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Sale 449 Thursday, March 10, 2011
1:00 PM
Rare Americana – Travel & Exploration
Cruise Ship Memorabilia – Cartography
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Winter - Spring Auctions, 2011March 10, 2011 - Rare Americana -
Travel & Exploration - Cruise Ship Memorabilia -
Cartography
March 24, 2011 - Fine Literature from a Private East Coast
Collection
April 7, 2011 - Illustrated & Children’s Books - Fine Books
in All Fields
April 21, 2011 - Americana & Cartography with Cruise Ship
Memorabilia
May 5, 2011 - Rare Books and Manuscripts with Science and
Medicine
Schedule is subject to change. Please contact PBA or
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accepted for the 2010 Auction season. Please contact Bruce MacMakin
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Front Cover: Lot 209Back Cover: Clockwise from upper left: Lots
1, 189, 43, 254
Bond # 14425383
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Lot 1
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Section I: Rare Americana, Lots 1-103
Section II: Travel & Exploration, Lots 104-154
Section III: Cruise Ship Memorabilia – The Collection of the
late Theodore
Marcollo, Lots 155-220
Section IV: Cartography, Lots 221-291
Section I: Rare Americana
MARVELOUS LITHOGRAPH OF CUSTER’S LAST STAND 1. [AdAms,
CAssilly]. Custer’s Last Fight. The Original Painting has been
Presented to the Seventh Regiment U. S. Cavalry by Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Association. [caption title]. Chromolithograph poster on
stiff board, 81x105.6 cm. (approx. 32x41½”). Original gilt gesso
frame with Anheuser-Busch plaque at top, overall 123x97 cm.
(48½x38¼”).
Milwaukee Litho Co, 1896
An early printing of this famous beer hall advertising poster by
Otto Becker, based on the painting by Cassilly Adams. This issue is
without the descriptive legend, “Taken From the Artist’s Sketches.
The Original Painting by Cassilly Adams”, or Becker’s printed
signature. Though replete with historical inaccuracies this image
remains one of the most iconic depictions of the American West and
of Custer’s last battle. Some chipping to frame, tape residue on
glass from prior shipping; just a touch of wear to edges of
lithograph; colors vivid. Additional shipping charges will
apply.
(5000/8000)
2. (Alaska) lottie. Two Autograph Letters signed, from Lottie
bound by ship to Alaska, mailed to her parents. July 1, 6 leaves
written on both sides, and July 10, 9 leaves written on both sides.
In pencil. 8x5.
At sea & Seward: 1906
Two long and newsworthy letters written by a young woman,
apparently from Sacramento, bound for Alaska in the company of
several other women. The first letter, written over a period of
four days, records the beginning of the voyage, and events aboard
ship, including the meals, seasickness, celebrating the 4th of
July, the discovery of a stowaway (“...he was set to feeding the
cattle but has refused to work and is ugly and surly - the captain
has had him hand-cuffed and tied to an upper deck near the bridge.
He will be left there and fed on bread and water until he is
willing to obey orders...), etc. The second letter sees them having
made landfall, “The scenery around Valdez is grand - the mountains
have never been measured. The little town, with about 500
population, is beautifully located - the immense glacier back of
the town often threatens it with destruction...” She later notes
“The further north one goes the more expensive it becomes to live.
Lucile said that one time while they lived at Valdez a church
social was postponed as there was not an egg in town for the ice
cream - butter, meats & vegetables are high. A short time ago
all the meat in town was sold and the people lived on canned goods
until a steamer arrived. Everything is sent from Seattle...” A very
interesting pair of letters, rich in detail of early Alaska. Very
good.
(200/300)
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3. Ambrose, stephen e. Six volumes by Stephen E. Ambrose.
Includes: Americans at War. Cloth, dj. University Press of
Mississippi, [1997]. * Published by Simon and Schuster, and in
cloth-backed boards, dust jackets: The Victors: Eisenhower and His
Boys: The Men of World War II. [1998]. * The Wild Blue: The Men and
Boys who Flew the B-245 Over Germany. [2001]. * Undaunted Courage.
[1996]. * The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad,
1863-1869: Nothing Like it in the World. [2000]. * D-Day, June 6,
1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. Wrappers. Together 6
volumes.
Various places: Various dates
Near fine.(200/300)
RARE ORIGINAL DIARY KEPT BY AMERICAN OFFICER IN REVOLUTIONARY
WAR 4. (American Revolution) Manuscript Diary kept by an Officer in
the Continental Army, recording events and action from late 1776 to
the beginning of 1778. 74 pp., of which 41 pp. comprise the main
diary, the others being used for accounts and other details.
14.5x9.5 cm. (5¾x3¾”), original pastepaper wrappers.
New York & Pennsylvania: 1777-1778
Rare original diary kept by an unknown junior officer during the
midst of the American Revolu-tion, recording events in daily
fashion. The diary was undoubtedly kept contemporaneously to the
events, judging by the different pens and inks used, and at times
unevenness of the writing, although it is likely that at times
several days’ experiences were written at one time, as breaks in
the action allowed. What is given is a vivid, if at times sparse
account of action and events during 1777, with a few days in early
1778, and a recap of the end of 1776, from the officer’s enlistment
until his departure from Valley Forge in January of 1778. His
service began in New York, under Benedict Arnold’s command, and
ends as Washington’s army was at winter quarters northwest of
Philadelphia. The main diary takes up over half of the booklet,
with the remain-der used for accounting from 1776 to 1778, and also
some later entries from 1826 and 1827, as the unused portions were
pressed into service once again. Though the officer keeping the
diary is not recorded, the later entries are signed by one Caleb
Smith. A few excerpts, beginning with a recapitulation of events
from his enlistment in 1776 until the middle of Augusts 1777:
“No-vember 21 1776 took my Commission and lay at Fishkill Barracks
until the 20th of March 1777, then march to Peach Hill (?) Barracks
and lay in them until the 28th of April then incamped by
Cortlandt’s _____ lay there until 30th of May the Regt. then
marched to White Plains & there lay until the 3rd of August
then returnd to Peach Hill (?) & encamped on Gallowes Hill
& there lay until Thursday the 14th of August…” * “Thursday,
the 14th of August. Orders came for us to march to Fort Stanwicks
[i.e. Stanwix] it rained hard all the knight. Friday the 15 at
Revelee Beating we struck our tents wet as they were & marched
as far as Fishkill Lodge in barracks that knight. Saturday the16.
Drew provisions & marched to Fishkills Landing lodged our men
in Barn that knight. Sunday 17th Imbarked with our small army on
bord & set sail about 10 o’clock the wind being in our favour
got as far as ____ and anchored at knight…” * “Wednes-day the 20th
landed our men at 4 in the afternoon & marched – I then got
lodgings at Dernichs Schylers and lay sick there until Sunday the
7th of September nothing material happened at that time…” * “A
general order came out for all officers & soldiers to repair to
their Regt. Imme-diately I set out of Albany Sunday the 7th Sept
& arrived at Loudens Ferry that knight orders came out to march
next morning at Revelee Beating. Monday the 8 Day. According to
orders we struck our tents but for want of waggons we were detained
until 10 o’clock forded the river & marched 8 miles &
incamped. Tuesday the 9th march to Still Water pitched our tents as
12 o’clock lay in camp all that day with Genl. Gates divisions…” *
“Wednesday the 10 Day lay in camp sent out a fatigue party of 500
men to make a ____ Battery the same day began to make a Bridge
across the river against whear we lay. Thursday the 11 Day lay in
camp sent out a fatigue party & finished the fort also the
Bridge. Friday the 12th. Struck our tents & marched with the
whole army which consisted of about Seven Thousand 500 men marched
about 3 milles encamped at 11 o’clock under command of Gen. Gates
we belonged to Gen. Poors Brigade Maj. Gen. Arnolds Division…” *
“Thursday 18 Turned out & struck our tents & loaded them at
four o’clock am marched up toward the Enemy about three mills
distance had a scrimmage with a small party of them took 2
prisoners & killed two then returned to camp pitched tents.
Friday 19 …Struck our tents with the rest of the Army Major Genl.
Arnolds Division attacked the whole of the enemy the fire lasted
about 5 hours steady & very warm we lost of Livings-ton’s Regt.
3 killed & 9 wounded & 1 officer. Our whole wounded killed
& missing about 200
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almost. Sum of the deserters cam in next morning says their loss
was… near 1000 men…” * “Tuesday 23 the Indians brought in 7 Tories,
1 artillery prisoner & 2 horses the prisoner had letters to the
Commd. at Ticonderoga from Genl. Borgine who we suppose were not
knowing of our being in possession of the French line. Genl.
Strahan came in 4 deserters cam at knight said that the enemy was
to force our lines tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock Genl. Lincoln
came in with 1700 men left with Cole Brown Eighteen hundred men at
Ticonderoga…” * “Saturday 7th we engaged them took 8 piece cannon 4
amenition wagens… one Maj. Williams of artelery 250 prisoners the
killed 200 with a great deal of Plunder from their camp. Our loss
of ___ killed & missing and 50 wounded. Also. Genl. Arnold
wound through the leg & his horse killed under him. We killed
Gen. Fratier of the Enemy…” * “Tuesday 14 a cessation of arms an
answer to which Gen. Burgaine offered to make his whole army
prisoner if he could have the liberty to march to sum place with
his arms & then goe to England & lay still during this
contest until they won… Gen. Gates did not agree to it them about
11 o’clock at night the Indians and Tories left Borgaine Capt.
