Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium, 111625, Columbia

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 16, 2025 - November 16, 2025
Page Size: 102 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz

Historia Belli Septennis, in Germania

Bayreuth 1792 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 48.00
27 Martin Luther

Die Bibel, oder, Die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments

Halle 1793 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 110.00
28 William Shakespeare

The Plays of William Shakspeare

London 1793 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 105.00
29 William Shakespeare

The Plays of William Shakspeare

London 1793 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 72.00
30 Jean-Antoine Du Cerceau

Conjuration de Nicolas Gabrini, dit de Rienzi, tyran de Rome en 1347

Paris 1797 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 52.00
31 Benjamin Bell

A System of Surgery

Troy, N.Y. 1804 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 170.00
32 Homer

The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer

London 1811 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 310.00
33 Rev. Edward Polehampton; John Mason Good F.R.S.

The Gallery of Nature and Art; or, a Tour through Creation and Science... Vol. II

London 1821 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 54.00
34 Rev. Edward Polehampton; John Mason Good F.R.S.

The Gallery of Nature and Art; or, a Tour through Creation and Science... Vol. VI

London 1821 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 54.00
35

La Sainte Bible, ou lAncien et le Nouveau Testament

Lausanne 1822 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 58.00
36 HOFFMAN, Andreas Theophilus

Andreae Theophili Hoffmanni philos. et theol. D. ... Grammaticae Syriacae, libri III ; cum tribus tabulis varia scripturae Aramaicae genera exhibentibus

Halae 1827 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 84.00
37

Ordonnance sur lexercice et les e?volutions de la cavalerie. Du 6 de?cembre 1829

Paris 1830 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 190.00
38 SYMES, Michael

Relazione dellambasciata inglese spedita nel 1795 nel regno DAva o nellimpero dei Birmani

Napoli 1832 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 185.00
39 SIMONS, Menno

Ein Fundament und Klare Anweisung von der seligmachenden Lehre unsers Herrn Jesu Christi Aus Gottes Wort kurz begriffen

Lancaster, Pa 1835 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 150.00
40 Thomas Dick

The Christian Philosopher; or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion

Milton, Pa. 1837 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 110.00
41 Rigdum Funnidos, Gent. (Pseudo.)

The Comic Almanack for 1839

London 1839 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 88.00
42 Joseph-Francois Michaud

Histoire des Croisades

Bruxelles 1841 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 220.00
43 Samuel Carter Hall

The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain

London & Paris 1844 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 230.00
44 [Samuel Carter Hall], editor

The Art-Union: Monthly Journal of the Arts Volume IX

London 1847 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 72.00
45 SMITH, Roswell Chamberlain

Smiths quarto, or, second book in geography : a concise and practical system of geography

New York 1850 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 90.00
46 Theodore Alois Buckley

The Great Cities of the Ancient World, in Their Glory and Their Desolation

London 1852 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 415.00
47 John Henry Hopkins

The American Citizen

New York 1857 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 105.00
48 Mary L. Booth

New and Complete Clock and Watchmakers Manual

New York 1860 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 78.00
49 Mantei Oga

(Story of the Eight Phases of Shaka) (Shaka Hassou Yamato Bunko)

[Edo]: Ansei 7 [1860] USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 110.00
50 Andrew Kippis

A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook

Halifax 1860 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 120.00
  • 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.