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3. [AMERICANA] The Mountain Miller. An Authentic Narrative. A Premium Tract. No. 254. American Tract Society, [New York], 1840. Stitched self wrappers. First edition. 20 pp. Illus. with one wood engraving. 16mo. Recounts the life of Joseh Beals. VG.............Min. Bid $10
4. [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
5. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Edward Jordan (1820-1899) American lawyer who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury. LS, Treasury Department, 1866, 2pp. Much mounting trace along left edge. (2) James L. Edwards - clip signature. He was Commissioner of Pensions [1836]. Signed on other side by Joseph Healy [1836] US congressman from New Hampshire. (3) Seaman Block Jacobs (1912-2008) American screenwriter. He wrote episodes for several TV shows, such as The Addams Family, The Lucy Show, I Dream of Jeannie, F-Troop, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy and Diff'rent Strokes. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for The George Burns One-Man Show in 1977. Warner Bros. 1884 check for him [not signed on back]. (4) Maude Raymond - signed card dated 1910. Think she was a dancer. (5) James E. Carter Inauguration cover [not signed] postmarked Annapolis, MD, Jan. 20, 1977. (6) Shirely O'Hara - wife of the noted artist Eliot O'Hara. ALS, 1932, 2pp. (7) Gordon Dorrance (b. 1890-?) publisher, author. TLS, 1936, 1p, ro the noted cartoon Wally Wallgren. (8) Philip Philbin - US Congressman from Mass. Group of 5 carbon copy typed letter [not signed]. (9) Chancery of New Jersey court document, 1907. (10) Printed 1852 gov. doc. in the US Senate re: land claim in Louisiana, 1p. (11) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (12) [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164, July 20, 1864. Signed Calais, Maine promisory document, 1901. Lines drawn over signature means paid. (13) Unidentified clip signature 1864 from Treasury Dept. (14) Socialist Labor Party - Who Speaks For Socialism. 4 page handout. ? date. (15) Styles Bridges (1898-1961) 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate. US Senate envelope bearing printed Free Frank signature, postmarked 1947................Min. Bid $75
6. [REV. WAR] Luke Drury (1737-1811) Patriot. He was a farmer and grist mill operator. He served as the town's constable, deputy sheriff, collector, assessor, selectman, and representative to the Massachusetts General Court. In 1757 he became a member of the town's militia during the French and Indian War. In 1773 Drury was a member of a Grafton committee organized to give bonds to the Indian trustees so that the town would come into possession of the tribe's "School Lots and meeting house with the four acres of Land by Sd. meeting house and Burying place." He captained the minute-men at the Lexington and Concord alarms and at Bunker Hill, and served the course of the Revolution. In 1786 Drury likely participated in Shay's Rebellion. He served on Worcester's "committee of the people" and may have participated in the attempt to take the Springfield arsenal. Imprisoned for his rebel activities "as a person dangerous to the state," in 1787, he was released and in June elected to the Massachusetts General Court. In early fall of that same year, Drury served on a committee of Hassanamisco Indian affairs. He removed to Marlborough in 1803, where he died in 1811. Offered here is a Manuscript Document [Deed] Signed by Drury on the front. The last 9 lines were also written by Drury. Signed on the back by Sam Bartlett (1752-1821) American patriot, and a noted silversmith from Concord, Mass. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Bible Society, a member of the Cambridge Humane Society, and also from 1795-1820 the elected Register of Deeds for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Deafened by cannon fire during the Boston massacre, he gave up his acedemic studies and became a smith. He worked from circa 1775 to 1795 as a silversmith in Concord Mass.. Although he worked in the town for two decades, Bartlett's most active period in Concord seems to have been between 1785 and 1795. With the aid of journeyman silversmith Joseph Lasinby Brown, of Concord, Bartlett executed communion silver commissions for three towns in Middlesex County, and produced domestic silver for resale and wholesale markets. At the end of the period, he was elected register of deeds for Middlesex County and moved to Cambridge, retiring from the role of silversmith. Bartlett marked 12 pieces of communion silver, including three flagons, one tankard and eight cups. About 25 pieces of Bartlett's domestic hollowware are known, including canns, porringers, creampots, and a unique miniature teapot. In addition, Bartlett marked teaspoons, tablespoons, ladles, and shoe buckles. Offered here is a 1820 Charlestown, Mass. document concerning Henry Van Voorhees of Charlestown Morocco manufacturer. Sam Bartlett has signed on the back as Register of Deeds, Middlesex County, Mass. Approx. 9 x 14.5 in. Very good condition..................600-800
7. [LOUISANA] Andrew Price (1854-1909) Congressman from Louisana. TLS, 1893, 1p. Remembered mainly for his involvement in the Thibodaux Massacre in Louisana. Although the Thibodaux Massacre was one of the deadliest episodes in United States labor history, the Southern white press heralded the action of the militia and vigilantes. Sugar planter Andrew Price, who participated in the attacks, won a seat in Congress in 1888. Statues were erected and public areas named after many involved in the unlawful killings while the workers, including women and children, went anonymous, their murders marked only by their loved ones. Black farm workers wouldn’t attempt to unionize in earnest again until the 1930s. Some condition problem [see scan]............25-35
8. [POLITICAL MIXED LOT] includes signatures of: (1) William Higby (1813-1887) Republican, a lawyer, a District Attorney, a judge, a newspaper editor, and a United States Representative from California. (2) Jonas G. Howard (1825-1911) U.S. Representative from Indiana. (3) John Turner Wait (1811-1899) U.S. Representative from Connecticut. (4) James O’Donnell (1840-1915) US congressman from Michigan. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and served two years. He was appointed in 1878 aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Charles Croswell, with the rank of colonel. (5) Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909) Congressman from New York. (6) Samuel Randall (1828-1890) from Penn. he was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1876 to 1881. (7) Charles O'Neill (1821-1893) Congressman from Pennsylvania. (8) William D. Kelley (1814-1890) Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. As an abolitionist, he was one of the founders of the Republican Party in 1854, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Kelley was a man of strict principles, advocating the recruitment of black troops in the civil war, and the extending of the vote to them afterwards. His belief in protective tariffs was so extreme that he refused to wear a single imported garment. (9) Fernando Wood (1812-1881) American politician of the Democratic Party and the 73rd and 75th mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative.................Min. Bid $65
9. [ART] Seong Moy (1921-2013) American painter and printmaker. Moy was born in a small town outside of Canton, China; he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1931. In 1941 he moved to New York City where he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Students League of New York and the Hoffman School of Art. This lasted until the fall of 1942, when he enlisted with the United States Army Air Forces, serving in the China-India-Burma Theater as an aerial reconnaissance photographer with the 14th Air Force, the "Flying Tigers". His work can be found in the permanent collections of a number of museums in the United States, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. TLS, Provincetown, Mass., 1983, 1p. Re: buying work directly from him. About 8x11 in. VG...........Min. Bid $30
10. [ART] Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1995) American painter, illustrator, sculptor and lithographer. Examples of his original lithographs, paintings and sculpture are included in the permanent collections of such major galleries as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Addison Gallery of American Art, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, the University of Minnesota, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the National Gallery of Art, and the Library of Congress. The art collections of the United States Air Force and United States Navy, both in Washington, D.C., hold examples of Smith's paintings and prints depicting World War II. ALS, 1985, 1p. with envelope. Re: selling his work. 7 x 10.5 in. VG..............Min. Bid $30
11. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOTS] includes: (1) [BASKETBALL] George Yardley (1928-2004) American basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. Signed 3x5 card. VG (2) [TV] Danny Cooksey Jr. (b. 1975) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as Diff'rent Strokes during the final three seasons, The Cavanaughs, Xiaolin Showdown, and Salute Your Shorts, and for providing the voice of Montana Max in Tiny Toon Adventures. Warner Bros. 1984 paycheck not signed by Cooksey. (3) William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887) American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. Washburn served several terms in the United States House of Representatives (1863–71) and as the 28th Governor of Massachusetts from 1872 to 1874, when he won election to the United States Senate in a special election to succeed the recently deceased Charles Sumner. A moderate Republican, Washburn only partially supported the Radical Republican agenda during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era that followed. CLIP SIGNATURE. 4.5 x 1 in. VG. (4) Dick O'Neill (1928-1998) American stage, film and television character actor best known for playing Irish cops, fathers, judges and army generals. He began his acting career as an original company member of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG (5) 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, 1924. VG. (6) William Lyon Phelps (J1865-1943) American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous books and articles. ALS, 1893, 1p. Top edge tipped to sheet.............Min. Bid $30
12. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) William Foxwell Albright (1891-1971) American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. TLS, 1940, 1p. (2) Fran Lynch (1945-2014) was an American collegiate and professional football running back. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire career. ANS. (3) John Ralph McDowell (1902-1957) American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 29th district and 31st district of Pennsylvania. 1940 House of Rep. envelope bearing his printed free frank signature. (4) Dave Edward Satterfield Jr. (1894-1946) U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. In 1945 he became the executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America. 1941 House of Rep. envelope bearing his printed free frank signature. (5) Bea Wain (1917-2017) American Big Band-era singer and radio personality. (6) Wm. Colmer (1890-1980) Mississippi Congressman. 1949 envelope bearing his printed Free Frank Signature [npt signed by him]. (7) Brian Mulroney (b.1939) served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993.Signed 8x10 color photo [we assume its autopen] along with 1991 TLS from his Special Assistant. (8) Schuyler Otis Bland (1872-1950) United States Representative from Virginia. 1939 House of Rep. envelope bearing his printed free frank signature. (9) Herbert Knox Smith (1869-1931) Herbert Knox Smith graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School before becoming a Major in the Quartermaster Corps during World War I. He later worked as a lawyer. Smith then ran for governor of Connecticut on the Progressive Party ticket in 1912. He was a close associate of Theodore Roosevelt, serving on his "tennis cabinet" and as Commissioner of Corporations. ALS, 1907, 1p. (10)Geo. E. Brown, Dir., Veteran's Claims, Veterans Admin., Wash. DC. 1944 TLS to Congressman Philbin.................Min. Bid $25
13. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Bob Fellows (1903-1969) American film producer who was once a production partner with John Wayne and later with Mickey Spillane. One of the Wayne-Fellows films was Ring of Fear, featuring Mickey Spillane. Though the film was credited to frequent Wayne collaborator James Edward Grant, Wayne and Fellows felt the screenplay had problems and asked Spillane to rewrite it, which he did over a weekend. When Spillane, who appeared in the film as himself, refused credit for the screenplay, Wayne presented him with a Jaguar. Fellows produced a film version of Spillane's The Girl Hunters in England in 1963 with Spillane portraying his own creation, Mike Hammer. Fellows had acquired the rights to all of Spillane's work and had planned to film The Snake in 1963, but the project was never produced. In 1969, just before his death, Fellows and Spillane teamed up to create their own production company, with a plan of filming 21 of Spillane's books, the first being The Delta Factor. Two pieces of interest offered here from the personal collection of Spillane. A Jan. 30, 1956 TLS (unsigned typed copy] from Mickey to Bob Fellow which in of pretty good film interest. Also included here is Fellow's TLS, Feb. 17, 1957, 1p. to Mickey, signed Bob. VG................100-150
14. [ART] Morrie Turner (1923-2014) American cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. During World War II, where he served as a mechanic with Tuskegee Airmen, his illustrations appeared in the newspaper Stars and Stripes. After the war, while working for the Oakland Police Department, he created the comic strip Baker's Helper. In 1970 Turner became a co-chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth. In 1967, cartoonist Bil Keane created the Family Circus character Morrie, a playmate of Billy and the only recurring black character in the strip, based on Turner. In 2003, the National Cartoonists Society recognized Turner for his work on Wee Pals and others with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. Offered here is a First Day Cover, 1973, honoring American Revolution Bicentennial on which he does an ink drawing of "WEE PALS", signed. Great item. 6.5 x 3.5 in. Fine..............100-200
15. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert Henry Goldsborough (1779-1836) US Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Geo. R. Dennis (1822-1882) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (3) John S. Spence (1788-1840) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (4) William D. Merrick (1793-1857) Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) James B. Groome (1838-1893) Gov. and Senator from Maryland. CLIP SIGNATURE. (6) Edwards Amasa Park (1808-1900) American Congregational theologian. Park was one of the most notable American theologians and orators. He was the most prominent leader of the new school of New England Theology. Signature on envelope. (7) George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) was a prominent American politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1877 to 1904 who belonged to an extended family that became politically prominent in 18th- and 19th-century New England. DS, receipt dated 1904 a couple months before he died. (8) Jimmy Carter - Jan. 20, 1977 Inauguration cover, not signed............Min. Bid $40
16. [ART] Tancred Abraham ( 1836-1895 ) French painter, engraver and illustrator. He won his first public success with an etching representing the edges of the Oudon ( 1863 ). Member of the Society of Aquafortists in 1862, he then collaborates on L'Illustration nouvelle and the Gazette des Beaux-Arts where he publishes studies of art. He exhibited regularly in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon: in 1876 , Le Sablot de Noirmoutier , canvas, landscape, and six etchings including: The Church of St. Sergius , Castle Percher , Castle Montsabert ; in 1877 , two views of the Mayenne, paintings: the Coudray road , and the Orign_ Plateau , and two etchings: Rue Baudriere in Angers and Butte-Golier ; in 1878 , a Winter Landscape. Offered here is an original etching, plate signed, image 6.5 x 4.5 plus clean margins. VG........100-150.................Min. Bid $20
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17. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Louisa Eldridge (1829-1905) American actress also know as Aunt Louisa. As a member of New York's Union Square Theatre company, she specialized in playing older women. C;op signature 1898. (2) Lloyd "Sunshine" Olen Parker (1927-1999) American actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1959 and 1994. He is best known for his roles as Emmet in 'Road House' and Edgar Deems in 'Tremors." He typically played minor roles as either a bum or an old codger. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck. (3) Konstantin G. Fedoseev - TLS, Russian Embassy in Washington DC. TLS, 1956, 1o. Says that Mrs. Senuita does not wish to leave the Soviet Union for the US. (4) Bea Wain (1917-2017) American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had a number of hits with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra. After her marriage she and her husband became involved in radio, helming a show titled "Mr. and Mrs. Music". Card signed and inscribed by Bea and her husband Andre Baruch (1908-1991) French-American film narrator, radio announcer, news commentator, talk show host, disc jockey and sportscaster. (5) Job Lyman (1781-1870) Vermont politician, attorney and banker who served as Vermont's State Auditor. Signed 1812 Vermont Supreme Court document, 7.5 x 12.5 in. VG. (6) Thomas Gray Fleming - signed printed poem, 1909. (7) Sudie Bond (1928-1984) American actress on film, stage, and television.......Min. Bid $50
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18. [US NAVAL] Frank Dunn Berrien (1877- 1951) American football coach and United States Navy officer. He was the 13th head football coach for the United States Naval Academy located in Annapolis, Maryland and he held that position for three seasons, from 1908 until 1910. As captain of the USS Nicholson he fought in the Action of 17 November 1917. He later commanded the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Offered here is a 1920 Navy Department document signed in ink as Chief of Staff. From Bureau of Navigation to Lieutenant Commander Ellsworth Davis. Subject Despatch orders of Han. 31, 1920 revoked; continue duty on board USS McDERMUTT. Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934 to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March 1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone. VG...........100-150.............Min. Bid $40
19. [ART] Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures. Signed 1893 bank check. VG..............100-150
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20. [THEATRE] Henry Hutchinson Howe (1812-1896) English actor whose real name was Henry Howe Hutchinson, was born of Quaker parents in Norwich on 31 March 1812. His father would not hear of his becoming an actor, so he ran away from home at the age of nineteen to join a travelling company. He died at Cincinnati, while travelling in the United States as a member of Sir Henry Irving’s company. ALS, 1888, 2pp., to the artist Walt Paget (1862-1935) thanking him for a portrait. Some mounting remains affect nothing. Scarce. VG.............80-120
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21. [RAILROAD] Daniel Woodworth Caldwell (1830-1897) President of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and formerly president of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad company. Letter Signed, 1877, 2pp, about 8 x 9-3/4 in. This letter was sent to Melville E. In to ger a destroyed railroad car. Melville Ezra Ingalls (1842–1914), commonly abbreviated M. E. Ingalls, was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad). Melville financed the construction of the Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, which was the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903. The town of Ingalls, Indiana is named in his honor...............50-75
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22. [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
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23. [Country Music] Charlie Pride (1934-2020) American country music singer. Signed & inscribed 8x10 color photo..........50-75
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24. [THEATRE] Mary Eastlake (1856-1911) English actress who transitioned from early comedic roles into serious dramas. Particularly praised was her performance as Helle, opposite Wilson Barrett in Clito at London's Royal Princess Theatre (1886). ANS, 1887, about 4-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. VG.............50-75
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25. [NASA] Vance Brand - American astronaut. Signed 3x5 card.............Min. Bid $12
26. [MUSICAL THEATRE] 1964 theatre program for THE STUDENT PRINCE starring Allan Jones. William Lewis & Elaine Malbin. Signed by 10 people: Hal Frank, Douglas Mellor, Elaine Malbin, Joe Ross, Frances Koll, Charles Caron, Tom Bate, Mary Stevenson, William James, and Hans G. Wurman. Approx. 9 x 12 in. VG.............50-75
27. [AMERICANA] 1847 Stampless Cover BOSTON, MA Clothes Business, Styles ALBERT FULLER & CO. Offered here is a wonderful 1+pp. ALS (stampless cover, with a red Boston postal cancel), 7 3/4" x 10" (folded sheet), dated Boston August 4th 1847, sent to Mess. Albert Fuller & Co. in Scotland, CT, simply signed A.F. & Co., a fine letter concerned with the making of clothes: "... 10 ps lay. plaid vesting to be made in three styles one third single breasted 42 one third half double breasted 50 we get for making & triming one third Double breasted 62... [much more]." Folds (very small breaks), otherwise very good................Min. Bid $10
28. Thomas Hill (1818-1891) American Unitarian clergyman, mathematician, scientist, philosopher, and educator. Hill was president of Antioch College from 1860 to 1862 until the Civil War forced the college to shut down; he then held the presidency of Harvard University from 1862 to 1868. Ill health caused his retirement from Harvard, and from 1873, he was head of the Unitarian parish in Portland, Maine. ALS, 1850, 1p., to a publisher regarding pamphlets he had sent to be sold. VG.......50-75
29. [FRANCE] c.1650 manuscript document on vellum, 1 page, approx. 10 x 5-1/4 in. Accompanied by some information. See scan below................80-120
30. [BASEBALL] William G. Bramham (1874-1947) was a baseball executive, lawyer and politician, whose most significant role was as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues from 1933 through 1946. Bramham was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Centennial Commission in 1937. Offered here is a 1939 baseball envelope mailed to Mrs. W.P. Bramham, Durham, NC. William G. Bramham has signed the envelope addressed to his wife. The envelope contained a letter from Cooperstown, NY about the stamp on the envelope. The signature on the letter appears to be printed. The Bramham signature is in ink and authentic..........50-75
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31. [FILM] Louis Calhern (1895-1956) American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film The Magnificent Yankee (1950), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Signed album page. Signed on the other side by Gladys Swarthout (1900-1969) American mezzo-soprano opera singer and actress. Approx. 6-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. VG...................50-75
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32. [FILM] Benjamin Bratt (b.1963) American actor, producer, and activist. Signed 10 x 8 photo. Fine..........25-35
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33. BYRON "Whizzer" WHITE (1917-2002) American lawyer and professional football player who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1993. Signed 3x5 card. Fine......40-60
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34. [COLONIAL MAINE] small manuscript document, Kittery, Maine, dated 1781, paying Capt. Roger Mit(chell), signed by Charles Chauncy (1729-1809) he was the nephew of Sir William Pepperell (1696-1759). The right side is partially missing. Approx. 4 x 4-1/4 in. Signed 1782 on verso by Capt. Roger Mitchell (1742-1817). Expected age wear.............50-75
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35. [SILENT FILM] Nellie Parker Spaulding (1870-1945) American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Born in Machias, Maine, she was 45 years old when she obtained her first film part, as 'Aunt Sally' in The Flying Twins (1915). Originally billed as 'Eleanor Spaulding', she was using the more informal 'Nellie' by 1918. She most often played mothers, aunts, or older women, such as "Mrs. Peniston" in the first filmed version of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1918). Spaulding worked for various production companies, but her last role (in 1925) was in an MGM picture. Signed picture postcard, 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. VG........25-35
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36. [AMERICANA] Freegift Vandervoort (1844-1929) was a prominent lawyer in Carrigo Springs, Texas; Union Veteran. Offered here is a letter to John E. Boos [famous Lincoln collector]. Says he was in an adjoining county and planned to go to the Lincoln-Douglas Debate but did not. Letter is dated 1917, 1p, 6.5 x 9 in. VG..............35-45
37. [FRANCE] Medieval Document from 1366 on vellum, 1 page, approx. 8 x 6.5". Quite fresh condition. See small slip [scan 2] identifies as being from Montils...........200-300
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38. [FILM] Warren Berlinger (1937-2020) American character actor, with Broadway runs, movie and television credits, and much work in commercials. His signed contract for the film "BILLIE", starring Patty Duke. Also signed by Milt Ebbins who was Peter Lawford's business manager. Includes 3 additional Rider pages, each signed with the initials of Berlinger and Ebbins. VG..........100-150
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39. [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of John Gregory (1724-1773), a.k.a. John Gregorie, was an eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment physician, medical writer and moralist. Image approx. 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 in. plus margins. VG.................Min. Bid $10
40. [MILITARY] Manus McCloskey (1874-1963) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army. He served in the Philippines and participated in the China Relief Expedition. During World War I, he organized and commanded the 12th Field Artillery Regiment. MacCloskey fought in the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Château-Thierry (1918), the Battle of Belleau Wood, and the Battle of Soissons (1918). Offered here is his signed biographical sheet for WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA, 1922. Approx. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 in. VG..........75-100 Min. Bid $25
41. [SCIENCE] Claude-Louis Mathieu or Louis Mathieu (1783-1875 in Paris) French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars. Awarded the Lalande Prize twice, in 1808 and 1815. ALS [1871], 3 full pages, approx. 5 x 8 in. VG.............60-80
42. (British Literature) Lady Margaret Sackville (1881-1963) poet and children’s author. ALS, nd, 3pp. Henry Wickham Steed (1871-1956)) journalist and historian. He was editor of The Times from 1919 until 1922. Appointed by Joseph Pulitzer as Paris correspondent for the New York World, Steed joined The Times in 1896 as a foreign correspondent, working briefly out of Berlin before transferring successively to Rome ( from 1897 until 1902) and then Vienna (1902–13). In 1914 he moved to London to take over as foreign editor of The Times. TLS 1928. Gladys Bronwyn Stern (1890- 1973) Novelist who wrote many short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism. Quote SIGNED, from the Marx Brothers. Henry Major Tomlinson (1873-1958 1958) writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea. SIGNED presentation title page from his book “Gallions Reach” (1927). Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1873 - 1935) American-born British writer. Her novels explored the contrast in values between Americans and Europeans. Her best-selling novel Tante was made into a 1919 film, The Impossible Woman and The Little French Girl into a 1925 film of the same name. In 1931, she was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters. Four of her books were on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1912, 1924, 1927, and 1929 as determined by the New York Times. ALS, 2pp. Al Alvarez (1929--) poet, novelist, essayist and critic, ANS, 2000. Richard Pryce (1864-1942) Novelist, Dramatist, ALS, 1913, 2pp...........100-150
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43. [FRANCE] Eugene Marcel Prevost (1862-1941) French author and dramatist. In 1909 he was elected to the Academie française. ALS, 1896, 2-1/2 pp. 4-1/4 x 7 in. VG............75-100
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44. [SCIENCE] Hermon Carey Bumpus (1862-1943) American biologist, museum director, and the fifth president of Tufts College (later Tufts University). Bumpus joined the faculty of Brown as a professor of comparative zoology in 1890, where he emphasized active experimentation over the "didactic doldrums" of lectures. In 1893, Bumpus worked with colleagues Charles V. Chapin and John Howard Appleton in establishing a premedical program, one of the first premedical programs in the United States, with Bumpus as the director. Bumpus also established a Medical Association for physicians of Providence; in 1896 Bumpus demonstrated a Holtz machine to this group. TLS, 1895, 1p, plus envelope. VG...............50-75
45. [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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48. [COLONIAL] 1727 DOVER, NH Land Deed
BENJAMIN PIERCE Land in Rochester to GIDEON CONNOR.
