Source : Johns Western Gallery

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Description Johns' Western Gallery of San Francisco, California, was founded in 2001 by Doug Johns, who came with almost 20 years experience in auction sales of books, maps and related ephemera. The first auction was held in May, 2002. In establishing his house, Johns turned to his field of primary interest, Americana and the West.

The material focused upon by Johns' includes books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, art, and ephemera. Auctions are held four to six times per year, while some material is also sold via a fixed-price format. Among the sales held at Johns' Western Gallery were those of the Los Angeles collection of Glen Dawson, who for 58 years operated the legendary Dawson's Book Shop in L.A.
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Total Records in AED 2826
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.