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The Mineral and Agricultural Resources of "Silverland" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Wright, William] DeQuille, Dan, pseud.HeadlineHistory of the Comstock Mines 1889PublisherF. BoegleDate Published[1889] Lot #390 Report upon the Reconnaissance of Northwestern Wyoming, including Yellowstone National Park, made in the summer of 1873 by William A. Jones, Captain of Engineers U.S.A. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Wyoming)AuthorJones, William A.HeadlineNorthwestern Wyoming & Yellowstone 1874PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1874 Lot #393 Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Yosemite)AuthorMatthes, Francois E.HeadlineGeologic History of the Yosemite ValleyPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1930 Lot #396 Original photograph album, produced by the Nigerian government View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(Africa)HeadlineNigerian photo album, inscribed by first president of NigeriaDate Publishedc.1960 Lot #399 Argonauts of the South View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Antarctica)AuthorHurley, FrankHeadlineArgonauts of the South - Adventures in the AntarcticPublisherG. P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1925 Lot #401 Traité des Mesures Itinéraires Anciennes et Modernes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorAnville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'HeadlineMeasuring historic routes and journeys, 1769PublisherDe l'Imprimerie RoyaleDate Published1769 Lot #403 Eight titles from the Argonaut Press View details Estimate$1,600 - $2,000StatusUnsold Heading(Argonaut Press)Headline8 Titles on Voyages and Exploration from Argonaut PressPublisherThe Argonaut PressDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #405 A Visit to Iceland by way of Tronyem, in the "Flower of Yarrow" Yacht in the Summer of 1834 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorBarrow, JohnHeadlineBarrow, A Visit to Iceland by way of TronyemPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1835 Lot #408 A 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$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorBligh, WilliamHeadlineConveying the Bread-fruit Tree to the West Indies, 1792PublisherGeorge NicolDate Published1792 Lot #409 A Tenderfoot with Peary View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBorup, GeorgeHeadlineA Tenderfoot with Peary, 1st Ed.PublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published[1911] Lot #412 Travels into Bokhara; being, The Account of a Journey from India, to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBurnes, AlexanderHeadlineBurne's travels to Kabul and Bokhara, 1834PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1834 Lot #413 The Highlands of the Brazil View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineHighlands of the Brazil by Richard BurtonPublisherTinsley BrothersDate Published1869 Lot #414 The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineBurton's Lake Regions of Central Africa 1st editionPublisherLongman, Green, Longman, and RobertsDate Published1860 Lot #415 Panorama de l'Univers, ou Géographie Générale et Historique, Mise en Vers View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCapinaud, AntoineHeadlinePoetic paean to Napoleon with geography 1806PublisherChez les Principauz LibrairesDate Published1806 Lot #417 A Description of Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean, North and South of the Equator: With Sailing Directions, Together with their Productions; Manners and Customs of the Natives. And, Vocabularies of Their Various Languages View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorCheyne, AndrewHeadlineIslands of the western PacificPublisherA.D. PotterDate Published1852 Lot #420 A Girl from China (Soumay Tcheng) View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(China)AuthorVan Vorst, B.HeadlineChina's first female lawyer and judge 1926 rarePublisherFrederick A. Stokes CompanyDate Published1926 Lot #421 Glimpses Into Chinese Homes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorYates, Elizabeth U.HeadlineGlimpses Into Chinese Homes 1887 scarcePublisherJoseph W. HamiltonDate Published1887 Lot #422 My Attainment of the Pole View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCook, Frederick A.HeadlineCook's Attainment of the Pole, signedPublisherMitchell KennerleyDate Published1913 Lot #423 Les Antiquitez, Histoires et Singularitez de Paris, ville capitale du Royaume de France [and] Gilles Corrozet et Germain Brice. Etudes Bibliographiques sur ses deux historiens de Paris View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorCorrozet, Gilles [and] Alfred BonnardotHeadlineFirst Guidebook to Paris, 1550PublisherAu Palais, en la boutique de Gilles Corrozet [and] ChampionDate Published1550 [and] 1880 Lot #425 Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America. To Which are added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000StatusUnsold AuthorCoxe, WilliamHeadlineCoxe's Russian Discoveries 1780PublisherJ. Nichols for T. CadellDate Published1780 Lot #427 Recording Scotland View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Cultural Worker's Trade Union of the U.S.S.R.)AuthorSalmond, James B., editorHeadlineRecording Scotland - presentation copyPublisherOliver and BoydDate Published1952 Lot #428 The Curious Modern Traveller. Being some late and particular observations on the greatest curiosities and antiquities in most parts of the world... Embellish'd with copper plate cuts. By R. K. Esq; View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Curious...)AuthorR.K. Esq.HeadlineCurious travels in the 18th centuryPublisherPrinted by A.M'Culloh, for J. Wakelin, and W. NorrisDate Published1745 Lot #429 Journal of Researches into Natural History and Geology of the Countries during the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the World under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R. N. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineDarwin's Voyage of the Beagle, 1st US editionPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1846 Lot #431 Souvenir de Tunis View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Author[Demoflyss, Eugene?]HeadlinePhotographs of Tunis, c.1900Date PublishedNo date Lot #435 The Geography and History of England: Done in the manner of Gordon's and Salmon's geographical and historical grammars. In two parts... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(England)HeadlineHistory of England with 4 maps, 1765PublisherPrinted for J. DodsleyDate Published1765 Lot #437 A Short and Easy Method to Understand Geography. Wherein are describ'd, the form of Government of each Country, its Qualities, the Manners of its Inhabitants... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorFer, Nicolas deHeadlineDe Fer on understanding geography, 1715PublisherPrinted for H. Banks, et al.Date Published[c.1715] Lot #441 A Popular History of Gibraltar, its institutions, and its neighbourhood on both sides of the straits, and a guide book to their principal places and objects of interest View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorGilbard, Lieut.-ColonelHeadlineGuide to Gibraltar, 1886PublisherGarrison Library Printing EstablishmentDate Published1886 Lot #442 Flora Sibirica Sive Historia Plantarum Sibiriae Tomvs II., Continens Tabvlas Aeri Incisas XCVIII View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorGmelin, Johann GeorgHeadlinePlants of Siberia, 1749PublisherEx Typographia Academiae ScientiarumDate Published1749 Lot #445 Miscellanea Curiosa. Being a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age. Together with several discourses read before the Royal society, for the advancement of physical and mathematical knowledge View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorHalley, Edmond, editorHeadlineWith world map showing California as an island, 1705PublisherPrinted by J.B. for J. Wale and J. SenexDate Published1705 Lot #446 Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorHalley, Edmond, editorHeadlineHalley's Miscellanea Curiosa, 3 volumesPublisherPrinted by W.B. for James and John Knapton, and John ClarkeDate Published1726-23-27 Lot #447 Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899. Volume I. Narrative and Geography View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorHatcher, J.B.HeadlinePrinceton Expeditions to Patagonia 1896-1899PublisherPrinceton UniversityDate Published1903 Lot #451 The Open Polar Sea: A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole in the Schooner "United States" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHayes, Isaac IsraelHeadlineThe Open Polar Sea, 1867PublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1867 Lot #452 Élémens de topographie militaire, ou instruction détaillée sur la manière de lever à vue et de dessiner avec promptitude les cartes militaires. Ouvrage traduit de l'allemand; Revu et augmenté de Notes et Figures additionnelles par un officier au corps impérial du Génie de France View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorHayne, J.E.G.HeadlineMilitary topography during the Napoleonic wars.PublisherChez MagimelDate Published1806 Lot #453 Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Made Under Direction of the Navy Department View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorHerndon, William Lewis & Lardner GibbonHeadlineHerndon & Gibbons' exploration of the Amazon with mapsDate Published1854 Lot #456 The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, R.N. Knt., to the Arctic Regions, for the Discovery of a North West Passage; Performed in the Years 1829-30-31-32 and 33. To Which is Prefixed an Abridgement of the former Voyages of Capts. Ross, Parry, and Other Celebrated Navigators to the Northern Latitudes. Compiled from Authentic Information and Original Documents. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorHuish, RobertHeadlineHuish's Last Voyage of Capt. RossPublisherJohn SaundersDate Published1836 Lot #457 Kosmos. Entwerf einer physischen Weltbeschreibung View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorHumboldt, Alexander vonHeadlineFirst edition of Humboldt's KosmosPublisherI.S. Gotta'scher VerlagDate Published1845-1847-1850-1858 Lot #458 Roma photo album View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Italy - Grand Tour of Rome)HeadlineGrand Tour of Rome in photos, c. 1880Date Publishedc.1880 Lot #461 Histoire des Decouvertes et Conquestes des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorLafitau, Joseph FrancoisHeadlinePortugal's world conquests, 1734PublisherSaugrain Pere, et al.Date Published1734 Lot #462 Methode pour etudier la geographie Ou l'on donne la description exacte de l'univers, formée sur les observations de L'Académie Royale Des Sciences... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorLenglet du Fresnoy, Pierre NicolasHeadlineWith maps of the continents and the world, 1736PublisherChez Rollin, De BureDate Published1736 Lot #463 Atlas Des Plantes Ornementales et Curieuses de Madagascar View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorLouvel, M.HeadlineAtlas of ornamental and curious plants of Madagascar, 1931PublisherPublié à L’Occasion De L’Exposition Coloniale InternationaleDate Published1931 Lot #464 Voyage d'Exploration a la Mer Morte a Petra et sur la River Gauche du Jourdain - plus additional related items View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold AuthorLuynes, Honore T. P. Joseph d'Albert, Duc deHeadlineExploring & photographing the Dead SeaDate Published1865-1874 Lot #465 Travels in South-Eastern Asia, Embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam and China; with Notices of Numerous Missionary Stations and a Full Account of the Burman Empire, with Dissertation, Tables, etc. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMalcom, HowardHeadlineMissionary travels through east Asia 1839PublisherGould, Kendall & LincolnDate Published1839 Lot #466 The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile Kt. which Treateth of the Way to Jerusalem and of Marvayles of Inde, with other Ilands and Countryes View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorMandeville, Sir JohnHeadlineThe Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, 1725PublisherPrinted for J. Woodman, D. Lyon, and C. DavisDate Published1725 Lot #468 The Figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorMaupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau de, et al.HeadlineFrench expedition measures shape of earth 1738PublisherPrinted or T. Cox, et al.Date Published1738 Lot #469 Indigenous Races of The Earth; or, New Chapters of Ethnological Inquiry View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorMaury, Alfred et alHeadlineIndigenous Races of The Earth from the library of Fanny KemblePublisherJ. B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1857 Lot #473 France View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorMorgan, LadyHeadlineFrance, Lady Morgan, 1817PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1817 Lot #474 A Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorNorie, John WilliamHeadlineNorie's Navigation, 1856PublisherPrinted for the Author, and sold by Charles WilsonDate Published1856 Lot #475 Memoirs of the reign of Bossa Ahádee, King of Dahomy, an inland country of Guiney. To which are added, the author's journey to Abomey, the capital; and A short account of the African slave trade View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorNorris, RobertHeadlineSlave trade on Africa's Gold Coast, 1789PublisherPrinted for W. LowndesDate Published1789 Lot #478 Lot of 8 books on Paris View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(Paris)HeadlineLot of titles related to Paris, City of LoveDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #479 Real cédula en que se establecen las reglas para el gobierno del consulado de Manila espedida por S.M. en Madrid á 26 de agosto de 1828: Mandada imprimir, prévias las licencias del Real y Supremo Consejo de las Indias, y Juzgado de Imprentas y Librerías del Reyno, por su Apoderado general en la Corte D. Francisco de Caribay View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Philippines)HeadlineOrganization of Spanish government in the Philippines 1838PublisherImprenta de D.L. AmaritaDate Published1828 Lot #480 The Medallic History Of England To The Revolution View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Author[Pinkerton, John]HeadlineMedallic History Of England w/40 platesPublisherPrinted for Edwards and SonsDate Published1790 Lot #482 Institutions Géographiques View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorRobert de Vaugondy, DidierHeadlineGeography by Robert de VaugondyPublisherChez Boudet, DesaintDate Published1766 Lot #483 African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's African Game Trails 1910PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1910 Lot #484 Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833... Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross... and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorRoss, JohnHeadlineNarrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, 1835PublisherE. L. Carey & A. HartDate Published1835 Lot #485 The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorShackleton, E. H.HeadlineShackleton's Heart of the AntarcticPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate Published1909 Lot #487 In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorStanley, Henry M.HeadlineStanley's In Darkest Africa Deluxe Edition signedPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1890 Lot #488 Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorStephens, HenryHeadlineJourneys and Experiences in Argentina - presentation copyPublisherThe Knickerbocker PressDate Published1920 Lot #491 Das nord- und ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia, in so weit solches das gantze Russische Reich mit Siberien und der grossen Tataren in sich begreisset... View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorStrahlenberg, Phillip Johann vonHeadlineFirst edition of Strahlenberg's Siberia, 1730Publisherin Berlegung des AutorisDate Published1730 Lot #495 The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWagner, Henry R.HeadlineCartography of the Northwest Coast 1937PublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published1937 Lot #499 Mapping the Transmississippi West...1540-1861 - Volume Five Part One View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorWheat, Carl IrvingHeadlineMapping the Transmississippi West Vol. 5, Part 1.PublisherInstitute for Historical CartographyDate Published1963 Lot #500 Mapping the Transmississippi West...1540-1861 - Volume Two View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorWheat, Carl IrvingHeadlineMapping the Transmississippi West Vol. 2PublisherInstitute for Historical CartographyDate Published1963 Lot #502 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes Narrative of the United States Exploring ExpeditionPublisherLea and BlanchardDate Published1845 Lot #539 Mapas Oficiales del Plan General de Carreteras Aprobado por ley de 15 de Julio de 1925 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Cuba)AuthorCespedes, Dr. C.M. deHeadlineMaps of original Cuban provincesPublisherEditado por F. RojoDate Published1925 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next