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Impt. Books,Manuscripts,Literature,Americana
11:00 AM PT - Dec 10th, 2008

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Bloomsbury Auctions

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New York, NY 10036-1902
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297 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
152E Lot 152E

SALINGER. Typed letter signed "Jerry" to "Becky"

SALINGER...

8,000
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12,000
4 Bids
153E Lot 153E

SPIELBERG - KOTZWINKLE - E. T. ... signed by bot

[SPIELBE...

600
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800
6 Bids
154E Lot 154E

THOREAU. The Writings of... manuscript edition

THOREAU,...

8,000
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12,000
3 Bids
155E Lot 155E

TOOLE. A Confederacy of Dunces. first edition

TOOLE, J...

1,500
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2,500
10 Bids
156E Lot 156E

TWAIN. Harper's Monthly promotional broadside, 18

(TWAIN, ...

600
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800
6 Bids
157E Lot 157E

TWAIN. Autograph note with rare "ghost-writing" s

(TWAIN, ...

4,000
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6,000
7 Bids
158E Lot 158E

TWAIN. Manuscript letter signed to Charles B. Dil

(TWAIN, ...

1,800
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2,200
3 Bids
159E Lot 159E

UZANNE, Octave. Autograph manuscript short story.

UZANNE, ...

1,000
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1,500
3 Bids
160E Lot 160E

WALLACE. Ben-Hur. A Tale of the Christ. first edi

Property...

800
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1,200
5 Bids
161E Lot 161E

WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). The Sphinx. first editi

WILDE, O...

5,000
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7,000
4 Bids
162E Lot 162E

WOOLF. To the Lighthouse. first american edition

WOOLF, V...

5,000
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7,000
1 Bid
163E Lot 163E

WOOLF. On Being Ill. first edition

WOOLF, V...

3,000
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4,000
6 Bids
164E Lot 164E

WASHINGTON, George. ALS on decorating Mt. Veron 1

WASHINGT...

20,000
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25,000
17 Bids
165E Lot 165E

ADAMS, John. ALS to Cotton Tufts. 1787.

ADAMS, J...

30,000
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40,000
10 Bids
166E Lot 166E

JEFFERSON, Thomas. ALS to Benjamin Smith. 1809.

JEFFERSO...

30,000
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40,000
14 Bids
167E Lot 167E

MADISON, James. ALS to Thomas Jefferson. 1825.

MADISON,...

5,000
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7,500
5 Bids
168E Lot 168E

MONROE, James. ALS to John McClean. 1826.

MONROE, ...

2,000
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3,000
5 Bids
169E Lot 169E

ADAMS, John Quincy. ALS W. B. Sprague. 1830.

ADAMS, J...

6,000
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8,000
19 Bids
170E Lot 170E

JACKSON, Andrew. ALS. to his wife Rachel. 1818.

JACKSON,...

8,000
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12,000
14 Bids
171E Lot 171E

VAN BUREN, Martin. ALS to E. Corning. 1836.

VAN BURE...

500
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750
5 Bids
172E Lot 172E

HARRISON, William Henry. ALS on his poor health.

HARRISON...

800
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1,200
9 Bids
173E Lot 173E

TYLER, John. ALS to Col. John S. Cunningham. 1856

TYLER, J...

1,000
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1,500
5 Bids
174E Lot 174E

POLK, James K. ALS to Samuel H. Laughlin. 1835.

POLK, Ja...

2,000
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3,000
5 Bids
175E Lot 175E

TAYLOR, Zachary. ALS to General Persifer F. Smith

TAYLOR, ...

1,500
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2,500
16 Bids
176E Lot 176E

FILLMORE, Millard. ALS on the name of the city of

FILLMORE...

2,000
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3,000
9 Bids
177E Lot 177E

PIERCE, Franklin. ALS to General Israel Hunt Jr.

PIERCE, ...

800
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1,200
3 Bids
178E Lot 178E

BUCHANAN, James. ALS to Robert J. Walker, 1837.

BUCHANAN...

500
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750
5 Bids
179E Lot 179E

LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph document signed, 1841

LINCOLN,...

4,000
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6,000
22 Bids
180E Lot 180E

JOHNSON, Andrew. Letter signed as President, 1865

JOHNSON,...

400
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600
4 Bids
181E Lot 181E

GRANT, Ulysses S. ALS to artist William Edgar Mar

GRANT, U...

2,000
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3,000
7 Bids
182E Lot 182E

GARFIELD, James A. Civil War ALS to Gen. Granger,

GARFIELD...

1,000
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1,500
12 Bids
183E Lot 183E

Group of 5 autograph letters or notes signed by U

PRESIDEN...

1,200
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1,800
15 Bids
184E Lot 184E

ROOSEVELT, Theodore. ALS concerning the source of

ROOSEVEL...

600
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900
6 Bids
185E Lot 185E

PRESIDENTS. Group of 4 letters signed by U.S. Pre

PRESIDEN...

1,200
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1,800
5 Bids
186E Lot 186E

COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typescript signed from his 1924

COOLIDGE...

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
187E Lot 187E

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Typescript signed from his

ROOSEVEL...

3,000
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4,000
1 Bid
188E Lot 188E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Battles of Lexington and Concor

AMERICAN...

3,000
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4,000
4 Bids
189E Lot 189E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Battle of Bunker Hill. Broadsid

AMERICAN...

5,000
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7,000
5 Bids
190E Lot 190E

AMERI.REVOLUTION. Charles CHAUNCY. Repeal of the

AMERICAN...

1,800
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2,200
3 Bids
191E Lot 191E

mezzotint portrait of George Washington, 1775

AMERICAN...

1,500
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2,000
5 Bids
192E Lot 192E

mezzotint portrait of Charles Lee, Esqr. Major Ge

AMERICAN...

1,000
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1,500
11 Bids
193E Lot 193E

mezzotint portrait of David Wooster, 1776.

AMERICAN...

1,000
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1,500
4 Bids
194E Lot 194E

mezzotint portrait of Horatio Gates, 1778.

AMERICAN...

1,000
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1,500
4 Bids
195E Lot 195E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Articles of Confederation, 1778

AMERICAN...

5,000
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8,000
11 Bids
196E Lot 196E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Declaration of Independence, 17

AMERICAN...

1,000
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1,500
11 Bids
197E Lot 197E

AMER. REVOLUTION. CREVECOEUR. Manuscript doc. sig

AMERICAN...

2,000
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3,000
3 Bids
198E Lot 198E

mezzotint "The Taking of Major Andre"... 1812.

AMERICAN...

5,000
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7,000
7 Bids
199E Lot 199E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Thomas JEFFERYS. The American A

AMERICAN...

80,000
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100,000
11 Bids
200E Lot 200E

AMER. REVOLUTION. Joseph JONES. Autograph manuscr

AMERICAN...

10,000
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15,000
6 Bids
201E Lot 201E

AMER. REVOLUTION. LAFAYETTE and JEFFERSON.

AMERICAN...

2,500
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3,500
9 Bids
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