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Item 313106Wehman's Book on the Adventures of Daniel Boone.

Boone, Daniel.

Price: $125

New York: Henry J. Wehman, N.d. but ca. 1890s? Illustrated Adventures of Daniel Boone. A pulp biography of Daniel Boone, some of the woodcuts are after Catlin. Read More Item Details for Wehman's Book on the Adventures of Daniel Boone Add to Wish List

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Item 311194Typed Autograph Letter Signed "E.V. Lucas" (Edward Verrall Lucas) to "Mrs. Moody" (Minnie Hite Moody).

(British Popular Literature) Lucas, E.V.

Price: $50

London: 30th October, 1935. 'Death May Be a Little Man ...'. A letter from British humorist, essayist, novelist, anthologist, literary biographer, travel writer, and art critic, E.V. Lucas (1868-1938), written during his tenure as chairman of Methuen & Co. publishers, to American author, Minnie Hite Moody (1900-1993) relating that he..... Read More Item Details for Typed Autograph Letter Signed "E.V. Lucas" (Edward Verrall Lucas) to "Mrs. Moody" (Minnie Hite Moody) Add to Wish List

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Item 251176Typed letter signed ("John Wanamaker") to ("Mr. A.E. Daniels").

(Business) Wanamaker, John.

Price: $50

Philadelphia: May 27th, 1915. A letter and clean, crisp autograph by marketing pioneer and famous Philadelphia department store founder and owner, John Wanamaker (1858 - 1922), a merchandising genius and proponent of the power of advertising, who employed the first full-time ad copywriter, and whose other credits include the creation..... Read More Item Details for Typed letter signed ("John Wanamaker") to ("Mr. A.E. Daniels") Add to Wish List

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Item 251158Autograph Manuscript Subscription for copies of a speech made by Rep. George H. Pendleton Before the House on January 19...

(Civil War) Pendleton, George Hunt.

Price: $750

Washington, D.C: 1862. Copperheads and Unconditional Unionists. This compelling, historical manuscript was penned during the contentious and hostile political environment that was pervasive during the Lincoln Administration. The subscription is for a speech by Pendleton arguing the constitutionality of the proposed “Legal Tender Act,” authorizing the government to issue paper..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Manuscript Subscription for copies of a speech made by Rep. George H. Pendleton Before the House on January 19, 1862, Signed by 56 Members of the US House of Representatives Add to Wish List

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Item 300744Manuscript of "A Farewell to Rachel Wilson" by Sarah Doughty, Copyist.

[Drinker, John].

Price: $125

prob. Long Island: c 1833. Rachel Wilson (1720-1775) was a Quaker who came to America in the 18th century. Read More Item Details for Manuscript of "A Farewell to Rachel Wilson" by Sarah Doughty, Copyist Add to Wish List

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Item 311948Autograph letter signed ("FW Farrar") to ("Lord Bishop").

Farrar, F.W. (1831-1903).

Price: $75

London: Westminster [Engand], Dec 30. Darwin's Pallbearer. English cleric, Frederic William Farrar (1831-1903) was a schoolteacher and author, who published two historical romances, as well as tales of life school life, and religious writings, including his most notable and popular book, Life of Christ (1894). A friend of Charles Darwin..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed ("FW Farrar") to ("Lord Bishop") Add to Wish List

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Item 311945Autograph card signed ("Marion Harland") "With cordial good-will"

Harland, Marion.

Price: $50

September 29 1893. A crisp autograph by the prolific American fiction and non-fiction author, Mary Virginia Terhune (nee Hawes) (1830-1922), who wrote under the penname Marion Harland. Harland is known for her best-selling women’s novels, including her first novel, Alone (1854), and and for her popular homemaking manuals, such as..... Read More Item Details for Autograph card signed ("Marion Harland") "With cordial good-will" Add to Wish List

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Item 251190Autograph letter signed ("D. Huntington") to William J. Hubbard, Esq. ("Sir").

Huntington, Rev. Daniel.

Price: $50

North Bridgewater [Mass]: June 12, 1826. 'Chasms of the Broken Manuscripts'. A letter to the President of the Boston Educational Society, reading in part: “Amid a crowd of engagements, the answer due your obliging favor of the 5th has been for a few days forgotten. I shall regret this the..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed ("D. Huntington") to William J. Hubbard, Esq. ("Sir") Add to Wish List

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Item 249700Autograph letter signed Joseph Reed Ingersoll ("JR Ingersoll") to ("Gentlemen").

Ingersoll, Joseph Reed.

