Portrait of Dr. Levi Bartlett (1763-1828)

76. [MIXED LOT] includes: [1] Jack Williams (1909-1998) Gov. Arizona. TLS, 1967. [2] Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876) Ct. congressman. Signature. [3] Charles A. Eidredge (1820-1896) congressman from Wisc. [4] Charles Force Deems (1820-1893) American Methodist minister. He was the pastor of the non-denominational Church of the Strangers in New York City from 1868 to 1893. ALS, 1876, 1p. [5] Capt. H.P. Luna - American Airlines signed card. [6]  Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. [7] Roger Mudd (1928-2021) American broadcast journalist who was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. Signed 1967 FDC honoring VOICE OF AMERICA.  Slight foxing. [8] Douglas Volk (1856-1935) American portrait and figure painter, muralist, and educator. He taught at the Cooper Union, the Art Students League of New York, and was one of the founders of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He and his wife Marion established a summer artist colony in western Maine. Signed 1922 bank check. [9] Jacob Bunn  (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a document dated 1877 made out to Bunn but not signed by him. [10] Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972)  Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Offered here is a 1949 Western Union telegram sent by Philbin re: Employees Compensation Federal Agency. [11] Robert A. Lovett (1895-1986) was the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War. As Under Secretary of State, he handled most of the tasks of the State Department while George C. Marshall was Secretary. Signed Sec. Defense card, signed in 1952. [12] H. B. Marriott Watson [1863-1921] Australian-born British novelist, journalist, playwright, and short-story writer. CLIP SIGNATURE. [13] Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, PC (1829-1912),  British Liberal politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895, when he was raised to the peerage. [14] Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affiliation to the Democratic Party in 1962. Signed 3x5 card [sig. on lined side].  [15] George Peter Wilbur (1941-2023) American actor and professional stuntman. He worked as a wrangler on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, where he worked as an extra in the 1966 film El Dorado and was recruited as a stand-in performer for John Wayne.  His career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects. He was a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.Warner Bros. 1984 pay check not signed by him. [16]  Ken Wild [bass player] - unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck. [17]  Bill McEuen (1941-2020) was a film producer and record producer famous for working with Steve Martin and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Warner Bros. paycheck, not signed,  paid $9,999.98. [18] Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania.  Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. A 1896 bank check signed by him.................Min. Bid $100

77. 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. Signed on front by Kendal and Anne Bailey.? Sam Bartlett has signed on the back as Register of Deeds, Middlesex County, Mass. Approx. 8 x 13 in. Very good condition..................200-300 




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

 

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

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

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81. (MIXED LOT) includes: [1]  Peter Victor Ueberroth (b.1937) American executive. He served as the sixth Commissioner of Baseball from 1984 to 1989. He was chairman of the United States Olympic Committee –SIGNED 5x7 color photograph.  [2]   William H. Webster (b.1924) American attorney, jurist, and current Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Previously Webster was the third Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and Director of Central Intelligence from 1987 to 1991. SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 photograph.  [3]  Lewis Edward Lawes (1883-1947) prison warden and a proponent of prison reform. During his 21 year tenure at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, he supervised the executions of 303 prisoners. – SIGNED Album page.  [3] Juan Comas Camps (1900-1979) Spanish-Mexican anthropologist, notable for his critical work on race, and his participation in drafting the UNESCO statement on race. He fled Spain during the regime of Franco, and spend the rest of his life in Mexico. He was professor of physical anthropology at the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico between 1940 and 1943, and at the National Autonomous University from 1955 until his death. SIGNED Card, with his photograph attached 1975.  [4]  Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch (1867-1951) American city planner and social worker. In 1902, she and others founded the Greenwich House, a settlement house in Greenwich Village in New York City. In 1905, she was a member of the Committee of Fourteen that was seeking to reduce prostitution in New York City. TLS 1950.  [5] John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in the 1952 U.S. presidential election. TLS 1973.  [6] Winston Spencer-Churchill (1940-2010 British Conservative Party politician and a grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, who was also his namesake.   Mounted photo of the Churchill family, with him sitting with his father, wife and grandfather mounted to larger card, signed on card, dated 1964....................Min. Bid $80

82.  [WWII] John Howard Hanway - General Secretary of the British War Relief Society of the United States. TLS, 1941, to Mrs. Burton Musser, Chairman of the Utah Committee. 2pp. VG..................25-35

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

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84. Col. Hugh Tenant Weedon Mercer (1776-1853) Americanlandowner, friend of George Washington. His father was Hugh Mercer (1726-1777)  Scottish-born American military officer and physician who  served alongside a young George Washington in the British colonial forces during the French and Indian War, and was seriously wounded during an engagement in September 1756. His son was Hugh Weedon Mercer (1808-1877) was an officer in the United States Army and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ALS, 1838, 1p. He is giving a recommendation for a midshipman named Johnston. Addressed to the Sec. of the Navy. About 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. VG................200-300

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

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87. [THEATRE] [1956]  program starring Barry Sullivan in Too Late The Phalarope. VG..............Min. Bid $3

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88. [MUSIC] Pierre Pasquier (1902-1986) was a French violist. Born in Tours, Pasquier was a student of Maurice Vieux. He obtained his first prize in viola in 1922. He founded the trio Pasquier with his brothers Jean and Étienne, as soon as he came out of the Conservatoire de Paris, in 1927. At the same time, his career as an international soloist was complemented by that of an orchestral musician and music educator. Appointed a professor of chamber music at the Conservatoire in 1943, he trained many students who distinguished themselves by their exceptional musical sense. Brother Etienne (1905-1997) was a cellist. He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1918 at age 13 and received a first prize in cello in 1921. Offered here is a 9-1/4 x 7 in. photo signed by all 3, dated 1938. Condition is less than fine; pin holes at corners & top edge...............50-75

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89. [MUSIC] David Lee Shire (b. 1937) American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtrack to the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as Night on Disco Mountain, an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, are some of his best known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film, Return to Oz, the "sequel-in-part" of The Wizard of Oz (1939 film). AMQS, inscribed from his celebrated song "It Goes Like It Goes." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-3/4". Two mail fold lines o/w VG..........75-100
 
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90. [ART] Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) American artist and founder of the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the Albright Art School and the Museum of Modern Art School. He served in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return he studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Atelier 17 print studio. He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship which he used to study at the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Florence. Grippi taught at several art schools including the Cooper Union Art School, the School of Visual Arts, and Pomona College. He founded the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Original pencil drawing, unsigned, 8x5 in. From his estate. Guaranteed to be by Grippi. VG...............Min. Bid $50

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91. [ART] Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) American artist and founder of the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the Albright Art School and the Museum of Modern Art School. He served in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return he studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Atelier 17 print studio. He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship which he used to study at the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Florence. Grippi taught at several art schools including the Cooper Union Art School, the School of Visual Arts, and Pomona College. He founded the art department at Ithaca College. Grippi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Original pencil drawing, unsigned, 11 x 8.5 in. From his estate. Guaranteed to be by Grippi. VG.......Min. Bid $50 

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

93. 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

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94. [ART] Doris Reynolds (1912-1978) Doris Reynolds did many illustrations for books published by Doubleday and Company. 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 and Brackman. During World War II, she was one of Jackie Cochran's Girls, ferrying airplanes throughout the United States. Offered here is a drawing, not signed, about 2.5 x 2.5 in. Provenance: Artist's Estate. VG..............25-35

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

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

97. [FILM] Peter Lawford - the American actor's RCA VICTOR Factory Service Contract, 1957, 2pp. not actually signed by Lawford. 8.5 x 11 in. VG...............25-35

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EARLY KENTUCKY PIONEERS
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98. [KENTUCKY] BEN HELM    (b. Va. 1767-1858) Kentucky Frontierman. Son of Capt. Thomas Helm, pioneer settler who came to Ky. in 1779. Thomas & 2 others built forts in 1780, which grew to become Elizaethtown; the area where Abraham Lincoln would be born. Benjamin became a surveyor; state senator; clerk of Hardin Co. courts. Was a major in War of 1812. He purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie (Bush) Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of A. Lincoln.  ADS, HARDIN COUNTY, KY., 1812, 2pp. 7-1/2 x 13-1/4 in.  Court summons for Christopher Bush and Ichabod Radley to appear before judges at Hardin Circuit Court. CHRISTOPHER BUSH (Sr.) Said to have been born in Holland about 1730, and came to America circa 1750, and to Kentucky at the end of the Revolutionary War. He died  Jan. 16, 1813. Thomas Lincoln [Abe's father] was probably more involved with Bush and his children than anyone else in Kentucky. Bush was a farmer, a constable of Hardin County, and Captain of Patrollers. Thomas Lincoln served as a patroller under him. Christopher's son Isaac had a close relationship with Thomas, having made a flatboat  trip with him to New Orleans [1806]. He lent him money and sold Tom the Sinking Spring farm where the future president was born. And, of course, Christopher's daughter, Sarah, married Abe's father and raised young Abraham Lincoln. Anything by or about the Bush family from Kentucky should be considered quite rare. An unusual opportunity for the Lincoln collector. Because Christopher had died a few months earlier his wife Hannah  appeared with her son Christopher Jr. appeared. He would become Abe Lincoln's uncle. Excellent condition................400-600


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99. [KENTUCKY] 1807 DOCUMENT signed by Horatio Gates WINTERSMITH (b. Martinsburg, Va. in 1786). His father had been a surgeon in the British Army, but was captured and joined the American forces. When his son was born, he added the name of Gates to his name, because of his great admiration of Gen. Gates, his captor in the war. Wintersmith has signed for James Crutcher. Major James Crutcher met young Wintersmith while returning from one of his trips to Baltimore and prevailed upon him to come to Kentucky. He arrived in 1806 & entered Crutcher’s store as a clerk. After two years he became a partner, and later went into busiiness for himself. He opened a large hotel and brought many of his relatives into business. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Hodgen, daughter of Robert Hodgen, the founder of Hodgenville, Ky., the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Horatio was very successful in business, accumulating a fortune. He was only 49 when his death occurred Jan. 21, 1835. Approx. 8 x 12-3/4 in. VG..........200-300

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100. [KENTUCKY]  JOSEPH BARNETT - Kentucky,  Baptist preacher, and one of the first in Severn's Valley (1781). He lived near Hartford (one of the founders)
and traveled upwards of 75 miles to sit in court. He possessed an immense estate of land, and when he died, his children being minors, the legislature of Kentucky, by a strange enactment, appointed Gen. Stephen Cleaver, Henry Rhodes and Harrison Taylor commissioners to manage and settle the estate. This became a landmark case in Kentucky history. Manuscript Document Signed, 1797, 1p, approx. 7 x 6.5 in. Condition: see scan...............Min. Bid $90


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101. [KENTUCKY] GEO. HELM  (1774-1822) signed 1813 document.  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 place 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 jail door was opened. 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."   GEORGE HELM'S mother-in-law, Mary Brooks LaRue Enlow, has by tradition been credited with being the midwife who attended Nancy Hanks Lincoln at the time of the birth of her baby, Abraham Lincoln, the future president. Offered here is an 1813 document signed by Geo. Helm, Robert Miller & another. Approx. 7-3/4 x 13-1/4 in. Small loss at top & bottom..............200-300


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102. (KENTUCKY PIONEER) (John) ECCLES - Frontiersman who was early on a shoe and boot maker, but later became a lawyer of some note. AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, not dated, about 8 x 4-1/4 in. Legal case regarding trespass, Bush [which one?]. Circa 1813. VG................Min. Bid $50

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103. [KENTUCKY] brief 1806 document - Charles Helm paying Bleakley & Montgomery. WILLIAM MONTGOMERYwas born near Aucknaclay, Ireland in 1776 and fled to America. arriving in Hardin County, Kentucky about 1801. Withanother Irishman, Robert Bleakley, opened a store in Elizabethtown. Their establishment is said to have been the first such operation in the pioneer village that could be called a "store." Montgomery was an Orangeman, who was engaged in the rebellion In Ireland in 1798. He was arrested and confined in a prison from which men were taken andexecuted daily He was released from prison through the efforts of his aunt, who was married to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the condition that he would emigrate to America.  Wm. Montgomery and Bleakley opened a dry goods store. In 1806 they hired the father of Abraham Lincoln [Thomas] to take a flatboat down the Mississippi river with their merchandise to be sold in New Orleans. They paid Tom Lincoln 16 pounds gold and a credit of 13 pounds in gold. Their store account  books show Tom Lincoln buying two twists of tobacco & one pint of whisky. And thebooks also show that in May 1806, Thomas went on a buying spree, purchasing silk, linen, scarlet cloth, dozens of buttons, etc. Earlier that year he had purchased an aristocratic beaver hat & a pair of silk suspenders for $1.50. He was, at this time, courting his future bride Nancy Hanks [Abe Lincoln's mother]. After the wedding he made his home in a cabin close to the courthouse in Elizabethtown. He then purchased at their store, knives, forks, spoons, thread, needles, silk & tobacco. Approx. 7-3/8 x 2-1/2 in. VG......Min. Bid $50

