"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

A spectacular set of 5 maps showing California history from 1604 to 1767. Measures 15x12”. 1) Earliest map (upper right) is based upon a manu

Copies of very old California maps, originally c. 1800's-1910. Grass Valley/Nevada City-printed backwards. 2x San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. ...

Collection of California (only), City (110), County (54), and Regional (52), Street and Hwy. Maps; totaling 212 pieces of material~ Indexed alphabetic

Covers lodging, food, tours, etc. ~ 300 pieces of material, 60's thru 90's ~ Indexed alphabetically by County and stored in 9 ¼"w ...

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

2 limited lithographic sepia tone edition1882 Colorado Springs, Manitou and Pike's Peak birds eye view maps by Joseph John Stoner. Possibly repr...

Lot of ten vintage tour books of Colorado produced by railroads. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway "The Moffat Road"; "Throug...

Facts About Florida. Published by the Passenger Department of the Clyde Steamship Co. According to the title page, "It is our intention to dire...

2 blueprint maps on backing of Carter's Reservoir and Supply Ditch c. 1901. 32x46". Carter's Reservoir Montana Stuart Mackenzie Mont...

1915 Montana Mining District map by The Engineering Corporation. 61x42". Some edge tears, chip, tape repairs etc. Please inspect. Helena Monta...

2 Montana maps by Cram. Superior Map of Montana c. 1910, 45x50", tape repairs and tears. c. 1930 color Latest Official Survey Montana, 44x49&q...

Jarbridge, Nevada, mining claims map, issued by the Twin Falls Development Co., 1911 ~ (14 ½" x 21", black on light brown paper) Whee...

A fantastic and possibly first known map of the Fort at Weisport in Carbon County, PA, built by Benjamin Franklin against the Indians, in the French a

Large wall map, typical nvarnish finish, mounted to board for viewing. "New map of that portion of North America exhibiting the United States a...

Johnson's US map by A J Johnson, New York c. 1864. Appears to be hand colored with good color borders. Oklahoma shown as Indian Territory. Nice ...

1866 map of United States by Dept. of Interior on linen backing. 29x55", multiple tear and tape repairs. Please inspect.

(3) Classic wall maps with wood dowels. From the American Geographic series, by A.J. Nystrom, Chicago 1939. Includes Africa, 43" wide, Australi...

5 vintage atlas', some with hand coloring, and maps suitable for removing and framing. Standard's Modern Atlas of the World, 1911, 128pp plu...

There are two nautical telescopes in this lot. The smaller one is made in France at 7in. tall three draw with a slide type eye-piece cover, late 1800

International Pacific Highways System, from Mexico City Mexico to Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada, 1934 ~142 pages, each with strip-style highway m

Large collection (2 file boxes!) of Travel Guides and Maps for Attractions, Accommodations, Meals, etc.~ Includes 488 pieces of material, indexed by S

A 26 lbs collection of about 1000 or more modern postcards and travel brochures of the Pacific Northwest Etc.

Rare, Original late 1600s Ecumenical Farce, “Il Capitolo dei Frati,” by Sebastiano Chiesa By Amy Baker, Holabird’s Western Americana Summary Th

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

Lot (x5) collection of books on pirates and buccaneers, including: 1. History of the Buccaneers of America, by James Burney. George Allen & Comp...

Collection of Spanish Armada Treasure Hunting books: 1. The Hispanola Treasure by Cyrus H. Karraker, printed 1934 in Philadelphia by University of

Collection of books on Treasure Hunting techniques and found treasures in the United States. 1. The Treasure Hunter's Manual by Karl von ...

The Book of Buried Treasure by Ralph D. Paine, published in 1911, illustrated by Sturgis & Walton Company, New York.In very good condion, hard c...

This is a extensive collection of Treasure Hunting books, inlcuding lost mines in the US. 1. Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West by Thomas Pro

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.

Lot of (x303) magazines related to treasure and treasure hunting. c1950s-1980s. All are related to treasure and gold hunting. Magazine titles include

Along Alaska's Great River by Frderick Schwatka, 1885, Cassell & Company Ltd., NY., copyright by O.M. Dunham. Autographed Christmas 1888 to...

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

1) The Official Guide to the Klondyke County and the Gold Fields of Alaska with Official Maps published in Chicago, IL in 1897 by W.B.Conkey Company.

Pair of early Alaska Gold Hunting books from 1901. 1) Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell, edited by Elizabeth Grinnell, published 1901 by David

T.A. Rickard's 1909 book Through the Yukon and Alaska. Neil Publishing Company. Spine is cracked. From MiningFoundationsw.org: Thomas Arthur Ric...

Lot of 3x book relating to the Klondike and Yukon gold areas. 1. Report on Gold Values in the Klondike High Level Gravels, by R.G. McConnel. Ottawa G

2 very early publications of the Klondike region of Yukon, north-western Alaska/ Canada. According to reports, 100,000 prospectors came to the Klondi

This lot includes a library's worth of books on the Klondike Gold Rush. Included in this lot: 1. The Klondike Quest, by Pierre Berton. 100th Ann...

Rare composite collection of two books, each with accompanying salesman's copy. Includes: 1. Gold Fields of the Klondike, by Ernest Ingersoll. ...

Lot of 2 book relating to Alaska and the gold rush, including: 1. Through the Yukon and Alaska, by T.G. Rickard, 1909. Neil Publishing Company. 2. Thr

Very rare 1863, the first edition with the foldout map and appendix, Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora, an address before the American Geo

1884 3rd edition Resources of Arizona by Patrick Hamilton. Minerals, farming, timber, history Indians etc. Large foldout map, foldout United Copper Mi

Assortment of Pioneer Magazine, the first California magazine published in 1851. What makes these extra special is the fact that one of the contributi

Rare 1855 The Land of Gold, Reality versus Fiction by Hinton R Helper. Gold Rush lore based upon Helper's 3 years in California. Attractive embo...

Report on The Geology of Northern and Southern California: Embracing The Mineral And Agricultural Resources Of Those Sections, With Statistics Of The

California State Register and Yearbook of Facts, 1857 Henry G. Langley and Samual A. Mathews in San Francisco and James Queen in Sacramento.1857 viii,

Directory of the County of Placer, for the Year 1861. Containing a history of the county, and of the different towns in the county; with the names of

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 ...

Bean’s History and Directory of Nevada County, California. Containing a Complete History of the County, with Sketches of Various Towns and Mi

The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches by Francis Bret Harte. First edition published by Fields, Osgood & Co. in 1870. The short story, &q...

McKenney's Gazetteer and Directory of the Central Pacific Railroad and its branches for 1872: A guide and business directory complete in one vol...

Rare 1875 San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino, LA & San Diego Directory by L A Paulson. 535pp, some foxing on verso flyleaf ...

The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing April 1876: Embracing a General Directory of Residents and Business Directory; Also a Directory of

Very rare 1876 Historical Atlas of Santa Clara, Co by Thompson and West. First edition with new binding but original cover and corners. 21 handcolored

Recollections of Pioneer Work in California: By James Woods. Published San Francisco, Joseph Winterburn 1878, 260 pp. 7.5x4.5, original gilt-lettered

W. F. Edwards Tourists Guide and Directory on the Truckee Basin - Irons, Charles D., complier. 1883 Truckee: "Republican" Job Print, 1883....

Published by J. Dewing Publishing in 1888; this copy is partial: cover is detached and only 20 pages remain. Pages are 12 x 16 inches and illustratio

California State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1888. Volume 1 Author: Polk, R.L., San Francisco, R.L. Polk & Co. 1734 pp. (Thick 8vo) twenti...

Celebrated Criminal Cases in America by Thomas Duke, 1910. Key criminal cases, about 110. San Francisco, other West Coast and more. Signed 1925 letter

2nd quarter, rough covers. Los Angeles California

Hardcover California on Stone by Harry L Peters. 1935 first edition, #72/451. 227pp with index. A great illustrated historical California reference.

Rare, California in the Fifties by John Howell, 1936. 50 views of cities and mining towns in California and the West, originally drawn on stone by Kuc

Very rare, original copy 1949, Books of the Gold Rush by Carl Wheat, containing 241 annotated biblio entries of important Gold Rush titles, since su

A choice and rare San Francisco first person's history of San Francisco in 1850-1851. "San Francisco in the Spring of '50", aka Me...

Nevada County Directory for 1871-72: containing the names, business and location of merchants, farmers. manufacturers, professional men, miners, book-

Langley’s San Francisco Business Directory 1877-78 - Business directory 444 pp. with an additional 48 pages of advertisements in front. Bindi

Gold Districts of California, 1973, 186pp with index and pullout map. History of Placer County by Thompson & West, 1882, reprinted, 416pp, and 1...

This is a remarkable discovery - an original hand drawn MTP book found within the W & P Nichols Estate, Duth Flat bankers from the1860s to past ...

Six ledhers of the Powell family that ownd and operated the Nevada City Soda Works. They also ran an insurance company, had real estate ventures, etc.

Four original ledgers, all about 8.5 x 13", of some of the business dealings of the Birdseye Creek Mining Company in the 1870s. The company app...

Two ledgers from W & P Nicholls, major bankers at Dutch Flat. Nicholls apprenetly funded or financed many regional mines. These two ledgers trac...

250pp ledger, 127pp used. 12 x 18" The ledger starts with June 29, 1851, "people of the State of California vs Ira Faitman for "petil...

2 very rare volumes, printed by Works Progress Administration. Music of the Gold Rush Era, 212pp and A San Francisco Songster 1849-1939 208pp. San F

Scarce, Natural Wealth of California by Cronise in excellent condition. 1868, 696pp with index. Info broken down by county, many mining plates, flora,

Mountains and Molehills by Marryat, Time Life Books leather bounds 1980's reprint. Southern Trails to California in 1849 by Bieber, 1937 386pp, ...

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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIRECTORY AND COLORADO GAZETTEER, FOR 1871. Denver: S.S. Wallihan & Co., [1870]. [7]pp. of ads, 442pp. plus [59]pp. of ads, a...

Rebound Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer, 1871. Colorado history, mining, industries etc. 442pp with appendix plus advertisements. Co

Fossett, Frank - COLORADO: HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL WORK ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD AND SILVER MINING REGION Denver Daily Tribune Steam

Corbett & Ballenger's Denver City Directory, 1882. 675pp, John Ford (the great numismatist) bookplate in front inside cover. Tenth Annual di...

Paperback booklet: Rush to the Rockies "Pikes Peak or Bust! by Nora A. Slifer, Curator. Published by the Denver Public Library in 2000 to acc...

Very rare 1892 Colorado Hand-Book, Denver and it's Outings by W G M Stone with foldout map. Tourist info, early history and general information....

14x books/booklets on Ghost Towns and old Mining Camps in Colorado. 1.Ghost Towns of Colorado by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Pr...

Rare early Edwards' Chicago 1869-70 directory with smoke patination and slight char on page edges with spine split in half. Probably burned in t...

The Palimpsest is a historical magazine published the State Historical Society of Iowa. 52 hardcovers. Vols 1-14, 16-18, 20-21, 23-29, 31-41, 46-48,

Business Directory for the Subscribers of the New Map of Maine, with a brief history and description of the state prepared by William Willis. Publishe

The Maine Business Directory for September 1, 1867. by Briggs & Co., Boston. 280 pages plus abs, all original board is fine, slight warping of b...

The Boston Directory for the Year 1852 with an Almanac, Boston, published by George Adams, 1852. Several sections in the back. The main body is 316 pa

Boston Directory for the Year 1855, Boston, published by George Adams, 1855. 412 pages plus abs very good to fine condition, re-binding is fine, chipp

The Boston Directory for the Year Ending 1860, Adams and Sampson and Company, 1859. 549 pages plus advertisements. All original, generally very fine c

The Boston Directory, 1865. Published by Adams, Sampson, & Co. Frontispiece is separated at the spine. 560 pages plus advertisements. Excellent ...

New England Cities Business Directory, and complete index to the Mercantile manufacturing and professional interests of the cities. Briggs and Company

The Boston Directory, Volume 74, 1879 published by Adams, Sampson & Co. The title page notes the price was five dollars, which was very expensiv...

State of Michigan Gazetteer & Business Directory for 1856-1857 Complete in one volume. H. Huntington Lee & Co. & James Sutherland Publis...

Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1863--4, Embracing Historical and Descriptive Sketches of All the Cities, Towns and Villages Throu

Platte, Montague T. Michigan State Business Directory 1870--71 Detroit. Tribune Book and Job Office, 1870. 346 pages plus ads. Rear cover board is st

Helena 1899, Butte 1915, Butte 1917, Butte 1923. Varying condition. Montana

6 Montana directories. 1930 (2) 1937 (2), 1939 (2) Polks Butte city directories. Varying condition. Excellent reference material. Butte Montana

Butte 1948, Great Falls 1946 (3), Missoula 1948, Great Falls 1949 (3). Montana