5. [BASEBALL GREATS]  signed cards or notes of:  Bobby Doerr - HOF [2], Allie Reynolds (1917-1994), Bullet Bob Turnley, Jim Carfish Hunter (1946-1999) HOF, Enos Slaughter (1916-2002) HOF, Charles Gehringer (1903-1993) HOF, Eddie Matthews (1931-2001) HOF, Whit Wyantt (1907-1999), and Tommy Henrich (1913-2009). All VG..............80-120

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6. [MIXED LOT] [1] Ben Spock (1903-1998) American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. Signed card. [2]Bainbridge Wadleigh (1831-1891) US Senator from New Hampshire. SIGNED CARD, DATED 1874. [3] [CABINET] William DeWitt Mitchell [1874-1955] U.S. Attorney General for the entirety of Herbert Hoover's Presidency. Born in Winona, Minnesota, he received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Minnesota. After he was admitted to the Minnesota bar he began practicing law in St. Paul. Mitchell served as an infantry officer during the Spanish-American War and World War I. On June 4, 1925, he was appointed Solicitor General of the United States. President Hoover appointed him Attorney General of the United States on March 4, 1929, and he held that office until March 4, 1933. Mitchell then settled in New York City where he practiced law. He was named chairman of the Committee on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and chief counsel of the joint congressional committee investigating the attack on Pearl Harbor. He died in 1955, in Syosset, New York. signed 3-3/4 X 2-1/4 IN. card. [4] Samuel John "Lamorna" Birch, RA, RWS (1869 - 1955) was an artist in oils and watercolours. At the suggestion of fellow artist Stanhope Forbes, Birch adopted the soubriquet "Lamorna" to distinguish himself from Lionel Birch, an artist who was also working in the area at that time. Lamorna Birch was born in Egremont in Cheshire, England. He was self-taught as an artist, other than for a brief period of study at the Académie Colarossi in Paris during 1895. He is thought of as a painter of northern England, but his most important period was when he settled in Lamorna, Cornwall in 1902, and many of his most famous pictures date from this time and the beautiful Lamorna Cove is usually their subject matter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1892. He held his first one man exhibition at the Fine Art Society in 1906. He is said to have produced more than 20,000 pictures. The exhibition Shades of British Impressionism Lamorna Birch and his Circle was shown at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery in the Mezzanine in October 2004. This details his links with Henry Scott Tuke and Thomas Cooper Gotch and many others who settled in the artists' colony in the 1880s and 1890s. "These painters helped to change the face of British art. Their emphasis on colour and light, truth and social realism brought about a revolution in British art." says the catalogue for the show. SIGNED CARD dated 1935. VG. [5] MYSTERY LOT - 9 misc. autographs, unidentified and not researched. There will be several of these Mystery Lots offered elsewhere in this auction. For those who prefer to do the research. See signatures [6] Douglas Volk - American artist famous for his portrait of Lincoln used for postage stamp. His Lincoln portrait hangs in the Lincoln Bedroom in The White House. Signed 1922 bank check. [7] H.S. Bundy - Congressman from Ohio. Signature. [8] TAYLOR, Joseph Danner [1830-1899] Representative from Ohio; during the Civil War entered the Union Army as a captain in the Eighty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was judge advocate of the Department of Indiana in 1863 and 1864 SIGNATURE. [9] HATCH, Herschel Harrison [1837-1920] Representative from Michigan. SIGNATURE. [10] etching by A. Lalauze, portrait of Alain Rene Lesage........100-150

7. [MUSIC] Jean Michel Jarre  (b. 1948) French composer, performer, and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient, and new-age genres, and known as an organizer of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks. His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygene. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 12 million copies. Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979 Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. More albums were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events, and he is now perhaps as well known as a performer as well as a musician.  As of 2004 Jarre had sold an estimated 80 million albums. He was the first Western musician officially invited to perform in the People's Republic of China, and holds the world record for the largest-ever audience at an outdoor event. Offered here is a signed & inscribed sheet, 6-3/4 x 8-1/4 in.  He mentions his famous song Oxygene.  on the verso is the autograph of Mick Jagger  [obtained in 1977].  In 1979, Jean Michel Jarre was chosen by Paris mayor to give a free outdoor concert on Place de La Concorde for the 14th of July, which is National Day in France. Instead of the hundred thousand people the authorities were excepting (there was no reference point), a million  Parisians came around their biggest square. Jarre made a superb light show, using buildings and fountains as backdrops. In the audience was Mick Jagger who immediately after the show, ran to see Jean Michel, and offered him to work with the Rolling Stones. It never happened as  Jarre had great advertising after the show, that was a bash to everything in the music world. He told the press eventually he needed a complete year to realize what he had done that day of July. Mick Jagger's autograph is one of the most sought after in rock and roll.  SUPERB!...............400-600

8. [ART] M.S.B. Jr. - original signed pencil drawing, titled "Our Snow-House", dated 7 March 1859, approx. 3-1/2 x 5-1/4". VG...........50-75

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9. [HARVARD MEDICAL] EDWARD S. DUNSTER [b. 1834] American physician. He is a lineal descendant of Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard, was graduated from that institution in 1856, and from the New York College of physicians and surgeons in 1859, beginning practice in that City in 1860. He entered the army as assistant surgeon in June 1861, and served in West Virginia and in the peninsular campaign, acting as medical inspector and medical director of hospitals. After being ordered to Philadelphia, Washington, and West Point, he resigned on 1 February 1866 and resumed the practice of his profession in New York, making a specialty of obstetrics and the diseases of women and children. He was editor of the "New York Medical Journal " in 1866'72 Resident physician in charge of hospitals on Randall's Island in 1869'73, and professor of obstetrics and the diseases of women and children in the University of Vermont in 1868'71. He subsequently held the same chair in Long Island medical College in the medical department of Dartmouth College, and since 1873 in the University of Michigan. Among his contributions to professional literature are papers on "Relations of the Medical Profession to Modern Education"; "Logic of Medicine " ; "Notes on Double Monsters "; " History of Anaesthesia"; " The Comparative Mortality in Armies from Wounds and Disease "; and " History of Spontaneous Generation." Original 1858 oval photograph signed with his birth date/Dover, NH. Signed below mounted photo. This is his 1858 Harvard graduate photo. VG.............80-120

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10. [MUSIC] Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942) English singer-songwriter, composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, according to Guinness World Records, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music. Signed poster, from his "Back In The World Tour 2003." Approx. 24x34 in. The glare in the photo is a reflection. Only minor faults and in generally good-VG condition. On the back side you'll see where there was some damp-staining but this doesn't show on the front. Must be mailed in a tube............300-400

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11. [SOMERSWORTH] William Pitt Moses ( 1827-1905) born Exeter, New Hampshire. Enlisted in Union army June 24, 1862 as 1 st Lieut. On August 5, 1862 he was commissioned into F Company NH 9th Infantry. Mustered out June 10, 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia. Promotion - Quartermaster 1 1/13/62. DOCUMENT SIGNED, GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING CO., 1874, receipt for Cyrus Freeman. Approx. 7-1/2 x 3-1/4. VG...............25-35

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

15. [ART] Alexander POPE [1849-1924] important American artist. One of his paintings realized $186,000 at a Maine auction, a record in Maine for a work of art that stood for many years. We purchased his drawings, both childhood and adult, and his scrapbook & some of his photographs of his paintings over a decade ago. The ORIGINAL ink drawing offered here is unsigned and guaranteed without a time limit to the original purchaser. On 4 x 5 in. sheet. Removed from scrapbook containing Alexander Pope's drawing done from age 6 to 16. As you can see below there is one mount on top right corner. Otherwise in very good condition...................200-300

25. (ART) Alexander POPE [1849-1924] Notable American sporting artist, hailing from Dorchester, Massachusetts and studying under William Copley. One of America's popular gaming artists. As a youth, Alexander Pope carved and sketched animals around his home in Massachusetts. In the 1860s, he worked for his family's lumber business. Pope studied carving, painting, perspective, and anatomy with William Rimmer, an important romantic-baroque sculptor, painter, and influential teacher of many Boston artists. From 1879 to 1883, Pope created many well-received carvings of game. Czar Alexander III of Russia acquired two of the carvings. In 1893, Pope began painting animal portraits and, later, pursued a career as a portrait painter. Eventually, he was considered one of the best Bostonian trompe l'oeil painters of the 19th century Pope's work is recognized in many private collections and museums, including the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum and the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Offered here is one of his childhood sketches signed by him "By Allie Pope May 1859 " on the verso. Approx. 2-1/2 x 1-3/4". An opportunity to purchase a minor piece by a major artist.......100-150

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26. (ART) Alexander POPE [1849-1924] Notable American sporting artist, hailing from Dorchester, Massachusetts and studying under William Copley. One of America's popular gaming artists. As a youth, Alexander Pope carved and sketched animals around his home in Massachusetts. In the 1860s, he worked for his family's lumber business. Pope studied carving, painting, perspective, and anatomy with William Rimmer, an important romantic-baroque sculptor, painter, and influential teacher of many Boston artists. From 1879 to 1883, Pope created many well-received carvings of game. Czar Alexander III of Russia acquired two of the carvings. In 1893, Pope began painting animal portraits and, later, pursued a career as a portrait painter. Eventually, he was considered one of the best Bostonian trompe l'oeil painters of the 19th century Pope's work is recognized in many private collections and museums, including the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum and the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Offered here is one of his childhood sketches unsigned. Approx. 4 x 5". An opportunity to purchase a minor piece by a major artist.......125-175

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27. [ART] FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980) German Expressionist artist. Original CHARCOAL DRAWING, signed  "FS" LOWER RIGHT,  approx. 17-3/4 x 12 in. paper. Dated New Hampshire, 1971. Unframed. Comes with biographical information. This is, without doubt, by Solomon and guaranteed to be so without a time limit. Solomon won the Mowbray Prize [1944] in London; was listed in WHO'S WHO IN ART [1954 London edition]. He studied art with such famous German artist's as: Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg, Eugene Spiro & Willy Jaeckel [Masterclass]. Exhibitions: Berlin, Cologne, Capetown, Haifa, London [Royal Academy], U.S., and in 1958 had one-man show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. In 1956 several of his paintings were exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. He died in the U.S. We purchased his personal papers and most of his drawings at his estate sale. His work is fairly scarce. The photos shown below DO NOT accompany this drawing and are not for sale. Also, showing below is a copy of Royal Academy of Arts notification that Samuel Courtauld has selected a painting by Solomon for purchase in 1945. Courtauld, who would died two tears later, was the founder of the Courtauld Art Institute in England. Courtauld had formed an important art collection including multiple works by Manet, Cezanne, Renoir etc., which he gave to the Courtauld and the Tate. He had purchased at least 5 paintings by Frederick Solomon and when he saw the painting JACOB at Solomon's exhibition at the JABE Gallery he ordered that the painting be sent to the TATE Gallery but he died a few days later and the purchase never took place.........300-400

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29. [ART] Sir Hubert von Herkomer (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.  He exhibited a very large number of memorable portraits, figure subjects and landscapes, in oil and watercolour; he achieved marked success as a worker in enamel, as an etcher, mezzotint engraver and illustrative draughtsman; and he exercised wide influence upon art education by means of the Herkomer School (Incorporated), at Bushey, which he founded in 1883 and directed without payment until 1904, when he retired.  Despite being a prominent member of Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, as well as being on familiar terms with the royal family, Herkomer was never totally accepted by the British establishment: He was ultimately a victim of the deteriorating relationship between Great Britain and Germany, where he shuttled in between, spending most of his summers in Bavaria.  Herkomer was also a pioneering filmmaker. He established a studio in Lululaund and directed some seven historical costume dramas, designed to be shown accompanied by his own music. None of them seem to have survived. ORIGINAL ETCHING, titled: "WORDS OF COMFORT", approx. 10 x 7 plus margins. A few stains in the margins but very good in  image and close areas........100-150

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31. [FRANCE] Jacques Raillon (1762-1835) Bishop of Orleans; also of Dijon; also Archbishop of Aix.  Letter Signed, Paris, 1813, 1p, approx. 8x10". To Monseigneur.  This churchman lived through the troubling history of France's Catholicism Revolution; Napoleon's problems with Pius VII; return of the monarchy, etc.  He made a famous funeral speech at Notre-Dame for Marshall Lannes. VG...........100-150

32. Samuel Johnson (1822- 1882) American clergyman and author. Johnson graduated from Harvard in 1842, and from the Harvard Divinity School in 1846. He joined no religious denomination. Save for one year with a Unitarian church in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he displeased his congregation by his opposition to slavery, he was not settled as a minister until 1853. In 1853, he established an independent society in Lynn, Massachusetts, with which he remained till 1870, when he withdrew to complete studies of many years, the results of which appeared later in his publications. With Samuel Longfellow, Johnson compiled a Book of Hymns (1846) and Hymns of the Spirit (1864). Some of his own inspiring hymns in these books are now found in the collections of various denominations. His critical study The Worship of Jesus (1868), written in accordance with his views of universal religion, is described by O. B. Frothingham as “perhaps the most penetrating and uplifting essay on that subject in any language.” He printed notable essays on religion, reform, etc., in The Radical and other periodicals.His great series Oriental Religions included volumes on India (1872), China (1877) and Persia (1885). The volume on Persia contains an introduction and a critical estimate of Johnson by Frothingham. The series represents what Johnson himself calls his “purely humanistic point of view.” It took its place among the most learned and liberal contributions to the study of comparative religion and civilisation. His philosophy was highly transcendental; but being versed in many languages, he was acquainted with all schools, and with the results of history, literature, science and criticism in every department.Autograph Letter Signed - written to George Luther Stearns (1809-1867). Johnson mentions a letter by Stearns published in the Commonwealth and says "It is a historical document." Docket on verso indicates that the letter was a resignation letter.George Luther Stearns (1809-1867) American industrialist and merchant, as well as a noted recruiter of blacks for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Stearns was one of the "Secret Six" who aided John Brown in Kansas, and financially supported him until Brown's execution after the ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. Stearns physically owned the pikes and 200 Sharps rifles brought to Harpers Ferry by Brown and his followers. Following Brown's arrest, Stearns briefly fled to Canada, but returned to Medford to face inquiry following Brown's death. Soon after the opening of the Civil War, Stearns advocated the enlistment of African-Americans in the Union Army. Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asked Stearns to recruit the first two Northern state-sponsored black infantry regiments. The 54th and 55th Massachusetts regiments and the 5th cavalry were largely recruited through his instrumentality. He was commissioned Major through the recommendation of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and was later of great service to the national cause by enlisting blacks for the volunteer service in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee to serve in the U.S. Colored Troops. He recruited over 13,000 African-Americans, established schools for their children, and found work for their families while they served in the army. Other than fold lines this is oin very good condition............150-250

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33. SOCIAL REGISTER OF THE MINISTER TO NORWAY - approx. 58 pages of signatures beginning on Jan. 18, 1936 to March 8, 1938. During this time periopd the US Ministers to Norway were Anthony Biddle Jr. [1935-1937], and Nathan Florence Harriman [1937-1941].  We have not researched any of the signatures. Approx. 6.5 x 9.5". VG........400-600

35. [FRANCE] Louis-Apollinaire de la Tour du Pin-Montauban (1744-1807) was the first bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Auch, and Archbishop of Troyes.  He was ordained bishop January 25, 1778.  He was bishop of Nancy from 1777 to 1783 is designated August 10, 1777, and his appointment is confirmed December 15, 1777 , after the Diocese of Nancy was established as a diocese Nov. 19, 1777.
He became Archbishop of Auch in 1783 He was appointed June 15, 1783, and his appointment was confirmed on July 18 1783 He retired from that office October 24, 1801 . The Diocese of Auch was suppressed by the Concordat of 1802 and its territory attached to the diocese 's Agen.  He became archbishop (Individual) of Troyes in 1802 and is designated September 30, 1802, and his appointment is confirmed December 20, 1802.  ALS, 1789, written on both sides - signed at middle of 1st page.  6-1/4 x 7-3/4 in.  VG........100-150

36. Edwin Markham (1852-1940)  American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.  Signed broadside of his poem "Lincoln, The Man of the People", dated 1928. Approx. 8-1/2 x 14".  Top portion not showing in scan below. One middle fold o/w VG.............50-75

37. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Original photograph of young Arthur MacArthur [son of Gen. MacArthur]. Taken in 1951. International News Photos paper caption attached to back of photo. Approx. 9 x 7-1/8". VG..........50-75

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39. George Madden Martin (1866-1946) was an American fiction writer.  ALS, 1921, 3pp, 5-1/2 x 6-3/4". To the journalist Mrs. Marshall regarding an interview she did with Marshall.  Letter is fine.  Plus a vintage 8x10 photo of Martin...........50-75

40. Denver Pyle (1920-1997) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.....25-35

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

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42. [FILM] Mickey Rooney  (1920-2014) American actor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........60-80

43. [TV] Andy Griffith (1926-2012) American actor.  He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 1960–1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986–1995 legal drama Matlock. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..........40-60

45. [FILM] Jane Greer (1924-2001) American film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past starring Robert Mitchum.  Her signed contract for the film "BILLIE", starring Patty Duke. Also signed by Milt Ebbins [see lot 58 in this auction].  Includes 3 additional Rider pages, each signed with the initials of Greer and Ebbins. VG..........100-150

46. [FILM] Irving Salkow  (1909-1989)  Legendary Hollywood agent. This is one of the first and most historic agencies in town, for it was founded by Salkow in 1940, during the golden age of Hollywood. One of the agents during this time was Ray Stark, who later turned into one of the industry's premier movie directors. Some of Salkow's clients at that time were movie stars Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe and William Holden.   TLS, signed Irv, 1963, brief 1-page, to Milt Ebbins regarding William Asher. Stapled to letter is TLS signed by William Asher (1921-2012)  was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and is  credited in one magazine article for 'inventing' the sitcom.  VG...........100-150

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47.  Chauncey M. Depew  (1834-1928)  attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.  Cancelled $1000 Bond of The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Co., dated 1897. Sheet of coupons still attached. Signed by Depew as President.  Approx. 10 x 15 in. Folds but very fine condition.................125-175

49. [FRANCE] Jean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan [1715-1790] French clergyman, younger brother of Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan. Jean Pompignan was the archbishop of Vienne against whose defence of the faith Voltaire launched the good-natured mockery of Les Lettres d'un Quaker . Elected to the Estates General, he passed over to the Liberal side, and led the 149 members of the clergy who united with the third estate to form the National Assembly. He was one of its first presidents, and was minister of public worship when the civil constitution was forced upon the clergy. ALS, don't see year, 1p, plus postmarked address leaf. VG...........100-150

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

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51. [FILM] Peter Lawford (1923-1984) English-born American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, and more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he had a strong presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. DOCUMENT SIGNED [1967], Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, 8 x 3.5". Fine. Provenance: estate of Milton Ebbins. Fine...............200-300

53. [STOCK CERTIFICATES] group of 10 stock certificates for COMPAGNIE FERMIERE DE LUCHON, all 1925, approx. 7-1/2 x 12-1/4". VG.

56. [NAVAL HISTORY] B. F. TRACY (1830-1915) Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.  An 8-1/2 page lengthy letter written to Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly  (1830-1902) officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the years following.   He was then appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron.   In March 1889, during the Samoan crisis, his flagship Trenton was struck by a violent cyclone while at harbor at Apia. Guiding his men with the words, "If we go down, let us do so with our flag flying," Kimberly skillfully beached his flagship, losing only one man in the raging storm that wrecked Trenton.  This letter is a period copy of the original, and was given to Lieut. Commander Henry W. Lyon, who took command of the ship Nipsic after this crisis, sailing her to Hawaii. Provenance: Collection of Rear-Admiral H.W. Lyon [Maine]. Below is the full content of this letter.

Navy Department, Washington. April 27, 1889.

Rear Admiral L.A. Kimberly, U.S. Navy
Commanding U.S. Naval Forces of the Pacific Squadron.

Sir : The Department is in receipt of your cable dispatch of March 30, from Auckland, and also of your letter of March 19  from Samoa, with accompanying reports from Captain Farquhar, Commander Mullan, and Lieut. Carlin, narrating the circumstances of the overwhelming disaster which has recently befallen your squadron in Apia harbor.

I need not say to you that this event has caused the Department profound sorrow, which, as the appalling extent and character of the catastrophe became known, was reflected throughout the country. Even if  the Navy were possessed of an adequate number of ships to supply the necessities of the service, the loss of three at one blow would be a serious diminution of the available cruising force. To a Navy passing, as is that of the United States, through a stage of transition, when most of its previously existing vessels have disappeared and its new fleet is only on the threshold of existence, the blow comes with crippling force.

The Department learns with the deepest pain that the wreck at Samoa resulted in the death of four officers. Captain C. M. Schoonmaker, Paymaster Frank H. Arms, First Lieut. F. E. Sutton of the Marine Corps, and Pay Clerk John Roche, and thirty-nine men of the Vandalia, seven men of the Nipsic, and one man of the Trenton. However severely the destruction of the vessels may be felt by the Navy, the loss of so many valuable lives is a far greater and more irreparable  misfortune. Captain Schoonmaker died, as he had lived, at the post of duty, a gallant and generous officer, and a devoted servant of his country to the last. Weakened by long ettbrt, he was swept by the sea from the deck of his vessel, soon after she had drifted to her final resting place. The hurricane at Samoa has brought affliction to many American households, which will receive the deepest sympathy of the Government, yet it cannot be said that those who died thus manfully, facing danger in the execution of their duty, have died in vain.

The Department, having closely examined the reports of the circumstances under which the disaster occurred, learns that on the 15th of March, when indications of bad weather first appeared, every preparation was made to meet the coming gale. The ships were stripped and steam was raised. The force of the approaching storm could not be foreseen, and there was every reason to hope and believe that the vessels would ride it out at their moorings in safety. The extraordinary violence of the gale rendered this impossible, while the crowded condition of the harbor, where the vessels lay exposed to the full force of the wind and sea, yet shut in on both sides by the sharp edges of coral reefs,  made their position one of extreme danger. The Nipsic Commander Dennis W. Mullan, the innermost vessel of the fleet, was enabled to reach a place of comparative safety on the beach, where her gig's crew were lost while gallantly attempting to run a line to the shore. The Vandalia, commanded by Capt. C. M. Schoonmaker, and upon his death by Lieut. J. W. Carlin, after skillfully avoiding a collision as she dragged into the inner harbor struck the point of the reef not far from the Nipsic.  Here she remained, exposed to the fury of the storm, her officers and men taking refuge in the rigging, while the seas swept over her and the spray and surf were flying to her mastheads. Many of her crew were lost in the attempt to swim ashore, and one man, E. M. Hammer (seaman), met hiis death in a brave but fruitless effort to carry a line to the Nipsic. The survivors, after remaining for eight hours in momentary expectation of death, were finally rescued through the efforts of the Trenton.  The latter vessel, Capt. Norman H. Farquhar commanding, had the misfortune early on the morning of the 16th to lose her wheel  and break her rudder. Soon after the heavy sea, forcing its way into the house-holes in spite of obstructions, filled the fire-rooms and put out  the fires. The flagship, now without steam or rudder, her anchors dragging, drifted almost at the mercy of the gale along the edges of the eastern reef, at times not more than 20 feet from total destruction. Every endeavor was made to control her movements, and her commanding officer states in his report that upon at least one occasion it was through the excellent judgment of Lieut. R. M. G. Brown, the Navigating  officer, that the ship  cleared the reef and the four hundred and fifty lives on  board were saved. The Department notes with satisfaction your commendation of Lieutenant Brown and also of Lieut. Commander Henry W. Lyon, the executive officer, for their efforts to save the ship. After a collision with the Olga the Trenton passed over to the western reef,  where she drifted with the current until she struck the ground near the Vandalia.

From your own report, and from other accounts that have reached  the Department, it appears that the conduct of those under your command evinced throughout that courage, resolution, and fortitude which  the United States has learned always to expect from the officers and  seamen of its Navy.  When her Britannic Majesty's ship Calliope, fortunate in the possession of more powerful engines, succeeded in her  gallant effort to pass the Trenton and steam out of the harbor against  the hurricane, the ringing cheer from the American flagship, as her crew  were standing in the face of death, showed a spirit alike generous and  dauntless.  During the whole of Saturday, when the Trenton was helplessly dragging her anchors on the verge of destruction, the officers preserved their composed and heroic bearing, and directed her movements  with consummate skill;  the crew were thrown into the rigging as a substitute for sails, and through the cool and exact judgment of those charged with her guidance, she was enabled to escape the extremity of peril. Finally, at the close of the day, when she brought up alongside  of the Vandalia  her officers and men, notwithstanding the suffering  through which they had  passed, and the dangers by which they were  still surrounded, thought only of doing their utmost to assist their comrades of the Vandalia whose distress was greater than their own, and  by firing rockets with life lines over the masts and rigging of the sunken vessel, they succeeded in rescuing all those who had taken refuge there;  while under the inspiration of a sentiment which has awakened a response in every American heart, the band of the flagship, to encourage  those who, dazed with fatigue and weakened by exposure, were still  clinging to the rigging, played the national anthem.

In reply to your request and that of Captain Farquhar for a court of  inquiry, this Department  has to say, that it deems such a court unnecessary.   It is satisfied that the officers in command of the ships at Apia did their duty with courage, fidelity, and sound judgment, and that they  were zealously and loyally seconded by their subordinates; that the hurricane which caused the destruction of the vessels and the loss of so  many lives was one of those visitations of Providence in the presence of which human efforts are of little avail; that the measures actually  taken by yourself and the officers under you were all that wisdom and  prudence could dictate, and that it was due to these measures that a large proportion  of the crews were saved; that the one step which might have averted the catastrophe, namely, to have put to sea before the storm had developed, could only have been justified, in view of the  grave responsibilities  resting upon you at Samoa, by the certainty of  overwhelming danger to your fleet, which could not then be foreseen; that you rightly decided to remain at your post, and that the Department,  even in the face of the terrible disaster which it involved, approves absolutely your decision, which has set an example to the Navy  that should never be forgotten.

To convene a court of inquiry under these circumstances would seem to imply a doubt on the part of the Department where no doubt exists;  and instead of ordering an investigation,  it tenders to you, and through you to the officers and men of your command, its sympathies for the exposures and hardships you have encountered, and its profound thanks
for the fidelity with which you performed your duty in a crisis of appalling danger.

Very respectfully,

B. F. Tracy
Secretary of the Navy

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57.  [AMERICAN NAVAL]  Commander John Mitchell Hawley -  a native of Northampton, Mass., a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent families of the town. He made his home here until he was appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he was graduated in 1868. In 1869 he was made an ensign, in 1870 a master, and in 1874 a lieutenant, and from the time of his graduation until 1887 he rendered valuable service in several coast survey expeditions and in the hydrographic office. From 1887 to 1890 he was executive officer of the Nipsic, one of the United States fleet sent to Apia, Samoan islands, during the uprisings in 1889. The American, British and German fleets in the bay were overwhelmed by a fearful hurricane which swept the islands in March, 1889, and the Nipsic was one of the two or three vessels that escaped total destruction. Commander Hawley received a vote of thanks from the Legislature of Massachusetts for rare courage and ability displayed during the hurricane, and was commended to the Navy Department by Rear Admiral Kimberley, '"for zeal and energy in getting the Nipsic afloat after -she was beached. He had entire charge of this work, and to his efforts, in a large measure, is due the fact that the Nipsic is now afloat without more serious injury." In 1894 he was promoted to be lieutenant-commander and in 1896 was ordered to duty as assistant to the chief of the Bureau of Navigation, having charge of enlisted men. During the Spanish-American war, he was engaged in recruiting men from the west for the navy, having charge of three parties who secured nearly two thousand men for the service. He was promoted to commander March 3, 1899, and in May was ordered to the command of the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's old flagship, which is to be used as a practice-ship.  Offered is is a 1p. typed letter, undated but c. 1889, from John M. Hawley [signed only in type],  sent to Lieut. Henry W. Lyons offering his testimony if desired.  The dockets in pencil are in Lyon's hand.  VG............100-150
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58. [NAVAL] N.H. Farquhar (Rear Admiral Norman Von H. Farquhar, USN, (1840-1907). Letter Signed, marked "Copy", USS Trenton, Apia, Samoa, April 22, 1889, 2 pages, 7-3/4 x 10".  The original was sent to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington DC [Benjamin F. Tracy].  This "copy" letter was sent to Henry Lyon, who  became commander of the Nipsic. Dated about a month after this famous naval incident (The Samoan Crisis ).  This letter is of high praise for Lieut. Commander Henry W. Lyon, saving the Nipsic "...to his excellent service during the Hurricane of March 16th and 17th, 1889, and since then in saving valuable property from the wreck. During the gale, he intelligently carried out my orders; personally supervising the many plans to keep out water, getting lines to the Vaudalia to prevent the total destruction of the Trenton and many other duties besides..." Norman Von Heidreich Farquhar (1840-1907) was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania,  attended the U.S. Naval Academy during 1854-59. After graduation, he served with the Africa Squadron until September 1861. Lieutenant Farquhar spent most of the Civil War off the U.S. Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, serving in the gunboats Mystic, Sonoma and Mahaska and the cruisers Rhode Island and Santiago de Cuba. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in mid-1865, a few months after the fighting ended, and was on duty at the U.S. Naval Academy from then until September 1868. For the rest of the 1860s and into the next decade, Farquhar served in the warship Swatara, was Executive Officer of USS Severn and USS Powhatan and Commanding Officer of USS Kansas. He also had two tours at the Boston Navy Yard on ordnance duty and as Executive Officer.  Advanced in rank to Commander in December 1872, Farquhar spent nearly five years at the Naval Academy. He commanded the training ship Portsmouth in 1877-78, and the steam sloops Quinnebaug and Wyoming in European waters in 1878-1881. Five more years of Naval Academy duty were followed by torpedo instruction at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1886. From May 1887 until her loss in the March 1889 Samoan hurricane, Captain Farquhar commanded the steam frigate Trenton. He then served on several of the Navy's boards and, in March 1890 became the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. During 1894-97, he was Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Commanding Officer of the cruiser Newark, and President of the Naval Examining Board.  While holding the ranks of Commodore and Rear Admiral, Farquhar was Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1897-99, commanded the North Atlantic Station during 1899-1901 and was Chairman of the Lighthouse Board in 1901-02. He retired from active duty in April 1902, upon reaching the statutory service age limit of 62. Rear Admiral Farquhar died at Jamestown, Rhode Island, on 3 July 1907. The letter is in very fine condition.  Provenance: Estate of Admiral Henry W. Lyon, who had a distinguished Naval career, was honored for his service in the Spanish-American war where he commanded the U. S. S. Dolphin. Lyon and his wife, Liela, bought a house in Paris Hill, Maine  in 1899 and moved there full time when he retired from the Navy in 1907. Picture of Farquhar is not included here...........300-400

59. [MUSIC] a 1957 cover signed by: Leonard Bernstein, Isaac Stern, Arthur Rubinstein, Paul Tortelier, and Fredric Mann.  Bernstein, Stern & Rubinstein are well known so we will not give biographical information here. Fredric Mann  (1903-1987) American industrialist and patron of the arts who helped finance music centers in Philadelphia and Tel Aviv.  On October 1st, 1957, officials of the city of Tel Aviv and the State of Israel formally opened the Frederic R. Mann Auditorium. The hall, which was built primarily as a home for the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, is notable for its size and flexibility. Paul Tortelier (1914-1990)  French cellist and composer.  Fine. Superb..............150-250

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60. Van Wyck Brooks (1886-1963)  American literary critic, biographer, and historian. ALS, 1949, written on back of a photo postcard to Katherine Bakeless, author and wife of author John Bakeless.  VG............50-75

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61. [ART] FREDERICK "Fritz" SOLOMON (1899-1980) German Expressionist. He won the Mowbray Prize [1944] in London; was listed in WHO'S WHO IN ART [1954 London edition]. He studied art with such famous German artists as: Max Liebermann, Martin Brandenburg, Eugene Spiro & Willy Jaeckel [Masterclass]. Exhibitions: Berlin, Cologne, Capetown, Haifa, London [Royal Academy], U.S., and in 1958 had one-man show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. In 1956 several of his paintings were exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. He died in the U.S.  Offered here is a  charcoal drawing unsigned, approx. 13 x 9.5 in. There is an Estate Stamp on the back. Fine..............300-400

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62. [MUSIC] Pablo Casals (1876 - 1973)  Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor. He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time.  Signed 1955 Israel cover, dated 1961. 6 x 4 in.  Fine................125-175

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

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64. Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr. (1920-2000)  American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in U.S. military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed U.S. Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions.  TLS as Chief of Naval Operations, 1971, 1p.  Fine..............50-75

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

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

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67. [MUSIC]  John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others, recording his songs. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Niles learned music theory from his mother, and began writing down folk music as a teenager. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I, in which he was injured, he studied music in France, first in Lyon, then in Paris at the Schola Cantorum, also meeting Gertrude Stein. Returning to the United States in 1920, he continued his studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music working there with Ralph Lyford. He sang opera in Chicago and folk songs on early radio. In 1925, he moved to New York City and held various jobs in the entertainment industry. In the 1930s, he toured Europe and the United States with contralto Marion Kerby. He performed at the White House in 1938, and on occasion at the Newport Folk Festival during the 1950s. In the 1920s, Niles began publishing music. He made four extended trips into the southern Appalachians as an assistant to photographer Doris Ulmann, again transcribing traditional songs from oral sources, including the ballads "Pretty Polly", "Barbara Allen", and "He's Goin' Away". On other occasions, he transcribed songs he heard sung by African Americans and by fellow soldiers in World War I. Niles was also a noted songwriter. His songs, many of which are based on traditional sources, include "Venezuela," and the haunting Christmas song "I Wonder As I Wander." Henry Miller's Plexus includes a powerful tribute to Niles's recording of this song. Niles composed "Go 'Way From My Window" when he was a mere 16 years old, but did not perform it until 1930. Marlene Dietrich recorded it and sang it on stage. Bob Dylan quoted its first line in his song "It Ain't Me Babe." Later in life, Niles published compositions in a more classical style, including works for choir and art songs for voice and piano. The latter include his last work, a setting of poems by Thomas Merton. Typed letter Signed [on cheap news print paper] not dated but pre-1948, to Wally Wallgren (1891-1948) the noted World War I cartoonist. Signed Jack. Clipped edges of paper all around......................200-300

68. [FRANCE]  1709 French Mystery document on paper, approx. 13 signatures, one being Camus, 2pp, approx. 7 x 9-1/2 in. This is accompanied by a 1940 ALS written to Pierre Camus speaking about war and bombing of the city. VG................125-175

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69.   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

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

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

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

73. [AVIATION] Alfred Lawson (1869-1954) professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals. In 1904, he also wrote a novel, Born Again, clearly inspired by the popular Utopian fantasy Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, an early harbinger of the metaphysical turn his career would take with the theory of Lawsonomy. He is frequently cited as the inventor of the airliner and was awarded several of the first air mail contracts, which he ultimately could not fulfill. He founded the Lawson Aircraft Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to build military training aircraft and later the Lawson Airplane Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to build airliners. The crash of his ambitious Lawson L-4 "Midnight Liner" during its trial flight takeoff on May 8, 1921, ended his best chance for commercial aviation success. In 1908 he was involved in trying to start a new professional baseball league, the "Union Professional League" which took the field in April but folded one month later. In the 1920s, he promoted health practices including vegetarianism and claimed to have found the secret of living to 200. He also developed his own highly unusual theories of physics, according to which such concepts as "penetrability", "suction and pressure" and "zig-zag-and-swirl" were discoveries on par with Einstein's Theory of Relativity. He published numerous books on these concepts, all set in a distinctive typography. Lawson repeatedly predicted the worldwide adoption of Lawsonian principles by the year 2000. He later propounded his own philosophy&emdash;Lawsonomy&emdash;and the Lawsonian religion. We could go on and on but we've said enough here. This guy, it appears, was great as a starter, but not a finisher. Offered here is a signed [on title page] copy of his book "AIRCRAFT HISTORY", published in Detroit in 1947, 224 pages. Covers soiled; spine half missing but present, rest hanging on; contents inside pretty good. The book is around but we've never seen a signed copy..........200-300

