Sale 755: Americana - Travel - Natural History

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(Mexico)
Author
Veramendi, Manuel R.
Headline
Appeal against death sentence in Mexico, 1830
Publisher
Oficina de la testamentaria de Ontiveros, á cargo del C.J. Uribe y Alcalde
Date Published
1830

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158

Placer mining lease for a claim in the Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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(Mining)
Headline
Placer mining lease in British Columbia, 1911
Date Published
July 18, 1911

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159

Teague's Talks: On Porcupine and Porcupine Investments

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(Mining)
Author
Teague, M.A.
Headline
Investment opportunities in Canadian gold mines
Publisher
M.A. Teague
Date Published
April 22, 1911

Estimate$300 - $500

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160

Kansas City Missouri Its History and Its People 1800-1908

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(Missouri - Kansas City)
Author
Whitney, Carrie Westlake
Headline
History of Kansas City, Missouri
Publisher
S.J. Clarke
Date Published
1908

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161

Speech of Hon. George W. Jones, of Texas, in the House of Representatives, Wednesday, April 19, 1882

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(Mormonism)
Author
Jones, George
Headline
In Defense of American Polygamy, 1882 Pamphlet
Date Published
1882

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162

Pueblo Indian Painting: 50 Reproductions of Watercolor Paintings by Indian Artists of the New Mexican Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Sia

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(Native American)
Author
[Highwater, Jemake]
Headline
Pueblo Indian Paintings - 50 Reproductions
Publisher
Bell Editions
Date Published
[1979]

Estimate$300 - $500

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163

Hunting Indians in a Taxi-Cab [with] Cigar Store Figures

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(Native American)
Headline
Three works on Indian cigar store statues
Date Published
Various dates

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164

When the Jackson Street Cable Stopped, or the Car Conductor's Dream

Author
Nevill, Wallace E.
Headline
When the Jackson Street Cable Stopped
Publisher
The Coming Light Publishing House
Date Published
[c. 1899]

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165

Albuquerque (wrapper title)

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(New Mexico)
Headline
Albuquerque New Mexico promo brochure 1927
Publisher
Albuquerque Civic Council
Date Published
1927

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166

Letter from Daniel Boone relation about Kit Carson’s brother’s expedition across the Plains to Santa Fe

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(New Mexico)
Author
Boon, Hampton Lynch (H.L.)
Headline
Daniel Boone / Kit Carson relations trek to New Mexico
Date Published
March 5, 1835

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168

California for Health, Pleasure, and Residence. A Book for Travellers and Settlers

Author
Nordhoff, Charles
Headline
Nordhoff, California: A Book for Travellers
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1872

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169

Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands.

Author
Nordhoff, Charles
Headline
Northern California and the Sandwich Islands 1874 with Plates
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1874

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170

Five Pamphlets of Addresses and Discourses Pertaining to North Carolina

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(North Carolina)
Headline
Five Pamphlets Addressed to University of NC, 1850s
Date Published
1856-60

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171

Tidal Gasoline Co. Plant #2 L. Yarhola Farm- A long range photo from the top of a derrick in the oil fields Drumright Okla.

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(Oklahoma - Oil)
Author
Banks, E.J., photographer
Headline
Rare panorama photo of Oklahoma oil field c.1916
Publisher
EJ. Banks Photo
Date Published
c.1914

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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172

6% Oklahoma Farm Mortgages: Facts about a safe profitable and secured investment

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(Oklahoma)
Headline
Invest in Oklahoma farmland at 6%, 1909
Publisher
The Jefferson Trust Co.
Date Published
1909

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173

Ledger of legal cases in Oklahoma, kept by a Justice of the Peace

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(Oklahoma)
Headline
Legal cases in Oklahoma, 1910-42
Date Published
c.1910-1942

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175

Five works by Thomas Paine

Author
Paine, Thomas
Headline
Five works by Thomas Paine
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
[c. 1790s]

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176

Archive of documents relating to two patents

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(Patents)
Headline
Patent archive for music roll holder
Date Published
1923-1926

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177

The Pinto Horse

Author
Perkins, Charles Elliott
Headline
The Pinto Horse, illustrated
Publisher
Wallace Hebberd
Date Published
1927

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179

10 photographs of California and Utah by Taber and Savage

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(Photographs)
Author
Taber, Isaiah West; C.R. Savage
Headline
10 albumen photos of San Fran, Yosemite, Salt Lake c. 1886
Publisher
Taber; Savage
Date Published
[ca. 1886]

Estimate$600 - $900

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180

WITHDRAWN - Letter from the early Ohio printer who inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write his "Ballad of Ulalume"

