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FIRST TO FIGHT FOR RIGHT AND FREEDOM

• Norman Rockwell (American
  Norman Rockwell (American 1894-1978) OURS to fight for...FREEDOM FROM FEAR vintage poster 55 x 39 inches.
• MONUMENTAL ENGRAVING - 'First
  MONUMENTAL ENGRAVING - 'First Blow for Liberty - To the Memory of the Patriots of 1775' by A.H. Ritchie (Alexander Hay 1822-1895) dated 1863 'Here once the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world' mitered black lacquer frame
• GUY LIPSCOMBE (BRITISH,
  GUY LIPSCOMBE (BRITISH, 1881-1952) 58 ¾" x 38 ¾" "It's our flag. Fight for it. Work for it", 1915. Original British WWI recruitment lithographic poster reinforced on backing paper, signed in the plate lower left, published by Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, Poster No. 107, printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex, unframed. Provenance: prominent private collection, Pittsburgh, PA, brought by the current owner's grandfather from Europe after the WWI; by descent in the family to the current owner. Restored, re-lined with backing paper and de-acidified by Archival Restoration Associates, Philadelphia, in 1973.
• Liberty facing right with flowing
  Liberty facing right with flowing hair
• JAMES EARLE FRASER (1856-1973),
  JAMES EARLE FRASER (1856-1973), THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL BRONZE PLAQUE Signed and dated 1920 in upper right corner, the work's recently deceased subject is depicted in profile above a quote reading "Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords."
• FREDERICK STROTHMANN (AMERICAN
  FREDERICK STROTHMANN (AMERICAN 1894-1980), BEAT BACK THE HUN WITH LIBERTY BONDS, COLOR POSTERFrederick Strothmann (American 1894-1980), Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, World War I color poster; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Sight size: 743 x 496 mm (29-1/4 x 19-1/2 in)Property of Various Owners
• 1 vol. Grotius, (Hugo). On The
  1 vol. Grotius, (Hugo). On The Rights of War and Peace. Cambridge, 1853. Translated & abridged by William Whewell. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 tan calf, marbled bds & edges, gilt-ruled spine, rose morocco spine label; occasionally scuffed, corners bumped. With the bookplate of William Court Gully, (1835-1909), Speaker of The British House of Commons (1895-1905) on front paste-down.
• James Earle Fraser (American,
  James Earle Fraser (American, 1876-1953) Theodore Roosevelt bronzed iron signed and dated upper right Fraser / 1920 and with quote in relief beneath portrait reading, Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords produced by the Decorative Arts League of New York and marked Dec Art S to verso 12 3/4 x 10 inches.
• INDIAN FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS BY CYRUS
  INDIAN FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS BY CYRUS BRADY 1ST ED.Included in this lot is a First Edition of “Indian Fights and Fighters” by Cyrus Townsend Brady, 1904, published in New York by Doubleday, Page & Company. This book is illustrated with original drawings by Remington, Schreyvogel, Blumenschein, and Crawford, and includes maps, photographs, and sketches of life from original sources, many of which are now published for the first time in this book. The great clash between the U.S Army and the Plains Indian tribes the principal engagements of the Plains Indian Wars in the period after the Civil War. The book draws on the first hand accounts of many of the people who were involved and is notable for bringing before the reader accounts by those who had not previously been published. Herein is a veritable cornucopia of western incident, campaigns, battles, fights and massacres, the full list of which is too numerous to catalogue here. They include the Fetterman Massacre, the Wagon Box Fight, Beecher's Island, the Fight on Beaver Creek, the Washita, the Rosebud and many, many more. This book has become an invaluable, highly regarded and enduring classic of the History of the West. This cream coloured cloth bound hardcover is in good overall condition, illustrated cover and spine exhibit soiling, edges scuffed. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and foxing throughout, no other obvious marring noted. Measures 5.5"W x 8.25"L x 1.5"D
• BERNARD PERLIN (AMERICAN B.
