RR Auction: May 2018 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

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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

Literature ............................................................................................................4 Presidents and First Ladies...............................................................................77

Notables..........................................................................................................100

Military.............................................................................................................144 Aviation............................................................................................................156

Space..............................................................................................................161 Art, Architecture, and Design...........................................................................171 Comic Art and Animation ................................................................................181 Music...............................................................................................................186 Classic Entertainment.................................................................................... 211

Sports............................................................................................................. 225 Conditions of Sale.......................................................................................... 227

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literature “Life is the most beautiful fairy tale!”

1. Hans Christian Andersen. Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Fabulous AQS in German on an off-white 5.5 x 1.5 slip, in full (translated): “Life is the most beautiful fairy tale! H. C. Andersen, Dresden 24 August 1857.” Elegantly matted with an original carte-de-visite portrait of the great author to an overall size of 8 x 10. In fine condition. An exemplary, beautiful quote from the esteemed writer of fairy tales. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

2. Hans Christian Andersen. Scarce 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait of Andersen in a distinguished profile pose, signed and inscribed in German on the reverse in ink (translated): “To the warm-hearted noble-minded Miss Rye; heartily and respectfully, H. C. Andersen, Copenhagen, 20 May 1870.” Published by Thora Hallager of Copenhagen. Another has added to the lower portion: “Translation

by C. J. Christensen Consul of Denmark at New York, (Miss Rye’s fellow passenger on the ‘Moravian’ in May 1870).” In fine condition. The revered Danish author remains quite scarce in signed photos.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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3. Hans Christian Andersen. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.75, addressed by Andersen to his English translator, “Horace E. Scudder, Esq., New-York, Riverside-Cambridge, Mass., paid,” and signed at the bottom, “(from Hans Christian Andersen).” In very good condition, with creasing, soiling, and central horizontal fold. In their published correspondence, Scudder once explained his process: ‘I am pleased you are satisfied with the translation of your stories. I have put them into an exact English version and then go over them myself with great care, endeavoring to give those touches and quaint turns of expression with a long study of your writings has made me acquainted.’ Andersen replied: ‘I could not wish for a better translator than a man who is spiritually akin to me.’

A fantastic example of Andersen’s Anglicized autograph.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful poetry by the Danish legend

4. Hans Christian Andersen. Fantastic

autograph poems in Danish and French, one page, 13 x 10.25, signed at the conclusion, “Souvenir de H. C. Andersen, Paris 26 April 1843.” Andersen pens four bilingual stanzas of one of his poems, headed “Le Soldat” on the French side. In very good to fine condition, with a repaired central vertical separation.

An impressive autograph piece from the famed writer.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Scarce autograph letter by the prolific French novelist 6. Honore de Balzac. Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex ‘cycle’ La Comédie humaine. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, June 13, [no year, but docketed 1835 on the reverse]. Letter to Monsieur Liodet. In full (translated): “I have arrived today from Vienna after having left Paris on May 20. Therefore, it may be possible that someone has brought me the clock during my absence. Please write a word to the person and I will send you a bill of change for two months. I will need another after I will have confirmed the reception of the clock. Agree my thanks and please remember I will never forget you and ask me anything in which I can be of use.” In very good to fine condition, with repairs to paper loss at edges. The consignor notes that this letter was sold to a Brazilian collector in the 1940s, and that it has been off the market for seventy years. An extraordinary resurgence of Balzac’s letter about the clock, boasting a rare, longer variation of his signature than typically seen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Penned by the author of Peter Pan 7. James M. Barrie. Two ALSs signed “J. M. Barrie,” each

one page, dated 1901–1902, both to John Henderson, secretary of the National Liberal Club. The first, on Black Lake Cottage letterhead, May 17, 1901, in part: “Foiled again! I am down here but his is no excuse for not answering sooner.” The second, on Leinster Corner letterhead, December 15, 1902, in part: “I enclose cheque for 10/— Omar club subscription, and hoping the school flourishes.” In overall fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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Barrie updates Minnie Fiske on a potential role in “P. Pan” 8. James M. Barrie. Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937) best

remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Adelphi Terrace House letterhead, October 28, 1921. Letter to Mrs. Fiske White, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I had not forgotten tho’ and if an opportunity arrives I hope you will play in something of mine. The part of P. Pan however, was definitively arranged for yesterday so in that matter nothing can be done. With kind regards.” In fine condition, with show-through from a stain on the reverse. Minnie Maddern Fiske was one of the leading American actresses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century who led a fight against the Theatrical Syndicate for the sake of artistic freedom. She is widely considered one of the most important actresses on the American stage in the first quarter of the 20th century. Letters by Barrie referring to his most famous creation are quite scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce “Baudelaire-Dufays” autograph, incorporating his mother’s maiden name 9.

Charles Baudelaire. Influ-

ential nineteenthcentury French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 collection Les Fleurs du Mal. Rare DS in French, signed “BaudelaireDufays,” one page, 9.25 x 3.75, March 6, 1849. Baudelaire endorses a receipt for 6500 francs, “Accepte pour la somme de six mille cinq cents francs,” signing below and adding his address, “17 quai d’Anjou.” In very good to fine condition, with tiny pin holes to the left side, and scattered light foxing.

This is a particularly interesting example, as he signs with the addition of his mother’s maiden name, “Dufays.” They had a complicated relationship and were often at odds over Baudelaire’s extravagant spending; during this period, however, he felt an extreme love for her. A fantastic autograph from the revered French writer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“This first edition of ‘F.451’ with the good wishes of Ray Bradbury” 10. Ray Bradbury. Rare and sought-after signed first edition book: Fahrenheit 451. First edition, first printing. NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. Hardcover with first issue dust jacket (with $2.50 price), 5.5 x 8, 199 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black felt tip, “For Matt…This first edition of ‘F.451’ with the good wishes of Ray Bradbury, 6/8/92.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG-, with a small touch-up to a scuff on the front board; the dust jacket has been professionally restored, with significant repairs to the spine and smoothed creases to the rear panel.

Nicely bound in publisher’s red cloth boards with bright yellow titles to spine and front board. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell case. An exceptionally desirable signed first edition of a true classic. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce document from the Bronte family patriarch

11. Patrick Bronte. Anglo-Irish priest and author (1777– 1861) who was the father of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Bronte,” one page, 9.25 x 3.75, September 18, 1856. Document headed “Register of Burials in the Church of Haworth, near Bradford Yorkshire,” listing the burial of Martha Constantine. In fine condition.

Accompanied by modern postcard photos of Bronte and his daughters. Patrick Bronte survived all of his children—Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. After Charlotte’s death he wrote her biography with the help of Elizabeth Gaskell. He was also responsible for the posthumous publication of Charlotte’s first novel, The Professor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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12. Edgar Rice Burroughs. ALS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, personal ‘Tarzana’ letterhead, March 7, 1938. Letter to Tarzan’s Jane, the actress Maureen O’Sullivan, in full: “I’d certainly like to have some autographed ‘stills’ of you—or, better, just one good photo.

You see you left yourself wide open by that suggestion.

If you and Mr. Farrow like tennis, bridge, or swimming drop in some afternoon.

We’d like very much to have you.” Includes a glossy 10 x 8 photo of O’Sullivan as Jane, poised to swing from a tree, signed in blue ink, “Best wishes, Maureen O’Sullivan.” In very good to fine condition, with toning, creasing, and a small tear to the bank area above the signature. From the collection of Mia Farrow, Maureen O’Sullivan’s daughter. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Drafts of the Nobel laureate’s book reviews 13. Pearl S. Buck. AMS, signed twice with

her initials, “P. S. B.,” nine pages, 8.5 x 11, circa March 1941. A series of drafts for book reviews

by Buck to be published in Asia Magazine. The manuscript begins with a brief passage on “The autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru…entitled Toward Freedom…the new edition, which contains a valuable new chapter that brings it up to date.”

On the next page, headed “Asia Column,” Buck writes: “Out of the Night, by Jan Valtin, is a book like none other that has ever been written. It is difficult to define exactly its unique quality and significance, but it has both these. The material is not in itself new. It is, superficially, the story of a German communist who was sent to work in underground activities for communism in many countries…among which were the United States and China. The book contains no propaganda. It is the story of a man so shaped by the circumstances of his time…that he was captured by communism…[For Communism] might be substituted almost any other impersonal power which has laid hold of human individuals and used them and dehumanized them.” After a discussion of the book’s contents, she concludes that “It all makes a book which everyone ought to read who believes in the dignity of the individual.”

She next turns to “Workers Before And After Lenin by Manya Gordon…an examination into the conditions of the Russian labor for the last fifty years, and a comparison of the conditions of working people in that country now…The book begins with an account of the gains which labor was making before the revolution.” She reviews two other works more briefly, “Chinese Homes and Gardens…a joy to possess,” and “The Maori People Today,” a collection of symposium essays. She notes that “it has been taken for granted that the white man in New Zealand has treated the Maori with unusual justice and mercy,” but the collection shows there was “no unusual goodness on the part of the white conquerors.” Buck signs her initials after each of these last two reviews, the first in pencil. Buck makes numerous corrections and deletions throughout the manuscript. In fine condition, with a staple to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

14. Lady Charlotte Bury. English novelist (1775–1861) best

remembered for her anonymous 1838 work, Diary Illustrative of the Times of George IV. Partial handwritten letter, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, no date but circa 1828. The beginning of a longer letter to a gentleman, in part: “I am truly grieved that my request should have weighed upon your mind in any way, and I most lament having made it at all if it is inductive of pain to you—so, however much I may regret losing the really valuable transcripts of your unsophisticated mind I would rather forgo that pleasure than cause you to be forced back upon scenes and feelings which are too much for your strength. You cannot think how really refreshing it is to read any thing which is perfectly natural, which bears no marks of what is called composition about it—but is the genuine portrait (if I may be allowed to expression) of feelings and thoughts…You will be sorry to hear that Mr Bury has had but indifferent health and it is a constant source of anxiety to me…My work ‘Flirtation’ has a great many enemies—but I think it tends to good, and good only, so I care not—one must make up one’s mind to being shot at when one sets up a target—everybody who runs a literary career will meet with these rebuffs. They are fearful at first, but secure of one’s motive they become merely gnats, in a summer’s eve.—I have begun a very great book—I do not trust in my own strength to bring it to good issue but in that of Him who inspired me with the idea to undertake it.” In fine condition, with slight splitting along one of the folds. Starting Bid $200

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15. Albert Camus. Program for the Festival d’Art Dramatique

in Angers, June 21–30, 1957, 8.25 x 10.5, signed and inscribed on a biographical page in French in blue ballpoint by Camus, whose play Caligula was staged at the festival; also signed throughout the program by many of the actors and actresses who appeared in the production. In fine condition, with light handling wear. A scarce autograph from one of the premier philosopher-writers of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Capote talks Ike and Charlie Chaplin

16. Truman Capote. ALS signed “Truman,” one page, 6.25 x 8.25, October 22, 1952. Letter to “Leonard,” in part: “I have meant so long to write you, but have had all the nuisance (and the pleasure) of moving into an apartment, a really very nice one, here in Rome; I intend to spend the winter here—then probably will blow home with the March winds…I don’t know what gave me the idea you were an Eisenhower supporter. For that matter, I can’t now imagine what made me think I was. I suppose, like so many others, I simply found that ‘old man–little boy’ grin of his rather disarming—which is hardly the way to choose a candidate. I do want very much for Stevenson to win—I wish I were going to be there to vote for him. Do you think they really will keep Chaplin from coming home?—The whole thing is not only a great disgrace but it is offering the European press a field day in anti U.S. propaganda. He and Oona may come to Rome next month; I hope so.” At the head of the letter, Capote clearly writes his new address: “Truman Capote, 33 via Margutta, Rome.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Sketches of Capote and his bulldog, presented to the author by a New Yorker cartoonist

17. Truman Capote: Peter Arno. Fantastic original

ink sketches of Truman Capote and his English bulldog Maggie accomplished by great New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno on an off-white 8.5 x 11.5 sheet, signed and inscribed to Capote in the lower left, “For Truman and the Bunk, with best wishes, Arno, Paris ‘58.” A second integral sheet features two preliminary sketches by Arno of the back of Capote’s head, which he scribbled through. In fine condition. In 1958, Capote published his iconic novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The son of Nostradamus 18.

Cesar de Nostredame. Early French

historian, poet, and painter (1553–1629) who was the son of the famed astrologer and reputed seer Nostradamus. LS in French, signed “Nostredame,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.25 x 14, November 3, 1617.

Letter to his cousin, Pierre d’Hozier, an early genealogist. Hozier had told Nostradame about the plan to devote himself to the history and genealogy, and asked him for advice and genealogical information. In this reply, Nostredame describes in detail his contributions to the descriptions of coats of arms. He also mentions also a newly written heroic poem, for which he would like to find a publisher, possibly with the help of Hozier. In good condition, with tears, areas of heavy staining, and several old repairs, including reconstruction of the bottom half of the final page. Starting Bid $300

“If I could recreate that strange sordid steamy lazy corrupt ingrown, and yet so human feeling of shabby life below the line, I shouldn’t have stopped with one book” 19. Raymond Chandler. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1954. Letter

to Mr. Lovell, in full: “I’m now not sure I was right about the short story collections Avon. On checking I find that I do have two new copies of 5 Murderers Avon No. 63 and 5 Sinister Characters Avon No. 28. But the first item mentioned above is in the small format, pocket book size, not the original mystery minthly [sic] thing. And one of the 5 Murderers has for some reason quite unknown to me a small piece cut out of page 232. I have no copies of Finger Man Avon No. 43. My wife has original new copies of everything, including the magazines, but she won’t give them up to anyone. If the 5 Sinister Characters and the other unmutilated copy or any of them are of any use to you, I’ll be glad to send them on with my compliments. I have no trading instinct really and can’t suggest any other books at the moment. I did mention a book called They Don’t Dance Much

by James Ross. You say you think he is John Ross Macdonald. I have no accurate knowledge, but I thought Macdonald was Kenneth Millar. Originally a Canadian, wasn’t he? Or am I thinking of his wife? Anyhow the southern feeling in They DDM doesn’t seem up his alley at all. I could be wrong. This fellow has been a pastiche writer pure and simple. But if I could recreate that strange sordid steamy lazy corrupt ingrown, and yet so human feeling of shabby life below the line, I shouldn’t have stopped with one book, by heck.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and creasing to the corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“One of the nasty things about Hollywood is that you have to deal with people at arm’s length even when you are working for them” 20. Raymond Chandler.

TLS signed “Ray,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 10, 1947. Letter to “Swanie,” his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: “Why don’t you quit trying to panic me about this U–I script? If they are crooked enough to try to get out of this deal on a technicality, they will find one without our help. I am aware that a deal like this could not be made right now, but I am also aware that not very many high-budget pictures are made with a total story coast of $100,000...

I expect to have the first draft screen play done by the end of this month, but even if I do not, I don’t think the sky will fall in. I am certainly entitled, if necessary, to an extra few weeks on account of sickness. The contract expressly provides for delay on account of sickness, up to two months, and this in addition to any other delay permitted by the contract.

Tyler and I have been through your proposed agency agreement (or rather I should say the agreement drawn up by your lawyers—you may not even have read it). My reaction is that it is not too satisfactory, but in view of the fact that the boys took three months to compile this instrument, I don’t think there is any great hurry about a detailed discussion of it from my point of view....

In a general sense, it seems to me that the contract very carefully states all matters for your protection, and those which are for my protection are either evaded, watered down, or would be presumptively a part of the agency relationship even if not stated.

For instance, in my letter to you of May 27, containing the notes for the provisions which I thought should go into the contract, in Paragraph 7 I said, ‘Your right to collect monies for my account carries with it the obligation to determine the correctness of the amounts so collected.’ This comes out in your contract, see your Paragraph 5, as an obligation to ‘request correction of any apparent errors thereon.’ How apparent do they have to be? Does a bell have to ring or something?…

Paragraph 13 of your proposal states ‘you agree that you will abide by the rules of good business ethics in your dealings with me,’ etc. What kind of a contract is it which requires one of the parties to act like an honest man? What is the purpose of this provision?…

I don’t want to deal with you at arm’s length, Swanie. One of the nasty things about Hollywood is that you have to deal with people at arm’s length even when you are working for them. That is one of the things I want to get away from. I have a great admiration for Bruington’s legal abilities as a partisan lawyer, but I think I should be very unwilling to sign any document drawn up by him for someone else’s benefit.” In fine condition.

Chandler’s eye for clerical inconsistencies and inequity was sharpened by his time spent as a journalist and then as the vice president of the Dabney Oil Syndicate, experience that no doubt assisted in his devising of hard-boiled crime plots and the incessant decrypting of book and movie contracts sent to him by the ever-present H. N. Swanson. Swanson’s exclusive focus on the sale of motion picture rights to literary properties, as well as the representation of the writers, earned him notable clients such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, James M. Cain, William Faulkner, Pearl Buck, and Elmore Leonard. Chandler’s The Big Sleep was among the many novels Swanson sold to the Hollywood studios. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Chekhov’s Stories and Tales, inscribed to a friend and inspiration

21. Anton Chekhov. Signed book: Povesti i Razskazy [Stories and Tales]. Moscow: I. D. Sytin, 1894. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 285 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink, “To Semen Ilich Bychkov, from the author, Anton Chekhov.

25 March 1897. In nice memory.” Autographic condition: fine, with light soiling to the partially detached signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with slight rubbing to spine edges and extremities, corners bumped with damp stain at lower left on front, and neat repairs at gutters to pages 279–82. Beautifully bound in original gilt-lettered navy blue cloth.

Bychkov was a waiter at the Grand Hotel in Moscow where Chekhov stayed. Bychkov recalled: ‘I’d been a factory worker, a yard man, worked in a puppet theater, in pantomime and done everything…Of all the people staying at the hotel only Anton Chekhov spoke to me simply, man-to-man, without pride, with none of that looking down on you. And he gave me his writings, I started reading and at that minute a new light illuminated me…I loved him fervently with all my soul’ (Anton Chekhov: A Life

by Donald Rayfield, 1998, page 391).

The character Nikolai Chikildeev in the highly regarded 1897 short story ‘Peasants’ was apparently based on Bychkov: ‘You certainly took me as a type, as one of your harmless peasants,’ Bychkov wrote Chekhov, ‘You called me Nicholas and my wife Olga’ (The Oxford Chekhov, 1968, page 302). The two became so close that Chekhov acted as godfather to Bychkov’s daughter. She recalled that her father worshiped Chekhov, and that he helped the playwright’s sister publish his letters and organized numerous events dedicated to Chekhov. See Literaturnoe nasledstvo: Chekhov, Volume 68, pages 265, 268, 884, 890, and 924. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500 www.RRAuction.com | 13

22. Francois Rene de Chateaubriand. Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian

(1768-1848) considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. ALS in French, signed “Chateaubriand,” one page, 7 x 10.25, January 13, 1803. Letter to M. Dulau of London, in part (translated): “I have received, my dear sir, the six copies of Atala; I will send the 36 to M. Fuchs. I was as much astonished as you that he had sold only 26 copies, as I have had several bills from him of quite considerable amounts and I have one of them still of 720 that he may not pay me. I am mistaken about the price of the editions. It is less than I have told you. It is about 3 Louis…4 and 2 Louis…8, at Paris.

Write as soon as possible on this subject and about the translation. I await your reply with impatience. Receive the assurance of my entire devotion.” Affixed to a slightly larger presentation sheet. In very good to fine condition, with a light image of Chateaubriand to the center of the letter, the result of onetime exposure to an old engraving. Accompanied by the referenced engraving, as well as the original Parke–Bernet Galleries receipt. Atala was an early novella by Chateaubriand that was first published on April 2, 1801. Inspired by his travels in North America, the work had a considerable impact on early Romanticism, and went through five editions in its first year. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Marvelous early portrait of the great American author 23. Samuel L. Clemens. Exceptional 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Clemens

by W. & A. H. Fry, circa 1872, signed below the image in black ink, “Yours truly, Mark Twain.” Printed text on the reverse reads: “W. & A. H. Fry, Art Photographers and Miniature Painters, 68, East Street, Brighton.” Scattered marks and speckling to the image, light silvering to darker areas of the image, and two small areas of surface loss and a pencil notation to the reverse, otherwise fine condition.

Clemens began as a newspaper reporter, first writing under the “Twain” pseudonym in 1863. His first novel, The Gilded Age, was published in 1873, followed by his greatest works—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—in 1876 and 1884, respectively.

He made his first trip to England in 1872, and had his portrait taken at the W. and A. H. Fry studio on September 12, from which four poses are known to be extant. It is thought that Twain undertook the trip to do research for a work that lampooned English culture and society, but fell in love with the culture, causing him to abandon the idea. He later wrote of the proposed satire, ‘I could not leave out the manners & customs…yet I would shrink from deliberately describing them in a book, for I fear that such a course would be, after all, a violation of the courteous hospitality which furnished me the means of doing it.’ A wonderful portrait of Clemens at a significant turning point in his life and career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 14 |

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24. Jean Cocteau. Small archive comprising four ALSs in

French and one original sketch, totaling seven pages, most undated. In a letter to Rene Philipon, he writes, in part (translated): “Vallette publishes my next volume…I’m afraid that Vallette… does not faint from my book and especially from a new humorous suite on Versailles that you will like!” A sampling of quotes from the other letters (translated): “I unfortunately cannot accept your kind invitation because I have every Wednesday a family dinner, heartbreaking and obligatory—It is useless to tell you how I regret!”; “I start after 80 days of bed and room (jaundice)…to write.

Mom and I are so affected by your card! I now have to please you with my book”; “I will then tell you all the news of my work.”

The ink sketch is inscribed below, “A Rene Comte Philipon, Merci de tout coeur, Angel.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

25. Joseph Conrad. ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 5, Capel House letterhead, April 16, 1914.

Letter to Mr. Doubleday, in full: “Many thanks for your letter and the copies of Chance which have reached me last week. I was also very pleased to read the intelligently appreciative notices (two by ladies) which you have been good enough to send me. Haven’t seen Pinker. Don’t even know if he has arrived on this side yet. I am glad to hear you are coming over soon, and I hope when you do arrive your brow will be unclouded on my account.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

26. James Fenimore Cooper. ALS

in French, signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 5.25 x 7.5, March 22, 1827. Letter to the engineer PierreAlexandre Adolphe Jullien, thanking him for his concern about his health, and giving an estimate for the publication date of the forthcoming French edition of The Prairie (“sans doute, pendant le mois d’avril,” depending on the industry of the translator and publisher). Cooper also makes some social arrangements in Paris, where he had moved with his family the previous year. In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, a diagonal crease to the lower left, and two areas of repaired paper loss. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

27. Marquis de Custine. French

aristocrat and travel writer (1790–1857) known for the work entitled Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia, a detailed account of Russian life and culture as observed during his 1839 trip through the country. ALS in French, signed “A. de Custine,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, March 6, 1856. Letter to the the editor and bookseller Eugene Renduel about his book “Le monde comme il est.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 15

“I shall be very happy to write stories, either for the regular Number at Christmas time, or for the New Year’s Number”

28. Charles Dickens. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, October 7, 1857. Letter to journalist and writer John Hollingshead, in full: “I am proceeding on a new plan with the Christmas Number this year, and it may be considered as already done. But I shall be very happy to write stories, either for the regular Number at Christmas time, or for the New Year’s Number.” Beautifully triple-matted and framed with an etching behind UV-protective acrylic to an overall size of 17.5 x 14. Affixed to a larger sheet and in fine condition. Hollingshead started his journalism career in 1854 under the tutelage of Charles Dickens at the magazine Household Words, and then under W. M. Thackeray at Cornhill Magazine. Dickens had published his iconic tale, A Christmas Carol, through Chapman and Hall in 1843.

An excellent, writing-related letter by the esteemed British scribe. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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29. Vincenzo da Filicaja. Italian poet

(1642–1707) who studied under the Jesuits of Florence and at the University of Pisa. ALS in Italian, one page, 7.75 x 10.75, 1705.

Letter requesting the release of a shipment of goods held back due to the unavailability of a forwarding agent and asking a Mr. Alessandro to pay for transportation. In fine condition, with light dampstaining to the upper left corner.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare Christmas tale from Field, signed shortly before his passing

30. T. S. Eliot. TLS, one

page, 8.5 x 11, October 25, 1948. Letter to the principal of the University College of the South West in Exeter, England, in part: “I am honored by your thinking of me for such a considerable task at Exeter, and I am sorry to say that Faber is quite right. I have a piece of work on hand which will occupy all of my spare time until mid summer, and I cannot possible undertake any lectures, even single lectures, during that time.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

32. Eugene Field. Attractive booklet of The Symbol and the Saint; A Christmas Tale, apparently an offprint prepared for the author, 10 pages, 5.5 x 7, hole-punched and bound on the right with pink ribbon, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink, “With much love to Mrs. Irving Way, Eugene Field, August 22, 1895,” with Field striking through his original dedication. In fine condition, with a light strip of toning to the left edge. A scarce example signed a few months before Field’s untimely death at the age of 45. Mrs. Way, the wife of Field’s friend and fellow book collector W. Irving Way, did illuminations and illustrations for several of Field’s books.

The Symbol and the Saint, a fable that explains the origin of Santa Claus, is dated 1886 and was first published in A Little Book of Profitable Tales in 1889. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

31. William Faulkner. Signed book: Notes on a Horsethief. First edition, limited

issue, numbered 764/975. Greenville, MI: The Levee Press, 1950. Hardcover, 6 x 9.5, 71 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen by William Faulkner.

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The desperate Fitzgerald: “Unless I can get some sort of job by Friday my daughter can’t go back to Vassar” 33. F. Scott Fitzgerald. TLS signed in pencil, “Scott Fitz,” one page,

8.5 x 11, September 19, 1939. Letter to literary agent H. N. Swanson, casually addressing him, “Dear Swanie,” in full: “Unless I can get some sort of job by Friday my daughter can’t go back to Vassar. They absolutely refuse to admit anyone without money on the line. Can’t I get a job at half-price for one week?” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a staple hole to the top. Swanson’s exclusive focus on the sale of motion picture rights to literary properties, as well as the representation of the writers, earned him notable clients such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, James M. Cain, William Faulkner, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, and Elmore Leonard; among the most notable books he sold to Hollywood studios were The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Big Sleep, Old Yeller, and Butterfield 8. This letter originates from the archive of H. N. Swanson.

Fitzgerald struggled throughout 1939—his contract with MGM was not renewed, he was hospitalized twice for alcoholism, and he only managed to pick up odd jobs working on movie script re-writes. In September, he worked for Samuel Goldwyn for a week on the script for Raffles, but was soon fired due to a disagreement between Goldwyn and director Sam Wood. Finding himself without a way to pay for his daughter’s education, Fitzgerald reached out to the literary agents he knew to find any work that he could—even at half price. With the help of Harold Ober, Fitzgerald secured an advance from Esquire and worked out a payment plan with Vassar. He sent a telegram to his daughter, Scottie, on September 21st: ‘You can register at Vassar. It cost a hemorrhage but I raised some money from Esquire and arranged with comptroller to pay other half October 15th. If you don’t play straight this will be all. Forgive me if unjustly cynical remember harmony more practical than music history.’ A fantastic letter from Fitzgerald, written during a desperate and destitute period as he neared the end of his life.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Official script for Fitzgerald’s last film

3 4 . F. S c o t t Fitzgerald. Script

for the motion picture Life Begins at Eight-Thirty, 84 pages, 9.25 x 11.5, July 11, 1942, with blue revision pages dated July 18, 1942. Bound in blue Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation wrappers, marked “Final.” The screenplay is by Nunnally Johnson, based on a play

by Emlyn Williams; Fitzgerald is uncredited. In fine condition, with handling wear and staining to the covers; interior pages are all clean. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell case. Starring Monty Woolley, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde, Life Begins at Eight-Thirty was released in 1942. The movie centers around the relationship between an aging, alcoholic actor and his disabled but devoted daughter. It was Fitzgerald’s final screenwriting assignment prior to his death in 1940, though the extent of his contribution to the completed film is not known. Starting Bid $200

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Flaubert attempts to stage his late friend’s play 35. Gustave Flaubert. Celebrated French novelist (1821–

1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. ALS in French, signed “Gu. Flaubert,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, August 1869.

After the death of his childhood friend, Louis Bouilhet, Flaubert writes to Bouilhet’s adopted son, Philippe Leparfait, concerning his efforts to stage Bouilhet’s historical verse drama, Mademoiselle Aïssé. In part (translated): “Camille Doucet is enthusiastic about Aïssé & claims that it will be a colossal success. I will try to have Father Beauvalet for the role of the Commander—& Berton the father for the knight.” He also discusses the potential publication of unpublished pieces. In fine condition, with light offsetting to the ink on the first page. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. After many difficulties and without much success, on January 6, 1872, Flaubert succeeded in staging Mademoiselle Aïssé at the Odeon. A highly desirable letter connecting Flaubert’s personal friendship with the literary world. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Handwritten research notes used for Salammbo 36. Gustave Flaubert. Cel-

ebrated French novelist (18211880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. Lengthy handwritten manuscript in French by Flaubert, unsigned, three pages on two sheets, 8.75 x 11.75, no date but circa 1857. Flaubert’s handwritten transcript of an ancient Greek letter from Hyppolochus to Lincee, which he used as a reference for the opening feast scenes of his famous novel Salammbo. In part (translated): “Caranus, having a nuptial feast in Macedonia, invited twenty parasites. As soon as they were placed at table, each of them was given a bottle of silver. They had received each before entering the hall a strip of gold estimated five gold Ecus....For us, happy for the rest of our days, because of the feast of Caranus, we are looking for possessions, country houses, slaves to buy, with the presents he has given us.” In fine condition, with horizontal folds and some light ink offsetting. A remarkable and important piece from the revered French author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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37. Ian Fleming. TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, April 11, 1950. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry, in part: “Seal rang me up in the morning and it is clear that the Foreign Office are getting very busy as a result of my broadside. Fortunately Seal was Private Secretary to the First Sea Lord during most of my naval career, and we know each other well. I am not sending you a copy of the financial memorandum, but I can tell you that the costs of a staff correspondent in Washington and in Paris are slightly over half your estimated figure of £697 a month for Berlin. This is despite devaluation and despite the very heavy telephone traffic we have with Paris…Could you please explain to me by return why it is that the Association of Journalists in Berlin has not made common cause in this matter. What are the other correspondents proposing to do about it all? I have not bothered to talk to any of my colleagues in London, but naturally I shall be glad to make common cause with any organized demarche by other national papers. I feel sure that the ridiculous state of affairs revealed by your estimates will be sufficient to bring the whole subject up on the highest level in the Foreign Office and in Germany.” Fleming adds the salutation in his own hand. In fine condition, with staple holes and paperclip impressions to the upper left corner. While working as foreign manager of the Kemsley newspaper group’s Sunday Times, Fleming hired Terry to be posted in Germany. 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—Terry was one such correspondent. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“American by adoption of the only race that has any real right to adopt anyone American” 38. Robert Frost. Signed book: Mountain Inter-

val. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. Hardcover in original green cloth with gilt lettering, 6 x 9, 75 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink to fellow poet Lew Sarett, an adopted American Indian of the Chippewa tribe, “For Lew Sarett, American by adoption of the only race that has any real right to adopt anyone American. Robert Frost.” Autographic condition: very good to fine, with light toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with wear at spine ends, a small stain to the rear board, and toning to textblock.

Frost’s third published collection includes the classic ‘The Road Not Taken,’ and shares with Sarett’s poetry a fascination with and respect for the natural world of North America. Lew R. Sarett, born in Chicago of Polish and Lithuanian heritage, became interested early on in Native American culture and traditions, a passion which was reflected throughout his life and writings. He was adopted by the Chippewa Indians of the Lake Superior region and given the name Lone Caribou. Besides teaching English and public speaking at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, he served as adviser on Indian affairs to the Department of the Interior and was a part-time park ranger and wilderness guide, and a horticulturalist. His poetry reflects a deep respect for nature and for Native American culture.

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39. German Literature. Important manuscript DS in German, signed “Carl Busse,” “Dehmel,” “Gustav Falke,” “Arno Holz,” “Paul Heyse,” and “H. von Hofmannsthal,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 13, March 1910. A handwritten letter from the German lyric poet Carl Busse to other members of the “Kartell lyrischer Autoren,” a cartel founded in 1902 to protect the rights of German lyricists to earn money from their writing; founded by Richard Dehmel and Arno Holz, the cartel soon grew to more than a hundred members. The letter features autograph responses from five other committee members—Richard Dehmel, Gustav Falke, Arno Holz, Paul Heyse, and Hugo von Hoffmannsthal—and sheds light on the internal workings of the cartel, in particular a disagreement among the committee: Alfred Mombert has been elected to the committee, but questions have been raised about the election process. Busse’s letter suggests another election following a new procedure, to which the other members respond. Dehmel writes (translated): “I stand by my vote for Mombert, but have nothing against proceeding according to Herr Busse’s suggestion at a future election. Incidentally, it is not yet at all certain that Mombert will accept the nomination.” In very good to fine condition, with small splits along moderate intersecting folds. Incidentally, Mombert did not join the committee in 1910, but only in 1914, after the death of Paul Heyse. Starting Bid $200

40. [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]. ALS in German, signed “H. Krauter,”

one page, 8.25 x 10.5, October 17, 1853. Letter from Goethe’s secretary Theodor Kräuter, in part (translated): “I was truly delighted to receive a sign of life from you, which confirms the continuity of your strength…I wish with all my heart that your new sphere will be as favorable as possible and will maintain your mental elasticity, yes, even rejuvenate it. About myself I can report that, after fortunately overcoming severe illnesses, my condition is now improved as best as can be, so that I am looking forward to the future full of confidence, but first looking towards winter—(which on account of the shortness of the days is becoming more and more disagreeable to me). Let’s congratulate our noble Nothingness and wish him well that he has been relieved from his pain and suffering. It was a hopeless situation! From the Schwarzburg, of which you used to have several, I hope to have found the right thing according to your indications. As for a voucher or receipt for this mailing, let’s let it be for now, as I intend to use your dear note as such. With the request to kindly be willing to have the insert sent to her address through your municipal post office, and (if you have an address book of Berlin available), please add the name of the street and the house number.”

In very good to fine condition, with creasing and edge chipping. Starting Bid $200

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41. Ottilie von Goethe. Daughter-

in-law of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1796–1872). Lengthy handwritten manuscript in German by Ottilie von Goethe, unsigned, 130 pages, 6.5 x 7.75, circa 1858–1868, handsomely bound in soft maroon leather wraps. The manuscript comprises bibliographical references, excerpts and extracts from books and newspapers, and transcripts from letters (some written by Goethe and by Ottilie’s friend Anna Jameson). The notes provide insights into the wide-ranging areas of interest of Goethe’s daughter-in-law. Examples include: “Bücher Titel…G. F. Händel von Friedrich Chrysander…Hansen, friesische Sagen und Erzählungen…Dorner (Edmund) Roswitha, die Nonne aus Gandersheim…Schwedische Volkslieder der Vorzeit. Aus der Sammlung von Erik, Gustav Geijer und Arvid Afzelius…Leggende e tradizioni…opera de F. A. de Felici. Napoli…Recollections of the last four Popes and of Rome in their times…Seaside Studies at Ilfracombe, Tenby, the Scilly Isles, and Jersey by Henry Lewes…The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

42. Kate Greenaway. British children’s author and illustrator (1846-1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular ‘juvenile’ works of the Victorian age. ALS signed “K. Greenaway,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.5 x 5.5, February 7, 1880.

Written from Pemberton Gardens, a letter to G. H. Hayden, in full: “Very many thanks, it is truly good, did you mean me to keep it? it is wonderful, the words Ruskin uses, how the prose becomes poetry in his hands how he chooses the fittest word, thank you very much. I have thought so often of those children, they did look so very pretty. I was so sorry to go so soon. You will see them appear in something dancing all over a page in quite novel manner. Please give my kind regards to Mrs. Hayden, and I hope I may come some time–by–and-bye and see over the hospital. We also have had fearful. I hope now it is ended. With kind regards.” In very good to fine condition, with show-through along the right side of the final page from old adhesive residue on the reverse. John Ruskin was an English critic and author who featured illustrations by Greenaway in his books For Clavigera (1883) and Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats (1885). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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43. Gasparo Gozzi. Venetian critic and dramatist (1713–1786). ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 12, December 30, 1773. Letter to Antonio Rambaldo, Count di Collalto. In part (translated): “I have described to this excellent Magistrate that Institution which I estimate the most advantageous and which could be most promptly executed I wish that soon Y[our] Ex[cellency] will let me find grace, and gratify at least my obedience, and this desire to let you know this profound veneration with which I propose to be.”

Gozzi strikes through several words and makes revisions throughout. A small cut to the blank area above his signature, paper loss to lower left corner, and some mild unobtrusive dampstaining to edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Important quotation from the revered Chinese poet 44. Guo Moruo. Highly regarded Chinese intellectual and poet (1892–1978) who once called himself the Chinese answer to the German Goethe. Handwritten quotation in Chinese by Guo Moruo, one onionskin page, 8.25 x 10.75, Chinese People’s Committee for World Peace letterhead, no date. Guo Moruo pens a quote in which he regards the young generation as the foundation for world peace, and calls upon the Chinese youth to organise themselves as well as the young Chinese scientists to work for their country. From the collection of the Hungarian writer Simon Gy Ferenc and mounted in his original collector’s folder with collector’s stamp.

In fine condition. Guo was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1951. A fantastic and exceedingly rare piece.

Starting Bid $2500

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Magnificent illuminated manuscript of “Piktor’s Verwandlungen,” a Hesse fairy tale 45. Hermann Hesse. Incredible illus-

trated autograph manuscript in German by Hesse of his fairy tale “Piktor’s Verwandlungen,” 19 pages, beautifully presented in a dark green 7 x 8.75 slipcased full leather volume, bound by Werkstatt Hugo Peller in Solothurn. The first page has a beautiful watercolor vignette, titled and signed in the center, “Piktor’s Verwandlungen, Ein Marchen von Hermann Hesse [Piktor’s Transformations, a fairy tale by Hermann Hesse].” The next page is signed and inscribed by Hesse (translated), “Written and painted for Mr. W. Matheson in Olten. H. Hesse, 1939,” below which is a quote from Novalis. The handwritten story comprises 14 pages, and the text is interspersed with a total of 16 different watercolor decorations and vignettes done by Hesse, two of which are full-page illustrations. In fine condition.

Hesse first wrote the wonderful fairy tale of Piktor’s Verwandlungen in 1922 as a love story for Ruth Wenger, who was his second wife from 1924–1927. Only in 1954 did it appear in print, as a facsimile edition after a manuscript; in the epilogue, Hesse remembers: ‘The Pitkor fairy tale was written and drawn for a beloved wife more than thirty years ago. To date, it was only for sale as a manuscript. I wrote it down a few times in previous years and painted pictures, each time something different. Along with the Twelve Poems, which I occasionally write by hand and decorate with small landscapes, it has enabled me many years to help friends in need…Now that I can not write and illustrate Piktor with my own hand, I have nothing against seeing it duplicated.’ A beautiful, remarkable piece that intertwines art and literature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $5000

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Hesse pens “Two poems from the Wartime, 1914/18” 46. Hermann Hesse.

AMS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, New Year’s 1940. On the front page, Hesse writes (translated): “Two poems from the Wartime, 1914/18.” He goes on two write the twenty-line poem “Friede [Peace],” and the eight line poem “Wenn Auch [If So].”. In fine condition. A fantastic autograph poetry manuscript from the Nobel Prize–winning scribe. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

47. Knut Hamson. Norwegian writer (1859–1952), who was

awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Best remembered for his works Hunger, Mysteries, Pan, Victoria, and his ‘Nordland novels,’ Hamson pioneered psychological literature with techniques of stream of consciousness and interior monologue, and influenced authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Maxim Gorky, Stefan Zweig, Henry Miller, Hermann Hesse, and Ernest Hemingway. Fantastic matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photo of Hamsun writing at his desk, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Knut Hamsun, (80 Jahre),” signifying that he was 80 years old. In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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48. Bret Harte. American author (1836–1902) best known for his colorful tales of California pioneers, including the muchanthologized story ‘The Outcasts of Poker Flat.’ Beautiful AQS, one page, 6.75 x 8.25, August 13, 1878. Harte pens an “Extract from ‘Luke,’” concluding: “But we’ll always think of you, Luke, as the thing we could not take away,— / The balsam that dwells in the pine, the rainbow that lives in the spray,— / And you’ll sometimes think of me, Luke,—as you know you once used to say— / ‘A rifle smoke blown through the woods!’—a moment—but never to stay.” The reverse bears two autograph verses by Richard Henry Stoddard, signed “R. H. Stoddard.”

In fine condition, with light edge toning. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Decrying a Boston bathhouse’s “outrages in public decency”—“They stand on the beams over the middle bath, stark naked, every attribute of male humanity on gratuitous exhibition” 49. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,”

four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 25, 1866. Letter to a landlord who recently opened a nearby bathhouse, in part: “I trouble you unwillingly for you have done what you could so far and I know are anxious to remove all causes of complaint. But here is the fact.

The most shameless exposure of adult persons is a matter of daily occurrence at the West Boston bath. Naked men stand…on the outside of the screen which hides the platform from which the bathers go outside. They climb up the blinds on the south sides. They get on to the roof and walk about. They stand on the beams over the middle bath, stark naked, every attribute of male humanity on gratuitous exhibition to a community of both sexes and all ages. Three men were indecently exposing themselves yesterday morning, outside the platform-screen. I went directly to the bath but the police officer was not there—gone to breakfast, I believe. Similar exhibitions are made constantly for the benefit especially of the young women attached to the Eye Infirmary, who have been in the habit of enjoying the Western view, which is the one attraction of all our neighborhood. What do I propose? 1. Printed notices, plenty of them, large, brief, preemptory—that all persons doing any of these things—climbing on the outside—showing themselves in any way so as to be seen (except swimming in the water) from these houses, etc., shall be forbidden from the bath, or perhaps prosecuted for indecent exposure. 2. Catch one or two of them and carry out the threat. 3. If nothing else will do have a dozen good long strips of board made ready with sharp wrought nails sticking and have them placed so as to put a stop to these outrages in public decency. I am speaking for others as well as myself and it is necessary that I should speak very plainly. The plan of public bathing-houses is admirable, and nobody values it more than I do, but I must tell you that in my opinion they must be ruled with a rod of iron, and that unless sternly and vigorously administered they will be recognized as public nuisances to entire neighborhoods.” In fine condition, with light toning along the vertical fold. An unusual letter by the noted poet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

50. Julia Ward Howe. Original 3.75 x 5.5 albumen portrait of the noted ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ author by the J. E. Purdy Studio of Boston, affixed to the original 6 x 8 studio mount, signed on the mount in black ink by Howe. In fine condition. Howe was inspired to write ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ after she and her husband visited Washington, D.C., and met Abraham Lincoln at the White House in November 1861.

During the trip, her friend James Freeman Clarke suggested she write new words to the song ‘John Brown’s Body,’ which she did on November 19. The song was set to William Steffe’s already-existing music and Howe’s version was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. It quickly became one of the most popular songs of the Union during the American Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Hugo lends his support to a poet 51. Victor Hugo. ALS in French, signed “Victor H.,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, April 23, [no year].

Letter to his close friend, the French poet Alfred de Vigny, in full (translated): “I read, I approve and I shake your hand. Believe me with all my support, sir and dear colleague.

