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12. Diana Canova (b.1953)  American actress, director, and professor. Offered here is a signed sketch, 8-1/4 x 5 in. VG.............50-75

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13. [ART] RUDY POZZATTI - noted American printmaker [listed everywhere], original wood engraving, signed in the block. A commissioned print to commemorate the Inauguration of John Stephen Bailey as the 4th President of Nasson College [Springvale, Me.], 1970. Image is 5 x 4, sheet 10-1/4 x 7. Fine condition.............25-35

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LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS

14. [AMERICANA]  ALBERT M. MEAD - 1857 - 1858 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL WITH DETAILED ENTRIES ON THE LOCAL HISTORY, POLITICS - PRE CIVIL WAR BACKGROUND OF A SAD, FAILED, UNHAPPY MAN WHO WANTS SO MUCH MORE. Offered here is a super relic of pre Civil War Americana that collectors and historians will appreciate on a number of levels: a mere six years after incorporation of Lawrence, Mass. he writes detailed descriptions of local events, names recorded of visitors and then his own life experience: a young, deeply introspective man whose life is one of failure and illness, injury and desire. The 164 hand-numbered pages are handwritten by Albert M Mead of Lawrence, Massachusetts, a 20 year old whose 8.5 x 7 inch journal is densely written and covers the period of August 1857 through December 1858. Some history about Albert M. Mead - Albert's father from Canandaigua New York was killed by his brother when Albert was two; moved to Norwidgewock Maine to his 'mother's people' who were from Vermont. When he was young he was run over by a carriage and received a head injury.  We learned that he went to Provincetown to work in Uncle's jewelry store and studied to be a dentist but was unsuccessful at both. He worried that he is too cautious to succeed. Had three phrenologists check his head and they all said his caution bump was predominant. "This is one grand reason of my not succeeding in becoming a good dentist a good printer or of learning any trade or becoming a public speaker…".  We have not read this journal page for page but Stephen A. Douglas is mentioned on page 284, and N.P. Banks on page 285.........200-300

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15. [KUHN ESTATE] Rare original photograph of Walt Kuhn's 1938 painting "Lavender Plumes", oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. This is not a reprint. 7-1/4 x 9 in. Ink handwriting on front says "repainted Feb. 1939 photographed by Colton Sept. 1940".  VG..............Min. Bid $40

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16. [WW 2 NAVAL] WILLIAM H.P. BLANDY (1890-1954), known to friends as "Spike", was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He participated in the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico in 1914 and served on board the battleship USS Florida (BB-30) (BB-30) with the British Grand Fleet during World War I. During World War II he was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1941 to 1943. Here he had a controversial role in the infamous torpedo scandal  involving the initially practically useless Mark 14 torpedo, and the long delays incurred on the work testing and launching the electric Mark 18 torpedo. In December 1943 he became Commander, Group 1, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, and commanded the pre-invasion bombardment group during the campaign for Iwo Jima. Offered here are 2 document from the personal files of 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. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer, on active duty for the duration, whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers, McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC, HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war, the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work, Captain McKeehan returned to Yale, and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. Louis McKeehan was, among other things, author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years, 1701-1801 (New York: H. Schuman, 1947). Captain Louis W. McKeehan, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States while attached to the Research and Development Section, Bureau of Ordnance, from the outbreak of hostilities in 1941 to March 1944. These are: (1) Nov. 10, 1942. McKeehan has written at bottom "Mines Development".  (2) Oct. 22, 1943 Bureau of Ordnance Circular Letter, 4pp. - printed, signed Blandy in type. Both VG...............50-75

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17. [ART] Edward Scriven (1775-1841) English engraver of portraits, in the stipple and chalk manner. Scriven was the pre-eminent engraver of his generation, with 210 portraits ascribed to him by the National Portrait Gallery. Offered here is a 19th original engraved portrait of Madame De Stael, image area is approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. This print is in better condition than the same print is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in England. VG...............25-35

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18. [ART] William Henry Mote (1803–1871)  British stipple and line engraver, primarily known for his portraits. He produced etchings for reference books, as well as original etchings. Mote became a member of the Royal Academy in his twenties and his portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Offered here is a 19th original engraved portrait of Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Count Carnot (1753-1823)  French mathematician, physicist and politician. He was known as the "Organizer of Victory" in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. The image area is approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins.  VG...............25-35

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19. [ART] William Henry Mote (1803–1871)  British stipple and line engraver, primarily known for his portraits. He produced etchings for reference books, as well as original etchings. Mote became a member of the Royal Academy in his twenties and his portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Offered here is a 19th original engraved portrait of Charles Carroll Of Carrollton  (1737 1832) American Delegate To The Continental Congress And Senator Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence. The image area is approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins.  VG...............25-35

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20. [ART] Lambertus Antonius Claessens  (1763-1834)  Flemish engraver, print artist, copyist and publisher. He trained initially in Antwerp as a landscape painter and then in London as an engraver with Francesco Bartolozzi. He was active in Amsterdam and Paris. He is known for his reproductive prints mainly of portraits and old master paintings. ALS, 1821, 1p, 7-1/4 x 9-1/4 in. Not translated. VG.................80-120

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21. [ART] Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (1802-1873)  English painter and sculptor,[1] well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. His signature on address panel. See scan for condition. Mounting traces on verso......................25-35

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22. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Auguste Hesse (1795-1869);  Stephen Liegeard(1830-1925); Abel Etienne Lous Transon (1805-1876);  plus 6 others.  No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150

23. [MUSIC] Tito Petralia (1896-1982) Italian composer and conductor. Signed, inscribed 4.5 x 7 in. photo mounted to large sheet. VG.......40-60

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24. 1812 BURLINGTON, VT Postmark TAYLOR Family Letter "Spotted Fever" FAMILY RECORD.  Offered here is a rare 3pp. ALS (stampless cover, with a black Burlington Vermont oval postmark and manuscript rate), 7 1/2" x 12 3/4" (folded sheet), dated Burlington March 21st 1812, sent to Miss Priscilla Taylor in GreenBush N York, signed your affectionate sister Dorothy Netter(?), and with the third page addressed to Miss Electa Taylor.  This letter has fine personal content:  "... we have a large body of snow upon the ground now and I fear we shall have a late spring... I have had several opportunitys of sending your things as far as Troy but I was fearful of your getting them  Capt Earle has been at troy this winter but I did not know it until he returned... the spotted fever has got to Mr. Jason Rogers  Mr Rogers Brothers wife is sick with it but is likely to recover  that young woman that lived at Mr Huberts died with the same in ten hours after she was taken..."  Folds (some wear), edge tear, toning, seal tear/ hole affect one word, otherwise quite good; WITH two "Family Record" pages, 8 1/2" x 10 3/4", extracted from some Bible, related to this Taylor family-- giving birth / death dates of several family members (going back to 1748; the author of this letter died in 1833); disbound, small edge tears, toning-- quite good overall.  A scarce combination !.................150-200

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25. Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1859-1915) American actor, monologist, humorist and sketch artist.  In 1883 Wilder traveled to London where he became a favorite of the British Royal Family. While still the Prince of Wales, King Edward VII became an admirer of Wilder and over the years would attend nearly twenty of his performances. Wilder's career eventually branched into vaudeville and in 1904 embarked on a round the world tour. Though nearly forgotten today, Wilder was heralded in his lifetime and did not let his dwarfism be an excuse for cheap entertainment. Wilder shunned offers by showmen like P.T. Barnum to instead become an established legitimate stage actor and sketch artist. He made his earliest motion picture appearance in 1897, for which he received $600, and his last in 1913. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE, about 3 x 1-1/4 in..............25-35

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26. [THEATRE] Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. Front portion of a postmarked envelope addressed in her handwriting but not signed by her. Approx. 4-3/4 x 2 in. Fine.............25-35
 
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27.  [WWI] Davenport - ALS, London, 12 Jan. 1917, 2pp, 4to. Re: contributions to the Seaman's Hospital at Greenwich "in recognition of the splendid & signal services of our Merchant Navy during the war. Whether on transports, on mine-sweepers, on patrol duty, or on trade routes carrying the cargoes which are the life-blood of the Empire they have faced not only the perils & hardships of the Sea, but the deadly risk of submarines, mines, & other enemy devices..." VG.....80-120  Min. Bid $20

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28. [PHOTOGRAPH] John Warne Gates (1855 - 1911), also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates, was an American Gilded Age industrialist and gambler. He was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire. Gates was the president of Republic Steel and of the Texas Company, later known as Texaco. He was instrumental in changing the steel industry's production methods from the Bessemer process to the open hearth process and in building the city of Port Arthur, Texas.  Offe3red is is an original  photograph signed in pencil by John Leonard Gates, dated 1903. The photo itself is 6 x 8 plus mount. NOT SIGNED by the subject. VG...............50-75

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29. [MUSIC - FILMS] José Iturbi Báguena (1895-1980) Spanish conductor, pianist and harpsichordist. He appeared in several Hollywood films of the 1940s, notably playing himself in the musicals Thousands Cheer (1943), Music for Millions (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), That Midnight Kiss (1949), and Three Daring Daughters (1948), his only leading role. TLS, 1977, 1p. to the Mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley, saying he will not be able to attend The Jewish National Fund meeting.  Envelope is included. VG...............60-80

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30. Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was a prominent American journalist and academic of the early 20th century. In the autumn of 1890 Shaw was elected professor of international law and political institutions at Cornell University but resigned the post in 1891 to accept Stead's invitation to establish an American edition of the Review of Reviews . Shaw served as editor-in-chief of this publication until it ceased publication in 1937, ten years before his death at the age of ninety. He was the author of "Abraham Lincoln" [1929]. ALS, Hastings On Hudson, NY, Feb. 4, 1947, 2-1/2 pages. This letter was sent to Who's Who In America. 'I have been listed in every volume of Who's Who since Mr. Marquis began its publication..." Excellent condition............40-60

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31. [PORTRAIT] John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy 1852 & 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from the Maryland's 4th congressional district. Antique original engraved portrait. Approx. 6.5 x 5 oval" plus margins. Neatly inlaid. VG..........25-35 

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32. [MEDICINE] Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914) was a veterinary surgeon. He earned the first D.V.M. degree awarded in the United States, and spent his career studying animal diseases for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He gave his name to the Salmonella genus of bacteria, which were discovered by an assistant, and named in his honor.   In 1883 he was asked to establish a veterinary division within the Department of Agriculture. It became the Bureau of Animal Industry and he served as its chief from 1884 to December 1, 1905. Offered here is a Signed document dated Sept. 20/96  [1896], which is a receipt for $100 contribution made by Salmon to the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science to the international fund for the erection of the Pasteur monument in Paris, France. This document comes out of the papers of Prof. Robert S. Woodward who had received the contribution check. This document is signed by Daniel E. Salmon as President of the Pasteur Monument Committee of the United States and  also signed by its secretary Emil Alexander de Schweinitz (1866-1904) American bacteriologist.  He taught chemistry in Tufts College, Massachusetts, and then became a Professor of Chemistry at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky.  After becoming associated with the chemical division of the Agricultural Department, Washington, D.C. in 1888, he was appointed as director of the biochemical laboratory of the department's Bureau of Animal Industry in 1890, a position he remained in until his death. He was a member of the American Public Health Association from 1896. He was also chair of chemistry and toxicology in the Columbian University and later its dean. He specialized in bacteria and immunity, and studied the bacterial products of tuberculosis, hog cholera and glanders. Among other essays, he published Laboratory Guide (1898). This document is is fine condition. Provence: from the personal papers of Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician.  He was dean of the faculty of pure science at Columbia from 1895 to 1905, when he became president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, whose reputation and usefulness as a means of furthering scientific research was widely extended under his direction. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Also included here is a 1895 bank check signed by Woodward. This check is not connected to Salmon's contribution.  Rare!.........2000-3000

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33. [NASA] Homer E. Newell Jr. (1915-1983) was a mathematics professor and author who became a powerful United States government science administrator—eventually rising to the number three position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In the early 1960s, he either controlled or influenced virtually all non-military unmanned space missions for the free world. Signed 1955 First Day Cover. Fine..............Min. Bid $40

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34.[ART] Pierre Justin Ouvrié (1806-1879)  French painter and lithographer. He was known as Justin Ouvrié from 1852 onwards. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831 onwards with views of towns and monuments, sometimes as historical or picturesque scenes. He was very successful under the July Monarchy, winning a 2nd class medal at the 1831 Salon, a 1st class medal at the 1843 Salon and a 3rd class medal at the 1855 Exposition Universelle as well as being made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1854. He was a professor at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur in Saint-Denis.  He later became blind, after which the paintings in his studio were sold off at the hôtel Drouot on 21 December 1874. ALS, 1869, 1-1/2 pp.  Not translated but speaks of other painters. Just beginning to separate at middle foldline o/w VG................80-120

