Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana, 23758, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Galileo, 1638 | Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche |
Leiden | 1638 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 103 | Marcus Aurelius,1634 | His Meditations |
London | 1634 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 104 | William Bruton, 1638 | A Voyage to Bengalla |
London | 1638 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 105 | FONTANA, FRANCESCO, 1646 | Novae coelestium terrestriumq rerum observationes, Et fortasse hactenus non vulgatae |
Naples | 1646 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 106 | Rene Descartes, 1649 | A Discourse |
London | 1649 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 107 | Thomas Hobbes, 1651 | Leviathan, or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill |
London | 1651 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 108 | Christiaan Huygens, 1659 | Systema Saturnium |
The Hague | 1659 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 109 | Thomas Salusbury, 1661 | Galileus Galileus, His System of the World |
London | 1661 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 110 | Robert Hooke, 1665 | Micrographia |
London | 1665 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 111 | John Milton, 1669 | Paradise Lost |
London | 1669 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 112 | John Locke, 1690 | An Essay concerning Humane Understanding. |
London | 1690 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 113 | Francesco Carletti, [c. late 17th century] | Early manuscript account of his voyages |
[Italy, | late 17th century]. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 114 | Isaac Newton, 1704 | Opticks |
London | 1704 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 115 | NEWTON, ISAAC, 1729 | The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy |
London | 1729 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 116 | Benjamin Franklin, 1769 | Experiments and Observations on Electricity |
London | 1769 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 117 | [East India Company], 1773 | Account of a journey to India, with reference to the Siege of Tanjore |
1773 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 118 | Adam Smith, 1776 | The Wealth of Nations |
London | 1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 279,400.00 |
| 119 | Edgar Allan Poe, 1845 | Tales and The Raven, the Kaye copy |
New York | 1845 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 120 | R. Bowdler Sharpe, 1891-1898 | Birds of Paradise, and Bower-Birds |
London | 1891-1898. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 121 | A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, 1924--1928 | Complete Set of First Edition Pooh Books |
London | 1924 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 122 | James Iredell, c. June 1788 | An eloquent justification of the American Revolution and the preservation of the rule of law |
[Edenton, North Carolina, | c. June 1778]. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 123 | Henry Francis Greville, 29 May 1782 | On the Asgill Affair |
Lancaster, | 29 May 1782. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 124 | James Iredell, 30 July 1795 | Autograph letter signed on his Supreme Court duties and Jay's Treaty |
Philadelphia, | 30 July 1795. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 125 | Judah P. Benjamin, David Farragut, et al. | Notable military figures from the Civil War |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 | ||
| 126 | Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward, Edwin M. Stanton, et al. | Autographs from Abraham Lincoln's cabinet |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
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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.