Grays Auctioneers: From the Library to the Laboratory, 22885, Cleveland,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | FARADAY, Michael. | Chemical Manipulation. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 48 | GALSWORTHY, John. | The Forsythe Saga. |
London | 1951 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 51 | Set of books and notes on microscopes |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 53 | GREAVES, John. | The Origin and Antiquity of our English Weights and Measures. |
London | MDCCXLV [1745]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 55 | GREAVES, John. | Miscellaneous Works of Mr. John Greaves. |
London | 1737 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 56 | GRIFFITHS, F.A. | The Artillerist's Manual. |
London | 1843 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 58 | Set of Steam Engineering Books, 19th Century. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 60 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | For Whom the Bell Tolls. |
New York | 1940 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 62 | HERNDON, William and GIBBON, Lardner. | Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon. |
Washington | 1853 and 1854. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 63 | Set of books on lighting and lamps. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | ||
| 67 | HUGHES, Samuel. | A Treatise on Gas-Works. AND REES, G. O., The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies. |
London | MDCCCLIII [1853]. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 68 | HUNT, Edmund. | Color Vision |
London | 1892 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 70 | Set of books on architecture and building. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 71 | JEHL, Francis. | Menlo Park Reminiscences |
Dearborn | 1937-1941. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 73 | KEIZER, Jacob. | Nieu en Accurat Geographies Kaart - Boekje. |
Almelo. | Circa 1764. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 74 | KINGLAKE, Alexander. | The Invasion of the Crimea. |
London | 1863 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 75 | KINGLAKE, Alexander. | The Invasion of the Crimea. |
London | 1863 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 76 | KOESTLER, Arthur. | Darkness at Noon. |
New York | 1941 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 77 | LAPLACE, Pierre-Simon (1749-1827). | Exposition du Systeme du Monde. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 79 | LARDNER, Dionysius. | The microscope. |
London | 1856 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 80 | Set of lantern and photography books. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 81 | Lenses and Books on Lenses. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 82 | Books on travels and explorations. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 84 | LEA, M. Carey. | A Manual of Photography. |
Philadelphia | 1868 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 87 | Set of books on light. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
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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.