Great American Treasure Hunt

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Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
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3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
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Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

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New England Business Directory, 1881, Number X250 - New England Business Directory, 1881, Number X
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Published by Sampson, Davenport, & Co., publishers of the Boston directory, Boston almanac and business directory, New-England business director...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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The New England Gazetteer, 1902251 - The New England Gazetteer, 1902
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Includes a fold out map. Comprises a description of the cities, towns, county seats, villages, and post-offices, with their location, and population a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1885252 - New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1885
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Published by Sampson, Davenport, & Co., publishers of the Boston directory, Boston almanac and business directory, New-England business director...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1922253 - New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1922
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MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. Also a Gazetteer, giving concise information about each City, Town and Post O
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1891254 - New England Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1891
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MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. Also a Gazetteer, giving concise information about each City, Town and Post O
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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New England Mercantile Union Directory, 1849255 - New England Mercantile Union Directory, 1849
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Published by Pratt & Co. "…containing a new map of New-England, an almanac for 1849, a memorandum for every day in the year and a business ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (65.00 + 12.68BP) = 77.68
 
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McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory for 1883256 - McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory for 1883
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Published by H. S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. “McKenney's Pacific Coast directory for 1883-4: giving name, business, and address of business...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to e*****r for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Southwest Business Directory, 1889257 - Southwest Business Directory, 1889
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Includes the principal towns on the railroads. Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, and Missouri are prominently mentioned. Kansas City, Ft.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to h*******e for (650.00 + 126.75BP) = 776.75
 
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Southern Pacific Coast Directory, 1888-89, McKenny258 - Southern Pacific Coast Directory, 1888-89, McKenny
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Not listed in Quebedeaux. This may be the only copy in private hands. Part of a series of four beginning in 1882. Southern Pacific Coast Directory for
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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McKenney's Business Directory of Towns in California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska259 - McKenney's Business Directory of Towns in California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska
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Printed boards. "Giving Name, Business and Address of Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional and all Business Men of Cities and Towns on the Ab...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to 2*****l for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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The Buyer's Manual and Business Guide…Pacific Coast, Price & Haley, 1872260 - The Buyer's Manual and Business Guide…Pacific Coast, Price & Haley, 1872
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Listed in Quebedeaux. Price & Haley; The Buyers Manual and Business Guide; being a description of the leading business houses, manufactories inv...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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C.S. Morey Mercantile Co., Denver, CO Catalogue, 1910261 - C.S. Morey Mercantile Co., Denver, CO Catalogue, 1910
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344 pages. Red hardcover binding protecting softcover catalog. Outside cover: Moreys Solitaire Groceries. Inside cover: Catalogue No. 3. 1910. Light H
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****H for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Huntington, Hopkins & Co. Illustrated Hardware Catalog, 1884262 - Huntington, Hopkins & Co. Illustrated Hardware Catalog, 1884
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"Price List and Illustrated Catalogue of Hardware Iron, Steel, Coal, Etc. " H.S. Crocker & Co., Printers, Sacramento. 1884. 584 pages ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****H for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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John A. Roebling's Sons Co. Pacific Coast Catalogue, 1898263 - John A. Roebling's Sons Co. Pacific Coast Catalogue, 1898
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"1840-1848-1898." "Price List/ John A. Roebling's Sons Company/ Trenton, New Jersey./ Pacific Coast Catalogue" Offices and w...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (325.00 + 63.38BP) = 388.38
 
