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16. HENRY IVISON (1808-1884) publisher, born in Glasgow, Scotland; died in New York city. He came to the United States in 1820, and was apprenticed to William Williams, of Utica, for the purpose of learning the bookbinder's trade. After serving his time he continued with his employer until about 1830, when he established the house of H. Ivison and Co. in Auburn, New York In 1846 he removed to New York city. and became associated with Mark H. Newman in the publishing business, and after Mr. Newman's death in 1853 the firm became Ivison and Phinney. This house made a specialty of publishing educational works, and became one of the largest in the United States, having a list of over 300 school-books, including " Webster's School Dictionary," "Dana's Geology," "Gray's Botany," "Robinson's Mathematics,"" Fasquelle's French Course," and "Wells's Scientific Series." On the retirement of Mr. Phinney in 1866, the firm-name became Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co., and in 1880 Mr. Ivison retired from active participation in the business, and was succeeded by his only son, David B. lvison. Offered here is a letter written to Sarah Ivison, daughter in Petersburgh, Virginia, 1853, 2 full pages plus postmarked/postage stamp page. Approx. 7-3/4 x 9-3/4 in. Excellent condition.........60-80

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17. [ENGLAND] Edward Carr [Glyn] Petriburg (1843 - 1928) was an Anglican bishop in England the late 19th century and the early 20th century. He was the Bishop of Peterborough from 1896 to 1916. After a curacy in Doncaster, he was the domestic chaplain to William Thomson, the Archbishop of York, and then held incumbencies at St Mary's Beverley, St George's Minster, Doncaster and St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington. He became an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen and was the Bishop of Peterborough from 1897 until 1916. ALS, The Palace Peterborough, 1905, 2pp. VG.........50-75

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18. [SCIENCE] William Berryman Scott (1858-1947) American vertebrate paleontologist, authority on mammals, and principal author of the White River Oligocene monographs. He was a professor of geology and paleontology at Princeton University. ALS written in the 3rd person, c. 1908, 1-1/2 pages. Fine...............40-60

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19. [ART] Richard Elmore (fl. 1852-1885) British painter first based in London and later moved to Tunbridge Wells, England. His distinctive and subtle landscapes depicting views in Devon, Surrey and Kent were widely exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists and the British Institution. Elmore’s painting of Twickenham is in the collection of the Cardiff museum. ALS, 1878, 4pp, to the art critic Samuel Carter Hall. VG...........50-75

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20. [CONGRESSMAN PHILBIN LOT] 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. In 1942, as the Democratic nominee, Philbin was elected to the 78th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971). Offered is a unreseared lot of papers from the files of Philbin. Contains many carbon copies ofletters from Philbin; letters from people seeking advice or assistance, sometimes telegrams etc. About 76 pieces. Mixed conditions...............Min. Bid $25

21. Isaac Homer Sweetser (1846 or 45?-1915) Born in Charlestown, Mass. He was a Boston attorney. Group of 5 ALSs, 1894, to Brooks K. Webber (1841-1941) who was born in Webster (Boscawen), New Hampshire in 1837. He was educated at Colby Academy in New London and went on to study law in Newport and Woodstock, Vermont. Webber was admitted to the Bar in 1859. He was a veteran of the Civil War, where here served as first Lieutenant for Company 1, 16th Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers. Upon returning from the war, Webber settled in Hillsborough and worked as an attorney. He was active in town affairs, serving in a number of positions: Representative (1868-69), member of the Constitutional Convention (1876), Superintendent of Schools and member of the Board of Education, Board of Health, Water Commissioner, and Supervisor of the Checklist. He died in 1903. Legal matters. VG................Min. Bid $25

22. Thomas Robinson "Shepherd Tom" Hazard (1797-1886) American author, social reformer, and advocate of Modern Spiritualism. Hazard was born in the village of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, the second-eldest son of textile industrialist Rowland Hazard and Mary (née Peace) Hazard. His mother was raised in Charleston, South Carolina and spent a year studying in London as a girl. His father founded the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company in Peace Dale, Rhode Island in 1802. Among his siblings was older brother Isaac Peace Hazard and younger brother Rowland G. Hazard. In 1844, Hazard became one of the original twenty three incorporators of the Rhode Island Hospital for the Insane, later Butler Hospital. Owing to his extensive record as an outspoken champion of the rights of the “insane poor,” Hazard was appointed by the state to conduct a survey of Rhode Island's poor houses and insane asylums. Hazard was also a committed antislavery activist and published dozens of tracts in support of the American Colonization Society and the Republic of Liberia. From 1840 to 1841 he served as a Vice President of the ACS. Other causes for which he labored included the abolition of the death penalty in Rhode Island and public education. Offered here is a 1828 manuscript document paying Thomas, signed by his brother Rowland, endorsed by Thomas on the verso. The signature of Rowland G. Hazard is partly torn away. This was not uncommon then as it was a method of cancellation............40-60

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23. [AMERICANA] George Folsom (1802-1869) American lawyer, historian, librarian, diplomat and senator from New York. ALS, Dresden [NY], 1855, 1p. to Gov. Peter Vroom of NJ. A letter n favor of Charles Shimmins of Boston. 6.5 x 8.5 in. VG..........25-35

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24. [SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] WILLENE WHISENHANT - early NASA photographer. Offered here is an original color vintage litho. photo of astronaut Alan Shepard. Whisenhant writes in ink below image "Shepard." Provenance: from the personal files of Willene Whisenhant, the photographer. 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.Fine.............100-150

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25. [FRANCE] Gaston Calmette (1858-1914) French journalist. In January 1914 Calmette, who had been editor of the newspaper Le Figaro since 1902, launched a campaign against Minister of Finance Joseph Caillaux, who had introduced progressive taxation and was known for his pacifist stance towards Germany during the Second Moroccan Crisis in 1911. During this campaign, which was orchestrated by Louis Barthou and Raymond Poincaré, Le Figaro published several letters from the Minister's private correspondence. Caillaux's second wife Henriette , fearing that the newspaper would also make public a love letter that showed how he was already having a relationship with her during his first marriage, entered Calmette's office on 16 March 1914 and shot him four times. Calmette died instantly. Caillaux had to resign his post the next day, but during a spectacular trial later that year his wife was acquitted. MARCEL PROUST dedicated Swann's Way, the first volume of his novel In Search of Lost Time, to Calmette 'as a testimony of deep and affectionate recognition'. Offered here is Calmette's called card which he signed and has written 3 lines. Fine. Below is his portrait & an illustration of the murder..........50-75

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26 . [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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27. [THEATRE] Henry Clay Barnabee - American actor, well-known in his time, particularly for playing the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1891 London production of Robin Hood. He was a leading member of the Bostonians. The Boston Ideal Opera Company, later The Bostonians, was a comic opera acting company based in Boston from 1879 through 1905. Offered here is a NEW ORLEANS PRESS CLUB Visitor's card, dated 1899, given to H.C. Barnabee. Issued by J.M. L. Byrd. On the back of the card is written "Press Club boat. Byrd." 3-3/4 x 2-1/4 in. VG................25-35

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28. Liverpool, England - manuscript document signed, 1852, 8pp. Indenture listing a Watchmaker, Hatter, Tailor, Draper, Paper Dealer, etc. Folds out to 9-3/4 x 15-1/2 in......35-45

29. [ART] Richard Cotton Carline (1896-1980) British artist, arts administrator and writer. During the First World War, Carline served on the Western Front and in the Middle East, where he travelled extensively through Palestine, Syria, India and modern day Iran and Iraq. Although known for his depictions of aerial combat painted during World War One, from the mid-1930s, his output as an artist was overshadowed by his numerous roles in local, national and international artists' organisations. Carline held strong anti-fascist beliefs and also worked to gain appreciation for African art, naive art, child artists and even promote the artistic merits of postcard images. An ALS, 1975, written on an art greeting card. Sent to the artist 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). Fine..................100-150

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30. Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was a son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. TLS, 1969, brief 1p. signed as Governor of Arkansas. VG...............30-40

31. [FILM] Lilia Skala (1896-1994) Austrian-American architect and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. During her career, Skala was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Before Skala decided to be an actress, she practiced architecture as a profession. She was one of the first women architects in Austria and was the first female member of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects. Offered here is a signed copy of a newspaper article picturing her in her Lillies Of The Field role with Sidney Porter. She signs at top with long inscription. VG...............80-120
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32. [MISSOURI TERRITORY] Boston Recorder Mar. 20, 1819 newspaper with an article inside page FIRST PROTESTANT MISSIONARY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. 4pp..............20-30

33. [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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34. [FRANCE] Jacques Élie Henri Ambroise Ner (1861-1938), also known by the pseudonym Han Ryner, was a French individualist anarchist philosopher and activist and a novelist. He wrote for publications such as L'Art social, L'Humanité nouvelle, L'Ennemi du Peuple, L'Idée Libre de Lorulot; and L'En dehors and L'Unique of fellow anarchist individualist Émile Armand. His thought is mainly influenced by stoicism and epicureanism.ALS, 1906, 1p, about 4-1/4 x 7-3/4 in. About his work Les Chrétiens et les philosophes (1906). VG...................50-75

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35. [ART] 4 original etchings [book illus.] by Oreste Cortazzo (1836-1910) Italian-born French painter, graphic artist and illustrator. From 1870 to 1885, he was a regular participant in showings at the Salon. He also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (1878) and the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry in Glasgow. After that, he derived inspiration from the English Romantics and produced numerous landscapes in that style. His works received honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle (1889). Image sizes are approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. These etchings date to 1898. VG...........25-35

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37. 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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38. [RELIGION] Charles-Francois Turinaz [1838-1918] Catholic Archbishop. Extremely long ALS, 1902, 4 very full pages. Fine. Not translated.........80-120

39. [ART] Richard Cook (1784-1857) English artist. He was a constant contributor to the exhibitions at the Royal Academy from 1808 to 1822. In 1822 he became a Royal Academician, and almost from that time forward, and certainly for many years preceding his death, he seems to have abandoned painting, and ceased to contribute to the annual exhibitions of the Academy, his private fortune enabling him to live independently of his art. He died in London in 1857. Offered here is a ALS, Dec. 3, 1856, written to John Prescott Knight RA (1803–1881) was an English portrait painter. He was secretary of the Royal Academy from 1848 until 1873. For health reasons Cook is unable to serve.....Cook would die about three months later. VG..............50-75

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40. [KUHN] Vera Kuhn (1885-1961) wife of Walt Kuhn. She studied jewelry_making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY, and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she met Walt; they married the next year. During his involvement with the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), Vera Kuhn stayed with her mother and Brenda, their young daughter, at her mother's home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Offered here is a 1953, 1p. letter to Bee [daughter Brenda] signed V. She begins by mentioning the actress Helen Hayes and W.KS [Walt Kuhn is WK] illness. She goes on to mention the Ogunquit Museum. VG..............100150

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41. Christie MacDonald Jefferson (1875-1962) Canadian-born American musical comedy actress and opera singer. She was perhaps best remembered as the Princess of Bozena in the 1910 operetta Spring Maid. The 1913 musical Sweethearts specifically was written for MacDonald by composer Victor Herbert. She retired from the stage after appearing in a 1920 revival of the musical comedy Florodora. She was married first to William W. Jefferson, a son of the famous actor Joseph Jefferson, in 1901 and ended in divorce several years thereafter. ALS, April 4th [no yr], 2pp, 5-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. Scarce! VG..............50-75

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42. EARLY MARY POPPINS - Original Russian postcard 1907, showing a woman in Victorian/Edwardian costume holding an umbrella and flying through the air. A scene reminiscent of the film MARY POPPINS starring Julie Andrews released many years later. About 3-1/4 x 5-1/4. VG...............25-35

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43. [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 1972 envelope upon which she writes about students of Hans Hofmann etc. Signed "N". RARE!..........Min. Bid $25

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44. [BRENDA KUHN ESTATE] Lot of about 25 pieces [envelopes not counted] from the estate of Brenda Kuhn. Mainly bills, receipts etc. Nothing appears to be important. Sorry but we will not spend any time on scans/pictures for this type of Brenda Kuhn lot. For more of these lots go to lot 401. Brenda Kuhn (1912-1993) formerly of Cape Neddick, Maine, a founder of Cape Neddick Park, an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn. Click below to see wiki page on Walt Kuhn. Also click below to see Walt Kuhn's painting of Brenda in the Ogunquit Museum of Art. Again, nothing important in this lot.............Min. Bid only $25

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Walt Kuhn Portrait of Brenda

45. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] Includes: (1) [BANKING] Timothy Wiggin - London banker. Timothy Wiggin's name turns up several times in Ralph Waldo Emerson's diary for 1833. Wiggin was Longfellow's London banker, and it has been conjectured that he served a like purpose for Emerson. Wiggin's bank was also active in the China Trade, etc. Offered here is a clip signature, approx. 5 x 1-3/4 in. VG. (2) Lilian Bowes Lyon (1895–1949) was a British poet. She was the first cousin of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. During the First World War, Lilian Bowes Lyon helped at Glamis Castle (owned by her uncle) which became a convalescence home for soldiers. Her brother Charles Bowes Lyon was killed in the war on 23 October 1914, inspiring her poem "Battlefield" which was later published in "Bright Feather Fading". After the First World War, Lilian Bowes Lyon studied for a time at the University of Oxford and then moved to London. She was independently wealthy. In 1929, she met the writer William Plomer CBE and through him, Laurens van der Post. bb She published two novels, "The Buried Stream" (1929) and "Under the Spreading Tree" (1931) but thereafter focused on poetry. She published six individual collections with Jonathan Cape and a "Collected Poems" in 1948. Her "Collected Poems" contains an introduction by C. Day-Lewis who noted the influences of Emily Dickinson, Hopkins and Christina Rossetti. Her verse appeared in many periodicals and anthologies including "The Adelphi", "Country Life", "Kingdom Come", "The Listener", "The London Mercury, "The Lyric" (USA), "The Observer", "Orion", "Punch", "The Spectator", "Time and Tide and "Poetry" (USA). During the Second World War, Lilian Bowes Lyon moved to the East End where she used the Tilbury Docks unofficial air raid shelter and assisted with nursing the injured. She also had several amputations due to thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's Disease), losing toes, a foot, her lower legs and eventually both her legs below her hips. She returned to her home in Kensington and continued to write poetry despite the thromboangitis obliterans beginning to affect her hands. These poems, found amongst William Plomer’s papers at University of Durham, were published in "Uncollected Poems" by Tragara Press. ALS, 1935, 2pp, approx. 7 x 9 in. VG. (3) [MICKEY SPILLANE] Arthur Florman (1917-2001) Cinematographer. He sends this letter to Mickey Spillane looking for a job after hearing of Mickey's upcomh TV film series. Says he was the camerman who shot the screen test for Mickey in Newburgh. He goes on to compliment Mickey. Dated 1955. 1p, 7 x 10-1/4 in. Fine. (4) Vassar Miller (1924-1998) was a writer and poet. She served as Poet Laureate of Texas (1988-1989). Three of her books won the annual poetry prize of the Texas Institute of Letters. In 1982 and 1988 Miller was named Poet Laureate of Texas, and in 1997 she was named to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by the Governor's Commission for Women. Signed typed poem titled "Precision", 1p. Approx. 7 x 10 in. VG (5) Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1910. (6) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (7) David L. McDonald (1906-1997) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the 17th Chief of Naval Operations from 1 August 1963 to 1 August 1967 during the Vietnam War era. Signed 3x5 card mounted to album page with small picture and news clippings................Min. Bid $50

46. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Frank Sinatra - unsigned attractive 2008 First Day Cover. (2) [THEATRE] Florence Williams (1910-1995) American actress. She played many parts in summer stock, where she met future husband scenic designer Leon Whitten, and eventually landed on Broadway performing opposite legendary actress Lillian Gish. Florence left New York and her entertainment career behind in 1973, retiring with her husband to a quiet life in Rockport, Maine. Although she received many invitations to participate in community theater, Florence felt that she was too old to resume acting and politely declined. However, to keep herself active, she joined a local acting workshop at age 81. Encouraged by her peers, an initially reluctant Florence ultimately participated in The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman show based on the life of poet Emily Dickinson. Using the professional name Florence Marshall, she performed her show nationally for the public in a series of benefits for nursing homes and abused children. Florence continued to involve herself in local Maine theater productions until 1992, two years before her death at age 84. Offered here are 2 ALSs, 1980 and 1986, plus a Camden, Maine theatre program. Written to Franklyn Lenthall (1919-2001) director of the Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay, Maine, and from 1975 to 1990 he managed the Boothbay Theater Museum which contained the nation's largest private theater collection. VG (3) [US NAVAL] Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934 to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March 1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone. OFFERED HERE: A signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs "E. Davis USN". VG (4) Wlliam Duren (1810-1888) he came from Waterville, Me., about 1827; engaged in lumbering and trade; has served as representative and senator in the Legislature of Maine, and as mayor of Calais, Maine 1872-75. DOCUMENT SIGNED, Calais, Maine, 1865. Land sale. Also signed by Levi Lincoln Lowell (1805-1880) [signed twice]. Approx. 8-3/4 x 13-1/2 in. Very fine condition. (5) Coleman Barks (born1937) is an American poet, and former literature faculty at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations. Signed typescript poem titled THE PENGUIN, 1p., 8.5 x 11 in. VG.........Min. Bid $50

47. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Joukim J. Outrim - British artist who fl. 1834-1854. ALS, 1850, 3pp. (2) Small newspaper clipping of Frank Sinatra meeting Mrd. & Mrs. Richard Nixon signed Frank Sinatra. We assume its secretarial signature. (3) Samuel Merriman (1731-1818) Obstetrician. Signature dated 1749, while a student at Iniv. of Edinburgh. Under signature not in his hand. Foxed. (4) [US NAVAL] Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934 to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March 1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone. OFFERED HERE: A signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs "E. Davis USN". VG (5) Douglas Volk signed 1922 check. (6) Joseph Peace Hazard (1807-1892) was born into a wealthy Rhode Island family. When he failed in the family's textile manufacturing business, Hazard's family supported him in pursuing his personal interests, which included travel, architecture, and Spiritualism. Signed 1836 document. (7) 1852 printed gov. doc. from Treasury. (8) 1885 letter from a railroad person signed ? Baker. (8) 1840 printed gov. doc. Commerce..................Min. Bid $50

48. [RELIGION] Étienne-Hubert de Cambacérès (1756-1818) Archbishop of Rouen in 1802, cardinal in 1803 and senator from 1805. He was younger brother of the jurist, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès the Duke of Parma. DOCUMENT SIGNED, no year showing, 1p, 7-3/4 x 10". VG.........80-120

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49. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757-1847) was a Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1791 to 1807 and then the Archbishop of York until his death. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) American industrialist, politician, and social reformer from Rhode Island. He was educated in a Quaker boarding school in Burlington, New Jersey, where he developed a particular interest in mathematics. In 1819 he returned to Rhode Island to join his elder brother Isaac in the management of the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. One of Rowland Hazard's responsibilities was selling the company's prodent winters in New Orleans from about 1833 to 1842 to sell goods that included cotton bagging cloth, pre-cut garments, low-priced shoes, and raw "Negro cloth" for use by African-American slaves. The activity that Hazard considered "as the greatest effort of his life" (according to his granddaughter) began when he was in New Orleans on business in the winter of 1841. After he learned that a free African-American man from Newport, Rhode Island was in custody in Louisiana as an escaped slave, his investigations found that many free African-Americans were being detained under the assumption they were escaped slaves. He worked with Jacob Barker, then a New Orleans lawyer, to obtain freedom for nearly 100 people being held as slaves. The action later led to charges being filed against several public officials who were responsible for the illegal detentions. His involvement with abolitionist causes and in the Republican Party eventually caused his company to lose favor with its markets in the southern United States. This helped to prompt the Peace Dale mills' transition from making cheap cotton products to selling higher quality woolens. Hazard retired fromucts to planters in the southern United States, particularly Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. He sp the textile business in 1866 and invested in the Union Pacific Railroad. After Union Pacific fell into financial disarray and became a party to the Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872, Hazard spent much time dealing with the company's financial affairs. Offered here is a bank check [New Orleans] signed, 1844. (3) Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) Gov. R.I. Brief 1883 letter written/signed in 3rd person. (4) [ENTERTAINMENT] Lew Dockstader (1856-1924) was an American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star, best known as a blackface minstrel show performer. Dockstader performed as a solo act and in his own a popular minstrel troupe.Large bold signature dated Xmas 1898. Signature on verso looks like Henry E. Dixon [?]. About 5-3/4 x 2-3/4 in . Provenance: Boothbay Theatre Museum, Boothbay, Maine. (5) [EPHEMERA] 1894 one page letter written from Portland, Maine on illustrated letterhead. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. VG. (6) 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 1868 made out to Bunn but not signed by him..............Min. Bid $50

50. [ART] Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862-1942) English painter who specialized in oil paintings of dogs. Dicksee belonged to an illustrious artistic family. Dicksee studied art at the Slade School, London, on a scholarship. His first painting was exhibited in 1881. Many of Dicksee's works, especially those painted during the war, depict the dogs accompanying melancholy young ladies. His most frequent model was the actress Gladys Cooper. Original etching, plate signed H D, approx. 5.5 x 3.5 in. plus margins. VG................Min. Bid $12.50

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51. Joseph Silas Diller (1850-1928) Pioneer of Southern Cascadian Geology, California and Oregon. He worked as a United States Geological Survey (USGS) geologist for some forty years, from 1883 to 1923. While his principal interest was in petrography, he was responsible for production of numerous geological maps, reconnaissance surveys and economic geologic studies. A majority of these were in Southern Cascadia, the complex region of southern Oregon and northern California that encompasses portions of the eastern Great Basin, Sierra Nevada, Cascade Volcanic, Great Valley, Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges geologic provinces. Among his achievements were the production of six maps as part of the USGS Geologic Atlas Folio Series, in-depth (1849-1924) of hand specimens, thin sections and descriptions for colleges and universities. He was also a specialist on asbestos, coal, placer gold and chromic iron ore. He is perhaps best remembered for his studies of Crater Lake and analysis of Tertiary peneplanation and regional uplift. 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 Joseph S. Diller. Approx. 5 x 6.5 in. Very fine. Provenance: Estate of Robert S. Woodward' s summer home in New Hampshire...............80-120