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(Poe, Edgar Allan)
Author
Bronson, C.P.
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Letter from the inspiration of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Date Published
Dec. 14, 1831

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181

Seven Prints of the American West

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(Prints)
Headline
Seven Views of Western States
Date Published
Various dates

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184

Poster from the Southern Pacific Company offering a $5,000 reward for information about the wrecking of the Streamliner "City of San Francisco" near Harney, Nevada

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(Reward Poster - Train Derailment)
Headline
Train sabotage in Nevada - Reward poster
Date Published
August 15, 1939

Estimate$400 - $600

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185

Professor Silliman's Report Upon The Oil Property Of The Pacific Coast Petroleum Company, Of New -York, Situated In San Luis Obispo County, California. To which is added Notes of Survey and Exploration in 1850 and 1857 by Col. J. Williamson, Engineer-in-Chief of Survey

Author
Silliman, Benjamin
Headline
Pamphlet on Cal. oil fields w/ color map 1865
Publisher
William A. Wheeler
Date Published
1865

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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187

Real cedula de S.M. en que manifestando los justos motivos de su Real resolucion de 21. de Junio de este año, autoriza a̓ sus vasallos americanos, para que por via de represalias y desagravio hostilicen por mar y tierra a̓ los su̓bditos del rey de la Gran Bretaña

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(Spain - American Colonies)
Author
Gálvez, José de
Headline
Document regarding Spanish possession of Florida
Publisher
En la Imprenta de Padro Marin
Date Published
1779

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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188

Stereographic Library: Scenic America [and] Tour of the World - with viewer

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(Stereoviews)
Headline
400 Stereographic Views w/viewer
Publisher
Keystone View Co.
Date Published
Early 20th century

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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189

Lighting Cigarettes in front of Coit Tower, San Francisco

Author
Stoll, Jerry, photographer
Headline
B&W Photo - Cigarette Lighting in Front of Coit Tower, SF
Date Published
1996

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190

Typed Letter Signed by Charles Evans Hughes

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(Supreme Court)
Author
Hughes, Charles Evans
Headline
Letter signed by a future SCOTUS Chief Justice
Date Published
November 25, 1924

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191

Abstract of Title to Westmoreland Addition to the City of Houston in Harris County. Prepared for South End Land Company by the Houston Abstract Co.

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(Texas - Houston)
Headline
Houston neighborhood abstract of title 1903
Publisher
Gray's Printing Office
Date Published
[1903]

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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192

Twenty-Five Thousand Barrels Daily: Day after day, month after month, year after year

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(Texas - Oil)
Headline
Oil gushing out of Texas, buy stock
Publisher
Rowe-Daniel Petroleum Co.
Date Published
1923

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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193

Abstract of Title to... Main Street Addition to the City of Houston. Also a Tract of Land owned by J. C. Hutcheson in the Main Street Addition... in Harris County

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(Texas)
Headline
Rare Houston Texas abstract of title 1903
Publisher
Houston Abstract Co.
Date Published
[c.1903]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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194

Catarina Farms: Where Sunshine Spends the Winter

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(Texas)
Headline
Rare promo for farms in southern Texas
Publisher
Winter Garden Farms, Inc.
Date Published
[c.1926]

Estimate$500 - $800

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195

40 Years a Peace Officer

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(Texas)
Author
Delony, Lewis S.
Headline
Peace officer in Southwest Texas
Date Published
[1930s?]

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196

Letter about investing in the Galveston and St. Louis Railroad

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(Texas)
Author
Dodge, William E
Headline
Wall Street money king Dodge on Texas railroad investment
Date Published
Feb. 14, 1881

Estimate$400 - $600

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197

El Paso Street Directory and Business Men's Guide

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(Texas)
Author
Scheerer, Millard F.
Headline
Scarce guide to El Paso for businessmen, 1925
Publisher
El Paso Printing Co,
Date Published
1925

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199

Approximately 150 Trade Cards from the 19th century

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(Trade Cards)
Headline
Trade cards from the 19th century
Date Published
19th century

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200

Six volumes from the Wheeler Survey and others, with maps

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(U.S. Geological Survey)
Headline
With color geologic maps of U.S. West
Date Published
1873-1878

Estimate$500 - $800

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201

Approximately 175 documents from the U.S. Congress, most from the House or Representatives, a small number from the Senate

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(United States - Congressional Documents)
Headline
U.S. Congressional documents 1840-1872
Date Published
c.1840-1872

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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202

Travel Hints: Plan a trip a week in Pep 88 and Vico land

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(Utah & Idaho)
Headline
Travel hints for Utah & Idaho, 1937
Publisher
Utah Oil Refining Co.
Date Published
1937

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203

Utah, the inland empire, illustrated: The story of the pioneers, resources and industries of the state, attractions of Salt Lake City, leading men of the community

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(Utah)
Headline
Illustrated history & description of Utah 1902
Publisher
The Deseret News
Date Published
1902

Estimate$600 - $900

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204

Van Tuyle Information System. California.

