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Previous|12|Next Lot #2 Autograph letter, signed, from Adams to Oliver Fiske regarding an appointment for his son AuthorAdams, John QuincyHeadlineALS from John Quincy Adams 1821Date PublishedNov. 24, 1821 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,173StatusSold Lot #5 A Discourse, Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers; with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I - signed presentation from John Adams Heading(Adams, John)AuthorMayhew, JonathanHeadlinePresentation from John AdamsPublisherHall & GossDate Published1818 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$10,123StatusSold Lot #8 Manuscript document affirming sale of a large number of slaves by Albert G. Goodwyn to William A. Goodwyn and Edward T. Goodwyn, for $1 Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1841)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert G.HeadlineSlaves used as loan collateral, 1841Date PublishedFebruary 8, 1841 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #9 Manuscript deed of sale for eight slaves to William Bibb, for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Goodwin and her children Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1842)AuthorTaylor, William H.HeadlineSale of slaves for $10 to a family friendDate PublishedFeb. 3, 1842 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$201.90StatusSold Lot #10 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his niece Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Binajah S.HeadlineDocument transferring 14-year-old slaveDate PublishedNov. 16, 1843 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$190.20StatusSold Lot #11 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young female slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his sister Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Peyton D.HeadlineDocument transferring 6-year-old slave girlDate PublishedNov. 20, 1843 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #12 Manuscript tax list delineating land ownership and 31 slaves Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1850)HeadlineTax list with 31 slaves c.1850Date Publishedc.1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$190.20StatusSold Lot #16 Georgia Secessionist to Dixie Racist, Letter after Republican Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election Heading(African-American)AuthorGunn, D. F.Headline1888 Ex-Georgia Secessionist's racist letterDate Published1888 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #17 Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Blacks voters in Huntsville, Alabama during the presidential campaign Heading(African-American)AuthorMcCullough, A.W.Headline1884 Alabama Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Black votersDate Published1884 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #19 New York woman describes Georgia slaves Christmas celebration Heading(African-American)AuthorParemelee, Mary ElizabethHeadline1846 New York woman observes Georgia slaves Christmas celebrationDate PublishedJan. 14, 1846 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$705StatusSold Lot #33 The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler - Chester A. Arthur's copy Heading(Arthur, Chester A.)AuthorMacKenzie, William L.HeadlineChester A. Arthur's CopyPublisherCook & Co.Date Published1845 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$822StatusSold Lot #50 Signed program from a production of his all-soldier musical show, "This is the Army" AuthorBerlin, IrvingHeadlineIrving Berin signed program "This is the Army"PublisherUnited States Army Special Service Div.Date Publishedc.1943 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #53 Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress. Vol. IV (only) - James Buchanan's copy Heading(Buchanan, James)HeadlineJames Buchanan's copyPublisherThomas B. WaitDate Published1821 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,758StatusSold Lot #57 Letter from a Sacramento business man on a visit to Portland in 1853, discussing both California and Oregon Heading(California & Oregon)AuthorSmith, Enos A.HeadlineLetter from Oregon with California content 1853Date PublishedFebruary 1st, 1853 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #60 Archive of business ledgers, check record books, receipts, and other items relating to the agricultural and business endeavors of James P. Anderson of Arcata, Humboldt County, California Heading(California - Humboldt County)AuthorAnderson, James P.HeadlineArchive of Humboldt County agriculural entrepreneurDate Publishedc.1880-1915 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,290StatusSold Lot #79 Mineral Springs and Health Resorts of California with a Complete Chemical Analysis of Every Important Mineral Water in the World Heading(California)AuthorAnderson, WinslowHeadlineImportant work of California balneologyPublisherThe Bancroft CompanyDate Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #82 New York lawyer travels to pre-Rebellion Canada Heading(Canada)AuthorPaige, Alonzo ChristopherHeadline1831 New York lawyer travels to British CanadaDate Published1831 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #91 Inscribed Photograph of Cesar Chavez with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape Strike Heading(Chavez, Cesar)HeadlineCesar Chavez 1966 Inscribed photograph with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape StrikeDate Published1966 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$646.50StatusSold Lot #92 Letter from a survivor of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, to his sister, describing his experiences in great detail Heading(Chicago Fire)HeadlineLetter describing Great Chicago Fire of 1871Date PublishedOct. 