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DE CORDOVA Elsie Maass ? ?
Signed First Day Cover / Unsigned Autograph Note
One of the nine younger siblings of American nursing martyr Clara Maass 1876-1901 who during the Spanish-American War in which yellow fever killed more combatants than combat volunteered for yellow fever experiments to determine the cause of the disease; bitten by the mosquitoes that carry the disease she became the only American to die as a result of the experiments and the public furor roused by her death brought an end to this first-ever case of informed consent human experimentation; on the 50th anniversary of her death Cuba issued a stamp in her honor and on the 100th anniversary of her birth she was a charter inductee in the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame and the United States issued a stamp in her honor. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled at Belleville New Jersey on August 18 1976 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Fine. No decorative cachet at left; no distracting recipient's name/address present. Single 13-cent "Clara Maass / She gave her life" stamp at upper right. Down the center vertically Maass's sister signs boldly and in full in black ballpoint. Quite nice. Also present is a stiff beige 6�" X 3�" card unsigned on which de Cordova notes "I am also enclosing two 2-cent Cuban stamps that the Cuban government issued in 1951" and below this is affixed two pristine examples of this stamp. De Cordova's name/address label DeBary Florida is also affixed. Portion of original transmittal envelope cancelled 22 November 1976 present. Nice pair of both issues honoring this nurse signed by the only known surviving sibling 75 years after her sister's tragic death. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25130
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CUTLER Ephraim 1767 1853
Autograph Document Signed
This influential Ohio politician judge and educator -- originally from Connecticut and an acquaintance of George Washington -- helped to write and sign that state's Constitution; an ardent Abolitionist he drafted the Constitution in such a way as to prohibit slavery in Ohio; later a trustee of Ohio University. ADS 1p 8" X 6�" Ames Ohio 1803 January 13. Good plus. Some edgewear and irregular mild age toning. An important regional document establishing the first teaching position in Ames Township southern Ohio signed by Cutler and six early settlers. Reads in full: "Whereas it being very essential to promote Virtue secure happiness both public and private that Schools and the means of Instructions Should be supported therefore we the subscribers agree to pay to Charles Cutler fourteen dollars per month for Teaching a school at Ames for the three Insuing months and will pay in proportion to each scholar we shall anex to our names the payments to be made to E Cutler in labour or produce at cash price Said E Cutler having become responsible to said Charles Cutler for the same." Cutler himself thus signs three times twice in the text and once at the top of the list along with "6 Scholar". Six other Ames pioneers sign below him. In order: 1. BENJAMIN BROWN 1745-1817 a "Minute Man" in the American Revolution who fought at Bunker Hill captain in the Eighth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers; moved to Ames in 1799 a prominent local resident who held different township offices; father of General John Brown. 2. GEORGE EWING himself a former schoolteacher had served in the Continental Army. 3. RACHEL LENOX. 4. BENJAMIN L. BROWN. 5. SILVANUS AMES 1771-1823 "Judge Ames" a famed local jurist and the second sheriff of Ames County; long-time Ohio University trustee. 6. WILLIAM GREEN. Note that both a "Benja'n Brown" and a "Benja. L Brown" sign; given Benjamin Brown signs first after Cutler and just before Ewing we believe that this first Brown is the reknowned Captain Brown. Cutler and Ewing first set up this community in 1799 and along with Captain Brown and Judge Ames are considered the town's founding fathers. "Schools of an elevated character" Ephraim Cutler wrote elsewhere "were soon established." In 1802 the first one-room school cabin was established on Cutler's property with Charles Cutler -- A Harvard College graduate presumably related to Ephraim -- as the first teacher. Hard currency was in notoriously short supply at the time so payment "in labour or produce" would have been a typical arrangement. This document would appear to be hiring him for his second term there. A delightful and rare item establishing one of the region's first schools. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 27051
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RALL Gunther born 1918
Photograph Signed
German ace of World War Two whose astonishing 275 victories make him the third highest ranking ace of all time. PS 18�" X 25" n.p. n.y. 1988. Fine. Lovely heavy stock print of a superb pencil portrait of the famed aviator in uniform and wearing his Iron Cross limited to 500 copies numbered and signed by noted aviation artist artist J.G. Keck this #118 below the blind-embossed inner border; Rall then boldly signs in pencil in a special blind-embossed box area. A superb likeness signed by both artist and subject put out in a small edition. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20847
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GOVAN Gilbert E. 1892 ?
