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1. 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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2. [FRANCE] Leon Dufourny [1754-1818] important architect both in France and Sicilia. ALS, 1816, 1p, 6-1/4 x 8". VG............75-100

3. [MUSIC] George Dreyfus [b. 1928] Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer. AMQS, inscribed, from his "1st Symphony". 10-1/2 x 4-1/4". Two mail fold lines o/w VG.....50-75

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4. André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806-1874) Flemish poet. Van Hasselt's fame has continued to increase since his death. A series of tributes to his memory are printed in the Poesies choisies (1901), edited by M. Georges Barral for the Collection des poètes français de l'etranger. This book contains a biographical and critical study by Jules Guillaume, and some valuable notes on the poet's theories of rhythm. Rare signed 4 page handwritten poem titled "Adieu", dated 1928. Very early example. VG............100-150

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5. [AMERICANA] John Vaughan (1755-1841) Early Colonial Philadelphia wine merchant, and the secretary and librarian of the American Philosophical Society for more than 50 years. It was Vaughan who notified Lewis. of Lewis & Clark fame,  that Thomas Jefferson had just been elected to the Society in late November of 1804. The notification would not have reached Lewis, of course, until his return from the expedition. Brief ALS, Phila., 1819, 1p, 6-3/4 x 9-1/4". Receives check drawn on N. Am. Bank $2099.54, for E. I. Dupont's account. The DuPont referred to here was Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours [1771-1834], known as Irénée du Pont, or E.I. du Pont, was a French-born Huguenot chemist and industrialist who immigrated to the United States in 1799 and founded the gunpowder manufacturer, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the Du Pont family, were one of America's richest and most prominent families in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some loss of paper [seal area] affects signature in minor way..........75-100

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6. [FILM]  Sam Waterston  (b. 1940)  American actor, producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields (1984), and his Golden Globe-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order.  Signed 8x10 photo. VG..........30-40

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

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8. [MUSIC] Sir Julius Benedict [1804-1885] German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. BRIEF ALS WRITTEN ON BOTH SIDES, 1861. Moderate toning at bottom edge...........50-75

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9. [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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14. [FILM]  Group photo of friends Van Johnson, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn and Peter Lawford.  c. 1950s. 8 x 10 in.

16 . [FILM] rare photo of the cult and tragic character actor Laird Cregar, the child is Ned Wynn [son of Keenan Wynn], The original photo taken in 1942.  This appears to be a later vintage photo of the original. VG............25-35

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17. [THEATRE] Katharine Cornell (1893-1974) American stage actress, writer, and theater owner and producer. Offered here from her estate is her Phillips plastic credit card in her married name, Katharine McClintic.........50-75

26. [TV] Harry Crane (1914-1999)  comedy writer who helped create the long-running and perpetually rerun television show ''The Honeymooners,'' featuring Jackie Gleason.  Besides writing for Mr. Gleason, Mr. Crane concocted gags and routines for Jimmy Durante, Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis and others.  He also wrote jokes for singers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and Perry Como, for television specials featuring Alan King and for Dean Martin's ''Celebrity Roast'' television series.  Among his screenplays were ''Air Raid Wardens'' (1943), starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, ''The Harvey Girls'' (1946), with Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury, and ''Song of the Thin Man'' (1947), starring Myrna Loy and William Powell.   Brief TLS, 1968, to Peter Lawford [actor].  "Dear Peter, Thanks for courtesy extended to my daughter and her husband. Stay well - there's a shortage of nice guys. Warmly, Harry."  Accompanied with signed bank check from Harry Crane to Peter Lawford. Lawford never cached this check.  Fine.........60-80

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27. [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

28. (ART) Charles Albert Waltner [1846-1925] this celebrated etcher was born in Paris, France. He first studied in the atelier of Gerome, but abandoned painting after about two years instruction, subsequently devoting himself entirely to etching, in which art he soon acquired a great reputation. Original etching titled "Forbidden Fruit" after painting by J.E. Millais, R.A. dated 1875 in plate. Published 1880. 10-1/4 x 8 plus margins............100-150

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29. [MIXED LOT] [1] To Organize Gov. of Nebraska - Speech of Joseph R. Chandler, of Penn. on the Bill to organize Territorial Government in Nebraska. Delivered to the House of Rep., April 5, 1854. 7-pp. VG. See speech above [2] [BOER WAR] stereo-view photograph card issued 1900, Underwood & Underwood. When the Cannon's Roar is Still - men sleeping by their stacked arms. VG. [3] [SINGER SEWING] EDWIN DEAN - Singer Sewing machine agent from Missouri. ALS, St. Louis, 1866, 2 separate pages, 4to. To The Singer Manuf. Co. describing a trade fair "at which $20,000 will be distributed in premiums and which will be attended by 50,000 persons at least..." Says he will distribute Singer products to stimulate business. On Singer Co. letterhead. Light stain along edge from mounting trace on back. Page 1 Page 2 [4] Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814 - 1890) American humorist. Clip signature. [5] S. Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) American clergyman, newspaper writer, and pioneer Christian radio broadcaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was an early advocate of ecumenism and an outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism and racial intolerance. By the time of his death in 1936, he was called "the foremost minister of Congregational faith" by the New York Times. ANS on card. [6] Nat C. Goodwin (1857-1919) American actor and vaudevillian. Signature. [7] Senator Lloyd Bentsen - TLS, 1989, 1p. [autopen?] [8] Clyde Fitch (1865-1909) American dramatist. Clip signature. [9] Edward J. Phelps (1822-1900) lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. [10] Lee Iacocca - signed 8x10 photo.........75-100

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31.  [ART] Etienne-Gabriel Bocourt (1821-1882)  French etcher.  Original etching, portrait of the artist Gustave Courbet, image approx. 9-1/4 x 6-1/4" plus margins.  The soft crease in scan below is not that visible in real life. VG............100-150

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32. MYSTERY LOT of about 93 pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; a few autographs; 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 1838. There is also an 1842 document signed by R.G. Hazard [look him up], and a 1945 TLS by Commodore Badt. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items.....125-225

33. [ART]  Sir HUBERT von  HERKOMER, (1849-1914, painter, R.A., R.W.S.) SELF-PORTRAIT, original etching, head and shoulders, with his children Siegfried and Elsa below half-length as a vignette, signed ('HH') and dated '79 on the plate, titled 'Published London April 1st 1880 by The British and Foreign Artists Association', 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1880 by Knoedler & Co in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington', extremely fine impression, 13-1/2 x 8 in.  Herkomer regarded this as his best etching. He described the circumstances of the production of it when on a camping trip to Wales in 1879. 'As I knew the painting of one landscape would not give me sufficient occupation for so many weeks, I took with me all the paraphernalia of the etcher - plates, grounds, dishes, acids, and a small printing press (an invention of Mr Hamerton's). This wretched little contrivance proved utterly inadequate for my work. In order to get a decent impression we tightened the rollers to their last gasp, and then we dragged the whole machine around the tent in the vain attempt to turn the toy handles. Still, it was under these circumstances that I did - what I consider my best etching - a portrait of (the handy model) myself, with my two children in the lower corner of the plate.'  Very good condition.   In an auction at Bonhams   [London] [2005] another example of this etching was estimated at £500 - 600  US$ 840 - 1,000.  It realized $730.........700-900

34. [ART] Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914)  British painter of  German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work.  Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880.  Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.  VG...............200-300

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35.  [NASA]  Collection of 28 covers related to the space program, 1976 & 1981.  All clean.....120-180

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36.  [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. Collection of approx. 25 letters with envelopes, 5 without, 2 signed Easter cards,  dated 1913-1933. Most of the letters are to his mother,  Mrs. Frederick W. Davis, and one to his brother Roger.  There is a large archive of Davis's letter at the Nimitz Library, United States Naval Academy.............200-300

37. (KUHN) original photograph of WALT KUHN PAINTING - Peaches on Blue Cloth, done in 1944. Durand-Ruel blindstamp on verso. 8 x 10, b/w.........40-60

