Sale 858: Rare Books & Manuscripts - A PBA Platinum Auction (#858) 02/26/2026 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/26/2026 11:00 AM PST 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 1-43 of 43. Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Collection of Ansel Adams Yosemite winter sport and recreation photographs for Donald Tresidder AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineCollection of Ansel Adams Yosemite photographs and negatives for Donald Tresidder (with additions)Date Publishedc.1928-30 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #4 A.L. Aydelott and Associates Architects 1950-1954 Heading(Architecture - A.L. Aydelott)HeadlineUtopian architecture from the Father of Memphis ModernismDate Published[1954] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #5 The Physiology of Taste, or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy Heading(Arion Press)AuthorBrillat-Savarin, Jean AnthelmeHeadlineArion Press Physiology of Taste signed by Wayne ThiebaudPublisherArion PressDate Published1994 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #12 The Congress AuthorBorges, Jorge LuisHeadlineThe Congress, limited edition signed by Jorge Luis BorgesPublisherEnitharmon PressDate Published1974 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #15 Scrapbook of 1860s California ephemera Heading(California)HeadlineScrapbook of 1860s San Franciscan politicsDate Publishedc.1860s View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #17 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe: Etchings and Woodcuts by Alan James Robinson Heading(Cheloniidae Press)AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineDeluxe copy of Cheloniidae Press Poe with extra suite of prints and ephemeraPublisher[Cheloniidae Press]Date Published[1981] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,750StatusSold Lot #18 An Odd Bestiary, Or a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals, Culled From Five Centuries of Travelers' Accounts, Natural Histories, Zoologies, Etc., By Authors Famous and Obscure, Arranged as an Abecedary. Heading(Cheloniidae Press)AuthorRobinson, Alan JamesHeadlineAlan James Robinson's An Odd Bestiary with extra suite of printsPublisherCheloniidae PressDate Published1982 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,100StatusSold Lot #20 The World Crisis 1911-1918: Abridged & Revised Edition AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineWinston Churchill The World Crisis SignedPublisherThornton ButterworthDate Published1937 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #23 Ten hand-colored etchings signed and dated by Cruikshank AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadline10 hand-colored etchings signed by CruikshankDate Published1828-1829 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #24 Confessions of a Crap Artist AuthorDick, Philip K.HeadlineSigned by Philip K. DickPublisherEntwhistle BooksDate Published1975 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #28 Typed letter signed by Philip K. Dick addressed to his ex-wife Tessa AuthorDick, Philip K.HeadlinePKD ALS on the golden ratio and chaos in family lifeDate PublishedApril 2, 1979 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #30 The Life of Charles Dickens Heading(Dickens, Charles)AuthorForster, JohnHeadlineLife of Dickens, extra-illustrated + album of 100 letters from ForsterPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1872-1874 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #34 Press photograph of Albert Einstein with pipe Heading(Einstein, Albert)HeadlineEinstein press photograph, 1935Date Publishedprint date: 1935 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #38 Map of San Francisco - Great Park Homestead Association AuthorFennell, Charles E.HeadlineGreat Park Homestead Assn. map of SF 1869PublisherW.P. HumphreysDate Published1869 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #39 Introduction to Theoretical Physics Heading(Feynman, Richard)AuthorSlater, John C. and Nathaniel H. FrankHeadlineRichard Feynman's Theoretical Physics textbook from MIT, signedPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published1933 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$21,250StatusSold Lot #41 The General in His Labyrinth AuthorGarcía Márquez, GabrielHeadlineLimited edition signed by García MárquezPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1990 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #42 Love in the Time of Cholera AuthorGarcía Márquez, GabrielHeadlineLimited edition signed by Gabriel García Márquez, 1st U.S. ed.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1988 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #44 Virtual Light AuthorGibson, WilliamHeadlineOne of 26 deluxe copies signed by GibsonPublisherBantam BooksDate Published1993 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #45 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A reading & study Heading(Granary Press)AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineBlake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell, signed by Barbara Fahrner and Philip GalloPublisherGranary Press1Date Published1993 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #46 Hand-written manuscript for Gladiator of the Sea AuthorGrey, ZaneHeadlineZane Grey Gladiator of the Sea manuscriptDate Publishedc. 1917 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #47 Manuscript articles hand-written in binder AuthorGrey, ZaneHeadlineAlbum of Zane Grey articles in manuscriptDate Publishedc. 