Age of Wonder

Age of Wonder

Age of Wonder

Overview
44 results sorted by Lot number (low to high)

44 results sorted by

Lot number (low to high)

Newton, Isaac and A. Motte [translator] | "... perhaps the greatest intellectual stride that it has ever been granted to any man to make." — Einstein

1001 Newton, Isaac and A. Motte [translator] | "... perhaps the greatest intellectual stride that it has ever been granted to any man to make." — Einstein

Smith, Adam | "... led by an invisible hand ..."

1002 Smith, Adam | "... led by an invisible hand ..."

Mesmer, Franz Anton | Synthesizing the controversial ideas of "animal magnetism"

1003 Mesmer, Franz Anton | Synthesizing the controversial ideas of "animal magnetism"

Jenner, Edward | A remarkable letter by the father of immunology discussing vaccine matter

1004 Jenner, Edward | A remarkable letter by the father of immunology discussing vaccine matter

Jenner, Edward | A second extraordinary letter by Jenner to Wollaston

1005 Jenner, Edward | A second extraordinary letter by Jenner to Wollaston

Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe | The invention of the stethoscope

1006 Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe | The invention of the stethoscope

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | Original drawings by the inventor of photography

1007 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | Original drawings by the inventor of photography

De Quincey, Thomas | "a conclusive experiment on the profit of leaving of leaving off opium"

1008 De Quincey, Thomas | "a conclusive experiment on the profit of leaving of leaving off opium"

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | The invention of photography—the true first issue

1009 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | The invention of photography—the true first issue

Darwin, Charles, Philip Parker King, and Robert FitzRoy | "The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life"

1010 Darwin, Charles, Philip Parker King, and Robert FitzRoy | "The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life"

Poe, Edgar Allan | The culmination of Poe's efforts

1011 Poe, Edgar Allan | The culmination of Poe's efforts

Jardine, William | A handsome set of The Naturalist's Library

1012 Jardine, William | A handsome set of The Naturalist's Library

Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye | "How should we live?"

1013 Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye | "How should we live?"

Adams, Arthur | A charming collection of plates drawn from a landmark voyage

1014 Adams, Arthur | A charming collection of plates drawn from a landmark voyage

(Darwin, Charles) | The first published portrait of Darwin, likely an artist's proof

1015 (Darwin, Charles) | The first published portrait of Darwin, likely an artist's proof

Melville, Herman | "And God created great whales."

1016 Melville, Herman | "And God created great whales."

Dickens, Charles | "Fog up the river, where it flows among the green aits and meadows..."

1017 Dickens, Charles | "Fog up the river, where it flows among the green aits and meadows..."

(Darwin, Charles) | The earliest obtainable photographic portrait

1018 (Darwin, Charles) | The earliest obtainable photographic portrait

Foote, Eunice Newton | The first true discovery of "greenhouse gasses"

1019 Foote, Eunice Newton | The first true discovery of "greenhouse gasses"

Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

1020 Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

Darwin, Charles and Alfred Russel Wallace | Darwin announces the theory of natural selection

1021 Darwin, Charles and Alfred Russel Wallace | Darwin announces the theory of natural selection

Darwin, Charles | The "most important single work in science"

1022 Darwin, Charles | The "most important single work in science"

Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | The Ascent of Mont Blanc

1023 Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | The Ascent of Mont Blanc

Frith, Francis | Frith's monumental photographic record of the Middle East

1024 Frith, Francis | Frith's monumental photographic record of the Middle East

Darwin, Charles | His definitive statement on natural selection, and his legacy

1025 Darwin, Charles | His definitive statement on natural selection, and his legacy

(New York) — Viele, Egbert L | "The most enduring 19th-century map of Manhattan"

1026 (New York) — Viele, Egbert L | "The most enduring 19th-century map of Manhattan"

Cameron, Julia Margaret | J. F. W. Herschel

1027 Cameron, Julia Margaret | J. F. W. Herschel

Collins, Wilkie | The foundation of modern detective fiction

1028 Collins, Wilkie | The foundation of modern detective fiction

Malm, Auguste Wilhelm | An inadvertent photographic work of art on whaling, and the only stuffed blue whale in the world

1029 Malm, Auguste Wilhelm | An inadvertent photographic work of art on whaling, and the only stuffed blue whale in the world

(Darwin, Charles) — Julia Margaret Cameron | The rarest of Cameron’s portraits of Darwin

1030 (Darwin, Charles) — Julia Margaret Cameron | The rarest of Cameron’s portraits of Darwin

Darwin, Charles | A fine series of letters on tailless dogs and rare carnivorous plants

1031 Darwin, Charles | A fine series of letters on tailless dogs and rare carnivorous plants

(Darwin, Charles) — Oscar Gustave Rejlander | One of his favorite portraits, signed by himself and the photographer

1032 (Darwin, Charles) — Oscar Gustave Rejlander | One of his favorite portraits, signed by himself and the photographer

Critcherson, George P., John L. Dunmore with William Bradford | The Front of the Glacier

1033 Critcherson, George P., John L. Dunmore with William Bradford | The Front of the Glacier

Collins, Wilkie | The author's annotated copy of the rare Moonstone dramatization

1034 Collins, Wilkie | The author's annotated copy of the rare Moonstone dramatization

(Darwin, Charles) | An exceptional group of photographic portraits, one of which signed

1035 (Darwin, Charles) | An exceptional group of photographic portraits, one of which signed

Darwin, Charles | A letter regarding a bizarre inherited behavior

1036 Darwin, Charles | A letter regarding a bizarre inherited behavior

(San Francisco) — Jackson, William Henry | A magnificent view of a vanished San Francisco and a major innovation in photography

1037 (San Francisco) — Jackson, William Henry | A magnificent view of a vanished San Francisco and a major innovation in photography

Morris, William | The second, and more elaborate, edition of the first book by the Kelmscott Press

1038 Morris, William | The second, and more elaborate, edition of the first book by the Kelmscott Press

Wells, H. G. | A scarce and desirable leaf from one of Wells' major works

1039 Wells, H. G. | A scarce and desirable leaf from one of Wells' major works

Pia, Secondo | The Shroud of Turin

1040 Pia, Secondo | The Shroud of Turin

Royds, Charles W. Rawson | The race to the end of the earth

1041 Royds, Charles W. Rawson | The race to the end of the earth

Bragaglia, Anton Giulio | Selected Carte Postale

1042 Bragaglia, Anton Giulio | Selected Carte Postale

Carter, Howard | The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

1043 Carter, Howard | The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

(Darwin, Charles) | More than 100 items of Darwin ephemera, testifying to the ubiquity of his image

1044 (Darwin, Charles) | More than 100 items of Darwin ephemera, testifying to the ubiquity of his image