The Great Montana Territorial Library Auction

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Join us for one of the most phenomenal libraries offered to the public in years from a local Montana Estate. Day 1 will include Bob Borcherdt's personal library in its entirety featuring rare Western 1st Edition Books. Fine Western and Indigenous Art (Including Artists such as Eanger Irving Couse, Bert Geer Phillips, and Ray Swanson), Montana Historical Photography, Taxidermy, Uzbek and Turkomen Rugs, Asian and Ethnographic Antiques, Rugs, Advertising Signs and Instruments. Day 2 will feature the next edition of our ongoing military artifact extravaganza including relics from all wars and firearms.
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Appendix Annual Report Edward Maguire Dakota 187981 - Appendix Annual Report Edward Maguire Dakota 1879
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Explorations and Surveys in the Department of Dakota 1879. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 12.20
 
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39th Congress Montana Iron Mining Purchase 186682 - 39th Congress Montana Iron Mining Purchase 1866
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Book is in regards to the The Senate Bill 203 Purchasing of Public Lands by the New York and Montana Iron Mining Company in 1866. No cover. Document w
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 18.30
 
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Indian Interference NP Railroad Montana 187383 - Indian Interference NP Railroad Montana 1873
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Book is in regards to the Indian Interference with the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1873. No cover. Document was part of the 42nd Congress 3rd Session
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 54.90
 
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Fort Harrison Montana Purchase of Land 189784 - Fort Harrison Montana Purchase of Land 1897
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55th Congress Letter from The Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a copy of a communication from the secretary of war submitting an estimate of app
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 35.00
 
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Montana Crow Indian Reservation Lease 188485 - Montana Crow Indian Reservation Lease 1884
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Book is in regards to the Lease of the Montana Crow Indian Reservation in 1885. No cover. Document was part of the 48th Congress 2nd Session of the Mo
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 75.00
 
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Senate 39th Congress Message from President 186686 - Senate 39th Congress Message from President 1866
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Book is in regards to the The Senate Bill 203 Purchasing of Public Lands by the New York and Montana Iron Mining Company in 1866. No cover. Document w
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Memorial of the Legislature of Montana 186887 - Memorial of the Legislature of Montana 1868
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Book is in regards to the The Montana Volunteers Memorial in 1868. No cover. Document was part of the 40th Congress 2nd Session of the Montana House o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 40.00
 
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Belgrade Montana The Hub the Gallatin Empire Map88 - Belgrade Montana The Hub the Gallatin Empire Map
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Rare early map of Belgrade. Condition as pictured. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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The Dexter Antique Arms Trade Journal Vol 2 194089 - The Dexter Antique Arms Trade Journal Vol 2 1940
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Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Study of Beaver Yancey Yellow National Park 192190 - Study of Beaver Yancey Yellow National Park 1921
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A Study of the Beaver in the Yancey Region of Yellowstone National Park by Edward R. Warren. Investigation made in 1921 and 1923 by the Roosevelt Wild
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 50.00
 
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Fourteen Thousand Feet Lathrop Hart 192591 - Fourteen Thousand Feet Lathrop Hart 1925
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Rare 1925 first edition. A histroy of the Names and Early Ascents of the High Colorado Peaks. The Colorado Mountain Club by John Lathrop & Jerom...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Lot of 5 Armax Buffalo Bill Historical Center 198792 - Lot of 5 Armax Buffalo Bill Historical Center 1987
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Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 42.70
 
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Lot of 5 Arizona Highways Turquoise Magazines93 - Lot of 5 Arizona Highways Turquoise Magazines
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Nice lot. Two turquoise issues, one on trade beads, one on baskets, one on Charlie Russell. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 61.00
 
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Hoofprints Magazines Yellowstone 1970s Will James94 - Hoofprints Magazines Yellowstone 1970s Will James
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Nice lot of 10 issues. Including vol 1 number 1. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 24.40
 
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Folsom-Cook Exploration Upper Yellowstone Signed95 - Folsom-Cook Exploration Upper Yellowstone Signed
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Original text; The Folsom-Cook Exploration of the Upper Yellowstone in the Year 1869 by David E. Folsom. Published 1894. At one point this text was in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for 3,300.00
 
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Treaty USA OGallala Band Dakota Sioux Indians96 - Treaty USA OGallala Band Dakota Sioux Indians
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Original Treaty Between The United States of America and the O'Gallala Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians. Concluded October 28, 1865. Ratification...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for 650.00
 
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Investment in The Bad Lands of Dakota Huidekoper97 - Investment in The Bad Lands of Dakota Huidekoper
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Rare. My Experience and Investment in The Bad Lands of Dakota and Some of the Men I Met There by A.C. Huidekoper. Signed. Introduction by Usher L. Bur
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 54.90
 
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Reconnaissance In The Ute Country 1873 Ruffner War98 - Reconnaissance In The Ute Country 1873 Ruffner War
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Includes original map. From the War Department. Original report of a Reconnaissance in the Ute Country, Made in The Year 1873 by Lieut E.H. Ruffner. L
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 700.00
 
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Porsche Spyder Type 550/1500 RS Driver's Manual99 - Porsche Spyder Type 550/1500 RS Driver's Manual
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Extremely Rare. Driver's Manual for the Porsche Spyder Type 550 / 1500 RS. 1954-55 Edition. Excellent Condition. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold for 5,000.00
 
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Joint Maps Northern Boundary of the US Campbell100 - Joint Maps Northern Boundary of the US Campbell
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Joint Maps of the Northern Boundary of the United States From The Lake of the Woods to the Summit of the Rocky Mountains. United States Northern Bound
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for 425.00
 
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