OLIVER, Paul A (1830-1912)Biblio.com
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22624This Union officer a brevet general awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor is credited with inventing dynamite circa 1866 independently from Alfred Nobel; he invented other explosive manufacturing processes as well and from 1868 to 1903 operated an explosives plant in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Handsome ALS 1p 5½" X 9" Oliver's Mills PA 1903 June 10. Addressed to Captain Isaac P. Gregg who was in charge of gathering appropriate noteworthies for the dedication of an equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker. Very good. Slight age toning. On black-bordered mourning stationery Oliver thanks Gregg "that I shall be so generously provided for. at the Brunswick Hotel. I cannot say what train I will come on but I will find my way to the Hotel in the afternoon or evening without difficulty." A dyn-o-mite example! unknown
41720This Russian pianist is best remembered for his Frederic Chopin interpretations and for giving the premiere performance of Alexander Glazunov's first piano concerto in 1912; he gave concert tours extensively beginning in the 1920s and eventually became a British citizen. ALS 2pp lettersheet 7" X 5¼" Paris France 16 December 1928. Addressed to Mrs. Neuer. Very good. Faint age toning and original folds none weakened. On "Hotel Majestic" letterhead Orloff pens a friend in his large spindly script and broken English. In part: "I was very touched indeed with your telegramm to Wigwam Hall. I was very interested to hear about Judson-Wolfsohn amalgamation! I come with Alan -- who helps me very good in my tour in all country!" Arthur Judson 1881-1975 was an influential music manager and head of what became Columbia Artists Management famed for combining a number of independent managers such as the Wolfsohn Music Bureau into his "Judson Empire." Interestingly George Gershwin composed "An American in Paris" at this same hotel in this same year. unknown
14979Celebrated Russian pianist who performed throughout Europe and the U.S. for many years. ANS 1p 6" X 4" n.p. Gravenhage Holland n.d. 1937 January 25. Addressed to music writer and pianist Irving Schwerke 1892-1975. Fine. On a heavy stock postal card Orlov sends a chatty note to a friend reading in part: ".I just came on the 19- of Jan. from Dutch Indies -- and had to play Tchaikowsky.otherwise I should like so much to come and to see you at your charming flat. I play on the 1st of Feb. at Calle Gaveaa. Please do come if you are free." A couple of lines written diagonally across text. unknown
28662This American composer and musical director was active from the turn of the century well into the '20s writing songs such as "Naughty! Naughty! Naughty!" "The Pickaninny's Paradise" "Bow Wow Blues" "If Ever They Put a Tax on Love" "As Long as the Shamrock Grows Green" and many others. AMuQS 1p 9" X 4½" n.p. n.d. Very good. On printed music notation paper Osborne writes out a line of words and music identifying them as from "Take me back to the Garden of Love" -- a song first recorded in 1911. Unusual and attractive. unknown
40839This American writer and lecturer chaired City College of New York's department of philosophy and psychology for many years and published books on those and other topics most notably the bestseller "The Mature Mind" 1949; since he and poet/psychologist wife Bonaro wrote and lectured often about political issues communism academic and civil liberties the FBI under Hoover considered them subversive and long monitored their activities. ANS 1p 7½" X 10½" Chicago IL 2 November 1940. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar. Near fine. On letterhead of the "Hotel Eastgate" Overstreet thanks this admirer "warmly for your birthday greetings and good wishes. May I ask you to take my own good wishes in return and apply them. to your forthcoming novel." Boldly penned in black ink in Overstreet's sloppy script. Uncommon. unknown
29353This French diplomat served as ambassador to the United States in Andrew Jackson's time; he married Mary Lewis daughter of President Jackson's aide Major William Lewis in the first Roman Catholic ceremony ever held in the White House on November 29 1832; Jackson was godfather to their son -- Andrew Jackson Pageot whose baptism was the second Roman Catholic ceremony held in the White House. Third person ANS 1p 4½" X 7¼" Washington DC 1846 December 7. Addressed to Mr. Young. Very good. Bit of mild age toning and minor touch of foxing. "Mr. Pageot presents his compliments to Mr. Young & begs leave to remind him of the case of appraisement he submitted to him some time ago also of the collection of the circulars in relation to the Tariff & warehouse uptown which he was good enough to promise to furnish him." Unusual. unknown
