FRÉMONT, J[ohn] C[harles] & [Jessie Benton Frémont]. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains....1845
NEBEL, C[arlos]. Battle of Palo-Alto, [1851]. Hand-colored lithograph with gesso highlights
Collection of 61 maps of Texas published mostly by the USGS, with a few published by various Texas entities. Washington & Austin, 1899-1919
PARKER, A[mos] A[ndrew]. Trip to the West and Texas. 1836
DOROTHY SLOAN–RARE BOOKS
AUCTION TWENTY-ONE
High Spots of Texas, the West, Mexico & the Borderlands: Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts, Iconography, Ephemera
Auction conducted at Badu House, 601 Bessemer Avenue, Llano, Texas
Friday, October 26, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Guest Auctioneers: J. P. Bryan, Jr. & Stephen C. Massey
Exhibition
Wednesday, October 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 25, 10. a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 25, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Wine & hors d'oeuvres, hosted by Sharon and Ted Lusher
Friday, October 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Auction 21 Prices Realized
Auction 21 Abstracts (with links to more complete, illustrated descriptions)
PDF of Auction 21 Brochure with Abstracts [2 MB]
Collection of 21 Crockett almanacs, all in original pictorial wraps and profusely illustrated.
Previously unrecorded issue of Mitchell’s map of Mexico, Yucatan & Upper California, 1847 (copyright 1846)
Diario del Gobierno de la República Mexicana, 1836-1840
Mexican Manuscript Cookbook, 1807
MITCHELL, S[amuel] Augustus. Map of Mexico, including Yucatan & Upper California. 1847
COMISIÓN DE LA PESQUISIDORA DE LA FRONTERA DEL NORDESTE. Reports of the Committee of Investigation Sent in 1873 by the Mexican Government to the Frontier of Texas.
KENNEDY, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas, with 1841 Arrowsmith map of Texas
REAM, Robert L. New Sectional Map of Kansas.... 1865
Military Map for the District of New Mexico, 1875
Verkin Photo Company. Photographic promotional to sell Galveston wharves