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104. (LINCOLN ASSOCIATION) STEPH. RAWLINGS - Kentucky Pioneer. He built in 1798 the log cabin in which Thomas Lincoln [Abraham Lincoln's father] married his 2nd wife Sarah Bush Johnston.  Document Signed by Ben Helm,  Hardin Co., Ky., 1804, approx. 7-3/4 x 6 in.  Signed on verso by GEO. BELL. Regarding court case involving Stephen Rawlings and a debt owed. Also signed by Nathaniel Wickliffe. Quite scarce!.
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105. George Francis Train (1829-1904) American entrepreneur who organized the clipper ship line that sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco; he also organized the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier in the United States in 1864 to construct the eastern portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, and a horse tramway company in England while there during the American Civil War. In 1870 Train made the first of three widely publicized trips around the globe. He believed that a report of his first journey in a French periodical inspired Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days; protagonist Phileas Fogg may have been modeled on him.  In 1872, he ran for president of the United States as an independent candidate.  That year, he was jailed on obscenity charges while defending suffragist Victoria Woodhull against charges regarding an article her newspaper had published on an alleged adulterous affair. Despite business successes in early life, he was known as an increasingly eccentric figure in American and Australian history. Offered here is a strange looking sheet dated 1903 on which he has written and signed. It is 7 x 4 in. Plus, hand-addressed envelope postmarked/stamp. Both pices are mounted to an album page...............200-300

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

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

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108. [PORTRAIT] Official portrait of President Rutherford B. Hayes. From The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents Engraved president's autograph beneath the portrait. Copyright, 1907, Bureau of National Literature & Art & Gravure Company of America. Whole paper size is 19.5 x 16 in. High quality paper. Image size about 12 x 7. Condition is VG.........Min. Bid $25

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109. [WORLD WAR 2] Louis W. McKeehan (1887-1975) Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Capt. Louis McKeehan, head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer, on active duty for the duration, whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers, McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC, HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war, the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work, Captain McKeehan returned to Yale, and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. Louis McKeehan was, among other things, author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years, 1701-1801 (New York: H. Schuman, 1947). Offered here is an unsigned autograph manuscript page dated 1 Nov. 1944, written on both sides, 8 x 10-1/2".  These are notes he kept for himself. Rare! VG...............100-150

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110. [CUBAN REVOLUTION] Dr. Frederick K. Solomon (1899-1980) signed typed manuscript REVOLUTION IN CUBA, 9pp. All of the pencil corrections are in the hand of Solomon. The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries of the 26th of July Movement and its allies against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 31 December 1958, replacing his government. Dr. Frederick Solomon was a progressive rabbi active in Havana’s Cuban-Jewish community during the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Solomon had escaped Nazi - occupied Europe for London and eventually established a congregation in Havana, Cuba. As a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Dr. Solomon served as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in the Vedado suburb of Havana, where he wrote sermons and hosted religious services for his congregation, a part of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The rabbi was also active in the Jewish Progressive movement, frequently communicating with representatives of The World Union for Progressive Judaism throughout the 1950s in an attempt to officially associate his congregation with the organization. Rare................300-400

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111. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] interesting collection of 24 documents from the papers of the Rollins family. These date from 1815 to 1877. Very good overall...............Min. Bid $75

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112. [PHOTOGRAPHY] 2 original color photographs of Frank Sinatra at the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. The photographs were taken Frank Mastro, the famed celebrity photographer probably best remembered for his photos of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra. Approx. 5 x 3-1/4 in. Unsigned. Fine..........Min. Bid $50

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113. [BOSTON RED SOX] Chas. H. Porter (1843-1911)  on July 1, 1862,  he enlisted in the Union Army. Porter served in the 39th Massachusetts Regiment for three years during the American Civil War. He mustered out as a captain, but was later given an honorary commission as a lieutenant colonel. Porter was the president of the Boston Red Stockings of the National League from 1873 through 1874. During his tenure as president, the club made a tour of England.  In 1900, Porter was part of a group that attempted to secure a Boston franchise in the new American League. Porter negotiated a deal for the club to play in Charles River Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and had selected a person to manage the affairs of the team, but his group backed out after the league's backers met with a rival group.[5] Boston would join the American League in 1901 when Cleveland businessman Charles Somers formed what would become the Boston Red Sox. Offered here is a TLS, 1902, 1p. sending extracts concerning the famous naval incident (The Samoan Crisis). VG.............75-100

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

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115.  [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering at the University of Michigan in 1872. He was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. He was dean of the faculty of pure science at Columbia from 1895 to 1905, when he became president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, whose reputation and usefulness as a means of furthering scientific research was widely extended under his direction. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics. In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. Offered here are 6 letterswritten in the 3rd person from persons invited to meet the members of the National Academy of Sciences circa 1908................Min. Bid $80

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116. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician, born at Rochester, Michigan. He graduated C.E. at the University of Michigan in 1872 and was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. He was dean of the faculty of pure science at Columbia from 1895 to 1905, when he became president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, whose reputation and usefulness as a means of furthering scientific research was widely extended under his direction. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. He died in 1924 in Washington, D.C. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics . In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. OFFERED HERE is a 25 page manuscript written by Woodward [not signed], plus a pamphet by Woodward: OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT, 1901, 21 pages uncut. Both in very good+ condition.............400-600...........Min. Bid $200

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117. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Offered here is a 21 page typed response to an article by Prof. Arthur Gordon Webster on "Research and Organization published in the Educational Section of The Weekly Review. This was written by Woodward. Dr. A.G. Webster and Robert Woodward were appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. When Webster died in 1923  it was aid that  "Few Americans have done more than Webster to promote the higher study of physics in this country." New York Times obituary in 1923. WORCESTER, Mass., May 15. -- Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster, an internationally known physicist and a member of the Clark University Faculty for more than thirty years, committed suicide in the university laboratory today. His associates are of the opinion tonight that his act was prompted by a belief that his research work and accomplishments in physics were not appreciated by his contemporaries. All of the page handwritten corrections made on the pages were in the hand of Robert Woodward. Top of page 1 is a little tattered but the rest is very good. Approx. 8 x 10.5 in. Provenance: from the personal papers of Robert Simpson Woodward. VG....................300-600................Min. Bid $150
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118. [SCIENCE] Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Offered here is a 19 page manuscript in the handwriting of Dr. Woodward, titled Diffusion[? of Heat in Recton[?] Solids. Not signed of course. 8 x 10.5 in. Excellent condition...........400-600...............Min. Bid $200

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119. [POLITICS MIXED LOT] includes: [1] Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Envelope bearing her printed FREE FRANK. [2] Edward William Brooke III (1919-2015) American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Envelope bearing her printed FREE FRANK.  [3] Lewis Williams Douglas (1894-1974)  American politician, diplomat, businessman and academic. TLS, Oct. 5, 1950, while in London at the American Embassy. [4]  Ray Charles (1930-2004) American singer, songwriter, pianist and alto saxophonist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Signed "89" 3x5 card. We doubt that his is authentic. [5]  Douglas Volk - artist. Signed 1923 check. [6] 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. [7] Jacob Bunn  (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a brief letter dated 1872 sent  to Bunn but not signed by him. [8] Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) American author. Her  handwriting on bank check register. Three check stubs written but not signed by her, 1947. [9]  Brenda Kuhn signed bank check 1966. [10] Congressman Philip Philbin - c. 1949 telegram from him. [11]  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 1921 document.....Min. Bid $50 

120. [ART] Gwen Raverat (1885-1957) English wood engraver who was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Her memoir Period Piece was published in 1952. Raverat was one of the first wood engravers recognised as modern. Offered here is an original wood-engraving, THE COBBLED YARD, not signed, 1909, approx. 8-1/8 x 3-7/8 in. plus margins. VG..............80-120.............Min. Bid$25

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

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122. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Frank H. Simmons (1878-1936) American author. Nice 1917 TLS answering an autograph request. 1p. [2] William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 election. Offered here is a antique engraved portait, approx. 7x 4.5 in. Below is his engraved signature.  (3) [ART] Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures. Signed 1895 bank check. VG. (4) Samuel S. Lowery (1831-1912) American manufacturer and politician from New York.  ALS, 1873, 1p. to Nelson K. Hopkins, NY State Comtroller.  (5) Sec. of the Treasury, J.C. Spencer, signed in type 1844 printed gov. document, 17pp, re: public lands in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Miss., Mich., La., Ark. Document No. 210 for 28th Congress 1st Session. (6) William Platt Pepper (1837-1907) was the first vice-president of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA) from 1876-1882, and president from 1882-1897. Lengthy ALS [1897] written on both sides. Numerous condition faults. Mentions Mrs. Cassatt [the famous artist ??].  (7) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Excellent art content about upcoming Walt Kuhn exhibitions including.........Phil  Adams spent all day looking at Kuhn works and getting ideas.  Signed Brenda as usual. Brenda had the habit of keeping ink signed copies of typed letters she sent. Philip R. Adams wrote about Walt Kuhn  for the 1968 Kennedy galleries exhibition. Very good lot......Min. Bid $75

123. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Robert P. Casey Sr. (1932-2000)  American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district from 1963 to 1968 and as Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1977. Signed color 5x7 in. photo. Fine. (2) [PUBLISHING] ALS, 1882, to Professor R.E. Thompson (1844-1924) - Am. educator, economist, from Henry B. Leo [?]. (3) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1951 bank check. (4) Henry Hubbard (1784-1857) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the 18th governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844. SIGNATURE [endorsement]. (5) James L. Ford (1854-1928) Editor. Signed 1915 print of a portrait drawing of him. (6) William W. Porter (1856-1928) American attorney and legal author. He served as associate justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1903. ALS, 1885, 1p. to William Henry Rawle. (7) Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania.  Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. A 1904 bank check from his estate not signed by him].  (8)  Henry Phillips (1801–1876) was an English singer, who took on operatic roles in the 1820s and 1830s. ALS 1874, 1p. mounted................Min. Bid $50 

124. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Nick Faldo - golfer. Signed 5-3/4 x 8-1/3 color picture. (2) Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882)  Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and theologian. He was the first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury.  (3) Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902) Irish poet and critic. A 1861 postmarked-stamped envelope addressed by him but not signed. (4) Pandro S. Berman (1905-1996), also known as Pan Berman, was an American film producer. Berman was the winner of the 1976 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Six of his films were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture: The Gay Divorcee (1934), Alice Adams and Top Hat (both 1935), Stage Door (1937), Father of the Bride (1950), and Ivanhoe (1952). Signed & inscribed 3x5 card. Fine.  (5) Pierre Werner (1913-2002) Luxembourgian politician in the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who was the 18th Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984. Signed 3-3/4 x 5-3/4 photo. Fine. (6) Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828-1896)  English writer. An 1867 stamped envelope addressed  by her but not signed. (7) Charles B. Rounds - served in the civil war and was a noted attorney and judge from Calais, Maine. He was First Lieut. in Company D, 32nd Maine Infantry. Mustered April 19, 1864; wounded in the arm May 12th at Spottysylvania.  Rounds was at Elmira, NY guarding prisoners of war, having been assigned by Special Order No. 164 July 20, 1864. Signed 1896 bank check. (8) Wayne Gard (1899-1986)  was a longtime editorial writer for the Dallas Morning News and President of the Texas State Historical Association. He was the author of seven volumes of Texana and southwestern history, including Frontier Justice and The Chisholm Trail, both published by the University of Oklahoma Press. TLS, 1951, 1p.Nice lot................Min. Bid $75 