Offered here is a 1p. MDS, 7 1/2 x 12, dated December 5, 1727
(with other dates of Dec. 11, 1727 and Feb. 18, 1729/30 when
it was recorded), a Province of New Hampshire deed wherein
Benjamin Pierce of Dover, NH does convey his rights to land
granted to him "... by the Governor and Counsell... in ye Town
of Rochester...," to Gideon Connor, signed Benjamin Pierce and
Hannah her H mark Pierce, witnessed by Benj.
___ble, and Joseph Connor, attested to by James Davis (Justice
of the Peace) and Josh. Pierce (Recorder). Folds
(pinholes)/ creased corner, minor edge wear, toned-- quite
good overall. BENJAMIN PIERCE [Peirce] (1677-1740) was
born in Watertown, Massachusetts. Folds (pinholes)/ creased
corner, minor edge wear, toned-- quite good
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49. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Benjamin Thompson Sr. (1765-1838) was the second son of “judge Ebenezer, was an extensive landowner in Durham and Barrington. He served as justice of the peace and as clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Strafford County for twenty years. He inherited the Thompson homestead, where he established his eldest son, Ebenezer, “Sr.”, living himself in a Durham Village residence which passed to his second son, Benjamin “Benefactor.” The elder Benjamin’s wife, Mary Pickering (1774-1849), was the daughter of large landowners in Newington. Benjamin Thompson Jr. (1806-1890) of Durham, New Hampshire, was a farmer and businessman, and the main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire. Benjamin left the State of New Hampshire his Warner Farm and all his assets totaling $400,000 for the creation of an agricultural college on his property in Durham. Offered here is a rare letter dated Durham (New Hampshire), May 23, 1803, 1 page, signed by Benj. Thompson, sent to Levi Bartlett at Kingston, NH. Levi Bartlett (1763-1828) was the son of Josiah Bartlett, Signer of the Declaration of Independnce. Levi Bartlett was a doctor in Kingston, New Hampshire ".......and in the adjoining towns, he soon acquired an extensive practice, and was frequently called many miles from home in consultation. He was a skilful and successful surgeon, and performed many important operations." Dr. Bartlett filled many stations of trust. He was a Justice of the Peace and Quorum throughout the state, Colonel in the militia, and Post Master for many years. He frequently represented Kingston in the Legislature, and for several years was a member of the Council, and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. But being of a studious and metaphysical turn, he preferred the quiet pleasures of private life to the care and turmoil of the political arena. Address leaf is addressed to Bartlett. Provinance: Estate-Kingston home of Josiah Bartlett. Excellent condition................600-800
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50. [WOMEN] Emma Stone Lawrence Blackwell (1851-1920), sister-in-law of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, who married George W. Blackwell; she became a school teacher, later worked for “The Woman’s Journal,” she was Lucy Stone’s niece, one-time president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association's New Jersey chapter; she was a founder of the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association (NJWSA) and attended its initial meeting in February 1890. She served as its recording secretary in 1894-95. She served as the NJWSA secretary in 1900, historian in 1903, and president in 1905-07. Offered here is a 1907 ALS, 2pp. signed "Emma". Written to her father Henry Lawrence. Fine.........50-75
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51. Mary Baird Bryan (1861-1930) wife of William Jennings Bryan. She was an American writer and suffragette. Mary Elizabeth would emerge as an important part of Bryan's career, managing his correspondence and helping him prepare speeches and articles. Mary passed the bar exam and learned German in order to help his career. ALS, not dated to Mr. Berger, 2pp. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in. On page 2 she says "I was never so proud of Mr. Bryan as now. He possesses powers of strategy & management of which I was not aware."................Min. Bid $45
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52. [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
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One Of The Founders Of Springfield, Illinois
53. [VERMONT] An 1811 partly-printed two prisoners in the common Gaol in State of Vermont. Both have signed this document. Also a witness signature of William Strong (1763-1840) US congressman and judge from Vermont. Strong was born in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1763, and moved with his parents to Hartford, Vermont, the following year. Strong was self-educated and was engaged extensively in land surveying. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1802, and was the sheriff of Windsor County from 1802 to 1810. Strong was elected as a Democratic-Republican US Representative to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses, from March 4, 1811 until March 3, 1815. Strong returned to Vermont politics to sit once more in the state House of Representatives from 1815 until 1818, and as a judge of the supreme court of Windsor County from 1819 until 1821. He was then elected to the Sixteenth Congress, from March 4, 1819 until March 3, 1821. Strong died in Hartford on January 28, 1840, and was interred in Quechee Cemetery. Also signed by the Sherif on the verso. He was A Founder Of Springfield, Illinois. Pascal P. Enos Sr. (1770-1832) American pioneer. He is known chiefly as one of the four original proprietors of Springfield, Illinois. He was born at Windsor, Connecticut, in the year 1770, and in 1815 was married to Salome Paddock, of Woodstock, Vermont. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1794, studied law, and after spending some years in Vermont, where he served as High Sheriff of Windsor County, Vermont. Soon after his marriage he went west to Cincinnati, Ohio, but did not remain there long. In the spring of 1817 he came to St. Louis, Missouri, then, in 1821, he moved to Madison county, Illinois. While residing there, upon the recommendation of the Vermont delegation in congress, Mr. Enos was appointed by President Monroe to be receiver of the land office at Springfield, Illinois. He reached this place with his family, in September, 1823, and opened office in a double log cabin at the corner of what is now Third and Jefferson streets. In November of that year he united with Major Hes, Thomas Cox, and John Taylor, in laying out a town site, since known as Springfield. Mr. Enos retained the office of receiver until General Jackson became president in 1829, when he resigned, and devoted his time to land transaction and mercantile pursuits. He died in 1832, leaving a large landed estate, and was survived by his wife and four children. Approx. 8 x 13 in. VG...........200-300
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54. [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
55. [FRANCE] multiple lot of French autographs: [1] Pauline [ Ducruet ] Augustine [1781-1865] French painter of miniature paintings. She was the wife of the famous French artist of miniature paintings, Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin. He married his pupil and assistant Madeleine Pauline Ducruet, some of whose works are often not easy to distinguish from his own. Offered here is a rare ALS, 1835, 1p, approx. 8 x 9". She speaks about miniatures. VG. [2] Virginie Demont-Breton [1859-1935] British artist. She was the daughter & student of Jules Breton; wife of painter Adrien Demont. She won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of Amsterdam in 1883. She was President of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptresses; she was named Officer of the Legion of Honor. ALS, no date, 2pp, excellent condition. In French. [3] FERNAND VANDEREM [b. 1864] Fr. literary man. He was a novelist & reporter. ALS, 1906, 1p. [4] Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David (1755-1839) French archaeologist and writer on art. ALS, Paris, 1819, written on both sides. Edge-tipped to another sheet. [5] BEATRICE BRETTY - famous French actress. ALS, [1932], 1p., to the actress Tania Fedor. [6] Pierre] ARTHUR PONROY [b. 1816] Fr. dramatist, poet, historian. Lengthy 4pp. ALS. Interesting content about literature. [7] HENRI TISOT - Fr. actor. ALS, Paris, 1959, on both sides. To Director of La Comédie-Française asking to forgive him for missing a show. In the comedy movie The Fuhrer runs amok by Philippe Clair, Henri Tisot stars stars socceras Hitler who challenges other European countries in matches. VG. [8] GEORGES DOUAY - Parisian man-about-town, theatre fan, and composer of songs and operettas. ALS, 1893, 1p. [9] César Campinchi (1882-1941) French statesman in the beginning of the 20th century. Campinchi was president of the Association générale des étudiants de Paris student organisation, a member of the Radical Socialist Party and deputy for Corsica from 1932 to 1940. He carried out the functions of the Keeper of the seals and presented the Campinchi proposal concerning the protection of minors in 1937. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7 in. Speaks about politics and Bernstein. Fine. [10] Nicolas Levasseur (1791-1871) French bass, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Levasseur was considered without rivals in his time, possessing a voice of remarkable beauty and grandeur. ALS, 1854, 1p., 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG.........200-300
56 Amy Leslie (1855-1939) American actress, opera singer, and drama critic who was the first wife of Frank Buck. Her personal calling card on which she has written 4 words [not signed]. 3-1/8 x 2-1/4 in. VG.............20-30
59.[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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60. 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
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Made Lasting Impression On Theodore Roosevelt
61. [FRANCE] Charles Wagner (1852-1918) French reformed pastor whose inspirational writings were influential in shaping the reformed theology of his time. He graduated from the Sorbonne in 1869; and studied theology at Strassburg and Göttingen. He was the pastor of a small parish in the French province of Vosges until 1882, when he went to Paris, and there opened a Sunday school and later began preaching. The publication of his book Jeunesse ("Youth") in 1891 marked him as a leader in the ethical movement in France and his influence continually increased. Besides serving as pastor to a large congregation, he took an active part in many philanthropic and charitable undertakings, and in this work came into cordial relations with men of all shades of religious belief. Of his publications, The Simple Life attracted particular interest in the United States and was widely commended by religious and ethical leaders. In the fall of 1904, Wagner visited the United States. He was invited to preach at the White House by Theodore Roosevelt on whom The Simple Life had made a lasting impression. Wagner made numerous addresses and gained material for his book My Impressions of America (1906). Two ALSs, 1917 & 1918, plus small signed & inscribed picture portrait dated 1918; also envelope. All fine........80-150
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62. [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
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63. [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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64 . [THEATRE] Oswald Yorke (1866- 1943) British character actor who had a near sixty-year career performing on both sides of the Atlantic. During World War I, Yorke was put in charge of the entertainment of soldiers attached to the American Expeditionary Force in France. He was a member of The Lambs in New York and The Savage Club in London. SIGNATURE, 3-3/4 x 2-1/8. VG..............20-30
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65. [FILM] Angie Dickinson (b.1931) American actress. Signed 3x5 card. Fine...............25-35
66. [AMERICAN NAVAL] Commander John Mitchell Hawley - a native of Northampton, Mass., a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent families of the town. He made his home here until he was appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he was graduated in 1868. In 1869 he was made an ensign, in 1870 a master, and in 1874 a lieutenant, and from the time of his graduation until 1887 he rendered valuable service in several coast survey expeditions and in the hydrographic office. From 1887 to 1890 he was executive officer of the Nipsic, one of the United States fleet sent to Apia, Samoan islands, during the uprisings in 1889. The American, British and German fleets in the bay were overwhelmed by a fearful hurricane which swept the islands in March, 1889, and the Nipsic was one of the two or three vessels that escaped total destruction. Commander Hawley received a vote of thanks from the Legislature of Massachusetts for rare courage and ability displayed during the hurricane, and was commended to the Navy Department by Rear Admiral Kimberley, '"for zeal and energy in getting the Nipsic afloat after -she was beached. He had entire charge of this work, and to his efforts, in a large measure, is due the fact that the Nipsic is now afloat without more serious injury." In 1894 he was promoted to be lieutenant-commander and in 1896 was ordered to duty as assistant to the chief of the Bureau of Navigation, having charge of enlisted men. During the Spanish-American war, he was engaged in recruiting men from the west for the navy, having charge of three parties who secured nearly two thousand men for the service. He was promoted to commander March 3, 1899, and in May was ordered to the command of the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's old flagship, which is to be used as a practice-ship. Offered is is a 1p. typed letter, undated but c. 1889, from John M. Hawley [signed only in type], sent to Lieut. Henry W. Lyons offering his testimony if desired. The dockets in pencil are in Lyon's hand. VG............100-150 Min. Bid $25
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67. [BUSINESS] Frederick Fraley (1804-1901) American businessman, politician, and civic leader from Pennsylvania. He was involved in several successful businesses and served on the Philadelphia City Council and as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was one of the founders of the Franklin Institute and one of the first directors of Girard College in Philadelphia. He worked for seven years as secretary of the American Fire Insurance Company and for twenty-three years as president of the Schuylkill Navigation Company. He also worked for the Western Savings Fund Society and as president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. He was associated with the Philadelphia Board of Trade and served as president of the National Board of Trade. In 1824 he was one of the founders of the Franklin Institute and served as treasurer for many years. In 1847, he became one of the first directors of Girard College. In 1853 Fraley became a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. He also worked as president of the Western Saving Fund Society. In 1880, he received an honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Union League of Philadelphia. For the last twenty-one years of his life Fraley was the president of the American Philosophical Society. Document Signed, American Fire Insurance Co., 1842, approx. 5-1/4 x 4 in. The ink is a little light...........Min. Bid $25
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68. [MUSIC] John Thomas (1795-1871) Welsh, born in Carmarthen, musician, poet and schoolmaster who taught in Machen and Merthyr before moving to the Pontypridd district in 1850. From his time in Merthyr he pioneered choral music in Wales, leading his own choirs to success in eisteddfodau in the 1830s. He was also an essayist on Welsh music and culture, winning awards at eisteddfodau in 1838 and 1840, and in 1845 published Y Caniedydd Cymreig, a collection of airs with English and Welsh words. ALS, 1875, 2pp. To Mr. Planché, probably James Robinson Planché (1796 – 1880) the British dramatist. Thomas is anxious to set up a meeting about "a Libretto...", approx. 4-1/2 x 7". VG........Min. Bid $25
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69. [SCIENCE] George Ferdinand Becker (1847-1919) American geologist. His most important work was in connection with the origin and mode of occurrence of ore deposits, especially those of the western United States. He was a leader in mining geology and geophysics, and for many years was the chief of the Division of Chemical and Physical Research in the United States Geological Survey. The investigations under his direction led to the establishment of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. In 1896 he examined the gold mines of South Africa and at the time of the Spanish-American War was detailed to serve as geologist on the staff of General Bell with the army in the Philippine Islands. He died on 20 April 1919 in Washington, D.C. ALS, 1908, written in the 3rd person, accepting invitation. Not mentioned but this was sent to Robert S. Woodward in regards to invitation to meet members of the National Academy of Sciences. Fine..........100-150
Portrait of Becker
70. Geo. W. Warvelle (1852-1940) noted Chicago Professor of Law, philosopher, legal scholar and author of many legal volumes still in print and found in contemporary law libraries. ALS, Chicago, 1885, 2 full pages, 8 x 10.5 in. To Henry Rawle. He asks for help with a manuscript he is writing on Vender and Purchser, which will be published. VG...............50-75
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71. [18th Century Portrait] 1776 engraved portrait of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-1791) English religious leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales. She founded an evangelical branch in England and Sierra Leone, known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. Total size approx. 7.5 x 4.5 in. Condition is expected with this age. This originally was not printed on white paper. Rare!.................75-100
72. [FILM] The Wynne family - 8 x 10 photo including Ed Wynn, Keenan, and his two sons around a birthday cake. c. 1950s. 10 x 8 in. VG for its age. Provenance: once owned by actor Van Johnson. ........50-75
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73. Bernard Jacques Joseph Maximilien de Ring (1799–1873) French archaeologist; born at Bonn, Rhenish Prussia, May 27, 1799; died at Bischleim, Alsace, in 1873. He devoted himself from his sixteenth year to the study of archaeology, and published ‘Picturesque Views of the Old Castles of Baden’ (1829); ‘Celtic Settlement in Southern Germany’ (1842); ‘Roman Settlement of the Rhine to the Danube’ (1852–53), crowned by the French Academy; and ‘History of the Opiques People: Their Legislation, Customs, and Language’ (1859). ALS, 1854, 2-1/2 pp, 5-1/4 x 8 in. PLUS another letter dated 1834, 1-1/2 pp. plus address leaf, by a different "archeologian" [so described]. Neither letter is translated. VG..........100-150
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74. [EISENHOWER] offered here is a youthful color photo of Julie [Nixon] and David Eisenhower. Mounted to about 8 x 10, signed & inscribed on the mount. Julie signs the inscription and David add's his first name. Youthful pose. VG...............100-150
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75. (American Hollywood Stars Lot) Gwen Verdon (1925 –2000) actress and dancer who won four Tony awards. She is also strongly identified with her husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse. ALS. Don Beddoe (1903 –1991) character actor who appeared in dozens of films, stage and TV roles from the 1930’s. ALS. Nedra Volz (1908 –2003)film and television actress. She started as a toddler in Vaudeville and became well known on TV . SIGNED, inscribed card. John Raitt (1917 –2005) actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater and film. SIGNED Lakewood playhouse program (Maine). Roger Pryor (1901-1974) Actor. Slick, devilishly handsome leading man Roger Pryor was the son of prominent composer/bandleader Arthur Pryor. SIGNED contract dated 1936, 2pp. Joe Frank Cobb (1916 –2002) child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929. SIGNED FDC honoring Grand Coulee Dam. Blanche Yurka (1887 –1974) theatre and film actress. SIGNATURE on card. Elissa Landi (1904 –1948) Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. SIGNED, inscribed sheet with a Mayor dated February 21, 1941. RICHARD ARLEN (1898-1976) Actor Film and Television He started out in Silent film. SIGNED 5x7 portrait photo (early) signed in dark area...............80-120
76. [MUSIC] Buddy Cage (1946-2020) American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Popular both as a performer and session musician, he played with many bands and recording artists, including Anne Murray, Bob Dylan, Brewer & Shipley, David Bromberg, and the Zen Tricksters. Signed album page. Also signed on the verso John DeSanto. About 4x6 in. VG.............25-35
77. [GEORGE WASHINGTON] 2 antique engravings: (1) Washington's House, Mount Vernon. Image approx. 4-3/4 x 7-1/4 plus margins. (2) The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon. Image approx. 7 x 4 plus margins. VG.........50-75
78. [THEATRE] Mona Vivian (1894-1971) was a popular English pantomime stage artist in the early years of the twentieth century. She began her stage career at a young age, performing as the character "Wee Mona". RARE signed vintage, early 1920s photo, 5-3/4 x 7-1/4 in. VG condition for its age........50-75
79. [NOBEL PRIZE] Luis W. Alvarez (1911-1988) American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for development of the hydrogen bubble chamber enabling discovery of resonance states in particle physics. The American Journal of Physics commented, "Luis Alvarez was one of the most brilliant and productive experimental physicists of the twentieth century." Signed 3x5 card. Fine..........50-75
80. [SCIENCE] James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, and long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and publications, most notably the journal Science. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public (or SSP), from 1921–1944. The New York Times hailed him as "the dean of American science." Yet Cattell may be best remembered for his uncompromising opposition to American involvement in World War I. His public opposition to the draft led to his dismissal from his position at Columbia University, a move that later led many American universities to establish tenure as a means of protecting unpopular beliefs. Offered here is a ALS, written in the 3rd person to Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. Diller and his wife accept invitation from Woodward to meet the members of the National Academy of Sciences. All of the handwriting is by Cattell. Approx. 3-3/4 x 6 in. Very good. Provenance: Estate of Robert S. Woodward' s summer home in New Hampshire...............125-175
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81. [WALT KUHN] Vera Spier Kuhn (1885–1961) studied jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY, and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she met Walt; they married the next year. Vera Spier Kuhn (1885–1961) studied jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY, and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she met Walt; they married the next year. Retained ink signed TLS, July 30, 1949, 1p, to James H. Wall, M.D., asking for the results of Walt's autopsy. She wants to know the connection between Kuhn's ulcers and his emotional disturbance. By the 1940s, Kuhn’s behavior began to take on unsound characteristics. He became increasingly irascible and distant from old friends. When the Ringling Brothers Circus was in town, he attended night after night. (During a hard-pressed period in the 1920s, Kuhn had worked as a designer and director for revues and circus acts.) 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. Includes Dr. Wall's reply giving Vera an explanation about uclers and how they were associated with "individuals of Mr. Kuhn's temperament." The handwritten noter top corner is by Vera for Brenda, her daughter. Envelope to Brenda is present. Extremely Rare!.............700-900
Vera's letter
Doctor's reply
Photo of Vera 1914
See portrait of Walt Kuhn82. An 1801 Kentucky Pioneer document from Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky. promisory note signed by several prominent pioneers. Signed on the front by Charles Helm and George Helm. Charles HELM [1777- 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. He served for a number of years in the Kentucky State Senate and House of Representatives. GEO. HELM (1774-1822) signs on the verso. In 1798 he was appointed sheriff of Hardin County; was in the State Legislature 1813, 1814 and 1816. Resigned temporarily in 1814 to serve on the staff of General John Thomas, who commanded the Kentucky troops at the Battle of New Orleans. His son became Governor of Kentucky. Geo. Helm was involved briefly in the following incident. In Elizabethtown the first execution took slave April 2, 1796. Jacob, a slave, killed his master John Crow in Dec. 1795. He fled to Vienna, but was captured and returned to Elizabethtown. Tried by a special court, he was condemned to be hanged. When Jacob was arrested he said, "I killed Crow, but you prove it." He pleaded guilty though, and was sentenced to be hung. The court not agreeing on the value of the negro, a jury was impaneled who fixed his value at 80 pounds. Confined in an old log jail, he made a desperate dash when the door was opened to feed him. George Helm, being in sight, and being then a stout young man, pursued the prisoner about 400 yards, crossing Valley Creek & ascending a hill, caught & brought Jacob back. The execution was witnessed by a large crowd. The Sheriff having a distaste for the hangman's office [by consent of Jacob] procured the services of a black man to tie the noose and drive the cart from under. For years after the matter was spoken as "The time Jacob was hung." SIGNED ON THE VERSO BY Squire Larue, James Crutcher, Ben Helm, & Michael Campbell. In 1813 Hardin County had the unique distinction of having two future presidents of the United States living within its borders: Abraham Lincoln, a boy of four years, and James Buchanan, then a young man of 22 years. Buchanan, in 1796, became part owner with James Dickey, of 3610 acres of land in Hardin County, purchased for one dollar per acre from Michael Campbell.SQUIRE LaRUE [1785-1861] the only son of John LaRue, for whom LaRue County was named. He was a Lincoln neighbor who’s son was born the day before Abraham Lincoln. His mother, Mary Brooks LaRue Enlow, was present at the birth of Squire LaRue’s son, and she was very close to the Lincolns. Legend tells us that she walked the short distance to the Lincoln cabin and was “Granny-mother” at the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Squire LaRue served in the General Assembly of Kentucky and was also County Judge of Hardin County. 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. 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. VG.......400-600 Min. Bid $100
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83. [PIONEER KENTUCKY] Col. Joseph Barnett (1730 or 31 - 1795) an early pioneer in Kentucky who built Barnett's Station, one of the earliest forts erected near Severns Valley, Kentucky. He was also one of the founders and preacher of Regular Baptist Church of Severns Valley [Elizabethtown, KY], the oldest Baptist church in Kentucky. Barnett's Station was established by brothers Joseph and Alexander Barnett who came from Virginia to Kentucky in early 1780s. Settlement was frequently raided by Indians. During an attack in April 1790, two children were killed and Hanna Barnett, the ten-year-old daughter of Joseph, was carried off and held captive for six months. He was also one of the first judges in Elizabethtown. He, with his brother Robert, was at Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War. His brother Robert was killed there. When the Revolutionary War came on some twenty years later he entered the northern wing of the army. He was in the Battle of Yorktown (October, 1781) and there met up with his brother Alexander. After some discussion they made arrangements to come to Kentucky. The following year they met at the fort where Elizabethtown now stands. To quote from Haycraft’s History "Honorable Judge Joseph Barnett . . . lived near Hartford, and traveled upwards of seventy‑five miles to sit in court. He did indeed possess a large landed estate ‑-27,934 acres at the time of his death. He was a dealer in lands on a large scale, Jefferson County (then Virginia) entries alone totaling 155,370 acres, and the early records of Nelson and Hardin Counties are full of land transactions to which he was a party. Offered here is a signed document dated 1791. Barnett is transferring 400 acres od land in Kentucky. Signed by Joseph Barnett, Thomas Allen, Robert Allen, and Anne Allen. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-1/2 in. There are numerous condition faults and repairs using very thin, strong acid-free tissue coated with acid-free adhesive which is non-yellowing. Some text loss along right side...............600-800
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Rare Pioneer Kentucky Document
84. [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.
