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FINCK, Henry T (1854-1926)Biblio.com

42282Whitman Publishing Company's local "go to" artist and illustrator is credited with many of this Racine Wisconsin's colorful kid's books of the 1920s such as "Conqueror of the Sea" 1924 "Stories Told at Bedtime" 1925 "Tabby Cat and Kitty Cat Make Friends with Billy the Goat" 1925 "Charles Dickens' The Story of Tiny Tim" 1926 "The Cozy Book of Mother Goose" 1926 "The Nightingale from Far-a-Way China" 1926 "The Children's Story of David Copperfield" 1926 "The Story of Peter & Prue" 1928 -- and his own book "The Birds We know: Color paintings by Ray Gleason" 1928. ALS 2pp separate leaves 8½" X 11" Racine WI 12 April 1933. Addressed to John G. Leiser. Near fine. On bright yellow onionskin-type paper penned in vibrant purple ink Gleason writes this admirer an Illinois school teacher with advice about studying and painting birds. In part: "I am happy to hear that you love to study birds and that you have a nature study class. To me the study is a great source of pleasure. I try to see in the study of birds symbols of the wonders of all nature. I try to bring thru their study a harmonious relation of the contradictory elements of experience. Hence my preoccupation is with the physical reality of my medium color and drawing thru the character of the motive I try to proportion into pleasurable relations the color with the various forms and in harmony with associations we thru common experience bring to it. Probably nothing delights the eye o man more than a beautiful bird and for the past several years I have found great pleasure in going out early in the morning sketching birds. In order to paint any particular bird one must first study for size proportion character color etc." Goes into much further detail on painting birds noting near the close "I have only one book published known as 'Birds We Know" and signing boldly. With original envelope addressed in Gleason's hand and signed again by him. Superb meaty content for the bird artist aficionado. unknown

Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA · États-Unis75,00 $US≈ 63,46 €

GREELEY, Horace (1811-72)Biblio.com

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22651Probably the most famous 19th century American journalist he of "Go West young man" immortality founded and edited "The New Yorker" 1834-41 then the renowned "New York Tribune" 1841 whose popularity gained its editor's oft-expressed views wide influence; ran as Democratic presidential candidate in 1872 but was soundly defeated by incumbent U.S. Grant. Slightly damaged ALS 2pp 5" X 8" n.p. 1871 November 20. Very good. Addressed to Ralph Meecker. Slight mounting trace along top edge of second page where the right margin is also closely cropped affecting the "ley" in Greeley. An unusual defacement consists of two small side by side "windows" the leftmost measuring 1¼" X ½" the rightmost ½" X ¼" neatly excised near the top of the first page just above "Dear Ralph." While censorship in letters normally consists of the removal of the recipient's name or signer's name this defacement appears just below the "New-York Tribune" letterhead the larger whole to the left of "Nov. 20" where some writers indicate the city from whence they write and the smaller to the right of the same phrase where the letter's year would have appeared. Above this latter whole "1871" has been added in another hand then crossed out. Four or so words on the verso are affected by this. All this suggests that for some reason the defacer didn't want anyone reading the letter to know where or when it was written -- odd since the letter is not controversial in content but rather written to a gardener or landscaper! Reads in part: "About my planting if I could have a bushel of Hickory Nuts a bush of best nuts and a bushel of White oak Acorns planted on my lot. I would also plant White Pine and Black Locust seed if I could get it to. show vitality. I prefer these kinds; but I would also set out another send young Sugar Maples. if I could get them at a decent price. I would plant some young Hickory and young White Oaks if not too dear." Discusses order and scheduling these. Accompanied by a superb contemporary 5½" X 8½" steel engraved portrait. Despite strange damage an interesting fairly attractive letter. unknown

Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

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