|
|
|
|
EAST COAST BOOKS |
|
|
PO BOX 849 WELLS, MAINE 04090 207-646-0416 Fax 207-646-3584 |
|
Bookmark this page and you will be able to access all of our current auctions as well as recent auctions.
2. [FRANCE] FRENCH REVOLUTION DECRET De La Convention Nationale, No. 194, 25 Nov. 1792, dated 2 months after abolition of Royalty, signed in type Monge & Garot. 3-pages, approx. 7-3/4 x 9-1/4". Excellent condition............80-120
Page 2
3. [KENTUCKY DERBY] Rose Labrie
(1916-1986) Author, illustrator of children's books,
journalist, gallery director and self-taught "primitive"
artist; Portsmouth, N.H. Labrie also was founder and
first director of the Strawberry Bank Children's Festival,
later known as the Prescott Park Arts Festival, in
Portsmouth. Offered here is a signed copy of her softcover
book DANCER'S IMAGE, the true story of a gallant Kentucky
Derby winner. Dancer's Image (1965-1992) was an American
Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only winner in the
history of the Kentucky Derby to have been disqualified.
Published 1982, 48 pages plus covers showing her
paintings. She has signed on the title page.
VG.............50-75
4. THE HERO OF OUR HEROIC AGE by
Ivory Franklin Frisbee, softcover published
1900, 17 pages plus covers. A sketch of Colonel
William Pepperrell (1696-1759). Sir William
Pepperrell, 1st Baronet was a merchant and soldier in
Colonial Massachusetts. He is widely remembered for
organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition
that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisbourg
during King George's War. During his day Pepperrell was
called "the hero of Louisburg," a victory celebrated in
the name of Louisburg Square in Boston's Beacon Hill
neighborhood. He is the great-great-great grandfather of
actor Robert Hardy. William Pepperrell was a native of
Kittery, Maine, then a part of the Province of
Massachusetts Bay, and lived there all his life. The
author has written on the blank flyleaf "The gift of the
author to Justice Henry Shaw, 1920." Shaw
(1872-1944) was a historian from Kittery, Maine. The front
over is close to becoming detached..............40-60
5. [AMERICANA] Edward Sise (1762-1842) was born at Castlelyon near Cork, Ireland. He took passage to America via New Brunswick, Canada in 1784, narrowly escaping death on Dec 16 when his ship ran aground at the entrance to Kennebunk Harbor, Maine. He settled in Dover, NH as a house builder until 1791 when a fall from a scaffold led him to go into the wholsesale lumber business with a partner, Joseph Gage (1764-1802). He returned to sea in 1796 as a supercargo but fell into the hands of French, then British, privateers in the West Indies. He returned to Dover and served as Lt Col commanding the 3rd Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia in the War of 1812. Document signed, Dover, NH, 1818, , approx. 6.5 x 3 in. Received $13 from Sam. & William Hale for Andrew Rollins. William Hale served as a US Representative from New Hampshire during the early 1800s. VG..............40-60
6. Charles Francis Adams Sr.
(1807-1886) American historical editor, politician
and diplomat. He was the son of President John Quincy
Adams and grandson of President John Adams, of whom he
wrote a major biography. rom the 1840s Adams became one of
the finest historical editors of his era. Five handwritten
lines written in his hand, signed in the 3rd person "Mr.
Adams." approx. 4-1/2 x 2-1/2. neatly inlaid to a large
sheet. VG.................50-75
7. [MAINE] Spinney Family
of Kittery, Maine - group of 4 letters written to Alice
Spinney from her daughter, brother, niece, and
another plus another envlope [empty] addressed to Ephraim
C. Spinney. 1872-1889.........40-60
8. [ART] Charles
Heath (1785-1848) English
engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and
illustrator. Heath was the illegitimate son of James
Heath, a successful engraver who enjoyed the patronage of
King George III and successive monarchs. Heath owned a
large studio, and a great deal of the work signed "Heath"
is not actually by him; nevertheless he was very prolific.
Charles Heath believed that custom entitled engravers to
make and keep a limited number of impressions of their
work. When he was sued by the publisher, John Murray, in
1826, as a result of having made and kept such
impressions, he relied on that supposed custom, but, in
1830, a jury denied its existence. Then, in 1831, the
judges of the Court of King's Bench held that his conduct
had been unlawful at common law, though not a breach of
the Prints Copyright Act 1777. Offered here is an original
engraving c. 1827, image about 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. plus
margins. VG..............40-60
9. [ART] Charles
Heath (1785-1848) English
engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and
illustrator. Heath was the illegitimate son of James
Heath, a successful engraver who enjoyed the patronage of
King George III and successive monarchs. Heath owned a
large studio, and a great deal of the work signed "Heath"
is not actually by him; nevertheless he was very prolific.
Charles Heath believed that custom entitled engravers to
make and keep a limited number of impressions of their
work. When he was sued by the publisher, John Murray, in
1826, as a result of having made and kept such
impressions, he relied on that supposed custom, but, in
1830, a jury denied its existence. Then, in 1831, the
judges of the Court of King's Bench held that his conduct
had been unlawful at common law, though not a breach of
the Prints Copyright Act 1777. Offered here is an original
engraving c. 1827, image about 5-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. plus
margins. VG..............40-60
10. [CIVIL WAR - INDIANA] 1p. partly-printed Document Signed, 7 1/2 x 3, dated March 16, 1865, a payment voucher from the Auditor's Office, Corydon, Indiana, to the Treasurer of Harrison County, instructing him "... Pay to George N. Denbo... the sum of Nine Dollars and fifteen Cents for in part of amt appropriated to him as agent... for money loaned Co.. as a vol. County fund...," signed Wm. S. Miller. During the Civil War, the cash-starved states often had to "borrow" money from individuals to pay the bounty given to volunteers for the army. Note on verso sums up the state's problem [and Denbo's] "Presented March 16/65 and not paid for want of Funds..." Folds, otherwise very good............40-60
11. A brief 1p. TLS, 8" x 10", dated December 26th, 1929, on the personal stationery of Alfred E. Smith, sent to Dr. John J. Jaffin of New York City, acknowledging a gift of neckties, signed Alfred E. Smith. SMITH (1873-1944) was a three-time governor of New York (1917-1918; 1919-1920; 1923-1928). Folds (small breaks, now reinforced with linen), some edge wear, smal tear, light toning-- overall quite good................75-100
12. [EARLY
THEATRE] Offered here is a
wonderful, rare 19th century Theatre Broadside, 7 3/4 x 13
1/4 in., dated "This Present SATURDAY, Oct. 13, 1827," at
The Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, the Opera PEVERIL OF THE
PEAK... with the notice that "The Public is most
respectfully informed that Mr. KEAN having determined to
leave the Stage at the conclusion of the present
Season, has entered into an Engagement at this Theatre for
a limited number of nights, and will make his first
appearance on Monday next, in the character of Shylock, in
The Merchant of Venice..." EDMUND KEAN (1787-1833)
was considered England's greatest actor of the early part
of the 19th century. However, by 1827 scandal and
substance abuse had taken their toll upon the actor, and
retirement was now contemplated [he would act again].
Light fold, right edge a bit worn, minor soiling-- overall
very good. A fine theatre
keepsake.................75-100
13. [STAR TREK] A rare, signed DEEP SPACE NINE complete
final draft script, the episode entitled "Life Support," 8
1/2" x 11", signed by Trekkie cult-favorite actor Mark Allen Shepherd,
who played the character "Morn" on the very popular t.v.
series. SHEPHERD (b. 1961) attained his cult status
by appearing in all seven seasons of DEEP SPACE NINE,
basically as a "barfly," and never saying a word. To
true STAR TREK fans, Morn epitomizes the coolest and
quirkiest character of the series. Although he never
uttered a line, Shepherd also made his presence known on
the show through his accomplished artwork, a number of his
pieces decorated the various locales on the set.
Script is signed in full (plus "Morn"), and is in
excellent condition.....................50-75
14. [THEATRE] A wonderful
signed issue of Playbill The National Theatre Magazine,
August 1988, Vol.88, No.8, featuring the production of
CHECKMATES, cover signed by acting greats Paul Winfield
(1939-2004), Ruby Dee
(b. 1924), Denzel Washington
(b. 1954), and newcomer Marsha
Jackson. Fine contrast of
signatures, program booklet in excellent
condition................80-120
See
above
15. [ENTERTAINMENT] WAYNE
NEWTON (b. 1942), popular
singer/ "Mr. Las Vegas," a signed/ inscribed 3 x 5 card,
reading: "To Kevin My very best to you
Always Wayne;" very good............20-30
16. Offered here is an extremely
rare 6pp. (three separate sheets) ALS, 8" x 10", dated
September 4, [1924], written to professor Christopher
Scaife by Sir Tyrone Guthrie
(who signs with his nickname, "Auntie May"). GUTHRIE
(1900-1971) British theatrical director, actor, and
assistant manager and director of the Scottish National
Theatre (1926-27). Guthrie made his reputation as
director in such productions as THE ANATOMIST(1931), SIX
CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (1932) and in his role
of director of the Shakespeare Repertory Company (1933-34,
1936-45). From 1939 to 1945 he was also manager of
the Old Vic and Sadler's Well theaters. The letter
here has magnificent content from the young Guthrie,
discussing his activities, the people he has come in
contact with, Oedipus, a Shakespeare night, his theatrical
and B.B.C. activities, etc. Scans of the ENTIRE
letter (complete with a small drawing by Guthrie) have
been provided. Folds (light toning along fold on
first page), otherwise very good. Letters by Guthrie
rarely come to the market, and this is an exceptional
one...................100-150
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Scan 4
Scan 5
Scan 6
17. [MUSIC] RAY ANTHONY
(b. 1922), popular band leader, a signed/
inscribed 3 x 5 card, "To Kevin Ray Anthony;"
A light paperclip impression, otherwise very good.
.................20-30
See above
18. [FILM] Offered here is a vintage, circa 1955, b/w
photograph of Russell Arms
(1920-2012) Actor, singer, best known for his role of
vocalist on the popular 1950's t.v. show YOUR HIT PARADE
(1952-1957). In 2005, Arms authored his
autobiography, entitled: MY HIT PARADE... and a FEW
MISSES. Arms has signed: "David Best
Wishes, Russ Arms [adds] c/o Hit Parade." Very minor
edge wear, otherwise very good
condition..............25-35
See above
19. [MUSIC] A wonderful signed musical transcript
(signed with his customary "Chuck"), a bar from the song
"Feels So Good" by Jazz great Chuck
Mangione (b. 1940) is a
highly-respected flugelhorn player, perhaps best know for
his signature song "Feels So Good." Since 1960,
Mangione has released over 30 albums. He has
inscribed his signature song here: "for John &
Robert Hope You Always feels So Good-- Chuck
-- feels so Good 96." Mangione has written
this on a partial score sheet, with a light paperclip
impression on left edge, otherwise very good.
Signature with this format is highly desirable ! For
Mangione fans, please be aware that there is a signature
campaign on-line to get more of Chuck's music released to
CD format................50-75
See
above
20. A stunning b/w photograph of acting great Paul Scofield
(1922-2008) was a renowned English actor, considered by
many to be one of the finest performers of the last
century. Scofield won an Oscar for Best Actor for
his performance in the 1966 film A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS.
The photograph here is inscribed: "To Norman
with good wishes from Paul Scofield."
Fine condition, with bold signature with fine
contrast..................50-75
See
above
21. An 8 x 10 b/w photograph of an older James Cagney
(1899-1987), signed Jim Cagney. Very good
condition...........100-150
22. An 8 x 10 vintage
sepia photograph, circa 1939, of Pat
O'Brien (1899-1963), done by Elmer
Fryer, Hollywood, a handsome 3/4 length portrait of
O'Brien, signed / inscribed in green ink: "To
Caroline, With my Best to you Pat O'Brien."
Photograph comes with its original WARNER BROS.
transmittal envelope, dated Feb. 28, 1940. Some
minor edge wear, otherwise photograph in very good
condition....................75-100
23. Offered here is a wonderful lot of (76) mostly MDS's
(a couple are partly-printed), various sizes from 6 1/4" x
2 7/8" to 8" x 12 1/4", dates ranging from 1796 to 1840
(only one document is 18th century), mostly Calais, Maine
area, mostly relating to James Dyer, Jr. JAMES DYER, JR. (1798-1876)
was a noted figure in Calais, Maine. Along with his
father [James Sr.] and Uncle Jones, the Dyers were the
first permanent settlers in Calais, having built the first
frame house approximately two miles below Calais on a
stream flowing into the St. Croix River. The lot
here consists of promissory notes & receipts, account
sheets, tax bills, etc. There are many local names
and signatures here. Condition varies, with expected
folds, some fold separations, edge tears, toning/ soiling
issues-- but overall in quite good
condition............125-175
24. [FILM] A reprint 8 x 10
inscribed/ signed b/w photograph of George "Spanky" McFarland,
with a vintage image of little Spanky (signed much later
in life), reading: "To Albert  Best Wishes and
Thank you ! Spanky McFarland." McFARLAND (1928-1993)
made his acting fame as one of the members in the "Our
Gang" movie shorts of the 1930's. Signature contrast is
excellent, and photograph is in fine
condition................50-75
25. Offered here is a 1p. printed DS, 8 1/2" x 14" (too large for our scanner to display in one image), a broadside printing of the poem "Washinton The Nation Builder" by poet Edwin Markham, "written at the request of the Bicentennial Commission at Washington, D.C., for distribution during the nine months' celebration of George Washington's Anniversary in 1932," signed "Your friend, Edwin Markham Staten Island, N.Y." MARKHAM (1852-1940) made his reputation by writing historical poems, his most famous being "The Man With the Hoe" (1898). In 1922, his poem "Lincoln, the Man of the People" was read by Markham at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. Markham was Poet Laureate of Oregon from 1923 to 1931. Minor margin wear (tip of top left corner gone), stray ink line in left margin, some ink smearing to signature area, otherwise very good........................75-100
26. A 2pp. ALS, 4" x 5" (folded sheet), undated [circa 1820], sent to Smith Weed in Albany, New York, signed G. S. Murfey. SMITH WEED (1755-1839) was born in Stamford, Connecticut. During the Revolutionary War, Weed saw service from 1780 to 1783. He saw action in several major battles and was wounded several times. Weed acted as Assistant Commissary of Issues. After the War, Weed settled in Albany, New York, where he established a successful mercantile business. The letter offered here has wonderful horticultural content: "... I send you a few of my choice squash seeds. They must have very rich ground and a plenty of room, not more than 3 seeds to a hill, put a plenty of manure in the hill. I had but 3 seeds last year only one of which survived, that produced Eleven squashes Gross weight 623# the largest weighing over 90#... They make a pie in the estimation of many equal to custard..." Folds (one small break, with archival tape repair), seal tear/ hole no effect to letter, otherwise very good..................30-40
27. Offered here is a 3pp. MDS,
8 1/4" x 12 3/4" (folded sheet), dated March 4, 1829,
place unspecified but document came in a grouping of
documents from Culpeper County, Virginia, a "List
of the Personal Property of the late Elizabeth Jameson
sold by her administrator...," with items such as: 8
blue Edge plates, griddle, pot hooks, frying pan, butter
boat, andirons, tea pot, 10 yds silk, cake moulds, iron
trivet, chamber pots, wine glasses, wearing apparel, etc.,
with additional notes on p. 3: "... Acct. due by
Richard Resson(?) for hire of Girl for 1828... Acct due by
Negro Davy for hire for 1828...," signed H. M. Thompson
(Clerk) and Martin Slaughter (Administrator). Folds
(much separation along spine, other small breaks), few
small edge tears, light toning-- otherwise
good...................50-75
Scan 1
Scan
2
Scan
3
Scan
4
Scan
5
28. Offered here is a 1p. LS (on State of Georgia Office of Secretary of State letterhead), 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", dated Atlanta, May 15, 1895, sent to J. J. Vocelle in St. Marys, Georgia, signed Allen D. Candler, Secretary of State. CANDLER (1834-1910) enlisted as private in the 34th Georgia Volunteer Infantry in May of 1862, elected a 1st Lieutenant, fought in several major battles, including: Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, and Jonesboro (wounded at Kennesaw, lost an eye in Jonesboro). By War's end Candler was serving as Colonel under General Joseph E. Johnston. After the War, he quipped he was better off than many veterans, having "one wife, one baby, one dollar, and one eye." In 1882 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1883-1891). He later served as Georgia's Secretary of State (1894-1898), until campaigning for the office of governor as the "one-eyed ploughboy from Pigeon Roost" and winning the office with 70% of the vote (1898-1902). Folds, toned, otherwise excellent...........50-75
29. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] 1+ pp. MDS, 8 x 9 3/4 (folded sheet), undated (but circa 1840-1850), a petition to the Selectmen of the Town of Kingston [NH] , wherein "... the undersigned freeholders and inhabitants of said Town...[which called] a meeting in sd.Town for the consideration of the legal voters... to see if the town will vote to move the Town house in said town from the place where it is now located to Land of Dr. Levi S. Bartlett near the house occupied by Widow Hale...," signed by 20 citizens of Kingston (last names include Kimball, Patten, Bassett, Cillery, Spofford, Marshall, Bartlett (but not Levi), etc. Research indicates that Thomas Bassett was a doctor, beginning his medical practice in Kingston in 1827; another signer-- William E. Blaisdell-- may be the prominent Civil War general-- more work needs to be done. Folds/ creases, some edge wear, ink smear in bottom margin, some toning-- overall quite good................75-100
30. [BOOK] A nice copy of Scenes In Africa And
America For The Amusement and Instruction Of
Little Tarry-At-Home Travellers, by Rev. Isaac
Taylor, published by John Harris (London) nd [circa 1829--
date of the plates], illustrated with numerous small
engravings and two folding maps [Africa / America], 4 1/2"
x 7"; 216pp. The 1/4 leather and marble covers have
wear, front hinge/ joint cracked, spine ends worn/
chipped, early bookseller's label, light toning/ scattered
foxing-- overall quite good. An uncommon
text............80-120
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Scan 4
Scan 5
31. [AMERICANA] Offered here is an absolutely wonderful
little 19th century account book,
4 1/4" x 6", being "David Woods
Book Petersburg, VA March 15, 1832,"
with 8 pp. of Biblical / Religious reflections (ending
with: "Life is very uncertain"), and merchant
accounts beginning in 1848 ("Mr. David Taylor to D. Wood
To pair boots $5.00") and going to 1851, with
approximately 40 pp. of accounts (full and partial pages),
listing items and services such as: bag buck wheat,
shotgun $5.00, turnips, potatoes, butter, apples,
chestnuts, eggs, bacon, beef, mutton, sugar, flour, hire
of waggon, etc. Of particular note are the
references to the hire of slaves: "To hire Katy,"
"1/2 day hire bob," "To hire of Sue 3 days..."
Account is mostly itemized lists, but occasionally
notes: "I borrowed of McCally $10 and Mr. Wood got 2
doz chickens which leaves him in my debt but he is so
cross and poor I shall and seek a settlement Dec.
1849." The leather covers have light wear, mostly
ink notations, and otherwise in very good
condition.............50-75
32. [BOOK] Offered here is a rare, early edition copy of An
Introduction To Algebra, Being The First Part Of A
Course Of Mathematics..., written by Jeremiah Day,
published by Howe & Spalding (New-Haven, CT) in 1819,
5 1/4" x 8 1/2"; 219pp. JEREMIAH DAY was a Professor
of Mathematics (and later, President) at Yale College
(1817-1847). In 1814 he published the Introduction
To Algebra, the first such math book written by an
American to be published in America. The full
leather covers have wear/ scuffing, spine worn (label
present), lacking all front endpapers (rear stained), some
scattered light foxing internally-- overall, a tight copy
in good condition...............50-75
33. [BOOKS] Offered here is a 3
Volume (mixed-set, w/ Vols 1 & 3 published in 1807 and
Vol. 2 in 1801), titled: The
Laws Of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts From
November 28, 1780... To February 28, 1807 With
The Constitution Of The United States Of America,
And Of The Commonwealth, Prefixed... Published by Order of
the General Court by J. T. Buckingham (Boston), with Vol.
2 published by Manning & Loring (Boston) in 1801, all
three are 1st editions as published, 6" x 10"; 520pp. +
Index; 550pp. + Index; and 404pp. + Index. Rebound
in full, modern leather, with gilt lettering on spine,
covers and spines in fine shape (one scuff line), all new
endpapers, scattered foxing/ light toning-- overall a very
good set...............100-150
34. [BOOKS] Offered here is a
two volume set entitled: National Portrait
Gallery Of Eminent Americans From Original
Full Length Paintings By Alonzo Chappel, Text by Evert A.
Duyckinck, published by Johnson, Fry & Co. (NY) in
1862, illustrated with 121
b/w steel engravings (2 are titles),
8 3/4"x 11"; 488, 470pp. The subjects in this text
include: authors, statesmen, presidents, military leaders
(up to the Civil War-- no Confederate figures).
Publisher's half black morocco leather covers are
scuffed (esp. along hinges), scattered light to moderate
foxing internally, a plate or two loose and some tissue
guards disbound-- overall quite
good................100-200
35. [ART] A fine etching by noted American artist Sears GALLAGHER (1869-1955) was a Massachusetts artist who studied art in Paris. A prolific etcher, Gallagher had produced some 138 etchings by 1920. The etching here, titled "Fort LeBoeuf," was produced in 1932 as part of the George Washington Bicentennial, this plate being one of twenty plates from his Twenty Masterpieces Life of George Washington, edition limited to 200 copies, plate size 13 3/8" x 9 1/4" (on sheet 14 3/4" x 13 1/4"), signed and titled in pencil (plus pencil note on plate size). Shrinkwrapped on foamboard, in very good condition...................100-200
36. Lot of 9 Morning
Herald, New York, newspapers, all from
the 1840s. Condition: good to very good........150-200
37. 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...............40-60
38. [MUSIC] Maurice
Baron (1889-1964) French born composer,
conductor, violinist. AMQS, inscribed, 9 x 3-3/4".
VG...........75-100
39. John Gould (1908-2003) American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for over sixty years from a farm in Lisbon Falls, Maine. He was published in most major American newspapers and magazines and wrote thirty books. SIGNED, inscribed 10 x8 photo, dated April 3, 2002. VG...........40-60
40. [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
41. [FRANCE] Pierre-Augustin-Bernardin
de Rosset de Fleury (1717-1780) French
prelate. Bishop of Chartres
from 1746-1780. Born in Castle Pérignan ( Aude ), is the
second son of John Hercules Rosset of Rocozels Fleury and Marie
de Rey, and grand-son of Bernardin de Rosset of Rocozels and
Marie Fleury (sister of Cardinal Fleury ). Was educated at the
Collège de la Marche in Paris, and the Sorbonne , where he
obtained the cap doctorate in theology in 1742. Appointed Bishop
of Chartres by royal patent, and confirmed in this position by
Pope Benedict XIV in 1746, he took the name of Peter VI. First
chaplain Leszczyńska Marie (1743) and Grand Chaplain
Marie-Antoinette (1774), he was made Commander of the Order of
the Holy Spirit in the royal chapel of the castle of Versailles
(1777). During the harsh winter of 1751-1752, he gave his silver
at the Mint for the relief of the destitute. At Chartres Bishop
rebuilt the episcopal palace. He died on January 13, 1780 the
palace of the Tuileries , where he had an apartment, and was
buried in Saint-Louis-du-Louvre in the family tomb.
Manuscript Document Signed, 1767, written by him, approx. 5-1/4
x 3". VG...........100-150
See
document
42. Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith (1891-1951)
often known as Stephen Smith, was a
pioneering Indian rocket scientist who developed techniques in
delivering mail by rocket. Unlike Friedrich Schmiedl, whom the
Austrian Authorities banned from further experimenting, Smith
was encouraged in his experiments by Indian Officials. In the
ten-year span of his experiments (1934-1944), Smith made some
270 launches, including at least 80 rocket mail flights. Clipped
Signature. VG............50-75
Front side
Back side
43. DAN T. MOORE -
Lt. Col., aide to Theodore Roosevelt during his first term of
office. Died in Texas. It was not until October, 1917, when he
was World War I commander of the 310th Field Artillery at Camp
Meade, Md., that Colonel Moore learned that a blow struck by him
in a friendly sparring bout with President Theodore Roosevelt in
1905 had caused blindness in one of his opponent's eyes.
Distressed at the news, he said, in part: "But could you ask for
any better proof of the man's sportsmanship than the fact that
he never told me what I had done to him, never told anybody else
that I know of - at least, it never got around to me till I saw
in the papers the other day that he had said that he lost the
sight of his eye while boxing with a captain of artillery who
was his aide. He didn't name anybody then, but I knew that he
must have meant me, for I happen to have been the only boxing
aide he had who was in the artillery." Signed 1919 Riggs
National Bank check.............75-100
44. [FLORIDA] Lawton Chiles (1930-1998) 41st Gov. of Florida and US senator. A signed 1938 cover honoring AIR MAIL from Tallahassee, postmarked 1938, typed addressed to a collector. VG.............25-35
45. [NAVAL] William Ledyard Rodgers (1860-1944)
was a vice admiral of the United States Navy.
His career included service in the
Spanish–American War and World War I, and a tour
as President of the Naval War College. Rodgers
was also a noted historian on military and naval
topics, particularly relating to ancient naval
warfare. Signed, inscribed card. Evenly
toned.............20-30
See
autograph
See
picture of Rodgers
46. [NAVAL] Hilary Pollard Jones,
Jr. (1863-1938) was an officer in the United
States Navy during the Spanish–American War and
World War I. During the early 1920s, he served
as Commander in Chief, United States
Fleet. Signed card. Evenly
toned...........25-35
See
autograph
See
picture of Rodgers
47.
[NEBRASKA] Alvin Saunders (1817-1899)
was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as
the final and longest serving governor of
the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served
during most of the American Civil War. CLIP
SIGNATURE mounted. Picture of Saunders
is not included here..............25-35
See
autograph
See
picture of Saunders
48. 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
49. [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
50. [TV] [Peter Lawford] - actor.
Handwritten note [not in Lawford's hand], signed P.L., to Patty
Duke, Beverly Hills Hotel. "Dear Patty. Am delighted at
the prospect of our forthcoming venture. I know it will be great
fun and most rewarding. Looking forward to meeting you -
P.L." Probably written in the hand of Lawford's secretary
Bonnie Williams. The project he is talking about was the
Patty Duke Show on television. Dated 5/9/62..............50-75
51. Offered here is an
archive of materials, approximately 95 items,
consisting of 46 letters (personal and business)
and receipts, billheads, memoranda, envelopes, all relating
to the family of John W. Park. JOHN
W.PARK (b. 1832) was, for some fifty
years, the foremost lawyer in Coweta Circuit, Georgia. He
was one of the organizers of the Georgia Bar Association,
later becoming its president. During the Civil War, Park was
a major in the 1st Georgia Regiment of Reserves, serving
until Lee's surrender at Appomattox.. Two letters here were
written by Park himself, and some ten envelopes bear his
notations and initials (JWP). A number of letters from
family members, including his son ORVILLE AUGUSTUS PARK (b.
1872), who graduated from Vanderbilt College Law Department
in 1893, opened practice in Macon, Georgia, and who, for
many years partnered with Andrew W. Lane; in 1898 Orville
was elected Secretary of the Georgia Bar Association and
taught at Mercer College, plus otherletters to him
concerning legal matters, etc. A nice lot from this
Confederate officer. Condition of the material varies from
excellent to fair (majority quite good), with expected
folds, some soiling/ spotting, occasional edge tears/ small
paper losses, etc................200-300
52.
Offered here is a fine, small archive of (12) 19th century
letters, dated from 1823 to 1846, all letters sent to Eli
Beatty at the Hagerstown, MD Bank, with various postal
cancels (including Georgetown, DC, Chambersburg [3],
Baltimore [7], and Frederick), with all letters being brief
1p. ALS's or partly-printed LS's, and all with financial
content. The sizes of the letters vary some, but
generally around 8" x 10", with the expected folds and seal
tears/ hole (none effects the content of letter), a few with
partial panel cut away, some light toning-- overall in very
good condition. ELIE BEATTY (d. 1859), the
institution's cashier and president, was a prominent citizen
of Hagerstown, Maryland, having served as assistant
postmaster, bank president, and a member of the Hagerstown
Academy's board of directors. Founded on March 12, 1807, the
Hagerstown Bank was originally a business association headed
by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester. During its early years, the
Hagerstown Bank operated from Colonel Rochester's home,
which had been modified to house the institution. The bank's
capital stock was limited to $500,000, divided into 10,000
shares valued at $50 each. One-tenth of the original stock
was "reserved for the use and benefit of the State of
Maryland," while the remaining 9,000 shares were divided
between Hagerstown (5,000 shares), Baltimore (2,000 shares),
and Frederick (1,000 shares). The bank flourished throughout
the antebellum decades, surviving numerous financial panics
and depressions. In May 1810, the Bank's stock commanded a
twenty-five percent premium and shares were in great demand.
While the Williamsport Bank suspended payment during the
1837 Banking Panic, and Mineral Bank in Cumberland failed in
1858, the Hagerstown Bank continued to expand. In 1837, the
bank had $126,127 on deposit, $45,500 of which was in
specie. The bank also owned real estate valued at $11,500
and had $214,000 in circulation.
Among the original officers were Nathaniel
Rochester, President, and Elie Beatty, Cashier. Beatty, who
also served as clerk and teller, received an annual salary
of $500. Before accepting his position with the bank, Beatty
served as Hagerstown's assistant postmaster under Colonel
Rochester. In 1810, Rochester moved to western New York,
where he founded the city of Rochester. William Heyser
succeeded Rochester as president of the Hagerstown Bank,
while Beatty retained his position as cashier, teller, and
clerk. Upon Heyser's death in 1831, Elie Beatty became
president of the bank, with Daniel Sprigg serving as
cashier. Beatty's tenure as president of the Hagerstown Bank
was brief. In 1833, Otho Lawrence was elected president, and
Beatty resumed his position as cashier. Beatty resigned his
position on April 23, 1859, citing "feeble health and the
infirmities of age." Beatty died on May 5, 1859 at the age
of eighty-three.
Beatty's death prompted an outpouring of
sympathy from his friends and business associates. The
Hagerstown Bank's Board of Directors ordered that "the Bank
will be closed and suitably draped in mourning during the
present week" and praised their late cashier's "unblemished
official reputation." At the Hagerstown Academy, where
Beatty served as a trustee, students pledged to "accompany,
in a body, the remains of our deceased friend to his final
resting place and wear the usual badge of mourning." Beatty
was interred at the Hagerstown Episcopal Church on Saturday,
May 7, 1859, his body accompanied by the directors and
officers of the bank, students from the Hagerstown Academy,
and "a large number of citizens of the town." The
Hagerstown Bank remains in operation as the Hagerstown Bank
and Trust Company.........150-200
53. SAM FREEMAN (1743-1831) American jurist from Maine. He was an active patriot during the Revolutionary struggle; was secretary of the Cumberland County convention in 1774, secretary of the provincial congress [John Hancock was president] in 1775, member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1776 and 1778. From 1776 - 1805 he was also postmaster of Portland. The historian William Willis described Freeman: "We believe no other man ever held so many responsible trusts at one time, and none was ever more faithful in the discharge of his duties." Commonwealth of Massachusetts court document signed 1807, approx. 8 x 9 in..........100-150
55.
[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"..............35-45
59. Aleksandra Danilova (1903-1997) Russian-born prima ballerina who became an American citizen. Signed picture dancing, removed from some publication........25-35
60. Aleksandra Danilova (1903-1997) Russian-born prima ballerina who became an American citizen. ALS, 1990, 1p.........25-35
62. [ITALY-FRANCE] Hyacinthe Serroni
(born in Rome 1617- died 1687 in Paris) Italian
ecclesiastical rights, and Intendant of the Navy for the
kingdom of France. It is bestowed in 1625 the abbey of
Saint-Nicolas de Rome by Pope Urban VIII , but
eventually will return to the Order of St. Dominic. He
arrived in France in 1645 , then a doctorate in
theology. From 1646 he became bishop 's Orange but must
return to the church of Minerva in Rome. He returned to
France in 1648 and became Vicar Apostolic of the
ecclesiastical province of Tarragona . After five years
of service to the diocese, the King appointed him
superintendent of the Navy and of the province of
Provence . It will then intendant of the army and
general visitors in Catalonia until the truce between
France and Spain . In 1660, he was appointed along with
Pierre de Marca , archbishop of Toulouse , to
participate in the Conference Ceret which should fix the
boundary between France and Spain, but has no separate
conclusion. On 12 November 1660 , he signed the Treaty
of Llívia as representative of Louis XIV , which are
discussed in detail the thirty-three villages of
Cerdanya , which should belong to France under the
Treaty of the Pyrenees . In 1661 he was appointed
bishop of Mende by the King. So he left his office in
Orange. Then, in 1676 , he obtained the bishopric 'of
Albi . In 1676 , the diocese was erected by Archbishop
Hyacinthe Serroni and is the first Archbishop of Albi,
until his death in 1687 . It is used in particular to
implement the decisions of the Council of Trent. From
1679, he convened a synod that brings together all the
clergy of his diocese. Synodal Orders are published in
the same year. To ensure the "holy reformation" and the
quality of its clergy, Serroni installs a seminar in
1679 in a house in the Bout-du-Pont in Albi. The
management is entrusted to the Jesuits. Manuscript
letter of document, 1660, mostly written on front
side, signed on verso. Approx. 9 x 12". VG.............150-250
Front
side
Back
side
His
portrait
65. [THEATRE] Julia Marlowe (1866-1950) English born American actress. AQS dated 1927, approx. 6 x 7-3/4".......50-75
67. [FRANCE] French Mystery Document on paper 1751 - signed d'Audelange, 1p, 6.5 x 9". Not translated. VG............100-150
68. Newburyport, Mass.
- 4 manuscript documents dating 1811-1823. Monies paid
by the town for various services and items such as panes of
glass for court house, work done in school house. There
is a 5th document but the ink is too light to
count.........50-75
69.
[FILM] Rex
Harrison
(1908-1990) English actor.
