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1. [JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY] Ira Remsen (1846-1927) was a chemist who, along with Constantin Fahlberg, discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins University.  Remsen writes at bottom of letter "Referred to President Woodward, Chairman I.R."  The letter itself is from Frank Pierce to President Ira Remsen, National Academy of Science, Baltimore, Md., sending a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Patents, relative to the provisions of section 8 of the Sundry Civil Act, approved May 27, 1908.  The copy of that letter is included here. VG. The picture of Remsen showing here is not included.........200-300

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2. [MILITARY]  Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins (1896 –1987)  Army Chief of Staff during the Korean War. During World War II, he was an Army general, serving in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. Signed COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SHEET, honoring US Bicentenniel (1975) 8x11.  Also signed by Gen. Mark W. Clark (1896-1984) general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army.  Approx. 8-1/2 x 11". VG.............80-120

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Declaration of Independence


3. (ESTATE OF JOHN NIXON) Thomas Willing (1731-1821) was an American merchant, a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania and the first president of the First National Bank of the United States,  engaged in mercantile pursuits, in partnership with Robert Morris, until 1793.  As a member of the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, he voted against the Declaration of Independence. Later, however, he subscribed £5,000 to supply the revolutionary cause.  After the war, he became president of the Bank of North America (1781–91), preceding John Nixon, and then the first president of the Bank of the United States from 1791 to 1807. In August, 1807, he suffered a slight stroke, and he resigned for health reasons as president of the bank in November, 1807. Letter signed, Phila., 1815, sent to Sarah Nixon Cramond (1774 - 1865) daughter of John Nixon. Also signed by Henry Nixon (1776-1840), he was the son of John Nixon.  Both Willing and Henry Nixon sign as Executors of the Estate of John Nixon.  John Nixon was born the son of Sarah Bowles and Richard Nixon, a prominent Philadelphia shipping merchant and owner of Nixon's Wharf on the Delaware River. After being educated in the business rather than in a formal school setting, Nixon inherited his father's shipping and mercantile business in 1749. He soon became involved in public affairs, chosen a lieutenant of the Dock Ward Company in 1756, a warden of the port in 1766, one of the signers of paper money issued by Pennsylvania in 1767, and a manager of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1768-1772. In 1765 he married Elizabeth Davis; together they had five children. During early conflicts with the mother country, Nixon was an ardent proponent of the colonies. He signed the Non-Importation Agreement in 1765 and actively opposed the Stamp Act. When the Revolutionary War began, he joined the Committee of Safety, often acting as its chairman. As a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Third Battalion of Associators (a unit comprised of wealthy "Silk Stockings"), saw military action at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. He commanded the defenses of the Delaware at Fort Island and the Philadelphia city guard. Nixon, however, is best known as the first person to publicly read the Declaration of Independence, which he did from the steps of the State House on July 8, 1776.  On Monday, July 8, the Declaration of Independence was "proclaimed" (read aloud) by Col. John Nixon of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety at the State House in Philadelphia. It was also read again that evening before the militia on the Commons. Throughout the city, bells were rung all day. On that day as well the Declaration was publicly read in Easton, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey. It was these first public readings which constituted America's first celebrations of the Fourth of July.  In 1789 Nixon was one of the organizers and a director of the Bank of Pennsylvania, organized to supply the United States army with provisions and supplies. In 1784 he became a director of of the Bank of North America, the first national bank, serving as its president from 1792 until his death in 1808...............600-800

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4. [FRANCE] 1758 French document on paper concerning the Marquise de Breteuil, identified as signed with initials [upper left corner]; whose initials? One page, 6-3/4 x 8-3/4". VG...........100-150

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5. [FRANCE] Nicolas Le Camus de Mezieres (1721-1789) French architect and theoretician. He was born and died in Paris. He published several works on architectural and related subjects, including Architecture of Expression, and The Theatre of Desire at the End of the Ancien Régime; Or, The Analogy of Fiction with Architectural Innovation. Le Camus developed a theory of architecture in which the character of a building should express its destination or the social status of its client. Unlike previous character theories in architecture, Le Camus's theory was based on an explicit analogy between architecture and theatre. His architectural mode of expression followed a temporal progression similar to the dramatic unfolding of a play, and gradations in ornamentation throughout the interior of a building resembled a succession of stage sets in a theatrical performance. Manuscript Document Signed, 1770, 1p, approx. 6-1/2 x 8-1/4. Appears to be signed by at least two others. Fine..............100-150


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6. [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

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7. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL ink & pencil drawing, unsigned on 8 x 5 in. sheet. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it...............100-150

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Bill of Sale For $75,000 Walt Kuhn Painting
8. [ART] Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer.  Typed Document signed by Brenda Kuhn, an AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE, for a painting by Walt Kuhn titled "Brenda in Ogunquit."  The painting was 50 x 30 in., sold by the Midtown Galleries in New York for the Kuhn Estate.  The document has the signature of a Notary Public, dated 1989.  VG..........100-150

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9. [FRANCE] Hugues-Robert-Jean-Charles de la Tour d'Auvergne-Lauragais, (1768-1851) bishop of Arras – cardinal priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (received the title on 16 April 1846), died 20 July 1851ALS, 1821, 1p, approx. 6-1/4 x 7-3/4". VG...............75-100
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10. Clarence Francis Forestier-Walker (1857-1907) British playwright and novelist and translator. who died at age 49. His most famous play was "Romance of a Harem." He was married to the actress Blanche Clark. Offered here is a small dinner menu card from the Hotel De La Place, signed and he makes a pencil self-portrait sketch, 1894. Approx. 3.5 x 5.5". VG..........50-75

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11. [MUSIC] GEORGE HARRY MORETON (1864-1961) English composer and organist. He was taught music by his mother right from the start and was so talented that by the age of 8 years he was playing the organ at his parish church, Saint John the Baptist, in Devonport.  He later played at Saint Peter's Church in Plymouth.  He continued studying under Mr W G Hannaford and Mr John Hele and and at the age of 10 his mother suggested that he apply for the post of organist at the Stoke Damerel Church.  Apparently he got this post thanks to an amusing chance.   There was a dispute between the Rector and the then organist because the latter had dismissed a choirboy.  Unfortunately, the choirboy was due to be the soloist at the performance of a particular anthem and the Rector was very angry about the dismissal.   He invited Mrs Moreton to be the organist but she declined and recommended her son instead, who was duly appointed to the post.  But the former organist did not take his own dismissal very kindly and for the first five Sundays, young Harry sat side by side on the stool with the former organist, who refused to unlock the organ because he claimed that he had not been properly discharged. In due course he became an Associate of the College of Organists and in due course a Fellow of the College. AMQS from "Elegiac Romance", approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/4.  VG........50-75

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12. [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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13. [MUSIC] Baron Armand-Marie Limnander van Nieuwenhove (1814-1892)  Belgian composer of choral and orchestral works and church music. Knight of the Order of Leopold, he was the founder and conductor of the choral chamber ensembles Société Symphonique and Réunion Lyrique in Belgium.  ALS, no date, 1p, approx. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG..........50-75

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14. [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 15 signed bank checks, dating 1906-1921...........200-300

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15.  (Politicians/Public Servants  - James William Fulbright (1905 –1995)  Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.  TLS,   1960.  John McClellan (1896 –1977) Senator (1943–1977) from Arkansas. The longest-serving Senator in Arkansas history.  TLS,  1963.    Sol Bloom (1870 –1949) politician from New York who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1922 until his death in 1949. TLS,  1932.    Robert C. Winthrop   (1809—1894) Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.  SIGNED card, 1889.   Herman E. Talmadge, Sr. (1913 –2002) Governor of Georgia,  U.S. Senate. –TLS, 1960.   Mark  Hatfield (1922 – 2011) he served  30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon.  SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 color portrait photograph dated  7/25/01.   L.G. Derthick, US Commissioner of Education, 1958 TLS.   Mostly good to VG...........50-75



16. [AMERICANA]  E.B. Damon writes letter from Hanover, New Hampshire, 1886, 3pp. plus envelope, to Miss Laura Lotte Ames of Glens Falls, NY.  The young man Damon writes of his interest in the young lady; & her reply letter written in a teasing manner.  All very good..............50-75

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17. [MEDICINE]  Guido Patinus  (Guy Patin, 1601-1672) French doctor and man of letters.  Guy Patin was doyen (or dean) of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris (1650–1652) and professor in the Collège de France starting in 1655. His scientific and medical works are not considered particularly enlightened by modern medical scholars (he has sometimes been compared to the doctors in the works of Molière). He is most well known today for his extensive correspondence: his style was light and playful (he has been compared to early 17th century philosophical libertines) and his letters are an important document for historians of medicine. Patin and his son Charles were also dealers in clandestine books, and Patin wrote occasional poetry (such as a quatrain to honor Henric Piccardt (1636-1712).  In 1627 he took the degree of doctor regent of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris first thesis presidency December 16, 1627). In many respects, Guy Patin is regarded as a spirit of the sixteenth century lost in the Model: S-XVII.  [translated from the French]. Whatever that means!  Offered here is a clip signature written on 3-3/4 x 5/8 in. slip, laid to larger piece of paper. VG. dated 1627, the year he became a doctor.  Most unusual offering. Far too much time spent researching this offering. The picture showing is not included with this autograph............100-150

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18. [US SENATORS]  Autograph album containing 27 autograph signatures: A.A.  Sargent (1827-1887) Calif., called the "Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad". Richard Oglesby (1824-1899) ILL., Gov. and CW Major General. Newton Booth (1825-1892) Calif. John H. Mitchell (1835-1905) Oregon. H.B. Anthony (1815-1884) RI., also Gov.  Timothy O. Howe (1816-1883) Wisc., also served as U.S. Postmaster General from 1881 through 1883.  John T. Morgan (1824-1907) Alabama, he was a Confederate General.  George Edmunds (1828-1919) VT.  Wm. W. Eaton (1816-1898) CT.  A.S. Merrimon (1830-1892) NC.  John W. Johnston (1818-1889) Virginia.  Francis Cockrell (1834-1915) MO.,  Confederate general.  Frank Hereford (1825-1891) W. VA.  William Henry Barnum (1818-1889) CT.  Matt Whitaker Ransom (1826-1904) NC, Confederate general.  Daniel Voorhes (1827-1897) Ind.  Bainbridge Wadleigh (1831-1891) NH.  On same page with Wadleigh is Edward H. Rollins (1824-1889) NH.  Thomas C. McCreery (1816-1890) KY.  On same page as McCreey is the signature of   David H. Armstrong (1812-1893) MO.  Theordore Fitz Randolph (1826-1883) NJ, also Gov.  James E. Bailey (1822-1885) Tenn.  Alvin Saunders (1817-1899) Neb., the final and longest serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War.  William A. Wallace (1827-1896) Penn.  William Windom (1827-1891) Minn., also served as Secretary of the Treasury.  Henry M. Teller (1830-1914) Colorado. Simon Barclay Conover (1840-1908) Florida.  Cover slightly scuffed; a few white ink spots on cover [mostly the back side]. These signatures were likely gathered in the senate c. 1877-81. None of the signatures are on the other side of the page................400-600

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LOT 19. (19th/20th CENTURY ARTISTS/ILLUSTRATORS)   DOUGLAS VOLK (1856-1935) DS, a check dated 1908, made out by him and endorsed by him.   JULES GUERIN  (1866-1946) Muralist, Painter, Illustrator.  CLIPPED SIGNATURE in pencil.   ARTHUR IGNATIUS KELLER (1866-1924) Artist, Illustrator He was illustrator of over 150 books by authors such as Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Bret Harte, Owen Wister  SIGNATURE in pencil.  SPENCER BAIR NICHOLS  (1875-1950) Landscape Painter, Illustrator, Muralist.  SIGNED return address on envelope (1930).  THOMAS LeCLEAR (1818-1882) Genre and Portrait Painter on of his most famous portraits was of  President Grant which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.  SIGNATURE with sentiment from ALS (1879).  WILLIAM HENRY HILLARD (1836-1905) American Artist/illustrator. His most famous works are noted for the New England area, White Mountains. SIGNATURE on card.  Varied conditions............75-100




20.  [MIXED LOT] contains: [1] Elisha Phelps (1779-1847) US Representative from Connecticut. ALS, 1885, 1p. Laid to another sheet. [2] John A. Rockwell (1803- 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. CLIP SIGNATURE. [3] Chauncey F. Cleveland (1799-1887) US Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut. CLIP SIGNATURE [2 mounting stains]. [4] Philip Philbin - US congressman from Mass. ALS, 1949, 1p. [5] 1856 printed Gov. Doc. from Sec. of Treas., James Guthrie. [6] 1914 SONS OF VETERANS application card to Camp George A. Custer. [7] 1838 Bill of Lading document - NY bound for Charleston, SC. [8] R. H. Duell (1824 - 1891) US congressman from NY. Clip signature. [9] Moses G. Leonard (1809-1899) US congressman from NY. Clip Free Frank signature. [10] C.H. Calkin (1828-1913) US congressman from NY. Clip signature [half toned]. [11] Unidentified signature of congressman or senator from Hartford, Ct. [11] Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota and a highly decorated veteran of World War I. Signature. [12] Frederick Haskell Dominick (1877-1960) U.S. congressman from South Carolina. He served for eight terms from 1917 to 1933. Signed card........50-75






21. Portrait of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946). Original etching signed in pencil by the artist Franklin T. Wood  (1887-1945)  master graphic artist from Hyde Park, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts.   Franklin enrolled in the Cowles Art School in Boston, then in 1897 he transferred to the Art Students League in New York.  Like most aspiring, young American artists, Wood went to Europe to polish off his artistic training (1903); his home base was Antwerp, where Charles Verlat had been the guiding spirit.  Verlat, who passed away in 1890, had spread Thomas Couture's influence to Belgium.  Both John Leslie Breck and Edward Potthast studied under Verlat.  The image area is approx. 15-3/4 x 12 in. plus good margins.  Quality paper; another example of this portrait is in the Harvard collection. VG.............200-300

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22. [ART] Laslett John Pott (1837–1898)  British artist. ALS, 1877, 1p, 4-3/8 x 7 in.  This letter was once owned by  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. Fine.............75-100

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23. [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

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24. [ART] Richard Huntington  (b. 1936)  American painter, printmaker, and writer, is Critic Emeritus at The Buffalo News and has written for High Performance magazine, ARTnews, and Art New England. Most recently, he was a catalog essayist for the exhibition Artpark: 1974–1984 at UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts; Forty: The Sabres and the NHL at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; and Duayne Hatchett, Form, Pattern, and Invention, the catalogue for a retrospective exhibition at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo (2009).  In 2007, Huntington won the Associated Press First Award for Criticism and earlier, among a number of residencies, served as visiting critic at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C. From 1982 to 1985, he was Visual Arts Director at Artpark in Lewiston, New York. He has shown his art nationally and internationally, with recent solo exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York (2008–2009); the Albright-Knox Collectors Gallery, Buffalo (2008); and the JR Konsthallen, Linköping, Sweden (2007). In 2010, The Albright-Knox Art Gallery included his work in the international biennial Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents. In 2009, The Carey Berkus Studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, included his work in a group show representing Mexican and American artists.  Huntington holds a BFA from Syracuse University and a Master of Art and Humanities from the University at Buffalo. He divides his time between Buffalo and the town of San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico. Original lithograph, pencil signed and dated 1973, titled "Upstairs Rainbow", image 15 x 22" plus  margins.  Edition 8/10. This was made while Huntington was visting artist-in-residence  at the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY. Rare!. A few light foxing spots in margin area that will not show when matted.  Old masking tape traces outer edges on verso...........150-250

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25. [CARTOON] Hank Ketcham (1920-2001) American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip.  Signed & inscribed  original sketch, 4 x 6, of his famous character. Fine......50-75

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26.   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

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27. [FRANCE] Édouard François Mathieu Molé was born a French magistrate March 5, 1760 and died guillotined in Paris on 20 April 1794.  Son of Francois Mathieu Molé ( 1705 - 1 793 ), first president of the Parliament of Paris.  He married in February 1779 Louise Elizabeth Lamoignon ( 1763 - 1825 ), daughter of François Chrétien Lamoignon Basville , Keeper of the Seals of France in 1787 , the future Mother St. Louis and foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. In 1791, he emigrated to Brussels with his family but returned to France in January 1792 to come into compliance with the law of 9 November 1791 on the emigrants.  He was arrested on August 19 and taken to the prison of the Abbaye.  Released in September 1792, he was arrested again in October 1793 and imprisoned in the convent of the Jacobins rue Saint-Dominique. Released a second time, he was arrested again in January 1794 with all other members of Parliament who had protested against the dissolution of the institution.  Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal on April 20 with other parliamentarians, he was immediately beheaded the day of Easter.  Brief ALS, no date, approx. 4-1/2 x 7".  Rare! .........125-175

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28.  (AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT)    Thomas Louis Berger (1924-) novelist. Probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn.  TLS, 2001.  Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786-1867) author, antiquarian, and temperance advocate.  At the Boston peace celebration on February 22, 1815 (following the War of 1812), an ode of his, "Wreaths for the Chieftain," was sung. He wrote constantly for the newspapers and became well known for his literary interests. He found a popular subject in temperance reform. From 1830 till the approach of the Civil War he spoke and wrote on this theme so frequently and vigorously that he became one of the most uncompromising and conspicuous leaders in the crusade against liquor. He wrote Three Temperance Tales (2 vols., 1848), twenty-one stories of a tract-like nature bearing such titles as "My Mother's Gold Ring", "I Am Afraid There Is A God", "Groggy Harbor", and "An Irish Heart", first published in separate issues between 1833 and 1843. These were widely distributed by religious and temperance societies as well as by Sargent himself.    CLIPPED SIGNATURE 1861.   Leo Calvin Rosten (1908-1997) teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, story writing, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.  SIGNATURE.  COLONEL EDWIN EMERSON (1869-1959), Author, War Correspondent and “ROUGH RIDER”.  SIGNATURE.  MARGARET MOORE JACOBS (?-1960’s) Inspirational Author and writer. “The Secret to a Happy Life, a popular book to this day.  ALS 1960, 4pp. KENNETH B. CLARK (1914-2005) American Educator, Author, Psychologist – ANS on title page to his book “Dark Ghetto”, 1973.   Sidney Dillon Ripley II (1913-2001) ornithologist and wildlife conservationist and writer Secretary of the Smithsonian For his leadership at the Smithsonian he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, TLS 1976.   Nathan Marsh Pusey (1907-2001) university educator, writer and author.  TNS, 1973............80-120



29. [ART] Gordon Parks (1912-2006)  American photographer, musician, writer and film director. He is best remembered for his photographic essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft.  Document Signed - ASCAP dated Nov. 11, 1975,  4pp. Signed on page 3. Approx. 8-1/2 x 11 in. Fine..............100-150

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30. [ART] Granville Perkins  (1830-1895) American artist and illustrator.  ALS, 1886, 2pp., 5x8. PLUS 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. photograph mounted VG.............50-75

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31. [FILM-THEATRE]  Yul Brynner  (1920-1985) Russian-born actor of film and stage.  Signed 8x10 photo. VG.......60-80

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32. [FILM] Jack Haley (1897-1979) American vaudevillian, stage, radio, and film actor, light comedian, singer and dancer best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in the classic 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz.  Signed bank check, 1974. VG.............50-75

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33. Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) American artist, illustrator and author. He studied with the influential painters and theorists of his day, including Arthur Wesley Dow, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, Abbott Thayer, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. A transcendentalist and mystic, Kent painted remote and austere lands, including Newfoundland (1914-15), Tierra del Fuego (1922-23), and Greenland (1929; 1931-32; 1934-35).

Collotype offered here from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1925.

Not in Burne Jones. Unsigned. Image sizes approx. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches plus clean margins. Printed on copper plates by hand on French Arches hand-made paper. These are proof printing. Fine, black impressions, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 to 1 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.............100-150

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34 . [FRANCE] Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry (usually known as Joseph Gratry) (1805-1872) French author and theologian. Gratry was born at Lille and educated at the École Polytechnique of Paris. After a period of mental struggle which he has described in Souvenirs de ma jeunesse, he was ordained priest in 1832. After a stay at Strasbourg as professor of the Petit Séminaire, he was appointed director of the Collège Stanislas in Paris in 1842 and, in 1847, chaplain of the École Normale Supérieure. He became vicar-general of Orleans in 1861, professor of ethics at the Sorbonne in 1862, and, on the death of Barante, a member of the French Academy in 1867, where he occupied the seat formerly held by Voltaire. Together with others (abbé Pétitot, curé of Saint Roch, and Hyacinthe de Valroger) he reconstituted the Oratory of Jesus and of Mary Immaculate, a society of priests mainly devoted to education. Gratry was one of the principal opponents of the definition of the dogma of papal infallibility, but in this respect he submitted to the authority of the First Vatican Council. Offered here are 4 ALSs, total of 10 pages, one letter dated 1869. VG.......100-150



35. Henry Clark Corbin (1842-1909) officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1898 to 1904.  He was born in Monroe Township, Ohio, and was teaching school and studying law when the American Civil War broke out. Corbin volunteered as a second lieutenant in the 83rd Ohio Infantry in July 1862 and transferred to the 79th Ohio Infantry the next month. In November 1863 he was commissioned a major in the 14th Infantry Regiment of United States Colored Troops. He eventually rose to be lieutenant colonel and colonel of this regiment, and participated in the Battle of Decatur and Battle of Nashville. He was mustered out in March 1866.  In May 1866 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 17th Infantry of the Regular Army. He was promoted to captain in the 38th Infantry, a Buffalo Soldier regiment, in July 1866. The 38th Infantry was consolidated with the 41st Infantry to form the 24th Infantry in November 1869.  Corbin was appointed to the official staff of President Rutherford B. Hayes, serving at the White House from 1877 to 1881. He was attending Hayes' successor, James A. Garfield, when Garfield was shot in 1881, and was present at his death. He was elevated to Adjutant General of the U. S. Army with the rank of brigadier general in February 1898. He was promoted to major general in June 1900.  ALS, no year, 2pp, approx. 5x8 in. Written to Gov. Crosby of NY. Concerns promotion for Colonel Arnold, who unfortunately is too old, with little field experience, others with more experience would come before him. Lightly toned.................100-150

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36. [MUSIC] Franz Lehár (1870-1948)  Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow.  Signed postcard size photograph dated 1935 standing beside the celebrated opera star Richard Tauber, inscribed, with original handwritten envelope. VG+.............250-300

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37. [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

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38. [MUSIC] Arthur Butterworth (b. 1923) English composer, conductor. At 87 he is still active as a composer and an occasional conductor (August 2010). 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.........75-100

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39. [ART] Charles Meryon (1821-1868) French artist, who worked almost entirely in etching, as he suffered from color-blindness.  He is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. He also suffered from mental illness, dying in an asylum. His most famous work is a series of views of Paris. Offered here is a photogravure 1926 of his etching [1865].  These superb photogravures, there were 20 printed in 1926, are often sold as etchings. You see them all the time offered at around $400 to $800 each. The sellers, obviously are not aware of what they are offering. The original 1865 etching retailed at $1500. Plate size approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/2" plus wide clean margins. A superb example of the original..............100-150

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40. [CZARIST RUSSIA]  1911 original 1000 Ruble 4-1/2% Imperialistic Russian bond, with imprinted embossed revenue stamp. Approx. 10 x 14 in.  VG...................80-120

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41. [CZARIST RUSSIA]  1894 original 125 Ruble 4% Imperialistic Russian bond, with original coupons. Approx. 11-1/2 x 16-1/2 in.  VG...................100-150

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LOT 42.   (AMERICAN THEATER LOT)    Georgia Caine (1876 –1964) who performed both on Broadway and in over 80 films in her 51 year career.  SIGNED large Card.   Arthur Hiller Penn (1922 –2010)  American director and producer of film, television and theater. Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 1960s such as The Chase and Bonnie and Clyde.  SIGNED, inscribed 4x5 photograph.  Wilson Barrett  (1846 –1904) English manager, actor, and playwright. He presented and acted many works in America.  With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever. A Quote SIGNED, with unsigned postcard portrait photograph.   Selma TAMBER (1907-1991) Producer - produced several Broadway and Off Broadway shows, including "Boccaccio 70" and "Viva Madison Avenue." She also managed artists like Hanya Holm, the choreographer of "Kiss Me, Kate," "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot," and helped further the careers of the composers and lyricists Richard Adler and Stephen Sondheim. Tamber was born in New York City. In the 1930's, she supervised various Broadway musicals as the head of the department of composers and arrangers for the music publisher Chappell-T. B. Harms, where she worked with composers like George Gershwin and Cole Porter. . ALS, 1982.   William Jermyn Conlin (1831 –1891) better known by his stage name William J. Florence, actor, songwriter, and playwright. A QUOTE SIGNED February 1879.  Jean Dalrymple (1902 –1998) theater producer, manager, publicist, author and playwright who was instrumental in the founding of New York City Center and is best known for her productions there.  SIGNATURE 1960................80-120



LOT 43.    (AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT)   Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)  American poet and literary translator. He was appointed the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1987, and twice received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1957 and again in 1989.  SIGNATURE, inscribed 2000.   Theodore Russell Weiss (1916-2003) American poet, and literary magazine editor. He edited (with his wife, Renee Karol Weiss) Quarterly Review of Literature, which published William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, E. E. Cummings, and Ezra Pound.In 1987, he was the subject of a documentary, Living Poetry: A Year in the Life of a Poem, made by Harvey Edwards.   ALS, 1973. Eleanor Clark Warren (1913 –1996) American writer. She was married to Robert Penn Warren. TLS,1990.  Paul Henry de Kruif 1890 -1971) American microbiologist and author. He is most noted for his 1926 book, Microbe Hunters. This book was not only a bestseller for a lengthy period after publication, it has remained high on lists of recommended reading for science and has been an inspiration for many aspiring physicians and scientists.   TLS, 1957.  George Herbert Palmer (1842 –1933) American scholar and author.  ALS, 1908, 2pp.    William Babcock Weeden (1834-1912) American Historian, author. ALS,1910, 2pp.   James Russell Wiggins (1903 –2000) managing editor of The Washington Post and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. After his tenure as ambassador, Wiggins moved to Brooklin, Maine where he became editor and publisher of the The Ellsworth American of Ellsworth, Maine.  SIGNED 8x10 photograph; signed in dark area [poor contrast]..............70-90


Georgia Archive

LOT 44.  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

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Maryland Archive 1823 - 1846

LOT 45.  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

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WADE HAMPTON

46.  Offered here is a 1p. partly- printed document, approx. 7-1/2" x 11-1/8", dated at Chester, C.H., South Carolina, Feb. 11, 1865, with printed heading: "CAVALRY HORSES FOR COMMAND OF GENERAL HAMPTON", in which a horse, belonging to B. Mobley, is appraised by two men chosen by Mr. Mobley, Capt. Barber, of Co. B., 4th S.C. Cavalry, and by Gen. Wade Hampton, on behalf of the Quartermaster General of the Confederate States. The document reads:  "1. CERTIFICATE OF APPRAISEMENT. We, the undersigned, chosen by B. Mobley & Capt. Barber, on the one part, and by General WADE HAMPTON on behalf of the Quartermaster-General of the Confederate States on the other part, being first duly sworn, do this 11th day of February, 1865, appraise the following horses, the property of the said B. Mobley, at the aggregate sum of Fourteen Hundred dollars, in currency, to wit: One (1) Grey Horse - $1400.00,"  signed by the two appraisers, O. Barber, and Wm. M. McDonald, and by a witness....[and] "3. RECEIPT FOR HORSES. RECEIVED at Chester C.H., on the 11th day of February, 1865, of B. Mobley, the horses set down in the above appraisement, for the use of the Cavalry of the Confederate States under the Command of General Hampton, to be paid for at the above appraisement, upon the presentation of this Voucher at the office of the Quartermaster-General of South Carolina in Columbia, by whom the said sum has been advanced for and in behalf of the Confederate States," signed: "O. Barber, Capt. Co. 'B', 4th S.C.C." (4th South Carolina Cavalry).  Affixed at lower left is an approx. 5" x 3-1/2" paper, dated May 22, 1867, and signed by B. Mobley, which reads: "Messrs Hayne & Son will please pay to Porter & Conner the sum of ten - 64/100 Dollars due me for a horse sold to Hampton's Cavalry in 1865".  An amazing aspect to this document is the fact that Mr. Mobley didn't receive his money until after the war! Apparently Columbia, S.C. fell to Gen. Sherman's forces before he could be paid, but Gen. Hampton, a true Southern Gentleman and man of honor, made sure that those who sold their horses to his command, were ultimately paid, and there is an attached slip of paper, signed by Mobley, dated May 22, 1867, - about 2 years after Gen. Johnston surrendered his forces, in which Mobley directs that the money, paid by Messrs Hayne & Son (handling these payments for Gen. Hampton), be paid to "Porter & Conner" (to whom Mobley likely owed money). The horse was appraised at $1,400 - a sign of the incredible depreciation in the value of Confederate currency in Feb., 1865, and Mobley ultimately received just $10.64 in U.S. money after the war.  Folds, minor edge wear and small ink erosion holes, toning, otherwise very good.  These documents come with:  a 1p. ANS (on card), dated Washington  July 28th 1886, 3 1/2" x 21/4", reading in full:  "My Dear Miss Peck  I regret that I cannot put you in the way of obtaining  the letters you ask for & I am very Respy Yrs  Wade Hampton."  Mounting traces/ pencil notes on verso, stray mark on note side, otherwise very good.  WADE HAMPTON (1818-1902) was a noted Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterwards a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S. Senator. Wade Hampton, a wealthy planter before the war, raised at his own expense "Hampton's Legion", at the beginning of the war; Hampton took part in many major battles of the war, being wounded five times (including at 1st Manassas and Gettysburg).  He was later attached to J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry, and after Stuart's death, took command of Lee's Cavalry, with rank of Major General; Hampton also joined Gen. Johnston's forces with rank of Lt. General, and tried to stem Sherman's advance through the Carolinas.  A fine combination of documents related to this distinguished Confederate officer................700-900

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47.   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

