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PBA Galleries: Americana- Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Americana- Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views | Total Sales (USD) | 219,043.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 06, 2026 - August 06, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 151,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #869 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 235,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 427 | ||
| Sold Lots | 244.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 265,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 412,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 183 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.06% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Wilkes | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 231 | Wilkes | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition |
1844 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 278 | Ellis Tristram | 12 etchings of Cyprus |
N/A | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 206 | Eisenhower Dwight D | Crusade in Europe |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 182 | Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean |
1853-54 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 | |
| 53 | Shew William | San Francisco Water Front prior to April 1851 |
1851, printed 1910 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 270 | Forster Johann Reinhold; Forster Johann Geoeg Adam | A Voyage round the World in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop Resolution; Observations made during a Voyage Round the World |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 139 | An Account of the Visit of the French Frigate L'Artemise to the Sandwich Islands |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 | |
| 307 | Kotzebue Otto | Entdeckungs-Reise in die Sud-See und nach der Berings-Strasse |
1815-1818 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 118 | Fisher Irving | The Money Illusion |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 78 | Muir John | Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 314 | Lisiansky Urey | A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 4, 5, & 6 |
1803-1806 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 400 | View of Yosemite Valley, California |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 128 | Friedman Milton | Capitalism and Freedom |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 236 | Around the World |
1900 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 289 | Geoffrey of Monmouth (1100?-1154); Thompson Aaron | The British History |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 33 | Herbert Hoover at the Bohemian Club |
1933; 1953; 1954 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 70 | Marshall James W. | James W. Marshall, The Discoverer of Gold in California |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 308 | Kotzebue Otto | Ontdekkingsreise in de Zuid-Zee en naar de Berings-Straat |
1815-1818 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 10 | Birdland menu |
1949 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 52 | Behrman Martin | Panoramic Photograph of San Francisco, as Viewed from Rincon Hill |
1851, printed 1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 166 | Muybridge Eadweard | Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill |
1877, printed 1900 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 319 | Missionary Herald |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 347 | Vancouver George (1758-1798) | A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 106 | Manuscript list of approx. 40 indentured Chinese servants |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland.