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Items in Sale # 319 The Library of Ford Mitchell: Early Americana, Texas & the West Date: 10/20/2005
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Part I: Americana, primarily East of the Mississippi (including signed Presidential material) - Lots 1-178 - 10:00 a.m.
Part II: Texas & the West, primarily West of the Mississippi, Lots 179-570 - 1:00 p.m.
PART I STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. PACIFIC TIME
PART II STARTS AT 1:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME
An important collection of books, manuscripts, autograph material and related items gathered over many decades. Milford G. "Ford" Mitchell, a dedicated scholar as well as astute collector, put together a superb library featuring manuscripts by George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Houston, Stephen F. Austin and many others, as well as books vital to the history of Texas and the United States.

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  Lot # Heading Author Title Place Date Estimate
201   Bond, A. Russell  The American Boys' Engineering Book  Philadelphia  1918  100/150 
202 (Bridger, James)  Alter, J. Cecil  James Bridger: Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide. A Historical Narrative.... To which is incorporated a verbatim copy, annotated, of James Bridger: A Biographical Sketch by Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge  Salt Lake City  [1925]  150/250 
203 (Bridger, James)  Alter, J. Cecil  James Bridger: Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide. A Historical Narrative.... To which is incorporated a verbatim copy, annotated, of James Bridger: A Biographical Sketch by Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge  Columbus, OH  1951  100/150 
204   Brigham, Asa  Autograph Letter, signed by Brigham, to Robert Mills  Austin  Jan. 8, 1840  300/500 
205   Brigham, S.B.  Autograph Letter signed by S.B. Brigham, to Robert Mills  Matagorda  Sept. 17, 1843  250/350 
206 (Broadside)  Crawford, Jack  Captain Jack Crawford, "The Poet Scout," in his Wonderful Entertainments, "The Camp Fire and the Trail." The Only Entertainment of its Kind on Earth  [Brooklyn, NY]  [1897]  150/250 
207   Brown, John Henry  Printed flyer announcing Brown's move from Galveston to Belton, and his opening of a Law and Land Agency Office  Belton, TX  April, 1858  500/800 
208   Burnet, David Gouverneur  Republic of Texas Bond payable to Charles De Morse, signed by Burnet as President of the Republic or Texas  Austin  Jan. 1, 1841  300/500 
209   Burton, Harley True  A History of the J A Ranch. A Thesis, Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Texas in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, June, 1927  Austin  1928  700/1000 
210   Bushick, Frank H.  Glamorous Days [in Old San Antonio]  San Antonio  1934  100/150 
211 (California)  **  Lot of California items, including an original photograph, broadside, manuscript letter, and several booklets  Various places  1880's-1920's  150/250 
212 (California)  **  Lot of 4 California related titles  Various places  1871-1902  200/300 
213 (California Political Caricature)  Bidwell, John and Newton Booth  ''The New Elaine'' lithographed poster  [California]  [c.1870's]  1000/1500 
214   Call, I.  Scenes in Texas: being a Recital of the Sufferings of a Lady in Her Escape from the Indians, (after seeing her husband shot by one of them) with three children and a Negro boy and who underwent hardships that human nature is able to endure  Springfield  1852  1000/1500 
215   Canfield, Chauncey L., editor  The Diary of a Forty-Niner  San Francisco  1906  100/150 
216   Carroll, John M., editor  The Black Military Experience in the American West  New York  [1971]  100/150 
217   Carter, R[obert] G.  On the Border with Mackenzie or Winning West Texas from the Comanches  Washington  [1935]  2000/3000 
218   Castaņeda, Carlos E., trans.  The Mexican Side of the Texan Revolution [1836] by the Chief Mexican Participants  Dallas  [1928]  250/350 
219   Catlin, George  Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe, with His North American Indian Collection. With Anecdotes and Incidents of the Travels and Adventures of Three Different Parties of American Indians Whom He Introduced to the Courts of England, France, and Belgium  London  1848  400/700 
220   Catlin, George  North American Indians; Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years' Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839  Edinburgh  1926  400/600 
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