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Co.Date Published1917 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #2 An Act to authorize the carrying of the Captures therein mentioned into any Part of His Majesty's Dominions in North America; and for ascertaining the Value of such Part of Ships and Goods as belong to the Recaptors Heading(Acts of Parliament)HeadlineCapture of Ships Act 1777PublisherCharles Eyre and William StrahanDate Published1777 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #3 Ansel Adams Heading(Adams, Ansel)AuthorDe Cock, LilianeHeadlineOne of only 2 final galley proofs, signed by Ansel AdamsPublisherMorgan & MorganDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #4 Eight menus from the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, with illustrations from photographs by Ansel Adams AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineYosemite menus with Ansel Adams photographsDate Published1938 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #5 Ten menus from the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite from 1947 and 1950 AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineAnsel Adams Yosemite menus and post cardsDate Published1947 & 1950 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #6 1835 Quaker Lease to First African Baptist Church, Philadelphia Heading(African-American, 1835)AuthorCollins, Isaac ; Joshua Bundick, William Stevens, David Norfleet, William ColeHeadlineFirst African Baptist Church, Philadelphia - 1835 Quaker LeaseDate Published1835 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #7 New Yorker admires slavery in Brazil, 1849 letter Heading(African-American, 1849)AuthorGreen, L. C.Headline1849 New Yorker admires slavery in BrazilDate PublishedApril 11, 1849. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #8 Letter written by a well-connected Virginian on the eve of Secession and Civil War, possibly by the sister of Virginia's former US Senator Heading(African-American, 1861)AuthorArcher, M[artha] J.Headline1861 Letter by a well-connected Virginian on the eve of SecessionDate Published1861 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #9 Personal Liberty Laws, (Statutes of Massachusetts,) and Slavery in the Territories, (Case of Dred Scott.) Heading(African-American, 1861)AuthorParker, JoelHeadlineSlavery in the Territories 1861PublisherWright & PotterDate Published1861 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #10 "Little Ethiopians" - photograph of the heads and some shoulders of 21 African American babies or toddlers Heading(African-American, 1881 - cabinet card photograph)HeadlineCabinet card of African-American babiesPublisherJoshua SmithDate Published1881 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #11 7 pieces of British sheet music - songs performed by the “Versatile Three”, American Black expatriate singers popular in England during and after World War I Heading(African-American, 1915-23 - Jazz trio)Headline1915-23 Black expatriate Jazz trio in World War I England View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #12 3 rare imprints exposing Lynching of southern Blacks during the Depression Heading(African-American, 1933-34)Headline1933-34 Lynching of southern Blacks during the Depression, 3 exposesDate Published1933-1934 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #13 Negro Who’s Who in California, 1948 Edition Heading(African-American, 1948 – California)AuthorCommodore Wynn, editor.Headline1948 Negro Who's Who in CaliforniaDate Published1948 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #14 Black Texas Minister's rare imprint: Origin and History of the Negroes and the Dark Races and Their Achievements Before and After Slavery Heading(African-American, 1950)AuthorMerriwether, Rev. W.G.HeadlineTexas Black Minister's rare view of African rootsPublisherSelf-publishedDate Published1950 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #15 Letter written by the famous Black professional boxer – for ten years, Light Heavyweight Champion of the World – just after he had retired from sports. Heading(African-American, 1963 – Sport, Boxing)AuthorMoore, ArchieHeadlineArchie Moore, famous world boxing champion, 1963 letterDate Published1963 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #16 Alaska. - Volumes 1 & 2 of the Harriman Alaska series Heading(Alaska)AuthorBurroughs, John, John Muir, et alHeadlineVolumes 1 & 2 of Harriman's AlaskaPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1902 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #17 Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin AuthorAldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz"HeadlinePhotos of the Apollo 11 mission signed by Buzz AldrinPublisherJack Bacon & CompanyDate Published2009 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #18 The Economy of Human Life. Complete in Two Parts. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin, in a Letter from an English Gentleman Residing in China, To the Earl of *********** Heading(American Imprints)Author[Dodsley, Robert]HeadlineScarce 1795 American ImprintPublisherEvert DuyckinckDate Published1795 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #19 The Arcana of Arts and Sciences, or, Farmers' and Mechanics' Manual; Containing a Great Variety of Valuable Receipts and Useful Discoveries, in the Various Departments of Human Knowledge; Many of Which Were Never Before Published. Heading(American Imprints)AuthorParker, Dr. M.HeadlineThe Arcana of Arts and Sciences 1824PublisherJ. GraysonDate Published1824 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #20 Reminiscences - rare memoirs of an early Chinese-American immigrant Heading(Asian-American, 1868-1932 – Chinese, California)AuthorHuie Kin [Pastor Emeritus, First Chinese Church, New York City]HeadlineRare memoirs of an early Chinese-American immigrant, published in war-torn ChinaPublisherSan Yu PressDate Published1932 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #21 Cabinet Card photograph - Caucasian woman with two Chinese children in elegant "native" dress Heading(Asian-American, 1880s – Chinese, photograph)Headline1880s Cabinet card photo, 2 Chinese children with Caucasian womanDate Publishedca. 1885 View details Estimate$250 - $400Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #22 Anti-Chinese prejudice of New York emigrant to Berkeley, California Heading(Asian-American, 1885 – Chinese, California)Headline1885 Anti-Chinese racism of NY emigrant to Berkeley, CaliforniaDate Published1885 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #23 Japanese-American internees learn their wartime fate from their Community newspaper - 3 issues of Pacific Citizen Heading(Asian-American, 1942-45 – Japanese Internment)Headline1942 Japanese-American wartime internees learn their fate from Community newspaperDate Published1942-1945 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #24 The Astronauts Library - all volumes signed Heading(Astronauts Library)AuthorGlenn, John, Buzz Aldrin, et al.HeadlineEaston Press Astronauts Library - signedPublisherEaston PressDate Published1997 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #25 Photograph of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed by Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets Heading(Atomic Bomb)AuthorTibbets, PaulHeadlineSigned by atomic bomb pilot Paul TibbetsDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #26 Ornithological Biography; or, An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America; Accompanied by Descriptions of the Objects Represented in the Work Entitled The Birds of America, and interspersed with delineations of American Scenery and Manners AuthorAudubon, John JamesHeadlineAudubon's Ornithological Biography 1832PublisherE.L. Carey and A. HartDate Published1832 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #27 The Drawings of John Woodhouse Audubon: Illustrating his Adventures Through Mexico and California, 1849-1850 Heading(Audubon, John Woodhouse)AuthorDentzel, Carl SchaeferHeadlineAudubon's son in the California Gold RushPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1957 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #28 Route Book: Southern California, Los Angeles to San Diego (wrapper title) Heading(Automobile Route Book)HeadlineAuto route maps for Southern California 1912PublisherThe B.F. Goodrich CompanyDate Published1912 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #29 Motor Lodges and Trailer Parks in the Western States Heading(Automobile Travel - Lodging)HeadlineMotor lodges and trailer parks in the WestPublisherAutomobile Club of Southern CaliforniaDate Publishedc.1925? View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #30 Three original fabric sections from classic aircraft Heading(Aviation)HeadlineOriginal fabric sections from classic aircraftDate Published[Early 20th Century] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #31 A Trip to the United States in 1887 - presentation copy Author[Beadle, Charles]HeadlineTrip to the United States in 1887 - presentation copyPublisher[J. S. Virtue & Co.]Date Published[1887] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #32 An Account of a Visit to California 1826-'27 AuthorBeechey, Frederick WilliamHeadlineBeechey's Visit to California in 1826-27PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published[1941] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #33 Eight-panel folding postcard advertisement for Rainier Beer, with five color lithographic images and one monochrome Heading(Beer Advertisement Card)HeadlineFolding chromo beer advertisement postcardPublisherJohn Rapp & Son, BottlersDate Published1915 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #34 Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois AuthorBirkbeck, MorrisHeadlineBirkbeck's Notes on a Journey in America 1818PublisherRidgway and SonsDate Published1818 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #35 Three bound volumes of Black & White Magazine, April-December 1904 Heading(Black & White Magazine)AuthorWilliamson, Charles Norris, publisherHeadlineBlack & White Magazine April - December 1904PublisherWilliamson, Charles Norris, publisherDate Published1904 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #36 Six Months in the Gold Mines: from a Journal of Three Year's Residence in Upper and Lower California, 1847-8-9 AuthorBuffum, E. GouldHeadlineBuffum's Six Months in the Gold MinesPublisherRichard BentlyDate Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #37 The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific, and a Map. Heading(Burton, Richard F.)AuthorMarcy, Randolph B.HeadlineBurton edits Marcy's Prairie TravelerPublisherTrübner and Co.Date Published1863 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #38 Viaje al Pais de los Mormones AuthorBurton, Richard FHeadlineBurton visits the Mormons, Spanish edition 1872PublisherImprenta de la Galeria LiterariaDate Published1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #39 The Angler's Guide 1948: Resorts, Editorials, Maps, Tide Tables, Latest Angling Laws and Closures (wrapper title) Heading(California - Angling)Author"The Fishin' Fool", compilerHeadlineNorthern California Angler's Guide 1948Date Published1948 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #40 Beverly Hills, California (wrapper title) Heading(California - Beverly Hills)AuthorRuess, VelmaHeadlineRare Beverly Hills land promotional 1920sPublisherBeverly Hills Chamber of CommerceDate Published1920s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #41 Chowchilla Ranch California Heading(California - Chowchilla)HeadlineChowchilla Ranch land for sale Central CaliforniaPublisherThe Daniel Hayes CompanyDate Published[c.1917] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #42 Letter from a miner living in Dutch Flat, to his sister back east with descriptions of military fervor and other matters Heading(California - Dutch Flat)HeadlineLetter from miner in Dutch Flat, California, 1864Date PublishedJuly 24th, 1864 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #43 Letter from a miner at Grizzly Flat, California, to his mother back east Heading(California - Grizzly Flat)AuthorStaples, J.F.HeadlineLetter from miner at Grizzly Flat, CA, 1855Date PublishedNov. 5th, 1855 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #44 Scotia: Home of Redwood (wrapper title) Heading(California - Humboldt County)HeadlineCompany town in Humboldt County redwoodsPublisherThe Pacific Lumber CompanyDate Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #45 Souvenir of Long Beach Heading(California - Long Beach)HeadlineRare pictorial souvenir of Long Beach California 1900PublisherPublished for Long Beach Board of trade by A. StertDate Published1900 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #46 Pen Sketches of Los Angeles Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlinePen Sketches of Los Angeles 1896PublisherA.G. Morehouse & C.E. ElstnerDate Published[1896] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #47 Souvenir Mail Card with photographic image of West Lake Park, Los Angeles, Calif., on front, with panel lifting up to reveal 12 images on accordion-style folding plate Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlinePostcard guide to Los Angeles with foldout platePublisherTom Jones Pub. for Los Angeles Post Card Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #48 Indian Lookout: A Camp for Girls in the Redwoods Heading(California - Mendocino County)HeadlineGirls' summer camp in California redwoods, 1921PublisherPress or the CourierDate Published1921 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #49 Report of a City Plan for the Municipalities of Oakland and Berkeley Heading(California - Oakland & Berkeley)AuthorHegemann, WernerHeadlineHegemann's city planning for Oakland and Berkeley, 1915PublisherMunicipal Governments of Berkeley and OaklandDate Published1915 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #50 Recreation, Pleasure, Health: Read the Inside, Follow Instructions, and You'll Recommend to Your Friends (wrapper title) Heading(California - Redlands)HeadlineDriving around Redlands California c.1910PublisherBoard of TradeDate Publishedc.1910? View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #51 Homes in the Heart of California: Sacramento Valley Heading(California - Sacramento