Sale 801: The Shawn Donnille Collection of Natural History - Rare Books & Manuscripts - Fine Press & Bohemian Club (#801) 11/16/2023 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/16/2023 11:00 AM PST Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-58 of 58. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 In Praise of Mountain Lions AuthorAbbey, Edward and John NicholsHeadlineSigned by Edward Abbey and John NicholsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherAlbuquerque Sierra ClubDate PublishedMay 1984 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #19 Alaska - Volumes 1 & 2 of the Harriman Expedition series AuthorBurroughs, John; John Muir and George Bird GrinnellHeadlineAlaska, Vols. I&II of Harriman ExpeditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1901 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #20 Camping with President Roosevelt AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineBurroughs' Camping with Theodore RooseveltProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #23 The Writings of John Burroughs AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineThe Writings of John Burroughs, Riverby EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published[1904] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #31 Rural Hours Heading(Cooper, Susan Fenimore)AuthorA LadyHeadlineRural Hours by "A Lady", 1850ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherGeorge P. PutnamDate Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #32 Adventures on the Columbia River, Including the Narrative of a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown: Together with a Journey Across the American Continent AuthorCox, RossHeadlineCox, Adventures on the Columbia River 1832ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJ. & J. HarperDate Published1832 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #43 Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District... AuthorDutton, Clarence E.HeadlineDutton's illust. history of the Grand CanyonPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1882 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #58 Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineAstoria, first edition signed by W. IrvingProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCarey, Lea & BlanchardDate Published1836 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #59 Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineWinderness by Rockwell Kent with slip signed by CanfieldProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1920 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #63 The Call of the Wild AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London, Call of the Wild, 1st Ed. in jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #64 WITHDRAWN - The Call of the Wild AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineWITHDRAWN - Jack London Call of the Wild, First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #65 White Fang AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineFirst Edition of London's White FangProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #75 The River of the West. Life and Adventures in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon; Embracing Events in the Life-Time of a Mountain-Man and Pioneer: With the Early History of the North-Western Slope... Heading(Meek, Joseph Lafayette)AuthorVictor, Frances FullerHeadlineVictor's River of the West 1870ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherColumbian Book CompanyDate Published1870 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #77 Wild Life on the Rockies AuthorMills, Enos A.HeadlineMills' Wild Life on the Rockies in scarce jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1909] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #82 Picturesque California and the Region West of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico AuthorMuir, John, editorHeadlinePicturesque California edited by John MuirProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJ. Dewing Publishing CompanyDate Published[1888] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #83 Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881 AuthorMuir, John, et al.HeadlineArctic Cruise of the Steamer CorwinProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1883 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #89 Steep Trails AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineNear fine copy of Muir's Steep Trails, 1st ed.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1918 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #90 Stickeen AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineMuir's Stickeen, first edition in scarce jacketProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1909 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #92 Travels in Alaska AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir's Travels in Alaska, large paper editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1915 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #93 The Writings of John Muir AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineSierra Edition of the Writings of John MuirPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published[c.1924] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #96 Jocko, Anecdote Détachée des Lettres Inédites sur l'Instinct des Animaux Heading(Natural History)AuthorPougens, CharlesHeadlineFirst edition, w/ extensive scientific citationsPublisherP. Persan, ÉditeurDate Published1824 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #122 The Mountains of Oregon AuthorSteel, W.G.HeadlineThe Mountains of Oregon by W.G. Steel 1890ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherDavid SteelDate Published1890 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #124 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast AuthorThayer, Emma HomanHeadlineThayer's Wildflowers of the Pacific CoastProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherCassell & CompanyDate Published[1887] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #125 Cape Cod AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineH.D. Thoreau Cape Cod First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor & FieldsDate Published1865 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #126 Early Spring in Massachusetts [Summer. Winter. Autumn.] from the Journals of H.D. Thoreau AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Four Seasons first editionsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1881-1888 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #127 Excursions AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineHenry David Thoreau Excursions 1st EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1863 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #128 Letters to Various Persons AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Letters to Various Persons, first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1865 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #129 The Maine Woods AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineHenry David Thoreau Maine Woods 1st EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1864 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #130 Walden; Or, Life in the Woods AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineHenry David Thoreau Walden First EditionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1854 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #131 Walking AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Walking, Riverside Press, 1914ProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherRiverside PressDate Published1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #132 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's A Week on the Concord, first editionProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherJames Munroe and CompanyDate Published1849 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold Lot #134 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c... AuthorTownsend, John K.HeadlineWith Townsend across the Rocky MountainsProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherHenry PerkinsDate Published1839 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #142 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton Author[White, Gilbert]HeadlineNatural History of Selborne with mounted signatureProvenanceFrom the collection of Shawn DonnillePublisherT. BensleyDate Published1789 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #149 Four 19th-century works on art criticism Heading(Art criticism)HeadlineFour works on 19th-century art and literatureDate Published1817-1915 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #157 Five volumes of biographical writing collections Heading(Biography)HeadlineFive 19th-century memorial writing collectionsPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1829-1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #174 The first, second, and third Tours of Doctor Syntax Author[Combe, William]HeadlineTour of Doctor Syntax - Three Vols, 1st & 3rd Eds.PublisherR. Ackermann's Repository of the ArtsDate Published1812-1821 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #175 Three volumes of letters from 19th-century writers Heading(Correspondence)HeadlineThree vols. Letters from 19th century writersDate Published1817-1912 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #177 Mere Nature Delineated: Or, A Body without a Soul. Being Observations upon the Young Forester... Also, a Brief Dissertation upon the Usefulness and Necessity of Fools, Whether Political or Natural Author[Defoe, Daniel]HeadlineAnonymous political tract by Daniel Defoe 1726PublisherPrinted for T. WarnerDate Published1726 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #179 Three early 20th-century plays Heading(Drama)HeadlinePlays from Anderson, Kwan, and HardyPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1923-1932 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #218 Three finely bound first editions by George Eliot AuthorEliot, GeorgeHeadline3 finely bound George Eliot 1st editionsDate Published1860-1863 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #229 Three 19th century essay collections by women Heading(Essay collections)HeadlineThree 19th-century essay collections by womenPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1813-1886 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #240 Certaine Learned and Elegant Workes of the Right Honorable Fulke Lord Brooke, Written in his Youth, and Familiar Exercise with Sir Philip Sidney AuthorGreville, Fulke, Baron BrookeHeadlineSir Fulke Greville Certaine Workes 1633PublisherPrinted by E.P. for Henry SeyleDate Published1633 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #253 Lucan's Pharsalia translated into English verse by Nicholas Rowe, Esq. AuthorLucanus, Marcus AnneausHeadlineNicholas Rowe's translation of Lucan's PharsaliaPublisherJacob TonsonDate Published1718 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #261 Epistles AuthorOvidHeadlineOvid's Epistles 1705 ed.PublisherPrinted for Jacob TonsonDate Published1705 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #265 Seven volumes of 18th-century plays Heading(Plays)HeadlineSeven volumes of 18th-century English playsDate Published1730-1805 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #266 Eight volumes of early 19th-century poetry Heading(Poetry)HeadlineEight volumes of early 19th century poetryDate Published1819-1845 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #267 Five volumes of 18th century poetry Heading(Poetry)HeadlineFive volumes of 18th-century poetryDate Published1768-1811 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #268 Five volumes of late 19th century poetry Heading(Poetry)HeadlineFive volumes of late 19th-century poetryDate Published1865-1902 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #274 Epsom-Wells. A Comedy, As it is Acted By Their Majesties Servants. AuthorShadwell, ThomasHeadlineEpsom-Wells. A Comedy by Thomas Shadwell, 1693PublisherH. HerringmanDate Published1693 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #279 A Tale of A Tub, Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which is added, An Account of a Battel Between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's Library Author[Swift, Jonathan]HeadlineJonathan Swift Tale of a Tub 1710 w/ platesPublisherPrinted for John NuttDate Published1710 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #289 Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark AuthorWollstonecraft, MaryHeadlineMary Wollstonecraft's Scandinavian Letters 1st EditionPublisherPrinted for J. JohnsonDate Published1796 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #308 The Grove Plays of The Bohemian Club Heading(Bohemian Club)AuthorGarnett, Porter, editorHeadlineHandsome early anthology of Grove Plays, 1918PublisherPrinted for the Bohemian Club at the press of the H.S. Crocker CompanyDate Published1918 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #320 Six volumes from the Colt Press Heading(Colt Press)HeadlineSix volumes by the Colt PressPublisherColt PressDate Published1938-1954 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #322 The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, the Achieving of the San Greal and in the End Le Morte DArthur with the Dolourous Death and Departing Out of the World of them All Heading(Fine Bindings - Birdsall)AuthorBeardsley, Aubrey, illustratorHeadlineBirdsall binding of Beardsley's Morte D'ArthurPublisherJ.M. Dent & Co.Date Published1893-94 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #329 The Poetical Works of Lord Byron, A New Edition in Six Volumes. Heading(Fine Bindings - Root & Son)AuthorByron, [George Gorden Noel] LordHeadlineThe Poetical Works of Byron, bound by Root & SonPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1855 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #332 The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (El Boccaccio) Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorBoccaccio, GiovanniHeadlineJohn Payne's Decameron handsomely bound, 1886PublisherPrinted by Private SubscriptionDate Published1886 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #333 Five volumes from British Fine Presses Heading(Fine Press)HeadlineFive volumes of Fine Press from LondonDate Published1924-1948 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #346 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Heading(Shakespeare Head Press)AuthorChaucer, GeoffreyHeadlineWorks of Chaucer from Shakespeare Head PressPublisherBasil BlackwellDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,000StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next