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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | LOCKYER, J. Norman. | Contributions to Solar Physics. |
London | 1874 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 89 | Set of books on screws, fasteners, and machining. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 90 | LYTTLETON, Charles. | Some Account of the Cathedral Church of Exeter. |
24th April | 1797 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 91 | Photography reference books, 20th century. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 94 | Set of Easton Press books, classic literature. |
Norwalk | 1975-1979. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 95 | MEYER, Martin. | The Science of Explosives. |
New York | 1943 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 96 | MORRIS, William O'Connor. | The Campaign of 1870-1. |
London | 1871 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 97 | MOUNTAINE, William. | The Practical Sea-Gunner's Companion. |
1747 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 98 | MUSPRATT, Sheridan. | Muspratt's Chemistry |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 100 | PERRY, Matthew. | Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. |
New York | 1857 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 101 | Set of Natural History books, 19th century. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 102 | PRESCOTT, William. | Spanish history volumes (set of 15). |
Philadelphia | 1875 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 103 | PRITCHARD, Andrew. | Notes on Natural History. |
London | 1844 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 105 | RAYMOND, Howard. | Cyclopedia of Mechanical Engineering. |
Chicago | 1908 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 107 | REMISE, Jac, REMISE, Pascale, and DE WALLE, Regis. | Magie lumineuse du theatre d'ombres a la lanterne magique. |
Paris | 1979 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 108 | RICHARDSON, Albert. | The Secret Service, the Field, and the Dungeon. BAKER, Lafayette. The United States Secret Service in the Late War. |
Hartford | 1865 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 110 | ROLLIN, Charles. | The Ancient History of the Egyptians. |
London | 1823 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 111 | RUSSELL, Henry. | History of Our War with Spain. |
Hartford | 1898 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 112 | SAAVEDRA, Miguel De Cervantes. | Don Quixote. |
London | MDCCCXLII [1842]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 113 | Set of Science Fiction books. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 116 | SONNINI, Charles. | Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt. |
London | 1799 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 117 | Set of photography books. 20th century. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 118 | Kodak Enlarger and photography books. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 119 | SPOFFORD, Ainsworth R. | The Library of Wit and Humor. |
Philadelphia | 1885 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 120 | STONE, S.J. In and Beyond the Himalayas |
London | 1896 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 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.