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35. [SCIENCE] multiple lot of autographs sent to Robert S. Woodward  (1849-1924)  American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.  Includes  (1) Dr. Cleveland Abbe ( 1838-1916) American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. In recognition of his work, Abbe, who was often referred to as "Old Probability" for the reliability of his forecasts, was appointed the first head of the new service, and is considered the father of the National Weather Service. Brief autograph note signed in 3rd person.  (2) Charles David White (1862-1935), who normally went by his middle name, was an American geologist. Reply signed in 3rd person 1908.  (3) Addison Emery Verrill (1839-1926) American invertebrate zoologist, museum curator and university professor. Longer reply signed 3rd person.  (4) George Franklin Bowerman (1868-1960) is best known for his career as Chief Librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library, 1904-1940. Reply signed in 3rd person.  (5) Harvey W. Wiley (1844-1930) American chemist. ANS, circa 1908, "Dr. Harvey W. Wiley accepts with pleasure the cordial invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Woodward to meet the members of the National Academy of Sciences, on April twenty-second." He was chief chemist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 1912. The noted chemist best known for his leadership in the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and his subsequent work at the Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories. This could be secretarial as there are several different example of his handwriting on the net that all look different. All are VG.............Min. Bid $50

36. [ART] Harmon Neill (1896-1981) American artist. A magazine illustrator including for Harper's and Vogue, Harmon Neill also did fine art portrait and landscape painting. He trained at the Art Students League* in New York City, much influenced by the work of George Bellows, although he never studied with him. In New York City, he was a close friend and neighbor of artist Walt Kuhn, and also taught art classes at Westchester County and New York City schools and gave private lessons. In the later part of his life, Harmon lived in Ogunquit, Maine, where he first arrived in 1922 and was captivated by the natural beauty of the landscape and marine scenes. TLS, Ogunquit, Me. Aug. 7, 1964, 1p.  To Mrs. Solomon the wife of artist Frederick Solomon. Envelope is present. VG.............50-75

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37. [ART] Nell Blaine (1922-1996) American artist. In 1942, she moved to New York City to study painting under Hans Hofmann to whom she was connected by printmaker Worden Day. Through her yearlong training at the Hans Hofmann School, she adopted a non-painterly style. By 1943, she joined the American Abstract Artists group as its youngest member. Blaine studied etching and engraving with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 starting in 1945. Blaine's work had begun as "tightly realist" but transformed to an abstract style, which was inspired by artists such as Piet Mondrian, Fernand Leger, and Jean Helion. Blaine's association with the American Abstract Artists group led to her receiving her first solo exhibition, held at Greenwich Village's Jane Street Gallery, of which she was a founding member and was home to the earliest known artists' cooperative in New York. Blaine briefly lived and worked in Paris around 1950 with Larry Rivers, traveling across Europe and exhibiting with the American Abstract Artists group in France, Denmark, and Italy. This experience inspired her to try traditional 19th century European painting. She showed at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery starting in 1953. Blaine was prominent among a prestigious circle of New York artists and poets which included John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, Willem de Kooning, Kenneth Koch, Lee Krasner, Jane Freilicher, Leland Bell, Louisa Matthiasdottir, Robert De Niro Sr., and Rudy Burckhardt. In 1955, she designed the original logo of column heads and layout for weekly New York newspaper The Village Voice Offered here is a brief ALS, 1972, 1p. Offer to send zerox of Hans Hofmann school literature and lectures. VG...............Min. Bid $50

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38. [COLONIAL] Major Joshua Sprague (1729-1816) American Patriot. Born in Smithfield, RI. Sprague was enthusiastic in the cause of freedom, as also were his sons.  He enlisted as private in Col. Archibald Crary's Regt. in 1776; had due him 20 pounds, 12 shilling, 10 pence.  In Massachusetts, he served as Major in Col. Joab Stafford's (Independent) Co. of volunteers and fought in the battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777.  He marched to Fish Kill, June 6, 1778, to serve nine months in Col. Diamond's Regt., but was rejected as unfit for service.  However, on October 17, 1779, he enlisted as private in Capt. Asa Barnes's (1st) Co., Col. Israel Chapens' 3d Regt., and was discharged November 21, 1779, serving one month and nine days. After the war Joshua and his sons, William and Jonathan, worked at the carpenter trade, building boats.  In 1788 they left Massachusetts, going to Simrell's Ferry, on the Monongahela river. They brought their tool chest on a two-wheeled cart drawn by one horse.  Here they expected to remain and build boats, but after building several they were persuaded to come with the company that arrived at Marietta, June 22, 1788.  Mr. Sprague and his two sons took a contract of building one of the block-houses and stockade called Fort Frye.  Early in the spring, William and Jonathan had gone up to Waterford and cleared five acres of ground and planted corn, which produced a good crop.  They lived in the stockade seven years, or until the Indian troubles were over. Joshua came into possession of a farm in Waterford Twp., on which he lived until 1812, when the infirmities of his years caused him with his wife to seek a home with their son Jonathan in Adams Twp., where their remaining years were spent.  He appears to have been a Major in 1762. Offered here is a closely cropped clip signature. Rare...............50-75

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39. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Douglas William Orr (1892-1966) American architect. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Portrait of Henry, Duke de Guise engraved c. 1893 by W. Wellstood. (3) Scott O'Dell (1898-1989) American author.  Signed picture, 8.5 x 11. VG. (4) JOHNNY MILLER (b.1947) American former professional golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 U.S. Open.  Signed napkin, 5x5 in. VG. (5) Charles B. Rounds - Noted Maine Judge. Served in the Civil War and was a noted attorney and judge in Calais, Maine. He was a first lieutenant in Company D, 32nd Maine infantry. He Mustered April 19, 1864, and was wounded May 12th at Spottysyvania. Rounds was at Elmira, New York  guarding prisoners’ of war, having been assigned by special order no. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Check dated 1890. VG. (6) Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826-1905)  English pianist, composer and conductor, and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music.  Signature [mounted]. (7) 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. (8) Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (1824-1889)  American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. CLIP SIGNATURE, approx. 3.5 x 1.5 in.................Min. Bid $45

40. Margaret Bancroft (1854-1912) she was a pioneer in special education. At the age of 29, she opened the first private boarding school in New Jersey for children with disabilities. Originally opened as The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward in 1883, it was renamed the Bancroft Training School in 1904. AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE clipped from letter. Approx. 6 x 2.5 in. Mounted...................25-35

41.  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

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42. [SCIENCE] Louis Agricola Bauer (1865-1932) American geophysicist, astronomer and magnetician. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1888, and he immediately started work for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During 1895-1896, he was instructor in mathematical physics at the University of Chicago, after which he worked in various positions at different locations. The most important of these was as the first director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington,  which was established in 1904. In this position, he set up and carried out a large-scale program of two and a half decades to map the Earth's magnetic field on land and at sea in an attempt to provide accurate, up-to-date information about this important feature. Offered here is a 1896 bank check made out to Bauer and endorsed on the serso by him.  The check is signed by R.S. Woodward. Robert Simpson Woodward (1849- 924) was an American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.  He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. VG................100-150

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43. Sam Bartlett (1752-1821) American patriot, and a noted silversmith from Concord, Mass. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Bible Society, a member of the Cambridge Humane Society, and also from 1795-1820 the elected Register of Deeds for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Deafened by cannon fire during the Boston massacre, he gave up his acedemic studies and became a smith. He worked from circa 1775 to 1795 as a silversmith in Concord Mass.. Although he worked in the town for two decades, Bartlett's most active period in Concord seems to have been between 1785 and 1795. With the aid of journeyman silversmith Joseph Lasinby Brown, of Concord, Bartlett executed communion silver commissions for three towns in Middlesex County, and produced domestic silver for resale and wholesale markets. At the end of the period, he was elected register of deeds for Middlesex County and moved to Cambridge, retiring from the role of silversmith. Bartlett marked 12 pieces of communion silver, including three flagons, one tankard and eight cups. About 25 pieces of Bartlett's domestic hollowware are known, including canns, porringers, creampots, and a unique miniature teapot. In addition, Bartlett marked teaspoons, tablespoons, ladles, and shoe buckles. Offered here is a 1816 Charlestown, Mass. deed, estate of John Trumbull of Newton. Signed on front by John Trumbull  & Nancy Trumbull.  Sam Bartlett has signed on the back as Register of Deeds, Middlesex County, Mass. Very good condition although just beginning to separate at some folds...............200-300

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44. [BRITISH WRITERS] Misc. lot: [1] Horace Annesley Vachell (1861-1955) TLS, 1933, 1p. [2] John Gibson Lockart (1794-1854) Scottish writer best known for his "Life of Sir Walter Scott." Clip signature with engraved portrait. [3] Sir Henry John Newbolt (1862-1938) poet. Signature with sentiment 1934. [4] Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885) poet. Brief ALS, 1p. [5] Cecil Woodham-Smith (1896-1977] historian. Signed 1974 FDC. [6] William Davenport Adams (1828-1891) journalist & author. ALS, 1876, 1p. [soiled]. [7] Sir Owen Seaman (1861-1936) writer & poet. Signed card [foxing spots]. [8] Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) novelist. Signed card 1910. Each accompanied by biographical sheet......100-150

45. [FRANCE] multiple lot of French autographs:  [1] Lahaye, Louis-Marie de. Viscount de Cormenin [1788-1868] French lawyer and political writer. Member of Chamber of Deputies (1828-46, 1848); opposed to Louis-Philippe; appointed councilor of state (after 1848). Author of Droit administratif (1821), Les Entretiens de village (1846), etc. ALS, no date, 1p, 5 x 7.5 in.   [2] Berthelot, Philippe-Joseph-Louis [1866-1934]. French diplomat. Son of Marcelin Berthelot. Entered diplomatic service (1889); adviser to Briand and active in Allied liaison during World War I; secretary general of ministry of foreign affairs (1920-21, 1925-32). TLS, 1925, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. To the poet Aime Giron.  [3] GUSTAV SIMON - Paris dramatist. ALS, 1911, 2pp. Blue pencil word underlined on front.  [4] LEON RIOTOR - FR. AUTHOR. ALS, 1928, 1p. re: about adapting novel for film.  [5] Pierre Girault de Nolhac (1859-1936) French historian, art historian and poet. ALS, no yr., 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". Fine.  [6] Séverin Faust (1872-1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair, was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic. ALS written on back of picture postcard, not postmarked VG   [7] Alfred-Henri-Marie Cardinal Baudrillart (1859-1942), French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris from 1907 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. ALS, 1920, 2pp, 4 x 5-1/4 in.  [8] Pierre François Hercule de Serre (1776-1824) Minister of Justice [1818-21]. ALS, Paris, no date, 1p. 4-1/4 x 7 in. VG.  [9] Paul Ferrier (1843-1928) French dramatist. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he secured real success with two short pieces, Chez l'avocat and Les Incendies de Massoulard. Others of his numerous plays are Les Compensations (1876); L'Art de tramper les femmes (1890), with M. Najac. One of Ferrier's biggest successes was the production with Fabrice Carré of Josephine vendue par ses sÏurs (1886), an opera bouffée with music by Victor Roger. His opera libretti include La Marocaine (1879), music of Jacques Offenbach; Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1896) after the play of Alexandre Dumas, père, for the music of A Messager; La Fille de Tabarin (1901), with Victorien Sardou, music of Gabriel Pierné. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4. Only minor faults.  [10] Fortuné du Boisgobey (1821-1891) French novelist. His novels deal with crime, the police, and Parisian life. They had a high circulation, and the greater part of them have been translated into English. ALS, 1880, 1p. Moderate foxing throughout.......200-300

46. [VERMONT] Benj. Swan (1762-1839) was an American merchant, banker and politician. He was an important political figure in Vermont and served as State Treasurer.A Federalist, Swan served in local offices including Postmaster. He served as Justice of the Peace when holders of that office still heard court cases. He was also active in the militia, and achieved the rank of Major.In 1796 Swan was appointed County Clerk, an office in which he served until his death. Swan was elected Vermont State Treasurer in 1800. He served until 1833, and is the state's longest-tenured Treasurer. This is an original document, dated Woodstock, 1811, a double sided writ for non-payment of debts....signed twice on the front by Benjamin Swan and once on the back side. Document is 9-3/4 x 15 in.  Also signed by Job Lyman (1781-1870) was a Vermont politician, attorney and banker who served as Vermont's State Auditor. Overall very good condition................100-200.............Min. Bid $25

