3. [LINCOLN] LEONARD W. VOLK (1828-1895) American sculptor. Most famous for making a life mask of American President Abraham Lincoln. In 1857, he settled in Chicago, where he helped to establish the Academy of Design and was for eight years its head. In 1860 he made a life mask of Lincoln, of whom only one other was ever made (by Clark Mills in 1865). In the early part of spring in 1860, during Abraham Lincoln\'s visit to Chicago, Volk asked him to sit for a bust. When Lincoln agreed, the artist decided to start by doing a life mask. Lincoln found the process of letting wet plaster dry on his face, followed by a skin-stretching removal process, \"anything but agreeable.\" But he endured it with good humor, and when he saw the final bust, he was quite pleased, declaring it \"the animal himself.\" Volk later used the life mask and bust of 1860 as the basis for other editions, including a full-length statue of Lincoln.OFFERED HERE: Signed 1893 National Bank of Illinois bank check, approx. 3 x 6 in., star & one other cancellation. Very good condition. VG...............Min. Bid $80

4. [ART] WALT KUHN (1877-1949), American painter. After studying in many European countries, he helped organize the famous Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art, New York City, 1913). He is noted chiefly for his vigorous studies of circus performers, chorines, and trapeze athletes. His Blue Clown (1931, Whitney Museum, New York City) is the most popular example of his work. He also did a number of brilliant still lifes, as well as designs for musical reviews. Kuhn helped introduce the techniques and theories of modern art to the American public and to many American artists. Offered here are twenty-seven handwritten letters-   twenty-five [25] letters are from 1943,  one is 1940 & the last is 1948, the year before Walt died. Most are two pages on 8 x 11 in. sheets. The majority of the letters were written from  Ogunquit, Maine where the Kuhn's owned a home with a studio. At the end of 1948 he had a nervous breakdown. In some of his letters he starts to wonder about his mental abilities. Walts' letters run the gamut  of  town gossip to art gossip mentioning names of artists who summered in Ogunquit, war activity near Ogunquit off Boone Island, descriptions of the areas where he paints, his feelings about tourists, how his painting is going, his art patrons and dealers. A Colliers article about Walts' paintings is mentioned in a few letters and a copy of the article goes with the group. One letter is answering a question from a Chicago woman about a version of the 1913 Armory Show held there. The only archive of Kuhn's letters still in private hands......12,000-18,000

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6. [FRANCE]  1539 French Mystery document on vellum, nice ornate signature, approx. 15-1/2 x 8 in. VG.......150-250

22. [CIVIL WAR] Offered here is an important 1p. printed circular for the Army of the Potomac, 5" x 7 1/4", dated Camp near Falmouth, Va., Nov. 29, 1862, being "General Orders, No. 188... Hereafter, when it shall become necessary for any General Commanding a Grand Division or Corps... to take horses, mules or other animals, forage, or subsistence stores, or any other property, from the inhabitants of the country... [he must report] the number and description of the property so taken, write the name and residence of the owner thereof.  All such reports to be sent to the Provost Marshal of the Grand Division.  Any person not authorized in accordance with this regulation, who shall take a horse, mule or other animal, or any other property, from any citizen of the country, without full payment therefor, shall be punished as his crime deserves... By command of Major General Burnside...," signed Edward M. Neill ( d. 1907 ) Capt. & Ass't Adj't Gen'l.  This was an extraordinary and much needed command.  From the War's beginning, soldiers (on both sides) exercised the strategy of the "spoils of war," taking from the countryside anything they could use without reimbursement to the citizens affected.  This order, finally, was an attempt by General Burnside to rein-in his soldiers and to see that future victims might even be compensated for their losses.  Disbound, some light staining/ soiling, otherwise very good.........60-80

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23. [RAILROAD] Offered here is a fine 1p. partly-printed DS, 13 1/2" x 9 1/4", dated April 1, 1846, a State of Ohio Bond for $1000.00 for The Little Miami Rail Road Company, to Rogers Ketchum & Grosvenor, signed Jeremiah Morrow (President) and Clark Williams (Secretary).  A note on this Bond states that it could be converted into stock in the Company at any time before April 1, 1850.  JEREMIAH MORROW (1771-1852) moved to Ohio in 1795. A surveyor/ farmer by trade, Morrow soon entered politics, becoming a Territorial house of representatives member (1801-1802); he was later elected to Congress for four terms (1803-1813; then again from 1840 to 1843), was elected to the U.S. Senate (1813-1819).  Morrow would be elected Governor of Ohio in 1822 and serve until 1826.  Folds/ creases, punch-cut cancel passes through Morrow, otherwise in very good condition.........50-75

