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RED FOX Chief William 1870 1976. RED FOX Georgia ? ? and RED FOX WW. ? ? W. W.
Unsigned Color Photograph / Autograph Note Signed / Typed Note Signed
This Oglala Lakota Sioux actor and Indian rights activist the nephew of legendary Sioux warrior Crazy Horse appeared in many silent Western films of the teens and '20s; he was discovered in 1893 by Buffalo Bill Cody at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota where he was recruiting for his Wild West Show and began at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago at one memorable appearance in London in 1905 Red Fox "scalped" King Edward VII in a stagecoach robbery scene. Three items: First a color postcard photograph of Red Fox 3�" X 5�" n.p. n.y. Fine. Half-length portrait of the Chief in old age in full Native American dress. Sent out by Red Fox to admirers with printed text on verso noting "Chief William Red Fox is a living page from history. He recalls the Custer Massacre led by his Uncle Crazy Horse." Second an ANS from the Chief's wife Georgia Red Fox. On the inside message panel of a color printed 3�" X 6�". Fine. Below a printed Christmas message she boldly pens "Georgia Red Fox / God bless you and / Keep you. / All our love to / you" in blue ballpoint. And third a TNS from the Chief's son W.W. 1p 8�" X 8�" n.p. n.y. Near fine. Cordial note to an admirer of the Chief's reading in part: "My father was deeply impressed by your letter. He can no longer see to write and to read but he sends his respects to you for the good work you are doing and his wish that the children grow in strength and wisdom under your guidance. Tell the children to keep up their faith in God in their country and in you sir. They are sure to come through their darkest periods with these attitudes." Signed boldly in full in blue ballpoint. An interesting trio of items. unknown
Bookseller reference : 34189
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AICARD Jean 1848 1921
Autograph Manuscript Signed
This well-known French poet novelist and playwright was elected member of the Acad�mie fran�aise in 1909; his home at La Garde on the French Riviera is now a museum. AMS 20pp rectos only. 8" X 10 3/4" n.p. n.y. ca. 1890. Very good to near fine. Custom bound in half grey cloth with gilt spine lettering and marbled paper over boards. Binding is very good showing mild edgewear. Holograph manuscript for "La Noel du petit Jean" penned boldly in black ink on heavy stock leaves and boldly signed at the conclusion. Clearly a working draft for it contains crossouts insertions and corrections throughout. Apparently this was a novel for the journal "Bulletin Bibliographique" and other scholarly sources of 1890-91 list an Aicard work by this title one even noting 754 pages -- though perhaps these are lists of works in progress for no published novel by this title can be found. To confuse matters further the gilt title of this bound manuscript notes "1909" although this could be an error or simply the year this was bound. After the closing signature on the final leaf Aicard pens the address of the "journal le Figaro" in Paris. An intriguing manuscript worthy of further research. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34183
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MacLEISH Archibald 1892 1982
Signature
As if being a prolific poet playwright and writer weren't enough -- winning Pulitzer Prizes in 1933 1952 and 1958 along the way as well as a National Book Award and numerous others -- this man of letters was appointed Librarian of Congress in 1939 and despite his lack of a library science degree he reorganized and revolutionized that unwieldy behemoth before departing in 1944; oh yes he also squeezed in a career as an attorney and as writing professor at Harvard. "MacLeish / Conway Mass / 01341" in bold black fineline on a 3�" X 1" blue-bordered address label n.p. n.y. ca. 1970. In MacLeish's usual tiny script. unknown
Bookseller reference : 34192
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OSTROWSKI Johnny 1917 92
Signature and Inscription
This third baseman and leftfielder debuted with the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and over the next seven seasons also played for the Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Bold "To Larry / Johnny Ostrowski" in black fineline on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Very good. Slight smudge on last two letters of "Larry" else fine and clean. Nice later life example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33303
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VICO George "Sam" 1923 94
Signature
This long-time minor league player debuted with the Detroit Tigers in 1948 playing first base there until 1949. Handsome signature in black fineline heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33300
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NIEMAN Elmer L. "Butch" 1918 93
Signature
The Boston Braves witnessed the debut of this leftfielder in 1943 where he played until 1945. Signature in black ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33302
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WEBB William F. "Bill" 1913 94
Signature
This one game -- indeed one inning! -- Major League pitcher both debuted and retired with the Philadelphia Phillies on May 15 1943. Large full signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock lined 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. A large fun example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33299
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LOHRMAN Bill 1913 99
