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Previous|12|Next Lot #2 In Praise of Mountain Lions View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorAbbey, Edward and John NicholsHeadlineSigned by Edward Abbey and John NicholsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherAlbuquerque Sierra ClubDate PublishedMay 1984 Lot #3 Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorAbbey, EdwardHeadlineDesert Solitaire, first edition in sharp jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherMcGraw-Hill Book Co.Date Published[1968] Lot #7 Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineJohn Muir Trail signed by Ansel AdamsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherArchetype PressDate Published1938 Lot #8 Yosemite and the Range of Light View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineSigned by Ansel AdamsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherNew York Graphic SocietyDate Published1979 Lot #10 American Wildlife Heritage in ten volumes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorAudubon, John James and John BachmanHeadlineAudubon's American Wildlife HeritageProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherVolair LimitedDate Published1977-1979 Lot #11 The Complete Audubon. A precise replica of the complete works of John James Audubon... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorAudubon, John JamesHeadlineThe Complete Audubon, 75th Anniversary editionPublisherVolair LimitedDate Published1978-1979 Lot #12 Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus Exemplified by Various Specimens of English Insects = Les Genres des Insectes de Linné; Constatés par Divers Échantillons d'Insectes d'Angleterre View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorBarbut, JamesHeadlineColor plates of insects, J. Dixwell 1781PublisherJacques DixwellDate Published1781 Lot #15 History of British Birds, the Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorBewick, ThomasHeadlineBewick's British Birds First Edition 2 vols.Date Published1797-1804 Lot #16 Alaska Bird Trails: Adventures of an Expedition by Dog Sled to the Delta of the Yukon River at Hooper Bay View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorBrandt, HerbertHeadlineAlaska Bird Trails by Dog SledPublisherThe Bird Research FoundationDate Published1943 Lot #17 Five English translations from Buffon's mammals View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorBuffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte deHeadline5 volumes of Buffon in English, many platesDate Published1780-1791 Lot #18 A History of the Birds of New Zealand View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorBuller, Walter LawryHeadlineBuller's History New Zealand Birds w/ sup. vols.PublisherPublished (for the subscribers) by the AuthorDate Published1888-1905 Lot #19 Alaska - Volumes 1 & 2 of the Harriman Expedition series View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, John; John Muir and George Bird GrinnellHeadlineAlaska, Vols. I&II of Harriman ExpeditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1901 Lot #20 Camping with President Roosevelt View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineBurroughs' Camping with Theodore RooseveltProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published[1906] Lot #21 Speckled Trout View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineSpeckled Trout by John Burroughs signed by DaiberProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisher[Red Trillium Press]Date Published[1998] Lot #22 Wake-Robin View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineBurroughs' first collection of nature writingProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1871 Lot #23 The Writings of John Burroughs View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineThe Writings of John Burroughs, Riverby EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published[1904] Lot #25 The Sea Around Us View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorCarson, RachelHeadlineFirst edition of The Sea Around Us in 1st state jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherOxford University PressDate Published1951 Lot #26 Silent Spring [with] The Edge of the Sea View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorCarson, RachelHeadlineTwo works by Rachel CarsonProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1962; 1955 Lot #27 Under the Sea-Wind: A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorCarson, RachelHeadlineFirst edition of Rachel Carson's first bookProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1941 Lot #28 Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain Descriptions and Figures of all North American Birds... View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold AuthorCassin, JohnHeadlineCassin's Birds of California, Texas, Oregon...ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJ.B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1856 Lot #29 The True Theory and Practice of Husbandry View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorClarke, CuthbertHeadlineClarke, Theory and Practice Husbandry 1777PublisherPrinted for the Author; and sold by G. Robinson... and T. SlackDate Published1777 Lot #31 Rural Hours View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Cooper, Susan Fenimore)AuthorA LadyHeadlineRural Hours by "A Lady", 1850ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherGeorge P. PutnamDate Published1850 Lot #33 On the Origin of Species: The Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature. A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Darwin, Charles)AuthorHuxley, Thomas H.HeadlineT.H. Huxley on Darwin, 1869 lecturesPublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1869 Lot #34 The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832-1836 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorDarwin, Charles, editorHeadlineZoology of Beagle Voyage 1/1000 1994Publisher[CIL Limited]Date Published[1994] Lot #35 The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineCross and Self Fertilisation Charles Darwin 1877PublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1877 Lot #36 Insectivorous Plants View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineInsectivorous Plants, Charles Darwin 1875 1st ed.PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1875 Lot #37 The Journey of a Voyage in H.M.S. Beagle by Charles Darwin View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineCharles Darwin Beagle Voyage facsimilePublisherGenesis PublicationsDate Published1979 Lot #38 Seven early editions of books by Charles Darwin View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadline7 books by Charles Darwin, early editionsPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1876-1892 Lot #39 Seven titles by Charles Darwin View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineSeven titles by Charles DarwinDate Published1868-1895 Lot #40 Scientific Papers View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorDarwin, George HowardHeadlineWritings by Darwin's sonPublisherAt the University PressDate Published1907-11 Lot #41 The Birds of California: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorDawson, William LeonHeadlineDawson's Birds of California Santa Barbara Deluxe EditionPublisherSouth Moulton Co.Date Published1923 Lot #42 Journal Kept by David Douglas During His Travels in North America 1823-1827... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorDouglas, DavidHeadlineDouglas' Journal 1823–1827ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherWilliam Wesley & SonDate Published1914 Lot #43 Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineDutton's illust. history of the Grand CanyonPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1882 Lot #44 A Natural History of Birds - Gleanings of Natural History View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$11,875StatusSold AuthorEdwards, GeorgeHeadlineEdwards' birds with 362 colored plates, 1743-64PublisherPrinted for the Author, at the Royal College of PhysiciansDate Published1743; 1747; 1750; 1751; 1758; 1760; 1764 Lot #45 Histoire Naturelle View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorErnst, MaxHeadlineMax Ernst's Histoire NaturelleProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHarry N. AbramsDate Published[1972] Lot #46 Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorForbush, Edward HoweHeadline3 Volumes on Massachusetts BirdsPublisherMassachusetts Department of AgricultureDate Published1927-1929 Lot #47 Remarks on Forest Scenery, and other Woodland Views, (Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty) Illustrated by the Scenes of New-Forest in Hampshire View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorGilpin, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Gilpin on the picturesque forest sceneryProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherR. BlamireDate Published1791 Lot #48 American Natural History View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorGodman, John D.HeadlineGodman's Natural History, 3 vols.PublisherH.C. Carey & I. Lea/Carey, Lea & CareyDate Published1826-1828 Lot #49 The Book of Nature View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorGood, John MasonHeadlineThe Book of Nature by John Mason Good, first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and GreenDate Published1826 Lot #50 Aquila Chrysaëtos - Golden Eagle View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorGould, JohnHeadlineJohn Gould litho: Aquila Chrysaetos - Golden EagleDate Published[1862-73] Lot #51 Hummingbirds View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorGreenewalt, Crawford H.HeadlineHummingbirds, deluxe edition signed by GreenwaltProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday & Co. for the American Museum of Natural HistoryDate Published[1960] Lot #54 Sites of Oahu View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Hawaii - Oahu)AuthorSterling, Elspeth, P. and Catherine C. Summers, editorsHeadlineAnthropological study of sites on Oahu, HawaiiPublisherBernice P. Bishop MuseumDate Published1978 Lot #55 New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorHibberd, ShirleyHeadline2 colored volumes of beautiful plant leavesPublisherBell and DaldyDate Published1870-1872 Lot #57 British Fresh-Water Fishes View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorHoughton, WilliamHeadlineWith 41 color plates of British Game FishPublisherWilliam MackenzieDate Published[1879] Lot #61 Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States [with] Game Management [with] Round River View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLeopold, AldoHeadlineThree works by Aldo LeopoldProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnilleDate Published1931-1953 Lot #62 A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorLeopold, AldoHeadlineLeopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1st Ed. in djProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherOxford University PressDate Published1949 Lot #66 Northern Trails: Some Studies of Animal Life in the Far North [with] Brier-Patch Philosophy View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorLong, William J.HeadlineTwo works by William J. Long w/ Copeland illustrationsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherGinn & CompanyDate Published1905; 1906 Lot #67 Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorLopez, BarryHeadlineBarry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, signed first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1986] Lot #68 Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorLopez, BarryHeadlineBarry Lopez's first book, signedProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherSheed, Andrews & McMeelDate Published[1976] Lot #71 The Earth as Modified by Human Action. A New Edition of Man and Nature View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMarsh, George P.HeadlineWith tipped in letter by Strother A. SmithProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherScribner, Armstrong & Co.Date