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Auction 07.06.2006

Christie's, 7 June 2006, London, King Street

Date of the auction: 07.06.2006

Lot number 1
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882) -- FITZROY, Robert (1805-1865, editor...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882) -- FITZROY, Robert (1805-1865, editor). Narrative of the...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£25,000 - £45,000
ca. US$46,056 - US$82,902
Price realised:
£32,400
ca. US$59,689
Lot number 2
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Journal of Researches into the Natural...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,684 - US$5,526
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$4,421
Lot number 3
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Structure and Distribution of Coral...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs: being the first...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,211 - US$14,738
Price realised:
£8,400
ca. US$15,475
Lot number 4
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: or, The...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$110,536 - US$147,381
Price realised:
£86,400
ca. US$159,172
Lot number 5
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Variation of Animals and Plants...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$7,369 - US$11,053
Price realised:
£7,200
ca. US$13,264
Lot number 6
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Descent of Man and Selection in...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex . London...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$7,369 - US$11,053
Price realised:
£10,200
ca. US$18,791
Lot number 7
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Expression of the Emotions in Man...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals . London: John...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,842 - US$2,763
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$2,210
Lot number 8
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Insectivorous Plants . London: John...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Insectivorous Plants . London: John Murray, 1875. 8° (183 x...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,842 - US$2,763
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$5,526
Lot number 9
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Effects of Cross and Self...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,526 - US$9,211
Price realised:
£3,600
ca. US$6,632
Lot number 10
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Different Forms of Flowers on...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,605 - US$6,447
Price realised:
£3,120
ca. US$5,747
Lot number 11
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882), assisted by Francis DARWIN (1848-1925...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882), assisted by Francis DARWIN (1848-1925). The Power of Movement in...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,422 - US$27,634
Price realised:
£22,800
ca. US$42,003
Lot number 12
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Formation of Vegetable Mould...

DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,605 - US$6,447
Price realised:
£3,360
ca. US$6,190
Lot number 19
ANDREWS, Henry C. (fl.1794-1830). The Botanist's Repository, for New, and...

ANDREWS, Henry C. (fl.1794-1830). The Botanist's Repository, for New, and Rare Plants. Containing...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,422 - US$27,634
Price realised:
£10,800
ca. US$19,896
Lot number 22
BLAAUW, Frans Ernst (1860-1936). A Monograph of the Cranes . Leiden and...

BLAAUW, Frans Ernst (1860-1936). A Monograph of the Cranes . Leiden and London: E.J. Brill for Brill...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,700 - £3,500
ca. US$4,974 - US$6,447
Price realised:
£3,120
ca. US$5,747
Lot number 23
DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Fishes...

DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Fishes, including scientific and general...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,600
ca. US$2,210 - US$2,947
Price realised:
£1,320
ca. US$2,431
Lot number 24
EDWARDS, George (1694-1773). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of...

EDWARDS, George (1694-1773). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,422 - US$27,634
Price realised:
£16,800
ca. US$30,950
Lot number 30
GILBERT, Lady Isabella Rose (fl. 1814-1850). Three albums of natural...

GILBERT, Lady Isabella Rose (fl. 1814-1850). Three albums of natural history drawings and...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,763 - US$3,684
Price realised:
£3,120
ca. US$5,747
Lot number 31
GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Australia . London: Richard and John...

GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Australia . London: Richard and John E. Taylor for the author...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£90,000 - £120,000
ca. US$165,804 - US$221,072
Price realised:
£142,400
ca. US$262,339
Lot number 32
GOULD, John (1804-1881). A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of...

GOULD, John (1804-1881). A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons . London: Taylor and...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,422 - US$27,634
Price realised:
£19,200
ca. US$35,371
Lot number 36
JONES, Howard Edward (1853-1945). Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of...

JONES, Howard Edward (1853-1945). Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$22,107 - US$33,160
Price realised:
£13,200
ca. US$24,317
Lot number 37
KNIGHT, Thomas Andrew (1759-1838). Pomona Herefordiensis: containing...

KNIGHT, Thomas Andrew (1759-1838). Pomona Herefordiensis: containing Coloured Engravings of the Old...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,684 - US$5,526
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$4,421
Lot number 38
Das Kreüterbüch oder Herbarius . Strassburg: Balthasar Beck, 8 August 1528.

Das Kreüterbüch oder Herbarius . Strassburg: Balthasar Beck, 8 August 1528. 2° (286 x 191mm). Title...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,211 - US$14,738
Price realised:
£14,400
ca. US$26,528
Lot number 42
MATHEWS, Gregory Macalister (1876-1949). The Birds of Australia . London...

MATHEWS, Gregory Macalister (1876-1949). The Birds of Australia . London: Witherby & Co. [vol. I, pt...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$7,369 - US$11,053
Price realised:
£4,560
ca. US$8,400
Lot number 43
MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea (1500/1501-1577). New Kreüterbuch . Translated by...

MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea (1500/1501-1577). New Kreüterbuch . Translated by George Handsch. Prague...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$6,447 - US$8,290
Price realised:
£16,800
ca. US$30,950
Lot number 44
MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea (1500/1501-1577). Commentarii in sex libros Pedacii...

MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea (1500/1501-1577). Commentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$6,447 - US$8,290
Price realised:
£9,600
ca. US$17,685
Lot number 46
REICHENOW, Anton (1847-1941). Die Vögel Afrikas . Neudamm: J. Neumann...

REICHENOW, Anton (1847-1941). Die Vögel Afrikas . Neudamm: J. Neumann, 1900-1905. 6 parts bound in 4...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,526 - US$9,211
Price realised:
£3,360
ca. US$6,190
Lot number 50
SHARPE, Richard Bowdler (1847-1909). Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or...

SHARPE, Richard Bowdler (1847-1909). Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$22,107 - US$33,160
Price realised:
£22,800
ca. US$42,003
Lot number 51
SHELLEY, George Ernest (1840-1910) and William Lutley SCLATER (1863-1944...

SHELLEY, George Ernest (1840-1910) and William Lutley SCLATER (1863-1944). The Birds of Africa...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,526 - US$9,211
Price realised:
£3,360
ca. US$6,190
Lot number 54
THORNTON, Robert John (1768-1837). New Illustration of the Sexual System of...

THORNTON, Robert John (1768-1837). New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$73,690 - US$110,536
Price realised:
£120,000
ca. US$221,072
Lot number 55
THORNTON, Robert John (1768-1837). The Philosophy of Botany . London: T...

THORNTON, Robert John (1768-1837). The Philosophy of Botany . London: T. Bensley for the publishers...

Christie's, 7 Jun 2006
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,605 - US$6,447
Price realised:
£3,600
ca. US$6,632
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