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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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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Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana1281 - Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana
Davis Brothers Auction
Law and Public Affairs, from TR to FDR J Leonard Bates
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 35.00
 
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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho1282 - A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho
Davis Brothers Auction
Clark C. Spence 2016
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 15.00
 
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The Story of Franklin and Sterling Hill1283 - The Story of Franklin and Sterling Hill
Davis Brothers Auction
Pete J Dunn 1997
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada1284 - Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada
Davis Brothers Auction
Francis Church Lincoln 1982
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 10.00
 
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Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps1285 - Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps
Davis Brothers Auction
Stanley W Paher 1971 Fifth Printing
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 60.00
 
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A History of Smoky Valley Nevada1286 - A History of Smoky Valley Nevada
Davis Brothers Auction
Robert D McCracken 1997
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 15.00
 
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Silver Islet1287 - Silver Islet
Davis Brothers Auction
Striking It Rich In Lake Superior Elinor Barr 1995 2nd Printing
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 15.00
 
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Gambling on Ore1288 - Gambling on Ore
Davis Brothers Auction
The Nature of Metal Mining in the United States, 1860-1910 Kent A Curtis 2013
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 80.00
 
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The Rio Tinto Company1289 - The Rio Tinto Company
Davis Brothers Auction
An economic history of a leading international mining concern 1873-1954 Charles E Harvey 1981 1st Edition
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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The Rio Tinto Mine Its History and Romance1290 - The Rio Tinto Mine Its History and Romance
Davis Brothers Auction
WG Nash FRCI 1904
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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The Mines of Tharsis1291 - The Mines of Tharsis
Davis Brothers Auction
SG Checkland 1967 1st Edition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 40.00
 
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Metallurgical Journey in Europe1292 - Metallurgical Journey in Europe
Davis Brothers Auction
John A church 1873
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Roman Mines in Europe1293 - Roman Mines in Europe
Davis Brothers Auction
Oliver Davies 1935
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 100.00
 
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In Quest of Mineral Wealth1294 - In Quest of Mineral Wealth
Davis Brothers Auction
Aboriginal and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America Alan K Craig and Robert C West
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 10.00
 
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Gold Mining on the Witwatersrand Vol I & II1295 - Gold Mining on the Witwatersrand Vol I & II
Davis Brothers Auction
C Biccard Jeppe 1946 Volume I and Volume II Set
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 30.00
 
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A Tenderfoot in Tombstone The Devil Has Foreclosed1296 - A Tenderfoot in Tombstone The Devil Has Foreclosed
Davis Brothers Auction
Lynn R Bailey 1996 & 1997
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 45.00
 
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Seventy-Five Years in California 1831-1906 Signed1297 - Seventy-Five Years in California 1831-1906 Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
William Heath Davis John Howell This is copy number 216 of the Argonaut Edition. Signed by editor and publisher. Copyright 1929. Includes a manuscript
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Ancient Mining in Rhodesia1298 - Ancient Mining in Rhodesia
Davis Brothers Auction
Roger Summers 1969
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 30.00
 
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The Georgia Gold Rush1299 - The Georgia Gold Rush
Davis Brothers Auction
Twenty-Niners, Cherokees, and Gold Fever David Williams 1993
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 20.00
 
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Butte: Its Copper Mines and Copper Kings1300 - Butte: Its Copper Mines and Copper Kings
Davis Brothers Auction
P.A. O'Farrell 1899
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 70.00
 
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