Typed Letter Signed
The long-time University of Chattanooga librarian 1934-62 and professor was best known for having authored/edited popular Civil War books with James W. Livingood such as "A Different Valor: The Story of General Joseph W. Johnston C.S.A." 1956 and "The Haskell Memoirs: The Personal Narrative of a Confederate Officer" 1960. TLS 2pp 6" X 7" Lookout Mountain TN 1973 September 14. Addressed to noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES 1914-93. Near fine. Chatty note to a fellow Civil War researcher explaining his tardiness in receiving mail. Bit of Civil War content: "In 1864 the Federal Army developed a practice still carried of having traveling theatrical troupes baseball teams and other groups of entertainers appear before the troops in the field. Unfortunately March 1864 is a period when Chattanooga newspaper files are scant so I can't check to see if those companies played here as well as Nashville but the state library probably has a better file of the Nashville papers." Signed in full in black ballpoint. With original envelope. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 28375
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KOPAL Zdenek 1914 93
Signed First Day Cover
Czech-born astronomer who on behalf of the U.S. Air Force was responsible for the first-ever detailed contour map of the moon's entire surface. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled in Washington DC on 1969 September also with 1969 July 20 "Moon Landing" cancellation and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 10-cent "First Man on the Moon" stamp at upper right. Fine. At lower left in blue fineline Kopal signs large and bold. With original transmittal envelope and 4" X 5" printed University of Manchester "With the Compliments / of / Professor Z. Kopal" slip. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25320
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DONNELLY Paul C. ? ?
Signed First Day Cover
This NASA administrator served as Kennedy Space Center Test Support Officer; he directed the Apollo countdowns. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled at Kennedy Space Center Florida on 2 August 1971 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Two joined 8-cent "United States in Space" and "A Decade of Achievement" stamps at upper right. Fine. Near lower left in black fineline Donnelly signs boldly adding "Assoc Dir Ops / KSC - NASA." Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present. Uncommon. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 24301
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SMITH Henry John Stanley 1826 83
Autograph Letter Signed partial
This Irish mathematician was considered the authority on the theory of numbers; a disciple of the great German mathematician and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss. Partial ALS 4�" X 3 3/4" n.p. London England n.d. Very good. Fragment reading in part: "I shall be here til Wednesday morning. My address in London will be at the Athenaeum. I have just heard from Mr. and am glad to find that he speaks of himself as better." Flowery salutation and bold signature. Uncommon. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20933
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HUDGINS John M. 1872 1906
Autograph Document Signed
This American naval officer was among those killed in the explosion of the Kearsarge on April 13 1906 at Guantanamo Cuba. Partly-printed ADS 1p 7�" X 3" Washington DC 1903 October 19. Near fine. Usual cancellation perforations slightly affecting text. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank made out in Hudgins' hand to "Army and Navy Club" in the amount of $10 and boldly signed. Bank vignette at left. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25832
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STRATTON Samuel W. 1861 1931
Partly-printed Autograph Document Signed
The Bureau of Standards was based on a report and bill drafted by this noted University of Chicago physicist; the bill passed in 1901 and Stratton became its first director a position he held until 1923 turning the fledgling organization into a reknowned research center; he then capped off his career as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1923-30. Partly-printed ADS 1p 6�" X 2 3/4" Washington DC 1923 July 18. Near fine. Usual perforated cancellation not affecting signature. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank with handsome engraved vignette at left made out to C.G. Peters in the amount of thirty dollars. Bold and handsome. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20954
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SHEEAN Vincent 1899 1975
Typed Letter Signed
American author and journalist. TLS 1p 8�" X 11" New York NY 1945 November 4. Addressed to J. Raymond Walsh. Excellent content concerning his resignation from the National Citizens' Political Action Committee: "I joined the P.A.C. as soon as I got out of the army because I thought it offered the best hope of progressive action for an independent voter like myself. I am very familiar with the argument that the only way independent voters can make their citizenship valid is by support of one or the other of the established party machines. On the national scale this may indeed be true. but it has been abundantly proved that cities are best governed by honest and competent men." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 28639
