1870. Slip of paper, approximately 2.5"x6", bearing Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada's signature. Paper appears to be clipped from a larger sheet. Light soiling to slip. Portion of paper reads, handwritten: "Independencia y Libertad, México" and is dated December 24, 1870 with Lerdo de Tejada's signature. Lerdo de Tejada was the 27th president of Mexico, serving from 1872 to 1876. His political party was liberal. LH consignment; shelved case 0. More

New Haven, Connecticut: 1966. One sheet of paper, measuring 7 1/4" x 8 1/2", with the letterhead of Yale University. A TLS signed by William Sloane Coffin Jr, the chaplain of Yale University. It is addressed to Mr. Leon Guterman, President and Publisher of Wisdom Magazine. Paper has some faint creases, where it was folded into an envelope. Lieberman consignment; shelved case 0. More

1867. Slip of paper approximately 1.5"x6", bearing Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada's signature. Paper appears to be clipped from a larger sheet. Portion of paper reads, handwritten: "Independencia y Libertad, México" and is dated November 30, 1867 with Lerdo de Tejada's signature. Lerdo de Tejada was the 27th president of Mexico, serving from 1872 to 1876. His political party was liberal. --L.H. Consignment. Shelve: L.H. Autographs. More

1897. One page long handwritten letter on 10 1/2" x 8" sized paper. Sheet has one horizontal and two vertical creases. Letter is protected by a clear plastic sleeve. Addressed to Gavitts Medical Co., Topeka, and dated 5 July, 1897. The letter has the letterhead of J. H. Muntz Harness and Strap Work. Lieberman consignment. Shelve in autographs folder. More

1823. Portion of paper, approximately 5" x 8.5" bearing José Ignacio Pavón's signature. Age-toning, foxing, chipping and creasing to paper with two small puncture marks. Dated June 1823 with Pavón's signature at the tail. Paper appears to have been torn from a larger document. José Ignacio Pavón was a conservative Mexican lawyer, jurist and politician, notable for his two day stint serving as acting president during a time of political unrest in August of 1860. --L.H. CONSIGNMENT Shelve: L.H. Autographs. More

1979. One page typed letter, signed by Karl Menninger in what appears to be green marker. 8 1/2" x 11" sheet paper on The Menninger Foundation letterhead. Paper has two light horizontal creases. Also lightly creased at corners. Dated May 23, 1979, the letter reads as follows: "Dear [Doctor]: Since I didn't see you in Chicago last week, I will look for you here in Topeka in August. Just call my office as the time draws near, and we will set up an appointment. Sincerely Karl Menninger" --- Lieberman Consignment. Shelve in autographs folder. More

Folded letter from Edith M. Thomas; Some wear to the edges, fading, toning. Autograph clear. Shelved CZ folder, case 0. More

8.5"x5.5" sheet of paper from a program for the "International Symposium for the 1980's" inscribed by Albert B. Sabin, developer of an oral polio vaccine. ---LIEBERMAN CONSIGNMENT Shelve in autographs binder. More

One autograph book, bound in red cloth, measuring 8 1/4 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide. Slightly warped due to the ephemera within, as well as some slight wear. Contains a multitude of signatures, photos, and newspaper clippings. Some of the contents include the autographs of: Robert Wagner, Liselotte Schreiner, Claus Hofer, Maria Wimmer, Werner Hinz, Ehmi Bessel, Mathies Wieman, Paul Wegener, Gustav Knutn, Werner Hinz, Walter Franck, Hannsgeorg Laubenthel, Gustav Grundens, Paul Hartmann, Paul Harbiger, Albert Florath, Kathe Gold, Marianne Hoppe, Paul Hartmann. SF consignment; SEE ALL 6 IMAGES FOR DETAILS. SOME ECOMMERCE SITES HAVE IMAGE CAPS, SO IF YOU DON'T SEE ALL 6 IMAGES, CONTACT SELLER FOR MORE INFORMATION NOTE: Shelved in middle room, in Upstairs offices area. More

1890. First Edition. Folded letter with envelope, dated June 9th, 1890 from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Miss Katherine Miller in VG- condition; The letter was dictated but the signature is in Holmes' hand. The letter details the lives of mutual friends. There is one small mark on the front and a tipped in small article about Holmes, which has caused some minor glue staining, otherwise in good shape with clear signature. Shelved Case 0. CZ folder. More

1977. One card, measuring 7 x 5 1/8 inches, in VG condition, signed by Henry Kissinger. The card is an invitation to the Frank C. Nash Lecture on International Security Affairs, delivered by Kissinger on April 5, 1977. The card has very mild wear.; shelved case 0. More

Supreme Court of the United States card signed by Earl Warren in black ink. Some slight fading to the ink; reverse side of card shows some scuff marks. SG Consignment. Shelved Case 0. More

Paris: 1935. Plain Editions envelope and typed letter sent from Paris, signed "A. B. Toklas"; VG; dated "9 VIII 35"; regarding publication of poems by Gertrude Stein; in double-sided glass frame, both sides of letter and envelope visible; gray mat, with water stain at upper right corner; not examined outside of frame; dimensions in frame: width 14" x height 22.5"; envelope dimensions from sight: width 5.75" x 4.75"; letter dimensions from sight: width 5.25" x height 8.25"; RW consignment; located Dupont Circle store. W1018. More

Set of three handwritten, unidentified letters. The first letter is on a lined 16" x 9 1/2" sheet of paper, folded vertically with two horizontal creases. Addressed to the City Council of the City of Saco, the Board of Health members urge that action be taken to clean up standing water or else risk contagion. The second letter is written on 5" x 8" Philadelphia Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon & Hospital stationery. 6 pages long, the writing has faded after the first paragraph of page two. The letter is from a former Union soldier to an acquaintance, telling of his recent exploits and whereabouts.The third letter is two pages long, written on 5" x 8" House of Representatives stationery with two horizontal creases. The letter is undated and illegible. --- Lieberman consignment. Shelve in autographs folder. More

Undated. Slip of paper, approximately 1.5" x 2", bearing Benito Juarez's signature. Left edge of sheet slightly frayed. Paper appears to have been clipped from a larger document. Benito Pablo Juárez García served as president of Mexico for five terms. ---L.H. CONSIGNMENT Shelve: L.H. Autographs. More

1871. Slip of paper, approximately 2.5" x 7.5", bearing Benito Juarez's signature. Two faint vertical creases to sheet and very minor foxing. Spots of adhesive residue to verso. Dated July 20, 1871. Juarez's signature is faint compared to other text on slip. Paper appears to have been clipped from a larger document. Benito Pablo Juárez García served as president of Mexico for five terms. ---L.H. CONSIGNMENT Shelve: L.H. Autographs. More

1838-1861. Two wood-framed collections of 19th century nautical promissory notes, with typed transcriptions; most notes dated 1838; not examined out of frames; dimensions of frame 1: height 31.25" x width 25.25"; dimensions of frame 2: height 30.25" x width 24.25"; RW consignment; located at Dupont Store. W1009. More

Framed and matted photograph, event flyer, and ALS; in wood frame; not examined out of frame; dimensions of frame: height 17" x width 27 3/4"; dimensions of photo from sight: height 7 1/4" x width 9 1/8"; dimensions of flyer from sight: height 4 1/8" x width 5 1/8"; dimensions of letter from sight: height 4" x width 8"; RW consignment; located at Dupont Store. W1010. More

Washington, D.C. 1850. ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page one side, 7.75 x 9.8 inches, April 25, 1850. With two horizontal folds, upper third separated, lower fold partially separated; VG-; Sent to Thomas B Stevenson Esq.; Text in full: "I received your favor of the 14th instant. In [unknown] to your desire to engage some of the letter writers to write occasionally for your paper, I regret that my acquaintances with that [unknown] of [unknown] is very limited. Mr. J. E. Harvey and Mr. Francis J. Grand stay at the same hotel that I do. The former you know as "Independent" of the [unknown] American, and I presume the later too by reputation. He is admitted to be one of the best letter writers; and he (Mr. Grand) has just now taken a wonderful liking to me. He offered to write for you for nothing, but I told him that would not do, and that you and he must adjust the [unknown] he do. And there I leave it. The rumors so rife of Cabinet changes a week or two ago have ceased, and of present there is no left of any. It is said that the President told the Cabinet that he liked them very much, and they told him that they liked him very much, and so they agreed that they would not dispose that union. Most people believe however that [unknown] long a change will be made. In the meantime there is very little concert + cooperation between the Capital + the White House."; CX consignment; shelved case 0 binder. More

Five fragments of ALS by Huxley; all pieces with evidence of burning; burned sections cut away, resulting in loss of text and fragmentation of letters, as is not unusual for material from the Rodman archive. extant pages clean and flat; dates and locations uncertain; all hand-written by Huxley; letters discuss travel in southern France and Italy; RW consignment; shelved Case 0. W1014. More

1870. Framed photogravure and ALS by Ruskin; matted and framed; not examined out of frame; letter dated "3rd February, 1870" from Ruskin regarding a pamphlet and asking after the author "I am so much pleased with your pamphlet that I am afraid of doing you harm by telling you how much."; dimensions in frame: height 15" x width 19"; dimensions of photogravure from sight: height 8.5" x width 7"; dimensions of letter from sight: height 6.75" x width 4.25"; RW consignment; located at Dupont Store. W1011. More

1908-1909. Group of seven signed photographs of mostly German zoologists, geneticists, and physiologists Ernst Haekel, August Weismann, Wilhelm Roux, Richard Hertwig, Hugo de Vries, Jacques Loeb, and Carl Herkit inscribed between Dec 24, 1908 and March 25, 1909. 6 sheets measuring 27 x 36.5cm, with the image measuring 11.75 x 20cm, inscribed, dated, and signed below. All have some mild toning, very slight wear to corners; Jacques Loeb measures 23 x 30.5cm and is mounted on black paper, some small water-stains, one impacts image; Carl Herkit dated 25/3/09, Hugo de Vries dated Dec 24 1908, Richard Hertwig dated 12 Febr 1909, Ernst Haekel dated 23 Januar 1909 'Phylogenia est vera causa Ontogeniae', August Weismann dated 22 Feb 1909, Wilhelm Roux dated 10 Jan 1909, Jacques Loeb undated, 'yours very sincerely'; NR consignment; shelved case 0. More

Framed Autograph of Mark Twain; Twain's flat signature ("Yours Truly, Mark Twain") on a 3" X 4.25" card, matted below a photo of Twain, both framed; Frame measures 15.5" X 9" and features marbled paper highlights; Twain's signature is clear and in black ink; SG Consign. More

1945-1962. An archive of 8 Henry Miller items sent to Selden Rodman. It contains the following: 1 page ALS dated July 24 62, one horizontal and two vertical folds, paperclip stain to upper upper left corner, two stamps of Miller's name and address. It discusses Rodman's 'The Heart of Beethoven,' published earlier that year, "Too damn much to read - can't keep up!" and that "one result of reading you is that I have ordered the "Hammerklavier" [Piano Sonata No. 29] - haven't heard it for 25 years or more. Much of Beethoven I can't swallow any more. He's been done to death." He also discusses never meeting Karl Shapiro.; 1 page ALS dated 1/18/52, one horizontal and two vertical folds, smudge to 'ller' of Miller's signature. "The meaning of title is simple - through suffering one blossoms! at the head of the cross is the mystic rose of the Rosicrucians. The book [The Rosy Crucifixion] is a continuation and completion (summation) of the "Tropics" and "Black Spring". In short, religion extols Christ crucified. But it is the risen Christ that is important, not the suffering Jesus. and we are all Christs, whether we know it or not. Just as Zen teaches that it is useless to seek the Buddha - you are the Buddha, once you realize it. This is not for publication [?]. I hope it is clear. What I have to prove is the truth of this - by living is that I am! Maybe "Plexus" (vol. 2 of Rosy Crux.) will come out in English one day, in Paris. Then you'll see better what I mean - in the last pages of that volume."; 1 page ALS regarding Miller, with some scorching in the margins, some loss of letters, as is not unusual for material from the Rodman archive.; 4 postcards, one dated 7/7/62 regarding Miller receiving the Beethoven book (with a paperclip stain), one dated 1/10/52 regarding sending 6 prints of a photo Rodman took "I like it!!", one dated 9/25/45 regarding forwarding a letter, and one undated (but stamped Sep 17, 1945) that is somewhat faded.; Salmon colored sheet advertising the Permanent Exhibition of Water Colors from Morn to Midnight at the Green House, with some scorching, including to part of Miller's handwritten text in green ink; RW consignment; shelved case 0 W1016. More

18th Century. Archive of documents regarding Robert Walpole, collected by British bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Philipps; five manuscript documents by multiple authors: Manuscript 1: 2 folio leaves folded into 9pps commentary on clipped newspaper article comparing John Stuart (3rd Earl of Bute, 1713-1792) to William Pitt (1st Earl of Chatam, 1708-1778). The article is circa 1763. According to a note on the reverse of the first leaf these comments are made by “Mr. J.C.” Manuscript 2: 1 folio leaf folded into 4pp. According to a penned note on the recto of 1st page “Mr. J.C.’s remarks on La H’s Walpoleana” J.C. apparently was asked to be a trustee of Oglethorpe’s Georgia Plan but declined as he also declined a part in the “British —-hery” Manuscript 3: 6 folio leaves folded into 20pp. Ms of Lord Hardwicke’s “Walpoleana.” Philip Yorke (Earl of Hardwick 1720-1790) published this work in 1783. Manuscript 4: 3 folio leaves folded into 12pp. “Remarks on a Pamphlet called Political Debates Particularly that part of it pretended to have been spoke by Mr W.P. (Wm. P.H).” Paper same as item #1 presumably same hand. Also by Mr. J.C? Manuscript 5: 1 folio leaf folded into 4pp apparently incomplete. A ms of a speech to Parliament? on the “Embargo laid on Wheat and Wheat flour by the Kings Order in Counsel Sept 26, 1766.” Manuscript 6: 2 folio leaves folded into 8pp. A copy of a “Paper delivered to the D. of Newcastle May 15, 1757.” Duke of Newcastle (Sir Thomas Pelham-Hollis, 1693-1768). Pitt fell in April, Newcastle joined with him and Pitt rose again in June. This letter supports Newcastle in joining P.H. Items housed in Philipps' presumed original folder, with his archive number 9104; some wear and soiling to folder; most manuscripts breaking at horizontal center folds; RW consignment; shelved Case 0. W1001. More