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38. (KUHN) original photograph of WALT KUHN PAINTING -Dominique Clown, done in 1947. Durand-Ruel blindstamp on verso. 10 x 8, b/w.........40-60

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39. [KUHN]  Joseph S. Trovato ( 1912-1983) American artist and museum curator.  TLS, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, TLS, 1962, 1p., to Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the American artist Walt Kuhn. Re: preview of the Arthur B. davies Centennial Exhibition;  and interest in showing the Armory Show - 50th Anniversary Exhibition. Includes a signed TLS [her signed retained copy] from Brenda Kuhn to Trovato, 1962, 1p. reply to his letter of May 11th.  Two letters. VG.............100-150

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40. Joseph Nourse (1754-1841) was the first United States Register of the Treasury whose career spanned forty years and six presidential administrations. He played a key role in administering the finances of the new Republic.  Nourse first served during the American Revolution as military secretary to General Charles Lee. He returned for a short time to his family's farm in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He settled in Philadelphia in 1779, where he served as Assistant Auditor General for the Board of Treasury. He was elected Register in 1781, where he assumed responsibility for keeping the financial records and accounts of the new government. He also authenticated each piece of Continental currency by personally signing it.  In 1800, he moved with the federal government from Philadelphia to the City of Washington. He purchased a residence in the Georgetown area, first at 3101 P Street and later acquired Cedar Hill (as Dumbarton House was historically named) in 1804. As Register of the Treasury, he worked closely with four administrations and early political leaders of the new nations.  When Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1829, Joseph Nourse was forced from office.  Signature removed from a 1792 document. Approx. 4 x 3-3/8 in.............60-80

41. [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

42. [ART] Walt Kuhn at the Marie Harriman Gallery 1934 - Original exhibition catalog of work by Walt Kuhn at the Marie Harriman Gallery, 61-63 East 57 Street, New York, 8 pages, plus cover. There were 14 paintings in this show, all are illustrated in this catalog. Staples are rusted. Included is a signed 1965 bank check, signed by Brenda Kuhn, the daughter of the artist. Provenance: Directly out of the Kuhn Estate.............75-100

43. [STOCK CERTIFICATE] Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co, stock certificate for one share, 1852, approx. 9-1/4 x 7". VG..............150-200

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44. [ENTERTAINMENT] LITTLE LORD ROBERT (Robert Kantor) LITTLE LORD ROBERT was the stage name of English dwarf Robert Kantor, who performed with the Ringling Bros. circus, circa 1909, and later appeared in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). The New York Times stated his age in 1909 as 23, when it announced his engagement to female dwarf Coretta (Ruby Richoff). This turned out to be a Ringling Bros. publicity stunt, however, and Lord Robert may have been as young as 10.  A card dated 1/11/13 signed and inscribed to Geo. Bancroft. VG...............50-75

45.  Admiral Sir Dudley R. de Chair (1864-1958) Governor of New South Wales from 1924-1930. The highlight of de Chair's naval career came in 1915-16 when, as rear admiral commanding the tenth cruiser squadron, he was responsible for the effective North Sea blockade of Germany. Signed 1905 Riggs National Bank check [Wash. DC]. Signed as Capt. RN. Good clear signature................75-100

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46. [THEATRE]  Collection of autographs formerly in the collection of the Booth Bay Theatre Museum, which was in Maine.  Most are not identified here but here are a few. 1. Henry Eugene Abbey (J1846-1896) was an American theatre manager and producer. During the 1870s - 1890s, he managed such prominent Broadway theatres as Booth's, Wallack's, and the Park Theatre, promoting the talents of some of the foremost American actors of his day, as well as European stars. Abbey also had the distinction of being the first manager of New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, which opened for its inaugural season in 1883.  2. Dan Daly (1864 - 1904) was an actor known as the "eccentric comedian".  PLUS 7 other unidentified autographs.  See scan.........70-90

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47. [THEATRE]  Collection of autographs formerly in the collection of the Booth Bay Theatre Museum, which was in Maine. All unidentified - not researched. Mixed condition. See scans.............80-120

48. [VERMONT] 2 letters to William Gay, Keeper, Vermont State Prison, Windsor, Vt.  One dated 1833, 2 pp. plus address leaf from his brother; another from his wife dated, 1850, 4pp. Unread.............50-75

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49. [VERMONT] Benj. Swan (1762-1839) an interesting Vermont person. Known as Major Ben Swan, was born in Worcester, Mass. At Worcester and in Boston, Benjamin received a most thorough mercantile education in the house of Messrs. Samuel & Stephen Salisbury, a firm whose standing and credit for a series of years gave them the highest reputation in the commercial community, both in Europe and America. Mr. Swan was for some time in a mercantile house in Montreal, where he became quite thoroughly versed in the French language, then more generally spoken in Canada. In 1791 he began business in Woodstock, Vermont, in connection with the Chandlers. In the general theory and the various details of the business of a merchant he was probably the best-educated man in Vermont. His unvarying rectitude in all his affairs won for him the confidence of every one, while his cheerful manners and the good-humor with which he enlivened his various business transactions made him a favorite with all classes of the community. After Mr. Swan retired from mercantile pursuits, he sustained a variety of offices and trusts. For many years he was the principal officiating magistrate in Woodstock, and in the numerous trials of cases which came before him the parties rarely, if ever, resorted to a jury. He was the first postmaster in this town [Woodstock]. In 1796, on the resignation of General Morris of the office of county clerk, Mr. Swan was appointed to that place, and from that time to his death, a period of forty-three years, retained the position of clerk of the Supreme and County Courts. In the year 1800 he was appointed by the legislature treasurer of the State, and thenceforward, for thirty-two years, the freemen of Vermont honored themselves and reflected honor upon him by electing him annually to that office, and generally without opposition. For a large portion of the time during which he served as treasurer, while banks were still scarce, and poor at that, he acted as a kind of general banker, to whom all classes of people resorted who were wishing to borrow, for an emergency, a moderate sum of money. The following is an instance among many that might be mentioned. When Zadock Thompson was ready to have his first Gazetteer printed, he needed money to run the paper. This was to be made at Wells River. His father said he would go to Benjamin Swan and see if he could raise the money from him. When he mentioned the matter to Major Swan, and asked if he could do the favor, the major answered, " Yes, yes, hum-m-m," and sat down and wrote to the paper-maker thus:  "Mr. Thompson wishes to buy fifty dollars' worth of paper for his Gazetteer, for which he shall be good. "Benjamin Swan." Many of the loans, however, which Mr. Swan made in his function of general banker, proved detrimental to bis pocket, if not to his peace of mind. After his death there was found on the upper shelf of the bookcase in his office a long row of files of notes, embracing many thousand dollars in value, all outlawed, or otherwise wholly worthless, &emdash; notes taken for sums of money lent to people in needy circumstances living in the neighborhood, to young men going West, and to various classes of people who called on this patient and forbearing man for help out of some difficulty. From this fact it would appear that the words of Scripture, "from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away," Mr. Swan regarded more in the light of a rule to live by than as merely a piece of fine sentiment. No man was ever more highly esteemed by the people of this State of Vermont than Major Benjamin Swan, and no man was ever more deserving of such esteem. Yet, notwithstanding the regard in which he was held, and the universal deference paid to him, in his deportment and in his heart he was a man of great modesty and humility. This was in keeping with the kind and benevolent spirit he exercised towards all classes of people with whom he came in contact, whether in business affairs or in the private walks of life. Offered here are 9 State of Vermont documents, one dated 1811, the others likely around 1811, all signed, signed twice on the front and once on the verso. Approx. 7-1/4 x 12 in. All have stains...........350-500

50. [MILITIA]  James Farrar - Captain of a Company of Cavalry, 3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division of the Massachusetts Militia.  An 1805 manuscript written and signed by Capt. Farrar, 1p, 7.5 x 11.5 in. Orders for Zebulon Blood (1770-1840) who was a private of the Troop. VG.............80-120

54. [BOOK]   HISTORIC SILVER OF THE COLONIES AND ITS MAKERS  by Francis Hill Bigelow. MacMillan, New York, 1931. 3rd Edition. Abundantly illustrated with supplementary photo plate examples throughout. Good-VG cloth copy in a good, if somewhat edge nicked and dust dulled. Overall,  tight. No dust jacket. 476 pages including index, illustrations too numerous to counts. An extemely useful reference which is uncommon........Reserved at $40.

