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 681 494 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 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineSigned by Ansel Adams, 1st EditionPublisherNew York Graphic SocietyDate Published1979 Lot #9 Alabama widow's Letter to her lawyer about slave mistreatment View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(African American, 1840s)AuthorMcClung, M[argaret]Headline1849 Alabama widow's letter condemning slave punishmentDate Publishedca. 1849 Lot #10 Letter about NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insult View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1849)AuthorJacob, WilliamHeadline1849 NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insultDate PublishedAug. 12, 1849 Lot #11 Pioneering New York Black Doctor immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil War - Letter View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold 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 Lot #16 Letter by James DeNoon Reymert's nephew and law partner View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Arizona mining - Los Angeles Judge)AuthorReymert, TheodorHeadlineExpose letter about Arizona silver baron and Los Angeles judgeDate PublishedSept. 28, 1891 Lot #19 Liftoff: The Story of America's Adventure in Space View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Heading(Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins)AuthorCollins, MichaelHeadlineSigned by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael CollinsPublisherGrove PressDate Published[1988] Lot #25 The Big Book of Barris View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBarris, George and David FetherstonHeadlineSigned by George BarrisPublisherEaston PressDate Published2003 Lot #26 Men and Memories of San Francisco in the "Spring of '50" View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBarry, T.A. and B.A. PattenHeadlineHistory written by a pair of SF saloon-keepersPublisherA.L. BancroftDate Published1873 Lot #30 California Gold-field Scenes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorBigham, Robert W.HeadlineCalifornia Gold-field Scenes, 1866PublisherSouthern Methodist Publishing HouseDate Published1886 Lot #37 Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBreakenridge, William M.HeadlineSigned by William M. BreakenridgePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1928 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBruff, J. GoldsboroughHeadlineBruff's Gold Rush Journals, Drawings, and PapersPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1944 Lot #52 Manuscript ledger of the Napa County, California, justice docket, recording in detail hundreds of cases heart by the court View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(California - Napa County)HeadlineDocket record of Napa County court, 1883-5Date Published1883-1885 Lot #56 Ledger of "Delinquent Taxes Petaluma Road District 1873-74 & 1874-75 & 1875 & 1876" (from ms. label on front cover) View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(California - Petaluma)HeadlineTax delinquents of Petaluma, California, 1870'sDate Published1873-1876 Lot #57 Manuscript ledger for "Petaluma Township" tax rolls listing real property, livestock, cash on hand, and other assets View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(California - Petaluma)HeadlineTax rolls of Petaluma, California, c.1852Date Publishedc.1852 Lot #60 Papers of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 [&] History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorWilliams, Mary FloydHeadlineHistory of the San Francisco Committee of VigilancePublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published[1919] & 1921 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 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sonoma County)AuthorMcKinstry, Henry HarrisonHeadlineLetter from Sonoma County, 1862Date PublishedFE. 16, 1862 Lot #65 Future President’s brother chases Indians in California – 1859 “Overland Mail” letter View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(California – Indian Wars)AuthorHarrison, J. ScottHeadlineBenjamin Harrison's brother chases California IndiansDate PublishedAug. 25, 1859 Lot #71 Americans in Canada troubled by anti-British rebellions - Letter View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Heading(Canada – 1838 rebellion)AuthorTownsend, AsahelHeadlineAmericans in Canada and anti-British rebellions - 1838 LetterDate PublishedJune 13, 1838 Lot #85 Seventy-Five Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorDavis, William HeathHeadline75 Years in California extra-illustrated and expandedPublisherJohn HowellDate Published1929 Lot #86 Seventy-five Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDavis, William HeathHeadline75 Years in California - Argonaut Edition 1/100PublisherJohn HowellDate Published1929 Lot #111 In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorGardiner, Howard C.HeadlineIn Pursuit of the Golden Dream 1/100 signed copiesPublisherWestern Hemisphere, Inc.Date Published1970 Lot #117 Stolen Kisses View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorGriswold, Frank GrayHeadlineStolen Kisses by Frank G Griswold, signed 1914PublisherPrivately printed by the Plimpton PressDate Published1914 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 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Hunt-Metcalf Correspondence)HeadlineHunt-Metcalf correspondence with letters & stamped envelopesDate Publishedc.1835-1875 Lot #136 Uncle Bill: A Tale of Two Kids and a Cowboy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorJames, WillHeadlineSigned by Will JamesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Lot #153 The King Ranch View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorLea, TomHeadlineTom Lea's King Ranch, Saddle Blanket EditionPublisherPrinted for the King RanchDate Published[1957] Lot #157 Extracts from the Diary of William C. Lobenstine, December 31, 1851-1858 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorLobenstine, William C.HeadlineExtracts from the Diary of William C. LobenstinePublisherPrivately printedDate Published1920 Lot #165 One More Mountain: The Story of Henry A. Meiggs (1811-1877) View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Meiggs, Henry A.)AuthorSkaar, SvenHeadlineCarbon typescript Story of Henry A. MeiggsDate PublishedNo date Lot #169 Document signed by Porfirio Dias, granting gold and silver mining rights in Sinaloa to Charles E. Parlin (?). View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Mexico)AuthorDiaz, PorfirioHeadlinePorfirio Diaz signs away Mexican mining rights, 1906Date Published1906 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineSibling theft case signed by Viceroy of New Spain 1790Date Published1790 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 