Swann Galleries: Medicine, Natural History, Science & Technology, featuring The Leonard Gottlieb Collection of Books on Navigation and Related Subjects with a selection of Navigating and Surveying Intruments., 1498,

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 04, 1989 - May 04, 1989

Page Size: 444 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
108	SCOT, REGINALD	The Discoverie of Witchcraft . . . with an Introduction by Rev. Montague Summers.	[London]	1930	USD 80.00 - 120.00	143.00
109	SERRES, A.-E.-R.-A.	Recherches d'Anatomie Transcendante et Pathologique. Theorie des Formations et des Deformations Organiques, appliquee a l'Anatomie de Ritta-Christina, et de la Duplicite Monstrueuse.	Paris	1832	USD 300.00 - 400.00	550.00
110	STELLA, BENEDETTO	Il Tabacco.	Rome	1669	USD 300.00 - 400.00	275.00
111	SUE, JEAN-JOSEPH, the Elder	Anthropotomie; ou, L'Art d'injecter, de dissequer, d'embaumer et de conserver les Parties du Corps Humain, &c. . . .	Paris	1765	USD 150.00 - 200.00	99.00
112	TASSONI, GIULIO	Microcosmographia, seu parvi mundi descriptio juxta tres scientas philosophiam, medicinam & sacram theologiam.	Bologna	1588	USD 150.00 - 250.00	358.00
114	TORTI, FRANCESCO	Therapeutice specialis ad febres quasdam perniciosas, inopinato, ac repente lethales, una vera china china, peculiari methodo ministrata, sanabiles.	Modena	1712	USD 150.00 - 250.00	275.00
115	TORTI, FRANCESCO	Ad criticam dissertationem de abusu chinae chinae . . . a . . . Bernardino Ramazzino . . . Responsiones latro-Apologeticae.	Modena	1715	USD 100.00 - 150.00	248.00
116	TRALLES, BALTHASAR LUDWIG	Usus opii salubris et noxius in morborum medela.	Bratislava	1757--1762	USD 100.00 - 150.00	154.00
117	VALLES, FRANCISCO	In aphorismos, & libellum de alimento Hippocratis, commentaria.	Alcala	1561	USD 150.00 - 200.00	715.00
118	VALSALVA, ANTONIO MARIA	Opera . . . omnia recensuit, & auctoris vitam, suasque . . . epistolas addidit . . . Joannes Baptista Morgagnus.	Venice	1740	USD 150.00 - 250.00	550.00
119	VANDELLI, DOMENICO	Analisi d'Alcune Acque Medicinali del Modonese.	Padua	1760	USD 100.00 - 150.00	66.00
120	VAROLI, COSTANZO	De nervis opticis nonnullisqu; aliis praeter communem opinionem in humano capite observatis.	Padua	1573	USD 300.00 - 400.00	12,100.00
121	VARIGNANA, GUGLIELMO DA	Secreta sublimia ad varios curandos morbos.	(Pavia)	(1519)	USD 300.00 - 400.00	468.00
122	VARIGNANA, GUGLIELMO DA	Another edition.	(Lyons)	(1533)	USD 250.00 - 350.00	358.00
124	(VESALIUS, ANDREAS)	Group of 12 engraved plates of human bones (tabulae 11, 12, 14--20, 22--25, and 27) from Eduard Sandifort, Andreae Vesalii . . . tabulae ossium humanorum.	Leiden	1782	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,540.00
125	WECKER, JOHANN JACOB	Medicinae utriusque syntaxes, ex Graecorum, Latinorum, Arabumque thesauris.	Basel	1576	USD 150.00 - 250.00	110.00
126	ZAPATA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA	Secreti Varii di Medicina, e Chirurgia.	Venice	1677	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
129	AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES	The Original Water-color Paintings . . . for the Birds of America.	New York	1966	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
130	BACON, SIR FRANCIS	Sylva sylvarum; or, Naturall History.	London	1651	USD 80.00 - 120.00	220.00
131	BARTON, BENJAMIN SMITH	A Memoir concerning the Fascinating Faculty which has been ascribed to the Rattle-Snake, and other American Serpents.	Philadelphia	1796	USD 80.00 - 120.00	495.00
