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Previous|1|Next 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next