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Previous|1|Next Lot #25 Poster for Moore and Burgess Minstrels Heading(African American)HeadlinePoster for blackface minstrel groupPublisherWeiners' Ltd.Date Published[c.1960s] View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Lot #28 Set of eight lobby cards for the film Regeneration featuring an "All Colored Cast", produced by the Norman Film Mfg. Co., Jacksonville, Florida Heading(1923 lobby cards for Regeneration featuring "All Colored Cast")HeadlineLobby cards for "Race Film" 1923PublisherWestern Photogravure Co.Date Published[1923] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #31 Twenty-five movie stills and publicity photographs from motion pictures featuring African American actors and actresses Heading(Movie stills & publicity photographs)HeadlineBlack actors movie stillsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #56 Autograph sentiment, signed AuthorBarrymore, JohnHeadlineJohn Barrymore autographDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #91 Voyage to China “less hazardous” than living in California, 1851 letter Heading(California Gold Rush, 1851)Headline1851 letter, voyage to China “less hazardous” than living in CaliforniaDate Published1851 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #138 1955 Handbook of the Outdoor Amusement Industry, Manual & Guide, Directory of Permanent Outdoor Amusement Operations, Kiddie Lands and Concessionaires Heading(Disneyland and Amusement Industry, 1955)HeadlineDisneyland 1955 birth - Outdoor Amusement industry handbookPublisherNational Association of Amusement Parks, Pools, and BeachesDate Published1955 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #356 San Francisco merchant’s 1869 defense of “imported” Chinese labor, in Bret Harte's Overland Monthly Heading(1869 –San Francisco merchant’s defense of “imported” Chinese labor)AuthorCharles Wolcott BrooksHeadlineSan Francisco merchant’s 1869 defense of “imported” Chinese laborPublisherA. Roman & Co.Date Published1869 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #357 The Japanese in America Heading(Asian-American)AuthorCharles Lanman, editor; and Jugoi Arinori MoriHeadlineFirst book about Japanese in America, 1872PublisherUniversity Publishing CompanyDate Published1872 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #358 Chinese Immigration: Its Social, Moral and Political Effect. Report of the California State Senate of its Special Committee on Chinese Immigration Heading(1877 California Senate anti-Chinese immigration report)Headline1877 California State Senate’s anti-Chinese immigration reportPublisherState PrinterDate Published1877-78 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #359 1890s original watercolors of San Francisco Chinatown Heading(1890s Original signed watercolor drawings of San Francisco Chinatown)HeadlineOriginal watercolor drawings of San Francisco Chinatown, 1890s View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #360 Chinese and Chinatown musical comedy songs of the 1890s Heading(1892-96 – Chinatown musical comedy)HeadlineChinatown musical comedy songs, 1892-96 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #361 1898 Chinatown Drawings portfolio Heading(1898 - Chinatown Drawings portfolio)HeadlineChinatown Drawings portfolio, 1898PublisherA.M.RobertsonDate Published1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #362 New York’s Chinatown, An Historical Presentation of its People and Places Heading(Asian-American 1898)AuthorBeck, Louis J.HeadlineNew York’s Chinatown in 1898, inscribedPublisherBohemia PublishingDate Published1898 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #363 Original 1898 ink drawing of a Chinese family in a Chinatown street scene Heading(1898 Original Chinatown drawing by noted San Francisco Whiskey gambling artist)AuthorClarence M. LeavyHeadlineOriginal 1898 Chinatown drawing by noted San Francisco Whiskey gambling artistDate Published1898 View details Estimate$1,400 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #364 "Smallest man in the world",inscribed photo of Barnum's famous "Chinese dwarf" Heading(1899-1909 P.T. Barnum’s famous “Chinese Dwarf”, signed photo)HeadlineP.T. Barnum’s famous “Chinese Dwarf”, signed photo, 1899 View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #365 1902 San Francisco Convention demands continued ban on Chinese immigration Heading(Asian-American 1902)Headline1902 San Francisco Chinese Exclusion ConventionDate Published1902 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #366 Theodore Roosevelt and the