Bonhams: Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Highlights from Jeremy Norman, History of Science and Technology
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Highlights from Jeremy Norman, History of Science and Technology | Total Sales (USD) | 802,188.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 24, 2026 - June 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 458,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #31882 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 705,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 260 | ||
| Sold Lots | 167.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 856,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,315,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 93 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | Poppers Wolf Leib Katz | An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript |
ca. 1750 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,520.00 |
| 346 | Schedel Hartmann 1440-1514 | Liber chronicarum |
1493 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 |
| 211 | Fabrici 1537-1619 | De venarum ostiolis |
1603 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 348 | Walton Izaak 1593-1683 | The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation |
1653 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 30,720.00 |
| 212 | Bacon Francis 1561-1620 | Instauratio magna |
1620 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 24,320.00 |
| 273 | Fermi, Enrico; Occhialini, Guiseppe | Archive of correspondence to experimental physicist Bruno Rossi |
1931-1935 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 203 | Fuchs Leonart | De historia stirpium |
1542 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 334 | McGovern Melvin P. (born 1913) | Specimen pages of Korean movable types |
1966 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 289 | Franklin Rosalind 1920-58; Holmes Kenneth C. 1926-2015; Gosling R. G.; Klug Aaron 1926-2018; Finch John T. 1930-2017 | 7 Books, including: Tobacco mosaic virus: Application of the method of isomorphous replacement to the determination of the helical parameters |
1953-58 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 344 | Two illuminated initials cut from a large-format choirbook |
late 15th century | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 | |
| 431 | Herbert Frank (1920-1986) | Dune |
1965 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 405 | Asimov Isaac | I, Robot |
[1950] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 416 | Dickens Charles (1812-1870) | A Christmas Carol |
1843 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 205 | Geminus Thomas | Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, aere exarata |
1545 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 358 | Hawkesworth John; Cook James; King James | Cook's Voyages |
1773-1784 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 287 | Wilkinson James H. 1919- | Progress report on the Automatic Computing Engine; Report on the pilot model of the Automatic Computing Engine |
1948; 1951 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 349 | Venables Robert 1612-1687 | The Experienced Angler; or, Angling Improved |
1662 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 200 | Alexander of Tralles | Practica Alexandri yatros grecium expositione glose interlinearis Jacobi de partibus et Januensis in margine posite |
1504 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 228 | Hunter William (1718-1783) | Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata |
1774 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 301 | 1 kuan note |
1368-1398 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 | |
| 210 | Dalechamps Jacques | Chirurgie francoise |
1569 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 235 | Mascagni Paolo (1752-1815) | Planches anatomiques du corps humain executes d'apres les dimensions naturelles |
1823-1826 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 263 | Wright Brothers | Flugmaschine Wright G.m.b.H. |
1909 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 227 | Gregory John (1724-1773) | Observations on the duties and offices of a physician; and on the method of prosecuting enquiries in philosophy |
1770 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 230 | Fourcroy Antoine Francois De (1755-1809) | Entomolgia Parisiensis |
1785 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