Sacket joined the Regt…” IN DECEMBER THE ARMY HEADED SOUTH TOWARDS
PHILADELPHIA: * “Friday, [Dec.] 19, Moved from Mount Doead(?) to
Valee Fordge & encamped…” * “Tuesday, 23 was under arms but did
not march. Lt. Morton joined us & then was sent out about 1300
men to attack the enemy whear ever they found them we took several
light horse. Wednesday, 24th Lord Starling Division marched out to
cover the other men that were out. This day began to build our
Hutts…” On December 28th the diarist sets out north, and records
his progress to New York State, traveling 164 miles by January 3rd,
at which point the diary ends. Wear to the wrappers, paper over the
spine missing; some fairly minor soiling and aging within, very
good, on the whole quite legible, a rare example of a per-sonal
diary kept by a Revolutionary War soldier.
(10000/15000)
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ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING FOR OAKLAND AND EAST BAY
BUILDINGS, 1910-1920
5. (Architecture) Arnold, sAmuel. Over 100 original pencil
architectural drawings by Samuel French for buildings in Oakland,
Berkeley and other East Bay communities. Various sizes, on thin
paper. One with hand-coloring. Each titled, and with Arnold’s name
and address.
San Francisco & Oakland: c.1910-20
Rare archive of original architectural drawings by an early 20th
century architect in the San Francisco Bay Area. At various times
he had offices in San Francisco (521 Sharon Building) and at thee
different addresses on San Pablo Ave., in Oakland. Among the
clients and buildings represented in the archive: For Z.P.Smith
Shattuck Ave. & Walnut st., Berkeley (art gallery); For
H.W.Haler, 5320 College Ave., Oakland; For Arthur Alexander,
Trestle Glen & Sunnyhill, Oakland (villa); For J. Mass, 2114
Essex St., Berkeley; For McMahon, W. side of 13th Ave. & Bella
Vista, Oakland (bungalow); For E. Luvisone, South side of Arlington
Ave. & East of Los Angeles St., Oakland; For Dadone, 4481 Howe
St., Oakland; etc. etc. There are also a half dozen or so
blueprints in the collection. Some creasing and edge wear, some
with pinholes in corners; very good.
(2000/3000)
6. (Arizona) Romola: Arizona’s Greatest Citrus Development.
Folding brochure, when unfolded measures 45.6x60.6 cm. (18x24”).
Map of the Phoenix area on one side, and shows the proposed
location of the Romola Grapefruit project and its proximity to the
Lake Pleasant Dam, Roosevelt Dam, and Phoenix, etc. On verso are
many photographs of grapefruit growing and harvesting.
Pacific Development Co., [c. 1926]
This brochure from Pacific Development Company advertises their
plans for the Romola Grapefruit Project in Arizona, a project to
grow grapefruit on 20,000 acres southwest of the Lake Pleasant Dam
(which is located on the map of the Romola Project and its
surrounding area). Interesting item. No copies located by
OCLC/Worldcat. Name in ink on one panel, some tiny yellow spots, a
few very tiny holes; very good.
(150/250)
Lot 5
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7. (Arizona) Two original sketches, of Prescott and Thumb Butte,
Arizona Territory. One is pen and ink, the other pencil, each
pasted on a page from a scrapbook from that area which is filled
with newspaper clippings and pictures of the day, along with two
additional pages containing two tipped on ALS dated 1888 from The
Vedette (a monthly journal published for the veterans of the
Mexican War of 1846-48), addressed to Miss Minnie Grove in
Prescott. The drawings measure approx. 16x22.5 cm. (6¼x8¾”).
Arizona: c.1888
One of the drawings shows a more detailed picture of Prescott
with the street blocks and houses illustrated, with the towering
Thumb Butte in the background, while the other is a similar view
but a bit less detailed. They were probably executed by a young
artist, possibly Miss Grove, a resident of Prescott. The letters
contain content concerning her father, a Mexican war veteran. Two
wonderful early renderings of Prescott containing approximately 12
blocks, well before its development as a large city. The pages are
in very good condition as removed from a scrapbook.
(400/700)
8. Ashley, WilliAm h. The West of William H. Ashley...the fur
trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with
explorations beyond the Continental Divide... liv, [2], 341 pp.
Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Illustrated with reproductions of
sketches, paintings, engravings, lithographs, etc., by Bodmer,
Catlin & other early sources, a few in color; folding map.
34.6x24 cm. (13½x9½”), half calf & cloth, morocco spine label,
publisher’s cloth slipcase. No. 32 of 250 copies, designed &
printed by Lawton & Alfred Kennedy. First Edition.
Denver: Fred A. Rosenstock, 1964
Signed by Dale Morgan on the limitation page. faint rubbing and
a few nicks to calf spine; near fine.
(300/500)
9. bArry, t.A. And b.A. pAtten. Men and Memories of San
Francisco in the “Spring of ‘50”. 296 pp. Original gilt-lettered
green cloth. First Edition.
San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft, 1873
One of the classic works on San Francisco during the Gold Rush,
containing “informative and engaging gossip respecting old-time
personalities and events” by two leading saloon-keepers of the
1850’s. Kurutz calls the book “a historical geography and
biographical dictionary of early San Francisco, full of episodes,
and valuable for the reconstruction of the city and location of
buildings in ‘49, ‘50, and ‘51. The authors profiled many of the
pioneer businesses in the city, ranging from restaurants to the
Chinese laundry.” This copy without the double-frontispiece, but
this book is often found without the frontispiece and many copies
appear to have been so issued; Kurutz makes no mention of its
existence. Cowan p.36; Graff 197; Howes B192; Kurutz 38a; Wheat
Gold Rush 12. Joints and extremities rubbed, light soiling, spine
ends and corners somewhat bumped; printed label on front pastedown,
bookseller’s label on rear pastedown; else very good.
(100/150)
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EARLY HISTORY OF VIRGINIA WITH 14 ENGRAVED PLATES 10. [beverley,
robert] A nAtive And inhAbitAnt of the plACe. The History of
Virginia, In Four Parts. [viii], 284, [24], +[4] ad pp.
Frontispiece and 14 engraved plates. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm. (7¾x4¾”),
period full calf bordered in gilt and blind. Second Edition.
London: F. Fayram, J. Clarke & T. Bickerton, 1722
Second, enlarged and revised edition of Beverley’s work on
Virginia. Comprises a history of the first settlement and its
government, a description of natural resources and the “Native
Indians,” and an appraisal of “The Present State of the Country
... the Polity of the Government, and the Improvements of the
Land.” With 14 “fine engravings” (Sabin) by Gribelin, copied from
De Bry’s Latin edition of Hariot’s Admiranda Narratio. Church 885;
Howes B-410; Sabin 5113. Armorial Bookplate of Edward Fitz-Randolph
Vail. Extremities rubbed, joints cracking; light foxing; very
good.
(2000/2500)
11. (Biobooks) Four volumes of Western Americana published by
Biobooks. Includes: Barry, T.A. & B.A. Patten. San Francisco
California, 1850. With dj. With The Barry and Patten Index by Guy
J. Giffen, laid in. Published in 1949. 1 of 650. 1947. * Colton,
Rev. Walter. The California Diary. 1 of 1000. 1948. * Taylor,
Bayard. New Pictures from California. 1 of 600. 1951. * Brown, John
Henry. Early Days of San Francisco, California. 1 of 500. 1949.
Together 4 volumes.
Oakland, CA: Biobooks, Various dates
Light general wear to some; mostly near fine.(100/150)
FIRST WOMAN TO EARN MEDICAL DEGREE IN AMERICA 12. blACkWell,
elizAbeth. The Laws of Life, With Special Reference to the Physical
Education of Girls. 180 pp. (8vo) original dark blue cloth, spine
lettered in gilt. First Edition.
New York: George P. Putnam, 1852
The first edition of the first book by the first woman in
America to earn a medical degree. Elizabeth Blackwell was rejected
by all the leading medical schools to which she applied, and almost
all the other schools as well. When her application arrived at
Geneva Medical College at Geneva, New York, the administration
asked the students to decide whether to admit her or not. The
students, reportedly believing it to be only a practical joke,
endorsed her admission. Blackwell graduated first in her class in
January, 1849, becoming the first woman to graduate from medical
school, and the first woman doctor of medicine in the modern era.
While well represented in institutional collections this title
rarely appears on the auction block, with this being only the
fourth copy recorded at auction in at least 30 years. 1852 gift
inscription on front free endpaper, later embossed ownership mark
on half title. Spine faded, light wear to cloth; long closed tear
across page 77/78, foxing; very good.
(5000/8000)
Lot 10
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FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF HARRIET TUBMAN 13. brAdford, sArAh h. Scenes
in the Life of Harriet Tubman. [iv], 132 pp. Woodcut frontispiece.
(8vo) original terracotta cloth, titles in gilt, all edges gilt.
First Edition.
Auburn: W.J. Moses, 1869
The first biography of Harriet Tubman, sold by subscription to
provide financial support to Tubman in her old age. List of
subscribers at rear. Scarce. Spine ends lightly frayed, light edge
wear; light foxing; very good.
(1000/1500)
14. (Brannan, Sam) Broadside, “California Sheep Shearing
Festival, Held at Marysville, May 6, 1862...”. Printed broadside.
12x18 cm. (9x7”), matted & framed under plexiglass.
Marysville, CA: 1862
Broadside for the California Sheep Shearing Festival under the
direction of the Northern District Agricultural Society, showing
the weight of fleece taken from sixty two head of French Merino
Sheep raised on the farm of Sam Brannan, Sutter County, being one
and two year old lambs. An interesting piece of early California
agricultural history concerning one of the important early
residents of San Francisco and his ranching activities. Appears
fine, not examined out of frame.
(200/300)
Lot 13
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ACCOUNT BOOKS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK BREWERY IN MID-19TH CENTURY
15. (Brewery Accounts & Ledgers) AlexAnder, JAmes. Archive of
22 account ledgers, check registers, etc., plus related papers,
pertaining to James Alexander’s breweries in Oswego and Geneva, New
York. Includes: Ten account books and ledgers from James
Alexander’s Oswego Brewery and related commercial operations,
covering the period 1852-1864. * Two books of check stubs from the
Oswego period. * Two indexes to ledger books from the Oswego
period. * Five account books and ledgers from James Alexander’s
Geneva Brewery and related commercial operations, covering the
period 1866-1881. * One book of check stubs from the Geneva period.
