Sale 706: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History

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(California - Sonoma County)
Headline
Historic & Fascinating Sonoma County
Publisher
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and Associated Chambers of Commerce of Sonoma County
Date Published
1955

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57

Art Work on Southern California

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(California - Southern)
Headline
Views of SoCal from 1900
Publisher
California Photogravure Co.
Date Published
1900

Estimate$300 - $500

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58

Polished stone octagonal souvenir from Moccasin Creek, Tuolumne County, California, July 4, 1859

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(California - Tuolumne County)
Headline
Souvenir relic of Moccasin Creek, Cal., 1859
Date Published
1859

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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.

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(California Shipping)
Headline
California Gold Rush shipping ephemera 1859
Publisher
Watson's Press
Date Published
July 19, 1859

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60

Southern California. Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura.

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(California)
Headline
Southern California 1914 w/original box
Publisher
Southern California Panama Expositions Commission
Date Published
[1914]

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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.)

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(California)
Author
Taylor, Zachary
Headline
California and New Mexico, Doc. 17, House ed.
Date Published
1850

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62

Diary kept by Clara G. Van Warmer, who knew and worked for Luther Burbank in the early 20th century

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(California)
Author
Van Wormer, Clara G.
Headline
Diary of young California woman, 1909
Date Published
c.1907-1915

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63

Payroll voucher/receipt for the men of Chinese Camp No. 8, aka the Ah Kee Company, for work done in January of 1878

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(Chinese - Virginia & Truckee Railroad)
Headline
Chinese working on the Truckee Railroad 1878
Date Published
1878

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64

1930s San Francisco Chinatown printers type specimen catalog

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(Chinese-American)
Headline
1930s Chinatown type specimen catalogue
Publisher
Bock Ngar Chy Co., Printers
Date Published
ca. 1934

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65

Chinese Immigration Speech Delivered in the United States Senate, February 14, 1879

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(Chinese-American)
Author
Blaine, James G.
Headline
GOP presidential hopeful denounces Chinese immigration
Date Published
1879

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66

San Francisco and Oakland Chinese Phone Directory / May 1929

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(Chinese-American)
Headline
1929 San Francisco Chinese Phone Directory
Publisher
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Date Published
1929

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A Chinese and English phrase book in the Canton dialect; or, Dialogues on ordinary and familiar subjects for the use of the Chinese resident in America, and of Americans desirous of learning the Chinese language…

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(Chinese-American)
Author
(Stedman, Thomas Lathrop and K.P. Lee)
Headline
1916 English Phrase Book for Chinese-Americans
Publisher
William R. Jenkins
Date Published
Ca. 1916

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68

The Letter of Christopher Columbus Concerning His First Voyage to the New World...

Author
Columbus, Christopher
Headline
Grabhorn Letter of Christopher Columbus 1 of 2
Publisher
[Grabhorn Press]
Date Published
[1924]

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69

The Commonwealth Club of California. Organized in San Francisco, April, 1903

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(Commonwealth Club)
Headline
1903 Constitution of CA Commonwealth Club
Publisher
Phillips, Smyth & Van Orden
Date Published
1903

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70

The Code of 1650, being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the general court of Connecticut...to which is added some extracts from the laws and judicial proceedings of New Haven colony commonly called blue laws

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(Connecticut)
Headline
Connecticut Blue Laws
Publisher
I.N. Choynski
Date Published
No date

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71

Manuscript document regarding a Chinese slave master in mid-nineteenth century Cuba

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(Cuba - Chinese Slavery)
Headline
Slave master of Chinese slaves in Cuba, 1863
Date Published
1863

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72

Manuscript document relating to the attempts of a Chinese indentured servant, a carpenter, in Cuba attempting to obtain his residency card

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Chinese servant in Cuba seeks residency
Date Published
1863

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73

With The Indian And Buffalo In Montana

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(Custer, George Armstrong)
Author
McClernand, Edward
Headline
The Indian And Buffalo In Montana 1/300
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1969

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74

Marching with Custer : A Day-By-Day Evaluation of the Uses, Abuses, and Conditions of the Animals on the Ill-Fated Expedition of 1876.

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(Custer, George Armstrong)
Author
Nye, Elwood L.
Headline
Marching w/Custer 1/300
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark
Date Published
1964

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75

The Little Big Horn, 1876: The Official Communications, Documents, and Reports.

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(Custer, George Armstrong)
Author
Overfield, Loyd J.
Headline
The Little Big Horn Arthur H. Clark 1/300
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1971

Estimate$300 - $500

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76

History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892

Author
Davis, Winfield J.
Headline
Political Conventions in California, 1893
Publisher
The California State Library
Date Published
1893

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77

In the Court of Appeal... State of California: Cecil B. DeMille Appellant vs. American Federation of Radio Artists, Los Angeles Local... (wrapper title)

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(DeMille, Cecil B.)
Headline
Cecil B. DeMille sues radio union
Publisher
Parker & Company, Law Printers
Date Published
1945

Estimate$500 - $800

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78

Collection of ephemera relating Amelia Earhart's Trans-Pacific flight

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(Earhart, Amelia)
Headline
Amelia Earhart´s Trans Pacific flight ephemera
Date Published
[1937]

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79

Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior

Author
Emory, William H.
Headline
Emory's US & Mexican boundary survey
Publisher
A.O.P. Nicholson, printer
Date Published
1857

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80

A Cheap Trip to the Great Salt Lake City: An annotated lecture delivered before the President of America and Representatives; Mayors of Liverpool & Manchester