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 48. A vintage photograph, 4-3/4" x 3-3/4", "Slave houses, Woodlawn."  "Woodlawn" is an historic slave plantation located at Columbia, Howard County, Maryland] It is a two-story, stuccoed stone house built in 1840 with wood frame portions constructed about 1785. It was part of a 200-acre farm divided from larger parcels patented by the Dorsey family. The design reflects the transition between the Greek Revival and Italianate architecture styles. The home is associated with Henry Howard Owings, a prominent Howard County landowner and farmer, who also served as a judge of the Orphan's Court for Howard County. Owings purchased the property in 1858 and died at Woodlawn in 1869. The former tobacco farm produced corn, oats, hay, and pork. The majority of the property surrounding Woodland and its slave quarters were subdivided by 1966.  Surface imperfections/spotting, mounting traces on verso-- fairly good overall................40-60

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49. [NORTH CAROLINA]  MONTFORT STOKES (1762-1842) was a distinguished citizen from North Carolina.  At the age of 13, Stokes enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marine, and during the Revolutionary War was captured by the British and confined on board the British prison ship "Jersey" for seven months.  After the War, Stokes would hold the rank of major general in the state militia (1804-1816).  In 1816, Stokes would become U.S Senator and serve until 1823.  Later, he would serve as Governor of North Carolina (1830-1832).  In 1832, President Andrew Jackson appointed Stokes to head the Federal Indian Commission where he oversaw the relocation and resettlement of tribes in the American southeast (Cherokee, Seneca, Shawnee, and Quapaw).  In order to perform his duties, Stokes moved to Fort Gibson in Oklahoma, serving until his death in 1842.  He is believed to be the only soldier of the American Revolutionary War to be buried in Oklahoma.   Offered here is a 1p. partly-printed DS, 8" x 7", dated September 28, 1799, A State of North Carolina Sheriff's summons commanding him"... that of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of Alexander Fate heretofore Alexander Joyce if to be found in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of Sixteen pounds Eight Shillings & six pence Current money...[which] in Salisbury, Samuel French recovered against him...," signed M. Stokes, and on verso signed John Fields (Dept. Sheriff), Will Bushell (Clerk) and Jn. Matlock (Sheriff).  JOHN MATLOCK (c.1753-1838) served in the Revolutionary War, in Nelson's Company of the 1st Regiment (1776-1779).  He participated in a number of major battles, including:  Brandywine, Germantown, Sandy Hook, Stony Point, and Whitesell's Mills, being discharged in 1779 with the rank of sergeant.  Matlock was given 428 acres for his military service.  From 1798 to 1799 he served as High Sheriff.  VG...............150-250     

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50. [SIGNER]  William Hooper (1742 – 1790)  American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.  Offered here is a 1p. partly-printed document, 8" x 6 1/2", dated September 24, 1778, a State of North Carolina, Anson County Sheriff's summons, reading:  "... You are commanded  That of the Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements of Richard Farr you cause to be made the Sum of Seven pounds three shillings & eight pence... recovered against him for his Costs of Suit vs David Looney...," signed H. Giffard (Clerk) and on the verso initialed W. Ho(oper) and with a few lines in his hand.  HENRY GIFFARD was an active patriot in the Revolutionary War, serving as State Militia Commissary.  Folds (small edge breaks), toning-- overall very good.  Hooper's autograph is rare in any form. 
The Autograph Collectors Checklist [Manuscript Society] lists Hooper’s signature as “very rare in any form.”.............1200-1500   

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51. [ART]   Hermann Richter (1875-1941) artist who lived and painted in California in the early part of the 20th century. He was born in Hamburg Germany, on July 29, 1875, came to the U.S. in 1927, and lived in California for 14 years.  He died in San Diego, California on May 03, 1941. Original pastel, signed, approx. 10-1/2 x 8 in. VG..............200-300

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52. [THEATRE EPHEMERA] Lot of 7 early pieces: Program of Shakespeare's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT starring E.H. Sothern & Julia Marlowe [1905]; a small 1869 broadside for THE SPIRIT OF '76; 1908 Bath, Maine Columbia Theatre broadside; 1908 Boston Theatre broadside of TAMING OF THE SHREW; 1908 Boston Theatyre broadside of A TEXAS STEER; 1903 Hollis St. Theatre broadside introducing Maclyn Arbuckle; plus another from the Boston Theatre............100-150


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53. [CHESS] Authentic 1964 Russian chess magazine once owned by Bobby Fischer and part of his working library.  Fischer, through a NYC bookshop arranged to sell his chess library to the Brooklyn Library, sometime during the late 1960s.  Apparently he was in need of money.  Years later the library consigned his books and chess magazines to the Swann Auction Galleries in NYC for auction where we purchased his magazines. We guarantee that Fischer once owned this magazine and this lot will come with a letter of authewnticity guarantee. VG...............80-120

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54.  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

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55. [ART] Lily Cushing (1909-1969) American painter. Autograph Note Signed "Lily" sent to artist Walt Kuhn. Postmarked Paris, 1938 she says "Dear Walt - Paris looks fine but the weather in wintery & wet. Will call you in a day or so. Lily." Slightly [unimportant] sun-toned........40-60

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56. Victor Andreevich Kravchenko (1905-1966 in New York) was a Soviet defector who wrote of his life in the Soviet Union as a Soviet official in his book I Chose Freedom published in 1946. He also wrote about his experience under American capitalism. Born into a Ukrainian family with a non-party, revolutionary father, Kravchenko became an engineer. An enthusiastic Party member in the 1920s, he later became alienated by Collectivization in his native Ukraine, and personal mistreatment during the Great Purge, although he managed to avoid arrest. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the Soviet Army before being posted to the Soviet Purchasing Commission in Washington, DC.  In 1944 he abandoned his post and requested political asylum in the United States. The Soviet authorities, however, demanded his immediate extradition, calling him a traitor. Ambassador Joseph E. Davies appealed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt directly on behalf of Stalin to have Kravchenko returned.   He was granted asylum, but lived under a pseudonym thereafter, fearing assassination by Soviet agents.  Kravchenko's decision to abandon the Soviet Union condemned family members he left behind to harassment, imprisonment and worse. Some of his family were killed.  Offered here is his autograph written on a book page.  5-1/4 x 7. VG....................50-75

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57. [NAVAL] Original  1833 engraved portrait of Thomas Macdonough, Jr. (1783-1825) an early-19th-century American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812.  He entered naval life at an early age, receiving a midshipman's commission at the age of sixteen.  Serving with Stephen Decatur at Tripoli, he was a member of "Preble's Boys", a select group of U.S. naval officers who served under the command of Commodore Preble during the First Barbary War. Macdonough achieved fame during the War of 1812, commanding the American naval forces that defeated the British navy at the Battle of Lake Champlain, part of the larger Battle of Plattsburgh, which helped lead to an end to that war.  The image area itself is approx. 4.5 x 3.5 in. plus margins.  A few spots in margin..............35-35

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58. [THEATRE] Jane Coombs  (1842-1901?) The daughter of a socially prominent New York family, Jane Coombs sought out the renowned actress Clara Fisher Maeder for instruction in acting. It was Maeder who connected her with Fred Niblo and other New York producers enabling her sudden emergence as a favorite on the eve of the Civil War.  During the 1870s, Coombs may have been the most highly esteemed tragedienne regularly appearing on the American stage. She embodied for many an ideal of feminine dignity. "In classical perfection of features, in depth and refinement of expression, in perfection of form and grace of movement, she presents a beautiful completeness. It is not approach to exaggeration to say she is the most beautiful woman on the American stage," wrote an 1880 critic for the New York World. While her preeminence was challenged by Mary Anderson in the 1880s, Coombs enjoyed the highest approbation when performing the roles of the standard repertory from Shakespeare to Sheridan as her troupe toured the continent well into the 1890s. Of contemporary roles, her most famous was Lady Dedlock and Hortense in the stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Bleak House."
In 1885 Coombs and her company departed North America for an extended tour of Australia. In 1888 she returned, limiting her presentations to Dickens and "London Assurance." She toured incessantly until disease halted her in 1898. Though she recovered, her abilities declined, and the tours ceased in 1900. She had performed without protracted interruption for forty-four years, her New York debut taking place in 1855-1856 Broadway season as Pauline in "Lady of Lyons."  Little is known about her later life, including her death date. Offered here is a signed 3 x 2 in. card plus a very nice CDV photograph.  Both VG.............50-75

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59. [THEATRE]  Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991)  English-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A broadway star by age 21, Le Gallienne consciously ended her work on Broadway to devote herself to founding the Civic Repertory Theater, in which she was both director, producer, and lead actress. Noted for her boldness and idealism, she became a pioneering figure in the American Repertory Movement, which enabled today's Off-Broadway. A versatile and eloquent actress herself (playing everything from Peter Pan to Hamlet), Le Gallienne also became a respected stage coach, director, producer and manager. Ms. Le Gallienne consciously devoted herself to the Art of the Theatre as opposed to the Show Business of Broadway and dedicated herself to upgrading the quality of the stage. She ran the Civic Repertory Theatre Company for 10 years (1926-1936), producing 37 plays during that time. She managed Broadway's 1100-seat Civic Repertory Theatre at 107 West 14th Street from 1926-32, which was home to her company whose actors included herself, Burgess Meredith, John Garfield, J. Edward Bromberg, Paul Leyssac, Florida Friebus, and Leona Roberts.  Signed 3x5 card.  Fine...................25-35

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60. [ART]  Clinton King  (1901-1979) American artist, born in Fort Worth, Texas and received his formal education at the University of Texas and Princeton. He studied painting from Randall Davey and Robert Reid and gained early recognition in Texas at the Annual Texas Artists Exhibitions. He is generally associated with the regional art of Texas and the Santa Fe Art Colony of New Mexico until 1940. After 1940 and in to the 1960s, he exhibited often in Chicago, New York and Paris. King painted genre scenes, landscapes, portraits and still life. His early modernist portraits and genre were often compared to Diego Rivera. King was a modernist, and a Renaissance man of the art world, whose styles included Realism, Impressionism, and Abstract Expressionism at various periods in his 40 years of artistic activity. During his lifetime, King's paintings won many prizes and are held in many public collections, including: the Library of Congress; National Collection of Fine Art; New York Public Library; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe; Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art; and the Biblioteque Nationale in Paris.  Offered here is his engraving with aquatint titled HELLAS, done in 1974,  image approx. 17-1/2 x 21-3/4 in. plus margins. This is an artist proof numbered XXV over XXV.  Still contained in its original mat.  The image area is very fine; there are a few light spots in the margin close to the image, and just below the signature area.  See scan below.  This is a major intaglio and one of the largest we have ever offered.  An important print............400-600

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Early Kentucky Pioneer Document

61. [OLD KENTUCKY] Jacob Van Meter Jr.  (Jacob Vanmetre Jr. 1762-1850) Kentucky Pioneer.  Jacob came to Kentucky with his father's party as a youth and later inherited his father's homestead. He continued to live at the old home place until about 1806, when the farm was sold to the Geohegan family.  Jacob Van Meter was a very religious man and reared his large family of ten sons and four daughters to take an active interest in the work of the church. Seven of his ten sons were deacons in the Baptist church. At the time of his death he was the last survivor of the old pioneers of the Severn's Valley Baptist Church of Elizabethtown, having been a member for 78 years.  As a Mill Creek church elder he founded the Hill Grove Baptist Church, 1822, Radcliff, Hardin Co., KY. Offered here is a 4 page manuscript document that concerns land transaction[s] with Geohegan dating back to 1781.  Jacob Vanmetre Jr. has signed at the conclusion. On verso there is a docket with signature of Ben Helm, dated 1811. Approx. 7-5/8 x 12-3/8 in.  Ben Helm (1767-1858)  known as "Kitchen Knife Whetted on a Brick." (See the Manuscript magazine, Winter, 1991, p. 24). He was a surveyor, state senator, clerk of Hardin Co. courts; major in War of 1812; purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sallie [Bush] Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln. He was a partner, in the general store business, with Duff Green [later
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THAT ROGUE, WILLIAM BUSH 1811

62. Kentucky Pioneer Document, 1811, written and signed by Ben Helm, Hardin County [Elizabethtown] Kentucky. Legal matter concerning: WilliamBush, the brother of Sarah, Abraham Lincoln's step-mother. Approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/8". Signed on the verso by Robert Bleakley.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.BEN HELM (b. Fairfax county, Va., May 8, 1767; son of Capt. Thomas Helm, apioneer settler of Kentucky, who moved from Virginia to the Falls of Ohio, in the fall of 1779. In 1801-03 Ben Helm erected the first brick house built there. He became a surveyor; was state senator, 1796-1800; clerk of the Hardin county courts, 1800-17; an officer with the rank of major in the war of 1812; filled various other offices of honor and trust in Kentucky: purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sarah (Bush) Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln, and was a partner in a general store with Duff Green [later, American statesman], conducting the business as Green & Helm. He died in Elizabethtown, 1858, nearly 91 years old.Apparently William Bush was somewhat of a troublemaker in the E-town area. He was born in 1763, and in 1828 he acquired the Knob Creek farm where the Lincolns had lived, before they left for Indiana. His sister, Sarah, became the step-mother of the future U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. See the article THAT ROGUE, WILLIAM BUSH, by Blaine V. Houmes, the Iowa physician and collector of Lincolniana. This article appears in The MANUSCRIPT, Summer 2002. William Bush acquired land like his parents, and by 1817 had married and built an attractive brick house [Elizabethtown area], a sign of sure success. He served on jury duty with Thomas Lincoln, after of Abraham and acquired the Knob Creek farm where the Lincolns had lived, before they left for Indiana∞, and later Illinois. Although prosperous, he was frequently entangled in lawsuits. His reputation was guarded and he did not enjoy the respect og other members of the Bush family. Little is known of Lincoln’s relationship with the Bush family. Lincoln claimed that his family’s “removal (to Indiana) was partly on account of slavery, but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Kentucky.” Thomas Lincoln was known to be anti-slavery, and as a young boy Abraham probably observed slaves being taken in chains to Southern markets, on the road beside his home. Carl Sandburg and other historians have not dwlt on the cantankerous nature of the President’s uncle by marriage,8 let alone the fact that there was a slave-trader in the family. We wish to give credit to Blaine Houmes for much of what appears in this description. See pictures of this article here. Fine............400-600

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63. [ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America\'s first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. In 1925, Kuhn almost died from a duodenal ulcer. Following an arduous recovery, he became an instructor at the Art Students League of New York. In 1933, the aging artist organized his first retrospective. During these years, he began to question his earlier allegiance to European Modernism. On a 1931 trip to Europe with Marie and W. Averell Harriman, his staunchest supporters, he declined to join the Harrimans on their visits to the studios of Picasso, Georges Braque, and Fernand Léger. Yet neither did he want to align himself with the anti-Modernist camp of Regionalists like Thomas Hart Benton and politically-minded social realists. In the art politics of the day, Kuhn was caught between two extremes. By the 1940s, Kuhn’s behavior began to take on unsound characteristics. He became increasingly irascible and distant from old friends. When the Ringling Brothers Circus was in town, he attended night after night. He also became frustrated by the lack of attention his own work was receiving and was particularly strident about the Museum of Modern Art\'s support of abstraction and neglect of American art in the postwar period. In 1948, he was institutionalized, and on July 13, 1949, he died suddenly from a perforated ulcer.  Offered here are two letters he wrote on August 4, 1925, from Salzburg, Austria.  Both letters are on a single sheet, his retained copies, written and signed by him. One one side he writes to the banking firm firm of Morgan, Harjes & Co., saying that he will be travelling to London in a few weeks, requests that his account be transferred to Morgan in London. On the other side, same date, he writes to the local water department in Maine. Says they will be travelling in Europe for the summer, they have closed their place in Ogunquit [Maine], disconnected the water pipes, will use no water therefore no water bill to pay.  The picture showing here is NOT included.......300-400

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64. [NEWSPAPER] LINCOLN ASSASSINATION - WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, Wis., May 9, 1865, VOL. XIII, No. 34. 8 pages, FILLED with Civil War news and bulletins. Includes: "Abraham Lincoln. Remarks at the Funeral Services...By R.W. Emerson"; "The Man who Killed Booth- Anecdotes of Sergeant Corbett"; "Indian Murders in Minnesota"; "The Assassination Plot".  Illustrated advertisements. Fascinating reading. Uncommon................75-100

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65.  [GREAT BRITAIN] mixed lot: [1] Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (1794-1870) British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament. Hotham was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Beaumont Hotham and Philadelphia Dyke. His father died when he was five years old. Hotham fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and later achieved the rank of General. In 1814 he had succeeded his grandfather as third Baron Hotham, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. SIGNED ADDRESS PANEL postmarked 1834. [2] Thos. R. Macquoid [1820-1912] Brit. artist. Clip signature. [3] Caroline Norton (1808-1877) Brit. society beauty, author. Clip signature. [4] Henry Moore (1831-1895) English marine and landscape painter. In rendering of wave movement, in veracity of color and texture, and in subtle atmospheric effects he has few rivals. He was elected an academician in 1893. CLIP SIGNATURE. Very good example. [5] Alfred Austin (1835-1913) English poet, who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896 upon the death of Tennyson. SIGNATURE with sentiment, 1908. VG. [6] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776-1845) English statesman. He was commissioned into the 48th Foot in 1790, transferred to the 7th Foot in 1791, and purchased a Captaincy in the 72nd Foot in 1793. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1797 and became Colonel of the 12th Foot six months later. In 1797 he transferred to the Grenadier Guards, but resigned his commission in 1801. He then devoted himself to politics, sitting in parliament as a Tory. His attitude on various questions became gradually more Liberal, and his support of Catholic emancipation lost him his seat in 1826. He was then raised to the peerage as Baron Wharncliffe of Wortley, a recognition both of his previous parliamentary activity and of his high position among the country gentlemen. At first opposing the Reform Bill , he gradually came to see the undesirability of a popular conflict, and he separated himself from the Tories and took an important part in modifying the attitude of the peers and helping to pass the bill. SIGNED ADDRESS PANEL dated 1826. [7] Edwin Long [1829-1891] Brit. painter. Sig. w/ sentiment. [8] Thomas Wakley [1795-1862]. English surgeon. Founder (1823) of The Lancet, weekly medical paper in which he campaigned for various medical and public health reforms; M.P. (1835-52). Signed ADDRESS PANEL postmarked 1835. Mounted. [9] Henry Fawcett [1833-1884] Eng. statesman. CLIP SIGNATURE. [10] C. Napier Hemy [1841-1917] Brit. artist. Signature, 1910............100-150



66 [ART]  ALBERT STERNER (1863-1946) American artist. STERNER'S influence is seen in the works of both Rockwell Kent and George Bellows; he introduced each of them to the technique of lithography and put them in touch with the master printer/artist Bolton Brown. In 1915, Sterner rallied a group of printmakers together to raise the general quality of American prints. The founders of the Painter-Gravers of America included, along with Sterner, Childe Hassam, Bellows, & George Elmer Brown. He became a member of the National Academy, won a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900; gold medal at Munich in 1905, a bronze at Buffalo Exposition in 1901, and Carnegie Prize in 1941. He was President of Soc. of Illustrators, 1907-09. His work [esp. his mono-prints] has always been somewhat scarce. Provenence: the Sterner Estate sale held many years ago at his summer home in Mass. . Signed & inscribed 5x7 vintage photograph of him. Expected handling wear over the years.............200-300 See above



67.  (BASEBALL LOT)  MILT PAPPAS "Gimpy" (1939- ) Pitcher - SIGNED inscribed note paper - JIM PERRY (1935-) Pitcher - SIGNED 8x10 photograph with sentiment - JAMES KAAT "Kitty" (1938- )  Pitcher - ANS on 3x5 card that he is writing a book - KEN KELTNER (1916-1991) 3rd baseman, responsible for ending DiMaggio's Hitting Streak - SIGNED 5x7 print photograph  - MAX LANIER (1915-2007) Pitcher, SIGNED 3X5 card............50-75



68. [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............80-120



69. [ROYALTY]  Infanta María Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier (1832-1897) was Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Montpensier. She was the youngest daughter of king Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, the queen-regent, who was also his niece.  Signed and inscribed cabinet photograph, approx.  6-7/8 x 9-3/4 in. Also accompanied by an unsigned 5x7 in. photo. Minor expected faults.  Scarce!...........150-250

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70. BRENDA KUHN ARCHIVE - approx. 11 letters by Brenda Kuhn. These are mostly typed ink signed letters, copy replies. She had the habit of signing retained replies for her own records. PLUS approx. 38 letters sent to her from various persons. Also includes about 24 other items plus clippings & envelopes. BRENDA KUHN (1911-1993) the only child of the famous American artist, Walt Kuhn. She spent her whole life overseeing the Kuhn Estate, was a philanthropist, Kuhn scholar, amateur photographer. The artist, his wife Vera, and their daughter Brenda were very private people. The Archive of American Art at the Smithsonian, Washington DC, has a notebook containing notes written by Brenda Kuhn about her father Walt Kuhn. Included are notes regarding a meeting with Garnett McCoy, Deputy Director of the Archives of American Art, in October, 1974. These items remained in storage for years.............200-300



71. [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

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72. [ACTORS & ACTRESSES] multiple lot comprised of: [1] [THEATRE] Willis P. Sweatnam (1854-1930) Broadway actor. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, died at the Lambs Club in NYC. The New York Times, November 26, 1930 said, " One of the Best End-Men Who Ever Cracked Jokes in a Minstrel Show. Organized Several Companies. Created a Score of Negro Characters in Comedies." Clip Signature mounted to blank page from autograph catalog. Has sentiment plus "St. James Hotel, New York." [2] [TV]Debbie Watson, (b. 1949) American movie and television actress. Born in Culver City, Los Angeles, she got her start on television, starring as the boy-struck teenage girl Karen Scott in the 1964 sitcom TV series Karen. She then went on to star in the 1965 rural themed sitcom TV series Tammy. Perhaps her best known film appearance was when she portrayed Marilyn Munster in Munster Go Home 1966. Signed [on lined side] 3x5 card. Fine. [3] [FILM] Virginia Madsen (b.1961) American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, having appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience. Several decades later, she once again became known after an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated role in the 2004 film Sideways. SIGNED, inscribed "To John" 8x10 photo. VG. [4] [THEATRE] Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever because of his success with melodrama, an instance being his production of The Silver King (1882) at the Princess's Theatre of London. The historical tragedy The Sign of the Cross (1895) was Barrett's most successful play, both in England and in the United States. He writes on 4-7/8 x 3" slip "I am very Virginius Wilson Barrett." [5] [THEATRE] Marshall P. Wilder - vaudeville performer. Signature. [6] [THEATRE] Daniel Frohman (1851-1940) American theatrical producer and manager and an early film producer. CLIP SIGNATURE. [7] [FILM] Nick Stuart[1904-1973] serial star of THE LOST PLANET, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KIDD, etc. Signature, inscribed. Scarce!. [8] [FILM] PATRICIA NEAL - actress. Her signature on imprinted 3 x 5 card. [9] [CINEMA] Leo Chalzel [1901-1953] actor. In Ida Lipino's film "Men In White." Small clipping about him signed in ink, 1938........80-120




73. [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.............100-150




Collection of 29 James Gillray etchings


74. James Gillray (1756-1815), was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Offered here are 6 sheets with a total of 29 complete etchings.  All sheets show etchings on bothsides.  Condition varies, with scattered foxing spots.   Gillray is Generally accepted to be the greatest of all English Caricaturists, and the recent exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London, showed the range of his work. Initially he worked for a number of different publishers, but from the 1790's he worked exclusively for Humphreys. Record prices [exceeding $20,000] have been recently made, many selling for $1000 and up. Most of the Gillray images that you see on the market today come from the mid 19th century re-strikeprintings, from the original plates, and often have recent hand-coloring, and are priced much lower than the vintage etchings.  These are called the Bohn edition prints. Henry G. Bohn purchased the original copperplates and began printing Gillray's between 1847 and 1851.  Prices had been climbing steadily since the 1970s, but the auction of the Draper Hill Collection at Phillips auctioneers in London in 2001 pushed prices to new highs: several key prints, including Fashionable Contrasts, fetching more than US$10,000. Since 2002, annual auctions of Caricatures at Bonhams in London, each of which included large selections of Gillray prints, have continued this trend. Escalating prices have also meant that good examples of major works by Gillray can be very hard to come by at any price. Unfortunately for the beginning collector this means that starting a collection now is far more difficult than thirty years ago, when a very good copy of Light expelling Darkness could be had for as little as US$250. A good impression of this print sold in 2006 for over US$9,000, while Fashionable Contrasts also sold in the same year for over US$20,000.  This dramatic increase in prices has also led to unscrupulous sellers attempting to pass off prints from the Bohn Edition as first edition originals, and it can be difficult for those unfamiliar with these practices to tell the difference between a restrike (commonly called "a Bohn") and an original.  To be sure, all of the Gillray etchings offered in this auction are from the c. 1850 Bohn edition. To see more about the Bohn edition click here.

Estimate for all of these etchings.........900-1200

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75.  [ART] Richard Black is a highly regarded printmaker who has made a significant contribution over the years to the arts in Iowa. For thirty years he was a professor of art at Drake University where he founded the Drake University Biennial Print Symposium. The symposium brought nationally known artists to the state to demonstrate and lecture on the art of printmaking. Black himself has been the subject of a one-person exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center and has been honored with the DRAKE AWARD for excellence in teaching and artistic achievement. Black's works are included in many museum collections and have been shown in invitational and competitive exhibitions all over the country. Using the intaglio process, Black creates prints that have a collage-like feeling. Tightly rendered textures and color patches are layered and structured to create overall pattern. The work appears to be abstract, but when closely examined recognizable forms sometimes emerge. These images are enigmatic and are woven into the intricacy of the print, there for the viewer to decipher. Black's works are often inspired by tales and interpretations from The Old Testament. Original aquatint-etching, signed in pencil, titled "Blossoms Mid-Air: R", numbered XVIII/XXV, approx. 13-1/8 x 10-1/2" plus clean margins. A superb print...........200-300

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76. [ENTERTAINERS] group of 4 signed items:  Amy Grant - signed & inscribed 8x10 photo;  Debbie Reynolds - signed & inscribed 4x5 photo;  Della [Reese] signed 3x5 card; Juliet Mills - signed 3x5 card. All VG............40-60



77. [MILITARY] Prince Alfons of Bavaria (German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel Prinz von Bayern;  1862-1933) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain. In 1880, as so many young men of his age, Alfons joined the army and in 1892 became commander of the Bavarian Schweren-Reiter-Regiment. In 1905 he reached the rank General of Cavalry, finishing his career as the commander of 7 K.B. Chevaulegers-Regiment.  ALS, 1893, 1p, approx. 4-3/8 x 6-1/4 in., plus envelope with red wax seal on verso. VG.................60-80

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78. Bosnia Humanitarian Aid Airdrop - 1993.  Original aerial leaflet dropped over Bosnia on February 27, 1993, prior to the humanitarian aid airdrop on February 28, 1993.  Two leaflets were prepared and dropped over Bosnia. They both depict a Hercules C-130 USAF cargo plane in front of a faint United States flag. Both leaflets picture crates falling by parachute marked with a bright red cross, and both are written in Serbo-Croat text, in Latin script on one side and Cyrillic on the other side.  The leaflet we are offering here - the C-130 drops three containers labeled "500 KG." This leaflet was prepared because of accidents that occurred in Somalia. Starving people rushed mindlessly into the drop zone only to be crushed by falling food crates.  The leaflet text is: Danger! For everyone's safety, let humanitarian aid land before approaching.  Approx. 6 x 3 in. Fine............75-100

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79. [ART] Jacques Philippe Le Bas (Paris, 1707 - 1783) One of the most distinguished French engravers of the eighteenth century. His talent for art was noticed at an early age and when he was fourteen he was apprenticed to M. Herisset, an engraver of architecture. The young Le Bas soon outgrew the talents of his master and he was placed under the painter/engraver, Nicolas Tardieu. Le Bas's first engraved work was commissioned by de Crozat and gained for the artist a national reputation. Creating important engravings of figure studies, landscapes and architectural studies after such masters as Boucher, Lancret, Watteau, Rubens. Rosa and Rembrandt, Jacques Philippe Le Bas became a full Academician of the French Royal Academy in 1743. In total this great engraver left an oeuvre of over 300 works of graphic art. The reputation of Le Bas's engraved art was so strong that as early as 1745 he began publishing his own art from his Paris studio at rue de la Harpe. His influence was also strongly felt as a scholar and teacher of the fine arts. He taught engraving techniques to such now well known artists as Cochin, Moreau, Eisen, Nicholas DeLaunay, Le Mire and England's Robert Strange and William Ryland. Original engraving, signed in the plate 1775, image approx. 7-1/8 x 6-1/8 plus "somewhat" thin margins. VG..........250-300

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80. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Original vintage photograph of LBJ, Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel  before a  crowd after speaking in behalf of Lyndon B. Johnson.  This vintage photo was taken by the photographer Frank Mastro, the famed celebrity photographer probably best remembered for his photos of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra. 5x5.  Likely unpublished. We own the original negative. Fine......80-120

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A Russian Boxer Rebellion Bond
81. [CZARIST RUSSIA]  Original 1,000 German Reichsmarks Imperial Government of Russia 4% State Loan of 1902 bond issued by virtue of the Imperial Ukase. Approx. 10 x 13-3/4 in. Scan showing most of the bond. VG.............100-150

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82.  (BRITISH LITERARY NOTABLES LOT) SIR GEORGE EDWARD GORDON CATLIN (1896-1979) Philosopher and political scientist, author husband of novelist Vera Britain. ALS (1973) 2pp, with small signed photo on verso (Karsh of Ottawa).  WILLIAM HOWITT (1792-1879) Author & MARY BOBTHAM HOWITT (1799-1888) Poetess SIGNATURES on sheet (1848). HENRY FESTING JONES (1851-1928) Biographer, ALS (1920) 3pp.  CHRISTINA A. L. FOYLE (1911-1999) Bookseller and owner of the celebrated Foyles Bookshop, TLS (1934).  EDMUND C. BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic. SIGNED presentation page from his 1929 book “Near & Far”.  ROSAMUNDE PILCHER (1924) Author of romance novels. SIGNED 5x8 color portrait.  SIR MAX PEMBERTON (1863-1950) Popular novelist. ALS, 1898..............80-120


LOT 83.  (BRITISH NOTABLES IN SCIENCE/MEDICNE LOT)    WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE (1825-1883) Mathematician and Physicist buried in Westminster Abbey. SIGNATURE.   SIR GEORGE NICHOLLS (1781-1865) Poor Reformer and Administrator.  ALS, 2pp.   ARTHUR CECIL ALPORT (1880-1959) Physician who first identified the “Alport Syndrome”.  ALS, 1924, 2pp.   GEORGE RICHARDSON PORTER (1792-1852) Early Statistician, and Economist, Civil Servant.  ANS, ordering a book (1832).   GEORGE PEACOCK (1791-1858) Mathematician, wrote books on the subject, also Trigonometry. SIGNATURE from ALS.  SIR JOSEPH DE COURCY LAFFAN  (1786-1848) Noated physician who treated troops and was the personal physician to Queen Victoria.  ALS, 1843, written  in 3rd person.............80-120



LOT 84.  (CARTOONIST/ILLUSTRATORS)  includes:  PERCY CROSBY (1891-1963) Cartoonist/Illustrator. Signature.  GARY BROOKINS (1947) Editorial Cartoonist/illustrator.  SIGNED inscribed 3x5 card with his printed portrait.  MIIKE PETERS (1943) Cartoonist, (2) SIGNED inscribed stationary sheets.  DEAN YOUNG (b.1938) Cartoonist.  SIGNED inscribed 4x6 Blondie Print (1980).   CHARLES PLUMB (1899-1982) Cartoonist/Illustrator “Ella Cinders”.  SIGNATURE mounted to larger card .  JOHN CULLEN MURPHY  (1919-2004) Cartoonist/Illustrator “Prince Valiant”.  SIGNED card inscribed with his portrait affixed.  ROBERT F. “Bo” BROWN  (1906-1996) Cartoonist, in The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post others.  ALS (1990) on verso of letter received.   GARY PATTERSON – Cartoonist.  ALS (2001) on one of his greeting cards of his famous “Cat”................80-120



85. [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..............80-120

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86. GERMAN WORLD WAR II ARCHIVE - An interesting German archive of 15 documents pertaining to the attempts by one Mrs. Terhaggen to have her enlisted son return home to the family's weaving factory that supplies clothes for German troops, of which the son had become the boss following the father's death on Oct. 10, 1944. She writes on Nov. 14, 1944, on letterhead of the family's factory, "Carl Hesper Nacht", to Obergruppenführer Albert Bormann requesting that her son, a naval officer, be returned home. She states that hers is the last weaving shop open and without her son there to run it, it will undoubtedly have to close. She asks Bormann to rush the request. This appeal must have been forwarded to a senior Kriegsmarine officer who subsequently writes to Admiral KARL-JESCO VON PUTTKAMMER on Dec. 1, 1944. The unidentified officer writes : "...The comments submitted in the petition of the wife Terheggen I first ordered to rush the 15.1.45...The request I give you, Admiral, return with a copy of the reply to Mrs. Terheggen...". Docketed and signed in pencil at bottom by Puttkammer, also Bormann's ink signature is near top of the letter.. Puttkammer (1900-1981) was naval adjutant to Hitler; present at the 20 July Plot, he was injured and awarded the Wounded Badge. He was sent to Berghof to destroy Hitler's papers but was not present during his final days. Additional documents include: an official letter from the Führer's office regarding an elderly woman trying to donate funds "for the reconstruction of Berlin", which are not accepted; another document regarding a court case involving: "...continued infidelity and continued corruption..." of one Richard Mahler, a leader of public health in Berlin. As a result of this, Mahler was removed from his post by Goebbels and given four years in prison; another document discusses cases of fruit sent to Hitler (which made him "very happy"); another concerning empty boxes that need to be returned to a plant as soon as railway barriers are lifted; and questionnaires, etc. In lightly worn condition, overall very good and worthy of proper translation.  Includes another Bormann signed memo, and possibly others that are initialed. 

