OWENS, John A (1823-86)Biblio.com
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32493One 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 3½" 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
14140The Irish director of the publishing firm Methuen Ltd. was also a prolific poet Dublin Days novelist Sea Wall The Open Sky and short story writer The English Captain Darling Tom. ALS 2pp 7" X 9" Invernessshire Scotland 1931 July 20. Addressed to Mr. Trevelyan. Near fine. "I am very glad indeed to hear that you were interested in The Garden." Requests U.S. stamps to return a signed book: "This must sound a Scottish request -- the infection of place perhaps. unknown
1941050016New York: Arcadia House Inc 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 12mo. 256 pages. Hardcover bound in faded darkgray cloth with red lettering. The binding is considerably worn and bumped at the corners and edges. The spine is toned. Outer edges of the text block are darkened or heavily toned. Heavy foxing to the end papers. The front pastedown has a slip of paper pasted in which has typed names and dates apparently as part of a reading club. The pages show occasional spotting and foxing throughout. Several beginning pages have small holes close to the spine. The text is otherwise clean and sound. INSCRIBED by the author on the front end paper "For Martha & Ray Butler / In the fellowship of a common interest the textile industry-- / Thelma Thompson / May 1941." Thelma Thompson Slaydon 1907-1977 was born in Ashland Alabama and lived in Atlanta Georgia where she taught creative writing at Emory University and at University of Georgia. <br/> <br/> Arcadia House, Inc hardcover
31333This leading man of crime and drama left the Chicago stage to appear in more than 300 films mostly silents starting at the Essanay Studios in 1913 right when they switched from their Chicago base to a California location; he often appeared in supporting roles in talkies finally retiring in 1947. IPS 3¼" X 5" n.p. 1913. Near fine. Superb sepia-tone oval-shaped head-and-shoulders portrait of a handsome young Washburn in suit and tie. Across his chest he boldly inscribes and signs in a dark ink: "Very Sincerely / Bryant Washburn / 'Essanay' / 1913." Washburn had just signed on with the up-and-coming Chicago firm -- he was local talent -- which was founded in 1907 and made its name largely with Charlie Chaplin and Ben Turpin comedies. A choice example dated from the first days of his long film career. unknown
14897Star of innumerable dramas of the 1930s and '40s awarded an Oscar for "The Farmer's Daughter" 1947. PS 8" X 10" n.p. n.d. Fine. Handsome modern print of a head-and-shoulders glamour shot of a young wistful Young in a polka-dot outfit chin resting in hand boldly signed in later years "Sincerely / Loretta Young." Most attractive. unknown
194428641Cambridge. A.L.S. May 13th 1944 1944. 17.5x 11cm 4p. post-marked envelop very good n12. ~ "I greatly hope that when this war is over we shall be able to see each other again & keep up our friendship." At the time of writing the letter Polish-born Casimir Lewy 1919-1991 was on the Faculty of Moral Science at Cambridge University 1943-1945. He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1958 and the Casimir Library at Cambridge University is named after him. Z. Jordan is noted for his books "Karl Marx. Economic Class and Social Revolution" 1971 & "The Evolution of Dialectical Materialism" 1967 and "Philosophy and Ideology. The Development of Philosophy and Marxism-Leninism in Poland since the Second World War." The letter also includes laid-in a receipt from the Victoria League Club Edinburgh dated June 2 194 under the name "Jordan (Cambridge). A.L.S. May 13th, 1944 unknown
5589Stamped 11 Nov. 1929. Printed postcard with manuscript additions minor defects. The printed heading describes him as ""The Autograph King. Unchallenged. Owner of the largest collection of Modern Autographs in the World" lists the Exhibitions at which he has displayed his stock and adds his address and a request to the recipient to write their autograph "Request Register No. 17861". The recipient of this was Philip Yale Drew who added "Young Buffalo" to his full clear signature on the reverse. In this same year 1929 Drew had been arrested as a suspect in the the murder of tobacconist Alfred Oliver. With the original envelope in which the card was returned addressed to Bray in Drew's hand. Note: I don't yet know the connection of Bonar Law with the Company. Stamped 11 Nov. 1929. unknown
