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89. (Aquatints) 10 hand-colored aquatint plates of aborigonies of New South Wales from Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, &c., &c...with a Supplement of New South Wales. From drawings by Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, et al. 12-3/4x9-1/4, detached from original volume. [London: Edward Orme, 1813]. About fine. (150/250).
90. (Aquatints) 13 hand-colored aquatint plates of Spanish bullfighting from Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, &c., &c.... From drawings by Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, et al. 12-3/4x9-1/4, detached from original volume. [London: Edward Orme, 1813]. About fine. (150/250).
91. Audubon, John James. Swainson's Warbler. Color lithograph. 25-3/4x17-1/2, framed under glass. No place: 19th century. Bird perched among leaves and blossoms, two butterflies. Very good condition. (150/250).
92. (California Gold District) Page from the Illustrated London News with full-page wood engraving: The Californian Gold District - Kanaha Bar, on a Tributary of the Sacramento, Where Gold Was First Found - Miners Working the Bed of the American River. Modern hand coloring. 11-1/4x15-3/4. London: Jan. 24, 1852. Miners clutter the rocky landscape dominated by a central flume. Near fine. (50/80).
TWO PHOTOGRAVURES BY E.S. CURTIS
93. Curtis, Edward S. Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho. Photogravure on holland paper. Image 15x11 on sheet 23- 3/4x19-1/4, framed under plexiglass. [Cambridge, MA]: 1904. Striking portrait of the grizzled Navajo with necklaces and beads around his neck. Fine, handsomely framed. (250/400).
94. Curtis, Edward S. Vash Gon - Jicarilla. Photogravure on holland paper. Image 15-1/2x9 on sheet 23- 3/4x19-1/4, framed under plexiglass. [Cambridge, MA]: 1904. Profile portrait of the proud warrior. Fine, handsomely framed. (250/400).
LARGE LITHO OF BUFFALO HERD
95. Hays, W.J. The Herd on the Move. Lithograph. 17-3/4x35-1/2 plus margins. New York: Goupil, 1862. A huge herd of buffalo heads straight towards the viewer, and extends back deep into the rolling hills. A very large, well executed and impressive work. Reinforced with tissue-paper backing, repairs a few marginal chips & tears, else near fine. (1000/1500).
INTERESTING SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
96. (Photograph - Lotta Crabtree) Carte-de-visite photograph of the American comedienne holding a smoking cigar, hat with feather on her head. No place: c.1870. Captivating portrait of the coquettish entertainer, who was taught to dance by Lola Montez at the Grass Valley mining camp. With imprint of Gurney on reverse ("I have chained the sun to serve me"). Near fine. (100/150).
97. (Photograph - Rugby/Football) Cabinet card photograph of a painting of a scrum, onlookers standing by, American and British flags in the background. Montreal: William Notman, no date. Gripping depiction of the burly footballers; on the reverse is penciled "Montreal vs. Harvard," and the names of several of the participants are written in ink. Fine condition. (50/80).
BAYARD TAYLOR & THE BOYS BY MATHEW BRADY
98. (Photograph) Cabinet photograph of Bayard Taylor, William Cullen Bryant, George Bancroft & George Boker seated together around a table, by Brady. Washington: Brady, n.d.. Fine. (200/300).
99. (Photograph) Jackson, William H. Original albumen photograph, untitled view of mineral springs, undoubtedly in the Yellowstone region. 6-1/2x9, on original printed mount 11x14. Washington: c.1880. On mount with imprint of the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge; the photograph is credited to Jackson at lower left. Image fading around edges, else very good. (100/150).
100. (Photographs - Florida) Album containing 74 original photographs of Florida from Winter Haven down to Miami and the Evergades. In original flexible calf "Florida" album. Florida: 1924-25. About half are identified on versos in pencil. Very good condition - an interesting album. (100/150).
101. (Photographs - Hawaii, etc.) Three albums of photographs from different sources. First contains amateur photographic postcards of the Grand Canyon, incl. people visiting, group of people on a sailboat (some having fun, some not), at the beach, steamboats, etc. [c.1900]. * Second with numerous photographs of London, Denmark, Holland, France, Italy, etc. after World War II, depicting numerous military movements & parades. [c.1945-1955]. * Third of numerous photographs of boys in the Navy in the at Tokyo Bay, Hawaii, with other scenery of the island & local inhabitants, hula. Many identified on versos. [c.1951-53]. Various places: various dates. First album with hinges cracked, thus good, others very good or better. (100/150).