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85. [ART] Ettore Giorgio ( 1887-1971 ) Italian engraver and painter. Born in Alexandria in Egypt, after his classical studies he moved to Italy where from 1904 to 1911 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence studying above all the techniques of engraving. From 1912 to 1914 he resided in Munich where he began his activity as an engraver practicing woodcut , brought back into vogue by the Italian corporation of woodcutters , founded by Adolfo De Carolis and Ettore Cozzani in those years. Between 1913 and 1914 he was among the illustrators of the magazine L'Eroica , founded and directed in La Spezia by Cozzani, which was one of the most prestigious and exclusive original woodcut exhibitions of the time. At the Biennale of Venice regularly exhibits (except 1934) from 1912 to 1940, both engravings paintings. At the end of the 1920s he was called to teach in Urbino . He continues to take part in exhibitions in Italy (Florence, Livorno, Naples, Viareggio) and abroad (Athens, Berlin). In 1939 he exhibited at the III Quadriennale in Rome and at the National Painting Competition in San Remo in which he was the winner with a Portrait of a Lady , now exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. Due to an accident he loses the use of his left hand; after 1940 he exhibited more rarely, devoting himself almost exclusively to painting. In 1969 he moved to Viareggio where he died in 1971. Offered here is an original woodcut, unsigned as usual. Image is approx. 8 x 5-1/4 in. plus wide clean margins...............100-150
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86. [ART] Ruth Levy Guinzburg (1898 - ) American artist who studied with Fernand Leger in Paris. Her work 1922-1944 was exhibited at the Grand Central Galleries, NY. Offered here is an 1953 [plate signed] original lithograph from IMPROVISATIONS. Noted artists drew directly on the lithographic plates. Each was used as an ad for various businesses. The proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is approx. 12 x 8 in. VG.........80-120
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87. [FRANCE] Jules Lemaitre (1853-1914) French critic and dramatist. Lemaître was born in Vennecy, Loiret. He became a professor at the University of Grenoble in 1883, but was already well known for his literary criticism, and in 1884 he resigned his position to devote his time to literature. He succeeded Jean-Jacques Weiss as drama critic of the Journal des Débats, and subsequently filled the same office on the Revue des Deux Mondes. His literary studies were collected under the title of Les Contemporains (7 series, 1886-1899), and his dramatic feuilletons as impressions de théàtre (10 series, 1888-1898). His sketches of modern authors show great insight and unexpected judgment as well as gaiety and originality of expression. He published two volumes of poetry: Les Médaillons (1880) and Petites orientales (1883); also some volumes of contes, among them En marge des vieux livres (1905). Two brief ALSs, written on 4.25 x 3.25" cards plus signature with 2 lines on small slip................60-80
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88. [FRANCE] Etienne Émile Marie Boutroux (1845-1921) was an eminent 19th century French philosopher of science and religion, and an historian of philosophy. ALS, PARIS, 1918, 2pp, approx. 4-1/4 x 5-1/4". VG.............50-75
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89. 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
90.
[ENGLAND]
William Eden,
1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS
(1745-1814)
British
diplomat and
politician who
sat in the
British House
of Commons
from 1774 to
1793. The
subantarctic
Auckland
Islands group
to the south
of New
Zealand,
discovered in
1806, were
named after
him. ALS,
1800, 1p.,
regarding
missing an old
friend - hopes
to see him in
Paris. 5 x 8
in.
VG....75-100
91. [COMEDY] Allen & Rossi was a comedy team composed of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, active from 1957 until 1969. They appeared on over 700 television shows including 44 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, including three of the four Ed Sullivan episodes on which The Beatles appeared. The team also appeared in a spy spoof film The Last of the Secret Agents (1966). OFFERED HERE ARE 2 SEPARATE SIGNED CONTRACTS, 1965, to appear on the Hy Gardiner Show. One signed by Rossi and the other signed by Allen. Each 1p.............50-75
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92. [FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Signed 1934 bank check made out to Arthur Tanner. VG............30-40
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93. [BALLET] Julio Bocca (b. 1967)Argentine ballet dancer. Bocca spent twenty years as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. One of the most important ballet dancers of the late 20th century. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. Surface creasing................25-35
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94. [WALT KUHN ESTATE] Aunt Margaret writes to Walt Kuhn 1920 from Jamaica, NY, 1p. saying that Walt's father says he thinks he would be better off staying in a hospital. She says that Walt should make the decision. Includes original envelope addressed to Mr. Walter Kuhn, Canoe Place, Good Ground, L.I. Walt Kuhn has written in pencil on the envelope. Signed bank check by Brenda Kuhn included. VG...............50-75
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95. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] Offered here is a small lot of autographs. Includes: (1) Mark Sullivan (1874-1952) American journalist. 8 handwritten lines, not signed. (2) William Cave Thomas (1820-1906?), generally referred to as Cave Thomas was an English painter of historical, religious and literary subjects, also known as a sculptor and author. Brief autograph letter signed, 1877. (3) Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American portrait and figure painter, muralist, and educator. He taught at the Cooper Union, the Art Students League of New York, and was one of the founders of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He and his wife Marion established a summer artist colony in western Maine. Signed 1922 bank check. (4) Unidentified signed card dated New York 1885. We believe this is an actor but cannot make out the signature. (5) 1965 Inauguration cover for Lyndon B. Johnson, not signed. VG.................Min. Bid $30
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96. Preston Foster (1900-1970) American actor of stage, film, radio, and television, whose career spanned nearly four decades. Signed, inscribed yellow card, 5x4 in. One fold line down the middle...............25-35
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97. [POSTAL HISTORY LOT] Includes envelopes hand addressed by the following authors: [1] E.B. LYTTON (1803-1873) also signed by Lytton, postmarked 1858. [2] Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) addressed and signed, postmarked 1830. [3] Sir Arthur Helps (1813-1875) English writer and dean of the Privy Council. He was a Cambridge Apostle. Addressed and signed by Helps.................Min. Bid $45
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98. [POSTAL HISTORY] offered here is a postmarked envelope addressed in the hand of Francis Parkman [not signed] to Professor Charles E. Norton. Approx. 4-1/2 x 3-3/4 in. Francis Parkman (1823-1893) important American historian, author. Charles E. Norton (1827-1908) American author, social critic, and professor of art. He was a progressive social reformer and a liberal activist whom many of his contemporaries considered the most cultivated man in the United States. Fine...................Min. Bid $25
99. Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, PC (3 August 1829 – 24 October 1912) was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895 when he was raised to the peerage. Offered here is an envelope addressed in the hand of Arthur Peel to Archibald Peel. Archibald writes on the front side "Arthur Peel when retiring from the Speakership." Approx. 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 in. VG................25-35
100. [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.........Min. Bid $25
101. [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
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102. [ART] Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834-1894)
British artist, art critic and author. He was a keen advocate of
contemporary printmaking and most of his writings concern the graphic
arts. He was an important theorist of the English Etching Revival. Offered here is an Original etching done in 1871, the title is "On The Ternin", image
approx. 2-3/4 x 5-1/2 in. plus margins. Signed in the plate [as
usual]. Some foxing in upper margin area o/w VG............Min. Bid $25
104. Coleman Barks (born1937)
is an American poet, and former literature faculty at the
University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads
Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the
poems based on other English translations. Signed typescript
poem titled THE PENGUIN, 1p., 8.5 x 11 in. VG...........50-75
105. [NASA] group
of 6 covers postmarked 1966-1982.
VG........60-80.........Min. Bid $20
106. [NASA] group of 6 covers postmarked 1975-1982. VG..................60-80..................Min. Bid $20
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108. [AVIATION] Ruth
Rowland Nichols (1901-1960) American aviation pioneer. She was
the only woman yet to hold simultaneous world records for
speed, altitude, and distance for a female pilot. She has a
very interesting biography including her connect to Amelia
Earhart. In December 1930, she beat Charles Lindbergh's record
time for a cross-country flight, completing the trip in 13
hours, 21 minutes. Offered here is a biographical sheet on
which pens about 8 lines [not signed]. Approx. 6 x 8 in.
VG............50-75
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109. [ART] Original portrait etching of President Herbert Hoover. THIS ETCHING IS SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE ARTIST Franklin T. Wood (American 1887-1945) American painter & etcher. He was born at Hyde Park, Mass. Studied: Art Students League in NY and abroad. Member: Chicago Soc. of Etchers; Soc. of American Etchers. Won Bronze medal at P-P Expos., San Franciso in 1915. His work in in the following museums: Art Inst. of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Smithsonian, Library of Congress. This is an original pencil signed etching, approx. 16 x 12 plus margins, on light tan paper. Condition is very good. The scan below is of another example of this etching as we have one than one. Its the same image..........150-200
110. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Terry Malick - American film director, screenwriter, and producer. (2) John Milius - American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. He was a writer for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian, and Red Dawn. He later served as the co-creator of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning HBO series Rome. (3) Jim Cromwell - American character actor and activist. Some of his more notable films include Babe (1995), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999). (4) Britt Leach - American character actor. Among the many TV shows Britt has made guest appearances on are The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Insight, Bonanza, Tales from the Crypt, and Newhart. (5) Vincent Derosa (b. 1920) American hornist who served as a studio musician for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2008. DeRosa contributed to many of the most acclaimed albums of the 20th century, including some of the biggest-selling albums by artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Frank Zappa, Boz Scaggs, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, Stan Kenton, Henry Mancini, The Monkees, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Mel Tormé. All of these are Warner Bros. paychecks, 1984-85. Not are signed................MIN. BID $25
111. Malcolm Taylor Dougherty (pen name Malcolm Taylor) (1888-1989) author of boys' books and a poet. An archive of 10 ALSs dated 1983-1989, PLUS 7 Christmas cards, each with long notes written by him on them; plus a photo and funeral card. Interesting reflections by a centenarian. Most are signed "Doc." VG.......Min. Bid $40
112. Thomas Tod Stoddart (1810–1880) was a Scottish angler and poet. Signed 3 page manuscript poem, 7-1/4 x 9 in. One punch hole at edge o/w VG.......75-100 MIN. BID $25
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113. MYSTERY LOT of about 86 pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; 5 bank checks signed by the noted artist, Douglas Volk, known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln, one used on postage stamp, and various ephemera. Oldest item in this lot is 1804. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items.....150-250 Min. Bid $75
114. Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century. He launched a series of articles in McClure's, called Tweed Days in St. Louis, that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities. He is remembered for investigating corruption in municipal government in American cities and for his leftist values. Brief ALS written at bottom of a 1918 letter by Chas. D. Reid. Letter is ragged condition. Not researched..............Min. Bid $50
115. [FILM] Eddie Quillan (1907-1990) American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Ink Signed page on which he answers two questions. His answers are typed. 8.5 x 11 in. VG..............40-60
116. George Trumbull Ladd 1842-1921) American philosopher, educator and psychologist. During 1879 to 1882 he lectured on theology at Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1883 at Harvard University, where during the time period of 1895 to 1896 he conducted a graduate seminar in ethics. Between 1892 and 1899, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, he served as a diplomatic adviser and helped the Cabinet under Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito (1841–1909) to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. ALS, 1898, 1p., laid to sheet. VG................50-75
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117. Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was an American author. He was 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", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially. His most famous character was Philo Gubb. ALS, 1919, 1p, laid to sheet. VG................50-75
118. [FILM & STAGE] misc. collection of signatures, includes: (1) Irene Fenwick (1887-1936) American stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore. (2) Janet of France [Janet Martine] Vaudeville actress. (3) Anne Sequin [1878]. (4) Denman Thompson (1833-1911) American playwright and theatre actor. (5) Plus 5 more not identified. Mixed conditions............Min. Bid $10See above
119. [Sec. of War] Jan. 17, 1866 printed government document, from Edwin M. Stanton, Sec. of War, to the US Senate, Ex. Doc. 12, 63 pages. VG..............40-60 Min. Bid $10
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120. [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...............50-75
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121. Early Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard, dated 1838 Port of New Orleans. Sugar shipped on the schooner called CHASE, being shipped from New Orleans to Charleston, South Carolina. Approx. 10 x 6 in. Roland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) was a financier from Rhode Island who was early identified with the Free Soil and Anti-Slavery parties and was one of the founders of the Republican Party. His early connection with this party was so prominent that southern newspapers warned southern people not to buy "Hazard's goods." While in New Orleans in 1841-'2, though threatened with lynching, he obtained with great effort the release of large numbers of free negroes, who belonged to ships from the north, and who had been placed in the chain-gang.................Min. Bid $25
122. [MILITARY] Edward F. Witsell (1891-1969) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1946 to 1951. He was also he military attaché in Tokyo, Japan as well as Honolulu, Hawaii. TLS, 1946, 1p. to Augustin Boucher who is asking for assisatnce for his brother serving overseas. His brother Joseph was a paratrooper who was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. Includes 4 page letter from Augustin to Congressman Philip Philbin [Mass.].............Min. Bid $18
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123. E.E. Cummings (1894-1962), often styled as e e cummings, as he sometimes signed his name, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He wrote approximately 2900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and several essays. In 1934, after his separation from his second wife, Cummings met Marion Morehouse, a fashion model and photographer. Although it is not clear whether the two were ever formally married, Morehouse lived with Cummings in a common-law marriage until his death in 1962. She died on May 18, 1969, while living at 4 Patchin Place, Greenwich Village, New York City, where Cummings had resided since September 1924. Offered here is a scarce 2pp. DOCUMENT SIGNED, 9 x 18 1/2 in., an Agreement of Lease made this 18th day of July 1947 between Hugh Keenan... and E. E. Cummings... [for] the apartment containing two rooms known as Apartment on the second floor rear floor in the building known as 4 Patchin Place in the Borough of Manhatten, City of New York, for the term of seventeen months... at an annual rental of Five Hundred Seventeen and 50/100 Dollars...," signed Hugh Keenan, E. E. Cummings, and H. C. Lovejoy (Notary Public). Folds (small breaks/ couple minor losses), some spotting/ light stain-- overall quite good..................600-800
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124. [SILENT FILM] Marie (Mosquini) de Forest (1899-1983) American film actress. She appeared in 202 silent films between 1917 and 1929. After leaving high school she became the resident ingenue at the Hal Roach studio, appearing opposite Roach's comedy stars Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel. In October 1930, Marie retired from acting and married an inventor 26 years her senior: Lee de Forest, American inventor, self-described "Father of Radio", and a pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. She became his fourth and longest-lasting wife, staying with him until his death in 1961. Offered here is an ALS, dated Dec. 14 [no year] plus a Christmas card from here. VG.................75-100
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125. [BOOK] Edwin D. Mead (1849-1937) American reformer, editor, and author. Before becoming a Yankee reformer, he studied at the British Museum and the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Leipzig. In 1890 Edward Everett Hale bequeathed the New England Magazine—which they had jointly founded in 1889—to Mead. Mead’s work helped to lay the groundwork for the Progressive Era. He was the president of the Free Religious Association and the Men’s Woman’s Suffrage League. He directed the historical work of Boston’s Old South Church, including the editing and publishing of a long influential series of classic documents of the American experience called Old South Leaflets. Offered here is Mead's Book THE PRINCIPLES OF THE FOUNDERS, published Boston, American Unitarian Association, 1903, hardcover, 73pp. Oration before the city government and citizens of Boston, at Faneuil Hall, July 4, 1903. Mead has inscribed, signed this copy to John T. Trowbridge (1827-1916) the American author. Blue cloth covers somewhat sun-toned. Tight copy of the first edition.................50-75
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126. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Isaac A. Hill (1827-1903) Probate Court Register; he was the son of Isaac Hill, the governor and US Senator. Document Signed, 1873, about 7.5 x 9.5 in. VG.............25-35
127. Gabriel Monod (1844-1912) French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod. In 1876 he founded the Revue Historique,[2] which rapidly became a great authority on scientific education. ALS, 1908, 1p. 4-1/4 x 5-1/2......25-35
128. (AMERICAN BUSINESS/INDUSTRAIALISTS LOT) HARRY FLAGLER (1870-1952) Businessman, philanthropist He was the only son of Henry Flagler the Railroad tycoon, and Rockefeller partner. TLS (1932). THOMAS W. LUDLOW (1795-1878) He was one of the 1st incorporators of railroads in the US, especially of the Illinois Central Railroad and became it’s director in 1851 to 1854. He was the 1st President of the Panama Railroad Co, and later became the Director of the New York Life Insurance Company. RARE early ALS (1843). JOHN THURER DIEBOLD (1926-2005) Pioneer and early champion of widespread uses of computing and automated technology “Father of ATM’s). TLS (1990). ARNOLD JOHNSON (1906-1960) Industralist, stockbroker, sportsman who purchased major sports teams (Chicago Blackhawks). He purchased the Yankee Stadium and Blues Stadium in Kansas. SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph. STANLEY MARCUS (1905-2002) Retailer of Neiman Marcus. TLS (1974). GEORGE OWEN KNAPP (1855-1945) Industrialist, philanthropist Co-Founder and 1st President of Union Cabide DS (1919)(carbon copy). JOHN MALCOLM FORBES (1847-1904) Businessman, Sportsman. He was from the wealthy Boston Forbes who were involved in many aspects of business. He was a celebrated Yachtsman and Hoseman, one of the most important harness racing breeders of all time In 1885, Forbes led the first of three successful America's Cup defense efforts for the New York Yacht Club. Edward Burgess was the designer and the syndicate initially funded and campaigned Puritan to a successful defence in 1885 and became a template for America's Cup campaign management which was used throughout the 20th century. ALS (1879 2pp concerning horses..................Min. Bid $75
129. Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (1887-1966) American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. Byrd served as Virginia's governor from 1926 until 1930, then represented it as a United States Senator from 1933 until 1965. He came to lead the "conservative coalition" in the United States Senate, and opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt, largely blocking most liberal legislation after 1937. TLS, 1963, 1p. VG..............25-35
130. John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) American mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Known as the man with the Midas touch, he amassed a sizable fortune before the age of 40. TLS, 1935, 1p. 8.5 x 11 in. VG..........80-120
131. [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Calais National Bank check, 1899. VG................25-35
132. [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Calais National Bank check, 1897. VG................25-35
133. [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Calais National Bank check, 1902. VG................25-35
134. [CIVIL WAR] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania. Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed Calais National Bank check, 1896. VG................25-35
135. [ENTERTAINMENT MIXED LOT] includes: (1) John Orlando Parry (1810-1879) was an English actor, pianist, artist, comedian and singer. Autograph signature August 12, 1865. About 4 x 2.5 in. mounted. (2) Joseph Johnson Dowling (1850-1928) American stage and silent film actor. As a young boy, Dowling served as a drummer in Company G of the 29th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. Offered here is a clipped pencil signature glued to larger card. Written in pencil below signature is "Excercized Mr. Dowlings horse in front of old Lyceum Theatre - Brooklyn." Overall 4-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. Most of the pencil writing is light [poor contrast]. Very scarce. (3) Matty Jordan (1925-1999) American actor known for his work on The Outer Limits [1963], Billie [1965], and Combat! [1962]. Signed Day Contract, part was REPORTER in 1965 film BILLIE, starring Patty Duke. He was paid $100 daily rate. Also signed by H. Bud Otto (1934-2001) casting director. He is known for his work on WarGames (1983), Copycat (1995) and Short Circuit (1986). About 8-1/2 x 6-1/4 in. VG. (4) FILM] vintage movie still photo of Ray Milland, unsigned, 10 x 8 in. Surface greece shows when held at an angle. (5) Henry Neville (1837-1910) English actor, dramatist, teacher and theatre manager. He began his career playing dashing juvenile leads, later specializing in Shakespearean roles, modern comedy and melodrama. His most famous role was as Bob Brierley in Tom Taylor's The Ticket-of-Leave Man. As the manager of the Olympic Theatre from 1873 to 1879, he presented numerous successful productions. In later years, he became a respected character actor. Clip Signature. (6) Herb Shriner (1918-1970) American humorist, radio personality and television host. Herb Shriner was best known for his homespun monologues, usually with roots in his adopted home state of Indiana. He was often compared to fellow humorist Will Rogers. Signed, inscribed 6.5 x 8.5 photo. Condition: photo has been cropped; faults at top & bottom areas. (7) [SILENT FILM] Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; 1897-1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films. UNSIGNED vintage phoyo, 5 x 7 in. VG. (8) John Bromfield (1922-2005) film actor who appeared in a number of film-noirs and westerns in his short film career. South Bend, Indiana-born Bromfield's film career began when he was cast in Sorry, Wrong Number for Columbia Pictures. His career stretched into the 1950s when he appeared in more westerns and horror films (including the 3D horror film Revenge of the Creature (1955) - one of the Creature from the Black Lagoon sequels). Bromfield at last became a star when he was cast in the lucrative syndicated western TV series Sheriff of Cochise (1956), which later was retitled US Marshal. He retired from acting in 1960 to become a commercial fisherman. SIGNED/INSCRIBED 3x5 card. Fine. (9) Eugene Gene Arnstein (1907-1986) V.P. Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers Association. Document signed "Gene, 1965, to ALL MEMBERS, of Society of Independent Producers. Re: Composersn& Lyricists Negotiations. 1p., 8.5 x 11 in. VG. (10) Paul Monash (1917-2003) American producer and screenwriter. Monash won early acclaim for his writing for television, including his work on the pioneer anthology series Studio One, Suspense and Playhouse 90. Monash wrote and produced the pilot for the TV series The Untouchables (1959). After the success of The Untouchables, Monash was asked to create Peyton Place (1964–1969), an ABC-TV series that was the first prime-time serialized drama on American television. His film production credits include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Front Page (1974) and Carrie (1976). Monash produced the feature film The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), a dark, critically acclaimed crime drama starring Robert Mitchum, and also adapted the George V. Higgins novel for the screen. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (11) Mildred Dunnock (1901-1991) was an American teacher before becoming an actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her performances in Death of a Salesman (1951) and Baby Doll (1956). Brief autograph note signed in 1962, approx. 5-3/4 x 7-1/4 in. Laid down. Provenance: Boothbay Theatre Museum, Boothbay, Maine...........Min. Bid $50
