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From Walt Kuhn Estate2. [ART] Maynard Walker (1896-1985). Walker, was the New York art dealer representating the Estate of Walt Kuhn's art work during this time. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas City Art Institute that for the first time brought together the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United States in 1932. Offered here are (1) Maynard Walker ALS, 1958, 2pp. To Brenda telling her to relax regarding Philadelphia. They were in talking stage with possible Walk Kuhn exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (2) List of 24 Walt Kuhn painting [1957] owed by Brenda Kuhn. The artist Walt Kuhn [her father] died in 1949. (3) Maynard Walker - 1962 ANS to Brenda saying that Fleishman has taken the Prendergast and will pay next week. Fleishman owned the Kennedy Galleries in NYC that would later represent the Walt Kuhn Estate. (4) Brenda Kuhn signed 1966 bank check. VG.........Min. Bid $50
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3. [FILM] Helen Walker (1920-1968) was an American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Walker's film debut came in 1942's Lucky Jordan, a comedy about a gangster (Alan Ladd) who ends up drafted in the Army, where Walker's character reports him AWOL. In the farce Brewster's Millions, her sweetheart inherits $8 million, but can't keep it unless he can spend a million of it within a specified time. Walker also played the romantic interest of Fred MacMurray in the popular comedy Murder, He Says in 1945. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $104. [FILM] Lynn Bari (1913-1989) was a film actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in roughly 150 movies for 20th Century Fox from the early 1930s through the 1940s. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $10
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5. [FILM] Claire Trevor (1910-2000) American actress. She appeared in 68 feature films from 1933 to 1982,[2] winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor was billed first for Stagecoach (1939); her profile was higher than John Wayne's at the time. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $10
See above6. [FILM] George Murphy (1902-1992) American actor and US senator. Signed [blue ink] 5x7 photo. Vintage 1942. Stain bottom border..............30-40
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7. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) John Scott Williams (1897-1976) artist known for mural painting, illustration, etching. ALS, 1960. (2) Rene Le Vant (b.1947) actor, known for Rocky II (1979), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) and The Incredible Hulk (1977). Unsigned 1984 Warner Bros. pay check. (3) Jeff Melman (b. 1947) American television director and producer. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. pay check. (4) Danny Rogers (d. 2021) Danny has been in the motion picture industry for the past 42 years as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. pay check. (5) Alice Playten (1947-2011) was an American actress and voice actress. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. pay check. (6) John Riker Brady (1822-1891) American judge, a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and best known for administering the presidential oath of office to Chester A. Arthur. He served as president of The Lambs from 1888 to 1890, and was first nontheatrical person to serve as shepherd. CLIP SIGNATURE. (7) Charles R. Buckalew (1821-1899) US Senator from Penn. during the civil war. Ink Free Frank signature on front portion of cover. (8) Printed 1840 gov. doc. Re: Pensions. 1p. (9) Robert Michaelis (1878-1965) French-born actor and singer who worked in musical theatre, mainly in England, but he also made appearances on Broadway. SIGNATURE. (10) Francis E. Walter (1894-1963) Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee from 1951 to 1963. His printed Free Frank on congress of US envelope postmarked 1962. (11) Isaac H. Doutrich (1871-1941) US congressman from Pa. Printed Free Frank of 1932 postmarked envelope. (12) Godlove Stein Orth (1817-1882) United States Representative from Indiana and an acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. SIGNATURE. (13) Sir John Soane RA FSA FRS (1753-1837) English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official architect to the Office of Works. He received a knighthood in 1831. Original 1813 engraved portrait. (14) DOUGLAS VOLK (1856-1935) Portrait Painter. DS, a check dated 1922................Min. Bid $75
8. [THEATRE] Signed theatre program from "Milk and Honey", date unknown. Signed inside by their pictures by Mimi Benzell [1924-1970] and Molly Picon [1898-1992]. 19 pages, 9 x 12 in. VG.............40-609. [FILM] Peter Graves (1926-2010) American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 (revival). Signed 7x9 in. photo. VG................30-40
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10. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Mickey Spillane (1918- 2006) American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Offered here are 3 letters written to Mickey Spillane. (1) Stan Purdy (1926-2010) at age 16 he was admitted into the American Federation of Musicians. While in college he founded the "Stan Purdy Orchestra" and toured the East Coast collaborating with musicians like Duke Ellington, Bucky Pizzarelli, Lou Mecca, and Maynard Ferguson. In Hollywood, he composed and conducted the music for "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer," an album based on Spillane's mystery book characters. The music consisted of an orchestral suite with narration done by Spillane. Released through John Wayne's Batjac Productions, the music was also scored for Ring of Fear, starring Spillane, Pat O'Brian, and the Clyde Beatty Circus. In New York, Stan conducted and arranged studio orchestras for many well-known jazz and dance-band musicians as well as string players from the New York Philharmonic. ALS, 1954, 1p. 8.5 x 11 in. Signed Stan. Unable to reach Mickey by phone to discuss subjects of importance. Will keep trying. (2) Stan Purdy (1926-2010) long 2 page typed memo dated same day as letter. Subject: Liv Lowry. This really important content about the contract regarding Purdy & the Mike hammer album. Signed Stan. (3) Richard (Dick) Irving (1917-1990) was the primary producer of the MIKE HAMMER show on TV. His company was Revue Productions, which filmed many early television series on the lot (including early episodes of Leave It To Beaver). TLS, 1955, signed Dick.1p. All are very good condition.............200-300
11. [MICKEY SPILLANE] 1956 typed letter sent to Spillane asking him for his approval to use his name in the dialogue for the movie THE BACHELOR PARTY written by Paddy Chayefsky. The signature of Burt Lancaster is printed. Mickey never signed this agreement. 7 x 10.5 in. VG............50-75
12. [MICKEY SPILLANE] 1954 retained copy of Spillane's 1955, 2 page letter to someone named Robert Holdorf, in Hollywood, California. Mickey gives his ideas about making a movie [title not mentioned]. Basically Mickey says if he [Spillane] controls everything [he writes it; directs it; cast it; select everything etc. let's talk about it. Also includes a TLS, 1955, 1p. from Del Handel.......80-120
13. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Robert Fellows (1903-1969) American film producer who was a production partner with John Wayne and later with Mickey Spillane. Fellows produced for RKO were Tall in the Saddle and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne. In 1952, Wayne and Fellows teamed up to start their own production company, Wayne-Fellows Productions, making (primarily) films starring Wayne, the first one being Big Jim McLain (1952). One of the Wayne-Fellows films was Ring of Fear, featuring Mickey Spillane. Though the film was credited to frequent Wayne collaborator James Edward Grant, Wayne and Fellows felt the screenplay had problems and asked Spillane to rewrite it, which he did over a weekend. When Spillane, who appeared in the film as himself, refused credit for the screenplay, Wayne presented him with a Jaguar. Fellows produced a film version of Spillane's The Girl Hunters in England in 1963 with Spillane portraying his own creation, Mike Hammer. Fellows had acquired the rights to all of Spillane's work and had planned to film The Snake in 1963, but the project was never produced. Offered here is a signed [by Robert Fellows] 11 page Agreement, dated 1951. Employs Spillane to perform as HIMSELF in the film SHOW OF VIOLENCE - MAN KILLER. About 8-1/2 x 14 in. Scarce!................300-400
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14. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Mickey Spillane (1918- 2006) American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Signed page which he typed. Written by Mickey at the top of the page is "A conversation between Mike Hammer and his author Mickey Spillane." Really neat content. Minor edge defects o/w VG..............400-600
15. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Mickey Spillane (1918- 2006) American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Signed Biographical document, dated May 26, 1950, 5 pages. Mickey answers many questions honestly for Dutton Publishing company. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. VG.................2000-3000
16. [FRANCE] Charles-Robert Boutin (1722-1810) noted French lawyer. He was successively deputy of the Attorney General of the Parliament of Paris ( 1741 ), adviser to the first chamber of requests (February 5, 1743), master of requests (February 17, 1749), president of the Grand Council (April 19, 1754), King's Commissioner to the Compagnie des Indes ( 1756 ), Intendant of Bordeaux ( 1758 - 1766 ). In 1762, with Querdisien Tremais, he interfered with Canada's Intendant BIGOT's operations with the Jewish merchant Abraham Gradis and with Biot's dishonest fur trade in Canada. Offered here is a 1783 manuscript document concerning Boutin's garden and work done by Maingot, Master Sculptor. Not signed. Approx. 8 x 12.5 in. VG.............100-150
17. Bill Asher (1921-2012) American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. Asher and Montgomery befriended President John F. Kennedy, and, together with Frank Sinatra, planned Kennedy's 1961 inaugural ceremony. Offered here are 4 items that Asher sent to Peter Lawford, the actor. (1) Typed 1963 memo re: PASSIONATE SEASON - David Picker is reading the script. David Picker (1931-2019) was an American motion picture executive and producer, working in the film industry for more than forty years. (2) Typed 1963 memo saying David Picker re: FOUR DAYS - should make the picture with or without Patty Duke. Asher would like to do it in the Great Lakes region for under $200,000. (3) typed 1963 memo re: a comedy like Arsentic and Old Lace; its a little stiff. (4) Typed 1963 memo, 1-1/2 pp. to Lawford giving brief comments about certain film projects, mentioning Rod Serling, Patty Duke, Haley Mills, Cary Grant, Ray Stark, & Tony Curtis. All VG................100-150
18. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Carleton S. Coon (1904-1981) American anthropologist. A Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, lecturer and professor at Harvard University, he was president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Signed card. (2) Claude M. Fuess (1885-1963) American author, historian, educator, and Headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover from 1933 to 1948. TLS, 1946, 1p. (3) Jacob Bunn (1831- 1920) American corporate leader, financier, industrialist, and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. 1877 Second National Bank document issued to him but not signed. (4) Skip Ward (1932-2003) producer & actor. Warner Bros pay check, 1985, endorsed on verso by Ward. (5) Melvin Price (1905-1988) Illinois Congressman. Signed card. (6) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164, July 20, 1864. Signed Calais, Main, 1890 bank check. (7) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Signed 1946 bank check. (8) Clinton B. Sears, before becoming a Cadet, enlisted as a Private, Aug. 20, 1862; discharged, Sep. 16, 1863. Served as Corporal and Color-Sergeant, 95th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers; on detached service in Army of the Cumberland during first six months' service; in Battle of Richmond, Ky., under General Nelson, and in Crittenden's Corps, was in the Battle of Perryville, or Chaplin Hills, Ky., and Stone River, Ten.; returned to duty with Regiment in Feb., 1863, and under General Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class.Sherman in the 15th Corps participated in the campaign against Vicksburg, being in the Battle of Jackson, Mis., in both Assaults against Vicksburg, May 18 and 22, and in the second Attack on Jackson, Miss. Signed album page as Capt. (9) Harry S. Hatch signed membership card for Sons of Veterans, Geo. A. Custer Camp.......Min. Bid $50
19. [COLONIAL] 1727 DOVER, NH Land Deed BENJAMIN PIERCE Land in Rochester to GIDEON CONNOR. Offered here is a 1p. MDS, 7 1/2 x 12, dated December 5, 1727 (with other dates of Dec. 11, 1727 and Feb. 18, 1729/30 when it was recorded), a Province of New Hampshire deed wherein Benjamin Pierce of Dover, NH does convey his rights to land granted to him "... by the Governor and Counsell... in ye Town of Rochester...," to Gideon Connor, signed Benjamin Pierce and Hannah her H mark Pierce, witnessed by Benj. ___ble, and Joseph Connor, attested to by James Davis (Justice of the Peace) and Josh. Pierce (Recorder). Folds (pinholes)/ creased corner, minor edge wear, toned-- quite good overall. BENJAMIN PIERCE [Peirce] (1677-1740) was born in Watertown, Massachusetts. Folds (pinholes)/ creased corner, minor edge wear, toned-- quite good overall.................400-600
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20. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Benjamin Thompson Sr. (1765-1838) was the second son of “judge Ebenezer, was an extensive landowner in Durham and Barrington. He served as justice of the peace and as clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Strafford County for twenty years. He inherited the Thompson homestead, where he established his eldest son, Ebenezer, “Sr.”, living himself in a Durham Village residence which passed to his second son, Benjamin “Benefactor.” The elder Benjamin’s wife, Mary Pickering (1774-1849), was the daughter of large landowners in Newington. Benjamin Thompson Jr. (1806-1890) of Durham, New Hampshire, was a farmer and businessman, and the main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire. Benjamin left the State of New Hampshire his Warner Farm and all his assets totaling $400,000 for the creation of an agricultural college on his property in Durham. Offered here is a rare letter dated Durham (New Hampshire), May 23, 1803, 1 page, signed by Benj. Thompson, sent to Levi Bartlett at Kingston, NH. Levi Bartlett (1763-1828) was the son of Josiah Bartlett, Signer of the Declaration of Independnce. Levi Bartlett was a doctor in Kingston, New Hampshire ".......and in the adjoining towns, he soon acquired an extensive practice, and was frequently called many miles from home in consultation. He was a skilful and successful surgeon, and performed many important operations." Dr. Bartlett filled many stations of trust. He was a Justice of the Peace and Quorum throughout the state, Colonel in the militia, and Post Master for many years. He frequently represented Kingston in the Legislature, and for several years was a member of the Council, and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. But being of a studious and metaphysical turn, he preferred the quiet pleasures of private life to the care and turmoil of the political arena. Address leaf is addressed to Bartlett. Provinance: Estate-Kingston home of Josiah Bartlett. Excellent condition................600-800
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21. [From Mickey Spillane Papers] Bob Fellows (1903-1969) American film producer who was once a production partner with John Wayne and later with Mickey Spillane. TLS, May 2, 1956, 1p, approx. 8.5 x 11 in. To Mickey Spillane. This letter has good content. He talks in a negative way about Victor Saville (1896-1979) English film director, producer, and screenwriter who directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. As an independent producer he had purchased the film rights to A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel. He was persuaded to sell them to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in return for the chance to produce the film and another big-budget adaptation, Goodbye Mr Chips (1939). Both films starred Robert Donat and were a great success in the USA as well as in Britain, providing Saville with a passport to Hollywood. After the war Saville continued directing films for MGM but eventually returned to Britain. Saville acquired production rights for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer mysteries and produced a few features, though Spillane thought he as interested in doing so only to acquire the money to produce The Silver Chalice. Mentioned also is Bert Allenberg, Frank Sinatra's agent. Sun-toned along bottom edge.....100-150 Min. Bid $50
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22. [ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. Walt Kuhn is best remembered today for his key role in planning the Armory Show. Ironically, a man who was in the forefront of the modern movement and was seen as an advocate of adventurous new art in 1913 came to be labelled, because of his on-going commitment to representation, a conservative artist by future generations of art historians. Nevertheless, he holds a place in American art history as a skilled cartoonist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter. Although he destroyed many of his early paintings, his works that remain today are powerful and are a part of most major American art collections. His portraits of circus and vaudeville entertainers are some of the most memorable, confidently painted works of twentieth-century American art. They are reminiscent of commedia dell'arte actor portraits done by the French masters centuries earlier. The Tragic Comedians (1916) in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and The White Clown (1929) in the collection of the National Gallery of Art are intense, arresting images and are among his most respected paintings. Offered here are some handwritten notes written by Walt Kuhn on 2 pages. It begins with "On entering first gallery...." He continues talking about the art he was viewing there, whereever that was. Not dated but c. 1940-45. About 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Beginning to separate at some fold lines. UNSIGNED. Rare!..............300-400...............one time Min. Bid $90
23. [SCIENCE] James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, and long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and publications, most notably the journal Science. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public (or SSP), from 1921–1944. The New York Times hailed him as "the dean of American science." Yet Cattell may be best remembered for his uncompromising opposition to American involvement in World War I. His public opposition to the draft led to his dismissal from his position at Columbia University, a move that later led many American universities to establish tenure as a means of protecting unpopular beliefs. Offered here is a ALS, written in the 3rd person to Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. Diller and his wife accept invitation from Woodward to meet the members of the National Academy of Sciences. All of the handwriting is by Cattell. Approx. 3-3/4 x 6 in. Very good. Provenance: Estate of Robert S. Woodward' s summer home in New Hampshire...............125-175
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24. [FRANCE] 1681 manuscript vellum document, 6 pages, more than a dozen ornate signatures. Approx. 8 x 10 in. Condition is pretty good for its age...............200-300
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25. [ART] Charles Volkmar (1841-1914) American painter, etcher. During his career, Charles Volkmar exhibited his etchings, paintings and pottery at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Boston Art Club, the American Watercolor Society and at the Brooklyn Art Association. Today his fine art is included in such noteworthy collections as the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Original etching, A FAMILY OF QUACKS, plate signed, image approx. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in. plus clean margins. Fine................200-300.......Min. Bid $50
26. [ART] Henry C. Ford (1828-1894) An important nineteenth century California painter, etcher and illustrator, Henry Chapman Ford studied art techniques in Paris and Florence from 1857 to 1860. Not long after his return to America he served in the Union forces during the early period of the Civil War. After a span of one year, however, H. C. Ford was discharged due to a physical disability. Ford then moved to Chicago where he helped to found the Chicago Academy of Design (1866). Henry C. Ford, in fact, served as the first president of this institution. Offered here is his etching A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GLEN, image size approx. 7-1/4 x 4-3/4 in. plus margins, 1882. Very fine condition............100-200
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27. [ART] Tancred Abraham ( 1836-1895 ) French painter, engraver and illustrator. He won his first public success with an etching representing the edges of the Oudon ( 1863 ). Member of the Society of Aquafortists in 1862, he then collaborates on L'Illustration nouvelle and the Gazette des Beaux-Arts where he publishes studies of art. He exhibited regularly in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon: in 1876 , Le Sablot de Noirmoutier , canvas, landscape, and six etchings including: The Church of St. Sergius , Castle Percher , Castle Montsabert ; in 1877 , two views of the Mayenne, paintings: the Coudray road , and the Orign_ Plateau , and two etchings: Rue Baudriere in Angers and Butte-Golier ; in 1878 , a Winter Landscape. Offered here is an original etching, plate signed, image 6.5 x 4.5 plus clean margins. VG........100-150.................Min. Bid $20
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28. [FRANCE] Eugene Marcel Prevost (1862-1941) French author and dramatist. In 1909 he was elected to the Academie française. ALS, 1896, 2-1/2 pp. 4-1/4 x 7 in. VG............75-100
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29. [WOMEN] Norma G. Zarky (1917-1977) was a prominent lawyer in Los Angeles, active in the fight for abortion rights and other civil rights. She co-authored a number of briefs with Rauh on civil rights cases during the 1950s. In 1954, during the McCarthy Era, the Department of Justice sought to fire her husband, Hilbert Zarky from his position with the Department, based primarily on Norma's very brief involvement with Communism when she was an undergraduate in the mid-1930s, along with such "crimes" as their belonging to a liberal book club and being at meetings attended by "suspect" individuals. After she and her husband filed numerous declarations from friends and prominent individuals regarding their loyalty to the United States, he was reinstated to his position. In 1961 she joined the law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp, where her husband worked, becoming the firm's first woman partner in 1968. At Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp, she practiced primarily in the field of entertainment law. Zarky was the first woman to serve as President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and was a founding member of Women in Film. She was also a recipient of Women in Film's first Crystal Award, "given to honor outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work in film, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. In 1979, Women in Film established The Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award, which "is presented to individuals who, like Ms. Zarky herself, have demonstrated enlightened support for the advancement of equal opportunity for all and devotion to the improvement of the human condition." Offered here are 5 letters concerning Bill Asher (1921-2012) the American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. He was married to Elizabeth Montgomery. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. INCLUDES: 1963 TLS signed by Norma G. Zarky, to Milt Ebbins, Chrislow Productions; Milton Ebbins carbon copy replying; another ink signed 1962 TLS from Zarky to Ebbins re" Billy Asher Employment Agreement; a 1963 letter from Ann Swartz, Secretary to Zarky concering Asher; plus a 1963 copy of letter Asher. So there are 2 ink signed tped letters from Norma Zarky. VG.....................100-150
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30. [GREAT BRITAIN] group of signed address panels: (1) Sir William Horne (1774 – 13 July 1860) was a British barrister and Liberal politician. Postmarked 1834. (2) Stephen Lushington (17892-1873) British judge, Member of Parliament and a radical for the abolition of slavery and capital punishment. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1838 to 1867.Postmarked 1833. (3) Benjamin Lumley (1811-1875) was a Canadian-born British opera manager and solicitor. Born Benjamin Levy, he was the son of a Jewish merchant Louis Levy. Postmarked 1833. (4) Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832) Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor, philosopher and politician. Postmarked 1826. (5) Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, GCB, PC (9 January 1780 – 21 July 1845) was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835. Postmarked 1833. VG.............100-150
31.[SPILLANE] James B. O'Connell - Editor of Cavalier Magazine 1952-1958. In its original format, Cavalier was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novel excerpts by Fawcett's Gold Medal authors, including Richard Prather and Mickey Spillane. TLS, 1956, 2pp, to Spillane offering a couple of ideas for non-fiction pieces. Interesting content. Front page shows some wear....................50-75 Scan 1
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32. [MUSIC] John Thomas (1795-1871) Welsh, born in Carmarthen, musician, poet and schoolmaster who taught in Machen and Merthyr before moving to the Pontypridd district in 1850. From his time in Merthyr he pioneered choral music in Wales, leading his own choirs to success in eisteddfodau in the 1830s. He was also an essayist on Welsh music and culture, winning awards at eisteddfodau in 1838 and 1840, and in 1845 published Y Caniedydd Cymreig, a collection of airs with English and Welsh words. ALS, 1875, 2pp. To Mr. Planché, probably James Robinson Planché (1796 – 1880) the British dramatist. Thomas is anxious to set up a meeting about "a Libretto...", approx. 4-1/2 x 7". VG........Min. Bid $25
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Page 233. [SCIENCE] George Ferdinand Becker (1847-1919) American geologist. His most important work was in connection with the origin and mode of occurrence of ore deposits, especially those of the western United States. He was a leader in mining geology and geophysics, and for many years was the chief of the Division of Chemical and Physical Research in the United States Geological Survey. The investigations under his direction led to the establishment of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. In 1896 he examined the gold mines of South Africa and at the time of the Spanish-American War was detailed to serve as geologist on the staff of General Bell with the army in the Philippine Islands. He died on 20 April 1919 in Washington, D.C. ALS, 1908, written in the 3rd person, accepting invitation. Not mentioned but this was sent to Robert S. Woodward in regards to invitation to meet members of the National Academy of Sciences. Fine..........100-150
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34. [ART] Ettore Giorgio ( 1887-1971 ) Italian engraver and painter. Born in Alexandria in Egypt, after his classical studies he moved to Italy where from 1904 to 1911 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence studying above all the techniques of engraving. From 1912 to 1914 he resided in Munich where he began his activity as an engraver practicing woodcut , brought back into vogue by the Italian corporation of woodcutters , founded by Adolfo De Carolis and Ettore Cozzani in those years. Between 1913 and 1914 he was among the illustrators of the magazine L'Eroica , founded and directed in La Spezia by Cozzani, which was one of the most prestigious and exclusive original woodcut exhibitions of the time. At the Biennale of Venice regularly exhibits (except 1934) from 1912 to 1940, both engravings paintings. At the end of the 1920s he was called to teach in Urbino . He continues to take part in exhibitions in Italy (Florence, Livorno, Naples, Viareggio) and abroad (Athens, Berlin). In 1939 he exhibited at the III Quadriennale in Rome and at the National Painting Competition in San Remo in which he was the winner with a Portrait of a Lady , now exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. Due to an accident he loses the use of his left hand; after 1940 he exhibited more rarely, devoting himself almost exclusively to painting. In 1969 he moved to Viareggio where he died in 1971. Offered here is an original woodcut, unsigned as usual. Image is approx. 8 x 5-1/4 in. plus wide clean margins...............100-150
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35. [WALT KUHN ESTATE] Aunt Margaret writes to Walt Kuhn 1920 from Jamaica, NY, 1p. saying that Walt's father says he thinks he would be better off staying in a hospital. She says that Walt should make the decision. Includes original envelope addressed to Mr. Walter Kuhn, Canoe Place, Good Ground, L.I. Walt Kuhn has written in pencil on the envelope. Signed bank check by Brenda Kuhn included. VG...............50-75
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36. [SILENT FILM] Marie (Mosquini) de Forest (1899-1983) American film actress. She appeared in 202 silent films between 1917 and 1929. After leaving high school she became the resident ingenue at the Hal Roach studio, appearing opposite Roach's comedy stars Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel. In October 1930, Marie retired from acting and married an inventor 26 years her senior: Lee de Forest, American inventor, self-described "Father of Radio", and a pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. She became his fourth and longest-lasting wife, staying with him until his death in 1961. Offered here is an ALS, dated Dec. 14 [no year] plus a Christmas card from here. VG.................75-100
37. [BOOK] Edwin D. Mead (1849-1937) American reformer, editor, and author. Before becoming a Yankee reformer, he studied at the British Museum and the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Leipzig. In 1890 Edward Everett Hale bequeathed the New England Magazine—which they had jointly founded in 1889—to Mead. Mead’s work helped to lay the groundwork for the Progressive Era. He was the president of the Free Religious Association and the Men’s Woman’s Suffrage League. He directed the historical work of Boston’s Old South Church, including the editing and publishing of a long influential series of classic documents of the American experience called Old South Leaflets. Offered here is Mead's Book THE PRINCIPLES OF THE FOUNDERS, published Boston, American Unitarian Association, 1903, hardcover, 73pp. Oration before the city government and citizens of Boston, at Faneuil Hall, July 4, 1903. Mead has inscribed, signed this copy to John T. Trowbridge (1827-1916) the American author. Blue cloth covers somewhat sun-toned. Tight copy of the first edition.................50-75
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38. SONS OF VETERANS, U.S.A. - George A. Custer Camp No. 11, Mass., 1907. About 7 x 3.5 in............Min. Bid $4
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Bill of Sale For $75,000 Walt Kuhn Painting39. [ART] Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. Typed Document signed by Brenda Kuhn, an AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE, for a painting by Walt Kuhn titled "Brenda in Ogunquit." The painting was 50 x 30 in., sold by the Midtown Galleries in New York for the Kuhn Estate. The document has the signature of a Notary Public, dated 1989. VG......100-150......Min. Bid $25
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40. [FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Signed 1935 bank check, accompanied by vintage sheet music for OLD NEW ENGLAND MOON. The check is made out to, and endorsed on the by James Hanson (1904-1973) who was a trumpet player in Rudy Vallee's band. Jim's playing became nationally famous and he was featured in national advertisements for the Conn Symphony Special trumpet in those days. When Rudy went to Hollywood, Jim stayed East and joined Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians...........80-120................Min. Bid $30
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41. MILWAUKEE, WISC. - page from Picturesque American, 1880, with wood-engarved view on the page. Overall about 8.5 x 12.5 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10
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42. [FILM] Liza Minnelli (b. 1946) American actress and singer, best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret (1972), the film Arthur (1981), several hit albums and many other film and television appearances. She is famous for her energetic stage presence and her powerful alto singing voice. She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. THIS APPEARS TO BE SECRETARIAL.........?
43. George Trumbull Ladd 1842-1921) American philosopher, educator and psychologist. During 1879 to 1882 he lectured on theology at Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1883 at Harvard University, where during the time period of 1895 to 1896 he conducted a graduate seminar in ethics. Between 1892 and 1899, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, he served as a diplomatic adviser and helped the Cabinet under Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito (1841–1909) to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. ALS, 1898, 1p., laid to sheet. VG................50-75Scan 1
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44. E.E. Cummings (1894-1962), often styled as e e cummings, as he sometimes signed his name, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He wrote approximately 2900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and several essays. In 1934, after his separation from his second wife, Cummings met Marion Morehouse, a fashion model and photographer. Although it is not clear whether the two were ever formally married, Morehouse lived with Cummings in a common-law marriage until his death in 1962. She died on May 18, 1969, while living at 4 Patchin Place, Greenwich Village, New York City, where Cummings had resided since September 1924. Offered here is a scarce 2pp. DOCUMENT SIGNED, 9 x 18 1/2 in., an Agreement of Lease made this 18th day of July 1947 between Hugh Keenan... and E. E. Cummings... [for] the apartment containing two rooms known as Apartment on the second floor rear floor in the building known as 4 Patchin Place in the Borough of Manhatten, City of New York, for the term of seventeen months... at an annual rental of Five Hundred Seventeen and 50/100 Dollars...," signed Hugh Keenan, E. E. Cummings, and H. C. Lovejoy (Notary Public). Folds (small breaks/ couple minor losses), some spotting/ light stain-- overall quite good..................600-800
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45. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINERS) DON MURRAY (b.1929) Actor, Director. ANS on postcard size photo on verso, with also signed on front. MARISA PAVAN (b.1932) Italian Actress, Oscar Nominee. SIGNED inscribed postcard photograph. WENCESLAO MORENO (Seneor Wences)(1896-1999) Spanish Comedian, Actor, ventriloquist. SIGNED inscribed4x6 photograph. BILL MACY (b.1922) Actor. SIGNED inscribed 4x6 photograph. JULIE ADAMS (1926-2019) Actress. SIGNED 5x7 heavy stock paper photograph. ALEC McCOWN (1925) British Actor. SIGNED, inscribed card. CHARLES KING (1889-1944) Singer, Actor, song and dance entertainer on Broadway and films. ALS (1940). JOYCE RANDOLPH (b.1924) Actress. ALS dated (1983) which she wrote on the bottom of letter she received..................75-100
46. Emma Speed Sampson author who wrote the last 5 books from The Bluebird Books series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. Signature, inscribed [pencil] 1923...........Min. Bid $1
47. [THEATRE] Fanny Janauschek (1829-1904) Czech born stage actress. She came to America in 1867 and first performed at the Academy of Music, New York City, on October 9, 1867. She spoke no English, only German and often worked with all English speaking casts.[6] In three years time since arriving in the US she mastered enough English dialect to communicate with American audiences and decided to make America her home. Some of her performances, especially Medea, were compared to the revered Italian tragedienne Adelaide Ristori. She became famous acting in great Shakespearean parts and other famous parts. Signed 4.5 x 3 in. card. Mounting trace shows on left edge.......Min. Bid $25
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48. [ART] Bashka Paeff (1889-1979) was an American sculptor active near Boston, Massachusetts. Bashka Paeff was known as the Subway sculptor for the pieces she modeled at the Park Street T station while working her way through art school at the Boston Museum School. She was especially known for realistic animal sculptures, war memorials, fountains and portraits which she created in the classical tradition. Today Paeff is perhaps best known for the Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial on Route 1 crossing from Portsmouth, New Hampshire into Kittery, Maine. Its creation was marred by some political controversy. She received her commission in 1924 from Governor Percival P. Baxter, but in 1925 his replacement, Governor Ralph Brewster, rejected the piece as overly pacifist. Minor changes accommodated both men, and the revised sculpture was installed in 1926 in what is now called John Paul Jones Memorial Park. Original photograph taken by Paeff of Professor James Geddes of Boston University. VG................80-120
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49. NEW YORK RIVER FRONT - wood-engraving, 1873 from Picturesque America, image approx. 9 x 6-1/4.........Min. Bid $10
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51. Vice admiral Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Maroto, 17th Duke of Veragua, 16th Duke of la Vega, 18th Marquess of Aguilafuente, 15th Marquess of Jamaica, GE (1925-1986) was a Spanish Navy officer, statesman and the most senior descendant of Christopher Columbus.[1] He was, for four decades, Admiral of the Ocean Sea, Admiral of the Indies and Adelantado of the Indies, positions that had been held by his father and all of his direct paternal ancestors up to Christopher Columbus, who took on the duties with the Discovery of America in 1492.
In 1986, Colón de Carvajal and his personal driver were killed by Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), which had opened fire at the car they were travelling in and tossed a hand grenade inside, near Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain. Along with the assassination of Carrero Blanco in 1973, he was the most prominent figure to have been assassinated by the organization. Signed 4 x 2-1/4 in. card. VG..............50-75
52. . [ART] Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) important American artist. One of the underrepresented figurative expressionist members of the New York School featured in Herskovic’s book is Salvatore Grippi, who was born in 1921 in Buffalo. After participating in the major invasions in Europe during World War II, Grippi came back to New York and attended the Art Students League under the G.I. Bill from 1945 to 1948. From 1951 to 1953, Grippi was at Atelier 17, the famous printmaking studio run by British artist Stanley William Hayter, who taught printmaking to Pollock and Rothko, among many other abstract expressionists. Grippi would later contribute an etching to the well-known portfolio Twenty-One Etchings and Poems [1958], including work by such artists and poets as Frank O’Hara, Franz Kline, Grippi’s brother Peter Grippe, and Dylan Thomas. From 1953 to 1955, Grippi worked in Florence, Italy, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship. He taught for several years at the Cooper Union Art School before moving to California to teach at Pomona College. In 1968, Grippi was asked to start the art department at Ithaca College and taught there until 1991. Grippi, who worked and exhibited alongside the likes of de Kooning, Nevelson, and Kline during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. In 2011, he was honored with a solo retrospective at Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art. He was a significant figure in postwar abstraction and his work from this period has graced the walls of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Met but has seldom appeared at auction. Offered here is a graphite drawing, not signed, approx. 4-3/4 x 4-1/4 in. VG. Providence: Grippi Estate............Min. Bid $50
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53. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) William Cave Thomas (1820-1896) British Artist, generally referred to as Cave Thomas was an English painter of historical, religious and literary subjects, also known as a sculptor and author. ALS, 1876, 2pp. See wiki biography, click here. (2) print 1835 gov. doc. re: Indian Affairs, 2pp. (3) New York Times - 1916 letter sent to Howard L. Blackwell. (4) Phillip J. Philbin - US Congressman from Mass. Telegram sent from Philbin 1946. (5) Brenda Kuhn - daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. Signed bank check 1967. (6) Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. Unsigned envelope bearing his name and address. (7) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Three 1945 check subs not signed but in her handwriting. (8) James J. Blanchard - 1984 TLS as Gov. of Michigan [assume autopen signature]. (9) Lyndon B. Johnson - 1973 In Memorian First Cober Cover. Attractive but postage stamp is very defective. (10) The Limerick National Bank [Maine] group of 5 signed checks.............MIN. BID $30
54 MARYLAND CONGRESSMEN - A collection of 44 LS's written by House of Representative members from Maryland. Included are Michael D. Barnes (19), Stephen W. Gambrill (1), Gilbert Gude (6), Steny Hoyer (2), DeWitt S. Hyde (2) Gladys Spellman (2), and Newton Steers 12). Content is routine, mostly responding to constituent letters about specific proposed legislation. Dates range from 1929 to 1985. Steny Hoyer was House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He is currently House Minority Whip.........Min. Bid $140
55. [ART] Ben Foster (1852-1926) American painter. With his rugged paint handling and deep expressive power, Ben Foster is one of the most deceptively modern of the American Tonalists. Although his subject matter at first seems conventional, Foster’s off-kilter landscapes are compositionally complex and emotionally compelling in their melancholic embrace of the raw Connecticut hills, his home ground. James Abbott McNeill Whistler and East Asian notions of abstract design guided Foster’s hand, especially in the use of subtle patterns and graphic cropping to enhance the dramatic and symbolic power of his landscapes. With fluid and gestural paint handling, Foster laid thick masses of pigment with the virtuosity of a calligrapher, lending his repertoire of trees, boulders, stonewalls, and undulating hills a dynamic energy that speaks the language of nature itself—the world of the “unseen” as George Inness called it. Offered here is a 4 x 3 in. slip signed. VG............25-35
56. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) GILBERT ARTHUR HIGHET (1906-1978 ) Classicist, academic, writer, critic and historian. TLS (1971) signed “Gilbert”. WILLIAM JAMES LAWRENCE (1862-1941) Irish born American Critic, author, theater historian. ALS (1928), 2pp. SIDNEY SHELDON (1917-2007) Writer, Oscar Winner. SIGNED 8x11 Color portrait photograph. JOHN LIVINGSTON LOWES (1867-1945) Writer, Scholar. TLS (1922). ERNEST KELLOGG GANN (1910-1991) Author, filmmaker. SIGNED card with quote. JOHN FISKE (1842-1901) Historian, philosopher. ANS (1891) on card..............80-120
57. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Florence Morse Kingsley (1859-1937) American author of popular and religious fiction. Signature on 3.5 x 2.5 in. card which has darkened somewhat. (2) Dee Barton (1937-2001) American jazz trombonist, big band drummer, and prolific composer for big band and motion pictures. Barton is known for his horror-esque style of composing in action thriller films. He created the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood films Play Misty for Me, and the eerie soundtrack to the 1973 film High Plains Drifter. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (3) [AMERICANA] three 1840 manuscript documents dated 1840. Shipping goods from New York to New Orleans. Each about 7.5 x 10 in. These are from the Roland G. Hazard papers. VG (4) George Rice Carpenter (1863-1909) was a noted educator, scholar and author. SIGNATURE, approx. 5 x 2.5 in. VG. (5) John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime. A prominent critic, Murry is best remembered for his association with Katherine Mansfield, whom he married in 1918 as her second husband, for his friendship with D. H. Lawrence and T. S. Eliot, and for his friendship (and brief affair) with Frieda Lawrence. Following Mansfield's death, Murry edited her work. ALS, 1932, 1p., 4-1/4 x 7 in. VG. (6) [IOWA] William B. Allison (1829-1908) US Congressman and Senator from Iowa. By the 1890s, Allison had become one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the Senate. Three different Republican presidents asked Allison to join their Cabinet, but Allison declined each offer. A significant number of delegates supported his presidential nomination at the 1888 and 1896 Republican National Conventions. CLIP SIGNATURE on 3 x 1 in. slip. VG. (7) Philip J. Philbin (1898-1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in the United States Navy. He then went on to Harvard University, was center on the Harvard Football Team that won the Rose Bowl game in 1919 against Oregon. He graduated in 1920 and from Columbia University Law School, New York City, in 1924. He served in the US congress from 1943-1971. Offered here are 3 Western Union telegrams from Philbin & 13 to the congressman. Mostly VG. (8) Joseph E. Brennan - TLS, no date, 1p, as Gov. of Maine. VG (9) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1966 bank check. ..............Min. Bid $65
58. Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet (1793-1849) Scottish politician and a prominent promoter of Sunday Sabbatarianism, which brought him to the notice of Charles Dickens who criticized both his cause and his character. Agnew was Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire, 1830–1837. He stood as a moderate reformer, but soon became deeply attached to the cause of Sabbatarianism, and pressed for the banning of all secular labour on Sunday. For this purpose he introduced no less than four Sabbath Observance Bills in the Commons, none of which passed. It was the third attempt which drew on him the wrath of Charles Dickens, whose essay Sunday Under Three Heads (1836) is very largely a personal attack on Agnew, whom he described as a fanatic, motivated by resentment of the idea that those poorer than himself might have any pleasure in life. Offered here is a postmarked 1837 address panel signed by Agnew [lower left side]. About 4-3/4 x 3-1/4 in. VG................25-35