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SOUTHEY Robert 1774 1843
Autograph Manuscript unsigned
The British poet laureate named 1813 one of the famed "Lake poets" cranked out lengthy "serious" poems galore "Thalaba" "Madoc" "Roderick" etc. but it is for anthologized short pieces such as "After Blenheim" and "Stanzas Written in My Library" that he is remembered as well as for his nonfiction and letters. Unsigned AM 1p 6" X 7�" n.p. n.d. Very good. Slight soiling. Partial transcript of a letter by one "J. Asgill" entirely in Southey's hand. Reads in part "And while I am thus fighting with Death & Hell it looks a little like foul play for Flesh and Blood to interpose themselves against me. But if any one hath spite enough to give me a jolt thinking to falsify any faith by taking away my life I only desire them first to qualify themselves for my executioners by taking this short test in their own consciences: Whoever thinks that any thing herein contained is not fair dealing with God & Man let him -- or her -- burn this book and cast a stone at him that wrote it." A fascinating if cryptic item. Thus far we have not been able to identify the context of this interesting statement but it certainly warrants further research. Comes with a handsome 5�" X 7�" vintage steel engraved portrait of Southey. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22733
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CARNEY Robert B. 1895 1990
Typed Note Signed / Unsigned Photograph
This U.S. Navy admiral had a distinguished career through World War Two; he helped to arrange and was present at the Japanese surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri; he served as commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Southern Europe 1951-53 and Chief of Naval Operations 1953-54. TNS 1p 8�" X 11" Washington DC 1961 December 26. Addressed to Gerald L. Arnholt. Near fine. Cordial note to an educator: "This is to wish you a very happy Holiday Season and success in your schoolwork and other endeavors." Bold full signature in blue ballpoint. Accompanied by a superb original black-and-white 1956 news agency glossy photograph International News Photo 9" X 7". Printed caption running underneath image reads in part "Gen. Carl Spaatz center retired former Air Force Chief of Staff and Adm. Robert Carney right ex-Chief of Naval Operations are shown shortly before they testified on the adequacy of the nation's air power at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing today. Adm. Carney warned Congress that new Russian 'softness' may constitute 'a graver danger' to the free world than communist toughness." A scarce and desireable vintage photograph in near fine condition. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 27432
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McNARNEY Joseph T. 1893 1972
Typed Note Signed
American army general who commanded U.S. forces in the Mediterranean near the end of World War Two and afterwards in Europe 1945-47. TNS 1p 6" X 8" n.p. 1945 December 8. Addressed to Dr. Cornelius Greenway pastor of All Souls Universalist Church in Brooklyn one of the great 20th century autograph collectors. Near fine. Nice note to the reverend on letterhead of "Headquarters / U.S. Forces European Theater": "Thank you for your letter renumerating the history of your collection of pictures of Generals and Admirals. I deem it a great honor for you to add mine to your collection." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 26355
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WEDEMEYER Albert C. 1897 1989
Typed Note Signed
This American general was instrumental in planning the June 1944 invasion of Normany. TNS 1p 8" X 10�" Washington DC 1948 March 17. Addressed to John Alfred Blomgren. Very good. On Department of the Army letterhead Wedemeyer graciously transmits a signed photograph not present. Comes with a fine 8" X 10" glossy news agency photograph of 1947 showing Wedemeyer in civvies entering the White House "to report to President Truman on his recent mission in the Far East" -- itself a scarce image. A handsome pair. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22709
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CRAIG Charles F. 1872 1950
Partly-printed Autograph Document Signed
This U.S. army physician served on the U.S. Army Board for Study of Tropical Diseases in Manila; malaria was a serious concern at the time ravaging U.S. troops during the Spanish-American War; Craig's advancements in the field include writings such as The Aestivo-Autumnal Malarial Fevers 1901 and The Malarial Fevers 1909. Partly-printed ADS 1p 6�" X 2 3/4" Washington DC 1922 July 22. Very good. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank written out entirely in Craig's hand to "Cash" in the amount of $25 boldly signed. Cancellation perforations and stamps do not touch upon signature. Nice engraving of bank entrance at left. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20953
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BLISS Ray C. 1907 81
Typed Note Signed / Inscribed Photograph Signed
This GOP giant chaired the Republican National Committee from 1965 to 1969 turning the Republican Party around after Barry Goldwater's stunning 1964 defeat and culminating in Richard Nixon's 1968 election. TNS 1p 8�" X 11" Columbus OH 1965 February 16. Addressed to Gerald L. Arnholt. Near fine. On "Republican State Central and Executive Committee" letterhead Bliss graciously complies with an autograph request. Also an IPS 8" X 10" n.p. n.y. 1965. Very good. Handsome informal closeup of Bliss seated at a table before microphones U.S. flag in background boldly inscribed and signed in black fineline on the blank lower margin: "To Gerald Arnholt / with best wishes / Ray C. Bliss." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 27433
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MORGAN John T. 1825 1907
Autograph Letter Signed
Confederate brigadier general and Alabama senator 1877-1907. ALS 1p 7�" X 10" U.S. Senate Chamber letterhead Washington DC 1884 June 16. Addressed to "My Dear Major." Good. Slight age toning. Inquires about the whereabouts of the 21st and 22nd volumes of State Department statutes which should have been sent to him in DC but may have been directed to Selma Alabama. Pencilled draft of a response on the verso in unidentified hand. Uncommon. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 28640
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HODGE John Reed 1893 1963
Autograph Letter Signed / Unsigned Photograph
This U.S. Army general led the American Division in the Pacific during World War Two and later served as Korean War commander. ALS 1p 7�" X 10�" Fort Bragg NC 1949 November 2. Addressed to Mary B. Day. Near fine. Staple holes at upper left not affecting text. Chatty personal note on letterhead of Headquarters V Corps. "Lydia will join me here soon and we will settle to normal living again. Mother is much better now." With original envelope addressed in Hodge's hand and also signed. Uncommon. Accompanied by a superb original 1949 black-and-white glossy news agency photograph International News Photo 8�" X 6�". Original newsprint mimeographed text sheet still present and tipped to verso as issued. Titled "Says Reds Arm Koreans and Flout Pact" this text begins: "Called back to the United States for an over-all review of the Korean situation Lt. General John R. Hodge U.S. Commander in Korea is shown right with Secretary of War Robert Patterson as he went to report to President Truman." This exceptional image is pristine and itself scarce. A choice personal letter and choice original photograph -- a quite uncommon pair. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 27405
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GOODALE George Lincoln 1839 1923
Autograph Letter Signed
Few accomplished more toward advancing the science of botany than this Harvard natural history professor who is largely responsible for the famed Harvard Botanical Garden and Museum. ALS 1p 5�" X 8" Cambridge MA 1891 September 3. Addressed to Charles Aldrich. Very good. Small mounting remnant on verso. Apparently in response to a request for a photograph Goodale replies: ".an engraving in the Septr. number of the Popular Science monthly gives a flattering representation." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 16072
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HEART TRANSPLANT. BLEIBERG Phillip ? 1969
Signed Greeting Card
This South African dentist was the recipient of the world's first successful heart transplant performed by Christian Baarnard in 1968 which made him front-page news worldwide. Signed greeting card 4" X 6�" n.p. 1968. Fine. Bleiberg received numerous get-well cards from well-wishers after the operation which he usually signed by way of acknowledgment and returned. Front panel depicts a bird-hunting dog posing and a bird in flight above with the printed caption "The Best to You on your Birthday." Inside panel bears similar birthday wishes and below this the sender has inked "Dr. Philip Blaiberg sic / from -- / Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Collett / Mbld. 1968." Bleiberg's scrawled sickly-looking signature in blue ballpoint appears on the verso. Unusual. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 19429
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GOETHALS George W. 1858 1928
Typed Letter Signed
It's as an engineer that this American army officer is remembered for he was named chief engineer and chairman of the Panama Canal Commission by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 and saw the project through to completion in 1914 at which time he became governor of the Canal Zone 1914-17. TLS 1p 8" X 10�" New York NY 1914 December 28. Addressed to noted New York attorney Everett P. Wheeler 1840-1925 who helped found the Citizen's Union and the New York Bar Association and was an influential civil service reformer. Near fine. On "Panama Rail Road Company" letterhead Goethals declines an invitation: "Your note of Christmas Day has just been received and I regret it will be impossible for me to accept your kind invitation for the fifth proximo as I am due in Washington on the fourth and will be detained their sic for ten days or two weeks by the Committee on Appropriations." Bold attractive signature. Accompanied by a fine charming 10" X 8" glossy steel engraving depicting the Panama Canal under construction and titled "Cutting the Canal at Panama" undated but circa 1900. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 16535
