WAKELY, Jimmy (1914-82)Biblio.com
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22842This singer and songwriter a major country star of the '40s and '50s crooned his way through a number of Hollywood shoot-'em-ups in the 1940s; he also had a popular CBS radio show 1952-57. Bold and nice "To Donald Burnell / With good wishes / Jimmy Wakely" penned in purple ballpoint irregular-trimmed roughly rectangular 4½" X 2" slip n.p. n.y. ca. 1970. Good plus. Small scotch tape stain at upper left and upper right corner the former touching the "T" the latter touching the last "l" in "Burnell". Accompanied by a choice vintage 10" X 8" sepia-tone glossy photograph a scene from the 1944 Western "Swing in the Saddle" depicting him front and center with singer Jane Frazee the "Hoosier Hotshots" band behind them. Despite condition flaws an uncommon signature -- and a humdinger image. unknown
27609The son of Senator Robert F. Wagner was a three-term mayor of New York City 1954-65 U.S. Ambassador to Spain 1968-69 and envoy to the Vatican 1978-81. PS 10" X 8" n.p. n.y. 1964. Very good. "Official Photo" an informal glossy closeup of Wagner in suit and tie seated behind his desk. In a light area at upper left he signs boldly in full in blue fountain pen. With Typed Note Signed from assistant on mayoral letterhead transmitting this photograph. unknown
27629This politician is best known for the social legislation he pioneered as New York senator 1927-49 -- the National Industrial Recovery Act Social Security Act National Labor Relations Act or "Wagner Act" and the Wagner-Steagall Housing Act. TNS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 1938 February 28. Addressed to Fred G. Giffoniello. Very good. Three-punched along left margin not affecting text. The New York politico pontificates in part: "I am very much interested in the education of the youth of our country as I believe there is no safer way to insure democracy then by training our boys to be useful and healthy citizens. 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
25303German-born American photographer; in 1933 he served as still photographer for the 1933 Arnold Fanck mountaineering film "SOS Eisberg" which featured Leni Riefenstahl. Signed Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Single 4-cent "George W. Norris" stamp at upper right. At lower left in blue ballpoint Vogel signs boldly. NOT a First Day Cover but a choice example of this 1961 stamp subtitled "'Gentle Knight of. Progressive Ideals'" featuring Vogel's portrait of the long-time Nebraska senator 1861-1944. Also an ANS 1p heavy stock 6¼" X 3½" card n.p. New York NY 1971 July 23. Addressed to Paul Johnston. Fine. Gracious note to an admirer returning the postal card and apologizing for delay. Original envelope present signed again with return address in Vogel's hand on verso. unknown
1978051492Columbia S.C.: University of South Carolina Press 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xiii 276 pages indexed. Hardcover in a white and grey dust jacket. There is light to moderate wear to the dust jacket which is a bit rubbed. Shows a few wrinkles and a light stain at the top edge near the spine. The text is clean and sound. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf "For Glenn My good friend and first chairman who always ran a tight ship. / Carl / Oct. 8 1978 / Athens Ga. <br/> <br/> University of South Carolina Press hardcover
195686293Saint-Cirq-Lapopie 1956. Fine. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie s. d. ca 1956 13 x 21 cm une page et demie sur un feuillet Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana probably Adriana Salem 21 lines in blue ink. Folding inherent to mailing and small marginal lacks due to removal of the sheet. Thank-you letter sent from her Versailles home: ""J'ai bien reçu la boîte de gâteaux merci de tout mon coeur comme c'est gentil."" ""I received the box of cakes thank you with all my heart how kind."" Violette Leduc being mentally ill she informs her correspondent of her medical treatment program: ""Simone de Beauvoir m'emmenera à la Vallée aux Loups dans la clinique du Dr Le Savoureux mais Diatkine me reverra avant ici c'est long enfin si j'en sors ! "" ""Simone de Beauvoir will take me to Vallée aux Loups to Dr Le Savoureux's clinic but Diatkine will see me again before that here it's long finally if I get out of it!"" and asks for her news. Adriana Salem was the daughter of Frederic Gentili di Giuseppe representative of the Italian Minister of Finance in Paris and great collector of Italian Renaissance paintings. unknown
196086494Saint-Cirq-Lapopie 1960. Fine. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie s. d. ca 1960 16 x 22 cm une page sur un feuillet Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana probably Adriana Salem 20 lines in blue ink. Fold marks inherent to postal handling and small marginal losses due to removal of the leaf. Violette Leduc is still in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: "". bloquée par les belles choses cherchées et trouvées dans la nature : des grosses des vieilles pierres de couleurs des fossiles"" "". blocked by the beautiful things sought and found in nature: big old colored stones fossils"" and cheerfully enjoys her walks in the open countryside: ""J'ai marché des kilomètres et des kilomètres sous la pluie sous l'orage ."" ""I walked kilometers and kilometers in the rain in the storm ."" She worries about having everything she has gathered during her wanderings transported to Paris: "". j'ai porté ces chargements. Maintenant je me demande comment les expédier. Il y en a beaucoup. L'idée que tout arriverait en miettes me désole vous le comprendrez."" "". I carried these loads. Now I wonder how to ship them. There are many. The idea that everything would arrive in pieces dismays me you will understand."" unknown
1963757071963. Fine. 9 10 et 16 janvier 1963 16.60 x 21.90 cm 3 pages sur 2 feuillets Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana Salem written in three stages in blue ink on two sheets detached from a schoolchild's notebook. The three stages of this letter concern the regretted purchase of a record player that Violette Leduc wishes to exchange for a transistor radio. unknown
195679397Saint-Cirq-Lapopie 1956. Fine. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie 1956 13 x 21 cm une page sur un feuillet - enveloppe jointe Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana Salem. One page written in blue ink on a school notebook sheet. Transverse folds inherent to mailing and small marginal losses due to removal of the sheet from the notebook. Charming letter sent from Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: ""Me voici à Saint Cirq La Popie sic depuis vendredi dernier et m'y voici seule. . L'été est revenu et il s'est installé depuis mon départ. C'est un site extraordinaire connaissez-vous "" ""Here I am at Saint Cirq La Popie sic since last Friday and here I am alone. . Summer has returned and it has settled in since my departure. It's an extraordinary site do you know it"" It was undoubtedly on the invitation of Thérèse Plantier her friend who was also a writer that Violette Leduc went to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie André Breton's stronghold. ""In the 1950s the department of Lot was chosen as a testing ground by the Citizens of the World movement: a globalist movement advocating for a planet without borders governed by world law. Cahors became the first city to sign a globalization charter followed by 248 municipalities in the department and declared itself 'Cahors mundi' a world city. Several personalities - politicians intellectuals artists - joined this movement initiated by Garry Davis a former pilot in the American army. Among them André Breton 1896-1966 but also Max Ernst Albert Camus and even Abbé Pierre. On June 24 1950 André Breton participated in the inauguration of the Route sans frontière n°1 symbolically linking Cahors to Figeac. The route was then supposed to cross the world and reach Berlin China Japan and the United States. On the occasion of this inauguration André Breton discovered the village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie."" Archives du Lot Adriana Salem was the daughter of Frederic Gentili di Giuseppe representative of the Italian Minister of Finance in Paris and great collector of Italian Renaissance paintings. unknown
31142Harlan Stone's successor as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1946-53 was known as a strong liberal and a civil rights champion; previously he served as a Kentucky representative and as treasury secretary under Truman. TNS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 1924 February 18. Addressed to A.N. Marquis & Co. Very good. On Congressional letterhead Vinson transmits "the personal sketch properly corrected as directed. of the 1924-25 Who's Who in America." Boldly signed. Accompanied by the aforementioned sketch a partly printed unsigned TD 1p 8½" X 11" n.p. 1924 February 19. Typed draft of Vinson's brief "Who's Who" entry bearing one hand-printed correction quite likely but not conclusively in Vinson's hand. Comes with a fine 8½" X 6½" glossy news agency photograph International News Photo of 1947 showing Vinson as chief justice administering the oath of office to the new U.S. Solicitor General while Attorney General Tom Clark observes. A choice and scarce image with the original mimeographed caption sheet still present. A fascinating assemblage. 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
189985096Brest 1899. Fine. Brest 3 Octobre 1899 11 x 17 cm 1 page et demi sur un feuillet double Autograph letter dated and signed by Victor Segalen addressed to Emile Mignard one and a half pages 24 lines written in black ink on a double sheet. Traces of transverse folds inherent to postal delivery. Trace of white paper tab. Emile Mignard 1878-1966 also a doctor from Brest was one of Segalen's closest childhood friends whom he met at the Jesuit college Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours in Brest. The writer maintained with this companion an abundant and regular correspondence in which he described with humor and intimacy his daily life in the four corners of the globe. It was at Mignard's wedding on February 15 1905 that Segalen met his wife Yvonne Hébert. It was in 1899 that Victor Segalen's first nervous disorders manifested themselves which would only worsen as he advanced in age. Worried about his already failing health his friends and relatives wanted to hear news of him which sometimes exasperated him: ""Faire comprendre à Mlle D. qu'il me serait extrêmement pénible de répondre à ses lettres qui ne pourraient être que de condoléances.autant celles d'amis comme toi me seraient apaisantes autant des consolations féminines même bien intentionnées je n'en doute pas me seraient insupportables."" Make Miss D. understand that it would be extremely painful for me to respond to her letters which could only be of condolence.while those from friends like you would be soothing to me feminine consolations even well-intentioned I have no doubt would be unbearable to me. Victor Segalen thus declares his profound intimacy with Emile Mignard with whom he had undertaken that same year a cycling tour in Brittany and to whom he confided fully. Fleeing certain relationships he desired to maintain despite his illness his privileged friendship with the latter: "". ne reviendrai qu'après un détour dont je ne prévois pas la durée. Mais j'ai le temps et le désir d'avoir de tes nouvelles."" .will only return after a detour whose duration I cannot foresee. But I have the time and desire to hear from you. Knowing his friend to be understanding and respectful of his reserve the convalescent Victor Segalen did not wish to elaborate further on the illness that was already consuming him: ""Tu sens que je ne puis en écrire plus long n'ayant en ce moment pas le choix des sujets mais tu ne m'en voudras j'en suis sûr pas."" You feel that I cannot write at greater length not having at this moment a choice of subjects but you will not hold it against me I am sure. Autograph letters by Victor Segalen are extremely rare. unknown
190379067Tahiti Tahiti 1903. Fine. Tahiti Tahiti 4 mars 1903 14 x 9 cm une carte postale ""Tépéva is my name"". Handwritten postcard signed sent from Tahiti and addressed to Émile Mignard Tahiti 4 March 1903 14 x 9 cm one postcard Handwritten signed postcard from Victor Segalen sent from Tahiti and addressed to émile Mignard. A few lines written in black ink around the black and white photographic reproduction of a view of Bora-Bora correspondent's address handwritten on the verso. Some minor stains a cut corner likely due to the removal of the stamp. Doctor Segalen seems to have taken a wife: A word from my wife to you: written by the hand of said wife iaorana fetii Tepeva te here neivou ia se no te mea e fetii no Tapeva Maraéa Vahine. Written by Segalen again Which means: I greet you friend of Tépéva Tépéva is my name in Tahitian and I love you because you are a friend of Tépéva. signed Maraéa-wife. Segalen's biography makes no mention of this exotic wife. Emile Mignard 1878-1966 also a doctor and Brest-born was one of Segalen's closest childhood friends whom he met at the Jesuit Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours School. The writer interacted with this comrade in an abundant and closely followed correspondence in which he described with humor and intimacy his daily life in all corners of the world. It was at Mignard's wedding on 15 February 1905 that Segalen met his wife Yvonne Hébert. unknown
