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Number 5467 Heading(African American, 1796)HeadlineAd for the first major book on American slaveryDate Published1796 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$1,500 - $1,800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold View details 4 Antebellum Maryland anti-slavery booklet [with] fake wartime pro-slavery letter Heading(African American, 1858-1863)HeadlineMaryland pro-slavery backlashDate Published1858; 1863 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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] Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 11 Negro Intelligence and Selective Migration Heading(African American, 1935)AuthorKlineberg, OttoHeadlineStudy aided school desegregationPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1935 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 13 The Negro Ghetto Heading(African American, 1948)AuthorWeaver, Robert C.HeadlineAssociation copy of racial housing study classicPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1948 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 21 Five volumes on WWII aviation Heading(Aviation - World War II)Headline5 WWII aviation books, one signed by pilotsDate Published1987-1995 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 55 Receipt from "Pioneer California Wine House", Perkins Stern & Co. Heading(California)HeadlineCalifornia wine sellers to Lincoln’s White HouseDate PublishedNov. 21, 1868 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold View details 76 Death certificate for a Chinese slave who died of tuberculosis Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineChinese man dies of tuberculosis in Cuban hospitalDate Published1881 Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold View details 81 Manumission document from Cuba, 1869 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban manumission document, 1869Date Published1869 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 83 Paperwork relating to a Cuban slave woman Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban servant rented, and pays her masters 1881Date Published1881 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold View details 86 Manuscript report of escaped participant of 1843 slave uprising Heading(Cuba)AuthorBenítez, Juan BautistaHeadlineA rebel slave escapes in Cuba, 1848 reportDate Published1848 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 91 The Story of My Life AuthorDarrow, ClarenceHeadlineClarence Darrow's autobiography, signedPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold View details 97 Southern Cooking AuthorDull, Mrs. S.R. [Henrietta Stanley]HeadlineInscribed and signed by Henrietta Stanley DullPublisherThe Ruralist PressDate Published1928 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 124 Autograph letter signed by Theodore H. Hittell regarding the Donner Party AuthorHittell, Theodore H.HeadlineALS by Hittell on the Donner Party, 1911Date Published1911 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 170 History of the Oregon Country Heading(Oregon)AuthorScott, Harvey W.HeadlineLimited edition of Scott's History of OregonPublisherThe Riverside PressDate Published1924 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 177 Two letters from Americans fighting the Aguinaldo “Insurrection” in the Philippines Heading(Philippine-American War)HeadlineTwo Philippine-American War perspectivesDate Published1899; 1900 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 183 Seven volumes with autographs by presidential also-rans Heading(Presidents - Losers)HeadlineSeven books & signatures of presidential losersDate Published1962-2018 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 184 Six books signed by Presidential also-rans Heading(Presidents - Losers)HeadlineSix books signed by presidential losersDate Published1970-2007 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 229 The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems AuthorVictor, Frances FullerHeadlineWoman novelist, Bancroft historianPublisherA.L. Bancroft & CompanyDate Published1877 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold View details 269 Life Amongst The Modocs: Unwritten History Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 55)AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineFirst edition with card signed by J. MillerPublisherRichard Bentley & SonDate Published1873 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 289 Sixteen Months at the Gold Diggings Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 80)AuthorWoods, Daniel B.HeadlinePresentation Copy of Woods' Gold DiggingsPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1851 Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold View details 295 Six books signed by noted adventurers Heading(Adventurers)Headline6 books signed by notable adventurersDate Published1958-2006 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$125StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next