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Previous|12|Next Lot #244 Autograph Letter Signed about free Blacks in Oberlin, Ohio Heading(1861 Free Blacks of Oberlin, Ohio 2 months before Civil War)AuthorSmith, MosesHeadlineLetter about 1861 Free Blacks of Oberlin, OHDate PublishedFebruary 2, 1861 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #252 Argument In behalf of appropriating unpaid bounties of United States colored soldiers to certain Institutions Heading(1880 Negro Soldiers Civil War Bounties to fund Black Colleges)AuthorPainter, C.C. and S.C. ArmstrongHeadlineWork on Civil War Bounties for Colored SoldiersDate Published[c.1880] View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #254 Autograph letter, signed on pictorial stationery, with photograph of William Davis in black-face Heading(1895 "Black-Face" Entertainment)AuthorHall, William DavisHeadlineALs from Wm Davis w/photo of "black-face" 1895Date PublishedAugust 20, 1895 View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #256 The Underground Railway (From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Second Series, Volume VIII, Pp. 49-77) Heading(1902 Rare Canadian Account Of The Underground Railroad)AuthorWithrow, W.H.HeadlineThe Underground Railway 1902PublisherFor Sale by J. Hope & Sons, Ottawa; The Copp-Clark Co., Toronto; Bernard Quaritch, London, EnglandDate Published1902 View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #262 “Reverend London Ferrill” [in] Lore of the Meadowland: Short Studies in Kentuckiana Heading(1911 First Kentucky Black Preacher)AuthorTownsend, John WilsonHeadline“Reverend London Ferrill” 1911PublisherJ.L. Richardson & Co.Date Published1911 View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #268 Songs and Spirituals of Negro Composition for Revivals and Congregational Singing Heading(1921 - 1st Black cosmetics company Negro Spirituals Ad Book)AuthorOverton-Hygienic Co.HeadlineSongs and Spirituals of Negro Composition for RevDate Published1921 View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #276 1938-39 Black Cartoonist's First Black Themes - within the pages of Esquire magazine Heading(1938-39 First Black Cartoonist's Black Themes)AuthorCampbell, E. SimmsHeadlineE Simms Campbell illus from Esquire mag 1938PublisherEsquireDate Published1938-39 View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #285 Petition to Mayor Finerty and School Board - 1945 Gary, Indiana Fights Over School Integration Heading(African American - 1945 Indiana fight over School Integration)HeadlinePetition to Mayor Finerty and School Board 1945PublisherPat Riley, Indiana State C.I.O. Anti-Discrimination CommitteeDate Published[October, 1945] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #315 Six contracts for Chinese slaves in Cuba Heading(Cuba - Chinese slavery documents)HeadlineGroup of six Cuban contracts for Chinese slavesDate Published1860s-1870s View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #319 Manumission "Libertad" document for a black slave child in Cuba Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission papers for a black slave child in CubaDate Published1868 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #320 Manumission "Libertad" document for a black slave child in Cuba Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission papers for a black slave child in CubaDate Published1867 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #322 Autograph document regarding the Cholera epidemic of 1832, with Spanish translation Heading(Cuba)AuthorCleveland, Ricard JeffreyHeadlineDocuments regarding the 1832 Cholera epidemic in CubaDate PublishedJuly 10, 1832 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #342 The Grasses of Hawaii Heading(Hawaii)AuthorHitchcock, A.S.HeadlineThe Grasses of Hawaii, Memoirs of Bishop Museum 1922PublisherBishop Museum PressDate Published1922 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #343 The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii Heading(Hawaii)AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineHouse of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii 1stPublisherMacmillanDate Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #345 Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Directory of Honolulu and the Territory of Hawaii Vol. XXXV, 1928-9 Heading(Hawaii)AuthorPolk-HustedHeadlineHonolulu, Hawaii 1928 directoryPublisherPolk-Husted Directiry Co.Date Published1928 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #347 Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, During the Years 1799-1804 AuthorHumboldt, Alexander de and Aimé BonplandHeadlineNarrative of Humboldt's Travels 7 volumesPublisherLongman, Hurst, et alDate Published1814-1829 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #348 Bond-Certificate Campaign: First Loan of the Elected Government of the Republic of Ireland Heading(Irish Republic)AuthorAmerican Commission on Irish IndependenceHeadlineRare US issued financial pamphlet for Irish RepublicPublisherNational HeadquartersDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #354 The Jubilee Memorial of the Religious Tract Society: Containing a Record of its Origin, Proceedings, and Results. A.D. 1799 to A.D. 1849 AuthorJones, WilliamHeadlineJubilee Memorial of the Religious Tract SocietyPublisherReligious Tract SocietyDate Published1850 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #356 