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 201-250 of 250. Previous|123|Next 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 Lot #301 The Count of Monte-Cristo - With covers advertising Monte Cristo Cigars Heading(Tobacco)AuthorDumas, AlexandreHeadlineBook with covers advertising Monte Cristo CigarsPublisherRoutledgeDate Publishedlate 19th century View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #302 Townsend's Patent Folding Globe HeadingzzfAuthorTownsend, DavidHeadlineTownsend's Patent Folding Globe c.1870PublisherGeorge M. Smith Co./Dennis TownsendDate Publishedc.1870 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #303 Lockwood's Directory of the Paper Manufacturers in the United States and Canada, Together with the Dealers in Paper and Paper Materials and Wholesale Stationers in the Principal Cities. 1877 Heading(Trade Directory)Author**Headline1877 edition of Lockwood's Paper DirectoryPublisherHoward LockwoodDate Published1877 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #304 Lockwood's Directory of the Paper Manufacturers in the United States and Canada, Together with the Dealers in Paper and Paper Materials and Wholesale Stationers in the Principal Cities. 1879 Heading(Trade Directory)Author**Headline1879 edition of Lockwood's Paper DirectoryPublisherHoward LockwoodDate Published1877 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #307 Letter from Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, Transmitting his Accounts for 1816 AuthorTucker, Thomas TudorHeadlineLetter from Thomas Tudor Tucker, U.S. TreasurerPublisherWilliam A. DavisDate Published1817 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #308 Life, Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont AuthorUpham, Charles WentworthHeadlineLife of John Charles Fremont 1856PublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1856 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #310 Manuscript Land Grant on Vellum for property in Augusta County, Virginia, signed by William Gooch as Governor of Virginia Heading(Virginia)AuthorGooch, William, SirHeadlineLand Grant signed by Virginia Gov. Gooch 1746Date Published1746 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #311 Picturesque Detroit and Environs AuthorWarner, Chas. F., editorHeadlinePicturesque Detroit and Environs 1893PublisherPicturesque Publishing CompanyDate Published[1893] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #312 Early California with Block Prints in Color AuthorWeese, MarvinHeadlineEarly California with Block Prints in ColorPublisherHand PrintedDate Published1952 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #313 Manuscript Document Signed by Benning Wentworth as Governor of New Hampshire, being a marriage certificate AuthorWentworth, BenningHeadlineDoc. signed by New Hampshire Gov. Wentworth 1760Date PublishedDec. 1, 1760 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #314 The Letters of the British Spy. Originally published in the Virginia Argus, in August and September, 1803 Author[Wirt, William]HeadlineLetters of the British Spy 1805 2nd editionPublisherSamuel Pleasants, JuniorDate PublishedDecember, 1803 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #315 Two manuscript letters Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., written during his tenures as Auditor then Secretary of the Treasury for the United States AuthorWolcott, Oliver, Jr.HeadlineLetters from Oliver Wolcott Jr. US Sec. TreasuryDate Published1790 & 1795 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #316 Axis Submarine Manual Heading(World War II)Author**HeadlineAxis Submarine Manual 1942PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1942 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #317 24 photographs of action and locales in Europe during World War II, most credited to the U.S. Signal Corps Heading(World War II)Author**HeadlineWW II photos by U.S.Signal CorpsDate Publishedc.1943-5 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #318 Chromolithograph poster for the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, 1884-85 Heading(World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition)Author**HeadlineWorld's Industrial & Cotton Centennial Expo 1885PublisherSouthern Lith. Co.Date Published1884 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #320 Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Fifth Congress. Executive Document No. 2 Heading(Young, Brigham, his copy)AuthorBuchanan, JamesHeadlineBrigham Young's copy of President's MessagePublisherJames B. Steedman, PrinterDate Published1858 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,625StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next