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Manuscript, Collectible and Philatelic Auction

Books and Newspapers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 721		1600s British Newspapers. Lot of four 17th century British newspapers. An issue each, single sheets, from: The Impartial Protestant Mercury, The Loyal Protestant, The True Protestant and Smith's Currant Intelligence. All London, dates 1680-1682. Remnants of library bindings remain at left of all sheets, some paper loss around edges. Otherwise, very good condition. Rare insight into contemporary Catholic/Protestant tensions in England through Protestant eyes, as the newspapers offered here cover the fallout and trials that resulted from the notoriously false Popish Plot of 1678 and Meal-Tub Plot of 1680. Fascinating reading, including mention of pirates, knighthoods and the mysterious "Black Box," which supposedly contained proof of Charles II's marriage to Lucy Walter. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 722		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 723		1788 Massachusetts Newspapers. 1. The American Herald: and Federal Recorder. Boston: Edward-Eveleth Powars, January 14, 1788, volume VII, 4 pages, 14¾ x 10". Moderate foxing, uncut edges and a few splits at joined edge. In fair condition. 2. The Worcester Magazine. February 1788, volume IV, no. XIX, pages 233-244, 5¼ x 8¾". Splits along joined edge, light staining. Still, fine. Commenting on the state of affairs in Massachusetts, the first of these newspapers includes an article listing each of the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, while the second piece of the lot publishes debates regarding the ratification of the Constitution in addition to an announcement of its ratification. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details	Realized $81
Lot 724		19th Century Newspapers - An Important Collection. Featuring portions of thirty historical newspapers and supplements, this group of important ephemera covers the seminal period of the Civil War including editions of the Daily Evening Traveler, the Boston Daily Advertiser, the Boston Evening Transcript, Columbian Centinel and the Cincinnati Daily Gazette. Most papers date from October 11, 1800 through November 11, 1872. Focusing on the events of 1865, seventeen of the papers from April of that year highlight such events as the surrender of Robert E. Lee, as well as the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Finally, one edition of the Boston Evening Transcript rounds out the century, reporting on the events of November 7, 1900. Sizes vary and conditions range from fair to good, a few with heavy toning and some water damage. Estimated Value $400 - 550. View details	Realized $230
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Lot 727		*An Historical Sketch of The Paper Money Issued by Pennsylvania….* Philadelphia: A.C. Kline, 1862, 40 pages, 6 x 9¼". A small split at the top of the spine, small losses at top and bottom of spine. Still, in very good condition. Less than eager to produce paper money, Pennsylvania had lingered behind other colonies before deciding on acceptable currency. This pamphlet provides the history of Pennsylvanian money, and supplies a complete listing of all dates, issues, amounts, denominations, and signers. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 728		*Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time.* Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Incidents of the City and its Inhabitants. Philadelphia: Whiting & Thomas, 1856, 2 volumes, 6½ x 9¾". Illustrated with engravings by John F. Watson. Hard bound with leather spine. Front boards have split, spines are worn, foxing and light soiling. In good condition overall. This almanac, offering the complete history of the founding of Pennsylvania, gives a unique glimpse into the establishment of this early American epicenter. While the first volume centers on city planning and development, the second volume offers a cultural perspective, commenting on immigrants and local customs. Noted Philadelphia lithographer John F. Watson lent his talents to produce accurate portrayals of the region and its founder, William Penn. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $121
Lot 729		Arabic Treatise. Circa 1700s. Hand written and decorated Arabic Treatise on grammar. Some 222 pages of the book are have been delicately adorned with watercolor, gilt accents and red and black colored ink. Each page features a central block of text, measuring 2 x 4" framed within a gold and green border. Surrounding the text, in the margins, are nine triangular sections adding textual commentary and addenda, which have been accented by red boarders. Several pages of conjugation tables and grammatical explanations are included, with handwritten notations throughout the book. Size: 4 x 6". Leather bound. Spine has been mended with tape, obvious wear from use, and toning. In good to very good condition. Arabic is both an Asian and African language, spoken by roughly 208 million people. In addition, it is the liturgical language of about one billion Muslims throughout the world. This visually aesthetic book details the grammar of the language -- albeit in Arabic. Estimated Value $375 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 730		[Belden, George]. Belden, the White Chief: Twelve Years Among the Wild Indians of the Plains…. Edited by Gen. James S. Brisbin. Cincinnati: C.F. Vent, 1871, 513 pages, 6 x 8½". Second Edition. Illustrated. Hard bound with gold stamped covers. A 2½" horizontal scratch to front cover, soiling to spine. In good to very good condition. Taken from the diaries and manuscripts of George P. Belden, this book tells of the adventures of George Belden -- a boy of 14 who left home to live among Indian tribes for twelve years. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $92
