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Wallis, Helen: The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Mapped in Silver and Gold
Bishop, R. P: Drake's Course in the North Pacific
Scheffauer, Herman: Drake in California: Ballads and Poems
Powers, Stephen; Momaday, N. Scott (Preface); Heizer, Robert F: Californian Indian Characteristics and Centennial Mission to the Indians of Western Nevada and California
Fremont, John C.; Dr. Kottenkamp (Translator): Die Felsengebirge Oregon und Nordcalifornien. Von Kapitan Fremont, hauptmann des topographischen Ingenieurcorps der Vereinigten Staaten. Aus Dem Englischen ubersetzt von Dr. Kottenkamp. Zweite Ausgabe
Fink, Colin G; Polushkin, E. P.; Chickering, Allen L. (Foreword); Hildebrand, Joel H. (Biographical Note); The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley: Drake's Plate of Brass Authenticated: The Report on the Plate of Brass; With a foreword, and a Biographical Note on Professor Fink (Together with) The Plate of Brass Reexamined: A Report Issued by The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1977 (Together with) The Plate of Brass Reexamined: A Supplementary Report Issued by The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1979
Fremont, John Charles; United States House of Representatives; United States Senate; United States Congress: 30th Congress, 2d Session. [Ho. of Reps.] Miscellaneous No. 5. Geographical Memoir upon Upper California, in Illustration of His Map of Oregon and California. Addressed to the Senate of the United States
Goethe, C. M: "What's in a Name?" (Tales, historical or fictitious, about 111 California Gold Belt place names)
Taylor Instrument Companies: The Barometer Book
Fremont, John C.; Emory, William H: Notes of Travel in California; Comprising the Prominent Geographical, Agricultural, Geological, and Mineralogical Features of the Country; Also, the Route to San Diego, in California, Including Parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. From the Official Reports of Col. Fremont and Maj. Emory
Stillman, J. D. B: Seeking the Golden Fleece; A Record of Pioneer Life in California: To Which is Annexed Footprints of Early Navigators, Other Than Spanish, in California; With an Account of the Voyage of the Schooner Dolphin. (With Plates.)
Maclagan, Christian: The Hill Forts, Stone Circles and Other Structural Remains of Ancient Scotland, Illustrated with Plates and Sketches
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce: The Romance of California
The Opening of the West. The Old South Leaflets. Eleventh Series, 1893
Halford, Frederic M: Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Dry Fly Patterns, The Manipulation of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of Their Use
Rennie, James: Alphabet of Angling, for the Use of Beginners
Holden, George Parker: Steamcraft: An Angling Manual
Marston, R. B: Walton and Some Earlier Writers on Fish and Fishing
Rhead, Louis (Editor); Hallock, Charles (Introduction): The Speckled Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) by Various Experts with Rod and Reel Edited and Illustrated by Louis Rhead with an Introduction by Charles Hallock
Young, Paul H: Making and Using the Dry Fly; With valuable notes on leaders and stream tactics
Salter, T. F: The Angler's Guide, Abridged for the Use of Young Anglers: Containing the Angler's Progress--The Art of Trolling for Jack and Pike, and Fly-Fishing: Also, Bottom or Float Fishing, and Trimmer Angling; With Directions how to plumb the Depth; To bait the Hooks; To make Paste; To lay Night lines; &c. &c. And the best Method of making Ground-Bait, &c. Founded on More Than 40 Years' Practice and Experience. The Third Edition, Carefully Corrected and Revised. Embellished with Twenty-five Engravings & Cuts
Keene, J. Harrington: Fly-Fishing and Fly-Making for Trout, Bass, Salmon, Etc. With Plates of the Actual Material for Making Flies of Forty-eight Varieties. Illustrated; Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged
Rhead, Louis: Fisherman's Lures and Game-Fish Food; With Colored Pictures from Life of Various Creatures Fish Eat and New Improved Artificial Imitation Floating Nature Lures and Chart-Plans to Show the Haunts Where Fish Feed on Them in Lake and Stream
Wells, Henry P: Fly-Rods and Fly-Tackle: Suggestions as to Their Manufacture and Use
Plumley, Ladd: With the Trout Fly
Sturgis, William Bayard: New Lines for Flyfishers
Jordan, David Starr; Evermann, Barton Warren: American Food and Game Fishes. A Popular Account of All the Species Found in America North of the Equator, with Keys for Ready Identification, Life Histories and Methods of Capture
Williams, Henry Smith; Williams, Edward H: The Wonders of Science in Modern Life: In Ten Volumes; Illustrated
de Rouvroy, Louis; St. John, Bayle (Translator); Vallee, Leon (Introduction): Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency; In Three Volumes
Coppee, Francois; de Heredia, Jose (Preface): The Romance of Youth
Daudet, Alphonse; de Lisle, Leconte (Preface): Fromont and Risler
Evelyn, John; Bray, William (Editor and Biographical Introduction); Garnett, Richard (Special Introduction): The Diary of John Evelyn; In Two Volumes
Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau; Leigh, Oliver H. G. (Introduction): Secret Memoirs of the Court of Berlin
Princess Lamballe (Marie Therese Louise of Savoy); Hyde, Catherine (Editor and Annotator); Leigh, Oliver H. G. (Introduction): Secret Memoirs of Princess Lamballe; Being Her Journals, Letters, and Conversations During Her Confidential Relations with Marie Antoinette; With Original and Authentic Anecdotes of the Royal Family and Other Distinguished Personages During the Revolution
Jeanne Becu, Comtesse du Barry; Arnot, Robert: Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry; With Minute Details of Her Entire Career as Favorite of Louis XV
Lewis, Wyndham; Smith, Rowland (Afterword): Self Condemned
Plain Directions for Acquiring the Art of Shooting on the Wing. With Useful Hints Concerning All That Relates to Guns and Shooting, and Particularly in Regard to the Art of Loading so as to Kill. To Which Has Been Added Several Valuable and Hitherto Secret Recipes, of Great Practical Importance to the Sportsman
Kingsley, Nelson; Teggart, Frederick J. (Editor): Diary of Nelson Kingsley, A California Argonaut of 1849; Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History, Vol. 3, No. 3
Fages, Pedro; Priestley, Herbert Ingram (Editor): The Colorado River Campaign, 1781-1782; Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History, Vol. 3, No. 2
Shiland, James: Original Letter by James Shiland, Retained Copy, Unsigned
Original Typescript: "Records from the Cairo Geniza"
Real Photo Post Cards: Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, California (Five Post Cards)
Real Photo Post Card: "Franklin and Alvarado Sts - 1887, Monterey, Calif."
