Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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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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NAST, CONDE1091 - NAST, CONDE
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1942) American magazine publisher, owner of Vogue, Vanity Fair, and House and Garden. Rare T.L.S. on his corporate letterhead, 1p. 4to., New
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(FULTON-LIVINGSTON STEAMBOATS)1092 - (FULTON-LIVINGSTON STEAMBOATS)
Alexander Autographs
MORGAN LEWIS (1754-1844) Revolutionary War officer, Governor of New York following John Jay. A.L.S. as New York Attorney General, 1p. legal folio, Ne
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KOROLENKO, VLADIMIR G.1093 - KOROLENKO, VLADIMIR G.
Alexander Autographs
(1853–1921) Russian short-story writer and publicist. A member of a Populist circle, he was arrested in 1879 and exiled to Siberia until 1885. There
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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KESEY, KEN1094 - KESEY, KEN
Alexander Autographs
(1935 - 2001) American Beat author of numerous works including the acclaimed novel One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest. A superb Kesey item, his ov...
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ZOLA, EMILE1095 - ZOLA, EMILE
Alexander Autographs
(1840 - 1902) French novelist and founder of Naturalism in literature, author of Germinal and fervent supporter of Alfred Dreyfus. A.L.S. "Emi...
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AKHMATOVA, ANNA1096 - AKHMATOVA, ANNA
Alexander Autographs
1899 - 1966) Russian poet. Her most accomplished works, Requiem (which was not published in its entirety in Russia until 1987) and Poem Without a Hero
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BROWNING, ROBERT1097 - BROWNING, ROBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1812 - 1889) English poet and playwright, author of The Ring and the Book, and Love Among the Ruins. Fine, bold signature "Robert Browning L...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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DREISER, THEODORE1098 - DREISER, THEODORE
Alexander Autographs
(1871 - 1945) American novelist, a pioneer of naturalism and the author of Sister Carrie and The Titan. Fine rare A.Ms.S. "Theodore Dreiser&qu...
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FAULKNER, WILLIAM1099 - FAULKNER, WILLIAM
Alexander Autographs
(1897 - 1962) American novelist and Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner, author of As I Lay Dying, Requiem for a Nun and The Sound and the Fury. Full sig
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FROST, ROBERT1100 - FROST, ROBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1874 - 1963) American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner, his work was characterized by homey language and easy verse forms, mainly concerning
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