"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

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Welcome to our upcoming seven-day auction event, featuring an incredible selection of unique items and rare collectibles spanning numismatics, gold, minerals, fine art, antique furniture, political memorabilia, philatelic, jewelry, and more! From November 21-27, we will showcase this extensive sale, with three days of live auctions and three days of timed online bidding. Join us for an exclusive in-person preview on-site in Reno the day before the event, and get a sneak peek at many of the stunning furniture pieces in a private residence on Friday, November 8—details available upon request. Whether you are an art lover, history enthusiast, or collector of timeless treasures, this auction offers something special for everyone. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history!
DAY 1:
Art (1000-1111)
Wildlife (1000-1019)
Stamps (1037-1042
Décor & Collectibles (1112-1122)
Lamps (1123-1130)
Clocks (1131-1138)
Tableware’s (1139-1154)
Barber Shop (1155-1161)
Bottles (1162-1204)
Saloon & Brewery (1205-1228
Wine (1229-1232
Gaming (1233-1245
Tobacciana (1246-1262)
General Store (1263-1280)
Scales (1281-1287
Sewing (1288-1290)
Copperware (1296-1300)
Advertising (1301-1303)
Ephemera (1304-1340)
Collectibles (1341-1355)
Camping (1341-1345)
Toys (1351-1353)
Furnishings (1356-1394)

Category Preview (see more of these categories on Timed Day 5!)
Books (1395-1426)
Maps (1427-1431)
Photographs (1432-1455)
Photography Equipment (1456-1458)
Sports (1459-1491)

DAY 2:
Political (2000-2157)
Black American (2063-2068)
Foreign (2133-2157)
Foreign Autographs (2158-2172)
Military (2173-2363)
Firearms & Weaponry (2364-2491)

DAY 3:
Fossils (3000-3004)
Minerals (3005-3112)
Gold (3013-3077)
Jewelry (3113-3153)
Native Americana (3154-
Jewelry (3154-3246)
Weavings (3247-3261)
Pottery (3266-3279)
Artifacts (3288-3330)
Ephemera (3331-3340)
Books (3341-3352)
Badges (3353-3366)
Outlaw (3367-3368)
Cowboy (3420-3446)

DAY 4:
Numismatics (4000-4315
Ingots (4000-4007)
Bullion (4008-4016)
Coins (4017-4176)
Currency (4177-4238)
Ephemera & Exonumia (4239-4259)
Tokens & Medals (4273-4315)
World’s Fair & Expositions (4316-4345)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4346-4358)
Fraternal Organizations (4359-4391)
Entertainment (4392-4423)

DAY 5: TIMED AUCTION
Art & Collectibles (5000-5050)
Ephemera (5051-5140)
Entertainment (5141-5163)
Music (5164-5175)
Art Ephemera (5176-5194)
Books (5195-5348)
Maps (5349-5370)
Photographs (5371-5479)
Photography Equipment (5480-5557)
Model Railroading (5558-5643)
Toys (5644-5713)
Sports (5714-5857)

DAY 6: TIMED AUCTION
Jewelry & Accessories (6000-6046)
Sterling Silver (6047-6074)
Minerals (6075-6193)
Mining (6194 – 6542)
Artifacts (6194-6217
Ephemera (6218-6542)
Stocks & Bonds (6543-6894)

DAY 7: TIMED AUCTION
Transportation - Auto, Air, Railroad etc (7000-7318)
Wells Fargo & Express (7319-7357)
Covers (7358-7427)
Stamps (7428-7568)
Postcards (7569-7761)



