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Auction Name
Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views
Auction Date
12/18/2025 - 12/18/2025
Sale Number
#853
Total Lots
467
Sold Lots
243.0
Lots Sold
52.03%
Unsold Lots
224
Total Sales (USD)
126,500.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
127,180.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
197,300.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
258,080.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
400,100.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
31.62%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
61

Official Monthly Bulletin of the Great National Celebration of Peace and Musical Festival to take place in the City of Boston on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 15, 16, & 17, 1869, to commemorate the restoration of peace throughout the land. No. 3, Ma

1869 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,500.00
373 Schoberl, Frederic, editor

The World in Miniature

[1821] USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,250.00
165 Kennedy, John F.

Letter from John F. Kennedy as President to John B. Connally

1961 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,062.50
224

Manuscript detailing cattle brand of Thomas Robbins of Santa Barbara with bull and brand drawing

1843 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,500.00
28

Illustrations of Napa County California with Historical Sketch

1878 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,375.00
161 Garfield, James A.

The signature of President James A. Garfield [with] engraved portrait

1881 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,250.00
168 Johnson, Lyndon Baines

Typed Letter Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as President to Texas Governor John B. Connally, regarding the Vietnam War

1966 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
111 Lewis, Meriwether & William Clark

History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark to the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the

1893 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,125.00
251

Archive of documents from the Trinidad, Cuba, military hospital during the Cuban War of Independence, with ledgers and invoices for purchases

1895-1899 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
37

Swimming Championships of the Pacific Coast: Sutro Baths, Friday, July 4, 1913

1913 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,625.00
265

12 slave trade ship manifests from ships entering the port of Charleston

c. 1805 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,625.00
225

Manuscript document recording indentured servitude of Native American child, 1856

1856 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,500.00
47 Beerz, Geo. A.

Vasquez; or, The Hunted Bandits of the San Joaquin. Containing Thrilling Scenes and Incidents Among the Outlaws and Desperadoes of Southern California. With a Full and Accurate Account of the Capture, Trial, and Execution of the Noted Bandit

[1875] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,375.00
120 Mullan, John

Miners and Travelers' Guide to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Via the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. Accompanied by a General Map of the Mineral Region of the Northern Sections of the Rocky Mountains

1865 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,375.00
315 Campanis, Al

The Dodgers' Way to Play Baseball

1954 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
300 Hodges, Russ

Baseball Complete

[1952] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,375.00
331 Barker, B. B. Edward

Syria and Egypt Under the Last Five Sultans of Turkey: Being Experiences, During the Fifty Years, of Mr. Consul-General Barker

1876 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,250.00
222

11 letters and notices addressed to Guillermo Carrillo, 19th c. Santa Barbara Californio manuscripts

1857-1886 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
378 Stow, John

A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster: Containing the Original, Antiquity, Increase, Modern Estate and Government of those Cities. Written at first in the Year MDXCVIII. By John Stow...Since Reprinted and Augmented by the Author...and Others...

[1720] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
233

Manuscript legal depositions from an investigation into shipboard deaths of Chinese laborers bound for Cuba

c.1860s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00

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  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: