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Fine Books & Manuscripts

Auction 20940
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17 Feb 2013, starting at 9:00 PST.
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MERCATOR, GERARD, AND JODOCUS HONDIUS. Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de frabrica mundi et fabricati figura. Amsterdam: I. Hondius, [1619].
Sold for US$ 27,500 inc. premium
MERCATOR, GERARD, AND JODOCUS HONDIUS. Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de frabrica mundi et fabricati figura. Amsterdam: I. Hondius, [1619].
SCHULZ, CHARLES. 1922-2000. Original 3-tiered, 8-panel Sunday Peanuts strip, ink on stiff paper, 16 1/2 x 23 1/2 (sight), dated October 16, [1983],
Sold for US$ 25,000 inc. premium
SCHULZ, CHARLES. 1922-2000. Original 3-tiered, 8-panel Sunday Peanuts strip, ink on stiff paper, 419 x 596 mm (sight), dated October ...
(Book of Hours) HORAE BEATAE VIRGINS. XV Century. 210 leaves. Hand illuminated on vellum. 10 minatures, plus 4 full illuminated pages with floral borders. Small illuminated capitals in gold. Later leather, damaged and waterstained. Pages are a bit wavy, from dampness, some mold to a couple of the first leaves, but paintings still nice. Spine cracked.
Sold for US$ 21,250 inc. premium
BOOK OF HOURS. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, mainly in Latin, Book of Hours, [France, late 15th or early 16th century].
MILTON. Paradise Lost. London: 1669.
Sold for US$ 16,250 inc. premium
MILTON, JOHN. 1608-1674. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books. London: S. Simmons, 1669.

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Webster ms. leaf
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WEBSTER, NOAH. 1758-1843.
Sold for US$ 8,125 inc. premium
WEMMERS, JACOBUS. Lexicon Aethiopicum. Rome: Propaganda Fide, 1638.<BR />
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WEMMERS, JACOBUS. Lexicon Aethiopicum. Rome: Propaganda Fide, 1638..
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[ANSON, GEORGE, BARON ANSON. 1697-1762.] A Voyage to the South Seas, And to many other Parts of the World performed From the Month of September in the Year 1740, to June 1744, By Commodore Anson.... London: R. Walker, 1744.<BR />
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[ANSON, GEORGE. 1697-1762.] A Voyage to the South Seas, And to many other Parts of the World performed From the Month of September in the ...
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AUSTRALIA. 7 titles, comprising:
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AUSTRALIA. 7 titles, comprising:
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BACKHOUSE, JAMES. 1794-1869. Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. London: Hamilton, Adams. York: Linney, 1843.
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BACKHOUSE, JAMES. 1794-1869. Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. London: Hamilton, Adams. York: Linney, 1843.
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BENNETT, GEORGE W. An Illustrated History of British Guiana. Georgetown: Richardson & Co., 1866.<BR />
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BENNETT, GEORGE W. An Illustrated History of British Guiana. Georgetown: Richardson & Co., 1866..
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BLAEU, WILLEM JANSZOON. 1571-1638, & JOAN BLAEU. 1596-1673. [Theatrum orbis terrarum sive Atlas novus.] [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1645-50.]
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BLAEU, WILLEM JANSZOON. 1571-1638, & JOHANNES BLAEU. 1596-1673. [Theatrum orbis terrarum sive Atlas novus.] [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1645-50.].
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US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,600 - 9,900
€7,700 - 12,000
BOUVET, JOACHIM. 1656-1730. Portrait Historique de l'Empereur de la Chine. Paris: Robert & Nicolas Pepie, 1698.<BR />
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BOUVET, JOACHIM. 1656-1730. Portrait Historique de l'Empereur de la Chine. Paris: Robert & Nicolas Pepie, 1698..
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[BOWDITCH, NATHANIEL. 1773-1838.] MOORE, JOHN HAMILTON. The New Practical Navigator; being an Epitome of Navigation.... Newburyport: Edmund M. Blunt, 1799.<BR />
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[BOWDITCH, NATHANIEL. 1773-1838.] MOORE, JOHN HAMILTON. The New Practical Navigator; being an Epitome of Navigation.... Newburyport: Edmund M. Blunt, 1799..
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US$ 1,200 - 1,800
£790 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
BRAND, CHARLES. Journal of a Voyage to Peru... London: Henry Colburn, 1828.<BR />
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BRAND, CHARLES. Journal of a Voyage to Peru... London: Henry Colburn, 1828..
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BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK. 1786-1855. Travels in Mesopotamia. Including a Journey from Alleppo to Bagdad ... with Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities. London: Henry Colburn, 1827.
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BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK. 1786-1855. Travels in Mesopotamia. Including a Journey from Alleppo to Bagdad ... with Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other ...
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US$ 500 - 700
£330 - 460
€390 - 540
BULLOCK, WILLIAM. FL. 1808-1828. Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico.... London: John Murray, 1824. <BR />
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BULLOCK, WILLIAM. FL. 1808-1828. Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico.... London: John Murray, 1824. .
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BURTON, RICHARD F., and VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON. To the Gold Coast for Gold. A Personal Narrative. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883.<BR />
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BURTON, RICHARD F., AND VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON. To the Gold Coast for Gold. A Personal Narrative. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883..
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CALDCLEUGH, ALEXANDER. D.1858. Travels in South America, during the Years 1819-20-21; containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile. London: John Murray, 1825. <BR />
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CALDCLEUGH, ALEXANDER. D.1858. Travels in South America, during the Years 1819-20-21; containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile. London: ...
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CATHERWOOD, FREDERICK. Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1965.<BR />
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CATHERWOOD, FREDERICK. 1799-1854. Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1965..
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CENTRAL AMERICA.
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CENTRAL AMERICA.
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US$ 600 - 900
£400 - 600
€460 - 700
[CHETFORD, WILLIAM RUFUS. d.1766] The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer: Containing the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Indians in America; his Shipwrecks; his Marrying and Indian Wife; his narrow Escape from the Island of Dominico, &c. London: W. Chetwood [et al.], 1720.
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[CHETFORD, WILLIAM RUFUS. D.1766.] The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer: Containing the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Indians in ...
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US$ 500 - 700
£330 - 460
€390 - 540
COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE. COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed ... In the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. In which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative ... during the Separation of the Ships. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777.
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COOK, JAMES. 1728-1779. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed ... In the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. In which ...
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[RICKMAN, JOHN.] Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779. London: E. Newbery, 1781.
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[RICKMAN, JOHN.] Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779. London: E. Newbery, 1781.
Sold for US$ 1,500 inc. premium
DOROW, WILHELM. 1970-1846. Die Assyrische Keilschrift. BOUND WITH: Die Indische Mythologie. Wiesbaden: Ludwig Schellensberg, 1820 & 1821.<BR />
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DOROW, WILHELM. 1970-1846. Die Assyrische Keilschrift. BOUND WITH: Die Indische Mythologie. Wiesbaden: Ludwig Schellensberg, 1820 & 1821..
Sold for US$ 562 inc. premium
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