RR Auction: January 2018 Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Fine Autographs & Artifacts featuring

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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*

PSA/DNA

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.

STEVE ZARELLI

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

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

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.

RENATO SAGGIORI

With more than 50 years in the European autograph market, Renato is considered an expert on the manuscripts of European royalty, scientists, painters, and writers. He is also considered the leading authority on papal autographs and manuscripts. His 2006 book, The Popes - Five Centuries of Signatures, is an indispensible reference tool.

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.

BECKETT AUTHENTICATION SERVICES

Beckett Authentication Services provides expert third party opinions on autographs from all genres and eras. Led by authentication experts Steve Grad and Brian Sobrero, the BAS experts have unmatched years of experience authenticating autographs, and are responsible for authenticating some of the rarest and most valuable items in the industry. With the most trusted and knowledgeable experts in the autograph authentication field, BAS authentication is a must for any autograph collector or dealer. * For more information on Letters of Authenticity call (800) 937-3880

CONTENTS

Royalty ...............................................................................................................4 Presidents and First Ladies...............................................................................37 Notables............................................................................................................79 Military.............................................................................................................119 Aviation............................................................................................................127 Space..............................................................................................................131 Art, Architecture, and Design...........................................................................138 Comic Art and Animation ................................................................................148 Literature.........................................................................................................151 Music...............................................................................................................173 Classic Entertainment.....................................................................................209 Sports..............................................................................................................224 Conditions of Sale...........................................................................................263

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In 1492, the queen demands intervention in a case of infidelity—“Otherwise I will be angered and will order that the matter be remedied as may be just”

1. Queen Isabella. LS in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.75 x 7, December 20, 1492. Letter to Dr. Alfonso Ramires de Villaescusa, municipal royal representative in the town of Valladolid, in full (translated): “You already know that I have sent to order you to speak with Don Diego de Cuniga in order that he receive Beatriz Brana, his wife, and have her in his house and company. I have since learned here that, although I had ordered him at the time that I was in the said town of Valladolid that he take her and separate from Leonor de Riano, he had not done it, and neither does he give his said wife anything for her maintenance, from which she has received and receives much injury and labor. I order you to attend to this with all diligence and see to it that the said Don Diego complies with what I have sent to order in this case and has his said wife and treats her well and supports her and gives her the things necessary for her maintenance, as he is obligated to do as a Christian, assuring him that otherwise I will be angered and will order that the matter be remedied as may be just. And inform me at once about what us done in this matter.” In fine condition.

Isabella and Ferdinand famously sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, which set sail from Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492. Two months later on October 12, Columbus made landfall on San Salvador in the Bahamas—a date now immortalized as ‘Columbus Day’ in America. Later that month, Columbus sighted Cuba, which he thought was mainland China, and in December the expedition landed on Hispaniola, which Columbus thought might be Japan. In March 1493, the explorer returned to Spain with gold, spices, and ‘Indian’ captives, and was received with the highest honors by the Spanish court. The recipient of this letter, De Villaescusa, served as both an advocate and magistrate in cases of property seizure during the Inquisition’s mass expulsion of Jews and converts. Only two months removed from the date of Columbus’s arrival and claiming of the New World for Spain, this is an outstanding and historically significant document that expresses clearly Isabella’s feelings on the sanctity of marriage. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Choice letter from the rulers of Castile, signed on the seventh anniversary of the Columbus landing

2. Ferdinand and Isabella. Exceptional LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” [I the King] and “Yo el Reyna,” [I the Queen],

one page, 8.5 x 9, October 12, 1499. In full (translated): “Our municipal royal representative in the noble town of Valladolid.

By a patent letter or ours that we are sending to that town, we are ordering that they send their parliamentary representatives to wherever we may be on the twentieth of November next coming, as you will see at greater length in our said letter. We therefore order that you endeavor to see to it that they choose their parliamentary representatives from among those who seem to you to have better intentions, and bring it about that in any case they come on the day we order and that the powers they bring are very complete and in accordance with our said patent letter and the memorandum that accompanies it with the signature of Miguel Peres Dalmacan, our secretary.” Signed at the conclusion by the king and the queen, and countersigned

by Dalmacan. In fine condition, with a small repair to a seal-related tear at the very start of the king’s signature. A decidedly crisp letter signed by both the king and queen of Castile, dating to the seventh anniversary of Columbus’s landing on ‘the new world.’ On October 12, 1492, the flagship Santa Maria, searching for an alternate trade route to Asia, sighted a Bahamian island. Upon landfall, Columbus claimed the region in the name of his benefactors, Isabella and Ferdinand, and called it San Salvador, which means ‘Holy Savior.’ The place name of this letter also holds great interest, as Valladolid, the de facto capital of Castile and Leon, was where Isabella and Ferdinand were married on October 19, 1469, and where Columbus died in 1506.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“He would be the same Emperor he was before, and I the same King”— Francis I ends hostilities with Charles V 3. Francis I. King of France (born 1494) who reigned from 1515 until his death in 1547.

Known as the ‘Father and Restorer of Letters,’ the cultured and well-read Francis, himself a poet, ushered in the Renaissance in France with generous support for a number of writers and ambitious construction projects.

LS in French, signed “Francoys,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 12.25, November 3, 1546.

Letter to M. Mesnage, his ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In part (translated): “I wrote you the day of last month by a horseman that I had sent you by express and answered what you had written me. And because the ambassador of the Emperor, my good brother, came to see me yesterday and gave me to understand the good state of his affairs in Germany, and the hope he had that they would soon bring good results, and then he began to tell me about the strong wish that my good brother had to enter into closer friendship with me. And the desire he had that the matters…That this is a matter in which one would find him well disposed, always in general terms without entering into any particulars. I wanted to do so very much, as he told me he would write to his master the honest reply that I would give him, of which this dispatch is to notify you of the answer I gave him, which is that he had well known what I sent my cousin the admiral and the company which he brought to him. In which duty I placed myself, that is, that it was necessary…with the honesty which I had employed to let myself be guided in this. And that if he had wanted to gather the intention of my good will, I think that his affairs would be even better off than they were before. And he would be the same Emperor he was before, and I the same King, at least I only see lost time.

Now that one would find me always so willing to understand all reasonable matters, as I always will. But also, if one disdains my good will, God and the world are witnesses of the duty in which I have always placed myself, and I want you, Monsieur Mesnage, to thank the Emperor on my part for the news which he has imparted me through his ambassador.” In fine condition, with an old repair to paper loss on the left edge.

The rivalry between Francis I and Charles V had its roots in 1519, when Charles succeeded Maximilian I as Holy Roman Emperor. Charles, who was already King of Spain, now encircled France with his possessions, and had as his principal objective a universal monarchy. With Francis I as his chief obstacle, a mortal hatred emerged, leading to 27 years of savage warfare, interrupted by truces that were invariably violated. With the close of hostilities in the Italian Wars by the Treaty of Ardres, signed in June 1546, a brief peace finally settled over the region. Francis would pass away only months after sending this letter on March 31, 1547. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Sought-after Queen Elizabeth from the year she imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots

4. Queen Elizabeth I. LS signed “Elizabeth I,” one page,

12.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1568. Letter to the Count of Winchester, Tresor of England, about payment of 1000 livres to her cousin, the Count of Sussex. Beautifully mounted, double-matted, and framed beside a detailed engraving of the queen to an overall size of 18 x 29. In very good condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing, scattered soiling, dampstaining to the left side, and slight paper loss to edges; Elizabeth’s large, bold signature is largely unaffected. Oversized.

This comes from a time of great significance in Queen Elizabeth’s life and legacy, as 1568 was the year she famously imprisoned her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was taken into custody in May and a commission of inquiry began in October, just a month after Elizabeth signed this document. During these proceedings, the Earl of Moray produced the ‘casket letters’ as evidence that implied her complicity in the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. She was detained for the next nineteen years before being beheaded after accusations of concocting a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. A rare and truly remarkable document from a crucial moment in European history.

Provenance: Charavay sale, lot 64, May 14, 1873. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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King Charles V.

Holy Roman Emperor who, as Charles I, also served as king of Spain (1500–1558). Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Carol,” one page, 12.75 x 12.25, February 21, 1550. Document to Don Ferrante I Gonzaga, sending “on behalf of our and the Holy Roman Empire’s trusty and beloved Giovanni Battista Della Chiesa, the annexed petition…enjoining you to see what he is asking, and to inform yourself, within the usual terms of a liquidation, how much of the value of the goods mentioned…can reach the Treasury,” returning an answer, “as soon as possible, with your opinion, so that we can take thought…and decide what will seem appropriate,” by so doing “you will be carrying out our will.” Signed in the center by King Charles V, and countersigned “By His Imperial and Catholic Majesty’s own command, D. Bernburger.” The reverse bears an affixed paper seal with Charles V’s crowned arms on the double-headed eagle. In very good to fine condition, with some light toning and intersecting folds. Don Ferrante I Gonzaga, a younger son of the Marchese of Mantua, was brought up in Charles V’s court and early given military command, including a part in the sack of Rome in 1527. During the period of this document, he was serving as governor of the Duchy of Milan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Those who follow their conscience rightly are of my religion” 6. King Henry IV. ALS in French, signed “Henry,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, circa 1580. Letter to Monsieur de Batz, governor of the city of Eauze in Gascony, explaining his thoughts about his religion. In part (translated): “I have heard with pleasure the services which you and Monsieur de Roquelaure have done to those of religion, and the safety which you have particularly given in your castle of Suberbie to those of my country of Bearn, and also offer that I accept for this time from your said castle…Those who follow their conscience rightly are of my religion, and I am that of all those who are brave and good. With that, I will not make the present longer, except to recommend the place that you have in hand, and to be on your guard, for what can not fail that soon have no noise in the ears.” In very good condition, with splitting along intersecting folds, scattered light foxing, and small slits along the side edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Four months before admitting her role in the Queen Elizabeth assassination plot

7. Mary, Queen of Scots. Excessively rare vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Marie R,” one page, 12.25 x 9.75, April 30, 1586. Mary, as queen of Scotland and dowager queen of France, grants, on the ‘specialle recommenda[ci]on’ of her cousin [Henri,] duc de Guise, the captaincy of the castle of Wassy to the duke’s maitre d’hotel, [Jacques] de la Montaigne. Neatly signed below by Mary and countersigned by her secretary of state, Claude de la Boissiliere Nau. Intersecting folds, scattered creases, and light foxing, otherwise fine condition. Reverse bears two small exhibition stickers, the first from the “Tercentenary Mary Queen of Scots Exhibition, Peterborough, 1887,” and the second from the “Stuart Exhibition, London, 1888-9.”

This document dates to near the end of Mary’s life while she was imprisoned at Chartley Castle in Staffordshire by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, Mary had been granted the right to the profits of Wassy, located in eastern Champagne, France, as part of her jointure as widow of the recently deceased French King Francis II, and the rights were being managed on her behalf by her uncle Francis, Duke of Guise. In 1562, Wassy was the site of a notorious massacre of Huguenots by troops under Francis, and sparked the bloody French Wars of Religion. At the time of the massacre, the recipient of this grant, Jacques de la Montaigne, was a resident of Wassy and the duke’s maitre d’hotel—he was undoubtedly present at the massacre and is described in one source as its ‘author and solicitor.’ Francis was assassinated in 1563, and his son Henry succeeded him as Duke of Guise, as this document indicates. Just four months after signing this document, Mary was implicated in the Babington Plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth and assume her place on the English throne—for her complicity in the scheme, Mary, Queen of Scots, was put to death on February 8, 1587. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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8. King Philip IV of Spain. King of Spain (1605-1665) who reigned

from 1621 until his death. Untranslated manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8 x 12, December 19, 1621. Signed at the conclusion by the 16-year-old king. In very good condition, with dampstaining and toning. Philip ascended the throne only eight months prior, making this a particularly early example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

King James arranges negotiations with France for the marriage of his son to the sister of Louis XIII 9. King James I. King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the

‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued, and who famously sponsored the translation of the Bible into English. LS in French, signed “Vostre bon amy, Jacques,” one page, 7.25 x 12.75, May 13, 1624. Letter to M. de la Villeaux-Clercs, in part (translated): “Our dear cousin the Earl of Carlisle, Counselor in Our Council of State & gentleman of Our bedchamber, being on an extraordinary mission to the King, Our very dear brother, to further tighten the bonds of our good friendship & intelligence with him & to propose to him things of great & special importance to this end, we have also charged him with this word to you, to give you assurance of our good will on your part, & ask you to use your good offices & give credence to the charge you have of advancing this negotiation so that it may come to a happy conclusion, which we desire for the common good of the two states.” In fine condition, with a light seal-related stain to the top; the integral address leaf, which contains the seal, is detached but present.

On May 17, 1624, King James sent the Earl of Carlisle to France to negotiate the marriage of Prince Charles, the future Charles I, with Princess Henrietta Maria, the sister of Louis XIII. The negotiations were prolonged when Cardinal Richelieu stepped in midway through and took control, demanding religious concessions to protect English Catholics. Although Carlisle advised against the concessions, the King and Prince rejected his advice and Carlisle’s mission was brought to “a happy conclusion” when the royal couple married in 1625. These religious concessions came back to haunt Charles I during his turbulent reign, which ended with his ouster from the throne and execution by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentary government. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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10. Marie de Medici. Queen consort of

France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France; she herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici. Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Marie,” one page, 18 x 12, July 1626. Untranslated appointment for a chaplain, crisply signed in the center by Marie and countersigned by her secretary Claude Bouthillier. The white paper seal affixed to the lower right remains intact.

In fine condition, with expected document wear and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

11. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. King of Sweden

(born 1594) who reigned from 1611 to 1632, known for leading the nation to military supremacy during the Thirty Years War; an able military commander, he was killed at the Battle of Lutzen in 1632. Manuscript DS in Swedish, signed “Gustavus Adolphus,” one page, 7.5 x 12.75, June 17, 1626. Headed by his titles, “Gustavus Adolphus, by the Grace of God, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, the Great Prince of Finland, the Duke of Estonia and Karelia, and Lord of Ingria,” the monarch states that his beloved Lars Kagg, heading to foreign lands and in order to insure and assist him on his journey, is to receive monies totaling 334 thalers, making them available immediately so that he is not delayed.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and light staining to the top. Lars Kagg was a Swedish soldier and politician who commanded troops at the Battle of Oldendorf in 1633 and was created Privy Councilor in 1641, and Field Marshal in 1648. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The ‘Sun King’ writes from Versailles 12. King Louis XIV. King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the unparalleled glory of France during his 72-year reign. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, February 20, 1687. Letter to his cousin, written from his palace at Versailles, in full (translated): “I do not doubt the wishes you have made for my cure, and that they have not much to do with the happy state of my health.

I thank you with all my heart for these obliging marks of the continuation of your affection for me, and confirming to you that mine is always very much yours I pray to God that he will have you, my cousin, in his holy and worthy guard.” In fine condition, with several horizontal folds and a small circular stain affecting nothing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

13. King Charles VI. Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary and Croatia, Serbia and Archduke of Austria, (born 1685) who served from 1711 until his death in 1740, which ultimately led to the War of the Austrian Succession.

Untranslated manuscript DS in German, one page both sides, 8.5 x 13, no date. Signed at the conclusion by the king. In very good condition, with light toning and foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The British king aims to protect Sweden from Peter the Great

14. King George I. LS signed “George R” and “GR,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.25, April 6, 1720. Letter to Sir John Norris, commander of the British squadron sent to protect Sweden from invasion by the “Czar of Muscovy [Peter the Great],” headed, “Instructions for Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sr. John Norris…whom We have appointed to command the Squadron of Our Ships of War going to the Baltick Sea.” In part: “Whereas by the eleventh Article of the Treaty concluded between Us and Our good Sister the Queen of Sueden at Stockholm the 21th Day of January…We are particularly obliged to send a strong Squadron of Our Ships of War this Spring to the Assistance of the Kingdom of Sueden to act in Conjunction with the Ships of War of her Suedish Majesty. You are therefore upon the Receipt of these Our Instructions to you to proceed with Our Fleet under your Command with all the Expedition possible to the Baltick Sea; and you are to joyn the Fleet of Our said Sister the Queen of Sueden at Carlseron, or at such other place of Station where you shall learn they are, or where it shall be most proper to make the Conjunction in order to the better carrying on the Operation of the Campaign.

2. As We have not yet found any Effects of Our Endeavors to promote an Accommodation—between the Crown of Sueden and the Czar of Muscovy, and as We have declared by the aforesaid Treaty that if Such amicable Applications should prove fruitless We would not Suffer any longer Time to be lost to no purpose: You are therefore upon your Junction with the Suedish Fleet to know the Orders and Designs of her Suedish Ma’ty and to concert such Operations as shall be judged proper for repelling any Invasion or attempt on the part of the Muscovites upon the Kingdom & Territories of Sueden, and for obtaining from the Czar as soon as possible the Conditions of a just and reasonable peace.” The official letter is boldly signed at the head and initialed at the conclusion by King George I. The white paper seal affixed at the head remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and old tape repairs to the ends of folds and along the hinge.

As a flag officer in the Royal Navy, John Norris had once been sent with a fleet to the Baltic Sea to support a coalition of naval forces from Russia, Denmark, and Hanover taking part in the Great Northern War against Sweden. Peter the Great took personal command of the coalition fleet and appointed Norris as his deputy in 1716; together, they protected British and other allied merchant vessels from attack by Swedish warships. Following the death of King Charles XII of Sweden in 1718, Britain switched sides and Norris returned to the Baltic region to protect British merchant shipping from attack by Russian raiders. It is probable that Norris was appointed to command the squadron as he was known to, and esteemed by, the now-enemy leader Peter the Great. Norris would go on to act as a commissioner in the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the conflict in September 1721. In the agreement, Sweden formally gave up the Baltic provinces, part of Karelia, and the city of Vyborg (near St. Petersburg) to Russia. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 13

15. Frederick the Great. King of Prussia (born 1712) from

1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet ‘Frederick the Great.’ Untranslated manuscript DS in German, one page, 8.25 x 13.5, January 28, 1752. In very good to fine condition, with light foxing and moderate overall toning.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

16. Frederick the Great. King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the humanities earned him the sobriquet ‘Frederick the Great.’ Manuscript DS in French, signed “Federic,” one page, 9.5 x 14.25, no date. Accounting document relating to ‘Landrenthey’ and a surplus of 36,314 thalers and 18 groschen, which “will be paid to the Employees on their receipts in proportion to the time they will have been in place as soon as it is fixed.” Signed at the conclusion by Frederick.

In good to very good condition, with soiling, creasing, tears, and paper loss which has been repaired on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“You are not cutting off anything for the Clergy, and I am rightly worried about it” 17. King Louis XV. Ineffectual King

of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Handwritten letter in French by King Louis XV, unsigned, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 2, 1754. Letter to the Chancellor de Lamoignon, in part (translated): “Give the [test] to the first president [Rene-Charles de Maupeou, first president of the Parliament of Paris] and he will probably be happy with me when he comes here. I read again and again, every day, the draft bill about the letters patent, I agree with all the alleviations for the Parliament; but you are not cutting off anything for the Clergy, and I am rightly worried about it. I always leave from here on Tuesdays; your coming here would do more harm than good.

On Friday I will be in Versailles, and we can meet on Saturday if necessary.” In fine condition.

Taxation in France was a recurring issue throughout the 18th century, particularly as the nation’s elite sought to avoid it whenever possible. In Louis the Beloved, Olivier Bernier writes of the 1757 attempts at reform: ‘Parlements did their best to make the two vingtiemes [income taxes] as ineffective as possible. The clergy, too… managed to squeeze an abonnement…

The attempt at financial reform, that perennial struggle, had failed once again.

This had two consequences, one shortterm and highly visible, the other hidden but even more dangerous. The first was, obviously, a growing deficit, which hampered the war effort, created constant difficulties for the government and made it look improvident; the second was a general recognition that if, like the Nobility and Clergy, you were strong enough to resist, you could quite easily avoid paying taxes…The people who were now fighting the vingtieme—the Parlement and the clergy—belonged to the upper classes and were, in effect, refusing to bear their part of the common burden; yet, amazingly, they managed to convince the poor that they were acting in their interest.’ Louis XV’s inability to reign in his country’s tax problem set the stage for the government’s collapse and the French Revolution in the 1780s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Catherine the Great grants retirement to the guardian of her toboggan slides 18.

Catherine the Great.

Manuscript DS in Cyrillic, bearing an autograph endorsement signed “Catherine,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12.5, February 23, 1765. Petition submitted on behalf of Ivan Bogomolov, who announces that he has been in service since 1737 and had participated in Her Majesty Empress Elizabeth Petrovna’s elevation to the throne; and since then had been serving in the Life-Guards company, where he rose to the rank of corporal for respectful conduct. In 1763, by an imperial edict, he was assigned supervision over the Palace of the Protection, the garden, and the toboggan slides. However, he is paid only 30 kopecks a day, and has been given neither an apartment nor food allowance, making it impossible for him to support himself with his wife and children. He therefore asks for an order to retire from the position with a supplement to his pension, or a one-time grant of money collected on the toboggan slides. Catherine pens her instructions in the left margin of the first page (translated): “Place on the retired list with promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and upon retirement, if indeed collected the aforesaid amount of six hundred thirty-one roubles, pay out this amount to him from his own patrimonial office. Catherine.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full transcription and translation.

The fabled Russian ice slides, commonly called the ‘Russian Mountains,’ were one of Catherine’s favorite winter pastimes.

Consisting of a 70-foot tall timber tower connected to 600-foot long ice ramp, patrons on the slides would whoosh down on toboggans. Catherine was so fond of the ice slides that, in the Gardens of Oranienbaum in Saint Petersburg in 1784, she had a warm-weather version of them built, involving wheeled carts on grooved tracks—the origin of the modern roller coaster. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Striking military promotion approved

by Catherine

19. Catherine the Great. Rare partly-printed vellum DS in Cyrillic, signed “Catherine,” one page, 15.5 x 10.75, April 30, 1785. Untranslated military commission in which Catherine promotes Captain Ivan Shennert to Major. Left side bears remnants of original red wax seal. In fine condition, with mild soiling and a missing seal. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Facing revolution abroad, King George hopes to secure his domestic government: “I have to unite my Subjects in the present moment of danger” 20. King George III. Revolutionary War–dated handwritten letter by King George III, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, December 11, 1779.

Letter to Lord Thurlow, in full: “It is impossible to be more pleased than I was with the candour with which you stated to Me yesterday the very little Information you had been able to collect, and with which you at the same time confessed that if any farther steps were to be taken in this Embryo of a Negociation, it could alone arise from my condescending to depart in some degree from the Plan I have hitherto laid down, and stating something more specific than my inclination to adopt a Coalition of Parties. I will owne ingenuously, that from the conduct which has hitherto been held by those with whom you have conversed, I augur very little good from the farther prosecution of this business, and nothing but the earnest desire I have to unite my Subjects in the present moment of danger, and to form a strong Government out of the most able and respectable of all Parties, would induce Me to make any farther attempt; influenced however, by this last Motive and in order to make the person with whom you last conversed (if possible) more open and explicit, I consent that you should acquaint him that Lord North’s situation will not stand in the Way of any proper Arrangement; and that he does not desire to be a part of any new Administration that is to be formed. This Declaration ought to convince that person that I really mean a Coalition of Parties, and not merely to draw him in to support the present Ministry. If he is satisfied with this opening, (as I think he ought), He is through you to state his sentiments on the future conduct of Public Measures and to what Degree the Demands of his Friends may be restrained, always understanding that I do not mean the quitting the one Set of Men for another, but the healing, as far as depends on me, the unhappy Divisions that distract my Kingdoms. I wish that this Business may be brought to its Issue as soon as it conveniently can, for if it does not succeed, it is high time that I should take such measures as may be necessary for the strengthening and support of the present Ministry.” In fine condition.

At this time, King George III had to contend not only with revolting colonists in America, but with the conquest of British possessions in the West Indies, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean as well. Over and above these foreign threats, he had to deal with his ailing administration at home, and sought to form new bonds and coalitions amongst the various political entities of Great Britain. The recipient, Edward Thurlow, served as Lord Chancellor from 1778 to 1792, acting as an advisor and spokesman of King George III. He was famous for his staunch defense of the royal prerogative and for his aversion to change.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

21. King Charles XIII. King of Sweden (born 1748) from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 until his death in 1818. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Untranslated partial manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Carolus,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 5.5, March 25, 1810. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The exiled prince hopes to “contribute to the intimate union of the two governments that can still save Europe!”

22. King Louis Philippe. Last king of France (1773–1850) who reigned from 1830 until being forced to abdicate in 1848.

ALS in French, signed “Louis Philippe D’Orleans,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, May 12, 1810. Letter to “My Lord,” written from Palermo, in part (translated): “The Supreme Council of the Regency of Spain and the Indies has given me the honor of calling on me to act as Commander of an army in Catalonia…I am ready to leave, with the consent of the King, my father-in-law, on a Spanish frigate, destined to carry me away. I beseech you, My Lord, to inform his British Majesty of this intention, which, I am confident, will meet with his approval. Those most necessary and useful ties that unite Great Britain and Spain bind me to make this hommage, which is dictated as well by my profound gratitude and affection for England. Among the advantages that most likely will ease the difficulties of the situation in which I will find myself, I particularly prize having received from the King your Noble Sovereign—and I dare flatter myself [to think] from your generous Nation in general—some esteem for and confidence in the principles that will always guide me. That I may, My Lord, contribute to the intimate union of the two governments that can still save Europe! I have experienced, on so many occasions, the benevolence of His Majesty’s Government that I was not surprised that Admiral Martin was in favor of making available to me a frigate, which would cross over to the stretch of coastline where I am to be. I hope, with respectful confidence, that His Majesty will deign to recommend and approve any like measure which could be or could become useful or desirable in facilitating my success. Dutiful to honor and to my vocation as a Prince I do not make any pretense, My Lord, of hiding the deep sorrow I feel over what I am leaving behind in Sicily. Allow me to speak to you, for a moment, of my mother and sister. They require help, so much more effective and prompt that any delay (which responsibility undoubtedly does not fall upon His Majesty’s government) renders their situation more and more difficult each day. I dare hope, My Lord, that you would be quite willing to work something out—according to the agreement that the Duke of Portland made with me before I left England—such that His Majesty’s government will deign to come to the rescue of my mother and sister, if, contrary to my expectations, he has not already done so by the time this letter reaches you.” In fine condition.

At this moment Europe was engaged in the Peninsular War, pitting Bourbon Spain, Great Britain, and Portugal against France, Bonapartist Spain, and the Duchy of Warsaw. Invited to command troops in Catalonia, and enamored with the idea of joining a fight that represented a struggle between liberty and despotism, the idealistic Louis-Philippe left Sicily aboard the frigate Vengenza on May 21st, bound for Tarragona on the Spanish coast. Upon arriving, however, he determined that his presence at the head of an army may draw greater attention from the French military, and ultimately declined taking the position for fear that he would hurt its cause. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The 17-year-old Princess Victoria

23. Queen Victoria. Very early ink signature, “Victoria, Kensington Palace, 16th March 1837,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip embossed with a single initial, “V.” Attractively double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 9.75 x 14.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“It will be so useful in painting” 24.

Queen Victoria. ALS

signed “Victoria P’cess,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 1, 1837. In part: “Pray thank Mrs….a thousand times for all the trouble she took about the photograph for me, it will be so useful in painting, they seem very good indeed.” In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the reverse of the integral page, to which is affixed and unidentified sketch of a man, the reverse of which bears a hastily scribbled note also in Victoria’s hand. Victoria would be crowned as queen in June, thereafter dropping the ‘Princess’ from her signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing illuminated document granting a Russian coat of arms

25. Alexander II. Gorgeous vellum manuscript DS, in Cyrillic, seven pages on four sheets, 12.75 x 18, no date. Remarkable hand-illuminated document by which Emperor Alexander II of Russia grants Adam Ilyin Galonen a coat of arms. The document describes Galonen’s career as a medical officer in the Russian Navy, in which he earned numerous accolades including “the Highest Grace for the participation in Helsingfors batteries defence during the British and French bombardment of Sveaborg fortress.” The document features a gorgeous painting of a heraldic crest which depicts “a silver three-masted battleship on a blue shield…crowned with a noble helmet and crown,” and grants Galonen permission to “use, in accordance with his will and desire, the described above Coat of Arms in all decent and appropriate cases, letters, seals, on houses and domestic tools and wherever his honour and other circumstances require.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by Alexander II. The document is contained in a large green velvet 13 x 18.5 presentation folder. Wear and damage to the covers of the presentation folder, but the handsome document itself is in clean, fine condition. Accompanied by a complete English translation. An absolutely stunning document, featuring marvelous hand-decorated ornate borders in addition to the large, detailed painting of the coat of arms. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Remarkable early portrait of the 14-year-old future king 26. King George V. Very early 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of a young George V in a seated pose and wearing a naval uniform, signed in the lower border in black ink, “November 14th, 1879, George, Gibra[l]tar.” Published by the W & D. Downey Studio in London. In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the upper right corner and scattered overall speckled foxing. Along with his elder brother Albert Victor, George entered the navy in 1877, and by 1879 both were assigned to the HMS Bacchante as part of a squadron designed to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire for the next three years. An exceedingly early and uncommon example, portraying the future king as a 14-year-old midshipman. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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29. Queen Victoria.

27. Queen Victoria. Signed book: Eternal Hope. London:

Macmillan, 1878. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 227 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink to Princess Louise, “To dearest Louise, from her devoted Mama, V. R. I., Osborne, Christmas Day 1879.” An ownership inscription in pencil opposite the half-title page notes, “Bought at Sotheby’s sale Feb 23, 1948 of the Duke of Kent’s books.” Autographic condition: fine, with mild toning to perimeter of signed page.

Book condition: VG/None, with a cracked front hinge and minor edgewear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed book: Windsor: A Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood.

London: Seeley & Co., 1886. Hardcover, 10.5 x 14, 91 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in ink to her son-in-law, “To dear Lorne, from his affectionate Mama, V. R. I., Christmas 1885.” An ownership inscription in pencil on the first free end page notes, “Bought at Sotheby’s sale Feb 23, 1948 of the Duke of Kent’s books. Lot 172.” Autographic condition: fine, with light foxing and staining to the beginning pages, including the signed page; interior pages are generally clean. Book condition: VG/None, with edgewear to boards and corners. The recipient, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne, was the husband of Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise; he served as the governor general of Canada from 1878 to 1883. A significant association copy.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

28. Queen Victoria. Appealing 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet

photo of the seated Queen Victoria by W. & D. Downey of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, signed on the mount in ink, “Victoria R.” Mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 10 x 12. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and some toning to the signature area. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Grand imperial portrait of Queen Victoria 30.

Queen Victoria.

Scarce oversized 9.25 x 11.5 imperial cabinet portrait of Queen Victoria in a splendid full-length pose, signed in the upper left in black ink, “Victoria R. I., 1887.” Photographed

by Lafayette of Dublin, the official photographer to Her Majesty the Queen by Royal Warrant, the photo is affixed to the original studio mount. In fine condition, with the signature a couple shades light, some chipping and trimmed edges to the mount, and edges of the photo slightly peeling.

Victoria remains scarce in signed photos of such large size.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1902 coronation ticket issued to Prince Henry of Prussia

31. King Edward VII. Official ticket issued to “H.R.H. The Prince Henry of Prussia” for admission to the choir stalls at West-

minster Abbey for the 1902 coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, 7.5 x 4.75, featuring a map of the grounds on the reverse. Blindstamped in the lower right with a royal seal. In very good condition, with scattered staining and toning, tack holes to lower right, and bit of creasing to edges. Prince Henry of Prussia was the younger brother of German Emperor Wilhelm II, and a grandson of England’s Queen Victoria. Starting Bid $200

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33. King Edward VIII and King George VI. Partly-

32. King Edward VIII. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 6 full-length

photo of the Prince of Wales standing in front of a royal livery vehicle with driver and others pictured behind, signed in fountain pen, “Edward P, May, 1920.” Affixed to the original slightly larger studio mount. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

printed DS, signed “Edward P” and “Albert,” one page, 11.25 x 14.25, March 1, 1929. Appointment for Charles John Bruce Hay as an “Ordinary Member of the Military division of the Third Class or Companions of Our said Most Honorable Order of the Bath.”

Signed on behalf of King George V in the upper right by his two sons. Blindstamped in the upper left corner. Cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 22. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing and a central horizontal fold. In hopes of improving his deteriorating health, King George V retired for three months to Craigweil House, Aldwick, in the seaside resort of Bognor, Sussex, arriving February 9, 1929, and leaving on May 15, 1929. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful 1945 portrait of the princess in uniform during WWII 34. Queen Elizabeth II. Stunning vintage matte-finish 6

x 8 portrait of Princess Elizabeth by Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original 10.25 x 15 studio mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Elizabeth, 1945.” The remarkable photograph portrays the princess in her Auxiliary Territorial Service officer’s uniform during World War II. Reverse bears an affixed Dorothy Wilding label. In fine condition, with a bit of faint silvering darker areas of the image. In February 1945, the 18-year-old Elizabeth was appointed as an honorary second subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army. She trained as a driver and mechanic and was awarded the rank of honorary junior commander five months later. A magnificent official portrait of the soon-to-be queen during a dutiful period of her youth. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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35. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Beautiful circa 1947 royal Christmas and New Year’s card with a golden crown embossed on the front, measuring 12.25 x 7.75 open, bearing a wedding portrait by Baron affixed inside, signed in fountain pen by then-Princess Elizabeth, “Lilibet,” and by Prince Philip, “Philip.” Reverse is marked by Raphael Tuck & Sons. In fine condition. An especially interesting signature from the queen, as she only ever signs with her nickname, “Lilibet,” for very close friends and family. She was given the nickname as a young child, and it is essentially only her immediate family members who are permitted to use it.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Elizabeth and the infant Prince Charles

36. Queen Elizabeth II. Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.5 photo

of Queen Elizabeth with the infant Prince Charles, affixed to the original 12 x 15 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Elizabeth.” Also signed in black ink by the photographer, “Baron.” Reverse of the mount bears a Baron stamp. In fine condition, with some light vertical scratches to the left side, and some light silvering to darker areas of the image; two short ribbons are affixed at the top of the mount. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300 24 | January 10, 2018 | ROYALTY

37. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Uncommon

matte-finish 18 x 10.5 photo of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip seated at a railway yard alongside numerous other dignitaries, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and train crew members during the couple’s royal tour of Canada in 1951, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Elizabeth, 1951,” and in fountain pen, “Philip.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 24 x 17. In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing to the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Used to decorate Westminster Abbey for the coronation of Elizabeth II 38. Queen Elizabeth II. Beautiful blue-and-gold tapestry used to decorate the interior of Westminster Abbey for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953, measuring 24 x 20, framed with glass on both sides. A small engraved plaque on the frame reads, “Tapestry used for the hangings in Westminster Abbey at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd June 1953.” Featuring flowers surmounted by crown inside a laurel wreath, this pattern was used to decorate the fronts of the boxes inside Westminster Abbey for Elizabeth’s coronation. In fine condition. Accompanied by two photos of the coronation in which this type of tapestry is seen. Starting Bid $200

Sumptuously displayed royal portraits

39. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Exceptional pairing of official portraits: a matte-finish 6.75 x 9.5 portrait of Queen Elizabeth affixed to its original 8 x 11 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R, 1959”; and a mattefinish 6.75 x 9.5 portrait of Prince Philip affixed to its original 8 x 11 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Philip, 1959.”

Both are displayed in their blue leather 10 x 14 presentation frames by H. H. Plante, London, each gilt stamped at the top with their royal crest. In overall fine condition, with mild uniform toning and each signature a shade or two light. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Massive Baron portrait of the Queen from 1961 40. Queen Elizabeth II. Gorgeous vintage matte-finish 14 x 19.5 three-quarter-length portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Baron Studios (Sterling Henry Nahum), depicting the queen wearing a lovely gown with the Riband and Star of the Order of the Garter, a brooch on the shoulder, and a Lesser George at the waist, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Elizabeth R, 1961.” Affixed to the original studio mount. In fine condition, with a faint stain to the upper right corner, and overall faint speckled foxing which does not at all detract from the beauty of the portrait.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

41. Prince Charles. DS, signed “Charles,” one

page, 11 x 8.25, July 20, 1971. Form 705 (Phantom) flight servicing certificate consisting of inspections for before flight/turn round, armament clearance, and after flight, noting a total of 496.30 aircraft flying hours. Signed at the conclusion in ink by Charles.

Affixed to a slightly larger cardstock sheet. In fine condition, with light rippling from mounting. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Uncommon “Diana Spencer” signature, complete with a vintage candid 42. Princess Diana. Scarce vintage circa

1980 ballpoint signature, “Diana Spencer,” on a 9 x 11 photo album page, which has a loose original color 4.25 x 3.5 candid photo of Diana beneath the transparent overlay. The blurry vintage photograph shows Diana in a field of flowers; an annotation at the top of the page in another hand provides a date of “1980.” In very good condition, with discoloration and some dampstaining to the magnetic album page. A highly desirable, uncommon early variation of the future princess’s autograph. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful lace from an alternative design 43. Princess Diana. An ivory-colored piece of lace for an alternative Diana dress design, measuring approximately 40˝ long, featuring a satin bow at center and portions with a floral pattern design. In fine condition. Accompanied by a page removed from the 2006 book A Dress for Diana by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, showing a drawing of one of their designs that featured this type of bow and lace.

Starting Bid $200

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44. Princess Diana. Large piece of the fabric used to make the skirt for the dress of one of Princess Diana’s bridesmaids, specifically that of either India Hicks, the thirteen-year-old goddaughter of Prince Charles, or Sarah-Jane Gaselee, the eleven-year-old daughter of Nick Gaselee, who was training the prince as a jump jockey. The beautiful piece consists of a wide ivory silk panel cinched at the top, with thin lace trim along the bottom edge. In fine condition. Accompanied by two pages removed from the 2006 book A Dress for Diana by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, one showing a rough design sketch for the Sarah-Jane/India dress and the other showing this type of material. Princess Diana had five bridesmaids: the oldest, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, the daughter of Princess Margaret, was head bridesmaid and had her own dress design; the next two, India and Sarah Jane, had matching dresses; and the youngest pair, Catherine Cameron and Clementine Hambro, likewise matched. A unique and gorgeous piece. Starting Bid $200

45.

Princess Diana.

Remarkable 36-year-old slice of cake cut from the multitiered wedding cake served at the royal wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. Created and baked

by David Avery, the head baker at the Royal Naval cooking school, the rectangular piece of fruitcake measures 3.75 x 2.75 x .75, and is housed in a special box marked on the cover, “CD, Buckingham Palace, 29th July 1981,” and includes the original presentation card, “With best wishes from, Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince & Princess of Wales.” Accompanied by two letters from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore, one dated July 30, 1981, in part: “I was very sorry to hear from Mr. Young about your accident…There were one or two pieces of the Royal Wedding Cake which were not distributed and I know that The Prince and Princess of Wales would like you to have some.” Also accompanied by a letter of provenance from the recipient’s son, in part: “My mother…was trained as a waitress for Town and County Catering…While working at Buckingham Palace in 1981 serving a buffet at a garden party for the disabled, which Prince Charles and Diana attended, there was a freak storm and it came over very dark. Ice cream was stored in small black refrigerators on the floor behind the buffet. The marquee and buffet became very busy due to the storm and while my mother was serving she tripped over one of the black boxes and broke her hip.

