Sale 681: Americana, Travel, Cartography, the Mexican War - with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection

1

Reminiscences of Outdoor Life

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(Adams, Ansel)
Author
Kent, William
Headline
Ansel Adams frontispiece silver print
Publisher
A.M. Robertson
Date Published
1929

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Yosemite and the Range of Light

Author
Adams, Ansel
Headline
Signed by Ansel Adams, 1st Edition
Publisher
New York Graphic Society
Date Published
1979

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Alabama widow's Letter to her lawyer about slave mistreatment

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(African American, 1840s)
Author
McClung, M[argaret]
Headline
1849 Alabama widow's letter condemning slave punishment
Date Published
ca. 1849

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Letter about NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insult

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(African American, 1849)
Author
Jacob, William
Headline
1849 NY execution of a Black man for murdering a white after racist insult
Date Published
Aug. 12, 1849

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Pioneering New York Black Doctor immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil War - Letter

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(African American, 1861)
Author
Dunbar, (Dr.) Charles [Benjamin]
Headline
1860 Pioneering NY Black Dr. immigrates to Liberia on the eve of Civil War
Date Published
Feb. 27, 1861

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Trails of Early Idaho: The Pioneer Life of George W. Goodhart, and His Association with the Hudson's Bay and American Fur Company's Traders and Trappers

Author
Anderson, Abraham, C.
Headline
Trails of Early Idaho, Caxton Printers
Publisher
The Caxton Printers
Date Published
1940

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Letter by James DeNoon Reymert's nephew and law partner

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(Arizona mining - Los Angeles Judge)
Author
Reymert, Theodor
Headline
Expose letter about Arizona silver baron and Los Angeles judge
Date Published
Sept. 28, 1891

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Liftoff: The Story of America's Adventure in Space

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(Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins)
Author
Collins, Michael
Headline
Signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins
Publisher
Grove Press
Date Published
[1988]

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The West of William H. Ashley: The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia... 1822-1838

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(Ashley, William Henry)
Author
Morgan, Dale, editor
Headline
Presentation copy signed by contributors
Publisher
Fred A. Rosenstock
Date Published
1964

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The Big Book of Barris

Author
Barris, George and David Fetherston
Headline
Signed by George Barris
Publisher
Easton Press
Date Published
2003

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The Snake-Dance of the Moquis of Arizona

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Bourke, John G.
Author
Bourke, John G.
Headline
The Snake-Dance of the Moquis of Arizona
Publisher
Sampson Low, Marston, Low, Searle & Rivington
Date Published
1884

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Across the Continent: A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States, with Speaker Colfax

Author
Bowles, Samuel
Headline
Samuel Bowles Across the Continent, 1865
Publisher
Samuel Bowles & Co.
Date Published
1865

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Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite

Author
Breakenridge, William M.
Headline
Signed by William M. Breakenridge
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1928

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41

The History of San Francisco

Author
Byington, Lewis Francis and Oscar Lewis, editors
Headline
History of San Francisco in three volumes
Publisher
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Date Published
1931

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An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County, California

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(California - Los Angeles County)
Author
[Warner, J.J., et al.]
Headline
Rare early history of Los Angeles County
Publisher
Louis Lewin & Co.
Date Published
1876

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47

Who's Who in Los Angeles County, 1927-1928

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(California - Los Angeles County)
Headline
Who's Who in Los Angeles County, 1927-1928
Publisher
Chas J. Lang
Date Published
[1928]

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Manuscript ledger of the Napa County, California, justice docket, recording in detail hundreds of cases heart by the court

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(California - Napa County)
Headline
Docket record of Napa County court, 1883-5
Date Published
1883-1885

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Ledger of "Delinquent Taxes Petaluma Road District 1873-74 & 1874-75 & 1875 & 1876" (from ms. label on front cover)

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(California - Petaluma)
Headline
Tax delinquents of Petaluma, California, 1870's
Date Published
1873-1876

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Manuscript ledger for "Petaluma Township" tax rolls listing real property, livestock, cash on hand, and other assets

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(California - Petaluma)
Headline
Tax rolls of Petaluma, California, c.1852
Date Published
c.1852

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Samuel Colville's City Directory, of Sacramento, for the Year 1854--5: Embracing a General Directory of Citizens, with an Appendix, Containing a Historical Summary of Events Connected with the Sacramento Valley...

