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New York, NY, United States
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Printed & Manuscript Americana
The September 28, 2023, Americana auction is rich in material from the American Revolution and the Civil War. Highlights include early printed journals of the Continental Congress, a complete run of Gentleman?s Magazine from the period of the Revolution, and an early printing of Thomas Paine?s Common Sense. From the Civil War, we have a long run of lots relating to the Baltimore riot which launched the war in 1861, including the only known contemporary ambrotype of Luther Ladd, the first Union soldier killed in action. We also offer an archive on the surrender of a Confederate cavalry brigade in May of 1865.
Auction Curator:
Rick Stattler
Director, Books & ManuscriptsLot Number: Lowest
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0049: (ARCTIC.) George Shorkley. Letter from the physician of the Ziegler Polar Expedition.Est. $800-$1,200
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0050: (ARCHITECTURE.) Archive of drawings and blueprints for the firm of architect B. Marcus Priteca.Est. $3,000-$4,000
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0051: (ART.) Douglas Volk. Letters to his wife, spanning four decades as a well-known artist.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
0053: (AVIATION.) Newspaper account of the first manned balloon flight in America,Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
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0054: (AVIATION.) The two published issues of the Balloon Graphic, on the planned "Great TransatlanticEst. $600-$900
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0055: (AVIATION.) Group of illustrated aviation accounts from before the Wright Brothers.Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
0056: (AVIATION.) Panoramic photo of the mass parachute jumpers at the 1938 National Air Races.Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
0057: (AVIATION.) Research papers from a prominent helicopter engineer with Sikorsky Aircraft.Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
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0058: (BIBLE IN GERMAN.) Don Yoder. The German Bible in America, with 25 Original Leaves.Est. $700-$1,000
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0059: (BIBLE IN LATIN.) Partial New Testament given to John Winthrop as a 12th-birthday gift by his fatherEst. $3,000-$4,000
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0060: (BLIND.) [Samuel Gridley Howe.] The Blind Child's Second Book.Est. $800-$1,200
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0061: (BUSINESS.) Letters to the I.M. Singer & Co. sewing machine company, many discussing the impact ofEst. $800-$1,200
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0062: (CALIFORNIA.) Ralph C. Worthington. Long run of Gold Rush letters: claim jumpers, an IndianEst. $5,000-$7,500
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0063: (CALIFORNIA.) Artimus Coburn. Letters from a gold miner at Murphy's Camp.Est. $800-$1,200
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0064: (CALIFORNIA.) János Xántus. Levelei Éjszakamerikából [Letters from NorthEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0065: (CALIFORNIA.) János Xántus. Utazás Kalifornia déli Részeiben [Travels inEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed
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0067: (CANADA.) Anna May Auer. Diary and photo album by a pioneer gold-mining wife in northeasternEst. $1,500-$2,500
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0068: (CANADA.) Extensive photo album kept by a physician with the Grenfell Mission in remote parts ofEst. $800-$1,200
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0070: (CIVIL RIGHTS.) Louis Lo Monaco. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: We ShallEst. $1,500-$2,500
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0071: (CIVIL WAR.) Our Union Defenders: Insignia of Rank, Uniforms, Arms, Etc.Est. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed
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