Lot # | 95 |
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Estimate | 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD |
Group - Category | Antiques & Collectibles - Other |
Lead | Steinbeck fun in the Virgin Islands Jan/Feb 1960 |
Description |
This lot includes 2 Black and White photos of John Steinbeck scuba diving in the Virgin Islands, a little valentine from John to Elaine "Darling will you be my Valentine with a heart, Johns musing and game for the trip to Virgin islands, and a map John drew of Virgin Islands, and a long letter from Elaine to her mom and aunt, saying how John has tried Scuba and he loves it.
Photos include:
2 Photos of John Scuba Diving in Lameshur Bay, US Virgin Islands, Februray 1960 stamped on the verso: H Kumpf
Includes 3 copies of a word game John created and a Poem.
"Poem in Honor of Friday"
In dreary dawn when I arise
and scrape the fox-glue from my eyes
I sometimes with my father dear
Were somewhere else, and I were here
But home from school at the end of day
I wish he still were far away
I know he loves me, but I think
that some of his inventions STINK.
Provenance: The Estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck
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Name | 2-27-20 The John Steinbeck Collection |
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Auctioneer | Curated Estates |
Type | Live Webcast Auction |
Date(s) | 2/27/2020 |
February 27th 2020 2pm EST Live Auction will begin | |
Preview Date/Time | Preview days are February 19th, 20th and 26th from 10am to 4pm. Other preview times available by Appointment. |
Checkout Date/Time | February 28th to March 6th 2020 |
Location | 2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 |
Buyer Premium | 23% On line, Absentee, Phone |
Description |
Curated Estates is proud to present the personal memorabilia of John and Elaine Steinbeck. John Steinbeck is one of America's greatest storytellers. His work has garnered him The Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award and The Nobel Prize. Elaine Steinbeck was a tour de force in John's life accompanying him around the globe on travels. Elaine was notable in her own right as one of Broadway's first female stage managers. This auction goes through John's life from childhood to eighteen years of John and Elaine's marriage to Elaine's life after John's passing. These important objects and ephemera have been in storage for almost 20 years and are offered to the public for the first time here.
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0.00 - 90.00 | 10.00 USD |
90.01 - 475.00 | 25.00 USD |
475.01 - 950.00 | 50.00 USD |
950.01 - 2,400.00 | 100.00 USD |
2,400.01 - 4,750.00 | 250.00 USD |
4,750.01 - 9,500.00 | 500.00 USD |
9,500.01 - 24,000.00 | 1,000.00 USD |
24,000.01 - 45,000.00 | 5,000.00 USD |
45,000.01 - 9,999,999.99 | 10,000.00 USD |
Currency | USD |
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Buyer Premium | 23% On line, Absentee, Phone |
Payment Terms |
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