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Previous|1|Next Lot #5 A Journey in Brazil View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold AuthorAgassiz, Louis and Mrs. Louis AgassizPublisherTicknor & FieldsDate Published1868 Lot #21 11 Baedeker Travel Handbooks View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorBaedeker, KarlPublisherKarl BaedekerDate Published1879-1924 Lot #25 From the Tropics to the North Sea, Including Sketches of Colonial Life; Five Years in the Seychelles, Gordon's Garden of Eden; with an Interlie at the Falklands in the South Pacific; followed by Promotion to Heligoland, the Gem of the North Sea View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorBarkly, Fanny A.PublisherRoxburghe PressDate Published[1890] Lot #26 A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions; Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage Between the Atlantic and Pacific: From the Earliest Periods of Scandinavian Navigation, to the Departure of the Recent Expeditions, Under the Orders of Captains Ross and Buchan View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorBarrow, JohnPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1818 Lot #29 Edelsteinkunde: Dritte Auflage, vollkommen new bearbeitet von Prof. Dr. Schlossmacher View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBauer, Max [Hermann]PublisherBernhard TauchnitzDate Published1932 Lot #33 The History of Tewkesbury View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBennett, JamesPublisherPrinted by the authorDate Published1830 Lot #38 A Treatise on Primary Geology; Being an Examination, Both Practical and Theoretical, of the Older Formations View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold AuthorBoase, Henry S.PublisherLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & LongmanDate Published1834 Lot #43 Five double-page plates from Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorBreydenbach, Bernhard vonPublisher[Erhard Reuwich?]Date Published[c.1486] Lot #46 Amulets and Superstitions View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorBudge, E.A. WallisPublisherOxford University PressDate Published1930 Lot #48 Outlines of Botany, Including a General History of the Vegetable Kingdom, in which Plants are Arranged According to the System of Natural Affinities View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBurnett, Gilbert T[homas]PublisherHenry RenshawDate Published1835 Lot #49 The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a Picture of Exploration View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.PublisherHarperDate Published1860 Lot #51 Provincial Houses in Spain View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorByne, Arthur and Mildred StapleyPublisherWilliam Helburn Inc.Date Published1925 Lot #62 A Cruise; or, Three Months on the Continent. By a Naval Officer View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Cruise...)Author**PublisherLaw & WhittakerDate Published1818 Lot #67 The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1871 Lot #70 The Ride Through Palestine View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDulles, John W.PublisherPresbyterian Board of PublicationDate Published[1881] Lot #72 The History and Poetry of Finger-Rings View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorEdwards, CharlesPublisherRedfieldDate Published1855 Lot #76 A Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorFaujas de Saint-Fond, B[arthelemi]PublisherHugh HopkinsDate Published1907 Lot #83 Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison...Based on His Journals and Letters with Notices of His Scientific Contemporaries and a Sketch of the Rise and Growth of Palæozoic Geology in Britain View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorGeikie, ArchibaldPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1875 Lot #92 The Cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea with Notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and Various Islands of the Malay Archipelago View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGuillemard, F[rancis] H[enry] H[ill]PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1889 Lot #99 Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorHearn, LafcadioPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1895 Lot #102 Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815. Containing Observations on the Natural Phenomena, History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Island; and the Religion, Character, Manners, and Customs of Its Inhabitants. With an Introduction and Appendix View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorHenderson, EbenezerPublisherOliphant, Waugh & InnesDate Published1818 Lot #105 The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Hill Collection)AuthorSilveira de Braganza, Rondal Louis, ed.PublisherUniversity LibraryDate Published1974, 1982 & 1983 Lot #113 Ruby & Sapphire [two copies] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorHughes, Richard W.PublisherRWH PublishingDate Published1997 Lot #116 Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy, Comprising Such Terms in Botany, Chemistry, Comparative Anatomy, Conchology, Entomology, Palæontology, Zoology, and Other Branches of Natural History, as are Connected with the Study of Geology View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorHumble, WilliamPublisherHenry WashbourneDate Published1840 Lot #117 Essai Géognostique sur les Gisement des Roches dans led Deux Hémisphères View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorHumboldt, [Baron Friedrich H.] Alexandre dePublisherF.G. LevraultDate Published1823 Lot #118 the Geology and Palæontology of Queensland and New Guinea View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorJack, Robert L. & Robert Etheridge, Jr.PublisherJames Charles Beal, Government PrinterDate Published1892 Lot #124 Finger-Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary, Anecdotal View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorJones, WilliamPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1877 Lot #131 Abrégé Chronologique de L'Histoire du Nord, ou des Etats De Dannemarc, de Russie, de Suede, de Pologne, de Prusse, de Courlande, &c., &c. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLacombe, [Jacques]PublisherChez Jean-Thomas HerissantDate Published1762 Lot #134 Early Explorers in Australia: From the Log-Books and Journals, including the Diary of Allan Cunningham, Botanist, from March 1, 1817, to November 19, 1818 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$106.25StatusSold AuthorLee, Ida (Mrs. Charles Bruce Marriott)PublisherMethuen & Co., Ltd.Date Published[1925] Lot #138 Medve-Vadaszat/Chasse de L'Ours View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Lithograph)AuthorAndrasay, Count Mano, et al.Date Published1857 Lot #141 Mount Vesuvius: A Descriptive, Historical, and Geological Account of the Volcano and Its Surroundings View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorLobley, J. LoganPublisherRoper & DrowleyDate Published1889 Lot #142 Geological Travels View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorLuc, Jean Andre dePublisherF.C. & J. RivingtonDate Published1810-1811 Lot #146 Telliamed; or, The World Explain'd: Containing Discourses between an Indian Philosopher and a Missionary, on the Diminution of the Sea, the Formation of the Earth, the Origin of Men & Animals; and other Singular Subjects, Relating to Natural History & Philosophy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Author[Maillet, Benoit de]PublisherPrinted by W. Pechin for D. PorterDate Published1797 Lot #147 Les Soirées de Saint-Petersbourg, ou Entretiens sur le Gouvernement Temporel de la Providence; suives d'un Traité sur les Sacrifices View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMaistre, Joseph dePublisherLouis LesneDate Published1842 Lot #150 North & South America, for the Elucidation of the Abbé Gaultiers Geographical Games View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold Heading(Map)AuthorAspin, JehosaphatDate Published1838 Lot #154 Laurie & Whittle's New Map of all the Coach Roads, Both Direct and Cross, of England & Wales, with those of Scotland to the South of Edinburgh and Glasgow View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorColtman, NathanielPublisherLaurie & WhittleDate Published1809 Lot #156 Isola del Giapone e Peninsola di Corea View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorCoronelli, Vicenzia MariaDate Published[c.1692] Lot #163 L'Amerique divisée par Grands Etats View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorJanvier, JeanDate Published1783 Lot #166 Carte Particuliere de la Côte du Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique reconnue par les Frégates Françaises La Boussole et l'Astrolabe en 1786. 3e Feuille. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorLa Pérouse, Jean François Galaup de.Date Published[1797] Lot #167 Carte Des Etats-Unis View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Map)AuthorLapie, Alexandre EmileDate Published1814 Lot #169 America Noviter Delineata View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorMerian, MatthausDate Published[1638] Lot #172 North America View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorSwanston, G.H.PublisherA. FullartonDate Publishedc.1857 Lot #173 Western Hemisphere View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorThomson, JohnDate Published1815 Lot #175 Carte de la Partie de la Còte Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique Reconnue pendant les Etés de 1792, 1793, et 1794, depuis 29o 54' de Latitude Nord et 244o 33' de Longitute Orientale jusqu'au Cap Douglas par 58o 52' de Latitude et 207o 20' de Longitude Par le Capitaine George Vancouver... View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Map)AuthorVancouver, GeorgeDate Publishedc.1800 Lot #177 Scheeps Togt van Iamaica Gedaan na Panuco en Rio de las Palmas aan de Golf van Mexico Gelegen View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Map)AuthorVan der Aa, PieterDate Publishedc.1707 Lot #183 Parties Riches des Filons: Structure de ces Parties et Leur Relation avec les Directions des Systemes Stratigraphiques View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorMoisenet, M.L.PublisherDunodDate Published1874 Lot #195 The Fight for Everest: 1924 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorNorton, E.F.PublisherLongman's, GreenDate Published1925 Lot #199 Textiles of Highland Guatemala View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorO'Neale, Lisa M.PublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1945 Lot #202 Report of a Geological Exploration of Part of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois, Made Under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in the Autumn of the Year 1839; With Charts and Illustrations View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorOwen, David DalePublisherOrdered to be Printed by the SenateDate PublishedJune 11, 1844 Lot #204 The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872...With Notes, and an Introductory Sketch of the Present State of Knowledge of Terrestrial Vulcanicity, the Cosmical Nature and Relations of Volcanoes and Earthquakes View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorPalmieri, Luigi and Robert MalletPublisherAsher & Co.Date Published1873 Lot #205 Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in that Island View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorParis di Cesnola, LouisPublisherHarperDate Published1878 Lot #206 Physical and Historical Evidences of Vast Sinkings of Land on the North and West Coasts of France, and South Western Coasts of England; Within the Historical Period. [bound with] On Steam, as the Power in Earthquakes and Volcanoes, and on Cavities in the Earth's Crust View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorPeacock, R.A.PublisherE. & F. SponDate Published1868 & 1866 Lot #207 Notes on Italy...Written during a Tour in the Years 1829 and 1830 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorPeale, RembrandtPublisherCarey & LeaDate Published1831 Lot #208 Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPfeiffer, IdaPublisherIngram CookeDate Published1852 Lot #210 Traité de Paléontologie ou Hisgtoire Naturelle ds Animaux Fossiles Considérés dans Leurs Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPictet, F.-J.PublisherJ.