132	BARTON, WILLIAM P. C.	Compendium Florae Philadelphicae: containing a Description of the Indigenous and Naturalized Plants found with a Circuit of Ten Miles around Philadelphia.	Philadelphia	1818	USD 80.00 - 120.00	121.00
133	BEACH, S. A.	The Apples of New York.	Albany	1905	USD 80.00 - 120.00	77.00
134	BEEBE, WILLIAM	Two Bird Lovers in Mexico.	Boston	1905	USD 150.00 - 200.00	88.00
135	BEWICK, THOMAS	History of British Birds.	Newcastle	1797; 1804	USD 150.00 - 250.00	193.00
136	BIGELOW, JACOB	Florula Bostoniensis. A Collection of Plants of Boston and its Environs.	Boston	1814	USD 80.00 - 120.00	154.00
137	BRASHER, REX	Birds & Trees of North America.	New York	1961	USD 200.00 - 300.00	248.00
138	CAPEN, ELWIN A.	Oology of New England: A Description of the Eggs, Nests, and Breeding Habits of the Birds known to breed in New England.	Boston	1886	USD 80.00 - 120.00	143.00
141	DARWIN, CHARLES	The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication.	London	1868	USD 250.00 - 350.00	303.00
142	DARWIN, CHARLES	The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication.	London	1868	USD 150.00 - 250.00	248.00
143	DARWIN, CHARLES	On the Origin of Species.	London	1869	USD 60.00 - 90.00	121.00
144	DARWIN, CHARLES	The Descent of Man. Half-titles.	London	1871	USD 150.00 - 200.00	385.00
145	DARWIN, CHARLES	The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms.	London	1881	USD 150.00 - 250.00	154.00
146	DARWIN, CHARLES	Group of 6 later printings or editions.	London	vd	USD 250.00 - 350.00	220.00
147	(DARWIN, CHARLES.) Mueller, Hermann	The Fertilisation of Flowers . . . translated and edited by D'Arcy W. Thompson . . . with a Preface by Charles Darwin.	London	1883	USD 80.00 - 120.00	193.00
148	DARWIN, ERASMUS	Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life. Second edition of Volume 1, first edition of Volume 2. 10 plates. 2 volumes * The Botanic Garden. A Poem. Second American edition. 20 (of 22) plates. Together, 3 volumes	London, New York	1796; 1807	USD 80.00 - 120.00	66.00
149	DE KAY, JAMES	Zoology of New York; or, The New-York Fauna. 1. Mammalia. 3 black-and-white plates * 2. Birds. 141 color plates, approximately half with bird names entered in pencil or ink. Partial dampstaining of text leaves * 3/4. Reptiles and Amphibia. 23 color plates	New York	1842--1844	USD 500.00 - 750.00	1,045.00
150	DE KAY, JAMES	Zoology of New York . . . Part II. Birds.	Albany	1844	USD 250.00 - 350.00	413.00
151	DOUGHTY, J. and T.	The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports.	Philadelphia	1830; 1832	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	2,860.00
153	DUMERIL, A.-C.-M.	Considerations Generales sur les Insectes.	Paris	1823	USD 250.00 - 350.00	275.00
154	EATON, ELON HOWARD	Birds of New York.	Albany	1910; 1914	USD 100.00 - 150.00	66.00
155	EVANS, W. H.	A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum (Natural History).	London	1951--1955	USD 80.00 - 120.00	77.00
156	THE FARMER'S COMPLEAT GUIDE	/book_records/242864	London	1750	USD 100.00 - 150.00	66.00
157	FIELD, H. C.	The Ferns of New Zealand and its Immediate Dependencies, with Directions for their Collection and Cultivation.	London	1890	USD 100.00 - 150.00	220.00
159	FLORA AND SYLVA	A Monthly Review for Lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree, or Flower. Volumes 1--3 [ALL PUBLISHED].	London	1903--1905	USD 150.00 - 250.00	303.00
160	FORBES, HENRY O.	A Hand-Book to the Primates.	London	1894	USD 100.00 - 150.00	165.00
161	[FREARD DU CASTEL, RAOUL ADRIEN]	L'Ecole du Jardinier Fleuriste. Nouvelle Edition.	Yverdon	1767	USD 60.00 - 90.00	88.00
