Christies: Valuable Books and Manuscripts, 23880, London - King Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | BOCK, Hieronymus (1489?-1554) | Kreuterbuch |
Strasbourg | 1 April 1546 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 153 | BOORDE, Andrew (?1490-1549) | [The breuiary of helthe |
London | 15 July 1547 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 154 | GEMINUS, Thomas (1510-1562) | Compendiosa totius anatomic delincatio |
London | 1553 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 |
| 155 | AVICENNA (980-1037) | Liber canonis |
Venice | 1555-1557 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 156 | COLOMBO, Matteo Realdo (1494-1559) | De re anatomica libri XV. |
Venice | 1559 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 21,590.00 |
| 157 | GESNER, Conrad (1516-1565) | A new booke of destillatyon of waters |
London | 1565) | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,445.00 |
| 158 | GESNER, Conrad (1516-1565) | De omni rerum fossilium genere |
Zurich | 1565 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 159 | GESNER, Conrad (1516-1565) | The newe Iewell of Health |
London | 1576 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 |
| 160 | [HERBAL] | The greate Herball |
London | 1561 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 161 | BANISTER, John (1540-1610) | The historie of man |
London | 1578 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 |
| 162 | BRIGHT, Timothie (1550-1615) | Hygieina |
London | 1582-1583 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 163 | BRIGHT, Timothie (1550-1615) | A treatise of melancholy. |
London | 1586 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |
| 164 | BARTISCH, Georg (1537-1606) | Ophthalmodouleiain Greek das ist |
Dresden | 1583 | GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 165 | GUILLEMEAU, Jacques (1550-1613) | Traite des maladies de l'oeil. |
Paris | 1585 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 166 | GUILLEMEAU, Jacques (1550-1613) | A worthy treatise of the eyes. Translated by Anthony Hunton (d.1624). |
London | circa 1587 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
| 167 | GUILLEMEAU, Jacques (1550-1613) | Child-birth or |
London | 1612 | Not Available | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 168 | READ, John (fl. 1587-1588, editor) -- ARCEO, Francisco (1494-1575) | A most excellent and compendious method of curing woundes in the head |
London | 1588 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 14,605.00 |
| 169 | MONARDES, Nicolas (c.1512-1588) | Joyfull Newes Out of the New-found Worlde. Translated by John Frampton. |
London | 1596 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 |
| 170 | LOWE, Peter (c.1550-1610) | The whole course of chirurgerie |
London | 1597 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 17,780.00 |
| 171 | TAGLIACOZZI, Gaspare (1545-1599) | De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem. |
Venice | 1597 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,715.00 |
| 172 | CASSERIO, Giulio Cesare (c. 1552-1616) | Pentaestheseion |
Venice | 1609 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 173 | SPACKMAN, Thomas (fl. early 17th century) | A declaration of such greivous accidents as commonly follow the biting of mad Dogges |
London | 1613 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,350.00 |
| 174 | WOODALL, John (?1556-1643) | The surgions mate |
London | 1617 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,080.00 |
| 175 | ASELLI, Gaspare (1581-1625) | De lactibus sive lacteis venis. |
Milan | 1627 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 |
| 176 | HARVEY, William (1578-1657) | Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus. |
Frankfurt | 1628 | GBP 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 | GBP 1,016,000.00 |
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![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.