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Previous|12345|Next Lot #201 African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRoosevelt African Game Trails 1/500 signed copiesPublisherScribnersDate Published1910 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #202 Henry Root; Surveyor, Engineer and Inventor: Personal History and Reminiscences with Personal Opinions on Contemporary Events 1845-1921 AuthorRoot, HenryHeadlineHenry Root; Surveyor, Engineer and InventorPublisherPrinted for Private CirculationDate Published1921 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #203 The Fur Hunters of the Far West: A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains AuthorRoss, AlexanderHeadlineRoss's Fur Hunters of the West, 1855PublisherSmith, ElderDate Published1855 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #204 Studies of Western Life by Charles M. Russell, the Cowboy Artist. With Descriptions by Granville Stuart AuthorRussell, Charles M.HeadlineStudies of Western Life by Charles M. RussellPublisherJ. L. Robbins Co.Date Published[1919] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #205 Journal of a Trapper, or Nine Years in the Rocky Mountains: 1834-1843. Being a General Description of the Country, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Etc., and a View of the Life Led by a Hunter in those Regions AuthorRussell, OsborneHeadlineJournal of a Trapper by Russell Osborne 1921Publisher[Syms-York]Date Published1921 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #206 The Beginnings of San Francisco from the Expedition of Anza, 1774 to the City Charter of April 15, 1850. Heading(San Francisco)AuthorEldredge, Zoeth SkinnerHeadlineZoeth Eldredge The Beginnings of San FranciscoPublisherBy the authorDate Published1912 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #207 Souvenir [The Rose of San Francisco] Heading(San Francisco)AuthorHess, Frederick, publisherHeadlineRare San Francisco EphemeraPublisherFrederick HessDate Published[c. 1875] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #208 A Guide Book to San Francisco Heading(San Francisco)AuthorHittell, John S.HeadlineRare guide to San Francisco with maps 1888PublisherThe Bancroft CompanyDate Published1888 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #209 Six architectural renderings of Raycliff Terrace Heading(San Francisco)AuthorParr, Albert & Francis Ward, architectsHeadlineSix architectural renderings of Raycliff TerraceDate Publishedc.1930s View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #210 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 Heading(San Francisco)AuthorSoulé, Frank, John H. Gihon and James NisbetHeadlineThe Annals of San Francisco 1855PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1855 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #211 Original blueprint for the Golden Gate Bridge from 1931 Heading(San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge)AuthorStrauss, JosephHeadlineOriginal blueprint for the Golden Gate BridgeDate Published1931 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #212 Bridging "The Golden Gate" (wrapper title) Heading(San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge)Author[Strauss, Joseph B.]HeadlineRare booklet Bridging the Golden GatePublisher[M.M. O'Shaughnessy?]Date Published[1921] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #213 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the District of San Francisco, from March 12th, 1849, to June 4th, 1849, and a Record of the Proceedings of the Ayuntamiento or Town Council of San Francisco, from August 6th, 1849, until May 3d, 1850. With an Appendix, Containing Official Communications and Correspondence... Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco Proceedings of the Legislative 1860PublisherTowne & BaconDate Published1860 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #214 Interior and exterior photographs of the W.S. Ray Manufacturing Co. Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineW.S. Ray Manufacturing Co. photographsDate Published1920s View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #215 San Francisco and Its Resources: A Souvenir of the Evening Post Heading(San Francisco)Author**HeadlineSan Francisco and Its Resources. 