Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

Auction Details

Our Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 auction is a simultaneous live and internet event with 1,800 lots split over three days. Here is a general breakdown of the 3 days, all of which feature different collecting categories:

DAY ONE (Sept. 30th)

*The Ken Prag Western Pass Collection: Nearly 1,000 railroad, stagecoach, steamship and express passes incl. important autographs such as Jay Gould, Otto Mears, and Leland Stanford.

*Western Bottles: Following up on the great 49er Bottle Show in Sacramento, we have more rare, pristine, unusual, and special bottles in this auction.

DAY TWO (Oct. 1st)

*Western U.S. Placer Gold & Ingot Collection: From small nuggets to 1.8 troy ounce nuggets to gold specimens weighing over 7 troy ounces. Also, a William Sharon Presentation Dinner Ingot!

*Montana Tokens, Postal History, Ephemera, Books & Gaming Chips: A fabulous selection featuring more great items from the Svoboda Collection and others.

DAY THREE (Oct. 2nd)

*Our General Americana section featuring a wide variety of Western treasures: scales, a strong box, badges, ribbons, jewelry, watches, and a large collection of important and rare books (Nevada and California History, 1st Editions, Military, Native Americana, Biographies, Presidential, etc.).
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Northwest Nevada History3360 - Northwest Nevada History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Volumes on Northeastern Nevada History that include "Mountain City" by Gregory Martin w/ dust jacket, "Copper Times" by Jack F...
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Carson, Washoe, and Churchill Histories3361 - Carson, Washoe, and Churchill Histories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 Volumes on the history of Carson, Washoe Valley, and Churchill. Includes, "Bowers Mansion" by Gloria Millicent Mapes, Maude Swain Taylo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Nevada Water History Reference Library3362 - Nevada Water History Reference Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Volumes regarding the water history of Nevada including "A Trace of Desert Waters; The Great Basin Story" by Samuel G. Houghton w/ dust ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Nevada History, Doten, Angel, Bancroft3363 - Nevada History, Doten, Angel, Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Volumes total that includes the works of Doten, Angel, and Bancroft. Books are a reproduction "History of Nevada" by Hubert Bancroft, r...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********x.. for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Nevada Printing History Library3364 - Nevada Printing History Library
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2 Volumes on the history of Nevada including "The Newspapers of Nevada, A History and Bibliography 1854-1979" by Richard e. Lingenfelter a...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Pittman Biography Library3365 - Pittman Biography Library
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2 Biographies on Key Pittman title "Nevada's Key Pittman" by Fred L. Israel, First Edition, w/ dust jacket, 1963. "Key Pittman; ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 159.00
 
 
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Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive3366 - Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive
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3 Volumes on Sarah Winnemucca including "Life Among The Piutes; Their Wrongs and Claims" by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins First Edition, "...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nevada Railroad Library3367 - Nevada Railroad Library
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7 Volumes on Nevada railroads including "Westward by Rail; America's Pioneer Heritage" by William F. Rae, w/ dust jacket, "Bonanz...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Nevada Historical Society Archive3368 - Nevada Historical Society Archive
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About 100 volumes of publications from the Nevada Historical Society that includes quarterly reports from the early 1970's to 2015. May be miss...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to M*****4 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Nevada Historical Reference Library3369 - Nevada Historical Reference Library
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20 Volumes in reference to the history of Nevada. Includes "Nevada; A Guide To Nevada Silver", "One Hundred Years Ago in Nevada"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to v*********m for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Tex Rickard Biography3370 - Tex Rickard Biography
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A Biography on Tex Rickard Titled "The Magnificent Rube; The Life and Gaudy Times of Tex Rickard" by Charles Samuels, with dust jacket. W...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 0.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada History Library3371 - Nevada History Library
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8 Volumes on Nevada History Including "Nevada; A History" by Robert Laxalt w/ dust jacket, "Nevada's 20th Century Mining Boom; To...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines (Reprint)3372 - Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines (Reprint)
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Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines by Henry DeGroot. Limited edition, no. 191 of 200, signed. Originally published in 1860, reprint 1961. Soft cover,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********y for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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Comstock Biographies, 7 Books3373 - Comstock Biographies, 7 Books
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1) Adolph Sutro, A Biography by Robert E. Stewart, Jr. and M. F. Stewart. 2) gold and Silver Colossus, William Morris Stewart and His Southern Bride b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Five Books on Nevada Native Americans3374 - Five Books on Nevada Native Americans
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1) The Indian Massacre of 1911 at Little Rock Canyon Nevada by Effie Mona Mack, 1968. Limited edition, 1000 copies, volume no. 265, signed by Effie Mo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nevada by Effie Mona Mack (Autographed, 1936)3375 - Nevada by Effie Mona Mack (Autographed, 1936)
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Nevada, a history of the state from the earliest times through the Civil War, by Effie Mona Mack. Published by the Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies3376 - Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies
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Pots O' Gold by Matt R. Penrose. A. Carlisle & Co. of Nevada, Reno, 1935. First edition. Original black cloth, gold stamping on front cover ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada Through Pictures and Stories, 20 Books3377 - Nevada Through Pictures and Stories, 20 Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Restless Strangers; Lost Legends of the Silver State; Forty Years in the Wilderness; Mysteries and Legends, Nevada--2 copies; Outlaw Tal
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Misc. Nevada Library, 17 Volumes3378 - Misc. Nevada Library, 17 Volumes
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1) Basin and Range. 2) Broken Hills, The Story of Joe Arthur. 3) Mines of Battle Mountain, Reese River, Aurora and Other Western Nevada Districts. 4)
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Ghost Town Library3379 - Nevada Ghost Town Library
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Lot of 14 publications includes: A sagebrush Heritage, Boom Towns of the Great Basin, Sovereigns of the Sage, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday, Ghos...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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