PBA Galleries: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views, 853, Berkeley
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Manuscript telling of Chinese indentured servant who hung himself |
Cuba | 1857 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 253 | Marti, Jose | Letter from Jose Marti to Manuel Mercado, 1889 |
1889 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 254 | Two IDs for Chinese workers in Cuba |
Cuba | 1865; c. 1869 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 255 | McCulloch, John Ramsay | Letter from British economist regarding his book on the working class |
London; York | 1851 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 256 | Manuscript document reporting African slave who attacked and killed slaveowner, 1827 |
Nueva Florida | 1827 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 257 | Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee |
Jerusalem | 1945 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 258 | Poor relief by Mr. Provider |
[Rochester, Kent] | 1773 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 259 | Manuscript will for inheritance in Maryland, 1735 |
1735 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 | ||
| 260 | New England Loan Office Bond, 1739 |
Plymouth, MA | 1739 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 261 | Manuscript letter signed by Mariano Varecino addressed to Teniente General Pedro Celestino Negrete |
1821 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 262 | Romains, Jules | Typed letter signed by Jules Romains to President of France, Albert Lebrun |
Paris | 1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 263 | Cedula para Yndios, de 21 de Dec. 1787 |
1787 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 937.50 | ||
| 264 | Sherman, John, U.S. Senator | Letter from U.S. Senator seeking a Washington appointment to a Bureau of Military Justice in the War Department |
Washington, D.C. | 1864 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 265 | 12 slave trade ship manifests from ships entering the port of Charleston |
Charleston, SC | c. 1805 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 266 | Mortgage on an enslaved woman |
Wilkes County | 1805 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 267 | Espantoso Huracan que Vino Sobre la Villa de Zafra |
Seville | 1624 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 268 | Notarized manuscript sale of 4 year old "negrito" 1872 |
1872 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 312.50 | ||
| 269 | West, Paul | Extensive archive of manuscript letters and drawings by Paul West |
c.1860s | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 270 | Five signed books on the contribution of African American players to Major League Baseball |
1982-2008 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 271 | Allen, Lee | The National League Story |
New York | [1961] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 272 | Four signed books of baseball instruction |
1966-2006 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | ||
| 273 | Seven signed works on Baseball Journalism and Broadcasting |
Various dates | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 274 | Berra, Yogi | Yogi: It Ain't Over... |
New York | [1989] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 275 | Black, Joe | Ain't Nobody Better Than You |
[Scottsdale] | [1983] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 276 | Smith, Lou | Ewell Blackwell: The Whip |
New York | [1951] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5ac2876b-2794-47d3-9df7-c4a002016bd6.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")