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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Autograph letter, signed, from Adams to Oliver Fiske regarding an appointment for his son AuthorAdams, John QuincyHeadlineALS from John Quincy Adams 1821Date PublishedNov. 24, 1821 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #5 A Discourse, Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers; with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I - signed presentation from John Adams Heading(Adams, John)AuthorMayhew, JonathanHeadlinePresentation from John AdamsPublisherHall & GossDate Published1818 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$9,000StatusSold Lot #8 Manuscript document affirming sale of a large number of slaves by Albert G. Goodwyn to William A. Goodwyn and Edward T. Goodwyn, for $1 Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1841)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert G.HeadlineSlaves used as loan collateral, 1841Date PublishedFebruary 8, 1841 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #9 Manuscript deed of sale for eight slaves to William Bibb, for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Goodwin and her children Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1842)AuthorTaylor, William H.HeadlineSale of slaves for $10 to a family friendDate PublishedFeb. 3, 1842 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #10 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his niece Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Binajah S.HeadlineDocument transferring 14-year-old slaveDate PublishedNov. 16, 1843 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #11 Manuscript document transferring the ownership of a young female slave to Joseph B. Bibb for the use of his sister Harriet Goodwyn Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1843)AuthorBibb, Peyton D.HeadlineDocument transferring 6-year-old slave girlDate PublishedNov. 20, 1843 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #12 Manuscript tax list delineating land ownership and 31 slaves Heading(African-American - Slavery, 1850)HeadlineTax list with 31 slaves c.1850Date Publishedc.1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #16 Georgia Secessionist to Dixie Racist, Letter after Republican Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election Heading(African-American)AuthorGunn, D. F.Headline1888 Ex-Georgia Secessionist's racist letterDate Published1888 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #17 Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Blacks voters in Huntsville, Alabama during the presidential campaign Heading(African-American)AuthorMcCullough, A.W.Headline1884 Alabama Republican 'carpetbagger' courts illiterate Black votersDate Published1884 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #19 New York woman describes Georgia slaves Christmas celebration Heading(African-American)AuthorParemelee, Mary ElizabethHeadline1846 New York woman observes Georgia slaves Christmas celebrationDate PublishedJan. 14, 1846 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #33 The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler - Chester A. Arthur's copy Heading(Arthur, Chester A.)AuthorMacKenzie, William L.HeadlineChester A. Arthur's CopyPublisherCook & Co.Date Published1845 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #50 Signed program from a production of his all-soldier musical show, "This is the Army" AuthorBerlin, IrvingHeadlineIrving Berin signed program "This is the Army"PublisherUnited States Army Special Service Div.Date Publishedc.1943 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #53 Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress. Vol. IV (only) - James Buchanan's copy Heading(Buchanan, James)HeadlineJames Buchanan's copyPublisherThomas B. WaitDate Published1821 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #57 Letter from a Sacramento business man on a visit to Portland in 1853, discussing both California and Oregon Heading(California & Oregon)AuthorSmith, Enos A.HeadlineLetter from Oregon with California content 1853Date PublishedFebruary 1st, 1853 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #60 Archive of business ledgers, check record books, receipts, and other items relating to the agricultural and business endeavors of James P. Anderson of Arcata, Humboldt County, California Heading(California - Humboldt County)AuthorAnderson, James P.HeadlineArchive of Humboldt County agriculural entrepreneurDate Publishedc.1880-1915 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #91 Inscribed Photograph of Cesar Chavez with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape Strike Heading(Chavez, Cesar)HeadlineCesar Chavez 1966 Inscribed photograph with Robert Kennedy at the Delano Grape StrikeDate Published1966 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #92 Letter from a survivor of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, to his sister, describing his experiences in great detail Heading(Chicago Fire)HeadlineLetter describing Great Chicago Fire of 1871Date PublishedOct. 19th, 1871 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #94 Confederate muster roll for Co. E of the Battalion of Sharp Shooters, 3rd Brigade Reserve Division, Army of Tennessee Heading(Civil War)HeadlineConfederate muster roll 1863Date Publishedc.1863 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #95 Archive of 48 handwritten letters between Horton M. Detrick and Jennie Andrews while Horton was serving in the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War Heading(Civil War)AuthorDetrick, Horton M. & Jennie AndrewsHeadlineArchive of Civil War lettersDate PublishedApril 16, 1864-June 10, 1865 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #96 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his parents Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #97 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedJune 20, 1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #98 Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Albert T. Goodwyn while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie, writing to his sister Heading(Civil War)AuthorGoodwyn, Albert T.HeadlineConfederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, OHDate PublishedMay 30, 1864 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #106 The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland, Twenty-second President of the United States - inscribed by Cleveland to Albert J. Barr AuthorCleveland, GroverHeadlinePublic Papers of Grover Cleveland inscribed to an appointeePublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1889 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,200StatusSold Lot #114 The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineAutobiography of Calvin Coolidge signed limited editionPublisherCosmopolitan Book CorporationDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #116 Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages AuthorCoolidge, CalvinHeadlineInscribed by Calvin CoolidgePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1919 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$425StatusSold Lot #119 Post Return of Fort Philip Kearny, D.T., commanded by Captain Tenedor Ten Eyck 18th U.S. Infantry for the month of August, 1866 Heading(Dakota Territory)AuthorTen Eyck, TenedorHeadlinePost Return for Fort Phil Kearny in Dakota Territory 1866Date PublishedSeptember 1st, 1866 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #123 Typed letter, signed, during his final stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center AuthorEisenhower, Dwight D.HeadlineLetter from Eisenhower's final hospital stayDate PublishedJanuary 31, 1969 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #127 A Discourse on the Revolutions of the Surface of the Globe - Millard Fillmore's copy Heading(Fillmore, Millard)AuthorCuvier, G.HeadlineMillard Fillmore's copy of Cuvier's essay on catastrophismPublisherCarey & LeaDate Published1831 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #137 The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson - signed by Herbert Hoover AuthorHoover, Herbert ClarkHeadlineHerbert Hoover Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson Signed Limited EditionPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book Co.Date Published[1958] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #139 Letter from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins, Special Assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, about German saboteurs landing on Long Island AuthorHoover, J. EdgarHeadlineLetter from J. Edgar Hoover to Harry Hopkins 1942Date PublishedJuly 10, 1942 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$10,625StatusSold Lot #150 Two items inscribed and signed by Lady Bird Johnson Heading(Johnson, Lady Bird)HeadlineTwo items inscribed by Lady Bird JohnsonDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #151 WITHDRAWN - A Time For Action - signed by President Johnson AuthorJohnson, Lyndon B.HeadlineInscribed by President Lyndon B. JohnsonPublisherAtheneumDate Published1964 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #152 Profiles In Courage AuthorKennedy, John F.HeadlineProfiles in Courage inscribed by John F. KennedyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1956, but 1957] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #163 Reminiscences AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineDouglas MacArthur ReminiscencesPublisherMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #167 Thirteen indentures made the Overseers of the Poor, Town of Reading, Massachusetts Heading(MassachusettsHeadlineIndentured servants in Massachusetts 1769-1813Date Published1769-1813 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #169 Autograph sentiment from William McKinley, Christmas Day, 1893 AuthorMcKinley, WilliamHeadlineChristmas day Inscription from William McKinleyDate PublishedDec. 25, 1893 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #182 Printed document signed by James Monroe as Secretary of State, "Additional Instructions to the public and private armed vessels of the United States" AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineSigned by James Monroe, 1812Date PublishedNovember 7th, 1812 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #202 Typed letter, signed, as Governor of California AuthorReagan, RonaldHeadlineSigned by Governor Ronald ReaganDate PublishedAugust 4, 1967 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #206 Presidential Appointment, signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineAppointment signed by Theodore RooseveltDate PublishedOctober 19, 1902 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #207 The Rough Riders AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineRough Riders Signed by Teddy RooseveltPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1899 