Sale 794: Americana - Travel & Exploration - China - Maps, Prints & Views (#794) 08/10/2023 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/10/2023 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-60 of 60. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Handwritten bill of sale for a "negro boy” for 58 British (Colonial) Pounds. Heading(African American, 1718)AuthorPeck, Benj.HeadlineScarce early New York Colonial slave sale documentDate PublishedJune 3, 1718 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #4 Letter notifying a Maryland grandee that his brother would be legally permitted to bring his slaves into the state Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorBarney, JohnHeadlineRich man's brother allowed to bring his slaves to MarylandPublisherMaryland House of DelegatesDate PublishedFeb. 1, 1821 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #5 Letter from woman who had emigrated to the South about her loving care from an elderly Black nurse who showed her sisterly affection "like a white person" Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorMaxcy, R.[uth?]HeadlineNew England emigrant lauds Southern Black nurseDate PublishedApril 19, 1821 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #6 Letter from Pennsylvania informer about fugitive slave from Virginia Heading(African American, 1836)AuthorGriffith, Samuel HarveyHeadlineVirginia fugitive slave tracked to PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJuly 14, 1836 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #7 Letter by Senator Sumner recalling Wisconsin's stand against the Fugitive Slave Act Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorSumner, CharlesHeadlineLetter from anti-slavery Senator SumnerDate PublishedDec. 4, 1859 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #10 Letter a young Oberlin Abolitionist about the politics behind White command of a Black Ohio Regiment in the Civil War Heading(African American, 1863)AuthorShurtleff, G.W.HeadlineWhite Abolitionist General of a Black Civil War RegimentDate PublishedNov. 10, 1863 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #13 Letter about Governor of West Virginia offer to drop lawsuits about allegations of bestowing favors on Negro saloon and whorehouse proprietor Heading(African American, 1913)AuthorWallace, George W. (Attorney)HeadlineRacist political allegations against WV GovernorDate PublishedOctober 20, 1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #16 A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes Heading(African American, 1948 - Cookery)AuthorDe Knight, FredaHeadlineSigned by radio stars Amos N' AndyPublisherHermitage PressDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #21 Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin AuthorAldrin, BuzzHeadlineBuzz Aldrin Signed Magnificent Desolation LimitedPublisherJack Bacon & CompanyDate Published2009 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #22 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume V. Heading(American Philosophical Society)HeadlineTransactions of the American Philosophical Society 1802PublisherPrinted by Budd & Bartram for Thomas DobsonDate Published1802 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #24 Letter written one week after Fort Sumter from the anti-slavery, pro-Union community of Northfield, Minnesota Heading(Anti-Slavery, 1861)AuthorSmith, John A.HeadlineLetter from anti-slavery oasis in Minnesota 1861Date PublishedApril 21, 1861 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #41 Endless Horizons AuthorBush, VannevarHeadlineSigned by the American Science czar of WWIIPublisherPublic Affairs PressDate Published1946 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #44 Register for the Hotel Hammon in Hammonton, Yuba County, California Heading(California - Hammonton, Yuba County)AuthorDay, Richard, proprietorHeadlineOriginal register from Yuba Co. hotel 1912-18Date Published1912-1918 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #51 Two reports on "Mafia" operations and political influence in California Heading(California - Organized Crime)HeadlineFirst official reports on California Organized CrimePublisherState of CaliforniaDate Published1949-1953 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #72 Letter to artist William Thompson Russell Smith Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorMcIlvaine, Jr., William H.HeadlineLetter from published artist of the California Gold RushDate PublishedAug. 28, 1848 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #73 Letter from an Illinois farmer to his wife while crossing the plains in a wagon train bound for California Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorRitchey, John KnoxHeadlineCrossing the Plains to CaliforniaDate PublishedMay 17, 1850 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #77 Scrapbook of late 19th century North American travel views Heading(Canada)AuthorJenkins, AlfredHeadlineScrapbook of Canada and United States c.1875Date Publishedc.1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #89 The Geneva Cook Book, Compiled by the Woman's Board of the Medical and Surgical Hospital of Geneva. Heading(Cookery - New York)Headline1895 Medical Hospital cookbook from Geneva NYPublisher[Press of W.F. Humphrey]Date Published1895 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #101 Seventy-Five Years in California AuthorDavis, William HeathHeadlineDavis, 75 Years in California - California Collectors Ed.PublisherJohn HowellDate Published1929 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #104 