Sale 822: Rare Books & Manuscripts - A PBA Platinum Auction (#822) 09/19/2024 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/19/2024 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 822 702 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)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-30 of 30. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Les Mosquees de Samarcande, Fascicule I: Gour-Emir (all published) View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Heading(Asia)AuthorShchusev, Alekseĭ Viktorovich; Pokryshkin, Pëtr PetrovichHeadlineElaborate study of Timur's Tomb in SamarkandPublisherPublié par la Commission Impériale AchéologiqueDate Published1905 Lot #4 H. Cardani medici Mediolanensis Metoposcopia libris tredecim, et octingentis faciei humanae eiconibus complexa... View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Heading(Astrology)AuthorCardano, GirolamoHeadlineFortune telling by lines in forehead, 1658PublisherApud Thomam IollyDate Published1658 Lot #5 Astrologia Restaurata; or, Astrologie Restored: Being An Introduction To The General and Chief Part of the Language of the Stars. In Four Books. View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Astrology)AuthorRamesey, WilliamHeadlineAstrology from William Ramesey 1653PublisherPrinted for Robert WhiteDate Published1653 Lot #8 The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Maiesties speciall comandement. Appointed to be read in Churches View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000StatusUnsold Heading(Bible in English - Great "She" Bible)HeadlineKing James Great "She" Bible, 1613-1611PublisherRobert Barker, Printer to the Kings most excellent MaiestieDate Published1613-1611 Lot #10 Original Leaves from Famous Bibles: Nine Centuries 1121-1935 A.D. View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Heading(Bible)AuthorEge, Otto F. compilerHeadlineOtto Ege, Leaves from Famous Bibles 1121-1935Date Publishedc.1950 Lot #14 The Commentaries of Caesar, Translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse Concerning the Roman Art of War View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold AuthorCaesar, Caius JuliusHeadlineCaesar's Commentaries with 85 superb copperplatesPublisherJ. & R. Tonson, et al.Date Published1753 Lot #24 Les Voyages de la Nouvelle France occidentale, dicte Canada faits par le Sr Champlain Xainctongeois, Capitaine pour le Roy en la Marine du Ponant, & toutes les Descouvertes qu'il a faites en ce païs depuis l'an 1603 jusques en l'an 1629. View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000Sold for$37,500StatusSold AuthorChamplain, Samuel deHeadlineChamplain's voyages in rare first state, 1632PublisherChez Louis SevestreDate Published1632 Lot #25 Lettre à M. Dacier... relative à l'alphabet des hiéroglyphes phonétiques [with] Lettres à M. le Duc de Blacas d’Aulps... relatives au Musée Royal Egyptien de Turin View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorChampollion, Jean-FrançoisHeadlineChampollion deciphers Egyptian hieroglyphicsPublisherFirmin DidotDate Published1822-1826 Lot #26 "Little Sheaves" Gathered while Gleaning after Reapers. Being letters of Travel Commencing in 1870, and ending in 1873 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorChurchill, Caroline M.HeadlineProgressive woman's travels in California 1874Date Published1874 Lot #28 An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.; by John Hawkesworth LL.D. View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Heading(Cook, James)AuthorHawkesworth, JohnHeadlineCook's first voyage, second edition 1773PublisherW. Strahan & T. CadellDate Published1773 Lot #29 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$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorCoxe, WilliamHeadlineCoxe's account of Russian Discoveries 1780PublisherJ. Nichols for T. CadellDate Published1780 Lot #38 Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836 View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$11,250StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineDarwin's journal of Beagle voyagePublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1839 Lot #43 A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788 in The King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold AuthorDixon, GeorgeHeadlineDixon's voyage round the world, 1789PublisherPublished by Geo. GouldingDate Published1789 Lot #47 The arraignment, trials, conviction and condemnation of Sir Rich. Grahme... and John Ashton, Gent. for high treason against... King William and Queen Mary... [bound with 13 other works relating to the uprising and subsequent rebellious actions] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Great Britain - Jacobite rebellions of 1689 & 1696)HeadlinePlots to restore Jame II to British throne, 1691-96PublisherPrinted for Samuel Heyrick and Thomas CockerilDate Published1691 Lot #48 Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorHall, BasilHeadlineBasil