31430This renowned English historian authored or edited such works as "A History of England" 1831 "The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth" 1832 "Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages" 1837 and the famed four-folume "The History of Normandy and England" 1851-64. ALS 1p lettersheet 4½" X 7¼" Westminster England n.y. ca. 1830. Addressed to "My dear Sir" and the address panel in Palgrave's hand tells us this is "Dr. Roget" Peter Mark Roget 1779-1869 English physician best known for the 1852 "Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases" better known as "Roget's Thesaurus". Near fine. Neatly expertly inlaid. Nice personal content. In part: "I should have had very great pleasure in accepting your kind invitation but my father who is eighty six years of age has been suddenly attacked in such a manner as to give us hope to apprehend that I may not be able to go out a fortnight. and do not want to have you in uncertainty. With Mrs. Palgrave's best reports to Mrs. Roget." Francis's father was Meyer Cohen a member of the London Stock Exchange whose year of birth in unknown but who died in 1831 helping date this letter. Boldly penned in Palgrave's usual small abysmal script. Overall a quite attractive example. unknown
14243This U.S. Army general commanded the VII Corps Artillery 1944-45 the 82nd Airborne Division 1950 the 2nd Armored Division 1951 and the X Corps 1952; he served as vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army in 1955 deputy commander in chief of Europe in 1957 and director of military assistance for the Defense Department in 1960. Partly-printed ADS 1p 7 3/4" X 2 3/4" Washington DC 1921 February 9. Very good. Check made out to Geraldine Birkheimer for $40 drawn on the Riggs National Bank whose engraved image appears at left. Usual cancellation perforations not affecting signature. unknown
40774Maxfield Parrish's cousin who he used to use as a model became a bestselling novelist and children's book author a three-time runner-up for the distinguished Newbery Medal for "The Dream Coach" 1924 "Floating Island" 1930 and "The Story of Appleby Capple" 1950. ANS 2pp recto and verso heavy stock 5½" X 3 3/4" embossed correspondence card New York n.y. November 18. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 future Lincoln and Civil War Scholar. Fine. Send this admirer thanks for his birthday greeting. "Such a message is wonderfully warming and heartening." Handsomely penned in blue ink. Undated but likely mid-1930s. unknown
26953This Brahms champion was an Austrian conductor; in the U.S. he led the Boston Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony. AMuQS 1p heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card New York 1898. Very good. Mild age toning; faint mounting trace at corners. Paul pens one measure of music large and bold in brown ink adding "Allegro Beeth." above and "To Miss Neumann / New York EPaur / 98" below. unknown
40517This New York attorney and politician served that state as a Federalist in Congress 1799-1801 and in the state assembly 1796 and state senate 1810-13 though he lost the gubernatorial race in 1810; in later years he served as a New York Supreme Court justice 1814-21. Interesting ADS 1p 8" X 5" New York NY 1796 February 26. Very good. Large triangular chip at lower left not affecting text and other minor edgewear. The 27-year-old brand-new state legislator requests his salary -- and likely his very first since he served in the New York State Assembly only in 1796 and this request comes in February: "The Treasurer of the State of New York willl please to pay. the Sum which shall be certified to be due to me by the Speaker of the House of Assembly for my Services as a Member of that House during the Session of 1796." Boldly and attractively penned in brown ink. unknown
40751Nicknamed "The Easy Boss" as well as "Me Too" for petulantly resigning his U.S. Senate seat in 1881 at Roscoe Conkling's urging this powerful New York Republican party political boss served as Congressman 1873-77 and Senator 1881 1897-1909 -- but is remembered not for legislative prowess but rather for the political clout that made him Theodore Roosevelt's political godfather. ALS 1p 7 3/4" X 10½" Jacksonville FL 8 March 1885. Addressed to "My Dear Barker" possibly New York and Sea Beach Railroad official John Barker or politico and future New York representative and governor Benjamin Barker Odell Jr. 1854-1926. Good plus. Strong folds though none weakened; small paper loss at right upper margin slightly affects a couple words and small triangular chip at lower right corner not affecting text. On "New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co. / Office of Vice President" letterhead Platt crosses out the printed "New York" and substitutes Jacksonville he boldly pens regrets at "my failure to receive your valued favor of the 2d. inst till today & the consequent delay in return -- I was down in the So part of the State out of reach of the mails." And likely pertaining to future New York politician and then-current Minister to France Levi P. Morton future New York representative and governor and U.S. vice president he remarks: "I am sincerely glad that Mr. Morton does not propose to let his shabby treatment by the Union League Club go unnoticed. His friends ought to take it up and resent it in some marked and earnest way." Morton was a Union League Club member but what their offense against him was is not known. An interesting fairly attractive letter. unknown