1334841896.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1920033442New York: J. B. Lippincott Company 1920. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Photographs Drawings Maps And Plans Throughout. X 1131 Pp Ad At Rear. Red Cloth Gilt Contents Pages Are Front Endpapers. Second Edition Copyright 1916 And 1920. Some Rubbing All Gilt Still Brilliant Beginning To Fray At Lower Front Tip Hinges Cracked Between Two-Fold Frontispiece And The Title Page Binding Sound No Cracking To Endpapers. Ownership Signatures Of Hollywood Producer Milton Sperling On Front And Rear Endpapers. In 190-1920 All Of Los Angeles West Of Downtown Was Organized Into Oil Drilling Fields Mapped And Exploited. <br/> <br/> J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
1909039004Washington: Harris & Ewing 1909. Original Photograph . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 16" x 13. Photogravure Of A Portrait Of William Loeb Jr. Inscribed In Ink "To Rudolph Forster In Memory Of Our Pleasant Association At The White House And With The Good Wishes W. Loeb Jr. March 4 1909." The Inscription Occurred Just Before Roosevelt Left Office. " In 1888 Loeb Was Elected Official Stenographer Of The Lower House Of The New York Legislature And Over The Years Gained Political Experience And Acquaintances Serving As Private Secretaries To The Lieutenant-Governor President Pro Tempore Of The State Senate Speaker Of The Assembly And To 1891 Candidate For Governor Jacob Sloat Fassett. When Theodore Roosevelt Became Governor Of New York He Was Appointed As One Of His Official Stenographers. His Ability To Do Things Without Specific Instructions And His Familiarity With Public Officials And Affairs Attracted Roosevelt's Notice And Leob Became His Private Secretary In 1899. On September 14 1901 On The Night President William Mckinley Was Assassinated Loeb Met Vice President Roosevelt During His Dash To Buffalo At The North Creek New York Train Station Delivering The Telegram From Secretary Of State John Hay Announcing Mckinley's Death At 2:15 That Morning. In The White House He Served As Assistant Secretary To The President From 1901 To 1903 And Then Succeeded George B. Cortelyou As Secretary To The President In 1903 Where He Stayed By The President's Side For The Rest Of Roosevelt's Time In Office. Loeb Was A Very Intimate Aide To Roosevelt And Was One Of The Era's Most Powerful Figures. As Roosevelt's Principal Advisor He Participated In Shaping Policy And Solving Political Problems. Acting As The President's Public Alter-Ego He Unofficially Became The Nation's First Presidential Press Secretary As Loeb Was Empowered To Speak For The President And Reporters Were Able To Contact Him Twenty-Four Hours A Day. Known To Those In The Press As "Stonewall Loeb" He Controlled Access To The President In An Unprecedented Fashion Dealing With The Queries Of Most Of The President's Visitors Without Their Ever Having To Disturb Him. When Roosevelt Took To Learning Judo Then Known As Jiu-Jitsu From Yamashita Yoshiaki In March And April 1904 And Trained In The White House Loeb And The President's Japanese Naval Attaché Isamu Takeshita Were His Training Partners. Roosevelt Once Described Him As "The Best Secretary That Any President Ever Had". In Addition In His Own Autobiography Roosevelt Stated That Loeb Was Responsible For Starting The Investigations Into The Frauds Committed By The Sugar Trust In New York's Custom House. He Also Played A Part In Aligning The 1908 Republican National Convention Behind The Nomination Of William H. Taft. In January 1908 He Brought It To The President's Attention That There Was No Front-Runner For The Republican Nomination To Succeed Him And That Many Republican Leaders In The United States Congress Were Under The Suspicion That Roosevelt Had Every Intention Of Running For A