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55. WORLD WAR  II letters - a collection of letters from 2 different officers to their families in New Jersey, 1943-1945.  Mostly handwritten, a few typed. A great many are the famous V-MAIL, used by the War & Navy Depts. V-Mail Service. Mostly from England. Excellent picture of a soldier's life in Great Britain during the war. Approx. 110  letters pasted into a scrapbook..................300-400

56. [THE GAME OF BRIDGE] Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) English artist.  During her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. In 1929 she was created a Dame and in 1936 became the first woman elected to the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. Her large retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy, in 1965, was another first for a woman.  Although Knight was known for painting amidst the world of the theatre and ballet in London, and for being a war artist during the Second World War, she was also greatly interested in, and inspired by, more marginalised communities and individuals including Gypsies and circus performers. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists. 
A letter sent to Knight from a newspaper editor stating  that Winston Churchill confessed that he "hardly ever" played bridge, someone retorted, "Funny that so few people of brains do."  He asks Orpen "Is this observation true? Then asks "Do you play bridge, if so, whuy; if not, why Not?"  Knight gives her answer signing L.K.  VG..........150-250

57.   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

58. [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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59. [FRANCE] Medieval Document from 1366 on vellum, 1 page, approx. 8 x 6.5". Quite fresh condition. See small slip [scan 2] identifies as being from Montils...........300-400

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60. [BOXING] JOEY MAXIM (1922-2001) Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Signed & inscribed photo, , dated 1992, 8x10. VG................30-40

62. [GOLF]  2 golf covers, one signed by Billy Casper, Tom Watson, Ray Floyd & Tom Weiskoph.  The other signed by Jose Maria Olazabal.  Both VG............40-60

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63. [GOLF] "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. (b.1951)  American professional golfer who has won ten PGA Tour events including two major championships. He is one of three golfers to have won the Masters Tournament in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award. Signed color page on the inside of a 1987 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am program. VG............40-60

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64. MYSTERY LOT of about 93 pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; a few autographs; 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 1838. There is also an 1842 document signed by R.G. Hazard [look him up], and a 1945 TLS by Commodore Badt. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items.....125-225

65. [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

66. [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

67. GALLUP, GEORGE, Jr., chairman and son of the founder of "The Gallup Poll". LS, dated Dec. 23, 1975, enclosing "a copy of my recent talk and a copy our 1975 religion index. I hope these are helpful to you." Comes with 8 x 11 magazine photo...........25-35  

71. [FRANCE] Jean-Barthélémy Hauréau (1812-1896) French historian and writer. Born in Paris, he was educated at the Louis-le-Grand and Bourbon colleges in his native city, and won high honours at his public examination. After graduating he became a journalist, and soon was a contributor to several democratic papers: La Tribune, Le National, Le Droit, and La Revue du Nord; at Le National, he was praised by Théophile Gautier as the "tribune" of romanticism. At the age of twenty he published a series of apologetic studies on the Montagnards &emdash; in later years, regretting his youthful enthusiasm, he attempted to destroy the studies. In 1838 he took the chief editorship of the Courrier de la Sarthe and was appointed librarian of the city of Le Mans , which position he retained until 1845, when he was dismissed on account of comments of his on the daring speech of the Mayor of le Mans to the Duke of Nemours. He returned to Paris and once more became one of the editors of Le National. At this time he seemed destined for a political career, and after the revolution of February 24, 1848 was elected to the National Assembly; but close contact with revolutionary men and ideas cooled his old ardour. Throughout his life he opposed innovation, not only in politics and religion, but also in literature. After the coup d'état he resigned his position as director of the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Nationale , to which he had been appointed in 1848, and refused to accept an administrative post until after the fall of the empire. Having acted as director of the national printing press from 1870 to 1881, he retired, but in 1893 accepted the post of director of the Fondation Thiers. He was also a member of the council of improvement of the École des Chartes. From the time of his appointment to the Bibliothèque Nationale up to the last days of his life he was engaged in making abstracts of all the medieval Latin writings (many anonymous or of doubtful attribution) relating to philosophy, theology, grammar, Canon law, and poetry, carefully noting on cards the first words of each passage. After his death this index of incipits , arranged alphabetically, was presented to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a copy was placed in the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Nationale. ALS, 188?. written on both sides of 4-1/2 x 7" page. Includes a small ink drawing [man's head on one side and women's on the other side]. We assume the drawing is by Haureau. He speaks about a bust by Power and of Boulanger, Louis Napoleon and politics. Ends with "How humiliating it is to be French." Fine condition...........100-150

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72. [FRANCE] BULLETIN DES LOIS, No. 266, 1810, 8pp., concerning the Pope subject to the Emperor, signed in type Napoleon. Approx. 5 x 7-1/2". VG...........100-150

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73. [MILITARY] Tommy Ray Franks (b.1945 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma) is a retired General in the United States Army, previously serving as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States Armed Forces operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on July 6, 2000 and served until his retirement on July 7, 2003. He was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Franks also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. SIGNED & inscribed color 8x10 photo in uniform................30-40

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74. Ivy Litvinov [1889-1977] English writer, wife of Soviet Foreign Affairs minister. Ivy Lowe, born in London in 1889 of the unlikely union of a Jewish intellectual and the daughter of an Indian army colonel, grew up to be a writer and a rebel. The man she met in 1914 and married two years later was the Bolshevik revolutionary, Maksim Litvinov (born Meyer Genokh Wallakh to Orthodox Jewish parents). He became one of the most important figures in the Soviet Union and was ultimately Stalin's Minister of Foreign Affairs and ambassador to Washington. Ivy spent most of her long life in Moscow. She never took to being the Commissar's wife, but devoted herself to literature. Her writing is almost without exception a heightened autobiography, the collection of short stories depicting her daily life and observations. The fact that she survived under Stalin is remarkable, although there was an unexplained year when she was virtually in exile in the Urals, separated from her husband and two children. The happiest time of her life was when Maxim was the ambassador to the United States, and she and America fell in love with one another. Her dynamic, bohemian personality entranced Americans and she was fêted by artists, film stars, writers and statesmen alike. It is perhaps appropriate that many of her stories were first published in the New Yorker. They were collected in 1971 under the title She Knew She Was Right. "She also translated into English her husband's speeches and party tracts and later such Russian classics as Pushkin, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov." "Her final years were spent adding to a disorderly pile of unpublished manuscripts, but never producing the volume of memoirs about high life in the Kremlin that was expected of her. In fact, she always remained something of an outsider, and her fifty-year sojourn in the Soviet Union owed more to personal loyalty to her husband, and later her children, than to sympathy with Communist ideology." ANS written on postcard, postmarked May 9, 1960, saying she has just become a great grandmother. "Please you don't have to congratulate me!" She is writing to the celebrated journalist Leonard Lyons [1906-1976]. Signed "Ivy". She writes on front side "Do you remember?" Uncommon autograph.............100-150

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75. [CARTOON] Henry Martin  (b. 1925) American cartoonist. Martin worked as a cartoonist and illustrator for more than 50 years, publishing in The New Yorker, Punch, Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, the Princeton Alumni Weekly and many other magazines. His single-panel comic strip, "Good News/Bad News," was nationally syndicated, and he wrote and/or illustrated more than 35 books. He retired in 1995. Martin received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1978 for his work. Signed, inscribed original cartoon drawing,  8.5 x 11 in. Fine...............60-80


