JOHNSON, Hiram W (1866-1945)Biblio.com
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42283This famed California isolationist and progressive helped found the Progressive Party in 1912 and was chosen Theodore Roosevelt's running mate on that ticket in the 1912 presidential election; he served California as its 23rd governor 1911-17 and senator 1917-45. TNS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 25 April 1919. Addressed to S.R. Gaines. Very good. Some offsetting perhaps from long-ago newsprint contact with faint age toning and minor edgewear. On "United States Senate / Committee on Military Affairs" letterhead Johnson complies with an autograph request signing large and bold in full. Accompanied by a superb original 8½" X 6½" glossy black-and-white news agency photograph a closeup of cigar-chomping Johnson and another conferring. Newsprint text tipped to verso dates the image 9 July 1945 titles it "At Charter Hearing" and describes the scene: "At ratification hearing on the United Nations charter which opened today in Washington Senator Hiram Johnson of Cal. and Senator Tom Connally of Texas." Less than one month later -- on the same day the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima -- Johnson died. unknown
38061This Knight's Cross-winning Luftwaffe ace was a night fighter recording 34 victories in more than 200 missions. PS 3½" X 5" n.p. n.y. Fine. Modern reproduction of a WW2-era black and white snapshot of Johnen in uniform and wearing his Knight's Cross emerging from his plane's cockpit. In a light area along the top he has rubberstamped in blue "Mit dem Fliegergruss / 'Hals- und Beinbruch'" With the flyer's greeting "break a leg" approximately and in a light area at lower right he signs and inscribes in black ballpoint: "Wm Johnen / Hpmn. & Kdr. / illegible / III.N.J.G. 6." With original envelope addressed in Johnen's hand. unknown
1902761281902. Fine. s. d. ca 1902 11.20 x 17.80 cm 2 pages 1/2 sur un double feuillet Autograph letter signed by Job addressed to publisher H. Simonis Empis. Two and a half pages on a double sheet. Fold inherent to mailing. Interesting letter in which the illustrator proposes to the publisher to publish ""an album whose success he guarantees"": ""It concerns a small novel for children whose text would be done by Montorgueil and which would be as thrilling as possible . All the characters would be penny toys."" This refers to Liline et Frérot : au pays des joujoux which would finally be published by Boivin & Cie. unknown
2020123Very Good. Measures 8 x 10 inches glossy finish <br/><br/>Jerry Maren was the Lollipop Kid part of the Lollipop Guild with the Munchkins in the film "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile performer he went on the perform as Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer meat company and as Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar for McDonalds Corp. He also had a walk-on in a "Seinfeld" episode. This photograph is a color print boldly inscribed " To Renae - / Jerry Maren / Lollipop / Kid " in black ink and undersigned by Marcella Krienzler who was married to Emil Kranzler one of the village Munchkins. Note: likely signed after Emil's death in 1993 at a convention at the OzCot in Chesterton Indiana. unknown
6010Very Good. Measures 8 x 10 inches glossy finish <br/><br/>Jerry Maren was the Lollipop Kid part of the Lollipop Guild with the Munchkins in the film "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile performer he went on the perform as Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer meat company and as Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar for McDonalds Corp. He also had a walk-on in a "Seinfeld" episode. This photograph is a color print of the Lollipop Guild boldly signed " Jerry Maren / Lollipop Kid " in black ink and undersigned by Marcella Krienzler who was married to Emil Kranzler one of the village Munchkins. Note: likely signed after Emil's death in 1993 at a convention at the OzCot in Chesterton Indiana. unknown
