![]() Among the six centuries of scientific treatises represented in the collection are rare works by Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Sir Isaac Newton and Johannes Kepler. The book collection was sold by Richard Green, a retired physician and amateur astronomer from Long Island. "Overall, the sale doubled pre-sale estimates, and many things brought many multiples of their estimates." "The results far exceeded expectations," Thomas Lecky, department head of books and manuscripts at Christie's, told in an e-mail. That tally includes the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium, Christie's said. ![]() In all, the total take from Tuesday's auction at Christie's New York came to more than $11 million - compared with a pre-sale estimate of $6 million. ![]()
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