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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Alaska. - Volumes 1 & 2 of the Harriman Alaska series Heading(Alaska)AuthorBurroughs, John, John Muir, et alHeadlineVolumes 1 & 2 of Harriman's AlaskaPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1902 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #3 The Crowning of Nature (Coronatio Naturae) - illustrated manuscript Heading(Alchemy)HeadlineAlchemy manuscript with 67 color illustrationsDate PublishedEarly-to-mid 17th century View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000StatusUnsold Lot #4 Original program from a dinner given in honor Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson (aka "Bill W"), signed by Bill and his wife Lois Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)HeadlineProgram signed by AA founder Bill WilsonDate PublishedOctober 7, 1967 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #8 Manuscript book of horoscopes with charts of over 200 European personages of note Heading(Astrology)HeadlineRare manuscript book of horoscopes, 17th centuryDate Published17th century View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Lot #23 A voyage to California, to observe the transit of Venus. By Mons. Chappe d'Auteroche. With an historical description of the author's route through Mexico, and the natural history of that province. Also, a voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee, to make experiments on Mr. Le Roy's time keepers. By Monsieur de Cassini AuthorChappe d'Auteroche, JeanHeadlineEarly Scientific Voyage to California 1772PublisherEdward and Charles DillyDate Published1778 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #37 Original ink portrait of Albert Einstein by Josef Scharl, signed by Einstein in ink Heading(Einstein, Albert)AuthorScharl, JosefHeadlineSigned portrait of Albert EinsteinDate PublishedFebr. 9, 1950 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #46 A Looking Glass for the Times. Or, The former spirit of New-England revived in this generation. To which is added, the reports from the Lords of the Committee of Councils, and the King's order relating to the people called Quakers in New England AuthorFolger, PeterHeadlinePoem by Benjamin Franklin's grandfather printed 1725PublisherPrinted [by Samuel Hall?]Date PublishedPrinted in the Year 17[63] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #48 Letter from Mohandas Gandhi to Professor Samuel "Sam" Higginbottom at the Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, asking for advice and aid in recovery efforts following the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake AuthorGandhi, MohandasHeadlineHandwritten signed letter from Mohandas Gandhi, 1934Date Published26 March 1934 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #67 Manuscript Koran (Qur'an) in naskhi script, signed & dated by the calligrapher, with borders and verse separations in gold Heading(Koran)Headline18th century Koran signed by the calligrapherDate Published1190 AH [1776 AD] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #76 Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from its First Printing in the Year 1620. unto the Year of our Lord, 1698. In Seven Books. AuthorMather, CottonHeadlineCotton Mather's History of New-England 1702PublisherThomas ParkhurstDate Published1702 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #83 Barack Obama's fifth grade yearbook, "Na Opio O Punahou," signed by him with an inscription to a schoolmate Heading(Obama, Barack)HeadlineBarack Obama's 5th grade yearbook inscribed & signedDate Published1972 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Lot #99 O.J. Simpson. Trial of the Century. 1995. - as reported in the Los Angeles Times Heading(Simpson, O.J.)HeadlineComplete LA Times coverage of the OJ Simpson trialPublisherLos Angeles TimesDate PublishedJanuary 24 - October 4, 1995 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #103 The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War AuthorStedman, CharlesHeadlineStedman's American Revolution, 1794, with maps & plansPublisherPrinted for the author, and sold by J. Murray, et al. View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #108 Archive of approximately 265 letters, documents, writings, and other items from and relating to the family and descendants of U.S. President John Tyler, including manuscripts, typed material, partially printed forms, and more, plus silver cups and spoons, an engraved gold watch, and other family memorabilia Heading(Tyler-Goodwyn Family Archive)HeadlineArchive of President John Tyler descendantsDate Publishedc.1832-1980 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #109 Letter from Samuel Varney sent from San Francisco in 1841, to his wife, with mention of Hawaii and the U.S. Exploring Expedition AuthorVarney, SamuelHeadlineLetter sent from San Francisco in 1841Date PublishedOctober 28, 1841 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #153 Hoof-Beats AuthorHart, William S.HeadlineInscribed by William S. Hart to Clarence EllsworthPublisherThe Dial Press, Inc.Date Published1933 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #160 31st Infantry Regiment - "Pro Patria" - Photograph album with 52 original photographs of Curtis Stewart and others of the 31st Infantry Regiment Heading(Korean War)HeadlineKorean War orig photographs in album 31st Infantry RegDate Published1950s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #162 Collection of 19th c. Manuscript Verse Heading(Manuscript Verse)HeadlineCollection of 19th century manuscript versePublisherN.p.Date Publishedc.1811 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #167 Pomponii Melæ Libri Tres De Situ Orbis Cum Observationibus Isaaci AuthorMela, PomponiusHeadlineEarly Geographical References to AmericaPublisherLeonardum StrickiumDate Published1700 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #168 Histoire Des Relations Des Hurons Et Des Abnaquis Du Canada Avec Notre-Dame De Chartres, Suivie De Documents Inedits Sur La Sainte Chemise AuthorMerlet, LucienHeadlineNative Americans' devotion to the Notre-Dame de ChartresPublisherPetrot-GarnierDate Published1858 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #172 The Negro's Visit to the Cottage. Perpetual War, The Policy of Mr. Madison. Personal Narratives of the Civil War by C. E. Dornbusch Heading(Miscellaneous)Headline3 Items of AmericanaPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1812-1961 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #176 A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineMuir's Walk to the Gulf of MexicoPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1916 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #210 The History of Illinois, From Its Discovery and Settlement, To The Present Time AuthorBrown, HenryHeadlineThe History of Illinois - Discovery to 1844PublisherJ. Winchester, New World PressDate Published1844 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #214 Colonial Mobile: An Historical Study, largely from Original Sources of the Alabama-Tombigbee Basin from the Discovery of Mobile Bay in 1519 until the Demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821 AuthorHamilton, Peter J.HeadlineEarly History of Mobile, ALPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1898 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #219 Langley's San Francisco Directory May 1887 Heading(San Francisco)Headline1887 San Francisco DirectoryPublisherFrancis, Valentine & Co.Date PublishedMay 1887 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$75StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next