Signature
Some credit this pitcher with inventing the slider though others such as Chief Bender are also cited; Lohrman debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1934 but his heyday was with the New York Giants from 1937 to 1941; he also played for the St. Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds before retiring in 1944. Bold handsome signature and "New York Giants" in black ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Fine. Great example signed later in life. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33304
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STALLCUP Virgil 1922 89
Signature and Inscription
Nicknamed "Red" this shortstop debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in 1947 later playing for the St. Louis Browns until 1953. Handsome "Best Wishes! / Virgil Stallcup" in blue ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Fine. Attractive later life example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33301
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LUCAS Frederick W. 1903 87
Signature and Inscription
This outfielder and pinch hitter debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1935. Handsome "Best Wishes / Freddie Lucas" in blue ink heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33305
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JONES Earl "Lefty" 1919 89
Signature
This lefty pitched for the St. Louis Browns in 1945. Bold signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. Nice later life example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33298
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JONES William Gore 1826 88
Signature
This Officer with the Royal Navy served with distinction in the Crimean War; in 1864 he took command of the "HMS Princess Royal" and in 1879 was appointed commander-in-chief of East Indies Station. Bold full signature and "Rear Admiral" in brown ink heavy stock 4�" X 2 3/4" n.p. n.y. Near fine. A handsome later life example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33230
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WASHBURN William B. 1820 87
Signature
This Massachusetts politician served that state as Republican representative 1863-71 governor 1871-74 and senator 1874-75. Bold signature in gaudy purple ink heavy stock 3" X 2" card n.p. n.y. Very good. Slightly age toned; mounting traces on verso. Nice example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33233
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FERBER Edna 1887 1968
Typed Note Signed
Pulitzer Prize-winning for novel "So Big" 1924 American novelist and short story writer often remembered for "Giant" 1952; wrote "Show Boat" with George S. Kaufman. TNS 1p 6" X 7" New York NY 1953 May 1. Addressed to Frances F. Nielsen. Near fine. Single faint horizontal fold. On imprinted "E. Ferber" letterhead Ferber writes this Chicago literary lady "My thanks for thinking of me in connection with the luncheon to be given in honor of Fanny Butcher. I am one of the many who love and admire her and I wish I could accept your invitation to be one of those at the Speakers Table." Large bold signature in black ink. Butcher 1888-1987 was the noted "Chicago Tribune" literary editor. unknown
Bookseller reference : 33010
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SKOBEL Sammy
Semka
Aurora IL: Caroline House Publishers 1982. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red paper over boards dust jacket. 232pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Some jacket edgewear. Memoir by this legally blind Chicagoan who became a roller derby legend and hall of famer nicely inscribed in another hand and boldly signed by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page "To Danny / A winner is never a / quitter and a quitter / never wins -- / Hall of Famer / Sammy Skobel." Laid in is Skobel's business card and several p.r. sheets about him. Caroline House Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33038 ISBN : 0898031087 9780898031089
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KINCAID Nanci
Balls
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1998. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff red laminated wrappers. 396pp 2pp . Near fine. Tight handsome advance review copy of this novel about the world of women's college baseball set in Alabama -- this copy nicely signed and inscribed by the author in blue fineline on the title page: "For Gregg / Best / Nanci Kincaid." Uncommon in this form. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill paperback
Bookseller reference : 33114 ISBN : 1565121783 9781565121782
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RANKIN Henry B. 1837 1927
Partly-Printed Document Signed
This Springfield attorney clerked under Lincoln and is well known for his popular 1916 account "Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln." Partly-Printed DS 1p 8�" X 4" Petersburg IL 1889 July 31. Very good. Routine and unnoticeable cancellation slashes. Handsome printed check drawn on the First National Bank with a nice engraved vignette of that institution at left. Filled out and signed by cashier James M. Robbins to Rankin in the amount of $500.00. Rankin signs boldly in full on the verso and above his endorsement also pens "Pay order Mrs. Mary A. Witwer." Two purple inkstamped bank seals also on verso not affecting signature. Intriguing check for what was at that time a considerable sum. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32881
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MILLER Ann D.
