Parke Bernet: The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, 1969yr,

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 21, 1969 - October 21, 1969

Page Size: 1094 items in 11 pages

Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
GRAVES, S. H.	On the "White Pass" Pay-Roll By the President of the White Pass & Yukon Route. 20 cm., untrimmed. Original dark blue cloth with brief title in gilt on front cover and spine and seal of railroad on front. Stains on hinges, corners rubbed.	Chicago	1908	USD -	180.00
SLEEM, DAVID H.	Map of Iditarod Kuskokwim and Innoko. Compiled from Reliable Prospectors' Data, Government Surveys and Personal Reconnaisance by D. H. Sleem, M. D. Seward, Alaska. Copyright 1910 by D. H. Sleem. [At lower right:] Anderson Map Co....Seattle. [Inset:] Map o			USD -	25.00
THOMPSON, W. F.	Interior Alaska The Home of Opportunity The Golden Heart of Alaska From Fairbanks. Issued for the Fairbanks Commercial Club Fairbanks, Alaska (Copyrighted 1914, by W. F. Thompson). [Wrapper title.] 15.4 cm. Original green paper wrapper printed in red and	[Fairbanks]	[1914]	USD -	35.00
CORDOVA, ALASKA	Cordova, Alaska Coming Copper Port of the World. [Photographic plate, captioned:] Scene Along Copper River & Northwestern Railway. 22 cm. Original tan pictorial wrapper printed in red and green. Pencilled notations including [Wickersham] "No. 1397" and so	Colophon---Cordova	1916	USD -	60.00
KASKEVAROV, A. P.	Father Herman. (Ascetic and Enlightener of Alaska.) [Caption title on p. 1.] 22.3 cm. Original white printed paper wrapper with brief title and woodcut portrait of Father Herman with caption in Russian on front. Head and heel of spine scraped; light stain	[Sitka?]	[1916?]	USD -	10.00
HUNTER, FENLEY	Frances Lake Yukon Dawson 1887 Hunter 1923 [Three-line quotation. Vignette.] 23.5 cm., untrimmed. Original morocco-backed cloth. Spine rubbed, covers warped.	Flushing, Long Island	1924	USD -	80.00
TEICHMANN, EMIL	A Journey to Alaska in the year 1868: being a diary of the late Emil Teichmann Edited with an Introduction by his son Oskar. 20.1 cm. Original cloth with leather label on spine. Soiled and stained, covers warped, edges and some leaves foxed.	Kensington	1925	USD -	90.00
CARTIER, JACQUES	A Shorte and briefe narration of the two Navigations and Discoveries to the Northweast partes called Newe Fraunce: First translated out of French into Italian, by that famous learned man Gio: Bapt: Ramutius, and now turned into English by Iohn Florio: Wor	London	1580	USD -	21,000.00
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE	Les Voyages du Sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois, Capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy, en la marine. Divisez en Deux Livres. Ou, Journal Tresfidele des Observationes faites es descouvertures de la Nouvelle France: tant en la description des terres, costes, rivi	Paris	1613	USD -	5,000.00
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE	Les Voyages de la Nouvelle France Occidentale, Dicte Canada, Faits par le Sr de Champlain Xainctongeois, Capitaine pour le Roy en la Marine du Ponant, & toutes des Descouvertes qu'l a faites en ce pais depuis l'an 1603. jusques en l'an 1629. Ou se voit de	Paris	1632	USD -	2,700.00
SAINT VALLIER, JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA CROIX DE CHEVRIERES DE	Estat Present de L'Eglise et de la Colonie Francoise dans la Nouvelle France, Par M. l'Eveque de Quebec. 17.5 cm. Full crushed morocco with inside dentelles, g.e., by E. & A. Maylander. Light stains on leaf B4; otherwise, a fine copy.	Paris	1688	USD -	500.00
LE CLERQ, CHRESTIEN	Nouvelle Relation de la Gaspesie, qui-Contient Les Moeurs & la Religion des Sauvages Gaspesiens Porte-Croix, adorateurs du Soleil, & d'autres Peuples de l'Amerique Septentrionale, dite le Canada. Dedie's a Madame la Princesse d'Epinoy, Par le Pere Chresti	Paris	1691	USD -	350.00
DOBBS-MIDDLETON CONTROVERSY	Report Relating the Finding a North-West Passage. [Deposition, pp. 6--7, signed:] John Rankin. Rob. Wilson. 27 cm. Marbled paper wrapper. Small marginal tears on leaf B1, some offsetting on all pages.	[London]	[1742]	USD -	1,900.00
MIDDLETON, CHRISTOPHER	To the King. This Chart of Hudson's Bay & Straits, Baffin's Bay, Strait Davis & Labrador Coast &c. is most humbly Dedicated & Presented by His Majesty's most obedient & faithful Subject & Servant C. Middleton. [London, 1843] 47.8 x 66.5 cm., trimmed to ne			USD -	180.00
