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1.
[ROOCK & ROLL] Chuck Berry (b.
1926) American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of
the pioneers of rock and roll music. Signed 8x10 photo.
VG...........100-150
2. [EARLY FILM] Clara Kimball
Young (1890-1960) American film actress,
who was highly regarded and publicly popular in the early
silent film era. Signed vintage 8x10 photo, 8x10. One pin hole
above head. Signed in dark area with purple ink..........60-80
3. Edmund Muskie
(1914-1996) Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member
of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as
Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981.
Muskie was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in the
1968 presidential election, and was a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President in 1972. Signed
color photo of Lincoln statue, signed in person at Bates
College in Maine. Condition: the 2 white lines above
Lincoln's head are not in the photo [scanner problem]; white
speck below his knee is flaw, and also finger print near
bottom are also flaws. Still a nice
example..........40-60
4.
[MUSIC] Jane Laurie Borthwick
(1813-1897) Scottish Composer and translator. In 1855,
she and her sister Sarah Findlater co-produced a book of
translations of German hymns titled Hymns from the Land of
Luther (1854, 1855, 1858 & 1862). In 1875, while living
in Switzerland, she produced another book of
translations called Alpine Lyrics. Borthwick was also
active with the Edinburgh House of Refuge, the Moravian
Mission in Labrador, and other mission work. AMQS
from her composition "Come, Labor On", approx. 10.5 x 5".......75-100
5. [RELIGION] Pierre Henri Lamazou [1828-1883] French Bishop (of Limoges and Amiens]. As the rector of St, Sulpice in Paris, he was a great supporter of the composer and organiste-titulaire (ie: officially appointed organist) of St. Sulpice, Alfred Léfebure-Wely, and promoted his music and his style of playing (which was rather lamboyant and showy...many of the time considered him not to be a good "church: organist, but rather a "concert" organist). He promoted and encouraged the use of the pipe organ in the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. When they tried to surpress the organ versets for the Te Deum (a big and rather long hymn of Thanksgiving with organ improvisations between choral Gregorian chant verses at the end of festive Roman Catholic services), Lamazou loudly protested and encouraged its continued usage. He wrote a short article/booklet in 1863 on the organ at St. Sulpice and the state of organ construction. In 1868, he wrote a two page article on the newly rebuilt Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral (he had served on the commission for its restoration). Offered here is an ALS, Paris [France], 1879, 2pp, 4-3/8 x 7 in. Not translated. Fine........100-150
Click to see pages 26. [FRANCE] François-Joseph de Grammont
- French clergyman of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
born May 14, 1644 in Châtillon-Guyotte (now in the Doubs ) and
died August 20, 1717 the castle of Vieilley (Doubs). He was
Archbishop of Besançon from 1698 to 1717. Son of Lawrence
Theodule de Grammont and Jeanne Françoise de Poitiers, nephew 's
Antoine-Pierre de Grammont , he is an adjunct Archbishop of
Besançon in 1686 with the title of Bishop of Philadelphia. He
succeeded his uncle as archbishop of Besançon August 17, 1698.
Associated with the episcopal administration of his uncle, he
continued pastoral work. Documemnt signed May 18, 1711,
2pp., approx. 9x13". VG.........150-200
7. [CHAMPLAIN, NY] 2 manuscript letters, 1862, from
E.W. Coit, Pascal Iron Works, Philadelphia, to a Mr. Hoyle,
regarding a Ram for pumping water for cattle and horse use. He
send some instructions for the ram he sent to Hoyle; intends
to visit Champlain in the winter as he hasn't had a sleigh
ride in 6 years: "I long to behold your mighty
snowbanks...", makes some caustic remarks on the War. No
envelopes. Total 5 pages. Fine condition...........50-75
8. [FRANCE] Nicolas-Luton Durival
born in Commercy the November 13, 1713 and
died in Heillecourt the 21 December 1795 - French hostorian.
Nicolas Durival spent his entire career in the Lorraine
administration. After a good education, he was placed in the
offices of the Stewardship Lorraine , and applied himself
fully to acquire the necessary knowledge to an administrator.
Hit the imperfection of existing structures on the topography
of Lorraine, he formed the project to write a which is also
away from the drought classifications and prolixity particular
stories contain accurate records on cities, towns and villages
of this country. He published various tests, to better
understand if the project would be tasted, and to request
relief enlightened, and finally did appear, after twenty years
of work and research, a description of Lorraine and Barrois,
who was regarded, with good reason, as a model works like
this. He was then clerk of the State Council of Stanislas
Leszczynski , and finally police lieutenant in Nancy.
Durival was a member of the Academy of Nancy since 1760 , and
communicated to the company a lot of memories on objects of
public utility. Place police lieutenant who was eliminated in
1790 , he was appointed municipal administrator. Although he
had served for most of his life gainful employment, he
remained poor and he was included in the number of scholars
that the Convention granted relief in 1795 . Durival
collaborated on the Encyclopedia of Diderot . He is the author
of several books on the history, customs, agriculture,
geography and customs of Lorraine. Fragment of 1752
document signed by Durival, written on both sides, 8-1/4 x
6-1/4". VG.........100-150
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9.
[FRANCE] Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire
Mathieu (1796–1875) Bishop of
Langres , Archbishop of Besançon and Cardinal. Very active and
distinguished prelate, His episcopate is especially marked by
activism builder - 320 churches built, rebuilt or restored in
the diocese. His international influence was not
negligible. ALS, 1834, 1p, approx. 7.5 x 9.5". Left
edge mounted to stiff paper. VG...........100-150
10.
[FRANCE] Henri Griffet (1698–1771)
was a leading Jesuit writer. He was born at Moulins and
educated at the College of Louis le Grand in Paris where he
assisted Charles Porée in his belle-lettres lectures. He
became preacher to the king, and retired to Brussels
after abolition of the order. He died in Brussels.
ALS, c. 1747-54, 4pp, 6.5 x 8.5".
VG.............100-150
11. [WALT KUHN] Vera
Spier Kuhn (1885–1961) studied
jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY, and
opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she met
Walt; they married the next year. During his involvement with
the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS),
Vera Kuhn stayed with her mother and Brenda, their young
daughter, at her mother’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Walt and Vera’s extensive correspondence during this period
contains rich details about the 1913 Armory Show. He credited
Vera with being the most important factor in his
success. These letters are in the collection of the
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. TLS,
August 1, 1955, 1p, from Vera Kuhn to Maynard Walker
(1896-1985). Walker, was the New York art dealer
representating the Estate of Walt Kuhn's art work during this
time. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in
New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas
City Art Institute that for the first time brought together
the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart
Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened
his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these
artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was
also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the
German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United
States in 1932. The gallery moved to 117 East 57th Street
after the war. Vera's letter offered here is a
retained copy that was sent to Breanda, her gaughter.
This letter concerns one of the most important paintings
by Walt Kuhn, The White Clown, which is now in the collection
of the National gallery of Art, Washington DC, a gift of the
W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N.
Harriman. Vera has written a note at top which mentions
Mrs. Navas, who was Elizabeth Stubblefield Navas. She is
remembered for "assembling an American art collection for the
people of Wichita. From 1938 to 1962, Mrs. Navas purchased 167
outstanding American paintings and sculpture. Artists
represented included Dove, Marin, Ryder, Cassatt, Eakins,
Henri, Hopper, Sheeler, Prendergast, Homer, Harnett, De
Creeft, Lachaise, and Zorach. This strong collection
eventually attracted additional gifts to the museum,
particularly the L.S. and Ida L. Naftzger Collection of prints
and drawings (1943-1951), the Naftzger Collection of C.M.
Russell's Art, and the John W. and Mildred L. Graves
Collection of American Impressionism." The 2nd scan below
shows a photo of Vera Kuhn taken by her husband Walt Kuhn in
the summer of 1914. That photo is in the Walter Pach papers,
1857–1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian
Institution. Extremely Rare!.............400-600
See Vera's
letter
Photo of
Vera 1914
Scan of
The White Clown painting
12.
[WALT KUHN] Vera Spier Kuhn (1885–1961)
studied jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY,
and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she
met Walt; they married the next year. Vera Spier Kuhn (1885–1961)
studied jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY,
and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she
met Walt; they married the next year. Retained ink
signed TLS, July 30, 1949, 1p, to James H. Wall, M.D., asking
for the results of Walt's autopsy. She wants to know the
connection between Kuhn's ulcers and his emotional
disturbance. By the 1940s, Kuhn’s behavior began to take on
unsound characteristics. He became increasingly irascible and
distant from old friends. When the Ringling Brothers Circus
was in town, he attended night after night. (During a
hard-pressed period in the 1920s, Kuhn had worked as a
designer and director for revues and circus acts.) He also
became frustrated by the lack of attention his own work was
receiving and was particularly strident about the Museum of
Modern Art's support of abstraction and neglect of American
art in the postwar period. In 1948, he was institutionalized,
and on July 13, 1949, he died suddenly from a perforated
ulcer. Includes Dr. Wall's reply giving Vera an explanation
about uclers and how they were associated with "individuals of
Mr. Kuhn's temperament." The handwritten noter top
corner is by Vera for Brenda, her daughter. Envelope to Brenda
is present. Extremely
Rare!.............700-900
Vera's
letter
Doctor's
reply
Photo of
Vera 1914
See
portrait of Walt Kuhn
13. [FRANCE] Antoine Aubéry
(1616 - 1695) French historian. Son of an innkeeper of the rue
Saint-Denis in Paris, he became a lawyer in Parliament. Very
knowledgeable, he was one of the writers and apologists court
officials of France. Aubéry is the author of numerous
historical works, including: General History of Cardinals (
1642 ); Memoirs of the history of the Cardinal Duke of
Richelieu ( 1660 ), undertaken at the behest of the Duchess
d'Aiguillon, niece of Cardinal; History of Cardinal Mazarin (
1688 ), which still retains a great value thanks to extracts
from registers of the Parliament published later. Brief
ADS, 1674, 1p, approx. 6-1/4 x 7".
Fine..........100-150
14. [FRANCE] 1589
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed,
1p, approx. 12-1/2 x 6-3/4". In very fresh
condition..........150-250
15. [FRANCE] Hugh
Robert-Jean-Charles de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais
(1768-1851) French cardinal. He was ordained
June 24, 1792 at the age of 23 years. Became vicar 'of Amiens,
he was appointed Bishop of Arras in April 29, 1802. Pope
Gregory XVI created the cardinal at the consistory of 23
December 1839. In 1840, he declined his appointment as
Archbishop of Paris. On 16 April 1846 he was appointed
cardinal-priest of St. Agnes Outside the Walls . However, the
death of Pope Gregory XVI he fails to reach Rome in time and
can not take part in the conclave of 1846. Letter
Signed, do not see year, 1p, approx. 6-3/4 x
8-1/2". Identified as "To Monseigneur about invitation
after "la Ceremonie du Sacre" (most likely Napoleon I).
VG..........150-250
16.
[FRANCE] 1595 French Mystery
document on vellum, signed, "Fouchange",
approx. 12-1/2 x 4". VG.........150-250
17.
[ART] Clifford Carleton (1867-1946)
American artist. ALS, no date, 3pp, to Mr. Cowles
[Cowles Art School in Boston]. Nice content.
VG.............50-75
18.
[CARTOON] Friz Freleng
(1906-1995) American animator, cartoonist, director, and
producer famous for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie
Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Original pencil,
signed & inscribed. Approx. 9 x 7-1/4". VG......100-150
19. [ART] RALPH
BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In
the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons
on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From
there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed
countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey"
cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated
Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967,
Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first
venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of
"Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle
of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi
produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing
"Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings"
[1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in
the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at
work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult
figure. ORIGINAL pencil drawing, unsigned on
6-3/4 x 8" in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study"
there was no reason for him to have signed
it................80-120
See Bakshi
drawing
20. [FRANCE] Leon Dufourny (1754-1818) French architect whose works belong to the neo-classical movement of the late eighteenth century. Leon Dufourny was Commissioner of the French Republic to the King of Naples and made a trip to Sicily from 1787 to 1794 to study the ancient temples Greek. In 1796 Dufourny was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts and was also appointed Chairman of the Committee of the Fund and the Central administrative board of the Institute of France, and Nivôse Ventôse Year XII (1802). Around 1800, he seized the castle of Richelieu, confiscated during the Revolution as many emigrated, had been emptied of its furniture collections and then stripped of its materials - before being demolished - the rectangular tray mosaic marble and hard stone of a ceremonial table, completed after a carved wooden base, and preserved from the Louvre (Galerie d'Apollon); a color lithograph nineteenth century this exceptional furniture and a replica of his legs are kept at the Museum of Fine Arts Tours. ALS, 1806, 1p. approx. 5-1/2 x 5-3/4".........100-150
21. [FRANCE] 1676
French Mystery Document on vellum,
signed, 2+ pages, approx. 5-7/8 x 8-1/2".
VG.........100-150
See front
See back
22.
[ART] Sir
HUBERT von HERKOMER, (1849-1914,
painter, R.A., R.W.S.) SELF-PORTRAIT, original etching, head
and shoulders, with his children Siegfried and Elsa below
half-length as a vignette, signed ('HH') and dated '79 on the
plate, titled 'Published London April 1st 1880 by The British
and Foreign Artists Association', 'Entered according to act of
Congress in the year 1880 by Knoedler & Co in the office
of the Librarian of Congress at Washington', extremely fine
impression, 13-1/2 x 8 in. Herkomer regarded this as his
best etching. He described the circumstances of the production
of it when on a camping trip to Wales in 1879. 'As I knew the
painting of one landscape would not give me sufficient
occupation for so many weeks, I took with me all the
paraphernalia of the etcher - plates, grounds, dishes, acids,
and a small printing press (an invention of Mr Hamerton's).
This wretched little contrivance proved utterly inadequate for
my work. In order to get a decent impression we tightened the
rollers to their last gasp, and then we dragged the whole
machine around the tent in the vain attempt to turn the toy
handles. Still, it was under these circumstances that I did -
what I consider my best etching - a portrait of (the handy
model) myself, with my two children in the lower corner of the
plate.' Very good condition. In an auction
at Bonhams [London] [2005] another example of this
etching was estimated at £500 - 600 US$ 840 -
1,000. It realized $730.........700-900
23. [FRANCE] Charles de Bourbon, Count of Charolais (1700-1760) French noble. As a member of the reigni prince of the Blood. A son of Louis III, Prince of Condé, he was made governor of Touraine in 1720. He fought in Hungary in the war against the Ottoman Turks and won distinction at the battle of Belgrade. He was governor of his nephew Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé. In 1728 he became one of the candidates to the hand of wealthy Maria Zofia Sieniawska supported by Louis XV in attempt to gain a strong position in Poland before the Royal Election. He secretly married Jeanne de Valois-Saint Remy, a descendent of Henri II via an illegitimate branch. Their son was Louis-Thomas [1718-1799], who was not legitimated by the king, later was exiled to England. Document Signed, 1740, 1p,, approx. 9-1/4 x 13-1/2 in. As you can see in the scan it appears to have been slightly cropped, affecting very little. One middle fold................150-250
Portrait of Bourbon
24. Lawrence
Ferlinghetti (b. 1919)
American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder
of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Author of poetry,
translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film
narration, he is best known for A Coney Island of the Mind
(1958), a collection of poems that has been translated into
nine languages, with sales of over one million copies. Signed
printing on Ferlinghetti, 8-1/2 x 11". VG.........50-75
25. [MILITARY] Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins (1896 –1987) Army Chief of Staff during the Korean War. During World War II, he was an Army general, serving in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. Signed COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SHEET, honoring US Bicentenniel (1975) 8x11. Also signed by Gen. Mark W. Clark (1896-1984) general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army. Approx. 8-1/2 x 11". VG.............80-120
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26. [FRANCE] French
Mystery Medieval Document 1352 on vellum, looks
like a long list of names [?], from Rioubert region near
Romorantin, approx. 4-1/2 x 9-1/4". VG.........300-400
27. [Great Britain] George
John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of
Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE
(1823-1900), styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a
Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on
science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.ALS,
1868, 3pp, 4.5 x 7". VG...........60-80
28. [Great Britain] George
John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of
Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE
(1823-1900), styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a
Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on
science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.ALS,
1863, 3pp, 4.5 x 7". VG...........60-80
29. [ART - OLD MASTER] Jacques-Philippe
Le Bas (1707-1783) French
engraver. Lebas was engraver to the Cabinet du roi and
successfully produced engravings after several paintings by
different artists. His oeuvre amounts to more than 500 works,
including many large portraits after Vernet, and several works
after van de Velde, Parrocel, Berchem, Ruysdaël, Watteau,
Oudry and Lancret. He trained the line engraver François-Anne
David. Original etching
and/or engraving from the Le Bon Mari series.
Another example of this print is in the British Museum and
they identify it as etching? engraving?, their date
1725-1760, "The good husband; rustic interior with a peasant
man sitting and wiping the bottom of a baby lying on his knee,
behind him stands an old toothless woman shouting insults at
him; lettered state; after Adriaen Brouwer Etching and
engraving". Approx. image 7-3/4 x 5-1/2 + engraved
identification below, slim margins, tipped at all corners to
old thick laid paper. VG. The following museums, and many
others, have examples of Le Bas prints: Metropolitan Museum of
Art [NY] has 8; Chicago Art Inmstitute [2]; Harvard Art Museum
[13]; Boston Art Museum; Fitzwilliam, etc...........225-275
30. [FILM] Vincent Price (1911-1993) American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic performances in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG............75-100
31. [FRANCE] Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard (1742-1822)
French abbé and instructor of the deaf. Born at Le
Fousseret, in the ancient Province of Languedoc (now the
Department of Haute-Garonne), and educated as a priest,
Sicard was made principal of a school for the deaf at
Bordeaux in 1786, and in 1789, on the death of the Abbé de
l'Épée, succeeded him at a leading school for the deaf
which Épée had founded in Paris. He later met Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet while traveling in England, and invited
him to visit the school. Sicard's chief works were his
Eléments de grammaire générale (1799), Cours d'instruction
d'un sourd-muet de naissance (1800) and Traité des signes
pour l'instruction des sourds-muets (1808). The Abbé
Sicard managed to escape any serious harm in the political
troubles of 1792, and became a member of the Institute in
1795, but the value of his educational work was hardly
recognized till shortly before his death at Paris. In 1803
Sicard became a member of the Académie française,
occupying Seat 3 as the successor to the François-Joachim
de Pierre de Bernis, who was a diplomat. Offered here
is either a manuscript or a letter written by Sicard,
doesn't appear signed but his name appears on the text
at bottom of page 3. No date that we can see.
Approx. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4". VG.............100-150
Page 1
Pages 2
& 3
See
his portrait
32. [FRANCE] Hyacinthe-Louis De Quelen (1778-1839)
was Archbishop of Paris. The favors of Louis XVIII and
Charles X did not make him subservient. As a peer of
the realm he opposed, on behalf of the middle classes, the
conversion of the national debt. While blessing the
cornerstone of the Chapelle Expiatoire he demanded, though
in vain, an amnesty for the exiled members of the
Convention; and the ordinance of 1828, disbanding the
Jesuits and limiting the recruiting of the clergy, was
issued against his advice. ALS, Paris, 1824, 1p, approx.
7-1/4 x 9-1/4". Accompanied by antique engraved
portrait of Quelen. VG...........100-150
33.
[ART] Theodor Van Kessel (Dutch,
c. 1620 - after 1660?, or possibly 1693) In an exhibition,
David Teniers and the Theatre of Painting, at the
Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, 2006-2007, the author
of one of the essays, Margret Klinge, on page 31, mentions
van Kessel as one of the engravers of the Theatrum
Pictorium. She gives his full name as Theodoor van Kessel
and his life dates as ca. 1620-after 1660. Bénézit gives a
different spelling to the name and a very much later death
date: Théodorus van Kessel, a Dutch engraver, who was born
about 1620 and who died in 1693, and who was established
in Antwerp by 1652. Bénézit also states that in 1679, a
Theodor Andreas van Kessel, engraver, was in the guild at
Antwerp, and he was a guild inspector in 1688. Offered
here is an original old master etching by van Kessel,
image approx. 9 x 6-3/4" with thin margins laid to old
sheet. This print is most likely a plate from one of the
editions of the Theatrum Pictorium. The first edition
being 1660, with later editions. This etching is most
likely from TENIERS GALLERY, published in Amsterdam in
1755. Excellent for its age..........100-150
See van
Kessel etching
34.
(OLD MASTER) JAN VAN TROYEN
- Brussels ( flourished 1650-1660) b. Antwerp. Etching pulled
from the original plate, 8.25 x 12 in. plus margins. On old
laid paper. Difficult to date but circa 200-300 years old.
Etching most probably from D. Teniers' "Theatre des
Peintures"-1660, published in Amsterdam in 1755.
Old mounting remains on back affect nothing. Condition;
edge tear at top close to image, also a white line where it
didn't print at top of image. ........100-150
See etching
35. [FILM] "Butterfly" McQueen (1911 –1995) American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, then moving to television acting in the 1950s. SIGNED 8X10 photograph from GWTW with Vivien Leigh on the famous stair scene. She writes a couple of lines on ver4so, mentions Clark Gable. Excellent.............80-120
36. [FRANCE]
(Jean-Antoine) Aime Giron [1838-1912]
French poet, author. He was also chief-editor of Le
Figaro, the world famous newspaper. In 1863 he published
"The Sabot Christmas" (with illustrations Flameng) which
met with great success and was translated into several
languages. In 1870 he abandoned his legal profession to
defend the invaded territory. He moved to Bois-Colombes
and becomes a contributor to Figaro, the Gauls and the
France-Illustrated. He published in 1873 "Strings
Iron" who obtained a warm welcome. He was one of the
most prolific writers of his time, finding inspiration in
the history and legends of Velay. He was awarded
many times including by the Academy of Floral Games and
the French Academy . It is decorated in July 1899 by the
Spanish Queen Regent of the Order of Charles III on behalf
of King Alfonso XIII , as a reward for pro-Spanish
articles he published during the Spanish-American War in
1898. Aimé Giron is the brother of the painter Leo
Giron and father of Egyptologist Giron Christmas
(Christmas Aime Giron). A street of Puy-en-Velay
bears his name. Autograph Document Signed, no
date, wriiten on both sides of 7 x 9-3/4" sheet.
This is Giron's handwritten will. Inclues
small slip written & signed by Giron.
Rare!.............150-250
Page
1
Page 2
37. [FRANCE] 1704
French Mystery Document on vellum,
signed, 3+pages with revenue stamp, approx. 5-1/2 x
6-3/4". In very fresh condition..........100-150
38. [MEDICINE] Levi
Bartlett (1763-1828) early
American doctor and son of Josiah Bartlett, who was
the governor of New Hampshire and signer of the Declaration
of Independence. Levi was born on September 3, 1763, and
followed his father into the medical profession,
establishing a practice in Kingston, New Hampshire, and
becoming an eminent citizen of the town. Among other
appointments, he served as a justice of the peace, Kingston
postmaster, and lieutenant colonel commandant in the 7th
Regiment of the New Hampshire militia. One page
autograph manuscript written by Dr. Bartlett, titled
"Thoughts on the Vertigo," approx. 8 x
13". Slight paper burn right edge o/w in very fresh
condition. Provenance: Estate Sale of Josiah Bartlett house
in Kingston, NH, in 1989. For those interested you can
view video of this auction online. Google for Martin Willis
auction Josiah Bartlett. Rare!............100-150
39. [FRANCE] Jean-François
de Hercé (1776-1849) was a
dignitary of the Catholic Church and French politician, mayor
of Laval then bishop of the diocese of Nantes. ALS, 2pp, approx.
8-1/2 x 13". VG. he played a role in the 1848
Revolution...........100-150
40. [ART] RALPH
BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In
the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons
on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From
there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed
countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey"
cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated
Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967,
Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first
venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of
"Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle
of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi
produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing
"Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings"
[1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in
the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at
work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult
figure. ORIGINAL pencil drawing, unsigned on 6-3/4 x 8" in.
sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason
for him to have signed it................80-120
See Bakshi
drawing
41. [FRANCE] Jean Chrysostome Louis Baron de Muller
(1774-1851) Mayor of Colmar from 1817-1830. Document
signed, 1826, written on both sides, approx. 8 x
12". Very good for its age..........100-150
42.
[FRANCE] François Simonet de Coulmier (1741-1818) was a French Catholic priest,
originally a member of the Premonstratensian canons regular,
and an active member of the French legislature at the start of
the French Revolution and again during the First French
Empire. Coulmier was born at Dijon in 1741. While serving as
the pastor of Abbéville, he was elected as a representative of
the First Estate in the Estates General, later serving in the
National Constituent Assembly. It is not clear whether or not
he was a part of the juring clergy, who swore to the Civil
Constitution of the Clergy. He again served in the French
legislature under Napoleon. After that period, Coulmier became
the Director of the Charenton insane asylum, despite his lack
of any professional degree in the field of medicine. He was
often criticized by the medical establishment for his "overly
liberal" methods of treatment, as he favored allowing patients
the right to express themselves via art, and discouraged the
widespread practices of physical restraint and punishment of
asylum inmate in that day. He did not believe in many of the
treatment practices which are nowadays termed brutal,
including locking patients in a wicker cage, as well as the
use of straitjackets and dunking. He also employed treatments
that at the time were considered quite advanced, including
diet, bleeding and purges. After Napoleon's fall and the
restoration of the Bourbons, Coulmier was relieved of his
duties, probably because of his revolutionary past.
Despite his significant contribution in the field of
mental health, today de Coulmier is known primarily for
his interactions with the Marquis de Sade, having been the
asylum director when Sade was institutionalized. Coulmier
provided Sade with writing supplies, permitted Sade's wife
to live in the asylum, and allowed Sade to produce a play
which featured other asylum residents as actors.
In the film Quills, Coulmier was portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix;
this drew criticism on the part of historians and disabled
activists, as the real Coulmier was extremely short, and has
been described as a hunchback. Coulmier is also represented in
Peter Weiss's famous play The Persecution and Assassination of
Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of
Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade.
Rare ALS, 1807, 1-1/4 pages, approx. 6.5 x 8.5".
In this letter he speaks about Charenton
insane asylum. Fine & RARE!.........200-300
43.
[FRANCE] c. 1840 Manuscript document - identified as
"To Delegate of Peace Society - speaks about two big nations
[France & Germany?", unsigned, 2pp, approx. 8 x 11-1/2".
VG..............100-150
44. (BRITISH LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER
(1860-1929) Author, novelist. ALS, 1p. SIR BRIAN ALDISS (b.
1925) ovelist best known for science fiction and short
stories, one of his books was made into film by Steven
Spielberg “A.I. “Artificial Intelligence” TLS (2011). ROBERT PEEL GLANVILLE BLATCHFORD
(1851-1943) Author, Journalist. SIGNED postcard size
photograph. HAROLD BRIGHOUSE
(1882-1958) Playwright, author of “Hobson’s Choice”. TLS
(1934). LORD CHARLES JOHN
DARLING, 1st Baron Darling (1849-1936)
Writer, Wit and Jurist. ALS, 2pp. (1927). EDMUND C. BLUNDEN
(1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page
from his 1929 book “Near & Far” ANNA
SEWARD(1747-1809) Poet often called The Swan of Litchfield”
SIGNED fragment of an ALS, full PS at end below her
signature. OSCAR BROWNING (1837-1923)
Historian, writer and reformer. SIGNATURE, 1900.........60-80
45. (SPORTS LOT) VIRGIL OLIVER TRUCKS (1917-2013) American Pitcher, ANS. ARA R. PARSEGHIAN (b.1923) Football Player and Coach. SIGNED, inscribed large 12x18 portrait sketch, inscribed (fold in middle). CHRISTINE D. WITTY (b. 1975) Olympic Speed Skater. SIGNED 5x7 print photo (fold in middle). WILBUR “Weeb” EWBANK (1907-1998) Football Coach, SIGNED address return on envelope, with 2 SIGNATURES, with words of encouragement. BILLY CASPER (1931) Golfer. SIGNED 8x11 photograph. GREG E. LOUGANIS (1960) Olympic Diver SIGNED printed letter. STEVE J. GROGAN (1953) Quarterback, ANS signed “Steve G”.........80-120
46. (AMERICAN MILITARY NOTABLES LOT) JOSEPH OSWALD MAUBORGNE
(1881-1971) Maj. General Army Officer, Cryptologist,
inventor. He co-invented the one-time pad with Gilbert Vernam
of Bell Labs. He published the first recorded solution of the
Playfair cipher. DS, a check (1918). RICHARD BLACKBURN BLACK
(1901-1992) Naval Officer, Rear Admiral and explorer. He
made 5 trips to Antarctica with Byrd. He monitored Amelia
Earhart’s last messages as she tried to circle the globe in
1937 and vanished. SIGNED commemorative
typescript. GEORGE S. BROWN
(1918-1978) USAF General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. TLS 1977). RICHARD
B. MYERS (1942) General USAF, Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. TLS (2002). WILLIAM T. SAMPSON
(1840-1902) Rear Admiral USN known for his victory in the
Battle of Santago de Cuba during Spanish American War.
Clipped SIGNATURE. RONALD
ROSSER (1929) Army Soldier Korean War,
Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, ALS................75-100
47. [ART - OLDMASTER] Pierre-Etienne MOITTE (1722, Paris, 1780, Paris) French engraver, part of a family of artists. He studied in Paris with Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet and Pierre-François Beaumont (1719-1769). He was accepted in 1771 by the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture and subsequently signed his prints 'Graveur du Roi'. Between c. 1747 and 1754 he was one of the principal engravers commissioned to work for the 'Cabinet de S.E.M. Le Comte de Brühl,' a collection published in Dresden in 1754 and consisting of 50 plates after selected paintings from the celebrated collection owned by Heinrich von Brühl. In addition to the Mystic Marriage of St Catherine after Correggio and three history subjects after Jean-Baptiste Corneille, Moitte contributed 11 masterly pieces after Dutch and Flemish paintings, including the Dutch Merchant and the Flemish Cook after Gerrit Dou; the Broken Egg, after Frans van Mieris the Elder; the Judgement of Paris after Rubens; four landscapes after Jacob van Ruisdael and Guillam Dubois (c. 1610-80); and Travellers' Rest and Horses at the Watering Trough after Philips Wouwerman. Moitte enjoyed a successful career in Paris by reproducing works after 18th-century French painters such as Nicolas Lancret, François Boucher and Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. Above all, he popularised sentimental genre paintings by Greuze, producing such prints as the Wrathful Mother, Repentance and the Idle Woman. Like most reproductive printmakers of the period, Moitte also engraved designs for book illustrations; thus he provided 17 plates after drawings by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for the four-volume folio edition of Jean de La Fontaine's Fables published between 1755 and 1759. Original engraving, from the 18th century, approx. 11-1/4 x 8-1/4". Wide margins. Old damp stains in bottom margin..............100-150
48. [ART - OLD MASTER] Frederick
Hendrik van Hove (circa 1628-1698),
Engraver. Artist associated with 78 portraits. Frederick
Hendrick Van Hove was born in The Hague. He studied under F.
Bouttats in Antwerp before moving back to work in his hometown
as a draughtsman and engraver. He came to London in around
1692, where he worked for the last years of his life.
Original engraving, c. 1690s, image size approx. 12.5 x
7.5". There is another engraving by van Hove on the
backside.......150-200
James Gillray (1756-1815),
was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his
etched political and social satires, mainly published
between 1792 and 1810. Gillray is Generally accepted to be
the greatest of all English Caricaturists, and the recent
exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London, showed the range
of his work. Initially he worked for a number of different
publishers, but from the 1790's he worked exclusively for
Humphreys. Record prices [exceeding $20,000] have been
recently made, many selling for $1000 and up. Most of the
Gillray images that you see on the market today come from
the mid 19th century re-strikeprintings, from the original
plates, and often have recent hand-coloring, and are priced
much lower than the vintage etchings. These are called
the Bohn edition prints. Henry G. Bohn purchased the
original copperplates and began printing Gillray's between
1847 and 1851. Prices had been climbing steadily since
the 1970s, but the auction of the Draper Hill Collection at
Phillips auctioneers in London in 2001 pushed prices to new
highs: several key prints, including Fashionable Contrasts,
fetching more than US$10,000. Since 2002, annual auctions of
Caricatures at Bonhams in London, each of which included
large selections of Gillray prints, have continued this
trend. Escalating prices have also meant that good examples
of major works by Gillray can be very hard to come by at any
price. Unfortunately for the beginning collector this means
that starting a collection now is far more difficult than
thirty years ago, when a very good copy of Light expelling
Darkness could be had for as little as US$250. A good
impression of this print sold in 2006 for over US$9,000,
while Fashionable Contrasts also sold in the same year for
over US$20,000. This dramatic increase in prices has
also led to unscrupulous sellers attempting to pass off
prints from the Bohn Edition as first edition originals, and
it can be difficult for those unfamiliar with these
practices to tell the difference between a restrike
(commonly called "a Bohn") and an original. To be
sure, all of the Gillray etchings offered in this auction
are from the c. 1850 Bohn edition. To see more about the
Bohn edition click
here.
49. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 14 from
the c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "JACK
A BOTH SIDES.", image size approx. 14 x 9" plus
margins. Published July
17th, 1783 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James’s
Street. Described as "GEO ROE III. (as Justice in the
cloud). shelburne. DUKE OF PORTLAND. FOX. Fox outweighing
Shelburne in the political balance. On the political rivalry
between Shelburne and Fox during the existence of the
Coalition Ministry. " As usual there is another etching on
the verso............100-150
See front
See verso
50. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 2 from the
c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "BANCO TO
THE KNAVE.", image size approx. 10 x 13" plus margins.
Published April
12th, 1782 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James’s
Street. Described as "WILKES. NORTH (m the centre).
Uockingham. DUNKING. duke of RICHMOND. SIR OBEY COOPER. LORD
CHANCELLOR THURLOW. On the defeat of Lord North, and the
formation of the Rockingham Administration at the end of
March, 1782, Fox is very evidently the gainer at this
political game. " As usual there is another etching on the
verso............100-150
See front
See verso
51. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 3 from the
c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "RODNEY
INTRODUCING DE GRASSE.", image size approx. 10 x 13"
plus margins. Published June 7th,
1782 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James’s
Street. Described as "DE GBASSE. ADM. BODNET. FOX. QEOBGE
III. ADM. EEPPEL. Rodney's great naval victory of the 12th
of August, 1782, in which the French Admiral De Graase was
taken prisoner and brought to England, occurred just at the
moment of a change of Ministry. The Whigs, while out, had
attacked bitterly the management of the Admiralty under Lord
Sandwich, whose place, on the resignation of the Tories, was
given to the Whig Admiral Keppel. . " As usual there is
another etching on the verso............100-150
See front
See verso
52. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 444 from
the c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "GERMAN
LUXURY; OR, REPOS A L'ALLEMAND.", image size approx.
9.5 x 12" plus margins. Published Jan. 22nd, 1800 by H.
Humphrey 27 St. James’s Street. Described as "A satirical
print, said to have been intended to tell upon the German
Legion, at this time brought into England. " As usual there
is another etching on the verso............100-150
See front
See verso
53. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 129 from
the c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "A
KEEN-SIGHTED POLITICIAN WARMING HIS IMAGINATION.",
image size approx. 13.5 x 9.5" plus margins. Published June I5th, 1795 by H.
Humphrey 27 St. James’s Street. Described as "LORD
ORSNYILLE. This is a satirical picture of Lord Grenville,
who at a later period joined in the celebrated Broad Bottom
Ministry. The position with regard to the fire appears to
have been a favourite one with his Lordship". As usual there
is another etching on the verso............100-150
See front
See verso
54. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATE 137 from
the c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title "RETRIBUTION—
TARRING AND FEATHERING; OR, THE PATRIOT^S REVENGE",
image size approx. 13.5 x 9.5" plus margins. Published November 26th, 1795
by H. Humphrey 27 St. James’s Street. Described as
"SHERIDAN. PITT. FOX. On the opposition to the Bill
against Seditious Meetings, and the rough manner in which
the Whigs in Parliament treated the Minister. It is hardly
necessary to point out the sort of tar with which the two
leaders of the popular party are tarring and feathering
their grand opponent. " As usual there is another etching on
the verso............100-150
See front
See verso
55. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATES 437 and
438 from the c. 1850 Bohn edition, it's title
"STAGGERING BOBS, A TALE FOR SCOTCHMEN; OR, MUNCHAUSEN
DRIVING HIS CALVES TO MARKET",
each image size approx. 14.5 x 10" plus margins.
Published December
1, 1796 by H. Humphrey 27 St.
