Bonhams: The Arthur E. Lyons MD Collection of Medical and Scientific Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Arthur E. Lyons MD Collection of Medical and Scientific Books | Total Sales (USD) | 883,292.80 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2024 - June 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 550,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #29491 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 824,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 147 | ||
| Sold Lots | 125 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 619,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.03% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 929,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 95.06% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | VESALIUS, ANDREAS. 1514-1564. | De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. |
June 1543. | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 203,700.00 |
| 51 | GERSDORFF, HANS VON. 1455-1529. | Feldtbuch der wundartzney. |
1517 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 70,350.00 |
| 67 | KETHAM, JOHANNES DE. FL. 1490-1500. | Fasciculus medicinae. --- Gonsilium pro peste evitanda. --- Anatomia. |
1495 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 70,350.00 |
| 95 | PARE, AMBROISE. C.1509-1590. | La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. |
1561 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,600.00 |
| 98 | PARE, AMBROISE. c.1510-1590. | Les Oeuvres. |
1575 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,600.00 |
| 7 | BERENGARIO DA CARPI, GIACOMO. C.1460-1530. | Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. |
1518 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 13 | BRIGHT, RICHARD. 1789-1858. | Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. |
1827-1831. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 114 | REISCH, GREGOR. 1470-1525. | Margarita Philosophica. |
1508 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 27 | COWPER, WILLIAM. 1666-1709. | The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life.... |
1698 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 100 | PARE, AMBROISE. C.1510-1590. | The Workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Th: Johnson. |
1634 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 14 | BRUNO DA LONGOBURGO. 1200-1286. | La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. |
1510 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 16 | CASSERIO, GUILIO CESARE. 1552-1616. | Tabulae anatomicae LXXIIX ... Daniel Bucretius ... XX que deerant supplevit et omnium explicationes addidit. |
1627 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 141 | WILLIS, THOMAS. 1621-1675. WREN, CHRISTOPHER. Illustrator. | Cerebri anatome: cui accessit nervorum descriptio et usus. |
1664 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 83 | KOLBE, DIETRICH W. | 11-piece kit, 1858-1866, including Chassaigne's ecraseur, 4 forceps, trephine, bone chisel and hammer, surgical elevator, chain saw, |
1858-1866 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 9 | BIDLOO, GOVARD 1649-1713. | Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. |
1685 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 28 | CROCE, GIOVANNI ANDREA DELLA. 1509?-1575. | Chirurgia libri septem.... |
1573 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 115 | RIDLEY, HUMPHREY. 1653-1708. | The Anatomy of the Brain. |
1695 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 49 | GALE, THOMAS. C.1507-1586. | Certaine Workes of Chirurgerie, newly compiled and published. |
1563 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 120 | SCHWANN, THEODOR. 1810-1882. | Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. |
1839 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 139 | WEPFER, JOHANN JAKOB. 1620-1695. | Observationes anatomicae, ex cadaveribus eorum, quos sustulit apoplexia. |
1658 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 2 | ALBUCASIS (ABU QASIM KHALAF IBN ABBAS AL ZAHRAWI). 936-1013. ET AL. | Methodus medendi certa, clara et breuis pleraq[ue] quae ad medicinae partes omnes praecipue quae ad chirurgiam requiruntur libris III.... |
1541 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 44 | FORESTUS, PETRUS (PIETER VAN FORREST). 1521-1597. | Observationum et curationum medicinalium libri tres. |
1590 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 121 | SCULTETUS, JOHANNES. 1595-1645 | Cheiroplotheke, seu armamentarium chirurgicum XLIII. |
1655 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 138 | WATSON, CRICK & THE DISCOVERY OF DNA. | 2 landmark articles: |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,320.00 | |
| 3 | ARGELLATA, PIETRO DE. D. 1423. | Chirurgia. |
1497/1498. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
