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Previous|1|Next Lot #65 Two works on sporting in India - from the library of First Lady Nancy Reagan AuthorGouldsbury, C.E.HeadlineHunting Tiger in India - Nancy Reagan's copiesPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1913, 1915 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #101 The Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, Containing Descriptions of Their Scenery and Antiquities, with an Account of the Political History and Ancient Manners...Founded on a Series of Annual Journeys Between the Years 1811 and 1821, and Forming an Universal Guide to That Country, in letters to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. AuthorMacCulloch, JohnHeadlineThe Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, MacCulloch, 1824PublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and GreenDate Published1824 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #150 Four volumes on sporting Heading(Sporting)HeadlineFour volumes on sportingDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #166 With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley AuthorWade, H.T.HeadlineWith Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley, 1895PublisherShanghai Mercury OfficeDate Published1895 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #181 The Angler and Tourist's Guide to the Rivers, Lakes, and Remarkable Places in the Northern Counties of Scotland, to Which is Added Instructions to Young Anglers AuthorYoung, AndrewHeadlineThe Angler and Tourist's Guide to the Rivers, with map, 1857PublisherAdam and Charles BlackDate Published1857 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #183 The Alpine Journal: A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observations by Members of the Alpine Club Heading(Alpine Journal)AuthorGeorge, Hereford Brooke, Leslie Stephen, & Douglas W. Freshfield, editorsHeadlineAlpine Journal Nos.1-68 1863-1880PublisherLongmans, et alDate Published1863-1880 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #184 Special Mail for the First Arctic and North Pole Voyage of the Airship "Graf Zeppelin" also Drop Mail to the Submarine "Nautilus" on or about July 15th, 1931 Heading(Aviation - Lighter than Air)HeadlineBroadside for Graf Zeppelin Arctic mail 1931PublisherLuftschiffbau ZeppelinDate Published1931 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #185 Russia, with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking AuthorBaedeker, KarlHeadlineBaedeker's Russia 1914 only edition in EnglishPublisherKarl BaedekerDate Published1914 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #186 Ismailïa: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt AuthorBaker, Samuel WhiteHeadlineSamuel Baker Ismailia First EditionPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1874 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #187 The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol AuthorBarrett, WilliamHeadlineBarrett's History of BristolPublisherWilliam PineDate Published[1789] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #189 Un Banquet de Medecins au temp de L'Emir Nasr El-Dawla Ibn Marwan (Daawat el-Atibba d'ibn Batlane) AuthorBey, Mahmoud SedkyHeadlineA tale of the Arab medical society in the 11th century.PublisherImprimerie MisrDate Published1928 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #192 Photo album of a trip to Brazil by American actor George O'Brien Heading(Brazil)AuthorO'Brien, GeorgeHeadlineActor George O'Brien visits BrazilDate Published1940s View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #193 Pantanal: Santuario Ecologico Mundial Heading(Brazil)HeadlineThe Pantanal: Santuario Ecologico MundialDate Published[c.1987] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #194 Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S. AuthorBurton, IsabelHeadlineIsabel Burton's Biography of R.F. Burton 1893PublisherChapman & HallDate Published1893 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #196 Letter by the US Army officer and astronomer who mapped the Texas and Canadian borders Heading(Cartographer - mapped Texas border, 1841)Headline1841US Army map-maker of the Texas borderDate Published1841 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #199 Album of 120 snapshot photographs of people, places, scenes and artifacts in China, take in before the Communist Revolution Heading(China)HeadlinePhoto album of China 1930'sDate Publishedc.1920 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #201 Pageant of Peking Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineThe Pageant of Peking by Donald MenniePublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published1922 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #204 The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages Heading(Cook, James)AuthorJoppien, Ruediger and Bernard SmithHeadlineThe Art of Captain Cook's Voyages in 4 VolumesPublisherYale University PressDate Published1985-88 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #205 Expert testimony of a famous American ship's captain, forwarded by letter to a Boston lawyer, about the problems of sailing from Jamaica to Cuba Heading(Cuba – Maritime, 1838)AuthorMaxwell, William H.Headline1838 letter about dangers of sailing from Jamaica to CubaDate PublishedMarch 1, 1838 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #206 1855 archive of the leading Cuban-American financier before the Civil War Heading(Cuban-American financier, 1855 archive)Headline1855 archive of the leading Cuban-American financierDate Published1855-1856 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #207 The Mongols in Russia AuthorCurtin, JeremiahHeadlineThe Mongols in Russia 1908 with rare jacketPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1908 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #208 A Dissertation on the Course and Probable Termination of the Niger. AuthorDonkin, RufaneHeadlineA Dissertation on the Course and Probable Termination of the Niger, 1829PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1829 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #209 From Cairo to Siwa: Across the Libyan Desert with Armoured Cars. A Narrative, Followed by Illuminated Pages of the History and Customs of the Inhabitants of