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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ANDREW CARNEGIE'S COPY OF HENRY VAN DYKE'S LITTLE RIVERS1482 - ANDREW CARNEGIE'S COPY OF HENRY VAN DYKE'S LITTLE RIVERS
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HENRY VAN DYKE (1852-1933) American author of numerous literary works as well as the popular hymn "Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee". A fine as...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON1483 - RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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(1803 - 1882) American poet and friend of Alcott, Thoreau and Hawthorne, he was the American advocate of transcendentalism. Nice association manscript
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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ERLE STANLEY GARDNER1484 - ERLE STANLEY GARDNER
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(1889 - 1970) American mystery writer and lawyer, one of the most prolific authors, writing over 80 detective novels featuring the courtroom lawyer Pe
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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ERLE STANLEY GARDNER1485 - ERLE STANLEY GARDNER
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"God is all around us...we are part of a divine plan…" (1889 - 1970) American mystery writer and lawyer, one of the most prolific authors...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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ERLE STANLEY GARDNER1486 - ERLE STANLEY GARDNER
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(1889 - 1970) American mystery writer and lawyer, one of the most prolific authors, writing over 80 detective novels featuring the courtroom lawyer Pe
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to a*******y for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY1487 - GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY
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(1889 - 1970) American mystery writer and lawyer, one of the most prolific authors, writing over 80 detective novels featuring the courtroom lawyer Pe
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to a*******y for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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ROBERT GRAVES1488 - ROBERT GRAVES
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(1895-1985) English poet known for his World War I poetry but moreso for his historical novels such as I Claudius. A pair of items: a typescript of hi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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ZANE GREY1489 - ZANE GREY
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(1875 - 1939) American author of tales of the American West, including Riders of the Purple Sage. D.S. "Zane Grey", a check, 2 3/4" x...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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ALEX HALEY1490 - ALEX HALEY
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Signed first edition of Roots (1921-1992) American novelist, author of the epic fictional history of a black family, Roots. Rare signed book Roots (G
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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EDWARD EVERETT HALE1491 - EDWARD EVERETT HALE
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(1822-1909) American clergyman and author of the patriotic tale Man Without a Country. Fine A.Q.S. from his story "Ten Times One is Ten" (...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS1492 - JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
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(1848-1908) American author remembered for his enduring creations, Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit. Bold signature taken from a letter, mounted. Very good
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES1493 - OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
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Signed verse from The Chambered Nautilus (1809 - 1894) American man of letters; a poet, novelist and doctor who wrote "The Poet at the Breakfa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (440.00) = 440.00
 
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VICTOR HUGO1494 - VICTOR HUGO
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(1802 - 1885) French writer and author of the classics Notre Dame de Paris, Les Miserables, and much poetry. A.L.S. "Victor Hugo" 1p. oblo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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STEPHEN KING1495 - STEPHEN KING
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Signed book Black House, [Donald Grant: Hampton Falls, NH], 2001, First Edition, 638pp. large 8vo. Sequel to The Talisman, published by Donald Grant s
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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BASIL LIDDELL-HART1496 - BASIL LIDDELL-HART
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(1895 - 1970) British soldier and military historian. D.S. 4pp. 12mo., Wolverton Park [n.y.], a Christmas card with a few lines added in his hand. Fin
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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VACHEL LINDSAY1497 - VACHEL LINDSAY
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(1879 - 1931) American poet who tramped throughout the South trading his poetry for room and board, influencing the revival of oral poetry as an art f
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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HENRY LONGFELLOW1498 - HENRY LONGFELLOW
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(1807 - 1882) American poet and author whose works include The Song of Hiawatha, The Psalm of Life and Paul Revere's Ride. Fine bold signature o...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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JACK LONDON1499 - JACK LONDON
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(1876 - 1916) American novelist and short-story writer, author of The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf and White Fang. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong 12
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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EZRA POUND1500 - EZRA POUND
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(1885 - 1972) American poet, editor and critic and a major influence on Joyce, Eliot, Hemingway and Frost. A typically abrasive T.L.S. signed with ini
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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GEORGE SANTAYANA1501 - GEORGE SANTAYANA
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(1863-1952) Philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist; best known for his oft-quoted "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repea...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (440.00) = 440.00
 
