RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2017.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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George Washington1 - George Washington
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ALS as president signed "G. Washington," one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, July 3, 1792. Letter to Virginia Governor Henry Lee, in full: &...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John and Abigail Adams2 - John and Abigail Adams
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Manuscript DS, signed "J. Q. Adams," one page both sides, 8.5 x 13, October 2, 1827. Contract for the construction of the family crypt. In...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Remarkable ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 1, 1787. Letter to Philip Mazzei, in full: "Your favour of Feb. 24. I recd., but this moment.—The Mass...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Adams4 - John Adams
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Exceptional free franked address panel, 5.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to Adams's grandson Thomas Boylston Adams, Jr., "Cadet Thomas B...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison5 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 22 x 17, August 10, ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson7 - Andrew Jackson
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.5, December 14, 1842. Lengthy letter to J. George Harris, editor of the Nashville Union, written fr
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson8 - Andrew Jackson
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LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. I
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler9 - John Tyler
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ALS signed "J. Tyler," one page, 8 x 6.5, July 20. Letter to Mr. Cheever, in full: "I regret that you are so circumstanced as to prev...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk10 - James K. Polk
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Signed book: Register of Debates in Congress, Part I of Vol. VIII. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1833. Custom-bound hardcover in three-quarter leather
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor11 - Zachary Taylor
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Ink signature, "Z. Taylor,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a free frank panel, with "Free" penned in another hand. Neat...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce12 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, one page both sides, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, October 29, 1837. In part: "It must be extremely gratifying to you to observe how your el...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan13 - James Buchanan
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Signed book: Report of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by A. J. Dallas. Philadelphi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln14 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 17, June 8, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Byron G. Daniels as a "Captain in the Nine...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln15 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable Civil War–dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," on a 2.75 x 4 slip presumed clipped from a larger docum...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln16 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, July 16, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Edward H. Shelley as "Deputy...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson17 - Andrew Johnson
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, May 22, 1850. Written from the House of Representatives, a letter to William M. Lowry, in full: "Sin...
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson18 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 14, 1867. President Johnson authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson19 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11.5, March 7, 1867. President Johnson appoints Edward H. Shelley as "Deputy Postmaster at Rome,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant20 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "Respectfully yours, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 lightly lined slip affixed to a slightly larger m...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield21 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: The Works of Charles Lamb. NY: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 611 pages. Signed on the first free end page in pencil...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield22 - James A. Garfield
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Sought-after ink signature as president, "James A. Garfield, April 25, 1881," on an off-white 6 x 3.75 sheet. Double-matted and framed wit...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield23 - James A. Garfield
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Spectacular ALS, signed three times, “James,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.75, July 17, 1854. The 23-year-old Garfield writes from Will
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley24 - William McKinley
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Handsome 5.5 x 8 cabinet-style composite photo of William and Ida McKinley and their home by Courtney Studios of Canton, Ohio, on its original 7 x 10
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William McKinley25 - William McKinley
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Rare oversized matte-finish 12.5 x 15 pre-presidential portrait of McKinley in near profile, affixed to an 18 x 22 mount, signed in the lower portion
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt26 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 half-length portrait of Roosevelt by George Prince, affixed to its original 6.75 x 8.5 studio mount, signed and inscri
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt27 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Rough Riders. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed on the first free end ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt28 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Theodore Roosevelt: The American. Later printing. London and New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1899. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 218 pages. Signed and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt29 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS in pencil, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 2, 1909. Letter to a Mr. Horne, written while "On Safari." In full: "I have such sympa...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt30 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, March 8, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints Edward H. Campbell as "Ensign in th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft31 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Inaugural Address of President Taft. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 68 pages. Signed on the ti
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft32 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Recollections of Full Years by Mrs. William Howard Taft. First edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1914. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9, 395 pag...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft33 - William H. Taft
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Lengthy ALS signed “Bill,” five pages on three sheets, 5 x 8, July 15, 1902. Letter to "My dear Kelse," written from Rome during a visit t...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft34 - William H. Taft
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Large engraving of President Taft in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose by artist Jean Paleologue, originally published in 1909 by William J. Cam
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft35 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.5 x 19, July 15, 1910. President Taft appoints Walter B. Tardy as "a Lieuten...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson36 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7.75, Princeton University letterhead, June 17, 1909. Letter to President William H. Taft, in full: "I hope that you will no...
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding37 - Warren G. Harding
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Rare book: Warren Gamaliel Harding, President of the United States: A Review of Facts Collected from Anthropological, Historical, and Political Resear
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge38 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First edition, limited issue, numbered 664/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge39 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. First edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 224 pages. Signed and inscri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover40 - Herbert Hoover
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ALS in pencil, signed “H. H.,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. Letter concerning "Shenandoah Park," in part: "Arrange date for someone to...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt41 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: On Our Way. First edition. NY: John Day Company, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.75, 300 pages. Signed and inscribed as preside
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt42 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 31, 1942. Letter to noted architect Theodate Riddle, in full: "I am glad ...
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt43 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS as president, one page both sides, 9 x 13.5, January 27, 1934. An act of executive clemency, in which President Roosevelt approves to commute the s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt44 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 10.25 x 13.75, calligraphic President of the United States letterhead, June 11, 1940. Letter to King George II of Greece, in part: “I h
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt45 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 310 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman46 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed books: Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, in two volumes. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955 and 1956. Hardcovers with slipc
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman47 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Special limited edition, numbered 671/1000. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, 315 pag
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman48 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 12, 1960. Letter to his friend and former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyde
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman49 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed books: Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, in two volumes. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955 and 1956. Hardcovers with dust
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower50 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: The White House Years: Waging Peace. First edition, limited issue, numbered 418/1500. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover with sl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower51 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 649/1426. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10.25, 559 pages. S
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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