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76. [FRANCE] Antoine de Montazet (1713 - 1788)  French theologian, of Jansenist tendencies, who became bishop of Autun and archbishop of Lyon. He was elected to the Académie française in 1756, but did not produce significant literary works.  He had published for his seminary by the Oratorian Joseph Valla, six volumes of "Institutiones theologicæ". These were known as "Théologie de Lyon", and were spread throughout Italy by Scipio de’ Ricci, bishop of Pistoia and Prato, until condemned by the Index in 1792. Contrary to the papal bull of Pope Pius V on the Breviary, Montazet changed the text of the Breviary and the Missal. The later efforts of Pope Pius IX and Cardinal Bonald to suppress the innovations of Montazet provoked resistance on the part of the canons, who defended the traditional Lyonnese ceremonies. Document Signed, 1759, written on both sides, about 7-1/4 x 8-3/4". Top right coner missing affecting a few words................100-150

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78. [ART] DOUGLAS VOLK [1856-1935] Noted American artist. Signed 1907 bank check to the artist William B. Faxon, with Faxon's endorsement signature is on the verso. Faxon 1849-1941] was an artist...........50-75

79. [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 pastel and watercolor, pencil signed and dated 1957,  image 9 x 7 in. plus  margins..............100-150

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80. [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 1895 bank check. VG.................200-300

81. RAILROADING IN ILLINOIS - George W. Hired - General Agent.  Autograph letter Signed, St. Louis and Southern Railroad Co., Land Department, Landoral, Illinois.  Dated 1875, 4 pages, 8vo. To Henley C. Lybrook. With original envelope. Fine content regarding organizing a colony under railroad auspices. VG.............50-75

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82. ANTTIQUE Engraved portraits of noted men from Great Britain: Edward Wortley Montagu, Frederic Earl of Carlisle, Matthew Prior [1778], Robert Bloomfield, Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Chalmers, Willioam Melmoth [1810], Bampfylde Moore Carew, Wm. Henry IV, Andrew Fletcher, Exmouth, Henri Bernardin De St. Pierre, Erskine, Calben Heathcote, Pitt, Rev. William Thomas, Earl of Moiral, John Stanley, Charles Phillips, Robert Southey, Sir David Wilkie, etc.  Most need some cleaning - other faults.  23 antique portraits........50-75

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83. [FILM] LLOYD BRIDGES [1913-1998] American actor. Bridges starred in television series, and appeared in more than 150 films. Signed/inscribed 8 x 10 photo. VG.......25-35

84. [POLITICS] mixed lot: [1] Thomas Clay McCreery (1816-1890) Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. SIGNED CARD. [2] John H. Trumbull (1873-1961) 55th Governor of Connecticut. SIGNED CARD. [3] Frank J. Lausche [1895-1990] 47th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as the 55th and 57th Governor of Ohio, and as a United States Senator from Ohio for two terms [1957-69]. Signed card, 1953. [4] Herbert H. Lehman [1878-1963] Gov. & senator from NY. Signature. [5] William V. Allen - US senator from Neb. Clip signature. [6] Gilbert M. Hitchcock [1859-1934] senator from Neb. Signed card. [7] John J. Ingalls - US senator from Kansas. Signed card. [8] Eugene Hale [1836-1918] US senator from Maine. Signature. [9] Geo. F. Edmonds - US senator from Vermont. Signature. [10] WINANS, Edwin Baruch [1826-1894] Representative from Michigan. CLIP SIGNATURE. [11] CHAPMAN, Bird Beer s [1821-1871] Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska. SIGNATURE.......80-120

85.  Gerald Massey (1828-1907)  English poet and self-educated Egyptologist.  During the later years of his life, (from about 1870 onwards) Massey became interested increasingly in Egyptology and the similarities that exist between ancient Egyptian mythology and the Gospel stories. He studied the extensive Egyptian records housed in the British Museum, eventually teaching himself to decipher the hieroglyphics." In regard to Egyptology, Massey first published The Book of the Beginnings, followed by The Natural Genesis. His most prolific work is Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World, published shortly before his death.[1] His work, which draws comparisons between the Judeo-Christian religion and the Egyptian religion, is not considered significant in the field of modern Egyptology and is not mentioned in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt or similar reference works of modern Egyptology. One of the more sensational aspects of Massey's writings were the parallels he drew between Jesus and the Egyptian god Horus. These comparisons are primarily contained in his book The Natural Genesis. Massey's writings on this subject have influenced various later authors such as Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Tom Harpur, and Acharya S.  ALS, nd, written on both sides, approx. 5x8". Content - about his poems.  Old Paul Richards price of $25 in 1977 written top corner in pencil..........40-60

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86. [MIXED LOT] [1] [BIG BEN CLOCK] Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, Q.C. (1816-1905) British lawyer, amateur horologist, and architect. In 1851 he designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster, responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. He was also responsible for rebuilding the west front, roof, and transept windows of St Albans Cathedral at his own expense. Although the building had been in need of repair, popular opinion at the time held that he had changed the cathedral's character, even inspiring the creation and temporary popularity of the verb "to grimthorpe", meaning to carry out unsympathetic restorations of ancient buildings. ALS, 1898, 1p, to the Editor of the Herts Standard. "Sir, I send you this as you will probably wish to notice this important transaction in some way, and you may as well have an accurate account of it. If you like to send me a proof tomorrow you shall have it back on Wednesday." This probably relates to forwarding an article, most likely about the restoration of the Cathedral at St. Albans, which, aside from Big Ben, was his second most famous undertaking. Approx. 8-1/4 x 3-1/4". VG. [2][SINGER SEWING] WILLIAM E. COOPER - Singer Agent. ALS, New Orleans, 1875, 1p, 4to. on Singer Manufacturing Co. letterhead. "By the burning of the S.S. City of Waco at Galveston, our Invoice of the 28th ult. shipped to that office is an entire loss. Our loss at Aherman Texas has delayed remittances from that point, which were beginning to be good. We are however re-organizing there and will soon be in good shape again..." Mounting traces along left edge. [3] Margaret Prescott Montague [pseudonym Jane Steger] (1878-1955) Am. author. She wrote "The Sowing of Alderson Cree"; "Up Eel River"; "Closed Doors. " She was the first winner of the O. Henry Award (1919) for her "England to America" in The Atlantic Monthly, September 1918. ALS, 1920, 3pp., to the journalist Margaret Marshall. Accompanied by a photograph of her standing outside near house & garden. [4] George Mitchell(b. 1933) American Statesman. Presently serving as special envoy to the Middle East for the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. He was chairman of The Walt Disney Company from March 2004 until January 2007, and was chairman of the international law firm DLA Piper at the time of his appointment as special envoy. For his involvement in the Northern Ireland peace negotiations, Mitchell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. TLS, US Senate stationery, Nov. 13, 1980, 1p, 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. To Guy Gannett Publishing Co., Portland, Maine, sending thanks for sending him a copy of Harold Boyle's book "Best of Boyle." "I have also sent a note of thanks to Mr. Boyle personally..." In comparison with other Mitchell signatures this does not appear to be an autopen signature. [5] 1839 Bill of Lading - shipped by I.P. Hazard from Providence, Rhode Island to Savannah. Partly-printed, approx. 9 x 2 in. [6] Job R. Tyson (1803-1858) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Signature. [7] William R. Sapp (1804-1875) U.S. Representative from Ohio. Signature. [8] William A. Gilbert ( 1815 - 1875) U.S. Representative from New York. Signature. [9] Document - Abstract of Expenditures for Jefferson Barracks, Missouri in 2nd Quarter of 1890, signed by a Capt. H. Norgud [?]. [10] James Currie (1756-1805), Scottish doctor and editor of Robert Burns. Antique engraved portrait. VG............100-150

87. [ART] Albert E. Sterner  (1863-1946)  American artist. Institutions that have exhibited his work include the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Carnegie Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.  Sterner's awards include the Carnegie Prize at the National Academy of Design in 1941.  Offered here is an unsigned lithograph that comes directly from Sterner's former home.  Image 15 x 10-1/2 in. plus margins.  Some margin staining but image area is very good..............150-200

88.  [FILM] MARTHA SCOTT [1912-2003] actress. In both The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur, she played Charlton Heston's mother. ISP, 8 x 10............30-40


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89. [BRITISH NAVAL] WILL CHAMBERS - Rear Admiral. ALS, no date but c. 1807, 1p, folio. To Phitt Vanbrugh. Vanbrugh's docket on verso reads "Rear Adm. Chamber's advising that he will wait on me being just come to Town." The text area is very good but there are marginal faults.........50-75

