Sale 859: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Eddy, A. J.
Headline
Proposed Standard Oil building in San Francisco, 1921 w/ folding blueprint
Date Published
1921

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43

The Golden Gate Bridge...Main Bridge Plan and Elevation - plate from Project Report of Chief Engineer

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Plan for Golden Gate Bridge, 1937
Publisher
Schwabacher-Frey Company for Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District
Date Published
1937 [i.e. 1938]

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44

Petition for Relief [with] Statement of Facts Concerning a Fraud on the United States Government

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Policemen petition for compensation
Date Published
[1867]

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45

Portola's Festival Official Souvenir Program

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
SF Portola's Festival 1909 souvenir program
Publisher
Portola Festival Committee
Date Published
1909

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46

Series of eight photographs of the Gunn, Carle & Co. works in San Francisco

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
R.J. Waters and Company
Headline
R.J. Waters & Co. photos of SF's Gunn, Carle & Co. steelworks
Date Published
c,1920s-1930s

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47

San Francisco, Cal.

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Scarce San Francisco view book with Taber photos
Publisher
Hartwell & Mitchell
Date Published
1894

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49

Twenty-two negatives of photographs of a flying boat over San Francisco Bay

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Sunderland, Clyde
Headline
22 photograph negatives of plane over SF Bay
Date Published
1938-1939

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50

Two Certificates of the Consignee, San Francisco maritime documents

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
2 Port of San Francisco certificates 1864
Date Published
1864

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51

San Francisco: A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Young, John P.
Headline
SF History of Pacific Coast Metropolis 1st ed
Publisher
S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Date Published
[1912]

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52

Thorne-Hill Ranch: Kings County, California

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(California - San Joaquin Valley)
Headline
W/ large map of California and Thorne-Hill Ranch
Publisher
Thorne-Hill Investment Company
Date Published
1912

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53

Probate Auction Sale of Personal Property...Saturday, July 8, 1899

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(California - San Mateo County)
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Broadside for probate auction, 1899
Date Published
1899

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54

Mercantile and Industrial Review of San Pedro, California

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(California - San Pedro)
Headline
San Pedro economic promotional, early 1900s
Publisher
Passenger Department Pacific Electric Railway
Date Published
[c.1900]

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55

Official Program / Sutro Baths / Sunday, Aug. 20, 1905

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(California - Sutro Baths)
Headline
Official Program for Sutro Baths' "Grand Aquatic Exhibition", 1905
Publisher
Printed by Mysell-Rollins Co.
Date Published
1905

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56

Sutro Baths and Museum

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(California - Sutro Baths)
Headline
Vintage poster from Sutro Baths
Publisher
Francis-Valentine Co. Show Printers
Date Published
No date

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60

Yosemite Falls

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(California Art)
Author
Peelor, Harold
Headline
Yosemite Falls signed and titled by Harold Peelor
Date Published
No date

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63

Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California in 1848-9; with the Author's Experiences at the Mines

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(California Gold Rush)
Author
Ryan, William Redmond
Headline
Ryan's Adventures in California cloth 1st
Publisher
William Shoberl
Date Published
1850

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65

Diseños of California Ranchos Maps of thirty-seven Land Grants [1822-1846], from the Records of the United States District Court, San Francisco

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(California)
Author
Becker, Robert H.
Headline
Early California Land Grants - one of 400 copies
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1964

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66

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

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(California)
Author
Brewer, William H.
Headline
William Brewer Up & Down California
Publisher
Yale University Press
Date Published
1931

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67

California Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon

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(California)
Author
Chase, J. Smeaton
Headline
Horseback ride from Mexico to Oregon
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
[1913]

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68

Early California [with] The Huntington, Pasadena, California

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(California)
Headline
Two works on Pasadena hotels
Date Published
1915; 1940

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69

Group of Book Club od California publications

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(California)
Headline
6 Book Club of California books
Publisher
The Book Club of California

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70

California Series

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(California)
Author
McCarthy, John Russell, editor
Headline
California series signed by California pioneers
Publisher
Powell Publishing Co.
Date Published
1928-1930

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71

Californios: The Saga of the Hard-riding Vaqueros, America's First Cowboys

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(California)
Author
Mora, Jo
Headline
Californios; written and illustrated by Jo Mora
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Date Published
1949

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72

Second Annual Report of the Chief Executive Viticultural Officer to the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners, For the Year 1882-3

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(California)
Headline
Early California Viticulture
Publisher
James J. Ayers
Date Published
1883

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73

Constitution, Standing Rules, and List of Officers and Members of the Historical Society of Southern California; Together with the Inaugural Address of the President

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(California)
Author
Warner, J.J.
Headline
Hist. Society of Southern CA constitution
Publisher
News and Recreation Print
Date Published
1884

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77

12 Civil War bills and notes

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(Civil War)
Headline
12 Civil War Era Bills and Notes
Date Published
1861-1864

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108

Fidel Castro and Cuban ephemera

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(Cuba)
Headline
Cuba & Fidel Castro ephemera
Date Published
c. late 1950s-1975

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123

McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory for 1886-7 - Giving Name, Business and Address of Business and Professional Men of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Together with Sketches of the Different Towns, Giving Location, Population, Etc.