* Two indexes to ledger books from the Geneva period. *
Approximately 300 loose receipts, business letters, revenue forms
and related items, nearly all from the Geneva period. The ledger
books are mostly leather-backed marbled boards, a few full
leather.
Oswego & Geneva, NY: 1852-81
Fascinating and important commercial record of the breweries of
James Alexander in upstate New York, covering a period of thirty
years. The ledgers include both accounts payable and receivable,
payments to employees, itemized listings of supplies purchased, and
of course the beer, ale and porter sold. Also included are records
of various batches of beer brewed, with the quantities of hops,
yeast and malt used, the gravity, etc. One of the ledger books from
the Geneva period gives Alexander’s accounting to the government,
being records “of Materials used and Fermented Liquors made and
sold or removed for consumption or sale at the Brewery carried on
by James Alexander in the Village of Geneva County of Ontario in
the State of New York.” Alexander’s brewing operations were quite
extensive, and significant in the business and commerce of the
region. An article in the May 8, 1858 issue of the Oswego
Commercial Times gives a fairly detailed outline of the brewery, in
part: “Mr. James Alexander’s Brewery, on West Fourth Street, is
certainly one of the best arranged and most convenient
establishments for the purpose we have seen. Everything in the
concern is in perfect gradation from the loft, which receives the
barley, to the cellar which stores the beer… Mr Alexander is a
scientific and practical brewer and maltster, and can turn out a
superior article when he gets an equivalent price. He showed us
some samples in his cellar of Pale Ale, equal to the far famed
Nottingham, as clear as amber and sparkling as champagne. His
family is of different qualities to suit various tastes some dark
and heavy, and others light and pale, but all with a body that has
good weight to it. Mr. Alexander first started a small brewery here
many years since, which he sold out and erected a large and
extensive concern on his farm, three miles up the river, which,
when just put into operation, was unfortunately burned down, and
being uninsured, Mr. Alexander sustained a most serious loss, which
threw him out of the business until he was able to commence his
present building, which he did only two years since on a small
scale, which, at the close of the past year he found necessary to
enlarge very considerably, to meet his increasing business. His new
concrete malting floor is a model for the purpose, and his stock
cellar is constructed with the main view of equable temperature at
all season…” Normal wear associated with such archives, several of
the covers are detached, but overall very good.
(3000/5000)
16. buCkbee, ednA bryAn. The Saga of Old Tuolumne. x, [6], 526
pp. Photograph plates. 23x15.4 cm. (9x6”), red cloth lettered in
gilt, dust jacket. First Edition.
New York: Press of the Pioneers, Inc., 1935
Jacket price clipped, chipped along top edge, some short closed
tears, including one tiny tear on spine, repaired on verso with
tape; moderately rubbed volume extremities, gilt rubbed away;
ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper; else very
good.
(100/150)
The Buyer’s Premium will be 20% for bids up to $100,000
and 15% for that portion over $100,000.
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17. (California) San Francisco historical lithograph, “Kealney
Must Go”. Duotone lithograph. 24.5x32 cm. (9½x12½”) plus
margins.
San Francisco: I.N. Choynski, c.1877
“The Tables Turned You Sabe Him Kealney (sic) Must Go” was
published by I.N. Choynski, one of the first, if not the first
antiquarian bookseller in San Francisco.The image shows Denis
Kearney in prison stripes, with Chinese poking insults at him. He
had been jailed for inciting a riot. The S.F. Board of Supervisors
had passed an emergency ordinance banning incendiary speech
following some of Kearney’s fiery speeches against San Francisco’s
rich on Nob Hill. A parade of thousands marched through the city in
support of Kearney. The Chinese in San Francisco, however, were
less than appreciative of his nativist and racist views toward
Chinese immigrants. An important early political print. Some
marginal darkening, a few marginal tears; very good.
(200/300)
18. (California - Butte County) Notebook containing manuscript
assessments of individually owned property and that of gold mining
operations in Butte County. Approximately 70 leaves containing
manuscript writing, the remaining leaves left blank. 18.5x12 cm.
(7x4¾”), full sheep.
Butte County, CA: [c. 1870s-1880s]
A manuscript register containing the assessments of various
assets, mostly land and equipment owned by individuals and gold
mining operations in Butte County. It begins at the front free
endpaper where there is a key of abbreviations for assets such as
fire arms, fixtures, and poultry. Next is a page of assessments of
the assets of William Adams of Kinshew, who has various livestock,
equipment (sewing machine) and land. It continues with American
Gravel Company who owns “½ mile mining ditch running from East
Branch of West Branch of Butte Creek value $100...” The book
continues to itemize individually owned land and equipment, as well
as that owned by companies, such as the Black Gravel Mining Company
with “Mining claims located on Mineral Slide Hill, formerly known
as the Barish Claims...total assessed value $1000.” A unique look
into the history of gold mining in Butte County, and a great
resource for information on the value of various mining operations
such as Golden Sun Quartz Mining Co., C.J. Holben & Bros.,
Indian Spring Drill Mining Company, Morris Ravine Mining Co. of
Indianapolis (operating in Butte), Magalia Gold Mining Co., Mineral
Slide Gravel Mining Co., and Oroville Lumber and Mining Co. Also
contains a few leaves detailing the personal property values of
land owners in Kimshew. Spine largely lacking, some soiling to
sheep; some marginal dampstains (very small), and other scattered
light finger soiling; very good.
(400/600)
19. (California - Carquinez Bridge) Dedication Souvenir,
Carquinez Bridge Celebration, May Twenty-First, Nineteen
Twenty-Seven. [8] pp. Two page of photographs showing construction;
portraits on inside front wrapper; view of bridge on rear wrapper.
23x15.4 cm. (9x6”), wrappers, stapled.
Oakland: Horwinski Printing Co., 1927
The bridge, of course, is no longer present, having been
recently torn down with a modern replacement. No copies listed in
OCLC/WorldCat. Wrappers with light soiling and wear, very good.
(200/300)
20. (California Gold Rush Letter) mCkenzie, roderiCk. Autograph
Letter signed by McKenzie. 40 lines including a postscript, written
in ink on both sides of a lined sheet of light blue paper.
25.2x19.9 cm. (10x8”).
Downieville, California: 26 October 1851
McKenzie writes to a doctor, to whom he owes money he cannot
pay. “...Inclosed you will fine account Current of our transaction
- I am sorry that things did not turn out better but I can assure
you that I have done my best for you... I lost 2000 in partnership
with a _____ d____ rascal of an Englishman who kept a boarding
house here... Will let you know all the news about this great place
Downieville...but business is over don - great deal of Law and very
little Justice...” Chips along one edge, a few short crease tears,
else very good.
(250/350)
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21. (California - Lake Arrowhead) Lake Arrowhead Real Estate
Sales & Rentals - Regional Map of Lake Arrowhead and Subdivided
Areas in Arrowhead Woods. 35.7x40.5 cm. (14x16”). Reads, “Improved
and Unimproved Properties at the Lake for Less - Always! Travers H.
Dreyfuss. Realtor Blue Jay, California (Adjoining Arrowhead) Phone
Lake Arrowhead 5111.”
[c. 1930]
Regional real estate map showing subdivisions around Lake
Arrowhead. Scarce piece with no records found in OCLC Worldcat.
Fine.
(200/300)
22. (California - Nevada City) Trade card for Legg & Shaw,
purveyors of hardware and general goods in Nevada City, California,
with a manuscript receipt on the verso. 7x12 cm. (2¾x4¾”), printed
on recto.
Nevada City, CA: c.1870
Trade card for a store in the bustling gold mining town of
Nevada City, the most interesting feature of which is its use as a
waybill for goods “Shipped by Legg & Shaw to St. Charles Hill
Gold M. Co., c/o Hotel Goodyear Bar, 9 Kegs Nails, 5 bdls Iron...,
1 pkg axes..., 1 box Bolt Ends,” a total of 12 items, the weight
given for each, with the total coming to 2630 lbs. Very good
condition.
(300/500)
23. (California - Redlands) moore, WilliAm G. Illustrated
Redlands: Census, History, Biography. Incorporation Edition issued
by the Redlands Daily Facts. [2], 96, [2] pp. Illustrated
throughout from photographs. 38x27.5 cm. (15x10¾”), original deluxe
binding of gilt-lettered red leather over thin boards, with the
original wrappers bound in.
Redlands, CA: 1897
Rare pictorial history and description of Redlands, with
numerous portraits of the citizenry and pictures of their
domiciles. Not in Cowan or Rocq. OCLC/WorldCat lists only 6 copies.
Covers well worn, small pieces of the leather covering missing,
spine taped; front hinge cracked, internally very good.
(400/600)
24. (California - Santa Cruz) polk, r.l., publishers. Polk’s
Santa Cruz (California) City Directory, 1928. 563 pp plus ads.
(8vo) red and green cloth.
San Francisco: R.L. Polk, 1928
Also includes Watsonville and Santa Cruz county. Some light
wear; very good.(200/300)
25. (California Sheet Music) Two pieces of sheet music from
early Benicia, California Bookseller Wm. D. Phillipson. Titles: My
Bonnie Boy & Polly and I. 2 pieces, each 6 pp. Each with a
chromolithographic illustrations on front. Approximately
13x10”.
Benicia, California: Wm. D. Phillipson, Late 19th century
Each piece with imprint on front and a large advertisement for
Wm. D. Phillipson, Bookseller and Stationer, Benicia, Cal. Paper
browned and a bit brittle, some light chipping at edges; very
good.
