Forum Auctions: Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases, 2661, London

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Auction Date
March 07, 2024 - March 07, 2024
Page Size: 220 items in 9 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Capt. William Allen

A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger in 1841, 2 vol., first edition

1848 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 504.00
2 Thomas Ashe

History of the Azores, or Western Islands, first edition

1813 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 126.00
3 Sir Samuel White Baker

The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources, 2 vol., first edition

1866 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
4 Sir Samuel White Baker

The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources, 2 vol. first edition

1866 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 277.20
5 E.A. Wallis Budge

The Egyptian Sudan: Its History and Monuments, 2 vol., first edition

1907 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 214.20
6 Winston Leonard Spencer (Lord) Churchill

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan, 2 vol., first edition

1899 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 756.00
7 Justus Danckerts

Totius Africae Accuratissima Tabula, engraved map,

c.1690 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 262.40
8 Samuel Daniell

Seven plates from 'African Scenery and Animals', lithographs

1831 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 918.40
9 Robert Hay

Illustrations of Cairo, first edition

1840 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,764.00
10 David Livingstone

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, first issue

1857 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 126.00
11 Captain Thomas J. Lucas

Camp Life and Sport in South Africa, first edition

1878 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 327.60
12

Mashonaland Herald (The) & Zambesian Times,

Mashonaland, 1891 & 1892 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 453.60
13

Africa.- Middle East.- [Egypt Album], c.245 vintage photographic prints,

c.1942-43 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 201.60
14 Mounteney-Jephson A. J.

Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator, first edition

1890 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 126.00
15 Captain William Snelgrave

A New Account of some Parts of Guinea, and the Slave-Trade, first edition,

1734 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 554.40
16 Henry Morton Stanley

Through the Dark Continent, 2 vol., first American edition,

New York 1878 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
17 Henry Morton Stanley

In Darkest Africa, 2 vol., first edition

1890 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 189.00
18 Robert Thomas Wilson

History of the British Expedition to Egypt, first American edition,

Philadelphia 1803 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
19 Benjamin Franklin

La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou Moyen Facile de payer les Impots, rare first separate French translation,

Philadelphia & Paris, 1777 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
20 Matthaeus Merian

Virginia. Erforshet und Beschriben durch Capitain Iohan Schmidt, engraved map

c.1627 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,886.40
21 Jean-Baptiste Nolin

Carte Du Canada et de La Louisiane Qui Forment La Nouvelle France et Des Colonies Angloises, engraved map

1756 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 472.32
22 Captain C. R. E. Radclyffe

Big Game Shooting in Alaska, first edition

1904 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 138.60
23 Georgina M. Synge

A Ride Through Wonderland

1892 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 63.00
24 Edward Valois

View of Melrose and Surroundings, taken from the Ursuline Convent, Westchester Co. N.Y., lithograph

1868 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 341.12
25 Pierre Lapie

Amerique Septentrionale Et Meridionale Dediee et Presentee au Roi, engraved map,

c.1820 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 249.28
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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