19th, 1871 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #94 Confederate muster roll for Co. E of the Battalion of Sharp Shooters, 3rd Brigade Reserve Division, Army of Tennessee Heading(Civil War)HeadlineConfederate muster roll 1863Date Publishedc.1863 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$880.50StatusSold Lot #95 Archive of 48 handwritten letters between Horton M. Detrick and Jennie Andrews while Horton was serving in the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War Heading(Civil War)AuthorDetrick, Horton M. & Jennie AndrewsHeadlineArchive of Civil War lettersDate PublishedApril 16, 1864-June 10, 1865 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,343StatusSold Lot #96 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his parents Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$529.50StatusSold Lot #97 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedJune 20, 1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #98 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$646.50StatusSold Lot #106 The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland, Twenty-second President of the United States - inscribed by Cleveland to Albert J. Barr AuthorCleveland, GroverHeadlinePublic Papers of Grover Cleveland inscribed to an appointeePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1889 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,407StatusSold Lot #114 The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineAutobiography of Calvin Coolidge signed limited editionPublisherCosmopolitan Book CorporationDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,290StatusSold Lot #116 Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineInscribed by Calvin CoolidgePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1919 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500.25StatusSold Lot #119 Post Return of Fort Philip Kearny, D.T., commanded by Captain Tenedor Ten Eyck 18th U.S. Infantry for the month of August, 1866 Heading(Dakota Territory)AuthorTen Eyck, TenedorHeadlinePost Return for Fort Phil Kearny in Dakota Territory 1866Date PublishedSeptember 1st, 1866 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$705StatusSold Lot #123 Typed letter, signed, during his final stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center AuthorEisenhower, Dwight D.HeadlineLetter from Eisenhower's final hospital stayDate PublishedJanuary 31, 1969 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #127 A Discourse on the Revolutions of the Surface of the Globe - Millard Fillmore's copy Heading(Fillmore, Millard)AuthorCuvier, G.HeadlineMillard Fillmore's copy of Cuvier's essay on catastrophismPublisherCarey & LeaDate Published1831 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #137 The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson - signed by Herbert Hoover AuthorHoover, Herbert ClarkHeadlineHerbert Hoover Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson Signed Limited EditionPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book Co.Date Published[1958] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #139 Letter from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins, Special Assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, about German saboteurs landing on Long Island AuthorHoover, J. EdgarHeadlineLetter from J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins 1942Date PublishedJuly 10, 1942 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$9,563StatusSold Lot #150 Two items inscribed and signed by Lady Bird Johnson Heading(Johnson, Lady Bird)HeadlineTwo items inscribed by Lady Bird JohnsonDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #151 WITHDRAWN - A Time For Action - signed by President Johnson AuthorJohnson, Lyndon B.HeadlineInscribed by President Lyndon B. JohnsonPublisherAtheneumDate Published1964 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #152 Profiles In Courage AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineProfiles in Courage inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956, but 1957] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,718StatusSold Lot #163 Reminiscences AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineDouglas MacArthur ReminiscencesPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #167 Thirteen indentures made the Overseers of the Poor, Town of Reading, Massachusetts Heading(MassachusettsHeadlineIndentured servants in Massachusetts 1769-1813Date Published1769-1813 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #169 Autograph sentiment from William McKinley, Christmas Day, 1893 AuthorMcKinley, WilliamHeadlineChristmas day Inscription from William McKinleyDate PublishedDec. 