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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REMARQUE, ERICH MARIE1111 - REMARQUE, ERICH MARIE
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1970) German novelist and author of the classic tale of war, All Quiet on the Western Front. Scarce black ink signature on a white card. Fine
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD1112 - SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD
Alexander Autographs
(1856 - 1950) British playwright and critic with classic acerbic wit. His works include Pygmalion, The Devil's Disciple, and much criticism of ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER I.1113 - SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER I.
Alexander Autographs
Nobel Prize wining Russian author of "The Gulag Archipelago", "The Cancer Ward" and other books detailng the Russian penal syste...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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VERLAINE, PAUL1114 - VERLAINE, PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1844 -1896) French poet, a foremost symbolist noted for his original, musical poetry, prominent in the bohemian literary life in Paris. Scarce A.L.S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE1115 - WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1866 - 1946) English novelist whose fantastic science fiction novels foresaw inventions devised many year later. His works include The War of the Wo
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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YOUNG, KARL1116 - YOUNG, KARL
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1943) Prominent Medievalist scholar and Professor at Yale, remembered for his work The Drama of the Medieval Church. A nice grouping of ten A.
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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(POETS)1117 - (POETS)
Alexander Autographs
Lot of four signatures on small sheets, some mounted, including: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, RUDYARD KIPLING, ALFRED TENNYSON and JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
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(AMERICAN AUTHORS)1118 - (AMERICAN AUTHORS)
Alexander Autographs
Good lot of three A.L.S.'s of American authors, each 1p. 8vo., includes OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Boston, Dec. 7, 1887 thanking a club "…for t...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SOYER, RAPHAEL1119 - SOYER, RAPHAEL
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1899) American painter whose works enjoy wide popular appeal. Exceptional original signed drawing executed on the 8 1/2" x 11" front ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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DALI, SALVADOR1120 - DALI, SALVADOR
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1992) Spanish artist whose surrealistic paintings reflected his eccentric lifestyle. His works are known for their dream-like, symbolic nature. E
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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