Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, 2724, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 09, 2025 - December 09, 2025

Page Size: 371 items in 15 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
251		(AMERICAN ATLAS.) Rand, McNally, & Company. Enlarged Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide	Chicago	1891	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 444.00
252	William Bartlett	(AMERICANA.) The History of the United States of America	New York	[1856]	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 635.00
253	James Murray	(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) An Impartial History of the Present War in America	Newcastle upon Tyne, and other places	[1778--1780]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,640.00
254	Francois Soules	(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Histoire des Troubles de l'Amerique Anglaise	Paris	1787	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,206.00
255	Thomas Anburey	(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Travels Through the Interior Parts of America. In a Series of Letters by an Officer	London	1789	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 660.00
256	John Marshall	(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Atlas to Marshall's Life of Washington	Philadelphia	[1832]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 561.00
257	Louis Francois Jauffret	(ANIMAL ATLAS.) Zoographie des Diverses Regions, Tant de L'Ancien que du Nouveau Continent	Paris	1800	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 3,432.00
258	Captain William Edward Parry	(ARCTIC.) Two nineteenth-century narratives of Arctic exploration	London	1820s	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 2,159.00
259	Captain John Franklin	(ARCTIC.) Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 ... Illustrated by Numerous Plates and Maps	London	1828	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,651.00
260	John Thomson	(ATLAS.) A New General Atlas, Consisting of a Series of Geographical Designs, on Various Projections, Exhibiting the Form and Component Parts of the Globe	Edinburgh	1817	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,540.00
261		(ATLAS IN CHINESE.) Commercial Press, Ltd. New Atlas of the World		-1918	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,270.00
262	Benedictus Montanus Arias, et al	(BIBLICAL COMMENTARY.) Critici Sacri, sive, Annotata Doctissimorum Virorum in Vetus ac Novum Testamentum	[Amsterdam]	[circa 1698]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,143.00
263	John Bachmann	(CIVIL WAR.) Panorama of the Seat of War	New York	1861	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 12,700.00
264	Pelham Chandler (b. 1795)	(CYPHERING BOOK.) Early nineteenth-century manuscript album of sailor's practical lessons	Duxbury, MA	1814-1815	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,778.00
265	Sebastian Munster	(EARLY MODERN GEOGRAPHY.) Cosmographei, Oder Beschreibung Aller Lander	Basel	1558	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 13,970.00
266	Nicolas Sanson	(EUROPE.) L'Europe	Paris	1647	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 539.00
267	Thomas Salmon; and Herman Moll	(GEOGRAPHY.) Modern History; or, The Present State of All Nations . . . Third Edition	London	1744-46	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 2,032.00
268	Thomas Salmon	(GEOGRAPHY.) The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the Several Foreign Nations of the World	London	1753-1755	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,270.00
269	Richardson & Lord	(GEOGRAPHY -- JUVENILE.) Modern Atlas Adapted to Morse's New School Geography	Boston	1822	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 285.00
270	Tomaso Porcacchi; and Girolamo Porro, engraver	(ISOLARIO.) L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo	Venice	1686	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,556.00
271	Abraham Ortelius	(MINIATURE ORTELIUS.) Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Praecipuarum Orbis Regionum Delineationes, Minoribus Tabulis Expressas, Brevioribusque Declarationibus Illustratas, Continens	Antwerp	1601	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,334.00
272	Bernard Schotanus van Sterringa; and Menso Alting	(NETHERLANDS.) Uitbeelding der Heerlijkheit Friesland	Leeuwarden	1718	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,397.00
273	Shepard Kollock	(NEW JERSEY.) The Petitions and Memorials of the Proprietors of West and East-Jersey, to the Legislature of New-Jersey, Together with a Map of the State of New-Jersey, and the Country Adjacent	New York	circa 1784	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,159.00
274		(NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.) The Constitutions of the United States and the State of New-York; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, and List of Members of the Senate and Assembly	Albany	1829 and 1830	USD 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
275		(NEW YORK CITY.) The Citizens' Association of New York, Council of Hygiene and Public Health; and Egbert Viele	New York	1866	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 9,900.00

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.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.