RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Literature • October 10, 2019 • www.RRAuction.com

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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

John is the founder of University Archives, a leading firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of documents and manuscripts.

He is affiliated with multiple professional organizations dedicated to the autograph industry, was a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

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PSA/DNA is the world’s leading third party autograph authentication company. Using state of the art technology, PSA/DNA created a security system to prevent counterfeiting, forgery and piracy. As the most respected service in the industry, PSA/DNA’s years of expertise and knowledge have established an impeccable reputation for providing professional, unbiased, expert opinions.

Letters of Authenticity are availableon certain lots. Priced from $25 to $200* STEVE ZARELLI

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

Steve Zarelli is a recognized authority in the field of astronaut autographs. His findings have been published in the definitive space collecting reference Relics of the Space Race, and he has contributed articles to the UACC’s Pen & Quill magazine, Autograph Times magazine, and the UACC signature study Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph. Zarelli Space Authentication also provides authentication consulting services to James Spence Authentication (JSA), Sportscard Guaranty Authentic (SGC), and PSA/DNA Authentication. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL

Roger has an extensive background as a full-time dealer in autographs and collectibles, and is a trusted authenticator in all areas of contemporary music. When supported by the REAL logo and Roger’s name, music-related autographs assume an added value. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

For over 20 years Phil Sears has been the recognized world authority on Walt Disney’s autograph habits. Included among Phil-sears.com customers are the Walt Disney Company and the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sears’s items have been featured in Autograph Collector magazine, E Ticket magazine, Collect! magazine, and the biography Walt Disney’s Missouri. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS beatles autographs

Frank is the world’s leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. Since he began his study in 1986, he has amassed the largest file of signed examples on the planet. Through decades of focused and diligent research, he has acquired great skill in identifying authentic Beatles autographs, and also has gained the insight necessary to accurately approximate the era in which they were signed.

BRIAN GREEN AND MARIA GREEN, BRIAN AND MARIA GREEN CIVIL WAR SIGNATURES

With more than 45 years combined experience in the field, Brian and Maria are two of the nation’s leading experts in Civil War autographs and manuscripts.

JAMES CAMNER

James is a leading classical music autograph dealer. With more than 35 years experience, he is a founding member of PADA, an authenticator for PSA/DNA, a member of the ABAA, and an author of over ten published books on related subjects.

RICH CONSOLA

Rich has studied Elvis Presley’s handwriting and signature for nearly 20 years, which has placed him in the forefront of Presley authenticators worldwide.

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CONTENTS

Presidents and First Ladies............................................................................................ 4

Notables....................................................................................................................... 24

Military.......................................................................................................................... 50 Aviation......................................................................................................................... 60 Space........................................................................................................................... 61 Art, Architecture, and Design........................................................................................ 73 Comic Art and Animation.............................................................................................. 80 Literature...................................................................................................................... 84 Music.......................................................................................................................... 111 Classic Entertainment................................................................................................ 144

Sports........................................................................................................................ 150 Conditions of Sale..................................................................................................... 159

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presidents and first ladies 1. Martha Washington. Remarkable grouping of four pieces of ornate black lace belonging to Martha Washington, possibly mourning lace, ranging in size from 5 x 4 to 12.75 x 5, with the longest piece sewn in a loop or band. In fine condition. Accompanied by a color copy of the decorative box in which the lace was kept, and a copy of the original cardboard top marked “Three ornaments from the mantle piece at Mount Vernon,” and later labeled in ballpoint, “Martha Washington’s lace.” Provenance: the Tobias Lear family, James D. Julia Auction, February 5, 2010.

Lear, Washington’s trusted friend and personal secretary from 1784 until his death, took nieces of Martha Washington for both his second and third wives. Memorabilia related to Martha is very scarce and thus quite desirable. Starting Bid $200

Jefferson on the study of political economy: “The rising generation will, I hope, be qualified to act on it understandingly, and to correct the errors of their predecessors” 2. Thomas Jefferson. ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 30, 1826. Letter to the Reverend John McVickar, the first Professor of Moral Philosophy and Political Economy at Columbia University, written from Monticello.

In full: “I thank you, Sir, for the treatise of Mr. McCulloch, and your much approved republication of it. Long withdrawn from the business of the world and little attentive to its proceedings, I rarely read anything requiring a very strenuous application of the mind, and none requires it more than the subject of political Economy. I rejoice nevertheless to see that it is beginning to be cultivated in our schools. No country on earth requires a sound intelligence of it more than ours. The rising generation will, I hope, be qualified to act on it understandingly, and to correct the errors of their predecessors. With my thanks be pleased to accept the assurances of my great respect.” Addressed on the reverse in Jefferson’s hand, “The rev’d Mr. McVickar, New York,” and franked in the upper left, “free, Th: Jefferson.” In fine condition.

McVickar was at work on an annotated edition of John Ramsay McCulloch’s ‘Outlines of Political Economy,’ which was to serve as a fundamental economics text for students at the nation’s top universities. He sent Jefferson a copy of the book on March 12, 1826, observing that he planned to add references to Jefferson’s own writings on political economy. Jefferson held an enduring interest in bettering the nation’s educational system—after retiring from the presidency, he founded the University of Virginia. He also recognized the importance of the dissemination of knowledge through books—his personal library formed the basis of the collection of the Library of Congress. He therefore welcomed McVickar’s republication of McCulloch’s lectures as a valuable contribution to American academia, and hoped that it would help guide future generations toward a more perfect political economy. Starting Bid $2500 4 |

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President Jefferson to a renowned Salem minister 3. Thomas Jefferson. Desirable full free frank, measur-

ing 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded with a center panel of 4.75 x 3.25, boldly addressed in Jefferson’s hand to “The Rev’d Doctor Bentley, Salem, Mass.,” and franked in the upper left, “free, Th: Jefferson, Pr. US.” The panel features a Washington postmark and ‘Free’ stamp, with lower portion retaining original wax seal. Double-matted and framed with an information plate and large portrait to an overall size of 29 x 23.

In very good to fine condition, with scattered small stains, and professional repairs to the seal-related paper loss and associated tear which passes just to the right of Jefferson’s signature. Reverend William Bentley (1759–1819) was an American Unitarian minister and polymath who possessed the second best library in the United States, after that of Thomas Jefferson. He served as the unofficial translator for Jefferson during his presidency and twice declined Jefferson’s offers of prominent positions, first as chaplain of the United States Congress, and then as first president of the University of Virginia. Starting Bid $300

4. James Madison. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.25, June 18, 1810. President Madison appoints John Gassaway as “a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Core in the Service of the United States.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Madison and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton. The crisply embossed Department of the Navy seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. Also includes a clipped signature, “James Madison,” with “Department of State” penned in another hand (likely removed from a free frank). Impressively mounted, matted, and framed together with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 32 x 25.5. In very good to fine condition, with an old tape stain to the irregularly clipped signature, and light toning along the document’s intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

5. John Quincy Adams. Signed book:

Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette.

First edition. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. Full red morocco leather hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 94 pages. Signed and inscribed on a tipped-in page in ink, “Harmar Denny, from John Quincy Adams.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: G/None, with the front board almost entirely detached. A wonderful presentation copy of Adams’s thoughtful remembrance of the Marquis de Lafayette. Starting Bid $200

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8. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Partly-

6. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 14 x 18.5, April 24, 1828. President Adams appoints Francis H. Gregory as “a Master Commandant in the Navy in the Service of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Adams and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard.

The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. In fine condition, with a few small stains in blank areas. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

printed vellum DS, signed “Andrew Jackson” as president and “M. Van Buren” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 14.5, May 21, 1830. Scalloped-top ship’s pass issued to the “Ship Huntress of New York, Jeremiah H. Goddard master or commander of the burthen of Three hundred & Ninety & 19/95 tons or thereabouts mounted with no guns navigated with Fifteen men.” Signed prominently at the conclusion by Jackson and countersigned below by Van Buren. Lower left bears the original paper seal.

Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 19.75. In very good to fine condition, with overall rippling and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

9. William Henry Harrison. ADS, signed “Wm. H. Har-

7. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as president,

one page, 15.75 x 9.75, January 1, 1831. President Jackson grants James Poodwine a parcel of land “at Crawfordsville, Indiana, containing Eighty Acres.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. The crisp white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact.

In fine condition. An uncommonly well-preserved example.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature. Starting Bid $200

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rison, A d C,” one page, 8.25 x 4.25, March 26, 1794. A food supply order issued from “Headquarters” in Greenville, Ohio, in full: “The Contractors will please to issue to the Chikasaws twenty Rations of flour & meat.” In very good to fine condition, with somewhat irregular overall staining.

In 1793, a 20-year-old Harrison became the aide-de-camp to Major General ‘Mad Anthony’ Wayne, under whose tutelage he was instructed on how to command an army on the American frontier. He later participated in Wayne’s decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794, which ended the Northwest Indian War, and a year later on August 3, 1795, Harrison was a signatory of the Treaty of Greenville, which redefined the boundary between Indian lands and settler lands in the Northwest Territory. Starting Bid $200

Tyler approves a whaling voyage for a “Ship called Massachusetts” 10. John Tyler. Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 21.5 x 16.5, September 4, 1844. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “William B. Cash, master or commander of the Ship called Massachusetts…lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for Pacific Ocean and laden with Provisions, stores and utensils for a whaling voyage.” Boldly signed in the right panel by President Tyler and countersigned

by Secretary of State John C. Calhoun. The white paper seal remains affixed to center portion. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and minor splitting and paper loss along the intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

11. John Tyler. ALS as president signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 4.5 x 7, August 16, 1844. Letter to John Branch, the Territorial Governor of Florida, in part: “Serious complaints are made by the judge ag’st Dorr the Marshall of W. Florida…What say you.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and soiling. On September 13, 1841, President John Tyler appointed Ebenezer Dorr as U.S. Marshal of the Western District of the Territory of Florida. Here, President Tyler refers to complaints by an abolitionist who said that Marshall Dorr was especially cruel to those who aided slaves in escaping, going so far as to personally brand them with a hot iron. Starting Bid $200

12. Millard Fillmore. Millard Fillmore’s personal copy of Eulogy on Gen. Zachary Taylor by Hon. Jos. R. Ingersoll. Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, 1850. Softcover (bound with green boards), 6.25 x 9.5, 57 pages. Signed and inscribed to President Fillmore on the first free end page in fountain pen, “To, His Ex’y, Millard Fillmore, President of the United States, from, His Ob’t Ser’t, Chas.

A. Poulson, Phila’, Jan’y 6th 1851.” Taped into undersized 6 x 9 dark green boards and in very good to fine condition.

Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson (1789-1866) was the son of Zachariah Poulson, Jr., publisher of ‘Poulson’s Daily Advertiser.’ Joseph R. Ingersoll was a Whig Congressman from Pennsylvania who served in the House of Representatives from 1835-1837 and from 1841-1849. He declined renomination in 1848, and later was appointed minister to Great Britain by President Fillmore, serving in that position from August 21, 1852, to August 23, 1853. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 7

Fillmore faces an uphill battle before the 1844 Whig National Convention 13. Millard Fillmore. ALS, one page, both sides, 8 x 10, February 23, 1844.

Letter to New York Congressman William A. Moseley, in part: “I had not noticed the article in the Courier of the 16th instant but on the receipt of yours went and read it. It does not give me the least anxiety or disturb the equanimity of my feelings. Simply because I attach no great importance to the result. You are no doubt correct in attributing this movement to the same interest that brought out Mr. Webster’s name; and I am satisfied from what I saw and heard at Batavia yesterday, that a great effort is making, originating with Mr. W’s friends in N. Y. and countinanced by Weed, Seward, and Co. to some extent to prevent my nomination for the V. Pr. under the pretense that they want to use my name for governor. Some of these gentlemen know well that I do not desire the latter office…I freely admit that I have no claims on the V. Pr. I desire it to be directly understood here and at Washington that I can not under existing circumstances consent to be a candidate for governor. Between you and me I do not for a moment believe that those who are most active in giving public opinion this direction, desire that I should be governor. It is only done to prevent my nomination for the V. Pr. and I wish all my true friends to understand that. I attended the Congressional Convention of the counties of Genesee & Wyoming at Batavia yesterday, and was gratified to see the court house filled to overflowing. The traveling was bad yet it was evident that the right spirit was abroad…The prospect now is that we shall have a spirited election and if we do not succeed shall reduce our majority.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

14. James Buchanan. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, April 3, 1858. President Buchanan appoints John Grimes Walker as “a Lieutenant in the Navy, from the 23d of January 1858.”

Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Buchanan and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey. The orange seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining. Walker was a significant figure in the American Navy during the last half of the 19th century. After serving with distinction in the Civil War, he went on to become assistant superintendent of the Naval Academy, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, head of the Lighthouse Board, and commander-in-chief of the Squadron of Evolution and of the North Atlantic Squadron. Buchanan military commissions are uncommon, especially regarding such a well-known officer early in his career. Starting Bid $200

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Lincoln appoints a noted Signal Officer for the Army of the Potomac 15. Abraham Lincoln. Civil War-dated DS as presi-

dent, one page, 15 x 18, March 13, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Francis A. Walker as “Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Major.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. Blue seal affixed to left side remains intact. Beautifully suede-matted and framed with a portrait of Lincoln and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 36 x 27.25. In fine condition.

Francis Amasa Walker was promoted assistant adjutantgeneral, with the rank of captain on Sep. 14, 1861, in General D. N. Couch’s first division, 4th army corps; as adjutant-general, with the rank of major, on Aug. 11, 1862, and lieutenant-colonel on the staff of the 2nd Army Corps on Dec. 23, 1862, serving on the staffs of Generals Couch, Warren, and Hancock. He was severely wounded by a shell at Chancellorsville on May 1, 1863, and after being captured at Reams’ station on Aug. 25, 1864, he was confined for a short time in Libby prison. He was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general, U. S. V., for ‘gallantry and good conduct,’ and was mustered out of service on Jan. 12, 1865, on account of disability resulting from his imprisonment. He later was superintendent of the U.S. Census at 30, one of the first presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), president of the American Statistical Association, and the first president of the American Economic Association, (which, before the days of the Nobel Memorial prize, would award the ‘Walker Medal’ to leading economists for lifetime achievements). Walker was also an economics professor at Yale and head of the statistical bureau of the U.S. Treasury. Starting Bid $1000

President Lincoln appoints a General of Volunteers, the eventual president of MIT

16. Abraham Lincoln. Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president,

one page, 14.75 x 19.75, July 15, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Lemuel B. Norton as a “Captain in the Signal Corps, in the service of the United States.”

Signed neatly at the conclusion by Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Bright green War Office seal remains affixed to upper right. In fine condition, with a few small stains.

Norton was the Chief Signal Officer for the Army of the Potomac during the pivotal July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves on June 22, 1861. He was promoted to Captain and commander of the company on May 1, 1863, but resigned two months later to assume the Army of the Potomac Chief Signal Officer duty, due to the previous Chief, Captain Benjamin F. Fisher, having been captured by Confederates at the June 17, 1862 Battle of Aldie. Through the subsequent battle he directed the Union’s signal and communication stations throughout the Union positions, with a number of them, especially the one on Little Round Top, becoming famous for their part in the battle. Captain Norton would serve through the rest of the conflict, and would not be mustered out of the Volunteer service until May 7, 1867. Starting Bid $1000

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Lincoln releases several Southern prisoners, freeing two of them from ‘Eighty Acres of Hell’ 17. Abraham Lincoln. Lengthy war-dated autograph

endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” on the reverse of a lightly-lined one page letter written to Lincoln

by General S. G. Burbridge, dated November 1, 1864.

Burbridge writes, in part, “Hon. C. F. Burmond speaks of going to the city of Washington…connected with the release of several person confined in our Military camps.” On the reverse, Lincoln writes, “Let the following named prisoners of war take the oath of Dec. 8, 1863, and be discharged.

Josiah Gentry at Camp Douglas, Archibald W. Kavanaugh, John W. Mitchell, Jonathan D. Jones, Roger X. Quisenbery Camp Chase, William T. Simmons, Camp Douglas.” In very good to fine condition, with several horizontal folds, a few light stains, and a thin mounting strip along the left edge of the endorsed side.

To be sure, those prisoners released from Camp Douglas breathed a sigh of relief following the end of their captivity. Situated on Chicago’s south side, the prison was known as a brutal camp during the Civil War—earning a reputation the equivalent of Andersonville in the south. More than 26,000 Confederate prisoners passed through Camp Douglas from 1862 to 1865, and more than 6,000 are believed to have died from disease, starvation, and torture. Overcrowding resulted, in part, from the unexpectedly lengthy duration of the conflict. The situation was further complicated by a breakdown in the exchange of prisoners between the two sides after Confederate forces refused to consider captured black soldiers as prisoners of war. As a result, Lincoln also refused any prisoner exchanges, a measure that would cost him some votes in the 1864 election that was then just a week away. It’s likely that Lincoln’s decision here was motivated not only by concern for his fellow man but also by a desire to muster additional votes via a show of compassion. A brief glimpse into the darkness of a Union prisoner of war camp, and a much longer amnesty endorsement than usually seen. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000

18. U. S. Grant. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, March 21,

1870. President Grant appoints Theodore Cooper as “First Assistant Engineer in the Navy.”

Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Grant and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson. The crisp blue Navy Department seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. In fine condition, with a small stain in the eagle vignette at the top.

Theodore Cooper entered the Navy in 1861, serving aboard the gunboat Chocorua and the Nyack in the South Pacific, as well as assignments as an instructor and engineer at the Naval Academy. He resigned from the service in 1872, and is better known for his later engineering feats, which included designs for the Junction Bridges over the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh, the Seekonk Bridge at Providence, Rhode Island, the Second Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River at New York City, and the Newburyport Bridge over the Merrimack River in Massachusetts. Most notable of Cooper’s achievements is that he developed the standards and calculations used to determine the safe loading of railroad bridges. And, his paper on ‘American Railway Bridges’ presented to the American Society of Engineers at the Seabright Convention and published in Engineering News, July 6, 1889, was the first to gather historical data on America’s railroad bridges. Highly detailed, lengthy and elaborately illustrated, it showed the progress in this branch of engineering that made the United States famous for its railroad bridges. Provenance: Collection of James C. Seacrest, a noted collector and philanthropist from Nebraska. Starting Bid $200

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19. James A. Garfield. Scarce partlyprinted DS as president, one page, 17 x 14, April 29, 1881. President Garfield appoints Francis W. Seeley as “Postmaster at Lake City, in the County of Wabasha, State of Minnesota.” Crisply signed at the conclusion

by President Garfield and countersigned by Postmaster General Thomas L. James. The gold seal and red ribbon affixed to the lower left remain intact. In very good to fine condition, with light toning along the central vertical fold. Seeley, an artillerist in the US Army, had served during the Civil War and distinguished himself at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he was wounded twice. Disabled as a result of his wounds, Seeley was appointed as postmaster at Lake City by U. S. Grant, and he remained in the position through several administrations. Starting Bid $500

Signed by president-elect Garfield

20. James A. Garfield. Signed

book: The Life of Gen. James A. Garfield by J. M. Bundy. Illustrated first edition. NY: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1880.

Hardcover with custom clothbound slipcase, 5.75 x 8.25, 239 pages.

Signed on an opening page in fountain pen, “Compliments of J. A. Garfield, Mentor, Dec. 2, 1880.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with rebacked spine and some small repairs.

Taking place a month earlier on November 2, 1880, the presidential election saw Garfield win a decisive victory over Winfield Scott Hancock in the electoral vote despite a miniscule lead in the popular vote. Garfield’s win marked the sixth consecutive victory in the presidential election for the Republican Party, its longest winning streak in history. Starting Bid $200

21. Chester A. Arthur. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, July 3, 1882. President Arthur appoints John D. Wilkins as a “Colonel of the Fifth Regiment of Infantry in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Arthur and countersigned by Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. Dark blue War Office seal remains affixed to upper left portion. In very good to fine condition, with light staining along the right edge, two diagonal creases to the upper left, and some adhesion troubles to Arthur’s large signature. Starting Bid $200

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25. Woodrow Wilson. Partly-printed

22. Chester A. Arthur.

Handsome engraving of the front of the White House, 4.25 x 3, signed below the vignette in ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” Nicely matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 11 x 15.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

23. Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft. Partly-printed

vellum DS as president, signed “Theodore Roosevelt” as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, December 20, 1904. President Roosevelt appoints Frederick Brahan Terrell as a “Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the service of the United States.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by both Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft. Blue War Office seal remains affixed to lower left corner.

In very good to fine condition, with overall wrinkling, and scattered light staining to the left margin. Starting Bid $200

vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, May 5, 1914.

President Wilson appoints Ernest L. Patch as an “Assistant Naval Constructor in the Navy, with the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade.” Signed neatly at the conclusion by Wilson, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Dark blue Navy Department seal remains affixed to lower vignette. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Woodrow Wilson. World War

I-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, February 12, 1916.

President Wilson appoints Wildurr Willing as a “Major in the Corps of Engineers.” Signed at the conclusion by Wilson and countersigned by Hugh L. Scott as as ad-interim Secretary of War. Blue War Office seal remains affixed to lower left corner. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Rare handwritten letter from President Taft 24. William H. Taft. ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,”

two pages, 5.5 x 7, The President’s Cottage letterhead, September 10, 1909. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “I have just now come across your note of Aug 23 accompanied by the account of the 275th anniversary of the First Church of Lynn. I have read with interest Mr. Hawkes historical discourses to which you refer me. I thank you for your courtesy in sending me the book.” In fine condition, with a miniscule edge separation to horizontal mailing fold. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Taft’s hand. Starting Bid $200

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Coolidge biography inscribed to a fellow Amherst College alum 27. Calvin Coolidge. Signed book: Concentrated New England: A Sketch of Calvin Coolidge. Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1924. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 58 pages.

Signed and inscribed on an opening page in fountain pen to a close friend and fellow Amherst College alumnus, “To Frank W. Stearns, with regards, Calvin Coolidge.” The title page is also signed and inscribed to Stearns by the author, Kenneth L. Roberts. Front pastedown bears an engraved Calvin Coolidge bookplate. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/ None, with slight edgewear. Stearns’s close relationship with Coolidge is discusses on pages 44–49: “Pressed to define his relationship with the president, Stearns says that his personal relationship to him is that of a father to son, and hat his political relationship is that of a son to a father.” Starting Bid $200

FDR forced to cancel birthday plans for “Dear Uncle Fred” 28. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Scarce ALS as president signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, [September 9, 1938]. Letter to “Uncle Fred,” his mother’s brother Frederic Delano. In full: “All my nice plans for going to Algonac tomorrow for your Birthday are off—for I go to Rochester tonight & Jimmy’s operation is Monday. Meanwhile ever so many Happy Returns—You are the grandest person I know—in every way.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House transmittal envelope addressed in FDR’s own hand “Hon. F. A. Delano.”

As Hitler set his sights on the Sudetenland, escalating the situation abroad, the US president faced his own struggles at home. After previously unsuccessful treatments for a small gastric ulcer, Roosevelt’s son James was scheduled for emergency surgery on September 12th. Canceling plans to attend his uncle’s 75th birthday celebration at the Delano family estate in Algonac, he offers his warmest wishes for “ever so many Happy Returns.” A kind, sincere, and decidedly rare handwritten letter from the president, setting aside his private worries and international concerns. Starting Bid $500

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29. Harry S. Truman. Part-

ly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 15.25, November 12, 1946.

President Truman appoints Willard L. Thorp “an Assistant Secretary of State…for the time being and until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States, and no longer.” Signed at the conclusion by Truman and countersigned by acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 29 x 25. In fine condition, with some light curling to the intact seal. Thorp was an economist who worked as an advisor in both domestic and foreign affairs under Truman and his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Under Truman, he helped develop the Marshall Plan, served as a special advisor at the Paris Peace Conference, and as a representative to the United Nations General Assembly from 1947 to 1948. Under heavy scrutiny during Senator Joseph McCarthy’s investigations into alleged Communists in the federal government, he resigned in 1952, ending his distinguished career in a flurry of scandal. Starting Bid $200

30. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, June 9, 1960. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copley Newspapers, in full: “I am most grateful for your vigorous help on the mutual security program. Knowing your dedication to our national welfare, I am not in the least surprised that you would react so swiftly to the situation outlined in my earlier letter. Since you and others have taken steps to avoid a crippling appropriations cut, the action of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Appropriations Committee has been twice postponed.

These events are perhaps not unrelated. Those opposed to this great program of course hope for a waning of public interest.

This must not happen. I most earnestly hope that all of us will redouble our efforts in behalf of this program at every point in the legislative process. Again, my warm appreciation of your cooperative efforts. Let’s keep it up—for America, and for the cause of world peace.” In fine condition, with two filing holes to the top. Accompanied by an interesting unsigned letter from Eisenhower to Copley, dated May 14, 1960. Starting Bid $200

Iconic white leather glove worn by Jackie Kennedy

31. Jacqueline Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy’s person-

ally-owned and -worn white soft leather glove, originating from the Kennedy’s former Manhattan residence at 24 Central Park South. The left-handed glove measures 15˝ in length, with inner wrist area annotated in blue ink, “J. B. Kennedy, MM.” Attractively mounted and matted with an image of the wrist notation and a photo of Kennedy wearing gloves similar to the one offered, to an overall size of 20.75 x 24. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Art Gatti, who originally obtained this glove in 1982 from the Kennedy’s Manhattan apartment: “I was a doorman at 24 Central Park South in the mid-1980s, but prior to that—around 1982—I was employed by the superintendent…to help clean out the suite formerly occupied by members of the Kennedy family at that address. Before quitting the premises, the family took with them anything of value, but left behind several items that I deemed worthy of saving. There were writings, letters, and a lot of ephemera. The gloves were among those items.”

Provenance: Guernsey’s, The Kennedy Era: October 2017.

Starting Bid $200

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32. Jacqueline Kennedy. Stunning fine black lace mantilla personally-owned and -worn by Jacqueline Kennedy, measuring approximately 60˝ x 22˝, with gorgeous floral and leaf pattern and scalloped edges. In fine condition. Kennedy was seen wearing a similar black mantilla when she visited the Vatican to meet Pope John XXIII on March 11, 1962; although it is unable to be confirmed, this mantilla may very well be the same one. Jacqueline was also often photographed wearing a mantilla before or after attending a Catholic Church service. Originates from the collection of Mary Gallagher, who served as personal secretary to Mrs. Kennedy from 1957 to 1964. Kennedy presented this mantilla to Gallagher prior to becoming First Lady of the United States. Starting Bid $200

Special award certificate to a ‘Voice of America’ radio station for operating during the Cuban Missile Crisis 33. John F. Kennedy. Scarce DS as president, one page, 11 x 10.5, no date but circa 1962–63. An award certificate to a Key West radio station for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in full: “For Service of Special Merit, The Government of the United States of America commends the dedicated and patriotic service of radio station—WKWF for its performance during the Cuban crises of October–November 1963. This station voluntarily cancelled its own programs and instead, from dusk to dawn, during this period relayed programs of the Voice of America to Cuba. In so doing, it performed a service of great value to the American people and Government in a time of great crisis. In recognition thereof, this certificate is rendered by a grateful Nation.” Signed at the conclusion by President John F. Kennedy, US Information Agency Director Edward R. Murrow, and FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 17.5. In very good condition, with creasing, a tear to the upper left blank area, and overall dampstaining to both the document and the mat; Kennedy’s bold signature is completely unaffected.

The ‘Voice of America’ were propaganda radio broadcasts that began during World War II, sent worldwide by the US State Department to advance a western point of view. When Russians jammed broadcasts into Cuba in the early 1960s, FCC Chairman Newton Minow called several commercial radio stations into service to relay the broadcasts on different frequencies. WKWF, located in Key West, Florida, was a natural choice, given its close proximity to the island nation. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune in 2017, Minow related the story behind these certificates: ‘The Russians had jammed the initial signal so Kennedy tasked me with finding new signals that would reach the island. And when the crisis was over, the stations wanted to know where they should send the bill. The White House told me there was no money for that. So I said, ‘Look, can the president invite some of these guys to lunch?’ Everyone got one of these certificates and a kiss goodbye, then went home happy.’ In addition to the noteworthy signatures of President Kennedy and Newton Minow, the award also boasts the autograph of Edward R. Murrow, perhaps the most famous American war correspondent and broadcast journalist of the mid-20th century. A rare style of document from Kennedy’s presidency, closely associated with his historic leadership as the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 15

A Kennedy Xmas note to a White House usher 34. John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Very desirable White

House card, 4.5 x 3.5, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Rex Scouten, with gratitude and appreciation, Jacqueline Kennedy” and “John Kennedy,” with the first lady adding to the lower left, “Christmas 1961.” In very fine condition. After 13 years in the United States Secret Service, Rex Scouten served as an assistant White House usher from 1960 to 1969. He then became the White House Chief Usher, serving from March 1969 to January 1986, before assuming the role of White House Curator from 1986 to 1997; Scouten’s time within the White House extended over 10 different presidential administrations, from Harry S. Truman to Bill Clinton. Starting Bid $500

Swim trunks belonging to JFK 35. John F. Kennedy. Swimming trunks personally-

owned and -worn by President John F. Kennedy, which were recovered from the presidential yacht ‘Honey Fitz.’

The striped green-and-brown polyester swim trunks, size Large (38–40), with zippered fly section, buttoned waistband, and right hip pocket, feature a B.V.D. brand tag sewn above inner lining. In fine condition.

Kennedy’s affinity for the water derives from his close proximity to the New England coast and summers spent diving from the Hyannis Port shoreline. In November 1937, a 20-year-old Kennedy managed to earn himself a place on the Harvard varsity swimming team where he competed in the backstroke event. His strong abilities as a swimmer would later save his life and the lives of his fellow crewmembers during World War II, when the PT-109 boat he commanded was sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri.

According to close friend and special assistant Dave Powers, President Kennedy enjoyed some of his fondest moments aboard the ‘Honey Fitz.’ He spent Easter and Christmas on the boat in Palm Beach, Florida, and in September and October he took the vessel to Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island. Although the ‘Honey Fitz’ was used primarily for family and close friends, dignitaries visited from time to time, with documentation confirming that the boat was also used to transfer guests down the Potomac River to Mount Vernon for one of President Kennedy’s State dinners.

These trunks originate from the collection of Lieutenant Henry E. Hirschy, Jr., a Supply and Logistics Officer for the Military Aides to the President and Officer-in-Charge of the Navy Mess in the White House during both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. His duties also included taking care of the president’s needs on overseas trips, aboard the presidential yachts, and at Camp David. Lt. Hirschy served in the White House from May 1, 1961 through May 31, 1965, and his official White House ID card is included with the offered lot. Provenance: Guernsey’s Auction, Kennedy Era: The Collection, Lot 402. Starting Bid $300

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36. Lyndon B. Johnson. Typed memorandum from Carl Rowan, the director of the United States Information Agency, two pages, 8 x 10.5, issued to President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 26, 1965, in regard to the public stance the President should take in his upcoming press conference about the United States and Vietnam question. President Johnson has added a note in pencil to the upper left portion, “Get to Bill M,” which is in reference to Press Secretary Bill Moyers, with an unknown hand adding in the lower border, “This kind…of speculation is unproductive and harmful.”

