Sale 431: Americana & World History: Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera from the Library of Calvin P. Otto (#431) 07/01/2010 1:00 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 07/01/2010 1:00 PM PDT 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 201-300 of 320. Previous|1234|Next Lot #201 Four maps of North America Heading(Maps - North America)Author**HeadlineFour maps of North AmericaDate Publishedc.1800-1870 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #202 Manuscript Copy of a license for a tavern in Waterton, Massachusetts, the original of which was signed by John Hancock and Samuel Adams Heading(Massachusetts Tavern License)Author**HeadlineLicense for Massachusetts Tavern 1782Date PublishedJan. 23, 1782 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #203 The Treasury of History: Being a History of the World: Comprising a General History, Both Ancient and Modern, of All the Principal Nations of the Globe... AuthorMaunder, SamuelHeadlineHistory of the World by Samuel Maunder 2 volsPublisherHarper & Brothers [or] Henry BillDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #204 History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs AuthorMcKenney, Thomas L. & James HallHeadlineMcKenney & Hall's Indian Tribes 120 Color-platesPublisherD. Rice & A.N. HartDate Published1854 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #205 Journal of a Residence in Scotland, and Tour Through England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy AuthorMcLellan, Henry B.HeadlineJournal of a Residence in Scotland 1834PublisherAllen and TicknorDate Published1834 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #206 Birds of Arabia - Edition De Luxe AuthorMeinertzhagen, Colonel R.HeadlineBirds of Arabia - Edition De LuxePublisherHenry Sotheran LimitedDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #207 Autograph Letter Signed by Samuel Meredith, first Treasurer of the United States, to Sharp Delany, Collector of Customs in Philadelphia AuthorMeredith, SamuelHeadlineLetter from 1st U.S. Treasurer 1790Date PublishedAug. 3, 1790 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #208 Two holograph letters to General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte castigating the U.S. movement towards war and criticizing James K. Polk Heading(Mexican American War)AuthorPutnam, Lewis H.HeadlineLetters against Mexican War 1846-47Date PublishedDec. 21 1846 & Feb. 19 1847 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #209 License to carry arms in Mexico City Heading(Mexico)Author**HeadlineLicense to carry arms in Mexico City 1852Date PublishedJune 30, 1852 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #210 Land grant to Henry Drinker for a tract in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania AuthorMifflin, Thomas - Governor of PennsylvaniaHeadline1796 Pennyslvania Land GrantDate PublishedOctober 1, 1796 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #211 Autograph Letter Signed by James Milligan, Comptroller of the Treasury, to Elbridge Gerry AuthorMilligan, JamesHeadlineLetter from James Milligan to Elbridge Gerry 1785Date PublishedJan. 18th, 1785 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #212 Original sepia-tone photograph by Enos A. Mills AuthorMills, Enos A.HeadlineOriginal sepia-tone photograph by Enos A. MillsDate Publishedc. 1910s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #213 Original sepia-tone photograph by Enos A. Mills AuthorMills, Enos A.HeadlineOriginal sepia-tone photograph by Enos A. MillsDate Publishedc. 1910s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #214 Extracts from Engineers' Reports on The Calumet and Copper Creek Mining Company. Mines and Property, Graham and Pinal Counties, Arizona Heading(Mining - Arizona)Author**HeadlineEngineer report on mining in Pinal County ArizonaPublisherMine, Mille and Smelter OfficeDate Published[1910] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #215 Report on the Lands and Mineral Deposits Belonging to the County Coal and Iron Company of Utah Heading(Mining)AuthorNewberry, J.S.HeadlineReport on Iron Co. of Utah 1882PublisherE. Wells Sacket & RankinDate Published1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #216 Pamphlet for the Tonopah mining camp Heading(Mining - Tonopa, Nevada)Author**HeadlinePamphlet for the Tonopah mining camp 1902PublisherTonopah BonanzaDate Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #217 The Historical Pageant of the Monterey Peninsula: In Twelve Episodes Pictorially Rendered AuthorMora, Jo, illustratorHeadlineHistorical Pagean of Monterey illus by Jo MoraPublisher[Del Monte Properties]Date Published[1933] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #218 Kingdom of the West - ten titles from the series about The Mormons and the American Frontier Heading(Mormons)AuthorBagley, Will, et. al., editorsHeadlineKingdom of the West Arthur H. Clark 10 (of 12)PublisherArthur H. ClarkDate Published1997-2008 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #219 Gold Rush: Twenty-Five Wood Engravings by Barry Moser on a Theme of the Discovery and Mining of Gold in America, Africa, and Australia with a Note on those Prints by the Author AuthorMoser, BarryHeadlineMoser's Gold Rush with 25 wood engravings 1/350PublisherArundel PressDate Published1985 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #220 How the Moving Pictures are Made (caption title) - typescript with ms. corrections Heading(Motion Picture Industry)AuthorChase, MorganHeadline1913 typescript history of motion picturesDate Published1913 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #221 Two Autograph Letters Signed by Lucretia Mott, to Samuel J. May AuthorMott, LucretiaHeadlineLetters from Lucretia Mott to Samuel J. MayDate Published1856 & c.1856 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #222 Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill AuthorMuybridge, EadweardHeadlineCopy photograph of Muybridge Panorama of SFDate Published[1877, printed c.1905] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #223 Frémont: The West's Greatest Adventurer. Being a Biography from Certain Hitherto Unpublished Sources of General John C. Frémont Together with his Wife Jessie Benton Frémont... AuthorNevins, AllanHeadlineFremont: West's Greatest Adventurer 2 vols 1928PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1928 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #224 Hackensack New Jersey 1896 Heading(New Jersey)Author**HeadlineBird's-eye view of Hackensack NJ 1896PublisherO.H. Bailey & Co.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #225 Panama Pacific Universal Exposition (San Francisco, 1915). Catalogue and Description of Exhibits of the Mines Department of New Zealand Heading(New Zealand)AuthorReed, FrankHeadlineCatalogue of New Zealand minerals 1914PublisherJohn Mackay, Government PrinterDate Published1914 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #226 Autograph Letter Signed by Rumualdo Pacheco, regarding politics and other matters AuthorPacheco, RumualdoHeadlineLetter from Rumualdo Pacheco of California 1859Date PublishedMarch 4th, 1859 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #227 A Picture Journey to Farms in Idaho, Washington, Oregon (cover title) Heading(Pacific Northwest)Author**HeadlineWith Photographs of Farms in Pacific NorthwestPublisherPacific Northwest Farm TrioDate Published[c.1930] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #228 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in [1853-55] Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlineComplete Set of Pacific Railway SurveysDate Published1855-1860 View details Estimate$4,000 - $7,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #229 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5 Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlinePacific Railroad Reports Vol. XII, Bks 1 & 2PublisherThomas H. FordDate Published1860 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #230 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4 Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlineUS Expl & Surveys 1853-4 Vol V 1856PublisherBeverly TuckerDate Published1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #231 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4 Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlinePacific Railroad Reports Vol. X plates completePublisherBeverly TuckerDate Published1859 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #232 Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4 Heading(Pacific Railroad Reports)Author**HeadlinePacific Railroad Reports Vol. XI onlyPublisherGeroge W. BowmanDate Published1861 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #233 Seven publications on paleontology Heading(Paleontology)Author**HeadlineSeven publications on paleontologyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #234 Photograph post card of the body of Pablo Lopez after his execution Heading(Pancho Villa)Author**Headlinepost card of Pablo Lopez's body after executionDate Published1916 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #235 Scrapbook of abolitionist Rev. Ashbel B. Green AuthorParmalee, Ashbel B.HeadlineScrapbook of abolitionist Rev. Ashbel B. GreenDate Published1830s-1840s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #236 Group of thirty-eight Civil War era patriotic covers Heading(Patriotic Covers)Author**HeadlineThirty-eight Civil War era patriotic coversDate Publishedc. 