Art, Architecture, and Design

“We have lost a gallant comrade-in-arms”— a condolence letter from General MacArthur

345. Douglas MacArthur Typed and Signed Letter

of Condolence. World War II-dated TLS from General Douglas MacArthur, one page, 8 x 10.5, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area letterhead, February 23, 1945. A letter of condolence sent to bereaved mother Julia Lennon of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in full: “My deepest sympathy goes to you in the death of your son, Private First Class William L. Lennon. His service to his country was characterized by his devotion to his duty, and in his death we have lost a gallant comrade-in-arms.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the lower right corner.

Accompanied by three other typed letters of condolence from top officers of the United States Army—Major Generals Robert S. Beightler and James Alexander Ulio, and Colonel J. D. Frederick—as well as a photograph of a letter from Lennon’s company commander, Captain Harvey W. Mattingly, explaining the circumstances of the soldier’s death. Interested bidders are strongly urged to read the accompanying letters in our online description. Starting Bid $200

346. Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph.

Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.75 close-up portrait of MacArthur in uniform, neatly signed in bold fountain pen, “Douglas MacArthur.” Mounted and matted to an overall size of 11 x 14. In fine to very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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390. Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph. Vintage

pearl-finish 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Charles Lindbergh posing outdoors with a hand on the propeller of his record-setting monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, signed in fountain pen, “C. A. Lindbergh, Mar. 27, 1928.” In very good to fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image, light wrinkling, and two missing corner tips (easily matted out). Starting Bid $200

First edition of The Spirit of St. Louis, presented by Lindbergh in the month of its publication

391. Charles Lindbergh Signed Book. Signed

book: The Spirit of St. Louis. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 561 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in fountain pen, “To Charles P. Cabell, With best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh, Sept. 1953, Publication date is Sept. 14th.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG, with edgewear and slight foxing to the jacket. Starting Bid $200

art, architecture, and design

Superb sketch in The Secret Life of Salvador Dali, one of 119 copies containing an original drawing

426. Salvador Dali Signed Sketch in Book. Signed book: The Secret Life of Salvador Dali. First edition, limited issue, numbered 76/119. NY: Dial Press, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket and partial slipcase, 8 x 10.25, 400 pages. Signed in full and dated opposite the colophon in black ink, “Salvador Dali, 1942,” with the addition of a fantastic full-page sketch of a rooster. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/VG, with cracked hinges, light scattered foxing throughout, clipped from jacket flap; the partial slipcase retains one side panel (complete with image of Dali’s iconic ‘The Persistence of Memory’) and the bottom panel, with the top panel detached, and back and opposite side missing. A significant sketch in a highly limited book by the Surrealist master. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Dali’s wife, Gala, in part (translated): “This edition is, in reality, limited to at least 119, because we have them all (the editors, us, and some for ourselves)...When you send the subscription with a check to Dial Press say that it’s for a friend of Dali’s in order to get an image of your choice drawn by Dali himself.” Starting Bid $1000

427. Salvador Dali Signed Book. Signed book:

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Illustrated by Salvador Dali. First edition, limited issue, numbered 542/1000. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1946. Hardcover, 7 x 9.75, 442 pages. Prominently signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “Salvador Dali, 1945.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with light sunning to the spine, and an ownership stamp to the front pastedown. Starting Bid $200

Rare Eiffel Tower construction photo for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, signed by its famed ‘Engineer & Builder’

428. Gustave Eiffel Signed Oversized Photograph. Extraor-

dinary vintage sepia matte-finish 10 x 5.25 photo of the Eiffel Tower during construction in late 1887, depicting the tower’s four massive pillars with central scaffolding structure, affixed to the original 13 x 12.25 mount as issued in preparation for the Exposition Universelle of 1889, signed on the mount in black ink, “G. Eiffel,” with another hand adding an inscription and date of January 1, 1888. Printed caption to lower mount reads: “Progress of the Work from December 11, 1887, G. Eiffel, Engineer & Builder.” In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing and small flecks of emulsion loss to the image, and edge tears and obvious loss to the mount which could be matted out to produce an attractive display. Starting Bid $500