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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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Falls Church, VA, United States
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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 Description of the Telephone. 1880.: [American Bell Telephone Company] A Description of the Telephone and of the Apparatus used in Connection therewith, illustrations. Boston, Alfred Mudge & Son, 1880. 8vo. 24 pp. Disbound in
0025: A Description of the Telephone. 1880.Est. $400-$600
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Bell. Improvements in Electric Telephony. 1877.: Bell. Alexander Graham. The Second Bell Telephone Patent. Improvements in Electric Telephony. U.S. Patent No. 186,787 , issued on January 15, 1877. 4to. 3 pp., 2 p. of illustrations and diagrams. P.
0026: Bell. Improvements in Electric Telephony. 1877.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Bell. The Spectrophone. 1881.: Bell, Alexander Graham. The Discovery of the Spectrophone. p. 142-162. From the Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington, Vol. IV, 1881. 8vo. Original wrappers. With illustrative
0029: Bell. The Spectrophone. 1881.Est. $300-$500
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The Telephone Cases.: The Telephone Cases (which turned on the validity of Bell’s patents and, more generally, whether he was in fact the inventor of the telephone) are the precursor to much of the technology
0030: The Telephone Cases.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Telephone Switchboard Conference. 1887.: Telephone switch boards : report of a conference held at the office of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, December 19, 20 and 21, 1887. [Printed, Not Published]. 4to. 255p. Modern blue
0032: Telephone Switchboard Conference. 1887.Est. $400-$600
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History of Woman Suffrage. Each sgd by Anthony.: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (1815-1902), Anthony Susan B. (1820-1906), Et al. The History of Woman Suffrage. Rochester: Susan B. Anthony 1889-1902. 4 volumes. Volume 1 is a Second Edition, the remaining
0034: History of Woman Suffrage. Each sgd by Anthony.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Gray's 2nd Telephone Concert. 1877.: Theatre marquee bill for Elisha Grays exhibition of the Musical Telegraph” or “Harmonic Telegraph”. Gray would received the patent for his device Feb. 15th, 1876, the following
0035: Gray's 2nd Telephone Concert. 1877.Est. $120-$220
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9 Vols. On the Telegraph: 9 volumes. (1) "Operators Wireless Telegraph & Telephone Handbook." Laughter, Chicago 1909. (2) "History of the Atlantic Telegraph" Field. NY 1866. (3) "The Story of the Atlantic Cable" Bright.
0036: 9 Vols. On the TelegraphEst. $140-$240Lot Passed
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11 Vols. On the Telegraph: 11 volumes. (1) "Telegraphic Tales and Telegraphic History" Johnston. NY 1882. (2) "Electricity Applied to Railways, The Science of Railways" Kirkman, NY 1907. (3) "Telegraph and Telephone.
0037: 11 Vols. On the TelegraphEst. $140-$240
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12 Vols. On the Telegraph: 12 volumes. (1) "Text-Books of Science Telegraphy" Preece and Sivewright. London 1880. (2) "The Electric telegraph" Lardner. London 1855. (3)"History, Theory and Practice of the Electric
0038: 12 Vols. On the TelegraphEst. $140-$240
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6 Vols. On the Telegraph.: 6 volumes. (1)"Samuel F.B. Morse His Letters and Journals." 2 volumes. Edited and supplemented by his son Edward Lind Morse. Boston. 1914. (2)"American Telegraphic Practice" McNicol. NY 1913.
0039: 6 Vols. On the Telegraph.Est. $140-$240
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9 Vols. On the Telephone: 9 volumes. Early history of the telephone. All published within the early 5 years of the invention of the telephone in 1876. (1)"The Century Magasin, Vol XXXV, No. 6. April 1888". (2)"Official
0040: 9 Vols. On the TelephoneEst. $300-$500
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9 Vols. History of the Telephone.: 9 volumes. (1)"A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System. Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc. 1974. 4 Volumes. (2) "The Financial History of the American Telephone and Telegraph
0041: 9 Vols. History of the Telephone.Est. $200-$300
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14 vols. Telephone.: 14 volumes. First edition through 4th edition of (1) "American Telephone Practice" Miller. NY 1899 (First Edition). (2) "Toll Telephone Practice" Thiess and Joy. NY 1812. (3) " Modern American
0042: 14 vols. Telephone.Est. $200-$300
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16 vols. Telephone.: 16 volumes. (1) "Telephone Alternating Currents" ICS Staff. Scranton 1916. (2) "Practical Telephone Hand-Book and Guide To Telephonic Exchange" Baldwin. Chicago1902 (3)"ABC of the Telephone"
0043: 16 vols. Telephone.Est. $100-$200
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18 vols. Telephone.: 18 volumes.(1) "A Treatise on the Telephony Vols I, II II and IV." International Correspondence Schools. 4 volumes. Scranton 1900. (2) "The Electric Telephone" Houston and Kennelly. NY 1896.
0044: 18 vols. Telephone.Est. $200-$300
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7 Vols. of Television Books: 7 volumes. (1) "Television A Guide For The Amateur" Moseley and McKay. London 1936. (2) "Principles of Television Engineering" Fink. NY 1940. (3) "Television Its Methods and Uses" Felix. NY 1931.
0045: 7 Vols. of Television BooksEst. $200-$300
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8 Vols. on the Early Television: 8 volumes. (1) "Electronic Television" Eckhardt. Chicago, 1936. (2) "Experimental Television" Collins, Boston 1932. (3) "Television The Eyes of Tomorrow" Eddy. NY 1945. (4) "Principles of
0046: 8 Vols. on the Early TelevisionEst. $200-$300
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7 Vols. on Television: 7 volumes. (1) "Television Present Methods of Picture Transmission" Sheldon and Grisewood. NY 1929. (2) "Television Volumes I and II" RCA Institutes. NY 1936-1937. (3) "Television To-Day &
0047: 7 Vols. on TelevisionEst. $200-$300
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