PBA Galleries – Elite Americana & Travel – Rare Maps – The Jim Hier Collection of U. S. Presidents
June 27, 2024 11am Pacific
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605 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94710

BERKELEY, CALIF. — PBA Galleries will present its auction of elite Americana, travel, world history and rare cartography to be conducted on June 27 at 11 am Pacific time. The sale includes selections from the Jim Hier collection of US presidents and will showcase more than 100 meticulously curated lots, comprising rare, intriguing and historically important lots. From the Jim Hier Collection to manuscripts illuminating the global historical tapestry, and from cherished cartographic rarities spanning five centuries to original photographs capturing moments lost in time, this auction promises to delight and inspire collectors worldwide.

Featured from the Jim Hier collection of US presidents is Franklin Roosevelt’s Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States: Chautauqua, N.Y., August 14, 1936. This “I Hate War” speech captures the essence of FDR’s sentiments during a pivotal moment in history, emphasizing the importance of diplomacy, international cooperation and the need to avoid the devastating consequences of military conflict. This copy is inscribed “For Anna Eleanor Roosevelt with all my love Franklin D. Roosevelt,” and additionally inscribed in the president’s hand on the front pastedown, “No. 1 of 50 copies. F.D.R.” ($7/10,000).

The sale offers an additional dozen lots from the Jim Hier collection, which represents the variety of material to be auctioned in future PBA sales, including the August 8 Americana auction.

]Rare Americana treasures from California’s Gold Rush era, the Civil War, Philippine Insurrection and the Wild West, alongside captivating manuscripts and prints capture the spirit of exploration and discovery. These include a manuscript census listing the number of residents at each of six California missions from San Luis Obispo north to San Juan Bautista, plus the Pueblo de San Jose and Presidio de Monterrey, dated 1798 ($20/30,000); an important archive of letters giving a vivid portrayal of the Civil War experience through the eyes of a Union Army officer ($8/12,000); an archive of more than 100 letters and miscellaneous papers, written to and from a private in the 4th US Cavalry in the Philippines during the Aguinaldo insurrection ($5/8,000); and four lots of newspapers related to the Earp brothers and other participants at the OK Corral.

Highlights from the rare cartography, prints, views and photographs section include the first English edition of the official account of the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across the American continent to the Pacific Ocean accompanied by the important map of their route ($15/25,000); a map of the most inhabited part of New England, the 1777 French publication by Le Rouge of the important Jefferys-Green map of New England, offering a close view of the country during the American Revolution ($3/5,000); and a lot of nine original watercolors of Colorado by British architect and artist Francis Cranmer Penrose ($3/5,000).

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More than 100 select lots of rare, interesting and valuable material, featuring highlights from the Jim Hier Collection of U.S. Presidents; books and manuscript material on the historical, social and economic evolution of the United States and the far reaches of the globe; rare archival and source material on California before and during the Gold Rush, the Civil War, Philippine Insurrection and the Wild Wild West; cartographic rarities from five centuries; original photographs; scarce prints and views, and more.
Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “I Hate War” speech, published as his 1936 Christmas Book, Copy No. 1 of 50, with signed presentation inscription to Eleanor Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt’s African Game Trails Signed limited edition in custom slipcase No. 476 of 500 copies
Important archive of letters written from a Union officer during the Civil War
Early editions of Cook’s three seminal voyages uniformly bound
1798 Manuscript census of California Missions
First Edition of Uncle Remus By Joel Chandler Remus Variant binding
SPECIALISTS IN EXCEPTIONAL BOOKS & PRIVATE LIBRARIES AT AUCTION BOOKS – MANUSCRIPTS – MAPS – PHOTOGRAPHS – WORKS ON PAPER
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