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"I am afraid there can be no question of my releasing Volume I before the 15th November": Excellent typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill to friend and publisher Desmond Flower regarding the publication of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.
1955.
Excellent typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill. On Churchill's Chartwell letterhead, the return address of which has been corrected to La Cappocina, Cap d'Ail, A.m. The letter is dated 27 October, 1955, addressed to Desmond Flower, and reads: My dear Desmond, I am afraid there can be no question of my releasing Volume I before the 15th November. I have had Hodge and Kelly out here, and we have been working very hard. There is plenty of time. I am sorry if this should cause you inconvenience. Yours very sincerely, "Winston Churchill P.S. I have to read page 2…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 119601
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"My dear Johnnie": Rare typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill to his brother Major John Churchill; framed with an original duotone print of Yousuf Karsh's iconic portrait of Churchill “The Roaring Lion”
CHURCHILL, Winston S. [Yousuf Karsh].
Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.
London: December 9, 1955.
Rare typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill to his brother and only sibling, Major John Churchill, framed with an original duotone print of Yousuf Karsh's famed portrait of Churchill “The Roaring Lion” which, in May 1941, was featured on the cover of Life magazine and brought Karsh international fame. One page, on Churchill's 21 Hyde Park Gate, London letterhead, the letter is addressed to Major John Churchill and reads in full, "9" December, 1955. "My dear Johnnie," I am indeed obliged to you and Kitty for your birthday token and good wishes. The portraits are beautifully done and I…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 139273
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Original Silver Gelatin Print of Sir Winston Churchill by Walter Stoneman; Signed by Churchill
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Signed Walter Stoneman Photograph.
1942.
Silver gelatin print portrait of Winston Churchill by Walter Stoneman, boldly signed and dated by him, "Winston Churchill 1947" on the mount. Photographer's stamp on verso. The photograph measures 9 inches by 6 inches. Celebrated war-time portrait of Churchill taken on 1 April 1942, by Walter Stoneman, self-styled "The Man's Photographer." In June 1897, he was the only one of fourteen photographers working for J. Russell & Sons who succeeded in taking four pictures of Queen Victoria in her golden state landau on the occasion of her diamond jubilee. Working for J. Russell & Sons, he took numerous photographs of royalty, aristocracy, members of high society and other…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 132579
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"It seems to me an excellent arrangement, and I am looking forward to the occasion very much": Letter Signed by Winston S. Churchill to friend and publisher Desmond Flower
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed.
1956.
One page typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, dated April 6, 1956, on his "28 Hyde Park Gate, London" letterhead stationery. The letter is to author and publisher Desmond Flower and reads, "Thank you so much for your letter sending me the agenda you have prepared for the luncheon on April 23. It seems to me an excellent arrangement, and I am looking forward to the occasion very much. The weather has not been good, but I have had a very pleasant stay here. I return to England on April 10." The letterhead has been amended to read: "at…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 116425
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"I do not think there can be any real improvement for the world while the gold premium continues to increase. With kind regards, Believe me, Winston S. Churchill": CHURCHILL WRITES TO HIS BANKER AT CITY NATIONAL BANK, BERNARD DUIS, JUST DAYS BEFORE ROOSEVELT'S 1932 LANDSLIDE ELECTION; Letter Signed by Him
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed.
1932.
One page typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, dated November 4, 1932, on his Chartwell letterhead stationery. The letter is to author and publisher to Bernard Duis discussing Roosevelt's upcoming election and the Depression. The letter reads, "My dear Duis, Many thanks for your letter of October 24. I am making steady progress and hope in a month or so to be able to attend Parliament again. I should have thought that the markets had rather discounted Roosevelt's election, and that if the Democrats put forward a number of very able men as principal officers of State - as…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 132305
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Rare visitor's log from the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 signed by Winston S. and Clementine Churchill, David Lloyd George, Raymond and Violet Asquith among others
CHURCHILL, Winston S.; Clementine Churchill; David Lloyd George; Raymond Asquith.
Winston S. Churchill and David Lloyd George Signed Japan-British Exhibition Visitor’s Log.
1910.
Rare visitor's log from the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 signed by Winston S. and Clementine Churchill, David Lloyd George, Raymond and Violet Asquith among others. Oblong quarto, bound in full leather with gilt inner dentelles. Signed and dated on the first several pages of the logbook by David Lloyd George, Louis Brennan (the inventor of the gyro monorail which won the exhibition's Grand Prize), Raymond Asquith, Clementine S. Churchill, Violet Asquith, Winston S. Churchill, Brazilian President Hermes de Fonseca, and several others dated May 16, 1910 to February 18, 1911. Accompanied by a collection of original photographs from the exhibition…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 119055
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Rare Supreme Court Ruling Document; signed by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
BURGER, Warren E.
Warren E. Burger Signed Supreme Court Ruling Document.
Washington, D.C.: June 11, 1986.
Rare typescript Supreme Court ruling document signed by the 15th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Warren E. Burger. Two pages, typescript, signed by Burger on the first page. Decided on July 11, 1986, the document offers Burger's opinion in the Richard Thornburgh, et al., Appellants v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. regarding the legality of a minor seeking an abortion without parental consent. In fine condition. A unique example.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 122766
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Long Autographed Letter Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger to Irving Kaufman
BURGER, Warren.
Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman.
1969.
Autographed signed letter from Chief Justice Warren Burger to the Chief Judge of the Second Court of Appeals Irving Kaufman on The Supreme Court letterhead. The letter reads, "Dear Irving, Today is a significant milestone in your fine judicial career and an important one in the Judiciary because of that fact. Few judges brought to their work the rich background of scholarship and broad experience in practice and the trial bench as you did. I wish for you- and for all of us- that you will have good health and many more years of service in the courts. Cordially Warren…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 38008
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RARE PORTRAIT OF THE FATHER OF SOVIET RUSSIA: VLADIMIR LENIN; SIGNED BY HIM
LENIN. [ULYANOV, Vladimir Ilyich].
Vladimir Lenin Signed Portrait.
1922.
Rare printed portrait signed by the father of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin. One page, printed with a horizontal crease, inscribed by Lenin in the lower portion of the portrait, "VI Ulyanov (Lenin) 28.IV.1922." In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 31.75 inches.
Price: $75,000.00 Item Number: 132168
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Signed Engraving of Ulysses S. Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Signed Engraving.
Washington, D.C: 1871.
Portrait engraving of President Ulysses S. Grant. Boldly signed U.S. Grant. The engraving measures 5.5 inches by 4 inches. This portrait engraving produced by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In near fine condition, affixed to an 8 inch by 10 inch sheet bearing a small note. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches 18 inches.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 44047
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1806 United States Land Grant signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison
JEFFERSON, Thomas and James Madison.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Land Grant.
City of Washington: April 5, 1806.
American land grant signed by Thomas Jefferson as the third President of the United States and countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State. Folio, one page partially printed on parchment and accomplished in manuscript, the grant is dated April 5, 1806 and awards Caleb Johnson of Washington County, Pennsylvania a parcel of land. The document reads in part: Know Ye, that "Caleb Johnson of Washington County, Pennsylvania" having deposited in the Treasury a certificate of the Register of the Land office at "Steubenville" whereby it appears that "he has made full payment for the Northeast Quarter of Lot or…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 143218
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"One of the most fascinating regiments in American military history": Rough Rider Sergeant Craig W. Wadsworth's personal collection of Rough Riders books, letters and photographs; with a first edition of The Rough Riders and typed letter signed by President Theodore Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore and Craig W. Wadsworth.
Theodore Roosevelt and Craig W. Wadsworth Rough Riders Collection.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899.
Craig Wharton Wadsworth's personal collection of books, letters and photographs from his time as a Sergeant in Roosevelt's Rough Riders cavalry. The collection includes a first edition of Roosevelt's best-selling work, The Rough Riders (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899) signed by Roosevelt, "Theodore Roosevelt" and Wadsworth, "Craig W. Wadsworth Sergeant-Troop K"; Wadsworth's 14-leaf photograph album bound in full pebbled leather with gilt titles to the front panel which read: "First United States Volunteer Cavalry (Roosevelt Rough Riders) 1898" containing 24 original photographs of the cavalrymen on their expedition to Daiquiri with annotations in Wadsworth's hand and a lengthy introduction…
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 123510
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RARE PRINTED LETTER SIGNED BY THEODORE HERZL IN the wake of the collapse of Zionist fundraising efforts in Russia
HERZL, Theodor.
Theodor Herzl Printed Letter Signed.
December 19, 1903.
Printed letter signed by the father of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, in the wake of the collapse of Zionist fundraising efforts in Russia. One page, printed, sent from Vienna on December 19, 1903, the letter is in German and translates into English as, "As of around the 23rd of Oct. we have requested that you, in consideration of the current situation in Russia, which for a longer time has made the collection and delivery of the Shekel impossible to us, to compress in the fund-raising of the Shekel in your country as quickly as possible, and to send us the…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 143208
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Collection of Four Supreme Court Ruling Pamphlets; signed by justices Harry A. Blackmun, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and David Souter
BLACKMUN, Harry A.; Stephen Breyer; Elena Kagan; David Souter.
Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.
Washington, D.C.: 1991-2015.
Rare collection of four typescript Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Harry A. Blackmun (Diane Griffin v. United States: December 3, 1991), David Souter (William "Sky King v. St. Vincent's Hospital: December 16, 1991), Stephen Breyer (Kingsley v. Hendrickson et al: June 22, 2015), and Elena Kagan (Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment: June 22, 2015). In fine condition. A fine collection of signatures offering first-hand insight into each justice's manner of reasoning.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 122987
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"The highest distinction of Venezuela": RARE Order of the Liberators Appointment signed by ‘El Libertador’ Simón Bolívar as President of Venezuela
BOLIVAR, Simón.
Simón Bolívar Signed Order of the Liberators Appointment.
1819.
Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Venezuela. One page, partially printed on Bolívar's presidential letterhead bearing his title, 'Supreme Head of the Republic, Captain-General of the Army of Venezuela and New Granada', the letter is dated January 18 1819 and appoints Lt. Col. Laurencio Silva to the Order of the Liberators, the highest distinction of Venezuela, created by Bolívar in 1813 and awarded for outstanding merit and benefits made to the community under his exclusive authority. Signed by Bolívar in the lower right portion of the appointment. The recipient of the appointment, Jose Laurencio…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 127430
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RARE MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED BY 'EL LIBERTADOR', SIMÓN BOLÍVAR AS PRESIDENT OF GRAN COLOMBIA
BOLIVAR, Simón.
Simón Bolívar Signed Military Appointment.
1829.
Rare military appointment signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, partially printed on Bolivar's presidential letterhead, the document is dated September 16 1829 and appoints 2nd Lieutenant Vicente Tavares of the Carabobo Battalion provisional Captain in the Infantry. Signed by Bolívar in Guayaquil and countersigned by General Secretary José Domingo Espinar. The final battle in the war of independence, Bolívar's decisive victory at Carabobo on June 24, 1821 finally secured Venezuela's national independence after years of war against Spain and established the Republic of Gran Colombia. In very good condition. Double matted and framed…
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 127168
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"But what does it matter what I suffer for you to enjoy? That I perish for a people to live" Rare autograph letter signed by 'El Libertador', Simón Bolívar to Ecuadorian independentista Manuela Garaycoa
BOLIVAR, Simón.
Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed.
Bogota: 1827.
Rare autograph letter signed by 'El Libertador', Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, script in Spanish. Sent from Bogota, the letter is dated December 6, 1827 and reads in full, "A la Senora Manuela Garaycoa. Umd. siempre se eccele a si misma on bondades para conmigo y me prodiga elofios ques ellos solo, bastarian para saviar la codica del mas ambivioiso de gloria. Y que otra cora podria yo esperar de las Garaycoas de esas amigas fieles de esas Colombians constantes de esa Gloriosa sin rival? Yo les doy las gracias a todas y seame tambien permitido…
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 126188
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RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY 'EL LIBERTADOR', SIMÓN BOLÍVAR TO JOSE FELIZ BLANCO
BOLIVAR, Simón.
Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed.
1829.
Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, script in Spanish on both recto and verso. The letter is dated May 13, 1828, and offers the recipient, Colonel José Félix Blanco, Bolívar's support in his struggle to maintain the security of Barinas (of which was made Governor in 1827) in the midst of heavy criticism from several officers including General José Antonio Páez. Bolívar notes that the offending officers have been dismissed in order to prevent the possibility of partial influence on the resulting hearings and regrets that he will be unable…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 126183
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Rare January 1971 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by Senator Ted Kennedy
KENNEDY, Edward [Ted].
Senator Ted Kennedy Signed 1971 Time Magazine Cover.
Chicago: Time Magazine, November 29, 1971.
Original cover from the November 29, 1971 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 139032
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Rare January 1969 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by Senator Ted Kennedy
KENNEDY, Edward [Ted].
Senator Ted Kennedy Signed 1969 Time Magazine Cover.
Chicago: Time Magazine, January 10, 1969.
Original cover from the January 10, 1969 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 138461