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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 The Land of Little Rain Heading(Adams, Ansel)AuthorAustin, MaryHeadlineThe Land of Little Rain Ansel Adams photosPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1950 View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #14 Texas, Before, and on the Eve of the Rebellion [Wrapper title] AuthorAnderson, CharlesHeadlineTexas, Before, and on the Eve of the RebellionPublisherPeter G. ThomsonDate Published1884 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #17 Maricopa County, Arizona... Heading(Arizona)Author**HeadlineScarce Maricopa County, Arizona, promotional 1905PublisherNorman Pierce Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #19 The Land of Little Rain AuthorAustin, MaryHeadlineThe Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin 1st edPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1903 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #28 The Debates in the Convention of California AuthorBrowne, J. RossHeadlineThe Debates in the Convention of California 1850PublisherJohn T. TowersDate Published1850 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #32 Autograph Letter on record passage of the clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas from Honolulu to New York, from shipping agents Funch & Meincke in New York, to S. Griffiths Morgan in San Francisco Heading(California Gold Rush)Author**HeadlineLetter on Gold Rush Clipper Ship record passageDate PublishedMay 20, 1853 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #33 Autograph Letter to John Heinlen, the Gold Rush businessman who saved San Jose's Chinatown, from the firm of Ingoldsby, Halstead & Co. in New York Heading(California Gold Rush)Author**HeadlineLetter to Schindler of San Jose Chinese communityDate PublishedJuly 3, 1855 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #37 Quarterly of the California Historical Society - 164 issues Heading(California Historical Society)Author**HeadlineQuarterly of the California Historical SocietyPublisherCalifornia Historical SocietyDate Published1922-1963 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #38 Complete Report on Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. With Introductory Historical Sketch Heading(California - Los Angeles Aqueduct)Author**HeadlineConstruction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct 1916PublisherDepartment of Public ServiceDate Published1916 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #40 Abstract of Title for the Dixon, CA School District (1871-1922) Heading(California - Solano County)Author**HeadlineAbstract of Title for the Dixon, CA School Dist.Date Published1922 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #41 History of Stanislaus County, California, with Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery, Farms, Residences, Public Buildings, Factories, Hotels Business Houses, Schools, Churches, and Mines Heading(California - Stanislaus County)Author**HeadlineHistory of Stanislaus County, California 1881PublisherElliott & MooreDate Published1881 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #42 Stanislaus County, California. Where all the Products of the Semi-Tropic and Temperate Zones Grow. Now the Mecca of Home-Seekers! (wrapper title) Heading(California - Stanislaus County)Author**HeadlinePromotional brochure for Stanislaus County 1902PublisherModesto Herald Print.Date Published[1902] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #44 Two Autograph Letters (1 unsigned) from William C. Mosher in Stockton, California, to his cousins in the east, describing Stockton, the Big Trees, and other features Heading(California – Stockton & Big Trees)AuthorMosher, William C.HeadlineLetters describing Stockton, CA & Big Trees 1854Date PublishedSept. 15 & Nov. 14, 1854 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #45 Three volumes of California history Heading(California)Author**HeadlineThree volumes of California historyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #47 Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: with Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing AuthorCatlin, GeorgeHeadlineGeo. Catlin North American Indians 2 vols 7th edPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published1848 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #58 California in 1851-[1852]: The Letters of Dame Shirley Author[Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineThe Shirley Letters Grabhorn PressPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1933 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #59 Pathfinders AuthorCleland, Robert GlassHeadlineSigned by two members of the Donner partyPublisherPowell PublishingDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #60 An authoritative statement of the resources of Mesa county, Colorado: and the advantages and opportunities it has to offer Heading(Colorado)AuthorCharlton, John S.HeadlineFruit belt of Mesa County, western Colorado, 1898PublisherCarson-Harper Co.Date Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #65 Cowboy Life [cover title] Heading(Cowboy Life)Author[Chisolm Bros.]HeadlineRare Cowboy Life View BookPublisher[Chisolm Bros.]Date Published[c.1885] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #66 Bibliography of Yosemite, the Central and Southern High Sierra, and the Big Trees, 1839-1900 AuthorCurrey, Lloyd W. and Dennis G. KruskaHeadlineCurrey & Kruska's Bibliography of Yosemite 1/300PublisherDawson's Book ShopDate Published1992 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #72 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, AlexanderHeadlineHistory of Upper & Lower California by ForbesPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1839 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #76 Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon AuthorGilbert, Frank T.HeadlineHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla 1st ed 1882PublisherA.G. WallingDate Published1882 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #77 Seeking Fortune in