Anderson Galleries: Rare and valuable Autographs collected by Hollis French of Boston. And under a separate alphabet Autographic material from other consignors, To be sold wednesday afternoon november 8,1916. The Anderson Galleries, Inc. New York, U.S.A., 1245,

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 08, 1916 - November 08, 1916
Page Size: 319 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 SULLIVAN (GEN. JOHN) A. L. S.

1778

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102 SULLIVAN (JAMES) A. L. S.

1790

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103 TAYLOR (BAYARD) A. N. S.

1854

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104 THACKERAY (W. M.) Signature and subscription;

1855

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105 TUCKERMAN (HENRY T.) Autograph Poem Signed.

1849

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106 TYLER (JOHN, Tenth President) A. L. S., 1 p. 12mo. 1855, regarding an autograph, with envelope addressed in his hand, franked; A ...

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107 VAN BUREN (MARTIN) A. L. S.

1826

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108 WASHINGTON (GEORGE) Autograph Draft Signed.

1773

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109 WAYNE (ANTHONY) A. N. S.

1779

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110 WEBSTER (DANIEL) A. N. S., 1 p. 8vo. n. d.; L. S., 2 pp. 4to. 1848; A. L. S. with initials, 1 p. 8vo. n. d.; L. S., 1 ...

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111 YOUNG (BRIGHAM) Note Signed.

1854

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112 AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARBISON) Original Manuscript Poem The Temptation of Saint Anthony.

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113 AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON) Original Manuscript Poem Bayard. With Notes.

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114 AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON) A. L. S.

1855

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115 AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. Containing 155 signatures, including: James Buchanan, Peter Force, Fernando Wood ...

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116 BERLIOZ (HECTOR) A. L. S.

1854

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117 BIERCE (AMBROSE) A. L. S.

1906

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118 BIZET (GEORGES) A. L. S.

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119 BOKER (GEORGE H.) A. L. S.

1868

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120 BOSWELL (JAMES) A. L. S.

1793

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121 BRAHMS (JOHANNES) A. L. S.

1874

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122 BRONTE (CHARLOTTE) A. L. S.

1852

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123 BRYANT (WILLIAM CULLEN) 2 A. L's S., each 1 p. 8vo. N. Y. Dec. 31, 1874, and Roslyn, L. I., July 17, 1875.

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124 BUCHANAN (JAMES) A. L. S.

1853

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125 BUCHANAN (JAMES) D. S., on parchment.

1858

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126 BURR (AARON) A. L. S.

1805

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127 BURROUGHS (JOHN) Original autograph manuscript: A Bird Talk.

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128 BURROUGHS (JOHN) Original autograph manuscript of his essay: Literary Values.

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129 BYRON (LORD) A. L. S., 4 pp. 8vo. Dec. 13, 1855. To Charles Hanson. With addressed wrapper; portrait.

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130 CARLYLE (THOMAS) A. L. S.

1867

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131 CARLYLE (THOMAS) Autograph Memorandum, signed twice with initials.

1868

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132 CARY (ALICE) Original Manuscript Poem My Picture.

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133 CATHERINE II. of Russia L. S.

1783

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134 CHABOT (PHILIPPE DE, Admiral de Brion) L. S.

no year

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135 CHOPIN (FRANCOIS FREDERIC) A. L. S.

no year

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136 CIVIL WAR. Autograph Letters and Letters signed by the following Generals: S. L. Wilson; T. M ...

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137 CIVIL WAR. Carte-de-Visite portraits of Generals, etc., in the Civil War, by Brady, Goldin, and ...

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138 CIVIL WAR GENERALS. Joseph Hooker, L. S.; John F. Reynolds, A. L. S.; A. A. Humphreys, A. L. S ...

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139 CLAY (HENRY) A. N. S.

1848

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140 CLEMENS (SAMUEL L.) A. L. S.

1897

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141 CLEMENS (SAMUEL L.) Original Manuscript, The £1,000,000 Bank-Note.

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142 CLEMENS (SAMUEL L.) Original Manuscript of Two Little Tales. The first, with title: The Man with a Message for the ...

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143 CLEMENS (SAMUEL L.) Original Manuscript, partly typewritten and partly autograph: A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's ...

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144 CLEMENS (SAMUEL L.) Part of the original manuscript of Pudd'nhead Wilson. 8 pp. in autograph and 5 pp. partly ...

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145 COLIGNY (GASPARD DE) D. S.

1561

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146 COMPOSERS. Interesting A. L's S. of C. Goldmark, A. Dvorak, B. Godard, F. Liszt, J. Massenet, C ...

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147 CONSTABLE (JOHN) Various Subjects of Landscape, characteristic of English Scenery. London

1833

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148 CRAVEN (WILLIAM, EARL OF) A. L. S.

1669-70

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149 PARLEY (F. O. C.) A. L. S., 3 pp. 8vo. Claymont, Sept., 1860. To C. L. Derby. With pen-and-ink sketch of three heads ...

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150 DARLEY (F. O. C.) Original black and white wash drawing. Border Ruffians Invading Kansas. Shows a group of these men ...

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151 DARWIN (CHARLES) A. L. S.

no year

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152 DICKENS (CHARLES) A. L. S.

1844

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153 DICKENS (CHARLES) A. L. S.

1845

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154 DICKENS (CHARLES) A. L. S.

1855

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155 DICKENS (CHARLES) A. L. S.

1856

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156 DICKENS (CHARLES) A. L. S.

1866

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157 DRAKE (JOSEPH RODMAN) Original Manuscript Poem One happy year has fled. Consisting of 4 stanzas of 8 lines each, written ...

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158 ELIZABETH OF BOHEMIA, Sister of Charles I, and Wife of the Winter King. Called the Queen of ...

1635

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159 ELIZABETH'S PRIVY COUNCIL. D. S.

1598

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160 EVELYN (JOHN) A. L. S.

1687

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161 FILLMORE (MILLARD) A. L. S.

1856

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162 FORREST (EDWIN) A. L. S.

1834

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163 FORSTER (JOHN, Biographer of Dickens) Letters to Robert and Mrs. Browning. Series of 17 autograph letters, signed, amounting to 65 pp ...

1854-1875

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164 FORT-ROYAL OF HOLY SCRIPTURES (The), or, a New Concordance of the chief Heads of Scripture ... London

1652

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165 FRONTENAC (LOUIS DE BUADE, Comte de) A. L. S.

1646

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166 GEORGE III D. S., on parchment.

1794

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167 GEORGE III D. S., on parchment.

1795

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168 GEORGE III D. S., on parchment.

USD - Unknown
169 GEORGE III A. S. on a manuscript list of passwords for February, 1810, in which a separate county or town is ...

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170 GEORGE IV D. S., on parchment.

1814

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171 GOUNOD (CHARLES) Autograph Manuscript words and Music of Les Champs of Beranger.

1849

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172 GRANT (ULYSSES S.) D. S., on parchment.

1843

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173 GRANT (ULYSSES S.) A. L. S.

1892

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174 GRANT (ULYSSES S.) A. L. S., 1 p. 4to. Washington, July 24, 1865. To Hon. E. M. Stanton. Recommending for promotion a ...

USD - Unknown
175 GREELEY (HORACE) A. L. S.

1867

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176 GRISWOLD (R. W.) A. L. S.

1856

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177 GROLIER (JEAN) D. S.

1550

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178 HAMILTON (ALEXANDER) Autograph Legal Opinion relating to a Real Estate transaction, covering 1 1/2 pp. 4to, signed and ...

USD - Unknown
179 HAMILTON (ALEXANDER) A. L. S.

1803

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180 HAMILTON (ALEXANDER) Copy of the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser for July 25, 1804.

USD - Unknown
181 HARDIE (JAMES A.) Copies of the original appointments issued by Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson to James A. Hardie ...

USD - Unknown
182 HARRISON (BENJAMIN) Manuscript Petition to President Lincoln recommending the Hon. S. B. Gookins for the U. S. Supreme ...

1861

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183 HARRISON (WILLIAM HENRY) A. L. S., 1 1/4 pp. 4to. Vincennes, 17 Feb., 1810. To Col. Thomas H. Cushing. With inlaid portrait.

USD - Unknown
184 HARTE (BRET) Autograph manuscript.

1869

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185 HARTE (BRET) Original Manuscript.

USD - Unknown
186 HARTE (BRET) Autograph manuscript.

USD - Unknown
187 HARTE (BRET) Autograph manuscript. New York

USD - Unknown
188 HAWTHORNE (NATHANIEL) A. L. S.

1853

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189 HAY (JOHN) A. L. S.

no year

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190 HENRY (O.) Original MS.

USD - Unknown
191 HOLMES (OLIVER WENDELL) A. L. S.

1886

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192 HOOD (THOMAS) A. L. S.

no date

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193 HOWE (JULIA WARD) A. L. S.

1858

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194 HOWELLS (WILLIAM DEAN) A. L. S.

no date

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195 HUGHES (THOMAS) Tom Brown's School Days. London

1878

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196 JACKSON (ANDREW) A. L. S., 2 pp. 4to. Washington, February 12, 1824. To his Son, Andrew Jackson. With silhouette ...

USD - Unknown
197 JAMES (HENRY) A. L. S.

1912

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198 JAY (JOHN) D. S., 1 p. small 4to. In Council of Revision, Feb. 21, 1800. With portrait.

USD - Unknown
199 JEFFERSON (JOSEPH) A. L. S.

no year

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200 JOHNSON (DR. SAMUEL) A. L. S.

1775

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