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Sothebys: Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection N-Z
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| Auction Name | Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection N-Z | Total Sales (USD) | 6,737,350.00 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2025 - June 25, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,826,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11571 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,098,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 344 | ||
| Sold Lots | 304 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,187,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.37% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,623,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 145.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1527 | Vergilius Maro, Publius. | Opera |
1501 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 1,041,400.00 |
| 1488 | Theocritus. | Theocriti Eclogae triginta |
1495/1496 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 533,400.00 |
| 1489 | Theocritus. | Theocriti Eclogae triginta |
1495/1496 | USD 220,000.00 - 280,000.00 | USD 533,400.00 |
| 1313 | Plato. | Opera |
1513 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 381,000.00 |
| 1304 | Philostratus, Flavius. | Vita Apollonii Tyanei |
1502 (1501) but 1504 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 330,200.00 |
| 1497 | Thucydides. | Thoukydidis |
1502 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 317,500.00 |
| 1415 | Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. | Tragoediae |
1517 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 177,800.00 |
| 1329 | Plutarchus. | Parallela |
1519 | USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
| 1340 | Pollux, Julius. | Onomasticon; Stephanus Byzantinus De urbibus |
1502 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
| 1529 | Vergilius Maro, Publius. | Opera |
1505 | USD 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 |
| 1348 | Pontano, Giovanni Gioviano. | Opera |
1513 | USD 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | USD 127,000.00 |
| 1412 | Scriptores rei rusticae. Libri de re rustica |
1514 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 127,000.00 | |
| 1411 | Scriptores rei rusticae. Libri de re rustica |
1514 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 120,650.00 | |
| 1413 | Scriptores rei rusticae. Libri de re rustica |
1533 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 | |
| 1469 | Tacitus, Publius Cornelius. | Cornelius Tacitus exacta cura recognitus, et emendatus. Copiosus index rerum, locorum, et personarum, de quibus in his libris agitur |
1534 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 |
| 1373 | Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius. | M. Fabii Quintiliani Institutionum oratoriarum libri XII diligentius recogniti MDXXII |
1521 (but 1522) | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 1346 | Pontano, Giovanni Gioviano. | Opera |
1513 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 1261 | Ovidius Naso, Publius. | Fasti Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto |
1502--1503 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 |
| 1308 | Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco. | Liber de imaginatione |
1501 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 1295 | Petrarca, Francesco. | Il Petrarcha |
1514 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 1479 | Terentius Afer, Publius. | Comoediae |
1517 | USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 1250 | Oratores Graeci. | Logoi toutoni ton retoron |
1513 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 1292 | Petrarca, Francesco. | Le cose volgari di messer Francesco Petrarcha |
1501 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 1353 | Pontano, Giovanni Gioviano. | Opera omnia |
1518 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 1431 | Sophocles. | Tragodiai |
1502 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