Signed 8x10 photo. VG...........50-75
See
Harrison photo
70. [MUSIC] CHARLES STROUSE (b. 1928) American composer and lyricist. AMQS on colorful 1985 FDC honoring Jerome Kern - quote from "Bye Bye Birdie" - "Put On A Happy Face". Fine........50-75
71. [ART] DOUGLAS VOLK [1856-1935] AMERICAN ARTIST. Douglas was born to be an artist. His father was the famous sculptor Leonard Wells Volk and his mother Emily Barlow Volk was counsin to Senator Steven Douglas. At a young age Douglas showed an ability to draw and was taken seriously later studying with George Inness, and at age 14 took classes at the Accademia San Luca in Italy. In 1873 Volk went to Paris to study at Ecole des Beaux Arts with the Master Jean-Leon Gerome. When he returned to the U.S. he began teaching at The Cooper Institute in New York and in 1886 was founder of the Minneapolis School Of Fine Art. In 1893 Volk was chosen for the selection committee at the Columbian Expo where he exhibited three paintings and the the gold medal, his first major award. In 1899 the National Academy granted him membership. His paintings hang in many important collections including the Metropolitan Museum in NY. Douglas Volk first ventured into Lincoln portraiture in 1908, and that canvas, reworked in 1917, eventually found its way into the National Gallery of Art. It also achieved a kind of anonymous familiarity between 1954 and 1968, when it was featured on the regular four-cent U.S. postage stamp. When in 1860, Lincoln sat in Leonard Volk's studio, a liittle child was running in and out. The great man took him on his knee and asked his name. It was Douglas. It was this boy, long grown to manhood who was the paint one of the most famous portraits of Lincoln. One of his Lincoln portraits hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom in The White House. Collection of 50 signed bank checks, dating 1895-1930.........1250-1750
See above
73. WORLD WAR II letters - a
collection of letters from 2 different officers to their
families in New Jersey, 1943-1945. Mostly handwritten, a
few typed. A great many are the famous V-MAIL, used by the War
& Navy Depts. V-Mail Service. Mostly from England. Excellent
picture of a soldier's life in Great Britain during the war.
Approx. 110 letters pasted into a
scrapbook..................Min. Bid $100
74.
[BOXING] JOEY MAXIM
(1922-2001) Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Signed
& inscribed photo, , dated 1992, 8x10.
VG................30-40
75. [FILM] LLOYD BRIDGES [1913-1998]
American actor. Bridges starred in television series, and
appeared in more than 150 films. Signed/inscribed 8 x 10
photo. VG.......25-35
76.
FINE Pension Archive CIVIL WAR Vet PETER HANYAN Badly Burned
MOH Winner J. BLACK - Offered here is a large lot of (18)
documents/ ALS's/and TLS's [some 35pp. total] pertaining to the
pension case of Civil War veteran Peter Hanyan, who served in Co
"B" Battalion Engineers, United States Army. Hanyan enlisted
Feb. 1864 and was discharged Feb. 1867. Prior to his discharge,
Hanyan was severely injured when a lamp in the Post billiard
room exploded , setting fire to his clothes, Nov. 1866. He
inhaled the flames and was in poor health until he died in
1873. The pension case instituted by his widow was handled
by attorney Darwin W. Esmond of Newburgh, NY. These
documents range in date from 1882 to 1890, with sizes varying
from 5 3/4" x 3" to 8" x 12 1/2", with many either from Esmond
or directed to him. Some highlights of this lot
include: (1) an 1882 LS on Department of the Interior
Pension Office stationery from Commissioner Wm. W. Dudley,
notifying Esmond "... medical evidence is required showing the
physical condition of the soldier from his discharge until his
death..."; (2) an 1882 Memorandum to Judge Avery (1821-1899)
from Esmond, asking "... Can you not hurry up the affidavit
which I sent you some time ago, in the 'Estella Hanyan' case..."
[with Avery's reply written on the verso of the
Memorandum: "...I have tried hard to obtain what you
want. I think Doct. Monroe of this place attended to ( ? )
some but for the life of me I cant get him to look up his
case..."]; (3) TWO letters from General John Charles Black,
Civil War Medal of Honor winner, as Department of Interior
Commissioner, one with an ink signature and dated 1886, sent to
Lewis Beach [a member of the House of Representatives],
informing Beach that "... I have caused the evidence in the
claim No. 282,766, of the Guardian of the Minor child of Peter
Hanyan, late of Co. 'B', U.S. Engr. Battn. to be carefully
examined and have personally directed that the claim be
disallowed on the ground that the soldier was not in the line of
duty when he incurred the injuries alleged to have resulted in
his death..." and another lengthy 8pp. review [after another
appeal], dated Feb. 14, 1887, with a STAMPED signature of Black,
sent to Esmond and ruling again against the appeal: "...
It appears that the soldier on whose account pension is claimed,
enlisted on the 24th day of Feb. 1864, and was assigned to Co.
B, Battalion United States Engineers, and discharged Feb. 24,
1867, an artificer... The rolls of the above named company show
this soldier sick from Nov. 4, 1866, to date of his discharge,
Feb. 24, 1867... The present company commander... reports as
follows: 'enlisted men now present with the company and
who knew Hanyan at the time he was a member, state that on the
evening of Nov. 3, 1866, when he was in the Post billiard room,
a lamp under which he was sitting exploded, setting fire to his
clothing, from which he sustained injuries sufficient to
disqualify him from performing duty... The claim was rejected
Jany. 21, 1886, on the grounds that the soldier was not in line
of duty when he received the injuries alleged to have resulted
in his death..."; and (4) a 2pp.ALS, dated 1889, sent to Esmond
by Estella Hanyan [Peter's wife], stating: "... I have
been waiting for the last two years and I have not heard
anything from you yet about them [pension papers]. I would
like to have my Papers. I have a friend who is going to
send Washington to a lawyer for me..." And in a typed, retained
copy reply dated Aug. 25, 1890, Esmond wrote to Estella:
"... I am still using every means to get your claim granted and
shall never give it up as long as I live..." So sad, that
17 years after the soldier's death, the widow's lawyer was still
trying to obtain a few dollars in pension claim-- being denied
because the death was not the result from LINE OF DUTY.
JOHN CHARLES BLACK (January 27, 1839 – August 17, 1915) was a
Democratic U.S. Congressman and received the Medal of Honor for
his actions as a Union Army lieutenant colonel and regimental
commander at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American
Civil War. On April 14, 1861, Black (along with his
brother, William P. Black) entered the Union Army as a private
in the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 14,
1861. He became sergeant major on April 25, 1861.
After three months of service, the brothers were mustered out of
the volunteers and organized Company "K" of the 37th Illinois
Volunteer Infantry Regiment. John Black became major of
the regiment on September 5, 1861 He was wounded in the
right arm at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on March 7,
1862. In July 12, 1862, John Black was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant colonel and became commander of the 37th
Illinois Infantry. Black led his regiment against a
fortified Confederate position during the Battle of Prairie
Grove, Arkansas on December 7, 1862. The unit suffered heavy
casualties and was eventually forced to retreat. Black himself
was seriously wounded. An 1896 review of numerous actions
during the war resulted in John Black being awarded the Medal of
Honor for his actions at Prairie Grove. Black's brother
William also received the medal, making them the first of five
pairs of brothers to both receive the Medal of Honor as of 2005.
On December 31, 1862, Black was promoted to colonel of the 37th
Illinois Infantry Regiment. He was given temporary command
of Brigade 1, Division 2, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf,
between November 11, 1863 and February 11, 1864, of Brigade 3,
Division 2, Reserve Corps of the Department of the Gulf between
February 3, 1865 and February 18, 1865. and of Brigade 3
Division 2, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, between February
18, 1865 and March 5, 1865.
Black resigned his commission in the volunteer service on August
15, 1865. On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson
nominated Black for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier
general of volunteers to rank from April 9, 1865, for gallant
services in the assault on Fort Blakeley, Alabama on that date,
and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.
WILLIAM WADE DUDLEY (1842–1909), born in Weathersfield Bow,
Vermont, started life as a soldier in the American Civil War,
then became a lawyer, a government official and a Republican
campaigner. After studying at Phillips Academy, Danville
in Vermont, and at Russell Military Academy in New Haven,
Connecticut, he joined the army as captain of the Richmond City
Greys in the 19th Indiana Volunteers of the famed Iron Brigade.
After losing 79 percent of his men at the Battle of Gettysburg,
and having his right leg amputated on the field, he served as an
army inspector and judge advocate.
Following the end of the war he became a civilian lawyer in
1870, then the U.S. marshal for Indiana in 1879, commissioner of
pensions under appointment of Presidents James Garfield and
Chester A. Arthur in 1881. In 1888 he was appointed Treasurer of
the Republican National Committee. He returned to practicing law
in 1887.
The documents here are in overall excellent condition, with the
expected folds, some minor edge wear/ occasional bent corner,
light toning issues..................400-600
77. JAMES HASELL (d.
1785) was the acting governor of North Carolina in the
summer of 1771 (and again in 1774) after William Tryon
departed for his new post in New York and while Josiah
Martin was delayed due to illness. He served as president of
the Council from 1760 to 1775, and in that capacity
performed the duties of acting governor of North Carolina on
several occasions. Son of merchant James Hasell, the younger
Hasell was originally from Bristol, England. He immigrated
to the American colonies where he lived briefly in
Philadelphia before settling in New Hanover County, North
Carolina prior to 1735. Hasell married twice, first to
Susannah (or Sarah) Sampson and second to Ann Sophia Von
Blade Durlace. He and his first wife had a son,
James. Acquiring over 2,000 acres and three
Wilmington town lots by the 1740’s, James Hasell was one of
the largest landowners in New Hanover County. Having served
as a justice of the peace since 1739 and having risen to
social prominence, Hasell caught the attention of Governor
Gabriel Johnston. In 1747 Johnston nominated Hasell to the
royal Council; he was seated October 2, 1749, upon the death
of Edward Moseley. Although he had no formal legal
training, much of Hasell's career in the colony was tied to
the higher courts—those above the county level. He served as
chief justice of the General Court (and its later offshoots,
both supreme and superior courts) from 1750 to 1755, 1758,
to 1759, and 1766 to 1767. In September 1753 he was named
chief baron of the Exchequer Court, a largely honorary
function that paid a salary of £40 a year. He retained this
office until the American Revolution, resigning it
temporarily in 1758 and 1766 during his brief service as
chief justice. Governor Arthur Dobbs, who criticized his
lack of formal training in 1754, saw fit to appoint Hasell
chief justice again in 1758 on the death of Peter Henly,
while Governor William Tryon praised Hasell as chief justice
in 1767.
Despite his distinguished service on the bench, it was as a
royal councillor that Hasell performed his major services.
His work in the Council was commended by governors Dobbs,
Tryon, and Josiah Martin, all of whom frequently sought his
counsel, and his loyalty to the Crown was steadfast. Hasell
served on the Council until it was abolished in 1775 and was
its most dominant member during its final fifteen years.
Martin even tried to have him made lieutenant governor in
1771. Whereas some councillors vacillated during the Stamp
Act agitation in 1765, Hasell openly supported Crown policy.
During the critical years just before the Revolution, he
remained the only councillor on whom Governor Martin felt he
could rely consistently. Hasell was president of the Council
from early 1760 to 1775, and as such sometimes acted as
chief executive during the governor's absence from the
colony, serving, for example, after Tryon departed in 1771
and before Martin arrived. When Martin was in New York on
business in January 1775, Hasell prorogued the Assembly
because of the revolutionary fervor building there. In April
he urged the governor to disrupt the Provincial Congress
when every other councillor advised caution. As a long-time
member of the executive council, Hasell held the distinction
of having been present at more meetings than any other
member, attending 368 meetings, just over 80 percent of the
meetings for which he was responsible. In addition to his
dependability, Hasell had a distinguished career on the
council, serving several governors who relied upon him and
commended him for his advice and unwavering loyalty to the
crown. Josiah Martin, in particular, found Hasell to be his
most trusted confidant and tried to have him appointed
lieutenant governor. Hasell was not timid in his leadership.
As acting governor in January 1775, he terminated the
Assembly due to its perceived revolutionary spirit.
James Hasell’s hobby was book collecting, and during his
lifetime he accumulated one of the largest libraries in
North Carolina. Many of his books are now in the North
Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. In his will, probated in 1785, Hasell left to
his son James twenty pounds sterling with which to purchase
mourning clothes, his own clothing, a gold watch, his riding
horse, and the family “pictures.” He left his stepdaughter
Ann the same amount of money designated for mourning
clothes. To his wife, Sophia, he left the rest of his
estate, including over 12,000 acres of land. The property
was confiscated after his death, but returned to the heirs
in 1802.
Offered here is a 1p. partly-printed DS, 7 3/4" x 12 1/2",
dated May 31, 1758 (w/ two 7 1/4" x 6" sheets attached to it
by string, one MD(unsigned) of Court costs and a 1p.
partly-printed DS, signed Jas. Hasell), all documents being
State of North Carolina legal documents to the Sheriff of
Anson County, notifying him that Samuel McGiliviney(?) "...
lately in our Supreme Court of Justice, Oyer and Terminer,
and General Goal Delivery, to be held for our Counties of
Orange Rowan and Anson recovered against James Armour of the
County of Anson Planter the sum of thirty six pound money in
a Certain Action on the Case...," signed Jas. Hasell.
Folds (small central breaks/ holes), some edge wear,
toning-- overall very good.........500-750
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Scan 4
78.
[AMERICANA] Lucy M. Allen of Alfred, Maine, writes a letter to
Mrs. Harriet E. Holmes of Topsfield, Mass. Dated Alfred 1846, 2
pages + postmarked address leaf. She talks Sympathetically
about Harriet's conversion to Catholicism. VG..........50-75
SCAN 1
SCAN 2
SCAN 3
79.
[AMERICANA] Edward A. Goodwin, the new school teacher in
Westerly, R.I., writes to cousin Dan Goodwin in Providence. He
is homesick - the most lonesome place I ever was in. Mr.
Chapman, district trustee tries unsuccessfully to convince
Goodwin to keep school 26 days per month. Dated 1852, 2pp,
stamped envelope included. VG............50-75
SCAN 1
SCAN 2
84. [MUSIC] Dave Brubeck
(1920-2012) American jazz pianist and composer,
considered to be one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz.
He wrote a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own
Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Signed color photocard
picture. Fine.............50-80
See above
85. [SCIENCE - WAR] The
following are from the papers of the American physicist
Louis W. McKeehan (1887-1975) Director of the Physics
Laboratories Yale. He took leave of his teaching position
to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force
behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Capt.
Louis McKeehan, head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the
Bureau of Ordnance. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo
Station at Newport, Rhode Island had been considering
acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted
that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able
to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan
came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point.
But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a
reserve officer, on active duty for the duration, whose
peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at
Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of
Navy engineers, McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his
idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit.
With support and funding from the NDRC, HUSL and BTL
proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the
beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made
his first kill. After the war, the scientists at Bell Labs
who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work, Captain
McKeehan returned to Yale, and Harvard - like some other
universities - anxious to shed the military connection as
soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its
classified work. Louis McKeehan was, among other things,
author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years, 1701-1801
(New York: H. Schuman, 1947). Offered here are several
pieces. Includes: 1940 letter to his wife Grace [scan 1];
a 1932 Naval Reserve Fitness document signed by McKeehan
[scan 2]; an interesting 1940 document pencil signed by
McKeehan [scan 3]; plus 5 other pieces, all showing
below...........200-300
86. [FRANCE]
1539 French Mystery document on vellum, nice
ornate signature, approx. 15-1/2 x 8 in. VG.......150-250
88. E.G. LAPHAM (1814-1890) U.S.
Senator from NY; manager to conduct impeachment
proceedings against former Sec. of War William W. Belknap
[1876]. ALS, House of Rep., 1881, 2pp, 4to. Replies to
Francis E. Spinner's letter of
congratulations...................50-75
Scan 1
Scan 2
90.
[MILITARY] Group of 7 signed cards by American generals - not
researched. One card dated 1915. All appear to be from the same
period in time. As you can see most of the cards have heavy sun
toning............40-60
See above
91.
[FILM] Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
English-born American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack"
and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, and more noted
in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than
for his acting. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he had a strong
presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly
acclaimed films. DOCUMENT SIGNED [1967], Employee's
Withholding Exemption Certificate, 8 x 3.5". Fine. Provenance: estate of Milton Ebbins.
Fine...............200-300
92. [AMERICANA] M.P. Wild
Jr. Co., sends a letter from Boston, 1846, 1p, to D.
Harwood at Machias, Maine, 1p plus postmarked address leaf.
Re: shopment of goods ordered, sent by Schooner Helen Mar,
Capt. McDonald. VG........50-75
93. (CHARLES ISAAC ELTON)
(1839-1900). English lawyer and antiquarian. Autograph Letter
Signed containing an Autograph Manuscript. Two pages, octavo.
Prologue to a play and four verses of a poem about Cinderella.
Mounted. MOST OF SIGNATURE CLIPPED AWAY. Fold tear repaired;
soiled............75-100
Scan 1
Scan 2
94. [OPERA] Meyriane Héglon
(Mezzo-Soprano) (Brussels 1867 – Brussels 1942) She had
successful career at Grand Opéra in Paris (debuted in 1890 as
Maddalena in ‘’Rigoletto’’). In 1894 she sang there in the
French première of Verdi’s ‘’Otello’’ performing as Emilia and
in 1894 in the premiere of the opera ‘’ Djelma’’ of Charles
Lefebvre. In 1895 she created at Grand Opéra the demanding
title role in the premiere of the posthumous opera
‘’Frédégonde’’ of Ernest Guiraud. The other premieres in which
she appeared in this opera house were ‘’La Montagne
Noire’’ of Augusta Holmès (8. 2. 1895), ‘’La Cloche du
Rhin’’ of A. Bruneau (8. 6. 1898), ‘’Les Barbares’’ of
Saint-Saëns (23. 10. 1901), ‘’Astarte’’ of Xavier Leroux (19. 2.
1901), ‘’Le Fils de l'Étoile’’ of Camille Erlanger (17. 4. 1904)
and ‘’Miarka’’ of A. Georges (7. 12. 1905). On 21. 3. 1899 she
performed in the premiere of the opera ‘’ Messaline’’ of Isidore
de Lara at the Opera House of Monte Carlo opposite Francesco
Tamagno. On 18. 2. 1904 she sang in Monte Carlo in the premiere
of the opera ‘’Hélène’’ which Saint-Saëns dedicated to Nellie
Melba, who created the leading role; on 19. 3. 1907 she appeared
in the premiere of ‘’Théodora’’ of Xavier Leroux at Monte Carlo.
In 1902 she created at Grand Opéra for Paris the role of Erda in
R. Wagner’s ‘’Siegfried’’. In 1898 she made guest appearance at
Covent Garden in London in the première there of the opera
‘’Henri VIII’’ of Saint Saëns; in 1899, still in the year of the
premiere, she sang in London in the première of ‘’Messaline’’ of
I. de Lara. In 1903 she guested in Zurich as Dalila in ‘’Samson
et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saëns. She married the famous composer
Xavier Leroux (1863-1919) in whose operas she appeared often.
Later she was active in Paris as pedagogue and soprano Ninon
Vallin belonged to her pupils. In 1904 she made only four
records for G&T. ALS, not dated [1894 postmarked
envelope] written on both sides of a 4-5/8 x 3-1/2 in. plus an
original vintage postcard photo. All very good
condition. Very scarce!.............80-120
95. [FILM] Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was a Sicilian-American actor. He portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films. He also played an Indian shedding a tear about litter in one of the country's most well-known television PSAs, "Keep America Beautiful". In 1996, Cody's half-sister said that he was actually of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. Signed 3x5 card..............20-30
96.
[AMERICANA] 1842 letter from Brooklyn, NY to Paris,
Maine. Arabelle Carter receives a long letter from sister Mary,
3-1/2 pp. plus address leaf. VG..............50-75
97. Paul Zindel Jr. (1936-2003) American playwright, novelist. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30
98. [FRANCE] Firmin-Léon-Joseph
Renouard (1831-1913) Bishop of
Limoges. ALS, 1912, 2 full pages, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in.
Fine........60-80
99.
[FRANCE] 1698 FRENCH DOCUMENT,
7 page printed document signed at conclusion, approx. 8 x 13
in. There is a handwritten dated of March 1700 written on
the blank final page [page 8]. This is identified
as: 2 great Bordeau Revenues; House of De Sellier and
widow [Sieur DE Lagua] of a famous doctor in medicine: Daniel
Cabanieux; lawsuit about nobility lineage (wills etc).; great
early printing item; various signatures in ink [may be a single
ink signature]. Excellent condition for its
age...............100-150
100.
[FRANCE] Gilles-Paul
Cauvet (1731-1788) prominent
sculptor, architect, and designer at the French court. Not only
was he the sculptor for Louis XVI's brother, the comte de
Provence, later Louis XVIII, but he also directed the Académie
de Saint-Luc, the guild of decorative painters and sculptors. He
designed carved boiserie (wood paneling) and furniture for
houses in Paris. Many wood carvers were influenced by his book
of engraved designs for interiors and furniture, which was
published in 1777. Document Signed, 1766, signed twice
by Cauvet, also various other unidentified signatures, 3
pages, approx. 8-1/4 x 12-3/4 in. Not
researched-not translated. VG...............100-150
101. [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
102. [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
105. [ART] Peter Blume [1906-1992] American artist. Blume, born in Smarhon, Russia (present-day Belarus], in a Jewish family, emigrated with his family to New York City in in 1912; the family settled in Brooklyn. He studied art at the Educational Alliance, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and the Art Students League of New York, establishing his own studio by 1926. He trained with Raphael Soyer and Isaac Soyer, exhibited with Charles Daniel, and was patronized by the Rockefeller family. An admirer of Renaissance technique, Blume worked by drawing and making compositional cartoons before putting his work on canvas. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1932 and spent a year in Italy. His first major recognition came in 1934 with a first prize for South of Scranton at a Carnegie Institute International Exhibition. The painting was inspired by a trip across Pennsylvania in an old car that required frequent repair. Eternal City [1934-1937] was politically charged, portraying Benito Mussolini as a jack-in-the-box emerging from the Coliseum; as a one-man, one-painting exhibition, it excited considerable attention from critics and audiences. Signed soft-cover catalog of his paintings & drawings, publ. 1964, 26pp, plus many more pages of illustrations. About 7.5 x 10. Signed inside on flyleaf - bold signature............50-75
See Blume catalog
106.
[BUSINESS ARCHIVE] Approx. 78 letters, mostly TLSs,
1907-1908, from Dudley Watson Moor [b. 1836 - ?], mostly
to Edward W. Heath of Waterville, Maine. Contents -
business matters. Harvard University holds some of
Moor's business papers - here is how they are described:
"This collection also contains the business papers of
Dudley Watson Moor (1836-1900) and Edward W. Heath,
whose connection to the Smith family is unclear. Moor
and Heath apparently dealt in real estate in Maine in
the late 19th and early 20th century. They also appear
to have been involved in the corporate business of the
Somerset and Kennebec Company, which seems to have been
a cardboard and box-making factory. There are also
papers related to the operation of the Kennebec Fibre
Company, a paper mill on the Kennebec River. The
collection also includes family papers of the Heath
family, dealing with the estate of Edward's father,
Wyman Heath, and with Francis E. Heath, Edward's brother
and a commanding officer of the 19th Maine Infantry
during the Civil War." We know from the letters offered
here that Harvard's year of death for Moor [1900] is not
correct, and that he lived at least until 1908. Mostly
good to VG..........100-150
See above
107. [AMERICANA] Dr. Henry
Wise Farley (1795-1839) Few
people today would recognize his name, but during the
1830s and long after his death in 1839, he was without
doubt the most learned man ever to call Liberty,
Texas home. The 1837 public notice regarding the
sale of town lots in Liberty suggests he may
have actually been the first mayor of Liberty.
Research done by Joyce Calhoon showed he had served as
our first county judge during the 1835-1836 period of
the Texas Revolution. The facts of his life are
interesting enough. He was born on December 5, 1795 in
Ipswich, Massachusetts. His middle name is an old and
distinguished one in Essex County, dating back to a
prominent clergyman named the Rev. John Wise. His
father, Jabez, was distinguished in the American
Revolution. One of his kinsmen, General Michael
Farley, was a major figure in the histories of the
American Revolution in New England. When he was
in his late teens, Henry, went off to the Harvard
Medical College. The late Camilla Davis Trammell wrote
of him: "When Henry Wise Farley finished at Harvard
Medical College in 1814, he practiced in his home town
of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Then came 'the year without
sun' followed by two crop failures, and Henry decided
to leave that land of hunger. Farley's two brothers
had previously gone to the West Indies, but they both
lost their lives there. He decided to go to New
Orleans instead. However, behind New Orleans' outward
glitter and joie de vivre, he discovered shocking
slavery and sanitation problems. As one observer
wrote, 'New Orleans is a dreadful place in the eyes of
the New England man. They keep Sunday as we in Boston
keep the Fourth of July.' Yellow fever was often
followed by cholera. Debauchery and bribery were as
rampant as he had heard they were in the West
Indies. "Dr. Farley decided to move westward. He
found employment on the Berwick plantation, where he
treated slaves and owners alike. There were also
French refugees in the area from the destruction of
Champ d'Asile, across the Sabine River in Texas, and
he treated them. They spoke highly of that land to the
west in Texas. In 1824, the gentle young doctor
courted and married Catherine, the eldest daughter of
Ann [Berwick] and Christopher O'Brien, Jr." A
few years later, with their two young sons, the
Farleys moved to the village called Atascosito, the
forerunner to the Town of Liberty. Dr. Farley became
active in the Revolution, serving with the Texan Army
in the capacity of a surgeon. Soon thereafter, he
appears in 1837 records as both the mayor of the Town
of Liberty and as Justice of the Peace for the same
area. In late 1839, as he juggled numerous
business responsibilities, Dr. Farley was compelled by
necessity to travel back to New Orleans to purchase
medical instruments and supplies. He postponed his
visit as long as possible, trying to wait out a yellow
fever raging through the Crescent City, but finally
booked passage on the schooner Columbia at Liberty and
headed that way. We will turn again to Mrs. Trammell's
well-chosen words: "The day he arrived, as he walked
through the German section of New Orleans, some
ruffians beset him and stole his purse [what we might
call a wallet]. Bruised and disheveled, he was still
able to buy most of his supplies on credit, and he
returned to the dock. A captain told him that his
schooner, the Alexander of Macedon, wa about to sail,
and he booked passage." While waiting a couple of days
for the schooner to depart, Dr. Farley wrote his wife
Catherine on November 19, 1839: "I am tired, dirty,
ragged, lonely and low-spirited but not sick. Kiss our
sweet treasures a thousand times each for me. You will
see me shortly after you receive this." He never
made it home again. Dr. Farley fell ill with the
yellow fever the second day out of New Orleans. He
died on the schooner named for Alexander of Macedon.
The crew quickly buried him in the Gulf waters. So
ends the story of Dr. Henry Wise Farley. No marker
here bears his name. Once an indispensable and
brilliant man in life, he is sadly forgotten 177 years
later. But you and I now know his story. Offerd
here is a folded stampless letter, Dutch Settlement,
La., 1834, one+ pages, to his brother Capt.
Thomas Farley, who is at New Orleans. Mentions
that his wife is still in very bad health; he
and the children are well; mentions New Orleans
several times. Excellent
condition.................100-150
108.
[FRANCE] Rene-Joseph
de Tournemine (1661 – 1739)
French Jesuit theologian and philosopher. He founded the
Memoires de Trevoux, the Jesuit learned journal published
from 1701 to 1767, and assailed Nicolas Malebranche
with the charges of atheism and Spinozism.
Tournemine taught the young Voltaire, and became a friend.
In correspondence from 1735, however, Voltaire was critical
of the Jesuit reception of Newton and Locke. ALS
[dated?], 1p, 6-1/4 x 7-3/4 in. Very Fine................150-250
See
above
109. Pamphlet - Remarks of Mr. Bynum, of
North Carolina on the Bill Making A Partial Appropriation for
the Suppression of Indian Hostilities for the Year 1838,
11pp, 6-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. Age wear...............50-75
110. [PRINTED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT]
these were printed for the US Senate and House of Rep. Offered
here is Message from the President of the United States, James
Monroe, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State,
John Quincy Adams. Approx. 39 pages, 6 x 9.5 in. Expected
wear and toning. Gov. docs that survived from earlier
periods are rather scarce...............50-75
111. [ART] Karl Kasten (1916-2010) American artist who studied with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, and who is perhaps considered the most important art teacher of the 20th century in America. Kasten was a painter-printmaker-educator from the San Francisco Bay Area. Kasten was also an editorial cartoonist and Arts Editor for The Daily Californian newspaper. His cartoons regularly featured reflections on the New Deal and the conflicts in Europe. By coincidence the success of Berkeley's Golden Bears also marked an interesting chapter in Kasten's artistic adventure. As part of the Rally Committee, Kasten designed and directed the card stunts for the 1938 Rose Bowl against Alabama's Crimson Tide. The card sequence depicted Berkeley's Campanile covered over by a surging red tide. As the tide receded, a bear appeared in a rowboat and rowed across the tide. Cal won, 13-0. Kasten describes the stunts as, "The greatest work of art I ever did." He went on to complete his B.A and M.A at UC Berkeley. Following his graduation he taught briefly at the California School of Fine Arts but the attack on Pearl Harbor led him to wartime service. On D-Day he was promoted to Captain and put in charge of the Intelligence unit of the Battalion. Kastens' memories of the war are dark and he recalls bluntly, "My job was to kill people," and "I was pretty miserable inside." In the early '50s Kasten experimented with Cubism and non-objective painting but after studying at the Hans Hofmann School in Provincetown, Mass in '51 he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Hoffman's modern art philosophy stressed "pictorial structure, spatial illusion, and color relationships." In her biography of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism Susan Landauer noted Kasten as the artist who came closest to these tenets. Of that period Kasten said, "It was a great period to work in. Just letting things flow and seeing what happens... I think I got more color into painting during that time than most guys." n addition to his wide record of painting exhibitions, Karl Kasten is known worldwide as a master printer. In 1950, he established the Printmaking program and a course in Materials and Techniques at UC Berkeley. Kasten exhibited in the São Paulo Bicentennial and World Print III Traveling Show, as well as the M. H. de Young Museum and California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. His works are in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Art Museum; San Jose Museum of Art; New York Public Library; Museum of Modern Art, New York City; M. H. de Young Memorial Museum; Achenback Collection; Musee des Beaux Arts, Rennes; Auckland City Museum, New Zealand; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Offered here is a 2-page TLS, 1972, about Hans Hofmann. VG...........150-250
Page 2
112. [FRANCE] Jacques
Molinos (1743-1831) French architect.
Molinos was born in Lyon and studied in Paris at the Royal
Academy of Architecture under Jacques-François Blondel. Molinos
and Jacques-Guillaume Legrand collaborated on the design of the
Théâtre Feydeau (1789–1790, destroyed 1829). He was
inspector of civil buildings of the department of Seine and
architect of the city of Paris ( 1817 ). He completed the
construction of pavilions for granting pregnant farmers general
( 1804 - 1830 ), including the granting of building door
Charenton ( 1822 ) and the barrier Rochechouart ( 1826 ). He
built the Valhubert fountain, Saint-Honoré market ( 1809 ,
destroyed) and Popincourt Market ( 1829 - 1831 ). He built the
Old Hall machine, consisting of four pavilions around the
Carreau du Temple. In 1827 , he began the construction of
the church of Saint John the Baptist in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,
which was completed by his son Isidore Auguste Molinos . He was
elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1829. ALS,
1818, lengthy one page. Approx. 7-3/4 x 10".
VG...........100-150
127. [FDR] Margaret Lynch Suckley (1891-1991) was a sixth cousin, intimate friend, and confidante of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as an archivist for the first American presidential library. She was one of four women at the Little White House with Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia, when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945. A stamped envelope bearing her signature and return address. VG........30-40
128. [MAP] A map of the Journeyings
of the Children of Israel from Egypt
Through the Wilderness to Canaan.
Approx. 11 x 83/4 in., printed in
1827. VG...............50-75
129. [FRANCE] Fantastic
large vignette of the Revolution Sept.
1792, a few months before the King's
beheading. Concerns arming citizens
to defend the borders. 4 pp, about 7 x
8-3/4 in. Ink signature on last page is
not identified. VG.................100-150
130. [CLASSICAL MUSIC LOT] George Crumb (b. 1929) American composer of avant-garde music. Signed card. Leslie Bassett (1923-2016) American composer. Signed card with 1 note of music written on it. Madeline Schiller (1843 – 1911) English-born pianist. Signature on slip of paper that has AMQS by unidentified composer. Alfred Brendel KBE (b. 1931) Austrian pianist, poet and author. Signed program brochure. Giuseppe Sabbatini (b.1957, Rome, Italy) is a lyric tenor. Signed 5x7 photo.............70-90
131. [CHESS] Bobby Fischer
(1943-2008) American chess Grandmaster and
the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many
consider him the greatest chess player of
all time. A Russian chess newspaper
[1964]. On the inside Fischer has numbered
the games in ink, starting with the number
390 and continuing to number each game
until the last one which was 441.
Therefore Fischer has written approx. 52
numbers on these pages. 8-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.
All faults are minor. Provenance: Robert
"Bobby" Fischer - Brooklyn Library -
Swann's Auction - East Coast Books. In the
late 1960s Fischer is said to have need
money so he sold his chess library to the
Brooklyn Library, who then sold off some
of their holding at auction in NYC, some
25 years later. Rare!..........300-400
132. [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: "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; 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 on the
back side. Approx. 7-3/4 x 12-1/4". VG -
expected aging................100-150
133. [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: "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; 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
front. Approx. 7-1/4 x 12-1/4". VG -
expected aging................100-150
134. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] Augustus Collins
(1745-1813) this New Hampshire patriot
attained the rank of general during the
Revolutionary War. Offered here ia a
Guilford, NH document signed by Augustus
Collins as a Selectman in 1783. Also
signed by fellow selectman William Starr
[?], Abraham Chittenden, Simean Munger
& Timothy Munger. Ebenzer Fowler
Jun. complaint to the town that he was
over-charged. Both sides of the document
are in ragged condition. Approx. 10
x 6-1/4 in...............100-150
135. [MAP] A map of
Canaan Palestine Judea or the
Holyland. Approx. 11 x 8-3/4
in., printed in 1827.
VG...............50-75
136. [KENTUCKY PIONEER] a manuscript
document from Hardin Co., Ky, dated 1811,
signed by several noted Kentucky pioneers
including: Charles
HELM [1777-1821 or
1831 [?] - a merchant, politician,
soldier. He served for many years in the
state legislature and was said to be the
most popular man in Hardin County. During
the War of 1812, he was in Col. Aaron
Hart’s company, a mounted force, each man
furnishing his own horse, gun, ammunition,
& rations for himself & horse. BEN HELM
(1767-1858) moved to Kentucky from
Virginia in 1779. His father built one of
three forts that became Elizabethtown. He
purchased the farm owned by Christopher
Bush, father of Sarah, who became Abraham
Lincoln’s step-mother.
Robert
Bleakley, opened a store in Elizabethtown
with William Montgomery, another Irishman. Their establishment
is said to have been the first such operation in the pioneer
village that could ready be called a "store." Montgomery was an
Orangeman, who was engaged in the rebellion In Ireland in 1798.
He was arrested and confined in a prison from which men were
taken and executed daily He was released from prison through the
efforts of his aunt, who was married to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland on the condition that he would emigrate to America. Wm.
Montgomery and Bleakley opened adry goods store. In 1806 they
hired the father of Abraham Lincoln [Thomas] to take a flatboat
down the Mississippi river with their merchandise to be sold in
New Orleans. They paid Tom Lincoln 16 pounds gold and a credit
of 13 pounds in gold. Their store account books show Tom Lincoln
buying "two twists of tobacco & one pint of whisky." And
thebooks also show that in May 1806, Thomas went on a buying
spree, purchasing silk, linen, scarlet cloth, dozens of buttons,
etc. Earlier that year he had purchased an aristocratic beaver
hat & a pair of silk suspenders for $1.50. He was, at this
time, courting his future bride Nancy Hanks [Abe Lincoln's
mother]. After the wedding he made his home in a cabin close to
the courthouse in Elizabethtown. He then purchased at their
store, knives, forks, spoons, thread, needles, silk &
tobacco. Carl Sandburg wrote about Bleakley and Lincoln.
William P. DUVAL
(1784-1854) Interesting Kentucky pioneer who became Gov. of
Florida. Born in Virginia he was inclined to be somewhat wild in
his youth. While young he decided to go to Kentucky and
told his father, who remarked, “If I give you a Negro you will
sell him the first chance and spend the money you get for him;
if I give you a horse you will bet him off at the first horse
race you see, and if I give you a pocket full of money you will
bet it off or give it away. You love a gun and would not part
with that.” With a light heart he left home telling his family
he wouldn’t come back until he was a member of Congress÷. So he
walked to Kentucky. He arrived at Bardstown, Ky. and studied
law, fell in love and married the daughter of Col. Andrew Hynes.
Col. Hynes was the founder of Elizabethtown, which was named
after his wife. Having sown his wild oats he began to practice
law in Elizabethtown. As there were no lawyers there, he was
appointed County Attorney of Hardin County. In 1812 he ran for
congress and was so popular that no one opposed him. He served
in congress, 1813-14. On his first trip to Washington he visited
his relatives in Virginia for the first time since leaving, thus
verifying his promise not to return until he was a congressman.
In 1822 he was appointed Gov. of Florida by President Monroe,
and re-appointed by Presidents' Adams and Jackson.
This is a court document signed on the front & verso by Ben
Helm. All other signatures are on the verso. Approx. 7.5 x 6.5
in. Fine..................300-400
137. [BOXING] Muhammad Ali
(1942-2016) widely regarded as one of the
most significant and celebrated sports
figures of the 20th century. Authentically
signed color magazine page. Signed in poor
area therefore poor contrast. PLUS Joe Frazier
(1944-2011) nicknamed Smokin' Joe. Signed
color magazine picture. Poor contrast,
signed in dark area...............100-150
139. [ART] Original 18th century
portrait of Martin Bucer (early
German: Martin Butzer) (1491-1551) the Protestant reformer
based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and
Anglican doctrines and practices. Bucer was originally a
member of the Dominican Order, but after meeting and being
influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his
monastic vows to be annulled. He then began to work for the
Reformation, with the support of Franz von Sickingen.
Bucer's efforts to reform the church in Wissembourg resulted
in his excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church, and
he was forced to flee to Strasbourg. There he joined a team
of reformers which included Matthew Zell, Wolfgang Capito,
and Caspar Hedio. He acted as a mediator between the two
leading reformers, Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, who
differed on the doctrine of the eucharist. Later, Bucer
sought agreement on common articles of faith such as the
Tetrapolitan Confession and the Wittenberg Concord, working
closely with Philipp Melanchthon on the latter. Bucer
believed that the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire could
be convinced to join the Reformation. Through a series of
conferences organised by Charles V, he tried to unite
Protestants and Catholics to create a German national church
separate from Rome. He did not achieve this, as political
events led to the Schmalkaldic War and the retreat of
Protestantism within the Empire. In 1548, Bucer was
persuaded, under duress, to sign the Augsburg Interim, which
imposed certain forms of Catholic worship. However, he
continued to promote reforms until the city of Strasbourg
accepted the Interim, and forced him to leave. In 1549,
Bucer was exiled to England, where, under the guidance of
Thomas Cranmer, he was able to influence the second revision
of the Book of Common Prayer. He died in Cambridge, England,
at the age of 59. Although his ministry did not lead to the
formation of a new denomination, many Protestant
denominations have claimed him as one of their own. He is
remembered as an early pioneer of ecumenism. This original mezzotint portrait is
by Richard Houston (1721?–1775)
who was an Irish mezzotint engraver, whose career was mostly
in London. Born in Dublin about 1721, he became a
pupil of John Brooks, who was also the master of James
McArdell and Charles Spooner. He came to London about 1747,
and some of his early plates bear the address "near
Drummond's at Charing Cross". In debt to Robert Sayer the
print-seller, he was arrested and confined to the Fleet
prison; according to Sayer this in order that he might know
where to find the dissipated Houston. He was released in
1760, on the accession of George III. As a free agent he was
commissioned by Carington Bowles. Cropped and mounted many years ago,
the image is approx. 10-1/4 x 7-3/4" plus margins. VG...............200-300
See above
140.
[ART] Original 18th century portrait of John
Colet (1467-1519) the English
churchman and educational pioneer. Colet was an
English scholar, Renaissance humanist, theologian, and Dean
of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. Colet wanted people to see
the scripture as their guide through life. Furthermore, he
wanted to restore theology and rejuvenate Christianity.
Colet is an important early leader of Christian humanism as
he linked humanism and reform. Colet influenced Erasmus, a
key figure in Christian humanism. During his time abroad he
became acquainted with Budaeus (Guillaume Budé) and Erasmus,
and with the teaching of Savonarola. On his return to
England in 1496 he took orders and settled at Oxford, where
he lectured on the epistles of Saint Paul, replacing the old
scholastic method of interpretation with one more in harmony
with the new learning. Due to their influences, when he
arrived back in England, he returned more than just a
humanist; he returned a Christian reformer. His methods did
much to influence Erasmus, who visited Oxford in 1498, and
who later received an annuity from Colet. This original mezzotint portrait is
by Richard Houston (1721?–1775)
who was an Irish mezzotint engraver, whose career was mostly
in London. Born in Dublin about 1721, he became a
pupil of John Brooks, who was also the master of James
McArdell and Charles Spooner. He came to London about 1747,
and some of his early plates bear the address "near
Drummond's at Charing Cross". In debt to Robert Sayer the
print-seller, he was arrested and confined to the Fleet
prison; according to Sayer this in order that he might know
where to find the dissipated Houston. He was released in
1760, on the accession of George III. As a free agent he was
commissioned by Carington Bowles. Cropped and mounted many years ago, the image
is approx. 10-1/4 x 7-3/4" plus margins. VG...............200-300
See above
141. [ART] Coryn Boel II [1622-1660] Flemish. Original etching, PLATE SIGNED, after painting by A. Schiauone, image approx. 11.5 x 8". Pictures 5 men surrounding woman with child in her lap. Religious scene. Other examples of Boel's etchings are in the collection of the San Francisco Art Museum. Boel was born about 1620/22 in Antwerp. This print is most likely from TENIERS GALLERY, published in Amsterdam in 1755. VG..............100-150
142.
[ART
- FRANCE] Benjamin-Auguste-Louis Damman (1835-1921) - "The
Gleaners"
Original
etching after
Millet,
image size: 7-1/8
x 9-3/4
inches plus
wide clean
margins, plate
signed lower
right. c.
1870. On
Nov. 4, 2010,
at the
Bloomsbury
House
auction in
London,
another
example of
this etching
sold for $266.
VG...........200-250
See
etching
143. [ART -
FRANCE] Felix
Augustin Milius (1843-1894) - "The
Visit." Original etching after Metzu,
image size: 9 x 7-1/2 inches
plus wide clean margins, plate signed
lower right. c. 1870. VG...........100-150
See
etching
144. [ART -
FRANCE] Alfred-Alexandre
Delauney (1830-1894) -
"A Forest
Road" Original
etching after Hobbema,
image size: 6-1/2 x 9
inches plus wide clean
margins, plate signed
lower right. c.
1870. VG...........100-150
See
etching
145. [ART] Original c. 1755-59 engraving by Louis Simon Lempercur
(b. 1725), image approx. 11-1/4 x 8-1/2" plus margins.
Another example of this particular print is in the British
Museum collection. Also the Harvard Art Museum has 9
prints by Lempercur in their collection. Margins
slightly soiled; some tears at outer
edges...............100-150
See above
146. Horace D.
Taft (1861-1943) American educator,
and the founder of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. He
was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, the younger brother of William
Howard Taft of the powerful Taft family. Signed 3x5
card...........min bid. $1 [one dollar]
147. John
Kelly (1822–1886) of New York City, known
as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S.
Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858. The title
"Honest" was given to him during his years as New York City
Sheriff, and was more ironic than truthful. John Kelly was able
to amass a vast fortune estimated at $800,000 by 1867, through
both ethical and questionable means. In addition, after having
his methods questioned and his title insulted by Mayor
Havemeyer, Kelly responded with a lawsuit for libel. On the day
of the trial, the Mayor mysteriously dropped dead of apoplexy.
Autograph Signature, approx. 3-1/2 x 1-1/4 in.
VG.............min. bid $1 [one dollar]
148. [MUSIC] Tzvi
Avni (1927 - ) Israeli composer. In
2001, Avni was awarded the Israel Prize, for music. AMQS,
inscribed, dated 1013, of his from his work "Mizmorey Tehilim
(beginning of the 3 movements." Approx. 10-1/2 x
4-1/4". VG..............50-75
See AMQS
149. [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
150. Isaac Seligman [1834-1928] German-American merchant banker and philanthropist. He was the youngest of eight brothers, all of whom emigrated to America and became involved in running various branch offices of the merchant banking house J. & W. Seligman & Co., co-founded in Manhattan, New York City in 1846 by Isaac's elder brothers, James and Joseph Seligman. TLS, 1904, 1p, to Lt. Gov. of NY, William F. Sheehan [1859-1917] who was an influential lawyer and politician. VG..........40-60
See Seligman
151. [MUSIC] Anton van Rooy [1870-1932] Dutch bass-baritone. He had a voice of enormous proportions and is most remembered for his association with the music dramas of Richard Wagner, especially the Ring Cycle, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg and Parsifal. ALS, no date, 2pp, about 4-3/4 x 6-1/2". Written in pencil. Not translated. Wrinkled..........50-75
Portrait
152. [FRANCE] Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez (1836-1911) Bishop of Arras 1892-1911. ALS, 1904, 2 pages, approx. 5 x 8-1/4". Speaks of preparation for the great Catholic Youth Congress. Fine...........50-75
Page 1
153.
[BRITAIN] John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
KG, PC (1759-841), styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774,
was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th
centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period,
primarily as Lord Privy Seal. Signed address portion
of cover [envelope], postmarked 1804. VG...........min.
bid $1 [one dollar]
154. [FRANCE] Edme Étienne Borne Desfourneaux (1767-1849,
Paris) French Army General and Governor of Guadalope.
Desfourneaux was born in Vézelay and joined the French Army of
the Kingdom of France as sergeant in 1789 with the Régiment de
Conti during the French Revolution. He later rose to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel in the 48th Infantry Regiment in
Saint-Domingue in 1792. From 1798 to 1799 he served as
Governor of Guadeloupe. He was gravely wounded at the
Action of 19 February 1801. Desfourneaux received many honours
for his service including: Commander of the Legion of Honour in
1804; and Order of Saint Louis 1814. In 1811 he became a member
of the Corps législatif of the First French Empire in 1811 and
served as Vice-President of the body. He also served as a
member of the Chamber of Representatives in 1815 during the
Hundred Days. He briefly return to command troops during the
Bourbon Restoration. Following the Bourbon Restoration he
retired from public life and died in Paris in 1849. Offered
here is an ALS, Year 8 [1800], 1p, to the Minister
of Navy and Colonies. Recommendation for 4 soldiers who
fought all Revolution campaigns. The letter is complete
but marginal commentary has been cout away. Very fresh
condition. 7-1/4 X 12-1/4". RARE!..........100-200
155. [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
156. 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
Page 1
Page 2
157. [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
158.
[FRANCE] François Achille Longet
(1811 - 1871) French anatomist and physiologist who was a
native of Saint Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. He was a
student of François Magendie (1783-1855), and a pioneer in the
field of experimental physiology. In 1853 he attained the
chair of physiology of the Faculté de Médecine in Paris. One one
his better known students was German physiologist Moritz Schiff
(1823-1896). Longet is remembered for extensive research of the
autonomic nervous system, and physiological experiments of the
anterior and posterior columns of the spinal cord in regards to
sensory and motor functionality. Also, he is credited with
providing a detailed comprehensive description of nerve
innervation of the larynx. With Jean Pierre Flourens
(1794-1867), he performed pioneer experiments on the effects of
ether and chloroform on the central nervous system in laboratory
animals. ALS, 1859, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". Content
unknown. VG...........60-80
159. [COMEDY] Allen & Rossi was
a comedy team composed of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, active from 1957 until 1969. They appeared on
over 700 television shows including 44 appearances on the Ed
Sullivan Show, including three of the four Ed Sullivan episodes
on which The Beatles appeared. The team also appeared in a spy
spoof film The Last of the Secret Agents (1966). OFFERED HERE
ARE 2 SEPARATE SIGNED CONTRACTS, 1965, to appear on the Hy
Gardiner Show. One signed by Rossi and the other signed by
Allen. Each 1p............50-80
160. [MUSIC - FILM] GLADYS SWARTHOUT
(1900-1969) American Mezzo-Soprano, Film Star. SIGNED inscribed
8x10, 1930’s photo. VG.................60-80
161. Gabriel Garcia Tassara [1817-1875]
Spanish writer. Clip signature.....min. bid $1 [one
dollar]
162. [FRANCE] Louis Marie de la
Haye, Vicomte de Cormenin (1788-1868)
French jurist and political pamphleteer. At the age of twenty he
was received advocate, and about the same time he gained some
reputation as a writer of piquant and delicate poems. In 1810 he
received from Napoleon I the appointment of auditor to the
council of state; and after the restoration of the Bourbons he
became master of requests. During the period of his connection
with the council he devoted himself zealously to the study of
administrative law. He was selected to prepare some of the most
important reports of the council. Among his separate
publications at this time are noted, Du conseil d'état envisagé
comme conseil et comme juridiction dans notre monarchie
constitutionnelle (1818), and De la responsabilité des agents du
gouvernement . In the former he claimed, for the protection of
the rights of private persons in the administration of justice,
the institution of a special court whose members should be
irremovable, the right of oral defence, and publicity of trial.
In 1822 appeared his Questions de droit administratif, in which
he for the first time brought together and gave scientific shape
to the scattered elements of administrative law. These he
arranged and stated clearly in the form of aphorisms, with
logical deductions, establishing them by proofs drawn from the
archives of the council of state. This is recognized as his most
important work as a jurist. The fifth edition (1840) was
thoroughly revised. In 1828 Cormenin entered the Chamber of
Deputies as member for Orléans, took his seat in the Left
Center, and began a vigorous opposition to the government of
Charles X . As he was not gifted with the qualifications of the
orator, he seldom appeared at the tribune; but in the various
committees he defended all forms of popular liberties, and at
the same time delivered, in a series of powerful pamphlets,
under the pseudonym of Timon, the most formidable blows against
tyranny and all political and administrative abuses. After the
revolution of July 1830 , Cormenin was one of the 221 who signed
the protest against the elevation of the Orléans dynasty to the
throne; and he resigned both his office in the council of state
and his seat in the chamber. He was, however, soon re-elected
deputy, and now voted with the extreme Left. The discussions on
the budget in 1831 gave rise to the publication of his famous
series of Lettres sur la liste civile, which in ten years ran
through twenty-five editions. In the following year he was
elected deputy for Belley. In 1834 he was elected by two
arrondissements, and sat for Joigny , which he represented until
1846. In this year he lost his seat in consequence of the
popular prejudice aroused against him by his trenchant pamphlet
Oui et non (1845) against attacks on religious liberty, and a
second entitled Feul Feul (1845), written in reply to those who
demanded a retractation of the former. Sixty thousand copies
were rapidly sold. Cormenin was an earnest advocate of universal
suffrage before the revolution of February 1848, and had
remorselessly exposed the corrupt practices at elections in his
pamphlet Ordre du jour sur la corruption électorale . After the
revolution he was elected by four départments to the Constituent
Assembly, and became one of its vice-presidents. He was also
member and president of the constitutional commission, and for
some time took a leading part in drawing up the republican
constitution. But the disputes which broke out among the members
led him to resign the presidency. He was soon after named member
of the council of state and president of the comit du
conlentieux. It was at this period that he published two
pamphlets Sur l'indépendance de l'Italie ("On Italian
Independence"). After the coup d'état of December 2, 1851,
Cormenin, who had undertaken the defence of Prince Louis
Napoleon after his attempt at Strasbourg , accepted a place in
the new council of state of the empire. Four years later, by
imperial ordinance, he was made a member of the Institute. One
of the most characteristic works of Cormenin is the Livre des
orateurs , a series of brilliant studies of the principal
parliamentary orators of the restoration and the monarchy of
July, the first edition of which appeared in 1838, and the
eighteenth in 1860. In 1846 he published his Entretiens de
village, which procured him the Montyon prize, and of which six
editions were called for the same year. His last work was Le
Droit de tonnage en Algérie (1860). He died at Paris, on 6 May
1868. Two volumes if his Reliquiae were printed in Paris in the
same year. ALS, no date, 2pp.
4-3/4 x 7 in. VG.............80-120
163. [RELIGION] PERRAUD,
Orat., Adolphe-Louis-Albert [1828-1906] French
Cardinal. ALS, 1888, 1p, 5 x 8 in. VG...........50-75
164. [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
165. [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
166. 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
Portrait of S.C. Hall167. [MUSIC] Walter Ross [b. 1936] American composer. His works have been performed in over 40 countries. He is perhaps best known for his compositions featuring brass and woodwinds. AMQS on 3x5 card. VG..............25-35
See AMQS above
168.
[MUSIC] Frederick Nicholls
[b.1871] British composer. AMQS, no date, 3 bars of music from
"A Song For Thee." 9x5".............75-100
169.
[POLITICS] 1966 FDC signed by 16 members of the House of
Foreign Affairs Committee 1960's: O'Hara (ILL), Farbstien
(NY), Bolton (OH), Gross (IA), Beckworth (TX), Hays (OH),
Fascell (FL), Adair (IN), Kelly (NY), Selden (AL), Fountain
(NC), McDowell (DE), Diggs (Ml), Morgan (PA), Zablocki (WI),
Burleson (TX) (which is smudged). SIGNED FDC honoring Migratory
Birds...........50-75
170. [US NAVAL] Ellsworth Davis [1892-1946] American naval officer. He served on
the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform
inspector and flag lieutenant. During the U.S. occupation of
Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and
overtook the town's postal service building. In addition to his
service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean
and off of the U.S. Atlantic Coast on the Brooklyn and the
Fairfax. He was commanding officer of the USS Fairfax from 1934
to 1936. The Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United
States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the
Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), as a Town class destroyer. The
Fairfax took part in the Presidential Review taken by Franklin
D. Roosevelt in San Diego in March 1933, and then sailed for the
East coast, where she continued her reserve training duty. She
also patrolled in Cuban waters, and in the summers of 1935,
1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940 sailed out of Annapolis training
midshipmen of the Naval Academy. Between October 1935 and March
1937, she served with the Special Service Squadron out of Coco
Solo and Balboa, Canal Zone, operating primarily on the Atlantic
side of the Canal Zone. Offered
here is a signed 1934 bank check, The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co. He signs "E.
Davis USN." VG........min. bid $1 [one dollar]
171. Nathan Dane (1752-1835) American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 through 1788. Dane helped formulate the Northwest Ordinance while in Congress, and introduced an amendment to the ordinance prohibiting slavery in the Northwest Territory. ALS, Beverly [Mass], Feb. 9, 1832, 1p, 8-1/2 x 5-1/4". Concerns rental property and the removal of a tenant. Addressed to Captain Henry Larcom...........80-120
Portrait of Dane
174. [FRANCE] Maurice
Schumann (1911-1998) French politician,
journalist, writer, and hero of the Second World War who served
as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou in the
1960s and 1970s. Schumann was a member of the Christian
democratic Popular Republican Movement. The son of an
Alsatian Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother, he studied at
the Lycée Janson de Sailly and the Lycée Henri-IV. He converted
to his mother's faith in 1937. He once said of France's fate
when suffering the Allied bombing raids, ‘….and now we are
reduced to the most atrocious fate: to be killed without killing
back, to be killed by friends without being able to kill our
enemies’. TLS, 1976, 1p. Not translated. Approx. 8-1/4
x 11-1/2". VG..............50-75
See
letter
175. [THEATRE] FRANCIS
WILSON [1854-1935] American actor. He
began his career in a minstrel show, but by 1878 was playing
at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, and the next
year appeared in M'liss with Annie Pixley. After several
years in regular comedy, he took up some opera, most
successfully in Erminie (1886). SIGNATURE dated 1891.
Mounted............min. bid $1 [one dollar]
176. [FRANCE] Ernest Legouve [1807-1903] French
dramatist. ALS, no yr., 1p, 5 x 7.5" VG.........40-60
178. [ART] Vicat
Cole (1833 –1893) English painter.
Most of his subjects were found in the counties of
Surrey and Sussex‚ and along the banks of the Thames.
One of his largest pictures‚ The Pool of London‚ was
bought by the Chantrey Fund Trustees in 1888‚ and is now
in the Tate Gallery. Signed
card, 4.5 x 3 in.................min. bid $1 [one
dollar]
See above
179. [MUSIC] MILTON
EBBINS (1912-2008) talent
manager of jazz greats and a Kennedy administration and
Rat Pack insider, composer. Ebbins started his
career in the early 1930s as a trumpet player and
bandleader. He left his career as bandleader and became
a talent manager, rising to become one of Hollywood’s
top personal managers, guiding the careers of Count
Basie, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine and singer Vic
Damone. Because of Ebbins’ musical background and his
adeptness at arranging scores, he had a knack for
picking hit songs for his clients. He also represented
actresses Elizabeth Montgomery and Patty Duke, comedian
Mort Sahl and actor Peter Lawford, who Ebbins managed
for 35 years. Ebbins’ partnership with Lawford — who was
married to President Kennedy’s sister, Patricia— brought
him into close association with The Rat Pack and the
Kennedy Clan. Ebbins produced many of his clients’
film and television projects and was partnered in a
company with Lawford that produced TV series, “The Patty
Duke Show.” He associate produced the 1950s TV series’
“The Thin Man” starring Lawford and Phyllis Kirk. He
also produced two films starring Rat Packers Lawford and
Sammy Davis Jr. — “Salt and Pepper” (1968) and “One More
Time” (1970). He helped set up the original Rat Packer
film, “Ocean’s Eleven” and subsequently “Sergeants 3.”
He was also involved in the production of “The Longest
Day.” Ebbins helped produce JFK’s 1961 Inaugural
Ball and the subsequent 1962 JFK Anniversary Gala. In
May of 1962, Ebbins escorted a very late Marilyn Monroe
to Madison Square Garden where she famously — and
breathlessly — sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” He
was also the man that Lawford called after speaking to
Monroe the night of her death in August of 1962. Ebbins
was one of the few allowed inside the White House after
the JFK assassination. As the link between Washington
and Hollywood, Ebbins helped Kennedy family patriarch
and former ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy navigate through
the movie business, not only keeping him apprised of his
son-in-law’s career moves but at one point advising him
against purchasing United Artists’ movie studio. At the
time of his death, Ebbins was working with his friend,
actor Bill Paxton, on an HBO project about the Kennedy
assassination. Offered here, from the Ebbins
Estate, is a signed contract AGREEMENT BETWEEN
Ebbins and the American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers, dated Oct. 6, 1965. Ebbins
has signed in ink on page 3, the other signature is
printed. VG.............60-80
Scan
1
Scan
2
180. [FRANCE] Jacques
Raillon (1762-1835) Bishop of Orleans; also
of Dijon; also Archbishop of Aix. Letter Signed,
Paris, 1813, 1p, approx. 8x10". To Monseigneur.
This churchman lived through the troubling history of France's
Catholicism Revolution; Napoleon's problems with Pius VII;
return of the monarchy, etc. He made a famous funeral
speech at Notre-Dame for Marshall Lannes. VG...........100-150
181.
[FRANCE] Louis-Apollinaire de la Tour du Pin-Montauban (1744-1807) was
the first bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Auch, and
Archbishop of Troyes. He was ordained bishop January 25,
1778. He was bishop of Nancy from 1777 to 1783 is
designated August 10, 1777, and his appointment is confirmed
December 15, 1777 , after the Diocese of Nancy was established
as a diocese Nov. 19, 1777. He became Archbishop of
Auch in 1783 He was appointed June 15, 1783, and his appointment
was confirmed on July 18 1783 He retired from that office
October 24, 1801 . The Diocese of Auch was suppressed by the
Concordat of 1802 and its territory attached to the diocese 's
Agen. He became archbishop (Individual) of Troyes in 1802
and is designated September 30, 1802, and his appointment is
confirmed December 20, 1802. ALS, 1789, written on
both sides - signed at middle of 1st page. 6-1/4 x 7-3/4
in. VG........100-150
182. (GEORGE WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL
COMMISSION). JAMES HAY, JR.
(1881-1936) American writer; directed publicity nationwide for
the George Washington Bicentennial Comrnission. Document Signed,
The Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C., 1915. Bank check
containing vignette of the bank. A wonderful addition to any
collection of George Washington Bicentennial items - this was
the man behind the entire nationwide publicity campaign for this
event which included the issuance of a series of United States
postage stamps honoring George Washington and numerous
philatelic covers for the event. A SCARCE
AUTOGRAPH..........mon. bid $10
See above
183. [OPERA] John M. Wieting M.D. (1817-1888) physician and medical lecturer. He is perhaps best known for his Wieting Opera House, considered a "world class" cultural institution. Originally, a building called Wieting Hall, which was a lecture hall, was built at 100 West Water Street at the corner of South Salina Street in 1852 and was lost to fire in 1856. The building was rebuilt and reopened in 1870 as the Wieting Opera House and had a seating capacity of 1,017. The first opera that took place in the house, however, did not occur until 1886 when the American Opera Company made a brief appearance. In fact, opera was never intended as the main venue in the theater. At that time, towns throughout America had opera houses where operas were seldom or never performed. The "opera house" designation simply provided a respectable cover for places that presented a variety of popular entertainments. Oftentimes they were called "museums." ALS, Bromfield House, 1854, 1p. Reply to an autograph collector. VG...........40-60
See above
184. [FILM HISTORY] Bill Asher
(1921-2012) American television and film producer, film
director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific
early television directors, producing or directing over two
dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher
introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from
a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964,
he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his
then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early
success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of
TV-land," and is credited in one magazine article for
'inventing' the sitcom. TLS, April 10, 1963, signed by
Milton Ebbins, V.P. Chrislaw Productions and Bill Asher [he
also signs]. Asher is granted a leave to direct a BEACH PARTY
film. It is assumed that the film ended up being Muscle
Beach Party (1964), starring Frankie Avalon, Annette
Funicello, Don Rickles etc. PLUS TLS, 1963, signed by
attorney Norma Zarky [see Lot 59 above]. Two
signed items - very good condition...........50-100
See
Agreement
See Norma
Zarky letter
185. [FILM] [James
Poe] (1921-1980) American film and
television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the
movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an
Accademy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lilies of the
Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. He also
worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense,
writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most
notably "Three Skeleton Key" and "The Present Tense", both of
which starred Vincent Price. Offered here is a 1967 bank
c heck made out by James Poe HOWEVER, someone at some time has
torn his signature away. Nothing on verso. He has written on
front "Am ExpChex - Horses". Since there are no
cancellation marks it is assumed the check was never used and
the torn away signature was like a cancel??? Odd
item............min. bid. $1 [one dollar]
186. [CHIEF OF REVENUE AGENTS DURING WORLD
WAR I] JOHN
DONAHOE MURPHY (1885-1949).
Lawman, Chief of revenue agents, U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.
C., 1918. Murphy went on to serve as partner, Lewis, Murphy
& Co.. accountants and tax consultants (1919-26); among his
other duties. SCARCE SIGNED BANK CHECK, 1918, The Riggs National
Bank, Washington, DC...........min. bid $10
187. [MUSIC] John Thomas (1795-1871)
Welsh, born in Carmarthen, musician, poet and
schoolmaster who taught in Machen and Merthyr before moving to
the Pontypridd district in 1850. From his time in Merthyr he
pioneered choral music in Wales, leading his own choirs to
success in eisteddfodau in the 1830s. He was also an essayist
on Welsh music and culture, winning awards at eisteddfodau in
1838 and 1840, and in 1845 published Y Caniedydd Cymreig, a
collection of airs with English and Welsh words. ALS,
1875, 2pp. To Mr. Planché, probably James Robinson
Planché (1796 – 1880) the British dramatist. Thomas is
anxious to set up a meeting about "a Libretto...",
approx. 4-1/2 x 7". VG.........40-60
Page 1
Page 2
188. [FILM] Louis
Jourdan (1921-2015) actor. He was known
for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including The
Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948),
Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963)
and Octopussy (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC
television production Count Dracula. Offered his is his
autograph written on a 3x5 white card. VG...........MIN. BID
$4
189. The Right Reverend William Croswell Doane
(1832-1913) was the 1st Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Albany in the United States. He was bishop from 1869 until his
death in 1913. Doane served about 60 years in ordained
ministry, a huge span for those times. As bishop, he managed
the construction of the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, the
first Episcopal cathedral built for that purpose in the United
States. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Doane is probably best known today for his Anglican hymn,
"Ancient of Days". As a student at Burlington College in
New Jersey, he was one of three founding members of the
"Delta" chapter of the college fraternity of Delta Psi (ΔΨ)),
later known as St. Anthony Hall after the chapter transferred
to the nearby University of Pennsylvania. ALA, 1888,
1p, to William Rawle. Fine. 4.5 x 7 in............min.
bid $10
See above
190. Edmund
Valpy Knox (1881-1971), was a poet and
satirist who wrote under the pseudonym Evoe. He was editor of
Punch 1932–1949, having been a regular contributor in verse and
prose for many years. ALS, 1932, 1p. He sends proofs
"dated as you ask. I gathered there was some objection to
the Kipling ..." About 5.5 x 7 in.
VG..............min. bid $10
191. [SCIENCE] John J. Grebe
(1900-1984) Physical Chemist. Made important contributions
to the plastics industry, including the development of
polystyrene, Styrofoam, and Saran plastics. Grebe personally
held 64 patents at Dow Chemical Co. in electro-chemistry, power
generation, synthesis of organic compounds, and air
conditioning. He was honored with the Hyatt Award for his work
on the production of pure styrene and its polymerization. For
the federal government, Grebe designed atomic reactors for
submarines. Grebe joined Dow in 1921 -- immediately after
receiving his BS degree in physics from the Case School of
Applied Science -- and remained with the company for 41 years.
In addition to his work as the founder and director of the Dow
Physical Research Laboratory, he was a pioneer scientist in the
field of nuclear and chemical research. He also made major
contributions in the simplification of plastics processing and
automatic control equipment. Signed 1951 FDC honoring
250th Anniversary of Detroit. Clean with
cachet..........min. bid $10
See Grebe cover
193.
Henry Laurens Dawes
(1816-1903) Republican United States Senator and
Representative from Mass., notable for the Dawes Act.
Nice signature............min.
bid $1 [one dollar]
194. [NASA] Walter B.
LaBerge (1924-2004)
aerospace engineer and defense industry
executive who served as United States Under
Secretary of the Army from 1977 to 1980.
LaBerge retired in 1989. In retirement, he
served as chair of the Army Science Board.
Signed 1968 cover honoring TITAN 3C. Clean and
attractive..........min. bid $10
See
LaBerge cover
195. [FILM] Irving Salkow (1909-1989) Legendary Hollywood agent. This is one of the first and most historic agencies in town, for it was founded by Salkow in 1940, during the golden age of Hollywood. One of the agents during this time was Ray Stark, who later turned into one of the industry's premier movie directors. Some of Salkow's clients at that time were movie stars Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe and William Holden. TLS, signed Irv, 1963, brief 1-page, to Milt Ebbins regarding William Asher. Stapled to letter is TLS signed by William Asher (1921-2012) was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and is credited in one magazine article for 'inventing' the sitcom. VG...........100-150
See Salkow letter
196.
[FILM & TV] Bill Asher
(1921-2012) American television and film producer, film
director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific
early television directors, producing or directing over two
dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced
the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show.
He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and
directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth
Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was
considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was
hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing"
the sitcom. TLS, 1965, 1 full page, 8.5 x 11". To
Milton Ebbins, Chrislaw Productions. Asks for statements
concerning the film he directed "Johnny Cool" and
the percentage breakdown of the Patty Duke Show, which he also
directed. Signed Bill. Also included is a letter from Fred
Engel, agent for William Asher, dated 1963, sent to Chrislaw
Productions. Provenance: estate of Milton Ebbins. Both in fine
condition...............100-150
197. Paul Caruso (1920-2001) was a well-known criminal defense
attorney in Los Angeles. He represented war hero and actor Audie
Murphy on a charge of trying to kill a Burbank dog trainer; also
represented Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, Eddie Nash.
