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Monroe, Marilyn. Autograph letter signed ("Marilyn"), in pencil, 2 pages, (10.5 x 7.25 in.; 267 x 184 mm.), Los Angeles [no date], on Hotel Bel-Air letterhead stationery, to her mentor, Lee Strasberg.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1244 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $156,000.00

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[Schlick Scientific Archive.] Important archive of (56) signed letters written by nine of the great figures of 20th century physics and philosophy, including 7 Nobel Prize winners, to Moritz Schlick, German physicist, philosopher and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. As leader of the European school of positivist philosophers known as the Vienna Circle, Moritz Schlick surrounded himself with luminaries in the fields of philosophy, physics and mathematics. The members of the Circle were united in their hostility to the abstractions of metaphysics, by the grounding of philosophical statements on empirical evidence, by faith in the techniques of modern symbolic logic and by belief that the future of philosophy lay in becoming the handmaiden of science.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1231 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $108,000.00
Alexander II. The original autograph love letters for one of the most tragic and compelling romances in history, that of Tsar Alexander II and Princess Catherine Yurievskaya, together with an important archive of family papers and photographs (many signed and annotated). (81) Autograph letters unsigned (as always) between the Tsar Alexander II and his mistress, Catherine Michailovna Dolgoruka, (later his morganatic wife Princess Yurievskaya). Together over 200 pages, largely in French (with a few in Russian), 57 of the letters written by the Tsar between August 27, 1866 and March 20, 1879 (33 translated into English), and 24 of the letters by the Princess between October 8, 1866 and August 19, 1880 (20 translated into English).
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1132 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $96,000.00

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Beethoven, Ludwig van. Important autograph letter signed ("Beethoven"), in German, 1 page, (6 x 9.75 in.; 216 x 178 mm.), [Vienna], 2 December [1805], written to Friedrich Sebastian Mayer (bass baritone singer); slight browning.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1168 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $96,000.00

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Wright, Wilbur. Rare and highly important autograph letter signed, 1 page, (11 x 8.5 in.; 279 x 216 mm.), Dayton, Ohio, 10 October 1905, on "Wright Cycle Company, 1127 West Third Street, Dayton , Ohio" stationery with "Wilbur Wright / Orville Wright" printed at the upper left and "Established in 1892" at the upper right, to John T. Daniels; marginal chipping.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1236 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $72,000.00
Jefferson, Thomas. Extraordinary autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson"), 1 page, (9.62 x 7.87 in.; 244 x 200 mm.), Monticello, 26 January 1822 to Mrs. Katharine Duane Morgan; browned; repaired.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1046 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $60,000.00
Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, 1 page, (9.75 x 7.87 in.; 248 x 200 mm.), Monticello, 6 August 1808, to Messrs. Kerr, Moore & Williams, the "Commrs. of the Western road"; pristine.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1045 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $48,000.00
Edison, Thomas Alva. Extraordinary original large heavy paper sheet containing eight printed schematic drawings of Edison's invention, the incandescent lamp, signed by Edison, ("Thomas Alva Edison") in the lower center, (16 x 22.37 in.; 406 x 568 mm.), being the original patent submitted to Bolivia in 1881 for his invention of the light bulb, in the lower left, the signature has been witnessed by Charles H. Smith and George T. Pinckney.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1208 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $45,000.00
Washington, George. Autograph letter signed ("G Washington"), 3 pages, (8.87 x 7.37 in.; 225 x 187 mm.), Mount Vernon, 10 January 1786, to Bryan Fairfax Esq, the third son of Sir William Fairfax, a member and president of the Virginia Council and a lifelong friend of Washington's; the letter is accompanied with the address overleaf, addressed in Washington's hand to: Bryan Fairfax Esqr at Towlston; some paper loss; heavy reinforcement around margins.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1073 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $39,000.00
Romme, Gilbert. Extraordinary autograph manuscript, in French, 9 pages, (12.37 x 8 in.; 314 x 203 mm.), [1793], quite possibly the only known draft of the Rights of Man declared by the French Convention in private hands, with extensive annotations in the left margins; light soiling and marginal fraying.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1161 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $39,000.00

