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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ~ SIGNED WHITE HOUSE CARD
ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR. (1884-1892) First Lady of the United States. Her Signature, Eleanor Roosevelt”, penned on an imprinted “The White House, Washington” card. One page, 24mo.
$150.00
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“LITTLE WOMEN” — LOUISA MAY ALCOTT — HER CHOICE SIGNATURE
ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. (1832-88). American author, suffragist, reformer and selfless nurse during the Civil War. She achieved fame with Little Women. Her scarce Signature: “L.M. Alcott.” Penned on a small 1 x 3 inch slip of paper, and mounted inside a 3 inch circle of heavier paper.
$450.00
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ELIZABETH BARRETT AND ROBERT BROWNING – TOGETHER IN FLORENCE – 1857
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) and Robert BROWNING (1812-1889). Beloved English poets. Very fine signatures of the literary couple on a single 1 1/4 by 4 inch sheet, and dated “Florence,… 1857.”
$6000.00
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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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THEODORE ROOSEVELT REGRETS HE CAN NOT SPEAK AT A WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING — A FINE TYPED LETTER, BOLDLY SIGNED, ON HIS NAME-IMPRINTED THE OUTLOOK STATIONERY
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. (1858-1919). Twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-9). Typed Letter Signed, “T. Roosevelt”, on his name-imprinted The Outlook stationery. One full page, octavo [approx. 8 x 7 inches]. “287 Fourth Avenue, New York”, July 18, 1910.
$950.00
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY — DETAILS A PIVOTAL MOTIVATING EVENT IN HER EARLY LIFE AND CAREER: “I HAVE NEVER HAD A MISGIVING AS TO THE RIGHTFULNESS OF AIDING MRS. P[HELPS] TO PERSONAL FREEDOM – AND ONLY HAVE TO REGRET THAT IT HAS BEEN SO VERY LITTLE AID AND COMFORT IN MY POWER TO RENDER.”
ANTHONY, SUSAN B. (1820-1906). American woman-suffrage advocate. Scarce, early, and Important Autograph Letter Signed, “Susan B. Anthony”. Four very full pages, octavo. Rochester, N.Y., October 30, 1861.
$16,500.00
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HERBERT HOOVER INSCRIBES HIS BOOK: THE PROBLEMS OF LASTING PEACE TO THE WOMAN WHO WAS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST ROUND TABLE TALK SHOW ON TELEVISION — HELEN J. SIOUSSAT
HOOVER, HERBERT (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States. His book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. Co-authored with Hugh Gibson. Inscribed and Signed on front free endpaper: “To Miss Helen T. Sioussat /with the good wishes / of Herbert Hoover.” Also Signed by the co-author, “Hugh Gibson” under Hoover’s inscription.
$595.00
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