Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Details

We are pleased to announce our latest auction catalog featuring fine autographs and manuscripts in all fields of collecting. The auction will be in two parts and will include a live auction to take place at the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (@37th. St.) New York, NY on March 2, 2002 with an absentee auction closing March 6, 2002 at 10:00pm Eastern Time.

Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War and the American Revolution, including a proposal in the hand of Signer Arthur Middleton calling for the death penalty for people caught trading with the British; fine Civil War correspondences and images; a letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson detailing the faculty recruitment efforts for the University of Virginia. Of particular interest are documents from the estate of Judge Irving Kaufman who tried and sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage in 1951 including his appointment as District Judge for the Southern District of New York signed by Harry Truman as well as his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals signed by John and Robert Kennedy. We are also pleased to offer a fine selection of material concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy including candid snapshots taken on November 22, 1963, suits worn by Jack Ruby, as well as fine content documents and letters of Kennedy, Oswald and Ruby. As usual we will also offer lots sold on an absentee basis, closing Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

We will hold a public viewing for lots offered in the live auction on Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Shelburne Hotel from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday, March 2, 2002 from 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Viewings at our offices may be arranged by appointment.
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APOLLO 12 FLOWN STATE OF VIRGINIA FLAG351 - APOLLO 12 FLOWN STATE OF VIRGINIA FLAG
Alexander Autographs
An important and rare Apollo 12 relic, a 6"" x 4 1/4"" silk State of Virginia flag which was flown to the moon aboard Apollo 12!...
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GRISSOM, VIRGIL I.352 - GRISSOM, VIRGIL I.
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(1926 - 1967) American astronaut, a member of the original Mercury astronauts, killed in a flash fire in the Apollo 1 capsule. Extraordinary A.D.S.,
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GRISSOM, VIRGIL I.353 - GRISSOM, VIRGIL I.
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(1926 - 1967) American astronaut, a member of the original Mercury astronauts, killed in a flash fire in the Apollo 1 capsule. Rare and unusual partl
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(APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)354 - (APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)
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Exceptional NASA-issued S.P. 10"" x 8"" color, showing a well-illuminated full moon signed by twelve Apollo program astronauts,...
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WHITE, EDWARD H.355 - WHITE, EDWARD H.
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(1930 - 1967) American astronaut and the first American to walk in space, tragically killed in the Apollo I flash-fire. Superb S.P. 8"" x...
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MCAULIFFE, CHRISTA356 - MCAULIFFE, CHRISTA
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(d. 1986) American astronaut, a civilian teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, killed in the fiery explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Rare, bo
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LOVELL, JAMES357 - LOVELL, JAMES
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(b. 1928) American astronuat who served as pilot on the Gemini 7 and 12 missions, Apollo 8, and on the ill-fated Apollo 13 aborted mission. Excessive
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TSIOLKOVSKY, KONSTANTIN358 - TSIOLKOVSKY, KONSTANTIN
Alexander Autographs
(1857 - 1935) Pioneering Russian scientist and rocket designer who laid out the basic principles of modern space flight. Outstanding, early, very rar
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TSIOLKOVSKY, KONSTANTIN359 - TSIOLKOVSKY, KONSTANTIN
Alexander Autographs
(1857 - 1935) Pioneering Russian scientist and rocket designer who laid out the basic principles of modern space flight. Rare D.S. 1p. 8vo., the fron
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(PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)360 - (PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)
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An exceptionally fine and rare collection of signed photographs of Russian cosmonauts, comprising thirteen color photographs in postcard format, twelv
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(PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)361 - (PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)
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"Fine and rare S.P. 7"" x 5"" b/w, a slightly retouched candid group portrait showing the first six Soviet cosmonauts half ...
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GAGARIN, YURI362 - GAGARIN, YURI
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(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. One of the finest Russian space program cov
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GAGARIN, YURI363 - GAGARIN, YURI
Alexander Autographs
(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. A fine Soviet Space item, his bold signatur
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KOROLEV, SERGEI364 - KOROLEV, SERGEI
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(1907 - 1966) Chief designer and architect of the Soviet space program, the genius and inspiration behind Soviet space exploration, his very existenc
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COLT, SAMUEL365 - COLT, SAMUEL
Alexander Autographs
(1814 - 1862) American inventor and gun manufacturer, inventor of the revolver who founded the Patent Arms Manufacturing Co. and made a fortune during
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NOBEL, ALFRED366 - NOBEL, ALFRED
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(1833 - 1896) Swedish manufacturer and inventor who used profits from his sale of dynamite to create the funds for the prizes given in his name. Exce
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DUKE, JAMES B.367 - DUKE, JAMES B.
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(1856 - 1925) American businessman who made millions in the tobacco industry which later saw strict government regulation, constructed large-scale hy
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HUGHES, HOWARD R.368 - HUGHES, HOWARD R.
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(1905 - 1976) American industrialist and aviator, an eccentric billionaire who controlled RKO, founded the Hughes Tool Corp., and built and flew the
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FORD, HENRY369 - FORD, HENRY
Alexander Autographs
(1863 - 1947) American automobile manufacturer and founder of the Ford Motor Company, his use of the assembly line revolutionized the industry. Fine
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MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT370 - MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT
Alexander Autographs
(1837 - 1913) American banker and financier who founded J.P. Morgan & Co., reorganized American railroads and founded U.S. Steel. Rare partly-p...
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(WELLS FARGO SIGNED STOCK CERTIFICATE)371 - (WELLS FARGO SIGNED STOCK CERTIFICATE)
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"Scarce partly-printed D.S. 1p. sm. folio, New York, Sept. 9, 1864, a stock certificate for the American Express Company, granting James Wasson...
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DOW, CHARLES H.372 - DOW, CHARLES H.
