Three (3) 17th century newspapers, including The London Athenian Mercury, Sept. 23, 1693 with mention of the Salem Witch Trials. Page 2, column 2 carries an ad for "A Further Account of the Tryals of the New England Witches, with the Observation of a Person who was there first taken into Examination, to which is […]
Lot 303: Presidential Lithographs plus Landscape and Penmanship Drawing
James K. Polk lithograph, Kellogg Lithograph of U.S. Presidents to 1857, American School landscape painting, and a Penmanship drawing, 4 items total. 1st item: JAMES K. POLK lithographed portrait by N. Currier (2 Spruce St., NY), depicting the president from Tennessee seated with drape and view of the Capitol in the background. Black painted molded […]
Lot 300: 4 Presidential Items, incl. Signed Photos, Plate
Four (4) 20th Century Presidential related items, including Jimmy Carter and Bill and Hillary Clinton, given to TN Senator Ward Crutchfield (1928-2016). 1st item: President James "Jimmy" Earl Carter Jr. (b. 1924) signed color photograph, inscription reading "Best Wishes/to Ward Crutchfield/Jimmy Carter/(Your support & friendship/are appreciated!)." Housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sight – […]
Lot 301: Autograph Collection: Sports, World Leaders, Civil Rights
Ephemera Collection of forty-eight (48) paper items, containing 44 signatures of Monarchs, Athletes, World Leaders, Civil Rights Activists, Politicians, and other notable figures, including Queen Victoria, Margaret Thatcher, Victor Emmanuel III, Jesse Owens, Albert Speer, Karl Donitz, Coretta Scott King, Jesse Jackson, and more. 1st item: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain […]
Lot 298: Group of Supreme Court Autographs and Ephemera
Archive of signatures of 20th Century Associate Justices and Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court, including Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall. Lot consists of two (2) framed autograph collections, one (1) signed First Day Cover, and one (1) signed Christmas Card. 1st item: Ten (10) Framed Associate Justice/Chief Justice of the Supreme Court cut […]
Lot 299: 20th Century Presidential Ephemera, 15 items
Fifteen (15) items related to 20th Century Presidents and First Ladies, most with autographs. 1st item: William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, cut signature from a letter. Later pencil inscriptions and tape residue, surface of letter (does not affect signature). 5 1/4" H x 7 1/8" W. […]
Lot 296: 3 Margaret Thatcher Signed Books
Three (3) Margaret Thatcher signed books. 1st item: Author Signed The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher, 1993. Published by Harper Collins, London. Octavo, 914 pages including index, hardbound in navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, includes dust jacket wrapped in Mylar with paper backing. Signed in blue ink to title page. Includes PSA/DNA […]
Lot 297: 15 Presidential/Political Signed Books
Fifteen (15) Presidential, United States and International Political, Nobel Prize Winners signed books, including George H. W. Bush, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, Dan Quayle, Yitzhak Rabin, and more. 1st item: Signed George Herbert Walker Bush: A Photographic Profile, Limited Signed Edition, compiled by David Valdez, 1997. Published by Texas A&M University Press, […]
Lot 293: 7 Signed Misc. Books, incl. Salk, Miller, Gore
Seven (7) Signed Miscellaneous Books, including Jonas Salk, Arthur Miller, Al Gore, and more. 1st item: Signed The Survival of the Wisest by Jonas Salk, 1973. Published by Harper & Row, New York. Front end paper signed "Jonas Selk." Includes original dust jacket wrapped in Mylar with paper backing. 8 5/8" H x 5 3/4" […]
Lot 294: 6 American Astronaut Signed Books, incl. Glenn, Aldrin
Six (6) American Astronaut Signed Books, including John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin. 1st item: Author Signed JOHN GLENN: A MEMOIR by John Glenn with Nick Taylor, 1999. Published by Bantam Books, New York. Octavo, 422 pages including index and illustrations, hardbound in half navy blue cloth with blind stamped navy blue paper covers, gilt silver lettering […]