1893Publisher[Evening Post]Date Published[1893] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #216 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**HeadlineThe San Francisco Block Book. Fourth Edition 1906PublisherHicks-Judd Co.Date PublishedOctober 1906 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #217 The Marine Mammals of the North-Western Coast of North America, Described and Illustrated: Together with an Account of the American Whale-Fishery AuthorScammon, Charles M.HeadlineCharles Scammon Marine Mammals of the NW CoastPublisherJohn H. CarmanyDate Published1874 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #218 Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California AuthorSchaeffer, L[uther] M.HeadlineLuther M. Schaeffer Sketches of Travels 1860PublisherJames EgbertDate Published1860 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #219 A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House AuthorSchlesinger, Arthur M., Jr.HeadlineA Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White HouPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1965 View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #220 Reise Durch Einige der Mittlern und Sudlichen Vereinigten Nordamerikanischen Staaten AuthorSchöpf [Schoepf], Johann DavidHeadlineEarly Travels in America by SchoepfPublisherJohann Jacob PalmDate Published1788 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #221 Le Mexique: Son Évolution Sociale AuthorSierra, JustHeadlineLe Mexique: Son Évolution Sociale 2 parts in 3volPublisherJ. BallescaDate Published1900-1902 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #222 The Black Hills Their Wonderful Mineral Wealth and Products. Rapid City, the Gateway and Distributing Point; Facts and Figures of Interest to All (cover title) Heading(South Dakota)Author**HeadlineBlack Hills Their Wonderful Mineral WealthPublisherPoole BrothersDate Published[1886] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #223 The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from the First Vision of Joseph Smith to the Last Courtship of Brigham Young, Including the Story of the Hand-Cart Emigration, the Mormon War, the Mountain-Meadow Massacre, the Reign of Terror in Utah, the Doctrine of Human Sacrifice . . . AuthorStenhouse, T[homas] B.HeadlineStenhouse Rocky Mountain Saints 1873PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1873 View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #224 Life Sketches of a Jayhawker of '49: Actual Experiences of a Pioneer Told by Himself in His Own Way AuthorStephens, L[orenzo] DowHeadlineL D Stephens Life Sketches of a Jayhawker 1916Date Published1916 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #225 Altowan; Or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains by an Amateur Traveler Author[Stewart, William Drummond]HeadlineLife and Adventure in the Rocky MountainsPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1846 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #226 National Geographic Society Member's Pass Stratosphere Flight of 1935 Heading(Stratobowl Pass)Author**HeadlineMember's Pass Stratosphere Flight of 1935Date Published1935 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #227 The City of Syracuse and Its Resources, Illustrated. AuthorSutherland, H. J.Headlinecity of syracuse 1893PublisherSyracuse News Publishing Co.Date Published1893 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #228 New Helvetia Diary: A Record of Events Kept by John A. Sutter and His Clerks at New Helvetia, California, from September 9, 1845, to May 25, 1848 AuthorSutter, John A.HeadlineNew Helvetia Diary 1/950 GrabhornPublisherThe Grabhorn Press with the Society of California PioneersDate Published1939 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #229 Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire AuthorTaylor, BayardHeadlineBayard Taylor's Eldorado 2nd Edition 1850PublisherGeorge P. PutnamDate Published1850 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #230 Seven Years' Street Preaching in San Francisco, California; Embracing Incidents, Triumphant Death Scenes, Etc. AuthorTaylor, WilliamHeadlineSeven Years' Street Preaching in San FranciscoPublisherFor the AuthorDate Published[1856] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #231 Difficulties on Southwestern Frontier. Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the House, information in reference to the difficulties on the southwestern frontier. 