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Appleton and CompanyDate Published1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #15 Guide to Bodie, Mono County, California Heading(California - Bodie)AuthorBilleb, Emil W.HeadlineRare guide map to ghost town of BodieDate Published1956 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #27 Sylvan Crest, Oakland - promotional flyer + blueprint map Heading(California - Oakland)HeadlineReal Estate in Oakland's Sylvan Crest area 1907PublisherSchmidt Skilling Co.Date Published1907 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #31 Brochure and Map of Pismo Beach Calif. Heading(California - Pismo Beach)HeadlinePismo Beach in 1967PublisherRizzuto's Adv. Serv.Date Published1967 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #68 The Letter of Christopher Columbus Concerning His First Voyage to the New World... AuthorColumbus, ChristopherHeadlineGrabhorn Letter of Christopher Columbus 1 of 2Publisher[Grabhorn Press]Date Published[1924] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #82 Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44 AuthorFrémont, John CharlesHeadlineFremont's Exploring ExpeditionPublisherGales & SeatonDate Published1845 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #84 Description of the Ruins of an Ancient City, Discovered near Palenque, in the Kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish America: Translated from the Original Manuscript Report of Captain Don Antonio del Rio: Followed by Teatro Critico Americano; or, a Critical Investigation and Research into the History of the Americans Heading(Guatemala)AuthorRio, Antonio del and Paul Felix CabreraHeadlineDescription of the ruins of Palenque, 1822PublisherHenry BerthoudDate Published1822 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #91 Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the army of the United States, from the mouth of the River Missouri through the interior parts of North America to the Pacific Ocean During the Years 1804, 1805 & 1806... Heading(Lewis & Clark Expedition)AuthorGass, PatrickHeadlineGass' Lewis & Clark Journal 3rd ed. w/plates 1811PublisherMathew CareyDate Published1811 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #92 The Hudson by Daylight. Map, Showing the Prominent Residences, Historic Land-Marks, Old Reaches of the Hudson, Indian Names... AuthorLink, William F.HeadlineHudson River Guide and Map 1903PublisherWilliam F. LinkDate Published1878 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #103 Five manuscript documents relating to Mexico's intercourse with the Philippines, and their relationship with Spain Heading(Mexico/Philippines)HeadlineMexico, Philippines & Spain, 1770-1800 documentsDate Published1770-1800 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #104 Manuscript letter from Captain Antonio Maldonado, relating to service in the Philippines Heading(Mexico/Philippines)AuthorMaldonado, Captain AntonioHeadlineSpanish Captain fined for desertion, 1598Date Published1598 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #106 Obligation of Payment - St. Louis Document in French 1772 Heading(Missouri, 1772)HeadlineSt. Louis Document in French 1772Date Published7 October, 1772 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #145 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chile, &c. With a Scientific Appendix AuthorTownsend, John KirkHeadlineTownsend in the Rockies to Oregon 1839PublisherHenry PerkinsDate Published1839 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #158 Analyse Géographique de l'Italie, dédicée à Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans, premier Prince du Sang AuthorAnville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'HeadlineAnville analyzes Italy's geography, 1744PublisherChez la Veuve Estienne & FilsDate Published1744 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #159 Eight titles from the Argonaut Press Heading(Argonaut Press)Headline8 Titles on Voyages and Exploration from Argonaut PressPublisherThe Argonaut PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #161 Two travel narratives by Thomas Witlam Atkinson AuthorAtkinson, Thomas WitlamHeadlineTwo Asian Travel Narratives by Thomas AtkinsonPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1858-1860 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #162 Forty Days in the Desert, On the Track of the Israelites; or, A Journey from Cairo, by Wady Feiran, to Mount Sinai and Petra. AuthorBartlett, W.H.HeadlineW.H. Bartlett, Forty Days in the DesertPublisherCharles Scribner and CompanyDate Published[c. 1850] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #163 Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to Various Parts of Asia AuthorBell, JohnHeadlineTravels through Asia to Peking 1806 w/ folding mapsPublisherPrinted for William CreechDate Published1806 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #164 A History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest AuthorBreasted, James HenryHeadlineA History of Egypt, 1905PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #165 Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 AuthorBruce, JamesHeadlineTravels to Discover the Source of the Nile 1st EditionPublisherPrinted by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. RobinsonDate Published1790 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #166 The Dwellers on the Nile, chapters on the life, history, religion and literature of the Ancient Egyptians AuthorBudge, E.A. WallisHeadlineThe Dwellers on the Nile, 1926PublisherThe Religious Tract SocietyDate Published1926 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #167 The Highlands of the Brazil AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineHighlands of the Brazil by Richard BurtonPublisherTinsley BrothersDate Published1869 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #168 The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a Picture of Exploration AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineBurton, The Lake Regions of Central AfricaPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1860 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #169 Panorama de l'Univers, ou Géographie Générale et Historique, Mise en Vers AuthorCapinaud, AntoineHeadlinePoetic paean to Napoleon with geography 1806PublisherChez les Principauz LibrairesDate Published1806 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #170 The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, in several parts of the world. Intermixed with the story of Mrs. Villars, an English Lady, with whom he made his surprising escape from Barbary... Author[Chetwood, William R.]HeadlineA book of Imaginary VoyagesDate Published1794 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #171 A Girl from China (Soumay Tcheng) Heading(China)AuthorVan Vorst, B.HeadlineChina's first female lawyer and judge 1926 rarePublisherFrederick A. Stokes CompanyDate Published1926 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #176 The Diamond Atlas. With Descriptions of All Countries Exhibiting Their Actual and Comparative Extent, and Their Present Political Divisions, Founded on the Most Recent Discoveries and Rectifications AuthorColby, CharlesHeadlineDiamond Atlas Western Hemisphere 1858PublisherSamuel N. HastonDate Published1858 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #177 A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 AuthorCook, James and James KingHeadlineCook's 3rd Voyage 2nd EditionPublisherPrinted by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol... and T. CadellDate Published1785 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #178 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 AuthorCoxe, WilliamHeadlineCoxe's Russian Discoveries 1780PublisherJ. Nichols for T. CadellDate Published1780 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #179 A New System of Modern Geography, or a General Description of the Most Remarkable Countries Throughout the Known World; Their Respective Situations, Extent, Divisions, Cities... AuthorDavies, BenjaminHeadlineDavies' New System of Geography w/ maps 1815PublisherJohnson Warner et al.Date Published1815 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #182 The Ziegler Polar Expedition 1903-1905; Scientific Results Obtained under the Direction of William J. Peters Representative of the National geographic Society in Charge of Scientific Work AuthorFiala, AnthonyHeadlineScientific findings of the Ziegler Polar Expedition, 1907PublisherThe National Geographic Society by the Estate of William ZieglerDate Published1907 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #185 Medizinische Geographie AuthorFuchs, Caspar FriedrichHeadlineWith maps showing distribution of diseasesPublisherVerlag von Alexander DunckerDate Published1853 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #186 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 AuthorGilbard, Lieut.-ColonelHeadlineGuide to Gibraltar, 1886PublisherGarrison Library Printing EstablishmentDate Published1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #187 Flora Sibirica Sive Historia Plantarum Sibiriae Tomvs II., Continens Tabvlas Aeri Incisas XCVIII AuthorGmelin, Johann GeorgHeadlinePlants of Siberia, 1749PublisherEx Typographia Academiae ScientiarumDate Published1749 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #188 Géographie des Grecs analysée; ou les systêmes d'Eratosthenes, de Strabon et de Ptolémée comparés entre eux et avec nos connoissances modernes AuthorGossellin, Pascal François JosephHeadlineGeography of the ancient GreeksPublisherDe l'Imprimerie de DidotDate Published1790 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #189 A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World AuthorGuthrie, WilliamHeadlineA New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar, 1785PublisherCharles DillyDate Published1785 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #191 The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation AuthorHakluyt, RichardHeadlineHakluyt's Voyages in 12 volumes, 1/100PublisherJames MacLehose and SonsDate Published1903-05 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #193 The Missionary's Daughter: A Memoir of Lucy Goodale Thurston, of the Sandwich Islands Heading(Hawaii)Author[Cummings, Mrs. A.P.]HeadlineThe Missionary's Daughter 1st ed. 1842PublisherDayton & NewmanDate Published1842 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #201 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 AuthorHayne, J.E.G.HeadlineMilitary topography during the Napoleonic wars.PublisherChez MagimelDate Published1806 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #202 Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Made Under Direction of the Navy Department AuthorHerndon, William Lewis & Lardner GibbonHeadlineHerndon & Gibbons' exploration of the Amazon with mapsDate Published1854 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #207 The Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Sketches and Descriptions from the Note-Book of an Explorer AuthorKeller, FranzHeadlineThe Amazon and Madiera Rivers 1874PublisherJ. B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1875 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #209 