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The Xi'an Incident: The Papers of Hyland "Bud" Lyon

Session: The Xi'an Incident: The Papers of Hyland "Bud" Lyon

New York
20 Mar 2013, session starting at 12:00 EDT

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ZHANG XUELIANG. 1901-2001. Autograph Manuscript Signed in character 5 times, 8 pp, 16mo, n.p., "night January 6, 26th year of the Republic" (i.e. 1937), housed in a small red leatherette journal, very minor wear.<BR /><BR />
Sold for US$ 854,500 inc. premium
ZHANG XUELIANG. 1901-2001. Autograph Manuscript Signed in character 5 times, 8 pp, 16mo, n.p., "night January 6, 26th year ...
MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976. Manuscript Document Signed in character and stamp as Red Army representative, 2 pp, 8vo, n.p., [October-December], 1936, being a draft of an agreement titled "Resistance Against Japan," prepared for the signature of Zhang Xueliang but not signed by him,
Sold for US$ 506,500 inc. premium
MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976. Manuscript Document Signed in character and stamp as Red Army representative, 2 pp, 8vo, n.p., [October-December ...
LYON, HYLAND "BUD." 1908-1973. A large collection of photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia, much of it relating to Lyon's years in China, 1934-1941, but also including early and late material, as follows:<BR />
Sold for US$ 482,500 inc. premium
LYON, HYLAND "BUD." 1908-1973. A large collection of photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia, much of it relating to Lyon's years ...
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. MAO ZEDONG, ZHOU ENLAI, et al.
Sold for US$ 458,500 inc. premium
MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976, & PENG DEHUAI. 1898-1974. Letter Signed in character and stamp by both, 3 pp, 8vo, n.p., n ...

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ZHANG XIULIANG'S TELEGRAPH CODE BOOK. [Telegraph Code Book. Shanghai Electric Transmission Office, 1921.]
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ZHANG XUELIANG'S TELEGRAPH CODE BOOK. [Telegraph Code Book. Shanghai Electric Transmission Office, 1921.]
Sold for US$ 23,750 inc. premium
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. MAO ZEDONG, ZHOU ENLAI, et al.
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MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976, & PENG DEHUAI. 1898-1974. Letter Signed in character and stamp by both, 3 pp, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [but likely April 1936], to ...
Sold for US$ 458,500 inc. premium
MAO ZEDONG [MAO TSE-TUNG] & PENG DUHUAI. Letter Signed in character stamp by both, 3 pp, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [but likely April 1936], to Zhang Xiuliang ("General Hanquin"), on thin pink paper,
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CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. [MAO ZEDONG, ZHOU ENLAI, et al.] Holograph Letter in an unknown hand, with secretarial signatures of MAO ZEDONG, ZHOU ENLAI, BO GU, ...
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ZHANG QUN. 1889-1990. Autograph Letter (possibly in a scribal hand), 3 pp, 4to, Nanjing, [September-early December, 1936], to Chiang Kai-Shek, on blue stationery, regarding ongoing negotiations with the Japanese,
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ZHANG QUN. 1889-1990. Autograph (or possibly scribal) Letter, 3 pp, 4to, Nanjing, [September-early December, 1936], to Chiang Kai-shek, on blue stationery, regarding ongoing negotiations with ...
Sold for US$ 6,875 inc. premium
MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976. Manuscript Document Signed in character and stamp as Red Army representative, 2 pp, 8vo, n.p., [October-December], 1936, being a draft of an agreement titled "Resistance Against Japan," prepared for the signature of Zhang Xueliang but not signed by him,
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MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976. Manuscript Document Signed in character and stamp as Red Army representative, 2 pp, 8vo, n.p., [October-December], 1936, being a draft of an ...
Sold for US$ 506,500 inc. premium
ZHANG XUELIANG. 1901-2001. Autograph Manuscript Signed in character 5 times, 8 pp, 16mo, n.p., "night January 6, 26th year of the Republic" (i.e. 1937), housed in a small red leatherette journal, very minor wear.<BR /><BR />
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ZHANG XUELIANG. 1901-2001. Autograph Manuscript Signed in character 5 times, 8 pp, 16mo, n.p., "night January 6, 26th year of the Republic" (i.e. 1937), housed ...
Sold for US$ 854,500 inc. premium
LYON, HYLAND "BUD." 1908-1973. A large collection of photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia, much of it relating to Lyon's years in China, 1934-1941, but also including early and late material, as follows:<BR />
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LYON, HYLAND "BUD." 1908-1973. A large collection of photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia, much of it relating to Lyon's years in China, 1934-1941, but also including ...
Sold for US$ 482,500 inc. premium
CHIANG, MAYLING SOONG, & CHIANG KAI-SHEK. Sian: A Coup d'Etat / A Fortnight in Sian: Extracts From a Diary. Shanghai: The China Publishing Company, 1937.
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CHIANG, MAYLING SOONG. 1898-2003, & CHIANG KAI-SHEK. 1887-1975. Sian: A Coup d'Etat / A Fortnight in Sian: Extracts From a Diary. Shanghai: The China Publishing ...
Sold for US$ 15,000 inc. premium

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