Sothebys: Atlases, Travel and Natural History including The Properties of The Trustees of Sir Leonard J. Milburn, Bt., deceased The Royal Scottish Geographical Society Bell Mead Educational Trust and The Melvin Milligan Burton Collection, HARE,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 26, 1992 - June 26, 1992
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBIN (ELEAZAR) | A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH INSECTS | 1749 |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,320.00 | |
| 2 | AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) | THE BIRDS OF AMERICA | New York, Amsterdam | 1971-1972 |
GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 5,280.00 |
| 3 | AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES) AND JOHN BACHMAN | THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA | New York | 1854 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 3,080.00 |
| 4 | BONAPARTE (CHARLES LUCIEN JULES LAURENT, Prince de Canino) | ICONOGRAFIA DELLA FAUNA ITALICA | Rome | 1832-1841 |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | 6,050.00 |
| 5 | BROOKSHAW (GEORGE) | SIX BIRDS [GROUPS OF FRUIT, GROUPS OF FLOWERS] | 1819 |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,760.00 | |
| 6 | BUCHOZ (PIERRE JOSEPH) | HISTOIRE UNIVERSELLE DU REGNE VEGETAL | Paris | 1773-1778 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | BUFFON (GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC, comte de) | NATURGESCHICHTE DER VOGEL | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,420.00 | ||
| 8 | BULLER {Sir WALTER LAWRY) | A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND | [1887-] 1888 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,100.00 | |
| 9 | CLUSIUS (CAROLUS) | RARIORUM PLANTARUM HISTORIA | Antwerp | 1601 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,210.00 |
| 10 | COLLAERT (ADRIAEN) | FLORILEGIUM ab Hadriano Collaert caesatum | Antwerp | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,045.00 | |
| 11 | CURTIS (JOHN) | BRITISH ENTOMOLOGY | 1824-1839 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,540.00 | |
| 12 | CURTIS (WILLIAM) | LECTURES ON BOTANY | 1805 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 660.00 | |
| 13 | CURTIS (WILLIAM) | FLORA LONDINENSIS | 1817-1828 |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 6,380.00 | |
| 14 | [DICKSON (R.W.)] | THE NEW FLORA BRITANNICA | 1812 |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | DONOVAN (EDWARD) | AN EPITOME OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INSECTS OF CHINA | 1798 [-1799] |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 1,760.00 | |
| 16 | DONOVAN (EDWARD) | AN EPITOME OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INSECTS OF INDIA, AND THE ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN SEAS | 1800 [-1804] |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 2,970.00 | |
| 17 | DRESSER (HENRY EELES) | A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE | 1871-1881 |
GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 5,940.00 | |
| 18 | EDWARDS (GEORGE) | A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS [-GLEANINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY] | [c. 1752]-1747-1764 |
GBP 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 8,250.00 | |
| 19 | ELWES (HENRY JOHN) | A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS LILIUM | [1877-] 1880 |
GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 6,050.00 | |
| 20 | FORSTER (JOHANN REINHOLD) | INDISCHE ZOOLOGIE | Halle | 1795 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,870.00 |
| 21 | GOULD (JOHN) | A MONOGRAPH OF THE ODONTOPHORINAE, OR PARTRIDGES OF AMERICA | [1844-]1850 |
GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 4,950.00 | |
| 22 | GOULD (JOHN) | A MONOGRAPH OF THE ODONTOPHORINAE, OR PARTRIDGES OF AMERICA | [1844-]1850 |
GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 4,400.00 | |
| 23 | GOULD (JOHN) | ICONES AVIUM | 1837-1838 |
GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 4,400.00 | |
| 24 | HARRIS (MOSES) | THE AURELIAN. A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES | 1778 |
USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 25 | DEVERIA (LAURE) | FLEURS DESSINEES D'APRES NATURE | Paris | [c. 1833-1838] |
USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 26 | GOULD (JOHN) | THE BIRDS OF EUROPE | [1832-] 1837 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 45,000.00 | 44,000.00 | |
| 27 | HARVEY (WILLIAM HENRY) | PHYCOLOGIA AUSTRALICA | 1858 [-1863] |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 880.00 | |
| 28 | HERBERT (WILLIAM) | AMARYLLIDACEAE | 1837 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 550.00 | |
| 29 | HETLEY (G.B.) | THE NATIVE FLOWERS OF NEW ZEALAND | Wellington | 1889 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 495.00 |
| 30 | [HILL (Sir JOHN)] | EDEN: OR, A COMPLEAT BODY OF GARDENING | 1757 |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,420.00 | |
| 31 | HUMPHREYS (H.N.) AND J.O. WESTWOOD | BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 990.00 | ||
