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Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 6/25

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Auction Name Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 6/25 Total Sales (USD) 364,201.50
Auction Date July 08, 2020 - July 08, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 240,900.00
Sale Number #26075 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 366,700.00
Total Lots 141
Sold Lots 86 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 417,300.00
% of Lots Sold 60.99% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 627,600.00
Unsold Lots 55 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 58.03%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
81 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616.

Macbeth: A Tragedy. Acted at the Dukes-Theatre.

1673 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 75,075.00
37 ROBERTS, DAVID. 1796-1864.

Egypt and Nubia from Drawings Made on the Spot ... with Historical Descriptions by William Brockendon.

1846-9 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 25,075.00
103 BOSQUI, EDWARD. 1832-1917.

Memoirs.

1904 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,325.00
21 BRUNUS ARETINUS, LEONARDUS. 1369-1444.

De bello Italico adversus Gothos gesto.

1471 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,075.00
34 HILL, JOHN. 1716-1775.

Compleat Body of Gardening.

1757 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,075.00
106 CALIFORNIA MISSIONS: 1787. CHARLES III OF SPAIN. 1716-1788.

El Rey. Por quanto por Don Fray Antonio de los Reyes, Obispo de Sonora, y Don Felipe de Neve . . . se me ha representado . . . lo ocurrido acerca de la ereccion de la Custodia de San Gabriel, y arreglo de las Misiones de Californias....

1787 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,075.00
120 MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD. 1830-1904.

Panorama of San Francisco, from California-St. Hill.

1877 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 15,075.00
5

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH THREE IMPRESSIVE INITIALS FROM A BIBLE.

c. 1300. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,075.00
128 VISCHER, EDWARD. 1809-1878.

Presentation Keepsake Book, signed ("Edward Vischer") twice, San Francisco, Christmas, 1875, to Mrs. William Hayes Hilton,

1875 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,825.00
61

VINGTIEME SIECLE. A complete set of the second series of Vingtieme Siecle (XXe Siecle), together with all fourteen special numbers,

1951-1985 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,200.00
133 HAYEK, FRIEDRICH AUGUST. 1899-1992.

Autograph Manuscript, "Discipline of Civilisation," 3 pp, ink on lined paper, 250 x 180 mm,

1978? USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,575.00
27 MARLIANUS, JOANNES BARTHOLOMAEUS. 1490-1560?.

Miscellanea theologica. Illuminated Latin manuscript on vellum,

15th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,075.00
72 DICTIONARIES.

PHILLIPS, EDWARD. 1630-1696. The New World of English Words: or, a General Dictionary....

1658 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,825.00
102 ADAMS, HANNAH. 1755-1831. ADAMS, THOMAS "BOOK". 1725-1812.

Daubuz, Charles. A Perpetual Commentary On The Revelation Of St. John.

1720 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,825.00
90 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616.

Works. [The Vale Shakespeare].

1900-1903 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,450.00
11

MINIATURE OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN.

c. 1450. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,825.00
99 WOOLF, VIRGINIA. 1882-1941.

To The Lighthouse.

1927 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,825.00
101 WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. 1770-1850.

Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems.

1800 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,825.00
138

NIXON'S IMPEACHMENT & WATERGATE. Group of materials relating to the impeachment and pardon of Richard Nixon.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,825.00
82 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1654-1616.

The?Tempest, or the Enchanted?Island. A comedy as it is now acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre. Adapted by Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) and John Dryden (1631-1700).

1676 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,570.00
87 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616.

The Tempest. Or the Enchanted Island, a Comedy.

1690 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,570.00
64 BYRON, GEORGE GORDON NOEL, LORD. 1788-1824.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Byron") to Lady Holland, "I am very conscious 'of being indebted to you,' and always shall be," 2 pp, bifolium, 8vo, December 29th, 1815

1815 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,187.50
104 BROWN, JAMES S. 1828-c.1900.

California Gold. An Authentic History of the First Find, with the Names of Those Interested in the Discovery.

1894 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,187.50
110 EMPEROR NORTON. c.1818-1880.

Photograph signed ("Norton I"), albumen print carte-de-visite, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches on 4 3/16 x 2 1/2 inch mount, full-length portrait of Norton by Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, c.1864

c.1864 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,187.50
67 CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. 1343-1400.

The Workes of our Ancient and lerned English Poet....

1602 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,805.00
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
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