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMexico graveyards are full, 1797Date Published1797 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). View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Mexico)HeadlinePublic announcements in Puebla town square, 1711Date Published1711 Lot #183 "Muerte de Indio Borracho" (Death of a drunk Indian) - court document View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineGrandfather dies of drink in 1791 MexicoDate Published1791 Lot #193 Arts and Crafts of the Totem Indians View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Heading(Native American)AuthorTozier, D.F.HeadlineSigned by collector F.T. TozierPublisher[Central News Co.Date Published[1900's] Lot #206 Roosevelt Panama Canal Medal View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Panama Canal)Author[Roosevelt, Theodore]HeadlineTheodore Roosevelt Panama Canal medalDate Published1908 Lot #215 President Gerald R. Ford - 13 copies of a signed broadside View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorFord, Gerald R.HeadlineFourteen autographs of President Gerald R. FordPublisherLord John PressDate PublishedNo date Lot #217 An American Life: The Autobiography View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineInscribed Win one for the Gipper by ReaganPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1990] Lot #222 Signed loan document, Pennsylvania 1785 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Revolutionary War)HeadlineSigned loan document, Pennsylvania 1785Date Published1785 Lot #226 Four titles by and about Theodore Roosevelt featuring works on progressivism View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, Theodore [and] Jacob A. RiisHeadlineFour volumes, T. Roosevelt as progressiveDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #227 Six volumes by or about Theodore Roosevelt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Roosevelt, Theodore)AuthorRoosevelt, Theodore et al.HeadlineSix volumes by or about Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #228 African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's hunting expedition in AfricanPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1910 Lot #229 Four mostly sporting volumes by, with a bibliography of, Theodore Roosevelt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineFive volumes by or about Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #230 Four titles by Theodore Roosevelt on nation and nationalism View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$160StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineFour titles on nation & nationalism by Teddy RooseveltPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1895-1916 Lot #231 Hunting trips of a Ranchman; Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's Hunting Trips of a RanchmanPublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons & The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1886 Lot #232 Oliver Cromwell View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt, Oliver Cromwell, 1900 1st EdPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1900 Lot #233 Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, Outdoor Pastimes of an American HunterPublisherLongmans, Green & CoDate Published1905 Lot #234 Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$140StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail,PublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1901 Lot #235 The Rough Riders View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt, The Rough Riders, 1899PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1899 Lot #236 Through the Brazilian Wilderness View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt's near-fatal journey through BrazilPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1914 Lot #237 The Wilderness Hunter: An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and Rifle View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893PublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1893] Lot #243 Mining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Government View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorShinn, Charles HowardHeadlineMining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Govt, 1st Ed.PublisherScribner'sDate Published1885 Lot #247 Orders for a Navy midshipman which are signed by John D. Sloat as they were forwarded through the ranks View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Sloat, John Drake)HeadlineSigned by John D. Sloat, occupier of MontereyDate Published1849 Lot #255 Handwritten diary recording an automobile journey through the Southwest during the weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Travel Diary - California to Texas)HeadlineTrip through Southwest just after Pearl HarborDate Published1941 Lot #262 Five letters written to William Graves descriptive of the War of 1812 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(War of 1812)HeadlineLetters to Russia discussing War of 1812Date Published1813 & 1815 Lot #263 US diplomatic document warning of British misinterpretation of American resolve to go to war View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(War of 1812)AuthorRussell, JonathanHeadline1812 Important US diplomatic document predicting war with EnglandDate PublishedMarch 23, 1812 Lot #287 Fifteen documents relating to the manumission or freeing of slaves in Cuba, both male and female View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineArchive of Cuban slave manumission documents 1864-9Date Published1864-1869 Lot #288 Twenty manuscript documents recording the deaths of slaves in Cuba, mostly of African origin View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineRecords of slave deaths in Cuba, 1840's-'50'sDate Publishedc.1840's-1850's Lot #289 Archive of documents relating to legal difficulties of a Chinese indentured servant in Cuba View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Cuba)HeadlineChinese indentured servant in Cuba faces legal troubles 1877Date Published1877 Lot #290 Manuscript document relating to a Chinese indentured servant in Cuba View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Cuba)HeadlineChinese indentured servant in CubaDate Published1881 Lot #430 Document signed by Antonio López de Santa Anna as President of Mexico View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Santa Anna, Antonio López de)HeadlineDocument signed by Santa AnnaDate PublishedJuly29, 1847 Lot #509 Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$75StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorClinton, BillHeadlineBill Clinton Giving Signed BookPublisherKnopfDate Published2007 Lot #510 Caroline Kennedy Signature Matted with Photo View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Heading(Presidents)AuthorKennedy, CarolineHeadlineCaroline Kennedy Signature Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next