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24. [CIVIL WAR] Offered here is a fine Civil War letter on patriotic stationery and with its patriotic cover, a 4pp. ALS, 5" x 8" (folded sheet), dated Camp Wickliffe Kentucky   Feb the 6 1862, sent to Benjamin Kenaga, Jr. (1808-1903), signed Levi Baer, Co. E, 46th Regt. Indiana Volunteers, with good military content:  "... i am not well at the presant for I have benn sick for about thre weeks and I am in the hospital  my lungs ar effected By laying on the ground after our tent Burned  we had to lay on the for about two weeks  there is where i got my sickness... tomorrow the regement will have to move to green river rite close to old Buckner [ CSA Lt.-General Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914), at this time preparing to defend Fort Donelson, the Battle occurring February 11-16th ] and i exspect there will be a Battel there Before long and i think it will Be a Big fight there  they say that it is hard work to keep his men  they say that they wont fight much longer  i do wish that this war would be Brought to peace once more...," signed Levi Baer (1839-1905).  Folds (much separation along spine/ small breaks), couple small holes affect two words slightly, scattered spotting/ toning (last page toned unevenly)-- good overall; with patriotic cover of General McClellan-- expected wear/ hole, stamp has been cut out.............60-80


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25.  Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin (1826-1902) British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic. He is now best known as one of the most successful diplomats of his time. His long career in public service began as a commissioner to Syria in 1860, where his skilfull diplomacy maintained British interests while preventing France from instituting a client state in Lebanon. After his success in Syria, Dufferin served in the Government of the United Kingdom as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Under-Secretary of State for War. In 1872 he became the third Governor General of Canada, bolstering imperial ties in the early years of the Dominion, and in 1884 he reached the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as eighth Viceroy of India.  Following his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1896, his final years were marred by personal tragedy and a misguided attempt to secure his family's financial position. His eldest son was killed in the Second Boer War and another son badly wounded. He was chairman of a mining firm that went bankrupt after swindling people, although he was ignorant of the matter. His biographer Davenport-Hines says he was "imaginative, sympathetic, warm-hearted, and gloriously versatile." He was an effective leader in Lebanon, Canada and India, averted war with Russia, and annexed Burma. He was careless of money but charming in high society in three continents. Brief ALS, 1883, 1p. Approx. 4-1/4 x 7-1/4 in. VG.........30-40

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26. Sir Richard  Temple, 2nd Baronet CB, CIE (1850-1931)  British Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and an anthropological writer. Brief ALS, 1883, 1p. 4-1/4 x 7 in. There is a tear in the middle but no loss of paper. Ink has lightened some...................Min. Bid $4

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27. [MAINE] William Allen Hayes (1783-1851) Noted Maine judge and lawyer, born in North Yarmouth, Hayes had attended Dartmouth, where he was said to have ridden on horseback from Maine with all his possessions in his saddlebags. He graduated with honors in 1805. He then studied with Dudley Hubbard as well as with lawyers Ezekiel Whitman and Artemas Ward of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and was admitted to the Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bar in 1809. Hayes opened an office in South Berwick village above the Parks Store with local attorney Charles Northend Cogswell. At the time, the center of South Berwick was in transition, shifting in location from near the Salmon Falls River to its present site along Main and Portland Streets, the route that was part of a developing stagecoach turnpike between Boston and Portland. Of the Hayes and Cogswell law firm, the History of York County said, “It proved a most successful partnership, both being of high intellectual endowments and large business capacity. It is said that for many years more business was done in their office than in any other in the county.” Cogswell died in 1846.  Hayes was judge of probate from 1828 to 1847, and served as president of the South Berwick Bank and of the York County Bar for more than 25 years. In 1841 he became an investor in South Berwick's first railroad line, the Great Falls and South Berwick Branch Railroad Company, and he owned shares in the woolen mill at Great Works. He was also a leader of the First Parish Church.  Judge Hayes is believed to have acquired considerable property in the interior of the town. He “had the instincts of an English country squire,” later wrote Sarah Orne Jewett, “and lived like one on his great estate, bringing up his handsome sons and daughters to be ladies and gentlemen, to walk and to speak as ladies and gentlemen should, and to be self-respecting and respectful of others.” In the 20th century, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts acquired mahogany chairs from Hayes House that were perhaps made by Langley Boardman of Portsmouth or by a South Berwick craftsman. The museum's research found the Hayes family furnished their south sitting room with “a Franklin stove, a piano, two card tables, a variety of seating furniture, plants, and portraits of Mrs. Hayes and the Judge.” Portraits of Judge Hayes and his wife are thought perhaps to have been painted by the New England artist Joseph Greenleaf Cole (1806 - 1858).  In 1811 Hayes married Susan Lord (c. 1790-1870), the only daughter of merchant and ship-owner Gen. John Lord. The couple and their children were among those greeting General Lafayette on his 1825 visit to the Frost Tavern on Main Street. “The citizens were introduced to the General in the parlor of the Hotel,” recalled Sophia Hayes Goodwin years later. “My father acted as master of ceremonies and I remember my pride in his easy address. I remember my father wore a claret colored frock coat – which displayed his remarkably handsome person to great advantage. But I was half ashamed when he brought up my sister Hetta and myself and introduced us as his children, though I was partially assured when the General complimented him upon having so interesting a family.”  In 1960 Berwick Academy became a private boarding school, and in 1966 it bought the Hayes House. The Judson Dunaway Foundation provided a $50,000 grant to convert it to a dormitory known as Dunaway. In 1974 the academy became a country day school and the house a headmaster's residence. Today the Hayes House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Offered here is a Folded Stampless Letter, South Berwick [Maine], 1847, 1p. Address leaf on verso.  To the clerk of the court at Alfred, Maine, concerns a legal matter.   Picture of Hayes showing is not offered here. VG..............100-150

