Christies: The Pierre S. duPont III Collection of Navigation, Voyages, Cartography and Literature of the Sea., 7324,

Auction Details

Auction Date
October 08, 1991 - October 08, 1991
Page Size: 510 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories. Edinburgh and London

1902

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 6,050.00
51 CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories. Edinburgh and London

1902

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 6,050.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London

[1906]

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,540.00
52 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London

1906

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,540.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. London

[1907]

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 7,700.00
53 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. London

1907

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 7,700.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH A Set of Six. London

[1908]

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,540.00
54 CONRAD, JOSEPH A Set of Six. London

1908

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,540.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Under Western Eyes. London

[1911]

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 4,620.00
55 CONRAD, JOSEPH Under Western Eyes. London

1911

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 3.10
CONRAD, JOSEPH Some Reminiscences London

1912

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,320.00
56 CONRAD, JOSEPH Some Reminiscences. London

1912

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 4,620.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Twixt Land & Sea. Tales. London

1912

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 1,760.00
57 CONRAD, JOSEPH 'Twixt Land & Sea. Tales. London

1912

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 1,320.00
CONARD, JOSEPH Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London

[1914]

USD 250.00 - 350.00 495.00
58 CONRAD, JOSEPH Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London

1914

USD 250.00 - 350.00 1,760.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Within the Tides. Tales. London

1915

USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 935.00
59 CONRAD, JOSEPH Within the Tides. Tales. London

1915

USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 495.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Victory. An Island Tale. London

[1915]

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,980.00
60 CONRAD, JOSEPH Victory. An Island Tale. London

1915

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 935.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Shadow-Line. A Confession. London

[1917]

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,320.00
61 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Shadow-Line. A Confession. London

1917

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,980.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London and Toronto and Paris

[1918]

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,650.00
62 CONRAD, JOSEPH Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London and Toronto, Paris

1918

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,320.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Arrow of Gold. London

[1919]

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,320.00
63 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Arrow of Gold. London

1919

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,650.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London

1920

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,210.00
64 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London

1920

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,320.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Notes on Life & Letters. London

1921

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,210.00
65 CONRAD, JOSEPH Notes on Life & Letters. London

1921

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,210.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The Rover. London

[1923]

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,540.00
66 CONRAD, JOSEPH The Rover. London

1923

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 1,210.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH The "Torrens." A Personal Tribute. [London]

October 1923

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,100.00
67 CONRAD, JOSEPH The "Torrens." A Personal Tribute. London

October 1923

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,540.00
CONRAD, JOSEPH Geography and Some Explorers. London

January 1924

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,100.00
68 CONRAD, JOSEPH Geography and Some Explorers. London

January 1924

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 11.10
CONRAD JOSEPH Tales of the Sea London

1919

USD 400.00 - 600.00 352.00
69 CONRAD, JOSEPH Tales of the Sea, The Dover Patrol. London, A Tribute, Canterbury

1919, 1922

USD 400.00 - 600.00 1,100.00
[COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES. <i>First Voyage</i>]. [MAGRA, JAMES?] A Journal of a Voyage round the World, in His Majesty's Ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771 ... To which is added, A concise Vocabulary of the language of Otahitee. London

1771

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 19,250.00
70 COOK, Captain JAMES. First Voyage. MAGRA, JAMES? A Journal of a Voyage round the World, in His Majesty's Ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771 ... To which is added, A Concise Vocabulary of the language of Otahitee. London

1771

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 1,100.00
[COOK. <i>Captain</i> JAMES. <i>First Voyage</i>]. HAWKESWORTH, JOHN A New Voyage, round the World, in the years 1768 ... [-]1771 ... performed by Captain James Cook, in the Ship Endeavour. New-York

1774

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 6,050.00
71 COOK. Capton JAMES. HAWKESWORTH, JOHN First Voyage, A New Voyage, round the World, in the years 1768 ... [-]1771 ... New-York

