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Sale 552 - Americana - African American History - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#552) 01/29/2015 11:00 AM PST Closed

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The Negro in Revelation, in History, and in Citizenship, What the Race Has Done and is Doing in Arms, Arts, Letters, the Pulpit, the Forum, the School, the Marts of Trade...with Introduction by former Confederate General John B. Gordon
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The Negro in Revelation, in History, and in Citizenship, What the Race Has Done and is Doing in Arms, Arts, Letters, the Pulpit, the Forum, the School, the Marts of Trade...with Introduction by former Confederate General John B. Gordon

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    (African-American, 1902)
  • Author
    Pipkin, Rev. J.J.
  • Headline
    1902 Ex-Confederate General lauds “rising Negro race”
  • Date Published
    1902
Estimate$10 - $100
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Historical Romance of the American Negro
202

Historical Romance of the American Negro

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    (African-American - first Black historical novel of 20th century)
  • Author
    Fowler, Charles H., M.D.
  • Headline
    african-american, historical novel
  • Date Published
    1902
Estimate$300 - $500
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1902 Eminent Black scholar Kelly Miller on Education of the Negro, rare advance printing
203

1902 Eminent Black scholar Kelly Miller on Education of the Negro, rare advance printing

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    (1902 Kelly Miller on Negro Education, rare printing)
  • Headline
    1902 On Negro Education, famed Black scholar
  • Publisher
    Government Printing Office
  • Date Published
    1902
Estimate$120 - $180
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The Blue Grass Cook Book
204

The Blue Grass Cook Book

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    (1904 - Blue Grass Cook Book)
  • Author
    Fox, Minnie C.
  • Headline
    The Blue Grass Cook Book 1904
  • Publisher
    Fox, Duffield & Company
  • Date Published
    1904
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$281.25
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The Colored American From Slavery to Honorable Citizenship
205

The Colored American From Slavery to Honorable Citizenship

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    (1905 - From Slavery to Honorable Citizenship)
  • Author
    Gibson, J.W. (White) and Prof. W.H. Crogman (Colored)
  • Headline
    From Slavery to Honorable Citizenship
  • Publisher
    Hertel, Jenkins & Company
  • Date Published
    1905
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
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W.E.B. DuBois, scarce Bibliography of the Negro American, 1905
206

W.E.B. DuBois, scarce Bibliography of the Negro American, 1905

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    (1905 W.E.B. DuBois scarce Negro American Bibliography)
  • Author
    DuBois, W.E.Burghardt
  • Headline
    African-American, W.E.B.DuBois, bibliography, Atlanta University
Estimate$140 - $200
Sold for$281.25
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Letter by Hampton Institute student who became Madame C.J. Walker's legal confidante
207

Letter by Hampton Institute student who became Madame C.J. Walker's legal confidante

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    (1906 Madame C.J.Walker's confidante as Hampton Institute student)
  • Author
    Brokenburr, Robert L[ee]
  • Headline
    2 pp. letter from Robert Lee Brokenburr
  • Date Published
    April 20, 1906
Estimate$250 - $350
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1912 Scarce Program for fund-raising tour by Black and Native American students of Hampton Institute, Virginia
208

1912 Scarce Program for fund-raising tour by Black and Native American students of Hampton Institute, Virginia

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    (1912 Negro and Indian student performers, Hampton Institute, Virginia)
  • Headline
    Hampton Institute, African-American, Virginia
  • Date Published
    1912
Estimate$140 - $200
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Praise for DuBois and NAACP Crisis from famed Abolitionist's son on the anniversary of Negro Emancipation, 1913 letter
209

Praise for DuBois and NAACP Crisis from famed Abolitionist's son on the anniversary of Negro Emancipation, 1913 letter

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    (1913 In praise of W.E.B. DuBois and NAACP Crisis magazine)
  • Author
    Garrison, Francis J.
  • Headline
    NAACP, W.E.B. DuBois, William Lloyd Garrison, anti-slavery, Emancipation Proclamation
  • Date Published
    January 4, 1913
Estimate$140 - $200
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Powerful Texas Black Republican political "boss" ,rare 1913 biography published by the new NAACP
210

Powerful Texas Black Republican political "boss" ,rare 1913 biography published by the new NAACP