1935 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #49 Solid train load of Hickmott's Bouldin Island Asparagus Shipped August 1900 to fill partly the orders from one of the eastern markets Heading(Hickmott Canning Co.)HeadlinePhotograph of Hickmott's Asparagus train bound for parts eastDate Published1900 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #52 Brave New World: A Novel AuthorHuxley, AldousHeadlineBrave New World, limited first edition signed by Aldous HuxleyPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1932 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #54 Archive of documents relating to the War Relocation Authority and Japanese internment during World War II Heading(Japanese Internment)HeadlineArchive on Japanese-American internmentDate Published1942-1946 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$11,250StatusSold Lot #61 Des Canons, des Munitions? Merci! Des Logis... S.V.P. AuthorLe CorbusierHeadlineSigned with inscription and TLS by Le CorbusierPublisherÉditions de l'Architecture d'Aujourd'huiDate Published1937 [i.e. 1938] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #67 Marisa Flag on Beach, Ocean Beach San Francisco AuthorMiller, KenHeadlineMarisa Flag on Beach, Ocean Beach San FranciscoDate Published1985 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #68 [Richard Misrach 1979] AuthorMisrach, RichardHeadlineRalph Gibson's copy with signed inscription by MisrachPublisher[Grapestake Gallery]Date Published[1979] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #70 Gone With the Wind AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineSigned by Margaret Mitchell, first edition in jacketPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1936 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$15,000StatusSold Lot #75 Documents Archeologiques sur la Egypte, Nubie, Syrie Heading(Photo Album - Egypt, Holy Land)AuthorHammerschmidt, Wilhelm and Henry John van Lennep,HeadlineHammerschmidt and van Lennep album of Holy Land photographsDate Publishedc.1869 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #76 Around the World: album of photographs from a British traveler's trip through Asia Heading(Photo Album)HeadlineAlbum of Japan, China, Pacific snapshots 1900Date Published1900 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #77 Album of photographs and watercolors through Albania, Montenegro, and France Heading(Photo Album)Author[Buchan-Hepburn, Sir ArchibaldHeadlineAlbum of Montenegro & Albania w/ watercolorsDate Published[1908] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #78 Sheriff's Mugshot book from Contra Costa County, 1916-17 Heading(Photography - Mug Shot Book)HeadlineMugshot book from Contra Costa County Sheriff's office, 1916-17ProvenanceFrom the collection of John E. MurdockDate PublishedApril, 1916-March, 1917 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #79 Signed card by Max Planck with photograph AuthorPlanck, MaxHeadlineSigned "thank you" card from Max Planck on his 80th birthdayDate Published1938 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #85 John Ermine of the Yellowstone AuthorRemington, FredericHeadlineSigned by Frederick Remington with inscriptionPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1902 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #88 The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1852-53: Embracing a general directory of citizens; a street directory; a new and complete map of the city; and an appendix of general information, an almanac, etc. First Publication Heading(San Francisco Directory 1852-53)HeadlineRare San Francisco Directory 1852 with early map of SFPublisherPublished by James M. Parker... Monson, Haswell & Co., PrintersDate Published1852 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #89 Illuminated broadside for Theurkauf's model of San Francisco with plans, photographs, and sketches for the miniature portable exhibit Heading(San Francisco)AuthorTheurkauf, Rudolph G.HeadlineIlluminated broadside, plans, sketches, and photos of Theurkauf's 1927 model of SFDate Published1927 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #93 Cryptonomicon AuthorStephenson, NealHeadlineCryptonomicon, one of 250 in the Signed Limited First EditionPublisherAvon BooksDate Published1999 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #94 Snow Crash AuthorStephenson, NealHeadlineFirst Edition, Signed by Neal StephensonPublisherBantam BooksDate Published[1992] View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Lot #99 Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life AuthorWolfe, ThomasHeadlineWolfe's Look Homeward, Angel signed 1st in DJPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1929 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #101 Collection of blueprints and photographs documenting the production of The Right Stuff film, with Chuck Yeager autographs and correspondence Heading(Yeager, Chuck)HeadlineChuck Yeager & The Right Stuff collectionDate Published1982-1983 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #103 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, deluxe signed edPublisherFred A. RosenstockDate Published1964 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #112 The Magic Mountain AuthorMann, ThomasHeadlineMann's Magic Mountain, signed 1st in EnglishPublisherAlfred. A. KnopfDate Published1927 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #113 It Took Nine Tailors AuthorMenjou, Adolphe, and M.M. MusselmanHeadlineMenjou's memoir signed by Hollywood greatsPublisherMcGraw - HillDate Published1948 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next