1774

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 352.00
[COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES. <i>First Voyage</i>]. HAWKESWORTH, JOHN A New Voyage, round the World. New-York

1774

USD 400.00 - 600.00 3,080.00
72 COOK, Captain JAMES. HAWKESWORTH, JOHN First Voyage, A New Voyage, round the World. New-York

1774

USD 400.00 - 600.00 19,250.00
[COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES, <i>First Voyage</i>]. PARKINSON, SYDNEY A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in his Majestry's Ship, the Endeavour. Faithfully transcribed from the Papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, Draughtsman to Joseph Banks ... with Dr. Solander. London

1773

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 4,620.00
73 COOK, Captain JAMES, PARKINSON, SYDNEY First Voyage., A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour. Faithfully transcribed from the Papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, Draughtsman to Joseph Banks ... with Dr. Solander. London

1773

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 6,050.00
[COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES. <i>Second Voyage</i>]. [MARRA, JOHN] Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, In 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. On Discovery to the Southern Hemisphere, by which The Non-Existence of an undiscovered Continent, between the Equator and the 50th Degree of Southern Latitude, is demonstratively proved. A London

1775

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 3,850.00
74 COOK, Captain JAMES, MARRA, JOHN Second Voyage., Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, In 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. London

1775

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 3,080.00
[COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES. <i>Second Voyage</i>]. [ANON] Second voyage round the World ... By James Cook, Esq. Commander of His Majesty's Bark The Resolution ... Drawn up from Authentic Papers. London

1776

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 16,500.00
75 COOK, Captain JAMES, ANON; James Cook Second Voyage., Second voyage round the World ... London

1776

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 4,620.00
COOK, <i>Captain</i> JAMES A collected set of the three voyages. London 1773--1784, including the Atlas to the Third Voyage with a duplicate suite of the unfolded quarto plates from the text volumes and JOHN WEBBER, Views in the South Seas. London

1808 [plates watermarked 1819]

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 30,800.00
76 COOK, Captain JAMES, HAWKESWORTH, JOHN, COOK, Captain JAMES, COOK, Captain JAMES and JAMES KING, WEBBER, JOHN A collected set of the three voyages., An Account of the Voyages ... 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 London's

1773-1784, 1773, 1777, 1784, 1808

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 3,850.00
COOKE, <i>Captain</i> EDWARD A Voyge to the South Sea, and Round the World ... in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 ... Wherein an Account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... upon the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes. London

1712

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 935.00
77 COOKE, Captain EDWARD A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World ... in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 ...'Wherein an Account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... upon the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes. London

1712

USD 11,000.00 - 1,500.00 16,500.00
COOKE, <i>Captain</i> EDWARD A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World ... in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 ... Wherein an Account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... upon the uniahabited Island of Juan Fernandes. London

1712

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,320.00
78 COOKE, Captain EDWARD A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World ... in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 ... Wherein an Account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... upon the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes. London

1712

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 30,800.00
COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE various New York

1829

USD 350.00 - 450.00 1,100.00
79 COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE, INGRAHAM, JOSEPH HOLT, GLASCOCK, Capt. WILLIAM NUGENT The Water-Witch, or the Skimmer of the Seas, The Two Admirals, Kyd the Buccanier; or, the Wizard of the Sea, Sailors and Saints Philadelphia's, London, New York

1831, 1842, 1839, 1829

USD 350.00 - 450.00 935.00
CRUIKSHANK, ROBERT and GEORGE Three drawings and two proof illustrations for the frontispiece and etched title of Jem Bunt (London)

(1841)

USD 300.00 - 500.00 605.00
80 CRUIKSHANK, ROBERT and GEORGE Three drawings and two proof illustrations for the frontispiece and etched title of Jem Bunt London

1841

USD 300.00 - 500.00 1,320.00
DALRYMPLE, ALEXANDER An Historical Collection of the several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean ... Being chiefly a Literal Translation from the Spanish Writers (-Volume II. Containing the Dutch Voyages). London

