Bonhams: The American Presidency - online 2/11, 29456, Los Angeles

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Auction Date
February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024
Page Size: 50 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 COOLIDGE, GRACE GOODHUE. 1879-1957.

Letter Signed ("Grace Coolidge") to Mrs. New enclosing a list of dates selected for White House dinners and receptions for the present season,

Washington 1925 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 256.00
52 HOOVER, HERBERT. 1874-1964.

Address of President Hoover at the Dedication of the Remodeled Tomb of Abraham Lincoln....

Washington: 1931 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 896.00
53 HOOVER, HERBERT. 1874-1964.

Fishing for Fun, And To Wash Your Soul.

New York: 1963 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,176.00
55 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. 1885-1945.

Portrait Signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt") gelatin silver print photograph of Jacob Perskie's seated portrait of Roosevelt,

n.p. n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,152.00
56 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. 1885-1945.

Typed Letter Signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt") as President, to A.J. Kruse of the Associated Retail Credit Men mentioning the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Farm Credit Administration (FCA),

Washington D.C. 1935 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
58 TRUMAN, HARRY S. 1884-1972.

Typed Letter Signed ("Harry S. Truman"), to General H.H. "Hap" Arnold politely declining to attend the Bear Flag Republic Centennial,

Washington D.C. 194 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
59 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID. 1890-1969.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Ike") to his wife Mamie mentioning the "Russian fight" and his own heavy workload,

n.p. n.d. but war date USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
61 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID. 1890-1969.

Photograph Signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower") and Inscribed to William Russell,

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 640.00
62

Democratic National Convention ... First Session.

Los Angeles: July 1960. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 256.00
63 KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD. 1917-1963.

Signature ("John Kennedy") at center left of 1960 Democratic National Convention ticket, Second Session,

1960 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,920.00
64 KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD. 1916-1963.

Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), to "Anne-Marie," regarding meeting after completion of the 1960 presidential campaign,

n.p n.d. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,176.00
68

Photograph, 13.3 x 10.5 in color print by Cecil Stoughton

Washington D.C. c.1961 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
70

A group of photos of Kennedy and Johnson taken at the White House during the Kennedy administration, including:

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,536.00
72

A group of photographs including:

1964 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
73

A collection of photographs and negatives, images of the Kennedys in the final motorcade in Dallas, including:

63 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,352.00
74

Mimeographed Manuscript with Annotations, signed ("Dave Powers"), "SCHEDULE / THURSDAY---November 21, 1963 ... FRIDAY---November 22, 1963," 3 pp recto and verso, 4to,

[Washington D.C. 1963 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 51,200.00
75 POWERS, DAVID. 1912-1998.

A collection of manuscripts and photographs from Kennedy aide Dave Powers, including:

1963 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
76

A GROUP OF DAVE POWERS NOTES AND RESEARCH MATERIALS ON THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
78 NIXON, RICHARD MILHOUSE. 1913-1994.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Dick"), to Betty Palmer consoling her on the loss of her house in a fire, 1 p, 4to, Woodcliff Lake, NJ,

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 1993 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 614.40
79 FORD, GERALD R. 1913-2006.

Typed Manuscript Signed, souvenir copy of Ford's Address to a Joint Session of the Congress,

[Washington 1974 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,816.00
80 FORD, GERALD R. 1913-2006.

Typed Letter Signed ("Gerald R. Ford"), to Raymond Lawing reminiscing about his college football days,

Rancho Mirage 1980 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 512.00
81

Holograph Manuscript by Greg Schneider, heavily annotated and initialed by Jimmy Carter, delineating how he would govern if elected president,

Rancho Mirage 1980 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
82 CARTER, JAMES EARL. B. 1924.

Typed Letter Signed ("Jimmy") and initialed ("J.C."), to television moderator Lawrence Spivak thanking him for his comments on a recent town meeting,

Washington 1977 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
83 REAGAN, RONALD. 1911-2004.

Autograph Letter Initialed ("RR"), a draft of a letter to Marie Daly regarding Reagan's battle with higher education in California,

[Sacramento] 1967 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,536.00
86 BROOKINGS, GARY. B.1950.

"Psst ... Nancy ... I've looked all over this library and I can't find a single Zane Grey Novel!" Pen, ink and gouache cartoon on paper, signed and dated (11/16/1991 Brookins) at upper right,

1991 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 89.60
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