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52. [RHODE ISLAND] group of 3 documents signed by Isaac Peace Hazard (1794-1879) the eldest of the nine children of textile manufacturer Rowland Hazard I and Mary Peace of South Kingstown, R.I. He attended the Friends School in Westtown, Pennsylvania through 1810 before returning to South Kingstown to help run the family textile mill. In 1819, his father retired from active business, and Isaac took control of the mill with his brother Rowland G. Hazard I (1801-1888). They did business as I.P. & R.G. Hazard until 1828, when they added a third brother, Joseph P. Hazard, and became R.G. Hazard & Co. From about 1820 to 1824, Isaac also had a side partnership with Aza Arnold, acting under the name Hazard & Arnold. He was also in a partnership with a distant cousin, Jonathan N. Hazard, until 1826. The Hazard businesses lost a great deal of money circa 1829. Isaac served as president after the partnership with his brothers was incorporated as the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company in 1848 through his retirement in 1864. He also served intermittently as a representative in the state General Assembly from 1838 to 1843, and as a state senator in 1853. Among his other activities, he helped found Butler Hospital for the Insane, and also played a major role in founding the Charleston and Augusta Railway Company. Circa 1849, he moved from Peace Dale to Newport, where he lived with four other unmarried siblings: his brother Joseph and his three sisters Eliza, Mary and Anna. The 1870 census of Rhode Island lists him as a woolen manufacturer with a personal estate valued at $115,000. He was raised as a Quaker, but in 1841 purchased a pew in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Wakefield, R.I. He never married or had any children, and died in 1879. Size is approx. 7-3/4 x 3 in. Very good condition. Promisory notes to pay Sam. Rodman, Jas. W. Rodman and his brother Rowland G. Hazard, dated 1839-1840. Samuek Rodman has signed on the verso on 2 of these. Sam. Rodman (1800-1882) father of the Civil War hero Gen. Isaac Peace Rodman who was mortally wounded leading a bayonet charge late in the afternoon of September 17, attempting to prevent the Union's left flank from being rolled up at Antietam by the forces of Confederate General A.P. Hill. 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, and Isaac entered into the family business by managing the Rocky Brook Store, selling dry goods and textiles to the mill hands and local neighborhood. By this time Samuel Rodman had followed his wife Mary 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, Isaac and his brothers and sisters were all raised as Baptists. In the 1840s, like their namesakes the Hazard brothers, Isaac and his brother Rowland became textile manufacturers, entering into a partnership with their father that was called S. Rodman & Sons. Size of each is about 7.5 x 2.5 in. All are in very good condition.............Min. Bid $35

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53. John M. Gaver, Sr. (1900-1982) American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 1939, Gaver was appointed head trainer for Greentree Stable, a position he would hold for the next thirty-eight years. During his time with Greentree, John Gaver conditioned seventy-three stakes-winning horses. Signed 1981 bank check..........Min. Bid $10

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54. George Hodges (1856–1919) American Episcopal theologian, born at Rome, New York, and educated at Hamilton College (A.B., 1877; A.M., 1882; LL.D., 1912). He served at Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1881 to 1894. In 1893 he helped establish the Kingsley Association in Pittsburgh, an organization dedicated to helping immigrant workers. Afterward, he became the dean of the Episcopal Theological School at Cambridge, Massachusetts. "The high esteem in which his religious messages are held by the reading public" resulted in a number of his books being reissued as a second edition in 1914. ALS, 1907, 1p., approx. 5 x 8 in. VG...............50-75

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55. [HAGENBECK WALLACE CIRCUS] Bobbie Frankel - Manager Up-Town Wagon. Lengthy Autograph Note Signed written on back of postcard, postmarked Marshalltown, Iowa, June 28, 1910. With postmark flag cancel. The first part of the note relates to music played at the circus. Frankel concludes "Don't you think this is a pretty card, painted by a girl of the Nelson Family of acrobots. The card is signed Bobbie. On the other side is a hand colored picture of a girl. POSSIBLY UNIQUE. This must have come from someone's papers otherwise how would it be known that the writer's last name was Frankel. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was a circus that traveled across America in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak, it was the second-largest circus in America next to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was based in Peru, Indiana. Also, the Nelson were a famous circus act. Excellent circus postcard item...................150-200.....................Min. Bid $40

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56. [RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR] George G. Hill [1868-1935] American journalist; correspondent for the New York Tribune during the Russo-Japanese Peace Conference. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1923, made out to "Myself." Also he signs on verso.............20-30

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57. [AMERICANA] Wm. A. Hayes, Document Signed, 1819. Miss Sally Bodwell rents a shop. Jos. Doe mentioned. No place mentioned but from the Somersworth, NH area. Approx. 3-3/4 x 6 in. VG.........Min. Bid $10

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58. [MAINE] Benjamin Lincoln (1802-1835) graduated from Bowdoin College in 1822 and studied medicine for five years before practicing in Boston, Massachusetts, and Burlington, Vermont. He also lectured in medicine for the University of Vermont and the University of Maryland. He returned home to Dennysville before his death on February 26, 1835. ALS, folded stampless letter, Bowdoin College [Maine], 1821, 1p, plus manuscript address leaf. To John R. Parker in Boston. He sends $3 membership fee in behalf of the Pan-Harmonic Society. VG...............75-100

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59. SUBJECT: Douglas MacArthur - 1951 vintage International News Photo [Heart] of "General of the Army Douglas MacArthur pauses in his speech before the joint meeting of congress to take a sip from a glass of water. Soon after came his solem warning: "There are some who would appease Red China. They are blind. History teaches with unmistakable emphasis that appeasement but begets new and bloodier wars." Seated on the rostrum behind MacArthur is Vice President Alben Barkley. Photo was taken by Frank Jurkoski. 7x9 in., INP caption still attached. Jurkoski was a noted photojournalist. VG...............100-150

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60. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Original photograph of young Arthur MacArthur [son of Gen. MacArthur]. Taken in 1951. International News Photos paper caption attached to back of photo. Approx. 9 x 7-1/8". VG..........50-75

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61. [ART] Andrew MacCallum (1821–1902) was a British landscape painter. MacCallum's reputation rested mainly on woodland subjects. He sent 53 pictures to the Royal Academy (1850–1886) and others to the British Institution, Society of British Artists, and International Exhibitions (1870–1). Special exhibitions of his paintings were held at the Dudley Gallery in 1866 and at Nottingham in 1873; his Sultry Eve was shown at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. The Tate Gallery acquired MacCallum's Silvery Moments, Burnham Beeches (1885), and The Monarch of the Glen; the Victoria and Albert Museum his In Sherwood Forest—Winter Evening after Rain (1881), S. Maria delle Grazie, Milan (1854), Rome from the Porta San Pancrazio (1855–6), The Burning of Rome by Nero, and the Massacre of the Christians (1878–9), and Head of Christ after Daniele Crespi. The City of Nottingham Art Gallery bought The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest (1882), measuring about 9 ft. by 12 ft., and The Opening Scene in Bailey's "Festus". ALS, 1877. 2pp, 4-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. This letter was once owned by Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889) Irish-born Victorian journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for his much-satirised personality. Fine.............75-100

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62. [VERMONT] Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee (1834-1924) was a teacher, a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran. He was the 41st Governor of Vermont. He enlisted in the Brandon "Allen Grays" in April 1861, which became Company G of the 1st Vermont Infantry. He was elected 2nd lieutenant on April 25, 1861, and served with the regiment for its full three-month term. In September 1862, he joined Company G, 12th Vermont Infantry, serving as its captain, and was mustered out with his regiment in July 1863. After he returned home from the war, Ormsbee started practicing law in Brandon, as a partner of Anson A. Nicholson, and later with Ebenezer N. Briggs. In 1887, President Grover Cleveland proposed to return Confederate flags captured by Union troops during the Civil War. This obviously caused a storm of opposition throughout the north. The Vermont Department of the Grand Army of the Republic declared "we most solemnly and earnestly protest for ourselves and in the name of our fallen comrades,... against removing from their final resting place the bloody emblems of a treason that cost many precious lives, fully believing that such removal will do more to keep alive the bitter recollections of the war than anything that has transpired since its close." Governor Ormsbee forwarded this resolution to President Cleveland, declaring they "have my unqualified and warmest approval, and you may rest assured that they contain the sentiments of Vermont on this subject." Offered here is a brief ALS signed Ormsbee, April 2 [no year], 1p. 4-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. VG................Min. Bid $20

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WAR DEPARTMENT, pension document, 1833 [not filled out. 8 pages, 7-3/4 x 9-3/4 in. VG........30-40

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64. Michael Pertwee (1916-1991) British playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, and many other films and TV series. TLS, 1966 or 67, 1p, to Milt Ebbins. VG.............50-75

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[NORTH CAROLINA] Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) was a Democratic US senator from North Carolina from 1932 and 1945. Almost from the outset of his Senate career, "Our Bob," as he was known among his local supporters, acquired distinction as a passionate isolationist and increasingly as an apologist for Nazi aggression in Europe. Even after America's entry into World War II, according to a contemporary study of subversive elements in America, he "publicly endorsed the propaganda efforts of Gerald L. K. Smith," whose scurrilous publication The Cross and the Flag "violently assailed the United States war effort and America's allies." One of the nation's most influential fascists, Smith likewise collaborated with Reynolds on The Defender, an antisemitic newspaper that was partly owned by Reynolds. Reynolds occasionally turned over his Senate office facilities to subversive propagandists and allowed them to use his franking to mail their literature postage-free. Offered here is a signed cover postmarked 1931. Address label is present. VG..........Min. Bid $9

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66. Malcolm Taylor Dougherty (pen name Malcolm Taylor) (1888-1989) author of boys' books and a poet. An archive of 10 ALSs dated 1983-1989, PLUS 7 Christmas cards, each with long notes written by him on them; plus a photo and funeral card. Interesting reflections by a centenarian. Most are signed "Doc." VG.......Min. Bid $35

67. [ARTISTS MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Stephen James Ferris [1835-1915] influential Philadelphia painter and etcher. Original etching, "Mrs. Nicklin", from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stuart painted the portrait of Mrs. Nicklin about 1795, when she was in her thirtieth year. She was one of Philadelphia's celebrated beauties, the wife of Mr. Philip Nicklin, and the daughter of Chief-Justice Benjamin Chew. This plate shows notable characteristics in Mr. Ferris's method of etching, he believing in finish, and striving to obtain depth of tone and suggestion of color by close and careful working. Image 7-1/4 5-1/2" plus fairly clean marhins. Top left corner is soiled. (2) Wendell D. Volk (1884-1953) American artist. Signed 1943 bank check. Born El Paso, TX, buried Arlington Natinal Cemetery. He was a printmaker and woodcarver, married Jessie J. McCoig, also an artist (1904-2005). The Douglas Volk family built a rustic Tudor cottage, “Hewnoaks,” on the shores of Kezar Lake in Center Lovell, Maine. [Stephen A.] Douglas Volk was the son of Leonard [W.] Volk, who was famous for his many life casts of Abraham Lincoln. S.A. Douglas Volk studied in Paris and Italy. He taught at the Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and the National Academy of Design in New York and was a founder of the Minneapolis School of Fine Art. He participated in the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition and taught at the New York Society for Ethical Culture established by Felix Adler, where he met Karl von Rydingsvärd. He married Marion Larabee in 1881 and two of their children were dau. Marion and son Wendell. Daughter Marion helped Mother Marion run the Sabatos Studio, which produced woven and printed textiles. Wendell was also a weaver and learned woodcarving from Karl von Rydingsvärd. Wendell’s wife Jessie left Hewnoaks, lock, stock, and barrel, to the University of Maine. Hewnoaks was the heart of an Arts and Crafts community. Marion Volk decided to improve upon a generations-old native tradition of making “drawn” rugs and with the help of her son Wendell and daughter Marion she began Sabatos Handcrafts in 1901. The Volks gathered together residents of Center Lovell, who then carried out every part of the rug-making process. Twenty years later the Volks began producing block-printed textiles. The rugs and printed panels are extremely rare today. VG (3) RICHARD CARLE - deceased New England artist. Worked a lot around Boston and the north shore. ORIGINAL drawing, not signed, 1980. Approx. 9 x 11.5 in. paper size. VG (4) Madeline Marrable (1833-1916) was a prolific London based watercolourist and oil painter specialising in landscapes with a preference for mountains and snowscapes. She traveled widely to places including Austria, France, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland and Venice. In 1886, Marrable was elected as the first President of the Society of Lady Artists (SLA), formerly the Society of Female Artists (SFA) and since 1899 is now known as the Society of Women Artists (SWA), she retired from the presidency in 1912. CLIP SIGNATURE, 4-1/4 x 1 in. VG. (5) Mary Lucier (b. 1944) American video artist. Concentrating primarily on video and installation since 1973, she has produced numerous multiple- and single-channel pieces. Mary Lucier has presented solo exhibitions at different venues all around the world. Among those are The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the TV Gallery in Moscow , San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., New York, and the Media Test Wall at MIT. Signed 1985 exhibition brochure. Fine. (6) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American portrait painter and the son of noted sculptor Leonard Volk. Best known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln, one of which hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. He was named after his mother's cousin (Abraham Lincoln's political rival) Stephen A. Douglas. Offered here is a bank check signed by Douglas Volk, 1907. VG.....Min. Bid $50

68. [VERMONT] Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887) United States Senator and Representative from Vermont. Signed 1841 State of Vermont Supreme Court document, signed as Chief Justice. Attached to 4 other pages, one signed by Frederic Williams Hopkins (1806-1974) was a Vermont lawyer and militia officer who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia. In the 1830s and 1840s Hopkins was part of a group of individuals interested in reorganizing and revitalizing the state militias, which had become increasingly dormant in the years following the War of 1812. This group, including Franklin Pierce, Alden Partridge, Alonzo Jackman, and Truman B. Ransom, held seminars to discuss tactics, strategy and recruiting, and carry out maneuvers and drills in an effort to improve unit readiness. Excellent condition..................75-100

69. Mary Ella Reutershan (1921-2019) during World War II she was a confidential secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Group of 2 ALSs, and 1 TLS, 1984 written to Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. VG.............50-75

70. [SCIENCE] Lewis Boss (1846-1912) American astronomer. He served as the director of the Dudley Observatory in Schenectady, New York. Boss is noted for his work in cataloguing the locations and proper motions of stars. He also led an expedition to Chile in 1882 to observe the transit of Venus, and catalogued information concerning cometary orbits. His most significant discovery was the calculation of the convergent point of the Hyades star cluster. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1905. ANS, 1908, written in 3rd person. Accepts invitation from Dr. Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) the American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. 4-3/4 x 5-1/2 in. Fine..............50-75

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71. [THE GAME OF BRIDGE] George Lansbury (1859-1940) British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main causes being the promotion of social justice, women's rights and world disarmament. Elected to Parliament in 1910, he resigned his seat in 1912 to campaign for women's suffrage, and was briefly imprisoned after publicly supporting militant action. Lansbury devoted himself entirely to the cause of world peace, a quest that took him, in 1936, to the United States. He addressed large crowds in 27 cities before meeting President Roosevelt in Washington to present his proposals for a world peace conference. Offered here is an interesting letter to Lansbury about the game of Bridge, mentioning Winston Churchill. Lansbury pens 9 lines below [signed]. VG................75-100

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72. Léon Lommel (1893-1978) was a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Luxembourg from 1956 to 1971. During World War II, he was sent to France after being interrogated by the Gestapo; he worked in reconstructing his country's churches and chapels after returning there following the end of the war. ALS, 1956, 1p, approx.8-1/4 x 11-1/2 in. Not translated. Fine..............50-75

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73. [ITALY?] Mystery document dated 1821, addressed to Mon. Prince. Speaks about funeral's of his Majesty's son in Sala, that nothing was inscribed on the tomb reminds us of the unhappy past. 1000 Masses to be celebrated here, 1000 masses in Vienna. 1p, approx. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2". UNSIGNED. VG.............80-120

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74. [MUSIC] YVONNE ASTRUC [1889-1980] violinist. Brief ALS, postmarked 1914, 1p, 4-1/4 x 5-5/8. VG...........25-35

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75. Antonio Felice Zondadari, also known as Anton Felice Chigi Zondadari (1740-1823) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was expelled on the orders of Emperor Joseph II the following year, as he was suspected of supporting the Brabant Revolution. Zondadari was made a cardinal by Pope Pius VII during the consistory of 23 February 1801 and given the title of Cardinal Priest of Santa Balbina. Zondadari was among the few of his peers (14 in all) admitted by Napoleon to his wedding ceremony with Marie Louise of Austria in the Louvre on 2 April 1810. ALS, 1812, 1 full page, addressed on verso. Not translated. Approx. 6.5 x 9 in. VG..............75-100

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76. Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (1872-1959) French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. During World War II, Grente worked in the French resistance movement. TLS, 1958, 1-1/2 pp. to Robert Kent. ..............75-100

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77. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] offered here is a vintage 1908 New Hampshire election ballot, or whatever its called. Approx. 21 x 15 in. Many condition flaws................40-60

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78. [ART] 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.He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Emily Clarissa King (Barlow) Volk and the sculptor Leonard Wells Volk. He was named for his mother's maternal cousin, Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic Party presidential nominee in 1860, who lost to Republican presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln. Congressman Lincoln posed for a bust by Leonard Volk in early 1860, and the sculptor made plaster casts of his face and hands. Four-year-old Douglas entertained the future president. Offered here are 10 signed Douglas Volk bank checks made out to Marion V. Bridge [his daughter] dated 1919-1927. VG................200-300

79. [ART] Merv Slotnick [b. 1941] American artist living in Maine. His work is in many collections throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France, Belgium, etc. His work has been included in exhibitions at New York University; Maine Biennial; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY; Mansfield State College, Pa.; Ball State Univ.; Edison Community College, Cape Coral, Florida; Center For The Arts, Midland, Michigan; Central Michigan Univ.; Saginaw Art Museum; Provincetown Art Association; Grand Rapids Art Museum; Battle Creek Arts Center, Mich.; All Michigan Artists Traveling Show [1970-73] which traveled to various colleges & universities in Michigan; Northern Arizona Univ.; Alaska Pacific Univ., plus others. Abstract expressionist and printmaker Slotnick was born in Lansing, Michigan, and received degrees from Adrian College, Central Michigan University, with additional work at Michigan State University. Slotnick was one of only 50 artists invited to exhibit in 2003's 'SANCTUARY' Exhibition at the Nobel Peace Prize forum held in the U.S. to honor the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize. Two examples of Slotnick's work were exhibited in AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER. The painter has also been honored to have had Virginia Mecklenburg (Head Curator, Painting & Sculpture, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian) selected one of his works on paper for inclusion in the 16th Visual Arts Association National. Offered here is an original serigraph, signed with initials, AP means artist's proof, image 3-1/2 x 5 in. plus margins. This print is printed on paper is from the former paper collection of William Ivins Jr. (1881 – 1961) who was curator of the department of prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from its founding in 1916 until 1946, when he was succeeded by A. Hyatt Mayor. After nine years' legal practice, he was asked to take on the conservation and interpretation of the Met's print collection. He built up the remarkable collections that can be seen there today, and he wrote many prefaces to exhibition catalogues, as well as other, occasional pieces which were later collected and published. His best-known book is Prints and Visual Communication (MIT Press, 1969, ISBN 0-262-59002-6 (first published 1953 by Harvard University Press)), and his How Prints Look (1943, revised edition 1987) remains in print. Unframed. VG......................Min. Bid $25

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80. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [FILM] Eugene Arnstein (1907-1986) V.P. Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers Association. Group of 2 typed letters signed "Gene", 1965, one to the actor Peter Lawford and the other to Milton Ebbins, Lawford's agent/partner regarding Lawford. Plus 3 ink signed memo documents sent to All members of the Society of INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS, which included Marvin Mirisch, Otto Preminger, Ebbins and Lawford. 1965 typed memo signed Gene. (2) Teresa Żylis-Gara (1930-2021) Polish operatic soprano who enjoyed a major international career from the 1950s through the 1990s. Signed 2-question page. (3) Alfred Griffin (or Griffith) Hatfield (1848 or 1850 – 1921) was a performer and minstrel show producer as Al G. Field . Signature 1906. (4) Dick Cheney - Vice President. TLS, 2002. Signature is likely autopen. (5) Dr. Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) DeBakey performed the first successful carotid endarterectomy in 1953. A year later, he pioneered techniques in grafts for the various parts of the aorta. DeBakey was among the earliest surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery. A pioneer in the development of an artificial heart, he was among the first to use an external heart pump successfully in a patient – a left ventricular bypass pump. Signed 3x5 card. (6) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American artist. Signed 1906 check. (7) Hon. Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757-1847) was a Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1791 to 1807 and then the Archbishop of York until his death. Signed address panel. (8) Philip Philbin - US congressman from Mass. 1939 telegram from him & one to him. (9) Edwin M. Stanton - printed gov. document re: 100 Days Men. From Stanton in 1866, 5pp., signed in type as Sec. of War. (10) Jack Dempsey - unsigned vintage 1964 photo. (11) Danny Rogers (died 2021) Danny was in the motion picture industry for more than 42 years as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. He doubled Eric Estrada on CHIPS for 6 years. Danny was voted into "Stunts Unlimited" in 1974 (which he thinks is the top stunt origination in the business). He has done many motorcycle stunts, horse work and fight scenes. Danny has been an all around stunt performer over his many years in the business preforming stunts on some of the "top" movies such as; XXX, Titanic, Fast & the Furious, Pearl Harbor, Hildago, just to name a few. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck. (12) Group of 13 Limerick National Bank checks 1915-26. Limerick, Maine..............Min. Bid $70

81. [ART] Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) American artist, illustrator and author. He studied with the influential painters and theorists of his day, including Arthur Wesley Dow, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, Abbott Thayer, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. A transcendentalist and mystic, Kent painted remote and austere lands, including Newfoundland (1914-15), Tierra del Fuego (1922-23), and Greenland (1929; 1931-32; 1934-35). Collotype offered here is from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1925. Not in Burne Jones. Unsigned. Image sizes approx. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches plus clean margins. Printed on copper plates by hand on French Arches hand-made paper. This is a proof printing. Fine, black impression, on cream wove paper, in excellent condition. Scarce............100-150

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Rare Letter of Russian Interest

82. [RUSSIA] Shapurji (Shapur) Saklatvala (1874-1936) Lawyer and Labour and Communist politician; MP for Battersea. Born into a wealthy Bombay family, Saklatvala was reluctant to join the family business, choosing instead to be a welfare worker in the slums of Bombay. After concerns were raised by the Raj about his outspoken nationalism, his family sent him to oversee the Tata offices in Manchester. Before departing he contracted malaria. He recovered at a health spa in Britain where he met Sally Marsh, a hotel waitress who he married in 1907. The couple moved to London where he joined the Labour party in 1909. In his first speech he agitated ministers by fearlessly waging a one-man campaign on parliament with his opening statement: "No Britisher would for a moment tolerate a constitution for Great Britain if it were written outside of Great Britain by people who were not British", making it clear that he saw his position as an opportunity to speak on matters of the empire. He was also among the few members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) to serve as an MP. In 1934 he visited the Soviet Union to tour the Union's Far Eastern republics, whose governance he compared favourably to that in British India. During that tour he suffered a heart attack but recovered.Offered here is a 1934 TLS written from Moscow to his brother Phirose, Honourary Consul for Persia, The Persian Consulate NYC. This is 15 full pages describing, in detail, many things there. mentions ......:the new Roosevelt regime in America....." Also included are 3 pages typed by his brother Phirozshaw about his own life [not signed]. He was head of an oil company in NH..........200-300