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(California - Sacramento))
Author
Colville, Samuel, compiler
Headline
Colville's Sacramento Directory, 1854
Publisher
Samuel Colville
Date Published
1854

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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

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(California - Sonoma County)
Author
McKinstry, Henry Harrison
Headline
Letter from Sonoma County, 1862
Date Published
FE. 16, 1862

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Future President’s brother chases Indians in California – 1859 “Overland Mail” letter

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(California – Indian Wars)
Author
Harrison, J. Scott
Headline
Benjamin Harrison's brother chases California Indians
Date Published
Aug. 25, 1859

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Americans in Canada troubled by anti-British rebellions - Letter

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(Canada – 1838 rebellion)
Author
Townsend, Asahel
Headline
Americans in Canada and anti-British rebellions - 1838 Letter
Date Published
June 13, 1838

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Special Message of Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood, In Reply to a Resolution of Inquiry, Passed by the House of Representatives, March 2d, 1860, in Relation to the Requisition of the Gov. of Virginia, for One Barclay Coppic

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(Civil War - John Brown's Raid)
Headline
Rare John Brown's Raid Pamphlet 1860
Publisher
John Teesdale, State Printer
Date Published
1860

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91

Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas

Author
Dutton, Clarence E.
Headline
Dutton's Grand Canyon with Atlas
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1882

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104

Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont; Including an Account of His Explorations, Discoveries and Adventures

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(Frémont, John Charles)
Author
Bigelow, John
Headline
Bigelow's biography of Fremont 1856
Publisher
Derby & Jackson
Date Published
1856

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105

Frémont: The West's Greatest Adventurer. Being a Biography from Certain Hitherto Unpublished Sources of General John C. Frémont Together with his Wife Jessie Benton Frémont...

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(Frémont, John Charles)
Author
Nevins, Allan
Headline
Fremont: West's Greatest Adventurer 2 vols 1928
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1928

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106

The Truth About Fremont: An Inquiry

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(Frémont, John Charles)
Author
Wiltsee, Ernest A.
Headline
The Truth About Fremont - signed
Publisher
John Henry Nash
Date Published
1936

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Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44.

Author
Frémont, John Charles
Headline
Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains
Publisher
Taylor, Wilde & Co.
Date Published
1845

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114

The Mesa Verde National Park: Reproductions from a Series of Photographs

Author
Gilpin, Laura
Headline
Photographs of Mesa Verde National Park
Publisher
Gilpin Publishing Co.
Date Published
1927

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116

Tales of Tahitian Waters

Author
Grey, Zane
Headline
Zane Grey Tales of Tahitian Waters 1st Edn
Publisher
Harper & Bros.
Date Published
1931

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117

Stolen Kisses

Author
Griswold, Frank Gray
Headline
Stolen Kisses by Frank G Griswold, signed 1914
Publisher
Privately printed by the Plimpton Press
Date Published
1914

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121

A Ranchman's Recollections: An Autobiography in which Unfamiliar Facts Bearing Upon the Origin of the Cattle Industry in the Southwest and of the American Packing Business are Stated, and Characteristic Incidents Recorded

Author
Hastings, Frank S.
Headline
A Ranchman's Recollections, 1921
Publisher
Breeder's Gazette
Date Published
1921

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124

Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853

Author
Heap, Gwinn Harris
Headline
Central Route to the Pacific, from Mississippi to California
Publisher
Lippincott, Grambo
Date Published
1854

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126

The History of Warner's Ranch and its Environs

Author
Hill, Joseph J.
Headline
Hill, History of Warner's Ranch Ltd to 300 copies
Publisher
Privately printed
Date Published
1927

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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

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(Hunt-Metcalf Correspondence)
Headline
Hunt-Metcalf correspondence with letters & stamped envelopes
Date Published
c.1835-1875

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128

The Return of the Weed

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(Hurd, Peter, illustrator)
Author
Horgan, Paul
Headline
Paul Horgan The Return of the Weed Signed Ltd
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1936

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129

In the Heart of the Sierras. The Yo Semite Valley both Historical and Descriptive: and Scenes by the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra...

Author
Hutchings, James Mason
Headline
Hutchings In the Heart of the Sierras
Publisher
Old Cabin / Pacific Press
Date Published
1888

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In the Heart of the Sierras: The Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive: And Scenes by the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra, with its Magnificent Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and other Objects of Interest; with Tables of Distances and Altitudes, Maps, etc.