0010425MGM / UA. Very Good. Octavo fine in white plastic case. <br/><br/>Jerry Maren was the Lollipop Kid part of the Lollipop Guild with the Munchkins in the film "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile performer he went on the perform as Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer meat company and as Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar for McDonalds Corp. He also had a walk-on in a "Seinfeld" episode. Maren was the last surviving cast member from the 1939 film. This photograph is boldly signed " Jerry / Maren / Lollipop / Kid " in black ink and undersigned by Marcella Krienzler who was married to Emil Kranzler one of the village Munchkins. Also signed by Mary Ellen St. Aubin co-owner of The Midget Club in Chicago with her Munchkin husband Parnell First Trumpeter Karl Slover; Townswoman/dancer Margaret Pellegrini and Anna Mrs. Frank Cucksey Mitchell Note: likely signed after Emil's death in 1993 at a convention at the OzCot in Chesterton Indiana. MGM / UA unknown
25814Austrian-American opera singer who appeared at the Metropolitan Opera from 1921 to 1932 and at the Vienna State Opera from 1912 to 1935; she starred in the title role at the North American premiere of Puccini's "Turandot" in 1926. Thin large "with best wishes / Maria Jeritza" in light black fountain pen on a pristine pink 6" X 3 3/4" autograph album leaf n.p. n.y. Very good. Although it could be bolder still a large and easily readable example. No place or year indicated but from the collection of noted collector Preston Sawyer 1899-1968 California journalist and historical writer who obtained this in San Francisco around 1930. unknown
1931018664Washington DC: Jenkins Laboratories / C. Francis Jenkins 1931. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Near Fine. 9 1/4" Tall. Many Photographs. 273 Pp. Brown Cloth Embossed. Important Autobiography By An Inventor Prominent In The Development Of Television And Other Technological Innovations. First Edition. Near Fine. Nicely Inscribed To Mr. And Mrs Rudolph Forster "In Appreciation Of A Long-Time Friendship" And Signed And Dated By The Author 1/15/32. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill For Example Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R. Rutgers University Press 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt As Cited In That Book P. 140. An Especially Interesting Association Between This Important Invention And A Pillar Of Federal Administration During The Period That Began Without Radio Or Telecommunications But Ended With Their Emergence As Bastions Of Democracy. <br/> <br/> Jenkins Laboratories / C. Francis Jenkins hardcover
28702The second Earl and first Marquis of Camden served as lord lieutenant of Ireland 1795-98 secretary of war and twice president of the council; later he was chancellor of Cambridge University. Free-franked front portion of envelope 5" X 3½" Leven Oaks England 1832 January 12. Near fine. Bold red circular postal cancellation. Addressed entirely in Jeffreys' hand and signed simply "Camden" at lower left. A handsome piece. unknown
196767959Lagorce 1967. Fine. Lagorce 27 Décembre 1967 13.50 x 9 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Jean-Clarence Lambert addressed to Georges Raillard from the mas de La Rouvière on Monday December 27 1967. Six lines in ballpoint pen on the verso of a postcard depicting the village of Lagorge in Ardèche sending his best wishes for the holidays to Georges Raillard then director of the French Institute of Barcelona and his wife Alice. unknown
192384822Pantelleria 1923. Fine. Pantelleria 22 Juin 1923 21 x 27 cm deux pages sur un feuillet Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean-Baptiste Charcot known as Commandant Charcot on Pourquoi pas letterhead 56 lines written in blue ink on a single leaf recto-verso addressed to his friend Raymond Hovasse. Folds from mailing ink faded. Adverse weather conditions prolonged a Mediterranean cruise that was initially meant to last only four days: ""Mais comme la caractérisation de cette croisière depuis que nous avons quitté la Provence est le coup de vent qui dure trois jours puis 1 jour de calme et de nouveau 3 jours de vent nous travaillons 1 jour et tachons de nous abriter qq. part pendant les 3 mauvais. Et cela peut durer longtemps ainsi."" The explorer nevertheless found some interest in this navigation disrupted and made difficult by the weather: ""Par ailleurs notre tournée n'a pas manqué de charme l'Orient en a toujours