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[ADAM SMITH] ADAM SMITH'S COPY OF HELVETIUS'S MOST IMPORTANT WORK. HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN. 1715-1771. De L'homme. London [i.e. The Hague]: Chez ...

[ALCHEMY] THE GREATEST ILLUSTRATED WORK IN ALCHEMY. MAIER, MICHAEL. 1568–1622. Atalanta fugiens hoc est, Emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymic...

[ALCHEMY] ROSICRUCIAN ALCHEMICAL MANUSCRIPT. MYSTERIUM MAGNUM. Illustrated alchemical manuscript of Rosicrucian origin on the 'Mysterium Magnum St...

BOETHIUS, ANICIUS MANLIUS TORQUATUS SEVERINUS. C. 480-524. De consolatione philosophiae. [With commentary ascribed to Thomas Aquinas.] Nuremberg:...

DARWIN'S FIRST BOOK. DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H....

DE BROGLIE ON THE NATURE OF MATTER IN THE QUANTUM VIEW. DE BROGLIE, LOUIS. 1892-1987. Autograph Manuscript Signed ('M. de Broglie') on the problem...

A DARK BROWN LACQUERED BURLAP PARSONS STYLE COFFEE TABLE FROM THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS Together with a copy of the Sotheby's 1996 ...

[DESCARTES] JOHN EVELYN'S COPY OF AN IMPORTANT WORK IN THE SPREAD OF CARTESIAN PHILOSOPHY. [DESCARTES, RENE.] LE GRAND, ANTOINE. An Entire Body of...

[EINSTEIN] AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION OFFPRINT ISSUE OF EINSTEIN'S PROOF OF GENERAL RELATIVITY. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. 'Erklärung der Perihelbew...

[EINSTEIN] INSCRIBED COPY OF THE DEFINITIVE EXPOSITION OF RELATIVITY. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. The Meaning of Relativity. Princeton: Princeto...

A LARGE GROUP OF BINDINGS Including sixty-two volumes of Universal History * The Modern Part of a Universal History, London, 1747-84, Peppy's Diar...

HERTZ ON HIS MENTOR HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ. HERTZ, HEINRICH. 1857-1894. Autograph Manuscript, a heavily annotated and corrected draft of his 1891 t...

KABBALAH: SEFER YETZIRAH, OR THE 'BOOK OF FORMATIONS.' POSTEL, GUILLAUME. 1510-1581. Abrahami Patriarchae liber Iezirah, sive Formationis mundi. P...

EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960) LETTER OPENER, France, c. 1920, wrought iron, impressed stamp mark 'E. Brandt,' lg. 12 5/8 in. Footnotes: The Pinhas Coll...

[LAPLACE] ON MALUS'S DOUBLE REFRACTION EXPERIMENTS. LAPLACE, PIERRE SIMON. 1749-1821; HAÜY, RENÉ JUST. 1743-1822. Autograph Manuscript Signed ('La...

[MAIMONIDES] FIRST LATIN EDITION OF GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED. MAIMONIDES (MOSES BEN MAIMON). 1138-1204. Dux seu director dubitantium aut perplexoru...

[MATHEMATICS] FIRST BOOK IN ENGLISH ON ALGEBRA. RECORDE, ROBERT. c.1510-1558. Whetstone of Witte. London: John Kingston, 1557. 4to (185 x 132 mm)...

[MATHEMATICS] UNIQUE 18TH-CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MATHEMATICAL MANUSCRIPT ON CONIC SECTIONS. STAMPA, JOSEPHO [GIUSEPPE] MARIA. 1666-1734. Autograph Ma...

MAXWELL CONCEIVES THE MODERN WORLD. MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK. 1831-1879. Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1873. 2 volu...

BAUME & MERCIER. A 14K GOLD AND DIAMOND SET MANUAL WIND BRACELET WATCH Date: c. 1967 Movement: 17-jewel manual wind Dial: Gilt textured Case: Roun...

[NEWTON] RARE PRESENTATION COPY OF NEWTON'S PRINCIPIA. NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London: William and...

NEWTON'S ALCHEMY: A 'KEY' TO NEWTON'S SCIENCE. NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727. Autograph alchemical manuscript, 'A Key to Snyders,' being Newton's 'key'...

NINE ASIAN CERAMIC DECORATIONS Comprising four figures of horses, two vases, and three miniature figures of boys. height of largest horse 16 1/2in...

[OCCULT SCIENCE] 'THE MAGICAL CALENDAR OF TYCHO BRAHE': RARE HERMETIC BROADSIDE. GROSSCHEDEL, JOHANN BAPTISTE; DE BRY, JOHANN THEODOR, printer; ME...

PLANCK SOLVES A COMPLEX PROBLEM FOR HIS FORMER STUDENT. PLANCK, MAX. 1858-1947. Autograph Letter Signed ('M. Planck') to Dr. Ludwik Silberstein so...

[PLATO] EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FIRST PRINTING OF THE TIMAEUS. PLATO. FICINO, MARCELLO, Translator. Timaeus [WITH:] Critias. Florence: [nuns of San Jac...

SCHRODINGER AT THE DAWN OF WAVE MECHANICS. SCHRÖDINGER, ERWIN. 1887-1961. Typed Letter Signed ('E. Schrödinger') to Wilhelm Wien ('Hochverehrter ...

