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This Monday is Auction Day.

Please come by for PBA Galleries' Sale 472, Rare Books & Manuscripts (Monday after S.F. Book Fair) to be held on Monday at 11am Pacific Time.

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Sale 472 View Catalogue
Rare Books & Manuscripts

Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:00 am

Portrait of Mohammed Ali, signed gelatin silver photograph by Yousuf Karsh, in Karsh: Fifteen Portraits, a superb series of memorable and moving portraits, limited to 100 portfolios.

Estimate: $40,000/60,000

Preview:

Wednesday-Friday, February 1-3, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday, February 4-5, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Monday, February 6, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Other showings by appointment

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Sale 473 View Catalogue
Fine Americana - Cartography

Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:00 am

Color lithograph bird's-eye view of New Orleans, 1851, by John Bachman, a rare, early image from the German-born artist and lithographer.

Estimate: $8,000/12,000

Preview:

Tuesday, February 14, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, February 15, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, February 16, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Other showings by appointment

Miniature print of Hesler's famous "Tousled Hair" portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Miniature albumen photographic print of Alexander Hesler's famous "Tousled Hair" portrait of Abraham Lincoln, taken in 1857, printed c.1860. Offered in Sale 473, Fine Americana - Cartography, Thursday, February 16, 2012. Estimate: $3,000/5,000.
 
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Description Geographique, Historique, Chronologique, Politique et Physique de l'Empire de la Chine
First edition of J.-B. Du Halde's massive four-volume description of China, 1735, with 65 maps and plates, most double-page. Offered in Sale 472, Rare Books & Manuscripts, Monday, February 6th, 2012. Estimate: $10,000/15,000
 
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