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59. [SIGNED BOOK] William Henry Channing (1810-1884) American Unitarian clergyman, writer and philosopher. He graduated from Harvard College in 1829 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1833. He was ordained and installed over the Unitarian church in Cincinnati in 1835. Later he became a leader in a movement of Christian socialism. Channing took active part in the early years of the woman’s rights movement. As minister of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester in 1852, he influenced Susan B. Anthony, a member of his congregation who was a young schoolteacher on the threshold of her career as a women's rights activist. Channing was, in 1863 and 1864, the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. Offered here is a book signed in pencil twice by Channing [light pencil signatures], and signed twice [initials] in ink. Inside front flyleaf he writes "To my friends Anna - Marian - Elizabeth Blackwell - Cincinnati, May 27th 1841. W.H.C." He also writes on the title page "Elizabeth Blackwell W.H.C." Condition: spine is gone, foxing and stains inside on pages. Approx. 5x8 in.........200-300
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60. [FRANCE] 1774 autograph letter signed by the Chaplain for Louis XVI, the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. When his father died of tuberculosis on 20 December 1765, the eleven-year-old Louis-Auguste became the new Dauphin. His mother never recovered from the loss of her husband and died on 13 March 1767, also from tuberculosis. The strict and conservative education he received from the Duc de La Vauguyon, "gouverneur des Enfants de France" (governor of the Children of France), from 1760 until his marriage in 1770, did not prepare him for the throne that he was to inherit in 1774 after the death of his grandfather, Louis XV. Throughout his education, Louis-Auguste received a mixture of studies particular to religion, morality, and humanities. His instructors may have also had a good hand in shaping Louis-Auguste into the indecisive king that he became. Abbé Berthier, his instructor, taught him that timidity was a value in strong monarchs, and Abbé Soldini, his confessor, instructed him not to let people read his mind. The letter offered here was written by Soldini. Not translated. 2pp, approx. 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Fine............150-250
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61. Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1901-1994) Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Signed card 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 in. Fine..............50-75
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62. (BRITISH LITERARY NOTABLES) HENRY JAMES BYRON (1835-1884) Prolific Dramatist, editor, journalist, died at 49 of TB. ALS (1876) 3pp. ROBERT M. BOWYER NICHOLS (1893-1944) Writer, known as a War Poet of WW1, playwright. ALS (2pp) with envelope. SIR FRANCIS PALGRAVE (1788-1861) Historian. ALS (1859) in 3rd person. EDMUND C. BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page from his 1929 book “Near & Far”. JOHN WILSON (Christopher North)(1785-1854) Scottish writer. ALS, 1p. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT (1860-1914) Scottish Novelist. TLS (trimmed)(1890) mounted to larger card. EDMUND HODGSON YATES (1831-1894) ANS with initials on note card.................75-100
63. [ITALY] Guglielmo Ferrero (1871-1942) Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (5 vols., published after English translation 1907-1909). Ferrero devoted his writings to classical liberalism and he opposed any kind of dictatorship and Big Government. ALS, 1906, 1p. 4-1/4 x 7". VG.........50-75
64. [MEDIEVAL FRANCE] Offered here is a Medieval document written on vellum [parchment]. Identification that comes with this document says that the date is 1457 [which we can't see]. Approx. 11.5 x 5 in. Not translated but ID says it was signed by André de Laval-Montmorency, seigneur de Lohéac (c. 1408 – 1485) was a Marshal of France. He was the son of Guy XIII de Laval and Anne de Laval, and a leading member of the House of Laval. In 1423 he served in the French army against England, wielding the sword of Bertrand du Guesclin, a symbol of Breton support for France. He had inherited the sword from his maternal grandmother, Jeanne de Laval, who was the widow of the famous constable. In 1428 André was taken prisoner by John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, after the capitulation of Laval, which he was defending. After paying his ransom he was present with Joan of Arc at the siege of Orléans, at the Battle of Patay, and at the coronation of Charles VII. He was made admiral of France in 1437 and marshal in 1439. He served Charles VII faithfully in all his wars, even against the dauphin (1456), and when the latter became king as Louis XI, Laval was dismissed from the marshal's office. After the War of the Public Weal he was restored to favor, and recovered the marshal's baton, the king also granting him the offices of lieutenant-general to the government of Paris and governor of Picardy, and conferring upon him the collar of the Order of St Michael. In 1472 Laval was successful in resisting the attacks of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, on Beauvais. Very good condition for its age.............400-600
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65. [MILITARY] George Miller Sternberg (1838-1915) U.S. Army physician who is considered the first U.S. bacteriologist, having written Manual of Bacteriology (1892). After he survived typhoid and yellow fever, Sternberg documented the cause of malaria (1881), discovered the cause of lobar pneumonia (1881), and confirmed the roles of the bacilli of tuberculosis and typhoid fever (1886). Offered here is a 1896 bank check endorsed on the verso by Sternberg. The check was sent and signed by Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. Woodward sends $100 to Sternberg who was Treasurer of the Pasteur Monument Committee. Fine. VERY RARE! ..........400-600
66. [SOMERSWORTH, NH] archive of documents from the Rollins Family, dating from 1807-1841. Includes Andrew Rollins (1770-1833), Daniel Rollins (1794-1879), Ichabod Rollins (1769-1843), and John Rollins. Andrew represented Somersworth in the
New Hampshire Legislature from 1816 - 1820. Others person included: Harper Ricker, Josiah Bean, James Richardson, Samuel Roberts, Benjamin Carter etc. Generally very good condition. 12 documents................Min. Bid $75
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67. [WALT KUHN] misc. items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the American artist Walt Kuhn. Includes: (1) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) retained pencil letter written to Larry Salander about the painting CIRUS RING by Walt Kuhn. The letter confirms the painting's authenticity. (2) An internet page showing the sale of this painting at Christie's auction in 2015. It fetched $62,500. (3) Brenda Kuhn signed 1965 bank check. (4) Retained copy of the typed authentication letter sent to Salander-O'Railly Gallery, NYC, dated 1986. (5) A 1948 photograph of Brenda Kuhn likely taken by her father Walt or mother Vera. Rare. (6) Snapshot photo of Kuhn painting WRESTLER 1933 [in Kunin Collection, Minn.]. (7) Snapshot of Kuhn painting GRENADIER which sold at Christie's Auction for $209,000. (8) Albert Wordley 1940 letter to Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey Shows asking for permission for Walt Kuhn to go behind the scenes and make some sketches like he was allowed to do in New York. By now you know from our auctions who Walt Kuhn was.................Min. Bid $50
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68. [PRISON REFORM] RARE letter by LOUIS DWIGHT (1793-1854) American Philanthropist. He graduated from Yale in 1813, and Andover Theological Seminary in 1819. He was prevented from preaching because of weak lungs, caused by inhaling a gas during a college chemical lecture. In 1824 he married Louisa Willis, sister of N.P. Willis, the poet. In that same year [1824] he embarked on a six month horseback ride for his health distributing Bibles among prison inmates in various states. The abuses that became known to him led to the formation in 1825 of the Prison Discipline Society, of which he was the practical manager until his death, effecting many needed reforms. In 1846 he visited Europe and inspected prisons there. The 29 annual reports published by Dwight contained a vast amount of valuable information not to be found elsewhere. Offered here is a ALS, Andover [Mass], 1822, 4pp. Written to Rev. Alfred Ely (1778-1866) who was born in West Springfield, MA. Ely worked as a clerk in Springfield and Hartford, CT before graduating from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1804. In 1806, Alfed Ely was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Monson, MA, where he remained until his death in 1866. Ely was named as a trustee in the founding charter of Amherst College and served as a trustee from 1825 to 1854. Excellent content letter. VG..................200-300
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69. [NAVAL HISTORY] Samuel Smallcorn (c.1735-1793) Revolutionary War Naval Gunner and First Lieutenant. Appointed Gunner, Aug. 12, 1776, of the Continental frigate "Raleigh," Capt. Thomas Thompson, at wages of $15 a month. He did not remain on her long, as on Sept. 30, 1776, he was First Lieutenant of the brigantine "Reprisal," a privateer, then lying at Boston, Capt. John Wheelright; she was of about seventy tons, carried eight carriage guns (three pounders) and ten swivels, and seventy men, also provisioned for a cruise.Capt. Samuel Smallcorn married Jane Moore, Dec. 11, 1785, at Kittery, both residents. Offered here is a Signed document, Kittery (Maine), Feb. ? 1775, approx. 6 x 7-1/4 in. This is a receipt signed by Smallcorn who receives payment from Capt. Robert Follett who was also an interesting person. Robert Follett (1737-1780) was also a physician. He Commanded a company of Artillery at Kittery Point, Me., by return of Nov. 5, 1775. Was appointed Master of the Continental frigate, "Raleigh" Capt. T. Thompson, June 24, 1776; was discharged about Jan. 1, 1777. Also signed by others on verso. VG..............Min. Bid $100
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70. [ART] RICHARD CARLE - deceased New England artist. Worked a lot around Boston and the north shore of Mass. ORIGINAL drawing, not signed, c/ 1980. This is a Gloucester Harbor scene. Paper size approx. 9 x 7 in. VG................50-75
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Original Etching By German Expressionist 71. [ART] FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980) German Expressionist artist. Original etching, unsigned, image approx. 5 x 3.5 in. plus margins. Comes with biographical information. This is, without doubt, by Solomon and guaranteed to be so without a time limit. Solomon won the Mowbray Prize [1944] in London; was listed in WHO'S WHO IN ART [1954 London edition]. He studied art with such famous German artist's as: Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg, Eugene Spiro & Willy Jaeckel [Masterclass]. Exhibitions: Berlin, Cologne, Capetown, Haifa, London [Royal Academy], U.S., and in 1958 had one-man show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. In 1956 several of his paintings were exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. He died in the U.S. We purchased his personal papers and most of his drawings at his estate sale. His work is fairly scarce. The photos shown below in 2nd scan DO NOT accompany this etching and are not for sale........100-150
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72. [AMERICANA] 1793 manuscript document from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. John Manning (1753-October 6, 1793) promises to pay Robert O. Treadwell 1,795 pounds. Witness was Isaac Ringe who was quite prominent; aided in establishing the northeast boundary, and during Governor Wentworth's operations erected a house here. As he was a loyalist, the Provincial Congress directed him, November 15, 1775, to remove himself to some place at least fifteen miles from Portsmouth, there to remain until he was granted leave to go abroad. This restriction was removed January 3, 1776. Wolfeborough was doubtless the place of his exile, as he evidently lived here before and after Governor Wentworth left the town. Approx. 7 x 3.5 in. Bottom edge ruff but generally very good overall.............50-75
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73. [COLONIAL] William Vaughan (1703-1746) He graduated from Harvard College in 1722. Circa 1735, he was a ship's Captain, and captured pirates of the Caribbean. He served in the England U.K. Royal Army 1745-1746 attaining Colonel U.K. Army Colonel William Vaughan served in a New England colonial force, aided by a British fleet, during the Siege of Louisbourg, in 1745, when they captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island), during the War of the Austrian Succession, known, in the British colonies, as King George's War. He died circa December, 1746, in London, England, where he went after the Battle of Louisbourg, and became ill. He was buried in New Hampshire. Colonel William Vaughan was a chief organizer of the Louisbourg expedition and son of Lieutenant Governor Vaughan of New Hampshire province. Offered here is a 2-1/2 page document dated 1727, signed by Mark Hunting [twice]. Also signed twice by Eleazer Russell. We believe that it is a later 18th century copy of William Vaughan selling property to George Walker. Very good condition esp. for its age.................200-300
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74 [AMERICANA] Samuel Penhallow (1722-1813) from Portsmouth, New Hampshire he was a highly respected local magistrate and deacon of the North Church, Penhallow lived here for more than 60 years. As a judge, he was known for his swift and impartial dispensation of the law. Autograph Document Signed, 1803, 1p. Rockingham County, NH court case of theft. About 7 x 5-3/4 in. VG...............50-75
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75. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Frank Richards (1909-1992) American character actor, typically portraying a hoodlum or thug with a menacing appearance. Warner Bros. 1985 paycheck not signed by Richards. (2) Engraved 1863 portrait of John Jay, light toning. (3) Little Mexican Lottery ticket 1893. (4) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Signed 1947 bank check. (5) Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814-1880) American preacher and editor of the Christian Leader. He was also a poet, responsible for the poem Burial at Sea, which was the origin of a famous folk song, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie. CLIP SIGNATURE. (6) Printed portrait of President Franklin Pierce. (7) Grover A. Whalen(1886–1962) was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s. Signed card. (8) Frank H. Buck (1887-1942) U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1942. House of Rep. 1942 envelope bearing his printed Free Frank signature. (9) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164, July 20, 1864. Signed Calais, Maine, 1899 bank check. (10) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. Signed 1963 bank check. (11) Bill Badalato (b. 1940) He is a producer and production manager, known for Alien: Resurrection (1997), Men of Honor (2000) and Broken Arrow (1996). Warner Bros. 1984 paycheck not signed...................Min. Bid $50
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76. [KENTUCKY - ILLINOIS] Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) was a founding political figure and slave owner of the State of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory was dissolved in 1818. He was then one of the first two United States Senators from the State of Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830. In a time and place where personal coalitions were more influential than parties, Edwards led one of the two main factions in frontier Illinois politics. Offered is a a rare early signed court document from this years as a lawyer or judge in Kentucky. There is a 1801 [3rd line] on first page. Many condition problems: looks like the bottom half it missing; partial separation at folds; stains etc. This comes from the Christopher Bush papers, Elizabethtown, Ky. The daughter of Christopher Bush, Sarah, became the step-mother of Abraham Lincoln.................400-600
77. [MAINE] Thomas Cutts (1736-1821) early and important figure in Saco, Maine history. The ninth of ten children, Thomas could not expect to inherit a large amount of wealth. At the age of twenty-two, backed with a hundred dollars on loan from his father, he settled in Saco, quickly repaying that debt. Recognizing the important location of what would become Cutts Island, in the middle of the Saco River between two growing towns, he began to buy up land, securing a small piece in 1759, only a year after he arrived in town. He did do a fabulous job of making money. He bought vast tracts of land. He was a founder of the Saco Bank. He formed the Saco Iron Works Company that made huge quantities of nails and much more. See the last link below for more biography of Cutts. Offered here is a ALS, 1811, Saco, 1 full page plus address leaf on verso, addressed to Capt. Samuel Nye (1777-1826) Served in the War of 1812 as a Major in the 3rd regiment of the US Artillery. In 1812 he enlisted in the 3rd Regiment, US Artillery. "Samuel's regiment had been doubled in size early in 1812 in order to man defensive batteries on the shore of lake Ontario. During his three years in uniform, he served in New York State as a doctor. His worn set of surgical instruments may still be seen at York Institute in Saco. He may also have practiced medicine at times after the war, but his correspondence reveals that he was primarily in business. Nye married the daughter of Thomas Cutts. VG...................100-150
78. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Augustus Richard Elwood (1819-1881) American merchant and politician from New York. ALS, 1873 Richfield Springs, NY, 1p. to Nelson Hopkins on his election. (2) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) Am. artist. He was one of eight American artists commissioned by the National Art Committee to depict major figures from the Great War (World War I). Signed 1922 bank check. (3) Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, (1814-1906) a prominent British Conservative politician, a moderate, middle-of-the road Anglican. He held cabinet office in every Conservative government between 1858 and 1892 and notably served as Home Secretary from 1867 to 1868 and as Secretary of State for War from 1874 to 1878. ALS, 1883, 1p. written in the 3rd person signed Viscount Cranbrook. Bottom corner edge missing. (4) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Calais National Bank check, 1899. VG (5) Martin Van Buren - 1840 gov. doc. signed in type re: Mint at New Orleans. (6) Socialist Labor Party flyer WAR...WHY? c. 1950s. (7) Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) Springfield businessman, friend & pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral. 1877 Harrisburg National Bank document made out to Bunn [not signed by him]. (8) Horace Silliman (1825-1910) businessman and philanthropist. He gave a $10,000 gift to start Silliman Institute, which later became Silliman University, in Dumaguete City, Philippines. CLIP SIGNATURE..............Min. Bid $5079. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. Signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs "E. Davis USN." VG. (2) Gene Arnstein - VP of Society of Independent Producers. Ink signed 1965 memo. (3) Souvenir Map of World's 1940 Fair. (4) E.B. Rideout - Meteorologist. TLS, 1937. (5) Dr. Jose C. Montero - assisted in removal of a live shell from a soldier's body during the Spanish Civil War. Signature. (6) Singer Sewing Machine 1871 letter. (7) Philip Philbin - Mass. congressman. 1944 telegram. (8) Post Offices in Vermont - 1850 printed gov. doc. (9) Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) Springfield businessman, friend & pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral. 1872 letter to Bunn [not signed by him].First National Bank of Elgin. (10) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164, July 20, 1864. Calais, Maine, 1905 bank check. The signature is not Rounds - its an estate signature...........Min. Bid $50
80. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert Henry Goldsborough (1779-1836) US Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Geo. R. Dennis (1822-1882) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (3) John S. Spence (1788-1840) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (4) William D. Merrick (1793-1857) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) James B. Groome (1838-1893) Gov. and Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (6) Edwards Amasa Park (1808-1900) American Congregational theologian. Park was one of the most notable American theologians and orators. He was the most prominent leader of the new school of New England Theology. Signature on envelope. (7) George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) was a prominent American politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1877 to 1904 who belonged to an extended family that became politically prominent in 18th- and 19th-century New England. DS, receipt dated 1904 a couple months before he died. (8) Jimmy Carter - Jan. 20, 1977 Inauguration cover, not signed............Min. Bid $40
81. [ALBUM PAGE SIGNED] Includes Mary E. Woolley (J1863-1947) was an American educator, peace activist and women's suffrage supporter. She was the first female student to attend Brown University and served as the 11th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1900 to 1937. Arthur Cushman McGiffert (1861-1933) American theologian who became the 8th president of Union Seminary in 1917. Anatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" (1859-1926) Breton poet, folklore collector and translator. He was highly regarded amongst both European and American scholars, and known for his warmth and charm. J. Travis Mills [unknown]. SIGNED ON THE OTHER SIDE BY Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867-1906) Anglo-American novelist and dramatist who wrote under the pen-name of John Oliver Hobbes. Though her work fell out of print in the twentieth-century, her first book Some Emotions and a Moral was a sensation in its day, selling 80,000 copies in only a few weeks. Blanche Eliot [unknown]. VG...............Min. Bid $45
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82. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) S. Ward Loper - Curator, Museum Westleyan University. Brief ALS 1896. Soiled. (2) DOUGLAS VOLK (1856-1935) Portrait Painter. DS, a check dated (1909, made out to, and endorsed on verso by Alfred L. Seligman (1864-1912) sculptor. (3) Limerick Nation Bank [Maine] 3 checks, 1920. (4) Paul Reid Roman (1936-1991) actor. Warner Bros. pay check to him [not signed on back] 1985 . (5) Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (1914-2005) American actor, voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Unsigned Warner Bros. pay check 1985. (6) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1958 bank check. (7) Charles Reade (1814-1884) English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. Stamped envelope addressed by Reade [not signed], 1857. Soiled. (8) Secretary of the Treasury 1836 printed gov. doc. signed in type by Levi Woodbury. (9) Edwin Whitefield (1816-1892) was a landscape artist who is best known for his lithographed views of North American cities and for a number of illustrated books on colonial homes in New England. Original lithograph from c. 1880.................Min. Bid $35
83. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) US Sec. Navy 1840 printed gov. doc signed in type by J.K. Paulding. 2pp. (2) Bill of Lading, goods being shipped by R.G. hazard from Boston to New Orleans inn1841. (3) New Hampshire 1809 document about property tax. (4) RETREAT FOR THE INSANE, Hartford, Ct. 1823 document. (5) Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. 1868 bank document, not signed by Bunn. (6) Sheet signed by ? Buchanan, 2nd Comptroller US Treasury and E.B. French, Auditor US Treasury. (7) Print of US Treasury building in Washington DC. (8) Group of 4 Limerick National Bank checks [Maine] 1925. ....Min. Bid $25
84. ANTIQUE MANUSCRIPT - approx. 72 pages, some ink drawings on pages. Date c. 1850s. Appears to be about Fluid statics or hydrostatics. 8-1/2 x 10-1/4 in. Provenance: Joe Rubinfine. VG..........400-600
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85. [SHOW BIZ] includes: (1) John Schneider (b. 1960) actor best known for The Dukes of Hazzard. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. (2) Warner Baxter (1889-1951) American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known for his role as the Cisco Kid. Unsigned color photo. The following are 1984 & 1985 Warner Bros. paychecks. None are signed (endorsed) on verso. (3) R.B. MITTLEMAN (4) Michael J. London - actor, known for Police Story (1973), ER (1994) and Falcon Crest (1981). (5) Robert C. Lindsley {b. 1949) English stage and TV actor. (6) Mugwump Prods. (7) R.L. Getchell (8) Heather Skillman (9) John A. Fegan Jr. - editor, producer. (10) Lee Barton is an actor and director, known for A Debt in the Life (2009), Let It Bleed (2016) and Scramble (2017). (11) Todd Basse - actor, known for Mitchell (1975), Gunsmoke (1955) and Run, Joe, Run (1974). (12) Brooke Baxes - actress, known for Friends (1994), Monkeybone (2001) and The Price Is Right (1972)................Min. Bid $40
86. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Karl E. Mundt (1900-1974) US Senator from South Dakota. TLS, 1964. (2) Red Adair (1915-2004) American oil well firefighter. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the highly specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore. Signed, inscribed 5 x 6-3/4 in. color photo. Signed twice [contrast isn't very good because photo is darker]. (3) Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (4) C. Delano - Sec. of the Interior. Signed in type 1875 printed gov. document, INDIAN SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA. (5) Douglas Volk - artist known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln, one used on postage stamp. Signed 1906 bank check. (6) James Edward Murray (1876-1961) US Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961. (7) Tony Lavelli (1926-1998) NBA player. Sig. inscribed 3x5 card. (8) George Mitchell - US Senator from Maine. TLS, 1985, signed George. Thanks publisher for sending him a book. (9) Group of 26 Limerick, Maine bank checks c. 1917. (10) [ILLINOIS-LINCOLN] Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a document dated 1877 made out to Bunn but not signed by him. Approx. 5.5 x 7.5 in. VG..................Min. Bid $50
87. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Edward Jordan (1820-1899) American lawyer who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury. LS, Treasury Department, 1866, 2pp. Much mounting trace along left edge. (2) James L. Edwards - clip signature. He was Commissioner of Pensions [1836]. Signed on other side by Joseph Healy [1836] US congressman from New Hampshire. (3) Seaman Block Jacobs(1912-2008) American screenwriter. He wrote episodes for several TV shows, such as The Addams Family, The Lucy Show, I Dream of Jeannie, F-Troop, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy and Diff'rent Strokes. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for The George Burns One-Man Show in 1977. Warner Bros. 1884 check for him [not signed on back]. (4) Maude Raymond - signed card dated 1910. Think she was a dancer. (5) James E. Carter Inauguration cover [not signed] postmarked Annapolis, MD, Jan. 20, 1977. (6) Shirely O'Hara - wife of the noted artist Eliot O'Hara. ALS, 1932, 2pp. (7) Gordon Dorrance (b. 1890-?) publisher, author. TLS, 1936, 1p, ro the noted cartoon Wally Wallgren. (8) Philip Philbin - US Congressman from Mass. Group of 5 carbon copy typed letter [not signed]. (9) Chancery of New Jersey court document, 1907. (10) Printed 1852 gov. doc. in the US Senate re: land claim in Louisiana, 1p. (11) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (12) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164, July 20, 1864. Signed Calais, Maine promisory document, 1901. Lines drawn over signature means paid. (13) Unidentified clip signature 1864 from Treasury Dept. (14) Socialist Labor Party - Who Speaks For Socialism. 4 page handout. ? date. (15) Styles Bridges (1898-1961) 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate. US Senate envelope bearing printed Free Frank signature, postmarked 1947................Min. Bid $75
88. [PORTSMOUTH NH] Col. Otis Baker (1727-1801) He served during his life as: Colonel, Representative, Judge, Court of Common Pleas; Man of Committee of Safety (1776-77); Muster and Company Pay Master, 1776, 1777, 1778 (War years). Offered here is a 1773 document concerning land in Portsmouth, NH. Concerns Thomas W. Waldron, his wife Constant and son William. It appears that all of the handwriting is by Otis Baker, Justice of the Peace. Thomas Westbrook Waldron was a prominent political figure in Dover, New Hampshire and a military officer that fought in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). He later became a commissioner at Albany, New York and then a Royal councillor in 1782. During the American Revolution, Waldron abandoned his loyalist friend, New Hampshire Governor John Wentworth (governor) to become a patriot of the United States. He became a captain in the New Hampshire militia in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). He commanded one of the whale boats that landed under fire from the Fortress. His correspondence from Louisbourg to his father gives a rare glimpse of life after the Siege. His letters to his father describe with some bitterness that the spoils of war did not go to New Englanders and rightly predicted that the men would be "Lul'd along" into occupying Louisbourg through the winter. Waldron is critical of General Samuel Waldo, referring to him as "Duke Trinkelo". Approx. 6-1/2 x 14+ in. Written on both sides. As you can see the top edge is very damaged..................200-300
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Scan 389. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1910. (2) Douglas Volk -American artist. Signed 1923 bank check. (3) Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. Signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs "E. Davis USN." VG (4) Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, (1731-1806) served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain for fourteen years and under four Prime Ministers. Antique engraved portrait, about 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. (5) Charles Clayton Morrison(1874–1966) American Disciples of Christ minister and Christian socialist. TLS 1926, 1p. (6) Hugh Cecil (1869-1956), styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941, was a British Conservative Party politician. Signed card. (7) James R. Whiting (1803-1872) American lawyer and politician from New York. ANS 1866. (8) S.G. Winchester - clip signature 1835. (9) John E. Jacob (b. 1934) U.S. civil rights leader. He served as the president of the National Urban League between 1982 and 1994. Signed 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. photo. Signed in dark area so poor contrast. (10) Ashbel Green, Jr. (b. 1811) signature..........Min. Bid $50
90. [ART] Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) American artist, illustrator and author. He studied with the influential painters and theorists of his day, including Arthur Wesley Dow, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, Abbott Thayer, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. A transcendentalist and mystic, Kent painted remote and austere lands, including Newfoundland (1914-15), Tierra del Fuego (1922-23), and Greenland (1929; 1931-32; 1934-35). Collotype offered here is from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1925.? Not in Burne Jones. Unsigned. Image sizes approx. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches plus clean margins. Printed on copper plates by hand on French Arches hand-made paper. This is a proof printing. Fine, black impressions, on cream wove paper, in excellent condition. Scarce..............100-150
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91. (20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1837-1912)
Realist Author, Crtic. Clipped SIGNATURE, mounted to larger card. NORMAN HAPGOOD (1868-1937) Writer, Journalist, Editor and Critic. TLS (1907). ARTHUR GUITERMAN (1871-1943) Writer, Poet noted for his humorous poems. TLS (1935). DAVID EWEN (1900-1985) Editor, Wrtier Biographer of Gershwin, Koussevitsky, Bernstein, Berlin, Cole Porter. TLS (1928). MAX FRANKEL (1930) Pulitzer Prize Journalist. ALS (2001). FANNIE HURST (1889-1968) Novelist. SIGNATURE mounted to larger card . LOWELL THOMAS (1892-1981) SIGNATURE on card. EAMALIEL BRADFORD (1863-1932) Biographer, Critic, Poet, Dramatist. He was regarded as “Dean of American Biographers”. ALS (1913) 2pp...................100-150
92. [AMERICANA] Richard E. Pairo, Attorney Ar Law writes an 1885 letter to attorney J.W. Pickering in Boston. It seems that Margaret Mockler made a claim as the widow of Thomas Mockler, deceased, formerly a Laudsman on the USS Fernandina and collected $36.13 Prize money. Years later a man claiming to be Thomas Mockler makes a claim. 3-1/3 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Pairo is asking for additional information to begin the process of determing who the imposter is, Margaret or the other man. VG..........Min. Bid $25Scan 1
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93. [ART] Judith Zilczer - American art historian and former museum curator. She is known for her work with artists such as Horace Pippin, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Willem de Kooning, and Richard Lindner. Zilczer was interested in the connections between music and art, which she described as "the mystical strain of artistic synesthesia." She curated an exhibit titled "Visual Music: Synaesthesia in Art and Music Since 1900".[4][5] Zilczer served at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) in various capacities from 1974-2003. From 1992 to 2003, she was Curator of Paintings. Her papers are held by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. TLS, Sept. 20, 1983, 4pp. To Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. She thanks Brenda for granting her permission to study the restricted Walt Kuhn Papers in the Archives of American Art. Excellent art content letter. Also includes a signed 1962 Brenda Kuhn bank check. Fine......80-120......Min Bid $25
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94. Albert Stanburrough Cook (1853-1927) American philologist, literary critic, and scholar of Old English. He has been called "the single most powerful American Anglo-Saxonist of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." ALS, New Haven, 1893, 4pp. About 5 x 8 in. VG.................75-100
95. [ART] Portrait of Walt Kuhn, original photograph done in 1904 or 1905. Photo by Pangborn (Profession photographer) lived and worked at 119 East 23 St. New York City same bldg. Walt Kuhn had his studio 1904-1905 when and where this photo was taken. A small print of this photo was cremated with Vera Kuhn, after her death, October 22, 1961. The photo offered here is about 7 x 7-1/4 in., and was printed from the original negative. This comes directly from the Walt Kuhn estate in Maine. Includes a copy of a gift of this photo given to the Museum of the City of New York. Given by Kuhn's daughter, Brenda in 1963. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949): As one of the organizers of the Armory Show (1913), Kuhn searched Europe for artists whose work had not yet been seen in the United States. He started his career as a cartoonist, but as a painter he concentrated on clowns, acrobats and the circus. Fine...............200-300
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96. [MARYLAND] Augustus W. Bradford (1806-1881) the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union. Signed 1866 bank check. Approx. 7-3/4 x 2-1/2 in. Used condition..........50-75
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97. [FILM & THEATRE ACTORS LOT] includes: (1) Joel Siegel (1943-2007) American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over twenty-five years. Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (2) John A. Stevens (1844-1916) American playwright, actor, and theatre manager, best known for playing the title part in The Unknown. CLIP SIGNATURE. (3) Dennis McGovern (1944-2003) actor. ALS on 1981 Season's Greetings. (4) Blake Edwards (1922-2010) American filmmaker. He is best-known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and 10, Victor/Victoria, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (5) Joan Didion (b. 1934) writer of screen plays including A STAR IS BORN. Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (6) John Tresahar - 19th c. English actor. CLIP SIGNATURE. (7) Christiane Schmidtmer (1939-2003) German born actress. She was the beautiful mistress of José Ferrer in Ship of Fools (1965), but most people will remember her as the evil wardress in the exploitation women-in-prison film, The Big Doll House (1971). Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo dated 1985. (8) Harry Conor (c. 1856 – 1931) American comic actor, best known for playing the role of Welland Strong in A Trip to Chinatown. CLIP SIGNATURE, 1902. (9) PLUS group of 7 unidentified clip signatures of early actors from the collection of the former Boothbay Theatre Museum in Maine. 15 pieces in all.............Min. Bid $50
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98. [WALT KUHN] Maynard Walker (1896-1985) American art dealer in New York City for nearly 40 years who was among the first to show the works of leading American regionalist painters. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas City Art Institute that for the first time brought together the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United States in 1932. The gallery moved to 117 East 57th Street after the war. Offered here is a 1958 letter on which he has written 5 lines plus signature. This is a copy sent to Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. Walker had written to Harold Korzenik saying that there is not enough art work by Kuhn to have an exhibition. Harold Korzenik, a Brooklyn civic leader and counsel to the United Knitted Outerwear Association, the National Textile Processors Guild, the Knitwear Employers Association and the Knitwear Manufacturers Council. Walker says "So soup - We can't afford to participate in such stuff......" Envelope is included. During the 1950s and early 60s Maynard Walker was handing the estate of Walt Kuhn. VG...........75-100....Min. Bid $25
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99. The 3 Laycock Girls, antique photograph. Fine............Min. Bid $10 CLICK here to see
100. Oriental original watercolor, signed, 10.5 x 9.5 in. VG.....Min. Bid $10 CLICK here
101. [BRITISH] Richard Whately (1787-1863) English academic, rhetorician, logician, philosopher, economist, and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin. He was a leading Broad Churchman, a prolific and combative author over a wide range of topics, a flamboyant character, and one of the first reviewers to recognise the talents of Jane Austen. Signed address panel, addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury, postmarked 1840. Stain on front is from the red wax seal. Approx. 4-3/4 x 3 in. Large hole on front does not detract...............25-35
102. [MUSIC] RAY ANTHONY (b. 1922), popular band leader, a signed/ inscribed 3 x 5 card, "To Kevin Ray Anthony;" A light paperclip impression, otherwise very good..........20-30
103. [DEMOCRAT PARTY] Dorothy S. McAllister (1899-1983) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was one of the most important women on the Democratic National Committee. From 1937 to 1941, during the second administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. McAllister served as the director of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. In this capacity, she gave speeches throughout the country in support of the New Deal and Roosevelt. She was also strongly involved in the Division's "Reporter Plan," a system designed to make the average citizen more aware of policies and activities of the Roosevelt Administration. Mrs. McAllister resigned her political positions when President Roosevelt appointed her husband a federal judge. Soon thereafter, she accepted a Presidential appointment to the Volunteer Participation Committee in the 6th Army Corps Area Office of Civilian Defense. After World War II, her involvement in civic affairs was primarily on the state and local level. Offered here is a 1938 TLS with good political content, 1p. 8.5 x 11 in. VG...............50-75
104. [FILM] Offered here is a vintage, circa 1955, b/w photograph of Russell Arms (1920-2012) Actor, singer, best known for his role of vocalist on the popular 1950's t.v. show YOUR HIT PARADE (1952-1957). In 2005, Arms authored his autobiography, entitled: MY HIT PARADE... and a FEW MISSES. Arms has signed: "David Best Wishes, Russ Arms [adds] c/o Hit Parade." Very minor edge wear, otherwise very good condition..............25-35
105. [MAP] Offered here is an early 19th century color map, 8-1/2 x 10-1/2, being a Map of the Country which was the scene of Operations of the Northern Army Including the Wilderness through which General Arnold marched to attack Quebec. Removed from a text, with backing strip on verso, scattered spotting, minor edge wear (small tear in margin)-- otherwise quite good.............Min. Bid $50
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Scan 2106. [CONNECTICUT] Offered here is a 1p. manuscript document, 6-1/2 x 8, dated Stafford [CT] Jan. 5, 1815, wherein "... The inclosed Bill was lodged or taken from Elisha Ellis by him as a true bill of Capt. Eben Spelman & found the same to be counterfit & the sd Ellis made solom oath before me that he had the Bill of Capt. Eben Spelman as aforesaid... The inclosed Bill was lodged or taken from Capt. Eben Spelman as a true bill of Capt. David Gay & found the same to be counterfit & sd Spelman made solom oath before me that if this is the Bill which he Let Elisha Ellis have is the same bill that he had of Capt. David Gay," signed Daniel Peck (Justice of the Peace). Folds (pinholes), light toning/ minor ink smear, otherwise very good..............Min. Bid $15
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107. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) SIR PHILLIP GIBBS (1877-1962) War correspondent, journalist, writer. ALS (1935). HUGH CUDLIPP (1913-1988) Welsh Journalist, editor. ALS (1990). MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT(1861-1923) Historical Novelist, Poet, Essayist. ALS. EDMUND BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far”(1929). SIR DESMOND MacCARTHY (1878-1952) Critic, writer, journalist, a member of the “Bloomsbury Group”. ALS on card (1952). SIR WILLIAM STIRLING-MAXWELLof Pollock, 9th Baronet (1818-1878) Scottish historical writer, politician, virtuoso, husband of Caroline Norton. ALS (1870).............80-120
108. [OPERA] Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States. Offered here is a caricature color drawing of her by by Griffith, 1947, approx. 7 x 9 in. Signed only by Griffith. VG................50-75
109. Erich Segal (1937-2010) American author, screenwriter, and educator. He was best known for writing the novel Love Story (1970), a best-seller, and writing the motion picture of the same name, which was a major hit. Signed 5x7 photo. VG.........40-60
See above110. [OPERA] Tito Schipa (1888-1965) Italian tenore. In 1919, Schipa traveled to the United States, joining the Chicago Opera Company. He remained with the Chicago company until 1932, whereupon he appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera from 1932 to 1935, and again in 1941. He also sang at the San Francisco Operabeginning in 1924. From 1929 to 1949 he performed regularly in Italy, including at La Scala, Milan and the Rome Opera. He returned to Buenos Aires to sing in 1954. In 1957, he toured the Soviet Union. Vintage signed album page, dated 1926. On the verso is the signature of Anna Kaskas (1897-1988), Opera Contralto, Met star from 1936-1950. Her signature is dated 1935, the year she started at the Met. VG...............60-80
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111. [MUSIC] Kenny Ascher [b. 1944] American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres; in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production. He is widely known for co-writing, with Paul Williams, The Rainbow Connection; music from The Muppet Movie. AMQS, inscribed, from "Rainbow Connection. Approx. 10-1/4 x 4-1/4". VG.............35-45
112. [FILM] Don Ameche (1908-1993) Academy Award winning actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.......Min. Bid $20
113. [FILM] Dean Jones (1931-2015) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG........30-50
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114. Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS (1809-1885) English poet, patron of literature and politician. ALS, May 14, no yr., 2pp, signed Baron Houghtyon. About invitation and meeting. VG............50-75
115. [THEATRE] Van Johnson (1916-2008) American film and television actor who was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during and after World War II. Signed, inscribed Ogunquit, Maine Playhouse theatre program, 1980. He was appearing in the lead role in "TRIBUTE." VG.......50-75
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116. [FILM] Lew Ayres (1908 1996) American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in several movies. Signed 3x5 card..........2O-30
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117. Julian Leonard Street (1879-1947) American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter on the New York Mail and Express (later Evening Mail ) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor. He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show by Marcel Duchamp called Nude Descending a Staircase, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory." Street moved to Princeton in the 1920s. The university houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there. TLS, 1924, 1p. He is confirming a contract with Red Book magazine to write a serial. They will finance him for one year. If he dies the estate will be indebted to the magazine. Punch hole near top............50-75
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119. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867-1928) journalist, politician and best-selling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films adapted from his works. Signed card, 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. VG..............75-100
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120. [MUSIC] Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) American composer. Though he has written for various ensembles, Rouse is primarily known for his orchestral compositions, including a Requiem, eleven concertos, and five symphonies. His work has received numerous accolades, including the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, the Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, and the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Rouse was the composer-in-residence for the New York Philharmonic from 2012 to 2015. AMQS, from his composition "Rapture" of 2000. Approx. 10-1/4 x 5 in. VG..............50-75
121. [THEATRE] Winifred Emery (1861-1924) English actress and actor-manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was the wife of the actor Cyril Maude. Born into a family of actors, Emery began acting as a child. Her career grew through the 1880s and 1890s as she played leading roles in the West End of London. After a period away from the stage, she returned with leading roles in the company of Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's Theatre. She continued to act steadily in her own touring theatre company with her husband and in London theatres until 1922. Signed vintage postcard photo, 3.5 x 5.5 in. VG................50-75
122. [THEATRE] Henry Arthur Jones [1851-1929] English dramatist. AQS on 4-1/2 x 5-1/4" card.......30-40
123. [TV] Jean Stapleton (1923- 2013) American character actress of stage, television and film. Stapleton was best known for playing Edith Bunker, the perpetually optimistic and devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, a role that earned her three Emmys and two Golden Globes for Best Actress in a comedy series. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.............50-75
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124. [FILM] Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006) American actress in film, theater, and television. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lonelyhearts (1958), Airport (1970), and Interiors (1978), before winning for her performance as Emma Goldman in Reds (1981). Signed 8x10 photo. VG.......50-75
See above125. [MEDICINE] SIR BENJAMIN COLLINS BRODIE (1783-1862) English physiologist and surgeon. In 1858, Henry Gray of “Gray’s Anatomy” fame, dedicated the book to him. Brodie was Surgeon to the royal family, and was pioneer in research into bone and joint disease. ALS dated February 22, ny...............50-75
126. [THEATRE-FILM] Eric Portman [1901-1969] distinguished English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s. Signed 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 1940s photo. Minor creasing. Signed in dark area so contrast is good...........30-40
127. [FILM] Jackie Lynn Taylor (1925-2014) American child actress. She appeared in five Our Gang short subjects from 1934 to 1935. She often portrayed the sister or girlfriend of one of the boys, usually Wally Albright. Signed 10x8 photo showing the cast from OUR GANG. VG...............50-75
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128. [OPERA] Ernestine Schumann-Heink [1861-1936] contralto. Signature...30-40
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129. [OPERA] Emma Eames [1865-1952] soprano. Signature...........20-30
130. [FILM] Olympia Dukakis (b. 1931) American actress. Signed 8x10 printed photo. VG............25-35
131. [FILM] Kurt Kreuger (1916-2006) was a Swiss-reared German actor. Kreuger once was the third most requested male actor at 20th Century Fox. He starred with, among others, Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Kreuger was primarily offered roles in World War II movies as a German officer, prompting him to complain about being typecast as a Nazi. TLS signed Kurt, no dated, sent to Jess who was a syndicted columnist. Jess was likely Jessica Leigh who wrote about dogs. Nice letter talking mostly about German Shepard..........35-45
See letter132. The Masters and Johnson research team, composed of William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. Sheet signed by both, 1973, 8.5 x 11. Inscribed in type to collector..........60-80
133. [FILM] Holly Hunter (b. 1958) American actress. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Academy Award for Best Actress, among other awards. Signed & inscribed 3x5 card..........15-20
134. [MUSIC] CHARLES STROUSE (b. 1928) American composer and lyricist. AMQS on colorful 1985 FDC honoring Jerome Kern - quote from "Bye Bye Birdie" - "Put On A Happy Face". Fine........50-75
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135. Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle CB, GCVO, TD, VD, JP (1858-1942), known as Viscount Bury from 1891 to 1894, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician. Signed card............20-30
136. James Allen (1864-1912) was a philosophical writer of British nationality known for his inspirational books and poetry. CLIP SIGNATURE "J. Allen.".............20-30
137. [FILM] Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (1867-1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Signed album page. VG.............20-30 138. [MUSIC] Henry Tobias (1905-1997) American songwriter. He wrote the 1974 song "Hang In There, Mr. President" in support of Richard Nixon. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983. Signed and inscribed sheet music of his song MISS YOU. 9 x 12 in. VG................50-75
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139. Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicising T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). Thomas shot dramatic footage of Lawrence, then returned to America and began giving public lectures in 1919 on the war in Palestine, "supported by moving pictures of veiled women, Arabs in their picturesque robes, camels and dashing Bedouin cavalry". His lectures were very popular and audiences were large, and he "took the nation by storm" in the words of one modern biographer. He agreed to take the lecture to England, but only "if asked by the King and given Drury Lane or Covent Garden" as a lecture venue. His conditions were met, and he opened a series at Covent Garden on August 14, 1919. "And so followed a series of some hundreds of lecture–film shows, attended by the highest in the land". Signed 1975 membership card, approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. VG................25-35
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140. WILLIAMS, JACK. Governor of Arizona 1967-75. Dated Nov. 20, 1967, Williams expresses sympathy and encloses an autographed photo. Vertical fold at right, not affecting the text. Some off-print from ink signature when folded..........20-30
141. [MUSIC] Maurice Baron (1889-1964) French born composer, conductor, violinist. AMQS, inscribed, 9 x 3-3/4". VG...........50-75
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142. [MUSIC] Serge Jaroff (1896-1985) was the founder, conductor and composer of the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff. Signed 1956 bank check. VG..........50-75
143. [FILM] Lois Moran (1909-1990) American film actress. She also had a brief affair with writer F. Scott Fitzgerald while he was married to Zelda Fitzgerald . He once remarked that she was "The most beautiful girl in Hollywood". She was also an inspiration for the character of Rosemary Hoyt in Fitzgerald's novel Tender is the Night (1934). ALS, 1977, written on both sides, 7-1/4 x 10-1/2". Signed "Lois". VG........30-40
144. [FRANCE] Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques. Baron de l' Aulne [1727-1781]. French administrator and economist. Intendant of Limoges (1761-74); minister of marine (1774); controller general of finance (1774-76); removed because of opposition to his Six Edicts. Member of the Physiocrats. As intendant, abolished the corvée, constructed roads and bridges, reformed interest rates, and distributed the burden of taxation more justly. As finance minister, introduced a rigid economy, abolished certain feudal privileges, and attempted to restore free trade in grain between the provinces. Best known works were Lettres sur la tolérance (1754) and Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses (1766). ORIGINAL ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of Turgot [1853], image approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. Engraved by W.T. Fry. UNSIGNED, of course. Very good condition..............Min. bid $10
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145. (OPERA NOTABLES LOT) Christa Ludwig (1928) German mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, Lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses and passions, and solos contained in symphonic literature. Her career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. She is widely recognized as one of the most significant and distinguished singers of the 20th century. SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 portrait photograph. SIR Richard Lewis (1914 –1990) Welsh tenor. He made his operatic debut in 1939, and from 1947 onwards, sang at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and at Covent Garden. He made his debut in the United States in 1955. Lewis made a number of recordings. ALS, 1p. DOLORA ZAJICK (1952) American Mezzo-Soprano. SIGNED 8x10 color photograph. GERMAINE ROGER (1910-1975) French Opera Star and Actress, he also began a career in film and will become popular operettas Vincent Scotto brought to the screen: Three Navy ( 1934 ) One of the Canebière ( in 1938 , where she interprets including The Most Beautiful Tango in the world, duet with Alibert ) Gangsters of Château d'If ( 1939 ). ALS, 1p (in French). HERBERT JANSSEN (1892-1965) German Baritone performed Wagner and appeared in all the major opera houses of Europe. The Nazi regime caused Herbert Janssen to leave Germany (1938). SIGNED Christmas Greeting Card. VG...................100-150
146. (BRITISH ARTISTS/SCULPTORS LOT) SIR EDWARD I. HALLIDAY (1902-1980) Portrait Painter. He was highly regarded by the Royal family and painted Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alice others. TLS (1960). HENRY WILLIAM PICKERSGILL (1782-1875) Painter of many celebrated portraits. DS, admitting bearer Sir Robert Clive, MP to the opening of his new portrait of Sir Robert Peel (1847). JOHN SEYMOUR LUCAS (1849-1923) Historical and portrait painter. ALS ( 2pp (1891). JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (1805-18276) Painter, important Orientalist and became famous for his harem scenes. SIGNATURE (mounting traces). THOMAS EDWIN MOSTYN (1864-1930) Landscape Painter. ALS. no date. JOHN GIBSON (1790-1866) Sculptor. Clipped SIGNATURE. STANHOPE A. FORBES (1857-1947) Painter. SIGNATURE, with sentiment (1904). G-VG..................80-120
147 (HOLLWYOOD/ENTERTAINER LOT) JACK CARTER (1923-2015) Actor, Comedian. SIGNED & inscribed 8x10 photograph. EDDIE QUILLAN (1907-1990) Actor, early Silent films TLS (1989). DAVID STREET (1917-1974) Actor, Singer. SIGNED 5x7 photograph. BINNIE BARNES (1903-1998) Actress. SIGNED inscribed music sheet “Till We Meet Again”. PEGGY STEWART (1923) Actress. ALS (1990). VINCENT GARDENIA (1920-1992) SIGNED inscribed 7x8 photograph. KEVIN CONWAY (b.1942) Actor, director. TLS..........Min. Bid $40
148. [FRANCE] c. 1840 Manuscript document - identified as "To Delegate of Peace Society - speaks about two big nations [France & Germany?", unsigned, 2pp, approx. 8 x 11-1/2". VG..............100-150
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149.[WESTERN AMERICANA] H. Webster - Frontier veterinarian. Document signed, Leadville, Colorado, 1882. Vetinary Bill that dates to early Colorado statehood. Approx. 8-1/2 x 4-1/4"............Min Bid $5
150. MUSIC] Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826-1905) English pianist, composer and conductor, and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music. Signature [mounted]....... Min. Bid $7
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. (20th Century ARCHITECT-DESIGNERS) PAUL ALBERT THIRY (1904-1993) American, principal supervising architect of the 1963 World Fair in Seattle. TLS (1966). CESAR PELLI (b.1926) American, designer of some of the tallest buildings in the world and other major landmarks. TLS (2001). JOHN HEAGAN EAMES (1901-2002) Architect and Artist of note. SIGNED inscribed art museum booklet (1992), inscribed. MARIO BUATTA (b.1936) American Designer. ANS on verso of postcard and SIGNED, inscribed copy reprint of the Magazine “Manhattan” signed on cover. ETHEL TREPHAGEN (1882-1963) American Fashion Designer. TLS, 1934..........75-100
152. [PORTRAIT] circa 1840 engraved porait of Sir William Jones (1746-1794) Anglo-Welsh philologist, a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indo-Aryan languages, which he coined as Indo-European. Jones is also credited for establishing the Asiatic Society of Bengal in the year 1784. Engraved after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The image is about 5 x 4 in. plus margins. VG.................50-75
153. Fiber McGee Press Conference Sponsored by Johnson Wax, December 5, 1972, Celebrity Guest List signed by Peter Donald & Walter Kinsella. Peter Donald (1918-1979) was a British-born actor who worked in American radio and television. He has been called "one of radio's great dialecticians." Walter Kinsella (1900-1975) American theater, television and radio actor. Kinsella's most noted television role was that of Happy McMann in NBC's detective drama Martin Kane, Private Eye. VG.......25-35
154. [BASEBALL] Early vintage real photo [postcard]. Player & date unknown. Soft top right corner crease; small bottom left corner chip missing..................Min. Bid $10
155. [CIVIL WAR] Howell Cobb (1815-1868) American political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as the 40th Governor of Georgia (1851–1853) and as a Secretary of the Treasury under President James Buchanan (1857–1860). Cobb is, however, probably best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. Offered here is an envelope addressed to Cobb while he was a congressman docketed in Cobb's handwriting ...."Needs not attention." Approx. 8 x 3.5 in...............25-35
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156. [MAINE] Joseph E. Brennan (b. 1934) 70th Governor of Maine from 1979 to 1987. He is a former commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission. Group of 4 TLSs, 1987 & 1989, each 1p. to a book editor/publisher. All are authentically signed as US congressman. Each letter has 3 punch holes along edge.......Min. Bid $30
157. [ART] 20th CENTURY ARTISTS/ILLUSTRATORS: DOUGLAS VOLK (1856-1935) Portrait Painter. DS, a check dated (1908, made out by him and endorsed by him. JAN DeRUTH (1922-1991) Czech born American Painter. His early life was shuffled to various concentration camps. His art was totally dedicated to the art from of the woman’s body. Exhibited in dozens of major shows in his lifetime , ALS (1973) on pc signed “Jan”. WILLIAM NORMAN (1904-1980) Artist/Illustrator. SIGNATURE. ALICE VAN VECHTEN BROWN (1862-1949) Artist, Educator, Wellesley College. Initiated the 1st major art class in college ever, ALS (1903). EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER (1926) Portrait Artist, Illustrator. He has made over 1200 portraits of many celebrated personages, including 2 Presidential Portraits of Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. SIGNED inscribed 4x6 postcard print of his portrait of Gerald Ford. CARL EVERS (1907-2000) Artist and stamp designer, (2) SIGNATURES, inscribed. JAMES PINKNEY (1939) American Artist/Stamp Designer (2) SIGNED CARDS..............80-120
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158. [CIVIL WAR] Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897) Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. In the American Civil War, he took part in the New Orleans campaign, before commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, covering the coastlines and inland waters of Virginia and North Carolina, and finally the Mississippi River Squadron. As a cousin of Robert E. Lee, his refusal to join the Confederates demonstrated the extent to which the war had divided families. Lee married the daughter of Francis P. Blair, Sr., and their house in Washington is now the president’s official guest house. Offered here is postmarked envelope addressed to Lee and dockted in his hand along left edge. VG..............50-75
159. MAINE] George Mitchell (b. 1933) served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. TLS, 1992, 1p, 8.5 x 11 in. VG..............25-35
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160. Maurice Nathan Eisendrath (1902-1972) was a leader of American Reform Judaism, the head of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations from 1943 until his death, an author, and an activist, particularly active in the U.S. Anti-war Movement of the 1960s. The Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the American Reform Movement, is named in his honor. Offered here is a TLS, 1961, signed Maurice. 1p. approx. 7-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. To Rabbi Frederick Solomon, who was also a noted painter. VG..................Min. Bid $25
161. [Gen. Richard Delafield] 1880 document, New York, Receipt from Trustees of the Estate of Richard Delafield deceased, from Harriet [wife], Susan and Albert. Richard Delafield (September 1, 1798 – November 5, 1873) was a United States Army officer for 52 years. He served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy for 12 years. At the start of the American Civil War, then Colonel Delafield helped equip and send volunteers from New York to the Union Army. He also was in command of defenses around New York harbor from 1861 to April 1864. On April 22, 1864, he was promoted to Brigadier General in the Regular Army of the United States and Chief of Engineers. On March 8, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Delafield for appointment to the grade of brevet major general in the Regular Army, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on May 4, 1866, reconfirmed due to a technicality on July 14, 1866. He retired from the US Army on August 8, 1866. He later served on two commissions relating to improvements to Boston Harbor and to lighthouses. He also served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution. Approx. 7-1/4 x 3 in. Very fine..............25-35
162 . (RELIGIOUS NOTABLES LOT) JUDSON SMITH (1837-1906) American Missionary, Writer, Editor. SIGNED CDV photograph (2x4). PHILIP HENRY WICKSTEED (1844-1927) English Unitarian Theologian/Economist, classicist. ALS (1886) 2pp. RALPH RANDOLPH GURLEY (1797-1872) American Clergyman who was an strong advocate of the separation of races. He was US Chaplain to the US House of Representatives. He was a major force behind the American Colonization Society. When former President James Madison died, he willed $2,000 to Gurley for his cause. Clipped SIGNATURE. TIMOTHY MANNING (1909-1989) American Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles. SIGNED prayer card, inscribed on verso (1983). THEODORE M. HESBURGH (1917-2015) Roman Catholic Priest, Pres. Emeritus of Univ. of Notre Dame. TLS (1974)................60-80
163. [ART] Stephen James Ferris [1835-1915] influential Philadelphia painter and etcher. Original etching, "Mrs. Nicklin", from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stuart painted the portrait of Mrs. Nicklin about 1795, when she was in her thirtieth year. She was one of Philadelphia's celebrated beauties, the wife of Mr. Philip Nicklin, and the daughter of Chief-Justice Benjamin Chew. This plate shows notable characteristics in Mr. Ferris's method of etching, he believing in finish, and striving to obtain depth of tone and suggestion of color by close and careful working. Image 7-1/4 5-1/2" plus fairly clean marhins. Top left corner is soiled.........75-100
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164. [HOLLYWOOD] Original vintage photograph taken by John E. Reed who was a Hollywood photographer who specialized in this type of photography. While a fair number of the famous walked through his studio doors, plenty of hopefuls also had their pictures taken by Reed. This 8x10 photo is signed & inscribed by Sondra Johnson on the back side. VG.................Min. Bid $25
165. [FRANCE] 1668 manuscript document on vellum, with Order of Malta mark. Speaks of d"Abema, Cussac and De Lassus. Approx. 12 x 7 in. Oornate signatures. Less than very good...................75-100
166. [FILM] Whoopi Goldberg - American actress. Signed American Film magazine, Dec. 1985. Signed on cover picturing her, in silver ink. VG.........Min. bid $10
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167. [OPERA] Elizabeth Futral - American coloratura soprano who has won acclaim throughout the United States as well as in Europe, South America, and Japan. SIGNED, INSCRIBED 5X7 PHOTO....20-30
168. [MUSIC] Radie Britain (1899-1994) American pianist and composer. ALS, 1989, 1p......40-60
169. [MUSIC] Alice Verlet (1873–1934) Belgian-born operatic coloratura soprano active primarily in France. She sang principal roles at the operas in Lyon, Nice, and Monte Carlo; at His Majesty's Theater in London; at La Monnaie in Brussels; and at the Paris Opéra and Opéra-Comique. In the United States, although not entirely absent from the operatic stage, she was known primarily as a concert singer and was a featured singer on Edison records. Large signature on 7-1/2 x 6-1/4" slip. VG............25-35
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170. [FRANCE] Marthe Fiel [1873-1949] French writer of novels for young people. She also wrote under the pseudonym Claude Grey. Two ALSs, 1923 & 1944, each written on both sides. Not translated. Red pencil notation marks on each............50-75
171. Margaret Deland (1857-1945) American writer. TLS, 1935, 1p. VG.................30-40
172. [FILM] Mira Sorvini (b. 1967) American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Signed 3x5 card. She signed "M.S.".....15-20
173. [FILM] Lee Grant (b. 1926) American stage, film and television actress, and film director. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Felicia Karpf in Shampoo (1975). Signed 3x5 card.........15-20
174. [FILM] Diane Wiest (b. 1948) American actress on stage, television and film. She has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award. Signed 3x5 card........15-20
175. [ENGLAND] Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862-1938) was the mother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, and then Queen Mother) and maternal grandmother and godmother of Elizabeth II. Rare ALS, 1936, 1p., sending autograph during the year her daughter became Queen. With envelope...........150-200
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176. [FILM] June Allyson - actress. Signed 3x5 card.......20-30
177. [FILM] VIRGINIA CAPERS (1925-2004) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph (1975)...............30-40
178 [FILM] ALICE WHITE (1904-1983) Silent Screen Actress who started her film career when Charlie Chaplin put her in the movies. Entered talkies in 1928. ALS, no date, 1p...........40-60
179. [FILM] Samantha Eggar [b. 1939] English actress. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.....Min. bid $10
180. Rue McClanahan (1934 –2010) American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–85), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photograph........30-40181. [FILM] Whoopi Goldberg (b. 1955) American comedienne, actress. SIGNED STAR TREK BOOKPLATE. VG...........20-30
182. Phylicia Rashād (b. 1948) American Tony Award-winning actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for this part in 1985 and 1986. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.............25-35
183. [FILM & TV] Hazel Court (1926-2006) English actress best known for her roles in horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 5x7 photo. VG................Min. Bid $8
184. [MUSIC] Yvette Horner (b. 1922 in Tarbes) French accordionist. ALS, no date on 3x5 card. VG. On the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille occurred Horner 1989 with the Orchestre National de Jazz under the direction of Quincy Jones she gave in the Palais des Congrès de Paris, a concert with Marcel Azzola and the Orchestre Philharmonique Européen led by Hugues Reiner...........25-35