Hall's Voyage to Korea & Okinawa, 1818PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1818 Lot #50 Specimens of Hawaiian Kapa Assembled from Various Institutions and Private Collections View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold Heading(Hawaii & Polynesia)AuthorSeverson, Donald R.HeadlineSeverson's Hawaiian Kapa from Arion PressPublisher[Published by the Author]Date Published1978 Lot #51 Specimens of Polynesian Tapa assembled from various institutions and private collections View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$10,625StatusSold Heading(Hawaii & Polynesia)AuthorSeverson, Donald R.HeadlineSeverson Polynesian Tapa from Arion PressPublisher[Published by the Author]Date Published1984 Lot #56 Turris Babel, sive Archontologia qua Primo Priscorum post diluvium hominum vita, mores rerumque gestarum magnitudo, Secundo Turris fabrica civitatumque extructio, consusio linguarum, inde gentium transmigrationis... View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold AuthorKircher, AthanasiusHeadlineAthanasius Kircher Turris Babel 1679PublisherJanssonio-WaesbergianaDate Published1679 Lot #57 Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par J. De La Fontaine View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorLa Fontaine, Jean deHeadlineProfusely illust. edition of Fontaine's FablesPublisherChez Des LauriersDate Published1765-1775 Lot #58 The Maner of Kepynge a Court Baron & a Lete: With Dyvers Fourmes of Entreis, Playntes, Processes, Presentementes & Other Matters Determynable There. Newely Imprynted and Corrected View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Law)HeadlineRare guide on English manor courts, 1544PublisherWilliam MiddiltonDate Published1544 Lot #60 The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorMachiavelli, NiccoloHeadlineMachiavelli's works in English, 1675PublisherPrinted for John StarkeyDate Published1675 Lot #61 Dissertatione de Generatione Fungorum View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorMarsili, Luigi FerdinandoHeadlineEarly microscopic analysis of fungi, 1714PublisherEx Officina Typographica Francisci GonzagaeDate Published1714 Lot #64 The Differential Method: or, a Treatise Concerning Summation and Interpolation of Infinite Series View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Heading(Mathematics)AuthorStirling, JamesHeadlineJames Stirling's principal math contributionPublisherPrinted for E. CaveDate Published1749 Lot #66 Voyages made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America. To which are prefixed, an Introductory Narrative of a Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal, in the Ship Nootka; Observations on the Probable Existence of a North West Passage; and some account of the Trade between the North West Coast of America and China; and the latter country and Great Britain View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorMeares, JohnHeadlineMeares on NW Coast of America, 1790PublisherPrinted at the Logographic Press and sold by J. WalterDate Published1790 Lot #67 Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books [with] Paradise Regain'd View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorMilton, JohnHeadline1st illustrated edition of Paradise Lost 1688PublisherPrinted by Miles Flesher, for Jacob Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery LaneDate Published1688 Lot #69 Utopia: Containing an excellent, learned, wittie, and pleasant discourse of the best state of a publick weale... View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorMore, ThomasHeadlineMore's Utopia in English 1624PublisherPrinted by Bernard AlsopDate Published1624 Lot #74 Archive of approximately 75 letters written by Robert F. Long, a Corporal in the 45th U.S. Volunteer Infantry View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Heading(Philippine-American War - Letter Archive)AuthorLong, Robert F.HeadlineAmerican soldier's view of Filipino insurrectionDate Published1898 – 1901 Lot #76 Philosophical transactions: giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Heading(Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society)HeadlinePhilosophical Transactions, 1668--1669PublisherPrinted by T.N. for John MartynDate Published1669-1670 Lot #79 The Seven Famous Cartons [sic] of Raphael Urbin, Drawn at the Command of Pope Leo the 10th as Patterns for Tapestry... in 1707... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorRaphael [Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino]HeadlineRare engraving of Raphael "Cartoons" 1720Date Published[1707]-1720 Lot #86 The XII Aeneids of Virgil, the most renowned Laureat Prince of Latine Poets; Translated into English deca-syllables, by John Vicars View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold AuthorVirgilHeadlineVicars' translation of Aeneid 1632PublisherAre to be sold by Ni. AlsopDate Published1632 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next