102. (Photographs) Album containing 28 views of the Channel Islands, San Clemente, Santa Rosa & Santa Cruz, all of the coast of Southern California. 3-1/2x3-1/2 each. [California: c.1900]. A great group of photographs, incl. a vineyard on Santa Cruz Island & various cave dwellings. Captioned below by contemporary hand. Fine in fair album. (150/250).
103. (Photographs) Album of 101 photographs of the construction of Pardee Dam along the Mokelumne River drainage, creating the Comanche Resevoir & related images. 4-1/2x6-1/2 each. [California: 1927-33]. Important group of photographs showing the area before the resevoir was built, incl. the Lancha Planta dredge fields, how the dam was constructed, the Pardee work camps, and the flood of 1928 and how it affected the site. Each with precise details written in pencil to versos, and each with punchholes to left margins for binding in 2-ring binder. Fine. (300/500).
104. (Photographs) Album of 181 photographs of Southern California, incl. views of Long Beach, the 1920 Rose Parade, Brookside Park in Pasadena, numerous dwellings & yards in Pasadena, desert towns of Lancaster (schools & buildings), family antics at Balboa Beach, automobiles, swimming at Laguna Beach, & an airplane crash with groups of onlookers. [Southern California: 1916-22]. All captioned below in contemporary hand. Fine. (200/300).
EARLY 20TH CENTURY HAWAII
105. (Photographs) Album containing 198 images of Hawaii: 147 photographs (6 hand-tinted), 24 photo postcards, & 26 postcards. Various sizes, in broken tapa-cloth bound album. [Hawaii: c.1910-20]. Includes images of jungle, surfers at Waikiki, town at Onomea Bay, Kalapana, volcanoes, hand-tinted photograph of an erupting volcano (great image), native Hawaiians, Halekulani Hotel, stern tourists on shipboard draped in leis, agricultural sights, etc. Extremely good in very good album. (300/500).
MOUNT WILSON AREA
106. (Photographs) Collection of 108 postcards of the Mt. Wilson area, mostly real-photo postcards. [Mt. Wilson: c.1900-1925]. Includes historic photos of the way-stations, the hotel & surrounding grounds, & the Mt. Wilson trail. The hotel and tourist camp were built around 1900, bringing numerous tourists to the area where the trail was built by D.B. Wilson in 1864. (600/800).
107. (Photographs) Steffans, C.W. Typed diary entitled "In the Good Old Summer Time: Touring in the Northern Counties of California. Auto Camping Deluxe...." Contains 49 photographs of the area through Weaverville, Shasta, Burney Falls, Modoc, Plumas (incl. dam sites), & Humboldt, incl. scenes of "auto camping." In black cloth ring binder. [California: 1925]. About fine. (200/300).
108. (Photographs) Album containing approx. 500 mounted photographs from the Frank Werner family of property along the souther California coastal region, incl. Catalina Island (with construction of the casino at Avalon), and of the Chicago area, and several of Germany. Various places: [c.1915]. Most are very interesting, and of a pleasant-seeming family. Scenes incl. an automobile in front of Cafe Nat Goodwin, an Asian servant holding the hand of a little boy with a box of Cracker Jacks in his hand, boy swinging a baseball bat on a family outing to the woods, old automobiles, Eagle River, Wisconsin, beach scenes in So. Cal., incl. in front of the Neptune Theater at a boardwalk, picnics & walks on Catalina Island, ships in the harbor, etc. Fine. (200/300).
109. (Photographs) Album containing 505 mounted photographs of the West mostly taken by a professional photographer for the Pillsbury Picture Co. (possibly F.P. Chatworthy). About 20% are photo-postcards. Various places: [1902-26]. A magnificent album containing 85 views of Yosemite, 48 of the San Francisco area, 17 in Glacier Nat'l. Park, and numerous views of Alaska, New Mexico, Colorado, Yellowstone, Arizona, 65 of the California coast, Seattle, British Columbia, etc. Photos of particular interest are: Masses of cars & people ar Easter Sunrise Sermon, Mt. Rubidoux, Riverside; various missions; Mariposa Big Trees with horse & buggy; El Capitan by F.W. Martin; Half Dome from Glacier Point; several Maybeck houses in Berkeley; West Clay Park in San Francisco; Muir Woods; American Indians, incl. many of Antelope dances in Namb‚ & Corn Dance in Santa Clara; Chinese in California; W.E. Rollins sketching at Namb‚; Taos Pueblo (incl. the races on San Geronimo's Day); Mesa Verde; Santa Fe; Laguna Pueblo; Alaska in 1926, incl. Sitka, etc. All captioned neatly in contemporary hand - a fantastic album, particularly for the American Indian photographs. (800/1200).
