2014 Winter Auction - Day 2 2014-02-19 Auction - 684 Price Results - Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD - Page 22
JOHN HANCOCKROBERT E. LEEUNION NAVAL ENSIGN
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Chesapeake City, MD, United States
Auction Details

2014 Winter Auction - Day 2

Featuring over 1,400 lots in our live two-day auction. Day 1, Lots 1-809, will begin at 11:00 AM eastern time on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 and continue with Day 2, Lots 810-1493, at 11:00 AM eastern time on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Offering exceptional militaria, rare historical autographs and documents, photographs and relics.
MORTEN KORCH: MORTEN KORCH (1876–1954) Danish writer who wrote populist stories and romances (123 novels) about rural Denmark. During his lifetime, he was the most widely read author in Denmark. Lot of four
1314: MORTEN KORCHEst. $500-$600Lot Passed
SOLD
VACHEL LINDSAY: VACHEL LINDSAY (1879 - 1931) American poet who tramped throughout the South trading his poetry for room and board, influencing the revival of oral poetry as an art form. A most interesting and
1315: VACHEL LINDSAYEst. $100-$150
EDWIN MARKHAM: EDWIN MARKHAM (1852-1940) American poet who achieved phenomenal success with his poem of social protest "The Man With the Hoe". Lot of two items, includes an S.P. 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" signed and dated
1316: EDWIN MARKHAMEst. $100-$150Lot Passed
SOLD
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM: W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM (1874 - 1965) English novelist and playwright, author of Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge. Very bold signature on a card, adding date Jan. 25, 1945. Matted in black with a
1317: W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMEst. $75-$100
SOLD
MARTIN ANDERSON NEXO: MARTIN ANDERSON NEXO (1869 - 1954) Danish writer, the first significant Danish author to depict the working class in his writings, and the first great Danish socialist, later communist, writer. Lot
1318: MARTIN ANDERSON NEXOEst. $200-$300
SOLD
SHAEMAS O'SHEEL: SHAEMAS O'SHEEL (1886 - 1954) was an Irish American poet and critic. Active in the Irish independence movement, and, in his own words, "a very ardent communist and a staunch supporter of the Soviet
1319: SHAEMAS O'SHEELEst. $100-$150
GIOVANNI PAPINI: GIOVANNI PAPINI (1881 - 1956) Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist. Lot of six A.L.S., 9pp. total, 4to., Firenze, 1927 to 1948, in Italian, all written to maestro Alberto
1320: GIOVANNI PAPINIEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
(RAINER MARIA RILKE): (RAINER MARIA RILKE) Scarce printing of Rilke's poetry, Das Studen-Buch, (Lei[pzig: Insel-Verlag), 1920. 108pp. 8vo., cloth edge to spine very slightly frayed cover toned at margins, corners bumped
1321: (RAINER MARIA RILKE)Est. $75-$100Lot Passed
SOLD
GEORGE SANTAYANA: GEORGE SANTAYANA (1863-1952) Philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist; best known for his oft-quoted "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., New York, Feb.
1322: GEORGE SANTAYANAEst. $100-$150
SOLD
DALTON TRUMBO: DALTON TRUMBO (1905 - 1976) American screenwriter and novelist, one of the "Hollywood Ten" who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Trumbo won two Academy Awards
1323: DALTON TRUMBOEst. $100-$150
SOLD
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS (1865 - 1939) Irish poet and dramatist. A.Q.S. on a 12mo. card, [n.p., n.d.], a line from his 1914 work Responsibilities, in full: "'In dreams begins responsibility' W. B. Yeats
1324: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSEst. $400-$600
SOLD
AUTHORS: AUTHORS Lot of nine signatures of prominent authors on seperate cards, includes: HENRY W. LONGFELLOW (with carte de visite photo, Tilton backstamp), JOHN G. SAXE, ROBERT H. STODDARD, BENJAMIN
1325: AUTHORSEst. $100-$150
WINSLOW HOMER: WINSLOW HOMER (1836 - 1910) American artist, a naturalist painter who became most famous for his views of the American landscape and most notably for his seascapes of the Maine coast. Fine content
1326: WINSLOW HOMEREst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
SOLD
FREDERIC REMINGTON: FREDERIC REMINGTON (1861 - 1909) American painter, illustrator and artist remembered for his works based on western themes, most notably his sculpture Broncho Buster and his paintings Last Stand and
1327: FREDERIC REMINGTONEst. $200-$300
PABLO PICASSO: PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973) Spanish painter and sculptor whose changing, powerful thematic style made him the foremost artist of the 20th century. An interesting signed item, a colorful circular
1328: PABLO PICASSOEst. $700-$900Lot Passed
SOLD
RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEY: RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEY APPROVAL An astounding pair of items presenting a Mickey and Minnie Mouse comic filled with caricatures of black natives and racial epithets. The
1329: RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEYEst. $1,000-$1,500
SOLD
RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEY: RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEY APPROVAL An astounding pair of items presenting a Mickey and Minnie Mouse comic filled with caricatures of black natives and racial epithets. The
1330: RACIST MICKEY MOUSE COMIC, PUBLISHED WITH DISNEYEst. $1,000-$1,500
SOLD
LEONARD BASKIN: LEONARD BASKIN (1922 - 2000) Jewish-American sculptor, artist and poet, founder of the Gehenna Press and contributing sculptor to the Roosevelt Memorial in Washington. Lot of four items includes
1331: LEONARD BASKINEst. $200-$300
SOLD
DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN: DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN ((b. 1916) American photojournalist and among the most influential photographers of the 20th century. He is best known for his dramatic combat photographs. His book Yankee Nomad:
1332: DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCANEst. $100-$150
SOLD
AL HIRSCHFELD: AL HIRSCHFELD (d. 2003) American artist known for his caricatures of theater and entertainment personalities. Excellent limited edition signed lithograph of Hirschfeld's rendering of the rock band
1333: AL HIRSCHFELDEst. $300-$400
SOLD
GEORGE MCMANUS: GEORGE MCMANUS (1884 - 1954) American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip "Bringing Up Father" with Maggie and Jiggs as the beleaguered husband. Delightful pair of original signed drawings of his
1334: GEORGE MCMANUSEst. $300-$400
SOLD
"MAD" MAGAZINE ARTISTS: "MAD" MAGAZINE ARTISTS Signatures and a sketch by two of the "elder statesmen" of the notorious Mad Magazine on a 4to. sheet of white coated stock, a self-portrait and signature of HOWARD KURTZ and a
1335: "MAD" MAGAZINE ARTISTSEst. $100-$150
(ROBERT MOTHERWELL): (ROBERT MOTHERWELL) (1915 - 1991) American painter and a founder of abstract expressionism, he later adopted a surrealist technique of automatism. Original candid color photo of the artist reclining
1336: (ROBERT MOTHERWELL)Est. $75-$100Lot Passed
AINSWORTH H. "DOC" RANKIN: AINSWORTH H. "DOC" RANKIN (1896 - 1954) American army officer and freelance cartoonist, produced the touring show "This is the Army" with Irving Berlin. He is also widely believed by comic collectors
1337: AINSWORTH H. "DOC" RANKINEst. $150-$200Lot Passed