mais ce sale temps l'a empêché probablement d'être aussi fructueuse qu'elle aurait pu l'être le temps parce qu'il va falloir songer au retour."" This voyage also gave Jean-Baptiste Charcot the opportunity to become better acquainted with his friend and his family: ""J'ai été tout particulièrement enchanté d'avoir l'honneur et le plaisir d'être présenté à votre femme et de connaître vos gosses et d'entrer ainsi un peu dans votre vie familiale j'ai été également très heureux de vous avoir pendant qq heures à bord de nouveau."" which he hoped to repeat if the sea deities remained favorable: "". si le bateau reste jeune. si tous les maîtres de la mer me permettent de continuer."" Upon his return to Paris the navigator promised to intercede on his behalf and was confident that his efforts would be rewarded: "". je serais bien étonné si je n'obtenais pas satisfaction."" unknown
195584466Capri 1955. Fine. Capri s. d. circa 1955 15 x 10.50 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Jean Paulhan 30 lines written in blue ink on the verso of a photographic reproduction showing a view of Capri addressed to publisher Felia Leal notably of the work ""Paroles transparentes"" a work by Jean Paulhan illustrated by Georges Braque. She also wrote children's tales. Jean Paulhan shares his mixed impressions of Italy its landscapes and monuments: ""Il faut renoncer aux paysages trop beaux.Pour les églises et les monuments la meilleure solution je crois serait d'y jeter un coup d'oeil de bien recevoir le choc et puis s'en aller. L'attention affaiblit tout."" ""One must give up landscapes that are too beautiful.For churches and monuments the best solution I believe would be to glance at them receive the shock properly and then leave. Attention weakens everything."" unknown
194562650Paris 1945. Fine. Paris n.d. circa 1945 13.60 x 21 cm une page sur une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Paulhan to an author written in black ink. Date at the top of the letter signature at the bottom of the letter. NRF paper. Central fold caused by mailing. Jean Paulhan wrote this letter to thank his correspondent for his suggestion. He informs him that he has sent it to the Director of French Letters Claude Morgan. unknown
194975708Venise Venice 1949. Fine. Venise Venice 13 septembre 1949 17.40 x 13.80 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Jean Hélion addressed to Raymond Queneau written in blue ink on the verso of a color reproduction of an old engraving depicting the Palio race on the Piazza del Campo in Siena. Marginal lacks and creases. ""Ne vous ayant trouvés ni à Sienna ni en Calabre ni au Harris-Bar ce sont les Rousset je crois que je ramène samedi prochain ! . Nous avons fait un tour invraisemblable Sicile incluse et je reviens remonté à claquer."" ""Not having found you either in Siena nor in Calabria nor at the Harris-Bar I think it's the Roussets that I'm bringing back next Saturday! . We took an incredible trip Sicily included and I'm coming back bursting with energy."" unknown
1955844221955. Fine. s. d. circa 1955 13.50 x 21 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono addressed to Roger Nimier 11 lines in black ink in which he justifies his delay in responding to a request for an article submitted to him by the author of Hussard Bleu. Trace of fold inherent to envelope insertion. ""Pour Mars ça me paraît difficile. Au surplus je n'ai pas le texte et j'ai oublié mes anciennes lectures."" ""For March that seems difficult to me. Moreover I don't have the text and I have forgotten my previous readings"" but Jean Giono does not give up on all production: "". je vais m'efforcer de faire quelque chose pour Arts."" "". I will endeavor to do something for Arts."" He also rejoices at the publication of a new work by Antoine Blondin great friend of Roger Nimier probably the bookstore release of L'humeur vagabonde in 1955 or Un singe en hiver in 1959 with a thunderous: ""Enfin Blondin ! "" ""Finally Blondin!"" unknown
