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Burnett as Governor of California, appointing William McPherson Hill as a notary public in an unnamed California county AuthorBurnett, Peter HardemanHeadlineDocument signed by 1st California GovernorDate PublishedSeptember 3, 1850 Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold View details 6 Letter from gold seeker Oliver Breedlove to "Friend Jose," replete with fascinating and interesting details of California in the early days of the gold rush Heading(California - Gold Rush Letter)AuthorBreedlove, Oliver H.HeadlineSuperb California Gold Rush letterDate PublishedJune 22, [1850?] Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold View details 7 Archive of material pertaining to early Los Angeles development, primarily relating to Richard Garvey, one-time Pony Express rider and Southern California land speculator and developer; Ozro W. Childs, horticulturist, merchant, land speculator, and a founder of the University of Southern California; and others. Heading(California - Los Angeles)AuthorGarvey, Richard; Ozro W. Childs, et al.HeadlineLand speculation archive from old Los AngelesDate Published1860's to early 20th century Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$16,250StatusSold View details 8 Recopilacion de leyes, decretos, bandos, reglamentos, circulares y providencias de los supremos poderes y otras autoridades de la Repub́lica Mexicana... Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineLaw making Los Angeles capital of California 1835PublisherImprenta de J. M. Fernańdez de LaraDate Published1836 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 9 Three large manuscript ledger books recording court cases in Placer County, California, from 1855 to 1864 Heading(California - Placer County)HeadlinePlacer County court ledgers during Gold RushDate Published1855-1864 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 10 Archive of documents relating to the Redington Quicksilver Mining Company in northeastern Napa County, California Heading(California - Quicksilver)HeadlineArchive on Napa Cal. Quicksilver Mine, 1870sDate Publishedc.1870-1880 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold View details 11 Spanish document from the lost colony of Branciforte, in what is now Santa Cruz, California Heading(California - Villa de Branciforte)AuthorEstudillo, José MariaHeadlineFrom lost California town of Branciforte, 1810Date Published1809-1810 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$2,400StatusSold View details 12 Manuscript receipt for sale by Nathan Spear to William Heath Davis of "one half of my flock of Goats now upon the island of Yerba Buena," revealing why the island in San Francisco Bay was then and is still called "Goat Island" Heading(California - Yerba Buena Island)AuthorLeavenworth, Thaddeus M. & Nathan SpearHeadlineGoat Island goats sold to William Heath Davis 1848Date PublishedOct. 9, 1848 Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$1,600StatusSold View details 13 Manuscript letter signed by José Figueroa as Governor of California, to the Secretary of Justice in Mexico City, revealing details of an attempted coup against Figueroa, and requesting the President order the arrest and expulsion of the conspirators Heading(California)AuthorFigueroa, JoséHeadlineCoup against Cal. Gov. Figueroa revealed, 1834 ltr.Date PublishedJune 20, 1834 Estimate$40,000 - $60,000Sold for$31,250StatusSold View details 15 Handwritten memoir by Wesley Hobbs written in diary format shortly after the Civil War, covering in detail his wartime service with the Union Army, and briefly events before and after the conflict Heading(Civil War)AuthorHobbs, Wesley CalvinHeadlineManuscript memoir of Civil War serviceDate Published1866-1868 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold View details 18 Crossing the Plains in 1852: Narrative of a Trip from Iowa to "The Land of Gold," as Told in Letters Written During the Journey AuthorCooke, Lucy RutledgeHeadlineRare account of crossing the plains in 1853PublisherPrivately printedDate Published1923 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$53,125StatusSold View details 19 Manuscript Expediente of the formation of a Chinese Society in Cuba Heading(Cuba)HeadlineFounding a Chinese Society in Cuba, 1884Date Published1884 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold View details 23 California: A History of Upper and Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, Comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c... AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineForbes' California, Zamorano 80PublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1839 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 32 "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye": Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Heading(Kennedy, John F.)AuthorO'Donnell, Kenneth P., and David F. Powers with Joe McCarthyHeadlineInscribed by Jackie Onassis to brother-in-lawPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1972] Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 34 The Burden and the Glory: The Hopes and Purposes of President Kennedy's Second and Third Years in Office as Revealed in His Public Statements and Addresses AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlinePresented by Jackie Kennedy to in-lawPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1964] Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 35 Profiles in Courage AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineKennedy Profiles in Courage inscribed & signedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956] Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold View details 36 To Turn the Tide: A Selection from President Kennedy's Public Statements from His Election Through the 1961 Adjournment of Congress, Setting Forth the Goals of His First Legislative Year AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineTo Turn the Tide inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1962] Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold View details 40 Official discharge letter signed by George Anson, and Samuel Barrington for sailor in sick quarters aboard the H.M.S. Salisbury at the time of James Lind's historic experiment on scurvy Heading(Lind, James - Scurvy Experiment)HeadlineScurvy aboard the HMS Salisbury, James LindPublisherOffice of the Lord High AdmiralDate Published1747 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 46 Mexican War letter signed by General Zachary Taylor to Adjutant General of the Army in Washington D.C. Heading(Mexican-American War)AuthorTaylor, ZacharyHeadlineMexican-American War letter from General TaylorDate PublishedApril 11, 1847 Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold View details 47 Manuscript document containing complaints about unjust actions and dereliction of duty by Joachin Joseph de Rivera, the Chief Justice of Sonora, and other government and military officials Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorAnza, Juan Bautista de, et al.HeadlineTroubles on Arizona frontier, 1720 documentDate PublishedFebruary 22 & May 19, 1720 Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold View details 48 Four manuscript letters from Juan Gutierrez de la Cueva, a Spanish officer active in the frontier regions of Arizona, California and Texas, to Joaquín de Amezqueta, Commander of the Presidio de San Carlos, Sonora Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorGutierrez de la Cueva, JuanHeadlineFighting Apaches on Mexico's frontier, 1786 lettersDate Published1786 Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold View details 49 Letter from the Bishop of Guadalajara to Charles III of Spain on the expulsion of the Jesuits, the 1767 Revolt and the evangelization of northwest Mexico and California Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorRodríguez de Rivas y Velasco, DiegoHeadlineLetter on Jesuit expulsion from California 1768Date Publishedc.1768 Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,250StatusSold View details 50 Three original manuscript letters and one accompanying manuscript document on the defense of the northernmost Spanish territories of New Spain against the United States and the indigenous Apache and Comanche people Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorSalcedo, NemesioHeadlineDefending Mexico's northern frontier 1809-10Date Published1809-1810 Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold View details 59 Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill AuthorMuybridge, EadweardHeadlineMuybridge's Panorama of San Francisco 1877PublisherEdw. MuybridgeDate Published1877 Estimate$50,000 - $80,000StatusUnsold View details 63 Autograph letter from Lorenzo Sitgreaves, U.S. Army Engineer and future Colorado River explorer, to his cousin John Scott regarding a pessimistic outlook on promotion in the military AuthorSitgreaves, LorenzoHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Lorenzo SitgreavesDate PublishedMay 18, 1833 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold View details 68 View of the Conflagration of Marysville, On the Night of August 30th, 1851. Three Entire Squares Consumed - Loss Estimated $500,000 Heading(California - Marysville Pictorial Letter Sheet)HeadlinePictorial Letter Sheet Marysville Fire 1851PublisherJusth Quirot & Co.Date Published[before April 24, 1852] Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 69 Wall's Second Addition to the City of Richmond (panel title) Heading(California - Richmond)HeadlineRichmond promo with bird's-eye view 1915PublisherNew Richmond Land CompanyDate Published1915 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 70 Destruction of San Francisco by Earthquake & Fire Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorKurz & AllisonHeadlineKurz & Allison litho of San Francisco EarthquakePublisherKurz & AllisonDate Published1906 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold View details 71 Ansicht von San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare bird's-eye view of San Francisco 1875PublisherJulius JacobsDate Published[1875?] Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold View details 72 Chinatown San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorChun, EthelHeadlinePictorial map of Chinatown in San Francisco 1939PublisherCalifornia Chinese Pioneer Historical SocietyDate Published1939 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold View details 74 Large photograph of a panoramic painting or print of San Francisco at night Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineMoulin photo of large S.F. panoramic viewPublisherGabriel Moulin StudioDate Publishedc.1920-30 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold View details 75 Map of San Francisco, California. Showing limits of the burned area destroyed by the fire of April 18th-21st, 1906, following the earthquake of April 18th, 1906 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare post-earthquake map of San FranciscoPublisherU.S. Army, Corps of EngineersDate PublishedMay, 1906 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 76 May Turnfest San Francisco Cala. May 7th-8th 1854 Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSteinneger, HenryHeadlineRare litho of May Turnfest in S.F. 1854PublisherC.F. BecherenDate Published1854 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold View details 77 Oak Park: The Superb Suburb. Owned and Developed by Koff Realty Co... Heading(California - San Mateo County)AuthorCarlisle, A., & Co.HeadlineRare brochure for real estate on S.F. PeninsulaPublisherA. Carlisle & Co.Date Published1926 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 78 San Mateo House, A.G. Oakes Heading(California)AuthorGifford, Charles B., artistHeadlineC.B. Gifford litho of San Mateo HousePublisherL. Nagel PrintDate Publishedc.1865-70 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next