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1981049281Bobbs-Merrill Co 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 165 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Price-Clipped Dust Jacket. Inscribed By Storm To "My Friend Jane" Who Was The Late Jane Withers Also An Actress. <br/> <br/> Bobbs-Merrill Co hardcover
19350349531935. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Undated Small Sheet From A Notebook Signed "Yours Truly- Lorado Taft Mch 17-'35". <br/> <br/> unknown
1950058056New York: Random House 1950. First Printing . Turquoise Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8 1/4" High. 184 Unmarked Pages. Stated First Printing. "'The Happy Time' Was First Presented By Richard Rodgers And Oscar Hammerstein 2Nd At The Plymouth Theatre New York City On January 24 1950 With The Following Cast: Bibi.Johnny Stewart; Papa.Claude Dauphin "Etc. From The Personal Library Of A Hollywood Publicist; Stamp On Ffep. Cover Edges Faded; Paper Label On Spine Clean And Bright. Dj In Brodart; Not Price Clipped ; Chipped Tips Top And Bottom Of Spine. 1/2" Closed Tear Top Edge Rear. Claude Dauphin Signed His Name On Front Of Dj Between " By Samuel Taylor" And :" A Random House Play". <br/> <br/> Random House hardcover
1928050277New York City Ny: Samuel French 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. 144 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First Printing. Very Good Light Usage. Inscribed By Producer A. H. Woods "To My Favorite Agent" Laura Wilk. Wilk Was A Very Well-Connected Broadway Agent At The Time. Albert Herman Woods Born Aladore Herman; 1870 -1951 Was A Hungarian-Born Theatrical Producer Who Spent Much Of His Life In The Usa. He Produced Over 140 Plays On Broadway Including Some Of The Most Successful Shows Of The Period Sometimes Under The Name Of The Production Company 'Al Woods Ltd. Woods Was Born In Budapest Hungary To A Jewish Family But His Family Brought Him To The United States As An Infant. He Grew Up On The Lower East Side Of Manhattan. As A Child He Would Skip School To Go To Theatrical Shows Where He Developed The Goal Of Becoming A Producer Himself. Woods Formed An Early Partnership With Sam H. Harris And Paddy Sullivan Running Tour Companies Of Popular Melodramas Starting With The Bowery After Dark. His First Broadway Production Was The Evil That Men Do In 1903. His Work On Broadway Escalated After The Popularity Of The Touring Melodramas Declined. Woods Had A Stable Of Favorite Playwrights Most Notably Owen Davis Who He Worked With For Several Years On Melodramas Such As Nellie The Beautiful Cloak Model. When Woods Turned To Producing Regular Broadway Shows He Focused On Bedroom Farces Starting With The Girl From Rector's In 1909. During A Trip To Europe In 1911 He Bought The Us Rights To The World's First Full-Color Feature Film The Miracle Which Eventually Premiered In New York 1913. Also In 1911 He Starting Building The Eltinge Theatre On 42Nd Street Named For One Of His Most Successful And Profitable Stars The Female Impersonator Julian Eltinge. By May 1911 A Run Of The Fascinating Widow Starring Eltinge At The Boston Theatre Was Expected To Have Receipts Of $500000 By The Time It Finished. From C1912 He Took Over The Leases Of A Large Number Of Berlin Theatres Including What Became The Ufa-Palast Am Zoo To Put On 'Kino-Vaudeville' Shows A Mix Of Variety Acts Imported From The Us Interspersed With Silent Films. He Was Also Involved With The American Millionaire Joe Goldsoll In The Building Of The German Capital's First Free-Standing Purpose-Built Cinema The Ufa-Pavillon Am Nollendorfplatz. When He Became Successful Woods Continued To Emphasize His Humble Roots And Was Known For His Folksy Manner With Everyone. He Greeted Patrons At The Eltinge As "Sweetheart". Upon Being Introduced To King George V Woods Addressed The Monarch Who Was Older Than Him As "Kid" And Took The Opportunity To Promote One Of His Productions Declaring It To Be "A Regular Show". Woods Was At His Peak In The 1920S Producing Such Hits As Ladies' Night 1920 The Demi-Virgin 1921 The Green Hat 1925 The Shanghai Gesture 1926 Filmed In 1941 And The Trial Of Mary Dugan 1927. However He Lost Most Of His Fortune In The Early 1930S And Never Fully Recovered. In The 1930S His Only Major Hits Were Five Star Final 1930 And Night Of January 