August 2021 Catalogue

Extremely Rare Ship’s Papers For AWhaling Voyage Signed By Abraham Lincoln As President 36. LINCOLN, Abraham. Printed document signed [ship’s papers]. Washington, December 7, 1863. Broadside, measuring 20 by 16 inches, original paper seal, mounted on backing board; framed, entire piece measures 23 by 27 inches. $25,000. A remarkable ship’s passport signed by President Lincoln and his Secretary of State William Seward, authorizing passage for the ship Martha, “lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for Pacific Ocean, and laden with provisions, stores, and utensils for a whaling voyage.” A fine signed document dating from the Civil War. Written authorization to sail the high seas and dock at the country’s harbors, in the form of presidentially signed ship’s papers, was a valuable and desirable privilege. Ship’s papers were intended to authorize a craft’s mission and purpose. Paper evenly toned, a few expert paper repairs, about an inch of three margins folded around backing board; Lincoln’s signature bold and clear. A fine signed document, with the fragile paper seal present. Rare Large Lincoln Memorial Broadside, Featuring AWoodcut Portrait Of The Late President 37. (LINCOLN, Abraham). MementoMori broadside. No place, circa 1865. Printed broadside, measuring 10-1/2 by 14-1/2 inches; matted and framed, entire piece measures 20 by 16 inches. $2900. Original late 19th-century printed broadside memorializing President Lincoln after his assassination, featuring a rustic woodcut after a photograph by Anthony Berger. According to the National Portrait Gallery, “Portraiture became part of themourning process that followed Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865... This simple, black-border Memento Mori recalls many Americans’ first grieving response: to drape funereal bunting, crepe, and flags on doors and windows, often tucking a portrait into the decorations.” Slightest offsetting marks to recto, tape repairs to verso. A rare and handsome copy. “I Learn, More And More How Facts Become Twisted With Time… That Is One Of The Reasons That Started Me Writing ‘The Spirit Of St. Louis’” 38. LINDBERGH, Charles A. Typed letter signed. Darien, Connecticut, April 21, 1953. Single sheet of cream paper, measuring 8-1/2 by 11 inches; entire piece measures 25-1/2 by 21 inches. $7500. Original 1953 typed letter from Charles Lindbergh to his friend, U.S. Air Services editor Earl Findley, expressing gratitude for Findley’s comment on the first serialized installment of “The Spirit of St. Louis” inThe Saturday Evening Post; lamenting the fact that facts are often twisted, even by good people; and explaining that, contrary to popular belief, the propeller on his plane was not wooden, signed by Charles Lindbergh. Accompanied by two news service photographs of Charles Lindbergh. This letter is addressed to Earl N. Findley, an aviation journalist best known for his friendship with and coverage of the Wright brothers. Findley corresponded frequently with Lindbergh, beginning well before the Second World War. Findley and Lindbergh exchanged lengthy letters often touching on theminutiae of airplanes. In the 1930s, as Europewas suffering under the threat of another World War, Lindbergh began to express pro-German sentiments in his letters. In fact, OrvilleWright approached Findley with his concerns, essentially calling Lindbergh a Nazi. While Findley refused to cast aside his friend, many did turn on Lindbergh and he was essentially banned frommilitary service. At the time this letter was written, Lindbergh was still out of favor due to his isolationist political stance, but had secured employment as a consultant to the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and to Pan American World Airways. He had also just written his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography, The Spirit of St. Louis , published in 1954. Tipped-on description and news service stamps and notations to versos of photos, which have been affixed to verso of frame in facsimile. Corner of one photo bent and small closed tear to top edge of other photo. Typed signed letter fine. Most desirable. No. 33 No. 37 No. 36 F r a m e d ! 2 0 2 1 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s 31 30

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