Sale 532: Historic Autographs & Manuscripts with Archival Material

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(Illuminated Manuscript Leaves and Antiphonal)
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Two Illumated Manuscript Leaves from Books of Hours (Horae B.M.V) and small Antiphonal Leaf.
Date Published
c. 1480/ early 16th c.

Estimate$500 - $800

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216

Printed leaves on vellum, from a Book of Hours (Horae B.M.V)

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(Illuminated Manuscript Leaves)
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15th c. Illuminated Manuscript Leafs
Publisher
Gilles and Germain Hardouyn
Date Published
c. 1513

Estimate$300 - $500

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217

Miniature from an illuminated manuscript

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(Illuminated Manuscript Miniature)
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Miniature from an illuminated manuscript
Date Published
16th c.

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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218

Illuminated miniatures inspired by the Sherborne Missal

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(Illuminated Miniatures)
Author
Martin Frost
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Illuminated miniatures inspired by the Sherborne Missal
Date Published
1980's

Estimate$200 - $300

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219

Autograph of Washington Irving

Author
Irving, Washington
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Washington Irving Authograph
Date Published
April 20th, 1850

Estimate$250 - $350

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220

Autograph of Helen Hunt Jackston

Author
Jackson, Helen Hunt (1830-1885)
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Autograph of Helen H. Jackson author of Ramona, dated 1876
Date Published
April 6, 1876

Estimate$150 - $250

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221

Signed card from the co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author
Johnson, Eastman
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Signature of the co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum NY
Date Published
No date

Estimate$10 - $100

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222

J'Accuse 1898 [title also in Hebrew, as is the body of the text]

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(Judaica)
Author
[Zola, Emile]
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Zola's J'Accuse in Hebrew
Publisher
Bialik Foundation
Date Published
1949

Estimate$400 - $600

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223

Catalogue for an exibit of photographs by Yousuf Karsh inscribed & signed by him, plus a a typed letter signed by him and one signed by his wife

Author
Karsh, Yousuf
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Program signed by Yousuf Karsh w/letters
Date Published
1969

Estimate$300 - $500

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224

Essays on Song-Writing; with Collection of such English Songs as are most Eminent for Poetical Merit. A New Edition, with additions and corrections, and a supplement, by R.H. Evans

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(Keats, John - his signed copy)
Author
Aikin, John
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John Keats' Signed Copy
Publisher
R.H. Evans
Date Published
1810

Estimate$4,000 - $6,000

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225

Sailor Song - signed

Author
Kesey, Ken
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Signed copy of 1st ed Sailor Song by Ken Kesey
Publisher
Viking
Date Published
[1992]

Estimate$200 - $300

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226

The Koran in Arabic - hand written with hand-colored decorative borders to several leaves

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(Koran)
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Koran from Indonesia, hand-written with decorative borders to several pages
Date Published
19th century

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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227

Two Typed Letters Signed by Charmian London, one to artist and theater producer Blanding Sloan, the other to his wife, artist Mildred Taylor

Author
London, Charmian
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Letters frm Charmia London
Date Published
1930 & 1934

Estimate$120 - $180

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228

Autograph Letter from Jack London to Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
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Letter from Jack London to Charmian Kittredge
Date Published
Aug. 15, 1904

Estimate$1,200 - $1,800

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229

Autograph Letter from Jack London to Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
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Letter from Jack London to Charmian Kittredge
Date Published
July 24/'03

Estimate$1,200 - $1,800

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230

Autograph Letter from Jack London, to his future wife Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
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Letter from Jack London to future wife
Date Published
Aug 27/03

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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231

Autograph Letter from Jack London, to his future wife Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
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Letter from Jack London to future wife
Date Published
Aug 23/03

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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232

Autograph Letter from Jack London, to his future wife Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Letter from Jack London to future wife
Date Published
Dec. 18/03

Estimate$500 - $700

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233

Autograph Letter from Jack London, to his future wife Charmian Kittredge

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Letter from Jack London to future wife
Date Published
Sept. 23/03

Estimate$500 - $700

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234

Autograph sentiment on Southwest Museum photo card

Author
Lummis, Chas. F.
Headline
Charles F. Lummis autograph sentiment
Date Published
No date

Estimate$100 - $150

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235

Typed Note, signed, by novelist W. Somerset Maugham

Author
Maugham, William Somerset
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Typed note, signed from W. Somerset Maugham
Date Published
April 3, 1939

Estimate$120 - $180

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236

Typed quotation, signed

Author
McKuen, Rod
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Rod McKuen typed quotation signed
Date Published
1978

Estimate$10 - $100

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237

Two menus signed by various social and literary luminaries, friends of Mr. & Mrs. De Friese

