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Together with a Marginall Glosse, and other briefe Annotations there-upon View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorSuetonius Tranquillus, CaiusHeadlineSuetonius' Twelve Caesars, 1st in English 1606PublisherPrinted [by Humphrey Lownes and George Snowdon] for Matthew LownesDate Published1606 Lot #76 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume IV. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(American Philosophical Society)HeadlineTransactions of the American Philosophical Society 1799PublisherPrinted and Sold by Thomas DobsonDate Published1799 Lot #77 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume IV. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(American Philosophical Society)HeadlineTransactions of the American Philosophical Society 1802PublisherPrinted and Sold by Thomas DobsonDate Published1802 Lot #80 A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland, From A.D. 1536, 1784, with Critical Remarks by Hugo Arnot View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorArnot, HugoHeadlineArnot's Celebrated Scottish Trials, 1785PublisherPrinted for the author by William SmellieDate Published1785 Lot #84 A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the Time of the Romans Government, unto the Death of King James. Whereunto is added, The Reign of King Charles the First, and The First Thirteen Years of His Sacred Majesty, King Charles the Second... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorBaker, Sir RichardHeadlineA Chronicle of the Kings of England 1684PublisherH. SawbridgeDate Published1684 Lot #87 Le Mareschal Expert, Traitant du naturel, & des marques des beaux & bons Cheuaux, de leurs maladies & remedes dicelles. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBeaugrand, NicholasHeadlineCharming illust. 1600s guide to horse carePublisherClaude la RiviereDate Published1651 Lot #88 Observations upon the Antiquities of the Town of Herculaneum, Discovered at the Foot of Mount Vesuvius. With some Reflections on the Painting and Sculpture of the Ancients. And a short Description of the Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Naples. View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Author[Bellicard,Jerome Charles & Charles Cochin]HeadlineObservations on paintings and sculpture, 1753PublisherPrinted for D. Wilson, and T. DurhamDate Published1753 Lot #90 The Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testament View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)Headline1611-12 Barker BiblePublisherRobert Barker, printer to the KingsDate Published[1611-12] Lot #91 The Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained In The Old And New Testament. Translated According To The Ebrew And Greeke, And Conferred With The Best Translations In Diuers Languages. With Most Profitable Annotations Vpon All The Hard Places, And Other Things Of Great Importance. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)Headline1610 Geneva BiblePublisherRobert Barker, printer to the KingsDate Published1610 Lot #92 The Bible, That Is, The holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament, Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)HeadlineBarker Bible 1599PublisherDeputies of Christopher BarkerDate Published1599 Lot #93 Book of Numbers - from the Great Bible of 1566 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)HeadlineBook of Numbers- from the Great Bible of 1566Publisher[R. Carmarden]Date Published[1566] Lot #94 The Holie Bible Faithfully Translated into English out of the Authentical Latin...By the English College of Doway View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)HeadlineDouai Old Testament 1609-10PublisherLaurence KellamDate Published1609 Lot #95 The Holy Bible View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)HeadlineFirst quarto edition of the King James Bible 1612PublisherRobert BarkerDate Published1612 Lot #97 The Text of the New Testament of Jesus Christ, Translated Out of The Text of the New Testament...Translated out of the vulgar Latine by the Papists of the traiterous Seminarie at Rhemes... Whereunto is added the Translation out of the Original Greeke, commonly used in the Church of England....With a Confutation by William Fulke View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)Headline1589 Bible in English Fulke's RefutationPublisherDeputies of Christopher BarkerDate Published1589 Lot #98 Title page the New Testament of the 1611 folio King James Bible View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)Headline1611 New Testament, illustrated title pagePublisherRobert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent MajestieDate Published1611 Lot #99 Le Nouveau Testament en Latin et en Français, Traduit par Sacy View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Bible in Latin and French)HeadlineBible in Latin and French 1793PublisherImprimerie de Didot JeuneDate Published1793 Lot #103 Bibliotheca Parisiana: A catalogue of a collection of books, formed by a Gentleman in France...: to these are added, from another grand collection, selected articles of high value... they will be sold by auction in London, on Monday the 26th of March, 1791, and the five days following... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Book Auction Catalogues)AuthorEdwards, James, et al.HeadlineRare 1791 English book auction cataloguePublisherFrom the Press of J. CooperDate Published1791 Lot #104 A Catalogue of the Library of the late John Duke of Roxburghe, arranged by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall ; which will be Sold by Auction, at his Grace's Late residence in St. James's Square, On Monday, 18th May, 1812, and the Forty-one following Days... by Robert H. Evans, Bookseller, Pall-Mall... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Book Auction Catalogues)AuthorNicol, G. & W.HeadlineAuction of Duke of Roxburghe library, 1812PublisherPrinted by W. Bulmer and Co.Date Published1812 Lot #107 The Commentaries of Caesar, Translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse Concerning the Roman Art of War View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold AuthorCaesar, Caius JuliusHeadlineCaesar's Commentaries with 85 superb copperplatesPublisherJ. & R. Tonson, et al.Date Published1753 Lot #122 Quintus Curtius, His History of the Wars of Alexander. To which is prefix'd Freinshemius's Supplement View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCurtius Rufus, QuintusHeadlineDigby Translation of Curtius 1726PublisherBernard LintotDate Published1725 Lot #124 [Works] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineWorks of Charles Darwin. Appleton, 1896PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1896 Lot #127 The Economy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Antient Brahmin. To which is prefixed an Account of the Manner in which the said Manuscript was discovered. If [sic] a Letter from an English Gentleman residing in China, to his Friend in England View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Dodsley, Robert] Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl ofHeadlineDodsley Economy of Human Life 1797Publisher"Printed at Leominster, (Massachusetts) by Charles Prentiss"Date Published1797 Lot #137 The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure: containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Musick, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematicks, Husbandry, Gardening, Cookery, Chemistry... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Early Periodicals)HeadlineEarly monthly culture and society periodicalPublisherJohn Hinton at the King's ArmsDate Published[1748] Lot #140 Die Relativitätstheorie View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorEinstein, AlbertHeadlineDie Relativitatstheorie by Albert Einstein, rare 1925 offprintDate Published1925 Lot #141 Ernst Mach View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorEinstein, AlbertHeadlineAuthor's offprint of Einstein eulogy, 1916PublisherDruck von August PriesDate Published1916 Lot #142 La Géométrie et l'Expérience View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorEinstein, AlbertHeadlineEinstein's Geometrie und Erfahrung in FrenchPublisherGauthier-Villarset Cie.Date Published1921 Lot #145 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.; with the Life of the Author… To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The Good-natured Man… View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorFielding, HenryHeadlineWorks of Henry Fielding 1783 Edition 12 volumesPublisherPrinted for W. Strahan, J. Rivington & SonsDate Published1783 Lot #149 An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineOliver Goldsmith History of the Earth 8 vols. 1779PublisherJ. NourseDate Published1779 Lot #153 The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Translated from the Text of Heiberg with Introduction and Commentary by Thomas Heath View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorHeath, Thomas (translator)HeadlineEuclid's 13 Books of Elements in 3 vols, 1926PublisherAt the University PressDate Published1926 Lot #154 Loimologia: Or, an Historical Account of the Plague in London in 1665: With precautionary Directions against the like Contagion by Nath. Hodges, M.D. and Fellow of the College of Physicians, who resided in the City all that Time... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorHodges, Nathaniel & John QuincyHeadlineHodges' account of London's Great PlaguePublisherPrinted for E. Bell & J. OsbornDate Published1720 Lot #155 His Iliads Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations, by John Ogilby [bound with] His Odysseys Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations... View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold AuthorHomerHeadlineOgilby's Homer translations with 74 platesPublisherJames FlesherDate Published1669 Lot #162 Pharmacopoeia Reformata: or, an Essay for a Reformation of the London Pharmacopoeia, by a Set of Remarks on the Draught for a New One, and likewise on the Plan, published by the Committee appointed by the College of Physicians for that purpose. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Lewis, William]HeadlineReformation of the London Pharmacopoeia, 1746PublisherPrinted for R. WillockDate Published1746 Lot #165 A Manual of Quarternions View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Mathematics)AuthorJoly, Charles JasperHeadlineCharles Joly's Manual on Quarternions, 1905PublisherMacmillan and Co., LimitedDate Published1905 Lot #166 The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Mathematics)HeadlineMathematical Papers of W. R. Hamilton 2 VolsPublisherAt the University PressDate Published1931 & 1940 Lot #167 The Historie of All the Romane Emperors, Beginning with Caius Julius Caesar, and Successively Ending with Rodulph the Second Now Raigning View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorMexia, PedroHeadlinePedro Mexia's History of the Roman Emperors, 1604PublisherMatthew LownesDate Published1604 Lot #176 The British Sportsman, Or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorOsbaldiston, William AugustusHeadlineThe British Sportsman w/hand-colored plates 1792PublisherPrinted for the proprietor, by J. SteadDate Published[1792] Lot #178 Oeuvres de Pasteur. Réunies par Pasteur Vallery-Radot View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorPasteur, LouisHeadlineThe Works of Louis PasteurPublisherMasson et CieDate Published1922-1939 Lot #179 Collection of the Works of William Penn. To Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers not before Published. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorPenn, WilliamHeadlineWorks of William Penn 2 vols. 1726PublisherJ. SowleDate Published1726 Lot #181 Pictorial History of Ancient Pharmacy; with Sketches of Early Medical Practice View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorPeters, HermannHeadlineIllustrated history of Pharmacology, 1889PublisherG.P. Engelhard & CompanyDate Published1889 Lot #183 Analysis of the Game of Chess... To which is added, several parties, played by the author blindfolded, against three adversaries View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorPhilidor, François-André DanicanHeadlineChess master Philidor, 1790PublisherPrinted for P. ElmslyDate Published1790 Lot #185 Collection of French Consulate plays, many by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Pixérécourt, René-Charles Guilbert de)AuthorVarious authorsHeadline2 volumes of Consulate era French TheatrePublisherVarious publishersDate Published1801-1805 Lot #186 The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorPlutarchHeadlineA lovely copy of Plutarch, 1610-12PublisherRichard FieldDate Published1612; 1610 Lot #187 The Worthies of the World, or, The Lives of the most Heroick Greeks and Romans compared, to which are added More Lives, out of Aemilius Probus and others View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorPlutarchHeadlinePlutarch's Lives, 1665 editionPublisherPrinted for John Williams, William Gilbertson, and Henry MarshDate Published1665 Lot #188 Oeuvres de Gesner Zürich View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Poetry)AuthorGessner, SalomonHeadlineThe Works of Salomon GessnerPublisherChez DufartDate Published[ca. 1786-1793] Lot #190 A Comparison of the Institutions of Moses with Those of the Hindoos and other Ancient Nations; with Remarks on Mr Dupui's Origin of all Religions... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorPriestley, JosephHeadlineJoseph Priestley on Judaism & Hinduism, 1799PublisherPrinted for the author by A. KennedyDate Published1799 Lot #194 Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air, and Other Branches of Natural Philosophy. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorPriestley, JosephHeadlinePriestley's experiments with gases and oxygen 1790PublisherT PearsonDate Published1790 Lot #199 Three works by Joseph Priestley View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPriestley, JosephHeadlineJoseph Priestley, memoirs, lectures, lettersPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1791-1809 Lot #201 Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea: Or, a Complete English Dispensatory, in Four Parts. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorQuincy, JohnHeadlinePharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea 1730PublisherJ Osborn and T LongmanDate Published1733 Lot #202 Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea: Or, a Complete English Dispensatory, in Four Parts. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorQuincy, JohnHeadlinePharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea 1730PublisherA. Bell, W. Taylor, & J. OsbornDate Published1719 Lot #208 The Stars, How to Know Them, and Use Them... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorRosser, W.H.HeadlineWith 4 maps of the stars, 1866PublisherJames Imray and SonDate Published1866 Lot #211 Seplasium. The Compleat English Physician: or, the Druggist's Shop Opened. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSalmon, WilliamHeadlineSalmon's Compleat English Physician 1693PublisherPrinted for Matthew GilliflowerDate Published1693 Lot #213 The History of Philosophy View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorStanley, ThomasHeadlineStanley's History of Philosophy 1655-60PublisherPrinted for Humphrey Moseley, and Thomas DringDate Published1655-1660 Lot #215 La Gerusalemme liberata di Torquato Tasso con la vita di lui, con gli argomenti a ciascun canto di Bartolomeo Barbato con le figure di rame a ciascun canto View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorTasso, TorquatoHeadlineTasso's Jerusalem with engravings, c.1665PublisherPer Stafano CurtiDate Published[1665] Lot #220 Idea del Giardino del Mondo di m. Thomaso Thomai da Rauenna, Fisico, & Academico innominato, oue, oltre molti secreti marauigliosi di natura, sono posti varij, et soauissimi frutti curiosissimi, secondo la diuersita del gusto de gli huomini. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorTomai, TommasoHeadlineTommaso Tomai's Garden of the World, 1593PublisherAppresso S. AlbertiDate Published1593 Lot #226 The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle for the Year 1745 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorUrban, SylvanusHeadline1745 Magazine w/ early article on electricityPublisherJohn NicholsDate Published1791 Lot #227 The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle for the Year 1791 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorUrban, SylvanusHeadlineThe Gentleman's Magazine for 1791PublisherJohn NicholsDate Published1791 Lot #228 Oeuvres de É. Verdet. Publiées par les Soins de ses Éleves View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorVerdet, ÉmileHeadlineComplete works of French physicist Émile VerdetPublisherVictor Masson et FilsDate Published1868-1872 Lot #230 Die Mutationstheorie View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorVries, Hugo M. deHeadlineHugo M. de Vries Die Mutationstheorie 1st ed 1901PublisherVeitDate Published1901-03 Lot #231 Historiae Celebriores Veteris Testamenti [bound with] Historiae Celebriores Novi Testamenti View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorWeigel, ChristopherHeadlineHistoriae celebriores Veteris TestamentiPublisher[Christopher Weigel]Date Published[1712] Lot #232 Lectures on Diet and Regimen: Being a Systematic Inquiry into the Most Rational Means of Preserving Health and Prolonging Life: Together with Physiological and Chemical Explanations... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWillich, A.F.M.HeadlineEarly work concerning smallpox vaccinationsPublisherPrinted by A. StrahanDate Published1800 Lot #233 A Lecture on Quack Medicines, Delivered to the Wakefield Mechanics' Institution, February 20th, 1843. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWright, T.G.HeadlineWright's Lecture on Quack Medicine, 1843PublisherR. Groombridge; Simpkin Marshall, & othersDate Published1843 Lot #234 Theses de catarrhis et quae in capite oriuntur fluxionibus, deque suppullulantibus ex his morbis & symptomatis ... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorZeidler, AdamHeadlineMedical thesis from University of Basel, 1580PublisherBasileae Helveticorum, Leonardus OsteniusDate Published1580 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next