Ader: Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts - Part II Part I, 171333, PARIS

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Auction Date: November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025

Page Size: 252 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
254		AEROSTATION. Imprime, [Mathurin BRISSON], Observations sur les nouvelles decouvertes aerostatiques, et sur la possibilite de pouvoir diriger les Ballons..., [1784]		[1784]	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 400.00
255	Francois ARAGO	Francois ARAGO (1786-1853). L.A.S., a son collegue Renouard			EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 162.50
256	[Amedee BARBIE DU BOCAGE	[Amedee BARBIE DU BOCAGE (1832-1890), geographe]. Correspondance de 35 lettres a lui adressees, la plupart L.A.S.			EUR 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
257	Charles-Francois BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE	Charles-Francois BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE (1766-1854) ingenieur hydrographe et cartographe. L.A.S., aux Seins 9 aout 1817, a un general	aux Seins	9 aout 1817	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
258	Antoine BECQUEREL	Antoine BECQUEREL (1788-1878), physicien. 4 L.A.S., 1858 et s.d., au chimiste Edmond Fremy (1814-1894), professeur au Museum		1858 et s.d.	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 250.00
259	Henri BECQUEREL	Henri BECQUEREL (1852-1908) physicien, decouvreur de la radioactivite. Manuscrit autographe signe, Rapport sur les travaux de Mr Andre Broca, [1902?]		[1902?]	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 1,750.00
260	Marcelin BERTHELOT	Marcelin BERTHELOT (1827-1907). L.A.S., 17 mars 1898, a un ami		17 mars 1898	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 75.00
261	Claude BERTHOLLET	Claude BERTHOLLET (1748-1822) chimiste. L.A.S. 17 octobre 1812, au Grand Maitre Louis de Fontanes			EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 375.00
262	Edouard BRANLY	Edouard BRANLY (1844-1940). L.A.S., 24 juillet 1915		24 juillet 1915	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 75.00
263	Nicolas BREMONTIER	Nicolas BREMONTIER (1738-1809) ingenieur, il fixa les dunes des Landes. L.A.S., Perigueux 6 septembre 1768	Perigueux	6 septembre 1768	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
264	[Pierre-Jean-Benjamin BROCA	[Pierre-Jean-Benjamin BROCA (1790-1877) chirurgien]. 40 lettres ou documents le concernant ou a lui adresses.			EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 875.00
265	Francois BROUSSAIS	Francois BROUSSAIS (1772-1838) medecin et chirurgien. 5 P.A., 1825-1827		1825-1827	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
266	Pierre-Auguste BROUSSONNET	Pierre-Auguste BROUSSONNET (1761-1807) medecin, naturaliste et botaniste. L.A.S. comme Secretaire perpetuel de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture, Paris 8 mai 1788, a M. de La Bergerie	Paris	8 mai 1788	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 62.50
267	Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON	Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON (1707-1788). L.S., au Jardin du Roi 23 janvier 1786	au Jardin du Roi	23 janvier 1786	EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 875.00
268	Albert CALMETTE	Albert CALMETTE (1863-1933) bacteriologiste. 18 L.A.S., Lille et Paris 1903-1931, au Dr Maurice de Fleury	Lille et Paris	1903-1931	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,875.00
269	Norbert CASTERET	Norbert CASTERET (1897-1987) speleologue. 5 manuscrits autographes, [vers 1940		[vers 1940	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
270	Jean CHARCOT	Jean CHARCOT (1867-1936) explorateur polaire. L.A.S., Avignon 13 mars 1912, a <>	Avignon	13 mars 1912	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 250.00
271	Jean CHARCOT.	Jean CHARCOT. L.A.S. <>, [Paris 13 avril 1914], au Dr Maurice de Fleury, au dos d'une carte postale illustree, avec adresse et timbre.	[Paris	13 avril 1914]	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 312.50
272	Georges CLAUDE	Georges CLAUDE (1870-1960), physicien. L.A.S., Rueil 3 fevrier 1931, a Charles Maurras a l'Action Francaise	Rueil	3 fevrier 1931	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
273	Philibert COMMERSON	Philibert COMMERSON (1727-1773) naturaliste et voyageur, il fit partie de l'expedition de Bougainville. Manuscrit autographe, octobre 1767		octobre 1767	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,375.00
274	Eve CURIE	Eve CURIE (1904-2007) fille de Pierre et Marie Curie. L.S., Saint-Moritz 29 juillet 1937, a Paul Brach	Saint-Moritz	29 juillet 1937	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 187.50
275	Georges CUVIER	Georges CUVIER (1769-1832). L.A.S., Paris 2 avril 1811, a Docteur Bayle, secretaire de l'Athenee de Medecine de Paris	Paris	2 avril 1811	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 250.00
276	Charles DARWIN	Charles DARWIN (1809-1882), le grand naturaliste anglais. L.A. (bas de la lettre coupe enlevant la signature), 12 novembre, [probablement au botaniste Gaetano Durando (1811-1892) a Alger]			EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,500.00
277	Robert Kennedy DUNCAN	Robert Kennedy DUNCAN (1868-1914), chimiste canado-americain			EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
278	Gustave EIFFEL	Gustave EIFFEL (1832-1923). L.A.S., 28 octobre 1906, a Mme Gabriel Ferrier		28 octobre 1906	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 562.50

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