NOTE: Albert Bormann (1902-1989) served as an adjutant to Adolf Hitler, and was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.  Hitler was fond of Bormann and found him to be trustworthy. In 1938, Bormann was assigned to a small group of adjutants who were not subordinate to Martin Bormann.  The relationship between Martin and Albert became so caustic that Martin referred to him not even by name but as "the man who holds the Führer's coat".  Further in 1938, Bormann became Chief of Main office I: Persönliche Angelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer) of the Kanzlei des Führers. In that job, Bormann handled much of Hitler's routine correspondence.  He became private secretary for Hitler. 

Karl-Jesco Otto Robert von Puttkamer (1900-1981)  German rear admiral who was naval adjutant to Nazi Germany's leader Adolf Hitler during World War II.  Puttkamer was injured on 20 July 1944 when the bomb exploded during the July 20 Plot attempt to kill Hitler and was awarded the Wound Badge (20 July 1944).  On 20 April 1945, Hitler told his staff, "the situation during the last few days has changed to such an extent that I am forced to reduce my staff". Puttkamer was ordered by Hitler to leave the Berlin Führerbunker. On 23 April, Puttkamer and several others were flown by aircraft to the Obersalzberg. Puttkamer was ordered to the Berghof to destroy Hitler's papers there. Therefore, Puttkamer was not with Hitler during his final few days in the Führerbunker. Following the German surrender on 8 May 1945, Puttkamer was held in captivity until May 1947. He died aged 80 in Munich..................... 300-500

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Famous Art Crook
87. [WALT KUHN]  Lawrence B. Salander (born 1949) is a former New York City art dealer.  His company, the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, was cited by the Robb Report in 2003 as the best gallery in the world.   By late 2007, Salander had been sued by numerous customers and business partners who claimed that Salander and his company had defrauded them. In November 2007, Salander filed for personal bankruptcy, listing John McEnroe among his creditors.  At the time, several artists represented by Salander-O'Reilly also claimed to be owed money.  As a result of his bankruptcy, Salander and his wife were ordered to relinquish control of their finances to a trustee.  Salander was charged with 13 counts of first-degree grand larceny, 10 counts of second-degree grand larceny, and other charges.  On August 3, 2010, Mr. Salander was sentenced to 6 to 18 years in prison for his crimes. In early 2007, Earl Davis made a devastating discovery. Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, run by his friend Lawrence Salander, had secretly sold more than 90 artworks created by his father, Stuart Davis. Davis owned them. The looting was a financial blow and decimated Davis's ability to initiate exhibits and promote the legacy of his father, who died in 1964. At Salander's 2010 sentencing for stealing $120 million from clients and investors, Davis said he would've preferred being robbed at gunpoint.  Offered here is a typed letter signed, 1984, concerning art works by Walt Kuhn, to be consigned by the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries to Christie's and also Sothebys, to be sold at auction.  The tiles and their reserve prices are mentioned in this letter.  The letter was sent to the person in-charge of the Kuhn estate in Maine.  Provenance: Estate of Brenda Kuhn, daughter of artist Walt Kuhn.   Highly unusual for this type of private material from the art world to appear on the open market.  Condition: used................100-150

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88. [ART] Achille Isidore Gilbert  (1828-1899) French. The title of this etching is THE ARTS OF WAR. Etching, image size 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, after a fresco by Sir Frederick Leighton, 1881, "Published London April 1, 1881 by The British and Foreign Artist Association", and "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1881 by Knoedler and Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington", publishers blindstamp l.r. and "The Arts of War" l.r.  Over all size 8-1/4 x 13 in. VG..................150-200

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90.  WILLIAM W. CAMPBELL [1806-1881] American Party congressman from New York 1845-47; State Supreme Ct. Justice; author & historian. Document Signed, 1851, 5+pp., all handwritten, concerning the settlement of a law suit arising from an estate. 8x13 in. Philip R. Yonge of Darien, George, one of the Executors of the Last Will and Testament of John Fraser late of East Florida. The suit is against Thomas Napier of the City of New York. VG............40-60

 

91. LEVANDER, HAROLD. Gov. of Minnesota 1967-71. Letter as governor dated Nov. 28, 1987 sending photo and expressing warm sentiments concerning addressee's ill son. Vertical fold at right, not affecting the text...........20-30


92. BRODIE, ALEXANDER O. Gov of Arizona Territory 1902-05 (predating statehood). LS March 24, 1903 to the President endorsing the "good character, ability and moral qualities" of a job-seeker. Small marginal tears not affecting text. (This is probably a retained copy)............20-30

 

93. WILLIAMS, JACK. Governor of Arizona 1967-75. Dated Nov. 20, 1967, Williams expresses sympathy and encloses an autographed photo. Vertical fold at right, not affecting the text. Some off-print from ink signature when folded..........20-30


94. DOCKING, ROBERT S. Governor of Kansas 1967-75. Letter dated Nov. 20, 1967, sending autographed photo and expressing regret for addressee's son's illness.....20-30

 

95. Linwood Holton - Gov. of Virginia. TLS, 1970. 1p., as governor........20-30



96. [MARYLAND] Thomas G. Pratt (1804- 1869) was a lawyer and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the 27th Governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848 and a U.S. Senator from 1850 to 1857. SIGNED PARTLY-PRINTED DOCUMENT, 1845, appointing Justices from Frederick, Md., 5th Election Commission. 15-3/4 x 10 in. Edge tattering & folds but in generally good condition.........50-75

 

97. [MINN] S.J.R. McMillan (1826-1897) American politician. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota. McMillan served in the U.S. Senate in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th United States Congresses from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1887. He had also been a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1864 to 1875 and served as Chief Justice from 1874-1875. He graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania in 1846, later studying the law on his own as was the custom of the day. DOCUMENT SIGNED, 1879, 5X8 in. Signed receipt for Vol. One of the Official Register of the United States for 1879...........30-40




98. [SCIENCE] DANIEL I. ARNON (1910-1994) American Plant Physiologist - one of the 20th century's leaders in the field of photosynthesis. ALS dtd 8/22/89.......35-45


99. [FRANCE] Pauline Trigère (1909-2002) was a French-born American fashion designer, known for her crisp, tailored cuts and innovative ideas. Her clientèle included many famous women such as the Duchess of Windsor, actress Claudette Colbert and singer Lena Horne. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photo.........25-35




100. [CABINET]  James Harlan  (1820-1899)  member of the United States Senate and a U.S. Cabinet Secretary. He was  Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson, an appointment he held until 1866. Signature, with sentiment. Harlan was a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln and his family. In 1868 his daughter, Mary Eunice Harlan, married Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Harlan's home in Mount Pleasant, now known as the Harlan-Lincoln House, is a museum that houses memorabilia from both the Harlan and Lincoln families........25-35





101. [FILM] Norman Jewison (b. 1926) Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Signed 3x5 card...........20-30



102. [FRANCE] Edmond Desbonnet (1867 - 1953) French academic and photographer who championed physical culture. He made physical education fashionable in belle époque France through the publication of fitness journals and by opening a chain of exercise clubs. BRIEF ALS, 1927 [?], 1P. To the autograph collector and writer, Felix Bonafe. Edge toned............25-35



103. [THEATRE] Ernest Blum (1836-1907) French dramatist. Brief ALS, no date, 1p.......50-75

 

104. [THEATRE] Francesco Dall'Ongaro [1808-1873] Italian writer, poet and dramatist. He was educated for the priesthood, but abandoned his orders, and taking to political journalism founded the Favilla at Trieste in the Liberal interest. In 1848 he enlisted under Garibaldi, and next year was a member of the assembly which proclaimed the republic in Rome. On the downfall of the republic he fled to Switzerland, then to Belgium and later to France, taking a prominent part in revolutionary journalism; it was not till 1860 that he returned to Italy, where he was appointed professor of dramatic literature at Florence. Subsequently he was transferred to Naples, where he died on the in 1873. His patriotic poems, Stornelli, composed in early life, had a great popular success; and he produced a number of plays, notably Fornaretto, Bianca Cappello, Fasma and Il Tesoro. His collected Fantasie drammatiche e liriche were published in his lifetime. Rare ALS, no year, 2pp, 5-1/4 x 8". Not translated. Fine condition...........75-100

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105. [FRANCE] Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (1872- 1959) French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. His personal calling card on which he writes about 10 lines on both sides about the poet Kemp, signed "G." VG.....40-60

 

106. [FRANCE] Claude Vasconi (b. 1940) French architect. After designing two key projects as a young architect, Les Halles in the centre of Paris and the building of the Préfecture in Cergy-Pontoise, he became one of the most sought-after architects in France, with major projects in Montpellier, Strasbourg and Saint-Nazaire. Signed card postmarked with stamp he designed..............40-60



107. [FRANCE] Pauline Marie Armande Craven née de La Ferronnays (1808-1891) French author. Mrs. Craven's family life was depicted in the Le Récit d'une Soeur as especially tender and intimate. She suffered several severe bereavements in the years following her marriage. The Cravens lived abroad until 1851. In the same year Keppel Richard Craven died. His son's diplomatic career appeared unsuccessful. He stood unsuccessfully for election to Parliament for Dublin in 1852 after which he retired to private life. The family went to live in Naples in 1853. Mrs. Craven then began to write the history of the family life of the la Ferronays between 1830 and 1836. Its focus was the love story of her brother Albert and his wife Alexandrine. This book, the Le Récit d'une Soeur (1866, Eng. trans. 1868), was enthusiastically received and was awarded a prize by the French Academy. Strained circumstances made it vital that Mrs. Craven earn money by writing. Anne Sivrin appeared in 1868, Fleurange in 1871, Le Mot d'énigme in 1874, Le Valbriant (Eng. trans., Lucia) in 1886. Among her miscellaneous works are La Sceur Natalie Narischkin (1876), Deux Incidents de la question catholique en Angleterre (1875), Lady Georgiana Fullerton, sa vie et ses ceuvres (1888). Mrs Cravens charming personality won her many friends. She was a frequent guest of Lord Palmerston, Lord Ellesmere and Lord Granville. Before his death in 1884, her husband translated her correspondence with Lord Palmerston and her correspondence with the Prince Consort into French. She died in Paris on April 1, 1891. Two ALSs, no dates, brief 1p. written in 3rd person & a brief 4-page ALS. Two Letters..........50-75




108. [SCIENCE] Mathias-Marie Duval [1844-1907] French professor of anatomy and histology born in Grasse. He was the son of botanist Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810-1883). Duval is remembered for research involving placental development in mice and rats, and was the first to identify trophoblast invasion in rodents. With Austrian-American gynecologist Walter Schiller (1887-1960), Schiller Duval bodies are named, which are structures found in endodermal sinus tumors. ALS, 1889, 1p, about 5 x 8". Fine............50-75



109. [SIGNED BOOK] "An Hour Before Daylight" by Jimmy Carter [former US President]. Simon & Schuster: NY (2001). Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", boards, 271pp. + index. With BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY CARTER AFFIXED TO FRONT FREE END PAPER. Near fine condition................100-150

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110. Chas. E. Duryea [1861-1938) Am. manufacturer of motor vehicles. Clip Signature. Good example..........75-100



111. [FRANCE] Paul Ginisty (1855-1932 ) French writer, journalist. Regular columnist for the magazine Gil Blas. Two ALSs, neither has date year, 1-page & 2-pages. Speaks of "Crime & Punishment". Both VG...........75-100


112. [FRANCE] Émile Auguste Étienne Martin Deschanel (1819-1904) French author and politician, the father of Paul Deschanel, the 11th President of the French Republic. His works include: Études sur Aristophane (1867), Le Romantisme des classiques (1882), and the controversial Catholicisme et socialisme (1850). As a result, Napoleon III forced him into exile between 1851 and 1859. He later became a professor at the Collège de France and in 1881 became a lifetime member of the French senate. A street bearing his name is located in Paris's VIIe arrondissement bordering the Champs de Mars. ALS, 1869, 2pp, 5-1/4 x 8". Not translated. One soiled corner.........50-75



113. [THEATRE] Fritz Williams [1869-1930] Am. actor very popular at turn of the century. Appeared on Broadway from 1899-1930. Signed cabinet photograph dated '98. VG.......40-60

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114. [MUSIC] Albert Hague (1920-2001) German-born songwriter and composer. AMQS, dated 1982. Believed to be from his "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." ..........40-60

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115. Edward L. Tilton (1861-1933) American architect, with a practice in New York City, where he was born. He specialized in the design of libraries, such as the Olean Public Library and Mount Pleasant Library (Washington, D.C.), two of about a hundred libraries, many of them Carnegie libraries, that he designed in the United States and Canada, and structures for educational institutions. He and the partner that he met in Paris, William A. Boring, won a competition in 1897 to design the first phase of new buildings for the U.S. Immigration Station on Ellis Island in New York Harbor : the Main Building (1897-1900), Kitchen and Laundry Building (1900-01), Main Powerhouse (1900-01), and the Main Hospital Building (1900-01) were all constructed to their designs before the formal partnership was amicably dissolved in 1904. The two architects continued to share an office. A RARE DOCUMENT SIGNED, Dec. 27, 1923, concerning construction supplies for the Knight Memorial Library in Providence, Rhode Island, for $8,579.23. One page plus 2 additional pages of figures.......100-150



116.  [BASEBALL] Rudy York - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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117.  [BASEBALL] William Barney McCosky - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60




118.  [BASEBALL] Cecil Travis - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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119.  [BASEBALL] Roy Weatherly This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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120.  [BASEBALL] Frank McCormick This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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121.  [BASEBALL] Terry Moore This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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122.  [BASEBALL] Tom Henrich This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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123.  [BASEBALL] James Tabor This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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124.   [BASEBALL] Stanley Hack This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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125. ( DUKES OF BEAUFORT LOT)   Duke of Beaufort is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Charles II in 1682     4 SIGNATURES  Henry Somerst (1844-1803) 5th Duke - Master of the Horse to Queen  Charlotte, Lord Lt. of Leistershire and Brecknockshire, CLIPPED SIGNATURE.    HENRY CHARLES SOMERSET (1766-1835) 6th Duke Tory member of Parliment, Lord Lt. of Monmouthsire, Gloucestershsire, HIgh Steward of Bristol CLIPPED SIGNATURE.   HENRY SOMERSET, Maj. (1792-1853)7th Duke - British Military Soldier, Aide de Camp to the DUKE of WELLINGTON in Portugal and Spain. Member of Palrlimen, LORD OF the ADMIRALTY, HIgh Steward of Bristol - SIGNED ADDRESS PANEL.    Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy SOMERSET (1824-1899) 8th Duke- Briish Soldier and Politician-Aide de Camp to the Duke of WELLINGTON and also Viscount HARDINGE, Member of Parliment, Master of the horse to QUEEN VICTORIA, Privy Counsellor.    CLIPPED SIGNATURE, from ALS...........75-100





126.  (AMERICAN JOURNALIST/BROADCASTERS)  Lowell Thomas (1892 –1981)  American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous, TLS, 1932. Bernard Shaw (1940) American journalist, news anchor for CNN from 1980. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. Willard Scott (1934)  best known for his TV work on The Today Show and as the creator and original portrayer of Ronald McDonald,  (two) SIGNED, inscribed 7x9 photographs.............60-80



127. [MUSIC] John White (1936 - ) English experimental composer and musical performer. He invented the early British form of minimalism known as Systems music, with his early Machines. AMQS from his work "Piano Sonata No. 95". Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/4". Two folds o/w VG..........75-100

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128. [ENGLAND]  Joseph Parker (1830-1902)  English Nonconformist (Congregational) divine. Age stains......20-30

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129. [FILM] Ann Sothern [1909-2001] American actress. Signed, inscribed 10x8 photo. Accompanied by vintage sheet music from the film "let's Fall In Love" starring Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern. Both VG............40-60



130. [FRANCE]  1786 DECLARATION DU ROI, by Louis XVI.  Concerning CLERGY, signed Louis [in print]. 8 pages, 7-1/2 x 10 in. Very fresh condition, unusual vignette at head...............80-120

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131. [FRANCE] BULLETIN DES LOIS DE LA REPUBLIQUE, dated Year XI [1803], 16 pages., approx. 5.5 x 8.5".  Identified as being about Colonies. Signed Bonaparte in print. VG............100-150

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132. [ART] Samuel Colman  (1832-1920) American painter, interior designer, and writer, probably best remembered for his paintings of the Hudson River. Clip Signature, about 3-3/4 x 3/4"...........25-35

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133. [ART] William Holbrook Beard  (1825-1900)  American painter. Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting, and in 1861 moved to New York City, where, in 1862, he became a member of the National Academy of Design. Beard was a prolific artist. His humorous treatment of bears, cats, dogs, horses and monkeys, generally with some human occupation and expression, usually satirical, gave him a great vogue at one time, and his pictures were largely reproduced.  Clip Signature, about 3-3/4 x 3/4"...........25-35

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134.   [ART]  William Cave Thomas  (1820-1906) British artist.  ALS, nd, 1p, 4.5 x 7 in. VG............50-75

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135. [ART] Edward H. Potthast (1857-1927)  American Impressionist painter. He is known for his paintings of people at leisure in Central Park, and on the beaches of New York and New England. His work is included in many major museums in the United States. Clip Signature, top corner missing. About 4-3/4 x 2-1/4".........50-75

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136. [ENGLAND]  Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury GCB, PC (1780-1845) was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835. Franking Signature on address panel 1834............25-35

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137. [ENGLAND] Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, GCB, PC (1800-1885), known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Bt between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Franking Signature on address panel 183[?]............25-35


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



139. James R. Roosevelt, known as "Rosey" [1854-1927] was the older half-brother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He served as Secretary of the United States Legation in Vienna and as Secretary of the Embassy in London. RARE DOCUMENT FRAGMENT SIGNED, May 1, 1913. Also signed by Warren Delano. Approx. 7-1/2 x 3-1/4 in. VG...........60-80

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140. 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.....80-120




141. [FILM] Luis Trenker (1892-1990) German-language South Tyrolean (Austrian-Italian) film director, architect, and actor. The style he had developed in the thirties was not limited to nationalistic, folkloristic and heroic clichès, however; his impersonation of a hungry, downtrodden immigrant in depression era New York was regarded as one of the seminal scenes for future Italian neorealism by the likes of Roberto Rossellini.  Signed vintage postcard photo. VG...............40-60

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142. [ARCHIVE] From the Papers of Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) the Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Large group of approx. 92 signed letters to Philbin; 1 TLS from Philbin; approx. 150 telegrams and carbon copies of letters. Unread for content.........100-150



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


144.  [SCOTLAND] Archive of approx. 70 letters & documents from a Law firm in Scotland. Most, if not all, dated 1885. Unchecked for autographs - and content. Mostly VG.......100-150


145.  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



146. [FRANCE] Eugène Brieux (1858-1932), French dramatist.  ALS, n.d., 1p, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. VG..........60-80



147. [FRANCE] Stephen-Jean-Marie Pichon (1857-1933)   French politician of the Third Republic. The Avenue Stéphen-Pichon in Paris is named after him.  He served as French Minister to China (1897–1900), including the period of the Boxer Uprising. An associate of Georges Clemenceau, he served several times under Clemenceau and others as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a role in which he proved amiable, but not particularly effective. His most notable service was under Clemenceau during the latter part of the First World War and the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, but, like most of the other foreign ministers at the conference, Pichon was largely sidelined by the more forceful figure of his head of government.  ALS, 1907, 1p, 4-3/4 x 7 in. VG..............75-100



148. [FRANCE] Germain Bapst (1853-1921) French scholar, bibliophile, French historical memorabilia collector.  ALS, 1894, 1p, 8 x 10 in. VG.............75-100



149. [FRANCE] Charles Étienne Louis Ganderax ( 1855-1941)  French journalist and theater critic, he was co-director of the Literary Review of Paris with Henri Meilhac , of the French Academy.  He worked in Parliament, Figaro, the Blue Book.  ALS, 1917, PLUS a letter by his daughter.................80-120



150. [BASEBALL] Joseph Moore - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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151. [ART] Peter Grippe (1912 - 2002) American sculptor, printmaker, and painter. His "Monument to Hiroshima" series (1963) used found objects cast in bronze sculptures to evoke the chaotic humanity of the Japanese city after its incineration by atomic bomb. Other Grippe Surrealist sculptural works address less warlike themes, including that of city life. However, his expertise extended beyond sculpture to ink drawings, watercolor painting, and printmaking (intaglio). He joined and later directed Atelier 17, the intaglio studio founded in London and moved to New York at the beginning of World War II by its founder, Stanley William Hayter. Today, Grippe's 21 Etchings and Poems , a part of the permanent collection at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is available as part of the museum's virtual collection. ALS, 1992, 1p. Plus signed & inscribed gallery exhibition brochure from 1991. Two pieces. VG..........50-75




152. Edmund Muskie  (1914-1996) Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981. Muskie was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 1968 presidential election, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1972.  Signed color photo of Lincoln statue, signed in person at Bates College in Maine. Condition:  the 2 white lines above Lincoln's head are not in the photo [scanner problem]; white speck below his knee is flaw, and also finger print near bottom are also flaws.  Still a nice example..........40-60

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

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154. [OPERA] Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960) celebrated Spanish operatic singer, a lyric soprano. TLS, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD, 1944, 1p, 4to. Fund raising form letter sent to members signed in ink by Bori and Elizabeth Holton. Mail folds............50-75



155. [MUSIC] JEFF VON DER SCHMIDT is Conductor and Founding Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber Music. A two-time Grammy Award-winning conductor, he has led numerous performances of standard 20th century composers as well as world and local premieres of new work. Mr. von der Schmidt has received six Grammy nominations, including consecutive 2003 and 2004 Grammy Awards as conductor for the Complete Chamber Music of Carlos Chávez Volumes and 2. His performance was nominated for Best Classical Album in 2005 for the Complete Chamber Music of Carlos Chávez, Volume 3 by both mainstream and Latin Grammys. Recent projects include leading cultural exchanges at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, featuring Aura, a major new composition by Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Chinary Ung; and a complete cycle of the chamber music of Carlos Chávez with Southwest Chamber Music and the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble at the UNAM Center in Mexico City in May 2007.  His successful 2003 performance at the Library of Congress, with soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson in Richard Felciano’s An American Decameron, was greeted with a standing ovation. He has led cycles of the Los Angeles works of Arnold Schoenberg at Cooper Union in New York City and at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna, where Southwest Chamber Music was the first American ensemble to perform at the Center since its relocation from the University of Southern California.  Signed [endorsed on verso] 1984 Warner Bros. pay check. VG..............25-35

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156.  [TV] Chris Cluess is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), MADtv (1995) and Night Court (1984). Signed [endorsed on verso] 1984 Warner Bros. pay check. VG..............25-35

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157. [FILM]  William Caskey Swaim is an American television and film actor, best known for having played Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz in the 1978-1979 television series, Project U.F.O.  Signed Warner bros. check made out to Swaim in 1985, endorsed by him on the verso. VG.........25-35



158. [EARLY FILM] Clara Kimball Young (1890-1960) American film actress, who was highly regarded and publicly popular in the early silent film era. Signed vintage 8x10 photo, 8x10. One pin hole above head. Signed in dark area with purple ink..........60-80

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159. [Signatures] mixed lot of signatures in various forms: [1] Josiah Flynt (1869-1907) Am. sociologist and author. Sig. card, 1901 [2] Charles P. Taft [1897-1983] Republican Party politician and the son of President William H. Taft. Signed card, 1936. Click to see Taft [3] Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey PC (1797-1869) styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1815 and 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 and 1841. CLIP SIGNATURE - soiled. [4] Delbert Mann [1920-2007] TV & film director. Sig/inscribed card. [5] George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC (1800-1870) English diplomat and statesman. HE WAS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY UNDER 4 PRIME MINISTERS. Signed card, 4 x 2.5 in. VG. [6] Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol, GCB PC, DL (1788-1867) was a former Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria. CLOSELY CROPPED SIGNATURE. There is slight loss due to the crop. [7] Vincent Astor (1891-1959) businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family. He had a highly developed social conscience. He was 20 when his father died and having inherited a massive fortune, Vincent Astor dropped out of Harvard University . He set about to change the family image from that of miserly, aloof slum landlords who enjoyed the good life at the expense of others. CLIP SIGNATURE. [8] Andrew R. Forsyth [1858-1942] Scottish mathematician. Signature. [9] [BRITAIN] Graham Wallas [1858-1932]. English political scientist. Lecturer, London School of Economics (1895-1923); professor, U. of London (1914-23); member of Fabian Society (1886-1904); on London County Council (1904-07); known for contributions to development of empirical basis and scientific methods in social sciences. Author of Life of Francis Place (1898), Human Nature in Politics (1908), The Great Society (1914), The Art of Thought (1926). CLIP SIGNATURE. [10] Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802- 1894), known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman. He was the eldest son of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. In 1835 he entered Lord Melbourne's cabinet as Secretary at War, and effected some valuable administrative reforms, especially by suppressing malpractices detrimental to the troops in India. Signed undated address panel "Grey.".........100-150


160. [FRANCE] Jean-Baptiste Honoré Raymond Capefigue (1801-1872), French historian and biographer. The general catalogue of printed books for the Bibliothèque Nationale contains no fewer than seventy-seven works (145 volumes) published by Capefigue during forty years. ALS, no date, 1p. VG. Not translated...........50-75



161. [THEATRE] Clement Scott (1841-1904) was an influential English theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph, and a playwright and travel writer, in the final decades of the 1800s. Small signed photograph, 1-1/2 x 3 in. G-VG......25-35

 

162.  [FRANCE] E. Legouve (Gabriel-Jean-Baptiste-Ernest-Wilfrid Legouve) (1807-1903) writer; author of novel Édith de Falsen (1840) and plays Louise de Lignerolles (1848), Adrienne Lecouvreur (with Scribe, 1849), Bataille de dames (1851), Un Jeune Homme qui ne fait rien (1861). ALS, no date, to the poet de Ratisbonne, 1p. Not translated...........75-100



163. [FRANCE] Count de Froissard - ALS, 1816, 1p, 6-1/2 x 8-1/4". Not translated. Identified as "was there around Napoleon in 1814. Speaks about the 1816 election." VG..........75-100

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


165. Albertus Christiaan van Raalte (1811-1876) 19th century pastor in the Reformed Church in America. He led the Dutch immigrants who founded the city of Holland, Michigan in 1846 and played an important role in establishing the school that would become Hope College. Signed Autograph Card, dated Chicago, 1872......25-35

Portrait of Raalte



166. [MILITARY] Lyman Louis Lemnitzer [1899-1988] American Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 1963 to 1969. Signed bank check, 1957. VG example............50-75



167.  [FILM] Lew Ayres (1908 1996) American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr. Kildare in several movies. Signed 3x5 card..........2O-30

