Bonhams: IMPORTANT SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, & ALCHEMY RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - online 4/28, 29469, New York

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Auction Date
May 07, 2024 - May 07, 2024
Page Size: 24 items in 1 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN. 1715-1771.

De L'homme.

London [i.e. The Hague] 1773 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
2 MAIER, MICHAEL. 1568--1622.

Atalanta fugiens hoc est, Emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica.

Oppenheim 1618 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 38,400.00
3 MYSTERIUM MAGNUM.

Illustrated alchemical manuscript of Rosicrucian origin on the "Mysterium Magnum Studium Universale,"

 18th-century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 33,280.00
4

De consolatione philosophiae. [With commentary ascribed to Thomas Aquinas.]

Nuremberg 1476 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 23,040.00
5 DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.

Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836.

 London 1839 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
6 DE BROGLIE, LOUIS. 1892-1987.

Autograph Manuscript Signed ("M. de Broglie") on the problem of defining matter after the quantum revolution he helped ignite [published as "Le reel en petitesse"],

 Paris 1954 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
7 [DESCARTES, RENE.] LE GRAND, ANTOINE.

An Entire Body of Philosophy, according to the Principles of the famous Renate Des Cartes.

London 1694 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
8 EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

"Erklarung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitatstheorie."

Offprint from 1915 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
9 EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

The Meaning of Relativity.

Princeton 1950 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
10 HERTZ, HEINRICH. 1857-1894.

Autograph Manuscript, a heavily annotated and corrected draft of his 1891 tribute to his mentor Hermann von Helmholtz on his 70th birthday,

 1891 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
11 POSTEL, GUILLAUME. 1510-1581.

Abrahami Patriarchae liber Iezirah, sive Formationis mundi.

Paris 1552 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,800.00
12 LAPLACE, PIERRE SIMON. 1749-1821; HAUY, RENE JUST. 1743-1822.

Autograph Manuscript Signed ("La Place" and "Hauy") in the hand of Laplace, being Laplace's report (with Hauy) to l'Academie des Sciences on Malus's work on double refraction and Huygen's law,

 1808 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,040.00
13 MAIMONIDES (MOSES BEN MAIMON). 1138-1204.

Dux seu director dubitantium aut perplexorum.

[Paris] 1520 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,480.00
14 RECORDE, ROBERT. c.1510-1558.

Whetstone of Witte.

London 1557 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,520.00
15 STAMPA, JOSEPHO [GIUSEPPE] MARIA. 1666-1734.

Autograph Mathematical Manuscript in Italian and Latin, "De Sectionibus Conicis. Libris Quator,"

 18TH-CENTURY USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
16 MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK. 1831-1879.

Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism.

Oxford 1873 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 21,760.00
17 NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727.

Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.

London 1726 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 76,700.00
18 NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727.

Autograph alchemical manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," being Newton's "key" to Johannes de Monte-Snyders' Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico, an important component of his alchemical thought,

 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 Not Sold
19 GROSSCHEDEL, JOHANN BAPTISTE; DE BRY, JOHANN THEODOR, printer; MERIAN, MATTHIAS, engraver.

Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum.

Frankfurt c.1618. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 33,280.00
20 PLANCK, MAX. 1858-1947.

Autograph Letter Signed ("M. Planck") to Dr. Ludwik Silberstein solving an equation for a special case that Silberstein had inquired about,

 Berlin 1897 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
21 PLATO. FICINO, MARCELLO, Translator.

Timaeus [WITH:] Critias.

Florence 1484 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 61,440.00
22 SCHRODINGER, ERWIN. 1887-1961.

Typed Letter Signed ("E. Schrodinger") to Wilhelm Wien ("Hochverehrter Herr Geheimrat!)" on the success of the Davisson-Germer experiments and the landmark Solvay Conference in Belgium,

 Berlin 1927 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 Not Sold
23 SHANNON, CLAUDE E. 1916-2001.

"A Mathematical Theory of Communication." Offprint from: Bell System Technical Journal, Vol. 27 (July and October).

New York 1948 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 17,920.00
24 TESLA, NIKOLA. 1856-1943.

Typed Letter Signed ("N. Tesla") to N.S. Amstutz advising on his experiments with induction coils,

 New York, 1894 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,600.00
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Dedication copy. Est: €120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: €25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: €80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: €60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: €18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: €28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: €9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
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