WINTER, Lumen M (1908-82)Biblio.com
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25304This renowned muralist created many pieces for the WPA in post offices and public schools; he was also a versatile sculptor and painter. Signed Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Single 3-cent "Labor Day" stamp at upper right. At lower left in black fineline Winter signs quite large and bold. NOT a First Day Cover but a choice example of this mural/mosaic created by Winter for the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington DC. Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present. unknown
39944The First youngest and longest-serving team manager for England's national soccer team 1946-62 played soccer for Manchester United 1936-38 and contributed much to the sport later as F.A. director of coaching; he went to other high influential positions before retiring and being knighted for his services to the sport in 1978. Small but bold and beautiful signature in blue ballpoint special heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. dated 1980 September 6 in his hand. Fine. With original envelope. An outstanding example choice in every respect. unknown
22644This liberal German statesman served briefly as chancellor during the Weimar Republic accepting the Allies' reparations terms after World War One. Unsigned envelope addressed in his hand 7" X 3½" n.p. n.d. The stamp has been removed thus no cancellation date is visible. Boldly addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wirth in East Chicago Indiana in his hand. To the left of this is written in ballpoint pen "Given to me by Dr. Wirth after Germany started WWI. unknown
19655204bx113<p>Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very Good Hardcover with no dust jacket. Red cloth gilt titles all bright. Clean and sound dj flap laid in. 9 1/2" tall; 309 pages</p> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19595063bx104<p>Inscribed and signed by the author ffep in the year of publication: "To Anne and George/ two of my favorite people/ Constance C. Wright/ March 30 1959". Blue cloth mild lightening at edges tanning to endpapers. tattered dj with back flap detached but present price intact. </p> Henry Holt hardcover
30549This English politician and jurist served as member of parliament and other high government positions but is best known as Chief Justice of the Common Please 1824-29. Free-Franked Envelope 4 3/4" X 3" tipped to 7" X 4" album leaf n.p. n.y. Very good. On the front portion only of this typically small envelope Wynford addresses it in his usual illegible scrawl possibly later life to "Waverly Esqr / Post Office" signing simply "Wynford" at lower left as usual. Below this on the period album leaf to which this is neatly affixed is penned "Lord Wynford late Lord Chief Justice Best" in a handsome hand. A nice example. unknown
38044The first NBA player to score 2000 points in one season was this forward/guard who played for the Detroit Pistons 1953-59 Syracuse Nationals 1959-60 and Los Angeles Jets 1961-62; in 1996 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Large bold signature in blue fineline heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 25 May 1974. Double signed actually: On the blank verso he inscribes and signs again: "Good luck & thanks for / asking / George." Fine. With original envelope. unknown
30638The Hillbilly Heartthrob" an American country music singer remembered for such hits as "Live Fast Love Hard Die Young" and "Hello Walls"; elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000; committed suicide. TNS 1p heavy stock 5½" X 3½" picture postcard n.p. Nashville TN postal cancellation n.y. 1962 January 11 postal cancellation. Addressed to Donald M. Burnell. Near fine. "Hi Donald" it notes "Sincere thanks for your nice letter" signed simply "Faron" large and bold in blue ballpoint. Verso features two side-by-side black and white portraits of Young. unknown
22727University of Alabama football star along with Don Hutson and Paul "Bear" Bryant; as a Washington Redskins tackle 1937-46 he partook in the famous 73-0 thrashing the Redskins took from the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL title game -- for which the Redskins got revenge in a 1942 title game against the Bears. Handsome signature in blue ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1983 September 30. Fine. Also an unsigned Autograph Note on the verso of an admirer's 8½" X 3½" note to him mentioning his Redskins years and sending a newspaper clipping present. With original envelope. unknown
1390346870.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1956029282Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers 1956. Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Xvii 441 Pp. Beige Cloth Stamped In Red. A Clean Tight Example Without No Wear In A Lightly Used Dj With Wear At Corners And Some Fading To Background Color On Spine Previous Owner's Name Under Front Flap. <br/> <br/> The Caxton Printers hardcover
