PBA Galleries: Western Americana, with Gold Rushers, God-Fearers, Gunslingers, and Anglers., 847, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 25, 2025 - September 25, 2025
Page Size: 371 items in 15 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
301 [Robinson, Alfred], An American

Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory, Comprising a Description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments, with Incidents, Observations, Etc., Etc. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings. By an American. To Which i

New York 1846 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
302 Royce, Josiah

California from the Conquest in 1846 to the Second Vigilance Committee in San Francisco: A Study of American Character

Boston 1888 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
303 Shirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]

California in 1851-[1852]: The Letters of Dame Shirley

San Francisco 1933 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
304 Shirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]

The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52

San Francisco 1922 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
305 Soule, Frank, John H. Gihon & James Nisbet

The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California...

New York 1855 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 425.00
306 Soule, Frank, John H. Gihon and James Nisbet

The Annals of San Francisco; containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of all the Important Events Connected with Its Great City: To Which Are Added, Biogr

New York 1855 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
307 Stevenson, Robert Louis

Two copies of The Silverado Squatters

1883-1952 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
308 Taylor, Bayard

Eldorado, Or, Adventures in the Path of Empire [with] Autograph letter signed by Bayard Taylor

New York 1855 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
309 Taylor, Bayard

Eldorado, Or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, Via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel

New York 1850 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 343.75
310 Upham, Samuel C.

Notes of a Voyage to California Via Cape Horn, Together with Scenes in El Dorado, in the Years 1849-1850...

Philadelphia 1878 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
311 Vancouver, George

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In Which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed...

London 1801 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
312 Venegas, Miguel

Noticia de la California y de su Conquista Temporal y Espiritual hasta el Tiempo Presente

Mexico 1943-44 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
313 Woods, Daniel B.

Sixteen Months at the Gold Diggings

New York 1851 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,500.00
314 Harte, Bret; Mary Austin

The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches [with] The Land of Little Rain

Boston; Boston and New York 1873; [1903] USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
315 Bruff, J. Goldsborough

Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association, April 2, 1849 - July 20, 1851

New York 1944 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
316 Gunn, Douglas

Picturesque San Diego, With Historical and Descriptive Notes

Chicago 1887 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
317 Landacre, Paul

California Hills and Other Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre, from the Original Blocks

Los Angeles 1931 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
318 Grey, R.C.

Adventures of a Deep Sea Angler

New York 1930 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,125.00
319 Grey, Romer

The "Fisherman" Under the Southern Cross: A Story of Adventure in New Zealand

New York and London 1930 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 200.00
320 Grey, Romer

The Cruise of the ''Fisherman'': Adventures in Southern Seas

New York and London 1929 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
321 Heilner, Van Campen

Salt Water Fishing

Philadelphia [1937] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
322 Grey, Zane

An American Angler in Australia

New York and London 1937 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 937.50
323 Grey, Zane

An American Angler in Australia

London [1937] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,062.50
324 Grey, Zane

An American Angler in Australia - 2 copies

New York and London 1937 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 281.25
325 Grey, Zane

The Reef Girl [with] uncorrected proof and original photograph portrait of the girl who inspired the story

New York [1977] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 812.50
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    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.