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1. [FRANCE] André Tardieu (1876-1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929–1932. He was a moderate conservative with a strong intellectual reputation, but became a weak prime minister at the start of the worldwide Great Depression. He became famous as foreign affairs editor of the newspaper Le Temps. He founded the conservative newspaper L'Echo National in association with Georges Mandel. TLS, 1928, 1p. Tardieu is sending something to Sidney W. Dean somethingnfor library. Approx. 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG..........100-150

2. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) English novelist, a prolific writer of best-selling genre fiction, featuring glamorous characters, international intrigue and fast action. Notably easy to read, they were viewed as popular entertainments. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1927. ANS, no date, to Miss Marshall who was a journalist. 5-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. Fine................40-60

3. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Alice Carrick Skinner (1875-1961) she was an expert on and writer about antiques in the early 20th century and a contributing editor of "Antiques" magazine in the 1930s. In particular she was an expert on American silhouettes. Her collection was donated to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. As Alice Van Leer Carrick, she was the author of several books on the subject including "The Next-To-Nothing House" (1922). This book recounted her finding inexpensive antiques to furnish the historic Webster house on the campus of Dartmouth College where she lived for decades. Other books included the "Collector's Luck" series describing journeys abroad with family and friends on antiquing expeditions, "Christmas in Our Town," and "A History of American Silhouettes." Her books convey her personality, charm, and enthusiasm. ALS, Webster Cottage, Hanover, New Hampshire, no date, 4pp. to Mrs. Marshall who was a journalist. A long letter suggesting a visit from Mrs. Marshall for an interview. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4. VG..............50-75

4. ROBERT REDFORD - actor. Signed color magazine picture, approx. 8 x 10-1/4 in. Ink signed but we do not know if this is an authentic signature. Not guaranteed. VG..............30-40

5. GREAT FALLS, NEW HAMPSHIRE - group of 9 documents, receipts for Cyrus Freeman, 1871-1878. VG...............25-35

6. [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

7. [ART] JOSEPH LAUBER (1855-1948) American artist. Original etching , "Head of an Old Man" printed on fine nineteenth century laid paper and with full margins as published in 1881 by George Wistar Hodge Ritchie. It is signed and dated by the artist in the plate to the lower right. An American mural painter, etcher, sculptor, stained glass and mosaic artist, Joseph Lauber came to the United States at the age of nine. He studied art techniques in New York under Karl Muller, Walter Shirlaw and W. M. Chase. Joseph Lauber was a full member of the Mural Painters, New York Architectural League (1889), Artists' Fellowship Inc. (president), Salmagundi Club (1902) and the New York Etching Club. During his career Joseph Lauber was the recipient of many awards and medals, including awards at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893) and Atlanta (1895). Joseph Lauber also served as the long time Instructor of Art at Columbia University, New York City. In 1883 the Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, held a major exhibition of contemporary American art. Plate mark is approx. 5 x 3-1/2 in. Fine..................100-150

8. [ART] Charles Henry White (1878-1918) was born at Hamilton, Ontario, and was educated partly in Europe and partly in the United States. He studied for a time at the Art Student League in New York City, working at illustrations and especially pen drawing. It was Joseph Pennell, the prominent American etcher, whom Mr. White met in Venice, Italy, in 1901, who induced him to take up etching. Original etching, plate signed, [1903], tissue guard still attached, image approx. 3-1/4 x 4-7/8" plus margins. VG.........50-75

9. [THEATRE] 1981 program starring Mickey Rooney & Ann Miller in SUGAR BABIES. VG..............Min. Bid $5

10. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) SIR GEORGE EDWARDS (1908-2003 ) British Aviation Engineer. In 1939, he was appointed Experimental Works Manager and in 1941 was seconded to the government to advise on expedited aircraft production. In1945, he was Chief Designer of the team that produced the Viking, Valetta, Varsity, Viscount and Valiant. In this period, he was associated with development of the Vanguard, VC 10 and TSR 2. In May 1961, as Executive Director - Aircraft, British Aircraft Corporation, initiated the BAC One Eleven jet airliner. Then came a series of major international ventures that would include Concorde, Jaguar and the Panavia Tornado, Multi Role Combat Aircraft'In large measure, the survival and ultimate successes of the British aviation industry in the post-World War II era are directly attributable to the technical skills, managerial acumen and foresight of Sir George Edwards. ALS postmarked 11/7/91. (2) Horace Annesley Vachell [1861-1955] prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Brief one-sentence ALS, 1916. (3) Mary E. Ireland - American Poet at turn of the century. Signed holograph poem "Home On Furlough", 1p, 32 lines. Fine (4) Leon Gellert (1892-1977) Australian poet. TLS, 1934, 1p. (5) Margaret Deland (1857-1945) American author. TLS, Cambridge, Mass., 1933, 1p. To Kenneth Whittemore who apparently was also a writer. VG. (6) Donald Hall (1928 - 2018) American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (commonly known as the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 2006. TLS, 2001, 1p. Says he has never written an autobiography "...but I have written much memoir." Mentions several titles. (7) Jacques Onfray de Breville [1858-1931] French artist, illustrator. He was best known under his signature Job. ALS, 1917, 1p, with envelope. (8) Stuart Cloete (1897-1976) South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer. Signed, inscribed personal bookplate, dated July 28, 1973. 3-1/2 x 6 in. (9) Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] Am. writer. ANS on small card. (10) Elisabeth Beresford (also known as Liza) is an author of children's books, best known for creating the Wombles.ALS, 1993, 1p..................Min. Bid $100

11. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the nom de plume Carl Benson. He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms. ALS, NEW YORK CLUB, Sept. 27, 1865, 1p. A few light foxing spots. (2) Katherine Biddle [1890-1977] Am. poet. ALS, n.d., 1p. (3) Gene Littler (b. 1930) is an American golfer. Signed, inscribed slip. (4) PETER DRUCKER (1909- 2005) American Writer/Teacher. He is also a consultant specializing in strategy and policy for businesses and social sector organizations. He has consulted with many of the world's largest corporations as well as with nonprofit organizations, small and entrepreneurial companies, and with agencies of the U.S. government. He has also worked with free-world governments such as those of Canada, Japan, and Mexico. He is the author of thirty-one books which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Thirteen books deal with society, economics, and politics; fifteen deal with management. ANS on 3x5 card dtd 1985. (5) Art Buchwald (1925-2007) American humorist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG (6) James R. Killiam [1904-1988] Pres. MIT. SP, 5x7. (7) Pauline Trigère (1909-2002) French-born American fashion designer, known for her crisp, tailored cuts and innovative ideas. Her clientèle included many famous women such as the Duchess of Windsor, actress Claudette Colbert and singer Lena Horne. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photo. (8) Rufus Choate (1799-1859) American lawyer and orator. He was a US congressman from Mass. Clip Signature. (9) [CABINET] Arthur E. Summerfield (1899-1972) the 54th Postmaster General of the US. TLS, 1955, lengthy full page extending invitation to the President of the Air Mail Society to attend the ceremony at the White House commerating the issuance of Atoms For Peace Stamp. VG. (10) Eliot Feld (b. 1942) American modern ballet choreographer, performer and director. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.............Min. Bid $100

12. (MIXED LOT) This lot consists of items that are signed in dark areas, have creases, or signature is light, smeared etc. NO RETURNS MONTE BLUE (1887-1963) Actor. SIGNED 7x9 sepia matte photograph, signed in dark area and small crease upper right hand corner. GERRY ADAMS (b.1948) Northern Island politician. SIGNED 7x9 color photograph, mailing crease. STEVEN ALLEN 1921-2000) Entertainer, composer. SIGNED in dark area, inscribed. LYNN HARRELL (1944) American classical cellist SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 (2002), handwriting................Min. Bid $22

13. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Mary Louise Booth (1831-1889) American editor, translator and writer. She was editor of Harper's Bazaar from its beginning in 1867 until her death. She was a prolific translator into English the works of French-language authors. AQS, 6 lines dated New York, Jan. 18, 1887, approx. 6-3/4 x 8". Very nice. (2) BARTLEY T. CAMPBELL (1843-1888) American playwright. Campbell's playwright career began in 1871 with the play Through Fire, which ran for four weeks and motivated him to quit journalism. He wrote numerous plays for Pittsburgh's theatres which garnered him national attention. He was quite successful and is often noted as the first American to earn a living solely as a playwright; however, there is some debate about whether or not he was truly the first. Campbell was declared insane in September 1886 and died in the State Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, New York. Signature. (3) ELLIS PARKER BUTLER (1869-1937) the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs". ANS on correspondent's letter. (4) [SCIENCE] Karl T. Compton (1887-1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. Signature on back of 1946 postal card. Appears to be lightly, evenly toned. (5) BENJAMIN PENHALLOW SHILLABER (1814-1890) American Humorist , editor. ALS (1868) 1p. VG. (6) MARRINER S. ECCLES (1890-1977) American Banker/Businessman. He was one of the leading banking figures in the Intermountain West during the 1920s, was the First chairman of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors between 1934 and 1948, and later became an international businessman. ANS dtd 8/30/73................Min. Bid $50

14. MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [BOXING] Carmine Basilio (1927-2012) Welterweight & Middleweight Champion of the World. Signed 8x10 photo. VG. (2) Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) English cartoonist. In 1901, he became the chief cartoonist for Punch, taking over upon John Tenniel's retirement. ALS, 1897, 2pp (3) James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) English writer and expert on country houses. He was an architectural historian, novelist, and a biographer. He is also remembered as a diarist. TLS, 1966, 1p. VG. (4) Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE [1896-1986] author, most famous for her children's books including Ballet Shoes (1936). Several of her novels have been adapted for film or television. TLS, 1981, 1p. VG. (5) ART LINKLETTER (1912-2010) Entertainer, author. SIGNED 5x7 photograph in silver ink. VG (6) William Allen Butler [1825-1902] American writer. Clip signature (7) William Farquhar Payson [1876-1939] American writer. ANS, 1935. (8) John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC, FRS (1834-1913) English banker, biologist, archaeologist and Liberal politician. Signed printed poscard accepting position as steward at Annual Dinner, 1899. (9) Clifford Bax (1886-1962) versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, critic and editor, and a poet, lyricist and hymn writer. He also was a translator, for example of Goldoni. The composer Arnold Bax was his brother, and set some of his words to music. A fold open card signed. (10) PETER Y. CUTLER (1820-1869) Wall-street lawyer, who was found dead in his room at the Pacific Hotel, under circumstances that led to the supposition that he had committed suicide. Post war he was a defender of Jefferson Davis. ALS, 1859, 2pp. VG. (11) Richard Gehman (1921-1972) prolific American author of 3,000 magazine articles (including over 400 features), five novels and fifteen nonfiction books. Gehman also used the pen names of Meghan Richards, Frederic Christian, Martin Scott, Michael Robinson and F.C.Uffelman. After the war he moved to New York City and began writing for Esquire, Life, Time, Cosmopolitan, Colliers, Argosy, True, Saga and Good Housekeeping magazines and was an original Contributing Editor at Playboy, before going freelance. Maurice Zolotow once claimed that Gehman wrote an entire issue of Cosmopolitan using more than a dozen different pen names. Credited with creating the phrase the "Rat Pack," Gehman was considered a "shadow" member of the group. Offered here is a 2-page TLS, signed "Dick', 1955. All about his first idol, Benny Goodman. VG. (12) Clara Louise Burnham [1854-1927] American writer. Signature, 1890. (13) Gladys Hasty Carroll [1904-1999] American novelist. Slip containing 2 of her signatures [could be separated]..............Min. Bid $100

15. [ACTORS MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Kathleen Freeman [1919-2001] American actress. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG (2) CARA WILLIAMS (BARRYMORE) (1925-2021 ) American Actress - At 17, Williams was signed to a 20th Century Fox contract, but few of her subsequent film roles were large enough to attract notice. Her fortunes improved when she replaced Judy Holliday in the Broadway production of Born Yesterday (1950); thereafter, her film and TV roles increased in size and prominence. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of a sex-starved farm woman in The Defiant Ones (1958). By virtue of her flaming red hair and acute comic timing, Williams was touted as "the new Lucille Ball" on the CBS sitcoms Pete and Gladys (1961) and The Cara Williams Show (1964). She was married to John Barrymore, Jr. and had a son. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph with sentiment. (3) Julie Haydon (1910-1994) American actress who performed on Broadway and in films. Signed card, she writes husband's name & dates below her signature. (4) PHYLLIS DILLER 1917-2013) Actress, comedian.SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG (5) Leon Errol (1881-1951) Australian-born American comedian and actor, popular in the first half of the 20th century. He managed a traveling vaudeville troupe and gave a young comedian named Roscoe Arbuckle his first professional opportunity. In America, Errol became a well-known vaudevillian who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway, and played skits with such notables as Bert Williams and W. C. Fields. Errol's sister, Leda Errol (née Sims), appeared with him in the Follies. Errol made a successful transition to films in a variety of comedy roles (over 150 films from 1923). His comic trademark was a wobbly, unsteady walk, moving as though his legs were made of rubber; this bit served him well in drunk routines such as the drunken valet in Morgy and Shoo's "Mama's Little Babies" as well as numerous RKO two-reelers. Document Signed, 1930, 1p, from Samuel Goldwyn Inc. for his services in the film "Lilli." Signed in pencil. Old paperclip mark top edge well away from anything. (6) Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981) was an American film actor, television actor/producer and author. He is best remembered for the starring role in The Eddie Cantor Story (1953). Signature on album page...................Min. Bid $50

16. [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

17. [CHEMISTRY] Antique wood-engraved portrait of Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1808 and served from 1818 as its principal functionary. He is known in Sweden as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry". Berzelius Day is celebrated on 20 August in honour of him. Original engraving c. 1836, paper size approx. 8 x 5 in. which includes margins. Very good condition. Scarce!. Provenance: Katherine Ebert Print Collection. She was a print specialist-author................75-100

18. [GERMANY] a pair of antique wood-engraved portraits. (1) Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler (1770-1846) In 1805, he started to collect objects of art. In 1811–1821, he travelled in different countries. It was during these years that the main part of his collection was formed. Nagler collected paintings, drawings, prints, coins, medals, ethnographic objects and Egyptian antiquities. In 1835, he sold the main part of his collection (but not paintings) to the state. Old master prints from his collection became a very important part of the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin. After Nagler’s death in 1847 the rest of his collection, including paintings, drawings and old master prints, was sold in Berlin. (2) Also a portrait of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825) German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories. Paper size for each is about 8 x 5 in. These date to c. 1836. Scarce.............75-100

19. [MEDICINE] antique wood-engraved portrait of Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) German physician, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy. Paper size is about 8 x 5 in. c. 1836. Scarce.............75-100

20. [GERMANY] antique wood-engraved portrait of Gottlieb Hufeland (1760-1817) was a German economist and jurist. Paper size is about 8 x 5 in. c. 1836. Scarce..........50-75

21. [MUSIC] antique wood-engraved portrait of Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786-1826) German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantische Oper (German Romantic opera). Paper size is about 8 x 5 in. c. 1836. Scarce..........50-75

22. [1855 View of Philadelphia] original 1855 engraving by Wellstood, image approx. 5 x 7.5 in.plus margins. VG for its age............25-35

23. [MARYLAND] Francis Thomas (1799-1876) Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland. Collection of 4 Documents signed, 1844. Appointing District Justices. Approx. 10-1/4 x 16-1/4 in. Expected folds o/w VG...................Min. Bid $100

24. Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) American football player, coach, and U.S. Representative from the state of New York. Reed was attorney for the excise department of New York from 1903 to 1909. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1959. During World War I he was one of the commissioners sent to France by the federal government to study the ongoing food shortage in preparation for a U.S. lecture tour on the importance of food conservation. After playing football at Cornell University, Reed coached at the University of Cincinnati, Pennsylvania State University, and his alma mater. From 1899 to 1900 he coached at Cincinnati, and guided the Bearcats to an 8–6–1 record. He coached at Penn State in 1903, compiling a 5–3 record. From 1910 to 1911, he was the head coach at Cornell, where he led that team to a 12–5–1 record. Offered here are 9 letters, dating from 1899 to 1913. Seven are bu Reed and 2 are letters sent to him. Includes 8 envelopes.......100-150

25. [ACTORS MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Arthur B. Allen [1881-1947] Am. actor. TLS, 1935, 1p. (2) [EARLY FILM] Beulah Marie Dix [1876-1970] American screenwriter of the silent era and an author of children's books. She wrote for over 55 films between 1917 and 1942. ANS, 1932, written on half-title page removed from her book "Pity of God." (3) Virginia Gilmore (1919-1986) American film, stage, and television actress. Gilmore began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 15, but moved to Los Angeles in 1939 to pursue work in films. When her movie career was not progressing, Gilmore mustered the nerve to approach Samuel Goldwyn at his home. As a result of their meeting, he promised her a screen test. When her movie role options began to dwindle, Gilmore left Los Angeles for New York City and started working on Broadway. In 1944 she married Yul Brynner. TLS, Feb. 8, 1945, 1p. Concerns employment agreement with Samuel Goldwyn. VG. (4) [THEATRE] Rosemary Harris (b. 1927) Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. SIGNED & inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 in. photo. (5) Patrick Swayze [1952-2009] American actor. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years. Signed color 10 x 8 photo. VG.................Min. Bid $50

26. [DESERT STORM WAR] Original Kuwait Quarter Dinar note captured from Iraqi soldiers who had previously stolen this note from the Kuwaitis. When the Iraqi soldiers surrendered during Desert Storm this note was found on one of them. This csarce note bears the official MINISTRY OF DEFENCE handstamp. Few of these exist. About 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. VG.............100-150

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27. [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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30. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Maurice Nathan Eisendrath (1902-1972) was a leader of American Reform Judaism, the head of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations from 1943 until his death, an author, and an activist, particularly active in the U.S. Anti-war Movement of the 1960s. The Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the American Reform Movement, is named in his honor. Offered here is a TLS, 1961, signed Maurice. 1p. approx. 7-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. To Rabbi Frederick Solomon, who was also a noted painter. VG. (2) [FILM-MUSIC] Evelyn Case (1906-2006) She began singing in San Antonio before pursuing a singing career in New York City under the name of Evelyn Case, singing in operas, musicals, and on numerous radio broadcasts. She appeared in a few film shorts, notably as the lead in a Roy Mack short, "Projection Room" (1939), which seems to have also been the first film appearance for a teen-aged Gower Champion. When "Projection Room" came out, her hometown paper said it was her fourth film appearance. For several years she was a featured soloist at Radio City Music Hall. During World War II she toured the British Isles for the USO. She sang in the first opera televised by NBC, "La Boheme." In 1951 she married George F. Handel and the they lived in New York City and spent winters in Boerne, Texas. After his death she settled in Texas, living at Boerne and San Antonio. In 1971 she married Henry Stearns, a rancher. She became an ardent painter, exhibiting and selling landscapes of scenes from around Boerne. Signed & inscribed vintage c. 1940 photograph, 8x10 in. Mounting traces on verso; creasing on front. (3) [GREAT BRITAIN] Robert Sherard, 6th Earl of Harborough and Baron Harborough, 8th Baron Sherard (1797–1859). Signed address panel postmarked 1827, about 4-3/4 x 3 in. (4) Herman Merivale CB (1806-1874) English civil servant and historian. In 1859 he was transferred to the permanent under-secretaryship for India, receiving the distinction of CB. In 1870, Merivale was awarded the degree of DCL by Oxford University. Signed hand-addressed envelope, 5 x 3-1/4 in. VG. (5) Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the Providence Journal. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving between 1849 and 1851 as a member of the Whig Party. CLIP SIGNATURE...............Min. Bid $50

33. [PRISON REFORM] RARE letter by LOUIS DWIGHT (1793-1854) American Philanthropist. He graduated from Yale in 1813, and Andover Theological Seminary in 1819. He was prevented from preaching because of weak lungs, caused by inhaling a gas during a college chemical lecture. In 1824 he married Louisa Willis, sister of N.P. Willis, the poet. In that same year [1824] he embarked on a six month horseback ride for his health distributing Bibles among prison inmates in various states. The abuses that became known to him led to the formation in 1825 of the Prison Discipline Society, of which he was the practical manager until his death, effecting many needed reforms. In 1846 he visited Europe and inspected prisons there. The 29 annual reports published by Dwight contained a vast amount of valuable information not to be found elsewhere. Offered here is a ALS, Andover [Mass], 1822, 4pp. Written to Rev. Alfred Ely (1778-1866) who was born in West Springfield, MA. Ely worked as a clerk in Springfield and Hartford, CT before graduating from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1804. In 1806, Alfed Ely was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Monson, MA, where he remained until his death in 1866. Ely was named as a trustee in the founding charter of Amherst College and served as a trustee from 1825 to 1854. Excellent content letter. VG..................200-300

34 . [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Glenn Frank 1887-1940) president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and The Century Magazine's editor-in-chief. TLS, 1922. (2) Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (1834-1924) the 41st Governor of Vermont, was a Republican Party politician, a teacher, a lawyer and an American Civil War veteran. Small 1866 document signed on front & back. (3) Renee Oriana Haynes (1906-1994), also known as Renée Tickell was a British novelist and psychical researcher. Signed typescript THE EVIL EYE. Signed on 3rd page. (4) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1966 bank check. (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) Printed government document dated 1867, signed in type by Sec. of War Edwin M. Stanton - SURVEY OF ROCK AND ILLINOIS RIVERS, 1 page. (7) Boston & Maine Railroad 1925 memo, 1 page. (8) Vermont court document 1851. (8) Myron Cohen (1902-1986) American comedian and raconteur. Unsigned vintage 8x10 photo taken by Harry Adler. (9) Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) American illustrator of Russian origin active in the United States, notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs. Original wood-engraving print removed from publication. About 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. (10) Charles H. Townsend (1859-1944) American zoologist and naturalist who served as the director of the New York Aquarium, from 1902 to 1937. Brief ALS, 1923. (11) Two telegrams to congressman Philip Philbin (12) Four bank checks. (13) Unsigned photo - can't remember who but music related. (14) Letter 1872 to Singer Sewing Machine Co................Min. Bid $50

35. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Lord Sundridge, George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, GCH, PC (1768-1839), styled Earl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 and Marquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a Scottish Whig politician and nobleman. Signed address panel 1822. (2) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1964 bank check. (3) George Bicknell (1815-1891) Congressman from Indiana. ALS, 5-1/4 x 8-3/4 in. VG. (4) Louisana State Lottery ticket 1893. (5) Robert Shapiro - American film producer who was the president of theatrical film production at Warner Bros. Warner bros. 1985 paycheck [not signed by him]. (5) Katharine Cornell (1893-1974) American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic Alexander Woollcott. Offered here is her monogrammed [blank] correspondence card. Fine. (6) Jack Dempsey- boxer. Unsigned vintage 1964 photo. (7) 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 1922 court document. (8) Douglas Dillon (born Clarence Douglass Dillon; 1909- 2003) American diplomat and politician, who served as U.S. Ambassador to France (1953–1957) and as the 57th Secretary of the Treasury (1961–1965). Signed 1975 FDC honoring Banking. Slso signed by Ronald T. Regan - Sec. of the Treasury PLUS unidentified signature. (9) Rev John Home FRSE (1722-1808) Scottish minister, soldier and author. Original 19th century engraved portait [unsigned]. (10) James Roosevelt (1907-1991) American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he served as an official Secretary to the President for his father and was later elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California. He received the Navy Cross while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. Signed card as congressman. Henry M. Teller (1830-1914) American politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Dawes Act, intended to break up communal Native American lands and force assimilation of the people, accurately stating that it was directed at forcing the Indians to give up their land so that it could be sold to white settlers. Among his most prominent achievements was authoring the Teller Amendment which definitively stated that, following the Spanish–American War, the U.S. would not annex Cuba, rather that the purpose of their involvement would be to help it gain independence from Spain. CLIP SIGNATIURE [mounted]...............Min. Bid $50

36. [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

40. [ACTORS MIXED LOT] includes: (1) [SILENT SCREEN] FRED SCOTT (1902-1992) American Actor/Silent Screen Star -started out entertaining on vaudeville, acting on Broadway, and singing operetta. He later appeared in many silent comedies, including those of Mack Sennett, and appeared in one feature-length silent film. Later he worked in a few musicals during the early '30s, but soon left movies to spend a few years singing opera. Between the late '30s and early '40s, Scott played a cowboy crooner known as "the Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" in a few Westerns. - SIGNED 8x10 photograph as cowboy star. (2) Richard Todd [1919-2009] Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier. Clip signature, approx. 4 x 1.5". (3) Susan Strasberg (1938 –1999) American stage, film and television actress. TLS, 1977, 1p. (4) Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006) American actress in film, theater and television. Signed 3x5 card. (5) Earl Holliman (b. 1928) is an American actor. Signed 8x10 color photo. VG................Min. Bid $50

41. [ACTORS MIXED LOT] includes: (1) [THEATRE] SIR ARTHUR WING PINERO (1855-1934) English actor and later important dramatist Pinero began writing plays in the late 1870s while at the Lyceum, including Daisy's Escape in 1879 and Bygones in 1880. He became a prolific and successful playwright, authoring fifty-nine plays. These include serious social dramas, some dealing with social hypocrisy surrounding attitudes to women in second marriages. ALS,1898, 1p. VG. (2) Lynn Bari (1913 –1989) American actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in over one hundred 20th Century Fox films from the early 1930s through the 1940s. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG. (3) Fay Bainter (1893 –1968) was an American film and stage actress Academy Award (1938). SIGNATURE. FINE. (4) Eddie Albert (1906-2005) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (5) Heinz Woester (1901-1970) was a Swiss film and television actor. Signed, inscribed postcard photo. Condition very good; minor corner crack. (6) Kate Terry [1844-1924] Brit. actress; sister of Ellen Terry. Clip signature. (7) JOAN BENNETT (1910-1990) Actress. SIGNED inscribed book page portrait 8x10. (8) [THEATRE] Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. AQS, dated London July 16, 1873, written on 8x3 in. card. Fresh condition..............Min. Bid $75

42. [FRANCE - MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Paul Thureau-Dangin (1837 – 1913), member of the Académie française (1893, later Perpetual Secretary), was a historian of the reign of Louis-Philippe and also of the revival of Catholic thought (in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) in nineteenth century Britain. Thureau-Dangin reconciled his liberal Catholic position with support for republican ideals. ALS, 187?, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7-1/4". One inche slice top edge o/w VG. (2) Alfred Croiset (1845-1923) French classical philologist. He was the brother of Maurice Croiset. Croiset became professor of Greek eloquence at the Sorbonne in 1885, and has also authored La poésie de Pindare (2nd edition 1886) and Histoire de la littérature grecque (5 bands, from 1887 to 1899, several later editions). Brief ALS, Paris, 1899 on black-bordered correspondence card, 4.5 x 3.5". Repaired with archival tape - was separted at some time. (3) Henry Kistemaeckers (1872-1938), was a prolific Belgian-born French author and playwright. He began as a novelist, but soon turned to playwriting for his livelihood. A vast number of works would flow from his hand over the decades of his life, with Instinct, Marchand de Bonheur, Le Roi de Palaces, La Passante and Un Jour de Amour among his more successful productions. His drama Le Flambée was adapted for the English stage by Peter Le Marchant and produced in London as The Turning Point and in New York as The Spy. The Broadway play Where the Poppies Grow, produced at the Theatre Republic in 1918, was adapted from Kistemaeckers’ Un Soir, au Front by Roi Cooper Megrue. His most successful Broadway production, Woman of Bronze, was written with Eugene Delard and adapted for the American stage by Paul Kester. The play opened at the Frazee Theatre on September 7, 1920 and had a run of 252 performances. ALS, 1912, 3pp, about his play "Le Flambee". VG. (4) Jean Nohain [1900-1981] French lyricist. TLS, 1977, 1p, 6x8". To Felix Bonafe about Jacques Bardoux. VG. (5) Antoine Elwart (1808-1877) French composer, musicologist. He received the Cross by Charles III of Spain, King of Prussia decorates meanwhile Cross of the Red Eagle. He received the Legion of Honor in 1873 in the hall of the Conservatory , a distinction to which he answered in a tone of humor "Vive la Republique!". ALS, 186?, 2pp, red pencil marking on front page which can be erased. VG........Min. Bid $50

