Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 7,377,049.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,028,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #23758 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,631,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 171 | ||
| Sold Lots | 159.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,556,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.98% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 5,477,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 134.68% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Johannes Kepler, 1596 | Mysterium cosmographicum |
1596 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 889,000.00 |
| 26 | Isaac Newton, 1687 | Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica |
1687 | USD 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | USD 762,000.00 |
| 15 | Johannes Kepler, 1609 | Astronomia nova |
1609 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 635,000.00 |
| 6 | Nicolaus Copernicus, 1542 | De lateribus et angulis triangulorum tum planorum rectilineorum tum sphaericorum |
1542 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 381,000.00 |
| 118 | Adam Smith, 1776 | The Wealth of Nations |
1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 279,400.00 |
| 144 | Jonathan Palmer Webster, 1849-1850 | A correspondence from the California Gold Rush |
29 January 1849 to 29 March 1850. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 279,400.00 |
| 19 | Johannes Kepler, 1619 | Harmonices mundi, Norman copy |
1619 | USD 120,000.00 - 160,000.00 | USD 190,500.00 |
| 22 | Galileo Galilei, 1632 | Dialogo, the Honeyman copy |
1632 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 165,100.00 |
| 80 | Hartmann Schedel, 12 July 1493 | Liber chronicarum |
for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 165,100.00 |
| 86 | Robert Recorde, 1556 | The Castle of Knowledge |
1556 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
| 88 | Peter Martyr, 1577 | The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies |
1577 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 127,000.00 |
| 1 | II Chronicles 3:8-6:3, describing the building of the First Temple, c. 1455 |
c.1455.] | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 | |
| 12 | Tycho Brahe, 1602 | Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata |
1602 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 73 | Charles Dickens, 1844 | Presentation copy of Martin Chuzzlewit |
1844 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 110 | Robert Hooke, 1665 | Micrographia |
1665 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 115 | NEWTON, ISAAC, 1729 | The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy |
1729 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 74 | David Roberts and George Croly, 1842--1849 | The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia [With:] Egypt & Nubia |
1842-1849. | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 |
| 23 | Johannes Hevelius, 1647 | Selenographia |
1647 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 94 | Montaigne, 1603 | The Essayes |
1603 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 98 | Nicholas Trigault and Matteo Ricci, 1615 | De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Jesu |
1615 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 48 | Johannes Bayer, 1603 | Uranometria |
1603 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 114 | Isaac Newton, 1704 | Opticks |
1704 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 54 | Johann Bode, 1801 | Uranographia |
1801 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 79 | Albumasar, 1489 | Introductorium in astronomiam |
7 February 1489. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 87 | Sebastian Brant, 1570 | The Ship of Fools |
1570 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
