Merwin Clayton Sales Company: CATALOGUE OF COLLECTION OF AMERICANA COMPRISING AMERICAN PERIODICALS; AMERICAN REVOLUTION (AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION); TOWN AND COUNTY HISTORIES; INDIAN NARRATIVES, HISTORY, ETC.; LINCOLN MEMOIRS, EULOGIES, ETC. (INCLUDING RARE TITLES); PAMPHLETS; FIRST EDI, 278,

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 01, 1909 - November 01, 1909

Page Size: 621 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101		CALIFORNIA. Sketch of the Route to California, China and Japan via the Isthmus of Panama; Society of ...	San Fran.	1867-74	USD -	Unknown
102	Stockton (Com. R. F.)	CALIFORNIA. Sketch of the Life of: His Conquest of California; Speeches, Letters, etc.	New York	1856	USD -	Unknown
103	Taylor (Bayard)	CALIFORNIA. Eldorado: comprising a Voyage to California via Panama; Life in San Francisco and ...	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
104	Taylor (Wm.)	CALIFORNIA. Seven Years' Street Preaching in San Francisco.	New York	(1856)	USD -	Unknown
105	Truman (B. C.)	CALIFORNIA. Semi-Tropical California.	San Fran.	1874	USD -	Unknown
106	Van Dyke (T. S.)	CALIFORNIA. Southern California: Its Valleys, Hills, Streams, Animals, Birds, Fishes, etc.	New York	(1886)	USD -	Unknown
107	Wise (Lieut. Henry A.)	CALIFORNIA. Los Gringos; or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili ...	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
108		CANADA. Gazetteer of the Province of Upper Canada. With Appendix describing the Principal Towns ...	New York	1813	USD -	Unknown
109		CANDIA, N. H. History of. With Notices of some of the Early Families.	Manchester	1852	USD -	Unknown
110	Josiah Bartlett	CHARLESTOWN, MASS. Historical Sketch of.	Boston	1814	USD -	Unknown
111		CHICAGO. Map showing Burnt District.	Hartf.	(1872)	USD -	Unknown
112		CIVIL WAR. History of the 36th Regt., Mass.	Boston	1884	USD -	Unknown
113	Alcott (A. B.)	CONNECTICUT. New Connecticut.	Boston	1887	USD -	Unknown
114		DANSVILLE, N. Y. The Dansville Poisoning Case (Rhoda Wood, by Isaac L. Wood).	Dansville	1858	USD -	Unknown
115	DREW (BENJ.)	The Refugee: Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada.	Boston	1856	USD -	Unknown
116		DUNSTABLE, MASS. History of the Old Township, including Nashua, Nashville, Hollis, Hudson, etc., N ...	Nashua	1846	USD -	Unknown
117	ADAMS (W. H. D.)	The Hunter and the Trapper in North America.	London	1877	USD -	Unknown
118	ASHTON (W. T.)	Hatchie, the Guardian Slave: a Tale of Mississippi and the South-West.	Boston	1853	USD -	Unknown
119	Edited by W. P. Strickland	AUTOBIOGRAPHY of Peter Cartwright, the Backwoods Preacher.	Cincinnati	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
120	BOGART (W. H.)	Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky.	New York	1874	USD -	Unknown
121	BOWLES (SAMUEL)	Across the Continent. The Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States.	Springfield	1866	USD -	Unknown
122	BREWERTON (G. D.)	Wars of the Western Border.	New York	1859	USD -	Unknown
123	BUNTLINE (NED)	The Volunteer: a Tale of the Mexican War.	Boston	1847	USD -	Unknown
124	BUTLER (W. F.)	The Great Lone Land: a Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America.	London	1873	USD -	Unknown
125	W. L. G. Smith	CASS (LEWIS). Life and Times of.	New York	1856	USD -	Unknown
126	Frank Fossett	COLORADO: Its Gold and Silver Mines, etc.	New York	1879	USD -	Unknown
127	DAVIS (A.)	Lecture on the Antiquities of Central America, and on the Discovery of New England, 500 years before ...	New York	1840	USD -	Unknown
128	HALE (JOHN P.)	Daniel Boone. Some Facts and Incidents not Hitherto Published.	Wheeling, W. Virginia	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
129	HARDMAN (FRANCIS)	Frontier Life: Scenes and Adventures in the South-West.	Buffalo	1853	USD -	Unknown
130	HOWE (HENRY)	Historical Collections of the Great West.	Cincinnati	1853	USD -	Unknown
131	HOWE (HENRY)	Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers.	Cincinnati	1855	USD -	Unknown