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[The Bastille Archive.] An extraordinary collection of approximately (75) 18th-century letters, documents, drawings and printed matter, relating to the great French prison, where prisoners were incarcerated for crimes ranging from the relatively major one of gross financial mismanagement to the extremely minor offense of placing a branch of laurel and olive on a statue. Slander and abusive language against the King were also grounds for imprisonment, as one eloquently written 5,000-word plea in the collection comes from a prisoner incarcerated for 25 years for such an offense.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1133 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $36,000.00

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Franklin, Benjamin. Letter signed ("B Franklin"), 3 pages, (9 x 7.25 in.; 229 x 184 mm.), Passy [France], 13 September 1781, to his son-in-law, Richard Bache, Esquire.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1020 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $33,000.00
Adams, John. Autograph letter signed as President, 2 pages, (9.87 x 8 in.; 251 x 203 mm.), Quincy, 18 May 1799, to "His Excellency Governor St. Clair" - Arthur St. Clair - then the first Governor of the Northwest Territory; spotting and dampstaining, a few minute paper losses not affecting text at folds.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1003 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $30,000.00
Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson") as Secretary of State, 1 page, (9.25 x 7.75 in.; 235 x 197 mm.), 17 February 1793, Philadelphia, to New York Governor George Clinton.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1043 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $30,000.00
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Autograph letter, in French, 2 pages, (7.75 x 6.5 in.; 197 x 165 mm.), Paris, 7 July 1770, to Madame [Louise-Rose], Comtesse de Benhier, née Rabaud de La Chaussade, with the integral address leaf attached; yellowed with paper loss on integral blank.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1162 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $30,000.00

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Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph letter signed, as Minister to France ("Th: Jefferson"), 2 pages, (9.12 x 7.37 in.; 232 x 187 mm.), Paris, 8 February 1786, to James Bowdoin, Governor of Massachusetts; with integral address leaf.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1041 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $27,000.00
Washington, George. Letter signed ("Go: Washington"), 2 pages, (12.37 x 8.12 in.; 314 x 206 mm.), Head Quarters, 22 May 1779, to Brigadier General James Clinton, the body of the letter is in the hand of Robert Hanson Harrison.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1071 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $27,000.00
London, Jack. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages, (6 x 9.25 in.; 152 x 235 mm.), in pencil, Oakland, California, 28 August 1903, to "Dear Merle" (Merle Johnson).
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1096 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $27,000.00
Steinbeck, John. (9) autograph letters signed ("J.," "J. S.," "John" and "John S."), 14 pages total, various sizes, written from Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove, California, (postmarked) 10 June 1949 to 9 August 1949, to Ann Sothern, Beverly Hills, California, on letterhead stationery; 5 letters are accompanied with hand-addressed envelopes.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1101 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $27,000.00

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Washington, George. Autograph letter signed ("Go Washington") as President, 2 pages, (9.12 x 7.37 in.; 232 x 187 mm.), Mount Vernon, 3 August 1796, to Mrs. A L Dubarry; some spotting, minor marginal chipping.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1075 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $24,600.00
Mata Hari. An intriguing archive of letters and photographs, consisting of (5) autograph letters signed in French, [3 Quarto, 2 on small 4 x 6 in. cards], and (1) unsigned autograph letter. One letter is dated 9 April 1915; the others are undated but likely war-date [c. 1912-17]. The archive includes fifteen 4 x 6 in. black and white vintage photographs of Mata Hari in various dance poses, taken by her correspondent, the Marquis de Givenchy, a photograph of whom is also included.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1243 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $24,000.00

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Jackson, Andrew. Autograph letter signed, 3 full pages, (12.12 x 7.87 in.; 308 x 200 mm.), Hermitage, 20 October 1819, to Jos[seph] McMinn, the governor of Tennessee, in Murfeesboro; stained, soiled and repaired.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1035 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $20,400.00

