- Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Literary Manuscripts, Including a Private Collection of Books and Manuscripts in the History of Physics; December 10, 1999; Sale Number 9312
Christie's New York, New York, 1999, Illustrated Wraps, , , Very Good261 pp. 257 lots. Highlights include: Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity, London, 1774, presentation copy, $96,000; Aesop, Fabulae graece et latine, Galileo's inscribed copy, Basel Herwagen, 1541, $123,500; Chauliac, Mondeville, Chirurgie, Anathomie, Rouen, 1460s, $299,500; Thomas Hariot, Theodor de Bry's voyages, Frankfurt, 1590, $140,000; George Catlin, North American Portfolio, 1844, $74,000; Hebrew Manuscript, Pentateuch, Spanish 14th century, $112,000; A complete set of books printed by the Eragny Press, a five page presentation in this catalog with bibliography, $25,300; Exodus, One sheet from earliest manuscript and Torah scroll, 10th or 11th century, from Iraq or Syria, $156,500; Capt. John Smith Generall Historie of Virginia, London, 1624, $122,000;