Price: $90

Philadelphia: October 4, 1842. Whigs in Kentucky. A partisan letter praising the spirit of the West and arrangements for an upcoming "Whig Festival," while disparaging President Tyler, whose unexpected rise to the presidncey after William Henry Harrison's sudden death left him aliented by both political parties. Reading in part:”The arrangements..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed Joseph Reed Ingersoll ("JR Ingersoll") to ("Gentlemen") Add to Wish List

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Item 309003Autograph Letters Signed "W.W. Jacobs" to "Mr. Osborne" regarding selling the manuscripts for The Skipper's Wooing and The Brown Man's...

Jacobs, W.W.

Price: $125

London: 1937. Two letters from Bristish author William Wymark (W.W.) Jacobs (1863-1943), who is probably best known for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw," reading in part: "I am sorry that a letter miscarried - I addressed it well. I suffer they will pay for the M.S.S out to America..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Letters Signed "W.W. Jacobs" to "Mr. Osborne" regarding selling the manuscripts for The Skipper's Wooing and The Brown Man's Servant Add to Wish List

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Item 313122Autograph letter signed Charles Kingsley ("C Kingsley") to John William Parker ("Dear Parker").

Kingsley, Charles.

Price: $200

Ilfracombe [England]: Wednesday [c.1849]. A congenial letter to the editor of Fraser’s Magazine, believed to have been written the same year that Kingsley began publishing anonymous reviews for the publication. Reading: “You will receive on Friday morning the first half of [—] and the last-quarter - the other quarter you..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed Charles Kingsley ("C Kingsley") to John William Parker ("Dear Parker") Add to Wish List

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Item 312885Autograph Receipt Signed ("Caleb Emery") received of Daniel Emery Jr.

(Kittery, Maine) Emery, Caleb.

Price: $150

Kittery [ME]: Feburary 16, 1764. A Brother's Debt Paid. A receipt from Caleb Emery to his brother, Daniel Emery, Jr. (1697-1778) reading: "Received of Daniel Emery junr. Five Shillings Lawfull (sic) money in Full of all accounts, Debts, Dues & Demand of any sort whatsoever to the Date hereof -..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Receipt Signed ("Caleb Emery") received of Daniel Emery Jr Add to Wish List

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Item 249667Autograph letter signed ("George Cabot Lodge") concerning the return of a manuscript and "sale of the volume of poems"

Lodge, George Cabot.

Price: $250

Washington, D.C: [c.1905]. George Cabot Lodge (1873-1909) was the son of the eminent Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. A graduate of Harvard, he studied abroad and settled in Washington as secretary to his father. Henry Adams thought him one of the great minds of his time. He served with distinction in..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed ("George Cabot Lodge") concerning the return of a manuscript and "sale of the volume of poems" Add to Wish List

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Item 311036Extracts from the writings of divers eminent authors, of different religious denominations; and at various periods of time, representing the evils...

[Murray, Lindley].

Price: $225

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James, in Chesnut-Street, 1789. First separate edition. PERNICIOUS THEATRE. Compiled by the Quaker lawyer and grammarian Lindley Murray (1745-1826), and first published as an appendix to his "The Power of Religion on the Mind" (1787). Read More Item Details for Extracts from the writings of divers eminent authors, of different religious denominations; and at various periods of time, representing the evils and pernicious effects of stage plays, and other vain amusements Add to Wish List

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Item 311949Autograph letter signed ("Geo F. Root") to ("Sir").

(Popular Song) Root, George F.

Price: $75

Chicago: Oct. 14, 1885. 'I Am So Pressed By The Publishers'. A letter penned by antebellum period and Civil war era American songwriter, George Frederick Root (1820-1895), best known for his sentimental popular songs and memorable martial airs such as Tramp, Tramp, Tramp and The Battle Cry of Freedom. Reading..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed ("Geo F. Root") to ("Sir") Add to Wish List

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Item 311153Manuscript Document from the American Revolutionary War era, granting Elisha Reynolds "Thirteen Pounds Silver Money"

(Rhode Island).

Price: $150

Providence [RI]: 1781. An order from the December 1781 session of the General Assembly of of Rhode Island, reading in part: "Resolved that Elisha Reynolds Draw out of the General Treasury Thirteen pounds Silver Money" Read More Item Details for Manuscript Document from the American Revolutionary War era, granting Elisha Reynolds "Thirteen Pounds Silver Money" Add to Wish List

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Item 303876Autograph Note from David Rockefeller to Alfred Eisensteadt For Albert (sic) Eisenstaedt with my compliments to a good photographer for...

