Sold2023James Buchanan ALS 1849[James Buchanan 1791-1868] The 15th President of the United States (1857-1861) this ALS written to John Y. Mason, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Polk. This letter was written in rSee Sold Price
Sold2022Whaling.- Pacific.- Olmsted (Francis Allyn) Incidents of a Whaling Voyage, to which are addedNO RESERVE Whaling.- Pacific.- Olmsted (Francis Allyn) Incidents of a Whaling Voyage, to which are added observations on the scenery, manners and customs, and missionary stations of the Sandwich and SSee Sold Price
Sold20231876 Great Bonanza Adventures HUNTING Mining Whaling Voyages Whales Illustrated1876 Great Bonanza Adventures HUNTING Mining Whaling Voyages Whales Illustrated “The Great Bonanza” is a rare 19th-century adventure story telling tales of mining expeditions, whaling andSee Sold Price
Sold20181861 WHALEMAN’S SHIPPING PAPER & CREW LIST OF 25 MEN:Including percentage lay for each for a 3-year whaling voyage to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans on the New Bedford bark. D. Franklin under the command of Capt. Beriah Manchester. The Doctor Franklin wSee Sold Price
Sold202039 Volumes of Books on Travel and AdventureINCIDENTS OF A WHALING VOYAGE, TUTTLE 1970, WITH DUST JACKET - AGATHA CHRISTIE- THE GRAND TOUR, 2012, FIRST AMERICAN EDTION WITH DUST JACKET - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BY BOYCE, SIGNED, 1922 - TOPLIFSee Sold Price
Sold20171925 Dr. ROBERT GODDARD ALS on Rocketry Science!Autographs Dr. Robert Goddard Months before Launching the World's First Liquid-Propelled Rocket on the Science of Rocketry ROBERT GODDARD (1882 -1945). American engineer, professor, physicist, and invSee Sold Price
Sold20181855 Shipwrecks Sailing Whaling SLAVES Voyage and1855 Shipwrecks Sailing Whaling SLAVES Voyage and Venture Maelstrom Illustrated A rare, mid-19th-century book on sea adventures and ship wrecks entitled ‘Voyage and Venture’. This illustrated workSee Sold Price
Sold20201849 Voyages in Oceania Geography Malaysia Polynesia1849 Voyages in Oceania Geography Malaysia Polynesia Micronesia Discovery BINDING ‘Oceania’ is a rare, mid-19th-century book recounting important discoveries and geography from sea voyages in theSee Sold Price
Sold2017FITZROY ROBERT: (1805-1865) English Royal Navy OfficerFITZROY ROBERT: (1805-1865) English Royal Navy Officer and scientist, famed as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage. A.L.S., Robert FitzRoy, three pages, 8vo, Baths, n.d. ('See Sold Price
Sold20191831 1ed WHALING Hiram Paulding Voyages Journal1831 1ed WHALING Hiram Paulding Voyages Journal Dolphin Mutiny Galapogos Hawaii Aboard the USS Dolphin in 1825, Hiram Paulding, a United States naval officer, pursued the ongoing mutiny of the whalingSee Sold Price
Sold20211872 Whalemans Adventures Thomes Sea Voyages Fishing1872 Whalemans Adventures Thomes Sea Voyages Fishing Whaling California Hawaii The Whalemans Adventures is a rare, late 19th-century book by William Thomes on various sea voyages and fishing excursionSee Sold Price
Sold20221849 Political / Historic ALS - Gold Fever RagesPolitical "President Polk's message or Tom Bentons defense of Fremont... as the Gold fever rages in this western country..." January 30, 1849-Dated California Gold Rush Period, Political and HistoricSee Sold Price
Sold2017Wilkes' Voyage Round the World 1849Charles Wilkes. Voyage Round the World, Embracing the Principal Events of the Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition in One Volume. Phila.: Gorton, 1849. 8vo. 668 p. Front board detachedSee Sold Price
Sold20191858 Arctic Voyages Franklin Illustrated Whaling1858 Arctic Voyages Franklin Illustrated Whaling McClure Kane Parry Ross MAPS ‘Arctic Adventures’ is a 19th-century account of different voyages and explorations by land and sea into the arctic ��See Sold Price
Sold20191818 North Pole Arctic Voyages Eskimos ICEBERGS Whaling1818 North Pole Arctic Voyages Eskimos ICEBERGS Whaling Daines Barrington Daines Barrington was an 18th-century English scholar who published works on a variety of topics including travel and voyages,See Sold Price
Sold20191818 North Pole Arctic Voyages Eskimos ICEBERGS Whaling1818 North Pole Arctic Voyages Eskimos ICEBERGS Whaling Daines Barrington Daines Barrington was an 18th-century English scholar who published works on a variety of topics including travel and voyages,See Sold Price
Sold2020Redburn by Herman Melville 1849 1STRedburn: His First Voyage by Herman Melville. 1849 first edition. Harper and Brothers, New York. 390 pp. NO ADS. Measures 7.25 in. x 5 in. x 1.25 in. If lot is absent of a condition report a conditionSee Sold Price
Sold20191715 Greenland Denmark Iceland Whaling Hunting AMERICA1715 Greenland Denmark Iceland Whaling Hunting AMERICA Norse Voyages ‘Relation du Groenland’ is one of the best 17th-century surveys on Greenland, Norway, and Denmark. Written by Isaac de la PeyreSee Sold Price
Sold20181849 Christopher Columbus Life & Voyages Washington1849 Christopher Columbus Life & Voyages Washington Irving Illustrated Maps “Great minds have purpose, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise aboSee Sold Price
Sold2019Swift. A Voyage to Brobdingnag (and) LilliputSwift, Jonathan. A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG MADE BY LEMUEL GULLIVER IN THE YEAR MDCCII. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1950. Two hardcover volumes, one 18.5" x 13.25", and one 3.5" x 2.25". Both in publisherSee Sold Price
Sold2015JOHN M. CLAYTONJOHN M. CLAYTON (1796 - 1856) American politician and Taylor's Secretary of State who negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Great Britain. A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Washington, Jan. 6, 1849 to future presiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Special Edition Gulliver's Voyage to BrobdimgnagSpecial Edition Gulliver's Voyage to Brobdimgnag, Limited Edition, Club New York 1950 George Macy Co. Included in the lot is a miniature book, A Voyage to Lilliput by Dr. Lemuel Guilliver Large VoyageSee Sold Price
Sold20191849 Swiss Family Robinson Wyss Adventure Voyage Novel1849 Swiss Family Robinson Wyss Adventure Voyage Novel English Illustrated “It was one of those happy days that God grants us sometimes on earth to give us an idea of the bliss of heaven.” ―See Sold Price
Sold2015James Whitcomb Riley AutographAutograph of James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) American author and poet, ALS, 1 pp., on James Whitcomb Riley embossed letterhead dated Parker's November 7th, 1898. Manuscript letter measures 7" xSee Sold Price
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May 15University ArchivesRobert H. Goddard (23) Photograph Archive of Rocket Work & Snake Hunting at Roswell$200(1 bid)
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May 15University ArchivesEarly Arctic Exploration: "Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage" by William$500
May 15University ArchivesAlbert Einstein ALS On Rik = 0 & "It is therefore a generalization of the old gravitational$12,000
May 15University ArchivesJohn F. Kennedy ALS Ahead of Presidential Election: "I am hopeful we can win"$1,500