ALEXANDER "ALEX" HALEY (AMERICAN, 1921– 1992) 10 ½" x 7 ¼" letter African-American Heritage. Alex Haley original letter dated April 21, 1981on importance of preserving African-American families heritage...
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GA 9TH CSA AMBROTYPE R. CASSADY & CIVILWAR ARCHIVEConfederate Archive of 4th Sergeant Russell M. Cassady, Georgia Company G, 9th Regiment (Walker Co., GA - Lafayette Volunteers, mortally wounded 1865). Includes...
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JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY,REF. MCGAVOCKJefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil...
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LYNN, DR. (HUGH SIMMONS). PROGRAM OFMAGICIAN DR. LYNN....Lynn, Dr. (Hugh Simmons). Program of Magician Dr. Lynn. Aug. 27, 1877. Attractive wee-sized letterpress program for an appearance at Waverly Hall, Edinburgh,...
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COL. ANDREW HYNES ARCHIVE INCL. NASHVILLELAND SALES, K...Archive related to the Andrew Hynes of Tennessee, including several land indentures relating to property in downtown Nashville. Andrew Hynes (1786-1849) was...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, SAMHOUSTON, SIGNED, GI... HOUSTON, SIGNED, GIFTS THE SPUR OF SANTA ANA LOST IN THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO TO DOCTOR, JUNE 7, 1836, hand-inscribed ink on paper, from "Gen. Sam...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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GEORGE A. CUSTER'S OWN S&W NO. 2 ARMYREVOLVERThis is a fine, historic Smith and Wesson Model 2 Army Tip-Up Revolver owned personally by George Armstrong Custer from the Dr. Lawrence A. Frost of Monroe, Michigan...
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2 LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION ASSISTANCEFOR LEDOUX2 Letters of introduction to Dr. C. H. Kellaway and Dr. K. D. Fairley, written by Neil Hamilton Fairley on board the Nord Deutscher Lloyd Bremen ship "Stuttgart"...
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EMINENT VICTORIANS SIGNED FLORENCE NIGHTINGALELyttonStrachey (England, 1880-1932). Eminent Victorians. First edition, 1918. Chatto & Windus, London; printed by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd. The Books of Samuel Heiman bookplate....
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CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS SIGNED LETTERSCOLLECTIONFrom 1959, a great collection of letters from children's authors, contained in a scrap book. The collection consists mainly of response letters, many including original...
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EARLY AMERICAN SIGNATURES COLLECTIONLargeboards formerly binding the Baltimore Evening Post -- the entire year of 1809. Front endpaper has accession bookplate from the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Inside the...
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FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, SIGNED LETTERLetterfrom lawyer and writer of the "Star Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key, dated March 2, 1837, addressed to Dr. Franklin Bache. Letter reads "Dr. Franklin, I have read both...
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ALBERT EINSTEIN SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTERGermany,1929Includes a portrait print of Albert Einstein, an original letter written to Herr Wilhelm Stollmann, and a plaque that translates the letter as follows "Berlin...
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CHIPPENDALE SLANT-LID DESK WITH PROVENANCEPERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY HEIGHT 40.5". WIDTH 35". DEPTH 15.5". PERTAINING TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Second Half of the...
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SCRAPBOOK OF THE FIRST ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONCIRCA 1928-1930, Circa 1928-1930, Descended in the family of Dr. Francis D. Coman, the expedition medical officer. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, typed letters...
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SCRAPBOOK OF THE FIRST ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION1928-1930 CIRCA 1930 1928-1930, Circa 1930, Descended in the family of Dr. Francis D. Coman, the expedition medical officer. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, typed...
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LETTER BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTENBY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DATED JULY 20, 1774 5.5" X 7.25". FRAMED 7.25" X 8". BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Dated July 20, 1774, Addressed in what is believed to be Franklin's hand...
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EMINENT VICTORIANS SIGNED FLORENCE NIGHTINGALELyttonStrachey (England, 1880-1932). Eminent Victorians. First edition, 1918. Chatto & Windus, London; printed by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd. The Books of Samuel Heiman bookplate....
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LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSRELATED TO DR. ROBERT STEIN, ARCTIC EXPLORER, AUTHOR, TRANSLATOR RELATED TO DR. ROBERT STEIN, ARCTIC EXPLORER, AUTHOR, TRANSLATOR, including letters to Dr. Robert Stein from...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE PUGH FAMILY,CIRCA 1880, WITH TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS RECALLING REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CIRCA 1880, WITH TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS RECALLING REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA, large pre-ruled ledger containing...
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CONFEDERATE GENERAL WILMOT G. DESAUSSUREALSOne page letter from Wilmot Gibbes Saussure to a Dr. W. S. Boyd of Salter's Station, South Carolina. Saussure was a Brigadier General in the South Carolina Militia during...
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CONSTANCE RICHARDSON "THE HOUSE IN THEPRAIRIE" Constance Coleman Richardson (American 1905-2002), "The House in the Prairie," 1954/55, oil on canvas board depicting a farm house and corn field seen through the...
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[JAPANESE PAINTING]
A group of worksabout Japanese Paintings, comprising:
— Kok’kwa. Tokyo: Kokkasha, 1889-1901. Volume 11. A compilation of the illustrated monthly journal Kokka on the fine and applied...
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NINE EARLY 20TH CENTURY LETTERS & DOCUMENTS:PHOTO, 1927 COVER, LETTER AND INFORMATION ABOUT TEXAS POLITICIAN FRANCIS RICHARD LUBBOCK; 6 PAGE 1918 LETTER FROM SOLDIER 3 DAYS AFTER ARMISTICE 6 1/2"H X 4 1/4"W (PHOTO OF...
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LARGE GROUP OF 1860'S - 1900S LETTERS& DOCUMENTS: TWO 1889 CIVIL WAR PENSION LETTERS AND COVERS: LARGE GROUP OF 1903 LETTERS AND COVERS FROM DR. GRACE FLANDERS WILSON, FEMALE DOCTOR. 9"H X 5 1/2"W (BROADSIDE)Large...
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LOT OF 15 PIECES OF EARLY EPHEMERA,MOSTLY FROMCAPE CODE. RANGING IN AGE FROM THE EARLY 18TH TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: CA. 1810 DIARY ENTRY OF A WOMAN WHICH MENTIONS GENERAL WILLIAM H. SUMNER (WITH...
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15 vols. Machen, Arthur: The GreatGod Pan and The Inmost Light. London: John Lane, 1894. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. white-stamped blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light to moderate wear. Cover & title design by Aubrey...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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2 vols. Arctic Exploration: Kane, ElishaKent. The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1857. 8vo, orig. gilt-paneled black morocco, gilt-lettered & paneled...
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Very probably John Ruskin (British 1819-1900)"Bones of a Female Foot" 1844 graphite watercolor and gouache on gray wove paper laid down; unsigned 7 1/16 x 12 in. in a modern mount; inscribed in a later hand en verso...
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Benjamin Rush autograph letter, 13 lines,datelined "Philada Sept. 25 1803", carried by Dr. Wamesly by way of introducing him to Dr. McClelland [sic], Green Castle, Pennsylvania, "The bearer Dr. Wamsely…is...
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6 vols. Illustrated Books: (Dulac;Edmund, illustrator.) Rosenthal, Leonard. The Kingdom of The Pearl New York: Brentano's, n.d. [ca 1925]. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered & decorated white cloth-backed silver decorated...
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