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