A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan AuthorEdwards, Frank S.HeadlineEdwards' Campaign in New Mexico w/map 1847PublisherCarey and HartDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #113 California: A History of Upper & Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition of the Free and Domesticated Indians. With an Appendix relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineRussell's edition of Forbes finely bound, 1919PublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1919 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #114 Account of an Experiment... to Prove the Indentity [sic] of the Electrical Fire with that of Lightning [in] The London Magazine, or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer Heading(Franklin, Benjamin)Headline1752 printed account Franklin kite experimentPublisherPrinted for R. BaldwinDate Published1752 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #115 A Letter from Dr. Benjamin Franklin, to Mr. Alphonsus le Roy... Containing Sundry Maritime Observations [in] Transactions of the American Philosophical Society AuthorFranklin, BenjaminHeadlineBenjamin Franklin Maritime Observations 1786Publisher[Printed and Sold by Robert Aitkin]Date Published1786 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #147 Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806 AuthorLangsdorff, Georg Heinrich vonHeadlineLangsdorff's Narrative w/ jacket & prospectusPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #163 Judicial summons to answer complaint by Ramon Gutierez & Brother that Senora Dona Josefa Petronela, Antonio Espinosa, et al Heading(Mexican American, 1855)AuthorFerris, Hiram GanoHeadlineGold Rush document concerning native CaliforniosDate PublishedJuly 25, 1855 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #170 Forgotten People / A Study of New Mexicans Heading(Mexican American, 1940)AuthorSanchez, George I.HeadlineInscribed classic of New Mexico socio-economicsPublisherUniv. of New Mexico PressDate Published1940 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #174 Cesar Chavez, Autobiography of La Causa Heading(Mexican American, 1975)AuthorLevy, JacquesHeadlineCesar Chavez and the Farm Workers Union, inscribedPublisherNortonDate Published1975 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #198 History Of The Military Organizations Of The State Of Colorado 1860-1935 AuthorNankivell, John HenryHeadlineScarce work on Colorado military historyPublisher[W.H. Kistler Stationary Co]Date Published[1935] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #199 Three pieces of Native American ledger art Heading(Native American)AuthorLocke, MerleHeadline3 pieces of Native American ledger artDate Published2013-2014 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #233 Selections from the Private Correspondence of James Madison from 1813 to 1836 [with James Madison clipped signature] Heading(Presidents, 1809)AuthorMadison, JamesHeadlineJames Madison's letters, with Madison autographPublisherJ.C. McGuireDate Published1859 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #236 Two letters from supporters of Andrew Jackson, offering rare details of early gambling on American presidential elections Heading(Presidents, 1829)HeadlineJacksonians gamble on presidential electionsDate Published1828-1832 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #237 Letter from a young Massachusetts man after attending the Inauguration of President William Henry Harrison Heading(Presidents, 1841)AuthorDrew, John BrooksHeadlineAccount of an ill-fated presidential InaugurationDate PublishedMarch 1-5, 1841 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #238 Fifty Years of Public Service...Personal Recollections Heading(Presidents, 1861)AuthorCullom, Shelby M.HeadlineSigned memoir by a close friend of Lincoln'sPublisherMcClurgDate Published1911 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #240 Investigation into the Causes of the Gold Panic. Report of the Majority of the Committee on Banking and Currency, March 1, 1870 Heading(Presidents, 1881)AuthorGarfield, James A.HeadlineJames Garfield, Investigation into Gold PanicPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1870 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #242 The Naval War of 1812: The History of the United States Navy During the Last War with Great Britain... Volume II Heading(Presidents, 1901)AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineT. Roosevelt presentation copy Naval War 1812PublisherThe Review of Reviews CompanyDate Published1904 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #243 American Individualism Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover signed American IndividualismPublisherDoubleday, Page & Co.Date Published1922 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #244 The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure, 1874-1920 Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHoover Memoirs 1874-1920, inscribed and signedPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1953 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #245 The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover signed, The New Day, 1928PublisherStanford University PressDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #246 A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover signed book on game fishesPublisherHuntington PressDate Published1930 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #252 The Mediterranean Shores of America. Southern California: Its Climatic, Physical, and Meteorological Conditions AuthorRemondino, P.C.HeadlineMediterranean Shores of Southern CaliforniaPublisherF.A. Davis Co.Date Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #262 Narrative of a Voyage to California Ports in 1841-42...