185. [FRANCE] Philippe Berthelot (1866-1934) was an important French diplomat, son of Marcellin Berthelot. He was a republican (as opposed to monarchists and the Far-right leagues at that time). He entered the French diplomatic service in 1889 and joined the foreign office in 1904. In 1920, he became secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the rank of ambassador. After a violent campaign of Far-right leagues he was forced to step aside from 1922-1925 because of his involvement in the scandal opposing Banque Industrielle de Chine, controlled by his brother, and Banque d'Indochine (linked to Paul Doumer). He was friends with, and important in the diplomatic careers of, Paul Claudel and Saint-John Perse. ALS, nd, 1-1/2 pages. Fine..............80-120
186. [FILM] Madge Bellamy (1899-1990) American film actress who was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era, and ended following a romantic scandal in the 1940s. In San Francisco in 1943, Bellamy was accused of assault with a deadly weapon for shooting (or shooting at) her wealthy lover Stanwood Murphy. The incident generated much publicity and effectively ended her already fading career. ALS. signed Madge B., 1973, 3pp. About writing her autobiography, and thanking the recipient for volunteering to help her. VG............50-75
187. [FILM] Richard Brooks (1912-1992) Hollywood film writer, director, producer. In the 1940s he wrote the screenplays for the critically acclaimed Key Largo and Brute Force. He won his only Oscar in 1960 for his screenplay for Elmer Gantry, although he was nominated for the films Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Professionals (1966), and In Cold Blood (1967). SIGNED 5 x 3-1/2 photo 1987..........50-75
188. [FILM] BOB HOPE (1903-2007) Entertainer. TLS (1976) mounted to wooden plaque and glazed over in a professional custom piece 9x11.....40-60
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189. [THEATRE] Noel Coward's "WEEK END" - an archive concerning this play by Coward: Andree Mery [translator of this play] signed 1946, contract, 2 pages. A brief TLS, 1961, signed Andree mery mentioning Week End. A 1935 TLS [signature not identified] mentioning Mery and Week End. Two more ALSs by Andree Mery, both 1928, both about Week End. Lastly, a 1929 contract for Week End, signed by several. Nothing is signed by Noel Coward..........75-100
190. [FRANCE] Marie-Louis Marcellus (1795-1865) French diplomat and writer. He published many works on Greece, Palestine and Chateaubriand. Through his involvement the Venus de Milo statue ended up in the Louvre Museum in Paris. News of the discovery of the statue took longer than normal to get to the French ambassador. The peasant grew tired of waiting for payment and was pressured into selling it to Nicholas Mourousi, Grand Dragoman of the Fleet, working as a translator for Sultan Mahmud II in Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey). The French ambassador's representative, Vicomte de Marcellus, arrived just as the statue was being loaded aboard a ship bound for Constantinople and seized the statue and persuaded the island's chief citizens to annul the sale. Upon learning of the reversal of the sale, Nicholas Mourousi presumably had the chiefs whipped and fined. In 1821, Mourousi was executed by order of Sultan Mahmud II in front of the arsenal in Constantinople. This was amidst massive executions of Phanariote Greeks and the beginning of the Greek War of Independence. Offered here is a brief ALS, no date, 1p. The address leaf is addressed to Marquis de Belleval and bears a black wax seal still in tact. Approx. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2". VG..............75-100
191. [FILM] Ann Sothern [1909-2001] American actress. Signed, inscribed 10x8 photo. Accompanied by vintage sheet music from the film "let's Fall In Love" starring Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern. Both VG............40-60
192. [EARLY FILM] Liane Haid [1895-2000] Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Signed early postcard photo [leggy pose with cigarette]. VG..........40-60
193. [FRANCE] Gaston Arman de Caillavet (1869 – 1915) French playwright. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann, the muse of Anatole France. In April 1893 he married Jeanne Pouquet. From 1901 to 1915, he collaborated with Robert de Flers on many works, including light and witty operettas or comédies de boulevard, many of which were great successes. He was a very close friend of Marcel Proust who found in him and his fiancée, Jeanne Pouquet, a model of the relationship between Robert de Saint-Loup and Gilberte in his famous novel In Search of Lost Time. ALS to Caillavet, no year, 1p, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Re: Max Dearly and royalties. Caillavet pens note signed accepting the condition. Written in blue pencil at top of page. VG.......50-75
194. Rita Wellman [1890-1965] American playwright - her first successful play "the Gentile Wife", was in 1917. She continued to be successful with other plays and was considered, with Susan Glasell, one of the most promising playwrights in the 1920s and 30s. She translated the journals of Benito Mussolini. AQS, 1925, inscribed to Howes Norris Jr., 2pp........40-60
195. [OPERA] Geraldine Farrar [1882-1967] opera singer and film actress whose stage presence earned her a fanatic following of Gerryflappers in the early 20th century. TLS, 1958, 1p, regarding a Bill in congress that she isn't interested in making a comment about.........60-80
196. [FILM] Robert R. Parrish (1916 - 1995) American actor, film editor, film director, and writer. He received an Academy Award for Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul. Brief TLS, no date...........25-35
197. [FRANCE] ALBERT BATAILLE [1856-1899] judiciary journalist noted for his coverage of the Dreyfus Affair; wrote a book on this important event in French history. AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED, 1893. Although not mentioned this is to the French poet Aime Giron. Fine................50-75
198. [FRANCE] Francois Debret [1777-1850] French architect. He designed the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique. He was a controversial and overzealous restorer of historic buildings. ALS, 1827, 2pp., plus address leaf. VG.........80-120
199. [MUSIC] Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. His best-known opera, The Lily of Killarney, written on the subject of Dion Boucicault's play The The Colleen Bawn to a libretto by John Oxenford, was produced at Covent Garden in 1862. His operetta, The Bride of Song, was brought out there in 1864. Clip signature signed "Benedict" mounted to larger slip.........25-35
200. Thomas J. Dodd [1907-1971] US Sen. TLS, 1961 re: World Peace......25-35
201. BILL BLASS (1913-2002) Am. Fashion Designer. ISP, 8X10......25-35
202. [ROYALTY] Princess Stephanie of Monaco (born 1965) member of the royal family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace Kelly and Rainier III of Monaco. SIGNED 1978 FDC honoring American Quits. Clean & attractive.............30-40
203. Archive of approx. 61 letters written by Henriette Baumes-Thion and Antoine describing life in France during the American civil war. Most, if not all dated 1863 and written in French. Not translated. Most are multi-page in length. VG.........150-250
204. [FRANCE] approx. 17 signed petitions to save the Olympia Music Hall in Paris [1970]. Signed by musicians, dancers etc. Each 8.5 x 11. All VG. Needs research..........100-150
205. [NAVAL HISTORY] Louis W. McKeehan (1887-1975) Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Capt. Louis McKeehan, head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance. Offered here is an ink signed memo dated 3 Sept. 1946, JOINT TASK FORCE ONE [Navy Department], Washington DC. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. VG..............100-150
206. Emma Stone Lawrence Blackwell (1851-1920), the niece of Lucy Stone, married George Washington Blackwell in 1875. They had two children, Howard Lane Blackwell and Anna Blackwell Beldon. Emma was active in reform movements, including women’s suffrage. Their son, Howard Lane Blackwell (1877-1972), earned three degrees from Harvard University, including a Ph.D. in physics. He married Helen Electa Thomas (1880-1972) in 1907 and they lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with their three sons. ALS, no date, 2pp. to her father, 5 x 8 in. Good................50-75
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207. [THEATRE] Jane Coombs (1842-1901?) The daughter of a socially prominent New York family, Jane Coombs sought out the renowned actress Clara Fisher Maeder for instruction in acting. It was Maeder who connected her with Fred Niblo and other New York producers enabling her sudden emergence as a favorite on the eve of the Civil War. During the 1870s, Coombs may have been the most highly esteemed tragedienne regularly appearing on the American stage. She embodied for many an ideal of feminine dignity. It is not approach to exaggeration to say she is the most beautiful woman on the American stage," wrote an 1880 critic for the New York World. While her preeminence was challenged by Mary Anderson in the 1880s, Coombs enjoyed the highest approbation when performing the roles of the standard repertory from Shakespeare to Sheridan as her troupe toured the continent well into the 1890s. Of contemporary roles, her most famous was Lady Dedlock and Hortense in the stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Bleak House." Offered here is a signed card, about 3 x 2 in. VG...............50-75
208. Arthur A. Ross (1920-2008) American film and television screenwriter, best known for co-writing The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG...............Min. Bid $5
209. Exhibition of Art Work by Walt Kuhn at the Walt Kuhn Gallery, at Cape Neddick Park, Maine, approx. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in. Lists 11 oil paintings, 1 watercolor and 1 drawing, each with a price. 3 pages; no illustrations. Accompanied by a 1966 bank check signed by Brenda Kuhn. VG.............50-75 Scan 1
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210. George Lunt (1803-1885) was an American editor, lawyer, author, and politician. George's ancestor, Henry Lunt, was one of the original settlers of Newbury (1635). His grandfather's exploits with John Paul Jones were chronicled by James Fenimore Cooper. George Lunt was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Harvard College in 1824, with special distinction in Greek, studied law, and began practice in Newburyport in 1827. In earlier life Mr. Lunt was an active member of the Whig party, and in its interests was distinguished as a public speaker. On the dissolution of that party he became a Democrat. He was elected successively representative for Newburyport and senator from Essex County in the legislature, was an active member of the convention that nominated General Zachary Taylor for the presidency, and was appointed United States District Attorney for Massachusetts under Taylor's administration. He eventually resumed the private practice of his profession, devoting his leisure to literary pursuits. When the Whigs dissolved, he joined the Democrats. Prior to and during the Civil War he was editor of the Boston Courier in conjunction with George S. Hillard. He opposed policies which would estrange the South and defended slavery. When he returned to the practice of his profession, he appeared frequently in the state courts, and was counsel before congressional committees in reference to French claims, preparing a bill and efficiently pressing it for the action of congress. Mr. Lunt's later years were marked by labors in behalf of harbors of refuge, notably at Scituate, Massachusetts, on the south shore of Boston bay. By persevering effort he succeeded in securing very considerable appropriations from congress to this end. He was a man of firm convictions in both political and religious matters, and fearless and manly in their expression. As a writer his style was marked by strength, dignity, and grace. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE, approx. 6 x 2 in. VG...............25-35
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211. [YALE] George Ingersoll Wood (1814-1899) American Congregationalist clergyman and a founding member of Yale's Skull and Bones Society. CLIP SIGNATURE, 4-1/4 x 1-1/2 in..........Min. Bid $8
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212. [ENTERTAINMENT] Nedra Volz (1908-2003) American actress. Born in Montrose, Iowa, she began her career in the family tent show, and appeared in vaudeville as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). In the early 1930s, Volz was featured vocalist with Cato's Vagabonds, a Des Moines, Iowa, big band that briefly enjoyed national popularity. Cato never made records, but Nedra managed to appear on exactly one 78 side, with Will Osborne's orchestra in 1933. Beginning with an episode of Good Times in 1975, she became a well-recognized supporting character actress, primarily on television and also in feature films. Offered here is a 3x5 card on which she has written about 13 lines and signed. VG..............Min. Bid $7
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213. [POSTAL HISTORY] Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever because of his success with melodrama, an instance being his production of The Silver King (1882) at the Princess's Theatre of London. The historical tragedy The Sign of the Cross (1895) was Barrett's most successful play, both in England and in the United States. Offered here is a postmarked envelope [1896] ink addressed by Barrett but not signed by him. VG...............25-35
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214. [ART] Francis Pasquier (1901-1969) French painter. He was a landscape, marine and genre painter, poster designer and illustrator. ALS. 1953, 1p. Not translated. 8x10 in. VG................25-35
215. (MAINE) JOCK [John R. McKernan, Jr.] - Gov. & U.S. congressman from Maine. Group of 7 TLSs, 1983-90, all signed Jock. 2 have punch holes along edge. VG..............Min. Bid $35See above
217. [ART] Charles Heath (1785-1848) English engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and illustrator. Heath was the illegitimate son of James Heath, a successful engraver who enjoyed the patronage of King George III and successive monarchs. Heath owned a large studio, and a great deal of the work signed "Heath" is not actually by him; nevertheless he was very prolific. Charles Heath believed that custom entitled engravers to make and keep a limited number of impressions of their work. When he was sued by the publisher, John Murray, in 1826, as a result of having made and kept such impressions, he relied on that supposed custom, but, in 1830, a jury denied its existence. Then, in 1831, the judges of the Court of King's Bench held that his conduct had been unlawful at common law, though not a breach of the Prints Copyright Act 1777. Offered here is an original engraving c. 1827, image about 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. plus margins. VG..............40-60
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218. [NEWSPAPER] New York Tribune, 1852. On page 5 - article about the funeral of Daniel Webster being postponed. Describes the burial case [coffin]. VG.......Min. Bid $25
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219. William Arthur Purtell (1897-1978) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Connecticut in the United States Senate in 1952 and from 1953 to 1959. His family was poor, his father and mother being tobacco workers. He dropped out of school at 15 and worked as a janitor, water boy, and car checker for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. During World War I, he served with the radio section of the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force in France, being discharged as a corporal in 1919. After working as a salesman from ten years, Purtell co-founded the Holo-Krome Screw Corporation of West Hartford in 1929 and served as its president, treasurer, and general manager until 1952. He was also director of the Hartford Red Cross and one of the executive directors of the Connecticut State Prison. Signed 1931 cover honoring Wethersfield, Ct............Min. Bid $10
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220. Shirley Booth (1898-1992) American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Offered here is a sketch on which she writes it is of her cat Carrie; and says she is now legally blind, Sorry Shirley Booth. 8 x 5-1/4 . VG...........50-75
221. [BALLET] LEON DANIELIAN (1920-1997) American Ballet Dancer/Choreographer. He was one of the 20th century's premier dancers. As premier danseur with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1943 to 1958, Mr. Danielian secured his place in dance history as the first American-born ballet dancer in the twentieth century to gain international fame. His Ballet Russe career and firsthand knowledge of the works of Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine, Anton Dolin, Eugene Loring, George Balanchine, and other great choreographers made him an invaluable company member, ballet master, and teacher. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph..............30-40
222. SIR GEORGE EDWARDS (1908-2003 ) British Aviation Engineer. In 1939, he was appointed Experimental Works Manager and in 1941 was seconded to the government to advise on expedited aircraft production. In1945, he was Chief Designer of the team that produced the Viking, Valetta, Varsity, Viscount and Valiant. In this period, he was associated with development of the Vanguard, VC 10 and TSR 2. In May 1961, as Executive Director - Aircraft, British Aircraft Corporation, initiated the BAC One Eleven jet airliner. Then came a series of major international ventures that would include Concorde, Jaguar and the Panavia Tornado, Multi Role Combat Aircraft'In large measure, the survival and ultimate successes of the British aviation industry in the post-World War II era are directly attributable to the technical skills, managerial acumen and foresight of Sir George Edwards. ALS postmarked 11/7/91........35-45
223. [POSTAL HISTORY] Henry Wilson (1812-1875) was the 18th vice president of the United States (1873–75) and a senator from Massachusetts (1855–73). Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. Hand addressed envelope, 5-1/4 x 3 in. Torn along top edge....................50-75
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224. [FILM] vintage 1960 movie still photograph from the film ON THE WATERFRONT, showing Lee J. Cobb. Marlon Brando is not pictured in this scene. 10x8 in. VG...............Min. Bid $10
225. Richard Rovere (1915 – 1979) American political journalist. During the Great Depression, he joined the Communist movement and wrote for the New Masses. In 1939, as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, he broke with Stalinism and became an anticommunist liberal. Signed 3x5 card dated 1978. VG..............Min. Bid $9
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226. [FILM] Jack Nicholson - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 8 x 10 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10
227. [FILM] Marlon Brando - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 10 x 8 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10
228. [FILM] Jack Nicholson - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 8 x 10 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10229. Samuel Hopkins Adams [1871-1958] Am. writer. Signature........15-20
230. Betty Furness (1916-1994) American actress, consumer advocate & current affairs commentator. Signed/inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.........25-35
231. [MUSIC] OSCAR STRAUS [1870-1954]. French composer, b. Vienna. SIGNATURE on 3x5 card. He adds Hollyw. 1930. Very very light edge toning o/w VG.......50-75
232. [FILM] original c. 1949 movie still photo from the film THE HASTY HEART starring Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal. 10 x 8 in. Unsigned. VG................Min. Bid $8
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233. [ART] Henry Macbeth-Raeburn RA (1860?1947) Etching, THE TRAVELLERS, signed in the plate, image approx. 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in. plus margins. VG................Min. Bid $10
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234. [MUSIC] Miriam Solovieff (1921-2004) American violinist and music educator. She debuted in 1932 in the Young People's Symphony Concerts with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Basil Cameron and was then by Artur Rodzinsky invited to a regular concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1934 she appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in front of a thousand listeners with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Ossip Gabrilowitsch with Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in 1937 she made her debut in the Town Hall of New York. In 1938 she traveled to Europe with Carl Flesch to study and gave concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands and England. Signed and dated 1941 The Civic Music Assoc. 4 page program. 5.5 x 8 in. VG.......40-60
235. [MUSIC] Carlson Mengert - Lyric Tenor. Signed 1947 RECITAL 4 page program held at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica, Calif. 5.5 x 8.5 in. Fine............30-40
236. [FRANCE] Jean de La Varende (1887-1959) French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographies, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a marine officer like his father, but gave up due to his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942. He received the 1938 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Centaur of God.[2] His 1936 novel Leather-Nose was the basis for the 1952 film Leathernose, directed by Yves Allégret. Short ALS, dated ?, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. Fine................50-75
237. [FRANCE] Fortune du Boisgobey (1821-1891), French writer of fiction, whose real surname was Castille. He served in the army pay department in Algeria from 1844 to 1848, and extended his travels to the East. He made his literary debut in the Petit journal with a story entitled Deux comédiens (1868). With Le Forcat colonel (1872) he became one of the most popular feuilleton writers. His police stories, though not so convincing as those of Émile Gaboriau, with whom his name is generally associated, had a great circulation, and many of them have been translated into English. Brief ALS [1880], 1p....................80-120
238. [MUSIC] YVONNE ASTRUC [1889-1980] violinist. Brief ALS, postmarked 1914, 1p, 4-1/4 x 5-5/8. VG...........25-35
239. [FRANCE] Henri-René Lenormand (1882-1951) was a French playwright. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence of the theories of Sigmund Freud. ALS, nd, 2pp., to the critic Robert Kemp about an article. VG.............50-75
240. [FRANCE] Paul Adolphe Marie Prosper Granier de Cassagnac (1843-1904) was the son of Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac , and while still young associated with his father in both politics and journalism. In 1866 he became editor of the Conservative paper Le Pays , and figured in a long series of political duels. On the declaration of war in 1870 he volunteered for service and was taken prisoner at Sedan. On his return from prison in a fortress in Silesia he continued to defend the Bonapartist cause in Le Pays, against both Republicans and Royalists. Elected deputy for the department of Gers in 1876, he adopted in the chamber a policy of obstruction to discredit the republican régime. In 1877 he openly encouraged MacMahon to attempt a Bonapartist coup detat, but the marshals refusal and the death of the prince imperial foiled his hopes. He now played but a secondary rôle in the chamber, and occupied himself mostly with the direction of the journal L'Autorité, which he had founded. He was not re-elected in 1902, and died in November 1904. His sons took over L'Autorité and the belligerent traditions of the family. ALS, not dated, 1p. VG.........60-80
