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

Auction 21070

20 Mar 2013, starting at 12:00 EDT.

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The Xi'an Incident: The Papers of Hyland "Bud" Lyon, starting with lot 1.

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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 ...

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 ...

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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1	ZHANG XUELIANG'S TELEGRAPH CODE BOOK. [Telegraph Code Book. Shanghai Electric Transmission Office, 1921.]	US$ 23,750 HK$ 184,349 £15,625
2	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 Zhang Xueliang ("General Hanquin," his courtesy name), on thin pink paper,	US$ 458,500 HK$ 3.6 million £301,647
3	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, and ZHANG WENTIAN, 6 pp, 8vo, n.p., August 9, [1936], an 18 point letter addressed to Zhang Xueliang outlining a strategy to convince Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with Communist forces,	US$ 362,500 HK$ 2.8 million £238,489
4	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 the Japanese,	US$ 6,875 HK$ 53,364 £4,523
5	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,	US$ 506,500 HK$ 3.9 million £333,226
6	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.	US$ 854,500 HK$ 6.6 million £562,176
7	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:	US$ 482,500 HK$ 3.7 million £317,437
8	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 Company, 1937.	US$ 15,000 HK$ 116,431 £9,868