1770--1771

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 4,950.00
81 DALRYMPLE, ALEXANDER An Historical Collection of the several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean ... Being chiefly a Literal Translation from the Spanish Writers (--Volume II. Containing the Dutch Voyages). London

1770-1771

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 1,100.00
DAMPIER, WILLIAM A Collection of Voyages. London

1729

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 4,400.00
82 DAMPIER, WILLIAM A Collection of Voyages. London

1729

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 605.00
[DANA, RICHARD HENRY, <i>Jr.</i>] Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea New York

1840

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,090.00
83 DANA, RICHARD HENRY, Jr. Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea New York

1840

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 4,950.00
DARWIN, CHARLES, <i>Captains</i> ROBERT FITZROY and PHILIP BAKER KING Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the Globe. London

1839

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 5,280.00
84 DARWIN, CHARLES, Captains ROBERT FITZROY and PHILIP BARKER KING Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the Globe. London

1839

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 4,400.00
[DE BRAHM, WILLIAM GERARD] The Atlantic Pilot. London

1772

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 8,800.00
85 DE BRAHM, WILLIAM GERARD The Atlantic Pilot. London

1772

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 2,090.00
[DEFOE, DANIEL] A True Account of the Design, and Advantages of the South-Sea Trade ... And the Progress of the Subscription towards the South-Sea Company London

1711

USD 400.00 - 600.00 990.00
86 DEFOE, DANIEL A True Account of the Design, and Advantages of the South-Sea Trade ... And the Progress of the Subscription towards the South-Sea Company London

1711

USD 400.00 - 600.00 5,280.00
[DEFOE, DANIEL] various London

USD 500.00 - 700.00 1,540.00
87 DEFOE, DANIEL A New Voyage Round the World

USD 500.00 - 700.00 8,800.00
DESBARRES, <i>Colonel</i> JOSEPH FREDERICK WALLET A Statement submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Desbarres, for Consideration. Respecting his Services, from the Year 1755, to the present Time---in the Capacity of an Officer and Engineer during the War of 1756.---The Utility of his Surveys and Publications o N.p.

n.d. [1796]

USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 14,300.00
88 DESBARRES, Colonel JOSEPH FREDERICK WALLET, William P. A Statement submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Desbarres, for Consideration. Respecting his Services, from the Year 1755, to the present Time--in the Capacity of an Officer and Engineer during the War of 1756. N.p., Chicago

n.d., 1796, 1974

USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 990.00
DIXON, <i>Captain</i> GEORGE, <i>editor</i> A Voyage round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: performed in 1785 [-] ... 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. London

1789

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 2,640.00
89 DIXON, Captain GEORGE A Voyage round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: performed in 1785 [-]... 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. London

1789

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 1,540.00
[DOBBS, ARTHUR, <i>supposed author</i>] Reasons to shew, that there is a great Probability of a Navigable Passage to the Western American Ocean, through Hudson's Streights, and Chesterfield Inlet; from the Observations made on board the Ships sent upon the late Discovery; supported by Affidavit London

1749

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,200.00
90 DOBBS, ARTHUR Reasons to shew, that there is a great Probability of a Navigable Passage to the Western American Ocean, through Hudson's Streights, and Chesterfield Inlet; from the Observations made on board the Ships sent upon the late Discovery; London

1749

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 14,300.00
[DOYLEY, EDWARD] A Narrative of the Great Success God hath been pleased to give His Highness Forces in Jamaica, against the King of Spain Forces; Together with a true Relation of the Spaniards losing their Plate-Fleet, As it was Communicated in a Letter from the Governour London

1658

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,045.00
91 DOYLEY, EDWARD A Narrative of the Great Success God hath been pleased to give His Highness Forces in Jamaica, against the King of Spain Forces; Together with a true Relation of the Spaniards losing their Plate-Fleet, As it was Communicated in a Letter from the Governour London