Japanese-American Crises / An Account of the International Complications Arising from the Race Problem on the Pacific Coast Heading(1905-34 Theodore Roosevelt confronts San Francisco anti-Japanese racism, Stanford history)AuthorBailey, Thomas A.HeadlineTheodore Roosevelt confronts San Francisco anti-Japanese racism, 1934 Stanford historyPublisherStanford University PressDate Published1934 View details Estimate$120 - $200Sold for$80StatusSold Lot #367 1914 1st Edition, first Chinese-Japanese Cook Book in America Heading(1914 - Cookery, 1st Chinese-Japanese Cook Book in America)AuthorBosse, Sara and Onoto WatannaHeadlineAsian-american, CookeryPublisherRand, McNallyDate Published1914 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$275StatusSold Lot #368 The Lords of Dawn, A Novel, ilustrated by Chiura Obata Heading(1916 – California Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, first book illustration)AuthorGeorge Turner Marsh and Ronald TempleHeadlineCalifornia Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, first book illustration, 1916PublisherJohn J. NewbeginDate Published1916 View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #370 “What About Japanese Immigration? / Question Involves Not the Pacific Coast Alone, but the Whole Nation, says a Recognized Authority / The Situation as it Actually Exists on the Pacific Coast and Remedies Suggested by organizations favoring Exclusion” - article within the newspaper American Legation Weekly Heading(1920 Sacramento Bee publisher’s anti-Japanese rant)AuthorMcClatchy, V.S.Headline1920 Sacramento newspaper publisher’s anti-Japanese rantDate PublishedNovember 5 and 12, 1920 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$60StatusSold Lot #371 Chinese Herbalist "Instructions to Patients" Heading(1920s - Chinese Herbalist instructions to patients)HeadlineChinese Herbalist instructions to patients, 1920s View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #372 The Real Chinese in America / Being an attempt to give the general American public a fuller knowledge and a better understanding of the Chinese people in the United States Heading(Asian-American 1923)AuthorJ.S. TowHeadline1923 Rare account of the 'Real Chinese' in America, inscribedPublisherAcademy PressDate Published1923 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #373 Jokichi Takamine / A record of his American achievements Heading(1928 – Japanese-American millionaire Chemist who isolated Adrenalin)AuthorKawakami, K.K.Headline1928 biography of the Japanese-American Chemist who isolated AdrenalinPublisherWilliam Edwin RudgeDate Published1928 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #374 “The Rising Sun”, frontispiece in rare Honolulu Mercury monthly magazine Heading(1929 - California Japanese-American artist Hikoyama in rare Hawaii magazine)AuthorTeikichi HikoyamaHeadline1929 print by California Japanese-American artist Hikoyama in rare Hawaii magazinePublisherNew Freedom PressDate PublishedJuly 1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #375 A Daughter of Two Worlds Heading(1929 – Tragedy of Japanese-American woman’s suicide after being jilted by her white fiance)AuthorDavid GayHeadlineJapanese-American woman’s suicide after being jilted by her white fiance, 1929PublisherDr. N.[obuya] KunitomoDate Published1929 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #376 Le Voyageur de Nuit, ‘Illustrations de Yun Gee, Peintre Chinois' - only known book illustration by Chinese-American modernist artist Heading(1930 – San Francisco Chinese artist in Hemingway’s Paris)AuthorHenry-JacquesHeadlineSan Francisco Chinese-American artist in Hemingway’s ParisPublisherLes Editions du Monde Moderne, ParisDate PublishedJune 1930 View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #377 American In Process, A Study of our Citizens of Oriental Ancestry Heading(1937 Japanese- and Chinese-Americans in Hawaii and the US)AuthorSmith, William CarlsonHeadline1937 Japanese- and Chinese-Americans in Hawaii and the USPublisherEdwards BrothersDate Published1937 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #378 1939 Chinatown etching, framed Heading(1939 WPA artist's Chinatown etching, framed)AuthorSuzanne ScheuerHeadlineWPA artist's 1939 Chinatown etching, framedDate Published1939 View details Estimate$600 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #379 Three 1940 Berkeley imprints illustrated by Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata Heading(1940 Japanese-American California artist Chiura Obata, Berkeley imprints)HeadlineJapanese-American California artist Chiura