Author
Van Tuyle, Bert
Headline
Bert Van Tuyle's California guidebook, 1932
Publisher
[Bert Van Tuyle]
Date Published
[1932]

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205

Historic Virginia Homes and Churches

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(Virginia)
Author
Lancaster, Robert Alexander, Jr
Headline
Virginia Homes and Churches 1915
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Date Published
1915

Estimate$300 - $500

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207

Why Are We So Prosperous?

Author
Watts, Vervon Orval
Headline
Why Are We So Prosperous? Inscribed
Publisher
Burgess Publishing Company
Date Published
1938

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208

California and Alaska and Over the Canadian Pacific Railway

Author
Webb, William Seward
Headline
Volume of Photogravures of California-Alaska Railway
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1890

Estimate$300 - $500

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209

Two Historical Discourses occasioned by the close of the First Ten Years' Ministry in California preached in the Howard Street Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, March, 1859

Author
Willey, Samuel
Headline
1859 Sermon on the First 10 Years' Ministry in California
Publisher
Towne & Bacon
Date Published
1859

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211

Yosemite Illustrated in Colors

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(Yosemite)
Author
Cheney, Warren
Headline
Yosemite in thirteen beautiful color plates
Publisher
H.S. Crocker
Date Published
1890

Estimate$300 - $500

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212

Untitled Painting of Half Dome in Snow

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(Yosemite)
Author
Schmidt, Ella
Headline
Half Dome in Snow - Acrylic on Canvas
Date Published
No date

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213

Three panels from addressed envelopes signed by Prime Ministers

Author
Addington, Lord Sidmouth; Earl of Liverpool; and Sir Robert Peel
Headline
Signed by 3 Prime Ministers
Date Published
Various dates

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214

Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Author
Aldrin, Buzz
Headline
Photos of the Apollo 11 mission signed by Buzz Aldrin
Publisher
Jack Bacon & Company
Date Published
2009

Estimate$400 - $600

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215

No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon

Author
Aldrin, Buzz
Headline
Life lessons from the 2nd person to walk on the moon
Publisher
National Geographic
Date Published
[2016]

Estimate$300 - $500

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216

Three books by Prominent American Military Men

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(American Warriors)
Headline
Three signed by American military heroes
Date Published
1992-2005

Estimate$300 - $500

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217

Shelf of books about women in American politics

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(American Women)
Headline
6 volumes signed by prominent American political women
Date Published
1985-2008

Estimate$300 - $500

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218

Man on the Moon: A Picture Chronology of Man in Space Exploration

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(Apollo Astronauts)
Headline
Signed by 4 moonwalkers
Publisher
Galina, Inc.
Date Published
1969

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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219

A Book

Author
Arnaz, Desi
Headline
Signed by Desi Arnaz, the man who loved Lucy
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Date Published
1976

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220

Browning's Men and Women

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(Asquith, H.H.)
Author
Worsfold, Basil, editor
Headline
Browning's Men and Women H. H. Asquith's copy
Publisher
Alexander Moring Ltd.
Date Published
1904

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221

Christmas Card signed by Clement and Violet Attlee

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(Attlee, Clement and Violet)
Headline
Signed by Clement and Violet Attlee
Date Published
1947

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223

Profits During and After the War

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(Attlee, Clement)
Author
Barna, T.
Headline
Clement Attlee's copy of Fabian Research #105
Publisher
Fabian Publications Ltd.
Date Published
[1945]

Estimate$200 - $300

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224

Two books from the library of Prime Minister Clement Attlee

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(Attlee, Clement)
Author
Campbell, Gordon; Paul Gallico
Headline
Two from Attlee's Library
Date Published
1937; 1953

Estimate$200 - $300

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225

Letters from Samoa: 1891-1895

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(Baldwin, Stanley)
Author
Stevenson, Mrs. M.I.
Headline
Signed by Stanley Baldwin's mother
Publisher
Methuen & Co,
Date Published
[1906]

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226

The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff - Inscribed

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(Baseball)
Author
Kiernan, Thomas
Headline
Miracle at Coogan's Bluff Inscribed - Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca, Etc.
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell
Date Published
1975