MIDDLETON, CHRISTOPHER	A Vindication of the Conduct of Captain Christopher Middleton, in a Late Voyage on Board His Majesty's Ship the Furnace, for Discovering a North-west Passage to the Western American Ocean. In Answer To certain Objections and Aspersions of Arthur Dobbs, Es	London	1743	USD -	275.00
DOBBS, ARTHUR	An Account of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the Northwest Part of America: Containing a Description of their Lakes and River, the Nature of the Soil and Climates, and their Methods of Commerce, &c. Shewing the Benefit to be made by settling	London	1744	USD -	525.00
MIDDLETON, CHRISTOPHER	A Reply to the Remarks of Arthur Dobbs, Esq; on Capt. Middleton's Vindication of his Conduct on board his Majesty's Ship the Furnace, when Sent in Search of a North-west Passage, by Hudson's Bay, to the Western American Ocean. Humbly Inscribed to the Righ	London	1744	USD -	400.00
DOBBS-MIDDLETON CONTROVERSY	Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis. Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, ur Sovereign Lord George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to	London	1745	USD -	50.00
DRAGE, THEODORE SWAIN	An Account of a Voyage For the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Hudson's Streights [sic], to the Western and Southern Ocean of America. Performed in the Year 1746 and 1747, in the Ship California, Capt. Francis Smith, Commander. By the Clerk of the Ca	London	1748	USD -	1,100.00
ELLIS, HENRY	To Arthur Dobbs, Rowland Fry, James Douglass, Henry Doutlass, John Tomlinson, Robert Macky. William Bowden and Samuel Smith, Esq'rs This Chart of the Coast where a North West Passage was attempted under their Direction in the Years 1746 & 1747, is most re			USD -	160.00
ELLIS, HENRY	A Voyage to Hudson's-Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, In the Years 1746 and 1747, For Discovering a North West Passage; with An accurate Survey of the Coast, and a short Natural History of the Country. Together with A fair View of the Facts and Ar	London	1748	USD -	100.00
DOBBS, ARTHUR, Supposed author	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 -	475.00
GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT. House of Commons. (Two items.)	Papers Presented to the Committee Appointed to Inquire into the State and Condition of the Countries Adjoining to Hudson's Bay, and of the Trade carried on there. 32 cm. Modern half leather, marbled boards. Some light foxing.	[London]	1749	USD -	1,300.00
A SHORT NARRATIVE	A Short Narrative and Justification of the Proceedings of the Committee Appointed by the Adventurers, to prosecute the Discovery of the Passage to the Western Ocean of America; And to Open and Extend the Trade, and Settle the Countries beyond Hudson's Bay	London	1749	USD -	400.00
A SHORT STATE	A Short State of the Countries and Trade of North America. Claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company, Under Pretence of a Charter for Ever, of Lands without Bounds or Limits, and an exclusive Trade to those unbounded Seas and Countries; Shewing The Illegality o	London	1749	USD -	225.00
ELLIS, HENRY	Considerations On the Great Advantages which would arise from the Discovery of the North West Passage, And a clear Account of the most Practicable Method for Attempting that Discovery. By Capt. Henry Ellis. [Vignette.] 27.5 cm. Modern half morocco. Map da	[London]	1750	USD -	1,300.00
ROBSON, JOSEPH	An Account of Six Years Residence in Hudson's-Bay, From 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747. By Joseph Robson, Late Surveyor and Supervisor of the Buildings to the Hudson's-bay Company. Containing a Variety of Facts, Observations, and Discoveries....[Nine line	London	1752	USD -	150.00
CONFRERIE DE L'ADORATION PERPETUELLE DU SAINT SACREMENT	Reglement de la Confrerie de l'Adoration Perpetuelle du S. Sacrement, et de la Bonne Mort. Erigee dans l'Eglise Paroissiale de Ville-Marie, en l'Isle de Montreal, en Canada. Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigee & augmentee. 11 cm. Contemporary full calf. Rubb	Montreal	1776	USD -	70.00
