Sale 578 - Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography - African & Asian Americana - Directories (#578) 01/28/2016 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 01/28/2016 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 578 383 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 1-64 of 64. Previous|1|Next Lot #35 Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorBrowne, J. RossHeadlineDebates in the Convention of California 1849PublisherJohn T. TowersDate Published1850 Lot #43 Advertising broadside on fabric for The Southern Hotel and other Bakersfield, California establishments View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - Bakersfield)HeadlineBroadside on fabric for Bakersfield CA businessesDate Published1880s Lot #45 Four pieces of ephemera relating to the Crescent Oil Company of California View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Crescent Oil Company)HeadlineBuy stock in California Oil Co. 1902Date Published1902 Lot #46 Nuggets from El Dorado County, California View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - El Dorado County)HeadlineEl Dorado County Promotional 1907Publisher[El Dorado County Board of Trade]Date Published[1907] Lot #47 Advertising broadside on fabric for The Grand Central Hotel and other Fresno, California establishments View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - Fresno)HeadlineBroadside on fabric for Fresno CA businessesPublisherUnique Printing CompanyDate Publishedc.1890 Lot #48 History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks and Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineFacsimile of Thompson & West's History of Los AngelesPublisherHowell- NorthDate Published1959 Lot #49 An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County California. Containing a History of Los Angeles County from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineIllustrated History of Los Angeles CountyPublisherLewis Publishing CompanyDate Published1889 Lot #50 Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank - Map of Los Angeles City also a District Map showing Automobile Roads and other Routes of Travel View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineAutomobile Map of Los Angeles 1913PublisherClason Map Co.Date Published[1913] Lot #51 History of Los Angeles County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Fine Blocks and Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)Author[Wilson, John Albert]HeadlineThompson & West History of Los Angeles CountyPublisherThompson & WestDate Published1887 Lot #52 Mendocino, Cal. View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(California - Mendocino)HeadlinePromotional panorama of MendocinoPublisherMedocino Promotion CommitteDate Publishedc.1900 Lot #53 Photograph of a family and friends in the Newport Beach area in the early 20th century View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - Newport Beach)HeadlineNewport Beach photo album c.1920Date Publishedc.1920? Lot #54 "Fresno to California: First Excursion Over Valley Railroad, October 12, 1896" - commemorative ribbon View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - Railroad)HeadlineRailroad ribbon Fresno to San FranciscoDate Published1896 Lot #55 Viewbook "Souvenir of Hotel Del Coronado. Coronado Beach, California" View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Diego)Headline1900 viewbook of Hotel del CoronadoPublisherHopkins & CoxDate Published[1900] Lot #56 Fiftieth Anniversary Golden Jubilee and Shooting Festival of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein, at Shell Mound Park, Berkeley from Sunday, August 29, to Sunday, September 5, 1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineGerman shooting club in Old San FranciscoPublisherLouis Roesch Co. Lith S.F.Date Published1909 Lot #58 San Francisco MDCCCLV View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorMeryon, CharlesHeadlinePanorama etching of San Francisco 1856Date Published1856 Lot #59 Fay-Yen-Fah, Opera in Three Acts View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorTempleton Crocker (book) and Joseph Redding (music)HeadlineBohemian Club, 1925 San Francisco ‘Chinese’-French operaDate Published1925 Lot #60 The Peninsula: San Mateo, California View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Mateo)HeadlineRare brochure for 1910 San Mateo HotelDate Publishedc.1910 Lot #65 Letter about swindler Parker French's 1850 "Express Train" to the California gold fields View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(American exploration, 1850 - overland to California)Headline1850 letter, overland expedition to California gold fields led by a notorious swindlerDate Published1850 Lot #66 1857 letter from a founding father of Eureka, California, to J.W. Denver, future Territorial Governor of "bloody" Kansas View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorC.S.RicksHeadline1857 letter from founding father of Eureka, California, to Gen. J.W. DenverDate Published1857 Lot #67 California Monthly magazine, 19 issues, journal of the University of California Alumni organization View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$50StatusSold Heading(California)Headline1931-40 California UC magazine, 19 issuesDate Published1931-40 Lot #68 "Hotel Vendome / Charming summer and winter