Upper left corner bears secretarial filing notes. In his memo, Rowan points out the press conference would be an excellent opportunity to “win world support (or mute criticism) for our policies and actions with regard to Viet Nam…1. Peking and Hanoi both seem to cling to an assumption that world opinion…will force you to pull back from your present policies. 2. Should negotiations occur in any forum, we will need all the support that we can muster from other countries…Countries and leaders who sympathize with us privately…are somewhat critical of us publicly because of this overriding fear of war. Your John Hopkins speech…Put the United States on the ‘peace’ offensive without weakening our pledge to South Viet Nam…our desire to help build Southeast Asia rather than bomb it,…we would prefer to bring American Boys home from Viet Nam instead of sending more in—if only the aggressors would leave their neighbors alone.” In fine condition. Accompanied an earlier interoffice memorandum from George Stevens to Richard Goodwin on National Citizens for Johnson–Humphrey stationary, dated September 28, 1964. Starting Bid $200

Presented to a longtime secretary, “who knows the White House better than any of us” 37. Lyndon B. Johnson. Very desirable color semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of President

Johnson at his desk, affixed to the original 12.25 x 15.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink to a White House secretary, “To Toi Bachelder, who knows the White House better than any of us, with the appreciation of her friend—Lyndon B. Johnson.”

In very good to fine condition, with a vertical crack to the top of the mount, repaired with archival tape on the reverse.

Toinette Bachelder first met Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1925 when, afflicted with polio, she became one of the first 25 test patients to be rehabilitated at FDR’s newly established Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia. On her first night there she was a bridge partner with the future president, and the two became friends of long duration. When FDR assumed the presidency in 1933, Bachelder was invited to work as one of his major secretaries at the White House. She accepted the job and became one of the most trusted members of his inner circle. Starting Bid $200

38. Richard Nixon. TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January

26, 1990. Letter to Congressman C. W. ‘Bill’ Young, in full: “This is just a note to tell you how much I admired your political courage in joining that small band of Republicans in the House to sustain the President’s veto on the Chinese students bill. Your vote may be unpopular in the short run, but will prove right in the long run both in the strategic interests of the United States and in the human rights interests of the Chinese people. I am enclosing a memorandum I sent to Al Simpson setting forth some of my views on the issue. You may find it useful in answering some of your hate mail!” Nixon adds the salutation in his own hand. In fine condition.

The Chinese Student Protection Act established permanent residence for Chinese nationals that came to the United States from June 5, 1989 to April 11, 1990. The Act, which specifically targeted students, was prompted by the political repression the Chinese faced after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Chinese nationals were eligible to apply for permanent residency, even with expired passports, and since its issue date, the Act has granted green cards to an estimated number of 54,000 Chinese nationals. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 17

39. Gerald Ford.

TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 21, 1974. Letter to Bob Rasmussen, in full: “Thanks so much for your very kind and thoughtful message of congratulations. The support and encouragement of my friends in Grand Rapids are especially welcome and strengthen my determination to bring about an America united in the goal of achieving lasting peace and prosperity.”

Ford has handwritten “Bob” over the original formal salutation.

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Ford had been sworn in immediately following Nixon’s resignation on August 9, 1974, less than two weeks before this letter was written. Starting Bid $200

40. Ronald Reagan. Scarce partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 18.75, May 16, 1985. President Reagan appoints Christopher Hicks of Texas as “Director of the Office of Administration.” Signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by Reagan and countersigned by Secretary of State George P. Schultz. Large wafer seal remains affixed to lower left side.

Affixed to a same-size piece of foamcore. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $300

“I loved your letter with the Lincoln quote” 41. Bill Clinton. Scarce ALS as president signed “Bill,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 4, 1993. Letter to Paul Bursey, Jr., of the nonprofit Putting the Earth First. In full: “I loved your letter with the Lincoln quote—it was a real boost.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by a copy of Bursey’s original letter, which includes a quote by Lincoln, in part: “If I tried to read, much less answer, all the criticisms made of me and all the attacks leveled against me, this office would have to be closed for all other business.” Autograph letters as president are one of the scarcest and most sought-after presidential collectibles, and this one is especially desirable because of the reference, Abraham Lincoln. Starting Bid $200

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Early autograph letter from Obama’s White House: “I will do everything I can to help families like yours”

42. Barack Obama. ALS as president, one page,

6.5 x 4, White House stationery card letterhead, no date [2009]. Letter to “Lisa,” in full: “Thanks for the letter. I understand your struggles and frustration, and I will do everything I can to help families like yours.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, which reads, in part: “Back in 2009, I found myself frustrated with our current political climate, social climate as well as the state of our healthcare system. For the first time in my life I decided to write a sitting President and express my concerns that poor families face everyday. I was back in college in Kansas City, Missouri and was enduring my 3rd diagnosis of cancer…I was taking out loans to pay for college, loans to help cover my chemotherapy treatments, insurance copays and deductibles. In years past I had lost my health insurance because there were no laws in place to protect me from lifetime benefit caps on health insurance. I was terrified it was going to happen to me once again…To make matters worse, I was taking out astronomical amounts of college loans….It seemed like a vicious circle of never ending debt. I wanted a better life for my family and my education was my way out…In the end, I beat my cancer and finished college in 2012. The greatest thing I believe my letter accomplished was contributing to the healthcare reform act.

My Mom, who passed away from cancer 9/1/2018 was able to fight with all her might because of those laws President Obama created…I was deeply frustrated when I wrote this letter and President Obama clearly understood this frustration. I was very surprised when I received this note from our President. It was the 1st time I felt like my voice had actually been heard and that it mattered.” Starting Bid $500

Golfing with “POTUS” at Andrews Air Force Base 43. Barack Obama. President Barack Obama’s tri-fold score card from the East Course at Andrews Air Force Base in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, measuring 12 x 6, no date, filled out entirely by the president in pencil, who signs in the player field, “POTUS,” and tracks the score for his three playing partners—“Fink,” “Marv,” and “Eric”—over 17 played holes. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Samuel Sutton, the personal valet to President Obama, in full: “I, Samuel Sutton, worked in the White House as President Barack Obama’s personal valet. Prior to working in the Obama Administration, I worked in the White House for George W. Bush. In these capacities, I was given certain souvenirs which I have retained until this day. Among these souvenirs is the item photographed below, a brief description of which is below: A golf score card, completely written by Barack Obama including his signature as a player ‘Potus.’”

President Barack Obama’s silky smooth set-shot and hardwood pedigree may align him more closely with the sport of basketball, but there’s no denying the former executive-in-chief’s fondness for the game of golf. Obama continued the longstanding tradition of presidential golfers by playing a total of 306 rounds while in office, more than both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, but well shy of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Woodrow Wilson, who respectively golfed 800 and 1,200 rounds during their administrations. A fantastic keepsake neatly filled out by the presidential scorekeeper. Starting Bid $200

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44. John Quincy Adams Starting Bid $200

47. George Bush Starting Bid $200

48. George Bush Starting Bid $200

45. Chester A. Arthur

46. George Bush

49. George and George W. Bush

50. George W. Bush

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51. Bill and Hillary Clinton

52. Hillary Clinton

53. Calvin Coolidge

54. Calvin Coolidge

55. Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes

56. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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57. Dwight D. Eisenhower

58. Millard Fillmore and Caroline Fillmore

61. Warren G. Harding

62. Warren G. Harding

64. Benjamin Harrison Starting Bid $200

65. Rutherford B. Hayes

66. Herbert Hoover

67. Herbert Hoover

68. Herbert Hoover

69. Andrew Johnson

70. Lyndon B. Johnson

71. Lyndon B. Johnson

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59. Gerald Ford Starting Bid $200

60. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Starting Bid $200

63. Benjamin Harrison Starting Bid $200

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72. Lyndon B. Johnson Starting Bid $200

73. John F. Kennedy Starting Bid $200

75. William McKinley Starting Bid $200

74. Abraham Lincoln

78. William McKinley

79. William McKinley

80. William McKinley

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81. Richard Nixon

82. Barack Obama

83. Barack Obama

84. Barack Obama

85. Nancy Reagan

86. Ronald Reagan

87. Ronald and Nancy Reagan

88. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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89. Theodore Roosevelt

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90. Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks Starting Bid $200

91. Franklin D. Roosevelt and James M. Curley Starting Bid $200

92. Harry S. Truman

93. Harry S. Truman

94. Harry S. Truman

95. Harry S. Truman

96. Harry S. Truman

97. Harry S. Truman

98. Donald Trump

99. Woodrow Wilson

100. Woodrow Wilson

101. Woodrow Wilson

102. Woodrow Wilson

103. Woodrow Wilson

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notables

Declaration of Independence 104. John Hancock. Two separately bound, unsigned,

printed portions of the Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts, pages 3-35, 8 x 12.5, printed in Boston by Thomas Adams, printer to the Honourable General Court, 1790. The first section, pages 3-30, contains proceedings beginning on May 26, 1790, listing the members of the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives, followed by the legislative proceedings, including addresses by Hancock and Sam Adams.

In one of Hancock’s addresses, he alludes to the Declaration of Independence, signed just 14 years earlier. In part: “At a time, when the attention of this country was necessarily called to a defence against an invading enemy, the people of the several States originated, or revised, systems of governments: On these systems, the freedom and happiness of their posterity will essentially depend. The great plan for uniting the powers, and directing the force of so many independent States, rising into one confederated and powerful Republic, could not in such a situation be properly attended to. To be united in one great system of National Government, so many separate Republicks, including extremes of climate, and possessed by people very carious in their habits of life, in their manners, and in their religious opinions, was indeed a work which demanded the utmost exertion of human wisdom and required the most unembarrassed deliberations. This seems to have been reserved as an honourary task for the people of America. Whether all our expectations will be eventually answered from this plan, must be left to future experience.” The second continues the proceedings, and includes an address by Hancock on the financial situation of the state. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

American Politicians and Leader 105. Levi Allen. Brother (1746–1801) of legendary ‘Green

Mountain Boys’ Ethan and Ira Allen, who remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, June 5, 1788. Letter to his wife, Nancy Allen, written from Colchester Bay, Vermont, on Lake Champlain, where he and his brothers had organized a timber business. In part: “In Good health & high Spirits wish you the Same, Comp’ts to Brother Jos. & Sisters Betsey, Miss Betsey & My Little Daughter. The Raft of Boards is this day completed. Shall Run Out of the River the first Calm, & Take the Advantage of the first South Wind hope to be at St. Johns in about ten days & hope to see you much better than I left you on all accts. Dear Nancy at times depressed with the Idea of former misfortunes but Spirit & Friends Enough to carry me through with a little of your help.” In fine condition, with a couple of seal-related stains. Starting Bid $200

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Rare autograph letter by Hamilton’s wife Eliza 106. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.

Wife (1757–1854) of founding father Alexander Hamilton, who became co-founder and deputy director of the first private orphanage in New York City. She did much to shape her husband’s legacy after his death in a duel with Aaron Burr, and she has recently gained renewed recognition due to her portrayal in the popular musical Hamilton. ALS signed “Eliz’th Hamilton,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 24, 1841.

Letter of recommendation to Secretary of the Navy George Edmund Badger, in full: “I take the liberty to address you in the hope of furthering the wishes of a friend in whose judgment I have perfect confidence. It is the desire of Mr. Cliburn that Mr. Guest, a young gentleman in whom he is deeply interested, should receive the situation of Purser. From his representation with regard to his integrity and competency, I beg to say that should it be in your power to gratify Mr. Cliburn you would confer a favour on me.” Affixed by the left edge to a larger sheet and in fine condition. This is just the second signed letter from Eliza Hamilton we have offered. Accompanied by two interesting letters to Mrs. Hamilton: a four-page letter by Maunsell Van Rensselaer, November 8, 1845, containing accounts of her father General Philip Schuyler after Ticonderoga and his involvement in Burgoyne’s capture; and a four-page letter by her childhood friend Anne Grant, November 18, 1834, reminiscing about growing up in Albany. Starting Bid $200

Supreme Court Legal treatise from the library of Bushrod Washington 107. Bushrod Washington. US Supreme Court associate justice (1762– 1829) and the nephew of George Washington. Signed book: A Treatise of Equity, Volume II. Dublin: Byrne, Moore, Jones, and Watts, 1795. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 495 pages. Boldly signed on the title page in ink, “Bushrod Washington.”

Autographic condition: fine, with scattered light creasing. Book condition: VG, bound in contemporary calf, rebacked preserving spine, with some wear, foxing, and browning. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell box.

George Washington’s favorite nephew, Bushrod (1762–1829) was executor of his uncle’s estate and inherited Mount Vernon. He inherited Washington’s library and papers, and this volume was surely shelved side-by-side with those books at Mount Vernon. Bushrod Washington gave John Marshall access to Washington’s papers when the chief justice was writing his Life of Washington. George Washington took a special interest in his nephew’s legal education, sponsoring his studies with George Wythe and James Wilson. Bushrod Washington practiced law from 1784 to 1798, when John Adams appointed him to the Supreme Court. He served for thirty-one years, concurring with Marshall so often that another member of the Court observed that they ‘are commonly estimated as a single judge.’ Starting Bid $300

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Businessmen 108. Henry Wells and William Fargo. Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 14.5 x 6.5, circa 1850s. Unissued certificate for shares of capital stock in the American Express Company. Signed at the conclusion in ink by Wells as president and Fargo as secretary. In fine condition, with two cancellation holes to each signature; barring these, the handsomely engraved certificate is extraordinarily crisp and clean. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors

Darwin supports his hometown surveyor 109. Charles Darwin. ALS signed “Ch. R. Darwin, J. P.,” one page, 5 x 7.75, May 8, 1863. Letter to George Snow, in full: “After twenty years experience of your character in various Offices in the parish of Down, including that of Surveyor of the Roads, I have pleasure in giving my testimonial that you are extremely well qualified for the office of Surveyor for the Bromley District.”

Includes two original albumen photographs of Darwin’s house in Down, both affixed to separate 7.5 x 6 mounts (photographs of Malling Abbey and The High Rocks in Kent are on the reverse).

In very good condition, with overall creasing and intersecting folds. Accompanied by a photocopy of a portrait of the recipient and a photocopy of a letter mentioning “hundreds of letters poor Grandfather saved.” Darwin had been sworn in as a justice of the peace in 1857, hence the uncommon addition of “J. P.” to the signature here. Starting Bid $500

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Einstein assents to publishing his speech on the nuclear arms race, first made on the television program ‘Today with Mrs. Roosevelt’ 110. Albert Einstein. DS, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8

x 10.5, April 19, 1950. Official letter from Didier Publishers of New York, in full: “We are preparing for publication a short book on the Hydrogen Bomb. We have planned to include in this book articles and statements by Hans Berthe, Leo Szilard, Dr. Sietz, and other noted Physicists. It is our intention to publish a book which will bring not only the facts but the moral, social and political implications inherent in the construction and use of a Hydrogen Bomb, as seen by various Atomic Scientists to the widest possible audience. The book will be readily understandable to the layman, who needs an authoritative and clear presentation of the facts relative to the Hydrogen Bomb. We feel that this is imperative if there is to be a muchneeded intelligent public discussion of the implications of the bomb. We would be extremely grateful if you would grant us permission to reprint the statement you made recently on this subject over Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Television program.

We understand that this is the same article that appeared subsequently in the March 1950 issue of The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists. We need not emphasize to you the importance of reaching a wide public with this information. We feel that your statement, reprinted as an introduction to this book would be a major contribution towards achieving this end. If you will sign the duplicate copy of this letter and return it to us we would be very much obliged as we shall consider this permission to reprint the article. As soon as copies of our book are available from the printer we shall, of course, be pleased to send you several.” Signed at the conclusion in black ink

by Einstein. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 13.25 x 15.75. In very good to fine condition, with two diagonal creases, and a light stain at the top. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

On February 12, 1950, Einstein appeared on Eleanor Roosevelt’s television program, Today with Mrs. Roosevelt, to make plain the inherent dangers of a nuclear arms race. His speech, in part: ‘The idea of achieving security through national armament is, at the present state of military technique, a disastrous illusion. On the part of the U.S.A. this illusion has been particularly fostered by the fact that this country succeeded first in producing an atomic bomb. The belief seemed to prevail that in the end it would be possible to achieve decisive military superiority. In this way, any potential opponent would be intimidated, and security, so ardently desired by all of us, brought to us and all of humanity. The maxim which we have been following during these last five years has been, in short: security through superior military power, whatever the cost…The armament race between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., originally supposed to be a preventive measure, assumes hysterical character. On both sides, the means to mass destruction are perfected with feverish haste—behind the respective walls of secrecy. The hydrogen bomb appears on the public horizon as a probably attainable goal. Its accelerated development has been solemnly proclaimed by the President.

If it is successful, radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere and hence annihilation of any life on earth has been brought within the range of technical possibilities.’ Didier’s book, The H-Bomb, was published in September 1950, with Einstein’s statement indeed serving as the introduction. Starting Bid $1000

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Einstein’s “Art of Life” 111. Albert Einstein. Remarkable and outstanding AQS in Ger-

man, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 5 x 6.25, 1930. Einstein pens a four-line quote on the ‘Art of Life,’ in full (translated): “It is the art of life to patiently accept fate while preserving the life-giving activity.”

In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold, well beneath all of the handwriting. Einstein’s original bits of thinking are becoming less and less common, and this meaningful quote stands out as one that is full of wisdom. A truly superb and spectacular piece from the greatest mind of the 20th century.Starting Bid $2500

112. Joseph Guillotin. French physician and politician (1738–1814)

whose name became synonymous with the ‘humane’ instrument of execution whose use he proposed to the government during the French Revolution. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 8 x 3.25, March 22, 1807. Brief untranslated document. In very good to fine condition, with soiling and creasing. Starting Bid $200

Penned just days after receiving the 1904 Nobel Prize 113. Ivan Pavlov. Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1904. Rare ALS in German, signed “I. Pawlow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, December 21, 1904.

Letter to a colleague, written from St. Petersburg just days after receiving the Nobel Prize in Stockholm. Having just returned home to Russia, Pavlov thanks his correspondent for a telegram of congratulations. He always remembers the addressee’s visit to St. Petersburg and he fervently wishes that he will get the independent position he has been aiming for a long time now.

In very good condition, with multiple moderate vertical creases.

Starting Bid $500

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“I think I have a new theorem” 114. Stephen Hawking. TLS

signed “Stephen,” one page, 8 x 10, University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics letterhead, February 12, 1968. Letter to Charles W. Misner, a physics professor at the University of Maryland, in part: “I am intending to apply for one of several posts which have been advertised at Hoyle’s Institute of Theoretical Astronomy. I would be very grateful if you would agree to my quoting you as a referee. If, however, this is inconvenient, would you possibly let me know fairly soon…I think I have a new theorem which says in effect that there is a singularity if one has strong causality, some matter everywhere and either a closed trapped surface or a compact spacelike hypersurface.

This is rather similar to Penrose’s original theorem but without the assumption of a Cauchy surface.

Robert is crawling now, he makes straight for the sideboard and starts taking out the china. The only way we keep him in one place is to suspend him in his bouncer.

This is a parachute harness hung on a rubber band from the ceiling.

His feet touch the floor and he will bounce up and down for about half an hour after which he gets rather bored and has to be diverted in other ways.” In fine condition.

In this rare and remarkable letter, Hawking makes reference to his application to a post at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Cambridge, which had just been created by Fred Hoyle in 1967. Hawking had publicly challenged the Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity a few years earlier, earning him academic notoriety and acclaim for his brash brilliance. In this extraordinary letter, he sets his sights on a post under Hoyle, and mentions the possibility of a new theorem concerning spacetime singularities associated with that put forth by Roger Penrose. Today, these are known as the ‘Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems,’ and attempt to answer the question of when gravitation produces singularities. Hawking then returns to a discussion of his day-today life, relating a story about his nine-month-old son Robert. Upon Robert’s birth in May 1967, Hawking asked Misner to be his godfather.

Diagnosed with early-onset motor neurone disease in 1963, Hawking’s physical capabilities deteriorated over time—his shaky hand evinced in this signature of just five years later—making authentic autographs exceedingly scarce. Confined to a wheelchair by the end of the 1970s, he opted to sign with just a thumbprint later in life. As an incredibly rare autograph from one of the towering scientific figures of the 20th century, with profound scientific and personal content, this is a truly spectacular letter.

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Scarce letter on a patent by the founder of the Nobel Prize 115. Alfred Nobel. Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist (1833–1896) known for inventing dynamite and for bequeathing his fortune for the establishment of the Nobel Prize. ALS in Swedish, signed “A. Nobel,” one page, 5.25 x 8, February 25, 1896. Letter to Oscar Linngstrom about Carl Gustaf de Laval’s patent. In full (translated): “It is very interesting that the matter so far has come up to my expectations. But the principle does not seem to be new—to judge by De Laval’s patent—we must first of all find out what has already been done. While this would involve expenses and loss of time it is still cheaper than to carry out something that has been done already. It is possible that only unsuccessful experiments have been made, but it is necessary to know about them and to judge their scope in the way of patents.” In fine condition Carl Gustaf de Laval was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and dairy machinery. The ‘de Laval nozzle,’ used on steam turbines to convert heat energy to kinetic energy, remains in use in modern rocket engines and jet turbines. He also invented the first centrifugal milk-cream separator and developed early milking machines, the first of which he patented in 1894—perhaps the patent which Nobel references here. A highly desirable letter by the man whose name will be forever associated with the iconic Nobel Prize. Starting Bid $1000

Intellectuals

116. Sigmund Freud. ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal stationery card, September 24, 1928. Written from Berlin-Tegel, an untranslated letter to his published Franz Deuticke. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $500

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Freud’s special request for cigars from Holland 117. Sigmund Freud. ALS in German, signed

“Freud,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, May 26, 1921. Letter to a friend visiting Holland, asking that he return with Dutch cigars. In part (translated): “Although I could just as well rely on your taste, in case you get to The Hague and make the purchase there, I’ll give you the address Hagen Spinecka and the brand Soberanos (1400 [presumably a series of the Soberanos brand] 15 dozen). The enclosed 60 florin note is to cover this purchase.” In fine condition.

In turn-of-the-century Vienna, the Austrian government maintained strict control over the tobacco industry, and Freud relied on friends to bring him the cigars he smoked endlessly—reportedly, as many as twenty per day. He particularly enjoyed Dutch varieties: one year after writing this letter, while vacationing in Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, he hailed ‘the glorious air, the water, the Dutch cigars, and the good food, all resembling an idyll as closely as one can get in this Central European hell.’ He also one observed that ‘there are plenty of fine cigars [in Holland]. In fact, I have sometimes thought of settling in Holland for that reason.’ Even more famous is the apocryphal Freudian quote, ‘Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.’ A hugely desirable letter pertaining to one of Freud’s great passions. Starting Bid $1000

Religious Figures 118. Pope Pius X.

Attractive swatch of red fabric removed the vestment of Pope Pius X prior to his beatification at Saint Peter’s Basilica on June 3, 1951. The red cloth fabric measures 1.25 x 1.25 and is embroidered with goldwork and red thread embellishments in the shape of a cross. The swatch is attached to a slightly larger mount, which is affixed to a 5.75 x 8.5 photo of Pope Pius X, with lower right corner bearing a red wax seal from one of his documents.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 14.75.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

119. Pope Pius X. Exquisite matte-

finish 7 x 9.5 portrait of Pope Pius X, affixed to its original 8 x 11.75 mount, inscribed on the mount with a three-line apostolic benediction, dated February 3, 1913, and signed, “Pius PP. X.” Matted and displayed in a period frame to an overall size of 16.5 x 21.75. In fine condition, with staining along the lower edge of the mat. Starting Bid $200

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World Leaders and Politicians 120. Fidel Castro. DS, in Span-

ish, one page, 9 x 13, July 14, 1959.

Untranslated document directed to Cuban President Manuel Urrutia Lleó, asserting “that the credit… under heading 430 ‘various materials and supplies’ be included in Chapter 11 of the Extraordinary Budget of the Ministry of National Defense, for the Department of War, be extended in the amount of $3000.” Signed at the conclusion by Castro as prime minister, Manuel Urrutia Lleo as president, and the minister of works. The affixed blue seal and ribbon remain intact. In fine condition, with small binding holes, file holes, and trivial paper loss along the left edge. Starting Bid $200

121. Chiang Kai-shek. Mattefinish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in fountain pen in Chinese.

Reverse bears a Hu Chung Hsien photography stamp. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Gorgeous first edition set of Churchill’s six-volume account of World War II 122. Winston Churchill.

Complete book set: The Second World War, Volumes I–VI. First British editions. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954.

Hardcovers with dust jackets, 6 x 8.5. Beautifully signed on the half-title page of the third volume in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill.” Autographic condition: fine. Overall book condition: VG+/ VG+. As Britain’s prime minister for most of the Second World War, Winston Churchill had an unparalleled perspective on the conflict. After leaving office in 1945, he produced this remarkable account, which holds a very high place in the ranks of nonfiction books of the 20th century.

The comprehensive series was a major success in both Great Britain and the United States, and was largely responsible for his being awarded the 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.’ Starting Bid $500

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The young Churchill hopes that “after a long speech & cross country journeys,” a friend will “give me a hot bath before the meeting” 123. Winston Churchill. ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,”

one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, Ashby St. Ledgers letterhead, February 5, 1905. Churchill writes to “My dear Renton.” In full: “I begin to think that after all I had better stay with you for the night, & go by the 7:42 next morning. It is cruelly early, but a broken night’s rest is a still greater trial after a long speech & cross country journeys & I cannot find that there are any sleeping cars. I am coming by a 2 o’clock train from Rugby arriving at Gaviston a little before 6 o’clock. I hope you will give me a hot bath before the meeting.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered small stains. At the time of writing, Churchill had only recently jumped ship from the Conservative Party to sit with the Liberals in Parliament. 1905 would prove to be a pivotal year in Churchill’s political and literary careers. Among other accomplishments, he completed work on his two-volume biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill; in December, he assumed office as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, which enabled him to exert much influence in the administration and social policies of the Boer Republics and elsewhere. Encapsulated by PASS-CO. Starting Bid $500

A Cuban gift from the cigar-smoking Prime Minister 124. Winston Churchill. Noteworthy ‘La Aroma de Cuba’ cigar personally gifted by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to Welsh Liberal Party politician Roderic Bowen during a luncheon party at 10 Downing Street on December 21, 1954. The cigar approximately measures 6.5˝ in length and remains sealed in its original cellophane wrapper. In fine, untouched condition. Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1999.

Because of the long-standing embargo between Cuba and the United States, Sotheby’s placed the cigar within its inventory for 17 years; the cigar was only recently able to be shipped to America when, on October 14, 2016, the Obama administration announced a new round of executive actions designed to increase trade and travel with Cuba, namely curtailing restrictions on the island’s famed rum and cigars. The Cuban cigar was an integral component of Churchill’s public image, making this personally gifted example a truly delightful relic of history. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare 1960 autograph of Chairman Mao

126. Mao Zedong. Vintage ballpoint signature of Mao Zedong on the reverse of a 6.75 x 4.5 Chinese dinner invitation for a

Latin American delegation, to be hosted on October 27, 1960. In fine condition, with light overall handling wear. In 1960, Mao was hard at work cultivating relationships with foreign nations as he planned to develop China from an agrarian economy to a socialist world power. Latin American nations leapt to the forefront of potential partners with the Cuban Communist revolution of 1959. Chairman Mao met with multiple Latin American delegations in May 1960, and would go on to host Che Guevara in November. These discussions frequently revolved around the shared struggle against American imperialism, as well as general Communist ideals. As a piece linking Mao to ideological revolutions abroad, this is an extremely desirable and exceptionally rare signature from one of the major figures of the 20th century. Starting Bid $ 10,000

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Outstanding Deng Yingchao letter to the renowned Chinese opera actress 127. Deng Yingchao. Wife of the first Chinese

Premier, Chou En-lai, and political activist in the Communist Party of China (1904–1992). ALS in Chinese, six pages, 7.25 x 10.25, July 24, 1962. Letter to Comrade Xuefen. In part (translated): “[From] the reply I received from Comrade…in the beginning of April, [I] was aware that even if you were at the early stage of your illness, based on the nature of the disease it will continue to develop if you don’t pay attention to it and contain it in various ways. I simply can’t stop being concerned about this.

I have received the letters you asked…Comrade Weishi to bring me. I just learned about your recent condition from Comrade Chengnu…and I like your arrangements, as it’s focused on making improvements. However [it’s] hard to stabilize [the condition] mainly [because] the body has been damaged much and it takes time [to heal]. Thus there is often emotional disturbance and lack of peace of mind.

For this I need to work on helping her and to take responsibilities for her. My health has improved greatly which has been the first time in a long time.

I have been relieved from both Western and Chinese medicine and treatment for almost a year now and have been able to take care of myself. Now I’m no longer a patient.

I went to the Northeast region a while back and visited many places and saw many things. Some [of the things I did were] to avoid the damages caused by abortion in the past, which may also improve my health. Thus the key is that you must recuperate during pregnancy and after giving birth. Hope you will be extremely careful, not only trying to be a good mother, but also a good communist party member.

Comrade Yan Xia and I talked about you not long ago. We learned the arrangements you had made and hope you can come to Beijing and take some time to relax. Of course this depends on the doctor’s advice.

Comrade Chengnu…came here for treatment and rest, [showing] new things I’ve never seen. I’m so glad that my body also experienced an intense and heavy trial which seemed nice. This is a piece of good news I can share with you.

Hope you are doing well after playing the part of Mrs. Xianglin! I saw your stills but regret for not being able to view your performance. I anticipate of having the opportunity to do so. I saw you play this role while I was in Shanghai shortly after the liberation and I was quite impressed with your performance. I can still see it in my mind.” Each page is numerically stamped in the upper left corner and affixed to a separate 10.25 x 15 cardstock sheet. A tear to the bottom of the first page affecting a few words and light soiling, otherwise fine condition.

