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

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  • Author
    Abbey, Edward and John Nichols
  • Headline
    Signed by Edward Abbey and John Nichols
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Albuquerque Sierra Club
  • Date Published
    May 1984
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$150
StatusSold
19
  • Author
    Burroughs, John; John Muir and George Bird Grinnell
  • Headline
    Alaska, Vols. I&II of Harriman Expedition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Doubleday, Page & Company
  • Date Published
    1901
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$437.50
StatusSold
20
  • Author
    Burroughs, John
  • Headline
    Burroughs' Camping with Theodore Roosevelt
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin and Company
  • Date Published
    [1906]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
23
  • Author
    Burroughs, John
  • Headline
    The Writings of John Burroughs, Riverby Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton, Mifflin and Company
  • Date Published
    [1904]
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
31
  • Heading
    (Cooper, Susan Fenimore)
  • Author
    A Lady
  • Headline
    Rural Hours by "A Lady", 1850
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    George P. Putnam
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$437.50
StatusSold
43
  • Author
    Dutton, Clarence E.
  • Headline
    Dutton's illust. history of the Grand Canyon
  • Publisher
    Government Printing Office
  • Date Published
    1882
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
58
  • Author
    Irving, Washington
  • Headline
    Astoria, first edition signed by W. Irving
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Carey, Lea & Blanchard
  • Date Published
    1836
Estimate$2,000 - $3,000
Sold for$1,250
StatusSold
59
  • Author
    Kent, Rockwell
  • Headline
    Winderness by Rockwell Kent with slip signed by Canfield
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Date Published
    1920
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
63
  • Author
    London, Jack
  • Headline
    Jack London, Call of the Wild, 1st Ed. in jacket
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    The Macmillan Company
  • Date Published
    1903
Estimate$5,000 - $8,000
Sold for$3,125
StatusSold
64
  • Author
    London, Jack
  • Headline
    WITHDRAWN - Jack London Call of the Wild, First Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Macmillan Company
  • Date Published
    1903
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
StatusUnsold
65
  • Author
    London, Jack
  • Headline
    First Edition of London's White Fang
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    The Macmillan Company
  • Date Published
    1906
Estimate$500 - $800
StatusUnsold
75
  • Heading
    (Meek, Joseph Lafayette)
  • Author
    Victor, Frances Fuller
  • Headline
    Victor's River of the West 1870
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Columbian Book Company
  • Date Published
    1870
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
77
  • Author
    Mills, Enos A.
  • Headline
    Mills' Wild Life on the Rockies in scarce jacket
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin Company
  • Date Published
    [1909]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
82
  • Author
    Muir, John, editor
  • Headline
    Picturesque California edited by John Muir
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    J. Dewing Publishing Company
  • Date Published
    [1888]
Estimate$2,500 - $3,500
Sold for$1,750
StatusSold
83
  • Author
    Muir, John, et al.
  • Headline
    Arctic Cruise of the Steamer Corwin
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Government Printing Office
  • Date Published
    1883
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$281.25
StatusSold
89
  • Author
    Muir, John
  • Headline
    Near fine copy of Muir's Steep Trails, 1st ed.
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin Company
  • Date Published
    1918
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$250
StatusSold
90
  • Author
    Muir, John
  • Headline
    Muir's Stickeen, first edition in scarce jacket
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin Company
  • Date Published
    1909
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$406.25
StatusSold
92
  • Author
    Muir, John
  • Headline
    John Muir's Travels in Alaska, large paper edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin Company
  • Date Published
    1915
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
93
  • Author
    Muir, John
  • Headline
    Sierra Edition of the Writings of John Muir
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin
  • Date Published
    [c.1924]
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$250
StatusSold
96
  • Heading
    (Natural History)
  • Author
    Pougens, Charles
  • Headline
    First edition, w/ extensive scientific citations
  • Publisher
    P. Persan, Éditeur
  • Date Published
    1824
Estimate$300 - $500
StatusUnsold
122
  • Author
    Steel, W.G.
  • Headline
    The Mountains of Oregon by W.G. Steel 1890
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    David Steel
  • Date Published
    1890
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$625
StatusSold
124
  • Author
    Thayer, Emma Homan
  • Headline
    Thayer's Wildflowers of the Pacific Coast
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Cassell & Company
  • Date Published
    [1887]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$225
StatusSold
125
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    H.D. Thoreau Cape Cod First Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Ticknor & Fields
  • Date Published
    1865
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$593.75
StatusSold
126
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Thoreau's Four Seasons first editions
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin and Company
  • Date Published
    1881-1888
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$875
StatusSold
127
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Henry David Thoreau Excursions 1st Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Ticknor and Fields
  • Date Published
    1863
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$1,187.50
StatusSold
128
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Thoreau's Letters to Various Persons, first edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Ticknor and Fields
  • Date Published
    1865
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$500
StatusSold
129
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Henry David Thoreau Maine Woods 1st Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Ticknor and Fields
  • Date Published
    1864
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$1,187.50
StatusSold
130
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Henry David Thoreau Walden First Edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Ticknor and Fields
  • Date Published
    1854
Estimate$6,000 - $9,000
Sold for$10,000
StatusSold
131
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Thoreau's Walking, Riverside Press, 1914
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Riverside Press
  • Date Published
    1914
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$237.50
StatusSold
132
  • Author
    Thoreau, Henry David
  • Headline
    Thoreau's A Week on the Concord, first edition
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    James Munroe and Company
  • Date Published
    1849
Estimate$6,000 - $9,000
Sold for$13,750
StatusSold
134
  • Author
    Townsend, John K.
