PBA Galleries: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views, 853, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025
Page Size: 467 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Douglass, Frederick

"The Future of the Negro in this Country", Speech to the Emancipation League

 Boston 1862 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
2 Smith, Caleb B.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior...in relation to the slave vessel the "Bark Augusta"

 Washington, DC March 31, 1862 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
3

Extracts from Letters of Teachers and Superintendents of the New-England Educational Commission of Freedmen

 Boston 1864 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
4 Washington, Booker T.

The Future of the American Negro

 Boston 1902 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
5 Wesley, Charles H.

History of Sigma Pi Phi: First of the Negro-American Greek-Letter Fraternities

 Washington DC [1969] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 343.75
6

Panoramic View of Denali, Alaska

 c. 2000 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
7 Rickard, T.A.

Through the Yukon and Alaska

 San Francisco 1909 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
8 Turner, L. M. with Edward W. Nelson

Natural History of Alaska [with] Report Upon Natural History Collections Made in Alaska Between the Years 1877 and 1881

 Washington 1886-1887 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
9 Harte, Bret, Ina Coolbrith, Helen Hunt Jackson et al.

The Argonaut - 5 issues comprising Vol. XVII Nos. 23-26 and Vol. XVIII No. 1

 San Francisco; Monterey 1885-86 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
10 Dutton, Clarence E.

Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas

 Washington 1882 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
11 Arnold, R. Ross

Indian Wars of Idaho

 Caldwell, Idaho 1932 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
12 Aldrin, Buzz

Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

 Reno, NV 2009 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
13

Oakland: The Sensible Six

 Pontiac, MI [c.1909] USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
14 Vanaman, Elton W.

Manuscript diary of a transcontinental auto trip in 1921

 1921 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 137.50
15 Badger, Mrs. C.M.

Wild Flowers Drawn and Colored From Nature

 New York 1859 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 225.00
16 Bancroft, A.L. & Company

Bancroft's guide for travelers by railway, stage, and steam navigation in the Pacific States. Comprising routes and modes of travel, distances, fares; concise descriptions of the principal towns, scenery, etc., tourist's guide to Yosemite, Tahoe, the Geys

 San Francisco 1872 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
17

The Bankers' Directory and List of Bank Attorneys

 Chicago 1883 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
19 Bartlett, John Russell

Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53

 New York 1854 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
20 Bratt, John

Trails of Yesterday

 Lincoln 1921 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
21 Browne, J. Ross

Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories: Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting... the report of J. Ross Browne on the subject of the Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories

 Washington 1858 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 312.50
22 Husted, F.M.

Husted's Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and Alameda County Directory, Giving Name, Occupation and Residence of all Adult Persons in the County, Cities, Associations, City and County Governments, Etc...

 Oakland, CA 1894 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
23

Collection of pamphlets and ephemera about Catalina Island

 1912-1954 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
24

History of Fresno County, California, with Illustrations, Descriptive of Its Scenery, Farms, Residences, Public Buildings, Factories, Hotels, Business Houses, Schools, Churches and Mines,...

 San Francisco 1882 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,000.00
25

Extensive legal archive regarding land in San Fernando owned by George K. Porter, Pio Pico, and more

 San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California c.1874-1893 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
26

Sea Mosses from California

 Early 20th century USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.