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Rare 1821 Choctaw Indian

83. [INDIANS] Rare 1821 printed US Senate document related to Silas Dinsmoor and the Choctaw nation of Indians. Silas Dinsmoor (1766-1847) was an appointed U. S. Agent to the Cherokee (1794–1798) and to the Choctaw (1801–1813). He later served as a surveyor in Alabama before eventually retiring to Boone County, Kentucky. Born in Windham, New Hampshire, Silas Dinsmore was part of a large group of inter-related families who settled in southern New Hampshire in the early 1700s. Through his mother, Martha McKeen, he was related to Joseph McKeen, the first president of Bowdoin College in Maine. He was also a first cousin of Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Silas worked his way through Dartmouth College by teaching, a profession he continued to practice after his graduation. At nearby Atkinson Academy he taught a newly formed co-educational class of students, opening up the chance for young ladies to learn Logic, Greek, and Rhetoric - topics normally reserved for male students. In 1793, Silas traveled to Philadelphia to look for a position with the government. He was offered the appointment of United States Agent to the Cherokee by President George Washington, a job that would last the next four years. In that capacity, Dinsmoor was expected to keep peace between the Native Americans and white settlers, serve as treaty commissioner, and introduce "civilization" to the Indians. This last task meant that he was to attempt to coax the males of the tribe to take up farming which was traditionally the occupation of females, and to teach the women to plant cotton, spin, and weave textiles. He spent much of his time at Tellico Blockhouse (in present-day Tennessee). As the agent, Dinsmoor was a witness to the First Treaty of Tellico, signed in 1798 between the U. S. Government and tribal leaders, which signed away land in eastern Tennessee. At the time, Silas wrote to his brother, "the Cherokees know the worth of their land too well to sell it for a song or anything under the value." In 1799 he accepted the job of purser on the naval frigate, USS George Washington. In that capacity he sailed with the ship on a historic mission, it being the first U. S. warship to enter the Mediterranean Sea. Under the command of William Bainbridge, the frigate was sent to Algiers with trade items and tribute for the Barbary pirates. When they arrived in Algiers, the Dey ordered the Americans to carry (under the flag of Algiers) an ambassador, several slaves, and exotic animals to Constantinople for the Sultan of Turkey. Returning to the states, Dinsmoor was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as Agent to the Choctaw and he proceeded to the small outpost of Washington, Mississippi Territory, located at the southern end of the Natchez Trace. It was presumed he would carry out a similar set of tasks as before, with the added expectation of encouraging the Choctaw to cede large sections of their land to the government. Again, the Native Americans were less than willing to give up their most valuable lands. The Treaty of Mount Dexter, signed in 1805, which sold away more than four million acres of Choctaw land in southeastern Mississippi and parts of Alabama, angered President Jefferson because he had wanted the more valuable lands along the Mississippi River. Dinsmoor also witnessed the Treaty of Fort St. Stephens of 1816 and the Treaty of Doak's Stand of 1820. By this time, though, he was no longer serving as agent. In 1811 Dinsmoor found himself embroiled in a controversy with Andrew Jackson and by 1813 he was looking for a new government post. The controversy began with reports from the Natchez region that slaves were being encouraged to run away by traders from Tennessee. Dinsmoor was asked to protect the property of the local planters and he began instituting an often ignored requirement that anyone traveling the Natchez Trace carry papers with them proving their ownership of any enslaved people they claimed. Jackson refused to do so and became quite furious when he heard the rule was being vigorously enforced, at one point threatening to arm his slaves on his next time through, kill Dinsmoor, and burn the agency house to the ground. Though he never found the right moment to carry out his threat, his missives to the War Department may have had something to do with Dinsmoor being replaced in 1813. Fine condition...............200-300

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84. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) John Walter Drake (1875-1941) served in the Navy during the Spanish American War and practiced law in Detroit, Michigan, from 1896-1908. He was president and later chairman of the Hupp Motor Car Company which he co-founded with his brother Joseph R. Drake in 1908. Drake was assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1923-1927 and in 1929 headed the U.S. delegation to the Second Pan American Highway Congress in Rio de Janeiro. SIGNATURE. (2) Porter James McCumber (1858-1933) was a United States senator from North Dakota. He was a supporter of the 1906 "Pure Food and Drug Act", and of the League of Nations. SIGNATURE. (3) Grover Cleveland - 1893 printed gov. doc. re: China, signed in type as President. (4) 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. Signed 1923bank check. (5) Dorothea Mary Stanislaus Gerard (Mme Longard de Longgarde, 1855-1915) was a Scottish-born novelist and romance-writer. SIGNATURE. (6) Philip J. Philbin - US congressman from Mass. Western Union telegram c. 1948. (7) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) was the daughter of Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show. Signed bank check 1966. (8)  Henry Bernard Carpenter (1840-1890), was an Irish Unitarian clergyman, orator, author, and poet. ALS, no date, 2pp. (9) Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) was the 25th Justice and a Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, between 1864 and 1885. Cooley was appointed Dean of the University of Michigan Law School, a position he held until 1883. Thomas M. Cooley Law School of Lansing, Michigan, founded 1972 and now affiliated with the Western Michigan University since 2014, was named after Justice Cooley. TLS, Ann Arbor [Michigan], 1886, 1p. (10) Ross R. Mowry (1882-1957) State senator from Iowa. At the time of his death, Mr. Mowry was considered to be probably the greatest historian living in Jasper County. He was a political consultant to Herbert Hoover. U.S. district attorney, appointed by President Coolidge [1924-32]. Prosecuted Keith Collins & Fred Poffenbarger for 2 million dollar train robbery at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and secured their conviction in 1925. Signed 1919 document..............Min. Bid $90

85. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Frank H. Simmons (1878-1936) American author. Nice 1917 TLS answering an autograph request. 1p. [2] William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 election. Offered here is a antique engraved portait, approx. 7x 4.5 in. Below is his engraved signature. (3) [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 1895 bank check. VG. (4) Samuel S. Lowery (1831-1912) American manufacturer and politician from New York. ALS, 1873, 1p. to Nelson K. Hopkins, NY State Comtroller.  (5) Sec. of the Treasury, J.C. Spencer, signed in type 1844 printed gov. document, 17pp, re: public lands in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Miss., Mich., La., Ark. Document No. 210 for 28th Congress 1st Session. (6) William Platt Pepper (1837-1907) was the first vice-president of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA) from 1876-1882, and president from 1882-1897. Lengthy ALS [1897] written on both sides. Numerous condition faults. Mentions Mrs. Cassatt [the famous artist ??].  (7) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Excellent art content about upcoming Walt Kuhn exhibitions including.........Phil Adams spent all day looking at Kuhn works and getting ideas.  Signed Brenda as usual. Brenda had the habit of keeping ink signed copies of typed letters she sent. Philip R. Adams wrote about Walt Kuhn for the 1968 Kennedy galleries exhibition. Very good lot......Min. Bid $75

86. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert P. Casey Sr. (1932-2000) American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district from 1963 to 1968 and as Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1977. Signed color 5x7 in. photo. Fine. (2) [PUBLISHING] ALS, 1882, to Professor R.E. Thompson (1844-1924) - Am. educator, economist, from Henry B. Leo [?]. (3) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1951 bank check. (4) Henry Hubbard (1784-1857) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the 18th governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844. SIGNATURE [endorsement]. (5) James L. Ford (1854-1928) Editor. Signed 1915 print of a portrait drawing of him. (6) William W. Porter (1856-1928) American attorney and legal author. He served as associate justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1903. ALS, 1885, 1p. to William Henry Rawle. (7) 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. A 1904 bank check from his estate not signed by him]. (8)  Henry Phillips (1801–1876) was an English singer, who took on operatic roles in the 1820s and 1830s. ALS 1874, 1p. mounted................Min. Bid $50

87. [FRANCE] Jules Cousin [1830-1899] Fr. archaeologist, historian; specialist of Paris and Vietnam. ALS, 1884, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8. VG.........50-75

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88. [FRANCE] Bernard Potier, duc de Gesvres, Military governor of Paris 1739-1757. Some sort of letter or document signed, 1749, 1p, approx. 6-5/8 x 8-1/4 in. VG............100-150

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89. [OPERA] Count Nicolo Gabrielli di Quercita (1814-1891) Italian opera composer. Gabrielli was a very prolific composer, and from 1835 onwards worked at many melodramas, opera buffas, commedias and farsas. In 1840 he was appointed musical director of the Royal Theatre of San Carlo in Naples, a position that enabled him to travel all over Italy and abroad and make acquaintance with the international society. ALS, [dated ?], 1p,approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. Not translated.............80-120

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90. [FRANCE] Jean de La Varende (1887-1959) French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographies, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a marine officer like his father, but gave up due to his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942. He received the 1938 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Centaur of God.[2] His 1936 novel Leather-Nose was the basis for the 1952 film Leathernose, directed by Yves Allégret. Short ALS, dated ?, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. Fine................50-75

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91. [EARLY FILM] Harry Reeves-Smith (1862-1938) English born stage actor who achieved success in Broadway productions at the turn of the twentieth century. He went to the U.S. in 1887 and toured with John Sleeper Clarke. In the U.S. he toured with actresses Henrietta Crosman and Grace George. He is mainly remembered for appearing in several hit plays. Ethel Barrymore became a stage star in Clyde Fitch's Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1901) but Reeves-Smith's character Robert Jinks is the title of the play. In 1910 he appeared in another play with Barrymore, Mid-Channel, about a feuding couple. In 1912 he was opposite Laurette Taylor in her huge success Peg o' My Heart. In The Unchastened Woman (1915) the star was Emily Stevens. His last Broadway part was as Johan Strauss in The Great Waltz in 1935, at the age of 73. Reeves-Smith appeared in only three motion pictures, two silents and one sound. His last was The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) with Clive Brook, which holds the distinction of being the first Sherlock Holmes film to be shot in sound and Reeves-Smith the first Dr. Watson in a sound film. He pens 4 lines on verso of his personal calling card, signed with initials. 3 x 1-1/2 in. Fine.........50-75

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92. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American 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 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Offered here is a 21 page typed response to an article by Prof. Arthur Gordon Webster on "Research and Organization published in the Educational Section of The Weekly Review. This was written by Woodward. Dr. A.G. Webster and Robert Woodward were appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. When Webster died in 1923 it was aid that "Few Americans have done more than Webster to promote the higher study of physics in this country." New York Times obituary in 1923. WORCESTER, Mass., May 15. -- Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster, an internationally known physicist and a member of the Clark University Faculty for more than thirty years, committed suicide in the university laboratory today. His associates are of the opinion tonight that his act was prompted by a belief that his research work and accomplishments in physics were not appreciated by his contemporaries. All of the page handwritten corrections made on the pages were in the hand of Robert Woodward. Top of page 1 is a little tattered but the rest is very good. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. Provenance: from the personal papers of Robert Simpson Woodward. VG....................300-600................Min. Bid $150
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93. [NOBEL PRIZE] Matilde Serao (1856-1927) was a Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist. She was the first woman called to edit an Italian newspaper, Il Corriere di Roma and later Il Giorno. Serao was also the co-founder and editor of the newspaper Il Mattino, and the author of several novels. She never won the Nobel Prize in Literature despite being nominated on six occasions. ALS, 1907, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7 in. Not translated. Mentions Folies Bergère. VG.................100-150

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94. [U.S. SENATORS] typed letters signed by: Thomas Dodd [19600; Jos. S. Clark [1960]; J. Allen Frear Jr. [1960]; Frank Church [1960]; Henry Dworshak [1961]; Lister Hill [1960]; Alan Bible [1960]; Peter H. Dominick [1969]; Ernest F. Hollings [1972]; Zell Miller [1985]; John Sparkman [1961]; Albert Gore Sr.[1961]; Carl Hayden [1960]. Some of these have some mounting traces on verso; some are clean; one has some stains..............Min. Bid 70

95. [MARYLAND] Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933) a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, having served from 1977 until 2007. Group of 3 TLSs, 1977-80, 1p. each. To the President of a financial company, regarding various bills......40-60

96. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Hickenlooper [IA], Hickey [WY], Holland [FL], Hruska [NE], Johnston [SC], Jackson [WA], Jordon [NC], Kuchel [CA], Lausche [OH], Cotton [NH]. All have mounting residue at top & bottom edge. Mostly on verso but with some show-thru.............50-75

97. [US SENATORS LOT] Typed signed letters from US Senators to Vernon L. Talbertt, Chief Messenger, Office of the Secretary of the Senate. Includes: Paul H. Douglas, Stephen M. Young, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Thomas H. Kuchel, & Jennings Randolph. These date 1960-1962. All have mounting traces on verso with slight show-thru....Min. Bid $35

98. Group of 22 documents from the papers of Ross R. Mowry. These date 1920-1930. We have not researched any of the names. Mowry has signed many of them. Newton attorney Ross Rutledge Mowry was a member of the Newton Public Library board from 1912 to 1924, perhaps not surprising given that later in life he listed his hobby as reading. Born in Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, March 5, 1882, he was the youngest of ten children born to John E. and Louisa (Wilkins) Mowry, natives of Pennsylvania. Young Ross spent his youth on the home place assisting with the farm work until he was 15. He attended Oak Ridge School, and graduated from Baxter High School with the class of 1900. He then entered the State University at Iowa City, from which he was graduated in the law department in 1903. He began his law practice at Baxter, where he remained one year. In 1904, he removed to Newton where he formed a partnership with another Baxter High School graduate, John E. Cross, which lasted until 1910. According to one contemporary source, “Mr. Mowry has figured more or less prominently in local legal affairs all the while, being regarded as a very strong young lawyer and he has been very successful in all his legal work in the local courts.” In 1910, Mowry was the Republican nominee for Jasper County Attorney; he was elected, re-elected in 1912, and served from 1911 to 1915. Mowry was married to Mary Edith Mathews (1878-1949), daughter of John L. Mathews, a former Newton Public Library trustee, on September 15, 1908. They were the parents of two daughters, Esther Virginia Mowry and Gertrude Ellen (Mrs. William) Spaulding.[16] Mowry subsequently practiced his profession in Newton in 1914-16, 1917-24, and 1932-38. In 1916-17, he was Assistant Attorney General of Iowa in the office of Attorney General George Cosson.[18] From 1924 to 1932 Mowry was U. S. Attorney under Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. In 1938, he was elected State Senator. He was re-elected in 1942. Mowry was a past member of the Baxter City Council, and a past member of the Newton Park Board. He was a member of the Jasper County, 6th District, and Iowa State Bar Associations. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Fraternally, Mowry was a member of Newton Lodge No. 59, Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons; the Knights of Pythias; and the Modern Woodmen of America, for which he was past state counsel. He was also a member of the Wittemberg Grange. At the time of his death, his colleagues in the Iowa Senate considered Mowry “probably the greatest historian living in Jasper County.” He passed away on September 28, 1957, and is buried in Newton Union Cemetery..................Min. Bid $25

99. [FRANCE] Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency-Laval (1767-1826) was a prominent French statesman during the French Revolution and Bourbon Restoration. He was elected as the youngest member of the National Assembly in 1789. He is also known for his military expertise and his relation with Mme de Staël. When France became a republic Montmorency turned into an ultra-royalist. Napoleon regarded him as a member of the catholic opposition. During the restoration he became Minister of Foreign Affairs. AUTOGRAPH LETTER [if signed we don't see the signature], Paris, 1816, 2+ pages. Identified as...."Rare - Speaks about L'affaire du Canon and that he spoke about it to Vincenne's governor. Speaks about artillery affairs and MGR....he asks Ballanche to thank the Duke of Damas for accompanying MGR......speaks about consttution and about the King. Approx. 4.5 x 7 in. VG.............100-150

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100. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) American physicist, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, was born at Philadelphia. After graduating at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1825, he acted as assistant professor there for some time, and as a lieutenant in the corps of engineers he was engaged for a short time in the erection of coastal fortifications. He occupied the post of professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1828 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843. He spent the years 1836 to 1838 in Europe on behalf of the trustees of what, in 1848, was to become Girard College. Abroad, he examined European systems of education and, on his return, published a very valuable report. In 1843, on the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, he was appointed superintendent of the United States coast survey. He succeeded in impressing the United States Congress with a sense of the great value of this work and by means of the liberal aid it granted, he carried out a singularly comprehensive plan with great ability and most satisfactory results. By a skillful division of labour, and by the erection of numerous observing stations, the mapping out of the whole coast was completed. In addition, a vast mass of magnetic and meteorological data was collected. His autograph in the form of a FREE FRANK SIGNATURE [used in place of stamp on envelope]. Actual size 2-5/8 x 1-1/4 in. Mounted to another sheet; hardly any margins; condition - stained............Min. Bid $20

101. [Gen. Richard Delafield] 1880 document, New York, Receipt from Trustees of the Estate of Richard Delafield deceased, from Harriet [wife], Susan and Albert. Richard Delafield (September 1, 1798 – November 5, 1873) was a United States Army officer for 52 years. He served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy for 12 years. At the start of the American Civil War, then Colonel Delafield helped equip and send volunteers from New York to the Union Army. He also was in command of defenses around New York harbor from 1861 to April 1864. On April 22, 1864, he was promoted to Brigadier General in the Regular Army of the United States and Chief of Engineers. On March 8, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Delafield for appointment to the grade of brevet major general in the Regular Army, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on May 4, 1866, reconfirmed due to a technicality on July 14, 1866. He retired from the US Army on August 8, 1866. He later served on two commissions relating to improvements to Boston Harbor and to lighthouses. He also served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution. Approx. 7-1/4 x 3 in. Very fine..............25-35

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102. [FILM] Eugene Arnstein (1907-1986) V.P. Alliance of Motion Picture & television Producers Association. Document signed "Gene", to ALL MEMBERS, of Society of Independent Producers. Ink Signed memorandum, 1965, sent to about 33 named members of the Society of Independent Producers. Some of the names: Marvin Mirisch, Otto Preminger, Milton Ebbins, Peter Lawford, etc. Regarding SCREEN ACTORS GUILD THEATRICAL NEGOTIATIONS--NO. 6. 2 pages. 8.5 x 11. Fine.............50-75

103. [FRANCE] Louis Gaston Adrien de Ségur (1820-1881) was a French bishop and charitable pioneer. In 1881 he organized the first formal Eucharistic Congress in Lille France which was approved by Pope Leo XIII and was attended by 40,000 people. ALS, 1877, 3pp. VG..............50-75

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Our Most Prominent Pacific Coast Scientist

104. GEORGE DAVIDSON [1825-1911] pioneer west coast scientist. Probably no name is better known in the scientific world of the Pacific Coast than that of Professor George Davidson, of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. His active and untiring efforts, extending over a long period of time in advancing the interests of science on this coast, are well known; and the work he has accomplished in the service in which he holds high rank has earned for him a name and reputation which might be envied by any man. He determined the Eastern boundary, 120th meridian, of California in 1873. Lengthy ALS, 1908, WRITTEN IN THE 3RD PERSON. "Mr George Davidson expresses his thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Woodward for their kind invitation to meet the members of the National Academy of Sciences on the evening of Wednesday the twenty-second of April, and regrets his inability to be present. San Francisco Cal. March 22/08." VG...........Min. bid $25

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105. [MILITARY] Edward F. Witsell (1891-1969) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1946 to 1951. General Witsell was a 1911 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and a World War I veteran. From the personal papers of Philip J. Philbin, US congressman from Mass. TLS, 1947, 1p. to Philbin concerning "General Prisoner Alfred J. Rota. Clemency was disapproved but his application for release on parole was approved. Also included are about 22 other letters, handwritten, typed copies, a telegram, letters fro Mrs. Rota asking for help. VG lot..................50-75

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106. [FRANCE] Medieval Document from 1366 on vellum, 1 page, approx. 8 x 6.5". Quite fresh condition. See small slip [scan 2] identifies as being from Montils...........200-300

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107. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Nick Faldo - golfer. Signed 5-3/4 x 8-1/3 color picture. (2) Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882) Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and theologian. He was the first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury. (3) Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902) Irish poet and critic. A 1861 postmarked-stamped envelope addressed by him but not signed. (4) Pandro S. Berman (1905-1996), also known as Pan Berman, was an American film producer. Berman was the winner of the 1976 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Six of his films were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture: The Gay Divorcee (1934), Alice Adams and Top Hat (both 1935), Stage Door (1937), Father of the Bride (1950), and Ivanhoe (1952). Signed & inscribed 3x5 card. Fine. (5) Pierre Werner (1913-2002) Luxembourgian politician in the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who was the 18th Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984. Signed 3-3/4 x 5-3/4 photo. Fine. (6) Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828-1896) English writer. An 1867 stamped envelope addressed by her but not signed. (7) 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 1896 bank check. (8) Wayne Gard (1899-1986) was a longtime editorial writer for the Dallas Morning News and President of the Texas State Historical Association. He was the author of seven volumes of Texana and southwestern history, including Frontier Justice and The Chisholm Trail, both published by the University of Oklahoma Press. TLS, 1951, 1p.Nice lot................Min. Bid $75

108. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Patrick Jackson (1933-2001) he was a Public Relations visionary who founded behaviorally-based Exeter (now Rye), New Hampshire PR firm Jackson Jackson & Wagner in 1956, whose approach to advising clients was based on how people behave as individuals as well as within groups. Patrick Jackson was one of the 20th Century's most widely known and respected public relations practitioners. Offered here are 4 letters from Patrick Jackson to Frederick Solomon, about publishing Solomon's book 'Critique of Modern Art' to be used as a text book for art students. These letters dated Nov. 2, 1966 to April 3, 1967. Basically, Pat is giving Solomon advice about the book which is a problem. In one letter Patrick says.........."the language itself could be clarified. Though you are writing in English, it seems that you are thinking in German, which makes rapid comprehension difficult.............I was disappointed not to find in the book what you said to me on the telephone about Picasso." There is another letter from Isobel Parke of Jackson & Jackson plus 2 letter copies of letters from Frederick Soloman (1899-1980), painter, 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 left Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. Solomonski was interned in the Isle of Man in Hutchinson Square camp in the early 1940’s as a prisoner of war along with many other artists. 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 he left England to take 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. Offered here are 9 copies of Solomon letters written in the 1950s while he was a Rabbi in Havana, Cuba during the Revolution..................100-150

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109 [ART] Maynard Walker (1896-1985). Walker, was the New York art dealer representating the Estate of Walt Kuhn's art work during this time. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas City Art Institute that for the first time brought together the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United States in 1932. Offered here are (1) Maynard Walker ALS, 1958, 2pp. To Brenda telling her to relax regarding Philadelphia. They were in talking stage with possible Walk Kuhn exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (2)List of 24 Walt Kuhn painting [1957] owed by Brenda Kuhn. The artist Walt Kuhn [her father] died in 1949. (3) Maynard Walker - 1962 ANS to Brenda saying that Fleishman has taken the Prendergast and will pay next week. Fleishman owned the Kennedy Galleries in NYC that would later represent the Walt Kuhn Estate. (4) Brenda Kuhn signed 1966 bank check. VG.........Min. Bid $50

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110. [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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111. [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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112. [FILM] Errol Flynn - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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113. [FILM] John Garfield - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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114. [FILM] Rita Hayworth- unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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115. [FILM] Tallulah Bankhead - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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116. [POSTAL HISTORY] Henry Wilson (1812-1875) was the 18th vice president of the United States (1873–75) and a senator from Massachusetts (1855–73). Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. Hand addressed envelope, 5-1/4 x 3 in. Torn along top edge....................50-75

