Sale 869: Americana - Travel & Exploration

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(California - Oakland)
Headline
Oakland Daily Times photo-lithograph of Oakland City Hall and Alameda County Courthouse
Publisher
Times Publishing Company
Date Published
1879

Estimate$300 - $500

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Special Edition Illustrated. Oakland Enquirer for the National Education Association, Descriptive of Oakland and Vicinity

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(California - Oakland)
Headline
Oakland Enquirer, special ed., 1888
Publisher
Oakland Enquirer
Date Published
January, 1888

Estimate$400 - $600

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49

Vistas de Pasadena California: Crown of the Valley

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(California - Pasadena)
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Panoramic views of Pasadena, 1903
Publisher
M. Reider, Publisher
Date Published
[1903]

Estimate$300 - $500

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California's City Beautiful Riverside

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(California - Riverside County)
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Photographic souvenir book of Riverside California, 1913
Publisher
Phinney's Printery
Date Published
1913

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51

Historical and Descriptive Review of the Industries of Sacramento 1886

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(California - Sacramento)
Headline
Sacramento merchandise & commerce, 1886
Publisher
Thompson & Co.
Date Published
1886

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52

Panoramic Photograph of San Francisco, as Viewed from Rincon Hill in 1851

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Behrman, Martin
Headline
Scarce 1910 Behrman copy of SF panorama from an 1851 original
Provenance
Cosmo Morgan Jr.
Date Published
1910 copy print of 1851 original

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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San Francisco Water Front prior to April 1851

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Behrman, Martin
Headline
Scarce Behrman panorama, copy of one of the first photographs in SF
Provenance
Cosmo Morgan Jr.
Date Published
1851 [but c.1910]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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Bergez-Frank's Incorporated Old Poodle Dog Restaurant and Cafe Menu [with] Wine Menu

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Menu & wine menu from SF's Old Poodle Dog
Publisher
Louis Roesch
Date Published
1908

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55

The Burr McIntosh Monthly Vol. X, No. 39 June 1906

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Issue covering the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906
Publisher
The Burr Publishing Co.
Date Published
1906

Estimate$300 - $500

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56

Manuscript letter from the Trustees of the San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
SF Orphan Asylum Society ms letter
Date Published
1860

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57

Program First Grand Plattdütsches Volksfest: Schleswig-Holsteiner Derein

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Mockel, H.
Headline
Scarce 1921 program for German festival in San Francisco
Publisher
H. Mockel President
Date Published
1921

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58

San Francisco 1915: A pamphlet published by Wells Fargo & Company for its patrons who do not wish to be hampered with a guide book, but desire some brief general information to help them in their way about San Francisco

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
S.F. in 1915 with color map of P.P.I.E.
Publisher
Wells, Fargo & Co.
Date Published
1915

Estimate$300 - $500

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59

San Francisco Official Street Railway Directory...

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(California - San Francisco)
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San Francisco Street Railway Directory 1903
Publisher
Chas C. and Jed J. Hoag,
Date Published
1903

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60

San Francisco, Oakland, and other Bay Cities: A Visitor's Guide

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Rand McNally 1923 guide to Bay Area
Publisher
Rand McNally & Company
Date Published
1923

Estimate$300 - $500

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61

San Franscico Chronicle 1917-18 Classified Directory

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(California - San Francisco)
Headline
San Francisco Chronicle Classified Directory 1917-18
Date Published
1917

Estimate$300 - $500

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The Annals of San Francisco; containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of all the Important Events Connected with Its Great City: To Which Are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some Prominent Citizens

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Soulé, Frank, John H. Gihon and James Nisbet
Headline
SF Annals, Volkman collection
Provenance
Daniel G. Volkmann, Jr.
Publisher
D. Appleton & Company
Date Published
1855

Estimate$300 - $500

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63

Souvenir of the First Annual Santa Clara Valley Fiesta de las Rosas, May 20-22, 1926. Containing pictures of Floats, Nightingale and the Rosa Pageant, Shakespeare Garden and Rose Show

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(California - San Jose)
Headline
Fiesta de las Rosas in San Jose, 1926
Publisher
Hillis-Murgotten Co.
Date Published
1926

Estimate$300 - $500

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65

Report on Water Supply & Use of Water from Butte Creek and Tributaries Siskiyou County, California

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(California - Siskiyou County)
Author
Zander, Gordon and Harrison Smitherum
Headline
1929 Water Supply and Use report for Siskiyou County, California
Publisher
Department of Public Works
Date Published
1929

Estimate$200 - $300

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66

Four Yosemite pamphlets

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(California - Yosemite)
Headline
Four Yosemite pamphlets
Date Published
1915-1921