UMFREVILLE, EDWARD	The Present State of Hudson's Bay. Containing a Full Description of that Settlement, and the Adjacent Country; and Likewise of the Fur Trade, with Hints for its Improvement, &c. &c. To which are added, Remarks and Observations made in the Inland Parts, Du	London	1790	USD -	500.00
LONG, JOHN	Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing The Manners and Customs of the North American Indians; with an Account of the Posts situated on the River Saint Laurence, Lake Ontario, &c. To which is added, a Vocabulary of The Chippewa	London	1791	USD -	225.00
HEARNE, SAMUEL	A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North West Passage, &c. In the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. By Samuel Hearne. 29 cm. Con	London	1795	USD -	600.00
MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER	Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country. I	London	1801	USD -	450.00
MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER	Voyages d'Alex'dre Mackenzie, dans l'Interieur de l'Amerique Septentrionale, Faits en 1789, 1792 et 1793; Le 1'er, de Montreal au fort Chipiouyan et a la mer Glaciale; Le 2'me, du fort Chipioyan jusqu'aux bords de l'Ocean pacifique. Precedes d'un Tableau	Paris	1802	USD -	170.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration. By the Earl of Selkirk. 21 cm. Original full mottled calf. Front cover buckled, front hinge cracked, label on spine chipped;	London	1805	USD -	55.00
BROWN, ROBERT	Remarks on the Earl of Selkirk's Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration. 23 cm., untrimmed. Original plain grey boards, later pink cloth backstrip, ms. paper label.	Edinburgh	1806	USD -	65.00
GORDON, JAMES, OF CRAIG	Eight Letters on the Subject of the Earl of Selkirk's Pamphlet on Highland Immigration: as they Lately Appeared under the Signature of Amicus in one of the Edinburgh Newspapers. [Signed at end:] Amicus. 21.2 cm. New plain paper wrapper. Small marginal tea	Edinburgh	1806	USD -	475.00
HERIOT, GEORGE	Travels Through the Canadas, Containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; with an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces. To Which is Subjoined a Comparative View of the Manners and	London	1807	USD -	650.00
JEWITT, JOHN RODGERS	A Journal, Kept at Nootka Sound, by John R. Jewitt, one of the Surviving Crew of the Ship Boston, of Boston, John Salter, Commander, who was Massacred on 22d of March, 1803. Interpersed with Some Account of the Natives, their Manners and Customs. 16.8 cm.	Boston	1807	USD -	2,200.00
SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE POOR, St. John's, Newfoundland	An Account of the Rise, Progress and Establishment of the Society For Improving the Condition of the Poor of St. John's, Newfoundland. 19.3 cm. Original plain blue-grey paper wrapper. Untrimmed wrapper margins creased; otherwise, a fine copy.	St. John's Newfoundland	1808	USD -	180.00
HENRY, ALEXANDER	Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, between the Years 1760 and 1776. In Two Parts. By Alexander Henry, Esq. 20.5 cm. Contemporary full mottled calf. Lightly rubbed, front covers slightly buckled; moderately foxed; two ink ms. sign	New-York	1809	USD -	140.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	Instructions & Letters from Earl of Selkirk [word illegible] from 1811 to 1813. [Title in MS on front cover.] 31.5 cm. Original limp leather covers. Rubbed, hole in front cover through leather to paper backing, small worm hole completely through front cov			USD -	900.00
JEWITT, JOHN RODGERS	A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston, During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound: with an Account of the Manners, Mode of Living, and Religious Opinio	Middletown [Connecticut]	1815	USD -	160.00
SMITH, WILLIAM	History of Canada; from its First Discovery, to the Peace of 1763 [Vol. II: to the Year 1791]. By William Smith, Esquire; Clerk of the Parliament and Master in Chancery of the Province of Lower Canada. [One line of quotation.] Vol. I [-II]. Two volumes, 2	Quebec	1815	USD -	300.00
NORTH-WEST COMPANY	To the Right Honorable Henry Earl Bathurst, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, &c. &c. &c. &c. the Memorial of Messrs. M'Tavish, Fraser, and Co. and Messrs. Inglis, Ellice, and Co. On behalf of Themselves and Others, carrying on Trade fr	London	[1816]	USD -	1,200.00
