"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

A spectacular set of 5 maps showing California history from 1604 to 1767. Measures 15x12”. 1) Earliest map (upper right) is based upon a manu

Copies of very old California maps, originally c. 1800's-1910. Grass Valley/Nevada City-printed backwards. 2x San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. ...

Collection of California (only), City (110), County (54), and Regional (52), Street and Hwy. Maps; totaling 212 pieces of material~ Indexed alphabetic

Covers lodging, food, tours, etc. ~ 300 pieces of material, 60's thru 90's ~ Indexed alphabetically by County and stored in 9 ¼"w ...

1.) National Forest Maps: Angeles, 1966 ~ Inyo, 1979 ~ Plumas, 1965, 1971, 1984 ~ Shasta, 1940, 1949, 1971 ~ Sierra, 1967 ~ Stan­islaus, 1984 ~...

2 limited lithographic sepia tone edition1882 Colorado Springs, Manitou and Pike's Peak birds eye view maps by Joseph John Stoner. Possibly repr...

Lot of ten vintage tour books of Colorado produced by railroads. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway "The Moffat Road"; "Throug...

Facts About Florida. Published by the Passenger Department of the Clyde Steamship Co. According to the title page, "It is our intention to dire...

2 blueprint maps on backing of Carter's Reservoir and Supply Ditch c. 1901. 32x46". Carter's Reservoir Montana Stuart Mackenzie Mont...

1915 Montana Mining District map by The Engineering Corporation. 61x42". Some edge tears, chip, tape repairs etc. Please inspect. Helena Monta...

2 Montana maps by Cram. Superior Map of Montana c. 1910, 45x50", tape repairs and tears. c. 1930 color Latest Official Survey Montana, 44x49&q...

Jarbridge, Nevada, mining claims map, issued by the Twin Falls Development Co., 1911 ~ (14 ½" x 21", black on light brown paper) Whee...

A fantastic and possibly first known map of the Fort at Weisport in Carbon County, PA, built by Benjamin Franklin against the Indians, in the French a

Large wall map, typical nvarnish finish, mounted to board for viewing. "New map of that portion of North America exhibiting the United States a...

Johnson's US map by A J Johnson, New York c. 1864. Appears to be hand colored with good color borders. Oklahoma shown as Indian Territory. Nice ...

1866 map of United States by Dept. of Interior on linen backing. 29x55", multiple tear and tape repairs. Please inspect.

(3) Classic wall maps with wood dowels. From the American Geographic series, by A.J. Nystrom, Chicago 1939. Includes Africa, 43" wide, Australi...

5 vintage atlas', some with hand coloring, and maps suitable for removing and framing. Standard's Modern Atlas of the World, 1911, 128pp plu...

There are two nautical telescopes in this lot. The smaller one is made in France at 7in. tall three draw with a slide type eye-piece cover, late 1800

International Pacific Highways System, from Mexico City Mexico to Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada, 1934 ~142 pages, each with strip-style highway m

Large collection (2 file boxes!) of Travel Guides and Maps for Attractions, Accommodations, Meals, etc.~ Includes 488 pieces of material, indexed by S

A 26 lbs collection of about 1000 or more modern postcards and travel brochures of the Pacific Northwest Etc.

Rare, Original late 1600s Ecumenical Farce, “Il Capitolo dei Frati,” by Sebastiano Chiesa By Amy Baker, Holabird’s Western Americana Summary Th

Lot of (x4) books on ship wrecks, including: 1. The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan: Her Life and Loss 1850-1865, by Q. David Bowers. Bowers and

Lot (x5) collection of books on pirates and buccaneers, including: 1. History of the Buccaneers of America, by James Burney. George Allen & Comp...

Collection of Spanish Armada Treasure Hunting books: 1. The Hispanola Treasure by Cyrus H. Karraker, printed 1934 in Philadelphia by University of

Collection of books on Treasure Hunting techniques and found treasures in the United States. 1. The Treasure Hunter's Manual by Karl von ...

The Book of Buried Treasure by Ralph D. Paine, published in 1911, illustrated by Sturgis & Walton Company, New York.In very good condion, hard c...

This is a extensive collection of Treasure Hunting books, inlcuding lost mines in the US. 1. Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West by Thomas Pro

Lot of (x11) US treasure books collection, including: 1. Oak Island Secrets, by Mark Finnan. Formac Publishing. 1997. 2. The Oak Island Mystery, by R.

Lot of (x303) magazines related to treasure and treasure hunting. c1950s-1980s. All are related to treasure and gold hunting. Magazine titles include

Along Alaska's Great River by Frderick Schwatka, 1885, Cassell & Company Ltd., NY., copyright by O.M. Dunham. Autographed Christmas 1888 to...

The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska by Maturin M. Ballou, 2nd edition, 1890. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. This book is from the pre-Nome go

1) The Official Guide to the Klondyke County and the Gold Fields of Alaska with Official Maps published in Chicago, IL in 1897 by W.B.Conkey Company.

Pair of early Alaska Gold Hunting books from 1901. 1) Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell, edited by Elizabeth Grinnell, published 1901 by David

T.A. Rickard's 1909 book Through the Yukon and Alaska. Neil Publishing Company. Spine is cracked. From MiningFoundationsw.org: Thomas Arthur Ric...

Lot of 3x book relating to the Klondike and Yukon gold areas. 1. Report on Gold Values in the Klondike High Level Gravels, by R.G. McConnel. Ottawa G

2 very early publications of the Klondike region of Yukon, north-western Alaska/ Canada. According to reports, 100,000 prospectors came to the Klondi

This lot includes a library's worth of books on the Klondike Gold Rush. Included in this lot: 1. The Klondike Quest, by Pierre Berton. 100th Ann...

Rare composite collection of two books, each with accompanying salesman's copy. Includes: 1. Gold Fields of the Klondike, by Ernest Ingersoll. ...

Lot of 2 book relating to Alaska and the gold rush, including: 1. Through the Yukon and Alaska, by T.G. Rickard, 1909. Neil Publishing Company. 2. Thr

Very rare 1863, the first edition with the foldout map and appendix, Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora, an address before the American Geo

1884 3rd edition Resources of Arizona by Patrick Hamilton. Minerals, farming, timber, history Indians etc. Large foldout map, foldout United Copper Mi

Assortment of Pioneer Magazine, the first California magazine published in 1851. What makes these extra special is the fact that one of the contributi

Rare 1855 The Land of Gold, Reality versus Fiction by Hinton R Helper. Gold Rush lore based upon Helper's 3 years in California. Attractive embo...

Report on The Geology of Northern and Southern California: Embracing The Mineral And Agricultural Resources Of Those Sections, With Statistics Of The

California State Register and Yearbook of Facts, 1857 Henry G. Langley and Samual A. Mathews in San Francisco and James Queen in Sacramento.1857 viii,

Directory of the County of Placer, for the Year 1861. Containing a history of the county, and of the different towns in the county; with the names of

Bancroft's Handbook Almanac for the Pacific States 1863: San Francisco H.H. Bancroft and Company 1863 Hardcover Good 4.25" x 6.5", pp ...

Bean’s History and Directory of Nevada County, California. Containing a Complete History of the County, with Sketches of Various Towns and Mi