An Account of the Pelew Islands Situated In The Western Part Of The Pacific Ocean. Composed From The Journals And Communications Of Captain Henry Wilson And Some Of His Officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company AuthorKeate, GeorgeHeadlineAn Account of the Pelew Islands 1st American EdnPublisherJoseph CrukshankDate Published1789 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #361 Histoire de Sumatra, Dans Laquelle on Traite du Gouvernement, du Commerce, des Arts, des Loix, des Coutumes & des Moeurs des Habitans, des Productions Naturelles, & de l'Ancien Etat Politique de Cette Isle AuthorMarsden, WilliamHeadlineMarsden's History of Sumatra 1st French EditionPublisherChez BuissonDate Published1788 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #362 History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents - complete in twenty volumes Heading(Micronesia)AuthorLevesque, Rodrigue, compiled and edited byHeadlineReference work on the history of Micronesia 20 volsPublisherLes Editions Levesque / Levesque PublicationsDate Published1992 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #367 A View of South-America and Mexico, Comprising Their History, the Political Condition, Geography, Agriculture, Commerce, &c.... Author[Niles, John Milton]HeadlineA View of South-America and Mexico 1825PublisherH. Huntington, Jr.Date Published1825 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #378 Engraving of the Magnificent Steam Ship, The Great Western Heading(Steamship)AuthorWalter, JosephHeadlineEngraving of the Magnificent Steam Ship, The Great WesternDate PublishedMid 19th century View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #379 A Residence in Tasmania, with a Descriptive Tour Through the Island, From Macquarie Harbour to Circular Head AuthorStoney, Henry ButlerHeadlineA Residence in Tasmania by Stoney 1856PublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1856 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #387 A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and Its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land AuthorWentworth, W.C.HeadlineWentworth on the Colony of New South WalesPublisherG. and W.B. WhittakerDate Published1819 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #388 Two volumes on Wheeler's missionary work in the Pacific Islands AuthorWheeler, DanielHeadlineDaniel Wheeler pacific island missionaryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #389 A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants AuthorWilliams, JohnHeadlineMissionary Enterprises in the South Sea IslandsPublisherPublished for the Author, by J. Snow...Date Published1837 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #390 WITHDRAWNThe Social and Political Systems of Central Polynesia AuthorWilliamson, Robert W.HeadlineSocial and Political Systems of Central PolynesiaPublisherUniversity PressDate Published1924 View details Estimate$10Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #391 Two works on Polynesia by Robert W. Williamson AuthorWilliamson, Robert W.HeadlineTwo works on Polynesia by Robert W. WilliamsonPublisherUniversity PressDate Published1933 & 1939 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #398 Atlas. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years of 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Heading(Atlas)AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineAtlas volumes to Wilkes' ReportPublisherLea & BlanchardDate Published1845 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #399 Mapping the Transmississippi West, Volume Five, Part Two: From the Civil War to the Geological Survey AuthorWheat, Carl I.HeadlineVolume 5, Part 2 of Wheat's Mapping the Transmississippi WestPublisherInstitute of Historical CartographyDate Published1963 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #494 Map of the Counties of Washtenaw and Lenawee Michigan from special surveys and official records by G.R. Bechler & E. Wenig Heading(Michigan)HeadlineRare wall map of Michigan counties 18964PublisherSamuel Geil publisherDate Published1864 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #550 New England and the Sea AuthorAlbion, Robert G.PublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published1972 View details Estimate$10Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #551 The Mallorys of Mystic Six Generations in American Maritime Enterprise AuthorBaughman, James P.PublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published1972 View details Estimate$10Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #557 The Republic's Private Navy The American Privateering Business as practiced by Baltimore during the War of 1812 AuthorGaritee, Jerome R.PublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published1977 View details Estimate$10Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #561 Glory of the Seas AuthorMjelde, Michael JayPublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published1970 View details Estimate$10Sold for$12.50StatusSold Lot #562 "Beware of the Wrath of a Patient Man!" - War Savings Stamps poster Heading(Poster)AuthorFlagg, James MontgomeryHeadlineJames Montgomery Flagg World War II poster Uncle SamPublisherAmerican Lithographic Co.Date Published1940s View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$531.25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next