2011 Property of John Wayne Signature Auction #7045

Seven Signed Checks, 1959. All drawn from Wayne's business account at the Beverly Hills branch of Bank of America, all from January 1959, all si...

Four Signed Checks, 1968-1971. All drawn from Wayne's personal account at the Pershing Square Office [Los Angeles, CA] of Wells Fargo Bank but n...

Two Unused Checkbooks, 1960s. Both from Wayne's personal account from the Pershing Square Office [Los Angeles, CA] of Wells Fargo Bank, noting h...

Two Pairs of Bookends, 1970s. The first in the form of Doric columns, made of metal, front of each reads "Associate / University of Southern Ca...

A 'San Francisco Chronicle' Newspaper, 1907. An actual vintage copy of the newspaper from May 26, 1907 [Wayne's birthday], hardbound, fr...

A Coffee Table Book. Titled "50 Golden Years of Oscar: The Official History of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," hardcover...

Five John Wayne Film-Related Books. All covering subjects that Wayne made movies about including: 1) "Rendezvous at the Alamo," hardcover,...

Six Hollywood Biographies. Including: 1) "Marilyn: A Biography," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Norman Mailer, printed in 1973; 2) "...

Four Hollywood Industry Books. Including: 1) "It's a Hell of a Life But Not a Bad Living," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Edward Dmyt...

Five "International Motion Picture Almanacs." All hardcover, by various editors, printed for the years 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, and 1976, n...

A Coffee Table Book. Titled "The Art of Walt Disney," hardcover, by Christopher Finch, published in 1973, signed on the title page in blac...

Four Western Film Books. Including: 1) "A Pictorial History of Westerns," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Michael Parkinson and Clyde Jeav...

Six Western Books. Including: 1) "Buffalo Bill and the Wild West," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Henry Blackman Sell and Victor Weybrigh...

A Set of Bound Copies of "Arizona Highways" Magazines, 1950s-1960s. Four volumes from 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1965; each consisting of the e...

Three Coffee Table Western Art Books. Including: 1) "Frederic Remington," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Peter Hassrick, printed in 1973;...

Five Eugene Manlove Rhodes Books. By the author known as the "Cowboy Chronicler," including: 1) "Good Men and True," hardcover, ...

Five Adventure Books. Including: 1) "Pilgrims in Their Three Homes," hardcover, by William Elliot Griffis, printed in 1898, stamped "...

Seven Modern Fiction Books. Including: 1) "Beyond the Forest," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Stuart Engstrand, printed in 1948; 2) "...

Ten Politically-Related Books. Including: 1) "No Wonder We Are Losing," paperback, by Robert Morris, printed in 1958, signed on the front ...

Four J.R.R. Tolkien Books. Including: 1) "The Hobbit," hardcover, with dust jacket, printed in 1966; 2) "The Fellowship of the Ring,&...

A USC-Related "Living Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary." Hardcover, embossed on front "University of / Southern California / John Way...

Three Reference Books. Including: 1) "The Tournament of Roses," hardcover, with dust jacket, by Joe Hendrickson, printed in 1971, signed o...

Two Coffee Table Art Books. Including: 1) "Norman Rockwell Artist and Illustrator," hardcover, no dust jacket, by Thomas S. Buechner, prin...

Seven Humor Books. Including: 1) "Captions Courageous," hard cover, with dust jacket, by Bob Reisner and Hal Kapplow, printed in 1958; 2) ...

A Group of Magazines, 1960s-1970s. Approximately 20; most with address labels to John Wayne at his Newport Beach home or to Thomas J. Kane, the story

Eight Magazines, 1960s-1970s. All kept by Wayne because they featured articles about him and/or his family; including (in chronological order): 1) Cos

Three Screen Directors Guild of America Place Settings, 1950s-1960s. All made of metal; in the form of miniature director's chairs; the first fr...

A Memento from "Tycoon." RKO, 1947. In the form of a locomotive, made of steel, right side engraved "Tycoon / 1947," left side ...

A Coffee Mug from "The Shootist." Paramount, 1976. Made of ceramic, front has image of Wayne as "J.B. Books" and film title, ba...

A Coffee Mug from "Rooster Cogburn." Universal, 1975. Made of ceramic, front has image of Wayne as main character and Katharine Hepburn a...

A Coffee Mug from "Cahill U.S. Marshall." Warner Bros., 1973. Made of ceramic, front has image of a Western street scene and film title, ...

A Desk Instrument, 1962. In the form of a ship's helm, made of gold metal with five separate gauges for a thermometer, a barometer, a hygrometer...

Three Horse Figurines, 1970s. The first a metal sculpture affixed to a marble base, placard reads "To Duke Wayne / With Fondest Regards / Tom E...

Four Paperweights, 1970s. All engraved "John Wayne;" the first from the City of Philadelphia; the second noting "552;" the third...

A Group of Desk Accessories, 1950s-1960s. Six total; including: 1) a clipboard with a sterling silver clip engraved "JW / HWPC 1964" [Holl...

Four Cigarette Lighters, 1960s. All made of silver metal; the first by Scripto featuring an image of a military man; the second by Intelite with the...

Seven Ashtrays, 1960s-1970s. Including: 1) a round one made of marble; 2) a square one made of porcelain with the Philadelphia Eagles logo in the cent

A Rattlesnake Display, 1970s. Appearing to be a real one preserved in bronze, housed in its own knotty pine box; with a JW inventory sticker. (Please

A Large Collection of Autograph Cards, 1960s-1970s. Approximately 200; designed to look like a standard business card, with "John Wayne" p...

An Enormous Collection of Business Cards, 1950s-1970s. Approximately 500; from countless individuals who encountered or had business dealings with Way

A Group of Envelopes and Address Labels, 1960s-1970s. Including: a box of small stationery envelopes with the back flap engraved "John Wayne;&q...

Eight Small Leather Items, 1960s-1970s. Including: 1) a black leather manicure kit with a handwritten tag safety-pinned inside reading "J. Wayn...

A '26 Bar Ranch' Presentation Briefcase, 1978. Made of tan leather, hand-tooled on the front and back sides with an elaborate leaf and acorn...

Three Small Carrying Cases, 1960s-1970s. The first made of tan leather with green and red fabric stripes in center, oblong in shape, maker's sta...

Three Canvas Tote Bags, 1970s. The first off-white with tan leather trim, brass tag affixed to handle reads "John Wayne / Newport Beach, Califo...

A Group of Canvas Bags, 1950s-1970s. Eleven total; some official U.S. military issue, in various shapes and sizes (such as duffle bags, messenger bags

A Tool Box, 1960s-1970s. Made of metal, painted army green, sticker on top reads "Rolly Harper / Ralph Green / Motion Picture Caterers Inc. / F...

A Cowboy Hat Locker, 1960s-1970s. Made of wood, painted egg-shell white, two metal handles on either side, a hinged front door opens to reveal four sh

Two Green Trunks, 1960s-1970s. The first one made of plastic, with masking tape reading "JW" in the upper left corner, with TWA and other ...

Two Pieces of Luggage, 1950s-1970s. The first a black plastic trunk with a wooden bottom, with numerous 'John Wayne' return address labels a...