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28. [FILM]  Peter Lawford (1923-1984) American actor. Carbon receipt copy for $75 - his dues for 1962 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. Approx. 6 x 3.5". VG.  Not signed............50-75

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29. [ENGLAND] Sir Alexander MONCRIEFF [1829-1906] British army engineer; originated [about 1868] the Moncrieff system of gun mountings. ALS, Victoria Chambers, Westminster, London, 1871, 2pp, approx. 4.5 x 7 in. To Seton. Sends New Years greetings - has told his friends about Seton..............50-75

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30. Donald Hall (b. 1928) American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (commonly known as the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 2006. TLS, 2001, 1p. Says he has never written an autobiography "...but I have written much memoir." Mentions several titles. To Mr. Allen.........40-60

31. [MUSIC] Sigmund Lillebjerka  (1931 - ) Norwegian composer. AMQS from his "Elegisk Intermezzo" dated 2013, inscribed. Approx. 9-1/4 x 4-1/4". VG..........50-75
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32. [FRANCE] Antoine-Nicolas Bailly (1810-1892) important French architect. In 1850, with the support of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc , Bailly became the architect of the dioceses of Bourges, Valencia and Digne. From 1875 to 1886, he served as diocesan architect of Limoges, and he was also the supervising architect of the Notre Dame de Paris from 1883 to 1886, after Viollet-le-Duc's restorations. In 1854 Bailly was appointed inspector of works in Paris. As such he participated in the completion of the Old Town Hall and the construction of the Fontaine Molière under Louis Visconti. In 1860, Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann commissioned Bailly with the administrative building for the 4th arrondissement of Paris, which served as a model for others. His best-known work overall, although not the most admired, is the Tribunal de commerce de Paris (Commercial Court of Paris) on the Île de la Cité, completed in 1865, which Napoleon III had requested be designed in the style of the town hall of Brescia . Its business courts are organized around a glass atrium reaching the entire height of the building. The exterior features architectural sculpture by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Letter Signed, 1885, 1p. To the Director of the Mint about a bronze medal of the Salon. VG...........75-100

33. [NOBEL PRIZE] Robert M. Solow (born 1924) American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961 and the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ("Nobel Prize") in 1987. ALS written on back of color photo taken in 1987. 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. Fine........................35-45

34. [SCIENCE] JOHN C. BASILAR (1904-1991) American Chemist. He discovered optical inversion & explained stereo specificity in complex inorganic reactions. While teaching a general chemistry course, he realized that isomerism could exist among inorganic compounds. He went on to train several generations of coordination chemists Basilar is known as the "FATHER of American coordination chemistry." Considered one of the 75 leading chemist in history. TLS dtd 5/27/83......................35-45

35. Margaret E. Sangster (1838-1912) American poet, author, and editor. She was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. CLIP SIGNATURE......25-35

36. [NOBEL] Paul A. Samuelson (b.1915) American neoclassical economist. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1970, the second year of the Prize. Signed 3x5 card [on lined side]...........20-30

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42. George Opdyke (1805-1880) was an entrepreneur and the Mayor of New York (1862 to 1863) during the American Civil War. Signed bank check 1863, as Mayor. VG...........40-60