Valley)HeadlineFarmlands for sale in Northern California 1904PublisherHawk & CarlyDate Published1904 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #52 History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Heading(California - San Bernardino & Riverside Counties)AuthorBrown, John, Jr. and James BoydHeadlineHistory of San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, CaliforniaPublisherWestern Historical AssociationDate Published1922 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #53 Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach, California... John J. Hernan, Manager Heading(California - San Diego)HeadlineRare brochure for Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, Cal.PublisherDesigned and executed by Denrich PressDate Publishedc.1910? View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #54 Hotel del Coronado: Open all the year. The ideal winter and summer resort... Heading(California - San Diego)HeadlineRare ad flier for Hotel del Coronado San DiegoDate Publishedc.1905 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #55 Hotel Del Coronado - Coronado Beach, California Heading(California - San Diego)AuthorJackson, William HenryHeadlinePanoramic photo of Hotel del CoronadoPublisherDetroit Publishing Co.Date PublishedEarly 20th century View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #56 Plat Book: Legal description of property in the San Fernando Valley, showing lot dimensions, metes and bounds, property cuts, house numbers, all tract and lot numbers. Compiled from official records Heading(California - San Fernando Valley)HeadlinePlat book of San Fernando ValleyPublisherBrewster MapsDate Published1967 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #57 Three photographs taken after the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorBlumberg, A.HeadlineThree Blumberg photos of the San Francisco earthquakeDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #58 Handy Block Book of San Francisco. Showing Size of Lots and Blocks and Names of Property Owners. Comprising 50 Varas, 100 Varas, Western Addition and Mission. Compiled from Latest Official Records. Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Handy Block Book 1894PublisherHicks-Judd Co.Date Published1894 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #59 Archive of nine original architectural drawings for renovations to the building at Post and Mason streets in San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorHeiman, S., architectHeadlineArchitectural drawings for San Francisco buildingDate Publishedc.1920s View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #60 A Senator of the Fifties: David C. Broderick of California - Dedication Copy inscribed to Edward Robeson Taylor Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorLynch, JeremiahHeadlineInscribed to San Francisco Mayor Edward Robeson TaylorPublisherA.M. RobertsonDate Published1911 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #61 Marine Engineers Pocket Manual, Compiled by Marine Engineers' Beneficial Ass'n, No. 35, of San Francisco, Cal. Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSF Marine Engineers Souvenir ManualDate Published1892 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #62 Poster touting Sister Boom Boom, of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, for Supervisor, signed Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSister Boom Boom runs for S.F. supervisor, signed posterDate Published1982 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #63 Rates and Rules for the Exclusive Use and Guidance of the Agents of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of San Francisco March 1871 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineManual for Fireman's Fund insurance agents 1871Date Published1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #64 San Francisco Illustrated Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Illustrated 1899 Albertype CompanyPublisherCunningham, Curtiss & WelchDate Published1899 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #65 San Francisco Veterinary College 510 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, California... Prospectus 1902 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineProspectus for San Francisco Veterinary School 1902PublisherBrunt PressDate Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #66 Ben Lomond: The Gem of the Santa Cruz Mountains, California (wrapper title) Heading(California - Santa Cruz)HeadlineBooklet promoting Ben Lomond, Santa CruzDate Published[c.1909] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #67 Sausalito, Marin County, California: The golden side of the gate Heading(California - Sausalito)HeadlineRare Sausalito promotional booklet, 1940PublisherSausalito Chamber of CommerceDate Published1940 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #68 Two items relating the Swedish Society of San Francisco Heading(California - Swedish Society)HeadlineSwedes in Old San FranciscoDate Published1925 & 1915 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #69 The Wines of California. Heading(California - Wine)AuthorCritchfield, Burke H.HeadlineWines of California from B. of A.PublisherBank of America,Date Published1936 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #70 California Almanac 1867 Heading(California)HeadlineCalifornia Almanac for 1867Publisher[Truesdell, Dewey & Co., printers]Date Published[1866] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #71 Journal of the Senate of the State of California; At Their First Session, Begun and Held at Puebla de San Jose [bound with] Journal of the House Assembly of the State of California... Heading(California)HeadlineFirst sessions of the California Senate and HousePublisherJ. WinchesterDate Published1850 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #72 Southern California of Today: Illustrating its prominent points of interest, beautiful homes and public buildings Heading(California)AuthorNewman, T., compilerHeadlinePhoto book of Southern California c.1900PublisherT. NewmanDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #73 Souvenir of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Pit River Hydro-Electric Development... Heading(California)HeadlineHydroelectric power in northern California 1923Publisher[Pacific Gas & Electric Co.]Date Published[1923] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #74 A California Cook Book Heading(California)AuthorWilliamson, Sarah M.HeadlineJack London's recipe for cooking rice California Cook BookPublisherTown Talk PressDate Published1916 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #75 Kit Carson's Own Story of His Life. As dictated to Col. and Mrs. D.C. Peters about 1856-57, and never before published. Heading(Carson, Kit)AuthorGrant, Blanche C.HeadlineKit Carson's Own Story of His LifeDate Published1926 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #76 George Washington Carver: An American Biography Heading(Carver, George Washington)AuthorHolt, RackhamHeadlineSigned by George Washington CarverPublisherDoubleday, Doran and CompanyDate Published1943 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #77 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 AuthorChappe d'Auteroche, JeanHeadlineEarly Scientific Voyage to California 1772PublisherEdward and Charles DillyDate Published1778 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #78 Voyages de M. Le Marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amerique Septentrionale dans les annees 1780, 1781, & 1782 AuthorChastellux, Francois Jean, Marquis deHeadlineVoyages de M. Le Marquis de ChastelluxPublisherChez PraultDate Published1786 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #79 Discharge paper for a sailor in the United States Navy, signed by Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy Heading(Civil War)HeadlineDischarge paper from Civil War navyDate PublishedAugust 9, 1865 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #80 Confederate military officer’s original architectural drawings done when he was a student at the Virginia Military Institute Heading(Civil War)AuthorHardin, Col. Mark BernardHeadlineArchitectural drawings by VMI student 1856-7Date Published1856-1857 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #81 History of the First Regiment Virginia Infantry - presentation copy Heading(Civil War)AuthorRawling, C.J.HeadlineFirst Regiment Virginia Infantry - presentation copyPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate Published1887 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #82 Seven "Short Histories" of various Civil War leaders Heading(Civil War)HeadlineSeven Duke Cigarette Civil War BiographiesPublisherKnapp & Co.Date Published1888 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #83 Gold: Its Properties, Modes of Extraction, Value &c., &c. AuthorClaudet, F. G.HeadlineF.G. Claudet GOLD One of 275 copiesPublisherRobert Reid & Takao TanabeDate Published1958 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #84 James Clyman, Frontiersman: The Adventures of a Trapper and Covered-Wagon Emigrant as Told in His Own Reminiscences and Diaries - 12 copies Heading(Clyman, James)AuthorCamp, Charles L., editorHeadline12 copies of James Clyman, FrontiersmanPublisherChampoeg PressDate Published[1960] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #85 Two examples of early American paper money, one of them printed by Benjamin Franklin Heading(Colonial Money)HeadlineMoney printed by Benjamin FranklinDate Published1760 & 1774 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #86 Colorado Wild Flowers (cover title) Heading(Colorado)HeadlineSpecimens of Colorado Wild FlowersDate Publishedc. 