Matadors of Mexico
Globe AZ: Dale Stuart King 1961. Hardcover. Illustrations by Harold A. Wolfinbarger Jr. Small 4to. Brown pictorial glazed cloth pictorial dust jacket. xii 307pp. Numerous illustrations line drawings map endpapers. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear with several small edge chips mainly at head and tail of spine. First edition as tight and handsome as these matador's pants. Biographies of these famed Mexican bullfighters with a choice autograph addition: Tipped to the half-title page is a 3�" X 2" heavy card boldly signed and inscribed by one of this book's subjects in black ink: "afectuosamente de / su amigo / Manuel Capetillo." Capetillo 1926-2009 is the fifth matador profiled in this well-known chronicle pp. 75-87. Most unusual. Dale Stuart King hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32929
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COTTEN Joseph 1905 94
Photograph Signed
The magnificent-voiced football player turned actor starred in numerous films over several decades "Gaslight" "Duel in the Sun" "Portrait of Jennie" and "September Affair" among them but never eclipsed his role as Holly Martins in Orson Welles' 1941 classic "Citizen Kane." Color PS heavy stock 14" X 36" n.p. n.d. Very good. Mild edgewear; three original horizontal folds visible but not weakened. Original 1947 RKO Radio Pictures poster for the film "The Farmer's Daughter" starring Cotten Loretta Young and Ethel Barrymore. Center scene shows city slicker Cotten full length in suit and tie leaning against a split rail fence wooing country gal Young a farmstead in the background. Caption across the top reads "The Funniest Story / About the Farmer's / Daughter. / Since the Farmer's Daughter / went to town!!" Bottom third is largely large colorful text main cast title supporting cast. Across the bottom of his pants leg in thick black marker Cotten signs large and bold. An excellent later life signature circa 1980 on a superb vintage item. A wonderful display piece -- most unusual to find this signed. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32572
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WILLEY Henry Ide 1850 1913
Signature and Salutation
The first Surveyor General of California actually born in that state elected 1882 and 1884 was this civil engineer -- arguably the first Anglo American child BORN in the state of California! Some source cite John Gregg Nichols in 1851 the first Anglo American born in Los Angeles but Willey precedes him. Large and bold "Your Sincere friend / Henry Ide Willey" on a 7" X 1" slip likely clipped off an ALS n.p. n.y. Near fine. Faintly age toned. A superb example of this most unusual and scarce signature. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32501
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LYMAN Hart 1851 1927
Signature and Salutation
The third editor of the "New York Tribune" the first being Horace Greeley the second Whitelaw Reid joined that venerable publication in 1876 and was named editor-in-chief in 1905 serving until 1913. On a clipped 5 3/4" X 2" slip the editor boldly pens in black fountain pen: "With best wishes for your / prosperity and happiness / I am / Very sincerely Yours / Hart Lyman." Near fine. Two pinholes at upper left not affecting text. Also present is the similarly-sized masthead from the same letterhead sheet the inscription was clipped bearing a printed "New York Tribune" and dated by Lyman 9 January 1910. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32490
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COLT James D. 1816 81
Autograph Letter Signed
One of the most highly regarded attorneys in the U.S. was this Massachusetts lawyer who was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Bench in 1865 where his reputation as a formidable jurist increased; committed suicide with a revolver but whether it was a Colt we do not know. ALS 1p lined 5�" X 8�" lettersheet Boston MA 1874 October 6. Addressed to "Col. Lathers" -- surely Richard Lathers 1821-1903 noted Charleston and later New York merchant banker diplomat and insurance and railroad executive. On stationery bearing a blind-embossed heading of "Tremont House / Boston" Boston's famous and pioneering hotel Colt pens a friend in his sloppy scrawl. In part: "How I should like to dine with you these October days -- & especially on the last day of show that best of all holidays in the year. Sorry not to have your address on agriculture sorry to be held up here But so it is." unknown
Bookseller reference : 32507
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BUCKINGHAM William A. 1804 75
Signature and Salutation
Connecticut's Civil War governor 1858-66 also served that state in the Senate 1869-75 and as mayor of Norwich 1849-50 1956-57. Large and typically bold "Yours Truly" and full signature in thick black ink on a lined 5" X 2 3/4" slip n.p. n.y. Near fine. Lovely example with his usual bold paraph. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32491