The recipient of this letter, Yuan Xuefen, was a noted performer in the Chinese Yue opera who was best known for her performance in the 1946 production of Sister Xianglin, as Deng Yingchao mentions in this letter. She had to be replaced after falling ill in 1947, as discussed at length. “Comrade Weishi” is almost assuredly the adopted daughter of Deng Yingchao and Chou En-lai, Sun Weishi, who was also active in Chinese theater. Another important reference is “Comrade Yan Xia,” probably the politically active playwright Xia Yan who later served as the deputy minister of culture from 1954 to 1965. Deng Yingchao touches upon her own medical difficulties—as a young woman she had an abortion without telling Chou, fearing that pregnancy would detract from her ability to carry out important political work; later, in 1927, she suffered a miscarriage. As both Deng Yingchao and Chou En-lai were particularly dedicated to the advancement of the arts, this is not only an extremely rare but an especially interesting association piece. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 35

Pitt forwards “secret instructions” to a naval commander in the West Indies during the Seven Years’ War 128. William Pitt the Elder. British statesman, called William Pitt the Elder (1708-

1778) who led his country during the Seven Years’ War. LS signed “W. Pitt,” one page, 7.25 x 11.5, October 16, 1758. Letter to Captain John Moore, Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s ships at the Leeward Islands, in full: “I send you, herewith enclosed, the secret instructions which the King has been pleased to sign for your guidance and direction; and have only to add my most sincere wishes for your succession in the Important Command, with which His Majesty has been pleased to honor you. Matted to an overall size of 10.5 x 15.25. In fine condition, with light staining along the left edge.

Driven largely by conflicting interests in their colonial and trade empires, Great Britain and the Bourbon Dynasty of France and Spain had been at war for nearly four years at the time that Pitt wrote this letter. With the British war effort showing little efficacy, Pitt began a new strategy in 1758, tying down large numbers of French troops in Germany, thereby enabling Britain to use its naval supremacy to capture French forces around the globe, especially in Canada and the West Indies, where Captain John Moore was stationed at this time. Due in large part to Pitt’s strategy, greatly supported by King George II—willingly signing off on “secret instructions” for his Navy upon the Commander’s advice—Great Britain successfully expelled its rivals in the contested overseas territories, gaining the bulk of New France in eastern Canada, Spanish Florida, some individual Caribbean islands in the West Indies, and the colony of Senegal on the West African coast by the close of the war. Starting Bid $200

Diplomatic gift from Haile Selassie during his visit to the Nixon White House 129. Haile Selassie. Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari movement, whose members view him as a symbol of God incarnate. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 9 full-length photo of the Ethiopian leader in his royal regalia, signed in fountain pen and dated 1969. Beautifully displayed in its official 8.5 x 12.5 red presentation frame with golden crest at the top. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the consignor, noting that this was intended as a gift for President Richard Nixon: “I was a neighbor to Emil & Patricia Mosbacher Jr. After her husband’s passing in 1997, I was given this signed photo of Haile Selasse. Patricia mentioned that it was given to Emil ‘Bus.’ Selassie, who was on his only visit to Richard M. Nixon in 1969. Emil ‘Bus’ Mosbacher Jr. was handed it as gift for the President. Mr. Mosbacher was Richard M. Nixon’s chief or protocol from 1969–72.” A sensational photo of Selassie in a noble full-length pose, presented during his important diplomatic visit to the United States. Starting Bid $200

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The highly esteemed first president of the Republic of China

130. Sun Yat-sen. Founding father and first president of the

Republic of China (1866-1925). Ink signature in English and Chinese on a 5 x 1.75 slip affixed to a 7.5 x 6.25 album page, which also bears two additional affixed signatures. In fine condition. Sun’s term as president was quite brief, as he resigned less than three months after taking office due to pressure from the Imperial army. A very rare offering from one of the greatest and most widely revered leaders of modern China. Starting Bid $1000

Royalty

Catherine the Great on “the horrors of Titian’s merchant” 131. Catherine the Great. ALS in French,

signed “Caterine,” one page, 7.25 x 9, no date but annotated on the reverse as received on December 12, 1765. Letter to Count Ernst de Munnich, who was seeking great Italian works of art for the Hermitage Museum’s collection. In part (translated): “I am very satisfied that the horrors of Titian’s merchant and his fellow companions in crime are discovered.

Continue this affair as you have begun. It is not so cold here as the first days, but the road between the city and here could harm a convalescent, I am well and soon will come back. You may say the good of the Empire will not suffer from my stay here.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

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132. King Charles I. King of England, Scotland,

and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649.

Following the Protectorate rule of Oliver Cromwell and his son, Richard, Charles’s line was restored to the throne with the succession of his son, Charles II, in 1660, whose reign was retroactively dated to 1649. Manuscript DS as king, signed “Charles R.,” one page, 7.25 x 8, December 27, 1627. Doublematted and framed with an engraving to an overall size of 18.5 x 14.5. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and a diagonal crease in the lower blank area. Starting Bid $200

133. King Charles I. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Charles R,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, no date. Neatly penned letter to an Italian monarch, in full (translated): “My brother, the news that the sire of Bonport has brought me being very agreeable to me, I could not let him go without expressing to you the great satisfaction I have had with this news and assuring you that nobody is more interested in what relates to you than I am, and I will in all occasions prove my attachment to you being truly my brother.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $300

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Prince Charles. Uncom135. King James II. Rare ink signature,

“James R.,” on an offwhite 2.75 x 1 slip affixed to a 4 x 6.25 sheet with attached engraving. In fine condition, with light overall toning. Starting Bid $200

mon color glossy 2.75 x 4 photo of Prince Charles in a handsome seated pose, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Charles, 1987.” Displayed in its original Jarrold’s presentation frame with Prince of Wales’s feathers. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

The Royal Wedding of Charles and Camilla 136. Prince Charles. Uncommon collection of material related to the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, including: an ALS, signed “Yours most sincerely, Charles and” and “Camilla,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Birkhall letterhead, April 21, 2005, addressed to Patricia Simmonds of the Garden Party Office, in part: “My wife and I wanted to write and express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to our wedding in Windsor on 9th April. The whole event would simply not have been possible had it not been for the extraordinary team of people with all their various skills and attributes who worked so hard and such long. Hours—not least when we had to defer the wedding from Friday to Saturday—to make the day the truly happy and uniquely memorable occasion that it was for us both and for all our guests. The seamless way in which everything worked to such perfection will be a permanent tribute to your professionalism and commitment, alongside that of everyone else involved.” Charles adds the salutation in his own hand. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Also included: a printed ALS from Charles and Camilla, three pages, 7 x 9.25, Clarence House letterhead, May 24, 2005, addressed to “All the members of Royal households,” and conveying thanks “to all those who so very generously contributed to such a lovely wedding present”; a spiral-bound 23-page “Administrative Instruction” packet for the “Marriage of The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles, Windsor, Saturday, 9th April, 2005,” issued by Lord Chamberlain’s Office, with sections relating to “Outline Timetable of Events,” “Preliminary Arrangements,” “Arrival of Members of the Royal Family and Foreign Families at Windsor Castle,” “Civil Ceremony,” “Service of Prayer and Dedication, St. George’s Chapel,” “Procedure at the End of the Service,” “Reception in the State Apartments,” and “Departure from Windsor Castle,” with the third appendix containing maps of Windsor Castle and directions to Long Walk Gate; a pair of official 15-page programs for the “Service of Prayer and Dedication Following the Marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall,” printed by Barnard & Westwood Limited, with accompanying “Duty” pass for the event, issued to “Mrs. Patricia Simmonds,” as ticket number “132.” In overall fine condition. Also accompanied by the original mailing envelope for the printed letter. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 39

138. Princess Diana and Prince Charles.

Impressively large collection of material related to the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, including: an official gilt-edged invitation to “the Marriage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with The Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday, 29th July, 1981 at 11.00 a.m.,” as requested by “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh,” with accompanying original mailing envelope; set of three official 18-page service programs for the “Marriage of Charles Prince of Wales with the Lady Diana Spencer”; a large packet from Lord Chamberlain’s Office containing an alphabetized guest list for the “Marriage of the Prince of Wales with the Lady Diana Spencer”; an official 33-page “Ceremonial” program for the marriage; 7-page packet containing a detailed floor plan and “Dome North” and “South Block” guest lists; a stapled RSVP category packet for the marriage ceremony; a 13-page stapled packet marked “Instructions or Ushers”; several photocopies of letters; and four items related to the funeral of Princess Diana. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $300

139. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Royal Christmas

card from circa 1981, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the newly wedded royal couple, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Mr. Osborne, from Charles,” and, “and Diana.” Mounted and matted to an overall size of 15 x 11.75. In fine condition, with a few trivial spots off foxing.

Starting Bid $200

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Queen Victoria confers “the Grand Cross of the Bath” in 1891 140. Queen Victoria. Third-person ALS, signed within the text, “The Queen,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Balmoral Castle letterhead, September 22, 1891. Letter to Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, in part: “The Queen has to thank Lord Bridport for his very kind letter & she can only repeat her congratulations & her hope that he may long remain in her Household & to serve her so fruitfully & kindly as he ever did her dear Husband & herself...She wishes also to inform him that she intends to confer the Grand Cross of the Bath in recognition of his Jubilee in her service.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting lines of toning. Starting Bid $200

American West Stunning signed, full-length portrait of Apache warrior Geronimo 142. Geronimo. Extremely rare and immensely desirable vintage glossy 3.75 x 5.25 full-length photo of the legendary Apache warrior in Western wear, affixed to its original 6 x 8 mount, nicely signed on the mount in pencil, “Geronimo.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a notarized letter of provenance from a previous owner, stating that it “came from the collection of my great uncle, Howard Stein. He was from Kansas City, Mo. and he collected historical memorabilia and autographs—with an emphasis on Western folks—Wild West. He collected for over 50 years and amassed a collection containing many prominent figures—which included—Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Jesse James, Sitting Bull,—just to name a few.” An absolutely marvelous signed portrait of Geronimo, which stands as one of the true rarities of the Old West. Starting Bid $2500

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Scarce autograph of famed Sioux chief Sitting Bull

143. Sitting Bull. Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man (circa 1831–1890) known for his steadfast opposition to the intrusion of the US government into Sioux lands. Fleeing to Canada following the Battle of Little Big Horn, he later returned to the US and toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Fearing his growing influence, government agents fatally shot him during an arrest attempt at Standing Rock Agency on December 15, 1890. Very rare and highly sought-after pencil signature, “Sitting Bull,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.75 slip, with a contemporary collector’s notation below, “His own autograph.” The reverse bears a handwritten witness statement: “A genuine autograph of Sitting Bull, noted Sioux chief, written in my presence, June 10th 1884, H. G. Williams.” In very good to fine condition, with light overall creasing. Starting Bid $500

144. Heck Thomas. Legendary and deadly western sheriff involved in more than ten recorded gunfights (1850-1912).

Rare partly printed DS, one page, 8 x 3, June 4, 1895. Territory of Oklahoma prisoner subsistence form, in full: “I certify, that from May 30 to May 31, 1895, I furnished subsistence, etc., for the following United States prisoners in my charge, viz: Wm. Brown, as per within account.” Signed at the conclusion by Thomas as Deputy United States Marshal. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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Notorious Figures The infamous Dillinger ‘death mask’

145. John Dillinger. Incredible second generation ‘death mask’ plaster mold of

the deceased John Dillinger’s face as he lay in the Cook County Morgue on July 23, 1934, made from the original plaster mold first formed by Professor D. E. Ashworth. The lifelike mold measures 5.5 x 10 x 2.75, with stationary board to reverse marked “8.” Also included with the ‘death mask’ is the incredibly rare presence of a single strand of hair deriving from the mustache of Dillinger, measuring .75˝ in length, originally removed from the interior of the first Dillinger mold created by Prof. Ashworth. The hair is accompanied by a “Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory” envelope marked in pencil, and a handwritten letter, which reads, in part: “In going through some papers I came across the enclosed specimen. Samples of hair obtained post-mortem showed presence of hair dye (under microscope), one of means used to prevent identification.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopy of the original five-page FBI report. Included is a TLS from Melvin Purvis, the lead investigator on the John Dillinger case, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 9, 1937, addressed to E. C. Kirkpatrick, in part: “I wanted to thank you for your kindness in writing me as you did about the matter of joining your organization; however, my present situation would prevent my doing so.” The letter is accompanied by a draft copy and the original letter from Kirkpatrick, offering Purvis a position in the Better Business Bureau of South Carolina.Professor Ashworth of the Worsham College of Embalming Science and several of his students joined him at the County Morgue to make a mask of the noted outlaw, explaining to authorities that Cook County Coroner Frank Walsh and former Special Agent in Charge Melvin H. Purvis of the Chicago Bureau had given him permission. After completing a plaster and cotton technique, his mask was confiscated by Police Officer Alfred Mulvaney, assigned to the Coroner’s Office, who had learned from Coroner Walsh that he had given no one permission to make a ‘death mask.’ Ashworth insisted on getting a receipt for his plaster mold and that it be stored in a secure place. Mulvaney obliged and he placed the mask in a safe on an upper floor. The Ashworth mold in the safe was eventually transported to the new Bureau of Forensic Ballistics, the United States’ first independent criminological laboratory, at Chicago’s Northwestern University. When the lab was sold to the Chicago Police Department in 1938, its chief technician kept most of the materials and helped set up a crime lab in Wisconsin, where a few more ‘death mask’ copies were created from the original mold. The materials were eventually purchased by a Wisconsin collector, with the death mask offered here deriving from that very collection. Originates from the archives of Police Chief Michael Webb, a prolific collector of crime memorabilia purchased from relatives of criminals and law officers; many of his items have been used in movies and displayed at the National Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington. Starting Bid $300

146. Mata Hari. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x

7.5, Nieuwe Uitleg 16, La Haye letterhead, annotated in pencil, March 14, 1916.

Mata Hari writes to “Mon Cher Consul.” In full (translated): “I would be very grateful if you could organize my papers anyway. Please read the letter attached that I received last night as you can see. I could still see my friend [male] and have the costume made that I need to dance Mrs. Bangeville’s minuet. Also, please have the letter sent to Jean Le Franc whom I fear wounded or dead and who loved me a lot. I did not receive any news from him for six weeks. And “last not least” [in English in the text] here is the novel. Kind regards with all my thanks in return.” In fine condition, with a few small stains to the first page. A courtesan as well as a dancer, Mata Hari amassed an impressive catalog of lovers, including high-ranking military officers and political figures from both France and Germany. When she sent this letter, she was still a great star, reflected in her reference to having a friend complete a costume needed “to dance Mrs. Bangeville’s minuet.” Her cavorting with Jean Le Franc, perhaps a French military officer, is also of note, though her proclamation that she fears him “wounded or dead and who loved me a lot” appears sincere…and not linked to her espionage. With the outbreak of World War I, these relationships immediately made her suspicious to French intelligence, which reportedly put her under surveillance. The circumstances of Mata Hari’s alleged spying activities during the war were and remain unclear: It was said that, while in the Netherlands in 1916, she was offered cash by a German consul to report back information obtained on her next visit to France. When British intelligence discovered details of this arrangement, they passed them on to their counterparts in France; Mata Hari was arrested in Paris in February 1917. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 43

147. Menachem Begin Starting Bid $200

151. Aaron Burr Starting Bid $200

155. Daniel Carroll Starting Bid $200

159. Chiang Chingkuo Starting Bid $200

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149. Abraham Ten Broeck

150. William Jennings Bryan

152. Benjamin Cardozo

153. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

154. Lord Carnarvon

156. Lewis Cass

157. Nicolae Ceaușescu

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161. Madame Chiang Kai-shek

162. Clementine Churchill

148. David Ben-Gurion

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160. Chiang Ching-kuo

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158. Vint Cerf

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163. Eldridge Cleaver

165. Jacques Cousteau and Hans Hass

166. James M. Curley

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169. Democratic Conventions

170. Thomas E. Dewey

171. Thomas E. Dewey

172. Benjamin Disraeli

173. Benjamin Disraeli

174. Dorothea Dix

175. Thomas Dorr

176. Frederick Douglass Starting Bid $200

177. William Ellery

178. Ben Ferencz

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167. James M. Curley Starting Bid $200

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164. Martin Cooper Starting Bid $200

168. Dalai Lama

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180. French Politicians

181. Indira Gandhi

182. Rajiv Gandhi

183. Arthur J. Goldberg

184. Hannibal Hamlin

185. Paul von Hindenburg

186. J. Edgar Hoover

187. Charles Evans Hughes

188. Charles Evans Hughes

189. Joseph Hume

190. Samuel Huntington

191. Indian Leaders

192. Jared Ingersoll

193. Boris Johnson

179. Felix Frankfurter Starting Bid $200

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194. Joseph P. Kennedy

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195. Jack Kilby

196. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

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197. King George V

198. King George VI

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201. Karl Marx

199. Robert R. Livingston

200. Lucky Luciano Starting Bid $200

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202. John McCain and Jimmy Carter

203. Joseph McCarthy

204. Golda Meir

205. Mother Teresa

206. Mother Teresa

207. Napoleon III

208. Gamal Abdel Nasser

209. Madame Ngo Dinh Ngo

210. Nguyen Van Thieu

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211. Sandra Day O’Connor

212. Sandra Day O’Connor

213. Rosa Parks

214. Eva Peron

215. Eva Peron

216. Eva Peron

217. Timothy Pickering Starting Bid $200

218. William Pitt the Younger

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219. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier

220. Princess Stephanie

221. Yitzhak Rabin

222. John Ringling

223. Carl Sagan

224. Glenn Seaborg

225. Glenn Seaborg

226. William Shirley and Thomas Hutchinson Starting Bid $200

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227. Al Smith

228. Titanic: Widener, George

230. Frederick Treves

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229. Clyde W. Tombaugh

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231. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr

233. Robert Walpole

234. Daniel Webster

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232. Pancho Villa: Maria Luz Corral de Villa Starting Bid $200

235. Simon Wiesenthal

236. Henry Wilson Starting Bid $200

237. Duke and Duchess of Windsor

238. Wallis Windsor

240. Yen Chia-kan

241. Hideki Yukawa

242. Hendrik Zwaardemaker

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239. Wu Tingfang Starting Bid $200

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military

Recommending a blacksmith-turned-soldier, Lafayette praises “the number and zealousness of his war campaigns” 243. Marquis de Lafayette. ALS in French, signed

“Lafayette,” one page, 7 x 9.25, January 1, 1816. Letter to “Monsieur Thierry” in Melun, written from La Grange, in part (translated): “I saw in the newspapers, with much regret, that your young subordinate will no longer be in a position to take advantage of your benevolent interest in him. This letter will be given to you by a soldier named Brule, the nephew of a trustworthy man employed on my farm who asked me to try and help him. The young man—after having served for seven years, having some means and having no family to take care of him, and moreover being a blacksmith by trade—would like that the number and zealousness of his war campaigns and would be sufficient to permit his return to his trade. I don’t know what the present regulations are. If you can advise him, you will do him a favor.” Mounted with the address leaf open, matted beside an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature, and framed to an overall size of 32 x 19.

In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and soiling, and light show-through along the edges and center from tape on the reverse. Starting Bid $300

Stonewall has “the secret police” infiltrate a covert Union meeting 244. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson.

Civil War-dated ALS signed “T. J. Jackson, Mj Genl,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.25 x 4.75, Winchester, Virginia, March 6, 1862. Letter to a captain. In full: “This note will be handed to you by Mr. Kinser who is a member of the secret police.” Gorgeously suede-matted and framed with a descriptive plaque and portrait of Jackson to an overall size of 26 x 17.5. An overall block of toning from previous display, otherwise fine condition.

Late in 1861, Brigadier General John H. Winder was appointed as provost-marshal for the State of Virginia, where he established a ‘secret police’ unit tasked with disrupting Unionist organizations rumored to have infiltrated the Confederate Army—one such organization, called ‘Heroes of America,’ was the key group that they sought to dismantle, having reportedly taken over nearly the entire 54th Virginia. Winchester was a key position for the Confederacy, as it was well-connected by rail and road and served as a base of operations for several of their incursions into the North—a prime target for a covert Unionist group. By March 1862, several of members of this group had been apprehended, and the Confederate officers were said to have a list of 150 suspects. Jackson ordered a raid on a Unionist meeting on the evening of March 10, 1862, conducted by Captain John Q. A. Nadenbousch—likely the recipient of this letter. A fantastic and scarce war-dated letter with extremely intriguing content. Starting Bid $1,000 50 |

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Remarkable 1853 West Point diploma signed by Lee as superintendent 245. Robert E. Lee. Beautifully engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed “R. E. Lee,” as superintendent of West Point, one page, 20.75 x 25, June 17, 1853. United States Military Academy diploma presented to George Bell “having been carefully examined on all the Branches of the Arts, Sciences, and Literature taught at the United States Military Academy has been judged worthy to receive the Degree required by Law preparatory to his advancement in the U. S. Army…and recommend him to the president for promotion in the Ordnance, Artillery or Infantry.” Signed at the conclusion by Lee as superintendent of the Academy, and also signed underneath by ten professors, including Robert S. Garnett, George H. Thomas, Dennis Hart Mahan, George W. Cullum, and Robert Walter Weir. In very good condition, with creasing, toning, a half dozen small holes, and Lee’s signature quite light but entirely legible. Bell would go on to serve as a commissary officer in the Union Army throughout the Civil War, and was brevetted brigadier general for his faithful and meritorious service during the rebellion.

After distinguishing himself in the Mexican-American War, Lee reluctantly accepted an appointment as superintendent of the Military Academy at West Point in 1852, where he remained for three years. In addition to Lee’s ever-desirable signature, this document boasts that of the extremely rare Robert Selden Garnett, who signs as a tactics instructor—Garnett would become the first general officer killed in the Civil War on July 13, 1861. As West Point graduated a mere 140 cadets during Lee’s entire tenure as superintendent, these documents are quite scarce and thus immensely desirable. Starting Bid $300

246. George A. Custer. Self-contained war-dated endorse-

ment, “G. A. Custer,” on a 3 x 2.5 slip, dated “Headquarters…

Cav. Div., November 25th, 1864.” The message, in another hand, reads, in full: “Respectfully forwarded approved and recommended.” A month earlier, on October 19, Custer had led a division of cavalry at the Battle of Cedar Creek, one of the last and most decisive actions during the Valley Campaign. The Union victory effectively ended Confederate threats on Washington and was believed to have been a major factor in the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. In very fine condition Starting Bid $300

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248. Jean Lannes. One of Napoleon’s marshals who was

a close personal friend, renowned as one of the most daring and talented generals in the French army (1769–1809). Scarce partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lannes,” one page, 9.25 x 7, December 10, 1805. A pay receipt, in part (translated): “I subscribe Marshal of the Empire, commander-in-chief of the 5th Army Corps, recognizes that he received from M. Regain, Payer of the Grand Army, the sum of two thousand one hundred and sixty francs for a forage indemnity during the first quarter of the year.” In fine condition, with some light foxing and creasing.

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Napoleon provides for his army at Mont Cenis 249. Napoleon. LS in French,

signed “Np,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 19, 1808. Letter to “General Clarke,” organizing the passage and lodging of his troops at Mont Cenis. In part (translated): “The stages are very badly organized from Chambéry to Mont Cenis. It is necessary that you propose to me a new distribution. The days are too strong. It is necessary to divide the space into equal days, giving a stay in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, which is the only place on the mountain where you can stay. Once you have settled in stages for this year, you will have to inform the Minister of the Interior of the places where the new road will pass; and, in the places where the troops will stay, propose to me the construction of a small barracks to house a battalion; but these barracks must be built according to the custom of the country, and cost 40 or 50,000 francs instead of the 100,000 crowns which the great constructions of our engineers would cost. It has been submitted to me various proposals for the barracks of Lans-le-Bourg; it would be urgent for me to submit finally a definite project. I want houses for the use of the mountains, and not as they are made in Paris. Give orders for the commander of Mount Cenis to have lodging at the convent, while waiting for the barracks to be established at the convent to be made, and for the gendarmerie brigades to be lodged there. You will recommend to the officer commanding Mount Cenis to ensure that every soldier going to Italy or returning a bottle of wine is given it. I would even like to be able to give them a good soup, a half-ration of bread, and a ration of meat. It would be a small expense and would be of great consequence to the health of the soldier. I wish in winter there is a stage at Mount Cenis, especially for the conscripts and detachments of less than 300 men. The day from Lans-le-Bourg to Suze is the origin of many diseases. My intention is therefore that you give orders to the commander of Mount Cenis so that detachments of not more than 200 men will be accommodated in the convent, heated, fed and treated well. When they are more than 300 men, 300 will be established at the convent, 200 at La Poste and La Ramasse, and 200 at the Grande-Croix, which will make a battalion.

This is for this year and until the 1st of June, at which time the commanders of the detachments will be masters of the road in a single day, stopping at the convent and refreshing themselves there. But next year, when the barracks will be made, and the houses I ordered, built, an entire regiment will be housed in the convent, and in the future the passage of Mount Cenis, unless there are urgent events, will be done in two days.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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Reorganizing the 8th Corps at the end of the War of the Fifth Coalition

250. Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Np,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12, September 23, 1809. Official order reorganizing his troops amidst the War of the Fifth Coalition, a few days before the Treaty of Schonbrunn ended it. In part (translated): “In our Imperial camp of Schonbrunn, His Majesty orders: 1. The 22nd infantry regiment of the line and the 65th of the line, which are part of the 8th corps of the army, will each have their two pieces of 3 or 4, their eight infantry caissons and their eight caissons of military transports. The Intendant General will take the necessary measures so that if these regiments do not have this number of caissons and have not touched the funds granted to each regiment for this purpose, they procure the missing caissons without delay…2. the eight 4th battalions which form the Rivaud division will each have their infantry caisson and their military transport caisson. The sums necessary for the design of these caissons will be placed at the disposal of the authorizing officer of the 8th Corps…The horses will be provided by the administration…3. The artillery of the 8th corps will be composed of 4 pieces of 12; 16 pieces of 6; 6 pieces of 3; and 6 howitzers, with a double coupled supply…4. The engineers will have…at least 1500 tools which will be worn on coupled wagons, as well as the ropes and tools necessary for the prompt repair of a bridge…5. Three hundred horses will be raised in Bareuth, one hundred in Erfurth, and one hundred in Hanau. In all five hundred, which will be distributed in the 8th corps…6. An advance of two thousand francs will be made to each squadron…

The squadron leaders and captains commanding the squadrons of the six provisional regiments will immediately employ this fund to put their squadron in order.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Pardon for an Austrian prisoner of war 251. Napoleon. Partly-printed vellum DS, in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 22 x 17.5, May 27, 1813. Document for the pardon of an Austrian prisoner of war, signed at the conclusion by Napoleon and countersigned by Jean Jacques Regis de Cambaceres. In very good to fine condition, with expected wrinkling and soiling, an old tape stain to the upper left corner, and the handwritten portions a shade or two light. Starting Bid $300

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The French emperor authorizes a ship to sail and trade with England 252. Napoleon. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Np,” one page, 13.75 x 19.25, January 11, 1813. Impressive document authorizing the ship Le Felix to sail and trade with England, signed at the conclusion by Napoleon and countersigned by four other officials, including Minister of the Interior Jean-Baptiste de Nompere de Champagny, Duc de Cadore. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, a short tear to the top edge, and splitting along the intersecting folds.

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Transforming Turin’s Palace of Venaria into a cavalry barracks

Granting the Legion of Honour to a soldier wounded at Austerlitz

253. Napoleon. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Np,”

three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12.25, December 18, 1811. Official military document signed by the Duc de Feltre, requesting the Palace of Venaria near Turin be turned into a cavalry barracks, endorsed in the left margin by Napoleon on December 19, 1810. In fine condition, with some light diagonal creasing. The Palace of Venaria, originally designed and built outside of Turin in 1675, was indeed transformed into a barracks under Napoleonic domination—the structures were turned into barracks and the terraced gardens destroyed to create a training ground. The complex maintained this military role after the fall of Napoleon, and remained in use by the Italian Army until 1978. Starting Bid $200

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254. Napoleon. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Ac-

corde, Np,” one page, 8.5 x 13, October 27, 1808. Official document for a legion of honor request made by Marshal Soult for a soldier wounded at the Battle of Austerlitz, approved in the left margin by Napoleon at Tuileries Palace on February 2, 1809. In fine condition, with some light spotting to the top.

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255. Jozef Poniatowski. Manuscript DS, in Polish, one page, 8 x 12,

February 19, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Interior Jan Pawel Luszczewski, written in favor of Captain Kurosz, who had served valiantly in the infantry of the Polish army of the Warsaw Duchy, but whose forces were failing after his wounds and who solicited a place in the administration of the forests. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

256. Alfred Dreyfus. French

military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, the most sensational cause célèbre in the final years of the 19th century which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, thrust him into the international spotlight. Discovering the murky circumstances-the recklessness of the French government in pursuing a speedy conviction, the sloppy procedure of the court-martial-author Emile Zola wrote his famous open letter, “J’Accuse!,” laying bare the entire disgraceful affair. Zola was convicted of libel and fled to England, though he returned to France in time to witness the fall of the government and Dreyfus’s release following an overturned second conviction. Two items: first-rate 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders postcard portrait signed “A. Dreyfus” in the lower white border; and a brief untranslated ALS in French on one of Dreyfus’s personal 3.75 x 2.25 calling cards, initialed “A. D.” at its conclusion. In overall fine to very fine condition.

An exceptionally clean pairing of items. Starting Bid $200

257. Vintage Lead Toy Soldiers. Mixed and incomplete collection of valuable vintage lead toy soldiers, including: seven horses, two riders, two carts, and two smaller French soldiers (marked on their bases as “Regiment de Picardie” and “Batallon Napoleon, Ile d’Elbe 1815”). Includes a bunch of small wooden barrels. In overall very good to fine condition.

