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Swann Galleries

Auction Info

Sale Name
AUTOGRAPHS. LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, COLLECTIONS, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS, SIGNED PORTRAITS, CARICATURES. WRITERS, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, PRESIDENTS, ROYALTY, PERFORMERS, AVIATORS, AMERICANA.
Auction Date
09/17/1992 - 09/17/1992
Year of Sale
1992
Sale Number
#1601
Total Lots
320
Sold Lots
288
Lots Sold
90.0%
Unsold Lots
32
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
264,760.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
136,200.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
197,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
159,150.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
231,150.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
114.54%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
579,158.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
170 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM Autograph Note Signed A. Lincoln, as President, 3 lines on card: Gen. Ripley, please see/Mr. Sheahen[?] of the Pat-/ent Office.

21 October 1861

 USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 5,060.00
270 TAYLOR, ZACHARY Partly printed Document Signed Z. Taylor, as Presi dent, appointment of Philip Greely Jr. as Collector of Customs for District of Boston and Charlestown; countersigned by W. M. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, bearing white-paper Seal.

16 April 1849

 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 4,840.00
296 TRUMAN, HARRY S. Typed Letter Signed as President, referring to General MacArthur, You are right about the first thing a soldier learns is to obey orders.

14 April 1951

 USD 600.00 - 900.00 4,400.00
288 TRUMAN, HARRY S. Mimeographed Letter Signed in blue ink, issued as press release; to Congressman Harold Velde, chairman, Committee on Un-American Activities, declining to appear before that group in response to subpoena, spelling out constitutional grounds.

11 November 1953

 USD 600.00 - 900.00 3,740.00
188 MITCHELL, MARGARET Autograph Letter Signed twice: Margaret Mitchell at top of page, and Peggy at conclusion, on verso; to Dear Jane commenting on a favorable review written by her friend.

15 October 1936

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 3,520.00
135 GWINNETT, BUTTON Gwinnett, Ann Bourne (Mrs. Button Gwinnett). Auto graph Letter Signed in third person as, Mrs. Gwinnett, to Mr. and Mrs. (Mordecai) Sheftal of Savannah.

nd (circa 1777-79)

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 3,520.00
285 TROTSKY, LEON Typed Letter Signed L. Trotsky, in English to Dear Frieda compliment ing her on her success in New York and asking for her intervention in mending a serious ideological split between him and Rivera.

12 January 1939

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 3,520.00
126 GERSHWIN, GEORGE Portrait silver print photograph seated at piano, boldly inscribed Most Sincerely, George Gershwin on blank white lower margin.

circa 1929

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 3,300.00
79 DARROW, CLARENCE Autograph Letter Signed, to Carl Eric Linden, suggesting that he write his autobiography, ... You can write much better than I, and have much to tell ... Of course you know that I don't really think that I can change the world.

4 July (1932)

 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 3,300.00
129 GRANT, U. S. War-date Document Signed U. S. Grant/Maj. Gen, a Special Order directing Col. W. S. Hillyer to proceed to Memphis, Tenn., and report to Maj. Gen. (W. T.) Sherman, on special business, returning, without unnecessary delay.

26 September 1862

 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 3,080.00
156 JACKSON, ANDREW Partly engraved vellum Document Signed as President; passport for the whaling ship Pacific of New Bedford, 331 tons, crew of 23 with Daniel McKenzie, master.

12 May 1830

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,860.00
125 GERSHWIN, GEORGE George Gershwin's Songbook.

1932

 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 2,860.00
144 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Autograph Letter Signed, to bookman Palmer, ordering copies of his own and other books.

22 February (19)59

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,640.00
187 MITCHELL, MARGARET Charming Typed Letter Signed Margaret Mitchell Marsh, to Alice Hall, declining an invitation to attend a GWTW costume party.

29 June 1937

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,640.00
120 GANDHI, MOHANDAS K. Autograph Letter Signed M. K. Gandhi, on verso of official India postcard bearing postage depicting George V as Emperor of India; addressed by Gandhi to Miss Anna Jansen of Boston.

17 June (19)36

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,640.00
222 PASTEUR, LOUIS Autograph Letter Signed L. Pasteur, in French, to Dr. Roux (Pierre P. E. Roux, French bacteriologist; with Pasteur Institute from 1888; director, 1904-18); on scientific matters concerning revaccinations.

12 August 1882

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,640.00
6 ADAMS, J. Q. Autograph Letter Signed, to Messrs.

30 January 1831

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,530.00
298 TRUMAN, HARRY S. Group of 3 Typed Letters Signed as President, one signed Harry, and each with a personal note in holograph beneath signature.

vd

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,420.00
238 ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR Fascinating correspondence comprising 4 Typed Let ters Signed to Jesse Gordon, Chairman of the Committee of Twelve, Young Men's Council of the Financial District [apparently an arm of the YMCA].

1934-35

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,420.00
143 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Autograph Letter Signed, to bookman Palmer, ordering 3 copies of each of his works, Green Hills of Africa, and Collected Stories of E. H., also Sheilah Graham's Beloved Infidel and, ... John O'Hara's new novel ...

27 November (19)58

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,420.00
24 AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION

vd, (1743-1894)

 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 2,420.00
189 MONET, CLAUDE Autograph Letter Signed in French, to Roger Marx (writer and art critic), You would definitely find me at Giverny if you can come next Friday ... Monet indicates train schedule and observes, ... have lunch with us informally and talk about what you're int

Tuesday, 27 October (1908)

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,200.00
294 TRUMAN, HARRY S. Typed Letter Signed as President, commenting on the press's opinion of FDR and wage legislation before Congress.

9 November 1945

 USD 600.00 - 900.00 2,200.00
89 EDISON, THOMAS ALVA Autograph Letter Signed TAE, to Darling Billy (Mina Edison), regarding a variety of matters, such as a night out with an associate, the weather, and an inundation of mosquitoes.

nd

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 2,090.00
142 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Autograph Letter Signed, to New York bookman Wendell Palmer, ordering books by other authors, ... will you please get a 2nd hand or other copy of 'Desperate Men' as soon as possible and have it air-mailed here ... also ... a copy of 'Scouting on Two Conti

27 October (19)58

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,090.00
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