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Auction Name Bibliothèque littéraire Raoul Simonson – Albert et Monique Kies – Seconde partie Total Sales (EUR) 2,131,489.00
Auction Date December 18, 2013 - December 18, 2013 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 749,250.00
Sale Number #pf1332 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,076,700.00
Total Lots 320
Sold Lots 296 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 794,350.00
% of Lots Sold 92.50% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,138,500.00
Unsold Lots 24 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 187.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
607 PROUST, MARCEL

DU CÔTÉ DE CHEZ SWANN.

1913 EUR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 EUR 601,500.00
414 APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE ET DATÉE À LOU, 3 JUIN 1915, 4 PP.

1915 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 71,100.00
541 LÉAUTAUD, PAUL

LE PETIT AMI.

1903 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 68,700.00
413 APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE ET DATÉE À LOU, 2 JUIN 1915.

1915 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 66,300.00
411 APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE ET DATÉE À [LA COMTESSE LOUISE DE COLIGNYCHÂTILLON, LA FUTURE LOU],

1914 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 61,500.00
364 LA FONTAINE, JEAN DE

FABLES CHOISIES.

1668 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 55,500.00
412 APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE ET DATÉE À LOU [LOUISE DE COLIGNY-CHÂTILLON], 15 MAI 1915.

1915 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 51,900.00
388

[POÉSIE] ENSEMBLE DE 2 OUVRAGES.

EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 44,700.00
372

MANUSCRIT FRANÇAIS DE LA FIN DU XVE, AYANT APPARTENU À L’ILLUSTRE POÈTE ET MÉCÈNE BERRICHON JACQUES THIBOUST.

EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 42,300.00
613 PROUST, MARCEL

A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU.

1919-1927. EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 39,900.00
426 BECKETT, SAMUEL

EN ATTENDANT GODOT. PIÈCE EN DEUX ACTES.

1952 EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
594 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA GRAND-MÈRE MATERNELLE, MADAME NATHÉ WEILL.

EUR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
597 PROUST, MARCEL

JEAN SANTEUIL. MANUSCRIT AUTOGRAPHE CORRIGÉ.

EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
602 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À ROBERT DE MONTESQUIOU.

EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 33,750.00
612 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À LOUIS DE ROBERT.

EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 27,500.00
606 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE [À LA COMTESSE GREFFULHE].

1909 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 25,000.00
516 [GIDE, ANDRÉ]

[JOURNAL] 1902-1905.

1932 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 21,250.00
596 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À MADAME ALPHONSE DAUDET.

EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 20,000.00
611 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À EMILE STRAUS.

EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 20,000.00
378 MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE

LES ESSAIS.

1595 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 18,750.00
609 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À EMILE STRAUS.

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 18,750.00
452 CÉLINE, LOUIS-FERDINAND

VOYAGE AU BOUT DE LA NUIT.

1932 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 17,500.00
453 CÉLINE, LOUIS-FERDINAND

L'EGLISE.

1933 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 17,500.00
610 PROUST, MARCEL

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À EMILE STRAUS.

EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 17,500.00
392 RACINE, JEAN

OEUVRES COMPLETTES DE JEAN RACINE, AVEC LE COMMENTAIRE DE M. DE LA HARPE.

1807 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 15,625.00
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    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
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    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
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    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
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    Auction 151
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    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
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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