James’s Street. Described as "GEOBGE HAKGEB. A caricature on
Colonel Hanger, afterwards Lord Coleraine. The noble Scot
alluded to is said to have been Lord Galloway. " As
usual there are other etchings on the
verso............200-300
See front
See verso
56. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATES 392, 393,
and 394 from the c. 1850 Bohn edition, #394 title
"A VESTAL OP —93, TRYINQ ON THE CESTUS OF VENUS",
various sizes. Published April 29,
1793 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James’s
Street. Described as "Upon her fragrant breast tho tone was
brac'd ; In it was every art, and every charm To win the
wisest, and the coldest warm." LADY CECILIA JOHNSTON. Lady
Henrietta Cecilia (whose maiden name was West), was the
daughter of the Earl of Delawarr by his wife, the Lady
Charlotte Macarty. She was bom January 25, 1727, and married
May 4, 1762, to Lieut.-General James Johnston. " As
usual there are other etchings on the
verso............200-300
See front
See verso
57. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATES 185, 186,
187, 188 from the c. 1850 Bohn edition, plus 4 other
etchings on the opther side. Each about 10 x 7-1/2"........300-400
See front
See verso
58. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATES 162, 163
plus 164 & 165 on verso from the c. 1850 Bohn
edition. Each about 14 x 10"........200-300
See front
See verso
59. [ART] James Gillray (1756-1815) British caricaturist and
printmaker famous for his etched political and social
satires. Original etching, not colored, PLATES 285 plus
286 & 287 on verso from the c. 1850 Bohn
edition. Plate 285 is about 15-3/4 x 13"........200-300
See front
See
verso
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60.
[ART - OLD MASTER] Remoldus
Eynhoudts (1605-13? - 1679)
Flemish painter and engraver. He engraved several plates after
Rubens. Original etching after Rubens, image about 11 x 1`3"
plus margins. Slightly toned, soiled, no tears. His work is in
the de Young - Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco. Scarce!............250-350
61. [FRANCE] 1688
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed, 3+
pages, approx. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2". In very fresh
condition..........100-150
62. [FRANCE] 1694
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed, 3+
pages, approx. 5-1/2 x 7". In very fresh
condition..........100-150
63. [FRANCE] Revolution Year 4 (1796) Document signed, military matters, 2pp, 6-1/2 x 8-1/4". VG.............100-150
64.
[FRANCE] 1809 Napoleonic period
document - Imperial Decree copy signed to
replace a judge, 1-page, 7-3/4 x 11-1/2".
VG.......100-150
65.
[ART] André Berne-Joffroy (1915-2007) Former Director of the
Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Iimportant art critic in
France. He was responsible for many of the important Paris
exhibitions of modern art during the 1950-1980 era. He is also
credited with the rediscovery of the Italian artist
Michelangelo Caravaggio [1571-1610], who had a formative
influence on the Baroque school of painting. Infamous while he
lived, Caravaggio was forgotten almost immediately after his
death, and it was only in the 20th century that his importance
to the development of Western art was rediscovered. Despite
this, his influence on the new Baroque style that eventually
emerged from the ruins of Mannerism, was profound. It can be
seen directly or indirectly in the work of Rubens, Jusepe de
Ribera, Bernini, and Rembrandt , and artists in the following
generation heavily under his influence were called the
"Caravaggisti" or "Caravagesques", as well as Tenebrists or
"Tenebrosi" ("shadowists"). Andre Berne-Joffroy, said of him:
"What begins in the work of Caravaggio is, quite simply,
modern painting." Offered here are approx. 60 manuscript &
typed pages written by Berne-Joffroy [UNSIGNED]. He has
written on the front "l"Exposition Jean Dubuffet." Written in
French. Very rare! Excellent condition...........200-300
See Joffroy
67. [FRANCE] 1699
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed, 3+
pages, approx. 5-1/2 x 6-1/2". In very fresh
condition..........100-150
68. [FRANCE] 1676
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed, 3+
pages, approx. 6-1/2 x 11-1/4". In very fresh
condition..........100-150
69. [FRANCE] 1672
French Mystery Document on vellum, signed, 3+
pages, approx. 7-1/4 x 6-1/2". In very fresh
condition..........100-150
70. [FRANCE] Jules Basile
Guesde (1845-1922) French
socialist journalist and politician. Guesde was the
inspiration for a famous quotation by Karl Marx.
Shortly before Marx died in 1883, he wrote a letter to
Guesde and Paul Lafargue, both of whom already claimed to
represent "Marxist" principles. Marx accused them of
"revolutionary phrase-mongering" and of denying the value of
reformist struggles. This exchange is the source of
Marx's remark, reported by Friedrich Engels: "ce qu'il y a
de certain c'est que moi, je ne suis pas Marxiste” (“what is
certain is that [if they are Marxists], [then] I myself am
not a Marxist”). ALS, no, 1p, 5-1/2 x 7".
VG...........100-150
71.
[ATOMIC BOMB] Paul Tibbets
(1915-2007) brigadier general in the United States Air
Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay (named
for his mother), the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in
the history of warfare. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was
dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Signed 7x5
photo. Also signed by Thomas
Ferebee (1918-2000) was the bombardier
aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, who dropped the
atomic bomb. Like Tibbets, Ferebee remained in the military in
the years after World War II as the U.S. Army Air Forces
became the U.S. Air Force. Ferebee spent most of his USAF
career in the Strategic Air Command, serving during the Cold
War and in Vietnam. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a
Master Navigator (bombardier) with the rank of
Colonel.............100-150
72. [SUPREME COURT] Sandra
Day O'Connor (b. 1930) retired
United States Supreme Court justice. Signed 1981 FDC
honoring the American flag. Clean &
attractive..........50-75
73.
[FILM] Robert
Mitchum
(1917-1997) American film
actor. He is No. 23 on the American
Film Institute's list of the
greatest male American screen
legends of all time. Mitchum rose to
prominence for his starring roles in
several major works of the film noir
style, and is considered a
forerunner of the anti-heroes
prevalent in film during the 1950s
and 1960s. Signed, inscribed
8x10 photo. VG...........60-80
74. [FILM] Mary
Pickford (1892-1979)
Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the
film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders
of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl
with the curls," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in
early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of
film acting. Signed vintage sepia photo, 7.5 x 9.5". VG............100-150
75.
[FILM] Rex
Harrison
(1908-1990) English actor.
Signed 8x10 photo.
VG............80-120
See
Harrison photo
76. [CARTOON ART] Tony Strobl (1915
–1991) American cartoonist/illustrator He went to the
Cleveland School of Art from 1933–37, with Jerry Siegel and
Joe Shuster, who actually got some help from Strobl creating
Superman. Gerard Jones in his book Men of Tomorrow reveals at
one point Jerry Siegel contemplated ending his partnership
with Joe Shuster in developing what became Superman and work
with someone else instead. Strobl was among those approached
but he respectfully declined, feeling his more cartoony
artstyle was ill suited for such a serious character. SIGNED
inscribed 8x11 ORIGINAL SKETCH of
“Donald Duck”(1990)...........100-150
77.
(19th CENTURY BRITISH NOTABLES LOT) William Harry Vane, 1st
Duke of Cleveland KG (1766-1842), styled Viscount Barnard
until 1792 and known as The Earl of Darlington between 1792
and 1827 and as The Marquess of Cleveland between 1827 and
1833, was a British landowner and politician. Barnard was Whig
Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1788 to 1790 and for
Winchelsea from 1790 to 1792. The latter year he succeeded his
father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.
He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1839. SIGNED
Address Panel1830. William
Peter (1788-1853) British diplomat and
Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons. He
complied a two volume set of Speeches of Sir Samuel Romilly in
the House of Commons, published in 1820. At the 1832 general
election was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin.
In 1840, he was living at Bruges when he received an
appointment as HM Consul in Philadelphia USA. In the United
States he married Sarah Ann Worthington King, daughter of Ohio
Governor and U. S. Senator Thomas Worthington, and widow of
Edward King a prominent Ohio politician and son of Minister to
Great Britain Rufus King. ALS, 1839. Benjamin Hall, 1st
Baron Llanover PC (1802-1867) British civil engineer and
politician. He served under Lord Aberdeen and then Lord
Palmerston as President of the Board of Health between 1854
and 1855 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1854. In 1855
he introduced an Act of Parliament which led to the
establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works. He became
First Commissioner of Works the same year and was responsible
for many environmental and sanitary improvements in London. He
oversaw the later stages of the rebuilding of the Houses of
Parliament, including the installation of the 13.8-tonne hour
bell, "Big Ben", in the clock tower. ALS, in third person,
1860 1p. Francis Knollys,
1st Viscount Knollys (1837-1924) British courtier. He
served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign. ALS, 1920.
Edward Smith-Stanley,
12th Earl of Derby PC (1752-1834),usually styled Lord Stanley
before 1776, British peer and politician of. He held office as
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1783 in the Fox-North
Coalition and between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the
Talents. At a dinner party in 1778 held on his estate "The
Oaks" in Carshalton, Lord Derby and his friends planned a
sweepstake horse race, won the following year by Derby's own
horse, Bridget. The race, the Epsom Oaks, has been named after
the estate since. At a celebration after Bridget's win, a
similar race for colts was proposed and Derby tossed a coin
with Sir Charles Bunbury for the honour of naming the race.
Derby won, and the race became known as the Derby Stakes.
Bunbury won the initial race in 1780 with his horse, Diomed;
Derby himself won it in 1787 with Sir Peter Teazle. SIGNED
address panel 1831............75-100
78. (19th CENTURY NOTABLES LOT) Henry Austin Bruce, 1st
Baron Aberdare GCB, PC, FRS (1815-1895) British Liberal Party
politician- Home Secretary (1868–1873) and as Lord President
of the Council. ALS, 1853. Sir Charles
Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet, KCB
(1807-1886) British civil servant and colonial administrator.
Trevelyan's most enduring mark on history may be the
quasi-genocidal anti-Irish racial sentiment he expressed
during his term in the critical position of administrating
relief for the millions of Irish peasants suffering under the
Irish famine as Assistant Secretary to HM Treasury (1840-1859)
under the Whig administration of Lord Russell . ALS,
1880, 4pp to Dorman Bridgeman Eaton (1823-1899) the American
lawyer who was instrumental in Federal Civil Service reform.
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox,
3rd Baron Holland PC (1773-1840) English politician, a major
politician in the 19th Century England. Lord Privy Seal
between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents
headed by Lord Grenville and as Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster between 1830 and 1834 and again between 1835 and his
death in 1840 in the Whig administrations of Lord Grey and
Lord Melbourne. On a visit to Paris in 1791 Holland became
acquainted with Lafayette and Talleyrand. He took his seat in
the House of Lords on 5 October 1796. SIGNED address panel.
Adelbert W. Brownlow-Cust,
3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921) British soldier, courtier
and Conservative politician. He held office under Lord
Salisbury as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government
Board from 1885 to 1886, as Paymaster-General from 1887 to
1889 and as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1889 to
1892[1] and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1887.
ANS. Charles
C. Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot
(1777-1849) styled Viscount Ingestre between 1784 and 1793,
British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
between 1817 and 1821. In 1817, Talbot was also appointed Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland and admitted to the Privy Council.
SIGNED address panel1833.............75-100
79. (SILENT SCREEN FILM NOTABLES LOT) Leatrice Joy (1893-
1985) American Actress, ALS on verso of a personal photograph
of her 3 ½”x5 ½”. Detailing the photograph of her, with
actress Beverly Bayne, and Mrs. Conrad Nagel her daughter.
They are aboard a yacht in 1927. Lenore Ulric (1892-1970)
American Actress on Stage and early films. A rare signed
envelope on back flap addressed to film director George Cukor
(1899-1993). Gladys Walton
(1903-1993) American Actress. She
appeared early in silent films and left by 1925. ALS,
dated March 1979, 1p with signed address return
envelope. Alfred Hickman
(1873- 1931) English actor. He was married to actress
Nance O'Neil. He appeared in 35 films between 1914 and 1931.
SIGNED QUOTE. CHARES
DICKSON (1860-1927) American
actor. He was married to Lillian Burkhardt. Appeared in
films An American Window, The Siren’s Song, Sunday, The Little
Miss Brown, among others. SIGNED CARD. BILLIE RHODES
(1894-1988) American Silent Screen Actress/Singer - comedienne
of early silent cinema. Stage actress and vaudeville.
ALS on card also signed on verso...............75-100
80. (AMERICAN FILM STARS LOT)
John Phillip Law
(1937-2008) SIGNED 5x7 photograph – Betty FURNESS
(1916-1994). TLS dated May 16, 1990 - Richard
Maximillian Ney (1916- 2004) ALS
1992, with SIGNED, inscribed 4x4 photograph - Eddie Mayehoff (1909
–1992) TLS, 1990, with SIGNED print stock photograph,
inscribed (folds) - Peter
Lind Hayes (1915-1998-) &. Mary Healy (1918-
) ANS, by both on postcard, with Norman Rockwell
portraits of them on front - Harold
John Russell (1914 2002) SIGNED,
inscribed 5x7 photograph (signed in dark area in red
ink) - Nina Foch
(1924- 2008). Signed, inscribed 8x10
photograph............80-120
81. ( BRITISH FILM STARS LOT) Simon Phillip Hugh Callow,
CBE ( 1949) actor, musician, writer and theatre
director. SIGNED, inscribed postcard photograph with ALS on
verso of card dated April 4, 2002 -- Estelle
Winwood (1883 –1984) stage and
film actress who moved to the United States. SIGNED snapshot
photograph signed on verso - Jim
Dale, MBE (1935--) actor, singer and
songwriter. TLS dated September 1, 1981 - Ronald William George "Ronnie" Barker,
OBE (1929 – 2005) English actor, comedian and
writer , ANS, dated 1990 -- Anthony
Bushell ( 1904 – 1997) film actor and
director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and
1961. SIGNATURE -- Sir Harry
Donald Secombe, CBE (1921 – 2001) Welsh
comedian and singer. SIGNED postcard photograph -- Marius Goring, CBE
(1912 – 1998) stage and film actor. SIGNED program
booklet, front cover from play “Towards Zero”. Cathleen Nesbitt, CBE (
1888 – 1982) actress of stage, film and television. She
made her debut in London in the stage revival of Arthur Wing
Pinero's The Cabinet Minister (1910). She became the love of
English poet Rupert Brooke in 1912, who wrote love sonnets to
her. They were engaged to be married when he died during World
War I. SIGNATURE 1981 on verso of print of her portrait
by Al Hirshfeld of her in “My Fair Lady” with a letter written
by someone else, as “my right hand is so severely riddled by
arthritis I need someone else to write for
me................80-120
82.
(INTERNATIONAL FILM DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS LOT) Lew Grade, Baron Grade,
Kt, ( 1906 - 1998) English Producer/Impressario.
TLS 1981 -- Nicolas Jack
Roeg CBE BSC (1928 ) English film
director and cinematographer. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8
photograph, dated July 1990 -- Costa-Gavras
(1933-), is a Greek-born naturalized French filmmaker, SIGNED
CARD, inscribed - Bryan Forbes,
CBE (1926 – 2013) English film director, screenwriter,
film producer, actor and novelist. SIGNED, inscribed 4x5
photograph - Fred Zinnemann (1907 –1997)
Austro-American film director. He won Academy Awards for
directing films in many genres, including thrillers, westerns,
film noir, and play adaptations. SIGNED, inscribed card
1982...........75-100
83. Sir George Howard Darwin, FRS (1845-1912) English astronomer and mathematician. His father was Charles Darwin. Clip signature mounted to while card...........40-60
84. [FILM] Nina Foch
[1924-2008] actress. Signed, inscribed 9.25" x 7.5 photo.
VG......25-35
85. [CARDINAL] Charles Erskine
(b. at Rome, 13 February 1739; d. at Paris, 20 March 1811) was
an Italian-Scottish papal diplomat and cardinal. In
October 1793, Erskine was sent as papal envoy to Great
Britain. By his tact Erskine established excellent relations
with the Court of St. James and the ministry, diminished the
dissensions among Catholics, and avoided stirring up any
anti-Catholic demonstration against himself. During his stay
in London the pope named him a full auditor, and in 1795 gave
him additional powers as envoy extraordinary. He left London
in 1801 and returned to Rome, where in 1803, he was installed
as a Cardinal Deacon, it being revealed that he had been
elevated to this office in pectore in the Consistory of
February 1801. He was then assigned the Church of Santa Maria
in Campitelli as his titular church. As a member of the Sacred
Congregation of Propaganda Fide, he was still useful to
English Catholics, and was made Cardinal Protector of
Scotland. He was ordained a deacon the following
January. On the French invasion of Rome in 1808 Erskine
was made pro-Secretary of Briefs, and was confined in the
Quirinal with the pope. When Pope Pius VII was taken prisoner
Erskine was allowed to go free, but his property was now lost
and he would have been reduced to poverty if his Protestant
relations in Scotland had not granted him an allowance. In
1809 Napoleon ordered him to Paris and though ill he was
forced from Rome in January 1810. Shortly after his
arrival in Paris, Erskine fell into a gradual decline and soon
died. He was buried in the Church of Saint-Genevieve, now the
Panthéon. Offered here is a ALS, his signmature
appearing in the first line, dated 1801 [?], 1p, approx.
8-1/4 x 8-1/4". Accompanied by a manuscript
page identified as "Funeral inscription of Erskine from ther
handf of Carolo Colini......120-180
86. Robert Loggia (b. 1930) is an American film and television
actor and director, who specializes in character parts. In
1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his portrayal of crusty private detective
Sam Ransom in the thriller Jagged Edge. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.....25-35
87. [FILM] Cesar Romero (1907-1994) American actor. Signed, inscribed
5x7 photo. VG......40-60
88. [POLITICS] Mixed lot: [1]
Charles S. Deneen (1863-1940)
Republican Governor of Illinois, serving from 1905 to 1913,
and as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925-1931. Deneen also
served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in
1892. He had also been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's
infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial. CLIP SIGNATURE. [2] Henry Wheaton [1785-1848] Am. lawyer,
diplomat, was born at Providence, Rhode Island. He was the
third reporter of decisions for the United States Supreme
Court. CLIP SIGNATURE. [3] Abram S. Hewitt
(1822-1903) U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He is
considered the "Father of the New York City Subway System".
Signed album page, March 26, 1888. VG. [4] JOSEPH
E. DAVIES (1876-1958), American diplomat. He chairman
(1915-16) of the Federal Trade Commission, before serving
(1919) as President Wilson's economic adviser at the Paris
Peace Conference. He later served as ambassador to the USSR
(1937-38), ambassador to Belgium (1938-40), and special
assistant (1940) to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. During
World War II, Davies was (1942-46) chairman of the President's
War Relief Control Board. In 1945 he attended the Potsdam
Conference. His book, Mission to Moscow (1941), gave a
favorable picture of the USSR. He was the husband of Marjorie
Merriweather Post. SIGNATURE with sentiment. [5] Mo Udall (1922-1998) Dem. presidential
candidate in 1976. Signed 3x5 card. [6] Frances
C. Perkins (1882-1965) U.S. Secretary of Labor from
1933 to 1945, and the first woman ever appointed to the
cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her friend Franklin D.
Roosevelt, she helped pull the labor movement into the New
Deal coalition. SIGNATURE. VG. [7] Eugene
Hale [1836-1918] US senator (Maine). Signature
1911...........75-100
89. Susan Strasberg
(1938 –1999) American stage, film and television
actress. TLS, 1977, 1p................30-40
90. ALISTAIR
COOKE (1908-2004) British journalist,
broadcaster, author. TLS, 1989, 1p. VG..........50-75
91. [FRANCE] DECRET De La Convention Nationale, 4 December 1792, 2-pages, signed inprint by Garat & Lebrun, 7 x 9-1/2". Two months after abolition of Royalty. Very fresh condition..........80-120
Old Regime (Royal) Decrees Are Rare
93. [FRANCE] DECRET De
La Convention Nationale, 28 June 1791, 3-pages,
signed inprint Duport for the King, 7-1/2 x 9-1/2". Very
fresh condition..........80-120
See front
94.
[MUSIC] Jan Bach (b. 1937) American composer. His primary
performing instrument is the horn, and he is especially
renowned for his horn pieces and especially well-known
among hornists. AMQS, inscribed from his "2nd Opera "The
Student from Salamanca." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/4". Two
mail fold-lines o/w VG..........75-100
95. [TV] The Dick Van Dyke Show: Morey Amsterdam [1908-1996] signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. Together with his co-star Rose Marie [b. 1923] signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.........40-60
96. [GREAT BRITAIN] mixed lot: [1] Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (1794-1870) British
soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of
Parliament. Hotham was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel
Beaumont Hotham and Philadelphia Dyke. His father died
when he was five years old. Hotham fought at the Battle
of Waterloo in 1815 and later achieved the rank of
General. In 1814 he had succeeded his grandfather as
third Baron Hotham, but as this was an Irish peerage it
did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords.
SIGNED ADDRESS PANEL postmarked 1834. [2] Thos. R. Macquoid [1820-1912] Brit. artist. Clip signature.
[3] Caroline
Norton
(1808-1877) Brit. society beauty, author. Clip
signature. [4] Henry Moore (1831-1895) English marine
and landscape painter. In rendering of wave movement, in
veracity of color and texture, and in subtle atmospheric
effects he has few rivals. He was elected an academician
in 1893. CLIP SIGNATURE. Very good example. [5] Alfred Austin (1835-1913) English poet, who was
appointed Poet Laureate in 1896 upon the death of
Tennyson. SIGNATURE with sentiment, 1908. VG. [6] James Archibald
Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776-1845) English
statesman. He was commissioned into the 48th Foot in
1790, transferred to the 7th Foot in 1791, and purchased
a Captaincy in the 72nd Foot in 1793. He was promoted
Lieutenant-Colonel in 1797 and became Colonel of the
12th Foot six months later. In 1797 he transferred to
the Grenadier Guards, but resigned his commission in
1801. He then devoted himself to politics, sitting in
parliament as a Tory. His attitude on various questions
became gradually more Liberal, and his support of
Catholic emancipation lost him his seat in 1826. He was
then raised to the peerage as Baron Wharncliffe of
Wortley, a recognition both of his previous
parliamentary activity and of his high position among
the country gentlemen. At first opposing the Reform Bill
, he gradually came to see the undesirability of a
popular conflict, and he separated himself from the
Tories and took an important part in modifying the
attitude of the peers and helping to pass the bill.
SIGNED ADDRESS PANEL dated 1826. [7] Edwin Long [1829-1891] Brit. painter. Sig. w/
sentiment. [8] Thomas Wakley [1795-1862]. English surgeon. Founder
(1823) of The Lancet, weekly medical paper in which he
campaigned for various medical and public health
reforms; M.P. (1835-52). Signed ADDRESS PANEL postmarked
1835. Mounted. [9] Henry Fawcett
[1833-1884] Eng. statesman. CLIP SIGNATURE. [10] C. Napier Hemy [1841-1917] Brit. artist. Signature,
1910............100-150
97. [ART] GEORGE
SEGAL (1924- 2000). Important
American sculptor, known for his life-size white plaster
casts of human figures. Signed color postcard picturing
one of his sculptures.................35-45
See above
98. [WRITERS] Mixed Lot: [1] Dorothy Canfield Fisher [1879-1958] reformer, writer. Signature. [2] J. G. Holland [1819-1881] Am. poet, novelist. Sig. w/sentiment. [3] Park Godwin [1816-1904] Am. journalist. Signature, 1866. [4] Glenway Westcott [1901-1987] Am. writer. Sig. presentation page from book. [5] John Hall Wheelock [1886-1978] Am. poet. Sig. in return address. [6] Benson J. Lossing (1813-1891) was a prolific and popular American historian, known best for his illustrated books on the American Revolution and American Civil War and features in Harper's Magazine. He was a Charter Trustee of Vassar College. Signature DATED 1877. [7] Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) American poet, critic, and essayist was born at Hartford, Connecticut. SIGNATURE WITH SENTIMENT. [8] George V. Hobart [1867-1926] American Playwright. Signature with sentiment, New York, 1908. [9] William Henry Irwin (Will) (1873 - 1948) was a U.S. author, writer and journalist. For the Bohemian Club, he wrote the Grove Play The Hamadryads in 1904. Signature. [10] Rex Beach [1877-1949]. American writer. Fine SIGNATURE.............100-150
99. Joan Davis (1907-1961) American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Signed album page. One fold crease down middle [not bad]..........25-35
100. (JOURNALISM). 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......25-35
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101. [ARCHITECTURE] Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853) neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in such close partnership with Charles Percier, originally his friend from student days. Starting from 1794, it is fruitless to disentangle artistic responsibilities in their work. Together, Percier and Fontaine were inventors and major proponents of the rich and grand, consciously archaeological versions of neoclassicism we recognize as Directoire style and Empire style. The Empire period was popularized by the inventive designs of Percier and Fontaine, Napoleon's architects for Malmaison. ALS, no date, 1p, 4to. Re: visit coastal quarries. VG.............100-150
102. Phillippe Edouard de Verneuil (1805-1873) French paleontologist. He was born in Paris and educated in law, but being of independent means he was free to follow his own inclinations, and having attended lectures on geology by Jean-Baptiste Elie de Beaumont he was so attracted to the subject that he devoted himself assiduously to the study of science. He spent several years in travel through various parts of Europe, specially examining the geology of the Crimea, on which he published an essay (Mem. Soc. Geol. France, 1837). He next investigated the Devonian rocks and fossils of the Bas-Boulonnais; and in 1839 accompanied Sedgwick and Murchison in a study of the older Palaeozoic rocks of the Rhenish provinces and Belgium, the palaeontological results being communicated to the Geological Society of London in conjunction with the Vicomte d'Archiac. When Murchison commenced his geological examination of the Russian empire, he requested de Verneuil to accompany him, and the researches of the latter were incorporated in the second volume of The Geology of Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains (1845). Subsequently de Verneuil paid a visit to the United States to study the history of the palaeozoic rocks in that country, and the results were published in 1847 (Bull. Soc. Geol. France). In later years he made numerous expeditions into Spain, and his observations were embodied in Carte geologique de l'Espagne et du Portugal (1864), prepared in association with Edouard Collomb. In 1853 the Wollaston medal of the Geological Society of London was awarded to him, and in 1860 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society. He died in Paris. ALS, 186?, 3pp, 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG. Curious letter; speaks about L'ile Bourbon. Not translated..............100-150
103. [ENGLAND] John Bright (1811-1889), Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy. He sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889. ALS, 1882, 1p, to the Earl of Kenmore. Accompanied by engraved portrait in excellent condition............60-80
104. Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] American
journalist and writer who founded the first modern
newspaper syndicate in the United States. It was through
the Bacheller Syndicate that he brought to American
readers the writings of British authors such as Joseph
Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling. He also
established a working partnership with the young author
and journalist Stephen Crane, whose The Red Badge of
Courage became famous after it appeared in syndication.
Several years later, Bacheller hired Crane to act as a
war correspondent in Cuba during the insurrection
against Spain; on the journey there, Crane's ship
foundered off the coast of Florida, and he was stranded
on a dingy for two days. This experience led to his
short story "The Open Boat". ALS, The Barclay [NYC],
1929, 1p, 5-1/4 x 6-3/4". Invites Darwin P. Kingsley
[President New York Life Insurance Co.] to dinner. Fine
condition.........50-75
105. [MUSIC] GEORGE HARRY MORETON (1864-1961) English composer and organist. He was taught music by his mother right from the start and was so talented that by the age of 8 years he was playing the organ at his parish church, Saint John the Baptist, in Devonport. He later played at Saint Peter's Church in Plymouth. He continued studying under Mr W G Hannaford and Mr John Hele and and at the age of 10 his mother suggested that he apply for the post of organist at the Stoke Damerel Church. Apparently he got this post thanks to an amusing chance. There was a dispute between the Rector and the then organist because the latter had dismissed a choirboy. Unfortunately, the choirboy was due to be the soloist at the performance of a particular anthem and the Rector was very angry about the dismissal. He invited Mrs Moreton to be the organist but she declined and recommended her son instead, who was duly appointed to the post. But the former organist did not take his own dismissal very kindly and for the first five Sundays, young Harry sat side by side on the stool with the former organist, who refused to unlock the organ because he claimed that he had not been properly discharged. In due course he became an Associate of the College of Organists and in due course a Fellow of the College. AMQS from "Elegiac Romance", approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/4. VG........50-75
106. [MUSIC] Serge Jaroff (1896-1985) was the founder, conductor and composer of the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff. Signed 1956 bank check. VG..........50-75
See signed check
107. Francis
Cardinal Spellman (1889-1967)
American Cardinal. Signature on card above Nicaragua
postage stamp. Overall approx. 3.5 x 2.5".
Fine...........25-35
108. Captain William Easby (1791-1854) Shipbuilder and Early Washington Entrepreneur. One of the first indications of his presence is his signature is on the WNY mechanics letter to President Thomas Jefferson, commending Jefferson on his election 1805. As a young intelligent and energetic shipwright he advanced rapidly to become a Master Boat Builder. Like other early Yard employees, Easby served as a member of the District of Columbia militia, during the War of 1812 where he saw active service as a private with Commodore Barney's command in August 1814. Easby was with Barney's unit when they futility tried to stop a large number of veteran British regulars at Bladensburg Md. Following the American defeat, the British advanced on the Capitol and Navy Yard was set ablaze to prevent the British capturing stored naval supplies and gun powder. Following the conflagration, Easby like other civilian employees was out of work for a year. As a married man with two children to support, Easby returned to Philadelphia where his family lived and presumably found work till the following year when he was once again able to resume his duties at the Yard. In 1824 President James Monroe made Easby a Captain of Riflemen of the Second Legion, First Brigade, of the Militia of the District of Columbia. Easby was ever after known by the title thus awarded him. William Easby's name is listed in the 1827 Directory of the City of Washington, his occupation: master boat builder at navy yard and his residence: "down w Es btw 9 and 10e." On March 24, 1828, William Easby added his name to that of one thousand citizens of the District of Columbia petitioning the Congress to gradually abolish slavery in the District of Columbia and to ban the further importation and sale of slaves within the District. Many of those who signed the memorial were slave holders. Yard employees like Master Caulker Robert Armistead, Naval Constructor William Doughty, Clerk Thomas Howard and Master Shipwright Thomas Lyndall all leased their human property to WNY. Many of these men saw no contradiction in owing enslaved workers and favoring gradual compensated emancipation. Their support though was contingent however on the provision that all newly emancipated individuals of African descent, immediately immigrate to Africa. Easby's exact position on slavery and emancipation is not known, however Easby had business dealing with black freeman Michael Shiner in 1848 when he bought land from Shiner. His last will contains no reference to slaves nor is there any evidence that Easby ever owned slaves or used enslaved workers in his businesses or household. Shortly after Andrew Jackson's election Easby left federal employment and set up his shipbuilding firm. He built a successful shipbuilding operation and became a noted ship designer and builder. Among the vessels launched at Easby's Wharf was the Sailing Ship Russia. Easby later built a series of Coast Guard Revenue Cutters such as the Cutter Forward in 1842. Another project which occupied Easby was a lime kiln and his experiments to convert coal particles into solid lumps which would be furnace ready. Easby was granted a patent on the process on August 29, 1848. Easby was an early member of the Washington Monument Association which solicited funding and support to raise a memorial to the nation's first president. His continuing involvement with science is reflected in his position as Treasurer of the National Institute, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institute. Manuscript Document Signed, 1834, 1p, 7-3/4 x 9-3/4". In this document Easby sells for $650 to John Easby of Philadelphia certain described property (7 beds, chairs, tables, looking glasses, carpets, piano forte, gilt edge china, knives & other kitchen utensils, silver tea spoons, 400 books, 40 prints and paintings, etc). Archival tape repairs at fold lines on verso. The front is in very good condition..........150-200
109. Adolph
Simon Ochs (1858-1935)
American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New
York Times and The Chattanooga Times (now the Chattanooga
Times Free Press). His signature on New York Times
stationery.............60-80
110. Will Durant (1885-1981)
was a prolific American writer, historian, and
philosopher. He is best known for The Story of
Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his
wife Ariel Durant and published between 1935 and 1975. He
was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, written in
1926, which one observer described as "a groundbreaking
work that helped to popularize philosophy". Signed
1946 bank check. VG............40-60
112. [FRANCE] group of French autographs: [1] Victor Ambroise, vicomte de Lanjuinais (1802-1869) FRENCH politician, becoming a deputy in 1838. His interests lay chiefly in financial questions and in 1849 he became minister of commerce and agriculture in the cabinet of Odilon Barrot. He wrote a Notice historique sur la vie et les ouvrages du comte de Lanjuinais, which was prefixed to an edition of his fathers Îuvres (4 vols., 1832). 7 LINES IN HIS HAND, SIGNED. [2] MARIE LECONTE [1869-1947] Fr. actress. ALS, no year on both sides of black bordered card. [3] Jean Marie Pardessus (1772-1853) French lawyer. His Traité des servitudes (1806) went through eight editions, and his Traité du contrat et des lettres de change (1809) pointed him out as fitted for the chair of commercial law recently formed at the faculty of law at Paris. ALS, no date, 1p, 6 x 7-3/4 in. VG. [4] Charles Wagner (1852-1916) French reformed pastor whose inspirational writings were influential in shaping reformed theology. ALS, 1905, 3pp., 4-1/8 x 5-1/8". VG. [5] Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902) French author and journalist, was born in Bordeaux. He was successively editor of the Voltaire and of the Echo de Paris. He wrote largely for the theatre, and also a number of novels dealing with Parisian life. ALS, nd, 1p. Wants to sue Paul Boiteau. Moderate stain bottom corner; wrinkled. [6] Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839-1908) French geologist. ALS, 1890, 1p, 4-3/8 x 5-1/2". [7] Félix Antoine Philibert Dupanloup (January 3, 1802-1878) was a French ecclesiastic. ALS, appears to be undated, 1p, 8 x 9-1/4". VG. [8] Olivier Émile Ollivier (1825-1913) French statesman. Although a republican, he served as a cabinet minister under Emperor Napoleon III and led the process of turning his regime into a "liberal Empire". Brief ALS, no date, 1p, 4 x 5-1/4". VG. [9] LEON BERNARD [1877-1935] Fr. actor. ALS, no year, on both sides. To Tania Fedor - "Do whatever possible for that." [10] Émile Faguet (1847-1916) French literary critic and author. Clip Signature..........150-200
113. (CIVIL WAR) SAMUEL SHEBLE -
American Manufacturer. Prior to the Civil War, Samuel
Sheble had a factory in Frankford, Pennsylvania, that
manufactured farm implements such as iron hay forks. By
1862 he was listed as being in military goods and in 1863
he was manufacturing swords, bayonets, non-commissioned
officers swords, artillery swords and Model 1840 and Model
1860 cavalry swords, and a few officer swords. He had a
small U.S.Government contract during the war but the
number and type of swords are not exactly known. He
produced swords only during the civil war. Signed document, an Indenture This nice document on heavy
parchment is signed by Samuel Sheble and others and is
dated April 4,1851, approx. 19.5 x 14.5", conveys a lot in
Philadelphia to Robert S. Caldwell. In fine condition.
Folded..............100-150
114. [MUSIC] Joseph
Tagliafico (1821-1900) opera
singer from France who performed throughout the world.
From 1847-1876 he appeared in virtually every opera at
Covent Garden in London. The rest of the year he worked
in the other great opera centers. In 1877 he was
appointed stage manager of the Italian Opera in
London. AMQS, 5 measures marked "Beppo in Fra
Diavolo", dated 1875. Approx. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4".
VG.............50-75
See
AMQS
115. [ART] Sir Jacob
Epstein (1880-1959)
American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern
sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to
Europe in 1902, becoming a British citizen in 1911. He
often produced controversial works which challenged taboos
on what was appropriate subject matter for public
artworks. His art is displayed all over the world; highly
original for its time, its influence on the younger
generation of sculptors such as Henry Moore and Barbara
Hepworth was significant. According to June Rose, in her
biography, Moore was befriended by the older sculptor
during the early 1920s and visited Epstein in his studio.
Epstein, along with Moore and Hepworth, all expressed a
deep fascination with the non-western art from the British
Museum. CLIP SIGNATURE, approx. 5 x 1-1/4".
