Sale 595: Rare Books & Manuscripts, with the Stephen F. Rohde Collection of Early Americana (#595) 09/08/2016 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/08/2016 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View â–¼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-26 of 26. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Check signed as Charles Carroll of Carrollton AuthorCarroll, Charles, Signer from MarylandHeadlineCharles Carroll Signer from MarylandDate PublishedApril 12, 1821 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #10 Document signed by Benjamin Harrison as Governor of Virginia, appointing five individuals as justices of the peace and commissioners for trials of slaves AuthorHarrison, Benjamin, Signer from VirginiaHeadlineBenjamin Harrison Signer from VirginiaDate PublishedMay 10, 1782 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #11 Document Signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr., as judge, being a writ ordering the sheriff to bring two debtors to court AuthorHeyward, Thomas, Jr., Signer from South CarolinaHeadlineThomas Heyward Signer from South CarolinaDate PublishedDec. 12, 1786 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #12 Manuscript document signed by Stephen Hopkins as Governor of Rhode Island, directing the treasurer of the Colony of Rhode Island to pay Samuel Chase £20 for postage AuthorHopkins, Stephen, Signer from Rhode IslandHeadlineStephen Hopkins Signer from Rhode IslandDate Published1764 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #18 Manuscript document signed by William Livingston in receipt of interest paid to him on a debt AuthorLivingston, WilliamHeadlineWiliam Livingston Governor of New JerseyDate Published1768 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #23 Engraved document on parchment, signed by Thomas McKean as Governor of Pennsylvania, being a grant of land in western Pennsylvania AuthorMcKean, Thomas, Signer from DelawareHeadlineThomas McKean Signer from DelawareDate PublishedAugust 13, 1806 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #24 Pay voucher for Valentin Opp, signed by Thomas Mifflin as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives AuthorMifflin, ThomasHeadlineThomas Mifflin Signer from PennsylvaniaDate PublishedSept. 29, 1787 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #25 Land grant document, signed by James Monroe as President AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineLand Grant signed by James MonroeDate PublishedFebruary 6, 1818 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #26 Certificate for ten shares in the North American Land Company, signed by Morris as President of the company, made out to John Barker Church AuthorMorris, Robert, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineRobert Morris, Signer & Fiinancier of the RevolutionDate PublishedMay 8, 1795 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #27 Manuscript indenture on vellum, relating to the deed of conveyance transferring the province of East New Jersey from the estate of George Carteret to William Penn and his associates Heading(New Jersey)HeadlineKey document in founding of New JerseyDate Publishedc.1681-1682 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #28 Document relating to a legal judgement in favor of Robert Treat Paine, awarding him £600 for being defrauded in payment of rent, apparently, signed by Paine on the back of the document AuthorPaine, Robert Treat, Signer from MassachusettsHeadlineRobert Treat Paine Signer from MassachusettsDate PublishedFeb. 11, 1771 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #38 Manuscript document signed by George Ross, as an attorney, being an obligatory bill summoning James Robb to appear in court and make payment of money owed to Jacob Huber AuthorRoss, George, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineGeorge Ross Signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1758 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #39 Signature of George Ross, on a receipt AuthorRoss, George, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineGeorge Ross Signer from PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJune 28, 1768 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #41 Document signed by Samuel Huntington as Governor (i.e. "Captain General and Commander in Chief") of the State of Connecticut, appointing Ezra Gallet an ensign in the militia AuthorSamuel Huntington, Signer from ConnecticutHeadlineSamuel Huntington Signer from ConnecticutDate PublishedMay 19, 1795 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #42 Manuscript document signed by James Smith as attorney, relating the indebtedness of James Sharp and David McCreigh to a James Reid AuthorSmith, James, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineJames Smith Signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1752 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #56 Document signed by George Walton as Chief Justice of the state of Georgia, being a summons for a court proceeding having to do with debt AuthorWalton, George, Signer from GeorgiaHeadlineGeorge Walton Signer from GeorgiaDate Publishedc.1783-5 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #57 Document Signed by Oliver Wolcott as Governor (i.e. "Captain General and Commander in Chief") of the State of Connecticut, appointing Abel Gates a lieutenant in the militia AuthorWolcott, Oliver, Signer from ConnecticutHeadlineOliver Wolcott Signer from ConnecticutDate PublishedOct. 16, 1797 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #66 Handwritten Armenian manuscript from the late 17th century, of liturgical nature, in period tooled leather binding Heading(Armenian Manuscript)HeadlineRare Armenian manuscript 17th centuryDate PublishedLate 17th century View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #68 1825 letter by New York booksellers of baseball legendary fame Heading(Baseball history)AuthorH[enry] & E[lihu] Phinney & Co. [Booksellers]Headline1825 letter, New York booksellers of baseball legendary fameDate Publishedca. 1825 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #137 Opere di Galileo Galilei nobile fiorentino Heading(Galileo's Opera - Allesandro Volta's signed copy)AuthorGalileo GalileiHeadlineVolta's copy of GalileoPublisherDalla Società tipografica de' classici italiani contrada del CappuccioDate Published1811 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #141 Two Guest Books from the Hollywood Art Shop in the 1920’s, with signatures of numerous actors, actresses, authors, artists, etc. Heading(Hollywood)HeadlineAutographs of 1920's movie stars & authorsDate Published1921-1931 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #142 Autograph Letter Signed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., to Arthur Conrad LeDuc, thanking him for a gift AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.HeadlineLetter from O.W. Holmes Jr., framedDate PublishedXmas 1905 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #156 Rare early Masonic document signed by Abraham Lincoln's oldest and closest Jewish friend Heading(Lincoln - Judaica, Masonic)AuthorA[braham] JonasHeadlineAbraham Lincoln's oldest Jewish friend - rare 1830 Masonic document signedDate Published1830 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #166 Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton, for the Liberty of Unlicens'd Printing, To the Parliament of England. With an introduction by James Russell Lowell AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineMilton defends freedom of the PressPublisherThe Grolier ClubDate Published1890 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #177 Archive of letters from Paul Strand to Edgar and/or Jean Bessantz, with a few from Hazel Strand, regarding the Strands' travels, exhibits, projects, and other matters, plus a few Christmas cards and related items Heading(Photography)AuthorStrand, PaulHeadlinePhotographer Paul Strand letter archiveDate Publishedc.1960-1977 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #197 The Diary of a Young Girl Heading(Roosevelt, Eleanor)AuthorFrank, AnneHeadlineDiary of Anne Frank inscribed by Eleanor RooseveltPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1952 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next