43. [FRANCE - MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Georg JACOBI [1840-1906] Violinist, composer, conductor. ALS, 1878, 1p. "The music of the Golden Wreath being not published and having no time to spare I beg to excuse me if I can not grant your desire to plat some of my music. I am very much obliged for your kind letter and also pleased to know you like my music." Laid to mounting paper board. (2) Albert Thibaudet (1874-1936) French essayist and literary critic. A former student of Henri Bergson, he was a professor of Jean Rousset. He taught at the University of Geneva, and was succeeded in his post by Marcel Raymond. ALS, no date, written on both sides. VG. (3) Pauline Dameron (1825-1890) Mezzo-soprano. She sang the roles of Ines in the premiere of Le trouvere at the Opera in Paris in 1857, having begun her career there around 1847. ALS, no year, 1p, 4 x 5-1/4 in. VG (4) Jean Pierre Conty, born Jean Pierre Walrafen (1917-1984) French writer , known for his spy novels . The hero of most of his works is Akiha Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He also published under the pseudonym Jean Crau. ALS, dated but can't make it out, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. VG. (5) Victor Bérard (1864-1931) was a French diplomat and politician. Today, he is still renowned for his works about Hellenistic studies and geography of the Odyssey. Bérard's "L'Angleterre et l'impérialisme" was translated into English and published in 1906 as "British imperialism and commercial supremacy". LETTER SIGNED, 1913, signed on verso, 1-1/2 pp., 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. VG. (6) Henri Bremond (1865-1933) French literary scholar, sometime Jesuit, and Catholic philosopher, one of the theological modernists. ALS, not dated, 1p, approx. 6 x 8 in. VG................Min. Bid $50

44. [FILM] Diane Ladd (b. 1935) American actress, film director. She has appeared in over 120 roles, on television, and in miniseries and feature films, including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Touched by an Angel (1997) (TV), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). She is the mother of actress Laura Dern, by her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern. Ladd has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA and has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. ALS, 1982, written on her 6 x 4-1/2 correspondence card. She fills the page with opinions & thoughts. VG..........50-75

45. [FILM] Luise Rainer (1910-2014) German-American-British film actress. She was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award and, with that, the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her 105th birthday, she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient, a superlative that has not been exceeded as of 2019. SIGNED, inscribed 4 x 6 in. photo. VG.....................50-75

46. [FILM] Jackie Lynn Taylor (1925-2014) American child actress. She appeared in five Our Gang short subjects from 1934 to 1935. She often portrayed the sister or girlfriend of one of the boys, usually Wally Albright. Signed 10x8 photo showing the cast from OUR GANG. VG...............50-75

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47. [FILM] Kurt Kreuger (1916-2006) was a Swiss-reared German actor. Kreuger once was the third most requested male actor at 20th Century Fox. He starred with, among others, Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Kreuger was primarily offered roles in World War II movies as a German officer, prompting him to complain about being typecast as a Nazi. TLS signed Kurt, no dated, sent to Jess who was a syndicted columnist. Jess was likely Jessica Leigh who wrote about dogs. Nice letter talking mostly about German Shepard..........35-45

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48. [FRANCE] c. 1840 Manuscript document - identified as "To Delegate of Peace Society - speaks about two big nations [France & Germany?", unsigned, 2pp, approx. 8 x 11-1/2". VG..............100-150

49. [FRANCE] 1668 manuscript document on vellum, with Order of Malta mark. Speaks of d"Abema, Cussac and De Lassus. Approx. 12 x 7 in. Oornate signatures. Less than very good...................75-100

50. (ACTORS LOT) includes: (1) Don Ameche (1908-1993) Academy Award winning actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (2) Dean Jones (1931-2015) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (3) Lew Ayres (1908 1996) American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in several movies. Signed 3x5 card. (4) Eric Portman [1901-1969] distinguished English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s. Signed 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 1940s photo. Minor creasing. Signed in dark area so contrast is good. (5) Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (1867-1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Signed album page. VG..................Min. Bid $30

51. [FRANCE] Pierre Patte (1723–1814) was a French architect who was the assistant of the great French teacher of architecture, Jacques-François Blondel, whose Cours d'architecture which ran to nine volumes by 1777, he saw through the press after Blondel's death in 1774. He has been credited for having been the first to illustrate a city street plan with buildings and sewer system shown in a section view, a reference to a section he produced in 1769, though recent study has shown the irrefutable influence of a similar drawing produced by the Portuguese engineer Eugenio dos Santos in the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Under the reign of Louis XV Patte theorized in the middle of the 18th century about thinking about the overall structure of the city as an urban organism where changing one aspect would affect the whole thing. A century later some of Patte's ideas would help change Paris under the direction of Baron Haussmann. Offered here is 7 lines identified as written by Patte, dated 1768, 1p, 7.5 x 9 in. Fine.............50-75

52. 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.....................50-75

53. 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..............50-75

54. [FILM] Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998) American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. ALS, 1981, written on back of card picturing him. 3.5 x 5.5 in.................50-75

55. [MARYLAND] Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842) Maryland politician that served in a variety of roles. The zenith of his career was being the 24th Governor of the state from 1836 to 1839, when he was selected to serve three consecutive one-year terms by the Maryland General Assembly. Veazey was the last Maryland governor to be elected in this fashion and also the last Whig Party member to serve as Maryland governor. The governor vehemently and firmly believed in slavery, advocated for a general system of education throughout the State, and expressed a great deal of interest and concern over the matter of internal improvements. DOCUMENT SIGNED as Governor, 1838, appointment of Coroner of Frederick County. Approx. 12-3/4 x 7-3/4 in. Also signed by Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) American lawyer, statesman, and federal judge in Maryland. Folds o/w excellent condition...............100-150.......Min. Bid $35

56. [MAINE] Spinney Family of Kittery, Maine - group of 4 letters written to Alice Spinney from her daughter, brother, niece, and another plus another envlope [empty] addressed to Ephraim C. Spinney. 1872-1889.........20-30

57. [GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR] original 1951 news photograph. Identification attached to verso reads - Flanked by motorcycle patrolmen the car carrying General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the parade staged in his honor by San Francisco passes part of the 500,000 persons that turned out to cheer the great soldier, with the General in the car are Mayor Elmer Robinson of San Francisco, and Governor Earl Warren of California. International News Photo. VG..............100-150...............Min. Bid $25

58. [GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR] original 1951 news photograph. Identification attached to verso. Pictures Mrs. MacArthur and their son in a car. She is waving to the crowd. This was in the parade at San Francisco. International News Photo. 9x7 in. VG............100-150.................Min. Bid $25

59. [WORLD WAR ONE] French postcard of The Rue Beaurepaire after the bombardment of Verdun. Written on reverse: 1/25/19 We are having a little snow storm the first one. I hope the ocean doesn't freeze over and perhaps we will be coming home shortly. Signed Will. Censored. U.S. Army P.O. M.P.E.S. One fold crease. To Mrs. Anna R. Rowen, Philadelphia, Penns., U.S.A. VG............Min. Bid $10

60. [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

61. Mystery Lot of 9 documents, dated 1828 - circa 1950. You do the research. Conditions mostly VG..........Min. Bid $15

62. House of Rep. FREE TRADE 1858 gov. doc, 24pp.......Min. Bid $10 CLICK here to see

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

64. [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

65. [AMERICANA] Ephraim Cooke (1756-1824) - document signed, Cambridge [Mass.], 1790, signed as tax collector. Nathan Fessenden pays his property tax. Nathan Fessenden (1749-1797). He was a member of Capt. Parker's Co. of Minute Men at the Battle of Lexington. Approx. 7-1/4 x 2-1/2 in. Small holes in middle.................75-100

66. Bill Asher (1921-2012) American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. Asher and Montgomery befriended President John F. Kennedy, and, together with Frank Sinatra, planned Kennedy's 1961 inaugural ceremony. Offered here are 4 items that Asher sent to Peter Lawford, the actor. (1) Typed 1963 memo re: PASSIONATE SEASON - David Picker is reading the script. David Picker (1931-2019) was an American motion picture executive and producer, working in the film industry for more than forty years. (2) Typed 1963 memo saying David Picker re: FOUR DAYS - should make the picture with or without Patty Duke. Asher would like to do it in the Great Lakes region for under $200,000. (3) typed 1963 memo re: a comedy like Arsentic and Old Lace; its a little stiff. (4) Typed 1963 memo, 1-1/2 pp. to Lawford giving brief comments about certain film projects, mentioning Rod Serling, Patty Duke, Haley Mills, Cary Grant, Ray Stark, & Tony Curtis. All VG................100-150.................Min. Bid $25

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67. [FILM] Dominic Frontiere (1931-2017) American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He is known for composing the theme and much of the music for the television series The Outer Limits. At age twelve, he played a solo recital at Carnegie Hall. After a period with a big band in the late 1940s and early 50s, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled at UCLA. He eventually became musical director at 20th Century Fox. He scored several films under the tutelage of Alfred and Lionel Newman, while also recording jazz music. An association with director and producer Leslie Stevens led to several projects, such as his innovative blend of music and sound effects for The Outer Limits. He scored several iconic themes of the '60's such as The Rat Patrol, Branded, The Flying Nun, and for producer Quinn Martin The Invaders, The Fugitive, and Twelve O'Clock High. After scoring for TV shows, he went on to compose the music for the Clint Eastwood film Hang 'Em High. The title theme for that movie became a top-10 hit for the group Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He also composed the soundtrack to the 1971 motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday, which featured Steve McQueen and was directed by Bruce Brown. Frontiere became head of the music department at Paramount Pictures in the early 1970s, where he again worked on television and film scores, while concurrently orchestrating popular music albums for, among others, Chicago. Examples of Frontiere's sweeping, cinematic orchestrations appear in the opening and closing songs of the 1977 album Nether Lands by Dan Fogelberg. He won a Golden Globe for the score to the 1980 film The Stunt Man. He also composed a jingle for the studio's television division. In 1986, Frontiere was incarcerated for nine months in a federal penitentiary after scalping tickets to the 1980 Super Bowl, which he obtained through his then-wife, Los Angeles Rams owner Georgia Frontiere. He was estimated to have scalped as many as 16,000 tickets, making a half million dollars in profit that he failed to report to the Internal Revenue Service. Frontiere pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year and one day in prison, three years probation, and fined $15,000 for failing to report income from the sale of the tickets and for lying to the IRS. Georgia Frontiere filed for divorce shortly after Dominic's release from prison. OFFERED HERE is a 1965 contract for composer for the movie BILLIE starring Patty Duke. Also signed by Milton Ebbins (1912–2008) Film executive, songwriter ("Yale Blues", "Basic Boogie") and composer. Ebbins helped produce JFK’s 1961 Inaugural Ball and the subsequent 1962 JFK Anniversary Gala. In May of 1962, Ebbins escorted a very late Marilyn Monroe to Madison Square Garden where she famously — and breathlessly — sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” He was also the man that Lawford called after speaking to Monroe the night of her death in August of 1962. Ebbins was one of the few allowed inside the White House after the JFK assassination. As the link between Washington and Hollywood, Ebbins helped Kennedy family patriarch and former ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy navigate through the movie business, not only keeping him apprised of his son-in-law’s career moves but at one point advising him against purchasing United Artists’ movie studio. At the time of his death, Ebbins was working with his friend, actor Bill Paxton, on an HBO project about the Kennedy assassination. Ebbins music career began in 1936, he formed his own orchestra, then became music director at CBS, and went to New York in 1938, joining an advertising agency's radio department. He also had been a road manager for the Jack Jenny and Count Basie orchestras, and then a personal manager. He left his career as bandleader and became a talent manager, rising to become one of Hollywood’s top personal managers, guiding the careers of Count Basie, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine and singer Vic Damone. Because of Ebbins’ musical background and his adeptness at arranging scores, he had a knack for picking hit songs for his clients. He also represented actresses Elizabeth Montgomery and Patty Duke, comedian Mort Sahl and actor Peter Lawford, who Ebbins managed for 35 years. Signed in the final page 11. Fine condition....................200-300

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

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

70. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902-1985) United States Senator from Massachusetts. He was considered as a Presidential running mate, most significantly in 1952 by Dwight Eisenhower. Later, largely due to Ike's advice and encouragement, he ended up being chosen as the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 presidential election alongside incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon. The Republican ticket narrowly lost to Democrats John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Signed typescript from "The Storm Has Many Eyes." One page, boldly signed, 8.5 x 11 in. VG...............50-75

71. SIR WALTER BESANT (1836-1901) English Novelist and Historian Prolific writer of novels main Novels Children of Gibeon, Dorothy Forster, Conditions of Men, he also wrote largely on the history and topography of London in the 18th century. ALS (1887), 2pp, 4.5 x 6.5 in. VG............75-100

72. Captain Edward Pittway (? -1676) lived at Bengeworth. He was a magistrate for the borough of Evesham, England until removed, owing to his Quakerism, in 1655. He was Mayor in 1648. There were other friends of the same surname in this district. Edward Pittway, Junior, emigrated to Pennsylvania, about 1700. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE of Edward Pittway but we are NOT sure which one.........Min. Bid $25

73. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Manchester Beef Co., Manchester, NH, 1874 bill of sale with attractive letterhead illustration, approx. 8 x 5.5 in. Light stain top edge...................Min. Bid $10

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74. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) S. Ward Loper - Curator, Museum Westleyan University. Brief ALS 1896. Soiled. (2) DOUGLAS VOLK (1856-1935) Portrait Painter. DS, a check dated (1909, made out to, and endorsed on verso by Alfred L. Seligman (1864-1912) sculptor. (3) Limerick Nation Bank [Maine] 3 checks, 1920. (4) Paul Reid Roman (1936-1991) actor. Warner Bros. pay check to him [not signed on back] 1985 . (5) Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (1914-2005) American actor, voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Unsigned Warner Bros. pay check 1985. (6) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1958 bank check. (7) Charles Reade (1814-1884) English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. Stamped envelope addressed by Reade [not signed], 1857. Soiled. (8) Secretary of the Treasury 1836 printed gov. doc. signed in type by Levi Woodbury. (9) Edwin Whitefield (1816-1892) was a landscape artist who is best known for his lithographed views of North American cities and for a number of illustrated books on colonial homes in New England. Original lithograph from c. 1880.................Min. Bid $35

75. [SOMERSWORTH, NH] archive of documents from the Rollins Family, dating from 1807-1841. Includes Andrew Rollins (1770-1833), Daniel Rollins (1794-1879), Ichabod Rollins (1769-1843), and John Rollins. Andrew represented Somersworth in the New Hampshire Legislature from 1816 - 1820. Others person included: Harper Ricker, Josiah Bean, James Richardson, Samuel Roberts, Benjamin Carter etc. Generally very good condition. 12 documents................Min. Bid $75

76. [COLONIAL] William Vaughan (1703-1746) He graduated from Harvard College in 1722. Circa 1735, he was a ship's Captain, and captured pirates of the Caribbean. He served in the England U.K. Royal Army 1745-1746 attaining Colonel U.K. Army Colonel William Vaughan served in a New England colonial force, aided by a British fleet, during the Siege of Louisbourg, in 1745, when they captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island), during the War of the Austrian Succession, known, in the British colonies, as King George's War. He died circa December, 1746, in London, England, where he went after the Battle of Louisbourg, and became ill. He was buried in New Hampshire. Colonel William Vaughan was a chief organizer of the Louisbourg expedition and son of Lieutenant Governor Vaughan of New Hampshire province. Offered here is a 2-1/2 page document dated 1727, signed by Mark Hunting [twice]. Also signed twice by Eleazer Russell. We believe that it is a later 18th century copy of William Vaughan selling property to George Walker. Very good condition esp. for its age.................200-300

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

78. [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 $35

79. [FILM] 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." Offered here is a 1967 signed document, 2pp. A union agreement also signed by 2 union officials. Fine..................50-75

80. [COLONIAL] Solomon Williams (1700-1776) pastor of the Lebanon, Connecticut's First Congregational Church. He was the father of William Williams (1731-1811) who was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. CLIPPED SIGNATURE, slight loss top edge. Please look at picture before bidding on this.........25-35.................Min. Bid $12.50 please

81. [AIR FORCE] Edward Air Force Base cover, postmarked Mar. 4, 1976. Signed by the test pilots Geo. Larson and C.C. Bock Jr. This cover was carried on that test flight 3 March 76. This test flight was for the initial operational flight test and evaluation of the B-1 bomber. George W. Larson (1940-2008) US Air Force pliot. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1962. He retired in 1992 as a U.S. Air Force Major General. From August 1972 to July 1978 he served with Strategic Air Command’s 4200th Test and Evaluation Squadron representing Strategic Air Command (known as SAC) in initial operational flight test and evaluation of the B-1. He eventually amassed more than 5,000 flying hours in 38 different Air Force aircraft. Charles C. Bock Jr. (1940-2008) Col. Bock had a long and distinguished United States Air Force career as a bomber pilot, fighter pilot, test pilot, and a military astronaut designee. Col. Bock flew 51 combat missions with the 90th Bomb Squadron in Korea and 52 combat missions with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing in Vietnam. THIS B-1 Flight cover was carried on this flight. RARE!..............300-400..........Min. Bid $75

82. [SPILLANE] James B. O'Connell - Editor of Cavalier Magazine 1952-1958. In its original format, Cavalier was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novel excerpts by Fawcett's Gold Medal authors, including Richard Prather and Mickey Spillane. TLS, 1956, 2pp, to Spillane offering a couple of ideas for non-fiction pieces. Interesting content. Front page shows some wear....................50-75

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83. [MAINE] Capt. Elisha Goodwin (1776-1842) farmer, shipbuilder, selectman of the town Eliot, Maine. Document signed, 1814, as tax collector. Maine was part of Massachusetts then. Approx. 7-1/4 x 2 in. VG.....................25-35

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85. John Meredith Read, Jr. (1837-1896) was a United States diplomat and author. Read was president of the social science congress at Albany in 1868, and vice president of the one at Plymouth, England, in 1872. He wrote Historical Enquiry concerning Henry Hudson, which discussed Hudson's origins, and the sources of the ideas that guided that navigator (Albany, 1866). Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy; from Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau and Gibbon was published in 1897. He also made contributions to current literature, including Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, published in 1892. ALS, Albany NY 1874, 1p. , about 8 x 10 in. To NYS Compyroller Nelson K. Hopkins. VG................25-35

86. [NAVAL] William Robert Anderson (1921-2007) was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973. Anderson's service in World War II was distinguished. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and participated in a total of eleven combat submarine patrols. Anderson was selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to be the second commanding officer of the first nuclear submarine to be placed into service, the USS Nautilus and was its commander from 1957 to 1959. Anderson and his crew received international notice when the Nautilus became the first submarine to sail successfully under the polar ice cap surrounding the North Pole. After completing his tour as commander of the Nautilus, Anderson became an assistant to Admiral Rickover. TLS, 1958, 1p., about 8x6 in. Top corners cropped off. Includes copy of letter to President Eisenhower................50-75

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

88. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES LOT) DAME MADGE KENDALL (1848-1935) Actress. SIGNED CARD (1889). WILLIAM H. KENDALL (1848-1917) Actor. SIGNED CARD (1894) KATE RORKE (1866-1945) Actress, debut 1878 Geroge Bernard Shaw’s 1st “Candida” and 1st actress ever to smoke on stage. ALS (1892) 2pp. LAWRENCE GROSSMITH (1877-1944) Actor. The last of of the prominent acting family appeared in early Sherlock Holmes films and was brother in law of Vernon Castle. SIGNATURE ELEANOR ROBSON (1879-1979) Actress. SIGNED CARD (1903). EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON (1875-1955) Actress. ALS (1903) 2pp. GRACE ARNOLD (1899-1979) Actress. AQS from “Brewster’s Millions” (1908). WILLIAM FAVERSHAM (1868-1940) Actor. SIGNATURE (1930)...............Min. Bid $50

89. [FILM] Benjamin Bratt (b.1963) American actor, producer, and activist. Signed 10 x 8 photo. Fine..........25-35

90. MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Sir Owen Seaman, 1st Baronet [1861-1936] British writer, journalist and poet. He is best known as editor of Punch, from 1906 to 1932. ALS, 1933, 1p. VG. (2) [THEATRE] George Edward Wade (1869-1954) better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth". SIGNED postcard photograph with sentiment dressed as the Queen of Hearts. Mounting traces on verso. VG. (3) [AVIATION] J. Leland Atwood (1904-1999) engineer and manager in the aerospace industry. He worked in various prominent positions at North American Aviation for over 35 years. The International Aerospace Hall of Fame invested Atwood in 1984. SIGNED 8x10 photo, 1983. VG. (4) George Ade (1866-944) American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright. CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) HENRY JACKSON van DYKE (1852-1933) American Author, educator, clergyman, lyricist. TLS, 1908, 1p. VG (6) [MUSIC] Martha Tilton [1915-2006] 1930's pop singer. ISP, 8x10. (7) [MUSIC] Rudolph Ganz [1877-1972] pianist, conductor, composer. Clip signature. On verso is Frances Williams [1901-1959] blonde Broadway star. (8) [MUSIC] Giovanni Martinelli (1885-1969) celebrated Italian operatic tenor. Signed, inscribed card, with sentiment. Approx. 3.5 x 2.5". VG..................Min. Bid $50

91. John Jay (1817-1894) American lawyer and diplomat to Austria-Hungary, serving from 1869 to 1875. He was the son of William Jay and a grandson of John Jay, a former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Jay was active in the anti-slavery movement, elected president of the New York Young Men's Antislavery Society while still in college. He published several speeches and pamphlets on slavery and history, and was elected in 1889 as president of the American Historical Association. Jay defended numerous fugitive slaves in court and helped several gain freedom. In 1852, Jay led a team of attorneys in New York City in Lemmon v. New York, gaining the freedom of eight Virginia slaves brought to New York by their owners in transit to Texas. The ruling survived appeals through the state courts. In 1854, Jay was among the founders of the Republican Party in the United States. In 1883, he was appointed as the Republican member of the New York Civil Service Commission, founded to reduce patronage and corruption in government, and later was selected as its president. ALS, 1886 written on both sides, 4.5 x 7 in. Sun-toned bottom corners. Provenance: Paul Richards................50-75

93. [ART] Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) 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. Offered here is a collection of 7 signed bank checks, all 1893. VG................700-900..............Min. Bid $300

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

96. Paul H. Douglas (1892-1976) U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senate career, he was a prominent member of the liberal coalition. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and becoming known as a war hero. Shortly after losing the primary, Douglas resigned from the Chicago City Council and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a private at the age of 50, one of the oldest men in Marine Corps history to do so. Offered here is a TLS, 1950, 1p. to congressman Philip J. Philbin [Mass. Rep]. He encloses a letter from a women in Webster, Mass. She is having a problem with her town. Unusual as she is asking for help from a US Senator from Illinois instead of her own state. Her letter, lengthy 3 pages, is included. She writes at conclusion P.S. Will you run for President some time, I hope? VG...............50-75

97. [MUSIC] Margaret Whiting (1924-2011) singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. Signed in dark area so contrast is not good o/w VG................25-35

98. [FRANCE] Count de Froissard - ALS, 1816, 1p, 6-1/2 x 8-1/4". Not translated. Identified as "was there around Napoleon in 1814. Speaks about the 1816 election." VG..........75-100

99. [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

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

101. US Senators - 5 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Homer E. Capehart [Ind]; John Marshall Butler [Md]; Wallace F. Bennett [Ut]; Quentin N. Burdick [ND]; Styles Bridges [NH]..........Min. Bid $25

102. [MUSIC MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Andrew Litton (b. 1959) American orchestral conductor. Signed, inscribed color 5x7 photo. VG (2) Keely Smith (b. 19320 American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. She collaborated with, among others, Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra. TLS, 1995, 1p. VG (3) Johnny Desmond (1919-1985) American popular music singer. Signed vintage album page (4) Frederick Solomon - American composer, conductor. Known for his work on Broadway. ANS, 1925 on card. (5) Keith Lockhart (b. 1959) American orchestral conductor. Lockhart became the 20th Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1995. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG (6) [OPERA] CESARE SIEPI (1923- ) Italian Basso - He was based mainly at La Scala and from 1950 at the Metropolitian Opera in New York. He is particularly noted for his Mozard roles, and with the Italian repertory, especially Don Giovanni and Mefistofele. He is condidered one of the greatest Bassos after WW2. He created Nonno Innocenzo in Pizzetti's L"Oro. SIGNED Christmas card dtd 1991. (7) Xavier Boisselot [1811-1893] Fr. composer, pianist. ANS, 1854. (8) [OPERA] Dame EDITH COATES (1908-1983) British Mezzo Soprano - A most successful career at the Old Vic, Sadler Wells, covent Garden. She was fortunate to have a long caeer. She was an impressive singing-actress. She created the role Auntie in Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, Bardeau, in Sir Arthur Bliss' The Olympians, and other great roles in Gloriana and The Parlour. TLS dtd 1/12/81. (9) Irving Caesar (1895-1996) American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards including "Swanee," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Tea for Two," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written. He was born and died in New York. In 1972 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. ANS on his memo paper, 4 x 5.5 in. Fine. (10) Kenneth Schermerhorn (1929-2005) American composer and orchestra conductor. Signed 1982 Avery Fisher Hall concert program. VG (11) John Mellencamp (b. 1951) American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG............Min. Bid $90

103. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Edmund Blunden [1896-1974] English, poet, author. Signed Presentation/edition page from his book "Near & Far" 1929. Fine. (2) Eddie Dean (1907-1999) American western singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time. SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO. VG. (3) John Hall Wheelock (1886-1978) American poet. He was a descendant of Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College. He wrote fourteen books of poetry and was co-winner of the 1962 Bollingen Prize. As an editor, he is noted for discovering young poets like May Swenson and James Dickey. Signed paper below affixed portrait. Very neat. Overall 6.5 x 9.5". VG. (4) MICHAEL DEBAKEY - famous heart surgeon. Signed card. Nice. (5) Bill Proxmire (1915-2005) US senator from Wis. Signed on lined side. (6) Lillian Freeman Clarke [1842-1921] American writer. Signature, 1893. (7) Rosa Olitzka (1873-1949) Polish/German Soprano. Clip signature.............Min. Bid $50

104. [MUSIC MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [OPERA] Nino Martini [1902-1976] lyric tenor. Signature. (2) Irene Scharrer (1888-1971) English classical pianist. Vintage SIGNATURE, with sentiment, dated 1919, on her stationery. (3) [OPERA] Jennie Tourel [1900-1973] mezzo-soprano. Sig. album page. (4) Stephen Gunzenhauser - American conductor. Signed, inscribed 10x8 photo, 1983. VG (5) Gottfried von Einem (1918 -1996) Austrian composer. He is known chiefly for his operas influenced by the music of Stravinsky and Prokofiev, as well as by jazz. He also composed pieces for piano, violin and organ. SIGNATURE on trimmed portion of concert program. (6) Attila Molnar [b. 1970] Hungarian composer and jazz musician. AMQS from his "Hugarian Fantasy for Violin and Piano." Approx. 3x5. VG........Min. Bid $35

105. (Assorted Document Lot) includes: (1) Italian Letter dated 1838, not translated, signed “Giacomo d’Anofrio”. (2) SIGNED document of Samuel Merrill (1792-1855), early leading banker of Indiana , signed bottom of half document dated May 20, 1834. (3) Colonial document of Topsfield, Mass. In 1772, signed by Matthew Standly, in 1772 and by Thomas Baker, John Howe, later signed in 1784 by Nathaniel Saltonstall and Michael Sewall in the transfer of land. (4 & 5) Two French Docuements signed, about 1700’s, not translated. (6) SIGNED transatlantic document which is a ALS, dated August 26, 1873 on Compagnie Generale, Transtatlantique stationary. (7) DS, Col. William Fernald, dated april 14, 1820, making Allen Crofs Sergeant in the Firfth Regiment in the Brigade and 1st Division in the Milita of Mass. All are VG.............Min. Bid $50

