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Previous|12|Next Lot #2 First convicted American Slave Trader, wife’s plea for mercy Heading(African-American – 1822)AuthorDorcas [Mrs.Joseph F.] SmithHeadline1822 First convicted US Slave Trader - wife’s mercy pleaDate PublishedMarch 20, 1822 View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #3 Letter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to Ohio Heading(African-American, 1822)AuthorWithers, WilliamHeadlineLetter of Virginia slave-holder barred from taking slaves to OhioDate Published1822 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #25 The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County California. Lapham & Haynes prop.rs Sketched from nature by T.A. Ayres AuthorAyres, Thomas A.HeadlineBroadside of the Mammoth Tree Grove YosemitePublisherBritton & ReyDate Published1855 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #39 Manuscript abstract of title workbook for San Francisco Bay Area locales Heading(California - Abstracts of Title)HeadlineAbstracts of tiel for S.F. Bay AreaDate Publishedc.1907 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #40 Ground and Room Plans: The Hotel and Bungalows at Beverly Hills, California, midway between Los Angeles and the sea Heading(California - Beverly Hills)HeadlineRoom plans for Hotel at Beverly Hills 1920'sPublisher[The Hotel]Date Published1920's View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #41 Beverly Hills, California: Midway between Los Angeles and the sea Heading(California - Beverly Hills)AuthorReuss, Velma, compilerHeadlineBeverly Hills promotional booklet 1920'sPublisherBeverly Hills Chamber of CommerceDate Published1920's View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #42 Belle Union Mining and Milling Co. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., California. Capital Stock, $150,000 Heading(California - Grass Valley)HeadlineBelle Union Mining, Grass Valley Cal.Date Published[1907] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold 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... Heading(California - Los Angeles)HeadlineIllustrated History of Los Angeles County 1889PublisherLewis Publishing CompanyDate Published1889 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #45 Scenes along the line of the Mount Lowe Railway Heading(California - Mount Lowe)AuthorRose, G. L.HeadlineMount Lowe booklet with original photographsPublisherG.L. RoseDate Publishedc.1895 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #46 The Story of Mount Lowe Heading(California - Mount Lowe)HeadlineMt. Lowe promotional bookletPublisherPacific Electric Railway Co.Date Published1918 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #47 Nevada County California: The Most Prosperous Mining County of the United States Heading(California - Nevada County)HeadlineNevada County mining booklet c. 1909PublisherNevada County Promotion CommitteeDate Published[c.1909] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold 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 Heading(California - Pleasanton)HeadlinePlaque for Pleasanton AdobeDate Published1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #50 "An Invitation from San Francisco California" (wrapper title) - proposal to hold the 1928 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, with original signed letters and mounted photographs Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineS.F. bids for 1928 Democratic ConventionDate Published1927 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #51 Report of the Secretary of the Interior, Communicating a Copy of the Report of William Carey Jones, Special Agent to Examine the Subject of Land Titles in California Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorJones, William CareyHeadlineJones' Report on California Land Titles with MapDate Published1851 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #52 Real Estate Catalogue, No. 2 (wrapper title) Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineRare San Francisco real estate catalogueDate Publishedc.1870? View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #53 Scenes of the San Francisco Fire and Earthquake, April 18, 1906. Series No. 1. Heading(California - San Francisco)HeadlineTwo San Francisco Earthquake itemsPublisherPhoenix Photo Co.Date Published1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #54 Before the California Highway Commission in re location of Skyline Boulevard, San Francisco to Santa Cruz: Supplemental brief. San Lorenzo Valley route from intersection Fatjo road with Saratoga, California Redwood Park State Road... Heading(California - Santa Cruz)HeadlinePlan for Skyline Boulevard, S.F. to Santa CruzPublisherSentinel PrintDate PublishedJune 3, 1922 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #55 Ben Lomond: The Gem of the Santa Cruz Mountains, California (wrapper title) Heading(California - Santa Cruz)HeadlinePromo for Ben Lomond, Santa CruzDate Published[c.1909] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #56 Index to great register of Sierra County, California, printed for the general election, Tuesday, November 6, 1900 (wrapper title) Heading(California - Sierra County)HeadlineSierra County CA index to great register 1900PublisherMountain Messenger Print.