PIGGOTT, A., R. SPANKIE, and H. BROUGHAM	The Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company, was lately, on behalf of the North-West Company, laid before some of the most eminent Lawyers in England, with some Queries about the validity of that Charter, and the exclusive privileges claimed under it, by the	Colophon---[Montreal]	[1816]	USD -	200.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	A Sketch of the British Fur Trade in North America; with Observations Relative to the North-West Company of Montreal. By the Earl of Selkirk. 22.5 cm., untrimmed. Later half morocco. Rubbed; half-title soiled, scattered light foxing.	London	1816	USD -	500.00
STRACHAN, JOHN	A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Selkirk, on his Settlement at the Red River, near Hudson's Bay. By John Strachan, D. D. Rector of York, Upper Canada. 22.3 cm., untrimmed. Early 19th century half calf and marbled boards. Rubbed; inside hinges	London	1816	USD -	350.00
CANADA. GOVERNOR. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke	By His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, A Proclamation. J. C. Sherbrooke. [Caption title. At Head:] (Copy.) Quebec. [Seal]: [Signed, on p. 4:] Witn	Colophon---London	[1817]	USD -	175.00
ELLICE, EDWARD	The Communications of Mercator, upon the Contest between the Earl of Selkirk, and the Hudson's Bay Company, on one side, and the North West Company on the other. Republished from the Montreal Herald. 21 cm. Modern half morocco, original plain blue wrapper	Montreal, Lower-Canada	1817	USD -	800.00
GALE, SAMUEL	Notices on the Claims of The Hudson's Bay Company and the Conduct of its Adversaries. [Five lines of quotation.] 22.6 cm., untrimmed. Modern half morocco, original plain blue wrappers bound in. Title page lightly stained, edges of some pages frayed, not a	Montreal	1817	USD -	650.00
HALKETT, JOHN	Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kildonan, upon the Red River, in North America; its Destruction In the Years 1815 and 1816; and the Massacre of Governor Semple and his Party. 22.5 cm., untrimmed. Modern cloth-backed boards. Title,	London	[1817]	USD -	250.00
HALKETT, JOHN	Statement Respecting The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement upon the Red River, in North America; its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; and the Massacre of Governor Semple and his Party. With Observations upon a Recent Publication, Entitled "A Narrative of Occurren	London	1817	USD -	175.00
NOTICE RESPECTING THE BOUNDARY	Notice Respecting the Boundary between His Majesty's Possessions in North America and the United States; with A Map of America, between Latitudes 40° and 70° North, and Longitudes 80° and 150d West; exhibiting the Principal Trading Stations	London	1817	USD -	850.00
WILCOCKE, SAMUEL HULL, Supposed author	A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries of North America, Since the Connexion of the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk with the Hudson's Bay Company, and his Attempt to Establish a Colony on the Red River; with a Detailed Account of his Lordship's	London	1817	USD -	300.00
HALKETT, JOHN	Postscript to the Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement upon the Red River, in North America. [Caption title] 23 cm., untrimmed. Original plain blue wrappers. Front cover ink-stained, with small holes; title and second leaf slightly staine	[Montreal]	[1818]	USD -	450.00
HALKETT, JOHN	Precis Touchant La Colonie du Lord Selkirk, sur la Riviere Rouge, sa Destruction en 1815 et 1816, et le Massacre du Gouverneur Semple et de son Parti. Avec des Observations sur un Ouvrage Publie Recemment, et Intitule, "A Narrative of Occurrences in the I	Montreal	1818	USD -	125.00
REINHARD, CHARLES DE, Defendant	Report of the Trials of Charles de Reinhard, and Archibald M'Lellan, for Murder, At a Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Quebec. May 1818. From Minutes Taken in Short-hand, under the Sanction of the Court. 22.2 cm. untrimmed, partially unopened. Original	Montreal	1818	USD -	550.00
WILCOCKE, SAMUEL HULL	Recit des Evenemens qui ont eu lieu sur le Territoire des Sauvages, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, depuis les Liaisons du Tres Hon. Comte de Selkirk avec la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, et la Tentative Faite par ce Comte de Fonder une Colonie sur la Ri	Montreal	1818	USD -	100.00
