Sothebys: VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS and HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, SEAL,

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Auction Date
June 25, 1956 - June 25, 1956
Page Size: 799 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Glauber (J. R.) Works

1689

GBP - 30.00
102 Gobert (T.) Gobert (T.) Paris

1702

GBP - 4.50
103 Goldsmith (O.) Goldsmith (O.)

GBP - 4.00
104 [Gott (Samuel)] The divine history of the genesis of the world explicated and illustrated America

1670

GBP - 8.50
105 Gravesande (W J. van's) Mathematical elements of natural philosophy confirmed by experiments

1720

GBP - 6.00
106 Gravesande (W. J. van's) Mathematical elements of physicks

GBP - 5.00
107 Gravesande (W. J. van's) Mathematical elements of natural philosophy

GBP - 1.00
108 Gray (G. J.) Bibliography of the works of Sir Isaac Newton

GBP - 13.00
109 Gregory (D.) Elements of catoptrics and dioptrics

GBP - 3.50
110 Grew (N.) Musaeum Regalis Societatis natural and artificial rarities preserved at Gresham Colledge

1681

GBP - 5.00
111 Grollier (G., Comte de Serviere) Recueil d'onvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique Lyon

1719

GBP - 11.00
112 Grotius (H.) Syntagma Arateorum opus poeticae et astronomiae studiosis utilisimum Leyden

1600

GBP - 4.00
113 GUARINI (CAMILLE GUARINO) Caelestis mathematicae Milan

1683

GBP - 28.00
114 Gunter (E.) The description and use of the sector

1636

GBP - 6.00
115 Guyot Nouvelles recreations physiques et mathematiques, Paris

1772-75

GBP - 5.00
116 Gyraldus (L. G.) De re nautica libellus Basle

1540

GBP - 2.00
117 [Hale (Sir Matthew)] Difficiles nugae

1674

GBP - 16.00
118 [Hale (Sir M.)] Observations touching the principles of natural motions

1677

GBP - 14.00
119 [Hale (Sir M.)] Difficiles nugae

GBP - 4.50
120 Hale (Sir M.) The primitive origination of mankind [Wing, H 258]

GBP - 3.00
121 Hales (S.) A description of ventilators

1743

GBP - 6.00
122 Hales (S.) Statical Essays Paris

1779

GBP - 5.00
123 Halifax (Charles, Earl of) Works and life

GBP - 7.00
124 Hauksbee (Francis) Physico mechanical experiments

1719

GBP - 10.00
125 Hauksbee (F.) Experiences physico-mechaniques

GBP - 3.00
126 Hauksbee (Francis) the younger. A course of mechanical London

1730

GBP - 19.00
127 Harrison (J.) The principles of Mr. Harrison's time-keeper

GBP - 14.00
128 Helsham (J.) A course of lectures in natural philosophy

GBP - 4.00
129 [Hemsterhuis (F.)] Sophyle

GBP - 3.50
130 Henrion (D.) Memoires mathematiques premier volume

GBP - 3.50
131 Hero of Alexandria Spiritualium liber ... ex Graeco nuper in Latinum conversus Paris

1583

GBP - 7.00
132 Hero of Alexandria Gli artificiosi e curiosi moti spiritali

GBP - 2.50
133 Hero of Alexandria, translated [by J. G. Greenwood] and edited by Bennet Woodcroft Pneumatics

1851

GBP - 5.00
134 HEVELIUS (J.) MACHINAE COELESTIS pars prior [only] Danzig

1673

GBP - 50.00
135 Hill (John) The construction of timber

1770

GBP - 7.50
136 Hill (John) A review of the works of the Royal Society of London

GBP - 2.00
137 Hill (John) Essays in natural history and philosophy

GBP - 7.00
138 Hobbes (T.) Opera philosophica Amsterdam

1668

GBP - 10.00
139 HOOKE (ROBERT) LECTIONES CUTLERIANAE: or

1674-78

GBP - 190.00
140 Hooke (R.) Posthumous Works

1705

GBP - 14.00
141 Hooke (R.) Philosophical experiments and observations

1726

GBP - 9.50
142 Hooper (W.) Rational recreations

1774

GBP - 3.50
143 Horst (T. van der) Theatrum machinarum universale Amsterdam

1736-37

GBP - 15.00
144 Huret (Gregoire) Optique de portraiture et peinture Paris

1670

GBP - 12.00
145 Hutchinson (F.) An historical essay concerning witchcraft

GBP - 10.00
146 Huygens (C.) The celestial worlds discover'd

1698

GBP - 22.00
147 Huygens (C.) Nouveau traite de la pluralite des mondes Amsterdam

1718

GBP - 2.50
148 Huygens (C.) Opera varia Leyden

1724

GBP - 11.00
149 Huygens (C.) Opera reliqua Amsterdam

1728

GBP - 6.00
150 Jones (W.) Synopsis palmariorum matheseos

GBP - 7.50
151 JORDANUS Nemorarius Boethius, and Faber Stapulensis Arith-metica decern libris demonstrata Paris