(200/300)
26. ChristmAn, enos. One Man’s Gold: The Letters & Journal
of a Forty-Niner. 278 pp. Compiled and Edited by Florence Morrow
Christman. Illustrated with plates from facsimile letters,
newspapers, woodcuts; including frontispiece portrait from a
daguerreotype made in California in 1851. (8vo), buckram-backed
boards, dust jacket, custom slipcase. First Edition.
New York: Whittlesey House, 1930
With bookplate of Arthur R. Andersen on front pastedown. Cowan
p.124; Wheat 38. Lightly chipped jacket edges, spine a bit
yellowed; fine volume in a very good jacket.
(100/150)
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CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CIVIL WAR 27. (Civil War)
Carte-de-visite photograph of Col. Robert G. Shaw, Mass. 54th Vols.
10x6 cm. (4x2½”), on original mount, photographer’s imprint on
verso.
Boston: Black & Case, 1863
Inscribed by Shaw in ink on the verso with his name, rank and
unit; “Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863” written beneath image.
Curiously, a small oak leaf is neatly stitched to the upper left of
the image. Slight mottled fading, near fine.
(300/500)
28. (Civil War) Carte-de-visite photograph of Lt. D.C. Terry of
the 116th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops. 10x6 cm. (4x2½”), on
original mount, photographer’s imprint on verso.
New Orleans: B. & G. Moses, c.1864
Inscribed on the verso, in ink, “Lt. D.C. Terry, 116th U.S.C.I.,
Corry, Erie Co., Tenn.” (evidently a bit unsure of his geography).
The bearded officer in greatcoat stands by a pillar; the soldiers
of the 116th were African American, but the officers were white.
Slight mottled fading; near fine.
(300/500)
29. (Civil War) Carte-de-visite photograph of a soldier, 5
civilians (possibly Pinkerton Agents?), and an African American,
standing or seated before a white camp tent. 6x10 cm. (2½x4”), on
original mount.
No place: c.1864
Interesting scene from the Civil War, the civilians are
obviously at ease, and have that Pinkerton look. Near fine.
(400/600)
30. (Civil War) Two carte-de-visite photographs, of a surgeon
with the U.S. Colored Infantry, and of his surgical hut. 10x6 cm.
(4x2½”) or reverse, on original mounts, first with photographer’s
imprint on verso.
Harrisburg, PA & Richmond, VA: c.1864-65
The first is a head and shoulders portrait of the bearded
surgeon in uniform, inscribed by him in ink on the image, “Yours
truly, William H. Egle, Surgeon 116th U.S.C.I.,” with imprint of
D.C. Burnite & Co., Harrisburg, PA, on the reverse along with
revenue stamp. The second image shows two white men seated, and two
black men standing, in front of a log surgical hut with canvas roof
and a stone chimney, beneath which Egle has written “Servt.
Surgeon, Asst. Surgeon, Servt.” and on the verso he has written,
also in ink, “Compliments of William H. Egle, Surgeon, 116 U.S.C.I.
In the field before Richmond, Va., Winter of 1864-65.” An unusual
and exceptional pair of images of a surgeon in the colored infantry
during the Civil War. Fine or nearly so.
(600/900)
Lot 30
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31. [ClAppe, louise AmeliA knApp smith]. California in
1851-[1852]: The Letters of Dame Shirley. 2 volumes. xviii, 142,
[6]; xviii, 143, [6] pp. Illustrated with chapter headings from
pictorial lettersheets. 8¾x5¾, original quarter cloth and boards,
paper spine labels. One of 500 copies.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1933
Introduction and notes by Carl I. Wheat. No. 5 in the Grabhorn
Press Rare Americana Series. GB 178, 179. A bit of browning to
boards; very good.
(100/150)
32. (Colorado) Among the Rockies: Location of the Scenic
Attractions on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grand R.R. Scenic
Line of the World. As Seen from the Train. 16, [4] pp. including
wrappers. 15x8.5 cm. (6x3¼”), illustrated wrappers. Sixth
Edition.
Passenger Department, 1895
Nice little promotional booklet, which outlines sights to see
aboard the various train routes. Only 6 copies of this edition
located by OCLC Worldcat. Near fine.
(150/250)
33. (Colorado) Estes Park Colorado [Reached via the Burlington
Route]. 16 pp. With 8 full-page halftone illustrations from
photographs; map on rear wrapper. 15.2x10.5 cm. (6x4¼”), original
wrappers.
Omaha, Neb.: 1896
Rare little booklet extolling the virtues of the summer vacation
destination of Estes Park, Colorado, along the Big Thompson River
in the Rocky Mountains. Issued by the Passenger Department of the
Burlington Route. No copies are listed by OCLC/WorldCat, though it
does list single copies of two works with the same title, but
different pagination and dimensions from this one, both published
by Poole Brothers, Chicago, 1910 and 1911. A little soiling to the
wrappers; very good.
(400/600)
34. (Doheny Collection) mArez oyens, felix de & pAul
needhAm. The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence
Doheny Memorial Library, St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo,
California. 6 volumes (lacks Vol. VI). Includes the Index/Price
Lists volume. Profusely illustrated with plates, including a few
color fold-outs, from various leaves, manuscripts, books,
title-pages, covers, paintings, photos and other artwork, etc.
29.7x20.8 cm. (11¾x8”), red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt.
First Edition Set.
New York, et al.: Christie’s, 1987-1989
The 1987-89 Doheny sales, a series of six unparalleled auctions
mounted on behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, realized a
grand total of $37.4 million. It remains the most valuable library
ever dispersed at auction - according to Stephen C. Massey,
Christie’s senior consultant for books and manuscripts. Themes
include: Fifteenth-Century Books (including the Gutenberg Bible,
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, Western Americana, Early
Literature, Fine Printed Books (including William Morris and his
circle), etc. An indispensable and invaluable source of reference
with extremely accurate and lengthy descriptions. Volume VI not
present. Near fine.
(200/300)
35. eberstAdt, edWArd. The Annotated Eberstadt Catalogs of
Americana. 4 volumes including the index volume. Introduction by
Archibald Hanna, Jr. Index by Karl Brown. 8vo. Uniform red cloth,
spines lettered in gilt over black background. 1 of 750 sets.
New York: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd., 1965
Eberstadt’s Catalogs Nos. 103-138, issued 1935-1956. One of the
key Americana references, containing useful and interesting
annotations. A few scuffs to covers or small marks on edges of page
block; else fine.
(200/300)
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36. eldredGe, zoeth skinner. The Beginnings of San Francisco
from the Expedition of Anza, 1774 to the City Charter of April 15,
1850. 2 volumes. Illustrated with folding maps and plates from
various sources. (8vo), original green cloth, gilt lettered spines,
top edges gilt. First Edition.
San Francisco: By the author, 1912
Each with a gift inscription in ink to a Berkeley, California
resident, dating 1912. “Of great historical value.” Cowan p.193.
Fading and light soiling to cloth, spine ends a touch frayed;
newspaper clippings related to author tipped in at early and late
leaves of Vol. 1 with associated offsetting; very good.
(100/150)
37. (Express Companies) American Express Company, Great Northern
Express Company, Wells Fargo & Company Express: Joint directory
of express stations showing rate scale numbers also schedule of
first and second-class express rates from San Francisco, Cal. and
other points in Block 1203 (wrapper title). 284 pp. Tables
throughout. 17.3x14 cm. (6¾x5½”), printed wrappers, cloth
spine.
No place: Jan. 1, 1916
Scarce express company directory. OCLC lists four copies of the
directories, but not this San Francisco one. Some creasing and
soiling to wrappers, faint rubberstamps; very good.
(400/600)
38. (Forest Park, Massachusetts) Illustrated Forest Park: Its
Beautiful Scenery, Principle Points of Interest, History and
Development. 80 pp. Many photographs and advertisements. 18.4x25.5
cm. (7½x10”), cloth-backed wrappers with yellow string tie.
Springfield, MA: American Book Exchange, 1898
Provided compliments of J.W. Hersey & Son of Springfield.
Great photographs including monuments and buildings, the ice
skating lake, and the summer trolley car. Some writing [c.1898] on
page 3 above the photograph of the Connecticut River about taking
the street car to Holyoke. Although the publication is listed by
OCLC/Worldcat, there are no institutional holdings for the book.
Some light extremity wear and faint marks to wrappers; very
good.
(150/250)
39. Genthe, Arnold And Will irWin. Pictures of Old Chinatown;
and Old Chinatown: A Book of Pictures. Two editions including:
Pictures of Old Chinatown. Cloth, cover label from photograph.
Bookplate of Katherine Delmar Burke. First Edition, second
printing. Moffat, Yard and Company, 1909. * Old Chinatown: A Book
of Pictures. Halftone photographs by Arnold Genthe throughout.
Second Edition. Mitchell Kennerley, 1913.
New York: 1909; 1913
Two editions of a volume which provides unforgettable
photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Edge wear to each, cloth
rubbed; dirt-soiled rear cover of the first edition; else very
good.
(200/300)
40. (Golden Gate Bridge) strAuss, Joseph b. Original pencil
sketch of the Golden Gate Bridge, signed by Strauss, along with
signed brochure detailing the construction. Sketch is 14x21.5 cm.
(5½x8½”), brochure is 22x10.5 cm. (8½x4”), unfolding to 43.5x50.5
cm. (17¼x19¾”).
San Francisco: 1936 & 1937
The sketch of the bridge under construction (the towers are up,
cables strung, but road bed not yet there) is signed by Strauss and
dated March 10, 1936; the brochure, with numerous photographs of
the bridge under construction, is signed Compliments of Jos. B.
Strauss. Strauss was the Chief Engineer of the bridge construction.
One panel of the brochure (the back cover) with some staining and
adhesion damage; both very good.
(200/300)
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41. GrAbhorn, JAne bissell. A California Gold Rush Miscellany,
Comprising: The Original Journal of Alexander Barrington, Nine
Unpublished Letters from the Gold Mines, Reproductions of Early
Maps...Etc. Explanatory text by Jane Bissell Grabhorn. Illustrated
with reproductions of maps, broadsides, letter sheets and
lithographs; decorative initials by Arvilla Parker. 28x19.3 cm.