125.  [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) Orren Cheney Moore (1839-1893)  U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. ALS, 1890, 1p. as a congressman. (2) Jacob Bunn  (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a brief letter dated 1868 made out to Bunn but not signed by him. (3) Dallas Lore Sharp (1870-1929) American author and university professor at Boston Univ. ALS, 1898, 1p. (4) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. Signed 1966 bank check. (5) Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1910.  (6) Philip J. Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Western Union telegraph sent c. 1946 type signed. (7) John Calhoun Cook (1846-1920) was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district, each time under unusual circumstances. SIGNATURE. (8) William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938)U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. His printed Free Frank signature in 1929 envelope. (9) Edmund F. Cooke (1885-1967) congressman from NY. His printed Free Frank signature in 1929 envelope. (10) Leslie Waggener - 1st President U. of Texas at Austin 1895-1896, President ad interim - before 1st President Winston who served 1896-1899. TLS, 1886 on U. of TYexas letterhead. (11) Ralph A. Dungan (1923-2013) diplomat and ambassador from the United States to Chile 1964 to 1967. Dungan served as White House Special Assistant to the President in the Kennedy Administration, effective 1961–1964. Signed 3x5 card. (12) Kenneth R. Lesco (1950-2018) was a stuntman and stunt actor who performed stunts in several episodes of Star Trek. Warner Bros. 1984 paycheck, not signed by him................Min. Bid $100

126. (AMERICAN POLITICIANS/PUBLIC SERVANTS LOT)   CLYDE A. TOLSON (1900-1975) Assistant and Acting Director of FBI, “Close Associate” of J. Edgar Hoover – SIGNED inscribed FBI career Opportunities Brochure, dated (1973).  RUTH HANNA McCORMICK SIMMS (1880-1944) US Rep from Illinois. Signature [mounting traces].  GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR (1826-1904) US Senator from Massachusetts.  CLIPPED SIGNATURE.   SAMUEL LELAND POWERS(1848-1929) US Rep from Massachusetts. Signature.  THURLOW WEED (1797-1882) New York Political Boss.  SIGNATURE. STYLES BRIDGES (1898-1961) US Senator from NH, Pres. ran for President in 1944. TLS (1948).  JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV (b.1937) US Senator from West Virginia. TLS (1973). Good-VG...........Min. Bid $50

127. [MILITARY] Robert C. Davis (1876-1944) TLS, 1/23/1912, 1p. Robert C. Davis was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1922 to 1927. Davis took part in the Spanish–American War, and saw action in Cuba. He was involved in the Santiago campaign and took part in the battles of El Caney and San Juan. Davis subsequently served in the Philippine–American War. In August 1899, he received a second Silver Star and promotion to brevet Captain for heroism while fighting Filipino insurgents. He remained in the Philippines until 1904, when he was assigned to West Point as a professor in the Department of Tactics. At the start of World War I Davis was assigned to the staff of the army's Adjutant General. In mid-1917 he went to France as Assistant to the Adjutant General of the American Expeditionary Forces. He later served as acting adjutant general and then adjutant general of the A.E.F., receiving a temporary promotion to brigadier general. This letter is also signed by Thomas Henry Barry (1855-1919) Major General of the United States Army who served in many conflicts throughout his military career but is perhaps best known as being superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1910 to 1912. As a brigadier general of volunteers he served in the China Relief Expedition and in the Philippine–American War during 1900–1901. He became a brigadier general in August 1903 and, at the start of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, he was assigned to the Imperial Russian Army as a military observer. VG............80-120

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

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129. [WALT KUHN]  offered here is a collection of 21 handwritten letters from Vera Kuhn(1885-1961)to her daughter Brenda Kuhn (1912-1993). Vera was the wife of artist Walt Kuhn. In 1909, Kuhn married Vera, a skilled jewelry designer whom he met at the the artist colony in Woodstock, New York. Vera's brother, LaSalle Spier, would become a close friend andncollaborator with Kuhn through their mutual interest in music and theatre. An important friendship was formed at this time with artist Arthur Bowen Davies, who would also play a significant role in American art history. Walter Francis Kuhn (1877-1949) was an American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. All of the letters have envelopes. Also included is a Brenda Kuhn signed bank. Brenda Kuhn (1912-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn. Have not read most of the letters but they appear to be mainly mother to daughter letters. Don't see much art content. Very good condition...............Min. Bid $100

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Walt Kuhn Portrait of Brenda

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

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131. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink drawing, unsigned on 7 x 6 in. sheet. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it........50-75

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132. [SIGNATURES OF WRITERS] Mixed lot: [1] EDWARD EGGLESTON [1837-1902] American author. Bible agent and Methodist pastor in Minnesota (1858-66); editor of Little Corporal (1866-67), National Sunday School Teacher (1867-73), Hearth and Home (1871-72); author of novels. SIGNATURE, 1891, with sentiment on card. [2] Horace Annesley Vachell (1861-1955) prolific English writer. SIGNATURE with sentiment. [3] Phyllis Bottome (1884-1963) British novelist and short story writer. Signed inscription in her handwriting removed from unidentified book reading: "July 30th 1949. To the Mark Twain Society from its devoted member and daughter Phyllis Bottome." [4] John Drinkwater [1882-1937] Eng. poet. Signature, 1925. [5] Frederik Pohl [b.1919] sci-fi writer. Signed/inscribed 3x5 card, 1987. [6] Augustus Thomas [1859-1934] Am. playwright. Sig./sentiment 1908. [7] Frank R. Stockton [1834-1902] Am. writer & humorist. Clip sig. [8] John Godfrey Saxe [1816-1887] Am. poet. Signature, Brooklyn, NY. Soiled. [9] Wm. H.C. Hosmer [1814-1877] Am. poet. Signature, 1874. [10] James Lane Allen [1849-1925] Am. novelist. Signature.........Min. Bid $50

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

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134. Barbara  Boxer (b.1940) American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017.  Signed 8x10 photo. Fine..............25-35

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135. Birch Bayh Jr. (1928-2019) U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. Signed, inscribed 8x10 color photo. A couple minor surface dents.....Min. Bid $10

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136. Pat Brown (1905-1996) American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney for San Francisco, and he was later elected Attorney General of California in 1950 before becoming the state's governor in 1959. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo, 1990. VG.....................50-75

137.   (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...............Min. Bid $50

ORIGINAL PORTRAIT ENGRAVINGS OF PRESTIGIOUS AMERICANS FROM THE FIELD OF LITERATURE. THESE ARE CLEAN & READY TO FRAME WITH AUTOGRAPHS. NO ESTIMATES. Literary portraits are much more scarce than military or presidents. Min. Bids $10 each

138. SAMUEL P. BATES  (1827–1902) was an American educator, author, and historian. He is known for his reference works on the American Civil War.

139. GEO. W. CHILDS  (1829–1894) was an American publisher who co-owned the Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper with financier Anthony Joseph Drexel.

140. FREDERICK S. COZZENS (1818–1869) was an American humorist, who sometimes wrote under the name Richard Haywarde.

141. DONALD GRANT MITCHELL {1822-1908) American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Ik Marvel.

142. GEORGE P. MORRIS (1802-1864) American editor, poet, and songwriter.

143. FLETCHER HARPER (1806-1877) American publisher in the early-to-mid 19th century.

144. FITZ-GREEN HALLECK  (1790-1867) American poet notable for his satires and as one of the Knickerbocker Group.

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145. [FILM & THEATRE] Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991) actress. Brief Document Signed, 1961, 1p. Authorization "I HEREBY AUTHORIZE YOU TO MAKE PAYMENT (IN MY NAME) FOR MY EMPLOYMENT ON THE PLAY OF THE WEEK IN 'NO EXIT' TO MY AGENT JANE BRODER."...........40-60

146. [FILM] Richard Crenna [1926-2003] actor. Signed typed agreement dated 1965. "Kay Gardella, TV Editor of the New York Daily News, has my permission to attribute food recipes to me in a new cookbook featuring recipes of TV personalities she is authoring." VG..........30-40

147. DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS] Charles Bennett (1899-1995) English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. SIGNED 3x5 card.  Joseph Anthony (1912-1993) American playwright, actor, and director. He made his film acting debut in the 1934 film Hat, Coat, and Glove and his theatrical acting debut in a 1935 production of Mary of Scotland. On five occasions he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction. Signed 3x5 card.  "Pat" Weaver  (1908- 2002)  American radio advertising executive, who became president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping commercial broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment. His daughter is actress Sigourney Weaver. ANS dated 1990.  Alan Badel  (1923-1982) English stage actor who also appeared frequently in the cinema, radio and television and was noted for his richly textured voice which was once described as "the sound of tears". Signed 3x5 cards.  Carroll Shepplin - director. Signed 3x5 card.  Marilyn Jacobs Tenser - American film producer. Signed card.  Lawrence Turman (b.1926) American film producer. Signed card. Andrew J. Fenady - film producer. Brief ALS, 1988. Robert Thompson - producer The Paper Chase. Signed card. Roland Kibbee (1914-1984) American screenwriter and producer. Signed card. Alan Schneider (1917-1984) American theatre director. Signature.  Plus signature of Allen A. Shaw, director. VG.................75-100

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

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

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150. [ORGANIST] Charles T. Chapman (Luray carillonneur 1937 – 1984) was a graduate of the University of Virginia, with further music studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University and Washington, DC Musical Institute, and carillon with Anton Brees at Duke University. He was a minister of music and organist at Luray United Methodist church and director of the Luray Concert Band and the Luray Choral Club. He was a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, playing for the 1954-56 President’s Christmas Tree Lighting programs, Eisenhower’s inauguration in 1957 and the dedicatory recitals for the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, VA in 1960 and for the Yale University Carillon in 1966. His artistry on the carillon inspired over 100 compositions by more than 20 international composers, and his numerous recordings were heard worldwide. ALS, 1984, 1p. to Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the noted artist Walt Kuhn. 7-1/4 x 10-1/4 in. VG...............50-75

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

152. Cyril Ritchard (1897-1977) Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is probably best remembered today for his campy performance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of Peter Pan. DOCUMENT SIGNED, April 21, 1961, 1p, 4to. An agreement to appear on the Hy Gardner Show [TV]. Fine............50-75 

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

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154. Brian Blessed (1936 - ) is an English actor, known for his sonorous voice and "hearty, king-sized portrayals".  Signed 3x5 photo. VG......25-35

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155. [FILM] Debra Paget (born 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Love Me Tender (1956) (the film debut of Elvis Presley), and for the risque (for the time) snake dance scene in The Indian Tomb (1959). Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo PLUS ANS on separate sheet.................40-60

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156. [FILM] Eleanor  Parker (1922 –2013) American actress who appeared in some 80 movies and television series.[1] An actress of notable versatility, she was called Woman of a Thousand Faces by Doug McClelland, author of a biography of Parker by the same title.At the age of 18, Parker was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941. She was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1950s, for Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951) and Interrupted Melody (1955). Her role in Caged also won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. One of her most memorable roles was that of Baroness Elsa Schrader in the 1965 musical The Sound of Music. Signed inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.............35-45

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157. [FILM] Lew Ayres  (1908-1996)  American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies.  Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........40-60

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158. [FILM] Arnie Kronenberger (c. 1923-1997) signed 1972 Day contract for his work as "Caller" in the film THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER.  The daily pay was $138.  Approx. 8-3/8 x 5-7/8 in. No scan showing.Fine............Min. Bid $10

159. Lisa Weinstein - actress known for Ghost (1990), Greased Lightning (1977) and Fatal Exposure (1991). Unsigned Warner Bros. 1985 pay check.............Min. Bid $5



160. Renee Bates - actress known for I Am a Witness (2015), Escape (2017) and Taking Flight (2015). Unsigned Warner Bros. 1984 pay check.............Min. Bid $5


161. Beverly Washburn (b. 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Walt Disney drama Old Yeller (1957) and the American General Pictures horror Spider Baby (1967). Signed Warner Bros. 1984 pay check.............Min. Bid $10

162. [FILM] Lilia Skala (1896-1994) Austrian-American architect and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. During her career, Skala was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Before Skala decided to be an actress, she practiced architecture as a profession. She was one of the first women architects in Austria and was the first female member of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects. Offered here is a signed copy of a newspaper article picturing her in her Lillies Of The Field role with Sidney Porter. She signs at top with long inscription. VG...............80-120
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163.  Cyril Ritchard (1898-1977) actor. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of Peter Pan. Signed 7x9 photo. Corner creases and old ink price written on backside.........50-75

