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The Second shewing things Natural and Supernatural View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Alchemy)AuthorValentinus, BasiliusHeadlineLast Will and Testament of Basil ValentinePublisherPrinted by S.G. and B.G. for Edward BrewsterDate Published1671 Lot #8 Autograph Letter Signed about building a transatlantic iron Steam Boat View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(American Inventor)AuthorBurden, HenryHeadlineProposal for building a transatlantic iron steam boatDate PublishedDec. 30, 1846 Lot #12 Birds of the Pacific Slope View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Heading(Arion Press)AuthorGrayson, Andrew JacksonHeadlineThe Audubon of the West from Arion PressPublisherArion PressDate Published1986 Lot #14 L’Ere Des Robots [The Era/Age Of Robots] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Artificial Intelligence – Robotics)AuthorDucrocq, AlbertHeadlineInscribed by a pioneering French robotic inventorPublisherJulliardDate Published1953 Lot #19 The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000Sold for$37,500StatusSold AuthorAudubon, John JamesHeadlineFirst octavo edition of Audubon's masterpiecePublisherJ.J. Audubon, E.G. Dorsey for J.J. Audubon, and J.B. ChevalierDate Published1840-1844 Lot #20 Manuscript Guest Book for the Castello Bar in Mondsee, Austria, with hundreds of autographs of actors, authors, musicians, singers, dancers, race car drivers, and others View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Heading(Autographs)HeadlineAutographs of show business luminaries, etc.Date Published1952-1988 Lot #21 Two signed letters from Sir Henry Thompson, one excusing himself from a social engagement due to a medical debate. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Autographs)AuthorThompson, HenryHeadlineSir Henry Thompson Signed LetterPublisherNo publisherDate PublishedNo date Lot #22 An Introduction to Geology, Illustrative of the General Structure of the Earth; Comprising the Elements of the Science, and an Outline of the Geology and Mineral Geography of England. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorBakewell, RobertHeadlineBakewell's Introduction to Geology, 1st editionPublisherPrinted for J. HardingDate Published1813 Lot #23 An Introduction to Geology, Illustrative of the General Structure of the Earth; Comprising the Elements of the Science, and an Outline of the Geology and Mineral Geography of England. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorBakewell, RobertHeadlineBakewell's Introduction to Geology, 2nd editionPublisherPrinted for J. HardingDate Published1815 Lot #33 The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists' Magazine - annuals from 1837 and 1842 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Botanical - Gardening)AuthorHarrison, JosephHeadlineIncludes William Cox's copy, eminent gardenerPublisherWhittaker and Co.Date Published1837; 1842 Lot #34 The Illustrated Botany View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Botanical)AuthorComstock, J.L., editorHeadlineWith color litho plates, some hand-coloredDate Published1850 Lot #35 Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, ou Descriptions et Figures des Plantes les Plus Rares et les Plus Méritantes - Volume I View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Botanical)AuthorVan Houtte, LouisHeadlineVolume I of van Houtte's lovely botany seriesPublisherLouis van HoutteDate Published1845 Lot #38 Natural History, General and Particular View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorBuffon, Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Le Comte deHeadlineA handsome set of Buffon's Natural History, 1785PublisherW. Strahan and T. CadellDate Published1785 Lot #41 Songs of Nature View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, John, editorHeadlineInscribed with signature by John BurroughsPublisherMcClure Phillips & Co.Date Published1901 Lot #51 Arms and the Covenant View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineInscribed by Winston S. ChurchillPublisherGeorge G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.Date Published1938 Lot #59 My African Journey View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineChurchill's travels in Africa, w/ signaturePublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published1908 Lot #61 The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineChurchill's The River War, 1899, 1st printingPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1899 Lot #67 The World Crisis View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineThe World Crisis, 6th Duke of Portland's copyPublisherThornton Butterworth LimitedDate Published[1923-1931] Lot #70 Leçons Elémentaires sur