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47. [WORLD WAR 11] 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. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer, on active duty for the duration, whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers, McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC, HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war, the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work, Captain McKeehan returned to Yale, and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. Louis McKeehan was, among other things, author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years, 1701-1801 (New York: H. Schuman, 1947). Offered here is an unsigned autograph manuscript page dated 1 Nov. 1944, written on both sides, 8 x 10-1/2".  These are notes he kept for himself. Rare! VG...............100-150

48. Lowell Thomas Jr. (1923-2016) American politician and film producer who collaborated with his father, the accomplished reporter and author Lowell Thomas, on several projects before becoming an Alaskan state senator in the early 1970s, and later the lieutenant governor of Alaska (1974–1978). In the 1980s, he owned and operated Talkeetna Air Taxi, an Alaska bush flying service. TLS, 1977, 1p. Sends autograph.................25-35

49. [POSTAL HISTORY] Paul Du Chaillu (1831-1903) French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the Pygmy people of central Africa. He later researched the prehistory of Scandinavia. A 1895 envelope addressed in the hand of Du Chaillu but not signed by him. Approx. 5 x 4 in..........40-60

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50. [GOLF] David Stockton (b. 1941) American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. SIGNED COLOR 8X10 PHOTO. VG...........25-35

51. [BASEBALL] James Cory Snyder (b.1962) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1986 to 1994. Snyder's best season came in 1987 with the Indians when he hit 33 home runs, and had 82 Runs Batted In. SIGNED & INSCRIBED COLOR 8X10 photo. VG.............20-30

52. Edward Irving Wortis (b. 1937), better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice one of the runners-up (Newbery Honor).  Ink signed "Avi" TLS [form letter], 1p...........25-35

53. [Mixed  Multiple Lot] all of these photos/pictures have printed [not authentic] signatures. Includes: Doris Day, Billy Graham, Barbara Steisand, Judge Judy (Sheindlin), Tori Spelling, 1994-95 Harlem Globetotters team -8x10], plus some actress named Brigette ? Most are smaller size photos.............25-35

54. Barbara Steisand - signed 8x10 color photo. Signature is real ink. Not guaranteed to be authentic by East Coast Books but there is a COA included offering 100% money back guarantee. VG.........Min. Bid $10

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55. HON. LUTHER DEARBORN (1820-1889) attorney (Dearborn & Campbell); born in Plymouth, Grafton Co. While on a visit to Illinois, in the spring of 1868, Mr. Dearborn was nominated, unexpectedly to himself, by the Democratic Convention, assembled in St. Paul, as one of the Electors at Large, and made the canvass of the State for Gov. Horatio Seymour, of New York, as their candidate for President of the United States. I In 1876, he was elected, by the Democratic party, State Senator, for the term of four years. ALS, 1856, 1p. Some condition problems...........Min. Bid $10

56. [POLITICAL LOT] includes: (1) Samuel R. Pierce Jr.  - Sec. of US Dept. Housing & Urban Dev. TLS 1989 + signed photo [both probably AP].  (2) Jim Wright - Texas. (3) Jake Harn - became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist during NASA mission STS-51-D (April 12–19, 1985). Autopen signature on photo. (4) Raymond Donovan - Sec. Labor. (5) John F. Lehman _ Sec. navy [could be authentic sig.].  (6) Louis Wade Sullivan (b.1933) is an active health policy leader, minority health advocate, author, physician, and educator. He served as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during President George H. W. Bush's Administration and was Founding Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Signed photo - looks authentic.  (7) John Otho Marsh Jr. (1926-2019)  He served as the United States Secretary of the Army from 1981 to 1989, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. (8) Ray Marshall - Sec. Labor. Could be authentic. (9) Senator Lloyd Bentsen - TLS & signed photo. Might be AP???  (10) Sen.George Mitchell - signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. Appears to be authentic. (11) Clayton Yeutter - Sec. Agriculture. Looks AP. (12) Malcolm Baldridge - Sec. Commerce [AP]. (13) Nicholas Brady - Sec. Treasury. [AP]. Plus 3 other photos not identified. Conditions are very good...........100-150

57. [POLITICAL] autograph signatures include: (1) Gov. Joseph Brennan [Maine] (2) Jay Rockefeller (3) Anthony Principi  (4) Lynn Martin [Labor]  (5) Ray Marshall [Labor] (6) Paul Laxalt [Senator]  (7) Patrick J. Leahy [Senator] (8) John Kerry {Sec. State] (9) John Chafee [Senator}  (10) Arlin Specter [Senator] (11) John R. Block [Labor]  (12) Connie Mack [MOC]  (13) Nickolas Brady [Treasury] (14) Geraldine Ferraro [VP candidate] (15) William O'Neil  [Gov. Ct]. Most, if not all, look authentic. All are VG.............100-150

58. [MIXED LOT] autograph signatures: (1) Tim Conway (1933-2019) actor. (2) Connie Chung -
American journalist. (3) Stephanie Beacham (b. 1947) English television, radio, film and theatre actress. (4) David Brinkley (1920-2003) American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. (5) Wm. F. Buckley (1925-2008) American public intellectual, conservative author, and commentator. (6) Boxcar Willie (1931-1999) American country music singer-songwriter.

(7) Dick Curless (1932-1995) was an American country music singer. He usually wore a patch over his right eye. 8x10 photo inscribed in ink but the signature is printed. (8) Two 5x7 photos of Bill Gates, each signed by autopen................Min. Bid $25

59. [AMERICANA] Rev. John Bole (1821-1906} Vermont minister. Document signed, 1858, approx. 7-1/2 x 3 in. A marriage document................25-35

60. [AMERICANA- 1857 manuscript document concerning the Evangelical Congressional Church in Charlestown, New Hampshire. A money matter between two members of the church. Approx. 7-3/4 x 9-1/2 in. Fine condition......................25-35

61. [GOLF] Jack Nicklaus - signed color photo, 8 x 10 in. VG................25-35

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62. [ART] Charles Biederman (1906-2004) American artist best known for his three-dimensional painted aluminum constructions, created from the early 1950s to the late 1990s, in which brightly colored squares and rectangles are arranged in patterns projecting out from a flat background. His works are represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.; Tate Gallery in London; Art Institute of Chicago; Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis and other museums in the United States and western Europe. TLS, 1979, 1p. A friendly letter saying he has nothing inexpensive to sell or trade; suggests a poster costing less. Despite a growing recognition of his work, Biederman also gained a reputation for being arrogant, which would affect his relationships with curators and other artists. VG.........50-75

63. [POLAND] Lech Walesa (b. 1943) Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratically elected President of Poland since 1926 and the first-ever Polish President elected in popular vote. Signed 8 x 9-3/4 in. photo. VG...........100-150

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64. [FILM] Allen Jenkins (1900-1974) American character actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television. Allen Jenkins was labeled the "greatest scene-stealer of the 1930s" by The New York Times. Offered here is a signed & inscribed vintage sepia 8x10 photo. VG............50-75

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65. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] incudes: (1) Monica Seles - famous tennis player. Signed magazine cover which is dark so the signature has poor contrast.  (2) Paul Newman -actor. Signed picture  in ink. We always assume its a secretarial signature. Have not researched this. (3) Franklin Chase Hoyt - Justice Children's Court of NYC. TLS, 1921, to Marshall, Editor of The World.  (4) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1967 bank check.  (5)  Jim Britt (1910-1980) American sportscaster who broadcast Major League Baseball games in Boston, and Cleveland during the 1940s and 1950s. Signed, inscribed 3x5 card. PLUS about 25 pieces of various types of ephemera dating as early as 1864.................Min. Bid $25

66. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] about 50 pieces of ephemera, documents, letters. dated from about 1898-1988. Mostly good-very good conditions............Min. Bid $25

67. [MUSIC] Ben Davies (1858-1943) Welsh tenor, who appeared in opera with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, in operetta and light opera, and on the concert and oratorio platform. He was spoken of as a successor of Edward Lloyd, as a leading British tenor, and retained something of his style and repertoire in concert performance. Clip Signature.............Min. Bid $10

68.  [BASEBALL] Robin Roberts [1926-2010] Baseball Hall of Fame. Signed 1p. form, no date, 8.5 x 11. Sent by a Sports company in Wellesley, Mass. regarding the signing of baseballs. The players were given a number of choices to respond to - Roberts has checked "Send me a sample of the finished product, and he signs and writes in Florida address. Mail creases and 2 file holes at top..........35-45

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Side note about Robin Roberts: Robin Roberts, from around 1946-1950, used to hang out in my family home in East Lansing, Michigan when I was a young kid. Believe it or not he didn't play baseball while attending Michigan State U. but did play basketball. We rented out rooms to MSU students back then.

69.  [BASEBALL] Bob Lemon [1920-2000] Baseball Hall of Fame. Signed 1p. form, no date, 8.5 x 11. Sent by a Sports company in Wellesley, Mass. regarding the signing of baseballs. The players were given a number of choices to respond to - Lemon has checked "I am interested in your offer. Please send a ball for me sign so that I can see the finished product. " Mail creases............35-45

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70. Offered here is a lot of (25) early 19th century Pennsylvania documents, sizes varying from 7 3/4" x 1 1/4" to 8" x 5 3/4", all related to the estate of James and Rebecca McCune, with the earliest dated 1809 (majority dated 1825), most being receipts paid by the estate of the recently deceased James McCune, with the 1809 document signed by James (and his future wife Rebecca).  Many names here from the Plain Grove area of Pennsylvania:  William Emery, James Clark, Wm. Dennison Jr., John Pollock, Benj. Park, William Scott (Sheriff), Thomas Rodgers, George Bruce, John Munson, Jonathan Dean, James George, Charles Gilkey, Wm. Rankin, Joseph Emery (Tax Collector), etc.  Folds, some edge wear (occasional small tears/ breaks, some chipping), light toning-- overall quite good.  JAMES McCUNE (1771-1825)  husband of Sarah Suzanne Nelson and  Rebecca Armstrong McCune.  He was a pioneer shoemaker of this new country.   James McCune was Captain of Militia in old Slippery Rock Township, when it was in Mercer County and was out twice at Erie during the War of 1812-15. After the war he continued to serve as Militia Captain.  He died in Plain Grove in 1825................150-200

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71.  [NAZI PERSECUTION] the following letters are from the personal papers of Frederick Solomon (1899-1980). Dr. Frederick K. “Fritz” Solomon (originally Solomonski) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1899. In 1938, when the synagogue he was serving at was torched by Nazis and he was subsequently summoned by the Gestapo, he fled Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. While still in Europe, Solomon had studied art under the German-Jewish artists Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg and Eugene Spiro, and German expressionist Willy Jaeckel. In England, he continued his artistic career, exhibiting his religious and expressionistic work at various galleries throughout the country, including the Royal Academy and the Kensington Art Gallery in London, where he had a one-man show. His work is in the permanent collections of the Courtauld Institute, the Bazalel Museum in Jerusalem, and the Ben Uri Art Gallery St. John’s Wood, London (now incorporating the London Jewish Museum of Art). He was the curator of this latter gallery from 1943 to 1946. In 1954, Solomon left England to take up a position as rabbi for Temple Beth Ha Shalom in Williamsport, PA. After three years in Pennsylvania, he sought another position and, as a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, was appointed rabbi at Temple Beth Israel in the Vedado suburb of Havana, where he wrote sermons and hosted religious services for his congregation, a part of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Solomon was also active in the Jewish Progressive movement, frequently communicating with representatives of The World Union for Progressive Judaism throughout the 1950s in an attempt to officially associate his congregation with the organization. Dr. Solomon left Havana in 1960 and relocated to Laconia, N.H., where he served as rabbi at Temple B’nai Israel until 1963. He and his wife then moved to Rochester, N.H. in 1963, where he opened the New English Art Gallery and Studio. In his later years, Solomon served as the chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Nathaniel Hawthorne College in Antrim, New Hampshire. He died in in 1980. Offered here is a collection of letters written to Frederick Solomon.  It includes items sent to Solomon from The United Restitution Organization (URO) that was established in 1948 as a legal aid service to assist victims of Nazi persecution living outside Germany in making restitution and indemnification claims against Germany and Austria. The URO has served over 250,000 clients. It helped Jews, Roma, and other victims of Nazi crimes. At its most expansive, the URO maintained 29 offices in 15 countries around the world. British barrister Norman Bentwich was the chairman of the URO board from 1948 until his death in 1971, and Kurt May, a German-born lawyer who had fled the Nazis in 1934 after he defended a leading Social Democrat wrongly accused of being a Communist, served as its director from the early 1950s until 1990. INCLUDES a TLS, 1939 signed by Alexander J. Burnstein (1900-1980) Rabbi who was born in  Kiev, Ukraine and, after making his way to the United States, graduated from Northwestern University. On December 1, 1938, upon the successful arrangement of this position by Cyrus Adler (who had presided over Burnstein's ordination less than a decade before), became the executive secretary of the Advisory Committee on Refugee Jewish Ministers from 1938 to 1942. Burnstein was one of two Jews, both rabbis (the other being Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel), who contributed to a volume celebrating the lifework of Reinhold Niebuhr.[20] Burnstein, a Jewish "admirer" of Niebuhr, wrote of his disagreement with Niebuhr in focusing on teshuvah rather than original sin in understanding human behavior. Also Else Bienheim  (1905-1998) TLS, 1970, from the United Restitution Organization (URO). A lengthy TLS, 1937 signed LUDWIG KLAAR from Stockholm. Not translated.  Leslie I. Edger (1905-1984) TLS, 1939, 1p. Bruno Buchwald - TLS, 1938, 1p. PLUS 8 others dating 1938-39. VG. Certainly worthy of research.  There are Solomon papers in the collection of the Univ. of New Hampshire and Miami University in Florida...................200-300 

