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Source Title	Catalogue of the Magnificant Library of the Late Hon. Henry C. Murphy.....
Description	Mr. Murphy was born in Brooklyn in 1810 and departed this mortal coil in 1882. His books, that brought him comfort in life, returned cash to his family two years later. In life, he was a politician who became mayor of Brooklyn and later a congressman twice with a defeat in between. In 1852 he was a serious candidate for president until people remembered he was Irish. He then served as United States Minister to Holland continuously until Abraham Lincoln recalled him. He then went to Albany as a State Senator. As a book collector he was exceptional. His library was complex and complete to the point of obsession but it was the age to obsess and he did so very effectively. It is no longer possible to do what he did. In his time he saw the opportunity and made the most of it. That chance will not come again.
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Total Records in AED	3307

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Thomas Paine ALS Confirming Christmas Eve Attack Likely Based on Anti-Christianity, “The account you heard of a man firing into my house is true.” $24,000 to $35,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Washington Gives a Horse and Guns to His Loyal Guard 10 Days Before Resigning as Commander-in-Chief. $20,000 to $30,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: John Hancock ALS, “General Howe is bent on coming here” - Troops, Martha Washington, & 1777 Continental Congress, to Wife Dolly! $20,000 to $30,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Abraham Lincoln Boldly and Fully Signs Appointment of Consul Who Would Facilitate Bond Sales in Europe Financing Civil War. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Rarest of Dual Signed Kennedy Items! 1963 Christmas Card with "Blessed Christmas" Removed at the Last Minute for Kennedy's Jewish Friends. $15,000 to $20,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Gershwin Signed Contract for 1st Production of Porgy and Bess, Also Signed by Dubose Heyward & Ira Gershwin, Historic! $15,000 to $20,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Einstein Signed, “Two years after the fall of the German Goyim” 1st Ed. of Mein Weltbild. $12,000 to $14,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Walt Disney Fantasia-Era Boldly Signed TLS Re: "Special Effects Department," PSA Certified Authentic & With Phil Sears COA. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: 1996-97 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Home Game-Worn Jersey Showcasing "Light" Evident Use, MEARS A5. $6,000 to $7,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Wayne Gretzky’s 1994 All-Star Used Game Jersey, Inscribed to Former MLB Player! $4,500 to $5,500.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Astronauts Signed by All 7 Mercury Astronauts! $4,000 to $5,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Fabulous Edison, Firestone, Burroughs Signed Journal With 44 Original Photos, Very Rare. $4,000 to $5,000.
Il Ponte, Jan. 31: BLAEU, Joannes and Martinus MARTINI - Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Novus Atlas. Pars sexta. Novus Altas Sinensis. Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1655. €8.000 to €12.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: ORTELIUS, Abraham - Theatrum orbis terrarum.. Nomenclator ptolemaicus. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1579. €10.000 to €15.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista - Carceri d'invenzione. [Rome: G.B. Piranesi, second half of the 18th century]. €20.000 to €30.000.
<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair
<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Gurrey, Alfred Richard, Jr. The Surf Riders of Hawaii, Gray version, Honolulu, circa 1910-14. Important, hand made publication. $16,000 to $18,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Scarce Benjamin Owen Tyler 1818 copy of the Declaration of Independence, engraved by Peter Maverick, Newark, NJ. Considered the first copy of the Declaration produced for commercial purposes. $6,000 to $6,400.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Henry Mouzon 1775 1st State Map of North / South Carolina With Indian Frontiers. $5,000 to $6,000.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Gurrey, Alfred Richard, Jr. Idyls of Hawaii, Honolulu, circa 1910-15. Exceptionally rare self-published and hand made. $4,000 to $5,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: McCarthy, Comrac. Suttree, New York, 1979. First edition, signed by the author. $2,600 to $3,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: 375 Different Bound Minstrel & Civil War Songs, 1830-1870, Black Americana. $2,400 to $2,800.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: President Andrew Jackson Signed Letter to Andrew Jackson Donelson, 1836. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Civil War Robert E. Lee Signed Letter to William Jackson. Gaines Mill, Virginia, dated June 11, 1864. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson ALS to His Sister Laura, New Orleans Barracks, 1848. $1,800 to $2,200.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian, New York, 1985. First edition, first printing. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Archive of 8 Civil War CSA Cabinet Member Letters, incl. Seddon, Randolph, Walker, Mallory, Memminger, Stephens, Tyler. $1,600 to $1,800.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Napoleon I Autograph Letter Signed and Portrait Engraving, framed. $1,000 to $1,200.

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