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Previous|1|Next Lot #9 Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Heading(Astronauts)AuthorAldrin, BuzzHeadlinePhotos of the Apollo 11 mission signed by Buzz AldrinPublisherJack Bacon & CompanyDate Published2009 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #10 American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Heading(Atomic Bomb)AuthorBird, Kai and Martin J. SherwinHeadlineBasis for Oppenheimer film, signedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[2005] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #12 The Gentleman of Culture Heading(Atomic Bomb)AuthorBush, VannevarHeadlinePrivately printed, signed by Vannevar BushPublisherPrivately PrintedDate Publishedc. 1958-1959 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #17 Five signed books on the contribution of African American players to Major League Baseball Heading(Baseball)HeadlineFive signed works on African American players in MLBDate Published1982-2008 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #18 Six signed books about the Chicago Cubs Heading(Baseball)HeadlineSix signed books about the Chicago CubsDate Published1971-2000 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #19 Six signed books about the New York Yankees Heading(Baseball)HeadlineSix signed books about the New York YankeesDate Published1962-2001 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #24 Letter to New York philanthropists, on returning from a four-month trip of 4000 miles, across 9 states AuthorBreckinridge, Rev. JohnHeadlineLetter from Secretary of the American Board of Foreign MissionsDate Published1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #28 Alameda Marsh and Fishing Village Heading(California - Alameda County)AuthorTrask, Stella G.HeadlineAlameda Marsh and Fishing Village, signed by Stella TraskDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #29 Correspondence related to Catalina Island purse seine fishing and game laws Heading(California - Catalina Island)HeadlineCatalina Island's "fishing situation" c. 1910sDate Published1918-1921 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #50 Two Certificates of the Consignee, San Francisco maritime documents Heading(California - San Francisco)Headline2 Port of San Francisco certificates 1864Date Published1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #60 Yosemite Falls Heading(California Art)AuthorPeelor, HaroldHeadlineYosemite Falls signed and titled by Harold PeelorDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #61 Conflagration at Alcatraz Heading(California Art)AuthorRogers, CharlesHeadlineConflagration at Alcatraz signed by Charles RogersDate Published1874 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #62 Cattle by the River Heading(California Art)AuthorSchafer, FrederickHeadlineCattle by the River signed by Frederick SchaferDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #75 Chinese Immigration, In its Social and Economical Aspects Heading(Chinese American)AuthorSeward, George F., Late United States Minister to ChinaHeadlineSigned defense of Chinese immigrantsPublisherEduard BosquiDate Published1881 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #76 Correspondence between Chomsky and Noumoff AuthorChomsky, Noam and S.J. NoumoffHeadlineChomsky & Noumoff correspondenceDate Published1974-1986 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #78 Archive of approximately 300 handwritten letters from or to members of the extended Doolittle Family of Onarga, Illinois, some 80 of which are from Elkanah Doolittle during his military service from July 1862 to January 1864 Heading(Civil War)AuthorDoolittle, Elkanah, et al.HeadlineImportant archive of Civil War lettersDate Published19th century View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #81 Letter from U.S. Senator seeking a Washington appointment to a Bureau of Military Justice in the War Department Heading(Civil War)AuthorSherman, John, U.S. SenatorHeadlineUnforeseen sequel to Lincoln's assassinationDate Published1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #87 The Roar of the Crowd: The True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion AuthorCorbett, James J.HeadlineSigned Corbett's Roar of the CrowdPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #88 Contrata for a Chinese laborer ("colono") in Matanzas, Cuba Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #89 Contrata for a Chinese laborer ("colono") in Matanzas, Cuba Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1867Date Published1867 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #90 Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #91 Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #92 Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #93 Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay Heading(Cuba - Chinese)HeadlineContrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #94 Three IDs for Chinese workers in Cuba Heading(Cuba - Chinese)Headline3 cedulas for Chinese workers in CubaDate Published1865; c. 1869; 1875 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #95 Contrato for emancipated Black slave Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineContrato for freed African slave 1871Date Published1871 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #96 Decreto Asamblea de Representantes del Centro Abolición de la Esclavitud Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineAbolition of slavery in Cuba decree, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #97 Expediente of African slave in Cuba on trial for beating another slave with three Filiaciones Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineMs of Linares, African slave accused of beatingDate Published1848-1849 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #98 List of African Cuban slaves who have left the jurisdiction 1866 