Rockefeller, David.

Price: $350

with a ANS from Eliot Janeway to Alfred Eisenstaedt on the verso. Read More Item Details for Autograph Note from David Rockefeller to Alfred Eisensteadt For Albert (sic) Eisenstaedt with my compliments to a good photographer for whom I have warm feelings of respect. Cordially David Rockefeller Sept 5, 1974 Add to Wish List

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Item 310212Two sketch books and loose pages containing original drawings and concept artwork.

Simon, Sam.

Price: $2,500

Stanford [CA]: 1977-1982. From Stanford to Taxi. A fun and fascinating look into the creative process of Samuel Michael “Sam” Simon (1955-2015), a dynamic and versatile force in American television who won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, eight of which were for his work on the iconic animated sitcom, The Simpsons..... Read More Item Details for Two sketch books and loose pages containing original drawings and concept artwork Add to Wish List

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Item 251167Autograph Letter Signed ("Kathleen Lucille Foote") to Editor of The "Lady" ("Dear Sir") in gratitude for a favorable theater review...

(THEATER) Foote, Kathleen Lucille.

Price: $75

Denmark House Kew: Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1893. According to her 1936 obituary in the New York Times, Kathleen Lucille Foote (1868-1936), was once a famous American and European stage actress. Her fall from grace, after three marriages and the squandering of several small fortunes, found her on the streets of..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Letter Signed ("Kathleen Lucille Foote") to Editor of The "Lady" ("Dear Sir") in gratitude for a favorable theater review and relating upcoming performances Add to Wish List

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Item 249228Autograph letter signed ("Geo. M. Towle") to Hon. Littleton W. Tazewell ("Dear Sir").

Towle, George Makepeace.

Price: $75

August 30th, 1858. DESPERATE AUTOGRAPH SEEKER. A desperate entreaty to the retired congressman, senator, and 26th Governor of Virginia from an autograph seeker best known for his translations of Jules Verne’s works. Reading in part: "I have taken the liberty, Sir of addressing you this note, for the purpose of..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed ("Geo. M. Towle") to Hon. Littleton W. Tazewell ("Dear Sir") Add to Wish List

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Item 311196Autograph Letter Signed "Henry van Dyke" to 'Dear Brother" (Rev. Thomas H. Lembach) offering his regrets at not being able...

van Dyke, Henry.

Price: $50

Sheffield [MA]: August 22 (1910). Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Henry van Dyke, Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, clergyman and educator best known for his religiously themed short stories and hymns, including “The Other Wiseman” (1896) and the popular hymn, “Joyful, Jouyful, We Adore Thee,” as well as his poem..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Letter Signed "Henry van Dyke" to 'Dear Brother" (Rev. Thomas H. Lembach) offering his regrets at not being able to accept Lembach's invitation Add to Wish List

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Item 311052A meeting in anticipation of Washington's Birthday, in behalf of Washington College, Virginia, called by the leading clergy and others...

(Washingtoniana).

Price: $125

New York: Sanford, Cushing & Co, 1868. Read More Item Details for A meeting in anticipation of Washington's Birthday, in behalf of Washington College, Virginia, called by the leading clergy and others of all denominations in New York Add to Wish List

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Item 312737Autograph letter signed (“Stephen Whitney”), also signed (“Elisha Tibbits”) to Mssrs. Talcott & Bowers (“Gentlemen”) being an order for “cotton...

Whitney, Stephen.

Price: $450

New York: 16th September 1813. Cotton Baron. An illustrative example of Whitney’s shrewd cotton dealing, during the War of 1812, that made him one of the wealthiest merchants in New York City during the first half of the 19th century, amassing a fortune second only to John Jacob Astor. By..... Read More Item Details for Autograph letter signed (“Stephen Whitney”), also signed (“Elisha Tibbits”) to Mssrs. Talcott & Bowers (“Gentlemen”) being an order for “cotton lately held by you for our joint account” to be signed over to Whitney as “the sole owner” Add to Wish List

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Item 211788The Hatchet. Published On the High Seas. Vol. 6. No. 1-9. Last Number without date and located 'somewhere in France"...

(World War One).

Price: $450

Monday Aug. 19, 1918 - Monday Aug. 26, 1918. 'We Cannot Tell a Lie'. Printed on board the USS George Washington, a German ocean liner seized by the US and converted to a troop transport during WWI, The Hatchet (a reference to the legend about George Washington and the cherry..... Read More Item Details for The Hatchet. Published On the High Seas. Vol. 6. No. 1-9. Last Number without date and located 'somewhere in France" Add to Wish List

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