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Southern California & Arizona Books, 4 [168330]5226 - Southern California & Arizona Books, 4 [168330]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mountains and Molehills by Marryat, Time Life Books leather bounds 1980's reprint. Southern Trails to California in 1849 by Bieber, 1937 386pp, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Death Valley Ecology book, 1966 [190153]5227 - Death Valley Ecology book, 1966 [190153]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 1966 copy of 'Plant Ecology of Death Valley, California' by Charles B. Hunt. The book is a report on a geological survey for the U.S. Depa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 4*******x for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Death Valley Themed Books (4) [182829]5228 - Death Valley Themed Books (4) [182829]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Death Valley themed books, include "Death Valley in '49" by William Lewis Manly, copywrite 1949, Hardcover, 523 pages, in nice conditi...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to r******w for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Pasadena Junior College Yearbooks, 1934-35 [178594]5229 - Pasadena Junior College Yearbooks, 1934-35 [178594]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pasadena Junior College 1934 and 1935 yearbooks. From the estate of Tim Holabird who once held the record for situps and pushups. Blue 1935 has partia
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Sacramento Grabhorn Press Books (2) [181776]5230 - 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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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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San Francisco Grabhorn Press Bibliography 1915-1956 [181867]5231 - San Francisco Grabhorn Press Bibliography 1915-1956 [181867]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, published in 1975 by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco. Two volumes in one: Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1915-1940 by Elinor Raas H
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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History Book San Joaquin Co. 1923 [182903]5232 - History Book San Joaquin Co. 1923 [182903]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History of San Joaquin County, California, with Biographical Sketches of The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Gro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 240.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Letters of Alfred Robinson, 1972 [183980]5233 - Letters of Alfred Robinson, 1972 [183980]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Letters of Alfred Robinson to the De la Guerra Family of Santa Barbara, 1834-1873, Translated and Annotated by Maynard Geiger, first edition 1972.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Pioneer at Sutter's Fort, 1941 RARE! [181343]5234 - Pioneer at Sutter's Fort, 1941 RARE! [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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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California Pictorial Letter Sheets  1994 RARE BOOK! [190118]5235 - California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1994 RARE BOOK! [190118]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare book - The Henry H. Clifford Collection Part Three California Pictorial Letter Sheets. Photographic book of pictorial letter sheets offered at au
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Artemus Ward; His Travels-1865 [182814]5236 - Artemus Ward; His Travels-1865 [182814]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artemus Ward: His Travels. With Illustrations by Mullen. Part 3 is entitled; Miscellaneous, Part 33; Among the Mormons. Hardcover, 231 pages. In nice
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Calif. Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-69 [184383]5237 - Calif. Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-69 [184383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book of California pictoial sheets by Joseph Armstrong Baird Jr, published in 1967 it's 171 pages . There were only 475 copies of this book prin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California 1849-69 Pictorial Letter Sheets 1967 [182034]5238 - California 1849-69 Pictorial Letter Sheets 1967 [182034]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California's Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869. Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr. 1967, David Magee: San Francisco. 475 copies printed by Robert Grab...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Illustrated 1892 [182815]5239 - California Illustrated 1892 [182815]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Illustrated, Edited by F.K. Warren. copywrite 1892, 142 pages. Interesting illustrated trip through the "Golden State," which e...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*****h for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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California and Western Trail Book Group, 6 [182374]5240 - California and Western Trail Book Group, 6 [182374]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 western and California trail books. New Mexico, Gila Trail, Old California Trail(faded spine), Old Trails West, Destiny Road etc. See photo.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California As it is & As it May Be, F. P Wierzbicki, 1849, 1933 Edition [181839]5241 - California As it is & As it May Be, F. P Wierzbicki, 1849, 1933 Edition [181839]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"California As it is & As it May Be Or a Guide to the Gold Region" by F. P. Wierzbicki, introduction by George D. Lyman (1815-1860), 1...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Blue Book, State Roster c.1893 [190245]5242 - California Blue Book, State Roster c.1893 [190245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Blue Book, or State Roster from 1893. Listed as "An Official directory of the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative Departments of th...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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California by Sea, Books (2) 1941-77 [182292]5243 - California by Sea, Books (2) 1941-77 [182292]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two books about emigrants who reached the California Gold Rush by sea. Includes: "Gold Rush by Sea, from the Journal of Garrett W. Low," K...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Diaries & Letters Pre-Gold Rush, 1820-1840 [183984]5244 - California Diaries & Letters Pre-Gold Rush, 1820-1840 [183984]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(3) Books on Pre-Gold Rush California Diaries and Letters. "Josiah Belden 1841 California Overland Pioneer: His Memoir and Early Letters" ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Imprints, 1833-1862, Bibliography, 1961 [182050]5245 - California Imprints, 1833-1862, Bibliography, 1961 [182050]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Imprints, 1833-1862, A Bibliography. Robert Greenwood, editor. 1961, limited edition, 750 copies, Talisman Press, Los Gatos, CA. A bibliogr
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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