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Worldwide Autographs and Manuscripts

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 267		Alexander I. Alexander I awards two officials the order of Saint Anna, second class, 6 officials the order of Saint Anna, third class and 9 officials the order of Saint Vladimir, fourth class. Accompanied by a full translation. (1777-1825) Czar of Russia who alternately befriended and fought Napoleon I, but ultimately helped to defeat him. Alexander took part in the Congress of Vienna and conceived the "Holy Alliance," which was fueled mostly by his religious fevor and did not last beyond his reign. While he intended to institute liberal reforms, following through was made impossible by the resistance of the Russian nobility. Document Signed, Two pages, Folio, St. Petersburg, March 29, 1825 headed "Imperial Decree to the Chapter of Russian Orders," in Russian and reads: "In accordance with the testimony of His Royal Highness, Chief Administrator for communications, Duke Aleksandr (Virtemburgskiy) concerning the excellent zeal and dedication to duty of the Officials… We Most Graciously bestow the title of cavalier of the orders:". Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details	Realized $604
Lot 268		Antique Manuscript. Fine Early Printed Koran circa early 1800s Approximately 7 x 10" and roughly 200 pages. Circa 1800. Bound in leather and fragile due to usage but inside text is fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 269		The Word of God. Islam appeared in the form of a book: the Quran. Muslims, consider the Quran (sometimes spelled "Koran") to be the Word of God as transmitted by the Angel Gabriel, in the Arabic language, through the Prophet Muhammad. The Muslim view, moreover, is that Quran supersedes earlier revelations; it is regarded as their summation and completion. It is the final revelation, as Muhammed is regarded as the final prophet - 'the Seal of the Prophets.' In a very real sense the Quran is the mentor of millions of Muslims, Arab and non-Arab alike; it shapes their everyday life, anchors them to a unique system of law, and inspires them by its guiding principles. Written in noble language, the Holy Text has done more than move multitudes to tears and ecstasy; it has also, almost fourteen hundred years, illuminated the lives of Muslims with its eloquent message of uncompromising monotheism, human dignity, righteous living, individual responsibility, and social justice. For countless millions, consequently, it has been the single most important force in guiding their religious, social, and cultural lives. Indeed, the Quran is the cornerstone on which the edifice of Islamic civilization has been built. Large Handwritten Koran Approximately 10 x 14" and roughly 200 pages. Circa 1600s. Beautifully inscribed with a feather pen. Original leather cover is fragile and partially intact. However, inside pages are quite nice considering exterior. Very Good. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Very Rare. View details	Unsold
Lot 270		Begin, Menacham (1913-1992) Israeli statesman and prime minister (1977-83). In the late 70s he sought a peaceful settlement with the Egyptians, and attended peace conferences in Jerusalem (1977), and at Camp David at the invitation of President Carter (1978). He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with President Sadat of Egypt. Typed Letter Signed. One page, in English, Quarto, on personal letterhead. Jerusalem, December 29, 1986. Includes transmittal envelope. Signed in blue pen. In full. "Dear Mr. Painter, / I acknowledge with gratitude the receipt of your letter of December 2, which reached me today. The delay in replying, for which I apologize, was caused by the late delivery. / I was deeply moved by your and warm words. / A Happy Hanukka to you. With my best wishes, / Yours sincerely, / M. Begin". Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $69
Lot 271		Ben-Gurion, David. Includes a card reading, "With Compliments / from D. Ben Gurion". (1886- 1973) Polish- born Israeli leader. Helped to raise the Jewish Legion in America. First Prime Minister of Israel (1948- 1953, 1955- 1963). Photograph Signed 8vo, black and white. Signed beneath protrait, "D. Ben Gurion" in black ink. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 272		Catherine The Great. Catherine kept those around her well paid, while ignoring the plight of the peasants. Empress (Czarina) of Russia as Catherine II for 34 years after she murdered her husband, Peter III in 1762. She extended the frontiers of the Russian Empire through numerous conquests, especially notable victories over the Turks, from whom she annexed Crimea. Although known for her promiscuity and many lovers, she was an intelligent and learned woman who regularly corresponded with Voltaire and other leading philosophers of her day. *Document Signed "Ekaterina"* in Cyrillic, one page, small folio, St. Petersburg, Sept. 9, 1766 headed "Imperial Decree to OUR Court Office". This document approves an agreement between Coloned Maria Poltaratskiy with teacher Foma Busket, orders the teacher's salary produced from revenues of Catherine's personal patrimony. Fine.** Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 273		Chagall, Marc (1887- 1985) Russian- Jewish Painter. Moved to USA during WWII, where he designed ballet sets and costumes. The word "surrealist" is said to have been coined to describe his work. Envelope Signed First Day Cover--signed in black ink. The postage stamps are reproductions of Chagall's famous windows. Postmarked Jerusalem, August 21, 1973. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $247
Lot 274		(Charles V and Juana). Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain as Charles I; and his mother, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, who had ruled as Queen with King Philip I. Manuscript Document in their names, 19 pages on velum, with extensive illumination on the first page, bound in stamped and gold-tooled brown calf, small folio, Valladolid, December 20, 1548. The document, written in an accomplished hand, is a royal confirmation of nobility, which could confer exemption from certain taxes, for Juan de Angulo of El Cubo. It was issued as the result of an attempt by the authorities of El Cubo to levy taxes on Angulo, an attempt which he successfully contested before the royal courts at Valladolid, with details of the case recorded here. The document is signed on the final page by three "licendiados" and endorsed by a notary. On paper flyleaves at the beginning, there are two pages of (seventeenth) century notes concerning descendants of Angulo. The extremely attractive title page consists primarily of illumination, with a large depiction in full color of Angulo's coat of arms, as well as wide painted borders of foliage, fruit, and mythological figures. On the subsequent pages are ten illuminated capital letters. The document is about Fine, with some wear. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 275		Dönitz, Karl. All three items matted and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 18½". (1891-1980) German navel commander-in-chief. Became führer on the death of Hitler, he was responsible for the final surrender to the Allies. An archive of three separate signed items framed together to form an historic offering. A. Typed fair copy (in English) signed of his "Broadcast to the German People, May 1, 1945." signed and dated in blue ink Dec. 11, 1973. "The Fuhrer has nominated me as his successor. In full consciousness of my responsibilities I therefore assume the leadership of the German people at this fateful hour. My first task is to save German men and women from destruction by the advancing Bolshevist enemy. It is to serve this purpose alone that the military struggle continues. For as long as the British and the Americans continue to impede the accomplishment of this task, we must also continue to fight and defend ourselves against them. The British and Americans in that case will not be fighting in the interests of their own peoples, but solely for the expansion of Bolshevism in Europe." B. Autograph Letter Signed. (Partly German and English) on his personal imprinted stationery, Oct. 12, 1971. Sends his greetings to several individuals for some payments received. C. Photograph Signed and dated. A fine black and white military photo, 4 x 6", boldly signed and dated on the lower white margin. Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details	Realized $604
Lot 276		George II of Greece (1890-1947) First came to the throne in 1922 after the second deposition of his father, Constantine I. He was himself driven out in 1924, but was restored in 1935 after a plebiscite. When Greece was overrun by the Germans, he withdrew to Crete, then to Egypt and Britain. He re-ascended the throne in 1946 but died a year later. Vintage Photograph Signed, 9 x 8", sepia tone. Athens, 1938. A regal, full-face bust portrait of the King in his military uniform. Signature is on the border below the photo. Cropped and set within a handsome brown velvet matte to an overall size of 17 x 17". Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 277		George III, King of Great Britain. This document is weak at the folds, having once been taped, and there is natural age discoloration. Signed boldly by George III at the upper left corner of the recto. Magnificently matted and framed (with the verso also visible) along with a hand colored print of George III and a bronze inscribed plaque, all against a dark green crushed velvet background within a burl frame. Overall size 23 x 29". (1738-1820). In 1760 succeeded his grandfather, George II, as King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover. During George's administration, the American colonies, exasperated by renewed attempts at taxation, proclaimed on July 4, 1776 their independence, and eventually achieved it,a treaty of peace with Great Britain being signed in February 1783. Document Signed. One page, two-sided, Folio, Court of St. James, March 28, 1783. Important document, addressed to Henry Walter Esq., Major Commandant of the British infantry corps being an order to disband a portion of the English army issued just after the treaty of peace with the colonies was signed, most likely related to the British troops in India rather than in America. Document states: "Whereas we have thought fit to order Our Corps of Infantry under your Command to be forthwith disbanded… immediately repair to the Quarters of Our said Corps and disband them accordingly…" The document goes on to spell out the rules to be observed in the disbanding of the said military corps, including the taking of an exact muster of the several companies of the corps, pay off the non-commissioned officers and private men of the corps, arms to be accounted for and returned, fourteen days' subsistence to each Sergeant, Corporal, Drummer and Private Man to carry him home and a list of names of all the men so disbanded. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 278		Hitler's Third Reich. Lot of Six: KIETEL, WILHELM. Typed Letter Signed. One and a half pages, Legal Folio, on Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht,Wilhelm Kietel, letterhead. Berlin, November 15, 1938. To Dr. A.W. Fehling, head of the German committee to select those for Rhodes scholarships. Keitel recommends his wife's nephew, Wolfgang Fontaine for a slot. In Fine condition save two punch holes in left margin. SPEER, ALBERT. Typed Letter Signed. 1/2 page, Small Quarto, on his imprinted stationery. Heidelberg, February 7, 1981. In English, Speer thanks an American friend for the gift of two recordings of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and remembers a member of the orchestra who accompanied him during the war. Signed "Albert Speer", Fine condition. SCHACHT, HJALMAR. Photograph Signed. sepia tone, 5 x 8 1/2", circa 1935, Depicting Hitler's financial wizard in a full-face, bust pose, seated. His signed photographs are uncommon. Fine condition. NEURATH, BARON KONSTANTIN. VON Postcard Photograph Signed. black and white, approx. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2", n.d., n.p. Minister of Foriegn Affairs in Hitler's cabinet, depicted in full- face bust likeness. Scarce, and Fine condition. DOENITZ, KARL. Typed Letter Signed. One page, Oblong Octavo, on the former naval commander's imprinted stationery, Aumuhle, January 4, 1978. In German, to an autograph collector in Italy transmitting a photograph and answering a question. Not translated. Fine condition. LEY, DR. ROBERT. Typed Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, on his imprinted letterhead as the head of the Labor Front. Potsdam, September 19, 1936. To Hern Zschintzsch, Secretary of State, at the Riech Ministry in Berlin. Text in German and not translated. Contemporary docketing in magenta crayon. Two punch file-holes in blank left margin, Fine and Scarce. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 279		Isabella I (1451- 1504) Called la Católica ("the Catholic"). Queen of Castile and of Aragón, ruling the two kingdoms jointly with her husband Fredinand of Aragón from 1479. During her reign, the Inquisition was introduced (1478), the reconquest of Granada completed (1482-92), and the Jews expelled (1492) She sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Document Signed "Yo la Reyna" in Spanish, One page, large 4to, Granada, August 3, 1498. The Queen commands her chamberlin, Sancho de Peredes, to give 2,000 maravedis from the 30,000 recieved from the treasurer Gonzalo de Baeza, to Francisco de Herosilla, and to secure a reciept. Below her signature is penned "by command of the Queen" and signed by her secretary Gaspar de Trizio. Hermosilla has receipted at the bottom of the document. Boldy penned and docketed on verso. Slit bisects signature as usual with no paper loss, and has been strengthened with clear tape on verso; tear at bottom edge extending vertically through portion of receipt, insignificant nicks at right edge. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 280		Japanese War Criminals. Signatures of the Japanese war criminals are far rarer than those of their German counterparts tried at Nuremberg. An outstanding collection in fine condition. Excellent collection of twenty-five signatures of Japanese generals, admirals and politicians collected by an American guard at the 1946 Tokyo War Crimes Trial. The signatures are contained within a small, green covered notebook, about 3 x 3½", unbound. Every signature is in ink and occupies a single side of one of the pages, thus they could be removed for framing or display. Each criminal has signed in English and Japanese characters, and the list includes virtually every major figure put on trial. This fine collection includes the following (with their sentence appearing in parentheses): Hideki Tojo (death), Sgigenori Togo (20 years), Okinori Kaya (life), Seishiro Itagaki (death), Hiroshi Oshimi (life), Naoki Hoshino (life), Osamin Nagano (died during trial), Takazumi Oka (life), Kenji Doihara (death, Koki Hirota (death), Shunroku Hata (life), Akira Muto (death), Jiro Minami (life), Kiichiro Hiranuma (life), Kingoro Hashimoto (life), Koichi Kido (life, Kenryo Sato (life), Mamoru Shigemitsu (seven years), Sadao Araki (life), Yoshijiro Umezu (life), Shigetaro Shimada (life), Kuniaki Koiso (life), Heitaro Kimura (death), and Teiichi Suzuki (life). Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 281		Masefield, John (1878-1967) English poet, playwright and fiction writer. Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 7 x 4 1/2" card, on Burcote Brook letterhead, Abingdon, n.d. Boldly inscribed in black ink. In full: "Dear Mr Rappaport / I send you my thanks for the kind gift of the Mainsail book that came to me from you a day or two ago. / With my thanks & greetings, believe me. / Yours sincerely, / John Mansfield". Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 282		Meir, Golda. Important Historical Document. (1898-1978) Israeli stateswoman and prime minister. Brought up in Milwaukee, WI, she emigrated to a kibbutz in Palestine in 1921 and became a leading figure in the Labour movement. She went to become the Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union (1948-9), the minister of labour and foreigin minister. As prime minister she worked for peace in the Middle East but was stymied by the Arab-Israeli War (1973). Typed Letter Signed One Page, Quarto, On Official Stationery. January 1, 1955. To David Ben-Gurion (Prime Minister), at his Kibbutz. In Hebrew. Additionally, contains a handwritten note on bottom by Moshe Sharit (Foreign Minister). Translated as follows: "Good Health and hope you are keeping busy. You went to the Kibbutz as an example to our youth- that they should settle the Negev. Our wonderful Israel youth, for them these things are pure and simple- to them, like our Israeli sun, these things are clear and without any blocks. I believe your campaign of settling the Negev will succeed, since we are blessed with a youth that are ready to sacrifice their lives for the country of their heritage." Note by Sharit in his hand at the bottom, "she writes exactly the same style as Ben Gurion". Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $978
Lot 283		Nicholas I. Nice dark signature and with a complete translation. Czar of Russia (ruled from 1825-1855). Manuscript Document Signed as Czar. One page, folio, St. Petersburg, 1832. The "… title of Cavalier of the Third Degree Order of Saint Anne… is bestowed upon the … Royal Prussian Professor of Sculpture and Ordinary Member of the Berlin Academy of Arts, Karl Wichmann… …As a token of … Appreciation for … [his] work and distinguished talents… " The Capitulum is ordered to deliver his insignia and charger. Signed "Nikolai" just below the text, near the center of the page. Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details	Realized $661
Lot 284		Nicholas II. The Russo-Japanese War was very unpopular, and when it ended by Japan defeating Russia, it resulted in damaging Russian military losses and domestic political unrest which resulted in the Revolution of 1905 and foreshadowed the Revolution of 1917. Later that same year, Nicholas promised democratic reforms, but they were ultimately not enough to save him or his regime. Last Czar of Russia (rulled 1894-1917), executed with his family by the Bolsheviks. Document Signed as Czar, in Russian, Three pages, Folio, April 9, 1905. This document, which dates from the 2nd year of the Russo-Japanese War, bears the ornately printed heading 'IMPERIAL DECREE TO THE CHAPTER OF RUSSIAN IMPERIAL AND ROYAL ORDERS" . The document bestowes of the title of "Cavalier of Our Imperial and Royal Orders" upon various men from veterinary school, factory and gymnasium sectors, including orders of Saint Stanislav first, second and third class, etc. Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details	Unsold
Lot 285		Nuremberg Trial. Uncommon and highly desirable. Vintage signatures (some ink, some pencil, many dated 1946) of the twenty-one men condemed to imprisonment at the Nuremberg Trails for crimes against humanity. The first fifteen signatures are penned back to back (some upside down) on both sides of an off-white 7½ x 9½" sheet: Wilhelm Frick, Julius Stricher, Hjalmar Schacht, Fritz Saukel (pencil), Wiliam Von Keitel (pencil), Alfred Rosenberg (pencil), Hans Fritzche, Baldor von Schirach, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Karl Donitz, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Constantium von Neurath, Herman Goering, Alfred Jodl, Hans Frank, Albert Speer, Erich Raeder, Franz von Papen, Walter Funk and Ernst Kultenbrunner are all on individual off-white sheets. Also included is Dr. R. Ley (who died before trial but was accused) and the key item in the set - a striking 3½ x 5" vintage photo of Rudolf Hess boldly signed in the lower margin. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 286		Philip II (1527- 1598), King of Spain (1556-1598). Only son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. Married four times, once to Mary I of England, becoming joint sovereign of England in 1554. Philip was given the government of Milan (1540), of Naples and Sicily (1554), of the Netherlands (1555), and of Spain (1556), where he waged a successful war against France. As the champion of the Counter-Reformation, he tried to destroy infidels and heretics alike. He sought to crush Protestantism, first in the Low Countries, then in England and France, and the result of this determination was the Inquisition which terrorized Europe, and at great cost, failed to put down the revolt in the Netherlands (1568-1609). Conquered Portugal (1580-81), but lost naval supremacy with the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) in war with England. Manuscript Document Signed as King. One page, Folio, with integral address leaf, in Spanish, Madrid, January 26, 1575. This striking document is a royal directive to the magistrate of the cities of Rronda and Marvella, requesting a full accounting of all: " …the goods and property and other things, which in the said city of Marvella and its jurisdiction, have been seized from the English from the time we ordered you to do so (and we also want to know) about the deposition of the aforementioned goods; who was in charge of them, and what may have been done with them; what their present condition is; what people are presently in charge of them, and how much each has in his possession. We charge and command you to send us, as soon as this information is available a brief accounting of it all, so that once we have seen it we may issue orders as to what should be done. From Madrid, the 26th of January, 1575. I, the King." Co-signed, "By command of His Majesty Juan Delgado." A fascinating document that reveals the meticulous authoritarian secular control of the Spanish crown. The document was sealed with red wax and an overlaid embossed seal, which has been removed. Light age-toning, some ink bleedthrough from verso, a few stains below the text, and two areas of ink erosion, affecting two words in the text, which are nevertheless clearly legible. Still, the document is fine, and the imperial signatures are bold and forbidding. Matted and framed with a color print of Phillip II and a full translation, to an overall size of 25½ x 27." Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details	Realized $978
Lot 287		Puccini, Giacomo. Ink somewhat faded, but the letter is quite legible, and Fine. Beautifully framed with a dashing matted photograph of the maestro to an overall size of 14½ x 29." (1858-1924). Opera composer, whose great popular successes included La Boheme (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madame Butterfly (1904). Autograph Letter Signed. One page, oblong Quarto, in red ink, on addressed letterhead ironically named "Via Verdi, 4, Milano, December 23, 1907." Personal note regarding two gold crowns Puccini is scheduled to receive. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details	Realized $529
