Sale 681: Americana, Travel, Cartography, the Mexican War - with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection (#681) 08/22/2019 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/22/2019 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)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 1-61 of 61. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Yosemite and the Range of Light AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineSigned by Ansel Adams, 1st EditionPublisherNew York Graphic SocietyDate Published1979 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #9 Alabama widow's Letter to her lawyer about slave mistreatment Heading(African American, 1840s)AuthorMcClung, M[argaret]Headline1849 Alabama widow's letter condemning slave punishmentDate Publishedca. 1849 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #10 Letter about NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insult Heading(African American, 1849)AuthorJacob, WilliamHeadline1849 NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insultDate PublishedAug. 12, 1849 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #11 Pioneering New York Black Doctor immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil War - Letter Heading(African American, 1861)AuthorDunbar, (Dr.) Charles [Benjamin]Headline1860 Pioneering NY Black Dr. immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil WarDate PublishedFeb. 27, 1861 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #16 Letter by James DeNoon Reymert's nephew and law partner Heading(Arizona mining - Los Angeles Judge)AuthorReymert, TheodorHeadlineExpose letter about Arizona silver baron and Los Angeles judgeDate PublishedSept. 28, 1891 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #19 Liftoff: The Story of America's Adventure in Space Heading(Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins)AuthorCollins, MichaelHeadlineSigned by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael CollinsPublisherGrove PressDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #25 The Big Book of Barris AuthorBarris, George and David FetherstonHeadlineSigned by George BarrisPublisherEaston PressDate Published2003 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #26 Men and Memories of San Francisco in the "Spring of '50" AuthorBarry, T.A. and B.A. PattenHeadlineHistory written by a pair of SF saloon-keepersPublisherA.L. BancroftDate Published1873 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #30 California Gold-field Scenes AuthorBigham, Robert W.HeadlineCalifornia Gold-field Scenes, 1866PublisherSouthern Methodist Publishing HouseDate Published1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #37 Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite AuthorBreakenridge, William M.HeadlineSigned by William M. BreakenridgePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #39 Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association, April 2, 1849 - July 20, 1851 AuthorBruff, J. GoldsboroughHeadlineBruff's Gold Rush Journals, Drawings, and PapersPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1944 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #52 Manuscript ledger of the Napa County, California, justice docket, recording in detail hundreds of cases heart by the court Heading(California - Napa County)HeadlineDocket record of Napa County court, 1883-5Date Published1883-1885 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #56 Ledger of "Delinquent Taxes Petaluma Road District 1873-74 & 1874-75 & 1875 & 1876" (from ms. label on front cover) Heading(California - Petaluma)HeadlineTax delinquents of Petaluma, California, 1870'sDate Published1873-1876 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #57 Manuscript ledger for "Petaluma Township" tax rolls listing real property, livestock, cash on hand, and other assets Heading(California - Petaluma)HeadlineTax rolls of Petaluma, California, c.1852Date Publishedc.1852 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #60 Papers of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 [&] History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorWilliams, Mary FloydHeadlineHistory of the San Francisco Committee of VigilancePublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published[1919] & 1921 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #63 Letter from H.H. McKinstry in Two Rock Valley, Sonoma County, California, to his brother back east, describing life in California, primarily the agricultural bounty Heading(California - Sonoma County)AuthorMcKinstry, Henry HarrisonHeadlineLetter from Sonoma County, 1862Date PublishedFE. 16, 1862 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #65 Future President’s brother chases Indians in California – 1859 “Overland Mail” letter Heading(California – Indian Wars)AuthorHarrison, J. ScottHeadlineBenjamin Harrison's brother chases California IndiansDate PublishedAug. 25, 1859 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #71 Americans in Canada troubled by anti-British rebellions - Letter Heading(Canada – 1838 rebellion)AuthorTownsend, AsahelHeadlineAmericans in Canada and anti-British rebellions - 1838 LetterDate PublishedJune 13, 1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #85 Seventy-Five Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... AuthorDavis, William HeathHeadline75 Years in California extra-illustrated and expandedPublisherJohn HowellDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #86 Seventy-five Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... AuthorDavis, William HeathHeadline75 Years in California - Argonaut Edition 1/100PublisherJohn HowellDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #111 In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857 AuthorGardiner, Howard C.HeadlineIn Pursuit of the Golden Dream 1/100 signed copiesPublisherWestern Hemisphere, Inc.Date Published1970 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #117 Stolen Kisses AuthorGriswold, Frank GrayHeadlineStolen Kisses by Frank G Griswold, signed 1914PublisherPrivately printed by the Plimpton PressDate Published1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #127 Archive of some 47 stampless folded letters & 133 covers without letters (but addressed with stamps & postmarks), sent to members of the Hunt family of Providence, Rhode Island Heading(Hunt-Metcalf Correspondence)HeadlineHunt-Metcalf correspondence with letters & stamped envelopesDate Publishedc.1835-1875 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #136 Uncle Bill: A Tale of Two Kids and a Cowboy AuthorJames, WillHeadlineSigned by Will JamesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #153 The King Ranch AuthorLea, TomHeadlineTom Lea's King Ranch, Saddle Blanket EditionPublisherPrinted for the King RanchDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #157 Extracts from the Diary of William C. Lobenstine, December 31, 1851-1858 AuthorLobenstine, William C.HeadlineExtracts from the Diary of William C. LobenstinePublisherPrivately printedDate Published1920 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #165 One More Mountain: The Story of Henry A. Meiggs (1811-1877) Heading(Meiggs, Henry A.)AuthorSkaar, SvenHeadlineCarbon typescript Story of Henry A. MeiggsDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #169 Document signed by Porfirio Dias, granting gold and silver mining rights in Sinaloa to Charles E. Parlin (?). Heading(Mexico)AuthorDiaz, PorfirioHeadlinePorfirio Diaz signs away Mexican mining rights, 1906Date Published1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #170 Document relating to the case of two brothers, one of whom stole the wealth of the other - signed by the Viceroy of New Spain Heading(Mexico)HeadlineSibling theft case signed by Viceroy of New Spain 1790Date Published1790 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #171 Letter from Agustin Medrano, a father of the parish of Itztacalco, to the Archbishop of Mexico, bemoaning the fact that the graveyards are full Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMexico graveyards are full, 1797Date Published1797 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #179 Manuscript list of announcements that were gave by Nicolas de la Cruz, “indio ladino pregonero” (an Indian who gave public announcements in the streets). Heading(Mexico)HeadlinePublic announcements in Puebla town square, 1711Date Published1711 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #183 "Muerte de Indio Borracho" (Death of a drunk Indian) - court document Heading(Mexico)HeadlineGrandfather dies of drink in 1791 MexicoDate Published1791 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #193 Arts and Crafts of the Totem Indians Heading(Native American)AuthorTozier, D.F.HeadlineSigned by collector F.T. TozierPublisher[Central News Co.Date Published[1900's] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #206 Roosevelt Panama Canal Medal Heading(Panama Canal)Author[Roosevelt, Theodore]HeadlineTheodore Roosevelt Panama Canal medalDate Published1908 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #215 President Gerald R. Ford - 13 copies of a signed broadside Heading(Presidents)AuthorFord, Gerald R.HeadlineFourteen autographs of President Gerald R. FordPublisherLord John PressDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #217 An American Life: The Autobiography Heading(Presidents)AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineInscribed Win one for the Gipper by ReaganPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #222 Signed loan document, Pennsylvania 1785 Heading(Revolutionary War)HeadlineSigned loan document, Pennsylvania 1785Date Published1785 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #226 Four titles by and about Theodore Roosevelt featuring works on progressivism AuthorRoosevelt, Theodore [and] Jacob A. RiisHeadlineFour volumes, T. Roosevelt as progressiveDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #227 Six volumes by or about Theodore Roosevelt Heading(Roosevelt, Theodore)AuthorRoosevelt, Theodore et al.HeadlineSix volumes by or about Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #228 African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's hunting expedition in AfricanPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #229 Four mostly sporting volumes by, with a bibliography of, Theodore Roosevelt AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineFive volumes by or about Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #230 Four titles by Theodore Roosevelt on nation and nationalism AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineFour titles on nation & nationalism by Teddy RooseveltPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1895-1916 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$160StatusSold Lot #231 Hunting trips of a Ranchman; Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's Hunting Trips of a RanchmanPublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons & The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #232 Oliver Cromwell AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt, Oliver Cromwell, 1900 1st EdPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1900 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #233 Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, Outdoor Pastimes of an American HunterPublisherLongmans, Green & CoDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #234 Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail,PublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1901 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$140StatusSold Lot #235 The Rough Riders AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt, The Rough Riders, 1899PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1899 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #236 Through the Brazilian Wilderness AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's near-fatal journey through BrazilPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #237 The Wilderness Hunter: An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and Rifle AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893PublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1893] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #243 Mining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Government AuthorShinn, Charles HowardHeadlineMining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Govt, 1st Ed.PublisherScribner'sDate Published1885 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #247 Orders for a Navy midshipman which are signed by John D. Sloat as they were forwarded through the ranks Heading(Sloat, John Drake)HeadlineSigned by John D. Sloat, occupier of MontereyDate Published1849 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #255 Handwritten diary recording an automobile journey through the Southwest during the weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor Heading(Travel Diary - California to Texas)HeadlineTrip through Southwest just after Pearl HarborDate Published1941 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #262 Five letters written to William Graves descriptive of the War of 1812 Heading(War of 1812)HeadlineLetters to Russia discussing War of 1812Date Published1813 & 1815 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #263 US diplomatic document warning of British misinterpretation of American resolve to go to war Heading(War of 1812)AuthorRussell, JonathanHeadline1812 Important US diplomatic document predicting war with EnglandDate PublishedMarch 23, 1812 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #287 Fifteen documents relating to the manumission or freeing of slaves in Cuba, both male and female Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineArchive of Cuban slave manumission documents 1864-9Date Published1864-1869 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #288 Twenty manuscript documents recording the deaths of slaves in Cuba, mostly of African origin Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineRecords of slave deaths in Cuba, 1840's-'50'sDate Publishedc.1840's-1850's View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #289 Archive of documents relating to legal difficulties of a Chinese indentured servant in Cuba Heading(Cuba)HeadlineChinese indentured servant in Cuba faces legal troubles 1877Date Published1877 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #290 Manuscript document relating to a Chinese indentured servant in Cuba Heading(Cuba)HeadlineChinese indentured servant in CubaDate Published1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #430 Document signed by Antonio López de Santa Anna as President of Mexico Heading(Santa Anna, Antonio López de)HeadlineDocument signed by Santa AnnaDate PublishedJuly29, 1847 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #509 Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Heading(Presidents)AuthorClinton, BillHeadlineBill Clinton Giving Signed BookPublisherKnopfDate Published2007 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #510 Caroline Kennedy Signature Matted with Photo Heading(Presidents)AuthorKennedy, CarolineHeadlineCaroline Kennedy Signature View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next