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90.  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

91. [ART] Art Catalogue-DLM 129-FRANCOIS FIEDLER - LITHOGRAPHS - Derriere le Miroir -1961. Text by Jean Grenier. This issue contains 6 original colour lithographs (2 double page) on totally 32 pages (including cover). Complete as issued.  Published with the sheets unbound and inserted into the fully printed cover. Work includes: original color lithographs.  The overall size is ca. 11 x 15 inch. The image size is ca. 22 x 15 inch.  Showing cover and one of the double page lithographs in the scans below.  François Fiedler (1921-2001) was a Hungarian-born naturalized French painter. One of the vitally important artists in the Aimé Maeght  stable that included Marc Chagall, Giacometti and Joan Miró, was François Fiedler (1921-2001). Fiedler's life and art was chronicled in many books and journals, including Collection de la Fondation Maeght,  and several Maeght publications entitled simply Fiedler.  He met his second wife, Claire, and they lived in a little house in the forest south of Paris. One day while looking at a pot of house paint, crackled by the sun and making such beautiful designs, he decided to reproduce this process on canvas. After this he never made any more figurative paintings, finding so many forms of expression in this new technique.  The great artist Miró saw one of these in a corner of a little gallery and was amazed by it. He decided to find the artist and so met Fiedler. They became close friends, and Miró presented François to the famous gallery and art dealer Aimé Maeght. Now he was connected with some of the greatest creators of the time, all managed by Aimé Maeght. He became close with Giacometti, Brach, Cesar, Ubac, Tal-Coat, Miró, Chagall, and so many other artists of this era.  During his long career, François was regularly featured in salon shows alongside his contemporaries mentioned above, and his works were a regular feature in the Maeght Foundation publication Derrière le Miroir......................150-250

92. [BLACK LISTED AUTHORS]  Offered here is a 1st ed. of Abraham Polonsky's book "THE WORLD ABOVE", 1951, in stained soiled dust jacket. Abraham Polonsky  (1910-1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist and novelist, blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era.  This particular book was once owned by Donald Ogden Stewart, who has written his name and NYC address on the flyleaf.  Donald Ogden Stewart (1894-1980) American author and screenwriter, best known for his sophisticated golden era comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia Story (based on the play by Philip Barry), Tarnished Lady and Love Affair. Stewart worked with a number of the great directors of his time, including George Cukor (a frequent collaborator), Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch. Stewart was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.  During the Second Red Scare Stewart was blacklisted in 1950. The book itself is in fair-good condition.................75-100

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93. [FRANCE- THEATRE]  Isidore Taylor  (1789-1879) born in Brussels he was closely associated with the development of French theatre, a noted traveller and author, and a philanthropist.  Ennobled in 1825 by King Charles X, he was by this time collecting Spanish art on behalf of the new French King Louis Philippe I, who made him a Commissioner of Art in 1838.  Previously, he had been very active in the theatrical world and was made Royal Commissioner of the Theatre Francaise between 1825-38. During this period he used his position to encourage the production of Romantic drama. Among those he helped was Alexandre Dumas, who dedicated to Taylor his first successful play, Henri III et sa cour (The court of Henry III, 1829). Taylor himself authored plays with a Levantine background, Ismael et Maryam, ou l’arabe et la chrétienne (The Arab and the Christian, 1821) and La fille de l’Hébreu et le chevalier du temple (The Jewess and the Templar, 1823) and co-authored with Charles Nodier an adaptation of Charles Maturin’s successful drama, Bertram ou le pirate (1821).  From the 1840s he began his philanthropic activity by setting up a series of mutual societies for members of the artistic professions that have continued to this day as the Taylor Foundation. In recognition of his work he was elected to the Académie Française in 1847, named a senator of the Second Empire in 1869 and made an officer of the Legion of Honour in 1877.  Offered here is a document dated 1848,  boldly signed by Taylor and  by 13 others.  One of the signers was  Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (1811-1872)  French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.  While Gautier was an ardent defender of Romanticism, his work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassianism, Symbolism, Decadence and Modernism. He was widely esteemed by writers as diverse as Balzac, Baudelaire, the Goncourt brothers, Flaubert, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Henry James, Proust and Oscar Wilde.  Approx. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 in.  Not translated.  Certainly worthy of further research..............200 - +

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94. [NOBEL] Goran Liljestrand (1886-1968)  Swedish pharmacologist, known for the discovery of the Euler-Liljestrand mechanism.  He held the professorship in pharmacology and physiology at the Karolinska Institute from 1927 to 1951. Liljestrand was trained as a physiologist under Professor Jons Johansson but became known mainly as a pharmacologist and for his cooperation with Ulf von Euler (later Nobel laureate of Medicine and Physiology) and Yngve Zotterman. He was secretary of the Nobel Committee of the Karolinska Institute for 40 years. In 1938, he was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. TLS, 1957, 1p, 8 x 10 in. To Monsieur Jean Bouscarle.  Very light/slight edge toning at top.  Very uncommon................100-150

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95. [NOBEL] Nils K. Stahle  -  Stahle served as Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation from 1948-1972. During this period he communicated with and created ceremonies for Nobel Laureates such as T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Albert Schweitzer, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Linus Pauling, John Steinbeck and Martin Luther King to name a few. The distinct signature in this letter  compares perfectly with those on letters to these Laureates. TLS, 1965, 1p, 8.25 x 11 in. To Monsieur Jean Bouscarle. Good condition.  Very uncommon................100-150

98. [FRANCE]  1717 French Mystery document on vellum, 4 pages, from Caen, Normandy, various signatures, approx. 7.5 x 9.5.  See scan for condition.  Last scan shows list of names mentioned in document............100-150

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99. [FRANCE]  1611 French Mystery document on paper, 2 pages, from Maine [in France], various signatures, approx. 7 x 10-3/4 in..  See scan for condition............100-150

100.  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

101.  [FRANCE] Georges-Charles Clove (1817-1889) French sailor who became vice-admiral in 1874. He was Marine Minister in the Ferry Cabinet 1880-1881. ALS, Paris, no yr., 3-pages, to Admiral Mouchez. VG..........75-100

102. [FRANCE] Jules Lermina [1839-1915] French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist political opinions, and received Victor Hugo's support. ALS, 1889, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2". VG..........60-80

103.  EARLY FILM - a   2-sided card featuring Ethel Waters Sing "I AM BLUE",  AT THE GRAND NOW, approx. 3-3/4 x 8 in.  With Earl Dancer, she joined what was called the "white time" Keith Vaudeville Circuit, a traditional white-audience based vaudeville circuit combined with screenings of silent movies. They received rave reviews in Chicago and earned the unheard of salary of US$1,250 in 1928. In 1929, Waters and Pearl Wright arranged the unreleased Harry Akst song "Am I Blue?," which then appeared in the movie On with the Show and became a hit and her signature tune.  Slight wear. Uncommon..........50-75

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104. EARLY FILM - George Whitten - ALS, 1905, International Bioscope Company, 1p. VG..............40-60

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105. Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton (1878–1961) was an American historian of the South, author, and the founder of the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he spent most of his academic career. He published books and articles about the history of Reconstruction but his most influential role was as an archivist, collecting manuscripts from around the South that form the core of the Southern Historical Collection.  TLS, 1943, 1p, to Peter Brannon, Department of Archives and History, State of Alabama.  VG................60-80

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106. [FRANCE]  a 1788 2-page document signed, from Dreux, France to Nantes, France.................80-120

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108. [MONACO]  3 pieces of ephemera: Prince Rainier & Grace Kelly + envelope of Hotel St. James Monte Carlo c. 1900. VG..................25-35