Author
Franklin, John Benjamin
Headline
Salt Lake City on the cheap, 1864
Publisher
Printed & Published by J. Scoggins, Orwell Place
Date Published
1864

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81

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
Fremont's Narrative with Rufus Sage Map 1847
Publisher
Hall & Dickson and A.S. Barnes
Date Published
1847

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82

Report 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
Fremont's Exploring Expedition
Publisher
Gales & Seaton
Date Published
1845

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83

A History of Oregon, 1792-1849, Drawn from Personal Observation and Authentic Information

Author
Gray, William H.
Headline
History of Oregon by Wm H. Gray
Publisher
Harris & Holman
Date Published
1870

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84

Description of the Ruins of an Ancient City, Discovered near Palenque, in the Kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish America: Translated from the Original Manuscript Report of Captain Don Antonio del Rio: Followed by Teatro Critico Americano; or, a Critical Investigation and Research into the History of the Americans

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(Guatemala)
Author
Rio, Antonio del and Paul Felix Cabrera
Headline
Description of the ruins of Palenque, 1822
Publisher
Henry Berthoud
Date Published
1822

Estimate$3,000 - $5,000

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85

Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories Embracing Colorado and Parts of Adjacent Territories, Being a Report of Progress of the Exploration for the Year 1876

Author
Hayden, Ferdinand V.
Headline
Hayden's Tenth Annual Report of the USGGS
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1878

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86

Historic Highways of America

Author
Hulbert, Archer Butler
Headline
Historic Highways of America
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1902-1905

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87

Report upon the Colorado River of the West

Author
Ives, Joseph Christmas
Headline
Ives's on exploration of the Colorado River
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1861

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88

Printed poster instructing persons of Japanese ancestry in San Francisco to report to the Civil Control Station at 1530 Buchanan Street

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(Japanese-American Internment)
Author
DeWitt, Lt. Gen. J.L
Headline
Japanese Exclusion Act broadside
Publisher
U.S. Army
Date Published
May 5, 1942

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89

"Japanese American Creed" and 2 other Nisei writings in Common Ground, Spring 1942

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(Japanese-American Internment)
Author
Masoka, Mike; Mary Oyama and Tooru Kanazawa; and Satoku Murakami
Headline
1942 Literary haven for interned Japanese-Americans
Publisher
Common Council for American Unity
Date Published
1942

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90

California Illustrated: Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes

Author
Letts, J. M.
Headline
California Illustrated with 12 plates 1853
Publisher
R.T. Young
Date Published
1853

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91

Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the army of the United States, from the mouth of the River Missouri through the interior parts of North America to the Pacific Ocean During the Years 1804, 1805 & 1806...

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(Lewis & Clark Expedition)
Author
Gass, Patrick
Headline
Gass' Lewis & Clark Journal 3rd ed. w/plates 1811
Publisher
Mathew Carey
Date Published
1811

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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92

The Hudson by Daylight. Map, Showing the Prominent Residences, Historic Land-Marks, Old Reaches of the Hudson, Indian Names...

Author
Link, William F.
Headline
Hudson River Guide and Map 1903
Publisher
William F. Link
Date Published
1878

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93

Resolves of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; together with the governor's communications, &c, to the court. Begun and held at Boston, in the county of Suffolk, on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of May, anno domini - MDCCCIII

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(Massachusetts)
Headline
Resolves of the Court of Massachusetts
Publisher
Printed by Young & Minns
Date Published
1803

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94

España y los Estados Unidos de Norte América: A propósito de la guerra

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(Mexican Imprint - Spanish-American War)
Author
Aragon, Agustin
Headline
Spanish-American war viewed by Mexico
Publisher
Eusebio Sanchez, impresor
Date Published
1898

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95

Memorias para la historia de la guerra de Tejas, por el General de División D. Vicente Filisola, actual Presidente del Supremo Tribunal de la Guerra y Marina de la República...

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(Mexico - Texas war)
Author
Filisola, Vicente
Headline
Important account of Texas war, 1849
Publisher
Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido
Date Published
1849

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96

Arancel de aduanas maritimas y fronterizas y colección de todas las disposiciones concernientes a las aduanas de altura y de cabotaje...

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(Mexico)
Headline
Customs & tariffs in Mexico, 1850
Publisher
Imprenta de J.M. Lara
Date Published
1850

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97

[Broadside issued by Isidro Reyes, Governor of Puebla, conveying a decree by Mexican President Valentin Canalizo regarding trade with northern provinces of Mexico, and evidently Texas as well]

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(Mexico)
Author
Canalizo, Valentin
Headline
Mexican trade with northern provinces 1844 broadside
Date Published
25 April 1844

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98

Libro Primero de la Tesorería de la Muy Ilustre Congregación del Alumbrado y Vela… - title page only

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(Mexico)
Headline
Title page of Mexican congregation treasury book
Date Published
c.1793

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99

Reports of the Mexican Pacific Coal and Iron Mining and Land Company's Exploring Expedition to the States of Guerrero and Michoacan, Republic of Mexico, 1856-7

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(Mexico)
Author
[Plumb, Edward Lee]
Headline
Mining surveys in Mexico 1858
Publisher
Printed by R. Craighead
Date Published
1858

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Carta pastoral, que el Ilmô. Sr. Dr. D. Diego Rodriguez de Rivas, y Velasco, obispo de la ciudad de Guadalaxara, en el Nuevo Reyno de la Galicia, escribiò à su grey... (caption title)

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(Mexico)
Author
Rodriguez Rivas de Velasco, Diego
Headline
Pastoral letters printed in Puebla, Mexico, 1769
Date Published
1769

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