195284966s. l. 1952. Fine. s. l. ca 1952 21 x 27 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono 14 lines in black ink addressed to Roland Laudenbach who jointly ran the magazine Opéra with his friend Roger Nimier. Fold marks inherent to the mailing. ""Cher Roland j'y pense : Voulez-vous quelque chose pour Opéra de qualité d'assez sensationnel et qui fuisse faire sept à huit numéros peut-être plus à votre gré Le Journal. Le Journal de 1936 à 1949. Si cela vous plait parlez en avec Nimier pensez à un chiffre proposez le moi ça ira sûrement et c'est d'accord. Il y en a déjà pas mal de tapé ! Tout le journal l'être dans un mois. On pense à votre venue et on vous embrasse tous. Jean Giono."" Dear Roland I'm thinking: Would you like something for Opéra Something quality rather sensational that could run for seven to eight issues perhaps more as you wish The Journal. The Journal from 1936 to 1949. If this appeals to you discuss it with Nimier think of a figure propose it to me it will surely work out and we're in agreement. Quite a bit of it is already typed! The entire journal will be ready in a month. We're thinking of your visit and we all embrace you. Jean Giono. A very visual letter bearing Jean Giono's handsome signature. unknown
195284964s. l. 1952. Fine. s. l. ca 1952 21 x 27 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono 9 lines in black ink addressed to Roger Nimier. Fold mark inherent to postal handling. ""Dear Nimier thank you for your letter; and for letting me hope for your visit. I should point out right away that I will be absent Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th. Apart from those two days your collaborators can come whenever they wish. My friendship. Jean Giono."" Very visual letter bearing the beautiful signature of Jean Giono. unknown
195284965s. l. 1952. Fine. s. l. ca 1952 21 x 27 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono 8 lines in black ink addressed to Roger Nimier. Fold marks inherent to the mailing. ""Cher Nimier votre lettre expresse me surprend. On vous a adressé un texte par paquet recommandé il y a quelques jours. La suite vous parviendra. C'est intitulé : Angelo à Milan. Dites moi si vous l'avez reçu et si ça vous va. L'amitié. Jean Giono."" Dear Nimier your express letter surprises me. We sent you a text by registered parcel a few days ago. The continuation will reach you. It's entitled: Angelo à Milan. Tell me if you received it and if it suits you. In friendship. Jean Giono. A very visual letter bearing Jean Giono's handsome signature. unknown
197962633Paris 1979. Fine. Paris 22 juin 1979 13.50 x 21 cm 2 pages sur une feuille Signed autograph letter of Jean Dutourd to Jean Rimeize written in black ink envelope attached. Date at the top of the letter and signature of Jean Dutourd at the bottom of the letter Paris address of Jean Dutourd on the envelope. Fold trace of the letter caused by mailing. The academician sends this letter to thank him for the paper his destiny wrote and which touched Jean Dutourd. This paper by Jean Rimeize comes from a conversation between the two men. Jean Dutourd writes that he will link this article as soon as he can. unknown
195185222Milly-la-Forêt 1951. Fine. Milly-la-Forêt 7 Février 1951 21 x 27 cm une page Autograph letter signed by Jean Cocteau addressed from his house in Milly-la-Forêt 15 lines in black ink to Olivier Quéant. Traces of folds inherent to postal mailing. ""Milly Février 1951 7 Très cher Quéant Pardonnez moi. Je traverse une crise très pénible de santé. L'opération a redéclenché les symptomes de mes supplices de la Belle et la Bête. Les médécins s'y perdent et je vais être tenu de changer de climat. Bref tout un ordre ou un désordre qui m'empêchent d'écrire surtout sur un tel sujet. Je sais que vous m'aimez bien et me comprendrez. S'il s'agissait de plusieurs mois peut-être tenterai-je la chose mais vous le voyez je forme à demi mes lettres. Tt coeur à vous. JeanC."" ""Milly February 1951 7 Very dear Quéant Forgive me. I am going through a very painful health crisis. The operation has triggered again the symptoms of my torments from Beauty and the Beast. The doctors are at a loss and I will have to change climate. In short a whole order or disorder that prevents me from writing especially on such a subject. I know that you care for me and will understand. If it were a matter of several months perhaps I would attempt the thing but as you can see I can barely form my letters. All my heart to you. JeanC."" unknown
