Bonhams: Americana, Exploration, and Travel, 30826, New York

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Auction Date
October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025
Page Size: 234 items in 10 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
128

Typed Letter Signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), to American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Winthrop Aldrich,

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,176.00
129 O'CONNOR, SANDRA DAY. 1930-2023; [GINSBURG, RUTH BADER. 1933-2020.]

They Often Are Half Obscure: The Rights of the Individual and the Legacy of Olive Wendell Holmes. Offprint from San Diego Law Review, Vol 29:3 (1992).

 1992 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
130

Inscriptiones sacrosanctae vetustatis.

 Ingolstadt 1534 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
131 [DRAGE, THEODORE SWAINE. 1712-C. 1774.]

The Great Probability of a North West Passage: Deduced from Observations on the Letter of Admiral de Fonte....

 London 1768 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,920.00
132 LISTER, MARTIN. C.1638-1712.

Historiae sive synopsis methodicae conchyliorum....

Oxford 1770 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
133 COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779.

Autograph Manuscript Unsigned, being a portion of Captain Cook's autograph logbook from the HMS Resolution during his second voyage to the Pacific,

 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 Not Sold
134 COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779.

[Cook's Voyages]. A mixed set of 4to volumes comprising:

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,800.00
135 COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779.

[Cook's Voyages].

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
136 COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779.

Captain Cook's Three Voyages to the Pacific Ocean. Boston: Manning and Loring

 1797 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
137 BANKS, JOSEPH. 1743-1820.

Autograph letter signed to "My dear Major"; i.e. James Rennell (1742-1830). 2 -- 1/2 pages.

Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, August 25 1799 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,608.00
138 COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. J.C. BEAGLEHOLE, EDITOR.

The Journals of Captain James Cook.

Cambridge, MA 1967-1969. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 128.00
139

Les Celebres Tapisseries de Raphael d'Urbin, connues Sous le nom d'Arazzi, qui Sont au Vatican a Rome, au nombre de vingt pieces....

Rome 1780 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
140 VANCOUVER, GEORGE. 1757-1798.

Manuscript Document Signed ("Geo: Vancouver"),

USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 Not Sold
141

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 1798 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,304.00
142 VANCOUVER, GEORGE. 1757-1798.

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World.

 London 1801 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,432.00
143 LA PEROUSE, JEAN-FRANCOIS GALAUP DE. 1741-1788.

A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788.

 London 1798 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,280.00
144 MALINOVSKII, ALEKSII, editor.

Istoricheskoie opisanie drevniago rossijskago muzeia pod nazvaniem masterskoj i oruzheiskoi palati v Moskvu obretaiushagosia. [A Historical Account of the Museum of Ancient Russia. Part I (all published).]

Moscow 1807 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,632.00
145 HAKLUYT, RICHARD. 1552-1616.

Hakluyt's Collection of the Early Voyages, Travels and Discoveries of the English Nation.

 London 1809-1812. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
146

The Character of the Russians, and a Detailed History of Moscow.

 London 1823 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 512.00
147 KEATING, WILLIAM H. 1799-1840.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, etc. etc. Performed in the Year 1823....

Philadelphia 1824 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 512.00
148 BYRON, GEORGE ANSON. 1789-1868. KING KAMEHAMEHA II.

Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825.

 London 1826 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,152.00
149 HERZEN, ALEXANDER IVANOVICH. 1812-1870.

Autograph letter signed ("Herzen"), in French, to Friedrich Kapp.

London, December 15, c.1848 or later? USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 640.00
150 GREENE, WILLIAM THOMAS.

Parrots in Captivity.

 London 1884-1887. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,792.00
151

A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated under Glass in Great Britain.

 London 1887-94. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
152 CHERRY-GARRARD, APSLEY. 1886-1959.

The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctica 1910-1913.

 London [1922]. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 896.00
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
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    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.
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    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.
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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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    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.