Science & Medicine
Works in this area are becoming increasingly rare so quality items are attracting premium prices. We have handled collections on Charles Darwin (a single leaf from the original manuscript of On the Origin of Species made £40,000) and have also devoted an entire sale to esoteric subjects, covering Alchemy, Witchcraft, Freemasonry, Astrology, Kabbalah and Animal Magnetism. Here works by Athanasius Kircher attracted fierce bidding with his work of the Egyptian mysteries Obeliscus Pamphilius, 1650, making £3,000. From more recent times, we handled the sale of Ben Weinreb's collection on the history of Computers and Computing where, for example, Turing's Programmers' Handbook for Manchester Electronic Computer Mark II, signed, made £12,000. Our sales have included the earliest book on rhinoplasty and collections on obstetrics, dentistry, psychiatry and astronomy; the entire range of subject-matter and value is what Bloomsbury is known for.
Max Hasler
Max Hasler is available Monday to Friday for valuations and for any questions regarding Modern First Editions or books relating to Science & Medicine that you may have.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7495 9494