The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, With the Countries Adjacent; Illustrated with Maps and Cuts. Author[Krasheninnikov, Stephan P.]HeadlineThe History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, 1764PublisherPrinted by R. Raikes for T. Jefferys, Geographer to His MajestyDate Published1764 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #210 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 AuthorMandeville, Sir JohnHeadlineThe Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, 1725PublisherPrinted for J. Woodman, D. Lyon, and C. DavisDate Published1725 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #211 Diary recording a voyage aboard a tramp steamer from New York to South America, then aboard another vessel to Italy and the Mediterranean Heading(Maritime Diary)HeadlineTramp steamer voyage to South American 1895-6Date Published1895-96 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #213 The Figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle AuthorMaupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau de, et al.HeadlineFrench expedition measures shape of earth 1738PublisherPrinted or T. Cox, et al.Date Published1738 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #214 Étrennes intéressantes des quatre parties du monde, enrichies de cartes géographique, contenant diverses connoissances aussi curieuses qu'utiles, & un état tres-exact de toutes les troupes du royaume... Pour l'annee M. DCC. LXXXIII Heading(Miniature Almanac/Geography)HeadlineFrench miniature almanac with mapsPublisherLanglois et DeschampsDate Published[1782] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #215 Mitchell's School Geography. Second Revised Edition. A System of Modern Geography Comprising a Description of the Present State of the World... AuthorMitchell, Samuel AugustusHeadlineMitchell's School Geography 2nd Revised 1848PublisherThomas, Cowperthwait & Co.Date Published1848 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #216 Elementos de geografía astronómica y física AuthorMontenegro, Antonio deHeadlineSpanish work on geography, 1828PublisherImprenta de D.E. AguadoDate Published1828 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #217 New and Complete System of Universal Geography; Describing Asia, Africa, Europe and America... AuthorPayne, JohnHeadlinePayne's Geography with maps of U.S. states 1798-1800PublisherJohn LowDate Published1798-1800 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #218 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 [1898]. Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and their Peoples, their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as related in contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of those Islands from their earliest relations with European Nations to the beginning of the Nineteenth Century Heading(Philippine Islands)AuthorBlair, Emma Helen and James Alexander Robertson, editorsHeadlinePhilippine Islands historical archives, 1493-1803PublisherArthur H. Clark CompanyDate Published1903-1908 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #219 Letter from a soldier to his mother, chronicling his journey the United States to embark on a transport to Hawaii and the Philippines, and his first impressions once there Heading(Philippines)Author"Tom"HeadlineSoldier's journey to Philippines to quell unrest, 1909 letterDate PublishedApril 18, 1909 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #220 The Races of Man; and Their Geographical Distribution to Which is Affixed An Analytical Synopsis of the Natural History of Man. AuthorPickering, CharlesHeadlineRaces of Man w/hand-colored plates 1850PublisherH.G. BohnDate Published1850 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #221 Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica Heading(Portuguese Cartography)AuthorCortesao, Armando, and Avelino Teixeira da MotaHeadlineMassive set on Portuguese cartographic achievementsDate Published1960 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #222 Le Chemin de Fer Trans-Saharien Heading(Railroads)AuthorDuponchel A.HeadlineThe Trans-Saharan Railway, 1878PublisherTypographie et Lithographie de Boehm & FilsDate Published1878 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #223 Le Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan Heading(Railroads)HeadlineThe Congo-Ocean Railway, 1934Date Published[1934] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #224 Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon. Carte Itinéraire de la Partie comprise entre Paris et Montereau... Heading(Railroads)AuthorMinistère des Travaux PublicsHeadlineMaps of the railroad from Paris to LyonPublisherLes Fréres AvrilDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #225 A Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads, and Interior Communication in General Heading(Railroads)AuthorWood, NicholasHeadlineA Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads, 1838 3rd Ed.PublisherLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & LongmansDate Published1838 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #226 Observations Topographical, Moral, & Physiological; made in a Journey Through part of the Low-Countries, Germany, Italy, and France: with A Catalogue of Plants not Native of England, found Spontaneously growing in those Parts, and their Virtues. AuthorRay, John and Francis WillughbyHeadlineJohn Ray, Observations Topographical..., 1673 1st Ed.PublisherPrinted for John MartynDate Published1673 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #228 The Lord's Land: A Narrative of Travels in Sinai Arabia Petraea and Palestine from