The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale
The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale presents a catalogue filled with literary and historical highlights. Among the auction’s foremost items are eleven autograph letters by Carl Linnaeus, addressed to some of the leading natural scientists of 18th-century Europe.
The catalogue opens with the original manuscript of Frans G. Bengtsson’s classic The Long Ships (Röde Orm) and also includes manuscripts and letters by Albert Einstein and August Strindberg, as well as Immanuel Kant’s groundbreaking Critik der reinen Vernunft from 1781. Also offered are the first Bible printed in Swedish – Gustav Vasa’s Bible of 1540–41 – together with rare maps and atlases, the magnificent work Svenska foglar by the von Wright brothers, along with unique manuscripts, photographs, and historical documents.
With its 309 lots, the auction offers a fascinating journey through science, literature, cartography, and cultural history.
When is the viewing and auction?
Type of Auction
Live auction
Viewing NYBROGATAN 32, STOCKHOLM
May 29 – June 7
Opening Hours
Weekdays 10am–6pm and weekends 11am–4pm
Live Auction
June 8 starting at 1pm
The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Sale presents
Among the major highlights of the auction are eleven rare letters by Carl Linnaeus, Sweden’s most renowned scientist. The autograph letters, written and signed by Linnaeus himself, offer a fascinating insight into the international scientific networks of the 18th century, where ideas, discoveries, and botanical specimens were exchanged among Europe’s leading scholars. The letters originate from the collection of the distinguished Linnaeus collector Birger Strandell and are exceedingly rare on the market.
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