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74. [MUSIC]  Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886-1943) was an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States.  He served for a time as an organist at the Vatican and at the Royal Church in Rome. On January 1, 1922 Yon was appointed 'Titular Organist' of the Vatican, a singular and unprecedented honor. The appointment put pressure on New York church authorities to promote Yon to a more-prestigious position.  In 1926, he became the assistant organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.   Shortly after his arrival, church authorities began to discuss the possibility of replacing their existing Jardine and Odell organs, which were installed when the Cathedral was built. The Cathedral's 1929 Jubilee year was near and funding had become available for improvements.  By 1927, it was announced that the Kilgen firm of St. Louis, Missouri had been selected to build the chancel, gallery and echo (triforium) organs, with Courboin as tonal designer. The resulting instrument was then and remains now the magnum opus of the Kilgen firm and one of the finest organs in the world.  Work proceeded rapidly on the Cathedral chancel organ, and by January 1928 the instrument had been installed (still without the elaborate organ case). Associate organist Yon presided over the dedication recital on January 30, 1928. The organ console was relocated to the sanctuary for the performance, which was a major social and musical event attended by 5,000 ticketholders. On May 1, 1928, Yon was promoted to music director replacing James C. Ungerer, who had been at the Cathedral for 36 years. Yon was  also a composer.  Offered here is an autographed vintage song book [sheet music], titled "Liturgical Catholic Church Music - In Full Conformity with the Motu Proprio of his Holiness Pope Pius X."   Yon's ink signature appears on the front cover. Also signed by Giorgo Garofalo  (1886-1962)  Italian composer, conductor and organist.  He later attended the Vatican college where he studied organ and music composition. Garofalo followed classmate Pietro Yon to the United States where he, with the assistance of Yon, found employment as music director and organist at the Immaculate Conception Church in Boston.  A biography of Carlo Giorgio Garofalo  (full name) can be found at belcantopera.angelfire.com.  Approx. 7 x 10-1/2 in., 4-pages plus cover. Fine condition..............150-250

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

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76. Hermine Santruschitz (1909-2010), better known as Miep Gies - was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank, her family and four other Jews from the Nazis in an annex above Anne's father's business premises during World War II. She was Austrian by birth, but in 1920, at the age of eleven, she was taken in as a foster child by a Dutch family to whom she became very attached. Although she was initially only to stay for six months, this stay was extended to one year because of frail health, after which she chose to remain with them, living the rest of her life in the Netherlands. In 1933 she began working for Otto Frank, a businessman who had moved with his family from Germany to the Netherlands in hopes of sparing his family Nazi persecution because they were Jewish. Gies became a close, trusted friend of the family and was a great support to them during the two years they spent in hiding. She retrieved Anne Frank's diary after the family was arrested and kept the papers safe until Otto Frank returned from Auschwitz in 1945, and learned of his younger daughter's death.   Together with Alison Leslie Gold Gies authored the book Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family, first published in 1987.  Signed 10 x 8 photograph in the house where they hid the Frank family.  VG.............100-150

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77. [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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78. [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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79. 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

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

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82. [ISRAEL] Bezalel Jaffe  (1868-1925) Zionist leader in Russia and in Ereẓ Israel. The brother of Leib Jaffe, he was a key figure in the Zionist movement in the area of his native Grodno. He was a member of Benei Moshe, established a modernized ḥeder in his home town, and was one of the organizers of the "Grodno Courses" for the training of Hebrew teachers (1907). Jaffe took part in the first Zionist Congresses, was active in the organization of the Zionist movement in Lithuania, and in the publication of Zionist literature in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian. In 1909 he went to Ereẓ Israel and, upon the resignation of Meir Dizengoff, was appointed director of the Geulah company for land purchase. Under his directorship (1910–25), this company was instrumental in extending the area of Tel Aviv and turning it into a city. He was one of the founders of Tel Aviv and a member of the town's first governing committee. Jaffe was also a member of the Va'ad Le'ummi during its early days (1920–25). In 1912 Jaffe introduced the first modern irrigation into Petaḥ Tikvah, utilizing the waters of the Yarkon river. He was one of the few who fought to safeguard achievements of the yishuv during its harassment by the Turkish authorities in World War I. After 1918 he was among the organizers of the yishuv's Provisional Committee and also served as president of the Jaffa-Tel Aviv Jewish community.  ADS, dated July 1, 1916, approx. 7-3/4 x 5 in. Not translated. Alot of numbers written on verso. VG............100-150

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

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84. 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

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85. 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

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86. [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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87. 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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88. [INDIA]  Rajiv Ratna Gandhi  (1944-1991)  Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister. Signed 5x7 in. photograph dated 1988. Fine...............125-175

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

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90. [THEATRE]  William Henry Berry (23 March 1870 – 2 May 1951), always billed as W. H. Berry, was an English comic actor. Two signed vintage photographs, 3-1/2 x 5-1/4 in.  Both signed in darker area - fair contrast............50-75

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91. [BALLET] Julie Kent (born 1969)  is an American ballet dancer; she remained a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre from 1993 to June 2015. Her farewell role was Juliet (in Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet). Signed & inscribed 4x6 in. photo shown dancing on point, together with ALS with envelope, 2007. Both are fine. Beautiful..........50-75

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92. [RUSSIA]  Véra Korène (1901-1996), was a Russian-born French actress and singer.  Born Rébecca Véra Korestzky in Russia of Jewish heritage, she fled the Revolution and settled in Paris, France.  Using the Francized name Korène, she began her career in the theatre but also appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. A mainstay of the Parisian stage, in the 1950s she organized her own theatre production company, putting on performances at the Comedie Française. In 1956 she was named director of the Theatre de la Renaissance, a position she held until 1978.  Signed photo, 5-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. VG...............50-75

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93. [BALLET] Darci Kistler (b. 1964)  is a noted American ballerina. She is often said to be the last muse for the choreographer,  George Balanchine.  Signed & inscribed color 8.5 x 11 photo shown dancing with Jock Soto at the NY City Ballet in THEM TWOS.  VG............50-75

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94. [MUSIC] Theodore Ward Chanler (1902-1961)  American composer.  He became a music critic for the Boston Herald in 1934, and taught in Massachusetts in the 1940s and 50s.  Chanler's best-known works are his songs, which number about 50. He also composed a ballet, an opera (The Pot of Fat, 1955), choral pieces, works for chamber ensemble, and piano solo pieces.  TLA, 1956, 3pp, signed Teddy, to his sister Hester Pickman, regarding various changes he is making in his opera, The Pot of Fat......mentions water problems at the house.  5x7 in. VG.............50-75

95. [MUSIC] Carl Hugo Grimm (1890-1978)  American composer.   He was largely self-taught as a composer.  His orchestral works were played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Orchestra; he also composed chamber music, some choral works, and songs. He died in Cincinnati, where he served as an organist for many years at various churches, and where he had led the composition department of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music from 1931 until 1952. He died in October 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  ALS, 1958, 1p, 8.5 x 11 in. VG................50-75

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96. [ART]  Cosmus Mogalli  (1667-1730)  Old Master from Florence, Italy.  Original engraving early 18th century on thick laid paper, image approx. 13-3/4 x 10-1/2; paper size 17-1/2 x 18". At Liveauctioneers.com we found only one auction record for this artist online that was 550 pounds...............200-300

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97. [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

100. Clarence Thomas (b. 1948) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  Signed 3x5 card.......25-35

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

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102. [FILM] Oliver Stone (b.1946)  American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Stone came to public prominence between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an infantry soldier. Many of Stone's films primarily focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, which they were considered dangerous at the time of its release.  Signed flyer picturing him on the cover,  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. VG..................25-35

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

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104.  [MUSIC] "Zino" Francescatti (1902-1991)  French virtuoso violinist.  Signed postcard of Tel-Aviv - Frederic R. Mann Auditorium. Music postage stamp affixed.  Signed in a dark area therefopre a poor contrast.  Dated 1962..........40-60

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105.  [MUSIC] James Galway (b. 1939) Northern Irish virtuoso flute player nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist. Signed 1961 special music cover. Fine...............50-75

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106. [POETS] Lot of 5 signed pieces: [1] Rod McKuen - signed 1977 FDC. [2] Gerard P. Meyer [1900-1983] ANS, 1945, to the pote Louise Bogan [1897-1970]. [3] Park Benjamin [1809-1864] signature mounted. [4] Conrad Aiken [1889-1973] clip signature. [5] Percy MacKaye [1875-1956] signed card..........50-75

107. [FRANCE] Jean-François de Hercé  (1776-1849) was a dignitary of the Catholic Church and French politician, mayor of Laval then bishop of the diocese of Nantes. ALS, 2pp, approx. 8-1/2 x 13". VG.  He played a role in the 1848 Revolution...........100-150

108. [FRANCE] Adolphe Perraud (1828-1906)  French Cardinal and academician.  Three ALSs, 1878, 1894, and 1904, total 11 pages........150-200

109. [ART] James E. Allen (1894-1964) was an important American printmaker famous for his etchings and lithographs that documented the American worker and the American industry of the 1930s.  Title:
Teeming Ingots.  Etching, 1935. 11-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches image plus margins. Edition of approximately 100. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by the Society of American Etchers, New York. A superb, dark impression. Contained in the original  Society of American Etchers mat and frame, not examined out of the frame. We assume that there is matburn under the old mat. John Taylor Arms described this etching as "Dramatic in content, and powerful yet sensitive in execution, it is a brilliant example of the author's well-formed but fluent style...a print which, in its soundness, its spontaneity, and the subtlety of its handling, ranks with the best work of a highly accomplished artist destined, we believe, to leave an enduring name in the annals of contemporary graphic art."  A word about the scans used here: #1 shows this print which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Art Museum. The other photos are of the etching we are offering here but as you can see  the print is difficult to picture because it is framed. Ink is black, paper is white or what some would call ivory...............1800-2800

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110. [MUSIC] Heinz Bongartz (1894-1978, Dresden)  German conductor and composer. He was the first artistic manager of the Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Concert Halls) under the East German regime.  Signed 4 x 6 portrait photograph. Excellent.........50-75

111. [FILM]  Beatrice Straight  (1914-2001)  American theatre, film and television actress. She was an Academy Award and Tony Award winner.  Signed, inscribed photo dated 1991. VG..............40-60

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112. [FILM - TV]  Art Carney  (1918-2003)   American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners, and for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Harry and Tonto.  Signed 8x10 photo. VG..............30-40

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114. [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

116. [ART] Terence Tenison Cuneo CVO, OBE, RGI, FGRA (1 November 1907 – 3 January 1996) was an English painter famous for his scenes of railways, horses and military action. He was also the official artist for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Signed  1965 FDC  honoring the artist John Singleton Copley.  He makes a tiny drawing of a mouse to the right of his signature.  Quite nice................100-150

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117. [FRANCE] 1769 ARRET, DE LA COUR DE PARLEMENT, concerning censorship by the Church, 6 pages, approx. 7 x 9 in. In very fine condition.............100-150

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118. [SPACE]  Richard  Truly (b. 1937) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot, former astronaut for both the United States Air Force and NASA, and was the eighth Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency. Signed, inscribed color litho photo, 8x10. VG...........50-75

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119. [SUPREME COURT] Original portrait etching of Roger B. Taney (1777-1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He was the eleventh United States Attorney General.  Artist unknown,  copyrighted 1904, image 15 x 10-3/4 in. plus margins. VG............150-200

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120.  Kentucky Pioneer document dated 1805, summons for Williamson Bruce to appear before the Judges of Hardin County [Elizabethtown] Kentucky. They are to answer William Bush plaintiff.  William Bush, brother of Sarah who was Abraham Lincoln's step-mother, therefore William Bush was Abe's uncle by marriage. This document was written and signed by the noted Kentucky pioneer, Ben Helm. Also signed by William Bush on the verso. BEN HELM (b. Fairfax county, Va., May 8, 1767; son of Capt. Thomas Helm, apioneer settler of Kentucky, who moved from Virginia to the Falls of Ohio, in the fall of 1779. In 1801-03 Ben Helm erected the first brick house built there. He became a surveyor; was state senator, 1796-1800; clerk of the Hardin county courts, 1800-17; an officer with the rank of major in the war of 1812; filled various other offices of honor and trust in Kentucky: purchased the farm owned by Christopher Bush, father of Mrs. Sarah (Bush) Johnston Lincoln, step-mother of Abraham Lincoln, and was a partner in a general store with Duff Green [later, American statesman], conducting the business as Green & Helm. He died in Elizabethtown, 1858, nearly 91 years old.Apparently William Bush was somewhat of a troublemaker in the E-town area. He was born in 1763, and in 1828 he acquired the Knob Creek farm where the Lincolns had lived, before they left for Indiana. His sister, Sarah, became the step-mother of the future U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. See the article THAT ROGUE, WILLIAM BUSH, by Blaine V. Houmes, the Iowa physician and collector of Lincolniana. This article appears in The MANUSCRIPT, Summer 2002. William Bush acquired land like his parents, and by 1817 had married and built an attractive brick house [Elizabethtown area], a sign of sure success. He served on jury duty with Thomas Lincoln, after of Abraham and acquired the Knob Creek farm where the Lincolns had lived, before they left for Indiana∞, and later Illinois. Although prosperous, he was frequently entangled in lawsuits. His reputation was guarded and he did not enjoy the respect of other members of the Bush family. Little is known of Lincoln's relationship with the Bush family. Lincoln claimed that his family's removal (to Indiana) was partly on account of slavery, but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Kentucky. Thomas Lincoln was known to be anti-slavery, and as a young boy Abraham probably observed slaves being taken in chains to Southern markets, on the road beside his home. Carl Sandburg and other historians have not dwelt on the cantankerous nature of the President's uncle by marriage, let alone the fact that there was a slave-trader in the family. We wish to give credit to Blaine Houmes for much of what appears in this description.  Approx. 6-1/8 x 7-1/2 in. Rare!............400-600

121.  (American Artists Lot) includes:     Henry Botkin (1896-1983) American Modernist who served as President of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors from 1957 to 1961. He was an illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Harpers, and The Century Magazine.   SIGNATURE on Card –  Helen Alton Sawyer (1900-1999) American Landscape Artists and still life painter.   ANS, on back of envelope 1955.  Louis David Valliant (1875-1944) American Painter and Artist. He is known as a Muralist. His most famous work is “The Fall of Icarus”. ALS, on bottom  of 1934 letter.   Nicholas (Nick) HOBART – English born American Cartoonist. Known for his famous Marriage cartoon, for the Saturday Evening Post and others. TLS  1990.   Eldon Dedini (1921 –2006) American cartoonist whose work has appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, Playboy and elsewhere. His work is raunchy and humorous, but never pornographic, and is liberally sprinkled with leering satyrs and wide-eyed, amply-endowed young nymphs. ANS.  JOHN CAUGHEY (1874-1976) American Painter  called  “Grandpa Moses”, he started painting in his late 70’s, rural primitive works, in New Hampshire. ALS, (1974), 2pp..............50-75

122. [FRANCE] original bond - Savana, Societe Industrielle, Commerciale Et Financiere, Bordeaux, France, 23 May 1952.  With coupons.  Has a number of African vignettes including a native attending an elephant. Ink signature. VG......50-75

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123. [MAINE] Henry S. Burrage (1837-1926) he was the First State Historian [Maine 1907-1926]. Henry Sweetser Burrage was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan Burrage and Mary Upton Burrage. He prepared for college at Pierce Academy and graduated from Brown University in 1861. After a year at Newton Theological Seminary, he enlisted as a private in the 36th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and rose to the rank of major. Wounded in the shoulder at Cold Harbor, he was captured at Petersburg and spent time in Libby Prison. At the end of the Civil War, Henry Burrage resumed his studies at Newton, graduating in 1867. His first and only pastorate was at the First Baptist Church in Waterville, Maine from 1869 to 1873. For the next thirty-two years, he was the editor of Zion's Advocate, a statewide weekly Baptist newspaper which was based in Portland. Highly respected in education circles, he was a trustee of Colby College from 1881 to 1906, Newton Theological Seminary from 1881 to 1906, and Brown University from 1889 to 1901. Active in veterans organizations, he served as chaplain of the National Soldiers Home at Togus from 1905 to 1912. Burrage excelled in the research and writing of Maine's Colonial history, as is reflected in his publications. He was a member of the Standing Committee as well as vice-president and president of the Maine Historical Society. In 1907 Governor William T. Cobb appointed him as State Historian, which he held until his death on March 9, 1926, at the age of 89. Offered here is a partly-printed Document Signed, Military Order, Loyal Legion, United States - Commandery of the State of Maine, Portland, 1905, 1p, 8-1/4 x 6 in. Dues receipt for Edward W. Heath. VG............50-75

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124. Alice Stone Blackwell (1857-1950)  American feminist, suffragist, journalist, and human rights advocate. Alice went blind in her later years. ALS, 1945, written in the 3rd person.  To the New England Grenfell Association. Dear Friends: Enclosed find $7 for the Marguerite Thomas Fund, $5 from Miss Alice Stone Blackwell and $2 from Miss Myra B. Stronach  [her housekeeper who passed away 1976]  both at the same address - 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 38, Mass.   Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. Accompanied by a 1945 TLS from N.E. Grenfell Assoc. to John T. Blackwell re: contrbutions from Alice and Myra [with cover]; and  ALSs from Agnes M. Winter & Mary Ewing, who also made contributions................200-300

125. [COLONIAL]  Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790) American merchant and statesman.  He was a delegate for New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1777 to 1780, as well as the Major General of the New Hampshire Militia.  Folsom was born into a large family in Exeter, New Hampshire. His ancestors were among Exeter's earliest settlers, having arrived with the Gilman family, to whom they were related, from Hingham, Massachusetts, where both families settled for a time before moving on to New Hampshire.   When Folsom's father died, in January 1740, the thirteen-year-old went to work for a merchant. He invested in timber and opened a saw-mill. Then in 1761, he went into business with some distant cousins, Joseph and Josiah Gilman. They became Folsom, Gilman & Gilman and opened a general store, built ships, and carried on an import/export business. The firm operated in Exeter and Portsmouth. Though the partners went their separate ways in 1768, Folsom continued in foreign commerce, timber, and lumber operations for the rest of his life.  Folsom joined the militia as did most young men. During the French and Indian War he was Captain of a company in the New Hampshire Provincial Regiment during the Crown Point expedition led by Sir William Johnson in 1755. At the Battle of Lake George, his company, supported by artillery from Massachusetts surprised and captured Baron Dieskau, the French commander-in-chief. Besides capturing the Baron, they dispersed the French troops, took the French baggage train and seized a critical mass of supplies, with the loss of only six men. Folsom went on to become a colonel in the militia. His formal commission was revoked by Governor Wentworth after the raid on Fort William and Mary in December 1774. Disregarding this, Colonel Folsom marched his regiment to Portsmouth, and escorted the captured cannons safely back to Durham.  On May 29, 1775, the Provincial Congress named him a Brigadier General in command of New Hampshire's forces. This created some confusion, as the Massachusetts provisional government had named John Stark to the same position. At the time, Colonel Stark was the senior commander of the New Hampshire men who had marched to the Siege of Boston. The confusion was resolved in June, when the Continental Congress named John Sullivan General of those New Hampshire forces in service with the Continental Army. Folsom was the senior officer for militia forces within the state. He was later named a Major General, and continued recruiting, training, and supply efforts throughout the war.  Folsom had served several years as moderator of the town meetings at Exeter. When a revolutionary Assembly, the Provincial Congress, first met on July 21, 1774, he was a delegate. The Provincial Congress, in turn named him their delegate to the first Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  In 1775, Folsom continued his service in the provincial congress, as he would do until 1783. He became a close political ally of Meshech Weare and Josiah Bartlett, as he was named to the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. In January 1776, he also became a justice in the Rockingham County court of common pleas. In 1777 and 1779 he was also returned to his old post as a delegate to the Continental Congress.  In 1783 he became the chief judge in the common pleas court. That same year he went to, and presided over, the state's constitutional convention. When a constitution was adopted, as president of the convention, he wrote a cover letter, then forwarded it to the towns for ratification. Ironically, one problem addressed by the constitution was to limit the number of offices held by one man. Folsom resigned from the Assembly, and as head of the militia, and from the Governor's Council.  Offered here is an ADS, Exeter  [New Hampshire], June 24, 1772, approx. 7-1/2 x 2-1/4 in.  A promisory note to pay Capt. Robert Follett 31 pounds 16 shillings in three months time.  Signed Folsom Gilman & Gilman as usual...............200-300

