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FALL AMERICANA AUCTION - Session 1

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person Preview. Wednesday, November 20, 12:00 –4:00 PM and Thursday, November 21, 9:00 AM-1:00

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<p>Cowan’s is pleased to offer more than 800 lots of fine historical and decorative Americana during our special Fall Auction, November 20-21. On November 20 th more than 400 lots of rare historical Americana will be sold, including an exceptionally rare hand-painted flag presented by the Ladies of Gordonsville, Virginia to the "Greys" on the eve of the Civil War; a rare North Carolina First National Confederate Flag; George Barnard's photographic album documenting "Sherman's March"; a campaign flag from the 1860 presidential campaign featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln; many fine American Indian photographs by Gardner and Rhinehart; Revolutionary swords, including one by Samuel Drowne, and another from England, both identified; five Civil War presentation swords; a Colt Pocket Model revolver presented to a Gettysburg combatant; Civil War Achives and letter groups, and many other choice lots.
<p>On November 21st the offering will include more than 400 lots of American furniture, folk and decorative arts, including the Collection of Nan Gordon formerly of Cincinnati and now of Prescott, Arizona; fine furnishing from the Edwin and Barbara Charitable Remainder Trust of Cleveland, Ohio; transportation prints from the Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland, Ohio and other select consignments. This sale will begin with a fine selection of autographs of many American presidents, including Jefferson, three Lincoln documents; many presidential signed appointments; a fine inscribed Mark Twain photograph; an exceptional autograph book containing Lincoln's signature, George Armstrong Custer, and numerous Civil War generals and dignitaries.
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Early Florida Territory Government Debates,302 - Early Florida Territory Government Debates,
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Early Florida Territory Government Debates,<p>House of Representatives report [65] of documents transmitted to them by President James Monroe ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Northwest Territory Narrative Published in Kentucky,303 - Northwest Territory Narrative Published in Kentucky,
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Northwest Territory Narrative Published in Kentucky,<p>Atherton, William. "Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the North-Western ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early Indian Captivity Narrative,304 - Early Indian Captivity Narrative,
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Early Indian Captivity Narrative,<p>plus early Indian Biography, lot of 2. Johnston, Charles. "A Narrative of the Incidents Attending the...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Sale of Ohio Indian Lands Broadside,305 - Sale of Ohio Indian Lands Broadside,
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Sale of Ohio Indian Lands Broadside,<p>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, February, 1839, n.p., but probably Washington, D.C., signed in t...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Scarce Indian Guide to Health, Published in Indiana,306 - Scarce Indian Guide to Health, Published in Indiana,
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Scarce Indian Guide to Health, Published in Indiana,<p>Selman, S. H. (Dr.) "The Indian Guide to Health, or a Valuable Vegetable Medical P...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Early Hawaiian Grammar,307 - Early Hawaiian Grammar,
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Early Hawaiian Grammar,<p>Bishop, A., Rev. "Hawaiian Phrase Book." 1871, 2nd ed. Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney, 120pp. 16mo, cloth with...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Group of Scarce Pacific Island Imprints,308 - Group of Scarce Pacific Island Imprints,
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Group of Scarce Pacific Island Imprints,<p>lot of 4. Includes Bird, Isabella. "The Hawaiian Archipelago. Six Months Among the Palm Groves...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Rare First Edition of 1875 Hawaiian Guide.309 - Rare First Edition of 1875 Hawaiian Guide.
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Rare First Edition of 1875 Hawaiian Guide.<p>WHITNEY, Henry M. "The Hawaiian Guide Book for Travelers; Containing a Brief Description of ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Two Early Pacific Islands Narratives,310 - Two Early Pacific Islands Narratives,
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Two Early Pacific Islands Narratives,<p>lot of 2. Bates, George Washington. "Sandwich Island Notes." By A Haole. 1854, New York: Har...
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Great Early Southeastern Travel Account,311 - Great Early Southeastern Travel Account,
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Great Early Southeastern Travel Account,<p>Dana, Edmund. "Geographical Sketches of the Western Country: Designed for Emigrants and Settle...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Quaker Travel Journal,312 - Quaker Travel Journal,
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Quaker Travel Journal,<p>Williams, William. "Journal of the Life, Travels, and Gospel Labours, of William Williams, Dec. A Minister of th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Early American Travel Accounts,313 - Two Early American Travel Accounts,
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Two Early American Travel Accounts,<p>McClung, John A. "Sketches of Western Adventure Containing an Account of the Most Interesting Incid...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Scarce Texas Immigrant's Guide, With Map,314 - Scarce Texas Immigrant's Guide, With Map,
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Scarce Texas Immigrant's Guide, With Map,<p>Edward, David B. "The History of Texas; or, the Emigrant's, Farmer's, and Politic...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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One of the Best Early Louisiana Accounts,315 - One of the Best Early Louisiana Accounts,
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One of the Best Early Louisiana Accounts,<p>Brackenridge, Henry M. "Views of Louisiana: Containing Geographical, Statistical, and Histori...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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The First City Directory West of the Alleghenies,316 - The First City Directory West of the Alleghenies,
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The First City Directory West of the Alleghenies,<p>The Cincinnati Directory, Containing the Names, Profession and Occupation of the Inhabitan...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Early Kentucky Horse Broadside,318 - Early Kentucky Horse Broadside,
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Early Kentucky Horse Broadside,<p>advertising stud service for "Cadet" (By Johnson's Medley), Horace Benton, March 6, 1838. 12 x...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Butler's 1834 History of Kentucky,319 - Butler's 1834 History of Kentucky,
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Butler's 1834 History of Kentucky,<p>Butler, Mann. "A History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky." 1834, Louisville: Wilcox, Dicker...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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James' River Guide for 1857,320 - James' River Guide for 1857,
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James' River Guide for 1857,<p>8vo, green paper illustrated wraps, 128pp, 44 maps, engravings. [Cumings, Samuel] U.P. James. Cincinnati. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moby Dick, First American Edition,321 - Moby Dick, First American Edition,
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Moby Dick, First American Edition,<p>MELVILLE, Herman. "Moby-Dick; or, the Whale." 1851, New York: Harper & Brothers. 12mo, gree...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Scarce English Quaker Imprint,322 - Scarce English Quaker Imprint,
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Scarce English Quaker Imprint,<p>A Collection of Acts of Parliament, and Clauses of Acts of Parliament, Relative to Those Protestant Dissenter...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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