Lot 288		Rabin, Yitzhak & King Hussein (1922-1995) Israeli soldier, statesmen, and prime minister (1974-7, 1992-95), born in Jerusalem. He fought in the War of Independence (1948-9), served as ambassador to US (1968-73), Labour Party leader and prime minister until involved in a scandal over personal accounts held in US in 1977. Served as defense minister from 1984-90, became prime minister again in 1992 and was assassinated in 1995 by a 27-year old Law student. (1935-1999) King of Jordan since 1952. He steered a middle course in the face of the political upheavals inside and outside his country, favoring the Western powers, particularly Britain, and pacifying Arab nationalism. Photograph Signed. 6 x 4", color. n.d., n.p. Includes a letter of authenticity from the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Signed by Rabin in blue marker and Hussein in black. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $414
Lot 289		Rasputin, Grigory. This Siberian peasant, who gained access to the highest circles of power in Russia and exerted great influence over the Russian royal family, never learned to write in more than a rudimentary fashion. He was probably born in the late 1860's; after about twenty years in which he did a great deal of wandering, and during which time he established a reputation as a holy man with unusual powers. Rasputin arrived on the scene in St. Petersburg in 1907. He apparently had real abilities as a healer, and after saving the life of the Crown Prince Alexei several times, he gained unprecendented access to the household of Czar Nicholas II and the devotion of the Czarina Alexandra. Jealousy and disapproval of Rasputin's licentious behavior made him many enemies. When World War I began he opposed it on the ground that it would be disastrous for Russia, but at first the war had tremendous popular support, and consequently, Rasputin became even more hated. At the same time, the Czar's preoccupation with the war left greater power in the hands of the Czarina, who was very much under Rasputin's influence. Every faction from far left to far right had some reason to despise him. There were efforts by his enemies, sometimes successful, to oust him from St. Petersburg (but he always managed to return); and there were plots against his life. By 1915 Rasputin, who was rather naive in matters of political intrigue when he came to the capital, had immersed himself in its corruption, plotting and influence peddling. Colin Wilson, one of his many biographers, theorizes that Rasputin sensed his own fate was bound up with that of the royal family; if they were to survive, it would be his doing, and if they were to fall, he was doomed. Rasputin began more and more to behave carelessly and self-destructively, like a doomed man which he was. Rasputin was assassinated at the end of 1916, and the Romanov dynasty fell soon after. This letter, with its humanitarian purpose, seems to represent the positive side of Rasputin's personality, which also harbored the healer and mystic. Certainly he was more than the evil, unbalanced monk which he is often portrayed as. A very interesting and extremely rare autograph letter of one of the most fascinating and unique characters in Russian history. The actual autograpgh of Rasputin is very rare in any form and an ALS such as this must be considered a true treasure. Russian religious and political figure who had a powerful influence on the last royal family of Russia. Autograph Letter Signed "Rasputin," in Russian, One page, Large Octavo, [St. Petersburg?], no date, with the name "T. Zenif" written in another hand at the top. There is also a handstamp on the integral leaf in the shape of an inverted triangle with the words "Highest Political Office Building." In this very rare letter, Rasputin asks the recipient to assist in finding shelter for an orphan; it reads: "Dear, Sorry for bothering you, please find a place for an orphan to stay, and give her shelter - Rasputin." . Fine. Estimated Value $9,000 - 13,000. View details	Realized $8,970