From the bottom of my heart.” In fine condition.

This letter may date to 1845, when de Vigny was elected to the Academie francaise after several failed attempts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

53. Italian Poets and Politicians.

Collection of 24 autographs of mid-19th century Italian poets and politicians, comprised of letters and large album pages.

Signers include: Prinz Camillo Massimo di Arsoli, Marianna Giarre Billi, Gino Capponi, S. Centofanti, Gaetano de Castilla, Augusto Conti, Francesco dall’Ongaro, Pietro Dazzi, Isidoro Del Lungo, Pietro Fanfani, Caterina Francheschi Ferrucci, Michele Ferrucci, Emilio Frullani, Erminia Fua Fusinato, Pietro Giannone, G. Giuliani, Raffaello Lambruschini, Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere, Giannina Milli, Caterina Percoto, Giuseppe Salvatore Pianell, Carlo Poerio, Marina Sprea Baroni Semitecolo, Atto Vannucci, and Bernardino Zendrini.

The large-format album pages often contain longer essays or extensive poems, each written for Maria Gaspari. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

The Brave New World author arranges an English edition of “Atlante dell’Arte Italiana” 52. Aldous Huxley.

Two letters by Huxley to the Italian writer and journalist Ugo Ojetti: a TLS, one page, June 14, 1925, in part: “Briefly, then, this is the reason of my letter. Having been much struck by the completeness, and compactness of your Atlante dell’Arte Italiana, I suggested to my publishers in London (Chatto and Windus) that they should produce an English version. They shared my view of the book’s great merits and wrote to the Italian publishers asking them to quote a price for the use of the plates to produce the illustrations for an English edition”; and an ALS, one page both sides, June 17, 1925, in part: “Many thanks for your letter, the substance of which I will forward to my publishers. Their proposal would be, of course, to preserve your arrangement of the book with a faithful translation of the Italian text. At the same time they wish to use the existing plates for the illustrations, since the remaking of such plates from the original photographs would lead to the English edition being priced too high to be successful.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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54. Shirley Jackson. American writer (1916–1965) known primarily for her short stories in the horror and mystery genres, including the oft-anthologized ‘The Lottery.’

During her two-decade career, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and over 200 short stories; this impressive body of work has been cited as a major influence on a diverse group of modern authors. Rare TLS, one page, 5 x 8, November 18. Letter to “Mr. Rappaport,” in full: “Many thanks for your kind letter, and flattering portrait; it’s a pleasure to put my name to it. I hope you enjoy Bird’s Nest. My husband gave me a set of Hawthorne on our eleventh anniversary.” In fine condition, with light mottled toning. Jackson’s third novel, The Bird’s Nest, was released in 1954. The plot follows a young woman with multiple personality disorder; despite initial lukewarm reviews from critics, it is now considered a masterwork of psychological fiction. A scarce modern literary autograph, this is the first Jackson we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after limited edition jointly signed by author and artist 55. James Joyce and Henri Matisse. Signed book: Ulyss-

es. Limited edition, numbered /250. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen by James Joyce and in pencil by Henri Matisse.

Autographic condition: fine.

Book condition: VG+/None, in a VG+ slipcase.

One year after the decade-long ban on publishing Ulysses in the United States was lifted, George Macy of the Limited Edition Club commissioned Henri Matisse to illustrate a deluxe edition of Joyce’s masterpiece. While Joyce was excited to have such a prominent artist illustrate his work, he and Macy were somewhat disappointed to find that Matisse did not read the book and based his artwork entirely on Homer’s ancient epic The Odyssey. The resulting book, featuring six original soft-ground etchings by Matisse and twenty reproductions of his preliminary drawings, was published in a limited edition of 1500, with all signed by the artist but just the first 250 copies also signed by Joyce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“I do not want to die without being able to save my full soul, by expressing it in clear, hard and inflamed words”

56. Nikos Kazantzakis. Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisation des Nations Unies Pour L’Education, La Science & La Culture letterhead, June 8, 1947. Letter to Swedish Hellenist historian Borje Knos. In part (translated): “Here we are in the month of August-the generous Greek god who brings us there these both fruits full of mystery and honey, figs and grapes. Could I hope that this generous god will lead your steps to Paris? I would really be happy…Here, in Unesco’s office, the work has been very intense and interesting. But it does not leave me with much free time to breathe and write, I began a series of works (tragedies and novels) and everything remains unresolved. And there is nothing in the world that gives me a greater pain than unfinished work. I do not want to die without being able to save my full soul, by expressing it in clear, hard and inflamed words. Like Ulysses in my Odyssey, I would only let death get a few bones and a bit of dried flesh…Shall we still have time to enjoy this unique and ephemeral life? Light increasingly darkens our poor planet, as we are entering a pervasive shadow, the human mind suffers an eclipse-our responsibility is great, and every spark of light that exists must be saved…the word beginning!

Every day, I become more and more pessimistic and more aware of human responsibility. Keep that spark, do not let it off!

To fighting this horrible night with this little light. To standing with open eyes, mind being like a sentinel.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a TLS from Kazantzakis’s widow forwarding this letter to a charity auction for the Association Suisse en Faveur des Enfants Infirmes Moteurs Cerebraux.

Written while in self-exile during the year between publishing two of his most famous novels, Zorba the Greek and The Greek Passion, Kazantzakis pens this letter in poetic language and refers to many of the same themes present in his literary workshe deals with his own mortality and spirituality, as well as the responsibilities of humankind in an ever-darkening world. It also features outstanding literary content, with a reference to what he considered his most important work, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, and his fear of letting work go unfinished. Having dedicated his entire life to a spiritual journey, Kazantzakis’s desire to “save [his] full soul, by expressing it in clear, hard and inflamed words,” is immensely powerful-his religious and artistic journeys are linked, and his struggle to write becomes his struggle to attain spiritual fulfillment. An exquisite letter containing all that could be desired in an epistle from the celebrated Greek writer-philosopher. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“Me’s weary, it’s now 4 in the mawnin and I’ve been typing up to 35 pages of manuscript of Big Sur novel” 57. Jack Kerouac. TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 18,

1961. Letter to Lois Sorrells, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “Me’s weary, it’s now 4 in the mawnin and I’ve been typing up to 35 pages of manuscript of Big Sur novel…Drop me one of yr sweet poetic notes soon, I’m lonely… I’ll be back in NY i expect in Janurary or February…when I’m going to show that bitch up for what she is. Ingrate indeed. I only hope her Puerto Rican fuckass aint got the same type blood I have. There are 6 kinds: A, B, D, O, negative B, negative D, see?…

The reason why I haven’t asked you to marry me, honey sweet, is because I’m well apprised of what legal marriages end up with…I’ve had two of them…My first wife was a doll…Even you could turn against me in legal marriage…I think that way…K’s been fucked up…Fucking aside, I like you for you tho…But you should never again run down the street to yr therapist knocking down innocent women’s bags and papers and bump into handsome polite Negro students, hear me?…Like you done on my campus. Even Lucien and I were kinder than that…If you’re so allfired het up about getting rid of guilt first get RID of guilt by not sinning against the innocents…And if you think I’m wrong, read THE POSSESSED Again…by Dostoevsky.” He adds several notes in the margins in both ballpoint and pencil, including: “I can do anything I want in chalk—But oil? Argh!”; “Just a note, like a Kissiboo—forget it”; “(Be my friend)”; and, referring to The Possessed, “Sometime translated as ‘The Devils.’” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light soiling.

In this rambling letter Kerouac touches upon several significant events in his life and career, most notably the writing of Big Sur. Based largely on his own life and experiences, the novel would be released the following September. He also launches into a tirade about his ex-wife, Joan Haverty, who had been pregnant at the time of their divorce and insisted the child was Kerouac’s, despite his fervent claims otherwise. The issue was not resolved until around the time of a paternity test—thus the mention of all the blood types—that proved Kerouac was the father and resulted in a weekly support payment. He finally concludes with a reference to Dostoyevsky, one of his favorite authors and most important influences—Kerouac’s novella The Subterraneans was consciously modeled after Dostoyevsky’s Notes from Underground. Excellent overall content in a letter representative of Kerouac’s stream-of-consciousness writing style. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Superb triple-signed Kerouac check 58. Jack Kerouac. Fantastic triple-signed personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, “Jack Kerouac,” payable to “Jack Kerouac” for $250, November 9, 1959, and endorsed on the reverse, “Jack Kerouac.” In fine condition. A choice example from just two years after the publication of his magnum opus, On the Road. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“McGraw Hill too cheap to send you book?— I’ve none left here—Well, steal one—or write one!”

59. Jack Kerouac. Fascinating group of three letters from Kerouac to John Montgomery, one of his close friends who figured as the character ‘Henry Morley’ in The Dharma Bums. All are on 5.5 x 3.25 postcards, signed “Jack,” postmarked 1960–1961.

The first, an ALS postmarked December 12, 1960, in full: “Letter follows soon—received Lord Buckley’s drinking mug—& your strange letters—your prose infinitely better than your verse especially when you forget to be ‘officially literary’ I’d say—You oughta be a columnist—So McGraw Hill too cheap to send you book?—I’ve none left here—Well, steal one—or write one!”

The second, an ALS postmarked December 20, 1960, in full: “Yr. huge letters hard to answer at this time (but easy to read)— I’se in trouble with law courts—will answer you when case is over—Russia River sure sounds nice—Oh yes. Yr. picture at Ross Lake country came the glass all smashed but I tack’t it up—Snow have just stopped, the evening star is out—but I feel strangled by this ex-wife stuff—You’ll see in papers.”

The third, a TLS postmarked January 19, 1961, in full: “I’m dying to answer you…but yr letters are non sequitur…an old Latin world meaning Oops…The old thing has lost control…O me. Anyway, this summer I wd. like definitely to meet you, go in yr.

Japanese jeepster and (findsi) and find sites for peace.” Kerouac adds handwritten notes to the margins: “Dear John Montgomery:—(or is it Montmorecy?)” and “Everybody sends disenchanted reports from South America.”

In overall fine condition, with some light scattered dampstaining. Montgomery would go on to publish multiple memoirs about Kerouac in the 1970s and 1980s. A fantastic archive of letters from famed Beat Generation writer, whose distinct style is evident even in this concise postcard prose. Starting Bid $500

60. Ken Kesey. Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 628 pages. Artistically signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink, “For Joe, Ken Kesey.” Kesey fills the entire page with a green, blue, and purple design. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/ VG-, with a small spot of toning and surface loss to the front pastedown, and substantial wear and creasing to dust jacket. An uncommon example of Kesey’s second novel. While One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is certainly more famous, many critics consider Sometimes a Great Notion to be Kesey’s magnum opus.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Impressive inscribed first edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 61. Ken Kesey.

Signed book: One Flew Over t h e C u c k o o ’s Nest. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1962.

Hardcover with later-issue dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 311 pages. Impressively signed and inscribed on the first free end page in green ink, “For Dave, Ken Kesey.” Kesey enthusiastically embellishes the area surrounding his signature in orange, pink, yellow, and blue. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with minor sunning and wear to spine, and light staining to pastedowns. Bound in light green cloth with orange spine lettering, and faded orange top stain. Contains “that fool Red Cross woman” on page 9, lines 12-13; and “Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about” on the top of page 86. The later-issue dust jacket has a price of “$12.95.” A highly desirable first edition volume of an iconic work, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

63. Pyotr Lavrov. Prominent

62. Aleksandr Kuprin. Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. ALS in Cyrillic, signed “A. Kuprin,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, no date. Untranslated letter to Mr. V. Bienstock in Paris. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Russian theorist of narodism, p h i l o s o p h e r, publicist, and sociologist (1823–1900) who endorsed revolutionary socialist ideals. Two ALSs in Cyrillic, signed “P. Lavrov,” each one page on a postcard, one 3.5 x 5.5 and the other torn to 3.5 x 3.5, dated 1897 and 1899. Both untranslated and sent to the Russian revolutionary, journalist, and writer Felix Volkhovsky. Aforementioned tear to one postcard, and scattered creases, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Lavrov on his deathbed, a letter by journalist Nathan Golant, and one additional contemporary letter. Starting Bid $200

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64. Harper Lee. Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird.

Ninth impression. Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 296 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black felt tip, “To Vicki Allison, With best wishes, Harper Lee.” Autographic condition: fine, with an erasure to the top right corner of the signed page. Book condition: VG+/ VG, with creasing and small edge tears to dust jacket. A superb inscribed example of one of the most sought-after titles in American literature, for which Lee was awarded the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter to his father from the year before publishing his masterpiece, Operette morali 65. Giacomo Leopardi. Important Italian poet, essayist,

philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, February 18, 1826. A letter thanking his father for the presents of figs in oil, and discussing the progress that could be made in also selling their own wines and cheese, which are not prized locally because they are produced in such abundance; he points out that their local wines are presently only exported in small quantities and just to Rome, whereas they are in fact far better than the wines that are sold in Bologna. Leopardi goes on to say that he suffered greatly during the winter in Bologna and that he feels revived by the more temperate weather. Addressed on the reverse in Leopardi’s hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered foxing, toning, and soiling, small holes to top and bottom edges, and the lower left corner clipped from seal removal (seal remains affixed to the reverse). Leopardi’s relationship with his father was an often strained one, with the former attempting to escape his parents’ strict and narrow-minded home on more than one occasion. In 1925 he finally left his small town, traveling between Milan, Florence, Pisa, and Bologna, where he seemingly wrote this letter. During this period of his career, he was busy compiling and editing editions of Cicero and Petrarch, as well as revising and correcting his prose magnum opus, Operette morali, which was published the following year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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66. Sinclair Lewis. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, December 26, 1919. Letter to Dr. Smyth, in part: “The thank-you is for the bully review of ‘Free Air’ which the Times gave me, and I have delayed in thanking for purposely, so that it might come at holiday time. There have been a number of favorable reviews, but none of them even compared with the Times in lucidity and understanding of the fact that the book is NOT (as a lot of reviewers supposed, without troubling to read the book) just an ‘automobile romance’ but a picture of real American life. Of course the Times has always been more courtesy to me; and so have you always been, whether to me as a writer, or back in the days when you and I used to sit out front at Stokes and talk about our friend Bill Morrow. But I’ve never felt quite so grateful to the Times as this year. I’m at work on a long novel which will not be serialized—which I’m deliberately planning as for book publication and not for serial. You’ll see it some time before the end of next year, and I hope you’ll like it.” Lewis adds a couple corrections in his own hand, as well as a brief postscript: “No—don’t take the trouble to answer this!” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

68. Andrea Maffei. Italian poet, translator, and librettist (1798–1885) whose work included collaborations with Giuseppe Verdi. Two autograph poems in Italian on an off-white 7.25 x 4.5 album page, signed in the extreme lower right by Maffei. The first, entitled “Alla Signorina Teresa Martini,” comprises three four-line stanzas and begins, “Alla giovane musa un fior dimanda.” The second, entitled “La Viola,” is penned on the lower portion and comprises eight four-line stanzas, beginning, “Odorosa foriera d’aprile.” In overall very good condition, with dampstaining to edges affecting the signature area and overall foxing and toning. Famed pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein set the latter poem to music, releasing the piece as ‘La prima viola.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic handwritten poetry by the the Pulitzer Prize winner 67. Robert Lowell. American poet (1917–1977)

considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement. Lowell’s hand-corrected draft for the poem “Waiting out the Storm (From 1917 to ‘77),” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.5, featuring a hand-corrected typed poem at the top, followed by additional handwritten verses below and on the reverse. In fine condition. A rare and important manuscript offering a glimpse into one of modern poetry’s strongest voices. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“It is often works of artistic value that are being suppressed” 69. Thomas Mann. Typed manuscript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August

22, 1946, in full: “A novel by so literary an author as Mr. Edmund Wilson is obviously not meant for mass-consumption but for a circle of readers spiritually equipped to cope with its contents. Curiously, it is often works of artistic value that are being suppressed, whereas more popular products, fit to contribute to the brutalisation of the masses remain uncontested. The virtuous lust for suppression constitutes a feature of world fascism which—it is to be hoped—has not yet taken sufficient root in this country to determine the course of its intellectual life.” Signed at the conclusion in ink by Mann, who corrects a single word of the text. In fine condition, with the signature very faded but fully legible. Mann won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924 after publishing The Magic Mountain. He was one of many German writers and intellectuals who left Germany when Hitler came to power, fleeing to Switzerland in 1933, and when the war began in 1939, moving to the United States. He lived there until 1952, when he returned to Switzerland. American writer and literary critic Edmund Wilson’s Memoirs of Hecate County was first published in 1946, but was banned in the United States until 1959. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

70. Guy de Maupassant. French naturalist writer (1850–1893)

considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Maupassant,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, no date but circa July 1888. Letter to the Countess Emanuela Potocka, in part (translated): “I have been in Paris since the night before yesterday, in bed, with my eternal migraine. My valet, whom I had sent for this morning, brings me your despatch, to which I could not reply. I really do not have a chance with you. Forgive me again and let me kiss your hands.

Maupassant. I will spend three days in Normandy. I will come back Thursday or Friday and I will try to see you. If I do not succeed, I will do it again.” Maupassant’s short postscript extends onto the second integral sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Maupassant’s hand. Potocka was an important and fashionable saloniere in Paris, visited by the likes of Proust, Maupassant, and other literary and artistic figures of the day. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

71. Guy de Maupassant. ALS in French, signed “Guy de Maupassant,” one

page, 4.5 x 3.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, no date but circa 1884–1885.

Letter to the Countess Emanuela Potocka, in full (translated): “Because you are at your home, I will come this evening at 5 1/2. I am your devoted and recognizing director.” In fine condition. Potocka was an important and fashionable saloniere in Paris, visited by the likes of Proust, Maupassant, and other literary and artistic figures of the day. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Sought-after Melville letter sent just after beginning Moby-Dick 72. Herman Melville. Rare

ANS, one page, 6 x 3.25, March 30, 1850. Letter to a gentleman, written from New York. In full: “Yours of the 25th was duly received.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion with his bold and distinctive signature, “Herman Melville.” In fine condition, with old mounting traces on the reverse. At the time he wrote this letter, Melville was living in Manhattan as a successful writer, having published Typee, Omoo, Mardi, Redburn, and White-Jacket. Upon returning home from a trip abroad in February 1850, he began to write the classic Moby-Dick. He completed the masterpiece over the course of the next 18 months, and it was first published in the autumn of 1851. Despite initial poor sales, Moby-Dick was rediscovered after Melville’s death and has since become known as one of the most original and influential books ever written. Just as Moby-Dick is a cornerstone of American literature, Melville’s autograph is a must-have for any significant literary collection. Dating to the period in which he commenced the authorship of his most iconic work, this is a marvelous example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

73. Vsevolod Meyerhold. Russian

theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was executed for treason after a forced confession.

Untranslated ALS in Cyrillic, signed “V. Meyerhold,” one page, 7 x 9, July 23, 1930.

In fine condition, with light wrinkling and filing holes to right edge. One of the most important Russian theater directors since Stanislavsky, anything from Meyerhold is incredibly difficult to find and highly sought-after. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Mitchell on the woman who inspired Gone With the Wind—“Without her ‘Virginia Girl’ and ‘Dixie After the War’ researchers of today would have to dig much harder, and we are all in her debt” 74. Margaret Mitchell.

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 3, 1948. Letter to Lucile von der Lieth, in full: “It is difficult for me to tell you how much I appreciated your very perceptive letter about ‘Gone With the Wind.’ I am glad when any reader likes my book but when that reader is a thoughtful and analytical person it makes my pleasure even greater. Yes, that part about Mammy shouting out of the window (in the movie) always jars on me. I understand that it jarred on Hattie McDaniel, who played the part, and on Susan Myrick from Macon, who, as technical adviser, protested that no well brought up servant in a nice house would have acted in so common a fashion. But the movie people said, ‘But it will get a laugh.’

It is interesting that you mentioned ‘Seven Years that Changed the World.’ I had never heard of it until you mentioned it, but the very day after your letter came someone else spoke of it to me. Either the author had never read ‘Gone With the Wind’ or, like most readers, read into the book only what was in his own mind. Otherwise, he would never have had Rhett down as a Northerner.

I was interested in what you wrote about Mrs. Avary and I am glad that your relations with her were pleasant and your memories were happy. It’s unpleasant to say it, but those of us who tried our best to do for her in her old age found ourselves to be entangled in dreadful accusations and unpleasantness that we look back on our efforts with horror. No, I had not known Mrs. Avary as a child and a young girl. I know she said she ‘raised me at her knee’ and assisted me in writing ‘Gone With the Wind’ and she wrote articles for national magazines and gave somewhat embarrassing interviews which I could not bear to contradict, not only because of her age but for the genuine respect I bore her for the historical spadework she did on our Southern history. Without her ‘Virginia Girl’ and ‘Dixie After the War’ researchers of today would have to dig much harder, and we are all in her debt. The Truth of the matter is I never met Mrs. Avary until shortly before ‘Gone With the Wind’ was published in 1936.

I love Augusta and it was with happy anticipation that my husband and I made our recent trip there. He has made a good recovery from the heart attack and it was our first little vacation since his illness. I took a dose of vitamin tablets and suddenly discovered that I was allergic to them and for some time was quite ill and had to return home ignominiously on the train and have the automobile brought back by a kind Augustan. We hope to visit in your city again some time, and I hope to see you.

Again, many thanks for your kindness.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Myrta Lockett Avary was a successful journalist and author whose 1906 novel Dixie After the War become a national best seller and served as the inspiration for Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Scarce uninscribed first printing of Gone With the Wind

75. Margaret Mitchell. Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with “Published May, 1936” on the

copyright page, and “1936” on the title page). NY: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Hardcover with second-issue dust jacket (with “Gone With the Wind” at top of left column), 6 x 8.75, 1037 pages. Signed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “Margaret Mitchell.” Autographic condition: fine, with mild soiling to signed page. Book condition: VG/G, with minor wear at spine ends; the dust jacket is intact but suffers from substantial chipping, tears, and areas of paper loss, with two tape repairs to the spine area. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of provenance, in part: “My mother…purchased this copy of ‘Gone With the Wind’ in 1936 at Rich’s Department store in Atlanta, Georgia where she was employed. The store was holding a book signing when the book first came out and my mother had her copy signed during her lunch break.”

When Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, she had no idea of the sensation it would become. It was an instant bestseller, selling over 1,000,000 copies within the first six months of its publication, and she became so overwhelmed by the countless requests that she received to autograph copies of her novel that less than a year after its publication, she vowed not to sign any more—not even for close friends or relatives. A sought-after copy of this 20th century classic, particularly elusive in uninscribed examples. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

The Mountains of California, inscribed by the ‘Father of the National Parks’ 76. John Muir. Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped

establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: The Mountains of California. Later printing. NY: The Century Co., 1904. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 381 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink, “Mr. H. H. Smith, with best wishes & many pleasant memories, John Muir, August 1906.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with wear to the front hinge and sunning to spine.

A fabulous inscribed volume from the pioneering environmentalist.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Uniquely inscribed edition of Lolita 77. Vladimir Nabokov. Signed book: Lolita. Eighth printing.

NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.00 price), 6 x 8.75, 319 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint to his cousin Sophie Nabokov, in Russian, “Onia from Volodia, March 1, 1959,” adding a small drawing of a butterfly as an ode to his work as a lepidopterist.

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with a light numerical stamp to the half-title, light finger smudges to the title and opposite page, some small closed tears to dust jacket, very small chips, minor discoloring, soiling, and rubbing.

First published in 1955, Lolita is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator—a middle-aged literature professor called Humbert Humbert—is obsessed with the 12-year-old Dolores Haze—privately nicknamed ‘Lolita’—with whom he becomes sexually involved. The novel was originally written in English by Russian-American novelist Nabokov and first published in Paris by Olympia Press.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Lolita had a turbulent reception history. Nabokov’s initial manuscript was turned down by Viking, Simon & Schuster, New Directions, Farrar, Straus, and Doubleday. After these refusals and warnings, he finally resorted to publication in France, where the book came out as two paperbacks, plagued with typographical errors. After Graham Greene praised the book in the London Sunday Times, and the Sunday Express editor replied with outrage that it was ‘the filthiest book I have ever read’ and ‘sheer unrestrained pornography,’ Lolita was banned in both Britain and France for several years. The first American edition was issued by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in August 1958. The book was into a third printing within days and became the first since Gone with the Wind to sell 100,000 copies in its first three weeks. Besides his work as a writer, Vladimir Nabokov was an entomologist and had a particular interest in lepidoptery, the study of butterflies. During the 1940s he was responsible for organizing the butterfly collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

78. Anais Nin. ALS signed “Anais,” seven pages two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, postmarked June 1, 1942. Letter to Samuel S. Goldberg, in full: “I wanted you to know the intimate truth underlying the question of the Press as you know the truth about all my life. It is a deeper issue at stake than appears on the surface, a question of liberation and conquering a problem which has consumed the greater part of my energy wastefully,—the until now unmastered art of facing reality and the perpetually harassing economic problem...Sam, this is no trivial matter, but a turning point and for me a deep liberation. I hope it will come from you primarily because I feel you understand my life and my work and are participating in it. I want you to be conscious of the change in me and to have confidence in me. The first Press, as it was done was a dream, and not soundly constructed. Even though I produced 2 beautiful books, as it was, it could not survive. But meanwhile as you know, I awakened. Do you see what I mean? Since then, you must believe me, since the day you laughed at my price quotations, I have learned about machines, about prices, about the necessity of a commercial basis so that the dreams can take shape.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in her own hand, incorporating her signature in the return address area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Significant literary letter by Orwell, just prior to the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four: “It looks as if I may have to spend the rest of my life, if not actually in bed, at any rate at the bath-chair level” 79. George Orwell. Rare ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, May 11, 1949. Letter to novelist Anthony Powell, “Dear Tony,” in part: “Thanks so much for your letter. I at last (only yesterday as a matter of fact) got hold of a copy of John Aubrey & am reading it with interest. I had not realized he was such an all-round chap—had simply thought of him in connection with scandalous anecdotes.

I look forward to seeing your selections.

Yes, I read Margarete Neumann’s book. I thought it was quite good, obviously written by a sincere person. Tell Malcolm if he hasn’t seen it that he ought to read Ruth Fischer’s book (‘Stalin & German Communism’)—at any rate it is a useful book to have…as a reference. I am so sorry about poor old Hugh Kingsmill. I don’t know if you see him, but if you do, tell him I just re-read his book on Dickens, which I got hold of with some difficulty, & that I think the same as before—it’s a brilliant book, but it’s the case for the prosecution. I wonder why somebody doesn’t reprint ‘After Puritanism.’…I have…at last got hold of a copy of ‘New Grub Street’ & am having another try at getting someone to reprint it. One would think the Everyman Library would have at least one book of Gissing’s, but I don’t know how one approaches them—at least I have no wire I can pull there.

I have been beastly ill, on & off. I can’t make any firm plans. If I’m reasonably well this winter I shall go abroad for some months.

If I’m able to walk but can’t face the journey I shall stay in somewhere like Brighton. If I have to continue in bed I shall try to move to some sanatorium near London where people can come & see me more easily. It looks as if I may have to spend the rest of my life, if not actually in bed, at any rate at the bath-chair level. I could stand that for say 5 years if only I could work. At present I can do nothing, not even a book review.” In fine condition, with a couple of inconsequential small stains.

During this period, Orwell was undergoing tuberculosis treatment at the Cotswold Sanatorium for Consumption in Cranham. It was there, despite being gravely ill, that he put the finishing touches on his classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. This remarkable literary letter boasts several significant associations—it is written to Anthony Powell, and mentions Powell’s newly published, comprehensive biography of the 17th-century writer and philosopher John Aubrey, John Aubrey and His Friends. Orwell suggests that journalist Malcolm Muggeridge read Ruth Fischer’s Stalin & German Communism, and mentions Hugh Kingsmill’s 1934 biography of Charles Dickens, The Sentimental Journey. He goes on to mention the work of one of his favorite authors, George Gissing, who Orwell once lauded as ‘perhaps the best novelist England has produced.’ Nineteen Eighty-Four would be published in June, and Orwell would pass away just months later in January 1950. A truly spectacular letter from a literary giant of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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80. Sean O’Casey. Irish playwright

(1880-1964) best known for such workingclass dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, St. Marychurch letterhead, March 14, 1953. Letter to Francis Owen, in part: “There has been an exciting time in Dublin about the new play, & still a lot of commotion in argument for the play and against the play. I hope your friend, Miss Hayden, wasn’t too disappointed when you told her I could not give her the play. Another of mine now—‘Red Roses For Me’—is under contract in New York.

Dublin is still crowding round ‘The Bishop’s Bonfire,’ made more remarkable during the season of Lent.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extraordinary presentation copy of Pasternak’s translation of Faust 81. Boris Pasternak. Russian writer

and translator (1890–1960) whose novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature.

Signed book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated to Russian by Boris Pasternak. Moscow: Gos. Izdat. khudozhestvennoi literatury, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 616 pages. Neatly signed and inscribed on the first free end page in purple ink in Russian (translated): “To one of the most interesting people and best poets of present times, Simon Chikovani, with love and devotion, B. Pasternak, 9 February 1954.” Autographic condition: fine, with a light block of toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/ None. Bound in original brown cloth, spine and front cover stamped in black and gold, spine ruled in blind. Chikovani, perhaps best known as spokesman for the group H2SO4, is considered one the of most innovative 20th-century Georgian poets. A wonderful association copy, linking three important poets across time and place. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“Again the Puddle ducks pass: pit pat paddle pat; while kittens squirrels rabbits frisk and gambol” 82. Beatrix Potter. An exceptional pair of

items related to the publication of a collection of sheet music entitled The Peter Rabbit Music Books, comprised of Potter’s autograph manuscript for the foreword and a letter Potter wrote to the composer, Christopher Le Fleming. AMS signed “Beatrix Potter,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. The foreword of the book, in full: “The rippling melody of this pretty music calls back many little friends. Again the Puddle ducks pass: pit pat paddle pat; while kittens squirrels rabbits frisk and gambol. Tiddly widdly widdly!

Mrs. Tittlemouse with a mop follows the big dirty footprints of Mr. Jackson. And Lucie sips her tea, while dear Mrs. Tiggy heats her smoothing iron. Good luck to the merry company of Christopher Le Fleming’s tuneful numbers, and to those lucky Little People who will learn to play them some day.”

Also, an ALS signed with her married name, “H. B. Heelis,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, August 18, 1935. Letter to Le Fleming, in part: “I too have been away for a very brief holiday and more than ever busy since coming home—I sent 2 or 3 samples to Messrs. Warne as I am not sure about size and style of drawing for lithography—I have not had a reply—it is just as likely that Mr. Stephens [Arthur L., Managing Director of Warne] is away from London. I shall go on in the mean time drawing when ever I can. I am quite keen on the work and do not reject it—but my hand does shake…I had nice kittens from Elizabeth & her mother. You shall have the drawings to look at.” In overall very good condition, with moderate overall creases and soiling to the manuscript and intersecting folds, light creases, and a rusty paperclip mark to the letter. Accompanied by the final publication: The Peter Rabbit Music Books: Book I, Six Easy Pieces for Pianoforte. London: J. & W. Chester, Frederick Warne & Co., 1935. Softcover, 9.5 x 12, 17 pages. Partial splitting to the spine, otherwise fine condition.

With their playful plots, imaginative critters, and some of the liveliest illustrations in children’s literature, Beatrix Potter’s little books—23 in total, published over the course of two decades—were an instant and enormous success. By 1935, the 69-year-old had all but given up her writing career, focusing on her farming and sheep breeding above all else. But despite her weakening eyes and a tremble in her hand, she cheerfully embarked on a new project when a young Mr. Le Fleming—‘a rather peculiar visitor,’ as she called him in a letter to a friend—approached her with a set of piano pieces he had written, inspired by her stories and suitable for children. This extraordinary collection of items pertaining to what would become The Peter Rabbit Music Books (including the first volume, which is quite collectible in its own right), is one of the most magnificent and charming lots we have offered from the classic author/illustrator; any extensive handwritten material from Potter is highly sought-after, and with its “pit pat paddle pat,” “tiddly widdly widdly!” and mentions of the beloved Puddle ducks, Mrs. Tittlemouse, and Mrs. Tiggy, this is of the utmost desirability. Starting Bid $500

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83. Rainer Maria Rilke. Bohemian-

Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature.

ALS in German, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, 77 Rue de Varenne letterhead, November 15, 1909. Letter to a publisher, likely Anton Kippenberg, written from the Hotel Biron in Paris. In part (translated): “I send you the leaves enclosed. If you want to publish them please it will be under the condition that you make no cuts or abbreviations. Otherwise I would ask you to return this contribution to me. I believe the manuscript is in a very legible writing but anyway I would like to be sent the proofs if we are not too short of time.” In fine condition. Rilke lived at the Hotel Biron from 1905 to 1911, where he worked as the secretary Auguste Rodin; today, the hotel houses the Musee Auguste Rodin. At the time of writing, Rilke was working on his only novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, which was published in 1910. An important and desirable letter.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

84. Rainer Maria Rilke. ALS in German, signed “Rilke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919.

Letter to Grete Gulbransson, Austrian writer and the dedicatee of Rilke’s ‘Five Sonnets’ and a poem. In full (translated): “According to the rich custom of Arab story tellers I must now be addressed as: ‘Oh Father of Verse Giving!’; my life, in all its breath, is now burdened with so many delays! Hasn’t it been months that I’ve been wanting to invite you to my place? Months. For the longest time my place wasn’t good enough yet; later I went out most of the time because I couldn’t stand it at home. Now it’s the opposite: I live (finally) behind my closed door, don’t often go out and rarely let anyone in. But I’d like to take you at your word-and I suggest the 27th [sic, 29th] to both of you, Saint Olafs Day: next Monday, for a little tea party (unfortunately without a fire in the fireplace). If you’ll give me the pleasure of accepting, which I urgently hope, I’ll also invite the Zechs [poet Paul Zech, who wrote several biographical essays on Rilke]; I haven’t got enough cups, spoons and other accessories for more.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Rilke’s hand, which retains its original wax seal bearing the family crest, showing greyhounds surmounted by a rearing greyhound. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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85. Gabriele Rossetti. Italian poet

and scholar (1783–1854) who was the father of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, no date but likely circa 1850. Detailed letter to “mio carissimo Generale,” the Naples general Guglielmo Pepe, regarding his “Narrative of Scenes and Events in Italy from 1847 to 1849.”

Pepe published the book to describe his experiences during the Italian revolution of 1848, during which he participated in the siege of Venice. In part (translated): “I have taken the pen several times to answer the standard article you have given me; but how to defend the work from that newspaper…criticized, if I had not read the work before? How to defend what you do not know? This made my pen fall from my hands, waiting for my work to be well known to me. So now I am considering it carefully, and I will tell you the first sensations that excites me. I will tell you about this first volume for now, which will give substance to this first letter; and when I read the second, I will give you my opinion on the total: and then I will tell you frankly what should be done about the Standard article, which I have already read. I find this 1. vol. excellent in every respect, which arouses great interest in the reader, and which will become a repertoire of authentic and safe facts for the historian, who will find in you not only the well-informed contemporary, but almost the eyewitness testimony of what he tells say quorum pars magna fui.

I will point out to you some of the parts that satisfied me most. I repeat before I’ve read everything I like so far; but I praise you principally for the various reflections you make in the pa. 116 and 117 (ed. of London) on what should have been done in Naples and Piedmont, in order for the Italian revolution to have good success. Your ideas coincide perfectly with mine. Depose Ferdinando from the throne, and…the regency of his son; and in Piedmont to sincerely join Carlo-Alberto, and second it in the great undertaking of the independence of the whole peninsula. Oh what mistake the Liberals did in both parts! It is a mistake that caused an important revolution to be aborted, begun with so auspicious auspices! The Ricciardi and the Ricciardeschi, the Mazzini and Mazzineschi, yes in the one that in the other kingdom have made the ruin of the great cause. To want too much they have lost everything! And who knows how long we will feel the effect…We are troubled by it, but they must have also rebitten it. Curse of Fernando, praise and excuse to Carlo Alberto: what you do; and this demanded justice. This has always been my language; and I enjoy seeing it confirmed by yours. Hurray…Chap. VII. we read with increasing pleasure and education, but you should have put your hand on Bozzelli a little more. You certainly do not ignore that all those who have produced our ruin, even if they excuse themselves, reject the wrong on Carlo-Alberto that they call a traitor. So Mazzini is now doing here publicly. I will never cease to cry against such a slander.

Chapter VIII, from the point which exposes the re-call of the Neapolitan troops to the kingdom, causes me the same pain that I felt in those nefarious moments when I read this on the public papers. I feel excited at crying. The Carrascora of which you speak is certainly not Michael. Is it his son? And where is Michael, and what is it? I lost sight of him. In Chapter IX, which exposes the fatal catastrophe of Naples, the unfortunate seed of the whole Italica ruina, it devours me so much that I can not follow the reading…I will start again tomorrow. Oh, fate, awake, and when…to go through the progress of Italy? When those who most love it…as its most declared enemies? When will we make judgments? Never! Too bad that there were so many striations of names…in the press. Why did not you order I’d see them again? I would have done two good things in time: I would have read the work in time, and I would have made many adjustments. But essentially the facts are true, and the names will be corrected by your ed.” In fine condition, with some light staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The pilot-turned-author ponders “the spirit of Icarus” 86. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. French poet, writer, and pioneering

aviator (1900–1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in North Africa during World War II, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. ALS in French, signed “A. Ex.,” one page, 7.5 x 10.75, Societe Anonyme des Grands Cafes de Toulouse letterhead, no date but circa 1930–1935. Letter to a friend, in full (translated): “I protest in writing thus against these horizontal lines that attempt to take my freedom, or at least take me for an idiot. Why not adorn also the calligraphy examples page? Since the spirit of Icarus holds you so strong and you give up my company for the sake of gain, I accepted an invitation from Cazes. I waited until 7:55 to beat you again but you can not.

I hope that at midnight when you have the skull stuffed with figures, you will come to me, at Lafayette, the intellectual rest, the moral peace, the healthy joys of the dull, without forgetting the cream coffee that I will have the kindness to offer you.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

In the 1920s, Toulouse became a pioneering city of aviation under the impetus of Pierre-Georges Latecoere, who set up links with Casablanca and Dakar. In 1927, Aeropostale was created, with famous figures such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Jean Mermoz joining as pilots. In this letter written during his Toulouse period, St. Exupery talks about Cafe Lafayette, where he regularly went to work, read, and play chess. He also makes mention of innkeeper Marcellin Cazes, who in 1935 established the Prix Cazes, a literary prize awarded each year to an author who has won no other awards. A fascinating letter rife with interesting associations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Scarce letter from the reclusive writer of The Catcher in the Rye 87. J. D. Salinger. Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1971. Letter to Maria DeSalvo, in full: “I’m an unsatisfactory and, at best, a one-shot letter-answerer, but I would like you to know that I liked that very nice letter you sent me. Thank you. Very good wishes to you.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“You’ve rendered his poetry so vividly” 88. George Sand. ALS in French, three pages

on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date but noted as March 18, 1872 in Sand’s published correspondence. Letter to Hebrew scholar Salvatore de Benedetti, thanking him for having sent his book Canzoniere Sacro Di Giuda Levita, a translation of poetry by the great Hebrew poet of the Middle Ages, Judah Halevi. In part (translated): “I didn’t want to answer your so good and affectionate letter without having read your beautiful and precious book. No doubt that I’m interested in this person, such a passionate mystic and full of such powerful enthusiasm. I didn’t know him at all and now you’ve rendered his poetry so vividly. I thank you for having given me this beautiful...book that is a historical revelation to me. But above all I thank you for being my friend. The tactful way you express that friendship clearly shows me that such a friendship honors me.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. A choice example from the sought-after French writer with desirable literary content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Inscribed to the creator of the title role 89. George Sand.

Signed book: Le Marquis de Villemer.

First edition of the play as first performed at the Odeon on February 29, 1864. Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1864.

Modern blue cloth hardcover binding with paper title plate to spine, 6 x 8.75, 165 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in ink to the actor Charles-Emmanuel Ribes, creator of the title role of the Marquis de Villemer, “A mon excellent et devoue artiste Ribes, remerciement affectueux, G. Sand.” Autographic condition: very good, with moderate foxing and staining, both to the signed page and throughout. Book condition: VG/None, with heavy foxing and dampstaining to the textblock.

Le Marquis de Villemer was adapted for the stage from Sand’s 1860 novel of the same name. The novel is itself an impressive work—generally considered the finest of Sand’s final period—but its author was far too experienced a hand to attempt to reproduce it unaltered on stage: the plot is drastically reworked with an eye to theatrical effectiveness, and the last two acts are almost entirely new. An intriguing volume signed by the eminent French author, born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early feminist, Sand also earned a footnote in musical history as the longtime romantic companion of pianist/composer Frederic Chopin. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Incredible unpublished 19-page working manuscript for Critique of Dialectical Reason

90. Jean-Paul Sartre. Substantial handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, nineteen gridded pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated and unpublished portion of Sartre’s working manuscript for the important philosophical book Critique of Dialectical Reason, containing some thoughts on his existentialist understanding of the political dimension of human existence. The manuscript concerns a diverse selection of material from throughout the book, with each page relating to a different passage and often greatly differing from the final version as published in 1960. In fine condition, with light toning and small edge tears.

Following his 1943 work Being and Nothingness, Critique of Dialectical Reason was Sartre’s second large-scale philosophical treatise and ranks among the most significant philosophical works in his corpus. His concern in the Critique is with the historical significance of everyday life examined through the lens of Marxism and the work represents his greatest attempt at synthesizing his existentialist philosophy with sociological analysis. Owing to its complexities and nuance the Critique is one of Sartre’s most discussed and relevant works today, with some arguing that it represents a departure from his original existentialism while others read it as a continuation and elaboration upon his earlier work. Sartre himself considered Critique of Dialectical Reason one of his most important pieces and near the end of his life declared it the principal philosophical work for which he wished to be remembered. Penned by Sartre in the course of writing his Critique, this lengthy manuscript represents a remarkable development in the history of 20th-century thought. Starting Bid $1000

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91. Jean-Paul Sartre. Three autograph documents in French, consisting of two poems and a dialogue, untranslated, penned in ballpoint or ink by Sartre, deriving from the collection of Michelle Vian, one of Sartre’s long-term mistresses who remained close to him throughout the later years of his life. The first, a brief poem on an off-white 6 x 3.75 sheet, begins: “En Afghanistan / Il y avait un Khan.” The second document, written on an off-white 3.5 x 6 notebook page, is a dialogue (or fragment of a dialogue) between two characters, Negrine and Stephane, with a note on the verso in another hand; and the third, penned on an off-white 3.75 x 5.75 notebook sheet and dated July 27, 1957, is a nonsensical song, in part: “Je suis un con… un con…un con… / Con d’avoir compose cett’ chanson / Cette chanson… / faite par un con / pour…our charmer les cons…”

The translation: “I am an idiot…an idiot…an idiot…An idiot for having composed this song / This song / composed for an idiot / to…charm idiots.” In overall fine condition, with light edge toning to one sheet. Starting Bid $200

Spectacular first edition of Where the Wild Things Are, signed with a Carol sketch 92. Maurice Sendak. Signed

book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with first-issue dust jacket, 10 x 9.25. Wonderfully signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “For Jonathan Ward, Maurice Sendak, Sept. 71,” incorporating a fantastic original sketch of Carol, saying, “Hi!” Autographic condition: fine, with very subtle foxing to signed page. Book condition: VG/VG, with a tiny tear to the dust jacket, minor toning to the spine, wear at spine ends, and a clipped lower corner of the front inner flap.