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DUBOS Rene J. 1901 82
Signed First Day Cover
This French-American microbiologist and environmentalist developed the first commercially produced antibiotics; his 1969 "So Human an Animal" was awarded a Pulitzer Price. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled in Spokane Washington on 18 April 1974 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 10-cent "Expo'74" stamp at upper right. Near the center below the postal cancellation Dubos signs boldly in black fineline. Very uncommon. Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 24302
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HIGGINSON Francis J. 1843 1931
Autograph Document Signed
The rear admiral who served as commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Fleet 1901-03 took part in the attack on Fort Sumter saw action aboard the Colorado as part of the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron in 1861-62 and the Judith in Pensacola Harbor and was executive officer on the Housatonic when she was destroyed by a torpedo off Charleston; from 1865-68 he served aboard the Hartford in the Asiatic Squadron. Partly-printed ADS 1p 7�" X 3" Washington DC 1903 July 3. Very good. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank filled out in Higginson's hand for $25 to John T. Devine and boldly signed. Usual cancellation holes touch upon the signature in several spots but overall a very handsome piece. Vignette of bank at left. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 16053
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HUMPHRIES Rolfe 1894 1969
Autograph Letter Signed
Among this American poet's better-known collections is the award-winning "Wind of Time" 1951. ALS 2pp 8�" X 11" Amherst MA 1962 December 12. Addressed to Katherine Bowen. Near fine. Friendly personal content closing with: "I continue to enjoy Amherst very much and am permitted still to look forward to active teaching in 63-4 at least. After that who knows I'd like to keep on until I'm 70 if I can stay competent and healthy." With original envelope addressed in his hand. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 14235
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DOBBIN James C. 1814 57
Letter Signed
Secretary of the Navy 1853-57; instrumental in enlarging the Navy. LS 1p 7 3/4" X 9 3/4" Navy Department Washington DC 1853 November 17. Addressed to Lieutenant Bayse N. Westcott. Very good. Ordering him to report for duty on the Coast Survey Steamer "Corwin." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 13914
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STEINHOFF Johannes "Mickey" ? ?
Photograph Signed
Famed German ace of World War Two. PS 18�" X 25" n.p. n.y. 1988. Fine. Heavy stock print of a pencil portrait of the renowned ace in uniform sporting his Iron Cross. Below a blind-embossed inner border noted aviation artist J.G. Keck signs it in pencil and numbers it #344 of an edition of 500 copies. Within a blind-embossed rectangle below his likeness Steinhoff also signs in pencil. Very handsome and a genuinely small limitation. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20848
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HOLLOWAY James L. Jr. 1898 1984
Typed Note Signed
This U.S. Navy admiral served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy 1947-50 and as Chief of Naval Personnel 1953-58; commander of U.S. forces in Lebanon 1958. TNS 1p 7" X 8" Washington DC 1957 September 17. Addressed to Gerald L. Arnholt. Near fine. On "Chief of Naval Personnel" letterhead the vice admiral graciously complies with an autograph request. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 27397
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LYTTON Edward Robert Bulwer 1831 91
Autograph Letter Signed
The son of Edward George Bulwer Lytton was himself a noted poet often under the pseudonym Owen Meredith; he was 1st Earl of Lytton a noted diplomat and politician who served as viceroy of India 1875-80 and ambassador at Paris 1887-91. ALS 3pp lettersheet 4�" X 7" n.p. n.y. ca. 1868. Addressed to "My dear Chapman" -- Edward Chapman 1804-80 cofounder of the publishing firm Chapman and Hall. Very good. Blank fourth leaf tipped to similar size heavy album leaf. On black-bordered mourning stationery a frustrated-sounding Lytton beseeches his publisher to "pray see that I have some proofs of Chronicles & Characters at once. We are losing time & there really is not a day's time to spare. Let me know if duplicate Sheets of the approved portion of Chronicles & Characters were forwarded to America by last Tuesday's mail; & if not when they will be sent." Signed simply "R Lytton." At the top of the first leaf an intriguing note is pencilled in an unknown hand: "Opened by order of Lady / WLB." Chapman & Hall did publish this two-volume poem in 1868 -- Lytton once called it "an attempt at a poetic history of the education of man." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22669
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VAN DOREN Mark 1894 1972
Inscribed Photograph Signed
The younger brother of critic Carl Van Doren was a Pulitzer prize-winning poet literary critic playwright etc. Handsome IPS 4" X 5" n.p. n.d. 1969 August 9. Near fine. Striking matte finish closeup of the urbane poet in later years inscribed at the upper margin "Mark Van Doren -- for Douglas C. Platt." With original envelope addressed in Van Doren's hand. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 14142