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258. Pierre Augereau

259. Samuel Barrington

260. Eugene de Beauharnais

261. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

262. Louis-Alexandre Berthier

263. Jean-Baptiste Bessieres

264. Omar Bradley

265. Ambrose E. Burnside

266. Jean Jacques RĂŠgis de Cambaceres

267. Pierre Cambronne

268. Lazare Carnot

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269. Louis Nicolas Davout Starting Bid $200

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270. Report on de Grasse’s French Fleet

271. George Dewey

272. Enola Gay

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273. Joseph Fouche Starting Bid $200

274. Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon Starting Bid $200

277. Iwo Jima: Bradley and Rosenthal

278. Henry Knox

280. Francois Lefebvre

281. Felix von Luckner

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284. Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot Starting Bid $200

275. Emmanuel de Grouchy Starting Bid $200

276. Leslie Groves Starting Bid $200

279. Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth Starting Bid $200

282. Nathaniel Lyon Starting Bid $200

283. Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald Starting Bid $200

285. Auguste de Marmont Starting Bid $200

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286. Anthony McAuliffe

287. Montgomery of Alamein

290. Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan Starting Bid $200

291. Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan Starting Bid $200

293. Chester Nimitz

294. Nicolas Oudinot

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297. Revolutionary War Starting Bid $200

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288. Edouard Mortier Starting Bid $200

289. Napoleon: Discours Starting Bid $200

292. Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Starting Bid $200

295. Pacific Theater

296. George S. Patton

298. Revolutionary War

299. Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill Starting Bid $200

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300. Revolutionary War: Jonathan Clapp Starting Bid $200

301. Eddie Rickenbacker Starting Bid $200

302. John Schofield Starting Bid $200

303. Nicolas Jean de Soult Starting Bid $200

304. Carl Spaatz Starting Bid $200

305. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

306. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet Starting Bid $200

307. Tokyo Rose

308. William Tryon

309. USS Constitution

310. Claude Victor-Perrin

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311. World War I Starting Bid $200

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312. World War II Generals Starting Bid $200

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313. Sgt. Alvin C. York Starting Bid $200

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314. Louis Bleriot.

aviation

French engineer and aviator (1872-1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the English Channel in 1909. Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Louis Bleriot in his monoplane when he flew across the English Channel on July 25, 1909, signed in pencil, “L. Bleriot.” The card is postmarked August 29, 1945. In fine condition, with light overall soiling. Starting Bid $200

317. Amy Johnson. English

aviatrix (1903-1941) who became the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia; she later drowned after bailing out over the Thames. Striking vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Amy Johnson wearing her aviation coat and goggles, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a J. Capstack photography stamp. In very good to fine condition, with some creasing and light silvering. Starting Bid $200

315. Alan Eustace.

318. Hubert Latham. French aviation pioneer (1883–1912) the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Hubert Latham smoking a cigarette, published by EOK of Paris, signed in fountain pen, “H. Latham.” In fine condition.

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Computer scientist (born 1956) who served as Senior Vice President of Knowledge at Google, and who holds the world record for the highestaltitude free-fall jump, which he set on October 24, 2014. Four color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Alan Eustace during or preparing for his world record highest-altitude free-fall jump, each signed in silver ink or black felt tip. In overall fine condition, with some slight lower edge creasing. Accompanied by a Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame business card belonging to Eustace, who has signed the reverse in black felt tip. Starting Bid $200

319. Chuck Ye a g e r.

316. Henri Farman. Anglo-French aviator and aircraft designer (1874–1958), who in 1908 completed the first 1-kilometer circuit to win the Grand Prix d’Aviation. Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Henri Farman flying during the Grand Prix of Aviation on January 13, 1908, signed in fountain pen, “13 janvier 1908, H. Farman.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Signed book: Yeager. First e d i t i o n . N Y: Bantam Books, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page n black felt tip, “To Joseph Collins, Good luck, Chuck Yeager.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

space

The manned missions of Apollo, signed by 18 astronauts 320. Apollo Astronauts. Very attractive handmade autograph display honoring the 12

manned missions of the Apollo program, signed in ink or felt tip by a total of 18 astronauts, including: Apollo 7 (Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham, and Donn Eisele), Apollo 8 (James Lovell), Apollo 9, Rusty Schweickart and Jim McDivitt), Apollo 10 (Gene Cernan), Apollo 11 (Buzz Aldrin), Apollo 12 (Alan Bean and Richard Gordon), Apollo 13 (Fred Haise), Apollo 14 (Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell), Apollo 15 (Dave Scott), Apollo 16 (Charlie Duke), Apollo 17 (Gene Cernan, Ron Evans, and Harrison Schmitt), and Apollo-Soyuz (Deke Slayton). The handmade display sheet measures 10.75 x 14.5 and features an attractive moon-and-star background accomplished in ink and paint by W. J. Numeroff. In fine condition, with light overall toning. Accompanied by an original NASA mailing envelope.

Starting Bid $200

The historic Project Gemini, signed by each mission astronaut 321. Project Gemini. Phenomenal color 10 x 20 print of the GT-5 capsule, the McDonnell-built spacecraft used for NASA’s fifth Gemini mission, impressively signed in ink and felt tip by 40 legendary Gemini astronauts, flight directors, engineers, and other early NASA personnel members, including: Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, John Young, Elliot See, Charles Bassett, Clifton Williams, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Gene Cernan (2), Dave Scott, Bill Anders, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Jim McDivitt, Ed White II, Frank Borman, James Lovell, Gordon Cooper (2), Richard Gordon, Christopher Kraft, John Hodge, Gene Kranz, Glynn S. Lunney, Clifford Charlesworth (2), Charles Cicchetti, George Page, Charles A. Berry, Owen D. Coons, Arnold Aldrich, William E. Platt, Richard Glover, John Llewellyn, Charlie B. Parker, Bob Sheridan, Larry D. Armstrong, Charles S. Harlan, and Melvin F. Brooks. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 23.75. In fine condition, with a small area of whiteout at the top edge, and fair-to-poor contrast to the Bean and Aldrin signatures. An outstanding Gemini-era print signed by a multitude of names both rare and iconic, which boasts all Gemini mission pilots, a total of seven moonwalkers, and an ensemble of tragic NASA heroes like Grissom, White, See, Bassett, and Williams. Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hi-altitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971.

Accompanied by two signed 8 x 10 photos, one of Manfred von Ehrenfried, and the other of John Hodge, a Mercury and Gemini Flight Director and later Director of the Space Station Program Office at NASA in the 1980s. Starting Bid $1000

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Rare Mercury capsule print signed by NASA’s original seven astronauts

322. Mercury Seven and Mission Control. Sought-after color 11.75 x 21.75 print of the Mercury capsule with launch escape tower designed and built by McDonnell Aircraft, signed in various ink types by all seven of the original Mercury astronauts—”Scott Carpenter,” “Gordon Cooper,” “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Gus Grissom,” “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” and “D. K. Slayton.” The print is also signed by Operations Director Walter C. Williams and Flight Director Christopher Kraft. Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hialtitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971.

Accompanied by a signed 8 x 10 photo of Manfred von Ehrenfried. Starting Bid $300

323. Edward H. White II. Vintage semi-glossy 7 x 7 photo of White when he

became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Dutch—Best Regards—Edward H. White II, 3 June ‘65.” Framed and in very good to fine condition, with light crazing to the emulsion, and light fading to the image. Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hi-altitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971. Starting Bid $200

324. Apollo 8. Flown fabric California state flag, 6 x 3.75, carried into lunar

orbit during the Apollo 8 mission, affixed to an 8.25 x 10 presentation certificate signed in black felt tip by Bill Anders, James Lovell, and Frank Borman, with another hand adding an inscription, “To Buzz with best wishes & many thanks.”

The certificate features an affixed glossy photo of the Apollo 8 liftoff, with upper printed text reading: “This flag was carried aboard the first manned lunar orbit spacecraft., Apollo 8, December 21–27, 1968.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.5 x 13.5. In fine condition.

Bastian ‘Buz’ Hello began his career at the Glenn L. Martin Company creating booster rockets for intercontinental ballistic missiles before moving on to work at Rockwell Collins, where he ran Rockwell’s operations for NASA at Cape Canaveral. Hello managed the Apollo program, working on Apollo 7 through Apollo 12, before being sent to Rockwell’s California location to work on development of the space shuttle orbiter. After his work on the space shuttle, Hello became vice president of Rockwell’s Aircraft Division, where he oversaw the development and manufacturing of the B-1 Bomber. Starting Bid $300 62 |

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325. Apollo 10. Flown fabric American flag, 6.25 x 4, carried into

lunar orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, affixed to a 9.25 x 11.25 presentation certificate signed and inscribed in black tip, “Gene Cernan, To Buzz Hello—Our most sincere thanks to you for helping make Apollo X a success.” The certificate bears autopen signatures of Tom Stafford and John Young, with printed text below flag reading: “This flag traveled on Apollo X with the first LM to the Moon, Apollo X, May 18-26, 1969.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 15.75. In fine condition.

Bastian ‘Buz’ Hello began his career at the Glenn L. Martin Company creating booster rockets for intercontinental ballistic missiles before moving on to work at Rockwell Collins, where he ran Rockwell’s operations for NASA at Cape Canaveral. Hello managed the Apollo program, working on Apollo 7 through Apollo 12, before being sent to Rockwell’s California location to work on development of the space shuttle orbiter. After his work on the space shuttle, Hello became vice president of Rockwell’s Aircraft Division, where he oversaw the development and manufacturing of the B-1 Bomber. Starting Bid $300

Course correction “Burn Chart” flown into lunar orbit on Apollo 11, certified by Aldrin and Collins 326. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Amaz-

ing flown 10.5 x 8 page from the Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Columbia during the first lunar landing mission, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint, “Carried to the moon on Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin,” and in black ballpoint, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP.” The page, numbered “3–32a” and headed “MCC, Burn Chart,” features a grid of terms and values associated with Mid Course Correction engine burn No. 3, or MCC3, with grid parts including pitch and yaw rates, attitude deviation, engine shutdown time, and residuals. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for the Collins signature, a CD-ROM with video from the Collins signing, a copy of the front cover to the Apollo 11 Flight Plan, and a signed certificate of authenticity from Buzz Aldrin, who writes that the page “is part of the entire document that was carried to the Moon in Command Module Columbia on the first lunar landing mission during July 16 to 24, 1996. This sheet is from the detailed timeline section and was located at the beginning of hour 53 in the timeline…Our trajectory was precise enough during this point of the flight that MCC3 was not required…Since the MCC3 was canceled, we had a chance to take a few moments to briefly reflect on events. Our launch was exactly on time, the Translunar Injection engine burn worked as planned, and we had no problems docking with and pulling Lunar Module Eagle from. Its berth in the Saturn third stage. We were well on our way to the first lunar landing…This page has been in my private collection since 1969.” Starting Bid $1000

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The Apollo 11 crew sign for a Saturn rocket developer 327. Apollo 11. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Buzz Hello—Sincere thanks from Apollo 11—Neil Armstrong,” “Michael Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition.

Bastian ‘Buz’ Hello began his career at the Glenn L. Martin Company creating booster rockets for intercontinental ballistic missiles before moving on to work at Rockwell Collins, where he ran Rockwell’s operations for NASA at Cape Canaveral. Hello managed the Apollo program, working on Apollo 7 through Apollo 12, before being sent to Rockwell’s California location to work on development of the space shuttle orbiter. After his work on the space shuttle, Hello became vice president of Rockwell’s Aircraft Division, where he oversaw the development and manufacturing of the B-1 Bomber. Starting Bid $600

Rare preflight letter from the Apollo 11 crew— “We certainly enjoyed the news clipping of Snoopy” 328. Apollo 11. TLS signed “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “M. Colliins,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 23, 1969. Letter to Dayton’s Advertising Department, in full: “We certainly enjoyed the news clipping of Snoopy which you recently sent us. Your enthusiasm is delightful and we trust your interest will continue as the Apollo Program progresses.” In fine condition. The connection between the Apollo program and the Peanuts comic strip is well documented. The call signs for the Apollo 10 spacecraft were the names of characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, the semi-official mascots of the famed ‘dress rehearsal’ Apollo mission, and Peanuts creator Charles Schulz also drew some mission-related artwork for NASA. A decidedly rare letter written by the Apollo 11 crew less than a month before their historic lunar liftoff. Starting Bid $500

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329. Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Film. Flown .25 x .5

swatch of film carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Eagle during the historic Apollo 11 mission. The swatch is affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticity signed in ballpoint by Richard W. Underwood, Supervisory Aerospace Technologist at the Johnson Space Center. The certificate details the chronology of the film from after liftoff until its return on board the CSM Columbia, stating that “107 photographs were taken on this film roll while on the surface of the moon,” and features facsimile signatures of the full crew. In fine condition. Underwood was responsible for developing the Apollo photographs—in fact, he was the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and the first 23 space shuttle missions. Starting Bid $200

331. Neil Armstrong. Stunning color glossy 9.25 x 5.75 photo of the brightly glowing moon, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Dutch—with appreciation for our years of working together—Neil Armstrong.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 11.25. In fine condition. Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hi-altitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971.

Starting Bid $300

Neil in 1962: “I haven’t really done anything yet, but I hope to earn the congratulations someday”

330. Neil Armstrong. ALS signed by Neil Armstrong, “Jan & Neil Armstrong,” penned inside a Christmas card, measuring 6.5 x 10 unfolded, no date, but circa December 1962. Letter to Betty and Dan, in full: “Thank so much for your congratulatory note. In my view, I haven’t really done anything yet, but I hope to earn the congratulations someday. We have moved to Houston and are trying to learn how to be ‘Texans.’ Houston is a very nice, modern, progressive city—but is just in a bad location. I think we’ll learn to like it, however. All the best to you this holiday season.” In fine condition, with two small areas of toning, and a small section of dampstaining along the left side of the hinge, touching four words of text. Selected to the NASA Astronaut Corps as part of Group 2 in September 1962, Armstrong and his family moved to Houston, settling in the Clear Lake area of El Lago. There he trained to become an astronaut, making his first spaceflight four years later on Gemini 8. At the end of the decade, he would earn the congratulations of millions around the world when he became the first to set foot on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. Starting Bid $500

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334. Neil Armstrong. Official color

8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, boldly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill Pollock— Best Wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

335. Neil Armstrong.

332. Neil Armstrong. Beautiful official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed nicely in black felt tip. In very fine condition. An ideal uninscribed example. Starting Bid $300

“One Small Step for Man...”

333. Neil Armstrong. Original

issue of the New York Daily News from “Moonday, July 21, 1969,” Long Island Final edition, Vol. 51, No. 22, 64 pages, 10.5 x 15.25, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink, “To Steve Honig—All the best— Neil Armstrong.”

Above the rare image—one showing Armstrong walking on the moon—is a subhead featuring Armstrong’s iconic words: “One Small Step for Man... One Giant Leap for Mankind.” In very good to fine condition, with wear and small tears along the spine, and expected fragility from age. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce signed book: First on the Moon.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 511 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink, “Best wishes, to the Collins family—Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” In fine condition, with a blacked-out notation to the upper right corner of the first free end page. Starting Bid $300

336. Neil Armstrong. Early and

sought-after Hawaiian tracking station cover, postmarked at Waimea, Hawaii, on the day of the Gemini 3 flight, March 23, 1965, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Neil Armstrong.

Also signed in ballpoint and felt tip by various other tracking station personnel, including NASA doctors A. D. Catterson and Ken Beers. In fine condition. Neil Armstrong was assigned to the Kokee Tracking Station in Hawaii for support of GT-3, the first manned flight of the Gemini program, undertaken

by Gus Grissom and John Young aboard the ‘Molly Brown.’

Starting Bid $200

337.

Apollo 13.

Fantastic flown .75 x 1.5 swatch of fabric from the Apollo 13 LM Aquarius, affixed to a 7 x 5 presentation card signed in black felt tip by the crew, “James Lovell,” “Jack Swigert,” and “Fred Haise.” The card reads: “A Piece of ‘Aquarius’ LM-7, Launched April 11, 1970, Splashdown April 17, 1970, Presented to P. Barry, Thanks for a job well done!

From the Apollo 13 crew.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an “Apollo Achievement Award” presented by NASA to P. K. Barry “as a member of the team which has advanced the nation’s capabilities in aeronautics and space and demonstrated them in many outstanding accomplishments culminating in Apollo 11’s successful achievement of man’s first landing on the moon.” Starting Bid $200

338. Dave Scott. Beauti-

ful wooden display box presented to Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott, measuring 10˝ x 6˝ x 3˝, with upper lid of box featuring an Apollo 15 mission insignia and an impressive sculpture by space artist Pascal Hecker, which depicts Scott on the lunar surface as he prepares to drop a geologic hammer and a falcon feather on the lunar surface, a moment that correctly proved Galileo’s theory that all objects released together fall at the same rate regardless of mass. The box originally contained a Bulova 96B251 Special Edition Moon chronograph watch that was presented to Scott, who signs four sides of this handsome display box with silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR, ‘Falcon,’ ‘Endeavor,’” “Apollo 9, ‘Spider,’ ‘Gumdrop,’ CMP,” “Gemini VIII PLT,” and “South Pole, January 1970.” The interior of the box features two engraved plaques, with one featuring a list of 14 astronauts and cosmonauts who tragically lost their lives, and the other a presentation plaque, which reads: “The Hammer and the Feather Experiment, ‘Hadley–Apennine region,’ David Randolph ‘Dave’ Scott, Seventh Man on the Moon, Apollo 15 Commander, July 26–August 7, 1971.” In fine condition, with repairs to statuette hammer and helmet visor; the fragile nature of both will likely require further restoration from buyer.

Starting Bid $200

339. Skylab.

Attractive flown fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried on board the Skylab space station and affixed to its original 13.75 x 10.75 certificate, which reads: “In grateful appreciation for the contributions made to the Space Station Task Force, NASA Headquarters. Presented to Manfred von Ehrenfried.”

Dated January 25, 1984, the certificate bears an embossed golden NASA seal, a printed signature of James M. Beggs, and a caption below the flag, which reads: “This flag was flown aboard the first U.S. ‘Space Station,’ the Skylab, launched from Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 1973.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 15.25. In fine condition.

Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hi-altitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971. Starting Bid $200

340. Skylab. Flown fragment of a Skylab oxygen supply tank

recovered in Western Australia after the space station’s fiery reentry in 1979, approximately 1 x 1, encased in a pyramidal 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.25 block of Lucite with a Skylab emblem at the bottom. In fine condition. Accompanied by its original display box and booklet. Originates from the personal collection of Manfred ‘Dutch’ von Ehrenfried, a Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Flight Controller, Apollo Pressure Suit Test Subject, NASA hi-altitude aircraft crew member, Mission Staff Engineer and Branch Chief from 1961–1971. Starting Bid $200

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341. Buzz Aldrin

342. Buzz Aldrin

343. Buzz Aldrin

344. Buzz Aldrin

345. Buzz Aldrin

346. Buzz Aldrin

347. Apollo 11 Starting Bid $200

348. Apollo 11 Photograph

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349. Apollo 12

350. Apollo 16 Starting Bid $200

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351. Apollo 7

352. Apollo-Soyuz

353. Apollo-Soyuz

354. Neil Armstrong

355. Alan Bean

356. Alan Bean

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357. Frank Borman Starting Bid $200

358. Vance Brand Starting Bid $200

361. Scott Carpenter Starting Bid $200

359. Scott Carpenter

360. Scott Carpenter

362. Scott Carpenter

363. Gene Cernan

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364. Gene Cernan

365. Gene Cernan

366. Charles Conrad

367. Charles Conrad

368. Gordon Cooper

369. Gordon Cooper

370. Gordon Cooper

371. Walt Cunningham

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372. Charlie Duke

373. Charlie Duke

374. Charlie Duke

375. Donn Eisele

376. Donn Eisele

377. Joe Engle

378. Ron Evans

379. Ron Evans

380. Gemini Astronauts

382. Ed Gibson

383. John Glenn

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381. Gemini Rendezvous

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384. John Glenn

385. John Glenn

386. John Glenn

387. Richard Gordon

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388. Fred Haise

389. Fred Haise

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392. Joe Kerwin

393. Pete Knight

394. Chris Kraft

395. James Lovell

396. James Lovell

397. Glynn Lunney

398. Ken Mattingly

399. Jim McDivitt

400. Jim McDivitt

401. Jim McDivitt

402. Mercury Astronauts

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391. Jim Irwin

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404. Curt Michel

405. Edgar Mitchell

406. Edgar Mitchell

407. Wally Schirra

408. Wally Schirra

409. Harrison Schmitt

410. Harrison Schmitt

411. Harrison Schmitt

412. Harrison Schmitt Starting Bid $200

413. Harrison Schmitt and Nelson Rockefeller Starting Bid $200

414. Dave Scott

415. Alan Shepard

416. Alan Shepard

417. Deke Slayton

418. Jack Swigert

419. Al Worden

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art, architecture, & design

420. Giovan Battista Aleotti. Italian architect (1546–1636) known for his designs in Parma, including the Teatro Farnese.

ALS in Italian, signed “Gio. Batt’a Aleoti,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, 1595. Letter concerning a payment order. In very good to fine condition, with light toning and staining, not affecting the signature. Starting Bid $200

422. Pierre Bonnard. Two 5.5 x 3.5 postcards sent to Irma Coulon, one depicting the Hotel du du Cardinal Jouffroy and the other showing a view of Notre-Dame from across the Seine, each signed on the reverse in ink, “P. Bonnard.” Includes three small exhibition booklets. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Banksy remixes Paris Hilton’s musical debut

421. Banksy. First issue of the ‘Paris’ CD by enigmatic street artist Banksy, who reinterpreted approximately 400 to 500

copies of Paris Hilton’s debut album before placing them in 48 record stores across the United Kingdom in late August 2006.

The ‘spoof’ CD package includes: CD booklet with cover artwork depicting a topless Hilton, with inner pages including the following images and captions: Hilton emerging from a vehicle next to a sidewalk of homeless people, “90% of Success is just Showing up”; Hilton in a sultry halflength pose, “Every CD you buY puts me even further out Of youR league”; Hilton lounging on a sofa, “Life wasn’t meant to be fair”; Hilton as a nude mannequin, “Thou SHALT NoT WORSHIP FALSE ICoNS”; Hilton in a head-and-shoulders pose, “RACE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE!” with line below, “A special limited edition remix”; and black back cover, “Every time someone asks me how I am i hesitate for a Little bit too long.”

CD-ROM disc with remixed music by DJ Danger Mouse, with “Paris, X” in black felt tip.

Jewel case with reworked song label to upper left, which reads: “Paris Hilton, Debut Album, Featuring ‘Why Am I Famous?’

‘What Have I Done?’ and ‘What Am I For?’” Inner tray artwork with full-length image of Hilton’s body posing with a microphone, and her head replaced with that of her Chihuahua, Tinkerbell; the back of sleeve features the original barcode. In fine condition. The Banksy–Paris CD remakes are among the most legendary and sought-after marketing spoofs in pop culture history, with this very limited example representing the opportunity to own an original work from the notorious street artist. Starting Bid $300

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Bizarre Dali manuscript with 11 original sketches 423. Salvador Dali. Circa 1930s handwritten

manuscript in French by Salvador Dali, signed in the third-person within the text, with the conclusion featuring a set of 11 original surrealist drawings.

The psychedelic manuscript, penned on both sides of an off-white 5.5 x 7.25 sheet of Le Colisee Bar Grill letterhead, reads, in part (translated): “And it is precisely into the invisible anxiety of the void, into these vast horizons filled with nothing, and into these truculently desert-like, three-dimensional continuums that Salvador Dali plunges and digs in his nails, his fingers, his hands, his fists, his arms and his shoulders, to make himself remember until his ecstatic soul springs forth through his mouth…

And I repeat that if the man says that protoerotic idea comes to overwhelm the void, this same man at the very moment where the artist’s coefficients make him reach the highest hierarchy of conscience, of the materiality of his love, this same man, I repeat, at the very moment where he thinks he is expecting with his arms, his thighs, his saliva, and his very back the true anguish of the void of his love, this man, I am repeating for the third time, will feel how he is falling from his excess into the precipice, into the void of ejaculation [or] actually onto that which is nothing else but the very delicate material of which ecstasy is made…MA Rebuc holds on to the sign of biology, of morphology, and of the aesthetic ecstasy in the ejaculatory sense of the word.” Dali then adds a fantastical group of 11 small, detailed drawings, which includes: a woman’s face with eyeball on top of a column, the profile of two women, a chess pawn, and various twisted, tortured-looking objects. In fine condition, with an ink stain to the front affecting several words of text. Starting Bid $1000

Dali sketches ‘Sputnik’ and an ant from ‘The Persistence of Memory’ 424. Salvador Dali. Signed book: Dali: A Study of his Life and

Work. First American edition. Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 14.5 x 14, 96 pages. Impressively signed and inscribed across the half-title page spread in blue ballpoint, “Pour Judy and Robert, Hommage de Dali, 1963,” sketching a shooting star ‘Sputnik’ and a typical ant beside the enormous lettering. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with some minor chips and edge tears to the acetate dust jacket.

Accompanied by a marvelously detailed letter of provenance from the original recipient, describing an encounter with Dali inside a hotel store at the St. Regis in New York. In part: “There, much to my delight, for I was a budding artist, was a wonderful display of books featuring the works of Salvador Dali…in my excitement, I stated much too loudly, ‘Salvador Dali is absolutely my favorite artist!’ At that announcement, the gentleman, standing beside the register counter, with his back toward us, turned around. There he stood… Salvador Dali himself!!! Would you believe, he walked over to us and we visited (in English) as if we had known each other forever…My fiancé ‘brought me back to earth’ by asking me if I would like him to buy me a book and ask Mr. Dali to sign it. Of course, my answer was ‘Yes!’…He not only signed our book, he entertained us by creating his version of ‘Sputnik.’ Then he added his well known ‘ants’ that devour the limp watches in his fabulous painting, Persistence of Memory.

He narrated (in English) his signing all the time he was creating.” Starting Bid $300 74 |

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425. Edgar Degas. Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. ALS in French, signed “Degas,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to fellow painter Paul Mathey, referencing the famous art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, in part (translated): “They treat me at Durand Ruel and at your house too, my dear Mathey, as a spoiled old child. I’ve been realizing that I am turning into that. We all have to get older and go away, and I feel as if in a hurry in all things and impatient. I may show it too much.

So thank you very much. You did not want to give in to my pusher the other day, who wanted to be forgiven, and that I had too much morality.

And you offer me the drawing. I take it like a wolverine. I will one day find an opportunity to avenge myself from your kindness. Thanks for the Menzel [German painter Adolph Menzel]. It’s nibbled and great anyway, with amazing strength and weight.” In fine condition, with a piece of old clear tape on the reverse of the final page. Starting Bid $300

426. Eugene Delacroix. French artist

(1798–1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired both the Impressionist and Symbolist schools. ALS in French, signed “Eug. Delacroix,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Letter declaring that he is no longer part of an art jury, in part (translated): “I regret to tell you that I am no longer part of the jury responsible for awards and purchases. I gave my resignation of this quality after the placement of the paintings. It would be impossible for me to support the request of the person you are interested in.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

“Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for me, this canvas is going to the Modern Museum of Paris” 427. Tsuguharu Foujita. Japanese painter and printmaker (1886–1968)

whose work combined Japanese techniques with Western style. ALS in French, signed “Foujita,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, May 1, 1951. Letter about a painting bought by the Museum of Modern Art in Paris and Madame Butterfly’s premiere at La Scala in Milan. In part (translated): “I hope that the Berger Vachon’s family is doing very well and it must be so good in Bouzaliah [Algeria] at the moment. In Paris there is the wave of cold and the heating is stop. I have hip pain for 2 days now.

Another day I received a small package where there were two things I forgot from you. Thank you so much. You have talked about another landscape in Le Libre [a newspaper], which you will want to know I still have at home.

Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for me, this canvas is going to the Modern Museum of Paris…In two days I leave for Milan. They will have the first Madame Butterfly on May 10 at Scala.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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428. Juan Gris. Spanish painter and sculptor (1887–1927) associated

with Cubism. ANS in French, signed “J. G.,” one page, 5.25 x 4.25, no date but annotated as received on May 14, 1918. Note concerning payment of artwork, in full (translated): “The 3 pencil drawings that accompany the paintings are not included on the invoice while we wait for more to come so that you can make a broader choice.” The stamp to the lower margin is typical of art dealer Pierre Rosenberg, who represented Cubists including Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso, and Georges Braque. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Presentation copy of Hopper’s retrospective catalogue to its author, the director of the Whitney 429. Edward Hopper. Acclaimed American artist (1882–1967) whose most famous work, Nighthawks, depicting patrons in a light-bathed diner at night, takes a place among the most familiar images in American art. Signed book: Edward Hopper: Retrospective Exhibition. NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1950. Softcover, 9 x 7, 60 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen to the catalogue’s author, “To Lloyd Goodrich, with appreciation, Edward Hopper.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with mottled foxing to the front cover and a few pages, wear and short spits at spine, and pencil annotations to the text.

Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell box. A superb presentation from one of the great American artists of the 20th century. Starting Bid $200

430. Wassily Kandinsky.

Pioneering Russian artist (1866–1944) who takes a place among the seminal figures in the development of abstract art. ALS in German, signed “Kandinsky,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 4, September 27, 1922. Letter written from the famed art school Bauhaus, where he began teaching that year. Kandinsky congratulates a friend of his for attending the 1922 Juryfreie Kunstausstellung [Jury-Free Art Exhibition] in Berlin. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and scattered light foxing. Starting Bid $300

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431. Rene Magritte. ALS signed “RM,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, per-

sonal letterhead, September 23, 1964. Letter to friend and poet Andre Bosmans, expressing dissatisfaction with the journal ‘Rhetorique,’ a project they collaborated on together. In part (translated): “I just received your letter and copy of Rhetoric. Am I mistaken? It seemed to me that you would have said ‘there would be a surprise’ in this new Rh notebook? Lecomte’s text should, I believe, have been printed in larger characters. For me, it is difficult to read without a visual effort, which adds to the complication of reading unnecessarily complex writing styles. The title of this text is better for me than the content and I think it would have been enough to express the pleasure felt by the collaboration of Lecomte in Rh No. 12. I do not like the poem Jacqmin.

(I do not remember the compilation he told me he sent and to which I replied something kind a year or two ago?). I have not seen ‘Sunday eros.’ Your letter to Jacowsky seems to me to touch upon just what the kind of specialized minds can possess in terms of heavy-handedness, which is taken for lightness (this one taken as the opposite to slowness of mind). I am accustomed, alas, to the ‘improvements’ made to paintings and objects that I painted. We add ‘original’ stoppers, place an exotic plant in front of a painting, etc. quite innocently, not without excluding a certain pride of having a creative power that is totally nonexistent. Some beautiful days seem to announce themselves. You will benefit I hope from coming to Brussels earlier than last time—Competent people will have soon, no doubt, repaired your car that you left, for the sake of convenience, at the railway station of Liège.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Painted and puckered— 1954 kisses from Picasso and friends

432. Pablo Picasso. Beautiful series of brush drawings by Picasso of seven identified male mouths (including his own) alongside the lipstick impressions of the female guests at a lunch at the home of the de Lazerme family in Perpignan in 1954. Jacques and Paule de Lazerme’s house in Perpignan is now the Hyacinthe Rigaud Museum. Between 1953 and 1955 Picasso often visited the de Lazermes, who were well-known local philanthropists. The brush drawings are on an 8.25 x 10.5 sheet bearing Lazerme’s letterhead and are signed and dated in Picasso’s hand, “Perpignan le 9 Septembre 1954.”

