Sale 765: Elite Americana & Rare Maps - a PBA Platinum Auction (#765) 06/30/2022 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/30/2022 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices RealizedPDF Catalog View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-35 of 35. Previous|1|Next Lot #5 Manuscript document signed by Peter H. Burnett as Governor of California, appointing William McPherson Hill as a notary public in an unnamed California county View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorBurnett, Peter HardemanHeadlineDocument signed by 1st California GovernorDate PublishedSeptember 3, 1850 Lot #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 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Heading(California - Gold Rush Letter)AuthorBreedlove, Oliver H.HeadlineSuperb California Gold Rush letterDate PublishedJune 22, [1850?] Lot #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. View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$16,250StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)AuthorGarvey, Richard; Ozro W. Childs, et al.HeadlineLand speculation archive from old Los AngelesDate Published1860's to early 20th century Lot #8 Recopilacion de leyes, decretos, bandos, reglamentos, circulares y providencias de los supremos poderes y otras autoridades de la Repub́lica Mexicana... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineLaw making Los Angeles capital of California 1835PublisherImprenta de J. M. Fernańdez de LaraDate Published1836 Lot #9 Three large manuscript ledger books recording court cases in Placer County, California, from 1855 to 1864 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(California - Placer County)HeadlinePlacer County court ledgers during Gold RushDate Published1855-1864 Lot #10 Archive of documents relating to the Redington Quicksilver Mining Company in northeastern Napa County, California View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold Heading(California - Quicksilver)HeadlineArchive on Napa Cal. Quicksilver Mine, 1870sDate Publishedc.1870-1880 Lot #11 Spanish document from the lost colony of Branciforte, in what is now Santa Cruz, California View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$2,400StatusSold Heading(California - Villa de Branciforte)AuthorEstudillo, José MariaHeadlineFrom lost California town of Branciforte, 1810Date Published1809-1810 Lot #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" View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$1,600StatusSold Heading(California - Yerba Buena Island)AuthorLeavenworth, Thaddeus M. & Nathan SpearHeadlineGoat Island goats sold to William Heath Davis 1848Date PublishedOct. 9, 1848 Lot #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 View details Estimate$40,000 - $60,000Sold for$31,250StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorFigueroa, JoséHeadlineCoup against Cal. Gov. Figueroa revealed, 1834 ltr.Date PublishedJune 20, 1834 Lot #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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Heading(Civil War)AuthorHobbs, Wesley CalvinHeadlineManuscript memoir of Civil War serviceDate Published1866-1868 Lot #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 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$53,125StatusSold AuthorCooke, Lucy RutledgeHeadlineRare account of crossing the plains in 1853PublisherPrivately printedDate Published1923 Lot #19 Manuscript Expediente of the formation of a Chinese Society in Cuba View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Cuba)HeadlineFounding a Chinese Society in Cuba, 1884Date Published1884 Lot #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... View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineForbes' California, Zamorano 80PublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1839 Lot #32 "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye": Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold 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] Lot #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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlinePresented by Jackie Kennedy to in-lawPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1964] Lot #35 Profiles in Courage View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineKennedy Profiles in Courage inscribed & signedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956] Lot #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 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineTo Turn the Tide inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1962] Lot #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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(Lind, James - Scurvy Experiment)HeadlineScurvy aboard the HMS Salisbury, James LindPublisherOffice of the Lord High AdmiralDate Published1747 Lot #46 Mexican War letter signed by General Zachary Taylor to Adjutant General of the Army in Washington D.C. View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Heading(Mexican-American War)AuthorTaylor, ZacharyHeadlineMexican-American War letter from General TaylorDate PublishedApril 11, 1847 Lot #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 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorAnza, Juan Bautista de, et al.HeadlineTroubles on Arizona frontier, 1720 documentDate PublishedFebruary 22 & May 19, 1720 Lot #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 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorGutierrez de la Cueva, JuanHeadlineFighting Apaches on Mexico's frontier, 1786 lettersDate Published1786 Lot #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 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,250StatusSold Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorRodríguez de Rivas y Velasco, DiegoHeadlineLetter on Jesuit expulsion from California 1768Date Publishedc.1768 Lot #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 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico - Northern Frontier)AuthorSalcedo, NemesioHeadlineDefending Mexico's northern frontier 1809-10Date Published1809-1810 Lot #59 Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill View details Estimate$50,000 - $80,000StatusUnsold AuthorMuybridge, EadweardHeadlineMuybridge's Panorama of San Francisco 1877PublisherEdw. MuybridgeDate Published1877 Lot #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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorSitgreaves, LorenzoHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Lorenzo SitgreavesDate PublishedMay 18, 1833 Lot #68 View of the Conflagration of Marysville, On the Night of August 30th, 1851. Three Entire Squares Consumed - Loss Estimated $500,000 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(California - Marysville Pictorial Letter Sheet)HeadlinePictorial Letter Sheet Marysville Fire 1851PublisherJusth Quirot & Co.Date Published[before April 24, 1852] Lot #69 Wall's Second Addition to the City of Richmond (panel title) View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(California - Richmond)HeadlineRichmond promo with bird's-eye view 1915PublisherNew Richmond Land CompanyDate Published1915 Lot #70 Destruction of San Francisco by Earthquake & Fire View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorKurz & AllisonHeadlineKurz & Allison litho of San Francisco EarthquakePublisherKurz & AllisonDate Published1906 Lot #71 Ansicht von San Francisco View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare bird's-eye view of San Francisco 1875PublisherJulius JacobsDate Published[1875?] Lot #72 Chinatown San Francisco View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorChun, EthelHeadlinePictorial map of Chinatown in San Francisco 1939PublisherCalifornia Chinese Pioneer Historical SocietyDate Published1939 Lot #74 Large photograph of a panoramic painting or print of San Francisco at night View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineMoulin photo of large S.F. panoramic viewPublisherGabriel Moulin StudioDate Publishedc.1920-30 Lot #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 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare post-earthquake map of San FranciscoPublisherU.S. Army, Corps of EngineersDate PublishedMay, 1906 Lot #76 May Turnfest San Francisco Cala. May 7th-8th 1854 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSteinneger, HenryHeadlineRare litho of May Turnfest in S.F. 1854PublisherC.F. BecherenDate Published1854 Lot #77 Oak Park: The Superb Suburb. Owned and Developed by Koff Realty Co... View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(California - San Mateo County)AuthorCarlisle, A., & Co.HeadlineRare brochure for real estate on S.F. PeninsulaPublisherA. Carlisle & Co.Date Published1926 Lot #78 San Mateo House, A.G. Oakes View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(California)AuthorGifford, Charles B., artistHeadlineC.B. Gifford litho of San Mateo HousePublisherL. Nagel PrintDate Publishedc.1865-70 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next