1860-1865 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #237 The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club AuthorPeary, Robert E.HeadlineRobert Peary The North Pole First EditionPublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #238 Four volumes on Joseph Pennell's lithographs, drawings and etchings AuthorPennell, JosephHeadlineFour volumes on Joseph Pennell's lithographsPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #239 Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854...Compiled from the Original Notes and Journals...by Francis L. Hawks AuthorPerry, M[atthew] C[albraith]HeadlineAmer Squadron in Japan/China 1852-54-3 volsPublisherA.O.P. NicholsonDate Published1856 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #240 Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854...Compiled from the Original Notes and Journals...by Francis L. Hawks AuthorPerry, M[atthew] C[albraith]HeadlineExpedition China/Japan by MC Perry 1 vol editionPublisherD. AppletonDate Published1857 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #241 Two Programs for Army Relief Society Vaudeville Benefits in the Philippines Heading(Philippines - U.S. Army Relief Society)Author**HeadlinePhilippine Vaudeville Programs for Army ReliefDate Published1912 & 1913 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #242 Original panoramic photograph of the Mt. Tamalpais passenger train Heading(Photograph - Mt. Tamalpais Railway)AuthorWohlbruck, T. C.Headlineorig panoramic photo of Mt. Tamalpais train 1915Date Published1915 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #243 Photograph on board of Yosemite Falls Heading(Photograph - Yosemite Falls)AuthorPillsbury(?), Arthur ClarenceHeadlinePhotograph on board of Yosemite Falls c.1910Date Published[c.1915] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #244 Five Taber views of Yosemite, plus two others Heading(Photographs)AuthorTaber, I.W.HeadlineFive Taber views of Yosemite, plus two othersDate Publishedc. 1880s View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #245 Five large albums of photographs of European views and famous art works Heading(Photographs)Author**HeadlineFive European Photo Albums c 1904-09Date Published1904-1909 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #246 Four tin-type photographs included a hand-tinted image of a Union soldier Heading(Photographs)Author**Headline4 tin types including Union soldierDate Published2nd half 19th century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #247 Group of 16 Cartes-de-Visite including the Wild Men of Borneo, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benjamin Disraeli & others Heading(Photographs)Author**HeadlineGroup of 16 Cartes-de-VisiteDate Published19th century View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #248 Three photograph negatives of the USS Akron flying over San Francisco Bay Heading(Photographs)Author**Headline3 photo negs of USS Akron in flight over SF, CADate Published1938 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #249 Twenty-one stereoscopic glass slides of European views Heading(Photographs)Author**Headline21 stereoscopic glass slides of European viewsDate Published19th century View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #250 For God and Country: A Book Devoted to the History of Sioux City in the World War AuthorPierce, Fred W.HeadlineFor God & Country by Fred Pierce WWIPublisherEdward H. Monahan / The American LegionDate Published1923 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #251 Collection of 13 works on the Popish Plot Heading(Popish Plot - The Calvin P. Otto Collection)Author**HeadlineCollection of 13 works on the Popish PlotPublisherVarious placesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #252 Fourteen volumes of narratives and commentary on the Popish Plot Heading(Popish Plot - The Calvin P. Otto Collection)Author**Headline14 Volumes on the Popish PlotPublisherVarious placesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #253 Ten volumes on the trials of those involved (or believed to have been involved) in the Popish Plot Heading(Popish Plot - The Calvin P. Otto Collection)Author**HeadlineTrials of the Popish Plot participantsPublisherVarious placesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #254 The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M.T. Powell AuthorPowell, H.M.T.HeadlineThe Santa Fé Trail to California - GrabhornPublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #255 History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conquerer Hernando Cortez AuthorPrescott, William H.HeadlineHistory of Conquest of Mexico by Prescott 3 volsPublisherPhillips, Sampson and CompanyDate Published1857 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #256 Campaign literature both for and against John Charles Fremont Heading(Presidential Election - 1856)Author**HeadlineCampaign literature from 1856 Pres. ElectionDate Published1856 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #257 Election ticket issued by the Democratic Party Heading(Presidential Election - 1856)Author**HeadlineDemocrat election ticket for 1856 PresidentDate Published1856 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #258 Group of ephemeral items relating to John Charles Fremont and his run for the Presidency in 1856 Heading(Presidential Election - 1856)Author**Headline1856 ephemera re J.C. Fremont nominationDate Published1856 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #259 Quebec Bridge - color lithograph design submitted by the St. Lawrence Bridge Company Heading(Quebec Bridge)Author**Headlinecolor litho of Quebec Bridge 1911 designPublisherSt. Lawrence Bridge Company LimitedDate Published1911 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #260 Bound volume of 250 unissued stock certificates for shares in the Bristol Railroad