Sale 557 - Fine Americana & the Exploration of the West - Asian-American History & Art - Travel - Maps (#557) 04/02/2015 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 04/02/2015 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 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)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-38 of 38. Previous|1|Next Lot #67 Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and other Papers AuthorBruff, J. GoldsboroughHeadlineBruff: Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, PapersPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1944 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #89 Six volumes on the California Gold Rush Heading(California Gold Rush)HeadlineGold Rush. 6 vols.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold 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 #92 Life insurance for a Forty-Niner who joined Audubon's son on a famously ill-fated overland trek to California Heading(California Gold Rush, ill-fated Audubon trek, 1849)HeadlineJoining the 1849 overland trek of Audubon's son to CaliforniaDate Published1849 View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #170 The Gold Regions of California: Being a Succinct Description of the Geography, History, Topography, and General Features of California: Including a Carefully Prepared Account of the Gold Regions of that Fortunate Country. Prepared from Original Documents and Other Authentic Sources AuthorFoster, G[eorge] G.HeadlineThe Gold Regions [mines] of California. 1848. 1st, ed,PublisherDeWitt & DavenportDate Published1848 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #207 The Adventures of a Forty-Niner: An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days AuthorKnower, DanielHeadlineKnower: The Adventures of a Forty-NinerPublisherWeed-ParsonsDate Published1894 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #231 Recollections of a '49er. A Quaint and Thrilling Narrative of a Trip Across the Plains, and Life in the California Gold Fields During the Stirring Days following the Discovery of Gold in the Far West AuthorMcIlhany, EdwardHeadlineMcIlhany: Recollections of a '49erPublisherHailman Printing CompanyDate Published1908 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #312 Journal of a Trip to California: Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal. in the Summer of 1850 AuthorSmith, C[harles] W.HeadlineSmith: Journal of a Trip to California - 1850PublisherCadmus Book ShopDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #336 Four Months Among the Gold Finders in Alta California: Being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts Author[Vizetelley, Henry] Brooks, J. Tyrwhitt, pseuHeadlineBrooks/Vizetelley; Gold Finders in Alta CaliforniaPublisherDavid BogueDate Published1849 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #344 The Maps of the California Gold Region, 1848-1857: A Biblio-Cartography of an Important Decade AuthorWheat, Carl I[rving]HeadlineWheat: Maps - California Gold RegionPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1942 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 Lot #504 Ship's Captain of California Gold Rush era, 1845-67 archive Heading(Maritime – Archive of a Gold Rush-era Ship Captain, 1845-67)HeadlineMaritime, California, steamships, Vanderbilt, South Africa View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next