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117. [FILM] Yvonne Printemps - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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118. [FILM] Jean Gabin - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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119. [FILM] Clark Gable - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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120. [FILM] Humphrey Bogart - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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121. [FILM] Fernandel - unsigned  Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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122. Philipp von Brunnow (1797-1875) was a Baltic German diplomat who served in the Russian Empire. Brunnow represented Russia in several conferences, and held ambassadorial positions in London (1840–1854), Frankfurt (1855), Berlin (1856), and then returned to London (1858–1874). In 1871 the tsar elevated him to the title of count and in July 1874 von Brunnow decided to retire from private life, resigning as ambassador to die Darmstadt in 1875. Offered here is a ALS, Chesham House, 1874, 2-1/2 pages, not translated. VG............100-150

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123. [POSTAL HISTORY] G.L. Newman - Archivist, De La Rue Company, London, England. TLS, 1963, 1p. To Jerry Crawford, Chief, Gropund Safety 17th Air Force, APO 12, U.S. Forces. He writes about a block of nine 10 cent blue postage stamps of Jefferson Davis. Apparently they made the printing plate for the stamps and shipped it to the United States but never heard anything back. They were never paid. Probably none were ever issued. Includes original envelope and a small reproduction of the 9 stamps. Interesting piece of postal history. VG...........Min. Bid $50

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124. [FILM] Cary Grant - unsigned Movie Star Encyclopedia Card printed 1992; French description on verso, 5x 7 in. Fine..............Min. Bid $10

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125. [ENTERTAINMENT] Marty Allen (b. 1922) American stand-up comedian, actor, and veteran of World War II. He has worked as a comedy headliner in nightclubs and as a dramatic actor in TV roles. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............30-50

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126. [U.S. NAVAL] Capt. Paul Cassard (1891-1972) Navy officer who served in both World Wars. In 1941 Captain Cassard was the officer who welcomed Winston Churchill on the British battleship Duke of York off the Virginia Capes and escorted him to Washington for his conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was born in Prince Frederick, Md., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1913 and served in World War I with a destroyer force based in Queenstown, Ireland. In World War II he was as signed to the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington and to New York headquarters of the Eastern Sea Frontier. He retired in 1950, at which time he was president of the Navy board of review of discharges and dismissals. Offered here is a TLS, Navy Department, 12 April 1948, 1p. Written to Philip J. Philbin, US Congressman from Massachusetts. Cassard, at this time was President, Board of Review, Discharges and Dismissals. Concerns the discharge of Francis A. Gregg. This lot includes a TLS, March 18, 1948, 1p. from Congressman Philbin to Francis A. Gregg saying he has received enclosures from Admiral Colclough. At bottom of this letter is brief typed note signed in ink by Francis A. Gregg. PLUS 7 carbon copies of letters [retained copies] from Philbin concerning this case. Total 9 pieces. VG..............Min. Bid $25 

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127. [PORTRAIT] of BENJAMIN HARRISON (1833-1901) Photogravure portrait [1902] after a photograph from life by Sarony. Image area, is about 9 x 6 in. including engraved signature below plus margins. VG.........Min. Bid $25

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128. [AMERICAN NAVAL] Commander John Mitchell Hawley - a native of Northampton, Mass., a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent families of the town. He made his home here until he was appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he was graduated in 1868. In 1869 he was made an ensign, in 1870 a master, and in 1874 a lieutenant, and from the time of his graduation until 1887 he rendered valuable service in several coast survey expeditions and in the hydrographic office. From 1887 to 1890 he was executive officer of the Nipsic, one of the United States fleet sent to Apia, Samoan islands, during the uprisings in 1889. The American, British and German fleets in the bay were overwhelmed by a fearful hurricane which swept the islands in March, 1889, and the Nipsic was one of the two or three vessels that escaped total destruction. Commander Hawley received a vote of thanks from the Legislature of Massachusetts for rare courage and ability displayed during the hurricane, and was commended to the Navy Department by Rear Admiral Kimberley, '"for zeal and energy in getting the Nipsic afloat after -she was beached. He had entire charge of this work, and to his efforts, in a large measure, is due the fact that the Nipsic is now afloat without more serious injury." In 1894 he was promoted to be lieutenant-commander and in 1896 was ordered to duty as assistant to the chief of the Bureau of Navigation, having charge of enlisted men. During the Spanish-American war, he was engaged in recruiting men from the west for the navy, having charge of three parties who secured nearly two thousand men for the service. He was promoted to commander March 3, 1899, and in May was ordered to the command of the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's old flagship, which is to be used as a practice-ship. Offered is is a 1p. typed letter, undated but c. 1889, from John M. Hawley [signed only in type], sent to Lieut. Henry W. Lyons offering his testimony if desired. The dockets in pencil are in Lyon's hand. VG............100-150

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129. [NAVAL] N.H. Farquhar (Rear Admiral Norman Von H. Farquhar, USN, (1840-1907). Letter Signed, marked "Copy", USS Trenton, Apia, Samoa, April 22, 1889, 2 pages, 7-3/4 x 10". The original was sent to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington DC [Benjamin F. Tracy]. This "copy" letter was sent to Henry Lyon, who became commander of the Nipsic. Dated about a month after this famous naval incident (The Samoan Crisis ). This letter is of high praise for Lieut. Commander Henry W. Lyon, saving the Nipsic "...to his excellent service during the Hurricane of March 16th and 17th, 1889, and since then in saving valuable property from the wreck. During the gale, he intelligently carried out my orders; personally supervising the many plans to keep out water, getting lines to the Vaudalia to prevent the total destruction of the Trenton and many other duties besides..." Norman Von Heidreich Farquhar (1840-1907) was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, attended the U.S. Naval Academy during 1854-59. After graduation, he served with the Africa Squadron until September 1861. Lieutenant Farquhar spent most of the Civil War off the U.S. Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, serving in the gunboats Mystic, Sonoma and Mahaska and the cruisers Rhode Island and Santiago de Cuba. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in mid-1865, a few months after the fighting ended, and was on duty at the U.S. Naval Academy from then until September 1868. For the rest of the 1860s and into the next decade, Farquhar served in the warship Swatara, was Executive Officer of USS Severn and USS Powhatan and Commanding Officer of USS Kansas. He also had two tours at the Boston Navy Yard on ordnance duty and as Executive Officer. Advanced in rank to Commander in December 1872, Farquhar spent nearly five years at the Naval Academy. He commanded the training ship Portsmouth in 1877-78, and the steam sloops Quinnebaug and Wyoming in European waters in 1878-1881. Five more years of Naval Academy duty were followed by torpedo instruction at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1886. From May 1887 until her loss in the March 1889 Samoan hurricane, Captain Farquhar commanded the steam frigate Trenton. He then served on several of the Navy's boards and, in March 1890 became the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. During 1894-97, he was Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Commanding Officer of the cruiser Newark, and President of the Naval Examining Board. While holding the ranks of Commodore and Rear Admiral, Farquhar was Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1897-99, commanded the North Atlantic Station during 1899-1901 and was Chairman of the Lighthouse Board in 1901-02. He retired from active duty in April 1902, upon reaching the statutory service age limit of 62. Rear Admiral Farquhar died at Jamestown, Rhode Island, on 3 July 1907. The letter is in very fine condition. Provenance: Estate of Admiral Henry W. Lyon, who had a distinguished Naval career, was honored for his service in the Spanish-American war where he commanded the U. S. S. Dolphin. Lyon and his wife, Liela, bought a house in Paris Hill, Maine in 1899 and moved there full time when he retired from the Navy in 1907. Picture of Farquhar is not included here..........250-350

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130. REPRESENTATIVES REPORT OF THE NINTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE ROYAL CLAN O.S.C. Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 29, 30th and July 1st 1887. T.G. Fleming writes a 25 page handwritten report "To the worthy Chief, Officers and Clansmen of Clan Gordon No. 19, Hartford, Conn. Scottish Clans. VG..................100-200

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131. [JUDAICA] HANS MARGOLIUS [1902-1984] German philosopher, writer and librarian. TLS, 1975, 1p. to Frederick Solomon [1899-1980] Rabbi German Expressionist artist. The letter is in German. Also included in a 4 page foldout in German. Envelope indided. VG..............50-75

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132. [FILM] Charles Lane (1905-2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 76 years. A prolific actor, with literally hundreds of roles in both film and TV, Lane often played sour, scowling and disagreeable clerks, doctors, judges, and middle-management authority figures. Offered here is his contract for his role in the film BILLIE as Coach Jones, 1965. Lane didn't sign this but it is signed by Milton Ebbins (1912-2008) the well-connected show business manager who was a liaison between Hollywood and the Kennedy White House. Mr. Ebbins was a well-liked Hollywood insider who directed the careers of actors, musicians and comedians. For more than 30 years, he was the personal manager of actor Peter Lawford. Through Lawford, who was married to Patricia Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy's, Mr. Ebbins became a favorite of JFK's and a frequent guest at the White House and on Air Force One. At Kennedy's 45th birthday party in 1962, Mr. Ebbins gave Marilyn Monroe a push onstage at Madison Square Garden as she went out to sing her sultry version of "Happy Birthday."............50-75

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133. Major Reginald Owens (1884-1928) British Army officer who married Ruth Baird Bryan in 1910. She was elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first woman appointed as a United States ambassador. She was a Democrat, who in 1929 was elected from Florida's 4th district as Florida's first female U.S. Representative. In 1933, she became the first woman to be appointed as a U.S. ambassador, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt selected her as Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland. Offered here is a 1929 bank check signed by Douglas Volk to Maj. Reginald Owen who has endorsed on the verso. Volk, of course, was a well-known American artist. VG...............50-75

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134. [MIXED LOT] includes: [1] Jack Williams (1909-1998) Gov. Arizona. TLS, 1967. [2] Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876) Ct. congressman. Signature. [3] Charles A. Eidredge (1820-1896) congressman from Wisc. [4] Charles Force Deems (1820-1893) American Methodist minister. He was the pastor of the non-denominational Church of the Strangers in New York City from 1868 to 1893. ALS, 1876, 1p. [5] Capt. H.P. Luna - American Airlines signed card. [6] Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. [7] Roger Mudd (1928-2021) American broadcast journalist who was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. Signed 1967 FDC honoring VOICE OF AMERICA. Slight foxing. [8] 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. Signed 1922 bank check. [9] 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. [10] Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Offered here is a 1949 Western Union telegram sent by Philbin re: Employees Compensation Federal Agency. [11] Robert A. Lovett (1895-1986) was the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War. As Under Secretary of State, he handled most of the tasks of the State Department while George C. Marshall was Secretary. Signed Sec. Defense card, signed in 1952. [12] H. B. Marriott Watson [1863-1921] Australian-born British novelist, journalist, playwright, and short-story writer. CLIP SIGNATURE. [13] Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, PC (1829-1912), British Liberal politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895, when he was raised to the peerage. [14] Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affiliation to the Democratic Party in 1962. Signed 3x5 card [sig. on lined side]. [15] George Peter Wilbur (1941-2023) American actor and professional stuntman. He worked as a wrangler on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, where he worked as an extra in the 1966 film El Dorado and was recruited as a stand-in performer for John Wayne. His career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects. He was a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.Warner Bros. 1984 pay check not signed by him. [16] Ken Wild [bass player] - unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck. [17] Bill McEuen (1941-2020) was a film producer and record producer famous for working with Steve Martin and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Warner Bros. paycheck, not signed, paid $9,999.98. [18] 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. A 1896 bank check signed by him.................Min. Bid $90

135. [MILITARY] William Badger (1826-1897) was born in Gilmanton, NH, son of William Badger who was the governor of New Hampshirte. He mustered in Company D, of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers on Sept. 18, 1861 as a captain. He was dismissed from service, but later exonerated and commissioned as a colonel of the regiment. However, there not being enough men he could not be mustered in. He later served in the regular army as a captain in the 10th Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia, and then with the 6th United States Infantry.Often stationed in Indian territory, he was later brevetted a captain for "gallant and meritorious services during the war."His enlistment with state the state militia ended on April 20, 1866. That same year he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 6th U.S. Infantry. He became a quartermaster with the 6th, and eventually was located at Ft. Buford and Ft. Lincoln, Dakota Territory,during the height of the Indian Wars. He was Quartermaster at Ft. Lincoln when Custer's 7th Cavalry was stationed there, and personally associated with Gen. Custer. 1877 document where Badger sends $924. Not signed by Badger. About 81/2 x 5 in. VG...........75-100

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136. [JUDAICA] Lilian Helen "Lily" Montagu, CBE (1873-1963) was the first woman to play a major role in Progressive or Reform Judaism. Her father, founder of Samuel Montagu & Co., was a self-made millionaire by 1871. He was a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900 as the MP for Whitechapel, a poor district of the East End of London. In 1907, Montagu was raised to the peerage as Baron Swaythling. She grew up in a pious Orthodox Jewish home, in an ethos of privilege and philanthropy, devoted to helping the poor and advancing Jewish institutions. Her eldest brother, Louis, was also a financier and political activist, founding the League of British Jews to lobby against the creation of the state of Israel. In 1893 she founded the West Central Jewish Girls Club (which subsequently merged into the Jewish Girls' Brigade). She was active in social improvement, particularly in respect to unemployment, sweat shops and bad housing. In 1901 and 1902, Montagu was to lay the groundwork for the establishment of the Jewish Religious Union in London. The Union set up the first synagogue in Liberal Judaism in the UK and helped found the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Following the retirement of Leo Baeck, Montagu served for a brief stint (1955–1959) in her 80s as president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, before handing the reins over to Solomon Freehof. TLS signed “Lily H. Montagu,” 1-page, 8 x 10, Feb. 8, 1939. A letter Dr. Frederick Solomonski, the noted Rabbi and German Expressionist artist. She is unable to help him for there are no openings there. Solomon was attempting to leave German during this period. VG..................100-200

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Douglas Volk artist 50 signed checks

137. [ART] DOUGLAS VOLK [1856-1935] AMERICAN ARTIST. Douglas was born to be an artist. His father was the famous sculptor Leonard Wells Volk and his mother Emily Barlow Volk was counsin to Senator Steven Douglas. At a young age Douglas showed an ability to draw and was taken seriously later studying with George Inness, and at age 14 took classes at the Accademia San Luca in Italy. In 1873 Volk went to Paris to study at Ecole des Beaux Arts with the Master Jean-Leon Gerome. When he returned to the U.S. he began teaching at The Cooper Institute in New York and in 1886 was founder of the Minneapolis School Of Fine Art. In 1893 Volk was chosen for the selection committee at the Columbian Expo where he exhibited three paintings and the the gold medal, his first major award. In 1899 the National Academy granted him membership. His paintings hang in many important collections including the Metropolitan Museum in NY. Douglas Volk first ventured into Lincoln portraiture in 1908, and that canvas, reworked in 1917, eventually found its way into the National Gallery of Art. It also achieved a kind of anonymous familiarity between 1954 and 1968, when it was featured on the regular four-cent U.S. postage stamp. When in 1860, Lincoln sat in Leonard Volk's studio, a liittle child was running in and out. The great man took him on his knee and asked his name. It was Douglas. It was this boy, long grown to manhood who was the paint one of the most famous portraits of Lincoln. One of his Lincoln portraits hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom in The White House. Collection of 50 signed bank checks, dating 1896-1930.................Min. Bid $300

138. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he was hired by Thomas Corwin Mendenhall as assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. 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 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1902, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Offered here are 2 handwritten pages written by Woodward about motion-rotation. About 8 x 10-1/4 in. PLUS a printed 11 page listing of published papers by Woodward [1903]. Both are fine condition. RARE!............200-300

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139. [ART] André Berne-Joffroy (1915-2007) Former Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Iimportant art critic in France. He was responsible for many of the important Paris exhibitions of modern art during the 1950-1980 era. He is also credited with the rediscovery of the Italian artist Michelangelo Caravaggio [1571-1610], who had a formative influence on the Baroque school of painting. Infamous while he lived, Caravaggio was forgotten almost immediately after his death, and it was only in the 20th century that his importance to the development of Western art was rediscovered. Despite this, his influence on the new Baroque style that eventually emerged from the ruins of Mannerism, was profound. It can be seen directly or indirectly in the work of Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Bernini, and Rembrandt , and artists in the following generation heavily under his influence were called the "Caravaggisti" or "Caravagesques", as well as Tenebrists or "Tenebrosi" ("shadowists"). Andre Berne-Joffroy, said of him: "What begins in the work of Caravaggio is, quite simply, modern painting." Offered here is a 7 page typed manuscript, with numerous manuscripts notations, written by Berne-Joffroy, signed Andre. This is about the artist Paul Klee. Written in French. Very rare! There are also a couple of pages of notes in his hand. Excellent condition...........200-300

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140. [FILM] Peter Lawford Buys Garage Doors - 1966. Lawford Buys Garage Door in 1966 from Electronic Door Service. Gives Lawford’s address. Not signed by Lawford. For The Rat Pack collector. One-of-a-kind item..............50-75

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141. [FRANCE] multiple lot of French autographs: [1] FERNAND VANDEREM [b. 1864] Fr. literary man. He was a novelist & reporter. ALS, 1906, 1p. [2] Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David (1755-1839) French archaeologist and writer on art. ALS, Paris, 1819, written on both sides. Edge-tipped to another sheet. [3 ] BEATRICE BRETTY - famous French actress. ALS, [1932], 1p., to the actress TaniaFedor. [4] Pierre] ARTHUR PONROY [b. 1816] Fr. dramatist, poet, historian. Lengthy 4pp. ALS. Interesting content about literature. [5] HENRI TISOT - Fr. actor. ALS, Paris, 1959, on both sides. To Director of La Comédie-Française asking to forgive him for missing a show. In the comedy movie The Fuhrer runs amok by Philippe Clair, Henri Tisot stars stars socceras Hitler who challenges other European countries in matches. VG. [6] GEORGES DOUAY - Parisian man-about-town, theatre fan, and composer of songs and operettas. ALS, 1893, 1p. [7] César Campinchi (1882-1941) French statesman in the beginning of the 20th century. Campinchi was president of the Association générale des étudiants de Paris student organisation, a member of the Radical Socialist Party and deputy for Corsica from 1932 to 1940. He carried out the functions of the Keeper of the seals and presented the Campinchi proposal concerning the protection of minors in 1937. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7 in. Speaks about politics and Bernstein. Fine. [8] Nicolas Levasseur (1791-1871) French bass, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Levasseur was considered without rivals in his time, possessing a voice of remarkable beauty and grandeur. ALS, 1854, 1p., 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG.........Min. Bid $90

142. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) National Tea Co. 1940 stock certificate. (2) Martin Armstrong (1882-1974) English writer and poet/ ALS, 1925, 2.5 pp. (3) Ted Noose (1930-2010) actor. Unsigned Warner Bros. paycheck. (4) Colleen Walker (1956-2012) American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. (5) A 1950 telegram from Congressman Philip J. Philbin of Mass. (6) Vintage 1906 stereopti can card of the San Francisco Earthquake. (7) Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale (1883 – 1967) English actress, lecturer, writer, and suffragist. Card signed in pencil 1921. (8) Small antique engraving of William 4th. (9) Emerson Hough (1857-1923) American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. Signed card 1916. (10) Rabbi Louis I. Engelson - TLS 1956 to Rabbi Fred Solomon. (11) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (12) The White House envelope postmarked 1925. Ink signature on verso reads G. Coolidge [probably a secretarial signature].......Min. Bid $50

143. [ART] Alfred L. Seligman (1864-1912) American sculptor. Group of 7 bank checks from [signed] Douglas Volk to Seligman, endorsed on the verso by Seligman. 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. Douglas painted at least nine posthumous portraits of Lincoln, basing them on the plaster life-mask that his father had made in 1860. One of them hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom at The White House. Another appeared on a U.S. postage stamp issued in the 1950s, and is now at the National Gallery of Art. VG.............Min. Bid $70

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144. Deborah Raffin (1953-2012) American model, film and television actress. Offered here is a signed & inscribed sketch, 8-1/4 x 5 in. The signature in yellow is hard to see. VG.............50-75

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145. Joseph Bowne Elwell (1873-1920), also known as J. B. Elwell, was an American bridge player, tutor, and writer during the 1900s and 1910s, prior to and during development of the auction bridge version of the card game. He is better known as the victim of an unsolved murder. Elwell learned the new card game "bridge"—now called bridge whist or straight bridge to distinguish it from later versions—in the course of establishing a young men's club in church, where its play was a popular activity. His fascination with the card game took over his life. In the early morning hours of June 11, 1920, Elwell was murdered with a gunshot to the head from a .45 automatic in his locked house in New York City. The murder has never been solved. A 1921 confession was determined to be the false utterance of a deranged man. The crime generated considerable publicity: The New York Times covered it almost daily until the end of July, the Chicago Tribune published eighteen articles, and the Los Angeles Times published twelve. This classic "locked room murder" was the inspiration for S.S. Van Dine's mystery novel The Benson Murder Case (1926), which introduced his famous fictional detective Philo Vance. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE, dated 1907, The Whist Club. About 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. VG. EXTREMELY RARE!..............100-200

146. [CHAS. M. CONRAD] Conrad was Secretary of War under Fillmore. This lot includes two ALS's written by Anne H. Lloyd. As one of the letters is addressed to Hon. Charles M. Conrad in Washington and is written to "My precious Jean', and signed "Your loving mother", it appears that the writer was Conrad's mother-in-law. One letter,1p dated Sep. 5th 1852 to "My precious children" begins "I have news for you that will gladden our hearts and I trust fill you with thankfulness. Our beloved Nelson is with us. We are all happy and I trust thankful that after peril by land and by water he is brought to us safely in health. He was shipwrecked twice on his journey home and lost everything but the clothes on his back." The second letter is 3 full pages plus an integral address leaf. It is dated Nov. 24th 1857. It is written to "My precious Jean". It primarily consists of interesting family news. In part, "I knew you would feel a great deal as to the intelligence my last letter conveyed. I must reply to parts of yours. When our Heavenly Father afflicts us, we should ever remember that there is mercy in his judgments. Altho we see it not it is far more comfortable to feel that he does not willingly afflict his children and to say at all times "Tho he slay me yet will I trust him." More religious content follows.............40-60

147. [THEATRE] Elisabeth (Bessy) Marbury (1856-1933) pioneering American theatrical and literary agent and producer who represented prominent theatrical performers and writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and helped shape business methods of the modern commercial theater. She was the longtime companion of Elsie de Wolfe (later known as Lady Mendl), a prominent socialite and famous interior decorator. Marbury, for many remains a bundle of contradictions. Although she herself was the embodiment of female independence in almost every way, she initially opposed suffrage. She made a bold reversal once women in the USA did receive the right to vote. Bessy Marbury's clients ranged from the French Academy of Letters, to playwrights Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, to the dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle, as well as being an early promoter of African American writers of the Harlem Renaissance. She also played an instrumental role in developing the modern "Book Musical" that audiences came to know as defining "Broadway" in the twentieth century, notably of Cole Porter's first musical, See America First,and Jerome Kern (Nobody Home (1915), Very Good, Eddie (1915), and Love o' Mike (1916)). Who she represented just goes on and on. Offered here are 3 TLSs, ALL 1912 [in French], 1p. each., to M. Marcel Ballot regarding the play La Princesse Lointaine. Plus 3 others TLSs signed by others. All have pencil notations by the recipient. A small but certainly important theatrical archive of a significant person in her field..............50-75

148. [FRANCE] Marcel Arland (1899-1986) French novelist, literary critic, and journalist. ALS, no date, 1 full page. Fine............50-75

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149. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Original photograph taken in 1910 of Laura Jean Libbey (1862-1924) the American writer. Over fifteen million copies of her books were published. This vintage photograph was taken by Luther S. White [NYC] in 1910. Paper size 9.5 x 6.5 in. VG.................75-100

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150. [FILM] John Rhys-Davies (b. 1944) English-born Welsh actor and vocal actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arabian excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Clipped Signature. Mounted......20-30

151. From the private collection of HENRI CORBIERE, the noted French art critic. The following are original drawing was sent to Corbiere. STEFAN WALLMARK (born 1912) signed pencil drawing dated 1972, 12 x 8.5 in..........50-75

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152. [BOOK] Rud, Anthony [Melville]. His book THE STUFFED MEN, Published by The Macaulay Company, New York, (1935). Octavo, pp. [3-10] 11-250 [251-258: blank] [note: last four leaves are blanks; text complete despite gap in pagination], red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Weird mystery thriller of the 'Yellow Peril' ilk; the Tao Tong kills inconvenient parties with zoospores of the banner fungus, which breed in the bloodstream and leave them 'solid with this yellow growth! Rud is also noted for his early WEIRD TALES story 'Ooze' (1923), and another mystery, HOUSE OF THE DAMNED (1934), inducted by Bill Pronzini into 'The Alternate Hall of Fame' in SON OF GUN IN CHEEK. His thrillers are entertainingly awful, filled with character grotesques and absurd situations. A very good copy in very good plus pictorial dust jacket with some wear at edges, mainly spine ends, and mild dust soiling to rear panel. There are only 3 copies of this title offerednfor 3 on ABE books now. Signed inside in pencil by the former owner Isabel Thorndike Phelps (1905-2000). She signs the date 1938. One for $160 no dust jacket; another for $250 and one for $500. Our Min. Bid $125.