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)Headline1866 jurisdiction list of African slaves CubaDate Published1866 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #99 List of slaves from the Congo Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineList of slaves from the Congo, 1861Date Published1861 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #100 Manumission document for mother and daughter Creole Cuban slaves Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineManumission of 2 Creole slaves in CubaDate Published1873 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #101 Manuscript document discussing the sale of 12 year old African slave Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineSale of Black slave in Cuba, 1872Date Published1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #102 Manuscript document discussing the sale of Dolores, an African slave Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineSale of Black slave in Cuba, 1869Date Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #103 Manuscript entries of mortgaged slaves Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineMortgaging slaves in Cuba, 1842Date Published1842-1843 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #104 Manuscript of Chinese indentured servant paying for the "tasacion" of a female Black slave Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineBlack slave freed by servant's paymentDate Published1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #107 Expediente regarding prison conditions Heading(Cuba)HeadlineHavana prison Expediente 1860Date Published1860 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #109 Junta Protectora de Libertos manuscript Heading(Cuba)HeadlineJunta Protectora de Libertos ms. 1879Date Published1879 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #110 Manifiesto Capitanía General del Ejército Libertador de la Isla de Cuba y Gobierno Provisional de la Misma Heading(Cuba)HeadlineManifesto of the 10 Years' War, 1868Date Published1868 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #111 Handwritten letter, signed Heading(Cuba)AuthorMartí, JoséHeadlineALS by José Martí on Cuba, 1895Date Published1895 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #112 Handwritten letter, signed Heading(Cuba)AuthorMartí, JoséHeadlineALS by José Martí to PRC president, 1892Date Published1892 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #113 Handwritten letter, signed Heading(Cuba)AuthorMartí, JoséHeadlineALS José MartíDate Publishedc. 1895 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #114 Two documents signed by Tomás Estrada Palma, 1st president of Cuba Heading(Cuba)Headline2 signed by T. Estrada Palma, 1st Cuban pres.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #130 Die Drei Quellen Der Menschlichen Werte Heading(Economics)AuthorHayek, Friedrich A.HeadlineSigned by F. A. Hayek, The Three Sources of Human ValuesPublisherJ.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) TübingenDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #132 Letter from British economist regarding his book on the working class Heading(Economics)AuthorMcCulloch, John RamsayHeadlineLetter from disciple of David Ricardo and Adam SmithDate Published1851 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #144 Just Let Me Play: The Story of Charlie Sifford, the First Black PGA Golfers Heading(Golf)AuthorSifford, CharlieHeadlineSigned autobiography of 1st black PGA golferPublisherBritish American PublishingDate Published[1992] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #146 Collection of photographs inscribed by notable American politicians to Richard A. Graham Heading(Graham, Richard A.)HeadlineCollection of photographs inscribed by notable American politicians to Richard A. GrahamDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #148 Notarized Hawaiian property deed Heading(Hawaii)HeadlineWaikiki property deed 1898Date Published1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #153 This Was Racing Heading(Horse Racing)AuthorPalmer, Joe H.HeadlineSigned by Red Smith and Willard MullinPublisherA.S. Barnes and CompanyDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #161 Eight items relating to the exclusion of Japanese immigrants Heading(Japanese American)HeadlineRacist Asian exclusion movement in CaliforniaDate Published1917-1925 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #162 The Year 2000 [with] The Next 200 Years AuthorKahn, HermanHeadlineTwo inscribed by the real 'Dr. Strangelove'Date Published1967-1976 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #165 Lord John Signatures AuthorKing, Stephen, introducerHeadlineLord John Signatures one of 400 copiesPublisherLord John PressDate Published1991 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #169 "We" AuthorLindbergh, CharlesHeadlineWith "first flight" envelope signed by Charles LindberghPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #173 Manuscript letter signed by Mariano Varecino addressed to Teniente General Pedro Celestino Negrete Heading(Mexico)HeadlineMexican Empire military letter 1821Date Published1821 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #176 Your National Parks: A Guide to the National Parks AuthorMills, Enos A.HeadlineSigned by Enos A. MillsPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1917 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #198 Eight dividend receipt forms of the Hudson River Railroad Company Heading(New York)HeadlineSuper-rich New Yorkers in 1864Date PublishedSeptember 15, 1864 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #222 Three signed works by American political figures Heading(Politicians)Headline3 signed works by American political figuresDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #231 Signature of James A. Garfield [with] portrait plate Heading(Presidents, 1881)AuthorGarfield, James A.HeadlineSignature of James A. GarfieldDate Published1881 