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72. Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism. Stamped postmarked Boston July 14 [no yr] envelope addressed in her hand to Mrs. Mary E. Stearns Care of George L. Stearns, 129 Milk St., Boston, Mass.  NOT SIGNED. Mary Elizabeth [Preston] married George Stearns in 1843. George L. Stearns (1809-1867) was an American industrialist and merchant in Medford, Massachusetts, as well as an abolitionist and a noted recruiter of black soldiers for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Approx. 5.5 x 3 in. VG and Scarce!................80-120

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73. [COLONIAL] John Hancock (1737-1793) American patriot, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Offered here is a 1783 manuscript document. Ebenz. Winter Caless pays John Hancock. The docket handwriting on the backside was written by Hancock. Some loss of paper well away from Hancock's endorsement on the verso. Approx. 7-3/4 x 3-1/2 in.......Min. Bid $350

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74. [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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75. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] incudes: (1) James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, KG, KT, PC (1755-1836), styled Marquess of Graham until 1790, was a Scottish nobleman and statesman. Signed 1830 address panel.  (2) Mass. Congressman Philip J. Philbin - 3 telehgrams from his paper 1946.  (3) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (4)  Hugh Smith Carpenter (1824 -1899). He was the minister of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1857 to 1870. Previous to that he was pastor of churches in New York City and at Portland, Maine (Congregational); subsequent to the ministry in Brooklyn we served churches in San Francisco and at Washington, DC. ANS 1877.  (5) Four Limerick national Bank checks, 1925.  (6) Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887-1954) American diplomat who served as the US Minister to China from 1929 to mid-September 1935. Then, until 1941, he was US Ambassador to the Republic of China and then to Australia from 1941 to 1945. Signed photo dated 1946. PLUS about 25 pieces of various types of ephemera dating as early as 1858.................Min. Bid $25

76.  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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77. 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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78. [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". 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, Hirschhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Oct.. 4, 1983, 1p. 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. Fine............50-75

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79. [BOOKS] Eben Francis Thompson (1859-1939) American lawyer and one of the most interesting literary figures that Worcester [Mass.] ever produced. Although Mr. Thompson was for over half a century a lawyer, it was for his literary pursuits that he was most widely recognized. For years he collected the varying editions of the Persian poet, Omar Khayyam, including the immortal translation by Fitzgerald. With the full realization of the magnificence of Fitzgerald's English verse, he wondered whether he could essay a poetical translation of the Persian text, but one which would more closely follow the original. Stimulated by the advice of his friend, Nathan Haskell Dole, he began to learn Persian. By 1906 he had finished his monumental task, bringing out in a volume of 290 pages his own translation of 878 quatrains of Omar, an achievement remarkable both for his poetic ability and his diligence. This volume he followed in 1907 with a work reproducing Fitzgerald's text, the Persian original with a transliteration, and his own versified translation. Finally, in 1910, he published a little volume of verse. The Rose Garden of Omar Khayyam, Founded on the Persian. This trilogy of Omar books brought him into close touch with many admirers of Persian literature. In 1900 he founded the Omar Khayyam Club of America, of which he was secretary for twenty years, and later, president. 

Another hobby of Mr. Thompson's was his interest in Shakespeare. As early as 1887 he had published the text of "A Mid- summer Night's Dream" for public reading. Long an actor in amateur dramatics, and especially conversant with all of Shakespeare's plays, he travelled several times to England to study Shakespeare traditions and scenes, to search for manuscripts, and to acquire what early printed works his purse would allow. He owned the second and fourth folios and possessed a respectable Shakespearian library. He wrote a brochure in 1923 entitled "Bacon Not Shakespeare, being an Argument to Show that Francis Bacon, not William Shakespeare, Wrote the Plays and Poems Commonly Attributed to the Latter, by Adam Nutt, with an Introduction by Way of Dissent by Eben Francis Thompson," which really was an ingenious and amusing refutation of the Baconian theory. In his later life, Mr. Thompson compiled for his own use what he called a "reading translation" of Shakespeare, in which he marked on all of the hundred thousand lines of Shakespeare's plays with accents to show the correct pro- nunciation of Elizabethan words. In 1938, the year before his death, he wrote a pamphlet entitled Some Hints on Public Speak- ing, and in the introduction referred to his early attempts to perfect himself in Shakespearian speech, modelling his pronunciation upon that of Edwin Booth. In the meetings of the Worcester Shakespeare Club, organized in 1887, he participated for over fifty years. 
His third interest was miniature books. He owned a large collection, with over two hundred examples. His crowning achievement in this field was the production of the smallest printed book in the world, which in conjunction with Hamilton B. Wood of the Commonwealth Press, he issued in 1933. This tiniest of volumes, six-sixteenths by three-sixteenths inches in size, contained the printing of forty-six quatrains of The Rose Garden of Omar Khayyam, and can be read only with the aid of a magnifying glass. After seven years of trial and error, the book was produced, a triumph of printing, but chiefly the result of Mr. Thompson's imagination and persistence.  Offered here is a signed album page, approx. 7 x 4.5 in. Fine.............Min. Bid $20

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80. [ENGLISH THEATRE] Robert E. Chatterley - originally a surgical instrument maker in Cannon Street filled subsequently a post in connection with Drury Lane Theatre. He was the father of William Simmonds Chatterley (1787-1822) the actor who appeared at Drury Lane Theatre. Robert was also an actor who fl. 1792-1818. Document Signed 1817 - his salery for 1816-17. Approx. 7-1/4 x 2-3/4 in.  Laid to stiff paper................50-75

81. [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 $25

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82. [FILM] Sandy Dennis (1937-1992) American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Signed and inscribed lobbycard from the film "Up The Stair Case",inscribed. 14 x 11. VG.............80-120

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83. [AMERICANA] Judith Parsons (1788-1876 or 79) received letter from her brother, Parish Badger about a messy divorce. Dated 1845, from Chelsea [Mass] to Judith Badger Parsons in Gilmanton, New hampshire. Three [3] long pages plus address leaf. VG.............50-75

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84. [ART] Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures. Signed 1893 bank check. VG..............100-150

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85. [DOE FAMILY]  1848 letter from Joseph Bodwell Doe (1818-1890) to his brother Charles Cogswell Doe (1830-1896) who would later become Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. This letter was sent while Joseph was ion Saratoga Springs, NY.  Mainly talking about family and a possible visit from Charles. 1-1/2 pp., 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. Jos. B. Doe was born  in New Hampshire, he was first a merchant, but when business failed, traveled west. He married Anna Marcher in 1840 and settle in Janesville in 1842, where he opened a general store. For a time he was editor of the Janesville Daily Recorder newspaper. He also loaned people money. In 1853 he entered a partnership with William Morrison Tallman known as the Central Bank of Wisconsin. This eventually became the First National Bank of Janesville. Doe served as the second mayor of Janesville. Along with several other businessmen, he helped establish the early Janesville Academy.  Charles C. Doe was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of New Hampshire from 1859 to 1874, and then, after a brief period when the court was dissolved to be reorganized as the New Hampshire Supreme Court, as Chief Justice from 1876 to 1896. Roscoe Pound called Doe one of the ten greatest jurists in American history, the "one judge upon the bench of a state court who stands out as a builder of the law since the Civil War." A contemporary commentator has described Doe as "the most creative state judge of the nineteenth century. VG...............Min. Bid $25

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86. Joseph Barnes (1817-1883) American physician and the 12th Surgeon General of the United States Army (1864–1882). On August 22, 1864, he was advanced to the position of Surgeon General, with the grade of Brigadier General and on March 13, 1865, he received the brevet of major general for faithful and meritorious service during the war. On April 14, 1865, at the time of the assassination of United States President Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary of State William H. Seward, Barnes attended the death bed of Lincoln and ministered to the successful restoration of Seward.
The morning after Abraham Lincoln's death, three Army Medical Museum pathologists entered the White House to perform an autopsy on Lincoln's body. Overseen by Barnes, the autopsy was conducted by Colonel Joseph Woodward and Major Edward Curtis. The autopsy began at 11 a.m. on April 15, 1865. In 1881, during the long struggle of President James A. Garfield to live after being shot, Barnes was one of the surgeons who for weeks served in the chamber of the dying president. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE on 5 x 2 in. slip. VG..............Min. Bid $125

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87. [PIONEER KENTUCKY]  Col. Joseph Barnett (1730 or 31 - 1795) an early pioneer in Kentucky who built Barnett's Station, one of the earliest forts erected near Severns Valley, Kentucky. He was also one of the founders and preacher of Regular Baptist Church of Severns Valley [Elizabethtown, KY], the oldest Baptist church in Kentucky. Barnett's Station was established by brothers Joseph and Alexander Barnett who came from Virginia to Kentucky in early 1780s. Settlement was frequently raided by Indians. During an attack in April 1790, two children were killed and Hanna Barnett, the ten-year-old daughter of Joseph, was carried off and held captive for six months.  He was also one of the first judges in Elizabethtown. He, with his brother Robert, was at Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War. His brother Robert was killed there.  When the Revolutionary War came on some twenty years later he entered the northern wing of the army. He was in the Battle of Yorktown (October, 1781) and there met up with his brother Alexander. After some discussion they made arrangements to come to Kentucky. The following year they met at the fort where Elizabethtown now stands. To quote from Haycraft’s History "Honorable Judge Joseph Barnett . . . lived near Hartford, and traveled upwards of seventy‑five miles to sit in court. He did indeed possess a large landed estate ‑-27,934 acres at the time of his death. He was a dealer in lands on a large scale, Jefferson County (then Virginia) entries alone totaling 155,370 acres, and the early records of Nelson and Hardin Counties are full of land transactions to which he was a party. Offered here is a signed document dated 1791. Barnett is transferring 400 acres od land in Kentucky.  Signed by Joseph Barnett, Thomas Allen, Robert Allen, and Anne Allen. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-1/2 in. There are numerous condition faults and repairs using very thin, strong acid-free tissue coated with acid-free adhesive which is non-yellowing.  Some text loss along right side...............600-800

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88. [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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89. [AMERICANA] Benjamin Wadsworth (1750-1826) undated manuscript document signed Mr. Wadsworth making a payment to Dr. Holten. Wadsworth was the pastor of the First Church in Danvers, Massacustetts. Samuel Holten was a Continental Congressman from Massachusetts. Approx. 6 x 3-3/4 in. VG................80-120


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90. [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

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91. [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

92. [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 $50

93. [COLONIAL TIMES] John Keyes (1674-1768) John Keyes, youngest son of Solomon and Frances, was born in Chelmsford, Mass. We first hear of him in Marlboro, Mass., where is recorded the birth of his children. He probably moved to Shrewsbury about 1720, and was one of the founders of the church there.  He married March 11, 1696, Mary, daughter of Gersham and Hannah (Johnson) Eames. Gersham Eames died in Watertown, Mass., Nov. 25, 1676, and Mary was born four months after her father's death. Her mother subsequently married a Ward, and became the m128yes, in Shrewsbury. On the night of the 7th, the house being nearly finished, was burned, as also the old one near it in which Major John was then residing. Six persons were sleeping in the new house. Three sons of Capt. Keyes, and two of Bragg's apprentices were burned, and Bragg saved himself by jumping from the window. John, usually known as the famous Major John Keyes, lived with his wife 72 years. Their son-in-law, Daniel Rand, married Martha Bruce for his 2nd wife, was married by Major John who had then passed his 95th year, and afterward lived with his father-in-law. His farm was subsequently known as the Rand farm, and was purchased by Col. Joseph Henshaw of Rand or his heirs. Maj. John died March 31, 1768. Mary, relict of Maj. John died April 16, 1772, aged 95 years and one month. Offered here is a signed document, Shrewsbury [Mass], 1747, signed by Jonathan Livermore (1700-1801).  Signed on the verso by John Keyes. A land transaction. Approx. 6 x 5.5 in. VG..............100-150..................MIN. BID $40 

