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Previous|12|Next Lot #162 Broadside urging Mexican citizens to new efforts after the defeat at Cerro Gordo Heading(Mexico)AuthorTrigueros, IgnaciaoHeadlineCall to Mexican citizens after Cerro Gordo defeatDate Published23 de Abril de 1847 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #163 Broadside transmitting a decree by Padro Maria Anaya, regarding the invasion of Mexico by the United States Heading(Mexico)AuthorTrigueros, Ignacio, Gobernador del Distrito FederalHeadlineMexico goes on wartime footing, 1847 broadsideDate Published28 de Abril de 1847 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold 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 #167 John Muir: A Reading Bibliography Heading(Muir John)AuthorKimes, William F. & Maymie B.HeadlineEssential John Muir Bibliography, 1/300 signedPublisherWilliam P. WredenDate Published1977 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #169 Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope AuthorMuir, John, editorHeadlinePicturesque California Volume II edited by MuirPublisherJ. Dewing Co.Date Published[1888] 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 #194 Post-World War II Photograph album including San Francisco, Yosemite, and many California locales Heading(Photographs)HeadlinePost-war photo album - Yosemite, etc.Date Publishedmid-late 1940s View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold 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 #215 Historical Occurrences During the Growth of a Redwood Tree Heading(Redwoods)HeadlineHistorical events during life of Redwood treePublisherPacific Lumber CompanyDate Published1958 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #216 A Tour of Duty in California; including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage around Cape Horn AuthorRevere, Joseph WarrenHeadlineJoseph Revere A Tour of Duty in California 1849PublisherC. S. Francis & Co.Date Published1849 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold 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 #224 Collection of the Sierra Club Bulletin Heading(Sierra Club)HeadlineLarge collection of Sierra Club BulletinPublisherThe Sierra ClubDate Published1893-1967 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #227 The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of all the Important Events Connected with its Great City... AuthorSoulé, Frank, John H. Gihon, and James NisbetHeadlineKey SF history text to 1850sPublisherD. Appleton & CompanyDate Published1855 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold 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 #230 Bernard Lile: An Historical Romance, Embracing the Periods of the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War Heading(Texas)Author[Clemens, Jeremiah]HeadlineTale of Texas Revolution by U.S. SenatorPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate Published1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold 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 #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 #243 Composite Portrait of William C. Ralston and the Directors of the Bank of California, San Francisco AuthorWatkins, Carleton E. & George H. BurgessHeadlineWatkins photo of Ralston & BofA Directors 1875Date Publishedc.1870 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #244 Articles of Incorporation of Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. Dated, December 13, 1923 Heading(Wells Fargo Bank)HeadlineWells Fargo Bank incorporates, 1923Date Published1923 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #245 The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada and of the Big Trees of California AuthorWhitney, Josiah DwightHeadlineWhitney's Yosemite Guide Book 1869 with mapsPublisherPublished by the Authority of the LegislatureDate Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #246 The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada and of the Big Trees of California AuthorWhitney, Josiah DwightHeadlineWhitney's Yosemite Guide Book 1870 with mapsPublisherPublished by the Authority of the LegislatureDate Published1870 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #249 Zanita: A Tale of the Yosemite AuthorYelverton, Therese [pseud. of Maria Theresa Longworth]HeadlineZanita: 2 copies, variant clothPublisherHurd & HoughtonDate Published1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #251 Five photographs of the Yosemite region by J.T. Boysen Heading(Yosemite)AuthorBoysen, J.T.HeadlineFive photos of Yosemite by J.T. BoysenDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #252 Large photograph of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Heading(Yosemite)HeadlineLarge photograph of Bridalveil Fall, YosemiteDate Published[c.1920s] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #253 Lot of two Yosemite bibliographies Heading(Yosemite)HeadlineEssential Yosemite bibliographiesPublisherVarious PublishersDate Published1948-1992 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #254 Three manuscript survey books for the California and Yosemite Short Line Railroad Heading(Yosemite)HeadlineMs. survey books for road across Sierra 1882Date Published1882 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #255 Yosemite Nature Notes Heading(Yosemite)Headline35 years of Yosemite Nature NotesPublisherYosemite Natural History Association/National Park ServiceDate Published1925-1961 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold 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 #354 Map of Amador County, California. Issued by the State Mining Bureau Heading(California - Amador County)AuthorAubrey, Lewis E., State MineralogistHeadlineMineral map of Amador County Cal. 1903PublisherState Mining BureauDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #356 Guide to Bodie, Mono County, California Heading(California - Bodie)AuthorBilleb, Emil W.HeadlineRare guide map to ghost town of BodieDate Published1956 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #357 Official Bird's-Eye View of the California Midwinter International Exposition: San Francisco, California, the Land of Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers Heading(California - Midwinter Fair)AuthorGraham, Charles, artistHeadlineRare color litho of S.F. Midwinter FairPublisherThe Winters Art Litho Co.Date Published1893 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #358 Map of the City of Oakland and Adjacent Territory Heading(California - Oakland)AuthorAllan, Thomas J. & Edw. T. WilliamsHeadlineLarge cadastral map of Oakland, 1914PublisherOakland Blue Print CoDate Published1914 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #359 Map of Santa Fe Springs Oil Field, Los Angeles Co., Cal. Heading(California - Oil)HeadlineOil & gas wells in Los Angeles Co., 1924PublisherCalifornia State Mining BureauDate Published1921 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #360 Structure Contour Map Top of Kettleman Sand. Kettleman Hills Oil Field, Fresno & Kings Counties, California. Continental Oil Company, California Division Heading(California - Oil)HeadlineConoco oil map of Kettleman Field Cal.PublisherConocoDate Published1934 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #361 Hydrography, Meteorology & Hyetography of Sacramento, Cal. Lat. 38' 31' 41" N. Long. 121' 29' 44" W. Heading(California - Sacramento River)AuthorLogan, Thomas M., M.D.HeadlineHydrography of Sacramento River 1849-1862Date Published[c.1862] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #362 Panorama of San Francisco from the Ferry Building Heading(California - San Francisco Earthquake)HeadlinePanorama of San Francisco after earthquake, 1906PublisherPillsbury Picture Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #363 Bird's-eye view of San Francisco on a stock certificate for a real estate company Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineView of San Francisco on 1877 stock certificateDate Published1877 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #364 Birds Eye View of the City of San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare bird's-eye view of San Francisco, 1868PublisherPublished by Snow & RoosDate Published1868 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #367 Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorGifford, Charles B., artistHeadlineLone Mtn. Cemetery & the dunes beyond 1866PublisherLouis Nagel, lithographerDate Published1866 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #368 Mission Dolores, San Francisco - 1860, from the Potrero Nuevo Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorGifford, Charles B., artistHeadlineView of Mission Dolores S.F. by C.B. GiffordPublisherPrinted & published by L. NagelDate Published1866 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold 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 #370 San Francisco at the Fair Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorJump, EdwardHeadlineEdward Jump caricature lithograph 1864Date Published[c.1864] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #371 San-Francisco, Vue prise d'un point elevé du côté Sud (Californie) Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorLe Breton, LouisHeadlineView of Gold Rush San Francisco by Le BretonPublisherWild, EditeurDate Published1850 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #372 Official map of the City of San Francisco, California Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorLeCount, Josiah J.HeadlineS.F. Map with MS annotations 1859Date Published1859 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #373 Map of University Mound: situated on the San Bruno Road, 4 miles from City Hall, San Francisco, being a portion of the "Bernal Rancho"... To be sold by Jerome Rice & Co. Auctioneers... Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorMansell, FrederickHeadline"University Mound" in S.F. on the auction blockDate Published1864 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #374 Map of ocean shore lands, Sutro baths & museum and Sutro Heights Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlinePurchase of Ocean Shore Lands and Sutro HeightsPublisherPublicity Committee, Board of SupervisorsDate Published[1912] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #375 Map of San Francisco showing the location of the different distributing reservoirs of the Spring Valley Water Works and the districts supplied by each Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineColor map of San Francisco water works, 1877Date Published[1877] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #376 At the Play: Respectfully inscribed to the wealth, enterprise & beauty of California by their faithful friend Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorMarriott, FrederickHeadlineSan Franciscans "At the Play", 1879 lithographPublisherSan Francisco News Letter California AdvertiserDate Published1879 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #377 Montgomery Avenue: Showing the land condemned, buildings destroyed, frontage on each block, profile of grade, and district to be assessed Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineFuture Columbus Avenue in San FranciscoPublisherBritton & ReyDate Published1870s View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #378 City of San Francisco from Rincon Point Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorOtis, Fessenden N.HeadlineSpectacular color lithograph of San Francisco 1855PublisherPrinted by Endicott & Co.Date Published1855 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #379 