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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New General & Mining Telegraph Code, Moreing, Neal 1905  [181835]1480 - New General & Mining Telegraph Code, Moreing, Neal 1905 [181835]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Essay on "The New General and Mining Telegraph Code" by C. Algernon Moreing and Thomas Neal, "for use of the mining companies, mining...
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Ore Deposits of U.S.A. by James Kemp 1895  [181799]1481 - Ore Deposits of U.S.A. by James Kemp 1895 [181799]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ore Deposits of the United States by James Kemp, copyright 1895. There are 345 pages and 20 more of advertising. There is bump damage to the boards.
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Practical Miners Guide, J. Budge, 1845  [181832]1482 - Practical Miners Guide, J. Budge, 1845 [181832]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Practical Miners Guide" by John Budge, published in 1845 in London for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster-Row. Bound by...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Quartz Operators Hand Book, Wheeler & Randall, Signed 1865  [183993]1483 - Quartz Operators Hand Book, Wheeler & Randall, Signed 1865 [183993]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare "Quartz Operators Hand Book"by Wheeler & Randall, 1865. Book autographed by James D. Hague, a highly published American Geologist...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Romance of Mining by Williams  [182222]1484 - Romance of Mining by Williams [182222]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1915 Romance of Mining by Archibald Williams. Ancient mines, flumes, hydraulic mining, Comstock Load, Leadville etc. Attractive gilt binding, 402pp. S
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals  [181871]1485 - Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals [181871]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 541 pages. "Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals," by S. F. Emmons and G. F. Becker. Washington Government Printing...
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Testing & Working Silver Ores 1876  [181925]1486 - Testing & Working Silver Ores 1876 [181925]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Testing & Working Silver Ores," C.H. Aaron, 1876. Rare book on working with silver ores, with illustrations. 114 pp. 5" x 7"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Theory on Geological Structures of Tonopah & California, John D. Hoff, 1905  [183998]1487 - Theory on Geological Structures of Tonopah & California, John D. Hoff, 1905 [183998]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Practical Information on the Geological Structure of Tonopah Goldfields, Nevada and of California, Illustrated for Prosecutors" by John D...
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Treasures of the Earth 1878  [181775]1488 - Treasures of the Earth 1878 [181775]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Treasures of the Earth by William Jones F.S.A. 404 pages. Stories of mines and miners from all over the world. Book has the copyright covered by a new
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Assayer's Guide of Ores, Oscar Lieber, 1852  [183995]1489 - Assayer's Guide of Ores, Oscar Lieber, 1852 [183995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First edition of "The Assayer's Guide or, practical directions to assayers, miners and smelters,for the tests and assays, by heat and wet p...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Assays on Gold & Silver Ores, 1880, 1888  [183994]1490 - Assays on Gold & Silver Ores, 1880, 1888 [183994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(2) Assay pieces on gold and silver: "Parting Gold and Silver in California" by T. Egleston, 1880. 12 pages. Good condition. 6x9 inches. ...
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Assays on Silver Metallurgy, Eissler, Hofmann 1889, 1907  [181836]1491 - Assays on Silver Metallurgy, Eissler, Hofmann 1889, 1907 [181836]
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(2) Assays on silver metallurgy; First edition of "The Metallurgy of Silver", a practical treatise on silver ores, by M. Eissler, complete...
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Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals, 1741  [181342]1492 - Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals, 1741 [181342]
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"Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals. In Two Parts. The First containing The Theory, The Second The Practice of the said Art. The Whole Dedu...
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Assaying Book Trio  [182370]1493 - Assaying Book Trio [182370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assaying group. 1888 Practical Metallurgy and Assaying by Hiorns, 471pp with index. Foxing, binding and corner wear, spine faded. 1893 The Assayers Gu
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Important Assaying Books (2) 1950, 1959  [181349]1494 - Important Assaying Books (2) 1950, 1959 [181349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"De Re Metallica," Georgius Agricola, 1950, translated from the first Latin edition of 1556, by author Herbert Clark Hoover and publisher ...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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London Chronicle c1761-69 (8)  [179965]1495 - London Chronicle c1761-69 (8) [179965]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of eight copies of The London Chronicle, with the following years: 1761 (3), 1765 (2), 1766 (1), and 1769 (2). Copies include inf
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Noticia de la California, 3 Volumes, Modern Printing  [182144]1496 - Noticia de la California, 3 Volumes, Modern Printing [182144]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1943-44? modern facsimile printing of the 1757 first edition, a classic of California literature in Spanish about the history of Jesuit led Spanish co
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Jesuit Monk Father Kino Research Library (9) 1919-92  [182271]1497 - Jesuit Monk Father Kino Research Library (9) 1919-92 [182271]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A library containing nine books related to Father Kino, (Eusebio Francisco Kino), an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer, m
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Malleus Maleficarum (Medieval Witchcraft)  by Kramer, 1928  [181644]1498 - Malleus Maleficarum (Medieval Witchcraft) by Kramer, 1928 [181644]
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1928 edition, #565/1275. Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum was a medieval treatise on witchcraft, describing the nature of witchcraft and th...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Mexican Religious Publications, 1703 and 1765  [182215]1499 - Mexican Religious Publications, 1703 and 1765 [182215]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 oldies with vellum binding and dual laces. 1765 Enchiridion Canonico-Morale de Confessario. Father Vilaplana was a Franciscan before coming to Ameri
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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