Americana - Californiana - Asian-American - Travel: Libraries of Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. & James Rolph, Jr. (#535) 06/19/2014 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/19/2014 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 535 334 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 101-157 of 157. Previous|12|Next Lot #193 Original photograph of the New Year's Rabbit Drive 1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Photographs - Colorado)HeadlineOriginal panoramic photo of New Year's Rabbit Drive East. OR 1913Date Published1913 Lot #196 The Journals of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, with Letters and Related Documents View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorPike, Zebulon MontgomeryHeadlineThe Journals of Zebulon Montgomery PikePublisherUniversity of Oklahoma PressDate Published[1966] Lot #197 Messages of the President of the United States with the Correspondence, therewith Communicated, Between the Secretary of War and other Officers of the Government, on the Subject of the Mexican War View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorPolk, James K.HeadlineMessage of President Polk on the Mexican WarPublisherWendell & Van BenthuysenDate Published1848 Lot #199 The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M.T. Powell View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorPowell, H.M.T.HeadlineThe Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852PublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published[1931] Lot #200 The Military History of Wisconsin View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorQuiner, E.B.HeadlineThe Military History of Wisconsin by QuinerPublisherClarke & Co.Date Published1866 Lot #201 Supplement. The Issue of the Contest. "Shall the People or the Railroad Rule?" Letter of the Hon. Eugene Casserly to Hon. B.F. Tuttle, of Sonoma County - rare broadside View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Railroads)HeadlineRare broadside questioning Central Pacific RR Co. 1873Date Published1873 Lot #203 Russell's Middle-Eastern States Railway and Motor Coach Guide and Hotel Directory for Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Parts of Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Maryland, Washington, D.C. & West Virginia View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Railway and Motor Coach Guide)AuthorRussel's Railway and Motor Bus Guide Co.HeadlineRussell's Middle-Eastern States railroad timetable 1931PublisherRussel's Railway and Motor Bus Guide Co.Date PublishedMay, 1931 Lot #208 Development of Transportation Systems in the United States View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorRingwalt, J.L.HeadlineRare book on Transportation in the US, mostly railway 1888PublisherPublished by the AuthorDate Published1888 Lot #212 Autograph Letter Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, to Ralph Van Deman, the "Father of American Military Intelligence", recommending a young man for the intelligence service View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineLetter from Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedAug. 12th, 1917 Lot #213 From Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott Bond. The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(African American entrepreneur)AuthorRudd, Dan. A. and Theo. BondHeadlineFrom Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott BondPublisherJournal Printing CompanyDate Published1917 Lot #214 A Pictorial Tour of Hawaii, 1850-1852: Watercolors, Painting, & Drawings by James Gay Sawkins. With an account of his life & travels by David W. Forbes View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold AuthorSawkins, James GayHeadlinePictorial Tour of Hawaii, 1850-185PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1991 Lot #215 Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold AuthorSchaeffer, L[uther] M.HeadlineSketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and CaliforniaPublisherJames EgbertDate Published1860 Lot #223 Autograph Letter Signed - 1881 Indiana journalist who truly coined the phrase "Go West, Young Man" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSoule, Rev. J.[ohn] B.L.HeadlineALs from the man who coined the phrase "Go West, young man."Date PublishedJuly 12, 1881 Lot #225 The Wanderings of the Hermit of Westminster between New York and San Francisco In The Autumn of 1881 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSpice, R.P.HeadlineThe Wanderings of the Hermit of WestminsterPublisherPrinted for Private CirculationDate Published[1882] Lot #226 Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorStegner, WallaceHeadlineWallace Stegner Beyond the Hundredth MeridianPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1954 Lot #227 The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Author(Streeter, Thomas W.)HeadlineStreeter Collection of Americana Auction cataloguesPublisherParke-Bernet Galleries Inc.Date Published1966-1970 Lot #229 Northwest British America and its Relations to the State of Minnesota View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorTaylor, James W.HeadlineNorthwest British America and its Relations to the State of MinnesotaPublisherNewson, Moore, Foster & CompanyDate Published1860 Lot #231 The Encyclopedia of the New West, Containing Fully Authenticated Information of the Agricultural, Mercantile, Commercial , Manufacturing, Mining and Grazing Industries, and Representing the Character, Development, Resources and Present Condition of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Indian Territory. Also, Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men and Women. Illustrated with Fine Steel Plate Portraits View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Texas)AuthorBrown, John Henry and William S. Speer, editorsHeadlineEncyclopedia of the New West, Texas, Colorado, etc. rare complete 1881PublisherUnited States Biographical Publishing Co.Date Published1881 Lot #232 Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848. Avertissement. Ce Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848 est spécialement consacré à la description du Texas... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)Author[Cabet, Etienne]HeadlineSupplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848Publisher[Imp. de E.-B. Delanchy]Date Published[1847] Lot #233 The Writings of Sam Houston View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Texas)AuthorHouston, SamHeadline8 volumes Writings of Sam Houston 1938-43PublisherUniversity of Texas PressDate Published1938-1943 Lot #234 Flags Along the Coast. Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Texas)AuthorJackson, JackHeadlineJack Jackson Flags Along the CoastPublisherBook Club of TexasDate Published[1995] Lot #235 Shooting the Sun: Cartographic Results of Military Activities in Texas, 1689-1829 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Texas)AuthorJackson, JackHeadlineCartographic Results of Military Activities in TexasPublisherBook Club of TexasDate Published[1998] Lot #236 Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition, comprising a Description of a Tour through Texas, and across the Great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygüa Hunting-grounds, with an Account of the Sufferings from Want of Food, Losses from Hostile Indians, and Final Capture of the Texans, and their March, as Prisoners, to the City of Mexico View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Texas)AuthorKendall, Geo. WilkinsHeadlineNarrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition 1844PublisherWiley & PutnamDate Published1844 Lot #237 Reply to the Charges Made by S.B. Buckley, State Geologist of Texas, in His Official Report of 1874 Against Dr. B.F. Shumard and A.R. Roessler View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)AuthorRoessler, A.R.HeadlineRare Texas Geology controversy pamphletDate Published[1875] Lot #238 Partially printed document, completed by hand, charging one Thomas Wilson with failure to pay duties due to the Republic of Texas, signed by W.C. Young View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Texas)AuthorYoung, William CockeHeadlineRare Texas documentDate PublishedSpring, 1846 Lot #240 North America View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorTrollope, AnthonyHeadlineAnthony Trollope's North America FIrst EditionPublisherChapman & HallDate Published1862 Lot #242 Lightbourn's Annual and Commercial Directory of the Virgin Islands of the United States. 1923. View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(U.S. Virgin Islands)AuthorLightbourn, A.G.HeadlineLightbourn's Annual for the US Virgin IslandsPublisherA.G. LightbournDate Published1923 Lot #243 Union Pacific Railroad: The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California. The Direct Route To Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada, and California. Open from Omaha to the Mountains View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Union Pacific Railroad)Headline1868 booklet Union Pacific Railroad route thru CO, ID, UT, & MTPublisherHorton & LeonardDate Published1868 Lot #244 Edward Vischer's Drawings of the California Missions, 1861-1878. With a Biography of the Artist by Jeanne Van Nostrand View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold AuthorVan Nostrand, JeanneHeadlineVischer's Drawings of the California MissionsPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1982 Lot #246 Bound volume of prospectuses for Wheat's Mapping the Transmississippi West View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorWheat, Carl IrvingHeadlineProspectuses for Wheat's Mapping the Trans-Mississippi WestPublisherInstitute for Historical CartographyDate Published1957-1963 Lot #249 The Maps of the California Gold Region, 1848-1857: A Biblio-Cartography of an Important Decade View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWheat, Carl I[rving]HeadlineCarl Wheat - Maps of the California Gold RegionPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1942 Lot #250 News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803 - 1865: Original narratives of overland travel and adventure selected from the Wagner-Camp and Becker bibliography of Western Americana View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWhite, David A., ed.Headline8 volume Art H. Clark News of the Plains & Rockies 1996-2001PublisherArthur H. Clark CompanyDate Published1996-[2001] Lot #252 The Pacific Tourist: An Illustrated Guide to Pacific R.R. California, and Pleasure Resorts Across the Continent View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$80StatusSold AuthorWilliams, Henry T.HeadlinePacific Tourist guide Pacific RR 1879PublisherAdams & BishopDate Published1879 Lot #254 Wisconsin: Its Geography and Topography, History, Geology, and Mineralogy: Together with Brief Sketches of its Antiquities, Natural History, Soil, Productions, Population, and Government View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Wisconsin)AuthorLapham, I.A.HeadlineWisconsin: Its Geography and Topography, History...PublisherI.A. HopkinsDate Published1846 Lot #256 Tex, the Sheriff and his horse "Patches" - original watercolor, being a reduced copy of the original painting by Frank E. Schoonover, presented to San Francisco Mayor James Rolph, Jr. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorBaker, Ralph H.HeadlineSchoonover's Tex the Sheriff present to Mayor RolphDate Published1929 Lot #259 Elaborately engraved 14K watch fob from the California Admission Day Festival 1910 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(California Gold Jewelry, Admission Day Festival)HeadlineCalifornia 14K Gold Jewelry watch fob, Admission Day FestivalDate Published1910 Lot #264 14K Gold Ceremonial Plaque presented to Mayor James Rolph Jr. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Heading(Gold Ceremonial Plaque)Headline14K gold ceremonial plaque presented to James Rolph, JrDate Published1916 Lot #265 14K Gold Masonic Watch Fob View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Gold Masonic Watch Fob)HeadlineMasonic Watch Fob of 14KT Gold - James Rolph Jr. Lot #272 Silver Trowel used in the Laying of the Cornerstone of the State Building in Los Angeles View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Los Angeles State Building)HeadlineSterling silver engraved trowel used to lay the cornerstone of State Building LADate Published1931 Lot #278 Engraved gold plated ceremonial plaque for a dinner given in honor of Charls C. Moore by the Directors and Sub Directors of the Panama Pacific International Exposition, January 5, 1916 in San Francisco View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$5,000StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineGold plated PPIE plaque for dinner honoring Chas. C. Moore 1915Date Published1916 Lot #279 Exposition d’Art Francais San Francisco Bronze medallion View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineExposition d’Art Francais San Francisco Bronze medallion 1924-25Date Published1924-25 Lot #282 Lot of three Opening Day Feb. 20, 1915 Participation Badges View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineLot of three Opening Day Feb. 20, 1915 Participation BadgesDate Published1915 Lot #285 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Badges and Medals - lot of eight View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)Headline8 badges from PPIE from collection of James Rolph, Jr.Date Published1915 Lot #296 Postcard album with cards to James Rolph III View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Postcards)HeadlineScrapbook of post cards including 1 signed postcard of TaftDate Publishedc.1900 Lot #304 Gazlay's San Francisco Business Directory for 1861. In which all the trades and professions are classified under appropriate heads and arranged in alphabetical order; together with our city, county and state governments, local statistical information, etc... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Heading(San Francisco)AuthorGazlay, David M.HeadlineRare San Fancisco Business Directory 1861PublisherCommercial Book and Job Steam PressesDate Published[1861] Lot #307 Invitation to Mayor Rolph to dedicate the opening of the Techau Tavern Company made of Sterling Silver View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Sterling Silver Invitation)HeadlineSterling silver invitation in box 1919Date Published1919 Lot #336 “The Military Filipino” in The Outlook (magazine) - 1899 View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$37.50StatusSold Heading(Philippine Insurrection)AuthorSargent, Leonard R.Headline“The Military Filipino” in The Outlook (magazine) - 1899Date PublishedSeptember 23, 1899 Lot #338 Manuscript Document Signed by Charles Biddle as Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, presided over by Benjamin Franklin, offering aid to Chinese sailors in U.S. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(1785 First Chinese immigrants to the new American nation)AuthorBiddle, CharlesHeadlineMss doc signed about early Chinese 1786Date PublishedMay 30, 1786 Lot #341 A humble plea, addressed to the Legislature of California, in behalf of the immigrants from the Empire of China to this state View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1856 - Plea on behalf of Chinese immigrants to California)AuthorSpeer, WilliamHeadlineA humble plea, addressed to the Legislature of CaliforniaPublisherOffice of the Oriental/Sterett & Co.Date Published1856 Lot #455 The Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806. The Report of Count Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov of His Voyage to that Provincia of Nueva España from New Archangel View details Estimate$60 - $90Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRezanov, Nikolai PetrovichHeadlineRezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806PublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1926 Lot #509 Le Noir: Morceaux Choisis de Vingt-Neuf Francais Celebres View details Estimate$10 - $10Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(1934 Future Black Ambassador's French Text for "Colored Schools")AuthorCook, MercerHeadlineLe Noir by Mercer Cook 1934PublisherAmerican Book CompanyDate Published[c.1934] Lot #510 The American Commonwealth View details Estimate$10Sold for$12.50StatusSold AuthorBryce, JamesHeadlineBryce's American CommonwealthPublisherMacmillanDate Published1941 Lot #515 Message of the President [regarding conscription] View details Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War - Confederate Imprint)AuthorDavis, JeffersonHeadlineConfederate imprint Jefferson DavisDate PublishedJan. 11, 1864 Lot #516 Official Souvenir and Manual of the Fifteenth General Assembly and State of Colorado View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Colorado)HeadlineFIfteenth General Assembly Of Colorado 1905PublisherE.J. MillerDate Published1905 Lot #517 Charming Stories for Young and Old (Formerly Floyd's Flowers). Greatly Revised and Enlarged with ABC's Supplement by Mrs. Alice H. Howard View details Estimate$10 - $10Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorFloyd, Prof. Silax X.HeadlineCharming Stories for Young and Old 1925PublisherAustin Jenkins CompanyDate Published[1925] Lot #519 History of Oregon: The Growth of an American State. View details Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorLyman, Horace S.HeadlineHorace Lyman History of Oregon 4 volumesPublisherThe North Pacific Publishing SocietyDate Published1903 Lot #524 Narrative and Critical History of America View details Sold for$50StatusSold AuthorWinsor, Justin, editorHeadlineNarrative & Critical History of America 7 (of 8)PublisherHoughton, Mifflin / Riverside PressDate Published[1886]-1889 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next