Sale code: 2824

The distinguished collection of the late Ogden L. Mills, sold by order of the legatee, comprising: letters of American presidents and statesmen; also selections from various owners, including John Steinbeck's original manuscript of 'The wayward bus'; historical, literary, musical autographs, including those of Washington, Lincoln, Lee, Grant, Thoreau, Schubert, Chopin and Cocteau; manuscripts and cartographical studies by Henry David Thoreau; an important group of old Ethiopian manuscripts.

Date of sale: March 25, 1969.

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Place of auction: New York.