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    (1913 Powerful Texas Black political “boss”)
  • Author
    Hare, Maud Cuney
  • Headline
    Powerful Texas Black political “boss”, 1913 biography
  • Publisher
    Crisis Publishing Company
  • Date Published
    1913
Estimate$150 - $250
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Scarce postcards of "Negro Buildings” at Tennessee and Texas Expositions, and a related racist Virginia letter
211

Scarce postcards of "Negro Buildings” at Tennessee and Texas Expositions, and a related racist Virginia letter

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    (1913-36 Negro displays at Fairs and Expositions)
  • Headline
    1913-36 “Negro Buildings” at Fairs and Expositions
  • Date Published
    1913-36
Estimate$80 - $120
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Atlanta University, from Emancipation anniversary to United Negro College Fund
212

Atlanta University, from Emancipation anniversary to United Negro College Fund

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    (1913-44 Atlanta University, Emancipation anniversary, United Negro College Fund)
  • Headline
    1913-44 Atlanta University, from Emancipation anniversary to United Negro College Fund
  • Date Published
    1913-44
Estimate$80 - $120
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1914 letter from North Carolina railway clerk acquitted of murdering a Black teenager
213

1914 letter from North Carolina railway clerk acquitted of murdering a Black teenager

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    (1914 North Carolina Railway Clerk kills Negro teenager)
  • Headline
    african-american, North Carolina, law, crime
  • Date Published
    1914
Estimate$100 - $150
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1915 congressional speech opposing “African Exclusion” from US Immigration
214

1915 congressional speech opposing “African Exclusion” from US Immigration

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    (1915 - Opposing "exclusion” of Black immigrants to America)
  • Author
    Madden, Martin B.
  • Headline
    Immigration, African-Americans
  • Date Published
    1915
Estimate$80 - $120
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Original gelatin silver print photograph of "The Famous White City Minstrels"
215

Original gelatin silver print photograph of "The Famous White City Minstrels"

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    (1915 - White City Minstrels)
  • Headline
    The Famouse White City Minstrels
  • Date Published
    Nov. 5th, 1915
Estimate$150 - $250
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1915 congressional speech defending inter-racial marriage in the Jack Johnson era
216

1915 congressional speech defending inter-racial marriage in the Jack Johnson era

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    (1915 ‘For Protection of Negro Womanhood’)
  • Author
    Madden, Martin B.
  • Headline
    african-american, inter-racial marriage, Jack Johnson
  • Date Published
    1915
Estimate$80 - $120
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Centennial Encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
217

Centennial Encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

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    (1916 - Encyclopedia of African Methodism by eminent Black sociologist)
  • Headline
    African-American, African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Date Published
    1916
Estimate$140 - $200
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Two cornerstones of African-American cookery - Blue Grass and Charleston Cook Books, 1918 and 1930
218

Two cornerstones of African-American cookery - Blue Grass and Charleston Cook Books, 1918 and 1930

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    (1918-30 Cornerstones of African-American Cookery)
  • Headline
    African-American, Cookery, Kentucky, South Carolina
Estimate$120 - $150
Sold for$112.50
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1924 Congressional proposals to create a "Negro Industrial Commission" and "Commission on the Racial Question"
219

1924 Congressional proposals to create a "Negro Industrial Commission" and "Commission on the Racial Question"

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    (1924 1st proposed government studies of Black economic and social needs)
  • Headline
    African-American, economics
Estimate$120 - $150
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1924 AME Bishop's scarce essays on racism, politics and social issues
220

1924 AME Bishop's scarce essays on racism, politics and social issues

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    (1924 AME Bishop of Kentucky on racism and politics)
  • Author
    Clement, George Clinton
  • Headline
    AME Church, African-American
  • Publisher
    Caxton Press
  • Date Published
    1924
Estimate$160 - $200
Sold for$100
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Rare 1926 program for all-Black hit Jazz musical, Steppin' High
221

Rare 1926 program for all-Black hit Jazz musical, Steppin' High

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    (1926 Steppin’ High, all-Black Jazz musical, very rare program)
  • Headline
    african-american, vaudeville, musical
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$250
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"He’s Got The Whole World In His Hand", possible 1st printing of famous Negro spiritual, 1927
222

"He’s Got The Whole World In His Hand", possible 1st printing of famous Negro spiritual, 1927

