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Sale 613: Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Directories - Cartography(#613) 04/20/2017 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 1
A South-Side View of Slavery; or, Three Months at the South, in 1854 - from the library of Jack London
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorAdams, Nehemiah
HeadlineA South-Side View of Slavery 1854
DatePublished1854
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Lot 2
First convicted American Slave Trader, wife’s plea for mercy
Estimate$1,800 - $2,500
Sold for$2,700
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AuthorDorcas [Mrs.Joseph F.] Smith
Heading(African-American – 1822)
Headline1822 First convicted US Slave Trader - wife’s mercy plea
DatePublishedMarch 20, 1822
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Lot 3
Letter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to Ohio
Estimate$500 - $800
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AuthorWithers, William
Heading(African-American, 1822)
HeadlineLetter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to Ohio
DatePublished1822
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Lot 4
Negro Slave arson plot - N.Carolina legal document
Estimate$300 - $500
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Heading(African-American, 1832)
Headline1832 N.Carolina Negro Slave arson plot, legal document
DatePublishedMarch 3, 1832
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Lot 5
Georgia Slave executed for rape of white woman, legal archive
Estimate$500 - $800
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Heading(African-American, 1848)
Headline1848 Georgia Slave executed for rape of white woman, legal archive
DatePublished1848
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Lot 6
Letter from a Virginia Slave-Trader
Estimate$700 - $1,000
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AuthorW.[illiam] H.Betts
Heading(African-American, 1850)
Headline1850 letter from a Virginia Slave-Trader
DatePublishedMarch 24, 1850
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Lot 7
Letter re Mississippi auction of an “old Black” slave
Estimate$250 - $350
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Heading(African-American, 1855)
Headline1855 Letter, Mississippi auction of an “old Black” slave
DatePublishedJanuary 1, 1855
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Lot 8
Tennessee legal dispute, ownership of a valuable slave
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Heading(African-American, 1860)
Headline1860 Tennessee legal fight over slave ownership
DatePublished1860
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Lot 9
The Negro in Science, a groundbreaking anthology
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorTaylor, Julius H. editor
Heading(African-American, 1955)
HeadlineNegro in Science, groundbreaking 1955 book
DatePublished1955
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Lot 10
Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Estimate$300 - $500
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AuthorAldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz"
HeadlinePhotos of the Apollo 11 mission signed by Buzz Aldrin
DatePublished2009
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Lot 11
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
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AuthorAli, Muhammad with Thomas Hauser
HeadlineMuhammad Ali Life & Times 2 signed copies
DatePublished[1991]
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Lot 12
American Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. II
Estimate$300 - $500
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Heading(American Mechanics' Magazine)
HeadlineAmerican Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. II 1826
DatePublished1826
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Lot 13
Eight volumes of Americana published by the Book Club of California
Estimate$250 - $350
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Heading(Americana)
HeadlineEight volumes of Americana published by the Book Club of California
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Lot 14
The Road to Freedom [&] Freedom
Estimate$300 - $500
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Heading(Anarchism)
HeadlineRuns of Anarchiste newspaper
DatePublished1931-1933
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Lot 15
Nord-Amerika in Geographischen und Geschichtlichen Umrissen.
Estimate$600 - $900
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AuthorAndree, Karl
HeadlineAndree, Nord-Amerika in Geographischen, 1854
DatePublished1854
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Lot 16
Practice of Architecture. Containing The Five Orders Of Architecture And An Additional Column And Entablature, With All Their Elements And Details Explained And Illustrated For The Use of Carpenters and Practical Men
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorBenjamin, Asher
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HeadlineAsher Benjamin, Practice of Architecture, 1833
DatePublished1833
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Lot 17
Coolidge: The Hub of the San Carlos Project
Estimate$200 - $300
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Heading(Arizona)
HeadlineRare promo for Coolidge, Arizona
DatePublished[1925]
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Lot 18
The Grand Cañon of Arizona Through the Stereoscope
Estimate$500 - $800
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AuthorDellenbaugh, Frederick S.
