PBA Galleries: Western Americana, with Gold Rushers, God-Fearers, Gunslingers, and Anglers., 847, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 25, 2025 - September 25, 2025

Page Size: 371 items in 15 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	Bancroft, A.L. & Company	Bancroft's guide for travelers by railway, stage, and steam navigation in the Pacific States. Comprising routes and modes of travel, distances, fares; concise descriptions of the principal towns, scenery, etc., tourist's guide to Yosemite, Tahoe, the Geys	San Francisco	1872	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
27	Bancroft, Hubert Howe	Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth: Historical Character Study	San Francisco	1891-1892	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
28	Willis, Nathaniel Parker	Canadian Scenery Illustrated	London	1842	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 312.50
29	Bratt, John	Trails of Yesterday	Lincoln	1921	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
30	Browne, J. Ross	Adventures in the Apache Country: A Tour Through Arizona and Sonora, with Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada	New York	1869	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
31	Browne, J. Ross	Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories: Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting... the report of J. Ross Browne on the subject of the Indian War in Oregon and Washington Territories	Washington	1858	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
32		Official Historical Atlas Map of Alameda County	Oakland	1878	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 937.50
33		Picturesque Oakland - a Century Ago and Now	Oakland, CA	c. 1920	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 200.00
34	[Mason, J.D.]	History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers	Oakland	1881	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 468.75
35		Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California, with illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers	Oakland; Los Angeles	1883	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 687.50
36		History of Fresno County, California, with Illustrations, Descriptive of Its Scenery, Farms, Residences, Public Buildings, Factories, Hotels, Business Houses, Schools, Churches and Mines,...	San Francisco	1882	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,250.00
37	Thompson, Thomas H.	Official Historical Atlas Map of Fresno County	Tulare, CA	1891	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 937.50
38	Becker, Robert H.	Designs on the Land: Disenos of California Ranchos and their Makers	San Francisco	1969	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
39	Leighly, John	California as an Island	San Francisco	1972	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 250.00
40	Wheat, Carl Irving	The Maps of the California Gold Region, 1848-1857: A Biblio-Cartography of an Important Decade	San Francisco	1942	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,062.50
41		History of Humboldt County, California 1882	[San Francisco]	[1881]	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 437.50
42	Burdette, Robert J., ed.	Two printings of Greater Los Angeles and Southern California	Chicago and Los Angeles	1906-1910	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 250.00
43		Extensive legal archive regarding land in San Fernando owned by George K. Porter, Pio Pico, and more	San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California	c.1874-1893	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
44	Harlow, Neal	Maps and Surveys of the Pueblo Lands of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1976	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
45	Holder, Charles Frederick	All About Pasadena and Its Vicinity: Its Climate, Missions, Trails and Canons, Fruits, Flowers and Game	Boston	1889	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 200.00
46	McPherson, William	Homes in Los Angeles city and County, and Description Thereof. With Sketches of Four Adjacent Counties	Los Angeles	1873	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,000.00
47		Model and Modern Bungalow Plans: Outside and Inside	Los Angeles	[c.1911]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
48	[Warner, J.J., et al.]	An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County, California	Los Angeles	1876	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 468.75
49	[Wilson, John Albert]	History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks and Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability	Oakland	1880	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,125.00
50		Original panoramic photograph of the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods passenger train		[c.1900]	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 281.25

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.