This extraordinary book boasts all identifying points for the first edition, including: “Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253” on title page; dust jacket price of $3.50; no mention of the Caldecott award; codes 40-80 and 1163 at bottom of front inner flap; three-paragraph blurb about the book on front inner flap; and three-paragraph blurb about the author on the rear inner flap. Bound in the publisher’s pictorial white boards and gray cloth, illustrated with Sendak’s wraparound drawing of a wild thing, his habitat, and Max’s boat, lettered in black. An exemplary specimen of this classic children’s work. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Frankenstein’s creator recalls “a time chequered by many sorrows and much ill-health”

93. Mary Shelley. Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter

to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in full: “You are misinformed. My father-in-law still lives. When the event of his death occurs I will let you know—I ask you to communicate the amount of the debt of Mr. Kirkman to Mr. Peacock [author Thomas Love Peacock]. I am glad to hear that you are well & enjoying good spirits. I have never forgotten your hospitable house & delightful music. It is a long time to look back till then—a time chequered by many sorrows and much ill-health—I am well now howsoever, and enjoying peace and the blessing of my son’s amiable disposition in this quiet place. I heard with great pleasure of Gloria’s superb voice & great & merited success.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and mild soiling.

Still recovering from a long period of ill health, Shelley moved to Putney in March 1839, busying herself with writing biographies and completing a book of assorted poems written by her late husband. The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley was published in 1839, and although her father-in-law, Sir Timothy Shelley, insisted she refrain from including a biography, Shelley managed to include extensive personal and biographical notes within the volume. The relationship between Shelley and Sir Timothy was overtly sullen, with the latter refusing to offer Shelley any financial assistance in the wake of his ‘estranged’ son’s untimely death. When Sir Timothy died in 1844, Shelley described his passing as akin to ‘falling from the stalk like an overblown flower.’ A solemn and extremely rare letter from the beloved authoress. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Rare note from the Frankenstein creator 94. Mary Shelley. Extremely desirable ANS signed “M. W. Shelley,” one page, 4.5 x 4.75, no date. In full: “Will you drink tea with me on Monday at 9 o’clock. Pray do.” In fine condition, with intersecting diagonal folds.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

95. George Bernard Shaw. DS, signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 20, 1944. Contract amendment in which Shaw agrees to a change of schedule for his royalty payments, with Random House shortening the interval from four months to three months. Signed at the conclusion in black ink, “G. Bernard Shaw, 29th, July 1944,” and countersigned

by Bennett A. Cerf. In fine condition, with some edge toning.

Accompanied by an original press photo of Shaw contemplating a small statue of a lamb; in very good condition, with rippling, scratches, and a diagonal crease to the upper right.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

96. Gertrude Stein. ALS signed “Gertrude,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, no date but notated 1908 in pencil. Letter to her old friend Hortense Guggenheimer Moses and her son Dickey. In part: “Many thanks for the three Dickies and the papa and the mama. Seems to me Dickey looks a good deal like his papa Jakie…Please say Merry Christmas to him…and did he eat too much candy like aunty Gertrude…Oh Dickey, you are going but we are never too young to learn. Dickey Dickey listen to the words as they tumble off your wise auntie’s pen, never, no never when the merry Christmas time comes round don’t you ever eat too much sweet cake and sweet candy and above all Dickey, and let these words sink well into you, don’t ever mix up such sweet cake and sweet candy with salt pickles. Dickey a lady what never tells lies tells you that that’s a bad way to do…Dickey listen and learn don’t you ever never do so.” In fine condition, with show-through from writing to opposing sides and a trivial fingerprint at the bottom. A fine example of the distinctive literary style that Stein maintained even in general correspondence. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I am tired of your double talk,” Steinbeck sets his son straight,“You are too old for this childish nonsense” 97. John Steinbeck. ALS signed “Father,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 13, no date. Letter to his son Thom, in part: “I will not go into the difficulty of writing this letter because you must know that is so. I am tired of your double talk.

I have never let you down, and you take this as weakness. It is the usual thing when caught in a wrong to blame other people and finally to retire into anger, the usual baby thing. You are too old for this.

You got caught in a fraud—and a fraud is theft. If you were a little older you would get up to two years in prison for it. It was stupid of you to think the telephone company would not catch up with you. It is the oldest trick in the world and they wouldn’t be in business long if they couldn’t handle it.

The same is true of all other stealing…Get out of this dream world. You aren’t getting away with anything. I told you long ago that your reputation is all you have and you make it yourself. Instead, when caught, you blame other people and finally hide yourself in anger with the silly thought that the world is against you…I asked to be allowed to do my work—work you live on and then this and many more things…I repeat—you are not getting away with anything. If you continue, you will increasingly be known as a fraud and no one will trust you anywhere with anything. Now have your emotional outburst if your want. I have protected you many times but there are areas in which I can’t protect you. You are too old for this childish nonsense. It’s stupid baby stuff…

The unsigned postscript, written on a second, slightly smaller page, reads, in part: “Now the oldest and simplest thing for you to do it not to read this letter. That’s not good enough. The second is to fall into despair which is a kind of self pity. The only brave thing would be to admit your fault and for the right reasons—to buckle down and make a change. If you don’t—you will find yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a sadder mess, not an object of pity but one of contempt…Now you had damned well better get off your dime. I respond very well to honesty but you will find that your child-like hustling is now over. I want an answer, and if you ‘forget’ I will see that you are made to remember.” In very good condition, with heavy overall creasing and wrinkling, and a few edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

98. John Steinbeck. Superb glossy 4.75 x 6.5 close-up publicity photo of Steinbeck, signed in the blank lower margin in black ink. In fine condition, with light brushing to his first name. An uncommon format, as Steinbeck was always reluctant to sign photos of himself. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Of Mice and Men, beautifully signed by Steinbeck 99. John Steinbeck. Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later printing. NY: Covici Friede, 1937. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket, 5 x 7.5, 186 pages. Boldly signed in fountain pen on a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, “John Steinbeck.” The bookplate is for “Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with wear to spine ends of the dust jacket. The downstroke of Steinbeck’s “J” extends onto the pastedown, suggesting that he signed the book itself, rather than a separate bookplate which was applied later. An immensely desirable signed book that is widely considered to be among the greatest American novels ever written. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Early Napoleonic-era letter by the acclaimed French realist 100. Stendhal. French writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783– 1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French, signed with a pseudonym, “Chapuis,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, November 7, 1813. Letter to his sister Pauline Perier-Lagrange. On the point of leaving Milan, he invites his sister to wait for him on the way to make the trip with him to Paris. In part (translated): “My business recalls me to Paris, my dear friend. It is possible that I leave November 12, but it is the 15th at the latest that I will start. I suppose you will wait for a brighter moment to make the trip to Paris. However, if you have the opportunity to do so, I would leave, as the occasion is bald, as said Japhet don Armenia. If you have nothing better to do, go to Cularo on Nov. 15 You will not expect it: 3 days at most. Otherwise, come to Bourgoin on the 16th or the 17th. I tenderly kiss your husband. I will only stay 20 to 24 hours. at most in Cularo; since the death of our poor grandfather, I have no heart in this city.” Addressed on the reverse in Stendhal’s hand. In fine condition, with light stains, a small repaired area to the right edge, and show-through from the address panel on the reverse.

Stendhal was soon to be charged with the defense of his native city Grenoble, a mission which proved impossible considering the superiority of the coalition forces. “Chapius” was among the scores of pseudonyms he adopted during this period. Like many high-ranking Napoleonic officials, Stendhal found no place in the strictly diminished government of the Bourbon Restoration under King Louis XVIII, and he eventually settled in Milan, where he took up the literary pursuits for which he is remembered today. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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101. Algernon Swinburne. Important Victorian

British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controversial literary figures of his day. ALS signed “A. C. Swinburne,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 25, 1872. Letter to the Italian poet P. G. Maggi. In part: “The very beautiful version which you have done me the honour to make of my poem addressed ‘Alla Signora Carioli’…reached me without address, or I should at once have written to thank you for the great pleasure it had given me. Nothing, in fact, connected with my work, could give me so much happiness as to know that it found favour—or at least that my intentions found acceptance—in the sight of those Italians whose approval & sympathy I should esteem the truest honour & highest reward I could wish to earn. I wish only that the work were worthier, & more adequate to express my love of your country & its cause—which is the cause of Europe & of the world.—I have not by me a copy of my verses in memory of Baudelaire; but on the first opportunity I will desire my publisher to send you a copy.” In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, toning, and some paper loss to the right edge. Accompanied by a printed and manuscript copies of Maggi’s translation of ‘Alla Signora Cairoli,’ the latter likely in Maggi’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Striking portrait of the prominent Victorian poet 103. Alfred Lord Tennyson. Distinguished British poet (1809–1892) who

was one of the most highly regarded and influential literary figures of the Victorian era. Exquisite 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Tennyson by Elliott & Fry, signed below the image in black ink, “A. Tennyson.” Printed text on the reverse reads: “Elliot & Fry, 55, Baker Street, Portman Square, London, W.” In fine condition, with mild silvering to dark areas of the photo, and a few pencil notations to the reverse. An uncommon image, as Tennyson portraits typically depict him later in life and looking to his left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The doomed Welsh poet recites “Poem In October” 104. Dylan Thomas. Two ALSs signed “Dylan,”

both to English cricket commentator and journalist John Arlott. The first is one page, 6.5 x 8, no date but likely circa 1945, regarding a possible broadcast on the BBC, in part: “I don’t know what I could have been thinking about when I suggested, for inclusion in the Welsh programme, these two poems of mine: I must have forgotten, they were both very long. Surely they’ll take a disproportionate amount of our time? And surely, again, they’re very much alike in feeling and would give a monotonous effect?—even if a reader read one of them and I the other…I suggest that only the Poem In October is selected.” The second, two pages, 5 x 7.75, July 22, 1946, in part: “I forgot, last Yeatsday, entirely, to ask you to have lunch with Margaret Taylor, Roy Campbell, & myself…I had to tell Margaret T. that I’d asked you, as she’d been at me to do so for days & days…Sorry to be such a nuisance, but I had to tell Margaret I’d asked you & You’d said yes…I hope you can manage it.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, light wrinkles, and a trivial stain to the one-page letter. Thomas wrote ‘Poem in October’ in 1944 to celebrate a walk that he took through Laugharne on the occasion of his 30th birthday, and recited it for a BBC radio program in September the following year. A scarce and exceedingly desirable pairing with great content. Starting Bid $300

Eloise, signed by author and illustrator

105. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. Signed book: Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups. Ninth printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25, 65 pages. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page in black ink by the author, “For Paul, For Lord’s sake, Kay Thompson,” and illustrator, “and Hillary Knight, 2000.” Autographic condition: fine. book condition: VG/VG-, with light wear at spine ends, and significant wear to the dust jacket including tears and losses to spine, and chipping to edges. The first title in the classic Eloise series, this is a desirable copy of a popular book rarely found signed by both of its creators. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

106. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. Signed book: Eloise in Paris. Second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1957.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25. Signed on the title page in black ink by the author, “Kay Thompson,” and illustrator, “Hillary Knight, 2000.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with wear to spine ends and a few small chips to the dust jacket. This second Eloise book details the comic adventures of the young heroine on a trip to the French capital, accompanied by her nanny, her faithful pug Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee. A desirable copy of a classic title, rarely found signed by both of its creators. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 55

On allegories, critics, and characters: “I was particularly pleased that you find allegorical interpretation of The Lord of the Rings unnecessary; it was simply meant to be a history as it appears�

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107. J. R. R. Tolkien. Remarkable pairing of letters to Baronne A. Baeyens, including an ALS and a TLS: The ALS, two pages both sides, 7 x 9, blindstamped personal letterhead, [December 16, 1963], in part: “I much appreciate your perception that my story is in no way an ‘allegory’—in any sense of that elusive and misunderstood word; but mythical-historical.

It is—for those who like the story (many dislike it, and many think it silly and childish)—the taking up of several deeplyrooted ‘archetypal’ motifs, such as the broken sword, the hidden King, and so on, that gives the tale its moving quality, and the putting of them into an entirely new setting, carefully devised, that gives the sense of ‘reality.’

But that is, of course, for me, as much as for any reader or critic, an afterthought. I did not set out to do this. I merely tried to write a story that would be ‘exciting’ and readable, and give me a scope for my personal pleasure in history, languages, and ‘landscape’—and trees. I feel that I was helped and ‘protected’ (if I may say so) by being unlearned except perhaps linguistically, and in having absorbed early, so that they had descended down into the fertile ‘leafmould’ of the mind beyond the reach of chemical analysis, myths and fairy-stories. I have never found books on myths and symbolisms attractive, even when I have occasionally been obliged to consider them professionally. For me they miss the point and destroy the object of their enquiry as surely as a vivisectionist destroys a cat or rabbit—whatever validity and usefulness the result may have on their own plane. I have been treated to analyses of my tale which affect me as much as would, after enjoying a good meal in good company, not perhaps a cook’s practical recipe, but a chemical analysis of the ingredients and physiological descriptions of the action of the digestive organs: not to add pulling the cook also to pieces to find out how he worked. Alas! there are so many people cannot ‘enjoy’ anything. And still more who cannot distinguish between allegorical intention, and ‘applicability’ (by the reader).

It would, of course, have been destructive of the ‘historicity’ of an imaginary period in the remote past; if alignment with religions or religious organizations now existing were clearly perceptible. But I am in fact a Roman Catholic—not by inheritance from my German protestant ancestors in Saxony.

I am indeed under contract to produce (by putting into order the already written tales of the earlier ages, referred to in the Appendices) another book about the same ‘world’; but I have been hampered by the need to finish off some learned and semi-learned professional work. That is nearly accomplished.

May I say that I am greatly pleased by your liking for my verses. They are seldom mentioned by readers or critics (and if referred to are usually discussed with a shrug or a grimace).

Few people at present seem able to see any virtue in verse that is not subjective, and if possible filled with a grievance. I think it escapes most readers that the verses in the book have little or nothing to do with J. R. R. T. or his views of the world or of himself or even with his personal taste: they amused him, of course, as exercises in different styles and metres, but in

intent they are ‘dramatic’: the kind of things that the characters themselves might be supposed to write or to like.

I was also interested in your remark on ‘Stryder.’ I do not (consciously) formulate characters. Whatever may really happen, this sensation is rather that of someone getting to know strangers and observing, often with surprise and sometimes with alarm, their revelations of themselves—which one is helpless to alter. In writing so long and interwoven a story one’s main conscious concern is technical: keeping the story going (more or less in crescendo) and the separate threads coordinated. The characters arise largely out of the necessities of narrative: they seem to walk on unheralded in any ‘dramatic personae’ or bill of performance: Maggot, Bombadil, Boromir, Faramir, Denethor, Galadriel, Theoden, Eowyn, Saruman, etc.

The origin of Aragorn was a vivid picture, that arose early, of the inn-scene and a shrouded ambiguous figure sitting aloof.

I knew no more about him than did the hobbits, and was alarmed (because of the work entailed) and astounded as slowly the revelation of the majesty of lineage, the greatness of his lineage, the greatness of his labours, and the weight of his doom unfolded. But looking back, I can see that his character, as seen in behaviour, in his tremendous circumstances, owes a great deal to people, and a man in particular that I have known. Of the ‘perilous’ kind, that I find in a way most attractive. I mean those…large and powerful, in whatever bodily form they appear, and whatever veils of gentle manner they may (as a rule) wear. They often surprise you, because sharp facets of word or deed may suddenly show that only long knowledge could relate to their centre. They cannot be taken for granted. If you become slack, after (say) much experience of their kindness and treat them as if they were something soft (like india rubber), you find that what is only insulation covering a live wire connected with a dynamo—and you get anything from a smart titillation to a severe shock. The man I think of would have spoken just in the way Aragorn did, in the House of Healing, to Merry (III 146). And (with more shock) as A. did to Gimli (III 53).

Please give my best wishes to your son. He is of course right and perceptive to pity Gollum. I find still very moving to me the place where Gollum on the brink of repentance is cast back by the brusque and understandable…loyalty of Sam.” The TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, December 16, 1963, in part: “Your letter gave me great pleasure, and I was glad to hear that you enjoy my books. I was particularly pleased that you find allegorical interpretation of The Lord of the Rings unnecessary; it was simply meant to be a history as it appears.” In overall fine condition, with small rust stains to the upper left corners. An absolutely remarkable pairing of letters from Tolkien, offering a deep and thoughtful discussion of his own work, as well as details on his organic process of formulating characters; these are among the most insightful and important Tolkien letters we have encountered. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 57

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“I decided long ago not to have The Lord of the Rings illustrated,” writes Tolkien to an amateur artist, “After seeing your specimens I am beginning to change my mind” 108. J. R. R. Tolkien. Extraordinary pairing of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the Rings: TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 24, 1968, in part: “I think the samples of illustrations you sent me are splendid. They are better pictures in themselves and also show far more attention to the text than any that have yet been submitted to me. My publishers and I decided long ago not to have The Lord of the Rings illustrated, largely for the reasons which I myself dealt with in my lecture ‘On Fairy Stories,’ now included in Tree and Leaf. I should not think of employing Pauline Baynes because, thought she can be quite good at certain points, she cannot rise to anything more noble or awe-inspiring. See, for instance, her ridiculous picture of the dragon…After seeing your specimens I am beginning to change my mind, and I think that an illustrated edition might be a good thing.”

ALS, two pages both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, October 10, 1968, in part: “I had no idea that your situation was so desperate—and I marvel at your courage in still practising your art. I don’t think your ill fortune (in the matter of the illustrations) is really bound up with mine. It is mainly due to the present situation in the book world. Allen and Unwin have found that ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in any form is now so expensive that any attempt to produce it in a special or more sumptuous form is a failure. It is also subsidiarily due to the fact that the effective partner, Mr. Rayner Unwin, has been abroad on business…I have not been able to get him to come and see the specimens of your work.

I am reluctantly sending back the pictures I have received…I suppose the 3 drawings that I have not yet seen are also included in your debt?…I would beg you to let me see them (they sound most interesting especially The Old Forest). By odd chance Mr. Unwin has just rung me up on business, and I had an opportunity of speaking about you. He was not so decisive as I had expected, & was evidently ready to ‘consider’ an illustrated edition…but he was also clear that black and white illustrations would be much more likely to prove publishable…My experience is that the process of ‘considering’…takes time…I am, of course, a very ’successful’ writer—astonishingly and belatedly, and publishers like to trumpet such things abroad.” He goes on to offer Fairburn a gift of £50, and adds a postscript at the top, signed “J. R. R. T.,” in full: “I can only hope that the ancient proverb (attributed to King Alfred): ‘When the bale is at the highest, then the boot (betterment) is ever highest’ may prove in your case true.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Tolkien’s hand.

Also includes on of Fairburn’s original Lord of the Rings sketches, showing the castle at Minas Tirith, accomplished in pencil on a white 11.5 x 16.5 sheet. Signed in the lower right corner in pencil, “Fairburn.”

In overall fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered light staining to the typed letter. After having seen various illustrated editions of The Hobbit produced—most not to his liking—Tolkien was understandably weary of would-be illustrators. Just one year before receiving Fairburn’s paintings, Tolkien wrote to his publisher Rayner Unwin, ‘As far as an English edition goes, I myself am not at all anxious for The Lord of the Rings to be illustrated by anybody whether a genius or not.’ There were a handful of artists whose Lord of the Rings–inspired work he did appreciate, but he made a clear distinction between what he liked on artistic merit versus what he believed was fit to accompany text. In the 1947 essay ‘On Fairy Stories’ mentioned in the typed letter, Tolkien explains: ‘However good in themselves, illustrations do little good to fairy-stories. The radical distinction between all art (including drama) that offers a visible presentation and true literature is that…literature works from mind to mind and is thus more progenitive. It is at once more universal and more poignantly particular.’ Based on all of Tolkien’s comments and correspondence, this was a strong conviction. However, he was so struck by Fairburn’s work that he did again begin discussions with his publisher about an illustrated edition. Although that never came to fruition, Fairburn’s illustrations finally saw publication as the basis of HarperCollins’s official Tolkien calendar for 2015. Starting Bid $1000

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“Certainly ‘The Lord of the Rings’ required a great deal of labour,” explains the Middle-Earth author, “I typed it all twice and some parts several times; and I am only a two-finger amateur” 109. J. R. R. Tolkien. ALS, one

page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, January 7, 1960. Letter to K. F. Mawson in Wakefield, in full: “Thank you very much indeed for your appreciative letter. Your reading, and the tastes in it, seem very much like my own; though I now find it difficult to come across anything that holds my attention.

Also I seldom read anything twice! Certainly ‘The Lord of the Rings’ required a great deal of labour; and much of the material wasn’t actually published. The book had to be written backwards as well as forwards and being unable to afford professional typists, I typed it all twice and some parts several times; and I am only a two-finger amateur. However, very much was written long before the Lord of the Rings (and refused by publishers): all the matter of the First and Second Ages, especially the legends ‘potted’ in Appendix A, and I am now actually under contract to produce some of it in book-form. It is not getting on very fast, I fear, as I have alas! much else to do; and it is not easy to co-ordinate it and give it a central theme and plot.

The Lord was broadcast to schools once in readings covering about three months—one result was to bring me a letter from a man actually called Sam Gamgee, who was as much puzzled as I was alarmed. As S. G. was cast for an heroic part all was well, but for some time I lived in fear of having a letter signed S. Gollum. No doubt one day a cheaper edition may be made available (The Hobbit, I hear, is to be produced by ‘Puffins’). Thank you (and your wife) again for your expressions of pleasure— my prime object in writing. I also appreciate very much your noble effort to buy the book, costly as it is. As I am now retired, I depend mainly on royalties.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Tolkien’s hand.

A fascinating letter on the labors of producing his iconic work, concluding with a humorous aside on real-life namesakes of his famous characters. In Tokien’s foreword to the second edition of Lord of the Rings, he struck a similar tone in describing the plodding pace of his writing: ‘It was during 1944 that, leaving the loose ends and perplexities of a war which it was my task to conduct, or at least to report, I forced myself to tackle the journey of Frodo to Mordor. These chapters, eventually to become Book Four, were written and sent out as a serial to my son, Christopher, then in South Africa with the RAF. Nonetheless it took another five years before the tale was brought to its present end; in that time I changed my house, my chair, and my college, and the days though less dark were no less laborious. Then when the ‘end’ had at last been reached the whole story had to be revised, and indeed largely re-written backwards. And it had to be typed, and re-typed: by me; the cost of professional typing by the ten-fingered was beyond my means.’ A marvelous letter concerning the creation of one of the iconic literary works of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“The (quite unlooked-for) success of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ has now made it probable that the legends of the First and Second Ages (‘The Silmarillion’ and other tales)—written first and often referred to—which were long ago turned down, may now be accepted” 11 0 . J . R . R .

Tolkien. ALS, one

page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Merton College letterhead, October 22, 1955. Letter to “Mr. Mitchell,” about reading Lord of the Rings.

In full: “How very kind of you to write! I am delighted to gather from your letter that Vol. III came up to the mark, and more or less paid the great debts accumulated in II and I. If my signature is worth the expense, I will gladly sign your 3 vols. as some return for your kind words, if you care to send them.

Since the book was only published on Oct. 20 (and my own copies only arrived this morning) I am wondering how by Oct. 18 you had managed to finish reading Vol III* (I can, of course, guess the answer, or probable answers.) Anyway a happy chance, since your kind letter was as a result the first echo of news of its reception that an anxious author received.

I have now several heavy professional commitments to attend to; but I do not intend to lay down the pen. I do not think I shall continue the tale downwards. But the (quite unlooked-for) success of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ has now made it probable that the legends of the First and Second Ages (‘The Silmarillion’ and other tales)—written first and often referred to—which were long ago turned down, may now be accepted. They would occupy as much space at least as Vol. 1: but alas! They are mainly very high and legendary and elvish, and contain no hobbits to bring them down to common soil.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Although Tolkien returned to his earlier rejected drafts, he continued to intermittently revise them for the rest of his life without ever coming to completion. Contrary to his hopefulness for imminent publication in this letter, these legends went unpublished until they were posthumously compiled and edited by his son and released in 1977. The Silmarillion tells the history of the First and Second Ages of Middle-Earth, the world in which The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set. A magnificent letter discussing Tolkien’s great works and one of the earliest on record immediately after publication of Lord of the Rings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Tolkien graciously accepts help “when I have time to turn to the correction and improvement of the index provided in the revised edition of The Lord of the Rings” 111. J. R. R. Tolkien. TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 9, 1967.

Letter of thanks to British Ambassador Oscar Morland at The High Hall. In full: “Thank you very much for the typed copies of your indexes. I think it is a very generous gift. It will probably be of considerable use to me when I have time to turn to the correction and improvement of the index provided in the revised edition of The Lord of the Rings published last year. It is the only index material I have received that takes in the Appendices, and these references will save me a lot of time. Thank you also for telling me of the pleasure you and your family have found in my works.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a file hole to top left, and scattered light creasing. This revised edition was a direct result of the Ace Books debacle, when editor Donald A. Wollheim published an unauthorized edition after discovering that Houghton Mifflin had neglected to copyright the first one. After a passionate upheaval from a legion of devoted fans, Ace Books withdrew the edition, and Tolkien published a revised and irrefutably copyrighted second edition in 1965. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce letter from the Russian realist 113. Ivan Turgenev.

112. Leo Tolstoy. Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 Russian

cabinet photo of Tolstoy dressed in a traditional belted tunic and seated in a half-length pose with his hands clasped together, unsigned and published by Scherer et Nabholz of Moscow in the early 1890s. In very good to fine condition, with light scratching and scuffing, and some staining to the reverse. Starting Bid $200

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Highly influential Russian author (1818– 1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenthcentury literature. ALS in German, signed “Iwan Turgenjew,” one page, 3.5 x 4.25, May 26, 1879. Brief untranslated letter to a German autograph collector, written from “Paris, 50, Rue de Douai.” In fine condition. From 1871 until his death in 1883, Turgenev lived with the Viardot family on the Rue de Douai in Paris. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Beautiful elegy by the decadent French poet 114. Paul Verlaine. Famed and highly influential French poet

(1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumultuous love affair with the prodigiously gifted teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud. Very rare AMS in French Alexandrine, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, no date but published by Leon Vanier in May 1893. Beautiful poem by Verlaine, entitled “Elegies IV.” The thirty-line poem begins: “Notre union plutôt véhémente et brutale / Recèle une douceur que nulle autre n’étale. / Nos caractères détestables à l’envi / Sont un champ de bataille où tout choc est suivi / D’une trêve d’autant meilleure que plus brève.” In fine condition. In 1892, Verlaine began a new collection, Elegies, composed of a series of twelve poems in Alexandrine, telling of his epic love with Philomène Boudin.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Rare document signed with the writer’s full name, “F. M. Arouet de Voltaire” 115.

Voltaire. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “F. M. Arouet de Voltaire,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, January 4, 1752. Untranslated document signed at the conclusion by Voltaire using his given name, and countersigned by Royal Notary Charles Humbert. The reverse is signed by several people, including Richard Francois Talbot, comte de Tyrconnell. In fine condition, with a small hole to the seal area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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116. Edith Wharton. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, October 22. Written from Lenox, Massachusetts, a letter to the American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden, in full: “It is very kind of you to have remembered an enquiry made so long ago, & your information does not come too late— though, alas! it comes in the wrong language. The difficulty was to know how R. C. bishops were designated in English in the 18th century—or in the 19th, for that matter. If you come across a solution of this question please think of me again. My book is still in the making & I can re-christen the Bishop at any time.” In fine condition. The letter likely concerns Wharton’s story ‘Expiation,’ which was originally published in Hearst’s International-Cosmopolitan, in December of 1903, when Wharton had acquired a reputation as a writer but had not reached the large readership she was to gain two years later, with The House of Mirth. Although she did not publish her first novel until she was forty, Edith Wharton was an extremely prolific writer, publishing fifteen novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories, as well as poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, and a memoir. Edward Singleton Holden was an American astronomer and the fifth president of the University of California.

The story is about a young woman novelist who is awaiting with a mixture of anticipation and fear the press’s reaction to the publication of her first novel, Fast and Loose (an ironic reference to the unpublished novella by the same name which Wharton wrote in 1876-1877, when she was fifteen). The novice, Paula Fetherel, a comfortably married and respectable New York society lady, has an uncle, the self-important Bishop of Ossining, whose literary works include “The Wail of Jonah” (twenty cantos in blank verse) and “Through a Glass Brightly,” an edifying tale of a poor consumptive girl struggling to support her two idiot sisters. The bishop’s works, we gather, do not sell well and Fetherel fears that her bishop uncle will be irrevocably offended by the light morals of her book. Eventually the bishop is persuaded to denounce his niece’s novel from the pulpit, whereupon it immediately becomes a best seller. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Only the wasteful virtues earn the sun” 117. William Butler Yeats. Desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of

personal letterhead, signed at the conclusion in bold ink, “W. B. Yeats, July 2, 1924.” Yeats pens the famously enigmatic aphorism from the introductory poem to his 1914 work Responsibilities. In full: “’Only the wasteful virtues earn the sun.’”

In fine condition, with light creases and toning, and a couple rust marks to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Twice-signed first edition of ‘Complete Poems & Prose’ and a letter to fellow poet Gabriel Sarrazin 118. Walt Whitman. Definitive autographed first edition of Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888, limited to 600 copies printed for the author’s use, published in Philadelphia by Ferguson Bros. & Co., 1888-89. Hardcover with dark-green morocco and marbled boards and a gilt-lettered spine, 6.75 x 10.5, approximately 892 pages. The volume consists of Leaves of Grass, November Boughs, and Specimen Days and Collect. Signed at the base of the Leaves of Grass title page in black ink, and also signed and inscribed on a tipped-in free end page in black ink, “Gabriel Sarrazin, France, from the author Walt Whitman, America, Jan: 28, 1889.”

Affixed to the reverse of the tipped-in page is an ALS, signed “Walt Whitman,” one page, measuring 8.5 x 11 unfolded, dated September 5, 1890, from Camden, New Jersey.

Addressed to Sarrazin, the letter reads, in full: “Your letter from Noumea [South Pacific] came this forenoon & has quite surprised me-no doubt it will all be better for you-any mark’d move by a man, (we call it in English ‘a change of base’) will be something of a gain. Still, here, laid up in my old chair & room, waning slightly but surely, pretty fair in physical conditions (had some oysters, ryebread & coffee for breakfast) maintain good spirits-am propelled in wheel chair out door & to the river side nearly every day-& in other respects ‘hold the fort’ sort o as we might call it-& as I believe I have told you in letters before-y’r letter to H. L. Traubel comes here & that to Morris is doubtless rec’d...

We will see if this gets through as well to you-& I must be sure to send you a paper now and then, & see if they reach you all right-I told you I had y’r essay ab’t L of G English’d, (& it has done me more comfort than you can know)-& it shall be printed here one of these days (It and our Col. Ingersoll’s speech lately are my grand panaceas)-I have also a copy of the London Universal Review that prints it in French. I am collecting a little final annex (2d annex) to be added to L of G. When printed I will send you the sheets-Also an appendix to November Boughs-What can I send you hence? Write to me and tell-I am sitting here alone in comfort & the fifth sunny perfect day outside as I glance from the window.” Affixed to the upper edge of the tipped free end page is the original mailing envelope panel, addressed in Whitman’s own hand, “M Gabriel Sarrazin Magistrate Nouméa Nouvelle Caledonie (Colonies Francaises).” Autographic condition: very good, with the tipped-in inscribed page exhibiting foxing, tape to edges, and evidence of letter affixed to the reverse; apart from both being permanently affixed and the ALS folded, the letter and corresponding envelope present nicely.

Book condition: G+/None.

Gabriel Sarrazin, a noted translator and poet, was the recipient of this remarkable book and letter pairing. Sarrazin’s translation of Rosetti’s ‘Blessed Damozel’ was fittingly set to music by Claude Debussy, with ‘La demoiselle élue’: what some scholars consider the young composer’s first masterpiece. Sarrazin praised Whitman extravagantly in an essay in his book: La Renaissance de la Poésie Anglaise, 1798-1889, which the Leaves of Grass author had translated. Whitman scholar Ed Folsom says of the relationship between Whitman and Sarrazin: it was ‘one of the warmest and most satisfying relationships of Whitman’s last years.’ Whitman wrote that Sarrazin’s article on him was ‘a great steady trade wind hurrying the ship into port.’ As a triple autographic scarcity—two signatures in the uncommon Leaves of Grass-related book and a handwritten letter—this is an exquisite literary offering. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 65

119. Friderike Maria Zweig.

Collection of five handwritten letters from Friderike Zweig, the first wife of Austrian novelist and biographer Stefan Zweig, fourteen total pages, ranging in size from 3 x 4 to 7.25 x 10.25, dated between 1935 and 1952. The earliest letter, September 20, 1935, addressed to a Miss Strassman, a literary agent, in which Zweig expresses pleasure at their meeting, “My husband too was very fond of meeting you,” and notes that they have not received a book and requests assistance in procuring “the collection of ‘Hausexemplare’ which you saw in my husband’s room…He just left me again for Paris and London…May I bother you still with something else: my daughter should like to publish her photos of Toscanini and other artists famous in U.S.A. in American magazines and we should be glad to have a help.”

The other four letters were written in New York after Friderike Zweig’s emigration and are addressed to Shea Tennenbaum [also spelled Tenenbaum], a Yiddish writer and journalist who was evidently an admirer of Stefan Zweig’s work. Zweig’s first letter to Tennenbaum, March 3, 1944, thanks him for sending his article, in Yiddish, about her husband: “I shall ask somebody to read it to me, and the gratefulness for your writing will make it easy to me to understand this reach [rich] and powerful language.”

She writes that she is enclosing another article about her ex-husband from the magazine Menorah, which she says is full of “lies” and offensive to Zweig’s memory. The article, by a “Miss A.,” is almost certainly Hannah Arendt’s scathing 1943 review of Zweig’s World of Yesterday, titled ‘Portrait of a Period,’ in which she attacked Zweig for remaining apolitical in the face of anti-Semitism. Friderike defends her husband passionately: “That he did not mix in politics just on opposite reason, namely his idea that he can damage the Jewish cause in speaking to [sic] loudly as a Jew…His whole work was to defend the rights of the humbles [sic] against some oppression and the devotion for greatness not in sake of fame…This woman—in the shadow of a grave—turns the words in the mouth of the most honorable man, in making him part of that, what he himself condemned.”

In her next letter, September 21, 1944, she thanks Tennenbaum for sending another article, in Yiddish, saying that she will ask a friend to read it and tell her what it says: “It will be a pleasure for me, to hear what you say.” On December 6, 1944, Zweig sends Tennenbaum a program for an American-European Friendship event on December 16, 1944, and writes an ANS on the reverse: “Please do come (without to pay admission) and bring Graciana along. I don’t know her address. Sincerely, Friderike Zweig.” The final letter, December 1952, thanks Tennenbaum for his contribution to the festschrift for her 70th birthday: “I nearly could understand everything and will have a friend to tell me every word.” Penned on the reverse of the second integral page is an autograph note to Tennenbaum from Harry Zohn, German-English translator, scholar of German literature, and editor of the festschrift, mentioning that he is sending him a copy. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelopes for all but the 1935 letter, each hand-addressed by Zweig, who incorporates her signature in the return field for the 1952 letter, and a newspaper clipping from the New York Post reporting on Stefan Zweig’s suicide in 1942.

Friderike, who was married to Stefan Zweig from 1920 to 1938, was herself a writer and translator. After their divorce, they remained good friends and were in close contact through letters, even after Zweig fled Europe for Brazil, where, with his second wife, he committed suicide in 1942. Friderike emigrated to the United States in 1940, where she founded the Writers Service Center, an organization to aid European refugees, and also chaired the American-European Friendship Association.

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Rare letter collection from Zweig, dating to his final days in Austria and subsequent asylum in London 120. Stefan Zweig. Notable collection of seven TLSs in German, each signed “Stefan Zweig,” ten total pages, ranging in size from 7.75 x 5.5 to 9 x 11.5, dated between 1930 to 1933 in Salzburg, and from 1934 to 1937 in London. Addressed to fellow writer and European exile Felix Wittmer, the letters are composed in a kind and encouraging tone, providing the younger writer with suggestions for improving and marketing his poetry and plays, as well as offering material advice and offers of connections in the field. Complete translations of the letters are available on request.

The first letter, November 17, 1930, finds Zweig saying apologetically that he would like to help Wittmer get his poems published by a good publisher, but “the very word ‘poems’ nowadays frightens them away,” and he suggests that Wittmer might himself pay for their printing. Another letter, undated, invites Wittmer to use or send to a magazine, explaining and defending the possible historical inaccuracies in his depiction of John Sutter, the Swiss pioneer of the California Gold Rush, in his Sternstunden der Menschheit. The final letter from Salzburg, September 11, 1933, expresses Zweig’s “sincere but deeply shaken feelings” towards Wittmer, who had been “caught up in this calamity” as the Nazis rose to power. Zweig writes that he would like to help Wittmer find work in Paris, but that “abstract recommendations are without value…I am unhappy I can’t even counsel you as to what to do…the immense blow has hit me only inwardly, and has lamed the will to write.”

Writing from London, April 27, 1934, Zweig (now busy even in exile with social engagements and “reading the proofs of my biography of Erasmus”) compliments Wittmer’s “beautiful theater play: I liked it very much. It is effective without being sentimental,” and suggests inserting some songs, “In this way you’d add color and release tension into the sinister ending.” A month later, May 23, 1934, Zweig advises Wittmer to send his play to an agency in Paris, suggesting that he “simply refer to me. If these gentlemen do not also work for the theatre, they will doubtless send you to the right people.” Another short letter from London, October 22, 1934, mentions that the two men will meet the next year in America, and that Zweig has made some contacts in regards to publishing a novel of Wittmer’s, but “the foreign publishers’ market in this field is limited.” Zweig’s last letter to Wittmer, May 31, 1937, heaps compliments on his latest book, Flood-Light on Europe: “I do not recall any political book which exposes in such shattering and exciting manner the contrast between words and deeds, propagandistic lies and the bloody truth.” The collection includes several facsimile copies and English translations. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by three facsimile letters from Zweig to Wittmer, dated October 15, 1930, June 6, 1931, and October 22, 1934, a TLS from Wittmer to the original purchaser of the letters, dated March 5, 1978, and a later reprint sepia photograph of Zweig.

A novelist, playwright, journalist, and biographer, Zweig made his name in the inter-war period as the author of novels and biographies. After the rise of the Nazi party, his Jewish background meant that his work was banned and his books burned in the Third Reich. He fled Austria for London in 1934 and continued westwards to the United States and then to Brazil with his second wife in 1940. In desperation over the horrors continuing in Europe, the two committed suicide together in 1942. Zweig was also a prolific autograph collector and his massive collection of musical and literary manuscripts resides at the British Library. Felix Wittmer, Zweig’s correspondent, was also a European exile and the author of several books on history, and apparently also of poetry and plays. He worked as a college professor in the United States in 1927-1928, and edited an American edition of Zweig’s Sternstunden der Menschheit, which was published in 1931. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 67

121. Ella Young. Irish poet and Celtic mythologist (1867–1956)

active in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement. Collection of seven ALSs, totaling 32 pages on 17 sheets, circa 1925–1926. All to Mrs. Roland G. Hopkins from the Women’s City Club of Boston, on meetings, lectures, and a trip to an Indian reservation. One letter, in part: “I have been to visit two Indian reservations at Pala & saw the Indian village & many Indians; my kind friend Mrs. Hinkle who is a very welcome visitor always at the village took me & we went from house to house talking to the Indians. I heard some of their songs too, such weird quaint music! The country round San Diego seemed to me very wild & beautiful, at night crickets & frogs made such a strange musical crying & a little owl joined the orchestra wailing ‘Look out’ ‘Look out’ ‘Look out.’ I have climbed a Californian hill near Salinas. I spent a day on it all by myself & I also walked along a hill road from whence I could see a wilderness of mountains: at nights I heard fierce music as if all the mountains cried out together & filled the nights with sound.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned program for one of Young’s lectures. Starting Bid $200

Zweig requests a poetic translation—“It is not only beautiful, but also profound: translate it freely, just make sure the last strophe keeps all its power” 122. Stefan Zweig. Very desirable ALS in Ger-

man, signed “Stefan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date. Penned in bold purple ink, a letter to the older German lyric poet and literary critic Carl Busse, in which Zweig sends tonguein-cheek greetings to two friends, Lichtenstein (possibly expressionist writer Alfred Lichtenstein, killed in World War I) and Lilien (presumably Jewish Art Nouveau artist Ephraim Moses Lilien). In part (translated): “Here is the Gauthier [sic] poem, so that you can use the text and translation. It is not only beautiful, but also profound: translate it freely, just make sure the last strophe keeps all its power.

Tell my + + + friend Lichtenstein that he’s a hack, and that he should stop bothering me with these cards, as he just…wrote one. Tell Lilien—no, rather don’t tell him anything at all, for after all, apart from Reclame he’s not available to anyone. Forgive me for not writing more, but I’m extremely lazy and just send you warm regards.” On the second integral page, Zweig writes out in French the text of a Theophile Gautier poem entitled “Question,” which he requests Busse to translate into German. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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123. Maya Angelou

124. Sholem Asch

125. Berthold Auerbach

127. Authors

128. Authors

129. Simone Beck

130. Samuel Beckett

131. John Berryman

132. Elizabeth Bishop

133. Ray Bradbury

134. Charles Bukowski

135. Edgar Rice Burroughs

136. Edgar Rice Burroughs

137. Karel Capek

138. Truman Capote

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126. Authors MB $200

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139. Raymond Chandler MB $200

143. Richard Condon MB $200

140. Arthur C. Clarke MB $200

144. James Fenimore Cooper

141. Samuel L. Clemens

142. Jean Cocteau

145. Michael Crichton

146. Roald Dahl

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147. Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

148. Charles Dickens

149. Charles Dickens

150. Theodore Dreiser

151. Theodore Dreiser

152. Alexandre Dumas, pere

153. Easton Press

154. Umberto Eco

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155. Ralph Ellison

156. Philip Jose Farmer

157. Franklin Library

158. Robert Frost

159. Robert Frost

160. Gao Xingjian

161. Jean Genet

162. Allen Ginsberg

163. Allen Ginsberg

164. Allen Ginsberg

165. William Golding

166. Zane Grey

167. Zane Grey

168. Zane Grey

169. Thom Gunn

170. Thom Gunn

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171. H. Rider Haggard MB $200

172. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson MB $200

173. Robert Heinlein

174. Zbigniew Herbert

175. Hermann Hesse

176. Anthony Hope MB $200

177. William Dean Howells

178. L. Ron Hubbard

179. Ted Hughes

180. Victor Hugo

181. Aldous Huxley

190. Selma Lagerlof

191. Ursula K. Le Guin

192. Harper Lee

193. Harper Lee

194. Harper Lee

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195. Harper Lee MB $200

196. Elmore Leonard MB $200

197. Denise Levertov MB $200

198. Lexicographers and Journalists MB $200

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200. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

201. Anita Loos

202. Lord John Press

203. Robert Lowell

204. Thomas Mann

205. Thomas Mann

206. Edwin Markham

199. Jack London

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207. W. S. Merwin MB $200

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208. W. S. Merwin MB $200

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209. Arthur Miller MB $200

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210. Arthur Miller MB $200

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211. Henry Miller MB $200

214. Nobel Prize Winners: Literature MB $200

219. John Howard Payne MB $200

223. Sylvia Plath MB $200

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212. Frederic Mistral MB $200

216. Charles Nodier MB $200

220. Walker Percy MB $200

224. Anne Rice MB $200

213. Vladimir Nabokov MB $200

215. Nobel Prize Winners: Literature MB $200

217. Baroness Emma Orczy

218. George Orwell

221. Luigi Pirandello

222. Sylvia Plath

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225. Sax Rohmer MB $200

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226. Romain Rolland MB $200

227. Edmond Rostand MB $200

231. Dorothy Sayers MB $200

228. Francoise Sagan MB $200

232. Budd Schulberg MB $200

229. Carl Sandburg MB $200

230. Jean-Paul Sartre MB $200

233. Science Fiction: Brown and Pohl

234. William Shakespeare

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235. George Bernard Shaw

236. George Bernard Shaw

237. Sidney Sheldon

238. Clifford D. Simak

239. Upton Sinclair

240. Isaac Bashevis Singer

241. William Stafford

242. Tom Stoppard

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243. Alfred Lord Tennyson

244. William Makepeace Thackeray

245. Hunter S. Thompson

246. Alice B. Toklas

247. Tasha Tudor

248. Jules Verne

249. Kurt Vonnegut

250. Eudora Welty

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255. Tennessee Williams

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253. Thornton Wilder

252. Eudora Welty

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254. Tennessee Williams

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251. Eudora Welty

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256. William Carlos Williams MB $200

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presidents and first ladies Jefferson pays for wine delivered to Monticello in 1826

258. Thomas Jefferson. ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one

page, 6.5 x 3.5, April 18, 1826. Letter written from Monticello, in full: “I received yesterday your favor of the 8th inst and this day desire Colo. Bernard Peyton, my correspondent in Richmond to remit to you for messrs Dodge and Oxnard, on my account the sum of 124d.61c as stated in your letter, which I hope will get safely and speedily to hand. I salute you with great esteem and respect.” Handsomely double-matted and framed with a plaque and engraved portrait to an overall size of 24.5 x 29. In fine condition, with light rippling, and a hint of a possible repair to the central horizontal fold.

