Sale 770: PBA Platinum: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#770) 09/08/2022 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/08/2022 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-17 of 17. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings AuthorAlexander, WilliamHeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire 73 color platesPublisherPrinted by S. Gosnell for W. MillerDate Published1803 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #16 La Decouverte des Indes occidentales par les Espagnols. AuthorCasas, Bartolomé de lasHeadlineLas Casas on Spanish cruelties in AmericaPublisherChez Andre' PralardDate Published1697 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #19 Christopher Columbus His Own Book of Privileges 1502: Photographic Facsimile of the Manuscript in the Archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text translation into English Heading(Columbus, Christopher)AuthorStevens, Benjamin Franklin, compiler & editorHeadlinePublisher's copy of Columbus' Book of PrivilegesPublisherB.F. StevensDate Published1892 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #21 Atlante Generale della Anatomia Patologica del Corpo Umano AuthorCruveilhier, Jean and Pietro BanchelliHeadlineFirst Italian ed. of Cruveilhier's pathology atlasPublisherVincenzo BatelliDate Published1843 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #40 Ichthyology of South Carolina AuthorHolbrook, John EdwardsHeadlineA sharp copy of Holbrook's Ichthyology of SCPublisherJohn RussellDate Published1855 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$21,250StatusSold Lot #50 The Koran, Commonly called The Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English immediately from the Original Arabic; With Explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed, a Preliminary Discourse Heading(Koran)AuthorSale, George, translatorHeadlineFirst Sale edition of The Koran 1734PublisherPrinted by C. Ackers for J. WilcoxDate Published1734 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #71 American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of Birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson Heading(Ornithology)AuthorBonaparte, Charles LucienHeadlineBonaparte continues Wilson's OrnithologyPublisherSamuel Augustus Mitchell; Carey, Lea & Carey; Carey & LeaDate Published1825-1833 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #72 American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Plates engraved and colored from original drawings from nature Heading(Ornithology)AuthorWilson, Alexander & Charles Lucian BonaparteHeadlineAtlases to 1871 edition of American OrnithologyPublisherPorter & CoatesDate Published[1871] View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$11,875StatusSold Lot #73 American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States Heading(Ornithology)AuthorWilson, AlexanderHeadlineWilson's Ornithology with 76 colored platesPublisherBradford & InskeepDate Published1808-1814 View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #77 Delle Navigationi et Viaggi AuthorRamusio, Giovanni BattistaHeadlineGiovanni Battista Ramusio defines the travel genrePublisherStamperia de GiuntiDate Published1563; 1574; ; 1556 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$21,250StatusSold Lot #82 The history of that great and renowned monarchy of China. VVherein all the particular provinces are accurately described: as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people. Together with the traffick and commodities of that countrey AuthorSemedo, AlvaroHeadlineSemedo's History of China 1655 with mapPublisherPrinted by E. Tyler for Iohn CrookDate Published1655 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #86 Chromolithograph from Victoria Regia; or The Great Water Lily of America AuthorSharp, WilliamHeadlineSharp chromolithograph from Victoria RegiaPublisherPrinted and Published for the Author by Dutton and WentworthDate Published[1854] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #87 Chromolithograph from Victoria Regia; or The Great Water Lily of America AuthorSharp, WilliamHeadlineSharp chromolithograph from Victoria RegiaPublisherPrinted and Published for the Author by Dutton and WentworthDate Published[1854] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #88 Chromolithograph from Victoria Regia; or The Great Water Lily of America AuthorSharp, WilliamHeadlineSharp chromolithograph from Victoria RegiaPublisherPrinted and Published for the Author by Dutton and WentworthDate Published[1854] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #89 Chromolithograph from Victoria Regia; or The Great Water Lily of America AuthorSharp, WilliamHeadlineSharp chromolithograph from Victoria RegiaPublisherPrinted and Published for the Author by Dutton and WentworthDate Published[1854] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #91 An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China... AuthorStaunton, Sir George [Leonard]HeadlineStaunton's Embassy to China, told by StauntonPublisherPrinted by W. Bulmer for G. NicolDate Published1797 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #96 Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional... [with] Observacions astronomica y phisicas...del Peru AuthorUlloa, Antonio de, & Jorge Juan y SantacillaHeadlineSpanish join Condamine, explore South AmericaPublisherAntonio Marin / Juan de ZuñigaDate Published1749 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next