Manuscripts Auction

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This collection of historical manuscripts covers multiple eras from the Civil War to WWII to modern times. It also spans multiple social genres--such as politics, business, aviation, entertainment, literature and art--and includes examples from Presidents to iconic businessmen to cultural heroes to important writers and artists. Some of the highlights include: a rare handwritten interview from Watchmen author, Alan Moore, an Enzo Ferrari signed copy of Appunti di Storia, a Walt Disney TLS, a signed menu from Truman’s famous “Whistle Stop Tour” of 1948, an original Robert E. Lee CDV, a set of vintage PUCK magazine covers signed by the brilliant political artist, Frederick Opper, and a compilation of signed letters by some of the best cartoonists and illustrators in history, including Stan Lee, Garry Trudeau, Dean Young, Ham Fisher, Mort Walker, Alex Toth, Douglas Borgstedt and Paul Conrad, to name a few.

Advance Bidding starts January 27 and Live Bidding starts at 11am Saturday, February 15, 2014. All questions welcome and preview is available by appointment. Please call (323) 250-3980 or email us at blacksparrowauctions@gmail.com.
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Harry S. Truman Signed Menu from Whistle Stop Tour of 194871 - Harry S. Truman Signed Menu from Whistle Stop Tour of 1948
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TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972) Senator, Vice President and 34th President of the United States. Autographed menu from the Southern Pacific Railroad Dini
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Beetle Bailey Cartoonist Mort Walker Autograph Letter Signed72 - Beetle Bailey Cartoonist Mort Walker Autograph Letter Signed
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WALKER, Mort. (1923- ) American comic artist best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He has
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Rare First Edition Webb and His Brigade at the Angle Gettysburg73 - Rare First Edition Webb and His Brigade at the Angle Gettysburg
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WEBB, Alexander Stewart. J. B. Lyon Company, Printers, Albany, 1916. First Edition. Quarto (10 ¾ X 8 ¼ in., 275 X 210 mm). 123 pages. Dark...
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Social Cartoonist Gluyas Williams Autograph Letter Signed74 - Social Cartoonist Gluyas Williams Autograph Letter Signed
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WILLIAMS, Gluyas. (1888-1982) American cartoonist, noted for his contributions to The New Yorker and other major magazines, graduated from Harvard in
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Blondie Comic Artist Dean Young Typed Letter Signed75 - Blondie Comic Artist Dean Young Typed Letter Signed
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YOUNG, Dean. (1938- ) Head writer of the popular comic strip Blondie, which he inherited from his father Chic Young, who died in 1973. Since then, Dea
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