VG.........60-80
117. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Georges Lecomte (1867-1958); Napoleon B. Bernardin (1856-1915); Jacques de Lacretelle (1888-1985); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150
118. [FRANCE]
Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Ernest Legouve (1807-1903); Paul Ginisty (1855-1932);
Marquis de Pastoret (1791-1857);
plus 6 others. No doubt some
SLEEPERS in here.................100-150
119. [FRANCE]
Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Paul Margueritte (1860-1918); Emmanuel des Essarts
(1839-1909); Pierre Lanfrey
(1828-1877); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS
in here.................100-150
120. [FILM-THEATRE] Anne Revere [19-3-1990] American stage, film, and television actress. Revere worked steadily as a character actress in films, appearing in nearly three dozen between 1934 and 1951. She frequently was cast in the role of a matriarch and played mother to Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, John Garfield, and Montgomery Clift, among others. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times and won for her performance in National Velvet. SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO. COA sticker on verso affects nothing. VG.........50-75
See Revere photo
121. [CARDINAL] John
Joseph O'Connor (1920- 2000)
was the eleventh bishop (eighth archbishop) of the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of New York, serving from 1984 until
his death in 2000. He was elevated to the cardinalate in
1985. Signed 1975 FDC honoring Christmas. Clean and
attractive............25-35
124. [ART] William Frederick Yeames (1835-1918) British painter best known for
his oil-on-canvas problem picture And When Did You Last See Your Father?, which depicts the son of a Royalist being
questioned by Parliamentarians during the English Civil
War. Signed card, with sentiment. Fine.........25-35
125. [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
126. [FILM] 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..............25-35
127. Sir Aston
Webb, RA, FRIBA (1849-1930)
English architect, active in the late 19th century and at
the beginning of the 20th century. He was President of the
Royal Academy from 1919 to 1924. ALS, 1920, 1p., about
not wanting to restore the Rhiems Cathederal as been
asked to by the recipient. Mentions other restorations
needed on other world famous churches & explains
costs. VG............100-150
See Webb
letter
128. [ART] Franklyn Bassford
(1857-1897) American artist who came
naturally to marine art, and was a prominent participant
with the famous lithography house of Currier & Ives,
painting original works of racing yachts. One of his
first known canvases for this company was a scene of the
classic America’s Cup 1885 match of PURITAN and GENESTA,
his initial year with the firm. His images are full of
the suggestive dramatic excitement yacht racing
inspired, and continues to invoke, in its audiences.
Born in New York, Bassford is on record as having
performed direct commissions for prominent yachtsmen of
the era. He was on hand to directly record the important
challenges for the America’s Cup in late 1880s. Records
survive that he painted direct commissions, and one
acrimonious effort- a portrait of a New York Yacht Club
member’s Yacht HILDEGARD -ended up in a legal dispute,
so we know that he was charging $500 at that time, a
respectful amount for a commission in his day.
Bassford’s life story ended tragically, as he
inexplicably expanded into an effort to build a vapor
steam launch for a client in 1897; this on the heels of
his authorship of some well regarded articles on model
yachts in “Outing Magazine”. On reviewing the unfinished
vessel dockside on the Hudson at Communipaw, New Jersey,
he scribbled his final words, “thoroughly discouraged”
and ended his life. To what heights his art would have
rose to in his lifetime, it has, with merit, surpassed
today. At Least Six Original Paintings by Franklyn
Bassford were known to have been lithographed by the
Currier & Ives Firm, and undoubtably more exist
without full and proper credit to the artist. Wonderful
example of his ornate signature on album page. There
is a single fold line in center but not very visible.
Dated 1880............50-75
129. Dame Barbara Cartland
(1901- 2000) English author, one of the most prolific
and commercially successful of the 20th century. TLS,
1988, lengthy 2 pages. Unusual content - her
eating habits, recommendations for healthy diet,
deoression, and her new book "Book of
Health.".........75-100
130. Erich
Segal (1937-2010)
American author, screenwriter, and educator. He was best
known for writing the novel Love Story (1970), a
best-seller, and writing the motion picture of the same
name, which was a major hit. Signed 5x7 photo.
VG.........40-60
131. [AVIATION] Jeana Yeager
(b. 1952) is an American aviatrix (female pilot) who is
most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled
flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from
December 14 to 23, 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3
minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles, more
than doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52
bomber in 1962. In recognition of this achievement, she
received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President
Reagan (1986), the Harmon Trophy, the FAI De la Vaulx
Medal, and is the first woman to have received the Collier
Trophy. She also received the Edward Longstreth Medal from
the Franklin Institute in 1988. Her signature
[endorsement] on verso of bank check.
VG..............25-35
132. [RELIGION] PERRAUD, Orat.,
Adolphe-Louis-Albert [1828-1906] French Cardinal. ALS,
1888, 1p, 5 x 8 in. VG...........50-75
133. [ACTORS] Signed photos: Bob Crosby [1913-1993] 4x5. Natalie Schafer [1900-1991] 3.5 x 4.5. Loni Anderson [b. 1945] 5x7. Patricia Neal [1926-2010) 3.5 x 7. All are inscribed except Loni Anderson..........75-100
See photos above
135. [MEDICINE] MIN CHUCH
CHANG (1908-1991) Chinese-born
American reproductive biologist. His specific area of
study was the fertilisation process in mammalian
reproduction. Though his career produced findings that are
important and valuable to many areas in the field of
fertilisation, including his work on in vitro
fertilisation which led to the first "test tube baby", he
was best known to the world for his contribution to the
development of the combined oral contraceptive pill at the
Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology. Signed 3x5
card. Fine..........40-60
136. [ART] Will Hicok Low (1853-1933)
American artist and writer on art. In 1873 he entered the
atelier of J. L. Gérme in the École des Beaux Arts at
Paris, subsequently joining the classes of Carolus-Duran,
with whom he remained until 1877. Returning to New York,
he became a member of the Society of American Artists in
1878 and of the National Academy of Design in 1890. His
pictures of New England types, and illustrations of John
Keats, brought him into prominence. Subsequently he turned
his attention to decoration, and executed panels and
medallions for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City,
a panel for the Essex County Court House in Newark, New
Jersey as well as numerous panels for private residences
and stained glass windows for various churches, including
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Newark. CLIP
SIGNATURE mounted to card............20-30
137. [FILM] Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000) American actor
and stuntman. His film career began in 1937; however, he
achieved his greatest success for his performances in The
Grey Fox (1982) and The Straight Story (1999), for which
he received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best
Actor. Signed 10x8 photo. VG...........30-40
See
Farnsworth
138. [GERMANY] Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer (1781-1873) German historian . He was the first scientific historian to popularize history in German. He traveled extensively and served in German legislative bodies. Five lines and his signature on 4 x 6-3/4" sheet. Not translated. VG.........50-75
Portrait of Raumer
139. [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. About
spiders..............100-150
141. [FILM] Lionel Stander (1908-1994) American actor in movies, radio, theater and television. The role he is now most famous for: Max, the loyal butler, cook, and chauffeur to the wealthy, amateur detectives played by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers on the 1979 -1984 television series Hart to Hart. Signed document, CONTRACT, 1945, 2pp, to appear as "Spider" in THE KID FROM BROOKLYN, starring Danny Kaye. With attached "condition" agreement initialed. VG............75-100
142. [FRANCE] Mystery lot of misc. autographs. Includes: Jules Quesnay de Beaurepaire (1834-1923); Raoul Gautier (1854-1931); Marcelle Adam (writer of CATS 1959); plus 6 others. No doubt some SLEEPERS in here.................100-150
143. Francis Marion Crawford [1854-1909] Am. writer. Clip signature......15-20
144. [FILM] John Boles (1895-1969) American actor. He started out in Hollywood in the silent movie era, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well-known for his talents and was selected to play the leading man in the 1923 Broadway musical Little Jesse James. He became an established star on Broadway and attracted the attention of Hollywood producers and actors. SIGNED ALBUM SHEET, IN PENCIL. VG..........20-30
145. [FILM] Lina Basquette (1907-1994) American actress noted as much for her more than 75 years in entertainment beginning in the silent film era, as her tumultuous personal life and nine marriages. In 1925, Basquette began an affair with Sam Warner of Warner Brothers and the couple married on July 4, 1925. She was a mother at 19, and a widow at 20. After appearing in The Godless Girl, Basquette soon became a star in future DeMille films. By 1930, Basquette was broke and spent a good amount of her time partying with fellow actresses Jean Harlow, Clara Bow and Carole Lombard. She became one of the best-known breeders and handlers of champion Great Danes in American dog-show history, and also wrote several books on dog breeding. SIGNED 3X5 CARD with sentiment. VG.......20-30
146. [NOBEL PRIZE] Christian B. Anfinsen [1916-95] Signed 1p. bio. sketch.......20-30
147. JOHN CHARLES DALY (1914-1991) American Broadcaster/Journalist/TV Host - He was a celebrated Reporter and Broadcaster of WW2. His sign off was always: Good night, and have a good tomorrow" - ABC Broadcaster and known to many TV audiences for his hosting of the popular "What's My Line" TV show. SIGNATURE on card......20-30
149. [ENGLAND] William
Eden, 1st Baron Auckland PC (Ire), FRS (1745-1814)
British statesman and diplomat. In 1771 Auckland published
Principles of Penal Law, and soon became a recognized
authority on commercial and economic questions. In 1778 he
carried an Act for the improvement of the treatment of
prisoners, and accompanied the Earl of Carlisle as a
commissioner to North America on an unsuccessful mission to
settle certain disputes with certain colonists there. SIGNED
address panel postmarked 1813...........25-35
150. [FILM] Susanna Foster
[1924-2009] American film actress best known for her leading
role as Christine
151.
[FRANCE] Isabelle de Montolieu (1751-1832) Swiss
novelist and translator. She wrote the first French
translation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. One
of her translations to French - Johann David Wyss's
German-language The Swiss Family Robinson (Le Robinson
suisse, ou, Journal d'un père de famille, naufragé avec
ses enfans) - was adapted and expanded by her with
original episodes more than once. ALS, May 30, no year,
3 full pages and page 4 she concludes and signs, which
is also the address leaf. Not translated but likely of
good content..........50-75
152. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884-1970 ) Son of William Kissam Vanderbilt. Associated with New York Central management and managed family interests for many years. Turned to sports in later years and was namesake of 'Vanderbilt Cup.' His signature on 5x3 slip. Top portion of slip has oil stain that shows but does not touch signature. .....25-35
153. Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899) American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt, who left him close to $70 million. In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. Signature on 4-3/4 x 2-1/4" slip. Different col9or inl "Yours respectfully" above signature. Faint fold line; slightly soiled...........50-75
155. [ENGLAND] William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC (1748-1833), styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s. ALS, no year, 1p. PLUS engraved portrait suitable for framing with this letter.......50-75
156. 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
157. [CARTOONS] Whitney Darrow (1909-1999) prominent American cartoonist, who worked most of his career for The New Yorker, with some 1,500 of his cartoons printed in his nearly 50-year-long career with the magazine. TLS, 1960, 1p..............35-45
158. [GOLF] Raymond Floyd [b. 1942] American golfer. Signed, inscribed 8x10 color photo. VG......25-35
159. [FILM] Gregory Hines [1946-2003] American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. TLS, 1981, 1p. VG.........25-35
160. [FILM] Beatrice Gladys "Bea" Lillie (1894-1989) actress and comedic performer. Following her 1920 marriage to Sir Robert Peel in England, she was known in private life as Lady Peel. Brief ALS, 1933, 1p, 5 x 6-1/2". VG..........50-75
161. [ART] Georges Fougeroux [1902-1979] French painter. He worked with Lapoujade and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais d'Automme and the Salon des Independants. Signed original pencil drawing, dated 1950, approx. 4-1/2 x 5-1/2". VG...........75-100
162. Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) Irish writer who is known today as a social reformer, feminist theorist and pioneer animal rights activist. ALS, no yr., 6pp. Small chip out of top of pages 3 and 4 not affecting content. .............60-80
163. [FILM] THEODORE BONNET [1908-1983] Am. author best remembered for his 1950 novel "The Mudlark" which was made into a film. ALS, 1949, 1 full page plus closing line & signature on 2nd page. Talks mainly about Hallandia [Sweden] and what it was like during the war....................75-100
164. [WOMEN] Anna E. TICKNOR -
Founder and secretary of the SOCIETY TO ENCOUTAGE STUDIES AT
HOME. ALS, Boston, 1876, last line & signature on verso.
"...your wishes may be met by the Harvard Examinations for
Women..." VG...................50-75
165. Anne Sophie Swetchine (1782-1857) known as Madame Swetchine, was a Russian mystic, and author, born in Moscow, and famous for her salon in Paris. She spent her early years at the court of empress Catherine II, as her father was one of the empress's closest advisors. In 1799, she married General Nicolas Sergeyvitch Swetchine. Under the influence of Joseph de Maistre, she became a member of the Roman Catholic Church in 1815; she had also been under the influence of the Jesuits. Because of the law, which disallowed Russian nobles who converted from the orthodox religion to live in Russia, she was forced to leave Russia, and she decided upon Paris as her new home. In the following year she settled in Paris with her spouse where, until her death, she maintained a famous salon. From 1826 onward, she held her salon at number 71 Rue Saint Dominique in Paris. Her salon was considered remarkable for its high courtesy and intellectuality. She often received Russian exiles at her salon. It was also a centre of the French contrarevolutionary movement. Frequent guests was people of France's literary, political and ecclesiastical communities. With her "fervent and enlightened Catholicism", which took the form of a rational and intellectualized form of faith, she is described as an influence on the French Catholic community until her death in 1856. ALS, no date, 2pp. Not translated.........100-150
166. [THEATRE] Elisabeth (Bessy) Marbury (1856-1933) pioneering
American theatrical and literary agent and producer who
represented prominent theatrical performers and writers in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries and helped shape business
methods of the modern commercial theater. She was the longtime
companion of Elsie de Wolfe (later known as Lady Mendl), a
prominent socialite and famous interior decorator. Marbury,
for many remains a bundle of contradictions. Although she
herself was the embodiment of female independence in almost
every way, she initially opposed suffrage. She made a bold
reversal once women in the USA did receive the right to vote.
Bessy Marbury's clients ranged from the French Academy of
Letters, to playwrights Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw,
to the dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle, as well as being
an early promoter of African American writers of the Harlem
Renaissance. She also played an instrumental role in
developing the modern "Book Musical" that audiences came to
know as defining "Broadway" in the twentieth century, notably
of Cole Porter's first musical, See America First,and Jerome
Kern (Nobody Home (1915), Very Good, Eddie (1915), and Love o'
Mike (1916)). Who she represented just goes on and on. Offered
here are 3 TLSs, ALL 1912 [in French], 1p. each., to M. Marcel
Ballot regarding the play La Princesse Lointaine. Plus 3
others TLSs signed by others. All have pencil notations by the
recipient. A small but certainly important theatrical archive
of a significant person in her field...............100-150
167. [TV] Henry Winkler (b. 1945) American actor. Signed 3x5 card.........20-30
168. Don Blanding [1894-1957] author/illustrator. Signature 1943.......15-20
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170. [MUSIC] Kurt
Schwertsik (1935 - ) Austrian
contemporary composer. He is famous for creating the “Third
Viennese School” and spreading contemporary classical music. AMQS
from his work "Violin Concerto", inscribed. Approx. 10-1/2 x
4". VG..........50-75
171.
[MUSIC] Rene Clemencic
(1928 - ) Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist,
conductor and clavichord player. AMQS from his famous
"Kabbala Oratorio." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4".
VG..........50-75
See AMQS
172. Dominick Dunne
(1925-2009) American writer and investigative journalist
whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high
society interacts with the judicial system. He was a movie
producer in Hollywood and was also known for his frequent
appearances on television. Signed 7x5" photo.
VG.........25-35
174. [ART] Minos Argyrakis [1920-1998] Greek artist was born in Smyrni in 1920 and came to Athens as a refugee with his family in 1922. He studied at Athens University of Economics and Business and at Athens School of Fine Arts. The roots of his painting, his sketches and the sceneries made by him can be traced in folk art and naïve painting. His works are singular because of the hearty humor, the critical attitude and the sarcasm imbued in them. His work has appeared in many one-man shows and group exhibitions. He illustrated books, did newspaper and magazine illustrations, and also worked on theatrical stage designs. Signed ink drawing, dated 1959, approx. 12 x 8-1/4". He also writes "Work and make love, make love and work. Nothing else left."............75-100
175. [GREAT BRITAIN] The Princess Helena (1846-1923)
member of the British Royal Family, the third daughter and
fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ALS, 1887,
2pp. VG............75-100
177. [BOXING] JOEY MAXIM (1922-2001) Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Signed & inscribed photo, , dated 1992, 8x10. VG................30-40
178. [THEATRE] Beatrice Herford (1868 -1952) American actress and vaudeville performer born in England. ALS, no date, 1p........20-30
179.
[THEATRE] MABEL (Lucy Hackney) IRVING
[1873-1914] British actress; married to Laurence Irving, the
English dramatist and novelist, and son of Sir Henry Irving.
Laurence and Mabel were on a tour of first Australia and then
North America from 1912 to 1914. Their biggest success on the
tour was Laurence's own play Typhoon which was a topical play
set in the time of the Russo-Japanese War, with Laurence
playing a Japanese officer. Laurence and Mabel Irving later
drowned in the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster on May 29,
1914. Reports in the news accounts of the tragedy say that
they got separated and Laurence was in a position of temporary
safety, but he knew Mabel could not swim and he jumped back
into the St. Lawrence River to rescue her. Their bodies were
never found. ALS, not dated, written on both sides. She
mentions Laurence. Good content. VG............50-75
180. [FILM] Lou Diamond Phillips [b. 1962] American film, film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. Signed 10 x 8 color photo from the film La Bamba. VG............25-35
181. Harry Reasoner [1923-1991] American journalist. Brief TLS, 1971, thanks to a viewer. On American Broadcasting Co. letterhead. Fine............25-35
182. Jim Hagerty (1909-1981) served as the only White House Press Secretary from 1953 to 1961 during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed & inscribed 7x9 photo. VG...........20-30
183. [FILM] Karl Malden (1912-2009) American actor whose career spanned
more than seven decades and appearing in many classic films.
Brief ALS [or ANS depending on how you look at it].
VG.........30-40
184. Ossie
Davis (1917-2005) American
film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social
activist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG....25-35
185. Denver Pyle (1920-1997) Am. actor. Sig/inscribed 8x10 photo.....25-35
186. [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
187.
[TV] Milton Berle (1908-
2002) American comedian and actor. As the host of NBC's
Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American
television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle
Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during TV's golden age. Boldly
signed but in the dark area. VG..........35-45
188. [TV] Dale
Robertson (1923- 2013) American actor
best known for his starring roles on television. Signed,
inscribed 8x10 photo.....35-45
189. [FILM] Mickey Rooney
(1920-2014) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.
VG............75-100
190. Samuel Weller Singer (1783–1858)
was an English author and scholar on the work of William
Shakespeare. He is also now remembered as a pioneer
historian of card games. ALS, Travellers Club, 1839,
1p, to Vicomte de Marcellus. VG..........50-75
191. [FRANCE] Leon Dufourny [1754-1818] important architect both in France and Sicilia. ALS, 1816, 1p, 6-1/4 x 8". VG............75-100
192.
John Monroe Van Vleck
(1833-1912) American mathematician and astronomer. He
taught astronomy and mathematics at Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Connecticut for more than 50 years (1853-1912),
and served as acting university president twice. The Van Vleck
Observatory (at Wesleyan University) and the crater Van Vleck
on the Moon are named after him. Signed card, dated Wesleyan University 1906. Mounted to slip beside
bio. clipping........40-60
193. Edmund Blunden, MC [1896-1974] English poet, author and critic.
Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences
in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his
career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications
and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his
career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. Signed in ink limited edition page [proof page] from the "hand-set edition of Near & Far," 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". Fine...........30-40
194. [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 10-1/2 x 7-1/4" in. sheet. Fine. As
this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have
signed it................80-120
See Bakshi drawing
195. [ART] Itami
Jun (1937-2011) Internationally renowned
Korean-Japanese architect. Itami, whose Korean name is
Yoo Dong-ryul, was born in Tokyo in 1937 during the Japanese
colonial era (1910-45). He studied architecture at Musashi
University’s engineering school and led an active career for
over 40 years. In 2003, the architect’s oeuvre was
highlighted in a solo exhibition, “Itami Jun, Japan’s Korean
Architect,” at the Musee Guimet in Paris, France’s national
museum dedicated to Asian art. The exhibition introduced
him as “an architect that straddles contemporary art and
architecture, transcends national borders and possesses a
truly international architectural vision.” In 2005 he
was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,
a top cultural honor bestowed by the French government.
The following year he won various cultural and environmental
awards in Asia. He was known for incorporating Korean
traditional aesthetics into modern designs that harmonized
with the natural surroundings, and built recognizable
buildings in Korea and Japan. In 2009 Itami was named master
architect of the government-sponsored Jeju Gobal Education
City project on the tropical island off the southern coast of
the country. The Duson Museum and Three Art Museums on
the island won Itami the 2006 Kim Swoo-kuen Culture Award and
Japan’s 2010 Murano Togo Award. Last year he was
featured among 200 world-famous architects and designers in
the New York Guggenheim Museum’s 50th anniversary exhibition
“Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim
Museum.” Offered here is a signed original ink drawing,
portrait of Henri Corbiere, inscribed to Corbiere, dated
1973, approx. 9-1/4 x 12-3/4". VG........100-150
See drawing
See picture
of Jun
196. BRANDER
MATTHEWS (1852-1929) American writer and
educator. ALS, 1905, 2pp. VG...........35-45
197. HENRY JACKSON van DYKE (1852-1933)
American Author, educator, clergyman, lyricist. TLS,
1908, 1p. VG..........35-45
198. HEINRICH FRIEDIRCH M. SAHM (1877-1939)
German Politician, Diplomat, Mayor Berlin (1933-1935),
Ambassador to Norway. He became the first President of the
Senate. He retained his position as Mayor after the Nazi
takeover but was replaced in 1935, but held little power over
the Commissioner Julius Lippert. TLS, 1931,
1p.............50-75
199. (FRANCE) Roger de Beauvoir (1806-1866)
Romantic novelist and playwright. His wit, good-looks
and adventurous lifestyle made him well known in Paris, where
he was a friend of Alexandre Dumas, père. Of independent
means, he wed actress and author Léocadie Doze in 1847. He was
imprisoned for three months and fined 500 francs for a
satirical poem, Mon Procs, written in 1849. Afflicted with
gout and nearly destitute from his flamboyant lifestyle, de
Beauvoir spent the last few years of his life unhappily
confined to a chair, dying in Paris. His best-known works
included Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1840), Les Oeufs de
Paques (1856) and Le Pauvre Diable (reprinted 1871). ALS,
no yr., 1p. VG............75-100
200. GEORGE BALL (1910-1994) At the end of WW2, he directed the US strategic Bombing Survey in London. In 1961 he headed the task force on trade and tariff policy for President-elect John Kennedy and then became Under Secretary of State.In 1961 Kennedy named him Under Sec. of State, he remained with the State Dept. until 1966.He publicly opposed the Vietnam War. He was briefly was UN Ambassador in 1968 Author of The Discipline of Power, Diplomacy for the Crowded World, The Passionate Attachment. TLS, 1993.................25-35
201. [MAINE] 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...........40-60
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202. Annie Fields (1834-1915) American writer. Fields was a forward-looking, philanthropic and multi-talented woman, who encouraged the talents of others even as she followed the good of the intellect. Although Fields often turns up in the pantheons of 19th century poetry, it is for her short sympathetic biographies that she is now remembered. ALS, 1910, 1p, laid to mounting page. With original envelope........50-75
203. Wynne
Apperley [1884-1960]
British artist. Signed picture removed from unknown
publication of one of his paintings. 4-1/2 x
5-1/4"............25-35
204. Maud B. Booth (1865-1948) Salvation Army leader and co-founder of the Volunteers of America. Signed card, with sentiment, 3x2 in........35-45
205 . [ENGLAND] Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL, FKC (born 2 July 1915), is a senior British peer and a retired Brigadier in the British Army. He was born in Rome. From 1943 to 1972, when he succeeded his father, he was known as Marquess Douro, and he is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Wellington. He joined the British Army, serving in the Second World War with the Royal Horse Guards. He eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding that regiment in 1954. He then moved to the Household Cavalry Regiment, which he began commanding in 1959. He commanded the 22nd Armoured Brigade (1960-1961), served in the British Army of the Rhine, and became defence attaché to Spain in 1964; he retired from the Army in 1968 as a Brigadier. During his period of service, he received the Military Cross. Sigbature, WITH SENTIMENT ON STATIONERY, DATED 1987. FOLD LINES O/W VG........20-30
206. Sir ISAAC COFFIN - signature with rank of Rear
Admiral. Coffin Bay is a town at the southern extremity of
the Eyre Peninsula, which is a wheat growing area of South
Australia. British naval explorer Matthew Flinders named the
bay on 16 February 1802 in honour of his friend Sir Isaac
Coffin. CLIP SIGNATURE.............35-45
207. [FILM] John Rhys-Davies (b. 1944) English-born Welsh actor and vocal actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arabian excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Clipped Signature. Mounted......20-30
208. Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889) was an Irish-born Victorian
journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art
Journal and for his much-satirised personality. ALS, dated 9 May, no year, 1p, 5-1/4 x 7-3/4.
Very light
foxing..........50-75
209. Julian Leonard Street (1879-1947) American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter on the New York Mail and Express (later Evening Mail ) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor. He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show by Marcel Duchamp called Nude Descending a Staircase, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory." Street moved to Princeton in the 1920s. The university houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there. TLS, 1924, 1p. He is confirming a contract with Red Book magazine to write a serial. They will finance him for one year. If he dies the estate will be indebted to the magazine. Punch hole near top............50-75
211. [FRANCE] French Mystery document 1761 on paper, signed Veillon, 1p., approx. 6-1/4 x 3-3/4". Speaks of Duke La Rochefoucauld. VG..........80-120
See document
213. [FILM] Preston Foster (1900- 1970) American stage and film actor. Foster entered films in 1929 after appearing as a Broadway stage actor. Foster was considered ruggedly handsome and a talented singer. SIGNED 6.5 X 8.5 " photo. Handsome item.............40-60
214. [FILM] Greer Garson (1904-1996) British-born actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). ANS, 1972, sends autograph.........40-60
215. [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
216. [FRANCE] Nicolas Alexandre Barbier - French landscape painter , was born in Paris
in 1789. He at first executed architectural subjects, but
afterwards joined the realistic school of landscape painting,
and exhibited a great number of works at the Paris Salons from
1824 to 1861. He died at Sceaux in 1864. Offered here is a
long ALS, 1836, 4 long pages, 5x8 in. Very good content about the Jury for
admission of paintings to the Louvre. VG condition. Has to be
rare!...........100-150
217. [FRANCE] French DECRET from the ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE, dated 20 MARCH 1791. Concerns TOBACCO during the Revolution . 7-pp, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4". Very fresh condition............80-120
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219. Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper de Blowitz (1825- 1903) Bohemian journalist. He left home at the age of fifteen to travel, acquiring a wide range of languages in the process. When financial constraints led him to plan emigration to America, he met by chance M. de Falloux , the French minister responsible for public education, and was appointed professor of foreign languages at the Tours Lycée in around 1849. He thereafter transferred to the Marseilles Lycée. He resigned his professorship there in 1859 when he married in order to devote himself to literature and politics. He became famous, both as a journalist and for his insights into diplomacy. ALS, 1891, 3pp, 4.5 x 7 in. Moderate sunning along left edge on first page; runs into text................30-40
221. [FRANCE] Jean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan [1715-1790] French clergyman, younger brother of Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan. Jean Pompignan was the archbishop of Vienne against whose defence of the faith Voltaire launched the good-natured mockery of Les Lettres d'un Quaker . Elected to the Estates General, he passed over to the Liberal side, and led the 149 members of the clergy who united with the third estate to form the National Assembly. He was one of its first presidents, and was minister of public worship when the civil constitution was forced upon the clergy. ALS, don't see year, 1p, plus postmarked address leaf. VG...........100-150
222. [SUPREME COURT] Warren E. Burger (1907 - 1995) was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Mounted 7 x 9 photograph signed on the mount. Overall 10 x 13. Very slight soiling in margin and corner bump. None of this really affects...........100-150
223. [FRANCE] Louis Veuillot (1813-1883) French journalist and man of letters who is often credited with playing a decisive role in the popularisation of ultramontanism. A SMALL PART OF A MANUSCRIPT, IN TWO MOUNTED PIECES, ONE SIGNED. About Protestant England. See scan below..............75-100
Portrait of Veuillot
224.
[MEDICINE] Jonas Salk
(1914-1995) American medical researcher and virologist.
He discovered and developed the first successful inactivated
polio vaccine. Signed 3x5 card. VG...........40-60
See Dr. Salk
signature
225. [MILITARY] Robert Neale
(1914-1994) was the top flying ace with the American Volunteer
Group (AVG), amassing 13 victories in 1941 prior to the United
States entering World War II. He took over the AVG's 1st
Squadron (the "Adam & Eves") after its commander, Robert
Sandy Sandell, was killed, and was decorated by the British
government with the Distinguished Service Order for his
exploits in the defense of Burma. Neale was one of the AVG
pilots who volunteered two weeks' additional service in China
after the group was disbanded; during that interim, he
commanded the U.S. Army's 23rd Fighter Group—as a
civilian—pending the arrival of the designated commander,
Colonel Robert Scott. He declined a commission as a major in
the United States Army Air Forces. The AVG records
credit him with 13 air-to-air victories, making him its
top-scoring ace. ALS, no year, 1p. Mentions photo
[not present] that was taken in China just before he left for
Burma [1942]. VG.........40-60
226. [NOBEL PRIZE] Sir Hans Adolf
Krebs (1900-1981) German-born
British physician and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his
identification of two important metabolic cycles: the urea
cycle and the citric acid cycle. The latter, the key sequence
of metabolic chemical reactions that produces energy in cells,
is also known as the Krebs cycle and earned him a Nobel Prize
in 1953, which he shared with Fritz Lipmann. Brief TLS,
1979. 1p. VG.............40-60
227.
[MEDICINE] Christiaan Barnard
(1922-2001) South African cardiac surgeon who performed the
world's first successful human-to-human heart
transplant. Signed 1964 FDC honoring the Mayo Brothers.
Signed 1979. VG.........40-60
See above
228.
[FILM] Joanne Woodward
(b. 1930) American actress and producer. She is perhaps best
known for her Academy Award-winning role in The Three Faces of
Eve (1957). Signed movie still photo from the film
"Winning" pictured with her husband Paul Newman. Fair
contrast........35-45
See above
229. [AMERICAN ROCK & ROLL LOT] signed
3x5 cards, (*inscribed] by: Mary Wilson*, Chubby Checker*,
Bobby Sherman*, Billy Idol, Frankie Avalon, Bobby
Vinton, Alice Cooper, Eric Singer. 7
autographs. VG..........100-150
230. (MIXED LOT) - Walter Isard (1919-2010) American economist, the principal founder of the discipline of Regional Science, as well as one of the main founders of the discipline of Peace Science. SIGNED, 3x5 photograph dated 8/20/89 -- Dean L. Kamen (1951) American entrepreneur and inventor from New Hampshire. Kamen is best known for inventing the product that eventually became known as the Segway PT, an electric, self-balancing human transporter with a computer-controlled gyroscopic stabilization and control system. – SIGNED 5x7 color photograph – Mairéad Corrigan (1944-) Irish peace activist -1976 Nobel Peace Prize – SIGNED, card - Raol BOTT (1923-2005) Hungarian mathematician known for numerous basic contributions to geometry in its broad sense. He is best known for his Bott periodicity theorem, the Morse–Bott functions which he used in this context, and the Borel–Bott–Weil theorem. SIGNED 5x7 color photograph (signed in dark area) -- Lotfali Askar Zadeh (1921-) mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher. Zadeh, in his theory of fuzzy sets, proposed using a membership function (with a range covering the interval [0,1]) operating on the domain of all possible values. He proposed new operations for the calculus of logic and showed that fuzzy logic was a generalisation of classical and Boolean logic. He also proposed fuzzy numbers as a special case of fuzzy sets, as well as the corresponding rules for consistent mathematical operations (fuzzy arithmetic) – SIGNED 4x6 color photo on verso – RAYMOND B. FOSDICK (1883-1972) American Lawyer and Writer, During WW1 he was a civilian aide to Gen. Pershing. Major role in the help to build the famous Rockefeller Foundation – SIGNATURE, 1922 - -Thomas Earl Starzl (1926-) is an American physician, researcher, and is an expert on organ transplants. He performed the first human liver transplants, and has often been referred to as "the father of modern transplantation." TLS 2002 -- Paul B. MacCready, Jr. (1925-2007) American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize. SIGNED 7x5 color photograph -- Martin David Kamen (1913-2002) Canadian born, American physicist inside the Manhattan project. Together with Sam Ruben, he co-discovered the isotope carbon-14 on February 27, 1940, at the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley. ANS 1983.........100-150
231. (BRITISH REALM NOTABLES OF THE 19TH CENTURY) – SIGNATURES in Various forms) Charles Ewan Law QC (1792 – 1850) British judge and Conservative Party politician, ALS, 1810 to his mother Charming letter – 2pp). Granville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG, PC, FRS ( 1815 – 1891) British Liberal statesman. In a political career spanning over 50 years, he was thrice Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, led the Liberal Party in the House of Lords for almost 30 years and was joint Leader of the Liberal Party. John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, PC, KS, FRS ( 1772 –1863), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain - the son of painter John Singleton Copley. John Wilson Croker (1780 –1857) Irish statesman and author. His interest in the French Revolution led him to collect a large number of valuable documents on the subject, which are now in the British Museum. In 1804 he published anonymously Familiar Epistles to J. F. Jones, Esquire, on the State of the Irish Stage, a series of caustic criticisms in verse on the management of the Dublin theatres. The book ran through five editions in one year. Equally successful was the Intercepted Letter from Canton (1805), also anonymous, a satire on Dublin society. During this period a rather scathing poem attributed to Croker led to the suicide of actor John Edwin, In 1807 he published a pamphlet on The State of Ireland, Past and Present, in which he advocated Catholic emancipation. In 1824 he helped found the Athenaeum Club. Croker was generally supposed to be the original from which Benjamin Disraeli drew the character of "Rigby" in Coningsby, because he had for many years had the sole management of the estates of the Marquess of Hertford, he was author of other noted books --John Stuart Blackie (1809 – 1895) Scottish scholar and man of letters. Henry Danby Seymour ( 1820 – 1877) British gentleman and Liberal Party politician, member of Parliament. John Reginald Lygon, then Pyndar (1813), 3rd Earl Beauchamp (1784–1853) He was a member of the House of Commons for years and succeeded his brother as Earl. Sir Richard William Scott, PC, KC (1825-1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister, Secretary of State. George, Duke of Cambridge ( 1819 – 1904) British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of King George III and maternal uncle of Queen Mary, consort of King George V. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (military head of the British Army) from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and Field Marshal in 1862...........100-150
232.
Louis Clarence
Hill [1865-1938] Am. Civil
Engineer. He was the main designer of the early large dams. He
was the chief engineer and designer of the Theodore Roosevelt
Dam. His designs and success went on to help the Hoover Dam
and Coolidge Dam, also the Los Angeles Flood Control Project,
DOCUMENT SIGNED, 1924, 2pp, 4to. His biographical notes for
The Cyclopedia of American Biography. VG.................50-75
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233.
[FRANCE] Marc-Antoine Jullien, called Jullien fils, (1775-1848)
French revolutionary and man of letters. Son of Marc Antoine
Jullien, deputy from Drôme in the National Convention, he
entered the Collège de Navarre in 1785; his studies were
interrupted by the beginning of the Revolution. Encouraged
by his ardently patriotic mother, he attempted a career in
journalism, in 1790 becoming a collaborator on the Journal
du Soir. The following year, he became a member of the
Jacobin Club, in which he became an opponent of war. In the
spring of 1792, Jullien was sent to London by the Marquis de
Condorcet, at the time president of the comité diplomatique
of the Legislative Assembly. There he served as a
student-diplomat, becoming an intermediary between the more
liberal English factions and the Girondists. Among those he
met there were Talleyrand and Lord Stanhope. Returning to
France that autumn, he was named aide-commissairem and then
commissaire des guerres, of the army of the Pyrenees, in
January 1793. He was soon transferred to Tarbes "due to
age". He rejoined the army of the Pyrenees on April 16,
entering Paris with them on August 4. Jullien then became a
protege of Robespierre, and was sent by the Committee of
Public Safety on a mission to several Atlantic ports,
beginning on September 10, 1793. Charged with ensuring
surveillance of the military situation and of Jacobin
propaganda, he attempted to gain for himself a rapport with
public feeling. In Nantes, on February 4, 1794, he wrote a
letter to Robespierre in which he denounced Carrier At
Bordeaux, he stood in opposition to Jean-Lambert Tallien and
his mistress, Thérésa Cabarrus . He left Bordeaux to return
to Paris on April 24, 1794; there he was named to the
Executive Committee on Public Instruction. On May 18, he
returned to Bordeaux, to purify the municipality and the
Jacobin Club and seek out hidden Girondists among the
deputies. Jullien would likely have become a major player in
the Revolution had it not been for the execution, by
guillotine, of Robespierre in July 1793. Made destitute, he
was arrested on August 10 and sent to prison; he would be
held at the maison de santé of Notre-Dame-des-Champs, and
would testify at Carrier's trial. He disavowed his
association with Robespierre and was released, through the
intervention of his father, on October 14, 1795. Ten days
later, the insurrection of 13 Vendémiaire was stopped.
