Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

"Established December, 1858." This famous Comstock business is the newspaper office Samuel Clemens worked at while on the Comstock and whe...

Lot of 2. 1) Ultra rare ticket for the Anniversary Ball of the IOOF at Miners' Union Hall in Silver City, Nevada, April 26th, 1877. Blue cardsto...

Lot of 11. Includes very rare Silver City draft, 1881, from the Amity Lodge FAM; 1864 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. ore receipt; four Savage M...

Lot of 3 checks issued in the 1870s from banks in Virginia (Virginia City), NV and signed by two of the famous Comstock Lode Silver Kings. (1) John M

Lot of of 45+. 1) 11 post-1900 stock certificates incl. Alta, Con. Virginia, Yellow Jacket, Gould & Curry, Hale & Norcross (uniss.), Cholla...

Lot of 7. 1) Three checks: Imperial Silver Mining, Gold Hill, 1866, w/ revenue stamp, rare but in poor condition; Woodworth Mill revenue check (RN-D)

Lot of 3. 1) Rare panorama view of Virginia City in the 1880s (printed in 1939). 7 x 14", creases, rip in upper right corner. 2) Virginia City ...

1) The Daily Independent (Supplement), Virginia City, October 31, 1874 - Devoted entirely to Adolph Sutro's Lecture on Mines & Mining at Pip...

Three booklets regarding a court case in San Francisco related to the Virginia City Fire of 1875, Thomas H. Williams vs the Hartford Insurance Company

Six Volumes. 1) Legends of the Comstock Lode by Beebe and Clegg. Signed by both. 1950, Hard cover. Dust jacket in very nice condition. 2) Bonanza Inn

Fourteen Volumes. Silver Theatre by Watson 1964. Comstock Commotion; Territorial Enterprise by Beebe 1954. An Editor on the Comstock Lode by Drury 193

Lot of 34 items. Collection includes: (a) 18 penny post cards, all white border RPCs, of the Boulder Dam & Lake Mead. Each card 4 1/2" x ...

Lot of five rodeo pieces: 1) Virginia City rodeo, 1996 (11 x 17 inches); 2) Tonopah Rodeo (14 x 22 inches); 3) Lakeside rodeo 1997 (14 x 22 inches); 4

In a shield. Black on white 18h x 30"L Enamel on tin. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance:

Lot of 1. Antique map of NV on one side, UT on other. Attractive red borders. By George F. Cram, engraver and publisher, Chicago. c. 1880 - 1885.

1890. 828 pages. Fair to Good Condition. Special binding and unusual page opposite of the title page leads us to believe this wasn't one of a se...

1) William Morris Stewart; Gold and Silver Colossus. By Hermann. Stewart was the lawyer for the big Comstock mines in teh1860's He would make a ...

Lot of three items. 1) Program of the Baer - Uzcudun fight presented by Jack Dempsey. July 4, 1931 in Reno. Known as the Battle of the Sagebrush, this

1) Records of Carson County. Utah & Nevada Territories by Ellison. This was a 10 year project of the Carson Valley Historical Society. All the r...

These are often seen as the two key historical references on the history of Nevada. 1) Thompson & West. Key Nevada reference and resource book f...

Volumes I and II, edited by Sam P. Davis. 1913. In the preface, Davis writes: "I am not unmindful of the fact that two others have been

"Not only is this book one of the best and most accurate histories of Nevada ever published, it is a valuable contribution to the history of th...

Oft overlooked, but a history of exceptional importance. Expansive history of Nevada, covering its Indian origins, early emigrants, geography and more

Eight Volumes. 1) Seven Toughs hardback. 2) Rawhide. 3) Goldfield. 4) Weepah. 5) Fairview, Chalk Mountain. 6) Wonder. 7) Candelaria, Columbus, Metalli

In publisher's box, a 3-volume hardcover set, a total of 2,381 pages. Each volume has vintage photos. Paper here is exceptional, heavy, substant...

Certified by Orion Clemens (Mark Twain's brother). 1864. Many interesting laws in here. Incorporating the Virginia Carson & Truckee RR, inco...

Six Volumes (many signed) about the law and lawmen in Nevada. 1)The Earp's Last Frontier by Kintop & Rocha. Signed by both. The Earp's i...

Lot of four volumes. 1) Investigation as to the Presence of Commercial Quantities of Mercury & Gold in the Dry Lakes of Nevada by Carpenter. U o...

Lot of four. 1) I want to Quit Winners by Harold S. Smith Sr. (Harold's Club). 1961. Harold's Club or Bust. 2) Reclaiming he Arid West. The ...

Lot of five. 1) Nevada's Metal and Mineral Production by Couch & Carpenter. The authority on which mines actually made money! 2) Outline of ...

Information on banks in Nevada can be hard to find. But here are three resources that might help. 1) Nevada Sixteen National Banks and their Mining Ca

1) Reviewing Nevada's Legacy, by E. W. Shorty Darrah, Published by Sagebrush Press, 1964 - Contains alphabetical List of 154 century old settlem...

