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1* WASHINGTON, GEORGE Autographed war-date letter signed (“Geo. Washington”) as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, 3 1/2 pages, on a bifolium, Head Quarters, Newburgh, July 30, 1782. To late New York Governor George Clinton regarding Marinus Willett’s command of militias in the Mohawk Valley and his concern for the British-held Fort Ontario at Oswego.

The New York frontier was the site of numerous skirmishes between Loyalists and American allies between 1780-1782. Because of the continuing Loyalist raids in the Mohawk valley, Governor George Clinton gave Marinus Willett command of the militia to defend the region. The present letter underlines Washington’s concern for the defences of the Mohawk Valley, a strategic and vulnerable point on the Revolutionary War battle lines, and his hesitation to act quickly or send additional troops without careful consideration of proper military strategy.

Washington states: “How far it may be expedient to call forth an additional aid of militia, I shall submit to your Excellency’s judgement, as you are better acquainted with the circumstances of the frontier, the strength of Willet’s command, and probably the state of the enemy at Oswego, than I am. In the meantime, I wish to be informed as far as may be in your power of the force of Willet’s corps now assembled on the Mohawk, also the strength of the enemy at Oswego, of which I have as yet had only vague and unsatisfactory accounts.”

Fort Ontario on the Oswego River had been occupied by the British Troops and Washington planned to send Willett on a secret expedition to recapture it. The expedition would later fail and the British held Fort Ontario until 1796, thirteen years after the end of the American Revolution.

His tone projects his pessimism as he continues: “I cannot but hope that corps [underlined], in conjunction with the Continental regiment stationed in that quarter will be able to give a better protection to the country than has lately been the case, and to chastise the insolence of the enemy in any future incursion...”

Double-sided frame; matted; with a reproduction photograph. Very fine, with only a slight hint of dampstaining to the lower right corner. 18 x 26 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $50,000-70,000

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2* JEFFERSON, THOMAS Autographed letter signed (“Th. Jefferson”) as President, one page, Washington, July 18, 1803. Letter of introduction for John Barnes, a Philadelphia tea merchant and grocer.

Jefferson writes to General Muhlenberg, “This will be delivered to you by Mr. Barnes, who being personally unknown to you, has asked of me a letter of introduction, as he proposes before I return to the seat of government, to visit Philadelphia, with a view to his removal there. He has been so long an inhabitant of that place that he can hardly live elsewhere. As he has been the subject of two former letters, I will add only that he is one of those gratefull [sic] & correct men for whom one never reports of having done any thing. Accept my friendly salutations and great esteem. Th. Jefferson.” Jefferson’s Calendar of Correspondence records three letters to Muhlenberg referring to John Barnes in 1802-1803. Brown stains at center obscuring a portion of the text; lightly creased. Framed and matted with a reproduction portrait. 21 x 14 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois Literature: Calendar of Correspondence. Vol. 1, p. 346 $6,000-8,000

3 JEFFERSON, THOMAS Partially printed document signed (“Th. Jefferson”) as President, one page, on vellum with scalloped top, July 28, 1804. Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Ship passport, No. 1, for the Ship Alknomac, John Hildreth, Master or Commander of the burthen of 258 and 21/95 tons, mounted with no guns, navigated with 21 men. Sag Harbor, New York. Together with an engraved portrait. Seal faded; light toning to edges. 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. $3,000-5,000 4 MONROE, JAMES Document signed (“James Monroe”) as President, four pages, November 18, 1818, folio, on vellum. Letters patent to Abraham Taylor for “a mode of propelling Boats, called the Columbian Principle.” Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Attorney General William Wirt. Attached by silk thread, comprising one partially printed official document signed, followed by four leaves of manuscript (front/back, six pages total) explaining the principle and signed by Abraham Taylor and witnesses. 19 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches. Property from a Private Collection $1,500-2,500

