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BrownPublisherG.T.Brown & Co.Date Publishedca. 1875 Lot #8 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBancroft, Hubert HoweHeadlineBancroft's Works in full moroccoPublisherA.L. Bancroft & Co.Date Publishedc.1883-1890 Lot #11 1,000 Reward for the Apprehension of Black Bart, Perpetrator of the Following Verses View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Black Bart)AuthorBierce, AmbroseHeadlineAmbrose Bierce Black Bart broadside 1/111Publisher[The Archetype Press]Date Published[1939] Lot #15 Guide to Bodie, Mono County, California View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(California - Bodie)AuthorBilleb, Emil W.HeadlineRare guide map to ghost town of BodieDate Published1956 Lot #16 Carisa Chemical Company: Incorporated under the Laws of the State of California View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - Carisa Chemical Company)HeadlineSulphate of soda field in central CaliforniaPublisherEastman & Mitchell, printersDate Published1905 Lot #17 $500 bond from the American River Water and Mining Company View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Folsom)AuthorAmerican River Water and Mining CompanyHeadlineAmerican River Water and Mining Company bond 1860PublisherAmerican River Water and Mining CompanyDate Published1860 Lot #18 Fontana Orange Groves (wrapper title) View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(California - Fontana)HeadlineBrochure promoting Fontana, Cal., 1915PublisherFontana Land CompanyDate Published1915 Lot #19 Two panoramas of Fort Winfield Scott in San Francisco View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Fort Winfield Scott)AuthorNock, C.R.HeadlineTwo San Francisco military panoramasDate PublishedNo date Lot #20 On the Proposed Use of a Portion of the Hetch Hetchy, Eleanor, and Cherry Valleys within and near to the boundaries of the Stanislaus U.S. National Forest Reserve and the Yosemite National Park as Reservoirs for Impounding Tuolumne River Flood Waters and Appurtenant Works for the Water Supply of San Francisco, California and Neighboring Cities View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - Hetch-Hetchy)AuthorFreeman, John RipleyHeadlineHetch-Hetchy Water Supply for San Francisco 1912PublisherBy Authority of the Board of SupervisorsDate Published1912 Lot #21 Archive relating to an imposter grandson of Johann Sutter, pioneer California landowner View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(California - Johann Sutter)Headline"Imposter" grandson of J.A. SutterDate Published1927 Lot #22 Real estate sales guide for properties at Lake Elsinore, California, extensively illustrated from photographs View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(California - Lake Elsinore)HeadlineLake Elsinore Cal. real estate book with photographsDate Publishedc.1923 Lot #23 Lake Tahoe, California View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(California - Lake Tahoe)AuthorPutnam & Valentine, Photo.HeadlineOriginal photographs of Lake TahoePublisherPutnam & Valentine, Photo.Date Publishedc.1900 Lot #24 Portion of Menalto Tract - San Mateo County View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Menlo Park)HeadlineLand for sale in Menlo Park, 1910Date Publishedc.1910 Lot #25 Mill Valley Beautiful (wrapper title) View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - Mill Valley)HeadlineScarce view book of Mill Valley, Cal., c.1905Date Publishedc.1905 Lot #26 General Plan, City of North Sacramento, California, 1960: A Report to the North Sacramento City Planning Commission prepared by the Sacramento County Planning Department... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - North Sacramento)HeadlineDevelopment plan for North Sacramento, 1960PublisherSacramento County Planning DepartmentDate Published1960 Lot #27 Sylvan Crest, Oakland - promotional flyer + blueprint map View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(California - Oakland)HeadlineReal Estate in Oakland's Sylvan Crest area 1907PublisherSchmidt Skilling Co.Date Published1907 Lot #28 Pacific Palisades: Pacific Palisades Association, Palisades Station, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (wrapper title) View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(California - Pacific Palisades)HeadlineFirst subdivision of Pacific Palisades, L.A. CountyPublisherPacific Palisades AssociationDate Published[1924] Lot #29 Two panoramic photographs of California View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - Panorama Photographs)HeadlineTwo panorama photographs of CaliforniaDate Published1910; 1946 Lot #30 San Rafael Pasadena: 15 minutes from Los Angeles via Arroyo Seco Parkway & Ave. 64 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - Pasadena)HeadlineTract homes for sale in Pasadena, 1941Date Published1941 Lot #31 Brochure and Map of Pismo Beach Calif. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - Pismo Beach)HeadlinePismo Beach in 1967PublisherRizzuto's Adv. Serv.Date Published1967 Lot #32 Poll Tax Roll 1907 Plumas County (cover title) View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(California - Plumas County)HeadlineLedger for Plumas County Poll Tax Roll, 1907Date Published1907 Lot #33 Pomona, California: Descriptive Booklet of Pomona City and Pomona Valley View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Pomona)AuthorFitch, J. A.HeadlineReal estate in Pomona, Cal., 1907PublisherA.J. Fitch, Real Estate BrokerDate Published1907 Lot #34 Salinas Rodeo Week July 28th 1913 - panorama photograph View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - Salinas Rodeo)Author[Swadley Studio]Headline1913 Salinas Rodeo Week panoramic photographPublisher[Swadley Studio]Date Published1913 Lot #35 Printed letter describing the experiences of a woman who survived the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorEmmons, Rosie (?)HeadlinePrinted account of S.F. earthquake, 1906Date PublishedMay 18, 1906 Lot #36 Four images of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake from The San Francisco Call View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)HeadlineImages of the 1906 San Francisco earthquakePublisherStewart & RogersDate Published1906 Lot #37 Ruins of San Francisco, Nob Hill in foreground, from Lawrence Captive Airship, 1500 feet elevation, May 29, 1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorLawrence, George R.HeadlinePanorama of San Francisco after the earthquakePublisherGeo. R. Lawrence Co.Date Published1906 Lot #38 Twenty panoramic and birdseye views of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)Headline20 panoramics of 1906 San FranciscoPublisherSan Francisco ExaminerDate Published1906 Lot #39 Three panoramic views of San Francisco View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco Panoramas)AuthorH.S. Crocker Co.HeadlineThree San Francisco views, 1914PublisherSan Francisco Call and PostDate Published1914 Lot #40 San Francisco in Photographs from 1846 - 1906 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco Photograph Album)AuthorBehrman, Martin, pub.HeadlineSan Francisco photographic rarities, 1846-1906PublisherMartin BehrmanDate Published[c. 1920] Lot #41 Abstract of Title and List of Encumbrances on Subdn. 50 Vara Lot No. 1509... Made at the request of Sarah Dunstan View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineTitle abstract for North Beach S.F. lotPublisherSimpson & MillarDate PublishedMarch 28, 1889 Lot #42 Broadside advertising The Woman of the World, performed at Bert's New Idea theater in San Francisco View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare San Francisco theater broadside 1865PublisherC.A. Calhoun & Sons, PrintersDate Published1865 Lot #43 Daily Pacific News View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineDaily Pacific News 1851 rarePublisherJ. Winchester & R.N. AllenDate PublishedJanuary 17, 1851 Lot #44 Historical Souvenir of San Francisco, Cal. With Views of Prominent Buildings, the Bay, Islands, Etc. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)Headline1888 San Francisco souvenir w/folding mapPublisherC. P. HeiningerDate Published[1888] Lot #45 "An Invitation from San Francisco California" (wrapper title) - proposal to hold the 1928 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, with original signed letters and mounted photographs View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineS.F. bids for 1928 Democratic ConventionDate Published1927 Lot #46 A Senator of the Fifties: David C. Broderick of California - Dedication Copy inscribed to Edward Robeson Taylor View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorLynch, JeremiahHeadlineInscribed to San Francisco Mayor Edward Robeson TaylorPublisherA.M. RobertsonDate Published1911 Lot #47 Marshall & Stearns Wall Beds in The Apartment House District of San Francisco - panorama photograph View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlinePPIE panoramic photograph of San FranciscoPublisherCardinell-Vincent Co.Date Published[1915] Lot #48 Neunzehnhundertste Jahresfeier der Schlacht im Teutoburger Walde Gedenkblätter an das Fest der Deutschen von Californien ; San Francisco, 1. und 8. August 1909 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Germans celebrate 2000 year old victoryPublisherOrden der Hermanns-SöhneDate Published1909 Lot #49 The San Francisco City Stock, 1851 - signed by James King of William, P.A. Morse, D.J. Tallent, William Hooper, and John W. Geary View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSF city stock, 1851 signed by notablesPublisherE.F. ButlerDate Published1851 Lot #50 The Carrier Dove, Volume VI. Nos. 1 -52. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSchlesinger, Julia, editor.HeadlineThe Carrier Dove, Volume VI 1889Publisher[Library of Spiritual Experience]Date Published1889 Lot #51 Sutro Baths Official Programme January 2, 1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSutro Baths Official Programme 1898Date PublishedJanuary 2, 1898 Lot #52 First Annual Progress Report, San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, July 1, 1934. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge)Headline1st report on S.F.