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168. STELLA ADLER (1902-1989) Actress, Director, Teacher. She opened the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting. Among those to study at the conservatory were Marlon BRANDO Robert De NERO, Warren BEATTY, and Candice BERGEN, Adler is viewed as one of the foremost influences on contemporary acting. TLS dtd 5/12/89 signed "Stella"................40-60



169. [FRANCE] Nestor Roqueplan (1805-1870) French writer, journalist, and theatre director. Roqueplan was considered a dandy, and witty and caustic as a writer.  On 20 November 1857 Roqueplan succeeded Émile Perrin as director of the Opéra-Comique, and held the position until 19 June 1860, when he was replaced by Alfred Beaumont.  The first new work to be presented under Roqueplan was Ambroise Thomas's 3-act Le carnaval de Venise on 9 December.  At the beginning of 1859 Roqueplan brought suit against Le Figaro for harassment regarding his directorship. According to The Literary Gazette of London, the Figaro had described Roqueplan as "a species of Pasha, lolling upon a couch, smoking a cigar, and desirous only of escaping from all the details of his administration." Not long thereafter came the triumphant premiere of Meyerbeer's Le pardon de Ploërmel, but despite its success, his financial difficulties increased. Eventually the constant money problems caused him to retire from opera management.  ALS, not dated, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". VG.........50-75


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World War II Hero

170.  [FRANCE]
Albert Chavanac - World War French hero who was awarded The Ordre de la Libération ("Order of the Liberation") which is a French Order awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during World War II. It is an exceptional honor, the second highest after the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) and only a small number of people and military units have received it, exclusively for deeds accomplished during World War II. TLS, Conseil Municipal De Paris, 1965, 1p, 8-1/4 X 10-1/2". FINE. NOT TRANSLATED............50-75


171. [FRANCE] Leon Levy said Brunswick (1805-1859) French playwright.   He started as a journalist before turning to the theater. He is the author of many comedies with Jean-François Bayard , Emile Vanderburch , Dumersan or Arthur Beauplan . But with Adolphe de Leuven know it, for twenty years, his greatest successes, notably through booklets comic operas of Adolphe Adam (Brewer Preston, The Postilion of Longjumeau , King of yvetot). He has also published under the pseudonym Leo Lhérie.  Brief ALS, no date, 1p.............50-75



172. [FRANCE] Auguste Armand Ghislain Marie Joseph Nompar de Caumont de LLa Force (1878-1961), 12th Duke of La Force, was a French duke and historian. Specialising in the 17th century (he was himself a descendent of the 1000-year-old Caumont de la Force family), his work allowed him to reconstruct events in which his ancestors had taken part. He was elected a member of the Académie française on 19 November 1925.  ALS, [1899?], 1-1/2 pages. VG.............50-75



173. [FRANCE] Louis-Antoine-François de Marchangy (1782-1826) French writer. ALS, Paris, 1824, lengthy 3pp, 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. Not translated. VG..........100-150


174. [FRANCE] Yves Guyot (1843-1928)  French politician and economist. He was born at Dinan. Educated al Rennes, he took up the profession of journalism, coming to Paris in 1867. He was for a short period editor-in-chief of L'Independent du midi of Nîmes, but joined the staff of Le Rappel on its foundation, and worked subsequently on other journals.  He took an active part in municipal life, and waged a keen campaign against the prefecture of police, for which he suffered six months' imprisonment. He entered the chamber of deputies in 1885 as representative of the Ier arrondissement of Paris and was rapporleur general of the budget of 1888. He became minister of public works under the premiership of PE Tirard in 1889, retaining his portfolio in the cabinet of Charles de Freycinet until 1892.  Although of strong liberal views, he lost his seat in the election of 1893 owing to his militant attitude against socialism. ALS, Paris, 1907, 1p, approx. 5.5 x 8.5". VG........50-75

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175. [FRANCE] Henri-René Lenormand (1882-1951) was a French playwright. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence of the theories of Sigmund Freud.  ALS, nd, 2pp., to the critic Robert Kemp about an article. VG.............50-75



176.  [FRANCE]  Jacques de Lacretelle (1888-1985)  French novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on November 12, 1936.  ALS, nd, 1p. plus unsigned 5x7 photo. VG.............75-100



177. [FRANCE] Judith Cladel  (1873-1958) She was the friend and biographer of the great sculptor, Rodin. She also wrote on the sculptures of Maillol, and some plays for the theatre. ALS, 1955, 1p. with last line and signature on verso. 8-1/4 x 5-1/4. Fine............50-75


178. [FRANCE] Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard (1742-1822)  French abbé and instructor of the deaf. Born at Le Fousseret, in the ancient Province of Languedoc (now the Department of Haute-Garonne), and educated as a priest, Sicard was made principal of a school for the deaf at Bordeaux in 1786, and in 1789, on the death of the Abbé de l'Épée, succeeded him at a leading school for the deaf which Épée had founded in Paris. He later met Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet while traveling in England, and invited him to visit the school. Sicard's chief works were his Eléments de grammaire générale (1799), Cours d'instruction d'un sourd-muet de naissance (1800) and Traité des signes pour l'instruction des sourds-muets (1808). The Abbé Sicard managed to escape any serious harm in the political troubles of 1792, and became a member of the Institute in 1795, but the value of his educational work was hardly recognized till shortly before his death at Paris. In 1803 Sicard became a member of the Académie française, occupying Seat 3 as the successor to the François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, who was a diplomat. Offered here is either a manuscript or a letter written by Sicard, doesn't appear signed but his name appears on the text at bottom of page 3. No date that we can see. Approx. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4". VG.............100-150

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179. [THEATRE] CADET - Ernest Alexandre Honore Coquelin (1848 -1909) French actor. Also called Coquelin cadet, to distinguish him from his brother. He graduated with the first prize in comedy and made his debut in 1867 at the Odeon. The next year he appeared with his brother at the Theatre Francais and became a societaire in 1879. He played a great many parts, in both the classic and the modern repertoire, and also had much success in reciting monologues of his own composition. He wrote Le Livre des convalescents (1880), Le Monologue moderne (1881), Fairiboles (1882), Le Rire (1887), Pirouettes (1888). He died within days of his famous older brother Constant. ALS, Paris, 1903, 1p, 4-3/8 x 7". VG. Not translated. Signed "Cadet."...........40-60

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180. [BRITISH] William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne KG, GCMG, PC (1859-1942) British politician and colonial administrator. Like his father, he became a Liberal Unionist in 1886 when William Ewart Gladstone proposed Irish Home Rule. He retained his seat till 1892, when he was elected for Edinburgh West. In 1895 he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies by his father-in-law Lord Salisbury, where he became junior to the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain. During the difficult period before the outbreak of the Second Boer War he progressed rapidly. In November 1900 Selborne was sworn of the Privy Council and made First Lord of the Admiralty under Salisbury, with a seat in the cabinet, an office he retained when Arthur Balfour became Prime Minister in 1902. In 1905 he succeeded Lord Milner as High Commissioner for South Africa and governor of the Transvaal and Orange River colonies. He assumed office at Pretoria in May of that year. He had gone out with the intention of guiding the destinies of South Africa during a period when the ex-Boer republics would be in a transitional state between crown colony government and self-government, and letters patent were issued granting the Transvaal representative institutions. But the Liberal Party came into office in Britain the following December, before the new constitution had been established, and, the decision was now taken to give both the Transvaal and Orange River colonies self-government without delay. Lord Selborne accepted the changed situation, and the experiment proved successful. He ceased to be governor of the Orange River Colony on its assumption of self-government in June 1907, but retained his other posts until May 1910, retiring on the eve of the establishment of the Union of South Africa. The despatch, dated 7 January 1907 and known as the Selborne Memorandum, in which he reviewed the situation in its economic and political aspects, was a comprehensive statement of the dangers inherent in the existing system and of the advantages likely to attend union. The document had in fact been compiled by Lionel Curtis and other members of Milner's Kindergarten. The force of its appeal had a marked influence on the course of events, while the loyalty with which Lord Selborne co-operated with the Botha administration was an additional factor in reconciling the Dutch and British communities. He returned to England with his reputation, according to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, "as a statesman enhanced by the respect of all parties, and with a practical experience, second only to that of Lord Milner, of British imperialism in successful operation." His experience made him a valuable ally in the movement among the Unionist party at home for Tariff Reform and Colonial Preference, to which he could now give his full support. In 1915 Selborne returned to government during the First World War when he became President of the Board of Agriculture in the war time coalition of Liberal prime minister H. H. Asquith . He resigned the following year and did not hold high political office again. The Selborne Committee on Church and State from 1914 to 1916 was chaired by Lord Selborne. Letter SWigned, Downing Street, 1896, 2pp. To E. Bruce Low regarding an appointment. Stationery has the embossed Colonial Office seal. VG........50-75



181. [FILM] Diane Ladd (b. 1935)  American actress, film director.  She has appeared in over 120 roles, on television, and in miniseries and feature films, including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Touched by an Angel (1997) (TV), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). She is the mother of actress Laura Dern, by her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern. Ladd has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA and has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.  ALS, 1982, written on her 6 x 4-1/2 correspondence card. She fills the page with opinions & thoughts. VG..........50-75




182. [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...........125-175

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183. James Walker (1794-1874) president of Harvard University.  He graduated at Harvard in 1814, studied theology at Cambridge, and was pastor of the Unitarian church in Charlestown for twenty-one years. During this period he was active in his parochial duties and in advocating the cause of school and college education, lectured extensively and with success, and was a close student of literature and philosophy. In 1831-39 he was an editor of the "Christian Examiner." He resigned his pastorate in July, 1839, the following September became professor of moral and intellectual philosophy in Harvard, was elected its president in 1853, and held office till his resignation in 1860. He devoted the remainder of his life to scholarly pursuits, and left his valuable library and $15,000 to Harvard.  Autograph Signature dated Cambridge Dec. 1866, written in 5-1/4 x 6-1/4 in. alum page. VG..............40-60

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184. [FILM] John Carroll [1906-1979] American actor. SIGNED, inscribed printed portrait picture, 5 x 7. VG......25-35

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185.
[SCIENCE] Herbert Haviland Field [1862-1921] American Zoologist: founded the Concilium Bibliographicum, 1895, in Zurich, an agency for zoological and related literatures, briefly considered after World War I as a possible center for the international organization of scientific literature by the US Academy of Sciences. Typed Document Signed, Zurich, 1897, 1p. Received of R.S. Woodward, Treas. of The American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, $250 in full payment of grant voted in aid of the International Bureau of Bibliography. Mail folds o/w VG................50-75

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Led Marine squad in 1914 when U.S. troops stormed and occupied Vera Cruz during the Mexican Revolution

186. [US NAVAL] Ellsworth "Dave" 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 document, USS Stringham, Nov. 6, 1918, 1p.  Much wear..........40-60


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187. [FRANCE] Louis-Antoine-François de Marchangy (1782-1826) French writer.  He rose to fame as both a literary figure and a prominent prosecutor for the Restoration government. His most famous case was his prosecution of the four sergeants of La Rochelle who were executed in 1822 for their part in a Carbonari plot to overthrow the government. His summary for the prosecution lasted five hours and was published as a 196-page book. In numerous other cases, he supported the repressive conservative government against the liberal opposition. ALS, Paris, 1823, written on both sides plus postmarked address leaf with intact red wax seal. Quite nice. Not translated - content not known. VG...............80-120

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188. [FRANCE] Jacques Raillon (1762-1835) Bishop of  Dijon and Archbishop of  Aix (-Arles-Embrun) , France.  He made a famous funeral speech at Notre Dame for Marshall Lannes. ALS, [1807], 1p, 4-1/4 x 3-1/8". VG..........75-100

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189. [FILM] Glenda Jackson, CBE (b.1936) British Labour Party politician and former actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973). BRIEF TLS, 1991, on her stationery, sends autographs. Fine..........25-35

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190. [BASEBALL]  group of signed pictures of  "Whitey" Wietelmann,  Pedro Guerrero, Bill McCool, Steve Howe, Bobby Castilo, Gary Redus, Bob Welch,  Steve Yeager, Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, Ron Cey, & Joe Black. None larger than 5x7 in. Condition mostly very good..............100-150



191. [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

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BLINDED TEDDY ROOSEVELT BOXING
Signed Bank Check

192. 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

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193. (LORD CHANCELLORS OF ENGLAND LOT)    SIGNATURES in Various Forms - Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, 1st Baron St Leonards PC (1781 –1875).  Rounell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC (1812–1895) He served twice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Clipped SIGNATURE - Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714 –1794) English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl of Camden.  Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury PC, QC (1800 – 1873)   Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham PC KC (1781 –1851) He was twice Lord Chancellor.  Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine  ( 1750 - 1823) He served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom between 1806 and 1807. Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856 –1928), was an influential Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician, lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" were implemented. Raised to the peerage as Viscount Haldane in 1911, he was Lord Chancellor between 1912 and 1915, when he was forced to resign because of his supposed and unproven German sympathies..............80-120



194. [MUSIC] Isaac Stern (1920 – 2001) American violinist and conductor.  Signed 1961 Israel cover, dated 1980. 7 x 4 in.  Fine...............60-80

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195.  
[MUSIC]  Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (1916-1999)  American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Signed 1983 special music cover. Approx. 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 in. Fine.........80-120

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196. [FRANCE] Jacques Vallée, Sieur Des Barreaux (1599-1673)  French poet. His great-uncle, Geoffroy Vallée, had been hanged in 1574 for the authorship of a book called Le Flau de la Joy. His nephew appears to have inherited his scepticism, which on one occasion nearly cost him his life; the peasants of Touraine attributed to the presence of the unbeliever an untimely frost that damaged the vines, and proposed to stone him. His authorship of the sonnet on "Penitence",  by which he is generally known, has been disputed, notably by Voltaire.  Des Barreaux was apparently bisexual. Although he was later known as one of the lovers of Marion Delorme, a famous courtesan, he also was the lover of the freethinking poet Théophile de Viau, called the "King of Libertines" by Jesuit prosecutors. During his imprisonment in 1623–25 on charges of writing atheistic poems with homosexual allusions, de Viau addressed a poem to Vallée, "The Complaint of Théophile to his friend Tircis", reproaching Des Barreaux for doing little to help him.  After de Viau's death in 1626, a contemporary biographer of high society, Tallement des Réaux, referred to Des Barreaux as de Viau's widow, "thus indicating that their physical relationship was common knowledge at the time." Subsequently, Des Barreaux was a lover of the libertine poet Denis Sanguin de Saint-Pavin, the so-called "King of Sodom", "a consummate gentleman" whose aristocratic rank and social connections protected him from prosecution for his witty, homosexually themed writings.  In his Pensées, Pascal refers to him in a passage about those who renounce reason and "become brute beasts".  A French mystery document on vellum, either written and signed "Vallee" or about him.  Approx. 7-3/4 x 1-3/4".  Right edge affixed to back of an 1809 showing 3 signatures not identified.  Worthy of research. VG............200-300

Barreaux document
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197.  [MUSIC - FRANCE] Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)  French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute.  ALS, 1930, 1p, 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. VG..........50-75



198. [MUSIC - FRANCE] Louis-Charles-Bonaventure-Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934)  French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera.  In 1887, he produced his first opera, Kérim.  The following year, Bruneau met Émile Zola, launching a collaboration between the two men that would last for two decades. Bruneau's 1891 opera Le rêve was based on the Zola story of the same name, and in the coming years Zola would provide the subject matter for many of Bruneau's works.  Bruneau was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1895.  Five lines written in his hand on his calling card. Not signed. VG...........60-80



199. [POP MUSIC] Chubby Checker (b. 1941)  American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list.   He also popularized the Limbo Rock and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as the fly.  Checker is the only recording artist to place five albums in the Top 12 all at once.  Signed and inscribed color 8x10 photo. Signed in 1994. VG............40-60
 

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200. QUAYLE FAMILY - signed cards by Dan Quayle [V.P.], and his wife Marilyn Quayle, plus 1995 Season's Greeting card [unsigned].  All fine..............40-60

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201. John Patrick (1905-1995)  American playwright and screenwriter. Pulizer Prize winning dramatist.  Signed 1p. typescript from THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST NOON. VG............50-75

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202. Aleksandra Danilova (1903-1997) Russian-born prima ballerina who became an American citizen. Signed picture dancing, removed from some publication........25-35

 

203. Aleksandra Danilova (1903-1997) Russian-born prima ballerina who became an American citizen. ALS, 1990, 1p.........25-35




204. [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




205. [MUSIC] Leopold Dancla (1822-1895), Violinist and composer of chamber music. ALS, no date, on both sides of 4 x 5-1/4" page...........40-60



206. [FRANCE] LOI De La REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, No, 1546, Year VI  (1798), 24 pages, 7-1/2 x 10".  Concerns the creation of Income Tax during the French Revolution.  Edges toned on last page..........100-150

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207. [MUSIC] Mel Tillis (b. 1932) American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.  Signed 8x10 photo. Signed in dark area. VG........25-35

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208. [MUSIC] Roy Clark (b. 1933) American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw Show. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............25-35

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209.  [John Lennon] Mark McGann (b.1961)  English actor, director and musician.  McGann first appeared on stage in 1981 in the production Lennon at the Everyman Theatre and the London Astoria where he portrayed John Lennon, the role which won him the first of his two Olivier Award nominations for best actor in a West End show. He was later to reprise this role in two other productions, Imagine and the film John and Yoko: A Love Story for NBC television in the United States.  His first television appearance was as 'Mad Dog' in Scully by Alan Bleasdale in 1983 with Cathy Tyson and Elvis Costello. A long career in TV followed seeing him play a wide variety of characters including 'Marcus Bannerman' in the World War I era drama series by Russell T. Davies The Grand in 1999; 'Joseph Bazalgette' the great Victorian industrial engineer in the award winning factual drama/doc Seven Great Industrial Wonders of the World in 2002; and 'Tom Crean' the Irish companion of Ernest Shackleton in Shackleton opposite Kenneth Branagh; and 'Niven Craig' in Peter Medak's Let Him Have It. Document Signed, Warner Bros. 1984 check made out to McGann and endorsed by him. VG........25-35




210. [CAPTURE OF JEFF DAVIS - NEWSPAPER] Wisconsin State Journal, May 23, 1865, 8pp. Includes: THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS; THE GUILT OF JEFF. DAVIS; European Comments on the Death of Mr. Lincoln; The Starving Of Our Prisoners; "...The disguise in female dress is fully confirmed..." VG...............75-100





211. [MUSIC] Ronnie McDowell (b. 1950) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his 1977 song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had recently died. From that single onward, McDowell charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard country music charts. Two of his singles – "Older Women" and "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" — reached Number One on the country charts, while eleven more reached Top Ten.  Signed Bush/Quayle '92 card PLUS signed picture removed from some publication.  Each about 5 x 3 in. VG..............25-35



212. [FILM] Shirley Booth (1898-1992)  American stage, film, radio and television actress.  Signed 8x10 photo. VG......25-35


213. [FILM]  Martha Raye (1916-1994) American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television.  Signed  5x7 in. photo. VG..............25-35





214. [COUNTRY MUSIC]  group of signed cards: Tennessee Ernie Ford,  Billy Joe Royal, Loretta Lynn, Roger Whittaker, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, John Hartford,  and a signed 8x10 photo of Patty Loveless. All very good condition...........80-120




215. [BASEBALL]  Group of 12 signed items of former big-leaguers.   Includes signed pictures by Rick Sutcliffe,  Mike Scioscia, George Foster, Fred Norman, Jim O'Toole. Signed baseball cards: Rod Scurry  [2], Jim Brewer, Donnie Moore,  George Bamberger [2]. Plus a signed 3x5 card by Rudy Hoyos - Spanish announcer for the Dodgers. VG...........50-75


 

216. [FILM] Hume Cronyn (1911-2003) Canadian-born actor who was married to Jessica Tandy. TLS, 1957, 1p. Mentions the play "The Man In The Dog Suit" not yet finished. To M. Abbott Van Nostrand, the publisher of plays. VG...........40-60




217. [ART] Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet PRA (1836-1919) English painter, designer, and draughtsman who served as President of the Royal Academy.  Signed card dated 1899. Approx. 3-3/4 x 2-7/8".  Fine example.........25-35



218. [THEATRE] George Graves (1876-1949) English comic actor who created The Gazeka, a mythical beast. He introduced it as a bit of by-play in the musical, The Little Michus at Daly's Theatre, London, in 1905. As a result, Graves's little idea became a fad of the season and a competition was mounted to encourage artists to give sketches of what the beast might look like. Charles Folkard won the competition and the Gazeka suddenly appeared in the form of various items of novelty jewellery, charms, etc, and was taken up by Perrier , the sparkling water makers, for a series of advertisements. The Gazeka also featured in a special song and dance in the entertainment Akezag, at the London Hippodrome at Christmas, 1905. ALS, no date, 1p..............25-35

 

219. [THEATRE] Ignacio Martinetti [? - 1931] American actor, director, composer, conductor. He made his Broadway debut in 1900. In 1905 he appeared in Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland". His career ended in 1930 with "Fifty Million Frenchmen." Signed, inscribed cabinet photograph from 1890s. 4 x 6-1/2". Photo by Morrison, Haymarket Theatre. VG for its age...........40-60



220.  Kim Hunter (1922- 2002) American film, theatre, and television actress. She won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, each as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. Lengthy TLS, 1980, signed Kim, 1p. Fine.........35-45


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221. Eliza (Buckminster) Lee (1792-1864) American author, the daughter of Joseph Buckminster. She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; was well educated by her father and brother, Joseph Stevens Buckminster; married a Thomas Lee of Boston; became a writer; and was unusually felicitous in her descriptions of New England life. She wrote, notably: Sketches of New England Life (1837); Naomi, or Boston Two Hundred Years Ago (1848); and memoirs of her father and brother (1849). She translated from the German, wrote a life of Richter (1842), and published an historical novel, Parthenia, the Last Days of Paganism (1858). ALS, 1843, 2pp. To Phillips Brooks, the famous American clergyman and author. Letter says she is sending the poem Brooks asked for [poem not present here].............75-100




222. [ART] MARGUERITE PEARSON (1898-1978) Noted American painter. Born in Philadelphia, she made her reputation in the Rockport area of Mass., north of Boston. She studied at the Boston Art Museum School; and Rockport Summer School, under A.T. Hibbard. She was a member of The North Shore Arts Association; Allied Artists of America; Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts; Rockport Art Association; American Artists Professional League; American Federation of Arts. Offered here is an original oil painting on stretched canvas, 25-3/4 x 19-1/2 in. plus frame. Painted in black & white [and therefore grays], obviously to be used as an illustration for some book or publication unknown to us. Unsigned but with Estate Certification on back signed by Martha Blanshet [?], Director, Rockport Art Association, Feb. 19, 1980. She certifies that this unsigned painting is from the Pearson estate. Several slight crack lines in the paint o/w VG. Pearson's paintings are today highly prized...........4000-6000

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223. [MUSIC] Vladimir Ashkenazy [b. 1937] Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Clip signature from envelope...........20-30

Portrait of Ashkenazy



224. [ENTERTAINER] BILLY DE WOLFE (1907-1974) American Actor - Toothy comic actor entered vaudeville as a musical comedy performer in his teens. He gained fame in several nightclub and Broadway revues of the late 1930s and early 1940s, in which he generally portrayed an overemphatic effeminate character. His best-known routine was "Mrs. Murgatroyd," decked out in a flowery hat and steel-rimmed specs, impersonated a middle-aged lady "doing lunch" after a shopping spree. He repeated this bit in 1946's Blue Skies, one of several Paramount releases to benefit from DeWolfe's presence between 1943 and 1950. Hewas also a regular on three TV sitcoms of that era: That Girl (as Marlo Thomas' acting coach), Good Morning, World and The Queen and I. SIGNED/inscribed card with sentiment, 3-1/2 X 2 in......25-35




225. [FILM] Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000) American actor. Signed vintage album page.........25-35





226. Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) American lawyer, legislator, and diplomat, born in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. In 1823 his parents (Joel Burlingame and Freelove Angell) took him to Ohio, and about ten years afterwards to Michigan. Apart from his official duties as an elected official, Burlingame was also famous for disgracing Representative Preston Brooks after the Congressman physically assaulted Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the US Senate. This was done by goading Brooks to publicly challenge him to a duel, and then proposing conditions so intimidating that Brooks backed down. CLIP SIGNATURE..............25-35



227.
Edward Stewart White [1873-1946] American author. Signed, inscribed card. Fine...........25-35




228. [MUSIC] PIERRE BEAUDET - noted French Canadian composer. Signed & inscribed, Montreal 1989, edition of his book CHANSONS ET POEMES RETROUVES. Hard cover - pages not numbered. VG..................35-45




229. [FILM] Iron Eyes Cody (1904-1999) American actor. He frequently portrayed American Indians in Hollywood films. In 1995, Cody was honored by the American Indian community for his work publicizing the plight of Native Americans, including his acting in films. In 1996, his Italian ancestry was made public. ANS written on back of postcard [1990]..........30-40



230. [FILM] Lyle Bettger  (1915-2003)  was a character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s, having typically portrayed villains. He is perhaps most recognisable as the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Brief ALS, 2001, removed from bottom of letter to him...............35-45



231. Edmund Blunden, MC [1896-1974] English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. Signed in ink limited edition page [proof page] from the "hand-set edition of Near & Far," 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". Fine...........30-40



232. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884-1970 ) Son of William Kissam Vanderbilt. Associated with New York Central management and managed family interests for many years. Turned to sports in later years and was namesake of 'Vanderbilt Cup.' His signature on 5x3 slip. Top portion of slip has oil stain that shows but does not touch signature. .....25-35

 

233. Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899) American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt, who left him close to $70 million. In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. Signature on 4-3/4 x 2-1/4" slip. Different col9or inl "Yours respectfully" above signature. Faint fold line; slightly soiled...........50-75



234. [NOBEL PRIZE] ILYA PRIGOGINE (1917-2003) Belgian Chemist - is best known for extending the second law of thermodynamics to systems that are far from equilibrium, and demonstrating that new forms of ordered structures could exist under such conditions. He called these 'dissipative structures' because they cannot exist independently of their environment. According to the second law of thermodynamics, ordered systems disintegrate into disordered ones. However, showed that the formation of dissipative structures allows order to be created from disorder in non-equilibrium systems. These structures have since been used to describe phenomena such as the growth of cities and the physics of car traffic. Awarded 1977 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. SIGNED 3-1/2 x 5 color photograph...............35-45



235. US Senators - 5 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Homer E. Capehart [Ind]; John Marshall Butler [Md]; Wallace F. Bennett [Ut]; Quentin N. Burdick [ND]; Styles Bridges [NH]...........35-45



236. Ted Key (1912- 2008) Am. cartoonist,best known as the creator of the comic strip Hazel. Large signature. 3 mail folds.................20-30


237. [FRED THOMPSON] Group of 4 beautiful color hand-tinted outdoor scenes plus 2 smaller hand-tinted scenes, one of which is full-masted sailing ship. which is 3x2. The larger photos are 7x5. All VG...........80-120



238. [FRED THOMPSON] Group of 8 b/w vintage photos of outdoor country & woods scenes. One is a dam and two are snow scenes. Approx. 9 x 6.75 to 9.75 x 7.5. All VG...............100-150

 

239. [FRED THOMPSON] Group of 5 outdoor scenes not color tinted. From 6.5 x 4.5 to 9.5 x 5......80-120


240. Benjamin  Altman (1840–1913) American businessman who in 1865  founded B. Altman & Co., opening a store on Third Avenue and 10th Street in NYC. In 1906, he moved the business to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. Benjamin Altman died without heirs. Shortly before the death, he founded the Altman Foundation. Until 1985, it owned B. Altman & Co., which latter closed the last store in 1990.  Altman was an avid collector of Rembrandt paintings and china, much of which he acquired through art dealer Joseph Duveen. Upon his death, he donated the collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Signed Chemical National Bank check, 1906.  VG.................80-120




241. [MUSIC] WILLY EICKEMEYER [1879-1925] German composer & pianist. CLIP SIGNATURE........20-30



242. Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751- 1812) son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford, was a British peer. From 1757 until his accession in 1777, he was styled Lord Guernsey. He was an artist of some repute. Eleven of his paintings, part of the Oppe Collection, are held on behalf of the National Museum by the Tate Gallery. CLIP SIGNATURE [toned/mounted]........20-30

243. [MUSIC] Jack Beeson (b. 1921) American composer. He is known particularly for his operas, the best known of which are Lizzie Borden, Hello Out There! andThe Sweet Bye and Bye. Beeson studied privately with Béla Bartók. SIGNATURE/INSCRIBED with sentiment, 2000.............20-30


244. [NOBEL] Rosalyn S. Yalow (b. 1921) is an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique.  SIGNED/INSCRIBED 3x5 card..........20-30



245. Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life in the second half of the 20th century. Nice SIGNATURE..........20-30



246. [THEATRE] Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) English actor. Brief ALS, Comedy Theatre. "My dear C.V. Mary Merrall asks me to pass on this play to you. So here goes. Yours truely Herbert Marshall." .............40-60


247. [MUSIC] Herman D. Koppel (1908-1998) composer and pianist of Jewish origin. Born in Copenhagen, he fled the Nazis with his family in 1943. He wrote 13 symphonies, numerous concertos, and 20 string quartets. AMQS from his composition "Concerto For Oboe and Orchestra" Op 82 (1970). On 6x4 card. One cannot consider the history of twentieth century Danish music without coming in contact with Koppel. VG...........40-60

