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North American Indian Portfolio. London: 1844. 25 plates with original portfolio and text. CATLIN, GEORGE. 1796-1872. North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting scenes and amusements of the Rocky Mountains and prairies of America. From drawings and notes of the author, made during eight years' travel amongst forty-eight of the wildest and most remote tribes of savages in North America. London: Geo. Catlin & J.E. Adlard, [c.1855].. Sold for US$43,825 inc. premium

REGENFUSS, FRANZ MICHAEL. 1712-1780. Auserlesne Schnecken, Muscheln und andere Schaalthiere... Choix de Coquillages et de Crustaces. Copenhagen: 1758.. Sold for US$31,325 inc. premium

MARTYN, THOMAS. 1760-1816. The Universal Conchologist exhibiting the figure of every known Shell, accurately drawn and painted after Nature with A New Systematic Arrangement. London: Thomas Martyn, 1784.. Sold for US$27,575 inc. premium

SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. 1440-1514. Secunda etas mundi. [Nuremberg: 1493.]. Sold for US$6,325 inc. premium

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1 — BRY, THEODOR DE. & JOHANN THEODOR DE BRY. [The Great Voyages - America.] Frankfurt: Sigismund Feyerabend, 1590-1592.

2 — SMITH, JOHN. 1580-1631. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles. [London: Michael Sparkes, 1624.]

3 — [PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718.] The People's Ancient and Just Liberties Asserted: in the Tryal of William Penn, and William Mead. [London]: 1670.

4 — [PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718.] No Cross, No Crown: or several Sober Reasons against Hat-Honour, Titular-Respects.... [London]: 1669.

5 — UNLOCATED EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT. BURTON, ROBERT. [PSEUD. NATHANIEL CROUCH. c.1632-c.1675]. Youth's Divine Pastime. In Two Parts. Part I. New-York: Printed and sold by W. Durell, at No 19 Queen Street, 179[2].

6 — UNLOCATED EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT. Tommy Trip's Pictures of Beasts and Birds, with a familiar Description of each, in Verse and Prose... Published for the Benefit of the little Masters and Misses of the United States of America. Boston: Samuel Hall, 1792.

7 — EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT. The Trifle-Hunter: or, The Adventures of Prince Bonbennin. A Chinese Tale. Providence, c. 1800.

8 — HENNEPIN, LOUIS. 1640-1705? A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico.... London: for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698.

9 — [FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.] The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic. [Philadelphia: Franklin & Hall], August 27, 1752. No 1237.

10 — NORTH AMERICAN POWDERHORN: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. Carved powderhorn belonging to Samuel Gridley, intricately carved in scrimshaw with the fortifications at Fort George,

11 — BOSTON TEA PARTY BROADSHEET. Postscript to the Pennsylvania Packet, or, The General Advertiser. [Philadelphia: J. Dunlap, December 1773.] No 112.

12 — LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BROADSHEET. Postscript to the Pennsylvania Packet. [Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1775.] No 188.

13 — STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON. 1730-1794. Regulations for the Troops of the Army of the United States. Philadelphia: Styner Cist, 1779.

14 — ESTABLISHMENT OF TROOPS, 1789. An Act to recognize and adapt to the Constitution of the Unites States the establishment of the Troops raised under the resolves of the United States Congress assembled.... New York: September 29, 1789.

15 — WHISKEY REBELLION. BLAINE, EPHRAIM. 1741-1804. Mansucript document, being an "Abstract of Errors, and of sundry exceptionable charges..." of "Ephraim Blaine as Commissary Gen'l of Forage during the Western Expedition of the Year 1794,"

16 — MORGAN, GEORGE. 1743-1810. Autograph Letter Signed ("G. Morgan") to his daughter "Miss Maria Morgan" mentioning the Yellow fever epidemic threatening New York,

17 — WEBSTER, NOAH. 1758-1843. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Hartford & New Haven: Sidney's Press, 1806.

18 — LEWIS, MERIWETHER. 1774-1809; AND WILLIAM CLARK. 1770-1838. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri.... Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1814.

19 — DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. TYLER, BENJAMIN OWEN, PUBLISHER, and MAVERICK, PETER, ENGRAVER. In Congress, July 4th 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. Washington: Benjamin Owen Tyler, 1818.

20 — PALMER, JOHN. 1742-1818. Journal of Travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, Performed in the Year 1817. London: for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1818.

21 — BRONZE BAS RELIEF OF THE MARQUIS DE LAYAFETTE. A commemorative bronze bas relief portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette,

22 — BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM. 1796-1856. Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom ... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.

23W — WOODEN NAUTICAL FIGUREHEAD FOR THE USS COMMODORE PERRY. A carved wooden naval figurehead bust of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry,

24 — GALLATIN, ALBERT. 1761-1849. 4 items:

25 — ALBERT GALLATIN LIFE AND WORKS. ADAMS, HENRY. The Writings of Albert Gallatin. * The Life of Albert Gallatin. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1879, 1880.