A letter from Jefferson to Bernard Peyton of the same date, recorded in the Jefferson Papers, notes that this payment was for ‘the amount of my last supply of wines Etc. from Messrs Dodge and Oxnard of Marseilles.’ Bernard Peyton, a member of the famous Peyton family, was Jefferson’s young protege.

Only twice did Jefferson ever solicit President Monroe for an office, and when Monroe turned down Bernard Peyton’s application for a position, Jefferson was deeply wounded. A fantastic, boldly penned letter by the founding father. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000

259. James Madison and James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS,

signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 10.75 x 15.25, April 3, 1815. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued to “the Brig Frances Ann, John Smith master or commander.” The handsome document boasts large vignettes at the top portraying a ship and a lighthouse. Signed at the conclusion by President Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State Monroe. In very good to fine condition, with soiling, light stains, a few small holes, and a missing seal. A desirable pairing of presidential autographs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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260. James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 9.5, October 6, 1817. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, “in pursuance of the Acts of Congress appropriating and granting Land to the late Army of the United States,” grants Christiana Andrews, heir of Christopher Bashadore, a “certain Tract of Land, containing one hundred & sixty acres…in the Territory of Illinois.” 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 fully intact. Mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 27 x 21. In fine condition, with scattered soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

261. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as

president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.25 x 8.75, March 30, 1825. President Adams grants Peter Mills, “assignor of John Paul and Mason Watts,” a parcel of land in Jeffersonville, Indiana, “containing five Hundred and seventy acres and eight Hundredths of an acre.” Signed at the conclusion by President Adams, and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. White paper seal remains affixed to the lower left. In very good to fine condition, with soiling, staining, a short tear to the top edge, one extra vertical fold, and the “J” in the signature light but legible. Of particular interest is the document itself, which has been repurposed from the preceding administration of James Monroe, whose name has been struck through in a secretarial hand. Adams had been sworn into office only 26 days earlier, making this a decidedly early example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

262. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as

president, one page, 5.5 x 9.5, June 1, 1831. President Jackson grants John Munroe of Muskingum County, Ohio, a tract of “unappropriated lands in the military District subject to sale at Zanesville, Ohio, containing Eighty Acres.”

Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left creased but intact. Framed to a slightly larger size. In very good condition, with moderate overall rippling and light toning along intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I see no probability of getting the Chancellor’s decision soon” 263. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, November 16, 1826. Letter to American lawyer and politician John Vernon Henry, in part: “I see no probability of getting the Chancellor’s decision soon…If Mr. Kane is as desirous of making a final disposition of the matter as I am I propose that the whole subject be left to the final decision & direction of yourself…the decision to be made before Monday when I go south.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining.

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264. Franklin Pierce. Free franked mailing

envelope, presumed as president, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed in Pierce’s hand to his brother at the family homestead and president’s birthplace, “Colo. H. D. Pierce, Hillsborough, N. H.,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, Franklin Pierce.” Envelope is postmarked “Washington, D. C., Jan 29.” In fine condition. The hollow-letter typeface in the postmark used in Washington, DC, only from 1851–1854. While Pierce enjoyed the franking privilege as a congressman from 1833–1842, and as an ex-president until 1863, he did not have the privilege in the years immediately prior to his presidency when this postmark was in use. Therefore, this frank must date to his presidency, with a postmark of January 29, 1854. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

265. James Buchanan. ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, October 16, 1846. Letter to W. Burke, in full: “I should be glad to see you for a few moments before approving the appointments of Professor Gale as an examiner in the Patent Office. There have been formerly so many complaints of the connection between examiners within & examiners without the Patent Office, as to require caution on our part. It seems that Dr. Gale holds the station of Corresponding Secretary of the National Association of Inventors, is a great chemist, well acquainted with the arts & a man of distinguished abilities. With all these advantages why should he desire a clerkship in the Patent Office with so small a salary? I confess I should much prefer a plain man of sound sense, & well acquainted with machinery. These hints are merely intended for your own uses; because if you think it best, I shall not withhold my approval.” Buchanan adds a brief postscript: “You have not mentioned Dr. Gale’s politicks.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and edge toning to the first page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Boldly signed 1864 pardon for seven men

266. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 24, 1864. President Lincoln authorizes

and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a warrant for the pardon of George Flower, Thomas Gilbert, Nicholas Martich, James Thompson, Antonio Germinovich, Thomas Kaltray, and James Perkins.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln. Elegantly triple-matted and framed with an engraved portrait behind UV-protective acrylic to an overall size of 21.5 x 17. Affixed to a larger sheet and in fine condition, with light show-through at the corners from mounting on the reverse. President Lincoln exercised his ability to pardon, a presidential power granted by the Constitution, a total of 343 times during his administration. This particular pardon was executed at a key moment in Lincoln’s life: he had been nominated for a second term at the Republican National Convention on June 14th, and formally accepted the nomination a few days after this pardon on June 27th. An appealing example boasting a bold, clear signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Endorsement for the 5th Cavalry commander who “wishes to be a Brig. Gen. of Vols. or, what he prefers, a brevet-colonelry in his own Regiment”

267. Abraham Lincoln. Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 4.25, March 18, 1862.

In full: “To-day, March 18, 1862, Major Joseph H. Whittlesey, now commanding 5th Cavalry, calls & wishes to be a Brig. Gen. of Vols. or, what he prefers, a brevet-colonelry in his own Regiment. If made a General, he wishes to go with Gen. Shields.”

Mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait of the president to an overall size of 14.5 x 11.25. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, a diagonal crease, and light edge wear.

A career US Army officer, Major Joseph Hotchkiss Whittlesey had graduated from West Point in 1844 and served with distinction in the Mexican–American War, during which he earned a rank of brevet first lieutenant for his gallantry and meritorious conduct at the Battle of Buena Vista. He served throughout the west in the intervening years, then entered service with the 5th Cavalry at the outbreak of the Civil War. Major Whittlesey commanded his regiment in the defense of Washington, DC, from January 14 to March 10, 1862, after which he lodged this request with President Lincoln for a promotion—a request which, it seems, was never granted. During a leave of absence in late May, Whittlesey was captured at Winchester, Virginia, and held as a prisoner of war until the end of September 1862. Following his release, Whittlesey worked on organizing volunteer troops, and retired from active duty the following year. A boldly penned, highly desirable presidential endorsement for a dutiful career officer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Lincoln appoints Harrington as the acting Secretary of the Treasury 268. Abraham Lincoln. Civil Wardated manuscript DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 6.5, October 17, 1864. In full: “George Harrington, is hereby appointed to discharge the duties of Secretary of the Treasury, during the absence of Wm. P. Fessenden, the Secretary.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by President Lincoln.

Mounted and matted with a portrait of Lincoln to an overall size of 20 x 12.75, with reverse of mat bearing an affixed certificate of authenticity from Charles Hamilton. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, a diagonal crease, and archival repair on the reverse to separation along the central horizontal fold.

A native of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Harrington enjoyed a successful career within the Treasury Department and was appointed by Lincoln to acting Secretary of the Treasury no less than an astounding twenty times, assuming the position whenever Fessenden, Salmon Chase, or Hugh McCulloch were unable. Just six months after the date of this appointment, Harrington had the somber and imposing task of planning the Lincoln funeral in Washington, and was himself named Grand Marshal for the procession. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

The ‘prairie lawyer’ oversees a slander suit 269. Abraham Lincoln. Handwritten document by

Abraham Lincoln, unsigned, one page, 8 x 6, September 18, 1852. An affidavit submitted in the “State of Illinois, Tazewell County,” written entirely in Lincoln’s hand. In part: “Franklin Smith, being first duly sworn, states on oath that he is the owner of property…which he verily believes is equal in value to two hundred dollars…that he owns no real estate, but that he has a family and is settled in this county.” Signed at the conclusion by Franklin Smith, and docketed by a court clerk. In fine condition, with a few small areas of ink erosion. This case involved a lawsuit by James E. Smith against John C. Gaines, who had claimed that Smith stole some of his corn. Smith retained Lincoln and sued Gaines in an action of trespass on the case for slander seeking $1,000 in damages. Gaines pleaded not guilty, but a jury found for Smith and awarded $100. Franklin Smith, presumably a relative of the complainant James E. Smith, submitted this affidavit as part of a bond for costs in the case. A fantastic handwritten piece from the future president’s days as a lawyer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 82 |

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“We have indeed suffered a severe loss in our Beloved President so good a man to be basely shot in the back by a cowardly assassin” 270. [Abraham Lincoln].

Civil War–dated ALS signed “William M. Cooper,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 25, 1865. Letter by a Union hospital worker to his mother, written from “Point of Rocks Hospital, Va.,” deploring the death of President Abraham Lincoln. In part: “We have indeed suffered a severe loss in our Beloved President so good a man to be basely shot in the Back by a cowardly assassin. Pity that God had not struck his Base Arm with paralysis ere it had been raised against the life of ‘Uncle Abe.’ I hope he may be caught and turned over to the Soldiers for punishment. I mean Boothe. I think that Andy Johnson will bring these Rebs to their right senses. At all events he talks as though he would. We are having delightful weather at present…

We have all sorts of rumors here about going Home but I can’t say how soon they will be realities. I hope very soon it would not make me mad if I was mustered out of Service tomorrow but as long as there are any sick or wounded soldiers at Point of Rocks although every one else went home I would be willing to stay and take care of them. I should like to see them all comfortable at their homes again soon but while they are here I shall do my share towards relieving their pains and distress.”

In fine condition. Booth was tracked down and killed the next day in Port Royal, Virginia, about sixty miles north of Point of Rocks. Starting Bid $200

271. Andrew Johnson. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 8.5, July 3, 1865. President Johnson authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a warrant…for the conditional pardon of Z. V. Daniel, Jr.” Signed at the conclusion by Johnson. Matted with a portrait to an overall size of 19.5 x 13. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a framing label from Goodspeed’s Book Shop. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

272. Andrew Johnson. Original 3.5 x 3 green gallery ticket

stub to the US Senate Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson on April 9, 1868. Reverse bears a notation from a spectator, “Judge Curtis opened for the defense. There was a heavy snow storm all afternoon.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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273. U. S. Grant. Neat

ink signature, “U. S. Grant, Feb’y 9th 1881,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 sheet.

In fine condition, with very faint toning over the left side of the slip. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

275. Rutherford and Lucy Hayes.

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

7 x 8, January 29, 1876. President Grant authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of George W. Howland.” Signed at the conclusion in ink by Grant. Matted with an engraving to an overall size of 17 x 12. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signatures of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes: an ink signature, “With best wishes, Sincerely, R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove, 26 Oct. 1886,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 card; and an ink signature, “Lucy W. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 card. Both are impressively doublesuede-matted and framed with portraits and an engraved plaque to an overall size of 27.75 x 16.75. In overall fine to very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I want you to take the Interior Department”—four days before taking the presidency, Garfield recruits his cabinet

276. James A. Garfield. ALS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, February 28, 1881. Letter to Senator William B. Allison of Iowa, in full: “I have gone over the ground thoroughly, and have reached a parcel where I must have your help—I want you to take the Interior Department—and I earnestly hope you will do so. Please let me know soon after I reach Washington.”

In fine condition. Interestingly, the Secretary of the Interior position ultimately went to Iowa’s other senator, Samuel J. Kirkwood—under whom Allison had served during the Civil War. Senator Allison ultimately agreed to become Treasury Secretary on March 3rd, but backed down the next morning. Garfield would be struck down by an assassin’s bullet on July 2nd, making any autograph from this time period extremely scarce.

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On his response to the Credit Mobilier scandal: “I determined to let the storm blow a while” 277. James A. Garfield. LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one

page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, April 9, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in part: “I determined to let the storm blow a while and felt, as I wrote you, and as I still feel, that to let the fact of my not taking the pay go to the public would be a mere coming to the storm which I did not wish to do. But without my knowledge or procurement the fact has found its way into the newspapers. I never had any idea of taking the back pay, but when they began to make their wicked assaults upon me, I was determined to do nothing that would give them the chance to say I had been driven into it. I have finished a letter addressed to the District which I shall have published in a few days.” Includes its original mailing envelope, franked in the upper right by Garfield, “J. A. Gar,” with the rest torn off. In fine condition, with light brushing to some of the text.

At this time, Garfield was embroiled in the famed ‘Credit Mobilier Scandal’—the greatest political “storm” of the Gilded Age. In 1867, during the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, Congressman Oakes Ames had distributed cash bribes and discounted shares of Credit Mobilier stock to other congressmen in exchange for votes and actions favorable to the Union Pacific Railroad. When this corruption was revealed to the public in 1872, Garfield was among the politicians implicated in accepting stock. Although he was never exactly exonerated from the claims, and Democrats attacked him with talk of the scandal during his run for president in 1880, the Credit Mobilier crisis ultimately had little effect on Garfield’s political career.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Inscribed to Garfield by the Smithsonian’s first secretary 278. James A. Garfield. Signed book: A Rudimentary Treatise on the History, Construction, and Illumination of Lighthouses by Alan Stevenson. London: John Weale, 1850. Hardcover, 4.5 x 7, 204 pages. Signed and inscribed inside the front cover in ink, “To the Hon. J. A. Garfield, from Joseph Henry.” Garfield’s personal bookplate, “Inter Folia Fructus, Library of James A. Garfield,” is affixed below the inscription. Autographic condition: very good to fine, with clear tape passing over the end of Garfield’s last name in the inscription. Book condition: G+/None, with the binding crudely repaired with tape, tape repairs to hinges, and the textblock mostly detached from the spine.

Congress created the Lighthouse Board in 1852 to improve nautical aids. Physicist Joseph Henry was appointed as a member of the new board and later served as its chairman; a pioneer in electromagnetism, Henry also served as first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. A fantastic presentation copy from Garfield’s personal library. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The future president’s college algebra book, featuring handwritten equations

279. James A. Garfield. Annotated

book: Ray’s Algebra, Part Second: An Analytical Treatise, Designed for High Schools and Colleges. Stereotype edition. Cincinnati: W. B. Smith & Co., 1852.

Leatherbound hardcover, 4.75 x 7.5, 396 pages. Opposite the title page, Garfield writes about seven equations using sine and cosine; Garfield’s personal bookplate, “Inter Folia Fructus, Library of James A. Garfield,” is affixed to the front pastedown. Autographic condition: very good, with heavy foxing, and the bottom of the first flyleaf torn off. Book condition: G+, with a tape-repaired spine, foxing to textblock, separation at front hinge, scuffing and soiling to exterior, and bumps to corners. Garfield attended the Western Reserve (Hiram) Eclectic Institute from 1851–1854, where he was known to be excellent in Latin and fairly adept at algebra, natural philosophy, and botany. A wonderful schoolbook from Garfield’s college years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

As Custom House collector, Arthur signs a receipt related to the seizure of “Cigars etc” 280. Chester A. Arthur. Partly-printed DS, signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 8

x 11.75, May 1870. Receipt from the Collector’s Office in the New York Custom House, in full: “Received from C. A. Arthur, Collector, the sums set opposite our names, being the distributive shares of Seizure No. 1021 accruing to us, respectively, in the matter of Cigars etc., as per order of distribution No. 1006, having signed duplicate receipts.” Signed boldly as collector by Arthur, and countersigned by five others. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and light show-through from tape on the reverse of the central horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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281. William McKinley. LS as

president, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, December 21, 1897.

Letter to Mr. W. W. Armstrong, in full: “I deeply appreciate your kind message and shall gratefully remember your words of tender sympathy.”

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

282. Theodore Roosevelt. Desirable matte-

finish 7.25 x 11.25 halflength portrait of Roosevelt in a terrifically confident pose by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To J. Butler Wright, with all good wishes from, Theodore Roosevelt, Nov. 8th, 1915.” Lower left bears the photography studio blindstamp. Doublematted to an overall size of 13.25 x 17.75. In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Wright was a United States diplomat who served as the twentieth and last Third Assistant Secretary of State.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

284. William H. Taft. ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 5.25 x 6.75, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to his personal secretary Charles D. Hilles, in full: “This will introduce to Rev. John Wesley Hill D. D. Pastor Metropolitan Temple M. E. Church N. Y. City. He is a warm political and personal friend of mine and I want you to know each other. He is a great preacher & speaker. He reached N. Y. from Ohio as others have done. Give him as much time as you have.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and small pieces of archival mounting tape on the reverse. Handwritten letters by Taft as president remain uncommon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

283. Theodore Roosevelt. Hand-

some engraving of the exterior of the White House, 10.5 x 8, signed below the vignette in ink as president, “Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 5th, 1905.”. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

285. William H. Taft. Appealing matte-finish 9 x 12.25 por-

trait of Taft by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Mr. J. Butler Wright, Secretary of American Legation at Brussels, and best wishes, Wm. H. Taft, Jan’y, 1, 1913.” In fine condition. Wright was a United States diplomat who served as the twentieth and last Third Assistant Secretary of State. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Multi-signed edition of The Avenue of the Allies and Victory 286. William H. Taft. Signed book: The Avenue of the Allies and Victory.

NY: The Book Committee of the Art War Relief, 1918. Hardcover, 7.75 x 11.5, 23 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink, “William H. Taft,” as well as by author Alfred Noyes, frontispiece artist Childe Hassam, and sculptor Paul Manship, whose medallion of ‘Victory’ decorates the book’s front cover. In very good to fine condition, with heavy soiling to the covers, and a light block of toning to the bottom of the signed page.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

288. Woodrow Wilson. Fan-

tastic matte-finish 9.25 x 12.75 portrait of Wilson

by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed boldly in fountain pen, “Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson.” Lower left bears the photography studio blindstamp. Photo is affixed to a samesize mount. In fine condition, with light silvering the darker areas of the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

287. Woodrow Wilson. Exceptional matte-finish 9.5 x 13 portrait of President Wilson and his private secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty by the David B. Edmonton Studio of Washington, D.C, signed below in fountain pen by both Wilson and Tumulty. Reverse bears an ownership notation. In very good to fine condition, with damage to the borders which could be successfully matted out. Accompanied by the original transmittal letter from Tumulty, dated October 3, 1918, and affixed to a portion of the original frame backing. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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289. Calvin Coolidge.

White House card crisply signed in fountain pen, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have asked a great deal of you to take over the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee” 290. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White

House letterhead, January 9, 1943. Letter to Frank Walker, the postmaster general of Washington, D.C. In full: “I realize that I have asked a great deal of you to take over the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee. I understand that you can only do it for the next six months but, in that time, I am sure you will get the Committee reorganized and help find a new Chairman.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. Walker was one of FDR’s closest advisors and often took part in matters far removed from the post office, including negotiations with the Japanese prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. At Roosevelt’s request, he took on the role of DNC chairman in addition to his postmaster duties, aiding in the initial organization of Roosevelt’s bid for a third term. He also successfully helped recruit his successor, and relinquished the chair to Robert E. Hannegan in 1944. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Significant ‘Eyes for the Navy’ archive from WWI

291. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fascinating collection of items related to the ‘Eyes for the Navy’ program during World War

I, highlighted by a TLS by Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the Navy, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, December 13, 1917, to Charles Lang of New York. In part: “Your prompt and patriotic response to the Navy’s call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses, is most appreciated. The glasses will be very useful in the prosecution of Naval Operations until victory is won. At termination of the war, if possible, every effort will be made to return them to you, when it is hoped that you will feel compensated for any evidence of wear, by the knowledge that you have supplied ‘Eyes for the Navy’ during a very trying period.”

Also includes: a TLS to Lang from “C. R. Miller,” captain of the USS Cleveland, informing him that his binoculars have been helpful in keeping night watch while cruising; a check made out to Lang for one dollar, with cover sheet stating that it is for the binoculars; carbon copies of Lang’s letters to FDR and Miller, one stating the the binoculars had previously been used in yacht races aboard the yacht ‘Banzai’; a newspaper clipping about the ‘Eyes for the Navy’ program; an ‘Eyes for the Navy’ certificate bearing FDR’s pre-printed facsimile signature; and the actual pair of binoculars, which were returned to Lang following the war. In overall very good to fine condition, with some toning and a paperclip impression to the FDR letter. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 89

292. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as

president, one page, 6.25 x 7, White House letterhead, November 8, 1940. Letter to J. Butler Wright, in full: “I am deeply grateful for your kind letter of congratulations.

Many, many thanks for your thoughtfulness.” Matted with an engraving of FDR to an overall size of 15.75 x 11.5. In fine condition. Three days earlier, Roosevelt had earned a resounding win in the 1940 United States presidential election, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie to secure his unprecedented third term in office. Wright was a United States diplomat who served as the twentieth and last Third Assistant Secretary of State.

President Roosevelt appointed Wright as Envoy to Czechoslovakia in 1934. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

293. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

War-dated TLS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 14, 1944. Letter to “Polly,” Roosevelt’s cousin Laura F. Delano, in full: “It must be grand to have a litter. It gets you out of bed. I always thought that one baby put you in bed!

This ‘flu’ is Hell, as you know. I am not over mine yet, but I do hope to get up to Hyde Park around the twenty-second for five or six days. Don’t tell anyone—and try to be there yourself.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Vice President Truman’s 1945 St. Patrick’s Day program

294. Harry S. Truman. Program for a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day by the Irish

Fellowship Club of Chicago, March 17, 1945, 20 pages, 8.5 x 7.25 signed and inscribed inside in green fountain pen, “To Ed McKim, my soldier, dad of my soldier, and my friend, Harry S. Truman, Vice President, U.S.A.” This was evidently Truman’s own personal program from the event, which he then presented to McKim; the other inscriptions on the page are to Truman, and include: the mayor of Chicago, “To Harry Truman, a great guy, Edward J. Kelly”; a former senator, “To my former colleague, F. Ryan Duffy”; a broadcasting executive, “In compliment to an excellent speech—Leonard Reinsch”; and several others. In fine condition, with old adhesive residue and mounting remnants on the back cover. Truman would become president less than a month later, when FDR passed away on April 12th. A unique association piece from just before Truman’s presidency. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Oversized portrait inscribed to a rear admiral

296. Harry S. Truman. Impressive oversized matte-finish 295. Harry and Bess Truman. Uncommon

matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of the Trumans waving from the steps of their private plane, the ‘Sacred Cow,’ signed neatly in fountain pen, “Harry S. Truman,” and “Bess W. Truman,” with the calligraphic notation “Christmas 1946” along the bottom. Matted and framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 12.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

19.75 x 15.25 photo of Truman signing documents at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Rear Admiral George C. Dyer, U.S.N., Commander Cruise Division 10, with kindest regards & best wishes, Harry S. Truman.” Also signed in the lower right in white ink with the photography studio’s copyright, “Chase-Statler, Washington, D.C.” Affixed to a slightly larger mount and in very good to fine condition, with creasing, a couple of dings, and adhesive residue to the borders (most of which could easily be matted out), and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. An impressive association piece presented to a high-ranking naval officer. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Letter of recommendation from Major “D. D. Eisenhower”

297. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS signed “D. D. Eisenhower,” one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, no date. A letter of recommendation, in full: “Mr. Adolph Braemer served directly under my command in the Tank Corps, U. S. Army, during the period 1919–1922. He was a splendid motor mechanic, and an energetic worker. His outstanding personal characteristics were honesty, reliability, and a fine sense of loyalty. Always sober and industrious, he was a real asset to the organization and a fine type of man. I would be more than glad to have him in any organization with which I might be connected, particularly wherever there was need for a motor or automobile mechanic.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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298. Dwight D. Eisenhower. World War II–era broadside in French, featuring a

facsimile signature of Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, one page, 15 x 20, circa 1942. An order directed to the residents in the Nazi-controlled Vichy French territories of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, headed, “Order, Coins and Currencies.” Eight provisions of the order are listed, in part (translated): “Under the authority by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and by agreement with the British Government, I decreed the following: 1. Any paper money and all special currency of the United States, as well as any currency and any special paper money of sterling (inscribed ‘British Military Authority’—autorite militaire britannique) issued by the British Government, receive by this legal decree in the territory of the French zone of Morocco, of Algeria and of Tunisia. 2. The following changes are imposed:—One dollar of the United States = 75 francs. One pound sterling of the British Military Authority = 300 francs. One pound sterling of the British Military Authority = 4 United States dollars.” A table listing further value conversions is in the lower right. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining, and repairs to intersecting folds on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

JFK’s brick-red swimming trunks 299. John F. Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy’s personally-owned brick-red polyester swimming trunks, featuring a gold-tone dual metal clasp on the front, small right pocket with a button-secured flap, and zippered fly. Inside the waistband are a size tag, “M,” retailer’s tag, “Puritan Cricket Shop, Hyannis,” and manufacturer’s label, “Deckand Denim.” In fine condition.

These trunks originate from the estate of Lieutenant Henry E. Hirschy, Jr., and are accompanied by a letter of provenance from Priscilla Hirschy, describing Lt. Hirschy’s role in the Kennedy administration: “Lieutenant Hirschy was sent to the White House early in the Kennedy Administration. He was assigned as the Supply Officer to the Naval Aide to the President and served as the Director of the Executive Dining Facility, sometimes called The Navy Mess in the White House. In addition to these duties, Lt. Hirschy was responsible for Supply and logistic support for the President, including food, lodging, and other personal services as Camp David and in the Presidential Yachts. Diromg trips away from Washington, Lt. Hirschy was responsible for staffing and operation of the President’s quarters. This included planning, preparing and serving state dinners.” Also includes Lt. Hirschy’s original 1962 “White House Staff” badge for the U.S. Naval Base at Newport, Rhode Island. Included as well is an image of Kennedy wearing this style of swimming trunks.

President Kennedy was a famously capable swimmer—he had been on the Harvard swim team during his college days, and his aquatic skill allowed him to save the lives of himself and much of his crew during World War II after his torpedo boat, PT109, was hit by a Japanese destroyer. A unique and historic offering. Starting Bid $300

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The young JFK and his Palm Beach puppy 300. John F. Kennedy. Fantastic original vintage circa 1942 glossy 5.75 x 3.5 deckle-edge photo of the young John F. Kennedy reclining with a small dog on a pile of pillows at his family’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida. In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing and a tear to the bottom edge. A superb candid image of the future president casually relaxing with a canine friend. Starting Bid $200

301. John F. Kennedy. Original vintage glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Congressman Kennedy meeting with Boy Scouts in his Boston office. Framed and in very good to fine condition, with light creasing and crazing to the emulsion. From the collection of JFK’s research assistant, Deirdre Henderson, who states that she believes this to be the only example of this photograph in existence. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Henderson. Starting Bid $200

302. John F. Kennedy. Two original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photographs, each marked with a “Fay Foto Service” credit stamp on the reverse.

One shows John F. Kennedy with the Italian consul and two other men, and the other shows him dining with Archbishop Cushing, Christian Herter, John Volpe, and others. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. From the collection of JFK’s research assistant, Deirdre Henderson. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Henderson. Starting Bid $200

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“Could Teddy Roosevelt but attend one of these dinners, I am sure he would admit to being only half right” 303. Lyndon B. Johnson. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House

letterhead, October 19, 1965. Letter to Reverend Daniel A. Poling, editor of the Christian Herald, in full: “I was honored and pleased to have you join us for our recent White House dinner. Your reaction is all I could wish, and let me add that it is widely shared. The response reminds me of one of my predecessors here, who delighted in his office being such ‘a bully pulpit.’ Could Teddy Roosevelt but attend one of these dinners, I am sure he would admit to being only half right. Two pulpits—the public and the private—are so much better for inspiring a nation to speak with a single voice. I am encouraged by your support, as I am grateful to be included in your prayers.” In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Accompanied by a copy of an earlier telegram sent to Johnson

by Poling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Nixon plays the middleman and offers a meeting with a former Vatican diplomat—“He has axes to grind but can give you some extremely valuable insights into the Pope’s foreign policy initiatives” 304. Richard Nixon. ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to his friend, newspaper publisher Helen Copley, suggesting she speak with the former US Ambassador to the Vatican, Frank Shakespeare, in full, ‘’I just had a briefing from Frank Shakespeare who has just completed three years of service at the Vatican. He is going to spend a month vacating [sic] with his son and it occurred to me that you would find a meeting with him fascinating. He has axes to grind but can give you some extremely valuable insights into the Pope’s foreign policy initiatives. With warm regards.’’ In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Shakespeare served as Nixon’s Director of the US Information Agency from 1969 to 1973, and then as ambassador to the Vatican from January 1987 to July 1989. Copley succeeded her husband James S. Copley as the head of the Union Tribune Publishing Company in San Diego upon his death in 1973. Additionally, she was also chairman and CEO of the Copley Press, a publisher and newspaper chain that consisted of 15 daily and 32 weekly publications. An uncommon handwritten letter from Nixon offering his networking help. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“This is a country where any Tom, Dick or Harry can run for Pres.

And come to think of it one of them made it” 305. Ronald Reagan. Handwritten draft for a speech by Reagan, unsigned, five pages plus one correction slip, 8.5 x 11, for an address before the Gridiron Club on March 11, 1967. The address was given at the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club—one of the oldest journalistic societies in Washington—only two months after Reagan was sworn into office as governor of California. In keeping with the event’s tradition, Reagan skewers his colleagues and himself, opening with an allusion to the 1966 midterm elections, in which the Democrats lost a number of congressional seats to the Republicans: “What a pleasure to be returning the visit so many of you made to Calif. during the last campaign. For some reason our paths didn’t cross when you were out there. I hope you’ll come again—often and always met with the same success.”

He goes on to joke about President Johnson and defense spending: “The last time I had the honor of breaking bread in the company of the Pres. was at a luncheon in Tyler, Texas. That was a unique experience. It was the only time I’ve ever been in a place where everyone I met could buy & sell everyone I met. But Calif. & Texas do have things in common. Defense spending is down 4% in Calif.—it’s up 4% in Texas. Now I don’t mean to imply that politics play any part in the administration of defense. I’m sure there is some perfectly logical reason why in the list of cities to be protected by the Nike-X, Sacramento was omitted. Washington is a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live here.”

He goes on to discuss the presidency in general: “I’ve been surprised since I’ve been here, how everyone is speculating about who’s going to be the next Pres.—well almost everyone. And why not, after all this is a country where any Tom, Dick or Harry can run for Pres. And come to think of it one of them made it…Just the thought of being Pres. is frightening. Imagine being the most powerful man in the world—next to Robt. MacNamara.”

He later takes aim at New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy: “I’m sure sorry about the fuss at Berkley when the Sen. spoke there. With his hairdo he was doing fine until he got up on top of the car and they discovered he wasn’t wearing sandals. The Senator’s announcement that he wouldn’t be a cand[idate] in ‘68 caused quite a stir out our way—we thought he was running for mayor of Los Angeles.” He closes with a parable about a man, his son, and a donkey. Reagan heavily amends and corrects the manuscript throughout. In fine condition, with a few old revision-related tape stains. Accompanied by a five-page typescript of a version of the speech, which has corrections in another hand. A fantastic handwritten speech draft, revealing Reagan’s keen sense of humor as well as his political sensibilities. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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306. Richard Nixon. Two items: a TLS as president, signed “RN,” one

page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, October 20, 1972, to Pennsylvania Congressman Lawrence Coughlin, in full: “Recently I signed H.R. 10243, an Act to establish an Office of Technology Assessment within and responsible to the Legislative Branch of the Government. I thought you might like to have the enclosed ceremonial pen as a memento of this legislation becoming public law”; and the pen referenced, bearing Nixon’s facsimile signature in silver. Mounted together and framed in a shadowbox to an overall size of 10 x 13. In very good condition, with toning to the corners of the letter, and moderate overall scratching to the wooden frame. The Office of Technology Assessment, which provided members of Congress and its committees with objective and authoritative analysis of complex scientific and technical issues, remained open until budget cuts forced it to close in 1995. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

A Clinton controversy— Bill and Hillary settle a campaign-related lawsuit 307. Bill and Hillary Clinton.

DS, signed “William J. Clinton” and “Hillary Rodham Clinton,” eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 4, 2010. A “Confidential Settlement Agreement” in the civil litigation case known as “Peter F. Paul v. William Jefferson Clinton, et al,” by which both parties agree to end any claims in the suit. The document states that the defendants continue to deny any liability; cites previous decisions made in the case; waives fees; and provides for confidentiality. Interestingly, Paul agrees not to “seek the testimony of the Clintons or any of their family members.” Signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by the Clintons, and countersigned by their attorney Jan B. Norman. An unsigned two-page “Request for Dismissal” form is attached. In fine condition.

Filed in 2004, Paul v. Clinton was a civil suit in which the plaintiff, Peter F. Paul, alleged that he was tricked into paying for the Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton during Hillary Clinton’s first Senate race in 2000. In exchange, Paul either expected to be pardoned for past crimes, or have President Clinton join the board of his company, Stan Lee Media. Neither of these promises was fulfilled, prompting Paul to file a cascade of lawsuits against the Clintons, his own lawyers, and the Federal Elections Committee. Criminal charges against the Clintons were all dismissed, and Paul was ordered to pay Hillary’s legal fees in 2007; under the terms set forth in this settlement, the Clintons waive their right to collect these fees. Ultimately, an audit by the FEC found that the cost of the party had been underreported, and asked the Clinton campaign to pay a $35,000 fine. A rare and unusual document from a controversial saga in the Clinton legacy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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309. George W. Bush

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320. Dwight D. Eisenhower MB $200

317. Calvin Coolidge MB $200

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311. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter MB $200

314. Bill Clinton MB $200

318. Calvin Coolidge MB $200

322. James A. Garfield MB $200

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323. Warren G. Harding MB $200

327. Herbert Hoover MB $200

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325. Herbert Hoover

326. Herbert Hoover

329. Andrew Johnson MB $200

330. Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

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334. John F. Kennedy

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347. Harry S. Truman

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353. Martin Van Buren

354. Woodrow Wilson

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notables Declaration of Independence

355. Declaration of Independence. Facsimile copy of the first printing of the

Declaration of Independence, 15.5 x 19.5, produced by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company in 1970 from an original Dunlap broadside. On the reverse at the lower margin is printed, “Facsimile Reproduced by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press from the original owned by Ira G. Corn, Jr. and Joseph P. Driscoll.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

356. John Hancock. Partly-printed DS filled out in Hancock’s hand but unsigned, one page, 9 x 4.5, February 7, 1762. A bill of landing filled out by Hancock, incorporating his last name in “Thomas Hancock,” in part: “Shipped by the Grace of God, in good Order and well Condition’d, by Thomas Hancock…in and upon the good Ship called the Cumberland whereof is Master, under God, for this present Voyage, James Dickey and now riding at Anchor in the Harbour of Boston and by God’s Grace bound for Chignecto to say, Five Hogsheads of Beans & Twenty Eight Barrells of Pork.” In fine condition. After graduating from Harvard in 1754, Hancock joined his uncle and adoptive father Thomas Hancock’s merchant firm; John inherited the firm and family fortune after Thomas passed away in 1764, thus making him one of the wealthiest men in colonial America. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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American Politicians and Leaders The Confederate Secretary of War endorses a memorial to fallen soldiers: “The Government is happy...to embalm its gratitude to those honored dead, whose monuments, like their lives, will belong to the glory of their Country” 357. Judah P. Benjamin. British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served variously as attorney general, secretary of war, and secretary of state for the Confederacy. Civil War–dated LS signed “J. P. Benjamin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, September 27, 1861. Letter to “His Excellency John Letcher, Governor of Virginia,” sent by Benjamin as Acting Secretary of War for the Confederate States of America. In part: “I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt…of the Resolutions of the Ladies Soldiers Aid Society of the Natural Bridge District…The President sincerely sympathizes with the noble sentiments so eloquently expressed in those resolutions, and commenced the patriotic object of that society, as worthy of all admiration. The people to whom it is particularly addressed will, I doubt not…respond to this appeal in behalf of their fallen brothers; and any objects in the possession of the Government, which may be indicated by your Excellency, in pursuance of the 6th Resolution referred to, as appropriate trophies for dedication to such a monument, will be cheerfully placed at your disposal for this purpose. It is right that the monuments of those, who have fallen in the battles of their country, should share the trophies of victory, which their valor helped to win, and the Government is happy thus—at the supposition of your Excellency, to embalm its gratitude to those honored dead, whose monuments, like their lives, will belong to the glory of their Country.”

The reverse bears an autograph endorsement by Governor Letcher to newspaper editor John Lafferty, in full: “The publication of the enclosed correspondence, (which has never been published,) would perhaps, be read with more or less interest, by your readers. I send it to you, to do with it, as you think fit. J. Letcher.” In fine condition, with two small pieces of tape along the inner hinge. On behalf of the Ladies Soldiers Aid Society, Governor Letcher had requested trophies recovered from the field of Manassas to be turned into a monument to Virginia’s fallen soldiers. A fascinating letter from early in the Civil War about the establishment of Confederate monuments—a subject that remains controversial to this day. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

358. Clarence Darrow. Rare vintage 10.5 x 12.5 book photo of Darrow taken by Nicholas Muray of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Clarence Darrow, To—Forrest Black, With all good wishes. May 28th, 1932, Chicago, Ill.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Girard’s complex stake in the land and plantation holdings of Bastrop, Louisiana

359. Stephen Girard. Fascinating archive of 14 letters documenting Stephen Girard’s purchase of land in Bastrop, Louisiana, which includes information on his cotton plantation, the purchase of slaves, and other related matters. One of the country’s wealthiest men, Girard began purchasing large holdings along the Ouachita River in northern Louisiana in the early 1820s. A portion of the lands, however, were originally part of the notorious Bastrop Tract, an area of nearly 850,000 acres claimed by the Dutch impostor Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel, who convincingly posed as the nobleman Baron de Bastrop.

The archive includes letters from his former business partner John Nancarrow concerning his attempts to influence Congress, as well as letters from Judge Henry Bry relating to expense reports and the subsequent development of Girard’s lands. Following Girard’s death, the lands, together with most of his fortune, were donated to various charitable organizations in Philadelphia and New Orleans. Doubts about the legitimacy of Bastrop’s titles continued into the 1840s and culminated in a case argued before the Supreme Court in 1850. The archive includes three letters related to the case. In overall very good to fine condition.

A more comprehensive description is available online at RRAuction.com. These letters provide unique insight into the long and convoluted history of the Bastrop tract as well as illustrating the large reach of Stephen Girard, who when he died, was the richest man in the United States. Starting Bid $200

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Mere months before ceding New Amsterdam to the Duke of York 360. Peter Stuyvesant. Last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland (1612–1672) who was a major figure in the early history of New York City. Incredibly rare LS in Dutch, signed “P. Stuyvesant,” one page, 7.25 x 10.75, February 21, 1664. Written from Fort Amsterdam, in full (translated): “When few or no letters came with the recently arrived ship Saint Peter, it was said that the letters as usual will have been handed to he Supercargo of this ship (who stayed in the fatherland). Therefore the General Directors and Council members (at the request of various citizens) decided to have the crate of aforementioned Supercargo opened to see if it contained any private letters. This having been done in the presence of the undersigned, nothing was found other than a missive to Mr. Jacques Cortljouw, which was removed, in addition to an ink pot with an almanac, after which the chest was locked again.” In fine condition.

The one-legged Stuyvesant, often referred to as either ‘Peg Leg Pete’ or ‘Old Silver Nails’ on account of his nail-studded prosthesis, served as the director-general of New Amsterdam for the final time in 1664. Situated within Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of present-day Manhattan, Stuyvesant had run the Dutch colony for nearly 17 years, and achieved much in improving the economy and quelling Indian hostilities that threatened the growth of Dutch settlement.

His charge came to end, however, when on August 27, 1664, four English frigates sailed into New Amsterdam’s harbor and demanded New Netherland’s surrender. Initially defiant, Stuyvesant soon yielded when his call-to-arms went unheeded, and he was forced to sign a treaty on September 9th, thus ceding the colony to the Duke of York. A tremendously rare letter dated to a period of immense Anglo-Dutch rivalry and the subsequent origin of New York. Additionally, this letter mentions Jacques Cortelyou, surveyor general of New Amsterdam, whose Cortelyou Survey is considered to be the first map of New York City. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Activists and Social Leaders 361. Frederick Douglass.

ANS, one page, 3.25 x 5.5, March 17, 1879. In full: “It is a pleasure to send my Autograph to Miss Fanny Wilder for I do not forget the Wilder family. Very truly yours, Frederick Douglass, March 17th, 1879.” Ornately matted and framed with a portrait and engraved plaque to an overall size of 16.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Stunning limited edition set of lithographs by Mandela 362. Nelson Mandela. Beautiful limited edition

set of six small-format lithographs entitled ‘The Struggle Series,’ numbered 212/950, each measuring 5.75 x 8.25, signed on the first lithograph in pencil, “N. Mandela.” The signed print reproduces Mandela’s handwritten description of the series, and the other prints are of sketches done

by Mandela that chronicle his people’s struggle; all six also feature Mandela’s facsimile signature inherent to the print. The sketches are entitled ‘Struggle,’ ‘Imprisonment,’ ‘Freedom,’ ‘Unity,’ and ‘Future.’ Mandela explains: ‘These sketches are not so much about my life as they are about my own country.’ In very fine condition. Accompanied by the publisher’s certificate of authenticity and the original handsome black embossed box. An absolutely stunning, scarce set signed by one of the great activist leaders of the 20th century.