  BERNARD PERLIN (AMERICAN B. 1918), AMERICANS WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR LIBERTY, UNFRAMED LINEN BACKED POSTER, OVERALL INCLUDING LINEN BACK: 42 X 29 1/4 IN. (106.68 X 74.30 CM.)Bernard Perlin (American b. 1918), Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty, Unframed Linen Backed Poster,, OWI poster No. 26; U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-502684 Dimensions: Overall including linen back: 42 x 29 1/4 in. (106.68 x 74.30 cm.)
• W.W.I. Poster ''Colored
  W.W.I. Poster ''Colored Men...True Sons ofFreedom'' along with photo of soldier and insignia scarce poster.
• 'FIGHT FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF
  'FIGHT FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF THE NAACP', LANGSTON HUGHES FOR W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK, 1962, SIGNED AND DATED'Fight for Freedom: The Story of the NAACP', Langston Hughes for W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1962, Signed and Dated,,
• Toussaint L'Ouverture The Hero of
  Toussaint L'Ouverture The Hero of Saint Domingo Soldier Statesman Martyr; or Hayti's Struggle Triumph Independence and Achievements by Rev. C.W. Mossell A.M.B.D. Lockport NY: Ward & Cobb 1896. 8 vo 848 pp with fold out map in front many illustrations thoughout an early and rare edition of this famous biography.
• [Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson
  [Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson and J. Dickinson ''A Declaration ... Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms'' as published in The New England Chronicle or The Essex Gazette (Harvard College Cambridge MA) July 27 1775; the entire first and 1/3 of the second page taken up with the manifesto against Great Britain (signed in type ''JOHN HANCOCK'') and also including other news of the day and advertisements (notably some for runaway slaves;) 4pp. folio with vertical fold as issued and light folds into eighths addressed at top ''Mr. Daniel Killam / Wenham'' (1751-1841 later a member of MA legislature) Housed in a blue calf folder with gilt tooling and lettering Estimate $ 10 000-15 000 Some toning and wear especially at edges and along folds.
• CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC TOKEN
  CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC TOKEN "LIBERTY AND NO SLAVERY" "UNION FOREVER", 1863 Civil War patriotic token signed "Liberty and No Slavery" on averse, and "Union Forever" on reverse, 1863. Provenance: private lifetime collection of John L. Ford, Curator and Historian of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial and Museum Hall, Pittsburgh, and Director of Ed. Devision at The Heinz Historical Center and Museum of Western Pennsylvania.
• PROTEST POSTER, "WAR ON THE
  PROTEST POSTER, "WAR ON THE PEOPLE", 1970 Lucy Mahler (American, 20th/21st c.), poster on paper, protesting the use of force by the Augusta Georgia police force which led to the death of a 16 year-old African-American youth and sparked a race riot in May, 1970, 22"h x 17"w
• WORLD WAR I LIBERTY BOND POSTER.
  WORLD WAR I LIBERTY BOND POSTER. Chromolithograph on paper, printed by Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, 1917. American soldier "And they thought we couldn't fight", "Victory Liberty Loan". Backed on linen. 43"h. 32"w. overall.
• THREE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR I
  THREE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR I POSTERS The first: Henry Raleigh (American, 1880-1944), Halt the Hun!, 1918, Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho., framed; the second: a Lincoln Liberty Bonds poster, framed; the third: Remember Your First Thrill of American Liberty / Your Duty, 1917, New York: Sackett & Wilhelms Corp., framed.
• WORLD WAR I LIBERTY BOND POSTER.
  WORLD WAR I LIBERTY BOND POSTER. Chromolithograph on paper, printed by Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, 1917. American soldier "And they thought we couldn't fight", "Victory Liberty Loan". Backed on linen. Some edge loss, faint fading. 43"h. 32"w. overall.