190278605Chicago 1902. Fine. Chicago 23 octobre 1902 14 x 8.80 cm une carte postale Autograph signed postcard sent from Chicago and addressed to Émile Mignard Chicago 23 October 1902 14 x 88 cm one postcard Handwritten signed postcard from Victor Segalen sent from Chicago and addressed to Emile Mignard. A few lines written in pencil in the corner of the black and white photographic reproduction of a view of South Water Street in Chicago handwritten address on the verso. Some minor stains and folding. Emile Mignard 1878-1966 also a doctor and Brest-born was one of Segalen's closest friends of youth whom he met at the Jesuit Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours School in Brest. The writer interacted with this comrade in an abundant and closely followed correspondence in which he described with humour and intimacy his daily life in all corners of the world. It was at Mignard's wedding on 15 February 1905 that Segalen met his wife Yvonne Hébert. This postcard had been addressed by Segalen to his friend from Chicago as he travelled to Tahiti via San Francisco. It is the first time that the Breton has been to the United States and his impressions are rather pessimistic: Chicago. The deplorable pinnacle of acute budding Americanism. Imagine a mass of sandstone that has crystallised following the Cubic system. A childlike museum: close to the Apollo Belvedere a reproduction of the Hôtel des Postes. I leave tonight for a straight through journey to San Francisco where I will be on Tuesday at 4am. unknown
1879841641879. Fine. 12 mars 1879 10.20 x 13.30 cm une page sur un bifeuillet et une enveloppe Autograph letter signed by Victor Schoelcher one page written in black ink on a bifolium of blue paper bearing the monogram and address of the politician addressed to minister Alfred Boucher-Cadart director of the general security service at the Ministry of the Interior. The envelope containing this letter has been pasted onto the second leaf. Central fold inherent to the mailing. ""There is nothing more to be done for the worker Cauchare. He was forced to serve his 10 days in prison while the Ministry of Justice was changing his sentence. I nonetheless thank you for your goodwill toward the poor man and I ask you to accept the assurance of my highest consideration."" unknown
1871833181871. Fine. « So that justice finally be done for women » Mardi 7 novembre 1871 13.30 x 20.80 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet double Autograph letter signed by Victor Hugo to Léon Richer two pages in black ink on a double sheet framed in black. Crosswise folds inherent to envelope inserting. A central tear at the junction of the two sheets. Published in uvres complètes de Victor Hugo Ollendorff 1905. Manuscript housed in a blue half morocco chemise and slipcase marbled paper boards marbled paper slipcase signed Boichot. A magnificent and important letter to Léon Richer one of the first male feminist activists considered by Hubertine Auclert as the ""father of feminism"" and later regarded by Simone de Beauvoir as its ""true founder"". This deeply humanist text is a compendium of Victor Hugo's campaign for the abolition of capital punishment and the female attainment of social equality and civil rights. « Mardi 7 novembre 1871 Monsieur on m'a demandé d'urgence mon intervention pour les condamnés à mort. L'accomplissement de ce devoir a retardé ma réponse à votre excellente lettre. Vous avez raison de compter sur moi pour affirmer l'avenir de la femme. Dès 1849 dans l'Assemblée nationale je faisais éclater de rire la majorité réactionnaire en déclarant que le droit de l'homme avait pour corollaires le droit de la femme et le droit de l'enfant. En 1853 à Jersey dans l'exil j'ai fait la même déclaration sur la tombe d'une proscrite Louise Julien mais cette fois on n'a pas ri on a pleuré. Cet effort pour qu'enfin justice soit rendue à la femme je l'ai renouvelé dans les Misérables je l'ai renouvelé dans le Congrès de Lausanne et je viens de le renouveler encore dans ma lettre au Rappel que vous voulez bien me citer. J'ajoute que tout mon théâtre tend à la dignification de la femme. Mon plaidoyer pour la femme est vous le voyez ancien et persévérant et n'a pas eu de solution de continuité. L'équilibre entre le droit de l'homme et le droit de la femme est une des conditions de la stabilité sociale. Cet équilibre se fera. Vous avez donc bien fait de vous mettre sous la protection de ce mot suprême : l'Avenir. Je suis Monsieur avec ceux qui comme vous veulent le progrès rien que le progrès tout le progrès. Je vous serre la main. Victor Hugo » ""Tuesday november 7 1871 Sir I have been urgently asked to intervene on behalf of those sentenced to death. The fulfillment of this duty has delayed my reply to your excellent letter. You are right to count on me to defend the future of women. As early as 1849 in the National Assembly I made the reactionary majority burst into laughter by declaring the rights of man as natural counterparts to the rights of woman and the rights of children. In 1853 in my Jersey exile I made the same declaration on the grave of an outlaw Louise Julien but this time people didn't laugh they wept. I renewed this effort to finally do justice to women in Les Misérables I renewed it in the Congrès de Lausanne and I've just renewed it again in my letter to Le Rappel which you are kind enough to publish. I would add that every single one of my theatrical works aims to dignify women. As you can see my plea for women is long-standing and persevering and no other has ventured to continue with this endeavor. Balance between men's rights and women's rights is one of the conditions of social stability. This balance will be achieved. I commend you for placing yourself under the protection of this supreme word: the Future. I am Sir with those who like you want progress nothing but progress the whole of progress. I shake your hand. Victor H Although this letter focuses primarily on advocating for women's rights it begins with the death penalty: I have been urgently asked to intervene on behalf of those sentenced to death. The fulfillment of this duty has delayed my reply to your excellent letter. Shortly after the Paris Commune the October 1871 pages of Hugo's diary la hardcover
25297American photographer for the "New York Daily News" Memphis "Commercial Appeal" and Acme News Pictures; when this last sent him to Mississippi in 1937 he photographed a lynching victim that appeared in "Life" magazine and became an icon for the civil rights movement; later chief photographer for the American Red Cross. Signed Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Single mint 5-cent "International Red Cross" stamp at upper right. Fine. At lower left in blue ballpoint Vetter signs in full. NOT a First Day Cover but an uncancelled stamp based on Vetter's photograph of Cuban refugees on the ship S.S. Morning Light -- a freighter used as a mercy ship docked at Port Everglades Florida on 24 May 1963. With small portion of original transmittal envelope. An unusual and uncommon signature. unknown
40600This high-ranking Church of England official served as Bishop of Carlisle 1791-1807 then Archbishop of York 1808-47 the second-highest position after Archbishop of Canterbury. Front panel of Free-Franked Envelope 4½" X 2 3/4" York England 1841 December 9 postal cancellation. Very good. Handsome front panel boldly addressed by the Archbishop in brown ink to the treasurer of the Ecclesiastical Commission barrister C.K. Murray at 5 Whitehall Place London. Black and reddish postal cancellations. At lower left he signs with his customary "EEbor" "E" for "Edward" and "Ebor" for "Eboracum" the Latin name for the ancient Roman Britain settlement that became York. A handsome example. unknown
1986048641Abbeville SC: Erskine College 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oblong Quarto. Unpaginated. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf. Hardcover in red cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Binding has light wear. Illustrations throughout. <br/> <br/> Erskine College 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
1928042553New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf 1928. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 297 pages. Bound in red vellum with cover and spine titles on fields of gilt. Clear removable mylar cover over the binding. The binding shows wear and has some foxing. The covers are a bit splayed out at the fore edges since the vellum is generally stiff but flexible. A little wrinkling or bubbling of the paper on the front pastedown. The text is toned at the edges especially at the fore edge. A limited edition SIGNED by Carl Van Vechten on the limitation page. This is #54 of 75 copies printed on "Inomachi Japanese Vellum. <br/> <br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
23002Dame Peggy the noted director of the Australian Ballet. Uncommon "Best Wishes / Peggy van Praagh / Australian Ballet" heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1979 June 27. Fine. With original envelope. 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
28481Mark Van Dorenís brilliant but lesser-known brother won a Pulitzer prize in 1938 for his biography "Benjamin Franklin." ALS 1p 5½" X 8½" New York NY 1931 January 7. Addressed to Mr. Trevillian. Near fine. In part: "Thank you for your agreeable words about my Swift which is my favorite among my books too." Viking Press published Van Doren's "Swift" in 1930. unknown