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153. [ENGLAND] George Pryme (1781-1868) British economist, academic and politician. In 1799, Pryme entered Trinity College, Cambridge, winning a scholarship there in 1800 and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1803. In 1804, he began studying law at Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the Bar in 1806, practising in London until health problems forced him to return to Cambridge in 1808. In 1816, Pryme began conducting lectures on political economy at Cambridge, the first teaching of such a topic at any English university, and in that same year his lectures were published as a book entitled A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Political Economy. In 1828, he was made Professor of Political Economy by the university senate, although a chair was not established for the topic at Cambridge until just before his retirement. He was politically active, and successfully opposed parliamentary candidates sponsored by the Duke of Rutland, and eventually winning a seat in the House of Commons representing Cambridge as a Whig. Pryme worked hard in the parliament, pushing for university reform at Oxford and Cambridge until his poor health prompted his family to urge his retirement from parliament. He returned to Cambridge and bought an estate in Wistow while continuing to lecture and practice as a barrister on occasion. He died in 1868. In 1870, his memoirs were published, Autobiographic Recollections of George Pryme, edited by his daughter Alicia Bayne. ALS, 1837, written on both sides. To Joshua Walmsby accepting invitation to dinner of the Reform Association of Liverpool.............50-75

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154. Conrad K. Grieb (1905-1991) was the author of Uncovering the Forces for War. In the late 1930s he was office manager of Seward Collins's American Review Bookshop in New York. During the war he served with the United States Coast Guard. His book "Uncovering the Forces for War" was a unabashedly pro-German survey of the undercover forces for war: British World Empire, World Finance, and their constant companion, Organized World Jewry. The book was published by Grieb under his Examiner imprint and distributed widely among the remnants of the post-war American far right. Grieb later authored American Manifest Destiny and the Holocausts. Offered here is a full page 1949 TLS to George Andrews Moriarty (1883-1968) American genealogist. Moriarty went to work for the U. S. State Department in the foreign service, and served in consular and secretarial roles in Fiume, Italy; Mexico City; and Guatemala. He returned to Harvard once again to study law, and received his LL.B. in 1916. He practiced law in Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts for over a decade, which time also included a year in the U.S. Army at the end of World War I when he was a captain in military intelligence. In 1927 he ended his career in law and devoted the remainder of his life to historical and genealogical pursuits. In 1986 the National Genealogical Society instituted a Hall of Fame for individuals that had made significant strides in the field of genealogy. In 1990 G. Andrews Moriarty was inducted into that prestigious group, having been nominated by the Genealogical Society of Utah and the American Society of Genealogists. Moriarty was known to be anti-semitic per Maine State Police and a Nazi sympathizer. MORIARTY was deeply interested in the threat of Communism in the United States. He added he believed the Jewish people were behind the Communist Party over the whole world and were using the Russians and the Communist Party to eventually gain mastery over all the world's people. He stated he was desirous of ascertaining who the sender of certain literature was and would cooperate with the FBI in every way. He stated further he would recontact writer in the event he receives any more literature, particularly if a return address accompanies the literature. RARE! VG...............Min. Bid $25

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The following lot is from the papers of 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.

155. [WOODWARD ESTATE] William Eleroy Curtis (1850-1911) Famous newspaper journalist and author. "His adventures as a correspondent included being held as prisoner by the James and Younger brothers,..." / "In 1874 he accompanied Custer in his campaign against the Sioux Indians,..." (His entry in Volume III of "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans" - Editor-in-Chief, Rossiter Johnson - c 1904). Offered here is a 4.5 x 3.5 in. correspondence card likely written by Mrs. Curtis to the Woodwards accepting the invitation to the National Academy of Science. Fine...........50-75

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156. [BRITISH] Pascoe Grenfell (1761-1838) was a British businessman and politician. Signed 1824 address panel, mounted................25-35

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157. [FRANCE] Joseph Auguste Emile Vaudremer (1829-1914) French architect. He won the prix de Rome and designed several public buildings in France, particularly in Paris. He designed several typical 19th century buildings in Paris : lycées (including the Lycée Buffon), churches (including Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil, and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge) and the Prison de la Santé. In 1867 he was elected to the seventh seat of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, architecture section, succeeding Alphonse de Gisors. ALS, 1882, 2pp, 4 x 5-1/4 in. VG..........80-120

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158. [FRANCE] Pierre Guillaume Frédéric Le Play (1806-1882) French engineer, sociologist and economist. One page manuscript signed, dated 1835, approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/8 in. VG..................75-100

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159. [FRANCE] Adolphe Perraud (1828-1906) French Cardinal and academician. His calling card as Le Cardinal Perraud on which he pens 13 lines on both sides. Accompanied by original envelope addressed to Edmond de Morsier. About reunion; mentions Leon XIII. Don't think he signed. VG.........50-75

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160. [FRANCE] Letter identified as written by J.M. Perisse, Ampere's brother-in-law. Not dated and doesn't appear to be signed. André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. Written in Frencn, not translated. Approx. 8 x 11". VG.............75-100

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161. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Frank H. Simmons (1878-1936) American author. Nice 1917 TLS answering an autograph request. 1p. [2] William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 election. Offered here is a antique engraved portait, approx. 7x 4.5 in. Below is his engraved signature. (3) [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 1895 bank check. VG. (4) Samuel S. Lowery (1831-1912) American manufacturer and politician from New York. ALS, 1873, 1p. to Nelson K. Hopkins, NY State Comtroller. (5) Sec. of the Treasury, J.C. Spencer, signed in type 1844 printed gov. document, 17pp, re: public lands in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Miss., Mich., La., Ark. Document No. 210 for 28th Congress 1st Session. (6) William Platt Pepper (1837-1907) was the first vice-president of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA) from 1876-1882, and president from 1882-1897. Lengthy ALS [1897] written on both sides. Numerous condition faults. Mentions Mrs. Cassatt [the famous artist ??]. (7) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Excellent art content about upcoming Walt Kuhn exhibitions including.........Phil Adams spent all day looking at Kuhn works and getting ideas. Signed Brenda as usual. Brenda had the habit of keeping ink signed copies of typed letters she sent. Philip R. Adams wrote about Walt Kuhn for the 1968 Kennedy galleries exhibition. Very good lot......Min. Bid $75

162. [ART] 4 original etchings [book illus.] by Oreste Cortazzo (1836-1910) Italian-born French painter, graphic artist and illustrator. From 1870 to 1885, he was a regular participant in showings at the Salon. He also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (1878) and the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry in Glasgow. After that, he derived inspiration from the English Romantics and produced numerous landscapes in that style. His works received honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle (1889). Image sizes are approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. These etchings date to 1898. VG...............50-75

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163. [PORTRAIT] of CHESTER ARTHUR (1830-1886) Photogravure portrait [1902] after a photograph from life by Sarony. Image area, is about 9.5 x 7 in. including engraved signature below plus margins. VG.........Min. Bid $25

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164. [PORTRAIT] of ZACHARY TAYLOR (1784-1850) Photogravure portrait [1902] from a painting by L. Burn Forest. Image area, is about 9 x 6-3/4 in. including engraved signature below plus margins. VG.........Min. Bid $25

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165. [VERMONT] collection of 22 court/legal documents, many signatures, dating 1845-1862. Not researched. Very good condition................50-75

166. Hermon Carey Bumpus (1862-1943) American biologist, museum director, and the fifth president of Tufts College (later Tufts University). Signed 1894 $100 receipt document for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Approx. 8-1/4 x 3-1/4 in. VG...............25-35

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167. [SCIENCE] Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910) American scientist and engineer. Brief ALS, 1909, 1p, 4.5 x 7 in. Provenance: Paul Richard's collection. VG...............100-150................Min. Bid $25

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168. [AMERICANA] Augustus Moore writes a 1844 letter from Charleston, South Carolina to his sister Lydia Moore in Frankfort, Maine. One full page + 1/2 page on address side which is postmarked [light now]. 7-3/4 x 9-3/4 in. VG...............50-75

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169. [PORTRAIT] of WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (1773-1841) Photogravure portrait [1902] from a painting by E.D. Marchan. Image area, is about 9-1/2 x 6-3/4 in. including engraved signature belowplus margins. VG.........Min. Bid $25

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170. [PORTRAIT] Official portrait of President JAMES BUCHANAN. From The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents Engraved president's autograph beneath the portrait. Copyright, 1907, Bureau of National Literature & Art & Gravure Company of America. Whole paper size is 19.5 x 16 in. High quality paper. Image size about 12 x 8. Condition VG.........Min. Bid $25

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171. [PORTRAIT] Official portrait of President MARTIN VAN BUREN. From The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents Engraved president's autograph beneath the portrait. Copyright, 1907, Bureau of National Literature & Art & Gravure Company of America. Whole paper size is 19.5 x 16 in. High quality paper. Image size about 12 x 8. Condition VG.........Min. Bid $25

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172. [PORTRAIT] Official portrait of President W.H. HARRISON. From The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents Engraved president's autograph beneath the portrait. Copyright, 1907, Bureau of National Literature & Art & Gravure Company of America. Whole paper size is 19.5 x 16 in. High quality paper. Image size about 12 x 8. Condition: some toning in margin below image o/w VG.........Min. Bid $25

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173. [SCIENCE] Charles Frederick Marvin (1858-1943) American meteorologist. He was born at Putnam, Ohio. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1883, and was appointed to the United States Army Signal Corps of the United States Army. On July 1, 1891, an Act of Congress created the Weather Bureau from the signal service. All the men and duties relating to weather were transferred from the War Department. He became professor of meteorology in 1903 in the Weather Bureau, and chief there in 1913. Marvin conducted important experiments for determining the amount of moisture in the air, invented instruments for automatically measuring and recording rainfall, snowfall, etc., and produced other advancements during the time when man first began the employment of powered aircraft. Marvin wrote numerous pamphlets and papers published by the Weather Bureau. He contributed to the New International Encyclopedia. Offered here is a 1905 autograph note signed, written in the 3rd person, accepting invitation from National Academy of Sciences. 5-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. Fine..................75-100

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174. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [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. (2) [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. (3) [MUSIC] Elsa Clay - Assistant Executive Director of Composers and Lyricists Guild of America. TLS, 1963, 1p. to Milt Ebbins, informing Ebbins that Erroll Garner is now a member in good standing the Guild. (4) [MICKEY SPILLANE] Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. Known for The Tony Martin Show, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, All In The Family, Maud, Sanford and Son, etc. He was a partner with Norman Lear. In 2002, Yorkin was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. TLS, 1956, 1p. to Mickey Spillane. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. VG. (5) Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) was an American industrialist, politician, and social reformer from Rhode Island. He was educated in a Quaker boarding school in Burlington, New Jersey, where he developed a particular interest in mathematics. In 1819 he returned to Rhode Island to join his elder brother Isaac in the management of the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. One of Rowland Hazard's responsibilities was selling the company's prodent winters in New Orleans from about 1833 to 1842 to sell goods that included cotton bagging cloth, pre-cut garments, low-priced shoes, and raw "Negro cloth" for use by African-American slaves. The activity that Hazard considered "as the greatest effort of his life" (according to his granddaughter) began when he was in New Orleans on business in the winter of 1841. After he learned that a free African-American man from Newport, Rhode Island was in custody in Louisiana as an escaped slave, his investigations found that many free African-Americans were being detained under the assumption they were escaped slaves. He worked with Jacob Barker, then a New Orleans lawyer, to obtain freedom for nearly 100 people being held as slaves. The action later led to charges being filed against several public officials who were responsible for the illegal detentions. His involvement with abolitionist causes and in the Republican Party eventually caused his company to lose favor with its markets in the southern United States. This helped to prompt the Peace Dale mills' transition from making cheap cotton products to selling higher quality woolens. Hazard retired fromucts to planters in the southern United States, particularly Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. He sp the textile business in 1866 and invested in the Union Pacific Railroad. After Union Pacific fell into financial disarray and became a party to the Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872, Hazard spent much time dealing with the company's financial affairs. Offered here is a Providence, RI document signed, 1839, about 8 x 3-3/8 in. Cancel hole over signature which is blurred.................Min. Bid $50

175. [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

176. George H.W. Bush (1824-2018) 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo [autopen signature]. Fine................50-75

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177. Steve Forbes Jr. (b.1947) American publishing executive and politician, who is the editor-in-chief of Forbes, a business magazine. Signed, inscribed 8 x 10 color photo. Fine.................25-35

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178. [ART] Walt Kuhn ( (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. Walt Kuhn is best remembered today for his key role in planning the Armory Show. Ironically, a man who was in the forefront of the modern movement and was seen as an advocate of adventurous new art in 1913 came to be labelled, because of his on-going commitment to representation, a conservative artist by future generations of art historians. Nevertheless, he holds a place in American art history as a skilled cartoonist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter. Although he destroyed many of his early paintings, his works that remain today are powerful and are a part of most major American art collections. His portraits of circus and vaudeville entertainers are some of the most memorable, confidently painted works of twentieth-century American art. They are reminiscent of commedia dell'arte actor portraits done by the French masters centuries earlier. The Tragic Comedians (1916) in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and The White Clown (1929) in the collection of the National Gallery of Art are intense, arresting images and are among his most respected paintings. Offered here is a 2-3/4 x 4-1/4 in. paper card on which several notes for himself - things to do. Writes: Circus opens Wed. Apr. 7 - closes Sun. May 9, etc. Not signed by Kuhn of course. Provenance: Kuhn Estate in Maine...................Min. Bid $75

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179. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Charles Edward Courtney (1849-1920) American rower and rowing coach from Union Springs, New York. A carpenter by trade, Courtney was a nationally known amateur rower. Courtney never lost a race as an amateur and finished a total of 88 victories. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Douglas Volk [1856-1935] AMERICAN ARTIST. Signed 1910 bank check. (3) Anne Campbell (1852-1935) signed 14 line handwritten poem. (4) Ida Mulle - singer/dancer. Signed card 1926. (5) Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1911. (6) Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Signed 1946 Maintenance Service Agreement. (7) BRENDA KUHN (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. Signed 1965 bank check..........Min. Bid $50

180. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Daniel Waldron (1775-1821) was the fifth and last generation of his family to hold the substantial Waldron estate in Dover, New Hampshire. With his bankruptcy Dover realized a new life and economy as a center of textile manufacturing. Court document dated 1820 signed as Clerk. 8 x 12 in. Fine................75-100

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181. [FILM] Collection of 10 pay checks from Warner Bros. They are dated 1984 or 1985. The Social Security umbers have been blocked out. Includes: [1] George Davis (1889-1965) Dutch-born American actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1916 and 1963. Signed by Davis on verso. [2] Michael Herman Elias(b.1940) is an American writer, film director and producer. NOT signed. [3] JamesBurrows (b.1940) sometimes known as "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s. Burrows has directed over 50 television pilots and co-created the long-running television series Cheers. Not signed. [4] Timothy May - is known for The Wolverine (2013), Unbroken (2014) and Gods of Egypt (2016). Signed. [5] Nick Martinis - actor. Signed. Five more checks not signed or researched: David Sartuche; Harry Porter; Daniel A. Miller; Dan Barrows and Gary L. Sherwin. All are in very good condition.......Min. Bid $40

182. [WORLD WAR 2] H.P. LeCaire - Commander US Navy. In 1918 he was in the Radio Div. Bureau of Steam Engineers. Offered here is a 27 Feb. 1941 MEMORANDUM FOR CAPTAIN GREENLEE, signed on page 5. From the personal papers 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. VG.................75-100...................Min. Bid $25

183. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Offered here are 2 original vintage photos, both unsigned. Date? 6-3/4 x 5 in. each. VG...........50-75

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184. The Secretary of War - printed 1847 government document, 114 pages. Issued by Sec. of War W.L. Marcy, 30th Congress - 1st Session, House of Representatives: CONTRACTS UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. VG............40-60

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185. [FILM] Peter Lawford (1923-1984) English-born American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, and more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he had a strong presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. Offered here is a signed & inscribed early vintage photograph, inscribed "For Ivory - Two years is an awful long time, Love & kisses from "The Teeth!" Peter Lawford". Great photo but the ink has lightened considerably. Last name of his signature is almost gone.......Min. Bid $50

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186. [NAVY] JOSEPH HAROLD WELLINGS (1903-1988) Rear Admiral. By 1940, the war in Europe was already a year old, and Britain stood alone and besieged by Hitler’s war machine. During that summer, Wellings was sent to England as an observer of the British Home Fleet, with additional duty as assistant naval attaché in London. Interested in the operational aspects of the Royal Navy’s forces, he served as operations officer in HMS Rodney during the search for and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. Later he wrote an unpublished manuscript describing those events. Returning to the United States in June 1941, he served briefly on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations before a three-month assignment with the Fleet Training Division. Appointed commanding officer of USS Strong (DD 467), he prepared the ship for commissioning at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, in August 1942. The Strong was involved in convoy operations in the Caribbean and Atlantic before participating in the Casablanca invasion. Assigned to the Pacific, the ship saw action in the Solomon Islands, where she was hit by a Japanese torpedo and sank on the night of July 4–5, 1943, off New Georgia. Wellings courageously stayed with his ship as she went down and was seriously injured when her depth charges exploded. As a result, he spent the next six months in the hospital. Wellings returned to destroyer commands in March 1944, when he assumed command of Destroyer Division One Hundred and Twenty. Transferred to Destroyer Squadron Two, he again saw action in the Pacific at Lingayen Gulf, the Philippine Islands, in January 1945. Five months before the war’s end, he returned to the United States to an assignment with the Bureau of Personnel. For the next year and one half he was involved in establishing policy for the postwar Naval Reserve and in transferring naval reservists to the regular navy. Signed slip, mounted to scrapbook paper................25-35

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187. [INDIANS] John H. Artichoker, Jr. (1930-2013) he was the youngest man ever appointed head of an Indian reservation in the U.S., and the first Indian to be superintendent of the Northern Cheyenne Agency in Lame Deer, Montana. Signedn3x5 card removed from scapbook. VG................25-35

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188. Estate of Francis Kuhn 1929. Kieffer and Woodward - 1929 re: Estate of Francis Kuhn, deceased. Sent to Walt Kuhn [son]. On the envelope Walt Kuhn has written : Receipts for all documents left with Kieffer at time of settling of Francis Kuhn estate. VG. Approx. 8.5 x 10.5 in...............200-300

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189. [NEW YORK] John Van Ness Yates (1779-1839) born in Albany, New York, the son of Robert Yates, later Chief Judge of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature. He studied law in the office of John Vernon Henry, a leading member of the Albany bar, and once he had been admitted to the bar, he set up a very successful law office in Albany. In 1806, when New York was required to raise a quota of 12,000 men to combat British aggression, John Van Ness Yates commanded a Light Infantry company that immediately offered its services to the President, and confirmed their immediate readiness. Yates was appointed a master in Chancery in 1808, and, the following year, was the subject of a series of cases, In Re John Van Ness Yates, involving a jurisdictional tussle between the New York Supreme Court of Judicature and the New York Court of Chancery. Upon the conclusion of this litigation, Yates sued the Chancellor, seeking the monetary penalty provided under the Habeas Corpus Act (Yates v. Lansing). Although Yates did not prevail, the case established the principle that a judge of a court of general jurisdiction cannot be called upon to answer in a civil action for an error of judgment in any matter within his jurisdiction. In 1816, with Aaron Burr as co-counsel, Yates represented the plaintiff in Gardiner v. The Trustees of the Village of Newburgh, et al. John V. N. Yates served as New York Secretary of State from 1818 to 1826, and was appointed by the Legislature to add notes and references to the revised laws of New York. His work was acclaimed and he also published Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of the State of New York, Containing the Case of John V. N. Yates and the Case of the Journeymen Cordwainers (New York, 1811); A Collection of Pleadings and Practical Precedents, with Notes thereon (2d ed., 1837); History of the Province of New York (Albany, 1814); and, with Joseph W. Tillinghast, a Treatise on the Principles and Practice, Process, Pleadings, and Entries in Cases of Writs of Error (Albany, 1840). A contemporary described John Van Ness Yates as a wit, a poet, a belles-lettres scholar, and a boon companion, whose joke was ever ready, and whose laugh was contagious. Offered here is an early New York Supreme Court document 1815 signed by Yates, approx. 7-3/4 x 8-1/4 in. VG.............80-120

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190. [KUHN ESTATE] Archive of about 35-40+ letters and documents concerning the Estate of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Includes: Kuhn ALS [1]; 15 TLSs by Brenda Kuhn; 13 letters from estate accountants [or attorneys ??]; 5 Brenda Kuhn signed bank checks; several Tax documents. These date 1961-1963. Some of Brenda's letters have good art content about her father, esp. his painting ATHELETE IN WHITE FACE. Needs further research for sure. VG..........400-600...........Min. Bid $150

191. [INDIANS] Frederick (Fredrak) W. Fraske (March 8, 1872 – June 18, 1973) is believed to have been the last surviving veteran of the Indian Wars. At the age of 21, in Chicago, which was his home town, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to help his widowed mother support her family of seven. He was assigned to Fort D.A. Russell, which was near Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving as a private with company F of the 17th infantry as a first aid man and letter carrier. He spoke about Cheyenne of that time as a quiet but wild town, where cattle were unloaded, and the residents were a tough breed. Fraske commented on the fact that he was glad that he never fired a shot in battle with American Indians, and didn't feel any ill will towards them either. He also felt that he understood the difficult position they were in. Fraske never personally had anything other than peaceful encounters with them. Signed 3x5 card removed from scrapbook.................25-35

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192. (INDIANS) Hugh McGinnis (1870-1965 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) emigrated from Ireland to America in 1887, he lived in New York and St Louis, Missouri with his sister prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1890. He was a twenty-year-old private in Co. K, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry during the Wounded Knee Massacre, where he was wounded twice. When he died he was the last survivor of the 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee. McGinnis wrote an extensive account of his experiences at Wounded Knee. Two signature written in 1964 mounted to scrapbook page......50-75

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193. [INDIANS[ Harry E. Brockman (b. 1874) of St. James, Mo., was recruited at a frontier dance in the early 1890s and sent to Fort Grant, Ariz. He was one of the last of the old time Indian fighters. Signed 3x5 card. Removed from scrapbook. Mounting traces on verso...............20-30

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194. [INDIANS] 1886 PRINTED HOUSE OF REP. DOCUMENT, Message from the Presudent, Grover Cleveland re: Funds of the Miami Indians, 2-1/2pp. Irregular left edge..............Min. Bid $10

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195. [INDIANS] 1898 Printed US Senate document from the Sec. of the Interior re: Agreement With The Five Civilized Tribes, 4pp. VG...........Min. Bid $10

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196. [FRANCE] Jean-Baptiste Billot (1828-1907, Paris) French general and politician. He pursued a brilliant military career under the Second French Empire. He fought in the Franco-Prussian War, at first as Chief of staff under general Laveaucoupet, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division integrated into 2nd Army Corps of general Frossard. Billot participated in the battles of Sarrebruck, Forbach where he was mentioned in dispatches, Borny and Noiseville. He managed to escape after the capture of Metz and put himself in the service of the Government of National Defence. He was promoted to colonel, then général de brigade and provisional général de division. Chief of staff then commander of the 18th Army Corps, Billot was beaten at Beaune-la-Rolande on 28 November 1870. Confirmed as permanent général de brigade, he fought in the battle of Villersexel in January 1871. Offered here is a signed letter, 1882, 1p., to Ernest Amédée Barthélemy Mouchez (1821-1892) was a French naval officer who became director of the Paris Observatory and launched the ill-fated Carte du Ciel project in 1887. VG....................100-150

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197. Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) American poet and writer. Five handwritten lines signed. Comes with unsigned postcard. VG............300-400

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198. Margaret Widdemer (1884-1978) was an American poet and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize (known then as the Columbia University Prize) in 1919 for her collection The Old Road to Paradise, shared with Carl Sandburg for Cornhuskers. Offered here is a 2 page ALS written to Miss Marshall who interviewed her. No date but comes with postcard photo dated 1926 on verso..............50-75

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199. [JUDAICA] Nelson Glueck (1900-1971) American rabbi, academic and archaeologist. He served as president of Hebrew Union College from 1947 until his death, and his pioneering work in biblical archaeology resulted in the discovery of 1,500 ancient sites. During World War II, Glueck used his intimate knowledge of Palestine's geography to help the Office of Strategic Services develop a contingency plan for a retreat from German field marshal Rommel's advance through Northern Africa. Rommel was stopped, however, and the plan was not needed. Glueck's scholarship led to personal relationships with many world leaders: he delivered the benediction at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961; and he was personal friends with many of the State of Israel's early leaders, including David Ben-Gurion, Abba Eban, Golda Meir, Henrietta Szold and Judah Magnes. His autograph signature written on slip with other handwriting on it..............25-35

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200. [ENGLAND] Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC (1792-1848) was a British Tory politician. He held office under Sir Robert Peel as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1834 and 1835 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1841 and 1846. Signed front portion of address panel postmarked 1839. About 4.5 x 3 in. VG..............Min. Bid $8

201. [FRANCE] French manuscript document signed, 5pp, 6.5 x 10 in. Pencil notation top of first page says 1640; when LOUIS XIII was King of France. 4-1/2 pp. VG................200-300

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202. [INDIANS] 2 printed government documents about Indians Affairs, 1844 and 1848. Both printed for the US Congress. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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203. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician, born at Rochester, Michigan. He graduated C.E. at the University of Michigan in 1872 and was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. 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. He died in 1924 in Washington, D.C. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics . In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. OFFERED HERE is a 25 page manuscript written by Woodward [not signed], plus a pamphet by Woodward: OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT, 1901, 21 pages uncut. Both in very good+ condition.............400-600

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204. Group of 6 vintage snapshot photos [unsigned] of: Jack Carson, Mickey Rooney, Van Heflin, Roddy McDowall, Errol Flynn, and Burt Lancaster. Sizes are 2.5 x 3.5 to 3.5 x 5 in...............Min. Bid $25

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205. [WORLD WAR I] William Jason Mixter, M.D. (1880-1958) prominent American surgeon. By the early 1930s, Mixter was considered to be one of the nation's leading experts in spinal surgery, and he went on to become the first chief of the neurosurgery department at Massachusetts General Hospital. He served in the U. S. Army in both world wars. In 1934, at the age of 54, Mixter and Joseph S. Barr published an article on the intervertebral disc lesion in the New England Journal of Medicine. That article fundamentally changed the popular understanding of sciatica at that time, and for this work Mixter is generally credited by his contemporaries as being the man who best clarified the relation between the intervertebral disc and sciatica. Mixter and Barr's landmark report helped to establish surgery's prominent role in the management of sciatica at the time. Over the next few decades, discectomy surgery increased in popularity tremendously, and some refer to that period as the "dynasty of the disc." Offered here are 5 items circa 1915 while Dr. Mixter was serving overseas. Two are documents plus a photo of him plus 2 other small photos. VG................100-150

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206. [Nazi Persecution] Collection of about 19 letters from the collection of Dr. Frederick K. “Fritz” Solomon (née Solomonski) (1899-1980), painter, 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 left Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. Solomonski was interned in the Isle of Man in Hutchinson Square camp in the early 1940’s as a prisoner of war along with many other artists. 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 he left England to take 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. Offered here are 9 copies of Solomon letters written in the 1950s while he was a Rabbi in Havana, Cuba during the Revolution. Also included are 10 TLSs, 1953-1959 from Dr. Franz Seligsohn (1880-1964). For many years he was the legal Advisor at the London UNITED RESTITUTION OFFICE in London, England. The letter by Seligsohn are all written in German. Generally in very good condition........Min. Bid $75

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207. [NEW ORLEANS] attractive 1835 Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard papers. About 10.5 x 5.5 in. VG................25-45

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208. [NAVY] Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. Led Marine squad in 1914 when U.S. troops stormed and occupied Vera Cruz during the Mexican Revolution. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934 to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March 1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone. Offered here are 4 1915 postcards he wrote on while in Barcelona, Spain. to family members back home in Connecticut. Also, 1915 Request for Leave document signed by Davis & Commander [can't read signature]; a 1913 letter to Davis from Navy Dept. saying the President of the United States, with consent of the Senate has appointed him an Ensign in the navy; plus about 23 additional document dated 1916-1925. Good-Vg conditions for their age.............300-400 ....................Min. Bid $90

209. [KENTUCKY] John Rowan (1773-1843) was a 19th-century politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Rowan's family moved from Pennsylvania to the Kentucky frontier when he was young. From there, they moved to Bardstown, Kentucky, where Rowan studied law with former Kentucky Attorney General George Nicholas. He was a representative to the state constitutional convention of 1799, but his promising political career was almost derailed when he killed a man in a duel stemming from a drunken dispute during a game of cards. Although public sentiment was against him, a judge found insufficient evidence against him to convict him of murder. In 1804, Governor Christopher Greenup appointed Rowan Secretary of State, and he went on to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. Offered here is a clip signature, about 2-1/2 x 1-1/8 in. Condition: repaired. It was in 2 pieces, the John separated from last name. Acid-free name on verso. Not a great repair job...............Min. Bid $20

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210. [PORTRAIT] original antique engraved portrait of Lady Rachel Wriothesley (c. 1636 – 1723) English noblewoman, heiress, and author. Her second husband was William, Lord Russell, who was implicated in the Rye House Plot and later executed. A collection of the many letters she wrote to her husband and other distinguished men was published in 1773. Engraved by J. Cochran, image about 7.5 x 6 in. plus margins. Alittle light toning which shows its old.................25-35

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211. [PORTRAIT] of Sir Ralph Abercromby KB (1734-1801) was a Scottish soldier and politician. He twice served as MP for Clackmannanshire, rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, and was noted for his services during the French Revolutionary Wars. Offered here is an original portrait of Nelson engraved by William Finden (1787 – 1852) English engraver. His neat style and smooth finish made his pictures very attractive and popular, and although he executed several large plates, his chief work throughout his life was book illustration. The largest plate executed by William Finden was the portrait of King George IV seated on a sofa, after the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence. For this work he received two thousand guineas, a sum larger than had ever before been paid for an engraved portrait. This engraving dates back to 1863. The engraved area is about 8 x 6 in. very light foxing which is expected and adds a little charm..................50-75

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212. Reverend Fred Stadtmuller, a German-born Roman Catholic priest in rural Harding County, New Mexico. Reverend Stadtmuller served an 11-church parish that stretched 4,000 square miles – most of it lacking paved roads. In order to get around his parish quickly, the good priest relied on a piper cub airplane called the Spirit of St. Joseph (an obvious parody of Charles Lindbergh’s celebrated Spirit of St. Louis). And in case you’re wondering, there were no airports in the parish – Reverend Stadtmuller’s airplane took off and landed on rough dirt fields. In 1951, a new filmmaker named Stanley Kubrick created the short documentary “Day of the Fight” about Stadtmuller, known as The Flying Padre. Offered here is a signed 3x5 card [mounted]...............25-35

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213. [MAINE] Ivory Hovey III (1748-1818) Dr. Ivory Hovey was the great grandson of The Reverend Robert Jordan (killed by Indians in Spurwink, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 10 Aug 1703) and Sarah Winter. Dr. Hovey was a surgeon of Colonel Scamman's Battalion during the Revolutionary War and was stationed at Fort Miller, Ticonderoga. Hovey became one of the town's wealthiest citizens and a founder of Berwick Academy in Berwick, Maine. In addition to merchant ships, wharves and warehouses, the Hovey family owned gristmills at Quamphegan and Chadbourne's Falls, a fishing boat, and two gundalows for bringing their wares up-river. At the death of his second wife, Frances. in 1816, the doctor was married again, to a woman from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Folklore claims that the ghosts of Ivory's first two wives, Mary and Frances, ruthlessly haunted his third wife. Maine author Sarah Orne Jewett wrote about Ivory in the fictional short story "River Driftwood" from Country Byways. She wrote of the handsome, generous physician who lived in grand style and hinted at rumors that his first wife, Mary, was murdered and his last wife haunted by both poverty and ghosts. (New England Ancestors, Summer, 2004). Offered here is a signed document, Berwick, Jan. 30, 1802, about 7 x 3.5 in. Account settlement with Capt. Ebenezer Ricker. VG. RARE!...........400-600.................Min. Bid $50

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214. [FILM] Billy De Wolfe (1907-1974) American character actor. He was active in films from the mid-1940s until his death in 1974. He was a good friend of Doris Day from the time of their meeting during the filming of Tea for Two (1950) until his death. His signed 1965 contract to play the part of Mayor Davis in the film "BILLIE" starring Patty Duke. There are 2 signed documents here. VG...........125-175

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215. 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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216. [GAME OF BRIDGE] Walter Hackett (1876-1944) was an American-British playwright. Several of his stage works (such as Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure, The Freedom of the Seas, The Regeneration, Hyde Park Corner, The Gay Adventure, 77 Park Lane, The Barton Mystery, It Pays to Advertise and Other Men's Wives) were adapted for film. He was married from 1911 until his death in 1944 to actress Marion Lorne. He was born in Oakland, California, and died in New York City. Offered here is a "neat" typed letter signed about playing bridge. Written from the Whitehall Theatre in 1930, 1p, 7-3.4 x 9-1/2 in. He makes a typo mistake at top typing Hackeet instead of Hackett. Trafalgar Studios, formerly the Whitehall Theatre until 2004, is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. Built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style, the theatre regularly staged comedies and revues. It was converted into a television and radio studio in the 1990s, before later returning to theatrical use. The theatre opened on 29 September 1930 with The Way to Treat a Woman by Walter Hackett, who was the theatre's licensee. VG...............80-120

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217. [NORTH CAROLINA] Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946. Senator from North Carolina; born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., September 14, 1873; moved with his parents to Raleigh, N.C., in 1877; attended the public schools and Raleigh Male Academy; graduated from Wake Forest College in 1893; editor of the Biblical Recorder 1893-1907; member of the State board of agriculture 1896-1900; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1908 and commenced practice in Raleigh, N.C.; United States collector of internal revenue for North Carolina 1913-1921; member of the North Carolina Constitutional Commission in 1915; trustee of the University of North Carolina 1930; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1930; reelected in 1936 and again in 1942, and served from March 4, 1931, until his death in Raleigh on December 15, 1946; chairman, Committee on Claims (Seventy-third through Seventy-fifth Congresses), Committee on Commerce (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-ninth Congresses). ALS, 1910, 1p, to Eleanor, a lady that he wrote love letters to. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. VG...............50-75

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Roland Young "Topper" Gets a Letter From His Old Friend

218. [THEATRE & FILM] Matty (A.E. Matthews OBE) (1869-1960) English actor who played num18ous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Nicknamed "Matty", he was christened Alfred Edward Matthews. He was affectionately regarded by the British public over his extraordinarily long career. From World War II until his death he enjoyed renown as one of British cinema's most famous crotchety, and sometimes rascally, old men. Matthews' other most well-known films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Million Pound Note (with Gregory Peck), Inn for Trouble, The Magic Box, The Ghosts of Berkeley Square and Just William's Luck. Offered here is a 2-page ALS, signed "Matty" to his friend, and fellow actor, Roland Young [1887-1953] best remembered for his role as Topper. Dated Jan. 30 , no year. "Dear Roland and Lady Roland. The only reason we were left out of the honeurs is that we were ___? Leslie Banks and a fellow [I forget his name, he plays Macbeth & ?, have both stuck to their wives, well its too late now so lets forget it. Aubrey Smith id the same. Charles Hawbrey was an exception! I should have written you before we had a good time on tour. We do Boston next Monday for 2 weeks then back to New York. We rose to capacity in Chicago and Detroit we had 19 thousand - here we are going the same. What about you? Have you fixed anything - have you heard about Freddie's Play which opened last Monday or this Monday in Edinburgh. Pat tells me he is sailing for New York. What about we both doing a musical. I have suggested it to Shubert and he likes the idea. Better still we both open in London with a new play. Have read 4 and don't like any of them..............I gave up drtink the last week in Chicago I mean till after the Play, and have knocked 10 minutes off the play. Milton Shubert saw the Play and advised me to go back to the drink. I do hope you have a job for me. Love to you both Matty." Fine.......70-90

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219. [THEATRE] GERALD SAVORY [1909-1996] English playwright and screenwriter specialising in comedies. His earliest work in the film industry was as a dialogue writer for director Alfred Hitchcock's Young and Innocent (1937). He spent some time in the United States in the 1940s writing for film and television and became an American citizen. From 1964 to 1965 he was writer, producer and production manager for Granada Television, producing five episodes of   ITV Play of the Week; adapting Saki, J.B. Priestley, Noël Coward and Tennessee Williams for television. He then joined the BBC first as then Head of Serials, then Head of Plays. He notably produced five episodes of the thoroughly panned Churchill's People (1975–76) and six of the eight episodes of Love in a Cold Climate for Thames Television in 1980. TLS, San Francisco, c. 1930s, 1p, 8vo. Mentions two of his plays: UPPER BIRTH and LOVE WENT A-RIDING. To Roland Young, the noted actor who played Topper.............50-75

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220. [THEATRE & FILM] Matty (A.E. Matthews OBE) (1869-1960) English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Nicknamed "Matty", he was christened Alfred Edward Matthews. He was affectionately regarded by the British public over his extraordinarily long career. From World War II until his death he enjoyed renown as one of British cinema's most famous crotchety, and sometimes rascally, old men. Matthews' other most well-known films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Million Pound Note (with Gregory Peck), Inn for Trouble, The Magic Box, The Ghosts of Berkeley Square and Just William's Luck. Offered here is a 3-1/4 page ALS, signed "Matty" to his friend, and fellow actor, Roland Young [1887-1953] best membered for his role as Topper [1937] film starring Cary Grant. Dated 10th , no year. Very good content to his friend. VG...........75-100

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221. [JUDAICA) Frederick Soloman (1899-1980), Rabbi and artist, 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 left Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. Solomonski was interned in the Isle of Man in Hutchinson Square camp in the early 1940’s as a prisoner of war along with many other artists. 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 he left England to take 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. Offered here are about 70 pieces from his personal papers basically related to Judaica. Dated c. 1953-1976............Min. Bid $75

222. [ WORLD WAR 2] Mimeograph broadside, one page. The Salt Lake Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League announces a talk to be given by one of the national sponsors of the League, Mrs. Burton W. Musser, an international talent show (including Negro talent), and movies to be shown at the meeting on Thursday, March 22, 1945. The movies are "CHALLENGE TO DEMOCRACY" and "RELOCATION CENTER VIEWS". "More and more as the victory date approaches, the citizens of this country must become acquainted with the peace plans and the thinking that is going to bring about universal understanding." Bring your Issei parents along. Rare. VG condition. About 8 x 10 in.........100-150

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223. [AVIATION] Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was engaged in newspaper publishing at Braddock, Pennsylvania, in 1903 and established the Braddock Leader in 1904. During his tenure as Congressman, Clyde introduced a resolution to permit private contracting of airmail service. This resolution, the Air Mail Act of 1925 was signed into law on February 2, 1925, prompting many companies to venture into the aviation field (e.g., Boeing, Douglas, and Pratt & Whitney). The Airmail Act of 1925 was the foundation that commercial aviation is built upon. Page with his nphoto and another photo unidentified, both signed below the photo.  Size of sheet 9 x 6-3/4 in. VG.............50-75

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224. [1968 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION] About 26 pieces from the collection of Brenda Kuhn (1912-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn. She was an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Includes: [1] Brenda Kuhn TLS, 1968, 1p. mentions Walter Mondale. [2] Printed letter from Senator Clailborne Pell asking that Humphrey and McCarthy release their delegates. [3] Signed letter from Brenda suggesting Plank for democratic National Platform. [4]Ink signed TLS, 1p. 1968, to Brenda Kuhnfrom a Candidate for US President. His name was Chester K. Rudnicki, who apparently ran for president more than once. In 1988,as a candidate he was arrested on criminal charges. He sues saying the charges were made because he was a candidate. He was jailed. Looks like he was bringing law suits all the time. [5] Long 4 page letter [not ink signed] from Rabbi Harold S. White, sent in Democrats for Humphrey envelope to Brenda Kuhn, basically saying he will support HHH, noy McCarthy. [6] Peter N. Kyros - US Congressman from Maine. TLS, thanking Brenda for being a gracious hostess. Plus other items connecting to the 1968 convention, including a Eugene McCarthy pamphlet. Collection includes about 19 items + 8 newspaper clippings. VG..........Min. Bid $50

225.  FREDERICK SOLOMONSKI (Solomon) (1899-1980) German Rabbi artist. A hand-written sermon,  delivered in Havana, Cuba 1957, 1 page..............Min. Bid $25

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226.  FREDERICK SOLOMONSKI (Solomon) (1899-1980) German Rabbi artist. Signed 12pp talk he gave re: what is the purpose to study the history of art. Signed & dated 1966..........Min. Bid $50

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227.  FREDERICK SOLOMONSKI (Solomon) (1899-1980) German Rabbi artist. A 10 page hand-written sermon,  MOSES" delivered in Havana, Cuba 1958. PLUS a typed copy of MOSES delivered in Far Rockaway, NY in 1962.........Min. Bid $60

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228. [JUDAICA]  FREDERICK SOLOMONSKI (Solomon) (1899-1980) German Rabbi artist. Offered here is a large group of letters related to the purchase in 1956 of a piano in Williamport, Pa. Apparetnly Solomon wasn't making the monthly payments because he had gone to Cuba shortly after the purchase There are many signed letters sent to Solomon from the Central Conference of American Rabbis trying to get him to pay for the piano. Solomon does pay the full bill but didn't like the tone of the letters sent to him. This collection includes: TLSs signed by Rabbis Emil W. Leipzinger [6]; Sidney A. Simon [2]; Sidney L. Regner [3]; Jacob P. Rudin. This is about 15 signed letters. Also about 22 unsigned letters to & from Solomon; the original invoice for the piano; 3 handwritten pages by Solomon and 1 signed Solomon TLS.................Min. Bid 100

229. [ART) Frederick Soloman (1899-1980), painter, 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 left Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. Solomonski was interned in the Isle of Man in Hutchinson Square camp in the early 1940’s as a prisoner of war along with many other artists. 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 he left England to take 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. Offered here are about 80 pieces from his personal papers basically related to art [not religion]. One is dated 1928 and the rest c. 1954-1977............Min. Bid $75

230. [JUDAICA) Frederick Soloman (1899-1980), Rabbi and artist, 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 left Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. Solomonski was interned in the Isle of Man in Hutchinson Square camp in the early 1940’s as a prisoner of war along with many other artists. 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 he left England to take 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. Offered here are about 70 pieces from his personal papers basically related to Judaica. Dated c. 1953-1976............Min. Bid $75

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231. (RELIGIOUS FREEDOM) McLaurin F. Cooke - signed 3 page letter + address leaf, dated Dartmouth College, July 9, 1867, wriiten to his sister, MIss Mary C. Cooke at Great falls, Somersworth, NH. He is asking his sister to attend the commencement at Dartmouth; tells her of his activities. Interesting content.   The main significance of this relates to about 12 years later [1859]. The Eliot School, Boston, in March, 1859, exhibited cruelty and intolerance such as had been rebuked by the State Superintendent in New York. Thomas J. Whall, a Catholic pupil, was ordered to repeat the Ten Commandments in the Protestant form; he declined, as his father had forbidden him to do so. The teacher sent for McLaurin F. Cooke, the second master, who flogged the boy on both hands for thirty minutes, declaring that he would whip him till he consented, for he had nothing else to do the whole forenoon. The inhuman teacher was tried for assault and battery, and the case was argued at considerable length, but Judge Maine held that the teacher had a right to inflict the punishment, and that it was not excessive or malicious.' One hundred Catholic children were expelled for refusing to submit to the intolerant system, and the monstrous decision of the judge sustaining the cruelty showed Catholics that no recognition of their religious rights could be expected from the State schools, which made open war on their religion, and that they must establish schools of their own. On the 21st of March, Bishop Fitzpatrick addressed a letter to the President and members of the School Committee, in which he stated in clear and convincing language the reasons why Catholics resisted the enforced use of the Protestant version of the Bible, the enforced learning and reciting of the Ten Commandments in their Protestant form, and the enforced union in chanting the Lord's Prayer and other religious chants. This masterly document, while it embarrassed the Board, turned the tide of public opinion, and, a few months later, there were elected as members of the School Committee, a Catholic priest and several Catholic laymen. One small hole on page 3 affects a couple of words [caused by the seal]. The letter is in excellent condition. Very uncommon.....400-600......Min. Bid $100