126. [ENGLAND]  William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth FRS, SA (1784-1853), styled The Honourable William Legge until 1801 and Viscount Lewisham between 1801 and 1810, was a British peer.  Signed Dartmouth address panel, postmarked 1827,   about 5 x 3-1/4 in. Comes with engraving of the Dartmouth coat-of-arms crest. VG.......25-35

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127. [ART] Nelson C. White (1900-1989) American painter, art historian. ALS, Waterford, Ct., 1937, 4 pages, to the noted artist Horace Robbins Burdick (1844-1942). Excellent content; mentions William Merritt Chase and others. Fine............50-75

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128.  [WAR OF 1812]  Capt. James Ayer - signed document, Kittery, Maine, Muster Roll, 1814.  This was before Maine became a state.  Aprox. 17 x 20 in.  Completely separated at middle fold. Lists by name 93 men...............100-150

129. Michael  Ansara (1922-2013) stage, screen, and voice actor who portrayed Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Commander Kang on three different Star Trek television series, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart on the NBC series Law of the Plainsman, and provided the voice for Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series and several of its spin-offs.  Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............30-40

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130. [ POST CIVIL WAR]  T.M. Sturgeon - Sutler, Camp 7th Vermont Vols., Brownsville, Texas, writes a letter to the attorneys Nicholson & Ormsbee, Vermont lawyers.  The letter is dated Feb. 3, 1866, 1p, 7-3/4 x 12 in. Sturgeon, the sutler at this Brownsville camp is trying to collection a debt of $33 owned to him by Thomas Hogan, a Union soldier from Goshen, Vermont.  Says that after Hogan's discharge on Jan. 26, 1866, he obsconded without paying his debt to Sturgeon.  Thomas Hogan was born in 1844, had lost his mother before the war; his father William enlisted in 1861, boarding the boy with relatives and sending money regularly for his keep. Then the father was captured in the early assualts on Petersburg, which stopped the regular flow of support, and at the end of January the son himself enlisted.  A couple of tears in the letter amount to nothing...........50-75

132.  [FILM]  "Butterfly" McQueen (1911-1995)  American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s, then moving to television acting in the 1950s. During World War II, she frequently appeared on the Armed Forces Broadcast "Jubilee," as a comedienne.  Photocopy of a signed photo [printed signature] on which she writes in blue ballpoint pen "as 'Prissy'  of G.W.T.W.", 8-1/2 x 11 in. So her signature nis printed [copied] but the rest in ink handwriting by McQueen. VG...........50-75

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135. [CIVIL WAR] Francis Edward Heath (1838-1897) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He began his service in the Union Army on June 4, 1861 when he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H, 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Captain and commander of the company on September 12, 1861, he led his men through the Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign in Virginia. He was then tabbed to be the Lieutenant Colonel of the newly raised 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on August 26, 1862. He was raised to Colonel and regimental commander on February 12, 1863, and led the unit at the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where it fought on Cemetery Ridge during the Second Day (July 2) of the battle. There, placed by Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, Colonel Heath directed his men as they fired eight volleys that stopped the Confederate charge on the position. He would continue to lead the regiment through the summer and fall of 1863, then resigned on November 4, 1863. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "meritorious services". Today a monument stands for the 19th Maine Infantry on Hancock Avenue near the Copse of Trees in the Gettysburg National Military Park. Almost 53% of the 19th Maine Regt. were lost at the Battle of Gettysberg.  Manuscript document signed at conclusion by Heath [signed in pencil], dated Feb. 17, 1879, 2-1/3 pages. Headed Waterville [Maine], To the Stockholders of the Kennebec Fiber Co.  This would be Heath's retained copy of the report. VG.  The picture of Col. Heath is not included here..........200-300

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136. [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............350-450

137. [FRANCE] Printed DECRET De La Convention Nationale, Feb. 5, 1794, 3-pages, about 7-3/4 x 8-1/2. This is from the period know as The Reign of Terror on the topic of Slavery. On first page it names General Pichegru(e) in Chief of Northern Army. Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761 - 1804) French general and political figure of the French Revolution and Revolutionary Wars. He briefly served in the American Revolutionary War. In December 1793 Hoche was arrested, probably owing to his colleague's denounciations, and Pichegru became commander-in-chief of the army of the Rhine-and-Moselle, then he was summoned to succeed Jourdan in the army of the North in February 1794, subsequently fighting three major campaigns of one year (see: French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1794). The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and Habsburg Austria held a strong position along the Sambre to the North Sea. He planned a coup d'état known as the Coup of 18 Fructidor, but was arrested, and with fourteen others deported to Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1797. He and seven others escaped and fled to Paramaribo. The gouverneur De Friderici allowed them to get on board on a ship to the United States. Then he went to London, serving on General Aleksandr Rimsky-Korsakov's staff in the campaign of 1799. He went to Paris in August 1803 with Georges Cadoudal to head a Royalist uprising against the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte . Betrayed by a friend, he was arrested on 28 February 1804, and was later found strangled in prison, but it could also have been a suicide. The Reign of Terror (September 5, 1793 to July 28, 1794), also known simply as The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." The guillotine (called the "National Razor") became the symbol of the revolutionary cause, strengthened by a string of executions, including King Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette. Other than a damp stain along bottom edge this is in excellent condition. Rare as such!............100-150

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140. [FRANCE] Louis Veuillot (1813-1883) French journalist and man of letters who is often credited with playing a decisive role in the popularisation of ultramontanism. A SMALL PART OF A MANUSCRIPT, IN TWO MOUNTED PIECES, ONE SIGNED. About Protestant England. See scan below..............75-100

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141.  [ART] Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) A painter and printmaker, Villon was known for his Cubist-style works, and is especially noted by art historians for "his creation of a purely graphic language for Cubism. He first came to the attention of the American public when his work was included in the 1913 New York Armory Show, which introduced modernism to the United Sates. All of his work sold at this exhibition. He was from a cultured family in the Normandy region of France, and was much influenced by his maternal grandfather, Emile Nicolle, who gave him early artistic training. Villon was born with the name of Gaston Emile Duchamp, and was the older brother of artists Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp and Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti. Honoring the French medieval poet, François Villon, and so as not to be confused artistically with his siblings, he changed his name to Jacques Villon. Jacques Villon died in his studio on June 9, 1963, and three years later, Marcel Duchamp, his last surviving brother, organized an exhibition of his work, which was held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris. In 1922 Villon was commissioned by the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune to produce a series of color aquatints after 38 major 19th and 20th century paintings. These included works after Braque, Matisse, Renoir, Manet, Picasso, Cezanne, Dufy, Modigliani, Bonnard and numerous others. Villon collaborated with these master artists and signed these prints so that they provided the public with access to works which otherwise would not be available. Color aquatint, signed in the plate (not pencil signed), 1923, title "NATURE MORTE", after Georges Braque, mat opening size 25-1/2 x 9 in. Framed. Not examined out of frame but appears to be without faults...............1000-1500

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142. [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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143. [FRANCE]  French Mystery document on paper,  signed, various dates of 1587, 1589 and 1590 appear in the text but obviously early 1600s,  8 pages, approx. 7 x 10-1/2 in. VG..............100-150

148. Early Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard papers, dated Boston, 1840. For "Three Cases Shoes" being shipped on the Schooner Henry, now in Port of Boston and bound for Mobile. 10-1/2 x 5 in. Quite clean. VG. Nice small vignette of full-masted sailing ship. Signed by E. Bangs for the Master. Very nice example............25-35

149. [ENTERTAINERS]  signed 3x5 cards:  Conrad Bain (1923-2013), Bill Christopher  [MASH],  Phyllis George, Mike Farrell [MASH], Ann Landers (1918-2002),  Bill Macy,  Love Lucy (1911-1989)...............60-80

151. [ART] Ludwig Rieppel (1861-1960) American sculptor. ALS, New York, 1901, 2pp, to the noted artist Douglas Volk. Speaks of sending 200 pounds of modeling clay to Volk. Ink has lightened abit with time o/w VG............40-60 

152. [ART]  Portrait of Carlos Santana (b. 1947)  musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 15  on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.  He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.  Original serigraph [silkscreen] by the artist Betsy Bruno, pencil signed by Bruno, 1976, ed. 15/20, image approx. 22 x 16 in. plus ample margins......100-150

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153. [PORTRAIT] Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863) American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the war came, he was appointed to command of the Western Gunboat Flotilla, predecessor of the Mississippi River Squadron. In that position, he led the gunboats in the Battle of Fort Henry. For his services with the Western Gunboat Flotilla, Foote was among the first naval officers to be promoted to the then-new rank of rear admiral. Original antique engraved portrait, image approx. 7 x 5" plus margins. VG........25-35

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154. [TV] Milton Berle (1908- 2002)  American comedian and actor. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during TV's golden age. Boldly signed but in the dark area. VG..........35-45

155. [TV] Dale  Robertson (1923- 2013)  American actor best known for his starring roles on television. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.....35-45

156. [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

157.  [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

158. [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

159. Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (1798-1859) British peer and politician. ALS, nd, 2-1/2 pp..........25-35

160. [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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162. [MUSIC] Herman Lohr (1871-1946) English composer. One of his most famous works was "Little Grey Home In The West", written in 1911, and recorded in 1914 by Irish tenor John McCormack. Rare AMQS, dated 1938, from his celebrated song "Little Grey Home In The West". Approx. 5-3/4 x 3-1/2". Fine........60-80

163. [MUSIC] Edward Jakobowski (1858 - 1927) English composer best known for writing the comic opera Erminie. ALS, 1895, 1p. Old price & other pencil notations erased from top but pencil pressure left its mark o/w in very good condition..........50-75

164. [MUSIC] Charles C. Knox (b. 1929) American composer and music educator. He is particularly noted for his music for brass instruments and chamber music, among his over 100 compositions to date. AMQS, from his 1994 "Clouds Are Not Spheres". Approx. 10-1/4 x 4-1/4". Two folds o/w VG.........40-60

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165. [MUSIC] Christopher Rouse [b. 1949] American composer. AMQS from his "Rapture", 10-1/4 x5". Two mail folds o/w VG...........40-60

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166. [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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167. 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

168. [MUSIC] Xavier Boisselot [1811-1893] Fr. composer, pianist. ANS, 1854.........25-35

169. [PORTRAIT] Lydia H. Sigourney (1791-1865) popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford". Most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney. Original antique engraved portrait of Sigourney, image approx. 3.5 x 4.5 plus wide margins. VG...........25-35

170. [ART] Henry William (H.W.) Burgess was a landscape painter based in London. He came from the Burgess family of British artists, the son of portraitist William (d. 1812) and grandson of Thomas (fl. 1766-1786), and his own son John-Bagnold (1830-1897) also became a painter. Between 1809 and 1844, Burgess exhibited a large number of works at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, Suffolk Street and the New Water-Colour Society in London. He also served as landscape painter to William IV beginning in 1826. Offered here is an original lithograph titled "Thorn Trees, in Bushy Park, Middlesex", image approx. 15.5 x 11" plus margins. This lithograph was published by the firm of Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), the famous English draftsman, lithographer and printer. He worked mainly in London, although he had trained in Paris as a painter and travelled extensively in Europe making topographical drawings. In 1817, on a visit to Munich, he was introduced to lithography by the pioneering lithographer Alois Senefelder. The following year he produced Twenty-four Views of Italy, a set of images he had drawn and lithographed. Dissatisfied with the way his work had been printed, Hullmandel set up his own lithographic press. The quality of work he published by himself and other artists such as Giovanni Belzoni helped popularize the topographical lithograph among British artists. This is contained in old blue mat & shrink-wrapped. Not examined out of shrink-wrap.............300-600

171. [MUSIC] George Crumb (b. 1929)  American composer of contemporary classical music.  Autograph Note Signed [signed in text], not dated but envelope dated 2000. Content about the best book published about him. VG............50-75

172. Robert Rantoul, Jr. (1805-1852) American politician from Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster. ALS, Boston, Nov. 4, 1842, 1p, 4to. plus address leaf [no post mark] to Daniel D. Brodhead. Minor political content. VG............40-60

173. [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 on 3x5 card. VG.........50-75

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174. BILL HEADS - collection of 36, dating from 1874 to 1905, mostly illustrated. 26 from New York and 10 from other cities like Boston, Providence, and an early one from Liverpool [no year showing]. Varied conditions but most are G-VG..........60-80

175. [SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] In 1969 Apollo 10, with a crew of Thomas Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan, and John W. Young, successfully completed a manned lunar fly-around and Earth return May 18-26. Stafford and Cernan tested the Lunar Module, separating it from the Command and Service Module and descended to within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. The Astronauts were able to take a large number of high-quality 70-mm photographs. Apollo 10 was a sort of dress rehearsal for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing. Offered here is a VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE. [AS10-34-5112] Either Stafford or Cernan took this photo of the Lunar Module from the Command Module prior to docking un lunar orbit. The red/blue diagonal line is the spacecraft window. After the first sweep at six times the speed of sound, Col Stafford said they had taken so many photographs he feared the camera had jammed while trying to change the film. 8 x 10 in. VG.........75-100

176. [SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] This is an image of one of the peculiar mounds which were seen around Head crater at the Apollo 12 landing site. The mound is described by Bean as "about 4 feet high and, at the top it's about 5 feet across..." It is roughly 4 to 6 meters in diameter at the base. The mounds are thought to be clumps of regolith thrown out of craters during impact which have slowly formed into their present shape by small meteorite bombardment over time. This southwest looking photograph was taken by commander Charles "Pete" Conrad on the first moonwalk EVA. (Apollo 12, AS12-H-46-6794). THIS IS A VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE. These vintage space photograph are rare and are now part of the collector photography world. 8x10 in. paper size. Fine condition. ....................75-100

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177.  [FILM HISTORY] Bill Asher (1921-2012) American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.  With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and is  credited in one magazine article for 'inventing' the sitcom. Typed memo signed "B", June 21, 1963,  To Peter Lawford [the actor], about motion picture submissions.  Mentions 4 film including CATCH 22. Very good condition...........100-150           

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178. [ART - OLD MASTER] Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (1707-1783)  French engraver. Lebas was engraver to the Cabinet du roi and successfully produced engravings after several paintings by different artists. His oeuvre amounts to more than 500 works, including many large portraits after Vernet, and several works after van de Velde, Parrocel, Berchem, Ruysdaël, Watteau, Oudry and Lancret. He trained the line engraver François-Anne David.  Original etching and/or engraving from the Le Bon Mari series.  Another example of this print is in the British Museum and they identify it as etching? engraving?,  their date 1725-1760, "The good husband; rustic interior with a peasant man sitting and wiping the bottom of a baby lying on his knee, behind him stands an old toothless woman shouting insults at him; lettered state; after Adriaen Brouwer Etching and engraving". Approx. image 7-3/4 x 5-1/2 + engraved identification below, slim margins, tipped at all corners to old thick laid paper. VG. The following museums, and many others, have examples of Le Bas prints: Metropolitan Museum of Art [NY] has 8; Chicago Art Inmstitute [2]; Harvard Art Museum [13]; Boston Art Museum; Fitzwilliam, etc...........100-200

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179. [ART] F.B.B. - original ink drawing signed with intials, YOUR PROFITS - Now   -  In Six Months, image approx. 7x4", plus margins.  Appears to be from 1930s or 40s. Artist unknown. VG.........50-75

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181.  [ART] Fred M. Hines  (deceased) American artist, well known in Maine and Vermont.  Large signed pastel landscape, approx. 20 x 25-1/2".  VG...........400-600

182. [ART] Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) American artist and lithographer, born in 1906 in Brooklyn, New York. Wengenroth was once called "America's greatest living artist working in black and white" by the American realist painter Andrew Wyeth, and he is generally considered to be one of the finest American lithographers of the twentieth century. He studied at the Art Students League of New York under George Brant Bridgeman and John Carlson from 1923 to 1927, then at the Grand Central School of Art under Wayman Adams. Wengenroth was elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters (renamed the American Academy of Arts and Letters) in 1942 and was also a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and the Prairie Printmakers. He was elected an Associate of the prestigious National Academy of Design in 1938, and a full Academician in 1941. Wengenroth was also the author of several influential books on lithography. Wengenroth's lithographs are found in most major American collections, including the Library of Congress, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. During his career, Wengenroth became well-known for his detailed depictions of the seascapes and landscapes of New England and, particularly, Maine . As an artist, he eschewed colour in his lithographs but rather focused on shadow, light, and form to transmit detail and dimension. While his urban scenes of Manhattan and the New York City environs are especially coveted by the current market, Wengenroth was most adept at creating sincere yet vivid simulacra of the New England littoral and interior. Offered here is an unsigned 2-sided watercolor. Sand dunes on one side and a most unusual abstraction watercolor on the other. This is the last of our Wengenroths that we bought at the Bruce Collins auction in Kennebunk, Maine. These were consigned to Collins from the estate of Wengenroth. Youngs Fine Arts sold our companion piece to this in their 7/12/97 sale, lot 52. It was 1-sided, signed, almost identical scene, a little smaller, and brought $660. We saved this one because it was nicer but mainly because of the unusual abstraction on the one side. This is guaranteed, without a time limit, to be by Stow Wengenroth and we will send along a letter of guarantee to the winning bidder. This piece is approx. 14-3/4 x 19-3/4 in. Pin holes in the corners caused by Wengenroth. His watercolors & drawings are quite uncommon. CLICK BELOW TO SEE BOTH SIDES............1000-1500