While she was in hospital she was sent a letter from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore with a piece of cake from Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding.” Additionally includes two original group photos of the waitresses, one of which is marked “Buckingham Palace Garden Party” on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

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46. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Fabulous circa 1981 Christ-

mas card from their first year of marriage, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the newly wedded royal couple, signed in fountain pen, “from Charles,” and in black ink, “and Diana.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

47. Princes William and Harry. Very early birthday card featuring an illustration of four people on the front, 5.5 x 7.75, signed and inscribed inside in blue ballpoint, “Dear Maria, Happy Birthday, Love from William,” and, “Harry.” The humorous card, printed in England by J. C. Cards, features an illustration of four figures on the front and printed text which reads, “Of all the people I have ever met……your’e the wierdest, happy birthday.” In fine condition. Autograph material from the young Prince Harry and William is rare. Starting Bid $200

48. Prince Harry. Unique hand-colored Christmas card featuring an illustration of a decorated Christmas tree and presents on the front, 4 x 6, signed and inscribed inside in marker by the young Prince Harry, “Dear Steave, Happy Christmas, from Harry.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original yellow envelope, addressed in another hand to “Steve & Sue.” Such early material from Prince Harry is quite scarce. Starting Bid $200

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49. Prince William. Small Christmas card featuring an illustration of a motorcycling snowman on the front, 4.75 x 3, signed

and inscribed inside in blue ink by the young prince, “Dear Steve, Happy Christmas, Love from William.” In fine condition. Such early material from Prince William is uncommon. Starting Bid $200

50. Princess Diana. Three press photos: an original glossy 6 x 8 photo of the Princess of Wales in a lovely close-up pose;

an original glossy 8 x 6 photo of Diana and Charles applauding at a Wembley concert by the Prince’s Trust All-Star band in 1987; and an original color glossy 8.25 x 11.75 full-length photo of Princess Diana emerging from the back of her livery vehicle.

The reverse of each photo bears a London Features International Limited photography credit stamp. In overall fine condition, with some light creasing to the color photo. From the Globe Photo archives. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing oversized portrait of Diana

51. Princess Diana. Beautiful color satin-finish 10 x 12 photo of Princess Diana

wearing her tiara, affixed to its original 14 x 17 mount, prominently signed on the mount in black ink, “Diana, 1993.� In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photo of Princess Diana signing this exact photograph. An absolutely breathtaking signed photo in an unusually large size. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Five days before her Christie’s charity auction: “Watch out for the cross-dressers!”

52. Princess Diana. ANS signed “Diana x,” one page, 6.25 x 4, Kensington Palace letterhead, June 20, 1997. A note to “Gerry,” in full: “How typical of you to write. Thank you for the lovely things you said about those snaps. Those dresses go next week. Watch out for the cross-dressers! Lots of love & a large thank you for writing.” In fine condition. On June 25, 1997, Christie’s hosted a sale of 79 cocktail and evening dresses from Diana’s wardrobe, which raised over three million dollars to benefit cancer and AIDS charities. Dating to only ten weeks before Diana’s tragic death, this remarkable letter reveals both her commitment to charity work and her mischievous sense of humor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

A “Diana” luggage tag 53.

Princess Diana. Gorgeous ink signature, “Diana,” on a white card displayed inside a fine black leather 2.75 x 1.5 luggage tag. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Extremely limited signed edition of “Dresses from the Collection of Diana” 54. Princess Diana. Exquisite signed book: Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales. Limited edition, numbered 99/250. NY: Christie’s, 1997. Purple leatherbound hardcover, 12 x 17, 204 pages. Prominently signed and numbered on the “The Sale” prefatory page in black ink, “Diana.” An opening page features a printed copy of a letter written by Diana stating that her son William inspired the sale, and the volume boasts magnificent full-color images of each dress to be sold. In very fine condition. Accompanied by related ephemera including the original absentee bid sheet, an invitation and RSVP card for a viewing of the dresses, catalog order forms, and newspaper clippings about the sale.

Christie’s released this luxurious limited edition signed deluxe version of the auction catalog for their charity sale of dresses from Diana’s wardrobe in 1997. The sale, which benefitted AIDS and cancer charities, was held on June 25, 1997, and raised over $3.6 million. The highlight of the sale was Princess Diana’s off-the shoulder, midnight-blue velvet dress designed by Victor Edelstein, famously worn during a dance with John Travolta at the White House in 1985, which brought in $222,500. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Unpublished photographs of Diana and Mother Teresa 55. Princess Diana and Mother Teresa. Collection of more than 30

modern prints of unpublished candid photos of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity in Bronx, New York, in June 1997.

Includes 11 larger color photos, 8 x 10 and 8 x 11; a black-and-white 8 x 10 photo; 21 smaller color photos, 4 x 6 and 6 x 4; and a color copy of a signed Diana photo taken at the event. In overall fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to several images. Accompanied by a note from the consignor describing the circumstances in which he took these photos. Starting Bid $200

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59. King Charles XIV John of Sweden

60. King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

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presidents & first ladies Rare 1781 letter of commendation from General Washington: “He distinguished himself as an attentive, brave and intelligent Officer” 98. George Washington. Revolutionary War-dated LS signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 24, 1781. A letter of commendation, in full: “Adam Hubley Junr.

Esquire, late Lieutenant Col. Commandant of the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment, entered the service as a Lieutenant in the year 1175 from which rank he rose to that of the command of a Regiment, and continued untill the late reform of the Army, when he was under the necessity of retiring upon half pay. For the last three years Colonel Hubley acted principally under my immediate command, during which time, he distinguished himself as an attentive, brave and intelligent Officer: and from the testimony of the Gentlemen under whom he served at other periods, his conduct has been uniformly deserving of applause. Given at Head Quarters at New Windsor the 24th day of March 1781.”

In very good to fine condition, with areas of light staining, repaired lower right corner tip, and archival reinforcements to folds on the reverse.

Col. Adam Hubley was a prominent officer of the Revolutionary Army, who commanded the eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment until his retirement in 1781. He entered politics soon thereafter and was named to the Pennsylvania senate in 1790. Hubley enjoyed private correspondence with General Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, Anthony Wayne, and other high officers, and his Journal of Events of 1779, later published in the Pennsylvania Archives, offers unique insight into the history of the war for independence. Only days before Washington signed this letter, a British victory at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, proved an unprecedented boon for the American war effort. Following the battle, which featured considerable losses of British troops, General Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for the Carolinas and turned his army to Virginia, where in October of that year he surrendered to Washington following the pivotal Battle of Yorktown. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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America recognizes the French “tribute paid to the memory of Benjamin Franklin” 99. Thomas Jefferson. DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, March 2, 1791. Printed Congressional resolution approved by President George Washington on March 2, 1791, in full: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be communicated to the National Assembly of France the peculiar sensibility of Congress to the tribute paid to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, by the enlightened and free representatives of a great nation, in their decree of the eleventh of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, certifying that the act has been “deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges, intersecting folds, and an askew block of light toning.

Upon learning of the April 1790 death of Benjamin Franklin, Honore Mirabeau delivered an impassioned, politically driven eulogy before the French National Assembly on June 11, 1790. He began with a dramatic overture: ‘Franklin is dead! The genius, that freed America and poured a flood of light over Europe, has returned to the bosom of the Divinity.

The sage whom two worlds claim as their own, the man for whom the history of science and the history of empires contend with each other, held, without doubt, a high rank in the human race.’ In concluding, he asked that the National Assembly ‘wear mourning’ for three days in Franklin’s honor. Supported by de la Rochefoucauld and Lafayette, the motion was immediately adopted, and the National Assembly also dispatched a condolence letter to the United States.

This proved to be something of an embarrassment for the United States, which had not mourned Franklin’s death in an official capacity despite Jefferson’s encouragement. The ‘communication’ that President Washington dispatched per this resolution also committed some political faux pas—namely, alluding to the king of France and referring to the unfinished French Constitution. Nevertheless, when read before the Assembly, according to the official proceedings, Washington’s reply was received with lively applause, testifying to the desire of strengthening the bonds between the two free peoples. A remarkable association document connecting America’s founding fathers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Large swatch of Martha Washington’s black lace

100. Martha Washington. Piece of ornate black lace belonging to Martha Washington, 15.5 x 3.25, possibly mourning lace.

Accompanied by a color copy of the decorative cover of the box in which the lace was kept, as well a second copy, with “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 $300

101. James Madison. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 8.75, February 7, 1815. President Madison grants to Frederick Overly the “the southwest quarter of section Nine of township Nine in range Twenty of the Lands directed to be sold at Chillicothe.” Signed at the conclusion by President Madison and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact.

In very good condition, with light overall soiling, and an oval-shaped area of natural irregularity to the vellum. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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103. James Monroe. Boldly penned war-dated ALS signed

“Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 12, 1814. Letter marked “Private,” directed to David Gelston, the collector of the Port of New York, regarding the delivery of private intelligence concerning the war. In full: “Should you receive a packet from Mr. Rodney for Europe, I have to request that you will deliver it to Mr. Boyd. I have apprized Mr. Rodney confidentially, that Mr. Boyd will receive any packets for him to you, & give it a conveyance.” In fine condition, with a trimmed left edge and thin strip of toning to the bottom. At this time during the War of 1812, Monroe was serving as secretary of state, and would soon be appointed secretary of war. Washington would burn only weeks later, following the disastrous Battle of Bladensburg on August 24th. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

105. James Monroe. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, September 29, 1824. President Monroe appoints William Duncan as “Second Lieutenant Artillery 2nd Legion 1st Brigade of the Militia, of the District of Columbia.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Monroe, and countersigned by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun. Lower left corner features a War Office blindstamp. In very good to fine condition, with a few small areas of dampstaining, and splitting to the intersecting folds (some of which is repaired with archival tape on the reverse).

In spite of its flaws, this remains a coveted early presidentially signed military commission, with the addition of the important statesman John C. Calhoun enhancing this document even further. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Monroe-issued military land grant from 1818 104. James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, October 3, 1818.

President Monroe grants “Jeremiah Clements, father and heir at law of William Clements, deceased, late a private in Crooker’s Company of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry, a certain Tract of Land, containing One hundred & Sixty Acres…in the Territory of Illinois.”

Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Monroe and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact, as does its rare General Land Office tag offering “A Map of the Bounty Lands” for a price of one dollar. Matted and framed with two plaques and a portrait to an overall size of 30.5 x 20.5. In very good to fine condition, with heavy intersecting folds, and some scattered creasing and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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106. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed

“J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.5, January 1, 1828. President Adams grants Irvine O. Hockaday of Callaway County, Missouri, a parcel of land “in the District of Lands offered for Sale at St. Louis, Missouri, containing one hundred and sixty acres.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham.

Also lengthily endorsed on the reverse by Hockaday. The crisp white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In fine condition. Hockaday was Callaway County’s first clerk and later became president of the Fulton branch of the Western Bank of St. Joseph; in 1862, he intervened on behalf of a wealthy Callaway County farmer whose lands had been seized by federal authorities after the farmer participated in attacks on the North Missouri Railroad. Hockaday was also an early settler of Missouri and a friend of Daniel Boone’s grandson, Alphonso Boone. An interesting association piece boasting a desirable presidential signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

107. John Quincy Adams. Ink signature, “J. Q. Adams,” on an off-white 3 x .5 slip. Handsomely mounted, triple-matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 13.5 x 18.5. In fine condition, with light edge toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

108. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed

vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.75, July 7, 1829. President Jackson grants William M. Marr a tract of land in “Cahaba, Alabama, containing Eighty acres, and four hundredths of an acre.”

Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact.

In fine condition, with a small stain to the lower left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Remarkable 1799 letter from John Quincy relaying his thoughts on the Marquis de Lafayette— “He is a man extremely apt to mistake the operations of his Heart, as well as those of his head” 109. John Quincy Adams. Handwritten letter from John Quincy Adams as the United States Minister to Prussia, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, March 26, 1799.

Letter to William Vans Murray, the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, in full: “I have received your note of the 19th inst. I am glad you have seen La F[ayette], and not surprised that you found him full of the same fanaticism from which he has already suffered so much, a great part of which however with him, is what it always was, ungovernable ambition in disguise.—He is willing to look upon himself as a martyr of Liberty, because five years of imprisonment lose almost all their credit and reputation, when they are considered as having been the result of folly or wickedness.—There is therefore more address and subtlety in his enthusiasm than you think. His character at least as far as judgment combined with honesty is concerned, has long since been irretrievable with thinking men. By recanting he would gain nothing in their opinion, and he would lose most of his present partisans.—I believe he thinks his intentions as good as you allow them to be; but he is a man extremely apt to mistake the operations of his Heart, as well as those of his head.—You will very probably discover before he quits your neighborhood, that he deals largely in a sort of minute intrigue not calculated to inspire confidence.—If he goes to America, his project will probably be to keep well with all parties there, and of course avoid as much as possible every thing obnoxious to any.—As to his being sounded about undertaking business for the Directory there, I suspect that however it has been represented to you, in real truth, the sounding has been on the other side, by him or his friends—I have seen heretofore somewhat of the tactics peculiar to his sect, and can trace the same manner, in Barlow and Fenwick’s applications which you lately mentioned and sundry other recent appearances.

I have some American papers to late in January—Your friend Logan is chosen a member of the Pennsylvania house of Representatives and W. Blount member and Speaker of the State Senate in Tennessee—I would send you Marshall’s published declaration against the Alien and Sedition Laws, but you will

doubtless have it before this reaches you. I suppose this is his way of putting the foot into the stirrup of opposition, and if he goes to Congress we shall soon find him full mounted, galloping with the best of them.

We have an obscure and vague account here that both Jourdan and Massena have met with some discomfiture from the Austrians, but I hear no particulars, and am perfectly confident it was an affair of little moment.—If Austria should outlive even this campaign it would be more than I expect.—Hungary may possibly stand a little longer. Ever yours, Dear Sir.” Reverse of second integral addressed in another hand and bears the original red wax seal. In very good to fine condition, with light dampstaining not at all affecting readability, and repaired sealrelated paper loss to the integral address leaf.

In late August 1792, during the early stages of the War of the First Coalition, Marquis de Lafayette was captured by Austrian forces and held as a prisoner of state for his role in the French Revolution. He was transferred to various fortresses over the next five years before being turned over to the American consul in Hamburg on October 4, 1797. Two months later President Adams appointed his son John Quincy as the newly established Minister to Prussia, leaving his former post of Minister to the Netherlands to Murray, a congressman from Maryland. During this period, Lafayette was without home or country, restricted from traveling to the United States and barred from citizenship by the French Directorate; it wasn’t until March 1, 1800, that Bonaparte restored Lafayette’s citizenship and with it some of his properties. John Quincy’s thoughts on Lafayette seemingly align with those of Murray, who, a month later on April 28th, wrote to Secretary of War James McHenry requesting the protection of John-Xavier Bureau de Pusy, a former prisonmate of Lafayette. In this letter, John Quincy paints Lafayette with a candid stroke, impressing upon his passions for liberty while conversely addressing his more problematic reputations within his homeland. A fascinating, revealing letter concerning one of the American and French Revolution’s most complicated heroes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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‘Old Hickory’ earns his nickname 110 Andrew Jackson. War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl,” one page, 7.75 x 13, March 8, 1813. Document headed “Provision return for the Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry under the command of Col. Coffee a part of the detachment under the Command of Major Genl Jackson for the 8th Day of March 1813.” Jackson orders a day’s rations for 519 soldiers.

Crisply penned and ruled in tabular format, headed “Camp Jackson Companies &c,” ten companies are listed by Captain, plus “pack house Man,” and, in columns, are listed the numbers of “Men,” “rations per day,” “days,” and “Total No of rations.”

Signed beneath the table “John Coffee” as Colonel of Cavalry and boldly signed

by Jackson beneath a statement reading: “The Contractor will issue five hundred & nineteen complete rations agreeable to the above return.” Captains listed are Coleman, Byrne, Bradley, Motten, Jetton, Baskerville, Kavanaugh, Smith, Terrell, and McKeen. Three horizontal folds, some professional restoration having been done, areas of light circular discoloration, show-through from docketing on reverse, and uniform toning, otherwise very good condition.

In November 1812, Governor Willie Blount ordered the Tennessee Militia—under Jackson’s command—on an expedition to Natchez to defend the Mississippi River frontier. Coffee, a colonel who raised the 2nd Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen, was a close friend of the major general. Six days after Jackson signed this order of rations, he received orders from the secretary of war to disband his army and return its provisions. Refusing to abandon his men so far from home, he marched them back at his own expense, winning the admiration of his troops and gaining the nickname ‘Old Hickory’ for his toughness. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

111. Andrew Jackson.

Full free frank, measuring 9.25 x 7 unfolded with a center panel of 5 x 3.25, boldly addressed in Jackson’s hand to “W, Thomas Dawson, Cincinnati, Ohio,” and signed across the top, “Free Andrew Jackson.” Double-matted and framed with a large portrait of Jackson to an overall size of 18.5 x 29.5.

In very good condition, with a tear working down from the top edge, and scattered heavy creases and moderate soiling; the signature and handwriting remain extremely bold.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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112. Martin Van Buren. Bank of Kinderhook check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Van Buren, “M. Van Buren,” payable to E. C. for $5, October 3, 1860. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with light paper loss along the lower edge. Van Buren’s estate, known as Lindenwald, was located two miles south of the village of Kinderhook, New York. A scarce format, this is just the fourth Van Buren check we have offered. Starting Bid $200

Four-language pass for an 1839 whaling voyage

113. Martin Van Buren. Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 21.25 x 16.75, June 26, 1839. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Samuel H. Tuber, master or commander of the Ship called Friendship…laden with Provisions, Staves and Utensils for a whaling voyage.” Signed in the center by President Van Buren and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. The white paper seal affixed at center remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with light show-through from old reinforcements along the side edges and central vertical fold, and light circular seal offsetting over the first half of Van Buren’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Early signed and free-franked letter on a military dispute

114. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, May 2, 1822. Letter

to Thomas W. Olcott. In part: “I regret to inform you that the result of my negotiation with the Quartermaster Genl. has been unfavourable to your claim. The ground taken by him & in the correctness of which I am constrained to acquiesce, is that he ought not to pay any assistance of Captn. Bannon for which his bail would not be responsible to the government. That Captn.

Bannon had no right to draw on the government & that therefore if you had advanced the money directly to him & taken his draft the government would not have been authorized to pay if the money had not been actually expended in the Service.”

The reverse of the second integral page is addressed in Van Buren’s hand to “Thomas W. Olcott Esq, Albany, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, M. V. Buren.” Some adhesive remnants and tiny tears to left edge, light toning, and repaired areas of paper loss from seal removal to the second integral page. At the time Van Buren wrote this letter he had just arrived in Washington as New York’s junior senator, about to begin his quick rise in the political world; in 1828 he was appointed as secretary of state. A highly desirable, lengthy handwritten letter enhanced by the presence of Van Buren’s free frank. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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115. John Tyler. Boldly penned ALS as president signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 8 x 10, November 25, 1843. Letter to Mr. Benson. In full: “I enclose you a letter which has reached since your departure and another for Mr. Brown, and have only time to add my respects to Mrs. Benson and best wishes for your health and happiness.”

In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature); an exceptionally clean, appealing example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

116. John Tyler. ALS signed “Yrs, J. Tyler,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.75, no date. In full: “I have recently purchas’d an estate in Virginia and want $2500 to complete the purchase—If I draw two drafts in favour of John Tyler for $1250 the one payable on the 4 May and the other on the 4 July next can they be discounted at the Bank of the Metropolis— no renewal will be asked or expected.”

Double-matted and framed with a copy of the front side and an engraving of Tyler to an overall size of 10.75 x 28.25. In fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Tyler dispatches the “Zephyr” on a Pacific whaling voyage

117. John Tyler. Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 20.75 x 16, June 14, 1843. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Thomas F. Smith, master or commander of the Ship called Zephyr…lying at present in the port of New Bedford, bound for Pacific Ocean and laden with Provisions, Stores and Utensils for a whaling voyage.” Prominently signed in the center by President Tyler and countersigned by Secretary of State Daniel Webster. The white paper seal affixed at the center remains fully intact. In fine condition, with a couple of small tears to the bottom edge, and light toning to the side edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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119. James K. Polk.

118. John Tyler.

Bold ink signature, “J. Tyler,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. Handsomely suede-matted and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 14 x 23.5. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

ANS as president, signed “J. K. P.,” on a 3.5 x 8.5 envelope addressed in another hand to “Hon. Jas. K. Polk Prest. U.S., Washington City, D.C.,” stamped “Free” in the upper left corner, and dated in the lower left by Polk, “War Dept., Nov. 16. 47.” The notes recommend Dr. John Parshall of Athens, TN, as surgeon to the office respecting the circuit of volunteers in place of a Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey, who declined to accept the position, and suggest Dr. Lyon to be appointed as the new assistant surgeon in place of Parshall. In fine condition, with light soiling along a fold at the bottom.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

120. James K. Polk and James Buchanan. Ink signatures, “James K. Polk” as president and “James Buchanan” as secretary of state, on an off-white 7 x 2.5 sheet clipped from the close of a document. Double-matted and framed with two plaques and portraits to an overall size of 25.5 x 15. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, soiling, and a central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare 1850 Taylor appointment for a Portuguese consul

121. Zachary Taylor. Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 15 x 12.75, January 4, 1850. Diplomatic commission in which President Taylor recognizes the appointment of Cezar Henrique Stuart de la Figaniere as “Consul general of the Portuguese Nation in the United States of America, to reside in New York.” Signed at the conclusion by Taylor, and countersigned by Secretary of State John M. Clayton. Lower left retains original white paper seal. Double-matted and framed with a commemorative medallion and an engraved portrait to an overall size of 29 x 20. In very good to fine condition, with a bit of foxing, and some staining along one of the moderate intersecting folds; medallion within frame off-center but capable of being easily fixed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Taylor forwards news of a captain ready to “take the field against the hostile Indians” 122. Zachary Taylor. ALS signed “Z. Taylor, Lt. Col., U. S. Army Comdg,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, August 22, 1832.

Letter to Captain Thomas Jesup, in full, “Presuming that the Compy Commanded by Capt. Barker might have to take the field against the hostile Indians (in which case it would be necessary for him to be with it, I have caused him to be relieved by Lt. Gwynne as Actg. Asst. Qr. Master at this place, who will continue to perform that duty, until you make some other arrangement.” Matted and framed with two engraved plaques and a portrait of Taylor to an overall size of 23.5 x 20.5. In very good to fine condition, with several intersecting folds, and a tear to the right edge barely touching the text. Known as the ‘Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps,’ Jesup served 52 years in the military, one of the longest in the history of the United States Army. In 1836, Jesup was placed in command of all US troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Emphatically declaring that Connecticut “must be Whig!!!”

123. Millard Fillmore. ALS,

one page, 7.5 x 10, March 6, 1844.

Letter to Congressman Truman Smith of Connecticut. In part: “We have to say to our Whig friends in Connecticut is, ‘go and do likewise.’

We have elected our Mayor by more than 200 majority, making a change of more than 600 since last spring. Glory enough for one day. Our town elections are going well in this part of the state and I hope they may exercise a sanitary influence on the coming elections in Connecticut. I now think with judicious management and great exertions we can carry this state for Mr. Clay, and I think we give you the evidence of it in our Spring elections…Your young men’s convention must have been a noble one…The scene was one that would make any true Whig feel a thrill of delight. We wait anxiously for the result. Connt. must be Whig!!!” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet.

In fine condition. Excellent electoral content in this important political correspondence; Congressman Smith would later serve as chairman of the Whig National Committee that nominated the Taylor-Fillmore ticket. Fillmore references the upcoming 1844 presidential election, which was contested between the Whig Henry Clay and the Democrat James K. Polk. Contrary to Fillmore’s hopes, Clay lost New York by just one percent; he did, however, win Connecticut. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

124. Franklin Pierce. ALS as president, one

page both sides, 5 x 7.5, January 21, 1857. Letter to E. L. Childs, Esq., in Washington, in part: “In the midst of my many engagements I had neglected to call Mr. Whiting’s attention particularly to the application of Mrs. Larkin until yesterday. I am much gratified to learn from a note just received…that the evidence in the case was satisfactory and that he sent, to you a few days since the certificate allowing 50$ per month (the highest rate allowable).” In fine condition. Pierce would remain president until March 4th, when he was succeeded by James Buchanan.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce unissued ship’s pass signed by Pierce 125. Franklin Pierce. Partly-

printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 15, no date. Unissued fourlanguage ship’s paper, left blank and signed in advance by President Pierce and Secretary of State William L. Marcy. The white paper seal affixed to the center remains fully intact. Double-matted and framed with an engraving of Pierce to an overall size of 34 x 22.5. In fine condition. These documents were often left blank and signed in advance before being sent out to American ports, where they were filled out as needed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

126. Franklin Pierce. ALS signed

“Fr. Pierce,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.5, no date. Letter to Benjamin F. Hallett, in full: “I intended to leave the city at 12 o’clock today, but I desire particularly to see you and will wait till 3 p.m.

I am at the Bloomfield House. Will you send me word when you come in or call at the Hotel.” Double-matted and framed with a portrait, plaque, and copy of the front side of the letter to an overall size of 17.5 x 27.5. In fine condition, with a small textual smudge to the first page, and writing showing through from opposing sides. Hallett was a Massachusetts lawyer who is best remembered as the first chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In March 1853, President Pierce appointed Hallett as United States District Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The President,” Buchanan informs a US consul, “has appointed me Secretary of State” 127. James Buchanan. LS, one page, 8 x 11.75, March 10,

1845. Department of State circular letter, addressed to “A. D. Mann, U. S. Consul, Bremen,” in full: “I have the honor to inform you that the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has appointed me Secretary of State of the United States, and that I have this day entered upon the duties of that office.” In fine condition, with paper loss to the top and bottom edges, easily matted out.

After taking office on March 10th, Buchanan served out his full term as secretary of state under James K. Polk, marked by some major accomplishments; namely, nearly doubling the territorial extent of the United States through the Oregon Treaty and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

128. James Buchanan. ANS as president, one page, 6.25 x 7.75,

February 1, 1861. In full: “The Cabinet are requested to meet punctually at 9 O’clock, tomorrow Saturday morning. James Buchanan.”

The lower portion features a note from Buchanan’s private secretary, Adam John Glossbrenner, in full: “Messers. Black, Holt, Toucey, and Stanton have notice and will be present. Gen. Dix to be notified at breakfast to-morrow morning. A.J.G.” In fine condition. A neatly penned White House missive dating to late in President Buchanan’s lone term in office. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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President Buchanan dispatches “a letter addressed to His Majesty the Emperor of Russia” 129.

James Buchanan. Partly-

printed DS as president, one page, 6.75 x 5.75, June 13, 1860.

President Buchanan authorizes and directs the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of a letter addressed to His Majesty the Emperor of Russia (Mr. Appleton’s credence).” Matted and framed with a portrait and medal to an overall size of 18 x 16. In very good condition, with scattered light creasing and evidence of small tape repairs on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Civil War appointment for a cavalryman-amputee

130. Abraham Lincoln. Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 18.5, July 1, 1864.

President Lincoln appoints Robert Lennox as “First Lieutenant in the Second Regiment of Cavalry in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The blue War Office seal affixed to the upper left remains partially intact.

Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 25 x 29.5. In very good to fine condition, with partial damage to the blue wafer seal, and heavy intersecting folds, one of which passes horizontally through Lincoln’s signature, which is quite light but completely legible. Lennox, whose promotion was backdated to April 1863, had been wounded in action once at Beverly Ford, Virginia, in June 1863, and again at Smithfield, Virginia, in January 1864, where he lost his left arm. He was then assigned as a mustering and disbursing officer in Michigan in 1864, and at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1865. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Remarkable 1850 legal brief in the hand of Lincoln

131. Abraham Lincoln. Lengthy ADS, signed “Bush & Lincoln p.q.,” three pages on two sheets, 8 x 12, April 1850. Legal

brief almost entirely in Lincoln’s hand, in part: “Josiah Matthews, plaintiff, complains of William L. Saltonstall, defendant, being in custody &c of a plea of Trespass…with force and arms, broke and entered the close of the said plaintiff, situate in the county aforesaid, and then and there forced, broke open, threw down damaged and spoiled, divers fences of the said plaintiff of great value…and with feet in walking, trod down, trampled upon, consumed and spoiled the grass and corn…and with the feet of the said horses, mares, geldings, sheep, cattle and oxen; and with the wheels of the said carts, wagons, and other carriages, tore up, subverted, damaged and spoiled the earth and soil of the said close; and thereby and therewith, during all the time aforesaid, greatly encumbered the close aforesaid, and hindered and prevented the said plaintiff from having the use, benefit, and enjoyment thereof, in so large and ample a manner as he might otherwise would have done.” But for a few blanks filled in by a clerk (particularly in the township range of the property, and the date of one offense), the document is penned entirely

by Lincoln, featuring approximately 670 words in the future president’s hand. In fine condition, with general handling wear.

On September 20, 1849, William L. Saltonstall began building a road through Josiah Matthews’s land, southwest of Tremont, Illinois. Matthews objected and retained Abraham Lincoln and local attorney John Bush to file suit against Saltonstall in the Tazewell County Circuit Court on March 9, 1850. Matthews sued in the action of trespass and requested $500 in damages. For his defense, Saltonstall retained Lincoln’s former partner John T. Stuart and local attorney Benjamin F. James. After various legal proceedings and arbitration in which a right of way was granted, the case came before Judge David Davis—later Lincoln’s close friend and de facto campaign manager—who dismissed it and ordered Matthews to pay $2.40 in court costs. Some years later, while preparing notes for a potential law lecture, Lincoln offered some advice: ‘Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can…As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.’ Lincoln’s sense of duty to do good is evident in the resolution of this court case through arbitration, and this was a trait that served him well as the nation’s commander-in-chief during its most trying times. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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An ideal “A. Lincoln”

132. Abraham Lincoln. Extremely desirable ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 5 x 1.75 slip clipped from a page in an autograph album. In fine condition. A choice example for display. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Johnson approves the parole of “a Prisoner of War at Fort McHenry” 133. Andrew Johnson. Manuscript DS as president, one page, 7 x 8.5, July 13, 1865. In full: “John B. Messick, a Prisoner of War at Fort McHenry will be released upon his parole of honor that he will report when ever called upon, and that he report weekly his whereabouts to the Secretary of War by letter.” Signed at the conclusion by Johnson. Double-matted and framed with an engraved plaque and a portrait to an overall size of 23.25 x 19.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

President Grant sends “a letter addressed to the King of Spain” 134. U. S. Grant. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 6, January 4, 1871. President Grant authorizes and directs the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to an Envelope containing a letter addressed to the King of Spain (Credence of Gen’l D. E. Sickles).” Matted and framed with a portrait and medal to an overall size of 22.5 x 15.5. In fine condition.

Amadeo I of Spain was sworn in as king on January 2, 1871, after the Spanish revolution deposed Isabella II. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare cabinet appointment by President Grant 135. U. S. Grant. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 18, April 26, 1875. President Grant appoints Edwards Pierrepont “to be Attorney General of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Grant and countersigned

by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. The white seal affixed to the lower left remains intact but discolored. In very good to fine condition, with archival reinforcement to separations along intersecting folds, and an old tape stain to the lower right blank area. Pierrepont famously prosecuted Lincoln assassination conspirator John H. Surratt, who was set free by a hung jury. Pierrepont became an outspoken supporter of Grant in his reelection campaign of 1872, and was rewarded by the president with this appointment as US Attorney General in 1875. In this position, Pierrepont reformed federal departments in the South, ruled on naturalization and fraud, and prosecuted the controversial ‘Whiskey Ring.’ To change his cabinet coalition in 1876, President Grant removed Pierrepont as attorney general and appointed him as minister to Great Britain. A scarce and significant cabinet appointment from a sitting US president. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

136. U. S. Grant. Partly-printed DS as president, one

page, 16.75 x 14, January 7, 1876. President Grant appoints William C. Snyder as “Postmaster at Fulton, in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Grant and countersigned by Postmaster General Marshall Jewell. The gold foil seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one of which passes through the signature horizontally), separations to folds repaired on the reverse, and scattered light creases and stains. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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137. Rutherford and Lucy Hayes. Purple ink signatures of the president and first lady, “R. B. Hayes” and “Lucy W. Hayes,” on individual off-white slips clipped from the pages of an autograph album. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

138. Rutherford B. Hayes. Partly-

printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 18.5 x 13.5, April 18, 1878. President Hayes appoints Boyd H. McEckron of Kansas “to be Register of the land office at Concordia, Kansas.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Hayes and countersigned by Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 24.5 x 19. In fine condition. Hayes documents countersigned by Schurz, who had served as a Union general in the Civil War, are quite uncommon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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139. James A. Garfield. Sergeant at Arms, United States

House of Representatives counter check, 8 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Garfield, “J. A. Garfield,” payable to “Myself, Cash” for $100, April 29, 1876. Matted and framed with an albumen portrait of Garfield to an overall size of 13 x 15. In fine condition, with some foxing to the cabinet photo. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

As the Republican candidate on the “Navy question”— “I hardly think it is likely to be made a matter of controversy in this campaign” 140. James A. Garfield. LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page,

8 x 10, July 15, 1880. Letter to J. A. Smith at the Navy Pay Office in Washington, commenting on his presidential campaign, in part: “Accept my thanks for your information in regard to our company’s affairs. And also for your suggestions. If you will call at my house…and see Mr. Rose he will be able to furnish you the number of speeches I have made on different topics. I note what you say on the Navy question but I hardly think it is likely to be made a matter of controversy in this campaign. Neither party has sufficient bias I think to do injustice in the premises.” In fine condition, with some light toning, a couple small edge tears, and light show-through along the left edge from old mounting traces on the reverse. Garfield had been named the Republican candidate for president only weeks earlier at the 1880 Republican National Convention; he would go on to win the November election. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

141. James A. Garfield. Ink signature, “Vy Truly, J. A. Garfield,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 sheet clipped from the close of an apparently unrelated letter. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and light soiling along a vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

142. Chester A. Arthur. Executive Mansion card signed in ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” Mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved plaque and a large image of Arthur to an overall size of 19.75 x 15.5. In fine condition, with two light stains in the lower blank area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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145. Grover Cleveland. Ink

signature, “Grover Cleveland 1892,” on an off-white 4 x 5.25 card bearing an affixed engraved portrait of the president.

Matted to an overall size of 9 x 10.25. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

143. Chester A. Arthur. Partly-printed DS as president,

one page, 9 x 15.25, December 15, 1884. President Arthur appoints Luther Harrison as “Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office.” Signed at the conclusion by Arthur, and countersigned by Acting Secretary of the Interior M. L. Joslyn.

Lower left bears a Department of the Interior blindstamp.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 29.75 x 26.

In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

144. Grover Cleveland. Partly-printed DS as president,

one page, 17 x 14, February 8, 1887. President Cleveland appoints Ormond E. Colony as “Postmaster at Keene.” Signed at the conclusion by President Cleveland and countersigned

by Postmaster General William F. Vilas. The gold seal and red ribbon affixed to the lower left remain intact. In fine condition, with light offset staining in the signature area from the seal and ribbon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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146. William McKinley. TLS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 27, 1896. Letter to J. Fred Brisbane in Philadelphia, in full: “For your courtesy in sending me newspaper clipping covering and commenting upon Mr. Whitney’s recent statement, I return my sincere thanks.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Congressman McKinley and Senator Harrison 147. William McKinley and Benjamin Harrison. Circa

1884 leather-bound autograph book, 7.5 x 9.5, signed inside on separate pages in ink, “Wm. McKInley, Jr., Canton, Ohio” and “Benj. Harrison, Ind’a.” The balance of the book contains dozens of signatures from other notable congressmen and senators from the time period. In fine condition, with light wear to the covers. Starting Bid $200

Distinguished uninscribed presidential portrait 148. Theodore Roosevelt. Magnificent mattefinish 9 x 11 portrait of President Roosevelt taken in 1907 by George Prince affixed to its original mount, signed at the bottom in black ink as president, “With the regards of Theodore Roosevelt, March 21st 1908.” Archivally double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 18.5. In fine condition.

A marvelous, crystal-clear signed portrait. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The Winning of the West, featuring the first page of Roosevelt’s manuscript: “Chapter I. The Spread of the English-Speaking Peoples” 149.

Theodore Roosevelt. Magnificent

limited edition book, containing an original handwritten manuscript leaf from Roosevelt’s draft: The Winning of the West, Volumes I–IV. Daniel Boone Edition, limited issue, numbered 96/200. NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Knickerbocker Press, 1900.

Leatherbound hardcover in original publisher’s full decorated morocco, leather doublures and suede endpapers, gilt top edges, 7.25 x 10.25. Inlaid opposite the colophon is the first page from Roosevelt’s handwritten manuscript, 12.25 x 8, headed, “Chapter I. The Spread of the English-Speaking Peoples.” The first few lines are struck through, and the manuscript begins in earnest: “During the past three centuries the spread of the English speaking peoples over the world’s waste spaces has been not only the most striking feature in the world’s history but also the event of all others most far reaching in its effects and its importance.

The tongue which Bacon feared to use in his writings, lest they should remain forever unknown to all but the inhabitants of a relatively unimportant insular kingdom, is now the speech of two continents. The Common Law which Coke jealously upheld in the southern half of a single European island is now the law of the land throughout vast regions of Australasia and of America north of the Rio Grande. The names of the plays that Shakespeare wrote are [household words in the mouths of mighty nations].” Autographic condition: very good to fine, with scattered ink fingerprints and a small cut to the left edge of the manuscript page. Book condition: VG/None, with well-done minor restorations to exterior joints, and slight wear to spines; the bookplate of John Stuart Groves is affixed inside the front of each volume. An exceptionally handsome set in a deluxe binding.

An absolutely stunning special edition featuring a page from Roosevelt’s handwritten draft—but for minor grammatical changes, the words penned here by Roosevelt are precisely how this hefty work opens, following a lengthy preface and foreword. Roosevelt was a prolific author, and in fact had first come to prominence as a serious historian with the two-volume work The Naval War of 1812. He turned to writing The Winning of the West, his most ambitious work, after suffering defeat in the 1886 election for mayor of New York City. Tracing the history of American westward expansion, it was first published in four volumes by G. P. Putnam’s Sons between 1889 and 1896. This special ‘Daniel Boone’ edition was released in 1900, with Volume I in each set containing a leaf of the original draft; of the two hundred sets produced, approximately half were issued in this green full leather deluxe binding. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000 60 | January 10, 2018 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

The ex-president writes while “On Safari” in Africa 150. Theodore Roosevelt. ALS in pencil, one page, 7.75 x 9.75,

December 2, 1909. Letter to a Mr. Horne, written while “On Safari.”