The quarto sheet shows thirteen mouths, six of which were made with the guest’s mouth directly on the paper, seven painted by Picasso himself, as well as thumbprints in black (including Picasso’s?). An additional drawing has had teeth added in ballpoint by Picasso in a large mouth identified in Picasso‘s hand as belonging to “Madame Montpellier.” Among the other mouths drawn by Picasso we recognize those of his son Pablo (Polo), Jacques de Lazerme, Picasso himself (with his signature in green ink above), Firmin Bauby from the pottery studio in Perpignan and others. The female lipstick impressions belong to Totote, a.k.a. Jeanne de Rochette, wife of sculptor Manolo Hugué (1872-1945), to Rosita, their adopted daughter, to Paule de Lazerme and others. A splendid artistic testimony of Picasso’s lively meetings with some of his closest friends. Included: a photograph of Picasso in his studio, standing beside a big painting with his signature. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and Picasso’s signature light but legible. Starting Bid $2500

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433. Rene Magritte. ALS in French, signed “Magritte, 135 rue Esseghm, Jette-Bruxelles,” one page, 8.25 x 11, March 8, 1938. Letter to a gentleman, in full (translated): “I received your letter of the 5th and I thank you for the invitation you make to me. I will hold at your disposal for May 25th, paintings that I will choose as you request. But until then, could you please be so kind and give me in good time the instructions to follow for sending and returning the paintings?” In fine condition, with two file holes to the left side.

Magritte lived and worked in an apartment at 135 rue Esseghm in Brussels for nearly 24 years from 1930 to 1954. The residence soon became a headquarters for the Belgian surrealists, as Magritte’s colleagues gathered to organize the production of artwork, journals, pamphlets, and books. Today the address is home to the Rene Magritte Museum. Starting Bid $200

Renoir unhappily prepares an exhibition 434. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.5, April 30, 1900. Letter to the famous art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, in part: “I have received your letter and the thousand francs. For the exhibition, things are going well. It’s less painful than I expected, except for Donop de Mouchy, which I did not want, and Mr. Rosemberg’s painting. Finally, I do not care. I think you received my cash. There must have been 2 children’s heads but the packer could not place them. However he is the packer of the Fragonard. I always go well or better. When I told you that I was returning around May 15 it was a mistake I will leave here around this time but to walk a little and I will go through Aix les Bains. I will not be home until June 15 at the earliest. You should have received the box office by Friday or Saturday at the latest. It is true that they are congested because of this imbecile of an exhibition. I can receive a letter from you this morning. I think everything is fine now and you’ve finally got out of the flu.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

435. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

ALS in French, signed “H-T-Lautrec,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, no date.

Letter to friend and fellow artist Francois Gauzi, explaining a mix-up regarding a telegram and inquiring about an exhibition and news from Toulouse. He concludes, in part (translated): “I am preparing to clear off…I’ve almost found a place for all my turnips at this point. Which means—you’ll be surprised—that I haven’t wasted my time. I’m feeling blue about it.” In fine condition, with a scuffed area to the right of the signature, apparently some kind of erasure. It was the artist’s habit to occasionally refer to his paintings as ‘navets’—turnips—a term today used by the French to describe a poor movie. Starting Bid $300

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436. Ai Weiwei

437. Ai Weiwei

438. Fernando Botero

439. Camille Corot

440. George Cruikshank

441. Salvador Dali

442. Willem de Kooning

443. Henri Fantin-Latour

444. Alberto Korda

448. Felix Nadar

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445. Karl Lagerfeld

446. Dick Martin

447. Grandma Moses

449. Helmut Newton

450. Norman Rockwell

451. Norman Rockwell

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comic art & animation

452. Comic Books. Collection of

over 500 Marvel and DC comic books from the 1970s through to the 1990s, with some dating even earlier. This huge lot contains an abundance of superheroes and supervillains both iconic and one-shot, and includes several first issues, famous covers, and memorable storylines. Titles are as follows (with some duplicate issues): The Adventures of Superman; All-Star Squadron; Alpha Flight; Amazing High Adventure; The Amazing Spider-Man; Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld; Annie; Atari Force; The Avengers; Battle Tide II; Blade Runner; Blood Syndicate; Cage; Captain Savage; Cloak and Dagger; Conan the Barbarian; Conan the Destroyer; The Comet Man; Dakota North; Daredevil; Dazzler; Deathlok; Death’s Head; The Destructor; Doctor Strange; Doctor Who; Doom 2099; Dragon’s Claws; Dragonslayer; Dreadstar and Company; Elf Quest; The Eternals; Excalibur; The Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man; The Gargoyle; Ghost Rider; Ghost Rider and Cable; G. I. Joe; G. I. Joe Special Missions; G. I. Joe and the Transformers; Hero Hotline; Icon; The Incredible Hulk; The Invincible Iron Man; Jack of Hearts; John Carter, Warlord of Mars; John Targitt…Man-Stalker; Jonni Thunder A.K.A. Thunderbolt; Justice; Ka-Zar; Kickers, Inc.; King Conan; Knightfall: Batman; Knightfall: Two-Face; The Legacy 2i Mantech: Robot Warriors; Marvel Age; of Superman; Machine Man; Madame Xanadu; Man from Atlantis; The Man of Steel; Marvel Fanfare; Marvel Saga; Marvel Tales; Marvel Team-Up; Marvel Two-in-One (51 May); Marvel Universe; Master of Kung Fu; Meteor Man; The Micronauts; Midnight Sons: Unlimited; The Mighty Crusaders; The Mighty Thor; Moon Knight; Motormouth and Killpower; The ‘Nam; Nathaniel Dusk: Private Investigator; The New Defenders; The New Mutants; The New Teen Titans; Night Force; Nightmask; Nikki Doyle: Wild Thing; Nova; The Outsiders; Power Man and Iron Fist; PSI Force; The Punisher: War Journal; The Punisher: War Zone; Raiders of the Lost Ark; Red Sonja; ROM; The Saga of Crystar; Spanner’s Galaxy; Secret Wars; Spitfire; Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi; Supergirl; Supergirl and Team Luthor; Superman; Superman in Action Comics; Superman: The Man of Steel; Superman Presents the Krypton Chronicles; Superman Presents the Phantom Zone; Tales of G. I. Joe; Team America; Time Bandits; The Tomb of Dracula; The Transformers; Vision and the Scarlet Witch; Void Indigo; Warlock; The Warlock Chronicles; Warlock and the Infinity Watch; The Warlord; Web of Spider-Man; The West Coast Avengers; What If…; Wolverine and Ghost Rider; Wonder Man; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Terminators; and Zorro. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

453. Roy E. Disney. Glossy 8 x 10

head-and-shoulders photo of Roy E. Disney in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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454. Walt Disney. Sensational vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Walt Disney in a handsome seated pose, signed nicely in fountain pen. In fine condition, with slight overall rippling and just a hint of silvering. An exceptional example of the man behind the mouse. Starting Bid $300

455. Two Centaurettes production cel from Fantasia. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1940) Original production cel featuring two Centaurettes from the ‘Pastoral Symphony’ segment of Fantasia, showing them from a rear view, one with a rare pair of doves on her back. The cel is placed on a solid yellow background. Image measures 6.25 x 7.25, with a mat opening of 8.75 x 10. Matted to an overall size of 15.25 x 16.5.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

458.

Kane.

Bob

Original ink sketch of Batman and Robin accomplished by Kane on a white 6.5 x 3.75 FDC honoring natural history, signed, “’Bats’ wishes—Bob Kane.” In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $200

459. Toughy, Boris, Pedro, and Bull production cels from Lady and the Tramp. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955)

456. Basil and Dr. David Q. Dawson production cel from The Great Mouse Detective. (Walt Disney Studios,

1986) Original production cel featuring Basil and Dr. David Q. Dawson from The Great Mouse Detective. The cel is placed on a studio copy background. Image measures 7 x 6, with a mat opening of 15 x 10. A Disney seal to the lower right indicates that it is a certified “original hand-painted movie film cel.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Original production cels featuring Boris, Pedro, Toughy, and Bull from Lady and the Tramp. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background. Total image measures 12 x 7, with a mat opening of 11 x 14. Double-matted to an overall size of 20 x 18, with the fully intact original Walt Disney label on the reverse which states, “This is an original painting on celluloid, actually used in the Walt Disney production of ‘Lady and the Tramp.’” The inner mat is hand-titled in pencil, “Walt Disney’s ‘Lady and the Tramp,’” and bears the encircled “Original WDP” stamp. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

457. Matt Groening. Classic original felt tip sketch of Homer Simpson accomplished by Groening on an off-white 5 x 3 card, neatly signed on the right side, “Matt Groening.” In very fine condition. Originally obtained in person by a New York autograph collector who collected from the 1950s through the 2000s.

Starting Bid $200

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460. Stan Lee. Color satin-

463. Charlie Brown production cel from Peanuts.

finish 16 x 20 photo of the cover to issue No. 15 of the Amazing Fantasy comic book, which marked the debut appearance of Spider-Man, signed in blue felt tip by Stan Lee. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to lower left corner.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

(Bill Melendez Productions, circa 1970s-1980s) Original production cel featuring Charlie Brown from Peanuts, showing the classic character pushing a broken down moped. The cel is placed on a hand-painted custom prepared background. Image measures 2 x 2.5, with a mat opening of 9 x 7. Framed to an overall size of 18 x 16.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $100

461. Stan Lee. Issue No. 120 for the Marvel Comics comic book Web of Spider-Man, 6.75 x 10.25, with front cover depicting Spider-Man and Morbius, the Living Vampire, signed in black felt tip by Stan Lee. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

464. Sally production cel and drawing from Peanuts. (Bill Me-

lendez Productions, circa 1970s-1980s) Original production cel and matching production drawing featuring Sally from Peanuts, showing Charlie Brown’s younger sister with a very sad look on her face. Images measure 3.25 x 3.5, with mat openings of 5 x 5.5. Framed to an overall size of 19.5 x 16.5. In fine condition, with a light band of toning to the drawing. Starting Bid $100

Hand-painted background intended for The Old Mill, Disney’s innovative 1937 short 462. Forest hand-painted production background from The Old Mill. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original

hand-painted background featuring the grass parted in a forest clearing from The Old Mill, intended for production use but not seen in the final film. Accomplished in watercolor on 10 x 6.75 artist’s paper. Matted to an overall size of 16 x 12.5; lifting the mat reveals that the piece is stamp-dated September 8, 1937 along the bottom, and the reverse is marked “Discard” with some editorial sequencing notations.

In very good to fine condition, with paper loss to the bottom edge (visible only when lifting the mat).

The Old Mill was a pioneering Silly Symphony cartoon which served as a proving ground for innovative animation techniques—such as a multiplane camera, complex lighting effects, and the rotation of objects—that would be incorporated in the production of Disney’s feature-length films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi. Starting Bid $200

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Vivid cel from Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island sequence

467. Charles Schulz.

Signed book: The Charlie Brown Dictionary. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1973.

Hardcover, 8.5 x 11, 399 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “For Gina with every best wish—Charles M. Schulz,” who adds a huge sketch of Snoopy seated in grass with a heart symbol. Another hand has added the date to the lower right corner, “5/31/86.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

468. Dopey production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

465. Pinocchio and Fish production cel from Pinocchio. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Gorgeous original production cel featuring Pinocchio from Pinocchio, showing him in his puppet/donkey form as he is transported by a fish during the Pleasure Island scenes. The cel is placed on a solid blue-gray background. Image measures 8.75 x 4.5, with a mat opening of 9.25 x 6.5. Ornately framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 20. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine to very fine condition.

A beautiful, exemplary piece of animation production artwork from a classic Disney film. Starting Bid $300

466. Pinocchio and Lampwick storyboard drawing from Pinocchio.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Detailed original storyboard drawing featuring Pinocchio and Lampwick from Pinocchio, showing the boy puppet looking on as streetwise Lampwick sticks his thumb into his chest during the ‘Pleasure Island’ sequence; the motion of Lampwick’s arm is indicated using colored pencil. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on animation paper. Image measures 6 x 4.25, with a mat opening of 7 x 5.5. Matted to an overall size of 12.75 x 11.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Desirable original production cel featuring Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the beloved character with his eyes wide and arms crossed. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale.

Image measures 2.75 x 3.5, with a mat opening of 3.25 x 5.5.

Framed to an overall size of 12.5 x 14.25. Reverse retains the Courvoisier label. In very good to fine condition, with cracks to the lower right corner of the frame, and dampstaining to the lower left corner of the mat. Starting Bid $200

469. Myron Waldman. Signed book:

Eve: A Pictorial Love Story. Limited commemorative edition, numbered 254/1500.

Cincinnati, OH: Toon Art, Inc., 1997. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 80 pages. Signed opposite the title page in black ink, “Best Wishes, Myron Waldman.” A colorful printed sericel of the nude Eve is contained inside. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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literature

Signed first edition of Capote’s true crime classic

470. Louisa May Alcott. Signed book: Eight Cousins. Later printing. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. Hardcover, 5 x 7, 291 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page, “Churchill, from his friend, L. M. Alcott, Aug. 1884.” Autographic condition: very good to fine, with toning and foxing to the signed page.

Book condition: VG/None, with light edgewear and mild fraying at spine ends. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell box. Starting Bid $200

“There will be nothing doing on Friday evening in Peter Pan” 471. James M. Barrie. ALS, one

page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, Leinster Corner letterhead, December 13. Letter mentioning his famous play: “There will be nothing doing on Friday evening in Peter Pan except odds & ends with a Manchester company. Our…rehearsals will be on Sat’y from 6 pm onwards.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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472. Truman Capote. Signed book: In Cold Blood. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.95 price intact and 1/66 date on lower front flap), 6.25 x 8.75, 343 pages. Signed on an opening page in blue ink by Truman Capote. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG+, with trivial edgewear at the extremities of the dust jacket’s spine; a bookmark from the Kroch’s & Brentano’s “First Edition Circle” is laid in. A marvelous example of this pioneering ‘non-fiction novel’ that defined the true crime genre. Starting Bid $200

473. Raymond Chandler.

DS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, October 23, 1943. Official letter from H. N. Swanson, Inc., addressed to Raymond Chandler, in full: “In connection with your execution of a managerial contract with this agency, a copy of which is attached, we acknowledge the fact that you are a client of Sydney A. Sanders, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York City 18, New York; that we are acting as motion picture agents under his authorization; that we divide all commission with him that we derive from the sale of your services or material to the motion picture industry.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Chandler, and countersigned by Swanson and Sanders. In very good to fine condition, with creasing and staple holes to the top. Starting Bid $200

A month before his death, Chandler writes about his last Marlowe work, The Pencil 474. Raymond Chandler. TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 25, 1959. Letter to “Swanie,” his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: “Thank you for the nice things you said about The Pencil. I believe the Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping are the only magazines to which Mike Watkins submitted the story. The Saturday Evening Post was more than firm in their rejection of it…I am leaving on March 8 for New York, and on about the 14th for London. I expect to be away for not less than one and a half years. Jean Fracasse, who has been my secretary for the past two years as you probably know, is very anxious to get in touch with some TV people who would talk to her seriously and not just brush her off. I believe she has unusual potential gifts as a writer. As a fiction writer, she is now a promising beginner…If you haven’t enough influence to help her by this time, I don’t know what else you’ve been doing all these years.

Of course you’re so damned rich that you only keep your office going so you can strut around a bit.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. The Pencil was Chandler’s last completed work about Philip Marlowe, his first Marlowe short story in more than 20 years, and the first short story originally written about Marlowe. Chandler passed away at the age of 70 on March 26, 1959, only a month after writing this letter. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful portrait given in memory of “an unbroken friendship of 55 years” 475. Samuel L. Clemens. Exceptional matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25

H. Walter Barnett portrait of Twain, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12 photographer’s mount, signed and inscribed in fountain pen below the image, “Mark Twain, In reverent memory of John Garth, and an unbroken friendship of 55 years. June, 1902.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and small tears and chips to the edges of the mount.

Often cited as inspiration for the character of Tom Sawyer, John Garth met young Samuel Clemens as a grade school classmate and remained a close friend until his death in 1899. As the author’s popularity soared, he sent copies of his books directly to Woodside, Garth’s summerhouse in Hannibal, Missouri—a familiar vacation spot for Clemens throughout the 1870s and 1880s. Three years after Garth’s death, Clemens returned to Hannibal to his pay his respects to Garth’s widow and daughter, offering this beautifully inscribed photo as a token of his remembrance. Starting Bid $300

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476. Samuel L. Clemens.

Unsigned first edition book: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. First American edition, first printing (containing the traditional points of issue including the erroneous page reference “88” on page 13; the misprint “with the was” on page 57; and the misprint “Decided” on page 9).

NY: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. Hardcover, 7 x 8.75, 366 pages. Book condition: VG-/None, with cracked and repaired hinges, rubbing to spine, edgewear, and tape stains to a few pages. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was controversial upon its release and banned from several public libraries over objections to its perceived crudeness; nevertheless it has always been incredibly popular. Often cited as ‘The Great American Novel,’ this first edition of Huckleberry Finn is deserving of a place in any literary collection. Starting Bid $200

“If you have forgiven me, it is all that I desire” 478. Samuel L. Clemens.

ALS signed “Mark,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date but annotated on the reverse as June 19, 1887. Letter to New York Times critic and columnist Edward H. House, in full: “I have found a sheet of paper at last, & hasten to send you my line & say, thank you with all my heart. If you have forgiven me, it is all that I desire—& that which happened is as dead & buried as if it had never occurred.” In fine condition. Clemens and House had a tumultuous friendship—at times collaborators, and at times enemies. During this period, House was working on a dramatization of Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper—a project that became wound up in litigation between the two. An interesting piece of literary correspondence. Starting Bid $200

“If I should write a book, I couldn’t publish it in under ten years, if ever” 477. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “Mark,” two pages, 5.5 x 9, August 7, 1886. Letter to longtime friend and fellow author William Dean Howells, in part: “’G. Grist’ is George Iles.

It is a good squib, but I don’t know whether it is suitable or not.

You will know. I suppose you pigeon-hole a thing sometimes against the final day of publication—a day most unlikely to arrive in our life-time, I do assure you. Come to think, I am in an odd position for a valuable author. If I should write a book, I couldn’t publish it under ten years, if ever. It wouldn’t do to go outside of my own shop-people would say I didn’t believe in my own shop. I had a hand-shake with Mrs. Howells…If I had met them an hour earlier I would have gone to Boston for a day. So it was lucky: you’d have lost a day.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining from, and show-through from, old mounting remnant strips. Accompanied by a custom-made presentation folder and slipcase, as well as a halftone photo of the authors together. This letter seems to refer to the publication of the book Mark Twain’s Library of Humor, an anthology of humorous stories by a wide selection of American authors. Although the project had begun in 1880, the book was not published until 1888. In reality, Clemens did very little work besides lending his name to the title, and Howells served as the anonymous editor. Starting Bid $300

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Rare dinner program signed by America’s titans— Twain, Carnegie, Edison, and more

479. Samuel L. Clemens, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie. Ambrose Swasey’s program for the inaugural

banquet of The Engineers Club on December 9, 1907, bound in Scottish tartan silk with gilt-stamped title, 6.5 x 9, signed inside in pencil by Samuel Clemens, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, Ambrose Swasey, S. T. Wellman, Jesse M. Smith, George M. Bond, Frederick Remsen Hutton, Charles Wallace Hunt, and Alexander Crombie Humphreys. Also bears a facsimile signature of Andrew Carnegie, who was the guest of honor at the dinner, which commemorated the opening of the new club house at 32 West Fortieth Street. Engraved by Tiffany & Co. of New York, the program has been rebacked in black cloth, and contains 8 leaves and a 23-page list of members, menu, and seating plans. Opening with oysters and closing with petits fours, this gathering of American industrialists was entertained by Samuel Clemens, who has signed the volume as “Mark Twain.” The author’s friend Andrew Carnegie paid for the club, and Twain roasted him gently, stating in part, ‘just look at Mr. Carnegie’s face. It is all scintillating with fictitious innocence. You might think that he had never committed a crime.’ In very good to fine condition.

Accompanied by Swasey’s engraved invitation to the event, newspaper clippings covering the occasion, and a custom-made clamshell box. Starting Bid $500

Coleridge writes to De Quincey 480. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. English poet (1772-1834) best remembered for ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Kubla Khan.’ ALS signed “S. T. Coleridge,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, April 17, 1810. Letter to essayist Thomas De Quincy, remembered for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. In part: “I came down with the Jena Review, was caught in a hard shower—and not willing to have got a wetting for nothing, have taken the liberty of carrying away with me the remaining Nos. of the work.” In fine condition, with a light stain to the upper right corner. Published in the Collected Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, edited by Earl L. Griggs, published by the Oxford University Press. A desirable association between prominent 19th century English writers. Starting Bid $200

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481. Joseph Conrad. ALS signed “J. Conrad,” one page

both sides, 5 x 8, South Eastern Hotel letterhead, September 9, 1920. Letter to “My very dear Edward,” in part: “We rejoice at your promise to come to us on the 4 Oct. You must let us know the train which we will meet in Canterbury (not Bishopsbourne). I can’t tell you how glad I am to hear that you are going to bring out some critical essays. Their value will endure long, long after the ‘old timepiece’ has really stopped. For, as to the present, those who say it does no longer go are simply unable to hear the golden tick.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and soiling. Starting Bid $200

483. Emily Dickinson. Scarce first edition book from the personal library of publisher Henry Holt: The Single Hound: Poems of a Lifetime by Emily Dickinson, with an introduction by her niece, Maria Dickinson Bianchi. First edition, limited issue of 595 copies printed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1914. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 151 pages. Signed on the first free end page in pencil by Holt, “H. Holt, 1915.” The last three endpapers also bear poetry penciled in Holt’s hand. In very good condition, with dampstaining to the spine and front board. Starting Bid $200

Dickens opens the Glasgow Athenaeum in 1847 482. Charles Dickens. ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Decem-

ber 15, 1847. Letter declining an invitation, in part: “I regret to say that I cannot possibly have the pleasure of accepting your proffered hospitality. I have written to Mr. Alison to say that (being very busy indeed) I shall only be able to come to Glasgow by the Express Train on the 27th and to engage myself for the next morning would be to render myself quite unfit for the main purpose of my visit.” In fine condition. Dickens traveled to Glasgow at the end of December to preside over the opening of the Glasgow Athenaeum, where he reflected on the importance of such institutions in educating the masses: ‘I look upon mechanics’ institutions and athenaeums as vitally important to the well-being of society. It is because the rudiments of education may there be turned to good account in the acquisition of sound principles, and of the great virtues, hope, faith, and charity, to which all our knowledge tends; it is because of that, I take it, that you have met in education’s name tonight.’ Starting Bid $200 88 |

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Lewis Carroll writes to the controversial critic: “Your words, about ladies going on the stage, are rather gloomy” 484. Charles L. Dodgson. ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,”

one page, 4.75 x 6.25, May 4, 1892. Letter to drama critic Clement Scott, in part: “To judge by the ‘Standard’ notice of Lady V. Greville’s play, you must have had but a dull afternoon!

When you see your way to appointing a time for me to bring my cousin to see you, would you kindly give me 2 or 3 notice, that I may have time to arrange with her. Your words, about ladies going on the stage, are rather gloomy: but, even in my limited experience, I find evidence that they can do it, without harm to themselves, &, I am sure, with good to others.” Annotated “Lewis Carroll” below the signature in another hand. In fine condition.

Already known for his acerbic and grating critiques, Scott would give an ill-considered interview in 1898 in which he attacked the morality of theater people, specifically actresses, saying that ‘it is nearly impossible for a woman to remain pure who adopts the stage as a profession...Temptation surrounds her in every shape and on every side; her prospects frequently depend on the nature and the extent of her compliance, and, after all, human nature is very weak.’ The theater community’s backlash against him ended his career as a critic. Scott’s 1892 review of Violet Greville’s play, Nadia, apparently foreshadowed some of these controversy-spurring sentiments. Starting Bid $300

Doyle displays “the Oscar Wilde exhibit” at his Psychic Book Shop & Museum 485. Arthur Conan Doyle. ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Gloucester Hotel letterhead, August 13. Letter to Frances Williams, in part: “Your reports are models.

The results are, I think, remarkable for this time of year. The Museum keeps that average of £1 a day which I had hoped for. There was an excellent & intelligent article about it in ‘News of the World.’ Very wet here—but we hope for the best. I think that rather untidy picture & written document on the right of the door out of the Museum could come down and the Oscar Wilde exhibit take its place. Put the other in a safe place as it belongs to the L.S.A. Tell Miss Dallas, as from yourself, that we would take as many as 50 of her ‘Mors Janua Vitae’ if at half price.

Otherwise we are not increasing our stock. Stock Tweedale’s book to the front all you can. It is a good one.” In fine condition.

For many of his later years, Doyle intensely pursued his interest in paranormal phenomena, and by the end of World War I he identified himself as a spiritualist, believing in a spirit world and the ability to communicate with those beyond the grave. He established the specialized Psychic Bookshop in 1925, devoted entirely to the sale of spiritualistic and psychic books; he later formed a small museum in the basement, showcasing various objects relevant to ghosts and the spirit world. In one exhibit, he displayed an authentic letter by Oscar Wilde, written to Doyle in his lifetime, as well as a communication from him after his death, received via ‘automatic writing’ through the hand of Mrs. Hester Dowden. Starting Bid $200

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486. Alexandre Dumas, pere. Prolific French writer

(1802–1870) known for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Rare and desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Alexandre Dumas in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose, signed boldly below the image in black ink, “A. Dumas,” who adds an inscription in French above. Published by Pierre Petit of Paris. In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing and a few light stains.

Starting Bid $200

487. Ralph Waldo Emerson. ALS

signed “R. W. Emerson,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.75, June 5, 1855. Letter to “Mrs. Wagner,” in part: “I am sorry that today & tomorrow find my afternoons engaged hopelessly. I shall probably be in Boston, in the course of two or three days, when I shall not fail to call on you. If, meantime, we shall not meet, I will be at home on Tuesday P.M.” In very good to fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides, and a small circular area of surface loss to the upper right corner. Starting Bid $200

Flaubert requests intelligence “on the morals, the character, and the fortune” of Prince Napoleon 488. Gustave Flaubert. ALS in French, signed “G. Flaubert,” one page, 5.25 x 8, October 1, [no year]. Letter to Claudius Popelin, painter, writer, and sometime lover of Princesse Mathilde Bonaparte. In part (translated): “Can you do me the following favor: My nephew is just about to enter into very serious matters with Mr. Durassie, who has been in the service of the Prince Napoleon. Try to find out for me the greatest information possible on the morals, the character, and the fortune of the said gentleman. It concerns my future interests.” He adds a postscript: “You know that I am waiting this winter for a long visit from your excellency. My regards to the Princess. I will write to her very soon.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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489. Ian Fleming.

TLS

signed “yours ever, Ian F.,” one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, May 9, 1955. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry of the British Press Centre, in full: “Do you think you could find out the answer to this query for Atticus: ‘A kindred spirit of von Luckners and another good German seaman of whose welfare under the Nazis I have often wondered, was Albert Pagels, the fisherman and otter hunter of Tierra del Fuego, who for two months and more after the battle of the Falkland Islands, kept the Dresden hidden away in the labyrinth of the Magellan Straits under the very noses of the British squadron, hid her, fuelled her, shifted her from inlet to inlet as necessary and finally smuggled her out into the wide Pacific. I heard that in 1939 Pagel’s was given belated recognition of his services in the shape of a trip to his beloved Fatherland. Perhaps this was because the Nazis had some idea of using his matchless talents again. I wonder if any of your readers know what became of him?’” Fleming hand writes the salutation, “Dear Tony,” and a brief postscript, “Wonderful performance of yours over the weekend.” In very good to fine condition, with some corner creasing, and a staple-related tear/hole to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200

491. Robert Frost. Signed book: Steeple Bush.

First edition, limited issue, numbered 565/751.

NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover with glassine jacket and slipcase, 6.25 x 9.5, 63 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “Robert Frost.” Autographic condition: very fine.

Book condition: NF/VG in a VG slipcase, with some small chips and splits to the fragile glassine jacket’s spine, and some slight staining to the slipcase.

Starting Bid $200

490. Anatole France. French author

(1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. Untranslated autograph manuscript draft in French, headed “Courrier de Paris,” 34 pages contained in a 7 x 8.25 three-quarter leather binding, signed at the conclusion, “Anatole France.” The text of the lengthy manuscript mentions historical figures including Martin de Gallardon, Joan of Arc, King Charles VII, King Louis XVI, King Louis XVIII, and others. In very good to fine condition, with some soiling and wrinkling to pages. France contributed a series of articles headed “Courrier de Paris” to L’Univers illustré between 1883 and 1890, under the pseudonym ‘Gérome.’ Starting Bid $200

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Handwritten verse from Goethe’s Book of Proverbs 492. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Unsigned handwritten

verse in German from Goethe’s Book of Proverbs, neatly penned on a 6 x 2.25 slip. In full: “’Wie ungeschickt habt ihr euch benommen, / Da euch das Glück ins Haus gekommen!’ / Das Mädchen hat’s nicht übelgenommen / Und ist noch ein paarmal wiedergekommen [‘How awkwardly you behaved, / Since luck has come to your house!’ / The girl did not take offense / And came back a couple of times].” In fine condition, with scattered light stains. A splendid handwritten piece from the revered German poet. Starting Bid $1000

Forwarding a “passage from the Threefold Destiny”

493. Nathaniel Hawthorne. ALS signed “Nath’l Hawthorne,”

two pages, 4.75 x 7, February 4, 1864. Letter to Henry W. Donett, in part: “I have copied the passage from the Threefold Destiny, according to your request and shall forward the package by express tomorrow (Friday) morning.” He adds a postscript, initialed “N. H.,” in part: “I do not exactly understand whether I ought to direct this note to you in New York, or in Boston…I choose the latter place at a venture.” Double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 21.75 x 13.25. In very good to fine condition, with reinforcements to the horizontal mailing folds. ‘The Threefold Destiny’ was a fairy legend by Hawthorne that appeared in his short story collection Twice-Told Tales. Starting Bid $300

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494. Nathaniel Hawthorne. ALS

signed “Nath’l Hawthorne,” one page, 3.5 x 4.5, May 10, 1860. Letter to “My dear Motley,” written from Bath, in full: “Will it incommode you if I avail myself of your kind invitation, on Monday? or, at all events, early in next week?” In fine condition. The Hawthornes were in Bath from March 22–May 14th, after which the author returned to the United States. Starting Bid $200

Abroad in 1957 Paris, Hemingway contemplates writing, fishing, and his return to Cuba 495. Ernest Hemingway. ALS in Spanish and English, signed “Papa,” one

page both sides, 5.25 x 7.25, Paris Hotel Ritz letterhead, December 27, 1957.