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #57 Views of Sobre Vista, the Home of Col. Geo. F. Hooper in Sonoma Valley, California [inserted at the rear of a bound volume of 25 chromolithograph plates of Olives from Raffaello Pecori's Cultura Dell'Olivo (1891)] Heading(California - Sonoma County)HeadlineRare lithograph views of Sobre Vista Sonoma CountyPublisherH.S. Crocker & Co.Date Published[c.1890s] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #58 Original color etching of Stanford University Heading(California - Stanford University)AuthorEidenberger, JosefHeadlineEidenberger etching of Stanford UniversityDate PublishedMid-20th century View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #62 The Official History of the California Midwinter International Exposition. A Descriptive Record of the Origin, Development and Success of the Great Industrial Expositional Enterprise Heading(California Midwinter International Exposition)HeadlineOfficial History of the California Midwinter Exposition, 1894PublisherH.S. Crocker Co.Date Published1894 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #63 Bungalow Life in California - Union Pacific Salt Lake Route (wrapper title) Heading(California)HeadlineBungalow Life in Southern CaliforniaPublisherRand McNally & Co.Date Publishedc.1910 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #64 Eight volumes on California history published by the Book Club of California Heading(California)HeadlineEight volumes on California by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #65 Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches Heading(California)AuthorField, Stephen JHeadlineField, Early Days in California 1880Publisher"Printed for a few friends, not published"Date Published[1880] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #66 Nine volumes on California history published by the Book Club of California Heading(California)HeadlineNine volumes on California from the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #67 Nine volumes on California History published by the Book Club of California Heading(California)HeadlineNine volumes on California by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #68 Nine volumes on California History published by the Book Club of California Heading(California)HeadlineNine volumes on California by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #69 Report of argument made by William J. Shaw, before the Supreme Court of the state of California, Stephen J. Field, chief justice, Jos. G. Baldwin, W.W. Cope, associate justices, in the case of Hart (Jesse D. Carr) vs. Burnett et al., (involving the validity of Peter Smith titles, and the question of titles in the old missions and villages of California.) Delivered at Sacramento, on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th of December, 1859. Reported by Charles A. Sumner Heading(California)AuthorShaw, William J., et al.HeadlineWilliam J. Shaw before the Supreme Court of CaliforniaPublisherPublished by appellantsDate Published1859 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #70 Ten volumes on California exploration and adventure published by the Book Club of California Heading(California)HeadlineTen volumes on California by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #71 Bulletin No. 8 of the California State Mining Bureau April 1896 J.J. Crawford State Mineralogist Showing by Counties the Mineral Productions of California for the Year 1895 Heading(California)AuthorYale, Charles G.HeadlineCalifornia minerals by county 1895Date Published1896 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #73 Archive of letters, orders, and related items by or to Col. Henry B. Carrington during or shortly after the Civil War Heading(Carrington, Henry B.)HeadlineCivil War Archive Re: Henry B. Carrington.Date Published1861-1865 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #77 Printed Letter by Editors-Publishers of “Harmony”, "Divine Science" magazine Heading(Christian Science, San Francisco)AuthorMalinda and C.L. CramerHeadlineChristian Science-inspired San Francisco Church, 1899PublisherHarmony Publishing Co., Home College of Divine ScienceDate Published[1899] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #93 Manuscript patent deed for a plot of land granted to William Bent Moore, a half-breed, by treaty between various tribes and the U.S. government Heading(Colorado)HeadlineLand grant to Colorado half-breedDate PublishedDecember 29, 1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #97 Letter from Miguel Costanzo to the Viceroy of New Spain, requesting arms for the cavalry corps of the northern provinces, plus a manuscript payment voucher for Costanzo AuthorCostanzo, MiguelHeadlineLetter from Miguel Costanzo to Viceroy of New SpainDate Published1810 & 1794 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #98 A Bibliography of the History of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906. Together with the Text of John W. Dwinelle's Address on the Acquisition of California by the United States of America AuthorCowan, Robert ErnestHeadlineFirst Edition of Cowan's Bibliography of California 1914PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1914 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #99 Seven Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition Catalogues, limited and signed by artists Heading(Cowboy Artists of America)HeadlineSeven Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition Catalogues, signed and limitedPublisherNorthland PressDate Published1971-1979 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #103 Document signed by James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania Heading(Declaration of Independence, Signer)AuthorWilson, JamesHeadlineJames Wilson signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1774 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #106 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directories for the years 1910, 1911, 1915, and 1916 Heading(Directories - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Directories for the years 1910, 1911, 1915, and 1916PublisherH.S. Crocker Co.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #107 Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing May, 1893 Heading(Directories - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Directory for the Year 1893PublisherH.G. LangleyDate Published1893 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #108 San Francisco Directories for the Years 1867 and 1872 Heading(Directories - San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Directories for the Years 1867 and 1872PublisherHenry G. LangleyDate Published1867, 1872 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #121 Marin County California (cover title) AuthorDrake, Sir FrancisHeadlineMarin County California by Sir Francis DrakeDate Published[1915] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #123 Original metal deed box that belonged to California banker and amateur historian Zoeth Skinner Eldredge, with his name lettered on the front in gold ink Heading(Eldredge, Zoeth Skinner - Deed Box)HeadlineDeed box of Zoeth Skinner EldredgeDate Published1890's View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #127 Two pieces of original artwork for the Chugg Water Journal, a handwritten newspaper produced in Fort Laramie in 1849 Heading(Fort Laramie)HeadlineOriginal artwork for 1849 Fort Laramie newspaperDate Published1849 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #134 History of Yolo County California AuthorGregory, TomHeadlineHistory of Yolo County CaliforniaPublisherHistoric Record CompanyDate Published1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #139 The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover on Woodrow Wilson signedPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #140 Californien, dets Nutid og Fremtid. Af J. Hoppe og A. Erman. Oversat af J.S. Schuthe. Med et lithographeret Kort AuthorHoppe, J. and A. ErmanHeadlineHoppe Californien Danish edition 1850 with mapPublisherTrult paa Sh. Steen & Sons ForlagDate Published1850 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #142 Hyatt's Hand-Book of Grape Culture; or, Why, Where, When and How to Plant and Cultivate a Vineyard, Manufacture Wines, etc., Especially Adapted to the State of California. AuthorHyatt, T. HartHeadlineHyatt's Hand Book of Grape Culture for California 1876PublisherA.L. Bancroft & CompanyDate Published1876 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #143 A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide: With a Minute and Interesting Account of one of the Largest Emigrating Companies. (3000 miles over land), from the East to the Pacific Coast. And What is Claimed as the Most Authentic and Reliable Account of "the Virtual conquest of California, in June, 1846, by the Bear Flag Party". AuthorIde, SimeonHeadlineConquest of California by the Bear Flag PartyPublisherPrinted for the SubscribersDate Published[1880] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #150 The Story of My Life: With Her Letters (1887-1901) and a Supplementary Account of her Education Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Ann Mansfield Sullivan - signed and dated by Helen Keller AuthorKeller, Helen and John Albert MacyHeadlineThe Story of My Life by Helen Keller, with AutographPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #152 The California Gold Rush: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853 - inscribed AuthorKurutz, Gary F.HeadlineGary Kurutz The California Gold Rush - inscribedPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1997 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #153 Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806... AuthorLangsdorff, Georg Heinrich vonHeadlineThe Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806PublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #154 California as an Island AuthorLeighly, JohnHeadlineJohn Leighly California As An Island 1/450 copiesPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1972 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #155 A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes with Information and Advice Interesting to All, Particularly Those Who Intend to Visit the Golden Region by a Returned Californian Author[Letts, J. M.]HeadlineLetts' Pictorial View of California 1853PublisherHenry BillDate Published1853 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #160 Marcel Rodd's Sinning In Hollywood...[for] Servicemen Only Heading(Los Angeles - Hollywood night life,1943)AuthorBob Houston, compilerHeadline1943 World War II risque guide to Hollywood night life,1943PublisherMarcel RoddDate Published1943 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #161 Rhapsodies in Wood Heading(Los Angeles - Redwood Architecture, 1927)AuthorCalifornia Redwood SocietyHeadline1920s Los Angeles redwood ArchitectureDate Publishedca. 1927 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #169 Arthur McEwen's Letter AuthorMcEwen, ArthurHeadlineArthur McEwen's Letter, complete 1894-95PublisherArthur McEwenDate Published1894-1895 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #186 The Yosemite AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir The Yosemite First EditionPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #187 Panorama of San Francisco, from California Street Hill AuthorMuybridge, EadweardHeadlineMuybridge's Panorama of San FraniciscoDate Published[1877, printed c.1900] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #189 Five manuscript lists and one typed list of graves of Shoshone who enlisted or may have enlisted in the U.S. Army as soldiers or scouts Heading(Native Americans - Shoshone)HeadlineList of graves of Shoshone soldiers on U.S. armyDate Publishedc.1920's? View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #197 Thank you letter from Richard Nixon to entertainer Rudy Vallee AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineTyped letter from Nixon to Rudy ValleeDate