1900 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #87 Colorado, Territory, Legislature. Council Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado. First Session. Begun and Held at Denver, September 9th, A.D. 1861 Heading(Colorado)HeadlineFirst Session of the Colorado Territorial Council - Streeter CopyPublisherThos. GibsonDate Published1862 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #88 Favorite Recipes. Compiled and edited by Saint Mathew's Guild of Saint Mathew's Episcopal Church, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1944 Heading(Cookery - Alaska)HeadlineRare wartime Alaska cookbook 1944PublisherSt. Mathew's GuildDate Published1944 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #89 Hotel St. Francis Book of Recipes and Model Menus: L'Art Culinaire Heading(Cookery - Hotel St. Francis)AuthorHirtzler, Chef VictorHeadlineHotel St. Francis Recipes by Victor HirtzlerPublisherPutney HaightDate Published1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #90 La Cocinera Poblana y el Libro de las Familias. Novísimo manual práctico de cocina Española, Francesa, Inglesa y Mexicana, higiene y economía doméstica, contiene mas de dos mil fórmulas de ejecucion sencilla y facil... y medicina domestica para conservar la salud y prolongar la vida Heading(Cookery - Mexican)HeadlineMexican cookbook, 2 volumes, 1890PublisherTipografia de Angel Bassols y HermanosDate Published1890 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #91 Post-Civil War broadside for patented Pastry tool Heading(Cookery – 1866 Broadside, Pastry tool)Headline1866 Broadside for patented Pastry toolPublisherLechner & StumpDate Publishedca. 1866 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #92 The Great Rock Island Cook Book: Comprising a carefully compiled selection of the most useful recipes and other valuable information in the culinary art... Heading(Cookery)AuthorSpencer, Edgar L.HeadlineRock Island Railway Cook Book 1883PublisherThe J.M.W. Jones Stationery and Printing CompanyDate Published1883 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #93 Large scrapbook of crime related newspaper clippings from late 19th century Chicago Heading(Crime)HeadlineArchive of crime related newspaper clippings from 19th century ChicagoDate Published1870's-1890's View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #94 A Hilltop Camp - Jicarilla AuthorCurtis, Edward S.HeadlineCurtis photogravure of Apache dwellingsPublisherPlimpton PressDate Published[1915] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #95 Following the Guidon AuthorCuster, ElizabethHeadlineElizabeth Custer, Following the Guidon 1st edPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1890 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #96 Methods and Results - Voyages of Discovery and Exploration on the Northwest Coast of America From 1539 to 1603. Appendix No. 7 - Report for 1886 AuthorDavidson, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Davidson analyzes Exploration of West CoastPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1887 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #97 The Discovery of Florida: Being a True Relation of the Vicissitudes that Attended the Governor Don Hernando De Soto and Some Nobles of Portugal in the Discovery of Florida. Now Just Given by a Fidalgo of Elvas AuthorDe Soto, Don HernandoHeadlineDe Soto's discovery of FloridaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #98 Proceedings of the Friends of a Rail-Road to San Francisco, at Their Public Meeting, Held at the U.S. Hotel, in Boston, April 19, 1849. Including an Address to the People of the U. States; Showing that P. P. F. Degrand's Plan is the Only One, as yet Proposed, Which Will Secure Promptly...by a Single Act of Legislation, the Construction of a Railroad to California, in the Shortest Time Allowed by its Physical Obstacles AuthorDegrand, P. P. F.HeadlinePacific Railroad proposal SF 1849PublisherDutton and Wentworth, PrintersDate Published1849 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #99 The Story of a Pioneer... Incidents pertaining to the early settlements of Colorado AuthorDevinny, V.HeadlineA Colorado Pioneer intro by Buffalo BillPublisherReed Publishing CompanyDate Published1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #100 Memoirs and Memorials. Being Chiefly Selections From her Letters, with an Introductory and Connecting Narrative Collected and Arranged by her Husband. AuthorDillon, Anna PriceHeadlineAnna Price Dillon Memoirs & MemorialsPublisherNot published, but printed for distribution among her family, relatives, and friendsDate Published1900 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next