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94. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink drawing, unsigned on 6-3/4 x 8 in. sheet. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it...............150-250

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95. [ART] Stephen J. Ferris  (1835-1915) American artist. An influential Philadelphia painter and etcher of portraits and figure studies, he studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy and in Paris, under Jean Leon Gerome. He achieved a considerable reputation for his art in both America and Europe and received the prestigious Fortuny Prize for the best portrait, Rome, 1876. He also served for twenty six years as the Instructor of Art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.  Stephen Ferris' association with American art and artists is also important. His wife, Elizabeth Moran Ferris, was the sister of the artists, Thomas and Peter Moran. His son, Jean Leon Gerome Moran, became a much admired painter in the late nineteenth century. Stephen Ferris was also a major connoisseur of fine prints, particularly etchings. Over two thousand of his collected prints are now housed at the Smithsonian Institution under the title of 'The Ferris Collection'.  Stephen James Ferris' first published etching was created in 1875. During the following years he created many fine portraits and figure studies in this medium. Most were based upon the designs of the artists he admired most, such as, Gerome (his former teacher), Fortuny and Mouilleron. His finest prints are 'Orientalist' in nature and draw upon scenes of the middle and near East.  Original etching, DEVIL'S WAY, ALGIERS,  signed in the plate & dated 1879, image approx. 8.5 x 6" plus margins.  VG...........200-300

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96. (ART) August Mosca (1909-2002) Italian-American artist. This is a [plate signed] original lithograph from IMPROVISATIONS done in 1957.  Noted artists draw directly on the lithographic plates. Each was used as an ad for various businesses. The proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is approx. 12 x 8.5 in...........50-75

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97. (ART) Jo Anne Schneider (1919-2017) American artist. Exhibited: Corcoran Gal. biennial, 1957; WMAA; 50 Years Am. Art, AFA, 1964; Am. Acad. Arts & Letters, 1971 (Childe Hassam Fund exh.); Guild Hall, Southhampton, NY, 1967 (1st prize); NAWA, 1970 (Haldenstein Mem. Prize); Audubon Artists, 1972 (Grumbacher Mem. Award); plus nine solo exh. at galleries, 1954-72, incl. Frank Rehn Gal, NYC. This is a [plate signed] original lithograph from IMPROVISATIONS done in 1953.  Noted artists draw directly on the lithographic plates. Each was used as an ad for various businesses. The proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is approx. 12 x 8.5 in...........50-75

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98. Mary F. Henderson (1842-1931) American author, real estate developer, and social activist from New York who was known as "The Empress of Sixteenth Street". Henderson was a notable supporter of women's suffrage, temperance and vegetarianism. She was born in Seneca Falls, New York, the daughter of Eunice Newton, a scientist and women's rights campaigner who described the Greenhouse Gas effect in 1856 and also held several patents. Eunice was also a signatory of the "Declaration of Sentiments" at the first Women's Rights Convention and a member of the Editorial Committee in 1848. Elisha moved his family to Washington, D.C. during the Civil War while he served as Commissioner of the US Patent Office. In June 1868, she married John B. Henderson, Senator from Missouri (1862–1869) who introduced the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery and one of seven Republicans who voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in May 1868. That unpopular decision ended his career as senator. In 1889, after accumulating a fortune, the Hendersons moved back to Washington D.C., where they built a castle-like mansion on Sixteenth Street called "Boundary Castle" or "Henderson's Castle."  The Hendersons bought up dozens of lots outside the northern boundary of the city in the area known as Meridian Hill. Mary Henderson's interest in the immediate neighborhood, which coincided with the City Beautiful Movement of the early 20th century, ultimately led to the construction of the Meridian Hill Malcolm X Park and eviction of the community of working-class African Americans who resided in the area. 
Mary Henderson bought blocks of real estate and had elaborate residences constructed that she sold as embassies. The architect, George Oakley Totten, Jr., designed nearly a dozen buildings on 15th and 16th Streets in the Meridian Hill area to enhance the area for diplomatic uses.  She frequently lobbied Congress for various projects to improve and beautify the Meridian Hill area. She supported two successive plans, by architect Paul J. Pelz in 1898 by Franklin W. Smith in 1900, to construct a colossal presidential mansion on Meridian Hill to replace the White House. In addition to these plans, she also had a home constructed on 16th Street and offered it to the government as use as the Vice President's mansion. She also lobbied for the Lincoln Memorial to be built on the site of Meridian Hill Park. In 1925, Henderson also donated land to the District of Columbia for the construction of the Mount Pleasant Library at 3160 Sixteenth Street. Henderson's most well known crusade was to change the name of 16th Street to "Avenue of the Presidents," and to line the street with busts of all the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States. While she actually succeeded in having legislation passed to change the name of the street in 1913, the Commission of Fine Arts denied her request to construct the busts. One year later, because the name "Avenue of the Presidents" proved to be unpopular, the original 16th Street name was restored. Following her death at Bar Harbor, Maine in 1931, the Commission of Fine Arts praised her efforts and her vision of Meridian Hill. A report by the Commission stated: 
Persistently she labored during four decades, persuading and convincing Senators and Representatives; single-handed and alone she appeared before committees of Congress to urge approval for the work of development. She won.
Offered here is a great 3 pages autograph letter signed [plus 4 lines on page 4], not dated but circa 1905. Written to Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924)  American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. n 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. She says that one of the lots on 16th Street in consideration for the Carnegie Institute in in the plans for the Lincoln Memorial but not out yet.  She continues on about the possibilities for land uses in the area. Approx. 5-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. Fine condition. Quite rare........500-750

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99. [CUBA] Dr. Frederick Solomon  (1899-1980) Dr. Frederick K. “Fritz” Solomon (originally Solomonski) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1899. In 1938, when the synagogue he was serving at was torched by Nazis and he was subsequently summoned by the Gestapo, he fled Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. While still in Europe, Solomon had studied art under the German-Jewish artists Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg and Eugene Spiro, and German expressionist Willy Jaeckel. In England, he continued his artistic career, exhibiting his religious and expressionistic work at various galleries throughout the country, including the Royal Academy and the Kensington Art Gallery in London, where he had a one-man show. His work is in the permanent collections of the Courtauld Institute, the Bazalel Museum in Jerusalem, and the Ben Uri Art Gallery St. John’s Wood, London (now incorporating the London Jewish Museum of Art). He was the curator of this latter gallery from 1943 to 1946. In 1954, Solomon left England to take up a position as rabbi for Temple Beth Ha Shalom in Williamsport, PA. After three years in Pennsylvania, he sought another position and, as a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, was appointed rabbi at Temple Beth Israel in the Vedado suburb of Havana, Cuba, where he wrote sermons and hosted religious services for his congregation, a part of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Solomon was also active in the Jewish Progressive movement, frequently communicating with representatives of The World Union for Progressive Judaism throughout the 1950s in an attempt to officially associate his congregation with the organization. Offered here are 3 items directly from the estate papers of Rabbi Frederick Solomon.  (1) Unsigned manuscript written by Solomon about Jewqs in Havana, Cuba. Not dated but c. 1961.  Six pages.  (2) His 2 page typescript that of this address that he gave at the Temple Beth Israel, Havana, Cuba. Not signed. (3) A Feb.-March 1959 newspaper from SOCIAL ACTION IN REVIEW (Reform Judaism), 4pp. On the front page is an article written by Frederick Solomon about the early days of the revolt and takeover by Castro. What this means for the Jews in Cuba. VG.............200-300

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100. FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980) German Expressionist artist. Original typed 110 page manuscript signed Fritz Solomonski on title paghhe. The title is: Das Westen des Expressionismus, Sein Entwicklung und das Problem der Naturferne. Anything signed Fritz Salomonski would have been written before he left Germany. He has written Berlin on the title page. NOT TRANSLATED. approx. 8.5 x 13 in. paper. 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 DO NOT accompany this drawing and are not for sale. Also, showing below is a copy of Royal Academy of Arts notification that Samuel Courtauld has selected a painting by Solomon for purchase in 1945. Courtauld, who would died two tears later, was the founder of the Courtauld Art Institute in England. Courtauld had formed an important art collection including multiple works by Manet, Cezanne, Renoir etc., which he gave to the Courtauld and the Tate. He had purchased at least 5 paintings by Frederick Solomon and when he saw the painting JACOB at Solomon's exhibition at the JABE Gallery he ordered that the painting be sent to the TATE Gallery but he died a few days later and the purchase never took place................500-800

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101. [FILM] [James Poe]  (1921-1980)  American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Accademy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.  He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key" and "The Present Tense", both of which starred Vincent Price.  Offered here is a 1967 bank c heck made out by James Poe HOWEVER, someone at some time has torn his signature away. Nothing on verso. He has written on front "Am ExpChex - Horses".  Since there are no cancellation marks it is assumed the check was never used and the torn away signature was like a cancel??? Odd item............min. bid. $1 [one dollar]

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102. Mary Baird Bryan (1861-1930) wife of William Jennings Bryan. She was an American writer and suffragette. Mary Elizabeth would emerge as an important part of Bryan's career, managing his correspondence and helping him prepare speeches and articles. Mary passed the bar exam and learned German in order to help his career. ALS, not dated to Mr. Berger, 2pp. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in.  On page 2 she says "I was never so proud of Mr. Bryan as now. He possesses powers of strategy & management of which I was not aware."................Min. Bid $45

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103. [ART] Arnold W. Brunner (1857-1925)  American architect. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects after 1892 and was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to the United States Commission of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C.  Offered here is a 1923 bank check made out to Brunner, endorsed on verso by him. Check is signed by Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American portrait and figure painter, muralist, and educator. He taught at the Cooper Union, the Art Students League of New York, and was one of the founders of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He and his wife Marion established a summer artist colony in western Maine. VG..............50-75

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104.  [FILM] Warren Berlinger (1937-2020)  American character actor, with Broadway runs, movie and television credits, and much work in commercials.  His signed contract for the film "BILLIE", starring Patty Duke. Also signed by Milt Ebbins who was Peter Lawford's business manager.  Includes 3 additional Rider pages, each signed with the initials of Berlinger and Ebbins. VG..........100-150

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105. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL pencil drawing, unsigned on 8 x 5 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it................50-75
 
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106. [COLONIAL] James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) was an American lawyer, political activist, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against the policy of Parliament which led to the American Revolution. His well-known catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position. ALS, Boston, 1763, 1p. money transfer.  Approx. 7-1/4 x 5 in.Nunerous old tape repairs detract..................Min. Bid $200

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107. [FILM] Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Signed portrait print, 8 x 10.5 in. VG..............50-75

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108.  [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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109. [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

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110. [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

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112. [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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113. [GREAT BRITAIN] Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (1784-1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain was at the height of its imperial power. Signed address panel, sent to Sir Herbert Taylor, undated, marked PRIVATE.  Taylor was most likely Sir Herbert Taylor (1775-1839) the first Private Secretary to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, serving Kings George III, George IV and William IV. About 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. Fine...............60-80

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114. [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

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115. [NAVAL] James Otto Richardson (1878-1974) Admiral in the United States Navy who served from 1902 to 1947. Orders document signed, 1920, for Lieut. Comdr. Ellsworth Davis. Richardson has signed in ink. He was head of the US Naval Academy in 1920. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in. Used condition. As Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (CinCUS), Richardson protested against the redeployment of the Pacific portion of the fleet forward to Pearl Harbor, believing that a forward defense was neither practical nor useful, and that the Pacific Fleet would be the logical first target in the event of war with Japan, vulnerable to air and torpedo attacks. He was subsequently relieved of command in February 1941. His concerns were to be proved justified in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ten months later. VG.............300-400

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116. [ENTERAINMENT]  a 1961 contract signed by Peter Lawford [the actor] of Chrislaw Productions Inc. and Billy Asher [employee]. 11 pages, signed at conclusion by Lawford and Asher. You already know who Peter Lawford is - Bill Asher  (1921-2012)  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. 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 is  credited in one magazine article for 'inventing' the sitcom.  Included here is a carbon copy of another letter plus a copy of a contract with William Asher. VG..................300-400

