Rare & Important Autographs

Brahms Signed Autograph Musical Manuscript Last Auctioned in 1938

Dr. King Will "follow Christ to death" for Racial Equality & the Health of Democracy

1775 George Washington Naval DS for a "Freind [sic.] to American Liberty"

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Rare & Important Autographs

Lion Heart Autographs

A Landmark Offering of Rare & Important Autograph Letters & Manuscripts Fresh to the Market and Unseen for Decades: Featuring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and additional Founding Fathers, a musical manuscript of Johannes Brahms off the market for more than ninety years, Einstein, Theodore Roosevelt, Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI, a spectacularly important letter written by Martin Luther King, Jr. about his readiness to offer his life for his cause, and many more fascinating autographs.

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Rare and Lengthy ALS by American Historian and Author Henry Adams: ADAMS, HENRY B. (1838-1918). Historian, author and grandson of John Quincy Adams whose celebrated autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, is an American classic. ALS. (“Henry Adams”).

0001: Rare and Lengthy ALS by American Historian and Author Henry AdamsEst.

$800

$1,000

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John Adams Signed Land Grant for the Army’s Quartermaster General: ADAMS, JOHN. (1735-1826). Second president of the United States known for his role in drafting the Declaration of Independence and negotiating peace with Britain during the American Revolution. DS.

0002: John Adams Signed Land Grant for the Army’s Quartermaster GeneralEst.

$3,500

$4,000

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Interesting Collection of Letters by American Historical Figures: AMERICAN HISTORY. A group of eight letters from American statesmen, public officials and a historian including: CHARLES F. ADAMS III. (1866-1954). A descendant of John Adams and John Quincy Adams and

0003: Interesting Collection of Letters by American Historical FiguresEst.

$200

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Rare, Signed Book from Susan B. Anthony’s Library with Remarkable Associations: ANTHONY, SUSAN B. (1820-1906). American reformer and women’s rights advocate. Signed book. (“Susan B. Anthony”). 197pp. 8vo. Rochester, January 1, 1903. Anthony’s copy of The Duties of

0004: Rare, Signed Book from Susan B. Anthony’s Library with Remarkable AssociationsEst.

$2,200

$2,400

Rare Letter by Assassinated Jewish Leader Arlosoroff on Ahdut Avoda: ARLOSOROFF, CHAIM. (1899-1933). Zionist leader in pre-state Israel who headed the Political Department of the Jewish Agency until his 1933 assassination on a Tel Aviv beach. TLS. (“Chaim

0005: Rare Letter by Assassinated Jewish Leader Arlosoroff on Ahdut AvodaEst.

$200

$250

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J. J. Astor, NYC's Largest Real Estate Owner, Signs a Mortgage-Related Document: ASTOR, JOHN JACOB. (1763-1848). German-born American businessman and multimillionaire. DS. (“John Jacob Astor”). 1p. Folio. New York, July 31, 1828. A signed document discharging a mortgage

0006: J. J. Astor, NYC's Largest Real Estate Owner, Signs a Mortgage-Related DocumentEst.

$1,500

$1,600

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Signed Copy of Avedon’s “Avedon Photographs 1947-1977”: AVEDON, RICHARD. (1923-2004). Celebrated American photographer known for portraiture and fashion photography. Signed Book. (“Avedon”). Unpaginated. Folio. Atlanta, 1979. Signed copy of Avedon

0007: Signed Copy of Avedon’s “Avedon Photographs 1947-1977”Est.

$250

$300

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Germany's Chief Rabbi, During WWII, Leo Baeck, to Rabbi Elieser Berkovitz: BAECK, LEO. (1873-1956). German Rabbi and theologian who led German Jewry through the Nazi period, even while imprisoned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. TLS. (“L. Baeck”). 1p. 4to.

0008: Germany's Chief Rabbi, During WWII, Leo Baeck, to Rabbi Elieser BerkovitzEst.

$175

$200

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Theologian Karl Barth Offers Advice from Martin Luther: BARTH, KARL. (1886-1968). Influential Swiss theologian and author of The Epistle to the Romans. APCS. (“Karl Barth”). 1p. Oblong large 12mo. Basel, January 4, 1963. To Leonard V. Fulton of El

0009: Theologian Karl Barth Offers Advice from Martin LutherEst.

$175

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Inscribed First Edition of Alan Bean’s Illustrated Book on the Apollo Mission: BEAN, ALAN. (1932-2018). American astronaut and the fourth person to walk on the moon’s surface. Signed book. (“Alan Bean”). A copy of Apollo, An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer

0010: Inscribed First Edition of Alan Bean’s Illustrated Book on the Apollo MissionEst.

$175

$200

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Menachem Begin on Settlements and the Shabbat Demonstrations: BEGIN, MENACHEM. (1913-1992). Nobel Prize-winning Israeli prime minister. TLS. (“M. Begin”). 1p. 8vo. Jerusalem, February 6, 1969 (18 Shvat 5729). Written as Minister in the Prime

0011: Menachem Begin on Settlements and the Shabbat DemonstrationsEst.

