Entertainment Memorabilia and Historical Document auction house, Profiles in History, will be holding their “Rare Books & Manuscripts Auction” tomorrow, Wednesday, July 10, at 11:00 AM PDT in Westlake Village, CA at the Hyatt Westlake Hotel Vista Ballroom 880 S.Westlake Blvd.
The 172 lot auctions contains many rare and one of a kind historical documents, book, and manuscripts from notable authors and historical figures including, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, President John Adams, Poet, John Ashbery, Alexander Graham Bell, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, George A. Custer, Thomas A. Edison, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, John Hancock, John F. Kennedy, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and many others.
There also is a special collection of artifacts from Ernest Hemingway, including his personal typewriter.
Highlights include:
Lot 1: Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. With Little Women; Part Second. Est: $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 5: Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. A Complete Set of Dickens’ Christmas Books in 5 volumes. Est: $10,000 – $15,000
Lot 48: Bell, Alexander Graham. Extraordinary historic aviation archive. Est: $120,000 – $150,000
Lot 77: Hemingway, Ernest. Personal travel typewriter. Est: $60,000 – $80,000
Lot 91: Kennedy, John F. Photograph signed as President & pen used to sign the Minimum Wage Bill. Est: $4,000 – $6,000
Lot 98: Lincoln, Abraham. Letter signed. Est: $15,000 – $20,000
Lot 150: Einstein, Albert. Typed letter signed (“A. Einstein”) in English. Est: $15,000 – $20,000
Interested bidders can register HERE.
View the online auction catalog HERE.
Bid or watch the auction online at Artfact.