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164. [THEATRE] c. 1959 SPA Summer Theatre broadside showing appearances of Faye Emerson, Margaret Truman, Fay Bainter/Ann Davis, and Barbara Britton. This summer theatre was in Saratoga, NY. Ann Davis was back in the area during the summer of 1959. She and actress Fay Bainter appeared in “The Girls in 509,” Aug. 24-29 at the Spa Summer Theatre in Saratoga Springs. The two-act play featured Bainter and Davis as an aunt and niece who locked themselves in a hotel room after Herbert Hoover’s defeat in 1932 and never left the room for 26 years. Approx. 6x9 in. VG..............25-35

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165. [FILM] PATRICIA NEAL (1926-2010) Actress, Academy Award.  TNS on card, 2001. Fine.........30-40 

166.  [FILM] Bea Lillie [1894-1989] actress and comedic performer. Following her 1920 marriage to Sir Robert Peel in England, she was known in private life as Lady Peel. Signed 3x5 card..........25-35

167. [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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168. ENTERTAINMENT] Tommy Sands (b. 1937)  American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol".  Signed sheet on which he draws a self-portrait [quickly]. Approx. 5-1/4 x 8 in. Fine...........Min. Bid $25

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169. [FILM] Dorothy Malone (b. 1925) Academy Award-winning actress American. DOCUMENT SIGNED, a contract dated April 23, 1979, 4pp., a one year contract with Contemporary-Korman Ltd. Also signed by Tom Korman of the famous agency. Signed on last page. VG...........75-100

170.  [FILM]   Dorothy McGuire (1916 –2001) American actress. Oscar nominee SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 photograph. VG............40-60 
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171.  [FILM] Esther Ralston (1902-1994) American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era. ALS, 1981, 1p...........50-75
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172. Evelyn Laye, CBE (1900-1996) English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood. She made her first stage appearance in August 1915 at the Theatre Royal. Laye made her Broadway debut in 1929 in the American première of Noël Coward's Bitter Sweet[3] and appeared in several early Hollywood film musicals.  Offered here is a signed 3.5 x 5.5 photo. She writes ANS, 1983 on the verso. VG...............30-40

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

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175. [THEATRE] Edward Terry  (1844-1912) English actor. Signed 3-1/4 x 5-1/4" photo, dated 1905. Mounting traces on verso but front is pretty good...........50-75
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176. [TV] Robert Urich (1946-2002) American film, television and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, Urich starred in a record 15 television series.  Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........40-60

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177. [THEATRE] Fanny Janauschek (1829-1904) was a Czech-born American stage actress. In three years time since arriving in the U.S. she mastered enough English dialect to communicate with American audiences and decided to make America her home. She became famous acting in great Shakespearean parts and other famous parts. She was particularly noted for playing Meg Merrilies, a role Charlotte Cushman made famous. In 1873, Janauschek starred in an adaptation of Charles Dickens's Bleak House, in which she played both the heroine Lady Dedlock and the murderous Mademoiselle Hortense. Signed 4-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. card. VG................25-35

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178.  (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

179. [THEATRE] Agnes Ethel (1846-1903)  Broadway actress of the late 19th century. She performed in New York City, the city of her birth, from 1868 to 1871. She was especially talented in acting emotional roles. Offered here is an unsigned vintage cdv photo, 2-1/4 x 4 in. VG.........25-35

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180. [FILM] BILL WILLIAMS (1915-1992) Actor. SIGNED inscribed 3x5 photograph. VG............40-60
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181. [FILM] Peter Graves (1926-2010)  American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 (revival).  Signed 7x9 in. photo. VG................30-40 

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182. Dick Van Patten (1928-2015) American actor, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television sitcom Eight is Enough. He began work as a child actor and was successful on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen plays as a teenager.  SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG...........25-35

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183. [FILM] George Segal Jr. (1934-2021) American actor, comedian and musician. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as Ship of Fools (1965) and King Rat (1965), he co-starred in the classic drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Signed, inscribed 5x7 picture. Fine..................50-75

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184.  [FILM] Lois Moran (1909-1990)  American film and stage actress. Moran's stage activities included singing and dancing at the Paris National Opera when she was 13 years old. Moran's film career began when she made her first film in Paris at age 14. She is probably best known for her role as Laurel Dallas, daughter of the title character, in the 1925 film Stella Dallas, which was her Hollywood film debut.  She appeared in early sound movies such as Behind That Curtain (1929), and some musical movies, such as A Song of Kentucky (1929), Words and Music (1929), and Mammy (1930). She then moved to Broadway, where she appeared in the play This Is New York (1930), and the musicals Of Thee I Sing (1933) and Let 'Em Eat Cake (1934).  ALS, 1986, 1-1/2 pp. Discusses her favorite movie she appeared in [God Gave Me Twenty Cents 19260, and  director Henry King. With envelope. VG..............50-75

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185. [TV] Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991) Canadian actress known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables productions. She was twice married to actor George C. Scott. SIGNED 1961 contract to act in The Play of The Week: "No Exit." She was paid $650. 4 pages; signed on pg. 1 and pg. 4. Unique.......50-75

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186. [FILM] Ben Lyon (1901-1979)  American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century Fox, who later acted in British radio, films and TV.  TLS, 1972, 1p, 6 x 7-3/4 in.  Accompanied by an unsigned 8x10 photo of Ben Lyon and his wife. VG........50-75

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187. [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

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188. [THEATRE] Aline MacMahon  (1899-1991)  American actress. Her career began on stage in 1921. She worked extensively in film and television until her retirement in 1975. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Dragon Seed (1944). Document Signed, The Theatre Guild Inc., NYC, 1945, 1p. Signed contract to act in radio performance of "Storm Over Patsy", for run of an hour, and she will be paid $750. VG............50-75 

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

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

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

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

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192A. [FILM] Donald Woods (1906-1998)  Canadian-American film and television actor whose career in Hollywood spanned six decades. SIGNED, inscribed 5 x 7 vintage photo, signed in green ink. VG..........25-35

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193.  [TV] Jean Stapleton (1923- 2013) American character actress of stage, television and film. Stapleton was best known for playing Edith Bunker, the perpetually optimistic and devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, a role that earned her three Emmys and two Golden Globes for Best Actress in a comedy series. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.............50-75

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194. [MEDICINE] Norman Edward Shumway (1923-2006) was a pioneer of heart surgery at Stanford University. He was the 67th president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the first to perform an adult human to human heart transplantation in the United States. Signed, inscribed 5x7 in. photo, dated 2001. Fine.............50-75

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195. [THEATRE] Wilson Barrett [1846-1904] Brit. actor. AQS Hamlet 1896.....35-45

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

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198. [THEATRE]  Van Johnson (1916-2008) American film and television actor who was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during and after World War II. Signed, inscribed Ogunquit, Maine Playhouse theatre program, 1980. He was appearing in the lead role in "TRIBUTE." VG.......50-75

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199. [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.............Min. Bid $10

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

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202. [ACTORS] mixed lot. [1] Ruth Gordon [1896-1985] actress. Signed [in haste] 3x5 card. [2] Jonathan Silverman - Am. actor. Sig. 3x5 card. [3] Constance Booth [b.1944] Am. writer, actress; wife of John Cleese. Signature. [4] Cyril Ritchard (1897-1977) actor. Signature on lined paper. [5] Dorothy Malone [b.1925] OSCAR winning actress. Sig. 3x5 card. [6] Eileen Heckart [1919-2001] OSCAR winning actress. Sig. card [lined side]. [7] Josh Hartnett - actor. Signed 3x5 card..........Min. Bid $50

203.  [THEATRE] Robert Woodruff Anderson (b. 1917) is an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known as the author of Tea and Sympathy, which made its Broadway debut in 1953 and was made into an MGM film in 1956. Both versions starred Deborah Kerr and John Kerr. Anderson wrote the screenplays for 1959's The Nun's Story and 1966's The Sand Pebbles. He was Oscar-nominated for the The Nun's Story as well as the 1970 screen version of his play I Never Sang for My Father. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 6.5 x 10" photo. He also signs & describes this particular photo. Dated 2000................25-35

204.  [SHOW BIZ] Mixed Lot: [1] Dame Edith Evans [1888-1976] Eng. actress. Signature. [2] Mary Healey- actress. Sig. 3x5 card. [3] Sylvia Sidney [1910-1999] actress. Sig 3x5 card w/note. [4] Olga San Juan - signed album page [1947]. [5] CRAIG STEVENS (1918-2000) American Actor - He was well showcased as a soft-hearted gangster in At the Stroke of Twelve, a 1941 two-reel adaptation of Damon Runyon's The Old Doll's House, but his feature film roles were merely adequate at best. By 1950, Stevens was reduced to playing a standard mustachioed villain in the Bowery Boys epic Blues Busters. His saving turnaround came about when Stevens was cast in the title role of the 1958 Blake Edwards-produced TV private eye series Peter Gunn. Though obviously imitating Cary Grant in the early episodes of this three-season hit, Stevens eventually developed a hard-edged acting style all his own. He later re-created his TV role in the 1967 theatrical feature Gunn. Subsequent TV-series assignments for Stevens included the British-filmed weekly Man of the World (1962) and CBS' Mr. Broadway (1964). SIGNED 3x5 card with sentiment. SLIGHT SMEAR TO 1st letter. [6] (Hortense) Rhea [1844-1899] Belgium actress. Sig. card, w/sentiment, 1894. [7] Stuart Robson [1836-1903] stage actor. Signature w/sentiment. [8] Henry Wilcoxon (1905-1984) was an actor born in Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies, and best known as a leading man in many of Cecil B. DeMille's films, also serving as DeMille's associate producer on his later films. VINTAGE SIGNATURE WITH SENTIMENT ON ALBUM PAPER. [9] Gladys Walton [1896-1993] Am. actress of the silent screen. Signature, inscribed. [10] Lillian Gish [1893-1993] Am. actress. Signed 3x5 card............100-150

205. [FILM] Sam Flint (1882-1980) American actor. Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor. Vintage signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. Pin holes in corners............50-75

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206. [FILM] Tom Tully (1908-1982) American film actor. He received an Academy Award nomination for the role of the first commander of the "Caine" in 1954's The Caine Mutiny, with Humphrey Bogart. Signature..........20-30

207. [THEATRE] Cheryl Crawford (September 24, 1902 – October 7, 1986) was an American theatre producer and director. Crawford was influential in the early careers of such actors as Helen Hayes, Bojangles Robinson, Mary Martin, Ethel Barrymore, Ingrid Bergman, Tallulah Bankhead, and Paul Robeson, among many others. ALS, 1983, 1p. plus hand-addressed envelope withn signature in return address. To autograph collector. VG..............50-75

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208. [THEATRE] Dorothy Stickney (1896-1998) American film, stage and television actress, best known for appearing in the long running Broadway hit Life with Father. TLS, 1979, 1p, 7-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. To Franklyn Lenthall, actor, and director of the Boothbay {Maine] Theatre Museum. She mentions her broken hip caused by a mugger. VG.....................50-75

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

210. [ACTORS] actors - 4 portrait cards: Max Linder, Humphrey Bogart, Cornel Wilde & Fernandel.......Min. Bid $12

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211. [ACTORS] actors - 4 portrait cards: Fredric March, Nelson Eddy, Paul Robeson & Raimu..........Min. Bid $12

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212.  [FILM] Joseph E. Levine (1905-1987)  American film producer. At the time of his death it was said he was involved in 497 movies as a producer, distributor or financier. These included The Lion in Winter, The Night Porter, The Producers, The Graduate, and Carnal Knowledge; he was also responsible for the US releases of Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and Hercules, which helped revolutionize film marketing. TLS, signed Joe, 1965, 1p. He sends copy of Romain Gary's novel "The Ski Bum."  Says Embassy Pictures has acquired the motion picture rights to this property. VG.............75-100

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213. Mike Douglas [1925-2006] TV Show Host. Signed 3x5 card......Min. bid $3


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

215. [SHOW BIZ] Judy Canova (1913-1983) American comedienne, actress, singer and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955. DOCUMENT SIGNED, CONTRACT, NOV. 1, 1957, 3pp, WITH THE WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY. VG............50-75

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

217. [FRANCE] Saint-Yves (1808-1871) was the pen name of Édouard Déaddé, a 19th-century French playwright. ALS 1835, 1p. VG.............50-75

