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BENJAMIN HARRISON PREDICTS: “THE FIGHT FOR THE SENATE NEXT YEAR WILL BE A VERY DESPERATE ONE”
HARRISON, BENJAMIN. (1833-1901). Twenty-third President of the United States. Important Autograph Letter Signed, “Benj. Harrison”, on imprinted United States Senate/ Washington, D.C. stationery. Three very full pages, octavo. Indianapolis, Ind[iana]. May 5, 1885.
$3700.00
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PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PROVIDED BY A SURGEON OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE
DICKINSON, JOHN. (1732-1808) American lawyer and politician. Signer of both the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation; and President of both Delaware and Pennsylvania. Partially-Printed Document Signed, “John Dickinson President,” as President of Pennsylvania. One page, oblong octavo. Philadelphia. April 17, 1783.
$650.00
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‘BUFFALO BILL’ CODY WRITES HIS NIECE GIVING HER HIS TOUR DATES FOR 1909
CODY, WILLIAM F. [BUFFALO BILL]. (1846-1917). American guide, scout and showman. Attractive Autograph Letter Signed, “Uncle Will”, on his imprinted and illustrated Buffalo Bill’s Wild West stationery.
$3200.00
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DICKENS ALS TO ALBERT SMITH — WHILE WRITING ‘LITTLE DORRIT’
DICKENS, CHARLES. (1812-1870). Beloved English novelist. Choice, and apparently unpublished Autograph Letter Signed, “Charles Dickens”. One full page, octavo. “3 Albion Villas, Folkstone, Wednesday August 1855”. To “Albert Smith”.
$3250.00
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STRAVINSKY — “APOLLON MUSAGETE” – CHOICE MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED
STRAVINSKY, IGOR. (1882-1971). Russian composer. Choice Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, “Igor Stravinsky, Dusseldorf, December II-[19]30”. Stravinsky has penned four bars from his “Apollon Musagete” on a small octavo card.
$2800.00
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EMERSON QUOTES FROM HIS ‘BOSTON HYMN’ WRITTEN IN COMMEMORATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S ISSUANCE OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
EMERSON, RALPH WALDO. (1803 -1882) Author, poet, abolitionist, and philosopher; leader of the Transcendentalist movement. Choice Autograph Quotation Signed “R.W. Emerson”.
$3950.00
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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE — WRITES OF HER HEAVY WORK LOAD
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. (1820-1910). British nurse, hospital reformer and humanitarian. Partial Autograph Letter Signed, “F. Nightingale”. One page, oblong octavo. [Approximately 4 1/2 x 7 inches] No place, April 7, 1891.
$1750.00
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