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OWENS John A. 1823 86
Signature and Inscribed Calling Card
One of the 19th century most influential theatrical managers was also one of its wealthiest a pioneering popular comic actor who debuted in Philadelphia in 1840 toured the country and was noted for the Yankee characters and other eccentrics he perfected. Superb signature and inscription on the verso of his printed "John E. Owens" calling card heavy stock 3�" X 1 3/4". Near fine. Faintly age toned. Handsomely and boldly penned in his fine tight script the actor writes: "Aigburth Vale / Baltimore County / M-d. / Edward B Cook Esq / Better late / than never Yours truly / John E. / Owens. / June 30 '73." Aigburth Vale was Owens' famed country home designed by architects Niermsee and Neilson in 1868 and "Better Late Than Never" was one of Owens' popular comedies. A great example on an appropriate item. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32493
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WHITTLESEY Elisha 1783 1863
Signature
William Henry Harrison's military and private secretary during the War of 1812 was an Ohio representative 1823-38 and was named First Comptroller of the Currency by Zachary Taylor in 1849 through 1857 serving again under Lincoln from 1861 to 1863. Clipped full signature in black ink 3" X 1�" slip tipped to slightly larger heavy sheet n.p. n.y. Below a handsome printed "Treasury Department / Official Business" and above a small printed "First Comptroller" Whittlesey signs large and bold. Very good. Paper clip rust stain at upper left. Interesting example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32495
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FEINSTEIN John
A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company 1986. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth spine and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xv 311pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Later 8th printing tight and nice. Macmillan Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32519
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GRANGER Stewart 1913 93
Inscribed Photograph Signed
British leading man of the 1930s through '60s in films such as "King Solomon's Mines" 1950 and "Beau Brummell" 1954. IPS heavy stock 8" X 10" n.p. n.d. ca. 1980. Fine. Striking glossy closeup of a thoughtful middle-aged Granger chin resting on crossed arms boldly and curiously inscribed and signed across his forearm "For 10010 S. Green / Stewart Granger" in black fineline. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32557
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MASSEY Raymond 1896 1983
Inscribed Photograph Signed
One of the best and most popular interpreters of Abraham Lincoln on the screen "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" 1939 this Canadian-born American actor starred in many features from the 1930s through the 1960s. IPS 6�" X 5" n.p. n.y. Fine. Neatly tipped to heavy card stock. Book photograph a matte finish black-and-white scene from the 1945 film "God Is My Co-Pilot" showing in uniform as Major General Claire L. Chennault with Dennis King as Colonel Robert Lee Scott Jr. and a group of American servicemen. In a light area near the bottom center he boldly signs and inscribes in black fineline: "To Terry Kocsett / with best wishes / Raymond Massey." unknown
Bookseller reference : 32429
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MacPHERSON William 1756 1813
Autograph Note Signed
This Philadelphian resigned his commission as lieutenant with the British army at the outbreak of the American Revolution to join the Pennsylvania militia rising through the ranks to brigadier general and serving as aide to Major General Benjamin Lincoln; in the "Whiskey Rebellion" he commanded a volunteer battalion nicknamed "MacPherson's Blues" which served under Washington's command and proved invaluable earning high commendations from Washington and Lafayette; his brother Captain John MacPherson was the first Philadelphian of note killed in the Revolutionary War. ANS 1p 6" X 3�" Stanton 1812 June 13. Addressed to W. Wager. Very good. Not faded but penned in a rather thin light ink easily readable. "Please to let the Bearer have a Gallon of your best old Brandy." An attractive example and rather uncommon. Pencilled notes on verso also include the interesting aside that this document was "Presented by Herr Simon Gratz April 20/79." Simon Gratz 1838-1925 was a noted Philadelphia attorney and philanthropist -- but more importantly was an important autograph collector author of such popular works as "A Book About Autographs" 1920. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32206
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MORRIS Willie
