PBA Galleries: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views, 853, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025

Page Size: 467 items in 19 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Douglass, Frederick	"The Future of the Negro in this Country", Speech to the Emancipation League	Boston	1862	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
2	Smith, Caleb B.	Letter of the Secretary of the Interior...in relation to the slave vessel the "Bark Augusta"	Washington, DC	March 31, 1862	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
3		Extracts from Letters of Teachers and Superintendents of the New-England Educational Commission of Freedmen	Boston	1864	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
4	Washington, Booker T.	The Future of the American Negro	Boston	1902	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
5	Wesley, Charles H.	History of Sigma Pi Phi: First of the Negro-American Greek-Letter Fraternities	Washington DC	[1969]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
6		Panoramic View of Denali, Alaska		c. 2000	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
7	Rickard, T.A.	Through the Yukon and Alaska	San Francisco	1909	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
8	Turner, L. M. with Edward W. Nelson	Natural History of Alaska [with] Report Upon Natural History Collections Made in Alaska Between the Years 1877 and 1881	Washington	1886-1887	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
9	Harte, Bret, Ina Coolbrith, Helen Hunt Jackson et al.	The Argonaut - 5 issues comprising Vol. XVII Nos. 23-26 and Vol. XVIII No. 1	San Francisco; Monterey	1885-86	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
10	Dutton, Clarence E.	Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas	Washington	1882	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
11	Arnold, R. Ross	Indian Wars of Idaho	Caldwell, Idaho	1932	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
12	Aldrin, Buzz	Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin	Reno, NV	2009	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
13		Oakland: The Sensible Six	Pontiac, MI	[c.1909]	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
14	Vanaman, Elton W.	Manuscript diary of a transcontinental auto trip in 1921		1921	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
15	Badger, Mrs. C.M.	Wild Flowers Drawn and Colored From Nature	New York	1859	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
16	Bancroft, A.L. & Company	Bancroft's guide for travelers by railway, stage, and steam navigation in the Pacific States. Comprising routes and modes of travel, distances, fares; concise descriptions of the principal towns, scenery, etc., tourist's guide to Yosemite, Tahoe, the Geys	San Francisco	1872	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
17		The Bankers' Directory and List of Bank Attorneys	Chicago	1883	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
19	Bartlett, John Russell	Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53	New York	1854	USD 500.00 - 800.00	Unknown
20	Bratt, John	Trails of Yesterday	Lincoln	1921	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
21	Browne, J. Ross	Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories: Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting... the report of J. Ross Browne on the subject of the Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories	Washington	1858	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
22	Husted, F.M.	Husted's Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and Alameda County Directory, Giving Name, Occupation and Residence of all Adult Persons in the County, Cities, Associations, City and County Governments, Etc...	Oakland, CA	1894	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
23		Collection of pamphlets and ephemera about Catalina Island		1912-1954	USD 500.00 - 800.00	Unknown
24		History of Fresno County, California, with Illustrations, Descriptive of Its Scenery, Farms, Residences, Public Buildings, Factories, Hotels, Business Houses, Schools, Churches and Mines,...	San Francisco	1882	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
25		Extensive legal archive regarding land in San Fernando owned by George K. Porter, Pio Pico, and more	San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California	c.1874-1893	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
26		Sea Mosses from California		Early 20th century	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown

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.