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Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction
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Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
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Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
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Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
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Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday
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100Yo-Semite FallsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Vibrant and hand-colored. Currier & Ives present Yosemite in all its splendor, focusing on a flowing waterfall cascading down a mountain. Lithog...
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t********n.. for 478.00
101Looking Down the Yo-SemiteHolabird Western Americana Collections
c1848 - Original, hand-colored lithograph titled “Looking Down the You-Semite.” Measures 16” by 12”. Not mounted. Classified medium folio sized. “Publ
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
102Andy Anderson Pirate caricature carvingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Andy Anderson, woodcarver, (1893–August 20, 1960) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century woodcarving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-pla
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
103Andy Anderson Man with Sombrero caricature carvingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Andy Anderson, woodcarver, (1893–August 20, 1960) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century woodcarving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-pla
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
104Robert H. Blair: Nez Pearce SurrenderHolabird Western Americana Collections
#145. Nez Perce surrender to General Mills in 1877. Scene is almost surreal as it might have been from the Nez Pearce point of view. 20" x 40&q...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
105Robert H. Blair: On the DockHolabird Western Americana Collections
At first glance this is an idyllic California coastal scene. But the stone docks, the trash can, the browns make one realize this was a place were men
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
106M. F. Heimbach: Remake of Hemingway Oil PaintingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Framed oil painting of Ernest Hemingway. Fantastic detail. Earth tones. Artist remains a mystery. Painting measures 13 ½”x 17 ½”. Framed: ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 1,500.00
107Charles Russell print: Shooting the BuffaloHolabird Western Americana Collections
Soldier and Buffalo come face to face! Copyright Encore Edition. 28" x 24" framed. City: County: State:
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a*******d for 59.75
108American Museum of Art LithographHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful color lithograph. "Chase & Bachelder's American Museum of Art." Printed by Stafford & Co. Nottingham. Red and blue p...
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b***5 for 627.38
109Stagecoach Hold-up Watercolor c. 1890Holabird Western Americana Collections
Really neat black and white watercolor of a stagecoach hold-up. Scene: forest road with wagon approaching two armed men hiding in wait. Small details
Estimate : 150.00 - 750.00
Sold to t********n.. for 191.20
110Arnberger: Swiss Alps Oil PaintingHolabird Western Americana Collections
This painting is of a beautiful mountain lake nestled in the majestic Swiss Alps. 33" x 57" framed. Johann Arnberger was born at Vienna, A...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
111James Reynolds: Two ship watercolor paintingsHolabird Western Americana Collections
26" x 32" and 26" x 35" framed. These two paintings make a wonderful portrayal of two scenes of men working on large ships. One ...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 10,000.00
112James Reynolds: Native American oil paintingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three Indian chiefs look over the plains. 32 1/2" x 22 1/2" This Reynolds piece comes to us directly from his first wife. Not signed. From...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to l**********r for 597.50
114Eight 1963 prints from Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849.) published by Shuei-Sha.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces from this master work. Numbers 2, 3, 7, 13, 14, 17, 20, and 21. Shuei-Sha Publishing Co Ltd, 2 Hitotsubashi Kanda, Tokyo, Japan, 1963. In
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8*****h for 119.50
115Whale Capsizing Sketch, c. 1870s, John MazzanovichHolabird Western Americana Collections
Page from the sketch book of scenic artist John Mazzanovich. One side: small color sketch of whale capsizing small whaling boat. Pieces of the boat, a
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,200.00
116"Sperm Whaling, No. 1---The Chase" Color LithographHolabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1859. "Sperm Whaling, No. 1---The Chase" Fabulous early hand-colored lithograph of whaling scene. Lithograph from drawing by A. Van Bee...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
118Stimson's Express History and Office Manual, 1860Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stimson, A. L.; Express Office Hand Book and Directory for the use of 1,200 express agents and their customers, being the history of the express busin
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to 2*****l for 1,135.25
119Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book, 1922Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Bankers Directory and The Bankers Register with List of Attorneys." "Official Numbering Agent for American Bankers Association...93r...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********o.. for 89.63
120Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book, 1925Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Banker's Directory and The Banker's Register with List of Bonded Attorneys." "Official Numbering Agent for American Bankers...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
121Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book, 1939Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Bankers Directory and The Bankers Blue Book Sixty-Seventh Year Final 1939 Edition-127th Edition Since 1872." The Table of Contents is ext...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********o.. for 89.63
122Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book PairHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: "Bankers Directory and The Bankers Blue Book." "Official Numbering Agent for American Bankers Association...First 1945 Edit...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********o.. for 119.50