Estimate$300 - $500

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67

Thirty-two photographs of gold mining in Yuba City

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(California - Yuba County)
Headline
Yuba River dredging & mining photos, 1920
Date Published
[1920]

Estimate$500 - $800

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69

Conflagration at Alcatraz

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(California Art)
Author
Rogers, Charles
Headline
Conflagration at Alcatraz signed by Charles Rogers
Date Published
1874

Estimate$600 - $900

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70

James W. Marshall, The Discoverer of Gold in California

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(California Gold Rush)
Headline
Portrait w/ signature of James Marshall
Date Published
c.1880

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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72

Mountains and Molehills: or Recollections of a Burnt Journal

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(California Gold Rush)
Author
Marryat, Frank
Headline
Marryat's Gold Rush classic 1st ed.
Provenance
Charles H. Segerstrom
Publisher
Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans
Date Published
1855

Estimate$400 - $600

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The Gold Mines of California, or Leonore Grand March: in which is introduced Weigl's beautiful air of Leonore. Composed and arranged for the Piano Forte and dedicated to his pupil Miss M. Elizabeth Lawrence

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(California Gold Rush)
Author
Strack, Louis
Headline
California gold rush sheet music
Publisher
G.P. Reed & Co.
Date Published
1849

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74

Admission Day Celebration: Souvenir and Official Program, September 4th-9th 1905, Sacramento, Cal.

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(California)
Headline
Native Sons celebrate California statehood, 1905
Publisher
H.S. Crocker Co.
Date Published
1905

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77

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

Estimate$300 - $500

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78

Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope

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(California)
Author
Muir, John, ed.
Headline
Picturesque California Edited by John Muir
Publisher
J. Dewing Publishing Company
Date Published
[1888]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope

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(California)
Author
Muir, John, editor
Headline
Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope, Complete
Publisher
J. Dewing Publishing Company
Date Published
[1888]

Estimate$500 - $800

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80

The Life of George Hearst: California Pioneer

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(California)
Author
Older, Mr. and Mrs. Fremont
Headline
The Life of George Hearst, 1/1000
Publisher
Printed for William Randolph Hearst by John Henry Nash
Date Published
1933

Estimate$200 - $300

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82

Historic Spots in California: The Southern Counties

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(California)
Author
Rensch, Hero Eugene and Ethel Grace Rensch
Headline
Historic Spots in California, copy of Juan Aguilar
Publisher
Stanford University Press; Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press
Date Published
1932

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83

Camping Out in California

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(California)
Author
Rideout, Mrs. J.B.
Headline
Camping Out in California First Edition
Publisher
R.R. Patterson
Date Published
[1889]

Estimate$400 - $600

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87

Correspondence between Chomsky and Noumoff

Author
Chomsky, Noam and S.J. Noumoff
Headline
Chomsky & Noumoff correspondence
Date Published
1974-1986

Estimate$600 - $900

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88

The Civil War: A Narrative [in three volumes]: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox

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(Civil War)
Author
Foote, Shelby
Headline
Civil War signed by Shelby Foote
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1958; 1963; 1974]

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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93

Contrata for a Chinese laborer ("colono") in Matanzas, Cuba

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869
Date Published
1869

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Contrata for a Chinese laborer ("colono") in Matanzas, Cuba

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1867
Date Published
1867

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Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869
Date Published
1869

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Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869
Date Published
1869

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Tenencia de Gobierno de Guanajay

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(Cuba - Chinese)
Headline
Contrata for Chinese Worker in Cuba, 1869
Date Published
1869

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98

Contract to rent emancipated female slave, Maura

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Renting an emancipated slave, w/ branding marks
Date Published
1867

Estimate$600 - $900

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99

Contrata for emancipated slave from Africa

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Contract for emancipated African slave
Date Published
1866

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100

List of African Cuban slaves who have left the jurisdiction 1866

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
1866 jurisdiction list of African slaves Cuba
Date Published
1866

Estimate$300 - $500

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101

Manumission document for mother and daughter Creole Cuban slaves

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Manumission of 2 Creole slaves in Cuba
Date Published
1873

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102

Manuscript discussing arrival of five bozales from Africa

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
1798 ms on arrival of bozales from Africa
Date Published
1798

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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103

Manuscript document discussing the sale of 12 year old African slave

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Sale of Black slave in Cuba, 1872
Date Published
1872

Estimate$200 - $300

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Manuscript document discussing the sale of Dolores, an African slave

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Sale of Black slave in Cuba, 1869
Date Published
1869

Estimate$200 - $300

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105

Manuscript entries of mortgaged slaves

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Mortgaging slaves in Cuba, 1842
Date Published
1842-1843

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106

Manuscript list of approx. 40 indentured Chinese servants

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
List of Chinese servants held in slave depot
Date Published
1861

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107

Manuscript marking completion of primitive contract

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Ms on the completion of primitive contract
Date Published
1868

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108

Manuscript on moving 49 bozales to Gibara

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Ms on moving bozales to Gibara
Date Published
1861

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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109

Manuscript telling of cimarrones on the loose

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Cimarrones on the loose, 1843 ms
Date Published
1843

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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110

Rental contract for emancipated slave 1868

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(Cuba - Slavery)
Headline
Rental contract for emancipated African slave
Date Published
1868

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111

Handwritten letter, signed

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(Cuba)
Author
Martí, José
Headline
ALS by José Martí to PRC president, 1892
Date Published
1892

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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112

Handwritten letter, signed

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(Cuba)
Author
Martí, José
Headline
ALS José Martí
Date Published
c. 1895

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113

The Saturday Magazine: Being in Great Part a Compilation from the British Reviews, Magazines, and Scientific Journals. Vol. II. January to July 1822

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(De Quincey, Thomas)
Headline
First American serialization of "Confessions of an English Opium Eater", 1822
Publisher
E. Littell and R. Norris Henry
Date Published
1822

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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116

Report of the Trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant, Indicted for the Murder of Blanche Lamont...

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(Durrant, William Henry Theodore)
Author
Peixotto, Edgar D.
Headline
San Francisco murder trial of William Durrant, 1899
Publisher
The Collector Publishing Company
Date Published
1899

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117

Billy the Kid: The Bibliography of a Legend

Author
Dykes, J.C.
Headline
Inscribed to Ramon F. Adams
Publisher
The University of New Mexico Press
Date Published
1952

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120

1855 American Express Company Stock Certificate

Author
Fargo, William and Henry Wells
Headline
Signed by Wells and Fargo, 1855
Publisher
Baker & Duyckinck
Date Published
May 5, 1855

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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123

White House family photograph inscribed by Betty Ford

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(First Ladies, 1974)
Headline
Betty Ford inscribed White House family photo
Date Published
c. 1974

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129

Three items relating to Bank of America founder A.P. Giannini

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(Giannini, A.P.)
Headline
With inscription by A.P. Giannini
Date Published
1947-1973

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130

The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series: 1820-1875

Author
Hafen, LeRoy Reuben and Ann W. Hafen
Headline
The Far West and Rockies Historical series by the Hafens, complete
Publisher
The Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1954-1961

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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131

Door Catalogue: Fir and Redwood Doors

Author
Hammond Lumber Co.
Headline
Hammond Lumber Co. Catalogue, doors 1915
Publisher
Hammond Lumber Co.
Date Published
1915

Estimate$300 - $500

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142

Hawaiian Warranty Deed

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(Hawaii)
Headline
1898 Hawaiian land deed, Oahu
Publisher
Register Office Oahu
Date Published
1898

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144

Labor Contract. Olelo Aelike.

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(Hawaii)
Headline
Hawaiian sugar cane labor contract, 1889
Date Published
1889

Estimate$300 - $500

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149

Collection of lyrics booklets, publicity photographs and ephemera

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(Hillbilly & Country Music)
Headline
Collection of publicity materials from Hillbilly, Country, and Bluegrass musicians, largely from the 30's-40's
Date Published
c.1930's-40's

Estimate$500 - $800

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154

Incredibly large group of printed writings by Oscar Lewis, all signed

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(Lewis, Oscar)
Headline
Bushels of signed Oscar Lewis
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$6,000 - $9,000

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155

Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789

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(Library of Congress)
Headline
Journals of the Continental Congress, Complete Library of Congress edition
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1904-1936; 1976

Estimate$300 - $500

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159

The Rambler in Mexico

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(Mexico)
Author
Latrobe, Charles Joseph
Headline
Travels in Mexico with Washington Irving
Publisher
R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside
Date Published
1836

Estimate$200 - $300

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160

Manuscript letter signed by Mariano Varecino addressed to Teniente General Pedro Celestino Negrete

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(Mexico)
Headline
Mexican Empire military letter 1821
Date Published
1821

Estimate$300 - $500

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161

North America Consolidated Gold Mining Company brochure

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(Mining)
Headline
California mining company brochure w/ map
Date Published
c. 1903

Estimate$500 - $800

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166

Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill

Heading
(Muybridge, Eadweard)
Author
Unattributed
Headline
Early 20th century copy photograph of Muybridge's San Francisco panorama
Provenance
Cosmo Morgan Jr.
Date Published
[1877, printed c.1900]