The Pride of the Pacific in San Francisco Harbor, May, 1908 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineGreat White Fleet in San Francisco BayPublisherPublished by Wm. DiekelmannDate Published1908 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #380 Railroad Map of the City of San Francisco California Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRailroad map of San Francisco 1866PublisherAm. Photo. Lithographic Co.Date Published1866 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #382 Rivers Tract, Columbia Heights Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorRivers BrothersHeadlineSubdividing Ingleside District in San Francisco 1907PublisherJanssen Litho & Label Co.Date Published[1907] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #383 San Francisco 1850 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineBird's-eye view of San Francisco 1850PublisherHenry BillDate Published1850 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #384 San Francisco Water Front prior to April 1851 Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlinePhoto panorama of S.F. prior to April 1851Date Published1851-[c.1910] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #385 San Francisco. 1851. Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineColor bird's-eye view of San Francisco in 1851Date Published1851 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #386 San Francisco. 1854. Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineLithographed view of San Francisco, 1854Date Published1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #387 San Francisco. 1856. Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineColor view of San Francisco, 1856Date Published1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #388 San Francisco in 1854 from the Head of Sacramento St. Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSarony, NapoleonHeadlineSarony view of San Francisco in 1854PublisherLith. of Sarony & Co.Date Published[1854] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #389 South San Francisco. Issued By The South San Francisco Land & Improvement Co. Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSouth San Francisco Land & Improvement Co.HeadlinePromotional map of South San Francisco c.1890PublisherRand, McNally & Co., EngraversDate Publishedc.1890 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #390 Sale Map No. 9. Salt Marsh and Tide Lands situate in the County of San Mateo, State of California. To be sold at public auction by order of the Board of Tide Land Commissioners... John Middleton, auctioneer Heading(California - San Mateo County)AuthorAllardt, Geo. F., SurveyorHeadlineSan Mateo Co., Cal., Tide Lands at auction 1871PublisherG.T. Brown & Co., lith.Date Published1871 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #391 Scenery on the Redwood Branch of the S.F. & N.P.R.R., Sonoma Co., California Heading(California - Sonoma County)AuthorKeller, F.HeadlinePicnicking on Russian River with KorbelPublisherLith. Steamprint. F. Korbel & Bros.Date Published[c.1878] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #392 Map of Tuolumne County, California. Issued by the State Mining Bureau Heading(California - Tuolumne County)AuthorMcLaughlin, R. P.HeadlineMineral map of Tuolumne County Cal. 1903PublisherState Mining BureauDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #393 In memory of Wm. C. Ralston late president of the Bank of California Heading(California - William C. Ralston)HeadlineLithographic tribute to Wm. C. Ralston 1875PublisherLith. & Steamprint by F. Korbel & Bros.Date Published[1875] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #394 Yosemite Region portion of Madera County: Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Ahwahnee, North Fork, Coarsegold - Historic Places (Not in Existence) - Old Mine Sites Heading(California - Yosemite region)AuthorJudd, J.HeadlinePictorial bird's-eye map of Yosemite regionPublisherThe JaysDate Published1967 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #395 Panorama of Progress: 87th Annual 1941 California State Fair - America's Largest Ten Day State Fair Heading(California)AuthorLenoir, artistHeadlinePictorial map of California & its produce 1941PublisherCalifornia State Printing OfficeDate Published1941 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #399 San Francisco historical lithograph, “Kealney Must Go” Heading(Chinese in California)HeadlineChinese conflict in San Francisco c.1877PublisherPubl. by I.N. Choynski, AntiquarianDate Publishedc.1877 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #413 Heights of Monterey, From the Saltillo road looking towards the City, [from the West.] Heading(Mexico - Mexican-American War)AuthorWhiting, Daniel PowersHeadlineRare tinted litho of the Mexican War, 1847PublisherG. & W. EndicottDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #414 Monterey, as seen from a house-top in the main Plaza, (to the West.) October, 1846 Heading(Mexico - Mexican-American War)AuthorWhiting, Daniel PowersHeadlineRare tinted litho of the Mexican War, 1847PublisherG. & W. EndicottDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #415 Monterey, from Independence Hill, in the rear of the Bishop's Palace. As it appeared on 23d September, 1846. (Looking East.) Heading(Mexico - Mexican-American War)AuthorWhiting, Daniel PowersHeadlineRare tinted litho of the Mexican War, 1847PublisherG. & W. EndicottDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #416 Valley towards Saltillo, From near the base of Palace Hill, at Monterey (Looking to the S. West) Heading(Mexico - Mexican-American War)AuthorWhiting, Daniel PowersHeadlineRare tinted litho of the Mexican War, 1847PublisherG. & W. EndicottDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next