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

219. George Anthony Weller [1907-2002] American novelist, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times and Chicago Daily News. He was a native of Boston and a former editorial chair of The Harvard Crimson. Weller's reports from Nagasaki after the nuclear bombing were censored by the United States military but appeared in a book in 2002. Signed 2-page questionaire, which he has filled out for the Contemporary Journalists. Quite detailed with a lot of his handwriting. The latest date appearing in entries is 1972. He signs while in Rome, Italy. Late in life he received Italy's Premio Internazionale di Giornalismo. He also provided the inspiration for longtime friend Sean O'Faolain's 1974 short story Something, Everything, Anything, Nothing........50-75

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

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

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

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223. [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 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

224. [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 Huilla rd-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

225. [FRANCE] Pierre Loti (1850-1923) French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories. Three lines written on black-boarded card signed Pierre, 5-1/4 x 4-1/4 in..........50-75

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226. [FRANCE - MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Georges Léonnec (1881 – 1940), the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le Sourire. He was also well known for his advertising illustrations for Byrrh apéritif wine, Dufayel department stores, and the Casino of Paris. Lengthy ALS, no yr., 2-1/2 pp. (2) Achille Octave Marie Jacques Bardoux (1874-1959) French politician. TLS, 1950. (3) Georges Chamarat (1901-1982)  French actor. He appeared in 109 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981. He starred in the film The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Full page ALS c. 1955-60. (4) Pierre Descaves (1924-2014) was a French politician. ALS 1952. (5) Paul Reboux, born André Amillet (1877-1963), French writer, humorist, literary critic and painter. He was the son of the journalist Charles Ernest Amillet (1829–1884) and the milliner Caroline Reboux. He later took his mother's maiden name with "Paul" as a pen name, and is usually known as Paul Reboux. Lengthy ALS, no date, 2pp.  (6) Henri-Camille Marcel called Henry Marcel  (1854-1926) was a 19th–20th-century French senior official, general administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale de France from 1905 to 1913. ALS, 191?. (7) Théodore Anne (1797-1869)  French playwright, librettist, and novelist. Engaged in the army in 1814, until the July Revolution of 1830 he was a member of the compagnie de Noailles then, still faithful to the Bourbons, he resigned. ALS 183?, 1p. All with some bio. info.................Min. Bid $75

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

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

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

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

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

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231.  (BRITISH RELIGIOUS NOTABLES LOT)  WILSON CARLILE (1847-1942) Evangelist who found the Church Army and was Prebendary of St. Paul’s Cathedral.  SIGNED card.  CHARLES THOMAS LONGLEY (1794-1868) Archbishop of Canterbury (1862-1868). ALS (1863).  ANDREW KENNEDY HUTCHSON BOYD (1825-1899) Minister at St.Andrews, Author, Writer. ALS (1879). DR. HUGH SINGLETON (1851-1934) Roman Catholic Lord Bishop of Shrewsbury.  SIGNED postcard photograph (1905).  FREDERIC WILLIAM FARRAR (1831-1903) Church of England cleric, author. SIGNATURE. VG..............Min. Bid $50

232. [NOBEL] Robert John Aumann (b. 1930-) Israeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is a professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. He also holds a visiting position at Stony Brook University, and is one of the founding members of the Stony Brook Center for Game Theory. Aumann received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2005 for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shared the prize with Thomas Schelling. Signed  4x6 picture, 2021. Fine.............50-75

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

234. [FRANCE]  Alexander Raymond Devie (1767-1852 )  French ecclesiastic. He was bishop of the diocese of Belley from 1823 to his death. He was the first bishop of the diocese reconstituted after its removal by the Concordat of 1801.  He led a major action for the renewal of the Catholic Church in his diocese. Many churches in the department of Ain were built or rebuilt under his leadership: it is at the origin of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Belley Cathedral.  ALS, 1844, 1-1/2 pages, approx. 5-3/4 x 7-3/4". VG...........100-150 

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235. Floyd Dell  [1887-1969] Am. journalist, novelist. In 1908 Dell moved on to Chicago where he became editor of the Friday Literary Review and a leader of the Chicago Renaissance. In his position at FLR, Dell promoted the work of Theodore Dreiser, Sherwood Anderson, Carl Sandburg and other Chicago writers. Relocating to New York in 1913, Dell became managing editor of Max Eastman's radical magazine The Masses, and a leader of the pre-war bohemian community in Greenwich Village. Nice CLIP SIGNATURE.............40-60

236. [OPERA] Sherrill Milnes [b. 1935] Am. baritone. ISP, 8x10.......20-30

237. [MUSIC] Emanuele Bucalo (1864-1941) Italian opera star - considered one of the greatest baritones of his time. ALS, Milan, 1904, 1p. Not translated. VG........50-75

238. [MUSIC] Franz Kullak (1844-1913) German composer and pianist. ALS, Berlin, 1875, 1p, 4.5 x 7". VG..........50-75

239. J.C. Wise [b.1881] Am. historian. TLS, no date.........20-30

240. [MAINE] Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964 Republican Convention, won by Barry Goldwater). Smith was an early opponent of Senator Joseph McCarthy. On June 1, 1950, she gave her Declaration of Conscience speech on the floor of the Senate, earning McCarthy's permanent ire and the epithet "Moscow Maggie" from his staff. In 1954, when McCarthy attempted to challenge her seat by sponsoring a primary challenger, the Maine voters rejected the effort. POSTCARD picturing her, signed on the verso. VG...........25-35

241. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [OPERA] Maria Nemeth (1897-1967) Hungarian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the leading dramatic sopranos of the inter-war period. ALS ON POSTCARD DATED 1925. In English. VG. (2) JEAN-CLAUDE CASADESUS - French Conductor/Composer/Orchestra Director. He has written a number of pieces for the cinema and theatre, and trained as an orchestral director with Pierre Dervaux in Paris and Pierre Boulez in Basle. In 1969 he was appointed principal conductor of Opera de Paris and Opera Comique In 1971, he joined with Pierre Dervaux in setting up the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire and was its Assistant director until 1976.. He then formed the Orchestre National de Lille of which he was appointed Music Director and to which he has since devoted the major part of the time. ANS on personal stationery card, 1993 (3) Miriam Gideon (1906-1996) American composer. She was the second woman inducted into American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1975, Louise Talma being the first in 1974. ANS - HAS NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. 6x4. (4) Johnstone Bennett [1870-1906] American stage actress. Signature on 6.5 x 4.5" slip. (5) Myrna Loy (1905-1993) American actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. She was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, but her career prospects improved greatly following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Signed, inscribed 3x5 card. Fine. (6) Ben Davies (1858-1943) Welsh tenor, who appeared in opera with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, in operetta and light opera, and on the concert and oratorio platform. He was spoken of as a successor of Edward Lloyd, as a leading British tenor, and retained something of his style and repertoire in concert performance. Clip Signature. (7)  Charlotte Mellot Joubert - French Opera singer, noted on the world stage at the turn of the century. Made early recordings. ALS on 4-1/4 x 2-3/4" card, dated 1934. Written on both sides. Includes envelope. VG..................Min. Bid $50

242. [MUSIC] Noel Paul Stookey (b. 1937) singer-songwriter best known as "Paul" in the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. ANS, no date, accompanied by unsigned music sheet "PUFF"..........40-60

243. [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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244.  [MUSIC] Ivan Erod (b. 1936) Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist. AMQS on 6x4 card. Fine........60-80

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245.  [BUSINESS] Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937), sometimes A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 9, 1921 to February 12, 1932, presiding over the boom years of the 1920s and the Wall Street crash of 1929. TLS, 1924, 1p, as Sec. of the Treasury. Written to James H. Beck, Solicitor General, Washington DC thanksing Beck for his book on the Constitution and for pictures relating to the new art gallery in Philadelphia. The ink signature is a little on the light side o/w the letter is very good...............150-200

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

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247. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Grayson Louis Kirk (1903-1997) was president of Columbia University during the Columbia University protests of 1968. He was also a Professor of Government, advisor to the State Department, and instrumental in the formation of the United Nations. Signed photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh [original, with Karsh blindstamp on verso. 8 x 10 in. VG..............200-400...............Min. Bid $80

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248. [BOXING] Gene Fullmer [1931-2015] former American middleweight boxer and world champion. Signed collector's card, 3.5 x 2.5".........20-30

249. [MUSIC] Arthur Lloyd [1839-1904] Scottish singer, songwriter, comedian. Clip. signature.............Min. Bid $10

250. Henry M. Baird (1832-1906), American historian and educationalist. He is best known as a historian of the Huguenots. SIGNATURE with sentiment on card 1885....................20-30

251 Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC [1720-1795] British peer, naval officer and politician. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1739 and in 1742 was promoted to be commander of the Terrible bomb. In the course of 1743 he was appointed acting captain of the Kennington of 20 guns, and was officially confirmed on 19 August 1744. He commanded her in the Mediterranean till 1745, when he was advanced to the Salisbury of 50 guns. This ship, as part of the Western Fleet under Hawke and Boscawen, initially patrolled the Bay of Biscay during the War of Austrian Succession. Its ship's surgeon was James Lind, who conducted his experiments on scurvy during such a patrol in 1747. The war ended in 1748. About this time Edgcumbe was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds and the Salisbury appears in the background. Signed address panel............40-60 

252. [MUSIC] David Rubinoff (1897-1986) Russian-born violinist who was heard during the 1930s and 1940s on various radio programs playing his Stradivarius violin. He also performed in theaters, clubs and schools, and he gave several concerts at the White House during the 1940s. TLS, 1933, 1p. Probably an ink signed form letter sending his autograph. Minor faults........35-45

253. 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

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

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255. Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1901-1994) Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Signed card 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 in. Fine..............50-75

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256.  [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

257. [FRENCH] Abel Hermant (1862-1950) was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie française. DS 1904, 4pp. VG...............50-75

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258. [FRANCE] Georges d'Esparbès (1863-1944) was a French novelist. Three film versions were made of his work Les demi-soldes, set during the Napoleonic era. ALS.1908, 3 full pages + envelope. VG............50-75

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

260. [POLITICS] includes: [1] Adlai Stevenson III (1930- 2021) American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson family, he also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Treasurer. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986. He had been awarded Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with gold and silver stars and was an honorary Professor of Renmin University, China. SIGNED 8x10 photo. [2] Bill Brock (1930- 2021) American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 8x10 photo. [3] Philip Crane (1930-2014) American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election, Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 8x10 photo. [4] Robert Paul Griffin (1923-2015) American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He co-sponsored the Landrum-Griffin Act, which regulates the internal affairs of labor unions. As a deputy minority leader in the Senate, he called on President Richard Nixon, a fellow Republican, to resign during the Watergate scandal. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 8x10 photo...............Min. Bid $40

261. [ART] CARROLL THAYER BERRY (1886-1978) Maine artist known as _THE DOWN EAST PRINTMAKER. As an engineer he worked on the Panama Canal before moving to Maine to become an artist. His work is well known and hands in many important collections, including The Library of Congress. A few years ago a book was published on his life and work. Offered here is a single sheet containing 3 ORIGINAL graphite drawings, unsigned, each approx. 2-3/4 x 3-1/4 in. Guaranteed authentic without a time limit to the original purchaser. ALL DRAWINGS by Berry, to have reached the open market have come from our collection. See scan............Min. Bid $50

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262. [BALLET] Mary Ellen Moylan (1925-2020) American ballet dancer. She was one of the first students of George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, and made her New York stage debut in 1942. She had danced with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Society, Ballet Theatre (now American Ballet Theatre), Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and on Broadway. She was best known for performing Balanchine's works, and was described as "the first great Balanchine dancer". She retired from performing in 1957. SIGNED & INSCRIBED TO BARBARA 7x5 photo. Signed in dark area - therefore poor contrast............35-45

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263. [BALLET] Kevin McKenzie (b. 1954) American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. A former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, he then served as the company's artistic director from 1992 to 2022. SIGNED 10 x 8 photo. VG...............35-45

