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FALL AMERICANA AUCTION - Session 2

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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Dorothea Dix Manuscript Archive,456 - Dorothea Dix Manuscript Archive,
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Dorothea Dix Manuscript Archive,<p>32 ALsS, 1 postcard, 3 other items, pieces of plants and flowers. 1878-1886. A series of deeply affection...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Fine Grand Tour Diary457 - Fine Grand Tour Diary
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Fine Grand Tour Diary<p>Journal with "souvenirs" of a European tour (the traveller's second) in 1887. The first pages have neatl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Autograph of Maintenon, Wife of Louis XIV,458 - Autograph of Maintenon, Wife of Louis XIV,
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Autograph of Maintenon, Wife of Louis XIV,<p>ANS, 12mo, n.d., n.p., integral address sheet, with royal wax seal. Marquesa Francoise d'Aubi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grand Tour Letters from 1868,459 - Grand Tour Letters from 1868,
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Grand Tour Letters from 1868,<p>in quarto, pebbled calf with gilt embossed "Family Letters From Europe 1868" cover, comprising 167pp...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Archive of Cincinnati Poet and Author, W. H. Venable,460 - Archive of Cincinnati Poet and Author, W. H. Venable,
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Archive of Cincinnati Poet and Author, W. H. Venable,<p>200+ diverse items. This archive includes over 140 photographs of the Venable family f...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Archive of Kentucky Family of Thomas Sanders,461 - Archive of Kentucky Family of Thomas Sanders,
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Archive of Kentucky Family of Thomas Sanders,<p>including 51 letters, 24 receipts, 41 surveys, 58 deeds and indentures, 2 diaries, and more. T...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Early American Bound Music,462 - Early American Bound Music,
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Early American Bound Music,<p>lot of 2. Both 5 x 9.5" in horizontal format, no date or publisher. Both have hand-made leather covers, eac...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Manuscript Song Sheet with Score,463 - Manuscript Song Sheet with Score,
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Manuscript Song Sheet with Score,<p>with "Major Andre's Favorite" at top. Score is about 1/2 sheet, lyrics about 1 1/2. Bottom o...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Harriet Beecher Stowe ANS and Longfellow Clipped Signature,464 - Harriet Beecher Stowe ANS and Longfellow Clipped Signature,
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Harriet Beecher Stowe ANS and Longfellow Clipped Signature,<p>lot of 2. ANS by "H B Stowe", dated Sep. 25, 1885, approx. 2.5 x 3.5&q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alice Cary Manuscript Poem and Edwin Markham Manuscript Poem,465 - Alice Cary Manuscript Poem and Edwin Markham Manuscript Poem,
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Alice Cary Manuscript Poem and Edwin Markham Manuscript Poem,<p>lot of 2. Includes the last stanza of "Lincoln, Man of the People" ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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