123The Bankers Encyclopedia, 1912Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Bankers Encyclopedia September, 1912 36th Edition Published...Purple Book." There are several maps within (in color, each w/ city lis...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for 155.35
124Merchants Bank Directory 1925Holabird Western Americana Collections
Central Guarantee Co., 321 pp of bank listings with officers, cashiers, capital, etc. 75pp of Guarantee Attorneys. Rare. Red boards, 8.5 x 12"...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
125Rand, McNally & Co. Business Atlas 1893Holabird Western Americana Collections
Covers loose. 15 x 20.5", 361pp. Contains color maps plus town indexes. Many split at center. Many double truck maps City: Cou
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for 71.70
126Rand, McNally & Co. Business Atlas 1903Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903 . Covers loose. 15 x 20.5", 448pp. Contains color maps plus town indexes. Many double truck maps. No spine cover. City: C
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for 59.75
127Rand, McNally & Co. Business Atlas 1907Holabird Western Americana Collections
Covers loose. 15 x 20.5", 379pp. Contains color maps plus town indexes. Many double truck maps. City: County: St
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
129Banker's Almanac and RegisterHolabird Western Americana Collections
1882, published by Bankers Magazine. 328pp plus 38pp of advertisements. Brown boards, gilt lettering, weak on spine. Gilt "double eagle" $...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to T******1 for 268.88
130Bankers and Attorneys Directory 1885Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Directory of Bankers and Attorneys for the Commercial Agency of Tappan, McKillop & Co." 1885. "Protection of Trade and the Colle...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for 47.80
132Obsolete American Securities and Corporations, Smythe, 1904Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Illustrated with photographs of important repudiated bonds. " Compiled by R.M. Smythe. New York. 1904. 979 pages plus 8 pages of ads. Pos...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for 179.25
134North American Mercantile Agency Co DirectoryHolabird Western Americana Collections
Fifty-Third Edition. "The North American Mercantile Agency Company," and page continues, "Legal Directory and List of Banks & Ban...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for 65.73
135North American Mercantile Agency Co DirectoryHolabird Western Americana Collections
Fifty-Sixth Edition. "The North American Mercantile Agency Company," and page continues, "Legal Directory and List of Banks & Ban...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for 59.75
136Zell's United States Business Directory, 1875Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by L. Colange. Containing classified lists of manufacturers, wholesale traders, commission merchants, and others who from the nature and ext
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for 179.25
137Reference Book of Dun & Bradstreet Inc. 1947Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book no. 10. March 1947 Vol. 346. This volume contains ratings of Merchants, manufactures and Traders generally throughout the following states: Alask
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for 29.88
138Rand, McNally & Co's Improved Indexed Business AtlasHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rand, McNally & Co's Improved Indexed Business Atlas and Shipper's Guide. Containing large scale maps of dominion of Canada, Old Mexico,...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
139US Business Directory 1888Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Directory Publishing Co., New York. 7 x 9.5". No front and back boards. 4.5" thick (possibly 2000pp, we did not unwrap). Classic...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C******k for 268.88
140The Mercantile Agency Guide 1886Holabird Western Americana Collections
R.G. Dun & Co.'s Mercantile Agency, Postal and Shippers Guide, 1886. 538pp plus ads. 7 x 10", green boards, gilt lettering. Broken and...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for 59.75
1411953 Dun & Bradstreet Reference BookHolabird Western Americana Collections
Reference Book of Dun & Bradstreet, 1953, 3936pp. green boards, gold print. 16.5 x 11.5." Newsprint quality paper. Classic American busines...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for 29.88
142United States Dry Goods Directory and Adviser, 1868Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not found on OCLC. Green covers with gilt lettering. "For the year ending June, 1868." 231 pages plus 11 pages advertisements. Published b...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for 119.50
143Textile Manufacturer's Directory of the U.S.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Babcock, H.H.; Textile Manufacturer's Directory of the United States and Canada; 1886; New York. 16th edition. 453pp plus 59pp of advertisements...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for 29.88
144The British Columbia Directory, 1882-83Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by R. T. Williams. Advertisements throughout the book. Includes business and general directory of the province. Nice descriptive 1882 descri
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********e for 388.38
145Osgoodby's Legal Directory, 1887-88Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Legal Directory of the United States & Canada for Attorneys and Business Men," and page continues, "Containing the Names of One ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for 65.73
146Osgoodby's Legal Directory, 1888-89Holabird Western Americana Collections
The inside hard cover has a notation from the New Jersey Historical Society, which reads "The Gift Of Deaccessioned (sic) Class 340 Book 6S3.&q...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for 155.35
147Newspaper and Bank Directory of the World, 1882Holabird Western Americana Collections
1882 Hubbard's Newspaper and Bank Directory. 34,000 newspapers and 20,000 banks from foreign countries. Several indexes to make looking for info...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for 167.30
148Shipping Clerks' Council Express Directory, 1899Holabird Western Americana Collections
No listing for this year found on OCLC. "A Comprehensive and Reliable Directory, with Tariffs, of all Express Points in the United States, Cana...
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to 6*****b for 77.68
149Campbell's Shippers' Guide and Travelers' Directory, 1870Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Containing full directions for shipping, traveling and expressing to every place in The New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to m****l for 478.00