136. [PORTSMOUTH NH] Col. Otis Baker (1727-1801) He served during his life as: Colonel, Representative, Judge, Court of Common Pleas; Man of Committee of Safety (1776-77); Muster and Company Pay Master, 1776, 1777, 1778 (War years). Offered here is a 1773 document concerning land in Portsmouth, NH. Concerns Thomas W. Waldron, his wife Constant and son William. It appears that all of the handwriting is by Otis Baker, Justice of the Peace. Thomas Westbrook Waldron was a prominent political figure in Dover, New Hampshire and a military officer that fought in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). He later became a commissioner at Albany, New York and then a Royal councillor in 1782. During the American Revolution, Waldron abandoned his loyalist friend, New Hampshire Governor John Wentworth (governor) to become a patriot of the United States. He became a captain in the New Hampshire militia in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). He commanded one of the whale boats that landed under fire from the Fortress. His correspondence from Louisbourg to his father gives a rare glimpse of life after the Siege. His letters to his father describe with some bitterness that the spoils of war did not go to New Englanders and rightly predicted that the men would be "Lul'd along" into occupying Louisbourg through the winter. Waldron is critical of General Samuel Waldo, referring to him as "Duke Trinkelo". Approx. 6-1/2 x 14+ in. Written on both sides. As you can see the top edge is very damaged..................200-300
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137. [SCIENCE] Emile Hilaire Amagat (1841-1915) French physicist. His doctoral thesis, published in 1872, expanded on the work of Thomas Andrews, and included plots of the isotherms of carbon dioxide at high pressures. Amagat published a paper in 1877 that contradicted the current understanding at the time, concluding that the coefficient of compressibility of fluids decreased with increasing pressure. He continued to publish data on isotherms for a number of different gases between 1879 and 1882, and invented the hydraulic manometer, which was able to withstand up to 3200 atmospheres, as opposed to 400 atmospheres using a glass apparatus. In 1880 he published his Law of Partial Volumes. Amagat was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences on 9 June 1902. A unit of number density, amagat, was named after him. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society of London in 1897. The French Academy of Sciences gave him the posthumous award of the Prix Jean Reynaud for 1915. Offered here is a ALS, Paris, 1891, 1p, approx. 5 x 8 in., not translated. Fine...............100-150
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Extraoridinary Document - Assassination of President McKinley
138. [ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY] Resolution of the Passengers aboard the SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, Sept. 23, 1901, manuscript document signed by about 185 persons from the United States, overwhelmed by a great grief in the murder of President McKinley, who was assassinated Sept. 14, 1901. This document is about 8-1/4 x 74 in. long. That's correct 74 inches long. We have not researhed any of the signatures. The SS Kronpeinz Wilhem was a German passenger liner built for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, a former shipping company now part of Hapag-Lloyd, by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), in 1901. She took her name from Crown Prince Wilhelm, son of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, and was a sister ship of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. She had a varied career, starting off as a world-record-holding passenger liner, then becoming an auxiliary warship from 1914–1915 for the Imperial German Navy, sailing as a commerce raider for a year, and then interned in the United States when she ran out of supplies. When the U.S. entered World War I, she was seized and served as a United States Navy troop transport until she was decommissioned and turned over to the United States Shipping Board, where she remained in service until she was scrapped in 1923. Any condition faults are minor considering the size of this document..............Min. Bid $250
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Scan 2139. [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 Justices of Frederick County. Approx. 16-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. Also signed by Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) American lawyer, statesman, and federal judge in Maryland. Folds o/w excellent condition............Min. Bid $35
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140A. [ART] Clinton Adams (1918-2002) American artist and art historian. As a painter, Adams worked in several mediums, including oil, acrylic, watercolor painting, and egg tempera. He also produced lithographs, and was the co-author of The Tamarind Book of Lithography (1971), an important description of the process. Among his other writings is American Lithographers (1987), a history of the art in the United States from 1900 to 1960. Adams received the Governor's Award for "Outstanding Contributions to the Arts of New Mexico" in 1985, and in 1993 he became a member of the National Academy of Design. TLS (1978), 1p. about selling his art work. 8-1/2 x 9-1/4 in. Includes envelope. VG...............Min. Bid $25
140B. Harold Altman (1924-2003) American artist. Altman's work has been exhibited at many international museums and galleries and is represented in many significant collections in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney of New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, the Kunst Museum of Basel, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Copenhagen and the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris. The artist has been the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Tamarind Lithography Fellowship, a National Institute of the Arts and Letters Award, a Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Fellowship for work in France and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant. ALS, 1978, 1p, 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. About selling his work.
Includes envelope. VG...............Min. Bid $30
141. [THEATRE] Leon Volterra - larger-than-life theatre impressario from
Paris. Known also for his stable of race horses and the Chateau
Volterra in Saint-Tropez. The origins of Chateau Volterra are
marvelously shrouded in mystery and touched with romance. It is
generally accepted that construction of the Chateau began in
1906, took six years to build. In 1926, the property passed into
the hands of Monsieur Leon Volterra, a larger-than-life theatre
impressario from Paris who, during a visit to Saint-Tropez
(already a gathering place for the stars of the day) was swept
off his feet by Simone, a fisherman's daughter. They were
married within the year. Monsieur Volterra was manager of four
theatres in Paris: the Casino de Paris, the Theatre de Paris,
the Theatre Marigny and the Lido. He also orchestrated the
careers of stars Mistinguett and Maurice Chevalier, directed the
Folies Bergere, created the Luna Park at Porte-Maillot and owned
a stable of race horses. In its heyday the 1930s and early 1940s
Chateau Volterra saw a constant flow of well-known actors and
artists, several of whom were semi-resident, and a stream of
spectacular-looking chorus girls. Among the celebrity guests
were Raimu, Josphine Baker, Colette and Jean Cocteau. The war
years brought frequent visits from prominent figures of the
Resistance. Offered here is a TLS, Paris, 1920, 1p, 8-1/4 x
10-1/2". Interesting letter about how the theatre tickets
control was done by Societe des Auteurs, a French professional
association collecting payments of artists' rights and
distributing the rights to the to the original songwriters,
composers, and music publishers. Not translated. VG. Very
scarce!.......75-100
142. [THEATRE] Anton Lang
(1875-1938) German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau
Passion Play. He played the role of Jesus Christ in 1900, 1910,
and 1922. He was the Prologue Speaker in 1930 and again in the Jubilee
Production of 1934. Signed in ink postcard photo, 1924. Approx. 3.5 x 5.5 in. VG.............Min. Bid $50
143. [NOBEL PRIZE] George Porter,
Baron Porter of Luddenham Kt OM PRS FRSE (1920-2002) British chemist.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967. Signed printed 6
page article by Porter. 8 x 11.5 in. VG.............50-75
144. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. LS, 1911, 1p, 5 x 7.5 in. VG............100-150
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145. [FILM] Liza Minnelli (b. 1946) American actress and singer, best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret (1972), the film Arthur (1981), several hit albums and many other film and television appearances. She is famous for her energetic stage presence and her powerful alto singing voice. She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..........50-75
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146. Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) American actress and singer. TLS, 1976 with Signed 3x5 photo. VG...............50-75
147. Eric McCormack (b.1963) Canadian-American actor and singer known for his role as Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix's Travelers and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the American crime drama Perception. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............25-35
148. [ART] Louise Jopling (1843-1933) English painter of the Victorian era, and one of the most prominent female artists of her generation. Jopling exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She joined the Society of Women Artists (1880) and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (1891); she became the first woman to be admitted to the Royal Society of British Artists (1901). ALS, no date, 4pp, approx. 4 x 6 in. Mounting traces along edge on last page. VG...............75-100
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149. [FILM] Don "Red" Barry (1912-1980) American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder; the character was played in later films by "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan Lane. Barry went on to bigger budget films following Red Ryder, but none reached his previous level of success. On July 17, 1980, Barry shot himself in the head at his home, shortly after police had left the residence after investigating a domestic dispute.[5] He was estranged at the time from his second wife, Barbara, with whom he had two daughters. Offered here is a Warner Bros. check dated 1984 paying DECEASED Donald Barry $191.29, endorsed on the verso by Barbara Barry. Therefore not actually signed by Red Barry. Fine.................Min. Bid $10
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150. [AMERICANA] Nathaniel Adams (1756-1829) served as private and corporal in the Worcester county militia. He was a surveyor and civil engineer from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and clerk of the Superior Court from 1787 until his death. Justice of the Peace in Rockingham County, NH 1789-1806; First president of the Athenaeum 1829. Founder of the New Hampshire Historical Society & Portsmouth Library. Offered here is a 1824 document signed as Clerk. Land sale between Nath. A. Haven & John Haven. Some light spots o/w VG.................Min. Bid $25
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151. [From Walt Kuhn Estate] ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART 1962. TWO letters written in 1962 between Brenda Kuhn and William E. Woolfenden. Mostly about the Montress Gallery and the Armory Show 50th Anniversary Exhibition. William E. Woolfenden, who made it his mission to gather every artifact, photograph, scrap of paper and taped recollection he could about American artists, collectors, curators and dealers, was the director of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. Mr. Woolfenden, who was born in Detroit and had bachelor's and master's degrees from Wayne State University, went to work for the Detroit Institute of Arts and was its director of education when the museum's director, Edgar P. Richardson, had an idea that would change both their lives. Mr. Woolfenden, who was associated with the archives from the beginning, was named assistant director in 1960, and after Mr. Richardson's retirement from the museum, he became the archives' first full-time director. During the next 19 years Mr. Woolfenden, who made Manhattan his headquarters, built what had begun as a modest depository into the world's largest archive devoted to American art, a treasure trove for scholars. The letter from Woolfenden was signed by his secretary. Brenda Kuhns letter was her signed retained COPY as was her practice when sending letters.......200-300 Min. Bid $50
152. [MILITARY] 1864 Letter 1st MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY Pvt. Dana Field Captured, Lost Equipment. Offered here is a fine 1p. ALS, 7 3/4 x 10, dated Camp of 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Warrenton, Va. Jany. 6th, 1864, signed B. W. Crowninshield, Capt. Com.g 1st Mass. Cavalry, with wonderful content concerning Private Dana A. Field "... against whom on the above roll are entered charges for the loss of horse, arms & Equipments captured by the enemy on the 29th day of March 1863... I have investigated the case & find that the said private Dana A, Field was captured by the enemy under circumstances which exonerate him from liability for the loss of his horse & horse equipments but not for the loss of his arms & accrurtrements..." Folds, two small holes at top of sheet where discolored by mounting traces, light, overall toning-- otherwise quite good. This letter comes with a CD containing material from A HISTORY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS, a text originally published in 1891..................200-300 See CD
153. [MUSIC] Baron Armand-Marie Limnander van Nieuwenhove (1814-1892) Belgian composer of choral and orchestral works and church music. Knight of the Order of Leopold, he was the founder and conductor of the choral chamber ensembles Société Symphonique and Réunion Lyrique in Belgium. ALS, no date, 1p, approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG..........50-75
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154. [FRANCE] Louis-Léonard
de Loménie (1815-1878) French scholar
and essayist. He is best known for his biography of
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, and also edited this
author's complete works. Loménie was born at
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne. He studied at Avignon and
was professor of French literature at the Collège de France from
1862, then at the École Polytechnique from 1864, and editor of
the Revue des Deux Mondes. His first literary work was a series
of biographical sketches, published under the title Galerie des
contemporains illustres par un homme de rien (1846–1847). He was
elected to the Académie française in 1871. Loménie
was born at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne. He studied at
Avignon and was professor of French literature at the Collège de
France from 1862, then at the École Polytechnique from 1864, and
editor of the Revue des Deux Mondes. His first literary work was
a series of biographical sketches, published under the title
Galerie des contemporains illustres par un homme de rien
(1846–1847). He was elected to the Académie française in
1871. ALS,
no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. VG........50-75
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155. [ART] Auguste Nicholas Cain (1822-1894) was a noted French sculptor known for his portrayals of wild and domesticated animals. ALS, no date, 1p, 4.5 x 7 in. VG.............50-75
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156. [NOBEL] Nils K. Stahle - Stahle served as Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation from 1948-1972. During this period he communicated with and created ceremonies for Nobel Laureates such as T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Albert Schweitzer, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Linus Pauling, John Steinbeck and Martin Luther King to name a few. The distinct signature in this letter compares perfectly with those on letters to these Laureates. TLS, 1965, 1p, 8.25 x 11 in. To Monsieur Jean Bouscarle. Good condition. Very uncommon................75-100
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157. (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
158. (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
159. Original 17th century portrait engraved by Simon François Ravenet (1706 - 1764) French engraver. He was one of William Hogarth's assistants. He was born in Paris, where he studied engraving under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas before moving to London in 1750, where he founded a school of line engraving and is credited with the revival of engraving in England. He died in London. Some of his work remains on display at the National Portrait Gallery as well as at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ravenet was buried in Old St. Pancras Churchyard on 6 April 1764. His name is now listed on the monument erected by Baroness Burdett Coutts, listing the graves of eminent persons lost over the years. Offered here is a Ravenet portrait engraving of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) the English politician, government official and political philosopher. He was a leader of the Tories, and supported the Church of England politically despite his antireligious views and opposition to theology. In 1715 he supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France he became foreign minister for the Pretender. He was attainted for treason, but reversed course and was allowed to return to England in 1723. He is best known as the philosopher of the Country Party. The plate mark is 4 x 4 in. plus margins. There are numerous light foxing spots in the margins and the image area..............50-75
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160. [GERMANY] Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904-1988) Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963. He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971. SIGNED FDC 1961 honoring LBJ and the Great Society. Clean.................50-75
161. [OREGON] Clip signatures of: (1) Binger Hermann (1843-1926) US congressman. In 1904 Herman was caught up in the Oregon land fraud scandal and brought to trial for alleged land fraud. The jury failed to agree and Hermann was never retried. Hermann was posthumously exonerated by the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. (2) Clifton N. McArthur (1879-1923) US congressman. VG................Min. Bid $10
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162 [OHIO] Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. In November 1885 Dick joined the Ohio Army National Guard as a private in Company B, 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment, and he was commissioned as a first lieutenant a few days later. His regiment volunteered for service in the Spanish–American War, and Dick served in Cuba as a major and lieutenant colonel. He continued his military service after the war, and attained the rank of major general as head of the Ohio National Guard. From 1902 to 1909 he was president of the National Guard Association of the United States. Signed card, approx. 4-1/4 x 2-1/2 in. VG...............Min. Bid $10
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163. [MUSIC] Edward Gregson [b. 1945] English composer of international standing, whose music has been performed, broadcast, and recorded worldwide. He has made a major contribution to the repertoire of brass and wind bands and ensembles including for brass. AMQS, inscribed, from his 1979 "Trombone Concerto". 6x4. VG.............50-75
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164. Mystery French Document from Napoleonic period dated 1806 on paper, signed [?], 1p, about 7-1/4 x 9-1/2". VG.........50-75
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165. [THEATRE] Ludwig Barnay (1842-1924) German stage actor. He traveled as a “star,” visiting London in 1881 with the Meiningen Court Company, and in 1882 making a successful tour of the United States. From 1887 to 1894 he managed his Berliner Theater in Berlin. Offered here is a few lines and his signature, the backside of a 1885 letter written by him. The front side has been cropped at the bottom. Approx. 5 x 4 in....................25-35
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166. Emma Speed Sampson author who wrote the last 5 books from The Bluebird Books series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. Signature, inscribed [pencil] 1923...........Min. Bid $1
167. SONS OF VETERANS, U.S.A. - George A. Custer Camp No. 11, Mass., 1907. About 7 x 3.5 in............Min. Bid $4
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168. [POLITICAL MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert Rantoul (1832-1922) American politician, Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) Barry Goldwater - US Senator. Signed color 8x10 photo. Signed in dark area [hard to see unless held at angle]. We assume signature is autopen. (3) John Q. Adams - small oval engraved portrait. (4) Thayer Melvin (1835-1906) American lawyer, politician, and judge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Melvin served as the fourth Attorney General of West Virginia from January 1, 1867, until July 1, 1869, and twice served as the presiding circuit judge of West Virginia's First Judicial District in the state's Northern Panhandle (1869–1881 and 1899–1906). ALS, 1887, 2pp. (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. Near the end of the 1850s, he was elected to the Senate by the Rhode Island Legislature and was re-elected 4 times. He would be twice elected to the Senate's highest post as President pro tempore during the Grant administration, and served until his death in 1884. SIGNED CARD. (6) John Forsyth Sr. (1780-1841) American politician from Georgia. He represented the state in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and also served as the 33rd Governor of Georgia. As a supporter of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, Forsyth was appointed secretary of state by Jackson in 1834, and continued in that role until 1841 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren. Offered here is a 1840 signed in type printed gov. doc. report as Sec. of State. (7) Jay Rockefeller - US Senator from West Virginia. Unsigned color photo, 8x10. (8) Richard Daley (1902-1976) Mayor of Chicago. Printed thank you card during his hospitalization plus signed TLS, Mar. 9, 1976 from his secretary. (9) Philip J. Philbin, US congressman from Mass. 1946 telegram. (10) Gerry W. Hazelton (1829-1920) congressman from Wis. SIGNATURE. (11) John A. Swope (1827-1910) Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Bold signature. (12) Group of 5 1949 envelopes sent by congressmen. Each bearing their printed Free Frank signatures. One is Hale Boggs. These were sent to the Forest Farmers Assoc. in Valdosta, Georgia. TOTAL 16 items.......Min. Bid $45
169. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] Incudes: (1) [POSTAL HISTORY] James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838- 1922) British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician. As an author, Bryce quickly became well known in America for his 1888 work, The American Commonwealth. A 1892 envelope addressed in the hand of James Bryce but not signed by him. Approx. 5 x 3.5 in. (2) Bobby Bass (1936- 2001) American actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator. Bass made a career in movies and television in a variety of genres working with Burt Reynolds, Sylvester Stallone, and John Wayne. He taught martial arts and weapons handling to Geena Davis, Michael Douglas, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, and Kathleen Turner. Bass appeared in TV commercials and TV series such as Fantasy Island, McGyver, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek: The Original Series, The A-Team, and The Twilight Zone. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (3) War Department - General Order No. 37, 1872. Re: public building & grounds, the capitol, furnace-keeper at President's house, 2 policemen at President's house, 2 night watchmen at the President's house, doorkeeper at President's house. 8 pp, 4.5 x 7 in. VG (4) [WISCONSIN] Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) Scottish-born banker, railroad financier and Democratic politician in Milwaukee. He was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1839. He pursued a career in banking in Milwaukee, and founded the Marine Bank of Wisconsin. Mitchell was president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway from 1864-1887. With fellow director Jeremiah Milbank (1818–1884) he built this railroad into one of the most profitable in the United States, and Mitchell was considered the wealthiest person in Wisconsin. SIGNATURE, approx. 4.5 x 2. (5) MILITARY FORCES IN KANSAS - 1856 printed gov't, 34th Congress, 1st Session, signed in type by President Franklin Pierce, and by Jefferson Davis, Sec. of War. Approx. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Except for bottom left corner missing in very good condition.............Min. Bid $25
170. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] Incudes: (1) John A. "Cat" Thompson (1906-1990) American basketball player. He was named All-America in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. He scored 1,539 points in 100 career college games he played. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962. Signed 3x5 card. VG. (2) William Howitt (1792-1879) English author. Clip signature. (3) Joseph Brennan - TLS, 1979, 1p, as Gov. of Maine. Fine (4) [ENTERTAINMENT] Edward "Eddie" Rubin (1912-1999) was a Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer, who represented such clients as Steve McQueen, Goldie Hawn, Warren Beatty and Howard Hughes. As a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Eddie chaired the firm's entertainment practice, during which time he represented several major film studios. During his career, he served as president of the California Bar Association, the largest state bar association in the United States, and as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. TLS, 1963, 1p, to Milton Ebbins, c/o Chrislaw Productions, about employing a composer. VG. (5) Group of 7 envelopes [1936-39] sent by congressmen. Each bearing their printed Free Frank signatures. These were sent to the Alcholic Beverage Contro; Board, Richmond, Va. (6) 1842 printed gov. doc. signed in type by President John Tyler re: survey of northeastern boundary, 10pp. (7) Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757-1847) Archbishop of York. Brief ALS laid down. (8) James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Jr. (1869-1934) He was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931, until his death on June 2, 1934, at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the 30th mayor of San Francisco from January 8, 1912, until his resignation to become governor. Rolph remains the longest-serving mayor in San Francisco history. TLS, 1914, 1p. signed twice. Tipped to sheet top edge. (9) Hazel R. O'Leary (b.1937) United States Secretary of Energy, from 1993 to 1997, appointed by President Bill Clinton. Signed cover hearing JFK & LBJ 22 cent stamps, postmarked Jan. 20, 1993. This is likely an autopen signature. (10) Philip J. Philbin - US Congressman from Mass. 1945 unsigned TL & telegram sent by him. About 17 items.................Min. Bid $45
Roland Young "Topper" Gets a Letter From His Old Friend
171. [THEATRE & FILM] Matty (A.E. Matthews OBE) (1869-1960) English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Nicknamed "Matty", he was christened Alfred Edward Matthews. He was affectionately regarded by the British public over his extraordinarily long career. From World War II until his death he enjoyed renown as one of British cinema's most famous crotchety, and sometimes rascally, old men. Matthews' other most well-known films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Million Pound Note (with Gregory Peck), Inn for Trouble, The Magic Box, The Ghosts of Berkeley Square and Just William's Luck. Offered here is a 2-page ALS, signed "Matty" to his friend, and fellow actor, Roland Young [1887-1953] best remembered for his role as Topper. Dated Jan. 30 , no year. "Dear Roland and Lady Roland. The only reason we were left out of the honeurs is that we were ___? Leslie Banks and a fellow [I forget his name, he plays Macbeth & ?, have both stuck to their wives, well its too late now so lets forget it. Aubrey Smith id the same. Charles Hawbrey was an exception! I should have written you before we had a good time on tour. We do Boston next Monday for 2 weeks then back to New York. We rose to capacity in Chicago and Detroit we had 19 thousand - here we are going the same. What about you? Have you fixed anything - have you heard about Freddie's Play which opened last Monday or this Monday in Edinburgh. Pat tells me he is sailing for New York. What about we both doing a musical. I have suggested it to Shubert and he likes the idea. Better still we both open in London with a new play. Have read 4 and don't like any of them..............I gave up drtink the last week in Chicago I mean till after the Play, and have knocked 10 minutes off the play. Milton Shubert saw the Play and advised me to go back to the drink. I do hope you have a job for me. Love to you both Matty." Fine.......70-90
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173. 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 $10 172. [AMERICANA] 1851 Stampless Cover CHARLESTON, NH Rope Cuttings to RR Depot DANIEL RICE. Offered here is a wonderful 1p. ALS (stampless cover, with a light blue and red postal cancels and manuscript rate), 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" (folded sheet), dated Philadelphia May 5th, 1851, sent to the Clerk of Rail Road Depot in Charleston, N.H. by Daniel Rice, with business content: "... I have caused to be sent to your depot by Messrs Blanchard Sherman & Co of Boston 56 Bales of Rope Cuttings. If you have room to store them for ten days you will oblige me by doing so..." Folds, seal tear/ hole has no effect to letter-- very good overall.............Min. Bid $10
174. Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) American industrialist, politician, and social reformer from Rhode Island. From about 1833 to 1843, Hazard spent his winters in New Orleans to sell goods, including cotton bagging cloth, pre-cut garments, low-priced shoes, and raw "Negro cloth" for use by African-American slaves. According to his granddaughter, Hazard considered that "the greatest effort of his life" began when he was in New Orleans on business in the winter of 1841 when he learned that a free African-American man from Newport was being held in custody in Louisiana as an escaped slave. Hazard's 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. In 1856, he was one of Rhode Island's delegates to the founding convention of the Republican party. Four years later he was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention. In 1851, Hazard introduced a bill to the Rhode Island Assembly that proposed railroad companies should be responsible for providing an equal benefit to the public as they had a "habit of annexing private property." In 1854, while serving in the state legislature, he made a speech criticizing the Stonington Railroad Company for charging discriminatory rates for both freight and passengers. Shortly thereafter, the railroad company retaliated by refusing to let Hazard ride on one of its trains. Resolutions passed by the South Kingstown Town Council in reaction to his treatment are said to have formed "the germ of" the Interstate Commerce Law of 1886. Offered here is a New Orleans 1843 signed bank check. About 6-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. All of the Hazard bank checks offered by sellers over the years originally came from East Coast Books. VG [?]..................50-75
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175. [SCIENCE] Charles Frederick Marvin (1858-1943) American meteorologist. He was born at Putnam, Ohio. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1883, and was appointed to the United States Army Signal Corps of the United States Army. On July 1, 1891, an Act of Congress created the Weather Bureau from the signal service. All the men and duties relating to weather were transferred from the War Department. He became professor of meteorology in 1903 in the Weather Bureau, and chief there in 1913. Marvin conducted important experiments for determining the amount of moisture in the air, invented instruments for automatically measuring and recording rainfall, snowfall, etc., and produced other advancements during the time when man first began the employment of powered aircraft. Marvin wrote numerous pamphlets and papers published by the Weather Bureau. He contributed to the New International Encyclopedia. Offered here is a 1905 autograph note signed, written in the 3rd person, accepting invitation from National Academy of Sciences. 5-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. Fine..................75-100
176. [MARYLAND] Augustus Williamson Bradford (1806-1881) the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union. During the Civil War, the Confederates invaded Maryland three times. During the last of these, Bradley T. Johnson’s raiders visited Bradford’s home in July 1864, and during his absence, burned it to the ground together with all his furniture, library, and papers. This action was partially in retaliation for Union General David Hunter’s burning of the home of Governor John Letcher of Virginia, and partially because of Bradford’s "uncompromising spirit and strong leanings." Signed 1866 bank check. Approx. 7.5 x 2.5 in. VG...................50-75
177. [FRANCE] Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez (1836-1911) Bishop of Arras 1892-1911. ALS, 1904, 2 pages, approx. 5 x 8-1/4". Speaks of preparation for the great Catholic Youth Congress. Fine...........50-75
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178. [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................100-150
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179. [MUSIC] Arthur Butterworth (b. 1923) English composer, conductor and teacher. His works include six symphonies, the sixth having its première in St Petersburg by St Petersburg State Capella Orchestra on 15 November 2009. In the summer of 2008 Butterworth returned to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to conduct a recording of his Fourth Symphony (1986) and his Viola Concerto (1988) with the English viola player, Sarah-Jane Bradley. He has also composed eight concertos, several other large orchestral scores and a considerable amount of 'serious' music for brass (almost totally neglected by the brass band movement). At 87 he is still active as a composer and an occasional conductor (August 2010). Signed, inscribed 1-page copy of part of his Fourth Symphony. Signed on front and verso, 2011. One middle fold. VG..........50-75
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180. Josephine Miles (1911-1985) American poet. Signed typescript of her poem "Warning." Inscribed for L.L. VG............50-75
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181. Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) Lebanese-American cardiac surgeon, scientist, and medical educator. DeBakey was the chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, director of The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, and senior attending surgeon of The Methodist Hospital in Houston. He worked on the treatment of heart patients, and played a role in the development of the mobile army surgical hospital. Signed and inscribed in gold ink, 8x10 photo. Not a great contrast o/w VG...................50-75
183. (AMERICAN THEATER LOT) Georgia Caine (1876 –1964) who performed both on Broadway and in over 80 films in her 51 year career. SIGNED large Card. Arthur Hiller Penn (1922 –2010) American director and producer of film, television and theater. Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 1960s such as The Chase and Bonnie and Clyde. SIGNED, inscribed 4x5 photograph. Wilson Barrett (1846 –1904) English manager, actor, and playwright. He presented and acted many works in America. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever. A Quote SIGNED, with unsigned postcard portrait photograph. Selma TAMBER (1907-1991) Producer - produced several Broadway and Off Broadway shows, including "Boccaccio 70" and "Viva Madison Avenue." She also managed artists like Hanya Holm, the choreographer of "Kiss Me, Kate," "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot," and helped further the careers of the composers and lyricists Richard Adler and Stephen Sondheim. Tamber was born in New York City. In the 1930's, she supervised various Broadway musicals as the head of the department of composers and arrangers for the music publisher Chappell-T. B. Harms, where she worked with composers like George Gershwin and Cole Porter. . ALS, 1982. William Jermyn Conlin (1831 –1891) better known by his stage name William J. Florence, actor, songwriter, and playwright. A QUOTE SIGNED February 1879. Jean Dalrymple (1902 –1998) theater producer, manager, publicist, author and playwright who was instrumental in the founding of New York City Center and is best known for her productions there. SIGNATURE 1960................80-120
182. Mary Holden Coggeshall Seward (1839-1919), commonly known as Mary C. Seward, was an American poet, composer, and prominent parliamentarian serving humanitarian and woman's club movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A number of her works were published under the pseudonym "Agnes Burney", including several developed in collaboration with her spouse, Theodore F. Seward, an internationally known composer and music educator in his day. She became a groundbreaking advocate for the care and education of blind babies and young children during her later years, serving as president of the department for the blind of the International Sunshine Society. AQS, 7-3/4 x 5 in. Extracted from the pages of a 1902 Autograph Calendar book recovered from Orange Memorial Hospital, New Jersey. Seward has written 8 lines, titled Serenity. Fine.............80-120
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184. [THEATRE] Doris Keane (1881-1945) American actress. Signed vintage postcard photo. VG...........50-75
185. [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
186. [JAPAN] Viscount Shin'ichiro Kurino (1851-1937) was a Japanese diplomat. Kurino was born in Fukuoka prefecture. He studied at Harvard University, and then worked in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as Japan's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia, and Japanese Ambassador to France. Kurino died in Tokyo. Signed album page dated 1879. Approx. 6.5 x 4 in. VG..............25-35
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LOT Rev War Veteran CAPT. EZEKIEL RUDE Preston, CT Buying Gravestones, Sell OXEN. Offered here is a lot of (4) early 19th century documents, sizes varying from 7 1/2" x 1 1/4" to 7 3/4" x 7 3/8", dating from 1820-1823, all related to Captain Ezekiel Rude of Preston, Connecticut, including: paying state tax (of $0.44), purchasing a pair of grave stones in 1820, an account sheet to Treat & Doane (for flax seed, rum, tea, etc.), and a letter from Bishop [ ? ] telling Rude that a Mr. Walmarth would like to purchase oxen from him. Folds, account sheet has missing [chewed] top right section and other edge losses, light toning-- overall quite good. Captain EZEKIEL RUDE (1754-1836) was a private in Captain Edward Mott's Company (1776) raised for defense of New London. Later, Rude would be a prisoner-of-war, kept on the prison ship Old New Jersey in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, later to be released....................60-80
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188. Otto Hermann Kahn (1867-1934) German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Brief TLS, 1920, 1p, 4-3/4 x 7-3/4 in. Sends autograph. Mounting traces on verso.......50-75
189. [FILM] Aileen Marie Quinn (b.1971) American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Annie Bennett Warbucks in Annie. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photo as ANNIE. She also make draws an Annie face, dated 1982. VG..................25-35
190. Robert P. Tristram Coffin (1892-1955) was a writer, poet and professor at Wells College (1921–1934) and Bowdoin College (1934–1955). He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1936. ALS, 1946, written from Brunswick, Maine, 1p, 8.5 x 11 in. To Ruthalia Keim who has invited Coffin to come and read/speak to students at The Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, Mass. He accepts invitation and tells her about his recent health problems that he is recovering from. Excellent condition.........75-100
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191. Alexander Schindler (1925-2000) Rabbi and the leading figure of American Reform Judaism during the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Germany , he came to America with his sister at age 12; his mother later followed. He was one of the last European-born leaders of American Reform Jewry. He served as president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (since renamed the Union for Reform Judaism) from 1973 to 1996. His best-known, and most-controversial, pronouncements were his call for Jews to accept Patrilineal Descent (recognizing as Jewish, children of Jewish fathers) and "outreach" to non-Jews. He intended this to include general proselytizing to non-Jews, but in practice this applied to non-Jews married to Jews. He served as chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Signed page "The American Jewish Experience. Also signed by Rabbi Alfred Gottschald (1930-2009) German-born American Rabbi who was a leader in the Reform Judaism movement, serving as head of the movement's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) for 30 years, as president from 1971 to 1996, and then as chancellor until 2000. In that role, Rabbi Gottschalk oversaw the ordination of the first women to be ordained as rabbis in the United States and Israel , and admitted gay and lesbian students to the school's seminary. During his tenure as president, he oversaw the development of new HUC campuses in Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York City, three of the school's four campuses. VG............Min. bid $30
192. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES LOT) DAME MADGE KENDALL (1848-1935) Actress. SIGNED CARD (1889). WILLIAM H. KENDALL (1848-1917) Actor. SIGNED CARD (1894) KATE RORKE (1866-1945) Actress, debut 1878 Geroge Bernard Shaw’s 1st “Candida” and 1st actress ever to smoke on stage. ALS (1892) 2pp. LAWRENCE GROSSMITH (1877-1944) Actor. The last of of the prominent acting family appeared in early Sherlock Holmes films and was brother in law of Vernon Castle. SIGNATURE ELEANOR ROBSON (1879-1979) Actress. SIGNED CARD (1903). EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON (1875-1955) Actress. ALS (1903) 2pp. GRACE ARNOLD (1899-1979) Actress. AQS from “Brewster’s Millions” (1908). WILLIAM FAVERSHAM (1868-1940) Actor. SIGNATURE (1930)...............80-120
193. [WW 2] GILCHRIST OF GOFFSTOWN, NH. Small archive of paper by George Gilchrist from Goffstown, New Hampshire. Includes 4 letters 1944-45 and 11 postcard with letters 1943-44 all written to his mother at Hancock, NH. . These are mostly written from Florida. Two on US Naval Air Training Center letterheads. Three other misc. pieces. A service man writes home. Doesn’t say much..................Min. Bid $10
194. Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1859-1915) American actor, monologist, humorist and sketch artist. In 1883 Wilder traveled to London where he became a favorite of the British Royal Family. While still the Prince of Wales, King Edward VII became an admirer of Wilder and over the years would attend nearly twenty of his performances. Wilder's career eventually branched into vaudeville and in 1904 embarked on a round the world tour. Though nearly forgotten today, Wilder was heralded in his lifetime and did not let his dwarfism be an excuse for cheap entertainment. Wilder shunned offers by showmen like P.T. Barnum to instead become an established legitimate stage actor and sketch artist. He made his earliest motion picture appearance in 1897, for which he received $600,[12] and his last in 1913. Offered here is a CLIP SIGNATURE, about 3 x 1-1/4 in..............25-35
195. [AMERICANA] Richard E. Pairo, Attorney Ar Law writes an 1885 letter to attorney J.W. Pickering in Boston. It seems that Margaret Mockler made a claim as the widow of Thomas Mockler, deceased, formerly a Laudsman on the USS Fernandina and collected $36.13 Prize money. Years later a man claiming to be Thomas Mockler makes a claim. 3-1/3 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Pairo is asking for additional information to begin the process of determing who the imposter is, Margaret or the other man. VG..........Min. Bid $25
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196. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Offered here are 2 letters sent to Spillane plus an unsigned 8x10 photo of Spillane. All of these items come from Mickey's personal collection. [1] Jim Henaghan (1911-1984) journalist, screenwriter, novelist and columnist. Henaghan, who worked for every major paper in Los Angeles, served as The Hollywood Reporter's Rambling Reporter in the early '50's. Always candidly outspoken and never one to cater to the industry's sacred cows, he wrote an article concerning Preston Sturges' escapades with a nurse while confined in a local hospital. Sturges, far from angry at the humorous reportage, called Charles Feldman and convinced him Henaghan's talents could be better put to use as a screenwriter. He worked as rewrite man at Paramount working on property owned by the studio, and was responsible for rewrites of what were to become "Sunset Boulevard" and "North to Alaska." It was said of him..."he could take 'Stagecoach,' put it on shipboard, and make it a good screeplay." Henaghan served as executive vp of John Wayne's Batjac Prod. for seven years. From 1960-76, he lived and worked writing feature articles on film and film personalities in Europe. Henaghan wrote five novels in the Jeff Pride series, published by Bantam Books and St. Martin's Press. He was a close friend of the actor Robert Walker. In her biography of Walker and Jones, Star-Crossed, author Beverly Linet quotes Walker's friend Jim Henaghan, who was not mentioned in official accounts of Walker's death, as saying that he was present at the time of the events leading to Walker's death. Henaghan stated that he stopped by Walker's house, where they played cards, and Walker was behaving normally. Walker's psychiatrist arrived and insisted that he receive an injection. When Walker refused, Henaghan held him down in order for the physician to administer it. Walker soon lost consciousness, and frantic efforts to revive him failed. Offered here is a lengthy 2 pages typed letter signed Jim, dated July 15, 1953. Written to Mickey Spillane regarding contract details with Waye - Fellows. That's John Wayne's company. Tattered edges. [2] Bob Fellows (1903-1969) American film producer who was once a production partner with John Wayne and later with Mickey Spillane. In 1952, Wayne and Fellows teamed up to start their own production company, Wayne-Fellows Productions, making (primarily) films starring Wayne, the first one being Big Jim McLain (1952). The following year they produced Island in the Sky (1953). Wayne had seen the venture as a way to produce and direct his own film version of the battle of the Alamo. Eventually, Fellows became embroiled in a complicated divorce from his wife, necessitating the need to sell his half of the company. Wayne bought Fellows out and started his own Batjac Productions. One of the Wayne-Fellows films was Ring of Fear, featuring Mickey Spillane. Offered here is a July 15, 1953 typed letter signed Bob. Its basically about the same thing Henaghan's letter was about. [3] Unsigned vintage 8x10 photo of Mickey Spillane. Provenance: Estate of Mickey Spillane.........100-200
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197. [FILM] Catherine Deneuve (b. 1943) French actress. Signed color photo, 4-1/8 x 5-7/8 in. Fine...........35-45See above 199. (ANIMATION) 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. Offered here is an original drawing by Ralph Bakshi, unsigned but guaranteed authentic. As this is a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it. VG................100-150
198. 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...............25-35
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200. [ART] Judith Zilczer - American art historian and former museum curator. She is known for her work with artists such as Horace Pippin, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Willem de Kooning, and Richard Lindner. Zilczer was interested in the connections between music and art, which she described as "the mystical strain of artistic synesthesia." She curated an exhibit titled "Visual Music: Synaesthesia in Art and Music Since 1900".[4][5] Zilczer served at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) in various capacities from 1974-2003. From 1992 to 2003, she was Curator of Paintings. Her papers are held by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. TLS, Sept. 20, 1983, 4pp. To Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. She thanks Brenda for granting her permission to study the restricted Walt Kuhn Papers in the Archives of American Art. Excellent art content letter. Also includes a signed 1962 Brenda Kuhn bank check. Fine......80-120......Min Bid $25
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201. Frederic Henry Chase (1853-1925) British academic and bishop. In
1901 he was elected the President of Queens' College,
Cambridge and also the Norris Professor of Divinity. In 1905
he was consecrated as the Bishop of Ely. He resigned as bishop
in 1924 and died in 1925. ALS, 1906, written on both sides. Mounting traces
along top edge...........25-35
202. Otto Hermann Kahn (1867–1934) was an investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. SIGNED collectors card, (1920), approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. VG.........40-60
203. Lynn Johnston - Canadian cartoonist. Typed note signed, 1990.....20-30
204. [FILM] Art Clokey (1921- 2010) a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia. From the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented Gumby. SIGNED 11 X 8.5 " color photo, signed in sliver ink in dark area. VG...........75-100
205. [THEATRE] Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) English stage actor in the Victorian era. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society. Irving is widely acknowledged to be one of the inspirations for Count Dracula. SIGNATURE written on stiff album paper. Also signed by Ellen Terry (1847-1928) renowned English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1878 she joined Henry Irving's company as his leading lady, and for more than the next two decades she was considered the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain. She has written the date March 1889. Condition: irregular shape; tear at top running across "yours truly" above Henry Irving's signature. Also signed by Andrew Brown Donaldson (1840-1919 ) British artist.....50-75
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206. Margaret Pedler (?-1948) British novelist, who wrote popular works of romantic fiction. Initially Pedler studied piano and singing at the Royal Academy of Music , and published several songs for which she wrote both the music and lyrics. Over her career as a best-selling writer, from 1917 to 1947, she produced 28 novels. ALS, 1932, written on both sides, 6 x 7.5". VG...............40-60
207. 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..........50-75
212. J.P. Morgan
Jr. (1867-1943), also known as Jack
Morgan, was an American banker, finance executive, and
philanthropist. Morgan Jr. inherited the family fortune and
took over the business interests including J.P. Morgan &
Co. after his father J. P. Morgan died in 1913.