1514

GBP - 26.00
152 La Chambre (M. Cureau de) La lumiere

GBP - 2.00
153 La Hire (P. de) Sectiones conicae in novem libros distributae

GBP - 4.50
154 LANA TERZI (F.) PRODROMO overo saggio di alcune inventioni nuove premesso all'arte maestra Brescia

1670

GBP - 34.00
155 Leadbetter (C.) Astronomy

GBP - 6.00
156 Lemery (N.) Cours de chymie nouvelle edition augmentee par M. Baron

GBP - 6.50
157 [Leurechion (J.)] Mathematicall recreations

1633

GBP - 5.00
158 Leybourn (W.) Cursus mathematicus

1690

GBP - 12.00
159 [L'Hopital (G. F. A. de, Marquis de Sainte-Mesme)] Analyse des infiniment petits Paris

1696

GBP - 10.00
160 Libri (G.) Histoire des sciences mathematiques en Italie

GBP - 14.00
161 Lipstorp (D.) Specimina philosophiae Cartesianae quibus accedit eiusdem authoris Copernicus redivivus Leyden

1653

GBP - 4.50
162 Manilius (M.) Astronomicon libri quinque

GBP - 7.00
163 [Manley (Mrs. Mary de la Riviere)] Secret memoirs and manners of several persons of quality of both sexes from the New Atlantis

GBP - 1.00
164 Marat (Jean Paul) Recherches physiques sur le feu Paris

1780

GBP - 9.50
165 Marat (J. P.) Recherches physiques sur l'electricite Paris

1782

GBP - 10.00
166 Martin (B.) A new and compendious system of optics

GBP - 22.00
167 Martin (B.) The philosophical grammar

GBP - 4.00
168 Maseres (Francis) A dissertation on the use of the negative sign in algebra

GBP - 10.00
169 Maupertius (P. L. Moreau de) Discours sur les differentes figures des astres

GBP - 7.00
170 Miscellanea Curiosa

1726, '23, '27

GBP - 6.00
171 Miscellanea Curiosa

1726, '23, '27

GBP - 4.50
172 Miscellanea curiosa mathematica [edited by Francis Holliday]

GBP - 8.50
173 Miscellaneous scientific books

GBP - 100.00
174 Miscellaneous scientific books

GBP - 8.00
175 Molyneux (W.) Dioptrica nova

1692

GBP - 30.00
176 Monte (G. del) Guidi Ubaldi e Marchionibus Montis mechanic-orum liber Venice

1615

GBP - 2.50
177 Montucla (J. E.) Histoire des mathematiques Paris

1799-1802

GBP - 22.00
178 Moore (Sir Jonas) A new system of mathematicks

1681

GBP - 17.00
179 Morgan (A. de) A budget of paradoxes

GBP - 4.00
180 Morgan (A. de) A budget of paradoxes

GBP - 3.00
181 Mottelay (P. F.) Bibliographical history of electricity and magnetism

1922

GBP - 4.50
182 Moxon (J.) A tutor to astronomie and geographie

1659

GBP - 4.00
183 Moxon (J.) Mechanick exercises

1703

GBP - 4.50
184 Moxon (J.) A tutor to astronomy and geography

GBP - 4.00
185 Musschenbroek (P. van) Physicae experimentales et geometricae Leyden

1729

GBP - 6.00
186 Musschenbroek (P. van) Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem Leyden

1762

GBP - 2.00
187 Musschenbroek (P. van) The elements of natural philosophy

GBP - 2.00
188 Mydorge (C.) Examen du livre des recreations mathematiques

GBP - 3.50
189 NAPIER (JOHN) A DESCRIPTION OF THE ADMIRABLE TABLE OF LOGARITHMES London

1616

GBP - 26.00
190 Naude (G.) Apologie pour les grands hommes soupconnez de magie

GBP - 5.50
191 Newton (Sir Isaac)-Varenius (B.) Geographia universalis summa cura quam plurimis in locis emendata Cambridge

1672

GBP - 32.00
192 NEWTON (Sir ISAAC) OPTICKS

1704

GBP - 48.00
193 Newton (Sir I.) Analysis per quantitatem series

1711

GBP - 24.00
194 Newton (Sir I.) Analysis per quantitatem series

GBP - 26.00
195 Newton (Sir I.) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica Cambridge

1713

GBP - 11.00
196 Newton (Sir I.) Optice

1719

GBP - 8.00
197 Newton (Sir I.) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica

1726

GBP - 4.00
198 Newton (Sir I.) Lectiones opticae nunc primum ex MSS. in lucem editae

1729

GBP - 22.00
199 Newton (Sir I.) The method of fluxions and infinite series

1736

GBP - 19.00
200 Newton (Sir I.) The method of fluxions and infinite series

1736

GBP - 14.00
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