[000265] Stedman, C.. The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War - 2
Volumes. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1794. 8vo - over 7
3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Bound in 3/4 green leather and marbled paper,
raised bands on spine. xi [1] 446pp, xix, [1] 502pp, 26pp index. Occasional foxing. HANDSOME SET. EST:
$1,200.00 - $1,500.00
[000287] O'Reilly, Henry [ Arranged by]. Settlement in the West - Sketches of Rochester with
Incidental Notices of Western New-York. A Collection of Matters Designed to Illustrate the Progress of
Rochester During the First Quarter-Century of Its Existence. Rochester, NY: William Alling, 1838.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7 3/4" ?9 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 416pp bound in
faded lavender cloth. Engraved frontis has tissue guard, with engravings throughout. INCLUDES THE
FOLD-OUT CITY MAP. Covers show edge wear, gutters weak, top/heel backstrip worn, occasional interior
foxing. EST: $60.00 - $100.00
[000288] . The Navigator, Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers:.. Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as
Discovered By the Voyage Under Capts. Lewis and Clark. Pittsburgh: Cramer & Spear, 1821. 12mo -
over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair condition. 283pp in marbled boards and 1/2
leather spine. INCLUDES 28 WOODCUT MAPS. Needs to be rebound, as binding is split. Interior in Good
Condition with occasional foxing. EST: $800.00 - $1,000.00
The material will be available for inspection on Thursday and Friday preceding the sale. Bidding will
be in the room, on the phones and via eBay live. The full catalogue is available on AE and of course
on the auctioneer's website: www.knottypineantiques.com
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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