241. [FRANCE] Louis Liard (1846-1917) French philosopher and director. A street in Bordeaux and a street fourteenth arrondissement bear his name. ALS, 1908, 1p, 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 in. VG.................60-80
242. [FRANCE] Émile Deschanel (1819-1904) French author and politician, the father of Paul Deschanel, the 11th President of the French Republic. ALS, no date, 3pp, 4-1/8 x 5-1/4". Fine.............50-75
243. [FRANCE] Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry (1805-1872) French author and theologian. After a period of mental struggle which he has described in Souvenirs de ma jeunesse, he was ordained priest in 1832. After a stay at Strasbourg as professor of the Petit Séminaire, he was appointed director of the Collège Stanislas in Paris in 1842 and, in 1847, chaplain of the École Normale Supérieure. He became vicar-general of Orleans in 1861, professor of ethics at the Sorbonne in 1862, and, on the death of Barante, a member of the Académie française in 1867, where he occupied the seat formerly held by Voltaire. Together with others (Abbé Philippe Pétitot, pastor of Saint Roch, and Hyacinthe de Valroger) he reconstituted the French Oratory, a society of priests mainly dedicated to education. Gratry was one of the principal opponents of the definition of the dogma of papal infallibility, but in this matter he submitted to the declarations of the First Vatican Council. ALS, 1870, 1p, 4-1/4 x 6-1/2". VG............75-100
244. [FRANCE] Jean Marie Pardessus (1772-1853) French lawyer. His lectures were published under the title Cours de droit commercial (4 volumes, 1813-1817). In 1815 Pardessus was elected deputy for the department of Loir-et-Cher, and from 1820 to 1830 was constantly re-elected; then, however, he refused to take the oath of allegiance to Louis Philippe, and was deprived of his office. After the publication of the first volume of his Collection des lois maritimes antérieures au XVIIIème siècle (1828) he was elected a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. He continued his collection of maritime laws (4 vols., 1828-1845), and published Les us et coutumes de la mer (2 volumes, 1847). BRIEF ALS, 1842, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". Fine..........75-100
245. [FRANCE] Paul Thureau-Dangin (1837 – 1913), member of the Académie française (1893, later Perpetual Secretary), was a historian of the reign of Louis-Philippe and also of the revival of Catholic thought (in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) in nineteenth century Britain. Thureau-Dangin reconciled his liberal Catholic position with support for republican ideals. ALS, 187?, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7-1/4". One inche slice top edge o/w VG...........50-75
246. [FRANCE] Alfred Croiset (1845-1923) French classical philologist. He was the brother of Maurice Croiset. Croiset became professor of Greek eloquence at the Sorbonne in 1885, and has also authored La poésie de Pindare (2nd edition 1886) and Histoire de la littérature grecque (5 bands, from 1887 to 1899, several later editions). Brief ALS, Paris, 1899 on black-bordered correspondence card, 4.5 x 3.5". Repaired with archival tape - was separted at some time..........40-60
247. [FRANCE] Henry Kistemaeckers (1872-1938), was a prolific Belgian-born French author and playwright. He began as a novelist, but soon turned to playwriting for his livelihood. A vast number of works would flow from his hand over the decades of his life, with Instinct, Marchand de Bonheur, Le Roi de Palaces, La Passante and Un Jour de Amour among his more successful productions. His drama Le Flambée was adapted for the English stage by Peter Le Marchant and produced in London as The Turning Point and in New York as The Spy. The Broadway play Where the Poppies Grow, produced at the Theatre Republic in 1918, was adapted from Kistemaeckers’ Un Soir, au Front by Roi Cooper Megrue. His most successful Broadway production, Woman of Bronze, was written with Eugene Delard and adapted for the American stage by Paul Kester. The play opened at the Frazee Theatre on September 7, 1920 and had a run of 252 performances. ALS, 1912, 3pp, about his play "Le Flambee". VG..........75-100
248. [GREAT BRITAIN] George Nicoll Barnes CH PC (1859-1940) Scottish politician and a leader of the Labour Party. He was leader of the Labour Party from 14 February 1910 to 6 February 1911. He was Minister of Pensions (1916-1917) and Minister without Portfolio (1917-1920) under David Lloyd George. In 1918 the Labour Party decided to leave the Lloyd George Coalition but Barnes refused to resign. As a result he was expelled from the Labour Party and founded the National Democratic Party. SIGNATURE...........20-30
249. Lizzie Sparks Pickering [d. 1906] wife of Edward Charles Pickering, the noted American astronomer and physicist. ALS, nd, 2pp. to Mrs. Amedee Mouchez. Says she would very much like to see the astronomers without interferring with their work. Regards to Admiral Mouchez. Fine..........25-35
250. [MUSIC] Jean Nohain [1900-1981] French lyricist. TLS, 1977, 1p, 6x8". To Felix Bonafe about Jacques Bardoux. VG.............50-75
251. [MUSIC] Antoine Elwart (1808-1877) French composer, musicologist. He received the Cross by Charles III of Spain, King of Prussia decorates meanwhile Cross of the Red Eagle. He received the Legion of Honor in 1873 in the hall of the Conservatory , a distinction to which he answered in a tone of humor "Vive la Republique!". ALS, 186?, 2pp, red pencil marking on front page which can be erased. VG...........50-75
252. Gilbert Frankau [1884-1952] British novelist. Signature...............20-30
253. [MUSIC] Georg JACOBI [1840-1906] Violinist, composer, conductor. ALS, 1878, 1p. "The music of the Golden Wreath being not published and having no time to spare I beg to excuse me if I can not grant your desire to plat some of my music. I am very much obliged for your kind letter and also pleased to know you like my music." Laid to mounting paper board.........25-35
254. FRITZ HOCHWALDER - important Swiss dramatist. TLS, 1962 - not translated. Together with a contract signed by Suzanne Arnoux & R. Thieberger, concerning his play SUR LA TERRE COMME AU CIEL. Both very good............75-100
255. [FRANCE] Albert Thibaudet (1874-1936) French essayist and literary critic. A former student of Henri Bergson, he was a professor of Jean Rousset. He taught at the University of Geneva, and was succeeded in his post by Marcel Raymond. ALS, no date, written on both sides. VG............50-75
256. [FRANCE - MUSIC] Pauline Dameron (1825-1890) Mezzo-soprano. She sang the roles of Ines in the premiere of Le trouvere at the Opera in Paris in 1857, having begun her career there around 1847. ALS, no year, 1p, 4 x 5-1/4 in. VG...........75-100
257. (MIXED LOT) This lot consists of items that are signed in dark areas, have creases, or signature is light, smeared etc. NO RETURNS MONTE BLUE (1887-1963) Actor SIGNED 7x9 sepia matte photograph, signed in dark area and small crease upper right hand corner. GERRY ADAMS(b.1948) Northern Island politician. SIGNED 7x9 color photograph, mailing crease. STEVEN ALLEN(1921-2000) Entertainer, composer. SIGNED in dark area, inscribed. LYNN HARRELL (1944) American classical cellist SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 (2002), handwriting................Min. Bid $22
258. [ENGLAND] Horace Annesley Vachell [1861-1955] prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Brief one-sentence ALS, 1916.......25-35
259. [TV] ART LINKLETTER (1912-2010) Entertainer, author. TLS, 1983, lengthy 1p., about "success.". VG............40-60
260. [FILM] Dixie Dunbar (1919–1991) was an American singer and film actress. During the 1930s she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films. Signature on album page. Mounting stain below signature........12-18
261. [MUSIC] Connee Boswell [1907-1976] American vocalist who performed in the 1930s with The Boswell Sisters. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........30-40
262. [POETRY] Mary E. Ireland - American Poet at turn of the century. Signed holograph poem "Home On Furlough", 1p, 32 lines. Fine.......25-35
263. "Army" Archerd (1922-2009) American columnist for Variety for over fifty years before retiring his "Just for Variety" column in September 2005. ANS dated 2002. VG............25-35
264. Mike Douglas [1925-2006] TV Show Host. Signed 3x5 card......Min. bid $3
265. Steve Allen [1921-2000] Tonight Show host. Signed 3x5 card......Min. bid $3
266. Leon Gellert (1892-1977) Australian poet. TLS, 1934, 1p.........40-60
267. Margaret Deland (1857-1945) American author. TLS, Cambridge, Mass., 1933, 1p. To Kenneth Whittemore who apparently was also a writer. VG...........35-45
268. Alfred Turner [1852-1932] Am. painter. Signed card. Fine...........20-30
269. Gertrude Beals [1868-1952] Am. painter. Clip signature............20-30
270. Donald Hall ( 1928 - 2018) American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (commonly known as the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 2006. TLS, 2001, 1p. Says he has never written an autobiography "...but I have written much memoir." Mentions several titles. To Mr. Allen......40-60
271. [ART] Jacques Onfray de Breville [1858-1931] French artist, illustrator. He was best known under his signature Job. ALS, 1917, 1p, with envelope...........50-75
272. Stuart Cloete (1897-1976) South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer. Signed, inscribed personal bookplate, dated July 28, 1973. 3-1/2 x 6 in...........20-30
273. Kathleen Freeman [1919-2001] American actress. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.........30-40
274. ERIKA BUENTELLO (American) signed pencil drawing dated 1978, 8 x 10.5 in..............50-75
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275. [CINEMA] CARA WILLIAMS (BARRYMORE) (1925- ) American Actress - At 17, Williams was signed to a 20th Century Fox contract, but few of her subsequent film roles were large enough to attract notice. Her fortunes improved when she replaced Judy Holliday in the Broadway production of Born Yesterday (1950); thereafter, her film and TV roles increased in size and prominence. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of a sex-starved farm woman in The Defiant Ones (1958). By virtue of her flaming red hair and acute comic timing, Williams was touted as "the new Lucille Ball" on the CBS sitcoms Pete and Gladys (1961) and The Cara Williams Show (1964). She was married to John Barrymore, Jr. and had a son. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph with sentiment............20-30
276. Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] Am. writer. ANS on small card...........20-30
277. [MUSIC] Dick Dale (b. 1937) American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo. VG..........25-35
278. John Fiske (1842-1901) American philosopher and historian. ALS, 1890, 1p, not able to accept invitation due to his lecturing. VG.........50-75
279. [IRELAND] Very Rev Dr William Connor Magee DD DCL (1821-1891) was an Irish clergyman of the Anglican church, Bishop of Peterborough 1868–1891 and Archbishop of York for a short period in 1891. In 1868 the question of the disestablishment of the Irish church came to the fore, and Magee threw himself into its defence with his usual energy and vivacity. The success of his orations caused Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli to offer him the bishopric of Peterborough, England. Mounted address panel signed by Magee, postmarked 1871. Approx. 4-1/4 x 2-1/4 in. VG........Min. Bid $10
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280. [MUSIC] Ralph Kirbery (1900-1993) American Baritone Singer during the 1930s. Often singing the songs of Carrie Jacobs Bond. He was known on radio as "The Dream Singer." Signed, inscribed vintage 5x7 photo..........25-35
281. Reginald De Koven [1859-1920] Am. music critic, composer. Sig. 1907...........20-30
282. Elisabeth Beresford (also known as Liza) is an author of children's books, best known for creating the Wombles.ALS, 1993, 1p.............25-35
283. Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the nom de plume Carl Benson. He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms. ALS, NEW YORK CLUB, Sept. 27, 1865, 1p. A few light foxing spots...........50-75
284. [NASA] group of 6 covers postmarked 1962-1983. VG................Min. Bid $25
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285. President George W. Bush - unsigned Jan. 20, 2001 Inauguration cover plus Bush For President bumper sticker. Both are VG.................Min. Bid $10
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286. [MAINE] Henry Richards (1848-1949) He married Laura Elizabeth Howe, daughter of Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe. They married in Boston on June 17, 1871. Reverend James Freeman Clark officiated the ceremony, which took place at Church of the Disciples Unitarian. In 1876, they moved to Gardiner, Maine. In 1900 the Richards Paper Company was consolidated with International Paper Company, which purchased the property in Gardiner. At this point Henry worked as an architect during the winters while his summers were spent carrying on a boys camp at a property they purchased on Great Pond in Belgrade, Maine. That camp was known as Camp Merryweather and it was the very first camp for boys opening in 1900. Henry was very involved locally, serving as chairman of the Gardiner school board, trustee of Gardiner Water District, director of the Public Library of Gardiner (he even designed the building), and a member of city council. He was also a vestryman for some year at Christ Church. TLS, 1899, 1p. Re: bonds to pay off debt. VG...............Min. Bid $15
287. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Stephen Alonzo Schoff (1818-1904) American engraver and etcher in New York and Boston. Original antique engraved view of FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Image is approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. plus margins. There is a large water stain over the top-right portion otherwise in excellent condition...............Min. Bid $10
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288. [AVIATION] Bernt Balchen (1899-1973) was a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became a U.S. citizen, and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. His service in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II made use of his Arctic exploration expertise to help the Allies over Scandinavia and Northern Europe. After the war, Balchen continued to be an influential leader with the U.S. Air Force, as well as a highly regarded private consultant in projects involving the Arctic and aviation. Signed special cover [type addressed] honoring International Geophysical Year 1957-1958..........50-75
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289. HENRY A. LAVELY (1831-?), American poet. AMS, his poem "Smiles and Tears" written on the letterhead of Aetna Life Insurance Co. TEN LINES + TITLE. Small corner piece missing o/w VG.......30-40
290. [MUSIC] Georgia Gibbs (1919-2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. ALS, on 6 x 3-1/4" card. Envelope postmarked 1991......25-35
152. Horace Vachell (1861-1955) prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Signed quote [1912]. AQS, approx. 4-1/4 x 5 in. + VG...............50-75
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291. Horace Vachell (1861-1955) prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Signed quote [1912]. AQS, approx. 4-1/4 x 5 in. + VG...............50-75
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292. [SCOTTISH] Misc. Lot comprised of: 1. Robert Anderson (1750- 1830) Scottish author and critic. For several years his attention was occupied with his edition of The Works of the British Poets, with Prefaces Biographical and Critical (14 vols. 8vo, Edin., 1792-1807). Autograph Manuscript Poem signed, 1-1/3 pages of his poem "Jacep the Peyper." 2. W.G. Blackie Murdoch (1880-1934) Scottish art critic, author. ALS, 2pp, mentions Whistler the artist. 3. Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846-1911) Liberal politician. Clip signature. 4. Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909) Scottish poet. ANS [trimmed]. Each accompanied by biographical sheet.......100-150
293. [FILM] Donald Woods (1906-1998) Canadian-American film and television actor whose career in Hollywood spanned six decades. SIGNED, inscribed 5 x 7 vintage photo, signed in green ink. VG..........25-35
294. Joseph Campanella (1924-2018) American character actor who has appeared in more than two hundred television and film roles since 1955. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo PLUS TLS signed Joe. Two pieces. VG.......35-45
295. [POP MUSIC] Captain & Tennille are U.S. pop music recording artists who achieved recording chart success from 1975-80 with a repertoire of romance and novelty hit songs. The duo consists of "Captain" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942), and Toni Tennille (born May 8, 1940). They are probably best known for their single, "Love Will Keep Us Together." SIGNED, INSCRIBED 8x10 photo. Signed by both. VG..........40-60
296. George Anthony Weller [1907-2002] American novelist, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times and Chicago Daily News. He was a native of Boston and a former editorial chair of The Harvard Crimson. Weller's reports from Nagasaki after the nuclear bombing were censored by the United States military but appeared in a book in 2002. Signed 2-page questionaire, which he has filled out for the Contemporary Journalists. Quite detailed with a lot of his handwriting. The latest date appearing in entries is 1972. He signs while in Rome, Italy. Late in life he received Italy's Premio Internazionale di Giornalismo. He also provided the inspiration for longtime friend Sean O'Faolain's 1974 short story Something, Everything, Anything, Nothing........50-75
297. [THEATRE] Lee Adams [b.1924] Am. lyricist [theatre]. Sig. FDC.........Min. Bid $10
298. [FILM] Julie Haydon (1910-1994) American actress who performed on Broadway and in films. Signed card, she writes husband's name & dates below her signature...........20-30
299. PHYLLIS DILLER 1917-2013) Actress, comedian.SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG............30-40
300. Leon Errol (1881-1951) Australian-born American comedian and actor, popular in the first half of the 20th century. He managed a traveling vaudeville troupe and gave a young comedian named Roscoe Arbuckle his first professional opportunity. In America, Errol became a well-known vaudevillian who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway, and played skits with such notables as Bert Williams and W. C. Fields. Errol's sister, Leda Errol (née Sims), appeared with him in the Follies. Errol made a successful transition to films in a variety of comedy roles (over 150 films from 1923). His comic trademark was a wobbly, unsteady walk, moving as though his legs were made of rubber; this bit served him well in drunk routines such as the drunken valet in Morgy and Shoo's "Mama's Little Babies" as well as numerous RKO two-reelers. Document Signed, 1930, 1p, from Samuel Goldwyn Inc. for his services in the film "Lilli." Signed in pencil. Old paperclip mark top edge well away from anything.........50-75
301. [FILM] Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981) was an American film actor, television actor/producer and author. He is best remembered for the starring role in The Eddie Cantor Story (1953). Signature on album page. VG............20-30302. Katherine Biddle [1890-1977] Am. poet. ALS, n.d., 1p........20-30
303. Arthur B. Allen [1881-1947] Am. actor. TLS, 1935, 1p..........25-35
304. [EARLY FILM] Beulah Marie Dix [1876-1970] American screenwriter of the silent era and an author of children's books. She wrote for over 55 films between 1917 and 1942. ANS, 1932, written on half-title page removed from her book "Pity of God."..........25-35
305. [FILM] Virginia Gilmore (1919-1986) American film, stage, and television actress. Gilmore began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 15, but moved to Los Angeles in 1939 to pursue work in films. When her movie career was not progressing, Gilmore mustered the nerve to approach Samuel Goldwyn at his home. As a result of their meeting, he promised her a screen test. When her movie role options began to dwindle, Gilmore left Los Angeles for New York City and started working on Broadway. In 1944 she married Yul Brynner. TLS, Feb. 8, 1945, 1p. Concerns employment agreement with Samuel Goldwyn. VG..........50-75
306. [GOLF] Gene Littler (b. 1930) is an American golfer. Signed, inscribed slip......15-20
307. DOCKING, ROBERT S. Governor of Kansas 1967-75. Letter dated Nov. 20, 1967, sending autographed photo and expressing regret for addressee's son's illness.....20-30
308. J. Glenn Beall (1894-1971) Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953-1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943-1953. Group of 5 TLSs, 1957-1975, to Vernon Talberett [1] & 4 to another person. Only the letter to Talberett has the mounting residue on the verso...........25-35
309. [FRANCE] Jean Pierre Conty, born Jean Pierre Walrafen (1917-1984) French writer , known for his spy novels . The hero of most of his works is Akiha Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He also published under the pseudonym Jean Crau. ALS, dated but can't make it out, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. VG...........50-75310. [THEATRE] Rosemary Harris (b. 1927) Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. SIGNED & inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 in. photo.............20-30
311. PETER DRUCKER (1909- 2005) American Writer/Teacher. He is also a consultant specializing in strategy and policy for businesses and social sector organizations. He has consulted with many of the world's largest corporations as well as with nonprofit organizations, small and entrepreneurial companies, and with agencies of the U.S. government. He has also worked with free-world governments such as those of Canada, Japan, and Mexico. He is the author of thirty-one books which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Thirteen books deal with society, economics, and politics; fifteen deal with management. ANS on 3x5 card dtd 1985...............20-30
312. Art Buchwald (1925-2007) American humorist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG....35-45
313. James R. Killiam [1904-1988] Pres. MIT. SP, 5x7..........25-35
314. [FILM] Patrick Swayze [1952-2009] American actor. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years. Signed color 10 x 8 photo. VG.....75-100
315. Clarence Cook (1828-1900) American author and art critic. Between 1863 and 1869, Cook wrote a series of articles about American art for The New York Tribune. In 1869, he moved to France and was the Parisian correspondent for The New York Tribune until the onset of the Franco-Prussian War. Cook was known for his expertise in archeology and antiquities and was instrumental in the criticism of the collection of General di Cesnola. In the mid-1850s Cook began to read works by John Ruskin and associated with a group of American artists, writers, and architects who followed Ruskin's thinking. Through this group he became aware of the British Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In 1863, with Clarence King and John William Hill he helped to found the Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art, an American group, similar to the Pre-Raphaelites, who published a journal called The New Path. In 1869 Cook wrote A Description of the New York Central Park. In 1877, articles on home furnishings that Cook had written for Scribner's Monthly were published as a book entitled The House Beautiful. In 1879, Cook served as editor for Wilhelm Lübke's History of Art. ALS, 1896, 1p, 4.5 x 7". Declines invitation. Fine...........50-75
316. [FRANCE] Pauline Trigère (1909-2002) was a French-born American fashion designer, known for her crisp, tailored cuts and innovative ideas. Her clientèle included many famous women such as the Duchess of Windsor, actress Claudette Colbert and singer Lena Horne. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photo.........25-35
317. [FRANCE] Victor Bérard (1864-1931) was a French diplomat and politician. Today, he is still renowned for his works about Hellenistic studies and geography of the Odyssey. Bérard's "L'Angleterre et l'impérialisme" was translated into English and published in 1906 as "British imperialism and commercial supremacy". LETTER SIGNED, 1913, signed on verso, 1-1/2 pp., 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. VG............50-75
318. [FRANCE] Henri Bremond (1865-1933) French literary scholar, sometime Jesuit, and Catholic philosopher, one of the theological modernists. ALS, not dated, 1p, approx. 6 x 8 in. VG............50-75
319. Rufus Choate (1799-1859) American lawyer and orator. He was a US congressman from Mass. Clip Signature............25-35
320. [CABINET] Arthur E. Summerfield (1899-1972) the 54th Postmaster General of the US. TLS, 1955, lengthy full page extending invitation to the President of the Air Mail Society to attend the ceremony at the White House commerating the issuance of Atoms For Peace Stamp. VG......50-75321. [FRANCE] Madame de Thebes - French palmist and prophet. She was born in 1845 and died in 1916. She carried on a business as a palmist at her salon in the Avenue de Wagram in Paris, and each year at Christmas published prophecies which enjoyed a wide circulation. She was said to have predicted the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. ALS, no date, 4pp., to the photographer Seschamps about photography...........50-75
322. [SILENT SCREEN] FRED SCOTT (1902-1992) American Actor/Silent Screen Star -started out entertaining on vaudeville, acting on Broadway, and singing operetta. He later appeared in many silent comedies, including those of Mack Sennett, and appeared in one feature-length silent film. Later he worked in a few musicals during the early '30s, but soon left movies to spend a few years singing opera. Between the late '30s and early '40s, Scott played a cowboy crooner known as "the Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" in a few Westerns. - SIGNED 8x10 photograph as cowboy star.......................25-35
323. [FRANCE] Emile Fabre (1869-1955) French dramatic author and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1915 to 1936. ALS, no date, 1p. approx. 4.5 x 6.5". VG.............50-75
324 [THEATRE] Elisabeth (Bessy) Marbury (1856-1933) pioneering American theatrical and literary agent and producer who represented prominent theatrical performers and writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and helped shape business methods of the modern commercial theater. She was the longtime companion of Elsie de Wolfe (later known as Lady Mendl), a prominent socialite and famous interior decorator. Marbury, for many remains a bundle of contradictions. Although she herself was the embodiment of female independence in almost every way, she initially opposed suffrage. She made a bold reversal once women in the USA did receive the right to vote. Bessy Marbury's clients ranged from the French Academy of Letters, to playwrights Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, to the dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle, as well as being an early promoter of African American writers of the Harlem Renaissance. She also played an instrumental role in developing the modern "Book Musical" that audiences came to know as defining "Broadway" in the twentieth century, notably of Cole Porter's first musical, See America First,and Jerome Kern (Nobody Home (1915), Very Good, Eddie (1915), and Love o' Mike (1916)). Who she represented just goes on and on. Offered here are 3 TLSs, ALL 1912 [in French], 1p. each., to M. Marcel Ballot regarding the play La Princesse Lointaine. Plus 3 others TLSs signed by others. All have pencil notations by the recipient. A small but certainly important theatrical archive of a significant person in her field...............100-150
325. James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) was an English writer and expert on country houses. He was an architectural historian, novelist, and a biographer. He is also remembered as a diarist. ALS, 1949, 2 FULL PAGES, 5x8". VG...........30-40
326. [DANCE] Eliot Feld (b. 1942) American modern ballet choreographer, performer and director. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.........25-35
327. Mary Louise Booth (1831-1889) American editor, translator and writer. She was editor of Harper's Bazaar from its beginning in 1867 until her death. She was a prolific translator into English the works of French-language authors. AQS, 6 lines dated New York, Jan. 18, 1887, approx. 6-3/4 x 8". Very nice............60-80
328. [FRENCH FILM & THEATRE] Pierre Dux (1908-1990) one of the most important theatre & film French actors. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. ANS, 4 lines with 1985 postmarked envelope addressed to Felix Bonagi, Paris. VG...........50-75
329. BARTLEY T. CAMPBELL (1843-1888) American playwright. Campbell's playwright career began in 1871 with the play Through Fire, which ran for four weeks and motivated him to quit journalism. He wrote numerous plays for Pittsburgh's theatres which garnered him national attention. He was quite successful and is often noted as the first American to earn a living solely as a playwright; however, there is some debate about whether or not he was truly the first. Campbell was declared insane in September 1886 and died in the State Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, New York. Signature.........20-30
330. ELLIS PARKER BUTLER (1869-1937) the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs". ANS on correspondent's letter..........20-30331. [MUSIC] Vladimir Ashkenazy [b. 1937] Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Clip signature from envelope...........20-30
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332. Herman E. Talmadge, Sr. (1913-2002) Governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 1957 until 1981. TLS, 1968, 1p. VG................25-35
333. [MUSIC] Jane Glover CBE (b.1949) British-born conductor and music scholar. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.........25-35
334. [FILM] Susan Blakely (b.1948) is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles. She portrayed Frances Farmer in the 1982 television film based on Farmer's autobiography, Will There Really Be a Morning?, for which she was nominated for the third time in the Best Actress category of the Golden Globes. In 2002, Blakely won the Best Actress Award at the California Independent Film Festival for her starring role in the film Hungry Hearts. SIGNED 3x5 card........10-15
335. [ART] Ben Foster (1852-1926) American painter. With his rugged paint handling and deep expressive power, Ben Foster is one of the most deceptively modern of the American Tonalists. Although his subject matter at first seems conventional, Foster’s off-kilter landscapes are compositionally complex and emotionally compelling in their melancholic embrace of the raw Connecticut hills, his home ground. James Abbott McNeill Whistler and East Asian notions of abstract design guided Foster’s hand, especially in the use of subtle patterns and graphic cropping to enhance the dramatic and symbolic power of his landscapes. With fluid and gestural paint handling, Foster laid thick masses of pigment with the virtuosity of a calligrapher, lending his repertoire of trees, boulders, stonewalls, and undulating hills a dynamic energy that speaks the language of nature itself—the world of the “unseen” as George Inness called it. Offered here is a 4 x 3 in. slip signed. VG............25-35
336. [FRANCE] Louis Bourdeau (1824–1900) French author of various scientific, technical and academic subjects. Coinage of the word praxeology is often credited to Louis Bourdeau, author of a classification of the sciences, which he published in his Théorie des sciences: Plan de Science intégrale in 1882. However, the term was used at least once previously (with a slight spelling difference), as far back as 1608, by Clemens Timpler in his Philosophiae practicae systema methodicum. ALS, 1893, 2pp. Blue pencil notations and 2 file punch holes.....50-75
337. [FRANCE] Albert Delpit [1849-1893] Fr. writer. ALS, no yr., 2-1/2 pp, 5x8 in. VG. Speaks of his novel and play..........75-100
338. [MUSIC] Jessica Dragonette (1900-1980) was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort. Signature with sentiment on card............20-30
339. [MUSIC] DELLA REESE (1931-2017 ) American Singer/Actress. SIGNED Document - A contract for her to appear on the Rosey Grier Show, for $57.00.........................40-60
340. [FILM] Richard Todd [1919-2009] Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier. Clip signature, approx. 4 x 1.5"..........25-35
341. FRED THOMPSON - pencil signed, mounted hand-tinted lake/shore scene. Titled "Quiet Waters." Overall size 5 x 12. Fine..............75-100
342. [MUSIC] Jeanne Devries - Dutch soprano who made her debut in 1867. ALS, 1873, 2pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG...........50-75
343. [MUSIC] Peter Duchin (b. 1937) American pianist and band leader. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. Soft crease in image [unobtrusive]...........20-30
344. [THEATRE] E.L. Davenport (1816-1877) American actor. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance on the stage in Providence, Rhode Island in support of Junius Brutus Booth. Afterwards he went to England, where he supported Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt (Ritchie) (1819 -1870), William Charles Macready and others. In 1854 he was again in the United States, appearing in Shakespearian plays and in dramatizations of Dickens's novels. As Bill Sikes he was especially successful, and his Sir Giles Overreach, a role he played at Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre in 1869, and Brutus were also greatly admired. Signature on 4-1/4 x 2-1/2. Superb example...........25-35
345. Susan Strasberg (1938 –1999) American stage, film and television actress. TLS, 1977, 1p................30-40
346. [FILM] Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006) American actress in film, theater and television. Signed 3x5 card.......15-20
347. [MUSIC] Archibald Joyce [1873-1963] British composer. Signed card......20-30
348. [SCIENCE] Karl T. Compton (1887-1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. Signature on back of 1946 postal card. Appears to be lightly, evenly toned..........50-75
349. Earl Holliman (b. 1928) is an American actor. Firm career: Holliman first appeared in 1953's Scared Stiff. Three years later, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in the 1956 film, The Rainmaker. Other notable film appearances were in Broken Lance, Giant, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Forbidden Planet, Hot Spell, Visit to a Small Planet, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Trap, The Big Combo, The Sons of Katie Elder, Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff, Last Train from Gun Hill and Summer and Smoke. Signed 8x10 color photo. VG............25-35
350. BENJAMIN PENHALLOW SHILLABER (1814-1890) American Humorist , editor. ALS (1868) 1p. VG...........50-75
351. [THEATRE] SIR ARTHUR WING PINERO (1855-1934) English actor and later important dramatist Pinero began writing plays in the late 1870s while at the Lyceum, including Daisy's Escape in 1879 and Bygones in 1880. He became a prolific and successful playwright, authoring fifty-nine plays. These include serious social dramas, some dealing with social hypocrisy surrounding attitudes to women in second marriages. ALS,1898, 1p. VG..........50-75
352. [THEATRE] Charles Mere [b.1883] Fr. dramatist; president of La Societe des Auteurs Dramatiques. ALS, 1936, 1p., 4to. No translation. .....40-60
353. [FILM] Lynn Bari (1913 –1989) American actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in over one hundred 20th Century Fox films from the early 1930s through the 1940s. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG..........40-60
354. [Silent Film] Marie Murray (1882-1967) American actress, known for Cupid's Pranks (1908), The Boatswain's Daughter (1913) and The Great Train Robbery (1903). She was married to Rudolph Victor Gorsch. Rare signature on album page.............Min. Bid $9
355 [FILM] Fay Bainter (1893 –1968) was an American film and stage actress Academy Award (1938). SIGNATURE. FINE..........20-30
356. [FRANCE] Eugene Marsan [1882-1936] Right-wing French author. He wrote the first French biography of Mussolini. ALS, 1902, 1p, 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 in. Irrregular/toned left edge........50-75
357. [FILM - MUSIC] Nelson Eddy [1901-1967] American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. Signature on 3 x 2-3/4" slip.......Min. Bid $10
358. [FILM] Rudy Vallée (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Signed 1946 bank check made out to the Hollywood Studio Club. VG............30-40
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359.[FRANCE] Jacques Tarride (1903-1994) French actor, director. He was the son of the actor Abel Tarride and the brother of the director Jean Tarride. Great friend of Sacha Guitry who was godfather to his son. ALS, 1992, written on both sides. Approx. 6x7. VG. Content about "les Nouveai L Riches".........50-75
360. [FILM] Eddie Albert (1906-2005) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.......35-45
361. [FILM] Heinz Woester (1901-1970) was a Swiss film and television actor. Signed, inscribed postcard photo. Condition very good; minor corner crack..........25-35See Woester photo
362. [MUSIC] Nedda Casei [b. 1932] American operatic mezzo-soprano. Signed 1983 FDC honoring the Met Opera. Clean with cachet. Nice..........25-35
363. MARRINER S. ECCLES (1890-1977) American Banker/Businessman. He was one of the leading banking figures in the Intermountain West during the 1920s, was the First chairman of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors between 1934 and 1948, and later became an international businessman. ANS dtd 8/30/73...........20-30
364. [BALLET] HELGI TOMASSON (1942- ) American Ballet Star/Choreographer. SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph. VG...................25-35
365. [FRANCE] Pierre-Gustave BRUNET [1807-1896] Fr. writer. 8-line ANS or ALS [?]written on 3-3/4 x 3-1/4 slip. Not translated....................40-60
366. [FRANCE] GEORGES SORIA - Fr. Communist dramatist, writer. Soria is a fine example of a writer whose theatrical aesthetic was seen to have lagged behind his philosophical and political views. TLS, 1960, 1p..........50-75
367. [BOXING] Carmine Basilio (1927-2012) Welterweight & Middleweight Champion of the World. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.........35-45
368. [MUSIC] Jacob Avshalomov [b. 1919] Jewish American composer and conductor. Signed 3.5 x 4" photo. VG..........25-35
369. Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) English cartoonist. In 1901, he became the chief cartoonist for Punch, taking over upon John Tenniel's retirement. ALS, 1897, 2pp.............50-75
370. [MUSIC] Leonid Hambro [1920-2006] American concert pianist and composer. Clip signature with sentiment...........25-35
371. [MUSIC] Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (b. 1941) and Dash Crofts (b.1940). The soft rock duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. They are best-known for their hits "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl". Both have signed & inscribed the same slip of paper, 4 x 7-3/4 in. VG..........25-35
372. [MUSIC] Hans-Werner Janssen [1899-1990] American conductor of classical music, and composer of classical music and film scores. ANS, 1979, on 3x5 card..........25-35
373. [FRANCE] Charles MULLER [1877-1914] Fr. writer. ALS, n.d., 4 x 5 in. Not translated...........40-60374 [MUSIC] George Crumb (b. 1929) American composer of contemporary classical music. Autograph Note Signed [signed in text], not dated but envelope dated 2000. Content about the best book published about him. VG............50-75
375. James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) English writer and expert on country houses. He was an architectural historian, novelist, and a biographer. He is also remembered as a diarist. TLS, 1966, 1p. VG..........40-60
376. Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE [1896-1986] author, most famous for her children's books including Ballet Shoes (1936). Several of her novels have been adapted for film or television. TLS, 1981, 1p. VG............40-60
377. [ENGLAND] Joseph Parker (1830-1902) English Nonconformist (Congregational) divine. Autograph signature. Age stains......20-30
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378. [FRANCE] Joseph-Philippe Simon, called Lockroy (1803-1891) French actor and playwright. Joseph-Philippe Simon began as an actor under the pseudonym Lockroy at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe and the Comédie-Française in Paris before devoting himself entirely to writing. For a few months in 1848 he served as provisional administrator of the Comédie-Française. Brief ALS, no date, 1p. "How is our dear Dumas?" VG.............50-75
379. [FRANCE] François Debret (1777-1850) French architect. He was the brother-in-law of fellow architect Felix Duban, and among his students and apprentices was Antoine-Nicolas Bailly. A pupil of Percier, he in turn became an important teacher of many architects who were destined to transform Paris under Haussmann. ALS, 1830, 1p. To the painter Blondel. VG...........75-100
380. [FRANCE] Arvède Barine (1840-1908) French writer and historian. Arvède Barine was the pseudonym of Mme. Charles Vincens, born Louise-Cécile Bouffé. She mostly wrote on the subject of women, but she also wrote about travel and the political issues of the day. ALS, 1895, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card............40-60
381. Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839-1908) French geologist. In 1879 he prepared an important memoir for the geological survey of France on the Pays de Bray , a subject on which he had already published several memoirs, and in 1880 he served as president of the Société Géologique de France. In 1881-1883 he published his Traité de géologie, a well-regarded textbook of stratigraphy. ALS, 1891, 1p, 4-1/4 x 7 in. Color pencil notations at top............50-75
382. [FRANCE] Madame de Thebes - French palmist and prophet. She was born in 1845 and died in 1916. She carried on a business as a palmist at her salon in the Avenue de Wagram in Paris, and each year at Christmas published prophecies which enjoyed a wide circulation. She was said to have predicted the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. ANS, no date, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card. VG.........50-75
383. Kate Terry [1844-1924] Brit. actress; sister of Ellen Terry. Clip signature......15-20
384. [FILM] JOAN BENNETT (1910-1990) Actress. SIGNED inscribed book page portrait 8x1.............30-40
385. ART LINKLETTER (1912-2010) Entertainer, author. SIGNED 5x7 photograph in silver ink. VG.........25-35
386. [FRANCE] Germain Bapst (1853-1921) French scholar, bibliophile, French historical memorabilia collector. ALS, 1894, 1p, 8 x 10 in. VG.............75-100
387. [FRANCE] Charles Étienne Louis Ganderax ( 1855-1941) French journalist and theater critic, he was co-director of the Literary Review of Paris with Henri Meilhac , of the French Academy. He worked in Parliament, Figaro, the Blue Book. ALS, 1917, PLUS a letter by his daughter.................80-120
388. [FRANCE] Jacques Bardoux (1874-1959) French politician and writer. TLS, 1950, 2pp, with 6 handwritten lines at conclusion. VG.........50-75
389. [MUSIC] Cora de Wilhorst [b. 1835] Opera singer. Signature with sentiment dated 1858. VG...........20-30
390. William Allen Butler [1825-1902] American writer. Clip signature............20-30
391. [THEATRE] Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. AQS, dated London July 16, 1873, written on 8x3 in. card. Fresh condition..........30-40
392. William Farquhar Payson [1876-1939] American writer. ANS, 1935............20-30
393. John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC, FRS (1834-1913) English banker, biologist, archaeologist and Liberal politician. Signed printed poscard accepting position as steward at Annual Dinner, 1899...........20-30
394. BEVERLY BAYNE [1894-1982] actress. Brief ALS, n.d.......35-45
395. Clifford Bax (1886-1962) versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, critic and editor, and a poet, lyricist and hymn writer. He also was a translator, for example of Goldoni. The composer Arnold Bax was his brother, and set some of his words to music. A fold open card signed...........20-30
396. PETER Y. CUTLER (1820-1869) Wall-street lawyer, who was found dead in his room at the Pacific Hotel, under circumstances that led to the supposition that he had committed suicide. Post war he was a defender of Jefferson Davis. ALS, 1859, 2pp. VG........50-75
397. Richard Gehman (1921-1972) prolific American author of 3,000 magazine articles (including over 400 features), five novels and fifteen nonfiction books. Gehman also used the pen names of Meghan Richards, Frederic Christian, Martin Scott, Michael Robinson and F.C.Uffelman. After the war he moved to New York City and began writing for Esquire, Life, Time, Cosmopolitan, Colliers, Argosy, True, Saga and Good Housekeeping magazines and was an original Contributing Editor at Playboy, before going freelance. Maurice Zolotow once claimed that Gehman wrote an entire issue of Cosmopolitan using more than a dozen different pen names. Credited with creating the phrase the "Rat Pack," Gehman was considered a "shadow" member of the group. Offered here is a 2-page TLS, signed "Dick', 1955. All about his first idol, Benny Goodman. VG...........60-80
398.
[THEATRE] Pierre Barillet is a playwright born in Paris on 24 August 1923. In association with Jean-Pierre Grédy he wrote thirty comedies , which many have become classics of boulevard theater . Among these include The Gift of Adele , Cactus Flower , Folle Amanda, Potiche , ... The latter was freely adapted to the screen by François Ozon in 2010. At the beginning, benefits advice Barrel Jean Cocteau and Christian Berard . In 1947 he wrote a first dark room, Lovers Christmas. He will thereafter, adaptations of novels for radio before meeting Jean-Pierre Grédy , his sidekick great success. Pierre barrel is also the author of essays on theater: The Lords of laughter is a reference to Robert de Flers , Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Francis Croisset , four years tirelessly recounts theatrical life in Paris during the A German occupation and the city as the scene is a chronicle of the years during which his own theater pieces were played. He is also the author of Gustave and Louise, a structure built on correspondence between Gustave Flaubert and Louise Colet , a collection of short stories, Hollywood Solitude, and a novel, A genius, small. Finally, he collaborated with Robert Badinter and Elisabeth Badinter the television adaptation of Condorcet. In January 2012, he was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. ALS, 1955, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2. Speaks about Mrs. Roubejansky, director of Theatre des Arts. VG..............50-75
399. Clara Louise Burnham [1854-1927] American writer. Signature, 1890............20-30
400. Gladys Hasty Carroll [1904-1999] American novelist. Slip containing 2 of her signatures [could be separated]..........40-60
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