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Previous|1|Next Lot #71 9 leaves of minutes from Ku Klux Klan meetings, plus a check for payment of $50 and a membership card View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(African American History - Ku Klux Klan)HeadlineMinutes from Ku Klux Klan meetings in GeorgiaDate Published1926-1928 Lot #72 1841 appraisal of slave family in Mississippi View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(1841 slave appraisal)Headline1841 Mississippi slave documentDate PublishedDec. 6, 1841 Lot #73 Archive of original photographs of African American military and musicians, most from the 1920s-1940s View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)HeadlinePhoto archive of African American entertainers, many signed.Date Published1920s-1940s Lot #74 Unbought and Unbossed - signed book, plus signed photograph of the first Black Congresswoman and first Black woman presidential candidate View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1970)AuthorChisholm, ShirleyHeadlineShirley Chisholm, 1st Black Congresswoman, signed book and photoPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1970 Lot #75 Card signed by Frederick Douglass, 1884 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(1884 autograph)AuthorDouglass, FrederickHeadlineCard signed by Frederick Douglass.Date Published1884 Lot #76 Meet the Negro - signed by the author and his family View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1943)AuthorDowns, Karl E.HeadlineInscribed by Karl E. Downs & family.PublisherThe Login PressDate Published[1943] Lot #77 Two Autograph Letters Signed - New York Millionaire Cult Dupe who Slandered Sojourner Truth View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorFolger, Benjamin H.HeadlineNew York Millionaire Cult Dupe who Slandered Sojourner TruthDate Published1832 and 1838 Lot #78 Praise for DuBois and NAACP Crisis from famed Abolitionist's son on the anniversary of Negro Emancipation, 1913 letter View details Estimate$140 - $200StatusUnsold Heading(1913 In praise of W.E.B. DuBois and NAACP Crisis magazine)AuthorGarrison, Francis J.HeadlineNAACP, W.E.B. DuBois, William Lloyd Garrison, anti-slavery, Emancipation ProclamationDate PublishedJanuary 4, 1913 Lot #79 Roots - inscribed to Joe Louis from the author View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorHaley, AlexHeadlineRoots, inscribed from Alex Haley to black boxer Joe Louis.PublisherDoubledayDate Published[1976] Lot #80 The Police Control of the Slave in South Carolina: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Vanderbilt University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor in Philosophy - signed by the author View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorHenry, H.M.HeadlineH.M. Henry's signed book on Police Control of the Slave in SCPublisher[Privately Published]Date Published1914 Lot #81 The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion - inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Greg Louganis View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(1993 - Inscribed from Mr. Luther King, Jr.'s Widow)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineBook inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Olympian Greg Louganis.PublisherSt. Martin's PressDate Published[1993] Lot #82 My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. - Signed by Coretta Scott King View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineMy Life with MLK, inscribed from widow Coretta.PublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1969] Lot #83 Two pages of typed notes from an interview with Playboy Magazine, with annotations in ink, and signed by Malcolm X View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorMalcolm XHeadlineTwo typed sheets, signed by Malcolm X - Playboy interview 1963Date Published1963 Lot #84 Index card signed by Rosa Parks, dated 3/28/92 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorParks, RosaHeadlineRosa Parks autographed index card, dated 1992Date Published1992 Lot #85 The World Famous Cotton Club, program and dinner menu - signed by Bill Robinson View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorRobinson, Bill "Bojangles"HeadlineBill Robinson-signed program for The Cotton Club, 1936Date Published1936 Lot #86 Goal Dust - signed by Woody Strode View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(African American History)AuthorStrode, WoodyHeadlineGoal Dust, autobiography signed by Woody StrodePublisherMadison BooksDate Published[1990] Lot #87 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - signed View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSold Heading(African American Literature)AuthorAngelou, MayaHeadlineAngelou signed later printing of Caged Bird.PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1969] Lot #88 Rebellion in Rhyme - signed first edition View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(African American Literature)AuthorClarke, John HenrikHeadlineInscribed by John Henrik Clarke, rare first ed in dj.PublisherThe Decker PressDate Published[1948] Lot #89 Invisible Man View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(African American Literature)AuthorEllison, RalphHeadlineFranklin Library edition of Invisible Man, signed by author.PublisherFranklin LibraryDate Published1980 Lot #90 Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction - signed by Editor and contributors View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(African American