Heading
(Directories)
Headline
The Pacific Coast Directory for 1886-1887
Publisher
L. M. McKenny & Co., Publishers
Date Published
1886

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125

Democracy and Finance: The Addresses and Public Documents of William O. Douglas as Member and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission

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(Economics)
Author
Douglas, William O.
Headline
Supreme Court Justice on the SEC
Publisher
Yale University Press
Date Published
1940

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126

The Money Illusion

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(Economics)
Author
Fisher, Irving
Headline
American economist Irving Fisher's Money Illusion
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Date Published
[1928]

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127

American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power

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(Economics)
Author
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Headline
Galbraith's American Capitalism inscribed
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1952

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128

The Great Crash 1929

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(Economics)
Author
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Headline
The Great Crash 1929 inscribed
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1955

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129

Capitalism and the Historians

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(Economics)
Author
Hayek, Friedrich A., editor
Headline
Capitalism and the Historians, First Edition 1954
Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited
Date Published
[1954]

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130

Die Drei Quellen Der Menschlichen Werte

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(Economics)
Author
Hayek, Friedrich A.
Headline
Signed by F. A. Hayek, The Three Sources of Human Values
Publisher
J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Tübingen
Date Published
[1979]

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131

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

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(Economics)
Author
Keynes, John Maynard
Headline
Keynes' General Theory of Employment 1st US w/ dj
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & Company
Date Published
[1936]

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132

Letter from British economist regarding his book on the working class

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(Economics)
Author
McCulloch, John Ramsay
Headline
Letter from disciple of David Ricardo and Adam Smith
Date Published
1851

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133

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...A New Edition, to Which is Prefixed, an Account of the Life of the Author, and a View of his Doctrine Compared with That of the French Economists.

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(Economics)
Author
Smith, Adam
Headline
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations 1812 edition
Publisher
Cadell and Davies, et al
Date Published
1812

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140

Wine: Classification, Wine Tasting, Qualities and Defects

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Grazzi-Soncini, G.
Headline
Scarce viticultural work
Publisher
A.J. Johnstone, Supt. State Printing
Date Published
1892

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152

Landscape

Author
[Hood] Young, Neva
Headline
Landscape oil painting by Neva Young Hood
Date Published
1880

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155

Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of Chicago. Photographically Illustrated.

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(Illinois - Chicago)
Headline
Leading Men of Chicago Illustrated with Photos
Publisher
Wilson, Pierce & Co., Publishers
Date Published
1876

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159

The Lake of the Sky: Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada

Author
James, George Wharton
Headline
The Lake of the Sky, George Wharton James - Tahoe
Publisher
George Wharton James
Date Published
1915

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161

Eight items relating to the exclusion of Japanese immigrants

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(Japanese American)
Headline
Racist Asian exclusion movement in California
Date Published
1917-1925

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178

Mémoires d'un Mormon

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(Mormon)
Author
Bertrand, Louis A.
Headline
First book published by a native French Mormon
Publisher
Collection Hetzel/E. Dentu
Date Published
c.1862

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180

The Mountains of California

Author
Muir, John
Headline
1st issue of Muir's Mountains of California
Publisher
The Century Co.
Date Published
1894

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181

The Mountains of California [with] The Yosemite

Author
Muir, John
Headline
Two works by John Muir
Publisher
The Century Co.
Date Published
1913; 1914

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182

My First Summer in the Sierra

Author
Muir, John
Headline
Muir's First Summer in the Sierra 1st ed.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Date Published
1911

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196

Six volumes from the Nevada State Legislature

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(Nevada)
Headline
Nevada State Legislature 1866, 1867 and 1873
Publisher
John Church; Joseph Eckley; Charles A.V. Putnam
Date Published
1866-1873

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197

History of Seneca Co. New York. 1786- 1876 With Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from original sketches by artists of the highest ability.

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(New York - Seneca County)
Headline
With color lithograph Seneca County map
Publisher
Everts, Ensign & Everts
Date Published
1876

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198

Eight dividend receipt forms of the Hudson River Railroad Company

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(New York)
Headline
Super-rich New Yorkers in 1864
Date Published
September 15, 1864

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199

New York State Museum - 48th Annual Report of the Regents 1894

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(New York)
Headline
Rare with all mushroom lithographs
Publisher
University of the State of New York
Date Published
1895

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208

Photograph album of a knapsack trip into the South Fork Basin of the Kings River

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(Photo Album)
Headline
Knapsacking in California, 1933
Date Published
1933

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215

Photograph album of WWI shipbuilding in Oakland

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(Photo Album)
Headline
Photo album of WWI Oakland shipbuilding
Date Published
1918-1919

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249

California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico: Through Tourist Sleepers, Washington to Los Angeles and San Francisco without Change, via Sunset Route [wrapper title]

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(Railways)
Headline
Sunset Route travel brochure
Publisher
Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
Date Published
1900

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253

Olympic Games July 30 to August 14, 1932. Los Angeles, California. Vacation Fares, Deeply Cut [wrapper title]

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(Railways)
Headline
Summer 1932 Santa Fe Rwy promotional
Date Published
1932

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256

Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806

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(Russell, Thomas C.)
Author
Langsdorff, Georg Heinrich von
Headline
Langsdorff's Rezanov Voyage, Russell
Publisher
Thomas C. Russell
Date Published
1927

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259

Descriptions of Some of the Utensils in Husbandry, Rolling Carriages, Cart Rollers, and Dvided Rollers for Land or Garden, Mills, Weighing Engines...