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Lee, Richard Henry. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, (12.25 x 7.87 in.; 311 x 200 mm.), Philadelphia, 29 March 1779, to John Page Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia; tape reinforcement to folds
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1047 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $20,400.00
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). Autograph letter signed ("S. L. Clemens"), 2 pages, (7 x 4.25 in.; 178 x 108 mm.), [Spring, 1894], to Irish novelist and Dracula creator, Bram Stoker.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1083 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $20,400.00

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Paine, Thomas. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, (9 x 7.5 in.; 229 x 191 mm.), Plessis Piquet, dated in the Napoleonic calendar 30 florial [10th year - 3 May 1802], to Fulwar Skipwith, the American Consul in Versailles; crude repair to left margin on verso; paper loss on integral blank that does not affect any text of the letter.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1063 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,840.00
Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (9.25 x 7.5 in.; 235 x 191 mm.), Quincy, Massachusetts, 13 June 1812, to the newly elected Governor of New Hampshire, William Plumer; light scattered spotting.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1004 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,680.00
Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph manuscript, 2 pages, (6.25 x 3.87 in.; 159 x 98 mm.), n.d. [1790s], being notes on various sources for the history of Parliament; browned, some spotting and foxing; hinged to a larger leaf.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1042 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,680.00
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand. Typed letter signed, ("MK Gandhi"), in English, 1 page, (8.75 x 6.5 in.; 222 x 165 mm.), Camp 1 Daryaganj, Delhi, 23 February 1931, to J.H. Holmes of the Community Church of New York, with one autograph correction.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1146 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,200.00
Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (9.12 x 7.5 in.; 232 x 191 mm.), Quincy, 14 March 1813 to incumbent President James Madison; some paper loss; silked.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1005 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,200.00
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan ("Stonewall"). Autograph letter signed ("T J. Jackson, Brig"), 2 pages, (8.87 x 5.5 in.; 225 x 140 mm.), Winchester, 13 July 1861, to an unknown Colonel; traces of tape repair to horizontal fold; paper loss bottom left corner not affecting text.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1037 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,200.00
Pasteur, Louis. Autograph letter signed ("L. Pasteur"), 2 pages, in French,(12.62 x 8 1/4 in.; 321 x 210 mm.), 12 January 1859, to the Minister of Education, France, on the printed stationery of École Normale Supérieure Université de France, with numerous autograph emendations and deletions; mounting remnants top verso; light soiling.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1225 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $19,200.00

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$28,800 or more
Einstein, Albert. Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein"), 1 page, in German, (11 x 8.5 in.; 279 x 216 mm.), [Princeton, NJ], 27 December [1949], to Frau Ehrman, wife of Dr. Ehrman, Einstein's Berlin doctor who emigrated to New York before World War II.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1215 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $18,000.00