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264. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) George W. Bush For President bumper sticker. Fine. (2) [WWI] Davenport - ALS, London, 12 Jan. 1917, 2pp, 4to. Re: contributions to the Seaman's Hospital at Greenwich "in recognition of the splendid & signal services of our Merchant Navy during the war. Whether on transports, on mine-sweepers, on patrol duty, or on trade routes carrying the cargoes which are the life-blood of the Empire they have faced not only the perils & hardships of the Sea, but the deadly risk of submarines, mines, & other enemy devices..." VG (3) Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was a prominent American journalist and academic of the early 20th century. In the autumn of 1890 Shaw was elected professor of international law and political institutions at Cornell University but resigned the post in 1891 to accept Stead's invitation to establish an American edition of the Review of Reviews . Shaw served as editor-in-chief of this publication until it ceased publication in 1937, ten years before his death at the age of ninety. He was the author of "Abraham Lincoln" [1929]. ALS, Hastings On Hudson, NY, Feb. 4, 1947, 2-1/2 pages. This letter was sent to Who's Who In America. 'I have been listed in every volume of Who's Who since Mr. Marquis began its publication..." Excellent condition. (4) Loretta Lynn (b. 1932) American singer-songwriter. Unsigned 1985 Warner Bros. paycheck for $143. (5) Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Photo signed by autopen. (6) Pat Carroll (b. 1927) actress. Clip signature obtained 1980 from Provincetown Play House while she was playing Gertrude Stein. (7) William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American romantic poet. Antique engraved portrait. (8) Andre Kostelanetz (1901-1980) Russian-born American popular orchestral music conductor and arranger who was one of the major exponents of popular orchestra music. Signed 1973 FDC.  End of signature is smeared................Min. Bid $50

265. [ART] Clarkson Frederick Stanfield RA RBA (1793-1867) was a prominent English marine painter, often inaccurately credited as William Clarkson Stanfield. He was briefly apprenticed to a coach decorator in 1806, but left owing to the drunkenness of his master's wife and joined a South Shields collier to become a sailor. In 1808 he was pressed into the Royal Navy, serving in the guardship HMS Namur at Sheerness. Discharged on health grounds in 1814, he then made a voyage to China in 1815 on the East Indiaman Warley and returned with many sketches. An accident forced Stanfield to leave active service, but during his voyages he had acquired considerable skill as a draughtsman. In August 1816 Stanfield was engaged as a decorator and scene-painter at the Royalty Theatre in Wellclose Square, London. Along with David Roberts he was afterwards employed at the Coburg theatre, Lambeth, and in 1823 he became a resident scene-painter at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where he rose rapidly to fame through the huge quantity of spectacular scenery and (moving) dioramas which he produced for that house until 1834. Meanwhile, Stanfield developed his skills as an easel painter, especially of marine subjects; he first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1820 and continued, with only a few early interruptions, to his death. Offered here is an envelope hand-addressed, and signed, by Stanfield. Approx. 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. VG...................75-100

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266. [FRANCE] Ernest Benjamin Esclangon (1876-1954) was a French astronomer and mathematician. During World War I, he worked on ballistics and developed a novel method for precisely locating enemy artillery. When a gun is fired, it initiates a spherical shock wave but the projectile also generates a conical wave. By using the sound of distant guns to compare the two waves, Escaglon was able to make accurate predictions of gun locations. ALS, 1932, 2pp. VG.............50-75

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267. [FRANCE] group of French autographs:  [1] Édouard Alphonse Lefebvre Béhaine, Count Pigneaux (or Pigneau) is a diplomat, French (1829-1897). He was  Ambassador of France to the Holy See , Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague and Secretary of Embassy ( Berlin and Rome ). He talked with his cousins Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, a rich correspondence of nearly 300 letters in almost 40 years. ALS, 1888, 3-1/2 pp.  [2] Jean Charles Meissonier  (1848 - 1917) French painter, son of the Master. ALS, Paris, 1893, 2pp.  [3] Jean d'Esparbes  (1899-1968) Fr. artist. ANS written on both sides of his personal calling card. Fine.  [4] Louis Marsolleau  (1864-1935] writer of songs. ALS,  Paris, 1896, 2pp.  [5] Camille-André Lemoyne, born in Saint Jean d'Angely (1822-1907)  poet and novelist . ALS, 1p. plus envelope. [6] Emile Berr (1855-1923) Fr. journalist. ALS, nd., 1p.  [7] Charles Borel-Clerc, pen name of Charles Clerc, was a French composer.  My apple performer Maurice Chevalier (1936), Oh! If you knew my hen (1938) and Walk Ménilmontant (1941), three of his biggest hits. TLS, 1934, 2pp............Min. Bid $75



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

269. [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

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

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

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272. [BASEBALL EPHEMERA] 2 flyers from THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM. 3.5 x 8.5 in. Both are in fine condition...............Min. Bid $10

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273. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) [FILM] [James Poe]  (1921-1980)  American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Accademy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.  He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key" and "The Present Tense", both of which starred Vincent Price.  Offered here is a 1967 bank c heck made out by James Poe HOWEVER, someone at some time has torn his signature away. Nothing on verso. He has written on front "Am ExpChex - Horses".  Since there are no cancellation marks it is assumed the check was never used and the torn away signature was like a cancel??? Odd item. (2) [NEW YORK SUPREME COURT] Anson Cary (1764-1842) came from Windham, Ct., to Union, Broome county, where he resided for a short time, and then departed for Oxford in 1792. He came up the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers in a canoe paddled by an Indian named Seth, and took up the lands owned by the Charles A. Bennett estate. Mr. Cary was a Revolutionary pensioner, having entered the army at the age of 16 and served in three campaigns of the war. He was a very large and obese man, and was the first blacksmith to locate in Oxford. He worked at his trade and carried on his farm a great many years, and was also famous as a pettifogger before Justice’s courts. He held the office of justice of peace, was appointed sheriff of the county March 1, 1805, and for a considerable time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Offered here is 1811 New York Supreme Court document signed by Anson Cary as judge. Approx. 7.5 x 9 in. VG.  (3) [MUSIC] Elsa Clay - Assistant Executive Director of Composers and Lyricists Guild of America.  TLS, 1963, 1p. to Milt Ebbins, informing Ebbins that Erroll Garner is now a member in good standing the Guild. (4) [MICKEY SPILLANE] Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. Known for The Tony Martin Show, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, All In The Family, Maud, Sanford and Son, etc. He was a partner with Norman Lear. In 2002, Yorkin was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. TLS, 1956, 1p. to Mickey Spillane. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in.  VG. (5) Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) was an American industrialist, politician, and social reformer from Rhode Island.   He was educated in a Quaker boarding school in Burlington, New Jersey, where he developed a particular interest in mathematics.  In 1819 he returned to Rhode Island to join his elder brother Isaac in the management of the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. One of Rowland Hazard's responsibilities was selling the company's prodent winters in New Orleans from about 1833 to 1842 to sell goods that included cotton bagging cloth, pre-cut garments, low-priced shoes, and raw "Negro cloth" for use by African-American slaves.  The activity that Hazard considered "as the greatest effort of his life" (according to his granddaughter) began when he was in New Orleans on business in the winter of 1841. After he learned that a free African-American man from Newport, Rhode Island was in custody in Louisiana as an escaped slave, his investigations found that many free African-Americans were being detained under the assumption they were escaped slaves. He worked with Jacob Barker, then a New Orleans lawyer, to obtain freedom for nearly 100 people being held as slaves. The action later led to charges being filed against several public officials who were responsible for the illegal detentions.  His involvement with abolitionist causes and in the Republican Party eventually caused his company to lose favor with its markets in the southern United States. This helped to prompt the Peace Dale mills' transition from making cheap cotton products to selling higher quality woolens. Hazard retired fromucts to planters in the southern United States, particularly Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. He sp the textile business in 1866 and invested in the Union Pacific Railroad. After Union Pacific fell into financial disarray and became a party to the Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872, Hazard spent much time dealing with the company's financial affairs. Offered here is a Providence, RI document signed, 1839, about 8 x 3-3/8 in. Cancel hole over signature  which is blurred.................Min. Bid $50

274.  [MIXED LOT] includes: (1) Karl E. Mundt (1900-1974) US Senator from South Dakota. TLS, 1964.  (2) Red Adair (1915-2004) American oil well firefighter. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the highly specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore. Signed, inscribed  5 x 6-3/4 in. color photo. Signed twice [contrast isn't very good because photo is darker]. (3) Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the noted American artist Walt Kuhn. Signed 1965 bank check. (4) C. Delano - Sec. of the Interior. Signed in type 1875 printed gov. document, INDIAN SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA. (5)  Douglas Volk - artist known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln, one used on postage stamp. Signed 1906 bank check. (6) James Edward Murray (1876-joseph napier 1961) US Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961. (7) Tony Lavelli (1926-1998) NBA player. Sig. inscribed 3x5 card. (8) George Mitchell - US Senator from Maine. TLS, 1985, signed George.  Thanks publisher for sending him a book.  (9) Group of 26 Limerick, Maine bank checks c. 1917.  (10) [ILLINOIS-LINCOLN] Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a document dated 1877 made out to Bunn but not signed by him.  Approx. 5.5 x 7.5 in. VG..................Min. Bid $50

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

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276. [VERMONT]  Orsamus Cook Merrill (1775-1865) was a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Merrill was born in Farmington in the Connecticut Colony.  He completed his preparatory studies in Farmington, and moved to Bennington, Vermont in 1791 where he was an apprentice to a printer. He was an editor or publisher of several newspapers, including the "Vermont Gazette" and the "Tablet of the Times" in Bennington, and the "Berkshire Gazette" in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and practiced in Bennington. From 1809 to 1812 he was Postmaster of Bennington. In the early 1800s he also served as Engrossing Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives. He served in upstate New York and Vermont during the War of 1812 as a Major of the 11th Infantry Regiment, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the 26th Infantry and 11th Infantry. When Merrill received promotion to lieutenant colonel in the 26th Infantry, his replacement as major in the 11th was Zachary Taylor, who was promoted from captain in the 7th Infantry. Offered here is a 1842 court document signed as Judge. Rough condition. There is some acid-free tape repair on verso..................Min. Bid $10

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277. [MUSIC] Leonardo Balada [b. 1933] American composer. AMQS from his 1986 Opera "Christopher Columbus. Very nice. Approx. 8 x 7 in. Inscribed to a collector. VG..........75-100 

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278. [MILITARY MEDICAL] The Association of MILITARY SURGEONS of the United States. 1919 document signed. Major Paul Stanley Hill elected to this association, Henry Patrick Birmingham (1854-1932) who was a surgeon and an American brigadier general active during World War I. Birmingham's first tours of duty were with the Fourth Cavalry in actions against the Apaches in the southwest. He was promoted to assistant surgeon on February 18, 1886. During the Spanish–American War, he served in Puerto Rico and then in the Philippines. On June 4, 1898, he was promoted to major, brigade surgeon of volunteers, and on April 23, 1908 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, Medical Corps. In 1914, he was the chief surgeon of the Vera Cruz Expedition under General Frederick Funston. On October 2, 1917, Birmingham was promoted to brigadier general and the same year he received an honorary master's degree from the University of Michigan. During World War I, Birmingham was in charge of the ambulance service of the army and the gas defense service of the medical department. In 1918, he retired as a colonel, then went right back to active duty. In 1930, he retired by operation of law as a brigadier general. Also signed by Secretary James Robb Church (1866-1923) United States Army Assistant Surgeon who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as part of the Rough Riders regiment during the Spanish–American War. He also served in World War I, and wrote about the effects of poison gas and his experiences as a wartime doctor. Church was awarded a Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Las Guasimas in the Spanish–American War on June 24, 1898. He received his medal on January 10, 1906, from Theodore Roosevelt, who was also part of the Rough Rider regiment.  It was the first time that the Medal of Honor had ever been presented in person by the president of the United States. In addition to performing gallantly the duties pertaining to his position, voluntarily and unaided carried several seriously wounded men from the firing line to a secure position in the rear, in each instance being subjected to a very heavy fire and great exposure and danger. After the Spanish–American War, he remained in the Army, obtaining the rank of colonel. Before the United States entered World War I, Church went to France as an observer and an attaché with the French Army. Once the United States entered the war, Church joined the staff of the American expeditionary force. While an observer in France, he reported on the newly introduced poison gas warfare. He himself suffered the effects of gas. The reports of Church and Charles Flandin became a basis for the Chemical Warfare Service. He wrote a book based on his experience as a wartime doctor, The doctor's part, what happens to the wounded in war. Approx. 9 x 11-3/4 in. Expected age wear but VG............200-300

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

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Douglas Volk artist 50 signed checks

