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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 By The President of the United States of America / A Proclamation View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorAdams, JohnHeadlinePresident Adams 1799 broadside Proclamation of ThanksgivingDate PublishedMarch 6, 1799 Lot #4 Early document of sale and future emancipation of a New York slave View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1816)AuthorLeverich, Richard B.HeadlineEarly New York slave sale and emancipation documentDate PublishedMarch 6, 1816 Lot #6 The Life of James Williams, Better Known As Professor Jim, For Half A Century Janitor Of Trinity College View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1873)AuthorProctor, C.H.Headline1873 ex-slave's extraordinary lifeDate Published1873 Lot #7 Black And White: Land, Labor and Politics in the South View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1884)AuthorFortune, T. ThomasHeadlineLeading Black journalist of the early 20th centuryPublisherFords, Howard & HulbertDate Published1884 Lot #8 Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise and Otherwise… View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1924)AuthorTalley, Thomas W., Fisk UniversityHeadlineBlack music classic with important Paul Robeson associationPublisherMacmillanDate Published1922 Lot #9 The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue - Cab Calloway's famous 1939 jazz 'Jive Dictionary' View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1939)AuthorCalloway, CabHeadlineClassic 1939 Black Jazz ‘Dictionary’Date Published1939 Lot #45 Manuscript affidavit regarding deeds to lots in Benicia, California, signed by Swain & two witnesses, notarized with cover letter by Frederick H. Billings as Commissioner of Deeds in California for the State of Massachusetts, with ribbon and wax seal View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Benicia)AuthorBillings, Frederick H., et al.HeadlineDocument regarding Benicia land deeds 1849Date PublishedOct. 30, 1849 Lot #46 Ledger belonging to Lorenzo Pendola of Calaveras County View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California - Calaveras County)AuthorPendola, LorenzoHeadlineLedger belonging to a Californian, 1858-1869Date Published1858-1869 Lot #92 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$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(California - Sonoma County)AuthorMcKinstry, Henry HarrisonHeadlineLetter from Sonoma County, 1862Date PublishedFE. 16, 1862 Lot #95 Large ledger regarding Austin Brothers Importers View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Stockton Business Ledger)HeadlineAustin Brothers Imports ledger, 1900Date Published1900 Lot #99 Letter from a San Francisco merchant describing a fire which ran through the city, and business conditions View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush Letter)AuthorReynolds, William T.HeadlineLetter from San Francisco 1850Date PublishedSept. 17, 1850 Lot #100 Four letters from gold seeker Samuel McCullough to his parents, written from Panama, San Francisco, and Sacramento View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(California Gold Rush Letters)AuthorMcCullough, SamuelHeadlineLetters from California gold seeker, 1849-1850Date Published1849-1850 Lot #187 The Colored Cadet at West Point: Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A. First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military Academy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorFlipper, Henry OssianHeadlineColored Cadet at West Point, 1878 1st Ed.PublisherHomer Lee & Co.Date Published1878 Lot #200 Living My Life View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorGoldman, EmmaHeadlineSigned by Red EmmaPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 Lot #268 18th century manuscript school lesson book View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Manuscript)HeadlineMoody family manuscript. c.1790Date Publishedc.1790 Lot #278 Manuscript receipt for the sale of a slave View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Mexico - Slavery)HeadlineSale of black slave in Mexico, 1787Date Published1787 Lot #284 Manuscript cattle brand registry for the city of Ensenada, plus some for Mexicali and Tecate View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineCattle brands of Ensenada, MexicoDate Published1919 Lot #285 Manuscript listing of the armament, clothing and riding gear of a Mexican cavalry squadron during the Mexican-American War View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineCavalry squadron equipped during Mexican WarDate PublishedJan. 18, 1846 Lot #289 Three manuscript documents relating to the title of Marques de Ciria, one of them signed by the King Carlos III of Spain View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Mexico)HeadlineSpanish King creates Marques in New Spain 1778Date Published1778-1809 Lot #290 Five manuscript documents relating to Mexico's intercourse with the Philippines, and their relationship with Spain View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico/Philippines)HeadlineMexico, Philippines & Spain, 1770-1800 documentsDate Published1770-1800 Lot #291 Manuscript letter from Captain Antonio Maldonado, relating to service in the Philippines View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico/Philippines)AuthorMaldonado, Captain AntonioHeadlineSpanish Captain fined for desertion of his men, 1598Date Published1598 Lot #338 Appointment of Francisco de Amat y Torres, Consul of Spain View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorRoosevelt, Franklin D. and Francisco Franco BahamondeHeadlineAppointments from Franklin D. Roosevelt and FrancoDate Published1940 Lot #395 British Jamaican merchant's purchase of half a mini-nation in present day Cameroon, West Africa - Autograph Manuscript Signed View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Africa - Cameroon, 1850s)AuthorEdgerley, SamuelHeadline1850s British merchant's purchase of a West African "kingdom"Date Publishedca. 1850 Lot #407 19 handwritten birding notebooks View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Birding)AuthorBolton, HowardHeadlineNearly 10 years of avid birder notesDate Published1985-1993 Lot #438 Reports of the commissioners relating to the capture of Charles O'Hara at Toulon View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(French Revolution)HeadlineManuscript detailing the Siege of Toulon, 1793Date Published1793 Lot #454 Mein Kampf: Eine Abrechnung View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold AuthorHitler, AdolfHeadlineMein Kampf, signed by authorPublisherFranz EherDate Published1933 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next