Third Term. Leob Urged The President That He Would Only Be Able To Sustain The Credibility Of His Pledge Not To Run Again By Endorsing A Candidate. Loeb Told Roosevelt That Any Nominee Could Win If Only He Would Back Him. In Response Roosevelt Said That He Would Favor Elihu Root And Authorized Loeb At That Moment To Go To See Root And Make The Offer Of His Endorsement. Root Then Secretary Of State Was Astonished By The Endorsement But Did Not Accept It Because He Judged Himself To Be Unelectable. Loeb Reported Back To The President That Same Day To Report On His Meeting. Roosevelt Accepted Root's Decision And Told Loeb That His Choice Then Was William Howard Taft Saying That He Had The Experience To Run The Government. From March 1909 To 1913 He Was Appointed By President Taft Collector Of The Port Of New York. <br/> <br/> Harris & Ewing unknown
1927018916New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1927. First Edition . Red Cloth. Very Good. 178 Pp. Maroron Cloth Stamped In Gilt. Nicely Inscribed "To Richie Ling From His Grateful Friend R E Sherwood April 1927" On Front Endpaper. Richie Ling 1867-1937 Was A Broadway Actor 1899-1937 But Was Best Known For Playing The Role Of Fabius Maximus In This Play. Sherwood Would Have Been Grateful To The Actor For Contributing To Its Success Which Gave A Major Boost To Sherwood's Career.Some Wear A Few Points Beginning To Fray At Top Of Spine Hinges Tight Endpapers A Little Browned No Dust Jacket. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
a71397Paris 1962. La vente aura lieu par le ministere de Mr. Jean Ribault-Menetiere. In French. 4to. 202 items listed photo illustrations original printed wraps. VG light cover wear and soiling. . paperback
17454Partly-printed AD 1p 8½" X 6" New Orleans LA 1842 July 1. Fine. Partly-printed "Manifest of the Cargo of the Flat Boat No. 47" listing a cargo of 14 casks of bacon 75 kegs of lard and 5 tons of bacon being taxed by the city $2.34. On the verso is a printed "Extract from an Ordinance passed by the Council of the Second Municipality of New-Orleans June 21 1842." Interesting bit of pre-Civil War Louisiana maritime history. unknown
1986047165Brockport NY: BOA Editions Ltd. 1986 Book. As New. Rebound Copy. Inscribed by Authors. 1st US Edition. The recipient of the 1985 Greek National Poetry Award for the Greek version of Beings and Things on Their Own Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke is the author of seven previous books of poetry in Greek. Translated by the author in collaboration with Jackie Wilcox.47p. BOA Editions Ltd. hardcover
23102Catcher with the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers debuted in 1913. Bold signature in blue ballpoint 5" X 3" card n.p. n.d. Fine. Nice later life example. Rather scarce. unknown
14793Popular and durable star of countless films of the 1930s and '40s. PS 8" X 11" n.p. n.y. Near fine. Book photograph another image on verso a flat-finish black-and-white still scene set in Kenya from the 1947 drama "The Macomber Affair" depicting Gregory Peck as professional hunter Robert Wilson comforting a crouching Bennett as Margot Macomber. In a light area at lower left near her image Bennett signs boldly in black ink. Great image from the height of her fame signed later in life. unknown
1905034451Greensboro NC: Jos. J. Stone 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 176 pages. Hardcover bound in blue and red cloth. Binding is worn rubbed with corners bumped. Soiling and spotting on the front cover. Author has signed front flyleaf. Text is has occasional foxing some smudging. Photographs throughout. SIGNED on the front flyleaf "Compliments of G. S. Bradshaw". George S. Bradshaw Esq. was the compiler and editor of this work. The photos in the book are mostly portraits and include many North Carolina notables of the day. <br/> <br/> Jos. J. Stone hardcover