18029Prolific American author all under the pseudonym "Holworthy Hall" of popular tales such as "Henry of Navarre Ohio" 1914 "Paprika" 1916 "Pepper" 1916 "Dormie One and Other Golf Stories" 1917 "Egan" 1920 "Rope" 1922 "Colossus" 1930 and others. AMS 1p 8½" X 11" Paris France 1923 n.d. Near fine. Slightest bit of age toning. Page from an actual working draft on a sheet of lined notebook paper headed in Porter's incredibly miniscule but handsome script "The Seller of Dreams / By / Holworthy Hall." Twenty-five handwritten lines of this tale follow. Porter has then in pencil inserted words here and there sometimes entire lines and crossed out a number of the inked lines. In the upper right corner Porter then inscribes it "For Professor Johannsen / with the regards of / Harold E. Porter / 'Holworthy Hall' / Paris 1923." Whether this tale ever made it into print we have not been able to verify -- perhaps it did but under another title or perhaps it was a short story. When we say Porter had an incredibly miniscule script we're not kidding: his letters measure 1/16th" in height! Nevertheless -- with the aid of a magnifying glass -- it's an attractive easily legible script. Johannsen authored "The House of Beadle and Adams and Its Dime and Nickel Novels" University of Oklahoma Press 1950 the definitive reference work and bibliography on the subject. His original 8½" X 11" file folder bearing a printed "Collection of Albert Johannsen" label partly filled in by Johannsen accompanies this item. unknown
38471This noted U.S. Treasury Department statistician was an entrepreneur who created a composite photograph of signers of the amendment abolishing slavery that proved quite popular; he was also an inventor archaeologist social reformer philanthropist and evangelist who created cartographic maps of Egypt and North Africa for the Oriental Topographical Corps. ALS 1p 8½" X 10 3/4" n.p. n.y. August 29. Addressed to Giles F. Ward in New York City -- possibly father of Giles F. Ward Jr. 1845-65 a lieutenant with the 12th New York Cavalry who was accidentally killed by a colleague while in North Carolina. Very good. Penned on ultra-thin onion-skin paper with occasional burn-through from heavily-inked letters. Reads in part: "I write this. to request that you will favor me with your own opinion freely expressed as to what the price of the Lincoln Cot should be the patent either on a joint stock operation or on sale in the other way you spoke of a simple sale of the right Please let me know what in your judgment it should be even though it be less than 1/10 the proposed figures" Boldly penned in rich brown ink. Powell and two others one of whose last name was Lincoln designed this specialized portable cot in 1862 and sought to interest the U.S. Army in providing it to the troops. A fascinating piece. unknown
25994This English historical painter served as director of the National Gallery 1894-1904. ANS 1p 4½" X 7" London England 1883 January 1. Very good. Friendly note to an admirer. unknown
13931German composer. AMuQS 1p 8½" X 3½" n.p. n.d. Good. Heavy mounting traces on verso. Praeger writes out two lines of music from a composition identified "After Balzac." Beneath the music Praeger writes: "The only thing complete below / On earth alas! is human woe! unknown
19829Debuting in 1932 this Cleveland Indians catcher also played for the Boston Red Sox retiring in 1946. ANS 1p 4" X 5" n.p. 1973 June 28. Near fine. "I want to thank you for the priviledge of rendering you my autograph. I think it's very gracious of you. unknown
14189American historian and author "Constitutional Problems Under Lincoln" "Lincoln the President" considered by many the greatest Lincoln scholar of the 20th century. ALS 1p 8½" X 11" Urbana IL n.d. Fine. Titled "Memo" a list of several Civil War books to be sent him no doubt for research on one of his books; cancels previous Lincoln book ordered. Pencilled notations in another hand. unknown
22725The Cornell All-American football guard later coached the University of Cincinnati and at Pennsylvania College; in 1918 he was elected to Congress from New York as a Republican and was reelected 20 times serving until his death. ALS 2pp single leaf 8½" X 11" "In France" postmarked Paris 1918 January 4. Addressed to "Aunt & Auntee." Near fine. Excellent World War One content penned on the evee of his election to Congress reading in part: "We are leaving for England. after a short time in London we will start for home. I have seen a great deal since leaving home. We have travelled more than 1000 miles in France by auto & I don't know how far by train. I shall bring pictures of most that we have seen & notes that will explain all that we have seen. Aside from this we will have lantern slides & moving pictures." He also notes "It has been a great & thrilling experience to see the battle fields along the entire front. I never thought so much destruction of homes happiness & resources possible." With original envelope from the Hotel de Crillon in Paris addressed in Reed's hand. Most unusual. unknown
