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