>>20607394Hey fren, I bought this 208 page book with a folded map for about 31 cents with tax at a thrift store yesterday and it appears to be an exceptionally rare and desirable piece. I can't find any records on Worthpoint of one having sold on eBay (or elsewhere) and would appreciate it if you have recommendations for where else to search for sales data.
It's "Alexandre's Compendium" of "Facts about Oklahoma City in detail, Oklahoma Territory in general and Kiowa & Comanche Country in particular" which was published in territorial Oklahoma City in April 1901. The 1900 census shows a population of 10,050 and Mr Alexandre states a population of 14,000 in OKC when published. Population is like 1.6 million now, so something like this would be a holy Grail for collectors of Oklahoma City antiques and history. I saw an auction house catalog entry showing just the map in a picture frame (not sure if just the map or the whole book was for sale) with an estimate of $1,000-5,000 which probably means they couldn't find any good info either. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I might put it on eBay for $2,999 OBO and see what happens if I can't figure it out.
