One of a Kind
Kentucky: 1829. 1829 ALS with Wake Forest Postmark, Discussing Search For a Wife and Land Speculation, N. L. Allen, Totten’s Wells, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1829, 7.75 x 12.25 inches, bifolio 4 pp. Bifolio leaf, writing on three sides; ink strong and clear; paper fragile, toned; some separation along previous.....
Gravesend, England: 1830-1839. Four Men In a Boat – Voyage of the “Rambler”, Commonplace Book, “Campbell’s Journal”, Gravesend and Vicinity, England, 1830-1839, 4 x 6 inches, 58 leaves. Dark green embossed boards; gilt lettering to spine; edges and corners worn, bumped; binding tight; interior pages contain manuscript entries, pencil.....
[Cincinnati, Ohio] [Quincy, Illinois] Panoramic Showroom Photo of Shapero's Department Store Showcasing Display Cases of Quincy Quipment, Quincy, Illinois Framed photograph measures 20.5 x 45 inches (outside frame measurement) and weighs a little over 14 pounds. Photo (not examined out of frame) appears to be in fine condition. The.....
![Item #1191 [Railroads, Philately] 1869 ALS Regarding Pending Completion of American...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1191.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1705944202)
San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England: 1869. [Railroads, Philately] 1869 ALS Regarding Pending Completion of American Transcontinental Railroad, Red. McKnight to George McKnight, San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England, April 23, 1869, 8 x 10.5 inches, 1 pp. bifolio. One-page bifolio letter on fragile blue paper; small holes.....
Portland, England: 1860, 1880. 1880 ALS by Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to Sir Cooper Ray, Prince Alfred, Portland, England, 1880, 4 7/8 x 7.75 inches, 4 pp.; and 1860 Engraving of Prince Alfred, Daniel John Pound, N.P., 1860, 8 7/8 x 13 inches, 1 pp.....
Moscow, Tennessee: 1895. W.S. Bell. Large Archive of Stereoviews of Hunting Dogs, Circa 1895 Moscow, Tennessee (380 Images) W.S. Bell. 380 stereoviews on curved tan, cream or grey mounts. Generally, in very good condition. Typical edge wear to mounts. 22 cards have annotations on verso; rest are blank. These.....
![Item #995 [Catholic Church] 1872 Document Concerning the Holy Relics of Saint Alphonsus Maria de...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/995.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1700859946)
Mechelen, Belgium: 1872. [Catholic Church] 1872 Document Concerning the Holy Relics of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, Archbishop Victor Auguste Isidore Dechamps, Mechelen, Belgium, 1872, 10.75 x 14 inches, 1 pp. Single page document with the coat of arms of Belgian Archbishop Victor Auguste Isididore Dechamps; text bright.....
![Item #321 [Earle R. Forrest] Arizona's Dark and Bloody Ground-- Complete Carbon Copy of Original...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/321.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1680557886)
Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press, 1936. Manuscript. Earle R. Forrest, Arizona's Dark and Bloody Ground--Complete Carbon Copy of Original Manuscript with Author's and Publisher's Holographic Corrections. Caxton Press, Caldwell, Idaho, 1936. 295pp. plus notes. Approx. 8.5 x 11 inches. Complete carbon of the original manuscript with author's holograph corrections plus.....
![Item #403 [Shakespeare] 2 Original Watercolor Studies Attributed to Sir John Gilbert...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/403.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683061416)
Circa 1858. [Shakespeare] 2 Original Watercolor Studies Attributed to Sir John Gilbert the "Grave-Digger" and "Horatio" from Hamlet Circa 1858. 8.5 x 11 inches. Both watercolors on thick cream stock. Previously framed with both showing acid-burning but not unpleasantly so. Light foxing and soiling. Verso blank on both. Manuscript.....
![Item #1235 [Arizona, Mining] Archive of Prescott, Arizona Pioneer George Hartmann, dated...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1235.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707170723)
Prescott, Arizona: 1874-1964. [Arizona, Mining] Archive of Prescott, Arizona Pioneer George Hartmann, dated 1874-1964. Archive of 26 family papers, photographs, deeds, etc. dated 1874-1964. Items in this archive include Hartmann’s certificate of membership to the Knights Templar Order of the Red Cross, Prescott, Arizona Territory, signed by F.G......