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[Robinson, Jackie.] Fine group of (9) letters by political figures to the baseball player and civil rights activist, Jackie Robinson
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1246 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $17,220.00
Whitman, Walt. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, (8.5 x 5.62 in.; 216 x 143 mm.), St. Louis, 4:12 pm, 2 January 1880, to John Burroughs, [Esopus-on-Hudson], New York, on imprinted stationery showing a scenic view of St Louis within a foliated cartouche, engraved by Th[omas] Schrader; with the original envelope; minor stain on recto not affecting any characters.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1105 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $16,800.00
Freud, Sigmund. Autograph letter signed ("Dr. Freud"), in German, on Freud's personalized stationery imprinted "PROF. DR. FREUD," 2 pages, (8.25 x 5.37 in.; 210 x 137 mm.), Vienna, 20 November 1907, to an unidentified correspondent; 2 holes punched into left margin affecting several characters.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1216 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $16,800.00
Freud, Sigmund. Autograph letter signed ("Freud"), in German, 2 pages, (11.25 x 9 in.; 286 x 229 mm.), on Freud's personal letterhead stationery, Vienna, 2 April 1933, to Dr. Sachs; crude tape repair second page verso, marginal chipping.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1220 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $16,800.00
Hamilton, Alexander. Autograph letter signed, ("A Hamilton"), 1 page, (13 x 8.75 in.; 330 x 222 mm.), 20 August 1787, to Jeremiah Wadsworth in Connecticut; browning, fading and spotting; repaired.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1028 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $15,600.00
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan ("Stonewall"). Autograph letter signed ("T. J. Jackson"), 2 pages, (7.12 x 5.87 in.; 181 x 149 mm.), Hdqrs. Valley Dist, 8 May 1862, to Maj Genl. R[ichard]. S[toddert]. Ewell, Comdg 3d Division, with transmittal addressed envelope; damp staining.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1038 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $15,600.00
Dreyfus, Alfred. Autograph letter signed with initials, in French, 1 page, (8.25 x 5.25 in.; 210 x 133 mm.), 29 April 1903, headed by Dreyfus at head of first page, My reply to [Jean] Jaures, accompanied by Jaures's original letter to Dreyfus to which Dreyfus makes his reply.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1141 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $15,600.00
Darwin, Charles. Letter signed, 4 pages, (8.25 x 5.25 in.; 210 x 133 mm.), Down, Beckenham, Kent, [January 31, 1872], to Monsieur Le Colonel Moulissié; light browning.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1206 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $15,600.00
Lee, Robert E. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages, (10 x 8 in.; 254 x 203 mm.), San Antonio, Texas, 15 September 1857, to "My dear Major" - Major Earl Van Dorn (1820-1863); some marginal chipping; slight soiling at the folds on page four, thin strip of paper at the left margin of the first page where the letter was attached to another sheet.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1049 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $14,400.00
Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat. Autograph letter, in French, 2 pages, (8.87 x 6.87 in.; 225 x 175 mm.), Milan, 25 October 1728, to the Comtesse Borromée.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1157 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $14,400.00

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Wagner, Richard. Autograph letter signed ("Richard W"), in German, 3 pages, (8.5 x 5.37 in.; 216 x 137 mm.), Munich, 10 September 1865, to his brother-in-law; some soiling; marginal tears on horizontal & vertical folds; chipping on one corner.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1199 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $14,400.00

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Nelson, Horatio, Emma Hamilton and Sir William Hamilton. Joint autograph letter signed by Nelson and Emma Hamilton (Sir William Hamilton's signature excised), 3 pages, (9.62 x 7.5 in.; 244 x 191 mm.), 1 June 1799, to Captain Alexander Ball; lower half of page 3 has been cut off; light browning and other minor paper loss.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1129 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $13,530.00

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Clemens, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). Autograph letter signed ("Papa"), 8 pages, (7.87 x 4.87 in.; 200 x 124 mm.), "The Players" [New York, New York], 27 December 1893, to Susy Clemens, with an ink drawing on one page, with original stamped envelope addressed by Clemens, penciled docket, possibly in the hand of his daughter Clara.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1082 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $13,200.00

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Darwin, Charles. Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), 1 page, (8 x 5 in.; 203 x 127 mm.), on Down Beckenham Kent stationery, 6 February [1860s?], to an Italian scientist.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1204 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $12,300.00
Puccini, Giacomo. Autograph letter signed ("G.P."), in Italian, 2 pages, (5.37 x 7.75 in.; 137 x 197 mm.), 21 April 1921, to his mistress, Rose Ader, headed: Excuse the paper.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1193 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $12,000.00

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Cobb, Tyrus Raymond "Ty". Remarkable and intensely personal autograph letter, 19 pages, (10.5 x 7.25 in.; 267 x 184 mm.), Menlo Park, California, "Monday" (no date or year), to: Mrs. Cobb - Charlotte [Charlie] Marion Lombard, on his personal letterhead stationery.
Auction 997005 | Lot: 1238 | May 30, 2013

Sold For: $12,000.00

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