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Previous|1|Next Lot #14 Single manuscript leaf from a Bible View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Bible in Latin - manuscript leaf)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf from a Bible 13th centuryDate Publishedca. 13th century Lot #23 Tarzan of the Apes in "The All-Story" magazine View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineTarzan of the Apes in "The All-Story" magazinePublisherThe All-StoryDate PublishedOctober, 1912 Lot #26 Local Color View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineLocal Color signed by Truman Capote 1st in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1950] Lot #36 The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War - with autograph letter from Churchill View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston L. SpencerHeadlineMalakand Field Force with letter from ChurchillPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1898 Lot #37 Two Arabic Folk Tales View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Corvinus Press)AuthorLawrence, T.E., translatorHeadlineT.E. Lawrence Arabic Folk Tales Corvinus PressPublisher[Corvinus Press]Date Published[1937] Lot #40 The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineDarwin's Descent of Man 1871 1st Edn, 2nd PtgPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1871 Lot #41 On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineCharles Darwin On the Origin of Species 2nd Amer.PublisherD. Appleton & CompanyDate Published1860 Lot #42 A History of British Birds View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000Sold for$56,250StatusSold Heading(Darwin, Charles, his copy)AuthorBewick, ThomasHeadlineCharles Darwin's copy of Bewick's British BirdsPublisherT. BewickDate Published1826 Lot #45 Opera - manuscript in Latin on vellum View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000StatusUnsold AuthorDionysius Areopagite (pseud.)Headline14th century ms. of Dionysius AreopagiteDate Publishedc.1300 Lot #49 Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorEinstein, AlbertHeadlineEinstein's Theory of Relativity 1916PublisherJohann Ambrosius BarthDate Published1916 Lot #50 Three major papers by Einstein, on Relativity, Quantum, and Atomic Physics, in Annalen der Physik Series 4, Volume 17 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold AuthorEinstein, AlbertHeadlineThree major papers by Albert Einstein 1905PublisherJohann Ambrosius BarthDate Published1905 Lot #51 Euclid's Elements of Geometry. In XV. books: with a supplement of divers propositions and corollaries. To which is added, a treatise of regular solids, by Campane and Flussas. Likewise Euclid's data: and Marinus his preface thereunto annexed. Also a treatise of the divisions of superficies, ascribed to Machomet Bagdedine, but published by Commandine, at the request of John Dee of London; whose preface to the said treatise declares it to be the worke of Euclide, the author of these Elements. Published by the care and industry of John Leeke and George Serle, students in the mathematicks View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold AuthorEuclidHeadlineEuclid's Elements 1651PublisherPrinted, by R. & W. Leybourn, for Richard TomlinsDate Published1661 Lot #64 The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey. De Motu Cordis 1628: De Circulatione Sanguinis 1649: The first English text of 1653 now newly edited by Geoffrey Keynes View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorHarvey, WilliamHeadlineHarvey on Blood, inscribed by Geoffrey KeynesPublisherNonesuch PressDate Published[1928] Lot #69 Collection of Love Letters from Howard Hughes to Billie Dove View details Estimate$50,000 - $80,000StatusUnsold AuthorHughes, HowardHeadlineLove Letters form Howard Hughes to Billie DoveDate Published[1930s] Lot #70 Collection of telegrams sent from Howard Hughes to Katherine Hepburn View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000StatusUnsold AuthorHughes, HowardHeadlineTelegrams from Howard Hughes to Katherine HepburnDate Published1937-1939 Lot #71 Sixteenth century illuminated manuscript of Persian poetry, probably produced in Samarkand View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Illuminated Manuscript)Author**Headline16th Century Persian Illuminated ManuscriptDate Published[c. 1576] Lot #75 Ulysses View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$11,875StatusSold AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineJames Joyce Ulysses First Edition 1 of 750PublisherShakespeare and CompanyDate Published1922 Lot #76 Ulysses View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineUlysses 1/1000 John lane the bodley head 1936PublisherJohn Lane The Bodley HeadDate Published1936 Lot #78 Autograph manuscript of a lecture by Kesey with a section devoted to psychedelic drugs View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold AuthorKesey, KenHeadlineKen Kesey lecture on psychedelic drugsDate PublishedAugust 1965 Lot #81 Revolt in the Desert View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorLawrence, T.E.HeadlineRevolt in the Desert 1/250 large paper copiesPublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published1927 Lot #83 Archive of Correspondence from Timothy Leary to his childhood friend William Scanlon View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold AuthorLeary, TimothyHeadlineTimothy Leary ArchiveDate Published1930s-40s Lot #88 Der Tod in Venedig View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold AuthorMann, ThomasHeadlineDeath in Venice, 1912, 1/100 publisher's copyPublisherHyperionverlag Hans von WeberDate Published1912 Lot #89 Elaborate hand-painted & lettered letter of introduction for a Doctor of Divinity to sites in Europe and then the New World View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Manuscript Illuminated