43.  [FRANCE] Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863 - 1931)  French photographer who was famous for taking color autochromes during World War I. He was born in the province of Seine-et-Marne, near Paris, but grew up in Algeria, where he developed a passion for the pre-colonial Orient and devoted most of his professional career in search of the exotic. In 1894 converted to Islam prior to making a pilgrimage to Mecca. Images collected in Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, India, Morocco and China formed the basis for his popular illustrated lectures, which he illustrated with lantern slides. With the outbreak of World War I, Courtellemont returned to his home province to record the war. After the war, Courtellemont began working for an American publication. He eventually became a photographer for National Geographic. In 1911, Courtellemont opened the "Palais de l'autochromie" in Paris, which comprised an exhibition hall, studio, laboratory, and lecture hall with a seating capacity of 250. It was in this hall that Courtellemont would project his autochromes both of the Orient and, after 1914, of the war, particularly the Marne battlefields. These lectures proved to be so popular that Courtellemont issued a twelve-part series later bound in book form called The Battle of Marne and later a four-part series entitled The Battle of Verdun. These are the first books ever published in color on war.  Between 1923 and 1925 he wrote a three-volume work entitled La Civilisation – Histoire sociale de l'humanité, illustrated with his photographs. He was a lifelong friend of the novelist, Orientalist and photographer Pierre Loti. While over 5,500 Gervais-Courtellemont autochromes survive in various institutional collections, his work in private hands is quite rare and sought after. Courtellemon died in 1931. His German counterpart is Hans Hildenbrand.  ALS, c. 1910, written on both sides of 7 x 9 sheet. To M. Brunet. Speaks of Islam in Bosnia. VG............100-150

44. [NOBEL] Sir Ralph Norman Angell [1872-1967] English lecturer, journalist, author, and Member of Parliament. Angell was one of the principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, was an executive for the World Committee against War and Fascism, a member of the executive committee of the League of Nations Union, and the president of the Abyssinia Association. He was knighted in 1931 and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. Signature, inscribed on 3-1/2 x 1-3/4" slip.........25-35

47. [STAMPS-ART] César Baldaccini (1921-1998), better known simply as César, was a noted French sculptor. César was at the forefront of the Nouveau Réalisme movement with his radical compressions (compacted automobiles, discarded metal, or rubbish), expansions (polyurethane foam sculptures), and fantastic representations of animals and insects. He was considered a NEW REALIST along with such artists as  Arman, Klein, Raysse, Tinguely, Pierre Restany and others who found their inspiration in urban life. He is the creator of the César du cinéma trophy, which is awarded to the best in French cinema.  Offered here is a philatelic page [thick quality paper] to which is affixed an actual postage stamp, his Hommage au cinema [Best French film award]. The stamp is postmarked, Paris, 1984. Overall 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in. Not signed, of course, by Cesar. Fine condition.............25-35

54. [MUSIC] David Lee Shire (b. 1937) American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtrack to the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as Night on Disco Mountain, an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, are some of his best known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film, Return to Oz, the "sequel-in-part" of The Wizard of Oz (1939 film). AMQS, inscribed from his celebrated song "It Goes Like It Goes." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-3/4". Two mail fold lines o/w VG..........75-100

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55. [FILM] Elizabeth McGovern  (b. 1961) American actress.  Signed, inscribed 8x10 movie still from "Ragtime", with ANS on verso describing the scene. One ling soft crease which shows when held at an angle o/w VG.  Unusual...........35-45

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56. [FRANCE] Jean-Charles-Julien Luce Lancival   (1764-1810)  French poet and playwright born in French Saint-Gobain ( Picardie ), France.  Luce Lancival was a brilliant student at Louis-le-Grand College and was appointed professor of rhetoric at the college of Navarre at age 22 ( 1786 ). The following year  he left teaching and took orders. He became noted for his talents as a preacher. In the French Revolution, he broke his vows and turned to theater.  To 1797 , he was in charge of the French literature during Prytanée former Collège Louis-le-Grand . He remained a professor of rhetoric at the imperial school at the time of reorganization of the University. He was then called to the chair of Latin poetry at the Sorbonne .  In 1805 , he wrote his poem in six cantos Achilles in Skyros, his best known work.  In the theater, Luce Lancival won his greatest success shortly before his death, with his tragedy 'of Hector , shown in 1809 at the Comédie-French . On a subject taken from the Iliad , the piece caused a sensation by nature judged by the very contemporary faithful to the spirit of ancient Greece. Napoleon rewarded the author assigning him a pension of 6,000 French francs. His love of life, pushed to debauchery, was famous in his time. He must have lost a leg, probably because of diabetes, and carry a wooden leg. Despite this disability and poor health, he gave himself with great dedication to the teaching of literature and was an outstanding teacher.  Rare ALS, 1808, 1p, approx. 4.5 x 7.5". Fine..........150-200

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58. [FRANCE] French Mystery Document on paper 1751 - signed d'Audelange, 1p, 6.5 x 9". Not translated. VG............100-150