36th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 52 Heading(Texas)Author(Buchanan, James and John B. Floyd, et al)HeadlineDifficulties on Southwestern Frontier.Date Published1860 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #232 John Taylor & Co. Importers, Dealers and Manufacturers of Assayers' Materials, Mine and Mill Supplies... Heading(Trade Catalog)Author**HeadlineAssayers Materials Trade CatalogDate Published[1899] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #233 Tourists' Illustrated Guide to the Celebrated Summer and Winter Resorts of California Adjacent to and Upon the Lines of the Central and Southern Pacific Railroads AuthorTruman, Ben C.HeadlineIllustrated Guide Resorts of California 1883PublisherH.S. Crocker & Co.Date Published1883 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #234 The Washington 89 AuthorTweney, George H.HeadlineThe Washington 89 signed limited 1989PublisherSagebrush PressDate Published1989 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #235 Diary of a Physician in California: Being the Results of Actual Experience including Notes of the Journey by Land and Water and Observations on the Climate, Soil, Resources of the Country, etc. AuthorTyson, James L.HeadlineTyson Diary of a Physician in California 1850PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1850 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #236 Guide to the Union Pacific Railroad Lands: 12,000,000 Acres Best Farming and Mineral Lands in America, for Sale by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, in Tracts to Suit Purchases and at Low Prices. Heading(Union Pacific Railroad)Author**HeadlineGuide to Union Pacific Railroad Lands 1870PublisherRepublican Steam Printing HouseDate Published1870 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #237 Union Pacific Railroad: the great national highway between the Missouri River and California. The direct route to Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada, and California. Open from Omaha to the mountains Heading(Union Pacific Railroad)Author**HeadlineRare Pacific Railroad pamphlet 1868PublisherHorton & LeonardDate Published1868 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #238 Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures; or Life in the West. To Which will be Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire: Embracing History, Statistics and Geography, and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the West AuthorVan Tramp, John C.HeadlinePrairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures Van TrampPublisherGilmore & SegnerDate Published1866 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #239 Nine view book with photographic illustrations, many of them tipped in, some color Heading(View Books)Author**HeadlineNine view book with photographic illustrationsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #240 Four view books with tipped-in color plates of Rocky Mountain Scenery Heading(View Books - Rocky Mountains)Author**HeadlineColor plates of Rocky Mountain SceneryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #241 Experiences of Pioneer Life in the Early Settlements and Cities of the West AuthorWalker, James B.HeadlineJames Walker Experiences of Pioneer Life 1881PublisherSumner & Co.Date Published1881 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #242 Warner's History of Dakota County, Nebraska. From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Ye Olden Times. AuthorWarner, M. M.HeadlineHistory of Dakota County, Nebraska 1893PublisherLyons Mirror Job OfficeDate Published1893 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #243 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding trade in the British West Indies following the War of 1812 Heading(War of 1812)AuthorDavis, Samuel ("for myself, Convers Lilly and Isaac Reed")HeadlineRare ALs on trade in the West IndiesDate PublishedJuly 19, 1815 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #244 A Sojourn in California by the King's Orphan: The Travels and Sketches of G.M. Waseurtz af Sandels, a Swedish gentleman who visited California in 1842-1843 AuthorWaseurtz af Sandels, G. M.HeadlineGrabhorn Press A Sojourn in CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1945 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #245 Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States, The XIX Day of September MDCCXCVI - One of 50 copies on vellum Heading(Washington, George)Author**HeadlineWashington's Farewell Address 1/50 on vellumPublisher[Grabhorn Press]Date Published[1922] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #246 California and Alaska and Over the Canadian Pacific Railway AuthorWebb, William SewardHeadlinealaska travel exploration etchingsPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1890 View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #247 Autograph Letter, signed, to US Congressman William Burleigh, asking his help in settling a claim against Spain Heading(Webster, Daniel)AuthorBragdon, Capt. JosiahHeadlineDaniel Webster represents Maine ship CaptainDate PublishedNovember 1823 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #248 Around The Horn in '49. Journal Of The Hartford Union Mining And Trading Company. Containing The Name, Residence And Occupation Of Each Member, With Incidents Of The Voyage, &c. &c. Author[Webster, George