autographe de leçons de l’école de bataillon suivies d’un journal de bord 

 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,375.00
266 Élisabeth-Charlotte von der Pfalz, duchesse d’ORLÉANS (1652-1722)

L. A. S., Saint-Cloud 23 septembre 1717, à Louise, « Raugraffin zu Pfaltz » (1661-1733) à Francfort 

 1717 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,000.00
35 André JOLIVET.

Manuscrit musical autographe signé, Sonate pour piano et violon [K 57], 1932 

 1932  EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,625.00
54 André JOLIVET.

Manuscrit musical autographe signé, Arioso barocco pour trompette et orgue [K 254] 

 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,500.00
43 André JOLIVET.

Manuscrit musical autographe signé, Petite Suite pour flûte, alto et harpe [K 96b], [1941] 

 [1941]  EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,125.00
16 Sophie ARNOULD (1744-1803)

6 L. A. S., du « Paraclet Sophie » à Luzarches juin- novembre 1800, à Madame de La Grange 

 1800 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,750.00
292 Olga ROMANOV (1895-1918)

L. A. S. « Olga », 1906, à sa tante Élisabeth de Hesse-Darmstadt, Grande Duchesse de Russie, à Tsarskoïe Selo 

 1906 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 2,750.00
79 Abel BONNARD (1883-1968).

Manuscrit autographe signé, En Chine, juin-décembre 1920 

 1920  EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,625.00
34 André JOLIVET.

Manuscrit musical autographe signé, Six Études pour piano [K 52], 1931 

 1931  EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,500.00
242 Henri, baron LE NOURY (1771-1839)

Plus de 60 lettres ou pièces, la plupart à lui adressées ou le concernant, 1792-1881.

 1792-1881. EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 2,500.00
86 Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963).

Manuscrit autographe, Titanic, 1917 

 1917 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,375.00
174 [François CLÉMENT, baron de LA RONCIÈRE (1773-1854)

Environ 70 lettres ou pièces à lui adressées ou le concernant, 1794-1881.

 1794-1881. EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,375.00
256

Environ 1200 pièces ou lettres des archives de la famille de magistrats et hommes politiques Caradec, et leurs alliés, les Lallement, XVIIe-XIXe siècle.

 XVIIe-XIXe siècle. EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,375.00
281 Ulysse de RATTI-MENTON (1799-1864)

Ensemble de manuscrits (autographes ou copies), et de correspondances provenant de ses archives 

 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,375.00
121 Jules ROMAINS (1885-1972).

Manuscrit autographe signé, Ode génoise, 1924 

 1924  EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,125.00
20 Aristide BRUANT (1851-1925)

Manuscrit autographe signé, Cinq minutes chez Bruant…, [vers 1906] 

 [vers 1906]  EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,000.00
214

Environ 475 pièces ou lettres (quelques imprimés), XVe-XIXe siècle 

 XVe-XIXe siècle  EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,750.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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