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0023: AMERICAN ARCHIVES0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]0591: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXI

Signature House

Signature House

With nearly 1200 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including two very early ALsS by George Washington; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State; a patent signed by Andrew Jackson; a military commission signed by Lincoln and an ALS by young John F. Kennedy.



We have Pope John Paul II, Saint John Neumann and other Judeo-Christian notables.



Colonial features a full nine-volume set of American Archives that includes a rare “wet ink” engraving of the Declaration of Independence by Peter Force, plus several Signers.



Americana highlights a rare 1807 petition of the Wyandotte Nation signed by eight chiefs with their totems.



In War Between the States is a war-date ALS by Robert E. Lee; several important Jefferson Davis items; a Confederate Kenansville Froelich sabre, an ALS by Union Major General George Armstrong Custer and other generals.



Military features “Bull” Halsey’s military hat; Ernest King’s presentation sword; letters by Patton and uniforms of important military generals.



Aviation Pioneers, Astronauts and Explorers feature a fine signature by James Cook and an archive pertaining to the first Trams Arctic Submarine Expedition aboard the Nautilus in 1930. Scientists include Einstein and Freud.



Our Heads of State & Royalty includes exquisite large signed lithographs of Edward VII and his Queen Alexandra, plus Napoleon and many others. We also have Artists, Cartoonists, Composers and Classical Musicians.



Literature features Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Joyce Kilmer, D. H. Lawrence, Dickens, Hugo, Hemingway, Longfellow, Kipling. and many others.

Entertainment includes Marilyn Monroe’s last film script and gold and platinum albums presented to the Beatles including Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour.



We have many Sports figures and collectibles, including a superb Babe Ruth signed ball, an ALS by Ty Cobb and a Cy Young signed HOF card, a fine photograph signed by John L. Sullivan and an SP by Jim Corbett.