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(1851 - 1902) American publisher, with Edward Jones founded Dow Jones & Co.,, later founded the Wall Street Journal, and devised the Dow Jones ...
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FOLGER, HENRY CLAY373 - FOLGER, HENRY CLAY
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(1857 - 1930) American oil magnate and philanthropist, president and chairman of Standard Oil who endowed the Washington library bearing his name. Ra
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ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.374 - ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.
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(1839 - 1937) American industrialist and philanthropist who organized Standard Oil and virtually monopolized the industry until he was forced by a Su
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ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.375 - ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.
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(1839 - 1937) American industrialist and philanthropist who organized Standard Oil and virtually monopolized the industry until he was forced by a Su
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ROTHSCHILD, NATHAN MEYER376 - ROTHSCHILD, NATHAN MEYER
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(1777 - 1836) British banker and politician who founded the London branch of the family's banking business, a member of Parliament and the firs...
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VANDERBILT, CORNELIUS377 - VANDERBILT, CORNELIUS
Alexander Autographs
(1843 - 1899) American financier and steamship and railroad baron who built his fortune during the Gold Rush and railroad boom days of the 1860'...
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MITCHELL, MARGARET378 - MITCHELL, MARGARET
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(1900 - 1949) American author, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her epic novel ""Gone With the Wind"". T.L.S. ""Margaret M...
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BAKUNIN, MIKHAIL ALEXANDROVICH379 - BAKUNIN, MIKHAIL ALEXANDROVICH
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(1814 - 1876) Russian revolutionary and philosopher; and the chief proponent of anarchism. Rare A.L.S. ""M. Bakunin"" 1p. 8vo., ...
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CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.380 - CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.
Alexander Autographs
(1835 - 1910) ""Mark Twain"", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecti...
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DICKENS, CHARLES381 - DICKENS, CHARLES
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(1812 - 1870) English novelist and the author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield. Nice content third perso
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FAULKNER, WILLIAM382 - 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. His nove
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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL382A - HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
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(1804 - 1864) American writer, author of The House of the Seven Gables and Twice-Told Tales. Partly-printed D.S. ""Nath. Hawthorne"&...
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HUGO, VICTOR383 - HUGO, VICTOR
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(1802 - 1855) French writer and author of the classics Notre Dame de Paris, Les Miserables, and much poetry. A.L.S. ""Victor H."&quo...
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MANN, THOMAS384 - MANN, THOMAS
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(1875 - 1955) German novelist and author and 1929 Nobel Prize winner. His works include Buddenbrooks, Death In Venice and The Magic Mountain. Fine A.
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MITCHELL, MARGARET385 - MITCHELL, MARGARET
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(1900 - 1949) American author, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her epic novel ""Gone With the Wind"". Nice A.N.S. to her nephew Sim...
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BELLOW, SAUL386 - BELLOW, SAUL
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(b. 1915) Nobel prize wining playwright and novelist. Good content A.L.S. on University of Chicago letterhead, 2pp. 8vo., Chicago, Sept. 18, 1975, to
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O`NEILL, EUGENE387 - O`NEILL, EUGENE
Alexander Autographs
(1888 - 1953) American author who rose from being a derelict seaman to write The Iceman Cometh and Emperor Jones and to win a Pulitzer Prize. Scarce
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REMINGTON, FREDERIC388 - REMINGTON, FREDERIC
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(1861 - 1909) American painter, illustrator and artist remembered for his works based on western themes, most notably his sculpture Broncho Buster an
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE389 - TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE
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(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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WEST, BENJAMIN390 - WEST, BENJAMIN
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(1738 - 1820) American painter who gained fame by his historical paintings, a charter member of the Royal Academy and one of the founding fathers of
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AUDUBON, JOHN J.391 - AUDUBON, JOHN J.
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(1785 - 1851) American artist and ornithologist who voyaged down the Mississippi observing and painting birds for his definitive work Birds of Americ
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AUDUBON, JOHN J.392 - AUDUBON, JOHN J.
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(1785 - 1851) American artist and ornithologist who voyaged down the Mississippi observing and painting birds for his definitive work Birds of Americ
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BONHEUR, ROSA394 - BONHEUR, ROSA
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(1822 - 1899) French painter known for her paintings of animals, first woman to be awarded the Legion of Honor. A fine grouping of four A.L.S.'...
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BURNE-JONES, EDWARD395 - BURNE-JONES, EDWARD
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(1833 - 1898) Prolific English painter in the Pre-Raphaelite tradition, a protTgT of Dante Rossetti and John Ruskin. A fine lot of thirteen good-conte
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DULAC, EDMUND396 - DULAC, EDMUND
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(1882 - 1953) British artist and illustrator, remembered for his illustrations in the tales The Arabian Nights and Sinbad the Sailor. A fine grouping
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GEISEL, THEODORE397 - GEISEL, THEODORE
Alexander Autographs
(1904 - 1992) ""Dr. Seuss"", author and illustrator of children's books and creator of The Cat in the Hat. A superb example...
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MAILLOL, ARISTIDE398 - MAILLOL, ARISTIDE
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(1861 - 1944) Important French sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator. Very rare and important A.L.S. ""Maillol"" 3pp. 8vo...
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MATISSE, HENRI399 - MATISSE, HENRI
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(1869 - 1954) French painter and sculptor greatly influenced by the Post-Impressionists, and who gave up pointillism and became a leader of the fauvi
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(THE NUREMBURG CHRONICLE)399A - (THE NUREMBURG CHRONICLE)
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"A fine and important item from the history of book illustration, an original printed page from the ground-breaking work The Nuremburg Chronicl...
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