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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
  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000