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(Menus)
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menus signed by social and literary luminaries
Date Published
1902

Estimate$10 - $100

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238

'Coisas Passadas', poem translated into Portuguese, by the renowned writer Josè Rodrigues Miguèis

Author
Miguèis, Josè Rodriques
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'Coisas Passadas', poem translated into Portuguese, by the renowned writer Josè Rodrigues Miguèis.
Date Published
1917

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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239

Autographs Note Signed by Edna St. Vincent Millay, on the back of an envelope, to a Ted Sloan

Author
Millay, Edna St. Vincent
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Note from Edna St. Vincent Millay
Date Published
1923

Estimate$120 - $180

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240

Autograph Letter Signed by Christopher Milne

Author
Milne, Christopher
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ALs from Christopher Robin Milne - A.A. Milne's son 1983
Date Published
6-8-83

Estimate$150 - $250

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241

Collection of signed modern literature

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(Modern Literature)
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13 novels signed by their authors - modern literature
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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242

Signed contract with Aldus Books

Author
Moore, Henry
Headline
Henry Moore signed contract
Date Published
March 4, 1980

Estimate$10 - $100

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243

Typed Letter Signed by Farley Mowat, to Tay Sloan at the Radio Astronomy Lab at UC Berkeley, regarding filming wolves in the wild, with virulent criticism of Walt Disney

Author
Mowat, Farley
Headline
Author of Never Cry Wolf
Date Published
Jan. 20, 1967

Estimate$200 - $300

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244

Autograph Letter Signed from Peter Orlovsky to Arthur & Glee Knight, who wrote various books on the Beats

Author
Orlovsky, Peter
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ALs from Peter Orlovsky to authors of Beat books, Arthur & Glee Knight
Date Published
Dec 16, 1973

Estimate$200 - $300

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245

Autograph Manuscript, signed "EZ"

Author
Pound, Ezra
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1 page manuscript by Ezra Pound
Date Published
No date

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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246

Printed leaf from the 'Vita Christi' (Life of Christ), by the Carthusian monk Ludolphus of Saxony

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(Printed Leaf)
Author
Ludolphus
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Printed leaf from the Vita Christi (Life of Christ), by the Carthusian monk Ludolphus of Saxony
Date Published
1495

Estimate$300 - $500

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247

Printed leaf from a work by the Alsatian humanist Conradus Lycosthenes

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(Printed Leaf)
Author
Lycosthenes, Conradus
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Printed leaf from a work by the Alsatian humanist Conradus Lycosthenes
Publisher
Petrus, Henricus
Date Published
1557

Estimate$300 - $500

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248

Printed leaf from the 'Scriptores Astronomici Veteres', a collection of astrological texts

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(Printed Leaf)
Author
Maternus, Julius Firmicus?
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Printed manuscript leaf from 'Scriptores Astronomici Veteres'
Publisher
Manutius, Aldus Pius
Date Published
1499

Estimate$200 - $300

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249

Printed leaf

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(Printed Leaf)
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Printed leaf

Estimate$120 - $180

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250

Printed leaf from a Book of Hours (Horae B.M.V)

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(Printed Leaf)
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Printed leaf from a Book of Hours (Horae B.M.V)
Publisher
Kerver, Thielman
Date Published
c. 1500

Estimate$400 - $600

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251

Printed leaf from a Latin Bible

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(Printed Leaf)
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Printed leaf from a Latin Bible
Publisher
Husner, Georg
Date Published
1490

Estimate$200 - $300

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252

Printed Leaf from German herbal

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(Printed Leaf)
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Printed Leaf from German herbal
Date Published
1485

Estimate$250 - $350

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253

Printed leaf, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

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(Printed Leaf)
Author
Schedel, Hartmann
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Printed leaf, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)
Publisher
Koberger, Anton
Date Published
1493

Estimate$200 - $300

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254

Printed leaves, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

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(Printed Leaf)
Author
Schedel, Hartmann
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Printed leaves, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)
Publisher
Koberger, Anton
Date Published
1493

Estimate$200 - $300

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255

Sheet of stationery with prined picture of the Cat in the Hat, inscribed & signed by Dr. Seuss in ink

Author
Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
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Signed by Dr. Seuss
Date Published
No date

Estimate$300 - $500

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256

John Bull's Other Island and Major Barbara: also How He Lied to Her Husband

Author
Shaw, George Bernard
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George Bernard Shaw Signed Book
Publisher
Archibald Constable & Co Ltd
Date Published
1907

Estimate$1,000 - $1,200

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257

Four Typed Letters Signed by American playwright Robert B. Sherwood to Walter Winchell of The Daily Mirror

