Prospecting the West

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Welcome to our Prospecting the West Sale. This Two Day Sale is filled with over 2500 lots for you to choose from.

Day 1: The Allard Collection, and other Select Consignors and Estates
Jewelry (Gold, Navajo, Turquoise, Mexican)
Musical Instruments (Yamaha, Gibson, High Spirits)
Watches (Rolex, Cartier, Movado)
Bronzes and Paintings (Olaf Seltzer, Ace Powell, Gerard Curtis Delano, Josh Elliott, Cyrus Walker)
Indian Art (Artifacts, Beadwork, Baskets, Dolls, Rugs, Dresses, Pots, Trade Beads)
Eskimo Inuit Art (Baskets, Scrimshaw, Paintings and Drawings)

Day 2: The Paul Mogensen Collection
Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Mining Artifacts, Hand Colored Mining Maps, Leica and Hasselblad Cameras, Mormon History Books, Mining and Western History Books, and an Extensive Firearm Collection.

Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester. This collection is sold in its entirety with copyright privilege's going to the next owner.
A bid placed on our auctions is a legal contract – it cannot be revoked or cancelled for any reason. By registering for our auctions, you grant us permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. Auctions will be sold with and without reserve. If a lot contains a reserve price, it will be clearly noted in the corresponding catalog. All items are sold as is, where is with no guarantees expressed or implied.
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Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith1001 - Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith
Davis Brothers Auction
The Prophet, and his Progenitors for many Generations. Lucy Smith 1880
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Mormonism and Masonry 19381002 - Mormonism and Masonry 1938
Davis Brothers Auction
S.H. Goodwin. Ninth Printing 1961
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Brighams Destroying Angel Bill Hickman1003 - Brighams Destroying Angel Bill Hickman
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J.H. Beadle. Illustrated 1904
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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The Mormon Prophet and His Harem1004 - The Mormon Prophet and His Harem
Davis Brothers Auction
An Authentic History of Brigham Young, his Numerous Wives and Children. Mrs. C.V. Waite. Third Edition. 1867
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Key to the Science of Theology1005 - Key to the Science of Theology
Davis Brothers Auction
Parley Pratt. Third Edition. 1874
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Mormon Portraits Truth about the Leaders1006 - Mormon Portraits Truth about the Leaders
Davis Brothers Auction
Dr. W. Wyl. 1886
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Put's Golden Songster San Francisco California1007 - Put's Golden Songster San Francisco California
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Published by D.E. Appleton. Containing the largest and most popular collection of California songs ever published. 1858
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall1008 - Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall
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George F. Parsons. 1935
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Broken Hills The Story of Joe Arthur1009 - Broken Hills The Story of Joe Arthur
Davis Brothers Auction
Zua Arthur. 1958
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Boom Town Boy1010 - Boom Town Boy
Davis Brothers Auction
Edwin Lewis Bennett, Agnes Wright Spring. 1966
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Underground Warfare at Butte Montana1011 - Underground Warfare at Butte Montana
Davis Brothers Auction
Reno H. Sales, 1964
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Montana Pay Dirt Mining Camps of Treasure State1012 - Montana Pay Dirt Mining Camps of Treasure State
Davis Brothers Auction
Muriel Sibell Wolle. 1963
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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A History of Sand Coulee1013 - A History of Sand Coulee
Davis Brothers Auction
Ruby Giannini. 1985
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Gold Pans and Singletrees Lincoln Montana1014 - Gold Pans and Singletrees Lincoln Montana
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History of Lincoln Montana. 1994
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Railroads and the Rockies1015 - Railroads and the Rockies
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Robert M. Ormes. 1963
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Reports from Colorado Wildman Letters 1859-18651016 - Reports from Colorado Wildman Letters 1859-1865
Davis Brothers Auction
Arthur H Clark Company. 1961
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Golden Gulch Montanas Famous Alder Gulch1017 - Golden Gulch Montanas Famous Alder Gulch
Davis Brothers Auction
Dick Pace. 1998
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Colorado Gold Rush Contemporary Letters 1858-18591018 - Colorado Gold Rush Contemporary Letters 1858-1859
Davis Brothers Auction
LeRoy R. Hafen. 1974
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Memories of a Lifetime in the Pikes Peak Region1019 - Memories of a Lifetime in the Pikes Peak Region
Davis Brothers Auction
Irving Howbert. 1970
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Geology Little Belt Mountains Montana1020 - Geology Little Belt Mountains Montana
Davis Brothers Auction
Walter Harvey Weed. With Notes on the Mineral Deposits of Neihart, Barker, Yogo, and Other Districts.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Pikes Peak or Busted Willaim Hawkins Hedges1021 - Pikes Peak or Busted Willaim Hawkins Hedges
Davis Brothers Auction
1954
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Like Moonlight on Snow Simon Iturri Patino1022 - Like Moonlight on Snow Simon Iturri Patino
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John Hewlett. 1947
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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A Mine to Make a Mine1023 - A Mine to Make a Mine
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Joseph E. King. 1977
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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If I Remember Rightly W.S. Robinson1024 - If I Remember Rightly W.S. Robinson
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Geoffrey Blainey. 1967
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Copper King at War1025 - Copper King at War
Davis Brothers Auction
Sarah McNelis. 1969
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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So Be It Barker Mining District Montana1026 - So Be It Barker Mining District Montana
Davis Brothers Auction
Donna Wahlberg. 1989
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Forsyth Montana An Architectural History1027 - Forsyth Montana An Architectural History
Davis Brothers Auction
Mark Hufstetler. 1989
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Skid Trails Glory Days of Montana Logging1028 - Skid Trails Glory Days of Montana Logging
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Darris Flanagan. 2003
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Legacy of the Ludlow Massacre1029 - Legacy of the Ludlow Massacre
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Howard M. Gitelman. 1988
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Six Months in the Gold Mines1030 - Six Months in the Gold Mines
Davis Brothers Auction
E. Gould Buffum. 1965
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Mining Laws United States and California1031 - Mining Laws United States and California
Davis Brothers Auction
1914
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Memoirs of Cornelius Cole1032 - Memoirs of Cornelius Cole
Davis Brothers Auction
Mcloughlin Brothers. 1908
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff1033 - Gold Rush Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff
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California Centennial Edition. 1949
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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The Kaiping Mines 1877-19121034 - The Kaiping Mines 1877-1912
Davis Brothers Auction
Second Edition. Ellsworth C. Carlson. 1971
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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The Story of Inyo1035 - The Story of Inyo
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W.A. Chalfant. 1933
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Gold Lodes of the Carrville District California1036 - Gold Lodes of the Carrville District California
Davis Brothers Auction
1912
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Gold vs. Grain Hydraulic Mining in California1037 - Gold vs. Grain Hydraulic Mining in California
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Robert L. Kelley. 1959
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Tales of the Gold Rush1038 - Tales of the Gold Rush
Davis Brothers Auction
George Macy Companies. 1944
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Supplying the Mining World1039 - Supplying the Mining World
Davis Brothers Auction
Lynn R. Bailey. 1996
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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These Canyons are Full of Ghosts1040 - These Canyons are Full of Ghosts
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Emmett C. Harder. 2001
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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California Sketches of the Gold Mines1041 - California Sketches of the Gold Mines
Davis Brothers Auction
Lyle H. Wright. Leonard Kip. 1946
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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The Adventures of a Forty Niner1042 - The Adventures of a Forty Niner
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Daniel Knower. 1894
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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The Gold Mines of Southern Africa1043 - The Gold Mines of Southern Africa
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Owen Letcher. 1974
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Metals and Men Story of Canadian Mining1044 - Metals and Men Story of Canadian Mining
Davis Brothers Auction
D.M. LeBourdais. 1957
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Once Upon a Mine Island of Newfoundland1045 - Once Upon a Mine Island of Newfoundland
Davis Brothers Auction
Wendy Martin. 1983
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Dying for Alaska Gold1046 - Dying for Alaska Gold
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Rex G. Fisher. 2002
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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The Milepost Covering the Alaska Highway1047 - The Milepost Covering the Alaska Highway
Davis Brothers Auction
19th Edition. 1967
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Alaska and the Klondike Gold Fields1048 - Alaska and the Klondike Gold Fields
Davis Brothers Auction
G.W. Bertron. 1897
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Official Map and Handbook Coeur D'Alene Mines1049 - Official Map and Handbook Coeur D'Alene Mines
Davis Brothers Auction
Gordon Needham.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Two in the Far North1050 - Two in the Far North
Davis Brothers Auction
Margaret E. Murie. 1962.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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