In full: “I have such sympathy with your project that I wish I could say ‘yes’ off hand; but it is not possible for me to make any engagements at present.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand, and a postcard depicting a map tracing Roosevelt’s journey through Africa. Just after leaving the White House, Roosevelt famously undertook the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition in 1909–1910; this trip to Africa was a defining moment in Roosevelt’s post-presidential legacy, even resulting in his authorship of African Game Trails, a book on the subject. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare handwritten letter from President Taft

151. Theodore Roosevelt. Partlyprinted vellum DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14.5, December 19, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints Ivory G. Kimball as “Judge of the Police Court of the District of Columbia.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Attorney General Philander C. Knox. The red seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 27 x 23. In fine condition, with heavy overall waviness and wrinkling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

152. 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.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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153. William H. Taft. Two items: a TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, addressed to Robert McDougal, in full: “I have yours of April 20th, and thank you for sending me the editorial from the Chicago Tribune, which I have read with great interest. I hope you are well these days”; and a White House card signed and inscribed in ink, “For Robert H. Schutz of Hartford with best wishes—Wm. H. Taft, July 21st, 1913.” Both are matted and framed with a commemorative medallion and a large image of Taft to an overall size of 27.5 x 15.25. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

154. William H. Taft. Exceptional

vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 10.75 portrait of President Taft by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen as president, “For t h e Yo m t a k a h Country Club with the compliments and best wishes of Wm. H. Taft, April 13, 1909, The White House.”

Blindstamped in the lower left by the photography studio. Nicely cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 18.75. In fine condition. A handsome portrait of Taft early into his presidency; he began his first term on March 4, 1909. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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155. William H. Taft. Vintage matte-

finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Taft in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Wm. H. Taft, July 9, 1913.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 18. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“In acknowledgment of patriotic and valuable services given voluntarily to the United States in time of war” 156. Woodrow Wilson. Uncommon

Treasurer of the United States check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed

by President Wilson, “Woodrow Wilson,” payable to James C. Parrish, Jr. for $1, January 28, 1919. The left portion of the check reads: “War Trade Board. Object for which drawn: In acknowledgment of patriotic and valuable services given voluntarily to the United States in time of war.” In fine condition. James C. Parrish, Jr., served as Assistant, Bureau of Enemy Trade, War Trade Board, from November 14, 1917, to January 1, 1919. The Bureau of Enemy Trade was established in 1917 to regulate business dealings, either directly or indirectly, between American companies and any nation deemed an ‘enemy’ or ‘ally of enemy.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

En route to the Paris Peace Conference 157. Woodrow Wilson. Superb vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 11 photo of the USS George Washington, with small portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Captain Edward McCauley in the upper corners, signed in fountain pen, “Woodrow Wilson,” “Cary T. Grayson, Rear Admiral, M.C. U.S.N.,” “Edward McCauley, Jr., Captain, U.S. Navy,” “Albert Gleaves, Vice Admiral, USN, 19 April 1919,” and “[Jules J.] Jusserand, French Ambassador.” In very good to fine condition, with three repaired tears to the top border. An exceptional piece associated with the close of World War I. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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158. Woodrow Wilson. Handsome

160. Warren G. Harding.

matte-finish 7 x 11 portrait of Wilson at his desk by Harris & Ewing, crisply signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Sincerely Yours, Woodrow Wilson.” Blindstamped in the lower border by Harris & Ewing. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 18.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original Harris & Ewing presentation folder. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

President Wilson visits England after the Armistice

TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 8.25, White House letterhead, December 21, 1922. Letter to Roy Carruthers of the WaldorfAstoria, in part: “I wish to make grateful acknowledgment of your cordial invitation to be a guest at your hostelry on such occasions as I may be a visitor in New York City. I have no definite knowledge when it will be my good fortune to be in New York again, but I do very gratefully appreciate the invitation to be a guest at your hotel.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a medal and portrait to an overall size of 21.75 x 20.25. In fine condition, with uniform overall toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1 5 9 . Wo o d r o w Wilson. Program

for the “Visit to Manchester of The President of the United States of America (Mr. Woodrow Wilson)” on December 29–30, 1918, seven pages, 6 x 9.5, crisply signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Wilson. In very good condition, with light soiling and moderate overall creasing. To celebrate the recent declaration of the armistice to end World War I, and to aid in hammering out the details of the peace treaty, Wilson traveled to Great Britain in late 1918. This program outlines his itinerary for his visit to Manchester in northern England, where he received an ‘Honorary Freedom of the City’ award. In a short speech, Wilson emphasized a policy of mutual trust and friendship between Great Britain and the United States.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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161. Warren G. Harding. Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x

9.25 portrait of President Harding by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Warren Harding Wright, with all good wishes, Warren G. Harding.”

Blindstamped in the lower left by the photography studio.

Double-matted and framed with a transmittal letter from White House Secretary George B. Christian, Jr., to an overall size of 20 x 16.25; the letter, dated September 7, 1921, in part: “The President has received your letter of September fifth and has been glad to autograph a photograph for his little namesake.” In fine condition, with soiling to the transmittal letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

FDR appoints a consul to “the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”

162. Calvin Coolidge.

Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 10.75 bust-length portrait of Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To W. A. Pierce, With Regards, Calvin Coolidge.”

Double-matted and framed with an engraved plaque to an overall size of 12.75 x 21.5. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

163. Herbert Hoover. Attrac-

tive engraving of the White House, 7 x 5.25, signed in fountain pen, “The good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” In very fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

165. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, November 16, 1936. President Roosevelt appoints Joseph E. Davis of the District of Columbia as “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.”

Signed at the conclusion by Roosevelt, and countersigned

by Acting Secretary of State Robert Walton Moore. Large presidential seal affixed to lower left. In fine condition, with a bit of light staining along the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

164. Herbert Hoover. Vintage sepia matte-finish 9 x 13 seated portrait of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frearas Hoag, with kind regards of Herbert Hoover.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Roosevelt sends a tax treaty with Sweden to the Senate 166. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president, two pages,

7.5 x 10.75, April 20, 1939. Official transmittal letter, in part: “To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith a convention between the United States of America and Sweden for the avoidance of double taxation and the establishment of rules of reciprocal administrative assistance in the case of income and other taxation, signed at Washington on March 23, 1939.” Blindstamped with a presidential seal in the upper left corner of the first page. Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 28.5 x 17.5.

In fine condition. On March 24, 1939, the New York Times reported: ‘The State Department announced today that it was negotiating a series of treaties with foreign governments designed ‘to relieve American business interests and investors of the burdens of international double taxation. The first treaty was signed today with Sweden. It is intended to prevent Swedes and Americans with investments in both countries from being taxed by both countries on the same investments. It also contains provisions for each country to assist the other in preventing tax evasion.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“One of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s initialed handkerchiefs” 167. Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s personally-

embroidered cream-colored handkerchiefs, measuring 19 x 19 unfolded, featuring an exquisite embroidered “R” monogram in white, with a green linear design along the borders. In fine condition. Accompanied by a transmittal letter from White House usher Charles K. Claunch, one page, White House letterhead, July 9, 1946, in full: “I am sending you herewith one of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s initialed handkerchiefs which I am sure you will treasure.” Also includes the original White House mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

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169. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

168. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Desirable matte-finish 8.25 x 6.25 photo of a seated Roosevelt presenting a medal to a Navy officer, signed in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 11.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, December 5, 1929. Letter to Augustus S. Houghton, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I take it that The Times’ article is another of the same stories which have been run in the newspapers for over a year. Commissioner Macdonald has been a fine public servant. If he leaves you can be quite certain that the Conservation Department will not be made a political organization.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Inscribed to the first female treasurer of the United States 170. Harry S. Truman. Handsome matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of President Truman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With very best wishes to Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, Harry S. Truman.” Framed and in fine condition. Appointed

by Truman, Georgia Neese Clark served as the treasurer of the United States from 1949 to 1953, the first woman to hold the position. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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173. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

171. Harry S. Truman.

Two items: a vintage mattefinish 8 x 10 portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With best wishes to Tina P. Wells, from Harry S. Truman, 5–14–62”; and an ink signature, “Kind regards, from, Harry S. Truman, 1–5–59,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In overall fine condition, with a few small surface creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“When things like this happen I’m not sure I’m as efficient as I was in times past”

Vintage mattefinish 7.25 x 9.5 bust-length portrait of Eisenhower, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower.”

Double-matted and framed with an engraved plaque to an overall size of 13.75 x 21.75.

In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

172. Harry S. Truman. TLS,

one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 30, 1958. Letter to Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney, in full: “I am enclosing the cards you sent to me for signature on June 30th.

Unfortunately, they were at the bottom of the great pile of mail that accumulated here while I was gone. Miss Anna Elgin’s letter is being returned too so you can have it where it will do the most good. I apologize for the delay, but circumstances made it unavoidable.” Truman adds a handwritten line at the end: “When things like this happen I’m not sure I’m as efficient as I was in times past.” In fine condition, with a small stain to the last letter of the postscript. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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174. Jacqueline Kennedy. Unsigned handwritten note

by Jacqueline Kennedy, one page, 8.5 x 2.25, no date. In full: “Mugsy, 1. Take 2 bottles to Lamsons & get 3 again at each—or 2 if that’s all they have.” Removably corner-mounted, doublematted, and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 17.5 x 26.5. In very good to fine condition, with toning and light horizontal stains from onetime inclusion in a magnetic photo album. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Mrs. John F. Kennedy” writes to her favorite artist on “the grandest wifely beau geste I have ever made”

175. Jacqueline Kennedy. ALS signed “Jackie,” one page

both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, Hyannis Port letterhead, no date but postmarked September 10, 1959. Letter to artist Franz Bueb, in part: “I was so sorry to send back your 2 pictures—& also not to have seen more of you at the dance—Jack doesn’t like flowers much—& he said Alice was silly to get as all our rooms are white & we need something with color—But I love that drawing of her so much—I can’t tell you the disappointment with which I relinquished it—It was the grandest wifely beau geste I have ever made—I hope you don’t sell it too soon—as some day I want it & hope I will have it—So when people come to see your pictures please show it last of all! Please let me know your whereabouts this fall—especially when you will be in New York & Washington…Surely I will run into you in D.C.—Call Jean there (Mrs. Stephen Smith, O Street).” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed by Kennedy, including her return address, “Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Hyannisport, Mass,” on the flap. Bueb was a German-born artist who taught painting to Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1950s and 1960s. Bueb painted many portraits of the future first lady, as well as various landscapes of Chatsworth, England, the former home of John F. Kennedy’s late sister Kathleen. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A gift for Caroline’s dance teacher 1 7 6 . J o h n F. Kennedy. Or-

nate hand-painted wooden folk art chest, measuring 10 x 5.25 x 5.5, gifted by President and Mrs. Kennedy to Caroline Kennedy’s dance teacher in 1963. The artwork depicts the Zocalo in Mexico City, an eagle flanked by Mexican flags, and other flora and fauna of Mexico. The bottom is stamped “Mexico” and bears an affixed label reading, “Gift from Pres. & Mrs. Kennedy to Mrs. Smith. Caroline Dance Teacher, 1963.” In very good to fine condition. Provenance: The Robert L. White Collection, lot 205, Guernsey’s, 1998. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 69

JFK appoints the lyricist who gave him ‘Camelot’ 177. John F. Kennedy.

Important partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, November 14, 1961. President Kennedy appoints renowned lyricist Alan Jay Lerner as “a Member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts (National Cultural Center).” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Kennedy and countersigned

by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact.

Archivally mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 33 x 29. In very good condition, with areas of light staining and toning, and creasing and rippling from being permanently affixed to a same-size mount; both signatures remain quite bold.

Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA/ DNA and JSA. Kennedy and Lerner were classmates in prep school at Choate—where they worked together on the yearbook staff—and at Harvard, where they graduated as members of the class of 1940. By this appointment, Kennedy named his old friend to the advisory committee for the planned National Cultural Center on the Potomac, which had been approved by Congress during the Eisenhower administration but was not yet built. Less than two months after JFK’s assassination, Congress would designate this National Cultural Center as the ‘John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts’—commonly called the ‘Kennedy Center’ today. Lerner had famously collaborated with Frederick Loewe on the 1960 musical Camelot, which was reportedly JFK’s favorite musical and has since come to symbolize the Kennedy era. In the aftermath of tragedy, Jacqueline Kennedy famously quoted Lerner’s lyrics from ‘Camelot (Reprise)’ in a December 1963 interview with Life magazine: ‘Don’t let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment that was known / As Camelot.’

At the time this interview was published, Camelot was being performed in Chicago. Lerner recalled what happened when ‘Camelot (Reprise)’ was sung: ‘Louis Hayward was playing King Arthur. When he came to those lines, there was a sudden wail from the audience. It was not a muffled sob; it was a loud, almost primitive cry of pain. The play stopped, and for almost five minutes everyone in the theatre—on the stage, in the wings, in the pit, and in the audience—wept without restraint. Then the play continued.’ This one-of-a-kind appointment captures the idealism, romance, and tragic conclusion enveloping the Kennedy years and defining its legacy. Starting Bid $1000

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Amazing JFK sketches relating to the 1961 Berlin standoff 178. John F. Kennedy. Original pencil sketches of President John F. Kennedy on a light yellow 7.75 x 12.5 notebook sheet, unsigned, no date but circa late October 1961. The doodles consist of a small sailboat, a ladder leaning against a wall, a box with arrows pointing skyward, and a series of seven boxes, with Kennedy writing inside six of them; the uppermost box reads, “Haiti,” and the boxes in the lower right include, “this morning,” “Armored personnel carriers,” and “Berlin,” the latter of which he has written a total of three times. Page features one unintelligible word to left side, which may read “private.” These sketches date to Kennedy’s Oval Office meeting with Dr. Louis Mars, ambassador of Haiti, on October 26, 1961, as well as to the hostile faceoff between American and Soviet tanks, which included three M-59 armored personnel carriers, at the Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point in Berlin, which occurred on the very same day. On October 27th, Kennedy met with various higher-ups to discuss the situation in Berlin, and it is during this meeting that the president most assuredly made these sketches. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

179. John F. Kennedy. TLS

signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, United States Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare letterhead, January 27, 1953. Letter to Anthony Galluccio, in full: “This will acknowledge receipt of your recent letter, with which you enclosed letter written you by Mr. DeSimone to which was attached Mr. Stephen Ferrante’s Affidavit of Support. I have immediately contacted the American Consul General at Rome, Italy, asking that he look into this matter with a view towards giving it his favorable consideration. As soon as I receive a report from him, I will get in touch with Mr. DeSimone.” Matted to an overall size of 11.75 x 16.5. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and an area of light toning above the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

180. John F. Kennedy.

Circa 1960 presidential campaign brochure for Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, 3.75 x 9, produced by West Virginians for Kennedy and proclaiming along the top, “A time for greatness, U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy for President,” with an image of Kennedy looking towards the beckoning White House.

Signed beside his portrait in black ballpoint by Kennedy. The brochure opens into a well-illustrated 11 x 17.5 red-white-and-blue advertisement of Kennedy’s accomplishments, with the upper portion stating: “In a time for greatness…A man destined to be great…” In very good condition, with creasing, handling wear, and old tape to fold separations; lower foldable portion of brochure detached but present. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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181. John F. Kennedy. Un-

signed pencil notes and doodles

by Kennedy, one page, 4 x 5.25, United States Senate Memorandum stationary.

Consists of fifteen words written in Kennedy’s difficult-to-decipher hand, as well as a couple of small boxes. Words include: “Vance [five times],” “Look article,” “Urban Housing—,” “Ryan–Sorensen,” “Galvin Feldman,” and “Chubb lectures.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

From LBJ to Spiro T. Agnew 182. Lyndon B. Johnson. TLS signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, November 20, 1972. Letter to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, written shortly after the Nixon-Agnew ticket decisively won their second term in the 1972 election. In part: “You were deeply kind to find the time in these busy days to wish us well on our anniversary and to add to the happiness of our celebration. We are thinking of you and the tasks ahead, and want you to know again we will do everything we can to help.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned telegram sent by Johnson the day after the election congratulating Agnew on his victory. Originates from the personal estate of Spiro Agnew. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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183. Lyndon B. Johnson.

Color semiglossy 11 x 14 photo of Johnson with two young children and a precious puppy, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, “To Laura and Lyndon Boozer, with love—Lyndon B. Johnson.” In fine condition, with scattered surface scuffing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A presidential gift to a Republican congressman

184. George Bush. Two items, comprising an ALS as president and a “George Bush” Timex

wristwatch. First is an ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, January 30, 1990, to Beverly Young, the wife of Congressman Bill Young, in full: “It was great seeing you and Bill here at the White House. I was especially pleased to see that the black Timex is still ticking.

The Congress watch you & Bill gave to me is still on time. I am grateful to your husband for his support and to you for being my friend.” The letter is displayed in a sleeve attached to a clothcovered 10 x 10 board which displays the black Timex quartz wristwatch given to Young by Bush, which has “George Bush” in gold lettering at the six o’clock position. In overall fine condition, with some scuffs to the watch’s crystal. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA for the autograph letter. Republican Congressman Bill Young represented Florida in the House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Sketches by President Obama 185. Barack Obama. Unique pairing of church

collection envelopes, one featuring sketches done by President Obama, and the other featuring two handwritten words by Obama, “I’m lost.” The sketches are on the reverse of a green 6.5 x 3.5 envelope for the Allen Chapel Scholarship Fund, and include two high heels, a table with a vase of flowers, and a female face. The “I’m lost” note is penned on a white envelope from Allen Chapel, marked with a blacked-out date of November 30, 2008, on the flap. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance for the green envelope from Samuel Sutton, who was President Obama’s personal valet, and who worked in such capacity in the White House in both the Obama and Bush administrations.

Allen Chapel is an African Methodist Episcopal in southeast Washington, DC, where Obama attended services while president. The November 30, 2008, date on the white envelope is especially interesting, as Obama had won the presidential election only weeks earlier. A decidedly unique offering. Starting Bid $200

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Pondering economic policy in 2012 186. Barack Obama. Unsigned handwritten notes as

president, one page, 3 x 3, Hilton hotel letterhead, no date but likely circa 2012. In addition to circling the hotel’s logo and doodling a square in the lower right corner, President Obama has written “Fink,” “NEC—Policy,” “Roger Altman,” and “Mike Froman.” “NEC” surely refers to the National Economic Council, established in 1993 to advise the president on domestic and global economic policy. The names on the sheet are similarly related to economics: Froman is a lawyer who would serve as US Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017; Altman is an investment banker who Obama interviewed as a potential candidate to replace Larry Summers as director of the National Economic Council; and Fink surely refers to Larry Fink of BlackRock, who Obama was considering taking on as an economic advisor. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Samuel Sutton, who was President Obama’s personal valet, and who worked in such capacity in the White House in both the Obama and Bush administrations. Starting Bid $200

Scarce portrait of six first ladies 187.

First Ladies. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six first ladies posing together in chronological order, signed in felt tip by Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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notables Declaration of Independence

Boldly signed 1787 bankruptcy document, issued during the Constitutional Convention 252. Benjamin Franklin.

Manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin Presid’t,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, June 26, 1787.

Official bankruptcy document headed, “In the matter of John Witmer,” in part: “Henry Witmer of Lampeter Township Lancastr County being conscienciously scrupulous of taking an Oath solemnly affirms that John Witmer late of the City of Philadelphia Dealer and Chapman is justly and truly indebted to this Deponent in the Sum of three hundred pounds and upwards for money lent and money laid out and expended…he further says that the said John is become a Bankrupt within the true intent and meaning of some or one of the Statutes against Bankrupts as he hath been informed and believes.” Signed at the conclusion by the deponent, Henry Witmer, and boldly signed by Benjamin Franklin as president of Pennsylvania. Blindstamped with a seal in the lower right.

In fine condition, with trimmed edges.

The Constitutional Convention was taking place in Philadelphia at the time Franklin signed this document, and on this June 26th date the framers made two key decisions about the organization of the Senate: establishing the term of office of six years, and deciding upon the source of compensation for its members. Franklin’s inclination was to have senators draw no salary, forcing the chamber to be comprised only of America’s wealthy elite—certainly free of any ‘Bankrupts’ like the subject of this document. Despite fairly broad support, Franklin’s proposal failed, and it was decided that senators would be paid out of the national treasury. An excellent document from this momentous period of American history boasting a choice example of Franklin’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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253. Elbridge Gerry.

Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 13.75 x 7.75, September 4, 1811. As Governor and Commander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gerry appoints Sanford Freeman as an “Ensign of a Company in the Fourth Regiment of Infantry in the Second Brigade, and Fifth Division of the Militia of this Commonwealth.” Signed in the left border by Gerry, and countersigned by Secretary of the Commonwealth Benjamin Homans. Matted and framed to an overall size of 19.25 x 13.25. Includes a pair of documents signed by James Sullivan and Caleb Strong, as well as three other period Massachusetts documents and an illustrated print of British soldier positions, all of which are individually framed.

In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered light stains. Starting Bid $200

Significant 1781 militia commission for a noteworthy officer of the Revolution 254. John Hancock. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed

DS, one page, 10.25 x 12.75, July 1, 1781. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Solomon Lovell as “Brigadier General of the Militia in the County of Suffolk within this Commonwealth.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Hancock and countersigned by John Avery as secretary. The official seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. Beautifully double-matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 22. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, light foxing and toning, and professional repair to paper loss at the lower right corner.

Lovell, a veteran of the French and Indian War, fought at Dorchester Heights in 1776 and the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. On June 24, 1777, he was appointed a brigadier general and in 1779, along with Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, he commanded the disastrous Penobscot expedition, remembered as the largest naval maneuver (and blunder) of the Revolutionary War, in which American rebels sought to expel British forces from Penobscot Bay in present day Maine. The disastrous consequences stemming from the inaction of the patriots led to the court martial of Paul Revere, commander of the artillery, for cowardice and insubordination, although he was later acquitted.

Saltonstall was thrown out of the navy and Lovell was ultimately exonerated by a Massachusetts Committee of Inquiry. Upon his return from the Penobscot expedition, Gen. Lovell immediately resumed his position as commander-in-chief of the Suffolk militia. In August, 1780, he was unanimously chosen by the Council to the command of the three months’ men, in place of Brig.

Gen. Fellows, resigned, which position, from some cause, he also resigned. July 1, 1781—with this very document—he was re-commissioned brigadier general of the Suffolk militia, a position he continued to hold to the close of the war. Commissions signed by Hancock during the American Revolution are particularly desirable—and this example dates to just days before the fifth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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1782 handwritten letter from Hancock, requesting to fill a Nantucket naval post 255. John Hancock. ALS signed “J. H.,” one page, 7.25 x 6, May 2, 1782. Letter to the General Court asking the assembly to appoint a naval officer to a vacancy at Nantucket, in full, “I have this day Rec’d an Application for a Number of Registers to be Sent to the Deputy Naval Officer of the Island of Nantuckett, but as the Naval Officer of that Port has lately Deceas’d, I presume the Deputations from him ceas’d at the Time of the Death of the principal, I do not therefore look upon myself Justifiable in sending Registers to that Port until a Naval Officer shall be appointed by the General Assembly, the propriety of which appointments I submit to your Consideration.” In very good to fine condition, with professional repairs to two complete vertical separations, resulting in some slight paper loss at junctions, small repaired tear on one fold, and light show through from docketing on reverse. Letter was originally part of The Hancock-Chase Collection, formerly housed at the Museum of American History. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

256. Benjamin Harrison. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726–1791) who was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison. Partly-printed DS, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 13.25, June 1, 1782. As governor of Virginia, Harrison grants Josiah Huntsman “a certain tract or parcel of land containing five hundred acres…being in the County of Lincoln on the Dividing ridge between the hanging fork and Green River.” Signed at the conclusion by Harrison. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains mostly intact. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce handwritten letter from Hopkins as the new Rhode Island governor 257. Stephen Hopkins. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) who served as the colony’s governor in the 1750s and 1760s. ALS signed “Step.

Hopkins,” 6 x 7.25, June 5, 1755. Written from Providence, a letter to William Shirley, the royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in full: “Your Excellency’s Letter accompany’d by extracts from Major General Johnson’s Letter and his instructions I received by express on Saturday Evening. And on Tuesday by the Post was favour’d with your other letter with the Resolve of your Great and General Court impowering your Excellency to take Five Hundred of the Forces raised for the Expedition to Crown Point with you in your Midland enterprise. The General Assembly of this Colony will meet on Monday next when I shall lay the several Matters recommended by you as also those mentioned by Genl. Johnson before them and shall not fail to do everything in my power to prevail with the Assembly to take effectual measures that all may be done therein that is fit for them to do. There is no doubt but they will acceed to the Vote for part of the Forces destined for Crown Point going to Niagra and one might as certainly promise for every other Article if they were not attended with more expence. Whatsoever the Assembly here do relative to the expeditions I will immediately communicate to your Excellency. Two companys of the Forces raised by this Colony will sail for Albany on Monday next and the others will follow in a few Days.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with partial separation along the hinge.

The defeat and eventual death of General Edward Braddock at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9, 1755, led to Shirley’s appointment as the new North American Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the French and Indian War. With his plans to capture Fort Niagara compromised, Shirley was forced to leave garrisons at Fort Oswego, Fort Bull, and Fort Williams, while William Johnson pushed onward with the allotted Rhode Island troops in his attempt to capture Fort St. Frederic at Crown Point, New York, which ultimately culminated in the bloody Battle of Lake George. The failed expeditions under the command of Shirley led to his replacement early the following year by John Campbell; both Forts Niagara and Crown Point would fall in 1759, with Johnson capturing the former and standing commander Jeffrey Amherst destroying the long-standing French outpost at Crown Point. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

258. Samuel Huntington. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Autograph endorsement, “I deliver’d the above Executions to Capt. Phillips in pursuance of the above request, S. Huntington,” at the conclusion of a letter sent to him by John Leverett, one page, 6 x 7, January 2, 1786. Leverett’s request, in full: “The bearer Capt: Phillips will be kind enough to take the execution in your hands against Dr. Crocker if you will please to inclose it to me.” Affixed to a larger sheet. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare privateering edict signed by Huntington, authorizing the capture of “British Vessels and Cargoes” 259. Samuel Huntington. Revolutionary War-dated DS, signed “Sam’l Huntington,” one page, 8.25 x 13, no date, but circa 1779–1780.

Congressional broadside originally issued on April 3, 1776, which provides “Instructions to the Commanders of Private Ships or Vessels of War, which shall have Commissions or Letters of Marque and Reprisal, authorizing them to make Captures or British Vessels and Cargoes.”

The mandate consists of eleven articles of instruction for American privateers, beginning: “I. You may by force of Arms, attack, subdue, and take all Ships and other Vessels belonging to the Subjects of the King of Great-Britain, on the High Seas, or between High-water and Low-water Marks, except Ships and Vessels bringing persons who intend to settle and reside in the United Colonies, or bringing Arms, Ammunition or warlike Stores to the said Colonies, for the Use of such Inhabitants thereof as are Friends to the American Cause, which you shall suffer to pass unmolested, the Commanders thereof permitting a peaceable Search, ad giving Information of the Contents of the Ladings, and Destinations of the Voyages.” The document goes on to outline terms for attacking enemy ships and for the disposition of catpured cargo. Signed at the conclusion by Huntington as president of the Continental Congress. In fine condition.

First issued by John Hancock in April 1776, this privateering proclamation was reprinted and used continually, as occasion demanded, throughout the Revolutionary War, with each example legitimized with the signature of the Congress president. After John Jay vacated the position to become Minister to Spain, Huntington was elected Continental Congress president on September 28, 1779, serving until ill health forced him to resign on July 10, 1781. The outcome of the Revolutionary War was significantly impacted by the role of private vessels; privateers greatly outnumbered the armada of the nascent American navy, and their recruitment and subsequent actions accounted for the seizure of hundreds of British ships. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Whipple pledges to solve supply chain problems within “the Quarter Masters & Commissary Generals Departments” in 1778 260. William Whipple. Rare Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Whipple,” “Gouv. Morris,” and “Nath’l Scudder,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 12, November 11, 1778. Circular letter signed by William Whipple, Gouverneur Morris, and Nathaniel Scudder, one day after they were appointed by Continental Congress to a special committee to oversee the commissary and quartermaster departments, which were plagued by supply chain problems. They sent this rousing circular letter to each state’s governor plus Continental Congress President Henry Laurens. In full: “The great & increasing difficulties in the Quarter Masters & Commissary Generals Departments, have induced Congress to adopt the Resolution, of which we have the Honor to enclose you a Copy.

Among the measures immediately necessary for placing [these] matters on a proper foundation, is the acquiring a knowledge of the proper resources of these States. The Articles of consumption which we would most particularly be informed of, are Flour, Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Corn & Rice, Beef, Pork, working Oxen & Horses, Cyder & Vinegar. The Ignorance & the Interests of mankind oppose so strongly our wishes in this respect, that after every Effort & every prudent precaution, our information will perhaps be of far less importance than could be wished. It is however our Duty to aim at it, and we have no reason to doubt your Excellency’s Concurrence in the Steps necessary to attain what we have in view: Especially when it is considered, how readily your own good Sence will dictate, the impracticability of continuing the war, at least of continuing it to advantage, while we remain supremely ignorant of the Supplies our Country is capable of affording.

We have to intreat that your Excellency, from your knowledge of the productions of the several parts of your State, would appoint some proper persons in whose Industry & Secrecy you can confide, to make proper Lists through the districts you shall severally allott to them, of the Quantity & number of such of the Articles above named, as are produced in it, which may probably be over & above the necessary consumption of the Inhabitants, and also as nearly as possible the Quantity &c which they consume over and above their own production, or of what they do not produce. We hope that these lists may be transmitted to us, with all convenient Speed, to the End that proper Arrangements may immediately be made for the ensueing Campaign.

Upon transmitting an Account of the Expenses which may accrue in this Business, they shall immediately be paid. You will perceive Sir, that every precaution should be taken to prevent this Object from transpiring, lest as on many former Occasions the Devoted Adherents of Lucre should make a gain of the Publick Distresses.” In very good condition, with archival repairs to fold separations.

The signers of this important letter all played major roles in the founding of the United States of American: Whipple (1730–1785), a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire, commanded a brigade of New Hampshire militia at Saratoga in 1777 and at Rhode Island in 1778; Morris (1752–1816) was a signer of the Articles of Confederation from New York and the author of the preamble to the US Constitution; and Scudder (1733–1781) was a physician and signer of the Articles of Confederation from New Jersey. Whipple is among the scarcest signers of the Declaration, making this an exceptionally desirable war-dated piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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262. George Wa l t o n .

261. Robert Morris. Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Mor-

ris,” one page, 12 x 8.5, April 18, 1795. Document certifying that “William Temple Franklin is entitled to ten Shares in the entire Property of the North American Land Company; the Dividend whereof shall not be less than Six Dollars on each Share Annually.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Morris as the company’s president and countersigned by James Marshall as secretary. Matted and framed with an engraving of Morris to an overall size of 28.75 x 17.25. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signer of the Declaration of Independence who, following the Revolution, devoted himself almost entirely to Georgia state politics (1749–1804). Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Walton,” one page, 12.25 x 7.75, January 9, 1786. Official document issued in the County of Chatham, Georgia, in part: “To all and singular the Sheriffs within the said State greeting, You are hereby commanded that of the Goods and Chattels, Lands Tenements of Francis Paris…you cause to be made as well thirty-four Pounds one Shilling and six Pence Sterling which in the superior Court of the said County…was adjudged to Isaac La Roche of the said County of Chatham for his Damages.”

Boldly signed in the upper left by Walton as Chief Justice of Georgia. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with light staining to the top, two old tape stains, and archival reinforcements to fold splits on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American Politicians and Leaders

Rousing 1865 postwar speech draft from the revered Governor of Massachusetts 263. John Albion Andrew. Massachusetts

lawyer and politician (1818–1867) who served as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866, and led the state’s contributions to the Union cause during the American Civil War. He was a guiding force behind the creation of some of the first African-American units in the United States Army, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Partial draft of a speech penned and delivered by Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew on December 22, 1865, at the Massachusetts State House upon the return of state regimental flags, some eight months after the conclusion of the Civil War, three pages, lightly lined, 5 x 8, mid-late December 1865. In part: “This pageant, so full of pathos and of Glory, forms the concluding scene in the long series of visible actions and events, in which Massachusetts has borne a part, for the overthrow of Rebellion, and the vindication of the Union. These banners return to the Government of the Commonwealth through welcome hands. Borne, one by one, out of this Capitol, during more than four years of Civil War, as the symbols of the Nation and the Commonwealth, under which the battalions of Massachusetts departed to the field—they come back again, borne hither by surviving representatives of the same heroic regiments and companies to which they were entrusted.” The reverse of the third page is numbered “5” (which infers a missing fourth page) and bears one line: “Future, as mementoes of brave men and noble actions.” In very good to fine condition, with light edge staining from old adhesive residue on the reverse. Includes a typed copy of the missing fourth page. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 85

Scarce handwritten plea by the ‘president for a day’ 264. David Rice Atchison. American politician (1807–

1886) best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as president pro tempore of the Senate, he technically served one day as US president in 1849 when Zachary Taylor declined to be inaugurated on the Sabbath.

Though the unusual circumstances have since been widely analyzed and the notion of Atchison’s presidency discounted, the legend of his ‘tenure’ has become an enduring fixture of American political folklore. Partial ADS, signed “Atchison Atto for Defe,” one page, 7 x 10.25, no date. Final page of a plea in a libel and slander suit written by Atchison on behalf of his client, in part: “The said Plaintiff charged with stealing were at the time and one will by nature, and of which and upon which the Plaintiff could not have committed and said Defendant that he did not intend to by the speaking and publishing the said words to impute the Plaintiff with the crime of larceny or any other crime only a little impropencity in the way of trespass and of this he the said Defendant puts himself upon.” Matted and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 19 x 17. In very good to fine condition, with faint toning along three horizontal folds, and some scattered ink stains. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Burr plans to “urge the Introduction of the Bills relative to Criminal Law” 265. Aaron Burr. ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.25, March 1791. Letter to New York Senator Samuel Jones, in part: “Several gentlemen have called on me to urge the introduction of the bills relative to Criminal law—I have engaged to draw several of them, and have them, in such forwardness that they will be ready at the meeting of the House tomorrow…pray do not omit to draw the Bill for the object last mentioned.” Burr adds a brief postscript: “I will meet you this evening if agreeable to you at any hour before half past eleven.”

In very good condition, with staining, foxing, paper loss to the edges, and several small old tape repairs. In March 1791, Burr was elected by the legislature as a US Senator from New York, defeating the incumbent General Philip Schuyler (the father-in-law of Burr’s rival Alexander Hamilton, who Burr would famously kill in an 1804 duel). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Clay forwards “the MS of my speech on the Bank Veto” 266. Henry Clay. ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.5 x 8, July 25, 1832. Letter to P. R. Fendall, in part: “The mail that has the charge of this letter ought to carry from Fredericksburg the MS of my speech on the Bank Veto, addressed to Mess. Gales and Seaton. I will thank you to call and see if they receive it safely. It was written in part on board the Steamboat after I parted from you, and that part is scarcely legible, from the moisture of the Boat.” In fine condition. President Jackson had controversially vetoed the bill re-chartering the Second Bank of the United States in July 1832, which had been championed through Congress

by Clay, who sought to provoke a veto in hopes of damaging Jackson prior to his reelection campaign. Although Jackson indeed vetoed the bill, Clay’s ploy failed and Jackson won the election in November—and ultimately went on to dismantle the Bank of the United States. An interesting letter concerning a major moment in Clay’s political career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

267. Patrick Henry. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.75, December 10, 1785. Document by which Richard Claiborne of Richmond, Virginia, appoints “Doctor Thomas Bond of the City of Philadelphia” as his power of attorney.

Endorsed at the conclusion

by John Harvie as mayor of Richmond, and certified below by Patrick Henry as governor of Virginia. The white seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good condition, with scattered light toning, and some professional repairs to areas of paper loss and fold splitting. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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268. Clarence Darrow. Defense at-

torney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. ALS, one page, 5.75 x 8.5, personal letterhead, November 28, 1927. Letter to H. G. Leech, in full: “Replying to your letter of November 7th regarding Mr. Calder: Whenever the mss. comes I will prepare the article you desire and will keep in mind the points you make of responsibility. Will you let me know at the time of its arrival about how many words and whether there will be a chance for a further reply.” In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

269. Robert Todd Lincoln. Eight checks, personal and bank, ranging in size from 8 x 2.5 to 8.75 x 3, dated between 1917 and 1921, all filled out and signed by Lincoln, “Robert T. Lincoln.” In overall fine condition, with scattered folds and expected stamps and cancellation holes, some of which affect his signature, and a brush to one signature. Starting Bid $200

New York’s governor sends Mississippi a report “on the subject of Domestic Slavery, and the proceedings of the Abolitionists” 270. William L. Marcy. DS, signed “W. L. Marcy,” one page, 6.5 x

6.75, June 6, 1836. Circular letter issued by the State of New York to the governor of Mississippi, in full: “In compliance with the directions of the Legislature, I herewith transmit to you a copy of the Report and Resolutions adopted by the body on the subject of Domestic Slavery, and the proceedings of the Abolitionists; and request that the same may be laid before the Legislature of your State.” Signed at the conclusion by Marcy as governor of New York. Inlaid into a larger sheet; this document was discovered in an extra illustrated 1867 volume of History of the City of New York by Mary L. Booth. In fine condition. In June 1836, New York abolitionists were reacting to Congress’s recent passage of a ‘gag rule’ which automatically shelved an slavery-related legislation. While Governor Marcy was widely known as a Southern sympathizer or ‘doughface,’ his state held predominately anti-slavery views—in stark contrast to the slave-holding Mississippi. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Official circular pertaining to the late Major General Nathanael Greene 271. Timothy Pickering. Postmaster general,

secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). DS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13.5, June 1, 1796.

A printed circular containing five acts, headed “Fourth Congress of the United States: At the First Session, Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the seventh of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.” The acts, all of which are signed within the printed text

by President George Washington, include: “An Act To regulate the compensation of Clerks,” “An Act For the relief of persons imprisoned for debts,” “An Act Providing relief to the owners of stills within the United States, for a limited time, in certain cases,” “An Act, Making an appropriation to satisfy certain demands attending the late insurrection; and to increase the compensation to jurors and witnesses in the courts of the United States,” and “An Act To indemnify the estate of the late Major General Nathaniel Greene, for a certain bond entered by him, during the late war.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Secretary of State Pickering, beneath a statement reading, “Deposited among the Rolls, in the office of the department of State.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

272. Meshech Weare. American statesman (1713–1786) who

served as the first governor of New Hampshire. LS signed “M. Weare,” one page, 6 x 7.75, January 18, 1782. Letter to the sheriff of Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in part: “You are hereby commanded forthwith to have the body of William Page, now confin’d in the Goal in Exeter in said County, before me Meshech Weare Esq’r, chief Justice in the Superior Court…at my Chamber.” The bottom is endorsed by Deputy Sheriff Simeon Ladd, stating that he brought Page before the Hon. Weare on the same day. On the reverse, an anonymous court commentator notes that the prisoner’s bail was set by “the Hon’ble Mathew Thornton,” who had signed the Declaration of Independence six years earlier. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Activists and Social Leaders

Rare 1853 letter from Brown to his children in North Elba 273. John Brown. ALS signed “Your Affectionate Unworthy Father, John Brown,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 27, 1853. Written from Akron, Ohio, a letter to his daughter Ruth, and her husband Henry Thompson, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “Hope we have some little gratitude to learn again of your welfare; & some of the other good news it brings us. Father has been quite smart of late…I have been next to good for nothing for the greater part of the Summer: not sick; but nearly prostrated with a general debility. Others in the family are in quite their usual health…July so far has been remarkably cool. Wheat, Hay, & Oats, are all light. Corn & Potatoes promis well. The supply of fruits midling. I hope to get throug Haying & Harvesting by the 10th Aug. We get about 80 cents pr Lb for our wool. I have saved about 5 Lbs for Ruth that I think extra good…We have been reckoning much on the visit from you both; & still do but would like much to have a House so for in readiness for us next Spring that we may have some kind of a home to go to; as our faces seem more, & more set towards North–Elba.