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109. [FILM] Lucien Hubbard (1888-1971)  film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for producing Wings, for which he received the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Lucien produced and or wrote ninety-two films over the course of his career. He lived in the same house in Beverly Hills until the day he died; he was an avid polo player and would frequently ride out of the stables located, in those days, at the rear of his Hillcrest Road property, to Will Rogers' house in the Palisades; he also occasionally rode his horse to Paramount Studios where he had been elevated to president shortly after the Academy Award winning Wings which he produced, was released. This film helped director William A. Wellman's rise into major studio films.  Before coming to Los Angeles, he was night editor of The New York Times. He had written five screenplays on the side and decided one day to travel to Hollywood to see if he could sell any of them; he sold three and in 1923, his career was launched. A film he loved was entitled The Vanishing American and it was the first film to portray the Indian in a favorable light; he received an award from the Cherokee nation for this film. He discovered and mentored many talents over the life of his career and was known as a very generous man with a sharp eye for good writers.   TLS, on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer letterhead, 1935, to John C. Brownell (1877-1961) the writer and actor, known for Three Wise Crooks (1925), The Nut Farm (1935) and Bad Company (1925).  Signed "Lucien". VG.......80-120

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110. [ART] George Cooke [1781-1834] Well-known English engraver; he was the father of Edward William Cooke [1811-1880], the noted painter. ALS, 1825, 1p, 4-3/8 x 7-1/4 in. In part "....The Plate will be ready in one month - will that do?..." VG............60-80

111. [SPACE] Gerald "Jerry" Carr (b. 1932) American astronaut. Signed, inscribed color litho. portrait in space suit, Sky Lad III. VG..........35-45

112. [GERMAN ART] Franz Napoleon Heigel (1813-1888) German painter.  Heigel was in Paris, the son of the portrait painter Joseph Heigel born (1780-1837). He was at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich as well as in several workshops trained in Paris before then study trips to Italy (1839 and 1846), Belgium and France undertook. Then he was at the Bavarian court as portrait and genre painter worked and created numerous watercolors and miniatures. Of particular note is the characteristic representation of the different nationalities in Heigels genre, and especially costume painting.  Heigel was with the Bavarian Medal of Arts and Sciences awarded and was an honorary member of the Belgian Society of watercolourist. His works have been in the Kunsthalle Bremen, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibited.  ALS, 1872, 1p. G+...............60-80

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113. [ART] Truman Howe Bartlett (1835 – 1922), also known as T. H. Bartlett, was an American sculptor, and father to sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett.  Bartlett was born in Dorset, Vermont, studied under Robert Eberhard Launitz in New York City and subsequently in Paris, Rome, and Perugia. He was active in New Haven, Waterbury, and Hartford, Connecticut, and in New York City. For 22 years he was an instructor in MIT's architecture department, and also operated a free art school for poor children. He died in Boston, Massachusetts.  Bartlett's best known works include The Wounded Drummer Boy of Shiloh, and the Horace Wells Monument (1875) in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut. Both bronzes were exhibited in Paris. According to Marquis, Bartlett was the first American sculptor to make a figure in terra cotta.  ALS, 1898, 1p, writing from MIT about obtaining photographs of Horace Greeley and Charles Sumner. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in.  Fine........60-80

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114. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.  (1902-1985) Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See (as Representative). He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.  TLS, 1962, 1p, unable to attend luncheon at the Women's Republican Club of Mass. Excellent condition.............50-75

115. Edward M.  House (1858-938) was a powerful American diplomat, politician, and presidential advisor, commonly known by the courtesy title Colonel House, although he had no military experience. He was a highly influential back-stage politician in Texas before becoming a key supporter of the presidential bid of Woodrow Wilson in 1912. He did not hold office but was Wilson's chief advisor on European politics and diplomacy during World War I (1914–18) and at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.   In 1919 Wilson broke with House and several other top advisors, believing they had deceived him at Paris.  TLS, 1933, 1p, approx. 5.5 x 8.5 in. PLUS ANS signed with initials, 1933. Two pieces..............100-150
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116. Zane Grey (1872-1939) American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. Document Signed, 1937 bank check. Contained in mat. Fresh condition...........80-120

117. William Babington Maxwell (1866–1938) was a British novelist. He was the son of novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Though nearly 50 years old at the outbreak of the First World War, he was accepted as a lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers and served in France until 1917.  He wrote The Last Man In, a drama, produced 14 March 1910, at the Royalty Theatre, Glasgow, by the Scottish Repertory Company; and, with George Paston (i. e., Emily Morse Symonds), a farce, The Naked Truth, which was first played at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in April, 1910, and in which Charles Hawtrey played Bernard Darrell.  ALS, 1934, 1p, addressed to Mr. Ellis D. Robb concerning the first edition of Maxwell's book ELAINE AT THE GATES. Maxwell recommends two London booksellers who may be able to supply Robb a copy. Approx. 7 x 8-3/4 in. A few spots near bottom................50-75

118. Dr. Rhoda Bubendey Metraux (1914–2003), was a prominent anthropologist in the area of cross-cultural studies, specializing in Haitian voodoo and the Iatmul of New Guinea. She collaborated with Alfred Metraux, on mutual studies of Voodoo in Haiti. During World War II, Dr. Metraux headed the section on German morale for the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS).  Rhoda Metraux was also an important professional and personal partner of Margaret Mead (1901–1978). Together with Mead, she wrote several books and many articles on major issues from the 1950s to the late 1970s. As a contributing editor to Redbook magazine for well over a decade, both wrote many articles on contemporary issues that later formed the basis of a number of books including A Way of Seeing. Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux were in fact a close-knit professional team whose work greatly influenced American anthropology in the late 20th century. They shared a house in Greenwich Village in New York from 1955 to 1966 and an apartment on Central Park West from 1966 until Mead's death in 1978.  ALS, 1991, signed Rhoda, mentions Margaret Mead, written to the author Irvine Millgate. Fine........75-100

119. [FRANCE] Victorien Sardou  (1831-1908) French dramatist.  He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugene Scribe, of the well-made play.   He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-century operas such as La Tosca (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) is based, and Fedora by Umberto Giordano, a work that popularized the fedora hat as well.  ALS, no date, 1p, 4x6 in.  VG..............100-150

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120. [COMEDY] Allen & Rossi was a comedy team composed of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, active from 1957 until 1969. They appeared on over 700 television shows including 44 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, including three of the four Ed Sullivan episodes on which The Beatles appeared. The team also appeared in a spy spoof film The Last of the Secret Agents (1966). OFFERED HERE ARE 2 SEPARATE SIGNED CONTRACTS, 1965, to appear on the Hy Gardiner Show. One signed by Rossi and the other signed by Allen. Each 1p.............60-80

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121. [FILM] Joseph Cotten (1905-1994) American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He first gained worldwide fame as the star of the Orson Welles films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay. He went on to star in such popular films as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Duel in the Sun (which remains one of the top 100 highest grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of The Third Man (1948) and Jennie (1949). Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo...............75-100

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122.   (British Literature Lot)    Leonard Alfred George Strong (1896 –1958) highly popular novelist, critic, historian and poet, ANS, 1944.   Ishbel Ross (1895-1975) Journalist.  Her book “Ladies of the Press” in 1936, did great service to historians.  She became a leading writer for the NY Hearld Tribune. She also wrote several books of fiction.  TLS, 1949. Lady Margaret Sackville  (1881 –  1963) English poet and children’s author .When the Poetry Society was formed in 1912, Lady Margaret was made its first president. She had also been the first president of its predecessor, the Poetry Recital Society, formed in 1909.  She had a passionate 15-year love affair with Ramsay MacDonald.  Lady Margaret never married.   ALS, 2pp 1944. Henry Major Tomlinson (1873-1958) British writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea. SIGNED presentation title page from his book “Gallions Reach” (1927).   Edwin Herbert Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel CMG (1898 –1978) writer and Lecturer . He served in the Jewish Legion. He also served as the last Mandate-era Director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. ALS (1973). Lord Francis Scott (1879-1952) Writer, diarist – He was the son of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch. He was one of the first British elite to travel and live in Kenya. He was the uncle to HRH Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (18901-1904) ANS 1936.  Edward Abbott Parry (1863-1943) judge and dramatist.. He wrote several plays and books for children,   ALS, 1903, 4pp..............100-150