16Th 1935. When Woods Staged The Sheldon Davis Comedy Try And Get It In August 1943 Critics Expressed Hope That It Would Revive His Flagging Career But It Closed In Less Than A Week. It Was His Final Production. Although Woods Continued To Read Scripts And Attempt To Generate Interest He Was Unable To Stage Any Productions After 1943. He Died On April 24 1951 In His Residence At The Hotel Beacon In New York. The Once Wealthy Former Producer Ended His Life Bankrupt. After A Memorial Service Attended By Many Prominent Theater Personalities His Remains Were Cremated. Woods Produced A Number Of Bedroom Farces Which Critics And Local Authorities Often Saw As Pushing The Boundaries Of Propriety. In Several Instances Woods Encountered Legal Troubles As A Result. <br/> <br/> Samuel French hardcover
1936026326New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1936. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Complete Magazine Light Wear 1/2" Chip At Bottom Of Spine. Includes "The Brooch" By William Faulkner. Also Includes "The Return Of The Source" By Writer And Screenwriter Jo Pagano Inscribed "For My Friend Napolitano With Best Wishes - Jo Pagano". Napolitano Was An Italian-American Muralist In Southern California Active 1920'S To 1970'S Including Work On Bullock's Wilshire City Hall Countless Churches And Other Architectural Work Textiles Movie Studio Work Etc. Although Relatively Unknown He Was Subject Of A Book By Merle Armitage In 1935. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1953044510Wien / Vienna: Universal 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 117 Pp. Softcover Large Format. Inscribed Jan. 3 1954 By Zeisl To His Friend Hugo Apparently A Close Friend Of The Schoenfeld Sisters Violinists. Erich Zeisl 1905 - 1959 Often Spelled Eric Was An Austrian-Born American Composer. Born To A Middle Class Jewish Family In Vienna Zeisl Was The Son Of Kamilla Feitler And Siegmund Zeisl. His Musical Precocity Enabled Him To Gain A Place At The Vienna State Academy Against The Wishes Of His Family When He Was 14 At Which Age His First Song Was Published. While There He Studied With Richard Stöhr Joseph Marx And Hugo Kauder. He Won A State Prize For A Setting Of The Requiem Mass In 1934 But His Jewish Background Made It Difficult To Obtain Work And Publication. After The Anschluss In 1938 He Fled First To Paris Where He Began Work On An Opera Based On Joseph Roth's Job And Then To New York City. Eventually He Went To Hollywood Where He Worked On Film Music But Increasingly Felt Isolated And Ill At Ease With The Production-Line Demands Of His Employers. Among The Films For Which He Wrote Music Were The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 And Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man 1951. Zeisl's Style Was Essentially Tonal And Conservative Compared To Contemporaries Such As Arnold Schoenberg And Thus Not Totally Unsuited To Film Music Composition. But His Heart Lay Elsewhere. At One Stage He Was Employed To Arrange The Music For A Highly Inaccurate Stage Show About The Life Of Tchaikovsky Song Without Words. His Anguish About His Reduction To Such Work Together With The Straits To Which Other Émigré Composers In America Were Reduced At The Time Is Evident In A Letter Written To A Friend In 1945: 'Even Milhaud Stravinsky Tansman Are Struggling. Béla Bartók Died In New York Of Hunger! . Last Year I Orchestrated A Tchaikowsky Operetta Which Provided A Living For 8 Months But Why Does Tchaikowsky Have To Be Put Into An Operetta . No Composer Is Important Here'. Nonetheless Zeisl Was Able Eventually To Find Academic Appointments And Time To Compose In His Own Style. These Works Included A Variety Of Chamber Music A Piano Concerto A Concerto For Cello Written For Gregor Piatigorsky And A Setting For Choir Soloists And Orchestra Of Psalm 92 In Hebrew Which He Titled Requiem Ebraico Hebrew Requiem Written In 1944-5 In Memory Of His Father. A Work Of Variations For Orchestra Was Based On The Christmas Carol "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear." His Opera Hiob Job Was Never Completed. Zeisl Was Married To Gertrud Susanne Jellinek. His Daughter Barbara Zeisl Schoenberg Married Ronald Schoenberg The Son Of The Composer Arnold Schoenberg. His Grandson Is Lawyer E. Randol Schoenberg. Zeisl's Status As A Proscribed Musician Under The Nazi Regime Has Been One Element In A Revival Of Interest In His Music Some Of Which Is Now Available On Cd. The Premiere Performance Of The Requiem Ebraico Was Held In Los Angeles In The Hollywood First Methodist Church On April 8 1945 By Hugo Strelitzer Conducting The Fairfax Temple Choir. <br/> <br/> Universal paperback
38334Exquisite hand-lettered penmanship example 6¼" X 7" made by an unknown penman or penmen as a Christmas keepsake for the founder of Baylies' Business College of Dubuque Iowa -- said one writer "One of the best and most thorough Business Colleges in the West." Baylies served with the Kansas militia in the Civil War and moved to Dubuque in 1862 joining his cousin's business Baylies Commercial College -- founded 1859 and the oldest school of its kind in Iowa. Before long he became a partner and in 1863 it was renamed the Baylies Commercial School; as sole owner he operated it until 1909; in 1876 he detoured and joined a group of prominent Dubuque citizens who established the Bell Gold Mining Company to mine gold in Plumas City California. The title quoted above is the complete text with "Presented to C. Baylies" in large ornate italic hand and thethree lines below "By the Class of / 1874 and 1875 / December 25th" in a smaller simpler hand and surrounded by elaborate decorative flourishes. A fine example of the type of decorative handwriting normally taught at business schools in the 19th century. unknown
38449New York: Bell & Gould n.y. Folio 13½" X 8". 2pp 4pp lettersheet. Very good. Single light horizontal fold else bright and nice. Handsome condition blank legal form published by this noted early 19th century publisher of legal blanks; at the death of one of the sons of company founder Alexander Gould in 1884 "The American Stationer" noted "Legal forms bearing its imprint are known from one end of the country to another." This particular form printed on pale blue stock typical of the 1850s is an "Article of Co-partnership" and consists of boilerplate text with blank areas meant to be filled in by hand. Interesting example from one of the leading lights in the legal form field of the day. Bell & Gould unknown
36435This long-term Republican representative from U.S. Grant's adoptive hometown of Galena Illinois served this district in Northwestern Illinois for fourteen terms 1933-61. Partly-printed DS 1p 8½" X 11" Jo Daviess County IL 1926 October 15. Very good. Faint age toning. "Declaration of Intention" document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Naturalization Service for one Andrew Boeckl a 24-year-old marble worker from Bavaria Germany who had arrived in New York in 1924. Most interesting is the printed text noting that "It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince potentate state or sovereignty and particularly to The German Reich" these last three words inked in -- but better yet is the following printed text: "I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy." Entirely filled out in Allen's attractive hand in black ink and at lower right as clerk of the circuit court he signs boldly. A delightful provocative period piece reminiscent of the oaths of allegiance signed by Confederate soldiers at the close of the Civil War. The Third Reich and anarchy statements are classic 1920s with fascism encroaching upon Europe and anarchists such as Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman capturing the headlines. The polygamy content seems a bit less obvious no waves of anti-polygamy sentiment sweeping the country but simply represents a typical post-World War One reaction against extremism of any sort. unknown
31387Wife of the influential German philosopher/scientist whose pioneering research on embryology resulted in his philosophy of entelechy -- the science and philosophy of the organism. PS 4" X 6" n.p. n.y. Very good. Sepia tone head-and-shoulders formal portrait of an older Mrs. Driesch set within an oval. She signs large and bold "Margarete Driesch" in black ink on a darkish area below her portrait making for contrast that is decent but not outstanding. Unusual. Also present is her printed calling card "Frau Margarete Driesch / Geb. Reifferscheidt" heavy stock 4¼" X 1 3/4". Near fine. On the bottom margin she pens her address "Leipzig" and "Zollnerstr. 1" and on the verso she pens the address of the recipient of this photograph "To Prof. T.H. Morgan / 117. Street No. 409 / New York City" in brown ink. Thomas Hunt Morgan 1866-1945 was an influential American embryologist geneticist and biologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1933; in 1905 he and Driesch corresponded about embryology issues which is likely around the time this photograph was sent. An interesting pair. unknown