Lot 731		Boyington, Gregory "Pappy". Tonya. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1960, 315 pages, 6 x 8½". Hard bound. The story of an industrious vixen driven to uncover the war secrets of a mysterious Burmese empress. Light toning, but still in very good condition. Signed by the author Col. Greg "Pappy" Boyington. The book is based on the author's own experiences. Pappy Boyington (1912-1988) was a Marine Corps pilot. Re-enlisting to serve in World War II, Boyington was assigned to the Solomon islands in the Pacific but was shot down and captured by the Japanese in 1944. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $121
Lot 732		Brownell, Charles De Wolf. The Indian Races of North and South America. 1857. Total of 640 pages including numerous hand colored illustrations. Original leather bindings loose and in need of repair, however, the text and illustrations are excellent. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 733		[Carnegie, Andrew]. MacLaren, Ian. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush. New York, 1895. First edition. 5½ x 8". Signed ("Andrew Carnegie") on the half title and inscribed in black ink, "Samuel Sloan Esq / With regards of his friend" Included in the lot is another rare title by Ian MacLaren, The Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), which is unsigned. Some fading on spine and wear on bottom edge, otherwise in very good condition. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), was a Scottish-born American industrialist, the driving force behind the expansion of America's steel industry in the 19th Century. Carnegie believed that a man who had accumulated great wealth had a duty to use his surplus for the "improvement of mankind" and today he is best remembered for his philanthropic projects. Samuel Sloan of the inscription, President of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, was an ally of J.P. Morgan and one of the founders of what is now Citibank. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 734		Clay, Henry. 1. The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay. New York: James B. Swain, 1842, volume I, 307 pages, 5½ x 8½". Leather bound. Foxing throughout, wear to cover. 2. The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay. New York: Greenley & McElrath, 1843, volume II, 597 pages, 5½ x 8½". Leather bound. Light foxing, toning, wear to cover. 3. Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. Henry Clay… Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1852, 135 pages, 6 x 9¼". Hard bound. Soiling to cover, light water damage. Accompanied by a newspaper clipping announcing the death of Clay. Overall, the group is in good condition. Here we offer a collection of literature relating to Henry Clay -- the American statesman with a flair for oration. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 735		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 736		Columbus African American Yearbook, 1919-1920. Columbus Illustrated Record, Columbus, Ohio, compiled and published by William A. McWilliams, 1920, 146 pages. Hardbound, title embossed on front cover. Minor abrasion, minor water damage at top right corner of front cover through first seven pages, small abrasion at top left corner of back cover. Very good to fine condition. In the words of Mr. McWilliams: "This book is published because we see the need of a publication of this kind to show the people just how fast we are developing along various lines. We hope to inform you in this book, of some of the things accomplished by our people, especially this the Capital City of Ohio." Many photographs (with brief but informative captions) of the church leaders, dentists, doctors, businessmen and other notables who guided the Columbus community. Also featured is a special section honoring Columbus' African American war veterans, most of whom had just returned from service in Europe. A wonderful archive of a thriving African American community, growing and developing at a transitional time in American history. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
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Lot 740		Crockett, David. Life of David Crockett, the Original Humorist and Irrepressible Backwoodsman…. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1865, 405 pages, 5 x 7½". Illustrated. Hard bound with green gold stamped covers, wear to spine, inscription from original owner on front free endpaper, light stains to first pages and on pages 94-95. In very good condition overall. Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was an American frontiersman. In his own words, Crockett adds colorful detail to the events of his life, writing thirty-five chapters of his autobiography covering his early childhood through the battle of the Alamo. The final chapter regarding Crockett's death was later added, as completed by an editor. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 741		Dime Novels. Lot of three periodicals: two issues of Beadle's Half Dime Library (November 23, 1983 and July 11, 1882) and one issue of Beadle's Dime Library (October 28, 1896). Printed on fairly brittle paper, all three show some paper loss along the edges and toning, one issue has strengthening at the spine and two have pages that have not been separated, indicating they are probably unread. Overall, condition is good to very good. Reading material for the masses, dime novels provided adventure and escape for many Americans who would never own a book other than the Bible. Thrilling ghost stories, suspense-filled mysteries and rip-roaring westerns kept eager readers glued to the page and anxious for the next gripping issue. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 742		Document Authorizing the Foundation of Harvard. Acts and Laws Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts…Boston: Adams and Larkin, printers to the General Court, 1794, pages 405-434, 8½ x 14½". Light stains, moderate aging, edges are uncut. Fine. In the first chapter of this Massachusetts periodical, provisions are made to provide a university at Cambridge, later known as Harvard. The article states that: "The sum of eight thousand pounds be raised by Lottery, for the purpose of erecting a building at Cambridge, for the accommodation of the youth at the University there…" Later chapters discuss the establishment of a Tabernacle in Salem, as well as the division of districts for representation in Congress. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 743		Early American Periodicals. Here we offer five issues of early American periodicals including two copies of The Columbian Magazine, two issues of The Universal Asylum, and one issue of The American Museum or Repository. Most feature early articles relating to numismatics entitled: "Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of a mint" dating from 1791, and an "Essay on the consequences of emitting paper-money…" from 1787. Cultural subjects are also featured in articles entitled: "Proposal for abolishing the absurd practice of separating the sexes immediately after dinner", and "Observations on the gradation in the scale of being, between the Human and Brute Creation, including some curious particulars respecting Negroes". In good condition overall. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Realized $101
Lot 744		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 745		Gazette of the United States, 1792. Philadelphia: John Fenno, April 14, 1792, volume III, no. 101, 10 x 15½". Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 23". Paper has buckled with soft creasing and is toned. In good condition overall. On the front page of this periodical, an important precedent is set -- a three column article drafted by Jonathan Trumbull and John Adams announces the establishment of the United States Mint. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 746		Gazette of the United States, 1789. Oswego, New York: John Fenno, July 4, 1789, 4 pages. 10 x 16½". Framed to an overall size of 15 x 19½". Water staining to left portion, time staining. In fair to good condition. This early Independence Day periodical includes a front page article discussing the distribution of values among denominations in American currency. Also featured on the back page, is the ratification of the Constitution by the state of Georgia. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $328
Lot 747		Gazette of the United States, 1792. Philadelphia: John Fenno, Wednesday, February 15, 1792, volume. III, no. 84, 4 pages, 16½ x 10¼". Time staining, a few small chips along left edge and small paper loss at lower left, with a few small stains. In fine condition. In circulation for less than 30 years, this early edition of The Gazette of the United States prints the Constitution of the State of Delaware, as well as a scientific article on magnetic tides. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $35
Lot 748		Gross, Chaim. Fantasy Drawings. New York: Beechurst Press, 1956, black cloth, 116 pages. Signed by Chaim Gross, with an elaborate original sketch in ink on the first blank endpaper. In Fine condition. A very clean copy of Gross' book of fantastic drawings, inscribed on the endpaper below his original sketch: " To my dear friends - [ ? ] and Helen Cohn Feb. 1960 Chaim Gross." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
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Lot 753		[Jessie James]. Donald, Jay. A Complete and Authentic History of the Lives of Frank and Jesse James and Younger Brothers…. Philadelphia: Douglass Bros., 1882, 520 pages, 5¼ x 7¾". Illustrated. Hard bound with blue, gold stamped covers. Light toning to front pages, wear to cover. Still in very good condition. Published the year Jesse James was murdered, this account of the James brothers begins during the Civil War when Charles William Quantrell was rounding up a band of hooligans to patrol boarder states. Dozens of crimes are detailed, the book concluding with the hunt for James and his eventual murder. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 754		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 755		[Joyce, James]. Coughlin, Jack. Portrait of James Joyce. James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist who developed an interior monologue and stream-of-consciousness narrative. Works include Dubliners, Ulysses, and Finnegan's Wake. Etching on paper. Signed at the lower right, "Jack Coughlin", and numbered and inscribed at the lower left, "83/100 James Joyce"; all in pencil. Sheet size: 10 x 11". Very light stains in margins. In very good condition overall. Here, the epic novelist appears with his characteristic round glasses and fedora. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 756		Late Literature on Witches and Apparitions. Joseph Glanvil. Saducismus Triumphatus: or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions. London: by F. Collins and S. Lownds, 1681, 328 pages, 4½ x 7¼". Spine chipped and leather loss to backboard, pages wrinkled, paper loss to one page. In fair condition. While describing in detail the nature of witches and witchcraft, the unnatural characteristics are described as: "their flying out of windows, after they have anointed themselves, to remote places. Their transformation into cats, hares, and other creatures…". The discussion continues giving graphic detail of their obscenity including chapters proving their existence as evidenced through Scripture and eye-witness accounts of witchery. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 757		Laws of the State of New Jersey. William Paterson. Laws of the State of New Jersey; Revised and Published … Newark: Matthias Day, 1800. 455 pages, measuring 7 x 10½". Bound in leather. Pages are toned from age, front free endpapers are stained, a few abrasions to leather cover. In fair to good condition overall. This comprehensive book covers the laws of the third state admitted to the Union, dating from 1703 through 1800, complete with index. Interestingly, this book covers such laws as slavery and witchcraft. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
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Lot 759		Life and Esquire Magazines, First Issues. Esquire and Life magazines both debuted during the Depression and both offered entertainment, albeit of very different kinds. 1. Esquire Magazine, Autumn 1933, volume. 1, no. 1. Aimed at affluent men with an eye for natty attire and beautiful women, Esquire magazine offered stories and articles by some of the great names in American culture (the first issue featured Hemingway, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Dos Passos, Erskine Cladwell, Dashiell Hammett, Bobby Jones, Gene Tunney and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., among others) and racy cartoons vividly presented in the large format the 10 x 14" magazine offered. The copy offered here has several loose pages at the center and the front and back covers are soiled (the back more so). Overall, good condition. 2. Life Magazine, November 23, 1936, volume. 1, no. 1. From Helen Hayes' portrayal as Queen Victoria to the hardscrabble life in construction towns of the Northwest, this first issue of Life set the tone the magazine would take for many decades, mixing the glamour of Hollywood, Broadway and the jet-set with the more mundane aspects of existence. Unfortunately, the front and back covers of the issue offered here both show water stains with a faint 2" band at the top of each page that testifies to the damage, and one center section of pages has come loose. Poor to fair condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $63
Lot 760		*The London Chronicle.* Eight pages, recto and verso. Size: 8½ x 11½". London, England, December 20-22, 1791. Stamped "Halfpenny" at the lower corner of page two. Small strip of paper loss at lower edge of page one, toning from age. Still, in very good condition. This edition of the London Chronicle features a short report on the death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Also included is an article on a series of earthquakes felt in Italy, a proposal for an English lottery, as well as the activities of the King. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
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Lot 762		*The National Portrait Gallery.* Four volumes, large quarto, n.proof., n.d. Publisher Cassell, Peter & Glapin, London, Paris & New York. 632 pages, 79 color printed portraits. Red embossed cloth covers, gilt edges. All volumes inscribed by previous owner, dated 1888, in black ink. Two volumes show water stains on the right edge and two show front joint cracking with some separation, minor cover warping on one volume, there is soiling and foxing and shelfwear is evident. Conditions range from very good to fair. Beautifully colored prints and detailed biographies of 79 of the great men of Victorian England including Gladstone, Browning, Carlyle, Tennyson, Lord Selbourne, Michael Costa and the Marquis of Salisbury. Additional clergymen, judges and Prime Ministers are among the featured personages. Complete printed signatures of each notable appear under their respective portraits. A valuable resource for scholars and collectors of Victoriana. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 763		Newspapers and Periodicals - Interesting Early Accumulation. Featuring 9 pieces including 4 California items The Steamer, San Francisco 12-6-1858; The Daily Gazette, Martinez, 2-18-1909; The Calaveras Prospect, San Andreas 12-22-1923; also Happy Days (a paper for young Americans) 1896; Gleason's Pictorial, Boston 5-28-1853; Dexter Smiths - featuring various sheet music of the day; New York Weekly Tribune 6-27-1857; The Illustrated London News 9-8-1894; and Pacific States Watchman, San Francisco 1893 newspaper of the A.O.U.W. for guards and law enforcement officers. Conditions range from poor to very good. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 764		Newspapers and Periodicals - Puck magazines. Twenty-three different issues, circa 1880-1882. Fantastic array of interesting political articles and great colorful cartoons as well as fascinating display advertising including guns, horse carriages, and pool tables, etc. Conditions range from fair to very good. Intended for the masses as well as the politically savvy, Puck offers insight into the issues and concerns of the day. The hugely popular magazine made no attempt at subtlety while excoriating the hypocritical and mocking the well-intentioned, from Presidents to businessmen. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 765		*The Pennsylvania Gazette and Chronicle.* Three Pennsylvania periodicals regarding early Colonial currency issues. First, the July 20, 1785 edition of The Pennsylvania Gazette, featuring articles on a new regulation against the import of counterfeit coppers; also the August 11, 1773 edition of The Pennsylvania Gazette featuring a front page article offering a reward for the capture of counterfeiters of Pennsylvania money; and finally the May 18, 1767 edition of The Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser including a story on the history of currency in North America which also expresses opposition to the new issues. One paper has light stains. Otherwise the group is in very good condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
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Lot 767		Poor, Henry V. Poor's Manual of Railroads of the United States for 1890. London: Effingham Wilson, 1890, 1,424 pages, 6 x 8¾". Hard bound. Wear to spine, light stains to front and back pastedowns. In very good condition overall. Covering all of the railroad companies in the United States, this almanac details train routes, their histories, earnings, passenger capacities and enough additional information to satiate any locomotive enthusiast. A horde of front-matter features interesting period advertisements with a fold out map. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 768		*The Post Boy.* London: L. Beardwell, September 10-13, 1709, number 1236. 7½ x 14. Toning, horizontal fold line, three small (less than ½") stains on recto and penciled notation at top. Good to very good condition. "With the Freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestick," this issue of the Post Boy provides the most current information regarding ongoing battles in the War of Spanish Succession, particularly the bloody Battle of Mons. Additional news covered includes ship arrivals, new bills before Parliament and privateers. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
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Lot 770		Pulp Magazine Collection. An outstanding collection of 178 pulp magazines. Titles include: Daredevil Aces, Ace High Detective, Romantic Detective, South Sea Stories, Golden Fleece Historical Adventure, Saucy Detective and many more! Dates range from 1935-1940. Each of the magazines is in a protective sleeve. Conditions range from poor to very good, with the majority in good condition. Pulp magazines steadily gained popularity in the first half of the 20th century, providing sex, adventure, science fiction, mystery and, most of all, escape from daily worries. "I Was a Strip-Tease Girl", "One Vote for the Corpse", "Death Paints the Sky", "Angel Without Wings", "Homicide Honeymoon" and "The Sea Drinks Blood" are just a few of the hundreds of stories featured in the magazines offered here. The delightfully lurid cover art was another selling point and provided scintillating glimpses of the seamy underbelly of a deviant society. Happily, this sampling lives up to the aforementioned tawdry promises. Notable in this collection are the only two published issues of Real Mystery Magazine.. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,475

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