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Previous|1|Next Image Lot Item Title Time Left Your Bids 2 Autograph letter, signed, from Adams to Oliver Fiske regarding an appointment for his son AuthorAdams, John QuincyHeadlineALS from John Quincy Adams 1821Date PublishedNov. 24, 1821 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 5 A Discourse, Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers; with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I - signed presentation from John Adams Heading(Adams, John)AuthorMayhew, JonathanHeadlinePresentation from John AdamsPublisherHall & GossDate Published1818 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$11,250StatusSold View details 8 Manuscript document affirming sale of a large number of slaves by Albert G. Goodwyn to William A. Goodwyn and Edward T. Goodwyn, for $1 Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1841)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert G.HeadlineSlaves used as loan collateral, 1841Date PublishedFebruary 8, 1841 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 9 Manuscript deed of sale for eight slaves to William Bibb, for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Goodwin and her children Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1842)AuthorTaylor, William H.HeadlineSale of slaves for $10 to a family friendDate PublishedFeb. 3, 1842 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold View details 10 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his niece Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Binajah S.HeadlineDocument transferring 14-year-old slaveDate PublishedNov. 16, 1843 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold View details 11 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young female slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his sister Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Peyton D.HeadlineDocument transferring 6-year-old slave girlDate PublishedNov. 20, 1843 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 12 Manuscript tax list delineating land ownership and 31 slaves Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1850)HeadlineTax list with 31 slaves c.1850Date Publishedc.1850 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold View details 16 Georgia Secessionist to Dixie Racist, Letter after Republican Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election Heading(African-American)AuthorGunn, D. F.Headline1888 Ex-Georgia Secessionist's racist letterDate Published1888 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 17 Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Blacks voters in Huntsville, Alabama during the presidential campaign Heading(African-American)AuthorMcCullough, A.W.Headline1884 Alabama Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Black votersDate Published1884 Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 19 New York woman describes Georgia slaves Christmas celebration Heading(African-American)AuthorParemelee, Mary ElizabethHeadline1846 New York woman observes Georgia slaves Christmas celebrationDate PublishedJan. 14, 1846 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold View details 33 The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler - Chester A. Arthur's copy Heading(Arthur, Chester A.)AuthorMacKenzie, William L.HeadlineChester A. Arthur's CopyPublisherCook & Co.Date Published1845 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$875StatusSold View details 40 Fageol Motor Company - bound volume of 32 photographs of buses manufactured by the company Heading(Automotive - Buses)HeadlinePhotographs of early busesDate Publishedc.1920-1930 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold View details 43 Panoramic photograph of the employees of the Vultee Aircraft Company grouped in front of a large hangar, with one of the company's airplanes Heading(Aviation)HeadlineEmployees of Vultee Aircraft before hangar 1938Date Published1938 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 50 Signed program from a production of his all-soldier musical show, "This is the Army" AuthorBerlin, IrvingHeadlineIrving Berin signed program "This is the Army"PublisherUnited States Army Special Service Div.Date Publishedc.1943 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 53 Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress. Vol. IV (only) - James Buchanan's copy Heading(Buchanan, James)HeadlineJames Buchanan's copyPublisherThomas B. WaitDate Published1821 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 57 Letter from a Sacramento business man on a visit to Portland in 1853, discussing both California and Oregon Heading(California & Oregon)AuthorSmith, Enos A.HeadlineLetter from Oregon with California content 1853Date PublishedFebruary 1st, 1853 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 60 Archive of business ledgers, check record books, receipts, and other items relating to the agricultural and business endeavors of James P. Anderson of Arcata, Humboldt County, California Heading(California - Humboldt County)AuthorAnderson, James P.HeadlineArchive of Humboldt County agriculural entrepreneurDate Publishedc.1880-1915 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 67 San Francisco, 1851, from Rincon Hill Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorBehrman, Martin, publisherHeadlinePanorama photo of San Francisco in 1851Date PublishedPrinted c.1910 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold View details 73 Panoramic photograph, "San Francisco - April 10, 1906, from Rincon Hill" Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorWaters, R.J., & Co.HeadlinePre-earthquake panorama of San FranciscoDate Published1906 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold View details 74 Panoramic photograph, "San Francisco from Rincon Hill - April 28, 1906" Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorWaters, R.J., & Co.HeadlinePanorama of post-earthquake San FranciscoDate Published1906 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold View details 91 Inscribed Photograph of Cesar Chavez with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape Strike Heading(Chavez, Cesar)HeadlineCesar Chavez 1966 Inscribed photograph with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape StrikeDate Published1966 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 92 Letter from a survivor of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, to his sister, describing his experiences in great detail Heading(Chicago Fire)HeadlineLetter describing Great Chicago Fire of 1871Date PublishedOct. 