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232. Payson Williston (1764-1856) First Minister at Easthampton, Mass. Payson was born in West Haven CT. and was the son of Rev. Noah Williston and Hannah Payson. He entered the ministery under the teachings of Dr. Trumball of New Haven CT. and attend Yale College from 1779 through 1783. Before he entered college he spent a short spell in a Militia fighting in the Revolutionary war. Payson was licensed to preach at twenty one years of age, but did not settle into his final role of Pastor of Easthampton until he was twenty six. He became the first Pastor of Easthampton on Aug 13 , 1789, when he was ordained with his father present. He spent forty years as Pastor of Easthampton. In 1790 he married Sarah Birdseye, daughter of Rev. Nathan Birdseye of Stratford CT. Together they had five children; Maria, John Payson, Samuel, Nathan Birdseye and Sarah. In 1805 he traveled to the settlements in New York to teach his ministries and in 1833 at the age of seventy requested to be relieved of his duties as Pastor of Easthampton, which he was granted. Payson past on at the age of ninety two, on January 30th, 1856. Payson Williston, was the minister in Easthampton’s only church. Payson was a stern, old-fashioned New England preacher, with strong Calvinist leanings. Offered here is a 1846, 3pp, folded stampless letter from Payson Williston to his son Nathan B. Williston at Brattleboro, Vermont.   Newsy letter about family - internesting to note about how Pneumonia was treated in one instance. Three pages plus postmarked address leaf. Postmarked Easthampton, Mass. VG...........300-500......Min. Bid $90

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235. [SCIENCE] William Healey Dall (1845-1927) American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks. ALS, 1923, 2pp. about 8 x 5 in. VG........50-75

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233. [World War 2] 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. Offered here are 2 signed items. [1] Dec. 7, 1944 typed page titled TIME ZONES. [2] His signed April 1, 1941 NATIONAL REGISTRATION card. Both VG.............100-150

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234. [INGALLS LETTERS] group of 45 letters [ALS], 1905-1908 written from Fay Ingalls (1882-1957) to his future wife Rachel C. Holmes [Ingalls] 1885-1966. Most with faulty envelopes. Not read. Fay Ingalls was an attorney and the son of Melville Ezra Ingalls (1842-1914) who was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad).  We have not read any of the letters which are generally lengthy. VG...................400-600....................Min. Bid $75

236. [ENGLAND] a handwritten note, signed with initials. Do not know who wrote this. It reads..............Please telegraph how Mr. Gladstone is and kindly express to Mrs. Gladstone my hopes for Mr. Gladstones speedy recovery. In a different hand below is written Sent Aug. 8/80. Gladstone's illness, Downing Street, August 1880. The scene at 10 Downing Street, Central London, was anxious as people waited for news of the condition of Prime Minister William Gladstone, recovering from a lung infection. - Year: August 1880. The page is 4-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. Mounted to another sheet.............40-60

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237.  [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Anna Kaskas - Metropolitan opera singer. Sig., inscribed 8x10 photo, 1943. Two punch holes left side. (2) Dennise E. Stires - Warner Bros. 1984 paycheck endorsed on verso. (3) Gladys Hanson (1884-1973) was a stage and silent film actress. Signed card. (4) [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. (5) National Tea Co. 1943 stock certificate. (6) Rudy Vallée (1901-1986) American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Signed bank check, 1935. VG (7) Louise Andrews Kent(1886-1969) American author. Her handwriting on bank check register. Three check stubs written but not signed by her, 1947. (8) George Huddleston (1869-1960) U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1929 envelope bearing his PRINTED Free Frank...........Min. Bid $50

238. Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946. Group of 10 signed bank checks, 1924-25. VG..............Min. Bid $80

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239. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] George Waldron (1732-1805) 1793 Portsmouth, N.H. document signed concerning bthe Estate of James King. 7.5 x 6 in. VG.................25-35

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240. INTERESTING LETTER signed Baring Brothers, London, 19 Sept. 1844, written on both sides of 7.5 x 8.5 in paper. This was written to John Howard Payne (1751-1852) American actor, poet, playwright, and author best emembered as the creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song he wrote in 1822 that became widely popular in the United States and the English-speaking world. In 1842, Payne was appointed American Consul to Tunis, where he served for nearly 10 years until his death. The letter mentions Joshua Bates (1788-1864) American international financier who divided his life between the United States and the United Kingdom. A merchant and a banker, in 1828 Bates became associated with the great house of Baring Brothers & Co. of London, of which he eventually became the senior partner. He was arbitrator of the commission convened in 1853 to settle the claims of American citizens arising from the War of 1812. Fine................200-300................MIN. BID $50

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241. [SCIENCE]  L.J. Johnson - Harvard Prof. writes letter to Prof. R.S. Woodward who was made President of the Carnegie Institution. Dated Dec. 28, 1904, 1p. approx. 8 x 10-1/4 in. Very good condition. Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician, born at Rochester, Michigan. He graduated C.E. at the University of Michigan in 1872 and was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. 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. He died in 1924 in Washington, D.C. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics . In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. VG......100-150..........Min. Bid $25

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242. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) George W. Bush For President bumper sticker. Fine. (2) [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 (3) 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. (4) Loretta Lynn (b. 1932) American singer-songwriter. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck for $143. (5) Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Photo signed by autopen. (6) Pat Carroll (b. 1927) actress. Clip signature obtained 1980 from Provincetown Play House while she was playing Gertrude Stein. (7) William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American romantic poet. Antique engraved portrait. (8) Andre Kostelanetz (1901-1980) Russian-born American popular orchestral music conductor and arranger who was one of the major exponents of popular orchestra music. Signed 1973 FDC. End of signature is smeared................Min. Bid $50

243. [WORLD WAR 2] Dr. Ralph D. Bennett (1900-1994) His career was varied and most distinguished. He served as a professor of physics at M.I.T; as a naval officer, responsible for the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Washington; and director of the Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory near Livermore, Calif., for the General Electric Co. He subsequently became V.P. and director of research for Martin Marietta. Dr. Bennett was a man uniquely placed to bring about significant changes in the way the Navy handled its research and development in those early years. Having both a Captain's rank and a respected technical background, he played a major role in the development of the Military-civilian partnership at NOL, and saw its use accepted universally in the rest of the Navy's R&D management. The Navywide system of Commander/Technical Director management owes its origins to Dr. Bennett. Offered here is an ink signed memorandum from Bennett to Capt. L.W. Mckeehan, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Navy Yard, Washington DC, 8 December 1943, 2pp. Discusses, by names, using certain people. Louis Mckeehan has written and signed a response on page 2. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. 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. VG.................150-250

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244. [WORLD WAR 2 NAVAL] John H. Newton (1881-1948) Commander, Cruisers, Scouting Force at the outbreak of war. At the moment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was in tactical command of the Lexington task force, which was on the way to deliver aircraft to Midway. After war broke out, the Lexington force was given to the more senior Brown, and Newton commanded its screen. Relieved before the end of the year, he was given command of the South Pacific Area in June 1944, when it had lost almost all strategic relevance. Offered here is a 1p. memo from Newton dated Nov. 7, 1942. Not ink signed. The ink date below is in the hand of Louis McKeehan. VG.................50-75

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245. [AVIATION] Thomas C. McMurtry (1935-2015) American mechanical engineer, and a former naval aviator, test pilot at NASA's Flight Research Center and a consultant for Lockheed Corporation. McMurtry joined NASA as a research test pilot in 1967. The first project he was assigned to as the project pilot was the F-8 Supercritical Wing project. He flew its first flight on 9 March 1971 and that of the NASA AD-1 on 21 December 1979. He was project pilot on the TF-8A Supercritical Wing testbed and the AD-1. He was co-project pilot on the F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Airplane, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and performed digital electronic F-15 engine efficiency control tests. On 26 November 1975, the X-24B dropped from the sky for the last time, piloted on its 36th flight by McMurtry. [1] McMurtry co-piloted the 747 Carrier Aircraft as it transported the Space Shuttle Enterprise to its first launch on 12 August 1977. McMurtry logged over 11,000 hours of flying time since earning his pilot's wings in 1958. A graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School, he has flown many aircraft including the U-2, X-24B, F-8A, AD-1, YF-12C, F-104, and F-15. McMurtry became chief research test pilot and then Chief of the Research Aircraft Division for the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility. He eventually rose to be the Director for Flight Operations at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, and retired on June 3, 1999, after 32 years of service and one day shy of his 64th birthday. Offered here is a TLS, 1973. VG..................50-75

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246. [U.S. NAVAL] U.S.S. SHAWMUT June 30, 1865 document. Library List [books/publications] for Lt. Comdr. J.G. Walker. USS Shawmut was a 593-ton steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War. Shawmut served the Union Navy primarily as a gunboat with howitzers for bombardment, and various other rifles and cannon for use at sea in apprehending blockade runners attempting to "run" the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. John Grimes Walker (1835-1907) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. After the war, he served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, head of the Lighthouse Board, and commander-in-chief of the Squadron of Evolution and of the North Atlantic Squadron. In retirement, he led commissions to investigate the construction of a Central American canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. At the siege of Vicksburg, Walker commanded the naval gun battery attached to the 15th Army Corps. His subsequent war service included operations which resulted in the capture of Fort Fisher, and he participated in the ensuing bombardments of Forts Anderson and Caswell on the Cape Fear River and in the capture of Wilmington, North Carolina. Rear Admiral Walker died at the age of 72, at Ogunquit, Maine. Kaye & I walk by his house on our Ogunquit walks many times. Approx. 8 x 13 in. Good+...............100-150

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247. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American romantic poet, journalist 1852 letter from Bryant but not signed by him. (2) Kaaren Lee - actress, known for The Right Stuff (1983), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and T.J. Hooker (1982). Unsigned Warner Bros. paycheck 1984. (3) Edward Grossman - Executive Director, Composers and Lyricists Guild of America. TLS, 964, 1p. Also signed by Milt Ebbins (1912-2008) the well-connected show business manager who was a liaison between Hollywood and the Kennedy White House. Mr. Ebbins was a well-liked Hollywood insider who directed the careers of actors, musicians and comedians. For more than 30 years, he was the personal manager of actor Peter Lawford. Through Lawford, who was married to Patricia Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy's, Mr. Ebbins became a favorite of JFK's and a frequent guest at the White House and on Air Force One. At Kennedy's 45th birthday party in 1962, Mr. Ebbins gave Marilyn Monroe a push onstage at Madison Square Garden as she went out to sing her sultry version of "Happy Birthday." (4) Wilson Thomas Hogue (1852–1920) American bishop of the Free Methodist Church, elected in 1903. He was born 6 March 1852 in Lyndon, New York. His parents were Scottish-English Methodists. He was the founder of Greenville College. His career also included service as a Pastor and a District Elder. TLS, 1900, 1p. Toned. (5) Mary Hannah Krout (1851-1927) American journalist, author, and advocate for women's suffrage. ALS [no yr], 2pp. to Harry McClure. (6) 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.................Min. Bid $50

248. [AVIATION] Irv Burrows (b. 1928) test pilot. The first F-15 pilot. Irv Burrows began his flying career in New York when he was a teenager. In 1950, after serving in the Navy and graduating from Williams College, he continued his aviation career by being selected to attend Pilot Training in the United States Air Force. TLS, 1973, 1p. VG...............50-75

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249. [SCIENCE] William John McGee, LL.D. (1853-1912) American inventor, geologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist. While largely self-taught, McGee attended a rural one-room schoolhouse north of Farley, Iowa during the four winter months from about 1858 to 1867. He devoted his early years to reading law and to surveying. He invented and patented several improvements on agricultural implements. He was appointed geologist for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1881. In 1884 McGee authored the article Map of the United States exhibiting the present status of knowledge relating to the areal distribution of geologic groups for the USGS Journal. While with the USGS, McGee travelled to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886 for the purpose of studying the earthquake disturbances in its vicinity. McGee was ethnologist in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1893 to 1903. In 1895, he explored the Isla del Tiburón, Gulf of California, home of the Seri Indians. In 1904 he was chief of the department of anthropology that organized the "Anthropology Days" at the 1904 Summer Olympics / Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 World's Fair. In 1907 he was appointed a member of the Inland Waterways Commission by President Roosevelt.      His other prominent positions were: acting president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897–1898); president of the American Anthropological Association (1902–1912); and president of the National Geographic Society (1904–1905). Excellent TLS, 1895, 2pp. to Professor Robert S. Woodward. 8 x 10.5 in. VG..............100-200

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250. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Bob Dole - a 1987 typed 4 page letter sending two Preferred Tickets to his for formal announcement to run for President of the United States. His signature is, of course, printed. One of the tickets is included here. All are in fine condition. (2) Lorenzo Marrett (1816-1887) was born in Standish, Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1838. He practiced law with a specialty in the administration of estates. He joined the Board of Aldermen in 1849 and was active in local and state politics. ALS, East Cambridge, 1857, 3 pages, 4-3/4 x 7-3/4 in. Includes original envelope [stamp removed]. VG. (3) [POSTAL HISTORY]  Levi P. Morton (1824-1920) the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a US representative from New York, and as the 31st governor of New York. Offered here is a postmarked envelope. 1900, hand-addressed by Morton [not signed] to Lola Greene Baldwin (1860-1957) who was one of the first policewomen in the United States. In 1908, she was sworn in by the City of Portland, Oregon as Superintendent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Police Department for the Protection of Girls (later renamed the Women's Protective Division), with the rank of detective. Approx. 4-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. VG. (4) [THEATRE] 1964 program starring Ben Gazzara & Mildred Dunnock in TRAVELLER WITHOUT LUGGAGE. VG (5) [MUSIC] Helen Lemmens-Sherrington (1834-1906) English concert and operatic soprano prominent from the 1850s to the 1880s. Born in northern England, she spent much of her childhood and later life in Belgium, where she studied at the Brussels Conservatory. After engagements in mainland Europe she made her London debut in 1856. Her singing career was mostly in concert, but in the first half of the 1860s she appeared in opera at Covent Garden and other leading London theatres. ALS, no date, 2pp, no date, approx. 4 x 6-1/8 in. Declines invitation. VG. (6) James Clarke Hook RA (1819-1907) English painter and etcher of marine, genre and historical scenes, and landscapes. Artwork by Hook is held at the Tate Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and Guildhall Art Gallery in London. CLIP SIGNATURE, about 4-1/4 x 1-1/2 in. (7) [RACING] Michael Andretti (b. 1962) American semi-retired auto racing driver and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fourth-most all time. Signed color magazine picture, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Two fold lines. (8) 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", a sentiment echoed by Tim Hilton in the Sunday Independent, 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.........Min. Bid $70

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251.  Job Barnard (1844-1923) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Born in Porter County, Indiana, Barnard served in the United States Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, where he was a First Sergeant in Company K, 73rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. ALS, 1908 written, signed in the 3rd person, to Dr. Robert S. Woodward, accepting invitation to meet members of the National Academy of Sciences. 4 x 5-3/4 in. Fine..............50-75

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252. [ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY] Irving Salkow (1909-1989) Legendary Hollywood agent. This is one of the first and most historic agencies in town, for it was founded by Salkow in 1940, during the golden age of Hollywood. One of the agents during this time was Ray Stark, who later turned into one of the industry's premier movie directors. Some of Salkow's clients at that time were movie stars Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe and William Holden. TLS, 1964, 1-page, regarding William Asher. Stapled to letter are 2 carbon copies of letters Milt Ebbins. William 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. Fine...........100-150.........Min. Bid $25

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198. [PORTRAIT] original antique portrait of Dr. Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) English inventor. He became a clergyman of the Church of England. Cartwright began his career as a clergyman, becoming, in 1779, rector of Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire. In 1783, he was elected a prebendary at Lincoln Cathedral. During his time as a clergyman he published the poem Armine and Elvira in 1770, which was followed by The Prince of Peace in 1779. Although he became better-known as an inventor he was awarded the degree of DD in 1806. He was the inventor of the first wool-combing machine and of the predecessor of the modern power loom. His other inventions included a cordelier (machine for making rope; 1792) and a steam engine that used alcohol instead of water. This print (stipple engraving) Dr Cartwright, engraved by J. Thomson, published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street, London, c. 1833. Dr. Cartwright, From a Picture in the posession of Miss Cartwright, Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The image area is approx. 4-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. plus clean margins. VG...............Min. Bid $10

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254. [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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255. George Francis Train (1829-1904) American entrepreneur who organized the clipper ship line that sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco; he also organized the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier in the United States in 1864 to construct the eastern portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, and a horse tramway company in England while there during the American Civil War. In 1870 Train made the first of three widely publicized trips around the globe. He believed that a report of his first journey in a French periodical inspired Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days; protagonist Phileas Fogg may have been modeled on him.  In 1872, he ran for president of the United States as an independent candidate.  That year, he was jailed on obscenity charges while defending suffragist Victoria Woodhull against charges regarding an article her newspaper had published on an alleged adulterous affair. Despite business successes in early life, he was known as an increasingly eccentric figure in American and Australian history. Offered here is a strange looking sheet dated 1903 on which he has written and signed. It is 7 x 4 in. Plus, hand-addressed envelope postmarked/stamp. Both pices are mounted to an album page...............200-300

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256. [WALT KUHN ESTATE] items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn, daughter of Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) famous American artist. Includes: Edmund Muskie 1968 TLS. Walt Kuhn's Wells, Maine property tax 1948 receipt. Photo of the Kuhn home in Cape Neddick, Maine up on the hill. Photo of later Brenda Kuhn building just down the road. Brenda Kuhn signed check 1967. Cape Neddick Park brochure featuring Walt Kuhn. VG.............Min. Bid $40

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257. Group of 7 early New Hampshire documents, 1810-1885. Some signed by Daniel Humphreys, Andrew Wentworth, F. Cogswell, D. French. Varied conditions........Min. Bid $45

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Going forth we will be listing items in our auctions that we have owned sometimes for 30-40 years but have never offered for sale. There are many reasons why we never did anything with some items. Often it could be because we couldn't figure out who wrote the letter, esp. when its an English letter. Sometimes it was the handwriting, sometimes authenticity.

258. [FRANCE] Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (1769-1832), known as Georges Cuvier. He was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils. Offered here is a 1 page ALS written in the 3rd person. Addressed to John Phillips on a separate sheet. John Phillips FRS (1800-1874) was an English geologist. In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata, thereby helping to standardize terminology including the term Mesozoic, which he invented. This letter is written in French - has not been translated. Provenance: Bill Luetge, who died in 2004 and was a well known autograph collector/dealer years ago. He was one of the 1st Presidents of the UACC. The original typed description that came with this says - "Autograph Letter Signed written in the third person as was the custom of the day........Regarding a request made of John Phillips. When you research signed letters by Cuvier you will see is large signature style but remember- this letter is written in the 3rd person. It was customary to begin 3rd person letters at the top [front] and not use the normal signature style, instead signature looks like the handwritten style, which is often different than the signature. In our opinion this letters was written by Cuvier BUT its expected that others might have doubts therefore the reason for a lower Min. Bid amount. We are not selling this with a authenticity guarantee as we usually do................Min. Bid $100

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259. [GREAT BRITAIN] Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1985) British aristocrat and politician. Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term 'Tory democracy'. He participated in the creation of the National Union of the Conservative Party. Winston Churchill was his son. Offered is is a strange monogram signature written in pencil. This came to us from the collection of Bill Luetge, who died in 2004 and was a well known autograph collector/dealer years ago. He was one of the 1st Presidents of the UACC. The size is about 1-1/4 x 1-3/8 in. odd shape. Torn away from something. We are not able to find another example of this type of Churchill signature. Not guaranteed..........Min. Bid $20

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260. (NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL MINING) E.H. Wilson. President, Massachusetts and New Mexico Consolidated Mining Co. Document Signed, Portland, Maine, 1883. Certificate for 500 shares of stock. Attractive mining vignette...........75-100

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261. [MIXED LOT] includes: [1] 1854 gov. doc. - Maine, spirit rations for navy. [2] Nice engraved portrait of Felix Grundy. [3] 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. A 1902 bank check signed by him. [4] Gov. doc. Land Claims 1852. [5] Joseph Warren - 1835 engraved portrait. [6] New Jersey Supreme Court document 1913. [7] 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. [8] Isodore Horwitz - 1961 TLS to Rabbi Frederick Solomon...................Min Bid Min. Bid $40

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262. [CONGRESSMAN PHILBIN LOT] 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. In 1942, as the Democratic nominee, Philbin was elected to the 78th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971). Offered is a unreseared lot of papers from the files of Philbin. Contains many carbon copies ofletters from Philbin; letters from people seeking advice or assistance, sometimes telegrams etc. About 77 pieces. Mixed conditions...............Min. Bid $10

263. US TREASURY - group of 10 printed documents, 1823-1898. Multiple pages. VG............Min. Bid $10

264. [NEW JERSEY] Group of 10 Chancery of New Jersey legal documents, 1911-1914. Most are 2 pages or longer..............Min. Bid $10

265. [NORTH CAROLINA] [CIVIL WAR] Samuel McDowell Tate (1830-1897) Confederate officer. In 1861, after the outbreak of war, Tate volunteered for service in the Confederate army and was appointed captain of Company D, Sixth North Carolina Regiment. Commissioned and promoted to the rank of major on 20 May 1862, he was advanced to lieutenant colonel on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg. There he assumed command of the Sixth North Carolina Regiment after the death of Colonel Isaac E. Avery and led his troops up Cemetery Hill and in the battle on Seminary Ridge. Isaac Avery had formed a partnership with Charles F. Fisher and Samuel McDowell Tate to act as contractors in the building of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the mid-1850s. With Hoke's wounding at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, Avery temporarily assumed command of the brigade in time for the Gettysburg Campaign. The now 34-year-old Avery led his troops forward on July 1 on a wide sweep north and east of the borough of Gettysburg. Union artillery fire from a knoll near Culp's Hill finally halted his advance. On July 2, Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early ordered Avery along with the brigade of Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays to assault eastern Cemetery Hill. Attacking in the early evening, Avery was struck in the neck by a musket ball and fell from his white horse, bleeding badly. Apparently he was alone at the time, and the brigade's attack was delivered without coordination. After the ill-fated charge, the partially paralyzed officer was discovered by several of his soldiers. His aide and former business partner, Maj. Samuel Tate of the 6th North Carolina, knelt by his side. Unable to speak from his mortal wound and with his right hand useless from the paralysis, Avery with his left hand scribbled a simple note and gave it to Tate. It said: "Major, tell my father I died with my face to the enemy. I. E. Avery." Samuel Tate continued to command the Sixth regiment until the close of the war. When the Civil War ended, Tate made his way back to Morganton, North Carolina, where the stockholders of the Western North Carolina Railroad elected him to the presidency of the disorganized and bankrupt organization. As president, Tate repaired and rebuilt the railroad, revamped the old rolling stock, and straightened out its financial affairs. Governor William W. Holden removed him from the presidency in 1865, but Governor Jonathan Worth restored him to that position in 1866. He was again ousted by the Holden-appointed board of directors in 1868 but continued to act as the financial agent of the stockholders and as the trustee for payment of debts. Offered here is a 1887Bill Head document, NOT signed by Tate, signed by Arthur Evans. Tate pays for a clock repair. Approx. 8.5 x 4.5 in. Fine.............50-75.......Min. Bid $10

