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Previous|123|Next Lot #239 Typed letter, signed HeadingzzcAuthorDavies, MarionHeadlineMarion Davies Letter on San Simeon LetterheadDate PublishedMarch 6, 1930 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #240 Apperson Family History HeadingzzcAuthorApperson, John A.HeadlineRare Pamphlet Apperson Family HistoryDate Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #241 Autograph Letter Signed HeadingzzcAuthorHearst, P[hoebe] A[pperson]HeadlinePhoebe Apperson Hearst Autograph Letter 1898Date PublishedApril 10, [18]98 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #242 Three autograph letters, signed, from Pepi Lederer to Charles Lederer HeadingzzcAuthorLederer, PepiHeadline3 letters from Pepi Lederer to Charles LedererDate Published1929-1931 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #243 Pencil drawing 'Elevation to Court - The Bend' Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlinePencil drawing of the exterior of The BendDate Published[c. 1945] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #244 Pencil drawing of the South Elevation of 'The Bend' Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]Headline'The Bend' at Wyntoon William Randolph HearstDate Published1945 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #245 Pencil drawing of the exterior of The Bend Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlinePencil drawing of the exterior of The BendDate Published[1940s] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #246 Group of floor plans and detail sketches for 'The Bend' at Wyntoon Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineFloor plans and detail sketches for 'The Bend'Date Published[c. 1945] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #247 Group of pencil drawings of exterior elevations of 'The Bend' at Wyntoon Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineDrawings of The Bend at Wyntoon Julia MorganDate Published[c. 1945] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,625StatusSold Lot #248 3 Pencil drawings of the exterior of 'The Bend' at Wyntoon Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineDrawings of the exterior of 'The Bend' at WyntoonDate Published1937 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #252 County Map of the State of California Headingzzg(California)AuthorMitchell, S[amuel] AugustusHeadlineMitchell, County Map of..California, 1875PublisherS. Augustus MitchellDate Published1875 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #253 Lot of 2 folding maps of Colorado inside booklets Headingzzg(Colorado)AuthorRand, McNallyHeadline2 folding maps of Colorado, Rand McNally 1901-05PublisherRand, McNallyDate Published1901-05 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #254 Colton's Atlas of the World, Illustrating Physical and Political Geography by George W. Colton. Accompanied by Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, by Richard Swainson Fisher...Volume I.--North and South America, Etc. HeadingzzgAuthorColton, George W.HeadlineColton's Atlas of the World, Vol.1: Americas 1855PublisherJ. H. Colton & Co.Date Published1855 View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #258 Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, with Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical HeadingzzgAuthorJohnson, A.J. & J.H. ColtonHeadlineJohnson's 1860 Family Atlas, 55 hand-colored mapsPublisherJohnson and BrowningDate Published1860 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #259 Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, with descriptions, geographical, statistical, and historical HeadingzzgAuthorJohnson, A. J. & J. H. ColtonHeadlineJohnson's Family Atlas 1862 edition, colored mapsPublisherJohnson & BrowningDate Published1862 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #265 [North America, i.e.] To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers...this Map of North America According to ye Newest and Most Exact Observations is Most Humbly Dedicated by Herman Moll Geographer HeadingzzgAuthorMoll, HermanHeadline"Cod Fish" Map of North America by Moll 1719Date Published[1719] View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Lot #267 Guide Map of Nevada and the Southeastern Portion of California Headingzzg(Nevada)AuthorClason Map Co.HeadlineGuide Map of Nevada 1907 inside booklet Clason CoPublisherClason Map Co.Date Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #273 Mitchell's School Atlas: Comprising the Maps and Tables Designed to Accompany Mitchell's School and Family Geography Headingzzg(School Atlas)AuthorMitchell, [Samuel Augustus]HeadlineMitchell's School Atlas 1854, hand-colored mapsPublisherCowperthwait, Desilver, & ButlerDate Published1854 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #274 System of Geography, for the Use of Schools... Headingzzg(School Atlas)AuthorMorse, Sidney E.HeadlineMorse's System of Geography, school atlas, 1847PublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1847 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #275 A New Map of America from the Latest Observations Revis'd by I. Senex HeadingzzgAuthorSenex, JohnHeadlineSenex map of America with California an islandDate Published1719-1721 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #279 Regni Chinensis descriptio. Ex Variis Authoribus HeadingzzgAuthorTrigault, NicolasHeadlineTrigault's China from Elzivir Press 1639PublisherOfficina ElzevirianaDate Published1639 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #288 Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 HeadingzziAuthorBruce, JamesHeadlineBruce's Travels into Ethiopia, 5 vols., 1790PublisherPrinted by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. RobinsonDate Published1790 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #352 A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas HeadingzzkAuthorAnson, GeorgeHeadlineAnson's Voyage 2nd Edn 1848 Octavo IssuePublisherPrinted for John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1748 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #353 William Bartram: Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788. Reproduced from the Fothergill Album in the British Museum (Natural History) Headingzzk(Bartram, William)AuthorEwan, Joseph, editorHeadlineWilliam Bartram: Botanical and Zoological DrawingPublisherThe American Philosophical SocietyDate Published1968 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #354 Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, During the Years 1836-1842, Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, From Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 HeadingzzkAuthorBelcher, EdwardHeadlineBelcher's Voyage Round the World 1843PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1843 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #356 Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-fruit Tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship The Bounty Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the Said Ship, and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, from Tofoa, One of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies HeadingzzkAuthorBligh, WilliamHeadlineBligh's Account of the Mutiny, 1792 first editionPublisherPrinted for George Nicol, Bookseller to His MajestyDate Published1792 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$11,875StatusSold Lot #358 A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean... HeadingzzkAuthorBurney, JamesHeadlineBurney's History of Pacific Discoveries 1803-1817PublisherG. & W. Nicol, et al.Date Published1803-1817 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #359 Two Preliminary Reports on China and Far Eastern Trade and Development for the U.S. Department of Commerce Headingzzk(China & Southeast Asia)AuthorWhitham, Paul PageHeadlineReports on China Trade with photos 1918-19Date Published1918 & 1919 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #362 The Wars in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Or, An impartial account of all the battels, sieges, and other remarkable transactions, revolutions and accidents, which have happened from the beginning of the reign of King Charles I in 1625, to His Majesties happy Restauration, 1660. HeadingzzkAuthor[Crouch, Nathaniel]HeadlineWars in England Scotland & Ireland 1681PublisherPrinted for Nath. Crouch and John HowDate Published1681 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #364 A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: Comprising Three Voyages Round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery, in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands HeadingzzkAuthorDelano, AmasaHeadlineAmasa Delano's 3 Voyages Round the World 1817PublisherPrinted by E. G. House for the AuthorDate Published1817 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #369 Fighting the Polar Ice HeadingzzkAuthorFiala, AnthonyHeadlineAnthony Fiala Fighting the Polar IcePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #371 The principall nauigations, voiages and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer land, to the most remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1500. yeeres: deuided into three seuerall parts, according to the positions of the regions wherunto they were directed... AuthorHakluyt, RichardHeadlineFirst edition of Hakluyt's Voyages 1589PublisherBy George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, deputies to Christopher BarkerDate Published1589 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$5,937.50StatusSold Lot #386 Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses Ecrites des Missions Etrangeres par quelques Missionaires de la Compagnie de Jesus Headingzzk(Jesuit Missions)Author[Duhalde, Jean Baptiste, editor]HeadlineJesuit Missionaries in China & America 1731-39PublisherNicolas le ClercDate Published1731 & 1739 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #387 The History of the Lives and Actions of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Street-Robbers, &c. &c. To Which is Added a Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the Most Noted Pirates HeadingzzkAuthorJohnson, CharlesHeadlineHighwayment, Street-Robbers and Pirates 1813PublisherLongman, Hurst, et alDate Published1813 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #388 Thoughts on the late transactions respecting Falkland’s Islands HeadingzzkAuthor[Johnson, Samuel]HeadlineSamuel Johnson's Falkland Islands 1771PublisherPrinted for T. CadellDate Published1771 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #389 [The History of Japan] HeadingzzkAuthorKaempfer, EngelbertHeadlineKaempfer's History of Japan Vol. I 1727PublisherPrinted for the Translator [J.G. Scheuchzer]Date Published1727 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #394 The Physical Geography of the Sea HeadingzzkAuthorMaury, M[atthew] F[ontaine]HeadlineThe Physical Geography of the Sea by Maury 1857PublisherSampson Low, Son & Co.Date Published1857 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #400 Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese HeadingzzkAuthorPercy, Thomas, editorHeadlinePercy's Pieces on the Chinese 1762PublisherR. & J. DodsleyDate Published1762 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #401 Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States HeadingzzkAuthorPerry, M[atthew] C[albraith]HeadlinePerry's Japan Expedition in 3 volumes 1856PublisherBeverly Tucker, Senate PrinterDate Published1856 View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #406 An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa, an Island Subject to the Emperor of Japan. Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers HeadingzzkAuthorPsalmanazar, George [pseud.]HeadlineRare History of Formosa 1704PublisherPrinted for Dan. BrownDate Published1704 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #409 An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China... HeadingzzkAuthorStaunton, Sir George [Leonard]HeadlineStaunton's Embassy to China 1797PublisherPrinted by W. Bulmer for G. NicolDate Published1797 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #410 Narrative of a five years expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the History of that Country, and describing its Productions, Viz. Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea. HeadingzzkAuthorStedman, J[ohn] G[abriel]HeadlineStedman's Revolted Negroes of Surinam 1796PublisherJ. Johnson & J. EdwardsDate Published1796 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #416 Restitution of Decayed Intelligence in Antiquities, Concerning the Most Noble and Renowned English Nation. By the Study and Travel of R.V. Dedicated Unto the Kings Most Excellent Majesty HeadingzzkAuthor[Verstigan, Richard]HeadlineRestitution of Decayed Intelligence 1673PublisherSamuel Mearne, John Martyn and Henry HerringmanDate Published1671 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next