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5 MARSHALL, JOHN, Chief Justice Autographed document signed twice in text (“John Marshall”) as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one page, n.d. [c. 1806]. Marshall summarizes the legal actions he has taken in regard to his claim to a tract of land on New Creek, and requests that the court make Philip Martin a part of the suit so that he may testify to the validity of Marshall’s claim. Framed and matted with portrait. 15 1/4 x 21 inches. Property from a Private Collection $1,500-2,500 6 WEBSTER, DANIEL Autographed note initialled (“D.W.”), one page, s.l., n.d. Requested payment for services. Framed and matted with portrait. 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches. Property from a Private Collection $100-200

7 WEBSTER, DANIEL Clipped signature. Matted and framed with portrait. 14 x 11 inches. $50-100

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8 CLAY, HENRY Envelope signed (“H. Clay”), Kentucky, addressed to H.C. Hart, Paris, n.d. Framed with portrait. 15 1/4 x 10 inches. Property from a Private Collection $80-120 9* AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES Autographed letter signed (“John J. Audubon”), one page, Winpole Street, Cavendish Square [London], May 28, 1836. To unknown recipient, invitation to dinner.

Audubon writes: “I wish you to favor us with your company at 5 o’clock on Wednesday next, to dine and meet our mutual acquaintance Mr. Maywood of the Philadelphia Theatre, who is in town only for a few days...” Audubon travelled to London with Charles Maywood. Framed and matted with an engraved portrait. 14 x 17 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $1,000-2,000

10* (ANBUREY, THOMAS) Travels Through the Interior Parts of America. By An Officer. London: William Lane, 1789.

2 vols. 8vo, rebound in recent leatherette, giltlettered red spine labels, renewed endpapers. First edition, with large folding map (“Map for the Interior Travels through America, delineating the March of the Army”), six engraved plates (five folding) and four pages of currency. Modern binding is mistakenly titled “Hanburey’s Travels”; otherwise contents clean; a fine copy in modern binding. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $800-1,200

11 DE ABBEVILLE, JEAN IGNACE Etat present de la Pensilvanie. [Paris:] s.n., 1756.

Small 8vo, full mottled calf, marbled endpapers. First edition of this rare contemporary source on the history of Pennsylvania during the French and Indian war. With fold-out map. Edge of map curled; some light loss to spine ends; otherwise very good. $500-700 12 ELLICOTT, ANDREW The Journal of Andrew Ellicott ... for Determining the Boundary between the United States and the Possessions of His Catholic Majesty in America. Philadelphia: William Fry, 1814.

4to, contemporary 3/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered and tooled spine. Second edition of “the first thorough survey of the Lower Mississippi and Gulf Regions” (Howes) and “the earliest American account of West Florida.” (Streeter) First printed in 1803. Light intermittent foxing; one map split at folds and a one folding over edge; rubbing to boards. Property from a Private Collection Literature: Howes E94; Streeter 1531 (1803 edition); Sabin 22217 $800-1,200

13* FREMONT, JOHN C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842. Washington: Blair and Rives, 1845.

8vo, contemporary calf. First edition, Senate issue. With 22 lithographic plates and three (of five) maps, two fold-out. Boards detached; spine chipped; ex-library copy with bookplate tipped to front pastedown; foxing throughout affecting plates and maps. Property from the Collection of Mitchell Vincent, Fairfield, Iowa $150-250

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14* (HENRY-THOMPSON EXPEDITION) COUES, ELLIOTT, ed. New Light on the History of the Greater Northwest. The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry and of David Thompson, 1799-1814. Edited by Elliott Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1897.

3 vols. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, title in gilt to spines. Limited edition, number 532 of 1,100 copies. Illustrated with frontispiece in vol. 1 and four folding maps in pocket at rear of vol. 3. Light soiling and rubbing to boards; ends bumped; foxing to endpapers of index vol.; vol. 2 half-title torn in half and title page chipped; hinges tender all vols.; foldout maps lightly toned at creases. Property from the Collection of Mitchell Vincent, Fairfield, Iowa $100-200 15 LA PAGE DU PRATZ, ANTOINE SIMONE Histoire de la Louisiane. Paris: Bure, Delaguette and Lambert, 1758.