  • Headline
    With Townsend across the Rocky Mountains
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    Henry Perkins
  • Date Published
    1839
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$1,062.50
StatusSold
142
  • Author
    [White, Gilbert]
  • Headline
    Natural History of Selborne with mounted signature
  • Provenance
    From the collection of Shawn Donnille
  • Publisher
    T. Bensley
  • Date Published
    1789
Estimate$5,000 - $8,000
Sold for$3,125
StatusSold
149
  • Heading
    (Art criticism)
  • Headline
    Four works on 19th-century art and literature
  • Date Published
    1817-1915
Estimate$500 - $800
StatusUnsold
157
  • Heading
    (Biography)
  • Headline
    Five 19th-century memorial writing collections
  • Publisher
    Various publishers
  • Date Published
    1829-1860
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
174
  • Author
    [Combe, William]
  • Headline
    Tour of Doctor Syntax - Three Vols, 1st & 3rd Eds.
  • Publisher
    R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts
  • Date Published
    1812-1821
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
StatusUnsold
175
  • Heading
    (Correspondence)
  • Headline
    Three vols. Letters from 19th century writers
  • Date Published
    1817-1912
Estimate$300 - $500
StatusUnsold
Estimate$1,500 - $2,500
StatusUnsold
179
  • Heading
    (Drama)
  • Headline
    Plays from Anderson, Kwan, and Hardy
  • Publisher
    Various publishers
  • Date Published
    1923-1932
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
218
  • Author
    Eliot, George
  • Headline
    3 finely bound George Eliot 1st editions
  • Date Published
    1860-1863
Estimate$1,500 - $2,500
Sold for$937.50
StatusSold
229
  • Heading
    (Essay collections)
  • Headline
    Three 19th-century essay collections by women
  • Publisher
    Various publishers
  • Date Published
    1813-1886
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
240
  • Author
    Greville, Fulke, Baron Brooke
  • Headline
    Sir Fulke Greville Certaine Workes 1633
  • Publisher
    Printed by E.P. for Henry Seyle
  • Date Published
    1633
Estimate$1,500 - $2,500
StatusUnsold
253
  • Author
    Lucanus, Marcus Anneaus
  • Headline
    Nicholas Rowe's translation of Lucan's Pharsalia
  • Publisher
    Jacob Tonson
  • Date Published
    1718
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
261
  • Author
    Ovid
  • Headline
    Ovid's Epistles 1705 ed.
  • Publisher
    Printed for Jacob Tonson
  • Date Published
    1705
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$250
StatusSold
265
  • Heading
    (Plays)
  • Headline
    Seven volumes of 18th-century English plays
  • Date Published
    1730-1805
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
266
  • Heading
    (Poetry)
  • Headline
    Eight volumes of early 19th century poetry
  • Date Published
    1819-1845
Estimate$500 - $800
StatusUnsold
267
  • Heading
    (Poetry)
  • Headline
    Five volumes of 18th-century poetry
  • Date Published
    1768-1811
Estimate$500 - $800
StatusUnsold
268
  • Heading
    (Poetry)
  • Headline
    Five volumes of late 19th-century poetry
  • Date Published
    1865-1902
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
274
  • Author
    Shadwell, Thomas
  • Headline
    Epsom-Wells. A Comedy by Thomas Shadwell, 1693
  • Publisher
    H. Herringman
  • Date Published
    1693
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
279
  • Author
    [Swift, Jonathan]
  • Headline
    Jonathan Swift Tale of a Tub 1710 w/ plates
  • Publisher
    Printed for John Nutt
  • Date Published
    1710
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$625
StatusSold
289
  • Author
    Wollstonecraft, Mary
  • Headline
    Mary Wollstonecraft's Scandinavian Letters 1st Edition
  • Publisher
    Printed for J. Johnson
  • Date Published
    1796
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$593.75
StatusSold
308
  • Heading
    (Bohemian Club)
  • Author
    Garnett, Porter, editor
  • Headline
    Handsome early anthology of Grove Plays, 1918
  • Publisher
    Printed for the Bohemian Club at the press of the H.S. Crocker Company
  • Date Published
    1918
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
320
  • Heading
    (Colt Press)
  • Headline
    Six volumes by the Colt Press
  • Publisher
    Colt Press
  • Date Published
    1938-1954
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
322
  • Heading
    (Fine Bindings - Birdsall)
  • Author
    Beardsley, Aubrey, illustrator
  • Headline
    Birdsall binding of Beardsley's Morte D'Arthur
  • Publisher
    J.M. Dent & Co.
  • Date Published
    1893-94
Estimate$5,000 - $8,000
Sold for$3,125
StatusSold
329
  • Heading
    (Fine Bindings - Root & Son)
  • Author
    Byron, [George Gorden Noel] Lord
  • Headline
    The Poetical Works of Byron, bound by Root & Son
  • Publisher
    John Murray
  • Date Published
    1855
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$468.75
StatusSold
332
  • Heading
    (Fine Bindings)
  • Author
    Boccaccio, Giovanni
  • Headline
    John Payne's Decameron handsomely bound, 1886
  • Publisher
    Printed by Private Subscription
  • Date Published
    1886
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$406.25
StatusSold
333
  • Heading
    (Fine Press)
  • Headline
    Five volumes of Fine Press from London
  • Date Published
    1924-1948
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
346
  • Heading
    (Shakespeare Head Press)
  • Author
    Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • Headline
    Works of Chaucer from Shakespeare Head Press
  • Publisher
    Basil Blackwell
  • Date Published
    1929
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$1,000
StatusSold
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