14239This French philosopher and historian's "Life of Jesus" 1863 was the first to treat Jesus strictly as a historical figure -- causing a controversy which delayed Renan's confirmation as professor of Hebrew at the College de France by seven years! ANS in French 1p 8" X 12" n.p. n.d. ca. July 1887. Near fine. At the lower left corner of an Autograph Letter Signed from one A. Roblaire from Louargat in northwest France to "Monsier l'Inspecteur d'Academie" Renan pens a brief 5-line note to his correspondent. Not translated. unknown
15037French writer. ALS in French 2pp 7" X 5½" n.p. n.d. Addressed to Helas. Fine. "I really don't have much luck with the Rote. I have been told that I cannot cross countries to go see the work of the Cheminean at the Comic Opera. unknown
40471Supposedly the first officer killed in the Mexican-American War the May 11th Battle of Palo Alto was this U.S. Army artillery officer known as the "Father of Modern Artillery" for innovations such as a better saddle and the "flying artillery" -- lighter artillery pieces that can be moved from place to place. ALS 1p lettersheet 8" X 10" Ordnance Offices New York 12 December 1829. Addressed to Major Hoops. Very good. Handsomely swiftly penned in rich brown ink Ringgold here writes the military store keeper at Watervliet New York that "In October last I had the honour to transmit to you thro' the Quarter Master at this post by direction of the Ordc Department together with invoices of the same certain ordnances and stores for which I have to beg you will furnish the usual receipts as the Quarter is nearly closed." After lengthy salutation and hurried signature he adds rank of "Lt on ordc post / Com'g ordc dept." Integral address leaf also in his hand and notes "'On public service'". This is clearly a speedily penned note and Ringgold's signature lacks the decorative paraph sometimes seen. unknown
32194This English-born American bookseller and publisher was controversial during the American Revolution for his suspected Tory sympathies especially since he published the "New York Gazetteer" even returning to England briefly early during the war; but it's believed he was actually a spy for the Americans and smuggled messages to General Washington printed on thin paper bound into the covers of books. ADS 2pp separate leaves 7 3/4" X 6" and 7 3/4" X 7½" New York NY 1789 September 10-11. Very good. Mild bit of age toning slight bit of soiling. First leaf in Rivington's hand records a real estate transaction verbatim with line breaks included: "James Rivington & wife / to / Benj: Moore / deed & Release Sept: 10 & 11 1789. / Recd. -- Lib:45. p529 -- & Lib:46. p221. -- / 16 ac. 2 roads & 32 paas.-- Between Green- / -wich Road & the River -- South of / Mary Clarke's land. --" The second leaf in another and neater hand notes: "Abstract of Title to two Lots of Ground on the North-Easterly side of Twenty first Street in the 12th Ward of the City of New York distinguished on the plot beneath by the numbers 1 & 2." Below this is a well-drafted plat map showing land parcels between "9th Av." at left "8th Ave." at right "22d St" at top and "21. St." at bottom -- with the two lots in question here neatly marked "1" and "2" in the lower right area of this block. The purchaser here was Bishop BENJAMIN MOORE 1748-1816 the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and president of Columbia College -- best remembered as the father of Clement C. Moore 1779-1863 the scholar who penned the immortal poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1823. Bishop Moore and his son owned a number of properties in this area mostly in the Chelsea Historic District slightly north of the two lots he purchased from Rivington. A scarce document with interesting connections. Accompanied by a superb and itself scarce vintage steel-engraved portrait heavy stock 7" X 10½" n.p. n.y. mid-19th century. Fine. A bold and handsome head-and-shoulders portrait of Rivington gazing intently at the viewer looking rather like Washington himself engraved by A.H. Ritchie. unknown
22472This American actor was one half of a celebrated comedy team with William H. Crane that toured between 1877 and 1889. AQS 1p 6" X 2" n.p. 1881. Near fine. In Robson's handsome script in bold brown ink he pens: "'Shall we not laugh my masters' / -- Shakespeare. / Affirmatively answered by / Yours Very Truly / Stuart Robson / 1881." Appropriate quotation from a comedic actor -- unfortunately Shakespeare never wrote any such line. Likely Robson is badly misquoting a line from "The Merchant of Venice" Act III Scene I: "If you prick us do we not bleed if you tickle us do we not laugh if you poison us do we not die and if you wrong us shall we not revenge unknown
20946American composer of popular songs such as "Ain't It Funny What a Difference Just a Few Hours Make" 1904 and comic operas such as "Princess Beggar" and "The Yankee Consul." Handsome AMuQS 1p heavy stock 5" X 3" card not lined n.p. New York NY 1930 May 17. Addressed to Frances Narder. Fine. Robyn handsomely pens three full bars of music giving the lyrics and source below: "'It was not like that in the olden days' / From my Opera: 'The Yankee Consul' / Alfred G Robyn / 5.17.30." Most handsome and with the original envelope present addressed in Robyn's hand. unknown
