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616: GEORGE WASHINGTON669: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT619: JOHN ADAMS
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Signature House Auction XXII

Signature House offers over 1100 lots in all categories. Presidents include an endorsement by George Washington on early Potowmac Company document; an important ALS by John Adams; a rare signed presidential engraving of John Quincy Adams; the signed Will of Franklin Roosevelt together with related documents in his hand; and autographs of Presidents Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, etc.

Also an assortment of antiquities from the Holy Land; a Papal Order of St. Gregory medal; and a book signed by Aimee Semple McPherson.

Colonial and Americana feature a rare 17th century Indian Deed encompassing land later called Hyde Park and the Roosevelt estate; and an extremely rare leaf from one of the very first original printings by Benjamin Franklin. Plus Custer Battlefield relics and autographs by Frank James; and Pat Garrett.

American Finance features Confederate bonds, obsolete currency and stock certificates signed by Charles Dow, Henry Wells & William Fargo.

In Civil War is a rare West Point diploma signed by Robert E. Lee as superintendent; a war-date endorsement by Stonewall Jackson; DS by John Hunt Morgan; and a Georgia presentation flag. Plus a rare signed CDV by General Custer.

Lieutenant General Patton’s swagger stick and “Bull” Halsey’s naval flyer’s wings highlight our Military section.

There are aviation pioneers such as Lindbergh and astronauts. Scientists include Einstein and Edison.

We have English monarchs, Churchill, Franz Josef; Catherine the Great and Rasputin. Also Picasso and Disney; Tchaikovsky and Victor Herbert.

Literature features an autograph 1884 Devinne Press edition of Samuel Pepys’ diary, plus a DS by Ayn Rand.

Entertainment offers a variety of vintage and contemporary stars including Marilyn Monroe and an uncommon ISP of young John Wayne signing as “Duke,” plus the entire “Lucy” cast; Sinatra, Presley, and John Lennon.