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Businessmen 366. William Randolph Hearst.

364. Auguste Escoffier. Legendary French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer (1846–1935) who was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisine. ALS in French, signed “A. Escoffier,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, Carlton Hotel letterhead, June 2, 1903. Escoffier writes to a gentleman regarding a reference he has supplied for a former assistant at the Savoy. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Seven pages of poetry handwritten by Hearst, the first in pencil on five sheets and the other in ink on two sheets. The pencil poem, apparently an ode to his favorite restaurant in Spain, in part: “Did you ever have coffee / more creamy / hot and steamy / than that is / You’re a practised and / persistent eater / Did you ever taste ham / that was sweeter / Or bread that is whiter / Or rolls that are lighter / Than those that they serve / you at Ronda.” The second, in part: “Will you walk into my parlor / said the poppie to the kids / It’s a place to rest your bodies / and a place to hang your lids / You can drink a whiskey cocktail / or enjoy the cup that cheers / And there are no smells and noises / to remind you of Tangiers.” In overall fine condition.

Accompanied by three unsigned typescripts of the second poem. In an interesting association, Hearst used a church in Ronda, Spain, as the basis for the design of his famous Hearst Castle. Hearst enjoyed writing poetry throughout his entire life, sharing it with close friends but rarely publishing it himself. Provenance: William Collier Family Collection. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

365. Harley-Davidson: Arthur Davidson. One of the four co-founders of Harley-Davidson (1881–1950) who was responsible for setting up the company’s nationwide network of dealers. Interesting softcover 1941 Harley-Davidson Factory Service School technician’s training binder, 9 x 11.5, 60 pages, signed on a document affixed inside the back cover, “Arthur Davidson.” The document reads: “This is to certify that Howard W. Belmont attended our Factory Service School - class of January 20, 1941, and completed the mechanics’ training course.” The binder contains several diagrams of Harley-Davidson generators from various models, and has many “Shop Dope” memos, dated from 1936 to 1947, which relate to servicing and maintenance. In very good condition, with heavy wear and soiling from use, and creasing to covers which somewhat affects the affixed signed slip. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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368. Henry Wells and James Fargo.

367. Wilhelm von Siemens. German telecommunications industrialist (1855–1919) from the important Siemens family. ALS in German, signed “W. Siemens,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, May 11, 1917. Letter to the painter Wilhelm Beckmann, who had campaigned to liberate artists from community service. In part (translated): “But as far as the Civil Law is concerned, it is not always that easy. The need, in the given case, must appear in concrete form, but it need not be the object of perhaps artificial considerations: if it is an outstanding artist, it would actually be a waste of labor, if the potency I am still a bit at a loss for the problem you are raising, but I do not want to expose my answer so long. If I come up with a suitable idea—and I still want to consult—then I will return to the matter.” In fine condition. Accompanied by two letters to Beckmann by Elly von Siemens (1860–1919). Starting Bid $200

369. Henry Wells and William Fargo.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Jas. C. Fargo,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, May 1, 1866. Certificate for 5 shares of stock in the American Express Company issued to William Kemble of New York, signed at the conclusion

by Wells as president of the company, J. C. Fargo as secretary, and countersigned by Alex Holland as treasurer.

Double-matted with a Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express certificate, an enameled company pin, and an engraved plaque errantly citing that William Fargo signed the document, to an overall size of 16.75 x 26. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.5, May 1, 1866.

Handsomely engraved certificate for five shares of capital stock in the American Express Company issued to S. M. Waite of Brattleboro, Vermont. Signed at the conclusion

by Wells as president and Fargo as secretary. In fine condition, with short edge tears, and an area of light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scientists and Inventors

370. Alfred Adler. Austrian psychologist (1870–1937) who

founded the school of ‘individual psychology.’ ALS in German, signed “Adler,” on both sides of a 5.5 x 3.75 postcard, July 23, 1925. Untranslated letter to his student Sophie Lazarsfeld. In very good to fine condition, with two file holes, light stains, and some surface loss to the address side from old removal.

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“I admire your efforts to make science real and humanly interesting”

372. George David Birkhoff. American mathematician (1884–1944) best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem. ALS signed “George D. Birkhoff,” three pages on two sheets, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, August 27, 1936. Letter to Professor Charles Homer Haskins of Harvard, in part: “It was only yesterday that I received your note of congratulations upon my Paris degree. I appreciated your writing to me more than I can tell you. Your scholarly ideals and high achievement, your fairness and vision have been an inspiration to me since I first came to Harvard, as they have been to all on the Faculty. To be associated with you in this great honor from Paris deepens its significance for me…I particularly appreciate the Paris degree for certain reasons & sentiment: my mathematical work has been a natural development of much that Henri Poincare did; I have always had deep ties of admiration and affection for the French.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Birkhoff’s hand. Starting Bid $200

373. Luther Burbank.

371. Kenneth T. Bainbridge. American physicist

(1904–1996) at Harvard University who did work on cyclotron research and was director of the Manhattan Project’s Trinity nuclear test. ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 4, 1977. Letter to “Professor Gilde,” in part: “I admire your efforts to make science real and humanly interesting. Objectivity in science seems to be confused by many with logic, deduction, objectivity, and coolness in all phases of a scientist’s life. I enclose a copy of a paper which was a joint effort with me, of Elizabeth Wilson (who was at Los Alamos in the army as a WAC), and Maurice Goldhaber, now retired but in 1965 was Director of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The experiment described combined chemistry and radioactivity.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Eminent American horticulturist and researcher (1849–1926) credited with developing hundreds of plant varieties and hybrids, including the spineless cactus, the Shasta daisy, and the Burbank potato. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 26, 1912.

Letter to Katherine L. Ward in Minnesota, in part: “The day before Christmas I received an ancient, most highly valued and extremely interesting book from you, as well as some beautiful post card views. How am I to repay you for all these books? How?…The picture of ‘puggy’ and yourself received.

I appreciate it very much. See that you like dogs. I have had some pet dogs which I have become so attached to that at the present time I have none, remembering the sad parting with one little fellow which I did have. I am so excessively busy with the books and with business that I have to be extremely brief. Have hundreds of letters from friends and relatives unanswered—as time is precious beyond expression.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 107

376. Thomas Edison. Wonderful

374. Vannevar Bush. Engineer (1890–1974) known for

his pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project. Group of three TLSs, signed “V. Bush,” each one page, 8.5 x 11, Carnegie Institution of Washington letterhead, dated 1947–1952, all to Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit. The first two mention arranging visits, and the third reads, in part: “I had quite a time before the Immigration Commission and I hope I did some good. It is always hard to tell in such instances. As a matter of fact the press picked up one statement I made out of context and made me look a little foolish, but actually I stated both sides of the question rather carefully and put my emphasis on simplifying the procedures and so on…I rather doubt whether there will be much more action on the immigration bill. But the report of this Commission certainly ought to result in shaking some of the foolishness out of the procedure as it has been carried on by various agencies.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corners, and a block of light toning to the earliest letter. Starting Bid $200

375. Thomas Edison. Bold

complete ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 card.

Impressively matted and framed with an original 1908 Pach Bros. silver print portrait of Edison with a graphophone to an overall size of 18.75 x 18. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 seated portrait of the famed Menlo Park inventor, affixed to the original 9.75 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To A. J. Picard, Thos.

A. Edison.” In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall silvering to the image, and some minor surface loss to the edges, easily matted out. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

377. Thomas Edison. ANS

signed “Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, August 23, 1921.

Note at the top of a letter written to him, in full: “Luhr=Go ahead and make the change if you have none of the old ones or not many in stock.” The main letter, by Charles William Luhr and addressed to “Mr. Edison,” reads: “Disc feed rack of thicker stock is very much better and more mechanical. It will cost 44¢ per 100, more in material nothing additional in labor no change in tools, would suggest that we adopt standard U.S. gauge size #14 (.078˝). Model is .080˝. Soft cold rolled steel. We will try and use the annealed sheets instead of bright finish, cold rolled steel, this works just as well and much cheaper. We can then also save nickel plating it.” In very good condition, with tears and chips to the edges of the rather fragile sheet. Charles William Luhr worked for Edison for more than forty years, specifically assisting in his work with the phonograph and stock ticker machines. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Receiving a psalm dedicated to ‘The Genius and Humanitarian Albert Einstein’ 378.

Albert Einstein. TLS in

German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 9.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, October 17, 1946. Letter to Viennese-born synagogue music composer Heinrich Schalit, in part (translated): “Thank you for your gift of the musical manuscript. I have written to Rabbi Stephen Wise who will know all the ways to bring this good thing to realization.” Matted and framed beside a copy of a Time Magazine cover honoring Einstein as ‘Person of the Century’ to an overall size of 23.5 x 17.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of the printed sheet music for Schalit’s ‘The 98th Psalm,’ dedicated to Einstein at the top of the first page.

The musical manuscript that Einstein mentions, ‘The 98th Psalm,’ was dedicated by Schalit to ‘The Genius and Humanitarian Albert Einstein.’ Like Einstein, Schalit fled Europe during World War II and took refuge in America. In a great humanitarian effort throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Einstein lent his support to a multitude of Jewish scientists, intellectuals, and artists who fled the danger of Europe and resettled in the United States. In addition to his scientific and humanitarian accomplishments, Einstein was a noted lover of music and a talented violinist—he would have easily been able to interpret Schalit’s musical manuscript. An exemplary, boldly signed letter connecting two Jewish leaders who fled the Holocaust. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Fermi thanks Oppenheimer’s enemy for “the remarks that you made to the Joint Committee on the Distribution of Radio–Isotopes” 379. Enrico Fermi. Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nuclear power. TLS signed “E. Fermi,” one page, 8.5 x 10.25, The University of Chicago letterhead, June 14, 1949. Letter to Lewis L. Strauss of the US Atomic Energy Commission, in full: “I appreciated very much receiving the authentic text of the remarks that you made to the Joint Committee on the Distribution of Radio–Isotopes.” In fine condition, with trimmed top and bottom edges, and a faint block of toning from prior display.

Strauss would later be the driving force in the controversial 1954 hearings in which J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance was revoked. Fermi, who had worked on the Manhattan Project under Oppenheimer, was among the scientists who testified on his behalf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare sketch from the steamboat inventor

380. Robert Fulton. Original ink sketch of a side-facing

view of a gentleman with surrounding mechanical diagrams on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 clipped sheet, titled at the top, “M. Schriber,” and signed with his initials below, “R. F., 1813.”

In fine condition. Though perhaps best known for his invention of the steamboat, Fulton also developed and designed naval weaponry for several nations—namely France, England, and America—thus making him quite adept at drawing and sketching. As an original sketch from the hand of an globally influential inventor, this is an exceedingly desirable piece of both man and machine. Starting Bid $200

Gatling requests “a model gun” from Colt

381. Richard Gatling. Rare

TLS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Office of the Gatling Gun Company letterhead, July 11, 1885. Letter to Colt’s Pat. Fire Arms Mfg. Co., in full: “Please construct for us, at your earliest convenience, a model gun, like those last furnished to the United States, but using the spring extractor.” Gatling underlines a portion of the text. In fine condition, with short edge splits to central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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382. Richard Gatling. Neat

ink signature, “R. J. Gatling, Hartford, Conn., A p r i l 11 t h , 1892,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Starting Bid $200

Rare 1791 public health document by the namesake of the ‘guillotine’ 383. 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.

DS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 12, January 16, 1791. Printed document signed by Guillotin as president of the Health Committee of the National Assembly, requiring a return of information on medical personnel and facilities for the Department of the Rhone and Loire. In very good to fine condition, with a small split along the central horizontal fold, minor paper loss to lower edges, and dampstaining to the lower third of the page. In 1790, Guillotin had been appointed head of a special Health Committee within the National Assembly comprising 34 members, half of whom were physicians. His committee proposed a nationwide public health organization of arrondissement health councils, invested with their own powers of policing medicine, pharmacy, and public health, as well as proposing the establishment of a medical civil service. Among the duties of these boards would be the prevention and control of epidemics, research into hygienic conditions, the preparation of medical topographies, care for the poor, maternal and child protection, mass inoculation campaigns, and the gathering of health statistics. As is well known, Guillotin himself opposed capital punishment—this document represents the good work for which he would have preferred to be remembered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The British mathematician weighs in on bicycles, artillery, calculating machines, and slide rules

384. Alfred George Greenhill. British mathematician (1847–1927) who served as professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, London, and was one of the world’s leading experts on applications of elliptic integrals in electromagnetic theory; he also developed a notable rule of thumb for calculating the optimal twist rate for lead-core bullets. Two ALSs, signed “A. G. Greenhill,” totaling six pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, 1900 and 1903, both to “Zalinski.”

The first, in part: “Your letter of June 6 just arrived, about the Orient and Waltham bicycles. I presume the Waltham Co. is the same as the watch makers, so I shall feel quite safe in their hands, and will choose their machine. If however you have already chosen the Orient machine, I am sure it will be quite as good. Please remember the size and weight to be carried; a machine for a small light person would not fit…June has been remarkable for wet weather, so no time has been lost of the riding season for this year.” The second, in part: “You must be following the artillery question now being worked on in the Transvaal; we ought to find them very educating; our generals do not seem to get any further. C. V. Boys gave me a reference to a historical article on Calculating Machines by Edmundson published in the Philosophical Magazine about 20 years ago…There are no end of books on the Slide Rule, but you will find that Blaine is no different to the rest…Send for Practical Mathematics by John Perry…

He gives the essentials of the Slide Rule in a couple of pages.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Letters from Otto Hahn, including one to fellow Nobel laureate James Chadwick 385. Otto Hahn. German

chemist (1879– 1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission.

Group of four untranslated letters in German by Hahn, comprising one ALS and three TLSs, dated from 1915–1963. The first, an ALS on a postcard to his wife Edith, January 22, 1915, concerns neckwear. The second, a TLS to Professor F. L. Breusch, June 17, 1948, mentions “Nucleonics.” The third, a TLS to Nobel Prize–winning physicist James Chadwick, mentions the papers of Ernest Rutherford, physicist Lise Meitner, and a recent book.

The fourth, a TLS from March 1966, sends thanks for wishes on his 87th birthday. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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386. 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, 4.5 x 7, May 18, 1939.

Letter to Jonathan Stewart, in part: “I cannot find nor lay my hands on a paper which I wished to transit through you to M. Gaspard…but if you will communicate to him this note it will answer the same end.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

387. Charles Lyell. Geologist (1797–1875) referred to as the ‘father of modern geology,’ who was a close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, February 16, 1864. Letter to Oxford philologist Max Muller, in part: “The bearer Mr. Charles James Lyell of Balliol College is my cousin & has attended your lectures at the Royal Institution & studied your book. He is desirous of making your acquaintance & I have offered to give him this introduction.”

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

“The copy of Professor Marsh’s work on Fossil Birds” 388. John Campbell Merriam. American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist (1869–1945) best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. TLS signed “John C. Merriam,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 16, 1903. Letter to Captain E. L. Zalinski, in part: “Professor Putnam has recently turned over to me the copy of Professor Marsh’s work on Fossil Birds, which you so kindly sent to me. This work is rare and I am very glad to get the copy. Thank you very sincerely for it.” In fine condition, with some light creasing. Starting Bid $200

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The pioneering paleontologist describes the “skeleton of Helotarsus ecaudatus” 389. Richard Owen. English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term ‘dinosaur.’ ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, September 2, 1857.

Letter ti a colleague, written from the British Museum. In part: “We have the skeleton of Helotarsus ecaudatus: it has 20 vertebrae between the skull & sacrum, the last of which support moveable ribs, & of these 5 articulate with the sternum: there is also a sacral rib which articulates with the sternum, & which supports the homapophysis of a succeeding rib…The furculum is short but wide, the middle of the rib touching & slightly attached to the manubrium sterni. In the Polybius braziliensis the sternum has two posterior notches, instead of perforations: the arch of the furculum is longer or deeper than it is wide. The four last dorsal vertebra are confluent with a continuous heel below, whilst these vertebra remain distinct in Helotarsus. The coracoid is relatively weaker & its sternal end much less expanded than in Helotarsus: the ulna—& the entire wing are relatively shorter than in H-tarsus…The skull is longer & more slender, and especially the beak, which, in H-tarsus offers more aquiline proportions. Moreover, the nostril, which is low down & close to the posterior notch of the maxillary in H-tarsus, is near the upper border of the mandible in Polybius.” Here, Owens sketches the two different beaks to show the difference.

He continues: “This difference strikes me as most adverse to any special affinity between the S. American & S. African Vultures in question. I may add that in Helotarsus there are 7 caudal vertebra, the last with the usual expected & compressed vomerine in shape, but they are relatively smaller than in other Vultures.” He goes on to list the names of several skeletons described in his “Catalogue of the Comparative Osteology in the Museum of the R’l College of Surgeons.” In fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. A lengthy letter with fantastic content on bird skeletons from one of the leading early experts in his field. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

390. Marshall Howard Saville. American archaeologist

(1867–1935) who made important discoveries among the mound builders in southern Ohio. ALS signed “M. H. Saville,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, The Century Association letterhead, December 27, 1902. Letter to Captain E. L. Zalinski, in part: “I have been detained in New York and in my home by the illness of my two children with scarlet fever. For that reason I have not yet sent you thd letters for Gen. Wingate. I shall however do so this coming week.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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391. Charles Augustus Young. One of the foremost solar spectroscopist astronomers in the United States (1834–1908) who authored a widely used series of astronomy textbooks. ALS signed “C. A. Young,” one page, 5.75 x 9, The Observatory letterhead, October 8, 1903. Letter to Knickerbocker Publishing Co., in full: “I have carefully read over and corrected the Ms. sent me, and think no errors remain. I should be very glad to arrange for an illustration as proposed, but circumstances put it quite out of the question in any case.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Intellectuals Keynes invokes d’Alembert: “Those productions of art must indeed be wretched whose beauty is only discernible by artists” 392. John Maynard Keynes. Highly influential British economist (1883–1946) who was the chief British representative at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference that established the International Monetary Fund. TLS signed “J. M. Keynes,” one page, 6.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, March 14, 1939. Interesting letter to English art critic Clive Bell, a fellow member of the Bloomsbury Group. In full: “I offer you the following as perhaps furnishing for you some day the text of an article. It is taken from D’Alembert’s Eloge on Montesquieu: ‘He went from Venice to Rome. In this ancient capital of the world, which is still so in some respects, he applied himself chiefly to examine that which distinguishes it most at present; the works of Raphael, of Titian, and of Michael Angelo. He had not made a particular study of the fine arts; but that expression, which shines in the master-pieces of this kind, infallibly strikes every man of genius…. Those productions of art must indeed be wretched whose beauty is only discernible by artists.’ Would you agree with that?” He adds a postscript: “And what do you think of this from the same source? ‘It was the result of his observations, that Germany was made to travel in, Italy to sojourn in, England to think in, and France to live in.’?” Matted and framed to an overall size of 10.75 x 13. In fine condition. Though Keynes’s calling was in the ‘dismal science’ of economics, he was a major supporter of the arts in England and a member of the culturally influential ‘Bloomsbury Group,’ a loose collective of writers, intellectuals, philosophers, and artists. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Economist John Law writes on cost of commodities, gold, and silver during last months of his infamous ‘System’ 393. John Law. Scottish

economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the ‘Mississippi scheme’ for the development of French territories in America. Group of three LSs in French, each signed “Law,” totaling six pages, 8 x 12.5, dated March 4–21, 1720. Letters to Christian-Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg, Prince of Tingry, written during the last months of Law’s financial system. On March 4th, he writes, in part (translated): “The ill-intentioned people use all sorts of means to inspire a pernicious mistrust to the State, but the wise provisions of SAR will easily overcome all these obstacles. I await the memories that you make me hope for, on all that can increase the commerce and the abundance in the Provinces entrusted to your care.”

On March 6th, he writes, in part (translated): “The high cost of the commodities caused by the increase in the price of bill-like species, although they are not brought to their full value, in relation to the present price of gold and silver species, will cease by the new orders that SAR intends to give on this subject; and I even believe that we can at present remedy the inconveniences of this dearness, at least with regard to the workers employed in manufactures, by committing the contractors of these manufactories to pay them something more than in the past for their days.”

On March 21st, he writes that the prince’s letter of the 17th “confirms the advice I had already received on the advantageous course of bank notes in the towns of Flanders; and it is to be hoped that the favor will increase from day to day. But it is not possible for the bank to have other correspondents than the directors…trade and circulation will do the rest naturally.” Also includes a related document dated February 15, 1720, signed by by the directors of the East India Company (Corneault, Fromaget, Gattebois, Hardancourt, Lenormant and Thiroux), providing instructions based on Law’s requests. In very good to fine condition, with some creasing and toning. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture.

Law made his name with a concept of paper money backed by land, rather than by gold or silver, promulgated in his 1705 text Money and Trade Considered: With a Proposal for Supplying the Nation with Money. After pitching his idea around Europe, he was finally given the chance to enact it in 1716 in France. His efforts led to the creation of the Mississippi Company monopoly, which, along with its contemporary South Sea Company, became one of the mythical early bubbles. Early investors in the company became near-instant millionaires (indeed, the word ‘millionaire’ originated from Mississippi Company traders), and

by January 1720 prices were rising by 23% per month. The bubble popped in May 1720, leaving riots in its wake. Fearing for his life, Law fled to Brussels and then Venice, spending the rest of his life in relative poverty. Starting Bid $1000

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394. Rudolf Steiner. Controversial and prolific Austrian writer and philosopher (1861–1925) who founded such disciplines as anthroposophy, biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy, and Waldorf education. ALS in German, one page, 5 x 8, stamped Magazin fur Litteratur letterhead, July 31, 1897. Letter to Dr. Hermann Abell, librarian at the University of Graz, inviting a contribution on the Austrian writer Hermann Bahr for the ‘Magazine for Literature.’ Steiner had recently taken over the magazine, replacing Otto Erich Hartleben as editor. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Steiner’s hand, incorporating his signature in the return address on the flap. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Religious Figures 396. Pope Innocent X. Born Giovanni Bat-

395. Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI’s person-

ally-worn white zucchetto skullcap (worn as pope emeritus), measuring 7˝ in diameter, featuring a light suede white lining and white moire fabric exterior. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Pope Benedict’s personal secretary Georg Ganswein, January 18, 2018, in full: “This is to certify that the enclosed ‘zucchetto’ has been worn by His Holiness Pope em. Benedict XVI.” Also includes a greeting card signed by Ganswein, as well as the zucchetto’s white moire-covered box, which has an “A. Gammarelli” label affixed inside the cover. A fantastic piece boasting excellent provenance. Starting Bid $200

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tista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), he served as pope from 1644 to 1655. He was viewed as one of the most politically shrewd pontiffs of the era, who much increased the temporal power of the Vatican. Manuscript DS in Italian, signed “J. B. Card’lis Pamphilius,” one page, 8 x 11, April 9, 1644. Document in which the Roman monastery of Santa Lucia in Selce requests a contribution of 1000 Scudi because it is unable to pay the bills of the wine merchant and the baker. The response being that the monastery is to repay its debt. Signed at the conclusion by the cardinal just five months before becoming Pope Innocent X. In very good condition, with scattered ink erosion to lower portion of text, scattered light foxing, professional repair to paper loss along left edge, pencil notations to bottom, and some wear to right edge. The cardinal’s signature is crisply penned and unaffected by the document’s flaws. The paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

397. 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 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

398. Pope John Paul II.

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated “Totus Tuus” stationery card, November 6, 1968. In full (roughly translated): “I sincerely thank you for your sincere words of witness to the unchanging kindness and remembrance of the State. Great respect and cordial greetings.”

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

Rare signed portrait of Leo XIII gifted to the business manager of Samuel L. Clemens 399.

Pope Leo XIII.

Superb 4.75 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Pope Leo XIII in a splendid half-length pose, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Leo pp.

XIII.” Published by Fratelli d’Alessandri of Rome. Matted and framed to an overall size 11.75 x 13.25, with lower mat bearing a printed caption: “The above portrait of Leo XIII, was selected by his Holiness from his own cabinet, and presented with his autograph signature to Mr. Webster, Bernard O’Reilly, Rome, July 13, 1866.” In fine condition, with light toning to the mat, and some damage to the ornate frame.

Accompanied by a handwritten transmittal letter in Italian from the pontifical secretary, “M. Card. Rompolla,” dated November 7, 1887, and addressed to Charles L. Webster, in full (translated): “His Holiness appreciating the care you have bestowed upon the publication of the work entitled ‘The Life of Leo XIII’ has decided to give you a proof of his Pontifical consideration, by enrolling you as a Knight of the Order of Pius. In sending you the Apostolic Brief conferring on you this dignity, I congratulate you with him, on this well merited honor, and with sentiments of esteem, inscribe myself.” The transmittal letter and a full English translation are matted together to an overall size of 16.5 x 11.5.

Samuel L. Clemens hired Charles Luther Webster, the husband of his niece, to serve as his business manager and to oversee the development of his investments for the Kaolatype process for making engraved printing plates. Frustrated with the frequency that publishers delayed his royalties, Clemens started his own publishing company in 1884, placing Webster at the top, naming it in his honor, and then promoting him to full partner in March 1885. However, the relationship between Webster and Clemens soon soured, and by 1888 Webster was removed from the company that retained his name. An exceptionally rare portrait of Leo XIII augmented by its close association with Clemens’s short-lived publishing firm. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 117

400. Pope John Paul II. TLS in Pol-

ish, signed “Card.

Karol Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated “Totus Tuus” stationery card, February 26, 1972. Letter to a doctor, in full (roughly translated): “Please express my best wishes for the day of Patron Saint: to bear God’s blessing in personal life and work, and to take care of the most generous Providence of God. I express my sincere respect and gratitude for your constant kindness.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

401.

Pope John Paul II.

TLS in Polish and Latin, signed “Karol Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated “Radosnych Swiat” stationery card, December 1963.

In full (roughly translated): “I thank you most for the good words for Christmas. I’m changing them with all my heart. Christ is born to us—let us worship.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

World Leaders and Politicians

Appealing portrait of the ‘Father of the Turks’ 402. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkish army officer, states-

man, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Exceptional matte-finish 5.75 x 8.5 full-length portrait of Ataturk in formal attire, signed and inscribed in ink to the Gankaya Vezirkopru Turkish Power Society. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, some scratching and flecks of missing emulsion, and a tear to the upper right edge. A highly appealing inscribed photograph of the heroic Turkish reformer, whose autograph remains rare across all formats. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Preceding the Suez Crisis, a historic letter calling for Israeli self-defense in the face of U.N. inaction 403. David Ben-Gurion. TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5.75 x 7.5,

April 27, 1956. Important letter in which Ben-Gurion, as prime minister of Israel, states that Israel cannot rely on the United Nations and must act to protect itself from Arab terrorism. In full (translated): “We have requested for many weeks for U.N. representatives to take real steps to have the Arab countries end infiltrations and murderous attacks on our peaceful citizens. I do not blame U.N. representatives with ill will, however, their inability to force our neighbors to stop bloodshed has surfaced. We do not have any alternatives but to act ourselves for selfprotection, it is our natural right and a duty of the State to its citizenry.”

Impressively matted and beautifully framed with three descriptive plaques and a photo to an overall size of 33.5 x 23.5. In fine condition.

On March 20, 1956, the United States requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to consider ‘the Palestine question: the status of compliance given to the General Armistice Agreements and the resolutions of the Security Council adopted during the past year.’ On March 21, the United States submitted a draft resolution that proposed initiatives for the U.N. to undertake in quelling tensions between Israel and her Arab neighbors. Nevertheless, Egypt continued to interfere with Israeli shipping and nationalized the Suez Canal at the end of July. At the end of October, Israel responded with an invasion, occupying the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula. The U.N. ultimately stepped in to end the fighting by arranging for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Egyptian territory.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

404. David Ben-Gurion. ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. B. G.,”

two pages, 4.5 x 8.25, July 15, 1954. Letter concerning social programs and services. In part: “A few weeks ago I asked to be done a survey of the government institutions the Jewish Agency and the Histadrut…In fact, we see the power that will be in TelAviv without doubt driving hundreds and perhaps thousands of people. Because in my opinion, it is necessary to reduce all the workers in these institutions according to their institutions, some of them to be sent to Be’er Sheva or to other settlements in the Negev, and some of them we shall have to remove to Nazareth, because Nazareth is sympathetic to this. I was told that it falls to you to prepare this survey. Is this true?…Some services will have to be canceled. Who will in essence suffer from this? How will we invest the money in the needed place? I would like to ask in particular what happened to the funds…On Monday you will…determine the details of the framework and process to be imposed on the young generation, the general practices of the enterprise are operating and appear to me more, but I have to admit that I as yet do not have an image in my mind of the organizational framework.” In fine condition, with the pages stapled together at the upper right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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405. Otto von Bismarck. Prus-

sian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). Serious matte-finish 6.5 x 9 half-length portrait of von Bismarck in a hat and coat, affixed to a 9.25 x 12.5 mount, signed across the image in ink. The mount bears an ink inscription in German in another hand. In fine condition, with light creasing and a chip to the mount. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

407.

Chiang Kai-shek. Hand-

some matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 head-andshoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, boldly signed in the lower left in black ink. Blindstamped in the lower right by a photography studio; reverse bears an affixed Chinese postage stamp, “Photo

by C. Y. Wu” credit stamp, and a German collector’s stamp. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

408. Winston Churchill. Superb pairing of an autograph 406. Letizia Bonaparte. Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte

(1750–1836) who shared her son’s exile in Elba during 1814.

LS in French, signed “La tua buona Mama,” one page, 6 x 7.5, January 8, 1824. Letter to her son Lucien Bonaparte, in part (translated): “I have received your letter of the first of the year, my dear Lucien, and am very happy with all the affectionate and amiable things you tell me on this occasion.

Your good mother loves you and always cherishes you in the same way…I want you to give me often your news and that you assure me that you still love your good mother.” In very good condition, with overall mottled toning, and a tear to the left edge from seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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memo and typed memo signed by Churchill as Secretary of State for War, both from June 1919. First is a typed memo, signed with his initials, “WSC,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 8, 1919, in full: “Who is responsible for issuing an order that officers are to attend Regimental Dinners in service uniform?

What is the reason for the order?” Second is an autograph memo, signed “WSC,” in the center of a larger document, 8 x 13.25, June 15, 1919, in part: “The order is I understand not being regularly obeyed…A Regimental Dinner is a private affair: & I sh’d have thought it undesirable to make the change to uniform. But if it is to be done there ought to be compliance.”

An additional typed memo by a quartermaster, dated June 11th, outlines a proposed response explaining the rule. In overall very good to fine condition, with light staining, toning, and rusty paperclip impressions. Starting Bid $200

First edition of Churchill’s African travelogue

409. Winston Churchill.

Signed book: My African Journey

by Winston Churchill. First edition.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. Custom leatherbound hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 226 pages. Book condition: VG/None, with minor scuffing to exterior and light foxing to textblock. Published in December 1908, this wonderful travelogue chronicles Churchill’s journey through Britain’s East African possessions in 1907. It features 61 illustrations from photographs on 47 plates, three maps, and has the original illustrated cloth cover bound in the rear. A superb and important volume—Churchill would go on to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.’ Starting Bid $200

Scarce 18th-century archive from King Louis’s ‘woman’ spy 410. Chevalier d’Eon. French diplomat, spy,

and soldier (1728–1810) whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent as a woman. Archive of eleven untranslated receipts or ledger pages listing household expenses such as prices for firewood, lumber, clothing, and other items, dated from 1779 to 1785. Seven are ADSs handwritten by Chevalier d’Eon and signed in the third-person within the text, with variations including “M’lle la ch’re D’Eon,” “M’lle D’Eon,” “Mad’lle la ch’re D’Eon,” with one initialed at the conclusion instead, “D.” Two are in another hand and signed at the conclusion, one endorsed and initialed “D,” and the other signed “La ch’re D’Eon.” The final two are written in the hand of Chevalier d’Eon, but left unsigned. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected document wear. Accompanied by three additional documents in other hands. An especially interesting series of documents, as d’Eon identifies as ‘mademoiselle’ several times throughout, providing a level of insight into Chevalier d’Eon’s unusual story. Starting Bid $200

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411. Gabriel de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque.

Spanish nobleman and military leader (c. 1515–1571) who served as Viceroy of Navarre from 1560–1563, and Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1564–1571. Manuscript DS, in Italian, signed “El Duque de Albuquerque,” one page, 8 x 10.75, June 20, 1569. Chancery document issued to the fiscal magistrate of Genoa, in part: “On behalf of the rest of the five percent, from the year 1567, that the Lomellini brothers claim… you will see what they seek with their memorial included here.”

Reverse bears an affixed paper seal. In very good condition, with scattered foxing and soiling, and repaired paper loss to the lower right edge and corner. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Khrushchev writes to Stalin 412. Nikita Khrushchev. TLS in Cyril-

lic, two pages, 8 x 11.25, November 29, 1948. Untranslated letter to Joseph Stalin about the current tax revenue received via an agricultural tax. In fine condition, with several torn file holes along the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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414. Benito Mussolini. Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 8.75 half-length portrait of Mussolini with a folded newspaper by the Pandimiglio Studio of Rome, affixed to the original 9.75 x 14.25 mount, signed on the mount in bold black ink, “Benito Mussolini, Roma Ott. 1928—VI.” In very good to fine condition, with a light central horizontal bend to the image and mount, and a short tear to the right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

415. Russo-Japanese War. A pair of 9.5 x 7.5 silver print photographs of the delegates to the Portsmouth Peace Conference,

affixed to their original 14 x 11 mounts, by photographer Perry E. Conner of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, signed by a total of twelve of the major participants and attending journalists at the peace conference which concluded the Russo-Japanese War. The photograph of Japanese Delegation featured is signed by Japanese Minister Resident, Aimaro Sato (“Aimaro Sato”) together with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Special Plenipotentiary, Baron Jutaro Komura (“Jutaro Komura”); Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Kogoro Takahira (“Kogoro Takahira”); Third Secretary of the Japanese Legation to Washington Masanao Hanihara (“M. Hanihara”); Foreign policy and legal advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Henry Ward Denison (“H. W. Denison”); Naval Attache to Japanese Legation at Washington, Commander Isamu Takeshita (signed in Japanese); Tokyo newspaper editor R. Onishi (“R. Onishi”); New York Herald reporter, John Callan O’Laughlin (“John Callan O’Laughlin”); and Boston Herald correspondent, Edmund Noble (“Edmund Noble”).

The photograph of the Russian Delegation is signed by Senior Plenipotentiary & President of the Committee of Ministers, Sergius Witte (“Serge Witte”), Ambassador to Washington, Baron Rosen (“Rosen”), and Daily Telegraph correspondent Emile Joseph Dillon (“E. J. Dillon”).

Offered with a smaller unsigned mounted silver print titled “Reception Of The Japan-Russia Peace Envoys. By Gov. John Mclane.

Rockingham County Court House, Portsmouth, N.H. Aug. 8, 1905,” by Kimball, Concord, NH. The photo is accompanied by a printed key identifying the individuals photographed. In overall very good to fine condition, with toning and staining to the mounts.

Envoys from Russia and Japan came to Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the behest of President Theodore Roosevelt. Talks began on August 9 and continued over twelve sessions through the 30th; the delegates residing at the Hotel Wentworth in New Castle, New Hampshire and holding the negotiations across the Piscataqua River at the naval base at Kittery, Maine. For his efforts in organizing the conference, Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 123

Rare official state letter from Ethiopia’s emperor to Germany’s president 416. Haile Selassie. Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from

1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari movement, whose members view him as a symbol of God incarnate. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, official Imperial Palace letterhead, December 11, 1955. Letter to Theodor Heuss, the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany. In part: “We have deeply appreciated the gracious and generous gift of the figurines and flower holders in porcelain, which Your Excellency has sent to Us on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of Our Coronation, by the intermediary of the Special Representative Of Your Excellency to these ceremonies, His Excellency Dr. Hans Bidder, Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plentipotentiary of Germany in Ethiopia.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. The year before, Emperor Haile Selassie became the first foreign head of state to visit the Federal Republic of Germany, then generally referred to as West Germany. Selassie was interested in learning how the technical achievements of the west could be imported to his empire on the Horn of Africa, visiting steelworks and hospitals throughout Germany. The diplomatic bonds forged between the nations during this trip laid the foundation for strong ties today, and Germany remains one of the largest export markets for Ethiopian goods. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Following Hitler’s invasion of Poland, the Zionist founder cautions, “It is premature to make any plans now with an ever changing crazy world” 417. Chaim Weizmann. ALS signed “Chaim,” one page

both sides, 6 x 8, Dorchester Hotel, London letterhead, October 22, 1939. Letter to “My Dearest Chilok,” in part: “I assume that you have received my letter, also the £50 which I have sent for Feiwel. He had money until end of Oct. this should bring him up until January. Before I leave I propose to send him for another 5 months, because I believe I might not be back until end of March. Am leaving here about middle of Nov. and we shall probably visit both North & South A., also Canada. This ought to take me about 4 months with the journey…but of course it is premature to make any plans now with an ever changing crazy world…There is not very much new here. Michael has already left us; he is somewhere in England and will probably remain the best part of the winter. Benji may go any day and we old people are setting out on a long journey. I was very sorry to hear of your illness and I hope that you will soon recover your health and spirits; one has to keep one’s head now with all the horrible troubles in the world…Mr Blumenfeld’s two sons in Paris have also gone—and they too are left by themselves.

Blumenfeld is working hard on some industrial war problems and we are doing some of the things together. My love to all of you. My address in the States is for the time being: 111, Fifth Avenue (American Zionist Organization), but you might give your letters to the Agency in Jerusalem and they will forward them…Love from Vera!” In fine condition, with some light wrinkling.

After the start of World War II in 1939, Weizmann began research on synthetic rubber and high octane gasoline, and served as an honorary advisor to the British Ministry of Supply. It was perhaps in this role that he references the “industrial war problems” he was working to solve. The “ever changing crazy world” Weizmann references was soon to worsen and his comment that one of his children “has already left us” would take on a darker meaning within a few years; in 1942, Weizmann’s youngest son, 25-year-old Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Michael Weizmann, was killed when his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay. A prophetic letter from the Zionist leader. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 124 |

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418. Chaim Weizmann. Jewish chemist and statesman (1874–1952)

who helped secure the Balfour Declaration of 1917, served as President of the World Zionist Organization, and became the first President of Israel.

TLS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 4.5 x 6.25, Oakwood letterhead, December 23, 1932. Letter to journalist Aron G. Hermoni in Paris, in part: “I am extremely sorry, but it is still impossible for me to say exactly when I shall next be in Paris. For the time being, I am kept exceedingly busy with my work here; as soon as I succeed in making myself a little freer, I shall take up the matter which we discussed together.” Nicely matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 18 x 14. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Roylaty 419. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.

Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (1858–1889) who died in a suicide pact with his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera. The ensuing scandal made international headlines and remains a cause of speculation more than a century later. ALS in German, signed “Rudolf,” one page, 4.25 x 7, March 8, 1884. Untranslated letter to a professor, presumably the Austrian writer Joseph Rt. von Weil, the German editor of the monumental Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild, asking him to send a letter to Maurus Jokay, head of the Hungarian section. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

420. Emperor Francis II. The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792 to 1806, when he dissolved the empire and became the first Emperor of Austria. Collection of seven untranslated LSs in German, totaling eight pages, 7.5 x 9, dated April-November 1792. All are official letters to Count Karl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, who served the government of Austria in a variety of capacities, including as governor of Trieste, and rose to high rank at the Habsburg court. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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King George ratifies a “guarantee to the King of Sardinia” in 1772 421. King George I. Historically significant manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page, 7.5 x 12, September 4, 1722. King George orders Thomas Earl of Macclesfield, Chancellor of Great Britain, to affix “Our Great Seal of Great Britain…Two Instruments of the same Tenour and bearing Date with these Presents (a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed) containing our Ratifications of an Act to guarantee to the King of Sardinia the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Cessions made to him in the Dutchy of Milan, which act was concluded and signed at the 27/16 of August last past

by Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Charles Lord Whitworth on Our part and the Count Fleurian de Morville on the part of Our good Brother the most Christian King.” Boldly signed at the top by King George and countersigned at the conclusion by John Carteret as secretary of state. Bound to the document with its original ribbon is a three-page copy of the order, in Latin. The document retains its original seal affixed to the upper left.

Intersecting folds and unobtrusive edge toning, otherwise fine condition.

This document comes in the aftermath of the War of the Quadruple Alliance, which pitted Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic against Spain in their attempts to retake territories in Italy and claim the French throne.

The war, which began in 1718, was brought to an end by the Treaty of The Hague in 1720, in which King Philip V of Spain was forced to renounce his claims in Italy, and Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and King of Sicily, ceded Sicily to Austria in exchange for Sardinia. King George had overseen the formation of the Quadruple Alliance with the Treaty of London in 1718, increasing the sphere of influence of his already immense military and political power. In this supremely important document, King George guarantees the reconfiguration of Europe per the Treaty of the Hague, the driving force behind the formation of Italy as it is known today. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Rare portrait of the Hawaiian king 422.

King Kalakaua. King of

Hawaii (1836–1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874 by a legislature that had been convened for the purpose. Kalakaua almost single-handedly restored many of the nearly extinct cultural traditions of the Hawaiian people.

Vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of King Kalakaua in his ornate military uniform, signed below in black ink, “Kalakaua.” Published by M. Dickson of Honolulu. In fine condition, with some light soiling and scuffing. Kalakaua is extremely rare in signed photos, this being just the second we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

424. King Sigismund III Vasa.

Important king of Poland and Sweden (1566-1632) whose long reign coincided with the apex of the Polish-Lithuanian C o m m o n w e a l t h ’s prestige, power, and economic influence.

Rare LS in Latin, signed “Sigismundus Rex,” one page, 7.75 x 12, October 28, 1630. Untranslated letter welcoming Onorato Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Larissa, as the new Nuncio in Poland. Retains the original official paper seal affixed to the second integral page. Affixed to backing paper for reinforcement. In very good condition, with overall toning and staining. Onorato Visconti held this post from 1630 to 1635. Sigismund, raised a Catholic, sought to ally himself with the Habsburgs and sided with the Emperor in the Thirty Years’ War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

425. King Stanislaw II August.

423. 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. Vellum DS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 18 x 11, July 28, 1692. Untranslated document prominently signed in the center by King Louis XIV, and countersigned by Secretary of State Louis Phelypeaux.

The lower portion retains much of its rare large wax seal. In very good to fine condition, with folds and creases, and a failed repair on the reverse of the torn strip that houses the heavy wax seal. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with a controversial legacy, recognized as a great patron of the arts and progressive reformer but also remembered for his failure to preserve the nation’s independence from foreign powers (1732–1798).

Colorful manuscript document in Latin issued during the reign of King Stanislaw II August, unsigned, eight pages, 9.5 x 14.5, December 6, 1768.

An illuminated copy of the patent of nobility for Major General Count Anton Waldstein, splendidly executed with watercolor arms and a full-page painting showing three attached seals on blue and golden cords. In fine condition, with expected document wear. A stunning example of a heraldic document.

