"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

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

2 nice Arizona history books. 1919 The Story of Arizona by Robinson, gilded cover, 458pp. 1884 The Resources of Arizona. Its Mineral, Farming, Grazing

Impressive Collection of books and magazines of ghost towns in Arizona: 1. Dig Here by Thomas Penfield, published 1966 by The Naylor Company, San Anto

Old fashioned file box with perhaps 200+ documents from the W & P Nicholls Bank, then managed by John Nicholls. This box of documents represents...

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 ...

Exceptional letter copy book from Dept. of the Interior, General Land Office regarding claims of CPRR land, mineral title issues, conflicts, etc. for

1896 Gold Stories of '49 by a Californian, California '46-'88 by Harlan-fading on boards and spine, toning on page edges. Stillman's...

Lot of (x4) books on ship wrecks, including: _x000D_ _x000D_ 1. The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan: Her Life and Loss 1850-1865, by Q. David Bowe

In original box: "Songs of Yosemite" poetry by Harold Symmes, illustrated with seven watercolor paintings by Gunnar Widforss. Softbound, 6...

1886 History of the City of Denver by D O Wilhelm with business directory 184pp, 1909 reprint. Also A Pioneer Denver Mint by Mumey, #142/800, signed b

The Crest of the Continent by Ingersoll, 1885 with gilded title cover, 344pp. 1983 Life in the Rocky Mountains by Ferris, 444pp with index and map.

2 Montana caricature books. Rare, Montana's 21st legislature who's who, 1929, pages not numbered, a few autographs. 1907 Cartoons and Carica...

A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk with Sketched and Adventure in California and Washoe by J. Ross Browne 1864. 436pp. Many woodcuts. Dark

1914 The Story of the Mine by Shinn, Comstock Lode related, 272pp, fly leafs have toning. 1932 Gold in them Hills by Glasscock, 330pp with index, attr

1924 Mark Twain's Autobiographies, Vols 1 and 2. From 1870 to about 1906. Vol 1-back board detaching, both spines faded, board corner issues. 19...

1906 Texas and Texans by Frank Johnson. History from Spanish Texas, Fredonian Rebellion, San Jacinto Campaign, Reconstruction etc. Vol 1 has spine dam

Rare, The Trail Drivers of Texas, 1925, signed by Geo. W. Saunders, book was published under his direction. Book plates of Ken Maynard. Short essays b

1871 Preliminary report of the USGS of Wyoming and portions of contiguous territories by F V Hayden. 511pp with index, South Pass, Fort Bridge, Cheyen

12x 1946 issues of The Desert. 1915 The Spanish Conquerors by Richman with attractive binding-front board detaching, first few pages detached. 1980 re

1933 When Worlds Collide by Wylie and Balmer-dustjacket issues on spine. 1945 The Picture Gallery of Canadian History, Vol 2 by Jeffrey, 1924 The Roma

1862, 8 volumes of Bayard Taylor's Prose Writing."Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825 ñ December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary ...

1869 Beyond the Mississippi by Albert Richardson. Tales of life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and the Pacific coast. 620pp with index back

4 volumes of Bryant's Popular History of the United States. 1876 edition. First discovery of the Western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end ...

The Masters of Capital, A Chronical of Wall Street by John Moody, 1919. Railroads, steel, war etc. Attractive binding, 234pp with index. 1893 Men of B

1887 Down the Great River by Captain Willard Glazier. An account of the discovery of the true source of the Mississippi River. Observations as seen fr

1926 Kit Carson's Story of His Life, edited by Blanch Grane, and signed by her.138pp-cover detached. 1855 Daring Adventure of Kit Carson and Fre...

5 Books on Lost and Sunken Treasures in the United States of America. 1. Treasure Hunting - "The Treasure Hunter's Own Book of land Caches ...

North American Review, Vols 48-51. 1839-40. Pertains to early Western exploration. Pennsylvania prisons, Indian tales, naval history etc.Ex Rosenberg

1880, 3 volumes of Our Country by Lossing. A Household History of America. Plate illustrations. Gilded binding with wear, please inspect.

1872, 2 volumes of Picturesque America by Bryant. A Delineation in Pen and Pencil. Hundreds upon hundreds of steel engravings. 21 lbs. Attractive bind

Rare 1907 The Pinkerton Labor Spy by Friedman. Attractive binding. 229pp. "The Pinkerton Labor Spy (alternately, The Pinkerton's Labor Spy)...

Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures, or, Life in the West, to Which is Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire by J

Reminiscences of a Ranger by Bell, 1927 original printing and 1966 special 3 volume printing in slipcases.

1888 To and Fro, Up and Down by Emma H Adams. Attractive gilt binding. History of California, Oregon, Washington Territory with sketches in Arizona, N

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.

