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Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Peace and Bread in Time of War AuthorAddams, JaneHeadlineInscribed and signed by Jane AddamsPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1922 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #2 Two sheets with racist color lithographed cut-outs of African American stereotypes Heading(African American)HeadlineColor lithographs of racist Black stereotypesDate Published19th century View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #3 Legal deposition in a suit over ownership of a female slave Heading(African American, 1824)AuthorWatkins, Dr. Thomas GassawayHeadlineThomas Jefferson’s Doctor, Andrew Jackson’s Slave BrokerDate PublishedMarch 15, 1824 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #4 Report No. 209, Calvin Mickle, Executor of Nagle & De Frias: account of a slave-trading ship captured by U.S. authorities Heading(African American, 1836)AuthorU.S. House Committee on Foreign AffairsHeadlineCapture of a ship illegally carrying slaves for importDate PublishedJanuary 26, 1836 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #5 Manuscript Document To Edmund Molyneux, His Majesty’s Consul, Savannah, Georgia, from the Superintendent of Consular Officers, British Foreign Office Heading(African American, 1841)AuthorBidwell, Jr., JohnHeadlineBritish Consul chided on slave trade reportingDate PublishedOctober 6, 1841 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #6 Court document ordering the sale of two slaves Heading(African American, 1852)AuthorHarrison, T.B. and Daniel MortonHeadline2 Kentucky slaves auctioned to satisfy owner's debtDate PublishedDec. 1851 - March 1852 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #7 Sworn statement that a horse “estrayed” by another man, was their property, “appraised at thirty dollars Spanish”, describing the animal in detail, including a simple drawing of the brand on the Bay mare’s right hip. Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorTegener, Frederick and John P. StroopeHeadlineAnti-slavery German-American in Confederate TexasDate PublishedJune 16, 1859 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #8 Maritime manuscript ledger of Baker, Wells & Co. Lumber Yard, New York Heading(African American, 1863)Author[Getty, Captain]HeadlineCivil War NY employer of Blacks ledgerDate Published1862-1863, 1868-1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #9 Letter from Cuban revolutionary hero to a free Black inventor Heading(African American, 1866 - Cuba)AuthorGoicouria, General Domingo deHeadlineCuban revolutionary writes to African American inventorDate PublishedMarch 27, 1866 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #10 Conservative Virginian Republican accused of conspiring to overthrow Black influence in the state Republican Party in the third year of the Reconstruction era Heading(African American, 1868)AuthorHagerty, ThomasHeadlineRacial conflict among Reconstruction Virginia RepublicansDate PublishedDecember 28, 1868 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #11 Letter to literary advisor John Owen, about correcting the text of anti-slavery speech Heading(African American, 1871)AuthorSumner, CharlesHeadlineAnti-slavery hero recalls a speech on the eve of Civil WarDate PublishedAugust 1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #12 Galaxy of Stars: Minstrels Heading(African American, 1890s - blackface portrayal)HeadlineBlackface minstrels disembark from a trainPublisherRiverside Printing CompanyDate Publishedc.1890s View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #13 Free At Last Heading(African American, 1896)AuthorCollins, Mrs. Jane S.HeadlineEarly novel on Black Civil RightsPublisherMurdoch, Kerr & Co.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #15 Large original photograph of a thoroughbred racehorse with a large wreath around his neck, identified as Man O' War, being tended by an African American groom, undoubtedly Will Harbut, with two white men in suits observing Heading(African American, 1910)HeadlinePhoto of Man O' War & groom Will HarbutDate Published[c.1920s] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #16 The National Capital Code of Etiquette [bound with] The New Floyd's Flowers: Short Stories for Colored People Old and Young Heading(African American, 1922)AuthorGreen, Edward S. and Silas X. FloydHeadlineAfrican American etiquette guide 1922PublisherAustin Jenkins Co.Date Published[1922] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #17 Two academic studies regarding the African American slave trade in South America, and African American folklore, original scholarly printings of landmark academic studies Heading(African American, 1927-1944)AuthorFaust, Arthur Huff; et alHeadlineAfrican American scholarly studiesDate Published1927 & 1944 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #18 Aunt Priscilla in the Kitchen: A collection of winter-time recipes, seasonable menus and suggestions for afternoon teas and special holiday parties. By Aunt Priscilla, herself. Heading(African American, 1929)Author[Purcell, Eleanor]HeadlineRecipes from Aunt Priscilla's Kitchen, 1926PublisherAunt Priscilla PublishingDate Published[1929] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #19 The Negro and his Music [Bronze Booklet No. 2] Heading(African American, 1936)AuthorLocke, AlainHeadlineDean of the Harlem Renaissance on African American musicPublisherAssociates in Negro Folk EducationDate Published1936 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #20 Manuscript Roll Book for a government-sponsored Depression era Black Adult School in Texas Heading(African American, 1937)AuthorBryant, Mattie LeeHeadlineRoll Book, WPA Black Adult School, San Antonio, TXDate Published1937 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #21 Three programs for notable African