We want much to have Henry come on as early as he can; & anxious as we all are to have Ruth come soon; still we question if on all accounts it would not be as well for her to defer her visit for a few weeks until Henry can leave…Women as well as men, sometimes loose their money by Pickpockets, or other dishonest persons while traveling…

As it seems that Dillon Osgood repents I would rejoice over him, & I send him the congratulations of one who also said (in early life) ‘I go sir: & went not’; & whose conscience has been smighting whilst he has been tossing up, & down over a stormy, & tempestuous Sea for more than thirty years since. Truly ‘they that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.’ Write us again soon.” Reverse bears a central mailing panel addressed in Brown’s own hand, with lower portion annotated in ink by original owner John Croker, “This autograph letter of John Brown was kindly presented to me by Mrs. Ruth (Brown) Thompson, Captain Brown’s eldest daughter and wife of Mr. Henry Thompson who was wounded in the shoulder while fighting the Border Ruffians of Kansas with Capt. Brown and who, as his devoted wife told me, would have never shared in the perils of Harper’s Ferry, ‘but for these said the brave woman pointing to her children.’” In very good to fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the top edge, and old mounting remnants and old clear tape repairs to fold splits on the reverse.

A reputed expert in fine sheep and wool, Brown entered into a partnership with Colonel Simon Perkins in January 1844, tending to the farmer’s flocks of sheep and renting a frame house in Akron, Ohio. After failed attempts to sell the Perkins wool in Springfield, Massachusetts, and then in Europe, Brown moved his family to the Adirondacks of northeastern New York. He purchased 244 acres from local abolitionist Gerrit Smith, who hoped to make the land a refuge for former black slaves, and then settled his family at a remote farm in North Elba in June 1849. Brown’s financial difficulties and unfinished business with Perkins forced him and his family to once more move back to Akron in March 1851, with Ruth and Henry Thompson staying behind at North Elba. Brown viewed the Ohio situation as temporary, noting that “our faces seem more, & more set towards North–Elba.” In 1855 Brown and his family returned to upstate New York, remaining there a short time before the patriarch embarked on a mission that would earn him a place in history. While much of the letter relates to mundane topics like health and weather, the closing portion sheds light on Brown’s strong Calvinist Christian faith, and is highlighted by his selection of Jonah 2:8, “they that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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274. Nelson Mandela. Color glossy 9.5 x 7 half-length photo of Mandela shaking hands with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during Mandela’s trip to Germany in late May 1996, signed in black ballpoint, “N. Mandela, 14.3.2001.” Reverse bears official text and Federal Government copyright label. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Bill W.’s ‘Big Book’ signed by him and 20 supporters 275. Bill Wilson. Co-founder of Al-

coholics Anonymous (1895–1971), the treatment program which has helped millions of people recover from a disease long stigmatized and regarded as irreversible. Signed book: Alcoholics Anonymous. Tenth printing. NY: Works Publishing, 1946. Hardcover with reproduction dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 400 pages.

Signed in blue ink on the first free end page, “Affectionately, Bill, Mar/48,” and also signed on the same page and front pastedown by 20 others involved in the program. Autographic condition: very good, with toning and foxing to signed page, not detracting from Wilson’s large signature. Book condition: G+/VG (reproduction jacket), with edgewear and the front board and endpapers cleanly, almost entirely separated at the joint. A presentable copy of a title uncommon in signed examples and undoubtedly belonging to an AA member. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Supreme Court

Jay supports funding for Bellevue Hospital 276. John Jay. Manuscript DS, one page, 7.75 x 5.75, March 7, 1800. In full: “Resolved that it does not appear improper to the Council that the bill entitled ‘An Act to revise the Laws for the support of the Public Hospital in the City of New York’ should become Law of this State.” Signed at the conclusion by Jay as governor of New York. In fine condition, with a repair to a vertical fold, and a light stain to the lower left blank area. The “Public Hospital” to which Jay refers is today known as Bellevue Hospital, and was founded in 1736. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Nine Justices of the Burger Court 277. Supreme Court. Ink and ballpoint signatures of Warren Burger, William Douglas, William Brennan, Jr., Potter Stewart, Thurgood Marshall, Byron White, Harry Blackman, Lewis Powell, and William Rehnquist on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of Brennan’s Supreme Court stationery, dated February 9, 1972. In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Businessmen 278.

Lyman Bloomingdale.

Businessman (1841– 1905) who, along with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdale’s Department Store. TLS, signed “Lyman G. Bloomingdale,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, personal letterhead, January 6, 1897. Letter to Edmund Hendricks, in full: “I am in receipt of your favor of January 5th inquiring as to Mr. J. M. Tobias, with regard to his application to join Lafayette Post, and in answer beg to say, that I have known Mr. Tobias for a number of years, and am glad to say that I can speak only well of him. I believe that he will be an acceptable member of the Post, and therefore recommend him.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a couple passing through single letters of signature and a bit of scattered light soiling. Edmund Hendricks (1834–1909), a veteran of the 7th Regiment, New York Volunteers, in the Civil War, was a member of Hendricks Brothers, a family copper business. Lafayette Post, No. 40, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized in New York City in 1880, and Hendricks was part of its Membership Committee. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

279. Andrew Carnegie. TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, January 28, 1896. Letter to John Caldwell, in full: “Yours of the 26th instant received. I am sorry, indeed, to have missed you twice. I hope you will try again. Am always in between 5 and 6 P. M. I was very glad, indeed, to know there was a man so well qualified as yourself to be of benefit to the institution. I heard nothing but high recommendations of your goodself. Hoping to see you soon.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after 1858 ‘Santa note’ from Boston’s Howard Banking Co. 280. Howard Banking Company. Extremely rare five-

dollar bank note from The Howard Banking Company of Boston, Massachusetts, 6.75 x 2.75, issued on August 23, 1858, which features a vignette of Santa Claus and his sleigh of eight reindeer preparing to ascend from a snow-covered rooftop.

Signed below by Charles Ellis and George E. Hersey. In fine condition, with moderate overall soiling. Starting Bid $200

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Landmark document for the establishment of Gimbels in NYC

281. Gimbels. Lengthy partly-printed DS, signed “Jacob Gimbel,” “Isaac Gimbel,” “Charles Gimbel,” “Daniel Gimbel,” “El-

lis A. Gimbel,” “Louis S. Gimbel,” and “Nathan Hamburger,” 31 pages, 8 x 10.5, April 23, 1909. The original 21–year lease agreement between Greeley Square Realty Company and Gimbel Brothers, New York, for the land upon which they built their flagship NYC department store. The agreement dictates that they pay $605,000 for the first three years beginning on August 1, 1910, increasing over time to $655,000 until the end of the lease on July 31, 1931. It also provides terms granting the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company “the right to the exclusive use and occupation of the spaces hereinafter specified, for the purpose of handling and storing baggage, mail and express matter, and for ticket offices and any other necessary purposes of and adjuncts to…the underground railroad station to be located at Broadway and Thirty-third Street.” Attached at the conclusion is a fold-out floor plan of the store, 35 x 27.5, showing the sub-basement, basement, and first floor, also noting, “9th Story Floor to be 327.47´ elevation.” Sections of the plan are marked with red diagonal lines noted “space hatched red to be occupied by H. & M.R.R. Co.” In fine condition, with expected document wear and light soiling to the cover.

Although there was already a Gimbels in Philadelphia, the New York store became an icon of retail commerce in the city. The building was completed on June 16, 1910, and the department store soon became the primary rival to Macy’s, which had a branch across the street. One of the most attractive elements of the location was its many doors leading to the Herald Square New York City Subway station, providing easy access for thousands of shoppers. It achieved considerable fame nationwide, most notably as the setting of the classic 1947 Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street. Representing the foundation of a major New York landmark, this rare document is of the utmost desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

282. Helena Rubinstein. Polish-born businesswoman (1870–1965) who launched a multimillion-dollar cosmetics empire. Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Rubinstein by Irving Chidnoff, signed in white ink. Reverse bears a photographer’s credit stamp and affixed caption. In very good to fine condition, with a heavy crease to the lower left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scientists and Inventors

283. Thomas Edison. ANS in pencil, quickly signed “Edison,” one page, 5 x 8, 1921. Handwritten note to Jaffray P. Buchanan, who was employed as manager of the Edison Records Disc Division, in part: “I want 3 booths…made sound proof like those up stairs & with ventilation—do it soon as possible—Driscoll can do it if you tell him what to do. Hurry it.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The discoverer of penicillin 284. Alexander Fleming. Scottish bacteriologist (1881– 1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Wonderful vintage glossy 9.25 x 7.5 Parker Studio photo of Fleming seated at his office desk and surrounded by various scientific paraphernalia including a Petri dish and human skull, neatly signed on the open book in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to 15.5 x 14.75. In fine condition. Originally purchased from Paul C. Richards Autographs. An ideal portrayal of the extolled researcher. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The rare ‘guillotine’ practioner 285. 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, 7.25 x 8.75, January 24, 1796. A medical prescription, in full (translated): “Take a quart of scrag of mutton and half a dozen turnips; put in a pint of water; boil at low heat until the turnips are cooked, then remove the turnips and mutton and let dissolve. Manna en sorte [flake or common manna] one ounce. Then pass it through a linen. You must drink the broth hot, in the morning, with an empty stomach, glass by glass, every half an hour, until all is finished.” A French newspaper clipping announcing the death of Guillotin is neatly affixed at the foot of the document. In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall foxing. It is unclear which ailment the present prescription would alleviate, however turnips are a very good source of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, and dietary fiber and have been cultivated as staple food since ancient Greek and Roman periods. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Herschel forwards edits for his forthcoming work, A Treatise on Astronomy 286. John F. W. Herschel. British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor

(1792-1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering work in early photographic processes, including coining the word ‘photography’ itself. ALS signed “J. F. W. Herschel,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 23, 1832. Letter to his publishers, in part: “I have…Rec’d some slips in which Chap. 9 of the Satellites is concluded & is succeeded (slip 147) by ‘Chap X. of Perturbation.’ This however is my 11th Chap’r and leads one to fear that the real Chap. 10 (On Comets) has been mislaid or miscarried. Pray therefore cause search to be made and as soon as you are informed of the results communicate it.”

Herschel adds a brief postscript to the lower left corner. Professionally inlaid into a larger off-white sheet. Includes a handsome engraved portrait of the astronomer. In fine condition. The chapters mentioned within the letter correspond to Herschel’s 1833 work, A Treatise on Astronomy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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287. Auguste Lumiere. Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the first-ever motion picture in 1894. ALS in French, signed “Ate. Lumiere,” one page, 5.25 x 7, Cours Gambetta letterhead, December 5, 1927. In part (translated): “I have the honor to return to you herewith the corrected proof which you have kindly addressed to me.” In fine condition, with toning and slight chipping to edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The relationships between German and Englishmen, which were cut off due to war, could be healed in the foreseeable future” 288. Wilhelm Wien. German physicist (1864-1928) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1911 for his discoveries related to his displacement law concerning the radiation emitted by a perfectly efficient ‘blackbody.’ Uncommon handwritten draft of a letter in German by Wien, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.25 x 13, no date. The draft is intended for Nobel laureate Arnold Sommerfeld, in part (translated): “Prof. [Johannes] Stark in Aachen asked me to encourage the German Physicians to combat the English influence on German physics. At the same time I received a declaration from the English professors from Switzerland, which is very Germanophobe and which shows no understanding of German feeling and thinking. The following English physicians signed the declaration: Bragg, Lamb, Lodge, Ramsay, Rayleigh, J. J. Thomson, Crookes, Fleming. To the first six, whom I know personally, I wrote that this declaration, which is written without any knowing of the German nature, had taken all hope away from me, that the relationships between German and Englishmen, which were cut off due to war, could be healed in the foreseeable future.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Handwritten speech on “The Oscillation of the Balance” by the father of the Periodic Table

289. Dmitri Mendeleev. Russian chemist and inventor (1834–1907) who formulated the Periodic Law and created a predictive version of the periodic table of elements. Remarkable autograph manuscript in Russian, signed “D. Mendeleev,” 24 leaves (some with additional writing on the reverse), 8.75 x 14, no date but circa 1898. Mendeleev’s handwritten manuscript of his speech on “The Oscillation of the Balance,” delivered at the General Meeting of the 10th Congress of Russian Naturalists in Kiev in August 1898, corrected by Mendeleev throughout. In very good to fine condition. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made blue half morocco solander case, as well as a Russian transcript of the text as published.

In his annotated bibliography of his own works, self-compiled in 1899, Mendeleev writes: ‘Predmet schitaju ochen’ vazhnym i interesnym’ (‘A subject I find very important and interesting’). After the end of his teaching career at the University of St. Petersburg in 1890, Mendeleev was variously employed by the government bureaucracy. From 1892 on he was ‘concerned in the regulation of the system of weights and measures in Russia, a task that he discharged ‘with enthusiasm, since here the purely scientific was closely interwoven with the practical.’ In 1893 he was named director of the newly created Central Board of Weights and Measures, a post which he held until his death, and in connection with which he frequently traveled abroad” (DSB IX, 292). ‘The great importance of Mendeleev’s work,’ write Kayak and Smirnova, ‘was that in his approach to the development of the theory of balances and methods of accurate weighing he took into account the physical essence of the phenomena investigated, whereas many investigators before and even after him attempted to solve all the problems on the basis of purely mechanical conceptions…Mendeleev’s interest in balances as the most important instrument in physical and chemical investigations was manifested from the very beginning of his scientific work. Long before his move to the Depot of Standard Weights and Measures he devoted much attention to the perfection of balances, and methods of accurate weighing.

In 1861 Mendeleev succeded in observing the oscillations of balances from a distance, thereby eliminating the influence of the heat radiated by the observer on the balance; he also proposed the use of a heat distributor made of copper for a balance beam. Mendeleev’s most important work on the development of the theory of balances and methods of accurate weighing was made at the Principal Bureau of Weights and Measures, where he took upon himself the entire responsibility for organizing and equipping the weight laboratory.’

Published: Sochineniya 7, pp. 577-591. Reference: Sochineniya 25, p. 752, no. 275. - Cf. L. K. Kayak and N. A. Smirnova, Theory of balances and accurate weighing in the investigations of Mendeleev and later developments, in: Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika 9 (Sept. 1969), pp. 25-28. Starting Bid $5000

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Intellectuals 290.

Martin Heidegger. Impor-

tant German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Signed book in French: De l’essence de la vérité. Paris: Louvain: E. Nauwelaerts/Paris: Joseph Vrin, 1948. Softcover, 4.75 x 7.5, 106 pages. Signed on half-title page in German in fountain pen (translated), “With a warm Christmas greeting, Martin Heidegger, 20. Dec. 49.”

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with small tears at spine, and some toning and soiling to edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The unconscious always has a certain tendency to cause ink floods”

291. Wilhelm von Humboldt. Prussian philosopher,

linguist, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin (1767–1835), who was the older brother of naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. ALS in German, signed “Humboldt,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, December 19, 1801. Letter to a lawyer, whom he asks for advice concerning the carpenter Schreiber from Tegel, who has received from the bankruptcy estate of a “Cossath in Hermsdorff, Nahmens Herrmann” an inheritance plus interest. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

292. Carl Jung. TLS

in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 11.5, personal letterhead, October 27, 1941. Letter to H. Stussi, in full (translated): “Your dream with the ‘free view’ is absolutely positive.

Such dreams deserve to be held fast, for the unconscious always has a certain tendency to cause ink floods, namely to send out dark clouds that obscure the view. Therefore, even when an inevitable darkness sets in, one must sometimes remember the great prospect.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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293. Friedrich List. Leading

19th-century economist considered the original European unity theorist, best known for developing the ‘National System’ (1789– 1846). ALS in German, signed “Fr. List,” one page, 8.25 x 10, December 17, 1834. Untranslated letter to publisher Johann Jacob Weber in Leipzig regarding the delivery of books. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, some tape remnants to left edge, and show-through from docketing to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Bold 1760 letter by revered economist Adam Smith, concerning the health of a student

294. Adam Smith. Scottish moral professor and a respected pioneer of political economy (1723-1790) whose magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, is considered the first modern work of economics. Rare and boldly penned ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, March 12, 1760. Letter to the 1st Earl of Shelburne regarding the health of his son Thomas, then Smith’s student and lodger, in full: “It gives me as much pleasure to write to your Lordship today as it gave me pain to write to you by last post.

The Doctors Predictions have upon this occasion been literally and exactly fulfilled. Mr. Fitzmaurice had the night before last a very slight attack of his fever which he was relieved from by a gentle sweat; & last night he had a bleeding at the nose which Dr. Black regards as a perfect crisis. He has since been entirely free from all feverish ailments or symptoms. He slept very sound all last night without any disturbance, & has been very easy & hearty all this day. He has been out of bed a great part of it, & has been amusing himself by reading the new Tragedy. His two Physicians Drank tea with him & neither of them apprehend him in any danger of a relapse. There has appeared too that sediment in his urine which is regarded by them as the most certain symptom of a recovery in all feverish complaints. I write this after seven o’clock at night. He has just now gone to bed, the weary & exhausted, seems perfectly well in every other respect. It gives me great pleasure to be able to relieve your Lordship so soon from the alarm which my last letter may have given you. I shall write to your Lordship whatever happened by next post. By the Post thereafter he will probably be able to write himself.” In fine condition, with partial splitting along the hinge and multiple vertical folds.

During his tenure as a professor of logic and moral philosophy at Glasgow University, Smith graciously offered to share his residence with students who sought both housing and scholastic supervision, a tender he would uphold over the course of thirteen years. Beginning in 1759, Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, the youngest son of the 1st Earl of Shelburne, lodged and studied with Smith for two years before eventually moving on and becoming a Member of Parliament in 1761. Published in April of 1759, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith’s landmark book of ethical philosophy, embodied many of his Glasgow lectures, which in turn enhanced the standing of both the institution and Smith, whose noted genius and influential teachings attracted a generation of young minds to transfer to Glasgow. Representative of the unique concern Smith relayed to his students, this is an exceptionally rare and considerate letter penned less than a year after the publication of his classic work of sentiment and sympathy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500 www.RRAuction.com | 101

Religious Figures 295. Pope Gregory XVI. Born Bar-

tolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765-1846), he served as pope from 1831 to 1846.

Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opposed democratic and modernizing reforms in the Papal States and throughout Europe, seeing them as fronts for revolutionary leftism, and sought to strengthen the religious and political authority of the papacy. Autograph endorsement, signed “Gregorio PP XVI,” one page, 8.5 x 12.5, September 20, 1839. Letter in Italian from Joannes Franciscus Cardinal Falzacappa, who advises of a payment of an annual offering to the Pope by the priests of the Holy Spirit Order of the Sacred College. Endorsed at the conclusion by Pope Gregory, who commends the order for its offering. Lower left retains original red wax seal. In fine condition, with some water staining along top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

297. Pope John Paul II. Born Karol

Wojtyla in 1920, John Paul II served as the 264th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.

Attractive color glossy 3.5 x 6.75 half-length photo of Pope John Paul II smiling in front of a microphone circa 1983–1984, signed in the lower border in thin black felt tip, “Joannes Paulus MII.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

296. Pope Innocent XI. Born Benedetto

Odescalchi in 1611, he served as Pope from 1676 until his death 1689, and was known in Budapest as the ‘Savior of Hungary.’

Manuscript DS, in Italian, signed “B. Cardle.

Odescalco legatus,” one page, 8 x 11.25, 1649.

Untranslated order to pay to Lorenzo Fabrizi, gunsmith of the Ferrara Fortress, 5 Bolognini for each of the 600 muskets repaired, signed at the conclusion as cardinal. In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, splitting along intersecting folds, several spots of ink erosion to signature and text, and some toning from old tape. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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298. Pope John Paul II. Wonderful color glossy 8 x 9.25 photo of Mother Teresa and John Paul II walking hand-in-hand on May 25, 1983, signed in black felt tip, “Joannes Paulus II.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

299. Pope John Paul II. Desirable

woodblock-print diploma from the 1975 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9 x 13, signed in the center in bold ink, “Karol card.

Wojtyla,” and signed along the bottom by various committee members. In very fine condition. The Sacrosong Festival was a cultural movement that helped preserve Catholic identity in Poland during the Cold War, and was supported by the future Pope John Paul II. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

300. Pope John Paul II. Untranslated LS in Polish, signed

“Karol W.,” one page on the reverse of a 4 x 5.75 postcard depicting an image of the Black Madonna, dated to late April 1963. The body of the letter is written by an unknown hand and signed by five others. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

From the time of Pope Leo XII 301. Pope Leo XII. Chalice from the time of Pope Leo XII,

composed of a silver cup with a gilded bronze sleeve, knop, and base, impressed in the upper lip with the maker’s mark of the Papal States (the crossed keys and tiara) that was in use from 1814 to 1870. The body of the piece is hand chased with great precision, displaying tiny florets on the urn like knop, and palm fronds encircling the foot. The piece measures approximately 9.25˝ tall with a base diameter of 4.75˝. In fine condition, with expected wear and no additions or restorations. The consignor notes that the chalice was purchased in an antique shop on the Via Santa Caterina da Siena in Rome. The crossed keys and tiara maker’s mark was adopted by fine metalsmiths in the Papal States in the jubilation that followed Napoleon’s release of Pope Pius VII from captivity and his triumphant return to Rome in 1814. The use of this mark continued until 1870, when the Papal States were taken over by a united Italy. Created when the Papal States were still in existence, this chalice is a symbol of the magnificence of the church’s presence in the 19th century. Starting Bid $300

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302. Pope John Paul II. TLS in Polish, signed “Karol Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated “Alleluia” letterhead, Easter 1961. Letter to a doctor, in full (translated): “God bless you for remembering. Very happy Easter greetings to the Doctors, and I send the blessing.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

304. Pope Pius X. Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophies, he became, in 1954, the first pope to be elevated to sainthood since Pius V in 1712. Two handwritten endorsements in Italian, both signed “Pius pp. X,” on a 5 x 13.25 off-white sheet bearing several other notations and endorsements, being an incomplete draft by a Portuguese priest who, during an event, had presented the Pope with several requests and questions.

The first untranslated endorsement consists of three lines, and the second endorsement features four lines and is dated 1912; both endorsements are followed by the pope’s signature. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, several horizontal folds, light wrinkling, and tape repairs to reverse from separation of lower portion of sheet. Accompanied by an unsigned prayer slip bearing an affixed swatch of red cloth. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

305. Pope Pius XI. Pope, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (1857–1939), who reigned from 1922 until his death and issued encyclicals condemning communism, fascism, and racism. Beautiful hand-illuminated apostolic benediction, signed “Pius PP XI,” one page, 11.75 x 17.5, January 11, 1931. An untranslated apostolic blessing for “Giuseppina Recine” in Italian bearing an affixed circular portrait of Pope Pius, signed by him at the conclusion. In fine condition, with some rippling and toning, and the photo partially detached. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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World Leaders

Signed Cubans from Castro’s personal cigar collection

306. Fidel Castro. Wooden Trinidad Fundadores cigar box, measuring 8.25 x 4.5 x 3, signed on the top cover in blue felt tip by Fidel Castro.

The box contains 24 cigars, and is stamped on each end, “24 Fundadores,” with a maker’s mark on the bottom, “Habanos S.A., Hecho en Cuba, Totalmente a mano,” stamped below, “CLE, FEB 02.” The box retains its “Republica de Cuba” cigar warranty seal, which has been re-adhered to the cover. In fine condition. Accompanied by an image of Castro signing the box for noted philanthropist Dr. Eva Haller. From a letter by Haller, in which she describes her meeting with Castro in March 2002 [not included]: ‘Castro handed to me the box of cigars. He gave them to me, because I jokingly asked him for it, when others lit a cigar. I told him, that if he signs the box, I will sell it and make lots of money. He thought that was funny. As you may remember we spoke Spanish, and he was very proud of his Hemingway photo with a fish he caught and enjoyed showing around his house. We have some photos of the occasion.’

Beginning in 1980, Trinidad Fundadores were exclusively produced for Fidel Castro, and until 1998 the only boxes that were allowed to leave Cuba had been gifts to foreign dignitaries. The brand made its official launch as a Cuban export in February 1998, and this box—from Castro’s personal stash—was signed and given away only four years later. Cigars were an integral component of Castro’s heroic revolutionary image, and as such this signed box is a truly remarkable historical artifact. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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A Cuban gift from the cigar-smoking Prime Minister 307. Winston Churchill.

Incredible ‘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.

Includes Churchill’s original royal blue cigar case, 6.5 x 3.5, with front embossed in gilt: “By Appointment, Cigar Merchants to H.M. the King, T.B. Carlin Ltd., 13, Park Place, St. James’s, London, S.W.1., Established 1925, Regent 1544.”

In fine, untouched condition; the case bears slight rubbing from use.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in full: “I confirm that this cigar is one given to me personally, by Sir Winston Churchill at a private luncheon-party at 10 Downing Street, at which I was his guest on 21st. December 1954. A copy of the menu is attached.”

Also accompanied by the referenced copy of the menu, as well as information and receipts from the cigar’s initial sale at Sotheby’s in July 1999, which includes an e-mail addressed to the original buyer by a Sotheby’s representative, dated August 19, 2002, reading, in part: “As you are aware we have retained the above property in the Book Department since it was purchased…on 14th July 1999. I have been liaising with our Shipping Department to return the item to you as agreed during our last telephone conversation. However, I have been advised by our Shipping Department today that we will be unable to arrange for [the cigar] to be delivered to you in the United States as there is currently an embargo against all goods of Cuban origin entering the USA. Were we to attempt to ship the cigars to you, they would be seized at Customs and destroyed.” 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, which is only further complemented by its steadfast provenance and intimate connection to recent American-Cuban relations. Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1999. Starting Bid $300

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“The situation in S. Russia has now become so critical that I do not see what useful action can be taken upon Savinkoff’s letter” 308. Winston Churchill. ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 5.75, no date but circa February–March 1920. Letter, likely to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, concerning a letter from Russian revolutionary Boris Savinkov, in full: “The situation in S. Russia has now become so critical that I do not see what useful action can be taken upon Savinkoff’s letter at the present time. Perhaps you will explain this to him & give him very good wishes.” In fine condition, with a faint block of toning from prior display, and the top of the letter inexplicably trimmed off.

Savinkov was an acquaintance of Sidney Reilly, the legendary renegade British agent, and was involved in a number of counter-revolutionary plots against the Bolsheviks, sometimes collaborating with the British Secret Intelligence Service. He was lured back to the USSR in 1924, and was consequently arrested; he died in prison the following year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Churchill forwards chapters for his Duke of Marlborough biography 309. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Yours sincerely, W. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, April 18, 1933. Letter to C. C. Wood, chief copy editor at George G. Harrap & Co., relating to the publication of his biography, Marlborough: His Life and Times, in full: “I have sent you by Mr. Ashley the three last chapters for reprint. There will now come in quick succession all the chapters for final galley proof. I shall want twelve copies of all the reprints and you had better order any extra ones you may require yourselves. I am also send you the key to the new chapterisation—two copies so that you may send one to the printers.” Churchill adds the salutation in his own hand, with Wood making a few edits to the text. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light stains. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Churchill reunites with his 4th ‘Queen’s Own’ Hussars in 1938 310. Winston Churchill. Menu for the twenty-sixth annual

Balaclava Dinner, Dance and Reunion of Members of the 4th ‘Queen’s Own’ Hussars Regimental Association, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, held on October 22, 1938, signed on the back page in pencil, “W. Churchill.” In very good condition, with mild to moderate soiling and staining to the front and back covers, passing through the first few letters of Churchill’s name.

The 4th Queen’s Own Hussars were established in 1685, carving for itself a rich history that included the Charge of the Light Brigade. In 1895, the 20-year-old Churchill was commissioned in the regiment, with his attachment taking him to Cuba, where he witnessed his first battle, and the following year to India, Egypt, and other posts. Six days before he gathered to reminisce with his fellow veterans at this 1938 affair, Churchill gave an impassioned speech entitled ‘The Defense of Freedom and Peace’ in which he addressed all US citizens, imploring Americans—and the world—to take note of the mounting threat posed by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. He was critical of world leaders who stood by and allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland, and questioned, ‘Can peace, goodwill, and confidence be built upon submission to wrong-doing backed by force?’ A menu from a reunion for a centuries old armed force, signed on the verge of a world war by one of the century’s greatest leaders. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The death of the Duke ought to be the removal of an obstacle to military economy,” writes Disraeli, “Keep yr eye awake to all this” 311. Benjamin Disraeli. ALS signed

“D,” four pages on two adjoining blackbordered sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 26, 1852. Letter to Parliamentary Secretary of the Treasury George A. Hamilton, marked “Private,” in full: “L’d. J. Manners writes, that the Brompton Cemetery Comp’y are pressing anxiously for the purchase money, & that Messrs. Barnes & Ellis advise him, that the Company’s demand for interest will be resisted, to a disadvantage, by the Govt, if any further delay occur in completing the purchase. Will you therefore, see to this? The death of the Duke ought to be the removal of an obstacle to military economy. Keep yr eye awake to all this—L’d Hardinge, I fear, is very prone to expenditure—He must be met sternly. Look to the evidence given before the Committee on Army estimates on the junction of the H[orse] Guards & Ordnance departments. We shall be pressed on this head. And keep yr eye increasingly on the expenditure for public works so that the reductions, we talked of this year, may be achieved.” In fine condition, with moderate intersecting folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, signed and addressed in Disraeli’s own hand, “B. Disraeli,” and bearing a black wax seal stamped “Hughenden Manor.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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312. Benjamin Disraeli. ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” 4.5 x 6.75, Hughenden Manor letterhead, September 5, 1889. Letter to

James W. Hudson, in full: “I delayed replying to your first letter from sheer unwillingness to decline an invitation so highly honorable to the person to whom it was addressed; & at the same time, from the difficulty of making arrangements, wh: referred to a distant date. I hardly know whether the inevitable uncertainty of my movements justifies my entering into an engagement, wh: I might, from uncontrollable circumstances, be prevented from fulfilling, but the deep interest, wh: I take in your association renders it impossible for me to resist your second appeal. The Quart: Sess: for this County are on the 18th Oct. & if not inconvenient to the Societies, I would propose to reach Manchester on Monday the 24th of the same month; & I shall be glad, if my presence can, in any way, assist a great cause.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, intersecting folds, and an old tape stain along the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Collection of New York speech notes by Eban 313. Abba Eban. Interesting archive of approximately 20 pages of bilingual handwritten speech notes by Israeli diplomat Abba Eban that date to his New York trips in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The notes in English consist of a group of nine 8 x 12.5 notebook pages, as well as a set of three 5.25 x 7 stationery sheets from New York’s Plaza Hotel, with Eban annotating in various colored ballpoint. The notebook pages consist of notes, lists, and doodles relating to Eban’s speech on the progress of modern Israel, with one excerpt reading, “I come again to observe a cherished tradition of addressing your convention in its closing phases,” with the top of one sheet dated in pencil, “II.XI.58,” which coincides with his appearance at the eighth annual Chanukah Festival for Israel at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December 1958. The Plaza Hotel stationery include Eban’s notes on his remembrance of an American Zionist Emergency Council celebration at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 1948, as well as his thoughts on science and various statesman. Also included are three 6 x 5 Gat-Rimmon Hotel mailing envelopes, annotated extensively in Hebrew by Eban; an aerogramme in Hebrew addressed to J. Baal–Teshuva, postmarked January 11, 1967, with Eban adding a few handwritten notes; and a Chanukah Festival for Israel bond drive brochure, 6.25 x 3.5, which opens to reveal handwritten notes in English by Eban, in part: “In the leisured age before the era of turbo prop jet…the public speaker would be held within restraints of distance. If one hemisphere resounded to his voice, the other was reserved in its immunity.”

In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Rare signature of the Russian president

315. Vladimir Putin. Scarce ballpoint signature of Vladimir Putin on an off-white 5 x 3 lined sheet, signed as president circa 2004-2005. In fine condition. Consignor notes that this autograph was obtained by one of Putin’s security guards following a press conference. Putin signatures remain exceedingly difficult to obtain, thus making examples few and far between.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

314. Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau. Controversial leader of the early stages

of the French Revolution (1749-1791). Rare ALS in French, signed “Mirabeau fils,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, July 4, 1780. Letter to an unnamed friend, in part (translated): “O at least that’s your writing; and I am quiet; I see my good friend that you will be a little ashamed for scolding me on Sunday when you see (and you must have had yesterday) the first volume of Boccaccio. I sent you today more prints, cartridges and lamp ends for the first volume…I further declare that my fourth volume is advancing; but there will be no more than five…However you can count on the 2nd in this month and on the 3rd in the first days of August. For me, I would have finished all this month…I do not know what you want to tell me by your update; I do not want you to forget about what you recommend; but if it is a pecuniary current and you have made me the slightest advance I will scold you loudly and firmly; for I do not want that, since you are rich only in feelings. Besides, it seems to me that I have sufficiently supplied the bookseller to be at least informed; let him arrange, but by god and devil, I need panties this month.” Affixed by the left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Impressive portrait of President Rhee

316. Syngman Rhee. Handsome

vintage matte-finish 8 x 11.5 head-andshoulders portrait of the first president of South Korea, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To General Maxwell D. Taylor, with warm personal regards and sincere good wishes, Syngman Rhee, June 4, 1955.” Reverse of photo stamped: “The New York Times Studio.” Matted to a slightly larger size.

In very good to fine condition, with a trimmed top edge, and a crease which passes through Ree’s forehead. The recipient, Taylor, was a distinguished senior United States Army officer and diplomat, who served as Chief of Staff of the Army under President Eisenhower, and then later as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. A tremendous signed portrait of Rhee, elevated by its atypically large size and notable US military connection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Titanic and Maritime

“Reports of obstruction to Navigation sent to Captain Smith” 317. Titanic. Packet of typescript “Reports of obstruction to Navigation sent to Captain Smith,” compiled by the White Star Line’s law firm Hill Dickinson & Co. of Liverpool following the Titanic disaster, seven pages, 8.25 x 13.25, plus one page headed “Extract from Instructions given to Commanders in the Canadian Service respecting Field Ice.” The documents record memos sent to Captain Smith between March 9 and April 10, 1912, detailing the latitude and longitude of wreckage observed by other vessels; these documents make no mention of icebergs, but record a variety of obstacles deemed detrimental to the safe passage of the Titanic.

The first, dated March 9, 1912, addressed to “The Commander, s.s. ‘Titanic,’” in part: “‘Belfast Feb. 29th. Howth Head (s) from New Orleans arrived here today reports on Feb. 20, 6.50 a.m. 42.57 N, 57.21 W, passed a spar projecting about 5 feet out of the water, and surrounded by a mass of wreckage and from above position for a distance of 50’ E.N.E. passed through numerous pieces of wreckage tree trunks and undressed spars or logs.’”

The second report, on March 13, reads, “’British steamer Bengore Head…which passed the Tuskar March 7, reported having on board the crew of the Norwegian barque Illawarra, Leith for Valparaiso, which vessel was abandoned in Lat. 50.51 N, Long.

12.49 W, dangerous to navigation.’”

A week later, on March 20, a report concerning three submerged vessels and floating logs, in part: “’Louisiana (s) reports Feb. 23 lat. 32.44 N. long. 78.37 W. in 20 fathoms passed close to a wreck, with about 25 feet of a heel of a mast projecting out of water fast to wreckage. Could see under water what appeared to be sails.’”

The fourth and fifth reports, dated March 27 and April 6, are the first officially addressed to “Captain E. J. Smith,” and concern submerged ships with masts projecting from the water.

The final report, dated April 10—the day Titanic departed on its maiden voyage—notes three sunken wrecks, in part: “’Galway, April 8, French steamer ‘La Touraine,’ from New York, reports by wireless that in lat. 40.56 long. 66.18 she passed a broken mast emerging vertically, very dangerous.’” The extract concerning field ice reads, in full: “Field Ice may be met off the Eastern edge of the bank, across the bank, and along the South Coast of Newfoundland. This is often very heavy and should not be entered unless it is obviously in loose patches. Lanes in the ice often come to an end and it is unwise to enter them unless clear water can be seen beyond. It is usually the safest course to go South to get round the field ice, and Commanders have permission to use their discretion to deviate from the track under such circumstances.” In very good condition, with heavy overall wrinkling, creasing, and dampstaining.

Before he replaced Captain Herbert Haddock as commander of the RMS Titanic on April 1st, Captain Smith twice played a role in the postponement of the ill-fated ship’s maiden voyage. As captain of the RMS Olympic, the older sister ship of the Titanic, Smith collided with the British Cruiser the HMS Hawke on September 20, 1911, and then lost a propeller blade during a crossing in February 1912—mishaps which pushed the ship’s subsequent departure date to April 10th. Five days later, on April 15, the Titanic sunk at the coordinates of 41.7 N, 49.9 W. Some of the reports included in this packet refer to potentially harmful waters in relative close proximity to Titanic’s intended course of travel. Interestingly, although these reports inform of numerous submerged vessels and two instances of floating logs, there remains a notable absence of ice warnings. The extract concerning field ice, which is separate from the packet of obstacle reports, was discussed during testimony given by Joseph B. Ismay when he was examined by Sir Robert Finlay during the British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 111

318.

Titanic: August Johnson.

Collection of four letters related to an insurance claim by the widow of Titanic disaster victim August Johnson, consisting of a letter from her lawyers Hallett & Martin to the White Star Line, a letter from Hallett & Martin to the White Star Line’s law firm, a letter from the American consulate in Southampton, and a retained carbon concerning the response to the inquiry.

The primary document is the letter from Johnson’s law firm to the White Star Line, in part: “Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson…Widow of August Johnson, has consulted us as to the death of her husband, which took place at the time the ‘Titanic’ was lost at sea.

It would appear that Johnson was engaged as a Quarter-Master on the American Line Steamer ‘New York’ and at the time of his death was being sent back on the ‘Titanic’ to New York for the purpose of being discharged…Mrs. Johnson was unable to make a claim for the loss of her husband under the Workmen’s Compensation Act in the English Courts. She and her children have been in receipt of maintenance from the ‘Titanic’ Relief Fund. Her attention is called to the decision of your Company to pay £128,000 for compensation, a portion of which will go to British claimants…She has 7 children, the eldest of whom—a boy of 18—is a soldier on active service in France…Some of the children are very delicate. It should also be pointed out thta one was born in the October following the loss of the ‘Titanic’ in the previous April…May we, on behalf of Mrs. Johnson, ask you to give this application your kindly consideration?” Attached is the letter from the American consulate at Southampton, certifying the accuracy of the facts stated. The other letters are short and are to confirm receipt. In overall very good condition, with scattered tears and creasing. Starting Bid $200

319.

Titanic: Frederick Ware. ALS

signed by Frederick Ware’s widow, “Cecilia Vincent,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, January 4, 1916. Letter to the White Star Line seeking restitution for the loss of her husband, Frederick Ware, in the Titanic disaster. In full: “I came here two years ago with free passage on Olympic 31st Dec. and The Rev. D. Lindsay took up my claim and said he would take care of it for me, he has been dead quite a few months now. What can you do about my claim, or would you advise me if I can do any thing I have a few friends in England.

I am English, but I wrote here, as thought could be taken up my claim, as living here, I would be greatly advised for answer.”

She adds a postscript, “I lived at 32 Gurdon Road Charlton, Rent, England, where I received most information from disaster.”