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    (1927 “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hand”, 1st printing?)
  • Headline
    African-American, music, Negro spirituals
  • Date Published
    1927
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$62.50
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Black Novelist on Negro Life in the Harlem Renaissance, 1927, illustrated by gay Black artist
223

Black Novelist on Negro Life in the Harlem Renaissance, 1927, illustrated by gay Black artist

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    (1927 Harlem Renaissance, Black novelist and gay Black artist)
  • Author
    Thurman, Wallace
  • Headline
    Harlem Renaissance, African-American artist
  • Publisher
    Haldeman-Julius Company
  • Date Published
    1927
Estimate$160 - $200
Sold for$100
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Alain Locke's scarce 1928 annotated bibliography of African-American writing on the eve of the Harlem Renaissance
224

Alain Locke's scarce 1928 annotated bibliography of African-American writing on the eve of the Harlem Renaissance

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    (1928 Alain Locke, Decade of Negro Self-Expression)
  • Headline
    african-american, bibliography
  • Date Published
    1928
Estimate$250 - $400
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1931 book by the first AME Zion Bishop resident in Africa
225

1931 book by the first AME Zion Bishop resident in Africa

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    (African-American AME Bishop on the African Gold Coast)
  • Author
    Alleyne, Cameron Chesterfield
  • Headline
    African-American Bishop in British Africa, 1931
  • Publisher
    Hunt Publishing
  • Date Published
    1931
Estimate$140 - $200
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Black author's 1930 history of largest attempted Slave Escape in US History
226

Black author's 1930 history of largest attempted Slave Escape in US History

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    (1930 Rare account of largest attempted Slave Escape in US History)
  • Author
    Paynter, John H.
  • Headline
    1930 Black author’s history of largest attempted Slave Escape in US History
  • Publisher
    Associated Publishers
  • Date Published
    1930
Estimate$250 - $300
Sold for$200
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Two publications about democratic justice for "negroes" in America, c. 1932
227

Two publications about democratic justice for "negroes" in America, c. 1932

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    (African American}
  • Headline
    Democratic justice for colored people in America, article and brochure.
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$150 - $250
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Rare Dictionary of a Congo dialect by an African-American woman missionary, 1932
228

Rare Dictionary of a Congo dialect by an African-American woman missionary, 1932

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    (1932 African-American woman missionary-philologist in Belgian Congo)
  • Author
    Edmiston, Althea Brown
  • Date Published
    1932
Estimate$300 - $400
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Famous Harlem Jazz dance club, Savoy Ballroom, 1930s music and photo essay
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Famous Harlem Jazz dance club, Savoy Ballroom, 1930s music and photo essay

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    (1936-38 Harlem’s Savoy Jazz Ballroom, music and photo essay)
  • Headline
    African-american, jazz, music, Harlem
Estimate$120 - $150
Sold for$375
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Scarce first book of poetry by a Black woman intellectual, 1937
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Scarce first book of poetry by a Black woman intellectual, 1937

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    (1937 Black woman “intellectual poet”)
  • Author
    Yeiser, Idabelle
  • Publisher
    Colony Press
  • Date Published
    1937
Estimate$200 - $300
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1940 Rare Catalogue for historic national Exhibition of African-American Art
231

1940 Rare Catalogue for historic national Exhibition of African-American Art

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    (1940 American Negro Art - rare catalogue of landmark Exhibition)
  • Author
    Locke, Alain
  • Headline
    african-american, art exhibition
  • Date Published
    1940
Estimate$1,200 - $1,500
Sold for$2,250
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American Negro Exposition postcards and admission ticket, 1940
232

American Negro Exposition postcards and admission ticket, 1940

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    (1940 American Negro Exposition postcard set and admission ticket)
  • Headline
    african-american, american negro exposition
Estimate$150 - $200
Sold for$237.50
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Official Program of the landmark 1940 Chicago Exposition, called the "first African-American World's Fair"
233

Official Program of the landmark 1940 Chicago Exposition, called the "first African-American World's Fair"

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    (1940 American Negro Exposition, Official Program)
  • Headline
    African-American, Fairs and Expositions
  • Date Published
    1940
Estimate$500 - $600
Sold for$1,000
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Small collection of items relating to Smith Robinson, the first African-American in Healdsburg, California
234

Small collection of items relating to Smith Robinson, the first African-American in Healdsburg, California