Obata, 1940 Berkeley imprintsDate Published1940 View details Estimate$400 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #380 1941 Rare Program, Los Angeles–Hollywood benefit for United China Relief Heading(1941 Rare Program, Los Angeles–Hollywood benefit for United China Relief – only known copy)HeadlineChina, World War II, United China ReliefDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #381 Native Sons of the Golden West, anti-Japanese printed letter, 1942, with related racist sticker Heading(1942 Anti-Japanese-American racism, Native Sons of Golden West)AuthorNative Sons of the Golden West. Japanese Legislative Committee, Edward T. Schnarr, ChairmanHeadline1942 Anti-Japanese-American letter and sticker, Native Sons of Golden WestDate Published1942 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #382 Printed poster instructing persons of Japanese ancestry in portions of Washington State to report to a Civil Control Station for relocation to an internment camp Heading(1942 Japanese Relocation Order Poster)HeadlineOrder for Japanese-American relocation 1942Date PublishedMay 10, 1942 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #383 Santa Anita Pacemaker, rare mimeographed newsletter of Japanese-American “Assembly Center” at Los Angeles racetrack Heading(1942 Santa Anita Pacemaker, rare mimeographed newsletter, Japanese-American “Assembly Center” at Los Angeles racetrack)HeadlineRare newsletter for Japanese-American “Assembly Center” at Los Angeles racetrackDate Published1942 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #384 Very rare United China Relief Panda Bath Soap "for the children of America" during World War II Heading(1942 United China Relief Panda Bath Soap "for the children of America")HeadlineChina, World War II, United China Relief View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #385 1942 United China Relief promotional booklet, with dramatic Uncle Sam cover by James Montgomery Flagg Heading(1942 United China Relief promotional, with Uncle Sam cover by James Montgomery Flagg)HeadlineChina, World War II, United China Relief View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #386 11 scarce government imprints on Japanese-American "Relocation", 1942-45 Heading(1942-45 Small archive of documents on Japanese-American “Relocation”)HeadlineSmall archive of documents on Japanese-American “Relocation”, 1942-45 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #387 Prejudice - Japanese-Americans, Symbol of Intolerance Heading(1944 Classic wartime condemnation of Japanese-American internment, First Edition in Dust Jacket)AuthorMcWilliams, CareyHeadlineClassic wartime condemnation of Japanese-American internment, 1st Ed. in Dust Jacket, 1944PublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1944 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #388 1944 Congressional “Un-American Activities” probe of Japanese-American protests at a California "Segregation Center" Heading(Asian-American 1944)AuthorUS House Special Committee on Un-American ActivitiesHeadline1944 Congressional “Un-American Activities” probe of Japanese-American protests at Tule Lake ‘Segregation Center’PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1944 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #389 The Displaced Japanese-Americans, first separate printing of a Fortune Magazine article, with illustrations by Okubo after her release from an internment camp Heading(1944 Japanese-American artist Mine Okubo)AuthorAmerican Council on Public AffairsHeadline1944 Japanese-American artist Mine OkuboDate Published1944 View details Estimate$160 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #391 How to Cook and Eat in Chinese, rare inscribed copy of Chinese-American Cookbook that invented "stir-fry" and "pot stickers" Heading(Cookery - Chinese, first 'stir-fry' and 'potstickers')AuthorBuwei Yang ChaoHeadlineFirst popular Chinese-American Cookbook, inscribedPublisherJohn DayDate Published1945-1949 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #392 Citizen 13660 Heading(1946 Mine Okubo internment classic, Citizen 13660, First Edition, with original signed art)AuthorOkubo, MineHeadline1946 Mine Okubo internment classic, First Edition in Dust Jacket, with original signed artPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1946 View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #393 1946 Military Intelligence Language School Album of Japanese-American Army linguists in World War II Heading(1946 Rare Album of Japanese-American Army Intelligence officers in World War II)Headline1946 