R.M. Smythe & Co. to hold Internet auction of historical materials including autographs, photographs, ephemera, books and Americana Oct. 1.
Sept. 14, 2007
New York - R.M. Smythe & Co., Inc., New York's largest and oldest dealer in autographs, vintage photographs and Americana will hold auction #273 on Oct 1. The sale will be conducted as an Internet-only auction and will be comprised of historical materials including autographs, photographs, ephemera, books and Americana. The auction, held entirely online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com in association with eBay Live Auctions, will contain 975 affordable lots with estimates ranging from $5 to $1600.
"This auction contains many fascinating items in an extremely wide variety of categories." said Mary Herzog, Vice President of R. M. Smythe & Co. "when you combine that with the affordable range of the estimates on these lots, this sale will have something for just about everyone."
The lots listed below typify the varied and eclectic nature of the items offered at this sale. To view the fully-illustrated catalog, and place absentee or live bids, visit www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
Lot #898 - ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.: PHOTOGRAPHS [12] (Estimate $650-Up)
Outstanding gathering of twelve vintage newswire Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lot #775 - PHILIPPINE OCCUPATION [26] (Estimate $1,600-Up)
Incredible photographic archive of 28 images showing American and allied Filipino soldiers during the early years of US administration following the Spanish-American War.
Lot #42 - NEWSPAPERS: WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE [3] (Estimate $75-Up)
Three issues of “The Revolution,”vol. VII, no. 9, 3/2/1871; vol. VII, no., 5/11/1871; and vol. VIII no. 5, 8/3/1871. Many works depict images from the Women’s Rights movement and extension of suffrage.
Lot #123 - THREE PENNY OPERA: JACK LEVINE ETCHINGS (Estimate $500-Up)
Outstanding limited edition double Portfolio Dreigroschenfilm, inspired by the Brecht-Pabst film of 1930, Dreigroschenoper, (Three Penny Opera). New York, Touchstone Publishers, 1967. No. XLII/XLV.
Lot #847 - NEW YORK: THIRTY-FIVE VIEWS [33] (Estimate $20-Up)
>From a Rand, McNally view book, 1897 except for one sheet of stationery with a pigeon’s eye view of “New York and Adjacent Cities from Jersey City Heights.” Good condition, fine.
Lot #804 WORLD WAR I: THE MILITARY SURGEON [2] (Estimate $20-Up)
Two volumes of the 4to publication “The Military Surgeon,” vol. XL no. 5, 5/1917, and vol. XLII, no. 3, 3/1918. Pencil owner’s signature on 1918 volume. Both in very good condition.
Lot #545 HEMINGWAY 1st EDITION “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” (Estimate $150-Up)
“For Whom the Bell Tolls.”Ernest Hemingway. New York, 1940, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1st edition.
Lot #544 HELLER’S “CATCH-22” 1st Ed, 2nd Printing (Estimate $250-Up)
“Catch-22.”Joseph Heller. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1961. 1st Edition.
Lot #285 STRAVINSKY, IGOR [3] (Estimate $250-Up)
Composer, pianist and conductor (1882-1971), Stravinsky is widely considered one of the most import influences on modern music.His “Rite of Spring” 1913, continues to astound audiences. Calling card, written in red ink “So sorry I didn’t see you in NY - and didn’t thank you for the beautiful gift”signed with initials, and another with thanks for birthday wishes, signed “LStravinsky.”TLS, 19 March 1970 from Douglas Fairbanks, requesting a signed photograph to replace one lost in a fire years before. Long and warm, signed “Sincerely, Douglas Fairbanks.”
About R. M. Smythe & Co.
R. M. Smythe and Co., established in 1880, buys, sells, and auctions coins, paper money, stocks and bonds and autographs at their corporate headquarters at 2 Rector Street in the heart of the Financial District in New York City.
