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Sale 439: Rare Americana: The Alex Schwed Collection of Clipper Ship Cards, Gold Rush Ephemera & Hawaiiana (#439) 10/21/2010 1:00 PM PDT Closed

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107
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    Thrum, Thos. G., compiler
  • Headline
    Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1882
  • Publisher
    Thos. G. Thrum
  • Date Published
    [1881]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
108
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    Thurston, Lorrin A.
  • Headline
    A Hand-Book on the Annexation of Hawaii
  • Publisher
    [A.B. Morse Company, Printers and Binders]
  • Date Published
    [1897]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
109
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    Thurston, Lorrin A.
  • Headline
    Statement of Reasons From an American Standpoint
  • Publisher
    Gibson Brothers
  • Date Published
    1897
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$175
StatusSold
110
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    [Towse, Ed]
  • Headline
    The Rebellion of 1895 First Edition Hawaiiana
  • Publisher
    The Hawaiian Star
  • Date Published
    Jan. 30, 1895
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$406.25
StatusSold
111
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    [Towse, Ed]
  • Headline
    The Rebellion of 1895 Second Edition Hawaiiana
  • Publisher
    The Hawaiian Star
  • Date Published
    March 16, 1895
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$281.25
StatusSold
112
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Two Weeks of Hawaiian History 1893 First Edition
  • Publisher
    Hawaiian Gazette Company
  • Date Published
    1893
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$500
StatusSold
113
  • Heading
    (Hawaii)
  • Author
    Whitney, Henry M.
  • Headline
    H.W. Whitney on the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty
  • Date Published
    [1882]
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$62.50
StatusSold
114
  • Author
    Johnson, Theodore T.
  • Headline
    First Edition of Early Gold Rush Account
  • Publisher
    Baker and Scribner
  • Date Published
    1849
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$175
StatusSold
115
  • Heading
    (Kaufman County, Texas)
  • Author
    Stuart, A.G., editor
  • Headline
    Kaufman County News, Souvenir Edition 1894
  • Date Published
    1894
Estimate$200 - $300
StatusUnsold
117
  • Author
    Larson, Roger Keith
  • Headline
    Controversial James BCC signed by author
  • Publisher
    Book Club of California
  • Date Published
    1991
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$112.50
StatusSold
119
  • Heading
    (Levi Strauss & Co.)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Receipt from Levi Strauss with ornate billhead
  • Date Published
    1879
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$200
StatusSold
120
  • Heading
    (Lincoln, CA)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Constitution & By-Laws of Lincoln Hose Co. No. 1
  • Publisher
    News-Messenger Print
  • Date Published
    [c. 1896]
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
121
  • Heading
    (Livestock Brands)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    original Stock Brand registration & deed 1908-17
  • Date Published
    1908-1917
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$100
StatusSold
123
  • Author
    Loyal, C. [pseud. of Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton]
  • Headline
    Rare California Novel The Squatter & The Don
  • Publisher
    Samuel Carson & Co.
  • Date Published
    1885
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$406.25
StatusSold
124
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    16 bills of lading to San Francisco from Boston
  • Publisher
    Watson's Press
  • Date Published
    1859-1862
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$375
StatusSold
125
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Bill of lading clipper ship to San Francisco
  • Date Published
    Jan. 30, 1866
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
126
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    New York to Downieville, California, via Panama
  • Date Published
    September 6, 1866
Estimate$100 - $150
StatusUnsold
127
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Cargo shipped aboard Clipper from Boston to SF
  • Date Published
    August 8, 1855
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
128
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    Chase, Erastus B.
  • Headline
    Manuscript Log kept by Clipper Ship Captain
  • Date Published
    1863-1869
Estimate$5,000 - $8,000
Sold for$3,125
StatusSold
129
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    Chase, Erastus B.
  • Headline
    Clipper ship captain's account book 1868-1875
  • Date Published
    1868-1875
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$625
StatusSold
130
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Pacific Mail Steamship Co. advertisement
  • Publisher
    Nesbitt, Printers
  • Date Published
    c.1850
Estimate$700 - $1,000
StatusUnsold
131
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    Glidden & Williams
  • Headline
    Circular for Clipper Ship George Raynes to S.F.