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183. Herbert H. Lehman (1878-1963) Democratic Party politician from New York. He was Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957. Signed NY Governors card. Mounting stains in 3 corners..........20-30
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One of America's Earliest Western Singing Groups

184. [MUSIC] The Sons of the Pioneers are one of America's earliest Western singing groups whose classic recordings set a new standard for performers of Western music. Known for the high quality of their vocal performances, musicianship, and songwriting, they produced finely-crafted and innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups in history. Between 1935 and 1984, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in 87 films, several movie shorts, and a television series. In 1937, the Sons Of The Pioneers signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to appear in a number of movies. In 1938, Leonard Slye was offered a contract as an actor with rival Republic Pictures. Part of that deal required him to officially leave the group. Leonard Slye changed his name to Roy Rogers, and went on to achieve major success as a singing cowboy in the movies. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers still remained close throughout the coming years. When their contract with Columbia Pictures ended, they signed a new contract with Republic Pictures to be with Roy. They were soon appearing as highly popular supporting players in many of Roy Rogers' movies. Rare Signed vintage vintage 8x10 photograph. SIGNED on the front by Pat Brady & Hugh Farr. Signed on the back by Tim Spencer & Lloyd Perryman. Crease upper left corner; small margin edge tear left middle, plus other minor faults. Very uncommon..........125-175

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185. [CARDINAL] Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, C.R.S.P. (1718-1802) was an Italian theologian, bishop and cardinal, who was a significant figure in the response of the papacy to the assault on the Catholic Church by the upheavals caused by the French Revolution.  Three manuscript pages in his hand, signature on blank 4th page. Approx. 4 x 5-1/2 in. No apparent date. Fine............100-150

186. [FILM]  Ruth Gordon  (1896-1985) American actress.   Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photo. VG............50-75

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187. [ART] Donald S. Graham (1909-2003) American attorney, art collector. He contributed greatly to the Denver Art Museum [Colorado]. He had a particular interest in the artist Walt Kuhn and much of his correspondence with Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the artist, is now in the Archive of American Art Collection, Smithsonian, Washington DC. He served for a considerable number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees and as the secretary of the Denver Art Museum. He also served many years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Opera (New Mexico). Significant TLS, Denver, 1983, 4-full pages, to Brenda Kuhn. He talks about Fred Bartlett's health; MOMA show including Picasso, Matisse, Leger, Feininger, Sheeler; the Denver Art Museum's director Thomas Maytham suddenly resigned; $8 bond issue for museum; new Curator of American Art has arrived; museum's 19th century print collection [surprised how tiny it was then]; mentions the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth; the Taos School; quite a bit about the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe and that he didn't much care for her work; Stieglitz; "It is indeed interesting to know that the Hirshhorn's bronze of the Gallic Cock was purchased from you. What a treasure."; Denver has introduced to grand opera at a rather high level; his annual trip to Santa Fe; he loaned from his collection Walt Kuhn's painting Brothel Scene to an exhibition which included works by Robert Henri, Remington, Russell, etc.; lengthy section on his eye surgury; he's agreed to continue as a member of the Collections Committee at the museum. Excellent condition.......50-75

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188. [FILM]  Kurt Kreuger (1916-2006) was a Swiss-reared German actor.  Kreuger once was the third most requested male actor at 20th Century Fox. He starred with, among others, Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Kreuger was primarily offered roles in World War II movies as a German officer,  prompting him to complain about being typecast as a Nazi.  TLS signed Kurt, no dated, sent to Jess who was a syndicted columnist.  Jess was likely Jessica Leigh who wrote about dogs. Nice letter talking mostly about German Shepard..........35-45

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189. ALEXANDER WILEY - US Sen. from Wis. TLS, 1950 re: Bureau of Am. Ethnology. WILEY, Alexander, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., May 26, 1884; attended the public schools, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; graduated from the law department of the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1907; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Chippewa Falls, Wis.; district attorney of Chippewa County 1909-1915; unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor in 1936; engaged in agricultural pursuits and banking; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1938; reelected in 1944, 1950 and 1956 and served from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1963; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962; chairman, Committee on the Judiciary (Eightieth Congress), Committee on Foreign Relations (Eighty-third Congress), resided in Washington, D.C., until a few days before his death, May 26, 1967, at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium in Germantown, Pa.; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis...................25-35

190. [ART] Edmund Henry Garrett (1853 - 1929) American painter, etcher. He was an  illustrator, bookplate-maker, and author—as well as a highly respected painter—renowned for his illustrations of the legends of King Arthur. Garrett was born in Albany, New York.  While little is known of his initial art education, Garrett rose through the ranks to become a distinguished member of the Boston Art Club and the Copley Society of Art, and was an acquaintance and colleague of renowned impressionist artist Childe Hassam. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris under Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre, John Paul Laurens, and Hector Leroux. After residing in Paris for approximately five years, he returned to America to establish a successful studio in Boston.  Garrett provided the chief influence for Childe Hassam's first study trip to Europe in July 1883. On June 30, 1883, Garrett and Hassam sailed to Europe aboard the SS Anchoria, then travelled for several months throughout Great Britain, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain studying paintings from the old masters and creating watercolors of the European countryside. In late August 1883, both Garrett and Hassam sailed aboard the SS Alsatia to several Spanish ports before crossing the Atlantic back home.  After they both returned to Boston, Garrett resumed his illustration work for various publishers, which was very much in demand, keeping him from spending energy on his watercolors. During this time, Garrett worked at a studio located at 12 West Street in Boston, which he shared with Hassam and fellow-artist Charles Henry Turner.  In 1884, Garrett exhibited two watercolors at the Pennsylvania Academy ("A Street in Granada" and "El Mirador de la Reina, Alhambra") in 1884. He also exhibited "A Street in Granada" at the "Third Annual Exhibition of the Paint and Clay Club," which was held at the Gallery of the Boston Art Club in March 1884.  During the last two decades of the nineteenth century, Edmund Garrett's paintings and etchings were widely exhibited throughout the United States and in France at the Paris Salon.  Offered here is an original pencil signed etching, title is "THE TRAGIC MUSE",  the image is approx. 5.5 x 3.5 in. plus clean margins. Copyright 1904 by the Bibliophile Society.  Fine condition.................100-150

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191. (EARLY FOOTBALL). Vintage colored card with illustrations of football players being an invitation for The 3rd Annual Football Dinner at the Hotel Carlton, November 11, 1908. "THE '08 GIRLS' REUNION DINNER AT THE CARLTON HOTEL, BERKELEY." Postal card postmarked Berkeley, California, October 31,1908. ..............20-30

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192. [RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR] George G. Hill [1868-1935] American journalist; correspondent for the New York Tribune during the Russo-Japanese Peace Conference. Signed Riggs National Bank check, 1923, made out to "Myself." Also he signs on verso.............20-30

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193.  George Rodney [Eden] Wakefield (1853 - 1940) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dover and Wakefield. He was educated at Reading School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He began his ecclesiastical career as Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham. After an incumbency at Bishop Auckland - in latter years he was also Rural Dean - he began what his Times obituary described as "nearly forty years of quiet but efficient service to the episcopate". ALS, no yr, written on both sides. VG................25-35

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194. [RUSSIAN SCIENCE] Nikolai Alexandrovich Kozyrev (1908-1983) was a Russian astronomer. He was born in St. Petersburg, and by 1928 he had graduated from the University of Leningrad. In 1931 he began working at the Pulkovo Observatory, located to the south of Leningrad. He is most noted for his observation of the transient lunar phenomenon in Alphonsus crater on the Moon. In 1958 he observed a patch of white within the crater, and a spectrum of the area appeared to reveal an emission cloud of carbon particles. Transient lunar phenomenon had long recorded what appeared to be temporary emissions on the lunar surface, and Kozyrev's observation appeared to provide confirmation that the Moon was volcanically active. SIGNED 3x5 card......20-30

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195.  Henry Stephens Washington  (1867-1934) Geologist. H. S. Washington's long scientific career brought him much acclaim from his scientific peers. During his life time, Washington published 169 works contributing to archaeology, regional and descriptive petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, and mineralogy. Washington’s work defined his time, and creations like the norm calculation continue play a key role in petrology over a hundred years after its invention. Though Washington's calculation wasn't the first norm, it is still the one most widely used and accepted today. Washington was a many of many talents. His immense span of knowledge ranged from the most complex geological problems to Italian literature. He contributed to many fields of study, but it will always be petrology that benefitted the most from his work.  Showing in scan #2 below is Dr. Henry S. Washington, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is making a series of chemical analyses of the lavas of the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands for the purpose of studying the composition of the floor of the Pacific Ocean and the constitution of the earth.  TLS, 1923, 1p, to Prof. Robert S. Woodward, the  American physicist and mathematician.  8.5 x 11 in. VG.............100-150

196. [ART] Thomas Frank Heaphy (1813-1873)  English miniature painter.  Heaphy was the eldest son of the portrait painter Thomas Heaphy and Mary Stevenson. His younger brother Charles Heaphy became an explorer and decorated military man, and two of his sisters also became miniature painters. He painted miniature portraits, and has works that can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum  and the National Portrait Gallery, London.   In 1861 he published eight articles in the Art Journal that attempted to ascertain the origin of the likeness of Christ.  ALS, 1861, 3pp, to the art critic Samuel Carter Hall, Victorian journalist who is best known for his editorship of The Art Journal and for his much-satirised personality.  Front slightly spoiled. Approx. 3.5 x 6 in. VG..............80-120

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

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198. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink & pencil drawing, unsigned on  8 x 5 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it................80-100

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199. [ART] RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous Studios-Paramount, where he directed countless "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and "Little Audrey" cartoons, among others. During the 1960s he also animated Peter Max's commercials. When Famous Studios closed in 1967, Bakshi went into partnership with Steve Krantz. Their first venture was "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. The success of "Fritz" prompted "Heavy Traffic" [1973], a funny-sad chronicle of life in New York's slums. Striking out on his own, Bakshi produced the sometimes brilliant, often disappointing "Coonskin" [1974]; also "Wizards" [1977]; "Lord of the Rings" [1978]. Ralph Bakshi occupies a somewhat ambiguous position in the animation world. He is one of the more original artists at work in the animated cartoon medium. He has become a cult figure. ORIGINAL Ink drawing, unsigned on  8 x 5 in. sheet. Fine. As this was a "working study" there was no reason for him to have signed it................80-100

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200. Alexander Dallas Bache [1806-1867] American physicist, scientist and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey mapping of the United States coastline. Clip signature with sentiment.......25-35

201. [FRENCH THEATRE] Louis Desire Veron (1798-1867) French opera manager and publisher. Veron originally made his fortune from patent medicines. In 1829 he founded the journal Revue de Paris, and from 1838 to 1852 was owner and director of the Constitutionnel, in which he published Eugene Sue's novel based on the legend of the Wandering Jew. It was also during Veron's direction and at his suggestion that Sainte-Beuve contributed the Causeries du lundi, an early example of the regular newspaper column. He is largely known to history for his direction, from 1831-1835, of the Paris Opera. DOCUMENT SIGNED, 1831, 1p. Not translated..................75-100

202. [MISSISSIPPI] John C. Stennis (August 3, 1901 - April 23, 1995) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. It was due to his work with the Armed Services committee (1969-1980) that he became known as the "Father of America's Modern Navy." TLS, 1974, 1p...........25-35

203. BRITISH SHOW BIZ - Lot of approx. 34 autographs comprosed of 14 small size photos & picture portraits; 2 ALSs, and 18 signatures. Needs research............80-120

204. [THEATRE] Charlotte B. Mantell [1866-1898] American actress. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, but her family base was from the San Francisco area, where she got her start in the theatre. She was fairly prominent during her time. Her second marriage was the the well known actor Robert B. Mantell, the Shakespearean/early motion picture actor. ALS, 1897, 1p. Written on Wayne Hotel, Fort Wayne, Ind. stationery. Says she received "my photos today. I am more than delighted. They are the best I ever had taken...." Neatly inalid to sheet.............25-35

205. [EARLY FILM] Liane Haid [1895-2000] Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Signed early postcard photo [leggy pose with cigarette]. VG..........40-60

206. Rita Wellman [1890-1965] American playwright - her first successful play "the Gentile Wife", was in 1917. She continued to be successful with other plays and was considered, with Susan Glasell, one of the most promising playwrights in the 1920s and 30s. She translated the journals of Benito Mussolini. AQS, 1925, inscribed to Howes Norris Jr., 2pp........40-60

207. [SCOTTISH] Misc. Lot comprised of: 1. Robert Anderson (1750- 1830) Scottish author and critic. For several years his attention was occupied with his edition of The Works of the British Poets, with Prefaces Biographical and Critical (14 vols. 8vo, Edin., 1792-1807). Autograph Manuscript Poem signed, 1-1/3 pages of his poem "Jacep the Peyper." 2. W.G. Blackie Murdoch (1880-1934) Scottish art critic, author. ALS, 2pp, mentions Whistler the artist. 3. Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (1846-1911) Liberal politician. Clip signature. 4. Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909) Scottish poet. ANS [trimmed]. Each accompanied by biographical sheet.......100-150

208. [MUSIC] Goffredo Petrassi [1904-2003] influential Italian compser. SIGNATURE W/SENTIMENT, DATED ROME 1983...........20-30

209. James Bryce. 1st Viscount Bryce. [1838-1922]. British jurist, historian, and diplomat. Regius professor of civil law, Oxford (1870-93); M.P. (1880-1907); undersecretary for foreign affairs under Gladstone (1886), president of Board of Trade (1894-95), and chief secretary for Ireland in Campbell-Bannerman cabinet (1905-06). Ambassador to the U.S. (1907-13); signer of Anglo-American arbitration treaty (1911). Created viscount (1914); named to International Court of Justice (1914). Author of Holy Roman Empire (1864), The American Commonwealth (1888), Modern Democracies (1922), and of studies of South Africa and South America. ALS, Oxford, Oct. 29, no yr., 3pp., about returning from Italy and inviting correspondent to breakfast. VG............50-75

210. [THEATRE] Louis Arsene Delaunay [1826-1903] French actor, born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odon. After three years at this house he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Dorante in Corneilles Le Menteur , and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts. He continued to act as jeune premier until he was sixty, his grace, marvellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences. It was especially in the plays of Alfred de Musset that his gifts found their happiest expression. In the thirty-seven years during which he was a member of the Comédie-Française, Delaunay took or created nearly two hundred parts. He retired in 1887, having been made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1883. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. VG.............. 60-80

211. [FRANCE] Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1827-1881), known as Paul de Saint-Victor, French author, was born in Paris. His father Jacques BM Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1772-1858), is remembered by his poem L'Espérance, and by an excellent verse translation of Anacreon. Saint-Victor, who ceased to use the title of count as being out of keeping with his democratic principles, began as a dramatic critic on the Pays in 1851, and in 1855 he succeeded Théophile Gautier on the Presse. In 1866 he migrated to the Liberté, and in 1869 joined the staff of the Moniteur universel. In 1870, during the last days of the second empire, he was made inspector-general of fine arts. Almost all Saint-Victor's work consists of articles, the best known being the collection entitled Hommes et dieux (1867). His death interrupted the publication of Les Deux Masques , in which the author intended to survey the whole dramatic literature of ancient and modern times. Saint-Victor's critical faculty was considerable, though rather one-sided. He owed a good deal to Théophile Gautier, but he carried ornateness to a pitch far beyond Gautier's. Saint-Victor died in Paris on 9 July 1881. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG............50-75

212. [FRANCE] Anatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" [1859-1926] Breton folklore collector and translator. He was highly regarded amongst both European and American scholars, and known for his warmth and charm. Le Braz was sent on foreign cultural missions by the Government of France twenty times. He made several visits to the US, Canada and Switzerland, notably lecturing at Harvard University in 1906, and at Columbia University in 1915. ALS, 1900, 3pp. 4-1/2 x 7 in. ............60-80

213. [FRANCE] Georges Valois (real name Alfred-Georges Gressent; 1878-1945) French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he met the nationalist and monarchist writer Charles Maurras and became a member of his Action Française (AF) league, where he continued to follow the workers' movement. As his employment would have been compromised by an involvement in the far-right monarchist league, he took the pseudonym of Georges Valois. Georges Valois was finally arrested by the Nazis on 18 May, 1944, and died in February 1945 of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. ALS, 1911, 2pp, 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 in.............75-100

214. HERBERT BOYER (1936- ) American Biochemist. Genetic engineering (DNA Cloning) using living organisms was first accomplished soon after it became feasible in the early 1970s. In 1973 Herbert Boyer, of the University of California at San Francisco, and Stanley Cohen, at Stanford University, reported the construction of functional organisms that combined and replicated genetic information from different species. Their experiments dramatically demonstrated the potential impact of DNA recombinant engineering on medicine and pharmacology, industry and agriculture. SIGNED 5x7 portrait photograph.............25-35

215. [FRANCE] Henry Houssaye (1848-1911) French historian and academician. The military history of Napoleon I then attracted him. His first volume on this subject, called 1814 (1888), went through no fewer than forty-six editions. It was followed by 1815, the first part of which comprises the first Restoration, the return from Elba and the Hundred Days (1893); the second part, Waterloo (1899); and the third part, the second abdication and the White Terror (1905). He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1895. ALS, no date, 1p, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4. VG........50-75

217. [MUSIC] Carl Wendling [1875-1962] German violinist. Signature...........25-35

218. [OPERA] Ernestine Schumann-Heink [1861-1936] contralto. Signature...30-40

 

219. [OPERA] Elizabeth Futral - American coloratura soprano who has won acclaim throughout the United States as well as in Europe, South America, and Japan. SIGNED, INSCRIBED 5X7 PHOTO....20-30

220. Jared Sparks (1789 - 1866) American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard University from 1849 to 1853. Manuscript document signed by him and his wife Mary E. Sparks, receiving property as executor of will, dated Cambridge, Dec. 15, 1850. Text of document is brief. VG............50-75

221. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC [1748-1833], styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s. ALS, 1841, 1p, mounted attractively...........50-75

222. [FILM] Gene Tierney (1920-1991) American actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best-remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Signed 1982 FDC honoring the Barrymore Family of actors. Clean and most attractive............25-35

223. [THEATRE] George Robert Sims [1847-1922] English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant. Signed photo, signed on the mount, Alfred Ellis & Wallery photograph. Approx. 6-1/2 8-3/4". VG...........50-75

224. Wm. Tyler Page (1868-1942) best known for his authorship of the American's Creed. Today it also often comprises part of the Naturalization Ceremony for new Americans. SIGNED copy of "The America's Creed." 6x9 in. Boldly signed..............50-75

225. [MUSIC] Pierre Luboshutz [1891-1971] Russian-American pianist. Signed card, with sentiment written in different hand.......25-35

226. [MUSIC] Frederick Martin  Reiner (1888-1963) was a prominent conductor of opera and symphonic music. Signed album page...........40-60

230. [FILM] Rudy Vallée (1901-1986)  American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Signed 1946 bank check made out to the Hollywood Studio Club. VG............30-40

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231. Waldegrave - 8th Earl [1788-1859] Brit. naval Vice-Adm. Clip signature.......25-35

232. Lily Pons (1898-1976) French-American soprano. Signature on stained 3x5 card.....25-35

233. [MUSIC] James Patrick Page OBE (b. 1944) English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Signed color 8x10 photo. VG.............75-100

235. [FILM] Ernst Hofmann  (1890-1945)  German film actor.  He was one of the most attractive actors of the German silent cinema. In the 1910s  he was the producer and star of Der Knabe in Blau (1918), the first film by legendary director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. Hofmann became a very busy actor in the 1920's and he took part in many well-known productions. When  sound films arrived he finished his film career. Rare signed postcard photograph. VG............40-60

236. MARTIN DIBNER (1911-1991) American Novelist - His first novel, The Bachelor Seals, was published in 1948. The next novel, The Deep Six (1953), was his most popular one and was released as a film in 1958. Showcase, his third novel, was also published in 1958. His novels published in the 1960s are Sleeping Giant (1960); A God For Tomorrow (1961); and The Admiral: A Novel (1967). Others. ALS dtd 1976.........25-35

237.  [FRANCE] Louis Liard   (1846-1917) French  philosopher and director. A street in Bordeaux and a street fourteenth arrondissement bear his name.  ALS, 1908, 1p, 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 in. VG.................60-80

238. [FRANCE] Etienne Marie Victor Lamy (1845-1919)    French author, born in Cize, Jura. He was educated at the College Stanislas and became a doctor of law in 1870. From 1871 to 1881 he was a deputy from his native department, Jura, and his earlier writings were political and historical. In the House of Deputies he was a member of the Left, but he broke with his party and became a clerical reactionary, writing for the Gaulois and the Correspondant. In 1905 he became a member of the Académie française (seat #21), and in 1913 he succeeded Thureau-Dangin as its perpetual secretary.  ALS, 1917, 2pp,  4-3/8 x  6-3/4 in. VG................75-100

239. [FRANCE] Jean Pierre Lesguillon  (1800-1873)  French  poet , novelist , playwright and librettist.  Lesguillon wrote comedies , the comedies and tragedies in prose and worms , the novels and a large number of parts to crowned with floral games and competitions of all departmental academies.  He succeeded in 1830 to Justin Gensoul at the head of the Almanac of the Muses he directed until 1833 , the year in which he published the periodical Magic Lantern , 1836 . His Epistle to MN-L. Lemercier earned him three months' imprisonment and a fine of 300 francs in 1826 for having "insulted and mocked the religion of the state" and "directing attacks against the royal dignity. ALS, no date, 2pp, 5-1/4 x 8 in. VG..................75-100


240. [FRANCE]  Paul Bastid (1892-1974)   French lawyer and politician. Attached to the Radical Party, he was a member of the Cantal , Minister of Commerce under the Popular Front and representing radicals National Council of the Resistance , before heading L'Aurore. In 1941, the Vichy government dismisses the mandate of General Counsel. Paul Bastid while campaigning in the Resistance and the General Committee of studies (CGE), was formed in 1942 in Lyon, at his home. In 1943, he is the representative of the radical party in the National Council of Resistance and writes articles for the underground press. ALS, 1971, 1p,  5-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. About a presentation at the Academy. Fine............75-100

241. [FRANCE] Victor Louis Armand Boucher (1877-1942)   French actor.  ALS, 1912, 1p. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. VG............50-75

242. Frank Johnson - American Disney animator. Signature in form of return address [Walt Disney Co.]..............20-30

243. [CABINET] Curtis D. Wilbur [1867-1954] 43rd United States Secretary of the Navy. Signature with sentiment.

244. [NOBEL PRIZE] Tjalling Charles Koopmans (1910-1985) was the joint winner, with Leonid Kantorovich, of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Economics. SIGNATURE on slip.......25-35

245. [FILM - MUSIC] Frank Ramsey Adams (1883-1963) American author, screenwriter, composer. Adams wrote plays, musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". He composed the stage scores for the musicals "The Time, the Place, and the Girl", "The Girl Question", "A Stubborn Cinderella", "The Goddess of Liberty", and "The Price of Tonight". His chief musical collaborators included Joe Howard, Harold Orlob and Will Hough. TLS, 1934, 1p. Written on Paramount Pictures letterhead he says he is no longer running the theatre in Whitehall, Mich., "I still keep a finger in the motion picture pie. Maybe you will be in the business yourself one of these days." VG.......50-75

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

247. [FRANCE] Francis de Miomandre (1880-1959) French novelist and well-known translator from Spanish into French. He was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire and educated in Marseille. He began writing in his early twenties and won the Prix Goncourt in 1908 for his novel, Ecrít sur de l'Eau . His novels are highly imaginative and put together with the genuine talent of a romancer who has traveled far and wide at his own study table. Lengthy ALS, 1955, 1-1/2 pages [ON BOTH SIDES OF ONE SHEET], 8-1/4 x 10-1/2". To the critic, Robert Kemp. VG............75-100

248. [THEATRE] Robert Woodruff Anderson (b. 1917) is an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known as the author of Tea and Sympathy, which made its Broadway debut in 1953 and was made into an MGM film in 1956. Both versions starred Deborah Kerr and John Kerr. Anderson wrote the screenplays for 1959's The Nun's Story and 1966's The Sand Pebbles. He was Oscar-nominated for the The Nun's Story as well as the 1970 screen version of his play I Never Sang for My Father. SIGNED & INSCRIBED 6.5 x 10" photo. He also signs & describes this particular photo. Dated 2000................25-35

250. [MUSIC] Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. DEFECTIVE ALS, 1863 setting time for tea, 1863. Large section of letter has been cut away.

251. Lloyd Morris (1893-1954) American teacher, critic, and man of letters, best known for his biography of Hawthorne "The Rebellious Puritan. He was one of the foremost social historians of his generation. Lengthy TLS, NY, 1944, 2pp., regarding life at the famous Mac Dowell Colony in the 1920's; and being with the poet Edward Arlington Robinson. A remarkable letter about the generosity of Robinson and another writer there, who was not wanted there, and the relationship of Robinson and this writer. Lightly toned in parts..........50-75

252. Elliot Richardson (1920-1999) American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than obey President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. TLS, 1984, 1p..........25-35

253. John Watson - Pseudonym Ian Maclaren [1850-1907]. Scottish clergyman and author. Presbyterian minister, Liverpool (1880-1905); won reputation with Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (1894), followed by other "kailyard school" portrayals of humble Scottish life as Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), Kate Carnegie (1896); also wrote religious works, including The Upper Room (1896), Children of the Resurrection (1912). ALS, 1899, 2pp. ...............40-60

254. Nathan Lewis Miller (1868-1953) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 43rd Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922. Document Signed, bank check dated 1921. $100 from the Adjutant General's Office, State of New York. Fine example...........40-60

255. [NASA] William H. Pickering (1910-2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG..............50-75

256. George Barr McCutcheon [1866-1928] Am. writer. Signature/sentiment.........15-20

257. Albert Henry Smyth [1863-1907] American writer. ALS, 1900, 2pp. Mentions his biography of Bayard Taylor. Light irregular toning on last page............25-35

258. [ENGLAND] R(ichard) Cobden (1804-1865) British manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League as well as with the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty. Clip signature MOUNTED. Below is article about him............25-35

259. [ENGLAND] Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868) British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom. Brougham was the designer of the brougham, a four-wheeled, horse-drawn style of carriage that bears his name. A statue of him, inscribed "Lord Brougham," stands at the Cannes waterfront, across from the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. SIGNED address panel dated 1821...........25-35

260. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, born Mary Gray Phelps, (1844-1911) American author. She was born at Andover, Massachusetts, and married Herbert Dickinson Ward , in 1888. In most of her writings she used her mother's name "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps" as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage. She also used the pseudonym, Mary Adams. Ward wrote three Spiritualist novels, The Gates Ajar, Between the Gates and Beyond the Gates, and a novella about animal rights, Loveliness. While writing other popular stories, she was also a great advocate, by lecturing and otherwise, for social reform, temperance, and the emancipation of women. SIGNATURE on card with sentiment, 1881, mounted to larger page........15-20

261. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG (1914-1999 ) American Novelist/Author. His most famous work was "Sounder", made into a movie. Clipped SIGNATURE "Wm. H. Armstrong"........15-20

262. [FILM] John Rhys-Davies (b. 1944) English-born Welsh actor and vocal actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arabian excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Clipped Signature. Mounted......20-30

263. [THEATRE] Ethel Irving [1869-1963] British actress [not related to Henry Irving]. She created at Daly's Theatre [1902] the part of Sophie in A Country Girl. Another important role she played was Pamela Tuckwell in "What Pamela Wanted" at the Criterion Theatre. ALS, April 12, no yr., written on both sides of Criterion Theatre stationery which also says "Miss Ethel Irving's Season." Light scattered toning..............50-75

264. Ruth Draper [1884-1956] Am. playwright. CLIP SIGNATURE..........20-30

265. Rex Allen (1920-1999) American actor, singer, and songwriter who is particularly known as the narrator in many Walt Disney nature and Western productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Rex Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. SIGNED large limited edition poster, matted & shrink-wrapped. Plague on front says edition number 45 of 300. The Certificate of Authenticity on back says 45 of 134. "The prints were personally signed by Rex Allen at his home in Arizona between August and November 1999. ....Unfortunately he met his untimely death after signing 134 posters." Overall size 20 x 24". VG...........50-75

266. [SCIENCE] Karl T. Compton (1887-1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. Signature on back of 1946 postal card. Appears to be lightly, evenly toned..........50-75

267. [NOBEL] Paul Crutzen (b. 1933) Dutch Nobel prize atmospheric chemist. Brief ALS, no date, 8.5 x 3". VG............50-75

268. [MAINE] Ralph Owen Brewster (1888 - 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, was solidly conservative, a close confidant of Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and antagonist of Howard Hughes. Brewster came to national attention due to his opposition to the commercial interests of Howard Hughes , America's wealthiest man at the time. Brewster was chairman of a special Senate committee investigating defense procurement during World War II. He claimed concern that Hughes had received $40 million from the Defense Department without actually delivering the aircraft he had contracted to provide, but Brewster may have had an ulterior motive. Incidentally, Hughes stated that the H-4 Hercules cost far more, with the balance coming from his own funds. Hughes aggressively combated the inquirer, alleging corruption. Memoirs by Hughes right-hand man Noah Dietrich and syndicated newspaper columnist Jack Anderson each sketched Brewster as, in Dietrich's words, "an errand boy for Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways," who pushed for legislation that would give Pan Am the single-carrier international air monopoly for the U.S. The Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator portrays Brewster (played by Alan Alda) similarly, as corrupt and in the pocket of Pan Am, the rival of Hughes' TWA . Hughes spread rumors about Brewster's close association with Pan Am, alleging that he received free flights and hospitality in return for legislation such as his bill to withdraw government approval for TWA flights across the Atlantic. TLS, on Congress of the United States stationery, 1938, 1p. ......25-35

269. Martha Ostenso (1900-1963) Canadian novelist and screenwriter. Ostenso was born in Haukeland, near Bergen, Norway, but emigrated with her family to the United States in 1902. They first settled in South Dakota and Minnesota before immigrating to Canada in the province of Manitoba. Ostenso is probably best known for the award-winning novel Wild Geese, published in 1925 (and filmed as After the Harvest in 2001). She signs at bottom of an autograph request typed letter, 1929...........20-30

270. [CABINET] Cyrus Vance (1917-2002) American lawyer and civil servant. He served as the United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to his service as Secretary of State, he held a number of executive positions, including the Secretary of the Army and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Signed 5x7 color photo. VG.............25-35

271. [NOBEL PRIZE] Wassily Leontief [1905-1999] was an economist notable for his research on how changes in one economic sector may have an effect on other sectors. Leontief won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 1973. BRIEF ALS [1989]................30-40

272. [MUSIC] David Rubinoff, also known as Dave Rubinoff, (September 13, 1897, Grodno, Russian Empire, now Belarus; October 6, 1986) was a popular violinist who was heard during the 1930s and 1940s on various radio programs playing his $100,000 Stradivarius violin. He also performed in theaters, clubs and schools, and he gave several concerts at the White House during the 1940s. He was sometimes billed as Rubinoff and his Violin. SIGNED, inscribed photograph, appears to have been trimmed to 6-3/8 x 6-3/4". Very good condition except for 2 "white" flaws, one above his head & the other in upper right corner. See below..........60-80

See Rubinoff

273. [FILM] Art Clokey (1921- 2010) a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia. From the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented Gumby. SIGNED 11 X 8.5 " color photo, signed in sliver ink in dark area. VG...........75-100

274. [NOBEL PRIZE] JAMES TOBIN (1918-2002) 1981 Nobel Prize in Economics. SIGNED 1982 FDC honoring State Birds/Flowers. Clean with cachet. Fine........25-35

275. Margaret Pedler (?-1948) British novelist, who wrote popular works of romantic fiction. Initially Pedler studied piano and singing at the Royal Academy of Music , and published several songs for which she wrote both the music and lyrics. Over her career as a best-selling writer, from 1917 to 1947, she produced 28 novels. ALS, 1932, written on both sides, 6 x 7.5". VG...............40-60

276. George Owen Knapp [1855-1945] American Industrialist, Philanthropist, founder of Union Carbide. He built the famous Knapp's Castle in California. ALS, 1919, 1p.......50-75

277. Cyril Ritchard (1897-1977) actor of stage, screen and television. He achieved star status in 1954 as Captain Hook in the Broadway production of Peter Pan co-starring Mary Martin,. Signed 1957 bank check.......40-60

278. [THEATRE] MARY F. SCOTT-SIDDONS (1844-1896) Indian born-English Actress. She was born in India. Scott Siddons made her professional debut at Nottingham, England, as Lady Macbeth. She first appeared in London in 1867 at the Haymarket Theatre, as Rosalind in "As You Like It." Her American debut was at the Boston Museum and her New York debut was as Rosalind in "As You Like It" at the Worrell Sisters' Theatre in 1868. She joined Augustin Daly's company in New York in 1869 SIGNED card.........25-35

279. Colonel John Purviance [1743-1823] At the commencement of the Revolutionary war, he volunteered and was appointed Lieutenant in the army. He behaved himself valiantly during the war, and was gradually promoted to the office of Colonel. He fought bravely for the liberty of his country, and rejoiced to see the Colony free. He returned a thankful heart to the bosom of his family, and lived happily there until the fall of 1791. He moved with his family to Sumner County, Tennessee. The country there was almost a wilderness. In the spring of 1792, his second son, John Purviance, while in the field at work, was shot, scalped, he was so near the house, that his wife could hear the Indian yells, and she would have run to her husband in the midst of them, had she not have been prevented by the interposition of her friends. They had been married but a few months. Col. John Purviance being alarmed at these savage cruelties, left the place and moved to Caneridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky, where the inhabitants were less exposed to Indian attacks. Clip signature dated 1781.........50-75

280.  Stuart Cloete (1897-1976) South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer. Signed, inscribed personal bookplate, dated July 28, 1973. 3-1/2 x 6 in............40-60

281. Betty Furness (1916-1994) American actress, consumer advocate & current affairs commentator. Signed/inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.........25-35

282. [FRANCE] Francois-Alphonse Aulard [1849-1928]. French historian. Professor, Sorbonne (1887-1922). Known esp. as historian of the French Revolution. Author of Histoire politique de la Révolution française (1910) and editor of Receuil des actes du comitéde salut public (1889-1904), La Societédes Jacobins (1889-97), Paris pendant la réaction thermidorienne et sous le directoire (1898-1902); founded journal La Révolution française. AQS, no date, Paris, on 4.5 x 2.75 in. card. Not translated............25-35

282. Bob Dole - US senator and presidential candidate. Signed 1958 FDC honoring Abraham Lincoln. Affixed are two 4 cent red-violet stamps featuring Lincoln's likeness inspired by a portrait by Douglas Volk...........25-35

283. Brander Matthews (1852-1929} Am. writer and educator. Matthews was the first U.S. professor of dramatic literature. From 1892 to 1900 he was professor of literature at Columbia, and thereafter held the chair of dramatic literature. His influence was such that a popular pun claimed that an entire generation had been "brandered by the same Matthews". ALS, 1918, written on both sides. Re: why doesn't the Dunlap Society pay its debts?".............50-75

284. [SILENT SCREEN] FRED SCOTT (1902-1992) American Actor/Silent Screen Star -started out entertaining on vaudeville, acting on Broadway, and singing operetta. He later appeared in many silent comedies, including those of Mack Sennett, and appeared in one feature-length silent film. Later he worked in a few musicals during the early '30s, but soon left movies to spend a few years singing opera. Between the late '30s and early '40s, Scott played a cowboy crooner known as "the Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" in a few Westerns. - SIGNED 8x10 photograph as cowboy star.......................25-35

285. Boots Randolph [1927-2007] saxophone player "Yakety Sax." ISP, 8x10.....25-35

286. [THEATRE] Shirley Booth [1898-1992] American actress. Primarily a theatre actress, her Broadway career began in 1925. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received a Tony Award in 1950. She made her film debut, reprising her role in the 1952 film version, and won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance. Despite her successful entry into films, she preferred stage acting, and made only four more films. From 1961 until 1966, she played the title role in the sitcom Hazel, for which she won two Emmy Awards, and was acclaimed for her performance in the 1966 television production of The Glass Menagerie. Signed Playbill from the play "Goodbye, My Fancy", 1949. She signs insude..........25-35

288. GENE SAKS (1921- ) American Actor/Director - He began directing in 1963, helming such Neil Simon Broadway plays as Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs and such Simon-scripted films as Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Odd Couple (1968), and Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1986). Saks made his film acting bow in 1965, recreating his stage role as paranoid kiddie-show host Chuckles the Chipmunk in A Thousand Clowns. Saks is married to actress Beatrice Arthur, who co-starred in his 1974 film version of Mame.. SIGNED/inscribed 8x10 PHOTO........................25-35

