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    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Christies: Valuable Books and Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name Valuable Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (GBP) 6,117,804.00
Auction Date July 13, 2022 - July 13, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 3,805,400.00
Sale Number #21033 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 5,644,100.00
Total Lots 250
Sold Lots 176 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 6,979,900.00
% of Lots Sold 70.40% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 10,389,600.00
Unsold Lots 74 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 58.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
170 NEWTON, Sir Isaac

Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Edited by Edmond Halley (1656-1743).

1687 GBP 350,000.00 - 500,000.00 GBP 680,400.00
191 DES BARRES, Joseph Frederick Wallet

The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain ... under the Directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

1776-1781. GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 GBP 630,000.00
154 FIBONACCI, Leonardo [c.1170-c.1250]; BOETHIUS, Anicius Manlius Severinus [c.480-524], GROSSETESTE, Robert [1175-1253]; [DE PULCHRO RIVO, Johannes, attrib.]

A sammelband of 5 mathematical texts, in Latin, illustrated manuscript on paper,

late 15th century. GBP 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 GBP 352,800.00
139 DARWIN, Charles Robert and Alfred Russel WALLACE

On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties.' In: Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9

1858 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 315,000.00
184 BESLER, Basilius

Hortus Eystettensis.

1613 GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 GBP 277,200.00
221 SIBTHORP, John, Sir James Edward SMITH, and John LINDLEY.

Flora Graeca: sive plantarum ranorum historia, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae.

1806-1840 watermarks from 1802-1847. GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 151,200.00
22 The Bari Atelier

Bible, with the Prologues attributed to St Jerome and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum

third quarter of the 13th century. GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 GBP 138,600.00
119 SOLINUS, Caius Julius

De mirabilibus mundi.

1473 GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 GBP 138,600.00
172 [NEWTON, Isaac].

Analysis per quantitatum series, fluxiones, ac differentias: cum enumeratione linearum tertii ordinis.

1711 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 126,000.00
140 DARWIN, Charles Robert

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

1859 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 119,700.00
167 KEPLER, Johannes

Harmonices mundi libri V.

1619 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 GBP 113,400.00
135 COPERNICUS, Nicolaus

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. - Georg Johann RHETICUS (1514-1574).

1566 GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 94,500.00
229 LORENTZ, Hendrik Antoon

Large collection of scientific publications by the Dutch Nobel laureate, H.A. Lorentz, from his own private library.

GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 GBP 94,500.00
63 MAHLER, Gustav

Autograph sketchleaf for the Ninth Symphony, comprising two sections of the third movement, 'Rondo Burleske',

n.d. 1909. GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 88,200.00
159 GALILEI, Galileo

Dialogo... sopre i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico, e Copernicano.

1632 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 88,200.00
26 TERENTIUS AFER, Publius

Comoedia, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum.

second quarter of the 15th century. GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
37 Associate of the Master of Sir George Talbot

Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum

GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
134 BRAHE, Tycho.

Historia coelestis. Edited by Albert Curtz.

1666 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
21

Pauline Epistles, glossed, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum

second half 12th century GBP 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 GBP 75,600.00
34 Robert Boyvin

Book of Hours, use of Rouen, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum

1490s GBP 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 GBP 75,600.00
217 RIEMANN, Georg Friedrich Bernhard

Ueber die Hypothesen, welche der Geometrie zu Grunde liegen. Bound With:] – Ueber die Fläche vom kleinsten Inhalt bei gegebener Begrenzung. And:] – Über die Darstellbarkeit einer Funktion durch eine trigonometrische Reihe.

1867 GBP 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 GBP 75,600.00
160 GALILEI, Galileo

Discorsi e Dimonstrazioni Matematiche, intorno due nuove scienze attenenti alla Mecanica & i Movimenti Locali.

1638 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 69,300.00
31 Circle of Taddeo Crivelli

Breviary, for Franciscan use, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum

c.1465 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 63,000.00
32 Follower of Jean Colombe

Book of Hours, use of Saintes, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum

c.1480 and c.1500 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 60,480.00
33 Master of Étienne Poncher

Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum

1490s GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 52,920.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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