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$ 6500.00
Margaritov, Vasiliy Petrovich (1854-1916). Kamchatka i yeye obitateli. S risunkami, ispolnennymi po sposobu ferrotipii, s kartoi Kamchatki i planom ukrepleniya Petropavlovska v 1854 g. / Zapiski Priamurskogo Otdela Imperatorskogo Russkogo Geograficheskogo Obshchestva. Tom V. Vyp. I [Kamchatka and its Inhabitants. With illustrations reproduced by ferrotype, a map of Kamchatka and a plan of Petropavlovsk fortifications in 1854/ Proceedings of the Amur Region Department of the Russian Imperial Geographical Society. Vol. V. Issue I]. Khabarovsk: Typ. of the Office of Governor General of the Amur Region, 1899.
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La Roche, Frank (1853-1936). Original Photograph Titled: 1263. Juneau from the Water. Ca. 1890s.
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$ 55000.00
[Golovnin, Vasily Mikhailovich] (1776-1831). Zapiski Flota Kapitana Golovnina o Prikliucheniyakh Yego v Plenu u Yapontsev v 1811, 1812 i 1813 Godakh. S Priobshcheniyem Zamechaniy Yego o Yaponskom Gosudarstve i Narode [Notes of Fleet Captain Golovnin About his Adventures in Japanese Captivity in 1811, 1812 and 1813. With the Supplement of His Notes about Japanese State and People]. St. Petersburg: Naval Typ., 1816.
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Church, Edward W. (ca. 1814-1861). Original Autograph Letter Signed by San Francisco Banker Edward W. Church to His Friend in New York, Talking about the Health of His Child, Visiting New York, and Recent Weather and Earthquakes in San Francisco. San Francisco, 28 February & 20 March 1856.
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Henry, H. O. Original Autograph Letter Signed by one H. O. Henry from Sacramento, Talking about Selling Lots, Conditions of Sacramento Including High Water Levels After the Flooding in January and Mentioning the Re-Election of former Sacramento Mayor James Richmond Hardenburg and the Loss of Steamers Independence, S.S. Lewis, and Tennessee. Sacramento, 20 April 1853.
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Payne, George E. Original Autograph Letter Signed by a San Francisco Merchant George E. Payne to His New York Partner (Most Likely, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New York, Charles P. Leverich), Talking about Early California Gold Rush Trade to San Francisco, the Voyage of the Barque Madonna, Cargo Prices, and the Sale of the Bark Hannah Sprague. San Francisco, 20 February 1850.
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Historically Significant Archive of Over Fifty Original Manuscripts and Period Copies, Merchants’ Receipts, Two Rare Printed Caribbean Broadsides and an Autograph Letter Signed, Documenting Trade Voyages of Canadian-Built Wooden Schooner "Lima," Manned and Commanded by Americans, from New York to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Mostly Focusing on its Damage during a Storm in the Caribbean in September-October 1865 and Subsequent Auction Sale in St. Thomas. New York, St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), Kingston (Jamaica), ca. 1865 – early 1866.
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$ 3250.00
Waller, Frank Leopold (1885-1962). Historically Significant Collection of 114 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and ca. 240 Newspaper Clippings, Five Printed and Lithographed Maps and Seven Pieces of Printed Ephemera, Documenting the History of Operations of the “Grand Teton Oil Company” in the Horseshoe Anticline, Eastern Idaho, in ca. 1928-1934). Ca. 1928-1934.
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$ 3500.00
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Prüfert, Emil E. Album with 216 Original Gelatin Silver Amateur and Studio Photographs and Eleven Real Photo Postcards, Taken and Collected by a German Commercial Agent in Antioquia (Colombia), and Showing Medellin (Banco Aleman Antioqueño, University of Antioquia, Monument to Pedro Justo Berrio, Corpus Christi Procession, Devastation after a Fire), German Businessmen, Bank Managers and Employees (Emil Prüfert, Adolf Hartmann, Erich Thiel, Hans Sitarz, Reinhard Gundlach, Georg Schütte, August Borné, Ernst Reinecke, Hülsmann, Wilhelm Repchen), Upper-Class Colombians and Their Haciendas (Manuel Maria Escobar, Fernando Escobar, Clarita Posada, Margarita Restrepo, Haciendas “Palermo” and “Don Diego,” Envigado, Rionegro, Marinilla, Cartagena, Environs of Guarne, a Road near Girardota, &c.). Ca. 1914-1916.
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$ 5250.00
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Noyes, Fred[rick?] G[errish?] (1867-1928) and Essie L[ouise] (née Schuffelberger, ca. 1861-1949). Historically Significant Collection of Four Albums with over 550 Gelatin Silver Snapshot and Studio Photographs, Illustrating the Life of Fairbanks Pioneers Fred and Essie Noyes in Alaska, and Showing Fairbanks (St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and Hospital, the Great Fire of 1906, Parade on Cushman Street, “Masonic Temple,” “Nile Shriners’” Parade, Car Races, Air Planes, &c.), Essinoye – the Couple’s House on the Garden Island, Governor Bone’s Visit to Nenana, Yukon River Steamers and Paddle Wheelers (“Tanana”, “Alaska,” “Seattle No. 3,” “Yukon,” “Minneapolis”), a Trip on the Noyes’ Steamboat “Idler” on the Kantishna River, Chena Town, Ruby, Healey, Holy Cross, “Bobby Sheldon Stage, 1919-1920,” “Farthest-North Training Camp, Ft. Gibbon,” Rampart Canyon, Chena River, Childs Glacier, Ketchikan, Nenana; Portraits of Teachers, Students and Graduates of Fairbanks Public School, Native Alaskans &c. Ca. 1900s-1920s.
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[Benapres, Pablo]. Album with 38 Original Gelatin Silver Studio Photographs of Santiago de Cuba and Its Environs, Showing the Events and the Aftermath of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War, Titled: Recortes Cubabos por P. Benapres. Ca. 1898 – early 1900s.
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Album of ca. 117 Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Philippines (Leyte-Samar Naval Base, Manilla National Post Office, Guiuan Church, Manicani-Barrio School, and Portraits of Filipino Locals and US Sailors), Qingdao (St. Michael’s Cathedral, Zhanshan Temple, Kiautschou Governor’s Hall), Honolulu (Waikiki Beach, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial), and US Naval Ships in the Pacific (USS Topeka, USS Logan, USS Leary). Ca. 1944-1949.
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[Stephens, George John Frederick] (1873-1966). Historically Significant Extensive Archive of an Early Klondike Gold Miner and Enthusiast Photographer, George Stephens; the Archive includes Over 220 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and Twenty-Six Amateur Real Photo Postcards, Showing the Site, Premises and Operations on the No. 11 Mining Camp on Eureka Creek (where Stephens was a Partner), His Business Partner and Klondike Pioneer Charles Fraser Hill and Fellow Miners (Martin Pekoe, John Martin, Geo. A. Philbrook, Albert McDonald, Ove Knudsen, Jonas Smith, Gus Wikstrom, Edward Lund and Many Others); Other Mining Camps in the Klondike Goldfields and Surrounding Scenery, Klondike Mines Railway, Dawson City, the Town of Grand Forks (Demolished in 1921), Indian River Bridge, Fishing and Hunting Scenes, &c.; With Two Business Cards of Charles Hill, Period Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera. Ca. 1900s. – early 1920s.
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Album of 48 Original Gelatin Silver Snapshot Photographs of a Hunting Trip in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Including Campsites, Their Horses and Carriage, a Rural Post Office, and Hotel Colorado Titled: Off for the Rockies – Two Spike Club 1901
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$ 850.00
Rice, Roger C.Album of 11 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Territory of Hawaii in 1915, Including ‘Iolani Palace, Ali‘iolani Hale, Kawaiaha‘o Church, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Hawaii State Library, Waikiki Beach, Nu‘uanu Pali, Moanalua Gardens, a “Typical Native Home,” and “the University Club”. Ca. 1915.
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$ 2500.00
Graham Photo Company. Album with 36 Original Gelatin Silver Studio Photographs, Showing Los Angeles (Figueroa Street, a Street in St. James Park, House of Harrison Gray Otis), Pasadena (Orange Grove Avenue, Raymond Hotel, Mansions of William C. Stuart and Charles Richardson), Arcadia (Baldwin’s Ranch), Altadena (House of Colonel George G. Green), Redlands (Brookside Avenue, House of Albert C. Burrage), Riverside (Magnolia Avenue), San Gabriel, a Portrait of Actress Helena Modjeska in her “Arden Forest” House near Silverado, a Scene at an Ostrich Farm, &c. Ca. 1900s.
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Fallon, J. H. Album of 99 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Documenting a Cruise to Panama (Construction of Panama Canal and Railroad, Workers’ Lodgings, Panama Railroad Company’s Pier 4, Native Panamanian Huts), Cuba (Jose Marti Monument in Parque Central, Mausoleum of the Firefighters, Havana Streets), and Jamaica (Kingston Streets) Titled: Cruise 1912 – Cuba, Panama, Jamaica. Ca. 1912.
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$ 2250.00
Farmer, Junius Warren (1900-1969); Haynes, Frank Jay (1853-1921). Album of ca. 286 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Kansas State Agricultural College (Waters Hall, Seaton Hall, Calvin Hall, Denison Hall, Fairchild Hall, ROTC Training Field, Livestock Barns), Agricultural Fairs in 1921 and 1922 (Fairgrounds, Parade Floats, Railway Ride, Ferris Wheel), Students and Teachers of Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School (Topeka), Cabinet Members of a Manhattan Presbyterian Church, Farmer Family’s “Nine Mile Ranch,” Campuses of Colorado College and University of Minnesota, Yellowstone National Park, etc. Ca. 1904, 1912-1922.
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$ 2250.00
Album with 394 Original Amateur Gelatin Silver Studio Photographs of Ecuador, Showing Rio Napo, Coastal and Riverside Villages, Snow-Capped Mountains (most likely, Cotopaxi), Cattle Ranches, Banana and Papaya Plantations, a Bullfight in Quito, a Pottery Workshop, Market Stalls, “Handicraft/ Art-Workshop, Arturo Kiewe,” “Hotel de Palace,” “Pension Federico,” Scenes of Transportation and Installation of a Tank, Possibly for a Brewery, Portraits of German Residents, Ecuadorian Mule Drivers, Loaders Carrying Wooden Casks, a Show Polisher, Children at a street Christmas Celebration, Native Species of Mammals, Birds and Turtles, &c. Ca. 1950s.
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McCrackan, Rev. John Henry (1856-1906); [Rondthaler, Rev. Edward, Bishop] (1842-1931). Historically Significant Journal with 59 Original Albumen Snapshot Photographs, Nine Printed Postcards, and Over a Dozen Specimens of Dried Flowers and Plants, Illustrating a Travel of an American Episcopal Clergyman John McCrackan and a Moravian Pastor from North Carolina Edward Rondthaler around Palestine in April – May 1889.
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Litke, Fedor Petrovich /Luetke, Friedrich von (1797-1882). Chetyriekratnoye Puteshestviye v Severnyi Ledovityi Okean, Sovershennoye po Poveleniyu Imperatora Aleksandra I, na Voyennom Brige Novaya Zemlya v 1821, 1822, 1823 i 1824 godakh flota Kapitan-Leytenantom Fyodorom Litke. S Prisovokupleniyem Puteshestviy Leytenanta Demidova v Beloye Moye i Shturmana Ivanova na Reku Pechoru. Izdano po Vyshochayshemu Poveleniyu [Four Voyages to the Northern Icy Ocean, Executed on the Order of His Majesty Alexander I on the Naval Sloop Novaya Zemlya in 1821, 1822, 1823 and 1824 by Fleet Captain-Lieutenant Fyodor Luetke. With Addition of Voyages of Leiut. Demidov to the White Sea and Navigator Ivanov to the Pechora River. Published on the Highest Order]. Saint Petersburg: Morskaya [Naval] Typ., 1828.
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Raffenel, Anne (1809-58). Voyage dans l'Afrique occidentale comprenant l'exploration du Senegal, depuis Saint-Louis jusqu'a la Faleme, au-dela de Bakel; de la Faleme, depuis son embouchure jusqu'a Sansandig; des mines d'or de Kenieba, dans le Bambouk; des pays de Galam, Bondou et Woolli; et de la Gambie, depuis Baracounda jusqu'a l'Ocean; execute, en 1843 et 1844, par une commission composee de MM. Huard-Bessinieres, Jamin, Raffenel, Peyre-Ferry et Pottin-Patterson. [Travels in West Africa Including the Exploration of Senegal ..,]. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1846.
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Ehrmann, Theophil Friedrich (1762-1811). Beitraege zur Laender und Staadenkunde der Tartarei. Aus Russischen Berichten. Mit Einer Einleitung. Nebst Einer Neuberichtigten Charte von dem Kirgisenlande [Contributions to the Geographical Information about Tartary. From Russian reports. With a Corrected Map of the Lands of Kirghizes]. Weimar: F.G. Privil. Landes Industrie Comptoirs, 1804.
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$ 375.00
Oldham, R[ichard] D[ixon] (1858-1936). A Manual of the Geology of India: Chiefly Compiled from the Observations of the Geological Survey. Stratigraphical and Structural Geology. Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, 1893.
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$ 525.00
A Collection of the 33 Ordinances Enacted by the Governor of Mauritius with the Advice and Consent of the Council of Government Port Louis, 1876. 211 pp. [with] A Collection of Proclamations and Government Notices Published at Mauritius during the Year 1876, iv + 49 pp. [with] Index of Government Notices of 1876, xxxiii + Government Notices + 343 pp. Mauritius: G.H. Griffiths, Government Printer, 1876.
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