1658

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,640.00
[DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS]. BIGGES, WALTER and MASTER CROFTES Expeditio Francisci Draki Equitis Angli in Indias occidentales. Leiden

1588

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 8,800.00
92 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS. BIGGES, WALTER and MASTER CROFTES, Sir Francis Drake Expeditio Francisci Draki Equitis Angli in Indias occidentales., An Exhibition ... 1577-1580 Leiden, London

1588, 1980

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 2,200.00
[DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS]. BOAZIO, BAPTISTA Five hand-colored engraved maps or view-plans made to illustrate Walter Bigges and Master Croftes, A Summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage (London)

(1589)

USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 231,000.00
93 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS. BOAZIO, BAPTISTA Five hand-colored engraved maps or view-plans made to illustrate Walter Bigges and Master Croftes, A Summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage London

1589 and the Leiden editions in Latin and French of 1588

USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 210,000.00
[DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS] Le Voyage de l'Illustre Seigneur et Chevalier Francois Drach, Admiral d'Angleterre, a l'entour du monde. Augmentee de la Seconde partie. Paris

1627

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 71,500.00
94 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS Le Voyage de l'Illustre Seigneur et Chevalier François Drach, Admiral d'Angleterre, à l'entour du monde. Augmentée de la Seconde partie. Paris

1627

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 8,800.00
DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS The World encompassed . . . Being His next Voyage to that to Nombre de Dios . . . Carefully collected out of the Notes of Master Francis Fletcher, Preacher . . . and divers others his followers in the same. London

1635

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,200.00
95 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS The World encompassed ... Being His next Voyage to that to Nombre de Dios ... Carefully collected out of the Notes of Master Francis Fletcher, Preacher ... and divers others his followers in the same. London

1635

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 231,000.00
DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS Sir Francis Drake Revived. Who is or may be a Pattern to stirre up all Heroicke and active Spirits of these Times . . . Being a Summary and true Relation of foure severall Voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies . . . Collected out o London

1671

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,420.00
96 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS, CLARKE, SAMUEL Sir Francis Drake Revived. Who is or may be a Pattern to stirre up all Heroicke and active Spirits of these Times ... Being a Summary and true Relation of foure severall Voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies ... Collected out of th London's

1652-1653, 1671

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 71,500.00
DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS Sir Francis Drake Revived. London

[1652--]1653

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,640.00
97 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS Sir Francis Drake Revived. London

1652-1653

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,200.00
DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS The Voyages and Travels Of that Renowned Captain . . . into the West-Indies, And round about the World, Containing a perfect Relation of his Strange Adventures, and many Wonderful Discoveries. London

1683

USD 500.00 - 700.00 1,430.00
98 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS The Voyages and Travels Of that Renowned Captain ... into the West-Indies, And round about the World, Containing a perfect Relation of his Strange Adventures, and many Wonderful Discoveries. London

1683

USD 500.00 - 700.00 2,420.00
99 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS; CROUCH, NATHANIEL, "Richard. Burton The English Heroe: or, Sir Francis Drake Revived. London

1687

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,640.00
[DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS]. CROUCH, NATHANIEL ("R[ichard]. B[urton]") The English Heroe: or, Sir Francis Drake Revived. London

1687

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,090.00
100 DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS. NICHOLS, PHILIP, DRAKE, Sir FRANCIS Sir Francis Drake Revived: Calling upon this Dull or Effeminate Age, to folowe his Noble Steps for Golde & Silver ...

1626, 1652-1653

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,430.00
[DRAKE, <i>Sir</i> FRANCIS]. NICHOLS, PHILIP Sir Francis Drake Revived: Calling upon this Dull or Effeminate Age, to folowe his Noble Steps for Golde & Silver . . . By this Memorable Relation, of the Rare Occurrances . . . in a Third Voyage . . . into the West-Indies, in the Yeares 72. & 73., 1626 London

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,650.00
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