• 1918 John Scott Williams World
  1918 John Scott Williams World War I color lithograph titled, 'For Victory, Buy More Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan'. Depicting a woman symbolizing America, with sword, shield, and U.S. flag in front of eagle and marching soldiers. Image 33.5”H x 53”W Overall in oak frame 38”H x 57.25”W Condition: overall very good with minor abrasions to frame CT Transfer Fee $10
• Middle Eastern School 18th/19th
  Middle Eastern School 18th/19th century two revolutionary soldiers Unsigned, gouache and ink on paper, framed. Sight size: 6 x 5 3/4 in
• A MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS &
  A MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS & FREEDOM CIVIL RIGHTS ERA PINBACK BUTTON Dated August 28, 1963, around a design of black and white hands shaking, spring pin back.
• *Attributed to Charles Le Brun
  *Attributed to Charles Le Brun (French 1619-1690) Fighting Warrior sanguine on paper 10 x 8 inches.
• Two French Historical Bronze
  Two French Historical Bronze Medals, the first by Rene Gregoire (1871-1945), 1917, commemorating the entrance of the United States into World War I, the obverse with a bust of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) between the torch of Liberty and fasces of Right, above the American eagle and surrounded by stars, with the legend "Wilson", the obverse an allegorical scene of America meeting Britannia and Marianne before the seas of war, with the legend "La Droite est plus precieux que la paix...Nous nous battons pour la liberte" ("Right is more precious than peace...We are fighting for freedom."), dia. 69 mm; the other by Louis-Oscar Roty (1846-1911), 1880, a subscription medal for the financiers of the first failed attempt to create the Panama Canal, the obverse an allegorical scene of Peace introducing the Atlantic and Pacific, the reverse with legend "Canal de Panama Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique . 7, 8, et 9 Decembre 1880/a Ses Souscripteurs la Banque Pariesienne", dia. 35 mm, both touchmarked on the edge with the "cornucopia" medal mark in use from 1880.
• AFTER JOSEPH PENNELL
  AFTER JOSEPH PENNELL (AMERICAN/PENNSYLVANIA 1857)After Joseph Pennell (American/Pennsylvania, 1857-1926), "That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth", 1918, poster for World War I Liberty Bonds, printed by Alco-Gravure, Inc., New York, sight 32 1/4 in. x 21 in., framed
• Two French Historical Bronze
  Two French Historical Bronze Medals, the first by Rene Gregoire (1871-1945), 1917, commemorating the entrance of the United States into World War I, the obverse with a bust of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) between the torch of Liberty and fasces of Right, above the American eagle and surrounded by stars, with the legend "Wilson", the obverse an allegorical scene of America meeting Britannia and Marianne before the seas of war, with the legend "La Droite est plus precieux que la paix...Nous nous battons pour la liberte" ("Right is more precious than peace...We are fighting for freedom."), dia. 69 mm; the other by Louis-Oscar Roty (1846-1911), 1880, a subscription medal for the financiers of the first failed attempt to create the Panama Canal, the obverse an allegorical scene of Peace introducing the Atlantic and Pacific, the reverse with legend "Canal de Panama Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique . 7, 8, et 9 Decembre 1880/a Ses Souscripteurs la Banque Pariesienne", dia. 35 mm, both touchmarked on the edge with the "cornucopia" medal mark in use from 1880.
• WWI POSTER, JAMES MONTGOMERY
  WWI POSTER, JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG(New York, 1877-1960) I am telling you/On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters., signed in stone "James Montgomery Flagg", New York : American Lithographic Co., 1918, color lithographic poster, 30 x 20-3/8 in.; unframed Condition: "C8" or excellent investment grade condition, stabilized with linen backing with a few very small tears not involving the image, minute creases at the upper left edge
• WWI "FIGHT OR BUY BONDS" OFFSET
  WWI "FIGHT OR BUY BONDS" OFFSET LITHOGRAPH, FRAMED After Howard Chandler Christy (American 1873-1952), "Fight or Buy Bonds: Third Liberty Loans", circa 1917, offset lithograph poster on paper depicting a female holding an American flag with WWI soldiers behind her, in an ornate gilt frame. Approximate dimensions: sight h. 27. 75", w. 19. 25"; frame h. 43", w. 35", d. 2".