106. (AMERICAN SINGERS LOT) GLORIA GAYNOR (1949) SIGNED, inscribed 4x5 photograph. GLENN YARBROUGH (1930) SIGNED 10x8 photograph, inscribed . JERRY BUTLER (1939) TLS (2002). Julius La Rosa (1930) TLS . EDDY ARNOLD (1918-2008) TLS (1989). BARBARA LEWIS (1943) ALS. IREENE WICKER (1905-1987) Singer/Actress on radio (1930’s &1940’s) SIGNED, inscribed postcard color photograph on verso. EARTHA KITT (1927-2008) ANS, with initials about her book on slip from a letter with unsigned 8x10................Min. Bid $40

107. [WRITERS] Mixed Lot: [1] Dorothy Canfield Fisher [1879-1958] reformer, writer. Signature. [2] J. G. Holland [1819-1881] Am. poet, novelist. Sig. w/sentiment. [3] Park Godwin [1816-1904] Am. journalist. Signature, 1866. [4] Glenway Westcott[1901-1987] Am. writer. Sig. presentation page from book. [5] John Hall Wheelock [1886-1978] Am. poet. Sig. in return address. [6] Benson J. Lossing (1813-1891) was a prolific and popular American historian, known best for his illustrated books on the American Revolution and American Civil War and features in Harper's Magazine. He was a Charter Trustee of Vassar College. Signature DATED 1877. [7] Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) American poet, critic, and essayist was born at Hartford, Connecticut. SIGNATURE WITH SENTIMENT. [8] George V. Hobart [1867-1926] American Playwright. Signature with sentiment, New York, 1908. [9] William Henry Irwin (Will) (1873 - 1948) was a U.S. author, writer and journalist. For the Bohemian Club, he wrote the Grove Play The Hamadryads in 1904. Signature. [10] Rex Beach [1877-1949]. American writer. Fine SIGNATURE............Min. Bid $50

108. [THEATRE] Francesco Dall'Ongaro [1808-1873] Italian writer, poet and dramatist. He was educated for the priesthood, but abandoned his orders, and taking to political journalism founded the Favilla at Trieste in the Liberal interest. In 1848 he enlisted under Garibaldi, and next year was a member of the assembly which proclaimed the republic in Rome. On the downfall of the republic he fled to Switzerland, then to Belgium and later to France, taking a prominent part in revolutionary journalism; it was not till 1860 that he returned to Italy, where he was appointed professor of dramatic literature at Florence. Subsequently he was transferred to Naples, where he died on the in 1873. His patriotic poems, Stornelli, composed in early life, had a great popular success; and he produced a number of plays, notably Fornaretto, Bianca Cappello, Fasma and Il Tesoro. His collected Fantasie drammatiche e liriche were published in his lifetime. Rare ALS, no year, 2pp, 5-1/4 x 8". Not translated. Fine condition...........75-100

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109. [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

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

111. [FRANCE] 1772 French Mystery Document on paper, signed Pierre Cabot, 3pp, approx. 7.5 x 12-1/4. Appearing to be a long detailed inventory. VG...........50-75

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112. [MUSIC] Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (1836-1892) also known as Zelia Gilbert or by her stage name Trebelli, was a French opera singer. Mme Trebelli's artistry was greatly admired by George Bernard Shaw, who wrote about her a number of times in his various reviews. In particular, he admired her interpretations and her exemplary English diction, rare for a non-native English speaker. SIGNATURE 4-1/4 x 3-3/4 laid to larger album page. Fine................25-35

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

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114. (19th CENTURY LITERATURE LOT) JULIAN HAWTHORNE (1846-1934) Writer/Journalist, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne. SIGNATURE removed from TLS, mounted on larger sheet with portrait. JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE(1827-1916) Author. SIGNATURE, mounted to card. CLYDE FITCH (1865-1909) Dramatist. SIGNATURE on CARD (1903). EDWARD EGGLESTON (1837-1902) Historian and Novelist. SIGNATURE, with sentiment. JOHN B. GOUGH (1841-1886) Author and Temperance Leader. SIGNATURE, with sentiment. ALBERT BUSHNELL HART (1854-1943) Historian. SIGNATURE on collectors card (1921). AMELIA EDITH BARR (1831-1919) Author of Historical Tales, Novelist. SIGNED CARD (1897). WILL CARLETON (1865-1912) Poet SIGNATURE on card. L. CLARKE DAVIS (1834-1904) Journalist, Essayist and Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Husband of Rebecca Harding Davis the Author. SIGNATURE. REBECCA HARDING DAVIS. Signature...............Min. Bid $50

115. (MIXED LOT) Sir Edwin Arnold (1832 –1904) English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia. SIGNATURE, mounted to card. TITO GUIZAR (1908 –1999) Mexican singer and actor. Together with Dolores del Río, José Mojica, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, Guízar was among the few Mexican people who made history in the early years of Hollywood. In a career that spanned over seven decades. TLS, 1988. HAROLD TAYLOR (1914-1993) American Philosopher of education, college president, and social activist, . He was a recognized spokesperson for Progressive education at the postsecondary level. TLS, 1974. ARTHUR BURNS(1904-1987) American Economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1970-1978). SIGNED FDC on Banking. Clara McBride Hale (1905 –1992) known as Mother Hale, was an American humanitarian who founded the Hale House Center, a home for unwanted children and children who were born addicted to drugs. SIGNED 5x7 photograph. Harold Herman Greene (1923-2000) federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Judge Greene presided over United States v. AT&T, the antitrust suit that broke up the AT&T. In 1990, Greene sentenced the 1983 United States Senate bombing suspects, Laura Whitehorn and Linda Evans, to prison. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photograph. Hanna Holborn Gray- historian of political thought in the area of the Renaissance and Reformation, and an emerita professor and former President of the University of Chicago. TLS, 1990...........Min. Bid $50

116. [ART] VALENTINE BRODSKY CHAGALL -(Mrs. Marc Chagall) Wife of famed painter, married him in 1953. She was his 2nd wife. ANS on postcard reproduction of her husband's work: Messag bibilique stained glass window. Dated 25/7/75...............40-60

117. [FILM] Billy Bob Thornton (b. 1955- ) American actor. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo. VG...........25-35

118. [FRANCE] 1656 document from Suche de Nevers, speaks about la Princesse Palatine and a canal. Several signatures. 2 pages, 7 x 10 in. Not researched. VG.................100-150

119. 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

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

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

122. Emerson Bennett (1822-1905) American author primarily known for his lively romantic adventure tales depicting American frontier life. He was the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories. At one time, Bennett was one of the most popular authors in America. CLIP SIGNATURE, approx. 3-3/4 x 1-3/4 in. VG.............Min. Bid $10

123. [GREAT BRITAIN] group of signed address panels: (1) Sir William Horne (1774 – 13 July 1860) was a British barrister and Liberal politician. Postmarked 1834. (2) Stephen Lushington (17892-1873) British judge, Member of Parliament and a radical for the abolition of slavery and capital punishment. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1838 to 1867.Postmarked 1833. (3) Benjamin Lumley (1811-1875) was a Canadian-born British opera manager and solicitor. Born Benjamin Levy, he was the son of a Jewish merchant Louis Levy. Postmarked 1833. (4) Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832) Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor, philosopher and politician. Postmarked 1826. (5) Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, GCB, PC (9 January 1780 – 21 July 1845) was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835. Postmarked 1833. VG.............100-150

126. [FRANCE] Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853) neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in such close partnership with Charles Percier, originally his friend from student days. Starting from 1794, it is fruitless to disentangle artistic responsibilities in their work. Together, Percier and Fontaine were inventors and major proponents of the rich and grand, consciously archaeological versions of neoclassicism we recognize as Directoire style and Empire style: see Charles Percier. ALS, 1801 [STAMPLESS COVER], 1p, approx. 6-1/4 x 8 in. About General Bernard. Seal removal has caused loss of paper on both sides affecting a few words............50-75

127. [FRANCE] Albert-Auguste Cochon de Lapparent [1839-1908]. French geologist and mining engineer. Professor at Catholic Institute, Paris (from 1876); author of Traitéde géologie (1882), Leçons de géographie physique (1896), etc. ALS, Paris, 1891, written on both sides of 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 in. card. About an article in a scientific magazine written by a priest and which made him "Penaud" (crestfallen). VG.........50-75

128. [FRANCE] Jean-Barthélémy Hauréau (1812-1896) French historian and writer. Born in Paris, he was educated at the Louis-le-Grand and Bourbon colleges in his native city, and won high honours at his public examination. After graduating he became a journalist, and soon was a contributor to several democratic papers: La Tribune, Le National, Le Droit, and La Revue du Nord; at Le National, he was praised by Théophile Gautier as the "tribune" of romanticism. At the age of twenty he published a series of apologetic studies on the Montagnards &emdash; in later years, regretting his youthful enthusiasm, he attempted to destroy the studies. In 1838 he took the chief editorship of the Courrier de la Sarthe and was appointed librarian of the city of Le Mans , which position he retained until 1845, when he was dismissed on account of comments of his on the daring speech of the Mayor of le Mans to the Duke of Nemours. He returned to Paris and once more became one of the editors of Le National. At this time he seemed destined for a political career, and after the revolution of February 24, 1848 was elected to the National Assembly; but close contact with revolutionary men and ideas cooled his old ardour. Throughout his life he opposed innovation, not only in politics and religion, but also in literature. After the coup d'état he resigned his position as director of the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Nationale , to which he had been appointed in 1848, and refused to accept an administrative post until after the fall of the empire. Having acted as director of the national printing press from 1870 to 1881, he retired, but in 1893 accepted the post of director of the Fondation Thiers. He was also a member of the council of improvement of the École des Chartes. From the time of his appointment to the Bibliothèque Nationale up to the last days of his life he was engaged in making abstracts of all the medieval Latin writings (many anonymous or of doubtful attribution) relating to philosophy, theology, grammar, Canon law, and poetry, carefully noting on cards the first words of each passage. After his death this index of incipits , arranged alphabetically, was presented to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a copy was placed in the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Nationale. ALS, 188?. written on both sides of 4-1/2 x 7" page. Includes a small ink drawing [man's head on one side and women's on the other side]. We assume the drawing is by Haureau. He speaks about a bust by Power and of Boulanger, Louis Napoleon and politics. Ends with "How humiliating it is to be French." Fine condition...........100-150

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129. [FRANCE] Paul Bastid (1892-1974) French lawyer and politician. Attached to the Radical Party, he was a member of the Cantal, Minister of Commerce under the Popular Front and representing radicals National Council of the Resistance, before heading L'Aurore. Trained as a lawyer, member of the Radical Party, he was elected MP Cantal in 1924, reelected in 1928, 1932 and 1936. He then became Minister of Trade in the Popular Front government . He takes as his Chief of Staff wife Suzanne Basdevant-Bastid, professor of international law, daughter of lawyer Jules Basdevant , who was President of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. In 1941, the Vichy government dismisses the mandate of General Counsel. Paul Bastid while campaigning in the Resistance and the General Committee of studies (CGE), was formed in 1942 in Lyon, at his home. In 1943, he is the representative of the radical party in the National Council of Resistance and writes articles for the underground press. ALS, 1955, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. VG............50-75

130. [FRANCE] Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry (usually known as Joseph Gratry) (1805-1872) French author and theologian. Gratry was born at Lille and educated at the École Polytechnique of Paris. After a period of mental struggle which he has described in Souvenirs de ma jeunesse, he was ordained priest in 1832. After a stay at Strasbourg as professor of the Petit Séminaire, he was appointed director of the Collège Stanislas in Paris in 1842 and, in 1847, chaplain of the École Normale Supérieure. He became vicar-general of Orleans in 1861, professor of ethics at the Sorbonne in 1862, and, on the death of Barante, a member of the French Academy in 1867, where he occupied the seat formerly held by Voltaire. Together with others (abbé Pétitot, curé of Saint Roch, and Hyacinthe de Valroger) he reconstituted the Oratory of Jesus and of Mary Immaculate, a society of priests mainly devoted to education. Gratry was one of the principal opponents of the definition of the dogma of papal infallibility, but in this respect he submitted to the authority of the First Vatican Council. Offered here are 4 ALSs, total of 10 pages, one letter dated 1869. VG.......100-150  

131. [ACTORS] actors - 4 portrait cards: Max Linder, Humphrey Bogart, Cornel Wilde & Fernandel.......Min. Bid $12
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132. [ACTORS] actors - 4 portrait cards: Fredric March, Nelson Eddy, Paul Robeson & Raimu..........Min. Bid $10

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133. Marta Mitrovich (1909-2002) American poet and actress. Born in Yugoslavia, Mitrovich lived in London during World War II and the Blitz, relocating in 1941 to the US, where her career as a stage and screen actress included the 1953 version of Titanic. In the mid-1970s (the actual date varies depending on whom you talk to) she founded the current incarnation of Laguna Poets, California’s longest running weekly poetry series, bringing major poets like Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and others to read in Orange County. Mitrovich’s passion for poetry was the spark that ignited Laguna Poets and the dozens of readings that imitated it (knowingly and unknowingly) around Orange County and LA, and was matched only by her passion for free speech. (In the 1950s, she told the House UnAmerican Activities Committee to “stuff it.”). Mitrovich retired in to Garbo-like seclusion in 1990, disappearing near-entirely. ALS on postal card, 1972, signed "Marta." Poetry content.............50-75

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134. Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS (1809-1885) English poet, patron of literature and politician. ALS, May 14, no yr., 2pp, signed Baron Houghtyon. About invitation and meeting. VG............50-75

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135. Julian Leonard Street (1879-1947) American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter on the New York Mail and Express (later Evening Mail ) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor. He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show by Marcel Duchamp called Nude Descending a Staircase, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory." Street moved to Princeton in the 1920s. The university houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there. TLS, 1924, 1p. He is confirming a contract with Red Book magazine to write a serial. They will finance him for one year. If he dies the estate will be indebted to the magazine. Punch hole near top............50-75

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136. [MUSIC] Henry Tobias (1905-1997) American songwriter. He wrote the 1974 song "Hang In There, Mr. President" in support of Richard Nixon. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983. Signed and inscribed sheet music of his song MISS YOU. 9 x 12 in. VG................50-75

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137. WILLIAMS, JACK. Governor of Arizona 1967-75. Dated Nov. 20, 1967, Williams expresses sympathy and encloses an autographed photo. Vertical fold at right, not affecting the text. Some off-print from ink signature when folded..........20-30

138. [FRANCE] Denis-Bernard QUATREMERE-DISJONVAL [1754-1830] eccentric scientist [physicist & chemist]. Large [9-1/4 x 13-3/4 in.] ALS, 1826, 4 full pages. Not translated. VG..................100-150

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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140. (RARE KENTUCKY PIONEER DOCUMENT) Indenture 1798 between John Vertees Sr., Stphen Rawlings, Armistead Churchill, Robert Hodgens, William Kelso, James Crutucher, Isaac Morrison, Benjamin Helm, Trustees of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. land granted to Edward Rawlings. This document is actually signed by: Charles Helm, James Moredock, Samuel Bush, John Vertees, Stephen Rawlings, Armistead Churchill, William Kelso, James Crutcher, Ben Helm and Morris Miles. Approx. 8-1/4 x 13 in. Separated at middle fold line [easy to repair]; expected edges faults. All of the sifnatures are on the verso. RARE.................Min. Bid $200

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Brief bio. on some of these signers:

Charles Helm (1777-1831) served in the Kentucky House in 1806, 1809-1811 and the Kentucky Senate from 1812-1816. He was also a veteran of the War of 1812.

Samuel Bush (1772-1812) became the Uncle of Abe Lincoln.

John Vertrees (1741-1803) he was a Captain solider in the Revolutionary War, one of 175 Virginia voluntees called by the Indians “Long Knives”, with George Rogers Clark in the conquest of the Northwest Territory (1778-9), fighting at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, Vincennes, Chilloocpthe and Pickaway; and was a captain of a company of soldiers with Col. John Floyd against Indians in 1782, following their incursions into Hardin and other counties in 1781.

Stephen Rawlings (1749-1830) Private Stephen Rawlings, served in the American Revolution from 18 July until 21 August of 1780. He was in a Militia under the command of Col William Linn, in Captain John Swan's Company. At this time, George Rogers Clark was the Commanding General. Stephen was on the payroll of the Jefferson Militia under actual service in repelling an invasion of the enemy Indians, the expedition against the enemy, under General George Rogers Clark, from the 21st of October 1782 until the 6th of November 1782.

James Crutcher (1755-1823) served as a corporal in Company 8, 2nd Virginia Regiment from June 1, 1777, to January 1778. He fought in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown and wintered at Valley Forge in 1777-78 in his 2nd Virgina Regiment service.

BEN HELM (1767-1858) known as "Kitchen Knife Whetted on a Brick." He was a surveyor, state senator, clerk of Hardin Co. courts; major in War of 1812; purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie [Bush] Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln. He was a partner, in the general store business, with Duff Green [later statesman] in the early frontier days of Kentucky. It is likely that young Abe Lincoln visited his store often in his early youth.

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141. [KENTUCKY] Very rare 1811 pioneer manuscript document from the Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky area signed by several interesting men. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-1/2 in. Signed by the following on the front side: Wm. Withers, Ben Helm, James Crutcher, Christopher Bush, Samuel Stevenson, Adam Miller. Also signed on the verso by Christopher Miller and Daniel Waide. See some biographical information on these pioneers below.
William Withers (1747-1821) born in Virginia he was a Revolutionary War veteran, having served as a Second Lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia in the Company of Capt. Bronaugh. He came to Kentucky in 1793.

BEN HELM (1767-1858) known as "Kitchen Knife Whetted on a Brick." He was a surveyor, state senator, clerk of Hardin Co. courts; major in War of 1812; purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie [Bush] Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln. He was a partner, in the general store business, with Duff Green [later statesman] in the early frontier days of Kentucky. It is likely that young Abe Lincoln visited his store often in his early youth.

MAJOR JAS. CRUTCHER - Pioneer. Came to Kentucky from Virginia with his father & family, arriving at the Falls of the Ohio in early 1780s, and later moved to Bardstown. In 1796, he moved to Elizabethtown and became one of the earliest merchants there. Served terms in the legislature and came close to being elected lieutenant governor. He was at the battle of New Orleans as aide to General Thomas, commander of the Kentucky troops. He was involved in the flatboat business and it was said that after delivering a cargo by flatboat to New Orleans, Crutcher would walk back to Kentucky. On these trips he carried his money in a close fitting deer skin vest which he wore under his shirt.

Christopher Bush Sr. (1730?-1813) he and his descendents played an important role in Hardin County history. He is said to have been born in Holland about 1730 Íand came to America circa 1750, and to Kentucky at the end of the Revolutionary War. His daughter, Sarah, was to marry Thomas Lincoln [Abraham Lincoln's father] after Nancy Hanks died. Abe was about 10 years old when Sarah became his step-mother, and she is credited with instilling in him the desire to make something of himself. Bush Sr. was illiterate therefore it appears that Crutcher signed for him.

Samuel Stevenson - came to Elizabethtown in 1806. He taught school at Hardin Academy for about 2 years. Considered a good teacher, he was afterwards a merchant and served a term in the Ky. State Legislature.

Adam Miller - he was captured by Indians, along with his brother Christopher in 1782. The raiding party which captured Adam and Christopher consisted of Delawares and Shawnees. Adam was taken by the Delawares, Christopher was taken by the Shawnees. Both were taken to Indian towns northwest of the Ohio River. After 7 years Adam was exchanged and returned to his family.

Christopher Miller - was about 15 years old when captured by Indians. He lived with the Shawnee Tribe for 14 years. Being an active young man, he soon became habituated to the manners and customs and mode of life of the Indians; dressed as they did and spoke their language as his native tongue, and by many it was thought doubtful whether he ever would be returned to the whites. He was in the same tribe with young Tecumseh and they in their youth were friends and playmates. Miller has told of "many a wrestle with Tecumseh." Adam Miller was serving as a spy for General Anthony Wayne in June, 1794. In what is now Drake County, Ohio, Adam was dispatched with a party of spies to bring in an Indian prisoner for questioning. The party found three Indians in camp, preparing a meal. They set out to kill two of the Indians and capture the third. They succeeded in the plan and Adam discovered the prisoner to be his long-lost brother Christopher. Christopher sulked and refused to talk for several days, but on the promise of release, agreed to join Wayne's army as a spy. He kept his word. Wayne sent him on an important peace mission to the Indians, promising him a reward from the government. The following is an account of that mission. After the defeat of General St. Clair the Indians let loose upon the Northwestern Territory. General Washington was distressed and it frustrated his plans for the safety of the thinly settled country in the North-west and it was determined to have a sufficient army to be led by Gen. Anthony Wayne but Congress and delayed the campaign for nearly two years. On the 14th day of August 1794, Gen. Wayne, having all things in readiness to move on the Indians, Wayne, under the instruction of Washington, decided to give the enemy a chance for peace before attacking. They had to find the right man to carry the white flag, and Christopher Miller being lately returned from the Indians and speeaking their language, Armed with a flag and this message Miller set out for the Indian camp, arriving at nightfall. In a few minutes his arrival was known all over the entire camp. Then it was, "Kill the runaway, burn him". Miller, knowing the character of Indians, showed no signs of fear but in a loud and defiant voice, in their own tongue, told them that he had brought a flag of peace and as for burning him they had better be a little careful as the Black Snake, meaning General Wayne, had 8 of their warriors in prison and if he was not returned safely in three days that their 8 men would be shot. Immediately a pow-wow was held in which it was determined that Miller should be burned at the stake in the morning. But Tecumseh, a young Shawnee chief, and a friend of Miller, changed their minds. The Indians sent back their answer with Miller. If Gen. Wayne \waited for ten days and then sent Miller to them again they would give him their decision but if Wayne advanced they would give battle. Miller reached Gen. Wayne with the answer on the 16th day of August 1794. General Wayne rightly concluded that the 10 days asked for by the Indians was simply a scheme to get time and having everything in readiness immediately set out against the Indian camp. Wayne obtained a complete victory, the loss on both sides was considerable. The battle was fought on the 29th day of August 1794. Christopher Miller was in that engagement.

Daniel Waide - came to Elizabethtown a few years after 1800. He kept the tavern at THE SIGN OF THE LION, built by Major James Crutcher about 1798.

This document is in very good condition for its age. In 2015 another document signned by Christopher Miller sold at auction for $1,777 including buyer's premium. Our estimate..................600-800

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142. [PORTRAIT] Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841-1909) French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." Antique original wood-engraved portrait by R.G. Tietze. Approx. 7 x 5" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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143. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) George McAneny (1869-1953) American a newspaperman, municipal reformer and advocate of preservation and city planning from New York City. He served as executive manager of The New York Times (1916-1921), and president of the Regional Plan Association (1930-1940). brief ALS no year, 1p. (2) Bill Keane (1922-201 American cartoonist. Signed, inscribed card HELP STAMP OUT HUNGER. (3) 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. 1877 bank document, not signed by Bunn. (4) Alexis Anastay Julien (1840-1919) American geologist who taught at Columbia University's School of Mines for many years. ALS on 1880 postcard. (5) Dr. Frank F. Rosenthal (Rabbi), TLS, 1-1/3pp, to Dr. Frederick Solomon. (6) Orlando Allen (1803–1874) was a member of the New York State Assembly and the 18th mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York. ALS, 1873, 3pp, to Nelson K. Hopkins the NYS Comptroller. (7) James Osborne Putnam (1818-1903) American lawyer and politician from New York. ALS, no date], 1p. To Nelson K. Hopkins the NYS Comptroller Nelson K. Hopkins the NYS Comptroller................Min. Bid $50

144. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Eben S. Draper (1858-1914) Governor of Massachusetts from 1909 to 1911. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Plimmon Henry Dudley (1843-1924) American engineer. He invented a dynamometer in 1874, the track indicator in 1880. and the stremmatograph for obtaining and registering stresses in rails. Signed postcard dated 1891. (3) Charles Stark "Doc" Draper (1901 - 1987) American scientist and engineer, known as the "father of inertial navigation". He was the founder and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Instrumentation Laboratory, later renamed the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, which made the Apollo Moon landings possible through the Apollo Guidance Computer it designed for NASA. CLIP SIGNATURE. (4) Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003) American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary in 1945. Known as "Tex and Jinx", the couple pioneered and popularized the talk show format, first on radio and then in the early days of television. They hosted a series of interview shows in the late 1940s and early 1950s that combined celebrity chit-chat with discussions of important topics of the day. Signature inscribed on her stationary. (5) Walter Wolfgang Heller (1915-1987) was a leading American economist of the 1960s, and an influential adviser to President John F. Kennedy as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1961–64. Signature. (6) Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) Scottish poet of labouring class origin. Known as the 'Weaver Poet', he wrote poetry in English and lyrics in Scots in the wake of Robert Burns. Original antique engraved portrait...................Min. Bid $50

145. [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..........40-60

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146. [COLONIAL] James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) was an American lawyer, political activist, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against the policy of Parliament which led to the American Revolution. His well-known catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position. ALS, Boston, 1763, 1p. money transfer. Approx. 7-1/4 x 5 in.Nunerous old tape repairs detract..................Min. Bid $90

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147. [From Mickey Spillane Papers] Bob Fellows (1903-1969) American film producer who was once a production partner with John Wayne and later with Mickey Spillane. TLS, May 2, 1956, 1p, approx. 8.5 x 11 in. To Mickey Spillane. This letter has good content. He talks in a negative way about Victor Saville (1896-1979) English film director, producer, and screenwriter who directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. As an independent producer he had purchased the film rights to A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel. He was persuaded to sell them to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in return for the chance to produce the film and another big-budget adaptation, Goodbye Mr Chips (1939). Both films starred Robert Donat and were a great success in the USA as well as in Britain, providing Saville with a passport to Hollywood. After the war Saville continued directing films for MGM but eventually returned to Britain. Saville acquired production rights for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer mysteries and produced a few features, though Spillane thought he as interested in doing so only to acquire the money to produce The Silver Chalice. Mentioned also is Bert Allenberg, Frank Sinatra's agent. Sun-toned along bottom edge.....100-150 Min. Bid $50

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148. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Clifford Harrison (1857-1903) English poet, performer. Clip signature. (2) Wilhelm Ebor (1835-1908) British cleric. He served as the Archbishop of York in the Church of England. Clip signature. (3) [SILENT FILM] Renée Adorée (1898-1933) was a French actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. Born Jeanne de la Fonte[1] in Lille, she was the daughter of circus artists and by age five was performing with her parents. In her teens, she began acting in minor stage productions and toured Europe with her troupe. She was performing in Russia when World War I broke out and fled to London. She is most famous for her role as Melisande in the melodramatic romance and war epic The Big Parade (1925) opposite John Gilbert. It became one of MGM's all-time biggest hits and a film that historians rank as one of the best of the silent film era. In The Mating Call, a 1928 film produced by Howard Hughes, Adorée had a very brief swimming scene in the nude that caused a significant commotion at the time. Offered here is a vintage 1920s UNSIGNED 5x7 in. sepia photograph. VG. (4) [PHOTOGRAPHY] Jack Dempsey - Boxing Champion. Original c. 1964 vintage UNSIGNED 8x10 photographer of Dempsey in business suit, photographer A. Bryce Currie. VG. (5) Handwritten poem from 19th century, 4 full pages. CLICK here to see (6) [VERMONT] Edward John Phelps (1822-1900) was a lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. He is notable for his service as Envoy to Court of St. James's from 1885 to 1889. In addition, Phelps was a founder of the American Bar Association, and served as its president from 1880 to 1881. President Grover Cleveland intended to appoint him as U.S. Chief Justice in 1888, but Phelps was concerned that his tenure as ambassador to the Court of St. James's in Great Britain would cause the Democratic Party to lose the support of Irish Americans, and he declined. Offered here is a 1859 Vermont Supreme Court pre-printed document, 2pp, approx. 8-/8 x 12-3/4 in. The handwriting [includes Phelps] on verso was written by Phelps. VG. (7) Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1880-1949) German religious psychologist and philosopher. Oesterreich was also interested in parapsychology. He argued against the philosophy of materialism. He was the author of Die Besessenheit (1921), a book on demonic possession. It was translated into English in 1966. William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, was influenced by the book. TLS, 1923, signed on verso. To American Society for Psychical Research Inc. This is on a postal card - not translated. (8) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Her signature & handwriting on 1945 bank check register........Min. Bid $50

155. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) John G. Schumaker (1826-1905) US Representative from New York. Signed [free frank] postmarked cover. (2) Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state. Signed 1948 cover honoring William Allen White. (3) Western Union telegram sent from congressman Philip J. Philbin [Mass]. (4) Theodore Roosevelt - 1906 printed gov. doc. re: PUBLIC-LAND LAWS, signed in type, 4pp. (5) 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. (6) Kenneth A. Roberts (1912-1989) U.S. Representative from Alabama. CLIP SIGNATURE. (7) CHIEF OF REVENUE AGENTS DURING WORLD WAR I] JOHN D. MURPHY (1885-1949). Lawman, Chief of revenue agents, U.S. Treasury, Washington, D. C., 1918. Murphy went on to serve as partner, Lewis, Murphy & Co.. accountants and tax consultants (1919-26); among his other duties. SCARCE SIGNED BANK CHECK, 1918, The Riggs National Bank, Washington, DC. (8) Thomas Lee "Bum" McClung (1870-1914) American college football player and coach who later served as the 22nd Treasurer of the United States. Brief TLS, 1909. (9) Antique engraved portrait of Sir Robert Strange................Min. Bid $50

156. [NOBEL PRIZE] George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham Kt OM PRS FRSE (1920-2002) British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967. Signed 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. VG.............50-75

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157. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Miles B. McSweeney (1855-1909) the 87th Governor of South Carolina from June 2, 1899, to January 20, 1903. Signed card. (2) Frank Swett Black (1853-1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898. Signed card. (3) Douglas Volk - artist. Signed 1922 bank check. (4) Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) American paleontologist,[1] administrator of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927, and geologist. He is famous for his discovery in 1909 of well-preserved fossils, including some of the oldest soft-part imprints, in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada. TLS on 1888 postcard. (5) Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) American industrialist, politician, and social reformer. Signed 184? bank check. (6) Charles Henry St John O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill, KP, PC (I) (22 January 1779 – 12 February 1841) was an Irish politician, peer and landowner. (7) Joseph Butterworth(1770-1826) English law bookseller and politician. Signed address panel postmarked 1826. (8) Limerick Nation Bank [Maine] 3 checks, 1924................Min. Bid $50

158. [ACTRESSES LOT] includes: (1) Mira Sorvini (b. 1967) American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Signed 3x5 card. She signed "M.S." (2) Lee Grant (b. 1926) American stage, film and television actress, and film director. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Felicia Karpf in Shampoo (1975). Signed 3x5 card. (3) Diane Wiest (b. 1948) American actress on stage, television and film. She has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award. Signed 3x5 card. (4) June Allyson - actress. Signed 3x5 card. (5) VIRGINIA CAPERS (1925-2004) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph (1975). (6) ALICE WHITE (1904-1983) Silent Screen Actress who started her film career when Charlie Chaplin put her in the movies. Entered talkies in 1928. ALS, no date, 1p. (7) Samantha Eggar [b. 1939] English actress. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG (8) Rue McClanahan (1934 –2010) American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–85), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photograph. (9) Phylicia Rashād (b. 1948) American Tony Award-winning actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for this part in 1985 and 1986. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.........MIN. BID $50

159. [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
160. [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 signature & 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

161. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Anthony Wilson Thorold (1825-1895) Anglican Bishop of Winchester in the Victorian era. The son of a Church of England priest, he also served as Bishop of Rochester. It was in that role that he travelled throughout North America and met with leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While he wrote a number of devotional books, he is best remembered for having recruited Isabella Gilmore to revive the female diaconate in the Anglican Communion. CLIP SIGNATURE, about 3-1/2 x 1-3/4 in. VG. (2) [EPHEMERA] 1896 one page letter written from Bangor, Maine on illustrated letterhead. 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. VG (3) Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946. Signed Check dated 1924. (4) POSTAL HISTORY] Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) was a United States author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings. Offered here is an envelope addressed in the hand of Smith. Approx. 4.5 x 3.5 in. VG. (5) [PORTRAIT] Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764-1831) was an American physician, naturalist, and politician who lived in Plandome, New York. Mitchill taught chemistry, botany, and natural history at Columbia College from 1792 until 1801 and was a founding editor of The Medical Repository, the first medical journal in the United States. In addition to his Columbia lectures on botany, zoology, and mineralogy, Mitchill collected, identified, and classified many plants and animals, particularly aquatic organisms. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1797. From 1807 to 1826, he taught at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York and then helped organize the short-lived Rutgers Medical College of New Jersey, which he served as vice president until 1830. While at Columbia, Mitchill developed a fallacious theory of disease, which however resulted in his promotion of personal hygiene and improved sanitation. Offered here is an original engraved portrait done circa 1832. Image size approx. 4-1/2 x 3-3/8 in. plus pretty clean margins except for one small light spot well away from image. (6) [THEATRE] Charles Kelly (1839–1885) English actor/journalist and husband of actress Ellen Terry. Charles and Ellen met while appearing in Reade's plays, but they separated in 1881. Signature with inscription, Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, 1870, approx. 4 x 4 in. VG. (7) [ENTERTAINMENT] Nedra Volz (1908-2003) American actress. Born in Montrose, Iowa, she began her career in the family tent show, and appeared in vaudeville as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). In the early 1930s, Volz was featured vocalist with Cato's Vagabonds, a Des Moines, Iowa, big band that briefly enjoyed national popularity. Cato never made records, but Nedra managed to appear on exactly one 78 side, with Will Osborne's orchestra in 1933. Beginning with an episode of Good Times in 1975, she became a well-recognized supporting character actress, primarily on television and also in feature films. Offered here is a 3x5 card on which she has written about 13 lines and signed. VG (8) John Rice McConnell (1831-1895) US congressman from Kentucky. SIGNATURE.........MIN. BID $50

162. [KUHN ESTATE] Archive of about 35-40+ letters and documents concerning the Estate of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Includes: Brenda 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 paiting ATHELETE IN WHITE FACE. Needs further research for sure. VG..........400-600...........Min. Bid $150

163. [MAINE] 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 1806 legal document signed, written on both sides, approx. 8 x 9 in. VG.........................75-100
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164. [THEATRE] Katharine Cornell (1893-1974) American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic Alexander Woollcott, Cornell was the first performer to receive the Drama League Award, for Romeo and Juliet in 1935. Cornell is noted for her major Broadway roles in serious dramas, often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic. The couple formed C. & M.C. Productions, Inc., a company that gave them complete artistic freedom in choosing and producing plays. Offered here are 3 items from her estate: (1) Her EXXON credit card made out to her married name K.C. MCCLINTIC. (2) Unsigned 1973 original color photo 3.5 x 5 in. (3) Unused Katharine Cornell post card. All in in excellent condition.........80-120

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165. UNCLE SAM vintage cabinet card photograph showing Nathan R. Dunbar as Uncle Sam, 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. Corners have pin holes. Dunbar was a tailor from Paris, Illinois...............50-75

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166. [BRITISH] Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC (1817-1894) was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal. Signed address panel postmarked 1862. About 4-1/4 x 3-1/4 in. VG................25-35

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167. [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

168. Archive of approx. 61 letters written by Henriette Baumes-Thion and Antoine describing life in France during the American civil war. Most, if not all dated 1863 and written in French. Not translated. Most are multi-page in length. VG.........150-250

169. [FRANCE] approx. 17 signed petitions to save the Olympia Music Hall in Paris [1970]. Signed by musicians, dancers etc. Each 8.5 x 11. All VG. Needs research..........100-150

170. [ODD FELLOWS] Henry R. Billings of Kittery, Maine, attains 3rd Degree. Dated 1888, about 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. VG.............50-75

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171. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1875 document concerning land and buildings in Ashland, NH, signed by Charles and Eva Wright to Charles Wright. Approx. 8-1/2 x 14 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10

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172. [MASSACHUSETTS] group of 3 letters written by S.B. Woodward, all dated 1845. Written to Sheldon Moore, from the State Lunatic Hospital in Worcester, Mass. Total of 4 pages. Each letter has an address leaf postmarked. We have not read or researched these letters. VG.............80-120

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173. [BIG LITTLE BOOK] MICKEY MOUSE - The Mail Pilot by Walt Disney. 1933. Handwritten on loose page laid in - "Marjanna Manlove 360 Carpenter Ave. West St. School age 9 Nov, 25, Date 1934. Obviously a child owned Big Little Book therefore expected condition faults. A little handcoloring on a few pages...........Min. Bid $25

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174. [BIG LITTLE BOOK] THE LONE RANGER and The Vanishing Herd with Silver and Tonto by Buck Wilson, 1936, expected condition faults...................Min. Bid $40

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175. [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

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176. [MEDICAL] Tito Vanzetti (1809-1888) was a famous surgeon and professor of medicine of the 19th century. He studied surgery at the University of Padua under Bartolomeo Signoroni (1797-1844) and at the University of Vienna with Joseph Wattmann (1789-1866). Several years later, he was appointed professor of clinical surgery and ophthalmology at the University of Kharkiv. In 1853 he returned to Padua as a professor of clinical surgery. In 1846 he performed the first ovariotomy in Russia. Vanzetti is credited for introducing a procedure of manual compression for treatment of popliteal aneurysms. He became rector of the University of Padua in 1864. Together with other 16 professors, he was dismissed in 1866, after the annexation of Venetia to Italy, because of his position of support to old Austrian rule. He was reintegrated soon after, under international pressure. Offered here is a 2 page manuscript written and signed by Vanzetti, dated 1870. Translation of the Heading is Proposal of a way to stop bleeding in the palm of the hand and other regions of the body. RARE! Fine condition................600-800

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177. [BRITISH NAVAL] James Young (1717-1789) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of admiral of the white. Young was advanced to flag rank towards the end of the Seven Years' War, being promoted to rear-admiral on 21 October 1762. Further promotions followed, he attained the rank of vice-admiral on 28 October 1770, and became commander-in-chief in the Leeward Islands Station in April 1775. He raised his flag aboard the 50-gun HMS Portland and sailed to take up his post on 26 April. The American War of Independence broke out during Young's time in command, and he was tasked with using his small naval force to interdict the supply of arms and gunpowder to rebel forces, and to defend British trade from American privateers and warships. He struggled to combat the delivery of weapons to the Americans. His squadron had too few fast cruisers, and the Americans were being openly supplied from the neutral Caribbean possessions, from the Dutch-held St Eustatius and the French at Martinique. His squadron captured 205 American merchant ships and captured or destroyed seventeen American privateers and warships. His naval hisrory is very lengthy so we will stop here. Offerd here is a manuscript document, Plymouth Rope Yard [British], 14 July 1764, 1p, 7-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Fine.........200-400

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178. [POSTAL HISTORY] Lord Eldon, John Scott [1st Earl] (1751-1838) British barrister and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827. Hand addressed envelope, 4-5/8 x 3 in., signed lower left by Eldon. Dated 1831 and signed by Eldon on the verso. VG...................80-120

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179. [KENTUCKY PIONEER DOCUMENT] Rare Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hardin County manuscript document, dated 1803, signed by at least 3 significant Kentucky pioneers. Written and signed by Ben Helm (1767-1858). He was a
surveyor, state senator, clerk of Hardin Co. courts; major in War of 1812; purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie [Bush] Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln. He was apartner, in the general store business, with Duff Green [later statesman] in the early frontier days of Kentucky. It is likely that young Abe Lincoln visited his store often in his early youth. Helm signs on the front and back side. Also signed on verso by Charles Helm [1777-1821 or 1831 [?] - a merchant, politician, soldier. He served for many years in the state legislature and was said to be the most popular man in Hardin County. During the War of 1812, he was in Col. Aaron Hart’s company, a mounted force, each man furnishing his own horse, gun, ammunition, & rations for himself & horse. In very good condition with light toning along folds. Also signed on verso by Sam. Haycraft Sr. (1752-1823) Revolutionary War Private (1776-79). Samuel Haycraft was a soldier for 2 years and 6 months in 13th Virginia and one year with Thomas Morris' Light Infantry. Enlisted from Hardin County, Kentucky and was granted pension June 20, 1820. Employed young Thomas Lincoln (later father of Abraham Lincoln) as a carpenter to help build a mill. Sam Haycraft also served, at various times, as county sheriff, judge, and state legislator. Approx. 6-1/2 x 5 in. Excellent condition................150-250

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180. [KENTUCKY PIONEER DOCUMENT] Rare Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hardin County manuscript document, dated 1812, signed by at least 3 Kentucky pioneers. Written and signed by Ben Helm (1767-1858). He was a
surveyor, state senator, clerk of Hardin Co. courts; major in War of 1812; purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie [Bush] Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln. He was apartner, in the general store business, with Duff Green [later statesman] in the early frontier days of Kentucky. It is likely that young Abe Lincoln visited his store often in his early youth. Helm signs on the front and back side. Also signed twice on verso by Robert Bleakley. About 1801 Bleakley and Wm. Montgomery, two very interesting young Irishmen, came to Elizabethtown and opened a dry goods store wÎith a stock of goods, and soon became very popular. The store was opened in a log house at the corner of the Public Square. He was engaged in the rebellion in Ireland in 1798. He evaded Government officers by concealing himself in a vessel and thus made his escape to the United States. Bleakley remained some years after Montgomery left town, and acted as sheriff for several years, and then settled on a farm and died about 1850, leaving a large family. There is something romantic and interesting in the history of these two men. Born on the same island, engaged in the same rebellion, both compelled to leave to save their lives; emigrating to the same country, finding employment in the same establishment in Baltimore, partners in merchandising in Elizabethtown, marrying sisters, and then living and dying on adjacent farms. It was in their general store that Tom Lincoln[Abe Lincoln's father] purchased many items when he was courting Nanc Hanks [mother of the future president]. Approx. 7-1/2 x 6 in. Excellent condition................150-250

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181. [FRANCE] 1810 BULLETIN DES LOIS No. 335, signed in type Napoleon. Regarding Censorship - 1st article - There will be only one newspaper in each department. Also includes decree #6240 on FIRE ARMS. 16pp. About 5.5 x 8.5 in. Fine..............100-150

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182. Ibrahim Nasir (1926-2008) Maldivian politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Maldives 1957 to 1968 and later President from 1968 to 1978. Ibrahim Nasir a brutal dictator, was sworn in as the second President of the Republic of Maldives on 11 November 1968. He was the mastermind behind committing state sponsored terrorism in the island of Thinadhoo. Violently forced the inhabitants of the island to leave the island in a few hours. He was credited with many other improvements such as introducing an English-based modern curriculum to government-run schools. Signed photo as president [1970], approx. 3-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. VG..................75-100

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183. [FILM] Karl Alexander (1938-2015) American fiction writer. He was the son and nephew of screenwriters—his father, William Tunberg, wrote the screenplay for Old Yeller, and his uncle, Karl Tunberg, wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur—and worked on a number of films himself. Alexander's first novel Time After Time was published by in 1979. It was adapted as a successful 1979 film of the same title, as a musical in 2010, and as a television series to premiere in the fall of 2016. He became internationally known for his role in the film le Fou 4 in 2004. Jaclyn the Ripper, Alexander's sequel to Time After Time, was published in 2009. Signed [verso] Warner Bros. paycheck, 1984. Fine...................25-35

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184. Concentration Camp Theresienstadt 10 Kronen 1943 UNC Note. Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. Printed signature on verso of Jakob Edelstein (1903 – 20 June 1944) the Czechoslovak Zionist, social democrat and the first Jewish Elder in the Theresienstadt ghetto. He was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau. At a count in the ghetto on 9 November 1943 a difference of 55 Jews between the registered and the actual number of inmates appeared. Edelstein was accused of aiding the escape of inmates and was arrested on November 11, 1943. On 15 December 1943, Edelstein was deported to the Auschwitz I concentration camp, where he was kept isolated in Block 11 for half a year. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The currency was designed by inmate Peter Kien and printed by the National Bank of Prague. Inmates received the scrip according to a 5-tiered distribution system or payment schedule for conscript labor arranged by the Jewish Council of Elders who administered the daily life of the ghetto for the Germans. It is unclear what, if anything, could be purchased with the scrip, which was printed in great volume..............100-150

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185. [WINSTON CHURCHILL] Charles John Bruce Hay (1877-1940) British Maj. & Lt.-Col. (later Maj-Gen). This is an Authentic, Official and Original Document issued on April 15, 1918 by the British War Office. Following World War I it was common to acknowledge heroic and extraordinary actions by individual soldiers during the war. This is anRoyal Note of Recognition on behalf of King George V on buff stock measuring 8¾ wide x 7¼ tall. This has been mounted on a thicker cardboard backing. It is in Very Fine Condition and bears the facsimile signature of Winston S. Churchill as Secretary of State for War and is from the War Office, Whitehall, S.W. and dated 1918. A DESIRABLE ARTIFACT AND DOCUMENT COMMEMORATING WORLD WAR I AND WHICH IS AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL. Laid to the other side is another document for John Hay dated Nov. 11, 1918.............200-400

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186. [AUCTION CATALOG] from The Estate of AL CAPONE. Witherell's October 8, 2021 auction catalog of items including: guns owned by Al Copone & family member, letters, photos, furniture, etc. 45pp, 174 lots..................25-35

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187. [AUCTION CATALOG] Witherell's Sept. 21, 2021 auction catalog of items including: guns owned by Ernest Hemingway, Wyatt Earp, Cole Younger, Pat Garrett, Tom Mix, etc., Also includes dolls, watches, diamonds, handcuffs, 29pp, 108 lots..................25-35

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188. [FRANCE] LETTRES PATENTES DU ROI [of the king], signed Louis in print, dated 1790, 2pp, approx. 7-3/4 x 9-3/4". VG..........100-150

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189. [CARDINAL] Georges 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. TLS, 1957, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2". The Cardinal is not happy about the joke made by Robert Kemp, the critic. VG.............60-80

190. [FILM] Ann Blyth (b. 1928) is an American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. For her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce, Blyth was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Signed 9 x 8 in. photo plus sheet music [not signed] frpom the movie with Mario Lanza THE GREAT CARUSO, the song The Loveliest Night of the Year. Both very good...............40-60

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191. [RELIGION] PERRAUD, Orat., Adolphe-Louis-Albert [1828-1906] French Cardinal. ALS, 1888, 1p, 5 x 8 in. VG...........50-75

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192. [FRANCE] Leon Dufourny (1754-1818) French architect whose works belong to the neo-classical movement of the late eighteenth century. Leon Dufourny was Commissioner of the French Republic to the King of Naples and made a trip to Sicily from 1787 to 1794 to study the ancient temples Greek. In 1796 Dufourny was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts and was also appointed Chairman of the Committee of the Fund and the Central administrative board of the Institute of France, and Nivôse Ventôse Year XII (1802). Around 1800, he seized the castle of Richelieu, confiscated during the Revolution as many emigrated, had been emptied of its furniture collections and then stripped of its materials - before being demolished - the rectangular tray mosaic marble and hard stone of a ceremonial table, completed after a carved wooden base, and preserved from the Louvre (Galerie d'Apollon); a color lithograph nineteenth century this exceptional furniture and a replica of his legs are kept at the Museum of Fine Arts Tours. ALS, 1806, 1p., approx. 5-1/2 x 5-3/4 in.........100-150

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193. Charles C. Soule (1842-1913) American bookman with a side specialty in the architecture of libraries. Born in Boston he attended the Boston Latin School and Harvard College (1862), and fought in the Civil War (44th and 55th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantries). After the war he engaged in public speaking about post-slavery reconciliation in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. In the 1870s he worked in St. Louis in the publishing firm of Soule, Thomas & Winsor. In the 1880s he ran a business selling law books from offices in Pemberton Square, Boston, and in 1886 opened a bookshop in a former church on Beacon Street, near the Boston Athenaeum. He established the Boston Book Company in 1889, and established The Green Bag, a legal news magazine with Horace Williams Fuller as editor. He belonged to the American Library Association. ALS, Boston, 1885, 2pp, 5.5 x 9 in. To Wiliam Henry Rawle of Philadelphia praising him for his commencement before Phi Beta Kappa. VG....................25-35
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194 . [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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195. [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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196. [COLONIAL] John Hancock (1737-1793) American patriot, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Offered here is a 1783 manuscript document. Ebenz. Winter Caless pays John Hancock. The docket handwriting on the backside was written by Hancock. Some loss of paper well away from Hancock's endorsement on the verso. Approx. 7-3/4 x 3-1/2 in.......Min. Bid $250

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197. Maine Paper - approx. 85 old documents, the earliest being 1834 - to about 1935. Receipts & business & legal paper. Needs research. Varied conditions.........Min. Bid $60

198. [LARGE LOT] Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in the United States Navy. He then went on to Harvard University, was center on the Harvard Football Team that won the Rose Bowl game in 1919 against Oregon. He graduated in 1920 and from Columbia University Law School, New York City, in 1924. He served in the US congress Signed as Secretary of the Board of from 1943-1971. Large misc. lot of about 107 pieces including 18 signed letters to Philbin.................Min. Bid $35

199. [ART] Stephen Arnold 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

200. [FRANCE] General David Victor Belly de Bussy (1768-1848 in Beaurieux) French officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Close friend of Napoleon. ALS, 1804, 3pp, about 7.5 x 9.5 in. Not translated. VG...............80-120

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201. Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (1936-2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the maternal grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively second and sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969, and Diana's death in 1997, Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Catholic charity work. Signed prayer card for daughter Diana. Circa 2000. Fine................100-150

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203. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) (8) SIGNATURES of noted British Literary Figures in various forms. NAOMI M. MITCHISON (1897-1999) Scottish Novelist. ROBERT MONTGOMERY (1807-1855) Poet. BENJAMIN HALL KENNEDY (1804-1880) Scholar, Writer . MARK LEMON (1809-1870) Editor of PUNCH, lyricist, song writer. ROSAMOND LEHMANN (1901-1990) Novelist. SIR SIDNEY LEE (1859-1926) Biographer, Critic. CHRISTOPHER FRY (1907-2005) Playwright. ERIC R. R. LINKLATER (1899-1974) Novelists, writer......75-100

204. [US PRESIDENT] Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American educator and politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Offered here is a mounted photograph bearing an ink signature which I believe was signed by autopen. Overall size 11 x 13-3/4 in. VG...............100-150

205. [ENTERAINMENT] a 1961 contract signed by Peter Lawford [the actor] of Chrislaw Productions Inc. and Billy Asher [employee]. 11 pages, signed at conclusion by Lawford and Asher. You already know who Peter Lawford is - Bill Asher (1921-2012) was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and is credited in one magazine article for 'inventing' the sitcom. Included here is a carbon copy of another letter plus a copy of a contract with William Asher. VG..................300-400..........Min. Bid $100

206. [FRANCE] Charles-Robert Boutin (1722-1810) noted French lawyer. He was successively deputy of the Attorney General of the Parliament of Paris ( 1741 ), adviser to the first chamber of requests (February 5, 1743), master of requests (February 17, 1749), president of the Grand Council (April 19, 1754), King's Commissioner to the Compagnie des Indes ( 1756 ), Intendant of Bordeaux (1758 - 1766 ). In 1762, with Querdisien Tremais, he interfered with Canada's Intendant BIGOT's operations with the Jewish merchant Abraham Gradis and with Biot's dishonest fur trade in Canada. Offered here is a 1783 manuscript document concerning Boutin's garden and work done by Maingot, Master Sculptor. Not signed. Approx. 8 x 12.5 in. VG.............100-150

207. [MYSTERY LOT] group of 4 autograph signatures not identified................Min. Bid $10

208. Paul Newman - actor. Signed racing magazine picture, 7-1/4 x 4-3/4 in. As you know Newman disliked signing autographs therefore we always assume that his autograph is secretarial. If you research Newman autographs you will likely find the belief that he made exceptions when signing auto-race items. We do not guarantee the authenticity of Paul Newman autographs..............Min. Bid $10

209. [VERMONT] Lewis Richard Morris (1760-1825) United States Representative from Vermont and a nephew of Gouverneur Morris and Lewis Morris. Born in Scarsdale, New York, he attended the common schools. He moved to Springfield, Vermont, and from 1781 to 1783 was secretary of foreign affairs. He was a member of the Springfield meeting-house committee in 1785, was tax collector in 1786 and 1787, Windsor County court clerk from 1789 to 1796 and was judge of the same court until 1801. He was clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791, and was a member of the convention to ratify the United States Constitution . He was secretary of the constitutional convention in Windsor in 1793. He attended the Vermont ratifying convention in Bennington, where he voted in support of the Constitution. Morris was a brigadier general in the State militia in 1793 and major general of the First Division from 1795 to 1817. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1795 to 1797 and 1803 to 1808, and served as speaker. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1803. His abstention from voting assured Thomas Jefferson's election as President over Aaron Burr in the House of Representatives in February, 1801. DOCUMENT SIGNED, signed twice, 4pp. 7 x 12 in., [Windsor County, VT] April 1795. Court document, toned along right side. Picture of him is NOT included..............Min. Bid $150

210. [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 signed March 17, 1941, 1p. document, American Embassy in London. 8 x 10.5 in. VG................50-75

211. [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

212. [FILM] Robert De Niro (b. 1943) American actor. Signed, inscribed to John, early 8 x 10 photo. VG.............50-75

213. [SHAKERS] Ethel Hudson (1896-1992, Concord, New Hampshire) was the last surviving member of the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire. Ethel was 11 years old when, in 1907, she and her older sister, Elizabeth, left a broken home in Salem, Massachusetts, and traveled by train and horse-drawn carriage to be raised and educated by the Shakers. Elizabeth left when she was 20, but Ethel stayed on as a member of the community. After Eldress Bertha Lindsay died in 1990, Ethel Hudson became the last Canterbury Shaker. Hudson died in 1992, the 200th anniversary year of the founding of the Canterbury Shaker community. Offered here is a signed postcard photo of the group of Shakers in the 1950s at the Village. Ethel has signed on the verso, with her age of 93 added. 6x4 in. Fine................100-150

214. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) George Lincoln Goodale (1839-1923) American botanist and the first director of Harvard’s Botanical Museum (now part of the Harvard Museum of Natural History). It was he who commissioned the making of the University's legendary Glass Flowers collection. ALS written in the 3rd person, sent to Professor Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. n 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He cannot accept invitation. 5x8 in. VG (2) Joseph Bartlett Eastman (1882 – March 15, 1944) was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1919 until his death in 1944. He made his reputation as counsel in various wage arbitrations from 1913 to 1914. In 1933, he was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and confirmed by the Senate, to the position of Federal coordinator of transportation. Offered here is a TLS, 1944, 1p, written to John T. Blackwell. Appears that Blackwell contacted Eastman about because he was a conscientious objector hoping to find a position with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. 7 x 10-1/4 in. With envelope. VG (3) [JEFF DAVIS] printed gov. document signed in type by Jeff Davis, Sec. of War, March 3, 1856, 9pp. fortifications for proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. VG (4) [ART] Dudley Hardy, RI, ROI, RBA, RMS, PS, (1867-1922) English painter and illustrator. In 1885 Hardy began exhibiting at the Royal Academy, an association that lasted to his death. Hardy's illustrative work is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED, 1903, 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. (5) George Mitchell (b. 1933) served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. TLS, 1992, 1p, 8.5 x 11 in. VG. (6) Mark Hatfield (1922-2011) a Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo dated 1984. VG...................Min. Bid $50

