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Art works on paper, autographs, old letters and documents from the United States and Europe.

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Episcopal bishop of New York: William Manning (1866-1949) U.S. Episcopal bishop of New York (1921Ã±1946). He led a major $10 million campaign to raise funds for additional construction on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,

0049: Episcopal bishop of New YorkEst. US$25-US$35Lot Passed

Roger Sherman (1721-1793) American Statesman: Roger Sherman (1721-1793) was an early American lawyer and statesman, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of

0050: Roger Sherman (1721-1793) American StatesmanEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) Virginia: Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a

0051: Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) VirginiaEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

Patrick Henry: Patrick Henry (17361799) was an American attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia. A Founding Father, he served as the first and

0052: Patrick HenryEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) New Jersey Signer: Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) designed the first official American flag. He was an author, a composer, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. Image

0053: Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) New Jersey SignerEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

John Paul Jones: John Paul Jones (1747-1792) was a Scottish American sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Image 7-1/2 x 5-1/2. VG.

0054: John Paul JonesEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

James Otis, Jr. (1725-1783) Mass. Patriot: James Otis, Jr. (1725-1783) was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against British policy that led to

0055: James Otis, Jr. (1725-1783) Mass. PatriotEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

Richard Montgomery (1738-1775) American General: Richard Montgomery (1738-1775) was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is

0056: Richard Montgomery (1738-1775) American GeneralEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

John Stark (1728-1822) New Hampshire Patriot: John Stark (1728-1822) was a New Hampshire native who served as an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian war and a major general in the Continental Army during the American

0057: John Stark (1728-1822) New Hampshire PatriotEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

ALEXANDER WILEY - US Sen. from Wis.: ALEXANDER WILEY - US Sen. from Wis. TLS, 1950 re: Bureau of Am. Ethnology. WILEY, Alexander, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., May 26, 1884; attended the public

0058: ALEXANDER WILEY - US Sen. from Wis.Est. US$25-US$35Lot Passed

Agnes Strickland (1796-1874) English writer: Agnes Strickland (1796-1874) English historical writer and poet. Offered here is a single page of about 13 or 14 lines written by hewr but note signed. Appears to be a postscript from one of her

0059: Agnes Strickland (1796-1874) English writerEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

Portrait of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone: Portrait of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946). Original etching signed in pencil by the artist Franklin T. Wood (1887-1945) master graphic artist from Hyde Park, just outside of Boston,

0060: Portrait of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske StoneEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

[CIVIL WAR] Edward McPherson: [CIVIL WAR] Edward McPherson (1830-1895) Pennsylvania newspaper editor and politician who served 2 terms as a United States Congressman. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial

0061: [CIVIL WAR] Edward McPhersonEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed

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[NOBEL PRIZE] WERNER ARBER: [NOBEL PRIZE] WERNER ARBER (b. 1929) Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or

0062: [NOBEL PRIZE] WERNER ARBEREst. US$25-US$35

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Charles R. Van Hise (1857-1918) Geologist: Charles R. Van Hise, Ph.D. (1857-1918) American geologist and academic. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1918. In 1904, as president of

0063: Charles R. Van Hise (1857-1918) GeologistEst. US$75-US$100

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David Lawrence (1888-1973) conservative newspaperman: David Lawrence (1888-1973) conservative newspaperman and former student of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University. In 1916, he became the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post. After

0064: David Lawrence (1888-1973) conservative newspapermanEst. US$75-US$100Lot Passed

GERALD SAVORY [1909-1996] English playwright: [THEATRE] GERALD SAVORY [1909-1996] English playwright and screenwriter specialising in comedies. His earliest work in the film industry was as a dialogue writer for director Alfred Hitchcock's Young

0065: GERALD SAVORY [1909-1996] English playwrightEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

David Derek Stacton (1923-1968) American novelist: David Derek Stacton (1923-1968) American novelist, historian and poet. TLS, no date, 1p, to Mr. Silkin, probably Jon Silkin (1930-1997) the British poet. Stacton was born in San Francisco. In author

0066: David Derek Stacton (1923-1968) American novelistEst. US$60-US$80Lot Passed

Jose Lopez Uraga ( 1810 - 1885 ) Mexican soldier: [MEXICO] Jose Lopez Uraga ( 1810 - 1885 ) Mexican soldier and diplomat, was born in Valladolid, Morelia in 1810. He fought against the United States in 1847, helped establish the Santa Anna

0067: Jose Lopez Uraga ( 1810 - 1885 ) Mexican soldierEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

Rat Pack insider, composer: [FILM] MILTON EBBINS (1912-2008) talent manager of jazz greats and a Kennedy administration and Rat Pack insider, composer. Ebbins started his career in the early 1930s as a trumpet player and

0068: Rat Pack insider, composerEst. US$50-US$75Lot Passed

[FILM] Milton Ebbins: [FILM] Milton Ebbins - original retained copy of a memo sent by Ebbins to Peter Lawford regarding Patty Duke for "Ginger" or "The Fastest Girl in Town." Unusual behind-the-scenes. VG.

0069: [FILM] Milton EbbinsEst. US$50-US$75Lot Passed

Pioneering Indian rocket scientist: Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith (1891-1951) often known as Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian rocket scientist who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket. Unlike Friedrich Schmiedl, whom

0070: Pioneering Indian rocket scientistEst. US$50-US$75Lot Passed

BLINDED TEDDY ROOSEVELT BOXING: DAN T. MOORE - Lt. Col., aide to Theodore Roosevelt during his first term of office. Died in Texas. It was not until October, 1917, when he was World War I commander of the 310th Field Artillery at

0071: BLINDED TEDDY ROOSEVELT BOXINGEst. US$75-US$100Lot Passed

[PORTRAIT] of James Boaden (1762 - 1839) Dramatist: [PORTRAIT] of James Boaden (1762 - 1839) English biographer, dramatist, and journalist, engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838). Image approx. 4-1/2 x 3-1/4 in. plus margins. VG.

0072: [PORTRAIT] of James Boaden (1762 - 1839) DramatistEst. US$35-US$45Lot Passed

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