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Auction Name Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books Total Sales (USD) 793,876.00
Auction Date June 07, 2018 - June 07, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 550,880.00
Sale Number #2481 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 839,750.00
Total Lots 397
Sold Lots 329 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 624,050.00
% of Lots Sold 82.87% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 947,330.00
Unsold Lots 68 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 83.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
337 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

Fish Hawk.

1830 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 68,750.00
54 DE FER, NICOLAS.

L'Amerique Divisee Selon Letendue de ses Principales Parties.

1713 (but 1716) USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,000.00
25 BOYE, HERMAN.

A Map of the State of Virginia Reduced from the Nine Sheet Map of the State, in Conformity to Law.

1827 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 27,500.00
297 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

The Birds of America.

1840-1844 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 23,400.00
273 MOLL, HERMAN.

[The World Described.] 30 engraved multiple-sheet folding maps with original outline hand-color.

circa 1735 or after USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,500.00
338 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

Great Horned Owl.

1829 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,500.00
140 MELISH, JOHN.

Map of the United States with the Contiguous British & Spanish Possessions.

1816 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 20,000.00
326 SELIGMANN, JOHANN MICHAEL.

Recueil de Divers Oiseaux Etrangers et Peu Communs qui se Trouvent dans les Ouvrages de Messieurs Edwards et Catesby Representes en Taille Douce et Exactement Colories.

1768-1776 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
9 BAKER, SAMUEL.

A New and Exact Map of the Island of St. Christopher in America, According to an Actual and Accurate Survey Made in the Year 1753.

[1753] USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 15,000.00
295 WYTFLIET, CORNELIUS.

Histoire Universelle des Indes Occidentales.

1607 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 11,875.00
348 CATESBY, MARK.

Fifty-two hand-colored engraved plates, extracted from the first edition of Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, [etc.],

1731-46 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,250.00
349 Meeker, Edwin James.

19 grisaille gouache and watercolor drawings on illustration board.

circa 1920 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,625.00
177 ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM.

Typus Orbis Terrarum.

1570 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,400.00
292 SEUTTER, MATTHAUS.

Atlas Novus sive Tabulae Geographicae Totius Orbis.

circa 1735 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,000.00
38 CHATELAIN, HENRI.

Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer.

1719 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
291 REID, JOHN.

The American Atlas.

1796 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 9,375.00
282 Viele, Egbert.

Topographical Atlas of the City of New York Including the Annexed Territory, Showing Original Water Courses and Made Land.

1874 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,100.00
280 Department of Docks; Graham, Charles Kinnaird.

Map Showing the High and Low Water Mark and the Original City Grants of Lands Under Water Made to Various Parties from 1686 to 1873.

1873 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,750.00
319 MUNTING, ABRAHAM.

Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen Waar in de Veelerley Aart en Bijzondere Eigenschappen der Boomen, Heesters, Kruyden, Bloemen.

1696 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
65 EVANS, LEWIS; and POWNALL, THOMAS.

A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America.

1776 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
220 SPEED, JOHN.

A New and Accurat Map of the World.

circa 1651 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,125.00
379 Gillray, James.

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;__or__State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper.

1805 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,125.00
147 MORDEN, ROBERT; and BROWNE, CHRISTOPHER.

A New Map of the English Empire in America viz Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Newfoundland, New France &c.

[1698] USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,800.00
249 BORDONE, BENEDETTO.

Isolario.

1534 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,500.00
7 ARIAS, MONTANUS BENEDICTUS.

Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam ex Antiquissimorum Cultor.

1571 [1572] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,250.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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