Document Signed, J.P. Morgan & Co., NY, 1896, 1p. To
J.A. Barnard, Indianapolis, re: check $1673.75.
Barnard was a railroad man. VG...............Min. Bid
$50
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213. [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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214. [PORTRAIT] antique steel engraving of General Stapleton Cotton (1773-1865) 1st Viscount Combermere. Engraved by J. Jenkins, after the original by Miss G. Pearson, for the ‘National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the 19th Century’ by William Jerdan. Published by Fisher, Son & London 1833. Image size approx: 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 in. Page is 10 x 6-1/2 in. Image area is very good; outer margins slightly toned.................Min. Bid $10
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215. [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of James Gregory FRS (1638-1675) Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He described an early practical design for the reflecting telescope – the Gregorian telescope – and made advances in trigonometry, discovering infinite series representations for several trigonometric functions. Image approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. VG.................Min. Bid $10
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216. [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of Major Alexander Gordon Laing (1794-1826) British explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu, arriving there via the north-to-south route in August 1826. He was killed shortly after he departed Timbuktu, some five weeks later. Image approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. There is some foxing just within image area on lefdt side. VG.................Min. Bid $10
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217. Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey - 1858 printed government document, 38 pages: CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, printed for the House of Rep., 35th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 82. Approx. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. VG..............25-35
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218. Deborah Raffin (1953-2012) American model, film and television actress. Offered here is a signed & inscribed sketch, 8-1/4 x 5 in. The signature in yellow is hard to see. VG.............50-75
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219. [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............Min. Bid $8
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220. [THEATRE] William F. Hoey (1854-1897) American actor who made his first appearance as a black-face comedian/concertinist on the minstrel stage in 1873. Early 1870s: Performed at Tony Pastor's Theatre as a musical black faced actor with solos on cowhorn and cowbells. The origin of the nickname or stage name of "Old Hoss" is unknown. It may have been the character in the play A Parlor Match. In 1884 first appeared as Evans and Hoey in A Parlor Match written by Charles Hoyt at the Tony Pastor's Theater. Florenz Ziegfeld persuaded the leading comedy team of Charles Evans and Bill Hoey to star in a musicalized version of their popular comedy A Parlor Match. At the time of his death there were claims by relatives that he had become insane. It was reported in the NT Times. John S. Cushman said he had seen Hoey two weeks before his death. He then was very weak but otherwise appeared to be in full possession of his senses. Miss Beatrice Moreland, leading woman with Mr. Hoey in the " Globe Trotters " during the season of 1895-6 said the comedian always spoke his lines correctly and never appeared to be affected in his mind. Dr. James A. J. O'Brien, who said he had been a Surgeon Major in the British Army, testified that he had attended Mr. Hoey as his family physician and that he never was insane. He attended him in July, 1896, and found him suffering from pleurisy. Charles E. Evans, the partner of Hoey said the dead actor was never insane and was in possession of his full senses when he executed the deeds to his wife. The witness was asked if he did not think it a strange thing for a man to go about a village street dressed up as a woman and blowing a bagpipe. He answered that it might be strange for some people, but not for Hoey. Offered here is a 5-1/4 x 3 in. card signed by Wm. Hoey and Charles E. Evans. Minor mounting trace on front left edge; also mounting traces on the verso. PROVENANCE: The Boothbay Theatre Museum Collection in Boothbay, Maine...........40-60
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221. [MUSIC] Elsa Clay - Assistant Executive Director of Composers and Lyricists Guild of America. TLS, 1963, 1p. to Milt Ebbins, informing Ebbins that Erroll Garner is now a member in good standing the Guild..............40-60
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222. [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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223. [FILM] Lyle
Bettger
(1915-2003) was a
character actor known most for
his Hollywood roles from the
1950s, having typically
portrayed villains. He is
perhaps most recognisable as the
wrathfully jealous elephant
handler Klaus from the Oscar
winning film The Greatest Show
on Earth (1952). Brief ALS,
2001, removed from bottom of
letter to
him...............35-45
224. 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...........30-40
225. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
(1884-1970 ) Son of William Kissam Vanderbilt. Associated
with New York Central management and managed family
interests for many years. Turned to sports in later years
and was namesake of 'Vanderbilt Cup.' His signature on 5x3
slip. Top portion of slip has oil stain that shows but does
not touch signature. .....25-35
226. [FRANCE] MARY
MARQUET [b. Russia
1895; died France 1979] actress who was encouraged by Sarah
Bernhardt to become an actress. She made her stage debut in
"La cathédrale" by the dramatist Eugène Morand. Her real
triumph soon followed with "L'Aiglon" by Edmond Rostand .
She joined the Comédie Française in 1923 and was one of its
most revered actress for over twenty years before being
fired. In 1944, she was arrested and sent to Fresne prison ,
near Paris: she was accused of collaborating with the
Germans during the war as well as being instrumental to her
son's arrest by the Gestapo. During her trial, she admitted
contacting the Vichy police in 1943 and asking them to
prevent her son François from joining the Resistance.
Despite a severe warning by the police, he still managed to
flee to Spain but was arrested and deported to Buchenwald
where he died in January 1944. Mary Marquet was acquitted in
January 1945 but was not allowed to return to the Comédie
Française. She resumed her career on stage and appeared in
light comédies, or 'comédies de boulevard' as they are
called in French. She had to wait until 1949 to appear on
screen again in the very mediocre 'Le 84 prend des vacances
(1950). After the mid-sixties, she almost exclusively
appeared in TV movies or series. Six handwritten lines
signed, no date. Not translated........50-75
227. [FRANCE] MAURICE BAQUET [1911-2005] Fr. actor. Interesting lot. Includes: signed picture of him playing a musical instrument with NYC skyline in background; plus 4 signed sketch drawings. VG............75-100
228. [FRANCE - THEATRE] 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............50-75
229. Cornelius Vanderbilt
II (1843-1899) American socialite, heir,
businessman, and a member of the prominent United States
Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of
William Henry Vanderbilt, who left him close to $70 million.
In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York
Central and related railroad lines in 1885. Signature on
4-3/4 x 2-1/4" slip. Different col9or inl "Yours
respectfully" above signature. Faint fold line; slightly
soiled...........50-75
230. [WWI] Davenport - ALS, London,
12 Jan. 1917, 2pp, 4to. Re: contributions to the Seaman's
Hospital at Greenwich "in recognition of the splendid &
signal services of our Merchant Navy during the war. Whether
on transports, on mine-sweepers, on patrol duty, or on trade
routes carrying the cargoes which are the life-blood of the
Empire they have faced not only the perils & hardships of
the Sea, but the deadly risk of submarines, mines, & other
enemy devices..." VG.....80-120 Min. Bid $20
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231. Sir James Knowles (1831 - 1908) was an English architect and editor. ALS, 1905, brief 1p........25-35
232. [FRANCE] 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........75-100
233. [FRANCE] 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..............60-80
234. [FILM - MUSIC] 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.......50-75
235. [PHOTOGRAPH] John Warne Gates (1855 - 1911), also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates, was an American Gilded Age industrialist and gambler. He was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire. Gates was the president of Republic Steel and of the Texas Company, later known as Texaco. He was instrumental in changing the steel industry's production methods from the Bessemer process to the open hearth process and in building the city of Port Arthur, Texas. Offe3red is is an original photograph signed in pencil by John Leonard Gates, dated 1903. The photo itself is 6 x 8 plus mount. NOT SIGNED by the subject. VG...............50-75
236. [THEATRE] Harriett Vernon [1851-1923] British actress. Clip signature.........20-30
237. Jack Mulhall [1887-1979] actor; in 430 films. Sig/inscribed......15-20
238. [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............50-75
239. Ignacio
Mariscal
[1829-1910] important Mexican writer and
diplomat . He was Vice President, as well as
Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1871 - 1872.
Signed card, 1876.....25-35
240. [FRANCE] 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.........50-75
241. [FRANCE] Pierre Émile Levasseur (1828-1911) French economist. He was born and educated in Paris, France. He began teaching in the lycée at Alençon in 1852, and in 1857 became professor of rhetoric at Besançon . He returned to Paris to become professor at the lycée Saint Louis, and in 1868 he was chosen a member of the academy of moral and political sciences, in 1872 he was appointed professor of geography, history and statistics in the College de France, and subsequently became also professor at the Conservatoire des arts et métiers and at the École libre des sciences politiques (which later became known as the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris or its widely known nickname of Sciences Po). Levasseur was one of the founders of the study of commercial geography, and became a member of the Council of Public Instruction, president of the French society of political economy and honorary president of the French geographical society. Levasseur was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1894. ALS, 1897, 2 full pages, 4-3/8 x 6-7/8 in. "R" in blue pencil on page 1. VG.........50-75
242. [FRANCE] 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..........80-120
243. [FRANCE] Arthur Chuquet (1853&endash;1925) French historian and biographer. He was born in Rocroi, Ardennes. He is now best known for his Jeunesse de Napoléon appearing in three volumes from 1897 to 1899. He became a member of the Institut de France in 1900. Brief ALS, 1904, approx. 4 x 5-1/4 in. Fine..........50-75
244. [AVIATION] Frank Datin (?-1929)
On October 4, 1929 a bit of aviation history took place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when the Grube Airport officially opened and the first airmail from that airport was flown; Transcontinental Air Mail Service Datin flew 2,200 letters to Pittsburgh, 300 of them signed by him; two days later he died in a biplane crash during a stunt exhibition at Ebensberg, Pennsylvania. Signed Postal Card, heavy stock 9 x 5 in., 1929. Addressed to Mr. G.L. Peebler [?]. Very good. Mild bit of wear. One side of this large picture postcard depicts a typical airplane of the day (likely a Transcontinental Air Mail Service plane) soaring amidst a cloudy sky. The message side bears the 5-cent "Air Mail" stamp and a McKeesport, Pennsylvania cancellation of 1929. The message portion bears a finely printed note: "Dear Sir: -- It was my privilege to carry your Air Mail yesterday. Thanks very kindly for your patronage. My reward will be your continued use of the Air Mail." Above the closing word "Pilot," Datin signs in black ink. A handsome and decorative piece, with a two large blue and red stripes running horizontally across the top with "VIA AIR MAIL" printed between. The record shows that special airmail envelopes were selling well on that day at the dedication -- presumably this very type of commemorative card bearing this special one-day-only cancellation. This would have been one of the 300 items signed by Datin flown on that very day. Ironically, by the time this was further cancelled in McKeesport, Datin had been dead for two days. A most unusual and scarce aviation and philatelic item.................Min. Bid $50
245. Edward Richard Assheton Penn Curzon, 6th Earl Howe, CBE [1908-1984] British peer, known as Viscount Curzon from 1929-1964. He served as an officer of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in World War II later becoming a Conservative politician ALS, 1983, written on both sides...........30-40
248. 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.................40-60
249. 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..................50-75
250. Ben Vereen (b.1946) American actor, dancer, and singer. Vereen gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Offered here is a signed ink sketch approx. 8-1/4 x 5 in. Fine..............50-75
253. [MUSIC] Andrew Imbrie
[b. 1921] American composer. Signature & unsigned
photo..............Min. Bid $10
254. [MUSIC] Dame Myra Hess [1890-1965] British pianist. Signature with sentiment.....30-40
255. [MUSIC] Carl Ehrenberg (1878-1962) German composer. TLS, 1937, 1p. In German. VG.............30-40
256. [POSTAL HISTORY] Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (1792-1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was an English mathematician and the wife of poet George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byron. Offered here is an envelope addressed by Lady Byron but NOT signed by her. Approx. 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. The stamp has been removed. VG.............80-120.................Min. Bid $25
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257. Cornelius Conway Felton (1807-1862) American educator. He was regent of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as professor of Greek literature and president of Harvard University. Clip signature [not much margin].....Min. Bid $10
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258. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Original photograph of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She was a pioneer in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. NOT signed by Nellie Bly but signed in pencil by the photographer Emile Brunel (France 1874 - 1944 NY) was a noted artist, painter, filmmaker and photographer. Brunel worked as a photojournalist for the New York Times Magazine and earned a certain degree of fame as a portrait photographer. In 1910 he founded the New York Institute of Photography (NYIP), which continues to train photographers today. Brunel would also develop a one-hour film development process, a process unique and ahead of its time. In 1918 Brunel began operating a successful Catskills resort called Chalet Indien in Boiceville. In 1918 Brunel also began work as a sculptor, creating a series of works between 1918 and 1944 that can still be seen today. The photo is 10-1/2 x 6-3/4 in. There are some soft creases and minor corner chips. Very Scarce!...........200-300
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259. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Leverett Saltonstall [MA]; A. Willis Robertson [VA]; Jennings Randolph [WV]; Claiborne Pell [RI]; John O. Pastore [RI]; Maurine Neuberger [OR]; Joseph O'Mahoney [WYO]; James E. Murray [MT]; Karl E. Mundt [SD]; Frank E. Moss [Ut]...........Min Bid $45
260. 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]...........35-45
261. [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
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262. [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Leonard Waldo (1853-1929) Astronomer, director of the Yale Observatory. Signed album page. (2) Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) American lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as the 36th Attorney General of the United States under the administrations of Presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. Clip signature dated 1900. Corner piece missing just touches signature; mounting trace left edge. (3) 1985 postmarked cover from The Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii. Ink signed by someone. (4) Charles Deane (1813-1889) American author of several historical works. ALS, Cambridge, Mass, 1876, 1p. (5) [THEATRE] Colonial Theatre playbill for UNCLE TOM'S CABIN starring Otis Skinner. (6) Theophil Mitchell Prudden (1849 – 1924) American pathologist, born in Middlebury, Connecticut. He graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, in 1872 and received his M. D. from Yale School of Medicine in 1875. He became an assistant (1879) and was professor of pathology (1892-1909) in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. In 1901 he was made a director of the Rockefeller Institute for medical research. ALS c. 1905 written in 3rd person tp Prof. Robert S. Woodward. Fine...............Min. Bid $45
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263. [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
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264. 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
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265. (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...........100-150
Bill of Sale For $75,000 Walt Kuhn Painting266. [ART] Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. Typed Document signed by Brenda Kuhn, an AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE, for a painting by Walt Kuhn titled "Brenda in Ogunquit." The painting was 50 x 30 in., sold by the Midtown Galleries in New York for the Kuhn Estate. The document has the signature of a Notary Public, dated 1989. VG......100-150......Min. Bid $25
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267 [THEATRE] Lucille Spinney - American actress. Clip signature [mounted] 1-3/4 x 1-1/2 in.Provenance: Boothbay Theatre Museum collection [Maine - closed].............Min. Bid $8
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268 . [MAINE] Shipbuilding in Maine, a 1825 document from Steuben [Maine], buying oak planks wood, signed by Mark Wilson (1782-1866) and Moses Colson (1782-1860). Approx. 7-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. VG..................50-75
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269. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINERS) ABBE LANE (b.1932) Actress/Singer. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. BESS MEYESON (1924-2014) TV Personality, Miss America (1945). SIGNED 5x7 photograph and CARD. JOEY BISHOP (1918-2007) ANS with initials only. JB CRAWFORD KENT (1881-1953) British Actor who started in Silents in 1915. SIGNED inscribed album page. ALEC McCOWEN (1925) British Actor ALS (1980) 2pp. EVELYN LAYE (1900-1996) & FRANK LAWTON (1904-1969) British Actors. SIGNED postcard size (trimmed) portrait photograph. MARY TREEN (1907-1989) Actress, Dancer and Singer. ALS(1971). VIRGINIA FOX ZANUCK (1902-1982) Actress, daughter of William Fox of Fox Film Corp. and wife of Darryl F. Zanuck. She appeared in early silent films from 1915-1923). ALS (1939) 3pp (tape stains on pages signed “Virginia”. Joe Loss (1909-1990) British musician popular during the British dance band era, and was founder of the Joe Loss Orchestra., signature.................80-120
270. (UNITED STATES SENATORS) CHAUNCEY DEPEW (1834-1928) New York. SIGNED card ( 1899). JAMES WARE BRADBURY (1802-1901) Maine, clipped SIGNATURE mounted . JACOB K. JAVITS (1904-1986) New York. SIGNED PROGRAM of 1961. THOMAS A. KUCHEL (1910-1994) California. SIGNED US Senate Chamber Card (1967). BURTON K. WHEELER (1882-1975) Montana. SIGNED CARD (1954). ADLAI STEVENSON III (b.1930) Illinois. SIGNED inscribed 5x7 photograph. JAMES BUCKLEY (b.1923) New York. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph..................75-100
271. [SPORTS] Jack Kent Cooke (1912-1997) was a Canadian-American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and newspapers in Canada. After failing at starting a major league baseball team in Toronto and being turned down to own a television station in Toronto, Cooke moved to the United States and built a business empire in broadcasting and professional sports franchises. Cooke was the owner of the Washington Redskins (NFL), the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA), the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), the Los Angeles Wolves (United Soccer) and Toronto Maple Leafs (IL). He also developed The Forum in Inglewood, California, and FedExField near Landover, Maryland. Offered here is a signed First Day cover honoring Jim Thorpe, postmarked 1984. Fine condition..................60-80
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272. [FROM MELVILLE INGALLS FILES] small archive: [1] Melville Ingalls [1842-1914] TLS, 1900, 1p., to J.A. Barnard. [2] John T. Dye - 1900 TLS, 1-1/2 pp. re: estate of Abbie Ingalls, who was the grand-daughter of Melville Ingalls. [3] John Alfred Barnard (b. 1861) TLS, 1900, 1p. Barnard, John Alfred, Ex-General Manager Peoria & Eastern Ry. Address Indianapolis, Ind. Born Aug. 27, 1861, at Grenville, Que. Educated at the Galt Collegiate Institute at GaIt, Ont. Entered railway service 1878 as stenographer in general superintendent's office Kansas City St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Rd. since which he has been consecutively clerk in assistant and. general superintendents' offices; engineer's, auditor and assistant treasurer's offices; clerk in general manager's office Hannibal & St. Joseph Rd; clerk treasury department Chicago Burlington & Quiney Rd at Chicago, Ill.; one year assistant paymaster same road; 1887 to April 1889, purchasing department Ohio & Mississippi Ry at Cincinnati, O.; April to Oct. 1, 1889, purchasing agent same road; Oct. 1, 1889. to March 1, 1890. general manager Ohio Indiana & Western Rd; March 1, 1890 to July 1, 1891, assistant general manager Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry; July 1, 1891 to Feb. 1905. general manager Peoria & Eastern Ry (Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry Co., lessee); March 1900 to March 12, 1901, also vice-president Peoria & Pekin Union Ry; March 12, 1901 to March 10, 1903, also president Peoria & Pekin Union Ry. Plus other pages................200-300 Min. Bid $35
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273. [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
274. 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
275. [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
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276. [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
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277. [COLONIAL] James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) was an American lawyer, political activist, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against the policy of Parliament which led to the American Revolution. His well-known catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position. ALS, Boston, 1763, 1p. money transfer. Approx. 7-1/4 x 5 in.Nunerous old tape repairs detract..................Min. Bid $200
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278. [TAFT-HARTLEY BILL] Philip J. Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in the United States Navy. In 1942, as the Democratic nominee, Philbin was elected to the 78th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971). At the very end of the 91st United States Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, due to the death of L. Mendel Rivers on December 28, 1970. Offered here are 3 typed pages of a speech made before congress against passage of the Taft-Hartley Bill. All of the ink notationa & handwriting on the pages was made by Philbin. Also included is the same typed speech without his handwriting. VG.............Min. Bid $50
