Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction 2023-02-20 Auction - 166 Price Results - Quinn's Auction Galleries in VA
Full Lincoln Signed Appointment. 1865.2 vols. Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony, Signed.Alexander Graham Bell. Researches in Telephony.
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Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction

Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present an auction of Presidential autographs, memorabilia, early books and Americana as well as early works on the invention of the telephone. Coming up on the 150th anniversary of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell entered his patent for the telephone on Feb. 14th, 1876 and shortly had it granted, with surprising rapidity, on Mar. 10th 1876, a few days before the first words would be spoken on the telephone. Quinn's is proud to offer highlights on this historical event, an event that shaped our modern world. We have the first instance of the relation of the telephone and its historic March 14th conversation with Bell's 1876 Researches on Telephony. We also have Bell's 2nd and 3rd Telephone Patents, the former being one of the two most influential patents on the Telephone, describing the telephone as a functioning device, first time offered at auction. Lastly, also for the first time at auction, we have for auction a collection of the Telephone Cases against Bell and his supposed invention of the telephone. This collection of an almost decade long litigation would ultimately declare Bell the inventor of the telephone and allow for an almost century long monopoly in telecommunications by AT&T. Quinn's is also excited to offer on President's day a large collection of Presidential autographs and memorabilia. We have a full Lincoln signed appointment from 2 months before the close of the Civil War and his assassination and a James Madison signed document. We have several examples of Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan, Theodore Roosevelt as well as autographs from Reagan and Bush to Frank Hodsoll, former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Lastly, we have several political buttons and ephemera including a 1861 Lincoln button pin, McKinley/Roosevelt jugate ribbon and a bust of Woodrow Wilson, while as president, executed by Jo Davidson.
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A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781.: Tarleton, Banastre. A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America. Dublin: Colles, Exshaw, et al, 1787. First Dublin edition. 8vo. Modern gray cloth and
0001: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781.Est. $300-$500
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Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. 1794.: Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin together with Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary. New York: Samuel Campbell, 1794. 2 volumes bound in one. Small octavo. v, [1],
0003: Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. 1794.Est. $300-$400
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Paine. The Rights of Man.3 parts in 1. 1792.: Paine, Thomas. The Rights of Man. London: Printed for H. D. Symonds, 1792.3 Volumes in one. 1792. Rights of Man. Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution. By Thomas Paine,
0004: Paine. The Rights of Man.3 parts in 1. 1792.Est. $500-$800
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Paine. The Works. 1796.: Paine, Thomas. The Works of Thomas Paine, containing Common Sense. Answer to the Abbe Raynal. Letter to the Marquis of Lansdowne. To the authors of the Republican. To the Abbe Syeyes. Part I.
0005: Paine. The Works. 1796.Est. $400-$600
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The Washingtoniana. 1802.: Sketch of the Life and Death of the Late Gen. George Washington; with a Collection of Elegant Eulogies, Orations, Poems, Sacred to his Memory. Also, an Appendix, Comprising all his Most Valuable
0006: The Washingtoniana. 1802.Est. $200-$300
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Marshall. Life of Washington. 5 volumes with atlas: Marshall, John. The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first President of the United States
0007: Marshall. Life of Washington. 5 volumes with atlasEst. $2,000-$3,000
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2 vols. Life of John Jay. First Edition. 1833.: Jay, William. The Life of John Jay: with Selections From His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. 2 volume set. FIRST EDITION. Engraved portrait frontispiece
0008: 2 vols. Life of John Jay. First Edition. 1833.Est. $300-$500
