Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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VOLTAIRE "SULPHIDE" PAPERWEIGHT, 17781465 - VOLTAIRE "SULPHIDE" PAPERWEIGHT, 1778
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The first known dated examples of sulphide images used in French glass-making originated from the Boileau factory near Paris in the form of a goblets
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN1466 - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
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(1805-1875) Danish poet and author of children's tales, including "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling" and "...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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PETER BENCHLEY1467 - PETER BENCHLEY
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(1940 - 2006) American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation. A.L.S. with sketch, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], thanks fo
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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AMBROSE BIERCE1468 - AMBROSE BIERCE
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AMBROSE BIERCE (1842 - 1914) American journalist and writer who covered the Civil war, later turned his ascerbic wit to columns and short stories. Los
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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RAY BRADBURY1469 - RAY BRADBURY
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(b. 1920) American author of numerous science fiction works, including The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and Dandelion Wine. A fine pair of two
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS1470 - EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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(1875 - 1950) American writer and the creator of Tarzan, thirty sequels to the original tale, as well as stories of life on other planets. D.S., a che
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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JOHN BURROUGHS1471 - JOHN BURROUGHS
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(1837 - 1921) American naturalist and author of essays and poems concerning nature and outdoor life. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., West Park, Dec. 4 [n.y.], to Wil
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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(LEWIS CARROLL)1472 - (LEWIS CARROLL)
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ROBINSON DUCKWORTH (1834-1911) British Canon of Westminster, present in the original boating expedition of July 4, 1862 during which Alice's Adv...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to f*****a for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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SAMUEL L. CLEMENS1473 - SAMUEL L. CLEMENS
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(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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SAMUEL CLEMENS1474 - SAMUEL CLEMENS
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(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (460.00) = 460.00
 
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