Forum Auctions: A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library, 1139, London

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Auction Date
January 31, 2024 - January 31, 2024
Page Size: 338 items in 14 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Froissart (Jean)

The Cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretaine, Flaunders: and other places, vol.1 only,

1523 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
2 Ponet (John)

An Apologie fully aunsweringe by Scriptures and aunceant Doctors a blasphemose Book gatherid by D. Steph. Gardiner...and other Papists

Strasbourg, 1556 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
3 Kent.- Lambarde (William)

A Perambulation of Kent

1576 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,386.00
4 Legh (Gerard)

The Accedens of Armory, third edition, coloured copy,

1576 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 4,788.00
5 Family of Love.- Knewstub (John)

A Confutation of Monstrous and Horrible Heresies, taught by H.N. and embraced of a number, who call themselves the Familie of Love

1579 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,890.00
6 Strigel (Victorinus)

Part of the Harmony of King Davids Harp. Conteining the first XXI. Psalmes of King Dauid

1582 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
7 Heraldry.- Ferne (John)

The Blazon of Gentrie: Devided into two parts...

1586 GBP 700.00 - 900.00 GBP 1,071.00
8 Sternhold (Thomas)

The Whole Booke of Psalmes, collected into English meeter,

1586 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
9 Fale (Thomas)

Horologiographia. The Art of Dialling

1593 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 6,300.00
10 [Lewkenor (Sir Lewis)]

The Estate of English Fugitives under the king of Spaine and his ministers

1595 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,386.00
11 France.- de Serres (John)

An Historical Collection, on the Most Memorable Accidents, and Tragicall Massacres of France ...,

1598 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 882.00
12 Turkey.- Knolles (Richard)

The Generall Historie of the Turkes

1603 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,772.00
13 Tacitus (Publius Cornelius)

The Annales,

1605 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 630.00
14 Miniature Book.- Psalter (The)

or Psalmes of David, After the Translation of the Great Bible,

1606 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 GBP 1,386.00
15 Heath & well-being.- du Chesne (Joseph)

Diaeteticon Polyhistoricon

Paris, 1606 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,638.00
16 Doctrine of Equivocation.- Morton (Thomas)

A Full Satisfaction concerning a Double Romish Iniquitie; hainous Rebellion, and more then heathenish Aequivocation

1606 GBP 350.00 - 450.00 GBP 478.80
17 Netherlands.- [Le Petit (Jean Francois)]

A Generall Historie of the Netherlands

1608 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 756.00
18 Hall (Joseph)

Epistles, 3 vol. in 1

1608 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
19 Froissart (Jean)

An Epitome of Frossard...translated into English, By P. Golding,

1608 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 630.00
20 Jewel (John)

The Works... And a brief discourse of his life, 4 parts in 1 vol.

1609 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
21 Netherlands.- [Le Petit (Jean Francois)]

A Generall Historie of the Netherlands, edited and translated by Edward Grimestone,

1609 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 529.20
22 [Le Petit (Jean Francois)]

The Low-Country Common-Wealthtranslated by Edward Grimeston,

1609 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
23 Lyly (John)

Euphues and his England,

1609 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,142.00
24 Heraldry.- [Milles (Thomas)]

The Catalogue of Honor

1610 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
25 [Montreux (Nicholas de)]

Honours Academie. Or The Famous Pastorall, of the faire Shepheardesse, Iulietta...Done into English, by R.T.,

1710 [but 1610]. GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 378.00
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
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    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
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    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
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