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Fonsie Mealy’s
Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
18th June 2025Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde. -
Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 30806, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | CATO, MARCUS PORCIUS. 95-46 BCE., And MARCUS TERENTIUS VARRO. 116-27 BCE. | Libri de re rustica. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,152.00 | ||
| 27 | GRAUNT, JOHN. 1620-1674. | Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index and made upon the bills of mortality.... |
London | 1662 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 28 | PETTY, WILLIAM. 1623-1687. | Political Arithmetick, or a Discourse concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings.... |
London | 1691 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 29 | PETTY, WILLIAM. 1623-1687. | The Political Anatomy of Ireland... To which is added Verbum sapienti.... |
London | 1691 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 30 | PETTY, WILLIAM. 1623-1687. | Political Survey of Ireland. |
Dublin | 1719 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 435.20 |
| 31 | BLOME, RICHARD. 1635-1705. Engraver. | The Gentleman's Recreations. |
London | 1710 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 32 | HALLEY, EDMOND, editor. | Miscellanea Curiosa, Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature.... |
London | 1726-1723-1727. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 33 | 1. BURLAMAQUI, JEAN-JACQUES. 1694-1748. | Principes du droit naturel. |
Geneva | 1747 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 307.20 |
| 34 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-1823. | The Commercial and Political Atlas: Representing, by Means of Stained Copper-Plate Charts, the Progress of the Commerce, Revenues, Expenditure and Debts of England during the Whole of the Eighteenth Century. |
London | 1786 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 35 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-1823. | Lineal Arithmetic; applied to shew the Progress of the Commerce and Revenue of England during the present century. |
London | 1798 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,144.00 |
| 36 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-1823. | The Statistical Breviary: shewing the resources of every state and kingdom .... |
London | 1801 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-1823. DONNANT, D.F., trans. | Elemens de statistique, ou l'on demontre, d'aprees un principe entierement neuf, les ressources de chaque Royaume, Etat et Republique de l'Europe.... |
Paris | 1802 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 38 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM, trans. 1759-1823. DONNANT, | Statistical Account of the United States of America. |
London | 1805 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 39 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-183. | A fair and candid address to the nobility and baronets of the United Kingdom. |
London | 1809 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 40 | PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM. 1759-1823. | Two Autograph Letters Signed: |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 640.00 | ||
| 41 | SPEECHLY, WILLIAM. 1735-1819. | A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine. |
York | 1790 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 537.60 |
| 42 | SMITH, ADAM. 1723-1790. | Essays on Philosophical Subjects. |
London | 1795 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,664.00 |
| 43 | BOOLE, GEORGE. 1815-1864. | The Mathematical Analysis of Logic. |
Cambridge | 1847 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 44 | WICKSELL, KNUT. 1851-1926. | Uber Wert, Kapital und Rente nach den neueren nationalokonomischen Theorien. |
Jena | 1893 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
| 45 | PARETO, VILFREDO. 1848-1923. | Manuale di economia politica con una introduzione alla scienza sociale. |
Milan | 1906 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 46 | POINCARE, HENRI. 1854-1912. | Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Henri Poincare"), "Le Hasard," a final draft (printer's copy) of his important epistemological analysis of chance, |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 47 | RICIUS, PAULUS. 1480-1541. | De sexcentum & tredecim mosaice sanctionis edictis. Eiusdem Philosophica: prophetica: ac talmudistica pro christiana veritate tuenda cum iuniori Hebreorum synagoga mirabili ingenij acumine disputatio. Eiusdem In cabalistarum seu allegorizantium eruditione |
Pavia | 1510 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 48 | GIKATILLA, JOSEPH BEN ABRAHAM. 1248-1305. RICIUS, PAULUS, translator. | Portae Lucis. |
Augsburg | 1516 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | SPINOZA, BARUCH. 1632-1677. | Tractatus theologico-politicus continens dissertationes aliquot.... |
Hamburg | 1672 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 50 | GORDON, GEORGE NICOL. 1822-1861. | Autograph manuscript signed on the lower cover ("George Gordon/West River"), lectures on exegesis of the Bible and an essay, "," |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 307.20 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