-B. BalliereDate Published1853-1857 Lot #213 The Most Noble and Famous Travels of Marco Polo together with the Travels of Nicolò de' Conti View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorPolo, MarcoPublisherArgonaut PressDate Published1929 Lot #215 Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinai: A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns, Native and Naturalized, from the Taurus to Ras Muhammad and from the Mediterranean Sea to the Syrian Desert View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorPost, George E.PublisherAmerican UniversityDate Published1932-1932 Lot #219 Notes for a History of Lead and an Inquiry into the Development of the Manufacture of White Lead and Lead Oxides View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorPulsifer, William H., comp.PublisherD. Van NostrandDate Published1888 Lot #222 A History of Agriculture in India, 3 vols. View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorRandawa, M.S.PublisherIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchDate Published[1980-1986] Lot #226 Moko; or Maori Tattooing View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorRobley, [Horatio Gordon]PublisherChapman & HallDate Published1896 Lot #234 A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorScott, William B.PublisherMacmillanDate Published1913 Lot #235 The Geology and Extinct Volcanos of Central France View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorScrope, G. PoulettPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1858 Lot #236 The Natural History of Mount Vesuvius, with the Explanation of the various Phenomena that usually attend the Eruptions of the celebrated Volcano View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$406.25StatusSold Author[Serao, Francesco]PublisherE. CavesDate Published1743 Lot #238 A Journal of Travels in England, Holland, and Scotland, and of Two Passages Over the Ocean in the Years 1805 and 1806 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorSilliman, BenjaminPublisherT.B. WaitDate Published1812 Lot #239 A Visit to Europe in 1851 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold AuthorSilliman, BenjaminPublisherGeorge P. PutnamDate Published1853 Lot #240 Remarks Made on a Short Tour Between Hartford and Quebec, in the Autumn of 1819... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Author[Silliman, Benjamin]PublisherS. ConverseDate Published1824 Lot #242 Artist's sketchbook with 37 original watercolors of South African flowers View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorSmith, Emily C.Date Published1905-06 Lot #244 Travels in the Two Sicilies, and Some Parts of the Apennines View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorSpallanzani, LazzaroPublisherKimber and ConradDate Published1812 Lot #247 Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America from the Years 1772 to 1777. Elucidating the History of that Country & Describing Its Productions, viz. Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; With an Account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorStedman, J[ohn] G[abriel]PublisherImprint SocietyDate Published1971 Lot #248 Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorStephens, John L.PublisherHarperDate Published1841 Lot #253 Majoliche per Rivestimenti e Decorazioni Edilizi View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(Tile Trade Catalogue)AuthorCantagalliPublisherFigli di Guiuseppe CantagalliDate Publishedc.1910 Lot #255 11 Miscellaneous Travel Books View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Travel)Author**Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #256 Letters on Iceland: Containing Observations on the Civil, Literary, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History; Antiquities, Volcanos, Basaltes, Hot Springs; Customs, Dress, Manners of the Inhabitants, &c. &c. Made, During a Voyage undertaken in the Year 1772, by Joseph Banks, Esq. F.R.S... View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$118.75StatusSold AuthorTroil, Uno vonPublisherG. PerrinDate Published1780 Lot #260 The Voyage of John Huyghen Van Linschoten to the East Indies View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorVan Linschoten, John HuyghenPublisherHakluyt SocietyDate Published1885 Lot #261 Pearls and Pearling View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorVertrees, Herbert H.PublisherFur News PublishingDate Published[1913] Lot #264 The Mineral Springs of the United States and Canada, with Analyses and Notes on the Prominent Spas of Europe, and a List of Sea-Side Resorts View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$68.75StatusSold AuthorWalton, Geo[rge] E.PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1873 Lot #265 The Romance of Plant Hunting View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$106.25StatusSold AuthorWard, F. KingdonPublisherEdwin ArnoldDate Published1924 Lot #266 Preliminary Report of Explorations in Nebraska and Dakota, in the Years 1855-'56-'57 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorWarren, G[ouverneur] K.PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1875 Lot #269 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Author[White, Gilbert]PublisherT. BensleyDate Published1789 Lot #271 Scrambles Amongst the Alps View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorWhymper, EdwardPublisherNims & KnightDate PublishedN.d. [c.1890] Lot #273 Some Dreams Come True: Being a Sheaf of Stories Leading Up to the Discovery of Copper, Diamonds and Gold in Southern Africa, and of the Pioneers Who Took Part in the Excitement of Those Early Days View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWilliams, Alpheus F.PublisherHoward B. TimminsDate Published[1948] Lot #275 Minerals of Broken Hill View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWorner, H[oward] K. and R.W. Mitchell, eds.PublisherAustralian Mining & Smelting Ltd.Date Published[1982] Lot #277 A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast: Describing the Strata and Fossils Occurring Between the Humber and the Trees, from the German Ocean to the Plain of York: Illustrated with Numerous Engravings View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorYoung, George and John BirdPublisherGeorge ClarkDate Published1822 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next