Auction details
Americana - Cartography Travel & Exploration
1:00 PM PT - Nov 5th, 2009
offered by
PBA Galleries
San Francisco, CA 94108

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
22.5%
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 200 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 20000 | 2500 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
Auction House Preview
Tuesday, November 3, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, November 4, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, November 5, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Other showings by appointment
326 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ansel Adams - Taos Pueblo - 1 of 950 copies-sgnd |
1,500 - 2,500 |
|
| 2 |
|
John Quincy Adams clipped signature |
150 - 250 |
|
| 3 |
|
Memory book signed by Jane Addams of Hull House |
200 - 300 |
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| 4 |
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promissory note/loan agreement filled out in ink |
150 - 250 |
|
| 5 |
|
Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society |
100 - 150 |
|
| 6 |
|
26 vols from the WPA American Guide series, djs |
300 - 500 |
|
| 7 |
|
Barclay's Apology Philadelphia 1789 |
150 - 250 |
|
| 8 |
|
8 titles from The American Trails Series |
150 - 250 |
|
| 9 |
|
Arizona convention for statehood 1910 |
100 - 150 |
|
| 10 |
|
MS. of Harold Arlen's Over the Rainbow score |
6,000 - 9,000 |
|
| 11 |
|
Poster for autor race at L.A. Coliseum 1946 |
300 - 500 |
|
| 12 |
|
Album of political autographs |
500 - 800 |
|
| 13 |
|
Four autographs - Helen Keller and Others |
300 - 500 |
|
| 14 |
|
Baldwin's Black Hills 1904 |
700 - 1,000 |
|
| 15 |
|
Censor Echoes, Or Words That Burned 1882 |
200 - 300 |
|
| 16 |
|
J.H. Beadle Life in Utah 1870 |
150 - 250 |
|
| 17 |
|
Western Wilds, and the Men Who Redeem Them |
150 - 250 |
|
| 18 |
|
F.W. Beechey's California Voyage Grabhorn Press |
200 - 300 |
|
| 19 |
|
A Notable Libel Case |
150 - 250 |
|
| 20 |
|
Signature "W.H. Bonney" with salutation and date |
10,000 - 15,000 |
|
| 21 |
|
Souvenir of Amelia Bingham Stock Co. 1901-02 |
200 - 300 |
|
| 22 |
|
26 limited editions published by Biobooks |
700 - 1,000 |
|
| 23 |
|
photos of the office Blue Lake Advocate newspaper |
400 - 600 |
|
| 24 |
|
Anza's California Expeditions |
300 - 500 |
|
| 25 |
|
Three copies of 1766 Boston Gazette in folder |
500 - 800 |
|
| 26 |
|
Braman's Information about Texas 1858 |
300 - 500 |
|
| 27 |
|
Brayton captive of Indians |
1,500 - 2,500 |
|
| 28 |
|
New America & the Far East 73 issues, photos, etc |
200 - 300 |
|
| 29 |
|
Pearl Buck comencement address with ms. notes |
3,000 - 5,000 |
|
| 30 |
|
History of San Luis Obispo County, California |
1,000 - 1,500 |
|
| 31 |
|
Photos of Construction of Carquinez Bridge 1927 |
200 - 300 |
|
| 32 |
|
Fireman's Fund County Atlas of California |
200 - 300 |
|
| 33 |
|
"Monarch" Souvenir of Midwinter Fair 15 parts |
800 - 1,200 |
|
| 34 |
|
2 books on art of the California Missions |
150 - 250 |
|
| 35 |
|
18 books about Monterey, California |
150 - 250 |
|
| 36 |
|
Atlas Map of Alameda County |
400 - 700 |
|
| 37 |
|
Real estate auction of land in Oakland |
800 - 1,200 |
|
| 38 |
|
4th of July Celebration San Francisco 1895 |
200 - 300 |
|
| 39 |
|
16 titles on the Sierra Nevada |
150 - 250 |
|
| 40 |
|
Trial of David S. Terry by Vigilance Committee SF |
400 - 700 |
|
| 41 |
|
The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California |
200 - 300 |
|
| 42 |
|
2 volumes from the Talisman Press |
150 - 250 |
|
| 43 |
|
Drawings of California in the 19th Century |
300 - 500 |
|
| 44 |
|
8 fine press volumes on California's history |
150 - 250 |
|
| 45 |
|
Book Club of California Travel Books |
300 - 500 |
|
| 46 |
|
14 fine press books on California & the West |
200 - 300 |
|
| 47 |
|
29 books on California, history, etc. |
200 - 300 |
|
| 48 |
|
42 cartes-de-visite, most of Confederate Generals |
1,000 - 1,500 |
|
| 49 |
|
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government |
300 - 500 |
|
| 50 |
|
Jefferson Davis' message in the New York Herald |
100 - 150 |



















