American music concerts Heading(African American, 1941-1957)Headline3 noteworthy African American music concertsDate Published1941-1957 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #22 March Up Market Street for FREEDOM IN BIRMINGHAM Heading(African American, 1963)HeadlineSan Francisco marches to support Black Civil RightsDate PublishedMay 26, 1963 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #24 Four works by Derrick A. Bell, Jr. relating to what is now "Critical Race Theory" Heading(African American, 1975-1998 - Critical Race Theory)AuthorBell, DerrickHeadlineDerrick Bell on Critical Race Theory, signedDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #36 Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays Heading(Baseball)AuthorMays, Willie & Lou SahadiHeadlineSigned by Willie Mays, first editionPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1988 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #37 A View from Above Heading(Basketball)AuthorChamberlain, WiltHeadlineSigned by Wilt Chamberlain, first editionPublisherVillard BooksDate Published1991 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #48 Letter describing women emigrants in St. Louis, bound for the California Gold Rush Heading(California - Gold Rush Letter)AuthorMarsh, Sarah WhitneyHeadlineLetter from Missouri Wagon Train bound for Gold RushDate PublishedMay 1, 1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #65 Two letters written shortly after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, from an American expatriate in Italy to a friend in San Francisco, inquiring about events following the catastrophe Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorCarr, Michael C.Headline1906 quake letters from American in ItalyDate PublishedApril 21 & May 10, 1906 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #70 Logbook belonging to Cornelius Martin, Inspector of Hacks and Conveyances for San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorMartin, CorneliusHeadlineLog of S.F. hack inspector c.1875Date PublishedUndated [latter 19th century] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #76 Letter from the Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico regarding records about early settlers of San Jose Heading(California - San Jose)HeadlineResearching early San Jose settlersDate PublishedMid 19th c.? View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #93 The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes Heading(Civil War)AuthorMiller, Francis Trevelyan, editorHeadlineComplete Photographic History of the Civil WarPublisherThe Review of Reviews Co.Date Published1911-12 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #100 British Navy Captain writes Spanish Governor of Cuba about American Naval deserters Heading(Cuba - Maritime)AuthorM’Quhae, Peter [Commander of His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop Fly]HeadlineAmerican sailors seized by the British in CubaDate PublishedMay 1, 1833 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #102 Manuscript Expediente regarding an inheritance and a young boy born free in Puerto Rico who was taken to Cuba where he was sold as a slave Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlinePuerto Rican boy sold into Cuban slaveryDate Publishedc.1878 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #103 Manuscript listing Asian and African rebel slaves in Cuba (Cimarrones), and descriptions of three who were caught Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManuscript list of rebel slaves in Cuba 1857Date Published1857 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #104 Manuscript listings of slaves sold in Cuba, both of African and Asian origin Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineChinese & Black slaves sold in CubaDate Published1856-57 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #105 Renewal contract for a Chinese indentured servant in Cuba, signed in Chinese Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineContract for Chinese servant in Cuba 1877Date Published1877 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #106 Archive of documents from the Trinidad, Cuba, military hospital during the Cuban War of Independence, with details about the treatment of wounded, etc. Heading(Cuba)HeadlineCuban hospital during War for IndependenceDate Published1895-1898 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #108 Two documents describing he attack on Jaruco, Cuba by the independence forces led by General Antonio Maceo Heading(Cuba)HeadlineBattle in Cuban War for Independence 1896 MS.Date PublishedFebruary 19, 1896 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #109 Zona Militar de Magarabomba. Memoria Heading(Cuba)HeadlineManuscript plans for Cuban barracks 1879Date Published1879 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #113 The Invisible Crash AuthorDines, JamesHeadlineInscribed to the author's motherPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1975 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #122 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant AuthorGrant, Ulysses S.HeadlinePersonal Memoirs of Ulysses S. GrantPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1885-86 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #125 Letter from a white Haitian refugee Heading(Haiti)AuthorBelin de Villeneuve, PaulHeadlineLetter by Haitian master of famous “Faithful Slave”Date PublishedMay 24, 1799 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #136 The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the First Session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress: Also, of the Special Session of the Senate Heading(Judaica & Jefferson Davis' copy)HeadlineFirst Jewish prayer to open U.S. House sessionPublisherPrinted at the Office of John C. RivesDate Published1860 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #147 