Letter to his friend Roberto Herrera, in part: “Muy querido monstruo, muchas gracias para tu carta de 18. Menos mal que todo ha pasado bien. Hoy escribi a Gigi mandando sus cheques en el primer address of his I had since he left the Finca. You have probably seen Bumby and family. A letter from him yesterday said they were arriving today. I sent him today checks for René for the month and the weeks of January. Everything paid until the 1st of February. I hope to be back in the first week of February. Mary will leave to go to Minneapolis from NY to see her mother. She is now under complete nursing care and I must get back to work and try to make some money. Don’t know how will write on the no eat no drink basis but I suppose a little more anyway than dead. The photos of the boat are very good. Thank you very much. Now there are no more fish. I don’t know what we can do with boat. But maybe the fish will come back. I think the buoys have pretty well killed them off and the current certainly seems to have shifted. But maybe things will change. Feel gloomy today. We sail back on the 23rd on Ile de France and I will come down as soon as I can. Mary’s mother abandoned Christian Science for herself as soon as she had any pain. Christian Science was good for her husband she thought and let him have it until his bladder burst. And then made him stop taking medicine (hormone) against the cancer. But when she couldn’t sleep at night (on account of sleeping all day) she demanded to leave the CS…Now she has been in hospital and is very much better, and is now in good nursing home. So if you know any good stories tell them to me so I can write them and keep everybody well paid and happy up in Minneapolis. Sorry things are so dull there. The only people who did good business this year were the Jews killing Arabs. It was a good thing you didn’t go with the circus though…Hope Bumby and family will leave some of the Finca intact.” In fine condition. It was in the summer of 1957 that Hemingway began to write A Moveable Feast, a memoir of his time as a young man in Paris. Incomplete at the time of his suicide, the work was edited by his wife Mary and published posthumously in 1964. Starting Bid $500

Drinking with his trusted Cuban friend at Finca Vigia 496. Ernest Hemingway. Outstanding vintage matte-finish 7.75 x

9.75 photo of Hemingway and his Cuban friend Roberto Herrera shirtless on the terrace at Finca Vigia, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to Herrera, “For Roberto, El Campeon, El Monstruo, con mucho carino de tu hermano, Papa.” Annotated on the reverse in pencil in an unknown hand, “Mayo 1947.” In fine condition, with light silvering, a small bit of old tape residue, and a very short tear, all to the top edge. Roberto Herrera, Hemingway’s faithful Cuban friend, took care of the writer’s business and home at Finca Vigia during his travels off the island. Starting Bid $500

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“Papa” writes to his son from Cuba after winning the Nobel Prize: “We have been swamped here with the Prize thing and all work and everything else… between journalists, photographers and crazies” 497. Ernest Hemingway. ALS signed “Papa,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca

Vigia letterhead, November 25, 1954. Letter to “Bum,” his son John (nicknamed ‘Bumby’), commenting on his recent receipt of the Nobel Prize for Literature and offering other family news. In part: “We have been swamped here with the Prize thing and all work and everything else…between journalists, photographers and crazies. Am going down to Paraiso for 2 weeks to get away from them. Been really over-run. Am very happy all your news is so good and that you had such good shooting and lovely fishing on your birthday.

Delighted things going well with Puck’s health…Mouse [Hemingway’s son Patrick] seems fine and has been hunting very well with old Mumu. He had a pretty close thing with a buff and behaved perfectly. Killed a fine bull buff and very fine lion. Will get his letter copied for you. Those steelheads must be wonderful smoked. Am enclosing your last dividend check on that trust fund…Gig [Hemingway’s son Gregory] writes when he feels like it. Doesn’t answer important letters and you have to be very careful not to offend his perfect judgment. But on the whole he seems much better. Maybe he is just working hard pursuing pre-med.” At the conclusion, Hemingway outlines an ovoidal sketch with the subtitle “Ein Reiss with Preußen Pies (sur-realist).”

Includes the original mailing envelope, addressed in Hemingway’s hand to “John H. N. Hemingway Esq.,” and signed above the return address on the flap, “E Hemingway.” In fine condition.

Due to the ongoing pain from the injuries he sustained in two African plane crashes over the summer, Hemingway opted not to travel to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize. Instead, he sent a speech that briefly summed up the lonely life of a pioneering writer. Following the mention of his Nobel Prize win, this letter offers fascinating insight into the lives of his sons: John, the recipient, was an avid fly fisherman; Patrick had moved to Africa to open a safari expedition company; and Gregory, who had a difficult relationship with his father, was studying pre-med at UCLA. A spectacular, intimate family letter from “Papa” to his son. Starting Bid $500

498. Ernest Hemingway. Signed book: For Whom the Bell Tolls. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 471 pages. Signed and inscribed on a slip taped to the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “To Ernest K. Sebwartz, with best wishes, Ernest Hemingway, 17/2/60.” Autographic condition: fine, with old glue stains, and a small piece of tape, to the top of the signed slip. Book condition: VG+/ VG, with noticeable chips and creases to the dust jacket’s edges. Starting Bid $200

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“The moon is full and there should be fish running as it wanes,” notes Hemingway, “Only thing is hurricanes that bitch everything” 499. Ernest Hemingway. TLS signed “Papa,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia

letterhead, February 9, 1954. Letter to novelist and screenwriter Peter Viertel, in part: “Here our life she has been rugged. Miguel called up and turned up about ten days ago. He said you treated him wonderfully and has great admiration for B. He was only going to stay 6 or 8 days. But I think he got to like the simplicity of our life which could be combined with the long distance telephone to all continents plus le staying out all night. Last night for instance he was going to a simple little affair like the closing of the Binealle Art Exposition with the Conde de Foxa leading Spanish Franco man at the Embassy who he’d invited out to lunch. Had invited Batista too but he couldn’t come on acct. of the elections and we have so much shrubbery…Maybe after write this swim in pool. Have to swim for conscience sake. I like Miguel very much and he is a hell of a nice guy. He is trying to help me get over my wanting to work which he considers sort of an obsession which in a man of my natural talents tastes and capabilities could be cured. Might be eminently possible. But I sort of doubt it. Pete come down any time you want. We won’t talk the picture. Just give me the gen on when and how.

I called the Africa deal off when there was an announcement put out that never mentioned documentary and said I was going to write an original script and ‘act’ in it. The true idea and proposition was an ok one. Gen on Africa very bad now…

If my pals, NOT YOU, you’re welcome as I wrote, come around this joint much more I will be death house material too. Am going to learn to be ruthless. Actually Miguel has been a very good boy; he knows I am working and keeps out of the way and I treat him like Mr. Bumby. He’s good company and the most articulate matador I’ve ever known. He is very fond of you and that makes me fond of him. I wish we could fix it so he could drive John crazy in a picture. That would be one for you to write about. Think he could do it too. You know when anything gets really bad and going to hell you just relax and ride it out and then start punching…Expect you any time. The moon is full and there should be fish running as it wanes. Only thing is hurricanes that bitch everything. Been four so far but all gone up the gulf stream. I shouldn’t gamble with my back on a big fish this year.

Swim a 440 every day and was in fine shape until the peoples came and killed me. Maybe all for the best. You asked where would go if couldn’t take it here. Off the stern of the Pilar, slipped, and down 800 fathoms. Right now that is a nicer place.” He adds a handwritten postscript about his wife, “Mary well and happy and exemplary in behavior. Sends love.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $300

500. Victor Hugo. ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 7, April 4, 1869. Letter written from Hauteville House, where Hugo lived during his time in exile, in full (translated): “Your letter of 16 March came yesterday, 3 April. By limping foot. As you see the post limps when it is a question of crossing the channel to come to Guernsey. It is much too late, doubtless, but never mind. I send you my best wishes and my congratulations. You are fighting the good fight. Bravo and thank you.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light stains, and a short split along the top of the vertical fold. Starting Bid $200

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James plans a trip to Boston “for 2 or 3 days more of Dentistry” 502. Henry James.

501. Victor Hugo. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. In part (translated): “Here is a copy that I hasten to send you. I will go to press four to six hours to correct the ordeal.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing and a light stain. Starting Bid $200

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 6.75, December 22, 1904. Letter to a Dr. Goodale of Boston, in full: “It has all been very disappointing & humiliating—my leaving had so to delay to communicate with you & then having had to bolt, literally, from Boston without seeing you—after having been dolefully forced to fail of that last appointment.

But there has been a method in my apparent madness which I will explain when I next see you—which I shall make a point of doing about the mid-January. I come on to Boston then for 2 or 3 days more of Dentistry, but days to be probably less fatal to everything else. Meanwhile, I am happy to say, my throat has been much better, & I am yours most truly.” In fine condition, with splitting along the hinge. James’s acclaimed novel The Golden Bowl, a complex study on adultery, jealousy, and the complex nature of relationships, was published by Charles Scribner one month prior on November 10, 1904. Starting Bid $200

Joyce recommends the biography in which he played a contributing role

503. James Joyce. Influential Irish poet and novelist

(1882–1941) whose distinctively innovative writings, including the novels Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake, take a place among the most epochal achievements in 20th-century literature. ANS signed “J. J.,” one page, 7.5 x 7, no date.

Note to an unidentified recipient reads, in part: “Pp 16-20 in this first chapter of my biography by Herbert Gorman may interest you. Please leave it…Don’t mind my pencil marks in the left margin.” In fine condition.

In 1940, Herbert Sherman Gorman published a biography of Joyce, who participated in its creation and clearly appreciated the result. New York Times reviewer Horace Reynolds described it as ‘a full and equally clear account of James Joyce’s first fifty-seven years. For the general reader it provides a most interesting introduction to the life of one of the symbolic personalities of our time…Joyce has told Mr. Gorman many things that we are glad to know about him, and Mr. Gorman has passed them on to us.’

The referenced volume is unquestionably an ‘authoritative’ work on the poet’s life, and one that Joyce here was eager to share. Starting Bid $300

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Rare letter from the year of The Metamorphosis

504. Franz Kafka. ALS in German, signed “Franz,” written in pencil on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard from the Cafe Kaiserhaus in Halberstadt, Germany, postmarked July 7, 1912. Letter to friend and biographer Max Brod, in full (translated): “This first morning greeting to your office. Don’t take it too hard. I’m not exactly blissful, in spite of this incredibly old city. I am sitting on a balcony above a fish market and twining my legs to wring the fatigue out of them.” In fine condition.

Traveling companions Kafka and Brod parted ways in early July after a summer sojourn in Weimar, with Kafka continuing on to the historic city of Halberstadt and Brod returning to Prague. This offered postcard represents one of the two letters Kafka sent to Brod on July 7th; the second was written after visiting the home of poet Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim in Halberstadt, and not long before Kafka embarked to the Jungborn nudist sanitorium, where he remained for three weeks in an effort to cure a writing spell. His experience with naturopathy and his introduction to future fiancé Felice Bauer in mid-August stirred in Kafka a compulsion to expound deeper on the subject on the natural world, and in early November Kafka began work on an early draft of The Metamorphosis, a version of which he would finish before year’s end. Starting Bid $2500

505. Ken Kesey. Un-

signed first edition book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

by Ken Kesey.

First edition.

NY: The Viking Press, 1962.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 311 pages. Book condition: VG+/VG, with some nicks and creasing to edges of the jacket. Bound in light green cloth with orange spine lettering, and faded orange top stain. Contains “that fool Red Cross woman” on page 9, lines 12-13; and “Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about” on the top of page 86. The first-issue dust jacket has the price of “$4.95” and a five-word Jack Kerouac blurb on the bottom of the front flap. A highly desirable first edition volume of an iconic work, named

by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Starting Bid $200

506. Gabriel García Márquez. Signed book: El General

en su Laberinto [The General in his Labyrinth]. First edition, limited issue, numbered 853/1050. NY: Ediciones del Equilibrista, 1989. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 10.25, 284 pages.

Signed on the colophon in black felt tip, “Gabriel.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Lawrence looks to serialize The Lost Girl: “If The Queen would like to see the book, and if ‘she’ could read it in a week or so, perhaps let her have it first” 507. D. H. Lawrence. ALS, on both

sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 postal card, July 23, 1920. Letter to Hubert Loss, the assistant editor of Land and Water. In part: “Have you received the ms. of my novel The Lost Girl, which I posted to you exactly a month ago…If you have the ms. and Secker wants it to make corrections in his uncorrected copy, please let him have it. But if The Queen would like to see the book, and if ‘she’ could read it in a week or so, perhaps let her have it first, because if once Secker gets it there is no knowing when he will part from it again: he would only need to keep it a few days. Hope it has arrived.” In very good to fine, with creasing and soiling.

“The Queen” here is not a reference to royalty, but rather to a publication that Lawrence had hoped would serialize his work. Despite his desire and negotiations, that wish never came to fruition. The novel—which Lawrence started to write in 1913 before setting it aside for several years—eventually receiving the blessing of Secker, the London publisher responsible for producing Lawrence’s works. Secker, in fact, purportedly told the author, ‘I am quite sure of your future’ upon reading it, although at the time it never became the popular success that he had hoped. Published in 1920, The Lost Girl was Lawrence’s sixth novel and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Starting Bid $200

Lawrence signs a limited edition of his 1929 controversial collection, Pansies 508. D. H. Lawrence. Signed book: Pansies. First edition, limited issue, numbered 250/250. London: Martin Secker, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9, 154 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “D. H. Lawrence.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG-, with a closed tear on page 113, a few edge tears and chips to the jacket, chipping at the jacket’s spine ends, and a stain to the lower right corner of the jacket.

In the wake of his controversial 1928 masterpiece, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lawrence responded to those critics who flouted the work by writing a series of satirical poems— some of which were published under the title ‘Pansies.’ Once again, British censors sought to silence his work, viewing it as obscene. When authorities temporarily seized his manuscript, Lawrence proclaimed, ‘How sickening this dirty hypocrisy!’

Eventually published in 1929, it became Lawrence’s best known collection of poems. The title does not refer to flowers, but is derived from the French ‘pensees’ meaning ‘thoughts’—thoughts that, according to Lawrence in his introduction, come ‘as much from the heart and the genitals as from the head.’ Starting Bid $200

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509. T. E. Lawrence. ALS in pencil, signed “T. E. S.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, January 16, 1933.

Letter to Wing Commander T. B. Marson, written from Plymouth, in full: “It pours work now. This Iris crash—I’m mixed into it again.

My specialty—Iris crashes. I’m sorry about this. Suggest that one of BB’s scribes read your book, and consider the value of its publication in helping his lord’s campaign. Tell them it’s powder and shot for them. I’m also sorry about my own inadequacy in criticising it. Had I been feeling more cheerful, I would have tried to be more useful to you. Money lent bothers the borrower, not the lender. So you have the cure for it in your own mind. Don’t cause anyone hardship to preserve your pride. Yet £200 is only a trifle, I’m afraid. I was at Donibristle last year. Not bad: Firth of Forth. Lovely views & clean country. A very bad C. O. just going away. But Civil Adjutant is not a good job, in pay. I am sorry.

Can’t you see some better agency (like the Ellesmere, but with decent people) to lay hold of?” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and a slightly rough right edge.

In the 1930s, Lawrence’s service in the Royal Air Force brought him to RAF Mount Batten near Plymouth, where he specialized in the development and testing of armored boats. While there, he witnessed the 1931 crash of the Iris III—a three-engined biplane flying boat—during its approach over the Plymouth Sound, which killed nine of the twelve aboard. Lawrence was forced to testify before a public inquest, which he skillfully navigated: describing what he observed while protecting his commander, and at the same time pointing out much-needed safety reforms to the Air Ministry. Starting Bid $300

First printing of Babbitt, inscribed by Sinclair Lewis to a fellow novelist 510. Sinclair Lewis. Sought-

after signed book: Babbitt. First edition, first printing (with “Supposing Purdy” and “my fellow human” on page 49). NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 401 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint to the tobacco heiress and author, “To Leonora Hornblow, with love from an old friend, Sinclair Lewis.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None, with a “Mary Pinkerton Carlisle” bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, and two annotations above Lewis’s presentation inscription. Accompanied by a custom-made quarter leather slipcase, with scuffing to the spine. A significant example of an important and influential work. Starting Bid $200

511. Arthur Miller. Signed book: Death of a Salesman. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1949.

Hardcover with dust jacket (containing all first issue points, including a $2.50 price and “S” touching the man’s arm), 5.75 x 8.25, 139 pages. Signed on a free end page in fountain pen, “Arthur Miller.”

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/ VG, with a few nicks and creases to edges of the dust jacket. A highly desirable, vintage-signed example of Miller’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play.

Starting Bid $200

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514. Samuel Pepys. Brit-

512. A. A. Milne. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6, 11

Mallord Street, Chelsea letterhead, March 5, [1921]. Letter to longtime friend Vincent Seligman, in full: “None of my books has been translated into Italian, but the play Pim is about to be. If any Italian publisher wants the books, he can go ahead; or rather, let him step forward with a million lire in his hand. ‘The Dover Road’ won’t come on until Easter. (If then.)

Aynesworth is to be in it, as well as Ainley. I have a thousand letters to write—I mean for Daff to write—so if I say.” Milne adds at the conclusion: “I have only nine hundred and ninety nine.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

ish civil servant (1633–1703) who was promoted to Secretary to the Admiralty in 1673.

Pepys is best remembered as the author of a nine-year, multi-volume diary, one of the essential documents of 17th century British history and literature. Manuscript DS, signed “S. Pepys,” one page, 7 x 7, July 31, 1667. Document reads, in full: “I doe hereby assigne & transferr all my right, Title & interest in this Order unto Mrs. Mary Rumbold Administratix to Wm Rumbold Esq Deceaed.”

Signed underneath by Pepys. Document is also endorsed at the top by another official. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling, and a “DUPL” stamp to the bottom. An uncommon offering boasting a large and bold signature. Starting Bid $200

Inscribed Finnish first edition of Gone With the Wind, inscribed to her Macmillan editor 513. Margaret Mitchell. Rare signed book:

Tuulen Viemaa [Gone With the Wind], Volume I. First Finnish edition. Helsinki, Finland: Otava, 1937. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8, 514 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen to her publisher, “To Harold Latham from Margaret Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga., May 12, 1938.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/G+, with tears and paper loss to dust jacket edges.

The domestic popularity of Mitchell’s Southern romance led to its translation and publication abroad: by the end of 1937, it had appeared in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. In a 1945 letter to Malcolm Cowley, Mitchell wrote: ‘It never occurred to me Gone With the Wind would be translated into any foreign language. When it appeared in so many languages and had such astoundingly good reviews, I was breathless, and still am.’ The recipient of this important presentation copy was none other than Macmillan editor Harold Latham, who ‘discovered’ Mitchell and published the novel in 1936 to overnight success. A rare and spectacular piece of literary history. Starting Bid $300

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515. James Randall. Rare AMS, five pages, 7.75

x 10.5, December 14, 1894. A full autograph copy of Randall’s Civil War Anthem, “My Maryland!” In part: “I hear the distant thunder-hum, / Maryland! / The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum, / Maryland! / She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb / Huzz! she spurns the Northern scum! / She breathes! she burns! she’ll come! she’ll come! / Maryland! My Maryland!” At the conclusion, Randall writes, “Originally Composed in April 1861, at the Fausse Riviere, Parish of Pointe Coupee, La, and copied, Dec’r 14, 1894, in Baltimore, Md. for my friend Capt. H. P. Goddard.” In very good condition, with repairs to separated folds and some repaired paper loss to the top edge (not affecting any writing). The recipient, Henry Perkins Goddard, was a distinguished Civil War officer and journalist who was seriously wounded at Chancellorsville and later wrote extensively on Reconstruction. Autograph copies of this piece are generally found only as one or two stanzas and rarely encountered in this complete nine-stanza form. Starting Bid $200

Rare signed German edition of All Quiet on the Western Front

Deluxe first edition set of Harry Potter novels

517. J. K. Rowling. Complete set of seven deluxe hard516. Erich Maria Remarque. Signed book: Im Westen

Nichts Neues [All Quiet on the Western Front]. First edition thus. Berlin: Propylaen Verlag, 1929. Leatherbound hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 288 pages. Neatly signed on the frontispiece portrait in fountain pen by Erich Maria Remarque. Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with repairs to the damaged spine and joints. A beautiful signed edition of this classic anti-war work. Starting Bid $200

cover books from the Harry Potter series, all first edition, first printing, published in London by Bloomsbury. Includes: The Philosopher’s Stone (1997), The Chamber of Secrets (1998), The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), The Goblet of Fire (2000), The Order of the Phoenix (2003), The Half-Blood Prince (2005), and The Deathly Hallows (2007). Overall book condition: NF/ None, with a bump to one corner of The Deathly Hallows. A gorgeous, deluxe set of one of the most popular successful modern-day fiction franchises. Starting Bid $200

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“My new play is on the verge of rehearsal; and it is not yet finished” 518. George Bernard Shaw. ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5,

October 10, 1905. Letter to E. J. Flynn, in part: “I am afraid it is quite impossible for me to write an article for Cosmopolitan, though I quite appreciate the handsome terms of the invitation. But my new play is on the verge of rehearsal; and it is not yet finished.

That, and a very heavy pressure of business makes it impossible for me to put aside my present work and write a really good article on the subject suggested. For the moment the letter written by me for the New York press must suffice…I shall not forget the invitation you have been kind enough to forward to me.” In fine condition, with a small crease to the upper right corner tip. Shaw is presumably referencing his threeact play Major Barbara, which would premiere at London’s Court Theatre at the end of November. Starting Bid $200

520. Stendhal. French

writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French, signed “H. Beyle,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.25, June 20, 1826. Untranslated letter to an English businessman, “Monsieur Moore,” in Paris, asking him for his intervention to help him to get his retribution. In fine condition, with light show-through writing on opposing sides. Starting Bid $300

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Signed first edition of In Country Sleep 521. Dylan Thomas. Signed book: In Country Sleep. First edition. NY: New

Directions, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 34 pages. Boldly signed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “Dylan Thomas, 1952.” Autographic condition: NF/VG, with a few small edge chips and stains to the jacket. A highly desirable signed example of Dylan Thomas’s last collection of poetry, published one year before his death. Starting Bid $200

Rare Van Vechten portrait inscribed by Gertrude Stein 522. Gertrude Stein. Scarce vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Stein in profile by her close friend Carl Van Vechten, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To you all, always, Gertrude Stein, Paris, France, Oct. 48.” Blindstamped at the bottom, “Photograph by Carl Van Vechten,” and annotated on the reverse in Van Vechten’s hand, “Gertrude Stein, ‘Pigeons on the grass, alas!,’ New York.” In very good to fine condition, with light silvering, light discoloration to the upper right edge, and old adhesive residue beneath the Van Vechten blindstamp at the bottom. A noted writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance, Van Vechten would become Gertrude Stein’s literary executor after her death. A scarce format, this is the first signed photograph of Stein we have ever offered. Starting Bid $300

523. H. G. Wells. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7,

Spade House, Sandgate letterhead, March 17, 1902. Letter to Miss Mary Rawlings.Toning, in part: “I am very sorry that I am unable to present my book to the South Place library. The number of applications of this kind is very considerable…To write a book of this sort in the place of ‘popular’ fiction means a direct loss to me of several hundred pounds & a grave invasion of the prospects of those who are dependent upon me. I think it is for some one else to buy & distribute the book. I must also point out that any copy purchased through a bookseller stimulates the publication & sale of other books of the same class, as against fiction.” In very good condition, with an old tape stain to the first page, and somewhat irregular toning throughout.

Starting Bid $200

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Woolf pledges to send a story idea to The Yale Review 524. Virginia Woolf. British author (1882–1941) revered as one of the most important writers in the English language. On March 28, 1941, after a final attack of mental illness, she loaded her pockets with stones and drowned herself near her Sussex home. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 20, [no year]. Letter to Miss McAfee, the editor of the Yale Review. In full: “I am so sorry that we have already another engagement on Tuesday next; or we should have liked very much to come. We were so glad to see you. I will write before the 30th & suggest an article, if possible. I have to make some arrangements…but I should like to combine with you if I can manage it.” In fine condition.

The author regularly corresponded with McAfee, as it was through her and agent Ann Watkins that Woolf would negotiate the publication of her articles. Woolf viewed women in journalism to have more power than men in the field, prompting her to create a female network of contacts. The Yale Review, published by Yale University, is the oldest literary quarterly in the United States and devotes its pages to discussions of such topics as national and international politics, economics, and history. A beautiful letter for display. Starting Bid $300

526. William Butler Yeats. TLS

525. William Wordsworth. ALS signed “Wm. Wordsworth,” one page, 4.5 x 8, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in part: “At twelve o’clock on Tuesday it will suit me to meet you at Ambleside either at the Salutation or Commercial Inn. I will make a point of being there.” He adds a brief postscript, which continues onto the reverse. In very good to fine condition, with a long, unobtrusive tear, repaired with tape on the reverse.

Starting Bid $200

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signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page, 8 x 10, May 26, 1903. Letter to the wife of writer G. K. Chesterton, in full: “I am very sorry not to have been able to get to you last Friday but I had an old engagement for that night.

I am off to Ireland for awhile but I hope when I get back that you and your husband will come to me some Monday evening.” Yeats adds a postscript in his own hand: “Please forgive typed letter but I have weak eyes & must dictate.” In very good to fine condition, with overall light creasing, and two short fold splits. Yeats’s poetry volume In the Seven Woods: Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age was published in 1903 by Elizabeth Yeats’s Dun Emer Press. Starting Bid $200

527. Matthew Arnold Starting Bid $200

528. Isaac Asimov Starting Bid $200

530. Authors

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533. Ray Bradbury Starting Bid $200

537. Italo Calvino Starting Bid $200

534. Robert Browning Starting Bid $200

538. Truman Capote Starting Bid $200

529. Authors

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531. James M. Barrie

532. Roger S. Baum

535. Thornton Burgess Starting Bid $200

536. Edgar Rice Burroughs

539. Rachel Carson

540. Jonathan Carver

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541. Samuel L. Clemens

542. Samuel L. Clemens

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544. Malcolm Cowley, Berenice Abbott, and Morrill Cody Starting Bid $200

543. Jean Cocteau

545. August Derleth

546. Theodore Dreiser Starting Bid $200

547. Alexandre Dumas, fils

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555. Jules Feiffer

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548. Will and Ariel Durant

549. Lawrence Durrell Starting Bid $200

550. Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller

552. James T. Farrell

553. William Faulkner

554. William Faulkner

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551. T. S. Eliot

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556. E. M. Forster Starting Bid $200

557. Anatole France

558. Theophile Gautier

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559. Jean Genet

560. Allen Ginsberg

561. William Goldman

562. Graham Greene

563. Zane Grey Starting Bid $200

564. Joel Chandler Harris

566. Robert Heinlein Starting Bid $200

567. Ernest Hemingway

568. Hermann Hesse

569. L. Ron Hubbard

570. E. L. James

571. Robinson Jeffers

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572. Ken Kesey

574. Arthur Koestler

575. D. H. Lawrence

577. Sinclair Lewis Starting Bid $200

579. Limited Editions Club

578. Lexicographers and Journalists

580. Jack London

581. Jack London

582. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

583. W. Somerset Maugham

584. James A. Michener

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573. Stephen King Starting Bid $200

576. Benjamin Lincoln Lear Starting Bid $200

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585. Henry Miller

586. Toni Morrison

587. John O’Hara

589. Katherine Anne Porter

590. Katherine Anne Porter

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593. James Whitcomb Riley

597. Maurice Sendak

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588. Poetry

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591. Jean Ray

592. Anne Rice

594. J. K. Rowling

595. Carl Sagan

596. Jean-Paul Sartre

598. E. E. Smith

599. James Stephens

600. Booth Tarkington

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601. William Makepeace Thackeray Starting Bid $200

602. James Thurber

603. Mary E. Tyler

604. John Updike

605. John Updike

606. Chris Van Allsburg

608. Kurt Vonnegut

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607. Erich Von Däniken

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610. Eudora Welty

611. Thornton Wilder Starting Bid $200

612. Tennessee Williams

615. Yevgeny Yevtushenko

616. Yevgeny Yevtushenko

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609. Kurt Vonnegut Starting Bid $200

613. Gahan Wilson Starting Bid $200

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614. Gahan Wilson Starting Bid $200

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617. Bela Bartok.

music

Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his farreaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of the most forceful and influential creative personalities of the 20th century. ALS in Hungarian, signed “Bartok Bela,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, March 17, 1937. Letter to the president of the Janos Vajda Association, in part (translated): “I could reply to your letter on the 7th of February only now. I am far too busy sorry I am not able to fulfill your invitation. I have already undertaken too many lectures and performances, beside my other duties that are already tiring, I cannot undertake anything else.” In fine condition, with a stain to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200

618. Hector Berlioz. ALS in

French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.25 x 8, August 25, 1852. Letter to Richard Otto Spazier, nephew and biographer of the German writer Jean-Paul Richter.

In part (translated): “Mr. Bertin [director of the Newspaper des Débats, where Berlioz published his musical chronicles] did not give me your manuscript, but there is no doubt that he will give it to you if you go to his office between 2 and 3 pm. I have not seen him for a long time. I am sick and do not dare to go out yet. I deeply regret not having managed to get your book admitted.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing, a tear to the top of the hinge, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200

619.

Enrico Caruso. Exceptional

vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 12.5 portrait of the celebrated Italian tenor, signed and inscribed in bold fountain pen, “To Mr. John Brown, Very sincerely, Enrico Caruso, N.Y. 1911.” Impressively matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 23. In very good to fine condition, with scattered small stains. An unusually large signed photo of Caruso, which boasts an equally large and dark autograph. Starting Bid $200

Pleased with his opera’s success in Paris

620. Gaetano Donizetti. Italian

composer (17971848) known as a leading composer of the bel canto opera style. ALS in French, signed “Donizetti,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, blindstamped monogram letterhead, no date but circa 18391840. Letter thanking his correspondent for his assistance, in full (translated): “I am very grateful for everything you are doing for me; I accept the success of Lucia [di Lammermoor] as an anticipation of the success of the Martyrs, that should begin rehearsing after Ruolz’s Vendetta.” In fine condition, with one repaired edge tear.

Lucia di Lammermoor was first performed in French translation at the Theatre de la Renaissance on August 3, 1839. Donizetti was living in Paris at this time and was preparing a revision of his opera Poliuto for the Paris Opera, which premiered as Les Martyrs in April 1840. Starting Bid $200

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623. Mikhail Glinka. Highly

621. Edward Elgar. Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 10 x 5.5 musically-lined sheet, beautifully signed at the conclusion, “Edward Elgar, March 17th 1927.” The composer pens two bars from his 1900 work “The Dream of Gerontius,” writing the title at the top. In very good to fine condition, with light toning and soiling, a crease to the lower right corner and repaired short edge tear, and old mounting residue on the back.

Based on the poem by John Henry Newman, “The Dream of Gerontius” is widely regarded as one of Elgar’s finest works.

Starting Bid $200

“Good wishes, George Gershwin,” with a quotation from Rhapsody in Blue

regarded Russian composer (1804–1857) who greatly influenced his country’s classical music.

ALS in Italian, signed “Michele Glinka,” one page, 4.75 x 7, December 6, [1832]. In full (translated): “When I asked you to give me the pleasure of coming to my house at two, I had forgotten I had an appointment at two thirty. I therefore beg you to anticipate a half hour your very kind visit. A thousand salutations to your very kind wife Cirilla.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and staining, and a professionally repaired tear towards the bottom edge.