19th, 1871 Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold View details 94 Confederate muster roll for Co. E of the Battalion of Sharp Shooters, 3rd Brigade Reserve Division, Army of Tennessee Heading(Civil War)HeadlineConfederate muster roll 1863Date Publishedc.1863 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 95 Archive of 48 handwritten letters between Horton M. Detrick and Jennie Andrews while Horton was serving in the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War Heading(Civil War)AuthorDetrick, Horton M. & Jennie AndrewsHeadlineArchive of Civil War lettersDate PublishedApril 16, 1864-June 10, 1865 Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold View details 96 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his parents Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold View details 97 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedJune 20, 1864 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 98 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 101 Seven Civil War era cartes-de-visite Heading(Civil War)Headline7 Civil War era cartes-de-visiteDate Published[c.1865] Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 106 The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland, Twenty-second President of the United States - inscribed by Cleveland to Albert J. Barr AuthorCleveland, GroverHeadlinePublic Papers of Grover Cleveland inscribed to an appointeePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1889 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold View details 111 "U.S.V.B. Picnic - Eldorado Springs, June 14, 1924" - panoramic photograph Heading(Colorado)HeadlinePanorama photo of largest pool in U.S.Date Published1924 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 114 The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineAutobiography of Calvin Coolidge signed limited editionPublisherCosmopolitan Book CorporationDate Published1929 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 116 Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineInscribed by Calvin CoolidgePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1919 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 119 Post Return of Fort Philip Kearny, D.T., commanded by Captain Tenedor Ten Eyck 18th U.S. Infantry for the month of August, 1866 Heading(Dakota Territory)AuthorTen Eyck, TenedorHeadlinePost Return for Fort Phil Kearny in Dakota Territory 1866Date PublishedSeptember 1st, 1866 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold View details 123 Typed letter, signed, during his final stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center AuthorEisenhower, Dwight D.HeadlineLetter from Eisenhower's final hospital stayDate PublishedJanuary 31, 1969 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 127 A Discourse on the Revolutions of the Surface of the Globe - Millard Fillmore's copy Heading(Fillmore, Millard)AuthorCuvier, G.HeadlineMillard Fillmore's copy of Cuvier's essay on catastrophismPublisherCarey & LeaDate Published1831 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 137 The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson - signed by Herbert Hoover AuthorHoover, Herbert ClarkHeadlineHerbert Hoover Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson Signed Limited EditionPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book Co.Date Published[1958] Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,000StatusSold View details 139 Letter from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins, Special Assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, about German saboteurs landing on Long Island AuthorHoover, J. EdgarHeadlineLetter from J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins 1942Date PublishedJuly 10, 1942 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$10,625StatusSold View details 150 Two items inscribed and signed by Lady Bird Johnson Heading(Johnson, Lady Bird)HeadlineTwo items inscribed by Lady Bird JohnsonDate PublishedVarious dates Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 151 WITHDRAWN - A Time For Action - signed by President Johnson AuthorJohnson, Lyndon B.HeadlineInscribed by President Lyndon B. JohnsonPublisherAtheneumDate Published1964 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 152 Profiles In Courage AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineProfiles in Courage inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956, but 1957] Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold View details 163 Reminiscences AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineDouglas MacArthur ReminiscencesPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published[1964] Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 167 Thirteen indentures made the Overseers of the Poor, Town of Reading, Massachusetts Heading(MassachusettsHeadlineIndentured servants in Massachusetts 1769-1813Date Published1769-1813 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 169 Autograph sentiment from William McKinley, Christmas Day, 1893 AuthorMcKinley, WilliamHeadlineChristmas day Inscription from William McKinleyDate PublishedDec. 25, 1893 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 182 Printed document signed by James Monroe as Secretary of State, "Additional Instructions to the public and private armed vessels of the United States" AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineSigned by James Monroe, 1812Date PublishedNovember 7th, 1812 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold View details 198 Family photograph album recording several trips in the United States, including a lengthy one through California north to Oregon and Washington Heading(Photograph album - U.S. travels)HeadlinePhotos of motorcar trip up west coastDate Published1929-1931 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 199 San Francisco, the Sunset City Heading(Photographs)AuthorWorden, WillardHeadlineRare Willard Worden photo booklet of pre-Earthquake San FranciscoDate Publishedc. 