the Country AuthorDun, Major T.I.HeadlineAcross the Libyan Desert with Armoured CarsPublisher[E. & R. Schindler]Date Published[1933] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #213 Untrodden Fields of Anthropology Observations of the Esoteric Manners and Customs of Semi-Civilized Peoples; being a record of thirty years’ experience in Asia, Africa, America and Oceania. By a French Army-Surgeon Heading(Esoterica)HeadlineEsoteric Manners and Customs of Semi-Civilized PeoplesPublisherLibrairie de Medecine, Folklore et AnthropologieDate Published1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #215 The Islander: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Hawaiian Interests, Scientific Researches, Literature, Home and Foreign Affairs Heading(Hawaii)HeadlineThe Islander: A Weekly Journal Vol.1PublisherThos. G. Thrum, Business AgentDate Published1875 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #216 Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1876 Heading(Hawaii)AuthorThrum, Thoams G.HeadlineHawaiian Almanac for 1876.PublisherJ.H. Black, PrinterDate Published1876 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #217 Two booklets on Hawaii Heading(Hawaii)HeadlineTwo booklets on HawaiiDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #218 Bali - inscribed AuthorHiss, Philip HansonHeadlineHiss, Bali - inscribedPublisherDuell, Sloan and PearceDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #219 Autumn Tour of His Excellency Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in Central India & Rajputana, 1902 Heading(India - Photographs)HeadlinePhoto Album of Viceroy's Tour of India 1902PublisherRaja Deen Dayal & SonDate Published1902 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #220 The Greatest Famine of the Century: India's Appeal to Christian America Heading(India)HeadlineFamine in IndiaPublisherThe Christian HeraldDate Published[1901] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #221 Rare letter from the Governor of French colonial India to his British counterpart Heading(India, 1785 – French & British colonial Governors)AuthorGeneral Nicolas Contenceau des AlgrainsHeadlineRare 1785 letter from the French Governor General of IndiaDate PublishedOct. 14, 1785 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #222 Two manuscript items relating to American missionaries in Japan before and during the First World War Heading(Japan – American missionaries, 1865-1915)HeadlineAmerican missionaries in Japan before and during the First World War, 2 manuscript items View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #224 Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55 AuthorKane, Elisha KentHeadlineKane's Arctic Explorations 2d Grinnell ExpeditionPublisherChilds & PetersonDate Published1856 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #225 An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, Who, in August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company AuthorKeate, GeorgeHeadlineAn Account of the Pelew Islands, 1789PublisherG. NicolDate Published1789 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #226 Voyages de Corneille le Bruyn... AuthorLe Brun, CorneliusHeadlineLe Brun's Voyages in the LevantPublisherP. Gosse & J. NeaulmeDate Published1732 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #227 Histoire des Croisades pour la Delivrance de la Terre Sainte AuthorMaimbourg, [Louis]HeadlineMaimbourg's History of the Crusades 1676PublisherSebastien Mabre-CramoisyDate Published1676 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #234 El Gobierno Constitucional a la Nacion [The Constitutional Government, To the Nation] Heading(Mexico - Revolution, 1860)AuthorJuarez, BenitoHeadlineBenito Juarez, revolutionary President of Mexico, 1860Date PublishedJanuary 30, 1860 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #235 American railroad engineer in the Mexican wilderness, 1882 letter Heading(Mexico – 1882 American engineer-adventurer)AuthorW.L.ThursonHeadlineAmerican railroad engineer in the Mexican wilderness, 1882 letterDate PublishedSept. 1, 1882 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #236 2 letters from an American mining engineer in revolutionary Mexico Heading(Mexico – Revolution, 1913)AuthorJorge Jeffries WhiteHeadline1913 letters from an American mining engineer in revolutionary MexicoDate PublishedJanuary 23 and April 20, 1913 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #239 Guide to the City of Mexico (wrapper title) Heading(Mexico)HeadlineScarce guide to Mexico CityDate Publishedc.1910 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #240 The Mexican Developer Illustrated: The State of Doahuill. Special Features: The Coal Interests Heading(Mexico)AuthorHauser, H.L. & A. Saldien, editorsHeadlineMexican Developer 1906PublisherThe Developer Publishing CompanyDate PublishedMarch, 1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #242 Peru: History of Coca "The Divine Plant" of the Incas with an Introductory Account of the Incas. and of the Andean Indians of To-Day AuthorMortimer, W. GoldenHeadlinePeru: History of Coca 1901 by MortimerPublisherJ.H. Vail & CompanyDate Published1901 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #243 National Maritime Museum, Catalogue of the Library Heading(National Maritime Museum)HeadlineNational Maritime Museum, Catalogue of the LibraryPublisherHer Majesties Stationary OfficeDate Published1968-1976 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #246 Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage From the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed In The Years 1819-20, In His Majesty’s Ships Hecla and Griper. With an Appendix, Containing Scientific and Other Observations AuthorParry, William EdwardHeadlineParry's Search for the Northwest PassagePublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1821 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #247 Northward over the "Great Ice": A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897 AuthorPeary, Robert E.HeadlinePeary Northward over the Great IcePublisherFrederick A. Stokes CompanyDate Published1898 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #248 Album of photographs documenting a trip to Hawaii by a group of well-to-do men and women Heading(Photograph Album - Hawaii)HeadlinePhoto album of Hawaii 1920'sDate Published1920's View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #249 Album of photographs taken during a trip to India, and into Jammu and Kashmir Heading(Photograph Album - India)HeadlinePhoto album of India & Kashmir 1930'sDate Publishedearly 1930's View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #250 Album of photographs of an ocean cruise with stops in Sri Lanka, Yemen, Egypt, France & England Heading(Photograph Album - Sri Lanka, etc.)HeadlinePhoto album of Sri Lanka, Suez Canal, Yemen, etc.Date Published1924 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #251 Photograph album assembled by a Royal Navy seaman during World War II in the Pacific Heading(Photograph Album - World War II, Japan & Australia)HeadlinePhoto album of British sailor in WWII PacificDate Published1940's View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #253 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 AuthorPortlock, NathanielHeadlinePortlock's Voyage Round the WorldPublisherJohn StockdaleDate Published1789 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #255 The Atlantic Telegraph AuthorRussell, W[illiam] H[oward]HeadlineW.H. Russell The Atlantic TelegraphPublisherDay & Son LimitedDate Published[1866] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #256 Three Volumes on Russia and Siberia Heading(Russia)HeadlineThree Volumes on Russia and SiberiaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #258 An Epistle from Oberea, Queen of Otaheite, to Joseph Banks, Esq. translated by T.Q.Z. Esq. professor of the Otaheite language in Dublin, and all the languages of the undiscovered islands in the South Sea; an enriched with historical and explanatory notes Author[Scott-Waring, John]PublisherPrinted for J. AlmonDate Published1774 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #260 Four volumes from Shoberl's "World in Miniature" series AuthorShoberl, Frederic, editorHeadlineFour volumes from Shoberl's World in MiniaturePublisherAckermannDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #261 Letter from an American woman missionary among the Zulus of South Africa Heading(South Africa - American woman missionary, 1885)AuthorSusan Wright TylerHeadlineAmerican woman missionary among the Zulus of South Africa, 1885 letterDate PublishedMarch 19, 1885 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #262 Letter about the Boer War from a British vetern to a fellow Mason in America Heading(South Africa – Boer War)AuthorAlfred C. JohnsonHeadline1909 Letter about the Boer War from a British veteran in South AfricaDate PublishedMay 11, 1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #263 Three Volumes on Spanish Explorations and Cartography Heading(Spanish Explorations and Cartography)HeadlineThree Volumes on Spanish Explorations and CartographyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #264 Met in Siam, Excursionist & Tourist Advertiser: A quarterly Devoted to Travel and Trade in Siam. Edited and Published by Siam Tourist Bureau. Heading(Thailand)HeadlineTourism in Thailand 1926Date PublishedMarch 1926 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #265 1764 letter from Jewish merchants in Tripoli Heading(Tripoli [Libya] 1764 - Judaica)AuthorAbram & Moise Vita CurielHeadline1764 letter, Jewish merchants in TripoliDate Published1764 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #266 Letters Written During a Ten Year's Residence at the Court Of Tripoli; Published from the Originals in the Possession of the Family of the Late Richard Tully, Esq.; The British Consul: Comprising Authentic Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Reigning Bashaw, His Family, and Other Persons of Distinction; Also, an Account Of the Domestic Manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks AuthorTully, RichardHeadlineLetters Written During a Ten Year's Residence at the Court Of Tripoli, Tully, 1819PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1819 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #267 Colombia: Siendo Una Relacion Geografica, Topografica, Agricultural, Comercial, Politica, &c. de Aquel Pays, Adaptada para todo Lector en General, y para el Comerciante y Colono en Particular AuthorWalker, Alexander, editorHeadlineAlexander Walker on Colombia 1822PublisherBaldwin, Cradock, y JoyDate Published1822 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #269 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes Narrative 1/150 copies "Unofficial Issue"PublisherLea & BlanchardDate Published1845 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #271 Taschenbuch der Reisen oder unterhaltende Darstellung der Endeckungen des 18ten Jahrhunderts... AuthorZimmerman, E.A.W.HeadlineScarce german annual with plates of CaliforniaPublisherGerhard Fleischer d. JungDate Published1805 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #315 Prospectus (Map) of The Burchard Honduras Fruit Company Heading(Honduras Map – 1891 US fruit concession, only known copy)HeadlineRare 1891 map of a huge US fruit concession in Central AmericaDate Published1891 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #388 The Cruise of the Zaca AuthorCrocker, TempletonHeadlineSailing voyage around the worldPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1933 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #389 Explorers Club Tales: True Stories of Exploration, Reserach and Adventure, as Told at the Explorers Club by Men of Daring and Achievement Heading(Explorers Club)HeadlineExplorers Club Tales of AdventurePublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published1936 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Lot #390 Men in Sun Helmets AuthorHurley, VicHeadlineAdventures in southern PhilippinesPublisherW.P. Dutton & Co.Date Published1936 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #391 Return to Malaya AuthorLockhart, R.H. BruceHeadlineBritish Agent returns to MalayaPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1936 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #392 Botany Bay AuthorNordhoff, Charles & Norman HallHeadline1st convict ship to AustraliaPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1941 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$75StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next