We have a baseball signed by Ruth and Gehrig; boxers Jack Johnson and Marcel Cerdan; golfers Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods. And much more.
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ALEXANDER DUMAS: 791. ALEXANDER DUMAS père (1802-1870). French novelist and playwright of the romantic period best remembered for his historical novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte-Cristo (1844).
0791: ALEXANDER DUMASEst. $200-$300See Sold Price
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ALEXANDER DUMAS: 792. ALEXANDER DUMAS fils (1824-1895). French playwright and novelist whose works were largely morality plays. His novel Camille was immortalized by Verdi in his opera La Traviata. Lengthy ANS in
0792: ALEXANDER DUMASEst. $100-$150See Sold Price
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ROBERT FROST: 793. ROBERT FROST (1874-1963). Major 20th century American poet awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times. He became the first poet to participate in a presidential inauguration in 1961.
0793: ROBERT FROSTEst. $400-$600See Sold Price
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GENE FOWLER: 794. GENE FOWLER (1890-1960). American journalist and biographer of his close friend John Barrymore, Good Night Sweet Prince. ALS "Gene," 2pp, 7¼"x10½", Los Angeles, [ca. 1949]. Amusing content to
0794: GENE FOWLEREst. $100-$150See Sold Price
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ERLE STANLEY GARDNER: GARDNER DISCUSSES PAUL PRY STORIES WITH EDITOR795. ERLE STANLEY GARDNER (1889-1970). This creator of "Perry Mason" was also a practicing lawyer who in 1948 founded the Court of Last Resort to aid
0795: ERLE STANLEY GARDNEREst. $250-$350See Sold Price
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KAHLIL GIBRAN: 796. KAHLIL GIBRAN (1883-1931) Lebanese-born American mystic poet and painter best known for his classic The Prophet (1923), a vivid description of his philosophy of redemption through love. Colophon
0796: KAHLIL GIBRANEst. $800-$1,000See Sold Price
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SHEILAH GRAHAM: 797. SHEILAH GRAHAM (1904-1988). British-born American columnist and writer. Her illustrated book Beloved Infidel, with Gerold Frank, 338pp, 8vo, Henry Holt and Company, NY, 1958. First Edition.
0797: SHEILAH GRAHAMEst. $150-$250See Sold Price
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SIR ANTHONY H. HAWKINS: 798. SIR ANTHONY H. HAWKINS Pseudonym Anthony Hope (1863-1933). English novelist and playwright; author of The Prisoner of Zenda (1894). Collection of six ALsS, 6½pp, 12mo, Apr 1900 - Dec 1917.
0798: SIR ANTHONY H. HAWKINSEst. $200-$300See Sold Price
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WILLIAM GOLDING: "EINSTEIN WAS ONCE IN THOSE PARTS"799. WILLIAM GOLDING (1911-1993). English novelist, essayist and poet, and winner of 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. His first novel and the one most identified
0799: WILLIAM GOLDINGEst. $300-$500See Sold Price
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ALEX HALEY: 800. ALEX HALEY (1921-1992). Best selling author of Roots (1976), an historical work that was made into a highly-acclaimed television mini-series in the 1970's. His book, Roots, 587pp, 8vo, Doubleday
0800: ALEX HALEYEst. $100-$150See Sold Price
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY: 801. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961). Classic novelist and short-story writer whose writings and personal life exerted a profound influence on American writers of his time. He was recipient of both the
0801: ERNEST HEMINGWAYEst. $400-$600See Sold Price
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JAMES HILTON: 802. JAMES HILTON (1900-1954). Best-selling British author of Lost Horizon (1933) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934). His book, Random Harvest, 327pp, 8vo, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1941. First
0802: JAMES HILTONEst. $200-$300See Sold Price
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES: 803. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894). American writer, physician, and poet. Among his best known poems are "Old Ironsides," and "The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay." AQS, 1P, 4½"X6¾", 1889. Fair copy of
0803: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMESEst. $250-$350
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LANGSTON HUGHES: 804. LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967). Black American writer and poet who gained recognition with his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." His book, The Langston Hughes Reader, subtitled "The Selected
0804: LANGSTON HUGHESEst. $500-$700See Sold Price
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ALDOUS HUXLEY: 805. ALDOUS HUXLEY (1894-1963). English novelist, critic and poet most remembered for his grim tale of the future Brave New World (1932). His book, Arabia Infelix, 35pp, 6¼"x9½", The Fountain
0805: ALDOUS HUXLEYEst. $300-$500See Sold Price
WILLIAM W. JACOBS: 806. WILLIAM W. JACOBS (1863-1943). English novelist and short story writer primarily of sea stories best known for his story, "The Monkey's Paw" (1902). ALS "W W Jacobs," 1p, 4½"x7", Loughton,
0806: WILLIAM W. JACOBSEst. $150-$250Lot Passed
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KEN KESEY: 807. KEN KESEY (1935-2001). Counterculture icon and author of One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest. His 1964 cross-country trip with his Merry Pranksters in a 1932 bus painted in Day-Glo colors was
0807: KEN KESEYEst. $60-$80
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DIONYSIUS LARDNER: 808. DIONYSIUS LARDNER (1793-1859). British editor of The Cabinet of Natural Philosophy in the early 1800s, a large set of scientific and technical handbooks. LS, 1p, 5¼"x7¼", "13 du Invalides",
0808: DIONYSIUS LARDNEREst. $100-$150Lot Passed
THOMAS B. MACAULAY: 809. THOMAS B. MACAULAY First Baron Macaulay (1800-1859). British historian, writer, and politician whose works include History of England (1849-1861), numerous essays and a volume of narrative
0809: THOMAS B. MACAULAYEst. $150-$250Lot Passed
HENRY MILLER: 810. HENRY MILLER (1891-1980). American writer whose novels Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939) were banned in the United States because of their sexual content. DS in French, 4pp,
0810: HENRY MILLEREst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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HENRY MILLER: 811. HENRY MILLER DS on onionskin, 1p, 8½"x13", Jan 11, 1977. Contract for the Italian rights for publication of his work Interview With the Mother. Boldly signed at conclusion. Signed also by
0811: HENRY MILLEREst. $150-$250See Sold Price
THOMAS MOORE: 812. THOMAS MOORE (1779-1852). Irish romantic poet of nostalgic and patriotic lyrics. A collection of 130 poems that included such famous titles as "The Last Rose of Summer," is considered his major
0812: THOMAS MOOREEst. $300-$500Lot Passed
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JAMES KIRKE PAULDING: 813. JAMES KIRKE PAULDING (1778-1860). American writer advocating the use of American subject matter; and Secretary of the Navy (1838-1841). He collaborated with Washington Irving and others on the
0813: JAMES KIRKE PAULDINGEst. $100-$150See Sold Price
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J. B. PRIESTLEY: 814. J. B. PRIESTLEY (1894-1984). English author and playwright. His works include The Good Companions, An Inspector Calls and assorted essays and autobiographicals. ALS, 1p, 8"x5", Chillerton, Isle
0814: J. B. PRIESTLEYEst. $125-$175See Sold Price
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