ALLAN, JOHN	Memorial Presented to His Royal Highness The Prince Regent in Council, by John Allan, Surgeon in the Royal Navy. [Docket title. Signed on p. 4:] John Allan. July 19, 1819. 32.5 cm. Stitched. Faint offsetting; three horizontal folds; label, "[St.] Mary's I	London	[1819]	USD -	500.00
GREAT BRITAIN. COLONIAL OFFICE	Papers Relating to the Red River Settlement: viz: Return to an Address from the Honourable House of Commons to His Royal Highness The Prince Regent, dated 24th June 1819;---for Copies of Extracts of the Official Communications which may have taken place b	[London]	[1819]	USD -	175.00
MACDONELL, ALEXANDER GREENFIELD	A Narrative of Transaction in the Red River Country; from the Commencement of the Operations of the Earl of Selkirk, till the Summer of the Year 1816. By Alexander M'Donell, Esq. With a Map, Exhibiting Part of the Route of the Canadian Fur Traders in the	London	1819	USD -	500.00
PRITCHARD, JOHN, PIERRE CHRYSOLOGUE PAMBRUN, and FREDERICK DAMIEN HEURTER	Narratives of John Pritchard, Pierre Chrysologue Pambrun, and Frederick Damien Heurter, Respecting the Aggressions of the North-West Company, against the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement upon Red River. 23 cm., untrimmed. Stitched. Titled and last page soiled	[London]	[1819]	USD -	325.00
PRITCHARD, JOHN	Petition of John Pritchard, of the Red River Settlement. [Docket title.] 33.5 cm., untrimmed. Stitched. Small stain on first page; outer docket panels lightly soiled; label: "St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright," pasted above docket title.	[London]	1819	USD -	1,200.00
REINHARD, CHARLES DE, Defendant	Report at Large of the Trial of Charles de Reinhard, for Murder, (Committed in the Indian Territories,) at a Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Quebec, May 1818. To which is Annexed, a Summary of Archibald M'Lellan's, Indicted as an Accessary. By William	Montreal	1819	USD -	200.00
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS	Report of Proceedings At a Court of Oyer and Terminer, appointed for the Investigation of Cases from the Indian Territories: Held by Adjournment at Quebec, in Lower Canada, 21st October, 1819, At which the following Gentlement, Partners of, and connected	Montreal	1819	USD -	325.00
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS	Report of the Proceedings Connected with the Disputes between the Earl of Selkirk, and The North-West Company, at the Assizes, held at York in Upper Canada. October 1818. From Minutes Taken in Court. 20.8 cm. Original polished calf. Covers rubbed, stained	Montreal	1819	USD -	225.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool from the Earl of Selkirk;---accompanied by a Correspondence with the Colonial Department (in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819), on the Subject of the Red River Settlement, in North America. 22.5 cm., untrimmed. Modern half	[London]	[1819]	USD -	450.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	Memorial Presented to His Royal Highness The Prince Regent in Council, by Thomas Earl of Selkirk. [Docket title. Signed on p. 4:] Selkirk. London, 23rd August, 1819. 32.5 cm. Stitched. Some pencil notations in Streeter's hand on p. [1], last page soiled;	London	[1819]	USD -	425.00
AMOS, ANDREW	Report of Trials in the Courts of Canada, Relative to the Destruction of The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement on the Red River; with Observations. By A. Amos, Esq. Barrister at Law, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. 21.5 cm. Contemporary diced calf. R	London	1820	USD -	275.00
FRANCHERE, GABRIEL	Relation d'un Voyage a la Cote du Nord-Ouest de l'Amerique Septentrionale, dans les Annees 1810, 11, 12, 13, et 14. Par G. Franchere, Fils. 20.6 cm. Later half morocco. Corners rubbed, inside front hinge cracked; damp stained up to p. 46, moderately foxed	Montreal	1820	USD -	1,300.00
HARMON, DANIEL WILLIAMS	A Journal of Voyages and Travels in the Interiour of North America, between the 47th and 58th degrees of north latitude, extending from Montreal nearly to the Pacific Ocean, a distance of about 5,000 miles, including an account of the principal occurrence	Andover	1820	USD -	225.00