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    (1940s, etc. - First African American in Healdsburg, CA)
  • Headline
    Smith Robinson, collection of photographs, newspaper, letter
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
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E. Simms Campbell, first nationally-acclaimed African-American cartoonist, original 1941 art for his syndicated newspaper series of World War II
235

E. Simms Campbell, first nationally-acclaimed African-American cartoonist, original 1941 art for his syndicated newspaper series of World War II

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    (1941 Original signed art by Simms Campbell, first nationally-acclaimed Black cartoonist)
  • Headline
    African-American, cartoon art
  • Date Published
    1941
Estimate$400 - $600
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1942 Travel Guide of Negro Hotels and Guests Houses
236

1942 Travel Guide of Negro Hotels and Guests Houses

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    (1942 Map and Travel Guide of Negro Hotels, World War II)
  • Headline
    Map of Negro Hotels
  • Date Published
    1942
Estimate$150 - $200
Sold for$1,875
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13 issues of Negro College Quarterly of Wilberforce University during World War II
237

13 issues of Negro College Quarterly of Wilberforce University during World War II

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    (1943-47 Negro College Quarterly of World War II)
  • Headline
    Negro College Quarterly, Wilberforce University
  • Date Published
    1943-1947
Estimate$160 - $200
Sold for$100
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African-American Sergeant's letter of protest to the BBC about the racist song, "Chocolate Soldier from the USA"
238

African-American Sergeant's letter of protest to the BBC about the racist song, "Chocolate Soldier from the USA"

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    (1944-45 Black GI in France protests BBC racist song)
  • Headline
    African-American, military, World War II
Estimate$300 - $400
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1948 congressional hearings on "mob violence and lynching" in the segregated South
239

1948 congressional hearings on "mob violence and lynching" in the segregated South

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    (1948 Anti-Lynching, congressional hearings on “mob violence”)
  • Headline
    1948 congressional hearings on "mob violence and lynching"
Estimate$140 - $200
Sold for$87.50
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Afro-American “Rotary Club” sponsors Harlem beauty contest; only known copy
240

Afro-American “Rotary Club” sponsors Harlem beauty contest; only known copy

  • Heading
    (1948 Harlem “Rotary Club” Black beauty contest; only known copy)
  • Headline
    1948 Harlem beauty contest
  • Date Published
    Sept. 5, 1948
Estimate$100 - $150
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Freedom To Serve - Rare presentation copy of Truman's Defense Secretary who desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces
241

Freedom To Serve - Rare presentation copy of Truman's Defense Secretary who desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces

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    (1950 How Truman ended segregation in the US military)
  • Author
    Johnson, Louis
  • Headline
    1950 Desegregating the US military, Secretary of Defense rare presentation copy
  • Date Published
    1950
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln and 3 other lithographs by master artist Charles White
242

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln and 3 other lithographs by master artist Charles White

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    (1953 Lithographs by Black master artist Charles White)
  • Author
    White, Charles.
  • Headline
    1953 Black master artist Charles White draws Lincoln
  • Publisher
    Masses and Mainstream
  • Date Published
    1953
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$162.50
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2-volume History of The A.M.E. Zion Church, 1796-1968, one volume inscribed
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2-volume History of The A.M.E. Zion Church, 1796-1968, one volume inscribed

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    (1956 Scarce 2-volume History of The A.M.E. Zion Church, 1796-1868)
  • Author
    Bradley, David Henry, Sr.
  • Headline
    History of The A.M.E. Zion Church, scarce 2-volume set
  • Date Published
    1956-1970
Estimate$120 - $180
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Holiday greeting card from artist Jacob Lawrence
244

Holiday greeting card from artist Jacob Lawrence

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    (1967 - Art)
  • Author
    Lawrence, Jacob
  • Headline
    Season's Greetings from artist Jacob Lawrence
  • Date Published
    1967
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$175
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Scarce issues of Black Collectibles magazine
245

Scarce issues of Black Collectibles magazine

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    (1987-92 Black Ethnic Collectibles magazine, 14 issues)
  • Headline
    Black Collectibles, African-American
  • Date Published
    1987 - 1992
Estimate$200 - $300
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I Dream A World, Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America- inscribed by Maya Angelou
246

I Dream A World, Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America- inscribed by Maya Angelou