(11x7½”), cloth-backed glossy boards, paper spine label. One of 550
copies.
[San Francisco]: Grabhorn Press, 1934
GB 207; Kurutz 283; Rocq 15837; Wheat Gold Rush 84. Spine label
rubbed, some fading and rubbing along edges; very good.
(100/150)
42. (Grabhorn Press) Four western Americana titles from the
Grabhorn Press. Includes: Austin, Leonard. Around the World in San
Francisco. 1 of 500. Stanford University, 1940. * Traits of
American Indian Life & Character. By a Fur Trader. Prospectus
laid in. 1933. * Saddlebags, Jeremiah. Journey to the Gold Diggins.
With blue paper dust jacket (split at folds). 1 of 390. William P.
Wreden, 1950. * 2 copies of: Lewis, Oscar. The Wonderful City of
Carrie van Wie: Paintings of San Francisco at the Turn of the
Century. One with 2 prospectuses (one with mailing envelope and
order form) plus an invitation laid in, also in a dj. 1 of 525.
1963. Together 5 volumes, including 1 duplicate title.
San Francisco: Various dates
Light general wear to each; very good.(100/150)
CONVENTION BADGES FROM GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 43. (Grand
Army of the Republic) Collection of San Francisco Convention Badges
of the Grand Army of the Republic, plus a few others. The
collection includes 18 badges, with pendants, from the 20th
Convention held in San Francisco in 1886; 17 badges and pins and 1
sterling silver souvenir spoon from the 37th Convention held in San
Francisco in 1903; 4 badges from the Native Sons of the Golden
West, 1890, 1912, and 1925 (2); and 2 1956 Republican National
Convention pins, and 1 California Delegation pin from 1964.
San Francisco, etc.: 1886-1964
The 1886 collection includes badges of state delegates from
Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Dept. of the Gulf, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Oakland Day and 3 other GAR San Francisco souvenir
medals with ribbons. Most of these state badges are quite large,
some to 10” in length with gold pins at the top with elaborate
patriotic designs on the ribbons. The 1903 collection has a
combination of
ribbons, badges and full medals including 2 Ladies of the GAR, 2
California Ladies, Pennsylvania Ladies, West Virginia Ladies,
Solano County, Dept of Potomac, 2 Philadelphia, Sacramento Valley,
Woman’s Relief Corps and 4 San Francisco souvenir medals, most with
California Bear symbols on tops. Most of the NSGW medals also have
Bears. The collection, which certainly would be very difficult to
assemble today, containing 43 items, was put together many years
ago and stored, with each medal individually mounted on cardstock
and attractively identified by a fine hand in ink ready for
display. The condition is uniformly very good to fine, except some
of the medals are tarnished and could use some cleaning.
(2000/3000)
Lot 43
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44. GrAnt, ulysses s. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. 2 volumes.
584; 647, [1] pp. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait in each
volume; with tissue-guards. Illustrated with several maps and wood
engravings throughout; folding facsimile letter in Vol. I;
tipped-in folding facsimile document in Vol. II. (8vo) original
gilt stamped green cloth. First Edition.
New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885-86
Some light wear and soiling to cloth; very good.(300/500)
45. (Grizzly Adams) Playbill for theatrical production of
“Grizzly Adams” starring Mr. E.T. Goodrich. 4 pp. Large woodcut on
rear. 9x6”.
No place: No date (c. 1870s)
Scarce playbill for theatrical performance of a play based on
the life of mountain man J. Capen “Grizzly” Adams. OCLC locates
only 2 copies of this playbill (Univ. of California at Berkeley,
Yale). Split entirely at center fold, edges chipped, paper
browned.
(100/150)
46. (Harper’s Weekly) Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of
Civilization. Volume XX, January - December, 1876. 1068 pp.
Includes Vol. XX, No. 992 (January 1, 1876)-Vol. XX, No. 1044
(December 30, 1876). Profusely illustrated with wood engravings,
many full page, some double page, as well as one large folding
illustration. 40x28.5 cm. (15¾x11”), period half morocco and cloth,
gilt-lettered spine.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876
A full year of the leading American illustrated weekly, with
numerous wood engravings and plates from drawings by the leading
artists and illustrators of the day. Rubbed at volume extremities;
one closed tear to large folding illustration; very good.
(200/300)
47. heCkrotte, WArren With Julie sWeetkind, editors. California
49: Forty-nine Maps of California from the sixteenth century to the
present. xvi, 108 pp. Illustrated with reproduction of maps of
California and the region, mostly in color; original large fold-out
in pocket at rear. (4to), black cloth-backed color pictorial golden
boards, paper spine label. First Edition.
San Francisco: California Map Society, Occasional Paper No. 6,
with The Book Club of California, 1999
Also included in the lot: McLaughlin, Glen with Nancy H. Mayo.
The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist.
Wrappers. California Map Society Occasional Paper No. 5, [1995].
Touch of shelf wear; near fine.
(150/250)
Each lot is illustrated in color in the online version of the
catalogue. Go to www.pbagalleries.com
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FUR TRADERS IN THE NORTHWEST 48. henry, AlexAnder And dAvid
thompson. New Light on the Early History of the Greater Northwest.
The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry and David Thompson.
1799-1814. Edited by Elliott Coues. 3 volumes. xxviii, [1]-446 pp;
vi, 447-916 pp; [vi], [917]-1027 pp. Frontispiece in Vol. 1, 4
folding maps in pocket at rear of Vol. 3. (Large 8vo), white cloth
and gray boards, paper labels on spines, edges untrimmed. Custom
slipcase. Copy number 28 of 100 large paper copies printed on
handmade paper from a total edition of 1100 copies.
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1897
Henry was a Fur Trader of the Northwest Company and Thomspon was
the Official Geographer and Explorer for the same company. These
journals document their explorations and adventures among the
inhabitants on the Red, Saskatchewan, Missouri and Columbia rivers.
Howes H419 Spines sunned, labels chipped, some wear to boards, a
few hinges cracked or cracking; very good.
(1500/2500)
49. hoWell, John. California: Catalogue 50: The library of
Jennie Crocker Henderson with Additions - 5 vols. (Parts 1-5). 5
volumes. Illustrations of book covers and title pages. Original
wrappers. First printings.
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1979-1980
Also included are 5 California Book Auction Co. catalogues.
Includes Sales No. 91, 94, 101, 105, and 109. Each in original
wrappers. With prices realized inked at margins of each, plus price
lists printed out and laid in. Mostly near fine.
(100/150)
50. hutChinGs, J[Ames] m[Ason]. In the Heart of the Sierras: The
Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive: And Scenes by
the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra, with its Magnificent
Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and other Objects of
Interest; with Tables of Distances and Altitudes, Maps, etc. [4],
xii, 13-496 pp. Illustrated with 28 inserted plates, including:
frontispiece photo-type by Gutekunst, portrait of Hutchings from a
photograph by Houseworth, 20 phototypos by Britton & Rey from
photographs by Isaiah Taber, George Fiske and others, 1 artotype by
E. Bierstadt, 1 heliotype by Heliotype Ptg. Co., 1 red plate of a
snow plant; and 3 wood-engraved plates; 2 maps (1 folding
lithograph and 1 full-page); plus numerous wood engravings and
photos within the text. 21.5x15 cm. (8½x6”), original half morocco
and cloth, lettered in gilt on front and in blind on rear, spine
lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, hinges reinforced with brown
cloth, all edges gilt. First Edition, First Printing.
Yo Semite Valley & Oakland, CA: The Old Cabin & Pacific
Press Publishing House, 1886
First printing, with the readings in the table of contents
corresponding with those listed by Cur-rey & Kruska. Accepted
first issue, matching all the required points, including:
frontispiece pho-totype by Gutekunst depicting no one seated behind
the horse and a cabin without a lean-to; portrait of Hutchings is a
“photo-typo” by Britton & Rey; the plate of Hutchings’ Old
Cabin is reproduced by the Heliotype Ptg. Co. of Boston; this copy
contains only one artotype printed by E. Bierstadt (some copies of
the First Edition include a second plate by Bierstadt at p. [470],
no priority established). The folding lithograph map is printed by
Britton & Rey. The author, J.M. Hutchings (1820-1902), a
pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite and one of the first to
visit there in winter, was Guardian to the Valley and the Mariposa
Big Tree Grove between 1880 and 1884. According to Farquhar, In the
Heart of the Sierras was Hutchings’ crown publishing achievement
and “...contains a great deal more...than an account of Hutchings’
personal experi-ences; it covers more fully than any other work of
its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that
could by considered of general interest to visitors.” Cowan (I), p.
117; (II), pp. 299-300; Currey & Kruska 175; Farquhar 18a; Rocq
5206. Joints and edges rubbed, dampstain to front cover, crack in
gutter between preface and table of contents; else very good.
(250/350)
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51. hutChinGs, J[Ames] m[Ason]. Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity
in California. Illustrated with Over One Hundred Engravings. A
Tourist’s Guide to the Yo-semite Valley, The Big Tree Groves...The
Quicksilver Mines of New Almaden and Henriquita-Mount Shasta-The
Farallone Islands...Lake Tahoe, and Other Places of Interest... 292
+ [4] ad pp. Illustrated with approximately 100 wood engravings
throughout the text. 21x15 cm. (8¼x6”), original brown cloth,
lettered in gilt. Third Edition.
New York and San Francisco: A. Roman and Co., 1872
With a note on the edition, printed on lavender paper tipped in
at pp. 3. Originally published in 1860. Cowan p.300; Currey &
Kruska 164. Spine ends chipped, spine leaning, some light soiling;
a name in ink on verso of front free endpaper; very good.
