Sale 843: Americana with Zamorano 80 - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views (#843) 07/31/2025 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 07/31/2025 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)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 1-52 of 52. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Supplement to Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Saturday, October 15, 1796. Number 5467 Heading(African American, 1796)HeadlineAd for the first major book on American slaveryDate Published1796 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #3 Letter from a Connecticut General and Revolutionary War veteran in favor of racial equality Heading(African American, 1838)AuthorPeters, AbsolomHeadlineWhite General at first African American convention?Date Published1838 View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #4 Antebellum Maryland anti-slavery booklet [with] fake wartime pro-slavery letter Heading(African American, 1858-1863)HeadlineMaryland pro-slavery backlashDate Published1858; 1863 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #5 Letter from a 21 year-old Union soldier declaring that some Ohio troops would not fight just to free the slaves Heading(African American, 1862)AuthorStrine, PeterHeadlineA racist anti-war Ohio soldier in the Union ArmyDate Published1862 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #6 Letter from wounded Union officer, a McClellan Democrat Heading(African American, 1864)AuthorHoskinson, Thomas J. [Captain, Pennsylvania Infantry]HeadlineUnion Captain calls Emancipation “military despotism”Date Published1864 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #7 Two Sea Island Company stock certificates of a company organized by Northern capitalists to relaunch Southern cotton plantations Heading(African American, 1865-1866)AuthorEly, Alfred, and William G. Markham, Company PresidentsHeadline“New Masters” of ex-slaves in the SouthPublisherSea Island CompanyDate Published1865-1866 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #8 Note Signed by Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens to General O.O. Howard, Commissioner of the US Freedmen’s Bureau Heading(African American, 1866)AuthorStevens, Thaddeus, Member of CongressHeadlineFateful moment for the Freedmen's BureauDate Published1866 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #9 Autograph note by the jazz musician brother of Black sports legend Fritz Pollard (who integrated the National Football League) Heading(African American, 1914)AuthorPollard, HughesHeadlineRare early Black Jazz autographProvenanceFrom a Fritz Pollard family archive partially offered in these Galleries in 2015Date Publishedc.1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #10 The Empire. Holland's Vaudeville Entertainers Commencing Saturday Next, July 7th...Last Week! Last Week! of the Popular Favourites Paul Stanhope's Breezy Revue Coy... Heading(African American, 1917)AuthorLarkin, JohnHeadlineAfrican American comedian on tour in AustraliaPublisherH. Pole & Co.Date Published[1917] View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #11 Negro Intelligence and Selective Migration Heading(African American, 1935)AuthorKlineberg, OttoHeadlineStudy aided school desegregationPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1935 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #12 Clarion Call: The History and Development of the Negro People’s Convention Movement in the United States from 1817 to 1840 Heading(African American, 1947)AuthorGross, BellaHeadlineEarly study of Black Conventions before the Civil WarPublisherSelf-published by the editorDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #13 The Negro Ghetto Heading(African American, 1948)AuthorWeaver, Robert C.HeadlineAssociation copy of racial housing study classicPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1948 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #14 Letter from Birmingham City Jail Heading(African American, 1963)AuthorKing, Martin Luther, Jr.HeadlineMLK's Letter from Birmingham City Jail 2nd printingPublisherAmerican Friends Service CommitteeDate Published1963 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #19 The West of William H. Ashley: The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia... 1822-1838 Heading(Ashley, William Henry)AuthorMorgan, Dale, editorHeadlineThe West of William H. Ashley, signed 1/250PublisherFred A. RosenstockDate Published1964 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #21 Five volumes on WWII aviation Heading(Aviation - World War II)Headline5 WWII aviation books, one signed by pilotsDate Published1987-1995 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #55 Receipt from "Pioneer California Wine House", Perkins Stern & Co. Heading(California)HeadlineCalifornia wine sellers to Lincoln’s White HouseDate PublishedNov. 21, 1868 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #66 Tracts issued by the Loyal Publication Society of New York, from Feb. 1, 1863, to Feb. 1, 1864 Heading(Civil War - Loyal Publication Society)HeadlineNY Loyal Publication Society tracts, 1863-4PublisherLoyal Publication SocietyDate Published1864-1865 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #76 Death certificate for a Chinese slave who died of tuberculosis Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineChinese man dies of tuberculosis in Cuban hospitalDate Published1881 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #78 Chart listing slaves of numerous African nations and tribes being moved from one jurisdiction to another in Cuba Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineChart of African slaves in Cuba 1864Date Published1864 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #79 Chart of twenty-four African slaves from the Havana Judicial Slave Depository Heading(Cuba - Slavery)Headline24 African slaves at a depository in Cuba, 1877Date Published1877 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #81 Manumission document from Cuba, 1869 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban manumission document, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #82 Manuscript list of the colored population, with slave population details, of Cardenas, Cuba, 1861 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban persons of color & slaves, Cardenas 1861Date Published1861 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #83 Paperwork relating to a Cuban slave woman Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban servant rented, and pays her masters 1881Date Published1881 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #86 Manuscript report of escaped participant of 1843 slave uprising Heading(Cuba)AuthorBenítez, Juan BautistaHeadlineA rebel slave escapes in Cuba, 1848 reportDate Published1848 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #87 Report on unregulated militia