In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing and intersecting folds. Both born in England, the Wares emigrated to Lansing, Michigan, in 1909, where Frederick found work at an automobile factory. Presumably returning to Michigan from a trip abroad, Frederick Ware boarded the Titanic alone at Southampton as a third-class passenger; he perished in the disaster, and his body was never identified. Starting Bid $200

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Explorers and Archeologists

The discoverer of King Tut’s tomb 320. Howard Carter. British archaeologist and Egyptologist

(1874–1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one of the signal events in the history of archaeology. LS in Arabic, one page, 7 x 8.75, August 10, 1902. Untranslated letter relating to a holiday for an employee. In fine condition, with light creasing to the lower right, several staple holes to the top left, and a repaired tear to a file hole.

At this time, Carter was serving as Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt; while supervising excavations in the Valley of the Kings in 1902, he discovered the tombs of Hatshepsut and Thutmose IV.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

321. Henry M. Stanley. Publisher’s advertisement for Heroes of the Dark Continent and How Stanley Found Emin Pasha by J. W. Buel, published by the Historical Publishing Co. in 1889, four pages, 11.25 x 16.5, featuring a descriptive text with ten illustrations, as well as a price list and subscription information.

The advertisement promises tales of “hostile men and ferocious beasts,” “wild tribes,” “wondrous animals,” “explorers, adventurers, hunters and missionaries,” and “splendid discoveries.” It states: “The expedition of Stanley, carrying us over a period of three years, is made the crowning feature of this grand book, and without invidious comparison we may justly claim the description, as here given, the most exciting, captivating, instructive, and altogether the most fascinating narrative that has ever been published.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and moderate handling wear. In addition to an overview of African history, customs, and geography, Buel’s sensationalist book provided an engrossing account of intrepid explorer Henry Stanley’s quest for colonial governor Emin Pasha in 1886. Starting Bid $200

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American West

Eyewitness accounts of Daniel Boone and others on conditions of the Appalachian frontier 322. [Daniel Boone]. Manuscript document, one page, 7.5 x 12.5, dated October 31, 1788. An important document quantifying the tremendous surge of settlement into the trans-Appalachian west during the late 1780s, which compiles intelligence from a variety of eyewitnesses including Daniel Boone, General George Rogers Clark, General Samuel H. Parsons, General Josiah Harmar and Kentucky settler John Crawford. The account illustrates the dramatic surge in western settlement following the Revolution.

Parsons reiterates an account of George Rogers Clark, then Commander at Kentucky who notes that in 1779, the entire population “in the District of Kentucky… Amounting to 176 only.” However, according to an account by General Harmar “as taken by the Police Boat” between October 31, 1786 and October 31, 1788 there were 896 boats conveying a total of 17,170 persons together with 7,384 horses, 2,240 cows, 881 sheep, and 611 wagons. Also attesting to vastly increased volume of river traffic, Daniel Boone counted 81 boats going down the Ohio river during his passage from Limestone to Wheeling in November, 1788. Not all settlers traveled by river however. At the bottom of the document is an anonymous report noting “a Body of People went from Virginia thro the Wilderness the fall of the Year 1788 Consisting of 1143.” These were likely settlers bound for Kentucky. In very good condition, with professional repairs to separations on reverse, scattered toning and staining, a few trivial edge chips and previous storage folds. All writing remains bold and legible. The large volume of migrants continued unabated and by 1792 there were enough settlers in the region that Kentucky could form as a state.

An important and early account of the trans-Appalachian migration. Starting Bid $200

Unique album featuring Geronimo and his captor, Nelson A. Miles

323. Geronimo. Highly sought-after pencil signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip affixed within a leatherbound

scrapbook containing about thirty affixed signatures of other notables, including the general who convinced Geronimo to surrender in 1886, “Nelson A. Miles, Major General, US Army.” Other signers include: Russell A. Alger, Garret A. Hobart, William R. Shafter, Wesley Merritt, John R. Brooke, John J. Pershing, Lew Wallace, William S. Rosecrans, James Forsyth, William Jennings Bryan, Levi P. Morton, Eugene Field, James Whitcomb Riley, Palmer Cox, Julia Marlowe, Joseph Jefferson, and others. In very good to fine condition. A supremely desirable compendium of signatures. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 114 | January 10, 2018 | NOTABLES

Notorious Figures

The spy pilot’s father appeals to Khruschev: “Pilot Francis Powers is my only son” 324. Francis Gary Powers. TLS signed “Oliver Powers,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 19, 1960. Letter to Nikita Khruschev from the father of downed pilot Francis Gary Powers, urging leniency for his son. In full: “I extend to you and Mrs. Khruschev my regards as one parent to another. Pilot Francis Powers is my only son. I am asking you to be lenient with him in your dealings with him. He has always been a fine young man, and we love him very much. As one father to another, I plead with you to let him come home as soon as you can find it in your heart to do so, so that he may be with us a while longer. Please give him this note from his mother enclosed in this letter…

P.S. I would appreciate it very much if you would reply as soon as possible.” In very good condition, with moderate soiling and intersecting folds. Provenance: The Francis Gary Powers Espionage Collection, Guernsey’s 2017.

Following his distinguished service in the Air Force, Francis Gary Powers joined the CIA’s U-2 program, conducting espionage missions using an aircraft equipped with a state-of-the-art camera designed to take high-resolution photos from the edge of the stratosphere over hostile countries.

When his plane was shot down on May 1, 1960, Powers was unable to activate its self-destruct mechanism before he parachuted to the ground and into the hands of the KGB. He was interrogated extensively for months before providing a forced confession, and on August 17, 1960, he was convicted of espionage against the Soviet Union and sentenced to three years in prison and seven years of hard labor. One year and nine months later, President Kennedy authorized the first prisoner exchange between the two rivals, swapping Powers, along with American student Frederic Pryor, for Soviet KGB Colonel Vilyam Fisher (aka Rudolf Abel), the highest-ranking Soviet officer ever tried and convicted on espionage charges in the US, in a well-publicized spy swap at the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin, Germany. This emotional letter from the pilot’s father appeals to Khrushchev as a person, rather than a politician, and exists as a truly remarkable piece of Cold War correspondence. Starting Bid $300

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Vanzetti awaits his fate: “What is man, when hope is death?”

325. Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

Lengthy ALS signed “Bartolomeo Vanzetti,” three pages both sides, 8 x 10, May 22, 1927. Letter to Lilly Sarnoff, written while imprisoned in Dedham Jail. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Now on hope…we are hoping very little. As a matter of fact we have never hoped in Courts and Judges…we are still hoping only on what the comrades and the people will compel the State to give us. Because our case is grave, the solidarity so vast and great, the accuse so weak and wreched, and our defencive proofs so strong and evident: people have always hope that we will have won. Thus, from one trial to another, from the first to the last seventh appeals, the people hoped in a victory and they always got a defeat.

Now we are in the hands of the Gubernatorial discretion. A bad beast, believe me. But as the evidences in our favor are so strong, as the protest is universal, the people hope again in a victory. Our case a proved one thing positively: That that handful of men invested of power by the stupidity of the people and who call themselves public-servants care a fig for the people wishes and pay no attention to the people claims…I guess it was Victor Hugo who said that ‘Hope would be the last godness in life were it not for disperation.’ I think that there is still something beyond disperation. And I have learnt that man cannot lives without hoping. You ask: for what is man, when hope is death? I answer: A death man—I mean so phisically…

You understand that there ate several things deriving either directly or indirectly from our case—of which I am glad, proud, and conforted. The judges have joined us against their regime—our figure project themselves higher than those of other persecuters in history; the comrades have been, as it were, galvanized by our trial and are performing wonders. Mankind as done for two obscure and rebellious workers what on the past would have only be done for saints and kings…Have all our greetings and good wishes from Nick & I.” Vanzetti also discusses demonstrations at Madison Square Garden and their inaccurate portrayals in newspapers. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (a vertical fold passing through a couple letters of the signature), one small area of paper loss affecting no text, scattered creases, and soiling to the last page.

In the famed Sacco and Vanzetti case, the anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of killing a guard and paymaster during the 1920 armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in South Braintree, Massachusetts.

Vehemently proclaiming their innocence, the pair soon became the center of a worldwide cause celebre in which many prominent writers, artists, and academics pleaded for their pardon or a new trial. By the time of this letter, the two had exhausted their appeals and been sentenced to death on April 9, 1927. As Vanzetti writes in this letter, their fate fell into the hands of Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller, who faced last-minute petitions to grant clemency to the convicted anarchists. He assembled a panel that determined Sacco and Vanzetti had received a fair trial, and despite ongoing large public protests they were executed by electric chair on August 23, 1927. As a lengthy letter with outstanding content including reflections on his trial, the public’s reaction, and philosophical musings on ‘hope,’ this is an ideal Vanzetti letter of the utmost historical interest.

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326. Vincent Auriol

327. Otto von Bismarck

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330. California Businessmen MB $200

333. Benjamin Disraeli

328. Richard E. Byrd

329. Benjamin Cardozo

331. Victor Considerant

332. Benjamin Disraeli

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334. DNA: Watson and Crick

335. William Fargo

336. Albert Gallatin

337. Indira Gandhi

338. Bill Gates

339. J. Edgar Hoover

340. Joseph P. Kennedy

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341. Robert F. Kennedy

342. Timothy Matlack

343. Mother Teresa

344. Napoleon

345. Pope Benedict XVI

346. Pope Benedict XVI

347. Pope Pius IX

348. Pope Pius IX

349. Pope Pius VI

350. Jonas Salk

351. Jonas Salk

352. Margaret Thatcher

354. Titanic

355. Cornelius Vanderbilt II

356. Oliver Wolcott, Jr

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military “A great deal has been obtained by our Revolution of July”—the “American” Lafayette writes from Paris 357. Marquis de Lafayette. ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, October 28, 1831. A significant letter concerning the fluid political events in Europe, in part: “A great deal has been obtained by our Revolution of July. Yes, there has been a deviation from the system, external and interior, which I had contemplated. The European Journals and our debates at the Tribune tell more about it than could be contained in a voluminous letter. It is probable that the five powers of the Conference, in their seeming good understanding, will prevent a new explosion of war in Belgium. I would not however insure the continuation of a general peace for more than a few months.

We hope something will be done this winter to put down the ever increasing tyranny of don Miguel whose name of Monster, depend on it, has not been misapplied. When the affair of the claims, the details of which I left to my friend Mr. Rives to communicate to you, will have passed the Senate it will be my double duty, as an American, and as a deputy to talk and vote for the French appropriation.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and several intersecting folds.

A poor French economy and dissatisfaction with the restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy led to a second French Revolution in July 1830, which Lafayette references here. During this revolution, Lafayette was a member of the Chamber of Deputies and offered support for the constitutional monarchy and newly crowned King Louis-Philippe. Revolutionary fervor spread throughout Europe, coming full circle with another French rebellion in June 1832. Lafayette’s letter aptly captures the mood of the time, and includes a reference to Miguel I of Portugal, whose reign of terror against political foes came to an end when he was deposed in 1834 after a three-year civil war. It is also noteworthy that Lafayette—the ‘hero of two worlds’—refers to himself as “an American” in closing. An exemplary letter from the famed revolutionary. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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358. Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Edw’d Down,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13, February 6, 1779. Letter written by Lieutenant Edward Down of the HMS Blonde to his wife Mary, addressed to her as “My dear Life,” in part: “My last letter dated Novr. 20th was sent by a Brig bound to Falmouth she sail’d without Convoy, or Guns to protect her from the Enemy…We have the greatest Reason to expect happiness with our new Captain, he has great interest with the Commander in Chief Admiral Gambier, having formerly been his Captain, that we may expect the best of Cruizes…I have been sent to twice by…George Collier who comm’d at Halifax to be her first Lieut in the Rainbow, but as the Ship is directly in Harbor, I thought it against my Interest to accept of it. As the Blonde will go to the Leward, and likely will be Frequently at New York, therefore beg you will write me by the Packett to be left at the Post office there…We have only receiv’d the first dividend for the French Ship, and no part of the French brig Catherine taken in June last…It is a great mortification to us to be laying here froze up and doing nothing in the beginning of the French War.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, overall creasing, and repairs to small areas of paper loss.

Down served as a lieutenant on the HMS Blonde, a ship confiscated from the French during the Battle of Bishop’s Court, a naval engagement that took place on February 28, 1760, during the Seven Years’ War. After capture the Blonde was outfitted as a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate in the British Royal Navy, modifications which elevated the ship to the second highest class for a fighting vessel, with records from 1760 indicating that the Blonde weighed roughly 703 tons and could accommodate 220 crewmembers. Fast and well-armed, fifth-rate frigates were frequently tasked to disrupt enemy shipping lanes. Assignment aboard a fifth-rate frigate, while risky, yielded considerable opportunity as crew-members received shares of the profits as ‘prize money.’

As the target for both American and foreign navies, Nova Scotia was guarded by a dense Royal Navy that sought to protect its various settlements and interests. The Blonde intercepted American and French vessels carrying arms, fabric, tea, foodstuffs, and lumber from Europe, the Caribbean, and the colonies, with confiscated goods later sold at Halifax. Starting Bid $200

359. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Partly-printed DS

in Latin, signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” one page, 8 x 6.5, 1874. Untranslated Bowdoin College certificate, headed “Collegium Bowdoinense,” issued to “Edgarus M. Cousinus.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a central horizontal fold. Chamberlain served as president of Bowdoin from 1871 to 1883. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The military career of Medal of Honor recipient General William Wherry 360. Civil War and Spanish-American War. Amazing personal

military archive of the heroic General William M. Wherry, a prominent American soldier and author (1836–1918) who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek and commanded the 2nd Infantry during the Spanish-American War, consisting mostly of various manuscripts, letters, and documents, several of which are signed by presidents and other prominent political and military figures.

Highlights include: a partly printed document signed “William McKinley” as president and “R. A. Alger” as secretary of war, dated September 5, 1898, appointing Wherry as “Colonel of Infantry,” with affixed blue seal of the War Department; a partly printed document signed “Winfd S. Hancock” as president of the Military Service Institution, dated June 1, 1879, in part: “This Certificate…witnesseth that William M. Wherry Captain—6th Regt: Infantry, U.S.A. became a Member”; a partly printed document signed “Winfd S. Hancock” as president of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, dated November 30, 1884, in part: “William M. Wherry—Captain 6th Infantry—Bvt. Col. U.S. Army… was received as a Companion of the First Class”; a partly printed document signed “J.M. Schofield” as president of the Society of the Army of the Ohio, dated March 26, 1903, in part: “General Wm M. Wherry, U.S.A. served as Major & Aide-de-Camp in Brigade Division 23rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, and…is admitted to membership”; and a partly printed document stamped “Andrew Johnson” as president and “Edwin M. Stanton” as secretary of war, dated March 25, 1867, appointing William M. Wherry as “Lieutenant Colonel, By Brevet…for gallant and meritorious services during the war.”

Also includes: a TLS signed “F.C. Ainsworth” as Chief of the Record and Pension Office of the Adjutant General’s Office, Department of War, October 30, 1895; a set of six documents signed “Wm. M. Wherry” as Captain and Brevet Colonel, each one page, dated between April 25, 1871, and December 20, 1872, each headed “Headquarters Military Division of the Pacific”; sixteen manuscript letters signed “Wm M. Wherry” as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, each one page, headed “Headquarters, Department of West Point” or “Military Academy,” dated between March and December, 1877; a partly printed document signed “Tho. O. Moore” as Governor of the Confederate State of Louisiana, dated March 1, 1862, concerning a $500 loan to Louisiana; a partly printed document signed “Jos. S. Wilson” as Commissioner of the General Land Office, March 5, 1867, with an attached land grant signed “James Buchanan” in another hand; a partly printed document stamped “H.R. Gamble” as Governor of Missouri, dated December 24, 1863, appointing Wherry as “Major in 11th Cavalry Mo. Vols.”; a 205-page brad-bound carbon manuscript entitled “Personal Recollections and Reminiscences of the Civil War by General Wm. M. Wherry, U.S.A.”; and a 45-page brad-bound carbon manuscript, entitled “A Record of Family Descent Compiled from Authentic Records and Letters for the Children of William M. Wherry, III and Mary Abbott Wheery by Their Grandfather, William M. Wherry.”

Also present is a massive leather-bound scrapbook belonging to “General William M. Wherry, U. S. A.,” consisting of 164 total pages, with each bearing one or more affixed mementos, including: a cloth insignia worn by Col. Wherry during the Santiago campaign in the 1898 Spanish American War; various period photographs and articles; forty-four unsigned typed pages from 1898 diary entries and personal letters by Col. Wherry; six ALSs in pencil signed “Wm. W. Wherry” and addressed to his daughter Julie, dated between May and August 1898; a manuscript copy of an 1899 letter from Gen. J. M. Schofield to Wherry upon his promotion to Brigadier General; an eight-page booklet entitled “Record of Services of Brevet Colonel William H. Wherry, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Second Infantry, April 1861 to July 1896, Fort Harrison, Montana”; a twenty-page booklet entitled “General Nathaniel Lyon and His Campaign in Missouri in 1861,” dated December 3, 1890; a typed fifteen-page copy of Wherry’s speech “Delivered at Banquet of Society of the Cincinnati, Atlantic City July 4 1901”; a thirty-four page booklet entitled “In Memoriam Lieut.—General John M. Schofield, U.S. Army…Reprinted from the Third Volume of ‘Personal Recollections of the Rebellion’”; and an ALS signed by novelist William D. Howells, dated September 4, 1915, addressed to Wherry concerning the publishing of an article. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 121

361. Jefferson Davis.

ALS, one page, 5 x 6, July 5, 1875. Letter to G. G. Adam, in part: “You did not give your Sister’s address and therefore I cannot in complying with her wish, send directly to her this evidence of my readiness to serve her.” Double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 15 x 12. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Strip your vessels and prepare for the conflict,” Farragut anticipates his most famous battle, “open fire the moment the enemy opens upon us” 362. David G. Farragut. Civil War-dated printed DS, signed “Carry low steam,

D. G. F.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 12, 1864. Document issued by Farragut from the USS Hartford, headed “General Order No. 10.” In part: “Strip your vessels and prepare for the conflict. Send down all your superfluous spars and rigging.

Trice up or remove the whiskers. Put up the splinter nets on the starboard side, and barricade the wheel and steersmen with sails and hammocks. Lay chains or sand-bangs on the deck over the machinery, to resist a plunging fire. Hang the sheet chains over the side, or make any other arrangement for security that your ingenuity may suggest...The vessels will run past the Forts in couples, lashed side by side, as hereinafter designated. The Flag Ship will lead and steer from Sand Island N. by E. by compass, until abreast of Fort Morgan...each vessel will keep a very little on the starboard quarter of his next ahead, and, when abreast of the fort, will keep directly astern, and, as we pass the Fort, will take the same distance on the port quarter of the next ahead, to enable the stern guns to fire clear of the next vessel astern. It will be the object of the Admiral to get as close to the Fort as possible before opening fire; the ships, however, will open fire the moment the enemy opens upon us, with their chase and other guns, as fast as they can be brought to bear. Use short fuses for the shell and shrapnell [sic], and as soon as within 300 or 400 yards, give them grape. It is understood that heretofore we have fired too high, but, with grape-shot it, is necessary to elevate a little above the object, as grape-shot will dribble from the muzzle of the gun....Should the enemy fire grape, they will remove the men from the top-gallant forecastle and poop, to the guns below, until out of grape range. The Howitzers must keep up a constant fire from the time they can reach with shrapnell until out of its range.” Partial edge separations to horizontal folds and toning to edges, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter from Captain Henry Metcalfe forwarding this piece to a collector. This order anticipates the Battle of Mobile Bay, during which the Union fleet sped through a mine-laden channel en route to an attack on Fort Morgan. The USS Tecumseh struck a mine and sunk early on, which led to Farragut’s famous command popularly rendered as, ‘Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!’ Starting Bid $300

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Rare portrait of the Confederate ranger 363. John S. Mosby. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5 oval portrait of Mosby in a head-and-shoulders profile pose by Holsinger of Charlottesville, Virginia, affixed to the original 6.75 x 8.75 studio mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Jno. S. Mosby.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and surface loss to the edges of the mount. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

From the topsail of Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory 364. Horatio Nelson. Fabric swatch from the main topsail of Lord Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Victory, measuring 3 x 2, framed with a 1903 letter of provenance by Henry W. Carpenter, a captain in the US Marines. This ALS is signed “Henry W. Carpenter, Captain U. S. Marines, U. S. Flag Ship Olympia,” two lined pages, 7 x 9, US Marines letterhead, January 7, 1903. In full: “This is to certify that during the month of June 1902, while paying a mess call from the USFS Illinois, then representing the United States Navy at the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead, England, I went on board HMS Victory, the flag ship of the late Admiral Horatio Nelson RN at the battle of Trafalgar, and was presented with a small piece of the main topsail, used during the battle, and which received over one hundred and four tears and rents from shot. It was directly below this sail, and in its very shadow that Lord Nelson received his mortal wound. The fragment of sail, was torn from the remains of the canvas just as it had been stored in a case when the ship was brought to Portsmouth England. It was given me by Lieutenant Roper RN who assured me it was absolutely genuine and who tore it from the large piece with his own hand in my presence.” Also matted and framed with a period turn-ofthe-century photograph of HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbor to an overall size of 24.75 x 14. Scattered toning and soiling to fabric, mat, and letter, otherwise overall fine condition. Although Horatio Nelson lost his life at the Battle of Trafalgar, the British fleet won a decisive victory against the combined forces of the French and Spanish navies. His fleet was outnumbered and Lord Nelson turned to creative tactics in order to win, ultimately emerging as one of Britain’s greatest martyred war heroes. The HMS Victory became equally well-known as his ship in the famous battle, and relics from the important vessel are extremely rare, particularly with the ideal, early provenance provided with this piece. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 123

“His skill has brought this country to a higher pitch of excellence”

365. Horatio Nelson. ALS signed “T. Musgrave,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, November 12, 1805. Letter

to William Battye in Leeds, concerning a variety of matters including the British victory at Trafalgar and the demise of Admiral Horatio Nelson, in part: “And on Friday last for the good news about the glorious victory off Cadiz. Poor Ld Nelson, his skill has brought this country to a higher pitch of excellence in naval tactics than it ever before possessed. We may say with the great epic poet of Rome, viz Virgil—O lux Dardaniae, speso fidissima Tenorum Cur egohaec volnera cerno!!! [‘Oh light of Troy, hope is most faithful to the course—why should I see those wounds’]. Let us not despair, but cheer with confidence that we have several good sailors left yet.” Also includes another letter addressed to Battye, signed “Thomas Musgrave,” dated June 8, 1804, which again concerns a number of matters, such as exams and the report of a friend’s travels “through Newark & Grantham.” In overall very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and some seal-related paper loss. Thomas Musgrave (1788–1860) became Dean of Bristol in 1827 and later the same year he became Bishop of Hereford; in 1847, upon the death of Archbishop Edward Harcourt, Musgrave earned the title of Bishop of York. Starting Bid $200

366. Oliver Hazard Perry. American mili-

tary officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. ALS signed “O. H. Perry,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 17, 1817. Letter to Edward J. Coal of Baltimore, in full: “I had the pleasure to find your letter of the 28th June on my return home two days since—accept my sincere thanks my dear for your kind offer in giving currency to any reply I might make to Heaths pamphlet—while I am sensible that this book containing as it does many falsehoods and much distortion of the truth will make in the opinions of many any good men impressions unfavorable to me—I shall decline altogether noticing it—It is a source of mortification that nearly twenty years of honorable service should not have found in the public mind some favor—and that a worthless fellow, whom misconduct & impertinence brought upon himself a chastizement (certainly improper while he held a commission) should have it in his power by distorting some facts and with holding others to injure my character I must console myself with the good opinion of the Government & a few friends who know how to estimate my character and I trust you and my old friend your partner are among the number.”

Encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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367. Jefferson Davis

368. James H. Doolittle

370. Iwo Jima: J oe Rosenthal

371. Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

372. George B. McClellan

373. Napoleon

374. Chester Nimitz

375. John J. Pershing

376. Matthew Ridgway

377. Frederick Roberts

379. War of 1812

380. Duke of Wellington

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378. Louis-Gabriel Suchet MB $200

369. Generals

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382. WWII ‘Bundles For Berlin’ Poster

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386. WWII ‘Don’t Talk’ Posters MB $200

388. WWII ‘Give War Bonds’ Poster MB $200

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384. WWII ‘Conserve’ Posters

383. WWII ‘Careless Talk’ Posters

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387. WWII ‘Paper’ Posters MB $200

389. WWII ‘Safety’ Posters

390. WWII ‘You Make It Right’ Poster

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aviation

393. Aviation. Diverse collection of aviation items, including books, medals, a large bronze sculpture, and materials related to Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, including: seventeen volumes of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce’s annual Aircraft Yearbook, dates ranging from 1922 to 1951; a group of eight aviation-related medals honoring airlines and airports from around the world; a silver medal honoring the tenth anniversary of Italo Balbo’s 1933 transatlantic flight to the Chicago World’s Fair; a very lightweight 8.25˝ long spoon crafted from the salvaged airframe of Graf Zeppelin’s fourth airship, the LZ-IV; a rectangular medal featuring an image of Zeppelin and his airship in flight, reading, “Ferd. Graf v. Zeppelin, Probefahrt 4–5. Aug. 1908”; an embroidered “Zeppelin, Eckener, Spende” badge with gold border made by Kukemal; and a large bronze airplane sculpture set upon a wooden base, weighing 43 pounds, presented by “Silverline Ltd.” In overall very good to fine condition. More comprehensive descriptions are available online at RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $200

394. Amelia Earhart. Beautiful ink signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.5 slip. Attractively double-matted and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 16.75 x 12.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 3 x 2.25 visiting card from Mrs. David Allan Robinson, annotated, “To meet Miss Amelia Earhart, Friday, May twelfth, four to five o’clock.”

One can reasonably assume this is where the signature was obtained. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

395. Roland Garros. Early French aviator and a fighter pilot (1888–1918) during World War I. A tennis center was named after him in the 1920s, the Stade de Roland Garros, the stadium that accommodates the French Open tournament, which is officially called Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros (the ‘French Internationals of Roland Garros’).

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Garros,” one page, 10.5 x 7.5, Ermitage de Villebon letterhead, September 1, 1914. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Around the world with Howard Hughes

396. Howard Hughes. Exquisite grouping of items related to

Howard Hughes and his 1938 round-the-world flight, including a signed menu, a flown airmail cover, and two flown flags: a program menu for a Houston banquet honoring Hughes upon his return, July 30, 1938, two pages, 6 x 8.75, signed inside in fountain pen by Hughes and his crew: “Harry Connor,” “Howard Hughes,” “Dick Stoddart,” “Edward Lund,” and “Tommy Thurlow”; a commemorative airmail postal cover carried on the flight, 9.5 x 4, issued in conjunction with the 1939 New York World’s Fair, bearing several postage stamps, postmarks, and rubber stamps indicating the primary stops on the record-setting journey: Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and the final destination, New York City; a colorful 12 x 8.25 flag for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, carried on the flight; and a 12 x 8 American flag carried on the flight. In overall very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold to the menu and some scattered creasing (not affecting the signatures). Accompanied by a glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Hughes at a Los Angeles press conference.

In 1938, Hughes set a new around-the-world record of 3 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes. With co-pilot Harry Connor, radio operator Dick Stoddart, flight engineer Edward Lund, and navigator Tommy Thurlow, Hughes took off on July 10th from an airfield on Long Island, New York, in a specially designed Lockheed 14N ‘Super Electra’ aircraft with a range of nearly 5,000 miles. Hughes wanted the flight to be a triumph of American aviation technology, illustrating that safe, long-distance air travel was possible. The flight was sponsored by the upcoming New York World’s Fair, for which Hughes served as an aeronautical advisor, and the aircraft itself was named ‘New York World’s Fair 1939.’ The covers and flags were the only non-essential items carried on the flight, and are seldom offered all together. Upon his safe return, Hughes was instantly made famous and feted around the country, including at this dinner in his Houston hometown. A remarkable assemblage of material related to Hughes’s important flight. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Stunning display featuring a 1927 signed portrait and fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis 397. Charles Lindbergh. Re-

markable display featuring a signed portrait and swatch of fabric from Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis: a handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 11 photo of Lindbergh by G. L. Manuel Freres, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George Wingay, With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 3, 1927”; and a tiny swatch of fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis airplane, measuring approximately .5 x .25. Beautifully double-matted and framed together to an overall size of 25 x 21. In fine condition. The fabric swatch was personally examined and authenticated by John Reznikoff of University Archives. Lindbergh signed this beautiful photograph on June 3, 1927, his last day in Paris following his famed transatlantic flight. On the morning of June 4th, he flew aboard a French Army biplane from Le Bourget to Cherbourg, the French port in Normandy where the USS Memphis was docked. The Spirit of St. Louis was already aboard the American cruiser, packed in two long wooden crates. That afternoon, the USS Memphis steamed out of the harbor bound for Washington, DC, where Lindbergh was received as an American hero. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

398. Charles and Anne Lindbergh. National Geo-

graphic magazine from September 1934, Volume LXVI, No. 3, 7 x 10, which contains an article entitled “Flying Around the North Atlantic,” signed in fountain pen on the first page of the article, “To Dr. Albert H. Ebeling from Charles Lindbergh, December 1934” and “Anne Morrow Lindbergh.” In fine condition, with contrast to the Charles signature against the text. Accompanied by the original envelope. Ebeling was a close associate of vascular researcher Alexis Carrel (1873–1944), recipient of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Medicine. In the 1930s, Lindbergh’s mechanical inclinations led to a collaboration with Carrel on a book titled The Culture of Organs, as well as on the development of a ‘perfusion pump,’ which allowed human organs to survive outside the body—a crucial advance in the development of organ transplants and open-heart surgery. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Hoping to protect the natural wonders of “the Garden of the Gods”

399. Charles Lindbergh. ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” four pages, 8.4 x 11, August 24, 1968. Letter to the secretary of the Garden of the Gods Preservation Council, written “In flight over Brazil,” in part: “I have been travelling in Europe for several weeks, and stopped at my home in Connecticut for only a night before leaving on this trip to South America…I found your July 29th letter in the stacks of mail on my desk; but the pressure of my schedule since then has been too tight to permit…a reply…The Garden of the Gods means a great deal to me, for it, and Colorado, have woven through my family’s life, and mine, for many years. One of my great uncles on my mother’s side (Land) took a major part in the protection of the fish in Colorado streams. I feel sure he admired the Garden of the Gods as I do in a later generation. My first contact…came in 1916, when I was driving my mother, and another uncle, on a trip…My mother had been telling me about the great Rocky Mountains, and the Garden of the Gods, even before we left our Minnesota home. I remember watching the colors unfold as we approached the area—slowly, because the roads then were unpaved and rough. When we arrived…we stopped for several hours, and I climbed one of them…Barnstorming in Colorado in 1925, I flew over and circled the Garden of the Gods; and laying out the Transcontinental Passenger Airline (T.A.T.), in 1928–29, I often detoured far enough from my route to fly above it…The garden of the Gods is one of the most beautiful and spectacular areas in the world. It would be a tragedy of major magnitude to lose, as to detract from its great qualities—an inexcusable indifference on the part of our generation, and a lack of responsibility for those succeeding us. I sincerely hope the citizens of Colorado are successful in their efforts to protect it.” In a postscript, Lindbergh notes that he is enclosing a $100 contribution check. In fine condition. The Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, which boasts numerous remarkable geologic features, was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

400. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, “Orville Wright,” payable to The Dayton Building & Savings Assn. for $116.66, August 1, 1939. In fine, clean condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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space

Sought-after six-volume set of The Astronaut’s Library

401. Astronauts. Signed books: a six-volume set of The Astronaut’s Library. Each a limited collector’s edition, numbered to 3000. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Leatherbound hardcovers, 6.25 x 9.25. Each book is signed on the colophon in ink by one or more astronauts. Titles include: Men from Earth (Buzz Aldrin), Lost Moon (James Lovell), Countdown (Frank Borman), Schirra’s Space (Wally Schirra), Moon Shot (Alan Shepard), and We Seven (Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and John Glenn).

In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the publisher’s certificates of authenticity. Chronicling the pathways of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, this phenomenal collection of books is signed by eight of NASA’s most storied astronauts. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

NASA transcript of the Freedom 7 flight, signed by six Mercury astronauts 402. Mercury Astronauts. Printed typescript of Shepard’s historic flight in space, signed by six of the Mercury Astronauts, six pages, 8 x 10.5, no date, NASA letterhead. Entitled ‘The Transcript for the Flight of Freedom VII,’ the typescript is a record of what was said between Shepard and mission control, which includes the launch (“the clock is started”), and splashdown and recovery (“Astronaut now on board”). Signed on the first page in ink and felt tip, “Alan Shepard,” “D. K. Slayton,” “John Glenn,” “Gordon Cooper,” “Wally Schirra,” and “Scott Carpenter.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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403. Theodore C. Freeman. Air Force pilot (born 1930) selected as part of

the third group of astronauts. He was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through the cockpit canopy of his T-38 Talon jet trainer. He ejected from the aircraft, but was too close to the ground for his parachute to open properly.

ALS signed “Ted Freeman, Captain, USAF,” 7.25 x 10.5, October 26, 1963. Letter to Mr. Schendel, in full: “Attached below is a ‘Mach 2’ pin presented to pilots by Lockheed who have qualified in the F–104 ‘starfighter’ and who have flown the aircraft to that speed. It normally has a clasp pin so that it can be used as a tie pin. Thank you for your interest in our nation’s manned space program.” In fine condition, with a small bit of yellowed tape to the lower left blank area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“One small step for man…

One giant leap for Mankind” 404.

Neil Armstrong. Ap-

pealing ‘moonshaped’ program for the 18th Annual Airlines Ball, held in honor of Neil Armstrong at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 24, 1970. The program measures 8˝ in diameter, and is ideally signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Armstrong between printed text of his famous quote: “‘One small step for man…One giant leap for Mankind.’” The front of the program lists attending airlines, an event timetable, and shows the lunar surface with an image of the Earth hanging in space. Also includes an original silver 4.5 x 2.5 ticket stub from the event, issued as No. 1753. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. The likelihood of Armstrong appearing was deemed a long shot by organizers of the 18th Annual Airlines Ball; the commander of the Apollo 11 mission had only been earthbound for a little over a year, and was bombarded daily with dozens of event and speaking invitations. However, much to everyone’s delight, Armstrong accepted the invite, served as the guest of honor, and was rightly declared as the ‘Aviation Man of the Decade.’ A highly appealing display piece with a larger than normally seen Armstrong signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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The first moonwalker and Apollo 11 flown Kapton foil

405. Neil Armstrong. Extremely desirable pairing of items related to the

Apollo 11 mission: a ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on a 3.5 x 4.75 Sieger Stamp Block; and a flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem.

Both items are matted with an engraved plaque to an overall size of 5 x 10.25. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

406. Al Worden. Double-sided cue card used by Command Module Pilot Al Worden during training for the Apollo 15 mission, 8 x 10.5, pages 18 and 19, dated September 14, 1971, and November 18, 1971. Signed in the lower border of page 19 in black felt tip, “Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP.” The first side, page 18, is headed “Alarm Codes (PDI),” and features a set of fourteen codes, definitions, and actions relating to the Lunar Module Guidance Computer. The second side, page 19, headed “Apollo 15 Data, Mission Rules No–Go’s,” bears an ink notation to upper right, “LMS 2,” and stages and actions related to pre-Powered Descent Initiation, including: Electrical Power System, Explosive Device, Environmental Control System, Guidance and Control, Descent Propulsion System, Ascent Propulsion System, and Reaction Control System. In very good to fine condition, with spots of toning and foxing. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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LRV drive control schematic present on the “lunar surface for almost 72 hours, Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP”

407. Charlie Duke. Lunar flown Lunar Rover

Drive Control Electronics schematic from the Apollo 16 Lunar Module Systems Data Book carried to the surface of the moon aboard the LM Orion, one page, 38 x 10.5, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “This schematic depicting our lunar-rover drive control electronics was a part of our LM systems data book. It was to be used as a reference if trouble arose on the lunar surface. It remained on the lunar surface for almost 72 hours. Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP.” Issued as drawing No. 4.8, page 4–11 for “LRV, Apollo 16,” this schematic shows the lunar rover drive control and the corresponding signal flow between its various parts and components, such as hand controller, drive power, power transistors, monitor control relays, throttle fail safe circuits, and wheel traction drive electronics assembly. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Duke, dated September 29, 2016, in part: “This Drive Control Electronics Signal Flow schematic for the Lunar Rover was carried to the surface of the moon onboard the Apollo 16 Lunar Module ‘Orion.’ It was a part of the our Lunar Module Systems Data Book which we would use in the event of an emergency and to trouble shoot system problems while on the lunar surface. It was exposed to the Lunar vacuum during three Lunar EVAs…this extraordinary checklist page from my personal lunar artifact collection bears silent witness to mankind’s first journey to, and exploration of, the magnificent lunar highlands!” A highly detailed and aesthetically pleasing flown schematic relating to the ever important drive control of the lunar roving vehicle—an exceptional offering backed by provenance from the mission LMP. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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408. Al Worden. Color first edition of the Apollo 15 Lunar

Topographic Orthophotomap, 25.5 x 26.5, sheet LTO101C1 (250), dated July 1973, showing a contoured transverse Mercator projection of the Neujmin crater on the Moon’s far side, also identifying the Fermi and Zhiritskiy craters. Signed in the lower right in black felt tip, “Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP.” Prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

“I’m off tomorrow for Houston”—McAuliffe sends thanks to a colleague before leaving for astronaut training 409. Christa McAuliffe. ALS signed “Christa,” one page, 6 x 8.5, September 7, [1985]. Letter to Don LeBrun, a friend and colleague of McAuliffe at Concord High School in New Hampshire.

In full: “Please convey my thanks to the C.E.A. for the lovely gold bracelet. I have been wearing it during my past few days of interviews and so many people have complimented me on my selection of jewelry! I feel very strongly about remaining an active member this year, even though I will not be in the classroom. It’s so important that teachers unify and draw from each other’s strengths. Thanks again—I’m off tomorrow for Houston.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the recipient, in part: “I was a colleague of Christa’s during her entire stay at Concord High. I was in Washington, D.C., when she was named a finalist…and represented the school at a presentation in early September when the Concord teachers presented her a gold bracelet for good luck. The note was a thank you before she left for training in September 85.” Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 135

410. Aerospace MB $200

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414. Apollo 12

415. Apollo 15

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417. Apollo 9

412. Buzz Aldrin

411. Buzz Aldrin

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416. Apollo 15

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418. Apollo Block II Gimbal ACSK 89

419. Astronauts

420. Scott Carpenter

421. Gene Cernan

422. Gene Cernan

423. Michael Collins

424. Michael Collins

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425. Joe Engle

426. John Glenn

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427. Richard Gordon

429. Jim Irwin and Deke Slayton

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435. Alan Shepard MB $200

432. Edgar Mitchell MB $200

436. Space Shuttle ALT Crews MB $200

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430. Alexei Leonov

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431. Bruce McCandless

428. Fred Haise

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433. Edgar Mitchell MB $200

437. STS–1 MB $200

434. Alan Shepard MB $200

438. John Young MB $200

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art, architecture, & design 441.