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    (1989 Maya Angelou inscribes photo collection of famous Black Women)
  • Author
    Lanker, Brian
  • Headline
    1989 Photo Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America, inscribed by Maya Angelou
  • Publisher
    Stewart, Tabori & Chang
  • Date Published
    1989
Estimate$140 - $250
Sold for$87.50
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1937-56 memorabilia of Black teachers and PTA groups of the segregation era in Virginia, Missouri and Georgia
247

1937-56 memorabilia of Black teachers and PTA groups of the segregation era in Virginia, Missouri and Georgia

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    (African-American)
  • Headline
    1937-1956 Black teacher groups of the segregation era in Virginia, Missouri and Georgia
  • Date Published
    1937-56
Estimate$10 - $100
Sold for$25
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1948 program of pioneering bi-racial Civil Rights meeting in Atlanta
248

1948 program of pioneering bi-racial Civil Rights meeting in Atlanta

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    (African-American)
  • Headline
    1948 Pioneering bi-racial Civil Rights meeting in Atlanta
  • Date Published
    February 27, 1948
Estimate$10 - $100
Sold for$12.50
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Seven volumes on the explorations of Livingstone and Stanley in Africa
249

Seven volumes on the explorations of Livingstone and Stanley in Africa

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    (Africa)
  • Headline
    Seven works on Stanley and Livingstone
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$562.50
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Two works on African exploration
250

Two works on African exploration

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    (Africa)
  • Headline
    Two volumes on African Exploration
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$468.75
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A True Description of the Mighty Kingdoms of Japan & Siam
251

A True Description of the Mighty Kingdoms of Japan & Siam

  • Heading
    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Caron, Francois & Joost Schouten
  • Headline
    A True Description of the Mighty Kingdoms of Japan & Siam, Caron, Francois & Joost Schouten
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1935
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$112.50
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Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia
252

Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia

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    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Chardin, Sir John
  • Headline
    Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1927
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$62.50
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A New Voyage Round the World
253

A New Voyage Round the World

  • Heading
    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Dampier, William
  • Headline
    A New Voyage Round the World, William Dampier
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1927
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$62.50
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-WITHDRAWN-Voyages and Discoveries
254

-WITHDRAWN-Voyages and Discoveries

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    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Dampier, William
  • Headline
    Voyages and Discoveries, William Dampier
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1931
Estimate$100 - $150
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-WITHDRAWN- The World Encompassed and Analogous Contemporary Documents Concerning Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World
255

-WITHDRAWN- The World Encompassed and Analogous Contemporary Documents Concerning Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World

  • Heading
    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Drake, Sir Francis
  • Headline
    The World Encompassed and Analogous Contemporary Documents Concerning Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1926
Estimate$100 - $150
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-WITHDRAWN-The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana
256

-WITHDRAWN-The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana

  • Heading
    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Relegh, Sir Walter
  • Headline
    Sir Walter Ralegh's discovery of Guinea, Argonaut Press
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1928
Estimate$100 - $150
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The Itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508
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The Itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508

  • Heading
    (Argonaut Press)
  • Author
    Temple, Sir Richard Carnac
  • Headline
    The Itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508, Temple, Sir Richard Carnac
  • Publisher
    The Argonaut Press
  • Date Published
    1928
Estimate$80 - $120
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"Curry & Rice," on Forty Plates; or the Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India
258

"Curry & Rice," on Forty Plates; or the Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India

  • Author
    Atkinson, George Franklin
  • Headline
    Curry & Rice, by George Franklin Atkinson
  • Publisher
    Day & Son
  • Date Published
    [ca. 1860]
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$281.25
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Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, During the Years 1836-1842, Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, From Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841
259

Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, During the Years 1836-1842, Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, From Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841

  • Author
    Belcher, Edward
  • Headline
    Belcher around the World 1843
  • Publisher
    Henry Colburn
  • Date Published
    1843
Estimate$700 - $1,000
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Voyage en Crimée, au Cavcase, en Géorgie, en Arménie, en Asie-Mineurre et a Constantinople, en 1829 et 1830; pour servir à l'histoire de Hongrie
260

Voyage en Crimée, au Cavcase, en Géorgie, en Arménie, en Asie-Mineurre et a Constantinople, en 1829 et 1830; pour servir à l'histoire de Hongrie

  • Author
    Besse, Jean Charles de
  • Headline
    Travels in Crimea 1838
  • Publisher
    Delauey
  • Date Published
    1838
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$1,187.50
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Machu Picchu: A Citadel of the Incas. Report of the Explorations and Excavations made in 1911, 1912 and 1915 Under the Auspices of Yale University and the National Geographic Society
261