Fine TLS signed Paul, on his stationery, 1969, to the
entertainer Rudy Vallee. Good content.............min. bid $10
198. [OPERA] Norman
Kelley (1911-2006) American operatic
tenor who had an active international career during the 1940s
through the 1970s. He was notably a regular performer at the
Metropolitan Opera between 1957 and 1961, and he sang in several
world premieres with the New York City Opera. He also notably
translated Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel into
English, a version first performed in 1967 and used by opera
companies to this present day. Christmas [1980] greeting
card signed inside to Franklyn Lenthall, The Theatre Museum,
Boothbay, Maine. Includes the envelope addressed by Kelley
including handwritten return address.
VG.............min. bid $10
199. [PENN] PACKER, John Black, a Representative from
Pennsylvania; born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., March
21, 1824; received private instructions and later attended
Sunbury (Pa.) Academy; member of the corps of engineers employed
by the State in the survey and construction of public
improvements 1839-1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar on
August 6, 1844, and commenced the practice of his profession in
Sunbury; also engaged in banking; deputy attorney general
1845-1847; served in the State house of representatives in 1850
and 1851; one of the organizers of the Susquehanna Railroad Co.,
in 1851; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and to the
three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1877);
chairman, Committee on Railways and Canals (Forty-second
Congress), Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (Forty-third
Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876;
resumed the practice of law in Sunbury, Pa.; also resumed his
banking activities; died in Sunbury, Pa., July 7, 1891;
interment in Pomfret Manor Cemetery. SIGNATURE...........min.
bid $1 [one dollar]
200. [PENN] HALDEMAN, Richard Jacobs, a Representative from
Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, Pa., May 19, 1831; pursued an
academic course, and was graduated from Yale College in 1851;
attended Heidelberg and Berlin Universities; United States
attaché of the legation at Paris in 1853 and later occupied
similar positions at St. Petersburg and Vienna; returned to
Harrisburg and purchased the Daily and Weekly Patriot and Union
and was its editor until 1860; delegate to the Democratic
National Conventions at Baltimore and Charleston in 1860;
elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second
Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873); was not a candidate
for renomination in 1872; retired from active pursuits; died in
Harrisburg, Pa., October 1, 1886; interment in Harrisburg
Cemetery. SIGNATURE........min. bid $1
201. (IRISH NOTABLES LOT)
JUSTIN HUNTLY McCARTHY(1859-1936) Politician,
Author, biographer ALS(1903)2pp(1st page mounted) AUCKLAND
CAMPBELL GEDDES, 1st Baron GEDDES(1879-1954) Diplomat,
politician, Ambassador to US(1920-1924) SIGNED CARD(1921)
WILLIAM WATLER LEGGE, 5th Earl of Dartmouth(1823-1891) Nobleman,
politician SIGNATURE from ALS EDWARD A.H. PAKENHAM, 6th
Earl of LONGFORD(1902-1961) Nobleman, politician, Theater
manager ALS(1935) HENRY C.K. PETTY-FITZMAURICE, 5th Marquess of
LANSDOWNE(1845-1927) Gov. General of Canada Small clipped
SIGNATURE STEPHEN MOORE, 3rd Earl of MOUNT
CASHELL(1792-1883) clipped SIGNATURE ALEXANDER MARTIN
SULLIVAN(1829-1884) Politician, Journalist, Author
SIGNATURE.............75-100
202. (EXPLORER LOT) SIR RICHARD
COLLINSON(1811-1883) British Arctic Explorer and Naval Officer
He made numerous attempts, awarded Founder’s Medal in 1858
CLIPPED SIGNATURE from ALS PAUL ALLMAN SIPLE(1909-1968)
American Antarctic Explorer and geographer 6 times to the
Antarctic, 2 times with Admiral Byrd TLS(1964) MIRIAM Norton
MacMILLAN(1905-1987) Antarctic Explorer and wife of Donald
MacMillan Both are in the Explorers Hall of FAME
SIGNED inscribed postcard photograph of the schooner
“Bowdoin”, with signed address envelope....................50-75
203. (BRITISH NOTABLES MIXED LOT) JOHN LITCHFIELD(?-1858) Military Historian and Government servant, author of many books ALS(1800) JOHN SIMS REEVES(1821-1900) Opera Star, Oratorio and ballad Singer ALS,(1888) (mounting traces) CHARLES FORTE, Baron FORTE(1908-2007) Celebrated Hotelier and Caterer SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph (Ray Fisher Photograph(1989) ALSO SIGNED by Fisher famous media photographer SIR GEOFFREY Le MESURIER MANDER(18821-1962) Industralist and Chairman of Mander Brothers, art collector and politician TLS(1938) THOMAS JOHN BARNARDO(1845-1905) Irish Philanthropist, and founder of homes for poor children SIGNATURE JAMES MORGAN(1776-1856) Architect and engineer most noted with the construction of the Regent’s Canal in London SIGNATURE from ALS REV. HENRY ARNOLD OLIVIER(1826-1912), Rector at Poulshot, Wilshire, religious author,writer and his wife ANNE ELIZABETH HARDCASTLE OLIVIER, they are the grandparents of LORD LAWRENCE OLIVIER, the actor CLIPPED SIGNATURES HENRY PERCY MAYBURY(1864-1943) Civil Engineer responsible for Railways systems in England TLS(1924) with handwritten sketch as to where a line should go SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD(1846-1897) Celebrated English Lawyer Clipped SIGNATURE..............80-120
204. (BRITISH
SCIENCE/MEDICINE NOTABLES LOT) RICHARD HODGSON
Jr(1855-1905) Australian Physical Researcher ALS(1887) JAMES
LOVELOCK(1919) Scientist, Environmentalist and futurist best
known for propsing the Gaia Hypothesis TLS(2002) SIR (THOMAS)
LAUDER BRUNTON, 1st Baronet(1844-1916) Scottish Physician known
for his use of amyl nitrite to treat “Angina Pectoris” TLS, ny
regarding seeing a patient he states”I think death would be a
merciful release from her sufferings”..SIR ROBERT E. MORTIMER
WHEELER(1890-1976) Archaelogist, one of the best known of the
20th Century SIGNATURE SAMUEL JONES GEE(1839-1911)
Physician, pediatrician Gee’s Disease is named for him. One of
the 1st to make a clinical picture of coeliac disease ALS(1905)
MURRAY L. BARR(1908-1995)Canadian Physician discovered in 1948
“Barr Body” important cell structure (2)SIGNED reprint
“Human Cytogenetics...............80-120
205. (BRITISH
SCIENCE/MEDICINE NOTABLES LOT) GEORGE COMBE(1788-1858)Scottish
writer on Phrenology and was one of the founders of
“Phrenological Society” RARE small CLIPPED SIGNATURE mounted to
larger paper SIR ROBERT ABBOTT HADFIELD,1st
Baronet(1858-1940) Metallurgist, noted for the 1882 discover of
Manganese Steel SIGNED collectors card(1921) JAMES
MLLAR(1762-1827) Scottish Physician and Natural Scientist,
editor of the 4th & 5th editions of Encyclopedia Britannia
LAST half of ALS, ny mounted to matte board JOHN ZACHARY
YOUNG(1907-1997) Zoologist and neuropshysiologist He was one of
the most influential biologist of the 20th Century TLS(1992
(tear on right side, archival tape repaired) SIR FRANCIS
RONALDS(1788-1873) Meteorologist, and inventor and a pioneer of
the electric telegraph Knighted in 1870 for his contributions to
science SIGNATURE from ALS WILLIAM BENNET(1745-1820) Bishop of
Cloyne, Antiquary, Archeologist He carried out some of the 1st
explorations of the Roman roads and forts in England. His work
can be found at the British Museum CLIPPED SIGNATURE (1813) as
Bishop Cloyne MURRAY L. BARR(1908-1995)Canadian Physician
discovered in 1948 “Barr Body” important cell structure SIGNED
4x6 photograph on verso .................80-120
206. (NOTABLE BRITISH WOMEN LOT) DAME ADELINE
GENEE(1878-1970) Prima Donna Ballerina SIGNATURE
DAME CLEO LAINE, Lady DANKWORTH(1927) Singer,
actress SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph DAME RACHEL
E. CROWDY(Thornhill)(1898-1964) Social Reformer and activist for
the League of Nations During WW2 Commandant of the Volunteers
Aid Detachment) Noted during her lifetime as the most famous
Activist of her lifetime TLS(19340 ANGELA GEORGIA
BURDETT-COUTTS, 1st Baroness BURDETT-COUTTS(1814-1906) In 1837
she became the wealthiest woman in England Noted collector of
art and philanthropist ALS(1846) in third person LADY ELEANOR
HONNYWILL FUCHS(1916-2003) Author, Writer, Editor Wife of Sir
Vivian Fuchs the explorer Honnywill range in the Antarctic is
named for her ALS(2000)2pp EDITH VANE TEMPEST-STEWART,
Marchioness of LONDONDERRY(1879-1959) British Socialite, close
friend of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald led to immense gossip
SIGNATURE, with cover letter from secretary(1938) LADY MEGAN
LLOYD GEORGE(1902-1966) Politician 1ST woman member of
Parliament SIGNATURE...................80-120
207. (BRITISH SILENT SCREEN NOTABLES LOT) Bram MARTIN (1901-1984) Actor, band leader SIGNED postcard photograph STEWART ROME(1886-1965) Actor, leads in many comedy silent films, as a Silent screen star, he was 2nd to Charlie Chaplin ANS(1915) from “The Studios” Walton on Thames OWEN RAMSAY NARES(1888-1943) Actor Britain favorite matinee Idol of the 1920’s SIGNED postcard photograph JULIE SUEDO(1901-1978) Actress, she started her film career in 1923 then went to sound until 1945 SIGNED postcard photograph GERALD AMES(1880-1933) Actor, Director and Olympic Fencer He was extremely popular actor who starred in 60 films from his debut in 1914 to 1928, SIGNED postcard photograph.........80-120
208. (BRITISH MOVIE AND
ENTERTAINER NOTABLES LOT) SIR RALPH RICHARDSON(1902-1983) Actor
stage and film SIGNED 10x8 still from the movie “Breaking the
Sound Barrier” SIGNED in DARK AREA(with repaired tear on left
side) KAY WALSH(1911-2005) Actress /Dancer ALS(1953)
SPIKE MILLIGAN(1918-2002) Comedian, Actor SIGNED CARD
RONALD SQUIRE(1886-1958) Character actor SIGNATURE on card
with a mounted photo of him MICHAEL PATE(1920-2008) Australian
actor, director SIGNED inscribed 8x10(2002) DAME EILEEN
ATKINS(1934)Actress SIGNED postcard size photograph RONALD
ADAM(1896-1979) Actor, playwright SIGNED 6x8
photograph................80-120
209. (BRITISH MOVIE AND
ENTERTAINER NOTABLES LOT) CYRIL RITCHARD(1897-1977) Australian
Actor, director state and film SIGNATURE on large sheet with
other actors MARGARET LEIGHTON(1922-1976) Actress
SIGNATURE with sentiment SARAH CHURCHILL(1914-1982) Actress and
daughter of Sir Winston Churchill SIGNED CARD SIR IAN
McKELLEN(1939) Actor SIGNED inscribed card(1983) SPIKE
MILLIGAN(1918-2002) Comedian, Actor TLS(1992) EDWARD
PETHERBRIDGE(1936)Actor ALS(1986) JOHN U. KNATCHBULL, 7th Baron
BRABOURNE(1974-2005) Producer and Acadmey Award Nominee film
producer TLS(1989) Lord Brabourne was the son-in-law of The Earl
Mountbatten of Burma. He was in the boat the blew up and killed
the Earl, his son Nicholas and his mother the Dowager Baroness
Bradbourne............80-120
210. (BRITISH THEATER
NOTABLES) EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON(1875-1955)
Actress ALS ny 2pp(some mounting traces noted on front of 1st
page right side) JOE ELVIN(1862-1935) Irish Cockney comedian and
loved music hall entertainer and founder of the “Grand
Order of Rats” a show business charity signed early postcard
portrait(turn of the century) ETHEL NEWMAN Edwardian
Actress/Singer Understudy at times for Edna May SIGNED postcard
photograph 1907 DELIA MASON(1885-1970) Actress/Singer SIGNED
postcard portrait(1903) WILIAM H. KENDALL(1848-1917) Actor
SIGNED CARD JOHN LAWRENCE TOOLE(1832-1906) Comic actor,
Producer AQS (1878) mounted to larger sheet with sketch portrait
DAME MADGE KENDALL(1848-1935) & WILIAM H.
KENDALL(1848-1917) Actor SIGNATURES on same
stationary..............75-100
211. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES) JOHN LAWRENCE TOOLE(1832-1906)Comic Actor, Producer ALS(1883) GEORGE GRAVES(1876-1949)Actor Stage and Film ALS,ny nd EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON(1875-1955) Actress ALS(1918)2pp CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS(1803-1878) Actor SIGNATURE(1869 )EDWARD ASKEW SOTHERN(1826-1881) SIGNATURE GEORGE RELPH(1888-1960) Actor Theater and Film ALS,ny J. ROBERTSON HARE(1891-1979) Popular comedy actor and ALFRED DRAYTON(1881-1949) Actor of stage and movies ALS(1941) SIGNED by both A.J. GEORGE(1869-1920) Actor most known for his Shakespeare roles, acted in a few early silent films ALS(1899) died early at 51 HARLEY GRANVILLE-BARKER(1877-1946) Actor, director, producer, playwright TLS)...............80-120
212. (BRITISH THEATER
NOTABLES) LADY EFFIE M.W. BANCROFT(1840-1921)
Actress, Theater Manager wife of Sir Squire Bancroft ALS,ny 3pp
SIR BARRY VINCENT JACKSON(1879-1961)Distinguished Theater
Director and founder of Birmingham Repertory Theater SIGNATURE
ARTHUR CECIL(Blunt)(1843-1896) Popular Actor, Theater
manager ALS(1886)2pp HUNTLEY WRIGHT(1869-1941) Actor,
comedian, singer SIGNATURE GERTRUDE COUHLAN(1876-1952) Actress
SIGNATURE JOHN BALDWIN BUCKSTONE(1802-1879) SIGNATURE on
remants of a letter mounted CONNIE EDISS(1871-1934) Actress,
Stage and Film AQS(1908) WILIAM H. KENDALL(1848-1917) Actor
SIGNED CARD ............80-120
213. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES) ETHEL
IRVING(1869-1953) Actress Popular star of musical comedies
ALS(1917) RUBY GRAY Actress noted in the D’Oyly Carte Opera
Company ALS, ny DAME MADGE KENDALL(1848-1935) &
WILIAM H. KENDALL(1848-1917) Actor SIGNATURES on same
stationary dated (1889 SIR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON(1853-1937)
Actor/Theater manager SIGNATURE on Album Page GEORGE GROSSMITH
Jr.(1874-1935) Actor, Director, Manager ,Author TLS(1916)
mounted on sheet talks of his other acting relatives and give
address of Sir Squire Bancroft CYRIL FRANCIS
MAUDE(1862-1951)Actor SIGNATURE W.S. PENLEY(1851-1912)
Actor, Singer, comedian ANS(1894) EDNA MAY(1878-1948) Actress
SIGNED CARD.................80-120
214. (BRITISH THEATER NOTABLES LOT) DAME MADGE KENDALL(1848-1935) Actress SIGNED CARD(1889) WILIAM H. KENDALL(1848-1917) Actor SIGNED CARD(1894)KATE RORKE(1866-1945) Actress debut 1878 Geroge Bernard Shaw’s 1st “Candida” and 1st actress ever to smoke on stage ALS(1892)2pp LAWRENCE GROSSMITH(1877-1944) Actor The last of of the prominent acting family appeared in early Sherlock Holmes films and was brother in law of Vernon Castle SIGNATURE ELEANOR ROBSON(1879-1979) Actress SIGNED CARD(1903)EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON(1875-1955) Actress ALS(1903)2pp GRACE ARNOLD(1899-1979) Actress AQS from “Brewster’s Millions”(1908)WILLIAM FAVERSHAM(1868-1940) Actor SIGNATURE(1930)...............80-120
215. (BRITISH ARTISTS/PAINTERS/SCULPTORS LOT) ALFRED WILLIAM HUNT(1830-1896) Noted Landscape painter Clipped SIGNATURE from ALS SIR WALTER THOMAS MONNINGTON(1902-1976) ALS(1952) SIR ANTHONY VANDYKE) COPLYEY FIELDING(1787-1855) Highly popular artist ALS(1842) sending paintings to an exhibition JOHN BAKER PYNE(1800-1870) Painter ALS(1841) recommending a dealer of art SIR ALFRED EAST(1849-1913) 1st noted for his magnificent work in Japan and ultimate exhibition in 1890 was huge success SIGNATURE, Venice (1905) THOMAS NELSON MACLEAN(1834-1894) Sculptor/Artist SIGNATURE from ALS HOWARD SOMERVILLE(1873-1952) Portrait Painter SIGNED, book print of his painting of acress Elissa Landi ........80-120
216. (SPORTS LOT) FRANK PARKER(1916-1997) Tennis Player who was one of the few Americans to the French and American Opens ALS(1941)mounting traces on verso ANDY GRANATELLI(1923-2013) Race Car promoter, Indianapolis 500 SIGNED 8x10 photograph CORNELIUS “Dutch” WARMERDAM(1915-2001)World record holder Pole Vaulter – SIGNATURE, with signed address envelope BONNIE BLAIR(1964) Olympic Medalist Speed Skater, one of the most decorated athletes in history SIGNED 5x7 photograph ALICE MARBLE(1913-1990) Tennis Champion SIGNED inscribed card KEITH MILLER(1915-2004) Australian Cricket Player SIGNED CARD..............60-80
217. (19th CENTURY SCIENTISTS LOT) SAMUEL FOSTER HAVEN(1801-1881) American anthropologist, author whose work was published by the Smithsonian Institute – CLIPPE SIGNATURE GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL(1849-1938) American Anthropologist, historian, naturalist SIGNATURE Baron JEAN LOUIS MARC ALIBERT(1768-1837) French Dermatologist A pioneer in the study of dermatology He became the personal physician to King Louis XVIII and Charles X An early known found non-Hodgkin lymphoma was co named for him “Aliber-Bazin” syndrome Bottom of a ALS dated 1811 with 5 handwritten lines JOHN FRIES FRAZER (1812-1872) American Scientist and founder of the National Academy of Sciences Studied magnetic forces, geology ANS on card WILLIAM H. HOLCOMBE(1825-1893) Physician, author and authority on Yellow Fever ANS PETER ARVELL BROWNE(1762-1860) Naturalist, Lawyer He is noted fro his collected locks of hair of animals and started the 1st collection of Presidential Hair Locks. The albums are now part of the Academy of Natural Sciences and are on display RARE early ALS dated (1827).............80-120
218. (20TH CENTURY SCIENTISTS/ENGINEERS LOT) ERSNT STUHLINGER(1913-2009 )German born American Rocket, atomic and electrical scientist part of Werner Von Braun team. He worked on the field of guidance systems, also was one of the earlier scientists who worked on solar powered spacecraft SIGNATURE inscribed (1982) MARHALL P. TULIN(1926) American Engineer notable for his work in hydrodynamics and developments in the theory of supercavitation for naval exploring TLS(1956)(mounting traces on verso) ROBERT N. HALL(1919) American Engineer/Inventor He demonstrated the first semiconductor laser and invented the “Magnetron” which is used in microwave ovens ALS(2003) JOHN JAY IDE(1892-1962) American Aeronautical Engineer and early aviation pioneer. He was the administrator of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics(NACA). He worked with the German scientists prior to WW2 and was basically a “spy”for the information he obtained. ALS(1931)2pp JOHN ROY WHINNERY(1916-2009) American Electrical Engineer works is notable for his work in the field of microwave theory and laser experimentation ALS LOUIS G. DUNN(1908-1979) South African born American Engineer who played a key role in the development of early American Missiles and launch vehicles. TLS(1960)...........80-120
219. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT)
GEORGE GROTE(1794-1871) Classical Historian
known for his voluminous “History of Greece”, still read SIGNED
address panel(1835) BRIAN FRIEL(1929)Irish Playwright
SIGNATURE(2001) DORIS LESLIE(Lady Fergusson Hannay)(1902-1982)
Novelist and Historian Typed Quote SIGNED JOHN ST.
LOE STRACHEY(1860-1927) Journalist, Editor brother of Edward
Strachey ALS4pp RICHARD HENRY TAWNEY(1880-1962) Historian,
Writer, Economist, Critic ALS(1934) EDWARD VERRALL
LUCAS(1868-1938)Popular Writer of a 100 books and essayist
SIGNATURE(1920) URSULA BLOOM(1892-1984) Novelist
SIGNATURE...........80-120
220. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT)
HENRY FESTING JONES(1851-1928) Biographer awarded
the first James Tait Black award for literature 1919 for his
biography of author Samuel Butler TLS(1920) SIR
JAMES JOHNSTONE(1815-1878) Publisher of the “Standard” and
“Morning Herald” ALS(1969) mentions Prince Albert AGNES
STRICKLAND(1796-1874) Historical writer, Poet ANS, about
autograph collectors 2 lines SIR PHILLIP GIBBS(1877-1962)
Journalist, war correspondent ALS on 4x6 card VAL HENRY
GIELGUD(1909-1981) Writer, actor, broadcaster and brother of Sir
John Gielgud TLS(1938) EDMUND BLUNDEN(1896-1974) Poet, Author,
Critic SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near &
Far”(1929) WINSTON M. GRAHAM(1908-2003) Novelist ANS on verso of
5x7 postcard photograph RAY CORYTON
HUTCHINSON(1907-1975) Novelist whose novel “Rising” won the
Booker Prize ALS on pc signed with initials.............80-120
221. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) DAME BERYL M.
BAINBRIDGE(1932-2010) Novelist SIGNED 4x6 photograph
HENRY FESTING JONES(1851-1928) Biographer awarded
the first James Tait Black award for literature 1919 for his
biography of author Samuel Butler ALS(1920)3pp JOHN
HARTLEY MANNERS(1870-1928) Playwright known for “Peg O’ My
Heart” ALS SIR JAMES JOHNSTONE(1815-1878)
Publisher of the “Standard” and “Morning Herald” ALS(1857)4pp
ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE(18909-18891) Historian and
Travel Writer His best known work “Magnum Opus” 7 volumes
Kinglake Australia and National Park named after him ALS
JUSTIN McCARTHY(1830-1917) Irish politician, Historian,
Novelist ALS(1875) HENRY ARTHUR JONES(1851-1929)Dramatist
Clipped SIGNATURE ..............80-120
222. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT)
(8) SIGNATURES of noted British Literary
Figures in various forms NAOMI M.
MITCHISON(1897-1999)Scottish Novelist ROBERT
MONTGOMERY(1807-1855) Poet BENJAMIN HALL KENNEDY(1804-1880)
Scholar, Writer MARK LEMON(1809-1870) Editor of PUNCH,
lyricist, song writer ROSAMOND LEHMANN(1901-1990) Novelist
SIR SIDNEY LEE(1859-1926) Biographer,Critic CHRISTOPHER
FRY(1907-2005) Playwright ERIC R. R.
LINKLATER(1899-1974)Novelists, writer ..............75-100
223. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) RICHARD ADAMS(1920)Novelist who best known work “Water Ship Down” SIGNED 4x6 portrait photograph EDMUND BLUNDEN(1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far”(1929) HENRY ARTHUR JONES(1951-1929) Dramatist “The Silver King” (1882) “The Crusaders” 1891 others SIGNATURE ARCHIBALD FORBES(1838-1900) celebrated War Correspondent ALS,ny (trimmed affecting some writing) EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS(1868-1938) Popular Novelist of almost 100 books also noted for his essays and biography of Charles Lamb ANS,ny SIR JOHN MASTERMAN(1891-1977) Academic, Sportsman, Author mostly noted for his being chairman of the “Twenty Committee” which during WW2 ran the Double Cross System, the scheme that controlled double agents in Britain ALS(1973 SIR WILLIAM EMPSON(1906-1984) Poet, Literary Critic SIGNATURE, with sentiment.................80-120
224. (BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD(1933) Novelist, celebrated storyteller known worldwide SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph(1990) EDMUND BLUNDEN(1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic SIGNED presentation page from his book “Near & Far”(1929) JACQUETTA HAWKES(1910-1996) Archaeologist, Writer wife of playwright J.B. Priestley TLS on pc signed “Jacquetta” SIR PHILLIP GIBBS(1877-1962) Journalist SIGNATURE IVOR ARMSTRONG RICHARDS(1893-1979) Critic and rhetorician SIGNATURE(1926) BENJAMIN L. FARJEON(1838-1903) Playwright, printer, journalist, author SIGNATURE from ALS MARGARET STORM JAMESON(1891-1986) Novelist, writer SIGNATURE on card JEREMIAH HOLMES WIFFEN(1792-1836) Poet and scholar of Spanish SIGNATURE(1811).............80-120
226. [NAVAL]
William Sowden Sims
(1858-1936) was an admiral in the United States Navy who fought
during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the
navy. During World War I he commanded all United States naval
forces operating in Europe. He also served twice as president of
the Naval War College. Signed card dated May 15,
19190, 5-1/4 x 4-1/4. VG..............mind bid $10
227. James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) American writer and historian. He was not related to the famous Adams family (though he wrote a book about the family in 1930). He was not an academic, but a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his 3-volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars. Brief TLS, 1949, approx. 5-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. Fine...............min. bid $10
See above9th Century Penn.
Congressmen
228. Yellow album page signed
by 4 congressmen from Penn. ANTHONY, Joseph
Biles, (1795 - 1851); CHAMBERS,
George, (1786 - 1866); HARPER, James,
(1780 - 1873); INGERSOLL, Joseph Reed, (1786 - 1868).
VG.......min. bid $10
229. [BOXING] Chuck Wepner (b.
1939) as a world ranked contender he went fifteen rounds with
world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 title fight.
Wepner claimed that he was the inspiration for the movie Rocky.
Signed newspaper clipping; also Joe Louis Jr. signed 3x5
card................min. bid $10
230. [FILM] Ann Sothern (1909-
2001) American stage, radio, film and television actress whose
career spanned six decades. Signed 3x5 card.............min.
bid $4
231.
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................min. bid $10
232. [ART] ALFRED
JOS. STOTHARD [1793-1864]
British artist, medallist; he executed medallions of
George IV, Byron, Canning, and Sir Walter Scott,
exhibiting twenty works at the academy between 1821 and
1845. He designed the grand staircase in Buckingham
Palace. ALS, [1823], 1p, approx. 7 x 5". To Mr.
Pickering asking that the bearer be permitted to see the
Satin Wood Frame....Canterbury....."in order that he may
make one for me...." Rather than attempt to describe
faults we will picture both sides below. Very uncommon
British art autograph................min. bid $10
233.
Edward "Ed" Martin (September 18, 1879 – March 19, 1967)
was an American lawyer and Republican party politician
from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He served as the 32nd
Governor of Pennsylvania from 1943 until 1947 and as a
United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1947 until
1959. TLS, 1951................min. bid $10
234.
Small 1799 document from Wrentham, Mass., signed Jacob
Man. 4-3/4 x 2-1/2 in......min. bid $10
236. Douglas Volk (1856-1935)
American artist. Signed bank check dated
1922..............min. bid $10
237.
[ART] John Kay (1742-1826), Miniature
painter and caricaturist. original etching, image
5-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. VG......min. bid $10
238. John
Doolittle - signed New Hampshire document
dated 1789, 7.5x5 in. VG..........min. bid $10
239.
Bill Griffith (b. 1944) American cartoonist who
signs his work Bill Griffith and Griffy. He is best
known for his daily comic strip Zippy. Signed
page...............min. bid $10
240.
Jos. Doe - Signed 1815 document from New Hampshire.
Approx. 8 x 7.5 in. Rough right edge.....min. bid $7
241. Connie Mack III, is an
American attorney and Republican politician. He served as a
member of the United States House of Representatives from
Florida (1983-89) and then as a Senator (1989-2001).
Signed cover............min. bid $8
242. [Massachusetts] Edward
Dickinson (1803-1874) Representative from Mass.
Signature.............min. bid $2
245. [KANSAS] Alexander Caldwell (1830-1917) was a U.S. Senator
from Kansas. Signature.............min. bid $2
246. Ink drawing signed ?BB, signed, 7 x 3-3/4 in.
Fine...............min. bid $10
247.
[CANADA] Noris Black - Agent. ALS, 1866, 1p, to the
Singer Manufactuiring Co. Sewing machine
business.....min. bid $10
248.
Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) was the 51st Governor of
Massachusetts. TLS, 1932, 1p. Two mounting traces on
verso.............min. bid $7
249.
Early Movie Picture broadside, c. 1915, approx. 4-5/8 x
9-1/2 in. VG.............min. bid $10
251. [BASKETBALL] George Yardley (1928-2004) Basketball HOF. Sig. on lined
card.............min. bid $4
252. [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.................min. bid $4
253. Charles
H. King - Admiral. Signature..............min. bid $1
254. Bobby Bass (1936- 2001) American
actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator. Bass made a
career in movies and television in a variety of genres working
with Burt Reynolds, Sylvester Stallone, and John Wayne. He
taught martial arts and weapons handling to Geena Davis, Michael
Douglas, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, and Kathleen
Turner. Bass appeared in TV commercials and TV series such as
Fantasy Island, McGyver, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek: The
Original Series, The A-Team, and The Twilight Zone. Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG................min. bid
$5
255. [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.............min. bid $8
256. [MASONS] 2
printed Masonic docyments from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
the District of Columbia, 1878 and 1881. Each approx. 5x8
in. VG...............min. bid $10
257. [ART] William
Brassey Hole RSA (1846-1917) was an English
artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his
industrial, historical and biblical scenes. He was
educated at Edinburgh Academy, then served an apprenticeship as
a civil engineer for 5 years, although he really wanted to be an
artist. In 1869, he sailed from Swansea to Genoa, and
spent the next 6 months travelling and sketching around Italy.
In Rome he made the acquaintance of Keeley Halswelle who gave
him practical advice on art. It was Halwelle whose criticism
encouraged Hole to endeavour to become a professional
painter. On returning to Edinburgh, Hole entered the
School of Design, then won admission to the life school of the
Royal Scottish Academy, first exhibiting there in 1873; in 1878
he was elected an associate of the Academy. Around this time he
took up etching and was accepted into the Royal Society of
Painters and Etchers (RE) in 1885; he was already a member of
the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society (RSW) from 1884. He
eventually became a full member of the Academy (RSA). Original
etching, title MASTER HOLDENOUGH'S STORY, approx. 5.5 x 3.5
in. plus margins. Fine........min. bid $10
See above
258. Charles Jared
Ingersoll (1782-1862) American lawyer and
Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania. Clip Signature...............min. bid. $1 [one
dollar]
259. [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..............mion. bid $1 [one dollar]
260. [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.................min. bid $1
261. [ENGLAND] Herbert
Marsh (1757–1839) was a bishop in the
Church of England. CLIP SIGNATURE [1821] as the Bishop of
Peterborough. Mounted to large
paper. VG..............min. bid $1
262. 1846 PRINTED GOV. DOC.
regarding Indian affairs, 3pp. Toned
evenly.............min. bid $5
263. [GOLF] Ben Crenshaw (b.
1952) American professional golfer. In 1973, Crenshaw became the
second player in Tour history to win the first event of his
career. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 8x10 color photo.
Fine................min. bid $10
264. [GREAT BRITAIN] William
Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh,
6th Earl of Desmond, GCH, PC (1796-1865),
styled Viscount Feilding between 1799 and
1800, was a British peer and courtier.
From 1830, Lord Denbigh was a Gentleman of
the Bedchamber to William IV. In 1833, he
was made a GCH, admitted to the Privy
Council and transferred to Queen Adelaide's
Household, first as her Lord Chamberlain,
then as Master of the Horse. He was made a
DL for Warwickshire in 1825 and received
honorary degree from Oxford University as
DCL in 1835. 1838 postmarked front
portion of address panel signed Denbigh. Mounted
to another sheet. VG.................min.
bid $8
See
above
See
his portrait
265. [ART] Frederick Huth
(died before 1905) British engraver
[etching] who was active in Edinburgh,
Scotland. Original etching after a
drawing by Lockhart Bogle, titled
CLAVERHOUSE, image approx. 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.
plus margins. Fine................mind. bid
$10
See
above
266.
Gloria Loring (born Gloria Jean Goff on December 12, 1946
in New York City) is an American singer and actress. Signed 3x5
card.............min. bid $1
267. MARY WILSON - singer., best known for her work as a founding
member of The Supremes. Signed 3x5 card..........min. bid $4
268. Harry Truman - US President. Offered
here is a Jackson County, Missouri Treasuer check signed [stamp
signature] by Truman. The stamped unk signature is VERY
LIGHT and difficult to see.............min. bid $10
269. Original 1882 Old Folks' Concert, Town
Hall, Brookfield, NH [we think its NH], about 4 x 9
in..........min. bid $9
270. Cloris
Leachman (b.1926) is an American actress of
stage, film, and television. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.
VG..............min. bid $10
272. MYSTERY LOT of about 86
pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters;
documents; 5 bank checks signed by the noted artist,
Douglas Volk, known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln,
one used on postage stamp, and various ephemera. Oldest
item in this lot is 1804. Good lot for eBay sellers or
those who like researching items.....150-250 Reserved at $75
273.
[ENTERTAINMENT LOT] includes: David Niven
(1910-1983) signed card; Red
Skelton (1913-1997) small photo signed
on verso; Caesar Romero (1907-1994)
signed 5x7 photo; Leon
Belasco (1902-1988) autograph
note signed 1982; Belita
(1923-2005) signed & inscribed card; Don Beddoe
(1903-1991) ANS; Lina Basquette
(1907-1994) 4x5 photo signed on verso; Whitt Bissell
(1909-1996) signed & inscribed card; Joyce Matthews (1919-1999)
signed, inscribed stationary...........80-120
274. [POLITICIANS]
multiple lot of signed photos: Paul
Fannin - US Senator & Gov. of
Arizona. Jennings
Randolph (1902-1998) he was the last
surviving member of the United States Congress to have
served during the first 100 days of Franklin D.
Roosevelt's administration. Russell Long - USS
Louisiana. Carl T. Curtis
- Nebr. senator. Gaylord Nelson
- Wisc. senator & gov. Stuart
Symington - sen. from Missouri & the
first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950. John Tunney - sen. from
Calif. Charles Percy -
Illinois senator. Birch Bayh
- sen. from Indiana. John
McCellan - Ark. senator. All except
Tunney & Bayh are now deceased. Seven are signed
& inscribed, 3 are just signed. All 8x10 except
for McCellan 5x7. All in very good condition.