Jullien next became one of the founders of the Club du
Panthéon, returning to journalism with the creation of
L'Orateur plébéien, a democratic and moderate pamphlet, with
Ève Demaillot and Jean-Jacques Leuliette. On March 13, 1796,
Merlin de Douai helped him enter the Ministère de la Police,
where he became responsible for lists of emigrans. He soon
became suspected of Babouvist sympathies, and was forced to
hide after the discovery of the Conspiracy of Equals in May
1796; he reappeared in October of the same year. Jullien
next joined the Army of Italy, becoming a writer for its
mail service from August to November 1797. He then
accompanied Napoleon I, in May 1798, on his journey to
Egypt. There he became ill, and returned to France with
Louis Bonaparte. Becoming well, he entered the service of
general Championnet, becoming an adviser on December 28,
1978. Among the initiators of the Neapolitan Republic, he
became secretary general to Championnet's provisional
government on January 26, 1799. He was quickly recalled by
the Directory, and was arrested on February 24. On March 12
he stood before a military tribunal, but was freed by the
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII on June 18. Accommodating the
coup of 18 Brumaire to satisfaction, Jullien proposed a plan
to unify the Italian states in July 1800. Immediately
becoming indignant at anti-Jacobin proscriptions, following
the Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise he was relegated to
handling administrative functions in Paris. He received the
cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1803. After a visit to
Madame de Staël at Chaumont-sur-Loire, through which he
raised Napoleon's suspicions, he was sent to the Kingdom of
Italy in 1810; while passing through Yverdon, he became
acquainted with the Swiss pedagogue Johann Heinrich
Pestalozzi. In 1813. Jullien was jailed due to his
opposition to the Empire. Freed during the Bourbon
Restoration , he published numerous opposition journals
between 1815 and 1817, becoming known in the process as a
pedagogue. He corresponded regularly with Pestalozzi, to
whom he sent his first three sons, at Yverdon, and became a
promoter of the Monitorial System of education. In 1819 he
founded Revue encyclopédique. Offered here is a copy of a
letter by Jullien, written in his hand. The original letter
was by Guillon, as Director of Revue Encyclopdia. Very
long, unsigned. 2pp., 7-3/4 x 9-3/4".
VG..........125-175
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234.
[FRANCE] 1838 document
from Normandy, France, 4 long pages, signed
Labbi [Louis Bonaventure Labbi] as Notary Republic, most
probably a black man from the West Indies or a Creole as
Bonaventure is frequent in Haiti or Dominica. Rare!. Approx.
7-1/2 x 10-3/4". VG...........100-150
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235. [FRANCE] Jacques
Raillon (1762-1835) Bishop of
Dijon and Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun) ,
France. He made a famous funeral speech at Notre Dame
for Marshall Lannes. ALS, [1807], 1p, 4-1/4 x 3-1/8".
VG..........75-100
See above
236. [FRANCE] DECRET De La Convention Nationale, 28 July 1791, 2-pages, signed inprint Duport for the King, 6-1/2 x 8-1/2". Concerns Principaute de Sedan. Very fresh condition..........80-120
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237. [TV] Dennis
Weaver (1924-2006) American actor, best
known for his work in television, including his role as Matt
Dillon's trusty helper Chester Goode on the long-running
western series Gunsmoke. He later played Marshal Sam McCloud
on the NBC police drama McCloud, and appeared in the 1971 TV
movie Duel, the first film of director Steven Spielberg.
Signed, inscribed 10 x 8 photo. VG............40-60
238. [PORTRAIT] William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) General in the Union Army during the Civil War. Antique engraved portrait approx. 5.5 x 8.5". Few stains in margins but image area is very good...........25-35
See Gen. Sherman portrait
239. [FRANCE] REVOLUTION - 1791. Partly-printed document signed, 1p, approx. 6-3/4 x 9". Identified as having "Scarce censored Revenue - large sums of Assiginats coming from a business. Fresh condition..........80-120
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243. [BOXING] Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) at 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by knockout. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympic Games as a middleweight. An 8x10 photo to which is affixed his signature and address. Mounting traces on verso............50-75
244. ( BRITISH ARTISTS/PAINTERS LOT) SIGNATURES in various forms - Reginald Rex Vicat Cole (1870-1940) landscape painter. He exhibited landscapes at the Royal Academy. Frederick Henry Townsend (1868–1920 best remembered for his satirical illustrations in The Illustrated London News, The Graphic, The Tatler, The Sphere, and Punch. He was also a prolific and eclectic book illustrator. In addition to popular adventure fiction such as H. Rider Haggard and Sir Frederick Marryat, he also illustrated new editions of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1896) and Shirley (1897) Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1897), and Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy (1897). Thomas Roberts (1748 – 1778) Irish landscape painter. He was present at the Dublin Society's School in 1763 and went on to exhibit at the Society of Artists from 1766 to 1777. That year he left Ireland for Lisbon where he died the following year. Andrew Carrick Gow RA (1848 –1920) painted scenes from British and European history as well as portraits. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, became a full Royal Academician in 1890. In 1900, he visited Egypt and he used his sketches to compose a scene representing the death of the Mahdi soon after the defeat of his troops by Colonel Wingate in 1898. The artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a close friend. In later life, he became Keeper of the Royal Academy. Charles Landseer R.A. (1799-1879) painter, mostly of historical subjects. SIGNATURE from ALS. Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874 –1969) of mainly portraits and interiors in a traditional style. He served as an official war artist with the infantry and later the Royal Navy during the First World War. ANS............75-100
245. (19th & 20th Century British Military Notables) - Sir Edmund Vivian Gabriel, (1875-1950) army officer, courtier and art collector...During the First World War he was first assigned to the Imperial General Staff, War Office, in London, where he was closely associated with lord Kitchener, then Secretary of State for War. In 1937 he was knighted by King George VI. During the Second World War he was a member of the British Air Commission to the United States. TLS 1945. Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS (1757 – 1835) nobleman, soldier and politician. While serving as lieutenant-colonel of the North Devon militia, he marched Cornish miners to Plymouth, stengthened that town's defences and fortified Portreath, all of which helped counter a Franco-Spanish invasion fleet (gathered as part of the European theatre of the American Revolutionary War). On the highest point of Carn Brea in Cornwall is a 90 foot high (30m) celtic cross, erected by public subscription in 1836. It is dedicated to Francis Basset and inscribed 'The County of Cornwall to the memory of Francis Lord de Dunstanville and Basset A.D. 1836. ALS, 1807, 1p Admiral Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (1803 – 1868) entered the Royal Navy in 1817 and was promoted to Captain for his actions at the Battle of Navarino in 1827, where he commanded the H. M. S. Philomel. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1854 and a Vice-Admiral and Admiral in 1865. Clipped SIGNATURE, with sentiment. General William Dowdeswell (1761-1828) Military Figure, Politician. Clipped SIGNATURE. Group Captain George "Geordie" Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1906-1994) Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. TLS 1983. Henry Otway Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, CB (1777 –1853) peer and soldier. Rose to be Commander in Chief of India. CLIPPED SIGNATURE.............100-150
247.
[ART] Domenico PRONTI (act.c.1790)
2 original 18th century engravings on the same sheet. "Chiesa
e Basilica di S.Paolo Apost." and "Chiesa e Basilica di s.
Groce in Gerusalemme" copper engraving published in Nuova
Raccolta ... Della Citta di Roma e Sue Vicinanze by Domenico
Pronti, about 1790. Plate mark and good margins. Each approx.
3 x 4.5". VG...........100-150
248. Samuel
Pomeroy Colt (1852-1921) was an
industrialist and politician from Rhode Island.
President of the National Rubber Company from 1901-
1918. Document signed, 1901, promise to pay $25,000.
Approx. 8x4". VG............75-100
See above
249. [SIGNED BOOK] Benjamin
Lawrence Reid (1918-1990) his
book "The Man from New York: John Quinn and His Friends"
(1968), which won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for
Biography or Autobiography. Dr. Benjamin L. Reid,
biographer, literary critic and professor emeritus of
English at Mount Holyoke College. He won a Pulitzer Prize in
1969 for "The Man From New York: John Quinn and His
Friends," a biography of a wealthy New York lawyer who owned
the largest single collection of modern European paintings
in the world in the 1920's and was an assiduous patron of
artists and writers. Dr. Reid's interest in Quinn
stemmed from his own undergraduate days at the University of
Louisville, where he studied art history and literature. He
subsequently traveled in Europe under a Fulbright research
grant that enabled him to interview T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound
and other luminaries who were close to Quinn. B.L. Reid has
signed on the flyleaf. First edition in dust jacket, 708
pages. Following the Armory Show, the artist Walt
Kuhn acted as an art advisor to the collector John Quinn
and assisted in the formation of his unique collection of
modern art, unfortunately dissolved and sold at the time
of Quinn's death in 1924. Quinn’s most
important contribution to the Amory Show was as a patron,
lending and buying more artworks than any other collector or
dealer. His loan included seventy-five works by artists such
as Cézanne, Van Gogh, Puvis de Chavannes, and Augustus John
and he spent nearly $6,000 on a variety of artworks from the
lithographs of Redon to the paintings of Walt Kuhn and
the cubist sculptures of Duchamp-Villon. According to a 1909
congressional tariff, Americans were required to pay a 15%
tax on imported artworks produced in the last twenty years.
In an effort to repeal the tariff in advance of the Armory
Show, Quinn appeared before the House Ways and Means
Committee arguing against the tax. Although it was not
repealed in time for the exhibition, the tariff was
overturned in October 1913 and Quinn’s advocacy helped
promote the sale of modern European art in America in the
wake of the Armory Show. This signed book comes
directly from the Brenda Kuhn [daughter of artist Walt Kuhn]
estate in Maine.........100-150
Dust jacket
Signed page
Photo of
Quinn, Walt Kuhn & John Wilson
Photo of
John Quinn
250. [FOOTBALL] a cover postmarked 1962 signed by 7 members of the Detroit Lions team: Roger Brown {b. 1937], Danny Lewis [b. 1936], Dick "Night Train" Lane [1927-2002] HOF'er, voted best cornerback of first 50 years of pro football; Jim Weatherall [1929-1992], Max Messner, Dave Lloyd [b. 1936], and Todd Grant............75-100
See Football cover251. [FRANCE] Original bond issued to finance the Stadium De Paris, 1934, folio. With original coupons still attached. Bond bears an illustration of the proposed Stadium De Paris; with the Olympic rings in gold printed on each side of the bond. VG..........50-75
252. [ART] Pietro Annigoni (1910-1988) Italian portrait and fresco painter, who became world famous after painting Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. Color postcard photo of one of his painting signed on the back. Approx. 4 x 5-3/4". VG...............35-45
See signed side
253. [MUSIC] M. Lewis Spratlan [b. 1940] American music academic and composer of contemporary classical music. AMQS from his Pulitzer Prize work "Life Is A Dream," approx. 5-1/8 x 4". VG......35-45
254. [MUSIC] Allan Blank (b. 1925) American composer. AMQS from his "Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet."........40-60
255. [MUSIC] Simon Bainbridge (b. 1952) British composer. AMQS, inscribed from his "Viola Concerto" [1976]...........40-60
256. [MUSIC] Burrill Phillips (1907-1988) American composer. AMQS, inscribed..........40-60
257. [MUSIC] Frederic Goossen (1927-2011) American composer. AMQS, inscribed from his "Aria", dated 1993........40-60
258. [MUSIC] Arthur Frackenpohl (b. 1924) American composer. AMQS from "Natural Minor Blues".......40-60
259. [MUSIC] Allen Brings (b. 1934) American composer,
pianist. AMQS from "Viola and Piano.".......40-60
260. [MUSIC] Rudolf Kelterborn (b. 1931) Swiss musician and composer. AMQS from his "Nuovi Canti" dated 1993..........40-60
261. [MUSIC] Tina Davidson (b. 1952) American composer. AMQS from "Fire on the Mountain"......40-60
262. [MUSIC] Jeergen Jerslid (1913-2004) Danish composer. AMQS, inscribed, from his "Frantasia Per Arpa Sola" [1977], dated 1993..........40-60
263. [MUSIC] Haflioi Hallgrimsson (b. 1941) Icelandic composer and cellist. AMQS from his "Poemi" 3rd movement.........40-60
264. [MUSIC] Paul Hayden (b. 1956) American composer. AMQS from his "Hambridge Quavers" [1989]........40-60
265. [MUSIC] Wilhelm Maler (1902-1976) German composer. Signature on album paper [light blue]......25-35
266. [MUSIC] Francis Burt (b. 1926) British composer.
AMQS from his "Echoes For Ensemble."......40-60
267. [MUSIC] Sammy Cahn
(1913-1993) American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is
best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway
songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording
companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his
collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank
Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but
also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others.
He won the Academy Award four times for his songs, including
the popular song "Three Coins in the Fountain". TLS, [1974],
1p, to John Willis of Theatre World. "I cannot tell you what a
super super Award Affair Theatre World gave yesterday. I would
have enjoyed it even if I wasn't there as a recipient which
must give you an idea of how super I thought it was! Mainly
this is to express my warm gratitude to you and to all
concerned for making an aging and itinerant lyrist feel at
home in his home-town! I am not sure how I can express this
thanks but if you have need of a lyric for whatever occasion
please know I am at The Golden Theatre!!!" He signs "S"
follwed by "ammy" which is typed. With envelope.
Fine..........60-80
268.
[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 7-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a
"working study" there was no reason for him to have
signed it................60-80
See
Bakshi drawing
269. [CIVIL WAR] Edward McPherson (1830-1895) Pennsylvania newspaper editor and politician who served 2 terms as a United States Congressman. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, he effected efforts to protect and mark portions of the Gettysburg Battlefield. McPherson organized Company K of the First Pennsylvania Reserves at the beginning of the Civil War, and was defeated in the 1862 reelection when his House of Representatives district (Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, and Juniata counties) was expanded to include opposing Radical Republicans in Somerset County. President Abraham Lincoln appointed McPherson as Deputy Commissioner of Revenue in 1863. After the Battle of Gettysburg, McPherson became an officer of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association with an office on the corner of Baltimore and Middle streets and after Congressman Morehead nominated him, Thaddeus Stevens had him appointed as Clerk of the House of Representatives (December 8, 1863-December 5, 1875). McPherson presided over the Republican National Convention in 1876, and President Hayes appointed him as Director of the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1877-8). Bold signature..........40-60
270. [FILM] Eddie Bracken (1915- 2002) American actor. ISP, 8 x 10. One edge tear middle right side..........25-35
271. [WW II] EVELYN W. FARRAND. Assist. to Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Chairman of YOUNG AMERICA WANTS TO HELP, operated under the auspices of the British War Relief Society, Inc. Typewritten Letter Signed, New York, July 21, 1941, to Mrs. Burton Musser, the president of the Utah British War Relief Society. One page, 4to. Sending three pages of information on projects for raising funds for immediate aid of the children in Britain to the additional objective of "crystalliz[ing] the sympathy of the youth of America for the youth of Great Britain." Four pages total.........40-60
The following are Bird's-eye views of North American cities issued by Charles Magnus in New York City in the second half of the nineteenth century. All are uncolored and in very good condition, except where noted otherwise. Showing image sizes, not including margins.
272. View of The Merchants Exchange, N. York - handcolored, 8-1/8 x 4" plus margins......125-175
273. Birds-Eye View of Cincinnati - 7-1/4 x 3-1/2".........100-125
275. [SPORTS] Multiple lot comprised of the following figures from the World of Sports: [1] BICYCLING] REGGIE MCNAMARA - member US Bicycling Hall of Fame. Signed [lined side] and inscribed 3x5 card. 1950. [2] [GOLF] Cary Middlecoff (1921-1998) was a dentist who gave up his practice to become a professional golfer on what is now the PGA Tour in the 1940s. At the time, a career as a dentist would quite likely have been more lucrative. During his playing career, Middlecoff won 40 professional tournaments, including the 1955 Masters and U.S. Open titles in 1949 and 1956. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1956. He played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1953, 1955, and 1959. In 1986, Middlecoff was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. SIGNED 1957 FIRST DAY COVER HONORING HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [UN COVER]. Stamp-addressed; one middle fold crease. [3] BONNIE BLAIR - won 2 Golds in speed skating. SP, color 4 x 5-1/2. [4] John M. Gaver, Sr. (1900-1982) American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 1939, Gaver was appointed head trainer for Greentree Stable, a position he would hold for the next thirty-eight years. During his time with Greentree, John Gaver conditioned seventy-three stakes-winning horses. Signed 1981 bank check. [5] [GOLF] Ken Venturi (b.1931) was a prominent PGA Tour professional during the late 1950's and early 1960's. His signature on 1965 cover bearing golf sticker. Type addressed. [6] [GOLF] Marlene Hagge (b.1934) professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. Her signature on 1961 cover bearing golf sticker. Type addressed. Several spots show.........50-75
276. [FILM] Shelley Winters (1920 - 2006) American actress.
Two-time Academy Award winner. SIGNED, INSCRIBED 8X10 PHOTO.
VG...........40-60
279. James Doohan
(1920-2005) Canadian character and voice actor best known for
his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film
series Star Trek. Signed 8x10 color photo as "Scotty" from Star
Trek. VG...............40-60
281. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Olin D. Johnston [SC]; Henry M. Jackson [Wash]; Spessard L. Holland [FL]; Lister Hill [Ala]; B.B. Hickenlooper [IA]; Carl Hayden [Ariz]; Vance Hartke [Ind]; Ernest Gruening [Alaska]; J.W. Filbright [Ark]; Hiram L. Fong [Hawaii]..........50-75
282. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Leverett Saltonstall [MA]; A. Willis Robertson [VA]; Jennings Randolph [WV]; Claiborne Pell [RI]; John O. Pastore [RI]; Maurine Neuberger [OR]; Joseph O'Mahoney [WYO]; James E. Murray [MT]; Karl E. Mundt [SD]; Frank E. Moss [Ut]...........50-75
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283. [SIGNED BOOK] Gene Autry
(1907-1998) American performer who gained fame as a
singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for
more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was
also owner of a television station, several radio stations in
Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim
Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. Signed
1978 edition of his book "BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN",
inscribed on the flyleaf. The dust jacket is in very good
condition. VG........200-300
284.
[ENTERTAINMENT] Don Rickles
(b. 1926) American stand-up comedian and actor.
Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG........25-35
285. Will Durant (1885-1981) was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife Ariel Durant and published between 1935 and 1975. Signed 1946 bank check, made out to his wife, endorsed by both on verso. VG......50-75
286. [FILM] Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
American actor. Carbon receipt copy for $75 - his dues for
1962 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. Approx. 6 x 3.5". VG. Not
signed.............20-30
287. [MUSIC] Johnny
Mathis (b. 1935) American singer of
popular music. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.
VG........40-60
288. [FRANCE] Jules Favre (1809-1880) French statesman. After the establishment of the Third Republic in September 1870, he became one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans faction. ANS, 1878, on 3-3/4 x 2-1/8" card, mounted to slip. VG.........25-35
289. [FRANCE] Ambroise-Marie Carré OP (1908-2004) Catholic priest, author and member of the French Academy. Born in Fleury-les-Aubrais in Loiret, France, Carré studied at l'école Saint-Joseph and the collège Sainte-Croix de Neuilly before entering the Dominican order in 1926 and being ordained a priest in 1933. Not long thereafter, he was to edit, from 1936 until 1939, the Revue des Jeunes. Under the German Occupation, following the capitulation of the French government to the Nazis during the Second World War, Carré aided those persecuted by the Vichy government, regardless of their religion or ethnicity; for this, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur and the Croix de guerre. Both before and after the war, he preached many sermons and participated in conferences in France and abroad (especially in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium). He preached the Lenten sermons many times at Notre Dame de Paris, and in 1964, Paul VI called him to present spiritual exercises at the Vatican. He was elected to the French Academy on 26 June 1975, replacing Jean Cardinal Daniélou, a post he held until his death on 15 January 2004 at Ancourt, in France. BRIEF ALS, not dated, written on inside of Paul VI card. Identified as "Carre was very near the pope for a certain period. This is probably from Paul VI's trip to Jerusalem." Fine.........80-120
291. Leon Gellert (1892-1977) Australian poet. TLS, 1934, 1p.........40-60
292. [SPACE] Joseph
P. Allen (b. 1937) former NASA
astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in
jet aircraft. Allen logged a total of 314 hours in
space. Signed, inscribed color litho. photo.
VG.............50-75
See Allen
photo
294.
[FILM-TV] Ian Gillett
Carmichael (1920-2010) English film,
stage, television and radio actor. In the 1970s, he played Lord
Peter Wimsey in several drama series based on the mystery novels
by Dorothy L. Sayers. Signed, inscribed photo, approx. 3.5
x 5.5" VG.........25-35
295. [FILM]
Joseph Cotten
(1905-1994) American actor of stage and
film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the
original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina
Fair. He first gained worldwide fame as the star of the Orson
Welles films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942), and Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also
credited with the screenplay. He went on to star in such popular
films as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Duel in the Sun (which
remains one of the top 100 highest grossing films of all time
when adjusted for inflation), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of
The Third Man (1948) and Jennie (1949). Signed, inscribed 8x10
photo. VG..........80-120
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296.
[FRANCE] Paul Richer (J1849-1933)
French anatomist, physiologist, sculptor and anatomical artist
who was a native of Chartres. He was a professor of artistic
anatomy at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in
Paris, as well as a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine
(1898). Richer was an assistant to Jean-Martin Charcot at the
Salpêtrière, and from 1882 to 1896 was chief of the laboratory
at the Salpêtrière Hospital. With Charcot he performed research
of hysteria and epilepsy, and also performed studies of medicine
and its relationship to art. In 1903, Richer was appointed
to the chair of artistic anatomy at the École des Beaux-Arts,
and in 1907-08 was president of the Société Française d'Histoire
de la Médecine (French Society for the History of Medicine). His
sculptures can be found in museums throughout Europe, including
the Musée d'Orsay. ALS, 1891, 2 full pages, 4.5 x
7". VG..............75-100
297. [FRANCE] Jean Baptiste Antoine-Aime Sanson De Pongerville [1792-1870] Fr. poet, writer. ALS, 1855, 1p, to PHILARETE CHARLES. VG.......60-80
Portrait of Pongerville
298. [CARDINAL]
Louis Jacques Maurice de Bonald
(1787- 1870) French cardinal (1841). Born at Millau, he was the
son of the philosopher Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald. He was
condemned by the council of state for a pastoral letter
attacking Dupin the elder's Manuel de droit ecclsiastique . In
1848 he held a memorial service for those who fell gloriously in
defence of civil and religious liberty. In 1851 he nevertheless
advocated in the senate the maintenance of the temporal power of
the Pope by force of arms. ALS,
no date, 1p, 7-1/2 x 5-3/4 in., signed at the beginning and at
the end. Sunned along the left edge. See scan below..............75-100
300. [GOP] MARY LOUISE SMITH (1914-1997) American Political Leader - In 1964, she was elected as Republican national committeewoman for Iowa and served until 1984. In 1976, Smith became the first woman to organize and call to order a national presidential nominating convention of a major U.S. political party. She served as national chairman of the Republican Party from 1974-1977. -SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 portrait, with sentiment...........20-30
301. [CINEMA] CARA WILLIAMS (BARRYMORE) (1925- ) American Actress - At 17, Williams was signed to a 20th Century Fox contract, but few of her subsequent film roles were large enough to attract notice. Her fortunes improved when she replaced Judy Holliday in the Broadway production of Born Yesterday (1950); thereafter, her film and TV roles increased in size and prominence. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of a sex-starved farm woman in The Defiant Ones (1958). By virtue of her flaming red hair and acute comic timing, Williams was touted as "the new Lucille Ball" on the CBS sitcoms Pete and Gladys (1961) and The Cara Williams Show (1964). She was married to John Barrymore, Jr. and had a son. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph with sentiment............20-30
302. [THEATRE] Neil Burgess [1846-1910] Vaudevillian comedian who specialized in female impersonations. Signature.........20-30
303. [SCIENCE] Paul D. Boyer (b. 1918) U.S. biochemist. He is one of the laureates for the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)". SIGNED 4x6" photo................35-45
304. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (b. 1914) American politician. He represented Virginia in the United States Senate from 1965 to 1983. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo, 2001. Very slight creasing at one corner [not bad]..........20-30
305. Tom Douglas [1895-1978] Am. actor. TLS c.1930 re: appearance in "Fata Morgana......25-35
306. Chas. Earle Funk [1881-1957] Am. writer of Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary fame. TLS, 1936......35-45
307. Robert Jones Burdette (1844-1914) American humorist and clergyman, who became famous through his paragraphs in the Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye. ALS, 1874. SOILED + OTHER FAULTS.............20-30
308. [AVIATION] J. Leland Atwood (1904-1999) engineer and manager in the aerospace industry. He worked in various prominent positions at North American Aviation for over 35 years. The International Aerospace Hall of Fame invested Atwood in 1984. SIGNED 8x10 photo, 1983. VG........25-35
309. [ENGLAND] David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th and 13th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, JP[1] (born 17 May 1926), is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th (or 12th) Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke. In 1984, Lord Airlie resigned from Schroder in order to take up the position of Lord Chamberlain. He was following in the footsteps of his late father, who served as Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, He remained in the post until 1997. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1985. Lord Airlie has also served as the Lord Lieutenant of Angus in Scotland, and as the Captain General of The Royal Company of Archers and Gold Stick for Scotland. His wife, formally known as the Countess of Airlie, is a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. SIGNED 3-1/2 X 5 in. photo, signed on the back, with from his secretary.......20-30
310. [ENGLAND] Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) English legal reformer. The greatest labour of his life was his attempt to reform the criminal law of England, then at once cruel and illogical. His work in reforming criminal law began with his "Thoughts on Executive Justice" (1786). Sir Samuel Romilly's efforts made his name famous not only in England but all over Europe. Rare clip SIGNATURE dated 1803.............25-35
311. George Ade (1866-944) American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright. CLIP SIGNATURE..........20-30
312. [NOBEL PRIZE] Jean-Marie Lehn (born 1939) ) French chemist. He received the Nobel Prize together with Donald Cram and Charles Pedersen in 1987 for his work in Chemistry, particularly his synthesis of the cryptands. Professor Lehn was an early innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry. SIGNED & INSCRIBED CARD, 1990............20-30
313. [CARTOON] Bill Crawford (1913&endash;1982) American editorial cartoonist. His cartoons were distributed to more than 700 daily newspapers. He was an active member of the National Cartoonists Society, serving as its president and vice-president. In addition to his cartoon work he illustrated more than 20 books, including The Zebra Derby by Max Shulman and Milton Berle's Out of my Trunk. OFFERED HERE IS AN ORIGINAL SIGNED cartoon drawing; plus TLS and a brochure done for an exhibition of his work. VG..............80-120
314. [NOBEL] PHILLIP A. SHARP (1944 -) American Biologist. Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine IN 1993. Signed 9x11 photo with biosketch below image.................25-35
315. Elisabeth Beresford (also known as Liza) is an author of children's books, best known for creating the Wombles.ALS, 1993, 1p.............25-35
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316. LORD BERNARD DELFONT (1909-1994) British Impresario. In the 1950's and 1960's he was one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry, along with his brother Lord Lew Grade. He showcased the Beatles for the first time - His organization like Sol Hurok of the US was legendary, to get top performers, productions etc. TLS dtd 12/2/76..............25-35
317. Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the nom de plume Carl Benson. He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms. ALS, NEW YORK CLUB, Sept. 27, 1865, 1p. A few light foxing spots...........50-75
318. [NOBEL] K. ALEX MULLER - Swiss Physicist. Nobel Prize Winner 1987. The search for ceramic superconductors has begun in 1986. K. Alex Mueller and J. Georg Bednorz, researchers at IBM Zurich laboratory, discovered that ceramics from a class of materials called perovskite were superconductors at a temperature of about 35 Kelvin. This event sparked great excitement in the world of physics and the discovery of the first of the superconducting ceramics won the 2 men a Nobel Prize the following year. At the time Bednorz and Mueller began their work, the idea of a high-temperature ceramic superconductor was considered to be so crazy that they did their research quietly--not even telling their colleagues what they were doing. They tried more than two hundred combinations of ceramic oxides before achieving success. SIGNED 7x5 photograph.............35-45
319. [NOBEL PRIZE] Dr Edwin Gerhard Krebs (1918-2009) American biochemist. He received the
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa
Gross Horwitz Prize in 1989 together with Alfred Gilman winner
of Nobel Prize in medicine in 1994 and, together with his
collaborator Edmond H. Fischer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible
phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and
regulate various cellular processes. SIGNED 5 X 6-3/4 IN. COLOR
PHOTO.............35-45
320. LORD AYLESTONE (1905-1994) BARON - (Herbert W. Bowden) British Politician - MP, Postmaster General, LEADER of the HOUSE of COMMONS(1964-66), Secretary of State 1966-1967- TLS, 1983.........25-35
321. MARTIN DIBNER (1911-1991) American Novelist - His first novel, The Bachelor Seals, was published in 1948. The next novel, The Deep Six (1953), was his most popular one and was released as a film in 1958. Showcase, his third novel, was also published in 1958. His novels published in the 1960s are Sleeping Giant (1960); A God For Tomorrow (1961); and The Admiral: A Novel (1967). Others. Signed 4 x 5 photo dtd 1976. Signed on dark area [poor contrast]. Also signed & inscribed on back........25-35
322. BRITISH
THEATRE - 7x8 in. sheet SIGNED
by many British Theater Stars, among them MARIE LOHR (1890-1975), Clive Currie
(1877-1935), Marjorie Playfair, Basil Foster (1882-1959),
Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990), Michael Shepley (1907-1961), Alice
O' Day (d. 1937), plus others. Signed on both
sides...........40-60
323. [CABINET] BENJAMIN CIVILETTI - American Cabinet Official. He was
Attorney-General of the US under the Carter Administration from
1979-1981. SIGNED 5x7 photograph...........25-35
324. [MASS] DAVID I. WALSH (1872-1947) American Politician - He was a member of the State house of representatives 1900-1901; lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1913 and GOVERNOR 1914-1915.He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1925. He re-elected to the United States Senate in 1926 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of HENRY CABOT LODGE and took his seat December 6, 1926; reelected in 1928, 1934, and again in 1940 for the term ending January 3, 1947 -TLS dtd 12/20/1936 as US Senator............20-30
326. [BALLET] LEON DANIELIAN (1920-1997) American Ballet Dancer/Choreographer. He was one of the 20th century's premier dancers. As premier danseur with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1943 to 1958, Mr. Danielian secured his place in dance history as the first American-born ballet dancer in the twentieth century to gain international fame. His Ballet Russe career and firsthand knowledge of the works of Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine, Anton Dolin, Eugene Loring, George Balanchine, and other great choreographers made him an invaluable company member, ballet master, and teacher. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph..............30-40
327. SIR GEORGE EDWARDS (1908-2003 ) British Aviation Engineer. In 1939, he was appointed Experimental Works Manager and in 1941 was seconded to the government to advise on expedited aircraft production. In1945, he was Chief Designer of the team that produced the Viking, Valetta, Varsity, Viscount and Valiant. In this period, he was associated with development of the Vanguard, VC 10 and TSR 2. In May 1961, as Executive Director - Aircraft, British Aircraft Corporation, initiated the BAC One Eleven jet airliner. Then came a series of major international ventures that would include Concorde, Jaguar and the Panavia Tornado, Multi Role Combat Aircraft'In large measure, the survival and ultimate successes of the British aviation industry in the post-World War II era are directly attributable to the technical skills, managerial acumen and foresight of Sir George Edwards. ALS postmarked 11/7/91........35-45
328. LENA F. EDWARDS (1900-1985) American Physician. Presidential Freedom Medal, Dr. Edwards, a 1924 graduate of Howard University Medical School, established her long medical career in NJ in 1925. Her practice was largely within the European immigrant community. An advocate of natural childbirth, she struggled for years before being admitted for a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City in 1931. She taught obstetrics at Howard University Medical School (1954), was medical advisor to the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, and volunteered at a mission for Mexican migrant workers in Texas. President Lyndon Johnson recognized her service to society in 1964 when he awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ALS dtd 6/2/74 .........25-35
329. JOHN TRACY ELLIS (1905-1992 ) American Educator/Author/Historian. He is the celebrated author of numerous books such as American Catholicism, The Life of James Cardinal Gibbons, Essays in Seminary Education, A guide to American Catholic History, John Lancaster Spalding, First Bishop of Peoria, many others. TLS dtd 4/30/90...............25-35
330. JOHN D. deBUTTS (1910-?) American Businessman/CEO. He became CEO of AT&T in 1972. He was one of the first executives to offer GAY employees benefits to its employees. Also was in charge when the US Government broke up AT&T. SIGNED 8x10 photograph dtd Dec 1982...............25-35
331. [NOBEL] Sir Godfrey Hounsfield (1919-2004) English electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan McLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography (CT). Signed, inscribed photo, 4x5. VG...........40-60
332. Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) Chilean novelist and diplomat, considered the father of Chilean novel. A liberal, Alberto Blest was named intendant of the province of Colchagua and starting 1866 he was Chilean diplomatic representative at Washington, London and Paris. Among his successes were the inclusion of Chile in the Universal Postal Union and the purchase of armament for Chilean troops during the War of the Pacific. He also participated at border negotiations with Argentina, but with a less important role than his previous activities. RARE Letter Signed, 1867, brief 1p, 5x8". Dated Washington 13 March 1867, to Dr. Pope. Dr. Pope: Dear Sir: You will please send me your account, and receive my thanks for your attention." VG..........100-150
333. [MEDICINE] Emil du Bois-Reymond [1818-1896] German physician and physiologist, the discoverer of nerve action potential, and the father of experimental electrophysiology. AQS, dated 1895. About 4.5 x 7"............50-75
334. [EARLY FILM] Beulah Marie Dix [1876-1970] American screenwriter of the silent era and an author of children's books. She wrote for over 55 films between 1917 and 1942. ANS, 1932, written on half-title page removed from her book "Pity of God."..........25-35
335. [NOBEL PRIZE] Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton
(1918-1998) was a British organic chemist and Nobel Prize
Laureate. Signature with sentiment on 3x5 card..........20-30
336.
