Lot 141 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Opera omnia, sive astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata in duas partes distributa... Secunda autem de mundi aetherei recentioribus phaenomensis agit . Frankfurt: Johann Gottfried Schnwetter, 1648.
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- Estimate
- £2,400–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,968–$3,710
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 14 December 2022
- Dimensions
- 238 x 190mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3394307
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brahe, Tycho. 1546-1601., Opera omnia, sive astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata in duas partes distributa... Secunda autem de mundi aetherei recentioribus phaenomensis agit . Frankfurt: Johann Gottfried Schnwetter, 1648. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394307.
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Brahe, Tycho. 1546-1601., Opera omnia, sive astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata in duas partes distributa... Secunda autem de mundi aetherei recentioribus phaenomensis agit . Frankfurt: Johann Gottfried Schnwetter, 1648. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394307.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | Contes. Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [Paris], 1762 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam, 1762. Édition dite d | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | Contes et nouvelles en vers. Paris: Didot l'ainé, 1795. | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Newton, Isaac. 1643-1727. | The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To Which is Pref | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, FIR | Bonhams, Jun 2023 |
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