Rare Album of Japanese-American Army Intelligence officers in World War IIDate Published1946 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #394 1947 UC Press collected letters of Japanese-American soldier from Berkeley Heading(1947 – European War letters of Japanese-American soldier)AuthorTsuchida, William ShinjiHeadlineJapanese-American, World War IIPublisherUniv. of Calif. PressDate Published1947 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #395 Autobiography of a Chinese Woman, put into English by her husband Yuenren Chao Heading(1947 Scarce autobiography of Chinese-American Woman Doctor and classic cookbook author)AuthorBuwei Yang ChaoHeadlineCalifornia Chinese-American woman Doctor and classic cookbook author, scarce 1947 autobiographyPublisherJohn DayDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #396 Small collection of 9 books illustrated by Japanese-American artist Mine Okubo, 1947 - 1962 Heading(Asian-American artist - Mine Okubo)HeadlineJapanese-American artist Mine Okubo, 9 books illustrated, 1947-1962 View details Estimate$140 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #397 San Francisco Chinese-American night club, Forbidden City - singer's inscribed photo Heading(1948 San Francisco Chinese nightclub “Forbidden City” , singer’s inscribed photo)Headline1948 San Francisco Chinese nightclub “Forbidden City” , singer’s inscribed photo View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #398 Rare Hokubei Mainichi 1950 Year Book Heading(1950 Rare Japanese-American Directory and Yearbook, only known copy)Headline1950 Rare Japanese-American Directory and Yearbook, only known copyPublisherHokubei Mainichi, Inc.Date Published1950 View details Estimate$250 - $400Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #399 First Thai-American Cook Book, by the Bangkok YWCA, 1955 Heading(Cookery - Thai-American)Headline1955 1st Thai-American Cook BookDate Published1955 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #400 Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, art tour and museum exhibit, 1970-77 Heading(1970-77 Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, art tour and museum exhibit)HeadlineJapanese-American artist Chiura Obata, art tour and museum exhibit, 1970-77 View details Estimate$120 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #401 Koreans in America Heading(Asian-American 1971)AuthorKim, Warren Y.Headline1971 Rare first history of Korean-AmericansPublisherPo Chin Chai Printing Co.Date Published1971 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #402 Mine Okubo, An American Experience, art museum exhibit, with original signed sketch Heading(Asian-American, Japanese internment)AuthorShirley SunHeadlineMine Okubo, artist of Japanese internment, 1972 exhibit catalogue, with original signed sketchPublisherOakland MuseumDate Published1972 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #403 1st posthumous memoir of Bruce Lee by his first student, an African-American Heading(1976 - 1st memoir of Bruce Lee by his first student)Headline1st memoir of Bruce Lee by his first student, an African-American View details Estimate$160 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #404 First US postage stamps commemorating Chinese Lunar New Year, signed by the designer Heading(1992-2006 First Chinese-American postage stamps, signed by designer)AuthorClarence Lee, designerHeadlineFirst Chinese-American postage stamps, signed by designerDate Published1992-2006 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #450 Opium trade and use in China and Asia - 1906 US Report Heading(China)HeadlineOpium trade and use in China and Asia - 1906 US ReportDate Published1906 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #454 The Chinese Way in Medicine Heading(China – first American Doctor’s account of Chinese Medicine, 1940)AuthorHume, Edward H.HeadlineFirst American Doctor’s account of Chinese Medicine, 1940PublisherJohns Hopkins PressDate Published1940 View details Estimate$140 - $200Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #455 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)AuthorGreen, Dr. John PlimptonDate Published1843 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #458 Rare Chinese Interior Decoration trade catalogue of Art Deco era Heading(China – Shanghai Art Deco architect and interior designer, rare 1925-39 trade catalogue)AuthorRobert FanHeadlineShanghai, Chinese Art Deco architect and interior designer, rare 1925-39 trade catalogueDate Published1925-1939 View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsold Lot #460 