Lots
71 - 80
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#71: (INSCRIBED AND
ALS) COOLIDGE, CALVIN - THREE BOOKS, ALL INSCRIBED
(1) Coolidge, Calvin "Autobiography" NY, 1929.
1 of 1000 copies signed by Coolidge. Also includes a TLS
from Coolidge - 9/19/21 and an ALS from Grace Coolidge -
5/13/25. Fine copy in Publisher's slipcase. (2) "Have
Faith in Massachusetts" Boston, (1918) second edition.
Inscribed to William Meloney. Bound in full navy morocco.
(3) "Price of Freedom" NY, 1924. First edition,
8VO. Inscribed to William Meloney. Full navy morocco.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $400 |
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#72: (SIGNED) COOLIDGE, CALVIN "INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - MARCH 4, 1925" WASHINGTON,
1925
Nine page printed address. Signed on the last page - "Calvin
Coolidge - May 3, 1926". Bound in 3/4 morocco. Minor
rubs.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $425 |
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#73: CURTIS, NATALIE "THE INDIAN'S
BOOK - AN OFFERING BY THE AMERICAN INDIANS OF INDIAN LORE,
MUSICAL AND NARRATIVE, TO FORM A RECORD OF THE SONGS AND
LEGENDS OF THEIR RACE" NY, 1907. FIRST EDITION, LARGE
8VO
Illustrated with photographs and plates (some in colors).
Color pictorial brown cloth. Better than usual copy.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $150 |
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#74: (INSCRIBED) HOOVER, HERBERT - 3
BOOKS INSCRIBED BY HOOVER
(1) "American Individualism" NY, 1922. First edition,
12 MO. Bound in full navy morocco. Front board detached.
(2) Irwin, Will "Herbert Hoover - a Remiscient Biography" NY
(1928). First edition, 8VO. Inscribed by Hoover and Irwin.
Preserved in 1/2 morocco slipcase. (3) Hard, William "Who's
Hoover?" NY, 1928. Inscribed by Hoover and Hard. Fine
copy in dust jacket, 1/2 morocco slipcase.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $225 |
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#75: JEFFERSON, THOMAS AND MADISON,
JAMES DOCUMENT SIGNED - SHIPS PASSPORT - 1803
Passport for Ship "William" of New Bedford. Signed
by Jefferson as President and Madison as Secretary if State.
Jefferson's signature light. Some foxing. Upper half engraving
of lighthouse and ships.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 3000.00 Sold at $3500 |
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#76: KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD TYPED LETTER SIGNED, JUNE
28, 1961. ON WHITE HOUSE STATIONERY
To General of the Army Omar Bradley, thanking him for serving
on a committee at West Point. Included is background material
from "Gallery of History". In part, "This
letter has been submitted and reviewed by the prestigous
John F. Kennedy Library. They affirm that this signature
credibly matches his authentic signature, even though the "J" in
Kennedy is unique in comparison to other signatures...."
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $275
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#77: LEE, ROBERT E. "GENERAL ORDER NO. 9" APRIL
10TH, 1865. PENCIL DRAFT OF LEE'S FAREWELL TO HIS CONFEDERATE
ARMY
8 X 5" on lined paper written on both sides. Included
among the papers of Captain James Mitchel (along with lot);
these papers were held by his wife and at her death willed
to Marie Brown Meloney. There are text differences between
the final order and the present draft. Two are significant:
(1) Final order reads: "By the terms of the agreement
...", "Draft order reads: "By the terms of
the surrender...". The word "surrender" would
have been offensive to General Lee and a put down to his
army. (2) Final order is dated - "10th April 1865" draft
order is dated "April 10th, 1865". The date in
the final order is the correct military usage. This difference
between the draft and the final was disturbing until the "Muster
Roll" (included with the lot) showed the date entered
by Captain Mitchel was "June 23rd 1862". This non-military
date format may indicate Mitchel executed this draft and
kept it with his personal papers. BACKGROUND - James Mitchel
was the son of John Mitchel, the Irish patriot (1815 - 1875),
was a Southern sympathizer and his three sons served in the
Confederate Army. Two of them were killed in the war and
James lost an arm. James Mitchel was also the father of John
Parroy Mitchel, Mayor of New York City (1914 - 17). James
Mitchel formed a company of Virginia volunteer infantry at
the beginning of the War. A Muster Roll covering the period
2/28/1862 to 4/30/1862, signed by Mitchel as the commanding
officer - Company C, of the 1st Regiment of Virginia volunteers
is included in this lot. Indications that Captain Mitchel
was part of the General Staff are three manuscript orders
(included in the lot) moving Mitchel's duty stations in 1863.
In one he was ordered by General Lee to report to Stonewall
Jackson for duty. He was no longer in the infantry but an
acting Assistant Adjutant General. This shift to administrative
duties occured after he lost his arm.
Estimate: $ 5000.00 - $ 7000.00 Sold at $2500
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#78: CONFEDERATE ORDER BOOK - 4/24/1861 - 8/1/1861
- HOUSED IN MOROCCO NOTEBOOK TITLED "ADJUTANTS REPORTS
FIRST REGIMENT"
Written in ink - many of the orders are administrative involving
military courtesy, controlling leave time and arms and ammunition.
In one, pickets were admonished for leaving their posts to
pick berries. On a more serious note orders for preparation
for the First Battle of Bull Run. Locations of the orders
run from "Headquarters Camp of Instruction, Hermitages
Fair Grounds", to Camp Pickens and Manassas. An unusual
look at the Army of Northern Virginia.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $375 |
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#79: (LINCOLN/ANN RUTLEDGE) WATTS, ISAAC "THE PSALMS
OF DAVID" CINCINNATI, 1829. 16MO
Contemporary brown calf. Some rubs. PROVENANCE - Rutledge
family copy - with the signature of James Rutledge dated
January, 1830, New Salem Town. Ann Rutledge (1813 - 35) was
the daughter of James and Mary Rutledge. This Psalm Book
would have been in the household when Lincoln and Ann studied
together and later became (by some accounts) engaged. The
possibility exists that Lincoln could have handled or used
the book. Housed in a folding box.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $2200 |
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#80: (CIVIL WAR GENERAL) "FESSENDEN FAMILY BIBLE" HARTFORD,
1841.
William Pitt Fessenden (1806 - 69) was an anti-slavery Senator
from Maine and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. His Son,
Francis Fessenden (Who has notes and 4 signatures in the
Bible) was a Major General in the Civil War. He was wounded
at Shiloh and at the Battle of Monett's Bluff (Red River
Expedition) he lost a leg. Bound in full black gilt morocco.
Fine condition. Housed in a clamshell box.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $175 |
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