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Sale 489 Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:00 AM Americana - African American History Travel & Exploration – Cartography The Library of Jane Hohfeld Galante (with additions) Auction Preview Tuesday, September 25, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 26, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, September 27, 9:00 am to 11:00 am Other showings by appointment 133 Kearny Street 4th Floor:San Francisco, CA 94108 phone: 415.989.2665 toll free: 1.866.999.7224 fax: 415.989.1664 [email protected]:www.pbagalleries.com REAL-TIME BIDDING AVAILABLE PBA Galleries features Real-Time Bidding for its live auctions. This feature allows Internet Users to bid on items instantaneously, as though they were in the room with the auctioneer. If it is an auction day, you may view the Real-Time Bidder at http://www.pbagalleries.com/realtimebidder/ . Instructions for its use can be found by following the link at the top of the Real-Time Bidder page. 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Front Cover: Lot 41 Back Cover clockwise from upper left: Lots 527, 536, 363, 270 Bond # 14425383 Section I: Americana: Books, Manuscripts, Photographs & Ephemera, Lots 1-371 Section II: African American History, Lots 372-483 Section III: Travel & Exploration, Lots 484-569 Section IV: Cartography, Lots 570-614 Section I: Americana 1. Abbott, Carlisle Stewart. Recollections of a California Pioneer. 235 pp. Frontispiece portrait. 7¼x5, orange cloth, lettered in gilt. First Edition. New York: The Neale Pub. Co., 1917 Despite the fact this reminiscence was written entirely after the author’s 88th birthday, Morgan describes it as “a livelier narrative than many.” Wheat Books #1; Morgan xxxvii; Cowan p.1; Graff #2. Minor wear; near fine. (150/250) 2. Abdy, Rowena Meeks. Old California: Being Ten Reproductions of Original Watercolors. With 10 mounted color plates from watercolors by Abdy. Foreword by Gottardo Piazzoni. Introduction and Descriptive Text by H. Bennett Abdy. 15½x11, cloth-backed marbled boards, paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by John Henry Nash. San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1924 One of 400 copies, marked “Printer’s Copy” on limitation leaf. Lovely presentation of these watercolors which were executed during the early part of the twentieth century. Covers a bit bowed, rubbed at edges; very good. (150/250) 3. Adams, Emma H. To and Fro, Up and Down in Southern California, Oregon, and Washington Territory, with Sketches in Arizona, New Mexico and British Columbia. [2], 608 pp. With numerous illustrations, some full page. 8x5, original gilt-pictorial cloth. Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe, [1888] An uncommon collection of California travels. Expanded from her “To and Fro in Southern California”, published the prior year. Light wear and soiling to cloth, rear free endpaper lacking, hinges cracked; very good. (150/250) 4. Adams, H. Austin. The Man John D. Spreckels. 315 pp. Several full page plates. (8vo) original brown cloth, lettered in gilt. First Edition. San Diego: Press of Frye & Smith, 1924 Scarce biography of the eldest son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels. John D. Spreckels founded a real estate empire in Southern California, his ventures including The Hotel del Coronado, the San Diego Union newspaper, etc. Minor wear; near fine. (250/350) Page 1 5. Adams, John. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations, by His Grandson Charles Francis Adams. 10 volumes. (8vo) original blindstamped black cloth, spines lettered in gilt. First Edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856 A scarce set of presidential writings. Spines sunned, some wear and soiling to bindings; light foxing; very good. (500/800) RARE SOUVENIR OF ALASKA 6. (Alaska) Alaska Souvenir, Harmonie, Fairbanks, February 13, 1909. Profusely illustrated with photographs of Fairbanks, plus advertisements. 17x23.3 cm. (6¾x9¼”), original pale blue wrappers, lettered in dark blue and red. Fairbanks, Alaska: Harmonie Society, 1909 This booklet is a collection of views, presented on behalf of the Harmonie Society, a German society founded in 1907 to foster the German language, song and good fellowship. Photographs include that of mining areas, hunting cariboo, the big fire in Fairbanks, May 22, 1906, Huskies, and more. A rare find, only 1 copy located by OCLC / Worldcat at the Alaska State Library. Covers soiled; one page with ink note at margins; very good. (600/900) 7. (Alaska) Fairbanks’ Dog Derby and Ice Carnival, March 6, 7, 8, 9, 1941:souvenir booklet (wrapper title). [28] pp. Illustrations from photographs; numerous advertisements. 9x5½, pictorial wrappers. [Fairbanks?]: 1941 Scarce piece of Alaska ephemera. Activities at the festival included hockey, curling, cross-country skiing, skating, men’s and women’s slalom, and of course dog-sled racing. OCLC/WorldCat lists only the copies at the University of Alaska and the Anchorage Museum. Near fine. (200/300) 8. (American Line to Montreal) New York Central & Hudson River R.R. American Line to Montreal: The Folger System in Connection with Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Division of the New York Central & Hudson River RR - brochure for 1898 Season. 12 panel brochure. When folded measures 20.3x10 cm. (8x4”). With two maps illustrating various routes. Buffalo, NY: 1898 From the Thousand Island and St. Lawrence River Steamboat Companies, Limited the American Line to Montreal features the steamers “New York,” “Empire State,” and “America.” This rare brochure is for the first season. No copies located by OCLC / Worldcat. Some yellowing at edges of cover panels and a tiny tear at cover panel fold; very good. (200/300) 9. (American Revolution) Pitkin, Ashbel and Joseph Church. Autograph note, signed giving notice that Minuteman Peter Philips has secured a substitute to serve in his place. Autograph note, signed by Select Men of Hartford, Ashbel Pitkin and Joseph Church. 6¼x8¼. Hartford, CT: August 18, 1780 Hand-written note reads in part, “...Peter Philips inlisted[sic] to serve in the Continental Army during the war, in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Samuel B. Web...and continued in the services of the United States, the term of three years and one month and was in Dan Town discharged, May 6th, 1780, having...an able bodied man to the acceptance of the commandant, to serve in his room.” Printed record records that Peter Philips was discharged and replaced by Christopher Horn. Yellowed with age; very good. (500/800) Page 2 10. (Americana) Fourteen volumes of Americana from various fine presses.