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117. [FRANCE] Mlle Cécile Charlotte Furtado (1821-1896) was a daughter of Elie Furtado, the chief rabbi of Bayonne, and Rose Fould, a daughter of Beer Léon Fould, banker and the mayor of Rocquencourt. She married in 1838 Charles Heine (1810-1865), a scion of a rich banking dynasty and first cousin of the poet Heinrich (Henri) Heine (1797-1856).  Mme Furtado-Heine was chiefly known for her philanthropy in the areas of medicine, education, and religion. During the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871, she supported the Red Cross and the ambulance services; and in 1895 she bequeathed her villa in Nice as a hospital and sanatorium for wounded and convalescent soldiers. In 1884 she founded and endowed an orphanage in the 14th Arrondissement on the street which was renamed Rue Furtado-Heine in her honour after her death, as well as similar children’s establishments in Bayone and Montrouge.  She was a generous donor to the Institut Pasteur, and her commemorative bust still adorns the halls of the Institute. Mme Furtado-Heine also generously contributed to numerous Jewish charities and benevolent organisations; and financially supported the building of new synagogues in France and Belgium.  Her charitable and philanthropic endeavours were recognised by the Government of France, and in 1896 she became the Officer of the Legion d’Honneur, a distinction very rare for a woman in the nineteenth century. ALS, no date, 1p, approx. 4 x 6". Fine.............75-100

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118. [ART] Robert Adams (1917-1984)  English sculptor and designer. While not widely known outside of artistic circles, he was nonetheless regarded as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation. In a critical review of a retrospective mounted by the Gimpel Fils gallery in London in 1993, Brian Glasser of Time Out magazine described Adams as "the neglected genius of post-war British sculpture",[2] a sentiment echoed by Tim Hilton in the Sunday Independent,[3] who ranked Adams' work above that of his contemporaries, Ken Armitage, Reg Butler, Lynn Chadwick and Bernard Meadows. Nice ALS, 1978, 1p., 8 x 9-3/4 in. plus envelope. Re: selling drawings. Fine example.........100-150

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119. [ART] Albert Alcalay (1917-2008) American abstract artist, also known as an abstract expressionism artist. Albert Alcalay was born in Paris in 1917, a son of Samuel and Lepa Alcalay, both of whom were born in Yugoslavia (Serbia). On the eve of the outbreak of World War I, his banker father had been moved from Belgrade to Paris, and when the war ended, the family returned to Belgrade. There, whilst attending secondary school, young Albert was apprenticed to an artist. At that time, he began studying architecture. When World War II started, he joined the Yugoslavian army.
It was not long before Yugoslavia surrendered and he became a prisoner of war where he was imprisoned in the Ferramonti internment camp. Upon regaining freedom he settled in Rome, where he began painting. In 1951, he and his wife Vera, moved to the United States. He had his first individual show at the Swetzoff Gallery in 1952. In 1959, he was a Guggenheim Fellow. He taught at Harvard University, from 1960 to 1982. Alcalay’s work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, the Museum of Modern Art in Rome, Colby College, Simmons College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts, among others. He lived on Martha's Vineyard.  ALS, 1972, 1 full page, 7 x 10.5 in. Includes envelope. About selling his work. Fine..................100-150

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120. [FRANCE]  Leopold Durangel  (1828-1898)  French painter.  ALS, Paris, 1876, 3pp,  5-1/8 x 8-1/8 in.  To Claudius Popelin, the author and secretary of Princess Bonaparte. VG.........75-100

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121. [MICKEY SPILLANE] REVUE STUDIOS, Statement to Mickey Spillane of participation in gross receipts [1962 & 1963].  Some of of an account showing dollar amounts. No idea how to describe this so you'll need to view the scan. 8.5 x 11 in. VG. From the estate of Spillane..............75-100

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122. [MUSIC-FILM] Lothar Wallerstein  (1882-1949) American film director, conductor and Opera Director. ALS, 1944, 1p........40-60

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123. [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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124.  [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

125. [POSTAL HISTORY] Louise Chandler Moulton (1835-1908) American poet, story-writer and critic. Offered here is an envelope addressed by her. The LCM initials written top left was likely written by her. Approx. 4-1/8 x 2-3/4 in. VG..........50-75

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126.  [RHODE ISLAND] a 1840 document signed by Isaac Peace Hazard (d. 1862) and Samuel Rodman (1800-1882) signed on verso.  In 1835 Samuel Rodman bought the small mills at Rocky Brook in South Kingstown just to the north of Peace Dale, and there rebuilt a single, more substantial mill seat. Samuel Rodman's mills manufactured woolens and jean cloth for southern markets. Samuel's son Isaac entered into the family business by managing the Rocky Brook Store, selling dry goods and textiles to the mill hands and local neighborhood (see ad from the Narragansett Times, January 14, 1860). By this time Samuel Rodman had followed his wife Mary (nee Peckham) into the Wakefield Baptist Church, and Samuel had become a staunch supporter of the local temperance movement. Despite a long family association with the Society of Friends, Samuel's children were all raised as Baptists. Samuel's son was Isaac Rodman, a native son of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, was the highest ranking officer from Rhode Island to fall in the Civil War. Antietam National Battlefield had "Rhode Island Day" on August 11, 2012, and held a memorial to General Rodman. Approx. 7 x 3 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $25

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127. [From Walt Kuhn Estate] Gift from Kuhn to Whitney Museum of American Art. Receipt from the Whitney Museum of American Art to Walt Kuhn, dated Jan. 29, 1946. receoved from Walt Kuhn LONGHORN MUSEUM & WESTERN CAFE. Approx. 5 x 7-3/4 in. The handwritten notes on the verso are most likely by Walt Kuhn. Poor condition; beginning to separate at fold.........200-300 

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128. [ART]  Florence Grippi (1910-2010)  a talented artist in her own right, she was the wife of noted sculptor and printmaker Peter Grippe. The pair worked and exhibited beside some of the most recognizable figures in the abstract expressionist movement of the 1950s including de Kooning, Nevelson, Grippi, and Kline. Florence Grippe's works have been displayed in numerous museums, galleries, and institutions including the American Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the New School for Social Research, and Boston College. Original pencil signed etching, limited to 140, dated 1985, approx. 15-1/2 x 13-1/4 in. VG. Her work is very scarce.................150-250

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129. [NYC] Offered here is a Charles Magnus handcolored wood engraving, c. 1850-1890, BOWLING GREEN, image approx. 7 x 3 in. plus margins. Charles Magnus [1826-1900] was a German immigrant who published popular Civil War views and maps and after the war was known for his color views, song sheets, maps and illustrated stationary. His claim to lasting fame was as a colorist and designer, using novel methods and inks. “Bowling Green is a small public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of Broadway, next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam. Built in 1733, originally including an actual bowling green (a venue for lawn bowling), it is the oldest public park in New York City and is surrounded by its original 18th-century fence. The iconic Charging Bull sculpture is exhibited on its northern end” [Wikipedia]. VG........Min. Bid $50

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130.   (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT)    LAURA KEAN ZEMTKIN HOBSON (1900-1986) novelist noted for “Gentleman’s Agreement”.  SIGNED, inscribed card . DON CARLOS SEITZ (1862-1935) Author, correspondent, newspaper manager. SIGNATURE, inscribed to Cartoonist Rollin Kirby(1875-1952).  GEORGE FYLER TOWNSEND (1814-1900) author, translator of “Aesop’s Fables”. ALS (1850).   ELIZABETH WILLIAMS CHAMPNEY (1850-1922) Author. SIGNATURE on card.  MARTHA ALBRAND (1914-1981) Novelist of over 40 books. SIGNED card (1962).  JANOS BEKESSY, known as HANS HABE (1911-1977) Hungarian born American writer, publisher. ALS on postcard (1977).   IRVIN S. COBB (1876-1944) Author, humorist, columnist. SIGNATURE.  ANNE HOLLINGSWORTH WHARTON (1845-1928) Novelist, writer. SIGNATURE mounted to card.................80-120

131. (British Literature)   Leonard Alfred George Strong (1896 – 1958) highly popular novelist, critic, historian and poet, and published under the name "L. A. G. Strong." TLS, 1950, 1p.  Laurence Meynell(1899-1989) writer, journalist and estate agent who also wrote as Valerie Baxter, Robert Eton, Geoffrey Ludlow and A Stephen Tring. ALS, 1945 5pp.     Sir Sidney James Mark Low (1857-1932) journalist, historian, and essayist. He was the editor of the St. James's Gazette from 1888 to 1897, and was a leader writer and literary editor for the Standard. He was the paper's special correspondent on a number of occasions, covering such events as the visit of the Price of Wales to India, the coronation of Haakon VII of Norway and the Hague Conference of 1907. During the First World War he was a journalist in France and Italy, and edited the wireless service of the Ministry of Information. ALS, 1920.   Euphemia Margaret Tait (1866-1946) Mystery Novelist – She used a pseud of John Ironside under this name she wrote 8 novels including her famous “The Call Box Mystery”.  ALS as (John Ironside), 1909, 1p (trimmed on left side).     Frederick Edward de Neuflize "Eric" Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough (1913- 1993) diplomat, businessman, playwright, Conservative politician, and peer.  He was the author of plays and other works.  SIGNED House of Lords card, 1989 (4x6).    George Emlyn Williams, CBE (1905- 1987) Welsh dramatist and actor. In addition to stage plays, Williams wrote a number of film screenplays, working with Alfred Hitchcock (on The Man Who Knew Too Much), signed 1959 program. Ida A.R. Wylie  (1885-1959) SIGNED  5x3 card, 1953...............80-120

132. (AMERICAN POLITICIANS/PUBLIC SERVANTS LOT)  1. (HENRY) STYLES BRIDGES (1898-1961) US Senator from NH, Pres. Pro Tempe of the Senate, ran for President in 1944.   TLS (1946) concerning the Selective Service Act. 2.   PAUL C. WARNKE (1920-2001) Diplomat.  SIGNED CARD. 3.  WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON (1853-1937) US Senator from Nebraska.  SIGNED vintage 5x7 photograph in photo folder. 4.  THURLOW WEED (1797-1882) New York Political Boss. SIGNATURE. 5.  THOMAS TURLOCK (1820-1883) Governor of NH.  SIGNATURE clipped from document as NH Sec. of State.  6.  NANCY TUCKERMAN – White House Staff coordinator, and Assistant and best friend to Jacqueline Kennedy.  TLS (1984). 7.  ED KOCH (1924-2012) US Rep, Mayor of NYC. TLS (2001)...............70-90

133.  (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT)  VINCENT SHEEAN (1899-1975) Journalist, writer. TLS  (1973).  RUPERT HUGHES (1872-1956) Historian, novelist, director, composer. SIGNATURE with 2 line sentiment for Fulton Ousler (1893-1952) the noted Novelist.  GEORGE CREEL (1876-1953) noted Investigative Journalist. SIGNATURE on collectors card (1921). HENRIETTE BUCKMASTER (1909-1983) Novelist. TLS.   HELEN KNOTHE NEARING (1904-1983) cookbook author with husband Scott. SIGNED book jacket form their book “Simple Food for the Good Life” signed on verso with her photo and that of her husband in which she writes his name too.  SCOTT NEARING (1883-1983) Radical economist, educator, activist, author. CLIPPPED SIGNATURE.   ALICE HEGAN RICE (1870-1942) Novelist. ALS 1940 on postcard......Min Bid $55

134. [NEW YORK SUPREME COURT] Anson Cary (1764-1842) came from Windham, Ct., to Union, Broome county, where he resided for a short time, and then departed for Oxford in 1792. He came up the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers in a canoe paddled by an Indian named Seth, and took up the lands owned by the Charles A. Bennett estate. Mr. Cary was a Revolutionary pensioner, having entered the army at the age of 16 and served in three campaigns of the war. He was a very large and obese man, and was the first blacksmith to locate in Oxford. He worked at his trade and carried on his farm a great many years, and was also famous as a pettifogger before Justice’s courts. He held the office of justice of peace, was appointed sheriff of the county March 1, 1805, and for a considerable time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Offered here is 1811 New York Supreme Court document signed by Anson Cary as judge. Approx. 7.5 x 9 in. VG............Min. Bid $35