Literature)AuthorMcMillan, Terry, editorHeadlineAutographed by 12 contributors - African American Lit.PublisherVikingDate Published[1990] Lot #91 Tar Baby View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMorrison, ToniHeadlineToni Morrison signed copy of Tar Baby, 1st in dust jacket.PublisherKnopfDate Published1981 Lot #92 Afeni Shakur - inscribed by Afeni (Tupak Shakur's mother) View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(African American)AuthorGuy, JasmineHeadlineInscribed by Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni.PublisherAtria BooksDate Published[2004] Lot #99 1837 Abolitionist Movement muffled in New Hampshire - Manuscript article submitted to an anti-slavery newsletter View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Anti-Slavery)Headline1837 Abolitionist Movement muffled in New HampshireDate PublishedJanuary 4, 1837 Lot #101 Two Autograph Letters Signed - 1832-35 Anti-Slavery passion that would influence Lincoln View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorTalcott, WilliamHeadlineAnti-slavery passion that would influence Lincoln, 1832-35Date PublishedDecember 7, 1832 and November 5, 1835 Lot #148 1838 Where Frederick Douglass Fell in Love? - document from the School for Moral Discipline View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Douglass, Frederick)AuthorWells, E.M.P.Headline1838 Where Frederick Douglass Fell in Love?Date PublishedSeptember 1, 1838 Lot #194 Autograph Letter Signed by Wendell Phillips, to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, about legal troubles of a Massachusetts dentists View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorPhillips, Wendell (1811-1884)HeadlineLetter from abolitionist Wendell PhillipsDate Publishedc.1870 Lot #245 Archive of approximately 50 letters & correspondence to St. John Adcock, editor of The Bookman, most autograph, a few typed. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Adcock, Arthur St. John)HeadlineLetters to Bookman editor St. John AdcockDate PublishedMost 1920s Lot #269 "Advice to a Proud Lady (Sydonia's Poem)" - Autograph poem, inscribed and signed by Countee Cullen View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorCullen, CounteeHeadlineAutograph poem by Countee CullenDate PublishedFeb 25, 1927 Lot #270 "Protest" - Autograph poem, inscribed and signed by Countee Cullen View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorCullen, CounteeHeadlineAutograph poem by Countee CullenDate PublishedFeb 25, 1927 Lot #284 Hemingway Family Guest Books, 1898-1922 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway Family Guest Books, 1898-1922Date Published1898-1922 Lot #285 Portrait photograph, inscribed View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineSigned photograph of Ernest HemingwayDate Published1956 Lot #295 Archive of approximately 19 literary manuscipts from the 19th and 20th centuries View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(Literary Manuscripts)HeadlineLiterary manuscipts 19th-20th centuryDate Published19th-20th centuries Lot #296 Signed check for $6 payable to his 10-year-old daughter Joan, endorsed by his daughter and his ex-wife View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineCheck from Jack London to his daughter JoanDate PublishedApril 27, 1911 Lot #300 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding writing a "Travelogue" for Holiday magazine View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusUnsold AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineHenry Miller Autograph Letter signedDate PublishedSeptember 5, 1966 Lot #301 Typed Letter, signed, to author Horatio Robert Swasey regarding Swasey's book "Maple Drive" View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineLetter from Henry Miller to Horatio Robert SwaseyDate PublishedApril 26, 1936 Lot #303 Typed Letter, signed, to a friend regarding a wedding invitation View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorMitchell, Margaret [Peggy Mitchell Marsh]HeadlineTyped letter, signed from Margaret Mitchell.Date PublishedOctober 9, 1940 Lot #304 Gone With the Wind - With typed letter, signed, regarding her inability to autograph books View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineTLS from Margaret Mitchell with BookPublisherMacmillanDate Published1937 Lot #305 Typed Letter, signed, to her Aunt, thanking her for a surprise gift View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineLetter from Margaret Mitchell to her auntDate PublishedSeptember 15, 1941 Lot #319 Uncle Tom's Cabin - Rare First Edition with lengthy Autograph Note Signed in full about the book’s publication View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold AuthorStowe, Harriet BeecherHeadlineUncle Tom’s Cabin with ANS about the book’s publicationPublisherJohn P. Jewett & CompanyDate Published1852 Lot #321 Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works - signed by the author View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold AuthorVan Vechten, CarlHeadlineCarl Van Vechten's first book, signed.PublisherKnopfDate Published1922 Lot #322 Archive of eleven letters from authors to literary agent A.P. Watt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Watt, Alexander Pollock, literary agent)HeadlineWriters write to literary agentDate Published1907-1908 Lot #356 Signed photo postcard View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBaker, JosephineHeadlineSigned photo postcard of Josephine BakerDate PublishedNo date Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next