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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 20 University of Chicago Round Table, Number 601, September 25, 1949 Heading(Atomic Bomb)AuthorSzilard, Leo, William Ogburn, Harold Urey, and Louis WirthHeadlineEarly retrospect on the Manhattan ProjectPublisherUniversity of Chicago Round TableDate Published1949 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold 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 23 The Life of P.T. Barnum Written By Himself AuthorBarnum, P.T.HeadlineFirst Edition of P.T. Barnum's autobiographyPublisherRedfieldDate Published1855 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 27 Decree from José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva calling for establishment of Civic Guards Heading(Brazil)Authorde Andrada e Silva, José BonifácioHeadlineDecree calling for Brazilian Civic Guard, 1823Date Published1823 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 28 Decree from José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva on the suppression of anarchists and demagogues Heading(Brazil)Authorde Andrada e Silva, José BonifácioHeadlineBonifácio's decree concerning suppressing enemiesDate Published1822 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 30 Letter from parish priest concerning the implementation of Law of the Free Womb 1882 in Brazil Heading(Brazil)HeadlineFree children of enslaved mothers, 1882 BrazilDate Published1882 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 52 History of California, from Its Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising also a Full Description of its Climate, Surface, Soil... with a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back, via Panama. Heading(California)AuthorCapron, Elisha S.HeadlineCapron's History of California 1854PublisherJohn P. Jewett & Co.; Jewett, Proctor and WorthingtonDate Published1854 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold View details 65 The Craft of Intelligence Heading(CIA)AuthorDulles, AllenHeadlineSpycraft by Allen Dulles, inscribedPublisherHarper & RowDate Published1963 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$625StatusSold 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 84 Work contract for an emancipated slave in Cuba, 1862 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)Headline1862 Cuban emancipated slave contractDate Published1862 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold 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 88 Inventory of property burned by Cuban independence fighters in Matanzas, Cuba Heading(Cuba)Headline1897 Cuban War of Independence losses documentDate Published1897 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold 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 119 The Pioneer Histories AuthorHarlow, V.T. and J.A. Williamson, editorsHeadline7 volume set of Pioneer HistoriesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherA & C BlackDate Published1933-1934 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 126 Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of Chicago. Photographically Illustrated. Heading(Illinois - Chicago)HeadlineLeading Men of Chicago Illustrated with PhotosPublisherWilson, Pierce & Co., PublishersDate Published1876 Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 132 The Boyhood of an Inventor AuthorJenkins, C. FrancisHeadlineInscribed by one of the inventors of televisionPublisher[C. Francis Jenkins]Date Published1931 Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold View details 154 A Discourse, Delivered at the First Meeting of the Historical Society pof Michigan. September 18, 1829. Published at Their Request. Heading(Michigan)AuthorCass, LewisHeadlineLewis Cass on Early settlement in MichiganPublisherGeo. L. WhitneyDate Published1830 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold 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 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 198 The Overland Stage to California: Personal Reminiscences and Authentic History of the Great Overland Stage Line and Pony Express from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean AuthorRoot, Frank A. and William Elsey ConnelleyHeadlineFirst Edition including large folding mapPublisherPublished by the AuthorsDate Published1901 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold View details 199 The Fur Hunters of the Far West: A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains AuthorRoss, AlexanderHeadlineRoss's Fur Hunters of the West, 1855 w/ mapPublisherSmith, Elder, & Co.Date Published1855 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold View details 230 Treaty of peace and amity between His Britannick Majesty and the United States of America Heading(War of 1812)HeadlineAmicable end to War of 1812PublisherPrinted by R.G. Clarke at the London Gazette OfficeDate Published1815 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 236 Photograph Album Documenting the U.S. Signal Corps in Europe in the Final Months of World War I Heading(World War I)HeadlineWWI U.S. Signal Corps photographsDate Published1918 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 238 Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming Heading(Wyoming)HeadlineProgressive Men of the State of WyomingPublisherA.W. Bowen & Co.Date Published1903 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold 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 293 The History of Napoleon Bonaparte AuthorAbbott, John S. C.HeadlineAbbott, History of Napoleon, 1stPublisherHarper and BrothersDate Published1855 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 294 Ayeen Akbery; or, The Institutes of the Emperor Akber Author[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak]HeadlineGladwin's translation of Ayeen AkberyPublisherPrinted by G. Auld for J. Sewell, Vernorn and Hood, et al.Date Published1800 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold View details 306 Obsolete Punishments, with particular reference to those of Cheshire. A paper read before the Architectural, Archaeological, and Historic Society of Chester. Part I--The Brank AuthorBrushfield, T.N.Headline19th century work on medieval punishmentsPublisherPrinted at the Courant OfficeDate Published1858 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold View details 307 A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing, a faithful Narrative of the Loss of his Majesty's Ship the WAGER on a desolate island... AuthorBulkeley, John & John CumminsHeadlineFirst Edition of Voyage to the South-SeasProvenanceFrances Mary Richardson Currer (bookplate)PublisherPrinted for Jacob RobinsonDate Published1743 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 308 A Voyage to the South Seas, In the Years 1740-1. Containing, a faithful Narrative of the Loss of his Majesty's Ship the WAGER on a desolate island... AuthorBulkeley, John & John CumminsHeadlineVoyage to the South-Seas 2nd editionPublisherJames ChattinDate Published1757 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold View details 311 The Everlasting Man AuthorChesterton, G. K.HeadlineChesterson's Everlasting ManPublisherDodd, Mead, & CompanyDate Published1925 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 333 Nine volumes from Hakluyt Society Series II Heading(Hakluyt Society)HeadlineGroup of Hakluyt Society PublicationsPublisherHakluyt SocietyDate Published1984-1998 Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold View details 337 History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century AuthorHoworth, Henry H.HeadlineA thousand years of Mongol History by H.H. HoworthProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1876-1927 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold View details 338 Two speeches from Saddam Hussein in French Heading(Iraq)AuthorHussein, SaddamHeadlineTwo speeches by Saddam Hussein in FrenchDate Published1979; 1981 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 339 Statement by the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. David Ben Gurion, in a Broadcast over the Israel State Radio, on October 19, 1953, dealing with Recent Border Incidents Heading(Israel)AuthorBen Gurion, DavidHeadlineBen Gurion shifts blame for Qibya massacre 1953PublisherIsrael Office of InformationDate Published1953 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 348 Court and Society From Elizabeth to Anne Heading(Leighton)AuthorManchester, Duke ofHeadlineFrom the library of the Duke of ManchesterPublisherHurst and Blackett, PublishersDate Published1864 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 356 The Black Book of Poland Heading(Poland)AuthorPolish Ministry of InformationHeadlineWWII German crimes in Poland 1942PublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1942] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold View details 359 Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz AuthorRetz, Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal deHeadlineMemoirs of the Cardinal de RetzPublisherPrinted for Jacob Tonson at Skakespear's Head in the StrandDate Published1723 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 363 A Voyage Round the World: Including an Embassy to the Muscat and Siam, in 1835, 1836, and 1837 AuthorRuschenberger, W. S. W.HeadlineRuschenberger, Voyage Round the World 1stPublisherCarey, Lea & BlanchardDate Published1838 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 364 Histoire Universelle, Depuis Le Commencement Du Monde Jusqu'à PréSent, Traduite De L'Anglois D'Une Société De Gens De Lettres. AuthorSalmon, Thomas et al.HeadlineSalmon's world history in 46 volumesPublisherArkstée & Merkus, Chez Delalain, et al.Date Published1747-1802 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold View details 369 Album of Revolutionary Russia Heading(Soviet Russia)HeadlinePhoto album of Revolutionary Russia, 1919PublisherRussian Socialist FederationDate Published[1919] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 372 Congo Natives: An Ethnographic Album AuthorStarr, FrederickHeadlineCongo Natives 1912 - 130 photo platesPublisher[Lakeside Press]Date Published1912 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 373 Antiquities of Athens, Measured and Delineated AuthorStuart, James and Revett, NicholasHeadlineJames Stuart Measuring & Delineating GreecePublisherPriestley and WealeDate Published1825-1827 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next