l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux. [with] Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)AuthorChenu, Jean CharlesHeadlineWith thousands of illustrations of MolluscaDate Published1847-1862 Lot #71 L'Histoire Naturelle Éclaircie dans Deux de ses Parties Principales, la Lithologie et la Conchyliologie, dont l'une Traite des Pierres et l'autres des Coquillages... View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)Author[Dezalllier d'Argenville, Antoine Joseph]HeadlineWith 32 copper-engraved plates of MolluscaPublisherMauclerc du BouchetDate Published1762 Lot #72 A History of British Mollusca, and Their Shells. View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)AuthorForbes, Edward & Sylvanus HanleyHeadlineWith 64 lithographic plates of MolluscaPublisherJohn Van VoorstDate Published1853 Lot #73 Four works of Conchology View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)HeadlineWith numerous lithograph plates of MollusksDate Publishedc. 1830s-1880s Lot #74 Prodrome de Malacologie Française. Catalogue General des Mollusques Vivants de France - Mollusques Marins View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)AuthorLocard, ArnouldHeadlineCatalogue of French Mollusks, 1886PublisherLibrairie Henri Georg & J.-B. BailliereDate Published1886 Lot #75 Illustrated Index of British Shells. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)AuthorSowerby, George BrettinghamHeadlineProfusely illustrated w/ hand-colored platesPublisherSimpkin, Marshall, and Co. and the AuthorDate Published1859 Lot #76 Three volumes of British Conchology View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)HeadlineThree volumes of British ConchologyDate Published1854-1866 Lot #77 Index Testaceologicus; or a Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, Arranged According to the Linnean System; With the Latin and English Names, References to Authors, and Places Where Found. View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Conchology)AuthorWood, W.HeadlineProfusely illustrated w/ hand-colored platesPublisherPrinted for W. Wood.Date Published1825 Lot #78 Key to North American Birds Containing a Concise Account of Every Species of Living and Fossil Bird View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCoues, ElliottHeadlineFirst edition by the noted American ornithologistPublisherNaturalists' AgencyDate Published1872 Lot #82 Autograph Note Signed about a revised edition of his 1872 book on the Coral Islands View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorDana, JamesHeadlineNote Signed by Leading American Geologist of the 19th centuryDate PublishedApril 4, 1890 Lot #83 The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle During the Years 1832-1836 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, Charles, editorHeadlineFacsimile limited edition, one of 750 copiesPublisherNova PacificaDate Published1980 Lot #84 A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos; With Remarks on Their Origin, Their Chemical Phaemonmena, and the Character of Their Products View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorDaubeny, CharlesHeadlineDaubeny- Description of Active & Extinct VolcanosPublisherW. PhillipsDate Published1826 Lot #87 Two Editions of Physico-Theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from his Works of Creation. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDerham, W.HeadlineTwo Editions of Physico-Theology by W. DerhamDate Published1758, 1798 Lot #88 Autograph letter signed by Charles Dickens View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Charles DickensDate PublishedApril 1, 1850 Lot #96 Monograph of the Paradiseidae or Birds of Paradise View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorElliot, Daniel GiraudHeadlineDeluxe facsimile of Birds of ParadisePublisherJohnson Reprint CorporationDate Published[1977] Lot #98 Lathams Falconry: Or The Faulcon's Lure and Cure: in Two Books View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Falconry)AuthorLatham, SymonHeadlineSigned by S. Kent Carnie at prefacePublisher[The Bate and Slice Society]Date Published[1957] Lot #108 Transactions of the Geological Society, Established November 13, 1807. Volume the First. View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Geological Society of London)HeadlineTransactions of the Geological Society Vol. IPublisherPrinted for the Society by William PhillipsDate Published1811 Lot #109 Report on the Geology of Vermont: Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical, and Scenographical.... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Geology)AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineGeological report on Vermont w/ mapsPublisherAlbert D. HagerDate Published1861 Lot #120 Die Lehre vom Urteil im Psychologismus: Ein kritisch-positiver Beitrag zur Logik View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold AuthorHeidegger, MartinHeadlinePresentation copy of Heidegger's first bookPublisherJohann Ambrosius BarthDate Published1914 Lot #122 Harivansa ou Histoire de la Famille de Hari, ouvrage formant un appendice du Mahabharata... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Hindu Mythology)HeadlineFirst printing of the Harivansa in any languagePublisherOriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and IrelandDate Published1834 Lot #124 Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts: In Four Parts: I. Economical Geology. II. Scenographical Geology. II. Scientific Geology. IV. Elementary Geology View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorHitchcock, EdwardHeadlineFinal Report on the Geology of MassachusettsPublisherJ.S. & C. AdamsDate Published1841 Lot #126 The Iliad of Homer View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Homer)AuthorPope, Alexander, translatorHeadlinePope translation of Homer's Iliad, folio editionPublisherW. Boyer for Bernard LintottDate Published1715-1720 Lot #127 Examen de Ingenios: or, the Tryal of Wits. Discovering the great Difference of Wits among Men, and what Sort of Learning suits best with each Genius. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorHuartes, JuanHeadlineExplaining the mind through the Humors, 1698PublisherRichard SareDate Published[1698] Lot #130 Chiromantia Metoposcopia and Physiognomia Odeer Kurtze Anweisung, Wieman Aus Denen Vier Haupt-Lineen in der Hand View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorIngebern, JohannHeadlineIllustrated guide to palm reading, 1724PublisherWilhelm ForsterDate Published1724 Lot #133 Systematic Account of the Geology of Tasmania. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorJohnston, Robert MackenzieHeadlineIllustrated Account of the Geology of TasmaniaPublisherPublished by the Authority of the GovernmentDate Published1888 Lot #134 The Owls of North America (North of Mexico) View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorKaralus, Karl E. and Allan W. EckertHeadlineSigned by Karl E. Karalus and Allan W. EckertPublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1974 Lot #139 Journal of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorLear, EdwardHeadlineEdward Lear's travels and paintings in AlbaniaPublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1851 Lot #142 Note Signed by Joseph Lister View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorLister, JosephHeadlineJoseph Lister AutographPublisherNo publisherDate Published1897 Lot #143 Note Signed by Joseph Lister, With Photograph View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorLister, JosephHeadlineJoseph Lister Photo and AutographPublisherNo publisherDate Published1903 Lot #148 The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man, With Remarks on Theories of The Original of Species by Variation. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLyell, CharlesHeadlineGeological Evidences of the Antiquity of ManPublisherGeorge W. ChildsDate Published1863 Lot #149 A Geological Classification of Rocks, with Descriptive Synopses of the Species and Varieties, Comprising the Elements of Practical Geology. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMacCulloch, JohnHeadlineMacCulloch's Geological Classification of RocksPublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1821 Lot #151 Geological Excursions Round the Isle of Wight, and Along the Adjacent Coast of Dorsetshire; Illustrative of the Most Interesting Geological Phenomena, and Organic Remains. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorMantell, Gideon AlgernonHeadlineEarly geological travel guide by MantellPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published[1847] Lot #152 The Geology of the South-East of England View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorMantell, Gideon AlgernonHeadlineGeology of South-East of England w/ color mapPublisherLongman, Bees, Orme, Brown, Green, & LongmanDate Published1833 Lot #153 Thoughts on a Pebble; or a First Lesson in Geology. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMantell, Gideon AlgernonHeadlineA First Lesson in Geology from Gideon MantellPublisherRelfe and FletcherDate Published1842 Lot #154 The Wonders of Geology View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMantell, Gideon AlgernonHeadlineWith six color lithographed platesPublisherRelfe and FletcherDate Published1839 Lot #158 Autograph Letter Signed about the first Math textbook published in America. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Mathematics)AuthorPike, NicolasHeadlineLetter by the author of the 1st Math textbook in AmericaDate PublishedJan. 