194084633Perpignan 1940. Fine. Perpignan juillet 1940 21 x 27 cm deux pages sur un feuillet Autograph letter by Jean Cocteau signed with his famous star addressed to his great love the actor Jean Marais. Dated by the author July 1940. One and a half pages in black ink on a sheet. Two small marginal tears not affecting the text. Traces of transverse folds inherent to posting. Magnificent love letter from Cocteau to Marais who formed one of the most legendary artistic couples of the 20th century. Against the backdrop of defeat and German Occupation their unbreakable bond is embodied in this letter from the writer with its desperate accents. Published in the Lettres à Jean Marais 1987 p. 157. This missive from a love-stricken Cocteau was written shortly after the Armistice of June 22 1940 marking the end of the French defeat. Marais mobilized had joined the front in May 1940 while Cocteau had taken refuge in Perpignan. Communication in these troubled times proved difficult: ""Mon Jeannot j'attends toujours ta réponse mais avec une confiance absolue. Ce n'est pas pour rien que notre étoile nous a rapprochés l'un de l'autre et sans doute fallait-il que mes lettres ne t'arrivent pas et que je souffre de mon silence"" ""My Jeannot I am still waiting for your response but with absolute confidence. It is not for nothing that our star brought us closer to one another and no doubt it was necessary that my letters not reach you and that I suffer from my silence"" ""Tu es né chef je suis né chef. Et sous notre étoile rien de ce que nous . ne peut s'annexer ni se perdre. Le principal est de se taire et d'attendre. entre guillemets : les choses ont une manière à elles d'arriver."" C'est à nous de le savoir et de les laisser faire ."" ""You were born a leader I was born a leader. And under our star nothing of what we . can be annexed or lost. The main thing is to remain silent and wait. in quotation marks: things have their own way of happening."" It is up to us to know this and let them do so ."" The Cocteau - Marais partnership would soon return to Paris and endure the torments of the German occupation which would ban the revival of their scandalous play Les Parents terribles which had enjoyed great success in 1939. unknown
195083936s. l. 1950. Fine. s. l. 4 février 1950 21 x 27 cm une page sur un feuillet Autograph letter signed ""Jean"" and with a small star addressed to his English translator Marie Hoeck one page in blue ink on a sheet of fine white paper. Transverse folds inherent to posting. On the verso notes by the translator in ballpoint pen. Jean Cocteau is overworked by several projects: ""I have finished the mixtures of sounds and music for Orphée. I will probably finish the images for Les Enfants Terribles next week. . I do not speak to you of Léone because I look at her feel her steep myself in her - but alas my English allows me nothing more than to breathe in her light ink."" He shares with his translator his great fatigue: ""Then relaxation and fatigue - for fatigue only manifests itself in rest. . I am quite at ease concerning your springs. They do not creak and their flexibility is perfect. Mine nearly gave way on me the evening in Brussels. It is a lesson. I thought myself capable of the impossible. One must ""face the facts"" no one can do it."" unknown
196386003Fréjus 1963. Fine. Fréjus 17 Avril 1963 21.50 x 27.50 cm une page Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean Cocteau 20 lines in black ink on letterhead of the committee for the edification of the chapel of Notre-Dame de Jérusalem de Fréjus. Fold marks inherent to postal dispatch one tear in left margin of the letter at the level of the fold. Jean Cocteau offers profuse apologies while acknowledging mitigating circumstances regarding the emotional burden overwhelming him: ""J'accepte vos reproches avec beaucoup de honte. Mais si je pouvais vous raconter la période que je traverse votre coeur me comprendrait et m'absoudrait."" ""I accept your reproaches with great shame. But if I could tell you about the period I am going through your heart would understand and absolve me."" due to a recently deceased friendship about which he does not wish to reveal more: ""N'en parlons plus et priez pour moi."" ""Let us speak no more of it and pray for me."" Jean Cocteau prefers to discuss his projects: ""Actuellement