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Previous|1|Next Lot #5 Autograph letter from Sumdum Mining Company employee Heading(Alaska - Gold Rush)HeadlineSumdum Mining Co., ALS 1899Date Published1899 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #6 Autograph letter on Alaskan gold rush wintertime conditions Heading(Alaska - Gold Rush)AuthorKennedy, W.W.HeadlineGold mining winters in Alaska, 1899 letterDate Published1899 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #7 Two autograph letters from gold miner and surveyor Albert Lascy detailing his travels near Karluk, Uyak, and Uganik Bays Heading(Alaska - Gold Rush)AuthorLascy, AlbertHeadlineAlaskan gold mining letters, 1893Date Published1893 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #8 Autograph letters from W.D. Smith, owner of the Shumagin Packing Company Heading(Alaska - Salmon Canning)AuthorSmith, William D.HeadlineLetters from salmon canning owner, AlaskaDate Published1889-1890 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #16 Civil War letter signed by Union Army surgeon from anti-slavery family Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorBurrows, Dr. Sylvester S.HeadlineOhio abolitionist family fights to end slaveryDate PublishedSept. 24, 1862 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #19 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$281.25StatusSold Lot #24 Swinging the Censer AuthorBell, Katherine M.HeadlineBell's Reminiscences of Old Santa Barbara, signed by her sonPublisher[Katherine Bell Cheney]Date Published[1931] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #46 Manuscript letter from the Trustees of the San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineSF Orphan Asylum Society ms letterDate Published1860 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #58 Two Certificates of the Consignee, San Francisco maritime documents Heading(California - San Francisco)Headline2 Port of San Francisco certificates 1864Date Published1864 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #59 Journalism in California: Pacific Coast and Exposition Biographies Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorYoung, John P.HeadlineSigned by famed San Franciscan M.H. De YoungPublisherChronicle Publishing Co,Date Published1915 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #63 History of Sierra County Heading(California - Sierra County)AuthorSinnott, James J.HeadlineHistory of Sierra County complete, all signedPublisherMid-Cal PublishersDate Published1973-1978 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #76 Conflagration at Alcatraz Heading(California Art)AuthorRogers, CharlesHeadlineConflagration at Alcatraz signed by Charles RogersDate Published1874 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #77 Cattle by the River Heading(California Art)AuthorSchafer, FrederickHeadlineCattle by the River signed by Frederick SchaferDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #78 Manuscript letter regarding licenses for gold-carriers Heading(California Gold Rush)AuthorSunderland, LathamHeadlineGold Rush legal arguments, 1858Date Published1858 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #83 California Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon Heading(California)AuthorChase, J. SmeatonHeadlineCalifornia Coast Trails, signed in djPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #89 Historic Spots in California: The Southern Counties Heading(California)AuthorRensch, Hero Eugene and Ethel Grace RenschHeadlineHistoric Spots in California, copy of Juan AguilarPublisherStanford University Press; Humphrey Milford: Oxford University PressDate Published1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #95 The Future Wealth Of America, Being A Glance At The Resources Of The United States And The Commercial And Agricultural Advantages In Cultivating Tea, Coffee, And Indigo, The Date, Mango, Jack, Leechee, Guava And Orange Trees, Etc., With A Review Of The China Trade Heading(China Trade)AuthorBonynge, FrancisHeadlineAntebellum American trade with ChinaPublisherBy The AuthorDate Published1851 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #96 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$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #97 Autobiography of John B. Weber, Limited, Signed Heading(Civil War - Ellis Island)AuthorWeber, John B.HeadlineColonel of Colored Infantry & 1st Commissioner of Ellis IslandDate Published1924 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #100 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$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #111 The Stagecoach AuthorEstes, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Estes The Stage Coach 1/1000 signedPublisherGeorge Estes PublishersDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #112 Autograph letter signed by Abigail Fillmore Heading(First Ladies, 1850)HeadlineALS First Lady Abigail Fillmore, 1841Date Published1841 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #113 Autograph letter signed by Lucy W. Hayes Heading(First Ladies, 1877)HeadlineALS First Lady Lucy Hayes, 1880Date Published1880 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #114 Typed letter signed by Lou Henry Hoover Heading(First Ladies, 1929)HeadlineTLS First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, 1932Date