Sale 264: Americana, including Manuscript Material & WWII Aviation (#264) 05/29/2003 1:00 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 05/29/2003 1:00 PM PDT Auction Info 264 279 PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-100 of 267. Previous|123|Next Lot #1 Through the Country of the Comanche Indians in the Fall of the Year 1845: The Journal of a U.S. Army Expedition led by Lieutenant James W. Abert of the Topographical Engineers AuthorAbert, James W[illiam]PublisherJohn Howell BooksDate Published1970 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #2 Academy of the Pacific Coast History Heading(Academy of the Pacific Coast)AuthorTeggart, Frederick J., ed.PublisherUniversity of CaliforniaDate Published1911 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #3 The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days AuthorAdams, AndyPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1903 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #8 California Gold Book: First Nugget. Its Discovery and Discoverers and Some of the Results Proceeding Therefrom. AuthorAllen, W.W. & R.B. Avery.PublisherDonohue & HenneberryDate Published1893 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #9 Early Utah Journalism. A half century of forensic warfare, waged by the West's most militant Press AuthorAlter, J. CecilPublisherUtah State Historical SocietyDate Published1938 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #11 The Libraries of California: Containing Descriptions of the Principal Private and Public Libraries Throughout the State AuthorApponyi, Flora HainesPublisherA.L. BancroftDate Published1878 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #12 The Land of Little Rain AuthorAustin, MaryPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1903 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #13 River of No Return (The Great Salmon River of Idaho): A Century of Central Idaho and Eastern Washington History and Development, Together with the Wars, Customs, Myths, and Legends of the Nez Perce Indians AuthorBailey, Robert G.PublisherBailey-Blake Printing Co.Date Published1935 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #14 Forty Years a Pioneer: Business Life of Dorsey Syng Baker, 1848-1888 AuthorBaker, W. W.PublisherLowman & Hanford Co.Date Published1934 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #15 Works AuthorBancroft, Hubert HowePublisherThe History CompanyDate Published1886-1890 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #16 Life and Labour in the Far, Far West: Being Notes of a Tour in the Western States, British Columbia, Manitoba, and the North-West Territory AuthorBarneby, W. HenryPublisherCassellDate Published1884 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #17 Men and Memories of San Francisco in the "Spring of '50" AuthorBarry, T.A. & B.A. PattenPublisherA.L. BancroftDate Published1873 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$68.75StatusSold Lot #18 Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 AuthorBartlett, John RussellPublisherD. AppletonDate Published1854 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #19 A Breeze from the Woods AuthorBartlett, W. C.Publisher[Published by author]Date Published1880 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #20 Incidents on Land and Water, or Four Years on the Pacific Coast. Being a Narrative of the Burning of the Ships Nonantum, Humayoon and Fanchon, Together with Many Startling and Interesting Adventures on Sea and Land AuthorBates, Mrs. D.B.PublisherJames FrenchDate Published1857 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$68.75StatusSold Lot #21 Polygamy or, the Mysteries and Crime of Mormonism... AuthorBeadle, J[ohn] H[anson]Date Published[1904] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #23 The California Pilgrim: A Series of Lectures AuthorBenton, J. A.PublisherSolomon AlterDate Published1853 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #24 Autograph Letter, signed by Benton AuthorBenton, Thomas HartDate PublishedJune 20, 1836 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #25 Reminiscences of a Ranchman AuthorBronson, Edgar BeecherPublisherMcClureDate Published1908 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$68.75StatusSold Lot #26 Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk. With Sketches of Adventure in California and Washoe AuthorBrowne, J. RossPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1864 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #27 Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849 AuthorBrowne, J. RossPublisherJohn T. TowersDate Published1850 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #28 What I Saw in California: Being a Journal of a Tour, by the Emigrant Route and South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, Across the Continent of North America, the Great Desert Basin, and Through California, in the Years 1846, 1847 AuthorBryant, EdwinPublisherD. AppletonDate Published1848 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #29 Scouting on Two Continents AuthorBurnham, Frederick RussellPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1926 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #32 California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences Heading(California Farmer...)Author**PublisherJ.K. Phillips & Co.Date Published1863-64 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #33 The Land of Sunshine: A Southern California Magazine [and] Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New Heading(California)AuthorLummis, Charles F., ed.PublisherLand of Sunshine Pub. Co. / Out West Co.Date Published1895-1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #34 Seven partially printed telegraph forms from the California State Telegraph Company, filled out in ink Heading(California)Author**Date Published1866-67 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #35 The Diary of a Forty-Niner AuthorCanfield, Chauncey L., ed.PublisherMorgan ShepardDate Published1906 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #36 History of California, From Its Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising also a Full Description of its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c. With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back, via Panama AuthorCapron, E.S.PublisherJohn P. JewettDate Published1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #37 Polly's Lion: A California Story for Children AuthorCarnahan, LouisePublisherPublished by the AuthorDate Published1894 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #38 Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians AuthorCatlin, GeorgePublisherWiley and PutnamDate Published1841 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #39 The American Fur Trade of the Far West: A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the Overland Commerce with Santa Fé AuthorChittenden, Hiram MartinPublisherThe Press of the Pioneers, Inc.Date Published1935 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #40 The Yellowstone National Park, Historical and Descriptive AuthorChittenden, Hiram MartinPublisherRobert ClarkeDate Published1895 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #41 Health Seekers', Tourists' and Sportsmen's Guide to the Sea-Side, Lake-Side, Foothill, Mountain and Mineral Spring Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Pacific Coast AuthorChittenden, Newton H.PublisherC. A. MurdockDate Published1884 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #44 Indians of Yosemite Valley and Vicinity. Their History, Customs and Traditions AuthorClark, GalenPublisherGalen ClarkDate Published1904 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #45 Appointment of Justice of Peace, partially printed, filled out in ink Heading(Clark, William)AuthorBates, FrederickDate PublishedAugust 2, 1819 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #48 The Life of Hon. William F. Cody. Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide AuthorCody, William F. (``Buffalo Bill'')PublisherFrank E. BlissDate Published[1879] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #49 Lot of two titles AuthorColburn, Frona Eunice WaitDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #54 Two Years in California AuthorCone, MaryPublisherS. C. GriggsDate Published1876 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #55 War With Mexico, 1846-1847: Doniphan's Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California. AuthorConnelley, William E.PublisherPublished by the AuthorDate Published1907 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #57 The Rain-Makers. Indians of Arizona and New Mexico AuthorCoolidge, Mary RobertsPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1929 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #58 Lot of two titles AuthorCrane, LeoPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1925; 1928 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #59 The Poet Scout: Being a Selection of Incidental and Illustrative Verses and Songs AuthorCrawford, JackPublisherH. KellerDate Published1879 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #60 Life Among the Apaches AuthorCremony, John C.PublisherA. RomanDate Published1868 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #62 Apache Days and After AuthorCruse, General ThomasPublisherCaxton PrintersDate Published1941 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #63 Zuñi Folk Tales AuthorCushing, Frank HamiltonPublisherPutnamDate Published1901 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #64 Ryan Sharpshooter Incident - Reno Hill. For John M. Carroll Heading(Custer Diorama)AuthorBookwalter, ThomasDate Published1977 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #65 Sitting Bull in Canada Heading(Custer Diorama)AuthorBookwalter, ThomasDate Published1979 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #67 Horseshoe found on the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn Heading(Custer, George Armstrong)Author**Date Published1876 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #68 Mule shoe found on the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn Heading(Custer, George Armstrong)Author**Date Published1876 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #69 Two Custer related video cassette tapes Heading(Custer, George Armstrong)Author**Date Published1978 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #70 Two spent slugs and two used cartridge casings Heading(Custer, George Armstrong)Author**Date PublishedLatter 19th century View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #71 An original nail from the Custer Battlefield with a photograph by L. A. Huffman Heading(Custeriana)AuthorCrittenden, J. J.Date Published1877 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #72 Lot of 10 miscellaneous items Heading(Custeriana and Americana)Author**Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$118.75StatusSold Lot #73 Sixty Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... AuthorDavis, William HeathPublisherA.J. LearyDate Published1889 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #74 A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872. AuthorDellenbaugh, Frederick S.PublisherPutnamDate Published1908 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #75 The North-Americans of Yesterday. A Comparative Study of North-American Indian Life, Customs, and Products, on the Theory of the Ethnic Unity of the Race AuthorDellenbaugh, Frederick SPublisherKnickerbocker Press for G.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1901 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #76 The Romance of the Colorado River. The Story of its Discovery in 1540, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons AuthorDellenbaugh, Frederick S.PublisherKnickerbocker Press for G.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1906 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #79 A History of California Labor Legislation, With an Introductory Sketch of the San Francisco Labor Movement AuthorEaves, LucilePublisherThe University PressDate Published1910 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #81 The Franciscans in California AuthorEngelhardt, Father ZephyrinPublisherHoly Childhood Indian SchoolDate Published1897 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #84 The Gold Hunters of California AuthorFarish, Thomas EdwinPublisherM.A. DonohueDate Published1904 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #85 Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory AuthorFarnham, Thomas J[efferson].Publisher[Greeley & McElrath]Date Published1843 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #87 The Californians AuthorFisher, Walter M.PublisherMacmillanDate Published1876 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #89 The Expeditions of John Charles Frémont Author(Fremont, John Charles)PublisherUniveristy of Illinois PressDate Published[1970-84] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #90 La Californie: Histoire des Progrès de l'un des États-Unis d'Amérique et des Institutions qui font sa Prospérité AuthorFrignet, ErnestPublisherSchlesinger FrèresDate Published1867 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #93 The Road to Oregon: A Chronicle of the Great Emigrant Trail AuthorGhent, W. J.PublisherLongmans, GreenDate Published1929 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #95 Travels Over the Table Lands and Cordilleras of Mexico. During the Years 1843 and 44; Including a Description of California, the Principal Cities and Mining Districts of that Republic, and the Biographies of Iturbide and Santa Anna AuthorGilliam, Albert M.PublisherJohn W. MooreDate Published1846 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #98 Under the Avalanche: A Tale of the Sierra Nevada AuthorGordon, W. J.PublisherFrederick Warne & Co.Date Published1889 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #99 Memoirs Heading(Grabhorn Press)AuthorBosqui, EdwardPublisherHolmes Book CompanyDate Published1952 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #102 A History of Oregon, 1792-1849, Drawn from Personal Observation and Authentic Information AuthorGray, W[illiam] H.PublisherHarris & HolmanDate Published1870 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #103 Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler AuthorGrey, R[omer] C.PublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1930 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #105 An American Angler in Australia AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1937 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #106 An original signed photograph AuthorGrey, ZaneDate Published[c. 1925] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #107 The Border Legion AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherThomas NelsonDate Published[c. 1920] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #108 Majesty's Rancho AuthorGrey, ZaneDate Published[c. 1930's] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #109 Tales of Fishes AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published[1919] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #110 Tales of Fishing the Virgin Seas AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1925 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #111 Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1928 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #112 Tales of Lonely Trails AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1922] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #115 Tales of Tahitian Waters AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1931 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #116 Tales of the Angler's Eldorado New Zealand AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1926 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #117 The Trail Driver AuthorGrey, ZaneDate Published[c. 1930's] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #118 Wanderer of the Wasteland AuthorGrey, ZanePublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[c.1930] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #121 Personal Impressions of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado River Near Flagstaff, Arizona as Seen Through Nearly Two Thousand Eyes, and Written in the Private Visitors' Book of the World-Famous Guide Capt. John Hance, Guide, Story-Teller, and Path-Finder AuthorHance, Capt. JohnPublisherThe Whitaker & Ray Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #123 Small archive of 8 autograph letters relating to various California business matters, mining schemes, etc., in the 1860's and 1870's AuthorHarpending, Asbury, et al.Date Published1868-1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #127 Mliss, a Story by Bret Harte is from "The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches" First Published in 1870... AuthorHarte, BretPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1948 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #128 A New Description of Oregon and California: Containing Complete Descriptions of Those Countries, Together with the Oregon Treaty and Correspondence, and a Vast Amount of Information Relating to the Soil, Climate, Productions, Rivers, and Lands, and the Various Routes Over the Rocky Mountains AuthorHastings L[ansford] W[arren]PublisherGeo. ConclinDate Published1849 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #132 History of California AuthorHittell, Theodore H.PublisherPacific PressDate Published1885 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #133 Arizona As It Is; or, The Coming Country AuthorHodge, Hiram C.PublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1877 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #134 Life in the Open: Sport with Rod, Gun, Horse, and Hound in Southern California AuthorHolder, Charles FrederickPublisherPutnamDate Published1906 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #136 Treasury Warrant issued by the State of Texas, signed by Houston as Governor AuthorHouston, SamuelDate PublishedJuly 24, 1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #137 In the Heart of the Sierras: The Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive and Scenes by the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra with its Magnificent Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and other Objects of Interest; with Tables of Distances and Altitudes, Maps, etc. AuthorHutchings, J.M.PublisherPublished at the Old CabinDate Published1886 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #138 Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. Illustrated by 105 well executed engravings, including the Mammoth Trees of Calaveras; the Caves and Natural Bridges of Calaveras; the Yo-Semite Valley; the Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and Frezno; Mount Shasta; the Quicksilver Mines of New Almaden and Henriquita; the Farallone Islands; The Geyser Springs; the Riffle-Box Waterfall; Deer Creek; Lake Bigler; Scenes on the Sacramento; the El Dorado County Cave, etc. AuthorHutchings, J[ames] M[ason]PublisherJ.M. HutchingsDate Published1861 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #140 A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America: Containing a Succinct Account of its Soil, Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners, and Customs.…The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky...The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon...The Minutes of the Piankashaw Council...An Account of the Indian Nations... AuthorImlay, G[ilbert]PublisherJ. DebrettDate Published1793 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #141 The Adventures of Captain Bonneville U.S.A in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West... AuthorIrving, WashingtonPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #142 Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains AuthorIrving, WashingtonPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1897 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #143 A Tour on the Prairies. By the Author of the "Sketch-Book" Author[Irving, Washington]PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1835 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #144 Mining & Hunting in the Far West, 1852-1870 AuthorIsbell, F. A.PublisherWilliam P. WredenDate Published1948 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$81.25StatusSold Lot #145 Sunbonnet Days...As told to her son Bliss Isely AuthorIsely, Elise DubachPublisherCaxon PrintersDate Published1935 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #146 Arizona, the Wonderland AuthorJames, George WhartonPublisherThe Page Co.Date Published1917 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #147 California, Romantic and Beautiful AuthorJames, George WhartonPublisherThe Page Co.Date Published1914 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next