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

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

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282. [ART] Richard Cotton Carline (1896-1980)  British artist, arts administrator and writer. During the First World War, Carline served on the Western Front and in the Middle East, where he travelled extensively through Palestine, Syria, India and modern day Iran and Iraq.  Although known for his depictions of aerial combat painted during World War One, from the mid-1930s, his output as an artist was overshadowed by his numerous roles in local, national and international artists' organisations. Carline held strong anti-fascist beliefs and also worked to gain appreciation for African art, naive art, child artists and even promote the artistic merits of postcard images. An ALS, 1975, written on an art greeting card. Sent to the artist Frederick Solomon (1899-1980). Dr. Frederick K. “Fritz” Solomon (originally Solomonski) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1899. In 1938, when the synagogue he was serving at was torched by Nazis and he was subsequently summoned by the Gestapo, he fled Germany with his wife, Margot, and emigrated to England. While still in Europe, Solomon had studied art under the German-Jewish artists Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg and Eugene Spiro, and German expressionist Willy Jaeckel. In England, he continued his artistic career, exhibiting his religious and expressionistic work at various galleries throughout the country, including the Royal Academy and the Kensington Art Gallery in London, where he had a one-man show. His work is in the permanent collections of the Courtauld Institute, the Bazalel Museum in Jerusalem, and the Ben Uri Art Gallery St. John’s Wood, London (now incorporating the London Jewish Museum of Art). Fine..................100-150

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

284. [BANK CHECKS] group of 10 checks: (1) 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 1897 bank check. (2) Harry Truman - 1934 Jackson County, Mo. Treasuer check which was signed by stamped signature altho you can bearing see it now. (3) Douglas Volk - artist. Signed 1923 check. (4) Two Brenda Kuhn signed checks, 1966. (5) Limerick National Bank[Maine] 5 checks, 1921.........Min. Bid $20

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285. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Joseph Doe (1776-1860) In 1821, Joseph was elected Somersworth's representative to the Lower House of the New Hampshire General Court. He became one of the most articulate leaders of the Federalist Party and formed a party known as the "Doe-faces". In 1826, he was re-elected and became the chief spokesman in the state for the business community. He was an expert to whom special banking questions were referred.  After serving seven terms in the House, Joseph was appointed Justice of the Peace & Quorum in January 1829. His political tradition defined the forces of moderation, which became his son Charles' constitutional principle. Joseph was supporting the last stand in New Hampshire on behalf of government by gentry. He gained the conviction that the democratic process could only survive if wedded to the rights of property and the protection of commerce. This was the political legacy that he passed on to his son Charles. New Hampshire court document, 1817, Somersworth, signed by Doe as Justice of the Peace. See scans for condition...............50-75

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286. [MIXED MULTIPLE LOT] includes: (1) William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American romantic poet, journalist 1852 letter from Bryant but not signed by him. (2) Kaaren Lee - actress, known for The Right Stuff (1983), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and T.J. Hooker (1982). Unsigned Warner Bros. paycheck 1984. (3) Edward Grossman - Executive Director, Composers and Lyricists Guild of America.  TLS, 964, 1p. Also signed by Milt Ebbins (1912-2008) the  well-connected show business manager who was a liaison between Hollywood and the Kennedy White House. Mr. Ebbins was a well-liked Hollywood insider who directed the careers of actors, musicians and comedians. For more than 30 years, he was the personal manager of actor Peter Lawford. Through Lawford, who was married to Patricia Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy's, Mr. Ebbins became a favorite of JFK's and a frequent guest at the White House and on Air Force One. At Kennedy's 45th birthday party in 1962, Mr. Ebbins gave Marilyn Monroe a push onstage at Madison Square Garden as she went out to sing her sultry version of "Happy Birthday."  (4) Wilson Thomas Hogue (1852–1920) American bishop of the Free Methodist Church, elected in 1903. He was born 6 March 1852 in Lyndon, New York. His parents were Scottish-English Methodists. He was the founder of Greenville College. His career also included service as a Pastor and a District Elder. TLS, 1900, 1p. Toned. (5) Mary Hannah Krout (1851-1927) American journalist, author, and advocate for women's suffrage. ALS [no yr], 2pp. to Harry McClure. (6) Jacob Bunn  (1814-1897) important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn. He was also a Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral. Offered here is a document dated 1877 made out to Bunn but not signed by him.................Min. Bid $50

287.  [RHODE ISLAND] Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) was an American industrialist, politician, and social reformer. From about 1833 to 1842, 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. Hazard served three one-year terms in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, winning election as a state representative in 1851, 1854 and 1880. He also was a state senator from 1866 to 1867. 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.  Offered here is a signed on verso document, Providence, R.I. 1839.  A promisory note from J.P. Hazard (1807-1892  signed on the front. About 7-1/2 x 2-3/4 in. VG.................50-75

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

289. [PORTRAIT] Official portrait of President McKinley. Opposite illustration is historical text of President's life and administration. Copyright, 1907, Bureau of National Literature & Art & Gravure Company of America. Print originates from White House Gallery of Official Portraits of Presidents folio book. Copyright on bottom left of print. Not a reproduction. Photo-gravure after painting by Benziger. Text by William M. Stewart – U.S. Senator from Nevada. Engraved president's autograph beneath the portrait.  Whole paper size is 19.5 x 16 in. High quality paper. Image size about 12 x 7. There is some foxing..........Min. Bid $25

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290.  William Winter (1836-1917) American dramatic critic and author. Winter wore many literary hats during his long, illustrious career: theater critic, biographer, poet, and essayist. He is known for his Romantic style poetry, and for his long career as an editor and writer for some of New York City's great papers. Winter was a tour de force in the original Bohemian scene of Greenwich Village, going on to become one of the most influential men of letters of the last half of the 19th century and the pre-eminent drama critic and biographer of the times. ALS, April 19th no yr., 2pp, approx. 4 x 6-3/4 in. His handwriting is a little strange but can be read. VG..............50-75..............Min. Bid $15

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

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293. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia. ALS, no year, "I am away at my house...." 4x6 in. VG...........75-100

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294. [FILM] Bill Lundigan [1914-1975] American movie and TV actor. His films include "Dodge City" (1939),"The Fighting 69th" (1940), The Sea Hawk (1940), Santa Fe Trail (1940), Dishonored Lady (1947), Pinky (1949), Love Nest (1951) with Marilyn Monroe, The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), and Inferno (1953). From September 30, 1959, to September 7, 1960, Lundigan portrayed Col. Edward McCauley in the CBS television series, Men Into Space. Signed, inscribed vintage 5x7 photo. VG..............40-60 

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295. [NEW JERSEY] Group of 10 Chancery of New Jersey legal documents, 1911-1914. Mpost are 2 pages or longer.................40-60

296. [SCIENCE] William Healey Dall (1845-1927)  American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks.
Dall also made substantial contributions to ornithology, zoology, physical and cultural anthropology, oceanography and paleontology. In addition he carried out meteorological observations in Alaska for the Smithsonian Institution. ALS, 1923, written on both sides, 8 x 5 in. Fine.................50-75

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297  [MUSIC] Chester Biscardi (b. 1948) Italian American composer and educator. AMQS, inscribed, 1993, from his composition "Mestiere" for Piano [1979]. On 6x4" card. VG...........40-60

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298. Boots Randolph [1927-2007] saxophone player "Yakety Sax." ISP, 8x10.....25-35 

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299. Alexander Godunov [1949-1995] Russian ballet start & actor. Sig. 3x5 card.........20-30

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300. [MUSIC] Bobby Short (1924-2005) American cabaret singer and pianist. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. Very nice. VG...........40-60

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301.  [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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302. [SCIENCE]  L.J. Johnson - Harvard Prof. writes letter to Prof. R.S. Woodward who was made President of the Carnegie Institution. Dated Dec. 28, 1904, 1p. approx. 8 x 10-1/4 in. Very good condition. Robert Simpson Woodward (1849-1924) American physicist and mathematician, born at Rochester, Michigan. He graduated C.E. at the University of Michigan in 1872 and was appointed assistant engineer on the United States Lake Survey. In 1882 he became assistant astronomer for the United States Transit of Venus Commission. In 1884 he became astronomer to the United States Geological Survey, serving until 1890, when he became assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1893 he was called to Columbia as professor of mechanics and subsequently became professor of mathematical physics as well. He was dean of the faculty of pure science at Columbia from 1895 to 1905, when he became president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, whose reputation and usefulness as a means of furthering scientific research was widely extended under his direction. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society, and in 1900 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. He died in 1924 in Washington, D.C. Professor Woodward carried on researches and published papers in many departments of astronomy, geodesy, and mechanics . In the course of his work with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey he devised and constructed the "iced bar and long tape base apparatus," which enables a base line to be measured with greater accuracy and with less expense than by methods previously employed. His work on the composition and structure of the earth and the variation of latitude found expression in a number of valuable papers. VG..................100-150

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303. [COLONIAL] William Vaughan (1703-1746) He graduated from Harvard College in 1722. Circa 1735, he was a ship's Captain, and captured pirates of the Caribbean. He served in the England U.K. Royal Army 1745-1746 attaining Colonel U.K. Army Colonel William Vaughan served in a New England colonial force, aided by a British fleet, during the Siege of Louisbourg, in 1745, when they captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island), during the War of the Austrian Succession, known, in the British colonies, as King George's War. He died circa December, 1746, in London, England, where he went after the Battle of Louisbourg, and became ill. He was buried in New Hampshire. Colonel William Vaughan was a chief organizer of the Louisbourg expedition and son of Lieutenant Governor Vaughan of New Hampshire province. Offered here is a  2-1/2 page document dated 1727, signed by Mark Hunting[twice].  Also signed twice by Eleazer Russell.  We believe that it is a later 18th century copy of William Vaughan selling property to George Walker. Very good condition esp. for its age.................400-600

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304.  [ART] W.H. Boucher - original etching, not signed, c. 1890, image approx. 3.5 x 5.5 in. plus margins. VG......Min. Bid $10

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305. Janet Loxley Lewis (A1899-1998)  American novelist and poet. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she was a member of a literary circle that included Glenway Wescott, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, and her future husband Yvor Winters. She was an active member of the University of Chicago Poetry Club. She taught at both Stanford University in California, and the University of California at Berkeley. ewis was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992. ALS, 1971, 1p.  She pens a poem on the verso. 6 x 9 in. Fine.................100-150

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306. Maine Paper - approx. 47 old documents, letters etc. the earliest being 1822 - to about 1906. Receipts, business & legal paper. Needs research. Varied conditions.........Min. Bid $50

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

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

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

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

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

313. 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.....Min. Bid $10

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

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315. 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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316.   (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


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

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318. [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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319.  [TV] Ed McMahon (1923 - 2009) most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. Signed, inscribed color picture portrait. VG.............25-35
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320. [SCIENCE] William Healey Dall (1845-1927)  American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks. ALS, 1923, 2pp. about 8 x 5 in. VG........50-75

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321. [ART] Old Master engraving from c. 1673. Offered here is a printed page from some unknown book which contains an original engraving, approx. 2-3/4 x 5-3/4 in. image. The page is approx. 14 x 9-1/2 in. Light stain o/w VG...........Min. Bid $25

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322.  [ART] C. Jac Young (1880-1940) artist  who was born with the name of Charles Jacob Jung. He exhibited his works under C Jac Jung until about 1919 when he took the last name of Young.  C Jac Young came to the United States around 1881 and studied in New York at the Academy of Design with Robert Henri, Charles Yardley Turner, and Edgar Melville Ward. C. Jac Young has had exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Society of Independent Artists, Brooklyn Society of Etchers, Newark Art Club, Philadelphia Print Club, Contemporary Club, Newark Association, Yonkers Art Association and many more. His work is exhibited in collections including but are not limited to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Newark Public Library, Toronto Art Gallery, University of Nebraska School of Fine Arts, Milwaukee Art Institute, Chicago Society of Etchers, Brooklyn Museum, Addison Gallery of American Art. A 1931 bank check signed  by Douglas Volk [the well known artist], to Young who has signed on the verso. VG........75-100.........Min. Bid $25

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323. [SCOTLAND]1903 manuscript document signed by 12 people, 4pp. 9.5 x 15 in. Not researched. VG................50-75

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324. [PORTRAIT] photogravure of MILLARD FILLMORE, U.S. President.  Image is  10.5 x 7.5 in. plus margins. image plus margins.  1907. VG....................25-35

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325. [PORTRAIT] photogravure of WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, U.S. President.  Image is  10.5 x 7.5 in. plus margins. image plus margins.  1907. VG....................25-35

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326. [PORTRAIT] photogravure of THOMAS JEFFERSON, U.S. President.  Image is  10.5 x 7.5 in. plus margins. image plus margins.  1907. VG....................25-35