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266. [ART] Alfred L. Seligman (1864-1912) American sculptor. One signed bank check from [signed] Douglas Volk to Seligman, endorsed on the verso by Seligman.  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. Douglas painted at least nine posthumous portraits of Lincoln, basing them on the plaster life-mask that his father had made in 1860. One of them hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom at The White House. Another appeared on a U.S. postage stamp issued in the 1950s, and is now at the National Gallery of Art. VG.............Min. Bid $10

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267.  TO THE SELECTMEN OF STEUBEN, MAINE - 1868 printed letter from D. Brastow asking that a list of the names and ages of all the orphans of soldiers and seamen of your town be sent to the Governor at Augusta or to Brastow. Stamped address portion................Min. Bid $10

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268. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1875 Mortgage Deed from Franklin Gale to Squamscott Savings Bank, signed by William H. Balknap. 8-3/8 x 14 in. VG............Min. Bid $10

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269. [ART] RICHARD CARLE - deceased New England artist. Worked a lot around Boston and the north shore. Lithograph, signed in the print, not titled, dated 1978. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. VG.............Min. Bid $10

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270. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Original PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY CLASS DAY 1907 program bound in suede, approx. 5 x 6-1/4 in. Five printed pages in side includes class officers and senior class roll. VG. Kind of rare piece of ephemera..........Min. Bid $10

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271. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1892 document - land and buildings in Ashland, NH. Several signatures. approx. 10 x 16 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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272. [AMERICANA] The State of Maine imposes a $500 fine on the Town of Plymouth, Maine for not repaiting a road. Dated 1834, 1p, 7-3/4 x 12 in. VG..........Min. Bid $10

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273. [SEC. TREASURY] Thos. Corwin, Sec. of the Treasury and Daniel Webster - printed government document, 1852, 137 pp. Approx. 5.5 x 8.5. VG...........Min. Bid $10

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274. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] THE DESCENT FROM MOUNT WASHINGTON, wood-engraving, c. 1830s..............Min. Bid $5

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275. 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............Min. Bid $10

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276. [JUDAICA] 1956 letter to Rabbi Frederick Solomon (1899-1980) the German Expressionist artist. Signed by Rabbi Louis I. Egelson (1885 -1957) administrative secretary of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Sidney L. Regner (1903-1993) Reform rabbi and organizational executive. A lifelong peace activist, he was elected vice president of the Jewish Peace Fellowship in 1980. Richard N. Bluestein - of Hebrew Union College. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 in. VG..............25-35............Min. Bid $10

277. [RELIGION] 2 brief ALSs by: [1] Richard Salter Storrs (1821-1900) American Congregational clergyman. Closely cropped on both sides. Signature value only. [2] Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (1822-1909) American Presbyterian minister and writer. ALS on postcard dated 1875..............Min. Bid $10

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278. Robert E. O'Brien - 1964 TLS to the actor Peter Lawford - apologize again for having subjected you to that onslaught of autograph seekers...." Includes 2 newspaper clippings...............Min. Bid $10

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279. [US NAVAL] Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934 to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March 1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone. Offered here is a signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs E. Davis USN. VG................Min. Bid $10

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280. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1904 document - land and buildings in Ashland, NH. Several signatures. approx. 10 x 16 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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281. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] RALEIGN DAY 1776-1927 Piscataqua Pioneers - Annual Meeting and Outing - Portsmouth, N.H. Aug. 10, 1927.This a ribbon that would have been worn by those attending, approx. 1-1/2 x 4-1/4 in. VG.....50-75...........Min. Bid $10

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282. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 2 vintage photographs. One is DOUBLE-HEAD from Eagle Mt. House, Jackson, NH. Other is Carter Notch from Eagle Mt. House, Jackson NH. Photos are approx. 6.5 x 2 in. each........Min. Bid $10
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283. [PORTRAIT] antique engraving of Richard Boyle (1694-1753). was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". Engraved by  William Henry Mote (1803–1871) was a 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. Circa 1850, paper size approx. 11 x 7 in. The engraving says W.T. MOTE, which is misspelled - should say W.H. Mote. VG........Min. Bid $10

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284. [PORTRAIT] antique engraving of Charles Watson Wentworth (1730-1782)  most notable for his two terms as prime minister of Great Britain. Engraved by  William Henry Mote (1803–1871) was a 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. Circa 1850, paper size approx. 11 x 7 in. The engraving says W.T. MOTE, which is misspelled - should say W.H. Mote. VG........Min. Bid $10

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285. [PORTRAIT] Sir Thomas Bodley (1545-1613) English diplomat and scholar who founded the Bodleian Library in Oxford. An 1830 engraved portrait, image approx. 4-3/4 x 3-3/4 in plus margins. Very light age foxing in margins o/w VG.....Min. Bid $10

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286. [PORTRAIT] antique engraving of James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, KG (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. Engraved by Henry Robinson.  Circa 1850, paper size approx. 11 x 7 in.Light foxing o/w VG...............Min. Bid $10

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287. [PORTRAIT] antique engraving of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, GMB, PC, FRS (1690 – 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Engraved by William Finden (1787 –1852) English engraver. Circa 1850, paper size approx. 11 x 7 in. VG...................Min. Bid $10

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288. [PORTRAIT] antique engraving of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678 – 1751) English politician, government official and political philosopher. Engraved by William Thomas Fry (1789–1843) was a British engraver. He occasionally exhibited his engravings at the Suffolk Street exhibition. Circa 1850, paper size approx. 11 x 7 in. VG.................Min. Bid $10

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289. [NEW ORLEANS] Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) was an American industrialist, politician, and social reformer from Rhode Island.   He was educated in a Quaker boarding school in Burlington, New Jersey, where he developed a particular interest in mathematics. In 1819 he returned to Rhode Island to join his elder brother Isaac in the management of the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. One of Rowland Hazard's responsibilities was selling the company's prodent winters in New Orleans from about 1833 to 1842 to sell goods that included cotton bagging cloth, pre-cut garments, low-priced shoes, and raw "Negro cloth" for use by African-American slaves. The activity that Hazard considered "as the greatest effort of his life" (according to his granddaughter) began when he was in New Orleans on business in the winter of 1841. After he learned that a free African-American man from Newport, Rhode Island was in custody in Louisiana as an escaped slave, his investigations found that many free African-Americans were being detained under the assumption they were escaped slaves. Document signed, New Orleans, 1841, signed on both sides, approx. 8.5 x 3 in. Also signed by John Tadlock (1792-1845). VG............35-45

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290. [EPHEMERA] group of 4 Limerick National Bank [Maine] checks, 1924-26..............Min. Bid $1.00

291. Rhode Island 1841 document, 7-3/4 x 9 in..........Min. Bid $10

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292. [CIVIL WAR] 1861 printed government document for the House of Rep., RULES AND ARTICLES OF WAR, 24pp, about 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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293. Ray Charles (1930-2004) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma. Offered here is a signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. I assume it is not authentic, esp. since it is dated "89". Therefore............Min. Bid $10

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293 [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....Min. Bid $10

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294. [EPHEMERA] Annual Report of the Expense of Supporting thw COUNTY PAUPERS of the County of Hillsborough, for the year 1860, publ. 1861, 11pp, about 5 x 8 in. Rough condition. Very uncommon...........Min. Bid $20

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295. [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of Francis Quarles (about 8 May 1592 – 8 September 1644) English poet most notable for his emblem book entitled Emblems. Image area about 4-1/4 x 2-3/4 in. VG...........25-35

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296.  [MILITARY MEDICAL] Newton D. Baker Jr. (1871-1937) served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I. Offered here is a 1917 document, appointment for Paul Stanley Hill. Not signed by President Woodrow Wilson but it is signed by Newton Baker. Approx. 16 x 19 in. on vellum. Lightly aged o/w VG..............100-200

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297. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Henry N. Ward (1826-1880) signed 1870 Rhode Island court document. (2) John W. Dean - 1894, 1p. ALS, Boston. (3) T.W. Hammond - of the Worcester and Nahua RR Co. ALS, 1862. (4) Joseph Peace Hazard(1807-1892) was born into a wealthy Rhode Island family. When he failed in the family's textile manufacturing business, Hazard's family supported him in pursuing his personal interests, which included travel, architecture, and Spiritualism. Signed 1840 document. (5) John H. Nunn - lawyer. ALS, NJ, 1890. (6) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Her handwriting on bank check register. Three check stubs written but not signed by her, 1945 (7) A.W. Sulloway - Sulloway Mills in Franklin Falls, NH. ALS 1899. (8) Unidentified CLIP SIGNATURE [looks like it dates to 1844]. (9) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check............Min. Bid $50

298.  Mystery French Document from Napoleonic period dated 1806 on paper, signed [?], 1p, about 7-1/4 x 9-1/2". VG.........50-75
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299.  [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician, born at Rochester, Michigan. He graduated C.E. at the University of Michigan in 1872 and was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. 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. He died in 1924 in Washington, D.C. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics . In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. OFFERED HERE is a page manuscript page of calculations written by Woodward [not signed], plus a pamphet by Woodward: MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATION, 1902, 24 pages uncut. The handwritten page has edge tears at top & bottom edges. The pamphlet is in very good+ condition. VERY RARE!................100-150

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300. [MUSIC] Baron Armand-Marie Limnander van Nieuwenhove (1814-1892) Belgian composer of choral and orchestral works and church music. Knight of the Order of Leopold, he was the founder and conductor of the choral chamber ensembles Société Symphonique and Réunion Lyrique in Belgium.  ALS, no date, 1p, approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG..........50-75

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301.   [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Fern Barry (1901-1981) actress best known for The Rifleman (1958), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and Perry Mason (1957). Warner Bros. paycheck 1984 made out to Fern Barry Deceased. Endorsed verso by Lester R. Berry [?] (2) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1967 bank check. (3) Ralph Bernal (1783-1854) was a British Whig politician and art collector. Signed address panel postmarked 1829. (4) Henry White Warren (1831–1912) was an American Methodist Episcopal bishop and author. CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) Lyman J. Abbott (December 18, 1835 – October 22, 1922)[1][2] was an American Congregationalist theologian, editor, and author. SIGNED CARD mounted. (6) John Townsend Trowbridge (1827-1916) American author. (7) Philip J. Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Western Union telegraph sent 1946 type signed. (8) Lester M. Jacobs - President Temple B'Nai Israel, TLS 1956. (9) David Paul Brown - author, lawyer. Clip signature dated 1842...............Min. Bid $50

302. [AMERICANA] Ornate Victorian Marriage Certificate, dated 1880, 11-1/2 x 15-1/2, Thos. Hunter Lithographer, Phila. , Pa, Copyright 1880 by H.M. Crider, York, Pa. Never used, has space for pictures of the bride & groom, spaces to be filled in including witness signatures. Printed partly in gold ink. Many possibilities. This is old and not a recent printing. VG condition. Would look great framed with old photos. VG. We have several of these...........Min. Bid $40 each

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303. Gilbert Hilton Scribner (1831-1910) was an American lawyer and politician who was Secretary of State of New York from 1870 to 1873. ALS, 1872 plus 1868 United States Legation card [sun-toned].................Min. Bid $10

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304. [HARRY TRUMAN] 1949 document nominating Karl L. Rankin of Maine [diplomat] signed by fasc. signature. Signed in ink by Dean Acheson, Secretary of State. Karl Rankin (1898-1991) was an American diplomat from Wisconsin. In 1949 Rankin was promoted to U.S. Consul General in Canton, China; and also became Consul General in Hong Kong from 1949 to 1950. Rankin was appointed U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of China, based in Taipei, from 1950 to 1953, before being named Ambassador from 1953 to 1957. Finally, Rankin returned to Yugoslavia, serving as U.S. Ambassador from 1957 to 1961. FRAMED. Full size 16-1/4 x 12-1/4 in. VG.........Min. Bid $200

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305. [CHESS] two 1965 printed pages of chess once owned by Bobby Fischer. Approx. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) American chess Grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. Provenance: Robert "Bobby" Fischer - Brooklyn Library - Swann's Auction - East Coast Books. In the late 1960s Fischer is said to have needed money so he sold his chess library to the Brooklyn Library, who then sold off some of their holding at auction in NYC, some 25 years later. Rare!. Fine................Min. Bid $10

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306. Railroad Business - ALS, 1877, 1p, by Wm. A. Booth written to Melville Ezra Ingalls (1842–1914), commonly abbreviated M. E. Ingalls, was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad)......Min. Bid $10

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307. [RHODE ISLAND] group of 2 documents signed by Isaac Peace Hazard (1794-1879) the eldest of the nine children of textile manufacturer Rowland Hazard I and Mary Peace of South Kingstown, R.I. He attended the Friends School in Westtown, Pennsylvania through 1810 before returning to South Kingstown to help run the family textile mill. In 1819, his father retired from active business, and Isaac took control of the mill with his brother Rowland G. Hazard I (1801-1888). They did business as I.P. & R.G. Hazard until 1828, when they added a third brother, Joseph P. Hazard, and became R.G. Hazard & Co. From about 1820 to 1824, Isaac also had a side partnership with Aza Arnold, acting under the name Hazard & Arnold. He was also in a partnership with a distant cousin, Jonathan N. Hazard, until 1826. The Hazard businesses lost a great deal of money circa 1829. Isaac served as president after the partnership with his brothers was incorporated as the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company in 1848 through his retirement in 1864. He also served intermittently as a representative in the state General Assembly from 1838 to 1843, and as a state senator in 1853. Among his other activities, he helped found Butler Hospital for the Insane, and also played a major role in founding the Charleston and Augusta Railway Company. Circa 1849, he moved from Peace Dale to Newport, where he lived with four other unmarried siblings: his brother Joseph and his three sisters Eliza, Mary and Anna. The 1870 census of Rhode Island lists him as a woolen manufacturer with a personal estate valued at $115,000. He was raised as a Quaker, but in 1841 purchased a pew in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Wakefield, R.I. He never married or had any children, and died in 1879. Both are promisory notes, 1826 and 1837, about 6.5 x 2.5 in. VG.............40-60

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308. Samuel Freeman (1743-1831) was a prominent citizen of Portland, Maine during the 18th and 19th centuries. He was instrumental in founding the first public library in Portland (then Falmouth), Maine, served in the judiciary system as judge and clerk, as well as held the post of the first postmaster of Portland, in 1775. He was an active patriot during the Revolutionary struggle, was secretary of the Cumberland County convention in 1774, a member of the provincial congress in 1775, and of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1776 and 1778. When the courts were reorganized in 1775 he was appointed clerk, which office he held for forty-five years. He was register of probate until commissioned judge in 1804, remaining in the latter office till 1820. From 1776 till 1805 he was postmaster of Portland. He was an active and efficient friend of Bowdoin College, His publications include "The Massachusetts Justice" (1803); and " Probate Directory" (1803); and he edited the "Journal of Rev. Thomas Smith" (1821). Offered here is a signed 11801 Court Document. Good condition for its age..............75-100

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309. Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL (1862-1925) English essayist, poet and academic,[1] and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He wrote the lyrics of Edward Elgar’s Coronation Ode, including the words of the patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory" (1902). His literary criticism, poems, and volumes of essays were highly regarded. He was also noted as an author of ghost stories. ALS, 1906, 3pp. Fine...........50-75

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310. [ENGALND] 1619 manuscript velum document [payment]. Odd size 11-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. VG..............Min. Bid $15

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311. [ENGALND] 1619 manuscript velum document [payment]. Odd size 11-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. VG.............Min. Bid $15

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312. [ENGALND] 1618 manuscript velum document [payment]. Odd size 10-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. VG.............Min. Bid $15

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312. [KENTUCKY PIONEER] BEN HELM (b. Va. 1767) Kentucky Pioneer. Son of Capt. Thomas Helm, pioneer settler who came to Ky. in 1779. Thomas & 2 others built forts in 1780, which grew to become Elizabethtown; the area where Abraham Lincoln was to be born. Ben Helm became a surveyor; state senator; clerk of Hardin Co. Courts. He was a major in the War of 1812. He purchsed the
farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln - stepmother of Abe Lincoln. DS, Hardin County [1810], 1p. approx. 7-1/4 x 12 in. SIGNED BY BEN HELM. Involves money owed by Elisha Johnston to Ann Johnston, who se attorney was WM. P. DUVAL (1784-1854) Interesting Kentucky pioneer
who became Gov. of Florida. Duval's signature was written by Ben Helm. Fine..............100-200

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313. [CANADA MILITARY] George VI (1895-1952) a 1937 document Signed "George RI" as king-emperor, three pages (front and verso), 8-1/4 x 13-1/2 in., April 28, 1937. In very fine condition. Granting Major-General Charles John Bruce Hay permission to wear the Insignia of the Second Class of the Order of Al Rafidain, Military Division. King George has signed at the top of the front page. Also signed by John Simon on page 3. John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873-1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. He is one of three people to have served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the others being Rab Butler and James Callaghan. This document is glued along left edge to stiff paperboard. Laid to the backside is a TLS, 1935, 1p. signed by Ja'Far Al-Askari (1885-1936) who was Prime Minister of Iraq. Letter says Major-General Hay is entitled to wear the Iraq General Service Medal. Also included on a separate paper boeard is a TLS, 1937 by W.L.M. Dunlop on Foreign Office paper sending said warrent. Very good condition[s]................Min. Bid $500

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314. [AMERICANA] Nahum Hayward (1790-1858) Plymouth, Mass. Chairman of the Board of Overseers ALS, Plymouth, 1818, 1 page, to the Selectmen Overseers of the Poor, Middleboro, Mass. Asks that Cyrus Tinkham be removed from jail [debt]. Addressed on the verso. VG............Min. Bid $10

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315. [FANTASTIC MIXED LOT] [1] Robert Henry Scott FRS (1833-1916) Irish meteorologist, who was president of the Royal Meteorological Society. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a Scholar. Lengthy ALS, 1860, 7pp, not translated. [2] WAR DEPARTMENT 1872 printed General Order No. 43 - an Act granting Davenport and St. Paul Railroad Co. right of way. 2pp. [3] John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1743-1783) British peer and politician. Vintage 1800 engraved portrait. [4] Woodward Hudson - President of the Boston and Maine Railroad. TLS, 1919, 1 full page. Comes with envelope. [5] [JOHN F. KENNEDY Postal Stamps] group of 6 foreign postage stamps. See JFK stamps
[6] [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. [7] William Harold Cox (1901-1988) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was known for presiding over United States v. Price (1965) and for his resistance to racial integration. Constance Baker Motley, a longtime civil rights attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge, called Cox "the most openly racist judge ever to sit on a federal court bench" in the United States. SIGNED 3X5 CARD, soiled. [8] Clinton Presba Anderson (1895-1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1945 until 1948 and represented New Mexico's at-large congressional district from 1941 until 1945. CLIP SIGNATURE. [9] John Arthur Love (1916-2002) Republican politician who served as the 36th Governor of the State of Colorado from 1963 to 1973. SIGNED CARD. [10] Campbell P. Berry (1834-1901) Calif. congressman. ALS, 1882, 1p. to Ben Pearly Poore, noted journalist. Advises Poore of errors in his biographical sketch in the Congressional Directory. VG. [11] 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. Born in Dorset, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1838. Offered here is an original lithograph of The Paine House, Conanicut, R.I. Unsigned, circa 1882. Image 5-1/4 x 3-1/8" plus margins. Excellent condition. Caption says probably built by Capt. Thos. Paine, who married the daughter of Gov. Carr. Caleb Carr (1624-1695) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving a very short term prior to his death by drowning. See Paine House
[12] Beverly Washburn (b. 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Walt Disney drama Old Yeller (1957) and the American General Pictures horror Spider Baby (1967). Signed Warner Bros. 1984 pay check..........Min. Bid $75

316. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] [1] Beverly Washburn (b. 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Walt Disney drama Old Yeller (1957) and the American General Pictures horror Spider Baby (1967). Signed Warner Bros. 1984 pay check. [2] [POSTAL HISTORY] Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever because of his success with melodrama, an instance being his production of The Silver King (1882) at the Princess's Theatre of London. The historical tragedy The Sign of the Cross (1895) was Barrett's most successful play, both in England and in the United States. Offered here is a postmarked envelope [1896] ink addressed by Barrett but not signed by him. VG. [3] [THEATRE] Henry Hutchinson Howe (1812-1896) English actor whose real name was Henry Howe Hutchinson, was born of Quaker parents in Norwich on 31 March 1812. His father would not hear of his becoming an actor, so he ran away from home at the age of nineteen to join a travelling company. He died at Cincinnati, while travelling in the United States as a member of Sir Henry Irving’s company. ALS, 1888, 2pp., to the artist Walt Paget (1862-1935) thanking him for a portrait. Some mounting remains affect nothing. Scarce. VG. [4] [FILM] Eugene Arnstein (1907-1986) V.P. Alliance of Motion Picture & television Producers Association. Document signed "Gene", 1966, to ALL MEMBERS, of Society of Independent Producers. Ink Signed memorandu. Regarding SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG) SINGERS (ON SCREEN AND OFF SCREEN).  1p. 8.5 x 11. The Agreement or waiver is intended to encourage the use of groups of singers by reducing the payments to each singer.    Fine. [5] Marion Barry (1936- 2014) American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. Signed & inscribed 8x10 color photo. VG. [6] Lisa Weinstein - actress known for Ghost (1990), Greased Lightning (1977) and Fatal Exposure (1991). Unsigned Warner Bros. 1985 pay check. [7] Pat Brown (1905-1996) American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney for San Francisco, and he was later elected Attorney General of California in 1950 before becoming the state's governor in 1959. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo, 1990. VG. [8] [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of Robert Gordon [not identified], paper size 9-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. VG [9] [BASEBALL EPHEMERA] 2 flyers from THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM. 3.5 x 8.5 in. Both are in fine condition. [10] Renee Bates - actress known for I Am a Witness (2015), Escape (2017) and Taking Flight (2015). Unsigned Warner Bros. 1984 pay check. [11] [MAP] 1939 North Carolina and South Carolina. [12]
[SCIENCE] Joseph (J.) Garrott Allen (1912-1992) was a research associate in the Health Division of the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project. Allen joined the Met Lab on July 24, 1944. In the Health Division, Allen worked in radiation pathology. Brief TLS, 1972, signed J.G.A. [13] Henry L. Nunn (1878-1972) American Business Leader, one of the founders of the Nunn-Bush Shoe Company and a pioneer in the development of good labor-management relations. His papers are in the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society, including records of Nunn's participation in a mission in 1951 for the Economic Cooperation Administration, the United States government agency set up in 1948 to administer the Marshall Plan. TLS, 1954, to Dorothy Nunn or Alice Josephine Nunn. Sends a check for Alice's Trust Find...................Min. Bid $75

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