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Morse Bros. Machinery and Supply Co., Denver, Colo., Catalogue No. 37264 - Morse Bros. Machinery and Supply Co., Denver, Colo., Catalogue No. 37
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c. 1907. No listings for this edition found on OCLC. "Manufacturers and Jobbers of Machinery and Supplies." Compiled by F.M. Crose. Printe...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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The Vulcan Copper & Supply Co. Catalog265 - The Vulcan Copper & Supply Co. Catalog
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"The Vulcan Copper & Supply Co. Jobbers & Distributors of Industrial Supplies & Equipment for Machinist-Engineers-Contractors-Facto...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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Pittsburg Gage & Supply Company Catalog266 - Pittsburg Gage & Supply Company Catalog
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This large 1769 page catalog is listed as the "Encyclopedia of Supplies." It lists everything from horse remedies and tack to brass check ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Frick & Lindsay Company Catalog267 - Frick & Lindsay Company Catalog
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"Frick & Lindsay Co. Industrial Supplies Serving Mills, Mines, Machinists, Oil Wells, Railroads, Foundries, Quarries, Engineers, Power Plan...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Rand McNally Standard Atlas of the World, 1885268 - Rand McNally Standard Atlas of the World, 1885
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Rand McNally Standard Atlas of the World, Indexed, 1885. 192pp. Continental Publishing, Chicago. 12 x 15", red boards, gilt lettering, loose ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Cram's Ideal Reference Atlas of the World, 1908269 - Cram's Ideal Reference Atlas of the World, 1908
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Cram's Ideal Reference Atlas of the World, Indexed, 1908. 368pp. 12 x 15", green boards, silver lettering, loose binding. World atlas wit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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Illustrated Atlas of the United States and Adjacent Countries270 - Illustrated Atlas of the United States and Adjacent Countries
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Illustrated Atlas of the United States and Adjacent Countries. T.G. Bradford. 1838. 14 x 17", 170pp. Beautifully hand colored engraved title...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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US Geological Survey Map of the United States271 - US Geological Survey Map of the United States
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Very large book of US maps, from the whole country. All color topographical maps, featuring quadrant sections. This book measures 28"x19",...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****1 for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
 
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Journal of a tour Around Hawaii and the largest of the Sandwich Islands, 1825272 - Journal of a tour Around Hawaii and the largest of the Sandwich Islands, 1825
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Published by Crocker & Brewster, New York. Includes directions to the binder on where to put illustrations. Includes map (stained, but in good s...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Phelp's Strangers & Citizens Guide to New York City, 1857273 - Phelp's Strangers & Citizens Guide to New York City, 1857
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Pocket Guide. Published by Gaylord Watson. "With maps & engravings." “What to See and How to See It.” Do not confuse this with another...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to L*****1 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1813274 - Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1813
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First Gazetteer for New York! By Horatio Gates Spafford and published by H. C. Southwick. “CAREFULLY WRITTEN FROM ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC MATERIALS, AR
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Estimate : 120.00 - 500.00
Sold to n**1 for (65.00 + 12.68BP) = 77.68
 
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Western Tourist and Emigrants Guide with map, 1839275 - Western Tourist and Emigrants Guide with map, 1839
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Published by J. H. Colton. Full color map by J. Calvin Smith. Includes Steam Boat Routes and Explanations of symbols on the map. The map has a larger
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Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James's Traveler's Companion, 1851276 - James's Traveler's Companion, 1851
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Published by S. L. Massey. Maps of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois Rivers. Includes table of contents, list of Western railroads with distance
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a****a for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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The Great West Railroad, Steamboat, and Stage Guide and Handbook, 1866277 - The Great West Railroad, Steamboat, and Stage Guide and Handbook, 1866
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By Edward B. Hall. Full title: “The Great West: railroad, steamboat, and stage guide and hand-book, for travelers, miners, and emigrants to the wester
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********e for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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The Traveler's Directory through the United States, 1825278 - The Traveler's Directory through the United States, 1825
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Simultaneous with the production of folio atlases and geographies was the emergence of a "pocket" genre, often produced by the same cartog...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (65.00 + 12.68BP) = 77.68
 
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The Traveler’s Guide or Pocket Gazetteer of the United States, 1826279 - The Traveler’s Guide or Pocket Gazetteer of the United States, 1826
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Second edition. Extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal gazetteer. With an appendix. By Jedidiah Morse and Richard C. Morse. Appe...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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The Illustrated Handbook for Travelers through the United States280 - The Illustrated Handbook for Travelers through the United States
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Pocket edition. By J. Calvin Smith. Map. Beautiful, colored hand drawn borders on map. Nice index for easy reference. Foreign Money Exchange. Steamboa
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a****a for (297.50 + 58.01BP) = 355.51
 