279. [TAFT-HARTLEY BILL] Philip J. Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in the United States Navy. In 1942, as the Democratic nominee, Philbin was elected to the 78th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971). At the very end of the 91st United States Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, due to the death of L. Mendel Rivers on December 28, 1970. Offered here are 4 typed pages of a speech made before congress. Appears to be about military pay [Bill H.R. 5007, circa 1950]. All of the ink notationa & handwriting on the pages was made by Philbin. Also included are 3 clean typed copies of the speech without his handwriting. VG.............Min. Bid $50
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281. [NEW YORK SUPREME COURT] Anson Cary (1764-1842) came from Windham, Ct., to Union, Broome county, where he resided for a short time, and then departed for Oxford in 1792. He came up the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers in a canoe paddled by an Indian named Seth, and took up the lands owned by the Charles A. Bennett estate. Mr. Cary was a Revolutionary pensioner, having entered the army at the age of 16 and served in three campaigns of the war. He was a very large and obese man, and was the first blacksmith to locate in Oxford. He worked at his trade and carried on his farm a great many years, and was also famous as a pettifogger before Justice’s courts. He held the office of justice of peace, was appointed sheriff of the county March 1, 1805, and for a considerable time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Offered here is 1811 New York Supreme Court document signed by Anson Cary as judge. Approx. 7.5 x 9 in. VG............Min. Bid $35
282. [COLONIAL] Offered here is a 1p. MDS, 7 1/2" x 6 1/4", dated March 22, 1728/9, a Bristol County sheriff's writ wherein Zachariah Field of Rehoboth (blacksmith) is ordered to Court "... to Answer unto John Torrey of Barrington in ye County of Bristol...[Yeoman] ye sum of twelve pounds & twelve shillings good & Lawfull money which is justly Due & owing to ye plantf...," signed Timothy Fales (Clerk), and on the verso signed by Deputy Sheriff Ephraim [ ? ] and possibly by John Torrey. Folds, minor spotting/ light toning-- overall quite good, with a nearly complete red seal. CAPTAIN TIMOTHY FALES (1690-1777) was the son of James and Deborah (Fisher) Fales. Fales graduated from Harvard College in 1711 and was soon a sea captain (sometime before 1720). In 1724, having left the sea trade, he was given a commission as Justice of the Peace and later appointed the first clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and the Court of Sessions of Bristol County. Fales married (first) Alethea Paine in 1717, and (second) Elizabeth (Gardner) Thomas, widow of Nathaniel Thomas, in 1748. He retired from the Court in 1774, having served some fifty years of public service. ZACHARIAH FIELD (b. 1706) was born in Providence, R.I. He married Lydia Titus of Rehoboth in 1727, and the couple had at least four children. JOHN TORREY (1692-1740) married twice (Zerviah and Sarah) and had at least six children............200-250
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283. Mystery Lot of 9 documents, dated 1828 - circa 1950. You do the research. Conditions mostly VG..........Min. Bid $15
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284. [THEATRE] Harry B. Irving (1870-1919) British stage actor. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving. Signed 6x8 in. printed sketch of him as Hamlet. VG...............50-75
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285. [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
286. (HOLLYWOOD/ENTERTAINER NOTABLES LOT) SID KROFT (b.1929) & MARTY KROFT (b.1937) 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 (1925-2015) Actress. SIGNED, heavy stock photo 8x10. GIL LAMB (1906-1995) Actor SIGNED inscribed heavy stock photograph, fold, with signed envelope. JACK DODSON (1931-1994) Actor. Signed Andy Griffith Show, collectors photo card..........80-120
287. [MUSIC] Paul Anka (b. 1941) Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. Anka became famous with hit songs like "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...............30-40
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288. [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
289. [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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290 [NASA] Homer E. Newell Jr. (1915-1983) was a mathematics professor and author who became a powerful United States government science administrator—eventually rising to the number three position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In the early 1960s, he either controlled or influenced virtually all non-military unmanned space missions for the free world. Signed 1955 First Day Cover. Fine..............Min. Bid $40
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291. Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884) American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of the world's first plastic surgeons. Along with colleague H.A. Ackley, he was known for successfully artificially propagating trout and other fish. He was also a talented fine art sculptor. It has been suggested that Garlick made the first daguerreotype photograph taken in the United States, and later the first daguerreotype taken in the shade. Rare ALS, Cleveland, 1867, to E.A. Brown. Some sort of financial matter. One page, 7.5 x 9.5 in. Envelope is included. This is another item just recently discovered amongst of holdings after many years. VG..................200-300
292. 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
293 [SHOW BUSINESS] offered here are Warner Bros. paychecks from 1984-85. None are signed [endorsed on verso]. Includes: (1) Catherine Burns (1945-2019) American actress of stage, film, radio and television. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Last Summer (1969). (2) Florence Henderson (1934-2016) she is best remembered for her starring role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. (3) William D. Wittliff (1940-2019) American screenwriter, author and photographer who wrote the screenplays for The Perfect Storm (2000), Barbarosa (1982), Raggedy Man (1981), and many others. (4) Jerry Summers (1931-2006) Hollywood stuntman and actor who performed stunts on Star Trek: The Original Series. He was Walter Koenig's stunt double during the second season episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". (5) Alan Crosland Jr. (1918-2001) TV director. (6) Lawrence B. Marcus (1917-2001) writer. (7) Peter Jolly (1932 - 2004) American West Coast jazz pianist and accordionist. He was well known for his performance of television themes and various movie soundtracks. (8) Sumner A. Long (1921-1993) American playwright, screenwriter, and author. He wrote the comedy play Never Too Late. A film adaptation was released in 1965. Long began writing for television in 1951, and wrote many episodes of Lassie, “Father Knows Best,” “The Danny Thomas Show,” “Dobie Gillis,” and “The Donna Reed Show.” (9) Brian Taggert (1938-2019) screenwriter who worked on such horror films as Poltergeist III and Visiting Hours. (10) Tina Lenert (b. 1948) an American magician, mime and harpist. She has performed worldwide and is known for combining elements of pantomime and magic. VG.............Min. Bid $50
294. [MILITARY] Hugh A. Drum (1879-1951) was a career United States Army officer who served in World War I and World War II and attained the rank of lieutenant general. He was notable for his service as chief of staff of the First United States Army during World War I, and commander of First Army during the initial days of World War II. Signed, inscribed photo dated 1941. This is a vintage photograph of a drawing, signed in 1941. Approx. 10 x 13 in. VG...............80-120
295. Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870-1965) American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters, and became a philanthropist. Interesting signed vintage photograph even with its condition faults. Baruch has signed and inscribed this photo to Leon Henerson (1895-1986) who was the administrator of the Office of Price Administration from 1941 to 1942. Henderson worked as an economic adviser in President Franklin Roosevelt's administration before he was appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1939.[4] In 1941 he became head of the Office of Price Administration. Baruch signed & dated this photo 1941. Condition: still contained in an old mat; one burn mark top edge [very visible]; also a surface flaw when held an an angle. Baruch signs "B.M." Doesn't add Baruch. Photo itself is 8x10 in..................80-120
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296 . [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
297. [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
298. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) William Cave Thomas (1820-1896) British Artist, generally referred to as Cave Thomas was an English painter of historical, religious and literary subjects, also known as a sculptor and author. ALS, 1876, 2pp. See wiki biography, click here. (2) print 1835 gov. doc. re: Indian Affairs, 2pp. (3) New York Times - 1916 letter sent to Howard L. Blackwell. (4) Phillip J. Philbin - US Congressman from Mass. Telegram sent from Philbin 1946. (5) Brenda Kuhn - daughter of the artist Walt Kuhn. Signed bank check 1967. (6) Robert S. Woodward (1849-1924) American civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. Unsigned envelope bearing his name and address. (7) Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Three 1945 check subs not signed but in her handwriting. (8) James J. Blanchard - 1984 TLS as Gov. of Michigan [assume autopen signature]. (9) Lyndon B. Johnson - 1973 In Memorian First Cober Cover. Attractive but postage stamp is very defective. (10) The Limerick National Bank [Maine] group of 5 signed checks.............MIN. BID $30
299. MARYLAND CONGRESSMEN - A collection of 44 LS's written by House of Representative members from Maryland. Included are Michael D. Barnes (19), Stephen W. Gambrill (1), Gilbert Gude (6), Steny Hoyer (2), DeWitt S. Hyde (2) Gladys Spellman (2), and Newton Steers 12). Content is routine, mostly responding to constituent letters about specific proposed legislation. Dates range from 1929 to 1985. Steny Hoyer was House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He is currently House Minority Whip.........Min. Bid $140
300. [FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Signed 1935 bank check, accompanied by vintage sheet music for OLD NEW ENGLAND MOON. The check is made out to, and endorsed on the by James Hanson (1904-1973) who was a trumpet player in Rudy Vallee's band. Jim's playing became nationally famous and he was featured in national advertisements for the Conn Symphony Special trumpet in those days. When Rudy went to Hollywood, Jim stayed East and joined Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians...........80-120................Min. Bid $30
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301. RARE 41 Star U.S. Felt Flag/ World SILK Flags [Tobacco] 1903 BETSY ROSS Circular. Offered here is a lot of late 19th-early 20th century flag items, consisting of: (1) a rare 41-star felt/flannel American Flag, 8 1/4" x 5 1/2", given as a tobacco bonus; folds, some edge wear, toning-- there was never an "official" 41-star flag; (2) 5 silk world flags (again, bonus tobacco items), approx. 6" x 4 3/4", consisting of: England, Japan, France, Italy, and Portugal; creased corners, some edge wear, but overall quite good (colors still bright); and (3) an extremely rare 1903 printed circular for the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association, 7" x 16"; folds/ creases, some edge wear (small break w/ tape repair), light toning.............40-60
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302. Corwin H. Spencer - capitalist. The Laclede Gas Light Co. Signed stock certificate, 1895...........30-40
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303. MILWAUKEE, WISC. - page from Picturesque American, 1880, with wood-engarved view on the page. Overall about 8.5 x 12.5 in. VG..............Min. Bid $10
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304. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) US Sec. Navy 1840 printed gov. doc signed in type by J.K. Paulding. 2pp. (2) Bill of Lading, goods being shipped by R.G. hazard from Boston to New Orleans inn1841. (3) New Hampshire 1809 document about property tax. (4) RETREAT FOR THE INSANE, Hartford, Ct. 1823 document. (5) Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. 1868 bank document, not signed by Bunn. (6) Sheet signed by ? Buchanan, 2nd Comptroller US Treasury and E.B. French, Auditor US Treasury. (7) Print of US Treasury building in Washington DC. (8) Group of 4 Limerick National Bank checks [Maine] 1925. ....Min. Bid $25
305. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1966 bank check. (2) LBJ first Day cover with faulty stamp. (3)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. (4) James W. Wadsworth Jr. (1877-1952) signed card [toned]. (5) John G. Schumaker (1826-1905) US congressman from Brooklyn. Signed sun-toned. (6) 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 1939 bank document. Signed twice. (7) Wm. Lyon Phelps (1865-1943) American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous books and articles. ANS, 1942 written on 3x5 card. (8) [SCIENCE] Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928) American geologist and educator. In 1893 he founded the Journal of Geology, of which he was editor for many years. In 1892 Chamberlin accepted the offer to organize a department of geology at the new University of Chicago, where he remained as a professor until 1918. From 1898 to 1914 he was president of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Brief TLS, 1908, 1p, to President Robert S. Woodward, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC. About 5.5 x 6.5 in. VG (9) Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) was a United States 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. Near the end of the 1850s, he was elected to the Senate by the Rhode Island Legislature and was re-elected 4 times. He would be twice elected to the Senate's highest post as President pro tempore during the Grant Administration, and served until his death in 1884. Bold Signature on 7 x 2.5 in. paper. VG.........Min. Bid $50
306. [FILM] Janet Leigh (1927-2004) American actress. She was married to Tony Curtis. Signed 3x5 card. VG.......20-30
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307. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Florence Morse Kingsley (1859-1937) American author of popular and religious fiction. Signature on 3.5 x 2.5 in. card which has darkened somewhat. (2) Dee Barton (1937-2001) American jazz trombonist, big band drummer, and prolific composer for big band and motion pictures. Barton is known for his horror-esque style of composing in action thriller films. He created the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood films Play Misty for Me, and the eerie soundtrack to the 1973 film High Plains Drifter. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG. (3) [AMERICANA] three 1840 manuscript documents dated 1840. Shipping goods from New York to New Orleans. Each about 7.5 x 10 in. These are from the Roland G. Hazard papers. VG (4) George Rice Carpenter (1863-1909) was a noted educator, scholar and author. SIGNATURE, approx. 5 x 2.5 in. VG. (5) John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime. A prominent critic, Murry is best remembered for his association with Katherine Mansfield, whom he married in 1918 as her second husband, for his friendship with D. H. Lawrence and T. S. Eliot, and for his friendship (and brief affair) with Frieda Lawrence. Following Mansfield's death, Murry edited her work. ALS, 1932, 1p., 4-1/4 x 7 in. VG. (6) [IOWA] William B. Allison (1829-1908) US Congressman and Senator from Iowa. By the 1890s, Allison had become one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the Senate. Three different Republican presidents asked Allison to join their Cabinet, but Allison declined each offer. A significant number of delegates supported his presidential nomination at the 1888 and 1896 Republican National Conventions. CLIP SIGNATURE on 3 x 1 in. slip. VG. (7) Philip J. Philbin (1898-1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in the United States Navy. He then went on to Harvard University, was center on the Harvard Football Team that won the Rose Bowl game in 1919 against Oregon. He graduated in 1920 and from Columbia University Law School, New York City, in 1924. He served in the US congress from 1943-1971. Offered here are 3 Western Union telegrams from Philbin & 13 to the congressman. Mostly VG. (8) Joseph E. Brennan - TLS, no date, 1p, as Gov. of Maine. VG (9) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1966 bank check. ..............Min. Bid $65
308. [FILM] Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995) American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in film in 1939 as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid, in the film Gone with the Wind. She was unable to attend the movie's premiere because it was held at a whites-only theater. Often typecast as a maid, she said: "I didn't mind playing a maid the first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business. But after I did the same thing over and over, I resented it. I didn't mind being funny, but I didn't like being stupid." She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, and then moved to television acting in the 1950s. Photocopy picture of her in role as Prissy. The signature is printed but she has added "as Prissy of G.W.T.W." 8.5 x 11 in. VG..........50-75........Min. Bid $20
309. [ART] Dorothy McKay (1904-1974) American cartoonist and illustrator. She did work for Esquire magazine. Dorothy Mckay's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $159 to $46,063, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2014 the record price for this artist at auction is $46,063. Offered here is a original drawing signed [1945]. Approx. 3-1/4 x 6 in.........80-120
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310. [MULTIPLE MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Reverend John Hall, D.D., L.L.D. (1829–1898) was pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City, from 1867 until his death in Bangor, County Down, Ireland. The landmark New York church, that still stands today on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street, was built during his tenure. CLIP SIGNATURE. (2) c. 1946 telegram sent by congressman Philip J. Philbin [Mass]. (3) Doris Reynolds (1912-1978) Doris Reynolds did many illustrations for books published by Doubleday & Co. She was also an exhibiting artist, having work shown at the Krausharr Gallery in New York in 1949. Other exhibitions include: Wilmington Museum, Delaware 1940-45; Maracaibo 1936-39; Barbizon Plaza, NYC 1940; Lake Placid Club, NY 1940, etc. She studied at the Art Students League with Jules Gotlieb, Bridgman & Brackman. During World War II, she was one of Jackie Cochran's Girls, ferrying airplanes throughout the United States. Offered here is a pencil sketch unsigned, on 2-1/4 x 4-3/4 in. slip. Provenance: Artist's Estate. VG. (4) Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh (1917-2015) best known for his service as the president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years (1952–1987). CLIP SIGNATURE. (5) Lee Iacocca (1924 – 2019) American automobile executive. Signed 1988 cover honoring W. Virginia Italian Heritage. (6) James J. Davis (1873-1947) He served as U.S. Secretary of Labor and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was also known by the nicknames of the "Iron Puddler" and "Puddler Jim." 1930 US Senate envelope bearing printed Free Frank signature [no letter]. (7) Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1911. (8) Michael Tucci (b. 1946) American actor best known for playing the T-Birds member Sonny LaTierri for the 1978 film version Grease. Warner Bros. 1985 paycheck signed [endorsed on verso]....................Min. Bid $50
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311. [ART] James Fenwick Lansdowne (1937-2008) An important Canadian painter, illustrator, printmaker and author, James Fenwick Lansdowne was born in Hong Kong, China and died in Victoria, Canada, where he had lived since 1940. His bird paintings and prints have been the subject of exhibitions at numerous important venues such as the Beijing Museum of Natural History, China; the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; the National Audubon Society, New York City; the National Geographic Society, New York City; the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Offered here is an original signed ink drawing of a bird, dated 1980. Drawn on 8 x 10 in paper. Unobtrusive middle fold mark. Fine............200-300
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312. [FRANCE] 1681 manuscript vellum document, 6 pages, more than a dozen ornate signatures. Approx. 8 x 10 in. Condition is pretty good for its age...............200-300
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313. [FRANCE] 1577 manuscript vellum document, signed with ornate signature. Approx. 10-1/4 x 4-1/2 in. VG..............200-300
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314. [FILM] Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Signed portrait print, 8 x 10.5 in. VG..............50-75
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315. [FRANCE] 1671 manuscript document, 3pp, written on thick vellum. Numerous signatures not researched. Approx. 7-1/4 x 10 in. VG.......................100-150
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316. [NOBEL PRIZE] Karl Alexander Müller (b.1927) Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials. Signed 7 x 5 in. photo. VG...............50-75
317. [TEXAS] Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) Democratic Congressman and Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, he is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition. TLS, H. of Rep. 1910, 1p. sends copy of speech. VG...............25-35
318. [NOBEL PRIZE] John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PC, PRS (1842-1919) British scientist who made extensive contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Among many honors, he received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies." He served as President of the Royal Society from 1905 to 1908 and as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1908 to 1919. Brief ALS, 1911, 1p. signed Rayleigh. Approx. 4-1/4 x 7 in. Good..........50-75
319. [SCIENCE] Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician and autodidactic polymath, who was Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. TLS, 1887, 1p, 7.5 x 10 in. Mounted. Good...........50-75
320. [U.S. NAVAL] Capt. Paul Cassard (1891-1972) Navy officer who served in both World Wars. In 1941 Captain Cassard was the officer who welcomed Winston Churchill on the British battleship Duke of York off the Virginia Capes and escorted him to Washington for his conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was born in Prince Frederick, Md., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1913 and served in World War I with a destroyer force based in Queenstown, Ireland. In World War II he was as signed to the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington and to New York headquarters of the Eastern Sea Frontier. He retired in 1950, at which time he was president of the Navy board of review of discharges and dismissals. Offered here is a TLS, Navy Department, 12 April 1948, 1p. Written to Philip J. Philbin, US Congressman from Massachusetts. Cassard, at this time was President, Board of Review, Discharges and Dismissals. Concerns the discharge of Francis A. Gregg. This lot includes a TLS, March 18, 1948, 1p. from Congressman Philbin to Francis A. Gregg saying he has received enclosures from Admiral Colclough. At bottom of this letter is brief typed note signed in ink by Francis A. Gregg. PLUS 7 carbon copies of letters [retained copies] from Philbin concerning this case. Total 9 pieces. VG..............Min. Bid $25
