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Chicago, IL, United States
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Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts
Americana auction will be held 11 May 2023. The sale includes standalone sessions of books from a fine Polar exploration collection, and books from the Dudley Bell Priester collection relating to the Mississippi River. Among the fine books and manuscripts session are first editions of Jane Austen and Ian Fleming’s works, fine bindings and sets, and a small collection of incunables. Highlighting the Americana session of the sale is a presentation copy of the first octavo edition of Audubon’s Birds of America, Audubon and Currier and Ives prints, as well as other printed books and manuscripts.
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0025: COLLINSON, Richard, Sir (1811-1883). Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search ofEst. US$800-US$1,200
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0026: COOK, James, Captain. -- [SECOND VOYAGE]. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World…Est. US$3,000-US$5,000
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0027: CRESSWELL, Samuel Gurney. A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour… of the Voyage of H.M.S.Est. US$15,000-US$25,000
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0028: DALRYMPLE, Alexander (1737-1808). An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries inEst. US$5,000-US$7,000
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0029: DIXON, Captain George and Nathaniel PORTLOCK. A Voyage Round the World… to the North-WestEst. US$3,000-US$5,000
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0030: DOBBS, Arthur. An Account of the Countries Adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the North-West Part ofEst. US$6,000-US$8,000
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0031: DOBBS, Arthur (1689-1765). An Account of the Countries Adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the North-WestEst. US$4,000-US$6,000
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0032: DONNETT, James J. L., editor. Arctic miscellanies. A souvenir of the late polar search. By theEst. US$500-US$700
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0033: [DRAGE, Theodore Swain or Charles SWAIN, attributed to]. An Account of a Voyage for the Discovery ofEst. US$6,000-US$8,000
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0034: EGEDE, Hans Povelson (1686-1758). A Description of Greenland, Shewing the Natural History,Est. US$500-US$700
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0035: ELLIS, Henry (1721-1806). A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, In the YearsEst. US$800-US$1,200
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0036: FANNING, Edmund (1769-1841). Voyages Round the World; with selected sketches of Voyages to the SouthEst. US$300-US$400
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0037: [FISHER, Alexander.] Journal of a Voyage of Discovery, to the Arctic Regions ... in His Majesty'sEst. US$300-US$400
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0038: FISHER, Alexander. A Journal of a Voyage of Discovery to the Arctic regions, in His Majesty’sEst. US$300-US$400
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0039: FORSTER, Johann Reinhold (1729-1798). History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North.Est. US$800-US$1,200
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0040: FRANKLIN, John, Sir (1786-1847). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the yearsEst. US$400-US$600
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0041: [FRANKLIN, Sir John]. OSBORN, Sherard and George F. McDOUGALL (editors). Facsimile of theEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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0042: [FRANKLIN EXPEDITION]. A group of 9 works about Sir John Franklin's lost expedition and subsequentEst. US$400-US$600
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0043: GATONBE, John. "A Voyage into the North-West Passage." Extracted from: CHURCHILL. A Collection ofEst. US$400-US$600
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0044: GOODSIR, Robert Anstruther (1823-1895). An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, inEst. US$800-US$1,200
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0045: [GREELY, Adolphus Washington (1844-1935)]. A group of 10 works by or about Greely in 10 volumes,Est. US$400-US$600
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0046: [GREENLAND]. A group of 12 works about Greenland in 16 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, mostEst. US$600-US$800
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0047: [GRINNELL EXPEDITIONS (1850-1855)]. A group of 5 works about the First and Second GrinnellEst. US$200-US$300
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0048: HEARNE, Samuel. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean.Est. US$1,500-US$2,500
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