Audap et associés - Old and modern books, manuscripts

Books & manuscripts

The appraisal of libraries, books and manuscripts can reveal new discoveries on a regular basis.

AUDAP & associés, together with their experts, are at your disposal for your inventories and valuation requests

ANTIQUARIAN & MODERN BOOKS

Libraries sometimes contain rare or precious books that you would never have imagined.

Antique bindings, old or modern illustrated works, dedications, consignments, first editions, incunabula, illuminated works... so many criteria that can add value to a book.

With the support of a highly experienced book expert, we organise several sales of modern antiquarian books each year, either from various libraries or from the private collection of a bibliophile.

Audap & associés recently had the pleasure of auctioning several private libraries, including some of the most renowned:

The Library de M. Merlin: first editions, dedications, bindings.
The Libraries de l'Hôtel de Jarnac: books of hours, illuminations, bindings.
The Library of the film director Jean-Claude Carrière: old and modern books, dedications, modern literature.
The precious books of the Georges Heilbrun collection: fine bibliophily, old and modern illustrated books, bindings.

Some rare works recently sold:

Complete first edition of the Encyclopédie by DIDEROT and D'ALEMBERT - €71,150 in 2021 at the sale of the Georges Heilbrun Collection,
Illuminated manuscript of the Hours for the use of Paris, circa 1500 - €40,100 in 2022 at the sale of the library of the Hôtel de Jarnac,
First edition with autograph dispatch of Le Dernier Chouan by Honoré de BALZAC - €20.300 in 2023,
First edition with autograph dispatch of Du Côté de chez Swann by Marcel PROUST - €16.910 in 2021,
Rare edition of Homer's Odyssey, with Art-Deco illustrations by François-Louis SCHMIED - €17,170 in 2019,
Magnificently illustrated edition of Parallèlement by Paul VERLAINE, with lithographs by Pierre BONNARD - €12,530 in 2022,
First edition of l'Immaculée conception by André BRETON and Paul ELUARD, exceptional copy by Louis Bunuel offered by the latter to Jean-Claude Carrière - €7.510 in 2022 at the sale of the Jean-Claude Carrière library,
First edition of Nadja by André BRETON with a mosaic binding by DEVAUCHELLE - €7,890 in 2022.

MANUSCRIPTS & AUTOGRAPHS - STAMPS

Letters, old documents, stamps and autographs also deserve the careful eye of an expert.

Our book and manuscript auctions regularly bring to light fascinating documents written by the hands of historical figures or leading literary figures such as CHATEAUBRIAND, HYSMANS, George SAND, PICASSO, as well as FREDERIC II of Prussia and General de LAFAYETE.

Some fine items recently auctioned:

A superb letter from the American War of Independence written by LAFAYETTE to his friend the Count of CHARLUS - €11,950 in 2020,
An autograph manuscript of Le Dalès by George SAND - €8,800 in 2020,
An autograph letter signed by FREDERIC II to the physicist and philosopher Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis - €5,660 in 2023,
An autograph note signed by Pablo PICASSO - €1,990 in 2023,
Reunion of 100 autograph letters signed LINE to Paul Eluard - 24.530€ in 2019,
Collection of mint and cancelled stamps of Europe and Overseas, Issues 1840/1920 - € 5,790 in 2021