Author
Sherwood, Robert Emmet (1896-1955)
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4 letters from playwright Robt E Sherwood to NY Daily Mirror broadway columnist
Date Published
1939-1952

Estimate$300 - $500

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258

Autograph Letter, signed, to Miss Barber

Author
Sitwell, Edith
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Autograph Letter from Edith Sitwell
Date Published
25 August 1948

Estimate$120 - $180

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259

Autograph postcard

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Autograph Postcard From John Steinbeck
Date Published
Oct. 28, 1955

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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260

Autograph Manuscript Signed "Mark Twain" in text - a "compliment" from Mark Twain's new collection of compliments which he read at the 1908 Lotus Club dinner honoring him

Author
Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel L.]
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MSS signed Mark Twain (in text) compliment about him
Date Published
c.1908

Estimate$2,500 - $4,000

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261

Autograph Letter Signed S.L. Clemens, to Beatrice [Benjamin]

Author
Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]
Headline
Letter from Mark Twain
Date Published
Sept. 18, 1903

Estimate$6,000 - $9,000

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262

Autograph Letter, signed, from Mark Twain's secretary thanking the recipient for sending a book to Mr. Clemens

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(Twain, Mark)
Author
Lyon, Isabel Van Kleek
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Autograph letter from Mark Twain's Secretary
Date Published
Dec. 9, 1907

Estimate$120 - $180

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263

The Photographs of Edward Weston - inscribed by Weston to his in-laws

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(Weston, Edward)
Author
Newhall, Nancy
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Inscribed by Edward Weston to his in-laws
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art
Date Published
[1946]

Estimate$300 - $500

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264

Autograph Letter Signed by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Author
Wiggin, Kate Douglas
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ALs from Kate Douglas Wiggin 1915
Date Published
Dec. 2nd, 1915

Estimate$150 - $250

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265

Typed Letter Signed from William Butler Yeats regarding early broadcasting the play "Cathleen ni-Houlihan" on the BBC

Author
Yeats, William Butler
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TLs by Wm Butler Yeats 1923 re the play Cathleen ni-Houlihan
Date Published
September 21st 1923

Estimate$1,500 - $1,800

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266

Archive of 44 Autograph Letters Signed written to Dr. Jacob Bigelow of Boston by 20 notable correspondents, which illuminate the foundations of Botanical Science in America

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(American Science, Medicine & Book Illustration)
Author
[Bigelow, Jacob, recipient]
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Letters to American Botanist 1814-23
Date Published
1814-1823

Estimate$30,000 - $50,000

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267

Record Flights

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(Aviation)
Author
Chamberlin, Clarence D.
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Clarence D. Chamberlin Record Flights signed
Publisher
Dorrance
Date Published
[1928]

Estimate$300 - $500

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268

Stars at Noon, signed by Jacqueline Cochran, Chuck Yeager, and other aviation pioneers

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(Aviation)
Author
Cochran, Jacqueline, with Floyd Odum
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signed by Jacqueline Cochran, Chuck Yeager, and others
Publisher
Little, Brown
Date Published
[1954]

Estimate$500 - $800

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269

Contract for the French Aviator Louis Paulhan

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(Aviation)
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Rare 1910 contract for French aviator Louis Paulhan

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270

The Tragedy of the Italia with the Rescuers to the Red Tent

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(Aviation)
Author
Giudici, Davide
Headline
The Tragedy of the Italia with the Rescuers to the Red Tent
Publisher
Appleton
Date Published
1929

Estimate$150 - $250

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271

Photograph signed by Charles Lindbergh

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(Aviation)
Author
Lindbergh, Charles
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Photograph of Lindbergh by plane, signed by him 1929
Date Published
June 1, 1929

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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272

I Taught Amelia to Fly

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(Aviation)
Author
Southern, Neta Snook
Headline
I Taught Amelia to Fly
Publisher
Vantage Press
Date Published
[1974]

Estimate$100 - $150

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273

The First World Flight: Being the personal narratives of Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden, John Harding

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(Aviation)
Author
Thomas, Lowell
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Lowell Thomas The First World Flight
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Date Published
1925

Estimate$600 - $900

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274

Document Signed by Alexander Graham Bell, certifying Abby Locke Stone as a teacher at the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf - plus related items

Author
Bell, Alexander Graham
Headline
Signed by Alexander Graham Bell
Date Published
June 28, 1892

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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275

Little America Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole

Author
Byrd, Richard E.
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Little America, Admiral Byrd's account of flying over the south pole
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1930

Estimate$200 - $300

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276

Swiss economist who influenced Marx, 1834 letter

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(Economist who influenced Karl Marx)
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1834 letter, Swiss economist who influenced Karl Marx

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277

A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture

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(Edison, Thomas Alva)
Author
Raysaye, Terry
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Signed by Thomas Edison
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Date Published
1926

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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278

Photograph Signed by Thomas A. Edison

Author
Edison, Thomas Alva
Headline
Photo Signed by Thomas Edison
Date Published
No date

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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279

Einstein: A pictorial biography, with photograph and signature by Albert Einstein.