110. (Photographs) Group of 8 original photographs of Chicago railcars on their lines. 8x10. [Chiacgo: 1930's]. A great series of photographs showing Chicago's railcars & streets in the 1930's. Locations & rail lines labeled on versos. About fine. (100/150).
CHINA AT END OF 19TH CENTURY
111. (Photographs) Janvier, Henry. Photo album containing 135 original photographs of China (incl. duplicates), incl.: Criminals being punished; mealtime on the steamer "Shasi"; Chinese captain & pilot of houseboat on the Yangtze River, numerous sights slong the river incl. Chinese with umbrellas walking on the beach, a beggar along the banks, etc.; Plowing in rice ponds & rural scenes with peasants on the road from Wan to Chentu; houseboat used at time of high water; Palace on the water; hoisting machinery from boat to dock, machinery to be installed in the mint at Chentu, employees of the mint, with long braids, banquet given for Henry Janvier at the mint, etc. Photographs are 4x5, in period album. China: 1898. Janvier was clearly selling mint machinery to Chentu, and this album chronicles his travels through China to the town of Chentu - it contains a fascinating look at rural China in the late 19th century. (300/500).
112. (Photographs - Presidents) Three cartes-de-visite from paintings, of Washington and Family, Lincoln and Family, and Grant and Family. No place: c.1870. Some fading to images, adhesion damage to mounts, else very good. (70/100).
113. (Photographs - Yosemite) Three original photographs of Yosemite: a log cabin & carriage in the woods, another carriage, & a carriage driving under a big tree with center cut out. Approx. 3-3/4x4-3/4 or slightly smaller, mounted. [Yosemite: c.1880's]. Fine. (70/100).
114. (Photographs) 2 original photographs of Captain Chittenden ("Old Cappy"), [c.1886] & 1932. N.p.: [c.1886 & 1932]. Chittenden was a great sailor and worked for many years at San Francisco's Tubbs Cordage Co. First with A.L.s. from Chittenden to verso (photographs shows him at about age 44). Second inscribed & signed by "Old Cappy" on the photograph margin, with notes about him (incl. that the picture was taken in 1932, when he was 90) to verso. About fine. (70/100).
SIGNED GENTHE PHOTO
115. (Photographs) Genthe, Arnold. Original silver photograph of Bruce Porter. 4-1/4x3-1/4, mounted. [San Francisco: c.1901]. Signed by Genthe on the photograph, & inscribed & signed by Porter on the verso, dated 1901. Porter was a member of San Francisco's Le Jeunes, a friend of Frank Norris', & a contributor to the city's cultural life. He married the daughter of Will James in 1917. Minor rubbing to extremities of photograph & small scratches to plate, else near fine. (150/250).
116. (Photographs) Group of 32 original photographs & photographic postcards of California people, & also 10 copy photographs. Subjects include Ishi, a member of the Santa Barbara de la Guerra family, Rear Admiral Beardslee & ships, Marie Welsh, a trapper with his wares, Jas. W. Marshall (discoverer of gold in California), an American Indian with knife, etc. Various places: [19th c.]. Very good - an interesting array. (80/120).
117. (Photographs) Group of 7 original photographs: 3 of William James by Alice Boughton; 2 of Robert Porter (brother of Bruce) by Bachrach; 1 of Bruce Porter, anonymously photographed; 1 of Edward Furman by Elliott & Fry. [San Francisco: c.1900]. Three by Boughton signed by her on the photographs, one of the Robert Porter signed on the photograph by Bachrach. All mounted, two in photographer's thick paper cases. Fine. (100/150).
MUYBRIDGE STEREO VIEWS
118. (Photographs) Muybridge, Eadweard. Four stereo views: First Street. (San Francisco). * Yachting on San Francisco Bay, near San Rafael. * View of natural rock arch at ocean (perhaps near Santa Cruz), but mount with errant caption, "Mission of Santa Barbara...." * Fording Pluton Creek. Each on original yellow printed mount. San Francisco: Bradley & Rulofson, [c.1870]. Some fading & soiling, else all about very good. (100/150).