  • Date Published
    September 7, 1852
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$250
StatusSold
132
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Lettersheet for Steamer Crescent City 1849
  • Publisher
    G.F. Nesbitt
  • Date Published
    1849
Estimate$5,000 - $8,000
Sold for$5,312.50
StatusSold
134
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    San Francisco maritime ephemera
  • Date Published
    1870-1880
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$212.50
StatusSold
135
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Shipping Manifest for goods in San Francisco 1851
  • Date Published
    June 7, 1851
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$531.25
StatusSold
136
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Manifest for goods shipped from NY to SF 1851
  • Date Published
    Dec. 23, 1851
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
137
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    3 bills of lading to or from San Francisco
  • Date Published
    1850-1852
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$281.25
StatusSold
138
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Ticket for Passage across Nicaragua to Cal 1850
  • Date Published
    c.1850
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$531.25
StatusSold
139
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    To California by Steamship via Panama 1866
  • Publisher
    C.L. Bartlett & Co.
  • Date Published
    1866
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$200
StatusSold
140
  • Heading
    (Maritime)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Vessel Mortgage document for a ship 1871
  • Date Published
    1871
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$137.50
StatusSold
141
  • Author
    Meyers, William H.
  • Headline
    Two volumes by William H. Meyers
  • Publisher
    Book Club of California
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$375
StatusSold
142
  • Heading
    zzf(Mining)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Prospectuses for Canadian Gold Mine
  • Date Published
    1902
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$137.50
StatusSold
143
  • Heading
    zzf(Mining)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Prospectus for Wallace Gold Camp, Nevada
  • Date Published
    c.1915
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
144
  • Heading
    (Mining - Arizona)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Engineer report on mining in Pinal County Arizona
  • Publisher
    Mine, Mille and Smelter Office
  • Date Published
    [1910]
Estimate$200 - $300
StatusUnsold
145
  • Heading
    (Minnesota)
  • Author
    Billingsly, R.J.
  • Headline
    Letter from Minnesota settler 1856
  • Date Published
    June 19th, 1856
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$200
StatusSold
146
  • Heading
    (Monterey County)
  • Author
    [Stockdale, James T.]
  • Headline
    Monterey County, Illustrated
  • Publisher
    [Published for the Salinas City Board of Trade by E.S. Harrison]
  • Date Published
    [c.1889]
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
149
  • Heading
    (Native Americans)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Letter on battle between U.S. Army & Mojaves
  • Date Published
    June 24, 1859
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$468.75
StatusSold
150
  • Heading
    (Nevada County)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Nevada County mining booklet c. 1902
  • Publisher
    [Daily Miner-Transcript Print]
  • Date Published
    [c. 1902]
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
151
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    12 issues of Alta California newspaper 1850
  • Publisher
    E. Gilbert & Co.
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
152
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Alta California - 2 "Steamer Issues" 1850
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
153
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    Brannan, Samuel, publisher
  • Headline
    Issue of California Star Vol. I, No. 37, 1847
  • Date Published
    September 18, 1847
Estimate$800 - $1,200
Sold for$1,062.50
StatusSold
154
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    7 issues of California Daily Courier 1850
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
155
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    19 issues of Daily Placer Times gold rush news
  • Date Published
    1853
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$375
StatusSold
156
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    2 issues of San Francisco Eveniing Picayune 1850
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
157
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    7 issues of San Francisco Daily Herald 1850
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$437.50
StatusSold
158
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Daily Journal of Commerce S.F. newspaper 1850
  • Publisher
    Bartlett & Robb
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$200
StatusSold
159
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    9 issues of The Pacific News San Francisco 1850
  • Publisher
    Faulkner & Allen
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$750
StatusSold
160
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    The Pacific News - 3 "Steamer Issues" 1850
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$437.50
StatusSold
161
  • Heading
    (Newspapers)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Nearly 2½ years of San Jose Tribune 1856-58
  • Publisher
    G. George & C. W. Kendall [& Wm R. Davis]
  • Date Published
    1856-58
Estimate$1,200 - $2,000
Sold for$1,500
StatusSold
163
  • Heading
    (Oakland)
  • Author
    Girard & Watson
  • Headline
    brochure for Toler Heights, Oakland c.1910
  • Publisher
    Girard & Watson
  • Date Published
    [c. 1910]
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$281.25
StatusSold
164
  • Heading
    (Ohio)
  • Author
    [Ogden, J.W.]
  • Headline
    History of Champaign County, Ohio 1881
  • Publisher
    W.H. Beers & Co.