Keith Haring. Color 4

x 6 postcard of an untitled 1985 work

by Haring, prominently signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “K. Haring.” In very fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrmann. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

439. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. French sculptor and painter

(1827–1875) from whom Napoleon III commissioned many works. ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, July 4, 1866. Letter to the architect Louis-Francois Boitte. In part (translated): “I put myself at your disposal to restore the charming statuette of the Imperial Prince.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, some mirroring to ink, and a few stray marks and creases. This likely refers to Carpeaux’s 1865 marble sculpture known as ‘The Imperial Prince and his Dog Nero,’ which was well-received at the Salon of 1866. The statue is now a part of the French national collection at the Musee d’Orsay. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

440. Max Ernst. German artist (1891–1976) who was one

of the principal figures of the Surrealist and Dada movements.

Card for an exhibition of Ernst’s works entitled “Ecrits et oeuvre grave” at Le Point Cardinal in 1964, 4.75 x 6, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ballpoint, “pour Robert Zurus, amicalement, Max Ernst,” with three quick sketches above.

In fine condition, with light creases to the lower right corner.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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442. Philip Johnson. Influential architect (1906–2005). ALS, signed “Philip,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Rosamund Russell. In part: “What a triumph!

No one has received an accolade like last night and no one deserved it more. I am so proud of having my little to do with the production…And you had a good review in Vanity Fair.

And the book is gorgeous. I can’t say more. I must read it.

But the impression is nucleus, good color, good paper.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

443. Fernand Khnopff.

Belgian symbolist painter (1858–1921). ALS in French, penned on both sides of a 4.5 x 3.5 blackbordered card, 1900.

Untranslated letter mentioning the art magazine The Studio, incorporating a small drawing within the text and stating that the “design in question is not a ‘bookplate.’” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

444. August Macke.

Painter and leading member of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887-1914) who was killed at the front in Champagne, France, in 1914. Rare ALS in German, signed “August,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 1909. Letter to his sister Auguste in Kandern, in part (translated): “First, we do not know enough about our assets to be able to stand security. Second, signatures have fooled you and Ottilie enough, and Mom as well. Third, our assets are closely related to our business, so we cannot possibly figure all this out. You are sending me two small pages and one leaf, which is all double Dutch to me. Even if there is no risk at all, you cannot ask someone who is totally uninformed to sign something. After all the trouble that signatures have caused our family, I have sworn not to sign anything at all ever again. Especially since I don’t think I have the right to do it since I—unlike you—do not earn my own money. Apart from that, didn’t you write that grandmother and Eugen would stand surety? Please don’t hold this against us. We just don’t know anything about business matters and only live by what we get without caring about anything else, the reason of which is total ignorance of business matters. I suppose you will understand that…Please don’t write to the Gerhardt family, either. I don’t want this. So no offense, please.” In fine condition. Macke began his military service in October 1908, a period that interrupted much of his artistic production. A year later, with his military duties fulfilled, Macke married Elisabeth Gerhardt, with the revenue his wife earned from her father’s legacy assuring the couple a modest livelihood, and Macke the opportunity to renew his focus on his craft. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“The poetic image hides nothing: she only shows figures of the visible, since painting is an unsuitable medium for representing the invisible” 445. Rene Magritte. Belgian artist (1898–1967) best known for his paintings in a surrealist, humortinged style, often incorporating such trademark elements as bowler hat-wearing men, windows, eyes, and female torsos. Handwritten essay in French, signed “Rene Magritte,” one page, 8 x 10, May 1967. An important and detailed statement on Magritte’s understanding of art and his mission as an artist, evidently prepared for an article or book. In part (translated): “I conceive of painting as an art of juxtaposing colors in such a way that their appearance fades, and an image is allowed to appear in which familiar figures of the visible are united—in a poetic order—skies, people, trees, mountains, furniture, stars, solids, inscriptions, etc. The poetry of this image consists of symbolic meanings, old or new. The poetic image hides nothing: she only shows figures of the visible, since painting is an unsuitable medium for representing the invisible. The invisible, meaning that which light cannot reveal, has an inestimable value. But one would have to ignore this value, if one desired to make such things visible, for example: pleasure and pain, knowledge and ignorance, the voice and silence.

One can try to understand nontraditional painting, but it is not necessary to understand it. Either way, one dies not assume grave responsibility: its just a case of the imaginary irrational. The poetic image was imagined in order to respond to the interest that we test naturally, she directly evokes the mystery that is the true irrational. One should take in poetic images whilst being careful not to reduce ‘the known’ that which is unknown, their reality being of the same ‘genre’ as the reality of the universe.” In fine condition, with faint showthrough from old glue on the reverse. Magritte would pass away only three months later in August 1967; this is a remarkable, thoughtful statement defining his artistic philosophy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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446. Franz Marc. German painter (1880-1916) who was one of the

principal figures of the Expressionist movement. Though he was among several notable artists whose names were on a list to be withdrawn from combat during World War I, he was killed by a grenade at the Battle of Verdun before the order could be carried out. ALS in German, signed “Frz. Marc,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, no date. Letter to a Mr. Low, in part (translated): “My sincere thanks for your great attention to gift me with such a splendid ribbon. I really enjoyed it. Perhaps you will find attached to the lithograph, two ‘Edelmarder’ pleasures.”

In very good to fine condition, with partial splitting to the hinge and moderate overall foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

447. Leroy Neiman. Color 22.5 x 34.5 lithograph of a Leroy Neiman painting

entitled “’Manager of the Year,’ Tony La Russa,” showing the Oakland Athletic manager clapping his hands, with Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley sitting in the background, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by La Russa, Eckersley, and Neiman. Rolled and in fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“My heart and talent belongs to Playboy” 448. LeRoy Neiman. ALS

signed “LeRoy,” three pages, penned in black ink and ballpoint, 8.25 x 10.5, November 12, 1961.

Letter to Playboy founder and publisher Hugh Hefner, in part: “A quick word to give inside tip the ‘Gaslight’ is a Paris sensation.

The in-crowd really digs it. Guys like at ‘Paris Match’ are holding up spreads in order to take over the place before it becomes public property. The film crowd and all really think it makes it. Thought this may interest you providing what a real smash the Playboy Club will be. Parisians are begging for anything American—begging. Wimpy hamburger joints popping up—Snack Bars—Bowling Alleys—U.S. records only—they are crying for American fare. Playboy is up front on all stands. Joni looks out from the calendar wrapper wherever you look. They are ready for the club. The mag is real hot. Everyone discusses it. One large left-bank second hand book dealer told me he has more calls for back issues of Playboy than any book or magazine…It’s evident I dig Paris very much. It never shuts down. The nites are black and white strictly. The whole city glitters like a huge chandelier. All lights are whiter. Clubs are deep, dark, full of ‘French chicks’ and American Jazz. And all they want is more of America–More–encore!…I’m painting this place as I experience it by nite. My palette seems to have been affected somewhat by this—toned down—more blacks–whites–greys.

I feel good here, easy and here comes the statement that goes without saying. I’m doing my best work ever…One man show of my stuff opens at Sarasota on Feb 9—London Show at O’Hara Gallery March 1st—Hammer N.Y. late Sept—plus a couple other shows at galleries of no particular consequence but top galleries in St. Louis and Philadelphia however. Also exhibiting for the first time in Paris this coming opening Dec 4 at the Salon d’art Modern. Come on over now Hef. Another statement that goes without saying is ‘my heart and talent belongs to Playboy.’” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Around 1954, Neiman first met the Playboy mogul while doing freelance fashion illustration for the Carson Pirie Scott department store chain, where Hefner was employed as a writer. Hefner later hired Neiman as a contributor to Playboy, a position he held for 50 years; Neiman famously created the Femlin character for the Party Jokes page, as well as the ‘Man at His Leisure’ feature. Starting Bid $200

449. Francis Picabia. French avant-garde painter, poet, and

typographist (1879–1953) who was an early major figure of the Dada movement. ALS in French in pencil, one page, 8 x 4.25, October 30, 1919. In full (translated): “I authorize Mr. Brissy to photograph my paintings exhibited at the Salon d’Automne.”

In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, and light creases. Picabia caused a sensation at the 1919 Salon d’Autome with the display of paintings in his machinist style, including ‘The Child Carburetor,’ the likes of which had not yet been exhibited in Paris. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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450. Camille Pissarro. Acclaimed Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter

(1830–1903). Partial handwritten letter in French, unsigned, one page, 4 x 6, May 22, 1897. The first page of a letter to his wife Julie Vellay (“Ma Chere femme”), announcing that their son Lucien is recovering from his illness. In part (translated): “Lucien continues to get better and better, he gets up every day and gains strength by the day. The doctor has just arrived.” The artist goes on to refer to the Bensusan family who have received bad news of Sam, who had been in Palestine: “He caught typhoid fever coming back on the boat. He is alone in Marseille. His illness is not very serious; it is benign” and also adds that Esther, who speaks French, is intending to go and find him. In fine condition, with a small split to the central horizontal mailing fold. Lucien Pissarro was also a painter, influenced by his father and friends Georges Seurat and Paul Signac; he had settled permanently in London in 1890, and in 1892 married Esther Levi Bensusan.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Striking original Rackham illustration for The Peradventures of Private Pagett 451. Arthur Rackham. Magnificent original illustration for the

1904 Chapman and Hall edition of The Peradventures of Private Pagett by Major W. P. Drury, accomplished in gouache, charcoal, and white ink on a 10.75 x 15.25 artist’s board, and signed in the lower left in fountain pen, “Arthur Rackham 03.” One of only eight illustrations in the book, this example depicts a trio of men on a beach, each in exaggerated pose, with an apparent box of treasure at their feet, and was originally pictured opposite page 13 in the book. Penciled on the reverse in an unknown hand is the illustration’s caption, “‘We noticed that they were walkin’ about wildly, and kickin’ up the sand, and flingin’ their arms to the sky, and rantin’ in their best platform manner.’” In fine condition, with old adhesive residue in the borders, not affecting the sketch or signature, and easily matted out. Accompanied by a photocopy of the illustration from the book. Such intricate and identifiable works from Rackham are quite uncommon and highly sought-after. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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452. Arthur Rackham.

British artist and illustrator (1867-1939) best known for his Art Nouveau-influenced illustrations. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Houghton House letterhead, May 16, 1932. Letter to J. C. C. Taylor, in part: “I think it is 4 in…that you owe for now. But I should be glad if you would check it, for at the moment I can’t put my hands on my notes.” Rackham adds a brief postscript: “This does not include the Chimes, for which I will ask.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

453. Norman Rockwell. Appeal-

ing matte-finish 9.5 x 13.25 three-quarterlength photo of Rockwell poised to light a pipe while at home, signed and inscribed in red ink, “My best to Joe Cosgrove, sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” Doublematted and framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 20.25. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

454. Norman Rockwell. Color 28.75 x 9 print of Rockwell’s 1967 painting entitled ‘Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas,’ signed and inscribed in the bottom snow bank in black felt tip, “My best wishes to Joe Cosgrove, cordially, Norman Rockwell, March 31, 1975.” Framed to an overall size of 36.25 x 16.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

455. Georges Rouault. French

Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching (1871– 1958). Rouault’s personal calling card printed with his name in the center, 4 x 2.5, with a lengthy untranslated ALS in French penned on both sides, signed at the conclusion in black ink using his initials, “G. R.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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456. Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac. French modern-

ist painter and printmaker (1884–1974) whose work was included in the influential 1913 Armory Show in New York.

ALS in French, signed “A. D. de Segonzac,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, May 16, 1967.

Impressive letter enriched with a beautiful original ink sketch of the Saint-Tropez landscape, in part (translated): “I’m working on your drawings right now—we’ll pick them together when I get back to Paris—I’m thinking of coming back from SaintTropez in the month of July.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

458. Maurice de Vlaminck. French

artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork.

ALS in French, signed “Vlaminck,” one page, 6 x 7.75, Le Tourilliere letterhead, April 19, 1937. Letter to a friend, in part (translated): “A cordial handshake. We are waiting for you one day this summer at the Tourilliere to have lunch with Madame Reuillard and your daughter.” In fine condition. Accompanied by two small modern glossy photos.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

457. Paul Signac. French neoimpressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style.

ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.25, Societe des Artistes Independants letterhead, April 7, 1932. In part (translated): “I am about to lose one of my children; in these circumstances, I find it quite impossible to execute the work you ask of me. I’ll be grateful to you not to insist.” In fine condition. Signac was among the founders of the Societe des Artistes Independants in 1884, an organization dedicated to holding large independent art exhibitions in Paris. The format departed from the traditional Salon in that it lacked awards and a selection jury, allowing artists to present their work to the public with complete artistic freedom. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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459. Andy Warhol. Felt tip signature, “Andy Warhol,” who adds a small sketch of a woman’s lips on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light toning to corner tips. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

The architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral

460. Christopher Wren. Distinguished and influential British architect

(1632–1723) who played a leading role in the rebuilding of London following the devastating Great Fire of 1666, and whose St. Paul’s Cathedral takes a place among the greatest designs in the history of architecture. Rare autograph endorsement, “Chr. Wren,” on the reverse of a manuscript receipt in Latin, 9.5 x 4.75, October 15, 1707, relating to a payment made to Wren during the reign of Queen Anne, signed below by Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax. Endorsed on the reverse in bold black ink, “Oct. 15. 1707, Received the full contents…

Chr. Wren,” who adds a large swoosh in the space below. In fine condition, with a few light stains and repaired paper loss along the lower edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“The Language of Organic Architecture” 461. Frank Lloyd Wright.

Uncommon TMS, eleven onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, dated February 1953, signed and inscribed at the top of the first page in blue ballpoint to Lewis Mumford, “To Lewis— F. LL. W.” An essay entitled “The Language of Organic Architecture“ originally published as the penultimate issue (No. 16) of Wright’s Taliesin Square-Paper series in 1951, with a revised version released in May 1953.

In part: “Organic (or intrinsic) architecture is the free Architecture of ideal Democracy.

To defend and explain whatever I have myself written on the subject I here append a nine-word lexicon that seems needed, world wide, at this moment of our time.” Wright goes on to define the following ideas: “Nature,” “Organic,” “Form Follows Function,” “Romance,” “Tradition,” “Ornament,” “Spirit,” “Third Dimension,” and “Space.” After offering these definitions, he further analyzes how each term has been abused. In fine condition, with a corner crease and staple hole to upper left corners. New Yorker architectural critic Lewis Mumford shared a well-known embattled relationship with Wright. After nearly two decades of friendship, moral and philosophical differences over World War II resulted in the pair not speaking for over a decade. The enmity finally thawed in the spring of 1951 when Wright forwarded Mumford a copy of his book Sixty Years of Living Architecture. An insightful, succinct elucidation of Wright’s architectural philosophy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Wright estimates floor-heating in 1938— “$8,000.00 would cover the cost of the house” 462. Frank Lloyd Wright. TNS, one page, 8 x 3.75, October 9, 1938. Note addressed to Mrs. William G. Laffer, in full: “A floor heated house will keep you comfortable and should think $8,000.00 would cover the cost of the house—and barring kennels and stalls for ponies the extra bedroom and den might be done within $8,000.00. Your needs are too expensive to be properly covered by the sum you mention.” In fine condition. William Laffer was the president of the Clevite Corporation, a company that later purchased the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in 1960. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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comic art & animation

463. Animation. Three items: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Mel Blanc surrounded by numerous Looney Tunes characters for which he provided voices, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Hi Harry, Mel Blanc, 4/11/79”; and a pair of machine-painted serigraph cels from the Walt Disney Company for the following films: Alice in Wonderland, which shows Alice standing next to the Mad Hatter, who is revealing a large cake atop his head, matted and framed to an overall size of 19.5 x 15.5; and Fantasia, which shows Mickey as a young magician from ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ segment, matted and framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 13.75. The lower right of the Alice serigraph cel bears a Walt Disney Company stamp, and the reverse features an affixed Walt Disney Company certificate. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

464. Robert Crumb. Highly ap-

pealing color 1990 calendar for the Carlson & Turner Antiquarian and Scholarly Bookstore in Portland, Maine, measuring 9.75 x 14.75, featuring an image of Robert Crumb’s 1989 drawing ‘The Book Reader,’ which shows a man floating and reading above a street lined with crumbled buildings and crashed vehicles, a caption in the upper left reads: “He yearned for a life of quiet study, high above this vail of tribulation and tears…” Signed in pencil below the image, “R. Crumb.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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465. Walt Disney. Vintage felt tip signature, “Walt Disney,” on a light blue 4 x 3 album page. In fine condition. An ideal Disney display piece. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $200

Disney reads Alice’s Adventures to a pair of chimps

466. Walt Disney. Amusing

matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Disney reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to two chimpanzees sitting on his desk, with one chimp in a dress and the other dressed as a sailor, nicely signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Carlos, Walt Disney.” In fine condition, with a crease to lower right corner. A humorous image boasting a very bold, large signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

467. Ferdinand production cel from Ferdinand the Bull. (Walt Disney Studios, 1938) Original production cel

featuring Ferdinand from Ferdinand the Bull, showing him basking in a flowery meadow. The cel has been trimmed and applied to an airbrushed background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Character image measures 3 x 4.25, with a mat opening of 6.25 x 6.5, below which is penciled, “Ferdinand.” Framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 14.75. The piece has the original Walt Disney Productions/Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition, with some foxing to background. This classic early Disney cartoon won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). Starting Bid $200

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468.

Herge.

Famous Belgian cartoonist (1907–1983) best known for his comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.

TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Studios Herge letterhead, July 10, 1973. In part (translated): “It is true that there will be released, next September, an album Archives Herge, which will contain, among other things, ‘old stories,’ those of Tintin in the land of the Soviets.” In fine condition, with a staple to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

469. Herge. Famous Belgian cartoonist (1907–1983) best

known for his comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.

Greeting card featuring a humorous Egyptian-themed cartoon design, 6.5 x 9.25, signed inside in black ink by Herge. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon sketch of Linus van Pelt 470. Charles Schulz. Original felt tip sketch

of Linus sitting in the grass in a full-length pose, sucking his thumb and holding his blanket, on an off-white 8.5 x 11 cardstock sheet, signed below in black felt tip, “Schulz,” who has added a “1998 United Feature Syndicate” copyright label below.

In fine condition. Consignor notes that Schulz drew this sketch for him when he met the cartoonist at his studio in 1998. A desirable Peanuts character sketch. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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471. Guillaume Apollinaire.

literature

Influential French poet and playwright (1880–1918) credited with coining the word ‘surrealism,’ writing some of the earliest works to be described as such.

Very rare ALS in French, signed “Guillaume Apollinaire,” one page on a 5.25 x 3.5 postcard, no date but circa 1916. Letter to Carol Berard, penned during Apollinaire’s convalescence at a hospital in Paris after suffering a serious shrapnel wound to the temple while fighting in World War I. In full (translated): “Dear Sir, My sincere thanks for the good wishes you address me.” The reverse is also addressed in Apollinaire’s hand, incorporating his given Polish name in the return address area, “Sous lieutenant G. de Kostrowiky. Hopital Italien, 41 Quai d’Orsay. Paris.”

In fine condition. Apollinaire would never fully recover from the wound, and he died in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 at age 38. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Andre Breton presents his deepest apologies to the gentlemen of the Gallery Lausanne” 472. Andre Breton. French writer and poet (1896–1966) best known as the founder of Surrealism. ALS in French, signed “AB,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Third-person letter apologizing for his absence. In full (translated): “Andre Breton presents his deepest apologies to the gentlemen of the Gallery Lausanne.

Strictly necessary to be absent this afternoon, he was unable to prevent the lack of address and telephone number in the directory.” In fine condition, with light creases and a tack hole to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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473. Edgar Rice Burroughs. TLS signed “Papa,

Edgar Rice Burroughs,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, USS Cahaba letterhead, May 27, 1945. Letter to his daughter Joan, from “somewhere in the Pacific,” in part: “It meets task forces and gives them gas and oil at sea. I am looking forward to seeing this operation which must be thrilling. Am living and eating much better than I do at the Niumalu. The Captain installed me in his quarters—two big rooms, a swell bath, a steward and a mess attendant. I have been eating with the Captain, but shall go to some of the other messes occasionally. As usual, everybody is swell to me. Unlike the merchant tankers, this is an allNavy ship. It has a complement of about 21 officers and 250 men, and, thank the Lord, a slew of guns…

Yesterday we had a fire drill and also fired at balloons released from the bridge…The night is beautiful—a calm sea, a full moon, the Southern Cross quite high above the horizon, a soft and balmy wind. Our white wake stretched out for miles behind us, plainly marking our zig-zagging course…This is a big ship…it is kept scrupulously clean. There is no formality, but the discipline is fine. The men are in dungarees, and the officers discarded their neckties and opened their shirts as soon as they came aboard. So did I. I already hate to think of leaving her, but as she may be out for a year I shall probably have to. My travel orders permit me to return at any time on any Navy ship or plane that can take me.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have already written a hunk of the story with Marlowe in it” 474. Raymond Chandler. TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 13, 1953. Letter to his agent H. N. Swanson, in full: “Herewith some stuff that came in from McCloud of the St. John Publishing Company and a copy of the letter I wrote him about it. I don’t see anything in this proposition worth bothering with but correct me if I’m wrong. Your note of January 10th to hand, but I have already written a hunk of the story with Marlowe in it.” Another hand has added in the lower portion, “good, movie treatment.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Twain sends his “great work,” an Australian poem: “Come, Kangaroo, the good & true, / Foreshortened as to legs”

475. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “Mark Twain,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, August 28, 1895. Letter to “Jack,” written “At Sea.” In part: “We are going to celebrate your birth-day to-night; and out of affection for you & for your father we shall do the occasion all the credit we can, & make all the noise the captain will allow. You are a naturalist, & I am gradually grinding out a poem for such of the tribe as are interested in the fauna of Australia—& of course you are one of that number.

So I privately & confidentially furnish you a copy of this great work as far as I’ve gone with it. I haven’t yet worked the moa in, nor the emu nor the dodo, but I am after them.” Clemens fills the rest of the letter with a five-stanza “Invocation,” which concludes: “Come, Kangaroo, the good & true, / Foreshortened as to legs, / And body tapered like a churn, / And sack marsupial, i’ fegs! / And tell us why you linger here, / Thou relic of a vanished time, / When all your friends as fossils sleep / Immortalized in lime.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and some splitting to one of the several horizontal folds.

Inspired by the wildlife of Australia, Twain’s humorous poem was first printed in The Mercury in Australia on November 2, 1895.

Clemens himself printed it in Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World in 1897. The Mercury reported that at a lecture Clemens had stated: ‘I have a poem. I have written a poem only once in 30 years. I have now written one of four stanzas...I always have an inspiration to write a poem—once every 30 years...First I thought of Sydney Harbour...Then I thought of the fauna of Australia...I made a list of them and began...I can say now that the most difficult thing in the world to do is to write poetry when you don’t know how.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Rare letter from Crane, four months before his passing 476. Stephen Crane. American author and journalist (1871–1900)

best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal Brede Place letterhead, February 2, [1900]. Letter to Arthur J. Harrihill, in full: “I trust your injury will not compel you to remain indoors for much longer and to this event you have my most cordial wishes.” In very good condition.

After serving as a war correspondent for the New York Journal during the Spanish-American War, Crane returned to England from Havana on January 11, 1899. He and his common-law wife Cora Taylor began to move their household from their previous residence at Ravensbrook to Brede Place shortly after, establishing their permanent residence there on February 19, 1899. The presence of Crane’s printed personal letterhead accurately dates this letter to February of the following year, just four months before his tragically early death at the age of 28. An exceptionally rare letter from this influential figure in American literature, only a handful of which have appeared at auction over the last four decades. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

477. Ian Fleming. TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, October 13, 1949. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry at the British Press Camp in Dusseldorf, Germany, headed “Personal Circular Letter to Correspondents Affected by Devaluation of Sterling,” in part: “I have been giving very careful consideration to the effect on correspondents of the devaluation of the pound sterling…It will be necessary to exercise the most stringent economies, particularly in cable tolls and entertainment expenses. It is also the duty of Kemsley Newspapers to support in any way practicable a measure which has been taken by the government in the national interest…I have recommended to the Chairman, and he has agreed, that the devaluation loss will be made good to correspondents as to 90%.” In fine condition.

As foreign manager of the Kemsley newspaper group’s Sunday Times, Fleming hired WWII hero Antony Terry to be posted abroad. He had experience and expertise in German culture from his youth and service in the war, making him an ideal man for the job in Berlin. Utilizing this legitimate news organization as a cover, Fleming also ran an intelligence outfit known as Mercury which used foreign correspondents to gather information in sensitive foreign zones. As a result of debts incurred during the war, Great Britain devalued the pound sterling by 30% in 1949, leading to a higher cost of living for those abroad; with this letter, Fleming assured his journalists that they would be compensated for the difference. A highly desirable letter from the career that later inspired the spy writer’s world-famous stories. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Let me believe that my appeal will not remain a voice, crying in the Wilderness” 478. Maxim Gorky. Tremendous TLS signed “M. Gorky,” one

onionskin page, 8 x 13, October 28, 1921. In full: “I presume that you all acknowledge as an undeniable fact that the most valuable treasure of humanity is its intellectual force, its scientific experiment and that the most precious men in the world are the men of science; it is to their gifts and creative spirit that the civilizations of America and Europe owe their power and beauty. Allow me then to draw your attention to the fact that a considerable group of people—impersonating and developing further and further the world’s scientific experiment—the Russian men of science—are doomed to die of hunger. Their situation becomes more and more tragical.—Without mentioning the general conditions of life in Russia, know to you all, I will point out that during 4 years the workers of Russian science have undergone a state of chronic hunger and are so far exhausted that even the slightest illness among them ends by death. The reestablishment of free trade cannot improve the condition of the Russian scientific men owing to high prices for food, the absence of goods of first necessity on the market and finally because the Soviet Government lacking the necessary amount of running money, cannot execute payments for the work of the professors, who have thus remained unpaid since August 1921. The exhaustion among them progresses swiftly and the time is not far ahead when they will be seen dying by dozens. Immediate help is needed in order to protect their lives, to save the best brain of Russia. (of first necessity are: flour, grain, beans, fats and sugar.) This, dear Sir is no prayer but a natural demand, addressed to people who know that science is the foundation of real culture and that only work of science is actually international and universal.—And further: in spite of the undescribably hard conditions during the war and the revolution, the Russian scientists have shown enough strength to continue their valuable work,—the Academy of Science and different scientific Societies and men have written and prepared a number of valuable works, having an undeniable universal importance. These manuscripts amount to about 20,000 printed leaves. All these works cannot be printed in Russia owing to lack of paper and technical means. Dear Sir. America would bring a great gift to the cause of humanity by creating a fund for printing the works of Russian scientists. This would enrichen the world by a considerable amount of new works on all branches of science.—It is not my task to speak of the methods for the practical execution of this idea, but I think that in carrying it out the world of culture will experience acutely for the first time its spiritual unity. For you, citizen of the richest of countries, who know how to execute immense industrial undertakings,—this task shall be soon an easy one. Let me believe that my appeal will not remain a voice, crying in the Wilderness.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and wrinkling, a short tear beneath the signature, and some paper loss to the edges.

Russia’s economy struggled mightily in the aftermath of World War I and the country’s subsequent revolution and civil wars.

A drop in crop production and the widespread seizure of provisions from the peasant class, which made even grain a black market scarcity, soon ushered in the devastating famine of 1921 and 1922. Gorky, who would leave his country the very month this letter was written, used his world fame to publish an appeal for funds and food for the Russian people in a letter addressed to the outside world on July 13, 1921. That earlier letter bears great similarity to this one, with Gorky expressing in stark, passionate terms the fate of Russia’s greatest minds, which mirrors the first appeal’s mention of ‘Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Mendeleev, Pavlov, Mussorgsky, Glinka.’ Among those who heeded Gorky’s call was Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration, with Congress appropriating $20,000,000 for relief under the Russian Famine Relief Act of late 1921. Despite such efforts, an estimated five million Russians perished during the famine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 155

Frost inscribes to fellow poet John Ciardi 479. Robert Frost. Exceptional matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 closeup photo of the esteemed poet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To John Ciardi, from, Robert Frost, in old friendship.”

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 16.75.

In fine condition. Provenance: Tollett & Harman Autographs.

An established poet and the longtime poetry editor at the Saturday Review, Ciardi directed Vermont’s esteemed Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, a seminar routinely attended by high profile authors like George R. R. Martin, John Irving, Norman Mailer, and, its most frequent attendee, Robert Frost. Ciardi admired Frost deeply, and often looked to the aging poet as a mentor.

In a letter to Ciardi, dated March 3, 1956, Frost explains, ‘You read my poems. I read yours. You ask in yours if God loves you.

By all the signs he is playing you for one of his favorite boys, professor, publisher, editor, lecturer, director, and accepted poet. We all love to watch you go it.’ As a friend and supporter, Frost encouraged Ciardi throughout his career, and would later deem him as ‘one of the hopes of American poetry.’ A wonderful portrait linking two men who helped elevate the standing of New England poetics. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

480. Thomas Hardy. Esteemed

author (1840– 1928) who takes a place among the towering figures of British literature with classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Rare 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Hardy, signed in black ink.

Published by The London Stereoscopic Company.

In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning from previous display and mounting remnants to reverse. Accompanied by an envelope from Swann Galleries, where it was previously sold. An exceptionally clear, boldly signed image of the sought-after English novelist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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481. Henry James. ALS, two pages on two adjoining

sheets, 4.5 x 7, 34 De Vere Gardens letterhead, February 23. Letter to Bernard Mallet, in full: “I shall be delighted to dine with you on March 3d Thursday at 8. Please express to Mrs. Mallet the great pleasure I shall have in doing so and receiving acquaintance with her, & believe me, yours most truly.” In fine condition, with a few small spots of staining and old mounting residue on the back of the hinge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Key affirms the legal protection of a young slave, with one caveat—“that they would steal the child away or get possession of her by force” 482. Francis Scott Key.

ALS, signed “F. S. Key,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.5, January 24, 1825.

Letter to James Stabler, in full: “I remember the old man mentioned in your letter & his story—He is in no danger from any legal measures that may be resorted to take the child away from him: & he did not inform me that there was any cause to apprehend that they would resort to force or stealth—though I can easily believe that those who would wish to take her away would not be scrupulous about the means. The paper & the proof he has, are quite sufficient there was no necessity for a more formal paper, nor that it should be recorded—The only difficulty was as to his wife’s being the purchaser—But this I think is of no consequence, as she would be considered as his agent, & as making the purchase for him: & as he has been in possession of the child so long, they could not recover her from him by a suit—the Statute of limitations would of it self be a bar to their claim. But his only danger is the one you suggest—that they would steal the child away or get possession of her by force. To prevent this, I would recommend that a Bill be filed, setting out the facts, & praying to have his title confirmed, & an injunction granted to prevent the party or his agent from any attempt to take her from his possession. Judge Kilgour would, I am sure, grant such an injunction immediately.

If our Court was not sitting I would draw the Bill for him: but I could not do it conveniently for some time, & I am sure that Mr. Forrest or one of the Gentlemen at the Court house would do it for him—If however he cannot get it done otherwise I will do it.”

Reverse of second integral page is addressed in Key’s hand to “Mr. Jas. P. Stabler, P.M., Sandy Spring, Mont. Co. Maryland.”

Small separations along intersecting folds and hinge, chipping to edges, scattered toning and dampstaining, and paper loss to second integral page, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

483. Harper Lee. Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Thirty-fifth Anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Signed on the half-title page in blue ink by Lee. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Leonard’s original typescript for Bandits 484. Elmore Leonard. Origi-

nal typescript for the 1987 novel Bandits by Elmore Leonard, 408 pages, 8.5 x 11, with approximately 40 pages featuring ink notations and emendations in Leonard’s own hand. The typescript also includes: a limited edition souvenir copy of the opening page, numbered 43/60, signed in black ink

by Leonard; a three-page typed correction list, which Leonard has annotated along the top, “Typos, minor changes sent to publisher”; two color mockups of the novel’s original cover design, including an 8.5 x 11 printout and a glossy 8 x 10 photo; and the typescript’s original printer cover annotated in red and black ink by another hand: “Elmore Leonard, 646–8133, Original Typescript, bandits, 4–6–86.”

Also included are two TLSs: the first, signed “Elmore Leonard,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, August 3, 1985, addressed to Irwin T. Holtzman of the Detroit Public Library, in part: “Enclosed, for your rare book auction, galleys of an omnibus edition Arbor House will be bringing out in November: three more titles from out of the past. The copyright dates read Mr. Majestyk, 1974; Swag, 1976; and The Hunted, 1977. But they were all written within a two-year period, at a time when I was writing fast to make a living but was also developing what I consider my present sound, or style.” The second letter, signed “Elmore,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1987, addressed to the original recipient of the Bandits typescript, in part: “This is the original Bandits typescript (typed y my daughter Jane) from which copies were run off that went to my agent and publisher. I don’t know if it’s worth anything, but it’s yours if you’d like to have it.”

In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a beautiful custom-made clamshell case. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A Milne family archive 485. A. A. Milne. Archive containing one letter signed by A. A. Milne, plus

21 letters written and signed by his wife Daphne, all sent to their friends Vincent and Barbara Seligman. The author’s LS is signed “A. A. Milne,” one page, 5.5 x 7.5, Mallord Street letterhead, December 11, [no year], in full: “I have already told the management that your mother wanted to try two stalls, an that they were to be in the first or second row. Daff had arranged with her to do this some time ago. So I hope that she has heard from the theatre by now.” A. A. Milne adds a short postscript, “You must come to dine afterward.”

The balance of the letters, though undated, follow the lives of the Milne family from about 1920 through the purchase of their home in the country in 1924. Some of the revealing comments in Daphne’s letters include: “Blue [A. A. Milne’s nickname] has got one of his literary society dinners. Will you come and console me?”; “We are beginning to get excited over ‘The Dover Road’ [a 1922 Milne play] & the cast is now practically complete”; “I am so glad you are seeing the Punch verses. Aren’t the Shepard drawings adorable & so exactly right”; “Alan is at this moment deep (and with very rumpled hair) in a poem he is writing for the Star for Christmas eve”; and “Moon [Christopher Robin’s nickname] has gone to his boarding school & we are feeling extremely quiet!” In overall fine condition. The Milnes would come to develop a long-term friendship with Vincent and Barbara Seligman that would last over thirty years. Like A. A. Milne, Vincent Seligman was a writer, and he dedicated his 1923 book Oxford Oddities to Milne. Starting Bid $200

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“The authorship as suggested, ‘Jack London, Deceased,’ must not be used”

486. Charmian London. Collection of five TLSs by Charmian London,

totaling six pages, dated 1920–1922. All are to the psychic Margaret More Oliver, who attempted to pass off a manuscript entitled ‘Death’s Sting’ as a story communicated by Jack London after his death. One letter, of July 14, 1920, in part: “I am not surprised that The Cosmopolitan declined the manuscript of Death’s Sting. There has been rather a flood of kindred manuscripts, you know, and editors look askance at them…In trying to market your book, we must come to the understanding that the authorship as suggested, ‘Jack London, Deceased,’ must not be used. The reason is plain: if I allowed a book to come out under such ‘authorship,’ immediately every faker in the land—and they are legion—would have perfect right to do the same. Naturally, the selling value of a bone fide work of Jack London’s would be more or less injured, and too much depends upon this. Make your preface, and your own explanations of the book, but DON’T USE THE NAME JACK LONDON.” In a two-page letter of April 8, 1921, having read the manuscript, Charmian debunks the claim of Jack’s beyond-the-grave authorship, in part: “Last night I finished reading ‘Death’s Sting.’ In glancing over your letter, I see that you yourself have said about all I could say as to its lacks, regarded from the Jack London power of ‘punch’…I was not prepared for so much real beauty of writing. The choice of words is remarkable, and I often exclaimed aloud during reading, over the harmoniousness and beauty of the thing. As I progressed, however, I found that the attempt (from whatsoever source) to sustain power by short, crisp sentences, and the use of the period, became extremely monotonous, irritating to the reader. Perhaps this was emphasized by the triteness, may I say, of the philosophy…The sociological spirit of the novel is mere kindergarten socialism so far as Jack is concerned. He handled it better, more fully, and far more glowingly, in his first essays that were driven by the flame of his own spirit…As for details: The Note, concerning Paul and Christ, actually made me laugh. Why, Margaret, Jack was excellently well acquainted with the Scriptures, both old and new…Another detail: Jack’s evident familiarity, in ‘Death’s Sting,’ with tennis. I am led to consider that he must have learned the game on the Other Side, as he never knew it here…As for the general style—it is much like Jack’s, in spots. But it does not arrest, except in spots, as Jack’s style arrested. The very flowingness of it, except where too much short-sentence construction appears, is too smooth, too pretty, for Jack’s…Finally, let me say that I never believed Jack London had BEGUN to write—that his real work was still unwritten. Now, if he were to give us more, I should have a right to expect greater work than is on his long shelf, no? ‘Death’s Sting’ certainly is no epochmaker in literature—do YOU think so? And if Jack could get across anything AS GOOD AS ‘Death’s Sting,’ there’s no excuse that I can think of that would prevent him from communicating a masterpiece. Surely ‘Death’s Sting,’ with all that it is, is not a masterpiece?…Let me know what the Oracle has to say about my comments.”

A final letter from Charmian, dated March 30, 1922, in part: “As for the answer to my question, it is nothing if not unsatisfactory—it is banal. And this exasperation from your ‘control’ at being asked for proofs is very unlike Jack. He was always one to play ‘cards up on the table,’ and bring forward every proof. He would no more expect me to change the method I learned from him, than I would expect him to change his entire quality.” Also includes a letter to Oliver by one “Edward B. Payne,” a friend of Jack London’s, concerning her manuscript. In overall very good to fine condition, with rusty paperclip stains to one letter, and dampstaining to two others (affecting one letter’s signature). Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 159

Extensive letter archive examining London’s controversial views on race and ethnicity

487. Jack London. Fascinating archive of correspondence between Jack London and his friend Spiro Orfans chronicling a complicated relationship over the course of six years, with the material from the author comprising an ALS, eight TLSs, and a signed photo; London’s letters consist of seventeen pages all together. Also includes nine letters from London’s wife Charmian to Orfans, one unsigned and one stamped typed letter from Jack London, three letters from his secretary, and retained drafts and carbon copies of Orfans’s responses. Included as well are eight unsigned original candid photographs. An immigrant from Greece who arrived on the west coast in 1908, Orfans was inspired to write to London after reading his 1909 novel Martin Eden. London responded with an invitation to his ranch, where Orfans soon visited—in a 1917 newspaper interview with Orfans, he said that on his first visit to London’s home he intended to stay for three days but ended up spending eight weeks. Orfans continued to visit every summer for weeks at a time. In the same article Orfans credits London with all the progress he has made since arriving in America, and the headline calls him London’s ‘protege.’

Like others of his day, London adopted the concepts behind social Darwinism and held racialist tendencies that are often implicit in his work. London’s beliefs are attributed to several factors—the popularity of these theories within his generation, his experiences in raising and breeding livestock, anxiety about his own mixed heritage—and they become the subject of his later correspondence. In light of London’s misinformed views, Orfans’s Greek heritage introduced a conundrum difficult for London to rectify and he begins a war of words attacking his close friend from all fronts, criticizing everything from his intellect to his behavior while attributing it all to his ethnicity. These later letters present a paradox, as all seem intensely cruel and brutal but sometimes sarcastic or written in jest, while others—beneath their harsh shells—portray London as a mentor attempting to mold Orfans into the hypermasculine ubermensch espoused in his writing. Substantial excerpts are available online at RRAuction.com.