Starting Bid $200

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Mammoth portrait of the princess

426. Princess Diana. Impressive color satin-finish 15.5

x 19 close-up photo of Diana, presented in a 21.5 x 28 mat, signed on the mat in ink, “Diana, 1986.” In fine condition, with faint staining to the right side of the mat, the signature a couple of shades light, and a slightly grainy quality to the image. A fantastic, imposing piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

427. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Brilliant 1987 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their two young sons, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Cyril, from, Charles and,” and in black ink, “Diana.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope postmarked December 21, 1987. This card originates from the collection of Cyril Dickman, the former Palace Steward at Buckingham Palace who served the Queen for 50 years. Also includes a silk-bound hardcover copy of Earl Spencer’s Tribute to Diana Princess of Wales, published

by Althorp in 1997, signed and inscribed on an introductory page in black ink, “To Yvonne, Charles Spencer, 1st August, 2001.”

Includes the original Althorp presentation box. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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428. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Appealing 1991 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their two young sons in formal attire, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Janet—, and much love from, Charles,” and in black ink, “and Diana.”

In very good to fine condition, with scuffing and surface paper loss to the outside covers; the interior of the card is clean and unaffected. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Stanley Gibbons and Fraser’s Autographs attributing the recipient as Janet Jenkins, Prince Charles’s secret lover in Canada.

Also includes a silk-bound hardcover copy of Earl Spencer’s Tribute to Diana Princess of Wales, published by Althorp in 1997, signed and inscribed on an introductory page in black ink, “To Joan, Charles Spencer, 15th August, 2001.” Includes the original Althorp presentation box. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

429. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Royal

Christmas and New Year card with an embossed golden seal on the front, measures 16.75 x 6.75 open, bearing an affixed color photo of the Clarence House, signed on the adjacent page in black ink, “Elizabeth,” and in fountain pen, “& Philip.”

Retains its original green-and-white ribbon. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Royal wedding portrait by Baron 430. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Beautiful matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5

wedding portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip by Baron, affixed to its original 10 x 12 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Elizabeth” and “Philip.” Also signed lightly in the lower right by the photographer. In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing to the mount, and light silvering to the darker areas of the photo’s perimeter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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432. Zaifeng, Prince Chun. Manchu prince

431. Queen Victoria. Partly-printed DS as queen, signed

“Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 12, February 15, 1855. Queen Victoria appoints George Fisher Esquire C. B., as a “Lieutenant Colonel in Our Army in the East Indies.” Signed in the upper left by the queen, and countersigned below by Secretary of War, the Lord Panmure. Blue and white paper seals remain affixed to left side. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Victoria to an overall size of 32 x 24.5. In very good to fine condition, with heavy vertical folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

and regent of the late Qing dynasty (1883– 1951) who was the father of Puyi, the last emperor of China. Bold ink signature in Chinese of Zaifeng, Prince Chun, on an off-white 2.75 x 6.75 slip, bearing a contemporary annotation in another hand at the bottom, “Prince Chung, Regent de la Chine.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Titanic

Rare combination of the Titanic’s captain and a noteworthy passenger 433. Titanic: Edward J. Smith. Master of numerous White Star Line vessels (1850–1912) who was the captain of the RMS Titanic at the time of its disaster.

Scarce ink signature, “Edw’d J. Smith,” on a blue 2.75 x .5 slip affixed to a 5.25 x 7.75 album page bearing several other affixed signatures; among these is the signature of pioneering journalist W. T. Stead, who perished as a passenger aboard the Titanic. In fine condition, with a vertical fold passing through the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Historic image from the deck of the Carpathia on the morning of the Titanic rescue 434. Titanic. Original first generation matte-finish 5.25 x 3

photo of the Titanic wreck site, taken aboard the Carpathia on the morning of April 15, 1912. The photograph shows the frozen north Atlantic, with an iceberg off in the distance, and visible in the upper right corner, the hull of a lifeboat with a hauling rope passing diagonally through the image. Given the position of the rope, this lifeboat likely belonged to the Titanic, as the Carpathia delivered the Titanic’s lifeboats to New York. The photo was taken

by Mabel Fenwick, a newlywed passenger on the Carpathia who took numerous photographs that day. The reverse bears a later ballpoint notation, “Titanic rescue.” In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the lower right corner tip, and a bit of old adhesive residue to the surface.

James and Mabel Fenwick were newlyweds and beginning a three month honeymoon trip to Europe aboard the RMS Carpathia. They departed New York on April 11, 1912, not knowing that four days later the Carpathia would come to save over 700 survivors from the most famous shipping disaster of all time. Early on the morning of April 15, Mabel Fenwick was woken up by a man’s voice crying, ‘Titanic’s going down.’ Mabel rushed on deck with her camera and began taking photographs. The present photograph was among numerous images she captured that chronicled this momentous event and provided a unique record of the events that unfolded. The consignor notes that this was acquired from a direct descendant of the Fenwick family.

Starting Bid $200

Explorers and Archeologists “A complete skeleton of our new monster”—the inspiration for Indiana Jones reports on exciting discoveries 435. Roy Chapman Andrews. American explorer and naturalist (1884–1960) whose far-flung adventures on archaeological expeditions in the Far East were said to have served as the inspiration for fictional screen hero Indiana Jones. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History letterhead, February 11, 1929. Letter to writer Rutherford Towner, author of The Philosophy of Civilization. In part: “Last year at the very end of the season we discovered just what we have been looking for—a great new area of Pliocene strata the right age to contain the bones of primitive man if he existed in Mongolia. In the western and northern Gobi, where we did our previous work, this strata is almost absent…There is, moreover, what we believe to be a complete skeleton of our new monster. It is lying on its right side, with the hind limb exposed in a small ravine, and the fore leg in another, twenty-five feet away. If it is as complete as we expect, this will be one of the most important and spectacular specimens the Expedition has thus far discovered…In order to complete the Expedition satisfactorily we must have $100,000…If you feel that you can assist us this year I shall be very grateful for any amount. We need it badly.” In fine condition. Accompanied by Towner’s retained carbon copy of his reply, transmitting a $25 donation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A poem by the Swedish explorer 436. Sven Hedin. Swed-

ish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. Beautiful AMS in Swedish, one page, 8.75 x 14.5, August 29, 1914.

Hedin pens a two-verse Swedish poem entitled “Pa dodens auga.”

In fine condition, with toning to a fold near the top edge. Precertified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

437. Alexander von Humboldt. German naturalist and

explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive fivevolume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man’s knowledge. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “A. Humboldt,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining and soiling, and a small tear to the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Following his heroic Antarctic expedition, Captain Scott receives the French Legion of Honor 438. Robert Falcon Scott. British naval officer

and explorer (1868–1912) best known for the two expeditions he led to the Antarctic, the Discovery Expedition and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.

Two ALSs, each signed “Rob’t F. Scott, Captain RN,” totaling three pages, 4.5 x 7, blindstamped Admiralty letterhead, March 1906, both to Lord Knowles. The first, two pages on two adjoining sheets, March 13, [1906], in part: “Captain Evan Thomas showed me your letter in which you request to know the class of the Legion of Honour which the French Government proposes to award me. I am not very certain on the point, the official letter says cross but a private note informs me that the grade is ‘officer’ which entitles the wearing of a rosette.” The second, one page, March 28, 1906, in full: “I have the honour to acknowledge your Lordship’s letter of March 27th informing me that His Majesty the King has been pleased to give me private permission to wear the Insignia of the order of the Legion of Honour.”

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Shackleton prepares for his Antarctic expedition 439. Ernest Shackleton. ALS signed “Ernest H. Shackleton,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, no date but likely circa 1901. Letter to Cyril Longhurst, secretary to the British National Antarctic Expedition. In full: “I have been awfully busy. I do hope you got the list of books all right on Monday. I enclose a cheque from Sir Joseph Verdin Bart. Will you acknowledge it officially. I hope to see you tomorrow old chap.”

He adds a short postscript: “Address all letters 30 Gloucester S.” In fine condition.

In 1901, Shackleton was chosen to participate in the Antarctic expedition, where he was responsible for seawater analysis, meals, and provisions. The stress of preparing for that voyage evident as the ”awfully busy” sailor ties up some loose ends before shoving off. Most likely, “the list of books” were requested to accompany the crew on the upcoming voyage, which departed from London on July 31, 1901. When Shackleton got married in 1904, his “old chap” Cyril Longhurst served as the best man. A fantastic, boldly penned letter from the important explorer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

American West Rare 1844 document signed twice by Houston as president of Texas

440. Sam Houston. Twice-signed manuscript DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 4, 1844. Document approving the purchase of candles. In part: “Genl Sam Houston, For Executive Contingents, to J. Shackelford, August 11, 1842 To 1 Box Sperm Candles…$27.56.” Signed at the conclusion by Houston, “Approved, Sam Houston, 4th Apl 1844,” and also endorsed over the body of the document by Houston, “Pay this, Sam Houston.”

In very good condition, with scattered soiling, a horizontal fold passing through the main signature, and some small taperepaired separations to folds. Jack Shackelford was a doctor who served in the Texas Revolution as a commander under James Fannin and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Coleto in 1836. While most of his fellow Texian prisoners were executed in the Goliad Massacre, Shackelford’s life was spared so that he could care for wounded Mexican troops. This document dates to just one year before Texas was granted statehood, a significant moment in its history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Scarce letter from the elder James brother 441. Frank James. ALS in pencil,

one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.5, July 25, 1911. Written from Kearey, Missouri, a letter to “Johns,” in full (spelling and grammar retained): “Your favor of the 20th received yesterday. You state that you would not have written me if you had not believed I would have gotten fair play yet you stated that, for me to be sure to have a distict understanding about my salary etc, reading between the lines it occurred to me, that unless I did this you were under the impression I might not get a square deal. Again had I gone with the expectation, that what you had written in regard to transportation, & really they might of turned it down and attempted to dictate their own terms, this would ruffeled me up and probably I would have come instantly home. These were my reasons for not going. What I hear from your friend or Mr. Openhimer and this proportion seems to be fair will go instantly to St. Louis if they desire my presence there. We will certainly bring his matter to a successful termination if they meet us half way.” In fine condition, with a small edge stain.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Red Jacket and ten chiefs of the Seneca Nation 442.

Red Jacket. Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan (c.1758–1830) whose Indian name was Sagoyewatha. Very rare manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 10, June 15, 1824. Annuity receipt issued by the chiefs of the Seneca Nation, in full: “We the chiefs of the Seneca Nation of Indians do acknowledge to have received of the people of the State of New York by the hands of Jasper Parrish Five hundred dollars in full for the annuity due for the present year, agreeable to a certain writing or agreement made at a Treaty held at Buffalo in the State of New York by Daniel D. Tompkins Governor of said State on the 13th day of September 1815.” Red Jacket signs with his “X” mark below his printed name, as do ten other Seneca chiefs, including: Young King, Captain Pollard, Black Snake, Jim Robinson, Charles O’Bail, Little Beard, Peter King, Jimmy Hudson, Canada, and Young Chief Welincor. Three witnesses have signed the document on the left side: E. C. Hickson, Charles Norton, and former Indian captive and interpreter Horatio Jones.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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Oklahoma’s legendary lawman plans an arrest 443. Bill Tilghman. Famed lawman and gunfighter (1854– 1924) who began his career as a deputy under Bat Masterson.

ALS in pencil, signed “Wm. Tilghman, Dept.,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 11, Law Office of Charles B. Wilson letterhead, October 18, 1899. Letter to “Friend Sisson,” in full: “I returned the Rush warrant yesterday and Beebe came in on the noon train raising the devil about it. He wanted to go before the commissioner and make another complaint and the only way I could stop him was to tell him I was going to Muscogee today and could not send it if he did. So he said he would be here next Monday and I have promised him the warrant would be here by that time and I would have Rush here Monday afternoon. I told him that I had the warrant approved by the U.S. attorney when I was there and had left it in the office to record and there was some delay in it’s not getting here and I told him I would write you for the warrant yesterday evening. He asked him if I thought the office would be holding it for any cause and I told him no that they always were very prompt in sending out their warrants and that no one could stop one in the office. If the warrant is not here Monday I think he will make a new complaint. He says this is a very important case and the Postal Department has instructed him to stay here untill it is dispatched of. I leave for Miscogee today will return Saturday and would like to make the arrest Monday morning at Stroud.” In fine condition. A scarce and desirable Old West letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Notorious Figures 444. Alcatraz: Clarence Anglin. Rare ALS signed “Clarence,” one page, 8 x 10.5,

February 19, 1956. Letter written to his mother while he was incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “Just a few lines to let you know I am getting along alright I hope every body at home is ok. I really enjoyed you all being here Sunday and all the things you brought. I hope you all had a nice trip back home.

Moma I let you carrie one of my socks back with you I didn’t notice until I was back inside I only have one. The new guitar strings is really good. Tell every at home Hello and take it easy I will have enclosed a package slip for the amplifier you all take it easy and ans. soon.” Lower right portion bears a “Censored” stamp. In fine condition, with a light stain to the upper right corner. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of provenance from Anglin’s sister, Marie Widner, addressing her plans to sell the letters: “The money will go to help my 2 Grandsons, who need it.”

Along with fellow inmates Frank Morris and Allen West, the Anglin brothers, John and Clarence, patiently concocted an ingenious plan to escape from ‘the Rock.’ Working at night over the course of six months, the men, who shared adjacent cells, gradually set up a small workshop hidden in an unguarded utility corridor. Moving to and fro through widened ventilation ducts, the inmates assembled a variety of stolen and donated goods (including more than 50 raincoats) that they would makeshift into life preservers, a 6 x 18 foot rubber raft, paddles, and a bellows created from an old concertina.

On the night of June 11, 1962, the men made their move, but West, who lingered in an attempt to properly reset his cell’s ventilation grill, was left behind. The other three made it to the roof, descended a kitchen vent pipe, scaled two barb wire fences, and on the northeast shoreline—a searchlight and prison tower blind spot—inflated their raft and departed two miles north to Angel Island. The men were never seen again, but members of the Anglin family insist that the brothers had made contact on various occasions. The Anglins’ remarkable escape from Alcatraz was later made into a popular 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 135

Extremely rare letter from an Alcatraz escapee 445. Alcatraz: John Anglin. Rare ALS signed twice, “John” and “John. William. Anglin. 25034,” one page, 8 x 8.75, no date. Letter to his mother, written while incarcerated at the US Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “How is everyone? I got Pat’s letter, and I’m a little late answering it. Just want you to know that I’m OK, and I hope that all of you are to, I had a letter from Al and he seams to be doing Ok, to. I’m gona write them this week. Well…looks like Summer is coming again, it rains quit a bit but we are having a few warms days out of each week now, sure has been a long Winter and I’m glad to see it warm up for a change. Tell everyone hello for me, give my best to all the kids, sure do miss everyone, if, your wondering why I’m not writing verry often it’s pretty simple, it makes me lonesome when I write, I get to thinking of everyone and that’s the way it goes. Don’t worry about me, I’m looking for a letter from Mearl any day now. It’s about a week over due.

Guess Ruskin is growing up now, that sure is some Town, guess everyone is planning on going up North this Summer. How about Carson, where is he going this year? How is Hill doing? Well take it easy and don’t worry, guess I’ll close for now.” In fine condition, with possibly trimmed edges. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of provenance from Anglin’s sister, Marie Widner, addressing her plans to sell the letters: “The money will go to help my 2 Grandsons, who need it.”

John and Clarence Anglin were two of thirteen children raised by farm workers in Donalsonville, Georgia. Purportedly inseparable, the brothers began robbing banks and other establishments in the early 1950s, and were eventually arrested in 1956.

They received 15- to 20-year sentences and served time at Florida State Prison, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, and then Atlanta Penitentiary. They made attempts to escape from each, but it was only after another failed attempt from the Atlanta facility that the brothers were transferred to Alcatraz, with John arriving on October 21, 1960, and Clarence on January 10, 1961.

Along with fellow inmates Frank Morris and Allen West, the Anglin brothers patiently concocted an ingenious plan to escape from ‘the Rock.’ Working at night over the course of six months, the men, who shared adjacent cells, gradually set up a small workshop hidden in an unguarded utility corridor. Moving to and fro through widened ventilation ducts, the inmates assembled a variety of stolen and donated goods (including more than 50 raincoats) that they would makeshift into life preservers, a 6 x 18 foot rubber raft, paddles, and a bellows created from an old concertina.

On the night of June 11, 1962, the men made their move, but West, who lingered in an attempt to properly reset his cell’s ventilation grill, was left behind. The other three made it to the roof, descended a kitchen vent pipe, scaled two barb wire fences, and on the northeast shoreline—a searchlight and prison tower blind spot—inflated their raft and departed two miles north to Angel Island. The men were never seen again, but members of the Anglin family insist that the brothers had made contact on various occasions. The Anglins’ remarkable escape from Alcatraz was later made into a popular 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood. Starting Bid $300

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446. Joseph Cosey: Mary Baker Eddy.

American forger (1887–1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a handwritten poem signed “Mary Baker Eddy,” one page, 5.5 x 7, December 1905. In full: “To my beloved student Miss Sarah Howard. To sigh yet feel no pain,— / To weep—yet scarce know why, / To sport an hour with Beauty’s chain, / Then throw it idly by: / To kneel at many a shrine, / Yet lay the heart on none? / To think all other charms divine, / But those we just have won.” In fine condition, with removed clipping residue to the upper right corner. Starting Bid $200

448. Joseph Cosey: Abraham Lincoln. American

forger (1887–1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a handwritten document signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 8.5 x 5, September 2, 1862.

A directive issued to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, in full: “Please allow this woman to pass safely over the lines into Culpepper County, Va., and notify the command—This shall be her pass.” Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 11.75 x 18.25. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

447. Joseph Cosey: Benjamin Franklin. American

forger (1887– 1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Unusual engraving of a clock bearing two Joseph Cosey forgeries of Franklin’s signature, one page, 7 x 8, described in the lower margin, “A clock showing the hours, minutes, and second and having three wheels and pinions in the whole movement, invented by B. Franklin, Philad’a 1772.” The document is also signed at the top, “B. Franklin.” Impressively mounted, double-matted, and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 14 x 21. In very good to fine condition, with stains and edge tears. Starting Bid $200

449. Robert Spring: George Washington. English-born

forger (1813–1876) who forged letters from luminaries like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Horatio Nelson.

Robert Spring forgery of an ALS signed “G:o Washington, Comm’g,” one page, 6.75 x 4.25, March 16, 1778. A letter to “Capt’n Fisher,” in full: “Extend your picket across the bridge with a patriot on the Norristown Road as far as the King of Prussia Tavern,—With orders to bring in all strangers unable to give a good account of themselves,—also every auspicious person loitering within three miles of the lines such arrest to be immediately reported to Gen’l Varnum.” In fine condition, with repairs to fold separations on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

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“This is one of three cards that Hauptmann autographed”—a remarkable relic from the ‘Crime of the Century’ 450. Bruno Richard Hauptmann. German-born carpenter

(1899–1936) who became the central figure in the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping case, dubbed the ‘Crime of the Century.’ Exceedingly rare official admission pass for the Hauptmann trial on the morning February 8, 1935, 4.5 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “Bruno Richard Hauptmann.” Includes a handwritten letter from Deputy Sheriff Hovey P. Low to Mrs. Ruth Warren, signed “H. P. Low,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.25, in part: “Please pardon the delay in sending you the enclosed card. This is one of three cards that Hauptmann autographed. Under separate cover I’m sending you a photograph, also my autograph.” The photograph mentioned is included, signed on the reverse, “Sincerely yours, Hovey P. Low”; Low also identifies the others seen in the image: Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Lieut. Allen Smith, and Mrs. Hauptmann. In fine condition. The recipient, Ruth Warren, was the wife of George C. Warren, a financier who served as head of the New Jersey Fish and Game Commission. Found guilty for the infamous crime on February 13, 1935, Hauptmann was executed a year later on April 3, 1936; however, the case has undergone further scrutiny over the years and some believe that Hauptmann was framed. An amazing piece of history from one of the most newsworthy events of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The 16-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald’s wooden bow 451. Lee Harvey Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald’s personally-

owned and -used wooden bow and leather arm guard, purchased in New Orleans when he was 16 years old. The wooden bow measures 68˝ long and pulls 36 pounds at a draw length of 28 inches; these numbers are stamped on the front of the bow opposite the belly. The string is absent. Oswald’s personally-worn leather arm guard was worn on his forearm to prevent the stroke of the bowstring from doing damage; the piece measures approximately 5 x 6.25˝, and the tying strings are not present. In fine condition, with expected wear from use, most notably at the taped belly of the bow.

This bow was mentioned by Oswald’s mother, Marguerite, in her testimony before the Warren Commission: ‘While Lee was working for Tujague & Co. he started to have a bank account, and it was in a Homestead. I do not know the name, but it was on Canal Street, 900 or 100 block of Canal Street, because it was even with Exchange Place. And he started to save his money…

January, 1956—Lee took his money out of the Homestead, which was approximately $150, or something like that. And Lee Harvey Oswald bought an electric football machine cost approximately $10. He bought a bow and arrow set—maybe about $6 or $7. And he bought a gun. Now, I don’t know about guns. I was going to say BB gun, but I will not say it was a BB gun—but Robert Oswald will know—or a rifle. But it was not an expensive gun. He was just 16 1/2 years old. And I am of the opinion if he bought a real gun, I would have had to sign or something. I may be wrong. But anyhow it was a gun to go squirrel hunting or rabbit hunting.’ Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from his older brother, Robert L. Oswald. Also includes a limited edition silver gelatin photo of Oswald’s mug shot, printed by University Archives, numbered 21/50. Starting Bid $500

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A Mother’s Day card from Lee Harvey Oswald

452. Lee Harvey Oswald.

Mother’s Day card from 1959, signed “Love, Lee xx,” sent to Marguerite Oswald, measuring 3.75 x 7 closed, with a preprinted sentiment inside, and signed at the bottom in black ballpoint by Oswald.

Reverse is also notated “Ex 266,” indicating this was an exhibit in the Warren Commission report, although it was unpublished. Card comes with its original mailing envelope, postmarked May 7, 1959, addressed by Oswald to “Mrs. M. Oswald, 313 Templeton Dr., Fort Worth, Texas.” On the reverse, Mrs. Oswald has written several notations, “Hon. Herter, U. S. State Dept. Wash, DC,” and “Hon. Jim Wright, Congressman 12th Dist. House affair building,” with “Hon. Lyndon Johnston [sic], U. S. Senator Washington D. C.,” written in another hand.

Also included is a 1956 Christmas card to Lee from his mother, signed twice, “Mother.” Card measures 4.75 x 6 closed, with a pre-printed message inside, and signed at the bottom by his mother. She also adds a handwritten note along the top which reads, “Hi—Your first Christmas away from home. Will miss you but happy to know you are in good hands. Be good. Mother.”

Written on the back cover at a later date by Mrs. Oswald is, “A card I sent to Lee in 1956. In his sea-bag that he left at home after leaving the Marines in Sept. 1959, Marguerite Oswald.” Reverse is also notated “Ex 268,” indicating this was an exhibit in the Warren Commission report, although it was unpublished. Expected light handling wear, with old tape, scattered toning and soiling, and creases to the Christmas card, otherwise fine condition.

Sometimes described as an overbearing and coddling mother, and other times described as negligent and unconcerned, Marguerite Oswald will forever remain an intriguing character in the story of Lee Harvey Oswald. Despite the varying speculation about the nature of their relationship, with many claiming that he left for the Army so young to escape her overly watchful eye, these letters reveal a loving bond between the mother-son pair. The tender card she sent on his first Christmas away from home in 1956 (which was found in his sea-bag three years later, as he left the country), paired with a sweet card he sent for Mother’s Day—not forgotten by the affectionate son, despite his Army duties and burgeoning plans to head to the Soviet Union—both made their way into the Warren Commission’s investigation just a few years later. Obsessed with her son’s innocence in the Kennedy assassination, Marguerite would later cling to ‘the Volumes,’ as she called the Commission’s published findings, pointing out inconsistencies to anyone who would listen. An insightful pairing of items, predating Oswald’s life-changing move to Russia. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 139

453. Konrad Adenauer MB $200

457. Max Born MB $200

461. Andrew Carnegie MB $200

465. Allen Dulles MB $200

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456. Benazir Bhutto and Klaus Kinkel

458. Edouard Branly

459. Warren E. Burger

460. Richard E. Byrd

462. Noam Chomsky

463. Thomas Clarkson MB $200

464. DNA: James D. Watson

467. Erik Erikson

468. Melville Fuller

454. Clara Barton MB $200

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466. Erik Erikson MB $200

455. Edvard Benes

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469. Francis Galton

470. Gandhi Family

471. V. V. Giri

472. Mikhail Gorbachev

473. Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

474. Gustaf V of Sweden

475. Armand Hammer MB $200

476. Hell’s Angels: Sonny Barger

477. Edmund Hillary

478. Alger Hiss

479. Alger Hiss

480. Johns Hopkins

481. Internet Pioneers

482. Kaiser Wilhelm II

483. King Edward VIII

484. King Gustaf V of Sweden

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485. Alfred Kinsey

486. Phil Knight

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490. Manhattan Project

489. Joseph Lister

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487. Austen Henry Layard MB $200

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494. Jawaharlal Nehru MB $200

497. The Palm Coast Symposium MB $200

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491. Aimee Semple McPherson

492. Angela Merkel and Peter Maffay

495. Reinhold Niebuhr

496. Martin Niemoller

498. Queen Victoria

499. Yitzhak Rabin

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493. Gamal Abdel Nasser

488. Leopold Saxe-Coburg

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500. William Ramsay MB $200

501. Samuel Remington MB $200

504. Anwar Sadat

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505. Pitirim Sorokin

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508. Margaret Thatcher

511. Titanic: Millvina Dean

512. Titanic: Walter Lord

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503. Bertrand Russell MB $200

506. Leland Stanford

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507. Robert Stroud

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502. Bertrand Russell

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509. Margaret Thatcher MB $200

513. Gideon Welles MB $200

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514. William Wilberforce MB $200

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military 517. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. ANS signed “J. L. Chamberlain,” one page, 5 x 8, blindstamped “C” letterhead, November 28, 1875. A brief note headed “Bible Class,” in full: “I regret that I am not able to meet the Bible Class to day.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a central horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

515. Thomas Butler. Continental Army officer from Pennsylvania during the American Revolution (1748–1805). Manuscript DS, signed “Thos. Butler, Lt. Col.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, March 23, 1802. Document indicating that Butler is due $103 from the estate of the late Richard Chandler. Signed on the front next to the total amount in black ink by Butler, who signs and adds an endorsement on the reverse, “Cantonment, March 23, 1802, Received from…Dan’l Bradby out of the property of the late Rich’d Chandler the amount of the within account, Thos. Butler.” In very good to fine condition, with splitting along fragile folds, one of which impinges on the bottom of Butler’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

518. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. ALS signed “J.

L. Chamberlain,” one page, 5 x 8, April 17, 1877. Letter to “Mr. Cousins,” in full: “Please deliver the key to chapel & Bell to C. A. Baker with such instruction as you may have received. Your own service will be paid on presentation of your account.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1766 autograph document

by Revolutionary hero Artemas Ward 516. Artemas Ward. Major general in the Revolutionary War (1727–1800) who was second in command to George Washington, and, later, congressman from Massachusetts. Scarce ADS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, January 13, 1766. Handwritten legal document

by Ward as a justice of the peace, in part: “To the Sheriff or marshal of ye County of Worcester…or to ye Constables of ye town of Shrewsbury—Greeting. For as much as Elizabeth Johnson of Shrewsbury…hath this day made Information & complaint upon oath before me Artemas Ward Esq’e one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace for sd county that yesterday one bushel of Rye…was feloniously stolen taken & carried away…And that she has just cause to suspect & doth suspect that Icabod Bozworth of Shrewsbury…did steal take & carry away ye same. These are therefore to command you forthwith to apprehend him ye sd Icabod Bozworth & to bring him before me to answer unto ye sd Information & complaint.” On the reverse is a note by a deputy sheriff, stating that Bozworth was apprehended, and the case was settled without trial. In very good condition, with overall staining, not affecting readability. During this period, Ward was a vocal opponent against Parliament’s increasing oppression of the New England colonies, which soon cost him his military commission. With rebellious sentiment growing in the next decade, the 3rd Regiment resigned en masse from British service on October 3, 1774, marched to Shrewsbury, and informed Ward that they had elected him as their leader. A fantastic, rare autograph from one of the most significant figures of the Revolution. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Civil War surgeon’s kit from the 178th Ohio 519.

Civil War.

Civil War–era medical kit owned by John Campbell, who was commissioned as a surgeon into the Ohio 178th Infantry in September 1864.

The kit is comprised of a leather wrap case holding a series of 15 medical instruments, as well as a set of utensils, eyeglasses with original lenses, black wooden handle, and circular metal case. The detached flap retains its manufacturer’s label, reading: “R. Goulding…Surgical Instrument Makers, New York.” All are displayed in a 16 x 12 case. Also includes a 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Campbell by Watson’s Gallery of Cincinnati, signed and inscribed on the reverse, “Yours Truly, J. H. Campbell.” In overall very good condition. A fascinating set of Civil War medical instruments. Starting Bid $200

“I have my aversions to certain words and ‘whom’ is on the black list” 520. John C. Fremont.

Wife of explorer and politician John C. Fremont (18241902), who was the daughter of the famed Senator Thomas Hart Benton, as well as an author of several popular memoirs and western stories.

ALS signed “J. B. Fremont,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, no date. Letter to Mr. Bartlett, in part: “I have just answered your two notes by a telegram asking you to make the name ‘Distinguished People I Have Known.’ Known is more true and explicit than Met. I have my aversions to certain words and ‘whom’ is on the black list. Four of my subjects are ‘materialized’ as my irreverent boys call my work. I hope they will do—but writing so fast I am sure they are too diffuse and too personal and I have not time to condense. Yesterday was a special dispensation for my Frank’s boys. We breathed the delicious air together all day—driving nearly thirty miles, or rather, loitering thirty miles of this lovely country side—glad to feel that Frank would have the same weather all winter. It will be a good climate anywhere to me if my work goes well and I can lift some of these heavy cares so unjustly forced on the general. And for the chance to help I shall always thank Mr. Bowser and you, for your continued air over it.” Although undated, the letter was written between 1864 and 1875, the period her family resided at Pocaho in the Hudson River Valley. Reverse of second integral page bears an ownership stamp from the famed Max Thorek Collection. In fine condition, with a bit of light toning. Accompanied by the original Max Thorek Autograph Collection folder. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing firsthand account of the Battle of Mobile Bay, recorded by the steward of Admiral Farragut 519. Civil War. Extraordinary ALS signed “John H. Brooks,” 24 total pages on a set of six 5 x 8 sheets, lightly lined, (the first 11 pages in ink, the balance in graphite) August 5, 1864. An incredible firsthand account of John Brooks, the steward of Admiral David Farragut, written while aboard the flagship US Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay. The first four pages consist of a letter Brooks addressed to his wife on the day of battle, in part: “We got underweigh this morning after a cup of coffee and sailed in two by two the iron clads on our right or starboard side. I cannot tell you of how terrible the battle was but even our admiral admits it was the most severe ever we engaged in our ship being the admiral ship the Rebel…Tennessee came up to sink us then began another battle the Hartford pouring in broadside after broadside not twenty feet from the ram and running into her nearly sinking her…we lost over twenty men killed and wounded cut up in a manner most shocking…we are now in the Bay of Mobile and will try to compel the forts guarding its entrance to surrender after which we will be ready for home…I hope you will soon read this letter which we plan to send tonight, which if captured by the enemy will serve him in showing the deprived the best of wives a letter that would relieve her aching heart. Oh, this fighting was terrible but I was never more cool…I hope soon to write you full particulars and only now wish to relieve you and my dear mother of the anxiety of my last letters.”

The remaining pages represent a moment-by-moment eyewitness retelling of the engagement, in part: “As ordered we had 14 vessels and 4 Iron Clads. The Iron Clads had the inside or starboard side position, they were to engage the Rebel Ironclads…

The Gulf into Mobile Bay covered more than 500 infernal machines destined to destroy our noble vessels, by their books and papers we know they counted on blowing us to pieces…but their torpedoes was and ever will be looked upon as a cowardly contrivance to get clear of a fair and open fight and the Admiral had intended to lead in the fleet but as the Brooklyn Capt Alden had a torpedo cutter on her blow and had four funs that she could train ahead by persuasion he gained permission to lead.”

At this juncture, the seemingly impregnable monitor Tecumseh, in an effort to keep the approaching CSS Tennessee in view, steered into a minefield, struck a torpedo, and sunk in less than a minute. “The Gallant Capt. [Tunis Craven] and his vessel was no more and one had just time to say she is sinking ere she was lost sight seeing this and supposing his ships running on to a nest of there terrible machines the Gallant Alden hesitated backed his vessel and stood aghast.” Peril and confusion prompted the USS Brooklyn, which led the second column, to halt and Captain James Alden to request orders before moving ahead.

Determined to keep his flagship in forward momentum, Farragut ordered the Hartford around Brooklyn and into the minefield with his famous order of ‘Damn the torpedoes.’ His gamble that the submerged torpedoes would be of no consequence proved correct, and erelong his fourteen warships passed through unmolested. “Everyone asked why does the B [Brooklyn] stop, and I am sure disaster would have followed if the Gallant Admiral had not asked if there was room to pass the Brooklyn & on being answered in the affirmative gave the order for the H to steam ahead and gaily was the order executed and the Rebels soon left their guns and we cared nothing further from the fort & battery.” Brook proceeds to detail the succeeding hours of combat between Union forces and the Confederate Navy: “The Metacomet who with one shot killed nine and wounded seven and compelled her to haul down the rebel flag to the glorious Stars And Stripes, the bold act of the admiral and the daring fighting of the Hartford inspired the whole fleet…The Dear Old Flag never looked so beautiful as that morning after the terrible two hours of hard fighting. Oh it was a grand sight…Our gallant vessels were now alternately ramming and pouring broad side after BS… The Manhattan had succeeded in giving him one good fifteen shot which crushed in his casement and not one of our vessels being injured by him…The ships steaming in opposite directions passed each other and the rest of the fleet took up the fight.

The H rounded and made for the R[am] again but other of our vessels were bent on the same thing and unfortunately one ran into us knocking two ports into one and cutting our side down to the waters edge…our gallant vessels were now alternately ramming & pouring broadside after BS into the R and one of our monitors laying under his stern pouring in eleven inch also, the Manhattan had succeeded in giving him one good fifteen shot which crushed in his casement and not one of our vessels injured by him & seeing himself knocked to pieces his ports being knocked out of kilter men being killed & the chief traitor wounded that he hoisted the white flag in token of submission, and thus ended the fight with the Ram. Rather a free fight more like a fox and pack of hounds than anything…We commenced immediately to look out for the wounded and killed…in the quiet of peace than in that morning of excitement and bloodshed, no one seemed to think of life that day and then get the gift of it but a duty not all painful and many felt it was only a moments transit from Earth To Heaven…We are now therefore in complete possession of Mobile Bay…Thanks to God for the Victory.” In fine condition. An exhaustive, endlessly fascinating account of the Battle of Mobile Bay. Starting Bid $500

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A New Hampshire private’s diary from “the battle of Gettisburg”

522. Gettysburg. An 1863 leather-wrapped pocket diary

kept by William W. Weller of Littleton, New Hampshire, who enlisted in the Union Army on April 20, 1861, as a private in Company G of the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment.

Though he appears to have carried this diary with him throughout the year of 1863, he did not write extensively; there are about 140 pages with a few lines of writing, of which about a dozen refer to the war. These entries are sporadic and usually just one or two lines long. On January 17, he writes the lyrics to ‘Rally Round the Flag’: “The Union Forever hurrah / boys hurrah down with / traiter and up with the / Star then ralley ralley / around the flag boys / ralley once again / Shouting the battle cry / of freedom.”

The most notable entries concern the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath: July 2: “Arrival at Gettisburg this morning. First fight to day.”

July 3: “Second day of the battle of Gettisburg.”

July 4: “Third and last day of the fight.”

July 13: “Inside of the Rebes fortifications near the river found

a five leaf clover never seen one before.” A dried four leaf clover is laid into the diary here.

July 27: “Left the Army of the Potomac and went to Washington.”

July 31: “Arrival at Point Lookout this morning.”

Other entries regard his pay, weather, numbers of recruits, letters sent and received, and other general information. On December 28, he interestingly notes: “219 Reb prisoners arrived this morning.” On the last page, he records detailed measurements of the US Capitol building. In very good condition, with general wear and soiling.

At Gettysburg, the 2nd New Hampshire entered battle with 353 soldiers. In under three hours, 47 were killed, 136 wounded, and 36 went missing; of 24 officers, only three escaped unscathed. Due to their high losses, the regiment was assigned to guard duty at Point Lookout, Maryland—as Private Weller records in this diary on July 31st. A fascinating, though terse, first-person account of the Civil War’s most famous battle.

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“I wrote some weeks ago a letter to the President-elect in favor of Mahom as adviser” 523. James Longstreet. ALS, one page both sides, 6 x 9.5, December 24, 1888. Letter to the Hon. John S. Wise in New York, in part: “Not advised of the feeling opposed to General Mahom in his own state I wrote some weeks ago a letter to the President-elect in favor of Mahom as adviser near the President. The feeling developed recently against such action induces me to write you to inquire of the probability of finding some one, upon whom both wings of the party could agree. My letter to General Harrison fully commits me to Mahom. Yet it may be possible that a compromise may be fairly met upon a third party. May I ask you, after due reflection, if you can suggest one upon whom all can meet…After the first week in January I expect to be in Washington till inauguration.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and moderate creasing, and a small tear to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 148 |

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“I have some doubt if his party is prepared to choose one from this end of the Union just yet” 524. James Longstreet. ALS, one page, 6 x 8, January 22, 1888. Letter to the Hon. John S. Wise in New York, in part: “Your pleasing letter of the 17th instant is received.

I take it as a very great kindness of you to mention my name so favorably to the President elect. I have some doubt if his party is prepared to choose one from this end of the Union just yet. This opinion however does not take from your generous act any of its force, nor does it lessen my feeling of obligation.” In fine condition, with an area of thin paper to right side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“In reference to the Congressional contest,” writes Mosby, “I saw the President on Saturday last—& conversed with him on the subject” 525. John S. Mosby. ALS signed

“Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 8 x 10, personal “Office of John S. Mosby, Attorney at Law” letterhead, September 28, 1874. Letter to the Hon. Henry A. Wise, formerly the governor of Virginia and a Confederate general. In part: “I re’d a note some time ago from your son in reference to the Congressional contest in the Richmond district. I saw the President on Saturday last—& conversed with him on the subject. He expressed himself very decidedly in your favor & also a hope that such an accommodation can be effected.” In fine condition, with some ink blotting from premature folding.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

526. George A. Custer. Handsome 2.5 x 4

carte-de-visite photo of General George A. Custer in uniform, seated in a three-quarter-length pose,

by John Goldin & Co. of Washington, DC. Reverse bears an identification notation in an unknown hand.

In fine condition, with light scuffing and foxing.

Starting Bid $200

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The Union cape of Benjamin D. Pritchard, captor of Jefferson Davis

527. Benjamin D. Pritchard.

Impressive deep navy blue Union cape identified to Benjamin D. Pritchard, who is remembered as one of the four men who captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The high-quality cape is constructed of a dark blue wool broadcloth exterior with gray fabric lining, and gray piping along the edges. The closure is a single black toggle button at the neck, and the collar has decorative buttonhole-style slits. In fine condition, with minor fraying and losses to the lining; overall this is an extremely well-preserved piece. Accompanied by a letter of provenance stating that this was purchased from Pritchard’s estate in 2005. Also includes a packet of reference materials on Pritchard and his regiment.

On May 10, 1865, the fugitive Jefferson Davis was captured by the Fourth Michigan Cavalry, commanded by Lt. Col. Benjamin D. Pritchard. In an episode that soon took hold amongst the nation’s political cartoonists, the Confederate president was found attempting to flee in a woman’s cloak. As his reward for making the capture, Colonel Pritchard was brevetted out of service as a brigadier general and received a $3000 share of the bounty which President Andrew Johnson had offered for Davis’s apprehension. A fantastic piece of Civil War history. Starting Bid $200

528. Ferdinand Foch. Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 11.25 full-length photo of the French commander in his military uniform, signed in black ink, “F. Foch.” Also signed in pencil by the photographer. In fine condition, with scattered light staining, with a heavier area near the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Immense archive from the Mannerheim family

529. Carl Gustav Mannerheim. Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951). Large

archive of untranslated Mannerheim family correspondence consisting of over 150 letters, including five autograph items by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, thirteen by his brother Johan, forty-one by his sister Eva, and one hundred and three by his sister Sophie, along with a few photographs. Highlights include Mannerheim’s handwritten draft for his resignation as regent of Finland, entitled “Mina Herrer,” unsigned, five pages, 8.5 x 10.75, no date but circa 1919; a typed draft with three lines of corrections in Mannerheim’s hand, unsigned, one page, 8.75 x 14, no date but circa 1936, for remarks on the occasion of the funeral of King George; and a carbon copy TLS signed in fountain pen, “Mannerheim,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 1941, written to Erik van Rosen on behalf of an imprisoned Polish count; an ALS signed “G. M.” on a postcard portrait, June 7, 1936; and a matte-finish 6 x 8.5 portrait of Mannerheim, signed and inscribed in ink, and dated 1914. The letters from members of his family encompass a period of nearly four decades. In overall very good to fine condition. Mannerheim was the most important military leader in winning the Finnish Civil War of 1918, but the following year resigned from his positions in the military and as regent because of political disagreements and the pro-German stance of his opponents. At the end of World War II he was elected president of Finland, serving from 1944 to 1946. He is largely considered the greatest Finn of all time, and this veritable trove presents an extraordinary opportunity for further research. Starting Bid $2500

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530. Audie Murphy. Signed book: To Hell and Back. Second printing before publication. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1949.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 274 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ink, “To Hazel & Orlie—All the best—Audie Murphy.” In fine condition, with wear and minor paper loss to the dust jacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Orders to his general in Corsica: “Contribute as much as you can to the tranquility of the country where you are; leave them their religion, their priests, their bells, provided that they are good citizens and that they like the French!”

531. Napoleon. Manuscript DS in

French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 9 x 12.5, August 15, 1797. Military document issued to Brigadier-General Lafon, in part (translated): “I have learned with pleasure that you were happy about the tranquility of the country, as well as the good discipline of the troops under your orders. I also hear of the successful conquest in Corsica…Contribute as much as you can to the tranquility of the country where you are; leave them their religion, their priests, their bells, provided that they are good citizens and that they like the French!” Prominently signed at the conclusion by Napoleon using his surname. Handsomely triple-matted and framed with an engraved portrait behind UV-protective acrylic to an overall size of 26 x 19.5. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and a light stain to the upper right corner. A wonderful, boldly signed order by one of history’s great military masterminds. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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532. Napoleon. Manuscript DS in French, signed “NP,” one page, 8 x 12.5, March 31, 1811. Napoleon responds to an official appeal made by Count Louis Mole, who expresses concern that, owing to lack of funds, the work on the Cher canal is about to be suspended. Mole requests confirmation of the decision and blames the problem on the owners not abiding by the original decree to provide the sinking fund. Napoleon’s note instructs that the matter be referred to the Interior Ministry to suggest a means of supplementing the money and helping the owner who only has a local interest in the project. Signed in the upper left by Napoleon. In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing, and heavy blotting the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1801 autograph letter by Lord Nelson 533. Horatio Nelson. Scarce ALS signed “Nelson,”

one page, 7.25 x 9.25, January 9, 1801. Letter to a “Dear Friend,” in part: “Lt. Young I know to be a very good officer but I am under an engagement for the only vacancy I have, if that should be got rid of I hold Lt. Yg. in my mind, but it is very probable I shall not be long in the South…and in that case either Lt. Yg. would be left in…or turned out.” Elegantly triple-matted and framed with an engraved portrait behind UV-protective acrylic to an overall size of 21 x 16. Affixed to a larger sheet and in very good condition, with light soiling, and repairs on the reverse to splitting of intersecting folds.