Glinka’s letters written in Russia have generally not entered into circulation, making his foreign correspondences the only obtainable Glinka letters. This piece, written during his brief three-year stay in Italy to his friend and music critic Isidoro Cambiasi, who mediated Glinka’s relationship with his musical publisher, the famous Ricordi house, is the only one we have ever offered! Starting Bid $500

624. Edvard Grieg. Impor-

622. George Gershwin. Brilliant AMQS on a beige-colored 6 x 4.5 album page, signed boldly in fountain pen, “Good wishes, George Gershwin, Feb. 20, 1932,” who below has added five bars of crisply penned music from his masterwork Rhapsody in Blue. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling. A delightfully bold union of signature and musical quote from his most famous composition—Rhapsody in Blue remains quite elusive in such a desirable signed format, with our last example having appeared some four years prior.

Starting Bid $300

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tant Norwegian composer and pianist (1843– 1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the Piano Concerto in A minor, the incidental music to Peer Gynt, and the Holberg Suite. Untranslated ALS in Norwegian, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, July 5, 1887. Grieg writes from Bergen to music publisher Carl Warmuth, Jr. In fine to very fine condition, with trivial adhesive residue along the right margin of the address side. Starting Bid $200

Rachmaninoff at the piano

625. Franz Liszt.

ALS in French, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, no date.

Letter to “Monsieur l’Abbé Luigi Minichini,” in full (translated): “I very much regret that a previous engagement prevents me from profiting from your friendly invitation of this morning.

Please, at least, I beg you, accept my thanks with my best wishes which I hope to have the pleasure of repeating to you soon and vive vox [in person].” In very good to fine condition, with a light stain and associated tiny tear to the right side, affecting one word of text. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Liszt’s hand. Starting Bid $300

626. Giacomo Puccini. Sought-

after AMQS on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Puccini’s villa in Chiatri, boldly signed and dated below in ink, “Giacomo Puccini, 29.4.06,” with a note over the building, “Si vende!” Puccini pens a couple bars from his iconic opera “La Boheme.” In fine condition. Based on a story by French writer Henri Murger set in 1840s Paris, La Boheme was Puccini’s first major success— making him rich and famous—and arguably his greatest work.

After its 1896 debut in Turin, the piece was quickly adopted into the international repertory. Starting Bid $200

628. Sergei Rachmaninoff. Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.75 photo of the virtuoso seated and playing the piano in a halflength profile pose by New York photographer Herman Mishkin, signed and inscribed in white fountain pen, “To Katharine Anderson, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1942.” In fine condition, with a few small creases and some faint silvering along the bottom edge. In June 1942, Rachmaninoff and his wife moved from New York to the warmer climate of Beverly Hills in an attempt to improve the composer’s health. A tour in the late fall only worsened his condition, and after canceling the remaining dates, Rachmaninoff returned to California and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma. He performed his last recital on February 17th, and passed away a month later on March 28, 1943. An exquisite portrait signed late in the career of the Russian master. Starting Bid $300

627. Giacomo Puccini. Italian composer (1858–1924) who earned a central place in the operatic pantheon with such repertoire staples as ‘La boheme,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and ‘Tosca.’ Brief ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 5.25, Caffe Biffi Milano letterhead, January 11, 1902. Puccini writes to Pillora, inquiring as to why he did not see her on Thursday.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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629. Anton Rubinstein. ALS in French,

signed “Ant. Rubinstein,” one page, 5 x 8, June 20, 1859. Letter to Belgian soprano Desirée Artôt, asking her for the names of the songs she wants to sing at his concert.

In part (translated): “I beg you…to send me in writing the names of songs you want to sing at my concert, since I have to now print the detailed program.

Stockhausen is at your disposal for a duet if you want, and Mr. Klindworth for piano accompaniment when and where you want. Mad. [Catherine] Hayes sings the tune of ‘Freischutz’ with orchestra and romances on the piano, Stockhausen the air of the ‘Village Voisin’ with orchestra and romances on the piano, so I see that if you did the same there would be nothing more at this concert to make it a party for music lovers.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

630. Richard Strauss. Ger-

man composer (1864–1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th and early 20thcentury music.

His best-known work is ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ (1896), which attained iconic status as the theme of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. ALS in German, one page, 4.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, May 27, 1926. Letter concerning a venue, in full (translated): “Since even the draper’s hall has protested against a radio concert, I regret that I cannot comply at this time with your gracious invitation.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, and two old tape stains in the upper corners.

Starting Bid $200

631. Giuseppe Verdi. ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, July 4, 1898. Letter to Giuseppe de Amicis, written from the village of Sant’Agata, in part (translated): “I thank you for your kind ticket and, as you know, I will have to come to Genoa but not so soon. Here I hold back for a while now the tiredness, the heat that is now making itself felt…If you should leave Genoa, please let me know…The death of Carretta grieved me a lot. He was one of the most distinguished officers, but even more of a good man, frank, loyal, open, and he could be counted on. And that poor Caselli! Still so young!” He goes on to observe that while there was a time when he never felt he was aging, he was now feeling the infirmities of old age. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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Verdi thanks Rome’s orchestra for years of close collaboration 632. Giuseppe Verdi. ANS in Italian, signed “G. V.,” one page, 8 x 6, no date. Handwritten telegram in which Verdi thanks the orchestra of Rome and its great master for their many years spent together and the apotheosis of works emanating from his genius. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Accompanied by a printed telegram sent by Verdi, dated October 10, 1898, thanking Mr. Cecchi, president of the Roman orchestra. Starting Bid $200

Satchmo begs an admirer for a hand-drawn portrait: “Send me one— ‘Wilya?’ ‘PLEASE?’” 633. Louis Armstrong. Fabulous pairing of an original pencil sketch of Armstrong drawn by an admirer on an off-white 4.75 x 8 sheet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Raymond A. Swainston, From Louis Armstrong, 24/11/33”; and a cordial ALS to Swainston by Armstrong, two pages, 4.75 x 6.75, The Midland Hotel letterhead, October 20, 1932, in full: “Just received the wonderful drawing you made of me and I must tell you, it’s ‘marvelous’ ‘and how’ I autographed it, and here it is. And would you be so kind as to draw one more like this one and autograph it to me? ‘Gee’ I must have one of these for my ‘scrap book.’ So first chance you ‘have’-Send me one-’Wilya?’ ‘PLEASE?’” Archivally suedematted and framed together with a biographical plaque to an overall size of 20.5 x 33. In overall fine condition, with light creases to the letter. Based on the discrepancy between the date Armstrong signed the sketch and the date of the letter, he and Swainston must have corresponded and exchanged sketches at least a few times during the early 1930s. An exquisite and unusual set of items sent from an iconic celebrity to his admirer. Starting Bid $300

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634. Irving Berlin. Sheet music

for Irving Berlin’s popular carol “White Christmas,” two pages, 9 x 2, boldly signed on the front cover in fountain pen. In very good to fine condition, with faint overall staining. A hugely desirable and scarce signed score for Berlin’s most famous and popular tune. Starting Bid $200

636. Jerome Kern. Exceptional AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 card, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To William de Melt, with the thanks of the American National Red Cross and his sincerely, Jerome Kern,” who pens ten bars of music from “The Last Time I Saw Paris.” In fine condition.

In 1940, Kern and Oscar Hammerstein wrote ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris’ in homage to the French capital’s recent occupation by German soldiers.

Originally a hit for Tony Martin, the song was used in the film Lady Be Good and won an Oscar for Best Song. Starting Bid $200

Rarely offered limited edition of Porgy and Bess 6 3 5 .

George and Ira Gershwin.

Signed book: Porgy and Bess. Limited first edition of 250 copies (this being No. 224).

NY: Random House, 1935.

Hardcover, 9.75 x 12.5, 559 pages.

Signed on the colophon in fountain pen by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, librettist Dubose Heyward, and director Rouben Mamoulian. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/VG-. Porgy and Bess, written as an ‘American folk opera’ according to George Gershwin, made its premiere on Broadway in the fall of 1935, and later toured several eastern cities. Although deemed a commercial failure during its initial run, it is now regarded as one of the most important American operas of the 20th century. Starting Bid $300

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“I did not invent love. It was here when I got here” 637. Woody Guthrie. Beautifully penned ALS signed “Woody,” six pages, 8 x 10.5, February 21, 1945. Lengthy, touching letter from Guthrie to frequent correspondent Charlotte Strauss, written from the Las Vegas Army Air Force base mere weeks before his discharge, in part: “They called us into the Orderly Room last night and told us to watch the Shipping Board. Said a big list of names are about to come out. Said we might be on it. Said they hoped so anyhow. They said to be sure and drop around the office nice and early in the morning. They said if our name is not on the go home list, well, it’s better luck next time. All of us have walked through this office several times. We had heard all of this before, but it never sounded so sure and so hot as this time. We had read long sheets of names, read them down again, had not seen the sound of our name. We had gone a little blind, and overlooked the list there a few inches away, tacked onto the same board, ‘Following EM report in mass for a detail to duty’ as mess hall workers, fire guards, prisoner chasers, area policers, butt can carriers, rakers and hoers, paper spearers, dust sweepers, rag slingers, mop washers, and as every earthly title and name except Home goers… You say you got 4 pages from me dated on the Tenth of December. Well by now you ought to have the 18 page one I issued to you on the 16 or 18 of December. I refer to this one, the 18 page number, as the ‘Molasses Issue’ because you had said that you were more or less fond of molasses, I believe you used the term, straight’…

You did say that the joy busted through you with a kind of pain. I suppose you have just about caught my feelings here, and lots of other people. You know, it is this funny way it seems you’ve got to feel before your lines take on the drum beats of poems.

These feelings give your words the swing and the sway, the hurt limp, the crawl and the jump. the slow walk that shows you your clearest feelings. And when you set down your own you are setting down a record and a history of mine, everybody’s, it is because you can write from almost an equal move of pain and joy that I feel so much like answering you with any old stick I can smoke up and char, any old rhythm, any old story, or any subject. Lots of folks have jarred a couple of these kinds of letters out of me before, but you, I want you to know, are one out of several thousand. You make feel like you understand these grounds around here, these deepest, maybe highest, emotions. Most of my letters are heavy on politics, theories of a lot of sorts, business of all kinds, but it feels very nice to get letters so in love with naked poetry, so in love with naked beauty, so alive and warm, so young, in naked life. You see, Charlotte, I have always loved love…

This is what you have done for me, Charlotte. You have helped to prove to me that somewhere there is the radio and television station called by your name. You made me recall my trips all back through my self, my people, all of my funny ins and outs, my ups and my downs, You have made me feel a very deep love for you, not as you fear, a blaze that flares up in me and then dies down low again. I had to answer, had to hear, had to offer you all of this love, had to tell you to take all you need, and to return all you take. I had no sayso in the matter. The love across my desert says these words to all of your snows. Give. Take.

I did not invent love. It was here when I got here.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

638. Beatles: George Harrison. Rare promotional record of ‘A

Dark Horse Records presents A Personal Music Dialogue with George Harrison at 33 1/3,’ signed on the ‘side two’ label in black ballpoint by Harrison. Includes the original sleeve with attractive color 23 x 35 promo poster.

Produced to promote George’s 1976 studio album Thirty Three & 1/3, this spoken word LP was played on radio stations across America. In fine condition. Consignor notes that the autograph was obtained at Harrison’s suite at the Plaza Athenee Hotel in Paris on February 5, 1977. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a glossy photo of Harrison at the time of signing, showing him with the album on his lap and pen in hand. Starting Bid $200

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Rare Help! photo signed in the Bahamas 639. Beatles. Beau-

tiful vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 promotional photo of the Beatles on location in the Bahamas during filming for their second motion picture, Help!, signed in bold black felt tip by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. Affixed to a slightly larger foamcore mount.

In fine condition, with some scattered small creases, which do not detract in the least.

On February 22, 1965, the band flew from London to the Bahamas, with a stop in New York, to commence filming on their second movie, Help! Although the Bahamas sequences would be the last to appear in the completed film, it was the first location on the shooting schedule.

Authentic examples of Beatles signatures from this period are scarce as they were virtually inaccessible to their fans.

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who writes: “The signatures are outstanding examples from the period and this is as nicely as each could have signed on the day. These Bahamas beach ‘Help!’ photographs were signed by The Beatles and given to members of the film crew as a thank you for their work on the movie after filming wrapped up, in April of 1965. Of those in existence, this one stands out as amongst the best of the best, thus increasing desirability greatly.” Starting Bid $2500

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640. Beatles. Late 1963 ballpoint signatures

of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon on an off-white 3.75 x 3 album page. Consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Odeon Theatre in Leeds, Yorkshire on November 3, 1963. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “I was brought up in Leeds and our family was heavily involved with the cultural life of the city. My mother, in particular, was a participator in the ‘Good OId Days’ and became friends with Barney Colehan the producer/director. He managed to obtain tickets for my sister and I to go to Top of the Pops then filmed in Manchester. When the Beatles came to the Leeds Odeon in November 1963 I went down with my autograph book and was able to get a little further than many others due to Mr. Colehan’s influence. My autograph book was sent backstage and I waited until it came back with the Beatles’ and John Lennon’s autographs in it.” Starting Bid $1000

641. Beatles: Lennon and Harrison. Mailing envelope from the Atlantic Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, 9 x 4, signed nicely in blue ballpoint by John Lennon and George Harrison. In fine condition, with some light stains. Starting Bid $300

Lennon signs the ‘Long Tall Sally’ EP 642. Beatles: John Lennon. Picture sleeve for the Parlophone 45 RPM EP ‘Long Tall Sally,’ signed on the reverse in felt tip by John Lennon. In very good to fine condition, with expected light wear, and tape repairs to three slices, one of which passes just to the right of Lennon’s last name. The record is not included.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $300

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McCartney-signed Epiphone with Red Wings logo 643.

Beatles: Paul McCartney.

Handsome Epiphone FT-79 acoustic guitar with a natural finish and a Detroit Red Wings sticker affixed below bridge, signed on the pearloid pickguard in black felt tip

by Paul McCartney. In very fine condition.

A particularly attractive instrument with Red Wings emblem added to resemble the guitar played by the Beatles great.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $300

644. Beatles: Paul and Linda McCartney, and George Martin. MPL promotional postcard with a picture

of Paul McCartney wearing headphones, 4 x 6, signed on the reverse in blue ink, “Paul McCartney,” “Love, Linda,” and “George Martin.” The postcard is also signed by Eric Stewart and one other. Consignor notes that the signatures date to circa 1982 and the release of the album Tug of War. In fine condition, with a light semicircular impression passing through McCartney’s hair on the image side. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $200

645. David Bowie. Danc-

ing in the Street single album

by David Bowie and Mick Jagger, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “Bowie, 86.” In fine condition.

The record is not included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

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646. Jim Croce.

Yo u D o n ’ t M e s s Around with Jim promotional album signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Thanks—Jim Croce.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining and edge wear. The record is included.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL and by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, who notes: “I worked for KHJ Radio from 1970 until 1982. I was there when Jim Croce came into our Sunset Blvd. Studios and signed this record.” Starting Bid $200

Spectacular, boldly signed Blood on the Tracks— Bob Dylan’s landmark work of heartbreak 647. Bob Dylan. A spectacular example of Bob Dylan’s 15th studio album, Blood On The Tracks, signed perfectly by Dylan in silver ink. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL and a letter of provenance from Jeff Rosen, president of the Bob Dylan Music Company, in full: “I represent Bob Dylan and have done so for many years. In 2017 he signed a number of individual albums on a rare and limited basis, including the album photographed here. I can say for certain that it is Bob Dylan’s signature. The chain of custody is directly from Bob Dylan to myself.” The album itself is from the personal stock of Jeff Rosen and Bob Dylan. The cover and original vinyl record are in mint condition.

Many critics consider Blood on the Tracks to be Dylan’s finest work. With songs like ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ and ‘Shelter From The Storm’ it is a gut-wrenching account of the dissolution of his marriage. Dylan has denied that the songs on the album are are autobiographical, but it’s impossible not to hear his pain on tracks like ‘You’re a Big Girl Now’ and ‘If You See Her, Say Hello.’ The common thread throughout is the pain that comes when love dies. Blood on the Tracks endures as one of Dylan’s most honest and heartfelt recordings.

An unbelievable example of one of Dylan’s greatest albums, signed in a controlled environment, for his trusted business manager of 30-plus years. An unprecedented event, especially for the ever-elusive Dylan. Starting Bid $500

648. Bob Dylan. Sought-after satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bob Dylan during the 1970s, signed in black felt tip above a facsimile signature. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

649. Fleetwood Mac. Sought-after color semi-glossy 10.75 x 12.75 book photo of Fleetwood Mac lying in bed together, taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz and used for the March 24, 1977, cover of Rolling Stone magazine, signed in black felt tip by Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, Christine McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham. Attractively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 18.25 x 20. In fine condition. Although Buckingham and Nicks had broken up shortly beforehand, when the Leibovitz photo shoot had wrapped and their bandmates departed, Buckingham later explained that he and Nicks remained on the bed for several minutes longer, ‘After all that we’d been through, knowing that we loved each other—somehow, we just couldn’t get up.’ Deriving from their highly successful Rumours period, this is a warm and enduring depiction of a band well-known for its interpersonal dramas. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from JSA and REAL. Starting Bid $200

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653. Guns N’ Roses. Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide 650. Grateful Dead. Terrific glossy 9.75 x 7.75 Arista Records pub-

licity photo of the Grateful Dead from 1989, signed in black felt tip by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Brent Mydland. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 13.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

(USR-001) album from Guns N’ Roses, signed on the front cover in silver ink, “W. Axl Rose,” “Slash,” “Duff! GN’R,” “Izzy Stradlin,” and “Steven Adler.”

In fine condition. The record is included. Scarce and desirable even in unsigned examples, this is a highly sought-after EP album fully signed by the original GNR lineup. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA.Starting Bid $200

Telecaster signed by Guns N’ Roses 651. Guns N’ Roses. Cream-colored

Austin Telecaster-style electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip, “W. Axl Rose” and “Izzy Stradlin,” and on the body, “Slash,” “Duff, GnR,” and “Steven Adler, G N’ R.” In fine condition.

An exceedingly attractive guitar signed by the full classic Guns N’ Roses lineup.

Starting Bid $300

652. Guns N’ Roses. Attractive Carlo Robelli acoustic guitar with a natural finish, signed boldly on the body in blue felt tip, “Axl Rose,” and in black felt tip, “Slash, 2015,” “Duff, ‘14,” and “Steven Adler, GnR,” who adds “Patience, all we need is a little.” In fine condition. Guitars signed on the body by the original members are not common and very desirable. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

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“Love and Happiness to you forever, Jimi Hendrix”

654. Jimi Hendrix. Very desirable ballpoint signature,

“Love and Happiness to you forever, Jimi Hendrix,” who adds a heart sketch on an off-white 7 x 3 sheet. In fine condition.

One of the largest Hendrix signatures we have offered, with this example further elevated by the musician’s wonderful addition. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $300

655. KISS. Handsome maroonbodied Gibson SG electric guitar, signed on the body in pink ink by Gene Simmons, and in black felt tip by Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, and Eric Singer.

In fine condition, with a few scuffs to the body and fair contrast to the black felt tip signatures. Accompanied by a program for the KISS: 1st Worldwide Convention, 1995–96, signed on the front cover by Simmons and Singer; a convention pass signed by Stanley, Simmons, Singer, and Kulik; and a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “I had Kiss sign this guitar back in June 1995 at the Official Kiss Convention in San Francisco. It is a 1990’s Gibson SG guitar and signed by Kiss which consisted at the time of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer. This was known as the Revenge lineup. I attended the convention which had many artifacts and costumes on display and Kiss performed unplugged for us as well. Afterwards they signed for everyone.” Includes a Gibson USA carrying case. Starting Bid $200

656. Led Zeppelin. Impressive Led Zeppelin display featuring a color glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the band, signed in blue or black felt tip by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones, and a copy of the Presence album, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by John Bonham. Both items are double-matted and framed to an overall size of 28.25 x 19.5; reverse of frame features a window for viewing back cover of album. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA/DNA and REAL, as well as a provenance letter for the Bonham album, which notes that this album was one of several he donated for a West Mercia Motorcycle Scrambling Club raffle. Starting Bid $300

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Landmark debut record from Led Zeppelin, signed in full on the front cover!

657.

Led Zeppelin. Self-

titled debut album from Led Zeppelin, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “To Chris, John Bonham,” “Robert Plant,” “Jimmy Page,” and “John Paul Jones.” In fine condition, with some scattered light wrinkling to the emulsion. The record is included.

Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut released on Atlantic Records in mid January of 1969, roughly four months after the band played their first official concert together.

By all accounts, the speed in which the group achieved success remains an unprecedented feat, with Page, then the only high-profile member of the group, footing the bill for the debut’s entire recording and mixing costs, a process that took a mere nine days.

At the time of the album’s release, Led Zeppelin were in the midst of their first North American tour, a 36-date endeavor enabled by the tour cancellation of manager Peter Grant’s other big act, The Jeff Beck Group. Zeppelin’s nearly two-month outing across Canada and the United States proved significant in the growth and visibility of the band. Despite initial mixed reviews, Led Zeppelin I received 50,000 advance orders en route to the album reaching number 10 on the Billboard chart and earning a gold certification in July 1969. Led Zeppelin’s debut has since gone platinum eight times and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.

As there are said to be fewer than thirty known fully signed Led Zeppelin albums extant, this example exists as a true rock history rarity and is augmented all the more by the exceedingly rare and immensely desirable presence of all signatures being penned on the front cover. Starting Bid $2500

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“John Bonham was quite drunk but managed to sign”—in-person 1978 Led Zeppelin signatures 658. Led Zeppelin. Circa

1978 ballpoint signatures, “Best wishes, John Paul Jones,” “Robert Plant,” “John Bonham,” and “Jimmy Page,” who adds the inscription, “Kenny, all the best,” on an off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet.

Consignor notes that the signatures were obtained outside E-Zee Hire Recording studios in London on September 19, 1978, when the group were rehearsing tracks for their forthcoming album In Through the Outdoor.

In fine to very fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “Met the group Led Zeppelin at what was E-zy hire studios in Holloway back in 1978. Was told by a friend that he thought they were there so myself and another friend went along the next day and met them just as they were leaving. John Bonham was quite drunk but managed to sign and Jimmy Page threw loads of empty beer cans in the back of a Rolls Royce and then signed.” An impressively clean and crisp cast of vintage Led Zeppelin autographs dating to the recording of the band’s eighth and final studio album. Starting Bid $1000

Rare oversized, fully-signed portrait of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 659. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. African-American singing sensations of the 1950s who became one of the most popular acts in the fledgling years of rock and roll as a result of such hits as ‘Why Do Fools Fall in Love?’ and ‘I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent.’ The 13-year-old lead singer, Frankie Lymon, became one of the first black teen idols, and, at the height of the group’s success, struck out on his own to pursue a solo career. He never matched his earlier success and, after years of grappling with drug addiction, died of an overdose at the age of twenty-five. Terrific and extremely rare 9 x 12 paperstock Alan Freed tour program photo, signed and inscribed in ballpoint, “My man Jimmy, stay kool! Frankie Lymon”; “To Jimmy from Jimmy Merchant”; “To Jimmy, Best of luck always, from Sherman”; To Jimmy from Joe Gregory”; and “To Jimmy, Best wishes, Herman.”

Signed photos of Lymon, let alone examples of this size, in this condition, and signed by the entire group, are extremely elusive. In fine condition, with Herman’s signature rather light (yet legible) as a result of a faulty pen. Starting Bid $200

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Fully signed Works compilation album 662. Pink Floyd. Works compilation album by Pink Floyd,

signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “To Jim, David Gilmour,” and in blue felt tip, “Roger Waters,” “Richard Wright,” and “Nick Mason.” In fine condition, with light creasing along the edges. The record is included. A decidedly uncommon Pink Floyd album. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $300

Babylon by Bus signed by Marley and 10 of his Wailers 661. Bob Marley and The Wailers. Baby-

lon by Bus album

by Bob Marley and the Wailers, signed on the inner album sleeve in red ballpoint, “Love Rasta, Bob Marley.” The sleeve is also signed in red and black felt tip by the following band members: bass player Aston ‘Family Mon’ Barrett, backing vocalists Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths, drummer Carlton Barrett, keyboard player Tyrone Downie, who has added “Wailers,” and percussionist Alvin Patterson. The album’s front cover features modern signatures from Barrett, Bunny Wailer, Junior Marvin, Al Anderson, and Rita Marley, with the latter two adding an inscription to “Jimmy.” In very good to fine condition, with light edge creasing, partial edge separation, and a short discount cut-related tear to the bottom edge. The record is included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $1000

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The Uprising Tour lands in Glasgow 660. Bob Marley. Uprising album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “Ras Neville BMW, All the best, Bob Marley,” who adds a small notation next to the artwork’s leftmost fist. In fine condition, with light soiling. The record is included.

The Uprising Tour was the last of Marley’s lifetime and the biggest music tour of Europe in 1980. Beginning on May 30th, Marley and the Wailers played a total of 33 shows in Europe—the band played at the Apollo in Glasgow on July 10 and 11—before heading to the United States. Two days after collapsing while jogging in Central Park, and subsequently learning that his cancer has spread to his brain, Marley played his last concert on September 23, 1980, at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL and by a letter of provenance, which reads, in part: “The autograph was given to Neville who owned the small hotel ‘BM’ & the Wailers were staying in during their last concert in Glasgow (Park Circus).

Neville owned a B.M.W. hence the reference at the top.” Starting Bid $1000

664. Elvis Presley. In-

663. Pink Floyd: Waters and Mason. White-bodied

Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Roger Waters and on the pickguard in blue felt tip by Nick Mason, who adds “Pink Floyd.” In fine condition, with a couple small smudges to Mason addition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

credible vintage 8 x 10 paperstock photo of Presley with slicked hair and a light collared shirt, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Gina, from, Elvis Presley.” In fine condition, with a faint stain to the upper left edge. Starting Bid $300

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667.

Queen: Freddie Mercury.

665. Elvis Presley. Vintage ballpoint signature and inscrip-

tion, “To Naida, from, Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 3.5 x 6 notebook page. Matted and framed with an image of Presley and a police officer to an overall size of 17.25 x 15. In very good condition, with overall creasing and a central horizontal fold. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL and by a letter of provenance from the son of the original recipient: “I came across this Elvis autograph and remembered my dad having told me how he had gotten an Elvis autograph for my mother. My dad was a Memphis police officer, and during one of his shifts, he was working in South Memphis and met Elvis Presley. Elvis was a big law enforcement fan and would always offer autographs to any of the officers he met. Since my mother was a big fan of Elvis, my dad took a piece of paper from his notepad and had Elvis sign an autograph that was made out to my mother.” Starting Bid $200

6 6 6 .

Queen.

Barcelona album by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “To Roger & Bobby, Love, Freddie Mercury” and “Montserret Cabelle.”

Consignor notes that the album was signed for Roger Brown and Bobby Bannerman, dancers in the Young Generation who worked with Mercury and Stevie Wonder on the musical Time. In fine condition. The record is included.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Starting Bid $300

668.

Queen: Freddie Mercury.

Very desirable color glossy 9.5 x 9.5 program photo of the Queen frontman performing passionately under bright stage lights, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Lauren, Best wishes, Freddie Mercury, xxxx.”

In fine condition, with light handling wear. Starting Bid $200

Highly desirable program for Queen’s 1979 Crazy Tour, 9.5 x 9.5, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall handling wear. A superb fully signed, uninscribed piece from the band’s intimate tour of smaller UK venues. Starting Bid $200

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Sweet Telecaster signed by five Stones 669. Rolling Stones. Desirable Affinity series Fender Squier Telecaster electric guitar with a natural finish, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts, and on the body by Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Mick Taylor. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $500

671. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards. Satin-fin-

670. Rolling Stones. Vintage autograph book from 1963, signed inside on adjacent pages in various colored ballpoint

by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts, with side-by-side album pages measuring 7.75 x 3. Consignor notes that these signatures were obtained at the Savoy Ballroom, in Southsea, England on September 20, 1963. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a brief letter of provenance from the original recipient. Starting Bid $200

ish 20 x 16 halflength photo of a young Keith Richards seated and playing an acoustic guitar, signed in blue felt tip.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

672. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Personal check belonging to Marc Benno, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Benno, payable to Steve Vaughan for $100, June 23, 1973. Endorsed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “For deposit less, 70.00, Stevie Vaughan,� who proceeds to add his social security number. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a plastic Beckett authentication holder. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from JSA and REAL. Starting Bid $200

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673. The Who: John Entwistle. Handwritten rough draft of lyrics

for “Dangerous” by John Entwistle, two pages, 8.25 x 11.75, marked “Final Rough” and numbered as pages “2” and “3.” The draft starts with “Verse 2,” beginning, “Mad dog, howling at the Moon, / And your so far out of tune, / You’d better learn how to sing / (Or get put down).”

On the last page, the “Last intro verse” begins: “Can you feel it—in the shadows / watching you—touching you / Can you feel it—as the shadows / Follow you—swallow you.” Also includes a glossy 8.25 x 11.75 portrait of Entwistle, signed in the lower border in black felt tip.

In fine condition. ‘Dangerous’ first appeared on The Who’s 1982 album It’s Hard, Entwistle’s last album with the group. Starting Bid $200

One of Tupac’s last autographs 674. Tupac Shakur. Rare felt tip signature, “Peace, 2Pac,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. The consignor notes that Tupac signed this while leaving the Essex House hotel in New York for rehearsals for the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall on September 4, 1996. The show marked Tupac Shakur’s last public appearance before being fatally shot on September 7th—making this one of his last autographs. Starting Bid $200

Poetic, emotional letter from Winehouse to her husband— “You keep me in between the lines” 675. Amy Winehouse. Very rare ALS signed “Amy, xxx,” one page,

5 x 7, no date. An impassioned letter to her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, in full: “You keep me in between the lines, my hero my ticket home, my Valentine whose strength and glory alone keeps my vigil virtuous.

I hold you above all others Blake; I can’t wait for our days and nights to depend on our hearts colliding in earnest clutches. Let me see you.