215. [MIXED ULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Eileen Heckart ( 1919-2001) American actress of film, stage, and television. Primarily known as a character actress, her career spanned nearly 60 years. SIGNED 3X5 card. VG. (2) Leslie Bassett (1923-2016) American composer of classical music, and the University of Michigan's Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra. AMQS on 3x5 card. VG. (3) George D. Aiken (1892-1984) American politician from Vermont. A Republican Party, he served as governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975. At the time of his retirement, Aiken was the most senior member of the Senate. SIGNED postcard photo, dated Dec. 10, 1941 on verso. VG. (4) [THEATRE] Victor Mapes (1870-1943) American playwright. Brief ALS, 1907, 1p. VG (5) [LAW] John Augustus (1785 -1859) Boston boot maker who is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds. Brief ADS, Boston, 1821. "Mr. Wm. Barry Sir please deliver the bearer one Hat & charge the same to your acc." 8 x 2-3/4 in. VG. (6) [LABOR] David Dubinsky (1892-1982) American labor leader. He served as president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) between 1932 and 1966, took part in the creation of the CIO and was one of the founders of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York. Signed 1977 FDC. Clean. VG. (7) ROBERT S. DILLON (1929- ) American Diplomat. He was US Ambassador to Lebanon (1981-1983)It was during this time during the War there and dealt with the crises there impeccably. Onn the morning of Sunday, October 23, 1983, a heavy truck, loaded with explosives rammed into the building that housed the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) The truck detonated immediately. The building was destroyed and 220 U.S. marines, 18 sailors and 3 soldiers housed there were killed in the ensuing explosion TLS dtd 5/12/1983 as Ambassador, with signed/inscribed 5x7 portrait photograph (2 items). The photo is signed in dark area therefore poor contrast......Min. Bid $50

216. [FRANCE] 1698 document from Normandy, France, written on vellum, ornate signatures. Nice ornate stamp at top. City of Caen. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in. Not researched. VG................100-200

217. [NAVAL HISTORY] Samuel Smallcorn (c.1735-1793) Revolutionary War Naval Gunner and First Lieutenant. Appointed Gunner, Aug. 12, 1776, of the Continental frigate "Raleigh," Cpt. Thomas Thompson, at wages of $15 a month. He did not remain on her long, as on Sept. 30, 1776, he was First Lieutenant of the brigantine "Reprisal," a privateer, then lying at Boston, Capt. John Wheelright; she was of about seventy tons, carried eight carriage guns (three pounders) and ten swivels, and seventy men, also provisioned for a cruise.Capt. Samuel Smallcorn married Jane Moore, Dec. 11, 1785, at Kittery, both residents. Offered here is a Signed document, Kittery (Maine), Feb. ? 1775, approx. 6 x 7-1/4 in. This is a receipt signed by Smallcorn who receives payment from Capt. Robert Follett who was also an interesting person. Robert Follett (1737-1780) was also a physician. He Commanded a company of Artillery at Kittery Point, Me., by return of Nov. 5, 1775. Was appointed Master of the Continental frigate, "Raleigh" Capt. T. Thompson, June 24, 1776; was discharged about Jan. 1, 1777. Also signed by others on verso. VG..............Min. Bid $100

218. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Colin Luther Powell (1937-2021) American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. Signed color 8x10 photo in uniform [autopen signature]. (2) [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 1872 made out to Bunn but not signed by him. (3) Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. Signed 1934 bank check. (4) 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 1933 document. (5) 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 1901 document. (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 1840 document. (7) Richard Bonelli (1889-1980) American operatic baritone active from 1915 to the late 1970s. Signed biograpical page picturing him. (8) 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...........Min. Bid $50

219. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Stephen Higginson Tyng (1800-1885) was a leading clergyman of the evangelical party of the Episcopal Church. He recognized that a new urban ministry was needed in parts of New York City with growing numbers of immigrants. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Bank check [1910) signed by artist Douglas Volk; made out to artist Wm. Bailey Faxon (1849-1941) artist. Faxon signs on verso. (3) 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, 1922. (4) [FILM] 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." Offered here is a 1965 signed document, re: Susan Seaforth. (5) Tom Forman (1936-1996) American comic strip cartoonist best known as the co-creator of the classic comic strip Motley's Crew along with Ben Templeton. Ben Templeton (born c. 1940) is the co-creator of the classic comic strip Motley's Crew along with his late partner Tom Forman. After the death of his partner, Templeton completed the strip on its own until its cancellation on January 1, 2000. Both have signed printed drawing of ELWOOD. (6) Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) American industrialist, politician, and social reformer. Signed 1843 document.............Min. Bid $50

220. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Richard F. Deimel (1881-1955) was head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, N.J.) from 1907 to 1952. An expert on precision instruments, he was a consultant to the Sperry Gyroscope Company (N.Y.) and author of "Mechanics of the Gyroscope" (1952). ALS, 1907, 1p. to Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician, accepting invitation. (2) Hooper Cummings Van Vorst (1818-1889) Judge of the Superior Court of the City of New York. A chancellor of the State of New York, president of the Century Club and founder of the Holland Society. ALS, 1875, 1-1/2 pp. (3) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American artist. Signed 1932 check. (4) 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 1902 bank check. (5) 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 1833 document. (6) [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...................Min. Bid $50

221. [KENTUCKY PIONEER] 1807 Hardin County [Kentucky] document signed by Samuel Givens. Robert Bleakley and William Montgomery appeared before Justice of the Peace Samuel Givens concerning a debt owned to them by Hensby Reed. Signed on the verso by Saml. Perrcifull. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-1/2 in. Partly separated at middle fold otherwise in very good + condition. Not signed by Bleakley or Montgomery. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY was born near Aucknaclay, Ireland in 1776 and fled to America. arriving in Hardin County, Kentucky about 1801. With another Irishman, Robert Bleakley, opened a store in Elizabethtown. Their establishment is said to have been the first such operation in the pioneer village that could ready be called a "store." Montgomery was an Orangeman, who was engaged in the rebellion In Ireland in 1798. He was arrested and confined in a prison from which men were taken and executed daily He was released from prison through the efforts of his aunt, who was married to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the condition that he would emigrate to America. Wm. Montgomery and Bleakley opened a dry goods store. In 1806 they hired the father of Abraham Lincoln [Thomas] to take a flatboat down the Mississippi river with their merchan°dise to be sold in New Orleans. They paid Tom Lincoln 16 pounds gold and a credit of 13 pounds in gold. Their store account books show Tom Lincoln buying “two twists of tobacco & one pint of whisky.” And the books also show that in May 1806, Thomas went on a buying spree, purchasing silk, linen, scarlet cloth, dozens of buttons, etc. Earlier that year he had purchased an aristocratic beaver hat & a pair of silk suspenders for $1.50. He was, at this time, courting his future bride Nancy Hanks [Abe Lincoln’s mother]. After the wedding he made his home in a cabin close to the courthouse in Elizabethtown. He then purchased at their store, knives, forks, spoons, thread, needles, silk & tobacco.................Min. Bid $100

222. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Kathleen Turner (b. 1954) iAmerican actress. Known for her distinctive, gritty voice, Turner has won two Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, and two Tony Awards. Signed part of magazine clipping [sealed]. (2) Austin Corbin (1827-1896) was a 19th-century American banking and railroad entrepreneur. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island, bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). He was the owner of Manhattan Beach, a resort in Brooklyn, New York City, from which he barred Jews. He was also the owner of the Sunnyside Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas, from 1886 to his death in 1896, where he used convict laborers and later brought Italian immigrants to work on the land. CLIP SIGNATURE mounted. (3) Jacob Jennings Brown (May 9, 1775 – February 24, 1828)[2] was known for his victories as an American army officer in the War of 1812, where he reached the rank of general. His successes on the northern border during that war made him a national hero, and he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Unsigned engraved 1868 portrait. (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) Horace Green (1802-1866) Am. Laryngologist. CLIP SIGNATURE. (6) Printed 1868 gov. doc about Indians, 8pp. (7) Doris Reynolds (1912-1978) Am. artist [listed]. Small unsigned ink sketch of tree. (8) Limerick Nation Bank [Maine] 5 checks, 1924. (9) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American artist. Signed 1922 check.......Min. Bid $50

223. [[MIXED LOT] includes: (1) PORTRAIT] Lydia H. Sigourney (1791-1865) popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford". Most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney. Original antique engraved portrait of Sigourney, image approx. 3.5 x 4.5 plus wide margins. VG. (2) [THEATRE] Sam Bernard (1863-1927) was an English-born American vaudeville comedian who also performed in musical theatre, comic opera and burlesque and appeared in a few silent films. Signature dated 1900. Not attractive. Approx. 5 x 2-3/4 in. Laid down. Provenance: Boothbay Theatre Museum, Boothbay, Maine. (3) [FILM] Catherine Deneuve (b. 1943) French actress. Signed color photo, 4-1/8 x 5-7/8 in. Fine. (4) Doris Reynolds (1912-1978) Am. artist [listed]. Small unsigned ink sketch of NYC scene. (5) Lawrence F. Abbott (1859-1933) American editor and writer, son of Lyman Abbott. In 1891 he became president of the Outlook Company. As well as being a close friend to Theodore Roosevelt, throughout almost his whole life, he also served as secretary to Theodore Roosevelt during the latter's tour of Europe and Africa (1909–10), and edited Roosevelt's African and European Addresses (1910). He was the author of an article on Theodore Roosevelt in the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), and of Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt (1919) and The Story of NYLIC (1930). Signed & inscribed 4-1/4 x 2-3/4 in. card, dated 1921. Attractive and fine. (6) [NASA] Vance Brand - American astronaut. Signed 3x5 card. (7) Alice Muriel Williamson (1869 - 1933) British novelist. Born Alice Muriel Livingston, she married Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920) in 1894 and many of her books were jointly written with her husband. After her marriage she introduced herself as Mrs. C.N. Williamson. A number of their novels cover the early days of motoring and can also be read as travelogues. Under the pseydonym Alice Stuyvesant she wrote "The Hidden House" serialised in The Cavalier 1913-1914. Alice apparently said of her husband "Charlie Williamson could do anything in the world except write stories": she said of herself "I can't do anything else." She continued to write after her husband's death in 1920. ALS, no year, 3 full pages. To Miss Marshall [journalist]. Nice content.........Min. Bid $50

224. [FILM] Nancy Olson (b.1928) American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sunset Boulevard (1950). She co-starred with William Holden in four films, and later appeared in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and its sequel, Son of Flubber (1963), as well as the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974). Olson retired from acting in the early 1980s, although she has made a few rare returns, most recently in 2014. Signed 4 x 5-3/4 in. picture.................25-35

225. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] THE CONSTITUTION of NEW HAMPSHIRE As Amended By The Constitutional Convention Held At Concord 1870. Softbound booklet, 1877, 31 pp., approx. 5-1/4 x 8 in. Front cover has darkened somewhat........50-75

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226. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1856 Mortgage deed of 80 acres & buildings in Derry, NH. Signatures of: Timothy & Ruth Cram, Elijah A. Corliss, Leonard Brickett, Edward G. Shute, George Brickett, William H. Hills & B.D. Laighton. Approx. 8 x 14 in. VG...........30-40

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227. From the Paper of Charles B. Rounds, Calais, Maine. Group of 11 documents plus one letter written to Rounds from Kansas City, Mo. 1873, 3pp, signed Geo. M. Chase. These date from 1869 to 1905. Six of them are signed by Rounds [some in the text]. Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864..................Min. Bid $50

228. MYSTERY LOT of 12 items, most are 19th century............Min. Bid $20

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229. [FILM] Whoopi Goldberg (b. 1955) American comedienne, actress. SIGNED STAR TREK BOOKPLATE. VG...........20-30

230. (20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) MAUD HOWE ELLIOTT(1854-1948) Writer, Pulitzer Prize(1917) on biography of her mother Julia Ward Howe ALS(1954)3pp EDGAR GUEST(1881-1959) Poet SIGNATURE on sheet typed books of various authors he has signed on his book title LLOYD GOODRICH(1897-1987) Art Historian, director of Whitney Museum ANS on greeting card MARION FAIRFAX(1875-1970) Playwright, Screenwriter TLS(1958) JOSEPH KRAMM(1907-1991) Playwright, director, actor ANS(1977) ELIZABETH HOLLISTER FROST(1887-1958) P. et SIGNED 1st edition presentation page from her book (1928) The Lost Lyrist” NAT HENTOFF(1925) Historian, novelist, jazz critic, columnist ALS on postcard(2001) William McFEE (1881-1966) English born/American novelist, writer of the Sea – TLS(1923).................Min. Bid $50

231. (20th AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) MAXINE HONG KINGSTON (1940)Poet ALS(2000) JOHN JAKES(1932) Historical Novelist, Author SIGNED CARD(1991) HAYDEN CARRUTH(1921-2008) Poet and Literary Critic TLS(2002) LAURA BENET(1884-1979) Poet and sister of William Rose and Stephen Vincent Benet TLS(1961) IRA LEVIN(1929-2007) Author, Dramatist, Songwriter noted works “Deathtrap”, “Rosemary’s Baby”, “A Kiss Before Dying”, “Boys from Brazil” TLS(2000) PHILIP LEVINE(1928) Poet – ANS(ny,nd) ANTHONY LEWIS(1927-2013) Pulitzer Prize Writer, Journalist SIGNED 5x7, inscribed photograph at his desk RICHARD WATSON GILDER(1844-1909) Poet and Editor SIGNATURE(1889)..........Min. Bid $50

232. (20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE(1882-1958) Editor & Journalist, Pulitzer Prize TLS(1955) EDWARD A. WEEKS(1898-1989) Author, Essayist and Editor of the Atlantic Monthly – ANS on large broadside(9x13)booklet TOM WICKER(1926-2011) LUCY IRVINE(1956) DENISE GESS(1942-2009) JOHN KATZENBACH(1950) Novelists and Writers SIGNED by all 4 BOOK & AUTHOR Luncheon booklet Philadelphia (1984) RICHARD WATSON GILDER(1844-1909) Poet and Editor SIGNATURE from TLS RITA WEIMAN(1885-1954) Playwright, Novelist and Screenwriter – author of “The Acquittal”,” The Gentle Wife” “Possessed”, which was made into a film with Joan Crawford – TLS from the Literary Digest (1934) asking her to pronounce her name, she responds at bottom of letter (letter is trimmed at bottom) CORNELIU;S WEYGANDT(1878-1957) Historian and Biographer, journalist authored 18 books TLS(1928) ANTHONY LEWIS(1927-2013) Pulitzer Prize Writer, Journalist TLS(2002) WILL CARLETON(1845-1912) Poet SIGNATURE(1898) LAURA BENET(1884-1979) Poet and sister of William Rose and Stephen Vincent Benet TLS(1964)............Min. Bid $50

233. (20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) FRANK SULLIVAN (1892 -1976) Humorist ,author, writer best remembered for creating the character Mr. Arbuthnot the Cliche Expert ALS(1973) Raymond Gram Swing (1887 - 1968) print and broadcast journalist. He was one of the most influential news commentators of his era, heard by people worldwide as a leading American voice from Britain during World War II. SIGNATURE(1939) RAYMOND UNDERWOOD JOHNSON(1853-1937) Writer, Diplomat, editor of Century Magazine on the death of Richard Gilder. He with Naturalist John Muir, was one of the driving forces behind the creation of “Yosemite National Park” also with his ongoing persuasion to President U.S. Grant the president wrote his “Memoirs” backed by Mark Twain. He became Ambassador to Italy ALS(1914) on “Century Club” card to Playwright Augustus Thomas(1859-1934) MARY COLES CARRINGTON(1882-?) Poet, Writer She wrote many articles for Harpers Magazine SIGNATURE(1929)inscribed to American Poet William Rose Benet STARK YOUNG(1881-1963) Playwright, Novelist, Painter, Critic and Essayist ALS, 2pp GAIL GODWIN(1937) Novelist and Short Story Writer SIGNED Book & Author booklet Philadelphia(1985) ) LAURA BENET(1884-1979) Poet and sister of William Rose and Stephen Vincent Benet ALS(1962)2pp JEANE L. DIXON(1904-1997) Astrologer, writer, syndicated columnist SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph.............Min. Bid $50

234. (AMERICAN SINGERS LOT) JERRY BUTLER(1939) (2) SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 paper stock photograph DEAN TORRENCE(1940) of “Jan and Dean” 60’s rock and roll group SIGNED, inscribed 8x11 paper stock photograph with ANS GLADYS M. KNIGHT(1944) SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph(2002) BOBBY VINTON(1935) SIGNED 8x10 heavy paper stock photograph HELEN REDDY(1941)Australian born American Singer – SIGNED, inscribed 6x7 postcard photograph on verso BARBARA LEWIS(1943) SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph TOMMY BOYCE(1939-1994) of “Boyce & Hart”, singer/songwriters SIGNED 5x7 color photograph, signed in gold in by Boyce only.................Min. Bid $50

235. (CLASSICAL CONDUCTOR LOT) SIR CHARLES MACKERRAS(1925-2010) Australian Conductor SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 photograph(2001) LEO DRIEHUYS(1932) Netherlands Conductor SIGNED 10x8 portrait photograph(signed in dark area) ARTHUR RODANZKY(1877-1939) Austrian Conductor mostly associated with Wagner, conductor assistant to Mahler SIGNED Album page SIR THOMAS BEECHAM(1879-1961) British Conductor SIGNATURE ERICH KUNZEL(1935-2009) American conductor Cincinnati Pops Orchestra SIGNED inscribed 8x10 color photograph..................Min. Bid $50

236. (CLASSICAL CONDUCTOR LOT) STEPHEN SIMON(1938-2013) American, Washington Chamber Symphony, resident conductor Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SIGNED, inscribed 8x10(1983) VINCENT DeFRANK(1915-1998)Conductor and founder of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 portrait photograph(1982) HENRY LYELL-TAYLER(1872-1938) British Conductor SIGNED Album Page AMERIGO MARINO(1925-1988) American Conductor Birmingham Symphony(1964-1984) SIGNED 7x5 photograph conducting(signed in dark area) FAUSTO CLEVA(1902-1971) Italian Conductor Metropolitan and Chicago Operas Many recordings – SIGNED 64pp Met Opera program magazine(68-69) season signed on page 25................Min. Bid $50

237. (OPERA NOTABLES LOT) LAURITZ MELCHIIOR (1890-1973) Danish American Opera Star – SIGNED Album Page – LEONTYNE PRICE(1939) Leading Prima Donna of the Metropolitan Opera SIGNED FDC honoring the Met’s 100th Anniversary LAWRENCE TIBBETT(1896-1960) American Opera and film star – SIGNED CARD IGOR GORIN(1904-1982) Ukrainian Baritone much celebrated in the US – SIGNED, inscribed album page FREDERICK JAGEL(18897-1982) American Tenor Met Star in the 1930’s and 1940’s. His debut there in 1927. Sang 217 performances in 34 roles SIGNED Met Opera House booklet, season of 1941-1942, signed on center page program 2pp...................Min. Bid $50

238. (OPERA NOTABLES LOT) LAWRENCE TIBBETT(1896-1960) American Opera Star/Film Star – SIGNATURE on card MARILYN HORNE(1934) American Mezzo-Soprano, Met Star SIGNED inscribed 5x7 color photograph(2000) as “L’Italiana” in Algeri CHARLES KULLMAN(1903-1983) American Tenor debut at Met in 1935 – SIGNATURE, with sentiment – JESSE BARTLETT DAVIS(1859-1905) American Contralto/Opera Star and Broadway Actress – SIGNED CARD(1889) DOLORA ZAJICK(1952) American Mezzo-Soprano – ANS,ny,nd. JAMES MORRIS(1947) American Bass/Baritone SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph signed in silver ink .................Min. Bid $50

239. (BRITISH LITERARY LOT) SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE(1810-1888) Poet TLS(ny) 2pp(trimmed on Right side) SIR ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS(1863-1933) Novelist bottom half of ALS SIR HALL CAINE(1853-1931) SIGNATURE, with sentiment on the SS Majestic(1898) ELIZA COOOK(1818-1889) Author, Poet last signed page of a ALS(ny) CHARLES IGNANCE GILL(1871-1918) Poet, Artist SIGNED card(1910) died at age 46 ) HENRY MAJOR TOMLINSON (1873-1958) Novelist SIGNED 6x9 sheet EDMUND BLUNDEN(1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far” 1929..................Min. Bid $50

240. [DEMOCRAT PARTY] Dorothy S. McAllister (1899-1983) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was one of the most important women on the Democratic National Committee. From 1937 to 1941, during the second administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. McAllister served as the director of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. In this capacity, she gave speeches throughout the country in support of the New Deal and Roosevelt. She was also strongly involved in the Division's "Reporter Plan," a system designed to make the average citizen more aware of policies and activities of the Roosevelt Administration. Mrs. McAllister resigned her political positions when President Roosevelt appointed her husband a federal judge. Soon thereafter, she accepted a Presidential appointment to the Volunteer Participation Committee in the 6th Army Corps Area Office of Civilian Defense. After World War II, her involvement in civic affairs was primarily on the state and local level. Offered here is a 1939 TLS with political content, 1p. 8.5 x 11 in. VG...............50-75

242. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL pencil drawing, unsigned on 8 x 5 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it................50-75

243. [NAVAL] James Otto Richardson (1878-1974) Admiral in the United States Navy who served from 1902 to 1947. Orders document signed, 1920, for Lieut. Comdr. Ellsworth Davis. Richardson has signed in ink. He was head of the US Naval Academy in 1920. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in. Used condition. As Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (CinCUS), Richardson protested against the redeployment of the Pacific portion of the fleet forward to Pearl Harbor, believing that a forward defense was neither practical nor useful, and that the Pacific Fleet would be the logical first target in the event of war with Japan, vulnerable to air and torpedo attacks. He was subsequently relieved of command in February 1941. His concerns were to be proved justified in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ten months later. VG.............300-400....................Min. Bid $80

244. [NAVAL HISTORY] Louis W. McKeehan (1887-1975) Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Capt. Louis McKeehan, head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance. Offered here is an ink signed memo dated 3 Sept. 1946, JOINT TASK FORCE ONE [Navy Department], Washington DC. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. VG..............100-150

245. [ART] Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. Typed Document signed by Brenda Kuhn, an AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE, for a painting by Walt Kuhn titled "Brenda in Ogunquit." The painting was 50 x 30 in., sold by the Midtown Galleries in New York for the Kuhn Estate. The document has the signature of a Notary Public, dated 1989. VG......100-150......Min. Bid $25

246. [FILM] Donald Woods (1906-1998) Canadian-American film and television actor whose career in Hollywood spanned six decades. SIGNED, inscribed 5 x 7 vintage photo, signed in green ink. VG..........25-35

247. [AUTOGRAPHS] Book: The Illustrated Letter by Charles Hamilton, Universe Books, NY, 1987, 157pp. 8-1/2 x 11 in. Hardcover in dustjacket. VG..................75-100

248. [ART] MARGARETT SARGENT (1892-1978) ORIGINAL pen and ink drawing, unsigned as usual. Paper size approx. 9-3/4 X 13-1/2 in.The drawing is about 5-1/2 x 7 in. In the exhibition of her work in NYC at the gallery that handled her estate there were 19 works on paper and all but 3 were unsigned which is NOT unusual for her works on paper. MARGARETT SARGENT, American artist. An unconventional member of an aristocratic Boston family and fourth cousin of the artist John Singer Sargent, she was an artist who rebelled against both the social conventions and artistic tastes of her class and time. Student of George Luks and Mt. Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, she was inspired by such school-of-Paris Modernists as Matisse, Picasso and the German Expressionists. She began to exhibit in 1916, eventually participating in as many as than 30 shows. She was a great beauty who challenged her conservative family to pursue a career in art. Lincoln Kirstein, founder of the New York City Ballet, gave her a solo exhibition at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, in a season that included Maurice Prendergast, Buckminster Fuller Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Calder performed his famous miniature circus at Sargent's Boston home. Bernice Abbott photographed her, Marie Laurencin painted her daughter's portrait. She met Edith Wharton and Gertrude Stein, and collected works by Derain, Vlaminck, De Chirico Degas, Gauguin, Vuillard, Villon and Toulouse-Lautrec. She carried on affairs with lovers of both sexes, including the writer Jane Bowles, and also suffered from severe bouts of manic-depression and alcoholism. At the same time, Sargent was married to a wealthy Bostonian and had four children by him. Francoise Gilot (artist and mother of two children by Picasso) wrote that she was like Zelda Fitzgerald who struggled to be freed from the constraints imposed on them by society. An exhibition of her work was held at the Davis Art Museum (Wellesley College). A book on her life and art has been published and the exhibition traveled from the Davis Museum to New York for exhibition at the Berry-Hill Galleries...............200-300

249. [FILM] Sandy Dennis (1937-1992) American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Signed & inscribed lobbycard from the film "Up The Stair Case". 14 x 11. VG......................75-100

250. FRITZ HOCHWALDER - important Swiss dramatist. TLS, 1962 - not translated. Together with a contract signed by Suzanne Arnoux & R. Thieberger, concerning his play SUR LA TERRE COMME AU CIEL. Both very good............75-100

251. [AVIATION] Bernt Balchen (1899-1973) was a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became a U.S. citizen, and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. His service in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II made use of his Arctic exploration expertise to help the Allies over Scandinavia and Northern Europe. After the war, Balchen continued to be an influential leader with the U.S. Air Force, as well as a highly regarded private consultant in projects involving the Arctic and aviation. Signed special cover [type addressed] honoring International Geophysical Year 1957-1958..........50-75

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252. [SCOTTISH] Misc. Lot comprised of: 1. Robert Anderson (1750- 1830) Scottish author and critic. For several years his attention was occupied with his edition of The Works of the British Poets, with Prefaces Biographical and Critical (14 vols. 8vo, Edin., 1792-1807). Autograph Manuscript Poem signed, 1-1/3 pages of his poem "Jacep the Peyper." 2. W.G. Blackie Murdoch (1880-1934) Scottish art critic, author. ALS, 2pp, mentions Whistler the artist. 3. Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846-1911) Liberal politician. Clip signature. 4. Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909) Scottish poet. ANS [trimmed]. Each accompanied by biographical sheet.......100-150

253. [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

254. [FILM] Susan Blakely (b.1948) is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles. She portrayed Frances Farmer in the 1982 television film based on Farmer's autobiography, Will There Really Be a Morning?, for which she was nominated for the third time in the Best Actress category of the Golden Globes. In 2002, Blakely won the Best Actress Award at the California Independent Film Festival for her starring role in the film Hungry Hearts. SIGNED 3x5 card........10-15

255. [MUSIC MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Connee Boswell [1907-1976] American vocalist who performed in the 1930s with The Boswell Sisters. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (2) Dick Dale (b. 1937) American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo. VG. (3) Ralph Kirbery (1900-1993) American Baritone Singer during the 1930s. Often singing the songs of Carrie Jacobs Bond. He was known on radio as "The Dream Singer." Signed, inscribed vintage 5x7 photo. (4) Georgia Gibbs (1919-2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. ALS, on 6 x 3-1/4" card. Envelope postmarked 1991. (5) Vladimir Ashkenazy [b. 1937] Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Clip signature from envelope. (6) Jane Glover CBE (b.1949) British-born conductor and music scholar. Signed 8x10 photo. VG. (7) Jessica Dragonette (1900-1980) was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort. Signature with sentiment on card. (8) DELLA REESE (1931-2017 ) American Singer/Actress. SIGNED Document - A contract for her to appear on the Rosey Grier Show, for $57.00...............Min. Bid $75

256. [MUSIC MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Peter Duchin (b. 1937) American pianist and band leader. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. Soft crease in image [unobtrusive]. (2) Archibald Joyce [1873-1963] British composer. Signed card. (3) Rudy Vallée (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Signed 1946 bank check made out to the Hollywood Studio Club. VG. (4) Nedda Casei [b. 1932] American operatic mezzo-soprano. Signed 1983 FDC honoring the Met Opera. Clean with cachet. Nice. (5) Jacob Avshalomov [b. 1919] Jewish American composer and conductor. Signed 3.5 x 4" photo. VG (6) Leonid Hambro [1920-2006] American concert pianist and composer. Clip signature with sentiment. (7) Hans-Werner Janssen [1899-1990] American conductor of classical music, and composer of classical music and film scores. ANS, 1979, on 3x5 card. (8) George Crumb (b. 1929) American composer of contemporary classical music. Autograph Note Signed [signed in text], not dated but envelope dated 2000. Content about the best book published about him. VG (9) Cora de Wilhorst [b. 1835] Opera singer. Signature with sentiment dated 1858. VG.................Min. Bid $75