the Red Sea to the Entering in of Hamath AuthorRidgaway, Henry B.HeadlineThe Lord's Land Deluxe binding 1876PublisherNelson & PhillipsDate Published1876 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #229 Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja AuthorSchuyler, EugeneHeadlineSchuyler's Journey in Turkistan 1876PublisherF.A. Brockhaus & Sampson Low, Marston, Low, Searle, & RivingstonDate Published1876 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #230 Im Herzen von Afrika: Reisen und Entdeckungen im Centralen Aequatorial-Afrika. Während der jahre 1868 bis 1871. AuthorSchweinfurth, GeorgHeadlineSchweinfurth's The Heart of Africa, 1st EditionPublisherF.A. Brockhaus & Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and SearleDate Published1874 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #231 The Clans of the Highlands of Scotland: Being an Account of their Annuals, Separately & Collectively, with Delineations of Their Tartans, and Family Arms Heading(Scotland)AuthorSmibert, Thomas, editorHeadlineThe Clans of the Highlands of ScotlandPublisherJames HoggDate Published1850 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #232 The Costume of the Clans Heading(Scotland)AuthorAllen, John Carter and Charles Manning [writing as John Sobieski Stolberg Stuart and Charles Edward Stewart]HeadlineThe Costume of the Clans, 1/500PublisherJohn GrantDate Published1892 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #233 The Castle of the Lothians Heading(Scotland)AuthorBell, J. MunroHeadlineThe Castles of the LothiansPublisherPrinted for the Author by R.& R. ClarkDate Published1893 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #234 A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans. Heading(Scotland)AuthorBrowne, JamesHeadlineHistory of the Highland Clans w/color map 1848PublisherA. Fullarton & Co.Date Published1848 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #236 Caledonian Sketches, or A Tour Through Scotland in 1807 Heading(Scotland)AuthorCarr, Sir JohnHeadlineJohn Carr's Caledonian SketchesPublisherMathews and LeighDate Published1809 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #237 Modern Athenians: A Series of Original Portraits of Memorable Citizens of Edinburgh Heading(Scotland)AuthorCrombie, Benjamin W.HeadlineHand-colored plates from Crombie etchingsPublisherAdam and Charles BlackDate Published1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #238 An Account of the Confederation of Clan Chattan, its Kith and Kin Heading(Scotland)AuthorFraser-Mackintosh, CharlesHeadlineThe Minor Septs of Clan ChattanPublisherJohn MackayDate Published1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #239 The Scottish Gaël; or Celtic Manners, as Preserved Among the Highlanders: Being an Historical Account and Descriptive Account of the Inhabitants, Antiquities, and National Peculiarities of Scotland Heading(Scotland)AuthorLogan, JamesHeadlineThe Scottish Gaël w/color plates 1831PublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1831 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #240 The Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland Heading(Scotland)AuthorScott, WalterHeadlineSir Walter Scott on Scottish antiquitiesPublisher[J. Menzies]Date Published1847 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #241 Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland...Military Service of the Highland Regiments Heading(Scotland)AuthorStewart, Col. DavidHeadlineHighlanders of Scotland w/hand-colored map 1822PublisherArchibald Constable & Co.Date Published1822 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #242 Old and Rare Scottish Tartans Heading(Scotland)AuthorStewart, Donald WilliamHeadlineOld & Rare Scottish Tartans, 1/300PublisherGeorge P. JohnstonDate Published1893 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #243 Lockhart's Advance Through Tirah AuthorShadwell, L. J.HeadlineLockhart's Advance Through Tirah 1899 w/ folding mapsPublisherNew Amsterdam Book Company & W. Thacker & CompanyDate Published1899 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #245 Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia recovered by Sir Aurel Stein, K.C.I.E. Described by Fred H. Andrews, O.B.E. AuthorStein, Aurel & Frederick Henry AndrewsHeadlineStein's wall paintings on ancient Asian shrinesPublisherOxford University Press / Geoffrey CumberlegeDate Published1948 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #246 Innermost Asia, Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia, Kan-Su and Eastern Iran. Carried Out and Described Under the Orders of H.M. Indian Government AuthorStein, AurelHeadlineAurel Stein in Innermost Asia, first editionPublisherClarendon PressDate Published1928 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #247 Serindia: Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, Carried Out and Described Under the Orders of H.M. Indian Government AuthorStein, AurelHeadlineAurel Stein's Serindia, first edition, completePublisherClarendon PressDate Published1921 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #248 The Thousand Buddhas: Ancient Buddhist Paintings from the Cave-Temples of Tun-huang on the Western Frontier of China. Recovered and Described by Aurel Stein, K.C.I.E. With an introductory essay by Laurence Binyon AuthorStein, AurelHeadlineStein's cave paintings of 1000 BuddhasPublisherBernard QuaritchDate Published1921 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #252 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes Narrative of the United States Exploring ExpeditionPublisherLea and BlanchardDate Published1845 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #253 