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW: 845. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Clipped signature, 3¾"x½", boldly penned in brown ink. Laid to card stock above bust portrait, overall 5"x3¾". Fine. Est: $150-250 "Presented by Signature House"
0845: HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWEst.
$150
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$250
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HARRIET MONROE: 846. HARRIET MONROE (1860-1936). American poet who founded (1912) and edited the influential magazine Poetry. ALS, 2pp, 4to, Chicago, Sep 19, 1914. On blue letterhead imprinted "Poetry. A Magazine of
0846: HARRIET MONROEEst.
$150
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$250
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SEAN O'CASEY: 847. SEAN O'CASEY (1880-1964). Irish playwright active in the Irish movement whose plays such as Juno and the Paycock (1924) and The Plough and the Stars (1926) reflect his passionate concern for
0847: SEAN O'CASEYEst.
$300
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$500
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FLANNERY O'CONNOR: 848. FLANNERY O'CONNOR (1925-1964). Southern gothic novelist and short-story writer whose works also were mixed with evangelistic Roman Catholicism. Her writings include Wise Blood (1952) and a
0848: FLANNERY O'CONNOREst.
$200
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$300
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BORIS PASTERNAK: 849. BORIS PASTERNAK (1890-1960). Russian poet and novelist, best remembered for his narrative epic Doctor Zhivago. Address panel of Russian postal cover, 6½"x4½", signed and completed in his hand
0849: BORIS PASTERNAKEst.
$400
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$600
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EZRA POUND: "MENCKEN HAS AN IDEA THAT I OUGHT TO FOREIGN CORRESPOND WIFF TH BALTERMOAH SUN"850. EZRA POUND (1883-1972). Influential American avant-garde poet, critic and writer. A member of the American
0850: EZRA POUNDEst.
$1,500
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$1,800
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JOHN CROWE RANSOM: 851. JOHN CROWE RANSOM (1888-1974). Poet and critic from Tennessee, he led the southern literary revival of the '20s; founder and editor of The Kenyon Review. TLS "J. C. Ransom," 1p, small 8vo,
0851: JOHN CROWE RANSOMEst.
$150
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$250
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V. S. PRITCHETT: 852. V. S. PRITCHETT Victor Sawdon Pritchett (1900-1997). British writer best known for his short stories. A literary critic, he also authored novels including his best-known Mr. Beluncle (1951).
0852: V. S. PRITCHETTEst.
$100
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$150
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BERTRAND RUSSELL: 853. BERTRAND RUSSELL 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970). British pacifist philosopher, mathematician and Nobel laureate. He was especially known for his work in mathematical logic. TLS, 1p, 4to, Wales,
0853: BERTRAND RUSSELLEst.
$200
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$400
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ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE: 854. ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE (1883-1973). South Carolina's poet laureate; author of Life's Extras and My Colonel and His Lady. His poem "Safe Convoy" in 25 lines imprinted on 3½"x5" card beneath image of
0854: ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGEEst.
$100
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$150
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WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI: 855. WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI (1829-1919). Art critic, a member of 19th century Pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood, a movement in reaction to materialism and neoclassical conventions of the time and the
0855: WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTIEst.
$500
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$700
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MARGARET E. SANGSTER: 856. MARGARET E. SANGSTER (1838-1912). Nineteenth century journalist; author and poet. ALS, 1p, 12mo, New York, n.d. To Margie, in full, "Over and over I thank you for the beautiful picture, one of
0856: MARGARET E. SANGSTEREst.
$100
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$150
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UPTON SINCLAIR: 857. UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968). American writer and economic reformer; Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dragon's Teeth and The Jungle. ISP, b/w, 10"x8" candid half-length portrait seated at his
0857: UPTON SINCLAIREst.
$100
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$150
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HERBERT SPENCER: 858. HERBERT SPENCER (1820-1903). British social philosopher regarded as one of the first sociologists. Embracing Lamarck's and later Darwin's theories of evolution, he sought to apply the concept to
0858: HERBERT SPENCEREst.
$700
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$900
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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON: 859. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894). Scots novelist, essayist and poet best remembered for his adventure stories Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Partly printed DS, oblong 12mo, "Vailima" [Samoa],
0859: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONEst.
$600
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$800
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[VINTAGE AUTHORS]: 860. [VINTAGE AUTHORS] Collection of eight turn-of-the-century authors. Boldly signed cards include, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894), adding "Boston, April 9th 1892"; WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
0860: [VINTAGE AUTHORS]Est.
$150
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$250
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GENE STRATTON-PORTER: 861. GENE STRATTON-PORTER (1863-1924). Naturalist photographer-novelist who later formed her own film company to produce films of her books. Her novels include Freckles and A Daughter of the Land.
0861: GENE STRATTON-PORTEREst.
$400
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$600
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THOMAS S. STRIBLING: 862. THOMAS S. STRIBLING (1881-1965). Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Store in 1932, the second volume of his acclaimed Southern trilogy. Two TLsS "T H Stribling," 1p each, New York, 1928. Both
0862: THOMAS S. STRIBLINGEst.
$200
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$300
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ROBERT PENN WARREN: 863. ROBERT PENN WARREN (1905-1989). Novelist and first US Poet Laureate; recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes for fiction and poetry. TLS, 1p, 4to, Fairfield, CT, Oct 7, 1955. Warren responds to Henry
0863: ROBERT PENN WARRENEst.
$100
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$150
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EVELYN WAUGH: "BEDE JARRETT WAS VERY NEAR THE SAINTS"864. EVELYN WAUGH (1903-1966). British author of satirical novels Decline and Fall (1928) and Vile Bodies (1930). Later works include serious novel Brideshead
0864: EVELYN WAUGHEst.
$600
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$900
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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: 865. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (1911-1983). Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof whose works were set largely in the American South, creating a remarkable
0865: TENNESSEE WILLIAMSEst.
$300
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$500
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P. G. WODEHOUSE: 866. P. G. WODEHOUSE Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975). English-born American novelist, playwright and humorist. He was best known for his fictional creations, the hapless young gentleman.
0866: P. G. WODEHOUSEEst.
$100
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$150
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P. G. WODEHOUSE: 867. P. G. WODEHOUSE Brief TLS, 1p, small 8vo, n.p., Nov 10, 1971. To an admirer. In part, "Many thanks for your nice letter, and birthday wishes...It is very gratifying to know that you have enjoyed
0867: P. G. WODEHOUSEEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT: VANDERBILT'S NEW STEAMBOAT868. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT (1794-1877). American industrialist who amassed a fortune through his railroad and shipping interests. Late in life he became an important
0868: CORNELIUS VANDERBILTEst.
$1,000
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$1,400