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Bonhams: Travel and Exploration

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Auction Name	Travel and Exploration	Total Sales (GBP)	291,123.20
Auction Date	June 12, 2024 - June 12, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	135,000.00
Sale Number	#29374	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	199,600.00
Total Lots	146
Sold Lots	117	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	195,400.00
% of Lots Sold	80.14%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	286,900.00
Unsold Lots	29	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	101.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
265	HURLEY (FRANK)	A good group of 60 views taken during Shackleton's Transantarctic "Endurance" Expedition, 1914-1916, [1914-1916, printed later]; and 12 other photographs, including views of Grytviken (2 showing Endurance), and illustrations used in South (72)	1914-1916, printed later	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 15,360.00
268	SHACKLETON-ROWLETT "QUEST" EXPEDITION, 1921-1922	A fine group of approximately 200 photographs, mostly by A. Macklin, F.H. Wilkins, and other Expedition members, including images of the crew, the Quest at various stages of the journey from departure to the ice and Tristan da Cunha on return journey, sce	1921-1922, but printed c.1923	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 12,800.00
245	PONTING (HERBERT)	"Grotto in an Iceberg", [5 January 1911]	1911	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 10,240.00
9		PENANG - MANUSCRIPT TESTIMONIAL FOR THE RECORDER, 1866 Striking testimonial to 'The Honorable [sic] Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Knight, Recorder of Prince Wales' Island [Penang], 1866; with 5 other documents including on Singapore (6)	1866	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 9,600.00
241	BUCKLEY (GEORGE)	Autograph letter signed ("from Uncle George") to Robin Gee, 1908	1908	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 9,600.00
148	BAUER (FRANZ ANDREAS)	Delineations of Exotick Plants, Cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Kew. FIRST EDITION BOUND IN 3 ORIGINAL PARTS, 1796[-1797-1803]	1806	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 8,960.00
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
80	GRINDLAY (ROBERT MELVILLE)	Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, FIRST EDITION, Smith, Elder, 1830	1830	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 8,320.00
79	FORREST (CHARLES RAMUS)	A Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India, FIRST EDITION, R. Ackermann, 1824	1824	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 7,680.00
206	SHELLEY (GEORGE ERNEST)	A Monograph of the Nectariniidae or Family of Sun-birds, by the Author, 1876-80	1876-80	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 7,040.00
262	WILSON (EDWARD A.)	'The Barrier Silence', TYPESCRIPT ANNOTATED BY THOMAS GRIFFITH TAYLOR, [October 1911]	1911	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 7,040.00
78	DANIELL (THOMAS AND WILLIAM)	A Picturesque Voyage to India; by the Way of China, Thomas Davison for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and W. Daniell, 1810	1810	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 6,400.00
152	BOTERO (GIOVANNI)	Le relationi universali, Venice, Alessandro Vecchi, 1618[-1617]	1618-1617	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 6,400.00
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
246	PONTING (HERBERT)	"The Terra Nova in a Gale", [1910]	1910	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 6,400.00
261	SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY), L.C. BERNACCHI and APSLEY CHERRY-GARRARD, editors.	South Polar Times, 3 vol., LIMITED EDITIONS, Smith Elder, 1907-1914; together with the first published limited edition of 500 copies of volume 4 of of The South Polar Times, 2010 (4)	1907-1914	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 6,400.00
188	MILLIAIS (JOHN GUILLE)	A Breath from the Veldt, ONE OF 60 LARGE PAPER SPECIAL COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, 1895	1895	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 5,376.00
189	MILLAIS (JOHN GUILLE)	Wild Life in Africa, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 30 COPIES, Compton's Brow, Horsham, Privately Printed for the Artist, 1928	1928	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 4,864.00
194	PEASE (ALFRED E.)	Travel & Sport in Africa, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1902	1902	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 4,864.00
205	SCLATER (PHILIP LUTLEY) AND OLDFIELD THOMAS	The Book of Antelopes, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, R. H. Porter, 1894-1900	1894-1900	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 4,864.00
168	HARRIS (WILLIAM CORNWALLIS)	Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa, FIRST EDITION, 1840	1840	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 4,352.00
207	SMITH (ANDREW)	Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Smith, Elder and Co., [1838]-1849	1838-1849	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 4,096.00
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
266	WORSLEY (FRANK ARTHUR)	Endurance. An Epic of Polar Adventure, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO JAMES "SCOUT" MARR INSCRIBED, 1931	1931	GBP 900.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,584.00
15	HONG KONG AND JAPAN - PHOTOGRAPHY	Two nineteenth century albums of views of Hong Kong and Kowloon (60), and Japan (40, including 9 "native types"), c.1880-1890 (2)	c.1880-1890	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,328.00

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
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

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