1926028728Chicago / Bishop Ca: Laird And Lee 1926. Original Manuscript . Hardcover. Very Good. Manuscript Guest Book Full Of Autographs And Greetings From Guests At The Home Of William And Aurelia Mclean Of Bishop California 1931-1939. The Mcleans Had An Outstanding Collection Of Early Native American Baskets Which Their Guests Frequently Refer To In Their Messages. <br/> <br/> Laird And Lee hardcover
1970019502New York: Teachers College Press Columbia University 1970. First Edition 1st Printing. Maroon Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Unworn Unmarked A Little Fading To Dj. Inscribed To Ny And California Actress Elizabeth Talbot-Martin By Juana De Laban And Dated "Xmas 1970". "Juana De Laban Von Varalja Was An Internationally Recognized Teacher Performer Choreographer Director Author Critic And Theatre And Dance History Scholar. As A Dance Educator Laban Influenced The Development Of The Pedagogy Of Dance History And Research. Juana De Laban The Eldest Daughter Of Rudolf Von Laban And Maya Lenares Was Born On October 21 1910. Laban's Mother Was A Famous Italian Opera Singer And Her Father Was A World-Famous Movement Analyst Philosopher Writer Director Choreographer And Dancer Who Developed The Labanotation Dance Notation System. Laban's Early Years Were Dominated By The Tutelage Of Her Father. By 1934 She Had Earned A Diploma From The Royal Hungarian Academy In Budapest Where She Specialized In The National Dances Of Hungary. During The Mid-1930'S She Toured Austria Switzerland And Germany As A Solo Danseuse And Served As A Critic For The Dancing Times And Der Tanz. Her Understanding Of The Arts And Fluency In Five Languages Provided Her With A World Picture That Was To Guide Her Professional Career. At The Onset Of Wwii In 1938 She Immigrated To The United States. In 1939 Laban And Dance Partner Frances Bartha Toured Together And Opened The Laban Dance Studio In New York City. In 1941 She Began Her American Academic Training At Yale University Completing A Master Of Fine Arts In 1943 And A Doctor Of Philosophy Degree In Theatre Arts In 1947. After Graduation Laban Shifted Her Focus Away From Performing To Concentrate On Her Role As Educator. She Built Her Career In Academia Through A Series Of Posts In American Public Institutions Teaching And Speaking On Modern Educational Dance Folk Dancing And The Role Of Dance As Part Of A Fine Arts Curriculum. In 1954 Paul Baker Chairman Of The Drama Department At Baylor University Recruited Laban To Head The Graduate Division For Drama Where She Taught Stage Movement And Theatre History. The Next Eight Years Were Exceptionally Fruitful For Laban: Developing New Courses; Spearheading A National Trend To Train Actors In Movement; Directing And Choreographing Student Productions; And Teaching In South America On A Fulbright Lectureship. In 1963 Laban Accepted A Position At University Of California Los Angeles Ucla Where She Returned To A Position Within A Dance Department. Here She Concentrated On Teaching Publishing And Speaking About The Importance Of Scholarly Research And The Study Of Dance History. As An Early Member Of The Committee On Research In Dance Cord Laban Helped Shape The Development Of This Organization. By 1967 Laban Became So Committed To Scholarly Research That She Founded A Private Business The Dance Research Associates To Perform Research Assignments On A Request Basis. Because Of Her Distinguished Reputation Southern Methodist University In Dallas Recruited Laban To Head The Burgeoning Graduate Dance Program In 1971. Upon Her Return To Dallas Laban Renewed Her Association With The Dtc And Paul Baker. Robyn Baker Flatt A Former Student And Baker's Daughter Appointed Laban To The Dtc Graduate Program In 1973. Ill Health Forced Her Retirement To Temple Tx Where She Died Of Cancer In 1978 At The Age Of 68." "The Scope Of The Juana De Laban Dance Collection Housed At The Dallas Public Library Is So Broad That It Can Serve As An Important General Resource For International Research On The Many Idioms Of Dance And For The Study Of Human Movement. The Size Of The Collection Is Impressive." <br/> <br/> Teachers College Press, Columbia University hardcover
1907039620Florence 1907 And Los Angeles 1917: Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti 1907. Original Documents . No Binding. Fine. Original Handwritten Two Page Letter To One Of His Students A Miss Wilson From Pianist Harold Bauer 1907 On Villa Braggiotti Florence Stationary With Three Performance Programs At The Trinity Theatre Los Angeles 1917. Some Wear And Soiling. Harold Victor Bauer 1873 - 1951 Was A Noted Pianist Who Began His Musical Career As A Violinist. He Took Up The Study Of The Violin Under The Direction Of His Father And Adolf Pollitzer. He Made His Debut As A Violinist In London In 1883 And For Nine Years Toured England. In 1892 However He Went To Paris And Studied The Piano Under Ignacy Jan Paderewski For A Year Though Still Maintaining His Interest In The Violin. An Anecdote Reports That Paderewski Jokingly Told Bauer To Concentrate On The Piano Because "You Have Such Beautiful Hair". In 1893 In Paris He And Achille Rivarde Premiered Frederick Delius's Violin Sonata In B Minor. During 1893-94 He Travelled All Through Russia Accompanying The Noted Soprano Mademoiselle Nikita And Giving Piano Recitals And Concerts After Which He Returned To Paris. Further Recitals In The French Capital Brought Him Renown And He Almost Immediately Received Engagements In France Germany And Spain. His Reputation Was Rapidly Enhanced By These Performances And His Field Of Operation Extended Through The Netherlands Belgium Switzerland England Scandinavia And The United States. In 1900 Harold Bauer Made His Debut In America With The Boston Symphony Orchestra Performing The U.S. Premiere Of Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor. On 18 December 1908 He Gave The World Premiere Performance Of Claude Debussy's Piano Suite Children's Corner In Paris. After That He Settled In The United States And Was A Founder Of The Beethoven Association. Between 1915 To 1929 He Recorded Over 100 Pieces For The Duo-Art And Ampico Reproducing Pianos One Of The Most Prolific Virtuoso Pianists In This Medium Of His Era. Harold Bauer Was Also An Influential Teacher And Editor Heading The Piano Department At The Well Known Manhattan School Of Music. Starting In 1941 Bauer Taught Winter Master Classes At The University Of Miami And Served As A Visiting Professor At The University Of Hartford Hartt School Of From 1946 Until His Death In 1951. He Published Harold Bauer His Book New York 1948. <br/> <br/> Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti unknown
1893044040New York: Harper And Brothers 1893. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Ix 337 Pp 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Blue-Green Cloth Gilt. 1893 Printing With That Date On The Title Page. The Author Was Professor Of Rhetoric At Harvard Before All Disciplines Became Focused On Rhetoric. Ownership Signature Of Actor Hans Conried And Directly From His Library. Book With Gilt Bright But Fraying At Corners Hinges Cracked Through. <br/> <br/> Harper And Brothers hardcover
1972021603New York: Hawthorn Books Inc 1972. First Edition First Printing . Yellow Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Illustrated Throughout in Yellow By Boze. 113 Pp. Book Is Bright And Clean With A Little Loss Of Yellow Paper Cover In Some Small Areas Along Edges And In A 1/4" Chip At Lower Front Tip Ele Clean And Bright With Almost No Wear. Dj Has Light Wear 2" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel 1/4' Open Tear At Bottom Of Front Flap Fold A Few 1/16" Closed Edge Tears. Long Personal Inscription By Author Extending Over Two Pages To A Member Of Troop 90 Of The Girl Scouts Of Beverly Hills With Whom Lewis Developed These Projects And To Whom The Book Is Dedicated Page 2 Of Her Inscription Is On The Dedication Page And Is Addressed To This Member Of The Troop <br/> <br/> Hawthorn Books, Inc hardcover
1999019613New York: Alfred A Knopf 1999. First Edition . Grey Cloth / Boards. Fine/Fine. As New. With A Note From Irene Gilbert Founder And Director Of The Stella Adler Academy Of Acting And Theatres In Los Angeles To Veteran Actress Marie Windsor "Dear Marie- Stella Would Want You To Have This Book-With Love Irene." The Book Itself From Windsor's Estate Is Not Marked Or Inscribed From Adler. <br/> <br/> Alfred A Knopf hardcover
1938021570Chicago: Guiding Light Publishing Company 1938. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Near Fine/Cardboard Box. Frontispiece Portraits. 136 Pp. Made Up Book By The Writers For The Serial The Guiding Light. This Example Inscribed Twice By The Actor Who Played Dr. Ruthledge Arthur J Peterson First On Front Endpaper Dated February 27 1939 And Secondly Beneath His Frontispiece Portrait. Near Fine In Publisher's Box <br/> <br/> Guiding Light Publishing Company hardcover
1921020028Washington 1921. First Edition stated . Framed. Near Fine. Photograph Signed "Moffett. Framed Photograph Of Tumulty Nicely Inscribed "To My Dear Friend And Wonderful Collaborator Rudolph Forster With The Deep Affection Of His Friend Joseph P. Tumulty White House Washington D.C. March 21 1921." Photograph Signed Also By Photographer Moffett Possibly Hon. S. C. Moffett. Contemporary Wood Frame. "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. "Tumulty Was Active In Democratic State Politics In New Jersey. He Served In The New Jersey General Assembly From 1907-1910. He Acted As An Advisor To Woodrow Wilson In His 1910 Gubernatorial Campaign. He Then Served As Wilson's Private Secretary In 1911 When Wilson Was Governor Of New Jersey And From 1913-1921 When Wilson Was President Of The United States." <br/> <br/> unknown