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(WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE)1502 - (WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE)
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Three leaves from a 1663 printing of Shakespeare's works A set of three printed leaves from the Third Folio edition of the Collected Works of W...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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ZANE GREY AND OTHER WRITERS1503 - ZANE GREY AND OTHER WRITERS
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(1875-1939) American author of tales of the American West, including Riders of the Purple Sage. A.L.S. of ZANE GREY, 1p. 4to., Los Angeles, Nov. 19, 1
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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JOHN STEINBECK REACTS TO ANTI-SEMITES1504 - JOHN STEINBECK REACTS TO ANTI-SEMITES
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"Those who wish...to believe me Jewish will go on believing it while men of good will and intelligence won't care…" Privately-printed...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE1505 - HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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(1811 - 1896) American novelist, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin which became an important factor in solidifying sentiment in the North against slav...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE1506 - HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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(1811 - 1896) American novelist, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin which became an important factor in solidifying sentiment in the North against slav...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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ALFRED TENNYSON1507 - ALFRED TENNYSON
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(1809 - 1892) English Poet Laureate and playwright. Bold signature on a small slip adding date Oct. 4, 1865. Smearing to signature, just good, matted
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*****a for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERARY1508 - WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERARY
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(1811 - 1863) English novelist and author of Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond, and Pendennis. Clipped signature, 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", Buffalo, Dec. 2...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY1509 - ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY
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(1884-1979) "Sasha", the youngest daughter of novelist Leo Tolstoy, imprisoned in 1920 by the Bolsheviks but released the following year. ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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WALT WHITMAN1510 - WALT WHITMAN
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(1819 - 1892) American poet whose volume of verse Leaves of Grass was initially rejected by the public and cost him his job in the federal government.
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 850.00
 
 
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ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT1511 - ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT
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(1887-1943) American writer and critic for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. A humorous item, the conclusion of a le
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SIGNEND BOOKS1512 - SIGNEND BOOKS
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Lot of ten books by prominent authors, all inscribed to prominent film and theater columnist Leonard Lyons (author of "The Lyons Den"). In...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1513 - AUTHORS
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Lot of nine signatures of prominent authors on seperate cards, includes: HENRY W. LONGFELLOW (with carte de visite photo, Tilton backstamp), JOHN G. S
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1514 - AUTHORS
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A lot of 16 signatures of nineteenth-century authors, each executed on a small sheet and mounted. Includes: BAYARD TAYLOR (2), MOSES COIT TYLER, ALICE
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1515 - AUTHORS
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A nice lot of 19 signatures of nineteenth-century authors, most being signed cards or cut signatures. Includes: ANNA KATHARINE GREEN, CHARLES PIDGIN,
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AUTHORS AND CRITICS1516 - AUTHORS AND CRITICS
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A fine lot of 13 pieces by authors and critics of the nineteenth century, various formats (noted), includes: NATALY VON ESCHTRUTH (A.L.S.); MAURICE RE
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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AUTHORS AND EDUCATORS1517 - AUTHORS AND EDUCATORS
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A lot of over 25 signatures of authors and educators from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, various formats but most being signed cards mo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS1518 - NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS
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A group of 15 signatures of authors, each on a small sheet affixed to two separate album pages, include: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS,
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS1519 - NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS
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A group of 17 signatures of authors, each on a small card mounted to an album sheet, includes: LEW WALLACE, JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, EUGENE FIELD, FRANK
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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POETS1520 - POETS
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A pair of items by notable nineteenth-century poets, the first HENRY LONGFELLOW (1807 - 1882) American poet and author whose works include The Song of
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT1521 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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A hand-drawn plan for a "Usonian" home, signed by Wright (1867-1959) American architect, one of the most influential of all time, he was ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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COLES PHILLIPS1522 - COLES PHILLIPS
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"Midshipmite" the original of one of Phillips' most popular illustrations (1880 - 1927) American artist and illustrator. In 1907, Phi...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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ANDY WARHOL'S PARTY-GOING POLAROID CAMERA1523 - ANDY WARHOL'S PARTY-GOING POLAROID CAMERA
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AND WARHOL (1928 - 1987) American artist and the founder of pop art who gained instant notoriety with his depictions of the Campbell soup can and Bril
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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N.C. WYETH1524 - N.C. WYETH
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"They made me contemptuous of my work, consequently I became more or less demoralized…" (1882 -1945) Renowned American illustrator and ar...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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N. C. WYETH1525 - N. C. WYETH
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(1882 -1945) Renowned American illustrator and artist who created some of the most recognizable images of his time, the father of painter Andrew Wyeth
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
 
 
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BENJAMIN WEST ENGRAVING OF INDIANS GIVING UP ENGLISH CAPTIVES1526 - BENJAMIN WEST ENGRAVING OF INDIANS GIVING UP ENGLISH CAPTIVES
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BENJAMIN WEST (1738 - 1820) American painter who gained fame by his historical paintings, a charter member of the Royal Academy and one of the foundin
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(AL HIRSCHFELD)1527 - (AL HIRSCHFELD)
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(d. 2003) American artist known for his caricatures of theater and entertainment personalities. Spectacular limited numbered edition book Harlem as Se
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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ANSEL ADAMS1528 - ANSEL ADAMS
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(1902-1984) American photographer whose sharply focused black and white landscapes gained photography recognition as fine art. White card, 3" x...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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HUBERT VON HERKOMER1529 - HUBERT VON HERKOMER
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(1849-1914) British artist and film director best remembered for his painting Hard Times. Lot of two rare items, the first a small original painting f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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JOHN J. AUDUBON1530 - JOHN J. AUDUBON
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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 America.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (480.00) = 480.00
 
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FREDERIC BARTHOLDI1531 - FREDERIC BARTHOLDI
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(1834-1904) French sculptor known for his colossal figures, most notably the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. A.L.S. on black-bordered letterhead
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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