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59. 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

60. [ART] Alexander POPE [1849-1924] important American artist. One of his paintings realized $186,000 at a Maine auction, a record in Maine for a work of art that stood for many years. We purchased his drawings, both childhood and adult, and his scrapbook & some of his photographs of his paintings over two decades ago. The ORIGINAL ink drawing offered here is unsigned and guaranteed without a time limit to the original purchaser. On 4 x 4 in. sheet. Removed from scrapbook containing Alexander Pope's drawing done from age 6 to 16.  VG.............100-150

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61. [ART] Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862-1942) English painter and etcher who specialised in  paintings of dogs.  Prints and etchings of his best-known paintings were widely distributed by publishers such as Klackner of London, and his work is popular among collectors and dog enthusiasts today. Original etching, plate signed HD, title is MINNA ON THE CLIFF. Approx. 5-1/2 x 3-3/4 in. plus margins. VG.............50-75

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62. [MILITARY AVIATION] Scott O'Grady (b. 1965) is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot. On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by an SA-6 mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory. After nearly a week of evading the Serbs he was eventually rescued by Marines. Previously he took part in the Banja Luka incident where he fired upon six enemy aircraft. The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based upon his experiences.  Signed, inscribed  magazine article, accompanied by a TLS, 1996.  VG.............Min. Bid $25

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63. [TV]  The Golden Girls - color picture signed by Rue McClanahan  (1934-2010), Estelle Getty (1923-2008), and Betty White (b. 1922). 5x7 in. VG...............Min. Bid $22

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64. Bob Hope - signed photo, 5 x 6.5 in. VG................40-60

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65. [BOXING] Mohammad Ali (1942-2016) He was widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. Signed magazine or book picture removed from some publication. Signed in dark area with felt pen. VG................Min. Bid $75

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66. [PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITIOPN OF 1889] Original stock certificate issued in Paris, Francem 1889. This was one of the first world's fair. VG................100-200

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67. Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) Lebanese-American cardiac surgeon, scientist, and medical educator. DeBakey was the chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, director of The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, and senior attending surgeon of The Methodist Hospital in Houston. He worked on the treatment of heart patients, and played a role in the development of the mobile army surgical hospital.  Signed and inscribed in gold ink, 8x10 photo.  Not a great contrast o/w VG...................50-75

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68. [VERMONT] An 1811 partly-printed concerning Milo and Roger Marsh of Vermont. Witness signature of William Strong (1763-1840) US congressman and judge from Vermont. Strong was born in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1763, and moved with his parents to Hartford, Vermont, the following year. Strong was self-educated and was engaged extensively in land surveying. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1802, and was the sheriff of Windsor County from 1802 to 1810. Strong was elected as a Democratic-Republican US Representative to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses, from March 4, 1811 until March 3, 1815. Strong returned to Vermont politics to sit once more in the state House of Representatives from 1815 until 1818, and as a judge of the supreme court of Windsor County from 1819 until 1821. He was then elected to the Sixteenth Congress, from March 4, 1819 until March 3, 1821. Strong died in Hartford on January 28, 1840, and was interred in Quechee Cemetery. Also signed by the Sherif on the verso. He was A Founder Of Springfield, Illinois Pascal P. Enos Sr. (1770-1832) American pioneer. He is known chiefly as one of the four original proprietors of Springfield, Illinois. He was born at Windsor, Connecticut, in the year 1770, and in 1815 was married to Salome Paddock, of Woodstock, Vermont. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1794, studied law, and after spending some years in Vermont, where he served as High Sheriff of Windsor County, Vermont. Soon after his marriage he went west to Cincinnati, Ohio, but did not remain there long. In the spring of 1817 he came to St. Louis, Missouri, then, in 1821, he moved to Madison county, Illinois. While residing there, upon the recommendation of the Vermont delegation in congress, Mr. Enos was appointed by President Monroe to be receiver of the land office at Springfield, Illinois. He reached this place with his family, in September, 1823, and opened office in a double log cabin at the corner of what is now Third and Jefferson streets. In November of that year he united with Major Hes, Thomas Cox, and John Taylor, in laying out a town site, since known as Springfield. Mr. Enos retained the office of receiver until General Jackson became president in 1829, when he resigned, and devoted his time to land transaction and mercantile pursuits. He died in 1832, leaving a large landed estate, and was survived by his wife and four children.  Approx. 8 x 13 in. VG...........125-175