G.]HeadlineAround The Horn in '49. by George WebsterPublisher[L.J. Hall]Date Published[1898] View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #249 The Gold Seekers of '49: A Personal Narrative of the Overland Trail and Adventures in California and Oregon from 1849 to 1854 AuthorWebster, KimballHeadlineThe Gold Seekers of '49: A Personal NarrativePublisherStandard Book Co.Date Published1917 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #250 Ten works of Western Americana printed at the Grabhorn Press Heading(Western Americana)Author**HeadlineWestern Americana printed at the Grabhorn PressPublisherGrabhorn PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #251 Mapping the Transmississippi West...1540-1861 AuthorWheat, Carl I[rving]HeadlineWheat's Mapping the Transmississippi WestPublisherInstitute for Historical CartographyDate Published1957-1963 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #252 Preliminary Report Concerning Explorations and Surveys Principally in Nevada and Arizona. Prosecuted in Accordance with...Instructions...from Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers. Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers. 1871 AuthorWheeler, George M.HeadlineSurveys in Nevada and Arizona 1872PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1872 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #253 Reminiscences of a Sportsman AuthorWhitney, J. ParkerHeadlineReminiscences of a Sportsman fishing huntinPublisherForest & Stream Publishing Co.Date Published1906 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #254 Autograph Letter, signed, to explorer Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied Heading(Wied-Neuwied, Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu)Author**HeadlineALS Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-NeuwiedDate PublishedJuly 1, 1814 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #255 Narrative and Critical History of America AuthorWinsor, Justin, editorHeadlineNarrative & Critical History of America 7 (of 8)PublisherHoughton, Mifflin / Riverside PressDate Published[1886]-1889 View details StatusUnsold Lot #256 The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing a History of Dodge County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc., and Extensive and Minute Sketch of its Cities, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools, Societies . . . Heading(Wisconsin)Author(Butterfield, C. W., et al)HeadlineHistory of Dodge County Wisconsin 1880PublisherWestern Historical Co.Date Published1880 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #257 George Yount: The Kindly Host of Caymus Rancho AuthorWood, Ellen LamontHeadlineGeorge Yount: The Kindly Host of Caymus RanchoPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #258 Pages of Glory and History: The 91st Division in Argonne and Flanders Heading(World War I)Author**HeadlinePages of Glory and History: The 91st DivisionPublisher"City of Paris"Date Publishedc. 1920 View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #259 Japanese Propaganda Poster Appealing to Filipino Anti-American Nationalism Heading(World War II Propaganda Poster)Author**HeadlineWWII Japanese Propaganda PosterDate Publishedc.1942 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #260 Yosemite photograph cards - housed in album Heading(Yosemite)AuthorCady, MedaHeadlineYosemite photograph cards - housed in albumDate Published1928 View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #261 Photo album from a visit to Yosemite in 1910 Heading(Yosemite)Author**HeadlinePhoto album from a visit to Yosemite in 1910Date Published1910 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #262 Three view books, etc., on Yosemite Heading(Yosemite)Author**HeadlineThree view books, etc., on YosemiteDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #263 Sixty-three Years in the Oilfields AuthorYoule, W.E.HeadlineSixty-three Years in the OilfieldsPublisherFuller Printing Co.Date Published[c. 1926] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #264 Theatrum terrae sanctae et biblicarum historiarum HeadingzzcAuthorAdrichom, Christian vanHeadlineAdrichom's Holy Land with Jerusalem plan 1628Publisher[Officina Birckmannica]Date Published[1628] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #265 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding Guano from, the Island of Ichaboe Headingzzc(Africa)AuthorHoffman, CharlesHeadlineGuano from, the Island of IchaboeDate PublishedApril 4, 1846 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #266 The Farming Book 1768 (ms. cover title) Headingzzc(Agriculture)Author**HeadlineMs. book of monthly farming advice 1768Date Published[c.1767] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #267 Series of 16 maps of Mendoza Province in Argentina Headingzzc(Argentina)Author**Headline16 maps of Mendoza Province in ArgentinaDate Published1957 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #268 Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia AuthorAtkinson, Thomas WitlamHeadlineAtkinson's Siberia with mezzotint frontis. 