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Auction Name Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views Total Sales (USD) 126,500.00
Auction Date December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 127,180.00
Sale Number #853 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 197,300.00
Total Lots 467
Sold Lots 243.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 258,080.00
% of Lots Sold 52.03% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 400,100.00
Unsold Lots 224 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 31.62%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
61

Official Monthly Bulletin of the Great National Celebration of Peace and Musical Festival to take place in the City of Boston on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 15, 16, & 17, 1869, to commemorate the restoration of peace throughout the land. No. 3, Ma

1869 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,500.00
373 Schoberl, Frederic, editor

The World in Miniature

[1821] USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,250.00
165 Kennedy, John F.

Letter from John F. Kennedy as President to John B. Connally

1961 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,062.50
224

Manuscript detailing cattle brand of Thomas Robbins of Santa Barbara with bull and brand drawing

1843 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,500.00
28

Illustrations of Napa County California with Historical Sketch

1878 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,375.00
161 Garfield, James A.

The signature of President James A. Garfield [with] engraved portrait

1881 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,250.00
111 Lewis, Meriwether & William Clark

History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark to the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the

1893 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,125.00
168 Johnson, Lyndon Baines

Typed Letter Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as President to Texas Governor John B. Connally, regarding the Vietnam War

1966 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
37

Swimming Championships of the Pacific Coast: Sutro Baths, Friday, July 4, 1913

1913 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,625.00
251

Archive of documents from the Trinidad, Cuba, military hospital during the Cuban War of Independence, with ledgers and invoices for purchases

1895-1899 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
265

12 slave trade ship manifests from ships entering the port of Charleston

c. 1805 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,625.00
225

Manuscript document recording indentured servitude of Native American child, 1856

1856 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,500.00
47 Beerz, Geo. A.

Vasquez; or, The Hunted Bandits of the San Joaquin. Containing Thrilling Scenes and Incidents Among the Outlaws and Desperadoes of Southern California. With a Full and Accurate Account of the Capture, Trial, and Execution of the Noted Bandit

[1875] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,375.00
120 Mullan, John

Miners and Travelers' Guide to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Via the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. Accompanied by a General Map of the Mineral Region of the Northern Sections of the Rocky Mountains

1865 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,375.00
300 Hodges, Russ

Baseball Complete

[1952] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,375.00
315 Campanis, Al

The Dodgers' Way to Play Baseball

1954 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
10 Dutton, Clarence E.

Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas

1882 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
222

11 letters and notices addressed to Guillermo Carrillo, 19th c. Santa Barbara Californio manuscripts

1857-1886 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
233

Manuscript legal depositions from an investigation into shipboard deaths of Chinese laborers bound for Cuba

c.1860s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
331 Barker, B. B. Edward

Syria and Egypt Under the Last Five Sultans of Turkey: Being Experiences, During the Fifty Years, of Mr. Consul-General Barker

1876 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,250.00
378 Stow, John

A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster: Containing the Original, Antiquity, Increase, Modern Estate and Government of those Cities. Written at first in the Year MDXCVIII. By John Stow...Since Reprinted and Augmented by the Author...and Others...

[1720] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
146 Owen, John

The Journals and Letters of Major John Owen, Pioneer of the Northwest, 1850-1871, Embracing His Purchase of St. Mary's Mission; the Building of Fort Owen; His Travels; His Relation with the Indians; His Work for the Government; and His Activities as a Wes

1927 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,187.50
438 Gross, Alexander

Occupation Map of Japan and Adjacent Areas, including Potential U.S. Bases in the Pacific [cover title]

[1940s] USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
116 Marcou, Jules

Geology of North America; with Two Reports on the Prairies of Arkansas and Texas, The Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California.

1858 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,062.50
158 Taylor, Zachary

Autograph note signed by Zachary Taylor as Major General

[c.1840s] USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,062.50
  • Books & Autographs
    Wednesday 25 March
    Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000
    Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.
  • 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.