Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Sarah Bernhardt. French actress, known as "the Divine Sarah," whose career lasted half a century. A.L.S., 3 -1/2 x 4, neatly matted with v...

On the Air. Fascinating book from the golden age of radio, How to Speak and Write for Radio: A Manual of Broadcasting Technique, by Alice Keith. 1944.

Aiding to brake the bonds of oppression.... Important A.L.S., 4 pp., from black abolitionist Charles Henry Langston (grandfather of poet and aut

Old Alice. Tintype of a slave, fashionably dressed. Old paper on back identifies her as "Old Alice," maid to I.W. Morgainis for many years...

There are so many slaves.... Letter on slavery, from a Northern woman schoolteacher at Greensborough, Georgia, 1835, to her sister in Clinton, N.Y., 3

Freedmen's Bureau. A.D.S. of Surgeon J.W. Lawton of U.S. Volunteers, on printed letterhead of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Mother Records his Birth, Marriage and Death. A remarkable item: the personal bible of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s M...

Slaves for the Union Army. Orders, Jackson, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1862, partly printed, H.Q., 1st Div. "...James W. Glass has furnished...Special Ord...

The death of Patience, a Negro woman. Legal document, 1839, Lawrence County, Alabama, summoning "a respectable freeholder" to appear befor...

Blanche K. Bruce. First black Senator, and first Senator of slave descent (his mother was a slave in Virginia). Deed, 1890, recorded and signed by Bru

Booker T. Washington. Born a slave, he became one of the leading educators in America. T.L.S. on letterhead of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institut

George Washington Carver. Black botanist, known for his research on industrial uses of peanuts. Born to slave parents; director of agricultural resear

Slavery be not extended.... Letter to Hamilton Fish, Gov. of New York, 1849, from Samuel Martin, Campbells Station, Tenn. In its 3 pp., Martin sets fo

Sale of Slaves. Unusual letter, 1799, 1 p., to Benjamin Harrison, Esq., son of the Signer of Declaration of Independence. From E.H. Dunbar, signed wit

Slave Token. 1838, copper, 1" diameter. Obverse: kneeling woman, text above, "Am I not a woman and a sister?" Reverse: "Liberty&...

Shoes and Pants for Negro Slaves. Receipt, 1848, 3 -1/2 x 7 -1/2 , itemizing shoes and boots repaired for Col. Wm. A. Clark, "for negro boy...3...

Slaves for Galveston. Letter, 2 pp., Galveston (Texas), June 17, 1856, from Oliver (Hartley) to cousin in Morgantown, N.C. "...You will have re...

Rural Districts in Liberia. Broadside, Dec. 1, 1852, New York, entitled "Putnam's Plan, for formation of Rural Districts in Liberia," ...

Slaves in Puerto Rico. C. 1870, registration form for slaves, the person listed as "property" on "island of Puerto Rico." Partly...

Black History. Group of eleven assorted items: 1) Child's pencil drawing at back of book, 4th Grade Reader, 1863, titled "Negro Letter Carr...

Missouri Bill of Sale. For "Negro Girl named Caroline (or Cal) aged about 14 who is sold as a slave for life...warranted free from all other cl...

They are intelligent.... Letter from John Lindsey, Hannibal, Tenn., 1860, 3 -1/2 pp., writing on conditions. A bill has passed compelling all free Neg

Contraband Envelope. Depicting slaves running toward Fort Monroe, the Union-held fortress. Gen. Butler had declared that any slave within jurisdiction

Contraband Envelope. Civil War patriotic cover, unused, with illustration of three men with instruments, titled "Music by the 'Contra-Band....

The true story of Joshua Marsden. Who brought down the color bar in Bermuda in 1806. Memoirs entitled Grace Displayed, published 1813 by the author in

Free Born Woman. Affidavit, 1838, Maryland, sworn before Justice of the Peace, "David Harris...made oath that of his own personal knowledge he ...

Letter on Slavery, March 1861. Just before the start of the Civil War, Wm. Passmore of Cincinnati writes to John Fern of Delaware, 3 pp. "...I ...

Estate Settlement. In Carroll County, Ga., 1853, 3 pp., with more than thirty financial items, including debts, financial paper, and sale of "N...

Inhabitants of the castle.... Splendid mediæval manuscript, France, with charming and interesting content, and a complete date, July 22, 1359. ...

From the Monastery of the White Monks. Manuscript fragment c. 1150, from the Monastery at Citeaux, Burgundy, France, mother house of the Cistercian Or

The Feasts of August. An utterly delightful miniature leaf from a calendar for August, c. 1450, England. In Latin, on vellum, 2 -3/8 x 3 -3/4 , with n

Women. Group of four indentures, 1866-67, England, each a set of large vellum documents in which the wives had to prove their identity, on settlement

Women. Group of ten items, catalogues and related paper items, late 19th to early 20th centuries. Including: 1) 1893 B. Altman & Co. department ...

Eating Utensils. Interesting group of five handmade pieces in display case, 19th century: 1) Sterling silver teaspoon, Rogers, 1847. Some tarnish. 2)

Spoons, Knives, and Forks. Assorted lot of American and English utensils, c. 1840-1910, 38 pieces. Including: 1) Three silver tablespoons and one silv

Glass Bottles. Nineteenth century collection of 18: medicine, beer, wine, ink, etc., sizes from 1 -1/2 " to 10" high, in clear, green, blu...

Boy Scouts. At work and play. Group of 14 items: 1) Six photos, 8 x 10, vintage, Scout activities. One photo damaged. 2) Program booklet, 1963, emboss

Magic. Harry Blackstone, master of magic (1885-1965); from vaudeville beginnings, rose to entertain at the White House. Caricature in his hand, probab

Child's Folk Art. Collection of 57 projects accomplished by young boy at school, 1921-22, in Lancaster County, Pa. In a variety of materials: ca...

Cigar Box Labels. Collection of 94 colorful labels, many with gold leaf, assortment of brands and sizes, some unusually attractive. Including Champ Cl

Cigarette Cards. Lot of 310 different: dinosaurs, Arctic, Antarctic, birds, animals, explorations, Indians of Canada, fish. Issued by Brooks Bond Food

Cigarette Cards. Lot of 510 different, nicely arranged but not affixed in albums, issued by Brooks Bond, London. Subjects include space, wildlife in d

Fabulous Fifties. Massive Montgomery Ward catalogue, Fall and Winter 1958-1959, 1,090 pp., 9 -1/4 x 1 3 -1/4 . Exhaustively illus. in color and black-

Presidents of the United States. Impressive album by Fleetwood, 1977: a presentation of postal covers, portraits, and well-written biographies by Davi

The First Ladies of the United States. Fleetwood's companion album to Presidents offered above. Martha Washington to Rosalyn Carter, 263 pp., wi...

Inaugural Thesis on Trichnosae and Trichnosis. Submitted to College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Dept. of Columbia College, New York City, for

Crime. Collection of nine items: 1) Scrapbook, 1936-37, about 70 pp. of letters, numerous newspaper clippings and articles, and official printed annou

Greyhound Bus Lines. Collection of older uniform buttons, the greyhound mascot racing across logo. Red, blue and silver, 12 buttons -3/4 " diam...

Antebellum Needlepoint. Early American folk art: very attractive embroidery, dated 1859 within design, depicting flowers. 11 x 14. In center: "...

Proposed World Trade Center. The buildings that were never built: excessively rare original illustrated brochure soliciting tenants for the World Trad