Machu Picchu: A Citadel of the Incas. Report of the Explorations and Excavations made in 1911, 1912 and 1915 Under the Auspices of Yale University and the National Geographic Society

  • Author
    Bingham, Hiram
  • Headline
    Machu Picchu discovered by Hiram Bingham, 1930
  • Publisher
    Yale University Press
  • Date Published
    1930
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$212.50
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Life and Labour of the People in London
262

Life and Labour of the People in London

  • Author
    Booth, Charles
  • Headline
    Booth's Life and Labour of the People in London
  • Publisher
    Macmillan and Co.
  • Date Published
    1892-1897
Estimate$4,000 - $6,000
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Rio de Janeiro Museum facsimile of illustrations from massive 19th century travel classic
263

Rio de Janeiro Museum facsimile of illustrations from massive 19th century travel classic

  • Heading
    (Brazil – facsimile of massive 1853 travel illustrations)
  • Headline
    Brazil, travel
Estimate$120 - $150
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The General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary in Miniature
264

The General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary in Miniature

  • Author
    Brookes, Richard
  • Headline
    The General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary in Miniature
  • Publisher
    W. Palmer
  • Date Published
    1806
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$62.50
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Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773
265

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773

  • Author
    Bruce, James
  • Headline
    Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile 1st ed
  • Publisher
    Printed by J. Ruthven, For G.G.J. & J. Robinson
  • Date Published
    1790
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$1,875
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Across Africa
266

Across Africa

  • Author
    Cameron, Verney Lovett
  • Headline
    Cameron Across Africa, 1st Am. Ed., 1877
  • Publisher
    Harper & Brothers
  • Date Published
    1877
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
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My African Safari
267

My African Safari

  • Author
    Carpenter, R.R.M.
  • Headline
    Carpenter's My African Safari Roycrofters rarity
  • Publisher
    Roycrofters
  • Date Published
    1937
Estimate$700 - $1,000
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Japan in 1939: Annual Publication of the Japan Times and Mail
268

Japan in 1939: Annual Publication of the Japan Times and Mail

  • Heading
    (China & Japan)
  • Headline
    "Greater Japan" in 1939
  • Publisher
    The Japan Times and Mail
  • Date Published
    1930
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
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Autograph Letter Signed by John Cryder in London, to his business partner William Wetmore in New York, regarding the Opium War in China, the likely blockade, and its impact on trade relating to Wetmore's trading house in Canton
269

Autograph Letter Signed by John Cryder in London, to his business partner William Wetmore in New York, regarding the Opium War in China, the likely blockade, and its impact on trade relating to Wetmore's trading house in Canton

  • Heading
    (China - Opium War)
  • Author
    Cryder, John
  • Headline
    China letter 1st Opium War 1840
  • Date Published
    Jan. 11, 1840
Estimate$800 - $1,200
Sold for$1,750
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First book of Hong Kong Chinese Cookery, 1950 1st ed.
270

First book of Hong Kong Chinese Cookery, 1950 1st ed.

  • Heading
    (China – Cookery, first Hong Kong cook book, 1950)
  • Headline
    China, Hong Kong, cookery
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$250
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Holograph Journal of the ocean voyage of Dr. John Plimpton Green from New York to Hong Kong, his arrival in China, and his early experiences as a physician in China
271

Holograph Journal of the ocean voyage of Dr. John Plimpton Green from New York to Hong Kong, his arrival in China, and his early experiences as a physician in China

  • Heading
    (China – Journal of Doctor’s Voyage and Reception)
  • Author
    Green, Dr. John Plimpton
  • Date Published
    1843
Estimate$2,000 - $3,000
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Four hand-colored steel-engravings after Thomas Allom, from China in a Series of Views by G.N. Wright
272

Four hand-colored steel-engravings after Thomas Allom, from China in a Series of Views by G.N. Wright

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Author
    Allom, Thomas
  • Headline
    Four hand-colored steel-engravings of China
  • Publisher
    Fisher, Son & Co.
  • Date Published
    [c.1840s]
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$62.50
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“Manifesto” - Broadside Protesting French Disregard for Chinese Sovereignty
273