Heading(Arizona)
HeadlineGrand Canyon Through the Stereoscope
DatePublished1908
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Lot 19
Voyage en Californie (1852-1853)
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorAuger, Edouard
HeadlineVoyage en Californie (1852-1853)
DatePublished1854
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Lot 20
Brown's Highways Guide: Miles City, Montana to Los Angeles, California, By way of Yellowstone National Park, Pocatello, Boise, Baker, Pendleton, Portland, Pacific and Coast highways to Los Angeles, California
Estimate$600 - $900
Sold for$360
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AuthorBrown, T.B.
Heading(Automobile Guide Book)
HeadlineAuto guide from Montana to L.A. 1924
DatePublished1924
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Estimate$600 - $900
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Lot 21
Panoramic silver photograph comprised of five individual images of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin when docked at Lakehurst, New Jersey
Estimate$2,000 - $3,000
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AuthorMetz, H.
Heading(Aviation - lighter than air)
HeadlinePhotos of the Graf Zeppelin
DatePublished1928
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Estimate$2,000 - $3,000
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Lot 22
Five real-photo postcards featuring biplanes at the 1914 Pomona air show and Glenn Martin's record-breaking high-altitude flight
Estimate$400 - $600
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Heading(Aviation)
HeadlinePhoto postcards of Glenn Martin aviator
DatePublished1914
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Lot 23
Official program and log, thirteenth annual National Air Races: Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California, July 1 to 4, 1933
Estimate$500 - $800
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Heading(Aviation)
HeadlineAir Races in 1933 at LA official program
DatePublished1933
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Lot 24
Schedule of Events: 1933 National Air Races, July 1-2-3-4 Municipal Airport Los Angeles
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Heading(Aviation)
HeadlineSchedule of events for 1933 National Air Races L.A.
DatePublished1933
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Lot 25
The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County California. Lapham & Haynes prop.rs Sketched from nature by T.A. Ayres
Estimate$7,000 - $10,000
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AuthorAyres, Thomas A.
HeadlineBroadside of the Mammoth Tree Grove Yosemite
DatePublished1855
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Estimate$7,000 - $10,000
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Lot 26
2 broadsides, 1895 amateur Baseball game of "Green Stockings Irish Ball Tossers” (and a fearless Umpire) in Kalamazaoo County, Michigan
Estimate$400 - $600
StatusUnsold
Heading(Baseball Broadsides - 1895 Michigan)
Headline1895 2 Baseball broadsides, "Irish Ball Tossers", Kalamazoo, Michigan
DatePublished1895
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Estimate$400 - $600
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Lot 27
The Mick
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$660
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AuthorMantle, Mickey
Heading(Baseball)
HeadlineMickey Mantle The Mick Signed Limited Edition
DatePublished1985
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Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
Sold for$660
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Lot 28
Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays
Estimate$200 - $300
Sold for$390
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AuthorMays, Willie & Lou Sahadi
Heading(Baseball)
HeadlineSay Hey! signed by Willie Mays
DatePublished1988
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Lot 29
America's National Game: Historical Facts...Evolution, Development and Popularity of Base Ball with Personal Reminiscences of its Vicissitudes, its Victories and its Votaries
Estimate$300 - $500
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AuthorSpalding, Albert G.
Heading(Baseball)
HeadlineSpalding, America's National Game 1911
DatePublished1911
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Lot 30
Team photograph of the Truxton Grays on a cigar box label
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
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Heading(Baseball)
HeadlineCigar label with the Truxton Grays
DatePublished1901-1909
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Lot 31
Base-Ball. How to Become a Player, with the Origin, History, and Explanation of the Game
Estimate$4,000 - $6,000
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AuthorWard, John Montgomery
Heading(Baseball)
HeadlineJohn Montgomery Ward Base Ball How to be a Player 1888
DatePublished1888
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Estimate$4,000 - $6,000
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Lot 32
Designs on the Land: Diseños of California Ranchos and their Makers
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorBecker, Robert H.
HeadlineDesigns on the Land: Disenos of California Ranchos
DatePublished1969
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Lot 33
History of Cheyenne and Northern Wyoming Embracing the Gold Fields of the Black Hills, Powder River and Big Horn Countries....
