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Auction Name	Letters, Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	248,787.00
Auction Date	March 28, 2024 - March 28, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	120,010.00
Sale Number	#150721	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	155,810.00
Total Lots	270
Sold Lots	209	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	156,480.00
% of Lots Sold	77.41%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	202,920.00
Unsold Lots	61	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	122.60%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
155	Paul VALERY	Paul VALERY (1871-1945). Manuscrit autographe, [Le Cimetiere marin]		EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 26,000.00
139	Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU	Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU (1712-1778). L.A.S., Motiers 26 fevrier 1764, a Nicolas Duchesne	1764	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 19,500.00
170	Marie CURIE	Marie CURIE (1867-1934). L.A.S., Paris 19 mai 1904, [a Friedrich Doby?]	1904	EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 13,000.00
88	Gustave FLAUBERT	Gustave FLAUBERT. L.A.S. <>, [Croisset] Lundi soir [2 janvier 1854] 1h., a Louise Colet	1854 1h.	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 8,450.00
28	Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC	Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901). Manuscrit autographe avec dessins, signe de son monogramme, Lettre de Rotrou ecrivant de Rouen, pour la premiere representation du Cid, [vers 1875-1880]	vers1875-1880	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 6,500.00
175	Albert EINSTEIN	Albert EINSTEIN (1879-1955). L.A.S., 17.IX.1924, a Hermann Struck	1924	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 6,500.00
179	Jacques LACAN	Jacques LACAN (1901-1981). Manuscrit autographe, Assomption de soi-meme		EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 4,030.00
69	Jean COCTEAU	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963). DESSIN original a l'encre noire, signe et legende, La Machine infernale, 1934	1934	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 3,900.00
190	Simon BERNARD	Simon BERNARD (1779-1839) general et ingenieur, il realisa de grands travaux aux Etats-Unis, et fut ministre de la Guerre. 36 L.A.S., 1809-1836, a son pere et a son ami le pharmacien Nicolas Guy Lecoynet, a Dole	1809-1836	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,770.00
177	Sigmund FREUD	Sigmund FREUD (1856-1939). L.A.S., Wien 27.3.1923, a N. Teulon Porter a Cambridge	1923	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 3,380.00
103	Victor HUGO.	Victor HUGO. L.A.S., Hauteville house 12 juin [1860], a Auguste Nefftzer	1860	EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 3,250.00
116	Guy de MAUPASSANT	Guy de MAUPASSANT (1850-1893). 2L.A.S., Etretat, au directeur d'une revue		EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 3,250.00
124	Robert de MONTESQUIOU	Robert de MONTESQUIOU (1855-1921). Les Hortensias bleus (Paris, Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1896)	1896	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 3,159.00
253	[Jean-Charles PERSIL	[Jean-Charles PERSIL (1785-1870) magistrat et homme politique]. Environ 60 lettres ou pieces (quelques mouillures et defauts).		EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 2,990.00
22	Claude MONET.	Claude MONET. L.A.S., Giverny 2 aout 1925, a Charlotte Lyses	1925	EUR 800.00 - 900.00	EUR 2,860.00
258		RETHEL. Manuscrit, Reglement pour les officiers de la Justice de Monseigneur le Duc Mazariny pair de France en son Duche de Mazariny cydevant appelle Rethelois, [1663]	1663	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,600.00
21	Claude MONET.	Claude MONET. L.A.S., Giverny 30 mai 1917, a Sacha Guitry	1917	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,470.00
230	LOUIS XV	LOUIS XV (1710-1774). P.S. (secretaire), Paris octobre 1716	1716	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,470.00
140	Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE	Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE (1740-1814). L.A., [Vincennes] 11 fevrier 1778, a sa femme	1778	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,210.00
243	NAPOLEON Ier	NAPOLEON Ier. Apostille autographe signee <> sur un <> signe par le general comte DROUOT, Portoferrajo 29 juin 1814	1814	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 2,210.00
11	Eugene DELACROIX	Eugene DELACROIX (1798-1863). L.A.S., [septembre 1845?], au comte Albert Grzymala	1845?	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,080.00
29	Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.	Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. L.A.S. <>, Samedi [24 novembre 1888], a sa mere, la comtesse Adele-Zoe de Toulouse-Lautrec	1888	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,080.00
87	Gustave FLAUBERT	Gustave FLAUBERT (1821-1880). L.A.S. <>, [Trouville] Samedi soir, minuit [27 aout 1853], a Louise Colet	1853	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 2,080.00
148	[George SAND].	[George SAND]. 2 reliques.		EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,080.00
180	Rene-Theophile LAENNEC	Rene-Theophile LAENNEC (1781-1826). L.A.S., Paris 25 brumaire XII (15 novembre 1803), a son pere	1803	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,080.00

Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

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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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.

ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.

ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.

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