3 vols. 12mo, rebound in quarter calf over marbled boards, renewed endpapers. First edition of the authority on the early history of Louisiana and New Orleans, with two fold-out maps and 40 engraved plates, including a plan of New Orleans. Light marginal dampstain to vol. 1; 1-inch tear p. 181-4 vol. II; otherwise near fine with all plates in exceptional condition and an attractive recent binding.

La Page du Pratz was a Dutchman who travelled to Louisiana in 1718 and lived with a woman of the Chetimacha tribe until 1734. “It is from his relation that most of the details of the life of the Natchez and other Mississippi tribes of Indians has been derived.” (Sabin) Subject matter of the illustrations includes plant life and cultivation, hunting, animal species and tribal ceremonies. Property from a Private Collection Literature: Howes L266; Sabin 40122 $2,000-4,000

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16 16* (LEWIS AND CLARK) CLARK, WILLIAM Autograph document signed twice (“W. Clark”) as witness, one page double sided, October 5, 1802. Clark witnesses a promissory note for a horse named Buonaparte, on recto, and a mare named Young Nell on the verso. Framed and matted with a reproduction portrait. 18 x 12 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $2,000-4,000

17* (LEWIS AND CLARK) CLARK, WILLIAM Autograph note signed (“Wm. Clark”), Fort Greenville, OH, one page, May 25, 1794. Clark requests a quart of Whiskey for the Chickasaw Indian tribe. Clark served as a liaison to the Chickasaws for General Anthony Wayne. Docketed on the verso. Framed and matted with reproduction portrait. 18 x 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $1,000-2,000

18* (LEWIS AND CLARK) BARBER, J. A pair of portraits of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, oil on canvas. Framed. 30 1/2 x 24 inches each. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $400-600

19* (LEWIS AND CLARK) The Journal of Lewis and Clarke, to the Mouth of the Columbia River Beyond the Rocky Mountains, in the Years 1804-5, and 6... Dayton, OH: B.F. Ellis, 1840.

8vo, modern library buckram. Later edition of the “Apocryphal” Lewis and Clark, with 16 full-page woodcuts, including the double frontispiece portraits of Lewis and Clark. Library blind-stamp to title page; a few tears at fore edge, including one 3-inch tear; light brownspotting; otherwise very good. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois Literature: Howes L321 $300-500

20 20* (LEWIS AND CLARK) History of the Expedition to the Sources of the Missouri, thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1814.

2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 morocco, marbled endpapers. First edition of the “the definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent.” (Wagner-Camp) With five (of six) maps, lacking fold-out map. Two ownership inscriptions to both vols., some crossed out (Samuel Hegamin, 1814, at p. 6; Daniel L. Weckerly, 1838, at title page). Dampstain to first few and last few pages of vol. 1 and first three pages of vol. 2; some light brownspotting; renewed endpapers; hinges strengthened; light rubbing to boards; otherwise a very good copy of this important American exploration title. Property from the Collection of Mitchell Vincent, Fairfield, Iowa $4,000-6,000

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21 21 MAILLARD, DORAN The History of the Republic of Texas, from the Discovery of the Country to the Present Time; and the Cause of Her Separation from the Republic of Mexico. London: Smith, Elder, 1842.

8vo, modern 3/4 red morocco, gilt-lettered spine, renewed endpapers, large frontispiece fold-out map hand-colored in outline and 24 pp. of publisher’s ads at rear. First edition of this harsh criticism of the newly formed Republic of Texas, which Maillard calls: “a country filled with habitual liars, drunkards, blasphemers, and slanderers; sanguinary gamesters and cold-blooded assassins; with idleness and sluggish indolence, with pride...”