1859PublisherJ.W. BradleyDate Published1859 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #269 Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor and the Russian Acquisitions on the Confines of India and China. With Adventures Among the Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours, Manyargs, Toungouz, Touzemtz, Goldi, and Gelyaks; The Hunting and Pastoral Tribes HeadingzzcAuthorAtkinson, Thomas WitlamHeadlineAtkinson's Travels on the Amoor 1860PublisherHarperDate Published1860 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #270 Les péripéties de l'aviation Headingzzc(Aviation)AuthorXaudaró, J[oaquin]HeadlineRare French juvenile on Aviation 1911PublisherGarnier FrèresDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #271 The Falkland Islands HeadingzzcAuthorBoyson, V.F.HeadlineV.F. Boyson The Falkland Islands 1924PublisherClarendon PressDate Published1924 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #272 WITHDRAWN Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition HeadingzzcAuthorByrd, Richard E.HeadlineRichard Byrd Discovery SignedPublisherPutnam'sDate Published1935 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #273 Three pamphlets on the use of Hanover forces in the pay of Great Britain HeadingzzcAuthorChesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, and Edmund WallerHeadlineUse of Hanover forces in the pay of Great BritainPublisherT. CooperDate Published1743 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #274 Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton. In which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations Headingzzc(China)AuthorBarrow, JohnHeadlineBarrow's Travels in China 1804 with color platesPublisherT. Cadell and W. DaviesDate Published1804 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #275 Biographies of Twelve Chinese Great Scholars [Zhongguo xue shi tu] Heading(China)HeadlineBiographies of Twelve Chinese Great ScholarsDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #276 China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, &c. Edited Principally from the Originals in the Cabinet of the Late M. Bertin: With Observations, Explanatory, Historical, and Literary by M. Breton. Translated from the French Headingzzf(China)AuthorBreton [de la Martinier, Jean Baptiste Joseph]HeadlineHand-colored costume plates of ChinaPublisherPrinted by Howlett & BrimmerDate Published1824 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #277 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding school for the blind in China Headingzzc(China)AuthorCumming, Constance F. GordonHeadlineRev. Murray's school for the blind in ChinaDate PublishedFebruary 24th, 1898 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #278 Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China... Headingzzc(China)AuthorEllis, HenryHeadlineEllis' Embassy to China 1817PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1817 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #279 Chuan Xing Bi Du Xia Jiang Tu Kao (on wrapper-label) [The Essential Chart for Navigating the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River] Headingzzc(China)AuthorGuo ZhangHeadlineRare charting of Three Gorges Yangtze RiverPublisherXiu Hai Shan Fang Shu Ju (?)Date PublishedPreface dated 1889 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #280 Printed Letter: “Canton & Hong Kong Opium Market Report” and “Shanghai and Woonsung Opium Markets” Headingzzc(China)AuthorLindsay & Co.HeadlineCanton & Hong Kong Opium Market Report 1854Date PublishedJuly 14-21, 1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #281 Autograph Letter, signed, as attorney for Jabez. B. Crook regarding a steam engine model presented to the Chinese Emperor Headingzzc(China)AuthorStaples, J.B.HeadlineSteam Engine Presented to Chinese EmperorDate PublishedDecember 9, 1843 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #282 Romantic China: An album containing forty-two photographic studies of China's Historic Monuments and Charming Beauty Spots complete with descriptive and historical notes Headingzzc(China)AuthorWhite BrothersHeadlinePhotos of Romantic China 1930PublisherBrowhite ArtsDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #283 "Pour le Prospectus, Souvenirs de l'Orient, Par M. Le Comte de Marcellus. Ancient Ministre