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CHRISTIE’S
Valuable Books and Manuscripts
London auction
13 December
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TREW, Christoph Jacob (1695–1769). Plantae Selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini in hortus curiosorum. [Nuremberg: 1750–1773]. £30,000–40,000Christie’s, Explore now
VERBIEST, Ferdinand (1623–88). Liber Organicus Astronomiae Europaeae apud Sinas restituate. [Beijing: Board of Astronomy, 1674]. £250,000–350,000Christie’s, Explore now
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALICE & NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT. Master of Jean Rolin (active 1445–65). Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, [Paris, c.1450–1460]. £120,000–180,000Christie’s, Explore now
A SILVER MICROSCOPE. Probably by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), c.1700. £150,000–250,000Christie’s, Explore now
AN ENGLISH HORARY QUADRANT
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Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Roberts (David) & Croly (George). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumae, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia. Lond. 1842 - 1843 [-49]. First Edn. €10,000 to €15,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Incunabula: O'Fihily (Maurice). Duns Scotus Joannes: O'Fihely, Maurice Abp… Venice, 20th November 1497. €8,000 to €12,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: An important file of documents with provenance to G.A. Newsom, manager of the Jacob’s Factory in Dublin, occupied by insurgents during Easter Week 1916. €6,000 to €9,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: WILDE (Oscar), 1854-1900, playwright, aesthete and wit. A lock of Wilde’s Hair, presented by his son to the distinguished Irish actor Mícheál MacLiammóir. €6,000 to €8,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Heaney (Seamus). Bog Poems, London, 1975. Special Limited Edition, No. 33 of 150 Copies, Signed by Author. Illus. by Barrie Cooke. €4,000 to €6,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Binding: Burke, Thomas O.P. (de Burgo). Hibernia Dominicana, Sive Historia Provinciae Hiberniae Ordinis Praedicatorum, ... 1762. First Edition. €4,000 to €6,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: COLLINS, Michael. An important TL, 29 July 1922, addressed to GOVERNMENT on ‘suggested Proclamation warning all concerned that troops have orders to shoot prisoners found sniping, ambushing etc.’. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Scott Fitzgerald (F.) The Great Gatsby, New York (Charles Scribner's Sons) 1925, First Edn. €2,000 to €3,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Limited Edition, No. 46 of 375 Copies Only, Signed by W.B. Yeats. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Miller (William) Publisher. The Costume of the Russian Empire, Description in English and French, Lg. folio London (S. Gosnell) 1803. First Edn. €1,000 to €1,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Miller (William) Publisher. The Costume of Turkey, Illustrated by a Series of Engravings. Lg. folio Lond.(T. Bensley) 1802. First Edn. €800 to €1,200.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 12-13: Mason (Geo. Henry). The Costume of China, Illustrated with Sixty Engravings. Lg. folio London (for W. Miller) 1800. First Edn. €1,400 to €1,800 -
Sotheby’s
Fine Books and Manuscripts
8 December 2023Sotheby’s, Dec. 8: [Austen, Jane] — Isaac D'Israeli. Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature. 100,000 - 150,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition in boards of the author's debut novel. 70,000 - 100,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Brontë, Charlotte. "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me..." 100,000 - 150,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Eliot, George. The author's magnum opus. 25,000 - 35,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Whitman, Walt. Manuscript written upon the Death of Lincoln, 1865. 60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 11, 2023 - September 11, 2023
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Thoroton, Robert. | History of Nottinghamshire… with Large Additions by John Throsby; and Embellished with Picturesque and Select Views of Seats of the Nobility and Gentry |
London | 1790 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 209.10 |
| 251 | Baines, Edward. | A Companion to the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire |
London | 1829 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 159.90 |
| 252 | Hutton, William. | An History of Birmingham |
Birmingham | 1781 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 184.50 |
| 253 | Lewis, Samuel. | Lewis’ Map of England and Wales [&] Scotland |
[c.1840] | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 55.35 | |
| 254 | [Feltham, John.] | A Guide to All the Watering and Sea-Bathing Places; with a Description of the Lakes… illustrated with maps and views |
London | [c.1805] | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 184.50 |
| 255 | Stark, J. | Picture of Edinburgh; containing a History and Description of the City |
Edinburgh | 1806 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 98.40 |
| 256 | Nelson, John. | The History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Parish of St. Mary Islington, in the County of Middlesex |
London | 1811 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 123.00 |
| 257 | Tickell, John. | The History of the Town and County of Kingston Upon Hull |
Hull | 1798 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 92.25 |
| 258 | Sharp, Cuthbert. | A History of Hartlepool |
Durham | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 159.90 | |
| 259 | Housman, John. | A Topographical Description of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, and a Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire |
Carlisle | 1800 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 116.85 |
| 260 | Hentzner, Paul. | Travels in England During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth |
London | 1797 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 319.80 |
| 261 | [West, Thomas.] | A Guide to the Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire |
London | 1799 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 221.40 |
| 262 | Greene, John. | The Privileges of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City |
London | 1708 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 92.25 |
| 263 | Rouse, James | The Beauties and Antiquities of the County of Sussex forming a General Illustration of its Ecclesiastical and Castellated Remains |
London | 1825 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 233.70 |
| 264 | Laing, John (Borough Surveyor) | Map of Hastings and St. Leonards |
Hastings | January 1859 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 98.40 |
| 265 | Ure, David. | The History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride |
Glasgow | 1793 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 135.30 |
| 266 | Wright, G.N. | A Guide to the County of Wicklow |
London | 1822 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 172.20 |
| 267 | Gilpin, William. | Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of Wales |
London | 1792 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 147.60 |
| 268 | Skene, James. | A Series of Sketches of the Existing Localities Alluded to in the Waverley Novels |
Edinburgh | 1829 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 79.95 |
| 269 | Moss, W.G | The History and Antiquities of the Town and Port of Hastings |
London | 1824 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 79.95 |
| 270 | Powell, P.M | Hastings Guide |
Hastings | circa 1823 circa 1830; 1855 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 116.85 |
| 271 | Shoberl, Frederick | A Topological and Historical Description of the County of Sussex |
London | 1813 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 516.60 |
| 272 | Fleming , Ian | Goldfinger |
New York | 1959 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 369.00 |
| 275 | Toy, Barbara | The Highway of the Three Kings |
London | 1968 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 196.80 |
| 276 | Burnham, James | The Managerial Revolution, or What is Happening in the World Now |
London | 1942 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 221.40 |