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135.  [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Asa Freeman (1788-1867) Asa was born in January, 1788 in Hanover, NH. He was attending Harvard College in 1810. He did not graduate, but instead, he worked in the law office of his brother, Peyton R. Freeman in Portsmouth, NH where he studied under the direction of Isaac Lyman of York, Maine. He was admitted as an attorney in York County, Maine in 1816, and practiced there until 1818 when he moved to Dover, New Hampshire to establish his home and law practice. Despite his lapse at Harvard, he found much success in his professional life. He was appointed a Commissioner of the United States by Judge Story, - was elected a Delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1850, - he was a NH State Senator in 1851 and 1852, and in - 1857 he was appointed Register of Probate for Strafford County and retained the position until he passed away in 1867.  ADS, 1821, 1p, 7-1/4 x 3-1/4 in. Promisory note between Joseph Doe and Abyail & Theodore Atkinson, the amount being $6000. VG.........35-45

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136. From the Paper of Charles B. Rounds, Calais, Maine. Group of 11 documents plus one letter written to Rounds from Kansas City,  Mo. 1873, 3pp, signed Geo. M. Chase. These date from 1869 to 1905.  Six of them are signed by Rounds [some in the text].  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..................Min. Bid $50

 

137. [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

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138. [WASHINGTON] Early 19th century engraving of George Washington by W. Humphreys from a picture by Gilbert Stewart, printed at London by William Mackenzie. Fine, measures  x 4 in. plus margins...............25-35

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139. [ENGLAND] Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB PC (1814-1892) British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884. ALS, 1889, 1p, 4.5 x 7 in. VG......40-60

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140. [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...............Min. Bid $50

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141. [SCIENCE] Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan FGS FRSE (1797-1879) English naturalist and geologist. The standard author abbreviation Trevelyan is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. ALS, no year, written on both sides of 3-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. paper. VG..............100-150

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142. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink drawing, unsigned on 6-3/4 x 8 in. sheet. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it. VG.....100-150

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143. [CONGRESS] Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972)  Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Offered here is an archive of letters & carbon copies, 1948 concerning appearl of Mr. Remo Rossi that his daughter, Inez Rossi, residing in Italy, be permitted to enter the United States for permanent residence.  Two of the letters are signed by Philbin. About 43 pieces in this lot.................Min. Bid $35

144. [Suffragist] Sallie W. Hovey (1872-1932) Charity Worker and Suffragist from Portsmouth, NH.  In 1913 Sallie was elected President of the Woman's Suffrage Association in Portsmouth. She ran the organization from her home at 214 State Street, and was active both on the state and national levels of the movement. Sallie W. Hovey was the New Hampshire representative to the national board of the National Woman’s Party, and she picketed the 1920 Republican convention in Chicago, where, as is mentioned in The Suffragist, she was pulled aside by the governor of New Hampshire and commended for her work. In 1924 Sallie wrote a book titled The Rehabilitation of Eve that was published by Hyman-McGee. There is little known about the book other than it was 214 pages and was considered a feminist manifesto. Sallie, beyond fighting for women’s right to vote, remained active in the women’s rights movement and became part of the 1924 Valentine’s Day delegation to Washington, D.C. to visit President Coolidge, where she helped champion the Equal Rights Amendment. Sallie was photographed there with other women of the National Woman’s Party. Offered here is a July 1931, 2 full ALS, written from Eliot, Maine. She lived in Eliot the last two years of her life. This letter talks about being sued by Emery. In 1931 Sallie was involved in Emery v. Hovey, a case brought before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Emery had earlier sued Sallie in Maine for the same issue, and the court had ruled against Emery. The New Hampshire court refused to hear the case again. Interesting letter about her court trial, saying that plaintiff's lawyers were dishonest. She says that one of the opposing lawyers was so disgusted by the opposing lawyers that he came over to her side to help her. Fine..............400-600

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145. [ENGLAND] George Willmer - collector of the new imposition of 3d. in the pound of goods and merchandise imported or exported by foreign merchants, pays a sum collected since Michaelmas 1617.  Dated July 25, 1618. On vellum, approx. 13 x 1-5/8 in. VG...............50-75

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146. [France] Misc. group of items from France. Worthy of research, many are accompanied with biographical information in either English or French. [1] Maurice Donnay [1859-1945] dramatist. Signature. [2] Rene Cagnat [1852-1937] historian. ALS, 1896, 2pp. [3] Auguste Chavannes [1810-1879] Zoologist. ALS, 1867, 1p. [4] Jean-Marie Magnaud [1848-1926] jurist, feminist pioneer. ALS, 1906, 1p. [5] Amable Pierre Floquet [1797-1881] historian, ALS, 2pp. [6] Henri Leroy-Beaulieu [1842-1912] publicist and historian. His signature on page from book. [7] Emile Perrin [1814-1885] Director of Paris Opera. ALS, 1878, 2pp. [8] Pierre De La Gorce [1846-1934] historian. ALS, 1p. [9] Charles Laubry [1872-1960] physician. ALS, 1p. [10] Charles Louvet [1806-1882] Minister of Commerce. ALS, 1p..........200-300

147. [ENGRAVING] Battle of the Thames - death of Tecumseh / painted by A. Chappel ; engd. by W. Wellstood. Engraved c. 1857. Image is approx. 5-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. plus margins. Print shows the death of Tecumseh from a bullet fired by Colonel Richard Johnson at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario, Canada, on October 5th, 1813. A few light foxing spots o/w VG...........Min. Bid $22

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148. [ART] Marion L. Volk (1859-1925) American artist who was married to the artist Douglas Volk. In 1881 Volk married the artist Marion Larrabee (1859–1925). She became the first instructor at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. By the turn of the century, Marion Larrabee Volk had begun using traditional area looms to weave textiles and rugs. Rather than cotton, she became known for handwoven woolen work. Her designs were based on motifs from Native American art, and she made her own dyes out of natural materials – apple, yellow oak and maple tree bark; goldenrod, barberry, St. John's wort and madder root. In a communal effort with her children and local residents, she produced "Sabatos" rugs and textiles, named for a nearby mountain. The Volk family held their large property for 100 years. Jessie McCoig Volk, Wendell's widow, was the last to live there. Following her death in 2004, the property was bequeathed to the University of Maine, and a portion of the family records went to the Smithsonian Institution. University officials arranged for an auction of much of the property's contents and family papers, including art and craftwork by the Volks, and art they had collected. In October 2006, the contents grossed more than $700,000 at auction, drawing especially high prices for two paintings by the illustrator Howard Pyle and photographs of Native Americans by the Norwegian Frederick Monsen (1865–1929). One item sold at the 2006 auction was Marion Larrabee Volk's first Sabatos rug.  It is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Many of their friends in the Arts and Crafts Movement were houseguests, including artists J. Alden Weir, Frank Benson, Childe Hassam, and William Merritt Chase; architect John Calvin Stevens, interior designer John Scott Bradstreet, and Swedish-born woodcarver Karl A. von Rydingsvärd. Von Rydingsärd carved frames for a number of Volk's paintings, and taught woodcarving to Wendell Volk, their son. Offered here is a 1923 bank check made out [signed] by Douglas Volk to Marion L. Volk. She has signed on the verso.  Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American artist best remembered for his portrait of Abraham which appeared on a U.S. postage stamp issued in the 1950s, and is now at the National Gallery of Art.Lincoln.  Volk was elected to the Society of American Artists in 1880. He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1898, and became a full academician in 1899. Excellent condition................100-150

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149. [NAVAL HISTORY] Samuel Gerrish (1742-1807) Capt. Samuel Gerrish was the captain of the Brigantine Aurora in service to the continental forces. The brigantine had eight cannons. The ship was captured by the HM Frigate Cerberus on May 14, 1780. Captain Gerrish was held at Mill Prison near Plymouth, England beginning July 25, 1780, he escaped December 28, 1780. He survived the war. He died November 12, 1807 at age 65. How did Gerrish escape? We found the following account written by a fellow prisoner - "Captain Samuel Gerrish made his escape over the wall into the French prison. He remained in the French prison all night and went off about eight o'clock this morning. We were informed that Captain Gerrish got the French barber to dress his hair this morning in the prison. A little while after, Mr. Cowdry with some French officers came into the yard, and when they retired Captain Gerrish placed himself among them, and went out bowing to the Agent who did not know him. He has not been heard of since. The Agent ordered all the prisoners shut up at noon. After dinner we were all called over, but no Captain Gerrish. The Agent is pretty good-natured. Mr. Saurey brought us our money, and says he has enough for us all winter. "  Offered here is a Signed document, Kittery [Maine], Feb. 9, 1775, approx. 6 x 7.5 in. This is a receipt signed by Gerrish 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. On the verso Follett pay John Randel money, 1775. The USS Raleigh was one of thirteen ships that the Continental Congress authorized for the Continental Navy in 1775. Following her capture in 1778, she served in the Royal Navy as HMS Raleigh. The ship is featured on the flag and seal of New Hampshire. VG..............Min. Bid $100

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150. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINER LOT)   WALTER HAMPDEN (1879-1955) Stage, Film, TV Actor ALS . ANITA BJORK (1923-2012) Actress SIGNED inscribed 4x6 photograph.  FLORENCE NASH (1888-1950) Stage, Theater, Film Actress ALS (1908).  ARLENE DAHL - Actress ALS on verso of postcard size photograph (2001).  NORM CROSBY - Comedian, actor. SIGNED inscribed 8x10.  GLADYS HENSON (1897-1982) Film, Stage Actress most remembered in film in “Prince and the Showgirl with Olivier and Marilyn Monroe.  SIGNED postcard photograph (bend left side) dated 1957.  RAOUL JULIA (1940-1994) Actor SIGNED card.........Min. Bid $50

151. [NASA] group of 6 covers postmarked 1966-1982. VG........60-80.........Min. Bid $20

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152. [NASA] group of 6 covers postmarked 1975-1982. VG..................60-80..................Min. Bid $20

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153. [RARE PHOTOGRAPH]  vintage 1962 color photograph of Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson delivering speech at Rice University on Sept. 12, 1962. He was introducing President Kennedy who was to given his famous Moon speech. This rare photo is signed "W" by the photographer who was - WILLENE WHISENHANT (1930-2015) she was a renowned photographer who was the first female photographer for NASA. From 1962 to 1965, Whisenhant, who was a native of Texas, was the staff photographer for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. During her tenure there she shot photos of astronauts, worked with CBS newscaster Walter Cronkite on a story about astronaut John Glenn, and photographed President John F. Kennedy. Growing up in Livingston, Texas, Willene Whisenhant probably couldn't have imagined sipping lemonade on Air Force One with the president. She most likely didn't think she'd be the first woman ordained into an all-male club. And the idea of being the first and only female photographer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), couldn't have possibly drifted into even her wildest daydreams. Later on, Whisenhant learned that President John F. Kennedy wanted her up front because, as he explained, when he first met his wife, then Jacqueline Bouvier, she was a struggling photographer and no one would give her a break. He therefore wanted Whisenhant to be front and center. That same day, the president asked his men to take the photographer up to Air Force One and give her some lemonade. Except for some chemical surface faults in very good condition. The surface fauts only show when held at certain angle. Provenance: directly from the photographer who was living in Wells, Maine when she passed away. Exremely are and offered here at a low estimate........................300-400

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154. [SPILLANE] Elliot Graham - was a publicist at E.P.Dutton who had worked on almost two dozen Spillane books. One of them, "The Girl Hunters," is dedicated to Mr. Graham. Mr. Graham recalled the time an editor had to restore each of 163 deleted commas in a Spillane manuscript before the author would let the book be published. And at Mr. Spillane's first appearance at a Dutton sales conference, the author steered the conversation away from matters literary. "He said if you ever get into a fight, punch the person hard, right in the nose,and all the blood and pain will take the starch out of him," Mr. Graham recalled. "After Mickey left, everybody said, 'What are we doing publishing that guy?'"  The answer, of course, is that "publishing that guy" was like minting money. "I, the Jury," Mr. Spillane's first book, was the first mystery to sell more than six million copies in America. Offered here is a TLS dated Feb. 6 [1956] to Elliott Graham from Mickey Spillane, signed Mickey.  Mickey says at the end of this letter......."Send me some WWII flying books. Would you like to read the big final chapter of the new Mike Hammer book? If this doesn't tear the steeple off the church it ain't because I didn't try. Love, Mickey."  Accompanied by a carbon copy of a Dec. 3, 1956 typed letter from Elliott Graham to Mickey. We believe that the pencil notation at the top was written by Mickey................200-300

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155. [FILM] Charlton Heston (1923-2008) American actor. Signed 5 x 7 photo. VG................25-35