257. [FRANCE - MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Madame de Thebes - French palmist and prophet. She was born in 1845 and died in 1916. She carried on a business as a palmist at her salon in the Avenue de Wagram in Paris, and each year at Christmas published prophecies which enjoyed a wide circulation. She was said to have predicted the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. ALS, no date, 4pp., to the photographer Seschamps about photography. (2) Emile Fabre (1869-1955) French dramatic author and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1915 to 1936. ALS, no date, 1p. approx. 4.5 x 6.5". VG. (3) Pierre Dux (1908-1990) one of the most important theatre & film French actors. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. ANS, 4 lines with 1985 postmarked envelope addressed to Felix Bonagi, Paris. VG. (4) Louis Bourdeau (1824–1900) French author of various scientific, technical and academic subjects. Coinage of the word praxeology is often credited to Louis Bourdeau, author of a classification of the sciences, which he published in his Théorie des sciences: Plan de Science intégrale in 1882. However, the term was used at least once previously (with a slight spelling difference), as far back as 1608, by Clemens Timpler in his Philosophiae practicae systema methodicum. ALS, 1893, 2pp. Blue pencil notations and 2 file punch holes. (5) Albert Delpit [1849-1893] Fr. writer. ALS, no yr., 2-1/2 pp, 5x8 in. VG. Speaks of his novel and play..................Min. Bid $50

258. [FRANCE - MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Charles Mere [b.1883] Fr. dramatist; president of La Societe des Auteurs Dramatiques. ALS, 1936, 1p., 4to. No translation. (2) Eugene Marsan [1882-1936] Right-wing French author. He wrote the first French biography of Mussolini. ALS, 1902, 1p, 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 in. Irrregular/toned left edge. (3) Jacques Tarride (1903-1994) French actor, director. He was the son of the actor Abel Tarride and the brother of the director Jean Tarride. Great friend of Sacha Guitry who was godfather to his son. ALS, 1992, written on both sides. Approx. 6x7. VG. Content about "les Nouveai L Riches". (4) Pierre-Gustave BRUNET [1807-1896] Fr. writer. 8-line ANS or ALS [?]written on 3-3/4 x 3-1/4 slip. Not translated. (5) GEORGES SORIA - Fr. Communist dramatist, writer. Soria is a fine example of a writer whose theatrical aesthetic was seen to have lagged behind his philosophical and political views. TLS, 1960, 1p. (6) Charles MULLER [1877-1914] Fr. writer. ALS, n.d., 4 x 5 in. Not translated. (7) Joseph-Philippe Simon, called Lockroy (1803-1891) French actor and playwright. Joseph-Philippe Simon began as an actor under the pseudonym Lockroy at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe and the Comédie-Française in Paris before devoting himself entirely to writing. For a few months in 1848 he served as provisional administrator of the Comédie-Française. Brief ALS, no date, 1p. "How is our dear Dumas?" VG. (8) François Debret (1777-1850) French architect. He was the brother-in-law of fellow architect Felix Duban, and among his students and apprentices was Antoine-Nicolas Bailly. A pupil of Percier, he in turn became an important teacher of many architects who were destined to transform Paris under Haussmann. ALS, 1830, 1p. To the painter Blondel. VG. (9) Arvède Barine (1840-1908) French writer and historian. Arvède Barine was the pseudonym of Mme. Charles Vincens, born Louise-Cécile Bouffé. She mostly wrote on the subject of women, but she also wrote about travel and the political issues of the day. ALS, 1895, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card. (10) Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839-1908) French geologist. In 1879 he prepared an important memoir for the geological survey of France on the Pays de Bray , a subject on which he had already published several memoirs, and in 1880 he served as president of the Société Géologique de France. In 1881-1883 he published his Traité de géologie, a well-regarded textbook of stratigraphy. ALS, 1891, 1p, 4-1/4 x 7 in. Color pencil notations at top. (11) Madame de Thebes - French palmist and prophet. She was born in 1845 and died in 1916. She carried on a business as a palmist at her salon in the Avenue de Wagram in Paris, and each year at Christmas published prophecies which enjoyed a wide circulation. She was said to have predicted the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. ANS, no date, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card. VG.. (12) Charles Étienne Louis Ganderax (1855-1941) French journalist and theater critic, he was co-director of the Literary Review of Paris with Henri Meilhac , of the French Academy. He worked in Parliament, Figaro, the Blue Book. ALS, 1917, PLUS a letter by his daughter. (13) Jacques Bardoux (1874-1959) French politician and writer. TLS, 1950, 2pp, with 6 handwritten lines at conclusion. VG. (14) Pierre Barillet is a playwright born in Paris on 24 August 1923. In association with Jean-Pierre Grédy he wrote thirty comedies , which many have become classics of boulevard theater . Among these include The Gift of Adele , Cactus Flower , Folle Amanda, Potiche , ... The latter was freely adapted to the screen by François Ozon in 2010. At the beginning, benefits advice Barrel Jean Cocteau and Christian Berard . In 1947 he wrote a first dark room, Lovers Christmas. He will thereafter, adaptations of novels for radio before meeting Jean-Pierre Grédy , his sidekick great success. Pierre barrel is also the author of essays on theater: The Lords of laughter is a reference to Robert de Flers , Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Francis Croisset , four years tirelessly recounts theatrical life in Paris during the A German occupation and the city as the scene is a chronicle of the years during which his own theater pieces were played. He is also the author of Gustave and Louise, a structure built on correspondence between Gustave Flaubert and Louise Colet , a collection of short stories, Hollywood Solitude, and a novel, A genius, small. Finally, he collaborated with Robert Badinter and Elisabeth Badinter the television adaptation of Condorcet. In January 2012, he was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. ALS, 1955, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2. Speaks about Mrs. Roubejansky, director of Theatre des Arts. VG..........Min. Bid $150

259. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) George Nicoll Barnes CH PC (1859-1940) Scottish politician and a leader of the Labour Party. He was leader of the Labour Party from 14 February 1910 to 6 February 1911. He was Minister of Pensions (1916-1917) and Minister without Portfolio (1917-1920) under David Lloyd George. In 1918 the Labour Party decided to leave the Lloyd George Coalition but Barnes refused to resign. As a result he was expelled from the Labour Party and founded the National Democratic Party. SIGNATURE. (2) [MUSIC] Jeanne Devries - Dutch soprano who made her debut in 1867. ALS, 1873, 2pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG. (3) Joseph Parker (1830-1902) English Nonconformist (Congregational) divine. Autograph signature. Age stains. (4) Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930) English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. He was President of the Royal Academy 1919-1924. TLS, 1921, 1p. To W.A. Menzies re: Conradi's Mother's portrait. (5) Sir Nathaniel Wm Wraxall, 1st Baronet (1751-1831), English author. He entered the employment of the East India Company in 1769, and served as judge-advocate and paymaster during the expeditions against Gujarat and Baroche in 1771. He was knighted in 1813. ALS, 1801, 1p. Gives change of address for delivery of the Herald. (6) SIR GERALD DURRELL (1925-1995) British Naturalist/Zoologist/Author. In 1947 he financed, organized, and led his first animal-collecting expedition to the Cameroons. This was followed by a expeditions in 1948 and 1949, this time to British Guiana. He has also made expeditions to Paraguay, Argentina, Sierra Leone, Mauritius, Assam, Mexico, and Madagascar. In 1962 he and his wife went to New Zealand, Australia and Malaya to film a TV series, Two in the Bush. In 1959 he founded the Jersey Zoological Park ,and in 1964 he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. Author of many books. 3x5 color photo SIGNED ON VERSO. (7) Paul Bastid (1892-1974) French lawyer and politician. Attached to the Radical Party, he was a member of the Cantal , Minister of Commerce under the Popular Front and representing radicals National Council of the Resistance , before heading L'Aurore. In 1941, the Vichy government dismisses the mandate of General Counsel. Paul Bastid while campaigning in the Resistance and the General Committee of studies (CGE), was formed in 1942 in Lyon, at his home. In 1943, he is the representative of the radical party in the National Council of Resistance and writes articles for the underground press. ALS, 1971, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. About a presentation at the Academy. Fine. (8) [SCIENCE] Mathias-Marie Duval [1844-1907] French professor of anatomy and histology born in Grasse. He was the son of botanist Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810-1883). Duval is remembered for research involving placental development in mice and rats, and was the first to identify trophoblast invasion in rodents. With Austrian-American gynecologist Walter Schiller (1887-1960), Schiller Duval bodies are named, which are structures found in endodermal sinus tumors. ALS, 1889, 1p, about 5 x 8". Fine..............Min. Bid $75

260. [MUSIC] Miriam Solovieff (1921-2004) American violinist and music educator. She debuted in 1932 in the Young People's Symphony Concerts with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Basil Cameron and was then by Artur Rodzinsky invited to a regular concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1934 she appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in front of a thousand listeners with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Ossip Gabrilowitsch with Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in 1937 she made her debut in the Town Hall of New York. In 1938 she traveled to Europe with Carl Flesch to study and gave concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands and England. Signed and dated 1941 The Civic Music Assoc. 4 page program. 5.5 x 8 in. VG.......40-60

261. [MUSIC] Carlson Mengert - Lyric Tenor. Signed 1947 RECITAL 4 page program held at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica, Calif. 5.5 x 8.5 in. Fine............30-40

263. Steve Allen [1921-2000] Tonight Show host. Signed 3x5 card......Min. bid $3

264. ERIKA BUENTELLO (American) signed pencil drawing dated 1978, 8 x 10.5 in..............50-75

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265. FRED THOMPSON - pencil signed, mounted hand-tinted lake/shore scene. Titled "Quiet Waters." Overall size 5 x 12. Fine..............75-100

266. HENRY A. LAVELY (1831-?), American poet. AMS, his poem "Smiles and Tears" written on the letterhead of Aetna Life Insurance Co. TEN LINES + TITLE. Small corner piece missing o/w VG.......30-40

267. DOCKING, ROBERT S. Governor of Kansas 1967-75. Letter dated Nov. 20, 1967, sending autographed photo and expressing regret for addressee's son's illness.....20-30

268. J. Glenn Beall (1894-1971) Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953-1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943-1953. Group of 5 TLSs, 1957-1975, to Vernon Talberett [1] & 4 to another person. Only the letter to Talberett has the mounting residue on the verso...........25-35

269. Horace Vachell (1861-1955) prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Signed quote [1912]. AQS, approx. 4-1/4 x 5 in. + VG...............50-75

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270. James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) was an English writer and expert on country houses. He was an architectural historian, novelist, and a biographer. He is also remembered as a diarist. ALS, 1949, 2 FULL PAGES, 5x8". VG...........30-40

271. [THEATRE] E.L. Davenport (1816-1877) American actor. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance on the stage in Providence, Rhode Island in support of Junius Brutus Booth. Afterwards he went to England, where he supported Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt (Ritchie) (1819 -1870), William Charles Macready and others. In 1854 he was again in the United States, appearing in Shakespearian plays and in dramatizations of Dickens's novels. As Bill Sikes he was especially successful, and his Sir Giles Overreach, a role he played at Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre in 1869, and Brutus were also greatly admired. Signature on 4-1/4 x 2-1/2. Superb example...........25-35

272. [FILM - MUSIC] Nelson Eddy [1901-1967] American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. Signature on 3 x 2-3/4" slip.......Min. Bid $10

273. [BALLET] HELGI TOMASSON (1942- ) American Ballet Star/Choreographer. SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph. VG...................25-35

274. [MUSIC] Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (b. 1941) and Dash Crofts (b.1940). The soft rock duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. They are best-known for their hits "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl". Both have signed & inscribed the same slip of paper, 4 x 7-3/4 in. VG..........25-35

275. Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 to 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. He helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, both landmark pieces of legislation during the civil rights movement. He was also one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War. A talented orator with a florid style and a notably rich baritone voice, he delivered flamboyant speeches that caused his detractors to refer to him as "The Wizard of Ooze". TLS, 1968, 1p. Envelope is included. VG..........35-45
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276. (AMERICAN POLITICIANS/PUBLIC SERVANTS LOT) CLYDE A. TOLSON (1900-1975) Assistant and Acting Director of FBI, “Close Associate” of J. Edgar Hoover – SIGNED inscribed FBI career Opportunities Brochure, dated (1973). RUTH HANNA McCORMICK SIMMS (1880-1944) US Rep from Illinois. Signature [mounting traces]. GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR (1826-1904) US Senator from Massachusetts. CLIPPED SIGNATURE. SAMUEL LELAND POWERS (1848-1929) US Rep from Massachusetts. Signature. THURLOW WEED (1797-1882) New York Political Boss. SIGNATURE. STYLES BRIDGES (1898-1961) US Senator from NH, Pres. ran for President in 1944. TLS (1948). JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV (b.1937) US Senator from West Virginia. TLS (1973). Good-VG............60-80

277. (American Sports Figures/Celebrites ) A large grouping of 20 Sports Figures who have all signed the Golf Score cards will playing for a Golf Tournement : SIGNED by: Peter T. Wills, football, Jack Marin, Football, Tom Dreesen, comedian, Richard Rhoden, Golfer, Robert Tichenal, Football Coach, William S. Humphries, Football, Bruce Brooks, Author, Richard Anderson, Football, Charles Wasserman, Hollwood director, David McNally, baseball, Michael Caruso, baseball, Clark Gillies, hockey, Ed Mariano, Actor, Football, Jeremy Roenick, hockey,Steven Bartkowksi, football, George Alvareyz, Actor, Michael Eruzione, hockey, Shane Rawley, baseball, John Congemei, football, Albert Del Greco, football, Craig Nettles, baseball, Steven Gatlin, Signer (Gatlin Bros), Neil Lomax, football, Craig Hentrich, Football, Tommy Moore, comedian, John Kidd, football, Philip Smith, basketball, Robert Remus, wrestler, Kenneth Harrelson, baseball.........Min. Bid $60

278. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINERS) DON MURRAY (b.1929) Actor, Director. ANS on postcard size photo on verso, with also signed on front. MARISA PAVAN (b.1932) Italian Actress, Oscar Nominee. SIGNED inscribed postcard photograph. WENCESLAO MORENO (Seneor Wences)(1896-1999) Spanish Comedian, Actor, ventriloquist. SIGNED inscribed4x6 photograph. BILL MACY (b.1922) Actor. SIGNED inscribed 4x6 photograph. JULIE ADAMS (1926-2019) Actress. SIGNED 5x7 heavy stock paper photograph. ALEC McCOWN (1925) British Actor. SIGNED, inscribed card. CHARLES KING (1889-1944) Singer, Actor, song and dance entertainer on Broadway and films. ALS (1940). JOYCE RANDOLPH (b.1924) Actress. ALS dated (1983) which she wrote on the bottom of letter she received..................75-100

279. (20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT) WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1837-1912)
Realist Author, Crtic. Clipped SIGNATURE, mounted to larger card. NORMAN HAPGOOD (1868-1937) Writer, Journalist, Editor and Critic. TLS (1907). ARTHUR GUITERMAN (1871-1943) Writer, Poet noted for his humorous poems. TLS (1935). DAVID EWEN (1900-1985) Editor, Wrtier Biographer of Gershwin, Koussevitsky, Bernstein, Berlin, Cole Porter. TLS (1928). MAX FRANKEL (1930) Pulitzer Prize Journalist. ALS (2001). FANNIE HURST (1889-1968) Novelist. SIGNATURE mounted to larger card . LOWELL THOMAS (1892-1981) SIGNATURE on card. EAMALIEL BRADFORD (1863-1932) Biographer, Critic, Poet, Dramatist. He was regarded as “Dean of American Biographers”. ALS (1913) 2pp...................100-150

280. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) JOHN MITFORD (1781-1859) Clergyman, Man of Letters, editor. ALS (1834). DENNIS JOSEPH ENRIGHT (1920-2002) Poet, Novelist and Critic. SIGNED “initials” St. James Press form updating his biography with some handwritten notations, 2pp. EDWIN GUEST (1800-1880) Antiquary, writer. ALS 2pp. CHARLES KNIGHT (1791-1873) Author and Publisher. ALS (1852). ANNA MARIA HALL (1809-1881) Irish Novelist). ALS, (1880) in third person. EDMUND BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far”(1929)..........60-80

281. [THEATRE] Noel Coward's "WEEK END" - an archive concerning this play by Coward: Andree Mery [translator of this play] signed 1946, contract, 2 pages. A brief TLS, 1961, signed Andree mery mentioning Week End. A 1935 TLS [signature not identified] mentioning Mery and Week End. Two more ALSs by Andree Mery, both 1928, both about Week End. Lastly, a 1929 contract for Week End, signed by several. Nothing is signed by Noel Coward..........75-100

282. [FRENCH MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Gaston Arman de Caillavet (1869 – 1915) French playwright. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann, the muse of Anatole France. In April 1893 he married Jeanne Pouquet. From 1901 to 1915, he collaborated with Robert de Flers on many works, including light and witty operettas or comédies de boulevard, many of which were great successes. He was a very close friend of Marcel Proust who found in him and his fiancée, Jeanne Pouquet, a model of the relationship between Robert de Saint-Loup and Gilberte in his famous novel In Search of Lost Time. ALS to Caillavet, no year, 1p, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Re: Max Dearly and royalties. Caillavet pens note signed accepting the condition. Written in blue pencil at top of page. VG. (2) ARIANE MNOUCHKINE [b.1939] world-renowned French stage director. She founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble Theatre du Soleil in 1964. Her movie "1789", which dealt with the French Revolution, brought her international fame in 1974. In 1978 she wrote and directed "Molière", a biography of the famous French playwright for which she received an [Oscar] nomination. Signed/inscribed postcard. (3) Michel Masson [1800-1883] author who co-wrote plays with Scribe. Nice ALS, 1850, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8 in. Speaks about rehearsals and writing end of play. VG. (4) Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944) French statesman and historian. ALS, 1940, 1p. PLUS 1-1/2 unsigned but in his hand [manuscript ??]. VG. (5) Paul Ferrier (1843-1928) French dramatist. He had already produced several comedies when in 1873 he secured real success with two short pieces, Chez l'avocat and Les Incendies de Massoulard. Others of his numerous plays are Les Compensations (1876); L'Art de tramper les femmes (1890), with M. Najac. One of Ferrier's biggest successes was the production with Fabrice Carré of Josephine vendue par ses sÏurs (1886), an opera bouffée with music by Victor Roger. His opera libretti include La Marocaine (1879), music of Jacques Offenbach; Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1896) after the play of Alexandre Dumas, père, for the music of A Messager; La Fille de Tabarin (1901), with Victorien Sardou, music of Gabriel Pierné. ALS, no date, 1p., 3-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. Small smudge. (6) Henri Léon Emile Lavedan (1859-1940) French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Orléans, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholic and liberal journalist. Lavedan contributed to various Parisian papers a series of witty tales and dialogues of Parisian life, many of which were collected in volume form. In 1891 he produced at the Théâtre Français Une Famille, followed at the Vaudeville in 1894 by Le Prince d'Aurec, a satire on the nobility, afterward re-named Les Descendants. ALS, 1890, 2pp, to the poet Giron. Not translated. Fine.................Min. Bid $50

283. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Paul Margueritte (1860-1918); Emmanuel des Essarts (1839-1909); Pierre Lanfrey(1828-1877); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150

284. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Jules Quesnay de Beaurepaire (1834-1923); Raoul Gautier (1854-1931); Marcelle Adam (writer of CATS 1959); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150

285. [PORTRAIT] of Sir Edward Codrington GCB RN (1770-1851) British admiral, Hero of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino. Engraved c. 1830 by John Cochran (active 1821-1865) was a Scottish portrait miniaturist, a stipple and line engraver and a painter of watercolours. Cochran exhibited his portraits at the Royal Academy between 1821 and 1823, and at the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1821 to 1827. Image approx. 4.5 x 3.5" plus marghins. Chipped outer edges but around image area VG..........25-35

286. [FRANCE] Pierre Brisson [1896-1964] long-time editor of Le Figaro. ALS, 1962, 1p., written on Le Figaro letterhead. To Mrs. Robert Kemp speaking about her husband, who was an important critic. Fine...........50-75

287. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Lloyd Morris (1893-1954) American teacher, critic, and man of letters, best known for his biography of Hawthorne "The Rebellious Puritan. He was one of the foremost social historians of his generation. Lengthy TLS, NY, 1944, 2pp., regarding life at the famous Mac Dowell Colony in the 1920's; and being with the poet Edward Arlington Robinson. A remarkable letter about the generosity of Robinson and another writer there, who was not wanted there, and the relationship of Robinson and this writer. Lightly toned in parts. (2) Sir James Knowles (1831 - 1908) was an English architect and editor. ALS, 1905, brief 1p. (3) Frank Ramsey Adams (1883-1963) American author, screenwriter, composer. Adams wrote plays, musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". He composed the stage scores for the musicals "The Time, the Place, and the Girl", "The Girl Question", "A Stubborn Cinderella", "The Goddess of Liberty", and "The Price of Tonight". His chief musical collaborators included Joe Howard, Harold Orlob and Will Hough. TLS, 1934, 1p. Written on Paramount Pictures letterhead he says he is no longer running the theatre in Whitehall, Mich., "I still keep a finger in the motion picture pie. Maybe you will be in the business yourself one of these days." VG (4) Jack Mulhall [1887-1979] actor; in 430 films. Sig/inscribed. (5) Andrew Imbrie [b. 1921] American composer. Signature & unsigned photo. (6) Dame Myra Hess [1890-1965] British pianist. Signature with sentiment. (7) Carl Ehrenberg (1878-1962) German composer. TLS, 1937, 1p. In German. VG. (8) [THEATRE] Florence St. John (1855-1912) English singer and actress of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras famous for her roles in operetta, musical burlesque, music hall, opera and, later, comic plays. ANS. (9) MARTHA OSTENSO (1900-1963) Canadian Novelist and screenwriter. Many of her novels are of Minnesota farm life. ALS, 1930, 1p. VG.................Min. Bid $80

288. [MUSIC MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [OPERA] Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994) celebrated Czech soprano, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera. She appeared in several films, including Max Ophüls's 1932 version of The Bartered Bride. In 1948, she won acclaim for playing the non-singing role of a young mother looking for her son after being a prisoner at Auschwitz, in The Search, starring Montgomery Clift. SIGNED, inscribed 4x6 photo, she dates 1993. Superb shot of her holding a rose to her chin as a young woman. VG. (2) Ray Stevens (b. 1939) American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty song as well as his recent involvement in the Tea Party movement. Signed, inscribed music composition sheet on which he has written "Everything is Beautiful", his biggest hit [1970]. VG. (3) Debroy Somers [1890-1952] British band leader, composer. Signature with sentiment on card.. (4) Jack Palmer (1900-1976) American composer, pianist, Jazz musician. Signed, inscribed vintage 8x10 photo. VG. (5) Bruna Castagna [1905-1983] Italian Mezzo Soprano at the Met. Signature on 5-1/4 x 4-1/2 slip. (6) Maurice Abravanel [1903-1993] conductor. Signature. (7) Andrew Imbrie [b. 1921] American composer. TLS, 2003. (8) RONNIE GILBERT (b. 1926) Folk Singer with ”The Weavers”. Brief ALS, no date, on verso of collector's letter. (9) Sherman Edwards (1919-1981) American songwriter. Brief ALS, nd. (10) Goffredo Petrassi [1904-2003] influential Italian compser. SIGNATURE W/SENTIMENT, DATED ROME 1983..............Min. Bid $80

289. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) John Morley [1838-1923] British statesman. Signed address panel addressed to Prime Minister Earl of Rosebury. (2) Lyman Louis Lemnitzer [1899-1988] American Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 1963 to 1969. Signed bank check, 1957. VG example. (3) LORD BERNARD DELFONT (1909-1994) British Impresario. In the 1950's and 1960's he was one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry, along with his brother Lord Lew Grade. He showcased the Beatles for the first time - His organization like Sol Hurok of the US was legendary, to get top performers, productions etc. TLS dtd 12/2/76. (4) Sir Francis Palgrave [1788-1861] English historian. Clip signature mounted to card. (5) Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] American writer. Brief AQS. (5) Ernesto Rossi (1897 - 1967) Italian politician, journalist and anti-fascist activist. His ideas contributed to thePartito d'Azione, and subsequently the Partito Radicale co-authur of the Ventotene Manifesto. Signed card, 1881. (6) George William Curtis (1824-1892)American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of old New England stock. CLIP SIGNATURE with sentiment. (7) Philip Berrigan (1923-2002) was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest. Along with his brother Daniel Berrigan, he was for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for acts of vandalism including destruction of government property. Signature, inscribed on 3x5 card. (8) Steve Forbes [b. 1947] ran for president. ISP, color 8x10...................Min. Bid $75

290. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Francis Marion Crawford [1854-1909] Am. writer. Clip signature. (2) Victoria Holt - British novelist. TLS, 1973, 1p. (3) Evan Connell (b. 1924, Kansas City, Missouri) American novelist, poet, and short story writer. TLS, no year. (4) Cecil Brown [1907-1987] journalist author. Signature. (5) Sir Henry Newbolt [1862-1938] English poet. Clip signature from 1918 typed letter. (6) Leonard Alfred George Strong (1896-1958) English writer, known as a novelist, journalist, poet and director of the publishers Methuen Ltd. ALS, no yr, 1p. VG. (7) William John Locke [1863-1930] English novelist, playwright. ALS, 1909. (8) Marguerite Steen (1894-1975) British writer, most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. SIGNATURE. (9) Grace S. Richmond (died 1959) American writer. She wrote the "Red Pepper Burns" series of popular novels. ALS, 1904, 1p. VG. (10) Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967) remembered today largely for founding Babson College in Massachusetts. TLS, 1958, 1p..................Min. Bid $80

291. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Dame Beryl Grey (b. 1927) British ballet dancer. ALS, 1982, 2pp. PLUS signed & inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 in. photo. (2) ROBERT L. SHAPIRO - noted defense attorney. ISP, 8x10. (3) STUART CHASE (1888-1985) American Economist/Consumer Activist/Man of Letters. From 1922 to 1939, Chase was a director of the New York-based Labor Bureau, Inc., an organization that furnished research, accounting, and other professional services to labor unions and cooperatives and published a newsletter.Chase and Frederick John Schlink were the founders of Consumers' Research. Schlink established Consumers' Research, Inc. They published the famous book Your Money's Worth(1927), a controversial exposé of the advertising and pricing practices used by manufacturers of consumer products. This work was widely distributed through the Book-of-the-Month Club In 1929, two months after the Wall Street crash, the organization began to publish its findings both as consumer pamphlets and in a regular bulletin that compared and assigned ratings to consumer products. These reports were eventually published in the Handbook of Buying. By 1930, membership in Consumers' Research, Inc. had reached twelve thousand.. He was the author of hundreds of papers and articles for over 60 years. ANS dtd Dec 1980. (4) Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was a novelist and historian from London. His sister-in-law was Annie Besant. ALS, 1882, 1p. Mounted to another sheet. (5) [RELIGION] Ezra Stiles Gannett [1801-1871] prominent Unitarian minister, editor, and a founder of the American Unitarian Association. He was a colleague pastor and successor to William Ellery Channing at the Federal Street Church in Boston. ALS, Boston, no yr., 1p. with last line & signature on back. (6) JAMES A. VAN ALLEN (1914-2006) American Space Scientist. The Van Allen radiation belts around the earth are named after him. TLS (2002), 1p. Brief biographical content................Min. Bid $50

292. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Nathan Lewis Miller (1868-1953) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 43rd Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922. Document Signed, bank check dated 1921. $100 from the Adjutant General's Office, State of New York. Fine example. (2) John D. Long (1838-1915) Sec. of the Navy from 1897 to 1902. Signed card, 3-3/3 x 1-3/4 in. VG. (3) Perriton Maxwell (1868-1947) American artist. TLS, 1921, 1p. Good content as Editor & Art Director of FILM FUN, a movie magazine. (4) Ralph Edwards (1913-2005) American radio and television host, radio producer, and television producer, best known for his radio-TV game shows Truth or Consequences and This Is Your Life. Signed 10x8 photo. VG. (5) Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876- 1977) American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. To date, she remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a staunch supporter of prohibition during the 1920s. Clip signature................Min. Bid $25