123. Arthur Hailey (1920-2004)  British/Canadian novelist, whose works have sold more than 170 million copies in 40 languages.  Signed color 4 x 6 photo. VG...........40-60

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124. [FILM] Michael York (b. 1942) British born American actor. Nice ALS, 1982, 1p.........25-35

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125.    (BRITISH RELIGOUS  LOT)  William W. How (1823 – 1897) In 1888 he was made the first bishop of Wakefield. His sermons were straightforward, earnest and attractive; and besides publishing several volumes of these, he wrote a good deal of verse, including such well-known hymns as Who is this so weak and helpless, Lord, Thy children guide and keep and For All the Saints.  CLIPPED SIGNATURE, from ALS.   John Richardson Selwyn (1844 – 1898) Anglican priest who became the second Bishop of Melanesia and then the second Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. His father was the first Bishop of New Zealand who gave his name to Selwyn College, Cambridge.  Like his father, Selwyn rowed for Cambridge and took part in the Boat Races of 1864 and 1866, both of which were won by Oxford.] In 1864 he won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta partnering Robert Kinglake and beating Edwin Brickwood and his brother in the final. He served as curate of All Saints Church, Alrewas, Staffordshire from 1869 to 1870, then curate of St George's, Wolverhampton from 1870 to 1871, before promotion to Vicar of St George's. He also served as honorary chaplain to Queen Victoria.  ALS, 1894, 2pp.  Henry Ignatius Dudley Ryder (1837- 1907) Roman Catholic priest of the Birmingham Oratory and controversialist. Ryder's lifelong connection with John Henry Newman and the Oratory began as a private pupil, when he was about twelve years old.  Clipped SIGNATURE from ALS. Hugh Richard Lawrie "Dick" Sheppard (1880- 1937) English Anglican priest, Dean of Canterbury and pacifist. From 1924, when Sheppard provided the first service ever broadcast by the BBC, his broadcast sermons gave him national fame. Having become a pacifist, he articulated a vision of a non-institutional church in The Impatience of a Parson (1927). Sheppard was partly responsible for the annual Festival of Remembrance that takes place in the Albert Hall, London on the first Saturday in November before Remembrance Sunday.   SIGNATURE, mounted to card.  George Anthony Denison (1805 -1896) Church of England priest. Archdeacon Denison represented the extreme High Tory party not only in politics but in the Church, regarding all progressive movements in education or theology as abomination.  He edited The Church and State Review (1862–1865). Secular state education and the conscience clause were anathema to him. ALS, 1887, 3pp.   John Keble  (1792 –1866) English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford was named after him. He wrote  'The Christian Year', which appeared in 1827, and met with an almost unparalleled acceptance. Though at first anonymous, its authorship soon became known, with the result that Keble was in 1831 appointed to the Chair of Poetry at Oxford In his essay on Tractarian Aesthetics and the Romantic Tradition, Gregory Goodwin claims that The Christian Year is "Keble’s greatest contribution to the Oxford Movement and to English literature.". SIGNATURE.............100-150

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

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

133. 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

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

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

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136. Mary Louise Booth (1831-1889) American editor, translator and writer. She was editor of Harper's Bazaar from its beginning in 1867 until her death. She was a prolific translator into English the works of French-language authors. AQS, 6 lines dated New York, Jan. 18, 1887, approx. 6-3/4 x 8". Very nice............60-80

137. 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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138. [FRANCE] Marcel Achard (1899-1974)  French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie française in 1959. The second Clouseau film, A Shot in the Dark, was based on a 1961 Broadway farce of the same name written by Harry Kurnitz (who in turn had adapted his play from L'idiote, by French author Marcel Achard). Kurnitz is sometimes given credit for inspiring the Clouseau phenomenon, though in fact it seems he had no hand in the first Pink Panther film. Offered here is Marcel Achard's personal imprinted card, unsigned, on which he has penned 2 lines in French. Approx. 4.5 x 3.5". Fine...........25-35

139. [FRANCE] François Debret (1777-1850) French architect. He was the brother-in-law of fellow architect Felix Duban, and among his students and apprentices was Antoine-Nicolas Bailly. A pupil of Percier, he in turn became an important teacher of many architects who were destined to transform Paris under Haussmann. ALS, 1830, 1p. To the painter Blondel. VG...........75-100

140. [FRANCE] Arvède Barine (1840-1908) French writer and historian. Arvède Barine was the pseudonym of Mme. Charles Vincens, born Louise-Cécile Bouffé. She mostly wrote on the subject of women, but she also wrote about travel and the political issues of the day. ALS, 1895, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card............40-60

141. Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839-1908) French geologist. In 1879 he prepared an important memoir for the geological survey of France on the Pays de Bray , a subject on which he had already published several memoirs, and in 1880 he served as president of the Société Géologique de France. In 1881-1883 he published his Traité de géologie, a well-regarded textbook of stratigraphy. ALS, 1891, 1p, 4-1/4 x 7 in. Color pencil notations at top............50-75

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142. [FRANCE] Madame de Thebes - French palmist and prophet. She was born in 1845 and died in 1916. She carried on a business as a palmist at her salon in the Avenue de Wagram in Paris, and each year at Christmas published prophecies which enjoyed a wide circulation. She was said to have predicted the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. ANS, no date, written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 in. card. VG.........50-75

143. [FRANCE] Jules Mary [1851-1922] Fr. novelist, the modern Alexandre Dumas. Two ALSs, dates [?], 1p and 3pp. The long letter is to a woman novelist with a long criticism of her novel. Both VG........60-80

144. [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

145. [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

146. [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

147. [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

148. [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

149. [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

150. ARMY ARCHERD [1922-2009] columnist for Variety for over fifty years before retiring his "Just for Variety" column in September 2005. Signed & inscribed 3x5 card..........15-20

151. [FILM] Irene Rich (1891-1988) Am. actress who worked in both silent pictures and talkies. Signed 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 picture......20-30

152. [NOBEL PRIZE] Robert C. Merton (b. 1944) American economist, university professor and Nobel laureate in economics. Signed & inscribed, 2001, softcover booklet "Applications of Option-Pricing Theory: Twenty-Five Years Later," 66 pp, publ. 1997. VG.............25-35

153. Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. He defended notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his court-martial, and Mary Surratt, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Lincoln.  Clipped Signature. Unattractive example as is customary.............20-30

154. [FILM & THEATRE] 4 SIGNED vintage photos [postcard size] of British actors: [1] Leslie Lincoln Henson [1891-1957] comedian. [2] Raiph Lynn [1882-1962] stage & screen. Signature possibly facsimilie. [3] Harry Welchman [1886-1966] early silent screen. [4] Edward O'Connor Terry [1844-1912] one of the most influential actors of the Victorian era. Signed photo dated 1907. Superb photo although signed in dark area...........75-100

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

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156. [POET] Paul Hamilton Hayne [1830-1886]. American poet, b. Charleston, S.C. ANS, 1881, on 4 x 3-1/4 slip............100-150

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157.  [FRANCE] Two French Mystery Documents, identified as being from the Burgundy region - one possibly a Birth Certificate.  Small documented is dated 1753, the larger one has several dates but appears to be from 1726. As you can see there a piece missing at edge on 1753 document..............100-150

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LOT 158.   (AMERICAN LITERATURE LOT   Christopher Morley (1890 – 1957) American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet.  SIGNATURE from Return Address Label.   Comer Vann Woodward (1908 –1999) preeminent American historian focusing primarily on the American South and race relations. ANS, 1982.  Richard Wilbur (1921) American poet. Twice received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate.    ANS 1973.   AUSTINE M. HEARST (1919-1991)  In 1946, she became a reporter at The Washington Times-Herald. She wrote a sociey column, "Under My Hat," and later wrote a syndicated column, "From the Capital." She was also a commentator for the Columbia Broadcasting System.  SIGNED 7x9 photograph (fold in middle). John Patrick ( 1905 –1995) American playwright and screenwriter. His play “The Teahouse of the August Moon” won the Pulitzer Prize. ANS, quoting a line from “Teahouse”.   Frank Jenners Wilstach (1865-1933) American theatrical business manager, press agent, author, and compiler of A Dictionary of Similes. In addition to the dictionary, which was first published in 1916, he wrote a book and articles about Wild Bill Hickok. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and other papers of Frank J. Wilstach and his father, John A. Wilstach. General correspondence, 1873-1933.   RARE SIGNED 8x11 matte finish photograph with lengthy inscription 1929. (top edge very faulty, corners missing) portrait photograph.  Michael Gedaliah Kammen (1936 –2013) professor of American cultural history in the Department of History at Cornell University, Author and writer. ALS, 1973.   And another Comer Vann Woodward (1908 –1999) TNS 1984.................80-120