-Oakland Bay Bridge 1935PublisherCalifornia State Printing OfficeDate Published[1935] Lot #54 Sierra County California: Playground of the Sierra View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sierra County)AuthorNewberg, PhillipHeadlineSierra County Cal. promotional brochurePublisherSierra County Chamber of CommerceDate Publishedc.1940-50 Lot #55 Sierra County California: Playground of the Sierra View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sierra County)AuthorNewberg, PhillipHeadlineSierra County Cal. promotional brochurePublisherSierra County Chamber of CommerceDate Publishedc.1940-50 Lot #56 Historic Sonoma County in California's Redwood Empire Wonderland /Fascinating Sonoma County in California's Redwood Empire Wonderland View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - Sonoma County)HeadlineHistoric & Fascinating Sonoma CountyPublisherSonoma County Board of Supervisors and Associated Chambers of Commerce of Sonoma CountyDate Published1955 Lot #57 Art Work on Southern California View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(California - Southern)HeadlineViews of SoCal from 1900PublisherCalifornia Photogravure Co.Date Published1900 Lot #58 Polished stone octagonal souvenir from Moccasin Creek, Tuolumne County, California, July 4, 1859 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(California - Tuolumne County)HeadlineSouvenir relic of Moccasin Creek, Cal., 1859Date Published1859 Lot #59 Bill of lading for One Case Mdse. shipped aboard the ship Morning Light of the Glidden & Williams Line of California Packets, by the Phillips Sampson Co. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California Shipping)HeadlineCalifornia Gold Rush shipping ephemera 1859PublisherWatson's PressDate PublishedJuly 19, 1859 Lot #60 Southern California. Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California)HeadlineSouthern California 1914 w/original boxPublisherSouthern California Panama Expositions CommissionDate Published[1914] Lot #61 California and New Mexico: Message of the President of the United States, Transmitting information...on the Subject of California and New Mexico. (caption title.) View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorTaylor, ZacharyHeadlineCalifornia and New Mexico, Doc. 17, House ed.Date Published1850 Lot #62 Diary kept by Clara G. Van Warmer, who knew and worked for Luther Burbank in the early 20th century View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(California)AuthorVan Wormer, Clara G.HeadlineDiary of young California woman, 1909Date Publishedc.1907-1915 Lot #64 1930s San Francisco Chinatown printers type specimen catalog View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Chinese-American)Headline1930s Chinatown type specimen cataloguePublisherBock Ngar Chy Co., PrintersDate Publishedca. 1934 Lot #66 San Francisco and Oakland Chinese Phone Directory / May 1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Chinese-American)Headline1929 San Francisco Chinese Phone DirectoryPublisherPacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.Date Published1929 Lot #69 The Commonwealth Club of California. Organized in San Francisco, April, 1903 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Commonwealth Club)Headline1903 Constitution of CA Commonwealth ClubPublisherPhillips, Smyth & Van OrdenDate Published1903 Lot #76 History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorDavis, Winfield J.HeadlinePolitical Conventions in California, 1893PublisherThe California State LibraryDate Published1893 Lot #90 California Illustrated: Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorLetts, J. M.HeadlineCalifornia Illustrated with 12 plates 1853PublisherR.T. YoungDate Published1853 Lot #122 Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory, Comprising a Description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments, with Incidents, Observations, Etc. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Author[Robinson, Alfred], An AmericanHeadlineRobinson's Life in California 1846PublisherWiley & PutnamDate Published1846 Lot #125 Santa Barbara Bicentennial Historical Series, Volumes 1-5 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Santa Barbara Bicentennial Historical Series)AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineSanta Barbara Bicentennial Historical SeriesPublisherVarious publishers; Distributed by the Arthur H. Clark Company.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #147 Notes of a Voyage to California Via Cape Horn, Together with Scenes in El Dorado, in the Years 1849-1850. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorUpham, Samuel C.HeadlineNotes of a Voyage to California Via Cape HornPublisherPublished by the authorDate Published1878 Lot #150 Approximately 100 photographs of B-26 Marauder bombers and crew in the European theatre during the Second World War View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(World War II - Photographs)HeadlineB-26 Marauders in WWIIDate Publishedc.1944 Lot #151 Approximately 90 photographs of troops and fighting in the Philippines during the Second World War, with massacres, mass graves, etc. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(World War II - Photographs)HeadlinePhotos of WWII in the PhilippinesDate Publishedc.1944-45 Lot #152 Five photographs of Douglas MacArthur shortly after his return to the Philippines during the Second World War View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(World War II - Photographs)HeadlineMacArthur returns to the PhilippinesDate Publishedc.1944 Lot #153 Nineteen photographs of actors & actresses entertaining troops during the Second World War View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(World War II - Photographs)HeadlineHollywood celebs entertain WWII troopsDate Publishedc.1942-1945 Lot #156 Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Yosemite)AuthorOlmsted, Frederick LawHeadlineYosemite and the Mariposa Grove, fine pressPublisherYosemite AssociationDate Published[1993] Lot #223 Le Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Railroads)HeadlineThe Congo-Ocean Railway, 1934Date Published[1934] Lot #276 The Jayhawker Trail: Short Route to Scenic Death Valley View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(California - Death Valley)AuthorAllen, R.HeadlineTourist map & brochure of Death ValleyDate Publishedc.1950 Lot #277 Map of the City of El Cerrito and Vicinity, Contra Costa County, California, showing official zoning View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(California - El Cerrito)HeadlineFirst separate map of El CerritoDate Published1937 Lot #278 Huntington Beach CA View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(California - Huntington Beach)AuthorSotto, Marilyn BethHeadlineColor pictorial map of Huntington Beach Cal.PublisherRanlee PublishingDate Published1985 Lot #279 Security-First National Map of Monrovia and Vicinity and Motor Map of California View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(California - Monrovia)HeadlineStreet map of Monrovia in LA CountyDate Published1930 Lot #280 Guide through the Old Mining Regions of Central California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - Mother Lode)AuthorRamsey, R. S.HeadlineGuide to Mother Lode with map & text 1939Date Published1939 Lot #282 Tract No. 44 - Emery Subdivision, Map No. 2. Subdivision of Blocks 85 and 96 Seale Tract, Palo Alto, California. Surveyed September 1936 by Thelo A. Perrott View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(California - Palo Alto)AuthorPerrott, Thelo A.HeadlineSubdividing the Seale Tract in Old Palo Alto, 1936Date Published1936 Lot #283 Paramount California "The City of Progress" View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(California - Paramount)Headline1st separate map of Paramount, California, 1962PublisherBay Area PublicationsDate Published1962 Lot #284 Valley of Enchantment Mutual Water Co. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(California - San Bernardino County)HeadlineCadastral map of Crestline, San Bernardino Co., Cal.Date Publishedc.1930 Lot #285 Vista Irrigation District, San Diego County, California View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(California - San Diego County)AuthorWatson, C. W., civil engineerHeadlineScarce map of Vista, San Diego County, Cal., 1931PublisherVista Chamber of Commerce Lot #286 San Francisco in 1849. San Francisco in July 1849. From Present Site of S.F. Stock Exchange View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorBurgess, Geo. H.HeadlineChromolithograph of San Francisco in July 1849PublisherH.S. Crocker CompanyDate Published1894 Lot #287 Destruction of San Francisco by Earthquake and Fire, April 18th, 1906. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorFicke, FrancisHeadlineDestruction of San Francisco printPublisherFrancis FickeDate Published1906 [but later] Lot #288 Foot Traffic in San Francisco, Oct. 18-19, 1922. Copyright 1922 by C.M. Applegarth, Secretary, the Building Owners & Management Assn. of San Francisco... View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineFoot traffic affects S.F. property values, 1922 mapDate Published1922 Lot #289 Atlas of Maps and Seismograms Accompanying the Report of the State Earthquake Investigation Commission Upon the California Earthquake of April 18, 1906 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorLawson, Andrew C., et al.HeadlineMaps and Seismograms San Francisco 1906 QuakePublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1908 Lot #290 Map of Brookside Park near Stanford, San Mateo County, California View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(California - San Mateo County)HeadlineReal estate for sale in Portola Valley, Cal.PublisherAust Realty Co.Date Published1926 Lot #291 Santa Rosa. Sonoma County. California. 1885 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(California - Santa Rosa)HeadlineRare bird's-eye view of Santa Rosa, Cal. 1885PublisherElliott & Co., Lith.Date Published1885 Lot #294 Torrance View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(California - Torrance)AuthorGnielka-Woody, BeateHeadlinePictorial bird's-eye map of Torrance, Cal.PublisherGourmet GraphicDate Publishedc.1985 Lot #295 Pinecrest Lodge, Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California - General Map of Pinecrest... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(California - Tuolumne County)HeadlineMap of Pinecrest Lodge and LakePublisherBelt Printing & Lithograph Co.Date Published1952 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next