293. [ACTORS MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) JANET LEIGH (1927-2004) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 5x7 photograph. VG. (2) Marsha Hunt (born 1917) is a retired American actress, model, and activist. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during the McCarthyism. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (3) Adrien Brody - AMERICAN ACTOR. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002), for which he became the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29. Signature. (4) Beatrice Gladys "Bea" Lillie (1894-1989) actress and comedic performer. Following her 1920 marriage to Sir Robert Peel in England, she was known in private life as Lady Peel. Brief ALS, 1933, 1p, 5 x 6-1/2". VG. (5) Beverly Garland (1926-2008) American film and television actress. She may be best remembered as Barbara Harper Douglas, the woman who married widower Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) in the latter years of the beloved sitcom My Three Sons. She played that role from 1969 until the series ended in 1972. Signed & inscribed 8x10 color photo plus ANS signed with initials. Two signed items. (6) Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was a Sicilian-American actor. He portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films. He also played an Indian shedding a tear about litter in one of the country's most well-known television PSAs, "Keep America Beautiful". In 1996, Cody's half-sister said that he was actually of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. Brief Autograph Note Signed on postcard dated May 14, 1990. VG. (7) John Carroll [1906-1979] American actor. SIGNED, inscribed printed portrait picture, 5 x 7. VG. (8) JOHN AGAR (1921-2002) Am. He appeared in some sixty motion pictures and some one hundred television shows. First husband of Shirley Temple. Onscreen in 1948 in such films as Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Along the Great Divide, Big Jake, others. ALS, no date. (9) [THEATRE] Neil Burgess [1846-1910] Vaudevillian comedian who specialized in female impersonations. Signature. (1) PEGGY STEWART (1923- ) American Actress. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph with sentiment................Min. Bid $80

294. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Albert Toft (1862-1949)[1] English sculptor. Boldly signed 4.5 x 2.5 card. (2) John Tweed (1869-1933) British Sculptor, called the British Rodin. Signed 4.5 x 2 in. card. Fine. (3) David Jagger (1891 – 1958) English portrait painter. A prolific painter, he is renowned for his 1929 painting of Robert Baden-Powell. Jagger produced portraits of illustrious people, such Queen Mary, exhibited in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1930, and Winston Churchill. ALS, no yr., 3 pages. VG. (4) Burton M. Cross [1902-1998] Maine's 61st and 63rd Governor. ALS. 1972, full 1-page. Fine letter about himself and his opinions about a negative outlook for Maine and the Federal government. VG. (5) Wm. Benton [1900-1973] US Sen. from Ct. TLS, 1951. (6) John Watson - Pseudonym Ian Maclaren [1850-1907]. Scottish clergyman and author. Presbyterian minister, Liverpool (1880-1905); won reputation with Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (1894), followed by other "kailyard school" portrayals of humble Scottish life as Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), Kate Carnegie (1896); also wrote religious works, including The Upper Room (1896), Children of the Resurrection (1912). ALS, 1899, 2pp. (7) ELDON DEDINI (1921- ) American Cartoonist - Celebrated cartoonist of Playboy, The New Yorker, others. SIGNED/inscribed print of him as the devil.................Min. Bid $50

295. [FRENCH MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Germaine Beaumont real name Germaine Battendier (1890-1983) French journalist and novelist. Virginia Woolf's translator. ALS, 1962, 1p, to Mrs. Robert Kemp, about the death of her husband. Kemp was a noted critic. With envelope. Fine. (2) "Zino" Francescatti (1902-1991) French virtuoso violinist. Signed postcard of Tel-Aviv - Frederic R. Mann Auditorium. Music postage stamp affixed. Signed in a dark area therefopre a poor contrast. Dated 1962. (3) Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944) French statesman and historian. ALS, 1905, 3 pages. VG. (4) Philippe Erlanger [1903-1987] Fr. historian. At the end of the 1930s, shocked by the interference of the fascist governments of Italy and Germany in the selection of films for the Mostra del cinema di Venezia, Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, decided to create an international cinematographic festival in France, on the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and the support of the British and Americans. ALS, 1956, written on both sides to Robert Kemp, the French journalist and literary critic. Fine. (5) Jacques de Lacretelle (1888-1985) French novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on November 12, 1936. ALS, nd, 1p. plus unsigned 5x7 photo. VG. (6) Henri-Robert (1863-1936 French lawyer, historian, and member of the Académie française in 1923. In 1903 a Paris correspondent for the New York Times described him as "an exceptionally successful lawyer... the favorite advocate of the criminal classes (who) has already saved innumerable heads from the guillotine". Brief ALS, 1898, 1p. VG. (7) Paul Bastid [1892-1974] Minister of Commerce and important personality in the French liberature. Brief ALS, [1929?], 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. VG. (8) [FRANCE] Simon GANTILLON - FR. author. ALS, 1947, 1p. PLUS unsigned telegram re: his play MAYA [1927]. Not translated..................Min. Bid $90

296. [THEATRE] Archive of 11 letters about Balzac's "La Rabouilleuse" made into a play by Emile Fabre. These are about this play, and theatres that want it, also film adaptation [2 signed by Englishman Campbell]. None signed by Fabre. Besides the 2 by Campbel there are letters from Janvier Audier, Ferdinand Jean, H. Chretien, Georges Pellerin, Emmanuel Audisio, and Maeve Sage. None of the letters are in English. Emile Fabre (1869-1955) French dramatic author and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from December 2, 1915 to October 15, 1936............80-120

297. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Bill Dana (1924-2017) American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Bolivian character named José Jiménez. Dana often portrayed the Jiménez character as an astronaut. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (2) Steve Allen (1921-2000) American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, writer, and advocate of scientific skepticism. He achieved notability as the first host of The Tonight Show, the first late night talk show, in 1954. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (3) Minnie Pearl (1912-1996) American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (from 1940 to 1991) and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (4) Mel Tillis (1932-2017) American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits. Signed 8x10 photo. Signed in dark area. VG. (5) Roy Clark (1933-2018) American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw Show. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG................Min. Bid $50

298. [ENTERTAINMENT MIXED LOT] includes: (1) KAY STARR (b. 1922) American singer of jazz and popular music. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (2) Frank Corsaro (b. 1924) is one of America's foremost stage directors of opera and theatre. His Broadway productions include The Night of the Iguana (with Bette Davis, 1961). SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photo [Bill Swersey, photographer] PLUS ANS MENTIONING HIS BOOK "MAVERICK." Two pieces. (3) [THEATRE] Joe Darion (1917 - 2001) American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha. Brief ALS, no date, 1p. Accompanied by music sheet "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha. VG. (4) Licia Albanese [b.1913] Italian soprano. TLS, 1981. (5) David Amram (b. 1930) American composer, musician, conductor, and writer. Brief ALS, no date, 1p. (6) [THEATRE] Sir Francis Robert Benson (1858-1939) British actor and theatre manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays. He was notable for producing at Oxford the first performance of a Greek play, the Agamemnon, in which many Oxford men who afterwards became famous in other fields took part. Signed vintage postcard photograph.....................Min. Bid $50

299. SPORTS SIGNED SHEET from the Michael Bolton Celebrity Softball Challenge (1997) SIGNED by 13: KYLE ROTE (1928-2002) Football THOMAS W. BROWN (1940) Football RON WALLER (1933) Football MIKE MEADE (1960) Football MICHAEL SANDOR SOMMER (1934) Football CHET HANULAK (1928) Football DIONNA HARRIS (1968) Olympic Gold Champion others unidentified...........50-75

300. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) William T. Moncrieff [1794-1857] English dramatist. Signature in form of return address. (2) Emile Egger [1813-1885] French scholar who was born in Paris. From 1840 to 1855, Egger was assistant professor, and from 1855 until his death he was professor of Greek literature in the Faculté des Lettres at Paris University. In 1854 Egger was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions and in 1873 of the Conseil supérieur de l'instruction publique. Egger was a voluminous writer, a sound and discerning scholar, and his influence was largely responsible for the revival of the study of classical philology in France. ALS, 1854, 3pp. Not translated. (3) Edgar Fawcett (1847-1904) American novelist and poet. ALS, Dec. 1, no yr, 2 separate pages. "Dear Dana, I have just come in, found your message, and afterward your gloves. You didn't leave them on the mantel, by the way, but on my magnificent marble-topped arrangement under the right mirror - right, that is, from the grand main staircase way, as one ascends from the street." VG. (4) MAINE] James B. Longley Sr. (1924-1980) American politician. He served as the 69th Governor of Maine from 1975 to 1979, and was the first Independent to hold the office. TLS, 1980, 1p. Good content. VG. (5) [TV] FRED de CORDOVA (1910-2001) American Director/Producer - He started his career as a director in the 1940s, directing B-movies including Here Come the Nelsons, with Ozzie, Harriet and sons, and Bedtime for Bonzo, with Ronald Reagan. But during the television boom in the '50s and '60s, he began directing and producing television programs, including My Three Sons and variety shows with Jack Benny, George Gobel, Burns and Allen, and the Smothers Brothers. Mr. De Cordova began producing The Tonight Show in 1970, eight years after Carson became the show's star, and became executive producer in 1984. ANS dtd 3/6/89. (6) Bert Parks (1914-1992) American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer and host, best known as the longtime host (1955-1979) of the annual Miss America telecast. Signed 8x11 photo. VG..............Min. Bid $50

301. [MUSIC MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) English composer. SIGNED 1976 FDC honoring music. Clean & attractive. (2) Lorin Maazel [1930-2014] conductor, composer and violinist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG (3) Irving Caesar (1895-1996) American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards including "Swanee," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Tea for Two," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written. He was born and died in New York. In 1972 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. TLS, NY, 1972, 1p, 7-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. Mentions Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) the theatre producer, manager. His typewriter ribbon needed more ink. (4) Theodore Ward Chanler (1902-1961) American composer. He became a music critic for the Boston Herald in 1934, and taught in Massachusetts in the 1940s and 50s. Chanler's best-known works are his songs, which number about 50. He also composed a ballet, an opera (The Pot of Fat, 1955), choral pieces, works for chamber ensemble, and piano solo pieces. TLA, 1956, 3pp, signed Teddy, to his sister Hester Pickman, regarding various changes he is making in his opera, The Pot of Fat......mentions water problems at the house. 5x7 in. VG (5) George Duffy [1908-1963] Am. band leader. SP 5x7. (6) Max Landow [1877-1960] German born American pianist. Signed picture removed from some publication. 2-1/2 x 3-5/8" plus card margins. (7) Juan Bautista Plaza Alfonso (1898-1965) was a classical composer. He began studies in medicine at the Central University of Venezuela but, with time, left in order to dedicate himself to music. His first teacher was Jesus Maria Suárez. He studied in Rome from 1920 and 1923 and obtained the title of professor of sagrada (sacred) composition. After his return to Venezuela he was named Master of Chapel at Caracas Cathedral and carried out this position until the year 1948. In the Caracas Superior Music School he taught music history and appreciation to composer Antonio Lauro and singer Morella Muñoz. A Note Signed, Bogata, 1964. Approx. 4 x 4". VG. (8) Dame Emma Albani, DBE (1847-1930) was a leading opera soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century, and the first Canadian singer to become an international star. AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED written in French, dated 1886, approx. 5 x 2.5 in. Mounting traces show. (9) ANNIE LOUISE CARY (1842-1921) American Operatic Soprano. Born in Wayne, Maine After studying abroad, she made her debut in New York in 1870, singing with Nilsson, Brignoli, and Vieuxtenips. Her success with the public was instantaneous, and for years she was a favorite singer in the United States. In 1873, she created, in New York, the part of Amneris in Aida, and her tours in Russia in 1875-1877 were a series of continuous triumphs. In 1882 she married Chas. M. Raymond, of Brooklyn, and retired from public life, only occasionally singing for charity. SIGNATURE dtd March 7, 1879. (10) Carl Wendling [1875-1962] German violinist. Signature.................Min. Bid $90

302. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) J. A. Coulangheon [1875-1904] French, author, poet. His output was small, as he died young. Rare signature. (2) Elizabeth, Lady Eastlake (1809-1893) British author, art critic and art historian who was the first woman to write regularly for the Quarterly Review. She is known not only for her writing, but also for her significant role in the London art world while her husband, Sir Charles Eastlake, was director of the National Gallery there. Signature with sentiment clipped from letter. Mounted. VG. (3) Edmund Blunden, MC [1896-1974] English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. Signed in ink limited edition page [proof page] from the "hand-set edition of Near & Far," 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". Fine. (4) Dame Genevieve Ward DBE (1837-1922) born Lucy Genevieve Teresa Ward, was an American-born British soprano and actress. She was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire. AUTOGRAPH QUOTE SIGNED, 1919. "Cheerfulness is the sunny ray of life." VG. (5) Don Hewitt (1922-2009) American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS television news magazine in 1968, which at the time of his death, was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. He also produced the first televised presidential debate in the 1960. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo. VG. (6) ELAINE S. EDWARDS - American Politician/ First Lady of Louisiana - a Senator from Louisiana; appointed to the United States Senate by her much controversial husband, Governor Edwin W. Edwards, August 1, 1972, as a Democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen J. Ellender, and servered , until her resignation November 13, 1972. TLS dtd 10/4/72 with SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 portrait dtd 1972 (2 items). (7) HORACE A. HILDRETH (1902-1988) 59th Governor of Maine. TLS, 1982, 1p. VG. (8) [NASA] William H. Pickering (1910-2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG. (9) Perceval Landon (1868-1927) English writer and journalist, now best remembered for his classic and much reprinted ghost story "Thurnley Abbey". ALS, 1903, 2pp, Sent from Cambodia to recipient sending a most sincere sympathy letter on the loss of their son at war. Apparently the boy was MIA. He also mentions that he is sure that Rudyyard Kipling has also sent his condelonces..................Min. Bid $90

303. [FRENCH MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Ernest Menault (1830-1903) French author and zoologist. He wrote, principally Les Insectes nuisibles à l' Agriculture et à la Viticulture, L'intelligence des animaux and L'amour maternel chez les animaux. ALS, 1867, 1-1/2 pp. VG. (2) ELIE BERTHET [1815-1891] Fr. novelist. ALS, 1877, 1p. About the book Picturesque Trip in Spain." Not translated. VG (3) GABRIELLE REVAL, pseudonym de Mme. Fernand Fleuret [1870-1938] Fr. writer. ALS, Paris, 1928, on both sides. Not translated but interesting content about the first adaptation made for the film from her novel L'lnfante a la Rose. And what a sad experience it has been. They even changed the ending without her permission. Fine (4) ETIENNE-GALLOIS [1809-1890] Fr. writer, traveler. ALS, no date, 1p. (5) Adolphe Desbarrolles (1801-1886) French artist. He is considered the father of modern chiromancy, aka palmistry or palm reading. He was a friend of Alex. Dumas; accompanied Dumas on many of his trips abroad. ALS, 1860, 1-1/2 pages, 8vo. Speaks about Humbolt's Cosmos. Not translated. VG. (6) Victor Louis Armand Boucher (1877-1942) French actor. ALS, 1912, 1p. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. VG (7) Francis de Miomandre (1880-1959) French novelist and well-known translator from Spanish into French. He was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire and educated in Marseille. He began writing in his early twenties and won the Prix Goncourt in 1908 for his novel, Ecrít sur de l'Eau . His novels are highly imaginative and put together with the genuine talent of a romancer who has traveled far and wide at his own study table. Lengthy ALS, 1955, 1-1/2 pages [ON BOTH SIDES OF ONE SHEET], 8-1/4 x 10-1/2". To the critic, Robert Kemp. VG..........Min. Bid $75

307. [FRENCH MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Etienne Marie Victor Lamy (1845-1919) French author, born in Cize, Jura. He was educated at the College Stanislas and became a doctor of law in 1870. From 1871 to 1881 he was a deputy from his native department, Jura, and his earlier writings were political and historical. In the House of Deputies he was a member of the Left, but he broke with his party and became a clerical reactionary, writing for the Gaulois and the Correspondant. In 1905 he became a member of the Académie française (seat #21), and in 1913 he succeeded Thureau-Dangin as its perpetual secretary. ALS, 1917, 2pp, 4-3/8 x 6-3/4 in. VG. (2) Jean-Baptiste Honoré Raymond Capefigue (1801-1872), French historian and biographer. The general catalogue of printed books for the Bibliothèque Nationale contains no fewer than seventy-seven works (145 volumes) published by Capefigue during forty years. ALS, no date, 1p. VG. Not translated. (3) [THEATRE] Clement Scott (1841-1904) was an influential English theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph, and a playwright and travel writer, in the final decades of the 1800s. Small signed photograph, 1-1/2 x 3 in. G-VG (4) Eugène Manuel (1823–1901), French poet and man of letters. ALS, 1868, 3pp. VG. (5) PAUL BRULAT [1866-1940] Fr. novelist. ALS, Paris, 1938, 1p. Probably to Mrs. Georges-Day about her poems...............Min. Bid $50

308. [FRENCH MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Abel-Anatole Tarride [1865-1951] Fr. actor & dramatist. TLS, 1914, 1p, signed twice. VG. Not translated. (2) Louis Arsene Delaunay [1826-1903] French actor, born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odon. After three years at this house he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Dorante in Corneilles Le Menteur , and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts. He continued to act as jeune premier until he was sixty, his grace, marvellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences. It was especially in the plays of Alfred de Musset that his gifts found their happiest expression. In the thirty-seven years during which he was a member of the Comédie-Française, Delaunay took or created nearly two hundred parts. He retired in 1887, having been made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1883. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. VG. (3) Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1827-1881), known as Paul de Saint-Victor, French author, was born in Paris. His father Jacques BM Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1772-1858), is remembered by his poem L'Espérance, and by an excellent verse translation of Anacreon. Saint-Victor, who ceased to use the title of count as being out of keeping with his democratic principles, began as a dramatic critic on the Pays in 1851, and in 1855 he succeeded Théophile Gautier on the Presse. In 1866 he migrated to the Liberté, and in 1869 joined the staff of the Moniteur universel. In 1870, during the last days of the second empire, he was made inspector-general of fine arts. Almost all Saint-Victor's work consists of articles, the best known being the collection entitled Hommes et dieux (1867). His death interrupted the publication of Les Deux Masques , in which the author intended to survey the whole dramatic literature of ancient and modern times. Saint-Victor's critical faculty was considerable, though rather one-sided. He owed a good deal to Théophile Gautier, but he carried ornateness to a pitch far beyond Gautier's. Saint-Victor died in Paris on 9 July 1881. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG. (4) Georges Valois (real name Alfred-Georges Gressent; 1878-1945) French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he met the nationalist and monarchist writer Charles Maurras and became a member of his Action Française (AF) league, where he continued to follow the workers' movement. As his employment would have been compromised by an involvement in the far-right monarchist league, he took the pseudonym of Georges Valois. Georges Valois was finally arrested by the Nazis on 18 May, 1944, and died in February 1945 of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. ALS, 1911, 2pp, 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 in. (5) Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902) French author and journalist, was born in Bordeaux. He was successively editor of the Voltaire and of the Echo de Paris. He wrote largely for the theatre, and also a number of novels dealing with Parisian life. ALS, nd, 2 pages. Not translated. VG................Min. Bid $50

309. KEN BERRY (1933-2018) American comedic actor. Signed document - application for Membership in AFTRA, dated 1-5-1957............30-40

310. [FILM] Charlotte Rampling OBE (b.1946) English actress, model, and singer, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model and later became a fashion icon and muse. Large signature on 6-3/4 x 8-1/4 in. page. sIgned 1977. Signed on the verso by Jean-Marc Cerrone (b.1952) French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concert shows. Cerrone is an influential producer of 1970s and 1980s disco songs. Both autographs were obtained IN PERSON at some music store in Paris in 1977. It was the kind of music store that well known musicians visited then. Fine.........50-75

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

312. [FILM] Lynn Bari (1913-1989) was a film actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in roughly 150 movies for 20th Century Fox from the early 1930s through the 1940s. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $10

313. [FILM] Claire Trevor (1910-2000) American actress. She appeared in 68 feature films from 1933 to 1982,[2] winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor was billed first for Stagecoach (1939); her profile was higher than John Wayne's at the time. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $10

314. [EARLY FILM] Lucy Cotton (1895-1948) was an American actress who appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1921. She went to New York City in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of The Quaker Girl. In 1915 Cotton appeared on stage in Polygamy at the Park Theatre in New York City. She then starred in the 1919 production of Up in Mabel's Room. As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press. Brief ALS, 1919, 1p. with envelope. About 5-1/4 x 4-1/4 in. VG...............35-45

315. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Gerard Bauer (1888-1966); Jean-Jacques Weiss (1827-1891); Alfred de Courcy (1816-1888); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150

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

317. [THEATRE] Anne Hartley Gilbert (1821-1904) professionally billed as Mrs. G. H. Gilbert was a British actress. Her first conspicuous appearance on stage was made as a dancer, in the Norwich theatrical circuit, England, in 1845. In 1846 she married George H. Gilbert (d. 1866), a performer in the theatre company of which she was a member. Together they filled many engagements in English theatres, moving to America in 1849. One of the most brilliant and decisive successes of her professional life was gained at the Broadway Theatre[2] where, on 5 August 1867, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Florence presented Thomas William Robertson's comedy Caste, for the first time in America. Signed 3x2 in. card, dated 1904. See scan for condition.................25-35

318. Leueen MacGrath (1914-1992) English actress and playwright and the second wife of George S. Kaufman,[1] from 1949 until their divorce in 1957. ALS, not dated, written to Franklyn Lenthall, 1p. Lenthall (1919-2001) was an actor, known for Kiss of Death (1947) and Carnegie Hall (1947). He was the Founder of the Boothbay [Maine] Theatre. Provenance: The Boothbay Theatre Museum Collection. VG..............40-60

319. [AMERICANA] Richard E. Pairo, Attorney Ar Law writes an 1885 letter to attorney J.W. Pickering in Boston. It seems that Margaret Mockler made a claim as the widow of Thomas Mockler, deceased, formerly a Laudsman on the USS Fernandina and collected $36.13 Prize money. Years later a man claiming to be Thomas Mockler makes a claim. 3-1/3 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Pairo is asking for additional information to begin the process of determing who the imposter is, Margaret or the other man. VG..........Min. Bid $25

320. [FILM] Martha Raye (1916-1994) American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. DOCUMENT SIGNED, July 13, 1953, 6pp. Her contract with the William Morris Agency for 3 years. Signed on last page; also signed by her agent............50-75

321. Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Offered here is a photocopy of his The Night I Died - Mike Hammer short story published in the anthology Private Eyes - although story was written in 1953, was not published until 1998. Identified as a 1951 Unproduced Radio Drama. This photocopy is from the Spillane estate and it is not known if there are other copies. VG. From the Estate of Mickey Spillane..........100-150 Min. Bid $25

322. [SPILLANE] typed 1951 page sent to Mickey Spillane about an incident in Lansing, Michigan where a 28 year old man was arrested on a charge of larceny. Apparently he bought a book but concealed two others under his coat and left without paying for them. According to detectives he admitted stealing the books. They were entitled MY GUN IS QUICK and VENGEANCE IS MINE, both by Spillane. 8.5 x 11 in. VG..............50-75

323. [THEATRE] Louis Mann (1865-1931) American theatre actor and sometime director, who in his later life made a few appearances in motion pictures. He was married to actress and playwright Clara Lipman (1864–1952) was an American musical comedy actress and playwright whose career began in 1885 and continued on until her retirement in 1927. She was the wife of comedian Louis Mann and the sister of popular Lieder singer, Mattie Lipman MaruNeither is actually signed. Each about 3 x 1-3/4 in. Fine..................25-25

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324. President George W. Bush - unsigned Jan. 20, 2001 Inauguration cover plus Bush For President bumper sticker. Both are VG.................Min. Bid $10

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325. [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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326. [US SENATORS] TLSs by US senators: Wm. Spong, Harry F. Byrd Sr., Clifford Case, Charlie Goodell, John Sherman Cooper, Thomas Dood, Russell Long, 2 by John Sparkman, and Charles Percy. These date 1969-1972............50-75

327. [MUSIC] JEFF VON DER SCHMIDT is Conductor and Founding Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber Music. A two-time Grammy Award-winning conductor, he has led numerous performances of standard 20th century composers as well as world and local premieres of new work. Mr. von der Schmidt has received six Grammy nominations, including consecutive 2003 and 2004 Grammy Awards as conductor for the Complete Chamber Music of Carlos Chávez Volumes and 2. His performance was nominated for Best Classical Album in 2005 for the Complete Chamber Music of Carlos Chávez, Volume 3 by both mainstream and Latin Grammys. Recent projects include leading cultural exchanges at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, featuring Aura, a major new composition by Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Chinary Ung; and a complete cycle of the chamber music of Carlos Chávez with Southwest Chamber Music and the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble at the UNAM Center in Mexico City in May 2007. His successful 2003 performance at the Library of Congress, with soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson in Richard Felciano’s An American Decameron, was greeted with a standing ovation. He has led cycles of the Los Angeles works of Arnold Schoenberg at Cooper Union in New York City and at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna, where Southwest Chamber Music was the first American ensemble to perform at the Center since its relocation from the University of Southern California. Signed [endorsed on verso] 1984 Warner Bros. pay check. VG..............25-35

328. [POLITICAL EPHEMERA] Can America Be Saved? Offered here is a 4x6 in. card feathering Kenneth Goff & Don Lohbeck. Kenneth Goff (1914-1972) was an anti-Fluoride, Christian Identity, anti-Communist minister. He was the 1944 national chairman of Gerald L. K. Smith's Christian Youth for America. Donald Lohbeck (1917-1999) Self-employed as a musician in St. Louis then briefly worked as an organizer for the America First Committee. He was "subversive activity and tendency" which was based upon information received from G2-Army Intelligence that portrayed him as "pro-Nazi" [per FBI]. Arrested with Kenneth Goff for placing placards around front lawn of Russian Embassy in Washington DC. Lohbeck was Editor of Christian Nationalist Crusade magazine The Cross and the Flag (1947-1948). In 1951 Lohbeck ran for U.S. House of Representatives from the 11th Congressional District in Missouri on Christian Nationalist Crusade ticket. In 1952 Lohbeck ran for Governor of Missouri on Christian Nationalist Party ticket. VG..................Min. Bid $25

329. [OPERA] Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960) Spanish operatic singer, a lyric soprano and a tireless and effective fundraiser for the Metropolitan Opera. An envelope partly addressed by her but not signed. The signature in a return address written on back of was not written by her. 3-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. VG...............Min. Bid $10

330. Charles Edward Montague (1867-1928) English journalist, known also as a writer of novels and essays. Montague was against the First World War prior to its commencement, but once it started he believed that it was right to support it in the hope of a swift resolution. In 1914, Montague was 47, which was well over the age for enlistment, but in order to enlist, he dyed his white hair black to enable him to fool the Army into accepting him. H. W. Nevinson would later write that "Montague is the only man I know whose white hair in a single night turned dark through courage." He began as a grenadier-sergeant, and rose to lieutenant and then captain of intelligence in 1915. Later in the war, he became an armed escort for VIPs visiting the battlefield. He escorted such personalities as H.G. Wells and Bernard Shaw. After the end of World War I he wrote in a strong anti-war vein. He wrote that "War hath no fury like a non-combatant." Disenchantment (1922), a collection of newspaper articles about the war, was one of the first prose works to strongly criticise the way the war was fought, and is a pivotal text in the development of literature about the First World War. Disenchantment criticised the British Press' coverage of the war and the conduct of the British generals. Montague accused the latter of being influenced by the "public school ethos" which he condemned as a "gallant robust contempt for "swats" and for all who invented new means to new ends and who trained and used their brains with a will". Montague was the father of Evelyn Aubrey Montague, the Olympic athlete and journalist depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. ALS, Oxford, England, 1927, 1p, 6 x 9 in. VG......................Min. Bid $25