Published1985 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #201 Two original silver photographs of the Chino sugar beet factory in San Bernardino, California Heading(Oxnard, Henry T.)HeadlinePhotos of Chino Sugar Factory in San Bernardino 1891Date Published[c.1891] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #205 Down the Valley, from Union Point. A 238 Heading(Photograph - California - Yosemite)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadlineDown the Valley, from Union Point - albumen photographDate Publishedn.d. [late 1800's] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #206 "El Capitan" from Big Oak Flat Road. A 253 Heading(Photograph - California - Yosemite)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadline"El Capitan" from Big Oak Flat Road. A 253Date Publishedn.d. [late 1800's] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #207 Two photographs of Yosemite, California Heading(Photograph - California - Yosemite)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadlineTwo albumen photographs of Yosemite, CaliforniaDate Publishedn.d. [late 1800's] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #208 Mt. Shasta, Showing Butteville. B 2066 Heading(Photograph - California)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadlineTaber, Mt. Shasta, Showing ButtevilleDate Publishedn.d. [c. 1900] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #209 Two photographs of Monterey, California Heading(Photograph - California)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadlineTwo albumen photographs of Monterey, CaliforniaDate Publishedn.d. [late 1800's] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #231 Two photographs of San Francisco, California Heading(Photographs - California - San Francisco)AuthorTaber, Isaiah WestHeadlineTwo albumen photographs of San FranciscoDate Publishedn.d. [late 1800's] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #233 Two original photographs of the Laugher Ranch in Somerville in eastern Contra Costa County, California Heading(Photographs - Contra Costa County, CA)HeadlinePhotos of Ranch in Contra Costa CountyPublisherLa Perla StudioDate Published1933 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #238 Original manuscript ledger book recording land purchases and related legal proceedings of the Philadelphia, Germantown, & Norristown Railroad Company Heading(Railroad Ledger of Land Purchases)HeadlineLedger for Philadelphia, Germantown, & Norristown RR CompanyDate Publishedc.1896-1917 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #239 Two letters from Joseph S. Alemany, the first Bishop of San Francisco, to William Chapman Ralston, regarding a planned cemetery near Ralston's Belmont mansion Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorAlemany, Joseph SadocHeadlineLetters from Bishop Alemany to W.C. RalstonDate Published1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #240 Three letters from British mining engineer R.M. Brereton to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorBrereton, Robert MaitlandHeadlineEnglish mining engineer writes to W.C. RalstonDate Published1872 & 1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #241 Letter from attorney John T. Doyle to William C. Ralston, enlisting his aid in the construction of a narrow gauge railroad in San Mateo County Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorDoyle, John T.HeadlineLetter to W.C. Ralston about San Mateo railroadDate PublishedDecember 20, 1872 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #242 Two letters from San Francisco banker and mining engineer J.C. Duncan, father of ill-fated dancer Isadora Duncan, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorDuncan, Joseph DuncanHeadlineLetters from Isadora Duncan's father to W.C. ChapmanDate PublishedMarch 26, 1874 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #243 Letter from Laura D. Fair, convicted murderer whose sentence was overturned, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorFair, Laura D.HeadlineLetter from murderer to W.C. RalstonDate PublishedMarch 9th, 1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #244 Three letters from Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field to William C. Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorField, Stephen J.HeadlineLetters from Stephen Field to W.C. RalstolnDate Published1874 & 1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #245 Four letters to William Chapman Ralston from various associates Heading(Ralston's "Ring")HeadlineFour letters to William Chapman RalstonDate Published1868-1872 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #246 Three letters from stage & express and transportation entrepreneur Ben Holladay to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorHolladay, BenHeadlineLetters from Ben Holladay to W.C. RalstonDate Published1868 & 1871 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #247 Letter from Nevada Senator John P. Jones to William C. Ralston, discussing Hawaii, Adolph Sutro, Presidential appointments, etc. Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorJones, John P.HeadlineNevada Senator J.P. Jones writes to William C. RalstonDate PublishedMarch 12, 1875 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #248 Two letters from Frederick Marriott, early aviation booster and publisher of the San Francisco News Letter, to William Chapman Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorMarriott, FrederickHeadlineLetters from Frederick Marriott to W.C. ChapmanDate Published1874 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #249 Letter from mining engineer Isaac L. Requa to William C. Ralston Heading(Ralston's "Ring")AuthorRequa, Isaac LawrenceHeadlineNevada mining engineer writes to W.C. RalstonDate PublishedJanuary 12, 1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #250 Six letters to William Chapman Ralston, San Francisco banker and financier Heading(Ralston's "Ring")HeadlineLetters to William Chapman RalstonDate Published1867-1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #251 Manuscript receipt for a deposit of gold and silver bars valued at $246,865.59 in the Bank of California, signed by W.C. Ralston AuthorRalston, William ChapmanHeadlineRalston receipts for silver and gold barsDate PublishedJune 29, 1867 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #252 The Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806. The Report of Count Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov of His Voyage to that Provincia of Nueva España from New Archangel AuthorRezanov, Nikolai PetrovichHeadlineRezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806PublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1926 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #254 Colusa County: Its History Traced from a State of Nature through the Early Period of Settlement and Development to the Present Day AuthorRogers, Justus H.HeadlineJustus Rogers History of Colusa County, CA 1891Publisher[Justus H. Rogers]Date Published1891 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #260 Thirty-First Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of San Francisco for the Year Ending June 30, 1902 Heading(San Francisco - Golden Gate Park)Headline1902 map of San Francisco Golden Gate Park areaPublisherPhillips, Smyth & Van OrdenDate Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #262 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directories for the years ending 1907 and 1908 Heading(San Francisco)HeadlineSan Francisco Directories for 1907 and 1908PublisherH.S. Crocker and Co.Date Published1907-08 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #263 Five volumes on San Francisco and the California gold rush published by the Book Club of California Heading(San Francisco)HeadlineFive volumes on San Francisco by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #264 Seven volumes on San Francisco history published by the Book Club of California Heading(San Francisco)HeadlineSeven volumes on San Francisco by the Book Club of CaliforniaPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #269 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52. Being a Series of Twenty-three Letters from Dame Shirley to her Sister in Massachusetts AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineThomas Russell printing of the Shirley LettersPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #270 Narrative of a Voyage to California Ports in 1841-42, Together with Voyages to Sitka, the Sandwich Islands & Okhotsk; To Which are Added Sketches of Journeys across America, Asia, & Europe: From the Narrative of a Voyage Round the World AuthorSimpson, GeorgeHeadlineSimpson's Narrative of a Voyage to California PortsPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1930 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #275 Letter from Granville Stuart to his partner Samuel T. Hauser with an overview and accounting of their cattle business AuthorStuart, GranvilleHeadlineLetter from Granville Stuart about cattle businessDate PublishedFebruary 24th, 1881 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #281 Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José de las Piedas, commander of the Mexican forces in Nacogdoches, about of military and civic matters Heading(Texas)AuthorAustin, Stephen F.HeadlineLetter from Stephen F. Austin to Mexican commanderDate Published12 June 1830 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #282 Letter from Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer, surveyor and land speculator in Mexican Texas, to José de las Piedas, commander of the Mexican forces in Nacogdoches, about the replacement of Juan Antonio Padilla as a land commissioner Heading(Texas)AuthorChambers, Thomas JeffersonHeadlineLand surveying in Texas in 1830Date Published9 August 1830 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #283 Letter to Stephen F. Austin, unsigned, regarding the transit of emigrants to his colony Heading(Texas)HeadlineLetter to Stephen F. Austin about emigration into TexasDate PublishedJanuary 3, 1830 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #284 Letter from George Orr to the “Col. Commanding at Nacogdoches” [i.e. José de las Piedras] about a “small Mexican armed vessel” surveying the harbor Heading(Texas)AuthorOrr, GeorgeHeadlineLetter from Texas pioneer 1828Date PublishedNovember 7th, 1828 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #292 Report of the Secretary of War Communicating Information in relation to the geology and topography of California AuthorTyson, Philip T.HeadlineTyson's report on the Geology of CaliforniaDate Published[1850] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #301 Manuscript account of a hunting trip in Wyoming in 1884 Heading(Wyoming - Hunting Manuscript)AuthorUnknownHeadlineMs. account of Wyoming hunting trip 1884Date Published1884 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #302 To Preserve from Defacement and Promote the Use of the Yosemite Valley Heading(Yosemite)AuthorHall, William HammondHeadlinePreserving Yosemite by W.H. Hall 1882PublisherState Office - J.D. Young, Supt. State PrintingDate Published1882 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #394 Navigator's log and course-calculation book for voyages aboard three steamers in the service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Heading(Pacific Mail Steamship Company)HeadlineNavigator's course book for Pacific steamships 1918Date Published1918-1919 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next