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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 By The President of the United States of America / A Proclamation AuthorAdams, JohnHeadlinePresident Adams 1799 broadside Proclamation of ThanksgivingDate PublishedMarch 6, 1799 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #4 Early document of sale and future emancipation of a New York slave Heading(African-American, 1816)AuthorLeverich, Richard B.HeadlineEarly New York slave sale and emancipation documentDate PublishedMarch 6, 1816 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #6 The Life of James Williams, Better Known As Professor Jim, For Half A Century Janitor Of Trinity College Heading(African-American, 1873)AuthorProctor, C.H.Headline1873 ex-slave's extraordinary lifeDate Published1873 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$120StatusSold Lot #7 Black And White: Land, Labor and Politics in the South Heading(African-American, 1884)AuthorFortune, T. ThomasHeadlineLeading Black journalist of the early 20th centuryPublisherFords, Howard & HulbertDate Published1884 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,056StatusSold Lot #8 Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise and Otherwise… Heading(African-American, 1924)AuthorTalley, Thomas W., Fisk UniversityHeadlineBlack music classic with important Paul Robeson associationPublisherMacmillanDate Published1922 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$880.50StatusSold Lot #9 The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue - Cab Calloway's famous 1939 jazz 'Jive Dictionary' Heading(African-American, 1939)AuthorCalloway, CabHeadlineClassic 1939 Black Jazz ‘Dictionary’Date Published1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,290StatusSold Lot #45 Manuscript affidavit regarding deeds to lots in Benicia, California, signed by Swain & two witnesses, notarized with cover letter by Frederick H. Billings as Commissioner of Deeds in California for the State of Massachusetts, with ribbon and wax seal Heading(California - Benicia)AuthorBillings, Frederick H., et al.HeadlineDocument regarding Benicia land deeds 1849Date PublishedOct. 30, 1849 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #46 Ledger belonging to Lorenzo Pendola of Calaveras County Heading(California - Calaveras County)AuthorPendola, LorenzoHeadlineLedger belonging to a Californian, 1858-1869Date Published1858-1869 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$354StatusSold Lot #92 Letter from H.H. McKinstry in Two Rock Valley, Sonoma County, California, to his brother back east, describing life in California, primarily the agricultural bounty Heading(California - Sonoma County)AuthorMcKinstry, Henry HarrisonHeadlineLetter from Sonoma County, 1862Date PublishedFE. 16, 1862 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$190.20StatusSold Lot #95 Large ledger regarding Austin Brothers Importers Heading(California - Stockton Business Ledger)HeadlineAustin Brothers Imports ledger, 1900Date Published1900 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #99 Letter from a San Francisco merchant describing a fire which ran through the city, and business conditions Heading(California Gold Rush Letter)AuthorReynolds, William T.HeadlineLetter from San Francisco 1850Date PublishedSept. 17, 1850 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$822StatusSold Lot #100 Four letters from gold seeker Samuel McCullough to his parents, written from Panama, San Francisco, and Sacramento Heading(California Gold Rush Letters)AuthorMcCullough, SamuelHeadlineLetters from California gold seeker, 1849-1850Date Published1849-1850 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #187 The Colored Cadet at West Point: Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A. First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military Academy AuthorFlipper, Henry OssianHeadlineColored Cadet at West Point, 1878 1st Ed.PublisherHomer Lee & Co.Date Published1878 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #200 Living My Life AuthorGoldman, EmmaHeadlineSigned by Red EmmaPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$997.50StatusSold Lot #268 18th century manuscript school lesson book Heading(Manuscript)HeadlineMoody family manuscript. c.1790Date Publishedc.1790 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$131.70StatusSold Lot #278 Manuscript receipt for the sale of a slave Heading(Mexico - Slavery)HeadlineSale of black slave in Mexico, 1787Date Published1787 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #284 Manuscript cattle brand registry for the city of Ensenada, plus some for Mexicali and Tecate Heading(Mexico)HeadlineCattle brands of Ensenada, MexicoDate Published1919 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,893StatusSold Lot #285 Manuscript listing of the armament, clothing and riding gear of a Mexican cavalry squadron during the Mexican-American War Heading(Mexico)HeadlineCavalry squadron equipped during Mexican WarDate PublishedJan. 18, 1846 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #289 Three manuscript documents relating to the title of Marques de Ciria, one of them signed by the King Carlos III of Spain Heading(Mexico)HeadlineSpanish King creates Marques in New Spain 1778Date Published1778-1809 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$354StatusSold Lot #290 Five manuscript documents relating to Mexico's intercourse with the Philippines, and their relationship with Spain Heading(Mexico/Philippines)HeadlineMexico, Philippines & Spain, 1770-1800 documentsDate Published1770-1800 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #291 Manuscript letter from Captain Antonio Maldonado, relating to service in the Philippines Heading(Mexico/Philippines)AuthorMaldonado, Captain AntonioHeadlineSpanish Captain fined for desertion of his men, 1598Date Published1598 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #338 Appointment of Francisco de Amat y Torres, Consul of Spain AuthorRoosevelt, Franklin D. and Francisco Franco BahamondeHeadlineAppointments from Franklin D. Roosevelt and FrancoDate Published1940 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$529.50StatusSold Lot #395 British Jamaican merchant's purchase of half a mini-nation in present day Cameroon, West Africa - Autograph Manuscript Signed Heading(Africa - Cameroon, 1850s)AuthorEdgerley, SamuelHeadline1850s British merchant's purchase of a West African "kingdom"Date Publishedca. 1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$383.25StatusSold Lot #407 19 handwritten birding notebooks Heading(Birding)AuthorBolton, HowardHeadlineNearly 10 years of avid birder notesDate Published1985-1993 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500.25StatusSold Lot #438 Reports of the commissioners relating to the capture of Charles O'Hara at Toulon Heading(French Revolution)HeadlineManuscript detailing the Siege of Toulon, 1793Date Published1793 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #454 Mein Kampf: Eine Abrechnung AuthorHitler, AdolfHeadlineMein Kampf, signed by authorPublisherFranz EherDate Published1933 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$4,543StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next