119. (Photographs) Muybridge, Eadweard. Three stereo views: Views in Woodward's Gardens. * Conservatory at Woodward's Gardens. * Animals at Woodward's Gardens. Each on original yellow printed mount. San Francisco: Bradley & Rulofson, [c.1870]. Some fading & soiling, else all very good. (100/150).
120. (Photographs) Muybridge, Eadweard. Three stereo views: Pohono, (Spirit of the Wind,) "Bridal Veil," 930 feet fall. * Pohono, (Spirit of the Wind,) "Bridal Veil," 930 feet fall. (but different view from preceding). * Yosemite Creek at Summit of Falls, (low water). Each on original yellow printed mount. San Francisco: Bradley & Rulofson, [c.1870]. Three views in the "Valley of the Yosemite" series. Some fading & soiling, else all very good. (100/150).
121. (Photographs) Six albumen photographs, mostly European: River or lake shore with large Dampfshiff Hotel; rock bridge among rocky spires; Woman in eastern dress by Abdullah Freres of Constantinople; family picnicking in Victorian dress, by J. Paton, Greenock; older couple walking through arbor, also by J. Paton; countryside seen through cupola windows (perhaps American). Images 6x8 or smaller, on card mounts. Various places: various dates. Fourth & 5th with some foxing, else all very good or better. (80/120).
122. (Photography) Steckel, George (1864-1938). Scrapbook containing numerous original photographs by & of Stekel (from childhood to old age), incl. early tintypes; newspaper & magazine clippings, awards of merit, etc. of the famed Los Angeles portrait photographer. This appears to be his wife's scrapbook, as it contains clippings of the news of the photographer's death, & letters of condolence as well. [Los Angeles: 1864-1938]. A unique album, with some great early photographs, particularly the tintypes which depict groups of people. (250/400).
123. (Photographs) Waite, C.B. Group of 6 original photographs of Mexico, incl. a bullfight, Paseo de la Reforma, "A Stand in the Market" with Mexicans in traditional dress, etc. 5x8, photographer's stamp to verso. Mexico: [c.1910's]. Chipping to extremities of some, a couple torn with tape repairs to versos, some faded, else about very good. (70/100).
BIRD'S EYE LITHO OF PLACERVILLE
124. (Placerville) Bird's Eye View Placerville, Cal. Published by the "Weekly Observer" 1888. Lithographed view, surrounded by 24 vignettes of scenes & buildings, text at bottom. 22-1/4x30-1/4 incl. margins. Placerville: 1888. Reps 189 - Nice bird's-eye view of the Gold Country community, with important buildings, etc., depicted around it, as well as a small view of Placerville in 1851. Silked on verso, repairing a number of small tears, etc., a few words of the text obscured by repairs, some soiling, else very good. (500/800).
125. (San Francisco) Kuchel & Dresel. San Francisco from Green Street, Telegraph Hill, Looking South, 1859. Reproduction of the original lithograph, hand-colored. 8-1/4x14-1/2 plus margins, matted, framed & glazed. San Francisco: John Howell, 1935 Exellent reproduction of the original lithograph, done in lithotone by A. Carlisle & Co., successors to Britton & Rey, who produced the lithograph originally, which was drawn on stone by Kuchel & Dresel from the original drawing by Eugene Camerer (Reps 280). Fine condition. (70/100).
126. (San Francisco) Marryat, S.F. San Francisco. Reproduction of the original lithograph, hand-colored. 15x23 plus margins, matted, framed & glazed. [San Francisco: John Howell-Books, 1967]. (Reps 258) - First executed in 1851, lithographed by M. & N. Hanhart from the drawing by Marryat, the striking view shows the infant city looking north towards S.F. Bay, with many ships in the harbor. Fine condition. (70/100).
127. (San Francisco) View of the Town and Harbour of San Francisco, California from the Signal Hill. Reproduction of the original lithograph, hand-colored. 10-3/4x26 plus margins, matted, framed & glazed. San Francisco: John Howell, 1982 Fine facsmile of the original 1851 lithograph (Reps 259), which was drawn on stone by W. Boosey from a sketch by Captain Collinson, lithographed by M. & N. Hanhart, and published by Ackermann & Co., London. Fine condition. (100/150).
