April 4, 2019 @ 6:00PM Quinn's Auction Galleries is proud to present a Catalog Auction of rare and important books, prints, and maps on the subject of exploration, travel, and the natural world on April 4, 2019 at 6:00PM EST. The sale features the personal library of William E. Davies (1917-1990), USGS (United States Geological Survey) geologist, polar explorer, and recipient of the Antarctic Medal from US Congress. His collection of books from the “Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration” includes a signed Shackleton volume and John Ross' "A Voyage of Discovery" from 1819. Travel and Exploration continues to be featured in this auction with works on the Middle East; the archive of author Jane Geniesse, which includes more than 70 letters by British explorer Freya Stark; maps of early America; watercolors of Pacific species of fish circa 1856, and the compass used during the Kantuta Raft expeditions. The auction rounds out with a significant grouping of rare natural history prints, with a range of subjects including Botany, Ornithology, Quadrupeds, Entomology, and Conchology. Preview Times March 30: 10:00AM - 12:00PM (S) April 1: 10:00AM - 6:00PM (M) April 2: 10:00AM - 6:00PM (T) April 3: 10:00AM - 6:00PM (W) April 4: 10:00AM - 6:00PM (Th) Inquiries: 703-532-5632 (x575) waverly@quinnsauction.com