“The most vitriolic denunciation of the Republic of Texas [comprising] a compendium of everything bad that could be claimed about Texas and Texans of those times.” (Basic Texas Books) “The map is the best feature of the book, for among its classifications shown in colored lines are the political boundaries of Texas under Spain and the territory now absolutely in the possession of the Texians.” (Streeter) Very light soiling to title page; otherwise a fine copy of this rare and controversial book. Property from a Private Collection Literature: Howes M225; Sabin 43886; Streeter 1422; Basic Texas Books 132 $3,000-5,000

22* MORSE, JEDIDIAH The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1792.

8vo, modern full dark green calf, renewed endpapers, red gilt-lettered spine label. Second edition, with two engraved fold-out maps and double-page table at rear. Maps split at folds with some brownspotting; manuscript ex-libris John Whitelegg, 1792, to title page; dampstain to first and last few pages. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois Literature: Howes M840 $600-800

23* MORSE, JEDIDIAH The American Gazetteer. Boston: Gaine & Ten Eyck, et al., 1797.

8vo, early blind-stamped calf with spine renewed, giltlettered, marbled endpapers. First edition, with seven fold-out maps. Dampstain to final map; some edges curled slightly; rubbing to boards; even toning; hinges tender. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $400-600

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24 PIKE, ZEBULON An Account of Expeditions to the Sources of the Mississippi, and through the Western Parts of Louisiana ... 1805-7. Philadelphia: C. and A. Conrad, 1810.

8vo, contemporary calf rebacked, gilt-lettered red leather spine label. Complete with frontispiece portrait, 11 unnumbered pages of meteorological observations, three fold-out tables, six maps (five fold-out) and appendices. First edition, and only edition with the appendices, of “the first government exploration of the Southwest.” (Howes)

Pike and his expedition party set forth from St. Louis, having been sent to explore the western and southern portions of the Louisiana Purchase and contact the Native American peoples who lived there. The expedition followed the Republican River toward Nebraska and through the Great Plains, and then struck south to the Arkansas River, which Pike followed upstream to its source, spotting his namesake, “Pike’s Peak” and reaching the Royal Gorge at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. They were captured by the Spanish at the Rio Grande in Southern Colorado and, with his travels as a prisoner through New Mexico and his subsequent travels upon release through Texas, his journals mark “the beginning of serious American interest in Texas” (Basic Texas Books) and “the first, in English, for Texas as a whole.” (Tate) Some light brownspotting; very light edgewear to boards; maps with light offsetting; mended tear to map of New Spain; a few stray edge tears. Property from a Private Collection Literature: Howes P373; Basic Texas Books 163; Tate 2183; Sabin 62836; Streeter 1047 $10,000-15,000

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25* (PIKE, ZEBULON) COUES, ELLIOTT, ed. The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, to Headwaters of the Mississippi River, through Louisiana Territory and in New Spain, during the Years 1805-6-7. New Edition. Edited by Elliott Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1895.

3 vols. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, gilt-lettered spines, uncut. Limited to 1,150 copies, with six fold-out maps in rear pocket of vol. 3. Fine condition. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $200-400

26* STREETER, THOMAS WINTHROP The Celebrated Collection of Americana. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1966-1970.

9 vols., comprising vols. 1-7 and Index, 2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s blue gilt-lettered cloth. Boards bumped and faded; ex-libris stamp to front pastedowns; otherwise fine. [Together with:] Bookman’s Guide to Americana. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth. Light edgewear; otherwise good. (10 total) Property from the Collection of Florence Shay, Titles, Inc., Highland Park, Illinois $100-200

27 (WILKES EXPEDITION) GRAY, ASA, ed. United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas. Botany. Phanerogamia. Vol. I. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1857.