[SHANNON] THE FOUNDING OF INFORMATION THEORY. SHANNON, CLAUDE E. 1916-2001. 'A Mathematical Theory of Communication.' Offprint from: Bell System T...

TESLA ON ELECTRICITY. TESLA, NIKOLA. 1856-1943. Typed Letter Signed ('N. Tesla') to N.S. Amstutz advising on his experiments with induction coils,...

'TRESOR DE LA MER' SAKS FIFTH AVENUE OPALESCENT GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, France, c. 1935, underside marked in the mold 'Bottle Made in France,' ht. 6...

SCALE MODEL OF A PASSENGER STEAMER early 20th century, the solid hull raised on four sunken wheels, with sheet brass, steel, and ceramic appendage...

SIX FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS OF RACING YACHTS Early 20th century, four signed by 'Beken of Cowes' and with certificates of authenticity pasted to the ba...

SIX AMBER CUT-TO-CLEAR GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, souvenir from the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, ht. 2, faceted with image of pointer, ht. ...

TWO VICTORIA REGINA SULPHIDE PAPERWEIGHTS, France, faceted with bust of the Queen and inscription 'Victoria I Reine de la Grande Bretagne,' ht. 1 ...

A PAIR OF CAST STONE GARDEN FIGURES OF PUTTI PLAYING INSTRUMENTS 20th century height 42in (107cm) For further information on this lot please visit...

NINE TABLE DECORATIONS Comprising two Middle Eastern metal boxes, a marble candlestick, a glass ashtray, two cigarette lighters, a metal and ename...

INUIT STONE AND WOOD HIDE SCRAPER Alaska, the wood handle with a stone adze blade attached by hide cord; smooth, dark patina to the wood, lg. 6 1/...

TRUMAN BAILEY CHESS SET AND BOARD, United States, dated 1957, walnut and other woods, metal, figures depict Spanish conquistadors and Native Ameri...

CASED MODEL OF A YANGTZE JUNK America, c. 1935, painted and stained wood model of a three-masted hull with two battened sails raised, the flag ins...

FRENCH ART DECO CONSOL, c. 1930, walnut veneer, walnut, blue glass, unmarked, ht. 39, wd. 63 3/4, dp. 14, each shelf ht. 1 3/4, wd. 63 3/4, dp. 11...

APULLIAN-SYTLE ATTIC BLACK LEKYTHOS Pear-shaped body resting on a tiered foot, with a narrow neck rising to a collared rim, the body decorated wit...

THREE JUDAICA OLIVEWOOD ITEMS An octagonal shaped spice box, lg. 6 7/8; shaker, ht. 5; and flower press, lg. 6 3/8 in. Footnotes: OVERALL CONDITOI...

TIBETAN-STYLE DRUM WITH CHINESE CHECKERS TOP 20th century, the resin drum with hardstone top, Indian-made marbles, 17 3/4' height, 21 1/2' diamete...

TWO SPACED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For furt...

SIX END-OF-DAY MILLEFIORI SCRAMBLE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.co...

Baluch Bird Bag Afghanistan circa late 19th century, 15 birds and natural dyes. 2 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. For further information on this lot plea...

FIVE SMALL FLORAL GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further informati...

Ceremonial Cloth Bali, Indonesia c. early 20th century, silk, gold and silver-wrappe thread (songket), weft ikat (endek) 24 in. x 63 in. For furth...

Three European Renaissance Textiles Europe, possibly France c. 1600, three textiles in rather good condition from the Renaissance era. All pieces...

Balkan Textile Balkans c. mid 19th century, a large Balkan textile in very good condition with a wide array of stable colors (seem all natural). ...

ART DECO-STYLE MARBLE AND CAST IRON OCTAGONAL CENTER TABLE, second half of the 20th century, rosso levanto marble top and base in iron frames, unm...

TWELVE REPRODUCTIONS OF POSTERS AFTER JULIUS KLINGER (1876-1942) c. 1923, issued as a portfolio, 12 x 8 3/4 sight, 13 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. framed. No...

MARBLE AND IRON PIER TABLE, second half of the 20th century, unmarked, ht. 43, wd. 48 3/4, dp. 15 1/2 in. Footnotes: The Pinhas Collection For fur...

PINO SIGNORETTO (1944-2017) MURANO GLASS CLOWN, Italy, early 21st century, holding four removable playing cards, unsigned, ht. 57 1/2 in., include...

THREE ANTIQUE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, commemorating Baron von Lutgendorf's hot air balloon, ht. 2, dia. 3, sulphide depicting St. Nicholas, ht. 2 1/4,...

TWO PANSY AND A BLUE PELARGONIUM GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, pansies ht. 1 3/4 to 2, pelargonium ht. 1 1/2 in. For further information on this lo...

FIVE FACETED PANSY GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information ...

ELEVEN PANSY GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information ab...

TWO FRENCH PATTERNED MILLEFIORI ON TEXTURED GROUNDS GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, dia. 2 and 1 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonh...

THREE FLOWERS AND FRUITS ON LATTICE GROUNDS GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, fushia, ht. 1 3/4, fruit and berries, ht. 2, white pompom, ht. 1 3/4 in. F...