"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

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Day 1, Thursday, August 24th
Art & Artifacts from around the world (Lots 1000-1227)
Paintings, Prints, Native American Artifacts, Sculptures, Textiles, Boxwood Root Sculptures, Viewing Stones
Display Minerals & Fossils (Lots 1228 – 1340)
Calcite, Fluorite, Mineral Groups, Quartz, Fossils
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1341 – 1499)
Mining, Railroad, Petroliana, Etc.

Day 2, Friday, August 25th
General Americana (Lots 2000 -2495)
Antiquarian Books, Transportation, Ephemera, Autographed, Photographs
Mining (Lots 2308-2491)
Ephemera, Ore Specimens, Mining Equipment
Tools (Lots 2492-2496)

Day 3, Saturday, August 26th
Bottles (Lots 3000-3124)
Saloon, Brewery & Beer Tray Collection (Lots 3125-3254)
Gaming (Lots 3255-3265)
Cowboy (Lots 3266-3281)
Railroadiana (Lots 3282-3291)
Military (Lots 3292-3310)
Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3311-3330)
License Plates (Lots 3331-3346)
Signs (Lots 3347-3359)
General Collectibles (Lots 3360-3475)
Toys, Musical, Furnishings, Etc.


Day 4, Sunday, August 27th
Philatelic (Lots 4000-4099)
Postal History, Postcards, Stamps, Wells Fargo & Express
Numismatics (Lots 4100-4420)
Bullion, Coins, Potty Coins, US Mint Sets, Fractional Currency, Foreign Coins, Ingots & Assay, Medals
Tokens (Lots 4421-4539)
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Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1849  [159035]2000 - Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1849 [159035]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Message from the President of the United State to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress. Me
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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American Statesmen 10 Volume Set  [170080]2001 - American Statesmen 10 Volume Set [170080]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 10 volume collection, each profiling a famous American statesman. Included are, Ben Franklin, Henry Clay, John Hancock, Alexander Hamilton and more.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Presidential Library (13)  [170070]2002 - Presidential Library (13) [170070]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of 13 books, mostly dealing with President Theodore Roosevelt, including his autobiography, published in 1922, three years after his passing.
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Picturesque America Volume I  [170233]2003 - Picturesque America Volume I [170233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Picturesque America was first published by Appleton's as a serial, received semi-monthly by subscribers. Once their subscription was complete, t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Cultivar County Gentlemen Periodicals Bound Volume  [168996]2004 - Cultivar County Gentlemen Periodicals Bound Volume [168996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound 1871 The Cultivar, Country Gentleman. Periodical issues and complete for the year. Devoted to the practice and science of agriculture and hortic
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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New York History/Environs of Oakland Periodicals (5)  [170583]2005 - New York History/Environs of Oakland Periodicals (5) [170583]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 publications. Three periodicals in hardcover, including The History of New York 1609-1909 and two volumes of "The Environs of Oakland ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Old Waybills by Alvin F. Harlow  [170326]2006 - Old Waybills by Alvin F. Harlow [170326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of waybills and history of the "romance" of the express companies, compiled by Alvin F. Harlow with a copyright of 1934. The...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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American Express, A Century of Service by Hatch  [157117]2007 - American Express, A Century of Service by Hatch [157117]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First edition. 1950. Photos. Indexed. 287 pages. Autographed. Front cover showing weakness, but still firmly attached. This is The Story of American E
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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History of the Donner Party by McGlashan-1ST ED. RARE!!  [168851]2008 - History of the Donner Party by McGlashan-1ST ED. RARE!! [168851]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare 1879 1st edition and 1st printing, History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierras by C F McGlashan. Published by Crowley & McGl...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to d*******f for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50
 
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Bancroft's Handbook Almanac for the Pacific States, 1863  [163200]2009 - Bancroft's Handbook Almanac for the Pacific States, 1863 [163200]
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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 ...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Genealogy and Biography, California, 1901  [168825]2010 - Genealogy and Biography, California, 1901 [168825]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1901 Illustrated volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of Northern California. 831pp withindex. Includes photos of notable C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Pictorial View of California, 1853 RARE!  [163244]2011 - Pictorial View of California, 1853 RARE! [163244]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Pictorial View of California: Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, with Information and Advice Interesting to All, Particular
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to C*****r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Mountains and Molehills; or, Recollections of a Burnt Journal, 1855  [163241]2012 - Mountains and Molehills; or, Recollections of a Burnt Journal, 1855 [163241]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mountains and Molehills; or, Recollections of a Burnt Journal: with Illustrations by the Author: MARRYAT, Frank [Samuel Francis]. London: Longman, Bro
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to C*****r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Gold Rush by Read & Gaines  [168322]2013 - Gold Rush by Read & Gaines [168322]
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Gold Rush, The Journals, Drawings, and other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, April 2,. 1849-July 20, 1851 by Georgia Read and Ruth Gaines. 1949, 794p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Experiences of a Forty-Niner by Johnston, 1892  [158971]2014 - Experiences of a Forty-Niner by Johnston, 1892 [158971]
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Experiences of a Forty-Niner, by Wm. G. Johnson, a Member of the Wagon Train First to Enter California in the Memorable Year 1849. Published in Pittsb
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to l********r.. for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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California Pilgrim by Benton  [168843]2015 - California Pilgrim by Benton [168843]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1853 California Pilgrim by Benton who founded the Congregational Church in California in 1849. This moralistic and religious volume includes many
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******e for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory  [163245]2016 - Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory [163245]
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Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory: Comprising a Description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*****E for (300.00 + 0.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Mother  Lode History Books, 3  [168842]2017 - Mother Lode History Books, 3 [168842]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Districts of California, 1973, 186pp with index and pullout map. History of Placer County by Thompson & West, 1882, reprinted, 416pp, and 1...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Roar of the Monitors by Garvis  [168866]2018 - Roar of the Monitors by Garvis [168866]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roar of the Monitors, Quest for Gold in the Northern Sierra by Jann E. Garvis. History and photos of the many Northern Sierra mining camps including L
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Southern California and Arizona Books, 4  [168330]2019 - Southern California and Arizona Books, 4 [168330]
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Mountains and Molehills by Marryat, Time Life Books leather bounds 1980's reprint. Southern Trails to California in 1849 by Bieber, 1937 386pp, ...
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