Bonhams brings historical manuscripts, first editions of noted literature, early printed works, maps and Americana to auction on October 13, 2008, the firm’s inaugural Fine Books & Manuscripts auction connecting its Bonhams salesroom in New York City with the Sunset Boulevard saleroom of Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles.

Highlighting the historical section of the Fall sale is a two-page letter of Texas hero David Crockett to statesman, lawyer, orator and advocate of American nationalism Daniel Webster regarding a pension for the Indian War hero Robert Henry Dyer who served as a Colonel of the Tennessee Mounted Gunman and fought the Creek Indians under the command of Andrew Jackson. Property of the noted Chicago, IL collector Frank Zygmunt, the document is expected to fetch $30,000 to $50,000 in October.

According to Book Specialist Adam Stackhouse, “Autograph material of David Crockett is scarce. Letters penned by him are rarely found at auction, particularly lengthy letters from one famous Tennessee statesman to another. This is a rare piece of American history.”

Simulcast for the first time between salesrooms in Los Angeles and New York City, the October Book & Manuscript sale’s illustrated online catalog will be available at www.bonhams.com/us in the weeks preceding the sale and previews. Additional sale highlights for the fall auction will be announced in September.

Posted: 08|10|08 at 10:27 am. Filed under: US News.