19429This South African dentist was the recipient of the world's first successful heart transplant performed by Christian Baarnard in 1968 which made him front-page news worldwide. Signed greeting card 4" X 6½" n.p. 1968. Fine. Bleiberg received numerous get-well cards from well-wishers after the operation which he usually signed by way of acknowledgment and returned. Front panel depicts a bird-hunting dog posing and a bird in flight above with the printed caption "The Best to You on your Birthday." Inside panel bears similar birthday wishes and below this the sender has inked "Dr. Philip Blaiberg sic / from -- / Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Collett / Mbld. 1968." Bleiberg's scrawled sickly-looking signature in blue ballpoint appears on the verso. Unusual. unknown
39139This pioneering American physician considered the father of neurology was also a psychiatrist and bestselling writer and poet. Secretarial ALS 2pp lettersheet 5" X 8" Philadelphia PA 1898 August 11. Addressed to Edward Peterson. Near fine. On his "S. Weir Mitchell M.D." letterhead Mitchell's secretary pens a letter on his behalf. In part: "Dr Mitchell has forwarded me some letters for reply as he is always out of the City at this time of the year. He strongly advises you to choose the University of Pennsylvania from which to get your degree. He is one of the Trustees of that institution. During the Civil War he was on duty at the Christian St Hospital." Appears to be signed "MBC. / sec'y." With original envelope. An interesting curiosity. unknown
35258Montana resident possibly an attorney. ALS 2pp separate leaves 8½" X 11" Harlem MT 1904 July 21. Addressed to "My dear James & Albert" Smith's brothers. Near fine. Handsomely penned in black ink in a large readable hand this letter largely concerns the claims on "poor Writ's property" for "some of his old time prospect loving friend got around me and did not want Writs mining claims sold that he had held onto for 20 years as they would go for little or nothing. So I paid out on them $500.00 & told the administrator not to sell them. They have to be represented again within a few months it will take between $300 & $400.00 dollars Will you help me represent them If you cannot or do not want to will you let me have your interests On account of your being in Canada & so far away If you will let me have your interests I will send you $25.00 apiece. Should I ever be luckly sic to get any thing out of them I will send you something more." Goes on to explain "the claims are so high up in the mountains and the snow comes there so early the claims must be represented early or else they will be lost. The claims that Writ had in Thunder Mountain have gone by default they were so far away I could do nothing about them." Of some town named Bellevue in Montana he notes "Bellevue is a gone down place very dull there." Invites his brothers to visit: "I'd like to have you both come out and see this country some time do not put it off too long it would be a fine trip for you." Interesting mine settlement content. unknown
22904The Game of the Century" is how the very first All-Star Game of July 6 1933 at Chicago's Comiskey Park is described when Babe Ruth whacked a two run home run off NFL pitcher Bill Halahan in the third inning -- and the photo of him doing so became one of the most famed baseball photos ever -- with White Sox bat boy John McBride in the background. Inscribed First Day Cover 6½" X 3½" cancelled in Chicago Illinois on 6 July 1983 and with "First Day of Issue" stamped. Fine. Single 20-cent "Babe Ruth" stamp at upper right. No decorative cachet at left; no recipient's name/address. Large bold inscription and signature in black ballpoint fills most of the entire left half: "With Best Wishes to / Paul Johnston from / the old Bat Boy of 1933 / John McBride / The Babe was quite a guy and also / the greatest athlete of this Century." Fine display piece. unknown
19097Vermont governor and senator 1941-75 a leader in legislation that created the St. Lawrence Seaway. Bold signature on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1969 July 9 in type. Fine. Accompanied by a superb and scarce vintage glossy 7" X 9" news agency photograph International News Photo. Near fine. This candid informal closeup of 21 March 1956 shows the senator in suit bow tie and overcoat tipping his hat. The still-attached mimeographed text printed on cheap newsprint stock and usually absent but here in very good condition captions this image "After White House Parley on Farm Bill" and reads in part: "Senator George D. Aiken Vermont Republican the administration's farm leader in the Senate is shown leaving the White House after attending a Republican legislative leaders' meeting yesterday." A desireable vintage image. unknown
16447Missouri representative later secretary of commerce under Wilson. TNS 1p 8½" X 11" Gallatin MO 1928 January 13. Addressed to Professor Albert Johannsen a professor of geology at the University of Chicago who was also a dime novel authority and author of "The House of Beadle and Adams." On letterhead of his legal and real estate business Alexander graciously complies with a request. Large full signature. Comes with a fine 8½" X 6½" glossy news agency photograph of 1921 showing Alexander seated next to his successor Herbert Hoover. unknown
40809This amiable American leading man of the late 1930s best known for "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" appeared in dozens of films well into the 1990s; he became more popular than ever late in life appearing in "Trading Places" 1983 and winning an Oscar for the 1985 film "Cocoon." Partly-printed TDS 1p 9¼" X 3" Hollywood CA 1936 August 8. Near fine. Pale orange check drawn on the California Bank typed out to "CASH" in the amount of $150.00 and boldly signed in black ink by Ameche. Normal bank perforation cancellations not touching signature. An attractive piece from quite early in Ameche's career -- his film debut had only occurred the previous year. It wasn't until 1939 that his most famous role as Alexander Graham Bell would make him a household name -- and actually make the name "ameche" synonymous with the telephone as in "You're wanted on the ameche!" Accompanied by an 8½" X 11" reproduction of an early head-and-shoulders caricature of a smiling young Ameche. unknown
31199Secretary of agriculture under Truman 1945-48 and Democratic senator from New Mexico 1949-73. Bold signature in blue fountain pen heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1969 October 30. Fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb vintage 8½" X 6½" glossy news agency photograph International News Photo. Fine. Issued on 9 April 1947 this informal half-length shot depicts Commerce Secretary Averill Harriman the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council and Agriculture Secretary Anderson chatting and smiling as they leave the White House. The original mimeographed caption sheet usually absent for printed on cheap newsprint is still present and in superb condition and captions this image: "Special Cabinet Meeting Weighs Rise in Prices" elaborating "President Truman met in a special meeting with his cabinet today and heard a full-dress discussion of the nation's economy but no immediate government action to halt the rise of high prices was decided upon." A scarce and desireable image. unknown
27480American career balloonist with many "firsts" to his name; in 1978 he Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman piloted the Double Eagle II in the first Transatlantic balloon crossing departing Maine on August 11 and landing in France six days later -- for which they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1979. Signed commemorative postal cover honoring this achievement 6½" X 3½" cancelled in Albuquerque New Mexico on April 20 1979. Envelope bears the 13-cent "French Alliance 1778" stamp and 4-cent "A Public That Reads" stamp and a special postal cancellation featuring an image of the Double Eagle balloon and the caption "Double Eagle II / First Transatlantic Balloon Flight." No decorative printed cachet at left; no distracting recipient's name/address present. Anderson signs boldly in black fineline near the center. Also present is a small portion of the original mailing envelope used to transmit this cover cancelled in Albuquerque July 18 1979. An Albuquerque philatelic connection is relevant for the Double Eagle II crew were among those who established this town as the ballooning capital of the world. Anderson died in a balloon crash in Germany making his a rather scarce signature. unknown
38068This French fighter ace served with the 130th Squadron and later the 91st Squadron of the Royal Air Force downing six enemy aircraft with several more possible victories. PS 3½" X 5½" n.p. n.y. Fine. Handsome head-and-shoulders portrait of Andrieux in uniform in later years with his typical "double signature" "Generces. J. Andrieux / J. Andrieux". In addition on the verso he pens the names of four titles he received: "Croix de le liberation / Legion d Honneur. / DFC. & Bar / Silver Star." "DFC" = Distinguished Flying Cross. A wonderful example. unknown
2013045772Austin TX: Greenleaf Book Group Press 2013 Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st US Edition. Gianna Angelopoulos attempts to view the course of the past decades through her own personal experience. A girl from Crete with dreams and aspirations as a lawyer was involved with politics. and alongside Theo Angelopoulos . in the world of business - and family life until in 1996 she was given the task of organizing the XXVIII Olympic Games in Greece in 2004 . 299p.48 pages of plates some col. Inscribed with a personal thank note in Greek on the half title else as new. Greenleaf Book Group Press hardcover
2009047166Graywolf Press 2009 Book. Illus. by Trans. Karen Van Dyke. New. Trade Paperback. Signed by Authors. 1st US Edition. Drawn from the traditions of Greek myth history and literature The Scattered Papers of Penelope is poet Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke's first full retrospective collection available in English. Carried over from the Greek by an array of noted translators including the editor Karen Van Dyck Anghelaki- Rooke's poetry is bold sensual and brash. She re-examines Greek myth and history through the female body-the body of Penelope .Other poems take the form of a journal kept during the first Gulf War prose poems about modern violence and the destruction of nature existential musings on beings and things on their own and lush lyrical descriptions of the domestic life on the poet's adopted home island of Aegina.The Scattered Papers of Penelope introduces to American readers a major global poetic voice a winner of the Greek National Prize for Poetry and the Greek Academy's Poetry Prize. Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke was born in Athens Greece in 1939. The author of eighteen books of poetry her work has been translated into a dozen languages.128p. . Graywolf Press paperback
25182This noted German-born artist and illustrator illustrated 27 books between 1955 Moliere's "The Misanthrope" and his death. Signed Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Fine. NOT a First Day Cover but a mint uncancelled example of the 3-cent "Fort Ticonderoga" 1955 stamp designed by Arno is affixed at upper right. At lower left in black fineline Arno signs boldly in his beautiful calligraphic script. A superb example of this uncommon signature. unknown
15556This knighted British actress appeared in "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and many other distinguished films. PS 8" X 10" n.p. n.d. Fine. Glossy still portrait of Ashcroft in her Oscar-winning role in "A Passage to India" 1984 boldly signed. unknown
41050This distinguished knighted British actor has appeared in numerous fine films over the past half century -- "The Great Escape" "The Flight of the Phoenix" and "Jurassic Park" among them -- and has directed and produced others. Color IPS 10" X 8" n.p. n.y. Fine. Matte finish lobby card for Attenborough's 1982 film "Gandhi" which he produced and directed depicting a large open square with monument in background and limousine in foreground Ben Kingsley as Gandhi climbing the steps at left foreground. In a light area at lower right Attenborough signs large and bold in black fineline. Though Attenborough doesn't appear in this still scene this film was one of his greatest successes sweeping the Academy Awards that year and earning him an Oscar for best director. Most unusual. unknown
