Sale 661: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Hunting & Sporting - World History - Cartography (#661) 12/13/2018 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 12/13/2018 11:00 AM PST Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-22 of 22. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Two ground-breaking histories of African-American pioneers in California View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(African-American - California)HeadlineAfrican-American pioneers in California, 2 classic historical studies Lot #4 Black immigrant 'stumps' California for Democrats - Autograph Letter Signed View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(African-American - Los Angeles)AuthorJacobs, Louis T.Headline1888 Black immigrant 'stumps' California for DemocratsDate PublishedAug. 7, 1888 Lot #5 Manuscript deed of sale for two slaves to William Bibb, for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Goodwin and her children View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African-American - Slavery)AuthorTaylor, William H.HeadlineSlavery document from the 1840sDate PublishedFebruary 14, 1845 Lot #6 Virginia slave auction proceeds View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(African-American - Slavery)AuthorTrabue, MaconHeadlineAntebellum Virginia slave auction proceeds, Document SignedDate PublishedNov. 17, 1855 Lot #7 Frederick Douglass the Orator View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African-American)AuthorGregory, James M.HeadlineFrederick Douglass the Orator by James M. GregoryPublisherWillley CompanyDate Published[1893] Lot #8 A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Preceded by a Review of the Military Services of Negroes in Ancient and Modern Times View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(African-American)AuthorWilliams, George W.HeadlineImportant work on African American soldiers in the American Civil WarPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1888 Lot #9 Fugitive slave as New York soldier in the War of 1812 - Autograph Letter Signed View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1813)AuthorParker, Daniel, Chief Clerk, US War DepartmentHeadlineFugitive slave as New York soldier in the War of 1812Date PublishedJuly 19, 1813 Lot #10 Legal battle over a Virginia slave mother and her children - Document Signed View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1843)AuthorJohn M. Perkins.Headline1843 Legal battle over a Virginia slave and her childrenDate PublishedOct. 17, 1843 Lot #11 Deed of Manumission of slave Peter Harris, Document Signed. View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1850)AuthorTurpin, Philip O.Headline1850 Slave emancipation document, KentuckyDate PublishedFeb. 11, 1850 Lot #12 Account of slave Christmas in Kentucky by a Pennsylvania Yankee View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1850s)AuthorS.W.MitchellHeadline1850s slave Christmas in Kentucky - letter by a Pennsylvania YankeeDate PublishedDec. 24-25, [ca. 1851-53] Lot #13 Four early catalogs of African-American rare books and ephemera, including the classic Heartman catalog of 1946 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1941-1961 - Reference)Headline4 early catalogs of African-American rare books and ephemera, 1941-61PublisherVarious publishersDate Published1941-61 Lot #14 Menu, “Café Society Presents Purveyor’s Night”: for investors San Francisco Black Jazz Club View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1948 – San Francisco Jazz Club)AuthorBlackshear, HaroldHeadline1948 Menu for upscale San Francisco Jazz ClubDate PublishedJan. 29, 1948 Lot #15 Two elegantly produced imprints View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1989-96 – Reference)Headline2 fine printings about African-American rare books and epehemeraDate Published1989-1996 Lot #16 Prejudice-themed African-Americana antiques View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1993-2010 – Reference)HeadlinePrejudice African-American antiquesDate Published1993-2010 Lot #17 Complete set of the 1st 19 annual NY auction catalogs of Printed & Manuscript African-Americana View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1996-2014 – Reference)AuthorSwann GalleriesHeadlineAfrican-Americana auctions, set of 19 Swann Galleries NY catalogsDate Published1996-2014 Lot #35 G.G. Evans' Great Gift Book Store. The most extensive and the only Original Establishment of the kind in the United States... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Book Trade - Publishing - Philadelphia)HeadlineG.G. Evans' Great Gift Book Store CatalogueDate Published1859 Lot #137 My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. - Inscribed by Coretta Scott King View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineCoretta Scott King on MLK, inscribedPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1969] Lot #193 The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Presidents, 2009)AuthorObama, BarackHeadlineSigned by Barack ObamaPublisherCrown PublishersDate Published[2006] Lot #382 Gutenberg and the Book of Books with Bibliographical Notes, Reproductions of Specimen Pages and a Listing of Known Copies View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorJohnson, Henry LewisHeadlineGutenberg and the Book of BooksPublisherWilliam Edwin RudgeDate Published1932 Lot #393 An Historical Account of the British or Welsh Versions and Editions of the Bible With an Appendix containing the Dedications prefixed to the first Impressions View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLlewelyn, ThomasHeadlineHistory of Welsh and English Bibles, 1768PublisherRichard HettDate Published1768 Lot #408 A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorPlomer, Henry R.HeadlineHistory of English printing, 1900PublisherKegan Paul, Trench, TrubnerDate Published1900 Lot #483 Racism in slave-free Ohio - Letter View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$25StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1848)AuthorWilliam F. SmithHeadline1848 Racist letter in slave-free OhioDate PublishedMay 4, 1848 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next