Sketches in Canada, and Rambles Among the Red Men Heading(Women Travelers - Canada)AuthorJameson, Mrs. [Anna]HeadlineAnna Brownell Jameson's travels in CanadaPublisherLongman, Brown, Green and LongmansDate Published1852 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #254 The Englishwoman in Egypt: Letters from Cairo Written During a Residence There in 1842, 3, & 4 with E.W. Lane, Esq. Author of 'The Modern Egyptians.' By his Sister Heading(Women Travelers - Middle East)Author[Poole, Sophia]HeadlineSophia Poole's The Englishwoman in EgyptPublisherG.. CoxDate Published1846-1853 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #255 West African Studies Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorKingsley, Mary H.HeadlineWest African Studies, 1899PublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #256 The Letters of Gertrude Bell Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorBell, GertrudeHeadlineLetters of Middle East traveler Gertrude BellPublisherBoni & LiverightDate Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #257 Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorBird, Isabella L.HeadlineUnbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella Bird, 1st USPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1881 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #258 The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorBurton, Isabel and W.H. WilkinsHeadlineThe Romance of Isabel Lady Burton, 1897PublisherDodd MeadDate Published1897 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #259 Lot of four titles by Amelia B. Edwards Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorEdwards, Amelia B.HeadlineThree works by Amelia B. EdwardsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #260 Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys: A Midsummer Ramble in the Dolomites Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorEdwards, Amelia B.HeadlineAmelia Edwards, Untrodden PeaksPublisherGeorge Routledge and SonsDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #261 A Winter with the Swallows Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorEdwards, Matilda BethamHeadlineA poet and traveler in AlgiersPublisherHurst and BlackettDate Published1867 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #262 On the Borders of Pigmy Land Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorFisher, Ruth B.HeadlineRuth Fisher on UgandaPublisherMarshall BrothersDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #263 Lot of nine works by women travelers Heading(Women Travelers)HeadlineLot of 9 titles by women travelersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #264 Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague: Written During Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, To Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, & c. In Different Parts of Europe Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorMontague, Mary WortleyHeadlineLetters of Lady Wortley Montague, 1769PublisherPrinted for T. Becket and P.A. De HondtDate Published1769 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #265 A Journal of the Disasters in Affghanistan, 1841-2 Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorSale, Florentia, LadyHeadlineLady Sale's Journal of Afghan War, 1843PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1843 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #266 A Sportswoman in India: Personal Adventures and Experiences of Travel in Known and Unknown India Heading(Women Travelers)AuthorSavory, IsabelHeadlineIsabel Savory, A Sportswoman in India, 1900PublisherHutchinson & Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #268 Ajanta: the Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes based on Photography AuthorYazdani, GhulamHeadlineThe Ajanta Buddhist caves in IndiaPublisher[Oxford University Press]Date Published1930-1955 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #269 Dr. Carl Glaser's Schul-Atlas de Neuesten Erdbeschreibung... Heading(Atlas)AuthorGlaser, CarlHeadlineGerman school atlas 1852PublisherVerlag von Krais & HoffmannDate Publishedc.1852 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #270 Olney's School Atlas Heading(Atlas)AuthorOlney, J.HeadlineWith U.S. map showing "maximum" TexasPublisherPratt, Woodford & Co.Date Published1844 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #271 Road Maps: Los Angeles, Calif. to Reno, Nevada via Bishop, California. Mileage via Bishop and Bridgeport 471; Bishop and Fallon 565 (wrapper title) Heading(Automobile Route Maps)HeadlineAuto route book for Los Angeles to RenoPublisherAutomobile Club of Southern CaliforniaDate Published[1949] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #272 [The Large English Atlas] AuthorBowen, EmanuelHeadlinePartial atlas with maps by Emanuel BowenDate Published[1760] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #273 Map of North America Designed to Accompany Smith's Geography for Schools AuthorBurgess, DanielHeadlineNorth America with large independent TexasDate Published1839 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #275 Map of Berkeley Woods Contra Costa County, Cal. Scale 1 in. = 100 feet Heading(California - Contra Costa County)HeadlineReal estate map of Berkeley Woods with ms. noted, 1917Date Publishedc.1917 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #277 Map of the City of El Cerrito and Vicinity, Contra Costa County, California, showing official zoning Heading(California - El Cerrito)HeadlineFirst separate map of El CerritoDate Published1937 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next