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BURBANK Luther 1849 1926
Typed Note Signed
This pioneering American horticulturist developed more and better varieties of numerous cultivated plants. Trimmed TNS irregular 5�" X 2" tipped to pristine cream-colored 6" X 3 3/4" autograph album leaf n.p. n.y. Very good. Though strangely trimmed most of the content of this brief note is legible and it reads in part missing portions hazarded in brackets: "Athough I receive thousands on thousands of letters to answer I forward to you today the three Royal walnut trees. I have selected some wonderful ones for you and believe they will fulfill your expectation." Large bold signature. Though place and date aren't indicated this note was received by noted collector Preston Sawyer 1899-1968 California journalist and historical writer a fellow resident of Burbank's city of Santa Rosa California. An interesting example. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25622
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KRUPINSKI Walter 1920 2000
Photograph Signed
This reknowned German ace scored an impressive 197 victories. PS 18�" X 25" n.p. n.y. 1989. Fine. Handsome heavy stock print of a pencil portrait of the major in uniform and wearing his Iron Cross boldly signed in pencil below the blind-embossed inner border by noted aviation artist J.G. Keck who also numbers it #118 of an edition of 500 copies. Krupinski then signs also in pencil within a special blind-embossed box below his likeness. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20844
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DAVIES Henry E. 1836 94
Signature
This New York attorney became major general of volunteers in the Civil War serving as "a cavalryman by instinct" from 1861-65. Small clipped signature 2" X �" n.p. n.y. Near fine. Bold quick and typical "HE Davies." Most likely from a legal document of some sort for Davies literally "signs on the dotted line." unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20978
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DAVIS John 1787 1854
Autograph Letter Signed
Massachusetts representative 1824-32 governor 1833-34 1840-41 and senator 1835-40 1845-53 nicknamed "Honest John." ALS 1p 8" X 9�" Washington DC 1832 June 29. Addressed to Isaac S. Lyon. Near fine. Binding traces along left edge; mounting traces and two small chips on integral address leaf. Promises to send a pamphlet of a speech mentions a bill "useful to the country" passed in the House. Integral address leaf addressed and free-franked by Davis; bold red "City of Washington" cancellation. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25974
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SPOCK Benjamin 1903 98
Photograph Signed
Controversial and beloved physician whose 1946 "Common Sense Book of Baby Care" sold more than ELEVEN MILLION copies -- making it by far the bestselling childcare book of all time. PS 3�" X 5" n.p. n.d. Near fine. High-quality informal closeup of a smiling avuncular Spock signed along the lower edge. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20934
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RILEY John E. "Jack" 1922 2003
Signed First Day Cover
The "Voice of the First Moon Walk" this 33-year NASA spokesman provided the commentary during the first moon walk in 1969. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled in Washington DC on 1969 September also with 1969 July 20 "Moon Landing" cancellation and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 10-cent "First Man on the Moon" stamp at upper right. Fine. At lower left in blue ballpoint Riley signs bold and handsome. Small portion of original transmittal envelope present. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25506
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ALMY William E. 1810 70
Autograph Letter Signed
This Rhode Islander came from a line of military officers -- including his brother John Jay 1815-95 noted naval officer. ALS 2pp recto and verso 7" X 8" New London CT 1858 December 3. Addressed to "Doct. Duffield" D. Bethune Duffield 1821-91 well known scholar and poet. Good plus. Binding traces along left margin; chip at lower left corner not affecting text; some fold separations archivally mended on verso side. Overall clean quite legible and not unattractive despite condition. On September 10 1858 the 45th anniversary of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie fought largely by Rhode Islanders on the American side was commemorated with many celebrations taking place in Detroit. Here Almy writes to one of the participants in these ceremonies: "We had the great pleasure in September last of reading in the New York Times many extracts from your very grand & elegant Poem delivered in that month on the ever memorable anniversary of Perry's gallant achievement on Lake Erie." Almy asks for a copy of Duffield's poem noting "We do want it exceedingly. I am myself a real genuine Rhode Islander -- proud of my State & of the glorious men who have given it its reputation. I have in my parlor a very fine likeness of the Hero of Erie and besides recollect his personal appearance well. I saw him receive the welcome of our native town Newport on his return from Erie. And now Sir will you do us the favor to furnish us with your whole Poem. If it is published in pamphlet form we hope you will pardon us for asking for 2 copies as we want one for my Brother who is a Lt. in the Navy & who was delighted with what he read of your brilliant effort." Interestingly the sailing master of the brig "Somers" one of Perry's fleet was a Rhode Islander named Thomas C. Almy -- likely a relative of William E. An intriguing piece. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 29372
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GABRESKI Francis S. "Gabby" 1919 2002
Photograph Signed
Famed American World War Two fighter pilot the fifth leading American ace. PS 18�" X 25" n.p. n.y. 1989. Fine. Noted aviation artist J.G. Keck signs and numbers this print #146 of an edition of 500 in pencil below a blind-embossed inner margin. A handsome closeup portrait of Gabreski in full flight gear oxygen mask hanging at his neck his squadron insignia and slogan "Ready and Waiting" behind his shoulder. Within a blind-embossed rectange below this striking likeness Gabreski signs boldly in pencil. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20842
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COLLINS J. Lawton 1896 1987
Typed Note Signed
American Army general known as "Lightning Joe"; Army chief of Staff from 1949 to 1953; commander of American Army forces in Korea. TNS 1p 8" X 10�" Washington DC 1957 May 11. Addressed to B.M. Jeffris. Fine. Thanks the president of the Parker Pen Company "for sending me the fine Parker 61 on my sixty-first birthday." Comes with a 1953 news agency 7" X 9" photograph of Collins. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 13915
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GAMBIER James 1756 1833
Free-Franked Envelope
The first Baron Gambier was a noted naval commander; he was the first to break the French line in Howe's victory he led the bombardment of Copenhagen and the 1807 capture of the Danish fleet and he negotiated the 1814 peace with the U.S.; in 1830 he was named admiral of the fleet. Free-franked front portion of envelope irregular 4�" X 2�" tipped to slightly larger sheet Uxbridge England 1825 February 11. Very good. Faint red circular "Free" postal cancellation. Addressed in his hand to "The Revd. T.T. Becher / Southwell / Notts:e" and signed simply "Gambier" at lower left. A handsome piece. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 16155
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PLUNKETT Charles P. 1864 1931
Partly-Printed Autograph Document Signed
Rear admiral to whom the U.S. Navy entrusted its transatlantic flight operation of May-June 1919. Partly-printed ADS 1p 7 3/4" X 3" Washington DC 1905 July 10. Near fine. Check drawn on the Riggs National Bank made out to himself in the amount of forty dollars. Handsome bank vignette at left; usual cancellation holes not affecting signature. Endorsed again on the verso thus signed a total of three times. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 20846
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RIDGWAY Matthew B. 1895 1993
Typed Note Signed
Famed World War Two Army general who commanded one of the first airborne divisions formed -- one of the first to parachute into the D-Day invasion of Normany in June 1944. TNS 1p 10 3/4" X 7�" Pittsburgh PA 1985 June 1. Addressed to noted philatelic author Herman "Pat" Herst Jr. Near fine. Original mailing folds. Mentions meeting Herst some years earlier at one of Herst's New York stamp auctions. Signed simply "Matt." With original envelope. One of the last of the WW2 biggies. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22706
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SCOTT G. Herbert 1888 1930
Autograph Letter Signed
British airship commander the first to use a British airship on patrol in World War One and the first to make a transatlantic airship flight in 1919. ALS 2pp single leaf 4�" X 7�" Cardington England 1930 February 25. Addressed to the librarian of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Near fine. Single original mailing fold. Blind-embossed crest. Boldly penned in blue fountain pen from the "Royal Airship Works" Scott transmits "the 'Royal Aeronautical Society' Journal of November 1929 not present which include a copy of the lecture I gave before the Society on the subject of 'Handling & Mooring of Airships'." Handsomely signed in full. Scott was killed eight months later in the spectacular crash of the airship R 101 in northern France -- which signaled the end of Britain's interest in dirigibles. Extremely scarce in this form especially with dirigible content. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 24406
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HALL Nathan Kelsey 1810 74
Letter Signed