 LOT 159.  (BRITISH ARTISTS/PAINTERS/SCULPTORS)  HENRY HUGH ARMSTEAD (1828-1905) Sculptor/Illustrator. SIGNATURE (1902).  WILLIAM B. E. RANKEN (1881-1941) Portrait painter. SIGNED 4x6 print of his portrait of Queen Mary.  OLIVER HALL (1869-1957) Landscape Painter.  ANS, (1894).  ROBERT EURICH 1903-1992) Painter Known for his being a War Artist. SIGNED card.  JOHN SARGENT NOBLE (1848-1896) Painter known for his Dog Paintings which were hugely popular.  ALS (1891) 3pp.  JAMES DRUMMOND (1816-1877) Scottish Painter. SIGNATURE sentiment from ALS.   PETER TURNERELLIS (1774-1839) Irish Sculptor Royal Sculptor to King George III. SIGNATURE from ALS.  SAMUEL LOVER (1797-1868) Scottish songwriter, novelist and portrait painter. Clipped SIGNATURE............80-120

160. [FRANCE] Rare National Assembly Decret dated August 16, 1792.  Unusual way of marking the year: Year 4 of Liberty {but not of Republic, as the Republican calendar has not started yet. One month before Abolition of Royalty, and the day before creation of the Criminal Tribunal. Contains accusation of Louis Hardouin Tarbé, senior French official. He was very attached to the king, he managed to hide and subsequently refused any job.  Signed Danton in print, also signed Arrien & Marun in ink.  Approx. 7.5 x 9.5 in., 3pp. VG.........200-300

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

162. [FRANCE] Bulletin Des Lois, No. 339, Palais des Tuileries, Decret that begins Napoleon, Empereur Des Francais, dated 29 December 1810, about 30 pages. First part Decret #6536 concerns tobacco. Followed by #6333 concerning Books printed in France for Dutch works before 1811. Signed in type by Napoleon. VG..........75-100

See above Decret

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

164. [MASS] Emory Washburn (1800-1877) American political figure. Born in Leicester, Massachusetts, Washburn was the 22nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. He was elected as a member of the United States Whig Party defeating Henry W. Bishop (Democrat) and Henry Wilson (Free Soil) with 46% of the vote. A majority requirement being in effect, he became the last governor elected by the state senate in this fashion; as well as the last Whig. Along with distant cousin Ichabod Washburn, he helped found Worcester Polytechnic Institute. ALS, Cambridge [MA], July 8, 1861, 2pp. VG.........50-75

Portrait of Washburn

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

166.  MYSTERY LOT of about 81 pieces from 19th & 20th century. Includes: letters; documents; a few autographs; 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 1820. Good lot for eBay sellers or those who like researching items.....100-150

167. [ART] Original etching by Gaston-Louis Rodriguez, after a painting by Publio De Tommasi, titled GOLDEN DREAMS. The following is printed on the tissue guard: "This is a painter's picture, to which any one of a half dozen titles might be tacked, from the somewhat worn "Dolce far Niente" upwards. The artist has simply posed his model, this dark-haired, smiling Italian beauty, in a convenient dishabille, in a picturesque attitude, with an appropriate arrangement of flowers, draperies, etc., and painted her as a very superior article of studio bric-a-brac. The title of this no-subject comes afterwards, and can be most anything you please. The justification of the work lies, of course, in the artistic rendering of an excellent bit of color and texture, and the etcher gives us his word, in this very good translation, that the painter has done justice to his theme." The image is approx. 7-3/4 x 11-3/4" plus margins. Only faults at outer edges, well away from image area.............100-150

See etching

168. [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

170. [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............150-300

171. [FILM-MUSIC] Gertrude Niesen [1911-1975] American singer and actress who achieved her greatest success during the Big Band Era. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo. Very nice and in fine condition...........40-60

See Niesen photo

172. [FRANCE] Gustave François Xavier Delacroix de Ravignan (1795- 1858) French Jesuit preacher and author. Educated in Paris, he resigned his army commission to study law. Auditor of the royal court. Deputy attorney-general by 1821. Entering a Sulpician monastery, and later joining the Society of Jesus, he was ordained in 1828, and after several years as professor and retreat preacher at Montrouge, he went to Notre Dame, where his logic, serenity, and zeal won souls by the hundreds. Superior of his brethren at Bordeaux from 1837 to 1842, and at Paris from 1848 to 1851. He preached throughout France and in Rome, Belgium, and London. His calm, eloquent De l'Existence et de l'Institut des Jesuites of 1844, vindicating the Society, sold 25,000 copies in one year. However, the Jesuits' strife continued until they were forced to disband for a time in France. Despite painful controversy with his superiors and imputations from other quarters, he remained loyal to his order. In 1854 he brought out Clement XIII et Clement XIV, a dispassionate treatise, of no great literary merit, on the defender and the suppressor of the Jesuits. He steadfastly refused preferment, even the archbishopric of Paris, devoting himself to other works. He died a saintly death, and thousands followed the remains of the "Apostle of Paris" to his grave. ALS, 1857, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4. VG..............80-120

173. [FRANCE] DECLARATION DU ROY -  dated November 1704, approx. 7 x 9", 8-pages. Very fresh condition..........100-150

See front page

174.  [BRITISH NAVAL] Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron (1789-1868) British naval officer, and the seventh Baron Byron, in 1824 succeeding his cousin the poet George Gordon Byron in that peerage. As a career naval officer, he was notable for being his predecessor's opposite in temperament and lifestyle. Byron joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in December 1800, serving in the Napoleonic Wars, and attaining the rank of captain in 1814. In 1824 Byron was chosen to accompany homewards the bodies of Hawaiian monarchs Liholiho (known as King Kamehameha II) and Queen Kama-malu, who had died of measles during a state visit to England. He sailed on the HMS Blonde in September 1824, accompanied by several naturalists and, amongst his lieutenants, Edward Belcher. He toured the islands and recorded his observations. With the consent of Christian missionaries to the islands, he also removed wooden carvings and other artifacts of the chiefs of ancient Hawaii from the temple ruins. On his return journey in 1825, Lord Byron discovered and charted Malden Island, which he named after his surveying officer, Mauke, and Starbuck Island. Starbuck was named in honour of Capt. Valentine Starbuck , an American whaler. OFFERED HERE is a signed address panel, postmarked 1835. Very good example, signed "Byron." Admiral Byron's signature is often confused with Lord Byron's [poet] as they are quite similar in appearance..............50-75

See above

175. [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

See AMQS above

176.  (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

177. [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

LOT 178.   (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

179. [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

180.  (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

181. [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

183. [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

184. [FRANCE] Letter identified as written by J.M. Perisse, Ampere's brother-in-law. Not dated and doesn't appear to be signed.  André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836)  French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. Written in Frencn, not translated. Approx. 8 x 11".  VG.............75-100

187. 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

189. [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

190. [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

309. [ART] Emily Schorr Elman  (b. 1932 - ) American Modernist.  Original woodcut, title: A Bouquet, 12-3/4 x 13 in. plus 2 in. margins,  edition 20/200, signed '57 and numbered in pencil.  Other examples of this woodcut are in the permanent collections of The Graphic Arts Loan Collection at the Morrison Library, University of California Berkeley and another impression is  in the permanent collection of the Butler Institute.  Light toning in margin from old mat..........200-300