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Phelps and Ensign’s Traveler’s Guide through the United States281 - Phelps and Ensign’s Traveler’s Guide through the United States
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Pocket guide. Includes stage, steamboat, canal and rail-road routes with the distance from place to place. Map in back is intact and colorful (borders
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Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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The Traveler’s Guide of Pocket Gazetteer of the United States282 - The Traveler’s Guide of Pocket Gazetteer of the United States
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First edition, second printing. Extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal gazetteer. With an appendix. By Jedidiah Morse and Richar...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist 1875283 - Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist 1875
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Crofutt's Tourist. Volume 7, 1875. Large format, soft covers. "Seventh volume, sixth revise." Clean, lots of illustrations. 160pp plu...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist 1874284 - Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist 1874
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Crofutt's Tourist. Volume 6, 1874. Large format, soft covers. Entitled "Crofutt's Transcontinental Touries. Sixth volume, fifth revise....
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Horn's Overland Guide to California, 1852285 - Horn's Overland Guide to California, 1852
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This was THE guide to take with you in 1852 travelling across the United States on the newly built transcontinental railroad. First edition as identif
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Estimate : 150.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********n for (850.00 + 165.75BP) = 1,015.75
 
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The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881286 - The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881
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Published by Marshall, Texas. United States Biographical Publishing Company. "The Encyclopedia of the New West, containing fully authenticated ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Miners and Travelers' Guide to the Northwestern Territories, Mullan, 1865287 - Miners and Travelers' Guide to the Northwestern Territories, Mullan, 1865
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Mullan, John; Miners and Travelers’ Guide to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado…; 1865, Wmk. Franklin, New York. Bookplate for H
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********6 for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines, or a Diary Kept on the Overland Route to California…, L288 - Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines, or a Diary Kept on the Overland Route to California…, L
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Langworthy, F.; Scenery of the Plains, Mountains and Mines, or a Diary kept on the Overland Route to California...; 1855, Sprague, Ogdensburg. 324pp,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 2*****l for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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The Great West, Hall, 1864289 - The Great West, Hall, 1864
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Hall, E.H.; The Great West. Emigrants Settlers & Travelers Guide and Handbook to the States of California and Oregon, and the territories of Neb...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to a****a for (637.50 + 124.31BP) = 761.81
 
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A New Gazetteer of the United States of America290 - A New Gazetteer of the United States of America
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Darby & Dwight; A New Gazetteer of the United States of America...; 1833; Hopkins, Hartford. 630pp with appendix. Red brown leather boards, as o...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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The American Gazetteer, 1810, Jedidiah Morse291 - The American Gazetteer, 1810, Jedidiah Morse
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“Exhibiting a Full Account of the Civil Divisions, Rivers, Harbors, Indian Tribes, &c. of the American Continent: Also of the West-India and oth...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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The American Gazetteer, 1804, Jedidiah Morse292 - The American Gazetteer, 1804, Jedidiah Morse
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Released just after the Louisiana Purchase making this volume important when researching this large annexation. Full title reads “exhibiting a full a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a*******s for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Phelps & Squires map of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio, 1836293 - Phelps & Squires map of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio, 1836
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Includes "Table of population." "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836 by Humphrey Phelps & Bela S. Squire Jr. in...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b***5 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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Ensign & Thayer's Pocket Map of the Western United States, 1854294 - Ensign & Thayer's Pocket Map of the Western United States, 1854
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Title of printed guide reads: “ENSIGN & THAYER’S TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE THROUGH THE STATES OF OHIO, MICHIGAN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, IOWA, AND ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to h*******2 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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1907 Touring Cadillac, Model G, Factory Custom, Fully Restored295 - 1907 Touring Cadillac, Model G, Factory Custom, Fully Restored
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Please note the following description is updated and corrected. This classic car is typical of the touring cars that first visited Nevada mining c
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Start Price : 37,500.00 | Estimate : 75,000.00 - 110,000.00
 
 
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Alaska area mining296 - Alaska area mining
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1) Wonderful 1900 partial letter from Charles to Frank Mitchler. Charles did not fare very well in Alaska. "Well old man here I am homeward bou...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******d for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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RARE Bear Valley Station billheads297 - RARE Bear Valley Station billheads
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Lot of 4. Stockman and campers supply station. H. S. Blood proprietor. Bills for Union water Company of Murphys. Two handwritten notes. City:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Hardenburg Mine archive298 - Hardenburg Mine archive
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54 pieces from expense accounts to Selby gold bullion deposits; from time sheets to logs and logging reports. Also a series of items purchased on bill
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Start Price : 170.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jackson archive299 - Jackson archive
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95 pieces. Includes 1900 John F Davis letterhead about the Esmeralda Mine, The Amador Ledger billhead, Pinocchio general merchandise billhead, C. O. M
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a****a for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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