[FRANCE]
Two French Mystery
Documents, identified as being from
the Burgundy region - one possibly a Birth
Certificate. Small documented is dated 1753,
the larger one has several dates but appears to be
from 1726. As you can see there a piece missing at
edge on 1753 document..............100-150
Front
sides
Back
sides
337. JEAN DIEUDONNE (1906-1992) French Mathematician. He was one of the two main contributors to the Bourbaki series of texts. He began his mathematical career working on the analysis of polynomials. He worked in a wide variety of mathematical areas including general topology, topological vector spaces, algebraic geometry, invariant theory and the classical groups. His best known books are La Géométrie des groupes classiques (1955), Foundations of Modern Analysis (1960), and Algèbre linéaire et géométrie élémentaire (1964). SIGNED/inscribed booklet titled Remise a Jean Dieudonne - signed on front cover 5x7............25-35
338. Kathleen Norris [1880-1966] American novelist. At least two of her novels were made into films: My Best Girl (1927), starring Mary Pickford and Manhattan Love Song (1934), which was released under the title Change of Heart, starring Janet Gaynor. Signed 3-page biographical form from the Cyclopedia of American Biography. Signed at conclusion, August 28, 1916.............50-75
339. Clinton Scollard [1860-1932] was a prolific American poet and occasional writer of fiction. He was a Professor of English at Hamilton College, and collaborator and husband of Jessie Belle Rittenhouse. Brief ALS, 1895. Two lines in his hand............25-35
340. George William Childs [1829-1894] American publisher who co-owned the Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper with financier Anthony Joseph Drexel. ALS, May 28, 1861, 1p, asking that certain publication be sent to the historian Henry Loomis......25-35
341. Kuno Francke [1855-1930] American (German-born) educator and historian. Most of his career was spent at Harvard University where he eventually became a professor of history and German culture and curator of the Germanic Museum. He played an important role in his time as the foremost German-American cultural ambassador. ALS, 1914, 2 full pages. "...It is not entirely sure that I shall be here next winter. If the war is over by that time - frant God that it will..."........40-60
342. [NJ] Harold (Giles Hoffman) (1896-1954) Republican who served as the 41st Governor of New Jersey, from 1935 to 1938. He also served two terms representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, from 1927 to 1931. He is probably best known for being one of the most corrupt Governors of that State. As governor, Hoffman secretly visited convicted Lindbergh kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann in his death row cell on the evening of October 16, 1935 with Anna Bading, a stenographer and fluent speaker of German. Hoffman urged the other members of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals , then the state's highest court, to visit Hauptmann. Despite Governor Hoffman's doubt regarding Hauptmann's guilt, Hoffman was unable to convince the other members of the Court to re-examine the case, and Hauptmann was executed on April 3, 1936. On March 18, 1954, Governor Robert B. Meyner uncovered a significant embezzlement scheme perpetrated by Hoffman, and suspended him from his position of Employment Security Division Director. Three months later, in June 1954, Hoffman died in a New York City hotel room of a heart attack. Just before dying, the disgraced former governor wrote a confession and admitted that he had embezzled over $300,000 from the state. TLS, 1942, 1p, signed Harold. To Danny Sullivan. Sullivan is in the hospital going to have an operation...........35-45
343. [THEATRE] Dame Anna Neagle [1904-1986) popular English stage and motion picture actress and singer. Signed sheet music from "A Broken Doll." Signed on cover picturing her & Michael Wilding. VG............40-60
344. Henry Festing Jones (1851-1928) friend and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler. His biography of Butler, entitled Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835-1902) - A Memoir, won the inaugural James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography in 1919. ALS, 1924, 4pp. 4.5 x 7 in.........50-75
345. Liz Smith [b. 1923] American gossip columnist. Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG......25-35
346. [NOBEL] DAVID BALTIMORE - Am. Microbiologist. Awarded 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for research on how certain viruses effect the genes of cancer cells. SIGNED 5x7 portrait photograph. Poor contrast - signed in dark area............................25-35
347. [ENGLAND] Horace Annesley Vachell [1861-1955] prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works. Brief one-sentence ALS, 1916.......25-35
348. [SCIENCE] Anthony S. FAUCI - American Immuniologist. His pioneering efforts in the research of AIDS has led him to world wide fame. SIGNED/inscribed 5x7 color portrait....................35-45
349. [SCIENCE] GEORGE ROCHESTER (1908-2002) British Physicist He became one of the founding figures of modern particle physics when, in the 1940s, he discovered the existence of nuclear matter heavier than the previously known particles such as protons and neutrons. Brief ALS, 1992.............25-35
350. [NOBEL PRIZE] Robert M. Solow (born 1924) American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961 and the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ("Nobel Prize") in 1987. ALS written on back of color photo taken in 1987. 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. Fine........................35-45
351 [SCIENCE] JOHN C. BASILAR (1904-1991) American Chemist. He discovered optical inversion & explained stereo specificity in complex inorganic reactions. While teaching a general chemistry course, he realized that isomerism could exist among inorganic compounds. He went on to train several generations of coordination chemists Basilar is known as the "FATHER of American coordination chemistry." Considered one of the 75 leading chemist in history. TLS dtd 5/27/83......................35-45
352. [NOBEL PRIZE] Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman (b. 1917) world renowned American mathematician and Nobel laureate. He pioneered and developed a mathematical method that has changed the whole field of chemistry and opened a new era in research in determination of molecular structures of crystallized materials. SIGNED & INSCRIBED color 5 x 3-1/2 photo................25-35
353. [NOBEL]
THOMAS CECH - American Chemist. He was awarded the 1989 Nobel
Prize for Chemistry for his discoveries about the catalytic
properties of RNA. SIGNED 4x6 photograph............25-35
354. [FRANCE] Printed DECRET De La Convention Nationale, Feb. 5, 1794, 3-pages, about 7-3/4 x 8-1/2. This is from the period know as The Reign of Terror on the topic of Slavery. On first page it names General Pichegru(e) in Chief of Northern Army. Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761 - 1804) French general and political figure of the French Revolution and Revolutionary Wars. He briefly served in the American Revolutionary War. In December 1793 Hoche was arrested, probably owing to his colleague's denounciations, and Pichegru became commander-in-chief of the army of the Rhine-and-Moselle, then he was summoned to succeed Jourdan in the army of the North in February 1794, subsequently fighting three major campaigns of one year (see: French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1794). The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and Habsburg Austria held a strong position along the Sambre to the North Sea. He planned a coup d'état known as the Coup of 18 Fructidor, but was arrested, and with fourteen others deported to Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1797. He and seven others escaped and fled to Paramaribo. The gouverneur De Friderici allowed them to get on board on a ship to the United States. Then he went to London, serving on General Aleksandr Rimsky-Korsakov's staff in the campaign of 1799. He went to Paris in August 1803 with Georges Cadoudal to head a Royalist uprising against the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte . Betrayed by a friend, he was arrested on 28 February 1804, and was later found strangled in prison, but it could also have been a suicide. The Reign of Terror (September 5, 1793 to July 28, 1794), also known simply as The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." The guillotine (called the "National Razor") became the symbol of the revolutionary cause, strengthened by a string of executions, including King Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette. Other than a damp stain along bottom edge this is in excellent condition. Rare as such!............100-150
Portrait of Gen. Pichegru
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355. [MUSIC] Elsa
Clay - TLS, Composers and Lyricists Guild
of America, 1963, 1p., to Milton Ebbins, VP of Chrislaw
Productions [also composer]. mentions that By Dunham , the noted
American songwriter and film producer, is now a member of
the guild in good standing and is eligible for employment.
Dunham (1910-2001) wrote songs for the films of many major
stars, including John Wayne ("McClintock") Randolph Scott
("Seven Men From Now") and three Bob Hope films:( Boy, Did I Get
a Wrong Number!, I'll Take Sweden,' and Alias Jesse James." He
also wrote the lyrics to the theme song for the "Flipper"
television series, and for the film, The New Adventures of
Flipper. his other films included The Young Swingers. "Surf
Party" and Wild on the Beach. the last of which he also
produced. Also mentions 10 other composers including Paul
Anka & Bobby Darin. VG...........50-75
356. Samuel Hopkins Adams [1871-1958] Am. writer. Signature........15-20
357. Louise Chandler Moulton (1835 - 1908) American poet, story-writer and critic. SIGNED CARD dated 1892.......20-30
358. [FILM] Elijah Wood (b.1981) American actor. Making his film debut
with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), he
landed a succession of subsequent larger roles and became a
critically acclaimed child actor by age 13. SIGNED 3X5
CARD......15-20
359. Baron Ashburton [1774-1848] Brit. politician. Signature......15-20
360. Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] Am. writer. ANS on small card...........20-30
361. Ralph A. Benson [1828-1886] Brit. Cricket player. Signature......20-30
362. [FILM] Ross Hunter (1920-1996 ) Hollywood film producer. After serving in Army intelligence during World War II, Hunter signed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures and acted in a number of B-movie musicals. Success followed when he transisioned to become a film producer attaining a staff producer post at Universal Pictures in 1953 on the strength of his previous credits as a theatrical producer and director. Hunter was known for producing what were considered "light" films starring actresses including Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, and Julie Andrews. He was also known for melodramas such as Imitation of Life with Lana Turner and Airport. In the early 1970s, after flopping with the 1973 version of Lost Horizon, he worked for Paramount Pictures on a string of television movies. TLS on AIRPORT stationery, 1p, letter of recommendation for Mr. Al M. Ellis. VG..............25-35
363. [FRANCE] Rene Cagnat (1852-1937) Fr. teacher and philosopher. As holder of the chair of 'Epigraphy and Roman antiquities' at the Collège de France, in 1888, he set up L'Année épigraphique (The Epigraphic Year, or AE) the French publication on epigraphy. ALS, no date, 2-1/2 pp., 4 x 5-3/8", sent to the poet, Noel Giron. VG............50-75
364. George Grote [1794-1871] Brit. historian. Clip signature...........20-30
365. Margaret E. Sangster (1838-1912) American poet, author, and editor.
She was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. CLIP
SIGNATURE......25-35
366. [FRANCE] Felix Dupanloup (1802-1878) French ecclesiastic. In 1825 he was ordained priest, and was appointed vicar of the Madeleine at Paris. For a time he was tutor to the Orléans princes. He became the founder of the celebrated academy at St Hyacinthe, and received a letter from Gregory XVI eulogizing his work there, and calling him Apostolus juventutis. He was elected to the Académie française in 1854, occupying the thirty-eighth chair, becoming leader of the Academy’s "religious party", in which capacity he opposed the election of agnostic intellectuals. His imposing height, his noble features, his brilliant eloquence, as well as his renown for zeal and charity, made him a prominent feature in French life for many years. Crowds of persons attended his addresses, on whom his energy, command of language, powerful voice and impassioned gestures made a profound impression. When made bishop of Orléans in 1849, he pronounced a fervid panegyric on Joan of Arc, which attracted attention in England as well as France. Joan of Arc would later be canonized, due partly to Dupanloup's efforts. Before this, he had been sent by Archbishop Aifre to Rome, and had been appointed Roman prelate and protonotary apostolic. For thirty years he remained a notable figure in France, doing his utmost to arouse his countrymen from religious indifference. He was a distinguished educationist who fought for the retention of the Latin classics in the schools and instituted the celebrated catechetical method of St Sulpice. Among his publications are De l'éducation (1850), De la haute éducation intellectuelle (3 vols., 1866), Œuvres choisies (1861, 4 vols.); Histoire de Jésus (1872), a counterblast to Renan's Vie de Jésus. ALS, no date, 1p, plus cdv photo, plus 1862 pamphlet............100-150
See above
367. CLAUDE AVELINE [1901-1992] Fr. writer. SIGNATURE with sentiment............20-30
368. Theobald Mathew (1790-1856) Irish temperance reformer, popularly known as Father Mathew was born at Thomastown, near Golden, County Tipperary, on October 10, 1790. The movement with which his name is associated began in 1838 with the establishment of the Teetotal Abstinence Society which relied on one enduring act of will to keep a person sober for life. It was called simply The Pledge. It could be made by anybody, either with or without an alcohol problem. CLIP SIGNATURE........25-35
369. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884 -1978) American politician
from the state of Washington. He was a US congressman 1915-19,
and US senator from 1923-35. Offered here is a signed printed
speech he delivered on Abraham Lincoln, 1917. He has signed on
front page. 4pp. Excellent condition except for mail fold
creases.............25-35
370. [JOURNALISTS & WRITERS]
multiple lot which includes: DREW MIDDLETON (1913
-?) American Journalist/Reporter/Syndicated Columnist - was a
well-respected author and journalist, who was a correspondent
for the New York Times during World War II. He later became
Editor in Chief of Time Magazine. Short 1984 TLS, The New York
Times letterhead, with envelope ¥ Mary McGrory
(1918-2004) was an American journalist and columnist. She was a
fierce opponent of the Vietnam War and was on Richard Nixon's
enemies list for writing "daily hate Nixon articles." She is now
credited with the example sentence for the word "glom" on
Dictionary.com. Short ALS, 1983, plus envelope ¥ Anthony Lewis (b. 1927) is a prominent liberal intellectual,
writing for the New York Times op-ed page. His first Pulitzer
Prize was in 1955 for reporting on the US Government's loyalty
program, and specifically on the dismissal of a Navy employee
who was not informed of the nature of the accusations against
him, nor of his accusers. Lewis's articles led to the employee's
reinstatement. He won a second Pulitzer Prize in 1963 for his
coverage of the United States Supreme Court. Short TLS, 1984,
1p. on NY Times letterhead ¥ CONSTANCE McLAUGHLIN GREEN - she won the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for her
"Washington, Village and Capital, 1800-1878." Short ALS [or
ANS], 1973, includes envelope ¥ JOSEPHINE JOHNSON - she
won in 1935 a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Now in November."
ANS, 1983 with envelope ¥ Paul Horgan - American
author of fiction and non-fiction, most of which was set in the
Southwestern United States. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for
History, first in 1955 with Great River: The Rio Grande in North
American History and then once again in 1976 with Lamy of Santa
Fe. Signed & inscribed calling card ¥ James Barrett Reston (1909-1995) (nicknamed "Scotty") was a prominent
American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the
early 1990s. Associated for many years with The New York Times,
he became perhaps the most powerful, influential, and
widely-read journalist of his era. Short TLS, 1973 ¥ DAVID DIETZ - Am. journalist-author. Nice TLS, 1973, 1p.,
mentioning his book "The New Outline of Science." ¥ [FRANCE] CHRISTIAN-JACQUE (1904-1994) (Christian Maudet) French Film
Director started as a poster designer for French silent films.
During this period he worked in collaboration with another
artist whose first name was Jacques; the men signed their work
"Christian-Jacque", which eventually adopted as his professional
moniker. wrote movie criticism from 1926 onward, then art
director and assistant director to such Gallic auteurs as
Duvivier and Roussel. His first solo directorial effort was
1931's Bidon d'Or. Quickly mastering diverse genres as slapstick
comedy, drawing-room farce, adventure and romantic mystery, he
rapidly became one of France's most bankable filmmakers, so much
so that he was permitted virtual autonomy during the otherwise
Nazi-dominated Occupation Years. His most widely celebrated film
was the rollicking tongue-in-cheek swashbuckler Fan-fan La Tulp,
which won him a "Best Director" award at Cannes. During his long
(1931-1978). SIGNED/inscribed 7x5 color photo dtd 1981. NICE ¥
[JEFFERSON] Dr. Dumas
Malone [b. 1892-?] he was the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation Biographer- in-Residence and
professor emeritus of history at the University of Virginia. He
was instructor in history at Yale from 1919 to 1923, associate
professor of history at the University of Virginia from 1923 to
1926, and professor from 1926 to 1929. Dr. Malone was at one
time visiting professor of history at Yale and was professor of
history at Columbia for fourteen years. From 1959 he was at the
University of Virginia. He was professor there until his
retirement in 1962. ANS, 1975 with envelope ¥ Benjamin Lawrence Reid - won 1969 Pulitzer Prize for his "The Man From
New York: John Quinn and His Friends." TLS, Mount Holyoke
College, 1973, to which is attached a small signed photograph ¥
Forrest W. Seymour - won 1943 Editorial Writing Pulitzer Prize - Des
Moines Register and Tribune. Short TLS, 1973, 1p. ¥ David J. Garrow (b. 1953) won Pulitzer prize in 1985 for his "
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference." Short TLS, 1989 ¥ William H. Fitzpatrick [New Orleans] won 1951 Pulitzer Prize for
Editorial Writing for his series of editorials analyzing and
clarifying a very important constitutional issue, which is
described by the general heading of the series, "Government by
Treaty." TLS, 1973, 1p. ¥ LEE HILLS - won 1956
Pulitzer prize for Local reporting on a deadline, for stories
about negotiations between Ford, GM and the UAW.
Signed/inscribed signature ¥ [CARTOONS] C. D. Batchelor [1888-1978] In 1937 he won the Pulitzer Prize for
his cartoon "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know
your Daddy." SIGNED/INSCRIBED 1973, on back of brochure titled
"A History Of The Printed Word." ..........175-250
371. Liverpool, England - manuscript document signed, 1852, 8pp. Indenture listing a Watchmaker, Hatter, Tailor, Draper, Paper Dealer, etc. Folds out to 9-3/4 x 15-1/2 in......35-45
373. [CINEMA] Val Guest (1911-2006) was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for the Hammer company in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s. SIGNED & INSCRIBED CARD, 1991, accompanied by small color print of his film Le Monstre..............25-35
374. [MUSIC] Georg JACOBI [1840-1906] Violinist, composer, conductor. ALS, 1878, 1p. "The music of the Golden Wreath being not published and having no time to spare I beg to excuse me if I can not grant your desire to plat some of my music. I am very much obliged for your kind letter and also pleased to know you like my music." Laid to mounting paper board.........25-35
375. J. Robert Schrieffer - Am. Nobel physicist. Signature.........20-30
376. [NOBEL] Paul A. Samuelson (b.1915) American neoclassical economist. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1970, the second year of the Prize. Signed 3x5 card [on lined side]...........20-30
377. [NOBEL PRIZE] Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman (born February 14, 1917) is a world renowned American mathematician and Nobel laureate. He pioneered and developed a mathematical method that has changed the whole field of chemistry and opened a new era in research in determination of molecular structures of crystallized materials. SIGNED & INSCRIBED color 5 x 3-1/2 photo............25-35
378. [MEDICINE] James Crichton-Browne (1840-1938) British physician. Crichton-Browne was regarded as an expert on all aspects of medicine, public health and social reform. He supported a campaign for open-air treatment of tuberculosis, housing reform for the working-classes, and hygiene with respect to venereal disease. Along with Ferrier and neurologist John Hughlings Jackson, he founded "Brain", a journal dedicated to neurology and neuropsychiatry. He also assisted naturalist Charles Darwin with illustrated work when Darwin was writing his "Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals". In 1883 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, and was knighted in 1886. ALS, 1925, 2pp. VG............50-75
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTORS - signatures in various forms. No estimates given.
379. Maximilian Schell [return address]
380. Cliff Robertson
381. Eileen Heckart
382. Dean Jagger (1903-1991)
383. Ben Johnson (1918-1996)
384. FRITZ HOCHWALDER - important Swiss dramatist. TLS, 1962 - not translated. Together with a contract signed by Suzanne Arnoux & R. Thieberger, concerning his play SUR LA TERRE COMME AU CIEL. Both very good...........................75-100
385. [SCIENCE] Sir Richard
Tetley Glazebrook (1854 - 1935) English
physicist. He was President of the Physical Society from 1903 to
1905. His work dealt primarily with aviation study but other
branches of physics also interested him. He was the first
president of the Institute of Physics after the Physical Society
adopted this new name. He was the first director of the National
Physical Laboratory at Teddington from 1899 to 1919; under his
directorship it grew from a few huts on a marshy plain to a
national service. For his work there he was knighted in 1917.
Signature dated 1930.......20-30
386. [FRANCE] Eugène Rouher (1814- 1884) French statesman of the Second Empire. ALS, 1873, 1p. After the death of Napoleon III he speaks of the sorrow of Napoleon's son. 5.25 x 8". Fine............75-100
387. [FRANCE] DECRET De La Convention Nationale, 29 November 1792, 2-pages, signed inprint by Garat & Monge, 7 x 9-1/2". Two months after abolition of Royalty. Concerns factories, Very fresh condition..........80-120
388. [CABINET] Arthur E. Summerfield (1899-1972) the 54th Postmaster General of the US. TLS, 1955, lengthy full page extending invitation to the President of the Air Mail Society to attend the ceremony at the White House commerating the issuance of Atoms For Peace Stamp. VG......50-75
392. [FRANCE] Albert
Thibaudet (1874-1936) French essayist and
literary critic. A former student of Henri Bergson, he was a
professor of Jean Rousset. He taught at the University of
Geneva, and was succeeded in his post by Marcel Raymond. ALS, no
date, written on both sides. VG............50-75
393. [FRANCE] Hartwig Derenbourg
(1844-1908) French Orientalist. He was born in Paris, son of
scholar Joseph Derenbourg. He was educated at Göttingen and
Leipzig. Subsequently he studied Arabic at the Ecole des Langues
Orientales. In 1879 he was appointed professor of Arabic, and in
1886 professor of Muslim Religion, at the École pratique des
hautes études in Paris. He collaborated with his father in the
great edition of Saadia and the edition of Abu al-Walid, and
also produced a number of important editions of other Arabic
writers. ALS, Paris, 1888, 3pp, approx. 4.5 x 7". To Count de
Chambrun. About one of the Count's main works "La Psychologic de
l'Histoire." VG.......75-100
395. [MUSIC] Dick Dale (b. 1937) American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. Signed, inscribed color 8x10 photo. VG..........25-35
396. John Fiske (1842-1901) American philosopher and historian. ALS, 1890, 1p, not able to accept invitation due to his lecturing. VG.........50-75
398. [FILM] Maureen
Stapleton (1925-2006) American actress in
film, theater and television. She was also elected to the
American Theatre Hall of Fame. SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO.
VG............25-35
399. [NOBEL] Sir Ralph
Norman Angell
[1872-1967] English lecturer, journalist,
author, and Member of Parliament. Angell was one of the
principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served
on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs,
was an executive for the World Committee against War and
Fascism, a member of the executive committee of the League of
Nations Union, and the president of the Abyssinia Association.
He was knighted in 1931 and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1933. Signature, inscribed on 3-1/2 x 1-3/4" slip.........25-35
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400. [SPACE] James H.J. Tate (1910-1983) American politician. He served as the Mayor of Philadelphia between 1962 and 1972. Signed 1970 cover honoring Apollo 12. Dated 1970........25-35
401. [POLITICS] mixed lot of poltical autographs: [1] Isaac Hill - Gov. NH. Clip signature. [2] JONES, James Kimbrough [1839-1908] Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. CLIP SIGNATURE [3] DORSEY, Stephen Wallace, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Benson, Rutland County, Vt., February 28, 1842; during the Civil War served in the Union Army. CLIP SIGNATURE [4] DAVIS, Cushman Kellogg, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., June 16, 1838; moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wis.; attended the public schools, Carroll College in Waukesha; graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Waukesha; during the Civil War served as first lieutenant in the Twenty-eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in 1861 and 1862; assistant adjutant general 1862-1864; moved to St. Paul, Minn., in 1865; member, State house of representatives 1867; United States district attorney 1868-1873; Governor of Minnesota 1874-1875; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1886; reelected in 1892 and again in 1898, and served from March 4, 1887, until his death on November 27, 1900; chairman, Committee on Pensions (Fiftieth through Fifty-second Congresses), Committee on Territories (Fifty-fourth Congress), Committee on Foreign Relations (Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses); member of the commission which met in Paris, France, in September 1898 to arrange terms of peace after the war between the United States and Spain; died in St. Paul, Minn.; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Mounted CLIP SIGNATURE. [5] George Truitt [1756-1818] American farmer and politician from Murderkill Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He began his political career as a delegate to the convention which ratified the United States Constitution of 1787. He then served five years in the State House from the 1788/89 session through the 1791/92 session and again in the 1794 session. He then served most of two terms in the State Senate, from the 1803 session through the 1807 session. In 1807 he was elected Governor of Delaware, beating Joseph Haslet the Democratic-Republican Party candidate. Truitt took office January 19, 1808 and served until January 15, 1811. Like other Governors, Truitt was concerned about issues like slavery , penal reform, and public education. A new issue arose during his term, however. Due to increasing tensions with Great Britain, the U.S. government had directed Delaware to create and equip a militia of 1300 men. The General Assembly, in turn requested Federal fortification of Wilmington, New Castle, Port Penn, Reedy Island, and Lewes. CLIP SIGNATURE mounted. [6] Henry E. Burnham (1844-1917) US States Senator from New Hampshire. SIGNATURE. [7]Samuel James Renwick McMillan (1826-1897) Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Senate in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th United States Congresses from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1887. He had also been a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1864 to 1875 and served as Chief Justice from 1874-1875. Clip Signature........40-60
402. MYSTERY LOT - 12 misc. autographs, unidentified and not researched. There will be several of these Mystery Lots offered elsewhere in this auction. For those who prefer to do the research..............50-75
403. [MORMONISM] Clayton Silas Rice [1883-1972] sometimes referred to as Claton Rice, was a clergyman who served in Utah and Idaho for many years. He authored several books on Mormans, including "The Mormon Way" self-published in 1929. Rice was a theologan of another denomination who traveled and lived in Utah in the early twentieth century. He wrote a curious and interesting account from a non-Mormon perspective. In 1901 the first Presbyterian church building was dedicated. It served the community until it was sold to the Roman Catholic church in 1950. The assignment was difficult for the ministers as they received little support from the Mormon community. Reverend Clayton Rice came to the area in 1908 and used friendliness and community activity as tools to break into Dixie. He loved the desert and enjoyed the people on a social level. He directed plays, coached baseball, taught violin and trained debaters. He was well received, but only a handful attended his sermons. Other ministers also found little success. Rare signed bank check, 1918, The Riggs National Bank, Wash. DC. Nice example..........50-75
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404. [SPACE] Group of 6 postal tracking station covers from various countries...........20-30
See covers above
406. [PENN] CRAWFORD, Thomas Hartley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chambersburg, Pa., November 14, 1786; was graduated from Princeton College in 1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1807 and commenced practice in Chambersburg; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833); member of the State house of representatives in 1833 and 1834; appointed a commissioner to investigate alleged frauds in the sale of the Creek Reservation in 1836; appointed by President Van Buren Commissioner of Indian Affairs and served from October 22, 1838, to October 30, 1845; appointed by President Polk as judge of the criminal court of the District of Columbia in 1845 and served until 1861, when the court was reorganized; died in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 1863; interment in the Congressional Cemetery. CLIP SIGNATURE.......20-30
407. [NY] BEACH, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 30, 1835; was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York; took up residence in Orange County, N.Y., in 1861; member and treasurer of the Democratic State central committee 1877-1879; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1881, until his death at his home, "Knoll View," Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., August 10, 1886; chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Forty-ninth Congress); interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. CLIP SIGNATURE.........15-20
408. [KENTUCKY]
STANTON, Richard Henry, a Representative from Kentucky; born in
Alexandria, Va., September 9, 1812; completed preparatory
studies; attended Alexandria Academy; studied law; was admitted
to the bar and began practice in Maysville, Ky., in 1835; editor
of the Maysville Monitor 1835-1842; postmaster of Maysville;
elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and
Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1855); chairman,
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-first and
Thirty-second Congresses), Committee on Elections (Thirty-third
Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the
Thirty-fourth Congress; State's attorney 1858-1861; delegate to
the Democratic National Convention in 1868; district judge
1868-1874; resumed the practice of law until his retirement in
1885; died in Maysville, Ky., March 20, 1891; interment in
Maysville Cemetery. SIGNED CARD........15-20
409. [FILM] Martha Raye (1916-1993) American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. Signed, inscribed page from publication, 8.5 x 11".........25-35
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410. [POLITICS] mixed lot of signatutes in various forms: [1] Giles Waldo Hotchkiss (1815-1878) U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Signature. VG. [2] DONLEY, Joseph Benton [1838-1917] Representative from Pennsylvania, entered the Union Army as a captain in the Eighty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in 1862 and served throughout the war. SIGNATURE. [3]WOODWARD, George Washington [1809-1875] Representative from Pennsylvania; nominated in 1845 by President Polk a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States but was not confirmed by the Senate. SIGNATURE. [4] ARMSTRONG, William Hepburn [1824-1919] Representative from Pennsylvania. SIGNATURE. [5] Everett Sanders (1882-1950) was an American political figure. He was secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee. SIGNED 3X5 CARD. [6] TALLMADGE, Nathaniel Pitcher, a Senator from New York; born in Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y., February 8, 1795; graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1815; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; member, State assembly 1828; member, State senate 1830-1833; elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate in 1833; reelected as a Democrat in 1839, and served from March 4, 1833, to June 17, 1844, when he resigned, having been appointed by President John Tyler to be Governor of Wisconsin Territory, with residence in Fond du Lac; served as Governor of Wisconsin Territory until his removal from office in May 1845; devoted himself to writing religious tracts; died in Battle Creek, Mich., November 2, 1864; interment in Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis. CLIP SIGNATURE [quite foxed]. [7] album page signed on both sides by: SOUTHWICK, George Newell, (1863 - 1912) NY; BODINE, Robert Nall, (1837 - 1914) Mo; BURLEIGH, Edwin Chick, (1843 - 1916) US senator, congressman & Gov. of Maine. Signed on other side by: SUTHERLAND, Roderick Dhu, (1862 - 1915) Neb.; VANDIVER, Willard Duncan, (1854 - 1932) Mo.; STEPHENS, John Hall, (1847 - 1924) Texas. VG. [8]JAMES J. DAVIS (1873-1947) American steel worker and Republican Party politician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as U.S. Secretary of Labor and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was also known by the nicknames of the "Iron Puddler" and "Puddler Jim." Typewritten Manuscript Signed, 1p. Re: the home is the basis of civilization as we have known it. Clean. Click to see Davis [9]FISHER, John [1806-1882] Representative from New York. SIGNATURE. [10] Omar D. Conger [1818-1898] U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Michigan. He was a member of the State military board during the Civil War, holding the rank of colonel. Senator Conger is the namesake for Fort Conger, the pioneering Arctic outpost established by Augustus Greeley's 1881 expedition and named by the explorer in gratitude for the senator's support. SIGNATURE ON ALBUM PAGE. See signature [11] McCARTY, Andrew Zimmerman [1808-1879] Representative from New York. SIGNATURE. [12] [PENN] nice clean album page signed by 2 Penn. congressmen: MORRELL, Daniel Johnson, (1821 - 1885); TOWNSEND, Washington, (1813 - 1894). Both are large clean signatures. [13] SHOBER, Francis Edwin [1831-1896] Representative from North Carolina. SIGNATURE. [14] Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823 - 1903) U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. Clip Signature. [15] Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (1837-1908) nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Missouri. Born near Cologne, Germany, Finkelnburg immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848, settling in St. Charles, Missouri. During the Civil War, Finkelnburg served as a private in the Union Army and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1864 to 1868, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1868. He was elected a Republican and later reelected a Liberal Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873. Finkelnburg was appointed judge of the eastern district of Missouri by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905, serving until 1907. CLIP SIGNATURE, mounted. [16] Jacob Hart Ela (1820- 1884) U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. SIGNATURE, Rochester, NH, on album page. [17] Ossian Ray (1835- 1892) United States Representative from New Hampshire. SIGNATURE, Lancaster, NH...............100-150
411. [ART] Gwen
Raverat (1885-1957) English wood
engraver who was a founder member of the Society of Wood
Engravers. She
was the granddaughter of the naturalist Charles Darwin and the
first cousin of the poet Frances Cornford. She married
the French painter Jacques Raverat in 1911. They were active
in the Bloomsbury Group and Rupert Brooke's Neo-Pagan group
until they moved to the south of France, where they lived in
Vence, near Nice, until his death from multiple sclerosis in
1925. Raverat was one of the very first wood engravers
recognised as modern. She went to the Slade School in 1908,
but stood outside the groups growing up at the time, the group
that gathered around Eric Gill at Ditchling and the group that
grew up at the Central School of Arts and Crafts around Noel
Rooke. She was influenced by the Impressionists and
Post-Impressionists and developed her own painterly style of
engraving. There was some similarity between her early
engravings and those of Gill, and she did know Gill, but the
similarity was based mostly on her black line style at the
time, influenced by Lucien Pissarro, and the semi-religious
themes that she then chose. Balston credits her with having
produced one of the first two books illustrated with modern
wood engravings. This was Spring Morning by her
cousin Frances Cornford, published by the Poetry Bookshop in
1915. It was accessioned at the British Library in May 1915,
which makes it the first modern book illustrated with wood
engravings, as the other contender, The Devil's Devices
illustrated by Eric Gill, was accessioned in December 1915. Original
wood-engraving, image is 4-1/8 x 6" plus margins. The title:
"CHILD-STEALERS." Fine...........100-150 See Raverat
engraving
412. [ART] Robert Walker Macbeth (1848-1910)
Scottish painter, etcher and watercolourist, specialising in
pastoral landscape and the rustic genre. His The Cast Shoe was
bought by the Chantrey Bequest in 1890, and is now at Tate
Britain. From 1871 Macbeth exhibited at the Royal Academy,
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Grosvenor Gallery, New
Gallery and the Fine Art Society in London. There were also
exhibitions in the regions at the Royal Birmingham Society of
Artists in Birmingham, the Royal Scottish Academy in
Edinburgh, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the
Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester City Art
Gallery. In the same year (1871) Macbeth was made an associate
of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) becoming a full member
in 1901. He became a member of the Royal Society of
Painter-Etchers and Engravers (RE) in 1880, and an honorary
member in 1909. In 1882 he was elected a member of the Royal
Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) and in 1883 was
elected to be a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
(ROI). In 1883 he was elected an associate of the Royal
Academy (RA), becoming a full member in 1903. Original
etching, signed in the plate [lower right], approx. 3-5/8 x
5-3/4" plus clean margins. Still has tissue guard showing
title "Nigel and the King". Of Macbeth's own design and
etched by him. Fine.............50-75
See etching
above
413. [PORTRAIT] John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) American novelist and Whig politician
who served as United States Secretary of the Navy 1852 &
1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore,
and as a U.S. Representative from the Maryland's 4th
congressional district. Antique original engraved portrait.
Approx. 6.5 x 5 oval" plus margins. Neatly inlaid.
VG..........25-35
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portrait
414. [FILM] Robert Clarke (1920-2005) actor known for cult classic sci-fi films of the 1950's. ANS, 1985.....20-30
415. Tisha Sterling (b.1944) Am. actress, and the daughter of the late actor Robert Sterling and the late actress/singer Ann Sothern. Sig. & inscribed 3x5 card.....10-15
416. [FILM] Bernard Hughes [1915-2006] American actor of theater and film . Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder. Signed 3x5 card......15-20
417. Somersworth, New Hampshire - 5 Manuscript documents concerning business matters with Andrew Rollins, dating from 1795 to 1809. One of them [1798] is split in half............50-75
418. Dover, New Hampshire - 4 manuscript documents signed Mark Walker. Receipts for oak shooks [ship building] purchased by Andrew Rollins. Each dated 1816.............40-60
See documents419. Message of the
President, regarding the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota, printed government document,
51st Congress, Doc. 247, 1890, 193 pages, approx. 9
x 5.75 in., very good condition. RE: The government thought they
had an agreement with the Chippewas' to remove to specific
reservations but there was also a provision that any Indian
could stay in his present reservation wherein the problem was.
The President further said "the commissioners did not
escape the embarrassment which unfortunately too often attends
our negotiations with the Indians, viz: An indisposition to
treat with the Government for further concessions while its
obligations incurred under former agreements are unkept. ---
consider promptly, and in a just and friendly spirit, the claims
presented by these Indians through our commissioners, which have
been formulated in the draft of a bill prepared by the Secretary
of the Interior herewith. Record of all the meetings conducted
with Indians at the various places where they resided. Signed
in type by Benj. Harrison..............25-35
420. Hugh
Cecil (1869-1956) The Lord
Quickswood. British Conservative Party politician. During the
early 20th century, Cecil (known to his friends as "Linky") was
the eponymous leader of the Hughligans, a group of privileged
young Tory Members of Parliament critical of their own party's
leadership. Modelled after Lord Randolph Churchill's Fourth
Party, the Hughligans included Cecil, F. E. Smith, Arthur
Stanley, Ian Malcolm, and, until 1904, Winston Churchill. In
1908, Cecil was the best man at Churchill's wedding. Cecil
dissented from the beginning from Joseph Chamberlain's policy of
tariff reform, pleading in Parliament against any lowering of
the idea of empire into that of a "gigantic profit-sharing
business." He took a prominent position among the "Free Food
Unionists", and consequently was attacked by the tariff
reformers and lost his seat at Greenwich in 1906.
Signature on 3-3/8 x 2-1/2"............25-35
422. S. I. Hayakawa (1906-1992)
Canadian-born American academic and political figure of Japanese
ancestry. He was an English professor, and served as president
of San Francisco State University and then as United States
Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. Signed, inscribed
color photo, 8x10. Accompanied by his unsigned US Senate calling
card. VG..........35-45
423. John W. Forney (1817-1881) American journalist and politician. He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1851-1856 and 1860-1861. He was Secretary of the United States Senate 1861-1868. Brief ALS, Dec. 27, no tr., 1p...........25-35
424. [FILM] Sunset Carson (1920-1990)
American B-western star of the 1940s. Signed & inscribed
card showing as cowboy riding horse. 5-1/4 x 3-1/4".
VG........25-35
425. (CANAL ZONE) W. S. CROSLEY (1871-1939). Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy. Naval attache, Petrograd Russia (1917-1918). Commanded Fifteenth Naval District, Balboa, Canal Zone. Document Signed, The Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C., 1914. Bank check. With vignette of bank...........40-60
426. [ART] Lily Cushing (1909-1969) American painter. Autograph Note Signed "Lily" sent to artist Walt Kuhn. Postmarked Paris, 1938 she says "Dear Walt - Paris looks fine but the weather in wintery & wet. Will call you in a day or so. Lily." Slightly [unimportant] sun-toned........40-60
427. [IDAHO] Weldon B. Heyburn (1852-1912) U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1903 - 1912. The city of Heyburn is named for him, as is Mount Heyburn. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1909. Good clear signature............25-35
428. Group of 7 biographical proof sheets signed. These are for the 1946-47 edition of WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Includes: W. Morgenstierne, Paul V. McNutt [signed with initials], Clarence E. manion, Chesly Manly, L.C. Marshal, Wm. McChesney Martin Jr., and James Lewis Morrill......................40-60
429. [ART] THREE [3] antique woodcut prints being different views of Cincinnati, Ohio. These date to 1847 & 48. Images about 6 x 3" give or take. Titles: Cincinnati, From The Ohio / Cincinnati In 1810 / View of Cincinnati from the River. ONLY LIGHT FOXING IN MARGINS. VERY GOOD CONDITIONS FOR THEIR AGE. Would frameup nicely. Great gift for someone living in Cincinnati............40-60
430. Elsie Janis (1889-1956) American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force). ANS written on postcard postmarked 1942. "Thanks so much. It's a nice song. If I were singing in this war I would use it. My best wishes to you, Elsie Janis." VG.........25-35
431. [THEATRE] Beatrice Cameron (1868-1940) actress who was married to Richard Mansfield. She earned an enviable reputation as leading lady in many of his most successful plays. ANS, no date, about 4-1/4 x 4-3/4". Says she has a fatigued throat. VG.........20-30
432. [BENJ. HARRISON] Message from the President of the United States, Feb. 19, 1890, government document, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 66, 29 pages, signed in type by Harrison. A report relative to the purchase and release of the surplus lands in the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.......30-40
433. [BENJ. HARRISON] Message from the President of the United States, Dec. 18, 1889, government document, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 14, 91 pages, signed in type by Harrison. "A letter of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the purchase of a part of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation". Disdound but all present. Contains one foldout diagram....30-40
434. [AMERICANA]
misc. mixed lot: [1] (US
CONGRESSMEN) album page 7 signatures: E.J. Hill [1845-1917 Ct] ¥ Wm. S. Greene [1841-1924 Mass] ¥ C.H. Grosvenor [1833-1917 Ohio]. On
other side are signatures of W.P.
