Sale 635: Rare Books & Manuscripts (at Pasadena) (#635) 02/11/2018 8:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/11/2018 8:00 AM PST Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-10 of 25. Previous|123|Next Lot #3 The Crowning of Nature (Coronatio Naturae) - illustrated manuscript Heading(Alchemy)HeadlineAlchemy manuscript with 67 color illustrationsDate PublishedEarly-to-mid 17th century View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000StatusUnsold Lot #6 Recherches sur differens points importans du systeme du monde AuthorAlembert, Jean le Rond d'HeadlineAlembert's work on lunar motion 1754-56PublisherChez David l'ainéDate Published1754-1756 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #8 Manuscript book of horoscopes with charts of over 200 European personages of note Heading(Astrology)HeadlineRare manuscript book of horoscopes, 17th centuryDate Published17th century View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Lot #10 De a Mesure du Temps, ou Supplement au Traite des Horloges Marines, et a l'Essai sur l'Horologie [bound with] Eclaircissemens sur l'Invention, la Theorie, la Construction, et les Epreubes des Nouvelles Machines Proposees en France, pour la Determination des Longitudes en Mer par la Mesure du Temps. AuthorBerthoud, FerdinandHeadlineTwo rare works on watchmakingPublisherJ.G. Merigot, & Didot Fils / J.B.G. MusierDate Published1787 / 1773 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #20 An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring a Lost Nose from the Integuments of the Forehead, in the Cases of Two Officers of His Majesty's Army: To Which are Prefixed, Historical and Physiological Remarks on the Nasal Operation, Including Descriptions of the Indian and Italian Methods, AuthorCarpue, Joseph ConstantineHeadlineFirst modern work on Rhinoplasty by CarpuePublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1816 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #21 A History of the High Operation for the Stone, by Incision Above the Pubis; With Observations on the Advantages Attending it and an Account of the Various Methods of Lithotomy, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. AuthorCarpue, Joseph ConstantineHeadlineJoseph Carpue on the High Operation for the StonePublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1819 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #22 An Introduction to Electricity and Galvanism with Cases, shewing their Effects in the Cure of Diseases. To Which is Added, a Description of Mr. Cuthbertson's Plate Electrical Machine AuthorCarpue, Joseph ConstantineHeadlineJoseph Carpue on the use of Electricity in MedicinePublisherA. PhillipsDate Published1803 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #29 L'Histoire Naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses Parties Principales. La Lithologie et la Conchyliologie AuthorDezallier d'Argenville, Antoine JosephHeadlineEarly work on classifying corals and shells w/32 platesPublisherChez de Bure l'AineDate Published1742 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #32 “Possible Relation between DNA and Protein Structure” - rare author offprint Heading(DNA)AuthorGamow, GeorgeHeadlineRare author offprint on DNA by GamowPublisherPrinted by Fisher, Knight & Co.Date Published1954 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #37 Original ink portrait of Albert Einstein by Josef Scharl, signed by Einstein in ink Heading(Einstein, Albert)AuthorScharl, JosefHeadlineSigned portrait of Albert EinsteinDate PublishedFebr. 9, 1950 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next