The signed photo depicts Jack and Charmian at the fishpond located in front of their cottage on Beauty Ranch in Glen Ellen, California, 3.75 x 2.75, signed and inscribed on the reverse in fountain pen by both Jack and his wife, “To Spiro, from his friends in the valley of the moon—Charmian” and “Jack London.” All of the letters from Jack are signed “Jack London,” with two also initialed “J. L.” In overall very good to fine condition. As a whole this archive is tremendously interesting for scholars and laymen alike, portraying a side of London that has only recently begun being explored by critics. His letters are rife with excellent quotes and filled with desirable content that at once reveal both his intellect and his folly. Their chronology is also of interest, with a change in tone and increase in negativity after the burning of Wolf House—one of the most devastating moments of London’s adult life.

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“I recognized your right to a commission on sales of my books written before Lolita” 488. Vladimir Nabokov. TLS signed “Sincerely yours, Vladimir Nabokov,” one page on a self-contained 7.25 x 12 aerogramme letter, September 13, 1959. Letter to his French literary agent, Madame D. Ergaz, in full: “On April 15, 1959, I asked my wife to tell you that I recognized your right to a commission on sales of my books written before Lolita, to the Rowohlt Verlag of Hamburg, with the exception of The Real Life of Sebastian Knight and Pnin. Since then I have had the following letter from Rowohlt: ‘I have by the way never corresponded directly with the Bureau Clairouin. We only contacted this agent on behalf of The Real Life of Sebastian Knight’ etc. Rowohlt goes on to say that he does not think that I have ‘any obligations towards Clairouin arising out of my /i.e. Rowohlt’s/ correspondence with that office.’ On the other hand, I had never given you the exclusive representation of my works for Germany. I wonder therefore, in the light of this correspondence, comment vous envisagez la chose. I have signed my first contract with Rowohlt regarding Luzhin’s Defense and received an advance of $300.—. I would like to hear from you about this at your earliest convenience. I acknowledge with thanks Mme Schebeko’s letter of Sept 7th (addressed to my wife). You can go ahead with the Serbo-Croats and with the Greeks. I can sign the agreements when I shall pass through Paris in October. Please, bear in mind that a Mr. Santos was working on the Greek translation. If that translation is good, the Greek publisher might be offered its use (without our participation in the transaction, our course). The master of money transfer can likewise await my arrival. I shall very soon give you the lawyer’s formula regarding subsidiary rights in foreignlanguage agreements. My lawyer’s position is that Mr. Girodias should not be informed of any transactions except those in which he has a rightful interest, i.e. volume full-price editions. But I shall write you more on this within a day or two. Anyway, please set up a new contract with Ankor for the Israeli pocketbook edition.” In fine condition overall, with a few small marginal tears and pen marks, and light wrinkling. An interesting letter relating to the foreign publication of Nabokov’s greatest works, in particular Lolita, which earned its first American publication by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in August 1958. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare check from the Nobel laureate 489. Eugene O’Neill. The Commercial Trust Company bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by O’Neill, “Eugene G. O’Neill,” payable to Mrs. Eugene O’Neill for $20, November 16, 1921. In fine condition. The first O’Neill signed check we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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490. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer

(1712–1778) who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society. Untranslated handwritten notes in French by Rosseau, one page, 7.5 x 10, no date. A page from from his unpublished work relating to the history of women which he prepared between 1746–51 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin. Rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes, the present manuscript annotated in his hand “Ordonn[ance]: des R[ois] de Fr[ance]…p.205.” In his text Rousseau writes regarding King Philippe le Long of 1317, stating “…by letters given to the Abbess…of Cusset, who previously had given to the King half of the Justice and duties that they had and received in their village during the fairs…granting them that the Abbess will in future decide on her own behalf of belongings and not him nor any successor King will be able to remove such right.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Moving love letter by the author of The Little Prince

491. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. ALS in French, signed “Antoine,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 10.75, Cafe de la

Regence letterhead, no date but circa 1929. A love letter to his former fiancee, Louise Leveque de Vilmorin. In part (translated): “It is absolutely necessary that I write to you. But I have nothing to say to you that I can express in words. It is far too intimate in me, it is too much mixed with me. And then, the violence of my distress, no word can contain it. But I must speak to you. It is not in the hope of being well understood. It is rather a desperate attempt. The words. As we drop pigeons travelers, we never know if they arrive. And then you see, it may be the gift itself that is more important than home. And I gave you everything myself.

And I repeat to myself, this slavery. And nothing can stop you. I told you that I did not understand…I understand everything, I understand when you approach, when you stand out, when you come to me and when you exile me. You are a little for me an uncertain season where I ventured my illness under the sun. But nothing can surprise you because I also understand the strong things that hold you. This desire to be gathered. I do not know how to explain to you: a harvest sheltered from oneself. I thought your language, this invention of a world that always seems more true to me. In the shadow of the constant flight of pigeons.”

In fine condition, with general light handling wear and splitting to a horizontal fold. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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492. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Unsigned technical sketch in pencil accomplished by Saint-Exupery on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet, featuring featuring various measurements and arrows, which relate to his investigations into optic works. Saint-Exupery makes the observations (translated): “Layout of the superimposed images,” “The image still on the focal layout because they hide the view of each other on the layout,” and “The lens can evidently be replaced by all associations of surfaces will give, as a result, the same angles. The same as it would happen through a funnel.” Beneath the final statement, Saint-Exupery has drawn three smaller diagrams, one circular and the others with various angles; the reverse bears seven shaded boxes.

In fine condition, with three small binding holes to the edge. In addition to his creativity as a writer, Saint-Exupery—an aviator by trade—was a capable technical thinker. Starting Bid $200

“I more or less swore off writing my name in books with little vacuous phrases” 493. J. D. Salinger. TLS signed “Jerry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 7, 1976. Letter to Joyce Miller, in full: “Years and years ago, I more or less swore off writing my name in books with little vacuous phrases tacked on in front, like ‘With all good wishes’ or ‘Yours till Niagara Falls,’ etc., and it’s such empty and awful bunkeroo to inscribe strangers’ books anyway. But, that said, if this is a well-loved niece of yours, this young Onandaga (pretty funny name for a girl, though, I must say), and if you promise not to grow any more well-beloved nieces, I’ll accommodate you, Madam. Gladly. Send it along. You sound well and full of beans, and I’m glad, dear old Jerce. Things are O.K. with me, too. I’m off to have a tooth pulled, and so I’ll cut off here, but do send the book along.

I’d save you the trouble of mailing, but I really haven’t any extra copies around.” Salinger makes a couple edits to the text in his own hand. In fine condition.

Joyce Miller was on the staff of The New Yorker in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, when Salinger was publishing stories in the magazine and working on his novel, The Catcher in the Rye. With Salinger in Westport, Connecticut, and Miller in White Plains, New York, the two developed a close relationship in the spring of 1950. Although a romance never quite blossomed, the pair stayed close and maintained a correspondence over the years. In the spring of 1976, Miller asked Salinger to inscribe a presentation copy of The Catcher in the Rye for her niece, Mary Miller.

Salinger, whom agrees to the request, forwarded the signed book a week later, with his inscription reading: ‘Dear Mary, My very dear and inveterate friend and comrade, your loving Aunt Joyce, gamest and fairest of passengers who used to cruise in post-war Buicks through White Plains on hot summer nights, tells me you’re a marvellous girl, and I want you to know that I most ardently join with her in wishing you, first, a happy graduation day, and, next, a gorgeously peaceful, blissful, useful life, on whatever terms suit you down to the ground. Most sincerely, J. D. Salinger. Cornish, N. H., June 13, 1976.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“I discussed cars and cigarette brands and television programs with some advertising goon” 494. J. D. Salinger. ALS signed “Jerry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, postmarked May 21, 1950. Written from Westport, Connecticut, a letter to Joyce Miller, in full: “Just to say that I’m thinking of you and of Friday night. Yesterday was leaden. I stopped off at the De Vries’ for a while (which was pleasant, really) to ask them to come up for a drink next Sunday. Then I got stuck at this god-awful dinner party in Weston.

Dinner started at 10:15, and from 7:30 to 10:14, I discussed cars and cigarette brands and television programs with some advertising goon. I hope you fared better at the wedding. Thank god the sun’s shining today. I’ll work with sun coming in the room. Friday I’ll see you, and I can’t think of anything better than that.” Salinger adds a few brief lines below his signature: “No answer required. I’m just thinking of you. Till Friday—J.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and small holes at the intersections of the lightly toned folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Salinger’s own hand.

The recipient, Joyce Miller, was a staffer at The New Yorker in the late 1940s and ’50s, when Salinger was publishing stories in the magazine.

At the time of this letter, Salinger was residing in Westport, Connecticut, placing the finishing touches on his classic bildungsroman, The Catcher in the Rye, which was published the following year by Little, Brown and Company. A Salinger letter recently offered at RR Auction, dated a week earlier, May 13, 1950, affirms his reluctant return to Westport for the weekend, ‘where all my chores are,’ and an invitation for Miller, ‘Next Friday, the 19th, an old friend of mine in N.Y. is throwing a May Wine party in the late afternoon. Will you go with me?’ Miller, of course, did not join Salinger at the home of his New Yorker writer pal Peter De Vries, nor did she attend the “god-awful dinner party in Weston.” Salinger remains scarce across all formats, with this handwritten letter representing only the third we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Sartre’s thoughts on French Algeria

495. Jean-Paul Sartre. Handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, 11 pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Sartre pens his thoughts on French Algeria, in part (translated): “Imagine the thing. Parliamentary Assembly. A govt is taken in a majority to implement a policy…Is it possible? Yes provided you change the majority. And if we do not want to change? If we say that we will not take into account the votes of those who support the new policy…There have been plebiscites. Naturally. We will talk about it again. But the plebiscite after the coup d’état is the order that I propose to you or the chaos…We will vote. But the goal is clear: to impress the army. If the whole country agrees.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and general light handling wear.

As an anti-colonialist, Sartre took a prominent role in the struggle against French rule in Algeria. He became an eminent supporter of the National Liberation Front in the Algerian War and was one of the signatories of the Manifesto of the 121, a declaration signed by intellectuals that recognized the war as a legitimate struggle for independence and denounced the use of torture by the French army. Consequently, Sartre became a domestic target of the paramilitary Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS), and he escaped two bomb attacks in the early 1960s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“There is no such animal as a totalitarian Socialist, Individualist, Democrat, Tory, or Whig: there are only human beings, described by Carlyle as mostly fools”

496. George Bernard Shaw. Questionnaire, signed at the conclusion, “’First serial right’ to International News Service, G. Bernard Shaw, 25 Jany 1948,” three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10.25, International News Service letterhead, sent to Shaw

by James E. Brown. Brown presents four questions to Shaw in his letter, which Shaw answers in dark red ink. Questionnaire reads, “1.) Do you approve of Mr. Bevin’s proposals for a western European union? [Shaw:] I do not see what else Mr. Bevin can do under the circumstances than play for what union he can get in Europe or elsewhere out of politically uneducated electorates and pseudo-statesmen who do not know what their shibboleths mean…2.) Do you believe some measure of material prosperity in western Europe will halt the spread of Communism? [Shaw:] No. I believe that the spread of Communism will enormously increase the material prosperity of the world if civilization be not wrecked by childish rulers playing with atomic bombs and the like. Even the atomic may be superseded by the discovery of a poison gas lighter than air, which will kill men without destroying their works. That would civilize us if anything can.

3.) Do you agree with Mr. Churchill that the western powers ‘should bring matters to a head’ with the Soviet Union before the Russians perfect the atom bomb? [Shaw:] That depends on what the head is. A thick head may mean war. A clear head may save the situation, for a while at least. The clearest head available at present is Stalin’s; but no man is more dangerously misunderstood both here and in the U. S. S. R. where his official supremacy is in fact as precarious that we in the west should give him all the support and countenance in our power. Stalin is a Communist in principle; but so was Trotsky, who declared him to be a vulgar ugly upstart poisoner, and would have had him shot had he supplanted him in the 166 | January 10, 2018 | LITERATURE

Politbureau. The issue between them was between Fabian tactics…It is for us to back Stalin as an arch Fabian against the world, including Russia.

4.) Do you feel the ‘straight speaking’ to Russia now in vogue in Britain and the U. S. A. will prevent war between the East and West by forcing Soviet Russia to delay or halt her world expansion policy? [Shaw:] There has been no straight speaking except from Stalin, who stands for Socialism In A Single Country as against Imperialist expansion. He knows that Soviet Russia cannot afford another war, and has to beware of warmongers in Russia as well (or ill) as in America and the British Commonwealth. He has to deal with Churchillian Tory Democracy, alias Fascism or the annexation of Fabianism for the benefit of the private owners of the natural sources of production, and Labour Party chiefs like ours, who are actually to the Right of Mr. Churchill with their senseless denunciations of Communism as such, and of Totalitarianism, which is Anarchism; for a law that is not totalitarian is no law. The real mischief is the silly notion that constitutional policy can be totalitarian. All civilisation begins and endures with Communism. Nobody proposes to decommunise our streets, bridges, water, police, courts of justice and the rest, nor to abolish Cobdenist free trade utterly.

Without Communism we should starve. Without Cobdenism we should stagnate. Without Fascism betwixt and between the transition to Socialism would not work. There is no such animal as a totalitarian Socialist, Individualist, Democrat, Tory, or Whig: there are only human beings, described by Carlyle as mostly fools. But I must bid you gooday, as I doubt whether you understand a word I am saying.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered wrinkling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

497. Friedrich von Schlegel. German poet,

critic, philologist, and scholar (1772–1829). ALS in French, signed “Schlegel, professeur de Cologne,” one page, 5 x 7.25, November 23, 1806.

Letter to Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior Joseph–Marie de Gerando, in part (translated): “I have the honour to give you a letter from Me. De Stael on Tuesday. I hope that she will be able to get through to you, otherwise it would be regrettable.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Schlegel’s own hand. In fine condition, with trivial foxing and creasing. Schlegel and his wife traveled to Aubergenville in late 1806, staying with his brother and Madame de Stael until April of the following year.

It was during this period that de Stael was busy preparing her manuscript of Corinne for publication. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

498. John Steinbeck. Signed book:

East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in blue ballpoint. Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: VG+/ None, with rubbing to spine. Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his best and most significant literary work, and signed first editions are highly desirable.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

499. Leo Tolstoy. Esteemed Russian writer (1828–1910) remembered for

his epic realist novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Large and bold ink signature, in Cyrillic, on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip dated 1902. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned cabinet photo of a younger Tolstoy by an anonymous studio. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Verlaine quotes from Don Quixote 500. Paul Verlaine. Unsigned handwritten quote in French by Paul Verlaine, one page, 4.25 x 5.5, no date. Verlaine pens a line from a French translation of Miguel de Cervantes’s fabled tale Don Quixote, in full: “’Quoi, monsieur, vous vous entendez aussi a faire des sonnets?’ (Sancho a Don Quichotte, Chapter XXIII).” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Voltaire observes global conflict: “People say that the 24 thousand soldiers will march and that the Russians are already wading in the Prussian snows” 501. Voltaire. Versatile French Enlightenment writer (1694–1778) best

remembered for his satirical work Candide. ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, November 23, [no year but circa 1755–1760]. Letter written from Les Delices, his residence in Geneva, evidently sent to another writer. Voltaire begins his letter by referring to his correspondent’s novel (“vous aviez sans doute commencé le roman par la queue”) and further writes, (translated): “People say that the 24 thousand soldiers will march and that the Russians are already wading in the Prussian snows. If this is true, send a message.” Voltaire concludes by asking his correspondent to forward his letter to some colleagues in their own country, and sends his regards (“Je vous embrasse de mon hermitage”). In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Voltaire’s reference to the large number of soldiers is in relation to the Seven Years’ War (1754–63) which was being fought at the time. It involved every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning five continents, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The conflict split Europe into two coalitions, led by the Kingdom of Great Britain on one side and the Kingdom of France on the other. For the first time, aiming to curtail Britain and Prussia’s evergrowing might, France formed a grand coalition of its own, which ended with failure as Great Britain rose as the world’s predominant power, altering the European balance of power. A sought-after, boldly penned letter by the esteemed writer-philosopher. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Riveting handwritten manuscript for his popular crime story “The Squeaker” 502. Edgar Wallace. British novelist, playwright, and journal-

ist (1875–1932) who produced popular detective and suspense stories. Handwritten manuscript by Wallace, unsigned, 29 pages (paginated 1-30, with pages 13 and 14 on one sheet), mostly, 7.5 x 10, no date. Manuscript contains the entire first act of his crime piece The Squeaker, beginning with “Scene I”: “A corner of the Sub Editors Room on the ‘Post Courier.’

Four Sub Editors are sitting at small desks writing rapidly or reading & correcting copies. At a large desk is the chief Sub Editor his table littered with paper…R[ight] is a swing door through which messengers come & go. On one wall is a collection of placards the top one reading ‘New Move to End Strike’…There is a clock showing the hour 11.10. The time is night.” The reverse of the last page lists the names of several other characters, including “Frank Sutton,” “Capt. Leslie,” “Lew Friedman,” and “Sergt. Weaver.” First page also bears two stamps of the Brandt & Brandt literary agency, one dated in pencil, January 1, 1927. In very good condition, with rusty staple holes, some scattered light dampstaining and foxing, creasing to first page, and expected handling wear.

Signing with publishers Hodder and Stoughton in 1921, the staggeringly prolific Edgar Wallace quickly became an internationally recognized author, writing screenplays, poetry, historical nonfiction, stage plays, nearly a thousand short stories, and over 170 novels. In 1927, he wrote and published his popular crime novel The Squeaker (or The Squealer, as titled in the US), telling the story of a disgraced ex-detective’s chance at redemption, as he works to expose ‘the squeaker,’ a powerful fence masquerading as the upright chairman of a charitable organization, avoiding detection by squealing on his criminal associates from whom he buys his stolen goods. The following year, The Squeaker was turned into a play, and two years after that, a popular British film.

This lengthy manuscript, revealing both Wallace’s literary and cinematic prowess, offers an excellent glimpse into the speedy work of one of the most prolific and best-selling fiction authors of all time. Starting Bid $300

Rare portrait of the Irish poet 503. William Butler Yeats. Exceptionally clear vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Yeats in a bust-length pose, signed in fountain pen, “W. B. Yeats.” Archivally double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 16.5. In fine condition. Originally purchased from Tollett and Harman Autographs. A splendid, crisply signed portrait of the Nobel laureate, and only the second signed Yeats photo we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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504. Margaret Atwood

505. James M. Barrie

506. Ray Bradbury

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507. Robert Browning

508. James M. Cain

509. Henri Charriere

510. Tom Clancy

511. E. E. Cummings

512. Gustave Dore

513. Jean Genet

514. William Gibson

515. Graham Greene

516. Zane Grey

517. Robert Heinlein

518. Frank Herbert

519. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr

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520. Colette de Jouvenel

521. Stephen King

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523. Selma Lagerlof

524. Elmore Leonard

527. H. L. Mencken

531. Sean O’Casey

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522. Stephen King

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525. Sinclair Lewis

526. Jack London

528. James A. Michener

529. Arthur Miller

530. Henry Miller

532. Sean O’Casey

533. Frederik Pohl

534. H. A. Rey

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539. William Shakespeare

537. Maurice Sendak

536. Damon Runyon

538. William Shakespeare

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541. George Bernard Shaw

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542. George Bernard Shaw

543. Robert Southey

545. Madame de Stael

546. Thornton Wilder

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music Rare Chopin document from 1840, attesting to the copyright sale of three opuses, which includes the ‘Funeral March’ movement

549. Frederic Chopin. Extremely desirable partly-printed DS, signed “F. Chopin,” one page, 9.25 x 5.5, May 1840. A receipt for the sale of the copyrights for three of Chopin’s musical works, in part: “Received of Wessel & Co…the sum of Twenty Four Pounds…for the absolute Sale of all my Copyright and Interest, present and future, vested and contingent or otherwise, for the Kingdom of Great Britain, & Ireland, of and in the following works, Op. 35. Grande Sonata pour le pianoforte, Op. 36.

Seconde Impromptu…Op. 37. Deux Nocturnes.” Signed at the conclusion by Chopin. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, intersecting folds, and some staining and archival reinforcement to the right edge, far from Chopin’s bold signature.

Founded by Christian Rudolf Wessel in London, Wessel & Co. began publishing Chopin’s work in 1833, and, in 1836, acquired the exclusive rights to publish Chopin’s compositions in Great Britain. Each published in June 1840, the three opuses referred to in this letter, Ops. 35, 36, and 37, were written between the years 1837 and 1840, a period that dates to when Chopin was recovering from a tubercular infection and enjoying the companionship of his famous lover, the novelist George Sand. Opus 35, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, and Opus 37, Nocturnes in G minor and major, remain archetypal works in the oeuvre of Chopin; his use and development of the nocturne, he wrote 21 during his career, are among his most beautiful and recognized compositions. The somber third movement of Op. 35, Marche funèbre: Lento, has become a permanent fixture within popular culture, having been used at the funerals of John F. Kennedy, Sir Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, and Leonid Brezhnev.

Chopin remains among the most desirable autographs of all composers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“It has been performed again in the cathedral & made a great impression” 552. Edward Elgar.

ALS, three pages, 4.5 x 7, May 23, 1895. Letter to his publisher Novello & Co., in part: “I thank you for including the Spanish Serenade in the Musical Times for this month. I am much gratified at your issuing it in this form & trust it may lead to many performances of it: should you print the orchestral parts at any time I should be glad to revise the score in some small particulars. I shall be glad to receive a few copies of the part songs for ladies voices as soon as possible [underlined by the recipient and marked ‘May 23rd’]. May I ask if you can let me hear your decision regarding the set of six volkslieder which I left with you some weeks ago?…Would it be of any use for me to send you again the piece ‘Sursum Corda’ (for strings, brass & organ) for reconsideration: it has been performed again in the cathedral & made a great impression.” In fine condition, with a postal certificate affixed to the reverse of the second integral sheet. Elgar’s Op. 11 ‘Sursum Corda,’ was first performed at Worcester Cathedral on April 9, 1894. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

553. Edouard Lalo. French composer (1823–1892), who is best remembered for the piece, Symphonie espagnole, a popular work in the standard repertoire for violin and orchestra.

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “E. Lalo,” one page, 4.5 x 7, April 22, 1887. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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554. Giacomo Puccini. Desirable AMQS on an off-white 7

x 4.75 album page, signed boldly along the bottom in fountain pen, “Giacomo Puccini, Paris, 1912.” Puccini pens a couple bars of music, adding the title along the top: “La fanciulla del West.” In fine condition, with light toning to the edges. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

555. Maurice Ravel. Highly influential French composer

(1875-1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored orchestral music, and virtuosic piano pieces. Desirable ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, no date. Ravel accepts an invitation for the following Saturday, hoping that, due to a visit to the opera the preceding night, he will not fall asleep on the train. In fine condition, with light scattered soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

556. Maurice Ravel. Mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.5, addressed in Ravel’s hand to “Madame Fernand Dreyfus, Lyons-la-Foret, (Eure),” and signed in the return address area in the lower left, “Exp: conducteur Ravel, 38e section de pare automobile par B.C.M., Paris.” The front panel bears a purple ink stamp of the Automobile Convoys, and the reverse bears an August 1920 postmark. In fine condition. Mme Fernand Dreyfus was the mother of Roland-Manuel, who was Ravel’s close friend and pupil. This dates to WWI, during which Ravel served as a lorry driver. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Satie corresponds concerning “Socrate” 557. Erik Satie. ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, June 26, 1919. Letter to his friend, the poet Rene Chalupt, in part (translated): “Tomorrow, Friday, I will need ‘Socrate.’ Do you want to be kind enough to drop it off—in the morning—this book with your concierge.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Satie’s hand. Satie asked Chalupt to write the preface for his work ‘Socrate,’ a symphonic drama for voice and piano published in 1919.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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560. Richard Strauss.

558. Arnold Schonberg. Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history of 20th century music. Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Autograph for Mr. Charles Geer, Jr., Arnold Schonberg, Los Angeles, May 4, 1938,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Vintage mattefinish 5.75 x 8.25 portrait of Strauss by Edith Barakovich of Vienna, Austria, affixed to the original 9 x 12.5 studio mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen to Austrian soprano Vera Schwarz, with Strauss adding the date, “23.

Juin 1928.” In fine condition, with trimmed borders, light silvering, and surface loss within the inscription not affecting anything. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Eine Nacht in Venedig”

559. Johann Strauss. Very desirable AMQS on an off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet, signed boldly below in ink, “Johann Strauss, Wien, 2 Novemb., 83.” Strauss neatly pens ten bars of music, adding a line of writing along the top which identifies the piece as “Eine Nacht in Venedig.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning. A Night in Venice is an operetta in three acts that premiered in Berlin on October 3, 1883, in the Neues Friedrich Wilhelmstadisches Theater; the piece holds the distinction of being Strauss’s only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. After making several alterations, Eine Nacht in Venedig made its debut in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on October 9, 1883, running for 44 consecutive performances.

The operetta has since become one of Strauss’s most recognizable stage works. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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561. Giuseppe Verdi. Untranslated handwritten notes in Italian by Verdi, unsigned, one page, 5.25 x 4, no date. In full: “Palazzo Imperiali, L’albero ‘oro, Fuori di Porta Pila.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

To his antique dealer: “Do not send me either the Chinese vases or the other one” 562. Giuseppe Verdi. Italian composer (1813–1901) who was one of the most influential figures in the history of opera. ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5 x 8, August 6, 1877. Letter to violinist Giovanni Maloberti, in full (translated): “Here you have 120 Lire for the whole year 1878. Do not send me either the Chinese vases or the other one.” In fine condition, with light overall foxing.

Maloberti was an Italian violinist and philharmonic concert in Piacenza who was a close friend of Verdi for more than fifty years. When Maloberti retired from playing music he became an antique dealer and, in Verdi, he found the ideal customer.

The composer was, as the present letter suggests, a passionate antique collector and filled his homes with antique furniture, paintings and objet d’art. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

563. Richard Wagner. Hand-addressed mailing envelope,

4.5 x 3, addressed entirely in Wagner’s hand, “John D. Baldwin, Esq., Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.,” postmarked Berlin, April 27, 1870. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, a tear to the lower left corner, and light staining and soiling.

Accompanied by a carte-de-visite portrait of Wagner with reverse annotated in another hand. John Denison Baldwin was an American politician, Congregationalist minister, newspaper editor, and popular anthropological writer, who was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives and later a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Starting Bid $200

564. Muddy Waters. Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 Blue Sky publicity photo of Waters seated in a large chair with ornate backing, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Hirsh, Muddy Waters.”

Triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 17.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing 1963 hotel registry page signed by the Beatles—“George Harrison, British,” “Paul McCartney, British,” “Richard Starkey, Jew,” and “John Lennon, Catholic”

565.

Beatles.

Remarkable vintage guest registry headed “Arden and Cobden Hotels Lts.,” one page both sides, 13.75 x 11, June 4, 1963, signed in blue ballpoint by all four Beatles, who add their addresses and nationalities: “George Harrison, 174 Mackets Lane, Woolton, Liverpool, British,” “Paul McCartney, 20 Forthlin Rd, L’pool, British,” “Richard Starkey, 10 Admiral Grove, L/pool, Jew,” and “John Lennon, 251 Menlove Ave, Catholic.” Other signers on the page include Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall, and Gerry and the Pacemakers band members Gerry Marsden (“Gerard Marsden…West African”), Freddie Marsden (“Frederick John Marsden…Chinese Hare”), Les Chadwick (“John Leslie Chadwick…Outer Hebridean”), and Les Maguire (“Leslie Charles Maguire…Eskimo Rabbit”). In very good condition, with scattered creasing, light soiling along intersecting folds, and some paper loss to the edges.

On June 4, 1963, the Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers both performed at Birmingham’s Town Hall as part of Roy Orbison’s UK tour. In addition to highlighting the young men’s sense of humor, this remarkable piece boasts their handwritten personal addresses in their native Liverpool. The 20 Forthlin Road address is where McCartney lived from 1955 to 1964, and today the National Trust calls the property ‘the birthplace of the Beatles.’ Harrison lived on Mackets Lane from 1962 until 1965, throughout the Beatles’ meteoric rise to fame. Ringo Starr—born Richard Starkey—grew up at 10 Admiral Grove, living there with his mother from the time he was three years old in 1943 until achieving stardom in 1963. John Lennon spent his childhood at his Aunt Mimi’s home, 251 Menlove Avenue, living there from 1946 until mid-1963. John and Ringo’s notes on religion are also fascinating—Lennon grew up in an Anglican household, and it was in 1966 that he controversially observed that the Beatles had become ‘more popular than Jesus.’ Ringo, too, was raised Anglican, though often rumored to be a Jew. A decidedly unique and impressive piece. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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A bold Beatles set 566. Beatles. Vintage circa late 1963/1964 ballpoint signatures, “John Lennon,” “Paul McCartney,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr,” on an off-white 7 x 5 album page, with “Sue” and “The Beatles” added in another hand. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, two border stains, and show-through from old toned tape residue on the reverse. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

An attractive Beatles lineup 567. Beatles. Vintage circa 1963 blue autograph album,

4.75 x 4, neatly signed inside on the same page in black ink by George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon, and in blue ballpoint by Ringo Starr. In fine condition, with a couple of light fingerprint smudges to blank areas. A beautiful assemblage of uninscribed autographs from the iconic band. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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Vibrant oversized 1963 Dezo Hoffman PYX centerfold image 568.

Beatles.

Supremely rare vintage UK Beatles magazine from 1963, published

by PYX, 7.25 x 9.5, 28 pages, featuring a classic color Dezo Hoffman photograph of the band in their matching gray collarless suits on the cover, beautifully signed on the color centerfold photo in blue ballpoint, “Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr.”

With the magazine open, the signed image measures 9.5 x 14.5. In fine condition, with light creasing and handling wear. Autographs were obtained in person by a young female fan at the Princess Theater, Torquay, Devon, England, on August, 18, 1963. Although PYX magazines signed on the cover occasionally surface, this is the first example we have encountered with an attractive fully signed centerfold. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

569. Beatles: George Harrison. Ticket stub for an Eric Clapton concert at the Royal Albert Hall on March 9, 1991, 5.5 x

3, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “To Jean, George Harrison.” Also signed by English singer-songwriter Jimmy Nail, “Best wishes, from Jimmy Nail.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “On my visit to the Royal Albert Hall to see Eric Clapton in March 1991 I was fortunate enough to meet George Harrison. He was with Jimmy Nail in a box which was directly above our seats. During the interval my friends and I went to see if they would sign their autographs. On enquiring whether they were available Jimmy Nail said ‘they are from Newcastle my home town’ so they invited us in and George and Jimmy signed our tickets.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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John Lennon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, inscribed to Philadelphia radio’s “Brother Love” 570. Beatles: John Lennon. Rock ‘n’

Roll album signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “To Brother Love, Love, John Lennon, ‘75” with a small doodle below.

In fine condition, with a discount hole to the upper right corner and partial separation to lower edge. The record is included. Accompanied by a lengthy letter of provenance from the original recipient, Alan Smith, who was an American radio personality under the name ‘Brother Love.’ He describes acquiring the autograph at a WFIL/PARC marathon charity event in 1975, in part: “Jay Cook, the Program Director…somehow, in conjunction with Capitol Records convinced John Lennon to join us to ‘kick off’ the event on Friday afternoon…John arrived early, hung around talking with all of us getting to know our names, sensing our personalities, deciding who was funny and who wasn’t and things he would store in his mind about those he would be sharing the mic with…Within 2 hours of its start, John called Yoko on speaker phone in the studio…to ask if it would be alright if he stayed a little longer as he was having such a wonderful time with us and enjoyed the comradery as well as wanting to help raise as much money as we could for ‘these poor children’…Over the next day and a half I spent an inordinate amount of time (as did my wife at the time) with him around the studio, the building, at dinner, etc. He was open and charming, extremely bright as we all know, and answered each and every question everyone asked him as if it were the first time anyone had thought to ask it. Unparalleled graciousness for one of the most recognizable people on the planet at the time and greatest songwriters to ever hold a pen…We have copies of his latest LP in the studio and he picked one of them up, signed it to me, gave it to me with a wink without a word said and we moved on…The celebration of that wordless moment gave me more insight into the kind of person he genuinely was. Unasked, unspoken kindness just because.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

571. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Large circa late 1980s/early

1990s felt tip signature, “from, Paul McCartney,” on a yellow 8.5 x 5 card, to which he has added a small smiley face sketch. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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“Loving you is still my only prayer” 572.

Beatles: Stuart Sutcliffe.

ALS signed “Stuart, xxx,” eight pages on four lightly lined sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, postmarked September 24, 1959. Lengthy letter addressed to his girlfriend Sheila Martin (Garbe), in part: “I have thought of writing before, but knowing the way you receive my little eccentricities (this is probably why you call me a baby—or stupid). Anyway I’ve started, I shall probably finish it. Not long after you left, Don McKinley, came round—he’s a painter—quite a good one—. He came to ask me to baby–sit tomorrow (Sunday)—it seems that I’m in business—I’ll probably sell my brushes, paints and easel, and install a few cots, and some baby bottles at the flat. I’ll make a fortune, after all babies seem to be the things these days!!! He was just admiring that small painting of you when Austen came round, he wanted me to baby–sit too. Well anyway I’ll be at Don’s tomorrow night. I prefer that to going to the Cracke. I’m afraid it would be noticeable that I wasn’t with you. (I miss you). I’m just listening to the record player, it’s working alright now. Anyway when Austen came, we went to the Jac, but we had to leave early (After 15 minutes or so) because I felt sick—I hope by Monday morning you feel alright?—The Jacaranda is an awfull place! ‘Loving you is still my only prayer.’ That’s a line I’ve just heard from the Platters.

I’m sorry for appearing possessive about you not coming tomorrow, but I build my day around those few hours at night with you. That’s why Rod says I’m changed, because I’ve become moody—he says I’m always talking about you. I can’t explain why you have become so important to me, although I’ve always loved you I didn’t realize that it had gripped me so much—in the last couple of weeks particularly—that’s probably why I’m writing now…Hell, this record by Mathis, someone has just the right words to express my feelings for you…I know that to talk of love is very dangerous, and I appreciate that time when you said that you could say you love me but wouldn’t. But somehow I wish you could find it in your heart to tell me. You know I’ve come to rely on you more and more, I hope you never want to leave me. I hope I can make you happy while you are with me, as it is my ambition to make you happier than ever before and for always. I know it is a big job but I’m prepared to give everything I’ve got for you—if you will let me.” In fine condition, with general light handling wear. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Sutcliffe’s own hand, as well as a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. On the constant urging of roommate and Liverpool College of Art classmate John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe joined The Quarrymen in late January 1960, purchasing a bass guitar with money he earned from selling one of his paintings. Along with Lennon, Sutcliffe is credited with creating the band name ‘Beetles,’ an ode to Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The Jacaranda was a Liverpool coffee bar owned

by Allan Williams, who became friendly with frequent customers Lennon and Sutcliffe. When the pair inquired about performing music at the “Jac,” Williams instead hired them to paint a mural for the ladies room. Williams eventually became the band’s unofficial first manager—when they were called The Silver Beetles—and his legendary coffee club soon hosted some of the earliest known ‘Beatles’ shows. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Uncommon full Bowie signature 573. David Bowie. ANS signed “David Bowie, XXX,” one page, on a light green 5 x 5.75 trimmed cover from a reception book, no date but circa 1972. Brief note to an employee at the Rainbow Theater, in full: “To Rosemary, thanx and love to you and the Rainbow for helping to get our show on and keep it on!!” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

574. David Bowie. Glossy 8 x 10 RCA Records and Tapes publicity photo of Bowie smoking a cigarette in a relaxed threequarter-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “For James, with my best wishes, Bowie, ‘80.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Original artwork by famed poster artist Alton Kelley 575. Foreigner. Vibrantly colored original hand-painted concept artwork by Alton Kelley for Double Vision, the second full-length album from Foreigner. The vivid logo design has been accomplished in ink and gouache on black 19.25 x 15.25 artist’s board, showing a pair of metallic band names over three triangles, and the album name along the top. Signed in the right side of the logo in black ink by the artist, “Kelley,’78.” Matted and in fine condition. Although photographic images were ultimately settled on for use on the Double Vision album cover, this artwork is even more vibrant and was painted by one of the most important gig poster artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Kelley was a frequent collaborator with fellow noted poster artists Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, and Wes Wilson.

Intended for Foreigner’s very successful Double Vision album, this is an exceedingly desirable piece of original artwork.

Starting Bid $300

576. Grateful Dead . History of the Grateful Dead Vol. 1 (Bear’s Choice) album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Brent Mydland, and Robert Hunter, in red felt tip by Mickey Hart, and in blue felt tip by Phil Lesh. In fine condition, with expected light scuffing. The record is included. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Hendrix and the Experience play the Star-Club in 1967 577. Jimi Hendrix. Amazing collection of 18

Kodak Tri X Pan negatives of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing before a large crowd at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, on March 17, 1967. The negatives range in size between 1.25 x 1.5 and 1.25 x 3, with all but one negative consisting of a single image; the negatives show two images of Noel Redding playing the bass, five images of Mitch Mitchell behind the drum kit, and eleven images of Hendrix passionately playing his guitar, including with his teeth and behind his head. Also includes a color 2 x 2 slide of Mitchell in a pleasant close-up pose. In overall fine condition. The negatives are to be sold with copyright. These photos date to the first of a three-night showcase by the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Hamburg’s famed Star-Club, which, upon opening in April 1962, featured some of the world’s most promising rock musicians, including The Beatles, Cream, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, and more.

The Experience performed two shows a night during their brief stay in Hamburg, with their opening night coinciding with the UK release of the band’s second single, ‘Purple Haze.’

Starting Bid $300

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578. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant. Record World top 100 album chart

from May 22, 1976, one page, 9.25 x 12.5, signed in pencil by Robert Plant.

The chart’s top spot belongs to Presence, the seventh full-length record from Led Zeppelin. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 16.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Vintage fully signed image of the classic Stones

The complete Clapton-era Yardbirds

580. The Yardbirds. Vintage circa 1960s ink signatures and inscription, “The Yardbirds, Best wishes to Elizabeth, Chris Dreja,” “P. G. Samwell-Smith,” “Jim McCarty,” “Keith Relf,” and “Eric Clapton,” on an off-white 6.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. A choice set of signatures from the classic lineup.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

579. Rolling Stones. Vintage 4.75 x 7.25 magazine photo of the original Rolling Stones lineup posing outdoors, signed in blue ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

581. Yes. Black-bodied sunburst ‘stratocaster-style’ R. W. Jameson electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White. Body of guitar bears an affixed logo sticker. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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582. Black Flag. Uncom-

mon 8.5 x 11 hand bill for a Black Flag concert at Barrington Hall in Berkeley, California, on February 20, 1981, showing large faces of concerned adults and listing Flipper and Sick Pleasure as supporting acts. In fine condition, with a few pinholes and a surface tear to upper right. Starting Bid $200

583. The Clash: Joe Strummer. Joe Strummer’s handwritten lyrics to an unpublished song, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, no date, penned in blue ballpoint on the reverse of Colin Blunstone’s personal letterhead. The untitled lyrics, in part: “The T-R-A-I-N-was late / the M-A-N-was late / we W-A-I-T-E-D by the gate / you know we D-I-D-N-T like his face / there’d been duffers on the pitch / and this geezer he looked too rich / an I gotta prove that I’m a man / n’ I gotta hack him to the ground / n’ I can’t pass when it’s my turn / n’ it’s my only chance to make ‘em squirm / n’ to see, what it’s like / to kick some death, out of life / and to run off, in the night / it might be wrong, but we done it right / we’re not asking you, say what you like / talk yourself stupid, get on your bike / you never bin done, you can have what you like / n’ who else can we punch tonight.” In very good to fine condition, with light stains, intersecting folds, and general handling wear. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

Gorgeous signed guitar—“Amy, x” 584.