Always Stand in Against the Curve and Other Sports Stories
Oxford MS: Yoknapatawpha Press 1983. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth price-clipped dust jacket. x 116pp. Illustrations. Fine/very good. Jacket ever-so-slightly rubbed. A superbly tight and attractive first edition -- and boldly signed by Morris in black fineline on the front flyleaf. The renowned Mississippi author 1934-99 waxes poetic in these six personal essays about baseball and basketball; the football novella "The Fumble" also appears here. Yoknapatawpha Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32288
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De GRAZIA Ted
Ah Ha Toro
Flagstaff: Northland Press 1967. Hardcover. 4to. Cream cloth pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. Ca. 50pp. Color plates line drawings. Near fine/near fine. An absolutely superb first edition of this slim but stunning collection of this renowned Arizona painter illustrator and graphic artist 1909-82 whose vibrant colors and near abstract style here reminds one of LeRoy Neiman. The front flyleaf bears a huge inscription and signature from the author/artist in brown fineline: "To Louella & Joe / ole / De Grazia / Arizona / USA / 1968." An exceptional copy of this uncommon title. Northland Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32323
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McCONNAUGHEY George C. 1897 1966
Typed Letter Signed
This Ohio republican was named chairman of the powerful Federal Communications Commission by President in Eisenhower in 1954 but resigned in 1957 in the face of bribery charges involving the awarding of television channels in Miami and Pittsburgh. TLS 1p 6 3/4" X 9" Washington DC 1956 February 13. Addressed to Bruno J. Gianetti. Very good. Single 1" scotch tape stain not affecting text and mounting traces on verso. On Federal Communications Commission letterhead a fun letter to the parents of a boy named George: "By George I think you have a Capitol idea even though I make no claim to fame. If I can improve as much as your little George grows in stature by the time he is old enough to understand your book his name could be mor exemplary. At least you have furnished me with an additional incentive to not let George do it alone. I have a son named George too who is also working to add meaning to the name. Since I understand George whether large or small I know that your George will get my message because he is wired for sound too." Bold full signature in blue fountain pen. A gracious and thoughtful response; unfortunately despite his lofty language McConnaughey would be resigning under questionable circumstances about a year later. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32188
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McKESSON & ROBBINS
Autograph Document unsigned
Wholesale drug company McKesson & Robbins was founded as Olcott & McKesson in 1833 in New York City becoming McKesson & Robbins in 1853; in 1938 the company became synonymous with corporate scandal when it was discovered that the then-owner was a two-time convicted felon using a phony name who had used the company in illegal operations and had cooked the books to inflate its supposed $87 million in assets; the scandal forced the SEC to impose reforms regarding corporate governing and auditing. Partly-printed AD unsigned 1p 8�" X 18�" New York NY 1860 September 28. Very good. 3/4" mounting strip runs down left edge of blank verso. This invoice on lined stock features McKesson & Robbins elaborate letterhead "Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Drugs Chemicals Paints Dyes & c." at the top and lithographed likeness of the company's headquarters at "Nos. 91 & 93 Fulton St. and 82 & 84 Ann St." at left. Issued to Joseph Hodgson of Columbia Virginia the handwritten portion consists of a lengthy list of products shipped "per Schooner care Bridgeport & Co. Richmond" and including such items as Aqua Ammonia Hive Syrup Castor Oil Leather Varnish Meigs Breast Pumps Richardsons Syringes Dry White Lead pure Pow'd Arsenic Pow'd Cream Tartar and many others with a column for quantity and another for cost the grand total including insurance and shipping coming to $114.22. A fascinating inventory of what one might have found at a Civil War-era druggist's shop -- and an interesting artifact from a firm that 78 years later became embroiled in one of the largest financial scandals of the 20th century. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32185
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NOWLAN George C. 1898 1965
Typed Note Signed
