PBA Galleries: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views, 849, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025

Page Size: 406 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
276	Anson, George	A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV	London	1769	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
277	Anson, George	A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas	London	1748	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
278	Anson, George	A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Now Lord Anson, Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas	London	1749	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
279	App, Austin J.	Pamphlet promoting pro-Nazi viewpoints regarding Allied forces committing mass rape	San Antonio, TX	1947	USD 500.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
280		The Trial at Large of Lieut. Gen. Whitelock, Late Commander in Chief of the Forces in South America	London	1808	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 531.25
281	Barrow, John	An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, in the Years 1797 and 1798	London	1801; 1804	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 1,125.00
282	Bennett, Ira E.	History of the Panama Canal Its Construction and Builders	Washington, D.C.	1915	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
283	Bingham, Hiram	Machu Picchu: A Citadel of the Incas. Report of the Explorations and Excavations made in 1911, 1912 and 1915 Under the Auspices of Yale University and the National Geographic Society	New Haven	1930	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 937.50
284	Stephens, John L.	Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan	London	1841	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 406.25
285	Stephens, John L.	Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan	New York	1841	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 200.00
286	Stephens, John L.	Incidents of Travel in Yucatan	London	1843	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 343.75
287	Mennie, Donald, photographer	China North and South: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings	Shanghai	[c. 1928]	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 531.25
288		Message...communicating an abstract of the Treaty between the United States...and the Chinese Empire [with] Message... transmitting a treaty between the United States... and the Ta Tsing Empire.	Washington, D.C.	1845	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 625.00
289	Serruys, Henry	The Mongols in China during the Hung-Wu Period (1368-1398)	Bruges	1959	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
290	Churchill, Winston L. Spencer	The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War	London, New York and Bombay	1898	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 625.00
291		Poster advertising airline Civil Air Transport		[c.1960]	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
292	Wolfe, M. Frank, photographer	Poster advertising airline Civil Air Transport		[c.1961]	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 437.50
293	Cockburn, John	A Journey over Land, from the Gulf of Honduras to the Great South-Sea...	London	1735	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
294	Colange, Leo de, editor	Voyages and Travels or Scenes in Many Lands, with Eight Hundred and Fifty Illustrations on Wood and Steel of Views from All Parts of the World, Comprising Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Palaces, Cathedrals, Castles, Abbeys, and Ruins, with Original Description	Boston	1887	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
295	Cook, James & James King	A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere...Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Yea	Dublin	1784	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 375.00
296	Cook, James and James King	A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the	London	1784	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 10,000.00
297	Anderson, George William	A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Las	London	[c.1784-1786]	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,250.00
298	Kippis, Andrew	A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook with an Account of His Life...	London	1893	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 343.75
299	Coxe, William	Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America. To Which are added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China	London	1787	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 750.00
300	Coxe, William	Travels Into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark.	London	[1792]	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50

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: 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.
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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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.