After famously losing his right hand during the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1797, Nelson was forced to learn to write left-handed—his autograph letters are therefore scarce, and he typically kept them short and to the point. Nelson was in England in January 1801, having been appointed as Vice Admiral of the Blue on January 1st; his mistress, Emma Hamilton, gave birth to their daughter Horatia at the end of the month. As the most famous naval commander in England, Nelson would have undoubtedly been beset by those seeking positions and advancement. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

534. Albrecht von Wallenstein. Military leader and politician

(1583–1634) who offered his services during the Thirty Years’ War to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He became the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy and a major figure of the Thirty Years’ War. Rare LS in German, two pages (one measuring 7.5 x 9 and the signed page measuring 7.25 x 11.5), June 1628. Untranslated letter to Field Marshal von Arnim, written during the Siege of Stralsund. In light overall staining, and partial splitting along a horizontal fold condition. Albrecht von Wallenstein’s Imperial Army unsuccessfully laid siege to the city of Stralsund during the summer of 1628 as part of the Thirty Years’ War. The siege ended Wallenstein’s series of victories, and contributed to his downfall.

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535. Robert Baden-Powell

536. Henry A. Barnum

537. Omar Bradley

538. Confederate Order

539. George A. Custer

540. Henry Dearborn

541. Desmond Doss

542. Enola Gay

543. Enola Gay and Bockscar

544. Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney

545. Flying Tigers

546. Mitsuo Fuchida

547. Leslie R. Groves

548. Wade Hampton

549. Douglas MacArthur

550. Douglas MacArthur

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551. Montgomery of Alamein

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555. Alexander Stephens MB $200

556. Ernst Udet MB $200

553. Revolutionary War

558. World War II Poster: Battle-Wise Soldier

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560. World War II Posters: Don’t Travel

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557. World War II

559. World War II Posters: Careless Talk

561. World War II Posters: Nurse Recruitment

554. Winfield Scott Schley

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562. World War II Poster: Remember Dec. 7th!

563. Sgt. Alvin C. York MB $200

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Uncommon “ballon monté” letter detailing a besieged Paris in 1870

564. Balloon Mail. ALS in French, signed “Marguerite,” three pages on two adjoining onionskin sheets, 5 x 8, November 29, 1870. Untranslated letter providing a vivid account of the situation in the starving city of Paris after ten weeks of siege by Prussian forces, which ultimately led to French surrender in the Franco-Prussian War. The address panel on the reverse of the last page has a note, “par ballon monté,” and is postmarked with the date of departure from Paris, November 29, and date of arrival in Saint Marcellin, December 5. Show-through from writing to opposing sides and paper loss to the edge of the last page from seal removal affecting a few words, otherwise fine condition. Used as an early airmail service, balloons were the only means of communication from within the besieged city of Paris to the rest of France. About sixty-five of these trips were made, nearly all arriving at their intended destination. The phrase “ballon monté” penned on the address panel indicates that it was to be carried by a manned balloon, versus an unmanned one. Starting Bid $200

566. Ernst Heinkel. German air-

565. Concorde. Sleek model of the

supersonic Concorde jet crafted from polished aluminum, made by Restoration Hardware, measuring approximately 45 x 22 x 18 and weighing 30 pounds. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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craft designer and manufacturer (1888–1958) whose company produced the world’s first turbojet airplane and the first rocketpowered aircraft.

Signed book: Sturmisches Leben.

Later printing.

Stuttgart: MundusVerlag, 1953. Hardcover, 6 x 8.25, 535 pages. Signed and inscribed in fountain pen in German, “For Hugo Leibold, with my best wishes, Ernst Heinkel, 7 April 1954.” An original glossy photograph of Heinkel with others is loosely laid-in. In fine condition, with an ownership stamp at the top of the signed page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Hughes stays mindful of his early Vegas dealings—“Don’t you remember that double-cross when we first got here?”

567. Howard Hughes. Very desirable ALS signed “Howard,” three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 28, 1968. Letter to his assistant, confidant, and former FBI agent, Robert “Bob” Maheu, in part: “San Dunes, the answer is by all means yes. However, lets trade the price to the lowest possible figure.

Why not try an immediate all cash offer of $300,000.

Tonite or tomorrow a.m. Please tell Nall I want the tract next to this also—marked ‘Zoong’ on the map.

This entire tract is a wash—thus very poor land.

Under water whenever they have a flash flood. That is why I urge 300 for the Sand Dunes because I want to buy Zoong cheap, and I know the price of one will affect the other. Lets try a low—very low figure for Zoong at the same time we offer 300 for Sand Dunes. Then we can can see that Sand Dunes learns of our offer to Zoong, and beside that the $300,000 will look very good. Also please tell Mr. Nall I want to buy all the rest of the land between Sands and Flamingo Rd., except that which is improved with something valuable. That includes the corner lot next to Caesars Palace. I would like a map of the above area and Nall’s best estimate—not the asking price—Nall’s best estimate of what each tract can be bought for. Please include any improved land if improvements not too valuable...The Hospital, how much will it cost and, (roughly—very roughly, without approaching anyone even remotely connected with the hospital) what does it consist of. Such as: Cost (very rough), Age, Area of land, Floor area. I thought Dalitz owned this hospital...Hank, will you tell him I will check into the hospital without any delay at all. Please tell Hank that, in any event, I appreciate very much his kind advice and he may be sure we will guided by it. Please tell him to rest assured that, as the result of his message, we will enter into some philanthropic project of importance. That we will do so without delay. Don’t try to extract a promise, but try to bring him to a frame of mind whereby you can tell me you are convinced he will not attack us if we do something substantial and soon. This man has always frightened me because he is unpredictable and emotional.

He can praise you to the skies one day and son-of-a-bitch you all over the place the next. And nobody knows it better than we do. Don’t you remember that double-cross when we first got here?” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner.

Despite having never met face-to-face, Maheu was one of Hughes’s closest aides and trusted advisor’s during the 1960’s.

Most significantly, Maheu shielded Hughes from the public and orchestrated the deals that made the reclusive billionaire a Las Vegas power player during the city’s critical development period. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

569. Joe Kittinger.

568. Joe Kittinger.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kittinger performing his then record-breaking skydive, signed in black felt tip, “Joe W. Kittinger.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Church Street Station letterhead, November 2, 1984.

Letter to John Strizzi, in full: “Thank you for your letter. Enclosed is the autographed photo that you requested.” Included is the referenced ‘photo,’ a graphite and crayon sketch of Kittinger on an off-white 6 x 9 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “in Balloon, Joe Kittinger.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a pair of certificates of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Airmail cover and flag carried on Hughes’s 1938 around-the-world flight 570. Howard Hughes. Exceptional pairing of unsigned items flown on Howard Hughes’s triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight: a superb large 12 x 8 silk flag for the 1939 New York World’s Fair carried on the historic flight; and a scarce flown commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, addressed in type, “Howard Hughes Goodwill Flight, To Whom It May Concern, Airdrome, Novo Sibirsk, U.S.S.R.,” and postmarked at New York on their take-off date of July 10, 1938. The flag and cover are handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with a plaque to an overall size of 19 x 24. In overall fine condition.

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 together. A remarkable display of material carried on Hughes’s important flight. Starting Bid $200

571. Samuel P. Langley. American astronomer, physicist, and aviator (1834-1906), who conducted some of the first manned flights with his Army-funded Aerodrome aircraft. ALS signed “S. P. Langley,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, Smithsonian Institution letterhead, January 17, 1889. Letter to Mrs. Michaelis, in part: “I have yours with kind words and the bad news that the Coffee-making machine arrived broken. If you will wait a little, till I am next in Boston where I can, I hope get it mended. I will attend to it there, myself, or (what will perhaps be better), please send the broken parts to me…If I were not very, very busy I should write to Francis, but you must tell him, I read his letter very carefully, and hope if George and he get any enjoyment out of the book of the lathe, that he will soon write me again. Give love to all the children; still including in that title, my other God-child Marion, who I hope has found entertainment in the little books I chose for her. I look back on my pleasant days with you all as a bright little exception in my present life: which is no longer lovely like the old one; as I see more society than I want.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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572. Test Pilots.

Group of five postal covers honoring legendary test pilots, each bearing typed information fields, with all but one filled out and signed in ink or felt tip by the respective pilot, including: Bill Dana, Frank Kendall Everest, Jr., Jerauld R. Gentry, Jack Wells, and Kenneth W. Weir. Also includes a TLS from Weir on the back of a postcard. The Everest cover features a beautiful hand-painted cachet of an X-2 aircraft. In overall fine condition.

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573. Test Pilots.

Impressive FDC with a cachet honoring the 11-cent Air Mail Stamp, Series of 1971, signed in various ink types by thirteen legendary pilots, including: Chuck Yeager, Paul Tibbets, Joe Kittinger, Bob Hoover, Frank ‘Pete’ Everest, Jeana Yeager, Dick Rutan, Charles Tucker, Joe Foss, Chalmers ‘Slick’ Goodlin, Joe Rogers, and Bud Anderson. In fine condition.

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574. Test Pilots. Four multi-signed covers: an

FDC with a color cachet honoring Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1 first supersonic flight, signed in ballpoint or felt tip by Chuck Yeager, Gus Lundquist, John Griffith, Bob Hoover, Scott Crossfield, and Horace ‘Dude’ Hanes; a commemorative cover with a cachet of Chuck Yeager and a Dryden Flight Research Center 50th anniversary stamp, signed in ballpoint or felt tip

by Fred Ascani, John Griffith, and Horace Hanes; a commemorative cover with a color cachet and a Dryden Flight Research Center 50th anniversary stamp, signed in ballpoint or felt tip by Chalmers ‘Slick’ Goodlin, Gus Lundquist, Fred Ascani, Bob Hoover, and Robert A. Champine; and an FDC, 7.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring Charles Lindbergh, signed in black ballpoint by Pete Everest and in black felt tip by Scott Crossfield. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Iconic image of the Kitty Hawk flight 575. Orville Wright. Vintage 6.25 x 4.5

cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First ManFlight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N. C.,” signed in the lower left in fountain pen.

In fine condition, with some light soiling in the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Orville honored by the “Society of Automotive Engineers” 576. Orville Wright. Program issued for the “Orville Wright Dinner of the

Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.,” held in Dayton, Ohio, on June 17, 1918, thirty-two pages, 7 x 10, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink, “To Mr. S. D. Green, with my compliments, Orville Wright,” who corrects the pamphlet month below. The pamphlet includes reprints of various articles by Orville and Wilbur Wright, with dates found in the first featured article also emended, presumably by Wright. In very good to fine condition, with some light dampstaining, and a block of toning touching Wright’s last name. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

578. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank & Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Mabel Beck for $73.85, May 14, 1937. In fine condition. Mabel Beck was Orville Wright’s devoted friend and personal secretary for nearly 40 years. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

579. Chuck Yeager. Limit-

577. Orville Wright. Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 studio portrait of Orville Wright wearing a tuxedo, signed in fountain pen. In fine to very fine condition.

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ed edition flown FDC carried at Mach 1 by Yeager on the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, numbered 976/1000, signed along the top in pencil, “Chuck Yeager.” In very fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

space Collection of over 100 astronaut-signed covers

580. Astronauts.

Tr e m e n d o u s c o l lection of 103 postcards, FDCs, and commemorative covers, with several bearing launch dates and mission-specific cachets, ranging in size from 5.5 x 3.5 to 8.5 x 4.5, each signed in ink or felt tip by one or more NASA astronauts, including: Edgar Mitchell (27 limited edition Horizon covers for the Nobel Prize centennial); Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele (4, with two signed by Apollo 7 recovery pilot Edward A. Skube); Donn Eisele; Jim McDivitt (14, with ten signed by various Apollo 9 and Gemini 4 recovery pilots); Rusty Schweickart (2); Gene Cernan (also signed by Jeana Yeager and James Adamson); Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford (3); Charles Conrad (3, each also signed by Gemini 5 recovery pilot Fred Highsmith); Al Worden (12); Jim Irwin (9); Jim Irwin and Al Worden (9; five of which are Royal Air Force covers); Gene Cernan (11, with one signed by C. A. Matthes, director of the Guam NASA station); John Glenn (4, one inscribed); Scott Carpenter (2); and Deke Slayton. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Assemblage of 31 NASA astronauts, with nine moonwalkers 581. Astronauts. Tremendous color limited edition 27.25 x 34 textured

canvas print of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘Reaching for the Stars,’ numbered 823/1500, stretched over a wooden frame, depicting an astronaut soaring away from Earth and grasping a star. Signed along the borders in ink and felt tip by 31 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab programs, including: Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Jim McDivitt, Wally Schirra, Dave Scott, Richard Gordon, Paul Weitz, Joe Kerwin, Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, Jerry Carr, Ed Gibson, Bill Pogue, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Walt Cunningham, Frank Borman, Rusty Schweickart, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, James Lovell, Fred Haise, Edgar Mitchell, Al Worden, Charlie Duke, John Young, and Gene Cernan. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original Greenwich Workshop information sheet. An impressive piece signed by a multitude of astronauts, including nine moonwalkers.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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582. Cosmonauts. Six KNIGA covers, all with cachets commemo-

rating Russian space achievements, issued and canceled to mark one of the first six Russian manned space missions. Each signed in ink by one of the first six cosmonauts, including: Yuri Gagarin, German Titov, Andriyan Nikolayev, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, and Valentina Tereshkova. In overall fine condition, with some light creasing to the stamp area of the Gagarin cover. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

583. Mercury 7. Superb vintage color

glossy 13.25 x 10.75 full-length photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 1961, affixed to the original 16 x 20 cardstock mount, signed on the mount in ballpoint or ink: “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.,” “John. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” “Donald K. Slayton,” and “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.” Reverse of the mount inscribed in black ink: “Many thanks to Sgt. Tatlow for a fine job of keeping our airplanes in excellent condition to fly.

The Mercury Astronauts.” In very good to fine condition, with light crazing to the lightly faded image, and light stains to the mount, slightly affecting the Grissom and Slayton signatures. Consignor notes that the photo derives from the son of the crew chief on the F-104 Starfighter used by the Mercury crew. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

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584. Mercury Astronauts. Official

color 9.75 x 7.75 NASA lithograph of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 1961, signed over their respective images in ink or felt tip, “Gordon Cooper,” “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Gus Grissom,” “W. M. Schirra, Jr.,” and “DK Slayton.” Also bears a secretarial signature of Al Shepard. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved plaque to an overall size of 16.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

585.

Apollo 8.

Postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 8 mission and reading, “Flight Around the Moon,” postmarked December 24, 1968, signed in black ballpoint, “Frank Borman,” “James Lovell,” and “W. A. Anders.” The cover is also signed by Anders’ wife, Valerie. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the Borman signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

586. Apollo 10. Launch

day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 10 mission, the second manned moon orbital flight, postmarked May 18, 1969, signed in black ballpoint by Tom Stafford, Gene Cernan, and John Young. In fine condition. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

587. Apollo 10. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph showing images of the Sea of Tranquility landing site and Apollo 10 spacecraft, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Apollo X LMP,” “Tom Stafford,” and “John Young, Apollo 10 CMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the Young signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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588. Apollo 11. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the

Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Robert Wilson, Best Wishes, Neil Armstrong,” “Michael Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition, with some mild creasing near corners. Accompanied by the original NASA mailing envelope.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

Iconic oversized Aldrin portrait fully signed by the Apollo 11 crew 589. Apollo 11. Vintage color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 full-length photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Armstrong, affixed to the original 16 x 20 mount, inscribed in the upper border, “To the students and faculty of the Neil Armstrong Middle School with sincere appreciation and best wishes from Apollo 11,” and signed in lower border in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, who signed at a later date; the lighter Collins signature was done in a secretarial hand. In very good condition, with creasing to the mount, heavy crazing to the photo, and general overall fading to both image and signatures. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the recent Collins signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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590. Apollo 11. Extremely desirable Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a color cachet depicting the moon landing, bearing several July 20, 1969, Houston, Texas postmarks, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In fine to very fine condition. These famous insurance covers, produced immediately prior to space missions in order to provide financial security for astronauts’ families in case of disaster, have earned near-legendary status as the ultimate space-related philatelic item, and exist as one of the most coveted formats for astronaut autographs. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

591. Apollo 16. Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the the Darney Chi, Tau, and Lambda craters on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Ken Mattingly” and “John Young, Apollo 16,” and in blue felt tip, “Charlie Duke.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the Young signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

592. Apollo 16. Apollo 16 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Center launch date postmark, signed in blue ink and felt tip by John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Mattingly. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Flown crew-signed ASTP Beta patch from Slayton’s collection, paired with an original watercolor 593. Apollo-Soyuz.

A flown white 5 x 5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, carried on the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black ink by Tom Stafford, Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Alexei Leonov, and Valery Kubasov.

The patch is impressively displayed with an original 1989 painting by Mark Schuler depicting the historic joint mission, as well as a letter of provenance from Bobbie Slayton, in part: “This is to certify that this autographed beta cloth belonged to my husband, Deke Slayton, and was flown in 1975 on the Apollo Soyuz mission. It was locked in his safe deposit box along with other flown memorabilia.” Impressively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 23.25 x 30.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

594. Christa McAuliffe. Color semi-glossy 7.5 x 8.75

photo of McAuliffe wearing her blue flight suit and holding a model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter, signed in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe.” Matted and framed with embroidered patches for the Teacher in Space program and for the STS–51–L mission to an overall size of 16.75 x 13.25.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

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595. Buzz Aldrin

596. Buzz Aldrin

597. Buzz Aldrin

598. Buzz Aldrin

599. Apollo 10

600. Apollo 10

601. Apollo 13

602. Apollo 13

603. Apollo 13

604. Apollo 14

605. Apollo 15

606. Apollo 16

607. Apollo 17

608. Apollo 17

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609. Apollo 17 MB $200

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612. Apollo Astronauts

613. Apollo Program

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611. Apollo 9

614. Neil Armstrong

615. Neil Armstrong

616. Neil Armstrong

617. Neil Armstrong

618. Neil Armstrong

619. Gene Cernan

620. Gene Cernan

621. Gene Cernan

622. Gene Cernan

623. Michael Collins

624. Michael Collins

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625. Charles Conrad

626. Gordon Cooper

627. Gordon Cooper

629. Yuri Gagarin

630. Gemini 3

631. John Glenn

633. Richard Gordon

634. Fred Haise

635. Fred Haise

636. Jim Irwin

637. Liberty Bell 7

638. Ken Mattingly

639. Bruce McCandless

640. Edgar Mitchell

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628. Walt Cunningham MB $200

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641. Moonport

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643. NASA Flight Directors

644. Judy Resnik

645. Sally Ride

646. Harrison Schmitt

647. Rusty Schweickart

648. Alan Shepard

649. Skylab

650. Spacelab

653. Wernher von Braun

654. Wernher von Braun

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642. Moonwalkers

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651. STS-65 MB $200

655. John Young MB $200

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652. Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky MB $200

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art, architecture, and design Impressive book featuring original works by four South American artists

657. Artists. Signed book in Spanish: Damiani / Diaz Yepez / Garcia Reino / Mac Entyre / Widmann. Limited issue of 450 copies. Published by Artistas de America y Espana in 1979.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.5 x 7.5, 100 pages. Signed and inscribed on the colophon in blue ballpoint in Spanish by the author and art critic Ernesto Heine. The book contains four original works of art, with three signed by the respective artist: Jorge Damiani, Oscar Garcia Reino, and Bruno Widmann.

Damiani’s work, oil and paper collage on board, shows a bird on nest, above stones, with tree at right, and is signed in black ink, “Damiani 79”; artwork for Eduardo Diaz Yepes is no longer present; Reino’s work consists of a collage of colored paper and is signed in black ink, “Garcia Reino”; the fourth piece, unsigned and created by Eduardo Mac Entyre, depicts an abstract oil, wood and paper collage; and the final work is an abstract oil, paper and paint collage by Bruno Widmann, who signs in brown ink, “Widmann.” In overall very good to fine condition, with a slightly loose binding, and a few small chips to the dust jacket. Starting Bid $200

658. Ludwig Bemelmans. Belgian-born

American author and illustrator (1898-1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. Original signed ink sketch on an off-white 5.75 x 8.25 sheet of Hotel Sacher stationery, showing a nude man with a mustache approaching a nude woman, signed below in ink, “L. Bemelmans,” adding to the left side, “Dianabad,” a famous spa and bathhouse in Vienna. In fine condition, with light toning, and old tape remnants to each corner tip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

659. Pol Bury.

Respected Belgian sculptor (1922– 2005). ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1978. Letter to a collector, in part: “I am very sorry but my ‘Mona Lisa’ was sold in U.S.A. about twelve years ago.

Maybe, I have some photos somewhere.

In case you need it.”

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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661. Marc Chagall. TLS

in French, signed “Chagall,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, La Colline letterhead, October 19, 1974. Letter to noted ballerina Tamara Toumanova. In full (translated): “I was happy to hear from you.

But it was only a few days ago that Mr. Loudmer sent me your letter of January 15, 1973 and the photo attached. I sign it with the greatest pleasure for you to remember our friendship, already old, alas. Believe in my very fond memory.” In fine condition, with the bottom inch of the letter folded back due to creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

662. George Cruikshank. Original signed pencil sketch on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet, depicting a shoreline with two men and a harpooned seal against a backdrop of harbored ships and ocean cliffs, inscribed below, “The Phoca—Vol III—P. 127–6,” and signed in black ink, “Geo. Cruikshank.” Matted with a biography slip. In fine condition. A decidedly detailed and powerful Cruikshank original. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

663. Salvador Dali. FDC with a cachet honoring the 1939 New York World’s Fair, signed in black felt tip, “Dali.” In fine condition, with light show-through from toning to gummed mailing strips. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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664. Jean Dubuffet. French painter and sculptor (1901–1985)

known for founding the ‘Art Brut’ movement. Glossy 5.25 x 3.5 postcard photo of Jean Dubuffet with writer Georges Limbour, signed on the front in black ink, “Dubuffet,” with Dubuffet adding the surname of his friend, “Limbour.” The reverse, addressed to the Belgian surrealist poet, actor, and art dealer Geert van Bruaene, bears an ALS by Dubuffet signed “Jean D.,” in part (translated): “My good little Geert, I leave tomorrow for Germany but not with the charming Rachel Baes, alas but it sounds like it’s cold in Bavaria.” Below is short a note by Belgian surrealist painter Rachel Baes. Postmarked September 6, 1950. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a light circular postal impression. In 1929, at age 17, Baes achieved her first recognition as an artist when she exhibited works at the Salon des Independants in Paris. There she was one of the members of the Surrealist group around Rene Magritte, and she came to know Andre Breton, Jean Cocteau, Max Ernst, Georges Bataille, Irene Hamoir, and Paul Eluard. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

665. Lyonel Feininger. German-American painter and a leading exponent of Expressionism (1871–1956). ALS, one page on a 5.75 x 4.25 postcard depicting one of his paintings, January 8, 1956. Letter to Mrs. Lange, in full: “A Happy New Year to you and your lovely children! is the sincere wish of yours truly.” In fine condition, with slight brushing to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

666. Keith Haring. De-

sirable color 4 x 6 postcard of an untitled Keith Haring painting from 1984, showing a pregnant woman holding a television with a crawling baby, signed in blue felt tip, “K. Haring.” In very fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrmann. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

667. Keith Haring. Desirable FDC with a colorful Haring-

designed cachet honoring International Youth Year, signed vertically in black felt tip, “K. Haring ‘85.” In fine condition, with faint haloing to the ink. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing 1982 Shafrazi catalog of Haring’s work, with two iconic sketches 668. Keith Haring. Limited edition spiral-

bound catalog for a Keith Haring exhibition held at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York City in the fall of 1982, one of 2000 issued, 9 x 9, signed vertically on the inside of the front cover in black felt tip, “K. Haring, 82,” who adds his circle-cross symbol and two incredible, instantly recognizable drawings of a falling man and a barking dog. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient. This catalog was offered for sale at the Shafrazi Gallery between October 9 and November 13, 1982, and contains a foreword by Tony Shafrazi as well as essays on Haring and his work by Jeffrey Deitch, Robert PincusWitten, and David Shapiro. The sketches found in this catalog are examples of two of Haring’s enduring symbols—the barking ‘family dog’ tag is, aside from the radiant baby, Haring’s most famous, and typically represents authoritarian government and abuse of power; the ‘falling man’ tag can be associated with Haring’s tendency to depict human figures upside-down, and is redolent of his tags of B-boys and B-girls, hip-hop dancers performing spin moves. An immensely appealing catalog from early in Haring’s rise to stardom, made all the more remarkable by the presence of two iconic sketches. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Remarkable twice-signed letter with sketch on hand-drawn “Keith Haring, Inc.” stationery 669. Keith Haring. Fantastic ALS signed “Keith,” one page, 5.5 x 8, with hand-drawn “Keith Haring, Inc.” letterhead, no date.

Letter to “Aurelie,” in full: “Thanks for the letter, it was really great and a nice pick-up to the day I was having. If you’d like to visit my studio sometime, call me. I hope you like the drawing.” In the lower left, Haring sketches one of his typical silhouette figures holding a large heart, signed again, “Keith Haring.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light soiling and foxing, and a tiny hole to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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671. Raoul Hausmann. Art-

ist and writer (1886–1971) who was a key figure in the Berlin Dada movement. Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.25 close-up photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to HungarianSwiss art dealer, collector, and author Carl Laszlo, “For C. Laszlo, 28 August 1956, Raoul Hausmann.” In very good condition, with a diagonal crease passing from Hausmann’s ear to his right eye. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

670. Childe Hassam. DS, one page, 8 x 5, no date. Permanent dividend order in relation to the Great Northern Railway Company. Signed boldly at the conclusion in ink, “Childe Hassam, 130 West 57th St.,” adding the date in the upper right corner. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

672.

Henri Matisse. Large

and bold fountain pen signature, “Henri Matisse,” on an offwhite 4.25 x 2.75 card. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Matisse writes on his iconic chapel 673. Henri Matisse. ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. In full (translated): “I am asking the TR. Mother Gille to let the chapel be visited for a short time at 11 o’clock (necessary for ornamental tiling in Mons-Claude Roy-writer and free man and his family).

Thanks and homage.” In fine condition, with light creasing along the right edge. Especially interesting content considering Matisse’s famous work on the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence in France, which is considered one of the great religious structures of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Monet paints in freezing London: “I have something like 64 canvases covered with colors” 674. Claude Monet. ALS in French, signed “Your old Claude,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Savoy Hotel letterhead, March 18, 1900. Letter to his wife Alice, in part (roughly translated): “My good darling, I do not know if you have the same weather like me but it was sharply frozen here. When I woke up everything was white which doesn’t bring good weather, and indeed since the lunch it’s been terribly windy, snowy and so on, which didn’t prevent me from being under the showers before 6 AM this morning, and it was pretty beautiful. Every morning I’m quite excited until the weather embarrasses me. Today was a terrible struggle and it will be so until the day of the departure.

The canvases alone have failed me; because it’s the only way to achieve something by putting in any weather, all the harmonies, it’s the real way, and at the beginning we always think of finding to recovery his effects and finish them, that is result of those poor transformations which are useless. You can see that it’s not a lack of ardor as I have something like 64 canvases covered with colors, and I would need more but this country is not normal. So I will order for canvases again (what a bill I’m going to have at Lechertier’s) and you do not worry about that.

For my return I said that I will go in the first days of April and it will be.

But what do you want me to do when I do not have one of the desired effects wanted? Do nothing or transforming that is the worst thing to do.

It is always better to carry on the fight and start and I regret that I did not do it right from the start. Of course with the good weather of this morning I did not meet Michel, if he’s gone away he must have had some trouble with this terrible wind. I hope for your Sunday the weather was more lenient at Giverny but I don’t think so. I’m thinking of my poor fruit trees and flowers. But I hope you take care of them. If the cold is going on it might be good to bring back home the peonies of Japan. You have to think of that. I still have no news from Mr. Hunter any more as Sargent [the American painter John Singer Sargent] who came to see me and had lunch with me 8 days ago, and who did not give any sign of life. I must have offended Mrs. Hunter by my frankness. But how can we lie to ourselves when someone asks you the truth? I’ve always wanted to tell you about a wounded officer. I had some news about it yesterday, but they have not arrived yet. They will have all the 6th floor that is ready for them. I hope you have had everyone today and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. All my thoughts, my dear wife. I kiss you as I love you like Germaine. Say good things to Miss Jeanne.” In fine condition.

At the beginning of February 1900, Monet returned to London to capture the mists on the Thames. He moved to the Savoy Hotel, and from his bedroom, he executed a series of paintings of Parliament and bridges of Waterloo and Charing Cross. In this remarkable letter, he discusses the difficulty of his work in the cold and rainy London weather, his son Michel, and visiting with fellow painter John Singer Sargent. He also references his famous gardens at his home in Giverny, as well as his fascination with Japanese peonies. A beautiful, remarkable letter from the renowned Impressionist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500 176 |

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677. Hiram Powers. American neoclassical sculptor (1805-1873). Vintage 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of a bust sculpture of Eve, signed in the lower border in black ink, “By. Hiram Powers.” Published by L. Powers of Florence. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Fact is—d—the critics” 675. Pablo Picasso. Desirable ballpoint signature, “Pi-

casso,” in the margin of a German autograph collector’s letter to him, typed on an 8.25 x 11.75 sheet. Picasso underlines the text “ein Autogramm” in the letter and signs in the blank area on the right side. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked April 24, 1961. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

676. Pablo Picasso. Commemorative cover bearing two

Czechoslovakian postage stamps designed by Picasso, prominently signed in red artist’s pencil, “Picasso.” Postmarked January 20, 1951. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

678. Frederic Remington. ALS signed “Frederic R.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, Players Club letterhead, no date. Letter to actor Ottis Skinner, in full: “I have your nice notice this morning. You have got red blood in your neck. I am very thankful and its one on me. Fact is—d—the critics. You went up and you understood what I am driving at and told the folks that what I call the highest critism [sic]—I cant paint and that aint all my faults either since people are out gunning for moats, but I ain’t giving the snap away, to the Press. Any d— idiot can tell what’s wrong but its takes 4 stories above one’s eyebrows to keep what’s ‘right.’ Thank you old man. I’ll remember you & I’ll be at your funeral if you are buried by the corporation. We will do a turn some day.” A rust mark to first page, light scattered soiling, and a tape-repaired tear to top edge of signed page, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Original 1915 illustration by Rackham: ‘The Soot-Fairies’ games with the White Kitten’ 679. Arthur Rackham. Original pen-and-ink wash artwork by Rackham entitled ‘The Soot-Fairies’ games with the White Kitten,’ from the 1915 publication The Queen’s Gift Book, accomplished on an off-white 8.25 x 10.25 sheet, signed in the lower left corner, “A. Rackham.”

Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 12.5 x 14.5; reverse bears a Heritage Book Shop label. In fine condition, with mild soiling. The Queen’s Gift Book was an anthology of prose and poetry by authors including J. M. Barrie, John Buchan, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jerome K. Jerome, and Mrs. Humphry Ward.

Rackham’s illustration was for the story ‘The Soot-Fairies’ by Beatrice Harraden.

The volume was published to raise funds for Queen Mary’s convalescent auxiliary hospitals for soldiers and sailors who had lost their limbs in World War I. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rackham’s beautifully illustrated A Midsummer-Night’s Dream 680. Arthur Rackham. Signed book:

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. First edition, limited issue, numbered 82/1000. London: William Heinemann, 1908. Hardcover in original full vellum, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and image blocked in gilt to front board and top edge gilt, others untrimmed, silk yellow ribbon ties, 9.5 x 11.75, 134 pages. Signed on the colophon in ink, “Arthur Rackham.” The gorgeous volume features 40 tipped-in color plates of Rackham’s artwork, along with numerous blackand-white illustrations adorning the text of William Shakespeare’s famous play. Autographic condition: fine, with light toning to perimeter. Book condition: VG/None, with foxing to boards, and a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. A sought-after edition of a classic work. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 178 |

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A favor for Toulouse-Lautrec, requesting good company for a subject from his ‘Portraits of Actors and Actresses’ series 681. Henri de ToulouseLautrec. ALS in French,

signed “HTL,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, circa 1896. Untranslated letter to a friend requesting that she take care of “Guitry” when the two meet; Guitry most assuredly being Lucien Guitry, an actor, whose portrait ToulouseLautrec lithographed in 1898.

Handsomely matted and framed with a lithograph of Guitry from Toulouse-Lautrec’s series Portraits of Actors and Actresses: Thirteen Lithographs, to an overall size of 17.5 x 29.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Warhol signs a German Coke can 682. Andy Warhol. German Coca-Cola can from the 1980s, 0.33 litres, mea-

suring 4.5˝ tall and 2.5˝ in diameter, signed on the side in black felt tip by Andy Warhol. In very good to fine condition, with some flaking to the paint on the opposite side of the can, and denting to still-sealed top; the can has been emptied through a tiny hole in the bottom. Stored in a custom-made tube. Accompanied by two contemporary presentation notes. Consignor notes that Warhol signed this can during a visit to Stuttgart, Germany, on February 14, 1980. Warhol had previously incorporated Coca-Cola into his work, including a famous 1962 print, ‘Green Coca-Cola Bottles,’ and 1967 perfume-filled bottle sculptures, ‘You’re In.’ In his 1975 book The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, he famously pondered the universal nature of the soft drink: ‘The President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke.’ This piece also serves as a charming counterpart to his famous Campbell’s Soup can artwork. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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684. Edwin Austin Abbey

685. Pierre Alechinsky

686. Francis Bacon

687. Max Desfor

688. John Draper

689. Raoul Dufy

690. Max Ernst

691. David Hockney

692. Karl Lagerfeld and Pierre Cardin

693. Annie Leibovitz

694. Roy Lichtenstein

696. Norman Rockwell

697. Felicien Rops

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700. Carl Barks.

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Original felt tip sketch of Donald Duck with mistletoe in his beak accomplished by Barks on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet, signed and inscribed below, “’Have a lot of Christmas spirits!’ Best to Norma and Dave, Carl & Gare.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by his wife, Gare Barks, extensively discussing the history and sale of prints of Barks’s artwork, with its original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

701. Dick Calkins.

American cartoonist (1894–1962) remembered as the first artist to artist to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip. Fantastic original ink sketch of Buck Rogers in profile accomplished

by Calkins on an offwhite 6 x 9.5 album page, boldly signed and inscribed below, “To Louis N. Staub, Regards, Buck Rogers, Lt. Dick Calkins.”

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare inscribed first edition for Disney’s abandoned 1943 film 702. Walt Disney. Signed book: The Gremlins. First edition. NY: Random House, 1943. Hardcover, 9 x 11.25. Beautifully signed and inscribed on the half-title page in fountain pen, “To Joan, With best wishes, Walt Disney.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/ None. The Gremlins was Roald Dahl’s first children’s book and originally conceived as a promotional tool for a feature-length Disney cartoon. Although pre-production had begun, the studio dropped the project due to copyright regulations and restrictions ordered by the Royal Air Force, which was portrayed in the story. Even unsigned first editions of this book are scarce and prized by collectors, and with its large, gorgeous Disney signature gracing the half-title page, this is a superior example. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $300

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Disney reads Alice’s Adventures to a pair of chimps 703. 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

704. Disney Promotional Artwork.

Original hand-painted promotional artwork, 19 x 20, featuring a family watching the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on a projection screen in their home. Matted to an overall size of 25 x 26. In fine condition.

This artwork was presumably produced for some sort of home video advertisement. Starting Bid $200

705. Dumbo limited edition cel from Disney World.

706. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. Original

hand-painted production cel featuring Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble from a 1992 Hanna-Barbera cartoon entitled ‘I Yabba– Dabba Do,’ signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “Bill Hanna” and “Joe Barbera.” The cel is placed on a color copy background. Character images measure 2.5 x 3.75 and 2 x 4.5, with a mat opening of 12 x 7.5. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 12. The piece has a gold Hanna-Barbera seal to lower right.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warner Bros. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

(Walt Disney Studios, 2008) Original limited edition handpainted cel featuring Dumbo flying through the air beside a train, entitled ‘Dumbo,’ sold only in 2008 in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at Disney World. This cel was painted for the ‘Magic of Disney Animation’ series. The cel is placed on a printed color background. Character image measures 4.5 x 4.75, with a mat opening of 12 x 10. Framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 16.5. Includes a color 7 x 5 postcard signed in black felt tip by artists Costa Alavezos, Sharon K. Vincent, James Bonserio, Erin Magill, Theodora M. DeLaney, Lynn Rippberger, and David Rippberger. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Phil Sears and Disney. Starting Bid $200

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707. Matt Groening. Incredible limited edition hand-painted animation cel commemorating the first six ‘Treehouse of Horror’ episodes of The Simpsons, numbered 56/300. Set within the instantly recognizable Springfield Cemetery, this massive cel features a total of twenty characters from these memorable and ghoulishly hilarious Halloween broadcasts, with Simpsons creator Matt Groening signing in thin black felt tip next to the “I’m with Stupid” gravestone. Lower right bears a red 20th Century Fox stamp. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 38.25 x 22.5. In fine condition, with some chipping to the frame. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from 20th Century Fox. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

709. Chuck Jones. Exceptional original pencil sketch of Bugs Bunny bowing accomplished by Jones on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of his personal letterhead, August 11, 1977, bearing a short signed note: “Dear Jon, Thank you for the name plate you so thoughtfully fashioned for me. It is beautifully done and I am very proud of it. Chuck Jones.” Below the drawing, he adds, “Me too, a deep bow from Bugs Bunny.” In very good condition, with moderate creasing to the lower half of the sheet, and strips of light toning to two edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 710. Walter Lantz. ALS, one page, 6 x 8, colorful Woody Woodpecker letterhead, June 8, 1987. In full: “Thank you for your lovely letter.

It’s nice people like you that makes my life very rewarding. It proves you don’t have to be six years old, to be a Woody Woodpecker fan.” Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

708. Herge. Signed book: Tintins

Oplevelser: Det Knuste Ore. Belgium: Illustrationsforlaget, 1971.

Softcover, 8.5 x 11.5, 62 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the copyright page in ink, “Til Jorgen Clevin, fra en kollega, Herge.” Herge adds a fabulous sketch of Tintin and Snowy beside the inscription.

In fine condition. Clevin was a beloved Dabish artist, children’s book author, and television host.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Large Snoopy sketch by the Peanuts creator

712. Charles Schulz. Signed book: Charlie Brown’s Third Super Book of Questions and Answers. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1978. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11, 145 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Shirley, Schulz,” with the addition of a wonderful sketch of Snoopy.

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

711. Charles Schulz. Fantastic original felt tip sketch of

Snoopy seated accomplished by Schulz on an off-white 9 x 10.5 double-weight sheet of illustration paper, prominently signed below, “Schulz.” In fine condition, with a stray ink mark to the upper right. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

713. Charles Schulz. FDC honoring Yellowstone National Park, prominently signed in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.”

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

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714. Charles Schulz. Original felt tip sketch of Woodstock smiling and dressed as a soldier on an off-white 8.25 x 10.75 sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For SPC 4 Britt Weise, best wishes—Schulz.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 16. In fine condition. Schulz sketches of Woodstock, the feathered best friend of Snoopy, remain very scarce and highly sought after. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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716. Disney Cartoon Classics Concept Artwork MB $200

717. Disney Studios: Christmas Artwork

718. Disney Studios: Goofy and Pluto Artwork

719. Disney Studios: Mickey and Donald Artwork MB $200

720. Disney Studios: Mickey and Minnie Artwork MB $200

721. Disney Studios: Mickey, Goofy, and Donald Artwork MB $200

722. Disney Studios: Mickey’s Birthday Artwork MB $200

723. Disney Studios: Sleeping Beauty Artwork

724. Disney Studios: Sleeping Beauty Artwork

725. Mickey Mouse and Donald

726. Elliott Production Cel from Pete’s Dragon

727. Elliott Production Cel from Pete’s Dragon

728. The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show

729. Mickey Mouse Production Drawing from Puppy Love MB $200

715. Magnus Carlsson

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730. Mickey Mouse and Pegleg Pete Production Drawing from Shanghaied MB $200

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music Incredible original artwork by the masterful French composer

731. Frederic Chopin. A masterly sepia wash brush painting of a southern European landscape accomplished by Frederic Chopin on an off-white 9.5 x 7 sheet, signed below in ink, “F. Chopin.” The wonderful artwork features view of gondola gliding across a pond, a couple walking in the countryside, and the towering ruins of a castle on a hill in the background. It very well may be a Mallorcan view produced around 1838, as George Sand’s watercolor ‘Seaward View From the House in Valldemossa’ shows obvious similarities. The reverse bears an incomplete pencil portrait, unquestionably also the work of Chopin. Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 14.75. In fine condition, with two repaired tears to the bottom edge.

Chopin’s inclinations toward pictorial art were already evident during his days as the Warsaw Lyceum: his chalk portrait of the Lyceum’s director Bogumil Linde has survived (Bory, p. 49), as has a landscape signed in full (now in the Ciechomska collection in Warsaw, pictured in Bory, p. 52). The provenance of this uncommonly evocative painting can be traced to the master himself: Chopin presented it to his student Karol Mikuli (1821-97), who always held it in the highest esteem and bequeathed it to his own student Raoul von Koczalski (1885-1948). From Koczalski’s estate it passed to a student from his master class.

From him it was acquired by the renowned German antiquarian music and music books dealer, Hans Schneider of Tutzing, who offered the painting at the 1976 Zurich Art Fair “Antic ‘76” and in his catalogue 200. Last in a private collection. Also illustrated in: E. Burger, Frédéric Chopin. Eine Lebenschronik in Bildern und Dokumenten (Munich 1990), p. 183, fig. 386. An absolutely stunning piece that combines art with music. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $10,000

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Rare oversized portrait of Brahms

732. Johannes Brahms. Impressive vintage 5.5 x 8.5 cabinet portrait of Brahms in a distinguished profile pose, signed below in black ink by Brahms, who adds a lengthy inscription on the reverse. Published by Rudolf Krziwanck of Vienna. In fine condition, with scattered light scuffing, and some soiling to the mount. A magnificent portrait of the famed German composer, undoubtedly the largest signed example we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

733.