Hepburn [1833-1916 Iowa] ¥ C.A.
Sulloway [1839-1917 NH] ¥ J.B.
Strode [1845-1924 Neb] ¥ Morgan
B. Williams [1831-1903 Pa]. VG.
[2] James Y. Smith [1809-1876] Gov. of
Rhode Island during the civil war [May 26, 1863 - May 29,
1866]. Excellent example of his autograph signature on slip
with wide clean margins. [3] US
CONGRESSMEN] album page signed on one side by: LASH, Israel George,
(1810 - 1878) NC; BURDETT,
Samuel Swinfin, (1836 - 1914) Missouri - entered the
Union Army as a private in the First Regiment, Iowa Volunteer
Cavalry, in May 1861; promoted to the rank of lieutenant,
later becoming captain, and served until August 1864; SWEENEY, William
Northcut, (1832 - 1895) Ky. VG. [4] ohn Scott (1824-1896) US
Senator from Penn. Signature.
[5] Robert Carter
Nicholas (1793-1857) United States
Senator from Louisiana. Born in Hanover, Virginia, he served
in the War of 1812 as a captain and major. He attended the
College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and
moved to Louisiana, where he became a sugar planter in
Terrebonne Parish in 1820. Nicholas was elected as a
Jacksonian (later, a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator-elect Charles
E.A. Gayarre and served from January 13, 1836, to March 3,
1841. He was Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1843 to
1846, when he resigned; he died in Terrebonne Parish in 1857.
Interment was in the Burthe vault, St. Louis Cemetery, New
Orleans. SIGNATURE CLIPPED FROM ALBUM PAGE. [6] Samuel
Wesley Stratton (1861 -1931) American
physicist. In March 1901, President William McKinley
appointed him as the first director of the Bureau of
Standards. By request of U.S. secretary of the treasury,
prepared report on a proposed Bureau of Standards, drafted
bill establishing bureau (passed by Congress, 1901), and
became first director of the bureau (1901-23). President,
M.I.T. (1923-30). DOCUMENT SIGNED, Bureau of Standards
Certificate, 1906. Issued to S.I.P. Geneve; submitted by
R.S. Woodward - ONE WHITE BRONZE METER BAR NO. 17. TEST NO.
1581, also signed in ink by Louis A. Fischer, In charge of
test. Mail folds o/w fine. [7] [US
CONGRESSMEN] Album page signed by 3 congressmen on one side
and 3 on the other side. Includes: James M. Robinson
[1861-1942] Ind. / Ferdinand
Brucker [1858-1904] Mich / Robert W. Miers
[1848-1930] Ind. On the other side: Samuel Maxwell [1825-1901]
Neb / Wm. T. Zenor
[1846-1916] Ind / Sam. M. Clark
[1842-1900] Iowa. VG. [8] Jackson Kemper (1789-1870) was
the first missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church in the
United States of America. He was the son of Col. Daniel
Kemper, a former aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington. In
1835, the Episcopal Church undertook to consecrate missionary
bishops to preach the Gospel west of the settled areas, and
Kemper was the first to be chosen. Signature clipped away from
letter. Laid to backing sheet; one fold.
[9] G.H. Richards, Sear Building, Boston, writes 2
letters to Col. Francis E. Heath, both dated 1893, 1p. each
about stock purchase in Skowhegan Pulp Co. We don't know who
Richards was but Col. [Brig. Gen.] Heath had a distinguished
record during the civil war. He was in command of the 19th
Maine Inf'y Reg't., 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps at
Gettysburg. On the evening of July 2d this Regiment at a
position on the left of Batt'y C, 5th U.S. helped to repel the
enemy that had driven in Humphreys' Division, taking one
battle flag and re-capturing four guns. On July 3, after
engaging the enemy's advance from this position, it moved to
the right to the support of the 2d Brigade and joined in the
final charge and repulse of Pickett's Command. Effective
strength. July 2d. 405; Killed & mortally wounded 65;
Wounded not fatally, 137; Missing 4. Colonel Francis E. Heath,
who was wounded on July 3rd. [10]
Early Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G.
Hazard papers, dated Providence [RI], 1836. For eleven bales
domestic goods [known as Hazard's Goods] being shipped on the
Brig Waltham, now in Harbor of Providence and bound for
Savannah [Georgia]. 9-3/8 x 4-3/4 in. Numerous foxing spots,
folds o/w good............80-120
435. AGUSTIN EDWARDS [1878-1941]. Chilean banker and diplomat. Vice president of Chile (1901-02); minister for foreign affairs (1903, 1905, 1909, 1910); minister to Italy, Spain, and Switzerland (1905-06) and to Great Britain (1910-25); ambassador to Great Britain (1935-38). President, League of Nations Assembly (1922), and of 5th Pan-American conference (1923). ALS, Paris, 1922, 1p, 8vo. Sends these few lines in reply.............25-35
436. [MUSIC] STANISLAV SKROWACZEWSKY - FAMOUS CONDUCTOR. Signed 3x5 card......20-30
437. William Alfred Baehr (1873-1943). American financier who was president of many utilities firms. Document Signed, North American Light and Power Co., Maine, 1919. Stock certificate. Signed while he was serving as vice-president. Issued to HENRIETTA COLGAN for ten shares of stock. Folded but VG...............50-75
438. [GREAT BRITAIN] Burke, Edmund. 1729-1797. British statesman and orator, b. Dublin. Entered Middle Temple (1750) but abandoned legal studies for literary work; published Vindication of Natural Society, satire upon Bolingbroke (1756), and On the Sublime and Beautiful (1757); began Annual Register (1758) and edited it for some 30 years. Became secretary to Marquis of Rockingham and entered Parliament (1765); gained high position among Whigs through eloquence on American question and vigorous opposition to George III' s policy of court domination and arbitrary rule; issued political pamphlets On the Present State of the Nation replying to Grenville on commerce and finance (1769), and Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, accusing Tory government of suppressing public opinion, as in Wilkes case (1770); advocated liberal treatment of colonies in speeches American Taxation (1774) and Conciliation with the Colonies (1775); championed free trade with Ireland and Catholic emancipation. Paymaster of the forces under Rockingham (1782) and in succeeding coalition government; took active part in investigation of East India Company and urged impeachment of Warren Hastings, opening the case (1788), and delivering nine-day speech in reply to defense (1794); supported Wilberforcein advocating abolition of slave trade (1788-89); appeared as champion of tradition and constitutionalism in conservative English mold in opposition to speculative innovation and mere democracy in Reflections on the French Revolution (1790) and a series of writings mounting in passionate denunciation and reaching climax in Letters on a Regicide Peace (1795-97); quarreled with Fox and Whigs (1791); retired from Parliament on pension (1794), defending its acceptance in the Letter to a Noble Lord (1796). ORIGINAL ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of BURKE [1853], image approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. Engraved by C.E. WAGSTAFF. UNSIGNED, of course. Very good condition...................35-45
439. Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (1798-1859) British peer and politician. ALS, nd, 2-1/2 pp..........25-35
440. [RUSSIA - Book] James H. Billington. MIKHAILOVSKY AND RUSSIAN POPULISM, 1958, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 217 pp,
8vo., no dj. EX-LIBRARY. VG.................25-35
441. Sir Francis C. BURNAND [1836-1917]. English playwright. Editor of Punch (1880-1906). Author of many burlesques, including Black-eyed Susan (1866), Cox and Box (with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, produced 1867), The Colonel (1881), and Happy Thoughts (1866). CLIP SIGNATURE.....20-30
442. [BASEBALL] Masato Yoshii (b. 1965 in Aridagawa, Wakayama, Japan) retired baseball player who is currently a pitching coach for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese Pacific League. He pitched in the Major Leagues from 1998-2002. Signed & inscribed 3x5 card........10-15
443. [MUSIC] EDDY ARNOLD (1918-2008) Country-Western Singer. Signed 3x5 card dated 1988. Fine........20-30
444. Zack Mosley - Am. cartoonist who created Smilin' Jack, an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933 in the Chicago Tribune and ended April 1, 1973. After a run of 40 years, it was the longest running aviation comic strip. He had previously worked on the Buck Rogers and Skyroads strips. ANS, 1975, written on bottom of letter from collector............25-35
445. Beatrice (BOYD) TLS, May 31, 1979. To Charles "Buddy" Rogers. Written 2 days after Mary Pickford died. Well composed uplifting words: "rejoice for Mary's having achieved this life, in having run her course and completed all that God willed for her here......" With envelope...........20-30
446. Burton Frye - signed title page from his "The Good Surprise - Poem by Burton Frye."..........20-30
447. [ART] George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. Original Etching - title "The MIDDLEMAS WIVES AND GIDEON GRAY". Image is approx. 3-1/8 x 5" plus clean margins. Tissue guard still attached. Fine condition......50-75
See etching
448. Hiram Corson (1828-1911) American professor of literature. ALS, Utica, NY, 1907, 4 pages, 4to. To Miss Whiting. Begins by saying he has sent a photo of him taken by Frederick Robinson "It is regarded as the most artistic photograph taken of me..." Followed by good content. Two file holes o/w VG..............40-60
449. [TEXAS] Richard "Cactus" Pryor (1923-2011) American broadcaster. He received his nickname after the old Cactus Theater on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, which was run by his father, "Skinny" Pryor. Pryor was first heard on Lady Bird Johnson 's radio station 590 KLBJ, though his face became as well known as his voice once he moved to television broadcasting on Austin television station KTBC. In addition to his work in radio and television, Pryor also appeared in two movies, Hellfighters and The Green Berets with John Wayne. Signed 1st edition of his book "Inside Texas", 1982, 194pp. The dust jacket is very good; book VG+. Signed & inscribed on half title page.........25-35
450. Oleg Cassini [1913-2006] French-born American fashion designer noted for being chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her state wardrobe in the 1960s. He became the exclusive costume designer for his then-wife, American film and stage actress Gene Tierney. Signed magazine cover - also signed again inside..............20-30
451. ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of JEREMIAH DAY [1773-1867] NOTED YALE CLERGYMAN. Clean.....................20-30
452. [FILM] Greta Nissen (1906-1988) Norwegian-born American film and stage actress. Nissen made her Broadway debut as a ballerina in 1924. Greta was discovered by film producer Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than twenty films. She appeared in The Wanderer (1925, director Raoul Walsh). Among her other films were A Wife, The King on Main Street, The Love Thief, Ambassador Bill, The Lucky Lady, and Honours Easy. In 1932, she played in The Silent Witness with Weldon Heyburn, who became her first husband. Her film career ended in the mid-1930s after she had appeared in a few British films. Signed 3x5 white card [late in life]. Fine.........25-35
454. James Steranko (b.1938) American graphic artist, comic book writer-artist-historian, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic-book work was with the 1960s superspy feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." in Marvel Comics' Strange Tales and in the subsequent eponymous series. Steranko earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the Silver Age of comic books, particularly his infusion of surrealism, op art, and graphic design into the medium. His work has been published in many countries and his influence on the field has remained strong since his comics heyday. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006. For the movie industry, Steranko has produced a number of posters for various films, and was a conceptual artist on Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), doing production designs for the film and designing the character of Indiana Jones. He also served in a similar capacity as project conceptualist on Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and wrote the episode "The Ties That Bind" of the DC Comics animated TV series Justice League Unlimited. He has "amassed an enormous portfolio of more than sixty projects (which he called the "Theater of Concepts") designed to be seen in multimedia form, drew the comic-book adaptation of the 1981 film Outland, which was serialized in Heavy Metal magazine. The lighthearted spy movie If Looks Could Kill (1991) features Roger Rees as the villain, Augustus Steranko, and director Brad Bird has stated that Steranko's work was his main comic-book influence on Pixar's The Incredibles. ALS, or ANS, SIGNED "JS". He sends a check for 2 items and says he'll pass on Tarkington letter; "...Keep me posted on your new acquisitions.Till next time, stay well." Steranko's autograph is quite scarce! VG..............75-100
456.
(MAINE) JOCK [John R.
McKernan, Jr.] - Gov. & U.S. congressman from Maine. Group
of 7 TLSs, 1983-90, all signed Jock. 2 have punch holes. All
to General Manager of Gannett Books in Portland, Maine. Thanks
for book gifts. We don't know how many may be authentic but
most, if not all, do not appear to be autopen signatures.
McKernan is married to Sen. Olympia Snow.........60-80
457. [MAINE] PETERS, John Andrew, (uncle of John Andrew Peters [1864-1953]), a Representative from Maine; born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, October 9, 1822; attended Gorham Academy, and was graduated from Yale College in 1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Bangor, Maine, in 1844; member of the State senate in 1862 and 1863; served in the State house of representatives in 1864; attorney general of the State 1864-1866; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1873); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1872; judge of the supreme judicial court of Maine 1873-1883 and served as chief justice from 1883 until January 1, 1900, when he resigned; died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, April 2, 1904; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery. SIGNATURE........15-20
458. [NY] BENNETT, David
Smith, a Representative from
New York; born on a farm near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y.,
May 3, 1811; attended the common schools and the local academy
in Onondaga; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Syracuse
and engaged in the produce business, afterwards extending his
business to New York City; moved to Buffalo in 1853 and built
and operated several grain elevators; also purchased the
original Dart grain elevator; elected a member of the State
senate in 1865; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first
Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); declined to be a
candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed his former business
pursuits in Buffalo, N.Y., where he died November 6, 1894;
interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
SIGNATURE............15-20
459. [AMERICANA]
misc. mixed lot: [1] (RAILROAD) M.E.I.
(Melville Ezra Ingalls) (1842-1914). important railroad man,
President of the Big Four. He was one of the founders of the
Cincinnati Art Museum; pres. Cincinnati Exposition; one of the
pioneers in the modern playground movement, advocating more
baseball and athletic fields for children. TLS, 1896, as
President of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Co. ANS [signed with initials] at bottom of TLS by J.A.
Barnard, The Peoria & Eastern Railway Co., Indianapolis,
1894, 1p, 4to. "J.A.B. I will send it to you just as soon as it
comes back to us from Richmond. Rent should commence from March
1st payable first of each succeeding month. Vouchers will be
made up in Mr. Axtell's office at Richmond." VG. Very scarce in
autograph material. [2] Early
Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard papers,
dated Providence [RI], 1829. For one Hogshead Georgia Syrup
being shipped on the Sloop Providence, now in Port of Providence
and bound for New York. 8-3/4 x 6 in. A few light foxing spots,
tattered right edge affects nothing. VG. Nice small vignette for
W. R. Danforth, Printer, Providence. Master of the sloop was
George L. Brown, who signs at bottom. Damaged along right side
edge. [3] MITCHELL, Hugh Burnton, a Senator
and a Representative from Washington; born in Great Falls,
Cascade County, Mont., March 22, 1907; attended the public
schools at Great Falls, Mont., and Dartmouth College, Hanover,
N.H.; engaged in editorial work on a newspaper in Everett,
Wash., 1931-1933; elected Democratic precinct committeeman in
Everett, Wash., 1931; served as executive assistant to Monrad C.
Wallgren during his services in the United States House of
Representatives and the United States Senate 1933-1945;
appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Monrad C. Wallgren and
served from January 10, 1945, until his resignation on December
25, 1946; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the
United States Senate in 1946; engaged in economic research and
public relations; elected to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second
Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1953); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1952 but was an unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for election as Governor of Washington; was
an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1954 to the
Eighty-fourth Congress and in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress;
engaged as owner and partner in transportation and manufacturing
businesses since 1953; chairman, Committee for Washington Tax
Reform; was a resident of Seattle, Wash. until his death on June
10, 1996. SIGNED PROOF SHEET FOR HIS BIO. IN WHO'S WHO IN
AMERICA, 1946-47. [4] [NEW
HAMPSHIRE] Isaac Twombly (1735-1824] Manuscript Document
Signed, Rochester [NH] Oct. 31, 1793, 1p., approx. 6x2". Rec.
of Andrew Rollins....Ichebod Rollins as witness. Isaac Twombly
was a Quaker and one of twenty-two belonging to the Society of
Friends from Rochester, NH, that "did not choose to sign," the
1776 Revolutionary War Proposal. One hundred and ninety-eight
persons in Rochester (N.H.) signed this agreement, twenty-two
belonging to the Society of Friends "did not choose to sign,"
and twenty-two others refused to sign. This placed every man
as a friend or an enemy to his country, and informed the
committee of Safety what individuals to watch or disarm.". [5] Louis
E. ATKINSON [1841-1910] US Representative
from Pennsylvania; during the Civil War entered the medical
department of the United States Army on September 5, 1861;
served as assistant surgeon in the First Pennsylvania Reserve
Cavalry and as surgeon of the One Hundred and Eighty-eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, until mustered out in December
1865; was disabled while in the Army and, being unable to
practice medicine, studied law. SIGNATURE. [6] THOMAS MELVILL
Jun. [1776-1845] sent to Europe as a banker at age 18;
exporter; farmer in Pittsfield, Mass; uncle of the famous
author Herman Melville. DS, Carriage to Liverpool and Charges
- Received payment for James Tisdale. 8x3 in. Docketed 1790 on
verso so he would have been 14 at the time; 4 years later a
banker in Europe. Although not a valuable signature it is
rare. Fine.. [7] EDWARD
HAMILTON - ALS, Boston, 1885, 1p, 4to. To M.E. Ingalls, the
famous railroad man. "So many years have passed since I saw
you, that you may have forgotten me, and I should not now
trespass on your time except by the advice of my counsel &
our friend Woodbury, who feels that you like myself still
think the grand principles of American government should be
maintained against the wild theories of ambitious &
selfish, as well as short sighted men. Your Senator Sherman
last fall made a silly speech here and I thought now he again
proposes to come before the people of Ohio for endorsement, it
was a good time to show him up a little. I wish you would put
this where it will reach your people, and have a copy sent me
if used or return it to me if not used. I have headed it as to
the Enquirer. If they do not want it perhaps some other paper
would be better." Fine. [8] J.F. TUCKER - General Superintendent, Illinois Central
Railroad Co. ALS, Chicago, 1877, 1p, 4to. To M.E. Ingalls, the
famous railroad man. Mentions that the 3 mail cars are
finished & they will cost about $3100 each. File punch
holes left margin - no affect. [9] George Mitchell (b. 1933) American Statesman. TLS, US Senate
stationery,Jan. 4, 1989, 1p, 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. To Guy Gannett
Publishing Co., Portland, Maine. To Allan. "I appreciate your
thinking of me during this holiday season. I certainly enjoy
the two books, especially the Bill Caldwell book. I am looking
forward to my new role in the Senate and the challenges that
the 101st Congress will bring. Thank you for your kinfs
words." Signed "George." In comparison with other Mitchell
signatures this does not appear to be an autopen signature. [10] Henry C. Deming
(1815-1872) U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was
admitted to the bar in 1839 and began practice in New York City
but devoted his time chiefly to literary work. He moved to
Hartford, Connecticut, in 1847. He entered the Union Army in
September 1861 as colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, Connecticut
Volunteers. He served as mayor of New Orleans under martial law
from October 1862 to February 1863, when he resigned from the
Army. Signature.............100-150
460. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American
animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he
worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle"
and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous
Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the
Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others.
During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When
Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with
Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released
in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973],
a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out
on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often
disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of
the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous
position in the animation world. He is one of the more original
artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a
cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink drawing, unsigned on 6 x 8.5 in.
sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason
for him to have signed it................50-75
See Bakshi drawing
461. [AMERICAN NAVAL] Chas. A. Seas - US Cousul. at [?] country. We can't make out the place but its somewhere in the Mediterranean. Very attractive ALS, 1870, 2-1/2pp, about 8 x 13". To Capt. Walker of the US Frigate Sabin. [ John Grimes Walker]. Content concerns an anchor of a Portuguese vessel is laying near, or under, the Sabin and cannot be taken up. Near fine condition.............75-100
462. [SC] Solomon Lafayette Hoge (1836 - 1909) lawyer, soldier, judge and
politician in Ohio and South Carolina. Upon the outbreak of the
Civil War in 1861, Hoge enrolled in the Union Army as a First
Lieutenant in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to
captain and became the commander of a Federal company of
infantry. Nice SIGNATURE.......20-30
463. [ART] SCENE ON THE WABASH - and
Potawattamie Indians. Original 1850 engraving, image approx.
4-3/4 x 6-1/4" plus clean margins. VG......30-40
See engraving
464.
Leonard Andrew
Scheele (1907-1993) American physician
and public servant. He was appointed the seventh
Surgeon General of the United States from 1948 to
1956. TLS, Federal Security Agency,
1949, 1p, as Surgeon General, to Philip J.
Philbin, US congressman from Mass. Accompanied by TLS by Vlado A.
Getting MD, and 4 telegrams. VG............50-75
465. MYSTERY LOT of about 83
pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters;
documents; a few autographs; and various ephemera. Oldest item
in this lot is 1811. There is also an 1838 document signed by
R.G. Hazard [look him up]. Also, a, 1811 NY Supreme Court
document. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like
researching items.....80-120
466. [LINCOLN]
LEONARD W. VOLK (1828-1895) American sculptor. Most famous
for making a life mask of American President Abraham
Lincoln. Signed 1893 bank check. VG.........100-200
467. [MUSIC] Paul
Anka (b. 1941) is a
Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor.
Anka became famous in the late 1950s and 1960s
with hit songs like "Diana", "Lonely Boy", and
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder". He went on to
write such well-known music as the theme for The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of
Tom Jones' biggest hits, "She's a Lady", and the
English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature
song, "My Way". Signed & inscribed
poster that folds out to 16 x 21". Except for
folds in very good condition.......50-75
See
poster signed portion
468. [VERMONT] Benj. Swan (1762-1839) an
interesting Vermont person. Known as Major Ben Swan, was born
in Worcester, Mass. At Worcester and in Boston, Benjamin
received a most thorough mercantile education in the house of
Messrs. Samuel & Stephen Salisbury, a firm whose standing
and credit for a series of years gave them the highest
reputation in the commercial community, both in Europe and
America. Mr. Swan was for some time in a mercantile house in
Montreal, where he became quite thoroughly versed in the
French language, then more generally spoken in Canada. In 1791
he began business in Woodstock, Vermont, in connection with
the Chandlers. In the general theory and the various details
of the business of a merchant he was probably the
best-educated man in Vermont. His unvarying rectitude in all
his affairs won for him the confidence of every one, while his
cheerful manners and the good-humor with which he enlivened
his various business transactions made him a favorite with all
classes of the community. After Mr. Swan retired from
mercantile pursuits, he sustained a variety of offices and
trusts. For many years he was the principal officiating
magistrate in Woodstock, and in the numerous trials of cases
which came before him the parties rarely, if ever, resorted to
a jury. He was the first postmaster in this town [Woodstock].
In 1796, on the resignation of General Morris of the office of
county clerk, Mr. Swan was appointed to that place, and from
that time to his death, a period of forty-three years,
retained the position of clerk of the Supreme and County
Courts. In the year 1800 he was appointed by the legislature
treasurer of the State, and thenceforward, for thirty-two
years, the freemen of Vermont honored themselves and reflected
honor upon him by electing him annually to that office, and
generally without opposition. For a large portion of the time
during which he served as treasurer, while banks were still scarce, and poor at that,
he acted as a kind of general banker, to whom all classes
of people resorted who were wishing to borrow, for an
emergency, a moderate sum of money. The following is
an instance among many that might be mentioned. When Zadock
Thompson was ready to have his first Gazetteer printed, he
needed money to run the paper. This was to be made at Wells
River. His father said he would go to Benjamin Swan and see if
he could raise the money from him. When he mentioned the
matter to Major Swan, and asked if he could do the favor, the
major answered, " Yes, yes, hum-m-m," and sat down and wrote
to the paper-maker thus: &emdash;"Mr. Thompson wishes to
buy fifty dollars' worth of paper for his Gazetteer, for which
he shall be good. "Benjamin Swan." Many of the loans, however,
which Mr. Swan made in his function of general banker, proved
detrimental to bis pocket, if not to his peace of mind. After
his death there was found on the upper shelf of the bookcase
in his office a long row of files of notes, embracing many
thousand dollars in value, all outlawed, or otherwise wholly
worthless, &emdash; notes taken for sums of money lent to
people in needy circumstances living in the neighborhood, to
young men going West, and to various classes of people who
called on this patient and forbearing man for help out of some
difficulty. From this fact it would appear that the words of
Scripture, "from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou
away," Mr. Swan regarded more in the light of a rule to live
by than as merely a piece of fine sentiment. No man was ever
more highly esteemed by the people of this State of Vermont
than Major Benjamin Swan, and no man was ever more deserving
of such esteem. Yet, notwithstanding the regard in which he
was held, and the universal deference paid to him, in his
deportment and in his heart he was a man of great modesty and
humility. This was in keeping with the kind and benevolent
spirit he exercised towards all classes of people with whom he
came in contact, whether in business affairs or in the private
walks of life. Offered here is a State
of Vermont, legal writ, 1811, signed twice on the front and
once on the verso. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-3/4". VG............50-75
469. [CALIF.] JOHNSON, James Augustus, a Representative from California; born in Spartanburg, S.C., May 16, 1829; moved with his parents to Arkansas when quite young; attended the common schools; moved to California in 1853; studied medicine and was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced the practice of law in Downieville, Calif.; member of the general assembly in 1859 and 1860; elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871); Lieutenant Governor of California 1875-1880; moved to San Francisco; registrar of voters in 1883 and 1884; engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in San Francisco, Calif., May 11, 1896; interment in the Masonic Cemetery. CLIP SIGNATURE........15-20
470. [NY] SCHUMAKER, John Godfrey, a Representative from New York; born in Claverack, Columbia County, N.Y., June 27, 1826; completed preparatory studies in the Lenox (Mass.) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1847; moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1853 and continued the practice of law; district attorney for Kings County 1856-1859; corporation counsel for the city of Brooklyn 1862-1864; member of the State constitutional conventions in 1862, 1867, and 1894; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; elected to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877); was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 23, 1905; interment in Greenwood Cemetery. SIGNATURE.......15-20
471. [MUSIC] Clara de Chatelain (1807-1876) English writer and composer, who wrote numerous charming ballads and songs as well as a Handbook of the Four Elements of Vocalisation (1850). In addition, she produced several books of fairy tales: The Silver Swan (1847), Child's Own Book of Fairy Tales (1850), Merry Tales for Little Folk (1851), Little Folks' Books (1857), and The Sedan-Chair. ALS, n.d., 1p, 3-3/4 x 6 in. Asks recipient to look at her "short tale of mine entitled __? Eye....to insertion in the St James's...." de Chatelain died insane. VG....50-75
472. [MIXED LOT] [1] Frank Pace, Jr. (1912-1988) United States public official and business executive. He was Sec. of Army in the Eisenhower administration. SIGNED card. [2] Harriet Winslow Sewall (1819-1889) was an American poet, and editor of the collected letters of Lydia Maria Child. SIGNED ALBUM PAGE, Jan. 12, 1886. Also signed by her husband, Samuel E. Sewall. Harriet Winslow was born in Portland, Maine on June 20, 1819 into a Quaker family. She was educated in Portland and at a boarding school in Providence, Rhode Island. She was, at least in her early years, interested in transcendentalism and animal magnetism; and arguably more practically engaged with contemporary anti-slave and women's rights movements. In 1882 she arranged for publication the letters of her friend, the author Lydia Maria Child. VG. [3] Makio Murayama - Biochemist who conducted vital research in the U.S. that laid the groundwork for combating sickle-cell anemia. SIGNED 3x5 card. [4] Ernest W. Gibson (1872-1940) United States Representative and Senator from Vermont. Signed card. Fine. [5] Douglas Volk - famous artist. Signed 1906 bank check. [6] [US CONGRESSMEN] album page signed on both sides by: BRUNDIDGE, Stephen, Jr., (1857 - 1938) Ark; BURKE, Robert Emmet, (1847 - 1901) Texas - volunteered as a private in Company D, Tenth Georgia Cavalry, Confederate Army, at the age of sixteen and served throughout the Civil War; STOKES, James William, (1853 - 1901) SC. Signed on other side by: TODD, Albert May, (1850 - 1931) Mich; LANHAM, Samuel Willis Tucker, (1846 - 1908) Texas - entered the Confederate Army when a boy; and McRAE, Thomas Chipman, (1851 - 1929) Ark. VG. [7] NICHOLS, Matthias H., [1824-1862] Representative from Ohio. CLIP SIGNATURE [8] William Alfred [1922-1999] Playwright and Harvard professor. Signed bookplate. [9] John Manke - NASA test pilot. Signed 1973 cover honoring his flight piloting the X-24B Lifting Body flight. [10] David Paul Brown (1795-1872) American lawyer and orator, whose tragedy, "Sertorius" was a vehicle for the English actor Junius Brutus Booth (1796-1852), whose son John Wilkes Booth assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. CLIP SIGNATURE dated 1842. Light spotting. [11] (BRITISH SIGNATURES) - F.T. BUCKLAND & SAMUEL WHITBREAD. Needs research............80-120
473. [KENTUCKY] BELL, Joshua Fry, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., November 26, 1811; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1828; studied law in Lexington, Ky.; traveled in Europe for several years before admission to the bar; commenced practice in Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846; secretary of state of Kentucky in 1849; chosen by the legislature as one of six commissioners to the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; delegate to the Border State convention in 1861; nominated in 1863 by the Union Democrats for Governor of Kentucky, but declined to accept the nomination; member of the State house of representatives 1862-1867; died in Danville, Ky., August 17, 1870; interment in Bellevue Cemetery. CLIP SIGNATURE........20-30
474. [RELIGION] W. DURHAM [William Van Mildert. 1765-1836) was the last Prince-Bishop of Durham (1826-1836), and one of the founders of the University of Durham. His name survives in Van Mildert College, founded in 1965. Mounted clip signature.......20-30
475. [PA] John Heinz (1938-1991) US Senator (1977-1991). Heinz and six other people were killed when a helicopter collided with the Senator's Piper Aerostar plane over Merion Elementary School in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Signed color 8x10 photo.............40-60
476. (David
Berkley McCreary) Gunnison & McCreary [1826-1906] Union
Brevet Brigadier General. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in one
Erie Regiment of the Pennsylvania militia at the start of the
Civil War. He then enlisted in the 145th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, rising to Lieutenant Colonel and commander
of the regiment. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US
Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious
services during the war". He served as Adjutant General of the
Pennsylvania National Guard from 1867 to 1870. DS, 1874.
Signed with his business name, Humboldt Safe Deposit &
Trust Co., bank check. Cancellations affect
signature......25-35
477. [MEDICINE] William C. DeVries - American cardiothoracic surgeon, who performed the first successful permanent artificial heart implantation. And Michael DeBakey [1908-2008] world-renowned American cardiac surgeon. Both have signed a postcard honoring the Univ. of Texas............30-40
478. [NJ] CLIFF [Clifford P. Case] - US senator from New Jersey. 3 TLSs, 1973-75, 1p. 2 are autopen signed, one of which refers to House impeachment inquiry of President Nixon. PLUS ALS from congressman Peter Frelinguysen signed "Frel" & a TLS by him, 1974. All to the editor of Gannett Books publishing..........25-35
479. MILITARY - 2 antique prints after William Hogarth, engraved by T. Cook circa 1855. Both are military scenes - Blackwell's Military Figures. On request will show scans. Approx. 5 x 8 plus wide margins.........40-60
480.
482. (MASSACHUSETTS) CENTRAL PART OF CONCORD, MASS. - original 1839 wood-engraved view, 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 plus margins. Part of the court house is seen on the left. Burying-ground Hill [a post of observation to the British officers in the invasion of 1775] is seen a short distance beyond. VG...................25-35
483. (MASSACHUSETTS) LENOX, MASS. - original 1839 wood-engraved view, 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 plus margins. VG.................25-35
484. [Olympics] Horace Ashenfelter, III (b.1923) American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956 after service in World War II. Ashenfelter was one of America's finest runners during his career. Although he was considered a long shot, Ashenfelter was the surprise winner of the steeplechase at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki. He finished ahead of Vladimir Kazantsev of USSR and John Disley of Great Britain, and broke Kazantsev's unofficial world record. Since Ashenfelter worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation , it led to humorous comments about him being the first American spy who allowed himself to be chased by a Russian. In addition, Ashenfelter won the Sullivan Award as outstanding amateur athlete for the year 1952. The indoor track facility at his alma mater, Penn State, is named in his honor. Signed & inscribed album page. He adds 3000 meter steeplechase 1952 Olympic Games.........20-30
485. [Olympics] Tom Courtney (b. 1933) iAmerican athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Signed album page to which he adds 1956 Olympic 800 meters, 1600 meter relay.......20-30
486. [MUSIC] Ivor Foster (1870-1959) Baritone and teacher of singing. SIGNATURE ON ALBUM PAGE, HE DATES IT MARCH 1/1902. SIGNED BELOW BY H. LANE WILSON........20-30
487. Gloria Loring (born Gloria Jean Goff on December 12, 1946 in New York City) is an American singer and actress. Signed 3x5 card..........15-20
488. MARY WILSON - singer., best known for her work as a founding member of The Supremes. Signed 3x5 card..........20-30
489. LOUIS ELSBERG (1836-1885) physician & author. Two ALS's [1875] on postal cards.......25-35
490. (OHIO) MARTIN L. DAVEY (1884-1946) Governor. DS, 1935, appoitment...........25-35
491. [BASKETBALL] George Yardley (1928-2004) Basketball HOF. Sig. on lined card.......20-30
492. [BASKETBALL HOF] Dave Tobey (1898-1988 ) American basketball referee. He refereed many notable pro games in New York between 1918 and 1925. In 1926 he refereed the Syracuse vs. West Point game, which featured two future Hall of Famers, Vic Hanson and John Roosma . After that game he became popular and refereed many important games from 1926 to 1945, such as the first game with a three-man officiating crew (Georgetown vs. Columbia). He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961. Signed & inscribed 2-1/2 x 6-1/2" card with his picture & bio. information......20-30
493. [ART] Ludwig Rieppel (1861-1960) American sculptor. ALS, New York, 1901, 2pp, to the noted artist Douglas Volk. Speaks of sending 200 pounds of modeling clay to Volk. Ink has lightened abit with time o/w VG............40-60
494. Early Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard papers, dated Boston, 1840. For "Three Cases Shoes" being shipped on the Schooner Henry, now in Port of Boston and bound for Mobile. 10-1/2 x 5 in. Quite clean. VG. Nice small vignette of full-masted sailing ship. Signed by E. Bangs for the Master. Very nice example............25-35
496. [FRANCE] Charles Wagner (1852-1918) French reformed pastor whose
inspirational writings were influential in shaping the reformed
theology of his time. He graduated from the Sorbonne in 1869;
and studied theology at Strassburg and Göttingen. He was the
pastor of a small parish in the French province of Vosges until
1882, when he went to Paris, and there opened a Sunday school
and later began preaching. The publication of his book Jeunesse
("Youth") in 1891 marked him as a leader in the ethical movement
in France and his influence continually increased. Besides
serving as pastor to a large congregation, he took an active
part in many philanthropic and charitable undertakings, and in
this work came into cordial relations with men of all shades of
religious belief. Of his publications, The Simple Life attracted
particular interest in the United States and was widely
commended by religious and ethical leaders. In the fall of 1904,
Wagner visited the United States. He was invited to preach at
the White House by Theodore Roosevelt on whom The Simple Life
had made a lasting impression. Wagner made numerous addresses
and gained material for his book My Impressions of America
(1906). Two ALSs, 1917 &
1918, plus small signed & inscribed picture portrait
dated 1918; also envelope. All fine........100-150
497. [U.S. GRANT] Message from the President of the
United States, April 4, 1876, government document, House of Rep.
