RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

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Loaded with over 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an amazing assortment of historic collectibles. This catalog begins with a featured section of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, exploring these popular genres across Hollywood and literature—from Forrest J. Ackerman’s Frankenstein posters to screen-used Star Trek props to first editions by Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, and King. Other top highlights in this sale are: a letter sent by George Washington from West Point during the Revolution; an exceedingly rare Martha Washington autograph letter boasting a presidential free frank; a significant letter by Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jackie Robinson; a fully-signed Beatles Parlophone Records promo card; and letters by renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in April 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison151 - Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison
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Leatherbound autograph album, 7 x 4.25, signed inside in ink by over thirty political figures, very few signed back-to-back, including: Rutherford B.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield152 - James A. Garfield
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Magnificent 9.75 x 8.25 mounted albumen photograph of Garfield giving his inaugural address on the east portico of the US Capitol on March 4, 1881, af
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield153 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.75, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives letterhead, March 21,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur154 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 9 x 15.25, December 15, 1884. President Arthur appoints Luther Harrison as "Assistant Commissioner of...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland155 - Grover Cleveland
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Tremendous 13 x 16.25 albumen portrait of Cleveland in a distinguished bust-length pose, signed in ink as president, "Grover Cleveland, 1894,&q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison156 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 16, 1892. Letter to Mrs. J. S. Clarkson, in part: &...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley157 - William McKinley
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Handsome 5.5 x 7.75 cabinet-style composite photo of William and Ida McKinley and their home by Courtney Studios of Canton, Ohio, affixed to its origi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt158 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Handsome matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 half-length portrait of Roosevelt by George Prince, affixed to its original 6.75 x 8.5 studio mount, signed and inscr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt159 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Metropolitan letterhead, September 24, 1916. Letter to George E. Vincent, the president of the University of Minnesota, i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 and UP
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt160 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Oval matte-finish 6 x 8 portrait of the president taken in 1904 by George Prince, affixed to a 10.25 x 13.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt161 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 18, August 15, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Calvin F. Smith as "Consul of the United State...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt162 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 9, 1906. Letter to Grosvenor A. Porter, a cousin of Edith K. Roosevelt. In full: “
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt163 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partial TLS, one page, 8 x 7, no date. The interesting conclusion of a longer letter, in part: "Evidently the Post editorial was written by Wel...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson164 - Woodrow Wilson
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Signed book: A History of the American People, Volume I. Alumni edition, limited issue, numbered 25/350. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcover,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson165 - Woodrow Wilson
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General Order regarding the observance of the Sabbath Day in the US Army and Navy, one page, 5.25 x 8, White House letterhead, January 20, 1918. In fu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt166 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, July 9, 1953. Letter to Harry Hooker, FDR's first law partner and Eleanor's attorney, in ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt167 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Unusual bound typescript of Gabriel Over the White House as published in New York by Farrar & Rinehart, 1933. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11, 282 pages. Si...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt168 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Official circular distributed among the Harvard Class of 1904 regarding their plans to honor the life and family of late President Franklin D. Rooseve
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Franklin D. Roosevelt169 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 30, 1934. Letter to Wentworth Bacon of Canoe Hill Farm in Millbrook, New York, in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman170 - Harry S. Truman
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Unique pairing of items signed by Truman: a Series 1935 D silver certificate one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in fountain pen, "Harry S...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman171 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon White House 'first day cover,' 6.75 x 4.75, postmarked May 19, 1947, signed in black ink by President Truman. In fine condition, wi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman172 - Harry S. Truman
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Impressive matte-finish 10 x 13 portrait of Truman in its original 15.5 x 19.5 presentation mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountain pen, &q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and Richard Nixon173 - Harry S. Truman and Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. First edition. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1952.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy174 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Exceptional ALS in pencil signed “xxx, Jackie,” three pages on two sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, postmarked August 1955. Letter to her mother Janet Auchincloss
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy175 - John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy's personal 'victory map' of Cuba used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, measuring 55 x 21 (irregularly trimmed, in two sh...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy176 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Kennedy shaking hands with Joe Venneri at a function, with both gentlemen wearing name tags, signed and inscr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy177 - John F. Kennedy
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Typed speech draft hand-corrected by Senator John F. Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, dated and titled "New York Herald Tribune Excerpt—Oct. 29, 1...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy178 - John F. Kennedy
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Two original color photos: a glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of President Kennedy standing in the Oval Office next to Connecticut Congressman-at-Large
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy179 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscri...
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Kennedy Family: Maude Shaw180 - Kennedy Family: Maude Shaw
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The personal diary of Maud Shaw, official White House nanny during the Kennedy administration, which details the development of Caroline and John Kenn
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon181 - Richard Nixon
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Unique collection of eight flexi-disc recordings made by Vice President Richard Nixon for conservative columnist Ralph de Toledano, an associate edito
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George W. Bush182 - George W. Bush
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Souvenir typescript of President Bush's historic statement on September 11, 2001, two pages, 5 x 8.25, mock White House letterhead, signed at th...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur183 - Chester A. Arthur
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Ink signature as president, "Chester A. Arthur, Octo: 13, 1883,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.25 sheet. In fine condition. On the same date of this ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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George Bush184 - George Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 25, 2003. Letter to Ron Wade, in full: "That advertisement appeared when I was at Yal...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Bush185 - George Bush
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Signed book: All the Best, George Bush. First edition. NY: Scribner, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 640 pages. Signed and inscribed on a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush186 - George Bush
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Signed book: Flight of the Avenger. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 178 pages. Signed in blue ball
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush187 - George Bush
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Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Bush as ambassador to the United Nations, signed and inscribed in the right border in black felt tip, "To George Step...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George and Barbara Bush188 - George and Barbara Bush
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Signed book: C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life. NY: Doubleday, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.5, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George and Barbara Bush189 - George and Barbara Bush
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Signed book: Barbara Bush: A Memoir. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 575 pages. Signed and i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush190 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: A Fresh Start for America. Austin, TX: Bush For President, Inc., 1999. Softcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 208 pages. Signed on the front cover in bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush191 - George W. Bush
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Group of three books signed by George W. Bush, all hardcover with dust jacket, including: Decision Points, signed and inscribed on the title page in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush and Andy Card192 - George W. Bush and Andy Card
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Andy Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in the lower border in blac
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter193 - Jimmy Carter
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Group of five first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on an opening page in black ink or felt tip, “J. Carter,” with titles inclu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter194 - Jimmy Carter
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Group of four hardcover books, all with dust jackets, each signed inside by Carter: The President Builds a House, signed and inscribed on the half-tit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter195 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Carters together in their later years, signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter" and "Rosalynn Car...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter196 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Color glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the Carters together, signed in blue felt tip, "Best Wishes! Jimmy Carter" and "Rosalynn Carter."...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland197 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 4 x 6, June 13, 1899. Letter to William T. Sinclair, steward at the White House, in part: "You wrote some time ago ab...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton198 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: Giving. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9.5, 240 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton199 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in black fe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton200 - Bill Clinton
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Two books signed by Clinton: a first edition of Giving, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2007, signed on the title page in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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