Sale 770: PBA Platinum: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#770) 09/08/2022 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/08/2022 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-29 of 29. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings AuthorAlexander, WilliamHeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire 73 color platesPublisherPrinted by S. Gosnell for W. MillerDate Published1803 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #6 A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of The Milky Way Heading(Astronomy)AuthorBarnard, Edward EmersonHeadlineE.E. Barnard's photographic celestial atlas, 1927PublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1927 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #7 Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture and illustrated with Annotations. By John Ogilby AuthorÆesopHeadlineOgilby's Aesop with 83 copperplates 1665PublisherPrinted by Thomas Roycroft for the AuthorDate Published1665 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #9 The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Maiesties speciall comandement. Appointed to be read in Churches Heading(Bible in English - Great "She" Bible)HeadlineSecond issue of King James Bible, 1613-1611PublisherRobert Barker, Printer to the Kings most excellent MaiestieDate Published1613-1611 View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000Sold for$68,750StatusSold Lot #14 Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae tres. I. Ex herbis & stirpibus. II. Ex animalibus quadrupedibus. III. Ex volatilibus & insectis. Editio secunda, auctior & accuratior, accessit noviter centuria IV. Ex aquatilibus & reptilibus, cum figuris aeneis AuthorCamerarius, JoachimHeadline400 engraved emblems of biology, 1605PublisherTypis VoegelinianisDate Published1605 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #16 La Decouverte des Indes occidentales par les Espagnols. AuthorCasas, Bartolomé de lasHeadlineLas Casas on Spanish cruelties in AmericaPublisherChez Andre' PralardDate Published1697 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #19 Christopher Columbus His Own Book of Privileges 1502: Photographic Facsimile of the Manuscript in the Archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text translation into English Heading(Columbus, Christopher)AuthorStevens, Benjamin Franklin, compiler & editorHeadlinePublisher's copy of Columbus' Book of PrivilegesPublisherB.F. StevensDate Published1892 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #29 [Elements, i.e.] The English Euclide, being the First Six Elements of Geometry, Translated out of the Greek, with Annotations and useful Supplements, by Edmund Scarburgh, M.A. AuthorEuclidHeadlineHandsomely printed Euclid's Elements, 1705PublisherPrinted at the TheaterDate Published1705 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #31 Woodcuts From Books of the 16th Century From German / Swiss / Dutch / French / Spanish And Italian Presses AuthorGeisberg, MaxHeadline100 16th century Leaves with WoodcutsPublisherWeiss-Hesse AntiquariatDate Published1937 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #34 The German Incunabula, The Italian Incunabula, [and] The West European Incunabula AuthorHaebler, KonradHeadlineHaebler's Incunabula: German, Italian, & EuropeanPublisherWeiss & Co., AntiquariatDate Published1927-1928 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$16,250StatusSold Lot #41 The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts. In his Iliads and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke, by Geo. Chapman. [bound with] Batrachomyomachia AuthorHomerHeadlineFirst edition in English of HomerPublisherPrinted for Nathaniell ButterDate Published[1611-1615?] View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$12,500StatusSold Lot #45 Victoria Porcheti adversus impius Hebraeos, in quatum ex sacris literis, tum ex dictis Talmud, ac Caballistarum et aliorum omnium authorum, quos Hebraei recipiunt, monstratur veritas catholicae fidei... Heading(Kabbalah)AuthorPorchetus de Salvaticis, VictoriaHeadlineNotorious 16th century anti-semitic polemicPublisher[Francisci Regnault]Date Published1520 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #50 The Koran, Commonly called The Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English immediately from the Original Arabic; With Explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed, a Preliminary Discourse Heading(Koran)AuthorSale, George, translatorHeadlineFirst Sale edition of The Koran 1734PublisherPrinted by C. Ackers for J. WilcoxDate Published1734 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #53 Rerum Germanicarum Sub Matthia, Ferdinandis II. & III. IMPP. Gestarum, Libri LV... AuthorLotichius, Joannes PetrusHeadlineRare complete copy, Lotichius' Rerum GermanicarumPublisherTypis exscripti Wolfgangi Hoffmani, Impensa Matthaei MerianiDate Published1646-50 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #54 The Roman Historie, Containing Such Acts and Occurrents as Passed Under Constantius, Julianus, Jovianus, Valentinianus, and Valens, Emperours AuthorMarcellus [Marcellinus Ammianus]HeadlineRoman History, first edition in English, 1609PublisherAdam IslipDate Published1609 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #57 Carta De Comunicaciones De Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Formada de orden de la Secretaria de Estado y del Despacho de Comunicaciones y Obras Publicas, por el Coronel Bodo von Glumer... Primera Hoja [and] Segunda Hoja Heading(Mexico - Map)HeadlineRare oversize map of Mexico on 2 sheets 1896PublisherBerliner Lithog. Institut.