291. [MUSIC] Jan Bach (b. 1937) American composer. His primary performing instrument is the horn, and he is especially renowned for his horn pieces and especially well-known among hornists. AMQS, inscribed from his "2nd Opera "The Student from Salamanca." Approx. 10-1/2 x 4-1/4". Two mail fold-lines o/w VG..........75-100

292. [FILM] Dina Merrill  (b. 1925- ) American actress and socialite. Signed 3x5 card...........15-20

293. [FILM] Carol Channing (b. 1921) American singer, actress, and comedienne. Clip signature.........15-20

294. [MUSIC] Edward Dannreuther (1844-1905) German pianist and writer on music resident from 1863 in England. He trained as a musician at the Conservatoire at Leipzig, where he was a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles. Dannreuther became a champion of Wagner, and founded the London Wagner Society in 1872. Dannreuther became a professor of piano in the Royal College of Music in 1895, a position which he held until his death. An enthusiast for new music, he was an important influence on the composer Hubert Parry. Clip signature [irregular shape].........20-30

295. [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

See Vaugan letter

296. [BALLET] Ruth Page (1899-1991) American ballerina and choreographer, considered a pioneer in creating works on American themes. To the classical ballet vocabulary she added movements from sports, popular dance and everyday gestures. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.........50-75

 See photograph of Ruth Page

297. [FILM]  Vera Ralston (1923-2003)  Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.  Signed 3x5 card.................20-30

299. [FILM] Helen Hunt  (b. 1963)  American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom, Mad About You, for seven years before being cast in the 1997 romantic comedy film, As Good as It Gets for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.  Signed 3x5 card..........20-30

300. John L. Lewis (1880-1969) American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960. He was a major player in the history of coal mining. SIGNATURE on card, typed inscription, dated Sept. 18, 1947. VG.......25-35

301. MARTHA OSTENSO (1900-1963) Canadian Novelist and screenwriter.   Many of her novels are of Minnesota farm life.   ALS, 1930, 1p. VG......60-80

302.  John Galsworthy (1867-1933)  English novelist and playwright. Clip signature..........40-60

303. ALFRED AUSTIN (1835-1913)  English Poet, Poet Laureate  (1896-1913).  ALS, 1908, 2pp. VG............80-120

304. HARRY HAWKINS FLAGLER (1870-1952) American Philanthropist, Socialite, founder of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, son of Henry Flagler.  SIGNATURE (1922) on verso is DANIEL FROHMAN (1851-1940)  American Theatrical Producer and manager and early Film Producer.........75-100


305. ROBERT ALPHONSO TAFT (1889-1953) American Politician, US Senator from Ohio.  He was the son of President William Howard Taft, Presidential Candidate.  TLS, 1943, 1p. Re: the Wagner-Murray Bill "to provide relief and security from the cradle to the grave." VG..........50-75

306.  [FILM] Virginia Gilmore (1919-1986) American film, stage, and television actress. Gilmore began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 15, but moved to Los Angeles in 1939 to pursue work in films. When her movie career was not progressing, Gilmore mustered the nerve to approach Samuel Goldwyn at his home. As a result of their meeting, he promised her a screen test. When her movie role options began to dwindle, Gilmore left Los Angeles for New York City and started working on Broadway. In 1944 she married Yul Brynner. TLS, Feb. 8, 1945, 1p. Concerns employment agreement with Samuel Goldwyn. VG..........50-75

307. [THEATRE] Rosemary Harris (b. 1927) Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. SIGNED & inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 in. photo.............20-30

308. (BRITISH LITERATURE NOTABLES) SAMUEL SMILES (1812-1904) Scottish author, Journalist, reformer, politician. ALS (1881).  WEEDON GROSSMITH (1854-1919) Playwright, author. SIGNATURE with sentiment.  EDMUND C. BLUNDEN (1896-1974) Poet, Author, Critic.  SIGNED presentation page from his 1929 book “Near & Far”.   LAWRENCE PEARSALL JACKS (1860-1955) Philosopher, educator, author.  ALS (1920) 2pp.  HUMBERT WOLFE (1885-1940) Italian born English Poet, man of letters.  SIGNATURE.  OLIVER SHEWELL FRANKS, Baron Franks  (1905-1992) Philosopher, writer, Public Servant. TLS (1971).  EUPHEMIA MARGARET TAIT (1866-?) She used the pseud. of John Ironside.  ALS, 1909, 2pp.   MAEVE BINCHY (1940) Irish Novelist. SIGNED, inscribed postcard...........80-120

310.  (BRITISH SCIENCE/MEDICINE NOTABLES LOT) DR. JOHN ABERNETHY 1764-1831) Surgeon.  He is associated with the treatment of aneurysm by ligature, he is also author of one of the great medical books of his time . UNSIGNED prescription in his handwriting (12 lines).  ANDREW CLARK (1826-1893) Physician.  He was one of the first to believe that maladies were due to poor diet and lifestyle .  Clipped SIGNATURE.  WILLIAM PLANE PYCRAFT (l1868-1942) Osteologist, author of many books on the subject and natural history.  ALS (1910) 3pp.   DR. HARRY LEACH (1836-1879) Physician, noted for his Survy Irradication.  ANS  (1875).  JOHN FLETCHER MOULTON,  Baron Moulton (1844-1921) Mathematician, Judge.  Considered at the time one of the 12 most intelligent men in England.   ALS (1892) 3pp.   JOSEPH HUME (1777-1855) Scottish Doctor/Politician  who knowledge of chemistry provided a means to recover damp gunpowder for use again. He also later in life worked to improve the fortunes of the working class. SIGNED address panel (1822).........75-100

311. [MUSIC]  Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (b.1934) English composer and conductor and is Master of the Queen's Music. Davies is a prolific composer who has written music in a variety of styles and idioms over his career, often combining disparate styles in one piece. ALS, 1986, 1p.........50-75

312. Julian Leonard Street (1879-1947) American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter on the New York Mail and Express (later Evening Mail ) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor. He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show by Marcel Duchamp called Nude Descending a Staircase, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory." Street moved to Princeton in the 1920s. The university houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there. TLS, 1924, 1p. He is confirming a contract with Red Book magazine to write a serial. They will finance him for one year. If he dies the estate will be indebted to the magazine. Punch hole near top............50-75

313. ROBERT S. DILLON (1929- ) American Diplomat. He was US Ambassador to Lebanon (1981-1983)It was during this time during the War there and dealt with the crises there impeccably. Onn the morning of Sunday, October 23, 1983, a heavy truck, loaded with explosives rammed into the building that housed the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) The truck detonated immediately. The building was destroyed and 220 U.S. marines, 18 sailors and 3 soldiers housed there were killed in the ensuing explosion TLS dtd 5/12/1983 as Ambassador, with signed/inscribed 5x7 portrait photograph (2 items). The photo is signed in dark area therefore poor contrast.........................25-35

314. [MUSIC] Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. His best-known opera, The Lily of Killarney, written on the subject of Dion Boucicault's play The The Colleen Bawn to a libretto by John Oxenford, was produced at Covent Garden in 1862. His operetta, The Bride of Song, was brought out there in 1864. Clip signature signed "Benedict" mounted to larger slip.........25-35

316. [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
See above

317. [ART] VALENTINE BRODSKY CHAGALL -(Mrs. Marc Chagall) Wife of famed painter, married him in 1953. She was his 2nd wife. ANS on postcard reproduction of her husband's work: Messag bibilique stained glass window. Dated 25/7/75...............40-60

318. [MUSIC] Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers". Signature dated 1920 on 3x5 card. Small picture affixed to card....30-40

319. [MUSIC] Ivan Erod (b. 1936) Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist. AMQS on 6x4 card. Fine........60-80

321. [MUSIC] Gerard Schwarz (b.1947)  American conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2011. His numerous awards include Musical America's Conductor of the Year in 1994 (the first American to win that award), 13 Grammy nominations, and 3 Emmy nominations (2 of which resulted in Emmy wins) for his performance of Mozart's Requiem on Live from Lincoln Center and performances with the Seattle Symphony on PBS. He received Seattle's City of Music Outstanding Achievement Award for 2010.   Signed 8x10 photo. VG......25-35

See above

322. [POETRY] Riccardo Bacchelli (1891-1985) Italian writer. SIGNED handwritten poem, 1975, written on both sides, inscribed. In Italian. Folds o/w FINE..........50-75

323. [MUSIC] Sigmund Lillebjerka  (1931 - ) Norwegian composer. AMQS from his "Elegisk Intermezzo" dated 2013, inscribed. Approx. 9-1/4 x 4-1/4". VG..........50-75

See AMQS

325. [MUSIC] Keith Lockhart (b. 1959) American orchestral conductor. Lockhart became the 20th Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1995. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG.............25-35

326. Marty Allen (b.1922) American stand-up comedian, actor, and veteran of World War II. He has worked as a comedy headliner in night clubs and as a dramatic actor in TV roles. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph.........25-35

327. [MUSIC] Bobby Helms (1933-1997) American country music singer who enjoyed his peak success in 1957 with the seasonal hit "Jingle Bell Rock". His other hits include "Fraulein" and "My Special Angel".  SIGNED 8x10 portrait photograph........60-80

328. [FILM - TV] Betty Garrett (1919 – 2011) was an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer who originally performed on Broadway before being signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While there, she appeared in several musical films before returning to Broadway and making guest appearances on several television series. SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG............25-35

331. [MUSIC] Noel Paul Stookey (b. 1937) singer-songwriter best known as "Paul" in the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. ANS, no date, accompanied by unsigned music sheet "PUFF"..........40-60

332. [CIVIL WAR] Henry Watterson (1840-1921) American journalist who founded the Louisville Courier-Journal. He also served part of one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. He fought for the Confederate States of America under General Nathan B. Forrest during the American Civil War, and edited a pro-Confederate newspaper, the Chattanooga Rebel. Signature on mounted card......25-35

333. [MUSIC] Georgia Gibbs (1919-2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. ALS, on 6 x 3-1/4" card. Envelope postmarked 1991......25-35

334. [MEDICINE] George Crile [1864-1943]. American surgeon; a founder and first director (1921-40) of Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Conducted pioneering research into shock, surgical trauma, resuscitation, etc. SIGNED/INSCRIBED card with sentiment..........25-35

335. John Trowbridge [1827-1916] American author. Signature, 1887......25-35

336. Jane Wyatt (1910 –2006) American actress best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the NBC and CBS television comedy series, Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner.  SIGNED 8x10 photograph. VG.............40-60

337. [FILM] Tom Tully (1908-1982) American film actor. He received an Academy Award nomination for the role of the first commander of the "Caine" in 1954's The Caine Mutiny, with Humphrey Bogart. Signature..........20-30

338. GUY DAVENPORT - American Short Story Writer/Illustrator/Poet. His published work includes short-fiction, such as 12 Stories (1997) and The Cardiff Team (1966); poetry, collected in his Flowers and Leaves (1966) and Thasos and Ohio (1985); and collections of essays, including The Geography of the Imagination (1981) and Every Force Evolves a Form (1987). Davenport's work as an illustrator has appeared in Arion and Paideuma. He also created the cover art and illustrations for his collection of stories, Apples and Pears and Other Stories (1984). In 1996 a collection of Davenport's artwork, 50 Drawings, was published. TLS dtd 10/28/02 ................25-35

340. Dick Van Patten (b. 1928) American actor, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television sitcom Eight is Enough. He began work as a child actor and was successful on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen plays as a teenager.  SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG...........25-35

341. Dick Martin (1922 –2008) American comedian and director, best known for his role as the cohost of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973. SIGNED, inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG...........35-45

342. Bert Parks (1914-1992) American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer and host, best known as the longtime host (1955-1979) of the annual Miss America telecast. Signed 8x11 photo. VG............25-35

346. [THEATRE] OTIS SKINNER (1858-1942) American Actor - His first stage appearance was at the Philadelphia Museum in 1877 in Woodleigh.and made his New York City debut in 1879. During the next five years he developed a classical repertory and a successful acting style, first with Edwin Booth, at Booth's Theatre, and then, for three years, with Lawrence Barrett. In 1884 he joined Augustin Daly's company at Daly's Theatre, remaining with it for four years. He made his London debut in 1886 with Daly's company. After two years with the Booth-Modjeska company, he became, in 1892, leading man opposite Helena Modjeska. In 1903 he starred with Ada Rehan. By his own estimation he appeared in 16 plays of Shakespeare, "acting therein, at various times, 38 parts." In addition to his Shakespearean roles, Skinner's chief successes were in Kismet, which he played between 1911 and 1914, and Blood and Sand (1921), in which he played the matador, Juan Gallardo. Skinner was active in the theatre until his death. He was the author of Footlights and Spotlights (1924) and Mad Folk of the Theatre (1928). SIGNATURE with sentiment dtd 1922.....20-30

348. Rue McClanahan (1934 –2010) American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–85), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. SIGNED, inscribed 10x8 photograph........30-40

349. [FILM] Whoopi Goldberg (b. 1955) American comedienne, actress. SIGNED STAR TREK BOOKPLATE. VG...........20-30

350. [FILM] Jessica Tandy (1909 –1994) British-American stage and film actress She appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV. Awarded Oscar (1989).   ANS on verso of 4x6 photograph of her and Eva Maria Saint. VG............40-60

351. Jean-Baptiste Léon Say (1826-1896) French statesman and economist, was born in Paris. Brief ALS, 1891, 1p., 4-1/2 x 6-3/4". VG............50-75

See Leon Say letter

Portrait of Say

352. [SPORTS] BONNIE BLAIR - American Speed Skater - Olympic Gold Medalist - won the U. S. indoor title in 1983, 1984, and 1986, and was the North American indoor champion in 1985. She became a definite Olympic contender by setting a world record of 39.43 seconds in the 500-meter event at the 1987 worlds. At the 1988 Olympics, Blair set another world record to win a gold medal in the 500-meter event. After winning the world over-all sprint title in 1989, she finished second in 1990 and third in 1991 and entered the 1992 Olympics as a favorite in the 500-meter and a strong contender in the 1,000-meter. She won both, becoming the first skater ever to win two consecutive gold medals in the 500-meter sprint, and she received the Sullivan Award as the nation's outstanding amateur athlete. SIGNED 8x10 color photograph.............20-30

353. [FRANCE] Pierre Lanfrey (1828-1877), French historian and politician. ALS, 1871, 2 full pages, 5.5 x 8 in. There are 4 unsigned lines written across top by Jules Simon [1814-1896] the French statesman and philosopher, and one of the leader of the Opportunist Republicans faction. Fine............75-100

354.  (American Sports Figures/ Celebrites )    A large grouping of 20 Sports Figures who have all signed the Golf Score cards will playing for a Golf Tournement : SIGNED by: Peter T. Wills, football, Jack Marin, Football, Tom Dreesen, comedian, Richard Rhoden, Golfer, Robert Tichenal, Football Coach, William S. Humphries, Football, Bruce Brooks, Author, Richard Anderson, Football, Charles Wasserman, Hollwood director, David McNally, baseball, Michael Caruso, baseball, Clark Gillies, hockey, Ed Mariano, Actor, Football, Jeremy Roenick, hockey,Steven Bartkowksi, football, George Alvareyz, Actor, Michael Eruzione, hockey, Shane Rawley, baseball, John Congemei, football, Albert Del Greco, football, Craig Nettles, baseball, Steven Gatlin, Signer (Gatlin Bros), Neil Lomax, football, Craig Hentrich, Football, Tommy Moore, comedian, John Kidd, football, Philip Smith, basketball, Robert Remus, wrestler, Kenneth Harrelson, baseball.........200-300

357. [ITALY] Giuseppe Bianchini (1704-1764) Italian Oratorian, biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar. Clement XII and Benedict XIV , who highly appreciated his learning, entrusted him with several scientific labors. Bianchini had contemplated a large work on the texts of the Bible, Vindiciae Canonicarum Scripturarum Vulgatae latinae editionis, which was to comprise several volumes, but only the first, in which, among other things, are to be found fragments of the Hexapla (cod. Chisianus), was published (Rome, 1740). Much more important is his Evangeliarium quadruplex latinae versionis antiquae , etc., 2 vols. (Rome, 1749). Among his historical works may be mentioned the fourth volume which Bianchini added to the publication of his uncle, Francesco Bianchini, Anastasii bibliothecarii Vitae Rom. Pontif. (Rome, 1735); he also published the Demonstratio historiae ecclesiasticae quadripartitae (Rome, 1752&endash;54). The chief liturgical work of Bianchini is Liturgia antiqua hispanica, gothica, isidoriana, mozarabica, toletana mixta (Rome, 1746). He also undertook the edition of the works of B. Thomasius (Tomasi), but only one volume was issued (Rome, 1741). Offered here are 3 separate pages containing his handwriting but not signed. Contents unknown. VG...........75-100

358.  Phylicia Rashād (b. 1948) American Tony Award-winning actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for this part in 1985 and 1986.  SIGNED inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG.............25-35

360. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia. ALS, no year, "I am away at my house...." 4x6 in. VG...........75-100

362. John Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) English author, playwright, journalist, composer, and public speaker. ALS, 1973, 1p.............40-60

364. [THEATRE] Ernest Legouve (1807-1903) French writer; author of novel Édith de Falsen (1840) and plays Louise de Lignerolles (1848), Adrienne Lecouvreur (with Scribe, 1849), Bataille de dames (1851), Un Jeune Homme qui ne fait rien (1861). ALS, 1879, 2pp. Not translated. Written to Pingard. VG..........50-75

365. [FILM] Lynn Bari (1913 –1989) American actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in over one hundred 20th Century Fox films from the early 1930s through the 1940s. SIGNED,  inscribed 8x10 photograph. VG..........40-60

368. [NOBEL] J. MICHAEL BISHOP - American Microbiologist. Awarded 1989 NOBEL PRIZE for Physiology and Medicine for his research on cancer -causing genes called oncogenes. SIGNED 5x7 color photograph...........35-45

369. [FRANCE] Charles Lucas (1803-1889) French jurist and administrator, author of many books and articles on the abolition of the death penalty, the theory of preventive detention, law enforcement and imprisonment, and finally the civilization of war. ALS, 1828, 2pp. Speaks of Keratry and justice. Below signature of Lucas there are about 10 lines and sifnature of Auguste Hilarion, comte de Kératry [1769-1859] French poet, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, historian, and politician. He was the father of Emile de Kératry. VG.........60-80

370. [NOBEL PRIZE] Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (b. 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston. HIS SIGNATURE ON KING'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE CARD, 20 MAY 2002........20-30

371. [ART] Willem Frederik de Haas (1830-1880)  Dutch-born American painter. He studied at the Art Academy of his native city, and at The Hague under Johannes Bosboom. He went in 1859 to New York City, where he became known as a painter of coast scenery.  Clip Signature,  4-1/4 x 1".  VG.........30-40

373. Robert Loggia (b. 1930) is an American film and television actor and director, who specializes in character parts. In 1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of crusty private detective Sam Ransom in the thriller Jagged Edge. Signed 8x10 photo. VG.....25-35

374. [MUSIC] Maryan Rawicz (1898-1970) Polish Pianist. Sig. inscribed.........20-30

375. [NY] David B. Hill [1843-1910] Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891. During his tenure as Governor, William Kemmler was executed in the electric chair, the first inmate in the country ever to be put to death in this manner. He served as a U.S. Senator from New York from 1892 to 1897. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1892, but lost to Grover Cleveland. Document Signed, 1902 National Commercial Bank check [Albany]. VG.........25-35

376. Glyn Warren Philpot (1884-1937) English artist, best known for his portraits of contemporary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon, and Vladimir Rosing. Signed postcard reproduction of his work "The Adoration of the Three Kings." .............35-45

377. FRANCES M. FROST (1905-1959) American Poet. ANS on card 1929......25-35

378. Sir Francis Grant RA [1803-1878] notable Scottish artist of the 19th century. He also served as President of the Royal Academy. ALS, no date, written on both sides. 4.5 x 7 in.............40-60

379. Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888 - 1967) was an English poet and critic. He worked as a civil servant: his experience as an inspector of taxes meaning he could help out his friend Walter de la Mare. He was knighted in 1951. He had a classical education at the University of Oxford, and later compiled anthologies of Latin and Greek verse for Nonesuch Press. He was a published war poet of World War I, known for the rather conventional and sentimental A Cross in Flanders. His book The Tell-Tale Article on the Auden Group made an impact by the expedient of counting the proportion of definite articles in Auden 's verse, remarking that it was much higher than in older styles. In general he was a steady conservative in matters of literature. He was a director of the Poetry Book Society, and well connected as a correspondent of many literary figures; including E. R. Eddison and Owen Barfield. AQS, "A Judge Reflects" from The Carved Stone 1952. On 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 white card. VG...........30-40

380. Frank R. Stockton [1834-1902] Am. writer, humorist. Signature..........20-30

381. Denison Olmsted [1791-1859] Am. astronomer. Signature......25-35

382. [CINEMA] BIRAN AHERNE (1902-1986) British Actor - Oscar Nominee for Juarez - Leading man in Hollywood in the 30's and 40's, played opposite, Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn, Ann Harding, Merle Oberon, Carol Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis - 1st husband of Joan Fontaine. SIGNED 3x5 card [green]........20-30

384. STEVE FORBES - Presidential Candidate. Signed & inscribed color 8x10 photo................20-30

385. JOSEPH W. MARTIN, Jr. (1884-1968) US Speaker of the House, elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the twenty succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925-January 3, 1967); minority leader in the Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, Eighty-first, Eighty-second, Eighty-fourth, and Eighty-fifth Congresses; Speaker of the House of Representatives (Eightieth and Eighty-third Congresses). SIGNATURE clipped from letter...........20-30

386.  [CLOWNS] Duane "Uncle Soapy" Thorpe [1925-1995] American clown inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in 2000. Wonderful 4 pages ALS, written in 1994 from Spain. Written to friends back in Florida he talks about the famous clow, Lou Jacobs, and his fear of ending up in a nursing home. He begins by saying he is disappointed from not being elected into the Clown Hall of Fame. He would be elected after his death. Mentions letter he got from John Ringling North II about a plaque for his father. Besides the envelope he includes 6 color photos of Spain with his descriptions on their backs. VG...............60-80

388. [FILM] Ben Lyon (1901-1979)American film actor and a 20th Century Fox studio executive. His greatest success as an actor came in 1930 with the film Hell's Angels. TLS, L.A., Calif., 1973, 1p. To Harriet. In part - "...When we were visiting Colleen Moore up north last week, Barbara called from London..." VG.............50-75

391. [FILM] Olympia Dukakis (b. 1931) American actress. Signed 8x10 printed photo. VG............25-35

392. [FILM] Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991) Sanadian-American actress. Signed 8x10 photo, 1989. VG.............25-35

393. [ENGLAND] Charles Townshend, Second Viscount, (born 1674, died 1738) a statesman. document signed, JUNE 17, 1710, APPROX. 9 X 3-1/2 in. Payment order for 1,000 pounds. Fine condition. Charles Townshend, Second Viscount, (born 1674, died 1738) a statesman of unsulliintegrity, was the eldest son of Horatio, the first Viscount. He succeeded to the Peerage in December 1687, being educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. When he took his seat in the House of Lords his sympathies leant to Toryism, but this predilection soon faded away, and in February 1701 it was rumoured among the courtiers that he would hold office of Privy Soal in the Whig Ministry which William the Third had in view. For some years after the accession of Queen Anne he remained without office, but on September 29th 1707 he was created Yeomen of the Guard, and in the same year he was summoned to the Privy Council, a distinction renewed by the queen's two successors to the throne. The command og the Yeomen remained in his hands until June 13th 1711, but its responsibilities did not prevent him from acting as joint plent- potentiary with the Duke of Marlborough in the peace negotiations with France which were carried on at Gertruydenburg, near Breda, o from serving as ambassador extraordinary at the Hague Congress (May 2, 1709 to March 26, 1711). Townshend was in high favour of George the First and on that king's arrival at the Hague in September 1714 he published the appointment of Charles as Secretary of State for the Southern Department, entrusting to his new minister the privilege of nominating his own colleague: Horace Walpole (??? Robert Walpole ), his brother-in-law and private secretary recommended Stanhope for the vacant post, and Stanhope was duly appointed. Townshend did not neglect to avail himself of the advantages afforded by his attendance on the king, and before he arrival of George the First in England he had obtained complete ascendency both over his mind and the dispositions of the advisors by whom his line of conduct was usually determined. The policy of the new ministers, both at home and abroad, lay in the promotion of peace. With this object they endeavoured to limit the charges against their predecessor Harley, Lord Oxford, to high crimes and misdemeanours. To gain this and they brought about, in 1716, an alliance between those ancient rivals in arms, France and England. In spite of their success their influence was gradually undermined by the intrigues of Lord Sunderland and by the discontent of the Hanoverian favourites, who deemed the pensions and the places which they had gained as insufficient reward for their exertions. In October, 1716 Stanhope accompanied the King on a journey to Hanover, and during this visit was seduced from his allegiance to his colleague by the wily Sunderland, who had ingratiated himself into royal favour. George the First was induced into believing that Townshend and Walpole were caballing with the prince of Wales, and were forming designs against the royal authority. Townshend was dismissed in December 1716 from his place of Secretary of State, and was afforded in lieu thereof the splendid banishment of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, a gilded sinecure which he at first contemptuously declined, but finally condescended ultimately to accept on condition that he was not required to set foot on Irish soil. His latent spirit of hostility to this arrangement quickly developed into open antagonism, and in March 1717 he was dismissed from this position. At the close of May 1720, a partial reconciliation took place between the opposing Whig sections of Stanhope and Townshend. The Latter was readmitted into the Ministry as Lord President of the Council on 11th June 1720, and his devoted colleague, Sir Robert Walpole, became Paymaster General. When the South Sea Bubble burst, the fortunes of the Ministry shared in the misfortunes of the scheme which they had promoted. Stanhope, in a paroxysm of passion during a heated debate broke a blood vessel, and Sunderland, although acquitted of the charge of personal corruption, was forced to retire into private life. The withdrawal of these statesmen assigned to their rivals the chief positions in the state. Townshend became Secretary of State on the 10th February 1721, and Walpole gained the position of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The death of George the First threatened a change of advisors, but the dismay of the new king's favourite, Spencer Compton, at being called upon to draw up the royal speech led to the old ministers of the Crown being retained in their places. What the attack on the opposition could not affect, the internal strife of the administration accomplished. Townshend was of a proud, impetuous nature, born more accustomed to rule than obey. His family had for many generations stood higher in the social life of Norfolk than Walpole's progenitors, and when he himself attained the distinction in politics his position as a member of the Upper House was greater than that enjoyed by his friend in the Commons.As the power of the Lower House increased, and as Walpole became more and more the object of attacks by the Tories, the pre-eminence of Townshend passed from him. So long, to use the witty remark of Sir Robert Walpole, as the firm of Townshend and Walpole was such, things went well with them, [Lady Dorothy Walpole 1686-1726] but when the positions were reversed jealousies arose between the partners. The growing alienation was hastened by the death in 1725 of the Secretary's wife, Walpole's sister. At the close of 1729 Townshend endeavoured to obtain the appointment of his old and attached friend, Lord Chesterfield, as his fellow secretary of state, and the failure of the attempt brought about a fierce scene between himself and Walpole. They broke into passionate words, seized one another by the coat collars, and would have come to blows had their friends not intervened. After the outbreak of passion further co-operation was impossible and Townshend had the good sense to recognise the position. He retired tp private life on 15th May 1730. The Chief domestic events of Townshend's ministry were the impeachment of Bishop Atterbury; the partial restoration of Lord Bolingbroke; and the troubles in Ireland over the granting to a man named Wood of a patent for coining pence. Its concluding act was the signing of the Treaty of Seville on November 9th 1729. Charles Townshend died of apoplexy on 21st June 1738, aged 64. Slow in forming, but resolute in adhering to, his opinion, and like so many many men of that stamp, he was impatient of contradiction. His manners have been styled "course, rustic, and seemingly brutal" but these defects were not visible in his domestic life. Never did minister leave office with cleaner hands. He did not add one acre to his estate, nor leave large fortunes to his younger children.............80-120

395. Chauncey M. Depew [1834-1928] US senator from NY. Signed card, 1904......20-30

398. La Fayette Grover (1823-1911)  Democratic politician and lawyer from the US state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one term in the United States Senate. Signature as Gov. of Oregon.........25-35

400.  (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

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

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

403. [FILM] Lilia Skala (1896-1994) Austrian-American actress. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress for her most famous role as the Mother Superior in Lilies of the Field opposite Oscar-winning Sidney Poitier. Skala also appeared in Ship of Fools, Deadly Hero, Charly, Heartland, Eleanor and Franklin, Roseland, Flashdance and House of Games. Signed 3x5 card. FINE.............20-30

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

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

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

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

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

AMERICAN PORTRAITS - Offered here are original engraved portraits of prominent Americans, suitable for framing by themselves or with autographs. All are approx. 160 years old, image sizes approx. 4-1/2 x 3-1/2, with ample margins. All very good unless noted. Any defects would mat away. No estimates given - winning bidder pays full amount of their top bid. Artist given in brackets. $10 min. bid.

412. JOSEPH HABERSHAW [J. Gross]

413. MRS. MARTHA VAN NESS [T.B. Welch]

414. Gen. JONATHAN WILLIAMS [R.W. Dodson]

415. Rev. TIMOTHY DWIGHT [J.B. Forrest] considerable foxing

416. Gen. NATHANIEL GREENE [J.B. Forrest]

417. THOMAS MacDONOUGH, USN [J.B. Forrest]

418. SAM. L. MITCHELL M.D.

419. WILLIAM RICHARDSON DAVIE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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449. [ENTERTAINMENT LOT]  includes:  David Niven (1910-1983) signed card; Red Skelton (1913-1997) small photo signed on verso; Caesar Romero (1907-1994) signed 5x7 photo; Leon Belasco  (1902-1988) autograph note signed 1982; Belita (1923-2005) signed & inscribed card; Don Beddoe (1903-1991) ANS; Lina Basquette  (1907-1994) 4x5 photo signed on verso; Whitt Bissell (1909-1996) signed & inscribed card; Joyce Matthews (1919-1999) signed, inscribed stationary...........80-120

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450. [FILM] Martin Landau - American film and television actor. Landau began his career in the 1950s. His early films include a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). He played continuing roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award nominations) and Space:1999. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe. He continues to perform in film and television and heads the Hollywood branch of the Actors Studio. Signature matted with portrait. Overall 12x16. Mat has bumped corners...........35-45

455.  [OLD MASTER] THE POWER OF PRAYER - 18th century Biblical engraving, leaf from "Sacred History of the Old and New Testaments"  published in Amsterdam in 1740.  The print bears the explanatary text in five languages. The print image is 4.5 x 6", page 13 x 8-1/4.  Print image area is very good.............75-100

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

461. [NEWSPAPER] JEFF. DAVIS IN PETTICOATS. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, Wis., June 13, 1865, VOL. XIII, No. 39. 8 pages, FILLED with Civil War news. Includes: on the front page, a half column poem by L.J.Bates, "JEFF DAVIS IN PETTICOATS."; "Sherman's Armistice"; "THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL. The Suppressed Testimony. MORE STARTLING REVELATIONS. Complicity of Jeff Davis in the President's Murder." Illustrated advertisements, including a full column illustrated advertisement on the last page for an amusement show called "The Equesqurriculum" tin three "Gigantic Circuses".) Fascinating reading. .........75-100

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

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

464.  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

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

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

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

472. [ART] Will Low (1853-1933) American artist and writer on art. He was born at Albany, New York. In 1873 he entered the atelier of Jean-Léon Gérôme in the École des Beaux Arts at Paris, subsequently joining the classes of Carolus-Duran, with whom he remained until 1877. Returning to New York, he became a member of the Society of American Artists in 1878 and of the National Academy of Design in 1890. His pictures of New England types, and illustrations of John Keats, brought him into prominence. Subsequently he turned his attention to decoration, and executed panels and medallions for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, a panel for the Essex County Court House in Newark, New Jersey as well as numerous panels for private residences and stained glass windows for various churches, including St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Newark. He was an instructor in the schools of Cooper Union , New York, during 1882 to 1885, and in the school of the National Academy of Design from 1889 to 1892. Low, who is known to a wider circle as the friend of R. L. Stevenson, published some reminiscences, A Chronicle of Friendships, 1873-1900 (1908). A mural by him is located in the Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse. Original auto-lithograph, plate signed, 12 x 8 flush. Autolithography means an original image made directly on the stone or plate. This is from a portfolio done for the American Artists' War Emergency Fund, one of the numerous war activities of the National Arts Club of New York, its object being to aid American Artist Soldiers or their dependents. This project was done in 1918. Slight faults bottom edge [handling] are not important.........100-150

473. CALIFORNIA - group of 6 views including: San Francisco shore, Cliff House Sacramento Valley, Coast Scene at Marin County, etc. Various sizes.........60-80

475.  [FRANCE]  2 French Revolutionary Military documents - Year 2 [1794] of the Revolution, speaks of military hospitals, infantry officers, soldiers - false illness to fake leave of absence, etc.  The ink handwritten parts are of the period.  Total 7 pages; largest document is 8.5 x 12 in. VG.............100-200

476. [FRANCE] Louis-François Chamillart, Marquis de la Suze ( 1751 - 1833 ) was a French politician. He was allowed to sit at the Chamber of Peers in 1815. ALS, 1791, written from Chateau des Tuileries, to certified services of La Plasse "Marechal des Logis des Rois."  1p, 7-3/4 x 12-1/4 in.  VG...............100-150

479. [RELIGION]  Pierre Simon de Dreux-Breze  (1811-1893) Priest since 1825 , Vicar General and Canon Emeritus of Paris,  he distinguished himself as a preacher,  and was appointed Bishop of Moulins  October 28, 1849, by the President of the Republic   Called to Rome by Pope Pius IX on 7 January 1850,  it was dedicated to Our Lady of Paris on 14 April and took possession of his see on 1 May.
Near Dom Prosper Gueranger, he established the Roman rite in his diocese a pastoral letter by the 21 November 1853 and was a promoter of the Gregorian chant.  [internet translation].   ALS, not dated, 3 full pages, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4".  On the verso of page 3 is an ALS by Xavier de Ravignan  (1795-1858) French Jesuit preacher and author. Educated in Paris, he resigned his army commission to study law. Auditor of the royal court. Deputy attorney-general by 1821. Entering a Sulpician monastery, and later joining the Society of Jesus, he was ordained in 1828, and after several years as professor and retreat preacher at Montrouge, he went to Notre Dame, where his logic, serenity, and zeal won souls by the hundreds. Superior of his brethren at Bordeaux from 1837 to 1842, and at Paris from 1848 to 1851. He preached throughout France and in Rome, Belgium, and London. His calm, eloquent De l'Existence et de l'Institut des Jesuites of 1844, vindicating the Society, sold 25,000 copies in one year. However, the Jesuits' strife continued until they were forced to disband for a time in France.  Despite painful controversy with his superiors and imputations from other quarters, he remained loyal to his order. In 1854 he brought out Clement XIII et Clement XIV, a dispassionate treatise, of no great literary merit, on the defender and the suppressor of the Jesuits. He steadfastly refused preferment, even the archbishopric of Paris, devoting himself to other works. He died a saintly death, and thousands followed the remains of the "Apostle of Paris" to his grave. VG..........200-300

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This lot was sold in our August 12th auction...........482. Large original etching, portrait of Abraham Lincoln, unsigned, artist is James S. King [1852-1925] who specialized in portraits, image approx. 18 x 14 in. plus margins. The image and the area surrounding the image, the portion that would show after being matted & framed, is very good. There are numerous faults along edges that will not show. Striking image. James S. King was born in New York City in 1852 and studied at the Art Student's League, National Academy of Design, Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Paris with Gerome and Bonnat. He belonged to the Salmagundi Club and the Allied Artists of America. King was active in exhibiting at the Parrish Art Museum; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; Boston Art Club; National Academy of Design; Art Institute of Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery; and the Society of Independent Artists.............200-300

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

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

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

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

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

490. [CARDINAL] Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889-1967) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston (1932-39). He was named a cardinal in 1946. Signed print that has postage stamp affixed. Also signed by James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1886-1979) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1948 to 1970, and was created a cardinal in 1953. Print size approx. 8 x 10"...........100-150

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491. [CARDINAL] Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889-1967) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston (1932-39). He was named a cardinal in 1946. Signed print that has postage stamp affixed. Also signed by James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1886-1979) American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1948 to 1970, and was created a cardinal in 1953. Print size approx. 8 x 10"...........100-150

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493. [ART] Original antique wood-engraving - SCENES IN ST. LOUIS, from Picturesque America, image approx. 10 x 7 plus margins. printed text on verso as usual. VG.........40-60

From the private collection of HENRI CORBIERE, the noted French art critic. The following are original drawings sent to Corbiere from friends. Approx. paper sizes. All are in very good condition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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502. [PORTRAIT] Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841-1909) French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." Antique original wood-engraved portrait by R.G. Tietze. Approx. 7 x 5" plus wide margins. C. 1892 for The Century Magazine. VG..........25-35