132	John Reynolds	ILLINOIS. Pioneer History of. Containing the Discovery, in 1673, and the History of the Country to ...	Belleville, Ill.	1852	USD -	Unknown
133		ILLINOIS. Illinois in 1837-38: a Sketch of the Country, Sketches of Towns, etc., to which are ...	Phila.	1838	USD -	Unknown
134	Edited by W. H. Carpenter and T. S. Arthur	ILLINOIS. History of.	Phila.	1857	USD -	Unknown
135	R. S. Fisher	INDIANA: in Relation to its Geography, Statistics, Country, Topography, etc.	New York	1852	USD -	Unknown
136	INGERSOLL (ERNEST)	The Crest of the Continent.	Chic.	1885	USD -	Unknown
137	INGHAM (G. T.)	Digging Gold among the Rockies; or, Adventures of Wild Camp Life in Leadville, Black Hills, and the ...	Phila.	(1880)	USD -	Unknown
138	Edited by D. Mallory	IRIS (THE); or, Annual Visitor, for 1844.	New York	(1843)	USD -	Unknown
139	W. H. Miller	KANSAS CITY, MO. History of (with Sketch of the Surrounding Country).	Kansas City	1881	USD -	Unknown
140	W. S. Forwood	KENTUCKY. The Mammoth Cave (its History, Topography, Legends, etc.)	Phila.	1875	USD -	Unknown
141	Hancock (S. J.)	KENTUCKY. Etna Vandemir: a Romance of Kentucky and the Great Uprising.	New York	1863	USD -	Unknown
142	Smucker (Isaac)	LICKING COUNTY, O. Account of the Celebration at Clay Lick, by the Licking County Pioneers. With ...	Newark, O.	1869	USD -	Unknown
143	Smucker (Isaac)	LICKING COUNTY, O. Centennial History of Licking County, O.	Newark, O.	1876	USD -	Unknown
144	McCALL (GEN. GEORGE A.)	Letters from the Frontiers: written during 30 Years' Service in the Army of the United States.	Phila.	1868	USD -	Unknown
145	MILBURN (W. H.)	The Rifle, Axe, and Saddle-Bags.	New York	1857	USD -	Unknown
146	J. W. Bond	MINNESOTA and its Resources; to which are appended Camp-Fire Sketches; or, Notes of a Trip from St ...	New York	1853	USD -	Unknown
147	N. H. Parker	MISSOURI HAND-BOOK (THE).	St. Louis	1865	USD -	Unknown
148		MORMONISM: Mysteries of. A Full Exposure of its Secret Practices and Hidden Crimes.	New York	(1881)	USD -	Unknown
149		MORMONISM: Mysteries of. Lee Trial (The). An Expose of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.	Salt Lake City	1875	USD -	Unknown
150		MORMONISM: Mysteries of. Maria Ward's Disclosures. Female Life among the Mormons.	Phila.	(1863)	USD -	Unknown
151	John Kilbourn	OHIO GAZETTEER (THE). Containing a Description of the Counties, Towns, Villages, Settlements, Roads ...	Columbus	1821	USD -	Unknown
152		OREGON TERRITORY (THE): Its History, Discovery, etc.	New York	1846	USD -	Unknown
153	Atkinson (G. H.)	OREGON TERRITORY (THE): Address upon the Possession, Settlement, etc., of Oregon and the Northwest ...	New York	1868	USD -	Unknown
154	PRIEST (JOSIAH)	American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West.	Albany	1834	USD -	Unknown
155	RICHARDSON (A. D.)	Beyond the Mississippi. Life and Adventures on the Prairies, Mountains and Pacific Coast.	Hartf.	1867	USD -	Unknown
156	STRICKLAND (W. P.)	The Pioneers of the West.	New York	(1836)	USD -	Unknown
157		TEXAS. Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas. With a Topographical, Historical and ...	Phila.	1836	USD -	Unknown
158	Dewees (W. B.)	TEXAS. Letters from an Early Settler of Texas (1819-36).	Louisville, Kentucky	1858	USD -	Unknown
159	Olmsted (Frederick L.)	TEXAS. A Journey through Texas; or, A Saddle Trip on the Southwestern Frontier.	New York	1857	USD -	Unknown
160	SEMMES (RAPHAEL; Lieut., U. S. N.)	The Campaign of Gen. Scott in the Valley of Mexico.	Cincinnati	1852	USD -	Unknown
161	TANNER (H. S.)	A New Pocket Atlas of the United States. With the Roads and Distances; designed for the use of ...	Phila.	1828	USD -	Unknown
162	TANNER (H. S.)	Memoir on the Recent Surveys, Observations and Internal Improvements in the United States. With ...	Phila.	1829	USD -	Unknown
163	THAYER (WM. M.)	Marvels of the New West.	Norwich, Connecticut	1888	USD -	Unknown
164	THOMAS (F. W.)	The Emigrant; or, Reflections while Descending the Ohio.	Cincinnati	1853	USD -	Unknown
165	TURNBULL (ROBERT)	The World We Live In; or, The Home and Foreign Traveler.	Hartf.	1851	USD -	Unknown
