RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 August 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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Theodore Roosevelt52 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Desirable signed book: Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. First edition, limited issue, numbered 555/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam'...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft53 - William H. Taft
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World War I-dated TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, October 17, 1917. Letter to Mr. Fessende
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft54 - William H. Taft
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ANS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, January 30, 1919. Taft's brief note, penned at the bottom of an extract written in a secretarial ha...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson55 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 9, 1918. Letter to Kansas Congressman Jouett Shouse, in full: “It is extremely h
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson56 - Woodrow Wilson
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 portrait of Wilson by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed in ink, "Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding57 - Warren G. Harding
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Typewritten manuscript DS, one page, 6.25 x 8, no date but circa 1921. In full: "If we are to put America on the right track, and bring about t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding58 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 9, 1921. Written from St. Augustine, Florida, a letter to George W. Hills, in full: "I ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge59 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 4, 1924. Letter to W. J. Cameron, editor of Ford's Dearborn Independent,...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover60 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 1954. In full: "This is just to remind you of a holiday season 36 years ago—wh...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book set: The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 13 volumes. NY: Macmillan, 1938–1950. Signed on the first free end page o
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 2, 1933. Letter to James G. Blaine in New York City, in full: "I am glad...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War II–dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 11, 1941. Letter to Dudley Field Malone, an attorney who earned
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt64 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 6.75 x 8.75 portrait of Roosevelt in a head-and-shoulders pose and wearing an up-brim hat, signed in fountain pen. Affixed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt65 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS signed “FDR,” one page, 4 x 6, June 1914. Handwritten dictation by Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, in full: "S & A, The d...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman66 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 25, 1948. Letter to Dr. Phillips P. Elliott of Brooklyn, New York, in full: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman67 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Citation for a Bronze Star Medal to Mr. Eden Brenes "as Assistant to the O...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 29, 1963. Letter to Jacob Baal-Teshuva, editor of The Mission of Israel, in full: "I wil...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower69 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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World War II–dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7.75 x 10.5, April 9, [1945]. Letter to "My darling," his wife Mamie, in part: "Luciu...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower70 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Hand-edited typed draft, headed "Speech for United Nations Day," two pages, 8.5 x 14, dated in pencil in another hand, "for October 2...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower71 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Chief of Staff letterhead, January 21, 1946. Letter to Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, General Secretary of the Federa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower72 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 29, 1952. Letter to Brigadier General Benjamin F. Caffey, in full: "While there...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower73 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Unsigned typed letter, dictated as president, two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 14, 1960. Letter to Carl Shipley at the National Press
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy74 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.75, black-bordered JFK mourning stationery letterhead, March 24, 1965. Letter to Charles Ficklin, the White House m
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy75 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Exquisite Rosary bead necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on N
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy76 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Kennedy, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," payable to Sophie Koslow for $25, Decemb...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy77 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Highly desirable brass-finished St. Christopher medallion and necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy78 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Silver-finish Our Lady of the Snow medallion and chain gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son Jo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy79 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Silver-finish Miraculous Medal (Medal of Our Lady of Graces) gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy80 - John F. Kennedy
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Unsigned handwritten notes on the reverse of the last page of a typescript, four pages, 8 x 10.5, stamp-dated February 14, 1956. Mimeographed statemen
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy81 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 6, 1963. A "Memorandum for the Secretary of State, for the Under Secretary,&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy82 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 16, 1962. Letter to Lewis Gruber, chairman of P. Lorillard and Company, in part: ...
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John F. Kennedy83 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, United States Senate letterhead, January 30, 1953. Letter to "Myrtle," in part: "Si...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan84 - Ronald Reagan
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DS in pencil, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, January 19, 1955. Document headed "Minutes of the Annual Membership Meeting of the Motion Picture Industry...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan85 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS as governor of California, signed “RR,” one page both sides, 6 x 9, October 3, 1967. Letter to Ruth Gates, in full: "Nancy gave me your let...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush86 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Wonderful color satin-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter-length photo of Reagan and Bush, signed and inscribed in black ink as president, "To Ron Wade...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Four Presidents87 - Four Presidents
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter gathered at the White House preparing to depart for Anwar
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan88 - James Buchanan
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Ink signature, "Yours very respectfully, James Buchanan,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush89 - George Bush
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Felt tip signature and inscription as president, "To: Allen Fortson, Best Wishes, George Bush, Jan. 24, 1990,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 card. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George and Barbara Bush90 - George and Barbara Bush
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Signed book: A Memoir by Barbara Bush. First edition, first printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, ...
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George and Barbara Bush91 - George and Barbara Bush
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of the Bush family in Kennebunkport in 1988, signed and inscribed in felt tip, "To: Joyce and Ken Browne—w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush92 - George W. Bush
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Two first edition books, both hardcover with dust jacket: 41: A Portrait of My Father, published by Crown Publishers in 2014, signed on an opening pag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. and Barbara Bush93 - George W. and Barbara Bush
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Two books: a first deluxe edition of 41: A Portrait of My Father, hardcover with slipcase, signed on the frontispiece in black felt tip by George W. B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter94 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Two limited edition books: a special leatherbound limited edition of Keeping Faith, hardcover with slipcase, published by Bantam in 1982, numbered 212
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter95 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Group of four hardcover books, all with dust jackets, each signed inside by Jimmy Carter, with one also signed by Rosalynn: Everything to Gain, signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frances Cleveland96 - Frances Cleveland
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ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland,” one page, 5 x 6.5, black-bordered Westland, Princeton mourning stationery, June 7, 1909. Letter to Mrs. John Hays H
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton97 - Bill Clinton
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il posing with former US President Bill Clinton and members of his delegation in Pyon
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton98 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First Vintage Books edition. NY: Vintage Books, 2005. Softcover, 5 x 8, 969 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill and Chelsea Clinton99 - Bill and Chelsea Clinton
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Three first edition books, all hardcover with dust jacket, each signed inside by the author: My Life, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Bi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson100 - Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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Signed book: The President Is Missing. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company / Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge101 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 3, 1926. Letter to Edward J. Blanchard in Vermont, concerning his father's p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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