resort / San Jose, California..." View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(California)Author[Carrie Stevens Walter]HeadlineSan Jose and the Santa Clara Valley in 1897PublisherH.S.CrockerDate Published1897 Lot #69 Five books on California View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineFive books on CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #70 1934 letter, Associated Farmers group, future foes of John Steinbeck,condemn "Communist" unions in the California farm belt View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Steinbeck)AuthorGuernsey FrazerHeadline1934 letter, Associated Farmers of California, future foes of John SteinbeckDate Published1934 Lot #73 1926 luxury liner world cruise illustrations by San Francisco impressionist Maurice Logan View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorMaurice LoganHeadlineCalifornia impressionist artist, 1926 luxury liner world cruise illustrationsDate Published1926 Lot #75 Three rare imprints illustrated by San Francisco artist Antonio Sotomayor, 1933-44 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(San Francisco artist)HeadlineSan Francisco WPA artist 1933-44Date Published1933-44 Lot #76 Track and Field Championships / British Empire vs. United States / Kezar Stadium [San Francisco]/ August 14, 1932 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Heading(California)Headline1932 San Francisco Track Championships during the LA Summer OlympicsDate PublishedAugust 14, 1932 Lot #95 Texas Argonauts: Isaac H. Duval and the California Gold Rush View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorDillon, Richard H.HeadlineTexas Argonauts Isaac Duval & the California Gold RushPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1987 Lot #105 Geographical Memoir Upon Upper California, in Illustration of his Map of Oregon and California by John Charles Frémont Addressed to the Senate of the United States View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorFrémont, John CharlesHeadlineFremont's Geographical Memoir Upon Upper CA w/map 1848PublisherWendell and Van BenthuysenDate Published1848 Lot #153 History of California View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorHittell, Theodore H.HeadlineHittell's History of CaliforniaPublisherPacific Press / N.J. StoneDate Published1897 Lot #154 All About Pasadena and Its Vicinity: Its Climate, Missions, Trails and Cañons, Fruits, Flowers and Game View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorHolder, Charles FrederickHeadlineCharles Holder All About Pasadena & Its VicinityPublisherLee and ShepardDate Published1889 Lot #165 Five works by David Starr Jordan View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorJordan, David StarrHeadlineFive books by Stanford Pres David Starr JordanDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #171 Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorKing, ClarenceHeadlineMountaineering Sierra Nevada 1872 English EditionPublisherSampson Low, Marston, Low, and SearleDate Published1872 Lot #175 The Yo-Semite; Its History, Its Scenery, Its Development View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorLester, John ErastusHeadlineJohn Erastus Lester The Yo-SemitePublisherFor the authorDate Published1873 Lot #181 Roll Book for Engine Co. 8, Los Angeles Fire Department View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Los Angeles Fire Department)HeadlineL.A. firehouse roll book 1917Date Published1917-1918 Lot #194 My First Summer in the Sierra View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineYolla Bolly John Muir One of 125 copiesPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1988] Lot #216 Jeffery in Peace and War View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineMotor cars at the PPIEPublisherThe Thomas B. Jeffery CompanyDate Published[c.1915] Lot #217 "Rossia" Insurance Company of Petrograd View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineRussian Insurance at PPIEPublisher[Rossia Insurance Co.]Date Published1915 Lot #224 Original watercolor of a California scene View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorQuyle, JoyceHeadlineOriginal watercolor by Joyce QuyleDate PublishedNo date Lot #225 "Directors' Room, Bank of California, the Officers and Employes, 1874" View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Ralston, William Chapman)HeadlineW.C. Ralston and his RingDate Published[1874-] Lot #229 The Malibu. I. Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit by Robinson; II. Personal Considerations by Powell View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorRobinson, W.W. & Lawrence Clark PowellHeadlinePlantin Press Malibu, 1/300PublisherDawson's Book ShopDate Published1958 Lot #253 Zanita: A Tale of the Yo-Semite View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorYelverton, Therese [pseud. of Maria Theresa Longworth]HeadlineZanita: A Tale of the YosemitePublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1872 Lot #259 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for the Year Ending October 1907 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineFirst post-earthquake annual directoryPublisherH.S. Crocker Co.Date Published[1906] Lot #353 Methodist Minister's rare autobiographic narrative of his work among the Chinese in California View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Asian-American 1877)HeadlineRare 1877 account of San Francisco ChinatownDate Published1877 Lot #355 Long letter from a New Yorker describing San Francisco Chinatown in 1889 View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Asian-American 1889)HeadlineAsian-American, 1889 - Touring San Francisco ChinatownDate Published1889 Lot #361 Trade card for the leading Chinese physician of herbal medicine in San Francisco before the Earthquake View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Asian-American 1900-1906)Headline1900s trade card for Leland Stanford’s San Francisco Chinese DoctorDate Publishedca. 