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #232 Governmental appointment document, signed by Grover Cleveland Heading(Presidents, 1885)AuthorCleveland, GroverHeadlineGovernment appointment signed by GroverDate Published1896 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$218.75StatusSold Lot #233 Autograph letter signed by Benjamin Harrison Heading(Presidents, 1889)AuthorHarrison, BenjaminHeadlineALS from Benjamin HarrisonDate Published1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #234 Photograph signed by William H. Taft as President Heading(Presidents, 1909)AuthorTaft, William H.HeadlineWilliam Taft signed photographDate Published1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #235 Appointment document, signed by Taft Heading(Presidents, 1909)AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadlineTaft signed appointment documentDate Published1911 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #236 Engraved military commission, signed by Taft and Secretary of War J.M. Dickenson Heading(Presidents, 1909)AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadline1910 Military Commission signed by TaftDate Published1910 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #237 Autograph letter signed by Warren G. Harding Heading(Presidents, 1921)AuthorHarding, Warren G.HeadlineALS from Warren G. HardingDate Published1911 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #238 Autograph postcard signed by Warren G. Harding to his father Heading(Presidents, 1921)AuthorHarding, Warren G.HeadlineWarren G. Harding postcard to his fatherDate Published1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #239 Autograph letter initialed by Calvin Coolidge as President Heading(Presidents, 1923)AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineCalvin Coolidge signed noteDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #240 Autograph letter signed by Calvin Coolidge as President Heading(Presidents, 1923)AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineALS from Calvin CoolidgeDate Published1923 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #241 Autograph letter signed by Herbert Hoover Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover autographed letter, B.C. lodgeDate Published1938 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #242 Typed letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as President Heading(Presidents, 1933)AuthorRoosevelt, Franklin D.HeadlineTLS by FDRDate Published1941 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #243 Typed letter signed by FDR, framed with photograph Heading(Presidents, 1933)AuthorRoosevelt, Franklin DelanoHeadlineFDR framed signed letter w/ photographDate Published1928 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #244 Memoirs by Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions; Years of Trial and Hope Heading(Presidents, 1945)AuthorTruman, Harry S.HeadlineTruman's Memoirs inscribedPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1955-1956 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #245 Autograph letter signed by John F. Kennedy as Senator Heading(Presidents, 1961)AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineALS from JFK as SenatorDate Published1955 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #247 Photograph of the Nixon family, signed by Richard and Pat Nixon Heading(Presidents, 1969)AuthorNixon, Richard and PatHeadlineSigned Nixon family portraitDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #248 Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches Heading(Presidents, 1981)AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineRonald Reagan Speaking My Mind - SignedPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1989] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #256 Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806 Heading(Russell, Thomas C.)AuthorLangsdorff, Georg Heinrich vonHeadlineLangsdorff's Rezanov Voyage, RussellPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #261 Spanish colonial manuscripts relating to Revolutionary-Era American public debt Heading(Spanish America)HeadlineSpanish manuscripts re: U.S. Revolutionary-era debtDate Publishedc. 1779-1784 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #283 Correspondence between Snow and Noumoff Heading(China)AuthorSnow, Edgar and S.J. NoumoffHeadlineEdgar Snow's China correspondence w/ NoumoffDate Published1969-1970 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #311 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee Heading(Judaism - Holocaust)Headline1945 Jewish Agency for Palestine bulletinPublisherJewish Agency for Eretz IsraelDate Published1945 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #312 Poor relief by Mr. Provider Heading(Kent)HeadlineMr. Provider slip for poor travellers 1773Date Published1773 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #315 Marine voyages manuscript Heading(Marine Voyages)HeadlineMarine manuscript 1848, partial unboundDate Publishedc. 1848 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #323 Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, of the 25 July, 1827 Heading(Mountaineering)AuthorFellows, CharlesHeadlineInscribed w/ rare color platesPublisherPrinted by Thomas DavisonDate Published1827 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #340 Typed letter signed by Jules Romains to President of France, Albert Lebrun AuthorRomains, JulesHeadlineTLS Romains to French President re Nazis 1938Date Published1938 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #348 Espantoso Huracán que Vino Sobre la Villa de Zafra Heading(Spain)Headline1624 Spanish hurricane newsletterPublisherJuan de CabreraDate Published1624 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #400 Manuscript map of Martinique Heading(Martinique)HeadlineMs Map of Martinique w/ drawing 1860sDate Publishedc. 1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next