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565: Elegant 1961 Rolls Royce Saloon414: JOHN F KENNEDY291: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Selbyville, DE, United States
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Various historical documents and memorabilia from all angles of history. Colonial & Revolutionary War, Americana, Civil War Era, Military & World War II, Presidents & Politicians, Foreign Heads of State, Miscellaneous Notables, Miscellaneous, Science & Technology, Artists, Authors, Musical Composers, Sports, Entertainers.
SAMUEL L CLEMENS: SAMUEL L CLEMENS "Mark Twain" (1835-1910), American author. Books, "Mark Twain's Autobiography", with an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine, 2 volumes, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1st
0602: SAMUEL L CLEMENSEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789-1851): JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789-1851) American novelist. DS, "J. Fenimore Cooper", check, Oct 23, 1941, drawn on the Otsego County Bank, Cooperstown, New York, completed in his hand. Stamp cancellation
0603: JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789-1851)Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-96): HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-96) Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Signature, "Very Truly Yrs, H B Stowe...Nov 25, 1874." VG. Nicely matted with an engraving and framed.
0604: HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-96)Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
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JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807-92): JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807-92) Writer, known as "the Quaker Poet." ALS, "John G Whittier", 1p, 1875, 8vo, Amesbury, MA. In part, "...when thee tell me that I can 'make a lady happy' by giving her
0605: JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807-92)Est. $100-$150
HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-62): HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-62) American essayist, poet, and transcendentalist. Book, "Aesthetic Papers", edited by Elizabeth P Peabody, G P Putnam, New York, 1849, 248pp, 3/4 leather binding. Bold
0606: HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-62)Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
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JOHN STEINBECK (1902-68): JOHN STEINBECK (1902-68) American author; hard drinking, irascible winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Signature. VG.
0607: JOHN STEINBECK (1902-68)Est. $200-$300
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HENRY MILLER (1891-1980): HENRY MILLER (1891-1980) American author of "Tropic of Cancer." ALS, 1p, June 15, 1959, 4to, to Mrs Perkoff, interesting content. In part, "...I only saw your son once...but I remember him well...I
0608: HENRY MILLER (1891-1980)Est. $100-$150
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THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945): THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945) American writer. ISP, b/w, 8"X10", oval portrait, adds location and date "Hollywood, Feb - 1943." VG.
0609: THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945)Est. $150-$250
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MAX EASTMAN (1883-1969): MAX EASTMAN (1883-1969) American communist and author; founder and editor of "The Masses" and "The Liberator." ISP, b/w, 8"X10", portrait. Inscribed to Herbert Faye, custodian of Lincoln's Tomb.
0610: MAX EASTMAN (1883-1969)Est. $100-$150
ALDOUS HUXLEY (1894-1963): ALDOUS HUXLEY (1894-1963) English novelist. His book, "Brave New World", The Vanguard Library, London, 1954, 214pp. Signed and inscribed on front endpaper. Light toning to pages, o/w VG.
0611: ALDOUS HUXLEY (1894-1963)Est. $100-$150Lot Passed
LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-67): LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-67) African/American writer; gained recognition with his Poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Vintage SP, b/w, 5"X7", portrait. Boldly signed, "Sincerely, Langston Hughes, Paris,
0612: LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-67)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed
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CONRAD AIKEN (1889-1973): CONRAD AIKEN (1889-1973) American poet & writer. ALS, 1p, Aug 18, 1923, 4to, to Ben Clough, interesting content. In part, "...I don't see why publishers and editors should make money out of
0613: CONRAD AIKEN (1889-1973)Est. $100-$150
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950): EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) American writer, known chiefly as the creator of Tarzan. TLS, signed "Papa" in blue pencil, 1p, Jan 13, 1941, 4to, personal letterhead, Honolulu, to his daughter
0614: EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950)Est. $300-$400Lot Passed
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950): GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950) British playwright & novelist. Postcard ALS, "GBS", July 11, 1946, to Miss Lily W Bocker in London, interesting content. "Normal imprisonment is so cruel that the
0615: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950)Est. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
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CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70): CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70) British author. Bold signature. Mounted, with a note that it was received at "St George's Hall, Liverpool, on the occasion of his last reading there." Some soiling, o/w VG.
0616: CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70)Est. $300-$400
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VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941): VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) English novelist & essayist. TLS, 1p, Jan 17, 1924, 4to, Hogarth House, Ricnmond, to W K Calvert. "...I shall be glad to send you a brief note, as you ask, when the
0617: VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941)Est. $600-$800
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RUDYARD KIPLING (1865-1936): RUDYARD KIPLING (1865-1936) English novelist & poet. Signature, on 9"X11" limitation page from one of his books, under printed statement "This is one of five hundred large paper copies printed in
0618: RUDYARD KIPLING (1865-1936)Est. $100-$150
RUDYARD KIPLING: RUDYARD KIPLING Photograph, taken from a book, b/w, 4"X6 1/2" (image size 2 3/4"X3 1/2"), portrait. Boldly signed at bottom margin. VG.
0619: RUDYARD KIPLINGEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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PELHAM G WODEHOUSE (1881-1975): PELHAM G WODEHOUSE (1881-1975) English novelist & humorist. TLS, "P G Wodehouse", 1p, Oct 19, 1974, 8vo, to James Heineman in New York. "...I'm afraid I am not in much shape for having visitors,
0620: PELHAM G WODEHOUSE (1881-1975)Est. $200-$300
THOMAS MANN (1875-1955): THOMAS MANN (1875-1955) German novelist, winner of 1929 Nobel Prize for Literature. Signed postcard photograph, b/w, pensive portrait. Minor paperclip indentation at margin, o/w VG.
0621: THOMAS MANN (1875-1955)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901): GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) Italian operatic composer. ALS, "G Verdi", 1p, nd, 12mo, untranslated. Light soiling, o/w VG. A nice example for framing.
0622: GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-83): RICHARD WAGNER (1813-83) German composer. DS, 1p, 1879, 10 1/2"X4", Bayreuth, Germany, untranslated. He adds location and date in his hand. Minor scuffing at upper left corner, o/w VG.
0623: RICHARD WAGNER (1813-83)Est. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
RICHARD WAGNER: RICHARD WAGNER DS, 1p, 1879, 10"X4 1/2", untranslated. The document is quite darkly penned. Wagner's signature is very light, but readable. Nicely matted and framed.
0624: RICHARD WAGNEREst. $500-$750Lot Passed
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-97): JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-97) German composer & pianist. ALS, "Johs Brahams", 3pp, nd, 12mo, apparently to a soon to be bride. Reads, "Dear Miss, Due to an accident I received your happy announcement
0625: JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-97)Est. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed