SAERCHINGER, Cesar (1884-1971)Biblio.com
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42258This French-born American broadcast journalist pioneered transatlantic radio broadcasting while European director of Columbia Broadcasting System 1930-37 bringing to the airwaves figures ranging from Hitler and Mussolini to George Bernard Shaw and King George V; he hosted "The Story Behind the Headlines" 1938-48 for NBC and on the side was a serious musicologist penning a biography of composer Artur Schnabel. TLS 1p 6¼" X 9¼" New York NY 26 June 1939. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 future noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar. Near fine. On personal letterhead Saerchinger graciously pens an admirer: "You've let yourself in for something! Having written to me about my broadcasts you are irrevocably a 'fan'. Therefore you are politely requested to add your voice to those who want these talks to be resumed. The matter will be decided this week; so will you quickly vote 'yes' Just drop a note to the N.B.C. and tell'm what you think -- whether an objective treatment of world events against the background of history is worthwhile better than 'swing' or indispensable to to the intelligent citizen!" Boldly signed in blue ink. Apparently the fate of Saerchinger relatively new "The Story Behind the Headlines" show was uncertain -- but also apparently this write-in campaign succeeded for the show ran for another nine years. Accompanied by a booklet printing of one installment of the radio show in question the March 21 1939 Vol. 2 No. 23 issue of "Bulletin of the Story Behind the Headlines: The Death of Czecho-Slovakia" a 12mo 5" X 7" 22-page pamphlet published by Columbia University Press. Very good. Across the front wrapper he boldly pens "For Mr Arnold F. Gates / with the Compliments of / Cesar Saerchinger" in black ink. An interesting pair from this pivotal radio figure. unknown
28695French composer and chapel master of Dijon Cathedral. ALS in French 2pp 5¼" X 8¼" n.p. Dijon France 1949 June 12. Addressed to Chicago pianist John Leiser. Near fine. Excellent music content in which Samson discusses in his tiny neat script success lists early sacred music his choir is recording and comments on the suffering left behind by the war. With original stamped envelope addressed in Samson's hand. A great example and exceptionally early. unknown
37722The seventh highest-scoring night fighter ace of the German Luftwaffe Schoenert pioneered the use of upward-firing guns; he is credited with 65 downed enemy aircraft in 376 combat missions. Twice-signed PS 4" X 5 3/4" n.p. n.y. Fine. Modern high quality black and white postcard head-and-shoulders portrait in uniform showing his Knight's Cross signed boldly later in life across the bottom of the image and also vertically along the right side blank margin. unknown
42284John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law husband of Eunice Kennedy was an attorney politician and activist who served in both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; he's considered the founder and served as first director of the Peace Corps 1961-66 later also directing the Office of Economic Opportunity 1964-68 and serving as U.S. Ambassador to France 1968-70. TLS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 24 May 1965. Addressed to Kenneth M. Anglemire. Near fine. On "Office of Economic Opportunity" letterhead Shriver thanks the president of "Who's Who in America" in Chicago for asking him to take part in "Illinois Day" at the New York World's Fair but regrets that "I shall be testifying before Congress that day and therefore shall be unable to come to New York." Signed boldly in blue ballpoint. Recipient scrawls brief ink note at right margin. Nice example. unknown
25309Possibly the most famous and certainly the most prolific postage stamp and banknote designer and engraver of all time with more than 1000 stamps to his credit this Polish-born Swedish artist accomplished his first postage stamp for Poland in 1951; in 1959 he began designing stamps for Sweden and numerous other countries. Signed First Day Cover 6½" X 3½" cancelled in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on 1983 March 24 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped -- AND below this cancelled in Stockholm Sweden on the same date! Single 20-cent "Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between U.S. and Sweden 1783" at upper right and nearly-identical Swedish version of same stamp below. Fine. Cachet at left features a head-and-shoulders portrait of Slania with printed caption beneath which identifies this stamp as "His First U.S. Postal Issue." Just below his portrait Slania signs boldly in silver ink. Very uncommon. unknown
13932New York: Charles F. Tretbar n.y. Paperback. Small. Stiff French-style wrappers. xii 160pp. Illustrations line drawings. Very good. Probable sole edition tight and nice of these essays by the American pianist and teacher 1851-1940. Smith boldly signs a front free endpaper in purple ink adding the curious inscription: "Flee standardized concert / playing -- There is little else" and a postscript "Nine muses inform modern / music." At top is the ownership signature of Chicago pianist John G. Leiser dated 15 August 1926. Laid in is the front portion of the original envelope addressed by Smith and signed at upper left. Uncommon. Charles F. Tretbar paperback
20933This Irish mathematician was considered the authority on the theory of numbers; a disciple of the great German mathematician and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss. Partial ALS 4½" X 3 3/4" n.p. London England n.d. Very good. Fragment reading in part: "I shall be here til Wednesday morning. My address in London will be at the Athenaeum. I have just heard from Mr. and am glad to find that he speaks of himself as better." Flowery salutation and bold signature. Uncommon. unknown
40753Dean Stanley" was one of the leading and most prolific liberal Church of England theologians on 19th century England and served as Dean of Westminster from 1864 to 1881. Partial ANS 1p 4½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Very good. Faintest of age toning; two faint vertical folds. Clipped portion of letter on pale blue stock. Below a few illegible works is a large bold wild educated guess "Yours truly" and "A.P. Stanley" followed by a dozen or so words on three lines that perhaps partially read: "The remuneration is 2£ a / week for copying &c 10" after which it's anyone's guess. Verso also bears 15 or so large words in Stanley's notorious hand some of which may read: "copy for the / place of." and "I can pay / to hear from you" -- or not. Incredibly this outlandishly illegible fragment is accompanied by a clipped late 19th century newspaper tidbit of the period 2 3/4" X 3¼" that describes this very document and the original recipient's experience in trying to transcribe it! Reads in full: "A correspondent of The Manchester Examiner says that he once received from Dean Stanley the most inscrutable epistle he ever beheld. It was written upon poor blue paper and in two kinds of ink the latter portion in black ink and the former in ink about the color of brown vinegar. The writing had a thin timid scratchy look and suggested the thought that it had been written with an old pen with only one prong or with the point of an old stocking-needle. There were no distinct letters as such but a series of nervous pecks at the paper with something smeared with ink. 'I tried over and over again for several days' says the correspondent 'to decipher the missive but to no purpose. I procured a magnifying glass and was simply dismayed at the result. I held it up to a strong gas-light and tried to read the front through the back and the back through the front. I tried to read it perpendicularly horizontally and from each of the four corners diagonally and at last flung myself full length upon the hearthrug and sought a friendly revelation from the glow of the fire but in vain. As a last resource I took it to a clever schoolmaster who after looking carefully over it from beginning to end somewhat discouraged me by asking me who it was from and what it was about. He labored at it more or less for five weeks and then gravely assured me that the man who could read such writing was not yet born.'" Describes this letter to a "T" and presumably written about this same example. An outrageously illegible example of this famously illegible script. unknown
19235365bx110<p>Front free endpaper signed "Mary Jayne Gold '24" her copy. Mary Jayne Gold was an American heiress who played an important role helping European Jews and intellectuals escape from Nazi-occupied France in 1940–41 during World War II. VG in pebbled blue cloth gilt. hinges starting but holding. Contents clean 2 edges deckle. 324p index. 8 1/4" tall</p> Covici-McGee hardcover
19504103Los Angeles: Nashunal Publishing Company 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. 339pp. Frontispiece illustrations map endpapers. Very good. Very faintest of binding edgewear else tight and internally fine. Tight attractive first edition of this history of the famed college football all-star game that has been played annually since 1925. This copy bears choice autograph additions: Tipped facing the half-title page are three fine matching heavy stock 5" X 2.75" cards each signed and dated by deceased members of the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame's inaugural 2002 inductees: At top is EDDIE LeBARON who signs in blue ballpoint and dates it 15 January 1974 at upper right; below him is OLLIE MATSON who signs in blue ballpoint and dates it 10 January 1973; and below him is DICK STANFEL who signs in black fineline and dates it 20 October 1975 at upper right. LeBaron 1930-2015 played for the College of the Pacific and went on to quarterback for the Washington Redskins 1952-53 1955-59 Calgary Stampeders 1954 and Dallas Cowboys 1960-63. Matson 1930-2011 played for the University of San Francisco and went on to play running back for the Chicago Cardinals 1952-58 Los Angeles Rams 1959-62 Detroit Lions 1963 and Philadelphia Eagles 1964-66; an Olympic sprinter he was also elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Stanfel 19278-2015 also played for the University of San Francisco and went on to play offensive guard for the Detroit Lions 1952-55 and Washington Redskins 1956-58. All three original signature transmittal envelopes are laid in. A quite special copy. Nashunal Publishing Company hardcover
13933This American opera coloratura soprano's debut in 1926 at age 19 made her the youngest prima donna to premiere at the Metropolitan Opera as gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto" and briefly made her the toast of the town -- heard on the radio and seen and heard in some of the first short sound films; but her decline was just as meteoric as her rise and her career fizzled and sputtered afterward. PS Peyton 8" X 10" n.p. 1926 May 10. Fine. Formal half-length portrait of the 19-year-old star boldly signed and dated in black ink in a light area near the bottom. Dated about three months after her February 17 1926 debut. unknown
19246Early catcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers debuting in 1920; later managed the St. Louis Browns. TDS 2pp 6 3/4" X 8½" and 6 3/4" X 7" respectively n.d. 1973 May 20. Very good. Slight folds; trimmed with miniscule margins. Typed double-spaced biographical statement prepared by an admirer a detailed and thorough accumulation of data about Taylor's life and career. At the bottom of the first page Taylor inscribes it boldly in blue ballpoint on the cramped lower margin: "Best Wishes to Richard / Sincerely / Zack Taylor / 5/20/73." A nifty and unusual mini-biography. Uncommon and desireable. unknown
39349This versatile and influential economist was the nation's youngest tenured full professor by age 28 that's right TWENTY-EIGHT! at Amherst College; he served under presidents Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower in economic advisory positions domestic and international; in 1947-48 he served as an alternate delegate at the United Nations General Assembly; but it is for helping draft the Marshall Plan that he is best remembered. TNS 1p 8½" X 11" Amherst MA 1930 May 14. Addressed to Mary B. Day. Very good. Faintly age toned. On letterhead of Amherst College Department of Economics the extraordinarily youthful prof sends the librarian at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry not present "two copies of my article entitled 'HORSEPOWER STATISTICS FOR MANUFACTURERS' in accordance with your request." Small but bold and handsome full signature. This exceptionally early example is accompanied by a choice unsigned 10" X 8" glossy news agency photograph International News Photo a closeup depicting Thorp smiling over a document with another smiling fellow the caption beneath reading in part: "Financial negotiations between the governments of Italy and the United States to resolve the outstanding financial questions arising out of the war and which were not definitively settled by the Treaty of Peace are now approaching a conclusion. Pictured at a State Department meeting are. Ivan Matteo Lombardo heading the Italian Delegation and Willard L. Thorp Asst. Secretary of State for the U.S." Near fine dated in caption "6/17/47." Quite unusual image and even more unusually early Thorp document. unknown
13910This noted labor leader served as long long-time president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1907-52 as well as serving as secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor 1917-28. Partly-printed DS 1p 7 ¼" X 10½" Indianapolis IN 1931 September 23. Very good. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" on orange paper for their 1932-33 edition with Tobin's 2" X 1½" biographical entry from the previous edition tipped to the blank center area. Tobin approves the entry with a large bold signature at the close also adding his home address. Several editor's marks in blue and red pencil and green ink make for an interesting colorful appearance. unknown
28444Italian-American opera singer for many years a leading basso with the Chicago Opera. IPS Underwood 8" X 10" Chicago IL 1928 February 14. Near fine. Wonderful sepia-tone half-length portrait of Trevisan as Sir Tristan sniffing a rose in the romantic comic opera "Martha" boldly inscribed and signed in black ink in a light area at upper right: "Chicago February 14/1928 / To Mr. John Leiser / Sincerely / Vittoria Trevisan." The "14/1928" ink faint. Leiser was a well-known Chicago pianist and music educator. Quite charming. unknown
20972As a naval commander this physician was severely injured in 1904 when a turret exploded abour the "Missouri" in which many others were killed and wounded -- but for the next 36 hours he tended the injured until collapsing himself with a punctured lung; he also served as one of Theodore Roosevelt's personal physicians and was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for services rendered in the Spanish-American War. Partly-printed ADS 1p 7½" X 3" Washington DC 1903 October 3. Near fine. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank filled out entirely in Urie's hand to the Chevy Chase Club for $48.50. Bank vignette at left and usual cancellation markings not affecting signature. unknown
13934This American operatic contralto appeared throughout the U.S. to acclaim from the late teens into the 1930s. IPS Matzene 8" X 10" n.p. n.d. dated on verso 1925 in another hand. Near fine. Lovely sepia-tone full-length pose showing Van Gordon as Brunnhilde in "Die Walkure" complete with stereotypical female Viking garb including metal Brassiere helmet shield and spear. Boldly inscrtibed and signed in a dark portion at lower right decent contrast only"For John Leiser / with my best wishes / Cyrena Van Gordon." Leiser was a noted Chicago pianist and music educator. unknown
37115This famed Hungarian conductor was also a composer of orchestral works cantatas and choral works. IPS Hungarian heavy stock 7½" X 10" n.p. 1937. Fine. A striking and dramatic closeup portrait of a brooding young Viktor handsomely signed and inscribed to "Mr. Copley" -- Richard Copley 1876-1939 a well-known New York concert manager in Hungarian in a light area at lower right in bold black ink. Quite handsome and most unusual. unknown
22709This American general was instrumental in planning the June 1944 invasion of Normany. TNS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 1948 March 17. Addressed to John Alfred Blomgren. Very good. On Department of the Army letterhead Wedemeyer graciously transmits a signed photograph not present. Comes with a fine 8" X 10" glossy news agency photograph of 1947 showing Wedemeyer in civvies entering the White House "to report to President Truman on his recent mission in the Far East" -- itself a scarce image. A handsome pair. unknown
42150This American diplomatic wunderkind had served as U.S. Consul to Singapore U.S. Consul and Consul General to Hong Kong negotiator in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War editor of San Francvisco's "Overland Monthly" author several books such as "The Panglima Muda" 1894 and "Tales of the Malayan Coast" 1899 -- all by the age of 37 when with wife and two children he drowned in San Francisco Bay when his steamer was returning there from Hong Kong in a thick fog. TLS 1p 8¼" X 10" Hong Kong 23 December 1898. Addressed to Jessie L. Gladwin. Good only. Thin and rather fragile age-toned beige stock with delicate original folds and numerous small chips along lower edge. Good content written several months after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War August 13 reading in part: "By the time your very kind request of August 1st arrived the war was practically finished so although it would have given me great pleasure to have answered it its object would have been defeated. The "Red Cross" Society has done splendid work in Manila and we are all very proud of our American women." Boldly signed in full in brown ink. Interesting and unusual. unknown
32501The 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
14236The dean of American drama critics appeared in the "New York Tribune" from 1865 to 1909 and published numerous volumes of essays stage history verse and critical studies. AQS 1p 7½" X 5" n.p. 1892. Very good. Minor age toning; mounting traces on verso. Four-line tribute to Shakespeare: "Sweet bell of Stratford tolling slow / In summer gleaming's golden glow / I hear and feel this voice divine / And all my soul responds to thine." In his usual light purple ink. To the right of this quatrain is a black wax seal whose impression is faint and whose significance warrants research. An attractive unusual piece. unknown
1988043064New York: Harper & Row 1988 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st.US Edition. "A collection of recipes from her kitchen travel and friends" Includes some Greek recipes. 361p. bibliography. index. Harper & Row hardcover
34586This Democratic politician was elected governor of Kansas 1931-33 before being appointed Assistant Secretary of War by FDR in 1933 a position he held until 1936 when he was appointed Secretary of War serving that post until 1940. TNS 1p 7" X 9" Washington DC 1933 June 15. Addressed to Louis Thuringer. Very good. On "The Assistant Secretary of War" letterhead the newly-appointed Woodring notes "I am pleased to add my autograph to your collection" signing large and bold. Accompanied by a superb and scarce original 8½" X 6" black-and-white news agency International News Photo glossy photograph. Printed text neatly affixed to verso titles the scene "Lindy and Anne Guests of Secretary of War" and dated 10 March 1934 it describes this group scene: Colonel Lindbergh was invited to Washington by Secretary of War George Dern to discuss Army aviation the conference was still in progress behind closed doors at noon but it was 'recessed' for luncheon at the home of Secretary Dern with Mrs. Lindbergh accompanying her husband to meet Mrs. Dern." Among the eleven guests standing for this informal portrait is Woodring his wife and Douglas MacArthur. A quite scarce photograph contemporaneous with this Woodring letter. unknown
26113All-American fullback with Amos Alonzo Stagg's famed University of Chicago team and member of the group that beat Princeton 9-0 in their first game in 1921; later a long-time respected coach of the University of Wisconsin's Blugolds basketball team. ANS 1p 6" X 6" n.p. Eau Claire WI n.y. 1983 March 11. Addressed to Richard Laade. Near fine. On pale green stationery Zorn packs good content into this brief note: "You are going back a long ways. 'Timme Thomas and Zorn will wish they had never been born.' Quote from papers in 1921 Chicago 9 Princeton 0. I have an autograph which says This is the way I look at 99 and this is the way I write signed Amos Alonzo Stagg. He kept going until 102. Many of my team mates are gone. Fritz Crisler the last one Ive heard off." Boldly penned in black ballpoint. unknown
