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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: The Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett, Part II

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Auction Name The Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett, Part II Total Sales (USD) 221,467.00
Auction Date March 15, 2019 - March 15, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 132,900.00
Sale Number #625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 196,920.00
Total Lots 292
Sold Lots 292 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 132,900.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 196,920.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 112.46%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
280 * LEWIS, Meriwether (1774-1809) and William CLARK (1770-1838).

Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean.

Hurst USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
120 * RAE, John (1813-1893).

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of The Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847.

1850 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,875.00
69 * BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890).

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah.

1855-56. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,250.00
78 * ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni d' (1737-1793).

Voyage de D'entrecasteaux, Envoyé a la Recherche de la Pérouse...

1808, 1807 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,500.00
160 * COOK, Frederick Albert (1865-1940).

Through the First Antarctic Night 1898-1899. A Narrative of the Voyage of the 'Belgica' among newly Discovered Lands and over an Unknown Sea about the South Pole.

1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,000.00
29 * BRUCE, James (1730-1794).

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768...1773. [Appendix]: Select Specimens of Natural History colle

 1790 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,500.00
82 * ROGERS, Woodes, Captain (d.1732).

A Cruising Voyage round the World: First to the South-Seas, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope... 1708... 1711

 1712 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,500.00
71 * BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890).

The Land of Midian (Revisited).

1879 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,250.00
31 * BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890).

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo.

1876 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,000.00
155 * BROWN, Robert Neal Rudmose (1879-1957); MOSSMAN, Robert Cockburn (1870-1940); and PIRIE, James Hunter Harvey (1878-1965).

The Voyage of the 'Scotia'. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in the Antarctic Seas.

1906 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,500.00
190 * [POLO, Marco (1254?-1354?)]. YULE, Henry (1820-1889), translator.

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian. Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East.

1871 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,500.00
119 * PHIPPS, Constantine John, Baron Mulgrave (1744-1792).

A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty's Command 1773.

1774 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,375.00
30 * [BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890)].

Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po. By a F. R. G. S.

1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,250.00
68 * BURCKHARDT, Johann Ludwig (1784-1817).

Travels in Arabia, comprehending an Account of those territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred....

1829 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,250.00
6 * FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND, Berthélmy de (1741-1819).

Description des Experiences de la Machine Aerostatique de MM. de Montgolfier, et de celles auxquelles cette decouverte a donne lieu. [With:] …

 1783, 1784 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,000.00
70 * BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890); and DRAKE, Charles F. Tyrwhitt (1846-1874).

Unexplored Syria. Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul el Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Alah.

1872 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,000.00
266

* [YACHTING - SIGNED OR INSCRIBED]. A group of 11 works, including:

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 2,000.00
72 * PALGRAVE, William Gifford (1826-1888).

Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia.

1865 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,875.00
28 * BEKE, Charles Tilstone (1800-1874).

The Sources of the Nile.

1860 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,750.00
66 * BLUNT, Anne, Lady (1837-1917).

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race. A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "Our Persian Campaign."

1881 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,750.00
247

* [K2]. A group of 3 works, comprising:

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,750.00
77 * DIXON, Captain George (1748-1795) and Nathaniel PORTLOCK (1748-1817).

A Voyage Round the World; but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America:... 1785...1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon.

1789 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,625.00
111 * NARES, George Strong, Sir (1831-1915).

Journals and Proceedings of the Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, Under the Command of Captain Sir George S. Nares, Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.

[1877]. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,625.00
121 * ROSS, John, Sir (1777-1856).

A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage.

1819 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,625.00
220 * MEYER, Hans Horst (1853-1939).

Across East African Glaciers. An Account of the First Ascent of Kilimanjaro.

1891 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,625.00
  • 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.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • 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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