American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

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Thur, June 6 Lots 1000-1590
Art (1001-1091)
Native Americana (1092-1207)
Jewelry & Watches (1208-1241)
Collectibles (1242-1279)
Books / Antiquarian (1280-1537)
Medical (1538-1543)
Advertising (1544-1580)
Toys & Children (1581-1590)

Fri, June 7 Lots 2000-2550
Maps (2000-2059)
Transportation & Railroad (2060-2550)
Railroad Passes
Stocks (2535-2550)
Railroad, Banking, other

Sat, June 8 Lots 3000-3595
Wells Fargo & Express (3000-3019)
Outlaws & Lawmen (3020-3097
Autographs (3098-3109)
Revolutionary War & Early Military (3110-3130
President Lincoln (3130-3219
JFK Assassination (3220-3248
Black American (3249-3256)
Civil War (3257-3307)
Custer, Gen George A. (3308-3353)
Presidential (3354-3388)
Firearms & Weapons (3389-3467)
Sports / Hall of Fame (3468-3595)
Baseball (3468-3562)
Basketball (3563-3564)
Boxing (3565-3572)
Football (3573-3577)
Other (3578-3595)

Sun, June 9 Lots 4000-4600
Mining (4000-4189)
Numismatics (4190-4314)
Tokens (4315-4329)
World's Fair (4330-4340)
Bottles (4341-4367)
Saloon (4368-4376)
Tobacco (4377-4380)
Gaming (4381-4388)
Cowboy (4389-4392)
Entertainment (4393-4426)
Music (4427-4450)
Photographs (4451-4481)
Ephemera (4482-4569)
Philatelic (4570-4600)
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Death Valley in '49, Book, 1894  [181940]1300 - Death Valley in '49, Book, 1894 [181940]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Death Valley in '49, Important Chapter of California Pioneer History," William Lewis Manley, 1894. "The autobiography of a pione...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******m for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Diary of Patrick Breen, 1946 Publication  [181831]1301 - Diary of Patrick Breen, 1946 Publication [181831]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Diary of Patrick Breen", The Book Club of California publication in 1946, only 300 copies were printed. This book contains diary entr...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Early California Voyagers (2 Books) 1933, 1927  [182272]1302 - Early California Voyagers (2 Books) 1933, 1927 [182272]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of books about Early California voyagers. Includes: "Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North Amer...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******i for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Early California Pre-Gold Rush Books (2) 1959-68  [182293]1303 - Early California Pre-Gold Rush Books (2) 1959-68 [182293]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of books about Early California before the Gold Rush, printed on private presses. Includes: "The First French Expedition to California, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Early Gold Rush Adventures, 1929-56 (4)  [182040]1304 - Early Gold Rush Adventures, 1929-56 (4) [182040]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Special early, mostly 1849, Gold Rush adventure books (4), rare, republished: 1. "A California Gold Rush Miscellany." 1934, limited editio...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to C*****r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Font's Complete Diary / Founding of San Francisco 1933  [181866]1305 - Font's Complete Diary / Founding of San Francisco 1933 [181866]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Font's Complete Diary, A Chronicle of the Founding of San Francisco; translated from the original Spanish manuscript and edited by Herbert Eugen...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Forty-Niner Books (5) 1914-87  [182290]1306 - Forty-Niner Books (5) 1914-87 [182290]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of five books telling the tales of the harrowing trips and voyages made to Western America following the discovery of gold in Coloma, CA, in J
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Forty-Niner Diaries & Stories (8) 1913-66  [181924]1307 - Forty-Niner Diaries & Stories (8) 1913-66 [181924]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of eight books about '49er diaries and stories: 1. Reminiscences of Alexander Toponce, Pioneer - 1839-1923 by Alexander Toponce, 1923. 2...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Gold Rush Book Group (4) 1888-1999  [182291]1308 - Gold Rush Book Group (4) 1888-1999 [182291]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of four books about the Gold Rush, includes: 1. California '46 to '88, Jacob Wright Harlan, 1888, first edition, The Bancroft ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Handwritten Day Book, 1889-1894  [181602]1309 - Handwritten Day Book, 1889-1894 [181602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bishop Creek/Bishop, California "Day Book" ledger. Date ranges 1889-1894. Gilt spine. Pages in good condition, some toning. Spine in fair ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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In Pursuit of the Golden Dream, 1970  [182287]1310 - In Pursuit of the Golden Dream, 1970 [182287]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In Pursuit of the Golden Dream, Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857, Howard C. Gardiner, 1970, Western Hemis
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Jedediah Smith Publications (2)  [181780]1311 - Jedediah Smith Publications (2) [181780]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jedediah Smith's First Crossing of the Sierra Nevada published in 1943 by The Sierra Club, a 52 page paperback. Also included is "The Calif...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Joaquin Miller 1st Edition '49  [181792]1312 - Joaquin Miller 1st Edition '49 [181792]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Joaquin Miller 1st edition of '49, written by Joaquin Miller and copyrighted in 1884. Book is 148 pages with very slight bump damage. It's i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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John Work's Calififornia Expedition  [181899]1313 - John Work's Calififornia Expedition [181899]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fur Brigade to the Bonaventura, John Work's California Expedition,1832-1833. the copyright on this 112 page special edition is 1945. It was publ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Lake Tahoe Books, 5  [179391]1314 - Lake Tahoe Books, 5 [179391]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Legends of Tahoe booklet, 1905 Tales of the Sierras by J W Hayes and signed by author, 1949 first edition Sierra Nevada Lakes by Hinkle-dustjacket has
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to d*******f for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Overland in 1846, Morgan, 1963, Talisman Press, 2 vols  [181676]1315 - Overland in 1846, Morgan, 1963, Talisman Press, 2 vols [181676]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of Bob Greenwood's Talisman Press specialties in original slip case. Autographed. A master research work including diaries, letters from me...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******m for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California in 1848-9  [181715]1316 - Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California in 1848-9 [181715]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RYAN, William Redmond. Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9; With the Author’s Experience at the Mines. Illustrated b
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Pioneer at Sutter's Fort, 1941  [181343]1317 - Pioneer at Sutter's Fort, 1941 [181343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"A Pioneer at Sutter's Fort, 1846-1850, Lienhard," 1941, Translated, edited and annotated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur. The Adventures of...
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Pioneers to California Gold Rush (5) 1906-64  [182277]1318 - Pioneers to California Gold Rush (5) 1906-64 [182277]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A library of five books on the time period from the pioneers to the California Gold Rush. Includes: 1. "Legends of the Spanish Southwest."...
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Sacramento Grabhorn Press Books (2)  [181776]1319 - Sacramento Grabhorn Press Books (2) [181776]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Duke of Sacramento, A Comedy in Four Acts by Warren Baer (77pages) is one of two books centered on the city of Sacramento. the other The Pioneers of t
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