Catawiki B. V.: Literature and Illustrated Books Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature and Illustrated Books Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 12,150.23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 06, 2026 - February 06, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 17,425.00 |
| Sale Number | #20626 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 21,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 31 | ||
| Sold Lots | 20.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 35,025.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.52% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 42,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 28.56% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100670375 | Ben Shahn | Haggadah for Passover. Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition |
1966 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,362.50 |
| 100726329 | Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi / [Jose Teixeira Barreto] / [Giacomo Mercoli] | Scherzi Poetici e Pittorici (Bodoni) |
1795 | EUR 2,300.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100876478 | SIgned & Inscribed, Agatha Christie | Postern of Fate -- First UK Edition, First Printing |
1973 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100580555 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings (3 Vol., Early Printings) |
1961/1967 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 100570139 | N. Kazantzakis | Bios kai politeia tou Aleksi Zormpa |
1946 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 100534727 | Dante Alighieri | Divina Commedia Codice Trivulziano 1080- Deluxe limited edition |
2000 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 100870192 | Franz Kafka (FIRST COMPLETE EDITION) | Gesammelte Schriften (Collected Works) |
1937/1935 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 842.57 |
| 100810692 | Robert Walser / [Karl Walser] (illustrations) | Aufsatze |
1913 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 100708325 | Theodor Herzl | Altneuland |
1902 | EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 | EUR 681.25 |
| 100706747 | Signed, Gabriel Garcia Marquez | One Hundred Years of Solitude [Signed & Dedicated BOMC] |
1970 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 488.32 |
| 100730564 | Sir R. F. Burton | Arabic Nights: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night |
1894 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 100738762 | Alessandro Manzoni | I promessi sposi |
1902 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 337.90 |
| 100353079 | J.R.R. Tolkien | Lord of the Rings Second edition |
1966 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 328.09 |
| 100680953 | Bilibin Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) | Pushkin Tales. The Tale of the Golden Cockerel |
1907 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 100859478 | Cervantes | Historia de los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda escrita por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. |
1768 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 100509795 | Agatha Christie | Agatha Christie Omnibus 1931 |
1931 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 100487667 | Charles Bukowski; Robert Crumb | The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship |
1998 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 95722112 | [JD Salinger], e.a. | The New Yorker [with Salinger's Hapworth 16, 1924] |
1965 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 100751289 | Otto Julius Bierbaum / Alfred Kubin (illustrations) | Samalio Pardulus |
1911 | EUR 650.00 - 800.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 100794439 | R. S. Thomas | The Stones Of The Field |
1946 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 43.60 |