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #218 Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence, and Its Perils AuthorTaft, William HowardHeadlineWilliam Howard Taft signed bookPublisherYale University PressDate Published1914 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #221 Two manuscript day books for the International Longshoremen's Association in Houston, Texas Heading(Texas)HeadlineTexas longshoremen in the Great DepressionDate Published1927-1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #223 Manuscript journal kept by Henry S. Powell recording a railroad journey from Ohio to California and back Heading(Travel Diary - Ohio to California)AuthorPowell, Henry S.HeadlineDiary of rail trip from Ohio to California 1893Date PublishedApril-July 1893 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #227 Letter from John Tyler to his son Robert Tyler, regarding negotiations with France and other matters AuthorTyler, JohnHeadlineJohn Tyler writes his son about negotiations with FranceDate PublishedMay 13, 1834 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #230 The Plays of William Shakespeare in Miniature, Volume 6 (only) - Martin Van Buren's copy Heading(Van Buren, Martin)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineMartin Van Buren's ShakespearePublisherC. WhittinghamDate Published1804 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #241 Letter from James Eden in Monrovia, Liberia, to William Lowrie in New York, describing the state of his church and other matters Heading(Africa)AuthorEden, James, Rev.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1845Date PublishedNov. 13, 1845 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #242 Letter from Monrovia, Liberia, describing his efforts in his missionary activities, and illness and other circumstances that are causing difficulties in their execution Heading(Africa)AuthorEllis, W.W.HeadlineLetter from missionary in Liberia, 1847Date PublishedOct. 12, 1847 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #244 Letter from the wife of a missionary in Liberia describing in lengthy and painstaking detail his illness and death Heading(Africa)AuthorSawyer, Catharine A.HeadlineDeath of a missionary in Africa described, 1843Date PublishedDecember 6, 1843 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #277 Letter about a scandalous inter-racial marriage between the nephew of the King of Burma and a young Irish novelist Heading(Burma)Headline1907 Letter about the lurid Burmese inter-racial marriage scandalDate Published1907 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #279 Letter from T. Bainbridge in Macao to Moses Wetmore in Canton, asking for assistance in returning to the United States via Calcutta Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineAmerican stranded in Macao, 1834 letterDate PublishedNov. 29, 1834 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #280 Letter from T. Bainbridge to Moses Wetmore concerning business matters and enclosed boarding bill, with manuscript Chinese character docketing on flap Heading(China)AuthorBainbridge, T.HeadlineChina letter regarding a bill, 1834Date PublishedDec. 5 & 16, 1834 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #293 French rival of DeTocqueville as observer of Jacksonian America, Autograph Letter Signed Heading(Economics)AuthorChevalier, MichelHeadlineALS by French economist, rival of DeTocquevilleDate Publishedca. 1860 View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #301 "Hollow Earth" expedition proposed by John Symmes Heading(Imaginary Voyage)Headline1826 Symmes proposed exploration of "Hollow Earth", LetterDate PublishedOct. 24, 1826 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #303 Letter from 17th century Ireland discussing potatoes and the best means of growing them Heading(Ireland)AuthorFoley, SamuelHeadlineLetter on growing potatoes in Ireland 1688Date PublishedApril 3, 1688 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #309 The World in the Air: The Story of Flying in Pictures AuthorMiller, Francis TrevelyanHeadlineF.T. Miller The World in the Air Pioneer AviationPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1930 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #312 The Life of Benito Mussolini - with clipped signature Heading(Mussolini, Benito)AuthorSarfatti, Margherita G.HeadlineWith signature of Benito MussoliniPublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #315 Letter from English economist Dudley North to his cousin, discussing family matters and also the upcoming trial of Lord Warwick AuthorNorth, DudleyHeadlineLetter from English economist Dudley North 1691Date PublishedMarch 14, 1691 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #327 Bond-holders of a British spice plantation on Dutch Sumatra, including Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore Heading(Sumatra, Singapore)AuthorPrince, JohnHeadline1830 British spice plantation on Dutch Sumatra, Stamford Raffles bondholderDate Published1830 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #328 The Path to Power AuthorThatcher, MargaretHeadlineMargaret Thatcher The Path to Power signedPublisherEaston PressDate Published1995 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #425 Seize The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineSigned Nixon Seize the MomentPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1992 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next