Ex. Doc. No. 154, 12 pages, signed in type by Grant. Regarding
Pawnee Indians. VG....30-40
498. Sir Gerald
du Maurier (1873-1934) was an English
actor and manager. He was the son of the writer George du
Maurier and brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. In 1902, he
married the actress Muriel Beaumont with whom he had three
daughters: writer Angela du Maurier (1904–2002), best-seller
Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) and painter Jeanne du Maurier
(1911–1996). His popularity lay in his subtle yet
realistic acting style: a "delicately realistic style of acting
that sought to suggest rather than to state the deeper
emotions". His Times obituary said of his career: "His
parentage assured him of engagements in the best of company to
begin with; but it was his own talent that took advantage of
them." With Frank Curzon, he co-managed Wyndham's Theatre
from 1910 to 1925, and then moved to the St James's Theatre. He
served as the president of the Actors' Orphanage. Knighted in
1922 at the peak of his popularity, he continued to perform
throughout his life. In later years he took on cinema roles such
as Lord Camber's Ladies (1932), a German doctor in I Was a Spy
(1933), the emperor's valet in Catherine the Great (1934) and,
shortly before his final illness, Wessensee in the Michael
Balcon version of Jew Süss (1934). Brief TLS,
Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1912, 1p. Says he will read
the play as soon as he can. VG............25-35
499.
[PORTRAIT] of Robert Bloomfield engraved by William Ridley
(1764-1838), after painting by Samuel Drummond
(1765-1844). Approx. 3.5 x 3" on 10 x 7 paper. Robert
Bloomfield (1766-1823) was an English labouring class poet whose
work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated
writers such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare.
Fine.....25-35
500. [PORTRAIT] of Robert Bloomfield engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838 ), after painting by Samuel Drummond (1765-1844). Approx. 3.5 x 3" on 9 x 5.5" paper. Dated 1801. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) was an English labouring class poet whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare. Fine.....25-35
501. [PORTRAIT] of Thomas Erskine [1750-1823] engraved by
Richard Woodman (1784-1859) English engraver and miniature
portrait painter. Approx. 5 x 4" plus margins.
VG............25-35
502. [PORTRAIT] of Thomas Cecil
: first earl of Exeter (1542-1623) engraved by John
Cochran (active 1821-1865) was a Scottish portrait
miniaturist, a stipple and line engraver and a painter of
watercolours. Cochran exhibited his portraits at the Royal
Academy between 1821 and 1823, and at the Suffolk Street Gallery
from 1821 to 1827. Image approx. 5x4" plus marghins.
VG..........25-35
504. [PORTRAIT]
of The Earl of Moira (1754-1826) engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838) c. 1811. Image approx.
3.5 x 3" plus margins. VG........25-35
505. [PORTRAIT] of Sir Edward
Codrington GCB RN (1770-1851) British admiral, hero of the
Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino. Engraved
c. 1830 by John Cochran
(active 1821-1865) was a Scottish portrait miniaturist, a
stipple and line engraver and a painter of watercolours. Cochran
exhibited his portraits at the Royal Academy between 1821 and
1823, and at the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1821 to 1827. Image
approx. 4.5 x 3.5" plus marghins. Chipped outer edges but around
image area VG..........25-35
506. John
Lithgow (b.1945) American character actor. He
appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and
Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to Lithgow,
not signed by him. VG.......20-30
507. Noam Pitlik (1932 – 1999) American television
director and actor. In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding
Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC-TV sitcom
Barney Miller. Warner
Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
508. Anne Marie Pohtamo (b. 1955, Helsinki, Finland) was the second woman from Finland to capture the Miss Universe crown. She claimed the Miss Universe crown in 1975 at the pageant held in El Salvador. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to her but not signed by her. VG.......20-30
509. Gerald McRaney (b. 1947) American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, and Promised Land. He was a series regular for the first season of Jericho, and the final season of Deadwood. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
510. "Barnard"
Hughes (1915- 2006) American actor of theater and film.
Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most-notable
roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a
dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.
Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
511. Stella
Parton (b.1949) American country singer and
songwriter. She is a younger sister of entertainer Dolly Parton.
Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to her but not signed by her. VG.......20-30
512. Paul Zindel Jr. (1936-2003) American playwright, novelist. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
513. William Goldman (b.1931) is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He has won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon: both films starring Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
514. Larry Kasdan (b.1949) American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Kasdan has been confirmed to be a consultant for the upcoming third trilogy of Star Wars. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
515. Dee Barton (1937-2001) American jazz
trombonist, big band drummer, and prolific composer for big band
and motion pictures. Barton is known for his horror-esque style
of composing in action thriller films. He created the soundtrack
to the Clint Eastwood films Play Misty for Me, and the eerie
soundtrack to the 1973 film High Plains Drifter. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
516. [AMERICANA MIXED LOT] [1] an 1852 engraving of the Indiana Institute for
the Education of the Blind. [2] R.C. Winthrop (1809-1894) Am. lawyer and philanthropist and one
time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Clip
signature. Mounting trace show thru. [3] Richard Salter Storrs (1821-1900)American
Congregational clergyman of considerable note. He was pastor of
the Harvard Congregational church of Brookline, Massachusetts, in
1845-1846, and of the Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, New
York, from 1846 until shortly before his death. He was a
conservative in theology, and an historical writer of considerable
ability. From 1848 to 1861, he was associate editor of the New
York Independent , which he had helped to establish; from 1887 to
1897 he was president of the American board of commissioners for
foreign missions, and he was prominent in the Long Island
Historical Society. Brief ALS, Brookyn [NY], May 14, no yr. Re:
Sunday School meeting. Letter appears to have been cropped along
left edge, although no loss of text.. [4] Rose Eytinge (1838 - 1911) was an American actress and author,
born in Philadelphia. From 1862 to 1869 she played in various
theatres in New York City and then went abroad with her second
husband, Col. George H. Butler, Consul General to Egypt. SIGNED
CARD, 4 x 2-7/8". [5] [MICHIGAN] STRICKLAND, Randolph, a Representative from Michigan; born in
Dansville, N.Y., February 4, 1823; attended the common schools;
moved to Michigan in 1844 and taught school in Ingham County;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced
practice in De Witt, Clinton County, Mich.; moved to St. Johns,
Clinton County, and continued the practice of law; elected
prosecuting attorney for Clinton County in 1852, 1854, 1856,
1858, and 1862; member of the State senate in 1861 and 1862;
provost marshal of the Sixth Congressional District 1863-1865;
delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1856 and
1868; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March
4, 1869-March 3, 1871); was an unsuccessful candidate for
renomination in 1870; resumed the practice of law; died in
Battle Creek, Mich., May 5, 1880; interment in De Witt Cemetery,
De Witt, Mich. SIGNED album page. Large signature, St. Johns,
Mich. [6] [PENN] John Heinz [1938-1991] US
Senator from Penn. He died in a tragic plane crash. TLS, 1986,
1p. Routine content [sending autograph]. [7] 1839
wood-engraving - View of Lowell, Mass. [8] John Sherman Cooper -
US senator from Ky. Clip signature. [9] Alexander Wiley (1884-1967)
was a member of the Republican Party who served four terms in
the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to
1963. Signed 1948 FDC honoring Wisc. Statehood............80-120
517.
[ART] Original Portrait Etching RUFUS CHOATE -
Original etching [not steel-engraving; not photo-mechanically
reproduced], image 13.75 x 10.75 in. plus wide margins. Overall
size is 21 x 16 in. Good quality laid paper. Copyright &
Published 1895, by Chas. Barmore, 280 Broadway, NY. Signature
below image is engraved. Artist not known. Condition is very
good. CHOATE,
Rufus, a Representative and a Senator from
Massachusetts; born in Essex, Mass., on October 1, 1799; was
graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1819;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Danvers, Mass., in 1823; member, State house of representatives
1825; member, State senate 1826; moved to Salem in 1828; elected
as a Whig to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and
served from March 4, 1831, to June 30, 1834, when he resigned;
moved to Boston in 1834; elected to the United States Senate to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster and
served from February 23, 1841, to March 3, 1845; retired from
political life to devote his time to law; member of the State
constitutional convention in 1853; attorney general of
Massachusetts in 1853; died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13,
1859. VG...........100-150
See portrait of
Choate Closeup
518. David Stewart (1800-1858) American Senator. Stewart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, completed preparatory studies, and attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1819. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1821, and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1849, Stewart was appointed as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reverdy Johnson and served from December 6, 1849, to January 12, 1850, when a successor was elected. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of his profession in Baltimore soon thereafter. ALS, not dated but appears to be as a senator, written on both sides to Robert P. Anderson about having books sent to him. VG............35-45
519. [ASTRONOMY]
HERSCHEL, Sir William (1738-1822), German-born British
astronomer, who made many important contributions to astronomy.
Originally named Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, he was born in
Hannover, Germany. At the age of 19 he went to England, working
as a music teacher and organist but devoting all his spare time
to the study of astronomy and mathematics. Unable to procure
adequate instruments, he constructed and constantly improved his
own telescopes. In 1774, with the aid of his sister Caroline
(also an astronomer), he began a comprehensive and systematic
survey of the heavens. In 1781 he discovered a new planet, which
he named Georgium Sidus in honor of George III, king of Great
Britain, but which is now universally called Uranus (q.v.) . A
year later he was appointed private astronomer to the king, a
position that enabled him to devote all his time to his
astronomic pursuits. He erected a telescope at Slough with a
48-in. (1.22-m) mirror and a focal length of 40 ft (12.2 m).
Using this, he discovered two satellites of Uranus and the sixth
and seventh satellites of Saturn (q.v.) . He studied the
rotation period of many planetsand the motion of double stars,
and also cataloged more than 800 double stars ( see Star). He
studied nebulas, contributing new information on their
constitution and increasing the number of observed nebulas from
about 100 to 2500. Herschel was the first to propose that these
nebulas were composed of stars. He was elected to the Royal
Society in 1781 and knighted in 1816. He is considered the
founder of sidereal astronomy. ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, c. 1853.
Clean........30-40
521. Lemuel Shaw (1781-1861) American jurist who
served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court (1830–1860). Prior to his appointment he also served for
several years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and
as a state senator. 3-1/4 x 2" card signed "Chief Justice Shaw."
VG..........25-35
522. Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862)
American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from Pennsylvania. Clip Signature.........15-20
523
s. MYSTERY LOT of about 83 pieces from 19th & 20th
century. Includes: letters; documents; a few autographs.
Oldest item in this lot is 1836. Good lot for eBay sellers
or those who like researching items.....80-120
524. [POLITICS MIXED LOT] [1] Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War - printed government document, Ex. Doc. No. 79, A resolution of the 13th instant; calling for information relative to the removal of the rocks in Hell Gate, East River, New York; and other aids to the navigation through that passage.. Signed IN TYPE Jeff'n Davis.May 19, 1856, printed on both sides. 34th Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives. [2] Washington Hunt (1811-1867) American lawyer and politician. CLIP SIGNATURE [3] Willard Hall (1780-1875) American jurist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. he was elected to the US congress. On May 6, 1823 Hall received a recess appointment from President James Monroe to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by John Fisher. Hall was formally nominated on December 5, 1823, and four days later was confirmed by the United States Senate and received his commission. He served on the court until December 6, 1871, over 48 years, when he resigned, making him one of the longest-served United States federal judges. On May 6, 1823 Hall received a recess appointment from President James Monroe to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by John Fisher. Hall was formally nominated on December 5, 1823, and four days later was confirmed by the United States Senate and received his commission. He served on the court until December 6, 1871, over 48 years, when he resigned, making him one of the longest-served United States federal judges.ANS, "Have the goodness to send me the catalogue published 1866. With great respect William Hall, Wilmington, Del. "To the Librarian at Harvard College. Approx. 5 x 8-1/4". Some foxing spots. [4] Repeal Missouri Prohibition Of Slavery - Speech of S.P. Chase , of Maine AGAINST THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY, North of..... Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Feb. 3, 1854. 30-pp. VG. See speech above [5] John Rogers [1813-1879] Representative from New York. CLIP SIGNATURE. [6] William S. Damrell [1809-1860] Congressman from Mass. [7] William H. Kelsey [1812-1879] U.S. Representative from New York. Clip signature. [8] Orsamus B. Matteson (1805-1889) U.S. Representative from New York. Clip signature. [9] Jacob Broom (1808-1864) American Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Clip signature. [10] Edward Wade (1802-1866) U.S. Representative from Ohio. Signature............60-80
525. [AMERICANA MIXED LOT] [1] [HARVARD] Thomas Hill (1818-1891) American Unitarian clergyman,
mathematician, scientist, philosopher and educator.
Taught to read at an early age, Hill read voraciously
and was well regarded for his capacious and accurate
memory. He was taught botany by his father, took a
delight in nature and devised scientific instruments,
one of which was designed to calculate eclipses and was
subsequently awarded the Scott Medal by the Franklin
Institute. Though not formally educated in his youth,
Hill briefly attended the Lower Dublin Academy in
Holmesburg, Pennsylvania and the Leicester Academy in
Massachusetts, now the Leicester campus of Becker
College, leaving in 1837. He earned his A.B. and D.Div.
from Harvard University in 1843 and 1845 respectively.
Hill was president of Antioch College from 1860 to 1862
until the Civil War forced the college to shut down; he
then held the presidency of Harvard University from 1862
to 1868. Ink signed form letter, Harvard College, Nov. 1,
1865, 1p, 5x8", filled in by Hill. Sent to Paul Willard,
concerning meeting of the Law School. VG. [2] Asbury Dickins [1780-1861] Secretary of the U S. senate.
He lived his early life in Philadelphia, and afterward
spent several years in Europe. In 1801 he was associated
with Joseph Dennie in founding the "Port Folio" at
Philadelphia. He was a clerk in the treasury department
under Secretary Crawford from 1816 till 1833, and while
there composed and read Secretary Crawford's successful
vindication of himself against the charges preferred by
Ninian Edwards, then minister to Mexico. He was chief
clerk of the state department in 1833'6, and became
secretary of the United States senate in 1836, an office
that he retained until 1861. He published an oration on
Washington (Philadelphia. 1800; New York. 1825). Heavily
browned CLIP "Free" SIGNATURE as Secretary of the
Senate. Accompanied by 1853 government document, Report
of The Secretary of the Senate. Amount paid for
documents, books, and maps or purchased for distribution
by order of the Senate since the 1st May, 1832. Signed
in type Asbury Dickins. 17 pages. [3] [OHIO] Album page signed by 3 Ohio
Congressmen [all on same side]: CAMPBELL, Lewis Davis, (1811 - 1882) served in the
Union Army as colonel of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, in 1861 and 1862; appointed by
President Andrew Johnson as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico on May 4, 1866; WADE,
Edward, (1802 - 1866); LEITER, Benjamin Franklin, (1813 - 1866). VG.
[4] Album page signed on both sides by: THORNBURGH, Jacob Montgomery, a Representative from
Tennessee; during the Civil War entered the Union Army
as a private and was promoted to lieutenant colonel of
the Fourth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, July
11, 1863 / BAGLEY,
George Augustus, a Representative from New York. On the
other side: WRIGHT,
Hendrick Bradley, a Representative from Pennsylvania / NEAL, Henry Safford, a Representative from
Ohio. VG. [5] EUGENE ERNST PRUSSING (1855-?). American author and lawyer;
author of GEORGE WASHINGTON, IN LOVE AND OTHERWISE
(1925) and THE ESTATE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, DECEASED
(1927). Document Signed, The Riggs National Bank,
Washington, D.C., Bank check with vignette of bank.
1921. Clear signature. [6] Jefferson Davis as Secretary
of War - printed government document, Mis. Doc. No. 66,
Estimate - Experiments On Gun Metal. Signed IN TYPE
Jeff'n Davis. Feb. 24, 1857, printed on both sides. 34th
Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives. [7] Benjamin F. Rice (1828-1905) Republican politician from
Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate
from 1868 to 1873. Rice was born in East Otto, New York,
on May 26, 1828; his schooling was private. He studied
law, and upon his admission to the bar began practice in
Irvine, Kentucky , in which state's house of
representatives he served from 1855 to 1856. In 1856 he
served as a presidential elector for the Republican
ticket; in 1860 he moved to Minnesota, where he began
service as a Union captain during the Civil War.
Eventually he gained promotion to the rank of major in
position of judge advocate with the 3rd Minnesota
Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In 1864 Rice settled in
Little Rock, Arkansas and resumed his law practice. He
was active in organizing the Republican Party in the
state, and was appointed the chair of a committee which
in 1868 prepared the state's code of practice. Upon
readmission of Arkansas to the Union, Rice was elected
to the Senate, serving from 1868 to 1873 and holding at
one point the chairmanship of the Committee on Mines and
Mining. Clip Signature as
USS, mounted. Rice
signature [8] 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." Signed court document, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Portland [then Maine], 1807, 8 x 9 in.
Stephen Longfellow [so stated in text] witnessed
Freeman's signature. He was the father of the famous
poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Nice signature of
Freeman as Clerk. [9] [MISSOURI] Edwin Dean - Agent for the Singer
Manufacturing Co. ALS, St. Louis, on wonderful Singer
letterhead, July 27, 1867, 1p, 8x10 in. Sewing machine
business. Mounting traces on verso along one edge. [10]
[CIVIL WAR] JOHN MANNING JR. [1830-1899] Representative from North
Carolina; enlisted in the Chatham Rifles in 1861; was
made first lieutenant, later becoming adjutant of the
Fifteenth Regiment, North Carolina Volunteers, and
served throughout the Civil War. CLIP SIGNATURE. Click
to see Manning......100-150
526. Robert
Peters (b.1924) American poet,
critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an
impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin. His
poetry career began in 1967 when his young son Richard died
unexpectedly of spinal meningitis. The book commemorating this
loss, Songs for a Son, was selected by poet Denise Levertov to
be published by W. W. Norton in 1967, and it still remains in
print. Songs for a Son began a flood of poetry. Peters is a
prolific poet, having published some 30 books of poems, and he
is an important critic of contemporary American poetry. Signed
1p. typescri[pt of his poem "State of Mind." VG..........40-60
527. Chauncey M. Depew
(1834-1928) was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's
railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad
System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to
1911. Signed card, 3-1/4 x 2-1/4".
VG..........25-35
See Depew
autograph
See his
portrait
528.
[FILM] Original vintage photograph of George C. Scott on
the set of the film Patton. He's standing in the
rear wearing sun glasses, with camera. Approx. 10x8.
Numerous cracks & other faults but in much better
condition than above. Normally we seldom offer
unsigned photos but this particular one once owned by
Scott himself [his personal collection]..........40-60
531. [MIXED LOT] contains: [1] Elisha Phelps (1779-1847) US Representative from Connecticut. ALS, 1885, 1p. Laid to another sheet. [2] John A. Rockwell (1803- 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. CLIP SIGNATURE. [3] Chauncey F. Cleveland (1799-1887) US Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut. CLIP SIGNATURE [2 mounting stains]. [4] Philip Philbin - US congressman from Mass. ALS, 1949, 1p. [5] 1856 printed Gov. Doc. from Sec. of Treas., James Guthrie. [6] 1914 SONS OF VETERANS application card to Camp George A. Custer. [7] 1838 Bill of Lading document - NY bound for Charleston, SC. [8] R. H. Duell (1824 - 1891) US congressman from NY. Clip signature. [9] Moses G. Leonard (1809-1899) US congressman from NY. Clip Free Frank signature. [10] C.H. Calkin (1828-1913) US congressman from NY. Clip signature [half toned]. [11] Unidentified signature of congressman or senator from Hartford, Ct. [11] Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota and a highly decorated veteran of World War I. Signature. [12] Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) U.S. congressman from South Carolina. He served for eight terms from 1917 to 1933. Signed card........50-75
532. [ENGLAND] Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-1894), known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman. He was the eldest son of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. ALS, Whitehall, 1855, 1p, folio. To Lord Fortescue. "My Lord. I have the honor to lay before the Queen your Lordships letter of 23rd inst. and I am to inform you that Her Majesty does not disapprove of the undenucutioned [?] promotion & appointment in the 1st ___? Devon ____? Cavalry....." Fine.........50-75
533. [MAINE] Henry S. Burrage (1837-1926) he was the First State Historian [Maine 1907-1926]. Henry Sweetser Burrage was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan Burrage and Mary Upton Burrage. He prepared for college at Pierce Academy and graduated from Brown University in 1861. After a year at Newton Theological Seminary, he enlisted as a private in the 36th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and rose to the rank of major. Wounded in the shoulder at Cold Harbor, he was captured at Petersburg and spent time in Libby Prison. At the end of the Civil War, Henry Burrage resumed his studies at Newton, graduating in 1867. His first and only pastorate was at the First Baptist Church in Waterville, Maine from 1869 to 1873. For the next thirty-two years, he was the editor of Zion's Advocate, a statewide weekly Baptist newspaper which was based in Portland. Highly respected in education circles, he was a trustee of Colby College from 1881 to 1906, Newton Theological Seminary from 1881 to 1906, and Brown University from 1889 to 1901. Active in veterans organizations, he served as chaplain of the National Soldiers Home at Togus from 1905 to 1912. Burrage excelled in the research and writing of Maine's Colonial history, as is reflected in his publications. He was a member of the Standing Committee as well as vice-president and president of the Maine Historical Society. In 1907 Governor William T. Cobb appointed him as State Historian, which he held until his death on March 9, 1926, at the age of 89. Offered here is a partly-printed Document Signed, Military Order, Loyal Legion, United States - Commandery of the State of Maine, Portland, 1900, 1p, 8-1/2 x 6 in. Dues receipt for Edward W. Heath. VG............50-75
See above534. [ART] Rare Kuhniana! ORIGINAL 1989 consignment contract between the the Estate of Walt Kuhn [Brenda Kuhn, artist's daughter] and the Midtown Galleries, Inc., 11 East 57th St., NYC. Ten pages plus Page for Notary Public signatures and a cover letter from Attorneys firm. Part of the agreement is for Midtown Galleries to advance $100,000 to Brenda Kuhn. The document is signed by Brenda Kuhn. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and was an organizer of the modern art Armory Show of 1913, which was the first of its genre in America. Today, Walt Kuhn is best remembered for his key role in planning the Armory Show of 1913. Nevertheless, he holds a place in American art history as a skilled cartoonist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter. Although he destroyed many of his early paintings, his works that remain today are powerful. His portraits of circus and vaudeville entertainers are some of the most memorable works of early American Modernism. They are reminiscent of commedia dell'arte actor portraits done by the French masters centuries earlier. Nevertheless, Kuhn's works are entirely his own. His intimate portraits and expressionistic still lifes can be found in many top museums and universities across the United States. By the 1940s, Kuhn's behavior began to take on unsound characteristics. He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers Circus was in town, he attended night after night. In 1948, he was institutionalized, and on July 13, 1949, he died suddenly from a perforated ulcer. It is highly unusual for a gallery contract for a prominent artist to offered for sale. I am sure that it has happened before but we've never seen one. Highly unusual. Excellent condition..........300-400
See portrait of Walt Kuhn535. [FILM] Peter Lawford
(1923-1984) American actor. Carbon receipt copy for
$75 - his dues for 1966 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. Approx.
6 x 3.5". VG. Not signed.............20-30
536. 1876 Centennial Reprint of the classic July 8, 1776 issue of DUNLAP'S PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER containing the Declaration of Independence 16.5" x 11," as expected small tears, partial separation at one fold, all iwell away from the Declaration printing. Published by J.V. Vondersmith and printed in Philadelphia in 1876 by the Saturday Evening Mirror. A fun and historic souvenir piece.............150-200
538. [ART] FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980) German Expressionist artist. Original pencil DRAWING, unsigned, dated 1930 approx. 9.5 x 12 in. paper. Unframed. Comes with biographical information. This is, without doubt, by Solomon and guaranteed to be so without a time limit. Solomon won the Mowbray Prize [1944] in London; was listed in WHO'S WHO IN ART [1954 London edition]. He studied art with such famous German artist's as: Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg, Eugene Spiro & Willy Jaeckel [Masterclass]. Exhibitions: Berlin, Cologne, Capetown, Haifa, London [Royal Academy], U.S., and in 1958 had one-man show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. In 1956 several of his paintings were exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. He died in the U.S. We purchased his personal papers and most of his drawings at his estate sale. His work is fairly scarce. The photos shown below DO NOT accompany this drawing and are not for sale. Also, showing below is a copy of Royal Academy of Arts notification that Samuel Courtauld has selected a painting by Solomon for purchase in 1945. Courtauld, who would died two tears later, was the founder of the Courtauld Art Institute in England. Courtauld had formed an important art collection including multiple works by Manet, Cezanne, Renoir etc., which he gave to the Courtauld and the Tate. He had purchased at least 5 paintings by Frederick Solomon and when he saw the painting JACOB at Solomon's exhibition at the JABE Gallery he ordered that the painting be sent to the TATE Gallery but he died a few days later and the purchase never took place. We will include a copy of the Royal Academy/Courtauld purchase document to the winning bidder.........100-150
Click to see Solomon539. [ART] ALBERT STERNER (1863-1946) Noted American artist. OFFERED HERE: ORIGINAL ink drawing unsigned, image size approx. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. plus margins. Left margin with numerous faults - one short tear into image is not bad. Otherwise the image is in very good condition. STERNER'S influence is seen in the works of both Rockwell Kent and George Bellows who he introduced to the technique of lithography and put in touch with master printer/artist Bolton Brown. In 1915, Sterner rallied a group of printmakers together to raise the general quality of American prints. The founders of the Painter-Gravers of America included, along with Sterner, Childe Hassam, Bellows, & George Elmer Brown. He became a member of the National Academy, won a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900; gold medal at Munich in 1905, a bronze at Buffalo Exposition in 1901, and Carnegie Prize in 1941. He was President of Soc. of Illustrators, 1907-09. Sterner concentrated increasingly on portraits of famous people, for which ultimately he was to become best known. His personality, wit, charm, erudition, and talent endeared him to many of his famous patrons. His opinions - definite and energetically stated - were such that he took no nonsense from sitters, which included the nobility and gentry of three generations, among them, the Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Reids, Wideners, Armours, and members of the royal family of Siam. Provenance: From the Sterner Estate sale held in Massachusetts. Guaranteed authentic with no time limit...........120-180
540.
[CARDINAL] Romualdo
Braschi-Onesti (1753-1817) Italian
Cardinal. He was the cardinal-nephew of Pius VI (1775–1799), was
the penultimate cardinal-nephew. Despite Pius VI's lineage to a
noble Cesena family, his only sister had married a man from the
poor Onesti family. Therefore, he commissioned a genealogist to
discover (and inflate) some trace of nobility in the Onesti
lineage, an endeavor which yielded only a circuitous connection
to Saint Romualdo. Nephew of Pius VI, son of Marquis
Honest di Cesena, was adopted, with his brother Louis, who
lacked family Braschi male succession. Created Cardinal in 1781,
was Grand prior of the order of Malta, prefect of Propaganda,
Secretary of small and one of the promoters, in 1800, the
election of Pius VII. Signature on a papal brief in excellent
condition on vellum dated 1806 "Pius PP. VII". Approx.
15-1/4 x 7. Boldly signed bottom right.........200-300
541.
[MUSIC] JEFF VON DER SCHMIDT
is Conductor and Founding Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber
Music. A two-time Grammy Award-winning conductor, he has led
numerous performances of standard 20th century composers as well
as world and local premieres of new work. Mr. von der Schmidt
has received six Grammy nominations, including consecutive 2003
and 2004 Grammy Awards as conductor for the Complete Chamber
Music of Carlos Chávez Volumes and 2. His performance was
nominated for Best Classical Album in 2005 for the Complete
Chamber Music of Carlos Chávez, Volume 3 by both mainstream and
Latin Grammys. Recent projects include leading cultural
exchanges at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Royal
University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, featuring Aura,
a major new composition by Grawemeyer Award-winning composer
Chinary Ung; and a complete cycle of the chamber music of Carlos
Chávez with Southwest Chamber Music and the Tambuco Percussion
Ensemble at the UNAM Center in Mexico City in May 2007.
His successful 2003 performance at the Library of Congress, with
soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson in Richard Felciano’s An American
Decameron, was greeted with a standing ovation. He has led
cycles of the Los Angeles works of Arnold Schoenberg at Cooper
Union in New York City and at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in
Vienna, where Southwest Chamber Music was the first American
ensemble to perform at the Center since its relocation from the
University of Southern California. Signed [endorsed on verso] 1984 Warner Bros.
pay check. VG..............25-35
See check
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signature on verso
542.
[Old Master] Original Portrait of John of Lancaster,
1st Duke of Bedford, engraved by George Vertue
(1684 – 1756) English engraver and antiquary, whose notebooks on
British art of the first half of the 18th century are a valuable
source for the period. The subject of this portrait appears ion
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; Henry V; Henry
VI, Part 1. Prince John first appears in 1 Henry IV where
he fights for his father at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
Historically, John was only fourteen at the time of the battle,
but, considering that boys were put into battle at relatively
young ages, it is possible that he may have at least been on the
battlefield. In 2 Henry IV he is portrayed in a negative light
when he dupes the Archbishop and Earl Marshal into dismissing
their army, before arresting them for treason. In reality, it
was the Earl of Westmorland who talked down the rebels. Bedford
appears as a man who is completely loyal to his brother in Henry
V and is a main figure in the government of his nephew Henry VI.
As Regent of France, he returns to his area of responsibility in
an attempt to subdue the rebellions there. He dies while sitting
in a chair at Rouen, just after he hears the patriotic screams
of his fellow countrymen. The last impression one is given of
Bedford by Shakespeare is a fairly positive one: he is a loyal
servant of the crown who gave his life for his king, cause and
country. The image is approx. 11 x 7-1/4" plus margins which
are only lightly foxed. Along 2 of the edges there are short
tears but all are well away from the image........150-200
545. [ART] Gustave Marie Greux [1838-1919] French etcher. Original etching, classic Barbizon scene, signed in the plate, image about 3-3/4 x 6-3/4" plus margins. Printed text on verso. VG............50-75
546. [POLITICS] mixed lot: [1] Thomas Clay McCreery (1816-1890) Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. SIGNED CARD. [2] John H. Trumbull (1873-1961) 55th Governor of Connecticut. SIGNED CARD. [3] Frank J. Lausche [1895-1990] 47th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as the 55th and 57th Governor of Ohio, and as a United States Senator from Ohio for two terms [1957-69]. Signed card, 1953. [4] Herbert H. Lehman [1878-1963] Gov. & senator from NY. Signature. [5] William V. Allen - US senator from Neb. Clip signature. [6] Gilbert M. Hitchcock [1859-1934] senator from Neb. Signed card. [7] John J. Ingalls - US senator from Kansas. Signed card. [8] Eugene Hale [1836-1918] US senator from Maine. Signature. [9] Geo. F. Edmonds - US senator from Vermont. Signature. [10] WINANS, Edwin Baruch [1826-1894] Representative from Michigan. CLIP SIGNATURE. [11] CHAPMAN, Bird Beer s [1821-1871] Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska. SIGNATURE.......80-120
547. [LINCOLN] LEONARD W. VOLK [1828-1895] American sculptor; founder & president [1867] of Chicago Academy of Design. Among his works are the Douglas monument in Chicago and a Douglas & Lincoln statue at the capitol in Springfield. He made the famous life mask of Lincoln and cast of his hands as well as a bust of the president from life. ADS, Chicago, 1876. A promissory note filled out by Volk, and since he wrote his name in the body we are calling this signed. The man owed the money has signed at bottom. Nautical vignette. Looks like a bank check...............100-150
548.
[ART] Scott Leighton
(1849-1898) Although American artist Nicholas Winfield
Scott Leighton is best known for his paintings of horses, horse
racing and barnyard scenes, Scott Leighton was also an
accomplished landscape artist. At the age of 17, Scott
Leighton moved to Portland, Maine, and received his early
artistic training under Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915).
In 1880, Leighton moved to Boston to set up a studio of his
own. He continued to be involved with horses and their
trainers and produced many lithographs for Currier and
Ives. Some of his paintings that were reproduced in prints
included: On the Road, In the Stable, Three Veterans, and The
Fearnaught Stallions. The artist exhibited his work at the
Boston Art Club, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the
National Academy of Design. Leighton’s talent and skill as
an artist was so great, he was often complimented as the
“Landseer of the United States.” This was a direct
reference to British artist Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA
(1802-1873), an acclaimed nineteenth-century artist who
specialized in animal paintings. Unfortunately, Leighton
met with a sad and tragic end. According to a New York Times
article published on January 4, 1898:“Scott Leighton, the
well-known artist, was committed to the McLean Insane Asylum
to-day…Mr. Leighton’s condition was certified to by Dr. George
F. Jelly, the expert on mental diseases.” The article
continues to relate the event by stating: “Mr. Leighton’s
delusion is that he is possessed of millions, and wants to build
a great theatre. He also planned a big banquet for Sunday
night, at which all his friends were to be present…As the time
for dinner approached…Mr. Leighton put on his dress suit and
paraded up and down the corridor of the Revere House awaiting
the arrival of his guests. Then he fell to singing negro
songs. The hotel rang with the notes of his powerful
voice, which years ago was trained for choir singing. To
Dr. Jelly, who examined him, [Leighton] said: “If I go to the
McLean Asylum for treatment, Doctor, will it hurt my business or
reputation when I leave it?” “Not in the least,” replied Dr.
Jelly. “All right, I’ll go”’ the artist answered at once.”
Scott Leighton passed away on the morning of January 18, 1898
from complications of pneumonia. CLIP SIGNATURE, approx.
4-1/2 x 2-1/8"..............50-75
549. [OLD MASTER] Coryn Boel II [1622-1660]
Flemish. Original etching, approx. 6-3/4 x 9" plus
margins. Boel was born about 1620/22 in Antwerp. Most
likely from TENIERS GALLERY, published in Amsterdam in 1755.
VG..................100-150
550. [OLD MASTER] Coryn Boel II [1622-1660]
Flemish. Original etching, approx. 9 x 6-1/2" plus
margins. Boel was born about 1620/22 in Antwerp. Most
likely from TENIERS GALLERY, published in Amsterdam in 1755.
VG..................100-150
551.
[MEDICINE] William Henry Welch
(1850-1934) American physician, pathologist,
bacteriologist, and medical school administrator. He was one of
the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. The "Big Four", often called the "Four
Horsemen", were William Osler, Professor of Medicine; William
Stewart Halsted, Professor of Surgery; Howard A. Kelly,
Professor of Gynecology; and William H. Welch, Professor of
Pathology. He was the first dean of the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine and was also the founder of the
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first
school of public health in the country. The medical school
library is named after Welch. In his lifetime he was referred to
as "the Dean of American Medicine". ALS, c. 1908,
written in the 3rd person [begins with Dr. William H. Welch],
1p. To Robert S. Woodward regrading invitation to meet members
of the National Academy of Sciences. WThe
autographs of Dr. Welch are rare and expensive. We were only
able to locate 2 offered for sale on the net, one TLS offered at
$3999, and a ALS offered at $5999. Those prices are, of course,
much too high in our opinion. This letter is in very good
condition................400-600
555. (ART) Alexander POPE [1849-1924] Notable American sporting artist, hailing from Dorchester, Massachusetts and studying under William Copley. One of America's popular gaming artists. As a youth, Alexander Pope carved and sketched animals around his home in Massachusetts. In the 1860s, he worked for his family's lumber business. Pope studied carving, painting, perspective, and anatomy with William Rimmer, an important romantic-baroque sculptor, painter, and influential teacher of many Boston artists. From 1879 to 1883, Pope created many well-received carvings of game. Czar Alexander III of Russia acquired two of the carvings. In 1893, Pope began painting animal portraits and, later, pursued a career as a portrait painter. Eventually, he was considered one of the best Bostonian trompe l'oeil painters of the 19th century Pope's work is recognized in many private collections and museums, including the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum and the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Offered here is one of his childhood sketches. Approx. 8 x 5" sheet, unsigned. An opportunity to purchase a minor piece by a major artist...........80-120
556. [ENGLAND] Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-1866) British soldier and courtier. Phipps joined the army by purchasing a commission as an ensign and lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Guards on 17 August 1820. He ranked as lieutenant and captain by 1 January 1828, when he was made adjutant. In 1832, his brother Constantine, then 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, was appointed Governor of Jamaica, and Charles accompanied him as his private secretary. Mulgrave left the governorship in 1834, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1835; Phipps continued with him to act as steward of his official household. On 25 June 1835, he married Margaret Anne Bathurst (d. 1874). The two had four children, including Harriet Lepel Phipps, a confidential attendant to Queen Victoria.He purchased a commission as captain and lieutenant-colonel on 26 May 1837. On 1 August 1846, Phipps was appointed an Equerry in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, succeeding Charles George James Arbuthnot, and hereafter was much in the royal household. He was appointed private secretary to Prince Albert on 1 January 1847, and went on half-pay from the Army later that month as a lieutenant-colonel. On October 10, 1849, Phipps replaced George Edward Anson as Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer and Cofferer to the Prince of Wales, and Treasurer to Prince Albert, resigning his post as private secretary. Phipps was much in the confidence of Victoria and Albert, and aided Charles Grey in his duties as Private Secretary to the Sovereign after the death of Albert in 1861. He was appointed Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall on 26 May 1862, and was appointed to the Council of the Prince of Wales on 27 January 1863. On 8 February 1864, he received the additional offices of Secretary, Chamberlain and Receiver-General and Keeper of the Signet to the Prince of Wales as Prince and Steward of Scotland. ALS, Buckingham Palace, 1855, 1p., written in the 3rd person, begins with "Colonel Phipps is commanded to express the Queen's regret...." Approx. 4.5 x 7". Fine..............60-80
Portrait of Col. Phipps
557. [ACTORS & ACTRESSES] multiple lot comprised
of: [1] [THEATRE] Willis P. Sweatnam (1854-1930)
Broadway actor. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, died at the
Lambs Club in NYC. The New York Times, November 26, 1930 said,
" One of the Best End-Men Who Ever Cracked Jokes in a Minstrel
Show. Organized Several Companies. Created a Score of Negro
Characters in Comedies." Clip Signature mounted to blank page
from autograph catalog. Has sentiment plus "St. James Hotel,
New York." [2] [TV]Debbie Watson, (b. 1949) American movie and television
actress. Born in Culver City, Los Angeles, she got her start
on television, starring as the boy-struck teenage girl Karen
Scott in the 1964 sitcom TV series Karen. She then went on to
star in the 1965 rural themed sitcom TV series Tammy. Perhaps
her best known film appearance was when she portrayed Marilyn
Munster in Munster Go Home 1966. Signed [on lined side] 3x5
card. Fine. [3] [FILM] Virginia Madsen (b.1961)
American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, having
appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience. Several
decades later, she once again became known after an Academy
Award and Golden Globe-nominated role in the 2004 film
Sideways. SIGNED, inscribed "To John" 8x10 photo. VG. [4] [THEATRE] Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)
English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company,
Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of
English theatregoers ever because of his success with
melodrama, an instance being his production of The Silver King
(1882) at the Princess's Theatre of London. The historical
tragedy The Sign of the Cross (1895) was
Barrett's most successful play, both in England and in the
United States. He writes on 4-7/8 x 3" slip "I am very
Virginius Wilson Barrett." [5] [THEATRE] Marshall P. Wilder - vaudeville
performer. Signature. [6] [THEATRE] Daniel Frohman (1851-1940)
American theatrical producer and manager and an early film
producer. CLIP SIGNATURE. [7]
[FILM] Nick Stuart[1904-1973] serial star of THE LOST PLANET, THE
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KIDD, etc. Signature, inscribed.
