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Christmas Presents
[HARPER’S WEEKLY],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, December 30, 1865.
Item #H-12-30-1865, $250
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New England Factory Life
[HARPER’S WEEKLY],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, July 25, 1868.
Item #H-7-25-1868, $350
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A Christmas Classic by Thomas Nast (SOLD)
[CHRISTMAS],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, New York, N.Y., December 24, 1881. 16 pp., 11¼ x 16 in.
CAUGHT! Thomas Nast’s classic image of Santa Claus being hugged by a little girl graces the front cover of this issue of Harper’s Weekly.
The double-page centerfold is another nice Thomas Nast Christmas print, “Christmas Fancies – ‘Don’t You Wish You Wore Stockings?’,” showing children and their dog in front of a fireplace. Will Carleton’s poem, The Christmas Tree, is illustrated with art by Howard Pyle which fills nearly an entire page. Other prints include the “Electric Railway at Berlin, Prussia,” “The Ring Theatre, Vienna, Recently Destroyed by Fire,” “Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State,” “The Late John W. Forney,” “Short and Sweet – ‘It’s Too Too Too Funny!’,” and “The Interrupted Journey.” Thomas Nast is credited with creating the modern version of Santa Claus.
Item #H 12-24-1881, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Frederick Douglass Signed Deed
FREDERICK DOUGLASS,
Document Signed as recorder of deeds, Washington, D.C., 1881-1886. Approx. 3½ x 8½” folded. Sample Frame pictured.
While Douglass’s letters are scarce, documents signed during his tenure as recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia can be had very reasonably.
Item #20409, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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‘Rally round the Flag, Boys!’ President Lincoln Centerfold
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, October 1, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
This October, 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly has a magnificent centerfold engraving of President Lincoln—perfect for framing—with a patriotic poem below.
Item #H 10-1-1864, $225
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General Schofield’s Personal Gettysburg Official Records
[GETTYSBURG; GEN. JOHN M. SCHOFIELD],
Books, 3 Volumes – The War of the Rebellion: Gettysburg Official Records, devoted to the Battle of Gettysburg. Owned by Union General John M. Schofield (with his stamp in first volume).
Item #23060, $750
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Edwin M. Stanton Portrait, Based on a Photograph by Matthew Brady
[HARPER’S WEEKLY],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, May 26, 1866.
Item #H-5-26-1866, $250
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Seesaw - Gloucester, MA - Drawn by Winslow Homer
[HARPER’S WEEKLY],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, September 12, 1874.
Item #H-9-12-1874, $295
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Rebel Deserters Coming within the Union Lines
[HARPER’S WEEKLY],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, July 16, 1864.
Item #H-7-16-1864, $350
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1607 Cornelis van Wytfliet’s Norvmbega et Virginia
CORNELIS VAN WYTFLIET,
Norvmbega et Virginia. 1607, Second state. 9 x 11 ½”.
Taken from the first atlas devoted entirely to America, this is only the second map to use ‘Virginia’ in its title, after the White-De Bry of 1590 [AL 09], on which this is partly derived. Despite major inaccuracies – such as the labeling of the Chesapeake’s latitude near present-day Maine, and the depiction of the mythical city of Norumbega – this map was the most accurate map of the east coast until de Laet (1630).
Item #21001.99, $4,800
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The Atlantic Charter (SOLD)
[FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT & WINSTON CHURCHILL],
Broadside. The Atlantic Charter, August 14, 1941. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. #1943-0-517133. 28½ x 40 in. Designed by W. A. Dwiggins.
In the months before U.S. entry into World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill agree on goals and the shape of the world after the “final destruction of the Nazi tyranny.”
Item #22438, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Lincoln Portrait by Currier & Ives
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Currier & Ives. Lithograph, New York, 1865. In 24 x 29 in. hand-gilt frame.
Item #20323, $1,800
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PaineWebber Founder Signed Lake Copper Company Stock Certificate
WILLIAM PAINE,
Partially Printed Document Signed as company president. 100,000 shares of Lake Copper Company, Certificate #28509, March 10, 1922.
Item #23086, $1,250
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James Buchanan Signs William David Porter’s Commission as Commander in the Navy (SOLD)
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Partially Printed Document Signed as President, co-signed by Isaac Toucey as Secretary of the Navy and William Pelloran. Washington, D.C., December 27, 1858. 1 p., 14½ x 18in., on vellum.
The third brother of a famous naval family receives a commission from Buchanan.
Item #22834, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Alice Stone Blackwell Signed Suffragette Periodical Stock Certificate
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL,
Partially Printed Document Signed. Five shares of the Woman’s Journal, Certificate #117, November 18, 1910.
Item #23076, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Alice Stone Blackwell Advocates Votes for Women (SOLD)
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL,
Autograph Quotation Signed. 5¼ x 3¼ in. N.p., n.d.
Item #21678.13, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Theodore Roosevelt Large-Format Photograph (SOLD)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Photograph. Platinum print, c. 1902. 15¼ x 20¼ in.
Most likely taken early in his presidency, Roosevelt is seated at his desk holding a pen in his right hand. The image has superb tone and detail.
Item #22511, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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The 1858 Debates that Propelled Lincoln to National Attention
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Book. Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois. Columbus, Ohio: Follett, Foster, and Co., 1860. 3rd edition, with publisher’s advertisements bound in. 268 pp., 6½ x 9½ in.
Item #22476, $1,500
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B-Movie Actor Ronnie Reagan Tries to Avoid Typecasting (SOLD)
RONALD REAGAN,
Autograph Letter Signed, to Sam New York, N.Y. c. 1953. 2 pp., 5¾ x 7½ in. on The Plaza Hotel letterhead.
Item #23281, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Eleanor Roosevelt Stands for Civil Rights – Her Four Freedoms (SOLD)
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT,
Typed Letter Signed as First Lady, to Addie Frizielle. Washington, D.C., May 13, 1944. 1 p., 6 1/8 x 9¼ in. On White House stationery, with original envelope.
The First Lady defends her advocacy of civil rights: “I doubt if it does any people anywhere any harm to tell them that you believe they are entitled to certain rights and you are willing to see them obtain those rights” and counters the writer’s fear of using mixed-race bathrooms at work: “if you have to use the same toilets and wash basins...[and] are nervous, there are certain precautions which you can always take.”
Item #22780, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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