26 — EARLY ILLINOIS PLAT BOOK. A manuscript plat book of Mason County, Illinois, c. 1841-1845, containing 20 hand-drawn plat maps,

28 — WOMEN'S RIGHTS. HIGGINSON, THOMAS WENTWORTH. Woman and her Wishes. An Essay. [Boston: Robert Wallcut, 1854.]

29¤ — NEW YORK HARBOR. HILL, J.W., artist, and C. MOTTRAM, engraver. New York. New York: F. and G.W. Smith, 1855.

30 — SHELBY'S RAIDERS: CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF F.E.P. BRITTON. Contemporary manucript journal of Union soldier F.E.P. Britton, Co K, 7th Prov. Reg. EMM,

31 — CIVIL WAR ZOUAVE FOLK ART PAINTING. Original folk art painting of a Zouave soldier wounded in the field,

32 — EARLY GOLD RUSH JOURNAL OF THE OVERLAND ROUTE. ALDRICH, LORENZO D. 1818/19-1851. A Journal of the Overland Route to California! and the Gold Mines. Lansingburgh, NY: Alexr. Kirkpatrick, printer, 1851.

33 — ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919. Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905.

34 — MORAN, THOMAS. 1837-1926. HAYDEN, FERDINAND V. 1829-1887. The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. Boston: L. Prang and Company, 1876.

36 — BINION, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS. 1853-1914. Ancient Egypt or Mizraim. New York: Henry G. Allen and Company, 1887.

37 — BYRON, GEORGE ANSON. 1789-1868. Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825. London: John Murray, 1826.

38 — MISSIONARY BIBLE: THE NEW TESTAMENT IN MANDARIN CHINESE. The New Testament, Mandarin. [Shanghai?]: American Bible Society, 1889.

39 — CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LIANGYOU. A collection of 83 photographs of China from Liángyǒu ("The Young Companion"),

40 — CHINESE POSTAL SERVICES. Postal Map of China. [Canton]: 1911.

41¤ — CLEVELEY, JOHN (THE YOUNGER). 1747-1786. [View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti. From] Views in the South Seas. [London: Thomas Martyn, 1788.]

42 — 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.

43 — D'OYLY, CHARLES. 1781-1845. A collection of 25 hand-colored lithographic plates from D'Oyly's Views of Calcutta and Its Environs,

44 — DU HALDE, JEAN BAPTISTE. 1674-1743. A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea and Tibet. London: T. Gardner for Edward Cave, 1738-1741.

45 — EGYPTOLOGY. GARDINER, ALAN H. 1879-1963. The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos. London and Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society and the University of Chicago Press, 1933-1958.

46 — LE BRUN, CORNELIUS. 1652-1727/28. Travels Into Muscovy, Persia, and Part of the East Indies. London: A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch and others, 1737.

47 — MALLET, ALLAIN MANESSON. 1630-1706. Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises. Frankfurt: Johann David Zunners, 1684-1685.

48 — OGILBY, JOHN. 1600-1676. Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid. London: Thomas Johnson for the author, 1670.

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1 —
BRY, THEODOR DE. & JOHANN THEODOR DE BRY.
[The Great Voyages - America.] Frankfurt: Sigismund Feyerabend, 1590-1592.

2 —
SMITH, JOHN. 1580-1631.
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles. [London: Michael Sparkes, 1624.]

3 —
[PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718.]
The People's Ancient and Just Liberties Asserted: in the Tryal of William Penn, and William Mead. [London]: 1670.

4 —
[PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718.]
No Cross, No Crown: or several Sober Reasons against Hat-Honour, Titular-Respects.... [London]: 1669.

5 —
UNLOCATED EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT.
BURTON, ROBERT. [PSEUD. NATHANIEL CROUCH. c.1632-c.1675].
Youth's Divine Pastime. In Two Parts. Part I. New-York: Printed and sold by W. Durell, at No 19 Queen Street, 179[2].

6 —
UNLOCATED EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT.
Tommy Trip's Pictures of Beasts and Birds, with a familiar Description of each, in Verse and Prose... Published for the Benefit of the little Masters and Misses of the United States of America. Boston: Samuel Hall, 1792.

7 —
EARLY AMERICAN JUVENILE IMPRINT.
The Trifle-Hunter: or, The Adventures of Prince Bonbennin. A Chinese Tale. Providence, c. 1800.

8 —
HENNEPIN, LOUIS. 1640-1705?
A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico.... London: for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698.

9 —
[FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.]
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic. [Philadelphia: Franklin & Hall], August 27, 1752. No 1237.

10 —
NORTH AMERICAN POWDERHORN: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
Carved powderhorn belonging to Samuel Gridley, intricately carved in scrimshaw with the fortifications at Fort George,

11 —
BOSTON TEA PARTY BROADSHEET.
Postscript to the Pennsylvania Packet, or, The General Advertiser. [Philadelphia: J. Dunlap, December 1773.] No 112.

12 —
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BROADSHEET.
Postscript to the Pennsylvania Packet. [Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1775.] No 188.

13 —
STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON. 1730-1794.
Regulations for the Troops of the Army of the United States. Philadelphia: Styner Cist, 1779.

