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Previous|1|Next Lot #41 The Works of Daniel Webster Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWebster, DanielHeadlineThe Works of Daniel WebsterPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1853 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #66 The American Shooter's Manual, Comprising, Such Plain and Simple Rules, as are Necessary to Introduce the inexperienced into a Full Knowledge of all that Related to the Dog, and the Correct Use of the Gun; Also a Description of the Game of this Country, by a Gentleman of Philadelphia County Author[Kester, Jesse Y.]HeadlineThe American Shooter's ManualPublisherCarey, Lea & CareyDate Published1827 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #71 Alton Trials: of Winthrop S. Gilman, who was indicted with Enoch Long, Amos B. Ross, [etc.]...for the Crime of Riot, committed on the night of the 7th of November, 1837 while engaged in defending a Printing Press from an Attack made on it at that time, by an Armed Mob...also the Trial of John Solomon, Levi Palmer [etc.]...indicted...for a Riot committed in Alton... in unlawfully and forcibly entering the Warehouse of Godfrey, Gilman & Co., and breaking up and destroying a Printing Press AuthorLincoln, William SHeadlineIn the defense of a printing pressPublisherPublished by John F. TrowDate Published1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #76 The Home Doctor: A Guide to Health Heading(Medical)AuthorBourne, George M.HeadlineThe Home Doctor San Francisco 1878PublisherSan Francisco News CompanyDate Published1878 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #78 Letters to ladies, in favor of female physicians for their own sex Heading(Medical)AuthorGregory, SamuelHeadlineFemale physicians for ladies 1854PublisherPublished by the Society [i.e. The Female Medical Education Society]Date Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #84 Autograph Letter Signed, to Dr. George Clymer, Naval Surgeon aboard the USS Cyane, Norfolk, Virginia Heading(Medical - Naval)AuthorNorris, George W., M.D.HeadlineLetter introducing assistan naval surgeonDate PublishedAugust 10, 1841 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #86 Autograph Letter, signed, from the doctor on New York City's first "Quarantine Island" for immigrants Heading(Medical - Quarantine Island, New York)AuthorDeWitt, BenjaminHeadlineAutograph Letter, signed, from Quarantine IslandDate PublishedMay 17, 1817 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #87 An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco Upon Life and Health Heading(Medical - Tobacco)AuthorMussey, R.D.HeadlineInfluence of tobacco upon health 1836PublisherPerkins & MarvinDate Published1836 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #88 Men of Different Countries Heading(Men of Different Countries)HeadlineMen of Different Countries 1844 Cooperstown, NYPublisherH. & E. PhinneyDate Published1844 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #102 Small broadside for a “Celebration of 34th Anniversary of the Advent of Modern Spiritualism at Brooklyn Institute”. March 31, 1882 Heading(Occult)AuthorBrooklyn Spiritual FraternityHeadlineSpiritualism broadside 1882Date PublishedMarch 31, 1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #105 People Abroad, or, The Book of Foreign Nations Heading(People Abroad)HeadlinePeople Abroad, or, The Book of Foreign NationsPublisherLeavitt & AllenDate Published1855 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #114 Ten volumes from the Lippincott "Practical Book" series, plus four other Lippincott books Heading(Practical Book of...)Author**Headline10 volumes "Practical Book of..."PublisherJ.B. Lippincott CompanyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #116 The Flatey Book and Recently Discovered Vatican Manuscripts Concerning America as Early as the Tenth Century...Sagas that Describe the Voyages to, and Character of, the New Country, and Letters from several Popes directing Bishops in their Government of the Church in the Western World Heading(Pre-Columbian Manuscripts)AuthorAnderson, Rasmus B., intro.HeadlineThe Flatey Book and Recently Discovered VaticanPublisherNorrœna SocietyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #121 The Virginia Housewife; Or Methodical Cook AuthorRandolph, MaryHeadlineThe Virginia Housewife; Or Methodical CookPublisherE.H. ButlerDate Published1851 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #122 A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce, of Hartford, (Con.) James Riley, Master, Upon the Western Coast of Africa, August 26th, 1815; Also of the Slavery and Sufferings of the Author and the Rest of the Crew, Upon the Desert of Zahara, in the Years 1815, 1816, 1817; With Accounts of