1856 Wau-Bun, The "Early Day" in the North-West by Mrs. John H Kinzie. Frontier and pioneer life in Wisconsin, Illinois, "scalp danci...

1886 Marvels of the New West by Thayer, 715pp, 350 engravings and maps-detached front board, back board detaching, overall poor condition. 1882 Our We

Devils Postpile, Mt. Goddard x2, The Legendary West, Native Sites in Western Canada by Kramer, Custer's Last Fight by Evans, about 15 Calic Ghos...

Black Sand by Colton, The South Western Frontier by Rister, A Quaker Forty-Niner by Pancoast, The Deaths of the Bravos by Myers, The West That Was by

1992 New Connoisseurs' Handbook of California Wines by Roby, 1991 Italy's Noble Re Wines by Wasserman, 1996 Exploring Wine by Kilpan. 1992 G...

Rare 1887 Wreck of the Rainer by O. J. H. (Omar J Humphrey) with inscription. Japan, Golden Gate, various voyages, savages, Rainer wreck etc. Soft cov

Aberdeen 1909; Alexandria 1903; Belle Forche 1909; Central Black Hills 1925; De Smet 1904; Edgemont 1904; Elk Point 1908; Huron 1904; Mitchell 1903; N

This is a set of three mining maps of the Silver Grouse Mining claims out of Troy, Montana. Two are blue lines. Bimetallic mining. 1936 dates.C.H. Bar

Over the years, we've seen hundreds of different "atlases". This one takes the cake for its combination of mining and geography. Publi...

3 California maps. 1 is a California map by Cram c. 1879 with entire state, 23.5x13", lower right .7" tear. Rand McNally 2 part with North...

1834 Mitchell's map index. Meant to accompany the 1834 Mitchell's map which is not included in this lot. 324pp. Ink drawing on flyleaf. Fox...

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

Lot of 3 different. 1) Illustrated brochure for the House Keeping resort at Emerald Bay, c.1930s. Pictorial cover. Daly Seeger Co., SF. Two panel. Ins

3 rare Yosemite National Park booklets. Songs of Camp and Trail as Sung in Yosemite National Park, with etchings, undated. Two Weeks in The Yosemite a

Rare sketch map of Nevada by Clason, c. 1906. Advertising by Patrick Investment Co, Denver, Colorado. They were major investors in Nevada mining camps

Rare mounted on redwood, original chain link cut at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, May 28, 1937. 6.5x9.75". City: San Francisco, St...

Large box of maps, guide books, match book covers, photographs, post cards and sheet music. Over 40 items. The Fair celebrated the Chicago's cen...

Rare, Montana, The Treasure State from 1904 St. Louis Fair. Includes mining camps and towns and foldout color Montana map by Rand, McNally. State: M

Ansel Adams Examples, The Making of 40 Photographs, 1983. Albert Bierstadt by Robotham.

3 Western photo books. Lawrence & Houseworth/Thomas Houseworth & Co. by Palmquist with a rare published list of Lawrence and Houseworth etc....

6 mostly c. 1900-05 Alaska photos. 3.5x6.5", Skagway Welcomes You, upper right corner small chip.3.5x4.5"-Wrangel wharf and village, Sitka...

3x B&W Photographs, Cowboys rounding up cattle to Low Banks, near Topaz Lake on Highway 395 (handwritten on back of photograph). Photos taken ...

Extremely rare photo locket showing 16 round black & white photos (2") of the west coast of California in and around 1876. Photos are of Cl...

Nice set of 6 4.5x7.5" photos. Bohemian Camp-1891 with 3 women and 1 man on a log. 1891 3 women and 2 men near a podium. William Fraser in fron...

Unbound c. 1930's California photo holiday album with about 80 small photos. Santa Cruz big trees, Yosemite, Mission San Juan, race track, La Jo...

c. 1902 birdseye photo of Kellog Peak at Wardener, ID. Photo 7.25x9". Small upper right dogear, small upper left tear and wear. Mat has large ...

3.5x4.5"photo of Basin, Mt from above showing the town. Photo by C B Robertson, Boulder, Mont. Small upper left dogear and small lower left chi...

c. 1913 panorama photo of Saltese, MT showing 2 saloons, Montana Hotel and more. 3x13" with several creases, upper right small image loss. Plea...

2 vintage Virginia City photos. c. 1910 birdseye with good contrast, 4.5x7". c. 1880 Montana Guard in parade formation, 5.75x8", 2 pin hol...

3.25x4.5" photo of C M Dawes on a horse. He was part of the Hayden survey of Montana in 1871 and collected reptiles and fish at Fish Creek Moun...

Three vintage photographs from Dillon Montana: 1) Panoramic view of main street, dated 1896 on reverse. Matting is 9 x 7 inches, the photo is 7 x 5 in

This cabinet card was made at the Brisbois Studios in Chicago. She holds what appears to be a Lancaster shotgun as if ready for her next glass ball. L

Binoca Combination opera glass/ 16 mm camera in white plastic housing. Includes neck chain. Bicon F 4.5 400 mm lens (with cap); circa 1950. The W

Manufactured by Suzuki Optical Co. Japan. Combination camera/cigarette lighter. Circa 1955. Base plate engraved "Pt. Pending. Camera-Lite, Cont...

With eveready case and empty film spool. Tan leather case stamped Made In Japan. (No serial number). 60 mm x 41 mm x 32 mm deep. Tiny.

Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, New York. Made for Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Dimensions are 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 inches. The wi

Camera has a Rokkar f/3.5, 25 millimeter lens with the following f/ stops: 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11. The shutter speeds are 1/25, 1/50 and 1/200. In a leath

This model features a Rokkar f/2.8, 22 millimeter lens which stops down to f/16. It has the following shutter speeds: 1/30, 1/50, 1/125, 1/250 and 1/5

Here is a link to all subminiature Minox Serial Numbers Copy and paste into Browser. http://www.submin.com/8x11/collection/minox/minox_serial.htm Ple

Made in Germany, in original box, with brochure. Minox reflex finder for waist level or candid, right angle photos. Can be used for shooting around c

Minox BC flash model U for all cameras with flash contact. In original box with brown leather case and instructions. Please see the story in Lot 320

Manufactured in Germany circa 1972. Aluminum finish. Scarce model in brown leather belt case. Calibrated in feet. The Minox Model BL is a redesigned M

Minox daylight developing tank with thermometer, in original box with instructions. Please see the story in Lot 3200

Two made in Germany Minox Film-Betrachtungslupe Film Viewers in original boxes. Please see the story in Lot 3200

Made in Germany, 53 x 30 x 18 mm, metal cased light meter with chain and leather case. First introduced in 1951. Please see the story in Lot 3200

Manufactured in Germany circa 1976. In presentation case with flash gun and maroon leather cases. Calibrated in feet. Includes a spocket for flash cub

Wetzlar, manufactured in Germany circa 1951. In leather case with measuring chain for focal length. Calibrated in feet. (Serial number 33843) Please

Manufactured in Germany circa 1951. In leather case. (Serial number 142371) Please see the story in Lot 3200

Wetzlar, manufactured in Germany circa 1951, in original plastic case with leather case and measuring chain. (Serial number 707988) Please see the s

Manufactured in Germany circa 1956. Rare black anodized finish. In dark brown snapping belt case. Calibrated in meters. Complan 3.5/15 mm lens. The M

Wetzlar, manufactured in Germany circa 1957. Aluminum finish. In leather case with measuring chain. Calibrated in feet. (Serial number 117819) Pleas

Wetzlar, Manufactured in Germany circa 1958. Light tan pigskin case, with measuring chain. The model B was the first subminiature camera with a built-

Manufactured in Germany circa 1964. Rare anodized finish, in black leather case with black measuring chain for focal length in copying documents. Cal

Manufactured in Germany circa 1958 with brown leather case. (Serial number 919830) Please see the story in Lot 3200

Manufactured in Germany circa 1965. Aluminum finish, in brown leather case and chain. Packaged in original box, with import papers, owner's manu...

Manufactured in Germany circa 1970. Aluminum finish. Black eveready case with measuring chain. Calibrated in feet. (Serial number 2342161) The Minox C

Manufactured in Germany circa 1972. Scarce model with black anodized finish. Eveready case. Calibrated in feet. (Serial number 2404526) Please see t

The Minox Model C was introduced in 1969. Approximately 169,863 were produced in 1969-1976. It uses a reliable and accurate CdS meter, and is the firs

Made in Germany, Minox model C in brown leather case with measuring chain. Please see the story in Lot 3200

Made in Germany Minox model C camera that was stuck in its brown leather case. Leather case broke on removal, but the camera is fine. Also two flash a

In original case with instruction manual. Includes 60 cm safety chain, flash cube adapter, and film cassette. A subminiature photo camera introduced

Manufactured in Germany circa 1981, in presentation case with flash attachment, chain, papers and manual (in French). Calibrated in feet. Please see

Manufactured in Germany circa 1978. Black anodized aluminum finish. In presentation case with eveready case and measuring chain. Calibrated in feet. F

Made in Germany, in original box. A clamp attachment for holding your Minox spy camera. Please see the story in Lot 3200

File folder two inches thick with Minox brochures, billheads, and newspaper and magazine articles on spy cameras. Miscellaneous: five leather cases fo