  • Date Published
    1881
Estimate$150 - $250
StatusUnsold
165
  • Author
    Pax Land Company
  • Headline
    Pax Land Company stock certs ledger book 1914
  • Publisher
    Pax Land Company
  • Date Published
    1914-1915
Estimate$200 - $300
StatusUnsold
168
  • Heading
    (Pictorial Letter Sheets)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    City of San Francisco Pictorial Letter Sheet
  • Date Published
    [before February 9, 1850]
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$1,000
StatusSold
170
  • Heading
    (Pictorial Letter Sheets)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Rare California Letter Sheet of Fort Vigilant
  • Publisher
    Noisy Carrier's Book and Stationery Co.
  • Date Published
    [before July 28, 1856]
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
171
  • Heading
    (Pictorial Letter Sheets)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    How the California Mines Are Worked
  • Publisher
    The Wide West Office
  • Date Published
    [before August 12, 1854]
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$1,625
StatusSold
172
  • Heading
    (Pictorial Letter Sheets)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Rare California Letter Sheet California Indians
  • Publisher
    James M. Hutchings
  • Date Published
    1854
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$625
StatusSold
179
  • Heading
    (Pictorial Letter Sheets)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Rare Vigilance Committee Pictorial Letter Sheet
  • Publisher
    Justh, Quirot & Co.
  • Date Published
    [before Sept. 1, 1851]
Estimate$400 - $600
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
181
  • Heading
    (Placerville)
  • Author
    Roethe, L.
  • Headline
    Bird's Eye View, Placerville, California 1888
  • Publisher
    Placerville Weekly Observer
  • Date Published
    1888
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
183
  • Heading
    (Presidential)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    President Tour to the Pacific Coast1901 itinerary
  • Date Published
    1901
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$175
StatusSold
184
  • Heading
    (Railroad)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Two volumes about American railroads, signed
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$137.50
StatusSold
185
  • Author
    Redding, B[enjamin] B.
  • Headline
    A Sketch of the Life of Mark Hopkins
  • Publisher
    A.L. Bancroft & Co.
  • Date Published
    1881
Estimate$80 - $120
StatusUnsold
186
  • Heading
    (Redding and Shasta County)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    account book for CA Dr. in 1900s Vacaville
  • Date Published
    1896-1942
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$112.50
StatusSold
188
  • Author
    Ryan, William Redmond
  • Headline
    Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California
  • Publisher
    William Shoberl
  • Date Published
    1850
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$625
StatusSold
190
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Abbott, John H.
  • Headline
    Letter about San Francisco's low morals 1854
  • Date Published
    July 12, 1854
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$437.50
StatusSold
192
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Woodward's Garden in San Francisco broadside
  • Publisher
    Francis Valentine & Co., Printers
  • Date Published
    Oct. 24, 1880
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$468.75
StatusSold
194
  • Heading
    zzf(San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Program for S.F. 4th of July 1910
  • Publisher
    Phillips & Van Orden Co.
  • Date Published
    1910
Estimate$150 - $250
StatusUnsold
195
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Candrian, H.A.
  • Headline
    Candrian's SF directory w/map showing PPIE 1915
  • Publisher
    H.A. Candrian
  • Date Published
    1915
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$212.50
StatusSold
196
  • Heading
    (San Francisco - Chinatown)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Chinese New Year pennant 1911 SF Chinatown
  • Date Published
    1911
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$187.50
StatusSold
197
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Company
  • Headline
    Fierro en Paz: Iron in Peace, 1849-1916
  • Publisher
    Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Company
  • Date Published
    1916
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$175
StatusSold
198
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Otis, Fessendon Nott
  • Headline
    Repro of 1855 lithograph of San Francisco
  • Date Published
    1855-late 20th century
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$225
StatusSold
200
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Hallidie, A.S. & Co.
  • Headline
    Letter from Cable Car wire rope manufacturer
  • Date Published
    1859
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$237.50
StatusSold
202
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    [Lee, Samuel D.]
  • Headline
    SF Chinatown Social Orgs 1940 report
  • Date Published
    1940
Estimate$150 - $250
StatusUnsold
Estimate$1,500 - $2,000
Sold for$1,250
StatusSold
206
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    SF, its builders past and present 2 vols 1913
  • Publisher
    S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
  • Date Published
    1913
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
StatusSold
207
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    San Francisco View Book 1892
  • Publisher
    Jos. A. Hofmann
  • Date Published
    1892
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$100
StatusSold
208
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Six volumes on the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
  • Date Published
    c. 1906
Estimate$200 - $300
StatusUnsold
209
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Souvenir booklet for "Newman's Richelieu"
  • Date Published
    [c. 1900]
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
StatusSold
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$687.50
StatusSold
212
  • Heading
    (San Francisco)
  • Author
    Young, John P.