America AuthorGrey, F(rancis) W(illiam)HeadlineF.W. Grey Seeking Fortune in America 1912PublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #82 Historic Hays AuthorHill, W.A.HeadlineHistoric Hays KansasPublisherNews Publishing CompanyDate Published1938 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #84 Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California…including the Mammoth Trees of Calaveras; the Caves and Natural Bridges of Calaveras; the Yo-Semite Valley; the Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and Frezno; Mount Shasta; the Quicksilver Mines of New Almaden and Henriquita; the Farallone Islands… Author[Hutchings, J[ames] M.]HeadlineScenes of Wonder and Curiosity in CaliforniaPublisherJ.M. Hutchings & Co.Date Published1862 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #86 The Lake of the Sky: Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada AuthorJames, George WhartonHeadlineThe Lake of the Sky: Lake Tahoe G.W. JamesPublisherG.W. JamesDate Published1915 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #88 Map of the Emigrant Road from Independence, Mo. to San Francisco, San Francisco AuthorJefferson, T. H.HeadlineFacsimile of Jefferson's Rare 1849 MapPublisherCalifornia Historical SocietyDate Published1945 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #91 Collection of San Francisco Knights of Columbus ephemera Heading(Knights of Columbus)Author**HeadlineCollection of Knights of Columbus ephemeraDate Publishedc.1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #92 First Annual Gold Cup and Sky-High Regatta. Official Program Sept. 12-13 (wrapper title) Heading(Lake Tahoe)HeadlineProgram for Tahoe Power Boat Regatta 1953PublisherLake Tahoe-Sierra Chamber of CommerceDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #93 Atlas of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Heading(Lewis and Clark Expedition)AuthorMoulton, Gary E., editorHeadlineAtlas of the Lewis & Clark ExpeditionPublisherUniversity of NebraskaDate Published[1999?] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #98 The Autobiography of Mrs. A.J. Marshall AuthorMarshall, Mrs. A.J.HeadlineThe Autobiography of Mrs. A.J. MarshallPublisherAdams-WilsonDate Published1897 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #99 California AuthorMcCarthy, John Russell, editorHeadlineJ.R. McCarthy - California - Deluxe EditionPublisherPowell Publishing Co.Date Published[1928-1929] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #107 Archive of approx. 50 pieces of correspondence and other ms. items relating to mining, primarily in Colorado Heading(Mining - Colorado, etc.)HeadlineColorado mining correspondence 1870-90Date Publishedc.1870-1890 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #108 Twelve assay reports from various mines, dated Engle, New Mexico, 1882 Heading(Mining)Author**Headline12 Mining Assay Reports from 1882Date PublishedMarch-July, 1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #109 The Inside Story of the Gold Rush AuthorMoerenhout, Jacques AntoineHeadlineThe Inside Story of the Gold RushPublisherCalifornia Historical SocietyDate Published1935 View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #111 The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir - The Cruise of the CorwinPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1917 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #112 Steep Trails AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir Steep Trails 1918PublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1918 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #113 A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineA Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf John MuirPublisherHoughton Mifflin Co.Date Published1916 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #114 Travels in Alaska AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir, Travels in Alaska Large Paper EditionPublisherHoughton Mifflin Co.Date Published1915 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #115 Travels in Alaska AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir Travels in Alaska 1st EditionPublisherHoughton Mifflin & Co.Date Published1915 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #116 The Yosemite AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineThe Yosemite by John Muir, 1st 1912PublisherCenturyDate Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #117 Six volumes by, or about, John Muir AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineSix volumes by, or about, John MuirDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #118 The Life and Letters of John Muir Heading(Muir, John)AuthorBadé, William FredericHeadlineThe Life and Letters of John MuirPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1924 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #126 Ruiner af Klippbonigar I Mesa Verdes Cañons AuthorNordenskiöld, G[ustav]HeadlineNordenskiold - Cliff Dwellers of the Mesa VerdePublisherP.A. NorstedtDate Published[1893] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #127 Henry Brown: The Outlaw-Marshal AuthorO'Neal, BillHeadlineHenry Brown: The Outlaw-MarshalPublisherThe Early West SeriesDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #129 The Miner's Guide AuthorOrton, J.W.HeadlineJ.W. Orton The Miner's Guide 1849PublisherA.S. Barnes & Co.Date Published1849 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #130 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in [1853-55] Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlineComplete set of the Pacific Railroad ReportsDate Published1855-1860 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #135 The Story of Butte AuthorPiatt, Guy X., editorHeadlineThe Story of Butte MontanaPublisherStandard Manufacturing & PrintingDate Published[1897] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #141 El Colorado: Exursiones por las Montañas Rocallosas AuthorRivero, NicolasHeadlineRare Cuban book on excursions to ColoradoPublisherImp. Avisador ComercialDate Published1905 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #143 From Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott Bond. The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance Heading(African American entrepreneur)AuthorRudd, Dan. A. and Theo. BondHeadlineFrom Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott BondPublisherJournal Printing CompanyDate Published1917 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #146 Postcard version of the proclamation by Mayor E.E. Smitz of San Francisco authorizing police to kill looters following the 1906 earthquake and fire Heading(San Francisco Earthquake)Author**HeadlinePolice to kill looters following the 1906 quakeDate Publishedc.1906 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #147 San Francisco Telephone Directory - 1904 Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco Telephone Directory - 1904PublisherPacific States Telephone and Telegraph CompanyDate PublishedSeptember, 1904 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #148 San Jose Postal Guide: Postal rates, registry and money order divisions; history of our post office and general information Heading(San Jose)Author**HeadlineSan Jose Postal Guide 1895PublisherHurlburt Printing CompanyDate PublishedDecember, 1895 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #150 Report of Relief Committee, April 20, 1906 to July 31, 1906 Heading(Santa Rosa - 1906 Earthquake)Author**HeadlineSanta Rosa in 1906 EarthquakePublisherPress Democrat Publishing Co.Date Published1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #151 Reports of Inspection Made in the Summer of 1877 by Generals P.H. Sheridan and W.T. Sherman of Country North of the Union Pacific Railroad AuthorSheridan, P[hilip] H. & W[illiam] T. ShermanHeadlineInspections of Sheridan & Sherman 1878PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1878 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #156 The Sierra Club Bulletin, Volume 1 through Volume 5 Heading(Sierra Club)Author**HeadlineThe Sierra Club Bulletin, Vols. 1 thought 5PublisherSierra ClubDate Published1950 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #161 Black Hills Views Heading(South Dakota & Wyoming)Author**HeadlineViews of the Black Hills 1898PublisherH.R. Locke & Co.Date Published[1898] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #162 The Wanderings of the Hermit of Westminster between New York and San Francisco In The Autumn of 1881 AuthorSpice, R.P.HeadlineThe Wanderings of the Hermit of WestminsterPublisherPrinted for Private CirculationDate Published[1882] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #166 Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848. Avertissement. Ce Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848 est spécialement consacré à la description du Texas... Heading(Texas)Author[Cabet, Etienne]HeadlineSupplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848Publisher[Imp. de E.-B. Delanchy]Date Published[1847] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #169 Manuscript land transfer document for property in San Augustine County, Texas Heading(Texas)HeadlineRepublic of Texas land transfer 1837Date Published1839 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #170 Reply to the Charges Made by S.B. Buckley, State Geologist of Texas, in His Official Report of 1874 Against Dr. B.F. Shumard and A.R. Roessler Heading(Texas)AuthorRoessler, A.R.HeadlineRare Texas Geology controversy pamphletDate Published[1875] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #176 Report on the Lands and Mineral Deposits Belonging to the County Coal and Iron Company of Utah Heading(Utah)AuthorNewberry, J.S.HeadlineReport on Iron Co. of Utah 1882PublisherE. Wells Sacket & RankinDate Published1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$93.75StatusSold Lot #181 Views of the Famous Blalock Orchards, Walla Walla, Washington... Heading(Washington State)Author**HeadlineSubdividing Washington's Blalock OrchardsDate Publishedc.1915 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #185 Yosemite Illustrated in Colors Heading(Yosemite)AuthorCheney, WarrenHeadlineYosemite Illustrated in Colors 1890PublisherH.S. CrockerDate Published1890 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #272 Sketch of General Riley's Route through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849 Headingzzf(California Gold Region)AuthorDerby, George HoratioHeadlineSketch of General Riley's Route 1850 mapDate Published[1850] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #276 San Francisco. 1851. Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York Headingzzf(California - San Francisco)Author**HeadlineColor litho of San Francisco in 1851Date Published1851 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #277 View of San Francisco, formerly San Francisco, in 1846-7, Before the Discovery of Gold Headingzzf(California - San Francisco)AuthorSwasey, Capt. W[illiam]HeadlineSan Francisco before the Gold RushPublisherCapt. W.F. SwaseyDate Published[c.1883-84] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #278 View of San Francisco. 1850. Taken from a High Point on the South Side. Published by the Author of "Sights in the Gold Region, &c." Headingzzf(California - San Francisco)Author**Headline1850 view of San FrancicsoPublisherHenry BillDate Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #284 Through to the Pacific AuthorCurrier & IvesHeadlineThrough to the Pacific Currier & IvesPublisherCurrier & IvesDate Published1870 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #340 Williams' New Trans-Continental Map of the Pacific R.R. and Routes of Overland Travel to Colorado, Nebraska, the Black Hills, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, California and the Pacific Coast Headingzzf(United States - West)AuthorWiliams, H.T.HeadlineMap of western railroads 1876Date Published1876 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #341 Port Townsend, Washington Territory. Supplement to Seattle Post-Intelligencer Headingzzf(Washington - Port Townsend)Author**HeadlineColor litho of Port Townsend, WA, c.1885Date Publishedc.1885 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next