$200

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Menachem Begin Refers to the Six-Day War and the “liberated territories”: BEGIN, MENACHEM. (1913-1992). Nobel Prize-winning Israeli prime minister. TLS. (Signed in in Hebrew “M. Begin”). 1p. 4to. Jerusalem, August 1, 1967 (24 Tammuz 5727). On stationery headed with

0012: Menachem Begin Refers to the Six-Day War and the “liberated territories”Est.

$175

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ALS of Appreciation from Saul Bellow, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winner: BELLOW, SAUL. (1915-2005). Canadian-American writer and winner of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes and three National Book Awards. ALS. (“Saul Bellow”). 1p. Oblong 8vo. Chicago, October 25,

0013: ALS of Appreciation from Saul Bellow, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize WinnerEst.

$150

$200

Czech President Benes ALS Looking for a Map of Serbia: BENES, EDUARD. (1884-1948). Czechoslovak statesman; president from 1935-38 and 1946-48. ALS. (“Eduard Beneš” and “E.B.”). 2¼pp. 8vo. Paris, August 27, N.y. [between 1916 and

0014: Czech President Benes ALS Looking for a Map of SerbiaEst.

$300

$350

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Ben-Gurion TLS as Defense Minister: “Our security is…based…on the entire people,: BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel’s first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. TLS. (“D. Ben-Gurion”). 1p. 8vo. HaKirya,

0015: Ben-Gurion TLS as Defense Minister: “Our security is…based…on the entire people,Est.

$350

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PM Ben-Gurion on Israel’s Duty to “maintain the bond between us and the Jews: BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel’s first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. TLS. (“D. Ben-Gurion”). 1p. 8vo. HaKirya,

0016: PM Ben-Gurion on Israel’s Duty to “maintain the bond between us and the JewsEst.

$400

$450

Ben-Gurion’s World View: “The State of Israel stands outside the Soviet bloc”: BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel’s first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. TLS. (“D. Ben-Gurion”). 1p. 8vo. Hakirya,

0017: Ben-Gurion’s World View: “The State of Israel stands outside the Soviet bloc”Est.

$450

$500

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Remarkable Ben-Gurion TLS Extoling Israeli Ideals to American-Jewish Leader Abba Hillel Silver: BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel’s first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. TLS. (“D. Ben-Gurion”). 1p. 8vo. Sde

0018: Remarkable Ben-Gurion TLS Extoling Israeli Ideals to American-Jewish Leader Abba Hillel SilverEst.

$500

$600

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Satirist Ambrose Bierce at His Best: A Divine Wish About God: BIERCE, AMBROSE. (1842-1914?). American satirist, journalist and short-story writer. ANS. (Fragment). (“Ambrose Bierce”). 1p. 16mo. N.p., N.d. The last lines, closing and signature clipped

0019: Satirist Ambrose Bierce at His Best: A Divine Wish About GodEst.

$350

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Salvation Army’s William Booth & the “lost sons and daughters of men”: BOOTH, WILLIAM. (1829-1912). British Methodist preacher and founder of the Salvation Army. AQS. (“William Booth, General of the Salvation Army”). 1p. 12mo. N.p., November 18, 1898.

0020: Salvation Army’s William Booth & the “lost sons and daughters of men”Est.

$300

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Uncommon ALS of Martin Buber in Hebrew: BUBER, MARTIN. (1878 1965). German Jewish religious philosopher, biblical translator, and interpreter. ALS. (“M. Buber”). 1p. 8vo. Jerusalem, November 25, 1955. To Mr. Shadmon. In Hebrew with

0021: Uncommon ALS of Martin Buber in HebrewEst.

$150

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Pearl Buck Signed Limited Edition: BUCK, PEARL. (1892-1973). American author of The Good Earth and other popular novels and winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature. Signed book. (“Pearl S. Buck”). 320pp. 4to. (New York:

0022: Pearl Buck Signed Limited EditionEst.

$150

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Rare Archive from the LA Prosecutor of Charles Manson and “The Family”: BUGLIOSI, VINCENT. (1934-2015). American prosecutor and author best known for prosecuting Charles Manson and his accomplices for the Tate-LaBianca murders, recounted in his bestselling true crime

0023: Rare Archive from the LA Prosecutor of Charles Manson and “The Family”Est.

$1,200

$1,500

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George Bush Lashes Out at Robert F. Kennedy’s Son’s Speech at JFK Library Dedication: BUSH, GEORGE H.W. (1924-2018). Forty-first president of the United States and father of George W. Bush, the forty-third American president. TLS. (“George Bush”). ½p. 4to. Houston,

0024: George Bush Lashes Out at Robert F. Kennedy’s Son’s Speech at JFK Library DedicationEst.

$250

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