25, 1893 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #182 Printed document signed by James Monroe as Secretary of State, "Additional Instructions to the public and private armed vessels of the United States" AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineSigned by James Monroe, 1812Date PublishedNovember 7th, 1812 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$705StatusSold Lot #197 Phelps's Travellers' Guide Through the United States; Containing Upwards of Seven Hundred Rail-Road, Canal, and Stage and Steam-Boat Routes. Accompanied with a New Map of the United States AuthorPhelps, HumphreyHeadlineFamous guide for U. S. travelers by Humphrey PhelpsPublisherPhelps, Ensigns & ThayerDate Published1847 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #202 Typed letter, signed, as Governor of California AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineSigned by Governor Ronald ReaganDate PublishedAugust 4, 1967 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #206 Presidential Appointment, signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineAppointment signed by Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedOctober 19, 1902 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #207 The Rough Riders AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRough Riders Signed by Teddy RooseveltPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1899 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$3,443StatusSold Lot #218 Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence, and Its Perils AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadlineWilliam Howard Taft signed bookPublisherYale University PressDate Published1914 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,173StatusSold Lot #221 Two manuscript day books for the International Longshoremen's Association in Houston, Texas Heading(Texas)HeadlineTexas longshoremen in the Great DepressionDate Published1927-1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #223 Manuscript journal kept by Henry S. Powell recording a railroad journey from Ohio to California and back Heading(Travel Diary - Ohio to California)AuthorPowell, Henry S.HeadlineDiary of rail trip from Ohio to California 1893Date PublishedApril-July 1893 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #227 Letter from John Tyler to his son Robert Tyler, regarding negotiations with France and other matters AuthorTyler, JohnHeadlineJohn Tyler writes his son about negotiations with FranceDate PublishedMay 13, 1834 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #230 The Plays of William Shakespeare in Miniature, Volume 6 (only) - Martin Van Buren's copy Heading(Van Buren, Martin)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineMartin Van Buren's ShakespearePublisherC. WhittinghamDate Published1804 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,524StatusSold Lot #235 Two handbooks produced by the U.S. Navy for personnel on Saipan shortly after the end of World War II Heading(World War II - Saipan)AuthorSmith, Donald F.HeadlineHandbooks for U.S. Navy personnel on SaipanDate Published1946-1947 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$120StatusSold Lot #239 Campamento en Africa: Viaje de un Médico Heading(Africa)AuthorAgundis, Teódulo ManuelHeadlineBig game hunting in AfricaPublisherContinentalDate Published1954 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #240 Heroes of the Dark Continent and How Stanley Found Emin Pasha. Heading(Africa)AuthorBuel, J.W.HeadlineHeroes of the Dark ContinentPublisherB.F. JohnsonDate Published1890 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #241 Letter from James Eden in Monrovia, Liberia, to William Lowrie in New York, describing the state of his church and other matters Heading(Africa)AuthorEden, James, Rev.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1845Date PublishedNov. 13, 1845 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #242 Letter from Monrovia, Liberia, describing his efforts in his missionary activities, and illness and other circumstances that are causing difficulties in their execution Heading(Africa)AuthorEllis, W.W.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1847Date PublishedOct. 12, 1847 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #243 Cien días de safari Heading(Africa)AuthorEstrada, Julio E.HeadlineOn safari in Africa`Date Published1948 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #244 Letter from the wife of a missionary in Liberia describing in lengthy and painstaking detail his illness and death Heading(Africa)AuthorSawyer, Catharine A.HeadlineDeath of a missionary in Africa described, 1843Date PublishedDecember 6, 1843 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #245 Guide du voyageur pour les antiquités et curiosités naturelles de Pouzol, et de environs... AuthorAncora, Gaetano d'HeadlineAntiquities of Pozzuoli, Italy, 1792PublisherChez Zambraia ImprimeurDate Published1792 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #246 A Voyage Around the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq.; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas AuthorAnson, GeorgeHeadlineAnson's Voyage Around the World 1748PublisherPrinted for the Author by John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1748 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,993StatusSold Lot #247 Eight volumes on Antarctic exploration Heading(Antarctic)HeadlineEight volumes on Antarctic explorationDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #248 Jean-Baptiste Charcot 1967-1936 Heading(Antarctica)Author[Charcot, Jean-Baptiste].HeadlineJean-Baptiste Charcot 1967-1936PublisherYacht Club de FranceDate Published1936 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #249 British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition Heading(Antarctica)HeadlineBritish Antarctic Expedition Physiography 1910-13PublisherHarrison and Sons, LtdDate Published1923 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #250 The Log of the Scotia Expedition