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248.  (Opera Lot)    VIRGILIO BELLATI (1869-1917) Italian Opera Baritone and conductor. He made in 1892 at La Pergola in Florence in Pescatori di Perle. He enjoyed excellent reputation and had a long career. In 1894 he performed in the new opera of Leoncavallo "I Medici" at the Dal Verme in Milan and later in Naples in the role of Poliziano. In 1896 he was the first Schaunard in Genoa at the Politeama Genovese. In 1899 he took part in a very long tour in the United States. In 1901 he was cast in the first of the new Scala opera of Mascagni "The Masks" His career ended in 1917, the year of his death.  SIGNED early Postcard Photograph [poor contrast].    Harry Dearth  (  ?  -1933) English Opera Star - a high basso. Active in opera, oratorio and concerts, Dearth made more than 225 recordings, mostly fascinating ballads. CLIPPED SIGNATURE.   H. GREGORY HAST  (1862-1944) English tenor who founded the Meister Glee-Singers in 1890. He was a member of the choirs of both Westminister Abbey and the Temple Church. Hast became a noted recitalist following his St. James's Hall debut in 1898 touring in both America and Europe.  SIGNATURE.    Anton Schott (1846 - 1913) German dramatic tenor. e began his studies with Agnes Schebest-Strauss, and by the end of the year had already appeared at the Munich Opera. The following year saw him engaged as leading lyric tenor of the Berlin Opera. In 1880 he made his London debut, in the title role of Rienzi; two years later he went to Italy with Angelo Neumann's company to appear in the works of Richard Wagner. He made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera on, 1884, singing the title role of Wagner's Tannhäuser; it marked the beginning of Leopold Damrosch's first season of German opera with the company. SIGNATURE, 1889.  Luigi Ravelli (1848-?) Italian Opera Singer. SIGNED card, 1881.  Ruggero Raimondi (1941) Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures.  SIGNED 4x6 photo in “Tosca”.  Frances Lillian Bible (1919 –2001) American operatic mezzo-soprano who had a thirty-year long career at the New York City Opera between 1948 and 1978.  SIGNED album page.   Marguerite Piazza (1921 -2012) American soprano, entertainer and philanthropist.  SIGNATURE from address return on envelope (large signature). Marcia Baldwin (1939-  )  Met Opera mezzo soprano. SIGNED Album page.............100-150


249. [MUSIC] Carl Ehrenberg  (1878-1962) German composer.  TLS, 1937, 1p. In German. VG.............30-40



250.  [MUSIC] Juan Bautista Plaza Alfonso (1898-1965) was a classical composer. He began studies in medicine at the Central University of Venezuela but, with time, left in order to dedicate himself to music. His first teacher was Jesus Maria Suárez. He studied in Rome from 1920 and 1923 and obtained the title of professor of sagrada (sacred) composition. After his return to Venezuela he was named Master of Chapel at Caracas Cathedral and carried out this position until the year 1948. In the Caracas Superior Music School he taught music history and appreciation to composer Antonio Lauro and singer Morella Muñoz. A Note Signed, Bogata, 1964. Approx. 4 x 4". VG..........30-40



251. [NOBEL PRIZE] FREDERICK C. ROBBINS (1916-2003) American Physiologist -He shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with John F. Enders, Ph.D., and Thomas H. Weller, M.D., for discovering a method of growing poliovirus in a test tube; up until that time, the virus had to be studied in monkeys, which were expensive to use and difficult to handle. Their achievement resulted in the development of effective poliomyelitis vaccines and also paved the way for the ultimately successful development of vaccines for other major scourges of childhood, particularly measles and German measles, a major cause of birth defects. ANS on 3x5 card........................20-30



252. [TV] Sid Caesar (1922-2014) Emmy award winning American comic actor and writer known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. Signed 3x5 card. Fine.........25-35


253. (FRENCH LITERATURE) PIERRE DESCAVES - 3 to 4 pages of autograph notes unsigned and approx. 36 news clippings on Henri Troyat [French author]. Including a program from "Le Vieux Colombier." Descaves' file on Troyat....................50-75



254. {CABINET] James Wilson (1835-1920) Scotland-born United States politician who served as US Secretary of Agriculture from 1897-1913. SIGNED CARD............20-30



255.
[NOBEL PRIZE] Mairead Maguire (b. 1944) co-founded Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People, in Northern Ireland. She received the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Betty Williams, in 1977 (the prize for 1976) for their efforts. SIGNED 3x5 card dated 7/9/94..........20-30



256. Calvin  Klein (b. 1942)  American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968.  Signed 8x10 photo [youthful image]. Fine.............25-35



257. [OPERA]  Elizabeth Harwood (1938-1990)  English lyric soprano. She enjoyed an operatic career lasting for over two decades and worked with such conductors as Colin Davis and Herbert von Karajan. She was one of the few English singers of her generation to be invited to sing in productions at the Salzburg Festival and La Scala, Milan, as well as at the Metropolitan Opera.  ANS, with envelope postmarked 1981. 7x9 in. Mail folds............20-30

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258. [MUSIC] George Crumb (b. 1929)  American composer of avant-garde music. Signed 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 in. slip plus envelope addressed in his hand, signed in the return address portion.  Two signed pieces. VG..........30-40

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259. [DANCE] Antonio Ruiz Soler (1921-1996)   Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and dance director.  During appearances in the United States he danced in Ravel's "Boléro" in New York City and appeared in several Hollywood movies, including "Ziegfeld Girl" (1941), "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) and "Honeymoon" (1947).  Signed, inscribed 1983 photo, 5x7 in.  Slight creasing top edge which doesn't show much on front..............35-45

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260. [MAINE]  John Baldacci  (b. 1955)  the 73rd Governor of  Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.  TLS, 1997, 1 full page, about cutting Medicare................20-30

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261. [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

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262. [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

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263.
[FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Signed 1935 bank check, accompanied by vintage sheet music for OLD NEW ENGLAND MOON.   The check is made out to, and endorsed on the by James Hanson (1904-1973) who was a trumpet player in Rudy Vallee's band. Jim's playing became nationally famous and he was featured in national advertisements for the Conn Symphony Special trumpet in those days. When Rudy went to Hollywood, Jim stayed East and joined Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians...........80-120

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264. JIM BEAM SPIRAL STAKES 1982 - menu signed on the back side by the baseball great Stan Musia(1920-2013) and comedian Marty Allen.  5 x 7 in.  Fine............50-75



265. Jerry Reed Hubbard (1937-2008)  American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man," "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love," "Alabama Wild Man," "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird," and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)".  Signed 8x10 photo. VG............50-75

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266. [US POLITICIANS] TLSs by US senators: Wm. Spong,  Harold E. Hughes, William Proxmire,  Ernest Hollings,  Birch Bayh. ALSO congressmen Carl Albert, and 7 others.  These date 1969-1972.............100-150



267. [CABINET] Harold Brown (b. 1927) American scientist, was U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. SIGNED 5X7 color photo. VG............25-35


268.
[FILM] Richard Brooks (1912-1992) Hollywood film writer, director, producer. In the 1940s he wrote the screenplays for the critically acclaimed Key Largo and Brute Force. He won his only Oscar in 1960 for his screenplay for Elmer Gantry, although he was nominated for the films Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Professionals (1966), and In Cold Blood (1967). SIGNED 5 x 3-1/2 photo 1987. .........50-75



269. [TV] SOUPY SALES (1926-2009 ) American Entertainer/Comedian - One of the most popular kiddie-show hosts of his day, Soupy Sales's daily satirical show was as popular with parents as it was with the younger set. He even had a hit dance record, "The Mouse," during the show's run. His recordings are an extension of the zany show. While some bemoaned his use of slapstick and double-entendre jokes, his popularity has never waned, as shown by the success of his current stand-up act and the release of several video tapes with scenes from his old show. SIGNED/Inscribed 8x10 photograph.........25-35


270. Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell (b.1913) English physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 to 1980. The first name of the fictional scientist Bernard Quatermass, the hero of several BBC Television science-fiction serials of the 1950s, was chosen in honor of Lovell. Signed picture portrait., 8 x 11-3/4". VG.............35-45



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

 

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



273. Cyrus Townsend Brady (1861-1920) American journalist, historian and adventure writer. His most well-known work is "Indian Fights and Fighters". Brady's first major book "For Love of Country" whilst telling the story of a fictitious John Seymour was actually based in part on the true heroics of Nicholas Biddle one of the first five captains of the fledgling Continental Navy. AQS, 1901, on 3-3/4 x 2-3/8" card........20-30



274. [ENGLAND] Sir Nicolas C. Tindal (1776-1846) celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended Queen Caroline at her trial for adultery in 1820. ALS, 1836, written on both sides of 7x9 in. sheet. Light toning; old mounting remains along one edge on back do not affect text......50-75



275. Alfred L. Atherton Jr. (1921 - 2002) United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Egypt in 1979-1983. TLS, 1979, 1p..........20-30



276. [THEATRE] Victor Mapes (1870-1943) American playwright. Brief ALS, 1907, 1p. VG.......25-35


277. Lowell Thomas [1892-1981] Am. writer/broadcaster. Clip signature.........20-30

 

278. Peter Benchley [1940-2006] author "JAWS". ANS ON 3X5 CARD.....25-35


279.  (20th CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE LOT) [1]  Michael Francis Gilbert, CBE (1912-2006) British writer of both fictional mysteries and thrillers, ALS, 1992, 2pp [2] Geoffrey Edward West Household (1900-1988) prolific British novelist who specialized in thrillers. He is best known for his novel Rogue Male (1939).   ALS,  1973, with small signed photograph   [3]  Anthony Armstrong (1897-1976) Anglo-Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist.  SIGNATURE on stationary  [4]  A. J. P. Taylor FBA (1906-1990) English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age”.  TLS 1982   [5] John Arden (1930-2012) English Marxist playwright who at his death was lauded as "one of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s”.  SIGNATURE  [6]   Pamela  Snow (1912 –1981) English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic, wife of Lord Charles Percy Snow. TLS,  1972...........75-100



280. ROBERT C. WINTHROP (1809-1894) American Statesman/Politician - He studied law under Daniel Webster, was admitted (1831) to the bar, and was (1835-41) a Whig member of the Massachusetts legislature. He served (1842-50) in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming SPEAKER of the US Hse of Rep. in 1847. Appointed (1850) to the Senate to complete Daniel Webster's unexpired term, he was defeated (1851) for reelection by Charles Sumner. He was generally considered a moderate in the sectional disputes leading up to the Civil War. He gained a reputation as an orator and was the chief speaker at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument (1848) and again (1885) at its dedication. After 1851 he chiefly devoted himself to literary and philanthropic work. Winthrop College in South Carolina was named in his honor. His writings include The Life and Letters of John Winthrop (1864-67), Washington, Bowdoin, and Franklin (1876), and Memoir of Henry Clay (1880). SIGNATURE & last few lines clipped from letter..........20-30



281. [ART] Ignaz Michael Marcel Gaugengigl (1853-1932)  German-American painter and engraver who worked primarily in the United States. He specialized in portraits and historical paintings. He was known as the "Meissonier of Boston", because of his many portraits of the "Boston Brahmins" and their families, and was one of the founders of the Guild of Boston Artists. Most of his works are in private collections.  Signature on 3.5 x 2.5" slip.  Fine example.........25-53



282. [ENGLAND] Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814-1906), known as Gathorne Hardy until 1878, was a prominent British Conservative politician. He held office in every Conservative government between 1858 and 1892 and notably served as Home Secretary from 1867 to 1868 and as Secretary of State for War from 1874 to 1878.   Signed address posal panel, postmarked 1867. Tipped to page...........25-35



283. [THEATRE] E.L. Davenport (1816-1877) American actor. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance on the stage in Providence, Rhode Island in support of Junius Brutus Booth. Afterwards he went to England, where he supported Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt (Ritchie) (1819 -1870), William Charles Macready and others. In 1854 he was again in the United States, appearing in Shakespearian plays and in dramatizations of Dickens's novels. As Bill Sikes he was especially successful, and his Sir Giles Overreach, a role he played at Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre in 1869, and Brutus were also greatly admired. Signature on 4-1/4 x 2-1/2. Superb example...........25-35



284. [MILITARY] Robert C. Davis (1876-1944) American Major General who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1922 to 1927. Signed 3x5 card ; he has added rank. Even overall age toning......20-30


285. [MILITARY] Charles H. Muir - American Major General. Signed 3x5 card. Sun toned at 2 edges.....20-30



286. Arthur P. Stanley (1815-1881). English prelate; canon of Canterbury (1851) and dean of Westminster (1864-1881)representative of broadest theology of Church of England offended High Church Anglicans by championship of Colenso and preaching in Scottish Presbyterian pulpits; voluminous writer on ecclesiastical history; also, author of biographies of Arnold and Bishop Stanley. Offered here: Autograph Letter Signed, Oxford, (1863).To Palgravre, Regarding Stanley's opinion. On mourning stationary, 4.5 x 3.5 in. Tipped to larger sheet at top & bottom. Very good.......50-75

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287. [ENGLAND] William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland PC (Ire), FRS (1745-1814) British statesman and diplomat. In 1771 Auckland published Principles of Penal Law, and soon became a recognized authority on commercial and economic questions. In 1778 he carried an Act for the improvement of the treatment of prisoners, and accompanied the Earl of Carlisle as a commissioner to North America on an unsuccessful mission to settle certain disputes with certain colonists there. SIGNED address panel postmarked 1813...........25-35



288. [FILM] Susanna Foster [1924-2009] American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine.  Signed, inscribed color 10x8 movie still photo. VG..........25-35



289.  [GREAT BRITAIN] Collection of 10 British signatures of prominent men: [1] Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC [1791-1856] styled Earl of Surrey between 1815 and 1842, was a British Whig politician. [2] Sir William Edward Rouse Boughton (1788-1856) was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons representing Evesham. [3] John Arthur Roebuck [1802-1879] British politician, was born at Madras, in India. [4] Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham PC [1872-1950] British lawyer and Conservative politician. [5] John Francis Stanley Russell, 2nd Earl Russell known as Frank Russell, [1865-1931] was the elder surviving son of Viscount Amberley and his wife the Honourable Katharine (Kate) Stanley, and was raised by his paternal grandparents after his non-conventional parents both died young. He was the grandson of former prime minister, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell and elder brother of philosopher Bertrand Russell. He was married three times, lastly to Elizabeth von Arnim, who is said to have caricatured him in her novel Vera. Despite his landmark achievements in other respects, this Earl Russell is most famous for being tried for bigamy in 1901. Thenceforth, he was known to Edwardian society as the "Wicked Earl". [6] William Henry Lyttleton, 3rd Baron Lyttleton (1782-1837) British politician, Orator. [7] William Irby, 1st Baron Boston [1707-1775] British peer and Member of Parliament. Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children. Irby had been a Page of Honour to King George I and King George II in the final and first few years of their reigns, respectively. He was also an equerry to Frederick, Prince of Wales from 1728 to 1736, Vice-Chamberlain to the Prince's wife, Augusta from 1736 to 1751 and her Lord Chamberlain from 1751 to 1772. Irby had also been MP for Launceston from 1735 to 1747 and for Bodmin from 1747 to 1761. In 1761 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, and became Lord of the Manor of Hedsor in 1764. He died in 1775, aged 68 and was buried in Whiston, Northamptonshire. [8] Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland [1766-1839] British politician and nobleman. [9] George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC [1859-1925] known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary. The Curzon Line, now the eastern boundary of Poland, is named after him. [10] Christopher Wyvill (1740-1822) was an English political reformer who inspired the formation of the Yorkshire Association movement in 1779. Signatures are in various forms............100-150



290. [FRANCE] Édouard Adolphe Drumont (1844-1917)  French journalist and writer. He founded the Antisemitic League of France in 1889, and was the founder and editor of the newspaper La Libre Parole.  For his anti-Panama articles, Drumont was condemned to three months' imprisonment. In 1893 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the representation of Amiens; the following year he retired to Brussels. The Dreyfus affair helped him to regain popularity, and in 1898 he returned to France and was elected deputy for the first division of Algiers, but was defeated as a candidate for reelection in 1902. His personal calling card on which he pens several lines [unsigned]. VG............25-35

291. [FILM]  Shannon Day (1896 - 1977) (born, Sylvia Day)[1] was an American silent film actress who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions. She also performed on the Broadway stage as a teenager. Her career did not survive the sound era. Her first film was Cecil B. DeMille's Forbidden Fruit.  Signed card, approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/4", with envelope, 1921..............20-30


292. PETER Y. CUTLER (1820-1869)  Wall-street lawyer, who was found dead in his room at the Pacific Hotel, under circumstances that led to the supposition that he had committed suicide. Post war he was a defender of Jefferson Davis. ALS, 1859, 2pp. VG........50-75



293. Melbourne [1779-1848] Prime Minister of Great Britain. Clip Signature.......50-75

 

294. Gladys Hasty Carroll [1904-1999] American novelist. Slip containing 2 of her signatures [could be separated]..........40-60



295. Irving Bacheller [1859-1950] American writer. Brief AQS.......40-60



296. Philip Berrigan (1923-2002) was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest. Along with his brother Daniel Berrigan, he was for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for acts of vandalism including destruction of government property. Signature, inscribed on 3x5 card........20-30


297. [FRANCE] J. A. Coulangheon [1875-1904] French, author, poet. His output was small, as he died young. Rare signature............50-75



298. [MUSIC] DELLA REESE (1932- ) American Singer/Actress. SIGNED Document - A contract for her to appear on the Rosey Grier Show, for $57.00.........................40-60



299. [FILM - MUSIC] Nelson Eddy [1901-1967] American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. Signature on 3 x 2-3/4" slip.............40-60


300. Louise Gluck (b. 1943) American poet. TLS, 2002, to Robert Allen Jr. VG........25-35



301. [TV] Robert Horton (b. 1924), American television actor, was most noted for the role of Flint McCullough in the TV series Wagon Train (1957-1962). ANS, 1991, on back of postcard picturing him......20-30

 

302. Lewis B. Hershey [1893-1977] Am. general. Signed card.........20-30

 

303. [THEATRE] Harriett Vernon [1851-1923] British actress. Clip signature.........20-30

 

304. Jack Mulhall [1887-1979] actor; in 430 films. Sig/inscribed......15-20

 

305. Kate Terry [1844-1924] Brit. actress; sister of Ellen Terry. Clip signature......15-20

 

306. Camille Darville [1863-?] Dutch actress, singer. Signed card........15-20


307. Madge Kennedy (1891-1987) movie and stage actress of the silent film era. ANS on 3x5 card.......20-30



308. [SCIENCE] JAMES A. VAN ALLEN (1914-2006) American Space Scientist.  The Van Allen radiation belts around the earth are named after him.  TLS (2002), 1p. Brief biographical content............60-80

 

309. The Masters and Johnson research team, composed of William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. Sheet signed by both, 1973, 8.5 x 11. Inscribed in type to collector..........60-80



310. [FILM] Holly Hunter (b. 1958) American actress. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Academy Award for Best Actress, among other awards. Signed & inscribed 3x5 card..........15-20


311. [FILM]
Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006)  American actress in film, theater and television. Signed 3x5 card.......15-20


312. [THEATRE]  Colleen  Dewhurst (1924-1991) Canadian-American actress known most for theatre roles , and for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway."  Signed 3x5 card...........20-30


313. [FILM]  Sally Field (b. 1946)  American actress. Signed 3x5 card..........15-20


314. [FILM] 
Mira Sorvini  (b. 1967) American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995).  Signed 3x5 card......15-20


315. [FILM] Lee Grant (b. 1926) American stage, film and television actress, and film director. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Felicia Karpf in Shampoo (1975).  Signed 3x5 card.........15-20



316. [FILM]  Diane Wiest  (b. 1948) American actress on stage, television and film. She has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award.  Signed 3x5 card........15-20


317. [BRITAIN] Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber, Baron Barber (1920- 2005) British Conservative politician who served as a member of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Barber was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Edward Heath in 1970 after the early death of Iain Macleod, serving in that capacity until 1974. He became Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank after retiring from front-line politics in 1974, and served from 1974 to 1987. SIGNED 6 x 8 PHOTO............25-35



318. [BALLET] SIR FREDERICK W. M. ASHTON (1904-1988) British Ballet Star and Choreographer Founder of the Royal Ballet in London, also director and choreographer of opera, and film  ALS,no yr.,  2pp.............50-75 


319.  [MUSIC] Jan Wilhelm Morthenson [b. 1940] Swedish composer of orchestral and electro-acoustic music. AMQS from his "Coloratura III and IV, dated 10/17/66. Approx. 3x5. VG..........50-75


320. Jasper Yeates (1745-1817) was a lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania. He was born in Philadelphia into a prominent family, and was sent to the Inns of Court in England for his legal training. He became a resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he sided with the Patriot cause. In 1776, he served as a commissioner to investigate Native American affairs in Pittsburgh. After the Revolution, Yeates was a delegate to the Pennsylvania convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1787. He served as a justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1791 until his death in 1817. A Federalist, he was appointed by the Washington administration in 1794 to serve on a commission sent to negotiate an end to the Whiskey Rebellion. The Jasper Yeates House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Offered here is a small document dated 1782, written out by Yeates, signing his name in the text. This is a receipt. There are signatures of others on both sides. This looks like it was removed from a larger document. Approx. 6 x 2-1/4". VG...........50-75



321. [ENGLAND] Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862-1938) was the mother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, and then Queen Mother) and maternal grandmother and godmother of Elizabeth II. Rare ALS, 1936, 1p., sending autograph during the year her daughter became Queen. With envelope...........150-200

Portrait of Strathmore

 

322. [MUSIC] Sigmund Spaeth [1885-1965] musicologist who traced the sources and origins of popular songs to their folk and classical roots. Presenting his findings through books, lectures, liner notes, newspapers, radio and television, he became known as The Tune Detective. ANS, 1940, 1p. stating his favorite composer was Brahms. G+..........30-40




323. [FILM] June Allyson - actress. Signed 3x5 card.......20-30



324. NOAH PORTER (1811-1892) American Academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer and President of Yale (1871-1886). SIGNED CARD, Yale University.......30-40




325. [FILM] TONY RANDALL (1920-2004) Actor, Director.  SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. Signed in dark area. VG..........30-40


326.  [FILM] CELESTE HOLM (1917-2012) Actress, Academy Award winner.  SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.........30-40


327.
[FILM] JANET LEIGH (1927-2004) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 5x7 photograph. VG..........30-40


328. [FILM]  VIRGINIA CAPERS (1925-2004) Actress. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph (1975)...............30-40

329. [FILM] BILL WILLIAMS (1915-1992) Actor. SIGNED inscribed 3x5 photograph. VG............30-40



330. [PRINTED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT] Message From The President of the United States - In answer to a Senate resolution of Dec. 7, 1877, further information in relation to the cost of the Sioux war. Rutherford B. Hayes. This was printed for the US Senate, 45th Congress, 2d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 33, March 26, 1878, 5 pages..25-35



331. [PRINTED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT] Message From The President of the United States - A report relative to the compensation of Henry B. Carrington, a special agent for the sale of certain Indian lands. Signed in type Benj. Harrison. This was printed for the US Senate, 51st Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 70, Feb. 24, 1890, 32 pages plus foldout tract map. Attached in another signed in type by Harrison, Ex. Doc. 71, related to Indians in New Mexico............25-35




332. JOHN MASEFIELD (1878-1967) English Poet Laureate (1930-1967) SIGNATURE, with sentiment mounted to larger sheet......30-40
 

333. [POETRY] John Hall Wheelock (1886-1978) American poet. He was a descendant of Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College. He wrote fourteen books of poetry and was co-winner of the 1962 Bollingen Prize. As an editor, he is noted for discovering young poets like May Swenson and James Dickey. Signed paper below affixed portrait. Very neat. Overall 6.5 x 9.5". VG..........40-60




334. PINKY LEE (1907-1993) Entertainer, Actor. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG...........30-40


335. [FILM] JOAN BENNETT (1910-1990) Actress.  SIGNED inscribed book page portrait 8x1.............30-40

336. ART LINKLETTER (1912-2010) Entertainer, author. SIGNED 5x7 photograph in silver ink. VG.........25-35


337. [FILM] DEANNA DURBIN (1921-2013) Canadian born American Actress/singer who appeared in a number of films in the 1930’s and 40’s. TLS (1989)...........30-40



338. [FILM] Lilia Skala (1896-1994) Austrian-American actress. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress for her most famous role as the Mother Superior in Lilies of the Field opposite Oscar-winning Sidney Poitier. Skala also appeared in Ship of Fools,


339. PHYLLIS DILLER 1917-2013) Actress, comedian.SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG............30-40


340. [FILM] CHARLES L. BUSCH (1954) Actor, screenwriter, dramatist, female impersonator. TLS (2002)...........25-35


341. HENRY MORGAN (1915-1994) Comedian, Radio and Television personality.  DS, agreement (1965).............35-45


342. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. (b. 1935) is an African American business executive. He has been dubbed a Washington "power broker" by many. Signed & inscribed photo, 5x7................25-35



343. HUNTINGTON HARTFORD (1911-2008) Producer. TLS (1958), BRIEF 1p. With envelope..........40-60



344. JAMES PATTERSON (1947) American Novelist known for his series about psychologist Alex Cross. SIGNED 8x10 color photograph. VG.......25-35


345. [AVIATION] WALTER HINTON (1888-1981) American Early Aviator, balloonist. CLIP SIGNATURE.........30-40


346. BARBARA COONEY (1917-2000) American Children’s Author and Illustrator of more than 200 books, Caldecott Medal.  TLS (1981)......25-35


347. [FILM] OSSIE DAVIS (1917-2005) Actor, Director, Poet . SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.........30-40


348. [FILM] ALICE WHITE (1904-1983) Silent Screen Actress who started her film career when Charlie Chaplin put her in the movies. Entered talkies in 1928. ALS, no date, 1p...........40-60


349. [MEDICINE] DENTON COOLEY (1920) American Heart Surgeon first to implant an artificial heart.  SIGNED 5x7 photograph (2000). VG.......25-35


350. [ART] Sears Gallagher [1869-1955] American artist of note, Signature with sentiment dated 1930...........20-30



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351. [US CONGRESS]  Slip of paper with two signatures. (1) Hendley Stone Bennett (1807-1891) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. He moved to Paris, Texas, in 1859 and continued the practice of law. He served as a captain in Company G, Thirty-second Regiment, Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army, from August 5, 1861, to August 31, 1862.  (2) Thomas Birch Florence (1812-1875) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.  He learned the hatter's trade and engaged in that business in 1833. He was engaged in the newspaper business. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1846 and 1848. After leaving Congress edited and published the Constitutional Union in Washington, D.C., and subsequently became the proprietor of the Sunday Gazette. Approx. 5 x 4-3/4 in. VG..............20-30



352. [MUSIC] Elena Gerhardt (1883-1961)  German mezzo-soprano singer associated with the singing of German classical lieder, of which she was considered one of the great interpreters. She left Germany for good to live in London in October 1934. Tick paper signed by Gerhardt, she adds a few lines and dated 1907.  This is written below an autograph bar of music from the opera Morgen [appears to be in a different hand]. On the verso is an AQS by German Soprano Martha Leffler-Burckhard  (1865-1964). She was the celebrated Wagner star. She also dates this 1907. Approx. 6.5 x 8.5". Minor edge faults...........100-150

Gerhardt side
Leffler-Burckhard side






353. [ART]  Frank Beard (1842-1905)  grew to become a widely known American illustrator, "chalk talk" artist, and cartoonist in the late 19th century.  In early 1850s, Beard was a boy of 7 or 8 years old when he first saw Yankee Notions, which he later termed "the first American comic journal," published by T.W. Strong in New York City USA. His favorite was Brother Jonathan published by Wilson & Company in New York City. He and his brothers would "spread the pages on the floor and lie on our stomachs, studying the pictures and spelling out the titles and jokes beneath them, for hours together." Beard's first published work as an illustrator may have appeared in Comic Monthly, published from 1859 to 1881. His cartoons also appeared in Judge. Beard drew both single panel cartoons and sequential art (comics). Around 1893 he began illustrating for The Ram's Horn, a non-denominational Christian periodical published during the 1890s and early 1900s by Frederick L. Chapman & Company in Chicago, Illinois USA. The magazine warned of the growing dangers of secularism in American society which were becoming more evident at that time. Eventually Beard became the magazine's principal illustrator, drawing both covers and interior illustrations. It is reported that, at some point in his career, Beard vowed to no longer do any cartoons which weren't aimed at spreading Christianity. Some of The Ram's Horn material was gathered together into a book called Fifty Great Cartoons(1899), published by the magazine for its subscribers. A full color edition of Beard's artwork, entitled One Hundred Sermon Pictures, was published in 1902.  Frank's brother was Daniel Carter Beard [1850-1941]  American illustrator, author, youth leader, and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, which Beard later merged with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Offered here is an original ink drawing, unsigned but guaranteed to be by him, approx. 14-1/2 x 11-1/4" thick paper stock. Small corner piece missing affects nothing. VG..........200-300

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354.  (BRITISH LITERARY NOTABLES LOT)   OLIVER SHEWELL FRANKS, Baron Franks (1905-1992) Philosopher, writer, Public Servant. SIGNED FDC.   SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON,1st Baronet (1792-1867) Historian, Lawyer, “Modern History of Europe”, French Revolution, Fall of Napoleon,  ALS (1859).  JOHN WALTER III  (1818-1894) Publisher and proprietor of the “London Times”/politician, ALS (1887),2pp.  AGNES M. F. ROBINSON DARMESTER (1857-1944) Writer/Scholar. SIGNATURE.  DAVID STEUART ERSKINE, 11th Earl of Buchan (1742-1829) Scottish Antiquarian. SIGNATURE.  JOSEPH CAMPBELL (1879-1944) Scottish Poet and Lyricist.  TLS (1925).  EDMUND C. BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic SIGNED presentation page from his 1929 book “Near & Far”................80-120


355. [ART] David Levine  (1926-2009)  American artist and illustrator best known for his caricatures in The New York Review of Books. Jules Feiffer has called him "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th Century".  ALS, 1989, 1p., with envelope and signature in return address.......75-100

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356. [ART]  Richard Huntington  (b. 1936)  American painter, printmaker, and writer, is Critic Emeritus at The Buffalo News and has written for High Performance magazine, ARTnews, and Art New England. Most recently, he was a catalog essayist for the exhibition Artpark: 1974–1984 at UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts; Forty: The Sabres and the NHL at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; and Duayne Hatchett, Form, Pattern, and Invention, the catalogue for a retrospective exhibition at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo (2009).  In 2007, Huntington won the Associated Press First Award for Criticism and earlier, among a number of residencies, served as visiting critic at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C. From 1982 to 1985, he was Visual Arts Director at Artpark in Lewiston, New York. He has shown his art nationally and internationally, with recent solo exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York (2008–2009); the Albright-Knox Collectors Gallery, Buffalo (2008); and the JR Konsthallen, Linköping, Sweden (2007). In 2010, The Albright-Knox Art Gallery included his work in the international biennial Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents. In 2009, The Carey Berkus Studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, included his work in a group show representing Mexican and American artists.  Huntington holds a BFA from Syracuse University and a Master of Art and Humanities from the University at Buffalo. He divides his time between Buffalo and the town of San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico.  Original aquatint etching, pencil signed and dated 1977, image approx. 14 x 10-3/4" plus  margins.  Mounting traces at outer top edge well away from image.  VG. This was made while Huntington was visting artist-in-residence at the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY.