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69. [MAINE] Samuel Freeman (1743-1831) was a prominent citizen of Portland, Maine during the 18th and 19th centuries. He was instrumental in founding the first public library in Portland (then Falmouth), Maine, served in the judiciary system as judge and clerk, as well as held the post of the first postmaster of Portland, in 1775. He was an active patriot during the Revolutionary struggle, was secretary of the Cumberland County convention in 1774, a member of the provincial congress in 1775, and of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1776 and 1778. When the courts were reorganized in 1775 he was appointed clerk, which office he held for forty-five years. He was register of probate until commissioned judge in 1804, remaining in the latter office till 1820. From 1776 till 1805 he was postmaster of Portland. He was an active and efficient friend of Bowdoin College, His publications include "The Massachusetts Justice" (1803); and " Probate Directory" (1803); and he edited the "Journal of Rev. Thomas Smith" (1821). 1807 legal document signed, written on both sides, approx. 7-3/4 x 9".  VG.........75-100

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70. Henry Monsky (1890-1947) American Jewish Hero from Omaha, Nebraska.  He entered Creighton College of Law as a nighttime student in fall 1909. His 1912 membership in the young men's McKinley Lodge was the start of his B'nai B'rith career. He assisted in founding the non-denominational Father Flanagan Home for Boys in December 1917 which housed several Jewish boys.  Signed 1945 one page printer's proof for Monsky's biographical entry for the 1946-47 WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. VG.................50-75

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71. Dennis Conner (born September 16, 1942)  American yachtsman, known as "Mr. America's Cup". He is noted for winning the bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and four wins in the America's Cup. Signed 1987 cover honoring America's Cup.................25-35

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72. (MIXED NOTABLES LOT [1] Rose Mary Woods (1917 – 2005) was Richard Nixon's secretary from his days in Congress in 1951, through the end of his political career. Before H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman became the operators of Nixon's presidential campaign, Woods was Nixon's gatekeeper. TLS, 1963. With trimmed photo of her at her desk, with portrait of Nixon above it. [2] William M. Batten (1909–1999) American businessman. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the J. C. Penney Company, and Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.  TLS, 1989. [3]  Robert Leslie Shapiro ( b. 1942) American civil litigator most recognized for being part of the defense team which successfully defended O.J. Simpson in 1995 from the charges that he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1994. Shortly after the O.J. Simpson trial, TLS, 2001.  George Howard Herbig (1920 – 2013) astronomer He is perhaps best known for the discovery of Herbig–Haro objects.  His specialty was stars at an early stage of evolution (a class of intermediate mass pre–main sequence stars are named Herbig Ae/Be stars after him and the interstellar medium. He was perhaps best known for his discovery, with Guillermo Haro, of the Herbig-Haro objects; bright patches of nebulosity excited by bipolar outflow from a star being born. Herbig has also made prominent contributions to the field of diffuse interstellar band (DIB).  ALS 2001.  Oscar Terry Crosby (1861-1947) American Electrical Engineer, Author, Traveler and Public Servant - collector of an important group of Khotanese texts. He began his career as an electrical engineer, having a particular interest in high-speed electric loco¬motion. He became the first president of the Potomac Electric Power Company in Washington, D.C., and was later president of the Washington Traction and Electric Company, the Trenton (N.J.) Street Railway Company, and the Wilmington-Philadelphia Traction Company. During World War I he served as assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of loans to the Allies and, as United States commissioner of finance, pre¬sided over the Inter-Allied Council for War Purchases and Finance. ALS, 2pp, 1930.  Don Messick (1926 – 1997) American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. His best remembered vocal creations include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in The Flintstones, Astro the dog in The Jetsons, Muttley the dog in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Gears, Ratchet and Scavenger in The Transformers, Papa Smurf in The Smurfs, and Dr. Benton Quest in Jonny Quest. He also did the voice of Snip in the Rankin/Bass 1979 movie Jack Frost.  TLS, 1989. Harriet Andersson (b. 1932)  Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often played impulsive working class characters and quickly established a reputation on screen for her youthful, unpretentious, full-lipped sensuality. She disdains the use of makeup. SIGNED trimmed postal receipt.  Laura Capon Fermi (1907–1977) Italian-born writer and political activist, and the wife of Nobel Prize physicist Enrico Fermi.Laura Capon was born in Rome in 1907. Capon met Enrico Fermi while she was a student in general science at the University of Rome.. She published a book about her life with Enrico, Atoms in the Family, the same year he died. She herself died in 1977. ANS, 1961......................100-150

73. Francis J. Myers (1901-1956) American teacher, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1939–1945) and a U.S. Senator (1945–1951) from Pennsylvania. He was Senate Majority Whip from 1949 to 1951.  TLS,  1950, 1p. VG................Min. Bid $2

