| 114 |
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BIBLE, in German. Translated by Martin LUTHER (1483-1546). Biblia, das ist, die gantze Heilige Schrifft Deudsch. |
1534 |
GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 |
GBP 604,800.00 |
| 94 |
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) |
Series of 43 autograph letters signed ('Albert Einstein' (4), 'Albert' (23), the later letters with variations on the pet-name 'Johannzel', two letters lacking signature) to his first wife, Mileva Maric, |
1898 - 1903 |
GBP 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 |
GBP 441,000.00 |
| 133 |
Major General William Thomas Eden (1768-1851), youngest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland |
A panoramic view of Calcutta, 1812 |
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GBP 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 |
GBP 327,600.00 |
| 7 |
The Psalter of Count Ludwig the Younger of Oettingen |
Psalter, in German with Latin incipits, illuminated manuscript on vellum, Swabia, 1418 |
1418 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 151,200.00 |
| 67 |
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) |
Autograph manuscript signed (at end, 'Igor Stravinsky'),The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu), Suite for small orchestra ('Instrumente pour petit orchestre'), the last 14 bars of the 'Berceuse' and the complete 'Final', |
1915-03-31 |
GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 |
GBP 126,000.00 |
| 8 |
Ovid (43BC - 17 or 18 AD) |
The Gladstone Metamorphoses, in Latin, manuscript on paper |
first half 15th century |
GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 |
GBP 119,700.00 |
| 72 |
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) |
Autograph manuscript signed (at end, 'Richard Wagner'), the first poetical draft of the libretto for Tannhauser, here titled 'Das Venusberg / Romantische Oper in 3 Acten', Dresden, 29 January -- 22 March 1843 |
29 January -- 22 March 1843 |
GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 |
GBP 119,700.00 |
| 132 |
FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814) |
A Voyage to Terra Australis; undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in his Majesty's Ship the Investigator. |
1814 |
GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 |
GBP 119,700.00 |
| 9 |
Virgil (70-19 BC) |
The Gladstone Aeneid, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper |
first half 15th century |
GBP 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 |
GBP 113,400.00 |
| 29 |
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) |
Autograph sketch leaf for the string quartet in C, op. 59 no.3, the second movement, |
1806 |
GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 |
GBP 113,400.00 |
| 110 |
HOMER (c. 8th century BCE) |
Opera, in Greek. Bound with:]QUINTUS Smyrnaeus (fl. 4th century). Posthomerica:] Derelictorum ab Homero libri quatuordecim, in Greek. - TRYPHIODORUS (3rd or 4th century). De Trojae excidio, in Greek. - COLLUTHUS. De raptu Helenae, in Greek. |
1504, c.1505 |
GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 |
GBP 113,400.00 |
| 149 |
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955) |
Uber die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Warme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flussigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen.' Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 17. |
1905 |
GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 |
GBP 113,400.00 |
| 10 |
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1440s |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 88,200.00 |
| 123 |
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642) |
Dialogo ... sopre i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico, e Copernicano. |
1632 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 88,200.00 |
| 129 |
VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798) |
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed ... and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. |
1798 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 88,200.00 |
| 135 |
[AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817).] |
Pride and Prejudice. |
1813 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 81,900.00 |
| 150 |
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955) |
'Ist die Tragheit eines Korpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhangig?' Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 18. |
1905 |
GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 |
GBP 81,900.00 |
| 6 |
Morigenes the Astrologer, Pseudo-Aristotle, Geber and others |
A compendium of alchemical texts, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
c.1400 |
GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 |
GBP 75,600.00 |
| 18 |
Manuel Chrysoloras (c.1350-1415) |
Erotemata, in Greek, decorated manuscript on paper |
final quarter 15th century |
GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 |
GBP 60,480.00 |
| 3 |
John of Freiburg (c.1250-1314) |
Summa confessorum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
first quarter 14th century |
GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 |
GBP 50,400.00 |
| 112 |
Homer (c. 8th century BCE) |
Commentary on the Iliad:] Homeri interpres pervetustus, in Greek, edited by Janus Lascaris (1445-1535). |
1517 |
GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 |
GBP 50,400.00 |
| 103 |
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (ascribed to) |
De potestate et sapientia Dei [Pimander], translated by Marsilius Ficinus (1433-1499). |
18 December 1471 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 |
GBP 44,100.00 |
| 20 |
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Book of Hours, use of Nevers, in French and Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1495-1500 |
GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 |
GBP 40,320.00 |
| 145 |
GOULD, John (1804-1881) |
The Birds of Great Britain. |
1862-1873 |
GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 |
GBP 40,320.00 |
| 109 |
SOPHOCLES (c. 496-406 BCE) |
Tragaediae Septem cum commentariis, in Greek. |
August 1502 |
GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 |
GBP 37,800.00 |