“Manifesto” - Broadside Protesting French Disregard for Chinese Sovereignty

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Rare Chinese students broadside 1946
  • Publisher
    Students of Shanghai
  • Date Published
    [January, 1946]
Estimate$300 - $500
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Broadway Mansions Hotel, Shanghai - Brochure
274

Broadway Mansions Hotel, Shanghai - Brochure

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Shanghai Hotel brochure 1940s
  • Date Published
    1940s
Estimate$120 - $180
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Chinese Poster: “Beware of Our Unseen Enemies! They Cause Disease and Death”
275

Chinese Poster: “Beware of Our Unseen Enemies! They Cause Disease and Death”

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Chinese poster battling fleas & flies
  • Publisher
    Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
  • Date Published
    c.1949
Estimate$250 - $350
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Chinese Poster: “Rice Harvest Might Decrease Do To Lack of Potash Fertilizer"
276

Chinese Poster: “Rice Harvest Might Decrease Do To Lack of Potash Fertilizer"

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Poster for Chinese Agriculture c.1949
  • Publisher
    Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
  • Date Published
    c.late 1940s-early 1950s
Estimate$250 - $350
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Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Peddlers
277

Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Peddlers

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Author
    Constant, Samuel Victor
  • Headline
    Street Peddlers of Peking 1936
  • Publisher
    The Camel Bell
  • Date Published
    [1936]
Estimate$2,000 - $3,000
Sold for$2,500
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Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War
278

Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Author
    Davis, John Francis
  • Headline
    Sketches of China by J.F. Davis
  • Publisher
    Charles Knight & Co.
  • Date Published
    1841
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$500
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Handbook in Commemoration of Your Trip Through Manchoukuo (& Adjoining Countries)
279

Handbook in Commemoration of Your Trip Through Manchoukuo (& Adjoining Countries)

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Handbook for trip through Manchoukuo
  • Publisher
    South Manchuria Railway Co.
  • Date Published
    [c.1940]
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$250
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[Map of Shanghai, no publisher noted, in Chinese]
280

[Map of Shanghai, no publisher noted, in Chinese]

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Map of Shanhai China in 1930s
  • Date Published
    [c.1930s]
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
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[National Railway Map of North China, Showing Interruption and Destruction by War - in Chinese]
281

[National Railway Map of North China, Showing Interruption and Destruction by War - in Chinese]

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Rare map of Chinese railroads 1940s
  • Date Published
    c.1940s
Estimate$250 - $350
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One Sheet of Shanghai Foreign Residents Ration Coupons
282

One Sheet of Shanghai Foreign Residents Ration Coupons

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Ration stamps for Foreigner in Shanghai, China 1949
  • Date Published
    1940s
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$100
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Peiping Address Book. Originally Compiled by the Members of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Peiping
283

Peiping Address Book. Originally Compiled by the Members of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Peiping

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Pieping China Directory 1948
  • Publisher
    Peiyang Press
  • Date Published
    1948
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
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Shanghai Colloquial. Book 1. Beginners' Lessons
284

Shanghai Colloquial. Book 1. Beginners' Lessons

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    Learning Chinese in Shanghai in 1920s
  • Publisher
    Printed by Kue Hsing
  • Date Published
    [c.1925?]
Estimate$150 - $250
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South Manchuria Railway
285

South Manchuria Railway

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Headline
    South Manchurian Railway handbook
  • Publisher
    The South Manchuria Railway Company
  • Date Published
    October, 1939
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
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Cathay and the Way Thither: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China
286

Cathay and the Way Thither: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China

  • Heading
    (China)
  • Author
    Yule, Henry, editor
  • Headline
    Cathay and the Way Thither
  • Publisher
    Hakluyt Society
  • Date Published
    1866
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$406.25
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“Ten Thousand Chinese Things”/ A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection in Philadelphia. With miscellaneous remarks upon the manners, customs, trade, and government of the Celestial Empire
287

“Ten Thousand Chinese Things”/ A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection in Philadelphia. With miscellaneous remarks upon the manners, customs, trade, and government of the Celestial Empire

  • Heading
    (Chinese art and culture exhibit 1839)
  • Headline
    “Ten Thousand Chinese Things”/ A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection in Philadelphia.
  • Publisher
    Printed for the Proprietor
  • Date Published
    1839
Estimate$200 - $300
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The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages. Volume I: The Voyage of the Endeavor, 1768-1771
288

The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages. Volume I: The Voyage of the Endeavor, 1768-1771