Estimate$6,000 - $9,000
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AuthorTriggs, J. H.
Heading(Black Hills)
HeadlineTriggs, History of Cheyenne and Northern Wyoming with map, 1876
DatePublished1876
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Estimate$6,000 - $9,000
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Lot 34
Report of the Committee of Internal Health on the Asiatic Cholera, Together with a Report of the City Physician on the Cholera Hospital
Estimate$500 - $800
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Heading(Boston)
HeadlineRare medical map of Cholera outbreak in Boston 1849
DatePublished1849
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Lot 35
Views of Louisiana; Together with a Journal of a Voyage Up the Missouri River, in 1814
Estimate$1,000 - $1,500
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AuthorBrackenridge, Henry Marie
HeadlineBrackenridge Views of Louisiana 1814
DatePublished1814
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Lot 36
Canvas advertising banner for Bull Durham Tobacco
Estimate$200 - $300
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Heading(Bull Durham Tobacco)
HeadlineLarge Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco canvas advertising banner
DatePublishedEarly 20th century
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Lot 37
A Frontier Army Surgeon: An Authentic Description of Colorado in the Eighties.
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorByrne, Bernard J.
HeadlineAuthentic Description of Colorado in the Eighties
DatePublished[1935]
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Lot 38
Two historical works on the American South by George W. Cable
Estimate$200 - $300
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AuthorCable, George W.
HeadlineTwo by George W. Cable
DatePublishedVarious dates
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Lot 39
Manuscript abstract of title workbook for San Francisco Bay Area locales
Estimate$3,000 - $5,000
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Heading(California - Abstracts of Title)
HeadlineAbstracts of tiel for S.F. Bay Area
DatePublishedc.1907
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Estimate$3,000 - $5,000
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Lot 40
Ground and Room Plans: The Hotel and Bungalows at Beverly Hills, California, midway between Los Angeles and the sea
Estimate$400 - $600
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Heading(California - Beverly Hills)
HeadlineRoom plans for Hotel at Beverly Hills 1920's
DatePublished1920's
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Lot 41
Beverly Hills, California: Midway between Los Angeles and the sea
Estimate$400 - $600
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AuthorReuss, Velma, compiler
Heading(California - Beverly Hills)
HeadlineBeverly Hills promotional booklet 1920's
DatePublished1920's
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Lot 42
Belle Union Mining and Milling Co. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., California. Capital Stock, $150,000
Estimate$500 - $800
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Heading(California - Grass Valley)
HeadlineBelle Union Mining, Grass Valley Cal.
DatePublished[1907]
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Lot 43
Humboldt County Souvenir: Being a frank, fair, and accurate exposition, pictorially and otherwise, of the resources, industries, and possibilities of this magnificent section of California
Estimate$200 - $300
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Heading(California - Humboldt County)
HeadlineHumboldt County Souvenir, 1904
DatePublished1904
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Lot 44
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County California. Containing a History of Los Angeles County from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time...
Estimate$300 - $500
Sold for$204
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Heading(California - Los Angeles)
HeadlineIllustrated History of Los Angeles County 1889
DatePublished1889
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Lot 45
Scenes along the line of the Mount Lowe Railway
Estimate$1,200 - $1,800
Sold for$720
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AuthorRose, G. L.
Heading(California - Mount Lowe)
HeadlineMount Lowe booklet with original photographs
DatePublishedc.1895
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Estimate$1,200 - $1,800
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Lot 46
The Story of Mount Lowe
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Heading(California - Mount Lowe)
HeadlineMt. Lowe promotional booklet
DatePublished1918
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Lot 47
Nevada County California: The Most Prosperous Mining County of the United States
Estimate$400 - $600
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Heading(California - Nevada County)
HeadlineNevada County mining booklet c. 1909
DatePublished[c.1909]
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Lot 48
Metal plaque that identified what was thought to be the Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe in Pleasanton, but was removed when it was found to be in error with regards to identity of the building, location, and history
Estimate$300 - $500
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Heading(California - Pleasanton)
HeadlinePlaque for Pleasanton Adobe
DatePublished1939
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