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357. [ART]  John  Hunter  {b. 1934)  American printmaker. The Norton Simon Museum has 26 of Hunter's prints in their collection. His works are in the permanent collections of: National Gallery, Washington D.C., Museum of Modern Art, N.Y. C., 200 other major collections.  Biography in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America.  He did the painting of Rock Hudson in Paramount Pictures film "Seconds" which is now a cult film in France. Color lithograph, pencil signed, 1978, ed. 25, approx. 15 x 22-1/2 in. flush.  VG.......150-200

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358.  Leon Cortes (Castro) (1882-1946)  President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents.  RADIOGRAMA, 19 Feb. 1937, signed in type. Sent to Jorge Ubico,  President of Guatemala. Not translated. 8-1/4 x 7-1/4".  This Cable Gram is dated 1937. It is the original and, of course, not signed in ink. VG...............100-150

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359. [GOLF] Raymond Floyd [b. 1942] American golfer. Signed, inscribed 8x10 color photo. VG......25-35



360. [MARYLAND] Francis Thomas (1799-1876) was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts. In 1841, Thomas was elected Governor of Maryland, defeating challenger William Cost Johnson by a margin of 600 votes. During his tenure as governor, he is perhaps best known for his highly publicized and violent divorce with his wife, Sally Campbell Preston McDowell. Until that event, he had been a leading candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States, but the divorce seriously disrupted his chances in succeeding in the nomination, and thus he did not pursue it.  DOCUMENT SIGNED as Governor, 1843, appointment of  District Justices.  Approx. 16-1/4 x 10-1/4. Also signed by Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) American lawyer, statesman, and federal judge in Maryland. Folds o/w excellent condition............100-150

Portrait of Gov. Thomas



361. [MARYLAND] Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842)  Maryland politician that served in a variety of roles. The zenith of his career was being the 24th Governor of the state from 1836 to 1839, when he was selected to serve three consecutive one-year terms by the Maryland General Assembly. Veazey was the last Maryland governor to be elected in this fashion and also the last Whig Party member to serve as Maryland governor. The governor vehemently and firmly believed in slavery, advocated for a general system of education throughout the State, and expressed a great deal of interest and concern over the matter of internal improvements.  DOCUMENT SIGNED as Governor, 1838, appointment of Justices of the Levy Court of Frederick County.  Approx. 16-3/4 x 10-3/4. Also signed by Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) American lawyer, statesman, and federal judge in Maryland. Folds o/w excellent condition............100-150

Portrait of Gov. Veazey



362. [SIGNATURES OF WRITERS] Mixed lot: [1] Hervey Allen [1889-1949] Am. author. Signature. [2] [THEATRE] Joseph Anthony (1912-1993) American playwright and director. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Anthony's first Broadway credit was as the author of the 1934 play A Ship Comes In. Three years later he debuted as an actor and appeared in Lady in the Dark, Peer Gynt, and Camino Real, among others. He ultimately directed numerous Broadway productions, including The Rainmaker, The Most Happy Fella, The Best Man, Rhinoceros, Mary, Mary, 110 in the Shade, and the infamously ill-fated David Merrick-produced musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's. He was nominated for a Best Director Tony Award five times but never won. GREAT SIGNATURE ON HIS MONOGRAMMED CARD. Fine. [3] Edmund Clarence Stedman [1833-1908] Am. poet. Signature 1892 [4] Richard Aldington [1892-1962] Brit. writer. Signature 1921. [5] Irving Bacheller (1859-1950) American journalist and writer who founded the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States. Brief ANS on 3.5 x 2 in. card. [6] Dorothy Canfield Fisher [1879-1958] reformer, writer. Signature. [7] Edwin Markham [1852-1940] Am. poet. Sig. (mount. trace show thru). [8] Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) Am. novelist. Clip signature. [9] Frederick Palmer (1873-1958) American journalist and writer. He was born in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. He attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The New York Press hired Palmer in 1895 as its London correspondent; and this opportunity evolved into a long career. General John Pershing persuaded him to take on the task of press accreditation for the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). In this period, he was accorded the rank of Colonel. ANS, 1920. [10] Max O'Rell was the pen name of Léon Paul Blouet (1848-1903) French author and journalist. Max O'Rell was a ready and amusing speaker, and his easy manner and his humorous gift made him very successful on the platform. He lectured often in the United Kingdom and still more often in America. Signature on card dated 1890, with sentiment..........100-150



363. [PORTRAIT] of Robert Bloomfield  engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838  ), after painting by Samuel Drummond (1765-1844).  Approx. 3.5 x 3" on 9 x 5.5"  paper.  Dated 1801.  Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) was an English labouring class poet whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare. Fine.....25-35



364.  [FILM] Ricardo Cortez [1899-1977] American film actor who began his career during the silent era. Cortez appeared in over 100 films. Although he began his career playing romantic leads, when sound cinema arrived, his powerful delivery and New York accent made him an ideal heavy, and he switched from sex symbol to character actor. Clip signature, about 3-1/4 x 1-3/4 lined slip............25-35

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365. [IRISH LITERATURE] Aubrey Thomas de Vere [1814-1902]. Irish poet and critic. Wrote The Waldenses and Other Poems (1842), English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds (1848), devotional verse and hymns; turned to Irish bardic lore and ecclesiastical medievalism in Inisfail (1862), Legends of St. Patrick (1872). ALS, 1870, 1p. Asks to have a copy of his book "The Infant Bridal" sent to Mrs. Burrows............75-100

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366. [THEATRE] Sir Francis Robert Benson (1858-1939) British actor and theatre manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays. He was notable for producing at Oxford the first performance of a Greek play, the Agamemnon, in which many Oxford men who afterwards became famous in other fields took part. Signed vintage postcard photograph..........35-45

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367.  [FILM]  Ed Wynn (1886-1966) was a popular American comedian and actor noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. Document signed, 1 page, June 5, 1951, 8x10 agreement with Seaman Jacobs (1912-2008) the American screenwriter.  Agreement for Jacobs to use some of Wynn's material.  In part, "...the sum of $75.00 payable to you...to have the right to use that certain comedy routine and gag material, known as "The Puppet Sketch", on June 20, 1951 Ed Wynn TV Show..."  Signed by both Wynn and Seaman Jabobs.  He wrote episodes for several TV shows, such as The Addams Family, The Lucy Show, I Dream of Jeannie, F-Troop, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy and Diff'rent Strokes. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for The George Burns One-Man Show in 1977. The agreement is matted and nicely framed along with a picture of Ed Wynne.  Excellent condition...........200-300

See Wynn  agreement



368. Mystery Document on paper 1823 - signed, 1p, 11 x 7.5". Not translated. See scan below. VG............80-120

See document above



369. [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............20-30




370. Jos. Hiller (1748-1814) American clockmaker, silversmith, and engraver. He enlisted to fight in the Revolutionary War, rising to major. In 1789, President George Washington appointed Hiller the first Collector of the Port of Salem; he served until 1803. Fine condition with professional repair to top right corner. In 1780 he moved from Boston to Salem, Mass. and set up shop. He was noted as one of the first major clockmakers in Revolutionary times, and also known as an engraver of many celebrated prints. CLIP SIGNATURE as Collector. VG..........50-75
See above



371. [MUSIC] H. Maurice Jacquet (1886-1954) French composer, conductor, known for his musical compositions and operas, he collaborated with Preston Sturgis, the actor and playwright. AMQS from his composition "Romanitza" the opera. Written and signed on 6 x 4/5 album page. VG............60-80

See Jacquet AMQS




372. [MUSIC] Arthur Butterworth (b. 1923) English composer, conductor and teacher. His works include six symphonies, the sixth having its première in St Petersburg by St Petersburg State Capella Orchestra on 15 November 2009. In the summer of 2008 Butterworth returned to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to conduct a recording of his Fourth Symphony (1986) and his Viola Concerto (1988) with the English viola player, Sarah-Jane Bradley. He has also composed eight concertos, several other large orchestral scores and a considerable amount of 'serious' music for brass (almost totally neglected by the brass band movement). At 87 he is still active as a composer and an occasional conductor (August 2010). Signed, inscribed 1-page copy of part of his Fourth Symphony. Signed on front and verso, 2011. One middle fold. VG..........50-75

See above




373.  [MUSIC] Edward Gregson [b. 1945] English composer of international standing, whose music has been performed, broadcast, and recorded worldwide. He has made a major contribution to the repertoire of brass and wind bands and ensembles including for brass. AMQS, inscribed, from his 1979 "Trombone Concerto". 6x4. VG.............50-75

See AMQS above



374.
[SCIENCE] Eric R. Laithwaite (1921-1997) British electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev" for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system. Signed, inscribed 5.5 x 8" photo. VG..........50-75

 See photo


375. [MUSIC] Jaroslav Kocian [1883-1950] Czech violinist & composer. He is considered, together with Jan Kubelík, as the most important representative of Sevcik school". An interpreter of violin compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is especially noted for his compositions for the violin, which have been recorded most often by his student Josef Suk. He taught at the Prague Conservatory. Signed Autograph Music Quotation, Chicago, 1903, written on 10-3/4 x 7" album page. Long bar of handwritten music "Paganini." On other side is the signature of the great actor, Constant Coquelin, dated Chicago 1904. Edge tear & nicks well away from writing.........100-150


376. [MUSIC] Dominick Argento (b. 1927) American composer, best known as a leading composer of lyric opera and choral music. ALS, no date, 1p..............25-35

 

377. [MUSIC] Andrew Litton (b. 1959) American orchestral conductor. Signed, inscribed color 5x7 photo. VG.........25-35

 

378. [MUSIC] Keely Smith (b. 19320 American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. She collaborated with, among others, Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra. TLS, 1995, 1p. VG..........25-35



379. [MUSIC]
Albert Stoessel (1894-1943) American composer, violinist and conductor. Signed 3x5 card......25-35



380. [MUSIC] Lalo Schifrin [b. 1932] Argentine composer, pianist and conductor best known for his film and TV scores, such as the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations. Schifrin, associated with the jazz music genre, is also noted for work with Clint Eastwood and the Dirty Harry films. Signed 5x7 photo. Fine..........25-35



381. [MUSIC] Wilfred Glenn (1881-1970) American opera singer. Signed 8x10 photo [sepia tone], dated 1932. VG.........30-40

See Glenn



382. [MUSIC] George Hamilton [1901-1957] popular bandleader. Signed vintage 5x7 photo. VG..........35-45



383. [FILM] Gregory Hines [1946-2003] American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. TLS, 1981, 1p. VG.........25-35


For The Portrait Collector

384. [GREAT BRITAIN] Burke, Edmund. 1729-1797. British statesman and orator, b. Dublin. Entered Middle Temple (1750) but abandoned legal studies for literary work; published Vindication of Natural Society, satire upon Bolingbroke (1756), and On the Sublime and Beautiful (1757); began Annual Register (1758) and edited it for some 30 years. Became secretary to Marquis of Rockingham and entered Parliament (1765); gained high position among Whigs through eloquence on American question and vigorous opposition to George III' s policy of court domination and arbitrary rule; issued political pamphlets On the Present State of the Nation replying to Grenville on commerce and finance (1769), and Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, accusing Tory government of suppressing public opinion, as in Wilkes case (1770); advocated liberal treatment of colonies in speeches American Taxation (1774) and Conciliation with the Colonies (1775); championed free trade with Ireland and Catholic emancipation. Paymaster of the forces under Rockingham (1782) and in succeeding coalition government; took active part in investigation of East India Company and urged impeachment of Warren Hastings, opening the case (1788), and delivering nine-day speech in reply to defense (1794); supported Wilberforcein advocating abolition of slave trade (1788-89); appeared as champion of tradition and constitutionalism in conservative English mold in opposition to speculative innovation and mere democracy in Reflections on the French Revolution (1790) and a series of writings mounting in passionate denunciation and reaching climax in Letters on a Regicide Peace (1795-97); quarreled with Fox and Whigs (1791); retired from Parliament on pension (1794), defending its acceptance in the Letter to a Noble Lord (1796). ORIGINAL ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of BURKE [1853], image approx. 5 x 4 in. plus margins. Engraved by C.E. WAGSTAFF. UNSIGNED, of course. Very good condition...................35-45



385. Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) Irish writer who is known today as a social reformer, feminist theorist and pioneer animal rights activist. ALS, no yr., 6pp. Small chip out of top of pages 3 and 4 not affecting content. .............60-80



386. [FILM] THEODORE BONNET [1908-1983] Am. author best remembered for his 1950 novel "The Mudlark" which was made into a film. ALS, 1949, 1 full page plus closing line & signature on 2nd page. Talks mainly about Hallandia [Sweden] and what it was like during the war....................75-100



387. Tom Eagleton (1929 - 2007) US Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968 -1987. He is best remembered for briefly being a Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, sharing the ticket under George McGovern in 1972. Nice 8x10 photo signed 1985. VG...........25-35


388. [MUSIC] Archibald Joyce [1873-1963] British composer. Signed card......20-30


389.William R. Day [1849-1923] served 19 years on the US Supreme Court. CLIP SIGNATURE, mounted......25-35



390. [THE WHITE HOUSE] Jack Valenti (1921- 2007) long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America. He was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world. TLS, on White house stationery, Feb. 4, 1965, as Special Asst. to President Johnson. Some condition problem caused by mounting remains on verso. Some show through on front............15-25


391.
Fancis G. Peabody [1847-1936] Unitarian clergyman. ALS 1901......25-35




392. FRITZ WEAVER (1926-) American Actor - He made his first off-Broadway appearance in a 1954 production of The Way of the World. His inaugural Broadway effort was 1955's The Chalk Circle. Weaver went on to appear in such classic stage roles as Hamlet and Peer Gynt, and also amassed a remarkable list of film credits, including two Twilight Zone appearances. In 1964, he made his film debut as the unstable Colonel Caserio in the doomsday thriller Fail Safe. The following year, he starred on Broadway in Baker Street, a musicalization of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In 1970, he won the Tony award for his work as Jerome Malley in Child's Play. Most often cast as aristocratic villains in films (his resemblance to William F. Buckley has not gone unnoticed by producers), Fritz Weaver made his biggest international impact in the sympathetic role of Josef Weiss in the TV miniseries Holocaust (1978). SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 portrait photograph.................25-35



393. Earl Holliman (b. 1928) is an American actor. Firm career: Holliman first appeared in 1953's Scared Stiff. Three years later, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in the 1956 film, The Rainmaker. Other notable film appearances were in Broken Lance, Giant, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Forbidden Planet, Hot Spell, Visit to a Small Planet, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Trap, The Big Combo, The Sons of Katie Elder, Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff, Last Train from Gun Hill and Summer and Smoke. Signed 8x10 color photo. VG............25-35


394.
[BALLET] HELGI TOMASSON (1942- ) American Ballet Star/Choreographer. SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph. VG...................25-35

 

395. [COMPUTERS] Gene M. Amdahl (. 1922) Norwegian American computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He is perhaps best known for formulating Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing. ALS, no date, on 4x6 card. Fine............40-60


396. Malcolm Taylor Dougherty (pen name Malcolm Taylor) (1888-1989) author of boys' books and a poet. An archive of 10 ALSs  dated 1983-1989, PLUS 7 Christmas cards, each with long notes written by him on them; plus a photo and funeral card. Interesting reflections by a centenarian. Most are signed "Doc." VG.......100-150



397. Paul Zindel Jr. (1936-2003) American playwright, novelist.  Warner Bros. 1985 check made out to him but not signed by him. VG.......20-30



398. (JOURNALISM). Max Gebhard SECKENDORFF (1852-1911). American journalist; chief, Washington bureau of the "New York Tribune" (1883-1911); a very influential journalist between the time of President Chester Arthur and President William Howard Taft. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1910......25-35



399. [MUSIC] James Conlon (b. 1950) American conductor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.......25-35



400. [FILM] Ken Annakin OBE (1914- 2009) English film director. Annakin became known for a series of Walt Disney adventures, including The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), The Sword and the Rose (1953), Third Man on the Mountain (1959), and Swiss Family Robinson (1960). He was later associated with another American producer, Darryl F. Zanuck, when he was hired to direct the British segments in The Longest Day (1962). As head of the 20th Century-Fox Studio, Zanuck endorsed Annakin's most ambitious project Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965). Annakin also directed the big-scale war film Battle of the Bulge (also 1965) for the Warner Brothers studio. Signed, inscribed printed picture, approx. 7 x 8". VG...........25-35



401. IRVIN S. COBB - writer. Clip signature. [stains]............15-20

See above



402. Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862)  American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Clip Signature.........15-20



403. BARTLEY T. CAMPBELL  (1843-1888)  American writer. Signature.........20-30


404. ELLIS PARKER BUTLER (1869-1937) ANS on correspondent's letter..........20-30


405. EDGAR FAWCETT  (1847-1904)  American writer. Clip signature............20-30


406. LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON - American writer. Signed card, 1875. Fair condition.............15-20



407. [ENGLAND] John Mason Good (1764-1827) English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects. In the autumn of 1784, he began to practise as a surgeon at Sudbury in Suffolk. There he was an acquaintance of Nathan Drake, a fellow writer and student of Shakespeare. n 1794 John Good became a member of the British Pharmaceutical Society, and in that connection, and especially by the publication of his work, A History of Medicine (1795), he did much to effect a greatly needed reform in the profession of the apothecary. OFFERED HERE is clip signature. Accompanied by a clip signature of Nathan Drake (1766-1836) English essayist and physician. Drake's works include several volumes of literary essays, and some papers contributed to medical periodicals, but his most important production was Shakespeare and his Times, including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on his Genius, and Writings; a new Chronology of his Plays; a Disquisition on the Object of his Sonnets; and a History of the Manners, Customs and Amusements, Superstitions, Poetry and Elegant Literature of his Age (2 vols., 1817). Click below to see portrait of Nathan Drake, which does NOT come with this lot. Two signatures..........40-60

Portrait of Nathan Drake



408. [OPERA] John Dudley [1905-1994] Between December 1940, when he made his debut as a student in Louise , and May 1944, he appeared in 235 performances at the Metropolitan Opera House and elsewhere, taking 28 roles in 24 different operas. He may be heard on several recordings of live Met productions. SIGNED, inscribed [someone tried to erase name inscribed to], 8x10 vintage photo. Photograph by James Abresch, NYC...........35-45



409. [IOWA] HAROLD E. HUGHES - Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the University of Iowa; Army combat rifleman in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy during the Second World War; engaged in motor transportation business; elected to Iowa State Commerce Commission 1959-1962; Governor of Iowa 1963-1968; executive committee, National Governors Conference 1965-1967; chairman Democratic Governors Conference 1966-1968; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968 and served from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1975; was not a candidate for reelection in 1974; briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1971; served on the Commission on the Operation of the Senate 1975-1976; consultant to the Senate Judiciary Committee 1975-1976; president, The Hughes Foundation; chairman, Harold Hughes Centers for Alcoholism and Drug Treatment; was a resident of Des Moines, Iowa, before moving to his retirement home in Glendale, Ariz., where he died on October 23, 1996; remains were cremated. SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO AS SENATOR. Fine....................25-35




410. [EDGAR A. GUEST] Lot of 3 soft-cover books from his library, each signed & inscribed to Guest. Inludes: "Rainbow Ribbons" poems by Juanita Elliott; "Philosophic Phantasies" by William Wallace Ellis; "Recitations" by Zilla Vollmer Tietgen. 1946-1952. G-VG........50-75




411. RAYMOND ROBINS [1873-1954] Am. Social economist. Colonel Robins had a colorful career. At the age of 17 he worked in coal and lead mines, and went to the Klondike in search of gold. There, as a minister and a social worker, he founded a church and a hospital. He studied law in Washington, D.C. and became a social economist. As his fame and reputation grew, he was much in demand as a speaker in universities and colleges. Colonel Robins served as an economic advisor to five presidents. He was honored with the title of colonel for his work with the American Red Cross in Russia during the First World War. When the Russian Revolution broke out, he was the sole Allied representative in Russia. Through his work with the Red Cross, he became acquainted with Lenin and Trotsky, and debated endlessly with Lenin the virtues of democracy as opposed to communism. In 1918, Mrs. Robins plated an acorn on the Chinsegut grounds as the Colonel met with Lenin in Russia. When Mrs. Robins told the Colonel of the planting, he responded, "If it grows, we will call it the Lenin Oak." The Lenin Oak stands majestically on the grounds today. Chinsegut Hill became the residence of Colonel and Mrs. Robins. In 1932, Colonel and Mrs. Robins gave their property to the Federal Government as a Wildlife Refuge, Forest Preserve and Agricultural Experiment Station. TLS, 1927, 1p, 4to. To Miss Chase, Buffalo, NY. re: a lecture he will give. "My subject will be THE NEXT STEP IN CIVILIZATION -- THE OUTLAWRY OF WAR...." Edges toned with some chipping. The body and signature are very good..........20-30




412. 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




413. MARRINER S. ECCLES (1890-1977) American Banker/Businessman. He was one of the leading banking figures in the Intermountain West during the 1920s, was the First chairman of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors between 1934 and 1948, and later became an international businessman. ANS dtd 8/30/73...........20-30


414. HELGA SANDBURG (1916- ) American Author/Poet; Carl Sandburg. SIGNED/inscribed stationary, March 1973, with sentiment........20-30


415. [OPERA] LAURENCE TIBBETT (1896-1960) Am. Opera Star. SIGNATURE/inscribed on album page,1939. On verso is Paramount Actress Jane Gilbert............20-30


416. FRED de CORDOVA (1910-2001) American Director/Producer. He started his career as a director in the 1940s, directing B-movies including Here Come the Nelsons, with Ozzie, Harriet and sons, and Bedtime for Bonzo, with Ronald Reagan. But during the television boom in the '50s and '60s, he began directing and producing television programs, including My Three Sons and variety shows with Jack Benny, George Gobel, Burns and Allen, and the Smothers Brothers. Mr. De Cordova began producing The Tonight Show in 1970, eight years after Carson became the show's star, and became executive producer in 1984. ANS dtd 3/6/89................20-30

 

417. [THEATRE-FILM] Eric Portman [1901-1969] distinguished English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s. Signed 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 1940s photo. Minor creasing. Signed in dark area so contrast is good...........30-40


418. [MAINE] John S.C. Abbott (1805-1877) American historian, pastor, and writer, from Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ALS, Brunswick, Me., Nov. 23, 1852, 1p, 4to. Re: his fee for lecturing. VG.........50-75

 

419. [ENGLAND] Sir Edward Hay Drummond-Hay (1815-1884) British naval officer, diplomat and colonial administrator. He was born in England and was a Colonel of the 5th West India Regiment from 1854 to 1863. From 1839 to 1850 he was the President of the British Virgin Islands From 1850 to 1855 he was the Governor of Saint Kitts. From 1856 to 3 July 1863 he was the Governor of Saint Helena. In September 1860, the governor received a visit from His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who was an officer in the Royal Navy serving on the H.M.S. Euralus. ALS, St. Helena, 29 Jan. 1861, 4pp, 4-1/2 x 7-1/4". To John Bell. Mentions, in this letter, the visit of Prince Alfred. Fine..............60-80




420. [MASS] Henry Joseph Gardner [1819-1892] Governor of Massachusetts from 1855-58. Gardner was the candidate of the Know-Nothing movement, and was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory of Know-Nothing candidates in the Massachusetts elections of 1854. In line with the nativist and anti-Catholic politics of the Know-Nothing movement, Gardner proposed an amendment to the Massachusetts state constitution banning appropriations of tax funds to Catholic schools, which was passed by the state legislature and ratified after it was approved by referendum. During Gardner's term in office, Anthony Burns was arrested in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Edward G. Loring, a Suffolk County probate judge who also as served U.S. commissioner of the Circuit Court in Massachusetts, ordered that Burns be forced back into slavery in Virginia, outraging abolitionists and the increasingly antislavery public in Massachusetts. Under the pressure of a public petition campaign spearheaded by William Lloyd Garrison , the legislature passed two Bills of Address calling for Judge Loring to be removed from his state office, in 1855 and 1856, but in both cases Gardner declined to remove Loring. (A third Bill of Address to remove Loring from office was later approved by Gardner's Republican successor, Nathaniel Prentice Banks.) SIGNATURE........20-30




421. [KENTUCKY] STANTON, Richard Henry, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Alexandria, Va., September 9, 1812; completed preparatory studies; attended Alexandria Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and began practice in Maysville, Ky., in 1835; editor of the Maysville Monitor 1835-1842; postmaster of Maysville; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses), Committee on Elections (Thirty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress; State's attorney 1858-1861; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868; district judge 1868-1874; resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1885; died in Maysville, Ky., March 20, 1891; interment in Maysville Cemetery. SIGNED CARD........15-20



422. [PENN] CRAWFORD, Thomas Hartley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chambersburg, Pa., November 14, 1786; was graduated from Princeton College in 1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1807 and commenced practice in Chambersburg; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833); member of the State house of representatives in 1833 and 1834; appointed a commissioner to investigate alleged frauds in the sale of the Creek Reservation in 1836; appointed by President Van Buren Commissioner of Indian Affairs and served from October 22, 1838, to October 30, 1845; appointed by President Polk as judge of the criminal court of the District of Columbia in 1845 and served until 1861, when the court was reorganized; died in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 1863; interment in the Congressional Cemetery. CLIP SIGNATURE.......20-30

 

423. [NY] BEACH, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 30, 1835; was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York; took up residence in Orange County, N.Y., in 1861; member and treasurer of the Democratic State central committee 1877-1879; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1881, until his death at his home, "Knoll View," Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., August 10, 1886; chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Forty-ninth Congress); interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. CLIP SIGNATURE.........15-20




424. [BASEBALL] Masato Yoshii (b. 1965 in Aridagawa, Wakayama, Japan) retired baseball player who is currently a pitching coach for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese Pacific League. He pitched in the Major Leagues from 1998-2002. Signed & inscribed 3x5 card........10-15




425. Beatrice (BOYD) TLS, May 31, 1979. To Charles "Buddy" Rogers. Written 2 days after Mary Pickford died. Well composed uplifting words: "rejoice for Mary's having achieved this life, in having run her course and completed all that God willed for her here......" With envelope...........20-30


426. Burton Frye - signed title page from his "The Good Surprise - Poem by Burton Frye."..........20-30


427. Hiram Corson (1828-1911) American professor of literature. ALS, Utica, NY, 1907, 4 pages, 4to. To Miss Whiting. Begins by saying he has sent a photo of him taken by Frederick Robinson "It is regarded as the most artistic photograph taken of me..." Followed by good content. Two file holes o/w VG..............40-60



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


429. [FILM] Fritz Feld (1900-1993) film character actor actor who appeared in over 140 films, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop!" sound. TLS, 1966, 1p, mentioning several films. VG.............40-60  





430. Daniel Schorr (1916-2010) American journalist who covered world news for more than 60 years. He was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR). Schorr won three Emmy Awards for his television journalism. ANS, written on his CNN memorandum page PLUS signed & inscribed 3x4 photo, dated 5/16/82. Both VG......30-40  



431. [MAINE] Burton M. Cross [1902-1998] Maine's 61st and 63rd Governor. ALS. 1972, full 1-page. Fine letter about himself and his opinions about a negative outlook for Maine and the Federal government. VG...........40-60



432. [NOBEL PRIZE] Arthur L. Schawlow (1921-1999) American physicist. He is best remembered for his work on lasers, for which he was awarded a 1981 Nobel Prize. HIS STATIONERY SIGNED, 1982, inscribed in type to collector..............25-35


433.  Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) was an American politician, a Republican who served as the 41st Governor of New Jersey, from 1935 to 1938.  He also served two terms representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, from 1927 to 1931. He is probably best known for being one of the most provably corrupt governors of that state. As governor, Hoffman secretly visited convicted Lindbergh kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann in his death row cell on the evening of October 16, 1935 with Anna Bading, a stenographer and fluent speaker of German. Hoffman urged the other members of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals , then the state's highest court, to visit Hauptmann. Despite Governor Hoffman's doubt regarding Hauptmann's guilt, Hoffman was unable to convince the other members of the court to re-examine the case, and Hauptmann was executed on April 3, 1936. Signed photograph, approx. 6.5 x 8.5". VG........40-60



434. 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


435. [MARYLAND] Augustus Williamson Bradford (1806-1881) he was 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.  In February 1861, Governor Thomas H. Hicks appointed Bradford one of Maryland’s delegates to the Washington Peace Conference, where he made a speech supporting the Union. Following the conference, the Union Party named Bradford as its candidate for governor, opposing the Democratic candidate General Benjamin C. Howard. Bradford defeated Howard by approximately 30,000 votes and took office on January 8, 1862.  During his term, he violently opposed the Federal government’s interference in Maryland’s elections, upheld the dignity of the State government and defied the harsh and arbitrary military occupation, and went to great lengths to keep the State in the Union. At the same time he upheld the Federal government's authority although he differed with its methods.  In September 1862, he was one of the many northern governors to attend the Loyal War Governors' Conference in Altoona, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, the Confederates invaded Maryland three times. During the last of these, Bradley T. Johnson’s raiders visited Bradford’s home in July 1864, and during his absence, burned it to the ground together with all his furniture, library, and papers. This action was partially in retaliation for Union General David Hunter’s burning of the home of Governor John Letcher of Virginia, and partially because of Bradford’s "uncompromising spirit and strong leanings."  During his four years in office, Augustus Bradford released Samuel Green (freedman) from jail on the condition he leave the state. Green was an African-American slave and minister, who was jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.  DOCUMENT SIGNED, 1865, Mechanics Bank, approx. 7-1/8 x 2-3/4.  Has the usual "slice cancel". VG example.............50-75

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Portrait of Gov. Bradford



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


437.  [ART] Esther [Bensusan] Pissaro [1870-1951] British wood engraver & artist. She was married to Lucien Pissaro [1863-1944] artist and son of the famed artist, Camile Pissaro. ALS, 1923, 1p, concerning a certain work of art that her husband never did, but the recipient of letter would be welcomed if they came to England. Her letters are not common. One mail fold o/w excellent condition................50-75