All appear to be authentically signed. No
returns on multiple lots. A nice
grouping...........100-150
Scan
1
Scan
2
Scan
3
Scan
4
Scan
5
275.
[MIXED
LOT OF AUTOGRAPHS] Comprised of:
[1] Edward
Martin (1879-1967)
Gov. Pennsylvania & US Senator. Signature. [2] Alexandra Danilova (1903-1997) Russian-born prima
ballerina who became an American citizen. She
had a long intimate relationship with George
Balanchine although they never officially
married. Signed, inscribed 3x5 card. Fine. [3] Hiram Walbridge (1821-1870)
U.S. Rep. from NY. Signature. [4] Peter W. Strader (1818-1881)
U.S. Rep. from Ohio. Signature. [5] Charles Stewart (1840-1907) English zoologist and
comparative anatomist. Stewart was born in
Plymouth and studied at St Bartholomew's
Hospital, receiving his MRCS in 1862. He was
Conservator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal
College of Surgeons of England from 1884 to
1900, in succession to William Henry Flower. He
was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 4
June 1896, and he was the president of the
Linnean Society from 1890 to 1894. Brief ALS,
1901, 1p. "Dear Sir, I have arranged for the visit
of your party on Oct. 5th. Yours truly C. Stewart.
VG. [6] Sir Thomas Brooke-Pechell, 2nd
Baronet (1753-1826) Major General. Signed address
panel postmarked 1833. [7] Moses Norris, Jr.
(1799-1855) United States Representative and
Senator from New Hampshire. Clip
Signature. Click
to see signature [8] G.
MONOD [Monod,
Gabriel-Jean-Jacques. 1844-1912]. French
historian. Founder and director of Revue
historique (1875); lectured at École des Hautes
Études, École Normale Supérieure; professor,
Collège de France (1905). Author of Allemands et
Français (1872), Études critiques sur les sources
de l' histoire mérovingienne (1872-85), etc. ANS,
in English. Clipped from a letter but complete in
itself. Mounted. No year. [9] Jonathan Chace (1829-1917)
US Representative and Senator from Rhode Island.
He was also the nephew of famed 19th century
abolitionist Elizabeth Buffum Chace and had
himself been active in the Underground Railroad
during his time in Philadelphia, where he operated
a dry goods store. CLIP
SIGNATURE. [10] Alan Dershowitz (b.
1938) American lawyer, and political commentator.
He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at
Harvard Law School. He is known for his career as
an attorney in several high-profile law cases.
SIGNED 3x5 card.............min. bid $50
276. [MIXED
LOT] [1] To Organize Gov. of Nebraska - Speech of Joseph R. Chandler,
of Penn. on the Bill to organize Territorial Government in
Nebraska. Delivered to the House of Rep., April 5, 1854. 7-pp.
VG. See speech
above [2] [BOER WAR] stereo-view
photograph card issued 1900, Underwood & Underwood. When the
Cannon's Roar is Still - men sleeping by their stacked arms. VG. [3] [SINGER SEWING] EDWIN
DEAN - Singer Sewing machine agent from Missouri. ALS, St.
Louis, 1866, 2 separate pages, 4to. To The Singer Manuf. Co.
describing a trade fair "at which $20,000 will be distributed in
premiums and which will be attended by 50,000 persons at
least..." Says he will distribute Singer products to stimulate
business. On Singer Co. letterhead. Light stain along edge from
mounting trace on back. Page 1 Page 2 [4] Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814 - 1890) American humorist. Clip signature.
[5] S. Parkes
Cadman (1864-1936)
American clergyman, newspaper writer, and pioneer Christian
radio broadcaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was an early
advocate of ecumenism and an outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism
and racial intolerance. By the time of his death in 1936, he was
called "the foremost minister of Congregational faith" by the
New York Times. ANS on card. [6] Nat C. Goodwin (1857-1919) American actor and vaudevillian.
Signature. [7] Senator Lloyd Bentsen - TLS, 1989, 1p. [autopen?] [8] Clyde Fitch (1865-1909) American dramatist. Clip signature.
[9] Edward J.
Phelps (1822-1900) lawyer
and diplomat from Vermont. [10] Lee Iacocca - signed 8x10 photo.........min. bid $35
277. [MYSTERY
LOT] includes: Warner Bros. pay check, 1985,
signed on verso by Mildred
Natwick (1905-1994) Emmy
Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American
stage, film and television actress. Also
includes: 1826 Providence, RI, document signed
by R.G. Hazard [cancel
hole over signature. Roland G. hazard (1801-1888) was
an American industrialist, politician, and social
reformer. Also a signature of Samuel
Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860)
was an American author, better known under the
pseudonym Peter Parley. Also: H.G.
Neville - clip
signature with cdv; a 4-page handout on
Socialism; 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; 1921 bank
checks signed by the noted artist, Douglas Volk,
known for his portraits of Abraham Lincoln.
9 Limerick National
Bank checks [Maine]; antique engraved port
of Philip Syng Physick; TLS,
1946 signed by Commander F.T. Williamson, to
congressman Phlip J. Philbin; plus various
other pieces. Approx. 85
pieces. Good lot for eBay sellers
or those who like researching items............min.
bid $40
278. [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......min.
bid $40
279. [MIXED
LOT] [1] [BIG BEN CLOCK] Edmund Beckett, 1st
Baron Grimthorpe, Q.C. (1816-1905) British lawyer,
amateur horologist, and architect. In 1851 he
designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace
of Westminster, responsible for the chimes of Big
Ben. He was also responsible for rebuilding the
west front, roof, and transept windows of St
Albans Cathedral at his own expense. Although the
building had been in need of repair, popular
opinion at the time held that he had changed the
cathedral's character, even inspiring the creation
and temporary popularity of the verb "to
grimthorpe", meaning to carry out unsympathetic
restorations of ancient buildings. ALS, 1898, 1p,
to the Editor of the Herts Standard. "Sir, I send
you this as you will probably wish to notice this
important transaction in some way, and you may as
well have an accurate account of it. If you like
to send me a proof tomorrow you shall have it back
on Wednesday." This probably relates to forwarding
an article, most likely about the restoration of
the Cathedral at St. Albans, which, aside from Big
Ben, was his second most famous undertaking.
Approx. 8-1/4 x 3-1/4". VG. [2][SINGER SEWING] WILLIAM
E. COOPER - Singer Agent. ALS, New Orleans, 1875,
1p, 4to. on Singer Manufacturing Co. letterhead.
"By the burning of the S.S. City of Waco at
Galveston, our Invoice of the 28th ult. shipped to
that office is an entire loss. Our loss at Aherman
Texas has delayed remittances from that point,
which were beginning to be good. We are however
re-organizing there and will soon be in good shape
again..." Mounting traces along left edge. [3] Margaret Prescott
Montague [pseudonym
Jane Steger] (1878-1955) Am. author. She wrote
"The Sowing of Alderson Cree"; "Up Eel River";
"Closed Doors. " She was the first winner of the
O. Henry Award (1919) for her "England to America"
in The Atlantic Monthly, September 1918. ALS, 1920, 3pp., to the journalist
Margaret Marshall. Accompanied by a photograph of her
standing outside near house & garden. [4] George Mitchell(b. 1933) American
Statesman. Presently serving as special envoy to
the Middle East for the Obama administration. A
Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who
served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to
1995. He was chairman of The Walt Disney Company
from March 2004 until January 2007, and was
chairman of the international law firm DLA Piper
at the time of his appointment as special envoy.
For his involvement in the Northern Ireland peace
negotiations, Mitchell was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), and was
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. TLS, US Senate
stationery, Nov. 13, 1980, 1p, 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 in.
To Guy Gannett Publishing Co., Portland, Maine,
sending thanks for sending him a copy of Harold
Boyle's book "Best of Boyle." "I have also sent a
note of thanks to Mr. Boyle personally..." In
comparison with other Mitchell signatures this
does not appear to be an autopen signature. [5] 1839 Bill of
Lading - shipped by I.P. Hazard from Providence,
Rhode Island to Savannah. Partly-printed,
approx. 9 x 2 in. [6] Job R. Tyson (1803-1858)
was a Whig member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from Pennsylvania. Signature. [7] William R. Sapp (1804-1875)
U.S. Representative from Ohio. Signature. [8] William A.
Gilbert (
1815 - 1875) U.S. Representative from New York.
Signature. [9] Document - Abstract of Expenditures for
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri in 2nd
Quarter of 1890, signed by a Capt. H. Norgud [?].
[10] James Currie (1756-1805),
Scottish doctor and editor of Robert Burns.
Antique engraved portrait. VG............min. bid
$50
280. [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............min.
bid $40
281. MYSTERY LOT of about 74 pieces from 19th & 20th
century. Includes: letters; documents; and various ephemera.
Oldest item in this lot is 1815. Good lot for eBay sellers or
those who like researching items......min. bid $40
282. [ARTISTS] multiple lot includes: DALHOV IPCAR (1917) SIGNED inscribed card of her artwork mural “Golden Savana (1979). ORSON BYRON LOWELL (1871-1956) Popular Illustrator at the turn of the Century, illustrated for F. Marion Crawford and other authors, Boys Life, Colliers, Life magazines. SIGNATURE with his thumb print. EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER (b. 1926) Portrait Artist, Illustrator. He has made over 1200 portraits of many celebrated personages, including 2 Presidential Portraits of Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. SIGNED inscribed 4x6 postcard print of his portrait of John Wayne. JOHN HENRY DOLPH (1835-1903) Painter was the leading “Cat” artist in the 1870’s. SIGNATURE on card. DAVID DALHOFF NEAL (1838-1915) Artist/Painter who did portraits but his most famous work was “After The Chase”. ALS (1875). UMBERTO ROMANO (1906-1982) Italian born American Artist/Illustrator in 1942 her was commissioned to paint Pres. Roosevelt’s mother Sarah Delano Roosevelt also known as a sculptor. SIGNED CARD. JAN DeRUTH (1922-1991) Czech born American Painter His early life was shuffled to various concentration camps. His art was totally dedicated to the art from of the woman’s body. Exhibited in dozens of major shows in his lifetime. ALS (1967) 2pp signed “Jan”. Eng Tay (b. 1947) American artist. Signature dated 1983................80-120
See above
283. [ENTERTAINERS]
multiple lot containing: Roy Rogers -
signed in dark area [poor contrast] 3-1/4 x 5-1/4
picture. Marion Mack (1902-1989)
actress best known for co-starring with
Buster Keaton in the 1926 silent comedy film, The
General. ANS, 1983, saying she does not know who
these people are. Jane Alexander -
signed 3x5 card. Shelley Fabares
- signed & inscribed 3x5 card with Elvis stamp
affixed. Donna Mills - signed &
inscribed 3x5 card. Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
signed & inscribed card. Abe Vigoda
(1921-2016) signed 3x5 card. Sylvia
- country music and country pop singer and
songwriter. Signed magazine page, 1984. Petra
Verkaik - Playboy Playmate - signed
picture, 8x10. Signed 10x8 photo of an
unidentified actor. Barbara
Sinatra - American former model and
showgirl who became the fourth and final wife of
Frank Sinatra from 1976 until his death in 1998.
Brief 1989 TLS. Jackie Gleason thank you card
bearing printed signature. Lucille Ball Morton
family card sent to collector, shortly after
Lucy's passing. ALSO, unsigned vintage 8x10
photos of James Whitmore, Ray
Milland................min. bid $40
284.
[MASSACHUSETTS] multiple lot: John Davis
(1787-1854) He spent 25 years in public
service, serving in both houses of the
United States Congress and for three
non-consecutive years as Governor of
Massachusetts. Because of his reputation for
personal integrity he was known as "Honest
John" Davis. Free Frank clipped
signature. Danvers, Mass. 1825
deed signed by several people. Beginning to
separate at folds. An 1880
wood-engraved VIEW OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS.,
image 5 x 7.5. Leverett
A. Saltonstall (1892-1979)
American Republican politician who served as
the 55th Governor of Massachusetts
(1939–1945) and as a United States Senator
(1945–1967). ALS (1933), 2pp, with
envelope. Henry
Laurens Dawes
(1816-1903) Republican United States
Senator and Representative, notable
for the Dawes Act, intended to stimulate
assimilation of Indians by ending tribal
government and control of communal lands.
Cliiped signature................50-75
285. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] multiple lot: Norris Cotton (1900-1989 Senator from NH. Signed 1932 cover honoring Daniel Webster. Smeared signature. 1840 lease of farm in Concord, NH, signatures of Runnels, Thompson, Dow, Abbot. Daniel Clark (1809-1891) senator from NH. Clip signature. James Willis Patterson (1823-1893) US Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Signature. 1849 Lyndeborough, NH deed, signed by several. 1844 Marlboro, NH deed signed by several. John Tibbet signed document, Somersworth, 1819. A receipt for Andrew Rollins. 1810 document signed by Eben. Wentworth. Receipt for Andrew Rollins fopr work mending...... Thomas James McIntyre (1915-1992) Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979. Signed 1955 FDC honoring NH. 1830 Dover, NH document for payment to Michael Reade. Signed by Andrew Rollins & John Philpot. Robert William Upton (1884-1972) US Senator from New Hampshire. Signed card, 1953. Moses Norris (1799-1855) US Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Clip signature.........70-90
286. CHESS - 8 Russian chess newspapers once part of Bobby Fischer's personal library. All 1965.......100-150
287. (GOVERNORS OF MAINE) ROBERT PICKNEY DUNLAP (1794-1859) 11th Governor, US Rep. CLIPPED SIGNAURE from ALS. JOHN FAIRFIELD (1797-1847) 13TH/16TH Governor, US Rep and US Senator.SIGNED Address Panel as member of Congress. FREDERICK G. PAYNE (1904-1978) 60th Governor DS (1952). BURTON CROSS (1902-1998) 61st and 63rd Governor. SIGNED postcard portrait photo and SIGNED Governor Calling Card...............50-75
288. (NOBEL PRIZE
RECIPIENTS LOT) Maurice P.M.B.
Maeterlinck (1862 –1949) Belgian playwright, poet, and
essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in
1911. CLIPPED SIGNATURE. Paul J. Crutzen
(1933) Dutch Chemist Awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1995.
Signed inscribed reprint article on Studying the Ozone 19pp,
signed on cover. Andrzej V.Schally
(1926) American endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate
(1977) in Medicine. SIGNED, inscribed CARD.
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) American
professor and political activist and author of 57 books. He
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. SIGNED 9x11
KARSH portrait bookphotograph, color (some wrinkling). George D. Snell (1903 - 1996)
American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist.
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1980.
SIGNED FDC honoring Pap Test..............120-180
289. (NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENTS LOT)
Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896
–1984) Czech biochemist and pharmacologist. Awarded the
Nobel Prize in 1947 for Physiology and Medicine.
TLS, 1976. Norman E. Borlaug (1914
– 2009) was an American biologist, humanitarian He has been
called "the father of the Green Revolution", Nobel Peace
Prize 1970. SIGNED calling business Card.
Derek Alton Walcott (1930) Saint Lucian poet and
playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature.
SIGNED 4x6 color photograph on verso. Elie
Wiesel (1928-2016) American professor and political
activist and author of 57 books. He was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1986. SIGNED, inscribed card. William
Parry Murphy (1892 –1987) American physician who
shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in
1934. SIGNATURE on card with Stamp of Alfred
Nobel. James Tobin (1918 –2002) was an
American economist Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics
1981. SIGNATURE..............100-150
290. (NOBEL PRIZE
RECIPIENTS LOT) Konrad E. Bloch
(1912 –2000) German American biochemist. Bloch received the
Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1964. SIGNED
CARD. Norman E. Borlaug (1914 – 2009) was an
American biologist, humanitarian He has been called "the
father of the Green Revolution" Nobel Peace Prize 1970.
SIGNED 3x4 photograph signed on verso. Paul
J. Crutzen (1933) Dutch Chemist Awarded Nobel Prize
for Chemistry 1995. SIGNATURE. Andrzej
V.Schally (1926) American endocrinologist and
Nobel Prize laureate (1977) in Medicine. SIGNED,
inscribed CARD. Simon van der Meer (1925
–2011) Dutch particle accelerator physicist awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984. SIGNED CARD
(4x6).................60-80
291. ( Roman Catholic
Cardinals Lot) Ugo Poletti (1914
–1997) He served as Vicar General of Rome from 1973 to 1991,
and was elevated to the cardinal in 1973. SIGNED 5x7
color photograph on verso, dated 1976. Paul-Émile
Léger (1904-1991) Canadian Cardinal He served
as Archbishop of Montreal from 1950 to 1968, and was
elevated to the cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
SIGNED 4x5 color portrait. Józef Glemp (1929
–2013 Polish Cardinal. He was Archbishop of Warsaw
from 1981 to 2006, and was elevated to the cardinal in 1983.
SIGNED 4x6 portrait photograph. Sergio
Pignedoli (1910 –1980) was an Italian Cardinal He
served as President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
from 1973 to 1980, and was elevated to the cardinal 1973. He
was on list twice to be considered for elevation to Pope.
TLS on card 1978. Silvio Angelo
Pio Oddi (1910–2001) Italian Cardinal. He was a
diplomat in the service of the Holy See . As a bishop, he
took part in the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), at the
conclusion of which Pope Paul VI created him a cardinal
1969, assigning to him the titular church of Sant'Agata de'
Goti and naming him Papal Legate for the Patriarchal
Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, as well as giving him
responsibility for the shrine of Loreto. He became Prefect
of the Congregation for the Clergy. SIGNED, inscribed 4x6
portrait photograph mounted to larger card also signed.
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907 –1994)
Spanish who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1971 to
1983, and as president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
from 1971 to 1981, during the difficult years of the Spanish
transition to democracy. He was elevated to the cardinal in
1969. SIGNED 5x7 photograph (in ink in dark area
).............80-120
292. [VERMONT] An archive of approx.
330 pieces including deeds, documents, letters, receipts,
ephemera. These are from the papers of Dr. D.W. Blanchard
of Coventry, Vermont. Looks like mostly 1870s-80s running into
the early 1900s. Mixed conditions.........150-200
293. (SPORTS
LOT) MICHAEL SPINKS
(1956- ) Boxer, Heavyweight Champion, SIGNED, 8x10
photograph, with sentiment. DARRELL
ROYAL (1924-2012) Football Player,
coach - TLS, 1971. TOM
WEISKOPF (1942- ) American Golfer -
SIGNED 8x10 color photograph, inscribed. NANCY
LOPEZ (1957- ) American Golfer
- SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. HAZEL HOTCHKISS WRIGHTMAN
(1886-1974) American Tennis Star - ANS, no date,
sending birthday greetings. STANLEY
DANCER (1927-2005) American harness
racing driver and trainer. He was the only horsemen to
drive and train three Triple Crowns in horse racing. In
total, he drove 23 Triple Crown winners. TLS, ny, nd with
SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 reprint of cover of Sports
Illustrated with him on cover. ROD LAVER, MBE
(1938- ) Australian former professional tennis
player who holds the record for most singles titles won in
the history of tennis, with 200 career titles. SIGNED 6x8
print of him playing tennis, with titles............min.
bid $40
294.
[MIXED LOT] offered with as little description
as possible: autograph signatures in various forms of
the following US senators & congressmen: George Madison Adams
(1837-1920)
MOC Ky. Richard
Brodhead (1811-1863) Penn. Godlove Stein Orth
(1817-1882) Ind. senator. John
H. Clarke (1789-1870) RI
senator. Richard
Franklin Pettigrew (1848-1926)
represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress
and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was
the first U.S. Senator from South Dakota. William Pierce Frye (1830-1911)
60th President pro tempore of the United States
Senate. James Taylor
Lewis (1819-1904) 9th Governor of
Wisconsin. Isaac Hill (1789-1851)
NH senator. Henry
Heitfeld (1859-1938) Idaho
senator................min. bid $35
295. [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
296. [MIXED LOT] Abdullah Al-Khayyal - Saudi Arabian Ambassador. Signature + his unsigned called card. Catalog of an exhibition of drawings & watercolors by Arthur B. Davies at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 1987, nicely illustrated. Boris Artzybasheff - ORIGINAL WOOD-ENGRAVING. ROBERT SULLIVAN - fragment of ALS to Miss Gilchrist, sending autographs. Not dated but before 1850. Mounted. [JAPANESE NAVAL] Hiroharu Kato - VICE ADMIRAL, Commander in chief of the IJN 2nd Fleet [June 1, 1923 - Dec. 1 1924]. The IJN 2nd Fleet was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. First established on December 28, 1903, the IJN 2nd Fleet was created by the Imperial General Headquarters as a mobile strike force of cruisers and destroyers to pursue the Imperial Russian Navy's Vladivostok-based cruiser squadron while the remaining bulk of the Japanese fleet (the IJN 1st Fleet) continued to blockade Port Arthur in hopes of luring the battleships of the Russian Pacific Fleet out into a classic line-of-battle confrontation. As the main mobile force in the Imperial Japanese Navy, the IJN 2nd Fleet saw the bulk of all future combat operations from the time of its inception until this dissolution at the end of World War II. Offered here is a SIGNED CARD with rank as Vice Admiral, on 3-1/2 x 2-1/2" card. Douglas Volk [1856-1935] American artist who painted a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Volk, as a child once sat upon the knee of President Lincoln. Signed 1906 bank check. A 1877 document made out to Jacob Bunn (1814-1897) Pallbearer at Lincoln's Funeral [not signed by Bunn]. Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) was an inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. Although his patents were eventually overturned, he is credited with inventing the spinning frame, which following the transition to water power was renamed the water frame. Small antique engraved portrait. Edwin Whitefield (1816-1892) was a landscape artist who is best known for his lithographed views of North American cities and for a number of illustrated books on colonial homes in New England. Original color lithograph of The Patterson House, Berlin, Ct. Group of 9 printed gov. documents dated from 1821-1900, including an 1856 from Franklin Pierce. A.A. NICHOLSON - DS, State of Vermont, 1860. Also signed by E.J. Ormsbee (1834-1924) was a teacher, a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran & the 41st Gov. of Vermont. Small 1838 Bill of Lading with woodcut of sailing vessel - port of NY bound for Mobile. Louis McLane (1786-1857) American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of State, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom, and President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Antique engraved portrait. California Gold Rush - 49ners - 1849 issue of the New York Daily Tribune..................Min. Bid $45
297. [ACTORS,
ACTRESSES
&
ENTERTAINERS]
Dorothy
Revier
(1904-1993)
American
actress.
Signed blue
3x5 card dated
'84. John
Abbott
(1905-1996)
English
character
actor. Signed
2-questionaire.
He writes out
2 answers. Robert Earl Wise (1914-2005)
American film
director,
producer and
editor. He won
Academy Awards
for Best
Director and
Best Picture
for both West
Side Story
(1961) and The
Sound of Music
(1965). He was
also nominated
for Best Film
Editing for
Citizen Kane
(1941) and
directed and
produced The
Sand Pebbles
(1966), which
was nominated
for Best
Picture.
Signed
questionaire.
Natalie
Schafer
(1990-1991)
American
actress, best
known as
Eunice "Lovey"
Wentworth
Howell on
CBS's sitcom
Gilligan's
Island
(1964–67). Signed
questionaire.
Desi
Arnez Jr.
(b. 1953)
signed &
iscribed
newspaper
clipping about
Lucille Ball.
Edward
S. Willard (1853-1915)
English
theatre actor.
Signature. Eileen Heckart (1919-2001)
signature
mounted. Nancy Gates (b.1926) American
former film
and television
actress.
Signed
newspaper
picture
clipping.
Bill
Cosby -
signed
pamphlet GLORY
DAYS [from
McDonald's].
Kevin Costner
- small signed
picture
standing with
Tiger Woods. Della Reece (b. 1931) American
nightclub,
jazz, gospel
and pop
singer, film
and television
actress.
Signed 3x5
card.............Min.
Bid $45
298.
[TENNIS]
BOBBY
RIGGS
(1918-1995)
American
tennis player
who was the
World No. 1 or
the World
co-No. 1
player for
three years,
first as an
amateur in
1939, then as
a professional
in 1946 and
1947.
Signed 4-3/4 x
6-3/4 in.
picture.
VG...........min.
bid $10
299. Danny
Thomas
(1912-1991)
American
nightclub
comedian,
singer, actor,
and producer,
whose career
spanned five
decades.
Signed
envelope...................min.
bid $10
300. [BASEBALL GREATS] signed
cards or notes of: Bobby Doerr - HOF [2], Allie Reynolds
(1917-1994), Bullet Bob Turnley, Jim Carfish Hunter (1946-1999)
HOF, Enos Slaughter (1916-2002) HOF, Charles Gehringer
(1903-1993) HOF, Eddie Matthews (1931-2001) HOF, Whit Wyantt
(1907-1999), and Tommy Henrich (1913-2009). All VG........min.
bid $40
301.
[MUSIC] AMERICAN CLASSICAL COMPOSERS -
includes: FREDERICK
SHEPHERD CONVERSE
(1871-1940) composer & ARCHIBALD T. DAVISON
(1883-1961) Composer, musicologist & T.W. SURCETTE
(1883-1961) author of music. ALL3 have SIGNED a
decision of judges sheet in pencil. ROBERT SUTTON WHITNEY
(1904-1986) Composer/Conductor. SIGNED greeting
card (1984). DEEMS
TAYLOR (1885-1966)
Composer. TLS (1942). LOUIS CHARLES ELSON (1848-1920)
Composer, critic. SIGNED card. PAUL NORDOFF (1909-1977)
Composer and music therapist. TLS (1941) signed
“Paul”. WILLIAM
SHUMAN (1910-1992) Pulitzer Prize
Composer. TLS (1982) mounting
traces...........60-80
303. [MISC. MIXED GROUPING] Edo de Waart (b.1941) Dutch conductor. TLS, 1978. Howard Mitchell (1910 – 1988) American cellist and conductor. He conducted the National Symphony Orchestra from 1950 to 1969. TLS, 1968. Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. TLS, 1946, to Commanding Officer 59th AAFBU at Topeka, Kansas. Douglas Volk [1856-1935] American artist who painted a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Volk, as a child once sat upon the knee of President Lincoln. Signed 1931 bank check. Thomas Weston Tipton (1817-1899) Senator from Nebraska. Algernon Sidney Paddock (1830-1897) was an American politician who served as a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Clip signature. James L. Wilmeth (1870–1959) was an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1917 to 1922. Signed 1913 bank check. John Scott (1824-1896) senator from Penn.............Min. Bid $30
304. [POLITICIANS] signatures of the
following senators & congressmen: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
(1795-1864) USS NY & Gov. Wis. Robert Stanfield
(1877-1945) Oregon. Philip
Fox La Follette (1897-1965) He
served three terms as the Governor of Wisconsin and
helped create the Wisconsin Progressive Party. Charles Augustus Eldredge
(1820-1896) Rep. from Wisconsin. James Ole Davidson (1854-1922)
21st Governor of Wisconsin. Andrew
Jackson Rogers (1828-1900) Rep.
NJ. Angus Cameron
(1826-1897) Republican
politician from Wisconsin who served twice in the
United States Senate. James
William Fulbright (1905-1995)
was a United States Senator representing
Arkansas. J.
Caleb "Cale" Boggs (1909-1993)
He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of
the Republican Party, who served three terms as U.S.
Representative from Delaware, two terms as Governor
of Delaware, and two terms as U.S. Senator from
Delaware. Signed FDC honoring Delaware [sticker
addressed]. Plus a TLS, 1958 signed by the Gov. of
NH, Lane Dwinell............Min.
Bid $40
305. [ANTIQUE
ENGRAVED PORTRAITS] Sir
Hugh Middleton
(1560-1631) Welsh clothmaker,
entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker
and self-taught engineer. An 1831 engraved
portrait. George
Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
(1758-1834) 1819 portrait. Thomas Erskine -
1791 portrait. Allan
Ramsay (1684-1758) was a
Scottish poet, playwright, publisher,
librarian, and impresario of early
Enlightenment Edinburgh. James Bruce [couple
foxing spots]. Patrick
Colquhoun (1745-1820) was
a Scottish merchant, statistician, magistrate,
and founder of the first regular preventive
police force in England, the Thames River
Police. 1818 portrait. William
Drummond (1585-1649),
called "of Hawthornden", was a Scottish poet.
William Aikman (1682-1731)
was a Scottish portrait-painter [some foxing].
James Dalrymple,
1st Viscount of Stair (1619-1695) Scottish
lawyer and statesman. Henry
Home, Lord Kames (1696 –
1782) was a Scottish advocate, judge,
philosopher, writer and agricultural improver.
A central figure of the Scottish
Enlightenment, a founder member of the
Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, and active
in the Select Society, his protégés included
David Hume, Adam Smith, and James
Boswell............Min Bid $40
306. OLD DOCUMENTS - very
little description given here. [1]
1837 Dover, NH. [2] 1881 New
Mexico Mining stock certificate.
[3] Roland G. Hazard, 1843 bank check
[look him up]. [4] ROLAND G. HAZARD 1829
Providence, RI. [5] 1879 Keene, NH
billhead [stained]. [6] 1864
Boston. [7] Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American
journalist; chief,
Washington bureau of the
"New York Tribune"
(1883-1911); a very
influential journalist
between the time of
President Chester Arthur
and President William
Howard Taft. Signed Riggs
National Bank check,
1911. [8] 1864 US
Senate gov. doc. re:
Committee of
Finance. [9] 1847
House of Rep. gov doc re"
Revolutionary
pension. [10]
Somersworth, NH 1826 doc.
signed by John
Hussey. [11]
Lewiston, ME. 1870 Hill
Manufacturing Co.
[12] 1875 Machias, ME.
document. [13] 1896
Calais, ME. [14]
1894 Norway, ME.
[15] 1875 Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
[16] 1903 Waterville, ME.
electric bill........Min.
Bid $20
307.
OLD
DOCUMENTS - very
little description
given here.
[1] 1879
Western Railroad
Assoc. [2]
1825 Cherryfield,
ME. [3] 1919
Sons of Veterans,
USA. [4] 1821
Newport, RI.
[5] 1857 Boston. [6]
Providence,
RI. [7] 1837
Bill of Lading - NY
bound for New
Orleans. [8]
Douglas Volk - noted
artist. Signed 1907
bank check
[faulty]. [9]
1815 NH signed Jos.
Doe. [10] 1878
gov. doc from John
Sherman, Sec.
Treas. [11]
1911 Keene, NH
billhead. [12]
1811 NH - estate of
Jeremiah Rollins to
Jabez Dow.
[13] ten 1918
Limerick National
Bank checks
[Maine]..............Min.
Bid $20
308. [POLITICIANS] signatures of the following senators & congressmen: Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) US Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) twice served as a United States Senator from Tennessee. During his political career, he was a member of the Whig Party. This is a clip signature with another signature of the verso of Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) Senator from Delaware. Daniel Darwin Pratt (1813-1877) US Senator from Indiana. Pratt was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, holding that office in 1875 and 1876. Albert J. Hopkins (1846-1922) Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois. Signed on verso by Evan E. Settle (1848-1899) congressman from Ky. Samuel James Renwick McMillan (1826-1897) Senator from Minnesota. Edgar Cowan (1815-1885) He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Amos Phelps Granger (1789-1866) Rep. from New York. Alexander McDonald (1832-1903) represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1871. Logan Holt Roots (1841-1893) Rep. from Arkansas. Thomas Chipman McRae (1851-1929) Rep. (1885 to 1903) and the 26th Governor of Arkansas, from 1921 to 1925............Min. Bid $40
313. Albert E.
Gallatin (1881-1952)
Gallatin wrote about, collected, exhibited, and created works
of art. Called "one of the great figures in early
20th-century American culture," he was a
leading proponent of nonobjective and later abstract and
particularly Cubist art whose "visionary approach" in both
collecting and painting left "an enduring impact on the world
of modern art." Gallatin was a collector, art historian, and
founder of the first museum gallery devoted exclusively to
modern art in the U. S. Gallatin was born to wealth; his
great grandfather, Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), had been
Secretary of he Treasury of the United States under Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison. In 1902 he inherited the family
banking and investment fortune, which set him on a career of
art collecting and criticism. Showing a youthful interest in
art and literature, he began to collect works by Max Beerbohm,
Aubrey Beardsley, and James McNeill Whistler while still in
his teens. As he collected art, he also began to write about
it. For the two decades following the turn of the century,
Gallatin produced a constant stream of articles, small
monographs, and books of engraved plates. Between 1900 and
1910 most of these concerned Beardsley and
Whistler. His interests expanded to modern art
during World War I. After the war, he made frequent trips to
Paris, beginning in 1921 buy art from the major dealers there.
Initially he donated works to the Brooklyn Museum and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1922. These museums, however,
avoided the work of American artists. Gallatin actively bought
work from the so-called Ash Can School in the United States.
He used his position as trustee for New York University to establish
the first museum in the U. S. dedicated solely to modern
art, the Gallery of Living Art, located in South
Study Hall that university. The gallery included works by
Picasso, Braque, Gris, and Léger. Gallatin wrote the catalogs,
which were issued between 1928 and 1940. In 1926 he
co-published with the classicist/collector Joseph Hoppin the
first fascicule of the prestigious Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
for a United States collection. Between 1928 and 1933 works by
Joan Miro, André Masson, Robert Delaunay, Piet Mondrian, and
Jean Arp were added to his gallery, the first to enter a
public collection in the U. S. In 1936 Gallatin renamed
his museum the "Museum of Living Art" with his purchase of
Picasso's Three Musicians (1921). Gallatin ceased his French
buying trips in 1938 with the declaration of hostilities with
Germany. Instead, he focused on American art. The later
abstract expressionists Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning
attributed their early development to the Museum of Living
Art. The University closed the museum in 1943 and Gallatin
moved the collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
donating it at his death in 1952. Gallatin wrote largely
about the art he collected, some of it, for example, the Ash
Can School, was little valued at the time he made his
purchases. James Johnson Sweeney, later curator of the Museum
of Modern Art, New York, praised Gallatin in 1931 for showing
the widest range of cubism in America, which the fledging
Museum of Modern Art, founded two years after Gallatin's
museum by Alfred H. Barr, would spend the next decade amassing
a similar collection. Gallatin's space at NYU is today Grey
Art Gallery and Study Center. In 1942 Gallatin was
referred to as New York's "abstract king" in a profile that
appeared in the "Talk of the Town" section of the New Yorker
magazine. Offered
here is a manuscript letter signed with his nickname
"Bertie". He makes a drawing of a man shooting at
another man. This was sent to his friend George Page
Ely (1879-1967)
who was the son-in-law of the noted American artist, Julian
Alden Weir; and he was also Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. Not dated, written on Windsor Hotel, Haifa, Palestine
stationery. RARE! Provenance: Old Lyme, Connecticut, Estate
belonging to descendants of American Impressionist artist
Julian Alden Weir. Fresh to the
market...............400-600
314.
