Sale 311: Rare Books & Manuscripts, including Exploration & Voyages (#311) 06/16/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/16/2005 1:00 PM PDT Auction Info 311 232 PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-48 of 48. Previous|1|Next Lot #5 A Voyage Around the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Now Lord Anson, Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas AuthorAnson, GeorgePublisherPrinted for the Author by John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1749 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #6 Cosmographicus liber AuthorApianus, PetrusPublisherJoannes Grapheus for Arnold BirckmannDate PublishedFeb. 1533 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #13 An Aegean note-book: comments on a Mid-Century Odyssey in Greece AuthorBeny, RoloffPublisher[Privately printed]Date Published[1950] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #18 Jerusalem. A Facsimile of the Illuminated Book AuthorBlake, William (1757-1827)PublisherThe Trianon Press for the William Blake TrustDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #19 Songs of Innocence and of Experience AuthorBlake, WilliamPublisherThe Trianon Press for the William Blake TrustDate Published1955 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #20 The Writings of William Blake [Together with] The Life of William Blake by Mona Wilson AuthorBlake, WilliamPublisherThe Nonesuch PressDate Published1925; 1927 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #21 A Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 AuthorBougainville, Louis Antoine dePublisherJ. Nourse & T. DaviesDate Published1772 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #22 Japan: Described and Illustrated by the Japanese Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars AuthorBrinkley, Captain F., editorPublisherJ.B. Millet Co.Date Published[1897] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #24 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah AuthorBurton, Richard F.PublisherG.P. PutnamDate Published1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #26 Illustrations of Cairo...Taken on the spot between the Years 1830-40 AuthorCarter, Owen B.Date Publishedcirca 1860 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #27 Don Quixote de la Mancha. The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra : Motteux' Translation Revised Anew (1743) & Corrected Rectified and Filled Up in Numberless Places by J. Ozell Who Likewise Added the Explanatory Notes from the Best Editions in English & Spanish... AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel dePublisherThe Nonesuch PressDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #28 Bible AuthorChagall, MarcPublisherVerveDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #29 Dessins pour la Bible AuthorChagall, MarcPublisherVerveDate Published[1960] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #30 A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language; arranged according to the Wu-Fang Yuen Yin with the Pronunciation of the Characters as heard in Peking, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai Heading(Chinese Dictionary)AuthorWilliams, S. WellsPublisherAmerican Presbyterian Mission PressDate Published1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #31 The Columbus Papers. The Barcelona Letter of 1493 AuthorColumbus, ChristopherPublisherNew York Public Library and NYW PublishingDate Published1987 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #32 An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.; by John Hawkesworth LL.D. AuthorCook, JamesPublisherJames WilliamsDate Published1775 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #33 New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for Making New Discoveries in Geography, Navigation, Astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c. and Successively Performed in the Years 1768...1780.... Heading(Cook, James)AuthorAnderson, George WilliamPublisherAlex. HoggDate Published[1784-1786] View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #38 Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836 AuthorDarwin, CharlesPublisherGreat ColburnDate Published1839 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #54 The History and Antiquities of Suffolk, Thingoe Hundred AuthorGage, JohnPublisherJohn DeckDate Published1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #59 Description Generale de la Chine... AuthorGrosier, [Jean Baptiste Gabriel Alexandre]PublisherChez MoutardDate Published1787 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #62 Facsimile edition of the Gutenberg Bible Heading(Gutenberg)Author**Publisher[Insel Verlag]Date Published1913 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #64 A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France and New Mexico; with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants, and Animals. Also, the Manners, Customs and Languages of the Several Native Indians; and the Advantage of Commerce with those different Nations. With a Continuation, Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the English; with the Advantages of a Shorter Cut to China and Japan... AuthorHennepin, LouisPublisherPrinted for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. ManshipDate Published1698 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #66 The History of Herodotus of Halicarnassus: The Translation of G. W. Rawlinson Revised & Annotated by A. W. Lawrence Heading(Herodotus)AuthorLawrence, A. W.PublisherThe Nonesuch PressDate Published1935 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #69 Sonnets from the Portuguese...to which is prefaced a "Little Journey" to the home of the author, written by Elbert Hubbard Heading(Hubbard, Elbert)AuthorBrowning, Elizabeth BarrettPublisher[Elbert Hubbard at the Roycroft Shop]Date Published[1898] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #70 The Book of Job Heading(Hubbard, Elbert)AuthorElzas, Rabbi Abraham, translatorPublisherThe Roycroft ShopDate Published1897 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #74 One Thousand and One Initial Letters AuthorJones, OwenPublisherDay & SonDate Published1864 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #76 The History of Japan AuthorKaempfer, EngelbertPublisherPrinted for the Translator [J.G. Scheuchzer]Date Published1727-1728 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold Lot #79 Archive of approximately 20 books with one or more illustrations by Paul Landacre, plus programs, brochures, catalogues, announcements and related ephemera with Landacre woodcuts and illustrations Heading(Landacre, Paul)Author**Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #82 Anno Tricesimo Nono. Georgii III. Regis.: Cap[ter] LXXX. An Act for better regulating the Manner of carrying Slaves, in British Vessels, from the Coast of Africa Heading(Laws)Author**Publisher[Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers for King George III]Date Published1799 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #91 Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile AuthorMelville, HermanPublisherG.P. Putnam & Co.Date Published1855 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #92 Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas AuthorMelville, HermanPublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1847 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #93 Topographia Sueviae... HeadingzzfAuthorMerian, MatthaeusHeadlineMerian'sTopographia Sueviae 1643PublisherM. MerianDate Published1643 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #94 The Forged Note: A Romance of the Darker Races AuthorMicheaux, OscarPublisherWestern Book Supply CompanyDate Published1915 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #101 The North American Sylva; Or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia... AuthorNuttall, ThomasPublisherSmith & Wistar, et alDate Published1849 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #102 A Sermon at the Execution of Moses Paul, an Indian; Who had been guilty of Murder, Preached at New Haven in America. By Samson Occom, A native Indian...Also Observations on the Language of the Muhhekaneew Indians...by Jonathan Edwards AuthorOccam, Samson and Jonathan EdwardsPublisherBuckland, Dilly, et alDate Published1789 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #106 A New and Complete System of Arithmetic, Composed for the Use of the Citizens of the United States AuthorPike, NicolasPublisherJohn MycallDate Published1788 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #108 Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, during the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 AuthorPorter, Robert KerPublisherRichard PhillipsDate Published1809 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #113 The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia AuthorRoberts, DavidPublisherF.G. MoonDate Published1842 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$11,250StatusSold Lot #121 The Works of Theodore Roosevelt Heading(Sets)AuthorRoosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)PublisherScribner'sDate Published1906-1913 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #127 The Tragedie of Cymbeline AuthorShakespeare, WilliamPublisher[Ernest Benn Ltd.]Date Published1923 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #129 The Miscellaneous Works AuthorSidney, Philip, SirPublisherPrinted and published by D.A. TalboysDate Published1829 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #131 Meeting the Sun: A Journey All Round the World through Egypt, China, Japan, and California AuthorSimpson, WilliamPublisherLongmans, Green, Reader, and DyerDate Published1874 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #134 Studer's popular ornithology. The birds of North America: drawn and colored from life byTheodore Jasper... [and] Ornithology; or, the science of birds AuthorStuder, Jacob H., Theodore Jasper, et alPublisherJacob H. StuderDate Published1878 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #135 Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships Author[Swift, Jonathan] (1667-1745)PublisherPrinted for Benj. MotteDate Published1726 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #136 Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... Author[Swift, Jonathan]PublisherThe Golden Cockerel PressDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #143 The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States. With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published... AuthorTucker, GeorgePublisherCarey, Lea & BlanchardDate Published1837 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #149 The Giant Raft (Part I). Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon AuthorVerne, JulesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #155 A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America, Giving an Account of the Author's Abode There, the Form and Make of the Country, the Coasts, Hills, Rivers, &c. Woods, Soil, Weather, &c. Trees, Fruit, Beasts, Birds, Fish, &c. The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexion, &c... With Remarkable Occurrences in the South Sea, and elsewhere AuthorWafer, LionelPublisherPrinted for James KnaptonDate Published1699 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next