Atlas [to vol. XV, Botany vol. 1] only. Elephant folio, original 3/4 morocco, marbled endpapers, gilt-lettered spine. With 91 (of 100) engravings of plants after drawings by Isaac Sprague. Evidence of removal of first few plates; plates lightly foxed; upper board and backstrip detached from textblock; ex-library copy with call-number to spine and stamps to f.f.e.p. and title page. Literature: Haskell 62 $300-500 28* (CIVIL WAR. LINCOLN, ABRAHAM) Plaster cast from the original plaster life-mask of President Abraham Lincoln, taken in the White House, Washington, D.C., February 11, 1865, date of cast unknown. Inscribed at top of head: “A Lincoln Clark Mills 1865,” rubbed.

Lincoln sat for two life-masks, one by sculptor Leonard Volk in April 1860 and the other by sculptor Clark Mills, taken two months before Lincoln’s assassination. Mill’s mask is the only Presidential life mask and the only one that portrays Lincoln’s entire head, as Volk has left the back open. He achieved this by covering Lincoln’s head with a cap, coating his beard and face with oil, applying a thin coat of plaster and, once dried, allowing it to fall off with a twitch of Lincoln’s face. He then reassembled the broken pieces to yield a perfect likeness, which carefully captures clear details of his face and skin, showing the affects of his Presidency when compared to the younger Volk mask. Lincoln’s former secretary, John Hay, who owned a cast, wrote: “the nose is thin, and lengthened by the emaciation of the cheeks; the mouth is fixed like that of an archaic statue; a look as of one whom sorrow and care had done their worst without victory...the whole expression is of unspeakable sadness and all-sufficing strength. Yet the peace is not the dreadful peace of death; it is the peace that passeth understanding.” (“Life in the White House in the Time of Lincoln,” Century Illustrated Monthly, November 1890). One copy of the mask is housed in the Smithsonian, given by Mills’ son, Theodore Augustus Mills; The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, has a copy, also from Theodore Mills; a Clark Mills mask sold at Christie’s in 2009 for $35,000, was exhibited at the Newberry Library, Chicago, in 2010, and resold at Treadway Toomey in 2012 for $32,500. The present mask has not appeared at auction and has been in a private collection for generations. Inscription is faded; some light soiling at top of head and inside. Approximately 11 x 8 x 7 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Dolores Cole, Chicago, Illinois $10,000-15,000

29 (CIVIL WAR. LINCOLN, ABRAHAM) Shoulder-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the original negative taken in Alexander Gardener’s studio on November 8, 1863 by Moses Rice. Print on Japanese rice paper. Tipped to board. Torn at lower corners and small chip along upper edge; wear to board; otherwise sound. 12 1/2 x 10 inches. $50-100

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31 (CIVIL WAR) LINCOLN, ABRAHAM Autographed note signed (“A. Lincoln”) as President, one page, on lined paper, May 3, 1864. With the inscription, “Let the prisoners above named be discharged on the condition stated.” Framed and matted with engraved portrait of Lincoln. Mat burn affecting note; some letters lightly smudged; otherwise fine. Size of note 2 x 7 1/2 inches. $3,000-5,000 32* (CIVIL WAR) SHERIDAN, PHILIP Signed card (“P.H. Sheridan”) as Lieutenant General, February 10, 1882. Framed and matted with portrait. 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $100-200

33 (CIVIL WAR, PHOTOGRAPHS) BRADY, MATHEW, after A collection of 12 sepia-tone photographs of Civil War views produced from the original Brady collodion wet-plate glass negatives by the Library of Congress for the Mathew Brady Society, late twentieth-century. Framed and matted. 15 1/4 x 19 inches each. Property from a Private Midwest Collection $200-400

34* (CIVIL WAR, POLITICAL CHART) Political Chart. Presidential Campaign, 1860. New York: H.H. Lloyd, 1860.