438. [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

See contract



439. [ENGLAND] John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-97), British jurist, eldest son of the jurist Sir John Taylor Coleridge, born in Ottery Saint Mary, and educated at the University of Oxford. He began practicing law in 1846 and was elected to Parliament in 1865. Three years later he was appointed solicitor general and in 1871 became attorney general. He was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1873, was raised to the peerage in 1874, and was chief justice of the Court of the Queen's Bench from 1880 to 1894. ANS, 1872......20-30

 

440. [SCIENCE] Thomas Wright (1711-1786) English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer. Wright is best known for his publication An original theory or new hypothesis of the universe (1750), in which he explains the appearance of the Milky Way as "an optical effect due to our immersion in what locally approximates to a flat layer of stars." This idea was taken up and elaborated by Immanuel Kant in his Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven. CLIP SIGNATURE mounted...........50-75



441. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: McNamara [MI], Long [HI], McClellan [Ark], McGee [WY], Miller [IA], Morse [OR], Moss [UT], Pastore [RI], Prouty [VT], Morton [KY]. All have mounting residue at top & bottom edge. Mostly on verso but with some show-thru.............50-75


442. [OHIO] Wayne L. Hays (1911-1989), American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items; in the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices. [1][2] He resigned from Congress after a much publicized sex scandal in 1976. TLS, 1976, 1p..................20-30

 

443. [NOBEL PRIZE] MELVIN CALVIN [1911-1997] chemist most famed for discovering most famed for discovering the Calvin cycle (along with Andrew Benson), for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Signed multi-page printout titled "Intermediates in the photosynthetic cycle: a commentary by Melvin Calvin."............25-35




444. [ENTERTAINMENT] Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) American comedian and actor, known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He is also remembered for his 1980s film roles, especially in Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School.  Signed & inscribed 3x5 lined card. VG................20-30



445. [MUSIC] Charles C. Knox [b. 1929] American composer. He is particularly noted for his music for brass instruments and chamber music, among his over 100 compositions to date. Some of his music includes: Sing We to Our God Above for chorus and organ (1970); Festival Procession for chorus, brass quartet and organ (1972); His Praises We'll Sing for treble chorus and organ (1991, later arranged for mixed voices), etc. ALS, 2011, 1p. Fine.......35-45



446. [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...........20-30




447. [MUSIC] Helen Pickens (1910-1984) with her two sisters Patti Pickens and Jane Pickens a popular radio and recording vocal trio in the 1930s.  ALS, nd, on Pickens Sister stationery, 2pp. VG...........25-35


448.  William Lindsay Scruggs (1836-1912) American author, lawyer, and diplomat. He was a scholar of South American foreign policy and U.S. ambassador to Colombia and Venezuela. He played a key role in the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 and helped shape the modern interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. Signed bank check, 1903. VG.............50-75



449. Edna Bryner [1866-1967] American writer. Signature, 1929............20-30

 

450. [ITALY] Cesare Mori [1871-1942] was a prefect (prefetto) before and during the Fascist period in Italy. He is known in Italy as the Iron Prefect (Prefetto di Ferro) because of his iron-fisted campaigns against the Mafia on Sicily in the second half of the 1920s. SIGNED CARD, Rone, dated June 21, 1932. Approx. 4.5 x 3.5".........25-35


451. Clara Louise Burnham [1854-1927] American writer. Signature, 1890............20-30



452. (Colonial Philadelphia ) THOMAS P. COPE (1768-1854) American Merchant, Quaker, Philanthropist, Author, he was the son of Caleb Cope. He was originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He became one of Philadelphia's wealthiest citizens, and a politician. He authored "Passages from the Writings of William Penn", also his daughter wrote "Philadelphia Merchant, the Diary of Thomas P. Cope." - PAUL BECK (1760-1844) Revolutionary War Soldier, Wealthy Philadelphia Merchant and philanthropist. He joined the Revolutionary War and was an associate of General Thomas Miflin, and the Clymers. He protected the home of Declaration of Independence SIGNER James Wilson, and is mentioned in the summary of "The Lives of The Signers". He was one of Philadelphia's most eminent personalities and philanthropists. - EDWARD THOMSON (1810-1870) Prominent Philadelphia Bishop, Physician. He was against Methodism., but years later converted and in 1831 became a traveling preacher He was appointed President of Wesleyan University and was for 16 years. He later became Bishop. SIGNATURES of ALL THREE, mounted to a larger piece of very old paper.............50-75

 

453. [MUSIC] Cora de Wilhorst [b. 1835] Opera singer. Signature with sentiment dated 1858. VG...........20-30



454. William Allen Butler [1825-1902] American writer. Clip signature............20-30



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

See Woester photo



456. [THEATRE] Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. AQS, dated London July 16, 1873, written on 8x3 in. card. Fresh condition..........30-40



457. William Farquhar Payson [1876-1939] American writer. ANS, 1935............20-30



458. John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC, FRS (1834-1913) English banker, biologist, archaeologist and Liberal politician. Signed printed poscard accepting position as steward at Annual Dinner, 1899...........20-30



459. [DELAWARE] Bill Roth (1921-2003) U.S. Senator from Delaware. Signed & inscribed color 8x10 photo.............25-35

 

460. [OKLAHOMA] Don Nickles (b. 1948) US Senator from Oklahoma from 1981-2005. SIGNED & INSCRIBED color 8x10 photo..........20-30




461. [KENTUCKY] Wendell Ford (b. 1924) the longest-serving US senator in Kentucky history. Signed & inscribed color 8x10 photo..........25-35



462. BEVERLY BAYNE [1894-1982] actress. Brief ALS, n.d.......35-45



463. Clifford Bax (1886-1962) versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, critic and editor, and a poet, lyricist and hymn writer. He also was a translator, for example of Goldoni. The composer Arnold Bax was his brother, and set some of his words to music. A fold open card signed...........20-30


464. Sir Francis Palgrave [1788-1861] English historian. Clip signature mounted to card.........20-30


465. Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876- 1977) American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. To date, she remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a staunch supporter of prohibition during the 1920s. Clip signature.........20-30


466. Ernesto Rossi (1897 - 1967) Italian politician, journalist and anti-fascist activist. His ideas contributed to the Partito d'Azione, and subsequently the Partito Radicale co-authur of the Ventotene Manifesto. Signed card, 1881............20-30



467. George William Curtis (1824-1892)American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of old New England stock. CLIP SIGNATURE with sentiment...........20-30



468. William T. Moncrieff [1794-1857] English dramatist. Signature in form of return address............20-30


469. Quida [1839-1908] British novelist. Clip signature. Ink is light............20-30

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470. Carlos Fuentes Macías (b.1928) Mexican writer and one of the best-known living novelists and essayists in the Spanish-speaking world. He has influenced contemporary Latin American literature, and his works have been widely translated into English and other languages. Signed, inscribed card............20-30



471. [ART] Peter Blume (1906-1992) American painter and sculptor. His first major recognition came in 1934 with a first prize for South of Scranton at a Carnegie Institute International Exhibition. Signed 3x5 card. VG.........20-30


472. Leonard Merrick [1864-1939] British Playwright. Clip signature..............20-30


473. Charles Doughty [1843-1926] English poet. Clip signature..............20-30


474. Alfred Henry Lewis [1857-1914] American journalist and novelist. Signed card..........20-30


476. [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

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ARCHIVE OF PROMINENT NAVAL OFFICER
477. [ENGLAND] Vice Admiral Sir John Chambers White, KCB (c. 1770 -1845) prominent British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century, who participated in a number of engagements during the Napoleonic Wars. He achieved most of his fame in the late 1790s as the commander of HMS Sylph , a small brig operating in Northern European waters. White was able to capture a number of equivalent French, Spanish and Dutch vessels and on one occasion was instrumental in the destruction of a much larger French frigate by a British squadron. In 1798 he was with the squadron that discovered the French invasion attempt on Ireland and acted as a messenger in the campaign to destroy the invasion force that ended at the Battle of Tory Island. He was later flag captain for Sir John Borlase Warren and participated at the Action of 13 March 1806 and the destruction of the Regulus in 1814. After the war, White largely retired, but retained several shore appointments and rose to the rank of vice-admiral. White was born in approximately 1770, the son of wealthy New York City merchant Henry White and his wife Eve Van Cortlandt. Henry White was a member of the New York City Council and President of the New York Chamber of Commerce in 1772-73. The Whites were ardent Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War, and in 1783 the family was forced to abandon their home in New York and move to London. John White joined the Royal Navy soon afterwards. In 1790 he was promoted to lieutenant and served in the French Revolutionary Wars, becoming commander of the brig HMS Sylph in 1795. His first wife had died in 1809 and he was survived by his second, Charlotte Elizabeth and their son Henry Dalrymple White. OFFERED HERE is his Last Will and Testament, signed and written by White, dated 30 May 1844, 2 pgares, folio [8 x 12-1/2". Signed twice by John Chambers White, on signature beside red wax seal. Accompanied by his Last Will and Testament, written in another hand, dated 30 April 1845, 6-1/4 pages. Also included is a manuscript document [unsigned] having to do with the marriage of his son Col. Henry Dalrymple White, dated 1863, 6-pages folio. All 3 are in superb condition...........150-200




478.  Henry Goddard Leach   (1880-1970) American author, educator, intellectual; editor of the intellectual and literary national periodical The Forum (1923-1940); president, American-Scandinavian Foundation (1926-1947), president, Poetry Society of America (1934-1937).  ALS, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, NYC, July 9, 1914, 8pp,  5 x 7-3/4 in., to Mr. Blackwell. VG.........50-75



Two Important Catholic Personalities

479. [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

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480.  Edward John Phelps
(1822-1900)  American lawyer and diplomat from Vermont.  Phelps was one of the founders of the American Bar Association and was its president in 1880-1881. From 1881 until his death he was Kent Professor of Law at Yale Law School.  Phelps was Envoy to Court of St. James's in Britain from 1885 to 1889, and in 1893 served as senior counsel for the United States before the international tribunal at Paris to settle the Bering Sea Controversy. His closing argument, requiring eleven days for its delivery, was an exhaustive review of the case.  President Grover Cleveland intended to appoint him as U.S. Chief Justice in 1888, but Phelps was concerned that his tenure as ambassador to the Court of St. James's in Great Britain would cause the Democratic Party to lose the support of Irish Americans, and he declined.  ALS, 1855, 3pp,  5 x 8 in.  Fine..............80-120

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9-Vol. Set on Abraham Lincoln
481. [LINCOLN] Roy P. Basler, editor. Set of 9 vols., THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Rutgers Univ. Press, The History Book Club Edition. No dust jackets. VG....................150-200



482. James Merrill  (1926-1995) American poet whose awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1977) for Divine Comedies (1976).  Signed typescript of his poem NIGHTGOWN, 1p, 8.5 x 11. VG........50-75

See above



483. [PHOTOGRAPHY - NASA] WILLENE WHISENHANT - one of the important photographers at NASA at the beginning. ORIGINAL vintage color 10x8 photo showing Alan Shepard lying down in space suit with technicians around him. Whisenhant has written caption in ink below "MA-9 - Backup - Shepard." NASA S-63-3888. VG. Provenance: Ex-collection of the photographer.........50-75

See above




484. [ACTORS & ACTRESSES] Multiple lot: [1] Kay E. Kuter (1925-2003) Am. actor who starred on television and in film. ISP, 8x10. [2] Constance Cummings(1910-2005) American-born British actress, known for her work on both screen and stage. Between 1931 and 1934, Cummings appeared in 21 films, most notably the Harold Lloyd picture Movie Crazy, and American Madness, which was directed by Frank Capra. Cummings was uncomfortable in Hollywood and moved to England, where she continued acting, both in movies and on the stage. Few of these films became popular in America, although included amongst those that did is Blithe Spirit, adapted from a play by Sir Noël Coward. In 1974, Cummings, who resided in the UK for many decades, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the British entertainment industry. SIGNED VINTAGE POSTCARD PHOTO. MOUNTING TRACES ON VERSO. [3] John Cullum (b. 1930) Am. actor and singer. ISP, 8x10. [4] Diana Lewis [1919-1997] American film actress and a MGM contract star. Her more notable films include It's a Gift (1934), Gold Diggers in Paris (1938), Go West (1940) and Johnny Eager (1942). She was the love interest of Andy Hardy as Daphne Fowler in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940). She met the actor William Powell in 1940, married after a courtship of three weeks and retired from acting in 1943. The couple remained together until Powell's death in 1984. SIGNED picture of William Powell, who has his arm around a paster bust of him. She also signed "Wlliam Powell". About 8-1/2 x 10-1/2". So she has signed both signatures. [5] Ruth Warrick (1916-2005) American singer, actress and political activist, best known for her role as Phoebe Tyler on All My Children, which she played regularly from 1970 until her death in 2005. She made her film debut in Citizen Kane as Kane's first wife. She celebrated her 80th birthday by attending a special screening of Citizen Kane to a packed, standing-room-only audience, to which she spoke afterward. What she didn't realize was that this was also Welles' first film role. Citizen Kane proved to be a major moment of her life and the long term success of the film would follow her for the rest of her life. Signed 3x5 card. Fine. [6] Nedra Volz (1908-2003) American film and television actress. Born in Montrose, Iowa, she began her career in the family tent show, and appeared in vaudeville as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). She ended up in the 1970s as a well-recognized supporting character actress, primarily on television and also in feature films. She often played grandmothers or feisty little old ladies. SHE SIGNS a 3x5 card and writes several of the TV shows [Strokes, Dukes, Filthy Rich etc.] that she appeared in. Fine. [7] [THEATRE] 1950 Playbill program from the play South Pacific, starring Mary Martin and Ray Middleton. He has signed, inscribed the cover. NOT signed by Martin. [8] Madeline Hurlock (1899-1989) Am. silent film actress. ALS on 3x5 card. 1985. Some smearing. [9] John Agar (1921-2002) American actor. ISP, 5x7. [10] Pat Carroll (b. 1927) American actress. She performed in numerous stage productions, film and TV. Signed, inscribed 10x8 photo. VG............80-120



485. [ART] Charles Meryon (1821-1868) French artist, who worked almost entirely in etching, as he suffered from color-blindness.  He is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. He also suffered from mental illness, dying in an asylum. His most famous work is a series of views of Paris. Offered here "Le Ministère de la Marine" (The Admiralty, Paris), photogravure 1926 of his etching [1865].  These superb photogravures, there were 20 printed in 1926, are often sold as etchings. You see them all the time offered at around $400 to $800 each. The sellers, obviously are not aware of what they are offering. The original 1865 etching retailed at $1500. Plate size approx. 6-1/2 x 5-1/2" plus wide clean margins. A superb example of the original..............100-150

See Meryon photogravure



486. Charles Sarolea (1870-1953) Belgian academic and versatile publicist. He was for a long period Professor of French at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote books on a wide range of topics on international affairs. He also edited from 1912 to 1917 Everyman, a literary magazine favourable to the doctrine of distributism. In 1915 he was sent by the Belgian government to the USA, in order to support the veracity of atrocity stories in circulation, about the German occupation of Belgium. The mission was not a success, in that Sarolea unwisely and publicly attacked the neutrality that the USA was at the time observing with respect to World War I. Recent academic interest has been on his political views. TLS, Edinburgh, 1925, 1p, 4to. To Mr. Kennedy. Says the Polish Ambassador had to postpone his visit therefore he wants to visit Kennedy with his friend John White. Says he has "really been overdoing it for the last two years. VG................40-60

See above



487. [FRANCE] BULLETIN DES LOIS DE LA REPUBLIQUE, dated Year IX [1801], 16 pages., approx. 5.5 x 8.5".  Many pages on how to split up captured ships [detailed]; also article on CORSAIRS [pirates]; etc. Signed Bonaparte in print. VG............100-150

See document


488. Sir Alexander Beresford Hope PC (1820-1887), known as Alexander Hope until 1854 (and also known as A. J. B. Hope until 1854 and as A. J. B. Beresford Hope from 1854 onwards), was a British author and Conservative politician. Brief ALS, 1878, 1p. Tear [1" top edge] & light stain bottom............25-35

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489. David Lawrence (1888-1973) conservative newspaperman and former student of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University. In 1916, he became the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post. After his reelection as U.S. President in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson fired Irish-American White House secretary (chief of staff) Joseph Patrick Tumulty in 1916 to placate anti-Catholic sentiment, particularly from his wife and his advisor Colonel Edward M. House, after which David Lawrence successfully interceded on his behalf to remain. During the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, David Lawrence criticised 'The New Deal' in his 1932 book Beyond the New Deal, in which his observation of economic activity led him to distinguish between free enterprise and corporatism, writing that "Theoretically, corporations are creations of the state." In 1926, Lawrence founded United States Daily, a weekly newspaper devoted to covering government, and seven years later shut it down to start United States News for an audience of community leaders, business people and politicians. In 1948, United States News merged with Lawrence's two-year-old weekly magazine, World Report to form the news magazine U.S. News & World Report. At the time of Lawrence's 1973 death, the magazine had a circulation of two million. On April 22, 1970, David Lawrence was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon. Lengthy TLS, 1927, 2 full pages, to James T. William. Excellent news paper content about the United States Daily. VG.............75-100


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490. [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 above

 

Different Than Above

491. [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 above



492. [MILITARY] Richard B. Myers [b. 1942] retired four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Chairman, Myers was the United States military's highest ranking uniformed officer. Signed 8.5 x 12" color photograph as Chairman JCS, with caligraphy inscription. One bumped corner - not bad. VG..........30-40



493. [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

See print




494.
[MISSOURI] B.G. WILKERSON - Lawyer from Sedalia, Mo. Group of 7 ALSs, & 1 signed receipt, 1887-1889. VG........50-75
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From 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.

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495. DANIEL FERRARA (Algerian, born 1906) signed ink drawing, approx. 12 x 9 in.............75-100

 

496. ANDRE BOUEY (1898-1976) signed ink drawing, 1966, 12 x 8 in............75-100

 

497. JACQUES DEMOULIN (born 1905) signed ink drawing dated 1972, 12 x 9.5 in.............75-100

 

498. STEFAN WALLMARK (born 1912) signed pencil drawing dated 1972, 12 x 8.5 in..........75-100

 

499. ERIKA BUENTELLO (American) signed pencil drawing dated 1978, 8 x 10.5 in..............75-100

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500.  [FRANCE] PIERRE DESCAVES - believe he was the French radio critic. Four [4] pages of notes [unsigned] in the hand of Descaves referring to Jean Cocteau. PLUS 3 ephemeral pieces related to Cocteau: 1930 1p. printed page by Cocteau on Opium; small theatre program picturing him; 2-page flyer about him.................50-75


501. [PORTRAIT] Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878) French painter of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism. Antique original wood-engraved portrait by T. Johnson. Approx. 6-3/4 x 4-7/8" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..........25-35

See Daubigny portrait



502. [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

See Coquelin portrait


503. 1846 PRINTED GOV. DOC. regarding Indian affairs, 3pp. Toned evenly.........20-30

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504. [MUSIC] Wolfgang Wagner (1919- 2010)  German opera director. He is best known as the director (Festspielleiter) of the Bayreuth Festival, a position he initially assumed alongside his brother Wieland in 1951 until the latter's death in 1966. From then on, he assumed total control until he retired in 2008. Signed 4-1/4 x 5-3/4", dated 1992. VG.......30-40



505. AMERICAN EXPRESS - 3 stock certificates, 1960-63. VG...........40-60




506. [FILM] David Lloyd Wolper (b.1928) American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, North & South, L.A. Confidential, and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He also produced numerous documentaries and documentary series like Biography (TV series&emdash;1961-63), The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (TV), Appointment with Destiny (TV series), This is Elvis, Three Days in November, Imagine: John Lennon, and others. He directed the 1959 documentary The Race for Space, which was nominated for an Academy Award. His 1971 film (as executive producer)about the study of insects The Hellstrom Chronicle won an Academy Award. TLS, 1968, 1p,, signed "David."..............25-35



507. Helen Astor [1895-1965] Am. socialite. ANS, nd, re: her father....20-30



508. Samuel Weller Singer (1783–1858) was an English author and scholar on the work of William Shakespeare. He is also now remembered as a pioneer historian of card games. ALS, Travellers Club, 1839, 1p, to Vicomte de Marcellus. VG..........50-75



509. Samuel Merwin [1875-1936] American writer. Signature 1907.........20-30



510. Sir James Black Baillie [1872-1940] British philosopher and academic. ALS, 1931, 2pp..........40-60



511. [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

See Sheridan portrait


512. [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

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513. [FRANCE] Marie-Louise Becomes a Regent - offered here is Bulletin Des Lois No. 530, signed in type by Napoleon and Marie-Louise, 8pp, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Empress Marie Louise of France [1791-1847] was the second wife of Napoleon I. On 20 March 1811, Marie Louise (as she was known in France) gave birth to a son, Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, styled King of Rome and later Duke of Reichstadt. Marie Louise acted as Regent of France from April to December 1812 during the Russian campaign and again from April 1813 to January 1814 during her husband's absence in the German campaign. After Napoléon was forced to abdicate his throne in April 1814, he was exiled to the island of Elba. Marie Louise returned to Austria, never to see her husband again. VG............80-120

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514. [FRANCE] Six manuscript documents dating 1736 to 1828 related to Carpentry - the making of Mademoiselle De Mouch's apartment. About 13 pages: description of fantastic parpentry accounts - detailed. VG...........100-150

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515. [ART] Albert Duvivier - Portrait of Edmond Hedouin, plate signed and dated 1888, image 6-3/4 x 3-3/4". Wrinkles should iron out. Hedouin was the noted artist [see lots 66 - 68 in this auction]. VG.............60-80

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516. [FRANCE]  FUNERAL EULOGY FOR NAPOLEON'S GENERAL BARON DELORT, delivered "By a high /and old officer before the French Parliament", unsigned. Author is unknown. Approx. 8.5 x 13 in.  Baron Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort (16 November 1773 – 28 March 1846) was a French general and deputy. A National Guardsman at the age of 16 in 1789, he died a Lieutenant General, aide-de-camp to the King and a Peer of France. Major of the 9th Dragoon Regiment, his conduct at Austerlitz gave him command of the 24th Dragoons, at the head of which he covered himself with glory in Spain at Molins del Rey, Valls, Vic, and Saguntum. As a general of brigade in 1811, he held provisional command of the cavalry of the Army of Aragon through 1813. He beat Joseph O'Donnell at Castalla and charged the pass at Ordal. Recalled to France, Delort charged again at Montereau then, as a general of division, he commanded the 14th Division of Reserve Cavalry at Waterloo. DELORT is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 36..........100-200

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MARGARETT SARGENT (1892-1978) American Modernist
517. [ART] MARGARETT SARGENT (1892-1978) she was an unconventional member of an aristocratic Boston family and 4th cousin of John Singer Sargent. She was an artist who rebelled against both the social conventions and artistic tastes of her class and time. Student of George Luks and Gutzon Borglum, Margarett began to exhibit in 1916, eventually participating in as many as than 30 shows. Lincoln Kirstein, founder of the New York City Ballet, gave her a solo exhibition at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, in a season that included Maurice Prendergast, Buckminster Fuller, Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Calder performed his famous miniature circus at Sargent's Boston home. Bernice Abbott photographed her, Marie Laurencin painted her daughter's portrait. George Luks painted Margarett's portrait, THE WHITE BLACKBIRD in 1919. An exhibition of Margarett's work was held at the Davis Art Museum (Wellesley College) and then traveled to New York for exhibition at the Berry-Hill Galleries in 1996. This New York exhibition was the first since 1931, when she was recognized as one of the few important modernists of the 1920s and 30s. A major book on her life and art has been published. Sargent's work synthesized the seemingly contradictory artistic movements of her time, bringing together elements of Fauvism, early Cubism and German and Russian Expressionism. Although Margarett Sargent has been all but forgotten over the decades, largely because her work has been closely held by her family, critics and historians are now eager to acknowledge her achievement and place her firmly in the canon of the American avant-garde. ORIGINAL ink drawing, unsigned, approx. 14 x 9.5 in. paper size. Unframed. Very good condition. Slight edge tear affects nothing - won't show when framed..............300-400

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





519. David Derek Stacton (1923-1968)  American novelist, historian and poet. TLS, no date, 1p, to Mr. Silkin, probably Jon Silkin (1930-1997) the British poet. Stacton was born in San Francisco. In author profiles, however, he claimed to have been born April 25, 1925 in Minden, Nevada (several of his books are set in Nevada). Stacton attended Stanford University from 1941–43. He served in the Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector, and wrote a letter as “David Stacton” decrying the compliant American masses to Dwight Macdonald’s Politics in 1945. He lived in Europe from 1951–1954, 1960–1962, and 1964–1965. Most of his books as David Stacton were originally published in England. Stacton wrote under the pseudonyms Carse Boyd, Bud Clifton, David Dereksen and David West. He also ghosted Living Religions Of The World a 1956 work accredited to Frederic Spiegelberg.  VG........50-75

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520. [MEXICO]  Jose Lopez Uraga ( 1810 - 1885 ) Mexican soldier and diplomat, was born in Valladolid, Morelia in 1810. He fought against the United States in 1847, helped establish the Santa Anna government, and during the Guerra de Reforma engaged on the side of the constitutionalists, losing a leg in combat. He was Mexican Minister to Germany in 1854 and 1855. During the War of Intervention, he served as general-in-chief of the Army of the West, and later as commanding general in Jalisco. He later served under Maximilian, becoming his aide-de-camp and marching to Yucatan. When he went to Guatemala in 1873, his mission was to organize and strengthen the army there. It was at this time that he wrote several books on military subjects. López Uraga then settled in San Francisco around 1877, where he had hoped to obtain the Mexican consulship and to be reinstated as a Mexican citizen. And it was in San Francisco that he died in 1885, having been unsuccessful in both these attempts.  Offered here is an ALS written in the 3rd person  [1854], 1p., to Peter D. Vroom (1791-1873) Gov. of New Jersey, and who was the United States Minister to Prussia. Blank page laid to another page. Not common.........100-150

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521. [ART]  Richard Elmore  (fl. 1852-1885) British painter first based in London and later moved to Tunbridge Wells, England. His distinctive and subtle landscapes depicting views in Devon, Surrey and Kent were widely exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists and the British Institution. Elmore’s painting of Twickenham is in the collection of the Cardiff museum. ALS, 1878, 4pp, to the art critic Samuel Carter Hall.  VG...........80-120

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520. 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...........100-150

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521.  [FRANCE] 17th century French Mystery document on paper,  3-pages, from Fouchanges, approx. 7-3/4 x 10-3/4".  VG............100-150

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523. CALAIS, MAINE - group of 27 documents, 1868-1914, deeds, insurance, lease, court documents etc.  From the papers of attorney Charles B. Rounds.  19 of the documents date pre-1900. Generally G-VG..............75-10


524. [FILM]  Layte Bowden - Pan-American Airlines stewardess who kept company with Peter Lawford for the two years he and his ex-wife, Pat Kennedy, lived at opposite ends of the country. She was a former beauty queen, a one-time receptionist and secretary to then-Sen. George Smathers (D-Fla.) who graced Roll Call’s pages in 1960 as part of a double header baseball-themed shot, went on to join the jet set — literally.  After leaving the Hill in 1962, she, whom Life Magazine once featured in an article about “pretty girls” in Washington, joined the ranks of the Pucci-clad Pan Am stewardesses. “We were treated like movie stars on Pan Am,” she said. In her role at the airline, she also flew on White House press charters as chief purser, accompanying Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon on official trips.  She was with JFK in Berlin when he gave his famous “Ich bein ein Berliner” speech and in Dallas the day he was shot. “I was on Air Force One when the word came in” that he had died, she said. “I fainted in the aisle and somebody got brandy and poured it down me.” Before she traded in her swinging-single gal status to marry Butler Aviation CEO Paul Dopp in 1971, the Floridian said she also dated a dizzying array of Congressmen, movie stars, and other high-ranking officials, including then-Rep. John Brademas (D-Ind.), Warren Beatty and Kennedy brother-in-law and Rat Packer Peter Lawford. She had a small role in the Lawford-produced film “Billie,” starring Patty Duke. In the mid-1960s, Dopp and CBS News Anchor Dan Rather began collaboration on a book based on their experiences traveling with presidents but never completed it because she “was so busy having a good time.”  Rare ALS, 1966, 1p, to Milt Ebbins, Peter Lawford's agent and business partner.........75-100

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525. [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



526. [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



527. [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

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528. [CIVIL WAR] Eugene B. Payne (1835-1910). Two page letter written in pencil, Illinois Legislature, House of Representative, Springfield, Illinois, 1867.  This is Payne’s own retained copy of his letter to J.F. Farnsworth, congressman from  Illinois and Union general.  Payne is expressing  regret that a Dr. [Moses] Evans was recommended as Post Master  of Waukengan, Illinois.  Payne recommends, instead, a Major. Clarkson.  Says that the railroad men want him in the post; says he is a rich man and does not need the office.  Says Clarkson  needs the job. According to the New York Times, April 8, 1910, Payne was born in Seneca Falls, N.Y. on April 15, 1835.  But in 1836 his family, led by his father, Thomas Hubbard Payne, bought land in northwest Fremont Township, Lake County Illinois. The large Payne family played crucial political and economic roles in the development of Lake County, as described in John J. Halsey’s 1912 History of Lake County, Illinois (Waukegan, 1912, 432-51). As the son of a pioneer family, Payne studied in local schools and graduated from the Waukegan High School (Open Library undocumented online article on General Payne).  In 1860 he was graduated from the law school of Northwestern University, a member of the first class, and was “admitted to the bar that same year,” according to the Times obituary.  At the beginning of the Civil War he organized at Waukegan, Illinois, the first company of Union infantry troops in Illinois (37th Illinois Infantry Regiment) and he served with them until September of 1864 when he was discharged due to his dibilitating malaria (background note, Payne collection, Clements Library, U. of Michigan). That fall of 1864 he was elected to the Illinois state legislature.   Payne was wounded and ill following his participation in the July 1863 Vicksburg campaign and victory.   His service after the spring of 1862 is documented in the Payne collection at the Clements Library, U. of Michigan.  The background note for that collection states that Payne thought that the December 1862 Prairie Grove battle as equally significant to that at Pea Ridge.  By the end of the war, and after playing a role in an important Rio Grande campaign and returning in early 1864 to Illinois to recruit, he was mustered out in September 1864 at the rank of Brigadier General.  He was the first soldier from Lake County, Illinois to achieve the rank of general.  After the war he served in the legislature to 1868, on the Republican ticket.  The Times obituary says that he practiced law for seventeen years. The Open Library article reports that he lived and practiced in Waukegan and in Evanston, Illinois to 1887.  In 1885 A.T. Andreas in his History of Chicago, v. 1, 203, lists Payne as a resident of Chicago, “among respected and beloved citizens” who fought with the 37th Regiment.  Late in life, after retiring from the bar, Payne “was made an officer of the U.S. Pension Bureau,” Washington, DC, according to the Times obituary.............80-120

