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Fine Books and Manuscripts

Auction 18686
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13 Feb 2011, starting at 9:00 PST.
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Catesby Natural History
Sold for US$ 206,000 inc. premium
CATESBY, MARK. c.1679-1749. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts ...
CHORIS, LOUIS. 1795-1828. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des paysages, des vues maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle. Paris: Firmin Didot, [1820]-1822-[1823?].
Sold for US$ 134,000 inc. premium
CHORIS, LOUIS. 1795-1828. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique ...
POTTER, BEATRIX. A series of 5 vignettes of the amiable guinea pig. Orig. watercolor.
Sold for US$ 85,400 inc. premium
POTTER, BEATRIX. 1866-1943.
Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Strahan & Cadell, 1776. 2 volumes. 4to. Period diced calf, worn at corners and rebacked. Lacking final blank in vol 1
Sold for US$ 79,300 inc. premium
SMITH, ADAM. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell ...

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CHORIS, LOUIS. 1795-1828. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des paysages, des vues maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle. Paris: Firmin Didot, [1820]-1822-[1823?].
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CHORIS, LOUIS. 1795-1828. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des paysages, des ...
Sold for US$ 134,000 inc. premium
COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. A COMPLETE SET OF COOK'S VOYAGES.
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COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. COMPLETE SET OF COOK'S VOYAGES.
Sold for US$ 26,840 inc. premium
[COOK, JAMES.]
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2013
[COOK, JAMES.]
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
DAMPIER, WILLIAM. 1652-1715. A Collection of Voyages. London: For James and John Knapton, 1729.
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DAMPIER, WILLIAM. 1652-1715. A Collection of Voyages. London: For James and John Knapton, 1729.
Sold for US$ 4,880 inc. premium
DELISLE, GUILLAUME. 1675-1726.
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2015
DELISLE, GUILLAUME. 1675-1726.
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DRAKE, EDWARD CAVENDISH. A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. London: for J. Cooke, 1770.
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DRAKE, EDWARD CAVENDISH. A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. London: for J. ...
Sold for US$ 854 inc. premium
Emmert, Paul. Funeral of His late Majesty Kamehameha III. Honolulu, 1855.
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2017
EMMERT, PAUL. 1826-1867. HAWAIIAN PANORAMA, TOTALING OVER 25 FEET IN LENGTH.. Funeral of His late Majesty Kamehameha III. Honolulu: January 10, 1855.
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 20,000
€16,000 - 23,000
FORBES, JAMES. 1749-1819. Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written during Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurences in Four India Voyages. London: for the Author by T. Bensley, 1813.
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FORBES, JAMES. 1749-1819. Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written during Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts ...
Sold for US$ 3,050 inc. premium
[HOMANN'S HEIRS.]
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2019
[HOMANN'S HEIRS.]
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HUNNEWELL, JAMES FROTHINGHAM.
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2020
HUNNEWELL, JAMES FROTHINGHAM.
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 700
£330 - 460
€390 - 540
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