![Item #1223 [Louisiana] 1837 ALS Concerning Sale of the Steamboat Pearl River. Hugh W. Hawes](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1223.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1706644146)
New Orleans, Louisiana: 1837. 1837 ALS Concerning Sale of the Steamboat Pearl River, Hugh W. Hawes, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1837, 7.5 x 11 inches, bifolio 4 pp. Bifolio leaf with manuscript on three pages; two 1841 newspaper clippings tipped onto third page; all corners folded; previous folds, content not.....
Montrose, Pennsylvania: 1842. 1842 Pennsylvania Manuscript Letter to Judge William Jessup From his Wife, Montrose, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1842, 8 x 10 inches, bifolio 4 pp. Four-page bifolio letter; writing on three pages, bright, legible; some small holes at previous folds; light edge wear; very good condition. Bear faint.....
![Item #1194 [California, Nevada, Mining] Senator John Percival Jones Collection of 6 Items...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1194.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1705961746)
1867-1908. [California, Nevada, Mining] Senator John Percival Jones Collection of 6 Items including Manuscript ALS, Mining Stock Certificate, Cut Autograph, John Percival Jones, 1867-1908. Six items, including five signed by Nevada senator John P. Jones (1829-1912). Very good condition overall. Collection details below. John P. Jones was a politician.....
Original Dry Point Etching Plate for Walt Kuhn's "Colt" 1922 Plate measures 6.5 x 6.5 inches. Mostly clean with some minor spotting. Verso is much darker (oxidized?) with small white label with "Colt" written on it. Consignor displayed plate in sealed frame since 2005. The frame was damaged in.....
![Item #1242 [Colorado] Dr. Nolie Mumey Archive. Nolie Mumey](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1242.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707772419)
Denver, Colorado: N.D. Dr. Nolie Mumey Archive: 33 Original Manuscripts, plus Typescripts, Photographs, and Other Documents, Nolie Mumey, N.D., Denver, Colorado. This extensive collection contains thirty-nine manila envelopes and numerous loose photographs, correspondence, newspaper articles, and other items pertaining to Dr. Nolie Mumey’s research and writing of numerous.....
Pacific Coast Borax Company, circa 1930s. [Maps, Railroads, Californiana] Very Rare Lithograph Negative Vicinity Map of Death Valley: The Bottom of the Western Desert Basin Showing Railroads and Highways Leading Thereto from East and West, Pacific Coast Borax Company, circa 1930s, 24 x 19.75 inches. Large plastic negative;.....
![Item #959 [Aviation] Typed Manuscript “Between Two Breakfasts” About the September 21, 1928...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/959.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1700189865)
Los Angeles, California: 1928. [Aviation] Typed Manuscript “Between Two Breakfasts” About the September 21, 1928 National Air Race Class B Transcontinental Race, May H. Robert, Los Angeles, California, 1928, 8.5 x 11 inches, 6 pp. 6 loose manuscript pages typed with numerous handwritten corrections and changes; rust mark from.....
![Item #368 [Early Female Fire Lookout] Archive of Letters and Photographs of Two Female California...](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/368.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1682304780)
1947-1950. [Women] [California] Leila Stone Archive of Letters, 1947-1950 24 pieces of typescript correspondence, many with manuscript corrections and addenda; 43 black and white photos, measuring 3 ¼ “ x 4 ¼”, thoroughly captioned on versos; Automobile Road Map of Kern County California prepared by the Route and Map Service.....
![Item #370 [Blanche Collet Wagner] Small Archive of an Early and Active Female California Artist....](https://stellarrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/370.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1682367279)
circa 1926-1934, 1962. [Women] [Art] [California] Blanche Collet Wagner papers, circa 1926-1934, 1962 Three groups of typed drafts for an unpublished work: pp. 99; 131; 10. 11 x 8½”. Very good: a few pages with light edge wear, creasing and toning. Includes three original drawings, in very good.....