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Swann Galleries: AUTOGRAPHS. LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, COLLECTIONS, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS, SIGNED PORTRAITS, CARICATURES. WRITERS, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, PRESIDENTS, ROYALTY, PERFORMERS, AVIATORS, AMERICANA., 1601,

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 17, 1992 - September 17, 1992

Page Size: 320 items in 4 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
300	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 3 Typed Letters Signed as President, regarding plans to attend the inauguration of the President of Panama.	Washington	9 and 19 August; 23 September 1952	USD 400.00 - 600.00	2,090.00
301	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 3 Typed Letters Signed as President, one Harry; acknowledging letters, personal matters, and commenting on government business.	Vp	vd	USD 600.00 - 900.00	1,045.00
302	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 4 Typed Letters Signed; a variety of thank-yous, family and health matters, and comments about his library.	Kansas City and Independence	1957-60	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	660.00
303	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 4 Typed Letters Signed, thank-yous and plans for Margaret's ap pearances at the Summer theater in Phoenix.	Independence, Mo.	1961-62	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	825.00
304	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 4 Typed Letters Signed acknowledging letters or visits, personal matters, and touching on the ex-President's ongoing political activities.	Independence, Mo.	October 1957-September 1958	USD 600.00 - 900.00	660.00
305	TRUMAN, HARRY S.	Group of 5 Typed Letters Signed; thank-yous for films and photographs, dis cussion of mutual problems (You are in the same fix that I am--always looking for a yard man and a cook), and declining an invitation to Winnipeg.	Independence	1962-67	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	825.00
306	TWAIN, MARK	Group of 3 unsigned ink caricatures by Twain; one depicting Joe Jefferson (so captioned by Twain), the second of Wm. D. Howells (so captioned by Twain), the other of an Indian squaw (captioned in Twain's hand as Sitting Bull, Portrait of a Lady, Pocahonta	New York City	nd (early 1900s)	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,320.00
307	TWAIN, MARK	Autograph Letter Signed S. L. Clemens, to Massett, Give me two or three days notice, because we have to arrange dates with circumspection--else we get more guests in the house than said house will accommodate.	Np	nd (Thursday)	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,100.00
308	TYLER, JOHN	Partly printed Document Signed as President, commission of Samuel K. Shay as infantry captain in militia of District of Columbia; countersigned by John C. Spencer, Secretary of War, bearing white-paper Seal.	Washington	30 May 1842	USD 600.00 - 800.00	880.00
309	WALTON, WILLIAM	Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, 2 long bars of Polka from 'Facade', penned in blue ink on yellow paper, and dated.	Np	18 February 1972	USD 250.00 - 350.00	440.00
310	WAYNE, ANTHONY	Autograph Document Signed 3 times as, Ant'y Wayne, his invoice to Messrs.	Savannah	1 March 1791	USD 200.00 - 300.00	1,100.00
311	WAYNE, ANTHONY	Autograph Manuscript (unsigned), his notes and observa tions on Constitution of Pennsylvania; penned while delegate to Constitutional Convention in 1787.	Np	nd , 1787	USD 400.00 - 600.00	1,650.00
312	WELLS-FARGO; Wells, Henry; and Fargo, Wm. G.	Ornate vignette partly printed certificate for one issued share of capital stock of American Express Company, signed by Wells as president and by Fargo as secretary; also by Alexander Holland, treasurer.	New York City	14 October 1863	USD 500.00 - 750.00	770.00
313	WESCOTT, GLENWAY	Typed Letter Signed Glenway	Rosemont	9 November 1968	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
314	WESCOTT, GLENWAY	Group of 5 Postcards and Letters Signed, some in full, some as Glenway W.	Vp	1951-53	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
315	WILLIAMS, WM. CARLOS	Remarkable Typed Letter Signed Bill, to Dear Fred; discussing religion, Dante, Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Havelock Ellis, and others, with much on Jim Laughlin, peppered with rough language (for the 1940s).	Rutherford, New Jersey	26 May 1944	USD 750.00 - 1,000.00	770.00
316	WILSON, WOODROW	Sepia bust photograph as President by Rotary Photo, signed on lower white border.	Np	nd	USD 250.00 - 350.00	247.00
317	WILSON, WOODROW	Two Typed Letters Signed as President, to Edward Selwyn; one about matter to be brought to attention of Secretary of State; other pertaining to, ... popular opinion ... that my wish expressed in a recent speech that I might hear the real opinion of the pe	Washington	17 April; 22 June 1916	USD 150.00 - 200.00	330.00
318	WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD	Typed Document Signed, contract with Thomas W. King for his retention as attorney for one year, terms specified. Also signed by King.	Np	1 August 1925	USD 300.00 - 400.00	935.00
319	ZEPPELIN, GRAF FERDINAND VON	Letter Signed G. v. Zeppelin, in German, on address portion of picture postcard of his airship hangar at Friedrichshafen (aerial view), ... my best thanks for your kindness in sending the 1792 book containing an interesting treatise on Air Ship Travel on	Friedrichshafen	19 January 1914	USD 500.00 - 750.00	1,045.00

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