Real Photo Post Card: Untitled (Collection of Four Photo Post Cards)
Sutro, Adolph: Small Broadside - "[From the Examiner, San Francisco, August 2d, 1894.] Adolph Sutro to the People. He Appeals to Them to Rise en Masse Against the Funding Bill. Office of Adolph Sutro, 30 Montgomery Block. San Francisco, August 1st, 1894."
California Monthly. June 1937
Sarony, Napoleon: Original Photograph - "Stage Celebrities."
Lane, Joseph: Joseph Lane, Free Frank Envelope, Washington, D.C
Mississippi Department of Archives and History: Reviews of Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist: His Letters, Papers and Speeches
Weems, M. L.; Commager, Henry Steele (Introduction): The Life of Washington; Together with Curious Anecdotes Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen; Introduced by Henry Steele Commager and Embellished with Historical Woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush
Haskell, F. W: College Art Student's Original Sketchbook: "Free Drawing, CSC, Dartmouth College, F. W. Haskell"
Kimbrough, Howard; Wright, W. H. (Wright and Kimbrough): Printed Document Signed by Howard Kimbrough of Wright and Kimbrough, Notarized and Recorded. Sale of Real Estate. Sacramento, California, 1906
Crane, Adoniram; Crane, Barzillai; French, Levi, Jr: Autograph Document Signed - Tax Assessment Roll for Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1812
Goethe, H. J: Original Release of Mortgage Form - Henry John Goethe
Douglas, Philip; Venable, Abraham B: Original Document for a Land Sale - "Conveyance, William Casson Wilson to William Norman"
Original Portrait Photograph - (Cornell University Football and Track Athlete). A. B. Lueder in College Group Photograph. Ithaca, New York. Late 1890s
Mansfield, Robert E: Two Typed Letters Signed - Robert E. Mansfield
Russ Cormack et al: Collection of Sixteen Original Photographs - President Jimmy Carter in Tacoma, Washington, September 23, 1980
Sherwood, Merriam; Mantz, Elmer: Original Typescript with Holograph and Typed Corrections - "The Road to Cathay" by Merriam Sherwood and Elmer Mantz. 1928. Earlier Draft
Lola's Magazine: Typed Letter Unsigned Asking Recipient to Subscribe to "Lola's Magazine," Los Angeles, 1929
Lewis, Janet: The Wife of Martin Guerre
Findlay, Alexander G.?: Original Map - "The North Pacific Ocean Shewing the Prevalent Surface Currents"
Original Small Broadside - "Officially Confirmed: Sperry Flour Co. Wins the Grand Prize; Also, Medal of Honor and 12 Gold Medals at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition"
Kunkee, Ralph E: Collection of About 63 Original Letters, Etc. Related to Ralph Kunkee, 1945-1946
Melville, Herman: Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; Being a Sequel to the "Residence in the Marquesas Islands."
Smith, William: The History of the Province of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year 1732. To which is annexed, a description of the country, with a short accounts of the inhabitants, their religious and political state, and the constitution of the courts of justice in that colony. The Second Edition
Taylor, Ruth: Original Portrait Photograph - Ruth Taylor
Tarkington, Booth: Mr. White, The Red Barn, Hell and Bridewater
Edwin W. Dwight et al: Memoirs of Henry Obookiah, a Native of Owhyhee, and a Member of the Foreign Mission School; Who Died at Cornwall, Conn. Feb. 17, 1818, Aged 26 Years
Lashbrook, Mary Pease: Original Typescript with Holograph Corrections - "MSS: The Spokane I Knew"
Lashbrook, Mary Pease: Original Manuscript - "Holograph: The Fort That Was On A Christmas Tree; True West, Feb. 1966"
Liljens, Marian: Original Portrait Photograph - Marian Liljens
Foster, Nancy K: Not of Her Race
Page, Thomas Nelson: John Marvel, Assistant
Discours de la vie abominable, ruses, trahisons, meurtres, impostures, empoisonnements, paillardises, Atheismes, & autres tres iniques conversations, desquelles a use et use journellement le my Lorde de Lecestre Machiaveliste, contre l'honneur de Dieu, la Majeste de la Royne d'Angleterre sa Princesse, & toute la Republique Chrestienne