the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the Wandering Arabs; Also, a Brief Historical and Geographical View of the Continent of Africa AuthorRobbins, ArchibaldHeadlineLoss of the Brig CommercePublisherSilas AndrusDate Published1818 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #153 Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, With regard to the Negotiations and Other Transactions Abroad Heading(West Indies)HeadlineBritish and Spanish dealings over the West IndiesPublisherJ. RobertsDate Published1729 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #154 A Voyage in the West Indies: Containing Various Observations Made During a Residence in Barbadoes, and Several of the Leeward Islands; with some Notices and Illustrations Relative to the City of Paramarabo, in Surinam Heading(West Indies)AuthorWaller, John AugustineHeadlineJ.A. Waller A Voyage in the West IndiesPublisherSir Richard Phillips and Co.Date Published1820 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #160 On the Ambitious Projects of Russia in Regard to North West America.... Headingzzc(Allen Press)Author"An Englishman"HeadlineAmbitious Projects of Russia - Allen PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1955 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #188 Mark Twain: San Francisco Correspondent. Selections from his letters to the Territorial Enterprise: 1865-1866 Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain: San Francisco CorrespondentPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1957 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #190 The Voyage of the Racoon: A "Secret" Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814 Heading(Book Club of California)AuthorHussey, John A., edHeadlineVoyage of the Racoon BCC 1958PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1958 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #191 The Sting of the Wasp: Political & Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly Headingzzc(Book Club of California)AuthorJohnson, Kenneth M., ed.HeadlineThe Sting of the WaspPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1967 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #194 Ten volumes from the Book Club of California Headingzzc(Book Club of California)Author**HeadlineTen volumes from the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #195 Eleven volumes from the Book Club of California Headingzzc(Book Club of California)Author**HeadlineEleven volumes from the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #196 Eleven volumes from the Book Club of California Headingzzc(Book Club of California)Author**HeadlineEleven volumes from the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #212 A Pictorial Journal of a Voyage Aboard the Three Masted Schooner Louise, Last of the Sailing Codfishermen out of San Francisco as Recorded in 1931 by the Artist Otis Oldfield Headingzzc(Grabhorn-Hoyem)AuthorOldfield, OtisHeadlinePictorial Journal of a Voyage - Grabhorn 1969PublisherGrabhorn-HoyemDate Published1969 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #214 Diseños of California Ranchos Maps of thirty-seven Land Grants [1822-1846], from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco Headingzzc(Grabhorn Press)AuthorBecker, Robert H.HeadlineDisenos of California Ranchos BCC 1964PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1964 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #219 Account of a Tour of the California Missions, 1856, The Journal & Drawings of Henry Miller Headingzzc(Grabhorn Press)AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineAccount of a Tour of the California MissionsPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1952 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #235 A Little Rebellion Now & Then: Sixteen of America's Finest Typographer-Printers and An Englishman, Prints on the American Revolution Headingzzc(Smith, Page)AuthorWilliam James AssociatesHeadlineA Little Rebellion Now & ThenPublisherWilliam James Association PressDate Published1976 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #266 Choosing a Mistress HeadingzzfAuthorFranklin, BenjaminHeadlineBen Franklin on Choosing a MistressPublisherThe Kaloprint CorporationDate Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #269 Manhattan Oases: New York's 1932 Speak-Easies HeadingzzfAuthorHirschfeld, AlHeadlineManhattan Oases: New York's 1932 Speak-EasiesPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co.Date Published[1932] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #352 Wood engraving of Abraham Lincoln Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorWolf, HenryHeadlineHenry Wolf wood engraving of Abraham LincolnDate Published[1898] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next