Author
Sharp, James
Headline
Sharp's Descriptions of Some of the Utensils in Husbandry
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date Published
c.1777

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261

Spanish colonial manuscripts relating to Revolutionary-Era American public debt

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(Spanish America)
Headline
Spanish manuscripts re: U.S. Revolutionary-era debt
Date Published
c. 1779-1784

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269

An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County State of Washington

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(Washington)
Author
Lyman, W. D.
Headline
Illust. History of Walla Walla 1901
Publisher
W.H. Lever
Date Published
1901

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273

The Lafayette Flying Corps

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(World War I)
Author
Hall, James Norman & Charles Bernard Nordhoff
Headline
Story of American fighter pilots in World War I
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press
Date Published
1920

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274

He Did His Duty

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(World War I)
Author
Woyshner, Paul
Headline
World War I recruitment poster, Paul Woyshner, 1917
Publisher
U.S. Marine Corps
Date Published
1917

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276

Three view albums of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893

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(World's Fair, 1893)
Headline
Three view albums of the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
Date Published
1892-1893

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279

Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest

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(China)
Author
Bredon, Juliet
Headline
Peking in 1931 by Juliet Bredon
Publisher
Kelly and Walsh, Limited
Date Published
1931

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284

China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire.

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(China)
Author
Wright, G[eorge] N[ewenham] and Thomas Allom
Headline
Allom & Wright's views of China
Publisher
Fisher, Son & Co.
Date Published
[c1843]

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285

Liberalism and the Social Problem

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
W.S. Churchill Liberalism and the Social Problem
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Date Published
1909

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286

Shall We Commit Suicide?

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
Churchill warns of advanced weaponry, 1924
Publisher
Eilert Printing Company, Inc.
Date Published
1924

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287

A Speech by The Prime Minister in the House of Commons, August 20th, 1940 [cover title]

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
Churchill's "Never in the field of human conflict..." speech
Publisher
The Baynard Press [for His Majesty's Stationery Office]
Date Published
1940

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288

The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War

Author
Churchill, Winston S.
Headline
Churchill's 1st book, 1st Edition corrected
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co.
Date Published
1898

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291

Wanderers and Settlers in the Far East: A Century of Jewish Life in China and Japan

Author
Dicker, Herman
Headline
19th Century Jewish life in China and Japan
Publisher
Twayne Publishers, Inc.
Date Published
[1962]

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293

The Constitution of Liberty

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(Economics)
Author
Hayek, Friedrich
Headline
Hayek Constitution of Liberty First U.K. edition
Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul
Date Published
1960

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295

The Military Operations At Cabul, Which Ended In The Retreat And Destruction Of The British Army, January 1842. With A Journal of Imprisonment In Afghanistan

Author
Eyre, Vincent
Headline
1842 retreat from Kabul and imprisonment account
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1843

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296

On a Grotesque Mask of Punishment, Obtained in the Castle of Nuremberg

Author
Fairholt, Frederick W.
Headline
19th century work on medieval torture mask
Publisher
T. Brakell
Date Published
1855

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297

Le Corset histoire - Medicine - Hygiéne : Étude Médicale

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(Fashion)
Author
O'Followell, [Verfasserin]
Headline
O'Followell's scarce survey of the Corset, signed
Publisher
A. Maloine, Éditeur
Date Published
1905

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298

Notes on a Cellar-Book

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Saintsbury, George
Headline
George Saintsbury on wine - signed deluxe
Publisher
Macmillan & Co., Limited
Date Published
1921

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299

The Historical Geography of Arabia; The Patriarchal Evidences of Revealed Religion: A Memoir, with Illustrative maps; and an Appendix,...

Author
Forster, Charles
Headline
With two folding maps and plates from Hamyartic inscriptions
Publisher
Duncan and Malcolm
Date Published
[1844]

Estimate$600 - $900

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300

Six volumes from the "If I were Dictator..." series

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(Futurism)
Author
Huxley, Julian; Lord Dunsany; et al.
Headline
What six writers would do as dictator in the 30s
Publisher
Methuen
Date Published
1934-1935

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301

An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce

Heading
(Gilpin, Joshua)
Author
[Anderson, Adam]
Headline
Anderson's history of commerce annotated by Joshua Gilpin
Publisher
Printed at the Logographic Press by J. Walter... and sold by J. Robson, T. Payne and Sons, [et al.]
Date Published
1787