Eight volumes that look at Nevada's history from a different perspective. 1) Golden Fleece in Nevada by Georgetta. An in depth (560 pages) of sh...

If you are interested in Nevada history and do not have these volumes, then this lot is for you. Edited by Eric Moody, it is full of interesting artic

Lot of ten books. 1) Ghosts Towns of Nevada by Miller. 1979. 2) Nevada Historical Sites by Mordy and McCaughey. A 1968 place names volume 3) Sovereign

Lot of 15. Includes six Humboldt Historians (1981-1983) Nevada Central Railroad, schools, Pacific Railroad, etc. Also Eureka and its Resources by Moli

10) Volumes. 1) Mark Twain: His Adventures at Aurora and Mono Lake by Williams. Signed. 2) Aurora, Nevada by Shaw. The ultimate Aurora reference. 3) U

Here is a must have reference library for Mineral County and early Esmeralda County (which was part of Mineral County). Witten by Sue Silver. She has

Thirty-five pieces. Key pieces are Treasures at Tempiute by Koyen 1967 and Cleveland Ranch History (Geyser, Negro Creek, Roberts and Hiko Ranches). Ha

Includes the classic and must have volumes of White Pine Lang Syne by Read and Nevada's Northwest Frontier by Patterson et al. GREAT resources f...

Twenty-four volumes. Perhaps the most interesting is Pioneers of the Ponderosa. A must have for Washoe Valley research. 2) Signed by the authors inclu

Lot of five oversized books. 1) This is a marvelous work. Nevada by Beatty. 15x12î. 191 pages chalk full of photographs with descriptions. 2)

Rare and Early. 1879. The greatest, by far, amount of pages are about mining, mines, districts, etc. There is also some discussion about cities, railr

Originally designed as a Gift from the State of Nevada to the relatives of those noble Nevada Heroes who died in the World War. But today, it is a way

Nevada Historical Society - eight volumes (seven hard cover). 1) 1923 (Major Ormsby's death). 2) 1909 (Fremont's Expedition of Nevada). 3) 1...

Lot of six. 1) An Authentic Wagon Train Journal of 1853. 2) A Guide to Nobles Trail by Brock & Black. Relive the route. 3) A Guide to the Califo...

James G. Scrugham. First Edition. Compromising the Story of Her People from the Dawn of History to the Present Time. (3 Volumes) Chicago and New York

Lot of seven varied histories of Nevada. DIFFERENT points of view. DIFFERENT focus points. 1) Nevada: The Land of Silver by Powell. 2) Nevadans: The S

Lot of five. 1) Statue of Patrick Anthony McCarran. Carinal Spellman, Senator Bible and Governor Sawyer talked. 2) Nominating a president. Ronald Reag

The hard winter of 1911 found Shoshone Mike and his family settled down in Little High Rock Canyon in northern Washoe County, Nevada, until warmer we

Follow the Pony Express and Emigrant Trails. 1) Pony Express in Central California by Donald Hardesty. Archaeological records of two Pony Express stat

Two volumes. 1) Illustrated History of Samuel Doten. 1924. 235 pages. 2) University of Nevada; A Centennial History by Hulse. 1974. 258 pages. Both ar

1) Who's Who in Nevada by Beatty. 1907. Focuses on Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog, Manhattan, Round Mountain. Roughly 100. Photos of each person. ...

Includes RI, (4) - MA (14) - PA, (3) - NH, (4) - CT, (2) Dates 1872-1903 Date: Country (if not USA): State: New England City: Provenance:

Dates 1879-1914. Includes Vermont (58), New York (30), Mass. (39), Misc. (9) Date: Country (if not USA): State: New England City: Provenance:

Rare policemen association certificate! Certificate number 9, issued to Charles Antony for being a member. Dated April 1st, 1895, Brooklyn. Signed by

A collection of 55 editions of American Agriculturist Magazine and 20 or so other publications This was an agricultural publication for farm, home, an

Unissued c.1860s receipt for The Overland Stage Line, "For Carrying the Great Through Mails From the Atlantic to the Pacific States." Ben ...

Lot of 4 documents signed by various members of the Vanderbilt family along with Chauncey M. Depew. Howard Vanderbilt's signature is on a Pullm...

An early 19th century medical book focusing on diseases in various locations and climates of the world. Mostly in Latin. Book is in decent shape for b

1) N.Y. City & the New York Central Lines - 1912 Classic 2-sided map: one side. in color, shows all boroughs and the subway, underground & s...

Neat little camera made to resemble a pocket watch. Engraved Expo on the front, and Expo Camera Co NY USA World Patent on the back. These watches wer

Dates 1886-1916 Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York City: Provenance:

Lot of 8 letterheads and one manuscript letter from companies/individuals in North Dakota, c. 1880s - 1920s. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 2 rare, unused pictorial letterheads for Crater Lake National Park Co. Printed by Bushong & Co., Portland. 10.5 x 8.5" Date: Cou...

Lot of 15 letterheads/billheads from various companies throughout the state of Oregon c. 1880s - 1919. Several w/ornate logo vignettes. See photo. D

Clason's Guide to Oregon with Map. Published 1911 by The Clason Map Co., Denver. 32pp. with map (20 x 25") in great condition. Booklet has ...

Authentic wood chip from an original beam of Independence Hall Philadelphia, in original case with certificate of authenticity. Made by Burnes of Bost

Dates 1861- 1882 Date: Country (if not USA): State: Rhode Island City: Providence Provenance:

This is a loan document from the reign of King George II to the colony of Rhode Island in the amount of forty thousand pounds, to be paid back in ten

Very nice illustrated waybill for US Mail, July 26th, 1859. For transport from Charleston to Lewisburg. Three different trips listed. Great vignette o

Lot of 6 different. All are from an archive for John Fortune, who was involved in mining and real estate in the Dakotas. Includes two each for three d

Lot of 5. All are from an archive for John Fortune, who was involved in mining and real estate in the Dakotas and Colorado. 1) Billhead for Z.S. McKow

This lot has five studio photos from the studio of C. R. Savage in Salt Lake City; three photos from Newcomb Studios; one photo from Lawrence Wilson S

Vintage large milk crates from Arden Dairy Farms-wood & metal about 19" x 13 1/2-" x 10 1/2" -This is a lot of four wooden crates...

Approximately half are duplicates - Dates 1886-1911 Date: Country (if not USA): State: Vermont City: Provenance:

Tacoma Beautifully Illustrated History & Story of Washington States great industrial and commercial center 1912 - This publication presents the ...

Playground of America ~ Extremely detailed, covering the area between Olympia and Aberdeen, Washington in the South to Vancouver and Vancouver Island

Lot of 50 letterheads/billheads from enterprises doing business in the state of Washington c. 1880s - 1920s. Most are commercial billheads detailing

Lot of 9 newspapers published from various towns in the Washington Territory during the 1880s. Included are the Walla Walla Statesman (1875 & 1...

Lot of 1. Booklet titled The Columbian Views of Washington, published by the Columbian Correspondence College, Washington, D.C., 1902, paper cover, s

A 10"x 14" poster board certificate presented to donors for the Francis Scott Key Memorial Association in 1910. The fundraising was an eff...

A handbook for visitors Publ. by B. S. Reynolds, 1938 - 200 illustrations give an admirable series of views of all objects of interest - Comes with 24

Art Work of Montana, published 1896 (cover detached. Geyserland , Cody Way postcard folios. Yellowstone National Building Company Gold Bonds; checks w

Large collection of Yellowstone photography produced by the Haynes Company. Seven 11 x 14 black and white prints of Old Faithful. Five giant color pos

7 volume set "Dictionary of American History," by Hopkins and Andrews editors, Scribner's NY, 1961, all volumes extremely fine. This g...

3 volumes of a 4 volume set on Abraham Lincoln by John Nicolay and John Hay 1890, generally fine. A library of poetry and song by William Cullin Brya

Large folio 12" x 15" x 3" thick with cloth binding. 435 pages of Audubon's Birds plus index. Internal binding broken at page 94....

Look was a biweekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1937 to 1971, with editorial offices in New York City. It had an em

#'s 3 to 61, Sept. 18, 1992 to Sept. 20, 2004 - Publ. by Russ Mascieri, Marlton, New Jersey. This first class publication was the best source a...

Two hardcover books. From Pole to Pole (subtitled Tours Round the World). By Henry Davenport Northrop, D.D. Includes more than 300 engravings. Publish

Lot of 3 different. 1) The Conquistadors by Hammond Innes. 1969 hardcover with dj. 336pp. Discusses the conquests of Mexico and Peru. 2) Exploration F

By Charles Franics Hall. Hardcover, published 1864 by Harper & Brothers of New York. 595 pages with fold out map of Frobisher Bay and Davis Str...

Larger format Harper's Weekly, Jan-Dec 1863 Volume 7. This format of Harpers was a major success at the time noted for its large size and prolif...

Larger format Harper's Weekly, Jan - Dec, 1874 Volume 18. This format of Harpers was a major success at the time noted for its large size and pr...

By Chick Evans and Barry Paine, Dutton and Co NY, 1929, First Edition, fine, no dust jacket Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenan

Lot of 2 volumes of Homer's Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope, published b y W. Borradaile, New York, 1825. Engravings on frontispieces. Vol...

The Expeditions of John C. Fremont edited by Donald Jackson and Mary Lee Spence. One of the most sought after Fremont histories. Volume 1: Travels fro

Lot of three. 1) Life Explorations and Public Service of John Charles Fremont. With Illustrations. Published by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. 1856. No

Six booklets of working agreements and by-laws of various labor unions. A) Working Agreement of the Retail Clerks' Union, Local 1288, Chartered ...