1, 1788 Lot #159 The Botanic Garden Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain with Their Classification, History, Culture and Other Interesting Information View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorMaund, BenjaminHeadlineFirst four volumes of Maund's Botanic GardenPublisherBaldwin, Cradock & Joy; Simpkin and MarshallDate Published1825-32 Lot #160 Leaf Signed by Twenty-Three French Physicians and Zoologists View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(Medicine and Zoology)HeadlineTwenty-Three Autographs of French Physicians & ZoologistsDate PublishedEarly 19th century? Lot #165 Large four-sheet indenture document for sale of property, signed by the Earl of Sandwich and others View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorMontagu, John, 4th Earl of SandwichHeadlineEarl of Sandwich signs a documentDate Published23 March, 1743 Lot #171 Selections from Mr. Nicholson's Journal: A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorNicholson, WilliamHeadlineUnique selecrtion of works by William NicholsonDate Publishedc. 1806 Lot #173 Autographed letter [framed with] engraved portrait of James Paget View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPaget, JamesHeadlineSigned letter and portrait of James PagetDate Published1877 Lot #180 The Silent Friend, A Medical Work on Human Frailty, Onanisn and its Dreadful Consequences and on Venereal and Syphilitic Disease View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPerry, R. and L. & Co.HeadlineWith 5 color plates of disease symptomsPublisherPublished by R. and L. Perry & Co.Date Published[c.1840] Lot #188 The Historie of the World: Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor of Physicke View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorPliny the ElderHeadlinePliny's Natural History with rare variant title pagePublisherPrinted by Adam IslipDate Published1635-1634 Lot #193 Two Autograph Letters Signed relating to treatment of insanity in the late 19th century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Psychiatry - Insanity)Headline2 late 19th c. letters relating to treatment of insanityDate Published1876-1892 Lot #194 Letter on international recognition of ostracized Communist China View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Psychology)AuthorFromm, ErichHeadlineNoted psychologist advocates UN recognition of ChinaDate PublishedApril 18, 1963 Lot #198 The Geology of the Island of Arran, From Original Survey. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorRamsay, Andrew CrombieHeadlinePresentation copy of Tour in Arran w/ color mapPublisherRichard Griffin & CompanyDate Published[1841] Lot #204 Considerations on Volcanos, the Probable Causes of Their Phenomena, the Laws Which Determine Their March, the Disposition of Their Products, and Their Connexion with the Present State and Past History of the Globe; Leading to the Establishment of a New Theory of the Earth View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,375StatusSold AuthorScrope, G. PoulettHeadlineConsiderations on Volcanos, Sen. Rensselaer's copyPublisherW. PhillipsDate Published1825 Lot #218 Familiar Wild Birds View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorSwaysland, W.HeadlineProfusely illustrated w/ full-page color platesPublisherCassell & Company, LimitedDate Publishedc. 1883-1903 Lot #227 The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God, Eight Authors in Twelve Volumes. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineBridgewater Treatises - Science and TheologyPublisherWilliam PickeringDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #233 Certificate of Election Signed by John C. Warren View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Warren, John C.)HeadlineJohn C. Warren AutographPublisherNo publisherDate Published1821 Lot #234 Benjamin Waterhouse Clipped Signature View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorWaterhouse, BenjaminHeadlineBenjamin Waterhouse AutographDate PublishedEarly/mid 19th century Lot #237 Astronomy and General Physics Considered With Reference to Natural Theology View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWhewell, WilliamHeadlineTheological perspectives on Astronomy & PhysicsPublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1834 Lot #238 Geological Survey of California. Geology. Volume I. Report of Progress and Synopsis of the Field-Work, From 1860 to 1864 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorWhitney, J. D.HeadlineWhitney's Geological Survey of CaliforniaPublisherPublished by the Authority of the Legislature of CaliforniaDate Published1865 Lot #240 Autograph Letter Signed about the British Museum’s collection of reptiles and amphibians View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Zoology and Herpetology)AuthorDumeril, AugusteHeadline1865 Letter from leading French HerpetologistDate PublishedApril 7, 1865 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next