(100/150)
IVES EXPLORES THE COLORADO RIVER 52. ives, Joseph C[hristmAs].
Report upon the Colorado River of the West. 131, 14, 154, 30, 6,
31, [1] pp. Illustrated with 2 folding maps; 1 engraved profile; 14
lithographed or engraved views; 7 color lithograph plates of
Indians; 8 folding panoramas; 3 engraved paleontology plates.
29x21.8 cm. (11x8½”), original cloth covers, rebacked with later
calf, lettered in gilt. First Edition, Senate Issue.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861
With loose book label of Irving W. Robbins, Jr. laid in. Superb
survey of the Colorado River, with exceptional illustrations after
Möllhausen and others and including reports on the geology, botany
and zoology by John Strong Newberry, Asa Grey, Spencer Fullerton
Baird and others. Wagner-Camp notes that “William Goetzmann calls
Lieutenant Ives’ complete report, ‘The best by far of these
individual reports... It is a long, carefully written journal,
consciously literary but with a maximum amount of attention to
scientific observation....’” This unnumbered Senate issue should
contain two additional copies of the maps with added geological
information, but these are not present and seem not to have been
issued with all copies. Howes I92; Sabin 35308; Wagner-Camp 375;
Wheat Transmississippi 4, pp. 98-101. Moderately rubbed edges of
original covers; closed stub tears to some folding plates, some
light wear to few edges, also scattered light foxing; very
good.
(600/900)
53. (Kennedy, Lawton and Alfred) Sixteen volumes of Americana
printed by Lawton Kennedy. Includes: Camp, ed. Phil White’s
Narrative of a Cruise in the Pacific. 1 of 1000. Old West, [1965].
* Jostes, Barbara Donohoe. John Parrott 1811-1884... 1972. *
Galvin, ed. Western America in 1846-1847: The Original Travel Diary
of Lieutenant J.W. Abert... 1 of 3000. John Howell, 1966. * 2
copies of: Galvin, ed. The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco
Bay 1775. Dj. 1 of 5000. John Howell, 1971. * Wagner, Henry R. Juan
Rodriguez: Cabrillo. With slipcase. 1 of 750. California Historical
Society, 1941. * 2 copies of: Fink, Colin G. Drake’s Plate of Brass
Authenticated: The Report on the Plate of Brass. California
Historical Society, 1938. * Camp, ed. John Doble’s Journal and
Letters from the Mines. 1 of 1000. Old West Publishing, [1962]. *
Winther, Oscar O. The Story of San Jose. California Historical
Society, 1935. * Goss, Helen Rocca. The California White Cap
Murders: An Episode in Vigilantism. 1969. * Morgan, ed. The
Overland Diary of James A. Pritchard from Kentucky to California in
1849. With dj. Old West Publishing, 1959. *Davis, William H.
Seventy-five Years in California. With slipcase. 1 of 2500. John
Howell, 1967. * Morgan, Dale L. In Pursuit of the Golden Dream.
Western Hemisphere, 1970. * Camp, ed. 1792-1881: James Clyman:
Frontiersman. Definitive Edition. 1 of 1450. Champoeg Press,
[1960]. * Camp, ed. George C. Young and his Chronicles of the West.
1 of 1250. Old West Publishing, 1966. Together 16 volumes.
Various places: Various dates
Light general wear, a few with gift inscriptions to endpapers,
etc.; most are very good or better.(400/600)
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54. kimbAll, ChArles p. The San Francisco City
Directory...September 1, 1850. 139 pp. 14.5x9.7 cm. (5¾x4”), brown
cloth lettered in gilt.
San Francisco: Journal of Commerce Press, 1850, [but c.
1870]
Later issue, circa 1870, with 3 additional pages of “omitted
names” at rear. An alphabetical listing of residents in San
Francisco from 1850, contains over 2500 names and an appendix of
general information. Howes states: “First real directory of this
city, preceded only by two business directories.” Only five copies
are known to exist of the first printing. Cowan 132; Graff 2321-2;
Howes K134. Spine ends and corners frayed, front joint starting,
some fading and faint soiling to covers; hinges cracked, inked name
on front free endpaper; light, scattered foxing; good.
(150/250)
55. (Korean War) Poster instructing North Korean and Chinese
Armed forces how to surrender, as well as illustrating the Safe
Conduct Pass. Poster 56x42.5 cm. (22x16¾”) illustrating with
photographs and drawings in panels, with explanatory text in
Korean, the 19 steps to surrender. Produced by the United Nations
to instruct North Korean Army and the Communist Chinese Military
how to surrender, and to illustrate what a Safe Conduct Certificate
looks like (an example illustrated at bottom right corner). In a
frame.
[1952]
The United Nations produced numerous designs of Safe Conduct
Certificates and dropped them from airplanes into North Korea
during the Korean War. Designed to look like Korean currency with
one side providing instructions on how to surrender and to ensure
the holder of the certificate that they would be treated humanely
upon doing so. This poster illustrates an example of the General
Mark W. Clark Safe Conduct Certificate, issued after General Clark
became the commander in chief of the United Nations Command. Unsure
if this poster was ever displayed to its intended audience, as it
was punishable by death to have on your person one of the Safe
Conduct Certificates. A near fine example of psychological warfare
propaganda. A bit of wear along edges from handling; appears near
fine; not inspected outside of frame.
(300/500)
56. kurutz, GAry f. The California Gold Rush: A Descriptive
Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853.
xxvii, 771 pp. Illustrated with plates. (8vo), blue cloth, stamped
in gilt, plain paper jacket. 1 of 1000 copies, produced by W.
Thomas Taylor.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1997
The key reference on the subject. A few very faint spots of
finger soiling to jacket; else fine volume in fine jacket.
(200/300)
57. leeper, dAvid rohrer. The Argonauts of ‘Forty-Nine: Some
Recollections of the Plains and the Diggings. 146, xvi pp.
Illustrated with drawings by O. Marion Elbel. 22.2x14.5 cm.
(8¾x5¾”), original gilt-lettered dark green cloth, decoratively
bordered in black. First Edition.
South Bend, Indiana: J. B. Stoll, 1894
Setting out from South Bend, Indiana, on January 22, 1849,
Leeper and his party of six crossed the plains and entered
California via the Lassen Cutoff. Kurutz notes that “Leeper
provides an excellent description of Sutter’s Fort and mining
activities at Hangtown Creek, Kelsey’s Canyon and the Trinity
Diggings.” He returned east via Nicaragua in April and May of 1854.
Some copies have a tipped-in errata slip, while others, as
described by Kurutz, the errata is printed on the copyright page,
as is this copy. Cowan p. 388; Graff 2447; Howes L226; Jones 1671;
Kurutz 296; Mintz 289; Rocq 15912; Streeter 3199; Wheat Books 124.
Moderately rubbed at spine ends and corners, some dust soiling;
partial rubber stamp to front free endpaper, dampstain to rear
endpapers; else very good.
(100/150)
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58. leslie, frAnk. Frank Leslie’s Historical Register of the
United States Centennial Exposition, 1876. [4], 324 pp. With
chromolithographed illustrated title page, and profusely
illustrated with wood engravings, some full or double-page
(including the large folding bird’s-eye view plate of the
Exposition in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park); 3 chromolithograph
plates of flags from different nations; facsimile of the
Declaration of Independence. 40.5x29 cm. (16x11¼”), cloth,
decorated in gilt and black on spine and cover, lettered in gilt.
First Edition.
New York: Frank Leslie’s Publishing House, 1877
Moderate wear at spine ends, scuff marks and some faint soiling
mostly to rear cover, rubbed at extremities; some short tears at
fore edge of folding bird’s-eye view; closed stub tears to folding
plates; very good.
(200/300)
MACKENZIE CROSSES NORTH AMERICA 59. mACkenzie, AlexAnder.
Voyages From Montreal, On the River St. Laurence, Through the
Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; In
the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise,
Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country. [2],
viii, cxxxii, 412, [2] pp. Half-title not present. With 3 folding
copper-engraved maps, 1 hand-colored; stipple-engraved frontispiece
portrait. (4to) 26.5x21 cm. (10¾x8½”), period full tree calf,
rebacked with original spine laid down. First Edition.
London: Cadell, Davies, et al., 1801
Mackenzie’s classic account of his voyages, the first of which
led him to the Arctic Ocean, and on the second he became the first
white man to cross the North American continent north of Mexico
“Mackenzie’s narrative is of consummate importance in the
literature of transcontinental travel. It is the first account of
an ocean to ocean crossing of the North American continent.
Mackenzie’s account of the fur trade is of almost equal interest” -
Graff.
Streeter remarks that “this journey marked the first crossing of
the continent by white men,” and Wagner-Camp calls to mind the
“sympathetic descriptions of the Knisteneaux (Cree), the Algonquin,
and the Chipewyan Indians, with vocabularies of their languages.”
A.S.W. Rosenbach notes that “no writer upon the subject of Indian
customs and peculiarities has given us a more minute, careful and
interesting relation of them.” Hill calls this “the first and
finest edition of one of the most important of Canadian books.”
Mackenzie’s voyage was undertaken on behalf of the North West Fur
Company, which was attempting to break the monopoly of the Hudson’s
Bay Company. One of the most important books in the annals of North
American exploration, rivaling the accounts of Lewis and Clark, and
Pike. Field 967; Graff 2630; Hill pp. 187-8; Howes M113; Peel 25;
Streeter Sale 3653; Wagner-Camp 1. Some wear to corners and edges;
diagonal stub tears to maps; foxing; very good.
(3000/5000)
60. mAthes, W. miChAel. Mexico on Stone. Lithography in Mexico,
1826-1900. Illustrated, including some color and folding plates.
12x8¼, cloth-backed decorated boards, printed paper spine label.