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156. [FROM KUHN ESTATE] Mark Hanna (1917-2003) American screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing the screenplays for many science fiction B movies in the 1950s, particularly Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. His first major screenplay was Gunslinger in 1956. He continued to be prolific through the mid-1960s, after which his film credits become sporadic. His last screenplay was for Star Portal in 1998, five years before his death from stroke complications.  TLS, 1943, 1p,  to the artist Walt Kuhn, who is at Ogunquit, Maine in September. Says............it must be delightful in Maine - read reviews of LAUGH TIME vaude show which opened at the Shubert - terrific raves - helluva good list of acts includes Ethel Waters, Frank Fay & Bert Wheeler - will get tickets for you, Lily [Cushing - Kuhn painted her portrait] & myself - maybe Hope Richardson can make it a foursome. 7-3/4 x 10 in. VG..................50-75

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157. [MAINE] Ralph Owen Brewster (1888 - 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, was solidly conservative, a close confidant of Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and antagonist of Howard Hughes. Brewster came to national attention due to his opposition to the commercial interests of Howard Hughes , America's wealthiest man at the time. Brewster was chairman of a special Senate committee investigating defense procurement during World War II. He claimed concern that Hughes had received $40 million from the Defense Department without actually delivering the aircraft he had contracted to provide, but Brewster may have had an ulterior motive. Incidentally, Hughes stated that the H-4 Hercules cost far more, with the balance coming from his own funds. Hughes aggressively combated the inquirer, alleging corruption. Memoirs by Hughes right-hand man Noah Dietrich and syndicated newspaper columnist Jack Anderson each sketched Brewster as, in Dietrich's words, "an errand boy for Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways," who pushed for legislation that would give Pan Am the single-carrier international air monopoly for the U.S. The Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator portrays Brewster (played by Alan Alda) similarly, as corrupt and in the pocket of Pan Am, the rival of Hughes' TWA . Hughes spread rumors about Brewster's close association with Pan Am, alleging that he received free flights and hospitality in return for legislation such as his bill to withdraw government approval for TWA flights across the Atlantic. TLS, on Congress of the United States stationery, 1938, 1p.....25-35

158. Francis Elias Spinner (1802-1890) American politician from New York. He served as Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875, and was the first administrator in the federal government to employ women for clerical jobs. He served under Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and US Grant. He served from 
March 16, 1861 – July 30, 1875. Offered here is a lengthy 8 page ALS written to Spinner from John C. Hopper, Secretary, Office of the National Revenue Reform Association. Dated Sept. 20, 1875.  Spinner has docketed and dated on the verso of last page. VG...................100-200

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159. George Mitchell (b. 1933) United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. He has taken a leading role in negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, being appointed United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (1995–2001) by President Clinton and as United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2009–2011) by President Obama.  TLS, 1987, 1p. Sends editor thanks for sending a book.  Signed George.  VG...............25-35

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160. [LARGE LOT] Philip Joseph 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 Signed as Secretary of the Board of from 1943-1971. Large misc. lot of about 107 pieces including 18 signed letters to Philbin.................Min. Bid $35

161. [FRANCE] 1698  document from Normandy, France, written on vellum, ornate signatures.  Nice ornate stamp at top. City of Caen. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in.  No researched. VG................100-200

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162. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES LOT) DAME MADGE KENDALL (1848-1935) Actress. SIGNED CARD (1889).  WILLIAM H. KENDALL (1848-1917) Actor.  SIGNED CARD (1894) KATE RORKE (1866-1945) Actress, debut 1878 Geroge Bernard Shaw’s 1st “Candida” and 1st actress ever to smoke on stage. ALS (1892) 2pp.  LAWRENCE GROSSMITH (1877-1944) Actor.  The last of of the prominent acting family appeared in early Sherlock Holmes films and was brother in law of Vernon Castle.  SIGNATURE  ELEANOR ROBSON (1879-1979) Actress.  SIGNED CARD (1903). EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON (1875-1955) Actress. ALS (1903) 2pp.  GRACE ARNOLD (1899-1979) Actress.  AQS from “Brewster’s Millions” (1908). WILLIAM FAVERSHAM (1868-1940) Actor.  SIGNATURE (1930)...............80-120

163. [OMAR BRADLEY] original 1949 International News Photo. The caption included says it is the first photograph of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the New National Security Organization.  The photographer was A.E. SCOTT. 9 x 7 in. VG.................Min. Bid $50

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164. [MUSIC] Fats Domino (1928-2017) American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Signed 6 x 4 in. card. Fine.................25-35

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165. Clarence Cook (1828-1900) American author and art critic. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Cook graduated from Harvard in 1849 and worked as a teacher. 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, 1879, 2pp, To Mr. Koehler, saying that Mr. Schoff of Boston had applied to Mr. Wunderlich for work. Cook gives his opinion of Schoff's work. VG...........50-75 

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166.  (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT)    SIR PHILLIP GIBBS (1877-1962) Journalist, Novelist. ALS (1928).  RALPH HAMMOND INNES (1913-1998) Author, Novelist of over 30 books, as well as children’s books and travel books. ALS.  ARNOLD WESKER (b.1932) Playwright.  SIGNED card (1992). ROBERT CHALMERS (1802-1871) Scottish Journalist, editor, publisher highly popular in Victorian/Scottish circles.  SIGNATURE, mounted to larger sheet with photograph of him and his famous brother William (1800-1883). EDWARD RICHARD RUSSELL, 1st Baron Russell of Liverpool (1834-1920) Journalist, Politician.  ALS on pc (1883)(signed twice).  SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH (17650-1832) Historian, Jurist, politician considered one of the most cultured men of his time. Clipped SIGNATURE.  MARTIN DONISTHORPE ARMSTRONG (1882-1974) Poet, writer, Novelist. ALS (1930) 2pp.............80-120

167. [HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINERS LOT) HOPE HAMPTON (1897-1982) Actress in Silent Screen, socialite. SIGNATURE, on verso is WALTER KING (1899-1984) Actor.   RANDY QUAID (1950) Actor. TLS.  JESSE WHITE (1917-1997) Actor. SIGNED inscribed (2) 8x10 printed photographs.  JACK PEARL (1894-1982) Actor and early star of Radio. SIGNED inscribed card. BEATRICE KAY(1907-1986) Actress. TNS (1974).  BUDDY EBSEN (1908-2003) Actor, Dancer.  SIGNED 8x10 photograph as Jed Clampett. MAX BAER JR (1937) & BUDDY EBSEN, SIGNED 8x10 photograph with Clampett Family. G-VG..............Min. Bid $50

168 . (AMERICAN FILM STARS LOT)     John Phillip Law (1937-2008)  SIGNED 5x7 photograph – Betty FURNESS (1916-1994). TLS dated May 16, 1990 - Richard Maximillian Ney (1916- 2004) ALS 1992, with SIGNED, inscribed 4x4 photograph - Eddie Mayehoff (1909 –1992)  TLS, 1990, with SIGNED print stock photograph, inscribed (folds)  - Peter Lind Hayes (1915-1998-) &. Mary Healy (1918-  ) ANS, by both on postcard, with Norman Rockwell portraits of them on front - Harold John Russell (1914  2002) SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 photograph (signed in dark area in red ink)  - Nina Foch (1924- 2008). Signed, inscribed 8x10 photograph...........Min. Bid $50

169. (AMERICAN THEATER LOT) includes: (1) Susan Strasberg (1938 –1999) widely praised performance as a teenager in Picnic, Strasberg originated the title role in the Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank and was nominated for a Tony Award at the age of 18. SIGNATURE, with sentiment clipped from Play Program. (2) Dorothy Stickney (1896 – 1998) actress best known for appearing in the long running Life with Father. SIGNED full Playbill Theater book from “Pippin”  6/15/73. (3) MARY K. TAYLOR (? -?)  actress who appeared with May Irwin and also on Broadway from 1906 to 1910. ALS 1908. (4) ARTHUR GARRELS (?-?) American Actor. He appeared on Broadway in 2 plays in 1901. He worked with Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott. SIGNED Cabinet Photograph on front ANS on verso, dated May 1901 and mentions working with Goodwin and Elliott. (5) Gus Rogers (1869–1908) and Max (1873–1932) Solomon].  Known as  “The Rogers Brothers”. The brothers, both of whom were born in New York, began to perform together in 1885 and soon became favorites at Tony Pastor's, with their “Dutch” dialect routines. When Weber and Fields rose to popularity but refused to cooperate with the Theatrical Syndicate or Trust, SIGNED CARD 1901 bu Gus. (6)   John Forsythe, Staats Cotsworth, Carol Cole Playbill signed by the 3 from the 1968 play “Weekend” by Gore Vidal. (7) Henry Eugene Abbey (1846 –1896) theatre manager and producer. During the 1870s - 1890s, he managed such prominent Broadway theatres as Booth's, Wallack's, and the Park Theatre, Abbey also had the distinction of being the first manager of New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, which opened for its inaugural season in 1883. He managed the tours of Adelina Patti, Francesco Tamagno and the London Gaity in America, and he introduced Sarah Bernhardt to America. He opened Boston's Park Theatre in 1879. He also opened Abbey's Theatre in 1890, one of the first theatrical managers to present expensive shows outside of the major cities. He resigned after a financially unsuccessful first season, but was re-hired in 1891, along with John B. Schoeffel and Maurice Grau. He continued in this capacity until his death in 1896--  RARE SIGNED cabinet photograph on verso. (8) George White (1892-1968) producer, actor, director his George White’s Scandals ran from 1919–1939, modelled after the Ziegfeld Follies. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W.C. Fields, the Three Stooges, Ray Bolger, Helen Morgan, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Bert Lahr, and Rudy Vallée. Louise Brooks, Alice White, and Eleanor Powell got their show business start as lavishly dressed (or underdressed) chorus girls strutting to the "Scandal Walk". Much of George Gershwin's early work appeared in the 1920-24 editions of Scandals.George White's Scandals is also the name of several movies set within the Scandals, all of which focus primarily on the show's acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together. The best known of these was 1934's George White's Scandals written by Jack Yellen, which marked the film debut of Alice Faye.Notable Flapper-era cartoonist and designer Russell Patterson worked on Broadway on a number of productions in various capacities, including George White's Scandals of 1936 as Scenic Designer. SIGNATURE mounted on presentation page...............100-150

170. [NOBEL PRIZE] George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham Kt OM PRS FRSE (1920-2002) British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967. Signed printed 6 page article by Porter. 8 x 11.5 in. VG.............50-75

171. [FILM] Forrest Orr (1899-1963) American actor who performed on stage from 1907-45. ALS, NY, no date, 2pp, Mentions "I played, with Katherine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story..." VG...........25-35

172. Adolphe Desbarrolles (1801-1886) was a French artist. He is considered the father of modern chiromancy, aka palmistry or palm reading, a form of divination. A friend of Alexandre Dumas he accompanied Dumas in many of his travels abroad. Offered here is a ALS written from Hatie in 1874, 2-1/2 pp. Not translated.  6 x 8-1/4 in. Not translated. Content not identified. VG...........80-120

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173. René-François Régnier (1794-1881, Rome) French cardinal. ALS, 1845 (?), 1p, 5x8 in. Fine........75-100

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174. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1895 Annual meeting, Springfield, Mass. Document signed by at least 25 members. Includes:
- Bernhard E. Fernow (1851-1923) was the third chief of the USDA's Division of Forestry of the United States from 1886 to 1898, preceding Gifford Pinchot in that position, and laying much of the groundwork for the establishment of the United States Forest Service in 1905. Fernow has been called the "father of professional forestry in the United States.

- Louis Prang (1824-1909) American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist.[1] He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card".

- Bushrod Washington James, A.M., M.D. (1836–1903) American surgeon, homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist.

- Albert S. Bickmore (1839-1914) American naturalist and originator of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, becoming one of its founders.

- Worcester Reed Warner (1846-1929) American mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, manager, astronomer, and philanthropist. With Ambrose Swasey he cofounded the Warner & Swasey Company.

- Walter LeConte Stevens (1847-1927) well-known physics professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and, later, Professor of Physics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. 

- Henry Farquhar (1851-1925) Career "G man", working for the US Coast Survey, census bureau, and other departments.

- Dr. Jefferson E. Kershner (b. 1854)  Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College.

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175. [FRANCE] Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858) French Crown Princess after her marriage in 1837 to the eldest son of Louis Philippe I, Ferdinand Philippe of Orléans. She was the mother of the future Count of Paris and Duke of Chartres. Her descendants include present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy and the kings of Spain and Belgium. ALS, 1856, 3pp, 4-1/2 x 7-1/8 in.  Not translated but ID says she says........You know, Sir, that we never made any claims that did not follow justice & law of the country....." VG................150-200

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176. [FRANCE] Ernest Menault (1830-1903) French author and zoologist. He wrote, principally Les Insectes nuisibles à l' Agriculture et à la Viticulture, L'intelligence des animaux and L'amour maternel chez les animaux. ALS, 1867, 1-1/2 pp. VG..........50-75