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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Alaska. - Volumes 1 & 2 of the Harriman Alaska series View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Alaska)AuthorBurroughs, John, John Muir, et alHeadlineVolumes 1 & 2 of Harriman's AlaskaPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1902 Lot #3 The Crowning of Nature (Coronatio Naturae) - illustrated manuscript View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000StatusUnsold Heading(Alchemy)HeadlineAlchemy manuscript with 67 color illustrationsDate PublishedEarly-to-mid 17th century Lot #4 Original program from a dinner given in honor Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson (aka "Bill W"), signed by Bill and his wife Lois View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)HeadlineProgram signed by AA founder Bill WilsonDate PublishedOctober 7, 1967 Lot #8 Manuscript book of horoscopes with charts of over 200 European personages of note View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Heading(Astrology)HeadlineRare manuscript book of horoscopes, 17th centuryDate Published17th century Lot #23 A voyage to California, to observe the transit of Venus. By Mons. Chappe d'Auteroche. With an historical description of the author's route through Mexico, and the natural history of that province. Also, a voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee, to make experiments on Mr. Le Roy's time keepers. By Monsieur de Cassini View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold AuthorChappe d'Auteroche, JeanHeadlineEarly Scientific Voyage to California 1772PublisherEdward and Charles DillyDate Published1778 Lot #37 Original ink portrait of Albert Einstein by Josef Scharl, signed by Einstein in ink View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Heading(Einstein, Albert)AuthorScharl, JosefHeadlineSigned portrait of Albert EinsteinDate PublishedFebr. 9, 1950 Lot #46 A Looking Glass for the Times. Or, The former spirit of New-England revived in this generation. To which is added, the reports from the Lords of the Committee of Councils, and the King's order relating to the people called Quakers in New England View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorFolger, PeterHeadlinePoem by Benjamin Franklin's grandfather printed 1725PublisherPrinted [by Samuel Hall?]Date PublishedPrinted in the Year 17[63] Lot #48 Letter from Mohandas Gandhi to Professor Samuel "Sam" Higginbottom at the Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, asking for advice and aid in recovery efforts following the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorGandhi, MohandasHeadlineHandwritten signed letter from Mohandas Gandhi, 1934Date Published26 March 1934 Lot #67 Manuscript Koran (Qur'an) in naskhi script, signed & dated by the calligrapher, with borders and verse separations in gold View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Koran)Headline18th century Koran signed by the calligrapherDate Published1190 AH [1776 AD] Lot #76 Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from its First Printing in the Year 1620. unto the Year of our Lord, 1698. In Seven Books. View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorMather, CottonHeadlineCotton Mather's History of New-England 1702PublisherThomas ParkhurstDate Published1702 Lot #83 Barack Obama's fifth grade yearbook, "Na Opio O Punahou," signed by him with an inscription to a schoolmate View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Heading(Obama, Barack)HeadlineBarack Obama's 5th grade yearbook inscribed & signedDate Published1972 Lot #99 O.J. Simpson. Trial of the Century. 1995. - as reported in the Los Angeles Times View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Heading(Simpson, O.J.)HeadlineComplete LA Times coverage of the OJ Simpson trialPublisherLos Angeles TimesDate PublishedJanuary 24 - October 4, 1995 Lot #103 The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorStedman, CharlesHeadlineStedman's American Revolution, 1794, with maps & plansPublisherPrinted for the author, and sold by J. Murray, et al. Lot #108 Archive of approximately 265 letters, documents, writings, and other items from and relating to the family and descendants of U.S. President John Tyler, including manuscripts, typed material, partially printed forms, and more, plus silver cups and spoons, an engraved gold watch, and other family memorabilia View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Heading(Tyler-Goodwyn Family Archive)HeadlineArchive of President John Tyler descendantsDate Publishedc.1832-1980 Lot #109 Letter from Samuel Varney sent from San Francisco in 1841, to his wife, with mention of Hawaii and the U.S. Exploring Expedition View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold AuthorVarney, SamuelHeadlineLetter sent from San Francisco in 1841Date PublishedOctober 28, 1841 Lot #153 Hoof-Beats View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHart, William S.HeadlineInscribed by William S. Hart to Clarence EllsworthPublisherThe Dial Press, Inc.Date Published1933 Lot #160 31st Infantry Regiment - "Pro Patria" - Photograph album with 52 original photographs of Curtis Stewart and others of the 31st Infantry Regiment View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Korean War)HeadlineKorean War orig photographs in album 31st Infantry RegDate Published1950s Lot #162 Collection of 19th c. Manuscript Verse View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Manuscript Verse)HeadlineCollection of 19th century manuscript versePublisherN.p.Date Publishedc.1811 Lot #167 Pomponii Melæ Libri Tres De Situ Orbis Cum Observationibus Isaaci View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorMela, PomponiusHeadlineEarly Geographical References to AmericaPublisherLeonardum StrickiumDate Published1700 Lot #168 Histoire Des Relations Des Hurons Et Des Abnaquis Du Canada Avec Notre-Dame De Chartres, Suivie De Documents Inedits Sur La Sainte Chemise View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorMerlet, LucienHeadlineNative Americans' devotion to the Notre-Dame de ChartresPublisherPetrot-GarnierDate Published1858 Lot #172 The Negro's Visit to the Cottage. Perpetual War, The Policy of Mr. Madison. Personal Narratives of the Civil War by C. E. Dornbusch View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Miscellaneous)Headline3 Items of AmericanaPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1812-1961 Lot #176 A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineMuir's Walk to the Gulf of MexicoPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1916 Lot #210 The History of Illinois, From Its Discovery and Settlement, To The Present Time View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorBrown, HenryHeadlineThe History of Illinois - Discovery to 1844PublisherJ. Winchester, New World PressDate Published1844 Lot #214 Colonial Mobile: An Historical Study, largely from Original Sources of the Alabama-Tombigbee Basin from the Discovery of Mobile Bay in 1519 until the Demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHamilton, Peter J.HeadlineEarly History of Mobile, ALPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1898 Lot #219 Langley's San Francisco Directory May 1887 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$75StatusSold Heading(San Francisco)Headline1887 San Francisco DirectoryPublisherFrancis, Valentine & Co.Date PublishedMay 1887 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next