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
152		Photograph album of a trip through British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska		1927	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
153		Photograph album of Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Washington	Tacoma, WA	[1918]	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
154		Photograph album of German tourists traveling through Texas		1923-1925	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
155	Marshall, John	The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled under the inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington... To	Philadelphia	1804-1807	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
156	Monroe, James	Land grant signed by James Monroe	Washington, D.C.	November 10, 1821	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 500.00
157	Polk, James K.	Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 7, 1847	Washington	1847	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
158	Taylor, Zachary	Autograph note signed by Zachary Taylor as Major General		[c.1840s]	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,062.50
159	Sandburg, Carl	Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years	New York	[1926]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
160	Thayer, William M.	The Pioneer Boy, and How He Became President	Boston	1863	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
161	Garfield, James A.	The signature of President James A. Garfield [with] engraved portrait	Long Branch, NJ	1881	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 2,250.00
162	Andrews, Byron	The Facts About the Candidate	Chicago	1904	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 162.50
163		The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents	New York and Washington	1906	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 437.50
164	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Typed letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as President	Washington	1941	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
165	Kennedy, John F.	Letter from John F. Kennedy as President to John B. Connally	Washington	1961	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 4,062.50
166	Caro, Robert A.	The Years of Lyndon Johnson The Path to Power [with] Means of Ascent [and] Master of the Senate	New York	1982-2002	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 531.25
167	Johnson, Lyndon Baines	Typed Letter Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as President to Texas Governor John B. Connally	Washington	1968	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 812.50
168	Johnson, Lyndon Baines	Typed Letter Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as President to Texas Governor John B. Connally, regarding the Vietnam War	Washington	1966	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,125.00
169	Nixon, Richard and Pat	Photograph of the Nixon family, signed by Richard and Pat Nixon		[1969]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
170	Nixon, Richard	Three cards signed by Richard Nixon as President		[c.1970s]	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 200.00
171	Reagan, Ronald	Presidential card signed by Ronald Reagan		[c.1980s]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 375.00
172	Rhoades, W.M.	Washee-Washee: Laundry Lists for a Year	Chicago	1905	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 562.50
173	Guild, William	New York and the White Mountains; With a Complete Map, and Numerous Wood-Cut Views of the Principal Objects of Interest Upon the Line	Boston	1852	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
174	Mahl, William, Controller, Southern Pacific Railroad	Typed Letter Signed to Henry E. Huntington regarding the 1896 Annual Report	New York	1897	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
175		Scenery of the Pacific Railways, and Colorado [with] The Great Northwest: A Guide-Book and Itinerary for the Use of Tourists and Travellers over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, and the Oregon and Cali		1878-1883	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 137.50
176		Three publications from railroad companies, with one piece of dining car ephemera		1887-1937	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold

Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 March

Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000

Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.