Grays Auctioneers: Objects of Desire, 22258, Cleveland,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | FRANKLAND, Edward | Experimental Researches in Pure, Applied, and Physical Chemistry |
London | 1877 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 169 | FRESNEL, Augustin | Rapport sur le microscope achromatique de M. Selligue |
Paris | 1824 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 170 | GRIFFITH, John William, and HENFREY, Arthur | The Micrographic Dictionary |
London | 1860 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 171 | HALES, Stephen | Statical Essays |
London | 1731 and 1733 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 172 | HOLLEY, Alexander | A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor |
New York | 1865 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 173 | HOMANS, James | Self-Propelled Vehicles |
New York | 1902 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 174 | HUMBOLDT, Alexander Von | Views on Nature, Humboldt's Cosmos, and Humboldt's Travels |
London | 1849-1853 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 175 | HUTTON, Charles | Tracts on Mathematical and Philosophical Subjects |
London | 1812 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 |
| 176 | INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS | Steam Engineering (5 Volumes) |
Scranton | 1902 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 177 | KNIGHT, Edward | American Mechanical Dictionary |
New York | 1874 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 112.50 |
| 178 | LOVETT, Richard | Philosophical essays |
London | 1766 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 179 | MACQUER, Pierre | Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry |
London | 1758 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 180 | MALHERBE, Oscar | Des Mitrailleurs |
Liege | 1871 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 181 | MARCY, Randolph Barnes | Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border |
New York | 1866 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 112.50 |
| 182 | MASSEY, Gerald | Ancient Egypt, the light of the world |
London | 1907 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 183 | Various Authors | Forty-one years in India |
London | 1912 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 184 | MOORE, Edward | Fables for the Female Sex |
London | 1766 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 185 | MOUNTAINE, William | The Practical Sea-Gunner's Companion |
London | 1747 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 186 | MULLER, John | A Treatise of Artillery |
London | 1768 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 187 | MUSPRATT, Sheridan | Muspratt's Chemistry |
Glasow | N.D | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 188 | NEWTON & CO. | Catalogue of Science Lanterns |
London | 1905 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 189 | NICHOLSON, John | The Operative Mechanic |
Philadelphia | 1831 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 190 | NOBLE, Edward | The Elements of Linear Perspective |
London | 1771 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 191 | ORTELIUS, Abraham | [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum] |
Missing | 1584 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 192 | PARRY, William | Journal of a Second Voyage |
London | 1821-1828 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.