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<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. <i>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.</i> Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1876. $14,000 to $18,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> BATEMAN, JAMES. <i>The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.</i> London: J. Ridgway & Sons for the author, [1837]-1843. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> WHITMAN, WALT. <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> Brooklyn: [For the author by Andrew and James Rome,] 1855. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> LEE, HARPER. Three “Seckatary Hawkins”-related books inscribed and signed by Harper Lee. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> POE, EDGAR ALLAN. <i>The Raven.</i> New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. $120,000 to $180,000. -
<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Macbeth: A Tragedy.</i> London, 1673. FIRST SEPARATE AND FIRST QUARTO EDITION. THE CHARLTON HESTON COPY. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. <i>In Our Time.</i> Paris, 1924. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. <i>Fanshawe, A Tale.</i> Boston, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. <i>Walden; Or, Life in the Woods.</i> Boston, 1854. FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.</i> London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO, Brewster/Bentley issue. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> STEIG, WILLIAM. Original maquette and 58 finished drawings for <i>The Agony in the Kindergarten,</i> one of Steig's most important books. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> VERNE, JULES. <i>A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.</i> New York & London, 1872. FIRST EDITION, RARE AMERICAN ISSUE, with Scribner & Welford cancel title. $5,000 to $8,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> KING, STEPHEN. <i>Carrie.</i> New York, 1974. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $1,200 to $1,800.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE MACINTOSH PROTOTYPE. 1983. The earliest known Macintosh with "Twiggy" drive, one of only two known working machines. $120,000 to $180,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> PLATO. <i>Timaeus</i> [AND] <i>Critias</i> [from Ficini's 1484 Opera]. A LANDMARK OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA. Sketch of the Analytical Engine Invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London, 1843. FIRST EDITION, JOURNAL ISSUE, MOST IMPORTANT PAPER IN EARLY DIGITAL COMPUTING. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE-1 COMPUTER. Signed by Steve Wozniak, used in development of Apple II. $200,000 to $300,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. <i>On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.</i> London, 1859. FIRST EDITION. $80,000 to $120,000. -
<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> [EINSTEIN, ALBERT]; JOHN GRAUDENZ [PHOTOGRAPHER]. Photographic portrait of Albert Einstein by John Graudenz, taken circa 1928. $15,000 to $25,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> ENIGMA M4. A fully operational four-rotor ("M4") Kriegsmarine Enigma Cipher Machine. Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany, Heimsoeth und Rinke, 1942. $300,000 to $500,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> FEYNMAN, RICHARD P. <i>“Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman”. Adventures of a Curious Character.</i> New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> An intact egg of the Aepyornis Maximus, or Elephant Bird. Pre-17th century, Madagascar. $35,000 to $45,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Palm frond with fish. Green River Formation, Wyoming, United States. <i>Sabalites sp.,</i> and <i>Diplomystus dentatus</i> Cenozoic, Eocene (53-33 million years ago). $60,000 to $70,000. -
<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.
Binoche et Giquello: Books and Manuscripts, 100043, rue La Boetie, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- 12/11/2019 - 12/11/2019
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGRIPPA (Heinrich Cornelius) | De incertitudine & vanitate omnium scientiarum & artium liber. | Leyde | 1643 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 2 | ALBERTUS MAGNUS | De secretis mulierum item De virtutibus herbarum lapidum et animalium. | Amsterdam | 1669 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 3 | ALBERTUS MAGNUS | Les Admirables secrets. | Lyon | 1743 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 4 | ARNAULD (Pierre) | Philosophie naturelle de trois anciens philosophes renommez Artephius, Flamel, & Synesius, Traitant de l'Art occulte, & de la Transmutation metallique. | Paris | 1682 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 5 | BACON (Francis) | Opera omnia. | La Haye | 1694 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 6 | BACON (Francis) | Opera omnia. The Works. | Londres | 1730 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown |
| 7 | BASILE VALENTIN | Chymische Schrifften. | Hambourg | 1717 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 8 | [BARENT (Coenders van Helpen)] | Escaliers des sages ou la Philosophie des anciens. | Gröningue | 1686 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 9 | BÉGUIN (Jean) | Les Élémens de chymie. | Rouen | 1627 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 10 | BELOT (Jean) | Les Oeuvres. | Rouen | 1640 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 11 | BERNARD LE TRÉVISAN | De chymico miraculo, quod Lapidem Philosophiae appellant. | Bâle | 1583 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 12 | [BERNARD LE TRÉVISAN] | Le Texte d'alchymie, et le Songe-verd. | Paris | 1695 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 13 | BRENDEL (Zacharie) | Chimia in artis formam redacta. | Iéna | 1641 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 14 | CARTARI (Vincent) | Les Images des dieux des Anciens, contenans les idoles, coustumes, ceremonies & autres choses appartenans à la Religion des payens. | Lyon | 1581 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 15 | CROLLIUS | La Royalle chymie. | Paris | 1633 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 16 | DANTE | Dante. Con l'espositione sopra la sua Comedia dell'Inferno, del Purgatorio, & del Paradisio. | Venise | 1568 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 17 | DIVERS TRAITEZ DE LA PHILOSOPHIE NATURELLE. | Paris | 1672 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 18 | [DUTOIT MAMBRINI] | La Philosophie divine, appliquée aux lumières naturelle, magique, astrale, surnaturelle, céleste et divine, ou aux Immuables vérités que Dieu à révélées de lui-même & de ses oeuvres [...]. | S.l.n.n. | 1793 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 19 | [ESPAGNET (Jean d')] | Arcanum hermeticae philosophiae opus. | Genève | 1653 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 20 | ETZLER (Auguste) | Isagoge physico-magico-medica. | Strasbourg | 1631 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 21 | FIRMICUS (Julius) | Astronomicorum libri octo [...]. Marci Manilii astronomicorum libri quinque. Arati Phaenomena [...]. | S.l.n.d. au colophon : Reggio d'Émilie | 1503 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown |
| 22 | GEMINUS | Elementa Astronomiae Graecè & Latinè. | Leyde, à la fin : Altdorf | 1603, 1590 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 23 | GIUNTINI (François) | Tractatus judicandi revolutiones nativitatum. | Lyon | 1570 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 24 | GLAUBER (Johann Rudolph) | Operis mineralis. | Amsterdam | 1651-1652. | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 25 | GLAUBER (Johann Rudolph) | Furni novi philosophici, Sive descriptio artis destillatoriae novae. | Amsterdam | 1651 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
