Sothebys: The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure - online 11/25, N11633, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 09, 2024 - December 09, 2024

Page Size: 312 items in 13 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
276		(South America --- Argentina and Chile) Collection of approximately 24 works			USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
277		(South America --- Chile, Cape Horn, and Tierra del Fuego) Collection of approximately 55 works			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
278		(South American ornithology) Collection of 3 works in 6 volumes			USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
279		(South American Voyages) Collection of 9 works in 13 volumes			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
280		(South Seas) Collection of 7 works in 9 volumes			USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 600.00
281		(South Seas) Collection of 5 works			USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
282		(South Seas) Collection of 6 works in 9 volumes			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,640.00
283	Sparrman, Anders	Resa till Goda Hopps-Udden, sodra pol-kretsen och omkring jordklotet, samt till Hottentott- och Caffer-landen, aren 1772-76.	Stockholm	1783	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
284		(Spitsberg) Collection of 17 works in 21 volumes			USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,840.00
285	Stedman, John Gabriel	Voyage a Surinam et dans l'interieur de la Guyane.	Paris	an VII (1799)	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
286	Stoffler, Johannes	Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii ...	Oppenheim	1524	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
287	Strahlenberg, Philip John von	An Historico-Geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia; But more particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary...	London	1738	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,320.00
288		(Straits of Magellan --- Voyages) Collection of 6 works in 6 volumes			USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 2,160.00
289	Sturmy, Samuel	The Mariners Magazine; or, Sturmy's Mathematical and Practical Arts.	London	1669	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,560.00
290	Tasman, Abel Janszoon	Tasman's Journal of his Discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642 with documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644.	Amsterdam	1898	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,320.00
291	Thevet, Andre	Les singularitez de la France antarctique, autrement nommee Amerique & plusieurs Terres et Isles de nostre temps.	Antwerp	1558	USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 38,400.00
292	Thevet, Andre	Historia dell'India America detta altramente Francia Antartica.	Venice	1584	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	Not Sold
293	Torfaeus, Thormodus	Gronlandia antiqua, seu Veteris Gronlandiae Descriptio, ubi Coeli marisqve natura, terrae, locorum & villarum situs, animalium terrestrium aquatiliumque varia genera, ...	Havniae [Copenhagen]	[1706]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,840.00
294	Umfreville, Edward	The Present State of Hudson's Bay. Containing a Full Description of That Settlement, and the Adjacent Country, and Likewise of the Fur Trade, with Hints for its Improvement.	London	1790	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,800.00
295	Vancouver, George	A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the North-West Coast of America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed.	London	1801	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,840.00
296	Veer, Gerrit de	Tre navigationi fatte dagli Olandesi e Zelandesi al settentrione della Norvegia, Moscovia e Tartaria verso il Catai e regno de' Sini, dove scopersero il mare di Veygatz, ...	Venice	1599	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 6,600.00
297	Veer, Gerrit de	Vraye description de trois voyages de mer tres admirables, faits en trois ans, a chacun an un, par les navires d'Hollande et Zelande au Nord par derriere Norwege, Moscovie et Tartarie, vers les royaumes de China et Catay.	Amsterdam	1609	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 9,600.00
298		(Voyages) Collection of 10 works in 10 volumes			USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 3,600.00
299		(Voyages) Collection of 9 works in 21 volumes			USD 4,500.00 - 6,500.00	Not Sold
300		(Voyages --- American editions) Collection of 6 works in 7 volumes			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold

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December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD