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WILLIAM GILLMORE SIMMS — THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN AUTHOR CANCELS HIS NEW YORK LECTURES DUE TO HOSTILITIES BEING EXPRESSED TOWARD HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SOUTHERN HERITAGE AND SUPPORT FOR SLAVERY
SIMMS, WILLIAM GILMORE. (1806-70). American writer, poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “W. Gilmore Simms”. One full page, octavo [approx. 5 x 8 inches]. New York, November 21, [c. 1860].
$2750.00
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AFTER THE IMMENSE SUCCESS OF: ‘UNCLE TOM’S CABIN’, HARRIET BEECHER STOWE MOVES HER HOUSEHOLD TO HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. (1811-96). American writer and abolitionist. Uncommon Autograph Letter Signed, “H.B. Stowe”. One full page, octavo. Andover, February 14, [1864].
$1950.00
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CHARLES DICKENS — AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY VINTAGE CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BELOVED NOVELIST
DICKENS, CHARLES. (1812-1870). English novelist. An exceptionally fine vintage CDV depicting Dickens in 3/4 length, full-face pose, intensely gazing to his left.
$100.00
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CLAUDE MONET – THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER ADDRESSES AN ENVELOPE TO HIS CLOSE FRIEND GUSTAVE GEFFROY, THE ART CRITIC
MONET, CLAUDE. (1840-1926). French artist; leading figure in the impressionist movement; the term ‘Impressionism’ is derived from the title of his painting Impression Sunrise. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, approximately 5 x 4.25 inches, addressed in lavender ink by Monet to influential art critic, historian, friend and author Gustave Geffroy.
$475.00
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BRIGHAM YOUNG — AN EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE SIGNED UTAH SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY PAY ORDER
YOUNG, BRIGHAM. (1801-77). American religious leader and colonizer of Utah. Exceedingly-scarce Partly-Printed Document Signed, “Brigham Young”, on a pay order drawn on the “Utah Southern Railroad Company”. One page, oblong octavo. 1872.
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THOMAS CARLYLE — AN ATTRACTIVE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — ORDERING A BOOK ON JOHN MILTON
CARLYLE, THOMAS. (1795 – 1881) Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher; leading writer of the Victorian era; exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature, and philosophy. Attractive Autograph Letter Signed, “T. Carlyle”. “5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea”, [London], November 7, 1843.
$225.00
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THOMAS JEFFERSON — AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS JAMES DINSMORE, TO PLASTER THE PIAZZA AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WILL ALLOW AT HIS BELOVED HOME, MONTICELLO
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. (1743-1826). Third President of the United States, principle author of the Declaration of Independence, and influential Founding Father of the United States. Choice, apparently unpublished, Autograph Letter Signed, “Th. Jefferson,” as President. To Mr. [James] Dinsmore. February 27, 1809.
$29,500.00
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