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529. [PORTRAIT] George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (1718-1792)  British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. It is often claimed that he was the commander to have pioneered the tactic of "breaking the line".  Original antique engraved portrait of Lord Rodney, image about 4 x 5" plus wide margins. The engraver was  Edward Scriven (1775-1841) was an English engraver. He was born, according to his own account, at Alcester, Warwickshire, though his name does not appear in the parish register. He was a pupil of Robert Thew, and became known as an engraver of portraits, in the stipple and chalk manner. He was a supporter of the Artists' Annuity Fund, in the establishment of which, in 1810, he took a leading part. He died on 23 August 1841, leaving a widow and five children. He was buried in Kensal Green cemetery, where a stone was erected to his memory by the members of the Artists' Fund. VG..............50-75

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530. [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

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531. [ART] JEAN LEON GEROME FERRIS (1863-1930) American painter best known for his series of 78 scenes from American history, entitled The Pageant of a Nation, the largest series of American historical paintings by a single artist. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Stephen James Ferris, a portrait painter and a devotee of Jean-Léon Gérôme (after whom he was named) and Mariano Fortuny.  He grew up around art, having been trained by his father and having two acclaimed painters, Edward Moran and Thomas Moran, as uncles. ORIGINAL ETCHING, plate signed, image approx. 10 x 6-1/4 plus margins. One stain in left margin which will mat out when framed. Title: "ORIENTALIST WOMAN SITTING".  In 2010 another example of this etching sold at auction for $250 + buyer's premium........200-300

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532. S. I. Hayakawa (1906-1992) Canadian-born American academic and political figure of Japanese ancestry. He was an English professor, and served as president of San Francisco State University and then as United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. Signed, inscribed color photo, 8x10. Accompanied by his unsigned US Senate calling card. VG..........35-45



533.  [FRANCE] Albert Caquot (1881-1976) considered as the "best living French engineer" during half a century. He received the "Croix de guerre 1914-1918 (France)" (military honor) and was Grand-croix of the Légion d'Honneur (1951). He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences from 1934 to 1976. His accomplishments are so numerous that it is difficult to write a brief description. Since the item offered here ia a signed photograph of an aeronautical dirigible, we will concentrate on him as an aeronautical engineer during the First and Second World Wars. Albert Caquot's contributions to aeronautics are priceless, from the design of the "Caquot dirigible" to the launching of technical innovations at the new French Aviation Ministry, where he created several Fluid Mechanics Institutes that still exist today. Marcel Dassault , who was charged by Albert Caquot to develop several major aeronautical projects at the beginning of his career, wrote about him: "He was one of the best engineers than aeronautics ever had. He was visionary and ahead of his time. He led aeronautical innovations for forty years". As early as 1901, already visionary, he performed his military service in an airship unit of the French army. At the beginning of First World War, he was mobilised with the 40e Compagnie d'Aérostiers equipped with Drachen type airships as first lieutenant. In 1914, he designed a new sausage-shaped dirigible equipped with three air-filled lobes spaced evenly around the tail as stablizers, and moved the inner air balloonette from the rear to the underside of the nose, separate from the main gas envelope. The Caquot was able to hold in 90 km/h winds and remain horizontal. During three years, France manufactured "Caquot dirigibles" for all the allied forces, including English and United States armies. The United States also manufactured nearly a thousand "Caquot R balloons" in 1918-1919. This balloon gave to France and its allies an advantage in military observation which significantly contributed to the allies' supremacy in aviation and eventually to the final victory. In January 1918, Georges Clémenceau named him technical director of the entire military aviation. In 1919, Albert Caquot proposed the creation of the French aeronautical museum (today called Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, in Le Bourget). This museum is the oldest aeronautical museum in the world. Signed photograph [reprint of World War I photo], signed top right by Albert Caquot WITH HIS INITIALS. Approx. 9 x 12".  Soft crease at top right corner o/w VG.........80-120

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534. US Senators - 10 TLSs, 1960-1962, all to Vernon Talbertt: Hickenlooper [IA], Hickey [WY], Holland [FL], Hruska [NE], Johnston [SC], Jackson [WA], Jordon [NC], Kuchel [CA], Lausche [OH], Cotton [NH]. All have mounting residue at top & bottom edge. Mostly on verso but with some show-thru.............50-75



535. [ART] Betsy Bruno - California artist we believe is now deceased. Original woocut, title: All Is But A Higher Country Calling You, pencil signed, June '74, tiled, image approx. 23 x 17.5 flush [no margins]. Numbered 1/4 [small edition]. VG.............100-150
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536. [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..........20-30



Led Marine squad in 1914 when U.S. troops stormed and occupied Vera Cruz during the Mexican Revolution

537. [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........30-40




538MARYLAND CONGRESSMEN - A collection of 44 LS's written by House of Representative members from Maryland. Included are Michael D. Barnes (19), Stephen W. Gambrill (1), Gilbert Gude (6), Steny Hoyer (2), DeWitt S. Hyde (2) Gladys Spellman (2), and Newton Steers 12). Content is routine, mostly responding to constituent letters about specific proposed legislation. Dates range from 1929 to 1985. Steny Hoyer was House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He is currently House Minority Whip.........100-150




539. Edmund Blunden, MC [1896-1974] English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. Signed in ink limited edition page [proof page] from the "hand-set edition of Near & Far," 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". Fine...........30-40





540. [ART] Francis Holl (1815-1884), was an English engraver and the son of prominent engraver William Holl the Elder (c1771-1838), to whom he was apprenticed. He was both successful and fashionable, producing work for book and print publishers. He spent twenty-five years engraving Queen Victoria's pictures during which period he executed commissions of other royal portraits. Often working from paintings by fashionable artists, he exhibited twenty engravings at the Royal Academy between 1856 and 1883, and was elected an associate engraver in 1883.[1] He was the father of Frank Holl and was the brother of engraver William Holl the Younger.  original engraving, "HUNTING BUFFALOES", after F.O.C. Darley, image approx. 5-3/4 x 8.5". VG...........60-80

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541. [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

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542. [MYSTERY LOT] includes:  Warner Bros. pay check, 1984, signed on verso by Lawrence Roman (1921-2008) known for writing the hit Broadway play "Under the Yum-Yum Tree" and for adapting the farce into the 1963 movie version. Also includes CLIP SIGNATURE of  Henry Martyn Scudder (1822-1895)  missionary under American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America to Japan and South India—to American Madura Mission and American Madras Mission. He established American Arcot Mission, North Arcot of South India—then under Madras Presidency. Also includes Edward Fuller Witsell (1891- 1969) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1946 to 1951. General Witsell was a 1911 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and a World War I veteran. TLS, 1946, to congressman [Mas] Philip J. Philbin re: request for relief of active duty for Chaplain (1stn Lieut.) Donald B. Weymouth.  Also 1881 Gov. doc from Sec. of War Alex. ramsey about Des Moines Rapids Canal; 1828 Norwich, Ct. document;  1839 document signed by I.P. hazard, Providence, RI;  4 checks signed by Brenda Kuhn;  some  items from the papers of congressman Philip J. Philbin;  a calling card signed Mrs.  Wainwright;  card signed by Richardson K. Dilworth (1898-1974) American Democratic Party politician, born in the Pittsburgh area, who served as the 118th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1956 to 1962.  Also  card signed George W. Williams (naval officer);  1811 document from Kittery, Maine area [Spinney];  various bank checks, some small old prints, unidentified autograph signatures; documents, ephemera, etc.  Approx. 82 pieces. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items............80-120



543. John Anderson [b.1922] Am. politician. TLS & ISP, 2001...........20-30



1876 - Declaration of Independence

544. 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

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545. John W. Forney (1817-1881) American journalist and politician. He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1851-1856 and 1860-1861. He was Secretary of the United States Senate 1861-1868. Brief ALS, Dec. 27, no tr., 1p...........25-35



546. [TV] Robert Urich (1946-2002) American film, television and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, Urich starred in a record 15 television series.  Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........40-60

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547. [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............25-35

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548. [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

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The Cowles Art Institute In Boston

549. Frank M. Cowles - signed document, 1899, Suffolk Co., Mass., forming a corporation to be known by the name of Cowles Art Institute. Approx. 8.5 x 14 in., 1-page.  Also known as Cowles Art School (aka Cowles School of Art) was a studio building on 148 Dartmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts,  that was established in 1883 and continued operation until 1900.  It was one of the largest art schools in the city, having several hundred scholars.  By the end of the 19th century, Boston had become an important art center.   A number of highly respected artists were teaching in city. The rich environment for art had been promoted at least in part by the Massachusetts Drawing Act of 1870. The act mandated drawing lessons in public schools. To fill the need for art teachers, Massachusetts Normal Art (MNA) was established in 1873. Two blocks behind the Museum of Fine Arts, in the New Studio Building near the Back Bay Station, was the Cowles Art School (1883).  Cowles Art School offered instruction in figure drawing and painting from the flat cast and life, artistic anatomy, perspective and composition, painting still life, drawing and painting the head from life, drawing still life, oil and water colors, ad perspective. Notable alumni and instructors included Childe Hassam, William McGregor Paxton, Abbott Fuller Graves, George Elmer Browne, Robert Vonnoh etc.  Fine..........250-350

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550. Mike Wallace (1918 -2012) American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. During his career, which spanned over sixty years, he interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes which debuted in 1968. His signature on some type of postal item [see scan], approx. 4-3/4 x 4-1/2".  Fine........25-35

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551. [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..........40-60

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552.  [BASEBALL] Harry Lavagetto - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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553.  [BASEBALL] Bucky Walters - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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554.  [BASEBALL] John Mize - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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555.  [BASEBALL] Robert Doerr - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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556.  [BASEBALL] Red Rolfe - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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557.  [BASEBALL] Joe Medwick - This is a Baseball Magazine Company Premium Photo. Designated M113 or M114 by collectors, Baseball Magazine began issuing these photos around 1920 through 1950. Baseball Magazine Premium Photos are blank-backed sepia tone photos printed on semi-gloss heavy paper stock. You had to send away for the photos. The bottom center has the players name, the lower left reads "Published by the Baseball Magazine Company, New York" and the lower right reads "Enlarged from an original photograph by C.M. Conlon, NY".  From the beginning, the posters offered collectors a chance to obtain high-quality reproductions of photos taken by such legends as Charles Conlon. Conlon was the alpha photographer for the sport of baseball, beginning a little after the turn of the century, through his retirement shortly before World War II. A substantial percentage of the posters issued during that span featured his images. Approx. 9-1/2 x 12.  Superb condition when compared to the usual found. Often these were trimmed down in size, this one is full size.............40-60

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558. Grant Thorburn (1773-1863) American author and seedsman. He founded a business and issued a catalogue selling his seeds, the first in American history. Later he would publish articles and sketches in newspapers and magazines. Clip signature. Mounting stain do show.............20-30




559. MILITARY] General Sir Peter Edgar de la Couer de la Billière (b. 1934) is a former British soldier, who was Director of the United Kingdom Special Forces during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War. signed card............20-30




560. Samuel Appleton (1766-1853) American merchant and philanthropist, active in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Great Britain. The city of Appleton, Wisconsin was said to have been named in his honor. Clip Signature mounted, 1851........20-30



561. [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

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562. [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

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563.  [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

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564. [ART] James Brooks [1906-1992] American muralist, abstract painter and winner of the Logan Medal of the Arts. Brooks was a friend of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Considered a first generation abstract expressionist painter, Brooks was amongst the first abstract expressionists to use staining as an important technique. The Courtauld Institute of Art (London), the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, Texas), the Harvard University Art Museums, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, Indiana), the Sheldon Art Gallery (Lincoln, Nebraska), the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.), the Tate Gallery (London) and the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota) are among the public collections holding work by James Brooks. Signed Portland Museum of Art [Maine] membership brochure. This is also signed by Charles Whitney Payson [d. 1985] husband of Joan Whitney Payson the American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector. She was also co-founder and majority owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets baseball franchise, and was the first woman to own a major-league team in North America without inheriting it. Also signed by Joe Brennan, the Gov. of Maine. VG..........50-75

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565. [FILM] Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Signed bank check dated 1935 plus sheet music.. ......50-75

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566. [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

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567. [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

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568. Edmund Blunden [1896-1974] English, poet, author. Signed Presentation/edition page from his book "Near & Far" 1929. Fine.............25-35




569. [THEATRE] Wilson Barrett [1846-1904] Brit. actor. AQS Hamlet 1896.....20-30


570. Fanny Heaslip Lea [1884-1955] writer. Signed card...........20-30

571. Geo. William Childs [1829-1894] Am. publisher. Sig./inscribed 1890............20-30



572. [TENN] Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania , Evans moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County. He attended the common schools and a business school in Madison. He was graduated from a business training school at Chicago in 1861. During the Civil War, Evans enlisted on May 6, 1864, as a corporal in Company A, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and served until September 24, 1864. He settled in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1870 and engaged in the manufacture of freight cars. Evans was elected mayor in 1881, serving two terms. He organized the public-school system of Chattanooga and served as first school commissioner. Evans was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891 ). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He was First Assistant Postmaster General 1891-1893. Evans was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1894 on the face of the returns, but a legislative recount rejected certain votes and declared his Democratic opponent, Peter Turney, elected. He was appointed Commissioner of Pensions April 1, 1897, and served until May 13, 1902, when he resigned to enter the diplomatic service. He was appointed United States consul general to London, England, May 9, 1902, retiring in 1905. He was chosen commissioner of health and education of Chattanooga in 1911. He died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 12, 1921. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Tennessee. CLIP SIGNATURE......20-30




573. Walter Wellman (1858-1934) American journalist, explorer, and aëronaut. In 1892 Walter marked with a monument the presumed landing place of Christopher Columbus on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. In 1894 he led a polar expedition east of Svalbard to latitude 81° N. He led another expedition to latitude 82° N through Franz Josef Land in 1898 and 1899.   Signed 1909 bank check for $2,000. Fine............40-60



574. JOHN SAVAGE (1779-1863), Democratic-Republican Congressman from New York from 1815 to 1819; Chief Justice of the N, Y. Supreme Court 1823 to 1837. DS dated May 21, 1830, as Chief Justice authorizing Thomas G. Fletcher to practice before the Court. Nice paper seal and remnants of ribbon. 11 X 7-3.4 in. VG...........40-60

 

575. [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


576. Roger Wolcott (1847-1900), Governor of Massachusetts 1896-1900. ALS, 1999, 1p.......35-45



577. {NAPOLEON III} A copy of Napoleon's decree issued at Tuilerie Palace May 21,1864 restoring French citizenship to a merchant. This is a certified true copy signed by the Asst. Mayor of the City of Bordeaux. 12 x 8" with stamped seal. With a translation............40-60



578. Eddie Albert [1906-2005] Am. actor. Signed 3x5 card........20-30

579. Mike Douglas [1925-2006] TV Show Host. Signed 3x5 card......20-30

580. Buddy Hackett [1924-2003] Comedian. Signed 3x5 card.......20-30

581. Steve Allen [1921-2000] Tonight Show host. Signed 3x5 card......20-30


582. [GERMANY] August Everding - 20th century theatre/opera director. SP, 4 x 5-3/4 in. Scarce!................25-35


583. [FOOTBALL] Ara Parseghian (b. 1923) American collegiate football coach. He served as head coach for three teams, most notably the University of Notre Dame team from 1964-1974. During his 11 seasons as head coach of the Fighting Irish (known popularly as "the Era of Ara"), he compiled a 95-17-4 record, for a .836 winning percentage, making him the most successful Notre Dame coach of the modern era. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..............25-35



584. [MEDICINE] Denton Arthur Cooley (b.1920) is a pioneering American heart surgeon. SIGNED 1970 picture removed from magazine. PLUS Dr. Willem Johan (Pim) Kolff (b.1911) is a pioneer of hemodialysis as well as in the field of artificial organs. Signed & inscribed magazine picture...............25-35

 

585. [MINN] Robert Selmer Bergland (born July 22, 1928 in Roseau, Minnesota) is a United States politician. He grew up on a farm (where he still lives) near Roseau, and studied agriculture at the University of Minnesota in a two year program. SEC. OF AGRICULTURE. ALS, 2004, 1p...........25-35


586. [FILM & TV] Hazel Court (1926-2006) English actress best known for her roles in horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 5x7 photo. VG....25-35



587. 
[TV] Henry Winkler (b. 1945) American actor. Signed 3x5 card.........20-30



588. ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of JEREMIAH DAY [1773-1867] NOTED YALE CLERGYMAN. Clean.....................20-30

 

589. [MEDICAL] ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of JOHN WAKEFIELD FRANCIS [1789-1861] one of the most distinguished American physicians. Clean........................20-30


590. [NY] BENNETT, David Smith, a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 3, 1811; attended the common schools and the local academy in Onondaga; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Syracuse and engaged in the produce business, afterwards extending his business to New York City; moved to Buffalo in 1853 and built and operated several grain elevators; also purchased the original Dart grain elevator; elected a member of the State senate in 1865; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed his former business pursuits in Buffalo, N.Y., where he died November 6, 1894; interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. SIGNATURE............15-20



591. [NY] SCHUMAKER, John Godfrey, a Representative from New York; born in Claverack, Columbia County, N.Y., June 27, 1826; completed preparatory studies in the Lenox (Mass.) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1847; moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1853 and continued the practice of law; district attorney for Kings County 1856-1859; corporation counsel for the city of Brooklyn 1862-1864; member of the State constitutional conventions in 1862, 1867, and 1894; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; elected to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877); was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 23, 1905; interment in Greenwood Cemetery. SIGNATURE.......15-20



592. Sir ISAAC COFFIN - signature with rank of Rear Admiral. Coffin Bay is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, which is a wheat growing area of South Australia. British naval explorer Matthew Flinders named the bay on 16 February 1802 in honour of his friend Sir Isaac Coffin. CLIP SIGNATURE.............35-45



593. [NOBEL PRIZE] Sir Hans Adolf Krebs  (1900-1981) German-born British physician and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his identification of two important metabolic cycles: the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle. The latter, the key sequence of metabolic chemical reactions that produces energy in cells, is also known as the Krebs cycle and earned him a Nobel Prize in 1953, which he shared with Fritz Lipmann.  Brief TLS, 1979. 1p. VG.............40-60



594. [TV] Jane Wyatt (1910-2006) American actress. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG........25-35




595. Glenway Wescott (1901-1987) was a major American novelist during the 1920-1940 period and a figure in the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s. Signed presentation/edition page removed from the book "GOODBYE WISCONSIN". Fine......25-35



596. (MASSACHUSETTS) CENTRAL PART OF NORTHAMPTON, MASS. - original 1839 wood-engraved view, 6-1/4 x 3-1/4 plus margins. VG.................25-35

 

597. (MASSACHUSETTS) CENTRAL PART OF CONCORD, MASS. - original 1839 wood-engraved view, 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 plus margins. Part of the court house is seen on the left. Burying-ground Hill [a post of observation to the British officers in the invasion of 1775] is seen a short distance beyond. VG...................25-35

 

598. (MASSACHUSETTS) LENOX, MASS. - original 1839 wood-engraved view, 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 plus margins. VG.................25-35


599. [Olympics] Horace Ashenfelter, III (b.1923) American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956 after service in World War II. Ashenfelter was one of America's finest runners during his career. Although he was considered a long shot, Ashenfelter was the surprise winner of the steeplechase at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki. He finished ahead of Vladimir Kazantsev of USSR and John Disley of Great Britain, and broke Kazantsev's unofficial world record. Since Ashenfelter worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation , it led to humorous comments about him being the first American spy who allowed himself to be chased by a Russian. In addition, Ashenfelter won the Sullivan Award as outstanding amateur athlete for the year 1952. The indoor track facility at his alma mater, Penn State, is named in his honor. Signed & inscribed album page. He adds 3000 meter steeplechase 1952 Olympic Games.........20-30

 

600. [Olympics] Tom Courtney (b. 1933) iAmerican athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Signed album page to which he adds 1956 Olympic 800 meters, 1600 meter relay.......20-30

 

601. [MUSIC] Ivor Foster (1870-1959) Baritone and teacher of singing. SIGNATURE ON ALBUM PAGE, HE DATES IT MARCH 1/1902. SIGNED BELOW BY H. LANE WILSON........20-30


602. Gloria Loring (born Gloria Jean Goff on December 12, 1946 in New York City) is an American singer and actress. Signed 3x5 card..........10-15



603. MARY WILSON - singer., best known for her work as a founding member of The Supremes. Signed 3x5 card..........20-30



604. LOUIS ELSBERG (1836-1885) physician & author. Two ALS's [1875] on postal cards.......25-35



605. (OHIO) MARTIN L. DAVEY (1884-1946) Governor. DS, 1935, appoitment...........25-35



606. [BASKETBALL]  George Yardley (1928-2004) Basketball HOF. Sig. on lined card.......20-30



607. [BASKETBALL HOF] Dave Tobey (1898-1988 ) American basketball referee. He refereed many notable pro games in New York between 1918 and 1925. In 1926 he refereed the Syracuse vs. West Point game, which featured two future Hall of Famers, Vic Hanson and John Roosma . After that game he became popular and refereed many important games from 1926 to 1945, such as the first game with a three-man officiating crew (Georgetown vs. Columbia). He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961. Signed & inscribed 2-1/2 x 6-1/2" card with his picture & bio. information......20-30



608. [U.S. GRANT] Message from the President of the United States, April 4, 1876, government document, House of Rep. Ex. Doc. No. 154, 12 pages, signed in type by Grant. Regarding Pawnee Indians. VG....30-40




609. [PORTRAIT] of Robert Bloomfield engraved by William Ridley (1764-1838), after painting by Samuel Drummond (1765-1844).  Approx. 3.5 x 3" on 10 x 7 paper. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) was an English labouring class poet whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare. Fine.....25-35



610. [MUSIC] Ross Lee Finney Jr. (1906-1997) American composer born in Wells, Minnesota who taught for many years at the University of Michigan. He studied with Nadia Boulanger, Edward Burlingame Hill, Alban Berg (from 1931-2) and Roger Sessions (in 1935). His students included Leslie Bassett, George Crumb, Burton Beerman, Roger Reynolds, William Albright, Donald Bohlen, Robert Ashley, Robert Morris, Richard Toensing, Stephen Chatman, Rolv Yttrehus, Robert Cogan, Roland Trogan, George Balch Wilson, Philip Krumm, and Donald Harris. According to the notes for the Composers Recordings, Inc. recording of Finney's second cello sonata (about 1953), Chromatic Fantasy In E for Violoncello Solo (1957) and second piano trio (1954), he received the Rome Prize in 1960 and the Brandeis Medal in 1968. He is quoted in those notes as having begun writing serial music from time to time beginning with his sixth string quartet (a work which uses serial principles but is "in E" on the score), his next work to be composed after the sonata. He wrote eight string quartets, four symphonies as well as other orchestral works, other chamber works and songs. SIGNED book [hardbound] from his personal library. The contents of the book is the music of Jos. Hayden. Finney signed inside on the front flyleaf, 1927. Minor expected wear to cover..........50-75


611.  [THEATRE] Hildegarde (1906- 2005) American cabaret singer, best known for the song "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup." "Hildegarde was perhaps the most famous supper-club entertainer who ever lived," the entertainer Liberace once said. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOLDLY ON threatre program . She was starring in "last Night When We Were Young." She signes & dates this 1992. VG...............35-45



612. [WW II] Horst Petzchler - German Ace. Signed card. Fine...........20-30


613. Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), American poet, critic, and essayist. A printed poem "FIN DE SIECLE", signed, 3pp. Removed from some publication. Attractive example.............25-35



613a. [FILM] Iris Adrian (1912-1994) American film actress. During the 1930s she specialised in playing glamorous gold-diggers and gangsters ' "molls", and played supporting roles in numerous features. She was considered a versatile actress, who could play drama or comedy, and she was also regarded as a capable dancer, dancing in a couple of films with George Raft. She also appeared on several radio programs, including serving as a regular on the Abbott and Costello Show. Signed, inscribed phptp, 8x10. VG......25-35



613b. Shari Lewis (1933-1998) American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s. She is best known as the original puppeteer of Lamb Chop. Signed/inscribed 8x10 photo...............25-35



614. [MUSIC] Arlo  Guthrie (b. 1947) is an American folk singer.  Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice. Guthrie's best-known work is "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", a satirical talking blues song about 18 minutes in length. His song "Massachusetts" was named the official folk song of the state in which he has lived most of his adult life.  Signed 3x5 in. card. Fine................25-35


615. "Gus" Arriola (1917-2008) Mexican-American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo, which ran from 1941 through 1985. Signed 4 x 5-1/2 photo dated 2001......25-35


616. [FILM] Bruce Bennett (1906- 2007) American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter. He moved to Los Angeles in 1929 after being invited to compete for the Los Angeles Athletic Club and befriended actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who arranged a screen test for him at Paramount. In 1931, MGM, adapting author Edgar Rice Burroughs's popular Tarzan adventures for the screen, selected him to play the title character. Unfortunately, he broke his shoulder filming the 1931 football movie Touchdown, which also prevented his entry into the 1932 Olympics, still holding the world record for shot put. Swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller replaced him and became a major star. Bennett appeared in many films in the 1940s and early 1950s, including Sahara (1943) with Humphrey Bogart, Mildred Pierce (1945) with Joan Crawford, Nora Prentiss (1947) with Ann Sheridan, Dark Passage (1947) with Bogart and Lauren Bacall, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) with Bogart and Walter Huston, Mystery Street (1950), Sudden Fear (1952) with Joan Crawford and Gloria Grahame, and Strategic Air Command (1955) with James Stewart. Brief ALS, 2002, 1p, concerning his autobiography. VG................40-60



617. [CARTOON] JACK ELROD - known for his work on "Mark Trail" comic strip. Jack Elrod, who as a Boy Scout had met Dodd when the latter was a Scout leader, joined the Mark Trail team at its Atlanta, Georgia studio in 1950 as background artist (Agena). The strip's popularity grew through the mid-1960s, with Mark Trail appearing in nearly 500 newspapers through the North America Syndicate.. ALS, no date, 1p. Mentions Mark Trail........25-35



618. Sir Evelyn Wrench C.M.G., LL.D (1882-1966) was editor of the Spectator magazine in Britain between 1925 and 1932. On 18 May 1937 Wrench married Hylda Henrietta Brooke (1879-1955), the daughter of Sir Victor Brooke, Bt., and sister of Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. In 1910, Sir Evelyn founded the Over-Seas League. In 1918, he founded the international educational charity the English-Speaking Union and in 1930, he founded the All Peoples' Association, a voluntary organisation to foster international amity. Wrench was knighted for his services. TLS, 1955, 1p................40-60



619. George Shultz [b. 1920] Sec. Labor. SP, 8x10............20-30

 

620. [MUSIC] Licia Albanese (b.1913) distinguished Italian soprano. ISP, 8x10. Prominent corner crease..............20-30



621. [ART] Jacques Lalande  (1921- 2012)  born at Chateaurenard in Provence, in the south of France, studied at the Beaux Arts of Montpellier and then, in 1946 and 1947, at Beaux Arts in Paris and the Atelier Souverbie. He has had several one-man shows: in Paris at Galerie des Saussaies in 1952, and at the Galeries Bussiere in 1959. In 1971 at the Salon des Artistes Francais, his work was awarded an honorable mention. His canvases were chosen for the group exhibitions in Lyon in 1950 at the Galerie Contraste and in Toulouse in 1954 at the Galerie Charpentier. Lalande’s paintings have been exhibited in many American galleries and form parts of important collections in Europe and the United States. Original color lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil,  ed. 100, 20-3/4 x 28-1/4 in.  flush.  Condition problem: long pronounced soft crease top right corner.   Our estimate reflects this fault........100-150

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622. [GREAT BRITAIN]  Mezzotint portrait of 1st Viscount Haldane  (1856-1928) influential British Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician, lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" were implemented. Raised to the peerage as Viscount Haldane in 1911, he was Lord Chancellor between 1912 and 1915, when he was forced to resign because of his supposed and unproven German sympathies. He later joined the Labour Party and once again served as Lord Chancellor in 1924 in the first ever Labour administration. Apart from his legal and political careers, Haldane was also an influential writer on philosophy, in recognition of which he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1914.  Original mezzotint potrait pencil signed by the artist James S. King, Image approx. 15-1/2 x 12 in. plus margins. James S. King  (1852-1925) Painter and etcher,  whose etchings are featured in J.R.W. Hitchcock's three books on etching, 1880s.  He was born in New York City in 1852 and studied at the Art Student's League, National Academy of Design, Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Paris with Gerome and Bonnat.  He belonged to the Salmagundi Club and the Allied Artists of America.  King was active in exhibiting at the Parrish Art Museum; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; Boston Art Club; National Academy of Design; Art Institute of Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery; and the Society of Independent Artists. Rare!..........150-250

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Rare Naval History Autograph

623. [GREAT EASTERN] John Scott Russell 1808-1882) Scottish naval engineer who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and made the discovery that gave birth to the modern study of solitons. Russell's experiments and observations led him to propose a new system of shaping vessels, known as the wave system, which was to culminate in the building of the SS Great Eastern. He was held in high regard by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who made him a partner in his project to build the Great Eastern. At its time, this was to be the largest moveable object man had ever created. The Great Eastern was eventually launched in 1858, having been designed according to Russell's wave system. Russell was also one of the earliest and most active people advocating ironclad men-of-war, and was the joint designer of the first armoured frigate, HMS Warrior. CLIP SIGNATURE mounted..............25-35




624. International Mercantile Marine (White Star Lines - Titanic Owner) stock certificate hand signed by Philip Albright Small Franklin - 1915. Philip Albright Small Franklin (1871–1939) was president and chairman of International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM) from 1916 to 1936. At the time of the Titanic disaster on April 15, 1912, Franklin was in charge of the White Star Line office and terminus affairs at IMM headquarters in New York City.  Upon hearing about the ship's sinking via wireless messages, he did not at first assume the worst, saying in a