1904 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold View details 202 Typed letter, signed, as Governor of California AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineSigned by Governor Ronald ReaganDate PublishedAugust 4, 1967 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 206 Presidential Appointment, signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineAppointment signed by Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedOctober 19, 1902 Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold View details 207 The Rough Riders AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRough Riders Signed by Teddy RooseveltPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1899 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$3,750StatusSold View details 216 Overalls in the Fog, 1936 - Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point AuthorStackpole, PeterHeadlinePeter Stackpole photo of the Golden Gate under constructionDate Published1936 (1984 print) Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold View details 217 San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge Tower AuthorStackpole, PeterHeadlineSan Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge under constructionDate Publishedc.1935 Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold View details 218 Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence, and Its Perils AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadlineWilliam Howard Taft signed bookPublisherYale University PressDate Published1914 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 221 Two manuscript day books for the International Longshoremen's Association in Houston, Texas Heading(Texas)HeadlineTexas longshoremen in the Great DepressionDate Published1927-1932 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold View details 223 Manuscript journal kept by Henry S. Powell recording a railroad journey from Ohio to California and back Heading(Travel Diary - Ohio to California)AuthorPowell, Henry S.HeadlineDiary of rail trip from Ohio to California 1893Date PublishedApril-July 1893 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold View details 227 Letter from John Tyler to his son Robert Tyler, regarding negotiations with France and other matters AuthorTyler, JohnHeadlineJohn Tyler writes his son about negotiations with FranceDate PublishedMay 13, 1834 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold View details 230 The Plays of William Shakespeare in Miniature, Volume 6 (only) - Martin Van Buren's copy Heading(Van Buren, Martin)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineMartin Van Buren's ShakespearePublisherC. WhittinghamDate Published1804 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,625StatusSold View details 241 Letter from James Eden in Monrovia, Liberia, to William Lowrie in New York, describing the state of his church and other matters Heading(Africa)AuthorEden, James, Rev.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1845Date PublishedNov. 13, 1845 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 242 Letter from Monrovia, Liberia, describing his efforts in his missionary activities, and illness and other circumstances that are causing difficulties in their execution Heading(Africa)AuthorEllis, W.W.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1847Date PublishedOct. 12, 1847 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 244 Letter from the wife of a missionary in Liberia describing in lengthy and painstaking detail his illness and death Heading(Africa)AuthorSawyer, Catharine A.HeadlineDeath of a missionary in Africa described, 1843Date PublishedDecember 6, 1843 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 277 Letter about a scandalous inter-racial marriage between the nephew of the King of Burma and a young Irish novelist Heading(Burma)Headline1907 Letter about the lurid Burmese inter-racial marriage scandalDate Published1907 Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold View details 279 Letter from T. Bainbridge in Macao to Moses Wetmore in Canton, asking for assistance in returning to the United States via Calcutta Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineAmerican stranded in Macao, 1834 letterDate PublishedNov. 29, 1834 Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold View details 280 Letter from T. Bainbridge to Moses Wetmore concerning business matters and enclosed boarding bill, with manuscript Chinese character docketing on flap Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineChina letter regarding a bill, 1834Date PublishedDec. 5 & 16, 1834 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 293 French rival of DeTocqueville as observer of Jacksonian America, Autograph Letter Signed Heading(Economics)AuthorChevalier, MichelHeadlineALS by French economist, rival of DeTocquevilleDate Publishedca. 1860 Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold View details 301 "Hollow Earth" expedition proposed by John Symmes Heading(Imaginary Voyage)Headline1826 Symmes proposed exploration of "Hollow Earth", LetterDate PublishedOct. 24, 1826 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold View details 303 Letter from 17th century Ireland discussing potatoes and the best means of growing them Heading(Ireland)AuthorFoley, SamuelHeadlineLetter on growing potatoes in Ireland 1688Date PublishedApril 3, 1688 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,125StatusSold View details 309 The World in the Air: The Story of Flying in Pictures AuthorMiller, Francis TrevelyanHeadlineF.T. Miller The World in the Air Pioneer AviationPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1930 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 312 The Life of Benito Mussolini - with clipped signature Heading(Mussolini, Benito)AuthorSarfatti, Margherita G.HeadlineWith signature of Benito MussoliniPublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published[1926] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold View details 315 Letter from English economist Dudley North to his cousin, discussing family matters and also the upcoming trial of Lord Warwick AuthorNorth, DudleyHeadlineLetter from English economist Dudley North 1691Date PublishedMarch 14, 1691 Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold View details 327 Bond-holders of a British spice plantation on Dutch Sumatra, including Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore Heading(Sumatra, Singapore)AuthorPrince, JohnHeadline1830 British spice plantation on Dutch Sumatra, Stamford Raffles bondholderDate Published1830 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 328 The Path to Power AuthorThatcher, MargaretHeadlineMargaret Thatcher The Path to Power signedPublisherEaston PressDate Published1995 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold View details 425 Seize The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineSigned Nixon Seize the MomentPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1992 Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next