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Auction Name
Americana – Travel & Exploration - Natural History – Cartography
Auction Date
07/24/2008 - 07/24/2008
Sale Number
#384
Total Lots
452
Sold Lots
300
Lots Sold
66.37%
Unsold Lots
152
Total Sales (USD)
545,178.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
443,000.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
670,600.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
565,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
852,800.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
63.93%

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  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>10 September 2024<br>The Shem Tov Bible</b></center>
    Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000 <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William - <i>Campi Phlegraei.</i> Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KIRCHER, Athanasius - <i>Turris Babel.</i> Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> EDWARDS, George.London - <i>Gleanings of Natural History.</i> Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - <i>Cometographia.</i> Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KUPKA, Frantisek - <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir.</i> Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 732. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776) Est. $12,000 - $15,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 361. One of Ortelius' Most Decorative Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1585) Est. $9,500 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 55. Early Edition of One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1545) Est. $6,000 - $7,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 637. Complete Example of De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VIII (1606) Est. $4,750 - $5,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 50. Extremely Rare Uncut Sheet from Sylvanus's 1511 Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (1511) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 399. One of the Most Desired Maps of Ireland by John Speed (1610) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 689. Pictorial Map of Melbourne in the Style of MacDonald Gill (1934) Est. $900 - $1,100 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 652. Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa in Full Contemporary Color (1663) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 729. Hand-Colored Image of David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1518) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 533. Eight-Volume Set Recounting Travels of Anacharsis in Greece (1789) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 732. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 361. One of Ortelius' Most Decorative Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1585) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 55. Early Edition of One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1545) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 637. Complete Example of De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VIII (1606) Est. $4,750 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 50. Extremely Rare Uncut Sheet from Sylvanus's 1511 Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (1511) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 399. One of the Most Desired Maps of Ireland by John Speed (1610) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 689. Pictorial Map of Melbourne in the Style of MacDonald Gill (1934) Est. $900 - $1,100
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 652. Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa in Full Contemporary Color (1663) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 729. Hand-Colored Image of David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1518) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 533. Eight-Volume Set Recounting Travels of Anacharsis in Greece (1789) Est. $800 - $950
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