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321. [THEATRE] Fanny Janauschek (1829-1904) Czech born stage actress. She came to America in 1867 and first performed at the Academy of Music, New York City, on October 9, 1867. She spoke no English, only German and often worked with all English speaking casts.[6] In three years time since arriving in the US she mastered enough English dialect to communicate with American audiences and decided to make America her home. Some of her performances, especially Medea, were compared to the revered Italian tragedienne Adelaide Ristori. She became famous acting in great Shakespearean parts and other famous parts. Signed 4.5 x 3 in. card. Mounting trace shows on left edge.......Min. Bid $25
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322. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) William Alfred (1922-1999) American playwright, poet, and professor of English literature at Harvard University. Signed bookplate. (2) USNA RANGE SENTINEL over postmarked 1983 Cape Canaveral, Fl. (3) 1852 Sec. of the Navy printed gov. document, 42pp. (4) Original etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, c. 1890, image 5-1/4 x 3-3/4 in. (5) LBJ First Day Cover, 1973. Stamp is faulty. (6) Signed card - looks like Kuki Rinichi - not identified. (7) Another unidentified signed card......Min. Bid $25207. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) William Alfred (1922-1999) American playwright, poet, and professor of English literature at Harvard University. Signed bookplate. (2) USNA RANGE SENTINEL over postmarked 1983 Cape Canaveral, Fl. (3) 1852 Sec. of the Navy printed gov. document, 42pp. (4) Original etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn, c. 1890, image 5-1/4 x 3-3/4 in. (5) LBJ First Day Cover, 1973. Stamp is faulty. (6) Signed card - looks like Kuki Rinichi - not identified. (7) Anoth unidentified signed card......Min. Bid $25
323. [FRANCE] 1698 document from Normandy, France, written on vellum, ornate signatures. Nice ornate stamp at top. City of Caen. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in. No researched. VG................100-200
324. Ernest Harold Baynes (1868–1925) American naturalist. He was "the closest thing New England, and the world for that matter, will ever get to a real-life Doctor Dolittle; all sorts of New England birds and animals–foxes, wolves, chickadees, bears and bison were known to roam around and in and out of his house." He treated animals like friends, but unlike Doolittle, never claimed to talk to them. He was instrumental in bringing to public attention the near demise of songbirds and of the bison. He founded the American Bison Society, of which President Teddy Roosevelt was honorary chairman. SIGNATURE clipped away from letter. About 5-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. VG..............50-75
325. Albert Stanburrough Cook (1853-1927) American philologist, literary critic, and scholar of Old English. He has been called "the single most powerful American Anglo-Saxonist of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." ALS, New Haven, 1893, 4pp. About 5 x 8 in. VG.................75-100326. [FILM] Marge Champion (1919-2020) American dancer and actress. At a young age she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a TV show based on song and dance. In 1947, she married dancer Gower Champion (1919–1980). Together as a dance team, the Champions performed in MGM musicals of the 1940s and 50s, including their first MGM musical Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), Show Boat (1951) and Everything I Have Is Yours (1952). Offered here is a signed sketch [a comical self-portrait], 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG.............50-75
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327. [ART] Portrait of Walt Kuhn, original photograph done in 1904 or 1905. Photo by Pangborn (Profession photographer) lived and worked at 119 East 23 St. New York City same bldg. Walt Kuhn had his studio 1904-1905 when and where this photo was taken. A small print of this photo was cremated with Vera Kuhn, after her death, October 22, 1961. The photo offered here is about 7 x 7-1/4 in., and was printed from the original negative. This comes directly from the Walt Kuhn estate in Maine. Includes a copy of a gift of this photo given to the Museum of the City of New York. Given by Kuhn's daughter, Brenda in 1963. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949): As one of the organizers of the Armory Show (1913), Kuhn searched Europe for artists whose work had not yet been seen in the United States. He started his career as a cartoonist, but as a painter he concentrated on clowns, acrobats and the circus. Fine...............200-300
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328. [ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. Walt Kuhn is best remembered today for his key role in planning the Armory Show. Ironically, a man who was in the forefront of the modern movement and was seen as an advocate of adventurous new art in 1913 came to be labelled, because of his on-going commitment to representation, a conservative artist by future generations of art historians. Nevertheless, he holds a place in American art history as a skilled cartoonist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter. Although he destroyed many of his early paintings, his works that remain today are powerful and are a part of most major American art collections. His portraits of circus and vaudeville entertainers are some of the most memorable, confidently painted works of twentieth-century American art. They are reminiscent of commedia dell'arte actor portraits done by the French masters centuries earlier. The Tragic Comedians (1916) in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and The White Clown (1929) in the collection of the National Gallery of Art are intense, arresting images and are among his most respected paintings. Offered here are some handwritten notes written by Walt Kuhn on 2 pages. It begins with "On entering first gallery...." He continues talking about the art he was viewing there, whereever that was. Not dated but c. 1940-45. About 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Beginning to separate at some fold lines. UNSIGNED. Rare!..............300-400...............one time Min. Bid $90
329. [ALABAMA] Oscar Underwood (1862-1929) American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the United States Senate, and the only individual to serve as the Democratic leader in both the Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Underwood sought the presidential nomination at the 1912 Democratic National Convention, but the convention selected Woodrow Wilson after forty-six ballots. He declined the vice presidential nomination, which instead went to Thomas R. Marshall. Underwood ran for president again in 1924, entering the 1924 Democratic National Convention as a prominent conservative opponent of the Ku Klux Klan. One of the few prominent anti-Klan politicians in the South at the time. Signed card, 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. Dated 11-22-21. VG...........Min. Bid $22
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330. [ART] Bashka Paeff (1889-1979) was an American sculptor active near Boston, Massachusetts. Bashka Paeff was known as the Subway sculptor for the pieces she modeled at the Park Street T station while working her way through art school at the Boston Museum School. She was especially known for realistic animal sculptures, war memorials, fountains and portraits which she created in the classical tradition. Today Paeff is perhaps best known for the Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial on Route 1 crossing from Portsmouth, New Hampshire into Kittery, Maine. Its creation was marred by some political controversy. She received her commission in 1924 from Governor Percival P. Baxter, but in 1925 his replacement, Governor Ralph Brewster, rejected the piece as overly pacifist. Minor changes accommodated both men, and the revised sculpture was installed in 1926 in what is now called John Paul Jones Memorial Park. Original photograph taken by Paeff of Professor James Geddes of Boston University. VG................80-120
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331. [INDIANS] William Elsey Connelley (1855-1930) Kansas pioneer, author, teacher, historian. In 1899 he was given the power of attorney to act in behalf of the Wyandotte Indian Tribe, then in Indian Territory, modern-day Oklahoma. Offered here is a Autograph Manuscript, 16 lines written by Connelley about Indian words and the principal charcters of the creation. UNSIGNED. Approx. 8-1/2 x 5-3/4 in. VG........50-75
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Lewis Casson [1875-1969] Eng. actor. ANS, nd...........20-30
333. [MUSIC] Joseph Schuster [1903-1969] Russian Cellist. Sig. card............20-30
334. [THEATRE] Robert Tabor (1865-1904) American Broadway actor. In 1888 he joined the company of the actress Julia Marlowe and became the company's leading man. According to many who knew her, Marlowe sacrificed her own interests many times in order to promote Taber's career, as when he played Hotspur to her Prince Hal in Henry IV, Part 1.[4] They married in May 1894 in Philadelphia, separated in 1899 and divorced in 1900. Offered here is his CLIP SIGNATURE, on 5 x 2.5 in. slip. VG...................30-40
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335. [WAR] 1840 printed government document from the Secretary of WAR, J.R. Poinsett, 19pp. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. VG.................Min. Bid $10
336. [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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337. [PORTRAIT] Daniel Morgan (1735-36 ?–1802) American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794. Steel-engraved portrait, image approx. 5-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. plus margins. Not signed of course. VG.................25-35
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338. A NEW YORK RIVER FRONT - wood-engraving, 1873 from Picturesque America, image approx. 9 x 6-1/4.........Min. Bid $10
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339. [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
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340. 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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341. [WALT KUHN ESTATE] BRENDA KUHN (1911-1912) Co-manager, Kuhn Estate, daughter. Group of 3 lengthy ink signed typed letters to Brenda's attorney. These letters concern the Kuhn Estate, IRS etc. Brenda had the habit of saving copies of typed letters sent by her, and signing them. Each is 8.5 x 11 in. VG..............75-100..................Min. Bid $25
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342. [FILM HISTORY] 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. 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. Typed memo signed "B", June 21, 1963, To Peter Lawford [the actor], about motion picture submissions. Mentions 4 film including CATCH 22. Very good condition...........100-150
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343. [BRITISH] 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 Presentation page from his work "Near & Far." Fine condition.........40-60
345. Henry Festing Jones (1851-1928) friend and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler. His biography of Butler, entitled Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835-1902) - A Memoir, won the inaugural James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography in 1919. ALS, 1924, 4pp. 4.5 x 7 in.........50-75
346. [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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347. [MICKEY SPILLANE] Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. Known for The Tony Martin Show, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, All In The Family, Maud, Sanford and Son, etc. He was a partner with Norman Lear. In 2002, Yorkin was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. TLS, 1956, 1p. to Mickey Spillane. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. VG...............50-75
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348. [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
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349. Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was a prominent American journalist and academic of the early 20th century. In the autumn of 1890 Shaw was elected professor of international law and political institutions at Cornell University but resigned the post in 1891 to accept Stead's invitation to establish an American edition of the Review of Reviews . Shaw served as editor-in-chief of this publication until it ceased publication in 1937, ten years before his death at the age of ninety. He was the author of "Abraham Lincoln" [1929]. ALS, Hastings On Hudson, NY, Feb. 4, 1947, 2-1/2 pages. This letter was sent to Who's Who In America. 'I have been listed in every volume of Who's Who since Mr. Marquis began its publication..." Excellent condition............40-60
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350. [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. OFFERED HERE: Kuhn writes a lengthy pencil notation on side of TYPED LETTER SIGNED, approx. 7.25 x 10 in.. 1943, from Philip R. Adams to Kuhn. Very good condition. Adams writes about setting up meeting with Kuhn when he gets to New York. At this time Adams was the Director of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts [Ohio]. Philip Rhys Adams, Walt Kuhn: Painter, His Life and Work (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1978). The lengthy pencil notation: "enter on Veteran Acrobat, causing ructions in Columbus, Schumacher trying to oust Mrs. Arnold. Everything o.k. with picture accorded a fine hanging after its appearance in the Art News as "picture of the year". VG...............200-300 Min. Bid $50
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351. [PORTRAIT] John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy 1852 & 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from the Maryland's 4th congressional district. Antique original engraved portrait. Approx. 6.5 x 5 oval" plus margins. Neatly inlaid. VG..........25-35
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352. [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
353. [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...............35-45354. [PORTRAIT] of The Earl of Moira (1754-1826) engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838) c. 1811. Image approx. 3.5 x 3" plus margins. VG........25-35
355. CLARENCE BARNHART (1900-1993) American Lexicographer. Perhaps his most lasting contribution to lexicography was his editing of the American College Dictionary (1947), which introduced the participation of leading linguists and psychologists and was the forerunner of the entire line of Random House dictionaries. TLS, 1981. Mail crease runs right through the signature..........10-20
357. [THEATRE]
Beatrice Herford
(1868 -1952) American actress and vaudeville performer born in
England. ALS, no date, 1p........20-30
361. [MUSIC] 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............40-60
363. Ralph A. Benson [1828-1886] Brit. Cricket player. Signature......20-30
365. [FRANCE] Jules Favre (1809-1880) French statesman. After the establishment of the Third Republic in September 1870, he became one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans faction. ANS, 1878, on 3-3/4 x 2-1/8" card, mounted to slip. VG.........25-35
366. Vasco Ronchi (1897-1988) was an Italian physicist known for his work in optics. Along with Enrico Fermi, he was a student of Luigi Puccianti. He studied from at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Pisa 1915-1919. In 1922 he published work describing testing methods for optics using simple equipment. The Ronchi Test is widely used in amateur telescope making. TLS, 1984, 1p.................40-60
367. [MUSIC] Leonard Slatkin [b. 1944] American conductor. TLS, 1989.......25-35
368. [MUSIC] Harriet Kendall (1857-1933) English composer. ALS, 1889, 4pp......25-35
369. [THEATRE] Lillah McCarthy (1875-1960) English actress and theatrical
manager. SIGNED EARLY POSTCARD PHOTOGRAPH [REAL PHOTO], DATED
1904. Superb condition......25-35
370. [MUSIC] Lanny Ross (1906-1988) American
singer, pianist and songwriter. Signed 5x7 photo.
VG...........25-35
371. SIDNEY SHELDON (1917-2007 ) American Author/Novelist. ANS ny nd. "Who can make this world a better place."...............20-30
373. Vassar Miller (1924-1998) was a writer and poet. She served as Poet Laureate of Texas (1988-1989). Three of her books won the annual poetry prize of the Texas Institute of Letters. In 1982 and 1988 Miller was named Poet Laureate of Texas, and in 1997 she was named to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by the Governor's Commission for Women. Signed typed poem titled "Precision", 1p. Approx. 7 x 10 in. VG...................50-75
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374. [FILM] Martha Raye (1916-1993) American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. Signed, inscribed page from publication, 8.5 x 11"........Min. bid $10
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375. 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.................35-45
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376. [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..................20-30
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377. [CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE] a letter dated June 29, 1925, to Albert R. Baird of Waterville, Minnesota, about the earthquake there. Four pages, sent from Santa Monica, Cal......Papers are full about the earthquake at Santa Barbara this morning, two distinct rockings followed a little later by a slighter one. Envelope included.........Min. Bid $10
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378. TO THE SELECTMEN OF STEUBEN, MAINE - 1868 printed letter from D. Brastow asking that a list of the names and ages of all the orphans of soldiers and seamen of your town be sent to the Governor at Augusta or to Brastow. Stamped address portion................Min. Bid $10
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380. [FRANCE] Letter identified as written by J.M. Perisse, Ampere's brother-in-law. Not dated and doesn't appear to be signed. André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. Written in Frencn, not translated. Approx. 8 x 11". VG.............75-100
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381. [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.............80-120
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382. [FRANCE] Jean-Antoine Tinseau (1697-1782) French prelate. Tinseau earned a doctorate in theology from the University of Besançon and canon and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Besançon. In 1743 he became commendatory abbot of Bitaine and in 1745 Bishop of Belley. He was transferred to the diocese of Nevers in 1751. In 1760 Tinseau built a new episcopal palace and in 1762 he replaced by secular priests Jesuits at college and seminary. ALS, Nevers, 1782, 2pp, approx. 6-1/4 x 7-3/4". VG.........100-150
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383. Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1797-1847) Swiss critic and theologian. As a theologian Vinet gave a fresh impulse to Protestant theology, especially in French-speaking lands, but also in England and elsewhere. Lord Acton classed him with Richard Rothe. ALS, 1840, 1p, approx. 6-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Fine...............75-100
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384. [PORTRAIT] antique engraved portrait of Benj. F. Butler, a major general of the Union Army. Page size approx. 8-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. This would work well if framed with an autograph...............Min. Bid $10
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385. Parke Godwin (1929-2013) American writer. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1982 for his story "The Fire When It Comes". Godwin is known for his novels of legendary figures placed in realistic historical settings. His short fiction has appeared in several anthologies. His short story "Influencing the Hell out of Time and Teresa Golowitz" was the basis of an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. Signed 3-1/4 x 2 in. card, dated 1977. VG...............25-35
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386. Hamilton Aide (1826-1906) was "for many years a conspicuous figure in London literary society, a writer of novels, songs and dramas of considerable merit and popularity, and a skillful amateur artist". In particular, Aide was "known for such widely anthologized lyrics as 'Love, the Pilgrim', 'Lost and Found' and 'George Lee'". Signed postmarked [18]62 envelope, approx. 4-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. VG.........25-35
387. [AMERICANA] Augustus Moore writes a 1833 letter from Charleston, South Carolina to his sister Lydia Moore in Frankfort, Maine. One full page + 1/2 page on address side which is postmarked [light now]. 7-3/4 x 9-3/4 in. VG...............50-75
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388. Clarence Cook (1828-1900) American author and art critic. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Cook graduated from Harvard in 1849 and worked as a teacher. Between 1863 and 1869, Cook wrote a series of articles about American art for The New York Tribune. In 1869, he moved to France and was the Parisian correspondent for The New York Tribune until the onset of the Franco-Prussian War. Cook was known for his expertise in archeology and antiquities and was instrumental in the criticism of the collection of General di Cesnola. In the mid-1850s Cook began to read works by John Ruskin and associated with a group of American artists, writers, and architects who followed Ruskin's thinking. Through this group he became aware of the British Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In 1863, with Clarence King and John William Hill he helped to found the Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art, an American group, similar to the Pre-Raphaelites, who published a journal called The New Path. In 1869 Cook wrote A Description of the New York Central Park. In 1877, articles on home furnishings that Cook had written for Scribner's Monthly were published as a book entitled The House Beautiful. In 1879, Cook served as editor for Wilhelm Lübke's History of Art. ALS, 1879, 2pp, To Mr. Koehler, saying that Mr. Schoff of Boston had applied to Mr. Wunderlich for work. Cook gives his opinion of Schoff's work. VG...........50-75
389. Newburyport, Mass. 1809 document, about 7-1/4 x 3 in. Less than very good condition............Min. Bid $8
390. [ENGLAND] Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope FRS (1805-1875), styled Viscount Mahon between 1816 and 1855, was a British politician and historian. He held political office under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830's and 1840's but is best remembered for his contributions to cultural causes and for his historical writings. ALS, 1858, 1p, 4-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. Neatly inlaid. VG............40-60
391. [FILM] Ruth Taylor (1905-1984) American actress in silent films and early talkies. ANS, 1981......25-35
392. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL pencil drawing, unsigned on 8 x 5 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it................50-75
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393. (ART) WILSON LOWRY (1762-1824) Celebrated English Engraver and Inventor who’s creative genius revolutionized printed art. Also a founding member of the “Geological Society”, elected fellow of the “Royal Society” in 1812. ALS, 1818, 2pp. VG............100-150
397. [MUSIC] Gladys Swarthout [1900-1969] Am. opera star. Pencil signature.......20-30
399. Sydney Alexander Moseley [1888-1961] British journalist, author. ALS, 1917, 1p. Talks about American troops coming over for the war............25+35
400. [FILM] Forrest Orr (1899-1963) American actor who performed on stage from 1907-45. ALS, NY, no date, 2pp, Mentions "I played, with Katherine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story..." VG...........25-35
