Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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WILDE, OSCAR360 - WILDE, OSCAR
Alexander Autographs
(1854 - 1900) Irish poet, wit and dramatist and author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Fine and rare A.Q.S. 1p. 8v
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WOLFE, THOMAS361 - WOLFE, THOMAS
Alexander Autographs
(1900 - 1938) American novelist, best know for his first novel Look Homeward, Angel (1929) and You Can't Go Home Again. Signed book Of Time and...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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RIVERA, DIEGO AND FRIEDA KAHLO362 - RIVERA, DIEGO AND FRIEDA KAHLO
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1957) Mexican painter and the leader of the Mexican socio-political school of painting. His leftist-oriented works are based on native histor
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD363 - WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD
Alexander Autographs
(1867 - 1959) American architect, on of the most influential of all time, he was the creator of so-called organic architecture utilizing novel shapes
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE364 - TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1901) Diminutive French painter of Parisian cabaret entertainers and night life, renowned for his posters and over three hundred lithographs.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE365 - TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1901) Diminutive French painter of Parisian cabaret entertainers and night life, renowned for his posters and over three hundred lithographs.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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SHEPARD, ERNEST H.366 - SHEPARD, ERNEST H.
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1976) English best remembered for his illustrations for such children's classics as A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and Kenneth Graham...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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BONNARD, PIERRE367 - BONNARD, PIERRE
Alexander Autographs
(1867 - 1947) French painter and a leader of the Nabis group and later an Intimist, his works demonstrate his mastery of light and use of subtle colo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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COCTEAU, JEAN368 - COCTEAU, JEAN
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1963) French poet, novelist and playwright, author of Les Enfants Terribles, and one of the most creative artists of this century as well. An
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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GIBSON, CHARLES D.369 - GIBSON, CHARLES D.
Alexander Autographs
(1867 - 1944) American illustration artist who created the "Gibson Girl" for Colliers magazine. Later, he bought Life magazine and worked ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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