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327. [FILM-THEATRE] Agreement 1965 Between Producer and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada International Sound Technicians of the Motion Picture, Broadcast and Amusement Industries, Local #695.  This involves CHRISLAW PRODUCTIONS, INC.,which was owned by actor Peter Lawford and the film BILLIE starring Patty Duke, Jim backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger, Billy De Wolfe and Dick Sargent. Signed on page 43 Milton Ebbins [Vice President of Chrislaw] and 2 Union officials. 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." About 48 pages, 8.5 x 14 in. Fine.................100-150 

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

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329. [MILITARY] 2 printed government documents, 1846 [mineral regions of Lake Superior] and 1856 - a memorial.........Min. Bid $10

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330. [MILITARY] 1880 printed government document, 3pp. plus foldout of Yaquina Bay Bar...............Min. Bid $10

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331. 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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332. [ART] original engraving by Lovegrove - 18th century British engraver. Original copperplate engraving c. 1793, image size approx. 3 x 3-3/4 in. plus margins. Clean image area, slight toning in outer margins. VG...........Min. Bid $20

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333. [OLD MASTER ETCHING] John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779) British figure and landscape painter and printmaker, known for romantic paintings set in Italy, works depicting conversations, and works drawn in the 1770s portraying war scenes, similar to those of Salvator Rosa. Mortimer became President of the Society of Artists in 1774, five years before his death at age 39.  Offered here is his etching titled "THE VIRGIN TEACHING ST. JOHN", 1766. Print is mounted to slightly larger paper and is approx. 9.5 x 11 in. Very slim margins which was normal back then. Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, after Guercino. The Virgin on the right, sitting with the Christ Child asleep in her lap, turning to the infant St John the Baptist, standing on the left, and helping him to read the words on the banner from his wooden cross. Pedestal and trees in the background. 1766 Etching and mezzotint. Other examples of this etching are in the museum collections of The Metropolitan [NYC], Philadelphia Art Museum, Harvard, British Museum etc. All 4 corners have a stain line o/w in very good condition. Rare!.................200-300

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334. SAM FREEMAN (1743-1831) American jurist from Maine. He was an active patriot during the Revolutionary struggle; was secretary of the Cumberland County convention in 1774, secretary of the provincial congress [John Hancock was president] in 1775, member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1776 and 1778. From 1776 - 1805 he was also postmaster of Portland. The historian William Willis described Freeman: "We believe no other man ever held so many responsible trusts at one time, and none was ever more faithful in the discharge of his duties."  Commonwealth of Massachusetts court document signed 1805, approx. 8-3/4 x 8 in. The Witness was Stephen Longfeloow, the father of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow..........100-150

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335. [ART] MARGARETT SARGENT (1892-1978) ORIGINAL unsigned drawing, dated 1919, sheet size approx. 8-3/4 x 11-3/4 in. Very good condition. In the exhibition of her work in NYC at the gallery that handled her estate there were 19 works on paper and all but 3 were unsigned which is NOT unusual for her works on paper. MARGARETT SARGENT, American artist. An unconventional member of an aristocratic Boston family and fourth cousin of the artist John Singer Sargent, she was an artist who rebelled against both the social conventions and artistic tastes of her class and time. Student of George Luks and Mt. Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, she was inspired by such school-of-Paris Modernists as Matisse, Picasso and the German Expressionists. She began to exhibit in 1916, eventually participating in as many as than 30 shows. She was a great beauty who challenged her conservative family to pursue a career in art. Lincoln Kirstein, founder of the New York City Ballet, gave her a solo exhibition at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, in a season that included Maurice Prendergast, Buckminster Fuller Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Calder performed his famous miniature circus at Sargent's Boston home. Bernice Abbott photographed her, Marie Laurencin painted her daughter's portrait. She met Edith Wharton and Gertrude Stein, and collected works by Derain, Vlaminck, De Chirico Degas, Gauguin, Vuillard, Villon and Toulouse-Lautrec. She carried on affairs with lovers of both sexes, including the writer Jane Bowles, and also suffered from severe bouts of manic-depression and alcoholism. At the same time, Sargent was married to a wealthy Bostonian and had four children by him. Francoise Gilot (artist and mother of two children by Picasso) wrote that she was like Zelda Fitzgerald who struggled to be freed from the constraints imposed on them by society. An exhibition of her work was held at the Davis Art Museum (Wellesley College). A major book on her life and art has been published and the exhibition traveled from the Davis Museum to New York for exhibition at the Berry-Hill Galleries. This drawing had been in storage since her death in 1978. Because of the exhibitions, the book, and several articles [including a major article in the Boston Globe], there is at present, more than a little interest in this artist, which is sure to grow. VG. NOT FRAMED. VG..............200-300

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336. [ART] MARGARETT SARGENT (1892-1978) ORIGINAL SIGNED drawing, circa 1920-35, sheet size approx. 11-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. Very good condition. In the exhibition of her work in NYC at the gallery that handled her estate there were 19 works on paper and all but 3 were unsigned which is NOT unusual for her works on paper. MARGARETT SARGENT, American artist. An unconventional member of an aristocratic Boston family and fourth cousin of the artist John Singer Sargent, she was an artist who rebelled against both the social conventions and artistic tastes of her class and time. Student of George Luks and Mt. Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, she was inspired by such school-of-Paris Modernists as Matisse, Picasso and the German Expressionists. She began to exhibit in 1916, eventually participating in as many as than 30 shows. She was a great beauty who challenged her conservative family to pursue a career in art. Lincoln Kirstein, founder of the New York City Ballet, gave her a solo exhibition at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, in a season that included Maurice Prendergast, Buckminster Fuller Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Calder performed his famous miniature circus at Sargent's Boston home. Bernice Abbott photographed her, Marie Laurencin painted her daughter's portrait. She met Edith Wharton and Gertrude Stein, and collected works by Derain, Vlaminck, De Chirico Degas, Gauguin, Vuillard, Villon and Toulouse-Lautrec. She carried on affairs with lovers of both sexes, including the writer Jane Bowles, and also suffered from severe bouts of manic-depression and alcoholism. At the same time, Sargent was married to a wealthy Bostonian and had four children by him. Francoise Gilot (artist and mother of two children by Picasso) wrote that she was like Zelda Fitzgerald who struggled to be freed from the constraints imposed on them by society. An exhibition of her work was held at the Davis Art Museum (Wellesley College). A major book on her life and art has been published and the exhibition traveled from the Davis Museum to New York for exhibition at the Berry-Hill Galleries. This drawing had been in storage since her death in 1978. Because of the exhibitions, the book, and several articles [including a major article in the Boston Globe], there is at present, more than a little interest in this artist, which is sure to grow. VG. NOT FRAMED. VG..............200-300

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337. [ROSALIND RUSSELL] unsigned vintage 10 x 8 in. photograph from the personal collection of Rosalind Russell, the actress. Group shot showing Rosalind Russell, Mamie Eisenhower, Natalie Wood, Lee Remick, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Lemmon, Karl Malden and 3 others not identified. VG..................50-75

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338. [ROSALIND RUSSELL] unsigned vintage 10 x 8 in. photograph from the personal collection of Rosalind Russell, the actress. Group shot showing Rosalind Russell, Mamie Eisenhower, Natalie Wood, Lee Remick, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Lemmon, Karl Malden and 3 others not identified. VG..................50-75   duplicate of above lot

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339. [ROSALIND RUSSELL] Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979) wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and thereby First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961. TLS, Palm Desert, Calif., April 25, 1963, 1p, to the actress Rosalind Russell (1907-1976). Mamie and Rosalind were friends.  This letter mentions Mamie watching the film GYPSY.  Alot of mounting traces on the verso of this letter causing some see-thru on the front.  Accompanied by an unsigned 8x10 photo of Mamie & Rosalind..............100-200

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340. [ROSALIND RUSSELL] 4 pieces of ephemera: 1960 invitation from Mayor Robert F. Wagner for luncheon for King Frederik IX of Denmark;  2 White House envelopes; plus card from Social Secretary  The White House...............50-75

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341. Original b/w 10 x 8 in. photo picturing Roseslind Russell with Henry Kissinger from the personal collection of Roseslind Russell, the American Actress. VG..........50-75

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342. [MUSIC] Alcides Emigdio Lanza  (1929 - )  Canadian composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator of Argentinian birth. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1976. As both a composer and performer he is known as an exponent of contemporary classical music and avant-garde music. His works often utilize a combination of traditional and unusual instruments, and incorporate electronic sounds and extensions. He is also known for using special lighting effects when presenting his music. He is an associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers.  AMQS dated 2013 from  "Musica" (1946) a composition by Juan Carlos Paz  [1901-1972], an Argentian composer. Approx. 9-1/4 x 4-1/2". VG..........50-75

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343. [FILM] Duncan Renaldo (1904-1980) American actor who portrayed The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950-1956 American TV series. Brief ALS, no date. Fine.......50-75 

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344. [NOBEL PRIZE] ROBERT M. SOLOW (1924- ) American Economist /1987 Nobel Prize Winner He-is one of the major figures of the Neo-Keynesian Synthesis macroeconomics. Together with Paul Samuelson, he formed the core of the M.I.T. economics department which has been widely viewed as the "mainstream" of the post-war period. Together, Solow and Samuelson have contributed to various landmark pieces of work: e.g. on von Neumann growth theory (1953), on capital theory (1956), on linear programming (1958) and on the Phillips Curve (1960). He is best known for his work on the Neoclassical growth model (1956, 1970). He was also one of the co-inventors of the constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function (1961). He is also responsible for exploring and popularizing the "long-run multiplier" derived from a dynamic government budget constraint. (1973) - SIGNED/inscribed 5x7 photograph...........................40-60

345. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT)   GILBERT ARTHUR HIGHET (1906-1978 ) Classicist, academic, writer, critic and historian.  TLS (1971) signed “Gilbert”.  WILLIAM JAMES LAWRENCE (1862-1941) Irish born American Critic, author, theater historian. ALS (1928), 2pp.  SIDNEY SHELDON (1917-2007) Writer, Oscar Winner. SIGNED 8x11 Color portrait photograph.  JOHN LIVINGSTON LOWES (1867-1945) Writer, Scholar. TLS (1922).  ERNEST KELLOGG GANN (1910-1991) Author, filmmaker.  SIGNED card with quote. JOHN FISKE (1842-1901) Historian, philosopher.  ANS (1891) on card..............80-120

346. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT)    RICHARD ADAMS (b. 1920) Novelist who best known work “Water Ship Down”.  SIGNED 4x6 portrait photograph.  EDMUND BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far”(1929).  HENRY ARTHUR JONES (1951-1929) Dramatist “The Silver King” (1882) “The Crusaders” 1891 others.  SIGNATURE.  ARCHIBALD FORBES (1838-1900) celebrated War Correspondent. ALS,  (trimmed affecting some writing).  EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS (1868-1938) Popular Novelist of almost 100 books also noted for his essays and biography of Charles Lamb.  ANS.  SIR JOHN MASTERMAN (1891-1977) Academic, Sportsman, Author mostly noted for his being chairman of the “Twenty Committee” which during WW2 ran the Double Cross System, the scheme that controlled double agents in Britain.  ALS (1973).  SIR WILLIAM EMPSON (1906-1984) Poet, Literary Critic. SIGNATURE, with sentiment................MIN. BID $50

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The following multiple lots offered for those who enjoying research.

347. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Jacques Tarride (1903-1994); Antoine de Levis Mirepoix (1884-1981); Olivier-Aleandre Barbier (1806-1882); plus 6 others.  No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150


348. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Fernand Divoire (1885-1951); Albert-Edouard Portalis (1845-1918); Albert Bataille (1856-1899); plus 6 others.  No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150 


349. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Paul Margueritte (1860-1918); Kucien Descaves (1861-1949); Etienne Casimir Hippolyte Cordellier-Delanoue (1806-1854); plus 6 others.  No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150

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

351. (AMERICAN JOURNALIST/BROADCASTERS)  Lowell Thomas (1892 –1981)  American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous, TLS, 1932. Bernard Shaw (1940) American journalist, news anchor for CNN from 1980. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. Willard Scott (1934)  best known for his TV work on The Today Show and as the creator and original portrayer of Ronald McDonald,  (two) SIGNED, inscribed 7x9 photographs............Min. Bid $25

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