331. Part of the MANHUNT Detective Story Monthly magazine, 1952, containing Mickey Spillane's EVERYBODY'S WATCHING ME. Contains only Spillane's story, pages 81-93 plus covers. From Mickey Spillane's personal collection. VG..........50-75

332. [FRANCE] Robert d'Harcourt (1881-1965) French Catholic intellectual, scholar of German culture and anti-Nazi polemicist. During World War I d'Harcourt served in the artillery with the rank of sergeant. He was severely wounded twice during the conflict. Eventually taken prisoner, he recounted his experiences in his memoir Souvenirs de captivité et d'évasion d'un camp de Bavière. After the war he obtained the chair of German language and literature at the Catholic Institute of Paris. His knowledge of German culture and his anti-Nazi views led him to publish numerous detailed articles attacking the new Nazi regime after Hitler achieved power in 1933. In 1936 he published l'Evangile de la force (The Gospel of Force), his best-known work. It was a harsh attack on Nazism, and particularly drew attention to the indoctrination of young Germans in Nazi ideology. Harcourt stressed the incompatibility between the radical racist nature of Nazi ideology and Christianity. ALS, 1955, written on both sides...............60-80

333. [ART] Henry Macbeth-Raeburn RA (1860?1947) Etching, THE TRAVELLERS, signed in the plate, image approx. 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in. plus margins. VG................Min. Bid $10

334. [FILM] Whoopi Goldberg - American actress. Signed American Film magazine, Dec. 1985. Signed on cover picturing her, in silver ink. VG.........Min. bid $10

335. Exhibition of Art Work by Walt Kuhn at the Walt Kuhn Gallery, at Cape Neddick Park, Maine, approx. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in. Lists 11 oil paintings, 1 watercolor and 1 drawing, each with a price. 3 pages; no illustrations. Accompanied by a 1966 bank check signed by Brenda Kuhn. VG.............50-75

336. [MUSIC] John Thomas (1795-1871) Welsh, born in Carmarthen, musician, poet and schoolmaster who taught in Machen and Merthyr before moving to the Pontypridd district in 1850. From his time in Merthyr he pioneered choral music in Wales, leading his own choirs to success in eisteddfodau in the 1830s. He was also an essayist on Welsh music and culture, winning awards at eisteddfodau in 1838 and 1840, and in 1845 published Y Caniedydd Cymreig, a collection of airs with English and Welsh words. ALS, 1875, 2pp. To Mr. Planché, probably James Robinson Planché (1796 – 1880) the British dramatist. Thomas is anxious to set up a meeting about "a Libretto...", approx. 4-1/2 x 7". VG........Min. Bid $25

337. [THEATRE] 1958 program starring Sana Andrews & Anne Bancroft in TWO FOR THE SEESAW. VG..............Min. Bid $5

338. [JOHN F. KENNEDY] JFK & THE MOB, People Magazine issue, Feb. 29, 1988. Unsigned. VG........20-30

339. [WALT KUHN ESTATE] Aunt Margaret writes to Walt Kuhn 1920 from Jamaica, NY, 1p. saying that Walt's father says he thinks he would be better off staying in a hospital. She says that Walt should make the decision. Includes original envelope addressed to Mr. Walter Kuhn, Canoe Place, Good Ground, L.I. Walt Kuhn has written in pencil on the envelope. Signed bank check by Brenda Kuhn included. VG...............50-75

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

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

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

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

344. 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

345. The 3 Laycock Girls, antique photograph. Fine............Min. Bid $10 CLICK here to see

346. [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

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

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

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

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

351. [FILM] Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991) American actor whose career spanned 62 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Awful Truth (1937). Offered here is a signed sketch [a comical self-portrait], 5-1/4 x 8 in. He made the sketch but apparently didn't like it so he added NOT before the first name. VG.............50-75

352 [MILITARY] James L. Edwards (1786-1867) was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He served with the U. S. Marines during the War of 1812 and was awarded a medal for bravery. In 1816, he began working as a clerk in the War Department. He eventually became the principal pensions clerk, where he was responsible for many of the pensions granted to veterans of the Revolutionary War. When the Pension Office was created in 1833, Edwards became the first Commissioner of Pensions. He held this post until retiring on November 27, 1850. Offered here is a ALS, Pension Office, 1847, 1p., written to Hon. Howell Cobb, House of Representatives. Cobb also served as the 40th Governor of Georgia (1851–1853) and as a Secretary of the Treasury under President James Buchanan (1857–1860). Cobb is, however, probably best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. This letter concerns the case of Mrs. Alice B. Alden, widow of the late Rev. Charles H. Alden, Chaplain in the Navy. Apparently Alden died in the line of duty. Obviously this letter has some condition problems BUT all of the text is there..................80-120

353. [FRANCE] group of French autographs: [1] Jules Quesnay de Beaurepaire (1834-1923) magistrate and French writer. As a prosecutor about the Court of Appeal of Paris , he drew up an indictment against the General Boulanger . He resigned when the Dreyfus affair came before the criminal chamber of the Supreme Court (1899) and campaigned against the Dreyfus. He is known as a writer under the pen name "Jules Glouvet", "Jules Glouvet" and "Lucia Herpin." The guide Paris-Paris, who considers 1899 as a "reputation of Parisian life," says that he "is a journalist in a fit of bad temper". ANS, written on both sides of his calling card. [2] Louis-François Du Bois (first written Dubois) was born in Lisieux on 16 November 1773 and died in Mesnil-Durand on 9 July 1855, was a historian, poet, translator, scholar, agronomist, politician and administrator. ALS, 1843, 1p. [large stains]. [3] Alexandre Mercereau (1884-1945) writer and poet. ALS, 1907, 3pp. [4] Alphonse Lemerre (1838-1912) Fr. editor. ALS, nd, 2pp. [5] Alphonse Huillard-Breholles (1817-1871) historian. ALS, Paris, 1869, 3pp., signed H.B. [6] Charles Mere ( 1883-1970) French film director, screenwriter and playwright. ALS, 1967, 2pp., about his play 'Les Trois Masques'. [7] Emile Berr (1855-1923) Fr. journalist. ALS, 1896, 1p.................150-250

354. [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

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

357. [LINCOLN] LEONARD W. VOLK (1828-1895) American sculptor. Most famous for making a life mask of American President Abraham Lincoln. In 1857, he settled in Chicago, where he helped to establish the Academy of Design and was for eight years its head. In 1860 he made a life mask of Lincoln, of whom only one other was ever made (by Clark Mills in 1865). In the early part of spring in 1860, during Abraham Lincoln's visit to Chicago, Volk asked him to sit for a bust. When Lincoln agreed, the artist decided to start by doing a life mask. Lincoln found the process of letting wet plaster dry on his face, followed by a skin-stretching removal process, "anything but agreeable." But he endured it with good humor, and when he saw the final bust, he was quite pleased, declaring it "the animal himself." Volk later used the life mask and bust of 1860 as the basis for other editions, including a full-length statue of Lincoln. OFFERED HERE: Signed 1895 National Bank of Illinois bank check, approx. 3 x 6.25 in., star & one other cancellation. Very good condition...................100-150

358. Dover, New Hampshire - 4 documents, dated 1816-17, all signed by Mark Walker. He was from Dover. These are from the Andrew Rollins papers. Each about 7 x 3"...........Min. Bid $10

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359. [FILM] Susan Seaforth Hayes (born 1943) American dramatic actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julie Williams on the NBC drama Days of Our Lives, and her intermittent portrayal of Joanna Manning on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. She began playing the role of Julie Olsen Williams on Days of Our Lives in 1968, and is the only actor to appear on the show for all six decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s) in which it has been on the air. Mrs. Seaforth Hayes still regularly appears on Days as Julie Olsen Williams. Offered here is her signed 1965 contract for the film BILLIE starring Patty Duke. She was paid $750 for 2 week's employment in the role of Jean Carol [changed to Jean Matthews]. Counter 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." Seaforth & Ebbins have also initialed 2 other pages. Approx. 8-1/4 x 14 in. VG.............75-100

360. [CONGRESS] Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Offered here is an archive of letters & carbon copies, 1948 concerning appearl of Mr. Remo Rossi that his daughter, Inez Rossi, residing in Italy, be permitted to enter the United States for permanent residence. Two of the letters are signed by Philbin. About 43 pieces in this lot.................Min. Bid $25

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

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362. [ENTERTAINMENT] Perry Como (1913-2001) American singer and television personality. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..............30-40

363. PETER BROWN (1935-2016) American actor best known for his four-year role as young Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, Lawman and as Texas Ranger Chad Cooper on NBC's Laredo from 1965 to 1967. SP, 4x6. Signed 1997............Min. Bid $10

364. [MUSIC MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Annie Louise Cary (1842-1921) American singer. Signed card, 1899, with envelope (2) Sigmund Spaeth [1885-1965] musicologist who traced the sources and origins of popular songs to their folk and classical roots. Presenting his findings through books, lectures, liner notes, newspapers, radio and television, he became known as The Tune Detective. ANS, 1940, 1p. stating his favorite composer was Brahms. G+. (3) Peter Paul Fuchs (1916-2007) Austrian born conductor and composer. Signed 3x4 in. photo. Fine. (4) Frederick Martin Reiner (1888-1963) was a prominent conductor of opera and symphonic music. Signed album page. (5) Joseph Schuster [1903-1969] Russian Cellist. Sig. card. (6) William Kraft (b. 1923) American composer. His works have been performed by many major American orchestras as well as those in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, Israel, and the USSR. Mr. Kraft’s Contextures: Riots – Decade ’60 (1967) has been choreographed and performed by both the Scottish National Ballet and the Minnesota Dance Company. In 1986, United Air Lines commissioned a work expressly to accompany a lumetric sculpture by Michael Hayden titled Sky’s the Limit, for their pedestrian passageway at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport. In November 1990, Mr. Kraft was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Percussive Arts Society. AMQS dated 1983 from his composition "MOMENTUM." 6x4 in. Fine. (7) FRANCES ALDA [1883-1952]. New Zealand operatic soprano. Made debut at Opéra-Comique (1904); at Metropolitan Opera, New York (1908-29); m. (1910; div. 1928) Giulio Gatti-Casazza. Author of Men, Women, and Tenors (1937). SIGNATURE on card dated 1932. (8) Leonard Slatkin [b. 1944] American conductor. TLS, 1989. (9) Harriet Kendall (1857-1933) English composer. ALS, 1889, 4pp. (10) Lanny Ross (1906-1988) American singer, pianist and songwriter. Signed 5x7 photo. VG. (11) Rainer Midel - Conductor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG (12) Dame Moura Lympany (1916-2005) English concert pianist. Signed The Civic Music Association program. VG. (13) Leslie Bassett (b. 1923) American composer of classical music. He received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra. AMQS from his " Variations for Orchestra." On 8.5 x 5.5" sheet. Written in pencil. VG. (14) WILLY EICKEMEYER [1879-1925] German composer & pianist. CLIP SIGNATURE. (15) Gladys Swarthout [1900-1969] Am. opera star. Pencil signature...............Min. Bid $100

365. [ART] Tony Palazzo (1905-1970) artist; best known as an illustrator and author of children's books. Mr. Palazzo was a former art director of Esquire, Coronet, Collier's and Look magazines and had taught art at Pratt Institute and the New School for Social Research. Offered here is a collection of 15 Christmas / Season's Greetings card designed by Tony. Three por 4 are likely original prints; at least one is pencil signed by Tony. Scans upon request..........100-150

366. Edgar Fawcett (1847-1904) was an American novelist and poet. Offered here is a typed vintage manuscript of his PLAY IN FOUR ACTS - THE UNPARDONABLE SIN. Approx. 117 pages. There is another copy of this play in the Harry Ranson Center, University of Texas. VG...............100-150

367. [ART] Henry Macbeth-Raeburn RA (1860-1947) Scottish painter and printmaker. He was named after the Scottish portraitist Henry Raeburn, and in later life he changed his surname in devotion to the celebrated portraitist. It was also an advantage to distinguish himself from the many members of his artistic family. Macbeth-Raeburn exhibited at the Royal Academy in London from 1881 onwards, and was elected ARA in 1922 and full member in 1933. His diploma work, from 1921, was a mezzotint after Raeburn's 1793 portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens. ORIGINAL etching, plate signed, 1893, image approx. 3-3/4 x 5-1/2 in. plus margins. Fine..............50-75...............Min. Bid $10

368. [CHESS] 1965 printed page of chess once owned by Bobby Fischer. Approx. 5-3/4 x 9 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

369. [CHESS] 1965 printed page of chess once owned by Bobby Fischer. Approx. 5-3/4 x 9 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

370. [FRANCE] Adolphe Perraud (1828-1906) French Cardinal and academician. Three ALSs, 1878, 1894, and 1904, total 11 pages........100-200

371. [THEATRE] Mary Anne Orger (1788-1849) she was a leading actress, playwright and the mother of the composer Caroline Reinagle in her role as Flippanta in THE CONFEDERACY. Original 1821 engraving, about 4.5 x 7 in. total size. VG...............Min. Bid $10

372. [PORTRAIT] Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) English labouring-class poet, whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers, such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare. Original engraved portrait c. 1801. Image 3-1/4 x 2-3/4 in. plus wide margins. Scarce image. VG................Min. Bid $15

373. [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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374. (AMERICAN POLITICIANS/PUBLIC SERVANTS LOT) 1. (HENRY) STYLES BRIDGES (1898-1961) US Senator from NH, Pres. Pro Tempe of the Senate, ran for President in 1944. TLS (1946) concerning the Selective Service Act. 2. PAUL C. WARNKE (1920-2001) Diplomat. SIGNED CARD. 3. WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON (1853-1937) US Senator from Nebraska. SIGNED vintage 5x7 photograph in photo folder. 4. THURLOW WEED (1797-1882) New York Political Boss. SIGNATURE. 5. THOMAS TURLOCK (1820-1883) Governor of NH. SIGNATURE clipped from document as NH Sec. of State. 6. NANCY TUCKERMAN – White House Staff coordinator, and Assistant and best friend to Jacqueline Kennedy. TLS (1984). 7. ED KOCH (1924-2012) US Rep, Mayor of NYC. TLS (2001)..........Min. Bid $50

375 [From Walt Kuhn Estate] a week after his death in 1949, ART DIGEST referred to Walt Kuhn as "one of the most forceful, independent and self-disciplined painters of our time." That glowing evaluation is certainly just as valid today. [Written by Bennard B. Perlman, the art historian-author, from Baltimore]. Offered here are items from the Kuhn Estate in Maine. [1] Kennedy Galleries 1974 letter sending $3000 for month of June. At this time the Kennedy Galleries in New York was handling the Kuhn Estate and Brenda Kuhn received a monthly check of $3000 plus more if something sold. [2] Letter dated 1962 from attorney for Kuhn estate about Maine inheritane tax and a $125 bill for repairs to the painting "Landscape and Brook. [3] Dorsha Hayes (1897-1990) stage actress and dancer during the early 20th century. She was born in Galesburg, Illinois. She made her debut appearance in Pierre Loti's Daughter of Heaven in 1912. TLS, 1983, 1p. [4] Althea Bransom, neice of the noted artist Paiul Bransom. ALS, 1983, 1p. [5] Ruth M. Blaine - ALS, 1983, 2pp. about an UNSIGNED painting from the 1930s WPA project. She wants to know if Brenda thinks it is by Walt Kuhn. [6] Two letters, 1983, fromMaine Historical Society. [7] Brenda Kuhn (1911-1912) Co-manager, Kuhn Estate, New York City, 1949-1956; manager, Kuhn Estate, New York City, 1956-1966; Collection of Brenda Kuhn, Kuhn Estate, Cape Neddick, 1956-1966; founder, Cape Neddick Park, since 1965. President Kuhn Memorial Corporation, Cape Neddick, 1968-1975. Founder Walt Kuhn Gallery, Cape Neddick, since 1980. Brenda Kuhn has been listed as a noteworthy art historian by Marquis Who's Who. SIGNED 1967 bank check. [8] Thank you for donation card 1960, from Museum of Art, Ogunquit, Maine. [9] Synnove Haughom (1911-2005) From 1969 to 1978 she was in charge of the art museum at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Later she moved north to Camden and was curator at the Farnsworth Museum. She was a close friend of Brenda Kuhn. 1p. ALS saying she was in Portland and saw "your father's paintings in the Barridoff [gallery' and the Museum." [10] Synnove Haughom (1911-2005) ALS, 1985, 2pp. Mentions seeing painting by Walt Kuhn and Marsden Hartley. [11] Synnove Haughom (1911-2005) ALS, 1984 on postcard - mentions Tea Party painting by Walt Kuhn "still puzzles me." [12] Synnove Haughom (1911-2005) ALS, 1984, 2pp. Talks about Port Clyde, maine and the church there says that "the Wyeths attend a different church - Ridge". The Wyeths, of course, were Andrew and Betsey Wyeth. [13] 2 page TLS from an attorney about the sale of a Kuhn painting titled "Brenda in Ogunquit." Price $75,000. [14] Brief autograph note dated 1983 re" birthday of a 3 year old child [Cape Neddick, Maine]. [15] Group of 3 Walt Kuhn gallery consignment sheets signed by 3 different artists 1986 & 1987. [16] 2 misc. items. In all approx. 20 pieces. VG..............Min. Bid $75

376. MARYLAND CONGRESSMEN - A collection of 44 LS's written by House of Representative members from Maryland. Included are Michael D. Barnes (19), Stephen W. Gambrill (1), Gilbert Gude (6), Steny Hoyer (2), DeWitt S. Hyde (2) Gladys Spellman (2), and Newton Steers 12). Content is routine, mostly responding to constituent letters about specific proposed legislation. Dates range from 1929 to 1985. Steny Hoyer was House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He is currently House Minority Whip.........Min. Bid $100

377. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Smith Ely Jr. (1825-1911) was the 82nd Mayor of New York City and member of the US House of Representatives from New York. SIGNATURE. (2) Bayard Taylor (1825 -1878) American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. SIGNED CARD. (3) Julius Hawley Seelye (1824-1895) was a missionary, author, United States Representative, and former president of Amherst College. The system of Latin honors in use at many universities worldwide is said to have been created by him. SIGNATURE. (4) George Stillman Hillard (1808-1879) American lawyer and author. Besides developing his Boston legal practice (with Charles Sumner as a partner), he served in the Massachusetts legislature, edited several Boston journals, and wrote on literature, politics and travel. SIGNATURE. (5) John G. Sargent (1860-1939) He served as United States Attorney General during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge. His signature on slip with 2 others not identified. (6) Earl of Cowper - signed 1837 address panel. Condition problems. (7) Paul Whiteman - band leader. Pencil signature [can hardly see it]. (7) Sam Blodget - signed document fragment dated 1795. Not researched yet..............Min. Bid $25

378. [PORTRAIT] original engraved portrait of John Trout Greble (1834-1861 in Virginia) was a soldier in the United States Army and the Union army in the American Civil War. He was killed at the battle of Big Bethel, and was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy to be killed in the war. Overall page size is 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 in. VG................25-35

379. [PORTRAIT] original engraved portrait of Henry W. Halleck (1815-1872) Halleck served as the General in Chief of the Armies of the United States from 1862 to 1864. Overall page size is 10 x 7 in. VG................25-35

380. [FRANCE] Beautiful French document 1715 with large ornate revenue stamp at top. Lengthy 4 pages, 7-1/4 x 9-1/2 in. Three ornate signatures on last page. 1715 was the fist year of the reign of King Louis XV. VG.................100-200

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381. [PORTRAIT] Thomas H. Benton (1782 – 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms. Original engraved portrait c. 1862. Image 7-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. VG................Min. Bid $10

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382. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert Tuttle Morris (1857-1945) American surgeon and writer. TLS 1926. (2) Harriett Vernon (1851-1923) British theatre actress. Clip signature. (3) Margaret Mead (1901-1978) American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s. Signed card. (4) Charles A. Beard (1874-1948) American historian. TLS 1944. (5) Casey Jones - Member of the Aviation Hall of Fame. Signature. (6) Luci Baines Johnson (b.1947) American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. ANS on card.................Min. Bid $50

383. [BRITISH RELIGION LOT] includes: (1) Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757-1847) Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1791 to 1807[2] and then the Archbishop of York until his death. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) William Howley (1766-1848) Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848. CLIP SIGNATURE. (3) Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857) British divine and classicist, and a Church of England bishop for 32 years. CLIP SIGNATURE. (4) Richard Chenevix Trench (1807-1886) Anglican archbishop and poet. CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) Christopher Bethell (1773-1859) was Bishop of Bangor..............Min. Bid $45

384. [FILM] Albert Glasser (1916-1998) was a composer, conductor and arranger of film music, primarily in the realm of B-movies during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He scored approximately 200 films during his career, many for American International Pictures and director Bert I. Gordon. For the US War Department, Glasser composed for Frank Capra's Special Services Unit and for Office of War Information radio shows for overseas broadcasts. For television, he composed the score for the early western, The Cisco Kid. For radio, he composed scores for Hopalong Cassidy, Clyde Beatty, and Tarzan. Glasser joined ASCAP in 1950, and his popular song compositions include "Urubu", "The Cisco Kid", "Someday" and "I Remember Your Love". Offered here are 3 signed items. (1) Lengthy 1992 TLS with very good content. (2) Signed typescript of "I Did It", 7pp., signed on 1st page, 1992. (3) Another Signed typescript of "I Did It", 7pp., signed on 1st page, 1992.............80-120

385. [ELVIS PRESLEY] small group of Elvis Presley postal items. (1) Harold Ray Presley (1948-2001) Elvis'scousin & Sheriff of Lee County Mississippi. Signed 1993 FDC. (2) Vernon Presley(1916-1979) father. SIGNATURE. (3) 1993 FDC (4) 1986 cover. (5) 1988 FDC. (6) 2 Elvis postage stamps. (7) 2 ELVIS POLL postcards................40-60

386. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Laura Spencer Porter - American short story writer. Very popular in Harper's Magazine and the New England Magazine at turn of century into 1920s. ALS, NY, 1901, 2pp. VG. (2) Carl Hayden [1877-1972] US senator [Ariz.] TLS, 1964, 1p. (3) Leonard Merrick [1864-1939] British Playwright. Clip signature. (4) Charles Doughty [1843-1926] English poet. Clip signature. (5) Alfred Henry Lewis [1857-1914] American journalist and novelist. Signed card.........Min. Bid $25

387. [MUSIC MULTIPLE LOT} includes: (1) Rene Clemencic (1928 - ) Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player. AMQS from his famous "Kabbala Oratorio." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4". VG. (2) Christoph von Dohnanyi (b. 1929) German conductor. Signed, inscribed, 8x10 photo, 1991. (3) Irmgard Seefried (1919-1988) distinguished German opera soprano. Signed 5x7 photo. VG (4) Lukas Foss (1922-2009) German-born American composer, conductor, pianist. ANS, no date, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". VG (5) [OPERA] DAME JOSEPHINE BARSTOW (1940- ) British Soprano - A most powerful and intense singing actress. She created the role of Denise in The Knot Garden, Gayle in The Ice Break and many other roles. She is a great interpreter of contemporary roles, appeared in films. SIGNED personal note card with sentiment. (6) Bradford Marsalis - Jazz saxophonist. Signed card. (7) Ovide Musin [1854-1929] Belgian violinist, composer. Clip signature. (8) C. Austin Miles [1868-1946] Am. composer. Signature..........Min. Bid $50

388. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINER NOTABLES LOT) SID KROFFT & MARTY KROFFT - Producers/Puppeteers. SIGNED/inscribed 10x8 photo from ”Land of the Lost”. ALLYN ANN McLERIE (1926) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 8x10. PINKY LEE (1907-1993) Burlesque Comic and Chldren’s TV Show. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 print photo. VAN JOHNSON (1916-2008) Actor SIGNED 8x10 in silver ink. FORD RAINEY (1908-2005) Actor. SIGNED 8X10 Photo. JOAN LESLIE (1925) Actress. SIGNED, heavy stock photo 8x10. GIL LAMB (1906-1995) Actor. SIGNED inscribed heavy stock photograph, fold, with signed envelope. JACK DODSON (1931) Actor Signed Andy Griffith Show, collectors photo card..............Min. Bid $50

389. [FILM] vintage 1960 movie still photograph from the film ON THE WATERFRONT, showing Lee J. Cobb. Marlon Brando is not pictured in this scene. 10x8 in. VG...............Min. Bid $10

390. [FILM] Marlon Brando - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 10 x 8 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10

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

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392. [THEATRE] Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. Front portion of a postmarked envelope addressed in her handwriting but not signed by her. Approx. 4-3/4 x 2 in. Fine.............25-35

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393. [FILM] Jack Nicholson - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 8 x 10 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10

394. [FILM] Jack Nicholson - original vintage 1976 photograph from the film THE MISSOURI BREAKS, 8 x 10 in. Unsigned. VG.......Min. Bid $10

395. [FILM] original c. 1949 movie still photo from the film THE HASTY HEART starring Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal. 10 x 8 in. Unsigned. VG................Min. Bid $8

396. [FILM] Helen Walker (1920-1968) was an American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Walker's film debut came in 1942's Lucky Jordan, a comedy about a gangster (Alan Ladd) who ends up drafted in the Army, where Walker's character reports him AWOL. In the farce Brewster's Millions, her sweetheart inherits $8 million, but can't keep it unless he can spend a million of it within a specified time. Walker also played the romantic interest of Fred MacMurray in the popular comedy Murder, He Says in 1945. UNSIGNED vintage 8x10 photo. VG...............Min. Bid $10

397. [FILM] Edra Jean "E. J." Peaker (b. 1944) is an American actress. Peaker is best known for her appearances in the movie Hello Dolly! and in the TV musical series That's Life. Signed page on which she makes 3 sketches. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4 in. Five.............Min. Bid $10

398. [ART] Walter 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.TLS, Nov. 7, 1936, 1p, signed in ink by Walt Kuhn. Kuhn had the habit of keeping copies of letters sent to others, and actually signing them. This letter was his retained copy to the water dept. in Kennebunk & Wells, Maine, which also covered Ogunquit back then. Kuhn says that they didn't use their Maine cottage during the past season, water pipes not connected, therefore he did not pay a water bill. A day later the water dept. sends Kuhn a letters basically saying that if he had just sent them a letter before the billing to let them know he would not have gotten a bill. They cancelled the charge for 1935. Although this letter seems rather routine you should know that Walt Kuhn throughout his life was often a difficult person with others. By the 1940s, Kuhn’s behavior began to take on unsound characteristics. He became increasingly irascible and distant from old friends. He also became frustrated by the lack of attention his own work was receiving and was particularly strident about the Museum of Modern Art's support of abstraction and neglect of American art in the postwar period. In 1948, he was institutionalized, and on July 13, 1949, he died suddenly from a perforated ulcer. VG.......................200-300

399. [SCIENCE - WAR] The following are from the papers of the American physicist Louis W. McKeehan (1887-1975) Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Capt. Louis McKeehan, head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer, on active duty for the duration, whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers, McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC, HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war, the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work, Captain McKeehan returned to Yale, and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. Louis McKeehan was, among other things, author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years, 1701-1801 (New York: H. Schuman, 1947). Offered here is a hand-drawn graph by McKeehan, dated 11 Oct. 1943, 1p, about 8 x 10.5 in. About EXPLOSIVES. Everything is in the hand of McKeehan. VG.................75-100

400. [BOBBY FISCHER] Robert James Fischer (1943- 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Offered here are 2 items once owned by Fischer. We bought his chess magazines at the Fischer Auction held in NY at Swann's Auction. Back around 1968 Fischer arranged thru a book dealer to sell his personal library because he needed money. The Brooklyn Library purchased in library. Years later Swann's sold many items from the libraries collection. Offered here are 2 items: (1) A 1968 softcover brooklet titled FROM THEORY TO ACTION, 64pp. 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. (2) A 1961 page from a chess publication. Fischer subscribed to CHESS ARCHIVES EDITIONED BY DR. MAX EUWE. They would mail to Fischer on some regular schedule multiple page of chess games. These would then be assembled in a notebook. One page included here............50-75