  • Heading
    (Cook, James)
  • Author
    David, Andrew, ed.
  • Headline
    Charts and Views of Cooks Voyages
  • Publisher
    The Hakluyt Society
  • Date Published
    1988
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$175
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The Journals of Captain Cook on His Voyages of Discovery: Edited from the Original Manuscripts by J.C. Beaglehole
289

The Journals of Captain Cook on His Voyages of Discovery: Edited from the Original Manuscripts by J.C. Beaglehole

  • Author
    Cook, James
  • Headline
    Journals of Captain James Cook Hakluyt Society
  • Publisher
    Hakluyt Society
  • Date Published
    1955-1974
Estimate$700 - $1,000
Sold for$437.50
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Státna Píla Štiavnička
290

Státna Píla Štiavnička

  • Heading
    (Czechoslovakia - Lumber Production)
  • Headline
    Státna Píla Štiavnička; Lumber Production in Czechoslovakia
  • Publisher
    Riaditelstvo Statnych Lesov a Statkov
  • Date Published
    [1929]
Estimate$10 - $100
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New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw
291

New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw

  • Author
    D'Albertis, L[uigi] M[aria]
  • Headline
    Ornithologist in Borneo 1881
  • Publisher
    Houghton, Mifflin, and Company
  • Date Published
    1881
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$343.75
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My Tibet - inscribed by the Dalai Lama and signed by the photographer
292

My Tibet - inscribed by the Dalai Lama and signed by the photographer

  • Author
    Dalai Lama XIV
  • Headline
    Inscribed by the Dalai Lama
  • Publisher
    University of California Press
  • Date Published
    [1990]
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$2,000
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A Collection of Voyages. In Four Volumes...
293

A Collection of Voyages. In Four Volumes...

  • Author
    Dampier, William
  • Headline
    Dampier's Voyages 4 vols. 1729
  • Publisher
    James & John Knapton
  • Date Published
    1729
Estimate$6,000 - $9,000
Sold for$12,500
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Report from the Committee on Mr. Earnshaw's Petition
294

Report from the Committee on Mr. Earnshaw's Petition

  • Heading
    (Longitude)
  • Headline
    Report from the Committee on Mr. Earnshaw's Petition
  • Publisher
    House of Commons
  • Date Published
    1809
Estimate$200 - $300
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Historical Notes on the Bradford Corporation
295

Historical Notes on the Bradford Corporation

  • Heading
    (England)
  • Author
    Cudworth, William
  • Headline
    Historical Notes on the Bradford Corporation
  • Publisher
    Thomas Brear
  • Date Published
    1881
Estimate$10 - $100
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English Bookbindings in the British Museum: Illustrations of Sixty Three Examples Selected on Account of Their Beauty or Historical Interest
296

English Bookbindings in the British Museum: Illustrations of Sixty Three Examples Selected on Account of Their Beauty or Historical Interest

  • Author
    Fletcher, William Younger
  • Headline
    English Bookbindings in the British Museum, William Younger Fletcher
  • Publisher
    Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company, Limited
  • Date Published
    1895
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$137.50
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Le Chateau de Blois (Extérieur et Intérieur)
297

Le Chateau de Blois (Extérieur et Intérieur)

  • Heading
    (France)
  • Author
    Le Nail, E.
  • Headline
    Le Chateau de Blois (Extérieur et Intérieur)
  • Publisher
    Ducher & Cie.
  • Date Published
    1875
Estimate$400 - $700
Sold for$250
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Souvenir de Chartres
298

Souvenir de Chartres

  • Heading
    (France)
  • Headline
    Souvenir de Chartres, albumen photographs
  • Date Published
    [c. 1880]
Estimate$100 - $150
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Album with 21 albumen photographs documenting an engineering corps encampment at Poizat, in Alsace
299

Album with 21 albumen photographs documenting an engineering corps encampment at Poizat, in Alsace

  • Heading
    (French Military Exercises)
  • Headline
    Photos of French Military Engineers
  • Date Published
    1886
Estimate$400 - $700
Sold for$250
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Album of photographs including the Homburg Casino
300

Album of photographs including the Homburg Casino

  • Heading
    (Photographs - Germany)
  • Headline
    Homburg Casino, photo album
  • Date Published
    [c. 1890]
Estimate$200 - $300
StatusUnsold
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