Amy Winehouse. Blue

sparkle Fender Squier Bullet Strat electric guitar, signed on the off-white pickguard in blue felt tip, “Amy, x.”

In fine condition, with minor ink adhesion issues. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A decidedly uncommon format signed by Winehouse. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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The Hot Club of Belgium

The photos in this section originate from the Hot Club of Belgium, a jazz fan club founded in 1939 by Willy De Cort, Albert Bettonville, Carlos de Radzitzky, and others, which operated until the mid-1960s. The “Willy” and “Johnny” that these photos are inscribed to may very well be the founder, Willy De Cort, and Johnny Dover, a Belgian clarinetist and saxophonist who once won the club’s award for best clarinet player. Featured is a fantastic lineup of some of the greatest names of the jazz age—from Louis Armstrong to Lester Young, and many icons in between.

586.

Louis Armstrong. American

585. Red Allen. Jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1908–1967)

whose style has been claimed to be the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Allen playing his trumpet during a recording session, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best of luck, Sincerely, Henry ‘Red’ Allen.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor (1901–1971) who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length publicity photo of Armstrong playing his trumpet against a rural outdoor backdrop, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “Best wishes, to Jean, from, Louis Armstrong.” Front lower border bears a Metrophone stamp, and the reverse features a Regent House stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

587. Louis Armstrong. American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional

actor (1901–1971) who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. Glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Armstrong seated and playing his trumpet, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Johnny, Best wishes, from, Louis Armstrong.” In very good condition, with creasing, and small bits of missing emulsion near his failed first attempt on the inscription. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Armstrong holding a French newspaper. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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588.

Shorty Baker. Jazz trum-

591. Art Blakey.

peter (1914–1966) who began his career working on riverboats before joining Duke Ellington; he later on worked with Johnny Hodges. Fantastic vintage glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of Baker playing the trumpet, signed in blue fountain pen, “Harold (Shorty) Baker, Trpt.” In fine condition, with scattered light ripples to the emulsion. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

589. Count Basie.

American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer (1904–1984) who led the Count Basie Orchestra for nearly 50 years, an ensemble that assisted in the careers of Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jimmy Rushing, and Joe Williams, among others. Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7 half-length photo of Basie at his piano by James J. Kriegsmann, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes, Count Basie.” In fine condition, with some creases to the left edge. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

590. Count Basie.

American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer (1904–1984) who led the Count Basie Orchestra for nearly 50 years, an ensemble that assisted in the careers of Lester Young, Freddie Green, Jimmy Rushing, and Joe Williams, among others. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Harold Davison publicity photo of Basie in a cheerful close-up pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes, Count Basie.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Influential American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919– 1990) who pioneered the bebop style. Over the years he worked with Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine, and then with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie before forming the Jazz Messengers in the mid-1950s. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Blakey elatedly playing his drums against a starry backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen “To Johnny, The Very Best, Art Blakey, Drums.” In fine condition, with scattered light creases and surface impressions. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

The elusive blues pioneer 592. Big Bill B r o o n z y.

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893– 1958), who was one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century; he became an international star in the 1950s when he returned to his traditional folk-blues roots and became one of the leading figures of the emerging American folk music revival. Very rare vintage glossy 7.5 x 9 half-length photo of Broonzy playing his guitar, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint ,”To Willy, Best wishes, from, Big Bill Broonzy.” Affixed to an off-white 9.5 x 11.75 sheet. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the left edge, and a bit of ink adhesion trouble to the end of the signature.

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595. Harry Carney.

American jazz musician (1910–1974) whose virtuosity on the baritone saxophone influenced generations of subsequent players. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 James J. Kriegmann publicity photo of Carney posing with his sax, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best Wishes, Harry Carney (58).” In fine condition, with some light discoloration to the left edge. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

593. Art Blakey. Influential American jazz drummer and

bandleader (1919–1990) who pioneered the bebop style.

Over the years he worked with Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine, and then with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie before forming the Jazz Messengers in the mid-1950s. Excellent vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.5 upward-facing photo of Blakey smoking a cigarette while playing the drums, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Here’s hoping we always remain great friends, Art Blakey, Batterie.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

594. Dave Brubeck.

American jazz composer, pianist and band leader (1920– 2012) who is one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. He is best known for the jazz standards ‘In Your Own Sweet Way and ‘The Duke,’ and for the top-selling album, Time Out. Fantastic vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 half-length photo of Brubeck playing the piano, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best regards, from, Dave Brubeck.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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596. Benny Carter. American jazz alto saxophonist,

clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907–2003), who was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s. Often referred to as ‘King,’ Carter earned a wealth of major awards during his lifetime, including the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 1986, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and the National Endowment for the Arts, National Medal of Arts in 2000. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Carter holding his saxophone in a smooth half-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sincerely—Benny Carter.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

598. Cozy Cole. Ameri-

597. June Christy. American singer (1925–1990) who is

best known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 General Artists Corporation publicity photo of Christy in a gorgeous half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Hello to all of you with the Hot Club of Belgium—All best wishes, June Christy.” Reverse bears a Lou Van Rees stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

can jazz drummer (1909– 1981) who had hits with the songs ‘Topsy I’ and ‘Topsy II. Cole played with several notable players and ensembles, including Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers, Blanche Calloway, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Stuff Smith’s small combo, Cab Calloway, and Louis Armstrong’s All Stars. Wonderful vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Cole working the snare in a delightful half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Jonny, Sincerely, Cozy Cole.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

599. Cozy Cole. Ameri-

can jazz drummer (1909– 1981) who had hits with the songs ‘Topsy I’ and ‘Topsy II. Cole played with several notable players and ensembles, including Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers, Blanche Calloway, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Stuff Smith’s small combo, Cab Calloway, and Louis Armstrong’s All Stars. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Cole holding drumsticks in a relaxed three-quarter-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Willie, Best of everything, Always, Sincerely, Cozy Cole.” Lower border bears a Metrophone stamp. In fine condition, with staple holes to each corner and old mounting remnants on the back.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

600. Bob Cooper. West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993) who is known for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play solos on the oboe. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Cooper holding his saxophone in a headand-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Best wishes to the ‘Hot Club of Belgium,’ Bob Cooper.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce signed portrait of the jazz giant 601. Miles Davis. Superb vintage glossy 8 x 10 public-

ity photo of a young Davis holding his trumpet by James J. Kriegsmann, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Johnny, Thank you, Miles Davis.” In fine condition, with smudging to the handwriting. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Davis tying his shoelaces. A magnificent early signed photo of the jazz virtuoso—signed images of Davis at the start of his legendary career are seldom offered and highly desirable. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

602. Roy Eldridge.

American jazz trumpet player nicknamed ‘Little Jazz,’ ( 1 9 11 – 1 9 8 9 ) whose sophisticated style and impact on Dizzy Gillespie elevate him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. Rare vintage glossy 8 x 10 James J. Kriegsmann publicity photo of Eldridge coolly playing his trumpet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour ‘Jean,’ de Roy Eldridge.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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603. Duke Ellington.

American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, (1899– 1974) which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 photo of Ellington with a bright smile and wearing a patterned coat, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Jean, good luck, Duke Ellington.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

604. Ella Fitzgerald. American jazz singer (1917–1996)

who is often referred to as the ‘First Lady of Song.’ Her musical collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots did much for her popularity, which included songs like ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me,’ ‘Cheek to Cheek,’ and ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).’ Glamorous vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 Bruno of Hollywood publicity photo of Fitzgerald, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To ‘John,’ Best wishes, Ella Fitzgerald.”

Reverse bears a Bruno of Hollywood (NYC) credit stamp.

In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

605. Erroll Garner. American jazz pianist and composer

(1923–1977) who is best known for the jazz standard ‘Misty.’

Vintage glossy 9.75 x 7.5 photo of Garner in an amusing close-up pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Hot Club, from, Erroll Garner, for 1958.” In very good to fine condition, with some creasing to the edges, and a light vertical scratch in the center of the photo. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

606. Erroll Garner. American jazz pianist and composer

(1923–1977) who is best known for the jazz standard ‘Misty.’

Vintage glossy 6.5 x 9.25 Philips publicity photo of Garner smoking a cigarette while seated at a piano, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, From, Erroll Garner.”

In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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607. Stan Getz. American

jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) who was known as ‘The Sound’; he performed in bebop and cool jazz groups, and was influenced by Lester Young, João Gilberto, and Antônio Carlos Jobim; he popularized bossa nova in America with the hit single ‘The Girl from Ipanema.’ Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Getz holding his saxophone in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sincerely, Stan Getz.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

609. Lil Hardin Armstrong. American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader (1898–1971), who was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Hardin with a large bright smile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnnie, Best wishes, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Oct 1954.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to two corners, and some light edge toning.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

610. Bill Harris. Ameri-

608. Dizzy Gillespie. American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer (1917–1993), who was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Gillespie by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “For Johnny, Best wishes, Dizzy Gillespie.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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can jazz trombonist (1916– 1973) who famously played with the Four Brothers Second Herd and Benny Goodman’s group.

Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.75 publicity photo of Harris holding his trumpet close to the camera, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Willy, from, Bill Harris.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges, two creases on Harris’ nose, and irregular emulsion to the top from adhesive on the reverse.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

611. Coleman Hawkins.

American jazz tenor saxophonist (1904– 1969), nicknamed ‘Hawk’ and occasionally ‘Bean,’ who was strongly associated with the swing music and big band era, and played a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 James J. Kriegsmann of New York publicity photo of Hawkins in a head-and-shoulders pose, vertically signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Coleman Hawkins.” In fine condition, with a few small surface creases.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

612. J. C. Heard. American swing, bop, and blues drummer (1917–1988) who, besides leading his own groups, played with notable musicians like Lena Horne, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Roy Eldridge. Charming vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Heard in a half-length drumming pose

by Schaeffer of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Luck to you, J. C. Heard.” In fine condition, with a small tear to the left border. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

613. Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines. American jazz pianist and

bandleader (1903–1983), who is considered one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano; his big band during the late 1920s consisted of legendary players like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Bandleader Count Basie once said that Hines was, ‘the greatest piano player in the world.’ Attractive vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Hines playing his piano in a full-length pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue fountain pen, “Yours fingerly, To Willy From Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines.” Reverse bears a Regent House stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

614. Johnny Hodges. American alto saxophonist (1907–

1970) who is best known for his solo work with Duke Ellington’s big band. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Hodges displaying his stunning Buescher Aristocrat saxophone in a handsome half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best of luck, Johnny Hodges.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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617. Pete Johnson.

615. The Jazz Messengers. Influential jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and ending when longtime leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990. Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of the Jazz Messengers during a performance, signed in fountain pen, “Thanks Loads, Art Blakey, Batterie,” “Best wishes, Lee Morgan,” “Luck, Wayne Shorter,” “Walter Davis Jr. (piano),” and “Sincerely yours, Jymie Merritt.” In fine condition, with a light circular area of emulsion irregularity to the center of the photo. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967) whose technical virtuosity and melodic fertility helped popularize the style in the late 1930s. Vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 publicity photo of Johnson sitting and smiling from behind his piano, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Pete Johnson, Best wishes to Johnny—.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

616. Jay Jay Johnson.

American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001), who was one of the first trombonists to embrace bebop music. Johnson has long been regarded as one of the leading and most influential trombonists of the post-swing era. Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Johnson holding his trombone in a cheerful halflength seated pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To the Hot Club, Best wishes, always, J J Johnson.” In fine condition, with creasing to the bottom border. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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618. Jo Jones. American jazz drummer and band leader

(1911–1985), sometimes known as Papa Jo Jones, who pioneered jazz percussion while anchoring the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. Vintage 9 x 12 book photo of Jones holding his drumsticks in a three-quarterlength pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Willy, Jo Jones.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

619. Bllly Kyle. Ameri-

can jazz pianist (1914–1966) who spent thirteen years as a member of Louis Arms t r o n g ’s A l l Stars. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Kyle with his piano by James J. Kriegsmann, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes, Billy Kyle.” In fine condition. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

620. Wade Legge. American jazz pianist and bassist (1934–1963) who was a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s ensemble until 1954; he later moved to New York to perform sessions with legends like Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Joe Roland, and others. Vintage glossy 5 x 7.25 half-length photo of Legge smiling behind his piano, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny—Very best regards, Wade Legge.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

621. The M o d e r n Jazz Quartet. American

jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of the Modern Jazz Quartet

by James J. Kriegmann of New York, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes, John Lewis,” “Best of everything, Milt Jackson,” “Percy Heath,” and “Connie Kay.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling to the edges. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

622. The Modern Jazz Quartet. American jazz combo

established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of the Modern Jazz Quartet, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes, from the Modern Jazz Quartet, John Lewis,” “Best wishes, Milt Jackson,” “Happy days—Percy Heath,” and “Good luck, Connie Kay.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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623. The Modern Jazz Quartet. American jazz combo

established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of the Modern Jazz Quartet, signed in blue fountain pen, “Best wishes, Milt Jackson,” “Percy Heath,” “John Lewis,” and “Connie Kay.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

625. Kid Ory. Louisiana French-speaking jazz trombonist

and bandleader (1886–1973) who achieved success In New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 MCA publicity photo of Ory in a striking head-and-shoulder pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To the Hot Club, Edward ‘Kid’ Ory.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, and some surface scratching to Ory’s face.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

626.

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624. Gerry Mulligan. American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and arranger (1927-1996), who is primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists, having played with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and Chet Baker. Several of his compositions, such as ‘Walkin’ Shoes’ and ‘Five Brothers,’ have become jazz standards. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity of Mulligan in a close-pose by Schaeffer of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “Best wishes to Johnny and to the Hot Club, Gerry Mulligan.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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ana Frenchspeaking jazz trombonist and bandleader (1886–1973) who achieved success In New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MCA publicity photo of Ory playing the trombone in a three-quarterlength pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Edward ‘Kid’ Ory, Good Luck.” In fine condition, with scattered light surface impressions. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

627. Bud Shank and Bob Cooper. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Shank and Cooper seated at a table displaying their saxophones, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Best wishes—Bud Shank” and “Hello Johnny—Best of Luck—Bob Cooper.” In fine condition, with a small area of adhesive residue above Shank’s left shoulder. Saxophonist and flutist Bud Shank (1926–2009) and arranger, saxophonist, and oboist Bob Cooper (1925–1993) collaborated and recorded four albums in the mid-1950s with various-sized ensembles. Shank rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton’s Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra; also a part-time member of Kenton’s group, Cooper is remembered as being one of the first to play solos on an oboe. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

628. Charlie Shavers. American swing era jazz trumpeter, arranger and composer (1920–1971) who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Sidney Bechet, Billie Holiday, and many more. One of his compositions, ‘Undecided,’ is a jazz standard. Uncommon vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Shavers, eyes closed, intently playing his trumpet in a half-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sincerely, Charlie Shavers.” In fine condition, with some creasing near the top edge resulting in a fleck of missing emulsion. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

629. Arvell Shaw. American jazz double-bassist (1923–

2002), who is best known for his work with Louis Armstrong.

He later worked at CBS with Russ Case, and performed with Teddy Wilson’s trio and Benny Goodman. Terrific vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.75 publicity photo of Shaw excitedly playing his upright bass, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My best Wishes, To Willy, Good Luck, Arvell Shaw.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, and scattered light creasing and surface impressions. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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630. Willie Smith. Ameri-

can alto saxophone player of the swing era (1910– 1967) who also played clarinet and sang; he performed with notable players and ensembles like Jimmie Lunceford, Charlie Spivak, Harry James, Duke Ellington, and the Gene Krupa Trio. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Smith playing his saxophone, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sincerely, Willie Smith.” In fine condition. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

631. Sonny Stitt. Pro-

lific American saxophonist (1924–1982) best known for his work in the bebop and hard bop styles. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Stitt posing with his saxophone and smiling into the camera, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sonny Stitt.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

632. Big Joe Turner. American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri, (1911–1985) whose fame peaked in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll.’ Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Turner in a handsome half-length seated pose, signed in blue ink, “Big Joe Turner, KC.” In fine condition, with light discoloration along the edges. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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635. Mary Lou Williams. Ameri-

633. Sarah Vaughan. American jazz singer nicknamed ‘Sassy’ and ‘The Divine One,’ (1924–1990) who was a fourtime Grammy Award winner, and the recipient of the NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 James J. Kreigsmann publicity photo of Vaughan in a striking halflength pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnny, Sarah Vaughan.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

can jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (19101981). Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 publicity photo of Williams in a lovely close-up pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Johnnie, Sincere best wishes, Mary Lou, ‘53.” Reverse bears ownership ink notations. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, moderate overall creasing, and some light surface impressions. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

634. Joe Williams.

American jazz singer (1918– 1999) who sang with big bands such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra.

Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 publicity photo of Williams in a half-length pose by Lonnie of Chicago, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the Hot Club of Belgium, Thank you for a most enjoyable time in your wonderful country—Joe Williams.” Reverse bears a H. J. Mydtskov copyright stamp.

In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

636. Lester Young. American musician (1909–1959) acclaimed as one of the greatest tenor sax and clarinet players in the history of jazz. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Young wearing a striped suit and smiling into the camera, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Lester Young, to Jean.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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637. AC/DC

638. Aerosmith

639. Alice in Chains

640. Andrews Sisters

641. Louis Armstrong

642. Louis Armstrong

643. The Band

644. The Beach Boys

645. Beatles: John Lennon

646. Beatles: John Lennon

647. Beatles: Ringo Starr

648. Beatles: Ringo Starr

650. Bee Gees

651. Leonard Bernstein

652. Chuck Berry

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649. Beatles: Ringo Starr MB $200

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653. Black Sabbath

654. Phillips Brooks

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657. Eric Clapton MB $200

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664. Alfred Cortot MB $200

656. Eric Clapton

658. Eric Clapton and Giorgio Armani

659. The Clash

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661. Classic Rock

660. Classic Rock

655. Enrico Caruso

662. Leonard Cohen

663. Composers

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665. David Crosby MB $200

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666. John Denver

667. John Denver

668. Neil Diamond

669. Doobie Brothers

670. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey

671. Duran Duran

672. Duke Ellington

673. Fleetwood Mac

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674. Cesar Franck

675. Grand Funk Railroad

676. Grateful Dead

677. Grateful Dead

679. Hootie and the Blowfish

680. Whitney Houston

681. The Ink Spots

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678. Jimi Hendrix MB $200

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683. Billy Joel

684. Elton John

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682. Joan Jett

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686. Elton John and George Michael

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685. Elton John MB $200

687. Journey MB $200

688. Jerome Kern

689. B. B. King

690. King Crimson

691. The Kinks

692. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant

693. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant

694. Franz Lehar

695. Franz Lehar

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699. Tom Petty

696. Jerry Lee Lewis

697. Johnny Mercer

698. The Monkees

700. Tom Petty

701. Pink Floyd MB $200

702. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

705. Ramones

706. Ramones MB $200

707. Ramones

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709. Ramones

710. Ramones

711. Ramones

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704. Cole Porter MB $200

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703. Iggy Pop MB $200

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712. Ramones

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716. Ramones

717. Ramones

718. Ramones

720. Otis Redding

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722. The Righteous Brothers

723. Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

725. Johnny Rotten

726. Harry Ruby

727. Bob Seger

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724. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards MB $200

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714. Ramones MB $200

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728. Paul Simon

729. Grace Slick

730. Songwriters

732. Bruce Springsteen MB $200

733. Steely Dan: Walter Becker

734. Stills-Young Band

736. Stone Temple Pilots

737. Styx

738. Ten Years After

741. Woodstock

742. Yes

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740. U2 MB $200

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731. Bruce Springsteen MB $200

735. Sting MB $200

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classic entertainment

744. John Barrymore. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 8, 1932. Agreement between MGM Corporation and Barrymore, in which the latter affirms that he will “make all necessary and appropriate arrangements with said RKO Studios, Inc. to effectuate the postponement of the starting date of [his] services in connection with said photoplay ‘Moon and Sixpence.’”

Signed at the conclusion by Barrymore, and countersigned by MGM Vice President Louis B. Mayer. In fine condition. RKO originally bought the rights to produce a screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence in 1932 as a vehicle for leading man John Barrymore; the film was never produced as conceived, and an independent adaptation starring George Sanders was released a decade later. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

746. Marlon Brando. Original unsigned ballpoint sketch accomplished by Brando on a yellow 6 x 6 sheet, showing a handsome, vaguely androgynous young man with curly hair.

The sheet bears a pencil date annotation in another hand, “12/25/81.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Photoplay’s 1926 Best Picture Award for Beau Geste 745. Beau Geste Photoplay Award. Sought-after bronze Pho-

toplay Magazine Medal of Honor, just under 3˝ in diameter, with raised text on the reverse: “Presented to Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. by Photoplay Magazine for the Production Beau Geste, the Best Photoplay of the Year 1926.” The front of the medal features the traditional symbolic dramatic masks raised in high relief. In fine condition. Beginning in 1920, Photoplay gave out what is considered the first significant annual movie award, the Photoplay Medal of Honor. The award was voted on by readers of the magazine and the producer of the winning film was presented with a gold medallion struck by Tiffany, which was generally kept by the studio; bronze copies such as this were created in very limited amounts as individual keepsakes for some of the film’s important participants. Though Photoplay only gave the single award for best film, its intentions and standards were influential on the Academy Awards founded later in the decade. Starting Bid $200

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Carradine signs “John Peter Richmond as ‘Othello’” 747. John Carradine. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo

of Carradine as Othello, signed in fountain pen, “Cordially, John Peter Richmond as ‘Othello.’” In fine to very fine condition. In homage to his uncle, Carradine began his career using the stage name Peter Richmond, soon adding “John” to the beginning, which was purportedly in honor of his friend John Barrymore. In 1935, he adopted the stage name John Carradine and legally took the name as his own two years later. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

DeMille’s “Grand Prix” award for the classic Samson and Delilah 748. Cecil B. DeMille’s Film Francais “Grand Prix” Award for Samson and Delilah. Cecil B. DeMille’s Film Francais “Grand Prix”

award for his important 1949 film Samson and Delilah, comprising a bronze ‘Winged Victory’ statuette set upon a black polished 3.5˝ x 3.5˝ base, bearing an engraved plaque, “’Samson et Dalila,’ Grand Prix, Film Francais 1951.” The trophy measures an overall 5.5˝ x 8˝ x 4.5˝, and weighs four pounds. The back of the base bears affixed labels from the Christie’s sale of DeMille’s estate. In fine condition. Provenance: The Estate of Cecil B. DeMille, lot 98, Christie’s, October 18, 1988. Accompanied by photocopies of the original Christie’s catalog listing.

DeMille produced and directed the classic biblical drama, which starred Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in the title roles of Samson and Delilah.

Released in America on December 21, 1949, the film immediately earned wide acclaim for its lush Technicolor cinematography, impressive sets and costumes, and skilled performances. Of five Academy Award nominations, it won Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. After being America’s top moneymaker in 1950, the French release—’Samson et Dalila’—was number one at the box office in France the following year. A beautiful award from the collection of one of Hollywood’s premier names.

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Incredible young Jimmy Finlayson 749. James Finlayson. Scot-

tish-American actor (1887-1953), best remembered for his ‘slow burn’ comic style in more than 30 Laurel & Hardy films. His catch phrase ‘D’oh!’ has been confirmed as the direct inspiration for the similar utterance used by animated father Homer Simpson.

Handsome vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 portrait of Finlayson by Estep of Los Angeles, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to silent actor/comedian Phil Dunham, “To my friend Phil, from, James Finlayson.” In fine condition.

Finlayson remains rare across all signed formats. This is the earliest example we have ever encountered. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

751. Judy Garland. DS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1941. Confirmation of payment letter from Loew’s Incorporated, in part: “We now hand you our check representing payment to you in the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).

This is paid in connection with your radio appearance on the Chase & Sanborn program of December 7, 1941.” Signed at the conclusion by Garland, and countersigned by a Loew’s Inc. representative.

In fine condition, with creasing to the edges and staple holes to the top. As a guest on the The Chase and Sanborn Hour, Garland sang ‘Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart’ and palled around with Charlie McCarthy. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

750. Clark Gable. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 31, 1945. Letter of affirmation addressed to Loew’s Incorporated, in full: “At the request of the Victory Committee and subject to your approval, I appeared on the AAF Day program on August 1, 1945. I agree that such services shall not be deemed to have been rendered by me under my contract of employment with you, and that no compensation shall be payable by you to me in connection therewith in a[dd]ition to the compensation, if any, which would have been payable to me under said contract in the absence of said appearance.” Signed at the conclusion by Gable. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and staple holes to the top. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Hepburn stars in Love in the Afternoon 752. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75

photo of Hepburn as Ariane Chavasse in the 1957 film Love in the Afternoon, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Zarl Anderson, my best always, Audrey Hepburn.” Attractively matted and framed with a nameplate to an overall size of 12 x 14. In fine condition. An absolutely stunning vintage photograph boasting a choice example of Hepurn’s neat and distinct autograph. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

754.

Leslie Howard. Vintage

753. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful glossy 8

x 10 photo of Hepburn in the Wait Until Dark era, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with two light creases to the upper left corner. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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glossy 8x 10 photo of Howard lighting his pipe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ella Wickerham, Sincerely, Leslie Howard, 1936.”

Reverse bears a Scotty Welbourne photo credit stamp.

In fine condition, with slight scattered surface impressions and signature contrast to “1936” against the dark background.

Originates from the James Collings Collection. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Houdini’s personal copy of The Seybert Commission on Spiritualism

755. Harry Houdini. Signed book: The Seybert Commission on Spiritualism. First edition. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott,

1887. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.285, 160 pages. Signed in pencil with his ownership signature on the first free end page, “Harry Houdini, Bo[ugh]t in Glasgow Scotland.” An earlier owner’s signature appears above. Houdini’s bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown, and he has underlined and added a few notes in the margins throughout; for instance, on page twenty he identifies an unnamed juggler as the magician “Harry Kellar,” and on page seventy-eight he writes, “Kellar outdid Slade.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None. Accompanied by a custom-made leatherbound clamshell case. Houdini dedicated a significant amount of time and effort to debunking the claims of spiritualists, psychics, and mediums by exposing their fraudulent methods. He visited Scotland in 1920 as a part of his ongoing crusade to expose false beliefs in spirits and the occult, thus it is quite likely that he purchased this book while there. Houdini eventually published his own book on the subject, A Magician Among the Spirits, in 1924. A superb association copy clearly read by Houdini and studied by him in detail. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

756. Al Jolson.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Pictures publicity photo of Jolson in a cheerful closeup pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joe, Al Jolson.”

In fine condition, with scattered light emulsion rippling.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

757. Grace Kelly and James Stewart. Appealing glossy

8 x 10 photo of Kelly and Stewart as they appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic Rear Window, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Grace Kelly” and “To Tommy McColn, Best Wishes, Jimmy Stewart.”

In fine condition, with a crease and small tear to the blank lower border. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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The Metropolis director discusses the French film scene

758. Fritz Lang. ALS in German, signed “Fritz,” one page

both sides, 8.5 x 11, April 17, [no year]. Letter to his friend, the film historian Lotte H. Eisner, reflecting on the importance of the events of 1968 in Paris to the history of film. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

760. Dean Martin. DS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, August 16, 1960.

Official letter addressed to the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, in part: “You are hereby notified that I have authorized MCA Artists, Ltd., to accept delivery of any and all checks and/ or sums of money which may from time to time be or become payable to me from you; and I hereby authorize you to deliver such checks and/or sums of money to said MCA Artists, Ltd.” Signed and dated at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Martin.

In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and two vertical folds. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara 759. Vivien Leigh. Won-

derful vintage color glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, boldly signed in fountain pen. In very fine condition. A marvelous photograph from this iconic film.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

761. Chico Marx. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Marx resting his chin on his hand, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes from, Chico Marx.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

The Sebring Story signed

by Steve McQueen 762. Steve McQueen. Signed book: The Sebring Story. First edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 203 pages. Signed upside down on the rear endpaper in blue ballpoint by Steve McQueen, and in red felt tip by two others. Also signed and inscribed on the first free end page by the author, Alec Ulmann, and throughout the book by grand prix racer Giovanni Lurani, race secretary Reggie Smith, Bob Grossman, and Monty Thomas. A small collector’s notation near McQueen’s signature dates it to 1970. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. McQueen raced his Porsche 908 in the 1970 running of the famous ‘12 Hours of Sebring’ race, finishing in second place. A desirable volume connecting McQueen and motorsports. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Marilyn signs off on a line in The Green-Eyed Blonde

763. Marilyn Monroe. DS, one page, 8 x 10.25, May 7,

1957. Document submitted to Warner Bros. in which Monroe authorizes the use of her name “in connection with the motion picture now entitled ‘Green Eyes,’ now being produced for release and distribution by you.” Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 25.5 x 19. In fine condition. The line that Monroe consents to comes in a scene in which the characters discuss someone’s hairstyle, with one of them saying, ‘It’s kind of the way Marilyn Monroe does hers.’

The film, written by Dalton Trumbo, was ultimately released under the title The Green-Eyed Blonde in December 1957. A beautifully presented, boldly signed document. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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“I was extremely pleased to get the plague”

Scarce photo of “Buckwheat”

765. Paul Newman. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal let-

766. Our Gang: William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas. Arguably among the most beloved, while exceedingly rare Our Gang star (1931–1980) best remembered for his wide-eyed double takes and pigtails that would stand on end when he was ‘ascared.’ Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of the adorable Our Gang ‘Rascal’ in a straw hat, signed in fountain pen during his childhood, “Buckwheat.” In fine condition, with light silvering to darker areas of the image. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

terhead, June 13, 1959. Letter to “Anthony,” in part: “Enclosed you will find $5. I was extremely pleased to get the plague [sic]. Unfortunately, it was busted. It had been creamed en route. And also, of course, thank you very much for your very kind letter.” Newman adds a handwritten note concerning the broken plaque, “But I glued it.” In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to the lower right. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

767. Rat Pack: Martin and Davis. Two checks: a personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Martin, payable to Cast for $500, December 2, 1968; and a Will Mastin Trio business check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed in red felt tip by Davis, Jr., made payable to the entertainer for $500, March 26, 1971, with Davis, Jr., also adding his endorsement signature on the reverse. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Our first Ritchie—the ‘little tramp’ originator 768. Billie Ritchie. Scottish comedian (1878–1921) who traveled the world

working alongside Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel with the Karno Fun Factory and Comedy Troupe; he is best remembered for the silent comedy shorts he made between 1914 and 1920 for the L-KO Kompany and Fox Film Sunshine Comedy unit, and for creating the ‘little tramp’ character that was later popularized by Chaplin. Rare vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Ritchie by Floyd Photography Studio of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to silent actor/comedian Phil Dunham, “Best wishes, To—’Phil’! Truly yours, Billie Ritchie, 1915.” In fine condition, with light soiling, a small tear to the top edge, and a small crease to the lower right corner tip. Ritchie remains extremely rare across all signed formats, with this photo representing the first time we have offered the comedic pioneer.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Roddenberry creates his first television series, The Lieutenant 769. Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry.

DS, six pages, 8.5 x 13, April 12, 1963.

Freelance Television Film Writer’s contract between Roddenberry and Arena Productions, Inc., in which the former “agrees to render his services hereunder and to devote his best talents, efforts and abilities” for a story “based on ‘The Lieutenant’ series.” Neatly signed on the last page in blue ballpoint Roddenberry.

In fine condition.

After writing freelance for shows like Highway Patrol and Have Gun–Will Travel, Roddenberry created and produced his own television series entitled The Lieutenant in 1963. Starring Gary Lockwood and Robert Vaughn, the show focused on Marines situated at Camp Pendleton during Cold War peace time. Despite earning strong reviews and viewership, the show was canceled after one 29-episode season; Roddenberry’s second television series, Star Trek, would premiere in 1966, and include several members of The Lieutenant cast, which included Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, and Majel Barrett. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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771. Elizabeth Taylor. DS, one

770. Frank Sinatra. Strangers in the Night album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black felt tip, “For Ron! Frank Sinatra.” In fine condition, with some light edge staining and toning. The record is included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from a previous owner, who notes that the autograph was obtained in person in Las Vegas. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

page, 8.5 x 11, February 11, 1952. Letter of consent to Loew’s Incorporated, in full: “I hereby consent to your using, publishing and/or distributing, and to your authorizing others to use, publish and/or distribute, reproductions of my signature, on my photographs or portraits, and/or in connection with exploitation generally, including but not being limited to, my fan mail.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Taylor. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

“Duke” as Hondo 772. John Wayne. Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Wayne as Hondo Lane in the 1953 classic Hondo, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Al—Its been great, Duke, John Wayne.” In very fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. It is extremely uncommon to see Wayne sign with both “Duke” and his full name—an exemplary piece. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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773. Academy Award Winners

774. Actors

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775. Addams Family: Blossom Rock

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777. Ethel Barrymore

776. Buddy Adler

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778. Ingrid Bergman

779. Billy Bevan

780. Charles Boyer

781. Gary Cooper

782. Gary Cooper

783. Gary Cooper

784. Lou Costello

785. Buster Crabbe

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786. Joan Crawford

787. Sammy Davis, Jr.

788. Clint Eastwood

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789. Entertainers

790. Douglas Fairbanks MB $200

791. Marty Feldman

792. Federico Fellini

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793. Errol Flynn

794. Harrison Ford

795. Morgan Freeman

796. Clark Gable

797. Judy Garland

798. Gloria Grahame

799. I Love Lucy

800. Ill-Fated Actors

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801. Al Jolson

802. Elia Kazan

803. Ben Kingsley

804. Stanley Kubrick

805. Hedy Lamarr

806. Stan Laurel

807. Lone Ranger: Moore and Silverheels

808. Ernst Lubitsch

811. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

812. Toshiro Mifune

815. Paul Newman

816. Paul Newman

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809. Anna Magnani MB $200

813. Sal Mineo MB $200

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810. Fredric March MB $200

814. Marilyn Monroe: Bert Stern MB $200

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817. Jack Nicholson MB $200

818. Our Gang MB $200

821. Robert Redford

822. Christopher Reeve

825. Rod Serling

826. Singers

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829. Star Wars: Mark Hamill MB $200

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830. Star Wars: Hamill, Prowse, and Jones MB $200

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819. Gregory Peck

820. Basil Rathbone

823. Burt Reynolds

824. Peter Sellers

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827. Al ‘Fuzzy’ St. John

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828. Star Trek: Shatner and Nimoy

831. Barbra Streisand

833. Tarzan

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832. Tarzan

834. Tragic Actresses

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836. Lee Van Cleef MB $200

839. Ethel Waters

837. Conrad Veidt

843. Orson Welles MB $200

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842. Johnny Weissmuller

835. Helen Twelvetrees

838. Vintage Entertainers

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840. Johnny Weissmuller

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844. Gene Wilder MB $200

841. Johnny Weissmuller MB $200

845. Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton MB $200

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sports

A scheduled fourth bout between Ali and Norton 846. Muhammad Ali. DS, four pages, 8.5 x

11, December 15, 1977. Photocopy of a contract between Ali and Robert Arum of Top Rank, Inc., in which the former agrees “to engage in a world heavyweight boxing championship contest against Ken Norton or, under circumstances specified below, any other suitable opponent selected by you,” with the bout set to “take place on a date during the period commencing on September 1, 1978 and ending on October 15, 1978.” Under clause seven, Top Rank agrees that Ali may participate in the following world heavyweight boxing championship prior to the Norton fight, including: “a world heavyweight boxing championship contest between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks currently scheduled for February 15, 1978” and one additional “world heavyweight boxing championship contest” between Ali and a “bout opponent to be approved by Top Rank.”

Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Ali and Arum, who adds Ali’s name and his own initials to clauses four and five in the contract. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

848. Muhammad Ali. Autograph man-

847. Muhammad Ali. Official Rawlings World Series League baseball from 1994, signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot by Muhammad Ali. In fine condition, with a JSA label affixed near the league stamp. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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uscript, one lightlylined page, 8 x 10.5, taken from a longer speech or essay.

Ali writes, in part: “If you are contented with the wealth Allah (God) has given you, utilize it correctly, a true believer should spend it in Allah’s cause, before such a time comes when you are deprived of your riches, we should make the best of our own life before we die, because as long as a person lives, he is capable of doing deeds, good or bad. But when he is dead, there is an end to all his deeds.”

Stapled to the front is a ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Fran, Muhammad Ali, God will guard His Truth, and is the Source of all things, He is Eternal, 7–86,” on a yellow 5.5 x 4 lined slip, adding a small happy face at the bottom. Scattered creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Everlast robe signed by ‘The Greatest’

849. Muhammad Ali. Full-length black-andwhite Everlast boxing robe with “Muhammad Ali” in white lettering on the reverse, size 42, signed on the white lapel in black felt tip, “Muhammad Ali, Dec 14-83,” with a small smiley face sketch.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. The consignor notes that this was obtained at a show where Ali was selling and signing the robes. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

The creator of basketball

850. Muhammad Ali. Red right-handed Everlast 12-ounce

boxing glove, neatly signed on the top in black felt tip by Muhammad Ali. In fine condition. Originally obtained by inperson specialist Mike Wehrmann. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

851. James Naismith. Scarce pencil signature, “James

Naismith,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from the end of an endorsed check. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Rare assemblage of baseball legends, highlighted

by Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Jimmie Foxx 852. Baseball Hall of Famers.

Official Reach American League baseball signed in ink on the sweet spot and side panels by a multitude of legendary ballplayers, including: Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx (2), Mickey Cochrane (2), Ted Lyons (2), Ray Schalk, Frank Frisch, Dazzy Vance, Carl Hubbell, and Bill Dickey. In good to very good condition, with overall shellacking, toning, and some scratching which affects several of the signatures; the large gouges and some surface flaking primarily affect singular examples of Foxx, Lyons, and Cochrane—luckily, each of these Hall of Famers has signed twice. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

853. Horton Smith. Early ‘boy wonder’ of golf (1908–1963)

who, at the age of twenty-one, played on the 1929 PGA tour and won eight of twenty-two events. He also won the first Masters Tournament, hosted in 1934. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Horton Smith,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 album page.

Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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854. Pie Traynor. Ink signature, “Pie Traynor,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 card. Matted with a photo of the Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman to an overall size of 10 x 8. In fine condition, with a surface mark below surname. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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857. Joe DiMaggio

858. Joe DiMaggio

860. Golf

861. Red Grange

862. Ill-Fated Athletes

865. Mickey Mantle

866. Mickey Mantle

869. Mel Ott

870. Alex Rodriguez

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859. Roger Federer MB $200

863. Sandy Koufax MB $200

867. Minnesota Twins MB $200

856. Jack Dempsey

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864. Jake LaMotta MB $200

868. NY Yankees MB $200

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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. 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 cross-ac-

tions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

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.

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.

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, nonincremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result

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.

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.

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

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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