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Bonhams: Travel and Exploration

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Auction Name	Travel and Exploration	Total Sales (GBP)	160,294.40
Auction Date	December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	113,000.00
Sale Number	#29375	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	164,300.00
Total Lots	70
Sold Lots	59	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	142,800.00
% of Lots Sold	84.29%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	208,100.00
Unsold Lots	11	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	77.03%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
144	ROBERTS (DAVID)	The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, With Historical Descriptions by the Revd George Croly, 6 vol. bound in 4,	1842-1849	GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 30,720.00
184	CAZABON (MICHEL JEAN)	Views of Trinidad,	1851	GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 19,200.00
1	SPILBERGEN (JORIS VAN)	Speculum orientalis occidentalisque Indiae navigationum,	1619	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 10,240.00
186	SLOANE (HANS)	A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History of the Herbs and Trees, Four-footed Beasts, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Reptiles, 2 vol.,	1707-1725	GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 8,320.00
204	SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)	Autograph letter signed, to Rev. Rosslyn Bruce, regarding his marriage, and 4 other associated letters (5)		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 5,376.00
107	LUARD (JOHN)	Views in India, Saint Helena and Car Nicobar Drawn from Nature on Stone	c.1832-38]	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 4,864.00
156	BELZONI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)	Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations... in Egypt and Nubia, Atlas vol. only,	1820-1822	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,608.00
203	OATES (LAWRENCE 'TITUS')	Autograph letter signed, days prior to his departure on the , 10 June [19]10	[19]10	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
214A	PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)	"The 'Terra Nova' in McMurdo Sound", SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, [January, 1911]	1911	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
220	MURRAY (JAMES) AND GEORGE MARSTON	Antarctic Days. Sketches of the homely side of Polar life by two of Shackleton's men,	1913	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,584.00
206	SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)	Typed letter signed, to B.H. Keall of Kirton Grammar School; with signed receipt, February 1910 (2)	1910	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,328.00
122	STRETTON (WILLIAM GEORGE, )	15 views of Calcutta, and one of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, etc. (small quantity)		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 3,072.00
213	PONTING (HERBERT)	"The 'Terra Nova' at the Ice Foot, Cape Evans", [16 January, 1911]	1911	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,072.00
136	BURNES (ALEXANDER)	Travels into Bokhara, 3 vol., 1934; Cabool:; Being a personal narrative, 1842, FIRST EDITIONS(4)	1934, 1842	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,816.00
212	BRITISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1901-1904	Album of Photographs and Sketches with a Portfolio of Panoramic Views, 2 vol.,	1908 (2)	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,816.00
197	ARCTIC EXPLORERS	Group of correspondence relating to Arctic explorers, including Franklin, John and James Ross, Parry, Back, McLintock, and others (12)		GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
202	ROYDS (CHARLES)	Autograph letter signed, to Admiral Markham, giving a report on the performance of the Discovery, Lyttleton, New Zealand, 10 December [19]01	10 December [19]01	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
208	STONE (BERNARD J.)	Autograph letter signed ("Bern... Antarctic Explorer 'I don't think so'"), "S.Y. Terra Nova, Antarctic", 24 January [19]13; with envelope (2)	[19]13	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
214	PONTING (HERBERT)	"Grotto in an Iceberg", [5 January 1911]	1911	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
215	PONTING (HERBERT)	"An Iceberg off Cape Royds", [13 February 1911]	1911	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
110	Thomas Daniell, RA	A Pavilion, belonging to a Hindoo Temple',	1808	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,304.00
139	[WILSON (ARNOLD TALBOT)]	A Sketch of the Political History of Persia, Iraq and Arabia, with Special Reference to the Personal Campaign. Office of the Chief Political Officer I. E. F. "D.". For Official Use Only,	1917	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,176.00
173	ORME (EDWARD, publisher)	A Collection of Portraits of the Savage Tribes Inhabiting the Boundaries of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope,	1822	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,176.00
207	SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)	Autograph letter signed, 12 June [1910]; with photographic postcard	1910	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 2,048.00
176	ROUPELL (ARABELLA E.)]	Specimens of the Flora of South Africa by a Lady,	1849]	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 1,920.00

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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.

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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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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