Company Heading(Railroads)AuthorBristol Railroad CompanyHeadlineBristol Railroad Company Stock CertificatesDate Published1900s View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #261 Large Collection of Railway Transfer Tickets, etc. Heading(Railroads)Author**HeadlineLarge Collection of Railway Transfer TicketsDate Published1900s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #262 Eight volumes of Americana reference texts Heading(Reference)Author**Headline8 volumes of Americana reference booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #263 Bookplate for David Greene, engraved by Paul Revere Heading(Revere, Paul, engraver)Author**HeadlineBookplate engraved by Paul RevereDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #264 Bookplate for Perez Morton, engraved by Paul Revere Heading(Revere, Paul, engraver)Author**HeadlineBookplate engraved by Paul RevereDate Published[1784] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #265 Bookplate of Isaiah Thomas, engraved by Paul Revere Heading(Revere, Paul, engraver)Author**HeadlineBookplate engraved by Paul RevereDate Publishedc.1798 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #266 Autograph Letter signed by former Tennessee Congressman James B. Reynolds, to Hezekiah Niles, editor of Niles Weekly Register AuthorReynolds, James B.HeadlineLetter about Nullification 1831Date PublishedJanuary 12, 1831 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #267 The Little World Waddies AuthorRhodes, Eugene ManloveHeadlineLittle World Waddies 1st in dj by RhodesPublisherWilliam HutchinsonDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #268 The Chisholm Trail: A History of the World's Greatest Cattle Trail, together with a Description of the Persons, a Narrative of the Events, and Reminiscences Associated with the Same AuthorRidings, Sam P.HeadlineThe Chisholm Trail by Sam RidingsPublisherCo-operative Publishing Co.Date Published[1936] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #269 Three titles by Arnold Rojas AuthorRojas, Arnold R.HeadlineThree titles by Arnold RojasPublisherAcademy Library GuildDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #270 Monarchs of the Wilderness - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. advertisement AuthorRungius, CarlHeadlineRunguis Chromo Union Metallic Cartrige Co. advertPublisherAmerican Lithographic Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #271 Large collection of Salesman's "Dummy" sample books Heading(Salesman's Sample Books - The Calvin P. Otto Collection)Author**HeadlineLarge collection of Salesman's Dummy sample booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #272 Brochure & folding map insert for Associated Terminals Co. in San Francisco Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineBrochure for Associated Terminals San FranciscoDate Publishedc.1920 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #273 [San Francisco in July 1849] Heading(San Francisco)AuthorBurgess, Geo. H.HeadlineChromolithograph of San Francisco in July 1849PublisherH.S. CrockerDate Published1894 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #274 Two Autograph Letters from Walter Conwell to his sisters, written from San Francisco Heading(San Francisco)AuthorConwell, WalterHeadlineLetters from San Francisco in 1871Date PublishedMarch (or May?) 12 & 29, 1871 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #275 Letter concerning the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Heading(San Francisco Earthquake)AuthorThompson, HowardHeadlineLetter concerning 1906 San Francisco EarthquakeDate PublishedJune 15, 1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #276 Gedenkblatter Zur Goethe-Schiller Feier. Veranstallet von den Deutschen Californiens, San Francisco 5-9 November 1895 Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco 1895 Goethe-Schiller FestPublisherL. Roesch Co.Date Published1895 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #277 San Francisco, California - Steel engraved view with surrounding vignettes Heading(San Francisco)AuthorHess, FrederickHeadlineRare engraving of San Francisco, 1875Date Published1875 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #278 Four pieces of ephemera relating to the 1909 Portola Festival in San Francisco Heading(San Francisco - Portola Festival)Author**HeadlineEphemera for San Francisco Portola Festival 1909Date Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #279 Two promotional items for San Francisco real estate Heading(San Francisco - Real Estate)Author**Headline2 promo ephemera items for SF real estateDate Published1910-1915 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #280 2 Blueprints of Light Fixtures for San Francisco Streets Heading(San Francisco - Street Light fixtures)AuthorO'Shaughnessy, M.M., City EngineerHeadline2 Blueprints of Light Fixtures for San FranciscoDate Published[c. 1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #281 The San Francisco Block Book. Fourth Edition: Comprising Fifty Vara Survey, One Hundred Vara Survey, South Beach, Mission, Horner's Additions, Potrero, Western Addition, Richmond