| 32 | JONSTONUS (JOANNES) | HISTORIAE NATURALIS DE QUADRUPEDIBUS | Amsterdam | 1657-1665 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 3,300.00 |
| 33 | HOOKER (JOSEPH DALTON) | THE RHODODENDRONS OF SIKKIM-HIMALAYA | 1849 [-1851] |
GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 7,150.00 | |
| 34 | LEAR (EDWARD)---SOWERBY (JAMES DE CARLE) AND EDWARD LEAR | TORTOISES, TERRAPINS, AND TURTLES drawn from Life | 1872 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,760.00 | |
| 35 | LEAR (EDWARD)---SWAINSON (WILLIAM) | ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS | 1829-1832 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 36 | GOULD (JOHN) | THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN | [1862-] 1873 |
GBP 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 | 35,200.00 | |
| 37 | GOULD (JOHN) | THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN | [1862-] 1873 |
GBP 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 | 33,000.00 | |
| 38 | LEWIN (WILLIAM) | THE INSECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN | 1795 |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,760.00 | |
| 39 | LINDLEY (JOHN) | ROSARUM MONOGRAPHIA | 1820 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 660.00 | |
| 40 | LINNAEUS (CARL) | HORTUS CLIFFORTIANUS | Amsterdam | 1737 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,650.00 |
| 41 | LODDIGES (CONRAD) & SONS | THE BOTANICAL CABINET | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 5,500.00 | ||
| 42 | LOUDON (JANE WELLS) | BRITISH WILD FLOWERS | 1846 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 825.00 | |
| 43 | LOUDON (JANE WELLS) | THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN OF ORNAMENTAL ANNUALS | 1840 |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 44 | LOUDON (JANE WELLS) | THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN OF ORNAMENTAL BULBOUS PLANTS | 1841 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,640.00 | |
| 45 | MALHERBE (ALFRED) | MONOGRAPHIE DES PICIDEES OU HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES PICIDES, PICUMNINES, YUNCINES OU TORCOLS | Metz | [1859-] 1861-1862 |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 46 | MILLAIS (JOHN GUILLE) | BRITISH DIVING DUCKS | 1913 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 1,210.00 | |
| 47 | MOFFETT (THOMAS) | INSECTORUM SIVE MINIMORUM ANIMALIUM THEATRUM | 1634 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 935.00 | |
| 48 | MORRIS (BEVERLEY R.) | BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL | 1855 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,430.00 | |
| 49 | MORRIS (BEVERLEY R.) | BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL | 1891 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 990.00 | |
| 50 | REDOUTE (PIERRE JOSEPH) | LES ROSES | Paris | 1817-1824 |
USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 51 | REDOUTE (PIERRE JOSEPH) | LES LILIACEES | Paris | 1802-1816 |
GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 13,200.00 |
| 52 | NORTH (ROGER) | A TREATISE ON FISH AND FISH-PONDS | [watermarked 1824] |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,485.00 | |
| 53 | ELLIOT (DANIEL GIRAUD) | A MONOGRAPH OF THE PHASIANIDAE OR FAMILY OF THE PHEASANTS | New York | [1870-] 1872 |
GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 48,400.00 |
| 54 | NAUMANN (JOHANN ANDREAS) | NATURGESCHICHTE DER VOGEL MITTELEUROPAS | [1896-] 1905 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,045.00 | |
| 55 | NOZEMAN (CORNELIUS) , MARTINUS HOUTTUYN AND JAN CHRISTIAAN SEPP | NEDERLANDSCHE VOGELEN | Amsterdam | 1770-1829 |
GBP 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 17,600.00 |
| 56 | OEDER (GEORG CHRISTIAN) AND OTHERS | [FLORA DANICA] | Copenhagen | 1766-1782 |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 57 | DESCUBES (A.) | ORCHIDS | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | 550.00 | ||
| 58 | PARKINSON (JOHN) | THEATRUM BOTANICUM: THE THEATER OF PLANTS | 1640 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,980.00 | |
| 59 | PARKINSON (JOHN) | PARADISI IN SOLE PARADISUS TERRESTRIS | 1629 |
GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | 1,430.00 | |
| 60 | PAXTON (JOSEPH) | MAGAZINE OF BOTANY, AND REGISTER OF FLOWERING PLANTS | 1841-1836-1849 |
GBP 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 6,600.00 | |
| 61 | PENA (PETRUS) AND MATTHIAS DE L'OBEL | IN G. RONDELLETII. . .METHODICAM PHARMACEUTIC AM OFFICINAM ANIMADVERSIONES | London | 1605 |
USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 62 | [PFEIFFER (LUDWIG GEORG KARL AND CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH) | ABBILDUNG UND BESCHREIBUNG BLUHENDER CACTEEN | Cassel | 1843-1850 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,540.00 |
| 63 | RAVENSCROFT (EDWARD JAMES) | THE PINETUM BRITANNICUM | Edinburgh and London | [1863-] 1884 |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 64 | ELLIOT (DANIEL GIRAUD) | A MONOGRAPH OF THE PARADISEIDAE, OR BIRDS OF PARADISE | London | 1873 |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 11,000.00 |
| 65 | LEAR (EDWARD) | ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FAMILY OF PSITTACIDAE, OR PARROTS | [1830-] 1832 |
GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | 27,500.00 | |
| 66 | RONALDS (HUGH) | PYRUS MALUS BRENTFORDIENSIS | 1831 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,320.00 | |
| 67 | ROSCOE (MARGARET) | FLORAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SEASONS | [watermarked 1834-1836] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 68 | [ROUPELL (ARABELLA E.)] | SPECIMENS OF THE FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA | 1849 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 69 | ROUSSEAU (JEAN JACQUES) | LA BOTANIQUE | Paris | 1822 |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | 2,750.00 |
| 70 | SCLATER (PHILIP LUTLEY) AND W.H. HUDSON | ARGENTINE ORNITHOLOGY | 1888-1889 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,760.00 | |
| 71 | SMITH (JAMES EDWARD) | ICONES PICTAE PLANTARUM RARIORUM | London | 1790-1793 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 72 | SCLATER (PHILIP LUTLEY) AND OLDFIELD THOMAS | THE BOOK OF ANTELOPES | 1894-1900 |
GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | 4,620.00 | |
| 73 | SWAINSON (WILLIAM) | ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS | 1820-1821 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 74 | SWEET (ROBERT) | GERANIACEAE. THE NATURAL ORDER OF GERANIA | 1820-1830 |
GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 5,500.00 | |
| 75 | SWEET (ROBERT) | THE BRITISH FLOWER GARDEN | 1823-1838 |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 6,050.00 | |
| 76 | SPARRMAN (ANDERS) | MUSEUM CARLSONIANUM | Stockholm | 1786-1789 |
USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 77 | THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) | TEMPLE OF FLORA | 1812 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 3,300.00 | |
| 78 | THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) | TEMPLE OF FLORA | 1812 |
GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | 3,300.00 | |
| 79 | WARNER (ROBERT) AND OTHERS | THE ORCHID ALBUM | 1882-1884 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 3,850.00 | |
| 80 | WHITE (GILBERT) | THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE | 1789 |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 81 | WILKES (BENJAMIN) | THE ENGLISH MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES | [1749] |
USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 82 | WILLMOTT (ELLEN) | THE GENUS ROSA | [1910-] 1914 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,430.00 | |
| 83 | BROWN (JOHN EDNIE) | THE FOREST FLORA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Adelaide | [1882-1890] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 880.00 |
| 84 | BULLER (Sir WALTER LA WRY) | A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND | [1872-] 1873 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,430.00 | |
| 85 | SANDER (FREDERICK) | REICHENBACHIA | St. Albans | 1888-1892 |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 86 | GARRARD (GEORGE) | A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF OXEN, COMMON IN THE BRITISH ISLES | 1800 [-1815] |
GBP 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | 3,300.00 | |
| 87 | NEWCASTLE (WILLIAM CAVENDISH, Duke of) | A GENERAL SYSTEM OF HORSEMANSHIP IN ALL ITS BRANCHES | 1743 |
GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 4,840.00 | |
| 88 | DRUMMOND DE MELFORT (GUY, comte de) | TRAITE DE CAVALLERIE | Paris | [1776] |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,090.00 |
| 89 | ADAM (ROBERT) | RUINS OF THE PALACE OF THE EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN AT SPALATRO IN DALMATIA | 1764 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,155.00 | |
| 90 | CHAMBERS (WILLIAM) | A TREATISE ON CIVIL ARCHITECTURE | 1768 |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | 770.00 | |
| 91 | CAMPBELL (COLEN) AND OTHERS | VITRUVIUS BRITANNICUS | 1715-1717-1725 |
GBP 4,500.00 - 5,000.00 | 7,150.00 | |
| 92 | GIBBS (JAMES) | A BOOK OF ARCHITECTURE | 1728 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,870.00 | |
| 93 | WARE (ISAAC) | A COMPLETE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE | 1767 |
GBP 500.00 - 600.00 | 770.00 | |
| 94 | GOETGHEBUER (PIERRE-JACQUES) | CHOIX DES MONUMENS | 1827 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 95 | CARY (JOHN) | CARY'S NEW AND CORRECT ENGLISH ATLAS | 1 September 1787 |
GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | 550.00 | |
| 96 | KITCHIN (THOMAS) | A GENERAL ATLAS | 1795 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 2,420.00 | |
| 97 | ALBUM OF ENGRAVINGS | [c. 1780-1840s] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 935.00 | ||
| 98 | DUBOURG (MATTHEW) | VIEWS OF THE REMAINS OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS IN ROME | 1820 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,210.00 | |
| 99 | HANFSTAENGL (FRANZ) | DlE VORZUGLICHEN GEMALDE DER KoNIGLICHEN GALERIE IN DRESDEN | Dresden | 1852 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 440.00 |
| 100 | MARRONI (SALVATORE) | NUOVA RACCOLTA DEI PRINCIPALI COSTUMI DI ROMA E SUOI CONTORNI | Rome | [c. 1840?] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 990.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.