Lot 290		Religious Manuscripts. The Coptic Language is the name used to refer to the last stage of the written Egyptian language. Coptic should more correctly be used to refer to the script rather than the language itself. Even though this script was introduced as far back as the 2nd century B.C., it is usually applied to the writing of the Egyptian language from the first century A.D. to the present day. The ancient Egyptian devised a writing system to record their spoken language over 6000 years ago. The first application seems to have been the calendar. The system started by giving each word a symbol, called hieroglyph. This convention was of course doomed because of the tremendous vocabulary it would have generated. Out of such ideas they took some of these hieroglyphs and associated a sound value to them which, when combined together, would spell out the spoken word. After the 14th century the Church experienced a decline spiritually and in numbers. The dominance of the Ottoman Empire over Egypt in the early 16th century seemed to accelerate such decline. Production of Coptic Manuscripts slowed down to a trickle. This is an indication that Coptic books were not used as often as before in the Church, so there was no need to produce more. 17th Century Coptic Bible Approximately 5 x 7 1/2" and roughly 200+ pages. Handwritten in "Geeshe" on gazelle skin. Five hand-drawn illustrations in black & white, and color. Sewn bindings with leather and wooden boards. Quality is quite exceptional. Very Rare. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 291		Religious Manuscripts. 17th Century Coptic Bible Approximately 6 x 8 1/2" and 200+ pages. Handwritten in Geeshe with 6 hand-drawn color illustrations on gazelle skin. Bound with string and covered with wood. Quite choice and very rare. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 292		Weizmann, Dr. Chaim. Historical Statement. (1874-1952) Jewish statesman and president of Israel (1949-52) After teaching at the universities of Geneva and Manchester, he became president of the Zionist Organization (1920-30, 1935-46) and the Jewish Agency (from 1929). Also played major role in the establishment of the state of Israel and was its first president. Typed Letter Signed One page, Quarto, On offical imprinted stationery. March 27, 1949. To Moshe Sharit (Foreign Minister). In Hebrew. Translated as follows: "When we met the first time in London, I was a diplomat to the British Government and a Russian Zionist. Now I am nominated as President of Israel--The country has been waiting a long time for freedom, and there is a lot to do. I'm not asking myself how to do it, but only what to do--I believe this Second Jewish Nation is prepared in the spiritual sense and the mundane sense to fulfill this opportunity.--Therefore it is a pity to waste this historic moment". Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 293		Wells, H. G. British author, "The Time Machine," "War of the Worlds," etc. Autograph Letter Signed. May 18, 1927, on verso of a picture postcard of "The Barn and Garden, Easton Globe, Dunmow." "To Mr. Reynolds. Certainly any instructions of yours will be received with respect here. You enclose no letter from Capen. I suppose he will write later. Yours H. G. Wells." Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 294		Zapata, Emiliano. Uncommon. (1879- 1919) Mexican revolutionary. He became a sharecropper and local leader, and after the onset of the Mexican Revolution he mounted a land distribution program in areas under his control. Along with Pancho Villa, he fought the Carranza government, and was eventually lured to his death at the Chinameca hacienda. Document Signed One page, Quarto. circa 1916. In Spanish, extremely bold signature in black ink. Stamped "Ejercito Libertado, de la Repbulica Mexicana, Cuartel General." Standard fold creases, three minuscule holes along left side and two minor tears (not affecting document). Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 295		The Defender of Dreyfus. Here Speaks Out in Support of Women and Children. Creased across the middle for mailing, with marginal break at one crease. (1840-1902) French writer and critic, leader of the naturalist school. With the publication of La Fortune des Rougons (1871), Zola began his twenty-two-year, twenty-volume experiment in the naturalistic novel entitled Les Rougon-Macquart. Scientific precision and scrupulous attention to detail mark his lengthy portrait of the Rougon-Macquart family. An advocate for social reform, he penned his famous letter in defense of Captain Dreyfus, J'Accuse. Autograph Statement Signed One and one-half pages, on two leaves. Octavo. On "Savoy Hotel" stationery, London, n.d. This political statement translates approximately as: "I send all my sorrow and sympathy to the poor women and to the poor children who are suffering from the disputes of men and the social misunderstandings of nations. I have viewed these troubles from a close distance and I have wept about them. May peace be made, in the name of the little children and the mothers." Signed boldly in black ink. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details	Realized $460