Scarce!. [8] [FILM] PATRICIA NEAL - actress. Her signature on imprinted 3 x 5
card. [9] [CINEMA] Leo Chalzel [1901-1953]
actor. In Ida Lipino's film "Men In White." Small clipping
about him signed in ink, 1938........80-120
558. [MUSIC] Walther
Ludwig (1902-1981) German operatic lyric
tenor, particularly associated with Mozart roles and Schubert
lieder. He first studied medicine in Freiburg before turning
to voice studies in Königsberg, where he made his debut in
1928. He then sang in Schwerin, where he created the title
role in Paul Graeners's Friedmann Bach in 1931. He joined the
Städtische Oper Berlin in 1932, where he established himself
in Mozart roles such as Belmonte, Don Ottavio, Tamino,
Idomeneo, Ferrando, etc. After the war, he began appearing at
the Hamburg State Opera, and made his debut at the Vienna
State Opera in 1947, and at the Salzburg Festival in
1948. He also made guest appearances at La Scala in
Milan, the Paris Opéra, the Royal Opera House in London, the
Liceo in Barcelona. Large bold signature on 5-3/8 x 3-1/2"
card. Fine example. Superb!.............25-35
559. MYSTERY LOT of about 81 pieces
from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; a
few autographs; and various ephemera. Oldest item in this lot
is 1815. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like
researching items.....80-120
560. [ART] Horatio
W. Shaw (1847-1918) American artist
rediscovered by the Bicentennial Inventory of American Paintings
Executed Before 1914. Shaw studied with Thomas Eakins at the
Philadelphia Academy. His work was exhibited at the Penn.
Academy and the Detroit Institute of Art. A major article on
Shaw appeared in American Heritage magazine. Rare original
drawing, unsigned but guaranteed, approx. 6-1/2 x 5". All
of the known drawings were purchased by a friend back around
1963 at Adrian College in Michigan. About 15 years ago we
purchased the whole collection. There weren't many drawings and
most were sold years ago. Horatio Shaw's work is very rare.
Accompanied by 4 pages of biographical information on the
artist.The Shaw papers are in the Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan, and the Archives of American Art,
Smithsonian...............200-300
561.
[ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of
1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to
European Modernism. Rare b/w print pulled directly from
the original block. The block was made for a 1932 Kuhn
family Christmas card. During the 1930s up until
around 1940, the Kuhn family sent out cards printed from the
blocks that were hand-colored by Walt Kuhn and Brenda
[daughter]. It is unknown how much watercoloring that each
did on all those cards. In later years, Brenda had
photo-mechanical reproductions made, which she herself
hand-colored and sent out. One of those hand-colored [by
Brenda] reproductions of this 1932 print is in the
permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute. Over
the years we've noticed that these christmas cards have been
sold as original watercolors. To be more
specific - those Christmas cards could technically be discribed
as watercolors although since it is known how much of the
coloring was done by Walt himself it seems a little misleading
to call those prints watercolors by Walt Kuhn. The black &
white print offered here was pulled about 10 years ago by Merv
from the original block which we own. To be sure Merv will be
pulling more prints in the future, still these prints are rather
scarce. Image approx. 5-1/4 x 6" plus margins. On
quality thick printmaking paper. VG.............50-75
562.
[CUBA] Don PEDRO C. BOMBALIER
- ALS, 1816, 2 full pages, approx. 6 x 8-1/2". To Dr.
William Frost, sixth son of Brigadier General Frost,
practiced at Demarara, Cuba and was a naval Surgeon; he
died in Cuba in 1823. In Spanish - not translated. The
following is from The New York Times, Havana, 1861.
Don Pedro C. Bombalier, the former
proprietor and founder of the Express between the United
States and this city [Havana, Cuba] has been honored by
the Queen of Spain with the Cross of the Order of CHARLES V.,
with which he was recently "condecorated" at the "Chapel of
the Palace," His Excellency the Captain-General appearing as
Grand Master of the Order, the Cadre PEREIRA as Priest, and
Don JOAQUIN LUQUE Y ROMERO as the Master of Ceremonies. The
Conde de Canangoo was Padrino (godfather) to the neophyte, and
there were also present Hon Manuel Gonzalez del Valle, Don
Miguel Suarez Vigil, Don Antonio Garcia Riorzo, Don Jose
Alonzo y Delgado, Don Jose I de Arazorza, Don Jose Segundo,
and Don Jose Chinchilla." This letter is in fine
condition...........100-150
563. [ART] John Kay (1742-
1826) Scottish caricaturist and engraver. He was born near
Dalkeith, where his father was a mason. At thirteen he was
apprenticed to a barber, whom he served for six years. He
then went to Edinburgh , where in 1771 he obtained the
freedom of the city by joining the corporation of
barber-surgeons. In 1785, induced by the favour which
greeted certain attempts of his to etch in aquafortis, he
took down his barber's pole and opened a small print shop
in Parliament Square. There he continued to flourish,
painting miniatures, and publishing at short intervals his
sketches and caricatures of local celebrities and
oddities, who abounded at that period in Edinburgh
society. Kay's portraits were collected by Hugh Paton and
published under the title A series of original portraits
and caricature etchings by the late John Kay, with
biographical sketches and illustrative anecdotes
(Edinburgh, 2 vols. 4to, 1838; 8vo ed., 4 vols., 1842; new
4to ed., with additional plates, 2 vols., 1877), forming a
unique record of the social life and popular habits of
Edinburgh at its most interesting epoch. Original etching, image size approx. 4-1/4
x 4-1/4" plus margins. Image area VG...........50-75
See Kay
etching
564. (ART) Alexander POPE [1849-1924] Notable American sporting artist, hailing from Dorchester, Massachusetts and studying under William Copley. One of America's popular gaming artists. As a youth, Alexander Pope carved and sketched animals around his home in Massachusetts. In the 1860s, he worked for his family's lumber business. Pope studied carving, painting, perspective, and anatomy with William Rimmer, an important romantic-baroque sculptor, painter, and influential teacher of many Boston artists. From 1879 to 1883, Pope created many well-received carvings of game. Czar Alexander III of Russia acquired two of the carvings. In 1893, Pope began painting animal portraits and, later, pursued a career as a portrait painter. Eventually, he was considered one of the best Bostonian trompe l'oeil painters of the 19th century Pope's work is recognized in many private collections and museums, including the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum and the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Offered here is one of his childhood sketches. Approx. 3-1/4 3-7/8" sheet, unsigned. An opportunity to purchase a minor piece by a major artist...........80-120
565.
Sir Alexander Beresford Hope PC (1820-1887), known as Alexander Hope until 1854
(and also known as A. J. B. Hope until 1854 and as A. J. B.
Beresford Hope from 1854 onwards), was a British author and
Conservative politician. Brief ALS, 1878, 1p. Tear [1" top edge]
& light stain bottom............25-35
566. [GOLF] GOLF COVER WITH CANCELLED GOLF STAMPS [but
no POSTAL MARK] SIGNED BY Patty
Berg, Nancy Lopez, and
tennis player Tracy Austin.........20-30
567. [ENGLAND] John Mason Good (1764-1827) English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects. In the autumn of 1784, he began to practise as a surgeon at Sudbury in Suffolk. There he was an acquaintance of Nathan Drake, a fellow writer and student of Shakespeare. n 1794 John Good became a member of the British Pharmaceutical Society, and in that connection, and especially by the publication of his work, A History of Medicine (1795), he did much to effect a greatly needed reform in the profession of the apothecary. OFFERED HERE is clip signature. Accompanied by a clip signature of Nathan Drake (1766-1836) English essayist and physician. Drake's works include several volumes of literary essays, and some papers contributed to medical periodicals, but his most important production was Shakespeare and his Times, including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on his Genius, and Writings; a new Chronology of his Plays; a Disquisition on the Object of his Sonnets; and a History of the Manners, Customs and Amusements, Superstitions, Poetry and Elegant Literature of his Age (2 vols., 1817). Click below to see portrait of Nathan Drake, which does NOT come with this lot. Two signatures..........40-60
568. [ANDREW JOHNSON] Message from the President of the United States. "A resolution of the House of the 7th instant, transmitting a statement from the State Department relative to the clerks employed in that department." 1866, 2pp. Ex. Doc. No. 111, 39th Congress, 1st Session, US House of Rep. 5-3/4 x 9". Signed in type by the President. VG............35-45
569. Rex Allen, Jr. (b. 1947) American country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy. Signed & inscribed 10x8 photo...........20-30
570. [OPERA] John Dudley [1905-1994] Between December 1940, when he made his debut as a student in Louise , and May 1944, he appeared in 235 performances at the Metropolitan Opera House and elsewhere, taking 28 roles in 24 different operas. He may be heard on several recordings of live Met productions. SIGNED, inscribed [someone tried to erase name inscribed to], 8x10 vintage photo. Photograph by James Abresch, NYC...........35-45
571. [IOWA] HAROLD E. HUGHES - Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the University of Iowa; Army combat rifleman in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy during the Second World War; engaged in motor transportation business; elected to Iowa State Commerce Commission 1959-1962; Governor of Iowa 1963-1968; executive committee, National Governors Conference 1965-1967; chairman Democratic Governors Conference 1966-1968; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968 and served from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1975; was not a candidate for reelection in 1974; briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1971; served on the Commission on the Operation of the Senate 1975-1976; consultant to the Senate Judiciary Committee 1975-1976; president, The Hughes Foundation; chairman, Harold Hughes Centers for Alcoholism and Drug Treatment; was a resident of Des Moines, Iowa, before moving to his retirement home in Glendale, Ariz., where he died on October 23, 1996; remains were cremated. SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO AS SENATOR. Fine....................25-35
572. Edie Falco - actress. signed small newspaper picture..................20-30
573. [ART] Roy Charles Fox (Born, Hartwick, NY, 1908 - Died, Elmira, NY, 1993) American painter, etcher and engraver, Roy Fox studied under Ernfred Anderson at Elmira College and at Illinois Wesleyan. Fox began exhibiting his art in the early 1930's and during the following years his work was included in exhibitions of the Society of American Etchers, Audubon Artists, Philadelphia Print Club, Oakland Art Gallery, Laguna Beach Art Association and the Northwest Print Makers. Roy Fox was a full member of the Bloomington Art Association, Elmira Art Club and the Print Council of America. Fox's art concentrated mostly upon landscapes, figure studies and nudes. His paintings and original prints are included in the collections of Elmira College, Florida Southern College and elsewhere. Roy worked and lived in the apartment over the Arnot Art Gallery (Museum) in Elmira for many years. He was much loved by his friends. Offered here is a signed & dated 1947 ink drawing, image approx. 6-1/2 x 10-3/4 plus margins. VG...........100-150
575. [EDGAR A. GUEST] Lot of 3 soft-cover books from his library, each signed & inscribed to Guest. Inludes: "Rainbow Ribbons" poems by Juanita Elliott; "Philosophic Phantasies" by William Wallace Ellis; "Recitations" by Zilla Vollmer Tietgen. 1946-1952. G-VG........50-75
576. [PHOTOGRAPHY - NASA] WILLENE WHISENHANT - one of the important photographers at NASA at the beginning. ORIGINAL vintage color 10x8 photo showing Alan Shepard lying down in space suit with technicians around him. Whisenhant has written caption in ink below "MA-9 - Backup - Shepard." NASA S-63-3888. VG. Provenance: Ex-collection of the photographer.........100-200
577. RAYMOND ROBINS [1873-1954] Am. Social economist. Colonel Robins had a colorful career. At the age of 17 he worked in coal and lead mines, and went to the Klondike in search of gold. There, as a minister and a social worker, he founded a church and a hospital. He studied law in Washington, D.C. and became a social economist. As his fame and reputation grew, he was much in demand as a speaker in universities and colleges. Colonel Robins served as an economic advisor to five presidents. He was honored with the title of colonel for his work with the American Red Cross in Russia during the First World War. When the Russian Revolution broke out, he was the sole Allied representative in Russia. Through his work with the Red Cross, he became acquainted with Lenin and Trotsky, and debated endlessly with Lenin the virtues of democracy as opposed to communism. In 1918, Mrs. Robins plated an acorn on the Chinsegut grounds as the Colonel met with Lenin in Russia. When Mrs. Robins told the Colonel of the planting, he responded, "If it grows, we will call it the Lenin Oak." The Lenin Oak stands majestically on the grounds today. Chinsegut Hill became the residence of Colonel and Mrs. Robins. In 1932, Colonel and Mrs. Robins gave their property to the Federal Government as a Wildlife Refuge, Forest Preserve and Agricultural Experiment Station. TLS, 1927, 1p, 4to. To Miss Chase, Buffalo, NY. re: a lecture he will give. "My subject will be THE NEXT STEP IN CIVILIZATION -- THE OUTLAWRY OF WAR...." Edges toned with some chipping. The body and signature are very good..........20-30
578. Alice Muriel Williamson (1869 - 1933) British novelist. Born Alice Muriel Livingston, she married Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920) in 1894 and many of her books were jointly written with her husband. After her marriage she introduced herself as Mrs. C.N. Williamson. A number of their novels cover the early days of motoring and can also be read as travelogues. Under the pseydonym Alice Stuyvesant she wrote "The Hidden House" serialised in The Cavalier 1913-1914. Alice apparently said of her husband "Charlie Williamson could do anything in the world except write stories": she said of herself "I can't do anything else." She continued to write after her husband's death in 1920. ALS, no year, 3 full pages. To Miss Marshall [journalist]. Nice content............50-75
579. [MASS] Henry Joseph Gardner [1819-1892] Governor of Massachusetts from 1855-58. Gardner was the candidate of the Know-Nothing movement, and was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory of Know-Nothing candidates in the Massachusetts elections of 1854. In line with the nativist and anti-Catholic politics of the Know-Nothing movement, Gardner proposed an amendment to the Massachusetts state constitution banning appropriations of tax funds to Catholic schools, which was passed by the state legislature and ratified after it was approved by referendum. During Gardner's term in office, Anthony Burns was arrested in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Edward G. Loring, a Suffolk County probate judge who also as served U.S. commissioner of the Circuit Court in Massachusetts, ordered that Burns be forced back into slavery in Virginia, outraging abolitionists and the increasingly antislavery public in Massachusetts. Under the pressure of a public petition campaign spearheaded by William Lloyd Garrison , the legislature passed two Bills of Address calling for Judge Loring to be removed from his state office, in 1855 and 1856, but in both cases Gardner declined to remove Loring. (A third Bill of Address to remove Loring from office was later approved by Gardner's Republican successor, Nathaniel Prentice Banks.) SIGNATURE........20-30
580. MYSTERY LOT of about 81 pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; a few autographs. Oldest item in this lot is 1816. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items.....80-120
581. [WALLY WALLGREN] Abian A. Wallgren [1891-1948] better known as "Wally" Wallgren, worked as a cartoonist for the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Washington Post before World War I, creating strips like 'Inbad the Sailor' and 'Tired Timothy'. So who was he? A Marine, for starters. An American soldier in the AEF during WW1, Abian "Wally" Wallgren drew comics for "Stars and Stripes." The Stars and Stripes, published exclusively in France during its seventeen-month run, used a layout typical of American newspapers of the day, with wide columns, "all-cap" headlines, and lots of illustrations. The editorial staff assigned to the newspaper was composed mostly of enlisted men, including several career journalists. Second Lieutenant Guy T. Viskniskki from the Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate, New York Times drama critic Alexander Woollcott, bibliophile John Winterich, and cartoonist Abian "Wally" Wallgren of the Washington Post were among those who contributed their experience and skill. Besides expressing editorial opinion, cartoons entertained the troops, offering them humorous stories and images that satirized everyday life in the military. Many of these spoofs, written in 1918 and 1919, remain relevant today. The most popular among the soldiers were Private Abian A."Wally" Wallgren's cartoons and irreverent "Helpful Hints," which poked fun at army conventions from food to uniforms to rank. When a new issue of The Stars and Stripes arrived, the soldiers scanned it first for the cartoons by "Wally" Wallgren. OFFERED HERE are 57 letters (1943-47) from Harold E. Homrig to Wally Wallgren, plus one bank check signed by Wallgren. Most of the letters are from 1946 and all are about Homrig working on a project concerning the exhibition of Wally's cartoons at military sites. Many of the letters have brief handwriting by Wally. VG.............300-400
700. [ART] RICHARD CARLE - deceased New England artist. Worked a lot around Boston and the north shore. ORIGINAL ink drawing, signed, 13 x 17". VG.........75-100
701. [ART] RICHARD CARLE - deceased New
England artist. Worked a lot around Boston and the north shore.
ORIGINAL watercolor, signed, dated 1960, 14 x 16.5".
VG.........100-150
702. [ART] HENRY HELPRIN - UNSIGNED charcoal drawing, 4.25 x 8.5 in. plus margins. The only thing we know about this artist is that he studied drawing at the Art Students League in NYC, under Bridgman. He may have also been an illustrator. Worthy of research. There is also part of another sketch on the verso...........25-35
704. [ART] 19th century pencil drawing, unsigned, oval
approx. 8 x 6". VG..........60-80
705. LONG'S PEAK, FROM ESTE'S PARK - after Thomas Moran. Nice full page scene. Image approx. 6-1/8 x 9-1/4" plus margins.........40-60
706. CALIFORNIA - group of 6 views including: San Francisco shore, Cliff House Sacramento Valley, Coast Scene at Marin County, etc. Various sizes.........60-80
707. [ART] Anthony
Thieme (1888-1954) was a landscape
and marine painter and a major figure of the Rockport
(MA) School of American regional art. He was a
contemporary of important Rockport artists Aldro
Hibbard, Emil Gruppe, W. Lester Stevens, Antonio Cirino,
and Marguerite Pierson. Born in Rotterdam on 20 February
1888, Thieme studied at the Academie of Fine Arts in
Rotterdam for two years and then, briefly, at the Royal
Academy, the Hague. He traveled widely in Europe,
frequently finding work as a stage designer.
Thieme traveled to the United States at the age of 22.
He quickly found work as a stage designer at the Century
Theater in New York, designing sets for the Russian
ballerina Anna Pavlova. When the commission ended, he
traveled to South America, primarily Brazil and
Argentina. Stage work again provided his livelihood. A
return to Europe followed with further work in England,
France, and Italy. Returning to the United States with a
contract for additional stage work, Thieme found himself
in Boston. He discontinued work on the stage in 1928 and
from then on made his living with the sales of his
paintings and etchings. Thieme married Lillian Beckett
in 1929 and moved to Rockport, MA. He established the
Thieme School of Art. He exhibited his work frequently
at the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York. He
continued to travel widely; Mexico, Guatemala, Florida,
and France were major destinations, always painting en
plein air. Thieme committed suicide on 6 December 1954
in Greenwich, CT. The circumstances of his death are not
fully understood. Anthony Thieme was a full member
of the American Watercolor Society, Art Alliance of
America, the Salmagundi Club, the Boston Art Club, North
Shore Art Association, Rockport Art Association, New
York Water Color Club, Art Alliance of Philadelphia and
the National Arts Club. Original etching plate,
title "Coach & Inn". Not sure if this is the
actual title - its simply what is written on the
envelope and above an etching [included] pulled from
the plate. Original etching plates are very
uncommon............800-1200
708. [ART] John Joseph Enneking (1841 - 1916)
American Impressionist born of German ancestry in Minster,
Ohio. He was educated at Mount St. Mary's College,
Cincinnati, served in the American Civil War in 1861-1862,
studied art in New York and Boston, and gave it up because
his eyes were weak, only to return to it after failing in
the manufacture of tinware. From 1873 to 1876 he studied
in Münich under Schleich and Leier, and in Paris under
Daubigny and Bonnat; and in 1878-1879 he studied in Paris
again and sketched in the Netherlands. Enneking was a
plein air painter, and his favorite subject was the
November twilight of New England, and more generally the
half lights of early spring, late autumn, and winter dawn
and evening. The Enneking Parkway in Hyde Park,
Massachusetts is named after him. Offered here is a
wonderful original little pencil drawing, signed with
initials, image about 2.5 x 3" plus margins. Identified
below "Drawn by Enneking - J.J." Proenance: removed from
a sketchbook kept by the friend and fellow artist,
Horace R. Burdick. It was not uncommon to find
sketches by other artists in a Burdick sketchbook. We believe that the
identification written below drawing is in the hand of
Enneking, based on comparison with a known example. After
a lengthy examination of the tiny initials on the drawing
we come to the conclusion, and I'm pretty certain a
correct conclusion, that the initials read: "JJE". The
problem we were having was the appearance of the first two
initials. The first looked more like an "N" and the middle
looked more like an "I". The front line of the first is
somewhat weaker and I saw it - that wasn't an N but but
looked more like a "V". which is really a "J". Then the
middle also is a "J" but with a weak left side. In other
words he wrote very tiny "JJE" but the Js were made like
"Vs" because they are written so small. Difficult to
explain in words - easier to see in real life. Also, the
identification on the page is important. To the
purchaseser: if you paid attention to what is said here,
you should not have a problem when drawing is received,
and upon examination of the initials. Put this all
together and it just makes sense. WOW, I'm not sure I've
ever gone to this length to explain authenticity.
Condition is very good+..............300-400
710. [ART] Albert Robida (1848-1926) French painter, etcher, lithographer and writer, Albert Robida became famous both for his whimsical scenes of Paris life and for his highly regarded satirical art. Robida began his artistic career in 1866 when he began contributing his designs to French periodicals. This aspect of his art continued through his life and he established himself as one of the more popular artists of La Vie Parisienne, Le Rire and Fantasio. During the First World War, Albert Robida's suites of lithographs and commentaries, such as Villes Martyres proved to be of prime influence within the arts community. Original etching, "Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle" (Engravers of the 19th Century) as published in Paris by Henri Beraldi and printed Chardon & Sormamin 1891. The etching depicts a full portrait of a woman in full fashionable regalia. For the setting, Robida selects the seaside, as we can see in the background where some sailors are greatly admiring the legs of a bather. "Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle" is a fine example of the etched art by the French artist, Albert Robida. Image approx. 8-3/8 x 5-3/8 plus margins. There are some spots in the margins; slightly toned top edge. All faults will not show when matted properly...........200-300
See Robida etching
712. [ART] Jules Adeline (1845-1909), historian, draughtsman, architect and engraver. Original etching, plate signed, c. 1885, image 4-1/2 x 3-1/2" plus margins. VG...........80-120
713. [ART] RICHARD CARLE - deceased New
England artist. Worked mainly around Boston and the north shore.
Original ink wash drawing, signed, dated [19]78, Gloucester,
Mass. scene. Paper size approx. 9 x 11.5 in. VG
condition..........60-80
See drawing
above
714. [ART] Stow
Wengenroth (1906-1978)
American artist and lithographer, born in 1906 in Brooklyn, New
York. Wengenroth was once called "America's greatest living
artist working in black and white" by the American realist
painter Andrew Wyeth, and he is generally considered to be one
of the finest American lithographers of the twentieth century.
He studied at the Art Students League of New York under George
Brant Bridgeman and John Carlson from 1923 to 1927, then at the
Grand Central School of Art under Wayman Adams. Wengenroth was
elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters
(renamed the American Academy of Arts and Letters) in 1942 and
was also a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and
the Prairie Printmakers. He was elected an Associate of the
prestigious National Academy of Design in 1938, and a full
Academician in 1941. Wengenroth was also the author of several
influential books on lithography. Wengenroth's lithographs are
found in most major American collections, including the Library
of Congress, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Metropolitan
Museum of Art. During his career, Wengenroth became well-known
for his detailed depictions of the seascapes and landscapes of
New England and, particularly, Maine . As an artist, he eschewed
colour in his lithographs but rather focused on shadow, light,
and form to transmit detail and dimension. While his urban
scenes of Manhattan and the New York City environs are
especially coveted by the current market, Wengenroth was most
adept at creating sincere yet vivid simulacra of the New England
littoral and interior. Offered here is an unsigned 2-sided
watercolor. Sand dunes
on one side and a most unusual abstraction watercolor on the
other. This is the last of our Wengenroths that we bought at the
Bruce Collins auction in Kennebunk, Maine. These were consigned
to Collins from the estate of Wengenroth. Youngs Fine Arts sold
our companion piece to this in their 7/12/97 sale, lot 52. It
was 1-sided, signed, almost identical scene, a little smaller,
and brought $660. We saved this one because it was nicer but
mainly because of the unusual abstraction on the one side. This
is guaranteed, without a time limit, to be by Stow Wengenroth
and we will send along a letter of guarantee to the winning
bidder. This piece is approx. 14-3/4 x 19-3/4 in. Pin holes in
the corners caused by Wengenroth. His watercolors & drawings
are quite uncommon. CLICK BELOW TO SEE BOTH
SIDES............1000-1500
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715. [ART] MARY HELEN POTTER (1862 - 1950) Listed artist from Rhode Island. OFFERED HERE: Original watercolor, unsigned, dated 1895, approx. 13 x 10 in. Almost all of Potter's watercolors were unsigned. Very good condition........200-300
Rare Original Etching Plate
716. [ART] Paul Berdanier
(Frackville, Pennsylvania, 1879 - Long Island, 1961) A fine
American etcher, painter and illustrator, Paul F. Berdanier
studied art under Charles Hope Provost, in New York, Gustave
Wolff, at the School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, and under
Albert Gihon, in Paris. He began his career in St. Louis
working mostly as a designer of historical settings and stage
costumes. After winning several awards in Missouri, Berdanier
moved to Paris, France shortly after the end of World War One.
He remained there until about 1929 when he settled in New
York. During his time in Paris, he exhibited his art at both
the Salon d'Automne and at la Nationale des Beaux-Artes.
Berdanier was a full member of the Society of American
Etchers. His art is included in the permanent collections of
many museums in both America and France. Offered here is
the original etching plate "Winter Canal Scene", approx.
3-3/8 x 5-1/4". Provenance: the Anderson-Lamb
Co., Brooklyn, NY. This company was among the best
printers of etchings in the country. It was their firm that
hand-printed most of the etchings offered by American
Associated Artists Gallery in NYC. The lithographs were
printed by George Miller. All printing would be done by
hand, with Miller and Lamb receiving 25 cents per
impression, paper and ink included. A color etching pulled
circa 1935-45 is included, trimmed to image and laid down. The
original etching plate has a protective varnish coating but
can be removed if someone wants to pull etching from the
plate. It goes without saying - original etching plates by
noted artist very seldom ever find their way onto the open
market.............200-300
717. [ART]
WALT KUHN
[1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is "TOMS RIVER". Typical Kuhn
style. Plate size 8 x 10 in. This plate still has some
life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does
an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the
open market, as they usually are in institutional collections.
Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of
this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his
initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched
his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would
etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn
plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send
a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait
photo of Kuhn shown below IS NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC]
held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was
indicated that there were less than 50
impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by
major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable
to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for
the SERIOUS Kuhn collector...............2000-3000
See etching
plate
See
portrait of Kuhn
718. [ART] ORIGINAL ETCHING by Luigi Kasimir - [1881-1962]. Titled "KLOSTERNEUBURG". Pencil signed "n.1 Luigi Kasimi". This means that the artist's son, Robert, signed this etching after his father's death in 1962. In 1961 Robert opened his own printing shop in Vienna, where he printed his own etchings and those of Luigi and Tanna, his mother. Following his father's death in 1962 he began signing Luigi's etchings "n.1.Luigi Kasimir"("n.1" being the abbreviation for "Nachless," meaning "from the estate of ..." in German). After his mother's death in 1972 he signed her etchings, "n.1.T.K. Hoernes." mage size approx. 9.5 x 9 in., paper size approx. 15.25 x 14 in. Unframed. No condition problems. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 in the town of Pettau, at that time a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He attended the Vienna Academy of Art which was to be of twofold importance to him. First, he studied under William Unger, who gave Kasimir his first introduction to the technique of the color etching. Secondly, he met Tanna Hoernes, who became his wife. Luigi inherited his talent from his ancestors, as did one of his sons, Robert. Luigi's grandfather was a painter and poet, and his father an officer in the Hapsburg army, who later became a professional painter. As for Kasimir's technique: black and white etchin
![116. [ART] GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935) French-American sculptor, born in Paris. He went to the U.S. in 1906 and studied sculpture in Boston until 1912, when he moved to New York City and began the series of monumental figure pieces for which he is noted. Some of these works, more than life size, combine weighty proportions with unusual grace; examples are Floating Woman (1927) and the bronze Standing Woman (1930-33), both in the Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Conn. In 1931 he executed reliefs for the RCA Building, and in 1934 for the International Building, both at Rockefeller Center, New York City. Among his many portrait busts, that of the American painter John Marin is considered his best. New York City's Museum of Modern Art honored him with a large retrospective exhibition just before his death in 1935. SIGNATURE & ADDRESS [77 Washington Place] on fragment clipped from hotel register. Unidentified signature above and below Lachaise...............50-75](https://merv2.tripod.com/lachaise-112.jpeg){kind=link}
![151. [FRANCE] Isabelle de Montolieu (1751-1832) Swiss novelist and translator. She wrote the first French translation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. One of her translations to French - Johann David Wyss's German-language The Swiss Family Robinson (Le Robinson suisse, ou, Journal d'un père de famille, naufragé avec ses enfans) - was adapted and expanded by her with original episodes more than once. ALS, May 30, no year, 3 full pages and page 4 she concludes and signs, which is also the address leaf. Not translated but likely of good content..........50-75](https://merv2.tripod.com/montolieu-407.jpeg){kind=link}
![173. [THEATRE] Fritz Williams [1869-1930] Am. actor very popular at turn of the century. Appeared on Broadway from 1899-1930. Signed cabinet photograph dated '98. VG.......40-60](https://merv2.tripod.com/williams-553.jpeg){kind=link}
![176. [MUSIC] Robert Ward (b.1917)) American composer. Signed & inscribed brochure picturing Ward who also pens a bar of music. Inscribed to Carl Davis, the conductor, composer. Fine.......50-75](https://merv2.tripod.com/ward-407.jpeg){kind=link}
![213. [FILM]](https://merv2.tripod.com/foster-549.jpeg){kind=link}
![220. [FRANCE] CARDINAL FRANCOIS MARTY [1904-1994] Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. He took part in the conclaves that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II. Brief TLS, 1975, on 5.5 x 4 in. card, 1p, to Monsieur Marcel Diamant-Berger. VG.................30-40](https://merv2.tripod.com/marty-112.jpeg){kind=link}
![364. George Grote [1794-1871] Brit. historian. Clip signature.](https://merv2.tripod.com/grote-392.jpeg){kind=link}
![372. [FRANCE] Jacques Salomon Hadamard (1865-1963) French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations. TLS, 1954, 1p. Speaks of Poincare. Fine............50-75](https://merv2.tripod.com/hadamard-253.jpeg){kind=link}
![451. [MEDICAL] ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of JOHN WAKEFIELD FRANCIS [1789-1861] one of the most distinguished American physicians. Clean........................20-30](http://home.gwi.net/%7Eecbart/francis-442.jpeg){kind=link}
![[NEW HAMPSHIRE] Isaac Twombly (1735-1824] Manuscript Document Signed, Rochester [NH] Oct. 31, 1793, 1p., approx. 6x2". Rec. of Andrew Rollins....Ichebod Rollins as witness. Isaac Twombly was a Quaker and one of twenty-two belonging to the Society of Friends from Rochester, NH, that "did not choose to sign," the 1776 Revolutionary War Proposal. One hundred and ninety-eight persons in Rochester (N.H.) signed this agreement, twenty-two belonging to the Society of Friends "did not choose to sign," and twenty-two others refused to sign. This placed every man as a friend or an enemy to his country, and informed the committee of Safety what individuals to watch or disarm.".](https://merv2.tripod.com/twombly-604.jpeg){kind=link}
![THOMAS MELVILL Jun. [1776-1845] sent to Europe as a banker at age 18; exporter; farmer in Pittsfield, Mass; uncle of the famous author Herman Melville. DS, Carriage to Liverpool and Charges - Received payment for James Tisdale. 8x3 in. Docketed 1790 on verso so he would have been 14 at the time; 4 years later a banker in Europe. Although not a valuable signature it is rare. Fine..](https://merv2.tripod.com/melvill-411.jpeg){kind=link}
![574. Joseph Parker (1830-1902) was an English Nonconformist divine. ALS, July 16, 1881, 2pp, 8vo. To Mr. (Samuel Carter) Hall [1800-1889] the Irish-born Victorian journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for his much-satirised personality. Parker was the son of Teasdale Parker, a stone mason , and Elizabeth, née Dodd. He managed to pick up a fair education, which in after-life he constantly supplemented. In the revolutionary years from 1845 to 1850 young Parker as a local preacher and temperance orator gained a reputation for vigorous utterance. He was influenced by Thomas Cooper, the Chartist, and Edward Miall, the Liberationist, and was much associated with Joseph Cowen, afterwards MP for Newcastle upon Tyne. In the spring of 1852 he wrote to Dr John Campbell, minister of Whitefield Tabernacle, Moorfields, London , for advice as to entering the Congregational ministry, and after a short probation he became Campbell's assistant. He also attended lectures in logic and philosophy at University College London. From 1853 to 1858 he was pastor at Banbury. His next charge was at Cavendish Street, Manchester, where he rapidly made himself felt as a power in English Nonconformity. While here he published a volume of lectures entitled Church Questions, and, anonymously, Ecce Deus (1868), a work provoked by Seeley's Ecce Homo. The University of Chicago conferred on him the degree of D.D. In 1869 he returned to London as minister of the Poultry church, founded by Thomas Goodwin. Almost at once he began the scheme which resulted in the erection of the great City Temple in Holborn Viaduct. It cost £70,000, and was opened on 19 May 1874 . From this centre his influence spread far and wide. His stimulating and original sermons, with their notable leaning towards the use of a racy vernacular, made him one of the best known personalities of his time. Dr Parker was twice chairman of the London Congregational Board and twice of the Congregational Union of England and Wales. The death of his second wife, Emma, née Common, in 1899, was a blow from which he never fully recovered. Parker was pre-eminently a preacher, and his published works are chiefly sermons and expositions, chief among them being City Temple Sermons (1869-1870) and The People's Bible, in 25 vols (1885-1895). Other volumes include the autobiagraphical Springdale Abbey (1869), The Inner Life of Christ (1881), Apostolic Life (1884), Tyne Chylde: My Life and Teaching (1883; new ed., 1889), A Preacher's Life (1899). This letter is in fine condition..............100-150](https://merv2.tripod.com/parker-646-1.jpeg){kind=link}
![[ART] Stephen James Ferris [1835-1915] influential Philadelphia painter and etcher. Original etching, "AN EASTERN PRINCESS", from a painting by J.G. Jacquet. Image 8-1/8 x 4-3/4" plus margins which are fairly clean with only the slightest signs of age.............100-150](https://merv2.tripod.com/ferris-711.jpeg){kind=link}