22859American huge-grinned comedian and actor often remembered for his hilarious portrayal of millionaire Osgood Fielding III in "Some Like It Hot" 1959. Huge and bold "All good wishes to my friend / Donald Burnell / Joe E. Brown / 6/22/60" in blue ballpoint on an irregular-trimmed roughly-triangular 5¼" width at top X 4" height slip bearing "JOE E. BROWN" printed in green at the top -- presumably trimmed from a sheet of his letterhead. Very good. Other than odd shape quite handsome. Accompanied by a superb vintage sepia-tone heavy stock 5" X 7" matte-finish photograph bearing a preprinted signature and inscription at the bottom -- a head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling young Brown as he appeared in the 1930s the kind of image sent out by the studios in bulk at the time in response to fan mail. A charming pair. unknown
18949Early debuted 1903 catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. Shaky signature on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card dated 1975 March 31 in another hand which also notes beneath the signature "94 Yrs Old" n.p. Fine. With original envelope. unknown
20953This 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 6½" 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
40476Popular and prolific English poet author biographer and playwright who frequently used historical figures as the focus of plays such as "Abraham Lincoln" 1918 "Oliver Cromwell" 1921 "Mary Stuart" 1921 and "Robert E. Lee" 1923. TNS 1p 8" X 5" London England 1928 October 30. Addressed to author Preston Nolan. Near fine. On his embossed 44 Evelyn Gardens letterhead which he's crossed out and penned in "2 Cathcart Road" a baffled Drinkwater struggles to find something to say about a book sent him by the author: "Thank you for sending me your book 'Business First'. I find myself rather lost among these high affairs but you certainly present a case with point and energy." Usual tiny but bold signature. unknown
40563Prolific" doesn't even begin to describe this English novelist editor and journalist who penned a staggering number of juvenile novels -- more than 160 according to one count -- as well as plays short stories biographies anthologies and other writings. Signature and inscription on a 4¼" X 3 3/4" slip n.y. Very good. Small mounting trace on verso. Bold and sloppy "With many apologies / for my long delay / GM Fenn / Syon Lodge / Isleworth / England." Rather uncommon. Syon Lodge was Fenn's residence in Middlesex the county adjacent to London in which Fenn amassed a library of some 25000 volumes -- presumably some of them not penned by himself. unknown
37179The Soldiers' Friend" so called because of his advocacy of Civil War veterans and their needs was a merchant and Democrat turned Republican politician who served New York as representative 1853-55 1857-65 governor 1865-68 and senator 1869-75. Large bold "R.E. Fenton" in brown ink heavy stock 3½" X 2¼" card n.p. n.y. Very good. Faint age toning; mounting traces on verso. A handsome example. Accompanied by an outstanding 1860s vintage steel-engraved portrait heavy stock 5 3/4" X 9½" engraved by H.B. Hall of New York. Near fine. Titled "Eminent Upholders in Congress of the War for the Union" in ornate rolling typeface along the lower margin this depicts twelve notable Congressman head-and-shoulders portrait each within a small oval. Three ovals occupy the center the topmost being Fenton. A striking war-date image and superb signature example. unknown
40759This Austrian-born American baritone and occasional composer was popular in concert on the radio and television; he sang the occasional opera and made a few brief film appearances such as "Broadway Melody of 1938." Signed Program 8vo 5½" X 8½" 4pp n.p. n.y. Very good. Mild edgewear and faint mounting traces on middle third of rear wrapper; a number of small inked notes on front wrapper. Attractive program on buff stock for Gorin's appearance at the "Community Concert Association" listing a dozen assorted compositions by Rossini Chopin Tschaikowsky and even two compositions by Gorin himself. He signs large and bold in blue ink near the top. Also signing vertically across the front in bold pencil is his piano accompanist fellow Austrian-turned-American Adolf Baller 1909-94. Inner page 2 contains biography of Gorin and "Annotations" 3 and verso p. 4 on each song. Undated but dated 19 April 1940 at the top in ink. unknown
32557British 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