Hand-colored illustrated campaign broadside with a map of the United States surrounded by portraits and platforms of the Republican and Democratic candidates and vignettes of the 15 previous Presidents. Even toning and heavy dampstaining. Framed. 39 x 30 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. Daniel Kastenmeier, Mount Prospect, Illinois $600-800

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35 (CIVIL WAR) A collection of 20 autographed letters signed by various Civil War soldiers in action, largely centered around Murfreesboro, Nashville, and surrounding areas. December 1861 to July 1864, and one from Nashville General Hospital, May 1865. Housed in a binder; individually sleeved. $500-700

36 (CIVIL WAR)) Bill of sale of slave. Houston, TX, January 30, 1865, one page. The sum of 600 dollars to G.H. Chapman for a young girl by the name of Allace, 7-10 years. 6 x 8 inches. $100-200 37* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. London: By the Author, 1841 (but printed later in 1876; the 1841 edition is uncolored)

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, t.e.g. With 180 chromolithograph plates and three maps (two fold-out). Short split to front board vol. II; hinges starting on both vols.; a few leaves detached vol. II; but contents are incredibly clean and bright, with very bright colors, and no fading to the cloth boards. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $800-1,200

38* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1866.

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s red cloth stamped in blind and decorated in gilt. Tenth edition, with 178 plates and three maps (one fold-out). Very light edgewear to boards; manuscript ex-libris to front pastedown; otherwise a near fine set. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $400-600

39* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE Ball Players, no. 21. Engraving with hand-coloring, from North American Indian Portfolio, 1844. Mounted and trimmed; some light browning and spotting. Framed. Size of sheet 12 x 17 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $800-1,200

40* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE Buffalo Dance, no. 8. Engraving with hand-coloring, from North American Indian Portfolio, 1844. Mounted and trimmed; some light browning and spotting. Framed. Size of sheet 12 x 17 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $1,000-2,000

41* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE The Bear Dance, no. 18. Engraving with handcoloring, from North American Indian Portfolio, 1844. Mounted and trimmed; some light browning and spotting. Framed, glass removed. Size of sheet 12 x 17 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $1,000-2,000

42* (NATIVE AMERICAN) CATLIN, GEORGE Attack of the Grizzly Bear, no. 19. Engraving with hand-coloring, from North American Indian Portfolio, 1844. Mounted and trimmed; some light browning and spotting. Framed. Size of sheet 12 x 17 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $1,000-2,000

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43* (WESTERN AMERICANA) CODY, WILLIAM Autographed note signed (“W.F. Cody”), one page, s.l., May 23, 1892, on Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Co. letterhead. To Professor Hescat: “Will be pleased to meet you. Very Truly, W.F. Cody.” Framed and matted with reproduction portrait. 12 1/2 x 16 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $700-900

44 (WESTERN AMERICANA) NORRIS, FRANK McTeague: A Story of San Francisco. New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1899.

8vo, rebound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. First edition, first issue with page 106 ending with the word “moment.” Light edgewear; otherwise fine. $300-500 45 (WESTERN AMERICANA) GILPIN, WILLIAM The Central Gold Region. The Grain, Pastoral, and Gold Regions of North America. Philadelphia: Sower, Barnes, 1860.

8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, giltlettered spine. First edition. With six fold-out maps, four hand-colored. Wear to boards; ends chipped; scattered brownspotting; light offsetting from maps; otherwise good. $200-400

46 (WESTERN AMERICANA) COLT, MIRIAM DAVIS Went to Kansas; Being A Thrilling Account of an Ill-Fated Expedition to that Fairy Land and Its Sad Results. Watertown: L. Ingalls, 1862.

8vo, rebound in quarter blue morocco over cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First edition. Rubbing to boards; foxing throughout. $150-250 47* (WESTERN AMERICANA. CARSON, KIT) PETERS, DEWITT The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson. New York: W.R.C. Clark, 1858.

8vo, rebound in nineteenth-century 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine with gilt guns in compartments, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. First edition, complete with 10 engraved plates. Intermittent dampstaining and foxing. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois Literature: Howes P256 $100-200

48* (WESTERN AMERICANA) REMINGTON, FREDERICK Done in the Open. Drawings by Frederick Remington. With an introduction and verses by Owen Wister and others. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1903.