Plenipotentiare" Headingzzc(Archaeology, Greece)AuthorComte de MarcellusHeadlineFrench diplomat who save the Venus de MiloDate Published[c.1838] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #284 National Costumes of the M.P.R. Headingzzc(Costume)AuthorYadamsuren, U.HeadlineNational Costumes of the M.P.R.PublisherState Publishing HouseDate Published1967 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #285 The Life of Lord Curzon. Being the Authorized Biography of George Nathaniel Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G. Heading(Curzon, George Nathaniel, Lord)AuthorRonaldshay, Lawrence, EarlHeadlineRonaldshay's Life of Lord CurzonPublisherBoni & LiverightDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #286 Our Viceregal Life in India. Selections from my Journal 1884-1888 AuthorDufferin & Ava, Harriot (The Marchioness)HeadlineViceregal Life in India by Marchioness DufferinPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1889 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #287 Histoire Civile, Physique et Morale de Paris HeadingzzcAuthorDulaure, J.A.HeadlineHistoire Civile, Physique et Morale de ParisPublisherBaudouis FreresDate Published1825-1826 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #288 The World Displayed; Or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writes of all Nations... Headingzzc(Early Voyages)Author**HeadlineThe Workd Displayed - Early VoyagesPublisherJ. NewberyDate Published1760-61 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #289 Six pages of handwritten advice for the European traveler Headingzzc(Europe)Author**HeadlineAdvice for the European Traveler c.1830Date Published[c. 1830] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #290 The New Chronicles of England and France, In Two Parts HeadingzzcAuthorFabyan, RobertHeadlineNew Chronicles of England & France Fabyan 1811PublisherF.C. and J. Rivington, et. al.Date Published1811 View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #291 A History of Europe AuthorFisher, H.A.L.HeadlineA History of Europe 3 finely bound volumesPublisherEyre and SpottiswoodeDate Published1938 View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #292 The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster; With some Special Cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer. In the I, II, III, IV, and V Years of his present Majesty King George II HeadingzzcAuthorFitz-Gibbons, JohnHeadlineArgued & Adjudged in the Court of King's BenchPublisherJ. WalthoeDate Published1732 View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #293 Storia Delle Indie Orientali HeadingzzcAuthorFlechia, GiovanniHeadlineStoria Delle Indie OrientaliPublisherSebastiano Franco E FigliDate Published1862 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #294 War With France! Or, Who Pays the Reckoning? In an Appeal to the People of England! Heading(France)Author**HeadlineWar With France! Or, Who Pays the Reckoning?PublisherJames RidgwayDate Published1793 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #295 De la Grèce a la Chine [&] De la Chine au Japon AuthorGrousset, RenéHeadlineRene Grousset volumes on Asiatic artPublisherLes Documents d'ArtDate Published1948 & [1951] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #296 Hall's Chronicle; Containing the History of England, During the Reign of Henry the Fourth, and the Succeeding Monarchs, to the end of the Reign of Henry the Eighth, in Which are Particularly Described the Manners and Customs of those Periods. Carefully Collated with the Editions of 1548 and 1550 HeadingzzcAuthorHall, [Edward]HeadlineHall's Chronicle History of England 1809PublisherJ. Johnson, et. al.Date Published1809 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #297 Typed Letter, signed as British Governor of Bengal Headingzzd(Tibet)AuthorAnderson, John [Vicount Waverly]HeadlineIndian Governor treks toward TibetDate PublishedNovember 1, 1932 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #298 "Confidential" Typed Letter, Signed as British Political Agent Headingzzc(Military - Espionage)AuthorPeacock, Captaine H.B.HeadlineTURKISH SPY IN INDIA DURING WORLD WAR IDate PublishedJune 29, 1915 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #299 Autograph Letter, signed, to Thomas Maurice regarding his works on India and Hindustan Headingzzc(Archaeology, India)AuthorYatman, MatthewHeadlineLetter between Indian history scholarsDate PublishedOctober 26, 1802 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #300 Poetical Greetings from the Far East. Japanese Poems Headingzzc(Japan)AuthorFlorenz, KarlHeadlinePoetical Greetings from the Far EastPublisherT. HasegawaDate Published[c.1896] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next