Your wanton and ever-in-wait wife. Your mermaid.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and some light smudging. Starting Bid $300

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676. Generation X Starting Bid $200

677. Shura Cherkassky Starting Bid $200

678. Aaron Copland Starting Bid $200

679. Louis Moreau Gottschalk Starting Bid $200

680. Ruggero Leoncavallo

681. Eugene Ormandy

682. Jean Sibelius

683. Arturo Toscanini

684. Luther Allison

685. Tony Bennett

686. Irving Berlin

687. Dave Brubeck

688. Big Sid Catlett

689. George and Ira Gershwin

690. Dizzy Gillespie

691. Shakey Jake Harris

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692. Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines Starting Bid $200

693. Cole Porter Starting Bid $200

694. Cole Porter Starting Bid $200

695. John Philip Sousa Starting Bid $200

696. Ben Webster

697. Jorge Cafrune

698. Harry Chapin

699. James Taylor

700. AC/DC: Bon Scott

701. Aerosmith Starting Bid $200

702. Aerosmith: Tyler and Perry

703. Allman Brothers

704. The Band: Robbie Robertson

705. Beach Boys: Dennis Wilson

706. Beatles: Peter Blake

707. Beatles: Peter Blake

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708. Big Brother and the Holding Company

709. Blood, Sweat & Tears

710. Booker T. and the MG’s

711. David Bowie

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712. James Brown

713. The Byrds Starting Bid $200

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714. The Cars

715. Joe Cocker

716. Joe Cocker

717. Joe Cocker

718. The Commodores

719. Sam Cooke

720. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

721. Peter Frampton

722. Alan Freed

723. Elton John

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725. The Kinks: Ray and Dave Davies

726. The Lovin’ Spoonful

727. Lynyrd Skynyrd

728. Lynyrd Skynyrd

729. The Monkees

730. Van Morrison

731. Musicians

724. Kansas

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732. Nirvana: Dave Grohl

Starting Bid $200

736. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

733. Ozzy Osbourne

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

734. Les Paul

735. Pink Floyd

737. The Platters

738. Queen: Brian May

739. Radiohead

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

740. Rolling Stones Starting Bid $200

744. Tommy Tutone

741. Phil Spector Starting Bid $200

742. Bruce Springsteen

743. Steely Dan

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

745. U2: Bono and Edge

746. Van Halen

747. Johnny Winter

748. Woodstock

749. The Bee Gees

750. The Association

751. Beatles: McCartney and Starr

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

752. Big Brother and the Holding Company Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

753. Birdland Stars of 1957 Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

754. Bobby Bland Revue Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

755. Al Braggs Starting Bid $200

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756. James Brown

757. Chubby Checker

758. Nat King Cole

759. Sam Cooke

760. The Doors

761. Bob Dylan

762. Duke Ellington

763. Jimi Hendrix Experience

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

764. Isle of Wight Festival 1969

765. Pink Floyd Starting Bid $200

766. River City Blues Festival

767. Sopwith Camel

768. The Tams

769. Dionne Warwick

770. Edgar Winter Group

771. Jimmy Witherspoon and Joe Liggins

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

classic entertainment 775. Colin Clive and George Zucco. Front cover

772. Humphrey Bogart. Allied Military Currency issued in

Italy in 1943 for 100 lire, 6 x 2.75, signed in fountain pen by Bogart, “Humphrey Bogart,” and by his wife, “Mayo Methot Bogart.” Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.

In fine condition, with two unobtrusive vertical folds. Starting Bid $200

from a program for a production of R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End at the Prince of Wales’ Theatre, 5.5 x 8.5, signed in fountain pen by Colin Clive and George Zucco. The program is also signed by a handful of cast and crew members. The cover is affixed to a slightly larger sheet with collector’s notation to upper border dating the signatures to July 20, 1929.

In very good to fine condition, with soiling and light creasing, a piece of old tape along the top edge, and a central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200

773. Humphrey Bogart. DS, nine

pages, 8.5 x 13, July 28, 1954. An Articles of Incorporation La Sal Uranium Corporation, which officially states the corporation name, its incorporators, its duration of 100 years, the principal place of business as Salt Lake City, Utah, and the nature of the business: “To procure mineral claims and leases and interests in mineral claims and leases and to sell exchange the same for anything of value.” Signed at the conclusion in various ink types by several of its incorporators, including: Humphrey Bogart, Cornel Wilde, Richard Brooks, and Cary Grant, whose name has been typed over. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, as well as an affidavit and certificate of amendment relating to the document. Starting Bid $200

778. Clark Gable.

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 7, 1947. Official letter addressed to Loew’s Incorporated, in full: “I understand that Denlinger’s, the publishers of a forthcoming book entitled ‘The Complete Dachshund,’ desire to reproduce a photograph of me with my Dachshund dog, Techelheim Red Russ and incorporate said photograph in the book. This is to advise you that I have no objection to your granting permission to Denlinger’s for such use of said photograph.” Signed at the conclusion in black ink

by Clark Gable. In fine condition, with light show-through at the bottom from a filing stamp on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

774. Charlie Chaplin. Vintage 5.75 x 4.25 autograph album containing a fountain pen signature and inscription, “To my nephew with lots of love, Charlie Chaplin, Oct. 8th 1921,” who adds a fantastic self-portrait sketch of his instantly recognizable ‘Little Tramp’ character. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and faint staining. Starting Bid $200

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One-of-a-kind piece inscribed to Maurice Chevalier 776. Walt Disney and Carol Channing. Unique matte-

finish 14 x 11 photo of Disney and Channing with Maurice Chevalier, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Maurice, avec mon appreciation, Walt Disney,” and in blue ballpoint, “Maurice dearest, How lucky can a girl get?…being between the first Gentlemen of France and America! With devotion and xxx’s, Carol Channing.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the edges and corners, and staple holes to the upper left corner. Although Chevalier did not appear in a Disney film until 1962—the live-action In Search of the Castaways—Disney had actually caricatured the French actor-singer in the 1933 Silly Symphonies episode ‘Mickey’s Gala Premiere.’ An excellent association piece between entertainment icons. Starting Bid $500

Schwimmer’s table draft script for Friends 777.

Friends.

Original table draft script for the Friends episode ‘The One with all the Candy,’ season 7, episode 8, dated October 11, 2000, 44 pages, 8.5 x 11, with title page annotated in blue ballpoint, “Schwim,” indicating that this copy belonged to actor David Schwimmer, who also directed the episode. The entirety of the script features copious handwritten notes in pencil and ink, with the majority related to camera and stage directions. Housed in its original Il Bisonte leather binder with lower right impressed with Schwimmer’s name. In fine condition. Schwimmer directed a total of 10 episodes of Friends during the show’s hugely popular run of 10 seasons, with this particular episode—revolving around Monica’s candy, Phoebe’s new bike, and Rachel’s workplace romance—ultimately airing as the ninth episode on December 7, 2000. Starting Bid $200

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Stunning portrait of a young Judy Garland

780. Cary Grant.

Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 7.5 photo of the handsome actor with slicked-over hair, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Peggy, with good wishes always!

Cary Grant.” Doublematted to an overall size of 11 x 14. In very good condition, with some creases, small stains, and an old tape stain to the right edge. Starting Bid $200

781. Veronica Lake. Beau779. Judy Garland. Beautiful vintage matte-finish 8 x 10

photo of Garland as a young actress in a splendid head-andshoulders pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Jean—Sincerely, Judy Garland.” In very fine condition. An immaculate example that instantly takes its place among the most desirable Garland signed photos that we have ever offered—the condition and clarity of this vintage photograph is practically flawless and not to be understated. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

tiful vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of the lovely actress from 1951, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “Best of luck and happiness always Helen—Sincerely, Veronica Lake.” In fine condition, with her pen running out of ink in the word “Sincerely” and partially in the start of her first name. Starting Bid $200

“Big smile!”—Ledger as the Joker 782. Heath Ledger. Extremely rare color satin-finish 10 x 8

photo of Heath Ledger in his Oscar-winning role as the Joker in the 2008 film The Dark Knight, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Helen, Big smile! Heath.” Notation on reverse dates the signature to October 2007. In fine condition. Consignor notes that the autograph was obtained by Ledger’s limo driver, who presented the signed photo to his daughter.

Ledger succumbed to accidental intoxication from prescription drugs on January 22, 2008, a few months after he had finished filming his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. The film was in its editing phase at the time of Ledger’s death, and was released in the United States on July 18, 2008. Photos signed by Ledger as the Joker are incredibly rare and highly sought-after by cinephiles and comic book enthusiasts alike. Starting Bid $200

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Fresh off the success of the Green Hornet, Lee hopes to impress CBS “to see if my name can carry the show” 783. Bruce Lee. Wonderful ALS signed “Bruce,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, Jeet Kune Do emblem letterhead, no date, postmarked June 15, 1967. Letter to his top student and confidant Taky Kimura, in full: “It looks like a 99% chance of my coming to Seattle on the 27th of this month. I’ll come by way of New York after my demonstration at the All American Open Karate Championship sponsored by Henry Cho. The C.B.S. deal is pushed back to November and the one hr. fantasy they try to sell now as a one hr. special to Fox as a test like pilot to see reception (if it sells to Fox). This season they are very star conscious, they want big name, thus this turning into a special to see if my name can carry the show. That is, the first test is if Fox is interested at all, since no one makes money on a special. All in all the whole picture is as usual, one of waiting, waiting and waiting. Did you find out about uniforms? Let me know on that. I’ll be leaving for Oakland first (probably this coming Monday nite) to bring my dog down to a vet (James’ student) to keep while I am away. See you soon (I’ll stay three days this time).” Lee adds a lengthy postscript on the reverse: “By the way, Linda’s mother is planning on renting a hall to invite all her friends to come so I can do a demonstration before them—she is carrying away so I need your help, if and when she does rent it. Linda is in Seattle right now, probably you can call her to find out more about it. Call her next week because by then I should know definite when I’m coming.” Archivally matted and framed with a photo of Lee and the original mailing envelope, addressed in Lee’s own hand, to an overall size of 23.75 x 17, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse. In very good condition, with scattered staining and soiling, slight running of the ink to a few words, and light show-through from writing on opposing sides. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the original recipient, in part: “This letter was written and signed by Bruce Lee, my friend and teacher who achieved fame worldwide for his martial arts prowess. This letter is historical in nature due to the fact it touches on everything from Bruce Lee’s acting career to his martial arts lifestyle. During our friendship, Bruce Lee would send to me on occasion letters such as there, expressing his admiration for me as well as his friendship.” Also included is a softcover copy of Kimura’s book Regards from the Dragon, which features the offered letter on pages 58–59, with images, transcription, and a description of the contents: ‘Bruce always updated me on his schedule. He always made time to work in Hollywood, but also make it to Seattle to make an appearance within the class, as well as teach me things that he developed as his martial arts progressed more into the ‘Jeet Kune Do’ philosophy. He was very structured in what he was doing and he never forgot the other person or obligations. He also expressed to me in how different projects were coming his way after ‘Green Hornet’ wrapped up. Though he struggled at times after ‘Green Hornet,’ he always had many things to do on his plate and many wanted to work along side him too…Though this letter is in bad shape, I treasure it dearly. It was found after years and years in a box that suffered some water damage, but when I had it in my hands, those memories came back two fold.’ Starting Bid $1000

The Marx Brothers of MGM Studios

784. The Marx Brothers. Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 studio photo of the three elder Marx Brothers, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Milt, from, Groucho,” “Harpo,” and “Chico.” Reverse bears an MGM stamp crediting the photo to Ted Allan. In fine condition. A superb example of the classic Marx Brothers core, made all the more desirable by its evenly spaced autographs, bold green ink, and exceptionally clean condition. Starting Bid $200

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Worn by Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles—his only Oscar-nominated role 785.

Steve McQueen. Steve

McQueen’s screenworn two-piece white naval uniform from his Academy Award– nominated leading role as Jake Holman in the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles, seen in early ship scenes before McQueen ascends in rank. The US Navy sailor’s long-sleeve, v-neck, pull-over top has a single breast pocket and back flap, with petty officer (first class) chevron rank insignia patch on left upper sleeve, and a Western Costume Co. label sewn inside, reading: “No. 2400-1, Name: Steve McQueen,” beside “Western Costume Co.” and size “44” stamps. The bell-bottom trousers have a button front and lace back, closures with a Western Costume Co. label sewn inside, reading: “No. 2531-1, Name: Steve McQueen,” with multiple Western Costume stamps inside.

In fine condition, with light wear and a few mild stains.

A classic war film set aboard the fictional gunboat USS San Pablo on Yangtze Patrol in 1920s China, The Sand Pebbles received eight Academy Award nominations, though it failed to win. Among these was the only Oscar nomination of McQueen’s storied career—for Best Actor in a Leading Role—received for his outstanding performance as Jake Holman, a brash machinist’s mate who takes control of the gunboat during its treacherous journey down the Yangtze River. As a costume worn by McQueen in this important role, this is a truly exceptional piece of Hollywood history. Starting Bid $300

786. Vivien Leigh.

Stunning vintage glossy 8 x 9.5 closeup photo of Leigh in her iconic role as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears an affixed caption.

In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and trimmed edges. A fantastic, early signed portrait of Leigh in her iconic role. Starting Bid $200

787. Steve McQueen.

DS, signed “Steven T. McQueen,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 14, 1965. Document regarding “Minutes of Special Meeting of Board of Directors of Solar Productions, Inc.,” which relates to the company joining “as a partner in the opening of an account or accounts with Wells-Fargo Bank in the name of Meribah Company-Campbell, a general partnership, of which the corporation is a general partner.” Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by McQueen as chairman.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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788. Natacha Rambova. Ballerina, set

designer, costume designer, actress, and second wife of Rudolph Valentino. She exhibited such control over his films that Paramount barred her from her husband’s sets; they divorced shortly afterward. Vintage mattefinish 10.25 x 13 profile portrait of Rambova by photographer Russell Ball, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Erick Illano, In remembrance of a very interesting half hour, Most Sincerely, Natacha Rambova.” Reverse bears a photography studio credit stamp. In very good to fine condition, with a few light surface creases, and the lower left corner tip held on by a thin piece of archival tape on the reverse. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Rambova, which was also photographed by Russell Ball. Starting Bid $200

789. George Reeves.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “George Reeves,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 sheet. Matted with a photo of Reeves as Superman to an overall size of 12 x 16.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Rare 1977 ‘double telescoping’ Darth Vader variant, graded AFA NM-MT+ 85 791. Star Wars: Darth Vader with Double Telescoping Saber Action Figure - AFA NM+ 85. Graded by

AFA NM+ 85. Extremely rare 1977 Kenner Star Wars Darth Vader (HK) loose action figure with double telescoping saber.

This very hard-to-find variant stands among the rarest and most sought-after loose Star Wars action figures, and presents beautifully in a very high grade. Only early examples received the rare ‘double telescoping’ lightsaber, which Kenner soon replaced with a single-piece, fixed variation that was less costly to manufacture. A superior example of this highly desirable piece. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Collectible Investment Brokerage (CIB).

Starting Bid $1000

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790. Frank Sinatra. Vin-

794. John Wayne.

tage circa 1945 fountain pen signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on a pink 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with light overall soiling. Starting Bid $200

792. Elizabeth Taylor. Stunning

vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Elizabeth Taylor lying on a pillow, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My darling Michael, I love you with all my heart and life, always, Your, Elizabeth.” In very good condition, with some creasing and adhesive remnants to the borders, scattered mottled discoloration causing light spotting to the facial area, and the signature a shade light due to decreased ink flow.

According to the consigner, this photo was inscribed to her second husband, actor Michael Wilding. Taylor was Wilding’s second wife as well, he being married four times to her seven.

A lovely portrait with a passionate inscription from one lover to another. Starting Bid $300

793. John Wayne. Vin-

tage pencil signature, “John Wayne,” on a green 5.5 x 4.25 album page. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Scarce alternate ‘Rooster Cogburn’ mug made by Ketchum Originals of Long Beach, California in 1975. The mug with gold-stripe handle features a color image of John Wayne as one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben ‘Rooster’ J. Cogburn from the classic 1969 film True Grit, with the back side bearing a facsimile signature, “Good luck, John Wayne,” and a brown steer head, a logo that indicates that this mug derives from the 26 Bar Ranch owned by Wayne and Louis Johnson. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

795. The X-Files.

Life-sized alien prop from the popular XFiles sci-fi television series, measuring 48˝ long, crafted from foam covered in rubber. The eerie, classic-looking Roswell alien has large black eyes and grayishpeach skin. The back is open, exposing the inner foam construction. In very good to fine condition, with general wear. Starting Bid $200

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796. Amityville Horror: Lorraine Warren

797. Julie Andrews

800. Lauren Bacall

801. Brigitte Bardot

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

798. Andy Griffith Show: Howard McNear

799. Andy Griffith Show: Meredith

802. Batman: Stafford Repp

803. Batman: West and Ward

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

804. Batman: West and Ward

805. Ben Casey

806. Ingrid Bergman

807. Ingrid Bergman

808. Harry Blackstone

809. Edwin Booth

810. James Caan

811. Frank Capra

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

812. Johnny Carson

813. Lon Chaney, Jr

814. Charlie Chaplin

815. Charlie Chaplin

816. Gary Cooper

817. Gary Cooper Starting Bid $200

818. Francis Ford Coppola

Starting Bid $200

820. Creature from the Black Lagoon

821. Walter Cronkite

822. Michael Curtiz

823. Sammy Davis, Jr

824. Doris Day

825. Daniel Day-Lewis

826. Robert De Niro

827. Johnny Depp

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

819. Crash

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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828. Julien Duvivier

829. Clint Eastwood

830. Clint Eastwood

831. Clint Eastwood

832. Clint Eastwood

833. Louise Fletcher

834. Errol Flynn

835. Frankenstein: Donnie Dunagan

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

836. Abel Gance Starting Bid $200

840. Gene Hackman Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

837. Judy Garland Starting Bid $200

841. Edith Head Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

838. Get Smart: Don Adams

839. Cary Grant

842. Edith Head

843. Katharine Hepburn

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

844. William Holden Starting Bid $200

848. Grace Kelly

845. Dennis Hopper Starting Bid $200

846. James Bond Girls: Andress and Eaton Starting Bid $200

847. James Bond: Music Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

849. L.A. Law

850. Veronica Lake

851. Michael Landon

852. Laverne and Shirley

853. Laverne and Shirley

854. David Lean Starting Bid $200

855. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

856. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

857. Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot

858. Dean Martin

859. Groucho Marx

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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860. Marilyn Monroe

861. Marilyn Monroe

862. Marilyn Monroe

863. Marilyn Monroe

864. Marilyn Monroe

865. Marilyn Monroe

866. Marilyn Monroe

867. Marilyn Monroe

868. Marilyn Monroe and The Misfits

869. Mary Tyler Moore

870. Ozzie and Harriet Nelson

871. Jack Nicholson

872. Peter O’Toole

873. Merle Oberon

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

874. Al Pacino

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

875. Al Pacino

Starting Bid $200

876. Anna Pavlova

877. Jean Renoir

878. Peter Sellers

879. The Sopranos

880. Star Wars Starting Bid $200

881. Star Wars: George Lucas

882. James Stewart

883. James Stewart

884. Elizabeth Taylor

885. Elizabeth Taylor

886. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

887. Shirley Temple

890. Orson Welles and Cole Porter

891. Wizard of Oz: Charley Grapewin

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

888. Rudolph Valentino

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

889. Orson Welles Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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sports ‘America Honors the Heavyweight Champions’—boxing legends sign in ‘77 892. Boxing: Heavyweight Champs. Exceptional

vintage color 23 x 34.5 poster featuring a portrait by LeRoy Neiman for ‘America Honors the Heavyweight Champions’ in Las Vegas on May 20, 1977, signed in the borders in black felt tip by several heavyweight champs, with Muhammad Ali (adding the date, May 20, 1971), Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, and Ingemar Johansson all quite bold. Signatures of Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, and one other appear in the right margin, but are extremely faded. Affixed to a turquoise 26 x 37.5 mount. In very good to fine condition, with creasing and surface loss to the mat board, and tack holes to the upper corners of the poster. Starting Bid $200

893. Ty Cobb. ALS signed “Tyrus R. Cobb,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 2, 1959. Letter to Frank Kennedy, Jr., in full: “I have very recently came to Scottsdale, Ariz., 4719 Jokake Road, North. Received your baseball while in Glenbrook, Nevada. I feel much honored [by] your request also I receive a great many of such. Think you should send postage for return of same; I am sorry I have to prompt you, this matter of furnishing return of matter someone else requests over a year amounts to quite a bit, I tried it the other way for a time.”

Cobb adds at the conclusion: “You can use above address.” In very good condition, with overall creasing, and running to the ink, evidently from onetime exposure to moisture. Starting Bid $200

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Lombardi as the new Packers coach 894. Vince Lombardi.

Green Bay P a c k e r s check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Lombardi, “Vincent Lombardi,” payable to Thomas M. Miller for $316.16, October 31, 1959. The check is countersigned by Dominic Olejniczak. Matted and framed with a photo of Lombardi to an overall size of 15.25 x 20.75. In fine condition.

Olejniczak was the mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the president and chairman of the Board of the Green Bay Packers. A considerably early check signed by Lombardi in his rookie year as the Packers head coach. After finishing the 1958 season with a record of 1–10–1, Lombardi was brought in to serve as both head coach and general manager. The 1959 Packers were an immediate improvement, with the team finishing the year at 7–5 and Lombardi being named Coach of the Year. Starting Bid $200

895. John L. Sullivan. Boxer known as the ‘Boston Strong Boy’ (1858–1918) recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules.

Sought-after vintage ink signature, “Compliments of John L. Sullivan, Nov. 18th, 1907,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $200

896. Cy Young. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Cy Young,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard, postmarked at Newcomerstown, Ohio, on August 12, 1952.

In very good to fine condition, with light postal cancellation impressions, slight surface loss to the right edge, and toning to the corners from old corner mounts. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Accompanied by an unsigned Artvue Hall of Fame plaque card. Starting Bid $200

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897. Muhammad Ali

898. Muhammad Ali

899. Muhammad Ali

900. Muhammad Ali

901. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

902. Henry Armstrong Starting Bid $200

903. Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker

904. Seve Ballesteros

905. Baseball Hall of Famers

906. Baseball Hall of Famers

907. Baseball Hall of Famers

908. Baseball Hall of Famers

912. Baseball: Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

909. Baseball Hall of Famers

910. Baseball Hall of Famers

911. Baseball Record Holders

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

913. Baseball: 1935 National League All Stars Starting Bid $200

916. Boston Celtics Starting Bid $200

917. Boston Red Sox: Rice, Lynn, and Evans Starting Bid $200

920. 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal Mordecai Brown - BVG FAIR 1.5 Starting Bid $200

923. Eddie Collins Starting Bid $200

924. Maureen Connolly

Starting Bid $200

914. Johnny Bench Starting Bid $200

915. Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto

918. Tom Brady

919. George Brett

Starting Bid $200

921. Wilt Chamberlain Starting Bid $200

925. James J. Corbett Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

922. Ezzard Charles Starting Bid $200

926. Bucky Dent Starting Bid $200

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928. Dale Earnhardt, Sr

929. Billy Evans

930. Roger Federer

931. Carlton Fisk and Pat Darcy

932. George Foreman

933. Wayne Gretzky

934. Tony Gwynn

935. Reggie Jackson

936. Lebron James

937. Derek Jeter Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

939. Evel Knievel

940. Sandy Koufax

941. Sandy Koufax

942. Benny Leonard

927. Joe DiMaggio Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

938. Jockeys

Starting Bid $200

943. Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics Tickets Starting Bid $200

946. Mickey Mantle Starting Bid $200

947. Mickey Mantle Starting Bid $200

950. Mantle, Williams, and DiMaggio Starting Bid $200

953. Willie Mays Starting Bid $200

954. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa Starting Bid $200

944. Joe Louis

945. Mickey Mantle

948. Mickey Mantle Starting Bid $200

949. Mantle, Mays, and Snider

951. Rocky Marciano

952. Pedro Martinez

955. Miracle on Ice

956. Miracle on Ice: Jim Craig

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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957. Joe Montana and Dwight Clark Starting Bid $200

961. Jack Nicklaus Starting Bid $200

965. NY Giants: 1986 Starting Bid $200

968. NY Yankees Starting Bid $200

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958. Joe Namath Starting Bid $200

962. Jack Nicklaus Starting Bid $200

959. LeRoy Neiman Starting Bid $200

963. Nike: Knight and Davidson Starting Bid $200

960. Charles ‘Kid’ Nichols Starting Bid $200

964. NY Giants Legends Starting Bid $200

966. NY Mets: 1988

967. NY Mets: 2000

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

969. NY Yankees: DiMaggio, Lazzeri, and Crosetti

970. Bobby Orr

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

971. Bobby Orr

972. Jesse Owens

973. Satchel Paige Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

975. Pele

976. Gregg Popovich

977. Kirby Puckett

978. Manny Ramirez

979. Peter Revson

980. Cal Ripken, Jr

981. Cal Ripken, Jr

982. Cal Ripken, Jr

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

983. Frank Robinson Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

984. Sugar Ray Robinson Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

985. Ben Roethlisberger Starting Bid $200

974. Pele

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

986. Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Tickets Starting Bid $200

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987. Red Ruffing and Mickey Cochrane Starting Bid $200

988. Nolan Ryan Starting Bid $200

991. Duke Snider

992. Casey Stengel

995. Randy Turpin

996. Mike Tyson

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

999. Ted Williams Starting Bid $200

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989. Nolan Ryan

990. Al Simmons

993. Lawrence Taylor

994. Team USA

997. Ed Walsh

998. Jerry West

1001. Carl Yastrzemski

1002. Carl Yastrzemski

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

CONDITIONS OF SALE ANYONE EITHER REGISTERING TO BID OR PLACING A BID (“BIDDER”) ACCEPTS THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ENTERS INTO A LEGALLY, BINDING, ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT WITH R&R AUCTION COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC (“RR AUCTION,” TOGETHER WITH BIDDER, THE “PARTIES”).

The following terms and conditions (“Conditions of Sale”) constitute the sole terms and conditions under which RR Auction will offer for sale and sell the property described in the catalog of items for auction (the “Catalog”). These Conditions of Sale constitute a binding agreement between the Parties with respect to the auction in which Bidder participates (the “Auction”). By bidding at the Auction, whether in person, through an agent or representative, by telephone, facsimile, online, absentee bid, or by any other form of bid or by any other means, Bidder acknowledges the thorough reading and understanding of all of these Conditions of Sale, all descriptions of items in the Catalog, and all matters incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to be fully bound thereby. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms.

RR Auction and Auction: This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction. com Internet site (“RRauction.com”). The Auction is conducted under these Conditions of Sale. Announcements and corrections from the podium at live auctions and those made through the Conditions of Sale appearing on the Internet at RRauction.com supersede those in the printed Catalog.

Bidder: Bidder shall mean the original Bidder on the property offered for sale

by RR Auction and not any subsequent owner or other person who may acquire or have acquired an interest therein. If Bidder is an agent, the agency must be disclosed in writing to RR Auction prior to the time of sale, otherwise the benefits of the warranty shall be limited to the agent and not transferable to the undisclosed principal.

The rights granted to Bidder under these Conditions of Sale are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise without the express written assent of RR Auction. Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey these Conditions of Sale or any of the rights herein, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred on any Bidder by these Conditions of Sale, and no third party is intended as a beneficiary of these Conditions of Sale.

Bids will not be accepted from minor persons under eighteen (18) years of age without a parent’s written consent containing an acknowledgment of the Conditions of Sale herein and indicating their agreement to be bound thereby on behalf of the Bidder.

All Bidders must meet RR Auction’s qualifications to bid. Any Bidder who is not a client in good standing of RR Auction may be disqualified at RR Auction’s sole option and will not be awarded lots. Such determination may be made by RR Auction in its sole and unlimited discretion, at any time prior to, during, or even after the close of the Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to exclude any person from the Auction.

If an entity places a bid, then the person executing the bid on behalf of the entity agrees to personally guarantee payment for any successful bid.

By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment.

Credit: In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established credit with RR Auction must either furnish satisfactory credit information (including two collectibles-related business references) or supply additional information if requested, well in advance of the Auction. Bidders who are not members of RRAuction.com should pre-register before the close of the Auction to allow adequate time to contact references. Credit will be granted at the discretion of RR Auction. Additionally Bidders who have not previously established credit or who wish to bid in excess of their established credit history may be required to provide their social security number, or the last four digits thereof, so a credit check may be performed prior to RR Auction’s acceptance of a bid. Check writing privileges and immediate delivery of merchandise may also be determined by pre-approval of credit based on a combination of criteria: RRAuction.com history, related industry references, bank verification, a credit bureau report and/or a personal guarantee for a corporate or partnership entity in advance of the Auction venue.

Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed and live Auctions. Buyer’s premium for our Sports Auctions is 20%.

For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is later.

Bidding: Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s), rather than the strict reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS OF VALUATION CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES. RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot, even if the Bidder has made a mistake.

All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder.

Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder. RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession.

Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the

indebtedness is paid.

By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction.

RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders.

In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatsoever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned.

Bidding Options: Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any in-person, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid.

When identical mail or facsimile bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins.

In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not

so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Sales Tax: RR Auction is a remote seller and we are now required to collect Sales/ Use Tax from our bidders. The states that we have nexus in we will be required to collect and remit sales tax on your behalf. Each state has different requirements to meet nexus. When RR Auction has achieved a certain monetary and/or invoice threshold in each state we will apply sales tax to your total invoice. Please go to our terms on our website to see the states that are affected.

If we have not achieved nexus in a particular state it is still your responsibility to pay sales tax on your purchases.

The sales tax rate is determined by the State, Country, and City where purchases are shipped to. If you decide to pick up your purchases at our New Hampshire location you will not be required to pay sales

tax. The State of New Hampshire does not have a general sales and use tax. All purchases picked up at our Massachusetts location will be taxed at the current rate of 6.25%.

Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses. The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. § 7213.2.

If you have a resale number please email Sue@RRAuction.com or fax to (603) 732-4288 a copy of your state resale certificate and you will be exempt from paying sales tax.

Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

Conducting the Auction: RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages.

RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auction’s record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale.

Reserves: Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own.

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Warranties: RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold “as is” and “where is”.

By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title.

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are

statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly.

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

FIREARMS. RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm.

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and

any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and crossactions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Conditions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties’ agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction.

Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.

Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

Successful Bids: The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid. RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice.

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right.

The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified

by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/

EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion.

Bidding - Internet – Live Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified

by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www.liveauctioneers. com, www.invaluable.com and www.icollector.com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids.

Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium.

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited. If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative

consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing.

RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.

GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS For decades, RR Auction has led the industry in providing an accurate and detailed condition statement for each item that we sell. Starting in 2016 we’ve decided to take a fresh approach to describing each item’s condition.

As our website and catalog images continually improve, and bidders can see obvious details from those excellent images, we’ve decided to simplify things, using the same terminology to describe an item’s overall condition (on an ascending scale of 1 to 4: good, very good, fine, very fine), but only adding specific details, if any, that would not be obvious from the illustration.

VERY FINE describes an item in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance.

FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors.

VERY GOOD describes an item that exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example).

GOOD describes an item with obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise exceedingly rare or important.

Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.

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