First edition of Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ with provenance to Darwin’s grandson, Quentin Keynes, estimated at $150,000-$250,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
NEW YORK – Doyle will present an auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on Thursday, May 11, at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Charles Darwin, ‘On the Origin of Species,’ second edition, second issue, described as a “superb” copy, est. $20,000-$30,000
BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, September 8, PBA Galleries will host a sale with 107 lots of rare, valuable, important and profoundly interesting material in all fields. These range from a first edition of the King James Bible to the foundation of Game Theory, with classics from Homer, Aristotle, Virgil and the pre-Socratic philosophers. Landmarks of science by Kepler, Darwin and Einstein are also available, as well as travels through the interiors of North and South America, manuscripts and ephemeral printings from Mexico, finely bound sets and high spots of literature. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Handwritten 1860 letter in which Charles Darwin discussed the success of On the Origin of Species, $144,020
BOSTON – A Charles Darwin letter that discussed the success of his book On the Origin of Species sold for $144,020 at RR Auction.
Left: Signed portrait photograph of Albert Einstein, est. $10,000-$15,000. Right: Single-page 1920 handwritten letter, in German, in which Einstein discusses his instant fame, est. $20,000-$30,000
BOSTON – With 1,000 lots up for bidding, RR Auction‘s December Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an extraordinary wealth of scientific material —Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Alfred Nobel, Nikola Tesla, James Watt, Henri Poincare, and Charles Darwin are among the key names. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Charles Darwin, 1861 third edition of On the Origin of Species, est. $1,500-$2,500
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – The next AntiquarianAuctions.com sale, scheduled for November 23, features slightly more than 300 lots of rare books, documents, photographs and artwork. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Collection of five Christmas books by Charles Dickens, $28,000
CHICAGO – Potter and Potter‘s spectacular August 28 Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale was the company’s highest-grossing auction to date. After a day of spirited bidding, 107 lots realized between $1,000-4,999; 22 lots realized between $5,000-9,999; and 16 lots broke the five digit mark.
