A Library of Curiosities - Part II

On auction is a trove of books that explore human curiosity and ambition. The Library of Curiosities, Part II invites you to traverse continents, peer into the natural world, and measure the very earth beneath your feet, all through print. This diverse grouping features rare and captivating books that chart the drive to explore, document, and understand the world. Included are travel narratives such as Samuel Purchas's Pilgrimes (1625-1626), which meticulously gathered accounts of voyages made by "kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers," and navigators across the globe, to the icy resolve of James Weddell's A Voyage Towards the South Pole (1825)—detailing...