[FILM] Walter Newman
(1916-1993) American radio writer and screenwriter
active from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. He was
nominated three times for Academy Awards (Ace in the Hole, Cat
Ballou, and Bloodbrothers), but he may be best known for a
work that never made it to the screen: his unproduced original
script Harrow Alley. Newman's radio writing included
scripts for Escape, Suspense, and The Halls of Ivy as well as
the first broadcast episode of Gunsmoke. He is not officially
credited for his screenplays for The Magnificent Seven and The
Great Escape, having renounced credit after sharp
disagreements with the director, John Sturges in both cases,
over changes made during shooting. Document Signed, his
pay check from Warner Bros., 1984, endorsed on verso by
Newman. Fine. Scarce!..............50-75
315.
[ART] Adolf Dehn
(1895-1968) was an American lithographer. Throughout his
artistic career, Dehn participated in and helped define some
important movements in American art, including Regionalism,
Social Realism, and caricature. Two-time recipient of the
Guggenheim Fellowship, he was known for both his technical
skills and his high-spirited, droll depictions of human
foibles. Adolf Dehn is remembered as a prolific artist
of great range. His works are held in over 100 museums
(including the Smithsonian); over twenty-five museums hold
extensive collections of Dehn's output (between twenty-five to
as many as 250 individual works).
Offered here is an 1953 [plate signed] original lithograph
from IMPROVISATIONS. Noted artists drew directly on the
lithographic plates. Each was used as an ad for various
businesses. The proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is
approx. 12 x 8-1/2. VG............75-100
316. [ART] William
Gambini (1919-2010) one of the
last remaining artists from the influential New York School of
abstract expressionism of the 1950s. He was friends with
some of the most prominent cultural figures of the mid-20th
century. Famed abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Willem
de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Franz Kline were among his friends
in the New York City art scene of the 1950s. But Mr. Gambini
also could regale listeners with stories about his experiences
around the world. He drank with Ernest Hemingway in a Havana bar
during World War II and created watercolors for the author. When
on leave from the Army in Paris at the end of the war, Mr.
Gambini knocked on the door of Pablo Picasso, who was very
appreciative of soldiers and let him stay in his studio three
nights. In the early 1950s, he painted murals with Diego
Rivera in Mexico City and also did drawings for contemporary
dance pioneer Martha Graham. He talked of working as an extra in
a Hollywood movie in the 1940s with a young actress known as
Norma Jeane Baker, who soon changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.
Mr. Gambini earned recognition in his own right. He had solo
exhibitions at museums in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco
and San Diego. His work was part of group exhibitions in
Houston, Boston and Italy, among other places. His abstract
expressionism won him prestigious grants from the Mark Rothko
Foundation in 1975 and the Pollock/Krasner Foundation in 1999.
Mr. Gambini was “brilliant but underrecognized” after the
mid-1970s because he didn’t live in a major art center. Offered
here is an 1953 [plate signed] original lithograph from
IMPROVISATIONS. Noted artists drew directly on the lithographic
plates. Each was used as an ad for various businesses. The
proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is approx. 12 x
8-1/2. Very light right edge toning o/w
VG............50-75
See above
317. [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
See Greux etching324. [AVIATION] Alfred Lawson (1869-1954) professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals. In 1904, he also wrote a novel, Born Again, clearly inspired by the popular Utopian fantasy Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, an early harbinger of the metaphysical turn his career would take with the theory of Lawsonomy. He is frequently cited as the inventor of the airliner and was awarded several of the first air mail contracts, which he ultimately could not fulfill. He founded the Lawson Aircraft Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to build military training aircraft and later the Lawson Airplane Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to build airliners. The crash of his ambitious Lawson L-4 "Midnight Liner" during its trial flight takeoff on May 8, 1921, ended his best chance for commercial aviation success. In 1908 he was involved in trying to start a new professional baseball league, the "Union Professional League" which took the field in April but folded one month later. In the 1920s, he promoted health practices including vegetarianism and claimed to have found the secret of living to 200. He also developed his own highly unusual theories of physics, according to which such concepts as "penetrability", "suction and pressure" and "zig-zag-and-swirl" were discoveries on par with Einstein's Theory of Relativity. He published numerous books on these concepts, all set in a distinctive typography. Lawson repeatedly predicted the worldwide adoption of Lawsonian principles by the year 2000. He later propounded his own philosophy&emdash;Lawsonomy&emdash;and the Lawsonian religion. We could go on and on but we've said enough here. This guy, it appears, was great as a starter, but not a finisher. Offered here is a signed [on title page] copy of his book "AIRCRAFT HISTORY", published in Detroit in 1947, 224 pages. Covers soiled; spine half missing but present, rest hanging on; contents inside pretty good. The book is around but we've never seen a signed copy..........200-300
325. Original 17th century portrait engraved
by Simon François Ravenet (1706
- 1764) French engraver. He was one of William Hogarth's
assistants. He was born in Paris, where he studied
engraving under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas before moving to
London in 1750, where he founded a school of line
engraving and is credited with the revival of
engraving in England. He died in London. Some of
his work remains on display at the National Portrait
Gallery as well as at the Cleveland Museum of
Art. Ravenet
was buried in Old St. Pancras Churchyard on
6 April 1764. His name is now listed
on the monument erected by Baroness Burdett
Coutts, listing the graves of eminent
persons lost over the years. Offered
here is a Ravenet portrait engraving of Henry St
John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) the English
politician, government official and political
philosopher. He was a leader of the Tories, and
supported the Church of England politically despite
his antireligious views and opposition to
theology. In 1715 he supported the Jacobite
rebellion of 1715 which sought to overthrow the new
king George I. Escaping to France he became foreign
minister for the Pretender. He was attainted for
treason, but reversed course and was allowed to return
to England in 1723. He is best known as the
philosopher of the Country Party. The plate mark
is 4 x 4 in. plus margins. There are numerous light
foxing spots in the margins and the image
area..............50-75
Scan
1
Scan
2
326. Benjamin
B. Lindsey (1869-1943)
American judge and social reformer based in Denver, Colorado
during the Progressive Era. Lindsey was a pioneer in the
establishment of the juvenile court system. Through his efforts,
an act was passed creating a juvenile court in Denver which
represented an important advance in relation of the law to
children. Lindsey was made judge of the juvenile court in 1901.
He held the position continuously, but he was not endorsed by
either political party in 1908. Under his administration, the
juvenile court of Denver became famous throughout the civilized
world. He was a leader in the movement to abolish child
labor. Featured on the "Profiles In Courage" television
program [one episode] which was based on John F. kennedy's book
of biographies of courageous Americans. TLS, 1928, 1p, 8.5 x
7". Thanks Longmans, Green & Co. for advance
copy of "The Marriage Crisis: by ErnestbR. Grobves.
Lindsey championed the idea Companiate marriage. In early
1927, Judge Lindsey co-wrote a controversial book about what he
called "companionate marriage," in which he suggested that young
men and women should be able to live together in a trial
marriage, where the couple could have a year to assess whether
or not they were compatible. The only caveat was they had to
agree not to have children. VG...............80-120
See above
327. Italy - appears to be circa early 20th century [1910-1930] collections of real photographs, postcard pictures, and handwritten descriptions of places in various places in Italy. All pages on loose. Most of the images art glued down but front the fronts there are approx. 97 "real" photos, many in the form of postcards; also approx. 98 postcard images [many of these might actually be real photos], plus a few pictures and many handwritten pages describing the images. Kind of difficult to describe..........200-300
Italy 3
328. 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
329. Michael
Pertwee (1916-1991) British
playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of
The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B,
Ladies Who Do, and many other films and TV series. TLS,
1966 or 67, 1p, to Milt Ebbins. VG.............50-75
330. [INVENTOR] The Reverend Robert Willis (1800-1875) English academic. He was the first Cambridge professor to win widespread recognition as a mechanical engineer, and first set the scientific study of vowels on a respectable foundation, but now best remembered for his extensive architectural writings, including a 4-volume treatise on the architecture of the University of Cambridge. Willis's theory of vowel production assumed a close correspondence between vowel production and the production of musical notes using an organ: the lung acted as a bellows, the vocal folds acted as the reed, and the mouth cavity acted as the organ pipe. Different vowels corresponded to mouth cavities(/organ pipes) of different lengths, which were independent of the properties or vibrations of the vocal folds(/reed). Willis's 1830 paper On vowel sounds, and on reed-organ pipes is usually given as the reference for this theory, and is often contrasted with Wheatstone's "harmonic" theory of vowel production.Russell devotes two chapters to the discussion of these two theories in his 1928 book on The Vowel , and Willis and Wheatstone figure prominently in the discussion of vowel theories given by Chiba and Kajiyama in their 1941 book of the same name. ALS, Cambridge, 1851, 2pp. He returns something which he fears he has kept too long / have looked on them carefully and made necessary alterations / return proofs of my plates which are very well executed, etc. VG. EXCESSIVELY RARE!.....100-200
331. Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889) Irish-born Victorian journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for his much-satirised personality. Hall's notoriously sanctimonious personality was often satirised, and he is regularly cited as the model for the character of Pecksniff in Charles Dickens's novel Martin Chuzzlewit. ALS [1881], 1p. written in pencil. As his handwriting is difficult to read we will let you read the letter [see scans below]. Basically he is telling the recipient that he is too old and sick to do something. The recipient writes a reply on the blank sides of the sheet, dated a day later in 1881. Paper is thick so the mail creases are prominent.........50-75
332. [FILM] Michael York (b. 1942) British born American actor. Nice
ALS, 1982, 1p.........25-35
See
above
333.
[FRANCE] Charles Prudent
Becdelièvre (1705 - 1784 ) French
prelate, Bishop of Nîmes. Ordained in 1729, he became
abbot of Vierzen in 1730, then the Caignotte in 1731.
Becdelèvre was appointed vicar of Périgueux in 1736.
He was Bishop of Nîmes from 1737 to 1784. He was also
adviser to the king in all his advice. Letter Signed,
1750, 1p, approx. 7 x 8.5". Damp stain top
edge............100-150
See
above
334. [POET] Paul
Hamilton Hayne [1830-1886]. American poet, b.
Charleston, S.C. ANS, 1881, on 4 x 3-1/4
slip............100-150
See above
335.
[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
336. [ART] Samuel
Cousins RA (1801-1887) English
mezzotint engraver. He was born at Exeter. In 1885 he was
elected a full member of the Royal Academy, to which he later
gave in trust £15,000 to provide annuities for superannuated
artists. One of the most important figures in the history of
British engraving. ALS, 1855, 1p. approx. 4-1/2 x
7-1/4 in. VG........100-150
See above
337. [FILM-MUSIC] Gertrude Niesen [1911-1975] American singer and actress who achieved her greatest success during the Big Band Era. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. Very nice and in fine condition...........40-60
338. [FRANCE] Gustave François Xavier Delacroix de Ravignan (1795- 1858) French Jesuit preacher and author. Educated in Paris, he resigned his army commission to study law. Auditor of the royal court. Deputy attorney-general by 1821. Entering a Sulpician monastery, and later joining the Society of Jesus, he was ordained in 1828, and after several years as professor and retreat preacher at Montrouge, he went to Notre Dame, where his logic, serenity, and zeal won souls by the hundreds. Superior of his brethren at Bordeaux from 1837 to 1842, and at Paris from 1848 to 1851. He preached throughout France and in Rome, Belgium, and London. His calm, eloquent De l'Existence et de l'Institut des Jesuites of 1844, vindicating the Society, sold 25,000 copies in one year. However, the Jesuits' strife continued until they were forced to disband for a time in France. Despite painful controversy with his superiors and imputations from other quarters, he remained loyal to his order. In 1854 he brought out Clement XIII et Clement XIV, a dispassionate treatise, of no great literary merit, on the defender and the suppressor of the Jesuits. He steadfastly refused preferment, even the archbishopric of Paris, devoting himself to other works. He died a saintly death, and thousands followed the remains of the "Apostle of Paris" to his grave. ALS, 1857, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4. VG..............80-120
See above
339. [FRANCE]
DECLARATION DU ROY
- dated
November 1704, approx. 7 x
9", 8-pages. Very fresh
condition..........100-150
See front page
340.
[BRITISH NAVAL]
Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron (1789-1868) British naval
officer, and the seventh Baron Byron, in 1824 succeeding his
cousin the poet George Gordon Byron in that peerage. As a career
naval officer, he was notable for being his predecessor's
opposite in temperament and lifestyle. Byron joined the Royal
Navy as a volunteer in December 1800, serving in the Napoleonic
Wars, and attaining the rank of captain in 1814. In 1824 Byron
was chosen to accompany homewards the bodies of Hawaiian
monarchs Liholiho (known as King Kamehameha II) and Queen
Kama-malu, who had died of measles during a state visit to
England. He sailed on the HMS Blonde in September 1824,
accompanied by several naturalists and, amongst his lieutenants,
Edward Belcher. He toured the islands and recorded his
observations. With the consent of Christian missionaries to the
islands, he also removed wooden carvings and other artifacts of
the chiefs of ancient Hawaii from the temple ruins. On his
return journey in 1825, Lord Byron discovered and charted Malden
Island, which he named after his surveying officer, Mauke, and
Starbuck Island. Starbuck was named in honour of Capt. Valentine
Starbuck , an American whaler. OFFERED HERE is a signed address
panel, postmarked 1835. Very good example, signed "Byron."
Admiral Byron's signature is often confused with Lord Byron's
[poet] as they are quite similar in
appearance..............50-75
341. [MUSIC] Arthur Butterworth (1923-2010) English composer, conductor. AMQS, inscribed, from his third movement of "Symphony No. 4", approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/2". Two mail fold-lines o/w VG. An especially nice example.........100-150
See AMQS above
342. [MUSIC] Arthur Butterworth (1923-2010) English composer, conductor. AMQS, inscribed, from his third movement of "Symphony No. 4", approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/2". Two mail fold-lines o/w VG. An especially nice example.........100-150
See AMQS above343. [FRANCE- THEATRE] Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th century operas such as La Tosca (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) is based, and Fedora by Umberto Giordano, a work that popularized the fedora hat as well. OFFERED HIS IS SARDOU'S PERSONAL ENGRAVED CALLING CARD ON WHICH HE PENS A FEW WORDS. This is accompanied by two ORIGINAL UNSIGNED DRAWINGS, portraits of Victorien Sardou. The artist was Daniel de Losques Thouroude (1880-1915) French humorist, graphic designer, caricaturist and cartoonist, as well as a painter. He was a contributor to the Figaro, and with other political newspapers. He was one of the great poster artists in Paris around 1900. One is pen & ink, image area approx. 3-3/4 x 4-1/2". The othert is a 7-1/2 x 5-1/4" sheet containing pencil sketches..............200-300
344. (PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1912). THOMAS JONES PENCE (1873-1916). American newspaperman; in charge Publicity Bureau Democratic National Convention, Chicago, campaign of 1908; director and manager publicity campaign of Woodrow Wilson in campaign that resulted in his nomination in Baltimore, 1912. Document Signed, The Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C., 1916. Bank check with vignette of bank. SCARCE Woodrow Wilson association item..........35-45
See above
345. [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
See Rice check
346. [FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Signed bank check dated 1935 plus sheet music.. ......50-75
Click here to see Vallee
347. Henry Stephens Washington
(1867-1934) Geologist. H.
S. Washington's long scientific career brought him much
acclaim from his scientific peers. During his life time,
Washington published 169 works contributing to
archaeology, regional and descriptive petrology,
geochemistry, geophysics, and mineralogy. Washington’s
work defined his time, and creations like the norm
calculation continue play a key role in petrology over a
hundred years after its invention. Though Washington's
calculation wasn't the first norm, it is still the one
most widely used and accepted today. Washington was a
many of many talents. His immense span of knowledge
ranged from the most complex geological problems to
Italian literature. He contributed to many fields of
study, but it will always be petrology that benefitted
the most from his work.
Showing in scan #2 below is Dr. Henry S. Washington, of
the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is making a
series of chemical analyses of the lavas of the
volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands for the purpose of
studying the composition of the floor of the Pacific
Ocean and the constitution of the earth. TLS,
1923, 1p, to Prof. Robert S. Woodward, the
American physicist and mathematician. 8.5 x 11
in. VG.............100-150
348. [ART]
Thomas Frank Heaphy (1813-1873)
English miniature painter. Heaphy was the eldest son of
the portrait painter Thomas Heaphy and Mary Stevenson. His
younger brother Charles Heaphy became an explorer and decorated
military man, and two of his sisters also became miniature
painters. He painted miniature portraits, and has works that can
be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the
National Portrait Gallery, London. In 1861 he published
eight articles in the Art Journal that attempted to ascertain
the origin of the likeness of Christ. ALS, 1861, 3pp,
to the art critic Samuel Carter Hall, Victorian journalist who
is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for
his much-satirised personality. Front slightly
spoiled. Approx. 3.5 x 6 in. VG..............80-120
Scan 1
Scan 2
349. [FRANCE] Circa 1800 document titled "Bailli", 3-1/2-pages, approx. 8x10. Identified as "Very interesting text about being a Bailli in France." A bailli (French pronunciation: [baji], bailiff) was the king's administrative representative during the ancien régime in northern France, where the bailli was responsible for the application of justice and control of the administration and local finances in his baillage. VG..............100-150
350. [FRANCE] French Mystery Document, 1794 on paper, signed, 1p, approx. 7 x 8-1/4. Speaks about Assignats. Fresh condition............80-120
351. [FRANCE] Auguste Nicolas Caristie
also called Caristie Augustin (1783- 1862 ) French
architect. Also some public projects, he remained as a precursor
to the restoration of historical monuments. Born into a
family of Italian origin architects, he is the son of
Jacques-Nicolas Caristie, architect Avallon and grand-son of
Michelangelo Caristie. He studied with his father and in
Parisian workshops' s Vaudoyer Antoine and Charles Percier
Winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1813 (for a project of "city
hall for a capital"), he stayed in Italy for a period of 7
years. He studied including the restoration of the Temple of
Serapis at Pozzuoli . Back in France, he is charged by the
government of the Restoration to restore the Arc of Orange in
1823. It will subsequently the early restoration of the ancient
theater of Orange. Always demand the same government, he
directed the mausoleum of victims of landing Quiberon 1795. He
was appointed inspector general of civil buildings in 1829 and
later member and Vice-President of the Commission of Historical
Monuments. He was elected in 1840 to the Academy of Fine Arts
chair No. 4. He is the brother of Philip Caristie called
Jean-Marie Caristie chief engineer of bridges and causeways who
participated in the expedition to Egypt with Napoleon
Bonaparte. ALS, 1829, lengthy 1p., 7-3/4 x 10".
Only minor faults - VG.......100-150
352. [THEATRE] Misc. group of 7 signatures from the former collection of the Boothbay Theatre Museum in Maine. He have not researched these actors...........25-35
353. [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
354. [ALABAMA CIVIL RIGHTS] Thomas J. Toolan
(1886-1976) American clergyman of the Roman Catholic
Church. He served as Bishop of Mobile from 1927 to 1969, and was
given the personal title of Archbishop in 1954. Toolen opened
several new churches, orphanages, hospitals, and other
institutions that were meant to minister exclusively to African
Americans, leading opponents to call him "the nigger
bishop". In 1950, he oversaw construction of St. Martin de
Porres Hospital in Mobile, which was the first hospital in
Alabama where African American doctors could work alongside
their white colleagues. He also persuaded a local hospital
to become the first one in Alabama to accept pregnant African
American women. Toolen rose to
national prominence during the civil rights movement. In 1964,
he ended racial segregation in Catholic schools throughout
Alabama. He wrote, "After much prayer, consultation and advice,
we have decided to integrate all the schools of the diocese. I
know this will not meet with the approval of many of our people,
but in justice and charity, this must be done. I ask all of our
people to accept this decision as best for God and
country." However, he publicly denounced the methods of
the activists, speaking in favor of a more non-confrontational
approach to civil rights. In 1965, Toolen ordered the
Society of Saint Edmund to remove Rev. Maurice
Ouellet because he had let his rectory
serve as a headquarters for the Selma marchers. Offered
here is an old scrapbook page with the signatures on 3x5 cards
of Toolan and Ouellet affixed to it. Affixed to
the other side is a TLS by Hal Holbrook, sending his
autograph. Very scarce!.............100-150
See Toolan
& Ouellet signatures
See Hal
Holbrook
355. [STAMPS] Robert Perrot - designer of the 8 cent United Nations stamp. Offered here is a sheet of 50 stamps [never used], 1958, signed in ink by Robert Perrot. Fine.............80-120
See above
356.
[PHOTOGRAPHY] Original 1953 International News Photo taken by
the legendary photographer, Al Muto, of President Eisenhower.
Approx. 7 x 9-1/8". Caption attached to backside.
VG................75-100
359. [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
361. (WORLD MIXED NOTABLES LOT) MATHILDE AUGUEZ (1968-1955) French Opera Singer, Actress and chanteuse. She was painted by Henri Toulouse LauTrec (ALS on card ny nd). EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN (1823-1892) British Historian. ALS (1884) 3pp. HARRY WU (b.1937) Chinese human rights Activist. SIGNED FDC. MARIA CONSEULO IZNAGA DEL VALLE (1858-1909) British Socialite, Cuban born. She married Viscount Mandeville and became Duchess of Manchester. She was fictionalized by her friend Edith Wharton in her book “The Buccaneers”. Very LARGE SIGNATURE (1907). MAURICE SARRAUT (1869-1943) French Journalist and politician who was assassinated. Two TLSs (1926). MRS. HARRISON GRAY OTIS - American Socialite. SIGNED CARD. ADA HITCHOCK MacLEISH (1893-1984) American Opera Singer who appeared on stage very early on life, Carnegie Hall in 1940, she married poet Archibald MacLeish in 1917. She stopped her career after WW2. ALS................Min Bid $85
362. (AMERICAN
LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) GLENN
FRANK (1887-1940) Editor, educator
, author killed in automobile accident. SIGNED,
inscribed 8x10 portrait photograph. FREDERICK PALMER
(1873-1958) War correspond, writer. SIGNATURE
(1926). FULTON
OURSLER (1893-1952) Writer, Editor,
author known for “The Greatest Story Ever Told”. SIGNED
return address from envelope mounted . EDITH O’SHAUGHNESSY (1870-1939)
Author, writer. SIGNATURE. MARY
ELEANOR WILKINS FREEMAN (1852-1930)
prominent 19th century author. SIGNATURE. LAURA KEAN ZEMTKIN HOBSON
(1900-1986) novelist noted for “Gentleman’s Agreement”.
ANS on card. JOHN
DUNWOODY BROWNSON DeBOW (1820-1867)
Publisher, statistician best known for this influential
magazine “DeBow’s Review”. SIGNATURE, mounted to
card. LOUIS ADAMIC (1899-1951)
Author, translator Clipped SIGNATURE.............Min Bid
$40
363. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) VINCENT SHEEAN (1899-1975) Journalist, writer. TLS (1973). RUPERT HUGHES (1872-1956) Historian, novelist, director, composer. SIGNATURE with 2 line sentiment for Fulton Ousler (1893-1952) the noted Novelist. GEORGE CREEL (1876-1953) noted Investigative Journalist. SIGNATURE on collectors card (1921). HENRIETTE BUCKMASTER (1909-1983) Novelist. TLS. HELEN KNOTHE NEARING (1904-1983) cookbook author with husband Scott. SIGNED book jacket form their book “Simple Food for the Good Life” signed on verso with her photo and that of her husband in which she writes his name too. SCOTT NEARING (1883-1983) Radical economist, educator, activist, author. CLIPPPED SIGNATURE. ALICE HEGAN RICE (1870-1942) Novelist. ALS 1940 on postcard......Min Bid $55
364. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLE LOT) WITTER BYNNER (1881-1968) Poet. SINATURE from TLS. JAMES PARTON (1822-1891) Biographer. SIGNATURE (1883) on card. JAMES MILLS BUNDY (1835-1891) Journalist, Presidential Advisor to President Grant and Arthur. ANS (1887) on card. WILLIAM HERBERT PARRY FAUNCE (1859-1930) writer, clergyman, educator. TLS (1917). SYLVESTER BAXTER (1850-1927) Editor, author, critic. AQS from his “Adolescence” 10 lines. EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN (1833-1908) Poet, critic, essayist. SIGNED card (1888). HAROLD MacGRATH (1871-1932) Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter. SIGNED card................Min Bid $ 50
365. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) EDWIN PERCY WHPPLE (1819-1886) Essayist, critic. ALS (1884). WILLIAM CLARK RUSSELL (1844-1911) popular writer of nautical novels. SIGNATURE from ALS. AUGUST HECKSCHER (1913-1997) Writer, intellectualist author. TLS (1984). RICHARD WATSON GILDER (1844-1909) Poet, editor. SIGNATURE from TLS. ALBERT RAMSDELL GURNEY JR (1930) Playwright, novelist. ANS on postcard. GRACE DENIO LITCHFIELD (1849-1944) Poet, Novelist. SIGNED bookplate (1904). ROBERT JONES BURDETTE (1844-1914) Humorist, clergyman. ANS on card (1888). JAMES PARTON (1822-1891) Biographer. SIGNATURE (1886) .............Min Bid $50
368. (AMERICAN LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) JULIAN LEONARD STREET (1879-1947) Author, journalist. ALS (1947) on postcard. ALFRED ALISTAIR COOKE (1908-2004) Journalist, broadcaster, author. SIGNATURE, inscribed . ELLIN BERLIN (1903-1988) Novelist, songwriter, wife of Irving Berlin. ALS on her personal card. FRANK WELCH CROWNINSHIELD (1872-1947) French born American Critic, journalist, credited for developing and editing “Vanity Fair Magazine. TLS , 1936) as editor. MARY RODGERS (1931-2014), author of children’s books, composer daughter of Richard Rodgers. SIGNED, inscribed bookmark (1983). FRANCIS MARION CRAWFORD (1854-1909) Novelist. ANS on card (1904). AGNES REPPLIER (1855-1950) Essayist. ALS (1911)...............Min Bid $50
369. Group of payroll check from WARNER BROS. 1980s made out to various people. None are actually signed by the person. Here are some of the names found at Wikipedia: Ken Wild [bass player]; Sudie Bond [actress]; Bill McEuen [manager of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - paid $9,999.98]; plus 3 others. All very good condition.........Min Bid $12
370. Group of payroll checks from WARNER BROS. 1980s made out to various people. These are actually signed by the person on the verso. Here are some of the names found at Wikipedia: Lou Richards [actor]; Harold Goldman (1919-2001) Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, television director. Joe Maross (1923-2009) American actor who appeared in movies and made guest appearances on many television series from the 1950s to the 1980s. J.N. Roberts - professional off road and enduro motorcycle racer. After his racing career, he became a stuntman in the American Film industry. Wally Rose (1913-1997) American jazz and ragtime pianist. Irving Ravetch (1920-2010) American screenwriter and film producer who frequently collaborated with his wife Harriet Frank, Jr. She has also signed on the back side. Jeffrey David Boam (1946-2000) American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, and The Lost Boys. Boam's films had a cumulative gross of over US$1 billion. VG...............Min Bid $50
371. Group of payroll checks from WARNER BROS. 1980s made out to various people. These are all signed by the recipients on the verso: Sonia Chernus - screenwriter for The Outlaw Josey Wales starring Clint Eastwood. Irving Ravetch (1920-2010) American screenwriter and film producer. Marguerite Roberts (1905-1989) American screenwriter, one of the highest paid in the 1930s. After she and her husband John Sanford refused to testify in 1951 before the House Un-American Activities Committee, she was blacklisted for nine years and unable to get work in Hollywood. She was hired again in 1962 by Columbia Pictures. Lawrence Roman - wrote screenplay A Kiss Before Dying starring Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Joanne Woodward & Mary Astor. Robert Barrett (director), co-director of Beyond the Door. Dominic Barto - actor. Julie Johnson (actress), country singer and actress who has performed the voice of Baby Bop on Barney & Friends since 1991. Craig Redding Baxley (born October 20, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an American director, stunt coordinator, stunt performer and occasional actor. He is best known for his work in the action and thriller genres. Signed for him by his wife. Mark Lisson - film producer. Debby Porter - actress......Min Bid $40
372. MIXED MYSTERY LOT of about 61 pieces: documents, letters, prints, postcards, Sargent Shriver for President 1976 brochure; old photos, etc. Nothing great.............Min Bid $25
373. MIXED MYSTERY LOT of about 62 pieces: documents, letters, prints, postcards, Sargent Shriver for President 1976 brochure; old photos, etc. Nothing great.............Min Bid $25
374. [MIXED LOT] A. CLEVELAND HALL - American poet. Two AMS's. His poem "The Sea" signed and dated June 1891 and "The Year Grows Old" signed and dated Oct. 1890. Both are tipped into folders. GERALD L.GERALD L.GERALD L.Gerald L. BALILES, Governor of Virginia 1986-90. Two letters. The first dated January 29, 1981 as a member of the House of Delegates thanks addressee for a contribution to his campaign for Attorney General and briefly discussing the campaign. The second letter is dated Sept. 16, 1981 and on letterhead of his campaign organization. This letter is soliciting campaign funds and is signed "Jerry". Arch. A. MOORE JR. Governor of West Virginia 1969-77 and 85-89. He was also a Congressman 1957-69. As governor, he writes thanking a company for it contribution to the West Virginia Recovery Foundation. With a West Virginia lapel pin affixed. During World War II, He received a disfiguring wound in the jaw during fighting in Germany. Moore was left for dead for two days in a German farmer's beet field after 33 of the 36 members of his platoon died in battle . Very fine. CARROLL A. AMPBELL, JR. Governor of South Carolina 1987-95. Letter as Congressman dated April 11, 1983 to a constituent discussing his views of a number of important political issues. EDMUND S. MUSKIE - U. S. Senator, VP candidate as Humphrey's running mate, Carter's Sec. of State. Warm LS as Senator 4/19/60 to 50-yr. Senate employee. Mounting traces on verso slighty show thru along right edge. JAMES A. FARLEY [1888-1976] extremely influential American politician, Chairman of the Democratic Party, Postmaster General under FDR. TLS dated Dec. 21, 1972 as Chairman of the Board of The Coca Cola Export Corporation. Friendly letter to correspondent who had sent a "Tributes" booklet to be autographed. VG..............Min Bid $50
375.
[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.
Offered here
are 16
original 19th
century
etchings,
images about 4
x 3-3/4 in.
plus margins.
VG..............Min.
Bid $150
Scan
1
Scan
2
Scan
3
376.
(HOLLWYOOD/ENTERTAINER
LOT)
JACK CARTER
(1923-2015)
Actor,
Comedian.
SIGNED &
inscribed 8x10
photograph. EDDIE QUILLAN (1907-1990) Actor,
early Silent
films TLS
(1989).
DAVID
STREET
(1917-1974)
Actor, Singer.
SIGNED 5x7
photograph.
BINNIE
BARNES
(1903-1998)
Actress.
SIGNED
inscribed
music sheet
“Till We Meet
Again”.
PEGGY
STEWART
(1923)
Actress.
ALS
(1990).
VINCENT
GARDENIA
(1920-1992)
SIGNED
inscribed 7x8
photograph. KEVIN CONWAY (b.1942) Actor,
director.
TLS..........Min.
Bid $40
377. Vincent Godfrey Burns (1893-1979) Poet Laureate of Maryland, from 1962 until 1979. Photo mounted, signed & inscribed to Cornelius Greenway on the mount. Overall 7x9". The Rev. Greenway was a famous collector of autographs........25-35
378. [MUSIC] Artur Rodzinski (1892-1958) Polish conductor of opera and symphonic music. He is especially noted for his tenures as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic in the 1930s and 1940s. Signed & inscribed portrait removed from publication. Signed 1942. Approx. 6 x 5"............25-35
379.
[PHOTOGRAPHY]
Bruno
Bernard
(1912-1987)
also known as
Bernard of
Hollywood, was
an American
photographer
best known for
pin-up and
glamour
photography of
Marilyn Monroe
and
others.
Bernard was
born into
poverty on
February 2,
1912 in
Berlin,
Germany. He
was put into
an orphanage
by parents who
could not
afford to
support him.
In 1923, his
parents gave
him a
Rolleiflex
camera, which
led to a
lifelong
interest in
photography.
He attended
Kiel
University,
where, in
1934, he
earned a
doctorate in
criminal
psychology.
He became
general
secretary of a
Jewish youth
organization,
which led to
his name
appearing on a
Gestapo hit
list. In 1937,
he fled to
America from
Nazi Germany,
claiming to
German
authorities
that he was
leaving the
country to
continue his
graduate
studies. He
did attend the
University of
California,
Berkeley where
he planned to
continue his
education but
soon became
interested in
the arts. In
1940, he
became a
directorial
apprentice at
the Reinhardt
School of the
Theatre,
opened by Max
Reinhardt on
Sunset
Boulevard in
Los Angeles.
Bernard is
credited with
first
photographing
Monroe at the
Racquet Club
in Palm
Springs,
California, in
1947,
when she was
still Norma
Jeane, who
later became
known as
Marilyn Monroe
and is said to
have told
Bernard,
"Remember,
Bernie, you
started it
all".
Offered here
is a vintage
1944 8x10
sepia
photograph of
Helene Lovette
which she has
signed and
inscribed.
She was an
entertainer.
VG.........60-80
383. [PORTRAIT] James B. Longacre (1794-1869) American engraver, b. Delaware Co., Pa. Known for his work in The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans (4 vols., 1834-39); chief engraver, U.S. Mint (1844-69). Original antique portrait engraving of Josiah Stoddard Johnston (1784-1833) United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Image size 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 in. plus clean margins. VG.........40-60
384. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Frederick Hill Meserve (1865-1962)
Meserve was a New York textile executive, booklover,
and authority on Lincolniana. He has been called
America's first great photograph collector.
Harvard University Library has a large collection of
Historical portraits purchased from Meserve. There is
much online about his collection. Autograph
Letter Signed, NYC, 1949, 1p., to Robert
Golden in Chicago. He sends "an old print
from a Brady negative which I have taken from my
index..." The photo is of Gen. Joseph R.
Smith. 8.5 x 11 in. VG. Most
uncommon........150-200
385.
Abby
Kelley Foster
(1811-1887)
American
abolitionist
and radical
social
reformer
active from
the 1830s to
1870s. She
became a
fundraiser,
lecturer and
committee
organizer for
the
influential
American
Anti-Slavery
Society, where
she worked
closely with
William Lloyd
Garrison and
other
radicals. She
married fellow
abolitionist
and lecturer
Stephen
Symonds
Foster, and
they both
worked for
equal rights
for women and
for slaves/
African
Americans.
Her former
home of
Liberty Farm
in Worcester,
Massachusetts
has been
designated a
National
Historic
Landmark.
Signed card,
she adds
Worcester,
Mass, approx.
4-1/4 x2-3/4
in.
VG..................60-80
386. S.H. Leeder was
a British author best known for his book Modern Sons
of the Pharaohs, published in English in 1918,
translated into Arabic by Ahmad Mahmod and published
in 2008 by Dar al-Shuruq in Egypt. ALS,
1916, 4 full pages plus envelope. Tipped
to album page. VG...................60-80
387. [THEATRE] Clara Rousby
(1852?–1879) was an actress who made notable
appearances on the London stage. Clara Marion Jessie
Dowse was born around 1850 at Parkhurst on the Isle of
Wight. She was the daughter of Dr. Richard Dowse who
was the inspector-general of hospitals. She moved to
Plymouth when her father retired. She met Wymert
Rousby, who an actor and theatre manager from Jersey,
at the theatre. Her husband was a noted Roman Catholic
convert. They married in 1868. They were acting
when they were talented-spotted in Jersey and
recommended to the leading London playwright Tom
Taylor. They both appeared at the Queens Theatre in
Long Acre with Mrs. Rousby as Fiordelisa, and Mr.
Rousby as Bertuccio in Taylor's The Fool's Revenge.
Rousby was referred to as the "beautiful Mrs Rousby".
She then went on to play Joan of Arc where the
realisation of her being burnt raised objections. Her
last appearance was in 1878 after which she went to
Germany on the advice of her doctor where she died on
19 April 1879. AQS, 1875, approx. 6-3/4
x 4-1/4 in. Laid to another sheet along left
edge. Slight show-thru there. The picture
showing here does NOT come with the autograph; it was
found online.................50-75
See
above
See
picture of Rousby
388. Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) American lawyer, activist and former federal government official. He occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, notably serving as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969; previously he was Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney General from 1961 to 1965. Signed 1961 FDC. VG...............25-35
389. William Henry Harrison Murray (1840–1904), also known as Adirondack Murray, was a clergyman and author of an influential series of articles and books which popularized the Adirondacks; he became known as the father of the Outdoor Movement. A lengthy manuscript quotation, 1872, 1p, about 8-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. VG...............80-120
390.
[FRANCE] Revolutionary
Year 7 [1799] - two
manuscript documents, signed, total 6
pages, approx. 7 x 9-1/4 in.
Identified as from Chalons, 2 strange
documents with signatures. Very fine
condition..........100-150
391. John
Trumbull (1750-1831)
American poet. ALS, signed J. Trumbull
D Aty, 1p, 7-1/2 5-3/4 in. No date
but c. 1789-1801. "Sir, Majr. Stuart has
this moment received your Note relating to
the prisoners Keyes & c ----but is too
unwell to answer it -----I can see no
other method, than for the Court to
proceed to the tryal of some opther
person, I to have it in Order that the
person to whom the money was pass'd,
attend the Court tomorrow Morning___"
Soiled; toning overall; two pinhead
holes affect very
little................150-200
392. [JUDAICA] Cecila
Razovsky (1891-1968)
was a Jewish American social worker and
activist for immigrants in the US.
Razovsky was born on May 4, 1891 to
immigrant parents Jonas and Minna
(Meyerson) Razovsky in St. Louis,
Missouri. She worked several jobs in order
to help support her family including
sewing buttons on overalls in a factory at
the age of 12 and working as salesgirl,
waitress, laundress, stenographer, clerk,
and secretary. At the age of 18 she began
teaching immigrants at night at the Jewish
Educational Alliance in St.
Louis. In 1917 she moved to
Washington D.C. and became an inspector in
the child labor division of the United
States Children’s Bureau. She worked there
until 1920. Razovsky become the Executive
Secretary of the National Council of
Jewish Women in 1921. She served as
secretary for the immigrant aid department
from 1920 to 1932, and became associate
director in 1932. Razovsky
represented the NCJW as a delegate to the
First World Conference of Jewish Women in
Vienna in 1932 where she spoke in
immigration restrictions in the United
States. Razovsky also worked on
immigration issues for a number of other
organizations including the National
Conference of Social Work from 1926 to
1929, Conference on Immigration Policy in
1928, executive director of the National
Coordinating Committee for Aid to Refugees
and Emigrants coming from Germany, and
executive secretary of German-Jewish
Children’s Aid in 1934. Razovsky was also
involved with many other organizations
including the National Conference of
Social Work (1926 to 1929), the Conference
on Immigration Policy (1928) and the
International Conference for Protection of
Migrants in Geneva (1929). n 1934,
she organized the Coordinating Committee
for Refugee Resettlement which would
become the National Refugee Service in
1939. Between 1944-1948 she worked
for the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration and the
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee. As part of her efforts to
study and assist Jewish refugees, Razovsky
traveled extensively and established a
social service program for refugees in
Cuba. Offered here is a
TLS, 1939, to Dr. Fritz
Salomonski, S.S. Queen Mary.
File holes o/w VG................100-150
393.
[ITALY]
Gerolamo
Vassallo (1773
- 1819 )
Italian
medalist
engraver. He
trained as an
engraver
employed by
Antoine
Guillemard and
later Giuseppe
Salvirch . He
was chief
engraver in
the Mint of
Genoa between
1797 and 1805
, but in 1808
he moved to
the Mint of
Milan
following the
suspension of
the activities
of the Genoa
Zecca by the
French
Government.
"In Milan he
works with
Luigi
Manfredini and
again with
Salvirch
engraving both
coins and
medals . As a
result of '
exile of
Manfredini
deals with the
right of the
currencies of
Napoleon King
of Italy,
inspired by
the coins of
the consular
period. It
maintains its
position even
with the
Restoration
under Francis
I ."
[translated]
He commited
suicide in
1819 due to
financial
difficulties
and health
problems. ALS,
1813, 2pp,
plus address
leaf.
VG................100-150
394.
[ART] 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 the artist Walt
Kuhn; 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. He
credited Vera with being the most
important factor in his success. The
majority of the Walt and Vera Kuhn letters
reside at The Archives of American Art,
Smithsonian, Washington DC. Offered here
is an ALS, Hotel Chelsea [NYC], 1955,
1p, to her daughter, Brenda, who is at
the Kuhn home in Cape Neddick,
Maine. She tells Brenda about
Walt's painting ATHLETE IN WHITE FACE is
going to an exhibition but needs a
frame. Maynard mentioned in the
letter was the dealer handling the Kuhn
Estate art work during the 1950s. She says
she told Matnard that the move did not
mean that "we were joining the
group..." She signs Ve. Envelope
included. VG. The photo of Vera Kuhn
is not included here; it is in the
Archives of American Art
collection................75-100
395.
[FRANCE] Louis d Argouhes, Marquis de Ranes
(1669-1748) Military officer [Dragons],
Field Marshall, Governor for the king
duchy [Louis XIV]. Autograph
Document Signed, 1708, 1p, 6-1/2 x 4-1/4
in. VG. Not translated.......200-300
396.
[FRANCE] Attractive French document
dated 1707 on vellum, several signatures,
seal neatly cut-off at bottom. Identified
as being from Burgundy. Approx. 10.5 x 6.5
in. Very fresh
condition..............125-175
397.
[MAINE] Printed 1838 government
document, Message from the President of
the US, signed in type M. Van Buren. A
communication from the Governor of Maine
in relation to the northeastern boundary,
and the claims of Ebenezer S. Greely, John
Baker, and others. VG...............40-60
398. [JEFFERSON
DAVIS] Printed 1854 government
document, Report of The Secretary of
War, signed in type Jefferson Davis.
Re: Onondaga solar salt and the Turk's
Island salt, in the cure and packing of
provisions. A few old light damp stain
along left edge.
VG...............40-60
399. [JEFFERSON
DAVIS] Printed 1855 government
document, Report of The Secretary of
War, signed in type Jefferson Davis.
Re: a resolution of the Senate of Dec. 11,
1854, calling for information respecting
the deeping of the communication between
Lakes Huron and Superior. 5 pp.
VG...............40-60
400.
[MAINE] offered here is an 1859
original wood-engraving of Saco and
Biddeford, Maine. Image approx. 4.5
x 7.5 in. plus margins. Hand-colored years
ago c. 1950s. VG...............50-75
401. IRVIN S. COBB - writer.
Clip signature. [stains]............15-20
402. [FILM] Jack Alberton (1907-1981) American character actor who began in vaudeville. A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Grandpa Joe in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film "The Fox and the Hound" (1981), and as Ed Brown in the 1974-1978 television sitcom Chico and the Man. For contributions to the television industry, Jack Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Signed lobbycard from the film "Changes." 14 x 11".............35-45
See Albertson
403. [FILM] Sandy Dennis (1937-1992) American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Set of 8 signed lobbycards from the film "Up The Stair Case", 2 are also inscribed. 14 x 11. VG. A signed set like this is rare!............500-700
404. [FILM] Gene
Raymond (1908-1998) American film,
television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition
to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director,
producer, and decorated military pilot. SIGNED sheet
music, WILL YOU?. Approx. 9x12 in. Vintage item with
expected wear faults..........60-80
405. [FILM] Martin Landau - American film and television actor. Landau began his career in the 1950s. His early films include a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). He played continuing roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award nominations) and Space:1999. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe. He continues to perform in film and television and heads the Hollywood branch of the Actors Studio. Signature matted with portrait. Overall 12x16. Mat has bumped corners...........35-45
See Landau406. [FRANCE] Abbe
Balanda - who was Librarian of the
King. He made the funeral sermon at the death of Louis
XV. Offered here is a lengthy ALS, 1780, written on
vellum, approx. 8 x 12 in. Identified as "Asks
Autum's Bishop for money in a long letter." Ink has lightened
some with age. Not translated..............100-150
408.
[STOCK CERTIFICATES] group of 10 stock certificates for COMPAGNIE FERMIERE DE LUCHON,
all 1925, approx. 7-1/2 x 12-1/4". VG.
Farmer Company Luchon
Country: France
Date: 1925
Genre: Action de 500 Francs
Issue: 3000 action
Activity: Cures
State: UNC (Uncirculed) new document had almost never
circulated. No folds, trace or task.
Description section - Title from the Farmer Company Luchon,
dating from 1925 whose action was worth 500 francs.
Companies registered capital of 1.5 million francs.
Headquarters: Bagneres-de-Luchon. Established in 1924. Hotel
operations and Royal Majestic Bagneres-de-Luchon
All of these have these coupons still
attached. They all look alike. Fine
condition..............200-300 Reserve at $50
409. [CARDINAL] Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889-1967) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston (1932-39). He was named a cardinal in 1946. Signed print that has postage stamp affixed. Also signed by James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1886-1979) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1948 to 1970, and was created a cardinal in 1953. Print size approx. 8 x 10"...........100-150
410. [CARDINAL] Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889-1967) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston (1932-39). He was named a cardinal in 1946. Signed print that has postage stamp affixed. Also signed by James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1886-1979) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1948 to 1970, and was created a cardinal in 1953. Print size approx. 8 x 10"...........100-150
See above411. [ART] Original
antique wood-engraving - SCENES IN ST.
LOUIS, from Picturesque America, image approx. 10
x 7 plus margins. printed text on verso as usual.
VG.........40-60
414. AMERICAN
EXPRESS - 3 stock certificates, 1960-63.
VG...........40-60
415. [PORTRAIT] Philip H. Sheridan (1831-1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Antique original wood-engraved portrait by T. Johnson. Approx. 6 x 5-1/4" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..........25-35
416. [PORTRAIT] Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st (1792- 1871) English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor. Antique original wood-engraved portrait by T. Johnson. Approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/4" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..........25-35
See Herschel portrait419. [FRANCE] offered here are 2 documents from France: one dated 1783, signed by Jean Francois Joly De Fleury [1718-1802] State councillor who was fired in 1783, the year of this letter which speaks of Countess of La Rochefoucault. 1-page, about 6-3/4 x 8-1/4". PLUS another document 1701, 4pp, about 8.5 x 12. Identified as being about the grandfather of de Fleury..........100-150
1701 page 2425.
[GOODYEAR COMPANY] Charles
Goodyear (1800-1860) American inventor who
developed a process to vulcanize rubber in 1839 — a method that
he perfected while living and working in Springfield,
Massachusetts in 1844, and for which he received patent number
3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844.
Offered here is a "copy" of 1849 letter from Charles Goodyear
requesting a patent for Goodyear Transparent Cement. Two
pages, contained in an elaborate mat with wooden inserts.
Provenance: Goodyear Family. Overall size approx. 25-1/2 x
19". Obviously a latter copy of the letter, probably circa
1900, possibly earlier. VG.........100-150
426. [ART] John R. Fell (1917-2009) born in London, England - American artist. During World War II he served in the British Army as a camouflage artist in North Africa, Italy and Greece. Fell had a successful career as an artist, exhibiting in many museums in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida, including a number of one man shows most recently at Lycoming College in 2002. He loved art, music and nature, particularly this area of Pennsylvania. He had a happy outlook on life, liked everybody and we miss him. Offered here is a small watercolor signed, with a lengthy handwritten note inside. Approx. 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. Fine.............100-150
427. [FILM] Bill Williams (1915-1992) American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early 1950 television show The Adventures of Kit Carson. Signature matted with vintage photo. Overall 9x13"...........40-60
See above428. [FRANCE] Louis-François Chamillart, Marquis de la Suze ( 1751
- 1833 ) was a French politician. He was allowed to sit at the
Chamber of Peers in 1815. ALS, 1791, written from Chateau
des Tuileries, to certified services of La Plasse "Marechal
des Logis des Rois." 1p, 7-3/4 x 12-1/4 in. VG...............100-150
430. [RELIGION] Pierre Simon de Dreux-Breze (1811-1893) Priest since 1825 , Vicar General and Canon Emeritus of Paris, he distinguished himself as a preacher, and was appointed Bishop of Moulins October 28, 1849, by the President of the Republic Called to Rome by Pope Pius IX on 7 January 1850, it was dedicated to Our Lady of Paris on 14 April and took possession of his see on 1 May. Near Dom Prosper Gueranger, he established the Roman rite in his diocese a pastoral letter by the 21 November 1853 and was a promoter of the Gregorian chant. [internet translation]. ALS, not dated, 3 full pages, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". On the verso of page 3 is an ALS by Xavier de Ravignan (1795-1858) French Jesuit preacher and author. Educated in Paris, he resigned his army commission to study law. Auditor of the royal court. Deputy attorney-general by 1821. Entering a Sulpician monastery, and later joining the Society of Jesus, he was ordained in 1828, and after several years as professor and retreat preacher at Montrouge, he went to Notre Dame, where his logic, serenity, and zeal won souls by the hundreds. Superior of his brethren at Bordeaux from 1837 to 1842, and at Paris from 1848 to 1851. He preached throughout France and in Rome, Belgium, and London. His calm, eloquent De l'Existence et de l'Institut des Jesuites of 1844, vindicating the Society, sold 25,000 copies in one year. However, the Jesuits' strife continued until they were forced to disband for a time in France. Despite painful controversy with his superiors and imputations from other quarters, he remained loyal to his order. In 1854 he brought out Clement XIII et Clement XIV, a dispassionate treatise, of no great literary merit, on the defender and the suppressor of the Jesuits. He steadfastly refused preferment, even the archbishopric of Paris, devoting himself to other works. He died a saintly death, and thousands followed the remains of the "Apostle of Paris" to his grave. VG..........200-300
Pages 2 & 3From
the private collection of HENRI CORBIERE, the noted French art
critic. The following are original drawings sent to Corbiere
from friends. Approx. paper sizes. All are in very good
condition.
Click
on descriptions to see the drawings
434. DANIEL FERRARA (Algerian, born 1906) signed ink drawing, approx. 12 x 9 in.............75-100
435. ANDRE BOUEY (1898-1976) signed ink drawing, 1966, 12 x 8 in............75-100
437. STEFAN WALLMARK (born 1912) signed pencil drawing dated 1972, 12 x 8.5 in..........75-100
438. ERIKA BUENTELLO (American) signed pencil drawing dated 1978, 8 x 10.5
in..............75-100
439. [FILM & THEATRE] Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991) actress. Brief Document Signed, 1961, 1p. Authorization "I HEREBY AUTHORIZE YOU TO MAKE PAYMENT (IN MY NAME) FOR MY EMPLOYMENT ON THE PLAY OF THE WEEK IN 'NO EXIT' TO MY AGENT JANE BRODER."...........40-60
440. [PORTRAIT] Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841-1909) French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." Antique original wood-engraved portrait by R.G. Tietze. Approx. 7 x 5" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..........25-35
443. [LINCOLN] LEONARD W. VOLK (1828-1895) American sculptor. Most famous for making a life mask of American President Abraham Lincoln. In 1857, he settled in Chicago, where he helped to establish the Academy of Design and was for eight years its head. In 1860 he made a life mask of Lincoln, of whom only one other was ever made (by Clark Mills in 1865). In the early part of spring in 1860, during Abraham Lincoln's visit to Chicago, Volk asked him to sit for a bust. When Lincoln agreed, the artist decided to start by doing a life mask. Lincoln found the process of letting wet plaster dry on his face, followed by a skin-stretching removal process, "anything but agreeable." But he endured it with good humor, and when he saw the final bust, he was quite pleased, declaring it "the animal himself." Volk later used the life mask and bust of 1860 as the basis for other editions, including a full-length statue of Lincoln. Signed 1893 bank check. VG.................100-200
444. [MIXED LOT OF AUTOGRAPHS] Comprised of: [1] Norman Zollinger - author. Sig. & inscribed page, 1981. [2] Henry William Herbert (pen name Frank Forester) (1807-1858) English novelist and writer on sport. CLIP SIGNATURE. [3] Ben Davies (1858-1943) was a popular tenor from Swansea, Wales. He performed in the first production of the Royal English Opera (now the Palace Theater), playing in the première of the opera Ivanhoe. Davies was noted for frequently singing with his eyes closed. SIGNED CARD, 1922. [4] Howard Crosby (1826-1891) American preacher and teacher. From 1870 to 1881 Crosby was chancellor of New York University. He was one of the American revisers of the English version of the New Testament. Crosby took a prominent part in politics. He urged to excise reform and opposed total abstinence. He was one of the founders and the first president of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, and pleaded for better management of Indian affairs and international copyright. CLIP SIGNATURE. Fine. [5] William H. Armstrong (1914-1999) Am. author, most noted for his Newbery Medal-winning novel, Sounder. Signed, inscribed 3x5 card. [6] Margaret Fitzhugh Browne [1884-1972] Am. artist. Signed card. [7] SirFrederic G. Kenyon (1863-1952) British paleographer, biblical and classical scholar. He was the director of the British Museum. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921 SIGNED CARD, 1922. Toned around edges. [8] Cyrus H.K. Curtis (1850-1933) was a significant American publisher. Curtis was born in Portland, Maine, and entered the publishing business there with a weekly newspaper. He founded the Philadelphia-based Curtis Publishing Company, which published the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as several other magazines and newspapers. For a time he own the Public Ledger, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Evening Post. He was also known for his philanthropy to hospitals, museums, and schools. He obtained a pipe organ manufactured by the Austin Organ Company which had been displayed at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 and donated it to the University of Pennsylvania. It was built into Irvine Auditorium when the building was constructed and is known to this day as the Curtis Organ. It is one of the largest pipe organs in the world. SIGNATURE on card. VG. [9] Benay Venuta (1911-1995) American actress, singer and dancer. CLIP SIGNATURE. [10] J. SCOPE [1662-1752] English Justice; Sec. of the Treasury [1724-1752]. Small mounted irregular slip of paper signed..........80-120
445. [TV] Sharon Gless (b. 1943)
is an American character actress of stage, film and
television, who is best known for her roles as Maggie Philbin
on Switch (1975–1978), as Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police
procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988), as
Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer
as Folk (2000–2005), and as Madeline Westen on Burn Notice
(2007–2013). Gless has won two Emmy Awards and has received 10
Emmy nominations, has been nominated seven times for the
Golden Globe (winning two in 1986 and 1991) and has received
her own Star on the Walk of Fame in 1995. Signed,
inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............25-35
448. 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
449. [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
450.
[MUSIC] Georgia
Hanni - Executive
Director, Composers and Lyricists Guild of
America. TLS, 1963, 1p., to Milt Ebbins, asking
for copies of contracts for the film Johnny
Cool. Mentions Billy May, Sammy Cahn, &
Jimmy Van Heusen............50-75
451. [ART] Portrait of
George Washington - original
engraving/etching/aquatint by T. Johnson, plate signed &
dated 1903 in the plate. This, of course, was done after
Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait. Image 11-1/2 x 9-3/4" plus
wide margins. VG...........100-150
See
Portrait of Washington
452. [ART] James McGarrell [b. 1930] is one of the most influential figural painters of the 1980's and 90's postmodern movement. His work is in many museum collections, including: the Centre Georges Pompidou, France; Hamburg Museum of Art, Germany; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; and the Museum of Modern Art, also in New York City. McGarrell has won countless honors for his intricately detailed figurative paintings, based upon a myriad of fictive and literary sources. He is an elected member of both the National Academy of Design in New York and the Academie des Beaux-Art de l'Institute de France. In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious Jimmy Ernst Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has received grants and fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and has been featured in five Whitney annuals and biennials as well as in the 1968 Venice Biennale. His work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Hamburg Museum of Art in Germany, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Original b/w lithograph, pencil signed & titled "Elephant Bathers II", 22-1/2 x 30" flush, Printer's proof. VG.......400-600
See McGarrell lithograph453. [ART] Claude Franqois FORTIER - French engraver, was born in Paris in 1775, and died in the same city in 1835. Original engraving by Fortier, title: "La Matin", image size approx. 10 x 13-1/2" plus wide margins. Circa 1820-1828. Condition: minor foxing spots on verso; minor stains & marks in margin areas; the main flaw, although less visible from front is an offset blue number that must have rested against this print years ago. At first we didn't notice this but its there. We have adjusted the estimate because of this..........75-100
454. New London,
Connecticut document dated 1826, concerning General William
North. This is signed by Jeremiah G. Brainard, Mayor of New
London. The document states that General North has
appeared before him, that he is known and respected. William
North (1755-1836)
was an American soldier and politician, born at Pemaquid,
Maine. He entered the Continental Army in 1775, and served
under Benedict Arnold in the unfortunate expedition to Canada
in that year. He was appointed in May 1777 as captain in Henry
Jackson's 16th Massachusetts Regiment, with which he
participated in the Battle of Monmouth. In 1779 he became
aide-de-camp to Baron Steuben, whom he greatly aided in
introducing his system of discipline in the Continental Army.
Later he accompanied Steuben to Virginia, and was present at
the surrender of Cornwallis. North was appointed as a
Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of John Sloss Hobart and served from
May 5, 1798, to August 17, 1798. This document only concern
Gen. North and is not signedc by him. Approx. 8 x 12
in. There are newspaper clippings glued to back.
Some edge ware..............200-300
Scan 1
Scan 2
See
picture of North
455. [CABINET] CLINTON P. ANDERSON (1895-1975), Sec. of Agriculture under Truman. Congressman and then Senator from New Mexico. LS as Chairman on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy congratulating long-term Senate employee on 50 years of service. FINE..........25-35
Estimate for
all of these etchings.........900-1200
Not showing both sides of each sheet
459. NO LOT
460. Alice Stone Blackwell
(1857-1950) American feminist, suffragist, journalist,
and human rights advocate. Alice went blind in her later
years. ALS, 1945, written in the 3rd person. To
the New England Grenfell Association. Dear Friends:
Enclosed find $7 for the Marguerite Thomas Fund, $5 from
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell and $2 from Miss Myra B.
Stronach [her housekeeper who passed away
1976] both at the same address - 1010
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 38, Mass. Approx.
8.5 x 11 in. Accompanied by a 1945 TLS from N.E. Grenfell
Assoc. to John T. Blackwell re: contrbutions from Alice and
Myra [with cover]; and ALSs from Agnes M. Winter &
Mary Ewing, who also made contributions................200-300
LOT
461. BIG BAND/JAZZ MUSICAN LOT - Horace Heidt (1901–1986)
pianist, big band leader, and radio and television personality.
His band, Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights, toured
vaudeville and performed on radio and television through the
1930s and 1940s. SIGNED, inscribed 5x7 photograph - Mark Warnow (1900 -1949)
noted violinist and orchestra conductor, who performed widely on
radio in the 1930s and 1940s. Warnow's superb, smoothly-flowing
arrangements made him quite popular during his career. SIGNED
CARD, in pencil, also with Andre
Baruch (1908-1991), popular broadcaster on
radio, film narrator, disc jockey -- Harry
James (1916 –1983) actor and musician best
known as a trumpeter who led a swing band during the Big Band
Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was especially known among
musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as
his superior tone. SIGNED card plus music sheet of “I had
the Craziest Dram”. TED WEEMS
( 1901 -1963) bandleader and musician. Weems' work in music was
recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photograph (signed only by him)
with Elmor Tanner and Red Ingle, who are pictured (outer edge
tape stains on white margin). Philip
Wells Woods (1931- ) jazz bebop alto
saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. ALS,
2001, with SIGNED 8x10, inscribed photograph. Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (1911
– 1985) jazz, jump blues and rhythm and blues trumpeter. SIGNED
paper, (with tape outlined all sides), also signed with members
of his band: Darrell James, Jess Payne, Danny
Logan.................100-150
471. [MIXED LOT] [1] Ben Spock (1903-1998) American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. Signed card. [2]Bainbridge Wadleigh (1831-1891) US Senator from New Hampshire. SIGNED CARD, DATED 1874. [3] [CABINET] William DeWitt Mitchell [1874-1955] U.S. Attorney General for the entirety of Herbert Hoover's Presidency. Born in Winona, Minnesota, he received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Minnesota. After he was admitted to the Minnesota bar he began practicing law in St. Paul. Mitchell served as an infantry officer during the Spanish-American War and World War I. On June 4, 1925, he was appointed Solicitor General of the United States. President Hoover appointed him Attorney General of the United States on March 4, 1929, and he held that office until March 4, 1933. Mitchell then settled in New York City where he practiced law. He was named chairman of the Committee on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and chief counsel of the joint congressional committee investigating the attack on Pearl Harbor. He died in 1955, in Syosset, New York. signed 3-3/4 X 2-1/4 IN. card. [4] Samuel John "Lamorna" Birch, RA, RWS (1869 - 1955) was an artist in oils and watercolours. At the suggestion of fellow artist Stanhope Forbes, Birch adopted the soubriquet "Lamorna" to distinguish himself from Lionel Birch, an artist who was also working in the area at that time. Lamorna Birch was born in Egremont in Cheshire, England. He was self-taught as an artist, other than for a brief period of study at the Académie Colarossi in Paris during 1895. He is thought of as a painter of northern England, but his most important period was when he settled in Lamorna, Cornwall in 1902, and many of his most famous pictures date from this time and the beautiful Lamorna Cove is usually their subject matter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1892. He held his first one man exhibition at the Fine Art Society in 1906. He is said to have produced more than 20,000 pictures. The exhibition Shades of British Impressionism Lamorna Birch and his Circle was shown at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery in the Mezzanine in October 2004. This details his links with Henry Scott Tuke and Thomas Cooper Gotch and many others who settled in the artists' colony in the 1880s and 1890s. "These painters helped to change the face of British art. Their emphasis on colour and light, truth and social realism brought about a revolution in British art." says the catalogue for the show. SIGNED CARD dated 1935. VG. [5] MYSTERY LOT - 9 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. See signatures [6] Douglas Volk - American artist famous for his portrait of Lincoln used for postage stamp. His Lincoln portrait hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom in The White House. Signed 1922 bank check. [7] H.S. Bundy - Congressman from Ohio. Signature. [8] TAYLOR, Joseph Danner [1830-1899] Representative from Ohio; during the Civil War entered the Union Army as a captain in the Eighty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was judge advocate of the Department of Indiana in 1863 and 1864 SIGNATURE. [9] HATCH, Herschel Harrison [1837-1920] Representative from Michigan. SIGNATURE. [10] etching by A. Lalauze, portrait of Alain Rene Lesage........100-150
472. (ART) (JASPER JOHNS) original multiple. New York. Museum of Modern Art. Text by Riva Castleman Technics and Creativity Gemini GEL, 1971, 10.5 x 8.5 in. stiff wrappers in plastic clamshell box. 108 pp. 364 mostly thumbnail illustrations (20 full size in color), bibliography, index of artists. A Catalogue raisonne (to early 1971), published in a boxed edition of 22,500, with its problematic Jasper Johns "Target," an offset lithograph with applique paintbrush and three watercolor disks, in addition to the print , which is glued to the inside front cover of the box). Box also contains the catalog, a sheet of protective foam. The foam sheet is normally discolored and usually has three circular offprints from the watercolor disks. According to Richard S. Field ("Jasper Johns Prints 1970-1977"), the image was derived from a pencil drawing and collage of 1960 in the Sonnabend collection. A hand-pulled edition of 50 copies and six artists proofs was printed by Kenneth Tyler at Gemini in 1971. The offset edition was produced by Graphic Press, Los Angeles. Johns's participation in this enterprise was, at best, limited to the Gemini printing, which was hand-signed and numbered. The signature on the MoMA target was mechanically reproduced [the one offered here]. If it appears to have been signed in ink or pencil, forgery is indicated. The white clamshell box is spotted but intact. The other main factor involving this multiple is the condition of the offset target lithograph. As is often the case a former owner has wetted the watercolor blocks and started to paint the target but has only painted a small part in yellow. The brush is often missing as is missing here. VG condition.............300-400
Clamshell box
474. [FRANCE] Pierre Barillet [b.1923] dramatist. ALS, 1967, on both sides,
8-1/4 x 10-1/2. Speaks about translation of Black Comedy and
Peter Shaffer. VG.............60-80
475. Herb Shriner (1918-1970) American humorist, radio personality and television host. Herb Shriner was best known for his homespun monologues, usually with roots in his adopted home state of Indiana. He was often compared to fellow humorist Will Rogers. Signed, inscribed 6.5 x 8.5 photo. Condition: photo has been cropped; faults at top & bottom areas............20-30
476. [ART] CHRISTO (1935
- ) artist who with his wife, Jeanne-Claude, created
environmental works of art around the world. Signed 11 x 14-1/4" color
print of their "Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle,
Colorado", 1970-72. Signed by Christo. He also signs
the name of his late wife Jeanne-Claude.
VG...........100-150 See Christo
print
480. Sir Lewis
Casson [1875-1969] Eng. actor. ANS, nd...........20-30
481. [MUSIC] Joseph
Schuster [1903-1969] Russian
Cellist. Sig. card............20-30
485. Reginald De Koven
[1859-1920] Am. music critic, composer. Sig.
1907...........20-30
486. John
Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922)
American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian
fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly
or partially in the afterlife. Signed card with sentiment, dated
Nov. 27, 1896. Very fine example..............20-30
487. [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
488. [NOBEL] PHILLIP A. SHARP (1944 -) American Biologist. Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine IN 1993. Signed 9x11 photo with biosketch below image.................25-35
489. Elisabeth Beresford (also known as Liza) is an author of children's books, best known for creating the Wombles.ALS, 1993, 1p.............25-35
491. 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
492. 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
493. 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
494. [ART] Portrait
of Carlos Santana (b. 1947) musician who first
became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his
band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin
American music. He experienced a resurgence of popularity
and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003 Rolling
Stone magazine listed Santana at number 15 on their
list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He
has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy
Awards. Original serigraph [silkscreen] by the
artist Betsy Bruno, pencil signed by Bruno, 1976, ed.
15/20, image approx. 22 x 16 in. plus ample
margins......100-150
496. [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
497. 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
498. 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
499. 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
500. [ART] Sir William Coldstream (1908-1987) British realist painter and a long standing art teacher. ANS, 1959, 3x5 card.............30-40
501. [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
503. 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
504. Mr. Rush
[Richard Rush, 1780-1859] he was the 8th US Secretary of the
Treasury [1825-29] and the 8th Attorney General of the United
States. ALS, London, Sept. 14, 1819, 1p, 8x10 in. This is written in the 3rd Person. "Mr.
Rush has the honor to present his compliments to.......Le Roy and
Bayard, and, in requesting that they will be so kind as to send to
the post office the enclosed letter directed to Mr. Davidson,
ventures to hop, that they may find it convient to place at the
disposal of that gentleman the sum mentioned in the letter of
Mess. Morlands, Auriol and company, within the space of a week or
two after it may get to hand." VG..........75-100
505. [MUSIC] Attila Molnar [b. 1970] Hungarian composer and jazz musician. AMQS from his "Hugarian Fantasy for Violin and Piano." Approx. 3x5. VG.........50-75
506. [THEATRE] Neil Burgess [1846-1910] Vaudevillian comedian who specialized in female impersonations. Signature.........20-30
507. [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
508. 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
509. Tom Douglas [1895-1978] Am. actor. TLS c.1930 re: appearance in "Fata Morgana......25-35
510. Chas. Earle Funk [1881-1957] Am. writer of Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary fame. TLS, 1936......35-45
511. 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
512. [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
513. [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
514. [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
515. George Ade (1866-944) American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright. CLIP SIGNATURE..........20-30
516. [MUSIC] Robert Baksa [b. 1938] American composer. AMQS from his "Trumpet Concerto."....40-60
517. [MUSIC] Irmgard Seefried (1919-1988) distinguished German opera soprano. Signed 5x7 photo. VG............50-75
518. [THEATRE] Rosemary Harris (b. 1927) Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. SIGNED & inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 in. photo.............20-30
519. PETER DRUCKER (1909- 2005) American Writer/Teacher. He is also a consultant specializing in strategy and policy for businesses and social sector organizations. He has consulted with many of the world's largest corporations as well as with nonprofit organizations, small and entrepreneurial companies, and with agencies of the U.S. government. He has also worked with free-world governments such as those of Canada, Japan, and Mexico. He is the author of thirty-one books which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Thirteen books deal with society, economics, and politics; fifteen deal with management. ANS on 3x5 card dtd 1985...............20-30
520. Art Buchwald (1925-2007) American humorist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG....35-45
521. James R. Killiam [1904-1988] Pres. MIT. SP, 5x7..........25-35
522. Victoria Holt - British novelist. TLS, 1973, 1p..........25-35
523. Sir Frederick McCoy, KCMG, FRS [1817-1899] Irish palaeontologist and museum administrator, active in Australia. Last 4 pages of an ALS, no date. Ink has lightened on last name. Mounting trace along edge on last page. Very small punchhole............30-40
524. [MEDICINE] Ernest Besnier (1831 - 1909) French dermatologist and medicinal
director of the Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris. He introduced
histopathology and parasitology to the clinic, and originated
the term biopsy for tissue samples. He was the first to describe
the chronic skin changes of sarcoidosis, and gave it the name
lupus pernio. He founded the medical journal Annales de
dermatologie et de syphiligraphie with Pierre Adolphe Adrien
Doyon . He attempted to balance the differences between the
French and Viennese approaches to dermatological medicine, and
in 1881 with Doyon, translated Moritz Kaposi's famous book on
skin diseases (Pathologie und Therapie der Hautkrankheiten in
Vorlesungen für praktische Ärzte und Studirende) from German
into French (Leçons sur les maladies de la peau). The eponymous
Besnier's prurigo is named after a type of atopic dermatitis
that he described. ALS, 1902, 1p,
4-3/8 x 7". Not translated.
Fine...........75-100
525. [MEDICINE] William Sharpey [1802-1880] British anatomist and physiologist. He was one of the founders of modern physiology in Great Britain and the first to occupy a chair of physiology in a British medical school. Joseph Lister was one of his pupils. SIGNED fragment removed from letter. No date...............50-75
527. Thomas J. Dodd [1907-1971] US Sen. TLS, 1961 re: World Peace......25-35
528. BILL BLASS (1913-2002) Am. Fashion Designer. ISP, 8X10......25-35
529. [CABINET] HOWARD "Bo" CALLAWAY- American Politician - United States Representative, Georgia, and Secretary of the Army under Presidents Nixon and Ford. SIGNED/Inscribed 5x7 photograph............25-35
530. James Caleb "Cale" Boggs (1909-1993) a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served three terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware, two terms as Governor of Delaware, and two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. He was known b y his middle name. SIGNED/INSCRIBED 8x10 photo, 1983.................20-30
531. [FILM] Fay Bainter (1893-1968) American film and stage actress. Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1937), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). ALS, no date, 1p. To Franklyn Lenthall - actor, director, producer, curator of the Boothbay Theater Museum [Maine]. "My dear Mr. Lenthall - How can I thank you for your wonderful letter - It helps a lot - I shall keep on trying until I get something to please everyone - Good luck to you - Please don't give up - Sincerely Fay Bainter." Written on Hotel Astor, NYC, letterhead. VG...........80-120
533. [ROYALTY] Princess Stephanie of Monaco (born 1965) member of the royal family
of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace Kelly and Rainier
III of Monaco. SIGNED 1978 FDC honoring American Quits. Clean
& attractive.............30-40
534. [NOBEL] Dr Edwin Gerhard Krebs (born 1918) 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 soft cover pamphlet about him. Not published with cover.............20-30
535. PEGGY STEWART (1923- ) American Actress. Her family moved to
California in the mid '30s, where she made the acquaintance of
character actor Henry O'Neill. Aware that Paramount Pictures was
looking for a new face to play the part of Joel McCrea's and
Frances Dee's daughter in Wells Fargo (1936), O'Neill
recommended Stewart. The assignment led to numerous other roles
for the teenaged actress, who by the end of 1940 was not only
established in Hollywood but the wife of actor Don "Red" Barry
(Stewart was also the sister-in-law of another actor, Wayne
Morris). At about the time her marriage was breaking up in 1944,
Stewart signed with Republic Studios, where, starting with
Tucson Raiders (1944), she became resident leading lady for many
of Republic's western stars. She also appeared in serials at
Republic but preferred westerns because the shooting schedules
were shorter and she was able to wear a more varied wardrobe.
Leaving Republic in 1948, she freelanced until 1953, when she
briefly gave up acting to become a casting director at NBC
television. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 photograph with
sentiment...........25-35
536. [POETRY] Mary E. Ireland - American Poet at turn of the century. Signed holograph poem "Home On Furlough", 1p, 32 lines. Fine.......25-35
537. [FRANCE] Émile Fabre
(1869-1955) French dramatic author and general administrator of
the Comédie-Française from 1915 to 1936. To the film actress
Tania Fedor. VG.........50-75
538. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) American physicist, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, was born at Philadelphia. After graduating at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1825, he acted as assistant professor there for some time, and as a lieutenant in the corps of engineers he was engaged for a short time in the erection of coastal fortifications. He occupied the post of professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1828 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843. He spent the years 1836 to 1838 in Europe on behalf of the trustees of what, in 1848, was to become Girard College. Abroad, he examined European systems of education and, on his return, published a very valuable report. In 1843, on the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, he was appointed superintendent of the United States coast survey. He succeeded in impressing the United States Congress with a sense of the great value of this work and by means of the liberal aid it granted, he carried out a singularly comprehensive plan with great ability and most satisfactory results. By a skillful division of labour, and by the erection of numerous observing stations, the mapping out of the whole coast was completed. In addition, a vast mass of magnetic and meteorological data was collected. His autograph in the form of a FREE FRANK SIGNATURE [used in place of stamp on envelope]. Actual size 2-5/8 x 1-1/4 in. Mounted to another sheet; handly any margins; condition - stained..............50-75
539. [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 23 manuscript pages written by Berne-Joffroy [UNSIGNED]. He has written on the front "Exposition de Peinture Surrealiste Lima 1954." Written in French. Very rare! Excellent condition...........150-200
540. [FRANCE] approx. 17 signed petitions to save the Olympia Music Hall in Paris [1970]. Signed by musicians, dancers etc. Each 8.5 x 11. All VG. Needs research..........100-150
542. [FRANCE] HENRY JOUIN [b.1841] Fr. writer. ALS, 1900, written on correspondence card. Bottom right corner trimmed. To Aimi Giron. Not translated.........................50-75
543. Jilly (Cooper) OBE (b. 1937) is an English author. She started her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the six blockbuster novels the Rutshire Chronicles. BRIEF TLS, 1979, 1p............25-35
544. [GREAT BRITAIN] George Nicoll Barnes CH PC (1859-1940) Scottish politician and a leader of the Labour Party. He was leader of the Labour Party from 14 February 1910 to 6 February 1911. He was Minister of Pensions (1916-1917) and Minister without Portfolio (1917-1920) under David Lloyd George. In 1918 the Labour Party decided to leave the Lloyd George Coalition but Barnes refused to resign. As a result he was expelled from the Labour Party and founded the National Democratic Party. SIGNATURE...........20-30
545. Lizzie Sparks Pickering [d. 1906] wife of Edward Charles Pickering, the noted American astronomer and physicist. ALS, nd, 2pp. to Mrs. Amedee Mouchez. Says she would very much like to see the astronomers without interferring with their work. Regards to Admiral Mouchez. Fine..........25-35
546. Sir Edward Thornton [1817-1906] English diplomat, son of Sir Edward Thornton [1766-1852] of the same occupation. He was born in London and was educated at King's College London, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He entered the diplomatic service as attaché to the mission at Turin in 1842, filled the same position in Mexico in 1845, and was made Secretary of Legation in that Capital in 1853. During 1848 he did much to forward the conclusion of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In 1852 he was appointed Secretary of Legation at Buenos Aires; chargé d'affaires to Uruguay (1854); Minister to the Argentine Republic in 1859, to Brazil in 1865, and from 1867 to 1881 to the United States. He was knighted in 1870; in 1871 was a member of the commission on the Alabama Claims, and was appointed Privy Councilor; and in 1873 was arbitrator in the commission on the Mexican and United States Claims. He was appointed Ambassador at St. Petersburg in 1881, Ambassador at Constantinople in 1884, and retired to private life in 1887. It was because of him that the Triple Alliance War (Argentina, Brasil and Uruguay against Paraguay) took place. This war was a genocide to the Paraguayan people, killing 90% of Paraguay's population, including women and children. ALS, Montevideo, 1857, 1-1/3pp. Written in French. Fine.....40-60
547. [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
548. 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
549. [MIT] Julius Adams Stratton (1901 - 1994) was a U.S. educator. He served as
the president of MIT between 1959 and 1966. He also served as
the chairman of the Ford Foundation between 1964 and 1971. TLS,
MIT, 1958, 1p. ...................25-35
See above
550. 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
551. [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
552. [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
553. 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
554. [CIVIL
WAR] Francis Edward Heath
(1838-1897) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He
began his service in the Union Army on June 4, 1861 when he
was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H, 3rd Maine
Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Captain and commander of the
company on September 12, 1861, he led his men through the
Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign in Virginia. He was then
tabbed to be the Lieutenant Colonel of the newly raised 19th
Maine Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on August 26,
1862. He was raised to Colonel and regimental commander on
February 12, 1863, and led the unit at the July 1863 Battle
of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where it fought on Cemetery
Ridge during the Second Day (July 2) of the battle. There,
placed by Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, Colonel
Heath directed his men as they fired eight volleys that
stopped the Confederate charge on the position. He would
continue to lead the regiment through the summer and fall of
1863, then resigned on November 4, 1863. On March 13, 1865
he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for
"meritorious services". Today a monument stands for the 19th
Maine Infantry on Hancock Avenue near the Copse of Trees in
the Gettysburg National Military Park. Almost 53% of the
19th Maine Regt. were lost at the Battle of
Gettysberg. Manuscript document signed at
conclusion by Heath [signed in ink], dated
1896, 3 pages. Business agreement. The picture of Col.
Heath is not included here..........200-300
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Picture
of Heath in uniform
555. [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
556. [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
557. [FILM] Greta
Nissen (1906-1988) Norwegian-born
American film and stage actress. Signed 3x5 card.
Fine......25-35
558. 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
559. 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
560. [MARYLAND] Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933) a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, having served from 1977 until 2007. Group of 3 TLSs, 1977-80, 1p. each. To the President of a financial company, regarding various bills......40-60
561. NO LOT
562.
[ART] Jacques Villon
(1875 - 1963) A painter and printmaker, Villon was known for his
Cubist-style works, and is especially noted by art historians
for "his creation of a purely graphic language for Cubism. He
first came to the attention of the American public when his work
was included in the 1913 New York Armory Show, which introduced
modernism to the United Sates. All of his work sold at this
exhibition. He was from a cultured family in the Normandy region
of France, and was much influenced by his maternal grandfather,
Emile Nicolle, who gave him early artistic training. Villon was
born with the name of Gaston Emile Duchamp, and was the older
brother of artists Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp and
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti. Honoring the French medieval poet,
François Villon, and so as not to be confused artistically with
his siblings, he changed his name to Jacques Villon. Jacques
Villon died in his studio on June 9, 1963, and three years
later, Marcel Duchamp, his last surviving brother, organized an
exhibition of his work, which was held at the Musée National
d'Art Moderne in Paris. In 1922 Villon was commissioned by the
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune to produce a series of color aquatints
after 38 major 19th and 20th century paintings. These included
works after Braque, Matisse, Renoir, Manet, Picasso, Cezanne,
Dufy, Modigliani, Bonnard and numerous others. Villon
collaborated with these master artists and signed these prints
so that they provided the public with access to works which
otherwise would not be available. Color aquatint, signed in the
plate (not pencil signed), 1923, title "NATURE MORTE", after
Georges Braque, mat opening size 25-1/2 x 9 in. Framed. Not
examined out of frame but appears to be without
faults...............1000-1500
Click links below to see
https://merv2.tripod.com/villon-2-1.jpeg
https://merv2.tripod.com/villon-2-2.jpeg
https://merv2.tripod.com/villon-2-3.jpeg
563. [FILM] Peter Lawford (1923-1984) English-born American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, and more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he had a strong presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. Offered here is a signed & inscribed early vintage photograph, inscribed "For Ivory - Two years is an awful long time, Love & kisses from "The Teeth!" Peter Lawford". Great photo but the ink has lightened considerably. Last name of his signature is almost gone.......200-300
See above
564. 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
565. [FILM] Wynne Gibson (1905-1987) American actress of the 1930s. Early in her career she had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera. It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads. She toured Europe then returned to America and tried for a dramatic part but failed and returned to musical comedy. Paramount signed her when about to film Nothing But the Truth (1929), starting her success which continued in some 50 films between 1929 and 1956 although many were B movies. Gibson was a long-time companion of former Warner Brothers actress Beverly Roberts. AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, not dated, 1p. She answers 2 questions on a questionaire. About 5 lines plus signature in her hand. 8.5 x 11". VG..........25-35
566. [ART - FRANCE] Alfred-Alexandre
Delauney (1830-1894) -
"Group of Oaks, Forest of
Fontainebleau" Original
etching after Rousseau,
image size: 6 x 9 inches
plus wide clean margins, plate
signed lower right. c.
1870. VG...........150-200
See
etching
567.
[ART] Johannes Volpato
(1733-1803) Old Master Italian engraver. Original Engraving
with very large margins. Plate approx. (9¾ x
12½"). Perseus flying to slay the dragon that threatens
to kill Andromeda. After the painting on the facade of the
demolished Ninfeo in the Palazzo Bufalo Cancellieri, taken
down in 1885 and now in the Museo di Roma. From "Schola
Italica Picturae sive Selectae Quaedam Summorum e Schola
Italica Pictorum Tabulae Aere Incisae Cura et Impensis Gavini
Hamilton Pictoris", a series of forty plates. Circa 1772 on
thick laid paper. In very good copndition, esp. for its
age. The slight color showing in scan is from light
source - so disregard..........300-400
See above
568.
Charles Sprague (1791-1875)
early American poet. He worked for 45 years for the State and
Globe Banks and was often referred to as the "Banker Poet of
Boston". His odes and prologues won several competitive prizes
and were collected and published in 1841 as The Writings of
Charles Sprague. Clip Signature. VG............30-40
569. [FRANCE]
Adolphe Perraud (1828-1906)
French Cardinal and academician. Three ALSs,
1878, 1894, and 1904, total 11 pages........100-200
570. [ENTERTAINMENT] Edward "Eddie" Rubin (1912-1999)
was a Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer, who represented
such clients as Steve McQueen, Goldie Hawn, Warren Beatty and
Howard Hughes. As a partner at Mitchell Silberberg &
Knupp, Eddie chaired the firm's entertainment practice, during
which time he represented several major film studios.
During his career, he served as president of the California Bar
Association, the largest state bar association in the United
States, and as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar
Association. TLS, 1963, 1p, to Milton Ebbins, c/o
Chrislaw Productions, about employing a composer. VG........25-35
571. [SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] WILLENE WHISENHANT - early NASA photographer. Offered here is an original color vintage photograph of astronaut Gordon Cooper standing near plane. Whisenhant writes in ink below image "Cooper's Private Plane." NASA S-63-1757. Provenance: from the personal files of Willene Whisenhant, the photographer. Fine....100-150
See photograph
572. 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
573. [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
574. [CIVIL WAR] Fred. E. Edgar
(1842-?) Union soldier from Brooklyn, NY. He enlisted in the
83d N. Y. Volunteers and remained with that regiment two
years. He was transferred to the United States signal corps,
and served with distinction four years longer. Upon returning
home at the close of the war he joined the 7th Regiment, and
has served consecutively twenty years. His signature on album
page. VG.................25-35
575. [MARINE NAVIGATION] Group of 5 stock certificates: Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co. 1950; International Mercantile Marine Co. 1938; two United States Lines Co. 1930 & 1948; and The Pioneer Steamship Co. 1913. All VG...........40-60
577.
[TEDDY ROOSEVELT] DAN
T. MOORE - Lt. Col., aide to Theodore
Roosevelt during his first term of office. Died in Texas. It
was not until October, 1917, when he was World War I
commander of the 310th Field Artillery at Camp Meade, Md.,
that Colonel Moore learned that a blow struck by him in a
friendly sparring bout with President Theodore Roosevelt in
1905 had caused blindness in one of his opponent's eyes.
Distressed at the news, he said, in part: "But could you ask
for any better proof of the man's sportsmanship than the
fact that he never told me what I had done to him, never
told anybody else that I know of - at least, it never got
around to me till I saw in the papers the other day that he
had said that he lost the sight of his eye while boxing with
a captain of artillery who was his aide. He didn't name
anybody then, but I knew that he must have meant me, for I
happen to have been the only boxing aide he had who was in
the artillery." Signed 1916 bank check. Clear
signature........75-100
578. [Country Music] Charlie Pride - American country music singer. Signed &
inscribed 8x10 color photo..........20-30
579. [US CONGRESS] album page signed by
2 US congressmen on each side: Geo. M. Curtis [1844-1921] Iowa;
Frank G. Clarke [1850-1901] NH; David H. Mercer [1857-1919]
Neb.; Nehemiah Day Sperry [1827-1911] Ct........20-30
580. [WEST VIRGINIA] Signatures in various form of congressmen: LILLY, Thomas Jefferson, (1878 - 1956); McGREW, James Clark, (1813 - 1910); REED, Stuart Felix, (1866 - 1935); ROSENBLOOM, Benjamin Louis, (1880 - 1965); plus album page signed Jno. A. Campbell, Hancock Co., W. Va. [not listed as congressman].........25-35
581. George
Abbott (1887-1995) American theater producer and
director, playwright, screenwriter, and film
director and producer whose career spanned more than
nine decades Signed 1977 FDC honoring Centennial of
Sound Recording. Clean.........40-60
See
George Abbott
582. Lloyd
Bridges
(1913-1998) American actor who starred in a number of
television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films.
He was the father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.
Signed & inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.........50-75
583.
[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
584. [MIXED LOT] multiple items offered here: [1] [ENGLAND] The Rev
Dr John Pye-Smith FRS, FGS
(1774-1851) was a Congregational theologian and tutor,
associated with reconciling geological sciences with the
Bible, Repeal of the Corn Laws and abolition. He was the
author of many learned works. OFFERED HERE is an
UNSIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE - "The books which
I have referring to Aug. Hermann Franke. .." Follows is a
short list of books. Mounted to larger sheet identifying the
handwriting in 1840 and "Presented by Jas. W. Alexander." Dr
John Pye-Smith was Theological Tutor at Homerton College near
Hackney, London for forty-five years between 1805 and 1850,
and minister of the Old Gravel Pit Chapel in Chatham Place,
Hackney for nearly as long (1811-50). His pupils included
Robert Halley (future Principal of New College, London),
Samuel Dyer the missionary, and William Johnson Fox of the
South Place Ethical Society. The son of a Sheffield
bookseller, he was surrounded by books in his youth and,
practically self-taught, rose not only to become a dissenting
academic and author, but through his interest in science and
geology, was elected to become the first Fellow of the Royal
Society from a nonconformist background. He was also elected a
Fellow of the Geological Society at a time when there was
considerable debate about accepting the idea of geological
time, and if so to find ways of reconciling this with the
teachings of the Old Testament. During the politically
turbulent 1790s, before moving to London he had taken over the
editorship of the Sheffield Iris, the leading abolitionist
newspaper in the North of England, during imprisonment of its
editor, his friend James Montgomery. In 1830 Dr Pye Smith took
the Chair of The Board of Congregational Ministers when it
passed an anti-slavery motion to secure support from all
Congregational chapels across the country in petitioning
parliament:That we feel it to be a solemn duty to employ our
influence with our congregations and the public, to promote
petitions to both Houses of Parliament for the abolition of
Colonial Slavery, and therefore pledge ourselves, and beg to
recommend to our brethren throughout the kingdom to prepare
from each congregation such petitions to parliament... The
Congregationalists' 1833 abolition lecture, The Sinfulness of
Colonial Slavery, was delivered at John Pye-Smith's Meeting
House in Hackney by his former pupil, Robert Halley Dr John
Pye Smith died in Hackney in 1851 and is buried below a marble
chest tomb monument in Dr Watts' Walk, at the
Congregationalists' non-denominational garden cemetery in the
grounds of Abney Park, Stoke Newington.. [2] ROUNDELL PALMER - 1st Earl of
Selborne [1812-1895]. English jurist. M.P. (1847-52, 1853-57,
1861-72); solicitor general (1861); attorney general
(1863-65); opposed Gladstone' s Irish church policy; lord
chancellor (1872-74, 1880-85); author of the Supreme Court of
Judicature Act of 1873, which established a single hierarchy
of courts; edited a hymnal, The Book of Praise (1863). Created
earl (1882). ALS, 1866, 2pp. [3] ABDNOR, James [1923-]
Representative and a Senator from South DakotaTLS, 1977, 1p.
[4] [BOXING] EDDIE MACK - President and
Matchmaker, Argonne Athletic Association. TLS, Boston, 1932,
1p, 4to. To [Rev.] Roland Sawyer of Ware, Mass. Encloses 2
tickets [not present here] for the Schaaf-Winston bout. Roland
Sawyer was the noted Socialist who ran for governor in Mass.
Mail folds. [5] Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911).
American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York
Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between
the time of President Chester Arthur and President William
Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1911. [6]
(Thomas) BRASSEY (1836-1918), Earl
Brassey, became civil lord (1880-83) and secretary (1884-85)
of the admiralty; governor of Victoria, Australia (1895-1900);
author of an encyclopedic work, The British Navy (1882-83);
founder of the Naval Annual (1886); created earl (1911). ALS,
1899, 2 pp, 4to. Re: resignation of Bishop Thornton of
Victoria. [7] [RELIGION] WM. C. HAWLEY - minister. Neat
little document signed. Methodist Episcopal Church Quarterly
Ticket [member] dated 1844. No place given but the document is
dated 1844, which is important. The church split over the
question of slavery in 1844 with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South being formed in southern states. It is unknown
at this time whether Rev. Hawley was a black minister. Partly
printed, approx. 3 x 2-1/4 in. Lightly toned. Click to see
Hawley [8] D.W.
CALDWELL - Gen. Manager, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St.
Louis Railway Co. ALS, Columbus, Ohio, 1877, 1p, to. To
Ingalls. About low wages. File punch holes along margin
don't detract. [9] Paul A. Dever (1903-1958) He
served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts. Signed 3x5 card.
Slighted toned. See Dever
signature [10] US CONGRESSMEN) album page 7 signatures: R.C. De Graffenreid [1859-1902 Tx] ¥ John L. Brenner [1832-1906 Ohio] ¥ C.P. Dorr [1852-1914 W.
Va]. On other side are signatures of H.S. Boutell [1856-1926 ILL] ¥ R.C. Davey [1853-1908 La] ¥ John M. Allen [1846-1917 Miss].
VG..........100-150
585. Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (1798-1859) British peer and politician. ALS, nd, 2-1/2 pp..........25-35
586. [ART] FREDERICK SOLOMON (1899-1980)
German Expressionist. He 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
artists 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. An early charcoal drawing unsigned circa
1930, approx. 14-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.
VG.............600-800
587. [ART] FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980)
German Expressionist. He 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
artists 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. An early charcoal drawing signed FS and
dated 1927, approx. 12 x 16 in.............700-900
589. [ART] Henry William (H.W.) Burgess was a landscape painter based in London. He came from the Burgess family of British artists, the son of portraitist William (d. 1812) and grandson of Thomas (fl. 1766-1786), and his own son John-Bagnold (1830-1897) also became a painter. Between 1809 and 1844, Burgess exhibited a large number of works at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, Suffolk Street and the New Water-Colour Society in London. He also served as landscape painter to William IV beginning in 1826. Offered here is an original lithograph titled "Thorn Trees, in Bushy Park, Middlesex", image approx. 15.5 x 11" plus margins. This lithograph was published by the firm of Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), the famous English draftsman, lithographer and printer. He worked mainly in London, although he had trained in Paris as a painter and travelled extensively in Europe making topographical drawings. In 1817, on a visit to Munich, he was introduced to lithography by the pioneering lithographer Alois Senefelder. The following year he produced Twenty-four Views of Italy, a set of images he had drawn and lithographed. Dissatisfied with the way his work had been printed, Hullmandel set up his own lithographic press. The quality of work he published by himself and other artists such as Giovanni Belzoni helped popularize the topographical lithograph among British artists. This is contained in old blue mat & shrink-wrapped. Not examined out of shrink-wrap.............300-600
See lithograph592. [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
https://merv2.tripod.com/wengenroth-1.jpeg
https://merv2.tripod.com/wengenroth-2.jpeg
593.
[FRANCE] Paul Ernest de Royer
(1803-1877) French lawyer, magistrate and politician. He
was Minister of Justice in 1851 under the French Second
Republic, and again from 1857 to 1859 under the Second French
Empire. He was first president of the Court of Auditors in
1863, and was also President of the General Council of the
Marne. After the fall of the Empire in 1870, he returned to his
career as a magistrate. Rare handwritten and signed
poem dated 1876, 1p, 4.5 x 7 in. This was sent to the
artist Claudius Popelin. Fine..............100-150
See above
See his
picture
596. [MUSIC] Jan Peerce [1904-1984] Opera star. ISP, 8x10, 1982.........25-35
597. [MUSIC] Xavier Cugat (1900-1990) Cuban-American bandleader. Signed 8x10 photo dated 1963. Fairly minor fault..........50-75
598. [MUSIC] Leslie Bassett (b. 1923) American composer of classical music. He received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra. AMQS from his " Variations for Orchestra." On 8.5 x 5.5" sheet. Written in pencil. VG.........50-75
599. [MUSIC] Rudolf Kelterborn
(b. 1931) Swiss musician and composer.
Kelterborn has held guest lecturerships in the
United States, England, Japan, China, and
Eastern Europe. His works have been performed
throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan,
and he has also been active as a conductor on
the international scene. AMQS from
his work "Changements pour grand orchestre."
Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/4". VG.............50-75
See
AMQS
600. Alan Bates (1934-2003) English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s. Signature. Very nice example.......20-30
802. [BOOK] Jewett, Sarah Orne [1849-1909]. American writer, b. South Berwick, Me. Author of sketches and tales of New England important in the "local color"school, including Deephaven (1877), A Country Doctor (1884), A Marsh Island (1885), A White Heron (1886), Tales of New England (1890), The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896), etc. Her book A Native of Winby and Other Tales. Sarah Orne Jewett. Boston and New York. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1893. First Edition. Sarah Wyman Whitman binding. Nice tight copy. No dust jacket. Minor color loss on spine. Approx. 7.25 x 5........150-200
See title page
804. [BOOK] Jacob Brown. BROWN'S
MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS - Upon A Great Variety Of Subjects.
Prepared and written from 1880 to 1895. 1896, J.J. Miller,
Cumberland, Md., 325pp, 8vo. Cloth covers slightly scuffed. VG
tight copy of a somewhat scarce edition. Provenance: Frank
Cutter Derring Collection...............75-100
808. [SIGNED BOOK] author: Jim Dan Hill [noted historian]. "The Minute Man in Peace & War: A History of the National Guard." The history of the National Guard from the first Colonial Militia [Concord 1775] to Berlin, 1961. First Edition, 1964, The Stackpole Co., 585pp., 9-1/4" high. Signed & inscribed on front flyleaf by the author. Chipped dj. Good+...........50-75
815. (BOOK) Clara Endicott Sears, Days Of Delusion, A Strange Bit of History, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1924, 1st Ed., 264pp., 8vo. Sl. faded spine, no dj. This book is about MILLER, William (1782-1849), American religious leader, who founded the Protestant Adventist denomination ( see Adventists), also known as the Millerites. Miller, a Baptist, closely studied the Bible, especially the Book of Daniel, and concluded that the world would end and Christ would appear in the year 1843. He began preaching these ideas in 1831. By 1840 some of his many followers had disposed of their belongings in anticipation of the judgment day. When 1843 passed uneventfully, Miller set a new date in 1844 for the end of the world. In 1845, although the movement had collapsed in disillusionment, Miller and a few loyal followers met in Albany, N.Y., and founded the Adventist church. Former owner's signature. Scarce........150-200
818. (REV. WAR) SCHUYLER, George L. Correspondence and Remarks Upon Bancroft's History of the Northern Campaign of 1777, and the Character of Major-General Philip Schuyler. N.Y.,1867. 47pp., David G. Francis, publisher, 8vo. Finally rebound in half-medium brown Levant. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of 24 plates. With paper bookplate of Frank Cutter Deering as well as his leather bookplate. A few of the plates are foxed but text is clean. Overall in fine condition.............150-250
821. [CONFEDERACY] Douglas
Southall Freeman. 1st edition of his 4 vol. set R.E. LEE,
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934, no dust jackets. Red cloth.
VG...................350-450
822.
[NAPOLEON - Book] William Forsyth. HISTORY OF THE
CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA; From the
Letters and Journals of the late Lieut-Gen Sir Hudson Lowe.
Publisher: John Murray, London, 1853; A superb three-volume set
in cloth, complete with large fold-out map in Vol.1; 495pp.;
490pp.; 529pp, engraved frontispieces to all volumes. Sunned
spines; rubbed corners; small suff-hole front cover vol. 1; vol.
2 cover loose; vol. 3 covers cracked...................250-350
824. [SIGNED BOOK] JOHN HAYS HAMMOND [1855-1936] American mining engineer, b. San Francisco. On staff, U.S. Geological Survey, in California gold fields (1880); associated with Cecil Rhodes in development of South African resources; a leader in Transvaal reform movement (1895-96); arrested after Jameson Raid and sentenced to death; sentence commuted to imprisonment; freed finally on payment of fine. Consulting engineer, esp. to Guggenheim Exploration Co. (1900-07). A signed book from his library titled INTRODUCTION TO FRESH-WATER ALGAE, by M.C. Cooke, 1890, London, 339 pages with 13 illus. plates. Book from the International Scientific Series. Hammond writes by his signature "Johannesburg, South Africa, 1895. Signed the year of the Jameson Raid for which Hammond was to be sentenced to death. NO dj o/w VG. Quite uncommon.........................200-300
831. (BOOK - REV. WAR) PAUL REVERE'S OWN STORY, AN ACCOUNT OF HIS
RIDE AS TOLD IN A LETTER TO A FRIEND, TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF
SKETCH OF HIS VERSATILE CAREER, BY HARRIET E. O'BRIEN. Perry Walton, Boston,
1929. Edition limited to 500 copies, privately printed. Contains
a complete facsimile of the letter written by Paul Revere to
Rev. Dr. Jeremy Belknap, recounting his famous ride. Eight pages
in all, with each reproduced in the text in its original
spelling, capitalizing and phrasing. A comprehensive biography
of Revere is also included, with his work as a silversmith,
engraver, designer of bookplates, dentist, gunsmith, soldier and
other professions. Well-illustrated with photographs,
facsimiles, engravings and more. Bibliography. Quarter bound in
cream cloth with teal paper covered boards, the Revere (Rivoire)
family crest in gold. Corners bumped, some chipping, ends of
spine bumped. Minor foxing on free endpapers. 4to.. A most
interesting book.........100-150
832. [MAINE] Tim Sample [b. 1951] New England humorist, famous both for his presentation and his Maine accent, has sold well over a million copies of his books, albums, and videos (including four albums and a video for the Bert and I company). In the summer of 1993, Tim was recruited by Charles Kuralt as a correspondent for the Emmy Award winning TV Show CBS News Sunday Morning. Over the following 11 years Tim produced over 100 "Postcards from Maine" segments which introduced millions of CBS viewers around the nation and the world to the lifestyles of Mainers. Offered here is his signed soft cover book "POSTCARDS FROM MAINE," Stories & drawings by Sample, 97 pages. VG...........25-35
833. [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
834. [BOOK] James Brown Scott. ROBERT BACON LIFE AND LETTERS [Assistant Secretary of State], 1923, 1st
edition, Doubleday, Page & Co., illus. from photographs,
459pp, 8vo. Cloth, no dj. VG. Provenance: Frank Cutter Derring
Collection................30-40
835. [JUDAICA - Signed Book] Anton Darms (1869-1968) signed & inscribed copy of his
book "The Delusion of British-Israelism, no publ. date, 223
pages. No dust jacket. The author writes inscription of flyleaf
yo E.S. Olson. "In defense of the Inspired Word of God
concerning His chosen people Israel - the Jews, who have a
greater history awaiting them in the future than they have had
in the past." An interesting statement considering the
establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. British-Israelism
(also called Anglo-Israelism) is the belief that people of
Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain,
are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of
Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British
Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David.
There has never been a single head or organisational structure
to the movement. However, various British Israelite
organisations were set up across the British America and in
Commonwealth from the 1870s, and many continue to
exist...............80-120
836. [MUSIC] Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. New
York: G. Schirmer, 1940. 1234 pages A-Z listing, with a second
A-Z listing in the appendix of additions and corrections. This
is a definitive work up to the date of publication. Maroon cloth
hard cover, gilt titles, very good condition;. Bookplate:
from the Library of Ernest Dickinson Eames. Ernest Dickinson
Eames, an accomplished singer and actor, died in 1965 in
Cambridge, Mass.............50-75
August 4, 2016
July14, 2016
June 29, 2016
June
9, 2016
May
16, 2016
April 27, 2016
April 7, 2016
March 10, 2016
Feb.
25, 2016
Feb.
4, 2016
Jan.
21, 2016
Jan.
6, 2016
Dec.
10, 2015
November
12, 2015
October
7, 2015
September
2, 2015
August 12, 2015
July 14, 2015
June 10, 2015
May
27, 2015
May
6, 2015
April 15, 2015
April 1, 2015
March
18, 2015
March
4, 2015
Feb.
18, 2015
Feb.
4, 2015
Jan.
22, 2015
Jan.
7, 2015
Dec.
17, 2014
Dec.
3, 2014
Nov.
19, 2014
Nov.
5, 2014
Oct.
15, 2014
Oct.
1, 2014
Sept. 17, 2014
Sept.
3, 2014
August
20, 2014
August
6, 2014
July 23, 2014
July
9, 2014
June 25, 2014
June 11, 2014
May
21, 2014
May
7, 2014
April 23, 2014
April 9, 2014
March
26, 2014
March
12, 2014
Feb.
19, 2014
Feb.
5, 2014
Jan.
22, 2014
Jan.
8, 2014
