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Previous|123|Next Lot #239 Typed letter, signed View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorDavies, MarionHeadlineMarion Davies Letter on San Simeon LetterheadDate PublishedMarch 6, 1930 Lot #240 Apperson Family History View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorApperson, John A.HeadlineRare Pamphlet Apperson Family HistoryDate Published1902 Lot #241 Autograph Letter Signed View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold HeadingzzcAuthorHearst, P[hoebe] A[pperson]HeadlinePhoebe Apperson Hearst Autograph Letter 1898Date PublishedApril 10, [18]98 Lot #242 Three autograph letters, signed, from Pepi Lederer to Charles Lederer View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold HeadingzzcAuthorLederer, PepiHeadline3 letters from Pepi Lederer to Charles LedererDate Published1929-1931 Lot #243 Pencil drawing 'Elevation to Court - The Bend' View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,375StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlinePencil drawing of the exterior of The BendDate Published[c. 1945] Lot #244 Pencil drawing of the South Elevation of 'The Bend' View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]Headline'The Bend' at Wyntoon William Randolph HearstDate Published1945 Lot #245 Pencil drawing of the exterior of The Bend View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$8,125StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlinePencil drawing of the exterior of The BendDate Published[1940s] Lot #246 Group of floor plans and detail sketches for 'The Bend' at Wyntoon View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineFloor plans and detail sketches for 'The Bend'Date Published[c. 1945] Lot #247 Group of pencil drawings of exterior elevations of 'The Bend' at Wyntoon View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,625StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineDrawings of The Bend at Wyntoon Julia MorganDate Published[c. 1945] Lot #248 3 Pencil drawings of the exterior of 'The Bend' at Wyntoon View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Headingzzc(Wyntoon - The Bend)Author[Morgan, Julia]HeadlineDrawings of the exterior of 'The Bend' at WyntoonDate Published1937 Lot #252 County Map of the State of California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Headingzzg(California)AuthorMitchell, S[amuel] AugustusHeadlineMitchell, County Map of..California, 1875PublisherS. Augustus MitchellDate Published1875 Lot #253 Lot of 2 folding maps of Colorado inside booklets View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold Headingzzg(Colorado)AuthorRand, McNallyHeadline2 folding maps of Colorado, Rand McNally 1901-05PublisherRand, McNallyDate Published1901-05 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. View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorColton, George W.HeadlineColton's Atlas of the World, Vol.1: Americas 1855PublisherJ. H. Colton & Co.Date Published1855 Lot #258 Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, with Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorJohnson, A.J. & J.H. ColtonHeadlineJohnson's 1860 Family Atlas, 55 hand-colored mapsPublisherJohnson and BrowningDate Published1860 Lot #259 Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, with descriptions, geographical, statistical, and historical View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,250StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorJohnson, A. J. & J. H. ColtonHeadlineJohnson's Family Atlas 1862 edition, colored mapsPublisherJohnson & BrowningDate Published1862 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 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorMoll, HermanHeadline"Cod Fish" Map of North America by Moll 1719Date Published[1719] Lot #267 Guide Map of Nevada and the Southeastern Portion of California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Headingzzg(Nevada)AuthorClason Map Co.HeadlineGuide Map of Nevada 1907 inside booklet Clason CoPublisherClason Map Co.Date Published1907 Lot #273 Mitchell's School Atlas: Comprising the Maps and Tables Designed to Accompany Mitchell's School and Family Geography View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Headingzzg(School Atlas)AuthorMitchell, [Samuel Augustus]HeadlineMitchell's School Atlas 1854, hand-colored mapsPublisherCowperthwait, Desilver, & ButlerDate Published1854 Lot #274 System of Geography, for the Use of Schools... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Headingzzg(School Atlas)AuthorMorse, Sidney E.HeadlineMorse's System of Geography, school atlas, 1847PublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1847 Lot #275 A New Map of America from the Latest Observations Revis'd by I. Senex View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorSenex, JohnHeadlineSenex map of America with California an islandDate Published1719-1721 Lot #279 Regni Chinensis descriptio. Ex Variis Authoribus View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold HeadingzzgAuthorTrigault, NicolasHeadlineTrigault's China from Elzivir Press 1639PublisherOfficina ElzevirianaDate Published1639 Lot #288 Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold HeadingzziAuthorBruce, JamesHeadlineBruce's Travels into Ethiopia, 5 vols., 1790PublisherPrinted by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. RobinsonDate Published1790 