Through Hong Kong with a camera: some photographs of Picturesque Scenery and other views in Hong Kong Heading(China)AuthorArnold, J[ohn]HeadlineThrough Hong Kong with a cameraPublisherHood & Co., Ltd.Date Published1910 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #461 “Manifesto” - Broadside Protesting French Disregard for Chinese Sovereignty Heading(China)HeadlineRare Chinese students broadside 1946PublisherStudents of ShanghaiDate Published[January, 1946] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #462 Broadway Mansions Hotel, Shanghai - Brochure Heading(China)HeadlineShanghai Hotel brochure 1940sDate Published1940s View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #463 Sian: A Coup d'Etat / A Fortnight in Sian: Extracts From a Diary Heading(China)AuthorChiang, Mayling Soong (Madme Chiang Kai-shek) / Chiang Kai-shekHeadlineChiang fights Communists rather than JapanesePublisherThe China Publishing Co.Date Published1937 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #464 Chinese Poster: “Beware of Our Unseen Enemies! They Cause Disease and Death” Heading(China)HeadlineChinese poster battling fleas & fliesPublisherSino-American Joint Commission on Rural ReconstructionDate Publishedc.1949 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #465 Chinese Poster: “Rice Harvest Might Decrease Do To Lack of Potash Fertilizer" Heading(China)HeadlinePoster for Chinese Agriculture c.1949PublisherSino-American Joint Commission on Rural ReconstructionDate Publishedc.late 1940s-early 1950s View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #466 Harbingers of Happiness: The Door Gods of China Heading(China)AuthorKoehn, AlfredHeadlinePaper Gods of ChinaPublisherAt the Lotus CourtDate Published1948 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #467 The Chinese Festive Board Heading(China)AuthorLamb, CorrinneHeadlineFestive food of China 1938PublisherHenri VetchDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #468 [Quotations from Chairman Mao]- in Chinese Heading(China)AuthorMao Tse-tung (Mao Ze Dong)HeadlineMao's Little Red Book first editionPublisher[Central Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army]Date Published[1964] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #469 China North and South - A Series of Vandyck photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings Heading(China)AuthorMennie, D., photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie. China North and SouthPublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[c. 1920's] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #470 Pageant of Peking Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie: Pageant of PekingPublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published1922 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #471 [National Railway Map of North China, Showing Interruption and Destruction by War - in Chinese] Heading(China)HeadlineRare map of Chinese railroads 1940sDate Publishedc.1940s View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #472 Shanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album of Thirty-Eight Vandyke Prints of 'the Model Settlement' Heading(China)HeadlineShanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album, 1927PublisherKelly and WalshDate Published1927 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #473 The Walls and Gates of Peking: Researches and Impressions by Osvald Sirén. Illustrated with 109 Photogravures after Photographs by the Author and Fifty Architectural Drawings Made by Chinese Artists Heading(China)AuthorSirén, OsvaldHeadlineThe Walls and Gates of Peking 1924PublisherOrientaliaDate Published[c.1924] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #474 Letter from Samuel Wetmore in Canton, China, to his cousin William Wetmore, regarding trade and commercial matters Heading(China)AuthorWetmore, SamuelHeadlineOpium in the China Trade 1838 letterDate PublishedJanuary 22nd, 1838 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #475 Letter from Samuel Wetmore in Canton, China, to his cousin William Wetmore, regarding trade and commercial matters, with mention of opium smuggling Heading(China)AuthorWetmore, SamuelHeadlineOpium smuggling in the China Trade 1837 letterDate PublishedOct. 27th, 1827 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #476 China As She Is - A Comprehensive Album Heading(China)AuthorWu, L.T., et alHeadlineChina as she is. Album.PublisherThe Liang You Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd.Date Published1934 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next