• ALEXANDER HAY RICHIE AFTER DARLEY
  ALEXANDER HAY RICHIE AFTER DARLEY (SCOTTISH/AMERICAN, 1822-1895) FIRST BLOW FOR LIBERTY: TO THE MEMORY OF THE PATRIOTS OF 1775 STIPP...Unframed; Published by Mason Bros. 64 Nassau St. New York. Stipple and line engraving: 27 x 35 in. (full sheet)
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS, ANTHONY WAYNE ASSOCIATION David Ziegler (1748-1811, German soldier, immigrant to Lancaster, PA, in 1775 and soon after joined the PA Line; wounded at Battle of Long Island; Capt. and adjutant in 1st PA Regt. and agent of the state store; after the war was pioneer in NW Territory and 1st Mayor of Cincinnati) autograph document, signed, April 10, 1780; 1 p., small 4to, 8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. A certificate attesting that he delivered 52 gallons of "Spirits" from the State Store to Anthony Wayne on Jan. 2, 1780. Docketed in Wayne's handwriting.
• 1918 Heywood Strasser & Voigt
  1918 Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co. World War I color lithograph titled, 'Remember! The Flag of Liberty - Support It! Buy U.S. Government Bonds, 3rd Liberty Loan'. Depicting immigrants before an American flag. Paper 29.75”H x 20”W Overall in oak frame 36.25”H x 25.75”W Condition: very good, professionally mounted to linen backing CT Transfer Fee $10
• Harper's: July, The German Struggle
  Harper's: July, The German Struggle for Liberty, German soldier in uniform and pickelhaube; lithograph poster; 21 3/4" x 14 1/2". Pressed seams, damage, and staining to borders.
• Robert Rogers Colonial Frontiersman
  Robert Rogers Colonial Frontiersman ANS 1778 Robert Rogers (1731-1795). Colonial frontiersman and soldier who fought for the British in the French & Indian Wars and the American Revolution; founder and commander of Rogers' Rangers a highly effective militia in the French & Indian Wars which produced several important leaders in the Continental Army who fought against their former commander. ANS 1p on laid paper 8.25 x 6.5 in. August 20 1778 at Middleton addressed to William Arnold Inn Holder of Greenwich (RI) asking him to retrieve clothing and wafers from a box stored in the inn's cave and to forward the items to Mr. Gideon Mumford who will deliver them. Condition: Scattered stains and soiling with minor holes along the folds.
• Stride Toward Freedom by Martin
  Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King New York: Harper Brothers 1958. Blue cloth binding with color dj unclipped. 230 pp. The Montgomery story illustration with images.
• BERNARD PARTRIDGE (BRITISH,
  BERNARD PARTRIDGE (BRITISH, 1891-1945) 60" x 40" "Take Up the Sword of Justice", 1915. Original British WWI recruitment lithographic poster reinforced on backing paper, initialed BP lower right in the plate, published by Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, Poster No. 105, printed by David Allen & Sons, Ld., Harrow, Middlesex unframed. Provenance: prominent private collection, Pittsburgh, PA, brought by the current owner's grandfather from Europe after the WWI; by descent in the family to the current owner. Restored, re-lined with backing paper and de-acidified by Archival Restoration Associates, Philadelphia, in 1973.
• Norman Rockwell Posters for War
  Norman Rockwell Posters for War Bonds Lot of Three First poster is 56" x 40" and is entitled Save Freedom of Speech.Second poster is 56" x 40" and is entitled Save Freedom of Worship.Third poster is 56" x 39.5" and is entitled Ours...to Fight for Freedom from Want. Condition: First poster with tears on top corners. All three posters are folded and have tape residue on them. Very good.