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(ADOLF HITLER RELIC) $753.00 1402-1 (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached.A brass sconce electric light fixture removed from Adolf Hitler's office in the Reichs Chancellery! In June, 1945 an American officer and aide at the Potsdam Conference near Berlin was allowed access by the Russians to the Chancellery, and in Hitler's office he removed this light fixture from the wall. The fixture is made of brass with a curved neck and fluted rim, dimensions about 8" across and 5 1/4" tall. Sold with a copy of the soldier's letter of provenance and original letter of provenance by Charles Hamilton.

BEN-GURION, DAVID $275.00 46115-1 (1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister.Fine T.Ms. unsigned, 1p. legal folio, [n.p., n.d], in Hebrew, being a page of a biographical work on the statesman , with emendations in Ben-Gurion's hand. He comments at right margin about a dispute about whether Yiddish or Hebrew was spoken during the "early" periods, the continues: "...I have confused the two commission. The one that decided on The Beginning was in 1907. In summer I worked in Rishonle-Zion and Petah Tikva. From Suchron Yakov a decision was made on Unity...and the past...". Most definitely concerning the Unification of the World Zionist movement! Fine.

(MCLANE-OCAMPO TREATY) $170.00 60078-20 Fine content A.L.S., 2pp., 4to, Piedras Negras, January 11, 1860, in Spanish, a letter from FELIPE DE LA GARZA to his father, Jesus de la Garza, concerning news of the McLane-Ocampo Treaty of December 14, 1859. In part: "... news came from [New] Orleans on the treaty that President Juarez made with the U.S. The American Union gave President Juarez 2 million in cash, and 2 million retained to pay debts recognized as caused by Mexico to American citizens. For this sum, the Union will build three roads into Mexico, taking for themselves the borderlands, and all merchandise will be free of duty...". The agreement, officially the Treaty of Transit and Commerce, was brought about mainly by the efforts of Ambassador to Mexico Robert Milligan McLane and Mexican Liberal Party politician Melchor Ocampo, but failed to win ratification by the U.S. Senate. The deal would have vastly improved American-Mexican commerce while giving Benito Juarez the funds he needed to resist internal enemies. Moderate stains and wear along folds, else very good.

(ADOLF HITLER) $300.00 9232-1 An illustrated, serialized edition of Hitler's "Mein Kampf", published in 18 installments by Hutchinson & Co.,Ltd.,1939, complete with index and hardcover wraparound binding. Published immediately prior to and during the early phases of the war, this edition claims to be the first full English edition of Hitler's blueprint for aggression, though this cannot be substantiated by us. Enclosed in an attractive hard slipcover, overall very good.

(DISRAELI, BENJAMIN) $300.00 45590-1 (1804 - 1881) English Prime Minister who established a strong foreign policy, consolidated the Empire, and instituted many social reforms.A superb display piece, a 10" x 12" original photograph of Disraeli showing him seated with arms folded, which was expertly painted at the time so that it now resembles an original oil painting. This is a beautiful image marred only by some "crazing" of the paint, largely in the black areas of the image, else a great item for presentation. In the original gilt-plaster wood-backed frame.

CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA OF WALES $750.00 46424-1 (1796 - 1817) English princess, the only child of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, died very early in childbirth. Very rare A.L.S. "Charlotte" [n.p., "Thursday evening", n.y.], to a gentleman, in part: "...I received your letter and inclosures this M[orning] & do not delay returning them to you after having read them through with that attention...With my opinion I have entertained of you since I first became acquainted with you added to which the confidence & regard my whole family on the Brunswick side have ever expressed & shewn towards you, you cannot doubt the Communication you have made to me & the whole Circumstances have been exceedingly painful - For from my strikt love of Justice wh[ich] will not allow me to shade faults where they are I cannot deny your case is a bad one & has met with aggravations & forgetfulness on the length of time you have served in the family - I can only assure you that whatever I can do for your service I will certainly & at the same time shall be quite silent respecting my knowledge of the affair till you should consider any personal interference of use...Count Muster has confidentially informed of your application to me strengthened with an appeal from me to him for his kind Offices...This was the best step I could take for the present...". Fold at middle lightly repaired with archival tape, else very good, boldly written in her sprawling hand. With a portrait engraving. A.L.S.'s from royalty are quite rare in any event, making this one a particularly scarce example due to Charlotte's early demise.

HERZL, THEODORE $950.00 29955-1 (1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was soon appalled by the vicious anti-Semitism he observed. Herzl decided that Jewish assimilation in Europe was impossible and that the only solution to the Jewish problem was the establishment of a Jewish national state, and organized the first Zionist World Congress, serving as its president.Rare A.N.S. "Herzl" in blue pencil 1p. oblong 8vo., [Vienna], Nov. 11, 1903 to a Mr. Reich in German asking him if he can bring twenty Kronen to Mrs. Horowitz who lives on Turkenstrasse 9. On the verso an obviously elderly Helene Horowitz pens an illegible note dated Nov. 16, possibly a receipt or some sort of thanks for the money. File holes at right margin, usual folds and wrinkles, otherwise very good.

PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN $30.00 36686-1 (1784 - 1865) British Prime Minister, very popular with the electorate, who with Russell endeavored to avoid British involvement in the American CIVIL WAR War.Postal cover addressed by Palmerston to a lady, London, Nov. 30, 1838, franked at lower-left. Very good.

CEAUSESCU, NICOLAE $95.00 30701-1 (1918 - 1989) First President of the Socialist Republic of Rumania who split with Moscow. His brutal career ended in his assassination during Rumania's liberalization movement.S.P. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" b/w, an early cheat, up portrait boldly signed in black ink at bottom. Very good to fine.

MINH, HO CHI $1,800.00 32049-1 (1890 - 1969) Vietnamese Communist leader and the principal force behind the Vietnamese struggle against French colonial rule and American intervention, and whose name became synonymous with the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong.Exceedingly rare S.P. "Ho Chi Minh", 6" x 9" b/w, shows the Vietnamese leader during a visit to the USSR, kneeling and smiling while surrounded by nursery school children. Fine condition.

STEPNIAK, SERGEY $650.00 16024-1 (1851 - 1895) Russian and revolutionary who took part in the assassination of the Chief of the political police, General Mezentov, in 1878. He left Russia in 1882 and settled in England, where he wrote "The Career of a Nihilist."Fine collection of thirteen A.L.S.'s in English from Nov. 18, 1885 to May, 1890 largely to his publisher, Swan Sonnenschein, regarding the completion of Stepniaks' monumental work, The Russian Peasantry, Their Agrarian Condition, Social Life and Religion (London, Sonnenschein, 1888). In very small part: "...In respect of my new work on Russian --the R. Peasantry -- I am quite prepared to make an arrangement at once...The copy I have makes about 60,000 words. I can deliver ready for print in two weeks notice. The remainder can be completed in one month...You will have a fresh book...Would you mind sending me the agreement to sign?...". Overall in very good condition, and deserving of further research.

HERZL, THEODORE $900.00 25394-1 (1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was soon appalled by the vicious anti-Semitism he observed. Herzl decided that Jewish assimilation in Europe was impossible and that the only solution to the Jewish problem was the establishment of a Jewish national state, and organized the first Zionist World Congress, serving as its president.Fine content T.L.S. "Herzl" 1p. 4to., Vienna, Apr. 25, 1902, in German to "Esteemed Colleague", in part: "...We have the honor to inform you that we have taken note of the following resolutions of the National Fund Commissions: 'The Commission has elected Dr. Farbstein as President. It is the duty of the President to get in contact with the A[ction] C[ommitee] and the members of the N.F. Commission...to convey all applications and drafts to them, and, if applicable, to determine the result of the a vote of the N.F. Commission...With Zionist greetings...". File holes at left margin, else very good.

(JAMES I) $200.00 52065-1 A document from his reign in Latin (not signed), 1p., oblong folio, [London?], 1612, the finis or Finalis Concordia section of a legal document, decreeing an end to the legal action addressed in the text. Slight foxing and age toning, else very good. Top edge is intentionally serrated to allow comparison with copies and prevent forgeries.

(JAMES I) $150.00 10536-1 (1566 - 1625) King of England, and as James VI was King of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots and succeeded to the throne following the death of Elizabeth I, sought to assert the divine right of kings, and his severity toward Roman Catholics brought about the Gunpowder Plot. The King James version of the Bible was prepared in his honor (1611).A manuscript document from his reign, 1p. oblong 8vo., on vellum, 1623, an indenture with Ralph Tirrie concerning a yeoman's payment of a bond. Signed with marks by four witnesses and Tirrie at bottom. Some stains in the body, seal lacking and vellum cut at lower-right. generally good.

GEORGE IV $4,000.00 51924-1 (1762 - 1830) King of England who became Prince Regent when George III became permanently deranged.Superb and important manuscript D.S. in English, French, and Latin "George P[rince] R[egent]" acting on behalf of his blinded and deranged father, 17pp., folio, Carlton House, London, January 24, 1815. A phenomenally intriguing fourteen-point secret agreement by England, France, and Austria to protect Austria in case of Russian imperial aggression. When Napoleon's defeat seemed imminent after his 1812 retreat from Moscow, Czar Alexander I began orchestrating his Polish-Saxon Project, a plan to reclaim a partitioned Poland. Alexander offered Prussia and Austria Saxon lands and other prized in exchange for their portions of Poland, which Prussia eagerly accepted but Austria's Metternich balked at, fearing a new hegemon in Alexander, whose troops would be within a week's march of Vienna itself. Britain, with France, agreed to provide military aid to Austria should a more-powerful Alexander insist Metternich accept his proposal. Article 3 states, in part [from French]: "... In the case where their efforts to reach prove ineffective, the High Parties contracted promise to come immediately to the aid of the party attacked , each with a corps of one hundred fifty thousand men...", and Article 4 further specifies the operational make-up of these corps, in part: "...Each respective auxiliary corps will be composed of one hundred twenty million men of the Infantry, and of thirty thousand men of cavalry, with an artillery train and proportionate munitions to the number of troops...". A fascinating example of Congress of Vienna-era political and diplomatic machinations, Alexander backed down from his Project when presented with this agreement in a backroom meeting with Castlereagh at the Congress of Vienna. Bound with black ribbon at left edge, with the Great Seal still intact, light folds, else fine.

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