Folio, publisher’s linen-backed illustrated boards. An early reprint, first published the prior year. Rubbing to boards with light damp spot; some very light toning to pages; otherwise very good. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois Literature: Howes R204 $100-200

49 (PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION) NORTON, CHARLES BENJAMIN Treasures of Art, Industry, and Manufacture Represented at the International Exhibition 1876. Buffalo, NY: Clay, Coscack, 1877-78.

25 parts. Folio, loose as issued in original printed wraps. Complete with 50 chromolithographed plates of items exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Wear to portfolio with spine and string ties torn; marginal chipping to printed wraps. $300-500 50 (COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION) WALTON, WILLIAM The Art and Architecture of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Philadelphia: George Barrie, n.d. [c. 1893]

Contents detached and loose in cloth case, comprising the first appearance of the Columbian Edition in 30 parts intended to be collected into three volumes, including two volumes of Art and one of Architecture. The two art volumes are largely complete, in text and plates, lacking approximately 15 plates, and architecture lacking approximately 10 plates and a large portion of text. It was intended to have 120. Present are portions of the original giltlettered blue wraps from part 2-8, 11-14 and 16-30, along with advertisements. Contents sold as is; not subject to return. $300-500

50A GOODMAN, BENNY Signature (“Benny Goodman”), on a card, with quotation “I’ll be seeing you.” 2 1/4 x 4 inches. $50-100

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51 (PEARL HARBOR) HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1st Extra, 10 pages. Issued on the morning of December 7, 1941, with the headline: “WAR! OAHU BOMBED BY JAPANESE PLANES SIX KNOWN DEAD, 21 INJURED, AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Attack Made On Island’s Defense Areas”. 23 x 16 inches. $100-200

52 (ATOMIC BOMB) MANHATTAN ENGINEER PROJECT The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [and] Photographs of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. S.l.: The Manhattan Engineer District, n.d. [c. 1945]

2 vols. 8vo, contents stapled with printed cover pages. One of the first studies of the effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, with two fold-out maps to each volume and numerous photographic reproductions. Light soiling and toning to wrappers; corners creased; otherwise fine. $100-200 53 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT Crusade in Europe. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948.

Large 8vo, publisher’s buckram, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, map endpapers, slipcase. Photographic plates. Limited edition, number 713 of 1,426 copies signed by Eisenhower on facsimile letter. Wear and fading to slipcase; otherwise fine. $2,000-4,000

53A (BASEBALL) CHICAGO CUBS Baseball signed by the members of the 1935 Chicago Cubs, including Fred Lindstrom, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman and Billy Jurges. The season saw the Cubs finish with 100 wins for the first (and last) time in the team history, a 21-game winning streak, and a loss to the Detroit Tigers in the 1935 World Series game. $400-600

54* KENNEDY, JOHN F. Typed letter signed (“John Kennedy”) as Senator, with postscript, one page, Washington, D.C., February 19, 1953, on United States Senate letterhead. To Robert B. Marco.

Kennedy encloses a letter from William C. Hull, Executive Assistant, Civil Service Commission, regarding a position in the Postal Transportation Service. In postscript, he writes: “I regret I cannot be of greater help to you.” Framed with accompanying letter and postmarked envelope. 15 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Albert Joseph, Northbrook, Illinois $800-1,200

55 (AMERICANA, US NAVY) Original 16mm film reel, 1956, “History of the U.S. Navy, 1814-1860.” $100-200 56 NIXON, RICHARD Six Crises. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962.

8vo, publisher’s grey cloth, photo-pictorial dust jacket. First edition, inscribed on the f.f.e.p. Boards bumped; wear to jacket with minor marginal chipping; presentation card laid in; otherwise fine. $80-120

57 NIXON, RICHARD The Watergate Tapes. Nashville, TN: FlatSigned Press, 2009.

8vo, gilt-lettered calf, a.e.g. First edition, first printing. One of 94 copies signed by Nixon on the limitation page. Fine. Together with four cassette recordings of the original Watergate Tapes. $100-200