Enrico Caruso. Fabulous

original ink sketch accomplished by Caruso on an off-white 6 x 7.5 card, signed in the lower right, “Enrico Caruso, London, 1907.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

735. Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Attractive Ibbs & Tillett analytical program entitled “Recital by Rachmaninoff,” eight pages, 5.75 x 9, signed on the front cover in fountain pen, “S. Rachmaninoff.” In very good to fine condition, with soiling and creasing to the cover, and scattered foxing to interior pages. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

734. Pietro Metastasio. Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782), considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. ADS, in Italian, one page, 9 x 7, 1775. Metastasio confirms receipt of 300 guilder from Gaetano Carrara, paid via his attorney Mr. Giuseppe Tanzi in Milan. In very good condition, with overall staining and foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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736. Nino Rota. Italian composer and pianist (1911–1979) known for his film

scores, which include several of Federico Fellini’s films and the first two movies in the Godfather trilogy. AMQS on a 6 x 4 album page, signed and inscribed below in blue ballpoint. Rota pens two bars from Act IV of his opera “Il cappello di paglia di Firenze,” adding the title below. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Artists, composers, writers, workers in all of the arts are the voice of consciousness of all the people”

737. Dmitri Shostakovich.

Soviet composer (1906–1975) whose fifteen symphonies occupy a place of central performance in the orchestral literature of the twentieth century. Handwritten manuscript in Russian by Shostakovich, unsigned, one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.5, circa 1950. A speech for the Sheffield World Congress of the Supporters of Peace. In part (translated): “The ties between the Soviet Union and England are unbreakable. In the first years of the revolution, English workers protested with the slogan ‘Hands off Soviet Russia!’ When fascism was defeated in the last war, people of the Soviet Union saved England and Europe from immanent catastrophe. Our peoples of the Soviet Union and England, shoulder to shoulder, are joining in the fight for peace…Artists, composers, writers, workers in all of the arts are the voice of consciousness of all the people, and that’s why that voice should loudly rumble against the war. Under the protection of peace, and under the protection of Democracy, artists, statesmen of England, workers of all countries, expand and strengthen the powerful front of the Supporters of Peace.” In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in his hand to the “Literary Bureau of Great Britain,” and signed in the lower left, “D. Shostakovich.”

The second World Congress of the Supporters of Peace was scheduled to be held in Sheffield, England, in November 1950.

Because the British government suspected that the meeting organizers had seditious objectives and represented a threat to national security, the visa applications of a vast majority of the delegates were declined—Shostakovich was among those turned away. Consequently, the meeting was moved to Warsaw, Poland. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Coltrane and counterparts

740. John Coltrane. Sought-after 738. Big Bill Broonzy. Vintage program for a recital by ‘Big’ Bill Broonzy at the London Jazz Club on September 22, 1951, 5 x 8, signed on the front in black ink. In very good condition, with creasing, three horizontal folds, and pencil notations inside, presumably from the concert-goer. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

vintage ballpoint signature of the revolutionary jazz saxophonist, “John Coltrane,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip, affixed to a slightly larger album page. Also includes ballpoint signatures of his bandmates, pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones, on individual slips. In fine condition.

A superlative grouping from these icons of jazz. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Coltrane’s landmark solo recording 739. John Coltrane. Sought-

after Giant Steps album signed on the back cover in black ballpoint by Coltrane. In fine condition, with a collector’s date notation above the signature, “22 novembre 1960.”

The record is included. Giant Steps, Coltrane’s first album with Atlantic Records, proved to be a breakthrough release for Coltrane as a band leader, and his melodic phrasing, which came to be known as ‘sheets of sound,’ and iconic chord progressions have helped influence generations of jazz saxophonists worldwide. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Final recorded Columbia studio collaboration between two jazz greats 741. Miles Davis. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 30, 1967. Official letter from Dick

Asher of CBS Records to Miles Davis, in part: “I understand from Clive Davis that you requested a $1,500 advance to Gil Evans to be recouped by us from monies Mr. Evans would be getting from arrangements he would be doing for us in the future. In checking this out, it was discovered that, about two years ago, Gil Evans was given a $3,000 advance for arrangements which he would be doing for us and that to date, these arrangements had not been delivered and we were not recouped for that $3,000. We want very much to accommodate you and to do what you request. However, as you can see, there has been some problem in the past. Nevertheless, we would be willing to advance Mr. Evans the additional $1,500 if you yourself would be willing to stand behind Gil. If you would agree that, in the event Gil Evans had not delivered arrangements to us by December 31st, 1968…sufficient for us to entirely recoup the sums advanced to him…we would have the right to deduct any unrecouped balance in Mr. Evans’ account from royalties becoming due and payable to you from us after December 31st, 1968.” Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Davis. In fine condition. On February 16–17, 1968, Davis and Evans recorded several takes for the song ‘Falling Water,’ marking the final recorded Columbia studio collaboration between the two jazz greats. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Gershwin prepares Porgy and Bess— “I am writing an opera to be produced the latter part of this year” 742. George Gershwin. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, per-

sonal letterhead, April 12, 1934. Letter to Mrs. M. J. Golden, in part: “I very much appreciate your invitation to play at a concert for the benefit of the Dorothy Kahn Club for Crippled Children.

I am at present, and expect to be broadcasting in November, twice weekly. In addition to this I am writing an opera to be produced the latter part of this year which takes all of my time.

And so it is impossible for me to accept your kind invitation.”

In fine condition, with light toning along intersecting folds. The opera Gershwin refers to is the classic Porgy and Bess, which was first performed on September 30, 1935. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Beautiful in-person Charlie Parker signature 745. Charlie Parker. At-

743. Eric Dolphy. Innovative jazz alto saxophonist,

flautist, and bass clarinetist (1928–1965) who died suddenly at the age of 36 from a diabetic coma. Uncommon vintage ballpoint signature, “Eric Dolphy,” on a small off-white 2.25 x .75 slip. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a newspaper photo of Dolphy plating his saxophone. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

tractive vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Kayo, Sincerely, Charlie Parker,” on a pink 4.5 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition. The original recipient, “Kayo,” assembled a well-known in-person collection through his job as a train conductor, where he acquired celebrities’ autographs as they rode the train. An exceptional autograph of ‘Bird,’ a revolutionary saxophonist who remains exceedingly scarce and hugely sought after across all formats. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

“Best of Everything, Billie Holiday” 744. Billie Holiday. Marvelous vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Holiday in a radiant bare-shouldered pose, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Nick, Best of Everything, Billie Holiday.” In very good to fine condition, with scuffing to the emulsion in the signature area, likely done at the time to allow the ink better purchase, and visible only at an angle. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. A stunning, uncommon pose made all the more desirable by Holiday’s crisp handwriting—an exquisite offer. Starting Bid $300

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Django plays a ‘Gala Extraordinaire’ 746. Django Reinhardt. Jazz guitarist and composer (1910-1953) who invented

an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique, sometimes called ‘hot’ jazz guitar.

Vintage circa 1944 French program for a ‘Gala Extraordinaire’ featuring Django Reinhardt, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on the front cover below his image in black ink, “D. Reinhardt.” The program is signed by four others, with one adding the date to the back cover, “10 Janvier 1944.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold, and a crease to the upper right. A scarce and attractive example of the renowned guitarist, whose signature remains elusive in every conceivable format. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

“While we danced around the blaze; I woke up in my cell again with teardrops on my face” 747. Woody Guthrie. Fantastic autograph lyrics for an apparently unpublished song, titled and signed at the top, “Prison Cell Dream,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, signed at the conclusion, “Words & music by W. W. Guthrie, #58991, FDH. NYC., December 16, 1949.” Guthrie pens three verses, in full: “I dreamed last night that I got up / and I walked out through these bars / Back to my wife and children and the folks I love so well; / They all did dance and laugh and sing / To see me home again / Then I woke up here on my bunk all hot with aching pain / Chorus / That was a dream / That was a dream / That was a long time prison cell dream. / On my next night I dreamed I rode / On a hayride to the hills; / We built a campfire big and bright, and ate and drank our fill. / We all told jokes and stories / While we danced around the blaze; I woke up in my cell again with teardrops on my face. / (Chorus) / On my next night I dreamed I walk’d / To a dance hall here in town / The lights went dim as I did spin the prettiest girl around / She whispered hot words on my cheek / And I walked her home alone; / I woke up kissing my mattress, and my throat was burning hot. / —Chorus Twice & Out) / End.” Guthrie adds in the upper right in green ink: “Typed up, 12–26–’49, W. G.” In fine condition, with a few short tears to the bottom edge. When Guthrie died in 1967, the folk song-writing legend left behind more than 3,000 songs, most of them unpublished and unrecorded. Using the escape of dreams to convey the heartache felt by an imprisoned husband and father, this wonderful song was likely penned for his second wife Marjorie Mazia; around the time this song was written, Marjorie and Guthrie separated when the latter’s Huntington’s disease began to worsen. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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A book of legends— the Beatles and Ray Charles

748. Beatles and Ray Charles. Amazing vintage autograph book, 5.5 x 6.75,

signed inside on the same page in blue ballpoint, “Beatles, John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” “Paul McCartney,” and “Ringo Starr,” and then several pages earlier in blue ballpoint, “Ray.” In fine condition, with wear and soiling to the covers of the album; interior pages are clean.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a lengthy handwritten letter of provenance from the original recipient, a program seller at the Odeon Theatre in Leeds, England, in part: “The Beatles I met in their dressing room before their first performance—a crowd of us—staff—were escorted to the Dressing Room. John Lennon took my book but his pen didn’t work so he scribbled in the corner of the page to get the ink flowing. He then signed the Beatles and his name and passed my book down the line. They were almost embarrassed by their popularity as it had happened so quickly even though they had been playing for a while in Liverpool & Germany. It was all very orderly—no screaming or crying—no grabbing or kissing—just a queue, a few words and out…There were some stars who thought it beneath themselves to sign autographs but they were few & far between—even Ray Charles signed although he did check carefully to make sure it was an autograph album first!” A superlative cast of neat and well-spaced Beatles autographs made all the more desirable by the presence of Ray Charles, who remains highly elusive in authentic material; his aides nearly always signed on his behalf, or at best guided his hand. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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749. Beatles: George Harrison. Harrisongs Ltd. busi-

ness check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed

by George Harrison, payable to Bell Street Motors Limited for £20.87, stamp-dated March 23, 1972. In fine condition. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Gorgeous limited edition of Fifty Years Adrift 750. Beatles: George Harrison. Signed book: Fifty Years

Adrift. Limited first edition, numbered 206/2000. England: Genesis Publications, 1984. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 9.75, 541 pages. Signed at the bottom of the foreword page in brown ink, “George Harrison.” Also signed by the author on the colophon in blue ballpoint, “Derek Taylor.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

John, George, and Spencer Davis attend a showing of Magical Mystery Tour 751. Beatles: Lennon and Harrison.

Vintage membership card for The Cook’s Ferry Club at the Cooks Ferry Inn in Edmonton, England, measures 8 x 3 open, signed inside in black ballpoint by John Lennon, in blue ink by George Harrison, and in blue ballpoint by Spencer Davis.

In fine condition, with light overall rippling.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks, as well as a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “My friend and I were invited to meet John Lennon, George Harrison and Spencer Davis in 1967 at a preview of the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour. Prior to the film, we enjoyed drinks and food with them, which is when they signed the membership card. During the film John Lennon sat close to me. When he later took my hand, after the movie, my false fingernails bent up in his hand and two or three came off in his hand! Much to John’s amusement.” A small package containing several of the recipient’s ‘false fingernails’ is also included.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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McCartney rocks the Colosseum

752. Beatles: McCartney and Starr. Parlophone Records 45 RPM single record for ‘Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane,’ signed on the back of the sleeve in blue felt tip

by Paul McCartney and in blue ballpoint by Ringo Starr. In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing and old tape to the bottom edge. The record is included. Consignor notes that the signatures date to the 1980s. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

753. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Desirable circa 1963 Parlophone Records promo card of the Beatles during a recording session in the Abbey Road Studios, 5.75 x 3.5, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Love to Linda, from Paul McCartney, xxx.” The image on the front was originally taken by Dezo Hoffmann on September 4th 1962, when the Beatles recorded their first single, ‘Love Me Do.’ In fine condition, with light creasing and a small stain, and an old tape stain to the upper corner of the photo side.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

754. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Color 27.25 x 19.25 print

of a Bill Bernstein photo showing Paul McCartney singing and playing a piano inside Rome’s Colosseum, signed in the lower border in pencil by both McCartney and Bernstein. In very fine condition. McCartney commissioned photographers, including Bernstein, to chronicle his life on the road and document his 2002-2003 world tour, with only 43 images selected to be signed by Sir Paul and then auctioned in 2006 through London-based Proud Galleries. This particular image was used in McCartney’s 2004 book Each One Believing: On Stage, Off Stage, and Backstage. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

755. Beatles: Ringo Starr. RCA Records 45 RPM single record for ‘Wrack My Brain / Drumming Is My Madness,’ signed on the front of the sleeve in blue ballpoint by Starr.

In fine condition. The record is included. Consignor notes that the signature dates to the mid-1980s. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Ringo’s attractive gray Nigel Curtiss jacket— worn in his publicity portrait 756. Beatles: Ringo Starr. Gray zip front

jacket by Nigel Curtiss, personally-owned and –worn by Ringo Starr, size medium, composed of a blend of stainless and Tencel fabric, with buttoned cuffs, low back, and shallow side pockets.

Includes two semi-glossy 5 x 7 publicity photos of Starr wearing the jacket, one of which is signed in black felt tip, “Love, Ringo.” In fine condition.

Provenance: Julien’s Auctions, Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach Collection, December 2015. A light and stylish coat once owned by the famed Fab Four drummer, and seen in the familiar image which he used to sign through the mail. Starting Bid $200

757. Beatles: Ringo Starr. Apple Films Ltd. business check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Starr, “R. Starkey,” payable to Miller Management Limited for £3333.33, June 14, 1972. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

758. Cream. Complete set of vintage Cream signatures from the 1960s: a ballpoint signature, “Eric Clapton,” on an off-white 5.75 x 11.75 notebook sheet with affixed newspaper clippings; a ballpoint signature, “Ginger Baker,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 card; and a ballpoint signature, “Jack Bruce,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 trimmed card. In overall very good to fine condition, with creasing and old tape on the reverse of Clapton showing through, and repaired clipped corners to Bruce. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Bold red Hendrix signature 759. Jimi Hendrix. Vintage red ballpoint sig-

nature, “Jimi Hendrix,” on a yellow 3 x 2 page removed from an autograph book. In fine condition, with surface paper loss to the right edge, easily matted out. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire, England, on May 6, 1967. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

1990 Knebworth Festival poster signed by McCartney, Clapton, Plant, and more

761. Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page. Led 760. Knebworth Festival. Uncommon color 23.5 x 33 poster

for the release of the 1990 Knebworth Festival on video cassette, signed in various ink types next to their respective images by Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi, Cliff Richard, Roland Orzabal, and Curt Smith. Rolled and in fine condition, with light creasing and edge wear, and considerable fading to the John and Plant signatures.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Zeppelin II album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “To Alison & Richard, with best wishes, Jimmy Page.” In fine condition, with expected light wear. The record is included. A sought-after title signed by the album’s producer and principal songwriter. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Hundreds of rock’s biggest names 762. Rock and Roll. IIncredible multi-signed book: Who’s Who in Rock & Roll. First edition. London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 11.5, 350 pages. Signed inside in ballpoint and felt tip by hundreds of legendary solo acts and musical groups (in varying forms of completeness), with some inscribed to “Ove.” Highlights include: ABBA, AC/ DC, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Chuck Berry, Black Sabbath, Blind Faith, David Bowie, James Brown, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Chicago, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Leonard Cohen, Alice Cooper, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, CSNY, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, John Denver, Depeche Mode, Bo Diddley, Duran Duran, The Eagles, Eurythmics, The Everly Brothers, Roxy Music, Fleetwood Mac, Guns n’ Roses, Heart, Whitney Houston, Iron Maiden, The Jacksons, Elton John, Judas Priest, B. B. King, The Kinks, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, The Sex Pistols, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Van Morrison, Motley Crue, Yoko Ono, Pet Shop Boys, Pink Floyd, Rainbow, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, Simon and Garfunkel, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Sting, James Taylor, Ike and Tina Turner, U2, Van Halen, Tom Waits, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Yardbirds, Yes, ZZ Top, and many more. The book is presented with a custom leather-bound cover with affixed photos of musicians taken at the time of signing. The covers of the book show expected moderate to heavy wear, however the inner signed pages are in fine, clean condition.

Ove Luckner began collecting autographs at the age of 7 and came up with the idea of assembling autographs for his Who’s Who in Rock and Roll book in 1994, when he started getting the stars to sign their biographies and photos. From his home country of Sweden, he embarked on a globetrotting mission to personally meet hundreds of rock’s biggest names, his Herculean efforts earning him no shortage of articles and radio interviews along the way. As the book filled with more and more autographs, many of the musicians, astonished by the incredible variety and sheer volume of chart-topping artists, not only expressed pride in becoming part of such a unique collection, but offered Luckner help in acquiring signatures of their fellow band and tour mates. Luckner worked on the collection until his death in August of 2017 at the age of 78, active up until the very end going to rock concerts and festivals. This book, and the treasure trove of autographs within it, is a true testament to the dedicated collector that Ove Luckner was, and stands as a simply remarkable compendium of rock and roll history.

Please visit RRAuction.com for a complete list of signers. Starting Bid $1,000

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Spectacular oversized June Kelly print of ‘The King’ 763. Elvis Presley. Scarce vintage color 16 x 20 print of Elvis in a red jacket, originally done by June Kelly, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Toni and Dina, from, Elvis Presley.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. These prints were given away at record stores to buyers of the Girl Happy album in the spring of 1965. A fantastic oversized color image of Presley in his prime. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Magnificent album sleeve from The Game

764. Queen. Inner sleeve from Queen’s The Game album,

boldly signed on the front in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. In fine condition, with light handling wear. The record is not included. The Game, featuring classics such as ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Another One Bites the Dust,’ was Queen’s first album of the 1980s. An exemplary fully-signed piece from the iconic British rockers. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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765. Queen. Color 18 x 27 poster showing the front cover

for Queen’s 1991 album Innuendo, signed in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon.

Rolled and in fine condition. Innuendo was the band’s final studio album to be released in Freddie Mercury’s lifetime.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after autograph by Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols 766. Sid Vicious. Scarce pencil signature and inscription, “Hi Sue, Sid Vicious,” on a yellow 8 x 5.25 sheet.

Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder.

In fine condition, with three rusty staple marks, a light stain, and some old tape, all far from the handwriting. Vicious, the notorious and short-lived bass player for the Sex Pistols, remains rare across all signed formats. Rare in any format, due to his untimely death at the age of 21. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

1985 reader’s poll according to the Wham! superstar 767. George Michael. Marvelous DS, one page, 11.75 x

16.5, circa late 1985. A copy of No. 1 magazine’s 1985 reader’s poll form, which Michael has playfully filled out and signed in red ink. In full: Favourite Male Singer (“Green”), Favourite Female Singer (“June Montana (Brilliant)”), Greatest Group (“Wham”), Ghastliest Group (“Wham”), Best Single (“Freeway of Love”), Worst Single (“Shout—easily!”), Best Album (“Ice on Fire—Elton John”), Worst Album (“—”), Favourite Video (“I’m Your Man”), Best Pop TV Show (“D. O. D. P. (Best of Bad Bunch)”), Unmissable TV Programme (“I must have missed it”), Best Radio Show (“Steve Wright”), Direst DJ (“Chris Tarrant”), Favourite Film (“Back to the Future”), Most Stylish Pop Star (“Me”), Dodgiest Dresser (“Andy”), Best New Act (“—”), Most Missed Act (“Oh, how I miss them”), No. 1 Pin Up (“Can’t say me again, so I won’t”), Romance of the Year (“Andrew Ridgeley & Andrew Ridgeley”), Creep of the Year (“Same”), Bore of the Year (“Ditto”), Event of the Year (“Live Aid, of course”), I Would Make My Personal Award of the Year to (“St. Bob, or anyone who’ll pay for it”), For (“Obvious reasons”), Because (“that’s the kind of guy I am”), Name (“George Michael”), Address (“Wouldn’t you like to know, eh”), and Phone No. (“999”). In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the edges. A humorous and potentially insightful list of answers from Michael, whose light barbs at fellow Wham! musician Andrew Ridgeley may point to his frustrations with the group’s direction; Wham! disbanded the upcoming spring, with both Michael and Ridgeley affirming the break as ‘amicable.’ Still, 1985 proved a momentous year for the duo, with Wham! undertaking a huge world tour and making an appearance at the Live Aid benefit concert on July 13th, with Michael performing a rendition of ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ with Elton John. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 201

768. Jussi Bjorling

769. Eugen d’Albert

772. Luisa Tetrazzini

773. Henri Vieuxtemps

775. Sidney Bechet

776. Cab Calloway

779. Erskine Hawkins

780. John Lee Hooker

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770. Franz Lehar

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774. Chet Baker MB $200

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771. Franz Lehar

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777. Bill Conti MB $200

781. Jazz and Blues Musicians MB $200

778. Sheldon Harnick MB $200

782. B. B. King MB $200

783. Freddie King MB $200

791. John Philip Sousa

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786. Edith Piaf

788. Laurence Rosenthal

789. Stephen Schwartz

790. Stephen Sondheim

792. The Von Trapp Family

793. Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins

794. John Denver

796. Jim Reeves

797. James Taylor

798. AC/DC: Angus Young

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795. Peter, Paul, and Mary

785. Jack Norworth

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787. Edith Piaf

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784. Johnny Mercer

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800. Aerosmith: Tyler and Kramer

801. Aerosmith: Steven Tyler

802. Allman Brothers

804. Beach Boys: Brian Wilson

805. Beach Boys: Brian Wilson

806. Beatles: Gerald Scarfe

803. Beach Boys: Brian Wilson

807. Chuck Berry

808. Blue Oyster Cult

809. Bon Jovi

810. Gary U. S. Bonds

811. Jackson Browne

812. The Byrds

814. Eric Clapton

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813. Eric Clapton

815. Eric Clapton

816. Eddie Cochran

820. Depeche Mode

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817. Phil Collins

818. David Crosby

819. Bobby Darin

821. Devo

822. Bo Diddley

823. The Doors

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825. The Eagles: Henley and Walsh MB $200

826. The Eagles: Don Henley MB $200

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827. Dave Edmunds MB $200

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824. The Eagles: Glenn Frey MB $200

828. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer MB $200

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829. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

830. Melissa Etheridge

833. Marvin Gaye

837. Al Green

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841. Jefferson Airplane MB $200

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832. Freddie and the Dreamers

834. J. Geils Band

835. The Grass Roots

836. The Grateful Dead

838. Buddy Guy and Blues Traveler

839. Heart

840. Iron Maiden

842. Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson

843. King Crimson

844. The Kinks

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831. The Everly Brothers

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845. KISS

846. KISS

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847. KISS

848. KISS

849. KISS

850. KISS

851. Led Zeppelin: John Paul Jones

852. Jerry Lee Lewis MB $200

853. Huey Lewis and the News

854. Gary Lewis and the Playboys

855. Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure

856. Metallica

857. The Moody Blues

858. Musicians

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859. Rick Nelson MB $200

860. Les Paul and Mary Ford

862. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers MB $200

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861. Tom Petty MB $200

866. The Police: Sting MB $200

870. REO Speedwagon MB $200

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863. Pink Floyd: Mason and Wright

864. Pink Floyd: Waters and Gilmour

865. Poison

867. Iggy Pop

868. Elvis Presley MB $200

869. Queen: May and Taylor

872. Rock and Roll

873. Rolling Stones

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871. Keith Richards and Jeff Beck MB $200

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874. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards

875. Carlos Santana

876. Bob Seger

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877. Paul Simon

878. Soundgarden

879. Phil Spector

880. Tesla

881. U2

882. U2

883. U2

884. U2

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885. U2 MB $200

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886. U2 MB $200

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887. Eddie Van Halen MB $200

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888. VH1 Benefit Concert

889. Whitesnake MB $200

890. The Who: Pete Townshend

891. The Who: Pete Townshend

892. Woodstock

893. Ramones

894. Ramones

895. Ramones

896. Ramones 1986 Brandeis Poster

897. Ramones 1987 Italy Poster

898. Ramones 1990 Belgium Poster

899. Bee Gees

900. Michael Jackson

901. Madonna

902. George Michael

903. George Michael

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classic entertainment Hollywood’s biggest stars—over 100 signatures on a lampshade from the Players Club 904. 1940s Hollywood. Outstanding 19.75 x 8.75

multi-signed lampshade from the trendy Players Club restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, a popular hangout for the Hollywood elite throughout the 1940s, which was owned by Oscar-winning screenwriter Preston Sturges.

This lampshade derives from Sturges’s private table and is completely filled with over 100 signatures belonging to a wide variety of famous actors, actresses, filmmakers, and Tinseltown notables, including: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Chico Marx, Harold Lloyd, Veronica Lake, Shirley Temple, Gene Tierney, Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Frank Capra, Jimmy Durante, Hedy Lamarr, Anthony Quinn, John Garfield, Tommy Dorsey, Dana Andrews, Walter Houston, Charles Laughton, Lana Turner, Ronald Colman, Howard Hawks, Mary Pickford, Reginald Owen, John Carradine, Robert Young, Pat O’Brien, Ida Lupino, George McManus (who adds a sketch of Jiggs), Ernst Lubitsch, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Susan Hayward, Betty Hutton, Gracie Allen, Nancy Kelly, Jack Holt, Harlen Logan, Andre DeToth, Anna Sten, Deanna Durbin, George Raft, Wheryl Walker, Maggie Ettinger, Ale Know, Martha O’Driscoll, Ely Culbertson, Ed Wynn, Louella Parsons, Alex Cassini, Frank Moran, Sally Eilers, Futon Lewis, Charles Coburn, Oscar Serlin, John Loder, Beans Reardon, Don Duryea, Joan Thorsen, Harry Rosenthal, Frances Langford, Ludwig Bemelmans, Charles Boyer, Danny Danker, Susanna Foster, Odette Myrtil, Louis Verneuil, Jean Hersholt, Herman Shumlin, Jane Withers, Lloyd Bacon, Rudolf Friml, Thornton Delehanty, Bill Boyd, Jackie Oakie, Antonio Moreno, Barney Balaban, Ruth Ford, Jan Kiepura, Robert Benchley, Miriam Hopkins, Estelle Taylor, Arturo de Cordova, Turban Bey, Jose Iturbi, Pare Lorentz, Frank Freeman, John Charles Thomas, Clair Trevor, John Carroll, Jinx Falkenburg, Colleen Moore, Dorothy Manners, Ken Muray, Edmund Lowe, Lloyd Nolan, Max Ophuls, Leslie Fenton, and, of course, Sturges himself. Framed to an overall size of 20.75 x 10.75. In fine condition.

The lampshade originates from the estate of Joan Dixon, an actress for RKO Pictures whose early career was handled by famed producer Howard Hughes, and to whom Dixon was romantically linked. Among the various Hollywood hotspots Dixon frequented was the Players Club, a nightclub owned by Hughes’ business partner Preston Sturges, and the employer of her legal guardian, Alex Pillet, who worked as the restaurant’s maitre d’ and then later as Dixon’s personal chauffeur. When the Players was sold in 1953, Pillet gave Dixon the lampshade from Sturges’s private table, and Dixon, after years of keeping it safely stored in her personal Bible, gifted the lampshade to her closest friend, Barbara Wells.

Accompanied by a wealth of material relating to Dixon, her career, and her relationship with Pillet, including: over 30 vintage photos of Dixon, glossy and matte-finish, with several showing her in films like Pistol Harvest, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Bunco Squad, and Law of the Badlands, and one signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Carolyn and Angela—my friendship—my loyalty and my God, what food!! Always, Joan Dixon”; several photos of Pillet, his wife, and a few of Dixon spending time with the couple; a group of letters addressed to Dixon, as well as a copy of an emotional nine-page letter written

by Dixon and addressed to Pillet, regarding finances, the recipients of his will, and the status of their friendship, in part: “In 1950 you were 65 years old. Not many years of earning left for you…Dear one…I asked Howard to let you be my driver, no one else and believe me Howard would never have asked if it had not been for me…I only want you to know I’ve never taken anything from you and never would. I love you and have only felt as a daughter and a good friend”; various legal documents, including: two relating to the employment of Dixon with Hughes Productions, a final judgment of divorce for Dixon and William Driscoll, a copy of Dixon’s handwritten last will and testament, in which she leaves “all house and personal possessions to Barbara Wells,” and a document signed by Pillet affirming the emending of his will; a folder containing various pages to a hand-edited partial script for the 1950 film Experiment Alcatraz, as well as the apparent first chapter to an unnamed story, entitled “Swamp Girl”; and a group of promotional material relating to Dixon’s career as a singer and actress, which features articles, programs, a 45 RPM record, and two magazines. A remarkable keepsake from the Golden Age of Hollywood signed by many of cinema’s brightest stars. Starting Bid $300

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Stunning oversized portrait of the glamorous Jazz Age entertainer 905. Josephine Baker. Beautiful vintage glossy 9 x 11.5 portrait of Baker lounging on a tiger skin rug and wearing a gorgeous gown, by Studio Keyston Talbot, prominently signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “A Directeur Waltuch, en souvenir de Josephine Baker, 1932 Wien.” In fine condition. Baker is rare in signed photographs of this size—a truly spectacular example.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

Stunning portrait of the ‘The Black Venus’ 906. Josephine Baker. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 9 publicity photo of Baker in a topless full-length pose as ‘La Venus noire,’ signed and inscribed in bold fountain pen, “A Monsieur Jean Roth, avec mes meilleurs souvenirs, Josephine Baker, Paris, 1930.” In very good condition, with pin holes to the edges, scattered creasing and light scratches, and silvering to the darker parts of the images. A sensational portrait of the gorgeous star of the Folies Bergere. Baker’s response to her own nudity: ‘I wasn’t really naked. I simply didn’t have any clothes on.’ Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Photoplay’s 1926 Best Picture Award for Beau Geste 907. Beau Geste Photoplay Award. Sought-after

bronze Photoplay 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

909.

Chaplin.

908. Humphrey Bogart. Vintage pencil

signature, “Humphrey Bogart,” on a yellow 4.25 x 3.75 sheet. Matted with a photo of Bogie to an overall size of 11.75 x 16.5. In very good to fine condition, with adhesive residue above and below the signature.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Charlie

Signed book: My Trip Abroad. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1922. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.25, 155 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink, “To my friend Karl Schmidt, From the author, ‘As the saying goes,’ Charlie Chaplin, June 15th 1922.”

Autographic condition: fine, with a faint stain to the inscription. Book condition: VG/G, expertly rebacked, with a professionally filled and restored mostly complete dust jacket. Chaplin had just achieved substantial success with his first feature film in 1921, The Kid, and journeyed to Europe to bask in his international stardom. He spent time in England, enjoyed the company of H. G. Wells, toured France and Germany, and, due to an unfortunate bout of travel fatigue, turned down a lunch date with Douglas Fairbanks. Collecting his thoughts and experiences, My Trip Abroad reads like an intimate diary from Chaplin’s foreign travels. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Worn on screen by three Hollywood stars 910. Yvonne De Carlo. Ornate gold-plated cuff bracelet by Joseff of Hollywood, worn on screen by Yvonne De Carlo in Casbah (Universal, 1948), Jody Lawrance in Ten Tall Men (Columbia, 1951), and Dame Judith Anderson in Salome (Columbia, 1953). The bracelet was done using Joseff’s signature Russian plating technique, and features elegant filigree decoration with a sliding pin closure attached by a safety chain. The bracelet has a circumference of 7.75˝.

There were decorative dangling spheres removed subsequent to the bracelet’s use in Casbah. In fine condition. Provenance: Treasures from the Vault, Joseff of Hollywood, Julien’s 2017. A jewelry firm founded by Eugene Joseff, Joseff of Hollywood was noted for creating costume jewelry worn in some of the greatest blockbusters of the 1930s and 1940s—worn by the likes of Shirley Temple in The Little Princess, Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, and Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra. Starting Bid $200

McDaniel as Mammy in Gone With the Wind

912.

Rita Hayworth.

Beautiful vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Hayworth for her 1947 film Down to Earth, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the Jura Theatre, Best Always, Rita Hayworth.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. A stunning portrait of the acclaimed starlet.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

913. Alfred Hitchcock.

911. Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel. Extraordinary vintage glossy 8 x 10 MCA publicity photo of McDaniel in her iconic role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes to Cecile Lane, From Hattie McDaniel, 6/28/40.” In fine condition, with a tiny fleck of emulsion loss to the upper right corner. A scarce and sought-after portrait. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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Original ink selfportrait sketch of his immediately recognizable profile on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Best wishes to Richard Carter from Alfred J. Hitchcock.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1922 stock certificate from the Houdini Picture Corporation 914. Harry Houdini. DS, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, May 12, 1922. Stock certificate for ten shares of the Houdini Picture Corporation issued to Isabelle Steffy. Signed at the conclusion by Houdini as president of the company and countersigned by Harry H. Poppe as assistant treasurer.

Three vertical folds (one passing through a single letter of the signature), small tape-repaired edge separations, and Houdini’s signature a few shades light, otherwise fine condition. Chartered by the State of New York on February 26, 1921, the Houdini Picture Corporation was involved in three Houdini silents: The Soul of Bronze (1921), The Man from Beyond (1922), and Haldane of the Secret Service (1923). Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

915. Laurel and Hardy. Vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo of the comedy duo side-by-side in their iconic bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Hello Robert! Stan Laurel” and “Oliver Hardy.” In fine condition, with a few light creases. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

916. Steve McQueen. DS, signed “Steven T. McQueen,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 27, 1972. Document headed “Consent to action of board of directors of Astral Productions International, Inc., taken without meeting in lieu of a special meeting of board of directors,” by which the board agrees to resolutions concerning banking and signing authority. Signed at the conclusion by Steve McQueen, William J. Maher, and Gerald E. Breslauer. In fine condition, with three filing holes to the left edge. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Monroe partners with William Morris in 1949

917. Marilyn Monroe. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 14, March 2, 1949. William Morris Agency management contract in which Monroe agrees to engage the company as her “sole and exclusive personal representative and adviser in the television field throughout the world for a period of three years…for a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the gross return from the television field earned and received by me during the term.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion in green ink by Monroe, and countersigned by an agency representative. In fine condition.

Following an uneventful six-month contract with Columbia Pictures, Monroe signed on with the William Morris Agency and began dating the firm’s vice president, Johnny Hyde. Smitten with the young actress, Hyde purportedly paid for her to undergo minor plastic surgery, and was then instrumental in landing Monroe a walk-on part in the Marx Brothers’ 1949 musical comedy Love Happy. With Hyde’s persistence, Monroe appeared in a total of six films the following year, including memorable parts in John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle and Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve. Monroe’s incredible sex appeal enabled Hyde to negotiate a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox in December 1950, a deal that soon made her a household name.

A remarkably early Monroe contract. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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918. Gloria Swanson. Original felt tip sketch of a fencedin house and a self-portrait profile accomplished by Swanson on an off-white 12.75 x 7.75 sheet, humorously signed, “Here is my doodle, and here is my profile. Gloria Swanson, 1971.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 11.25. In fine condition, with some overall fading. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

919. Elizabeth Taylor. DS, signed

“Mrs. Michael Wilding,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures letterhead, February 16, 1953. Contract regarding maternal leave compensation due to the birth of her son Michael, in part: “By reason of the birth of your child January 6, 1953, the ‘first reduced compensation period’ provided for in paragraph 29 of your contract of employment with us dated April 18, 1952 would normally have terminated.

However, you did not report back to us on the expiration of said period of (4) weeks as required and you have advised us that the condition of your health did not and does not yet permit you to do so.” Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint, with Taylor adding her initials, “E.T.,” to the first and second pages. In very good to fine condition, with staple holes and light stains to the top of each page. A decidedly uncommon version of Taylor’s signature. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

920. Rudolph Valentino. Citizens Trust and Savings

Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Valentino, “R. Valentino,” payable to Dunn Motor Car Co. for $80, July 22, 1921. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

921. Rudolph Valentino. Partly-printed promissory note, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed in bold green ink by Valentino, “R. Valentino,” payable to Louis H. Moos for $50, June 2, 1920.In fine condition, with areas of thin paper to the upper corners. Accompanied by a copy of letter from Moos to Valentino, dated April 12, 1922. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Fabulous visitor’s book from the London Hippodrome—highlighted

by Chaplin, Rohmer, and Laurel 922. Theater and Film. Impressive leatherbound visitor’s autograph book from the manager’s office of the London Hippodrome, 8.25 x 10.25, containing several hundred mostly theatrical autographs from circa 1924–1940, signed on both sides of 54 leaves. Highlights include: a signed self-portrait sketch by Charlie Chaplin of his instantly recognizable ‘Little Tramp’ character; a signed self-portrait sketch

by Dr. Fu Manchu creator Sax Rohmer, adding, “Will you have another, Sax?”; a fullpage signed self-portrait by Harry Lauder; an AMQS by Scottish composer Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, from “Benedictus”; and signatures of Stan Laurel, Edmund Gwenn, Paul Whiteman, Irving Caesar, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Ted Lewis, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Sigmund Romberg, Gene Sarazen, Edna Goodrich, George Robey, Herman Finck, Tom Webster, Hughie Green, Margaret Bannerman, Edward Sylvester Hynes, Leslie Henson, John Hassall, Edgar Wallace, Jack Hylton, Lupino Lane, Billy Bennett, seven members of the Australian cricket team, Fred Terry, C.B. Cochran, Betty Balfour, Alex Herd, Henry Cotton, Harry Nichols, K.S. Duleepsinhji, A.H.H. Gilligan, Herbert Chapman, Carol Brisson, and many others. The front of the book is ornately gilt-stamped, “Visitor’s Book, Manager’s Room, London Hippodrome.” In fine condition, with wear to the covers and a few old repairs to the loose hinge; interior pages are all clean. Interestingly, the first show ever given at the London Hippodrome, in January 1900, was a music hall revue entitled ‘Giddy Ostend’ with Charlie Chaplin, as a child, in one of his very first roles. By 1932 he was an internationally recognized film star, and he had returned to London for his 1931 film City Lights. Starting Bid $200

Impressive 1924 high school yearbook, signed twice by “Marion Morrison”—the future John Wayne 923. John Wayne.

Rare softcover 1924 Stylus yearbook from John Wayne’s junior year at Glendale Union High School in Glendale, California, 8 x 10.75, signed inside twice in fountain pen using his given name, “Marion Morrison.” Wayne signs on page 121, which depicts him as a member of the junior class, and on page 159, which depicts him as a player on the school’s football team. He is also shown as a delegate to the second semester cabinet, and as a member of the Glendale High stage crew. In very good to fine condition, with wear and chipping to the covers, and the spine crudely repaired with tape and the textblock inserted upside down; interior pages are all fine, with small construction paper bookmarks affixed with old tape to the pages on which Wayne is pictured (small green arrows are also drawn to his images). In his senior year, Morrison would lead the Glendale High Dynamiters football team to the league championship as a starting guard. When he began his career in film with Fox, Morrison adopted the tougher screen name ‘John Wayne.’ A wonderful pair of early autographs from a Hollywood icon. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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924. Abbott and Costello MB $200

927. John Belushi MB $200

925. Actors, Athletes, and Aviators

928. Ingrid Bergman

931. Mel Brooks

934. Classic Horror

935. Comic Relief

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929. Milton Berle

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930. Brady Bunch MB $200

926. Hugh Beaumont

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932. James Cagney

933. Celebrities

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936. Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper MB $200

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937. Lou Costello

938. Tim Curry

940. Peter Cushing

941. Olivia de Havilland

942. The Devil’s Rejects

943. Serge Diaghilev

944. Diff’rent Strokes

945. Easy Rider: Fonda and Hopper

946. English Theatre

947. Maria Felix

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948. Federico Fellini MB $200

939. Sammy Davis, Jr MB $200

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949. W. C. Fields

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950. W. C. Fields MB $200

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951. Film Stars of the 20th Century MB $200

952. Sidney Fox

953. Freaks and Geeks

954. Friday the 13th

955. Friday the 13th

956. Clark Gable

957. Audrey Hepburn

958. Audrey Hepburn

959. Katharine Hepburn

960. Horror MB $200

961. James Bond: Lazenby and Rigg

962. Ernie Kovacs

963. Burt Lancaster

964. Lillie Langtry

965. David Lean

966. Christopher Lee

967. Vivien Leigh

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968. Herschell Gordon Lewis

969. Sophia Loren MB $200

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973. Malcolm McDowell MB $200

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976. Mary Miles Minter MB $200

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971. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis MB $200

972. Groucho Marx

979. Marilyn Monroe

970. Ernst Lubitsch

974. Bruce McRae

975. MGM Stars

977. Mission: Impossible

978. Marilyn Monroe

981. Marilyn Monroe

982. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

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980. Marilyn Monroe

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983. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

984. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

985. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

986. Marilyn Monroe and James Cagney

987. Marilyn Monroe and Joseph M. Schenck

988. Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando MB $200

989. Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, and Gerard Philipe MB $200

990. Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner

991. Jack Nicholson

992. Peter O’Toole

993. Katina Paxinou

994. Mary Pickford

995. Otto Preminger

996. Sylvester Stallone

997. Star Trek: Shatner and Nimoy

998. Star Wars: Carrie Fisher

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999. Barbra Streisand

1000. Barbra Streisand

1001. Barbra Streisand

1002. Barbra Streisand

1003. Tarzan

1004. Shirley Temple

1005. Irving Thalberg MB $200

1007. Three Stooges: Larry Fine

1008. John Travolta

1009. Dalton Trumbo

1012. Anna May Wong

1013. Sam Wood

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1006. Theater MB $200

1010. Western Stars MB $200

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1011. Gene Wilder

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sports 1014. Enzo Ferrari. Color satin-finish 4 x 5.5 photo of Enzo Ferrari wearing sunglasses, signed in the lower border in purple felt tip, “Ferrari.” In fine condition, with a thin light stain to the background. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1015. Wolfgang von Trips.

German racing driver (1928– 1961) who was killed in an accident at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix. Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Wolfgang von Trips in an automobile, boldly signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a slight brush to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

1017. Vince Lombardi. Time magazine cover from De-

cember 21, 1962, showing an artistic depiction of the famed Green Bay Packers coach with trademark fedora, 7.25 x 10.5, signed on his lapel in blue ballpoint by Lombardi. Affixed to a same-size mount. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, mailing folds, a removed mailing label, and light rippling from mounting. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after signature of the ‘Great Bambino’ 1016. Babe Ruth. Vintage ink signa-

ture, “Babe Ruth,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine to very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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1018. Muhammad Ali

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1022. Hank Greenberg

1024. Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan

1023. George Halas

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1025. Mickey Mantle

1026. Mickey Mantle

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1027. Race Car Drivers

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1028. NY Yankees MB $200

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1021. Joe DiMaggio

1020. Athletes

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1029. Adolph Rupp MB $200

1030. Ayrton Senna MB $200

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Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 22.5% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed Auctions (the “Buyer’s Timed Premium”), and a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on live Auctions (the “Buyer’s Live Premium,” together with the Buyer’s Timed Premium, the “Buyer’s Premium”). For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is later. All purchases delivered to Massachusetts are subject to applicable Massachusetts sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses.The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. § 7213.2.

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

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

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

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK

OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession.

arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest.

Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the indebtedness is paid.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding

shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION

Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 7324280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

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

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

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

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

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction.

Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing.

RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

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

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a nonsale 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.

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.

GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS

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.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future.

In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

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

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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Sold by RR for $1.625 million

FINE WATCHES AND TIMEPIECES RR Auction is pleased to announce our inaugural Watches event, in July 2018. As the auction house of record-setting results for historical items, we now seek exceptional timepieces: European, vintage and modern; all luxury brands (Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Franck Muller, Omega).

If you are ready to sell and looking for a company that cares about your items as much as you do, call us.

Please contact the auction's director, Bobby Eaton, at (603) 732-4280, or via email at Bobby@RRAuction.com.

Imaged above: Astronaut Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Bulova wristwatch, with lunar scratches.

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