Christies: Printed Books, Natural History and Science including an important collection of Herbals. The Properties of Racquet & Tennis Club, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Stanford University Libraries and from various sources., 7518,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 29, 1992 - October 29, 1992
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | ELLIOT, DANIEL GIRAUD | A Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants. | New York | [1870-] 1872 |
USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | 52,800.00 |
| 102 | ELLIOT, DANIEL GIRAUD | A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise. | New York | 1873 |
USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | 22,000.00 |
| 103 | GOULD, JOHN and NICHOLAS AYLWARD VIGORS | A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. | London | 1831-] 1832 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 14,300.00 |
| 104 | GOULD, JOHN | The Birds of Europe. | London | [1832-] 1837 |
USD 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | 52,800.00 |
| 105 | GOULD, JOHN | ícones Avium, or Figures and Descriptions of New and Interesting Species of Birds from Various Parts of the Globe ... forming a Supplement to his previous works. | London | August 1837-August 1838 |
USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | 6,600.00 |
| 106 | GOULD, JOHN | The Birds of Australia, [1840-] 1848; with Supplement | both London | [1851-] 1869 |
USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 107 | GOULD, JOHN | A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partidges of America. | London | [1844-] 1850 |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 108 | GOULD, JOHN | The Mammals of Australia. | London | [1845-] 1863 |
USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 109 | GOULD, JOHN and RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE | A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, with Supplement. | Supplement | [1880-] 1887 |
USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | 99,000.00 |
| 110 | GOULD, JOHN and RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE | The Birds of Asia. | London | 1850-1883 |
USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | 88,000.00 |
| 111 | GOULD, JOHN | A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons. | London | [1858-] 1875 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 18,700.00 |
| 112 | GOULD, JOHN | The Birds of Great Britain. | London | [1862-] 1873 |
USD 55,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 113 | GOULD, JOHN and RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE | The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. | London | 1875-1888 |
USD 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | 52,800.00 |
| 114 | SHARPE, RICHARD BOWDLER | Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-Birds. | London | 1891-1898 |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 42,900.00 |
| 115 | SHARPE, RICHARD BOWDLER | An Analytical Index to the works of the late John Gould ... with a biographical memoir and portrait. | London | 1893 |
USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | 4,180.00 |
| 116 | GOULD, JOHN and NICHOLAS AYLWARD VIGORS | A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. | London | 1831-1832 |
USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 10,450.00 |
| 117 | GOULD, JOHN | The Birds of Europe. | London | [1832-] 1837 |
USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | 60,500.00 |
| 118 | GOULD, JOHN | A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America. | London | [1844-] 1850 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 9,900.00 |
| 119 | GOULD, JOHN | The Mammals of Australia. | London | [1845-] 1863 |
USD 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | 44,000.00 |
| 120 | GOULD, JOHN | A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds. | London | [1849-] 1861 |
USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | 60,500.00 |
| 121 | GOULD, JOHN | A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons. | London | [1858-] 1875 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 14,300.00 |
| 122 | GOULD, JOHN | The Birds of Great Britain. | London | [1862-] 1873 |
USD 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 123 | GOULD, JOHN and RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE | [Cover-title:] Monograph of the Pittidae. | London | 1 October 1880-1881 |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 7,700.00 |
| 124 | RAFINESQUE, CONSTANTINE SAMUEL | Ichthyologia Ohiensis, or Natural History of the Fishes inhabiting the River Ohio and its tributary streams, preceded by a physical description of the Ohio and its branches. | Lexington, Kentucky | 1820 |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 3,300.00 |
| 125 | WILLIAMSON, Captain THOMAS and SAMUEL HOWITT | Oriental Field Sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East; and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the Natural History of ... undomesticated animals ... interspersed with a variety of original, a | London | [1805-] 1807 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 8,800.00 |
| 126 | WILSON, ALEXANDER | American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. | Philadelphia | 1808-1814 |
USD 7,000.00 - 11,000.00 | 7,150.00 |
| 127 | WILSON, ALEXANDER | American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. | New York and Philadelphia | 1829 |
USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 8,250.00 |