74. Americana - 3 Letters dated Brownwood, Fort Worth & Waco, Texas, 1882-86, written by Martin Golden, the leader of the famous GOLDEN BAND that played on nearly every riverboat in the US. in the 1880s-90s. His name often appears on old riverboat posters, menus & ads. The letters concern investments................80-120

75. LINCOLN AND CABINET - color lithograph after painting by F.B. Carpenter. The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet. Approx. 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Laid to album sheet. VG...............50-75

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76. [COLONIAL NEW HAMPSHIRE] George Frost (1720–1796) was an American seaman, jurist, and statesman from Durham, New Hampshire. He was a delegate for New Hampshire in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779.
George was born in New Castle, New Hampshire on April 26, 1720. His father, John Frost, who had been a British naval officer, died when he was twelve. He moved to Kittery, Maine, and was cared for by his uncle, William Pepperrell. As a young man he went to sea in one of his uncle’s ships. He was at sea over twenty years, many of them as captain of a merchant vessel. He returned to New Castle about 1760, still following a mercantile career. After marrying in Durham, he finally settled there in 1769. Frost was made a justice of the Strafford County, New Hampshire court of common pleas in 1773, and would remain in that post until 1791.  In 1777, New Hampshire sent Frost as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he served until 1779. On his return he was named to the state’s Governor’s Council in 1781. The Council at the time functioned as the upper house of the state legislature, and he served there until 1784.  Manuscript document signed, New Castle, 1774, paying Capt. Robert Follet for goods purchased. Approx. 6.5 x 4 in. VG. Rare!................150-250

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77. Augustus Williamson Bradford (1806-1881)  the 32nd Governor of Maryland from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union. Signed 1865 Mechanics Bank check. VG...................50-75

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78. [THEATRE] Broadside Boston Theatre, benefit of Mr. Forrest, Nov. 24, 1854, playing Hamlet. Expertly laid to mounting page, approx. 5-1/2 x11-3/4 in. Minor faults.................Min. Bid $22

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

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80. [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

81.  [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

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82. Original 1882 Old Folks' Concert, Town Hall, Brookfield,  NH [we think its NH], about 4 x 9 in..........min. bid $9

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83. Cloris Leachman (b.1926) is an American actress of stage, film, and television. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..............min. bid $10

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84.  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

85. [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

86. [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

87. [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

88. [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

89. Ossie Davis (1917-2005) American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. VG....25-35

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

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91. [OPERA] Marie Stone [1847-?] American opera star who appeared in the 1880s with the Bostonians. Signed card, with sentiment..............20-30

93. [FRANCE] Hugues Le Roux  (1860-1925) French journalist, writer, Senator in the Third Republic.  ALS, 1909, 2 full pages. VG..........50-75

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94. [MUSIC] John Mellencamp (b. 1951) American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........25-35

95. [MEDICINE] Bela Schick (1877-1967) Hungarian-born American pediatrician. He is the founder of the Schick test. Signed, inscribed card, 1956. VG..........50-75



96. SIR WALTER BESANT (1836-1901) English Novelist and Historian.   ALS 1887) 2pp............80-120

97.  [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

98. 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

99. [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

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100. [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

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101. [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

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102. [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

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103. [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

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106. [FILM - THEATRE] Marie Lohr (1890 - 1975) Australian film and stage actress. Her first film appearance was in the 1932 film version of Aren't We All?, having appeared in several of George Bernard Shaw's works onstage - her subsequent films included two Shaw adaptations. Signed 1929 real photograph postcard, 3.5 x 5.5". Top right corner crack.............25-35

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108. [MUSIC] Leslie Bassett (b. 1923) American composer of classical music, and the University of Michigan’s Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra.  AMQS from his "Variations For Orchestra." Approx. 8 x 4-1/4". VG..........50-75

109. Major-General Charles W. Sandford (1796-1878)  American militia and artillery officer, lawyer and businessman. He was a senior officer in the New York State Militia for over thirty years and commanded the First Division in every major civil disturbance in New York City up until the American Civil War, most notably, the New York Draft Riots in 1863. His command seriously weakened due to manpower shortages during the American Civil War, Sandford seved on active duty with the Union Army from April 19 to July 25, 1861. In May 1861, he was ordered by Brigadier General Joseph K. Mansfield to oversee the capture of Alexandria, Virginia as the vast majority the Union troops were from New York. He also served under Major General Robert Patterson for three months and took part in the Battle of Harper's Ferry. ALS, 1847, written on back of document, addressed to Nehemial Reynolds dealing with a law suit in the New York Supreme Court, in the matter of the New York & Harlem Rail Road Co. vs Nehemiah Reynolds. Signed as attorney for the Petitioner. Approx. 8-1/4 x 13-3/4". Accompanied by small picture shown in scan.......80-120

110. James Doohan (1920-2005) Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Signed 8x10 color photo as "Scotty" from Star Trek. VG...............40-60

111. Alice Muriel Williamson (1869 - 1933) British novelist. Born Alice Muriel Livingston, she married Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920) in 1894 and many of her books were jointly written with her husband. After her marriage she introduced herself as Mrs. C.N. Williamson. A number of their novels cover the early days of motoring and can also be read as travelogues. Under the pseydonym Alice Stuyvesant she wrote "The Hidden House" serialised in The Cavalier 1913-1914. Alice apparently said of her husband "Charlie Williamson could do anything in the world except write stories": she said of herself "I can't do anything else." She continued to write after her husband's death in 1920. ALS, no year, 3 full pages. To Miss Marshall [journalist]. Nice content............50-75

112. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY [1925-2008] Conservative author & conservative commentator. Buckley was "arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century," according to George H. Nash, a historian of the modern American conservative movement. ISP, 5x7. VG.......35-45

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

114. [FILM] Heinz Woester (1901-1970) was a Swiss film and television actor. Signed, inscribed postcard photo. Condition very good; minor corner crack..........25-35

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118  [FILM] Sidney Blackmer [1895-1973] American actor. He was a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. Brief ALS written on bottom of a fan's form letter, no date........40-60 

119. [FRANCE] DECRET De La Convention Nationale, 28 July 1791, 2-pages, signed inprint Duport for the King, 6-1/2 x 8-1/2". Concerns Principaute de Sedan. Very fresh condition..........80-120 See front

120. The Dreyfus Affair 71. [FRANCE] Louis Loew (1828 - 1917) President of the Criminal Chamber during the investigations of the first quashing of the verdict that had convicted Dreyfus. As president of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation as of 11 May 1886, he directed the investigations during the first quashing of the Dreyfus trial, and felt "condemned to public hatred and the target of its fury, [my name, my religion and my family being] scrutinized, misrepresented and reviled with the most treacherous acrimony." In January 1899, a deputy included him, along with his rapporteur Bard and public prosecutor Manau, in a "trio of rogues." ALS, Paris, 1887, 3pp., 4-1/8 x 5-1/4". Fine condition.............50-75

121. Julian Street (1879-1947) American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter on the New York Mail and Express (later Evening Mail ) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor. He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show by Marcel Duchamp called Nude Descending a Staircase, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory." Street moved to Princeton in the 1920s. The university houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there. Brief ALS, 1919, on 5 x 3-5/8" card. Accompanied by small vintage photo of Street [one crack lines across]............40-60

122. [MUSIC] Kenny Ascher [b. 1944] American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres; in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production. He is widely known for co-writing, with Paul Williams, The Rainbow Connection; music from The Muppet Movie. AMQS, inscribed, from "Rainbow Connection. Approx. 10-1/4 x 4-1/4". VG.............35-45

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123. [WORLD WAR II]  Hans Baur (1897-1993) was Adolf Hitler's pilot during his political campaigns of the 1920s and 1930s. He later became Hitler's personal pilot and leader of the Reichsregierung squadron.  Captured by the Soviets at the end of World War II in Europe, he endured ten years of imprisonment in the USSR before being released on 10 October 1955 to the French, who then imprisoned him until 1957. ANS, 1983, written on back of postcard. Not translated. VG...........100-150

127. [FRANCE] Émile Hilaire Amagat (1841-1915)  French physicist.   His doctoral thesis, published in 1872, expanded on the work of Thomas Andrews, and included plots of the isotherms of carbon dioxide at high pressures.  Amagat published a paper in 1877 that contradicted the current understanding at the time, concluding that the coefficient of compressibility of fluids decreased with increasing pressure.  He continued to publish data on isotherms for a number of different gases between 1879 and 1882,  and invented the hydraulic manometer, which was able to withstand up to 3200 atmospheres, as opposed to 400 atmospheres using a glass apparatus.  In 1880 he published his Law of Partial Volumes.   Amagat was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences on 9 June 1902.  A unit of number density, amagat, was named after him.  The French Academy of Sciences gave him the posthumous award of the Prix Jean Reynaud for 1915.   ALS, Paris, no date, 2pp, 4.5 x 7 in. Very fine...........100-150

128. [NOBEL] Paul Boyer [1918- ]biochemist. He is one of the laureates . 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)". ANS, no date, WITH ENVELOPE POSTMARKED 2002...............25-35

130. [FRANCE] 1784 Manuscript Document signed Pierre Fabri, from Geneva. About Isaac Vernet and Boutin [had to do with Abraham Gradis, Jewish merchant]. Approx. 6-1/4 x 8". VG......75-100