1334899215.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
57865Münster Westf. 27. Nov. 1978. . An den Herrn Akad. Oberrat Dr. Peter Freimark "Lieber Herr Freimark! Sie sind so freundlich gewesen uns Ihre . Dokumentation zur 'Kristallnacht' als Geschenk zu übersenden." = Peter Freimark / Wolfgang Kopitzsch: Der 9./10. November 1938 in Deutschland: Dokumentation zur "Kristallnacht" Hamburg 1978. - Rengstorff Gründer u. Leiter des Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum in Münster widmete seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit vor allem dem antiken u. rabbinischen Judentum u. der Geschichte der deutschen Juden. Er bedauert in diesem Brief daß "die Weiterarbeit an der Tosefta leidet" u. bittet P. Freimark Dozent am Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden um Geduld um womöglich im folgenden Jahr die von Freimark bearbeiteten Traktate zu veröffentlichen. - BEILIEGEND als maschinenschriftlicher Durchschlag die Antwort Freimarks vom 4. Dezember d.J. in dem er sein Hilfsangebot für die Tosefta-Herausgabe noch einmal bestätigt. - Mit Kreuzbugfalte Durchschlag mit Knitterspuren. Münster (Westf.), 27. Nov. 1978. unknown
57861Hameln Zentralstraße 8 20.10.1981. . Begleitbrief der Schriftstellerin zu ihrem gerade erschienenen Roman "Erfinder des Glücks": "Lieber Herr Grass ehe mir die Spontaneität meines Einfalls wieder abhanden kommt schicke ich Ihnen mein neues Buch." Die Zustandsbeschreibung der Bundesrepublik der 70er Jahre der von der Kritik als "wahrhaft zeitgenössischer Roman der bedrängendste seit langem" begrüßt wurde Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia Bamberg: "Unter den ersten Reaktionen sind gute aber auch mich ängstigende." - Von geringer Bräunung. - - DABEI: Visitenkarte ca. 13 x 5 cm des damaligen Bremer Kultur-Dezernenten Dieter Opper 1939-1997 verso mit dessen eigenhändigem Glückwunsch zu Grass' 56. Geburtstag am 16. 10. 1983. - - UND: Vorgedruckte Karte "With the compliments of Helen and Kurt Wolff Books Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc." ca. 16 x 10 cm mit handschriftlichem Eintrag: "Günter Grass: I thought this book would be of interest for you. Best regards Unterschrift unleserlich" dat. 14. 11. 1985. Hameln, Zentralstraße 8, 20.10.1981. unknown
1933059408New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1933. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Green Cloth Paper Labels On Spine And Front Cover.Illustrated Endpapers. First Printings With "1" On Last Page Of Text. Near Fine Except "Fire" Has A Short Tear At Center Of Spine. No Marks Bright And Clean No Foxing. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton-Century Company hardcover
1950002927New York Circa 1950 1950. Original Candid Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. 13 1/2" x 10. Fine Black And White Photograph Image 13 1/4" X 9 7/8" Of Theatrical Director Jose Quintero Seated In Front Of A Stage With An Open Script On His Lap Looking Up Towards The Right. Inscribed "To Actors' 'Studio 29' And To Mr. R. Paul Willets Wishing Them And Him The Greatest Success With 'Iceman Cometh' Jose Quintero". A Fine Photograph Of Quintero Working With Personal Inscription Referring To His Own Most Famous Success As A Director. Stamped Twice On Verso With Schatt's Studio Rubber Stamp And Possibly Signed By Schatt Underneath The White Tape Which Was Placed On The Mounting Board So That Jose Quintero To Finish His Own Inscription And Signature. Schatt Was One Of The Most Prominent Photographers Of 1950'S Theatre. <br/> <br/> unknown
1928007214New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1928. First Edition . Grey Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. 120 Pages. Beige Cloth Stamped In Red. First Printing. A Bright Copy Top Of Page Block Quite Dusty And With A Few Tiny Spots Foredge Of Page Block Aged. Violet Dust Jacket Is Aged At Edges And Heavily Browned At Spine So That Lettering Is Just Barely Readable; It Has Tiny Chips Along Some Of Top Edge Particularly The Top Edge Of The Rear Panel And At Bottom Edge Of Spine As Dust Jacket Is About 1/8" Taller Than The Book. Small Inscription "Frances From Aileen July 1928" On Endpaper Probably An Inscription To Intellectual Screenwriter Frances Marion As This Is From A Collection Books From Her Library And Inscribed To Her; And Probably From Actress Aileen Pringle Who Starred In Films In The 1920'S With Screenplays By Marion. H. L. Mencken Visited Hollywood Which He Loathed Ostensibly To See Sterling Etc. But Motivated Primarily By His Desire To Pursue His Relationship With Pringle Who Then Became Acquainted With Sterling. <br/> <br/> Albert & Charles Boni hardcover
