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Sothebys: The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure - online 11/25

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Auction Name	The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure - online 11/25	Total Sales (USD)	1,342,440.00
Auction Date	December 09, 2024 - December 09, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	876,900.00
Sale Number	#N11633	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,298,000.00
Total Lots	312
Sold Lots	245	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,065,700.00
% of Lots Sold	78.53%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,573,500.00
Unsold Lots	67	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	85.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
152	Hurley, Frank	Collection of photographs taken during Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Transantarctic Endurance Expedition of 1914-1916		USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	USD 168,000.00
291	Thevet, Andre	Les singularitez de la France antarctique, autrement nommee Amerique & plusieurs Terres et Isles de nostre temps.	1558	USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 38,400.00
91	Drake, Sir Francis	Sir Francis Drake Revived. Who is or may be a Pattern to stirre up all Heroicke and active Spirits of these Times...	[1652-] 1653	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 24,000.00
123	(Franklin, Sir John) --- John Washington (ed.)	Eskimaux and English Vocabulary, for the Use of the Arctic Expedition.	1850	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 24,000.00
62	Cook, Captain James	A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775.	1777	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 19,200.00
116	(Franklin, Sir John) --- Robert McCormick	Narrative of a Boat Expedition up the Wellington Channel in the Year 1852 ... in H.M.B. "Forlorn Hope," in Search of Sir John Franklin;	1854	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 18,000.00
184	Martyr d'Anghiera, Peter, et al.	Libro Primo [--Secundo, Ultimo] della historia de l'Indie Occidentali (title on verso of title-page: Summario generale historia de l'Indie Occidentali cavato da libri scritti dal signor Don Pietro Martyre ...	1534	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 15,600.00
37	Blundeville, Thomas	His Exercises, Containing Sixe Treatises.	1594	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 14,400.00
81	Darwin, Charles, Robert FitzRoy (editor), and Philip Parker King	Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826 and 1836.	1839	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 13,200.00
107	(Franklin, Sir John) --- John Arrowsmith	Discoveries in the Arctic Sea, between Baffin Bay & Melville Island; Shewing the Coasts Explored on the Ice ...	21 October 1851	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 13,200.00
118	(Franklin, John, Sir) --- James Parsons	Reflections on the Mysterious Fate of Sir John Franklin.	1857	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 13,200.00
141	Hakluyt, Richard	The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Made by Sea or Over-land, to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth.	1598	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 13,200.00
145	Hawkins, Sir Richard	The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins ... in his voiage into the South Sea. Anno Domini 1593.	1622	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 13,200.00
27		(Arctic) Collection of approximately 47 works in 52 volumes, mainly nineteenth century		USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 12,000.00
156		(Inuits) A collection of 8 works in 9 volumes		USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 12,000.00
161	Johnson, Charles	A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street Robbers, etc. To which is added A Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the Most Notorious Pyrates.	1734	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,000.00
110	(Franklin Expedition) --- E. A. Inglefield	C.6. Chart Shewing the North West Passage Discovered by Capt. R.L.M. McClure, H.M. Ship Investigator; also the Coast Explored in Search of Sir J. Franklin, by Sir Jas. Ross 1848 & 9...	14 October 1853	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 11,400.00
160	Johnson, Charles	A General History of the Pyrates, from their first rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time. With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates Mary Read and Anne Bonny. ...	1724	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 10,800.00
193	Montauban, Etienne de	Relation du voyage de Sieur de Montauban.	1697	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,800.00
131	Gallucci, Giovanni Paolo	Theatrum mundi, et temporis, in quo non solum precipuae horum partes describentur ... sed accomodatissimis figuris sub oculos legentium facile ponuntur.	1588	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,200.00
266	Shackleton, Ernest Henry	The Heart of the Antarctic.	1909	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,200.00
270	(Shackleton, Ernest Henry) --- Frank Worsley	Shackleton's Boat Journey.	[1933]	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 10,200.00
57	(Columbus, Christopher)	Collection of 4 works in 4 volumes		USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 9,600.00
97	Exquemelin, Alexandre Olivier	Bucaniers of America: Or, a true Account of the Most remarkable Assaults committed of the late Years upon the Coasts of The West-Indies...	1684	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 9,600.00
127	(Franklin, John, Sir)	Collection of works regarding the Franklin Search, being 4 works in 5 volumes		USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 9,600.00

High Bids Win
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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
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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