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #68 Kräuterbücher aus fünf Jahrhunderten, 50 Originalblätter aus deutchen, französischen, niederländischen, englischen, italienischen und Schweizer Kräuterbüchern. AuthorNissen, ClausHeadlineNissen's 50 Leaves from Early Print HerbalsPublisherRobert WolfleDate Published1956 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #69 Tierbücher aus fünf Jahrhunderten, Sechzig originalgraphische Tafeln aus deutchen, französischen, niederländischen, englischen, italienischen und schweizerischen Prachtwerken 1491-1966 AuthorNissen, ClausHeadline62 Zoological Plates, Bestiaries to PhotographyPublisherRobert WolfleDate Published1968 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #70 Four works by Robert Fludd bound together, three are on medicine Heading(Occult Medicine)AuthorFludd, RobertHeadlineRare medical works by occultist Robert FluddDate Published1629-1633 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #74 Poiēsis philosophos [in Greek] = Poesis philosophica, vel saltem, Reliquiae poesis philosophicae, Empedoclis, Parmenidis, Xenophanis... item Heracliti et Democriti loci quidam, et eorum epistolae Heading(PhilosophyAuthorEstienne, Henri, editorHeadlineRare 1573 printing of Presocratic philosophersPublisherExcudebat Henr. StephanusDate Published1573 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #75 The Historie of the World: Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor of Physicke AuthorPliny the ElderHeadlinePliny's Natural History in 2 volumes 1634PublisherPrinted by Adam IslipDate Published1634 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #76 Προκλου Διαδοχου Πλατωικου εισ την Πλατωνοσ θεολογιαν βιβλια εξ = Procli successoris Platonici in Platonis theologiam libri sex AuthorProclus DiadochuHeadlineMasterwork of Proclus' Platonic philosophy 1618PublisherEt prostant Francofurti apud RulandiosDate Published1618 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #77 Delle Navigationi et Viaggi AuthorRamusio, Giovanni BattistaHeadlineGiovanni Battista Ramusio defines the travel genrePublisherStamperia de GiuntiDate Published1563; 1574; ; 1556 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$21,250StatusSold Lot #81 Woodcuts From Books of the 15th Century Shown in Original Specimens, 55 Leaves Detached From Books Printed in Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, the Netherlands and Italy AuthorSchreiber, W.L.Headline55 Inculabula Leaves with WoodcutsPublisherWeiss & Co. AntiquariatDate Published1929 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #82 The history of that great and renowned monarchy of China. VVherein all the particular provinces are accurately described: as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people. Together with the traffick and commodities of that countrey AuthorSemedo, AlvaroHeadlineSemedo's History of China 1655 with mapPublisherPrinted by E. Tyler for Iohn CrookDate Published1655 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #91 An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China... AuthorStaunton, Sir George [Leonard]HeadlineStaunton's Embassy to China, told by StauntonPublisherPrinted by W. Bulmer for G. NicolDate Published1797 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #96 Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional... [with] Observacions astronomica y phisicas...del Peru AuthorUlloa, Antonio de, & Jorge Juan y SantacillaHeadlineSpanish join Condamine, explore South AmericaPublisherAntonio Marin / Juan de ZuñigaDate Published1749 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #98 The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro, Translated, adorn'd with Sculpture, and illustrated, with Annotations by John Ogilby AuthorVirgilHeadlineOgilby's Virgil in royal binding of Charles IIPublisherPrinted by Thomas Warren for the AuthorDate Published1654 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #105 The Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the county of Warwick Esq; fellow of the Royal Society. In three books. Wherein all the birds hitherto known, being reduced into a method sutable to their natures, are accurately described. The descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVII copper plates. Translated into English, and enlarged with many additions... By John Ray AuthorWillughby, FrancisHeadlineWillughby's Ornithology 1st in EnglishPublisherPrinted by A[ndrew] C[larke] for John MartynDate Published1678 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next