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Webster's Dictionary. First Edition. 1828.: Webster, Noah. An American Dictionary of the English Language... To Which are Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of
0009: Webster's Dictionary. First Edition. 1828.Est. $3,000-$5,000
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Webster. Dictionary of the English Language. 1832.: A Dictionary of the English language: intended to exhibit I. The origin and affinities of every English word. II. The orthography and the pronunciation of words. III. Accurate and discriminating
0010: Webster. Dictionary of the English Language. 1832.Est. $800-$1,200
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Webster. American Dictionary...Abridgment. 1836.: Webster, Noah. An American dictionary of the English language: Exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words, abridged from the quarto edition. N. and J. White, New
0011: Webster. American Dictionary...Abridgment. 1836.Est. $100-$200
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Babbage. Economy of Machinery and Manufactures.: Babbage, Charles. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. Third edition enlarged. London: Charles Knight, 1833. 8vo. Publishers brown cloth.Minor rubbing, small tear to head of spine. Rear
0012: Babbage. Economy of Machinery and Manufactures.Est. $300-$400
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3 vols. Morse's Work on the Telegraph.: 3 volume on Morse's invention of the Telegraph. (1) "Morse’s Electro-Magnetic Telegraph" [in] Report of the Commissioner of Patents. GPO, Washington, 1844. An illustrated patent report
0013: 3 vols. Morse's Work on the Telegraph.Est. $200-$300
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2 vols. Cooke. Telegraph & Telegraphic Railways.: 2 works on the Telegraph. (1) Cooke, William Fothergill. Telegraphic Railways, or, The Single Way recommended by Safety, Economy and Efficiency under the Safeguard and Control of the Electric
0014: 2 vols. Cooke. Telegraph & Telegraphic Railways.Est. $200-$300
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2 vols. Cooke. Telegraph & Telegraphic Railways.: 2 works on the Telegraph. (1) Cooke, William Fothergill. Telegraphic Railways, or, The Single Way recommended by Safety, Economy and Efficiency under the Safeguard and Control of the Electric
0015: 2 vols. Cooke. Telegraph & Telegraphic Railways.Est. $200-$300
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Vail. American Electro Magnetic Telegraph. 1845.: Vail, Alfred. Description of the American Electro Magnetic Telegraph: now in operation between the cities of Washington and Baltimore. Washington, J. & G.S. Gideon, 1845. First edition. 8vo. 24pp.,
0016: Vail. American Electro Magnetic Telegraph. 1845.Est. $400-$600
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Map of the Telegraph Lines of Europe, 1856.: The Electric and International Telegraph Company’s Map of the Telegraph Lines of Europe, 1856. London: published under the authority of the Electric Telegraph Company, by Day & Son, lithrs. .
0017: Map of the Telegraph Lines of Europe, 1856.Est. $800-$1,200
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Shaffner. The Telegraph Manual. 1859.: Shaffner, Taliaferro Preston. The Telegraph manual : a complete history and description of the semaphoric, electric and magnetic telegraphs of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, ancient and
0018: Shaffner. The Telegraph Manual. 1859.Est. $200-$300
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Atlantic Telegraph Company. 1860 Proceedings.: Atlantic Telegraph Company Verbatim Minutes of Proceedings at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting, Held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street Within, On Wednesday, 29th February,
0020: Atlantic Telegraph Company. 1860 Proceedings.Est. $120-$220
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Thomas Edison Signed Letter: [Thomas Edison 1847-1931] Autograph letter signed. Written in pencil signed. Glossy image in black and white. Name placard. Two leaves. Frame: 26'x14'. Transcription as follows: Shaughnessy/See if
0022: Thomas Edison Signed LetterEst. $300-$400
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Alexander Graham Bell. Researches in Telephony.: Bell, Alexander Graham. Researches in Telephony. In: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, new series Vol. IV, whole series Vol. XII (May 1876 to May 1877), pp. 1-10. Boston: John
0023: Alexander Graham Bell. Researches in Telephony.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Bell. The Telephone. A Lecture...Oct. 31st, 1877.: Bell, Alexander Graham. The Telephone. A Lecture entitled Researches in Electric Telephony... delivered before The Society of Telegraph Engineers, October 31st, 1877. London, E. & F. N. Spon,
0024: Bell. The Telephone. A Lecture...Oct. 31st, 1877.Est. $800-$1,200