Published1874 Lot #72 Man and Nature; or Physical Geography as Modified By Human Action View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorMarsh, George P.HeadlineFirst Edition of Marsh's landmark work in conservationProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCharles ScribnerDate Published1864 Lot #73 American Spiders and their Spinningwork: A Natural History of the Orbweaving Spiders of the United States with Special Regard to Their Industry and Habits View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorMcCook, HenryHeadlineMcCook's American spiders w/ color platesPublisherPublished by the AuthorDate Published1889-1893 Lot #76 The North American Sylva; Or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorMichaux, Francois Andre & Thomas NuttallHeadlineMichaux & Nuttall The North American Sylva 1859ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherWm. Rutter & Co.Date Published[1865] Lot #77 Wild Life on the Rockies View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMills, Enos A.HeadlineMills' Wild Life on the Rockies in scarce jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1909] Lot #80 Dogs, Jackals, Wolves, and Foxes: A Monograph of the Canidae View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold AuthorMivart, St. GeorgeHeadlineMivart on Dogs, Jackals, Wolves, and FoxesProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherR. H. PorterDate Published1890 Lot #81 Portrait of John Muir and John Burroughs View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Muir, John)AuthorUnattributedHeadlinePortrait of John Muir and John BurroughsDate Publishedc.1908; print date unknown Lot #82 Picturesque California and the Region West of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorMuir, John, editorHeadlinePicturesque California edited by John MuirProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJ. Dewing Publishing CompanyDate Published[1888] Lot #83 Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorMuir, John, et al.HeadlineArctic Cruise of the Steamer CorwinProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1883 Lot #84 The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir, The Cruise of the Corwin, first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1917 Lot #85 Letters to a Friend View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineNear fine copy of John Muir's Yosemite classicProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1915 Lot #86 The Mountains of California View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineFirst edition of Muir's Mountains of CaliforniaProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1894 Lot #87 WITHDRAWN: My First Summer in the Sierra View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineWITHDRAWN: My First Summer in the Sierra in beautiful restored jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1911 Lot #88 My First Summer in the Sierra View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir, First Summer in the Sierra 1st ed.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1911 Lot #89 Steep Trails View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineNear fine copy of Muir's Steep Trails, 1st ed.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1918 Lot #90 Stickeen View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineMuir's Stickeen, first edition in scarce jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1909 Lot #91 A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineMuir's Thousand-Mile Walk...in jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1916 Lot #92 Travels in Alaska View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir's Travels in Alaska, large paper editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1915 Lot #94 The Yosemite View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir The Yosemite First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCentury Co.Date Published1912 Lot #95 The New Nature Library View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Natural History)HeadlineEight volume natural history setProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1914 Lot #96 Jocko, Anecdote Détachée des Lettres Inédites sur l'Instinct des Animaux View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Natural History)AuthorPougens, CharlesHeadlineFirst edition, w/ extensive scientific citationsPublisherP. Persan, ÉditeurDate Published1824 Lot #97 Six works of nature writing, conservation, ecology, and the good life View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Nature Writing)HeadlineSix works from American conservationistsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnilleDate Published1898-1977 Lot #99 Monograph of the Paradiseidae or Birds of Paradise View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Ornithology)AuthorElliot, Daniel GiraudHeadlineWith 2 original colored Gould-Sharpe platesPublisherJohnson Reprint CorporationDate Published[1977] Lot #100 Sharpe and Audubon folio facsimile editions View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Ornithology)HeadlineFolio facsimiles of Sharpe and AudubonDate Published2011-2013 Lot #101 A History of British Fossil Animals and Birds View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorOwen, RichardHeadlineHistory of British Fossil Animals and BirdsPublisherJohn Van VoorstDate Published1846 Lot #104 British Zoology View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Author[Pennant, Thomas]HeadlineBritish Zoology with 283 copperplatesPublisherPrinted by William Eyres, for Benjamin WhiteDate Published1776-1777 Lot #105 The Training of a Forester View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorPinchot, GiffordHeadlineWith typed note signed by Gifford PinchotProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJ.B. Lippincott CompanyDate Published1914 Lot #107 The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorPliny, the ElderHeadlinePliny Historie of the World 1st ed. in EnglishPublisherPrinted by Adam IslipDate Published1601 Lot #108 Philosophical Letters between the Late Learned Mr. Ray and Several of His Ingenious Correspondents, Natives and Foreigners. To Which Are Added Those of Francis Willughby Esq… View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorRay, John and Francis WillughbyHeadlineNatural History letters of Ray & WillughbyPublisherPrinted by William and John Innys, Printers to the Royal SocietyDate Published1718 Lot #110 The ABC of Bee Culture: A Cyclopaedia of Every Thing Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-Bee: Bees, Honey, Hives, Implements, Honey-Plants, etc View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorRoot, A.I.HeadlineA.I. Root's ABC of Bee Culture, 1884ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherPublished by the authorDate Published[1884] Lot #112 The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae or the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes, and Their Allies View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorSeebohm, HenryHeadlineWith 21 handcolored plates after KeulemansPublisherHenry Sotheran & Co.Date Published[1887] Lot #113 Parrakeets. A Handbook to the Imported Species View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSeth-Smith, DavidHeadline20 colored plates of ParakeetsPublisherR.H. PorterDate Published1903 Lot #114 Lives of Game Animals View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSeton, Ernest ThompsonHeadlineSeton's Life of Game Animals, 1929 trade ed.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.Date Published1929 Lot #115 Lives of Game Animals. An Account of Those Land Animals in America, North of the Mexican Border, Which Are Considered "Game," Either Because They Have Held the Attention of Sportsmen, or Received the Protection of the Law View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorSeton, Ernest ThompsonHeadlineLives of Game Animals by Ernest Thompson SetonProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday, Page & Company & William HeinemannDate Published1925-1928 Lot #116 The Whole Year Round View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorSharp, Dallas LoreHeadlineSigned by Sharp with 2 mounted photographsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1915 Lot #117 A Naturalist in Borneo View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorShelford, Robert W.C.HeadlineNaturalist in Borneo by the late Robert ShelfordPublisherT. Fisher UnwinDate Published[1916] Lot #119 The Philosophy of Natural History View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSmellie, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Smellie Philosophy of Natural HistoryProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherThe Heirs of Charles Elliot, et al.Date Published1790-1799 Lot #120 Travels Through France and Italy... With a Particular Description of the Town, Territory, and Climate of Nice View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSmollett, TobiasHeadlineSmollett's Travels France & Italy 1st editionPublisherPrinted for R. BaldwinDate Published1766 Lot #121 The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorSprat, ThomasHeadlineSprat's defense of the Royal Society 2nd ed.PublisherPrinted for Rob. Scot, Ri. Chiswell, [et al.]Date Published1702 Lot #123 Nouveau Recueil de Planches Coloriées d'Oiseaux, pour Sevir de Suite et de Complément aux Planches Enluminées de Buffon View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorTemminck, Coenraad Jacob and Meiffren Laugier de ChartrouseHeadlineTemminck's monumental ornithology 5 vols.PublisherF.G. LeveraultDate Published1838 Lot #124 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorThayer, Emma HomanHeadlineThayer's Wildflowers of the Pacific CoastProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCassell & CompanyDate Published[1887] Lot #125 Cape Cod View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineH.D. Thoreau Cape Cod First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor & FieldsDate Published1865 Lot #126 Early Spring in Massachusetts [Summer. Winter. Autumn.] from the Journals of H.D. Thoreau View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Four Seasons first editionsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1881-1888 Lot #129 The Maine Woods View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineHenry David Thoreau Maine Woods 1st EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1864 Lot #130 Walden; Or, Life in the Woods View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineHenry David Thoreau Walden First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1854 Lot #132 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's A Week on the Concord, first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJames Munroe and CompanyDate Published1849 Lot #133 The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents... Collected out of the Writings of Conradus Gesner and Other Authors... whereunto is now added The Theater of Insects View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold AuthorTopsell, EdwardHeadlineHistory of Four-footed Beasts, 1658PublisherPrinted by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge... T. Williams..., and T. JohnsonDate Published1658 Lot #134 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorTownsend, John K.HeadlineWith Townsend across the Rocky MountainsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHenry PerkinsDate Published1839 Lot #136 Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorWallace, Alfred RusselHeadlineAlfred Wallace Theory of Natural Selection 1st ed.PublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1870 Lot #137 Five titles by or about Alfred Russel Wallace View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorWallace, Alfred RusselHeadlineFive titles by or about Alfred Russel WallaceDate Published1869-1916 Lot #138 Island Life: or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorWallace, Alfred RusselHeadlineWallace Island Life 1880 1st editionPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1880 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next