166	I. A. Chapman	WYOMING. A Sketch of the History of.	Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania	1830	USD -	Unknown
167		EAST BOSTON, MASS. History of. With Biographical Sketches of its Early Proprietors, and an Appendix.	Boston	1858	USD -	Unknown
168	EDWARDS	Life and Adventures of the Accomplished Forger and Swindler, Col. Monroe Edwards.	New York	1848	USD -	Unknown
169		EXPOSITION (AN) of the Causes and Character of the War between the United States and Great Britain.	Concord, N. H.	1815	USD -	Unknown
170	R. C. Torrey	FITCHBURG, MASS. History of; comprising also a History of Lunenburg, from the first settlement.	Fitchburg	1865	USD -	Unknown
171	GARLAND (HUGH A.)	Life of John Randolph, of Roanoke.	New York	1851	USD -	Unknown
172	Spring (Samuel)	HAMILTON (ALEXANDER). Discourse in Consequence of the late Duel.	Newburyport	1804	USD -	Unknown
173	HAMILTON (ALEXANDER)	Report of (Alexander Hamilton) on the Subject of a National Bank, 1790.	New York	1811	USD -	Unknown
174	George Alfred Townsend	HAMILTON (ALEXANDER). Mrs. Reynolds and Hamilton.	New York	1890	USD -	Unknown
175	Edited by W. H. Egle	HARRISBURG, PA. Centennial Memorial of the Erection of the County of Dauphin, and the Founding of ...	Harrisburg	1886	USD -	Unknown
176	Hollis and others	HARVARD COLLEGE. Facts and Documents in relation to.	Boston	1829	USD -	Unknown
177	HILL (ELIZABETH)	The Widow's Offering: an Authentic Narrative of Parentage, Life, Trials and Travels.	New London	1852	USD -	Unknown
178	HUTCHINSON (GOV. THOS.)	The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692.	Boston	1870	USD -	Unknown
179	ANDERSON (R.)	Memoir of Catherine, a Christian Indian of the Cherokee Nation.	Boston	1825	USD -	Unknown
180		APES. A Son of the Forest. The Experience of William Apes (of the Pequod Tribe).	New York	1831	USD -	Unknown
181	Lieut. Murray	ARKANSAS RANGER (THE).	Boston	(1885-89)	USD -	Unknown
182		ATLANTIC SOUVENIR FOR 1830-31.	Phila.	1830-31	USD -	Unknown
183	BECKETT (SYLVESTER B.)	Hester: the Bride of the Islands (of Casco Bay).	Portland	1860	USD -	Unknown
184	BENNETT (EMERSON)	The Pioneer's Daughter: a Tale of Indian Captivity.	Phila.	(1851)	USD -	Unknown
185		BLACK HAWK. Life of. Embracing the Traditions of his Nation; his Wars; Cause of joining the British ...	Boston	1834	USD -	Unknown
186	BRADBURY (OSGOOD)	Therese; or, The Iroquois Maiden.	Boston	(1852)	USD -	Unknown
187	[CHILD (L. M.)]	The First Settlers of New England; or, Conquest of the Pequods, Narragansetts and Pokanokets.	Boston	1829	USD -	Unknown
188	CHURCH (THOMAS)	History of Philip's War (and other wars), 1675-1704.	Exeter, N. H.	1829	USD -	Unknown
189	COATES (B. H.)	Annual Discourse before the Historical Society of Pa., April 28, 1834, on the Origin of the Indian ...	Phila.	1834	USD -	Unknown
190	COOK (WILLIAM)	Talk about Indians.	Salem	1873	USD -	Unknown
191	COPWAY (GEORGE)	Indian Life and Indian History.	Boston	1858	USD -	Unknown
192	CORNELIUS (ELIAS)	The Little Osage Captive. An Authentic Narrative.	Boston	1822	USD -	Unknown
193	DAVENPORT (H. E.)	Rovings on Land and Sea.	Boston	1857	USD -	Unknown
194	DENISON (JOHN L.)	Pictorial History of the Wars of the United States: including the French and Indian Wars, the War of ...	New York	1859	USD -	Unknown
195	EDWARDS (JONATHAN)	Works of. Portrait by Abner Reed.	Worcester	1808-9	USD -	Unknown
196	FRANCIS (CONVERS)	Life of John Eliot, the Apostle to the Indians.	Boston	1836	USD -	Unknown
197	HALL (CHARLES F.)	Arctic Researches and Life among the Esquimeaux.	New York	1865	USD -	Unknown
198	HUBBARD (WM.)	A Narrative of the Indian Wars in New England, 1607-1677.	Worcester	1801	USD -	Unknown
199	KERCHEVAL (G. T.)	Lorin Mooruck, and other Indian Stories.	Boston	1888	USD -	Unknown
200		LEGENDS AND POETRY OF THE HUDSON.	New York	1868	USD -	Unknown

Heritage Auctions
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December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

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