MAY, RUDOLF VON	Kurze und wahre Uebersicht aller der Vortheile, welche ein Ansiedler in der Kolonie des Rothen-Flusses in Nordamerika gelegen, zu erwarten und zu geniessen hat. Herausgegeben von Hrn. Hauptmann von May, von Bern. [Caption title. Signed at end:] Bern den 3	[Bern]	[1820]	USD -	1,300.00
GREAT BRITAIN. GEORGE IV. PROCLAMATION	Anno Primo & Secundo Georgii IV. Regis. [At head: Great Seal. Text begins:] Cap. LXVI. An Act for regulating the Fur Trade, and establishing a Criminal and Civil Jurisidiction within certain Parts of North America. (2d July 1821.) 31.5 cm. Later marbled b	London	1821	USD -	50.00
SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF	[Form of deed for conveying property in the former Selkirk colony from the Trustees under the will of the Earl of Selkirk to the colonists, the text beginning:] This Indenture made the-----Day of-----in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and-----between	N.p.	[ca. 1821]	USD -	80.00
WEST, JOHN	The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America; and Frequent Excursions among the North west American Indians, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. By John West, M.A. Late Chaplain to the Hon. the Hudson's Bay	London	1824	USD -	110.00
CHEWETT, JAMES G.	A Map of the Province of Upper Canada and the adjacent Territories in North America Compiled by James G. Chewett, Assistant Draftsman under the direction of Thomas Ridout Esq'r Surveyor General of the Province Shewing the Districts Counties and Townships			USD -	325.00
RINDISBACHER, PETER	Views in Hudson's Bay. Taken by a Gentlemen on the Spot in the Years, 1823 and 1824. Illustrative of the Customs, Manners and Costumes of those Tribes of North American Indians Amongst whom Capt'n. Franklin has passed in his present and former arduous und	[London]	[1825?]	USD -	4,000.00
FRANKLIN, JOHN	Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827, by John Franklin, Captain R. N., F.R.S., &c. and Commander of the Expedition. Including an Account of the Progress of a Detachment to the Eastward by John	London	1828	USD -	175.00
RICHARDSON, JOHN	Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America: Containing Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected on the Late Northern Land Expeditions, under Command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. By John Richardso	London [& Norwich]	1829--37	USD -	350.00
TANNER, JOHN	A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Sault de Ste. Marie,) during Thirty Years Residence among the Indians in the Interior of North America. Prepared for the Press by Edwin James, M.D. Editor of an Account o	New York	1830	USD -	275.00
COX, ROSS	Adventures on the Columbia River, Including the Narrative of a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, among Various Tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with a Journey Across the American Continent. By Ross Cox. In Two	London	1831	USD -	425.00
UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT. Andrew Jackson	Message from the President of the United States, In answer to a resolution of the Senate relative to the British establishments on the Columbia, and the state of the fur trade, &c. January 25, 1831. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. January 2	[Washington]	[1831]	USD -	175.00
BACK, SIR GEORGE	Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835; by Captain Back, R.N. Commander of the Expedition. Illustrated by a Map and Plates. 27 cm. Contempor	London	1836	USD -	90.00
KING, RICHARD	Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in 1833, 1834, and 1835; under the command of Capt. Back, R.N. By Richard King, M.R.C.S. &c. Surgeon and Naturalist to the Expedition. In Two Volumes. Vol. I [-II]. Two volumes, 18.3 cm. Rebound in	London	1836	USD -	150.00
Featherstonhaugh, G. W. and Richard L. Mudge	Map of that portion of Her Majesty's Colonies of New Brunswick and Lower Canada the Title to which is disputed by the Government of the U. States with parts of the Adjacent Country The Rise and Course of the Rivers, with the direction of the Highlands, an	Provenance	1946	USD -	100.00
Association de la Propagation de la Foi. (Twenty-three items.)	Notice sur les Missions du Diocese de Quebec, qui sont Secourues par l'Association de la Propagation de la Foi. Janvier, 1839. No. 1. 20.6 cm. Back cover missing, front cover present but detached, tattered; moderately foxed.	Quebec	[1839]	USD -	350.00
ASSOCIATION DE LA PROPAGATION DE LA FOI. (Eight items.)	Rapport de l'Association de la Propagation de la Foi, Etablie a Montreal, en Vertu d'un Indult du Saint Siege, et Annoncee au Diocese par le Mandemant du 18 Avril 1838. Mai 1839.---No. 1. [57 pp.]; Juin, 1840.---No. 2. [92 pp.]; Juillet, 1841.---No. 3. [6	Montreal	1839--76	USD -	300.00
SIMPSON, THOMAS	Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America; Effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company during the years 1836--39. By Thomas Simpson, Esq. 22.2 cm., untrimmed. Original brown cloth. Corners rubbed; "Thomas Westcombe, 1845" written	London	1843	USD -	80.00
SIMPSON, SIR GEORGE	Narrative of a Journey Round the World, during the years 1841 and 1842. By Sir George Simpson, Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories in North America. In Two Volumes. Vol. I [-II]. Two volumes, 23.3 cm., untrimmed. Original lavender	London	1847	USD -	130.00
SONDERMANN, JOHANN SAMUEL	Die Mission der Kirchlichen Missionsgesellschaft in England unter den heidnischen Indianern des nordwestlichen America. Ein Beitrag zur neuesten evangelischen Missionsgeschichte herausgegeben von J. S. Sondermann, drittem Psarrer an St. Jacob zu Nurnberg.	Nurnberg	1847	USD -	900.00
MCLEAN, JOHN	Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. By John M'Lean. In Two Volumes. Vol. I[-II]. Two volumes, 19.7 cm., untrimmed. Original brown cloth. Heads and heels chipped, corners worn, some foxing. Contemporary newspaper clipping o	London	1849	USD -	140.00
ROSS, ALEXANDER	Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River: being a Narrative of the Expedition Fitted Out by John Jacob Astor, to Establish the "Pacific Fur Company;" with an Account of some Indian Tribes on the Coast of the Pacific. By Alexander R	London	1849	USD -	175.00
GREAT BRITAIN. COLONIAL OFFICE	Hudson's Bay Company. Papers presented by Command of Her Majesty to The House of Commons, in pursuance of an Address praying that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to direct that such Means as to Her Majesty shall seem most fitting and effectual, be	[London]	[1850]	USD -	40.00
RAE, JOHN	Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847. By John Rae, Hudson Bay Company's Service, Commander of the Expedition. With Maps. 22.2 cm., untrimmed. Original blue-green cloth. Corners rubbed, maps loose.	London	1850	USD -	275.00
RICHARDSON, SIR JOHN	Arctic Searching Expedition: a Journal of a Boat-Voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in search of the Discovery Ships under Command of Sir John Franklin.. With an Appendix on the Physical Geography of North America. By Sir John Richardson, C.	London	1851	USD -	100.00
OGDEN, PETER SKENE, Supposed author	Traits of American-Indian Life and Character. By a Fur Trader. 19.7 cm., untrimmed. Original reddish brown cloth. Faded and stained, rebacked, with original backstrip laid on; inside hinges cracked; some foxing.	London	1853	USD -	400.00
FRANCHERE, GABRIEL	Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific By Gabriel Franchere Translated and Edited by J. V. Huntington. 18.1 cm. Original dark green cloth. Corners rub	New York	1854	USD -	150.00
ROSS, ALEXANDER	The Fur Hunters of the Far West; a Narrative of Adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains. By Alexander Ross, Author of "Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River." In Two Volumes. Vol. I[-II]. Two volumes, 19.8 cm. Original oran	London	1855	USD -	350.00
GOODWIN, JOSEPH	The North-West-America Mission. No. I[-II]. [Vignette. Within ornamental border:] Missionary Church Tracts. No. 17 [-18] Two volumes, 17 cm. Stitched, disbound. Old glue on spines. In a morocco-backed case.	[London]	[1856]	USD -	425.00
SCRIPPS, JOHN LOCKE	The Undeveloped Northern Portion of the American Continent. A Lecture Delivered in the Course before Bell's Commercial College February, 1856, by J. L. Scripps. 22.5 cm. Original yellow printed wrapper. Wrapper soiled, some stains on title and in margins	Chicago	1856	USD -	200.00

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.