je me consacre à mon travail de la chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre. Quand je l'aurai construite peinte et rendue digne des chevaliers de Jérusalem je me remettrait sic peut-être à écrire."" ""Currently I am devoting myself to my work on the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. When I have built it painted it and made it worthy of the knights of Jerusalem I will perhaps start writing again."" and the prospects that delight him: ""Il est probable que je resterais après Pâques à Fréjus où les organisateurs m'offrent une petite villa."" ""It is likely that I will remain after Easter in Fréjus where the organizers are offering me a small villa."" unknown
195486537Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1954. Fine. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 10 Mai 1954 13.50 x 21 cm une page Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean Cocteau 17 lines in black ink to a friend describing his Sevillian sojourn. Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope. Jean Cocteau explains his silence: his patron and very close friend Francine Weisweiller had been ill: ""Excuse ce long silence. mais on parle souvent de toi. Francine a été très très malade à Kitzbühel en Autriche et longue à reprendre des forces."" Excuse this long silence but we often speak of you. Francine was very very ill in Kitzbühel in Austria and slow to regain her strength. But to cut short his bad news he prefers to recount the enchantment of Seville: ""Nous revenons de Séville. Il pleuvait sur les calèches et les gitanes - mais dans le vieux Séville pareil à Pompéi les orangers embaument."" We are returning from Seville. It was raining on the carriages and the gypsies - but in old Seville like Pompeii the orange trees are fragrant. unknown
195388024Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1953. Fine. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 29 Août 1953 21 x 27 cm une page Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean Cocteau 26 lines in blue ink to Olivier Quéant editor of the magazine Plaisir de France sent from villa Santo-Sospir. Fold marks inherent to postal handling. Quéant journalist and notably editor of the magazine Plaisir de France maintained a fine friendly and literary correspondence with the writer. He notably delivered a glowing review of Antigone at its premiere in 1944: ""depuis Racine l'on avait rien écrit d'aussi beau d'aussi grand et d'aussi profondément humain"" since Racine nothing so beautiful so great and so profoundly human had been written L'Illustration. Jean Cocteau at the twilight of his life rebels and complains about his diminished and merely symbolic role in French theater of the 1950s. The second sentence of this letter will be taken up almost word for word in the famous verses of his longest poem Requiem 1962: ""Il est juste qu'on m'envisage / Après m'avoir dévisagé"" It is right that I should be considered / After having been stared at which will also serve as his epitaph. Despite official recognition Cocteau felt until his death ""méconnu inconnu invisible"" misunderstood unknown invisible Jean Cocteau sur le fil du siècle 2003 - a malaise masterfully expressed through these lines. ""Voilà plusieurs années que j'accepte d'être en secret mis à ma place et publiquement remis à ma place. Bref de n'être pas envisagé mais dévisagé. Il est beau de recevoir des lettres ""retournées"" où Anouilh me dit ""Sans vos pièces je n'aurais pas écrit une ligne des miennes"" et Giraudoux ""Rilke avait raison. Nos figures blanches à côté du hâle de tes séjours dans l'antiquité."" Il est beau d'être comme le Pisanelle - enterré sous les roses ."" For several years I have accepted being secretly put in my place and publicly put back in my place. In short not being considered but stared at. It is beautiful to receive ""returned"" letters where Anouilh tells me ""Without your plays I would not have written a line of mine"" and Giraudoux ""Rilke was right. Our pale faces beside the tan of your sojourns in antiquity."" It is beautiful to be like Pisanello - buried under roses . Interesting and touching missive from Cocteau with disordered and furious handwriting twisting and stretching in the manner of a calligram. unknown