14 —
ESTABLISHMENT OF TROOPS, 1789.
An Act to recognize and adapt to the Constitution of the Unites States the establishment of the Troops raised under the resolves of the United States Congress assembled.... New York: September 29, 1789.

15 —
WHISKEY REBELLION.
BLAINE, EPHRAIM. 1741-1804.
Mansucript document, being an "Abstract of Errors, and of sundry exceptionable charges..." of "Ephraim Blaine as Commissary Gen'l of Forage during the Western Expedition of the Year 1794,"

16 —
MORGAN, GEORGE. 1743-1810.
Autograph Letter Signed ("G. Morgan") to his daughter "Miss Maria Morgan" mentioning the Yellow fever epidemic threatening New York,

17 —
WEBSTER, NOAH. 1758-1843.
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Hartford & New Haven: Sidney's Press, 1806.

18 —
LEWIS, MERIWETHER. 1774-1809; AND WILLIAM CLARK. 1770-1838.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri.... Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1814.

19 —
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
TYLER, BENJAMIN OWEN, PUBLISHER, and MAVERICK, PETER, ENGRAVER.
In Congress, July 4th 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. Washington: Benjamin Owen Tyler, 1818.

20 —
PALMER, JOHN. 1742-1818.
Journal of Travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, Performed in the Year 1817. London: for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1818.

21 —
BRONZE BAS RELIEF OF THE MARQUIS DE LAYAFETTE.
A commemorative bronze bas relief portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette,

22 —
BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM. 1796-1856.
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom ... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.

23^W —
WOODEN NAUTICAL FIGUREHEAD FOR THE USS COMMODORE PERRY.
A carved wooden naval figurehead bust of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry,

24 —
GALLATIN, ALBERT. 1761-1849.
4 items:

25 —
ALBERT GALLATIN LIFE AND WORKS.
ADAMS, HENRY.
The Writings of Albert Gallatin. * The Life of Albert Gallatin. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1879, 1880.

26 —
EARLY ILLINOIS PLAT BOOK.
A manuscript plat book of Mason County, Illinois, c. 1841-1845, containing 20 hand-drawn plat maps,

28 —
WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
HIGGINSON, THOMAS WENTWORTH.
Woman and her Wishes. An Essay. [Boston: Robert Wallcut, 1854.]

29^¤ —
NEW YORK HARBOR.
HILL, J.W., artist, and C. MOTTRAM, engraver.
New York. New York: F. and G.W. Smith, 1855.

30 —
SHELBY'S RAIDERS: CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF F.E.P. BRITTON.
Contemporary manucript journal of Union soldier F.E.P. Britton, Co K, 7th Prov. Reg. EMM,

31 —
CIVIL WAR ZOUAVE FOLK ART PAINTING.
Original folk art painting of a Zouave soldier wounded in the field,

32 —
EARLY GOLD RUSH JOURNAL OF THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
ALDRICH, LORENZO D. 1818/19-1851.
A Journal of the Overland Route to California! and the Gold Mines. Lansingburgh, NY: Alexr. Kirkpatrick, printer, 1851.

33 —
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919.
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905.

34 —
MORAN, THOMAS. 1837-1926.
HAYDEN, FERDINAND V. 1829-1887.
The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. Boston: L. Prang and Company, 1876.

36 —
BINION, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS. 1853-1914.
Ancient Egypt or Mizraim. New York: Henry G. Allen and Company, 1887.

37 —
BYRON, GEORGE ANSON. 1789-1868.
Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825. London: John Murray, 1826.

38 —
MISSIONARY BIBLE: THE NEW TESTAMENT IN MANDARIN CHINESE.
The New Testament, Mandarin. [Shanghai?]: American Bible Society, 1889.

39 —
CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LIANGYOU.
A collection of 83 photographs of China from Liángyǒu ("The Young Companion"),

40 —
CHINESE POSTAL SERVICES.
Postal Map of China. [Canton]: 1911.

41^¤ —
CLEVELEY, JOHN (THE YOUNGER). 1747-1786.
[View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti. From] Views in the South Seas. [London: Thomas Martyn, 1788.]

42 —
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.

43 —
D'OYLY, CHARLES. 1781-1845.
A collection of 25 hand-colored lithographic plates from D'Oyly's Views of Calcutta and Its Environs,

44 —
DU HALDE, JEAN BAPTISTE. 1674-1743.
A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea and Tibet. London: T. Gardner for Edward Cave, 1738-1741.

45 —
EGYPTOLOGY.
GARDINER, ALAN H. 1879-1963.
The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos. London and Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society and the University of Chicago Press, 1933-1958.

46 —
LE BRUN, CORNELIUS. 1652-1727/28.
Travels Into Muscovy, Persia, and Part of the East Indies. London: A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch and others, 1737.

47 —
MALLET, ALLAIN MANESSON. 1630-1706.
Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises. Frankfurt: Johann David Zunners, 1684-1685.

48 —
OGILBY, JOHN. 1600-1676.
Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid. London: Thomas Johnson for the author, 1670.