162	GIBSON, W. HAMILTON	Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms.	New York	1899	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
163	GODMAN, JOHN D.	American Natural History . . . Second Edition. 52 plates, including engraved additional titles. 3 volumes * Rambles of a Naturalist.	Philadelphia	1831; 1859	USD 80.00 - 120.00	55.00
164	GOULD, JOHN	Handbook to the Birds of Australia.	London	1865	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
165	GREEN, THOMAS	The Universal Herbal; or, Botanical, Medical, and Agricultural Dictionary.	Liverpool	[1818--1820]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	413.00
166	GREENEWALT, CRAWFORD H.	Hummingbirds.	Garden City	(1960)	USD 100.00 - 150.00	193.00
167	HARRIS, THADDEUS WILLIAM	A Report on the Insects of Massachusetts, Injurious to Vegetation.	Cambridge	1841	USD 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
168	HEDRICK, U. P.	The Grapes of New York.	Albany	1908	USD 100.00 - 150.00	143.00
169	HEDRICK, U. P.	The Plums of New York.	Albany	1911	USD 80.00 - 120.00	66.00
170	HEDRICK, U. P.	The Cherries of New York.	Albany	1915	USD 100.00 - 150.00	77.00
171	HENSHAW, H. W.	Report upon the Ornithological Collections made in Portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona during the Years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874.	Washington	1875	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
172	HERRERA, GABRIEL ALONSO	Della Agricoltura . . . tradotta di Lingua Spagnuola in Italiana.	Venice	1608	USD 150.00 - 250.00	99.00
175	HUBER, PIERRE	The Natural History of Ants.	London	1820	USD 150.00 - 250.00	121.00
176	HULME, F. EDWARD	Familiar Wild Flowers.	London	[1902]	USD 100.00 - 150.00	143.00
177	LAMARCK, J.-B.-P.-A. DE	Flore Francoise; ou, Description Succincte de Toutes les Plantes qui croissent naturellement en France.	Paris	1778	USD 350.00 - 500.00	523.00
178	LA QUINTINYE, JEAN DE	Trattato del Taglio degl'Alberi Fruttiferi.	Bassano	1697	USD 250.00 - 350.00	248.00
179	LAWRENCE, JOHN	The History and Delineation of the Horse.	London	1809	USD 100.00 - 150.00	66.00
180	MECKEL, JOHANN FRIEDRICH, the Younger	Ornithorhynchi paradoxi descriptio anatomica.	Leipzig	1826	USD 150.00 - 250.00	248.00
181	[MEREDITH, LOUISA ANNE]	The Romance of Nature; or, The Flower-Seasons Illustrated.	London	1836	USD 200.00 - 300.00	220.00
182	MILLER, PHILIP	The Gardeners Dictionary. Seventh edition.	London	1759	USD 100.00 - 150.00	154.00
183	MOFFETT, THOMAS	Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum.	London	1634	USD 350.00 - 500.00	468.00
184	MUELLER, SAMUEL	Vade-mecum Botanicum; oder, Beytraegliches Kraeuter-Buechlein.	Frankfurt	1687?	USD 100.00 - 200.00	220.00
185	MUIR, JOHN	Our National Parks.	Boston	(1901)	USD 100.00 - 150.00	193.00
186	MUIR, JOHN	Group of 5 FIRST EDITIONS.	Boston or New York	vd	USD 150.00 - 250.00	385.00
187	MURPHY, ROBERT CUSHMAN	Oceanic Birds of South America.	New York; AMNH	1936	USD 100.00 - 150.00	143.00
188	(MUSHROOMS.) Peck, Charles H.	Annual Report of the State Botanist of the State of New York.	Albany	1896	USD 100.00 - 150.00	88.00
189		NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK	Albany	1842--1843	USD 80.00 - 120.00	143.00
190		NEW ZEALAND FERNS	New Zealand, [New Zealand]	5 July 1880. circa 1880	USD 100.00 - 150.00	88.00
191	(NOVARA EXPEDITION)	Reise der Oesterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857--59. Group of 4 volumes only.	Vienna	vd	USD 150.00 - 250.00	121.00