1900-1906 Lot #366 Racist memorabilia of Japanese-American internment during World War II View details Estimate$120 - $150Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Asian-American 1940)HeadlineRacism and interned Japanese-Americans, World War IIDate Published1940s Lot #557 U.S. Borax History of Death Valley and the Twenty Mule Team View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(California - Death Valley)HeadlineDeath Valley & 20 mule teamPublisherUnited States Borax &Chemical CorporationDate Published1977 Lot #558 Map of Los Angeles City Oil Field, Los Angeles County, California... Issued by the Sate Mining Bureau... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles Oil Map)AuthorBlackmar, Charles A.HeadlineMap of Los Angeles City Oil FieldDate Published[c.1910?] Lot #559 Map of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sacramento)AuthorSquires, Raymond J.HeadlineRare map of SacramentoPublisherR.J. Squires, C.E.Date Published1909 Lot #560 Map of the Water Front of San Francisco from Center St. to Van Ness Ave. View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorUhlig, Carl, draughtsmanHeadlineRare map of San Francisco waterfront 1 891PublisherLith. Britton & Rey S.F.Date Published1891 Lot #561 Atwood's Road Map San Joaquin County View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Joaquin County)HeadlineSan Joaquin Co. Cal. road map 1914PublisherAtwood Printing CompanyDate Publishedc.1914 Lot #562 Map of the City of San Jose California with Principal Buildings and Port San Jose Annexation View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Jose)HeadlineRare map of San Jose 1913Date Published1913 Lot #563 Parker Map of Motor Routes between San Francisco and Los Angeles, also Sacramento, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, and other Sierra points View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California)HeadlineMotor Routes in California 1920PublisherParker Map CompanyDate Published[1920] Lot #564 Prospectus of the Volante Gold Mining Co. St. Louis View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California)HeadlineProspectus of El Dorado mining co. 1886Date Publishedc.1886 Lot #593 County Map of the State of California View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorMitchell, Samuel AugustusHeadlineMitchell, County Map of California, 1669Date Published1869 Lot #637 “Chinese shrimp picker near old Monterey, California” - color drawing on front cover of Sunset magazine View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Heading(Asian-American)AuthorBaumgartner, J.J.Headline1905 Chinese fisherman at Monterey, fine art as front cover of Sunset MagazinePublisherSunset MagazineDate PublishedJune, 1905 Lot #643 The Immortal San Franciscans for whom the streets were named View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$10StatusSold AuthorBlock, Eugene B.HeadlineStreet names of San FranciscoPublisherChronicle BooksDate Published[1971] Lot #647 What I Saw in California... Containing the complete original narrative and appendix from the 1849 Appleton edition, in true facsimile View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorBryant, EdwinHeadlineBryant in Gold Rush CaliforniaPublisherLewis OsborneDate Published1967 Lot #650 Don't Call it Frisco View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold AuthorCaen, HerbHeadlineHerb Caen Don't Call it FriscoPublisherDoubleday & Co.Date Published1953 Lot #651 Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorGuinn, J.M.HeadlineHistory and Biography of Southern CaliforniaPublisherChapman Publishing CompanyDate Published1902 Lot #659 The Legend of Grizzly Adams: California's Greatest Mountain Man View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorDillon, RichardHeadlineDillon on Grizzly AdamsPublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1966] Lot #663 Etchings of California View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold AuthorFord, Henry ChapmanHeadlineHenry Chapman Ford's Etchings of CaliforniaPublisherEdward Selden SpauldingDate Published1961 Lot #687 Sutter of California: A Biography View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Heading(Sutter, Johann Augustus)AuthorDana, JulianHeadlineBiography of John SutterPublisherThe Press of the Pioneers, Inc.Date Published1934 Lot #688 John Augustus Sutter's European Background View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Heading(Sutter, Johann Augustus)AuthorZollinger, James PeterHeadlineSutter's European origins from CHSPublisherReprinted from California Historical Society QuarterlyDate PublishedMarch 1935 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next