HUGE SUTRO BATHS POSTER
128. (Sutro Baths Poster) Very large lithographed poster advertising the baths. Printed in 16 sections, mounted on heavy linen backing with wooden rollers at top & bottom. 9 feet hight & 13-1/2 feet wide. San Francisco: c.1899-1900. Wonderful San Francisco relic, rescued from the baths before the fire destroyed the building. This is the only known complete example, as attested to by a letter from the Society of California Pioneers, in whose collection it resided before being purchased by its present owner, Stephen A. Zellerbach. The photograph in the catalogue is of a slightly different example, with variant lettering in the right hand panel, taken from San Francisciana: Photographs of the Sutro Baths, p.41 (Courtesy of Stringbox Books, San Francisco). A few minor cracks & separations, still in very good condition, fine bright colors. (2500/4000).
129. (Sutro Baths) Two-part sign laid-on to board (likely original) one part stating "Sutro Baths and Museum - Open Daily 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.", the other part listing admission rates. Lettered in green & red. Each part 28x35. [San Francisco: Sutro Baths, c.1920's]. First part with a bit of damage to upper middle (not affecting lettering), else very good & quite attractive. (100/150).
ORIGINAL BATHING SUITS FROM THE SUTRO BATHS
130. (Sutro Baths) Black wool bathing suit with red piping from Sutro Baths, with stencilling in white across front (possibly later). Large (Size 48). [San Francisco: Sutro Baths, c.1912]. With buttonable strap & buttoned pocket. Moth hole to back, otherwise in very good condition, with original inside tags of the Sutro Baths. (150/250).
131. (Sutro Baths) Red wool bathing suit with stencilled letters in white. Medium to small size. [San Francisco: Sutro Baths, c.1912]. Lettering nearly worn off & diffucult to read, else about very good, with black buttonable pocket. (70/100).
132. (Sutro Baths) Green cotton bathing suit with stencilled letters in white. Size 38. [San Francisco: Sutro Baths, c.1930'-40's]. Manufactured by Gantner of California. Very good condition. (60/90).
133. (Sutro Baths) Blue wool bathing suit with stencilled letters in white. Child's size, with cut-outs below the arms. [San Francisco: Sutro Baths, c.1930'-40's]. Manufactured by Montgomery Ward. Near fine condition, with buttoned pocket. (80/120).
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY YELLAND
134. Yelland, Raymond Dabb. Original pencil drawing of Black Point, San Francisco, showing Selby's Smelting Works, the Pioneer Wooolen Mill, etc., several boats on the bay. 12-1/2x19-1/4. San Francisco: c.1873-77. Excellent drawing by this important artist. Born in England and raised in the United States, Yelland came to California in 1873 and served as the art instructor at Mills College, the California School of Design (where one of his students was William Keith), and the University of California. James Hart, in A Companion to California, notes that "like Rix, Yelland depicted all aspects of the California landscape and coasts, and was known for the atmospheric light of his scenes." This is from the collection of Joseph Armstrong Baird (author of
California Pictorial Letter Sheets). Fine condition. (400/600).
135. Yelland, Raymond Dabb. Original pencil drawing of the entrance to the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay. 9x12-3/4, matted & framed under plexiglass. San Francisco: c.1880-90. Attractive view of the entrance to the bay with sailing ship at the center; apparently this was a preliminary sketch for a painting, with color notes penciled in at a few locations. This is from the collection of Joseph Armstrong Baird (author of California Pictorial Letter Sheets). Fine condition. (400/600).
STRIKING CHROMO OF YOSEMITE
136. (Yosemite) Chromolithograph of Yosemite Valley by Charles H. Crosby & Co. 14-1/4x20-1/4. Boston: c.1870. Striking depiction of the lush Yosemite Valley with its characteristic surroundings of El Capitan, Halfdome, Yosemite Falls, etc. With Crosby's imprint in the plate, imprint of the American and European Chromo Publishing Co., Boston, on the reverse. Fine. (500/800).
137. (Yosemite) Page from the Illustrated London Jones, with 2 wood engravings: The Yohamite Falls (Over 2700 Feet High), Mariposa County, California, and The Yohamite Valley. Both on same side of the sheet, both with modern hand coloring. Overall 14-3/4x10-1/2. London: March 26, 1859. Very nice pair of images, although the angles are perhaps even sharper than they really are. (100/150).