One of 550 copies, printed by Jonathan Clark at the Artichoke
Press.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1984
An important reference on the subject, includes a checklist of
major works. Fine.(100/150)
Lot 59
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61. [miller, henry]. 13 California Towns from the Original
Drawings. Introduction by Edith M. Coulter and Eleanor A. Bancroft.
Illustrated with 13 plates. (Oblong folio), cloth-backed marbled
boards, gilt-lettered paper spine label. One of 300 copies printed
by the Grabhorn Press.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1947
It was not until after publication that the artist of these
drawings done in the 1850’s was identified. BCC 68; GB 446. Some
light rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners; else near
fine.
(200/300)
62. (Mining - Arizona) Extracts from Engineers’ Reports on The
Calumet and Copper Creek Mining Company. Mines and Property, Graham
and Pinal Counties, Arizona. 32 pp. 22.9x18.5 cm. (9x7¼”), original
gray printed wrappers.
Copper Creek, AZ: Mine, Mille and Smelter Office, [1910]
A booklet encouraging investors to purchase stock with “the
strong endorsement by Walter Harvey Weed, one of the leading copper
mine experts of the world.” The contents include the history and
geology of the region, as well as the mining facilities and
projected output and earnings. Not in OCLC. Vertical crease at
middle where once folded, wrappers a touch faded and worn; else
very good.
(200/300)
63. (Mining - Beaver County, Utah) Two maps of mining operations
in Beaver County Utah in the early 20th century. Two mining maps,
including: Map of Star and North Star Mining Districts Beaver
County - Utah. Lithograph on linen, with hand-coloring. 90x76.5 cm.
(35½x30¼”). Shows the relative locations of various mining
operations, including groups belonging to the Horn Silver Mining
Company, Cullen Investment Co., and Moscow Silver Mines Co.
[c.1910?]. * Plan of the Underground Workings of the Rebel Mine
Beaver County, Utah. Hand-drawn on architectural linen. Survey made
Aug. 1912 by Boyce Rawlins. 62.3x89.3 cm. (24½x35¼”) plus margins.
1912.
[c. 1910?] and 1912
Beaver County Utah became a booming mining area beginning in
1858 with the opening of the first mine. The famous Horn Silver
Mine was discovered in 1875, and the nearby town of Frisco became a
boomtown as a result. The Horn Silver Mine attracted famous
investor J. Pierpont Morgan. The first map shows the location of a
cluster of Horn Silver Mining Company operations in the northwest
corner of the map. No copies of the map located by OCLC Worldcat.
The second map is a unique manuscript map of two color-coded
underground shafts which are located very close to each other and
intersect at various places. Details include the elevations and the
location of veins nearby. Some dust soiling on verso of manuscript
map; some yellowing and fingers smudges mostly at margins of
lithograph map; very good.
(500/800)
64. (Montana) stone-mAnninG, trACy & emily miller, editors.
The River We Carry With Us: Two Centuries of Writing From the Clark
Fork Basin. x, 246 pp. Illustrations from photographs. (8vo) tan
leather stamped in gilt. First Edition.
Livingston, Montana: Clark City Press, 2002
Signed by 20 of the contributors and with a few additional
contributor signatures laid in. Presumably one of a small number of
copies issued thus. Fine
(100/150)
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65. mooney, tom. Signed photograph of labor activist Tom Mooney
marching on Market Street following his release from San Quentin,
1939. Black and white photograph, approximately 8x10”.
San Francisco: 1939
Inscribed in green ink: “Sunday January 8, 1939. Market Street
Victory Parade. San Francisco, Calif. Tom Mooney”. Lettering on
union banner highlighted in silver ink. Times Wide World syndicate
press photograph of Mooney leading his Molders’ Union in a “Victory
Parade” on San Francisco’s Market Street following his release from
San Quentin where he had served 22 years in prison for his
involvement in the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing in
which 10 were killed and forty injured. Many believe that Mooney
was wrongly accused and convicted of these crimes. He was pardoned
in 1938 by Governor Cuthbert Olson. Provenance: From the M. Wesley
Marans Collection, shown on p. 112 of his book “Sincerely Yours:
The Famous & Infamous As They Wanted to Be Seen, in Autographed
Photographs from the Collection of M. Wesley Marans”. Clipping from
1/9/39 New York Times using this image included. A bit of wear at
edges; very good.
(200/300)
66. (Nevada - Reno) moore, boyd, editor. Nevada Newsletter: Reno
1922 Nevada, It’s Resources. A Special Number. Volume 16, Number
25. 96 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs within, including
two folding photographs: A view of the Truckee River, and a view of
Virginia Street. 34.5x26 cm. (13½x10”), original wrappers.
Reno, NV: February 18, 1922
No copies of this issue located by OCLC Worldcat, although it
appears this Special Number was published a few times during the
1920s to highlight Reno, Nevada. There was a similar Special Issue
published in 1924 and 1927 located by OCLC. This issue of the
Nevada Newsletter includes an editorial (with cartoons), a report
on the state of mining in Reno, a report on roadway construction,
reports on the University of Nevada and public schools, plus many
photographs of homes, schools, and churches, livestock operations,
aerial photographs of farm land, etc. Spine lacking, moderately
soiled covers with moderate edge wear including small chips and
tears, rear wrapper lacking top corner; some faint soiling
scattered within, a few leaves with lightly chipped edges;
good.
(200/300)
67. (New Jersey) New Jersey and Its Builders: A Work for
Newspaper and Library Reference. 334 pp. Many photograph portraits
within. 28.5x20.7 cm. (11¼x8¼”), brown cloth embossed decoration in
gilt, string tie through spine. First Edition.
New Jersey Biographical Association, [c. 1925]
Compiled under the direction of The Jas. O. Jones Co. Explicitly
for the use of libraries or newspapers should one need biographical
information or a photograph of “...men who have made New Jersey
history...” -Foreword. Light rubbing at corners and a few other
tiny spots; Jan 1926 written in ink on blank front fly leaf; tiny
nick at bottom of a small group of pages at middle of text; else
fine.
(150/250)
68. (New York) Broadside for Leggett’s Hotel and Restaurant in
New York. 23.5x15 cm. (9¼x6”). Printed in black on tan paper.
New York: 1879
It reads, “Nearest Dining, Oyster and Bar Room to the City Hall
and Elevated Railroad Station. Leggett’s Hotel. New York, 1879...”
And continues to describe the “Old Established Dining Rooms,” in a
paragraph furnished by A. Storms. The hotel and dining rooms are
located at 44, 46 & 48 Chatham St., next door to Staats-Zeitung
Building and 10 Centre St. Open until midnight and with rooms
starting at 50 cents per day. One tiny chip out of top edge, one
tiny closed tear on bottom edge, faintly creased where once folded;
very good.
(200/300)
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69. (Northern Pacific Railroad) Ticket with a guest pass to the
opening celebration for the Northern Pacific Railroad’s reaching
the Pacific. Ticket is 8x14.4 cm. (3¼x5¾”), guest pass is 5.5x10
cm. (2¼x4”).
Portland, OR: 1883
Attractively printed ticket with a guest pass, for a Contributor
to the opening celebration for the Northern Pacific Railroad’s
reaching the Pacific, held at the Pavilion in Portland, OR on Sept.
11, 1883. The ticket and the accompanying Guest Pass were
lithographed by A. Anderson & Co. in Portland, and the ticket
shows an image of a steam engine with a small vignette of Mt. Hood.
Light stain evidence on reverse from being removed from an album
with a short closed tear on ticket edge, else very good.
(200/300)
70. peters, hArry t. California on Stone. Numerous plates
reproducing lithographs of California, some in color. 30.5x22.5 cm.
(12x9”), glazed buckram, beveled edges, jacket, later custom
slipcase. No. 3 of 501 copies. First Edition.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1935
By a leading authority on the subject. Howes P258. Darkening to
jacket, some staining to spine, tearing along front flap fold;
volume spine a bit faded with moderately rubbed spine ends, lacking
the original cardboard slipcase with a modern cloth replacement,
else near fine in very good jacket.
(300/500)
LARGE PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH OF RAWHIDE, NEVADA 71. (Photograph -
Rawhide, Nevada) Panorama photograph of Rawhide, Nevada. Gelatin
silver print. 22x167 cm. (8¾x65¾”), with wooden frame, glass.
Rawhide, Nevada: c.1908
Rare and quite large panoramic photographic of the mining town
some 55 miles southeast of Fallon, and 35 miles northeast of
Hawthorne, Nevada. A few places are identified in ink on the map,
and there are over forty neatly inked numbers, apparently relating
to a key that is sadly not present. Rawhide was founded in 1907
following a gold and silver strike by Jim Swanson. The town soon
boomed, investors began selling stocks at a frenetic pace, and the
town soon had a population of about 5000, with three banks, four
churches, a school, twelve hotels, twenty-eight restaurants, a
theater, and thirty-seven saloons. In the short span of two years
the town went from its peak population of 7000 people (Mar. to
June, 1908), to fewer than 500 people by the latter part of 1910.
The site of Rawhide has been obliterated by recent mining activity,
with little or nothing remaining to be seen. Stain at lower center
measuring 2x6”, another approx. 5x4” at right side; very good
overall.
(500/800)
RARE VIEW OF CLIFF HOUSE AND SUTRO HEIGHTS 72. (Photograph - San
Francisco Cliff House) sturis, C.f.o. Panoramic silver photograph
of the Cliff House and Sutro Heights, San Francisco. Gelatin silver
print. 12x63 cm. (4¾x24¾”), on original board mount; photographer’s
imprint stamped in blind on mount at lower right.
San Francisco: c.1900
Very unusual panoramic view of San Francisco’s famed Cliff House
Restaurant, in its grand Victorian incarnation (1896-1907). The
Cliff House and Seal Rocks area at the left, with Ocean Beach, then
eastward to include what is now the Great Highway, the Heights, and
the large windmill. Edge wear to mount, image very good or
better.
