Sotheby Parke Bernet: CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS AND PERIODICALS. COMPRISING, ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 16TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY; AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO LINCOLNSHIRE; CONTINENTAL BOOKS OF THE 16TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY, INCLUDING BOOKS RELATING TO THE REFOR, 1982(JOURNAL),

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 10, 1982 - May 10, 1982

Page Size: 577 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		Advances in Electronics & Electron Physics			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
2		Archives of General Psychiatry			GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
3		Calcified Tissue Research			GBP 40.00 - 60.00	16.00
4		Index of the Periodical Dental Literature			GBP 50.00 - 90.00	110.00
5		Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	110.00
6		A London Bibliography of the Social Sciences		1931-1977	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	110.00
7		Medical History		1957-63	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
8		Nuclear Physics...			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
9		Physical Review Letters		1958-70	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
10		The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child		1945-1975	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	154.00
11		Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus		1927-56	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	154.00
12		Scottish Medical Journal...			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	27.00
13		Chemical Society of London. Journal and Transactions		1879	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	264.00
14		American Chemical Society. Journal		1921-68	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	7.00
15		Society of Chemical Industry. Journal		1882-1948	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	8.00
16		Aberdeen University Library. Bulletin		1911-31	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	22.00
17		Advances in Physics		1952-71	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
18		The Aeronautical Journal		1913-74	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
19		The Analytical Society. Memoirs		1813	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	44.00
20		Annals of Anatomy and Physiology		1850-53	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	5.00
21		Annals [later Journal] of Natural History		1838-1980	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
22		The Anthropological Society of London...			GBP 400.00 - 800.00	1,430.00
23		Archaelogia...			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	396.00
24		Ashmolean Society of Oxford. Transactions...			GBP 50.00 - 80.00	110.00
25		The Asiatic Journal & Monthly Register		1816-35	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	187.00
26		Associated Electrical Industries [AEI]. Research Series		1955-65	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	11.00
27		The Assurance Magazine		1852-63	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	27.00
28		Astronomical Observations made at the Observatory at Cambridge		1832-1928	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	44.00
29		Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory		1834-86	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
30		Astronomical Society of London. Memoirs...			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	132.00
31		Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society. Proceedings			GBP 100.00 - 150.00	121.00
32		The Berwickshire Naturalists' Club		1885-1973	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	176.00
33		Birmingham [Natural History and] Philosophical Society. Proceedings	Birmingham	1879-1929	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	8.00
34		Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Transactions and Proceedings	Edinburgh	1840-1980	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	638.00
35		The Botanical Society of London		1839	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	33.00
36		The British Almanac		1828-1886	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	220.00
37		The British and Foreign Medical Review...			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	198.00
38		British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of meetings...			GBP 150.00 - 300.00	352.00
39		British Astronomical Association. Journal		1922-73	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	5.00
40		British Intelligence Objectives		1942-58	GBP 40.00 - 400.00	154.00
41		The British Journal for the History of Science		1962-1979	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	132.00
42		The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science	Edinburgh, etc.	1951-76	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	242.00
43		British Rainfall			GBP 10.00 - 20.00	66.00
44		British Society of Dowsers. Journal		1933-61	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	11.00
45		Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany		1955-80	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	242.00
46		Bulletin of British Museum (Natural History). Entomology		1950-80	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	770.00
47		Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Geology		1949-79	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	418.00
48		Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical		1953-81	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	176.00
49		Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Minerology		1950-74	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	33.00
50		Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology		1950-80	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	715.00
51		Building Science Abstracts			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	264.00
52		The Bulletin of the Imperial Institute		1927-48	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	9.00
53		Bureau of Chemical Abstracts. British Chemical Abstracts [later British Chemical and Physiological Abstracts, then British Abstracts]		1936-53	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	9.00
54		Cambridge Mathematical Journal...			GBP 50.00 - 100.00	110.00
55		Cambridge Philosophical Society. Proceedings...			GBP 400.00 - 800.00	572.00
56		Chemical Society of London. Memoirs [and Proceedings]...			GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
57		The Civil Engineer & Architects Journal			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	1,650.00
58		The Clinical Society of London. Transactions		1868-1907	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	77.00
59		The College Courant,. . . Glasgow University		1949-78	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	11.00
60		Colonial Plant and Animal Products		1950-56	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	4.00
61		The Critical Review		1900-1904	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	4.00
62		Crystallogical Society, Proceedings		1877-82	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	38.00
63		Current Advances in Ecological Science		1975-81	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	99.00
64	Curtis (W.) & others	The Botanical Magazine			GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	5,720.00
65		Deep Sea Research		1953-70	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	374.00
66		Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Radio Research Board		1923-53	GBP 40.00 - 70.00	11.00
67		Discovery Reports		1929-76	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	880.00
68		Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats		1912-32	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	104.00
69		Dun Echt Observatory Publications		1876-85	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	13.00
70		East India Association. Journal		1867-93	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	55.00
71		East of Scotland Union of Naturalists' Societies		1885-95	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
72		The Edinburgh Almanac		1832-1932	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	143.00
73		Edinburgh Geological Society		1870-1963	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	308.00
74		Edinburgh Journal of Natural and Geographical Science		1830-32	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
75		The Edinburgh Journal of Science ed. Brewster		1824-32	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
76		Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Proceedings		1909-1957	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
77		Edinburgh Naturalists' Field Club. Transactions		1886-1915	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
78		Edinburgh & Leith Engineers Society. . . Proceedings		1874-80	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	99.00
79		Egypt Exploration Fund [later British School of Archaeology in Egypt]. Publications		1885-1927	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	770.00
80		The Electrical Engineer. . . with which is incorporated "Electric Light"		1888-1911	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	55.00
81		The Electrician		1879-1916	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	71.00
82		Endeavour		1942-74	GBP 120.00 - 240.00	93.00
83		The English Mechanic		1895-1920	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	242.00
84		The Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists Field Club...			GBP 150.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
85		Faculty of Actuaries		1904-80	GBP 70.00 - 90.00	5.00
86		Faraday Society...			GBP 150.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
87		Fishery Board for Scotland		1883-1921	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
88		Foreign Quarterly Review		1827-46	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	242.00
89		Foreign Review and Continental Miscellany		1828-30	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	99.00
90		Forest Products Research Board. Reports		1928-55	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	60.00
91		Forestry		1927-72	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	330.00
92		Fuel Research Board. Reports...			GBP 40.00 - 60.00	5.00
93		Gaelic Society of Glasgow		1887-94	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	19.00
94		The Gardeners' Chronicle		1887-1920	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	220.00
95		The Gentleman's Magazine		1851-63	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	189.00
96		Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta		1951-70	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	110.00
97		The Geological Magazine or Monthly Journal of Geology		1864-1978	GBP 300.00 - 600.00	2,090.00
98		Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire		1856-1978	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	110.00
99		The Geological Record		1875-89	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	55.00
100		Geological Society of Dublin [later Royal Geological Society of Ireland]		1833-87	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	506.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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