Bonhams: Travel and Exploration, 29374, London, New Bond Street

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Auction Date
June 12, 2024 - June 12, 2024
Page Size: 146 items in 6 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
199 ROGERS (WOODES)

A Cruising Voyage Round the World: First to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and Homewards by the Cape of Good Hope, Bernard Lintot, 1726

1726 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 563.20
200 ROUPELL (ARABELLA E.)]

Specimens of the Flora of South Africa by a Lady, FIRST EDITION, [W. Nichol, Shakespeare Press, 1849]

W. Nichol 1849 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
201 ROUPELL (ARABELLA E.)]

Specimens of the Flora of South Africa by a Lady, FIRST EDITION, [W. Nichol, Shakespeare Press, 1849]

W. Nichol 1849 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
202 SAAR (JOHANN JACOB)

Ost-Indianische funfzehen-jahrige Kriegs-Dienste, Nuremburg, J.D. Tauber, 1672

Nuremburg 1672 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 166.40
203 SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-DYCK (JOSEPH FURST VON)

Monographia generum aloes et Mesembryanthemi], Mesbryanthemorum sections only, [Dusseldorf-Bonn, 1836-1863], sold not subject to return

Dusseldorf-Bonn 1836-1863 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
204 SCHOUTEN (WALTER)

Oost-Indische Voyagie, FIRST EDITION, Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs, and Johannes van Someren, 1676

Amsterdam 1676 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
205 SCLATER (PHILIP LUTLEY) AND OLDFIELD THOMAS

The Book of Antelopes, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, R. H. Porter, 1894-1900

R. H. Porter 1894-1900 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 4,864.00
206 SHELLEY (GEORGE ERNEST)

A Monograph of the Nectariniidae or Family of Sun-birds, by the Author, 1876-80

by the Author 1876-80 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
207 SMITH (ANDREW)

Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Smith, Elder and Co., [1838]-1849

Smith 1838-1849 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 4,096.00
208 SONNERAT (PIERRE)

Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine... suivi d'observations sur le Cap de Bonne-Esperance, les Isles de france & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca..., 3 vol., Paris, the Author [and others], 1782

Paris 1782 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
209 SPARRMAN (ANDREW)

A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, 2 vol., 1786; Barrow (J.) Travels in Southern Africa, 2 vol., 1806; and Thompson's Southern Africa, 1827 (5)

1786 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,792.00
210 STERN (IRMA)

Zanzibar, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 134 OF 150 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Pretoria, J.L. Van Schalk, 1948

Pretoria 1948 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,536.00
211 TACHARD (GUY)

Reis Na Siam, Amsterdam, A.D. Oossaan, 1687; and 11 others (12)

Amsterdam 1687 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,536.00
212 THOMPSON (GEORGE)

Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa, 2 vol., 1827; and 6 others, South African, by N.L. Caille, Harriet Ward, F. Masson, L. Alberti and C. Best (8)

1827 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,088.00
213 VOSMAER (ARNOUT)

[Regnum Animale]. Natuurkundige beschryving eener uitmuntende verzameling van zeldsaame gedierten.., Amsterdam, J.B. Elwe, 1804

Amsterdam 1804 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 960.00
214 WENDLAND (JOHANN CHRISTOPH)

Ericarum Icones et Descriptiones, fascicules 1-10 only, Hannover, Hahn, 1798-1800

Hannover 1798-1800 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 192.00
240 [BROWN (ROBERT NEAL RUDMOSE), etc.]

The Voyage of the "Scotia", INSCRIBED BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS, 1906; and 2 others relating to Exedition, one with Typed letter signed by W.S. Bruce (3)

Edinburgh 1906 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,408.00
241 BUCKLEY (GEORGE)

Autograph letter signed ("from Uncle George") to Robin Gee, 1908

1908 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 9,600.00
242 SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)

The Heart of the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, 2 vol., William Heinemann, 1909

1909 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 6,400.00
244 PONTING (HERBERT)

"The 'Terra Nova' at the Ice Foot, Cape Evans", [16 January, 1911]

1911 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 8,960.00
245 PONTING (HERBERT)

"Grotto in an Iceberg", [5 January 1911]

1911 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 10,240.00
246 PONTING (HERBERT)

"The Terra Nova in a Gale", [1910]

1910 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 6,400.00
247 PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

'Captain L. Oates tending ponies aboard S.S. "Terra Nova"'; 'Capt. Scott's Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. Motor Party - Messrs. Lashley, Day, Lieut. Evans & Hooper'; 'Hooper & Abbott cooking in tent'; 'Taken on top of Mount Erebus, an active volcano 13,3

1910-1913 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,792.00
248 PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

'Captain Scott Writing his Diary', October 1911, printed 1930s

1911, printed 1930s GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 4,096.00
249 PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

The Great White South, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 1933; and others on Polar exploration (14)

Duckworth July 1932- GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,216.00
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America..., 4 parts in one, 3rd edition, 1704. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Greenough (George Bellos). A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales..., Geological Society, July 1865. £5,000-8,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Illuminated Psalter. Manuscript Psalter with Calendar, Flanders or North-East France, late 13th century. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Book of Hours. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, Use of Rome, in Latin, Florence, c. 1470s. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Henry VIII (King of England). Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum, Antwerp: Michiel Hillen, 1522. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Binding for Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis Anglicae..., 1555. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Llwyd (Humphrey). The Breviary of Britayne..., 1st edition in English, 1573. William Lambarde's copy. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Embroidered Binding. The Whole Book of Psalmes..., Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Elew (Jan Barend, publisher). Nederlandsch bloemwerk, Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1794. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, 2nd edition, 1721. £2,000-3,000
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 732. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 361. One of Ortelius' Most Decorative Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1585) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 55. Early Edition of One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1545) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 637. Complete Example of De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VIII (1606) Est. $4,750 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 50. Extremely Rare Uncut Sheet from Sylvanus's 1511 Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (1511) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 399. One of the Most Desired Maps of Ireland by John Speed (1610) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 689. Pictorial Map of Melbourne in the Style of MacDonald Gill (1934) Est. $900 - $1,100
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 652. Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa in Full Contemporary Color (1663) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 729. Hand-Colored Image of David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1518) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 533. Eight-Volume Set Recounting Travels of Anacharsis in Greece (1789) Est. $800 - $950
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