(800/1200)
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73. (Photographs) Cross & dimmitt. Five original photographs
of the Pacific Northwest from the studio of Cross & Dimmitt.
Includes: 5 panoramic photographs, all but one captioned in white.
Includes images of Inspiration Point, Columbia River, Oregon, Wah
Kee ha Falls, and Multomah Falls. Each measures 9.5x26.5 cm.
(3¾x10½”) or the reverse.
c.1918
Beautiful series of photographs. Once mounted to black paper,
paper remnants on verso of each photograph; else near fine.
(150/250)
74. (Photographs - San Francisco) Photograph album of the 1918
San Francisco Examiner Christmas Tree. Photo album containing 9
gelatin silver print photographs, approximately 9½x7¾” or the
reverse; 3 printed sheets of text.
San Francisco: 1918
Interesting group of images from the display of the 1918 San
Francisco Examiner Christmas Tree at Civic Center Plaza. After
several failed attempts to bring a tall tree to the city a tree was
constructed at Civic Center using a number of smaller trees
carefully placed around the flagpole, the tree was decorated with
10,000 Novagem Jewels from the Tower of Jewels exhibit at the 1915
Exposition. Includes day and night views, photos of the committee
in charge of the tree and a photo of Mayor James Rolph and family
viewing the tree from his offices. Some wear to album; photographs
with some silvering at edges; very good.
(200/300)
75. (Photographs) Photo album of a tour in the American West,
1901. Album containing approximately 116 photographs of various
sizes, mostly snapshots but also a few commercial images and
clipped images. Also included is a group of 27 postcards with
scenes of the American West, many from photographs by F.J.
Haynes.
1901
Includes photographs of Pike’s Peak, Salt Lake, San Francisco
(including the Cliff House), big trees, Del Monte Hotel, Catalina
Island, etc. Some wear to album covers; very good.
(400/600)
TWO PICTORIAL LETTER SHEETS 76. (Pictorial Letter Sheets) The
Mining Business in Four Pictures. Lithographed pictorial letter
sheet on gray wove paper. 21x27 cm. (8¼x10½”).
San Francisco: Britton & Ray, [c.1852]
Consists of four scenes: “Going To It” (two miners seated with
gear, pointing toward likely river); “Making Something” (leaping
for joy at a small amount of color in a gold pan); “Making Nothing”
(staring at an empty hole, empty gold pan alongside); and “Going
Out of It” (headed towards a small town in the distance, carrying
their gear). This lettersheet was also issued with the imprint of
Quirot & Co. of San Francisco. Baird 171; Clifford 194; Peters
p.76, Plate 34. Lightly foxed, tiny nicks to corners, two of which
repaired with tiny pieces of paper; very good.
(500/800)
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77. (Pictorial Letter Sheets) Sonora from the North. Lithograph
view, approximately. 18x25 cm. (7x10”), on a single sheet measuring
approximately 23x28.5 cm. (9x11¼”) overall, blue or gray wove
paper. Engraved by G.H. Goddard, lithograph by Britton & Rey,
San Francisco.
Sonora: G.S. Wells, 1853
View of Main St., Sonora with church at far end. Not in Reps’
Views and Viewmakers of Urban America. Sonora, headquarters for the
Southern Mines, was established by Mexicans from Sonora in 1848.
Watson, California of the Fifties (text opposite Plate 32: “By July
[1849] 5,000 people had swarmed into Sonora camp, Mexican,
Chileans, Americans, and men from every nation under the sun. The
narrow main street thronged with excited gold seekers. One had to
fight a way through the babel. Here were diggings richer than
dreamed of. Authorities say that within a four-mile circle, over
$400,000,000 has been the amount of gold produced to date.” Baird
257; Clifford 267. Very lightly worn right edge; a touch of
discoloration in a very thin strip on verso of top edge; else near
fine.
(700/1000)
78. (Pictorial Letter Sheets) sloAn, dorothy. The Henry H.
Clifford Collection Part Three: California Pictorial Letter Sheets.
Illustrated including color plates, some folding. (Folio), tan
cloth, paper spine and cover labels. First Edition.
Austin: Dorothy Sloan, 1994
Deluxe auction catalogue for Clifford’s extensive collection of
California pictorial letter sheets. Near fine.
(200/300)
79. (Postcards) Sixteen postcards of Native Americans -
including 15 real photograph postcards. Includes 1 postcard with an
illustration of a basket dancer, painted on yucca veneer. On verso
is a description of the “Basket Dancer of the Rio Grande pueblos.”
A used postcard. Also, 15 real photograph postcards of Native
Americans including many of Sioux. Most are captioned in white. Of
these, only 2 are used.
[c.1890s-1920s]
A beautiful collection of images of Native Americans. Images
include: “President Coolidge adopted Chief of the Sioux Indians
Deadwood, S.D. Aug 4.27” * “Indian War Dance” * Five ladies posing
for a portrait in front of automobiles. * “Chief Crazy Horse and
Squaw”. And many more, including 1 duplicate image. Some small
marks to versos of photographs, a few are slightly faded or
yellowed; mostly very good.
(400/600)
Lot 77
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80. (Postcards - Vermont) Collection of 232 Vermont postcards.
Collection of 232 Vermont postcards in sleeves contained in one
three ring binder.
Various places: Various dates
About half are color cards with some linens and earlier. No
moderns. The balance are real photos, some printed, with nice early
village and street scenes, agricultural, rural etc. including the
Westminster P.O., Main St Weston, Brandon, West Rutland, Stowe,
Main St at Gaysville with flood scenes. A nice collection . All in
very good condition.
(400/600)
81. reminGton, frederiC. Pony Tracks. viii, [2], 269 + [1] ad
pp. Illustrated throughout after Frederic Remington, including
frontispiece with tissue-guard. (8vo), pictorial brown-orange cloth
lettered in gilt. First Edition.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895
Remington’s first book. Howes R201; BAL 16489; Adams Herd 1878;
Graff 3458. Joints, spine ends and corners rubbed, spine ends and
corners bumped with a touch of fraying, some faint (mostly finger)
soiling; front hinge cracked; gift inscription on title page; very
good.
(400/600)
82. reminGton, frederiC. Two first editions of works by Frederic
Remington. Includes: Sundown Leflare. Original decorative cloth,
spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. 1899. * Men with the Bark
on. Original decorative orange cloth stamped in red and green,
spine lettered in gilt. First Edition, First Issue. First issue on
thinner paper, measuring less than 1-1/8” across the top covers.
1900. Together 2 volumes.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Various dates
Clean and bright copies of both, with very light rubbing at
extremities; very good.(150/250)
83. rezAnov, nikolAi petroviCh. 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.
Translated to English and Edited by Thomas C. Russell. xii, 104,
[1] pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 5 plates from
engravings, with tissue-guards. 25.1x16.5 cm. (10x6½”),
linen-backed boards, paper spine label, dust jacket (also with
paper spine label). One of 260 copies.
San Francisco: Thomas C. Russell, 1926
Signed by Russell on the limitation page. “A translation of a
part of the second volume of P. Tikhemenev, Rossisko-Amerikanskoi
Kompanii, St. Petersburg, 1863, giving Rezanov’s report.” Howes
R244. Bit of wear to jacket spine label, one short closed tear at
bottom edge, yellowed jacket spine and in thin strip at flap folds,
tiny dampstain on heel; a few tiny marks to volume; name in ink on
front pastedown; a near fine volume in a very good jacket.
(250/350)
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WITH 38 FOLIO LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING MEXICAN MARTYRS, 1870 84.
rivA pAlACio, viCente & mAnuel pAyno. El Libro Rojo, 1520-1867.
[2], 153 pp. With lithographed title-page & 38 lithographed
plates, at lease 1 with hand-tinting. 43.2x31.5 cm. (17x11½”),
original leather-backed red boards, spine lettered in gilt. First
Edition.
Mexico City: Díaz de León y White, 1870
Striking series of lithographs depicting martyrs of the Mexican
nation, both religious and political, the title Libro Rojo (or Red
Book), signifying the bloodshed throughout Mexican history.
Depicted here are Moctezuma II, Cuauhtemoc, Martin Cortez, Pedro de
Alvarado, la familia Carabajal, la familia Dongo, Hidalgo, Allende,
Morelos, Guerrero, Los Marires de Tacubaya and Maximilian. The
large lithographs are after drawings by Primitivo Miranda
lithographed are by Hernadez and Iriarte, the whole printed by Diaz
de Leon y White. The plate titled “La Peste (1577)” is partially
colored and depicts a country village in Mexico affected by the
plague. Riva Palacio and Payno sought to immortalize those who had
sacrificed their lives for the Mexican nation. Quite scarce,
especially complete, as this copy is. The last copy to sell at
auction, as recorded in American Book Prices Current, was in 1988.
Spine scuffed, corners worn, board edges showing; front hinge
cracked, light foxing, very good.
(3000/5000)
85. roosevelt, eleAnor. This I Remember. (8vo) cloth. First
Edition.New York: Harper & Brothers, [1949]
Typed note, signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, pasted inside front
cover. Some wear and soiling to cloth; very good.
(250/350)
86. (San Francisco) Two titles about early San Francisco and
California settlers. Includes: Rasmussen, Louis J. San Francisco
Ship Passenger Lists. 4 volumes. San Francisco Historic Record
& Genealogy Bulletin, [1965-1970]. * Bancroft, Hubert Howe.
California Pioneer Register and Index, 1542-1848. Including
Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800 and List of Pioneers. Regional
Publishing Co., 1964. Together 2 titles in 5 volumes. All in black
cloth with gilt-lettered spines, with yellow dust jackets printed
in black.
Various places: Various dates
One jacket with chipping to spine foot, some sunning to jackets;
volumes with very light wear from handling; near fine volumes in
very good or better jackets.
(200/300)
Lot 84
The Buyer’s Premium will be 20% for bids up to $100,000
and 15% for that portion over $100,000.
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