[with] Printer Thomas C. Russell comments on Nash, DeVinne, Cowan et al. in a Letter to M.J. Ferguson. State Librarian AuthorSimpson, George; Thomas C. RussellHeadlineMilton J. Ferguson's copy with ALS from RussellPublisherThomas C. Russell; Tamalpais PressDate Published1930; 1970 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #292 Le Colorado, Aux États-Unis D'Amérique: Liste Des Minerais Fournis par Diverses Personnnes A L'Exposition Universelle De 1867 A Paris, Avec Des Renseignements Sur Le Pays et Ses Ressources AuthorWhitney, J. P.HeadlineColorado Mineral Resources; J.P. Whitney 1867PublisherImprimerie Parisienne, L. BergerDate Published1867 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #293 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes United States Exploring Expedition 5 vols.PublisherLea and BlanchardDate Published1845 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #295 Gold Rush Steamers [of the Pacific] AuthorWiltsee, Ernest A.HeadlineGold Rush Steamers signed by Ernest A. WiltseePublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1938 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #299 Special Attack Flotilla: Bushido in the War of Greater East Asia. - Japanese midget subs in the attack on Pearl Harbor Heading(World War II - Pearl Harbor Attack)HeadlineJapanese tribute to Pearl Harbor sub pilotsPublisherJapan Times PressDate Published1942 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #304 A Journal of the Forces Which Sailed From the Downs, in April 1800. On a Secret Expedition Under the Command of Lieut.-Gen. Pigot, Till Their Arrival in Minorca, and Continued Through All the Subsequent Transactions of the Army... AuthorAnderson, AeneasHeadlineAgainst the French in the Mediterranean 1802PublisherJ. DebrettDate Published1802 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #305 Collection of books, articles and other ephemera documenting the evolution of Artificial Intelligence. Heading(Artificial Intelligence)HeadlineCollection on the evolution of Artificial IntelligenceDate Published1903-1983 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #306 A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. AuthorBackhouse, JamesHeadlineVisit to Australian Colonies w/ maps, 1843 signedPublisherHamilton, Adams & Co.; John L. LinneyDate Published[1843] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #313 Letter of European introduction for an American farmer from an eminent Scottish botanist Heading(Botany)AuthorLoudon, John ClaudiusHeadlineLetter of introduction from Scottish botanist J. C. LoudonDate PublishedFeb. 14, 1832 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #353 Photograph of Benito Mussolini, signed by him AuthorMussolini, BenitoHeadlineSigned photograph of Benito MussoliniDate Published[1942?] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #371 Manuscript document relating to the shipment of items from Barcelona, Spain, to Montevideo, which was apparently rerouted to Lima because of unrest in region Heading(South America - Uruguay)HeadlineShip bound for Montevideo in troubled timesDate Published1813? View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #380 Merlin's Tour of the Universe AuthorTyson, Neil De GrasseHeadlineTour of the Universe signed by De GrassePublisherColumbia University PressDate Published[1989] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #386 L'Album de la Guerre, 1914-1919 Heading(World War I)HeadlineL'Album de la Guerre, 1914-1919, illustratedPublisherL'IllustrationDate Published1923 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #388 The War between Japan and China AuthorBaba, T.HeadlineJapanese justification of 1894-5 invasion of ChinaPublisherPublished at the "Meiki-sha"Date Published[1894-1895] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #411 One Year of the Japan-China Undeclared War and the Attitude of the Powers AuthorLee, Edward Bing-ShueyHeadlineTwo Years Japan-China Undeclared War, 1933Publisher[The Mercury Press]Date Published1933 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #413 Information and Opinion concerning the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and Shanghai from Sources Other Than Chinese AuthorLei, K.N.HeadlineShanghai Bar Association on Japanese invasionPublisherShanghai Bar AssociationDate Published1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #430 Chinese Materia Medica: Vegetable Kingdom AuthorStuart, G.A.HeadlineG.A. Stuart, Chinese Materia Medica, 1911PublisherPrinted at the American Presbyterian Mission PressDate Published1911 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #436 History of Chinese Medicine AuthorWong, K. Chimin and Wu Lien-TehHeadlineHistory of Chinese Medicine, 1932PublisherThe Tientsin Press, Ltd.Date Published[1932] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #439 Sidelights on Shanghai AuthorYuan, L.Z.HeadlineSidelights on Shanghai, L.Z. Yuan, 1934PublisherThe Mercury PressDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #509 Town of Oak Ridge - Tennessee. Manhattan District - Corps of Engineers. September 27, 1945. Heading(World War II)HeadlineStreet Map of Secret Manhattan Project CityPublisherStone & Webster Engineering CorporationDate Published1945 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next