Letter of Introduction - 17th Century)Author**HeadlineManuscript Passport - 17th CenturyDate Publishedc.1650 Lot #90 Illuminated manuscript leaf on vellum from a missal View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Missal)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf on vellum from a missal c.1450Date Publishedc.1450 Lot #91 Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Cistercian Missal View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Missal)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf from 12 cent. Cistercian MissalDate Publishedc.1160-11190 Lot #92 Armilogia sive Ars chromocritica, the language of arms by the colours & metals: being analogically handled according to the nature of things, and fitted with apt motto’s to the heroical science of herauldry in the symbolical world. Whereby is discovered what is signified by every honourable partition, ordinary, or charge, usually born in coat-armour, and mythologized to the heroical theam [sic] of Homer on the shield of Achilles. A work of this nature never yet extant. By Sylvanus Morgan arms-painter View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold AuthorMorgan, SylvanusHeadlineMorgan's Armilogia, the Language or Arms, 1666PublisherPrinted by T. Hewer for Nathaniel BrookDate Published1666 Lot #97 The method of fluxions and infinite series; with its application to the geometry of curve-lines. By the Inventor Sir Isaac Newton, Kt. Late President of the Royal Society. Translated from the author’s Latin original not yet made publick. To which is subjoin’d, a perpetual comment upon the whole work, Consisting of Annotations, Illustrations, and Supplements, In order to make this Treatise A compleat Institution for the use of Learners. By John Colson, M.A. and F.R.S. Master of Sir Joseph Williamson’s free Mathematical-School at Rochester View details Estimate$40,000 - $60,000Sold for$37,500StatusSold AuthorNewton, IsaacHeadlineNewton's Methods of Fluxions large paper 1736PublisherPrinted by Henry Woodfall; and sold by John NourseDate Published1736 Lot #103 Poiesis philosophos [in Greek, then in Latin]: Poesis philosophica, vel saltem, Reliquiae poesis philosophicae, Empedoclis, Parmenidis, Xenophanis, Cleanthis, Timonis, Epicharmi. Adiuncta sunt Orphei illius carmina qui à suis appellatus fuit ho theologos. Item Heracliti et Democriti loci quidam, & eorum epistolae View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Heading(Philosophy)Author**HeadlineFragments of Pre-Socratic philosophers 1573PublisherHenr. Stephanus [Henri Estienne]Date Published1573 Lot #105 Traité médico-philosophique sur l'aliénation mentale, ou la manie View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorPinel, PhilippeHeadlineClassic work on origin of mental diseasePublisherRichard, Caille et RavierDate PublishedAn IX [1801] Lot #107 The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions by Benjamin Jowett, M.A. View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorPlatoHeadlineJowett translation of Plato, 4 vols. 1871PublisherClarendon PressDate Published1871 Lot #115 For the New Intellectual View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorRand, AynHeadlineFor the New Intellectual signed by Ayn Rands 1stPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1961] Lot #118 Illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Epistolae Morales ad Lucilium View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold AuthorSenecaHeadlineIlluminated leaf from manuscript of Seneca c.1475Date Publishedc.1475 Lot #122 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000Sold for$93,750StatusSold AuthorSmith, AdamHeadlineAdam Smith's Wealth of Nations first edition 1776PublisherPrinted for W. Strahan; and T. CadellDate Published1776 Lot #123 The Novels, Stories, and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorSmith, F. HopkinsonHeadlineThe Novels of F. Hopkinson Smith Finely BoundPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1904-1915 Lot #125 Viridarium chymicum figuris cupro incisis adornatum, et poeticis picturis illustratum View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold AuthorStolcius de Stolcenberg, DanielHeadlineRare hermetic emblem book 1624PublisherSumptibus Lucae Jennisii,Date Published1624 Lot #128 Autograph manuscript leaf, in ink with pencil corrections, discussing Transcendentalist philosophy View details Estimate$25,000 - $35,000StatusUnsold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau manuscript leaf c.1840Date Publishedc.1840 Lot #130 Autograph Letter Signed as Samuel L. Clemens, to Andrew Chatto, requesting some of his printed works be sent to him View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineLetter from Mark Twain to his English publisherDate PublishedJune 3, [1878] Lot #132 Pes mechanicus, oder Werckschuch das ist: ein new erfundene weiss allerley sonnen vhren (so von nöten) auss einem aussgetheilten werckschuch gantz leicht zu machen. Zwar allein für die einfältigen vnd jenigen welche zu diser kunst nicht wenig lust aber doch mit dem zirckel vnd linial nit viel vmbgehen: vnd also dieselben auss den geometrischen fundamenten nicht machen können. Ihnen zum besten beschrieben vnnd an den tag gegeben View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorUttenhofer, KasparHeadlineRare German work on sundials 1615PublisherSimon HalbmayernDate Published[1615] Lot #133 Lettre sur Mallarmé Adressée a Jean Royère View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorValéry, PaulHeadlinePresentation copy inscribed by Paul VeleryPublisherLibrairie GallimardDate Published1928 Lot #134 WITHDRAWN Autograph Manuscript for his novel The Smithsonian Institution View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold AuthorVidal, GoreHeadlineGore Vidal Manuscript Smithsonian InstitutionDate Publishedc.1998 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next