Collection of historical documents assembled for biography of Henry Meiggs Heading(Meiggs, Henry A.)HeadlineDocuments assembled for Henry Meiggs, 1860Date Published[c. 1860] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #164 Letter from Canadian mining engineer to the Colorado superintendent of the Hedges Gold Mine of San Diego County Heading(Mining)AuthorKerr, R.A.HeadlineForgotten Mexican-American mining town of Southern CaliforniaDate PublishedMarch 19, 1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #179 The Writings of John Muir, Manuscript Edition AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineWritings of John Muir, Manuscript EditionPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1916-1924 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #190 Printed and manuscript indenture on vellum from Pennsylvania dated 18 April 1815 Heading(Pennsylvania)HeadlineIndenture on parchmentPublisherLand-office of PennsylvaniaDate Published1815 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #193 Military document of the 9th Infantry in the Philippines and a War Department leaflet Heading(Philippine-American War)HeadlineTwo documents of the Philippine-American War of 1900Date Published1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #202 Signed Appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., as Representative to the United Nations Heading(Presidents, 1953)AuthorEisenhower, Dwight D.HeadlineEisenhower appoints Lodge Ambassador to UNDate Published1953 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #204 Extensive collection of works signed and/or inscribed by principals involved in the Richard Nixon Watergate scandal Heading(Presidents, 1969)HeadlineMammoth collection of Watergate autographsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$1.25StatusSold Lot #205 Real Peace, A Strategy for the West Heading(Presidents, 1969)AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineReal Peace, signed by Richard NixonDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #206 My Life Heading(Presidents, 1993)AuthorClinton, BillHeadlineFirst edition signed by Bill ClintonPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2004 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #218 The Army of the United States: Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals–in–Chief. AuthorRodenbough, Theophilus F. and William L. Haskin, editorsHeadlineDetailed unit accounts of the Civil WarPublisherMaynard, Merrill, & Co.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #219 Signature of George Ross, on a receipt AuthorRoss, George, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineGeorge Ross Signer from PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJune 28, 1768 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #229 Two signed Bayard Taylor documents AuthorTaylor, BayardHeadlineAutographs of first great American travel writerDate Published1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #234 Domestic Manners of the Americans AuthorTrollope, Mrs. [Frances]HeadlineWith signed letter from TrollopePublisherWhittaker, Treacher, & Co.Date Published1832 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #237 Collection of American Antebellum political pamphlets Heading(United States - Antebellum Politics)HeadlineTwenty American Antebellum political pamphletsDate Published1828-1856 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #241 Letter from Mariano G. Vallejo to his son Platon Vallejo, responding to inquiries about his health and well-being AuthorVallejo, Mariano G.HeadlineLetter from M.G. Vallejo to his son the doctor, 1871Date PublishedJune 5, 1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #248 With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon AuthorWyeth, John AllanHeadlineInscribed and signed by John Allan WyethPublisherHarper & Brothers PublishersDate Published[1914] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #274 Manuscript list of the officers who served in the defeat of the Portuguese in Salvador City, Bahia, Brazil, the final battle in the war for Brazilian independence Heading(Brazil)HeadlineBahia battles for Brazilian independenceDate Published1823 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #291 The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity to Quanta AuthorEinstein, Albert and Leopold InfeldHeadlineEvolution of Physics signed by Albert EinsteinPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1951 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #310 Oh My Past... Memoirs of a Child AuthorLe Roux, HuguesHeadlineUnique English translation of Le Roux's memoirsDate Published[c.1910s] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #327 Administration Bond of $300 indemnity Heading(Singapore)AuthorNeo, Tan Boey; Chang Jeun Chung; Tan Seeoo, and H. C.Cardwell (Clerk)HeadlineEarly document from the new British colony of SingaporePublisherUnited Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East IndiesDate PublishedMarch 12, 1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #337 The Path to Power AuthorThatcher, MargaretHeadlinePath to Power signed by Margaret ThatcherPublisherEaston PressDate Published1995 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #369 Map of the South San Francisco Homestead and R.R. Association prepared for final division and distribution among the shareholders... Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorHoadley, William H. & James H. BryanHeadlineMS. real estate map of southeast S.F. 1867Date Published12 February 1867 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #401 Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd 1863. (The Third Day) Heading(Civil War)AuthorFuchs, F., artistHeadlineColor lithograph of Battle of Gettysburg 1863PublisherPublished by Charles MagnusDate Published1863 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next