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(Einsten, Albert)
Author
Cahn, William
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Einstein: A pictorial biography, with photograph and signature by Albert Einstein.
Publisher
The Citadel Press
Date Published
June 1960

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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280

Elementary Differential Equations - Philo T. Farnsworth's copy

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(Farnsworth, Philo T. - His Copy)
Author
Fry, Thornton C.
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The Inventor of Television! Farnsworth’s twice-signed copy of “Elementary Differential Equations” from his library.
Publisher
D. Van Nostrand Company
Date Published
1929

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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281

Appunti di Storia - Inscribed by Enzo Ferrari

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(Ferrari, Enzo)
Author
Mariani, Carlo
Headline
Signed by Enzo Ferrari
Publisher
[Shell Italiana]
Date Published
[1957]

Estimate$200 - $300

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282

Autograph Letter Signed - 1865 Famous Geologists of East and West

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(California Geologist)
Author
Guyot, A[rnold]
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ALs to head of CA geological survey 1865
Date Published
August 10, 1865

Estimate$10 - $100

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283

Autograph letter signed by Ferdinand de Lesseps

Author
Lesseps, Ferdinand, Vicomte de (1805-1894)
Headline
Letter from builder of Suez Canal
Date Published
21 April 1849

Estimate$250 - $350

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284

Listen! the Wind

Author
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
Headline
Signed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh & Charles Lindbergh
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Date Published
[1938]

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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285

Of Flight and Life

Author
Lindbergh, Charles A.
Headline
Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1948

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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286

"We" The Famous Flier's Own Story of His Life and His Transatlantic Flight, Together with His Views of the Future of Aviation

Author
Lindbergh, Charles A.
Headline
"We" signed by Lindbergh and others
Publisher
Putnam
Date Published
1927

Estimate$3,000 - $5,000

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287

The Spirit of St. Louis

Author
Lindbergh, Charles
Headline
Spirit of St. Louis signed by 3 aviators
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1953

Estimate$300 - $500

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288

Science of Geography

Author
Morse, Jedidiah
Headline
18th c. work on geography.
Date Published
1790

Estimate$300 - $400

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289

Autograph Note Signed by Samuel F.B. Morse, to an autograph seeker, with a carte de visite photograph of Morse

Author
Morse, Samuel F.B.
Headline
Morse inventor of telegraph
Date Published
1843

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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290

Diary/daybook of a machinist aboard the tanker "Gulfmaid," sailing for the Gulf Oil Company

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(Oil Tanker)
Headline
Diary of oil tanker machinist
Date Published
1920-1930

Estimate$250 - $350

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291

Printed by-laws of the Acorn Petroleum Company, signed by the directors

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(Oil)
Author
Acorn Petroleum Company
Headline
Printed by-laws of the Acorn Petroleum Company, signed by the Directors
Publisher
Acorn Petroleum Company
Date Published
April 19th. 1924

Estimate$80 - $120

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292

Three Autograph Letters, signed, to Miriam Koshland

Author
Reik, Theodor
Headline
Three letters from Theodor Reik
Date Published
1949-1951

Estimate$300 - $500

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293

Photograph Signed by Charles C. Rosehdahl, along with a fragment the gas-bag of the ill-fated dirigible Shenandoah, which he brought safely to earth after she broke up in the air over Ohio in 1925

Author
Rosendahl, Charles
Headline
Ill-fated airship Shenandoah
Date Published
c.1925

Estimate$300 - $500

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294

Autograph Note, unsigned - 1848 American scientists commission French book artist

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(Science)
Author
Gould, Dr. Augustus A.
Headline
1848 American scientists commission French book artist
Date Published
February 1848

Estimate$100 - $150

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295

Photograph Signed by William Shockley, with sketch of a transister

Author
Shockley, William
Headline
Photo signed by Shockley wiht sketch of transistor
Date Published
No date

Estimate$200 - $300

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296

Booklet Signed by Igor Sikorsky, "The Fortieth Aniversary of Sikorsky Aircraft"

Author
Sikorsky, Igor
Headline
Helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky
Date Published
1963

Estimate$100 - $150

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297

Inscribed Photograph of Eugene Cernan - American Astronaut, and the Last Man To Walk On The Moon

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(Space and Aviation)
Author
Cernan, Capt. Eugene A.
Headline
Large color photograph of Eugene Cernan, inscribed - last man on the moon
Date Published
1976