  • Headline
    SF History of Pacific Coast Metropolis 1st ed
  • Publisher
    S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
  • Date Published
    [1912]
Estimate$150 - $250
Sold for$100
StatusSold
214
  • Heading
    (San Rafael)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    San Rafael Military Academy
  • Date Published
    [1922]
Estimate$150 - $250
StatusUnsold
217
  • Heading
    zzc(Grabhorn Press)
  • Author
    Scammon, L[aurence] N.
  • Headline
    Spanish Missions California etchings by Scammon
  • Publisher
    Jean Chambers Moore
  • Date Published
    1926
Estimate$300 - $500
StatusUnsold
218
  • Author
    Seaton, Elizabeth
  • Headline
    WPA Federal Art Project by Seaton, 2005
  • Publisher
    Book Club of California
  • Date Published
    2005
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
StatusSold
219
  • Heading
    (Sonoma County)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Illus History of Sonoma County, California 1889
  • Publisher
    Lewis Publishing Company
  • Date Published
    1889
Estimate$800 - $1,200
Sold for$500
StatusSold
220
  • Heading
    (Sonoma County)
  • Author
    Tuomey, Honoria
  • Headline
    History of Sonoma County California 2 vols 1926
  • Publisher
    S.J. Clarke
  • Date Published
    1926
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$312.50
StatusSold
222
  • Heading
    (Stockton)
  • Author
    Weber, Charles M.
  • Headline
    Stockton Land Deed signed by Charles Weber 1852
  • Date Published
    January 1st, 1852
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$225
StatusSold
223
  • Author
    Strong, George Templeton
  • Headline
    Diary of George Templeton Strong w/slipcase!
  • Publisher
    Macmillan
  • Date Published
    1952
Estimate$100 - $150
StatusUnsold
224
  • Heading
    (Sunset Highlands)
  • Author
    Sunset Highlands Corp., Ltd.
  • Headline
    brochure for land at Sunset Highlands, CA c.1902
  • Publisher
    Sunset Highlands Corp., Ltd.
  • Date Published
    [c. 1933]
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$125
StatusSold
225
  • Heading
    (Sutro Tunnel)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Sutro Tunnel Stock Certificate 1868
  • Date Published
    October 15, 1868
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$875
StatusSold
226
  • Author
    Swasey, W[illiam] F.
  • Headline
    Swasey, Early Days & Men of California 1st Ed.
  • Publisher
    Pacific Press
  • Date Published
    1891
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$468.75
StatusSold
Estimate$400 - $700
Sold for$281.25
StatusSold
228
  • Heading
    (Trade Catalogue)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Rare San Francisco Trade Catalog of Toys, etc.
  • Publisher
    A.L. Bancroft
  • Date Published
    1880
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$406.25
StatusSold
230
  • Heading
    (Washington)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Illustrated History of Skagit & Snohomish WA 1906
  • Publisher
    Interstate Publishing Co.
  • Date Published
    1906
Estimate$100 - $150
Sold for$162.50
StatusSold
232
  • Heading
    (Western Americana)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    5 BCC volumes on Western Americana
  • Publisher
    Book Club of California
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$137.50
StatusSold
233
  • Heading
    (Western Americana)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    14 volumes from California fine presses
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
234
  • Heading
    (Western Americana)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    Seven BCC Western Americana volumes
  • Publisher
    Book Club of California
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$162.50
StatusSold
235
  • Heading
    (Western Americana)
  • Author
    **
  • Headline
    12 Americana books from fine presses
  • Date Published
    Various dates
Estimate$250 - $350
Sold for$343.75
StatusSold
236
  • Author
    Wheat, Carl I[rving]
  • Headline
    The Maps of the California Gold Region, 1848-1857
  • Publisher
    Grabhorn Press
  • Date Published
    1942
Estimate$500 - $800
Sold for$812.50
StatusSold
237
  • Author
    Wheeler, Alfred
  • Headline
    Land Titles in San Francisco with the rare map
  • Publisher
    Alta California Steam Printing Establishment
  • Date Published
    1852
Estimate$4,000 - $6,000
Sold for$4,062.50
StatusSold
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