Author
Hutchings, James Mason
Headline
Hutchings in Heart of Sierras
Publisher
The Old Cabin & Pacific Press Publishing House
Date Published
1886

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135

The Three Mustangeers

Author
James, Will
Headline
Will James The Three Mustangeers first edition in jacket
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1933

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136

Uncle Bill: A Tale of Two Kids and a Cowboy

Author
James, Will
Headline
Signed by Will James
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1932

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139

Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso... Also, the Report of Capt. R.B. Marcy's Route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe; and the Report of Lieutenant W.J.C. Whiting's Reconnaissances of the Western Frontier of Texas

Author
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston, et al.
Headline
Johnston's reconnaissance in Texas
Publisher
Printed at the Union Office
Date Published
1850

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140

Outlaw Trail: A History of Butch Cassidy and His Wild Bunch, Hole-in-the-Wall, Brown's Hole, Robber's Roost

Author
Kelly, Charles
Headline
Outlaw Trail signed by Charles Kelly
Publisher
Published by the Author
Date Published
1938

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144

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

Author
King, Clarence
Headline
Mountaineering Sierra Nevada 1872 1st issue
Publisher
James R. Osgood
Date Published
1872

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145

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

Author
King, Clarence
Headline
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada 1874
Publisher
James R. Osgood
Date Published
1874

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146

Systematic Geology: United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel Volume I

Author
King, Clarence
Headline
Vol. I of King Survey of 40th Parallel
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1878

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149

The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley, and of California

Author
Kneeland, Samuel
Headline
Kneeland's Wonders of Yosemite with 10 mounted photos
Publisher
Alexander Moore
Date Published
1872

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151

Memorable American Speeches

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(Lakeside Press)
Author
Cheney, John Vance, editor
Headline
Early Lakeside Press Classics series, 1907-10
Publisher
Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Date Published
1907-1910

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153

The King Ranch

Author
Lea, Tom
Headline
Tom Lea's King Ranch, Saddle Blanket Edition
Publisher
Printed for the King Ranch
Date Published
[1957]

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157

Extracts from the Diary of William C. Lobenstine, December 31, 1851-1858

Author
Lobenstine, William C.
Headline
Extracts from the Diary of William C. Lobenstine
Publisher
Privately printed
Date Published
1920

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165

One More Mountain: The Story of Henry A. Meiggs (1811-1877)

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(Meiggs, Henry A.)
Author
Skaar, Sven
Headline
Carbon typescript Story of Henry A. Meiggs
Date Published
No date

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169

Document signed by Porfirio Dias, granting gold and silver mining rights in Sinaloa to Charles E. Parlin (?).

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(Mexico)
Author
Diaz, Porfirio
Headline
Porfirio Diaz signs away Mexican mining rights, 1906
Date Published
1906

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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

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(Mexico)
Headline
Sibling theft case signed by Viceroy of New Spain 1790
Date Published
1790

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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

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(Mexico)
Headline
Mexico graveyards are full, 1797
Date Published
1797

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Manuscript list of announcements that were gave by Nicolas de la Cruz, “indio ladino pregonero” (an Indian who gave public announcements in the streets).

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(Mexico)
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Public announcements in Puebla town square, 1711
Date Published
1711

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183

"Muerte de Indio Borracho" (Death of a drunk Indian) - court document

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(Mexico)
Headline
Grandfather dies of drink in 1791 Mexico
Date Published
1791

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188

Jedediah Smith and His Maps of the American West

Author
Morgan, Dale & Carl I. Wheat
Headline
Jedediah Smith and His Maps of the American West
Publisher
California Historical Society
Date Published
1954

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189

Letters to a Friend: Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879

Author
Muir, John
Headline
John Muir's Letters to a Friend, 1 of 300 copies
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1915

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193

Arts and Crafts of the Totem Indians

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(Native American)
Author
Tozier, D.F.
Headline
Signed by collector F.T. Tozier
Publisher
[Central News Co.
Date Published
[1900's]

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194

Journal of the Senate During the Third Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, 1867

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(Nevada)
Headline
Nevada Senate Journal 1867
Publisher
Joseph E. Eckley
Date Published
1867

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Life and Adventures of Col. L. A. Norton. Written by Himself

Author
Norton, Col. L. A.
Headline
Life & Adventures of Col. L.A. Norton, 1887
Publisher
Pacific Press Publishing House
Date Published
1887

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210

Cornelius Cole: California Pioneer and United States Senator

Author
Phillips, Catherine Coffin
Headline
Cornelius Cole: California Pioneer limited edition in fine, full vellum
Publisher
John Henry Nash
Date Published
1929