Millard Fillmore's law partner as a young man became President Fillmore's postmaster general in 1850 serving honestly and ably until 1852 at which point the outgoing president named him federal judge in northern New York a post he filled until his death on March 2 -- six days later his old friend Fillmore died and their graves lie practically side by side at the same cemetery in Buffalo. LS 1p 6�" X 8" "Post Office Department" Washington DC 1851 December 1. Addressed "To all whom it may concern." Very good. Several small mysterious darkened areas visible though not terribly disfiguring. Interesting official-sounding note on pale blue stationery noting that "The bearer Eugene Vandeventer is a Special Agent of this Department and travels by my direction upon its business. Therefore Postmasters Mail Contractors and all others in the service of the Post Office Department will regard and aid him accordingly." Circular blind-embossed Post Office seal at lower left. Usual enormous scrawled signature in dark brown ink. One wonders what unspecified postal business this "Special Agent" may have been undertaking. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 28722
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FULLER Ida May 1874 1975
Signed First Day Cover
On January 4 1940 this Brattleboro Vermont resident became the first U.S. citizen to receive a monthly Social Security check -- $22.54; she only paid in $24.75 to the system but by the time of her death had collected $22888.92. Signed First Day Cover 5�" X 3�" cancelled in Washington DC on 26 September 1964 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Preprinted 4-cent "Social Security" postage at upper right. Near fine. Mild age toning on verso. On the verso alas! of this printed postal card Fuller signs boldly and in full in blue ballpoint. Original transmittal envelope also present cancelled 17 October 1974 -- weeks after her September 6th 100th birthday and three months before her January 1974 death. A very scarce signature. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 24312
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DAVENPORT John ? ?
Autograph Document Signed fragmentary
Revolutionary War officer and early member of Congress. Fragmentary ADS 1p 5�" X 5�" Stamford Connecticut 17 June. Good. Clean and legible but archivally strengthened on verso at separating folds with edge chips along the bottom. Portion of a legal document a letter of attorney. Interesting and even fairly attractive despite condition. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22699
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OLIVER Paul A. 1830 1912
Autograph Letter Signed
This Union officer a brevet general awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor is credited with inventing dynamite circa 1866 independently from Alfred Nobel; he invented other explosive manufacturing processes as well and from 1868 to 1903 operated an explosives plant in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Handsome ALS 1p 5�" X 9" Oliver's Mills PA 1903 June 10. Addressed to Captain Isaac P. Gregg who was in charge of gathering appropriate noteworthies for the dedication of an equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker. Very good. Slight age toning. On black-bordered mourning stationery Oliver thanks Gregg "that I shall be so generously provided for. at the Brunswick Hotel. I cannot say what train I will come on but I will find my way to the Hotel in the afternoon or evening without difficulty." A dyn-o-mite example! unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22624
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SCHLEY Winfield Scott 1839 1909
Signature
American naval officer most famed for leading the Arctic mission to rescue survivors of the Greely expedition; in the Spanish-American War he commanded the Battle of Santiago. Handsome signature and rank "Rear Admiral U.S.N." heavy stock 3�" X 2�" n.p. n.d. Very good. Light age toning; minor mounting trace on verso. Accompanied by a near fine 4 3/4" X 8" vintage ca. 1898 book illustration a head-and-shoulders portrait of Schley in uniform. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 22735
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BUCHER Lloyd M. 1927 2004
Photograph Signed
American naval commander whose ill-fated vessel the USS "Pueblo" was captured off the coast of North Korea in 1968 with he and his crew imprisoned and tortured for many months. PS 8" X 10�" n.p. n.d. Fine. Handsome formal portrait of Bucher in dress uniform boldly signed on the blank lower margin; below his signature he adds rank "CDR USN". A choice example. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 14194
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PARIS Comte de Louis Philippe Albert Orleans 1838 94
Letter Signed
Pretender to the throne of France who served as a captain on McClellan's staff during the Civil War and later relinquished his family's claim to the throne; author of "Histoire de la guerre civile en Am�rique" 1874-89. LS in French 1p 5�" X 8�" n.p. n.d. Very good. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 24796
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HARMON Ernest N. 1894 1979
Inscribed Photograph Signed
This American Army officer -- one of the most decorated ever -- commanded the First Armored Division in the North African and Italian campaigns of World War Two. IPS 7" X 10" n.p. n.d. 1973. Fine. A fine color photograph of Harmon in uniform housed in a photographer's presentation folder. On the matte beneath the portrait he inscribes it "To Terry Wilson / Best success to you in your Army / career. / E.N. Harmon / Maj Gen. U.S. Army Class 1917 / U.S.M.A." Very unusual -- seldom seen. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 26481
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