Heading(Antarctica)AuthorBruce, William SpeirsHeadlineThe Log of the Scotia 1902-04PublisherEdinburgh University PressDate Published1992 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237StatusSold Lot #251 Journal de L'Expedition Antarctique Française 1903-1905, Le "Français" au Pôle Sud Heading(Antarctica)AuthorCharcot, Jean-BaptisteHeadlineSigned by Charcot, his account of French Antarctic ExpeditionPublisherErnest FlammarionDate Published1906 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #252 Zum Kontinent des Eisigen Südens. Deutsche Südpolarexpedition. Fahrten und Forschungen des "Gauß" 1901 - 1903. Mit 400 Abbildungen im Text und 21 Tafeln und Karten Heading(Antarctica)AuthorDrygalski, Erich vonHeadlineOfficial account of the German Antarctic Expedition 1901-03PublisherDruck und Verlag von Georg ReimerDate Published1904 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #253 Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events Heading(Antarctica)AuthorHeadland, Robert K.HeadlineChronological List of Antarcti ExpeditionsPublisherCambridge University PressDate Published1989 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$155.10StatusSold Lot #254 Argonauts of the South Heading(Antarctica)AuthorHurley, FrankHeadlineArgonauts of the South - Adventures in the AntarcticPublisherG. P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1925 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225.30StatusSold Lot #255 Geographical Narrative and Cartography Heading(Antarctica)AuthorMawson, DouglasHeadlineNarrative of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14PublisherAlfred Henry Pettifer, Acting Government PrintersDate Published1942 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$190.20StatusSold Lot #256 Aurora Australis Heading(Antarctica)AuthorShackleton, Ernest H., editorHeadlineAurora Australis, Facsimile edition of British Antarctic Expedition 1907PublisherBluntisham Books and The Paradigm PressDate Published1986 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #257 Two volumes on Arctic Exploration Heading(Arctic exploration)HeadlineTwo volumes on Arctic ExplorationDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #258 Artic Researches and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin in the Years 1860, 1861, and 1862 Heading(Arctic)AuthorHall, Charles FrancisHeadlineArctic Exploration with detailed descriptions of Eskimo lifePublisherHarperDate Published1866 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #259 Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Heading(Asia)AuthorMurray, HughHeadlineHistory of Asia by WesternersPublisherArchibald Constable and Longman, Hurst, Rees, et. al.Date Published1820 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #260 Contributions to an Amateur Magazine in Prose and Verse Heading(Australia)AuthorPerry, RichardHeadlineRichard Perry's account of his voyage to AustraliaPublisherL. BoothDate Published1857 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #261 Nine volumes of Baedeker's travel guides AuthorBaedeker, Karl, et al.Headline9 volumes of Baedeker's travel guidesPublisherKarl Baedeker et al.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #262 Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa. In Which are Described the Character and the Condition of the Dutch Colonist of the Cape of Good Hope, and of the Several Tribes of Natives Beyond its Limits.. AuthorBarrow, JohnHeadlineBarrow's Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa 2nd ed.PublisherPrinted for T. Cadell and W. DaviesDate Published1806 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$880.50StatusSold Lot #263 Der Newenn Weldt vnd indianischen konigreichs, newevnnd wahrhaffte history, von allen geschichten, handlungen, thaten, strengem vnnd ernstlichem regiment der Spanier gegen den Indianern... AuthorBenzoni, GirolamoHeadline16th centiry Italian traveler in New WorldPublisherGetruckt durch S. HenricpetriDate Published1579 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #264 Waif and Stray. The Adventures of Two Tricycles Heading(Bicycling)AuthorChilosàHeadlineTwo ladies on a tricycle trip through EnglandPublisherThe Roxburghe PressDate Published[1896] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237StatusSold Lot #265 Cycles and Cycling Heading(Bicycling)AuthorGriffin, H. HewittHeadlineScarce edition of Griffin's Cycles and CyclingPublisherGeorge Bell & SonsDate Published1903 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$120StatusSold Lot #266 A New Ride to Khiva Heading(Bicycling)AuthorJefferson, Robert L.HeadlineBicycle trek from London to Central AsiaPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$120StatusSold Lot #267 Through a Continent on Wheels Heading(Bicycling)AuthorJefferson, Robert L.HeadlineBike tour from France to the UralsPublisherSimpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd.Date Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$120StatusSold Lot #268 Across Siberia on a Bicycle Heading(Bicycling)AuthorJefferson, Robert LouisHeadlineAcross Siberia on a Bicycle 1896PublisherThe Cycle PressDate Published[1896?] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #269 The Art and Pastime of Cycling Heading(Bicycling)AuthorMecredy, R.J. and A.J. WilsonHeadlineArt and Pastime of Cycling 1890PublisherMecredy & KyleDate Published1890 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$166.80StatusSold Lot #270 Nauticus in Scotland, a Tricycle tour of 2,462 miles including Skye & the West Coast Heading(Bicycling)AuthorNauticusHeadlineTricycle tour of Scotland 1882PublisherSimpkin, Marshall and Co.Date Published[1882] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #271 The "Indespensable" Bicyclist's Handbook, a Complete Cyclopaedia upon the Subject.... Heading(Bicycling)AuthorSturmey, HenryHeadlineSturmey's illustrated Bicyclist's HandbookPublisherIliffe and SonDate Published1887 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #272 The Fastest Bicycle Rider In the World. The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds Heading(Bicycling)AuthorTaylor, Marshall W.HeadlineMarshall Taylor, African American cycling champPublisherWormley Publishing Co.Date Published[1928] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$143.40StatusSold Lot #273 Letters from High Latitudes; Being Some Account of a Voyage in the Schooner Yacht "Foam," 85 O.M. to Iceland, Jan Mayen & Spitzbergen, in 1856 By Lord Dufferin AuthorBlackwood, Frederick Temple HamiltonHeadlineLetters from High LatitudesPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1857 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$383.25StatusSold Lot #274 A Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 AuthorBougainville, Louis Antoine deHeadlineBougainville's Voyage Around the World 1772PublisherJ. Nourse & T. DaviesDate Published1772 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,443StatusSold Lot #275 Nouveau Voyage dans les État-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale, Fait en 1788 AuthorBrissot De Warville, Jacques PierreHeadlineBrissot's travels in the USPublisherChez Buisson, Imprimeur et LibraireDate Published1791 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #277 Letter about a scandalous inter-racial marriage between the nephew of the King of Burma and a young Irish novelist Heading(Burma)Headline1907 Letter about the lurid Burmese inter-racial marriage scandalDate Published1907 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #278 The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris... in the Years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus... AuthorChesney, Francis RawdonHeadlineExploration of the Euphrates Valley, 1850PublisherLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.Date Published1850 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #279 Letter from T. Bainbridge in Macao to Moses Wetmore in Canton, asking for assistance in returning to the United States via Calcutta Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineAmerican stranded in Macao, 1834 letterDate PublishedNov. 29, 1834 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #280 Letter from T. Bainbridge to Moses Wetmore concerning business matters and enclosed boarding bill, with manuscript Chinese character docketing on flap Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineChina letter regarding a bill, 1834Date PublishedDec. 5 & 16, 1834 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #281 The Overland Route to India and China Heading(China)HeadlineRare travel guidebook to India and ChinaPublisherT. Nelson and SonsDate Published1858 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #284 Shizhuzhai jian pu chuji (Ten Bamboo Studio Decorated Letter Paper) Heading(Chinese Art)HeadlineShizhuzhai Jian pu 1952 edition in 4 volumes, Chinese color woodcutsPublisherRohgbaozhaiDate Published1952 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,893StatusSold Lot #286 Vie du Capitaine Cook, Traduite de l'Anglois du Docteur Kippis... Par M. Castéra Heading(Cook, James)AuthorKippis, AndrewHeadlineFrench edition of Kippis' LIfe of James CookPublisherrue des Poitevins, Hôtel de Thou [i.e. Charles-Joseph Panckoucke]Date Published1789 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #287 England. With Sketches of Society in the Metropolis AuthorCooper, James FenimoreHeadlineParis edition of Gleanings in EuropePublisherBaudry's European LibraryDate Published1837 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #288 El Toro: A Motor Car Story of Interior Cuba Heading(Cuba)AuthorEstep, E. RalphHeadlineA lively account of a car journey through CubaPublisherPackard Motor Car CompanyDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$155.10StatusSold Lot #289 Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book AuthorCurtis, George WilliamHeadlineAmerican travel sketches illustrated by Hudson Valley School artistPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1852 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #291 Die Assyrische Keilschrift. [Bound with] Die Indische Mythologie AuthorDorow, WilhelmHeadlineWorks of Wilhelm DorowPublisherLudwig SchellenbergDate Published1820-21 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #292 Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les Arabes AuthorDozy, Reinhart Pieter AnneHeadlineDictionary of Arab clothing, 1845PublisherJean MüllerDate Published1845 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #293 French rival of DeTocqueville as observer of Jacksonian America, Autograph Letter Signed Heading(Economics)AuthorChevalier, MichelHeadlineALS by French economist, rival of DeTocquevilleDate Publishedca. 1860 View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #295 Elephant Haunts: Being A Sportsman's Narrative of the Search for Doctor Livingstone, with Scenes of Elephant, Buffalo, and Hippopotamus Hunting AuthorFaulkner, HenryHeadlineSportsman's Search for Doctor Livingstone 1868PublisherHurst & BlackettDate Published1868 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next