Welcome to the well-stocked Spring Book Auction, taking place on June 10!

The Rare Book, Maps & Manuscripts Collection spans nearly 600 years and includes everything from medieval manuscripts and early Swedish mass orders from 1487 to personal letters written by our most dazzling film star, Greta Garbo.
The catalogue features no fewer than 10 incunabula, all originating from the fine library of Malmö resident Sven Borgström. His collection also includes various editions of the entertaining Historia by the brothers Olaus and Johannes Magnus, alongside the Revelations of Saint Bridget, works by the astronomer Tycho Brahe, and an herbal book by Lonitzer.

One of the true highlights is, of course, Dutchman Theodor De Bry’s magnificent collection of voyages to the New World—primarily to America and Asia—published between 1590 and 1634. The work, known as The Great & Small Voyages, is rarely found complete and includes important travel narratives by well-known explorers such as Hariot, Linschoten, Drake, Vespucci, Barents, and many more.

We also offer Axel Stake’s unpublished manuscript on a famous balloon journey, and the legendary polar expedition of S. A. Andrée—which, as history tells us, didn’t quite go as planned.

The catalogue also features maps from near and far. A standout is a fragment of a Blaeu atlas with nine maps of the Nordic region, bound in a beautiful red volume. There’s also the still-politically-relevant satirical map Angling in Troubled Waters from 1899.
Speaking of fishing, two unusually fine works deserve mention: The Fishes of Finland by Sundman, and Bloch’s impressive work on German fish, featuring 108 hand-colored engraved plates from the late 18th century.

Also included are early, fascinating photographs—for example, a daguerreotype of Oscar I from around 1844, and a carte de visite of Dostoevsky. In addition, we present the rare original edition of The Brothers Karamazov, published in St. Petersburg in 1881.
Collectors of historical finance may also find interest in old share certificates and a check from Kreuger & Toll for the staggering sum of 20 million kronor.
For military history enthusiasts, several fascinating and often richly illustrated manuscripts written by—and once owned by—Count and Master of the Horse Adam Horn will also be up for auction on June 10.

Important information regarding your purchase:
Collection is not possible on Wednesday 11 June.
Purchased items can be collected at Stockholms Auktionsverk Magasin 5, Palermogatan 19 from Thursday 12 June.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 12 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday closed

On Wednesday 11 June all remaining items will be transferred to Palermogatan 19 Stockholms Auktionsverk Magasin 5. Please note: no collection is possible this day.
Items can be collected at Magasin 5 from Thursday 12 June.
Contact: info.magasin5@auktionsverket.se
Please note! From Wednesday 18 June a storage fee will be charged by Stockholms Auktionsverk: 50 SEK/lot and day. The storage fee must be paid for in advance or upon pick up at Stockholms Auktionsverk.

ORDERING TRANSPORT:

Transportation of purchased items is ordered via "My pages" at auctionet.com
Contact support@auctionet.com if you have any questions regarding transport.

If pickup is conducted by an agent on behalf of yourself, you must notify Stockholms Auktionsverk by email in advance. The agent must present the agent’s own identification and your account must be verified. This can easily be done via "My pages" at Auctionet or by sending a certified id copy to fineart@auktionsverket.com