Autographs - Arts &
Entertainment
602 Katherine Hepburn Signed Letter and Black and White
Photograph, 1987.
Katherine Hepburn signed letter on personal
letterhead “Katharine Haughton Hepburn” in red print dated 1-15-
1987, VF-XF condition LS. An American actress who won an
Academy Award for her third role, Morning Glory (1933). She fol-
lowed that by a series of commercial failures in which the entertain-
ment industry then labeled her “box office poison”. She was able to
resurrect her career and went on to win an additional three Oscars
for her work in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in
Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). She passed away in 2003
at the age of 96. ........................................................
Est $180-350
603 Thomas Hart Benton Singed Letter with Black and White
Photograph, 1943.
Letter Signed by Thomas Benton reads “To
Hildegarde The patient model. Patient did you say; - And besides
why the hell did you think I took so long?”. Black and white photo of
model holding up framed artwork is also included. VF condition
ALS. Benton (1889-1975) was a U.S artist who influenced future
artists like Jackson Pollack and was at the forefront of the regional-
ist art movement. ......................................................
Est $500-1000
Autographs - Judaica
New York
604 Mordecai Noah signed Historic Document by Pioneer Jewish
Activist, 1821.
New York, 1821, Historic document signed by
Mordecai Noah. Noah (1785-1851) was a lawyer/journalist/activist
who served as consul in Algiers and entered journalism on his return
to New York editing the “National Advertiser”, the “Courier and
Enquirer”, the “Evening Star” and the “Sunday Times”. In 1820 he
tried to create a Jewish homeland on Grand Island in the Niagara
River, nothing ever came of it. ..................................
Est $500-1000
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Autographs - Literary
California
605 Edgar Burroughs Signature on Personal Letterhead, 1926.
Los Angeles, California. 1926, Edgar Burroughs signed letter on per-
sonal letterhead, VF condition. Edgar Burroughs (1875-1950) was an
American novelist best known for his Tarzan and Barsoom (Mars)
Series. .......................................................................
Est $200-400
New York
606 Edna Ferber Signed Letter, 1942.
April 11, 1942, Edna Ferber
signed typed letter on “The Carlyle Madison Avenue at 76th Street
New York” letterhead, Letter is regarding a copy of “Saratogian”
sent to her and how good and amusing read it was, VF condition LS.
Ferber (1885-1968) was an American playwright and novelist. She is
known for her novels So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926) which was
made into a musical), Cimarron (1929) which was subsequently
made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best
Picture, and Giant (1952) also made into a Hollywood
movie.........................................................................
Est $180-350
607 Henry James Signed Letter, American Writer.
Henry James
signed letter on personally letterhead with 34, De Vere Gardens. W.
in red print at top addressed to “Ambassador”, VF condition ALS.
Envelope letter arrived in included with stamp. James (1843-1916)
an American writer is known for his literary works; “The American”,
“The Turn of the Screw”, “The Portrait of a Lady”, “The Wings of the
Dove”, “Daisy Miller” and “The Ambassadors”. .........
Est $500-1000
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Archives International Auctions, Part XV
June 4, 2013
Archives International Auctions