Published1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #115 Autograph letter signed by Bess Truman Heading(First Ladies, 1945)HeadlineALS First Lady Bess Truman, 1950Date Published[1950] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #116 Typed letter signed by Mamie D. Eisenhower Heading(First Ladies, 1953)AuthorEisenhower, Mamie D.HeadlineTLS Mamie D. Eisenhower, 1970Date Published1970 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #117 Autograph letter signed by Jacqueline Kennedy [with] typed letter signed to Jacqueline Kennedy Heading(First Ladies, 1961)AuthorKennedy, JacquelineHeadlineALS Jacqueline Kennedy to antiques dealerDate Published1955 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #118 White House family photograph inscribed by Betty Ford Heading(First Ladies, 1974)HeadlineBetty Ford inscribed White House family photoDate Publishedc. 1974 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #119 Autograph letter signed by Rosalynn Carter Heading(First Ladies, 1977)AuthorCarter, RosalynnHeadlineALS Rosalynn Carter, 1975Date Published1975 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #133 Civilian Exclusion Order No. 27 - Notice. Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California Heading(Japanese Exclusion Order)AuthorDeWitt, Lt. Gen. J.L.HeadlineJapanese exclusion in East Bay, 1942 posterPublisherU.S. ArmyDate PublishedApril 30, 1942 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #137 Incredibly large group of printed writings by Oscar Lewis, all signed Heading(Lewis, Oscar)HeadlineBushels of signed Oscar LewisDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #138 Royal decree abolishing forced indigenous labor in Spanish America Heading(Manuscripts)HeadlineSpanish ms ending forced Indigenous labor, 1720Date Published1720 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #141 Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, or From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns.... AuthorMiles, Nelson A.HeadlineWith signature of Nelson A. MilesPublisherThe Werner CompanyDate Published1897 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #158 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$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #172 Autograph letter signed by Ulysses S. Grant to A.R. Corbin Heading(Presidents, 1867)AuthorGrant, Ulysses S.HeadlineALS Pres. Ulysses S. Grant to brother-in-lawDate Published1873 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #173 Autograph letter signed by James A. Garfield as President Elect Heading(Presidents, 1881)AuthorGarfield, James A.HeadlineALS James A. Garfield, Pres. Elect, 1880Date Published1880 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #174 Autograph note signed by William McKinley as President Heading(Presidents, 1897)HeadlineANS William McKinley as President, 1897Date Published1897 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #177 Appointment document, signed by Taft Heading(Presidents, 1909)AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadlineTaft signed appointment documentDate Published1911 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #178 Typed letter signed by Warren G. Harding as President Heading(Presidents, 1921)AuthorHarding, Warren G.HeadlineTLS Warren G. Harding as Pres., 1921Date Published1921 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #181 Crusade in Europe Heading(Presidents, 1953)AuthorEisenhower, Dwight D.HeadlineCrusade in Europe Signed twice by Eisenhower w/inscriptionPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1948 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #182 Typed letter to actress Ann Southern signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower with envelope Heading(Presidents, 1953)HeadlineTLS Pres. Eisenhower to actress Ann SouthernDate Published1958 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #183 The Years of Lyndon Johnson Master of the Senate Heading(Presidents, 1963)AuthorCaro, Robert A.HeadlineSigned The Years of Lyndon Johnson Book 3PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2002 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #184 Typed letter signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as President Heading(Presidents, 1963)AuthorJohnson, Lyndon B.HeadlineTLS Lyndon B. Johnson as Pres., 1967Date Published1967 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #185 Six Crises Heading(Presidents, 1969)AuthorNixon, Richard M.HeadlineSix Crises inscribed by NixonPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1962 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #186 A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford Heading(Presidents, 1974)AuthorFord, Gerald R.Headline1st edition signed by President FordPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #188 George Herbert Walker Bush: A Photographic Profile Heading(Presidents, 1989)AuthorValdez, David, compilerHeadlineA Photographic Profile of Bush, signed 1/1250PublisherTexas A&M University PressDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #189 My Life [with] Giving Heading(Presidents, 1993)AuthorClinton, BillHeadlineBoth signed by U.S. President Bill ClintonPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2004; 2007 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #193 Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water