This noted Canadian member of Parliament Progressive Conservative Party also served as Minister of National Revenue and later as Minister of Finance 1962-63 under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. TNS 1p 8" X 9�" Ottawa Canada 1958 February 5. Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Bruno J. Gianetti. Very good. Minor original folds none weakened -- overall clean and handsome. On letterhead of "Minister of National Revenue" Nowlan transmits a photograph not present to a couple with an unusual autograph collecting focus: Famous people named George! "I very much appreciate and am highly flattered by your suggestion that my photograph will add encouragement and inspiration to young George" writes Nowlan. "I am sure that your hopes for him will one day be fulfilled and that other young Georges will one day be asking for his photograph." Large bold full signature. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32193
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RIVINGTON James 1724 1802
Autograph Document Signed / Unsigned Portrait
This English-born American bookseller and publisher was controversial during the American Revolution for his suspected Tory sympathies especially since he published the "New York Gazetteer" even returning to England briefly early during the war; but it's believed he was actually a spy for the Americans and smuggled messages to General Washington printed on thin paper bound into the covers of books. ADS 2pp separate leaves 7 3/4" X 6" and 7 3/4" X 7�" New York NY 1789 September 10-11. Very good. Mild bit of age toning slight bit of soiling. First leaf in Rivington's hand records a real estate transaction verbatim with line breaks included: "James Rivington & wife / to / Benj: Moore / deed & Release Sept: 10 & 11 1789. / Recd. -- Lib:45. p529 -- & Lib:46. p221. -- / 16 ac. 2 roads & 32 paas.-- Between Green- / -wich Road & the River -- South of / Mary Clarke's land. --" The second leaf in another and neater hand notes: "Abstract of Title to two Lots of Ground on the North-Easterly side of Twenty first Street in the 12th Ward of the City of New York distinguished on the plot beneath by the numbers 1 & 2." Below this is a well-drafted plat map showing land parcels between "9th Av." at left "8th Ave." at right "22d St" at top and "21. St." at bottom -- with the two lots in question here neatly marked "1" and "2" in the lower right area of this block. The purchaser here was Bishop BENJAMIN MOORE 1748-1816 the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and president of Columbia College -- best remembered as the father of Clement C. Moore 1779-1863 the scholar who penned the immortal poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1823. Bishop Moore and his son owned a number of properties in this area mostly in the Chelsea Historic District slightly north of the two lots he purchased from Rivington. A scarce document with interesting connections. Accompanied by a superb and itself scarce vintage steel-engraved portrait heavy stock 7" X 10�" n.p. n.y. mid-19th century. Fine. A bold and handsome head-and-shoulders portrait of Rivington gazing intently at the viewer looking rather like Washington himself engraved by A.H. Ritchie. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32194
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COSELL Howard
What's Wrong with Sports
Norwalk: The Easton Press 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full black calf with decorative gilt compartments. 349pp. All edges gilt. Watered silk endpapers sewn-in silk page marker. Near fine. First of this edition signed large and bold by Cosell in blue fineline on an inner flyleaf. The Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32031
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WILLIAMS Harrison A. Jr. 1919 2001
Photograph Signed
The first U.S. senator to serve tim in prison in almost a century was this New Jersey Democrat who served as representive 1953-57 and senator 1959-82 before being convicted for bribe-taking in the Abscam scandal and resigning his senate seat before being expelled. Color PS 3�" X 5�" n.p. n.y. ca. 1970. Near fine. Picture postcard -- never mailed with address and message portions blank. Head-and-shoulders portait in suit and tie signed in blue fineline in a darkish area at lower right: "Best wishes / Harrison A Williams / USS." Contrast fair but not great. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32005
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BROWN John Carter 1934 2002
Signed First Day Cover
This American museum director oversaw the U.S. National Gallery of Art from 1969 to 1992 and made it the renowned institution it is today. Signed First Day Cover 6�" X 3�" cancelled in Washington DC on 17 September 1965 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 5-cent "John Copley American Artist" stamp at upper right. Fine. Left side bears fine printed Art Craft cachet "Honoring John Singleton Copley 1737-1815" cachet. At upper center above the cancellation Sloan signs his usual small stylized signature in black fountain pen. A superb example of this influential figure's signature on an appropriate cover. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31764
