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Auction Name Travel and Exploration -albums, prints, books Total Sales (GBP) 315,085.00
Auction Date February 06, 2019 - February 06, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 116,300.00
Sale Number #25106 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 169,800.00
Total Lots 85
Sold Lots 67 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 149,300.00
% of Lots Sold 78.82% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 218,400.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 144.27%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
175 CAZABON (MICHEL JEAN)

Views of Trinidad, FIRST EDITION, Paris, Lemercier, 1851

1851 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 60,000.00
95

Diary, written by Stephen B. Church, Signalman aboard the H.M.S. Perseus during a three year tour of duty in the Gulf of Oman based at Muscat, with visits from Bahrain to Karachi, and along the coasts of modern day Iran, Somalia and Yemen,

1901-1904 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 32,500.00
110 ROBERTS (DAVID)

The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, With Historical Descriptions by the Revd George Croly, 6 vol. bound in 4, FIRST EDITION, F.G. Moon, 1842-1849

1842-1849 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 31,250.00
73

A good collection of albumen print views and portraits,

late nineteenth/early twentieth century GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 18,750.00
62 DANIELL (SAMUEL)

A Picturesque Illustration of the Scenery, Animals, and Native Inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon

1808 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 12,500.00
143

GREEN (J.A.) and others. Album of views, portraits and groups, most relating to Bonny region, and neighbouring coastal areas,

c.1895-1902 GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 10,625.00
198 PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

The Terra Nova at the Ice-Foot, Cape Evans,

1911 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 10,000.00
66 PHOTOGRAPHY - PUNJAB

A collection of views in the Punjab, including Markunda, Mundi, Naggar and the Kullu Valley, Rohtang Pass to Ladakh, many relating to bridge engineering works, with a few portrait groups,

c.1864-1865 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 8,750.00
115 EGYPT AND EGYPTOLOGY

Journals of Jenny Lane, lady's maid to Lucy Renshaw, companion of Egyptologist Amelia Edwards, describing in detail their trip through France and Italy, crossing from Brindisi to Alexandria on the Simla, thence up the Nile to Dendara, Karnak, Luxor, Aswan

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 8,125.00
182 DARWIN (CHARLES), ROBERT FITZROY and PHILIP KING

Narrative of the Surveying Voyages in His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 4 vol. (vol. 1-3 and App

1839 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 8,125.00
202 HURLEY (FRANK)

A good collection of 20 views from Shackletons's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, including images of the "Endurance" in the ice, landscapes and groups,

1914-1917, printed later GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 8,000.00
201 HURLEY (FRANK)

Interior of Winter Quarters,

1911-1914 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 6,250.00
65 PHOTOGRAPHY

Group of approximately 20 albumen print portraits, views and scenes, including: a portrait of Takht Sing, Maharaja of Jodphur (1819-1873),

1880s GBP 700.00 - 900.00 GBP 5,625.00
181

Wallis's New Game of Wanderers in the Wilderness, Edward Wallis,

c.1844 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 5,625.00
102 CANTEMIR (DEMETRIUS)

The History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire, 2 parts in 1 vol., James, John and Paul Knapton, 1734

1734 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,750.00
144

RAUSCH (W., of Bulawyo) Album of approximately 300 photographic views and scenes of Zimbabwe,

c.1896-1900 GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,750.00
194 SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)

The Voyage of the 'Discovery', 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "To Mrs Schuster with the author's best wishes, Robt. F. Scott, Oct 12th 1905" on the front free endpaper of volume 1, Smith Elder, 1905

1905 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,750.00
199 PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

Midnight in the Antarctic

1910, printed later GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,500.00
30 VALENTYN (FRANCOIS)

Kaart der Reyse van Abel Tasman, Dordrecht, J. van Braam, and Amsterdam, G. Onder de Linden, 1726

1726 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,750.00
31 FREYCINET (LOUIS DE)

Carte generale de la Nouvelle Hollande... 1808,

c.1820 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,750.00
32

A collection of approximately 52 views, native groups and portraits (including carte-de-visites),

mostly late nineteenth century GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 2,750.00
111 ROBERTS (DAVID)

The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 6 vol., Day & Son, 1855-1856

1855-1856 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,750.00
145 BURCHELL (WILLIAM)

Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Longman, Hurst, 1822-1824

1822-1824 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,750.00
171 After Michel Jean Cazabon

Set of four lithographs showing focal buildings in Demerara, British Guiana lithographs by Eug?ne Cic?ri (French, 1813 - 1890), published 1860, with later hand colouring image size 18.5 x 26cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4in). (4)

1860 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 2,750.00
176

A good collection of approximately 215 views (and a few portraits) in Trinidad, Barbados and Jamaica, and neighbouring areas, late nineteenth/early twentieth century (collection)

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,750.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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