AuthorReisner, MarcHeadlineCadillac Desert signed by Marc ReisnerPublisherVikingDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #199 Correspondence between David Starr Jordan and Jane Stanford 1902-1904 Heading(Stanford University)HeadlineCorrespondence between David Starr Jordan and Jane Stanford, 1902-1904Date Published1902-1904 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #201 Letter from David Starr Jordan to Jane Stanford, 1902 Heading(Stanford University)AuthorJordan, David StarrHeadlineLetter from David Starr Jordan to Jane Stanford, 1902Date Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #209 Battle Cry AuthorUris, Leon M.HeadlineBattle Cry inscribed and signed by Leon UrisPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #225 Nineteenth century botany manuscript with collection of specimens Heading(Botany)Headline19th century botany manuscript with collection of specimensDate Published[Early 19th century] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #229 Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton... Heading(China)AuthorEllis, HenryHeadlineEllis' Embassy to China 1817 with color platesPublisherPrinted for John MurrayDate Published1817 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #230 [Chairman Mao's Four Philosophical Papers] Heading(China)AuthorMao, Tse-TungHeadlineFirst printing of Mao's Four Philosophical Essays, 1964Publisher[People's Publishing House]Date Published[1964] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #253 Poor relief by Mr. Provider Heading(Kent)HeadlineMr. Provider slip for poor travellers 1773Date Published1773 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #265 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$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #284 The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II Heading(World War II)AuthorWouk, HermanHeadlineIllustrated edition, signed by Herman WoukPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1952 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #289 On the Heights AuthorBonatti, WalterHeadlineInscribed and signed by Italian mountaineer Walter BonattiProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherRupert Hart-DavisDate Published1964 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #291 After Everest: An Autobiography of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Heading(Everest)AuthorBarnes, MalcolmHeadlineTwo signed copies of Tenzing Norgay's autobiographyProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherVikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.Date Published[1977] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #292 25th Mount Everest Anniversary Silver Medal Heading(Everest)AuthorHillary, Edmund and Tenzing NorgayHeadlineCommemorative medal signed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing NorgayProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherThe Franklin MintDate Published[1978] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #293 Everest: The West Ridge Heading(Everest)AuthorHornbein, Thomas F.HeadlineHorbein's Everest, Sierra Club, inscribed 3xProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherSierra ClubDate Published1965 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #294 The Ascent of Everest Heading(Everest)AuthorHunt, JohnHeadlineAscent of Everest signed by 30 mountaineersProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published1953 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #295 The Ascent of Everest Heading(Everest)AuthorHunt, JohnHeadlineChessler's copy of Hunt's Everest, signed 15xProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published1953 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #296 Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing Heading(Everest)AuthorNorgay, Tenzing and James R. UllmanHeadlineTenzing's autobiography, signed 9xProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherThe Reprint SocietyDate Published1956 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #297 The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1951 Heading(Everest)AuthorShipton, EricHeadlineSigned by climbers Edmund Hillary, Eric Shipton, Ruth and John MendenhallProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1952] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #303 The White Spider: The Story of the North Face of the Eiger AuthorHarrer, HeinrichHeadlineHeinrich Harrer's White Spider, signedProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.Date Published1960 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #305 Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains AuthorKrakauer, JonHeadlineJon Krakauer's Eiger Dreams signedProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherLyons & BurfordDate Published1990 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #314 Conquistadors of the Useless AuthorTerray, LionelHeadlineTerray's Conquistadors, 1st UK signedProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherVictor Gollancz LtdDate Published1963 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #316 Among the Alps with Bradford AuthorWashburn, BradfordHeadlineWashburn's early Alpine climbsProvenanceFrom the Michael Chessler Collection of MountaineeringPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next