in Cuba, 1869 Heading(Cuba)AuthorEsponera, Felipe GuevaraHeadlineResponding to Unregulated Cuban Militias, 1869PublisherComandancia General del Distrito de la Habana y Gobierno Militar de la PlazaDate Published1869 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #89 Chinese man advocates for freedom of enslaved Cuban Heading(Cuba)AuthorRuiz, Francisco, petitionerHeadlineChinese man asks freedom for Cuban slavePublisherGobierno Civil de la Provinicia MatanzasDate Published1879 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #91 The Story of My Life AuthorDarrow, ClarenceHeadlineClarence Darrow's autobiography, signedPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #97 Southern Cooking AuthorDull, Mrs. S.R. [Henrietta Stanley]HeadlineInscribed and signed by Henrietta Stanley DullPublisherThe Ruralist PressDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #124 Autograph letter signed by Theodore H. Hittell regarding the Donner Party AuthorHittell, Theodore H.HeadlineALS by Hittell on the Donner Party, 1911Date Published1911 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #170 History of the Oregon Country Heading(Oregon)AuthorScott, Harvey W.HeadlineLimited edition of Scott's History of OregonPublisherThe Riverside PressDate Published1924 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #177 Two letters from Americans fighting the Aguinaldo “Insurrection” in the Philippines Heading(Philippine-American War)HeadlineTwo Philippine-American War perspectivesDate Published1899; 1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #183 Seven volumes with autographs by presidential also-rans Heading(Presidents - Losers)HeadlineSeven books & signatures of presidential losersDate Published1962-2018 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #184 Six books signed by Presidential also-rans Heading(Presidents - Losers)HeadlineSix books signed by presidential losersDate Published1970-2007 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #186 Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois... Heading(Presidents, 1861)AuthorLincoln, Abraham and Stephen A. DouglasHeadlineLincoln-Douglas Debates 1860PublisherFollett, Foster and CompanyDate Published1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #187 Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois... Heading(Presidents, 1861)AuthorLincoln, Abraham and Stephen A. DouglasHeadlineWell-preserved and nicely bound Lincoln debatesPublisherFollett, Foster and CompanyDate Published1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$550StatusSold Lot #189 Pencil note by Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding income tax and unemployment relief Heading(Presidents, 1933)AuthorRoosevelt, Franklin D.HeadlineFDR pencil note on income taxDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #201 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 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineSigned by Thomas C. RussellProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1919 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #202 Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorLangsdorff, Georg Heinrich vonHeadlineSigned by Thomas C. RussellProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #204 Life in California Before the Conquest: Hispano-Californians, Leperos, & Indians; Franciscan Misioneros & Misiones; American & English Comerciantes; Puertos, Presidios, Castillos; Sailors & Backwoodsmen; Revolutions & Strife Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorRobinson, AlfredHeadlineSigned by Thomas C. RussellProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #205 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineLarge paper copy, signed by Thomas C. Russell in djProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #206 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineLarge paper copy, signed by Thomas C. RussellProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #207 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineNice copy on California bond paper, Z80ProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #208 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineCA Gold Rush from a Woman's EyeProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #209 Narrative of a Voyage to California Ports in 1841-42. Together with Voyages to Sitka, the Sandwich Islands & Okhotsk; To Which are Added Sketches of Journeys across America, Asia, & Europe: From the Narrative of a Voyage Round the World. Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorSimpson, GeorgeHeadlineSigned by Thomas C. RussellProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #229 The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems AuthorVictor, Frances FullerHeadlineWoman novelist, Bancroft historianPublisherA.L. Bancroft & CompanyDate Published1877 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #247 Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864 to 1903 Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 09)AuthorBrewer, William H.HeadlineSigned and inscribed by FarquharProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherYale University PressDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #249 Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849 Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 11)AuthorBrowne, J. RossHeadlineGeorge Ellis Pugh's copy of California DebatesProvenanceGeorge Ellis PughPublisherJohn T. TowersDate Published1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #258 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... Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 38)AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineFirst Edition w/ letter and inscriptionProvenanceCharles PiodaPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1839 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #269 Life Amongst The Modocs: Unwritten History Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 55)AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineFirst edition with card signed by J. MillerPublisherRichard Bentley & SonDate Published1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #289 Sixteen Months at the Gold Diggings Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 80)AuthorWoods, Daniel B.HeadlinePresentation Copy of Woods' Gold DiggingsPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1851 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #295 Six books signed by noted adventurers Heading(Adventurers)Headline6 books signed by notable adventurersDate Published1958-2006 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #374 Tahiti et Les Isles Adjacents. Voyages et séjour dans ces iles de 1862 à 1865. Heading(Tahiti)AuthorArbousset, Jeans ThomasHeadlineMissions to Tahiti, signed by the authorPublisherChez Grassart, LibraireDate Published1867 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next