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CLEMENS Cyril 1902 99
Partly-Printed Autograph Document Signed
This self-styled "nephew" of Mark Twain was actually his third cousin twice removed but nevertheless made a career of editing and publishing sentimental scholarly questionable works about Samuel Clemens such as "Gold Rush Days with Mark Twain" 1930 "Mark Twain and Mussolini" 1934 "My Cousin Mark Twain" 1939 and "Young Sam Clemens" 1942 along with editing the "Mark Twain Quarterly" upon its establishment in 1936 and founding the International Mark Twain Society. Partly-Printed ADS 1p 6�" X 2 3/4" Kirkwood Missouri 1967 January 15. Check drawn on the First Security Bank in Kirkwood on pale blue stock filled out and signed entirely in Clemens' large bold hand in black fineline made out to John Dos Passos in the amount of five dollars. Usual red inkstamped cancellation. Near fine. DOS PASSOS 1896-1970 was the prolific American novelist best known for his "U.S.A." trilogy. He boldly endorses the check on the verso in blue ballpoint. An interesting pairing of literary figures. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31816
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SKOBEL Sammy
Semka
Aurora IL: Caroline House Publishers 1982. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red paper over boards dust jacket. 232pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket edgewear. Story of this legally blind Chicagoan who became a roller derby legend and hall of famer nicely inscribed in another hand and boldly signed by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page "Only those who can / see the invisible / can achieve the / impossible / Sammy Skobel." Caroline House Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31841 ISBN : 0898031087 9780898031089
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WALDEN Walter 1870 ?
Autograph Manuscript Signed
Hardcover. This author specialized in spinning yarns for young adults in such books as "Boy Scouts Afloat; or Scouting on the Mississippi in a House Boat" 1918 "Boy Scouts Courageous: Stories of Scout Valor and Daring" 1918 and "The Hidden Islands" 1920. AMS 1p 8�" X 11" n.p. n.y. Near fine. On custom letterhead Walden neatly prints the name of his latest novel -- "The Voodoo Gold Trail / by / Walter Walden" -- plus title of the first chapter and a lengthy section of the first couple paragraphs signing a second time boldly at the conclusion. While the admirer who wrote him requested an actual working manuscript page Walden instead has neatly written out this passage -- though likely he copied it off of his original manuscript for it bears words and phrases which he's crossed out. From the collection of Albert Johannsen author of "The House of Beadle and Adams and Its Dime and Nickel Novels" University of Oklahoma Press 1950 the definitive reference work and bibliography on the subject. Johannsen's original 8�" X 11" file folder bearing his printed "Collection of Albert Johannsen" label partly filled in by Johannsen accompanies this item. Also present is a copy of "The Voodoo Gold Trail" Boston: Small Maynard & Company 1922 a very good first edition of this small 8vo volume in blue cloth. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31845
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COLE William Carey 1868 1935
Signature and Inscription
This U.S. Navy officer distingiushed himself in the Spanish-American War and World War One where he earned the Navy Cross holding various important offices until retirement in 1932. Bold and handsome "W.C. Cole / Rear Admiral U.S. Navy / 8 Jany. '32 / I too am a Chicago boy" in black ink on a 5�" X 1 3/4" slip. Near fine. Handsome example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31888
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THORNTON Edward 1817 1906
Signature
This well-traveled English diplomat served in South America Turkey and Russia but is mainly remembered for his long stint as minister to the United States 1867-81 in which capacity he served on the commission on the Alabama Claims in 1871 and as arbitrator in the commission on the Mexican and United States Claims 1873. Nice signature in black ink 3" X 1 3/4" slip n.p. n.y. Near fine. Attractive example. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31889
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CONNER Dennis
Comeback: My Race for the America's Cup.; Foreword by Walter Cronkite
New York: St. Martin's Press 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xv 239pp. Frontispiece color illustrations diagrams. Near fine/near fine. Tight and lovely first edition inscribed and signed large and bold by the author in black fineline on the half-title page: "Stuart / Best wishes! / Dennis Conner." St. Martin's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31941
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RESTON James Jr.
Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti
Norwalk: The Easton Press 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full green calf with decorative gilt compartments. ix 326pp. All edges gilt. Illustrations. Watered silk endpapers sewn-in silk page marker. Near fine. Special Easton Press bookplate on inner flyleaf. First of this edition signed large and bold by Reston in blue fineline on an inner flyleaf. The Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31935
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CHARLES IX 1550 74
Document Signed
When France's King Henry II died in 1559 and his sickly 15-year-old heir Francis II followed the next year the throne went to 10-year-old Charles Maximilian who became Charles IX; his mother Catherine de' Medici dominated his reign which is noted for the Wars of Religion and for the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. Partial vellum DS 1p 11" X 8" n.p. n.y. September 1570 lightly pencilled in another hand. Very good. Folds and mild bit of wear evident but overall handsome and boldly penned. Though penned in difficult early French which is to modern French what Elizabethan English is to modern English and not accompanied by a translation this is a probate approval legal document. Below six lines of finely penned legalese Charles signs at left with his usual enormous signature in a different and somewhat lighter ink. Below this appears another sentence in a large flamboyant hand which appears to refer to Provence and huge ornate signature of an official. This atmospheric piece has been archivally free-floated against a cream matte with a surrounding raised cream matte framed in a contemporary 1" walnut frame overall dimensions 18�" X 16". A beautiful display item. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31963
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GOTTSCHALK Alfred LM. 1873 1918 L. M.
Autograph Note Signed
This newspaper correspondent turned diplomat served as U.S. Consul to Callao 1903-05 and U.S. Consul General in Callao 1905-06 Mexico City 1906-08 and Rio de Janeiro 1914-17; he died along with 305 crew and sailors when the U.S. Navy ship "Cyclops" sank mysteriously in the North Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to Baltimore during World War One its wreckage never found. ANS 1p 4�" X 7" Delhi India 1909 December 6. Addressed to the Treasurer of Washington D.C.'s Cosmos Club. Near fine. On a pale green lettersheet Gottschalk tells the treasurer of this prestigious club "I take pleasure in enclosing my cheque for $15.00 for dues as a non-resident member for the calendar year 1910." Boldly and handsomely penned in black ink. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31966
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HANLEY Ellen 1926 2007
Signed Program
Hardcover. This stage actress debuted as "Mary" in "Annie Get Your Gun" in 1946 and is often remembered for playing Fiorello H. LaGuardia's first wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Fiorello!" in 1959. Signed program 5�" X 8�" 16pp Boston MA 1947 March 11. Near fine. Program for the Colonial Theatre's production of "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" written by Max Schulman and directed by George Abbott starring Nancy Walker and Red Buttons. Front cover depicts Nancy Walker and Billy Redfield and at the bottom of this Hanley signs large and bold in green ink. Hanley portrayed Clothilde Pfefferkorn as the cast list page shows and for this early effort she won a Theater World award. Nice piece from early in her career. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31967
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BIDDULPH Sir Thomas 1809 78
Autograph Note Signed third person
This British army officer major 7th Light Dragoons and courtier was appointed master of her majesty's household in 1861 and in 1866 named one of the joint keepers of her majesty's privy purse sole keeper after 1867 and as such according to Sir Theodore Martin in "The Life of His Highness the Prince Consort" "he was the last survivor of the three very able men. who had been intimately associated with the prince from their position as leading members of her majesty's household" -- in other words if you wanted to get through to Queen Victoria and the royal family you had to go through him. Third person ANS 1p lettersheet 4 3/4" X 7�" Buckingham Palace 1869 April 7. Near fine. Mounting traces on verso. Beautifully and boldly penned "Sir Thomas Biddulph is commanded to express the Princess Louise's regret that Her Royal Highness is unable to accede to the request preferred in Miss Lowe's letter of the 5th Inst." Princess Louise 1848-1939 was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Victoria and Albert. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31973
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MASON Jeremiah 1768 1848
Signature
This New Hampshire attorney and legislator served that state in the U.S. Senate as a Federalist from 1813 to 1817. Large bold signature in brown ink 4�" X 3�" slip n.p. n.y. Very good. Lightly age toned. An attractive example -- given the paper stock and ample margins likely an ownership signature from the front flyleaf of a book. unknown
Bookseller reference : 31700
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