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 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorAnson, GeorgeHeadlineAnson's Voyage 2nd Edn 1848 Octavo IssuePublisherPrinted for John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1748 Lot #353 William Bartram: Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788. Reproduced from the Fothergill Album in the British Museum (Natural History) View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Headingzzk(Bartram, William)AuthorEwan, Joseph, editorHeadlineWilliam Bartram: Botanical and Zoological DrawingPublisherThe American Philosophical SocietyDate Published1968 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 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorBelcher, EdwardHeadlineBelcher's Voyage Round the World 1843PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1843 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 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$11,875StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorBligh, WilliamHeadlineBligh's Account of the Mutiny, 1792 first editionPublisherPrinted for George Nicol, Bookseller to His MajestyDate Published1792 Lot #358 A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean... View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorBurney, JamesHeadlineBurney's History of Pacific Discoveries 1803-1817PublisherG. & W. Nicol, et al.Date Published1803-1817 Lot #359 Two Preliminary Reports on China and Far Eastern Trade and Development for the U.S. Department of Commerce View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Headingzzk(China & Southeast Asia)AuthorWhitham, Paul PageHeadlineReports on China Trade with photos 1918-19Date Published1918 & 1919 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. View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$687.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthor[Crouch, Nathaniel]HeadlineWars in England Scotland & Ireland 1681PublisherPrinted for Nath. Crouch and John HowDate Published1681 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 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorDelano, AmasaHeadlineAmasa Delano's 3 Voyages Round the World 1817PublisherPrinted by E. G. House for the AuthorDate Published1817 Lot #369 Fighting the Polar Ice View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold HeadingzzkAuthorFiala, AnthonyHeadlineAnthony Fiala Fighting the Polar IcePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1906 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... View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$5,937.50StatusSold AuthorHakluyt, RichardHeadlineFirst edition of Hakluyt's Voyages 1589PublisherBy George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, deputies to Christopher BarkerDate Published1589 Lot #386 Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses Ecrites des Missions Etrangeres par quelques Missionaires de la Compagnie de Jesus View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzzk(Jesuit Missions)Author[Duhalde, Jean Baptiste, editor]HeadlineJesuit Missionaries in China & America 1731-39PublisherNicolas le ClercDate Published1731 & 1739 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 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorJohnson, CharlesHeadlineHighwayment, Street-Robbers and Pirates 1813PublisherLongman, Hurst, et alDate Published1813 Lot #388 Thoughts on the late transactions respecting Falkland’s Islands View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthor[Johnson, Samuel]HeadlineSamuel Johnson's Falkland Islands 1771PublisherPrinted for T. CadellDate Published1771 Lot #389 [The History of Japan] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorKaempfer, EngelbertHeadlineKaempfer's History of Japan Vol. I 1727PublisherPrinted for the Translator [J.G. Scheuchzer]Date Published1727 Lot #394 The Physical Geography of the Sea View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold HeadingzzkAuthorMaury, M[atthew] F[ontaine]HeadlineThe Physical Geography of the Sea by Maury 1857PublisherSampson Low, Son & Co.Date Published1857 Lot #400 Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorPercy, Thomas, editorHeadlinePercy's Pieces on the Chinese 1762PublisherR. & J. DodsleyDate Published1762 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 View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorPerry, M[atthew] C[albraith]HeadlinePerry's Japan Expedition in 3 volumes 1856PublisherBeverly Tucker, Senate PrinterDate Published1856 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorPsalmanazar, George [pseud.]HeadlineRare History of Formosa 1704PublisherPrinted for Dan. BrownDate Published1704 Lot #409 An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorStaunton, Sir George [Leonard]HeadlineStaunton's Embassy to China 1797PublisherPrinted by W. Bulmer for G. NicolDate Published1797 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. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthorStedman, J[ohn] G[abriel]HeadlineStedman's Revolted Negroes of Surinam 1796PublisherJ. Johnson & J. EdwardsDate Published1796 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold HeadingzzkAuthor[Verstigan, Richard]HeadlineRestitution of Decayed Intelligence 1673PublisherSamuel Mearne, John Martyn and Henry HerringmanDate Published1671 Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next