192	OSTEN-SACKEN, C. F.; et al.	Diptera.	London	1886--1901	USD 150.00 - 250.00	220.00
193	PENNANT, THOMAS	British Zoology . . . New Edition.	London	1812	USD 150.00 - 250.00	165.00
196	POYNTING, FRANK	Eggs of British Birds, with an Account of Their Breeding-Habits.	London	1895--1896	USD 200.00 - 300.00	303.00
197	ROOSEVELT, THEODORE; and MINOT, H. D.	The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y.	Np	[1877?]	USD 100.00 - 150.00	220.00
199	SANTI, GIORGIO	Viaggio Primo [Terzo] per la Toscana.	Pisa	1795; 1806	USD 150.00 - 250.00	220.00
200	SHAW, GEORGE	Zoological Lectures.	London	1809	USD 100.00 - 150.00	220.00
201	SITWELL, SACHEVERELL; et al.	Old Garden Roses.	London	1955--1957	USD 100.00 - 150.00	193.00
202	SWAMMERDAM, JAN	Bybel der Natuure.	Leiden	1737--1738	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,650.00
203	[SYME, PATRICK]	A Treatise on British Song-Birds.	Edinburgh	1823	USD 150.00 - 250.00	385.00
204	THAYER, EMMA HOMAN	Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast * Wild Flowers of the Rocky Mountains.	New York	(1887); (1889)	USD 150.00 - 250.00	193.00
205	THORBURN, ARCHIBALD	Birds of Prey. Foreword by Iain Grahame.	Lamarsh, Suffolk	1985	USD 200.00 - 300.00	385.00
206	THORNTON, ROBERT JOHN	A New Family Herbal.	London	1810	USD 150.00 - 250.00	99.00
207	THORNTON, ROBERT	The Temple of Flora. Edited by G. Grigson and H. Buchanan.	(London)	(1951)	USD 100.00 - 150.00	193.00
208	VALLISNIERI, ANTONIO	Opere Diverse.	Venice	1715	USD 80.00 - 120.00	77.00
209	WARREN, BENJAMIN HARRY	Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania. Second edition, revised and augmented.	Harrisburg	1890	USD 100.00 - 150.00	66.00
210	WHITE, GILBERT	A Naturalist's Calendar, with Observation in Various Branches of Natural History.	London	1795	USD 80.00 - 120.00	132.00
211	ADAMS, GEORGE, the Younger	Geometrical and Graphical Essays . . . Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged by William Jones.	London	1797	USD 250.00 - 350.00	248.00
212	(ASTROLABE)	Group of 11 volumes.	Vp	vd	USD 300.00 - 500.00	523.00
213	(ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS)	Group of 4 volumes.	Vp	vd	USD 150.00 - 250.00	330.00
215	BAGROW, LEO	History of Cartography. Revised and enlarged by R. A. Skelton.	Cambridge	1964	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
216	BAKER, THOMAS	The Geometrical Key; or, The Gate of Equations Unlock'd: A New Discovery of the Construction of all Equations, howsoever affected, not exceeding the Fourth Degree . . . and the Finding of all their Roots . . . by a Circle, and any . . . Parabole.	London	1684	USD 350.00 - 500.00	275.00
218	BEDOS DE CELLES, FRANCOIS	La Gnomonique Pratique; ou, L'Art de tracer les Cadrans Solaires.	Paris	1760	USD 350.00 - 500.00	220.00
219	BELCHER, EDWARD	A Treatise on Nautical Surveying.	London	1835	USD 200.00 - 300.00	330.00
220	BILLMEIR, J. A.	A Catalogue of Scientific Instruments from the 13th to the 19th Centuries . . . from the Collection. With supplement.	Oxford	(1955); 1957	USD 80.00 - 120.00	88.00
221	BION, NICOLAS	The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. Translated from the French . . . to which are added, The Construction and Uses of such Instruments as are omitted by M. Bion . . . by Edmund Stone . . . Second Edition, to which is added a S	London	1758	USD 400.00 - 600.00	825.00
222	BIRD, JOHN	The Method of Constructing Mural Quadrants [Dividing Astronomical Instruments].	London	1768; 1767	USD 150.00 - 250.00	715.00

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