District, Sunset District, Flint Tract, etc....Size of Lots...Names of Owners Heading(San Francisco)Author**Headline1906 San Francisco Block BookPublisherHicks-Judd Co.Date PublishedOctober 1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #282 Report of Explorations Across the Great Basin of the Territory of Utah for a Direct Wagon-Route from Camp Floyd to Genoa, in Carson Valley, in 1859 AuthorSimpson, J[ames] H[ervey]HeadlineReport of Explorations Across the Great BasinPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1876 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #283 Autograph Letter Signed by George Forbes, relating to the sale of a female slave, and other commercial matters Heading(Slavery)AuthorForbes, GeorgeHeadlineLetter regarding sale of female slave in BermudaDate PublishedApril 11, 1761 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #284 Autograph Letter Signed by Samuel Smith, to General Tobias E. Stansbury, regarding political matters AuthorSmith, SamuelHeadlineLetter from Sen. Sam Smith to Gen. Stansbury 1823Date PublishedFeb. 15, 1823 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #285 The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of all the Important Events Connected with Its Great City: To Which Are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some Prominent Citizens AuthorSoulé, Frank, John H. Gihon and James NisbetHeadlineAnnals of San Francisco D. Appleton, 1855PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1855 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #286 In the Interest of Fuel Conservation, An Appreciation of Efficient and Meritorious Service Heading(Southern Pacific Railroad)Author**HeadlineScarce Southern Pacific Railroad bookPublisherSouthern Pacific LinesDate Published[c. 1928] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #287 Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Aquatics, Agriculture and the Stage - 2 bound volumes Heading(Sporting)Author**HeadlineSpirit of the Times-collection of issues 1880-83Date Published1880-1883 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #288 Autograph Letter Signed by Stephens, former Confederate Vice President, regarding Reconstruction and aftermath of the Civil War AuthorStephens, Alexander H.HeadlineLetter from Confederate VP Alexander StephensDate Published13 March 1867 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #289 They Also Ran: The Story of the Men Who Were Defeated for the Presidency AuthorStone, IrvingHeadlineThey Also Ran, incribed by Irving Stone in djPublisherDoubleday, DoranDate Published1943 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #290 Jefferson and the Natural World: A Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Jefferson AuthorStones, MargaretHeadlineJefferson and the Natural WorldPublisherUniversity of Virginia LibraryDate Published1993 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #291 Document signed by Caleb Strong, Sixth Governor of Massachusetts AuthorStrong, CalebHeadlineDocument signed by Caleb Strong Mass. GovernorDate PublishedJune 20, 1803 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #292 The Early Days and Men of California AuthorSwasey, W[illiam] F.HeadlineSwasey, Early Days & Men of California 1st Ed.PublisherPacific PressDate Published1891 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #293 Two publications for Swiss-American societies in San Francisco Heading(Swiss Americans)Author**Headline2 pubs for Swiss-Americans in San FranciscoDate Published1894 [and] 1930 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #294 Panorama du Mont Righi. Edition originale Heading(Switzerland)AuthorSiegfried, H., engraverHeadlinePanorama of Mont Righi Switzerland 1850PublisherR. DikenmannDate Published[1850] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #295 Sioux Indian Painting, Part I AuthorSzwedzicki, C., publisherHeadlineSioux Indian Painting, Part IPublisherC. SzwedzickiDate Published1938 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #296 The American Harmony; Or, Royal Melody Complete AuthorTans'ur, WilliamHeadlineEarly American Music BookPublisherDaniel BaileyDate Published1769 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #297 Autograph Letter Signed by Berry Taylor, to his uncle James Taylor, regarding slavery and other matters AuthorTaylor, BerryHeadlineLetter from Berry Taylor about slavery 1820Date PublishedJan. 7, 1820 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #298 The Works AuthorTemple, WilliamHeadlineWorks of William Temple 1720 First Collected EdnPublisherA. Churchill, et alDate Published1720 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #299 The Old Print Shop Portfolio - approximately 300 issues Heading(The Old Print Shop)Author**HeadlineOld Print Shop Portfolio - approx 300 issuesDate Published1950s and 1960s View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #300 Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains AuthorThwaites, Rueben GoldHeadlineExpedition to the Rocky Mountains by ThwaitesPublisherArthur H. ClarkDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next